On tech and business
Posted on March 25, 2006
Filed Under Business, Technology, Software Eng, Computing, Something to Think about |
I was talking to the wife this evening about the irrational behaviour of the retail investors that don’t know how to value a company and pay $38 a share for Tim Hortons, and some of the other business related commentary I have (some posted here). She asked me “Why aren’t you in finance?” A good question as I’m struggling to feel useful while grinding away on my thesis research.
Seriously… I really need to finish my Master Degree and really start applying some of what I accidentally learned over the last 7 years. The more I look around, the more I see that there are few computer nerds with an understanding of business. I really cannot say enough about the Engineering and Management option at McMaster. Some of the business and management courses are poorly executed to less than potential, but I still managed to learn about accounting, economics, finance, HR, marketing, operations, business policy and international business, as a side order to my Software Engineering Degree.
McMaster does a poor job promoting itself to prospective students. So if you are in high school and interested in an engineering discipline, in the application of theory to solve real world problems, and have a flare for entrepreneurship then this is the programme for you. NOTE: This is not a promotional plea, this is my personal point of view. That said, I amaze myself sometimes that I understand economic policy, business policy and strategy, marketing practises, management styles, or company valuation, while at the same time knowing how to design correct software suitable to control a power plant, or some other safety-critical system… crazy.
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