Currently, there are huge debates about the main purpose of educational institutions; such as their task should be to prepare students with knowledge and expertise for employer needs or prove graduates with access to the material for their own analysing. This essay will examine both sides of the argument and will highlight the most important task of universities.
There is no doubt that graduates must be prepared to go to the work having the knowledge and skills of the field where they plan to start work. These will improve the quality of graduates’ work and give a good impression to the employer. Also, business will be benefitted from their new employees and will allow to an organisation to survive in the rapidly developing business environment. For example, it is highly important to have the necessary knowledge to work as an accountant, otherwise, a person would not know what to do, how to perform the tasks with requirements which later will be checked by auditors. If the work was not done without necessary accuracy, the company will face many problems with the government and tax officers. Therefore, I firmly believe that it is highly important for universities to teach their students the knowledge and skills, which are essential to the business.
Despite these arguments, there is also a case for advocating that the main task of universities is to provide an access to the materials and other resources their students for their own learning and analysing. Indeed, I believe the access is extremely important, however, without teaching how appropriate to use these materials most of the students cannot do it in a proper way required by the employer. For instance, there are a lot of different examples of preparing financial statements, the way its look and only expert can say in which particular situations could be prepared, analysed and be used this way of preparation of financial statement or a different one as well as in what kind of area could be used.
Having considered both sides of the issue, I would argue that although universities should provide an access to knowledge for their students, educational institutions should teach how to use, learn and analyse them.
Currently
, there are huge debates about the main purpose of educational institutions; such as their
task
should be to prepare
students
with
knowledge
and expertise for employer needs or prove graduates with
access
to the material for their
own
analysing
. This essay will examine both sides of the argument and will highlight the most
important
task
of universities.
There is no doubt that graduates
must
be prepared
to go to the
work
having the
knowledge
and
skills
of the field where they plan to
start
work
. These will
improve
the quality of graduates’
work
and give a
good
impression to the employer.
Also
, business will be
benefitted
from their new employees and will
allow
to an
organisation
to survive in the
rapidly
developing business environment.
For example
, it is
highly
important
to have the necessary
knowledge
to
work
as an accountant,
otherwise
, a person would not know what to do, how to perform the
tasks
with requirements which later will be
checked
by auditors. If the
work
was not done without necessary accuracy, the
company
will face
many
problems with the
government
and tax officers.
Therefore
, I
firmly
believe that it is
highly
important
for universities to teach their
students
the
knowledge
and
skills
, which are essential to the business.
Despite these arguments, there is
also
a case for advocating that the main
task
of universities is to provide an
access
to the materials and other resources their
students
for their
own
learning and
analysing
.
Indeed
, I believe the
access
is
extremely
important
,
however
, without teaching how appropriate to
use
these materials most of the
students
cannot do it
in a proper way
required by the employer.
For instance
, there are
a lot of
different
examples of preparing financial statements, the way its look and
only
expert can say in which particular situations could
be prepared
,
analysed
and be
used
this way of preparation of financial statement or a
different
one
as well
as in what kind of area could be
used
.
Having considered both sides of the issue, I would argue that although universities should provide an
access
to
knowledge
for their
students
, educational institutions should teach how to
use
, learn and
analyse
them.