| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree 18:56 - Jan 11 with 2089 views | Jackfath |
What's the point in Mr Coleman and other "celebs" getting them? |  |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:01 - Jan 11 with 1417 views | dickythorpe |
You can't put it in the bank.
I'd much rather the cash. |  | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:05 - Jan 11 with 1406 views | Darran |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:07 - Jan 11 with 1405 views | phact0rri |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:01 - Jan 11 by dickythorpe |
You can't put it in the bank.
I'd much rather the cash. |
The University's can... thats the main point of these. Free publicity, and also is great when they are trying to manage donations for their schools.
Why is it that companies give Celebrities free things? |  |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:17 - Jan 11 with 1379 views | LeonWasGod |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:07 - Jan 11 by phact0rri |
The University's can... thats the main point of these. Free publicity, and also is great when they are trying to manage donations for their schools.
Why is it that companies give Celebrities free things? |
Yep, it's essentially free marketing & publicity. Good for attracting students, building links with certain industries, etc. Good old you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours stuff. |  | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:23 - Jan 11 with 1371 views | Jackfath |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:17 - Jan 11 by LeonWasGod |
Yep, it's essentially free marketing & publicity. Good for attracting students, building links with certain industries, etc. Good old you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours stuff. |
I cant see many 17/18 year olds wanting to come to Swansea on the back of Huw and Chris gaining these degrees? | |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:17 - Jan 11 with 1330 views | monmouth |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 19:23 - Jan 11 by Jackfath |
I cant see many 17/18 year olds wanting to come to Swansea on the back of Huw and Chris gaining these degrees? |
Especially as they are both as thick as pigshit. They should have to at least prove their IQ is over 20 Maybe a sats maths test for ten year olds, which would pretty much rule out Cookie.
Then again, maybe Jenkins did an essay on how to destroy a building firm.
And a football club. |  |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:17 - Jan 11 with 1329 views | KulusBeatFactory |
Concur with OP - no point in degrees, esp honorary ones |  | | |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:38 - Jan 11 with 1298 views | Professor |
Two reasons:
To honour people associated with or financially supporting the university.
To honour people from the local area.
What is true is they raise the profile of/create publicity for the University.
Anyone who thinks a degree is worthless is deluded | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:41 - Jan 11 with 1287 views | swanjackal |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:38 - Jan 11 by Professor |
Two reasons:
To honour people associated with or financially supporting the university.
To honour people from the local area.
What is true is they raise the profile of/create publicity for the University.
Anyone who thinks a degree is worthless is deluded |
Agree with everything there apart from last line....
Media Studies, American Studies, Women's Studies etc. |  |
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Hypocritically hypocritical ! |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:43 - Jan 11 with 1282 views | Jackfath |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:38 - Jan 11 by Professor |
Two reasons:
To honour people associated with or financially supporting the university.
To honour people from the local area.
What is true is they raise the profile of/create publicity for the University.
Anyone who thinks a degree is worthless is deluded |
I'm assuming you know more about this than most.
Is there a financial reward (or any other incentive) for the recipient when they receive the "degree"? | |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:46 - Jan 11 with 1272 views | ZZoric |
Degrees are worthless
Get in the real world and Contribute | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:47 - Jan 11 with 1265 views | Darran |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:38 - Jan 11 by Professor |
Two reasons:
To honour people associated with or financially supporting the university.
To honour people from the local area.
What is true is they raise the profile of/create publicity for the University.
Anyone who thinks a degree is worthless is deluded |
I thought this was about honorary degrees which obviously are worthless. | |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:54 - Jan 11 with 1247 views | monmouth |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:47 - Jan 11 by Darran |
I thought this was about honorary degrees which obviously are worthless. |
Indeed, almost by definition. If a degree is for X years academic study it should only be awarded or X years successful academic study. Not given away to brainless divs because they can kick a ball or get lucky in a job they are well paid for.
Keep all honours for real services to humanity, preferably selfless ones, and not an unearned addition for being 'successful' in something else. Or for genuine bravery. | |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:55 - Jan 11 with 1242 views | Professor |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:41 - Jan 11 by swanjackal |
Agree with everything there apart from last line....
Media Studies, American Studies, Women's Studies etc. |
That makes the assumption that the processes that are learned in any degree are not worthwhile. The requirements for a Batchelor's degreee should provide skills needed for work or more advanced study. It is a mistake to consider a degree as just learning a subject, though it is frequently and increasingly seen as such. In many ways it is the journey not the destination that is important.
That said the exemplars you have listed are less useful to society, the economy or industry than many subjects and we would be better training engineers for instance. There are too many mediocre degrees at mediocre universities for mediocre students in things like media studies where an apprenticeship with part time degree level study would meet their and societies needs better. That is not to say it is not worthwhile but other routes may be better. | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:56 - Jan 11 with 1240 views | KulusBeatFactory |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:38 - Jan 11 by Professor |
Two reasons:
To honour people associated with or financially supporting the university.
To honour people from the local area.
What is true is they raise the profile of/create publicity for the University.
Anyone who thinks a degree is worthless is deluded |
Utter tosh
Take a peep outside that self-indulgent bubble | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:00 - Jan 11 with 1232 views | Humpty |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:46 - Jan 11 by ZZoric |
Degrees are worthless
Get in the real world and Contribute |
Yeah. Become an apprentice heart surgeon, or do a YTS in quantum theory. [Post edited 11 Jan 2017 21:11]
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:11 - Jan 11 with 1207 views | Professor |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:43 - Jan 11 by Jackfath |
I'm assuming you know more about this than most.
Is there a financial reward (or any other incentive) for the recipient when they receive the "degree"? |
Not usually. At Liverpool each subject area nominates people as do the senior management that the Council (roughly equivalent to governors) approve.
We seem to get four main 'types' of honorary doctorates
Graduates of the university who have gone on to success -I think the newsreader Jon Snow got one in December for example.
people from the area or have contibuted to local life- ranging from Elvis Costello to Bishop John James who chaired the Hillsborough independent panel
Benefactors like Lord Derby or the Duke of Westminster
People recognized for outstanding contributions to an area- the one that sticks out for me is Alec Jeffries who developed DNA fingerprinting
Welsh Universities always seem keen to give them to sports people.
Personally I am after a DSc rather than an honorary | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:13 - Jan 11 with 1198 views | pikeypaul |
Coleman was a remedial in Bishop Vaughan school,the type that were given a lump of clay and told to play with it until the end of class.
Degree? You have to laugh.
Who put the axe to the end of Jenkins nose? It looks like he has a arse on his face. |  |
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| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:14 - Jan 11 with 1198 views | Professor |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:47 - Jan 11 by Darran |
I thought this was about honorary degrees which obviously are worthless. |
Originally so Darran. And yes they are by and large | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:17 - Jan 11 with 1190 views | ZZoric |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:00 - Jan 11 by Humpty |
Yeah. Become an apprentice heart surgeon, or do a YTS in quantum theory. [Post edited 11 Jan 2017 21:11]
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Add some value, give something back and earn as you learn
Get in the real world | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:20 - Jan 11 with 1185 views | Professor |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 20:56 - Jan 11 by KulusBeatFactory |
Utter tosh
Take a peep outside that self-indulgent bubble |
Really?
Education can open more possibilities than anything. Taken me more places, met more interesting people and done more things than I imagined as a child. Achieved through education and hard work. | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:26 - Jan 11 with 1174 views | Professor |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:17 - Jan 11 by ZZoric |
Add some value, give something back and earn as you learn
Get in the real world |
This simply would not work for clinical areas or engineering for example. There are areas in which it may and for a substantial proportion of people it may be better. For the brightest umiversity is still a good option if you want to go into research for example | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:27 - Jan 11 with 1169 views | KulusBeatFactory |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:20 - Jan 11 by Professor |
Really?
Education can open more possibilities than anything. Taken me more places, met more interesting people and done more things than I imagined as a child. Achieved through education and hard work. |
Really? - shot yourself in the foot
Me, me, me | | | |
| Chris Coleman - Honourary degree on 21:29 - Jan 11 with 1160 views | perchrockjack |
The Prof does ,fathy, trust me | |
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