learning in higher education and really to meet him. His award is funding her Phd.
embraced it. She especially liked getting
the most out of the course. How has Lawrence Ho’s scholarship
helped you?
What was your favourite part of the It is funding the PhD which is a big help.
programme? Her PhD will focus on Human Resources,
The Life Project. At the time, she hated although it’s not set yet, she hopes to look
the project. She didn’t like that her mark at people development within
was tied in with others. She felt that there organisations, more specifically something
were so many people who were that deals with the motivational or
irresponsible about the work, who developmental. She will be looking at
plagiarised and didn’t put effort in and it Lawrence’s organisation Melco, out in
was very frustrating. But she stuck with it, Macau for her Case Study. She will be out
worked hard at it and used the support of in Macau for 6 months to work with the
her teachers to get through it. Now, Vice President of Melco, for her work.
looking back, she realises that she learnt
so much from the project. So much about When she goes out to Macau, she’d
working with people, she feels she was really like to stay in a flat with some
taught some really good lessons. students so that she can still have a bit of
the local culture.
Rosalynn Dinnen The support from staff has been great.
They have started to feel like friends and What do you hope to achieve through
Came to Edinburgh Napier as a direct colleagues rather than just teachers. your PhD?
entry student from Glasgow College in She would really like to teach. Wants to
her third year of studying an Why did you move from College to end up lecturing as she really loves higher
undergraduate degree in Hospitality University? education. Likes the idea that people
Management. She graduated from that She wanted to make the most of the chose to be at university. Hospitality is a
program this July. education. Wanted the higher qualification young, ambitious field, and she doesn’t
and found that she was supported enough feel that climbing an aggressive career
She is currently undertaking a PhD in when she came to Napier that she could ladder is suited to her. Wants a bit more
Hospitality and Tourism. move forward in what she wanted to do. stability, and sees education as a way to
One qualification led to another which is use her knowledge.
Why did you choose Edinburgh how she’s doing her PhD.
Napier Business School? What’s next?
Napier was her first choice. She had been She really enjoys Napier. She feels She wants to gain a teaching certificate so
deciding between here and Birmingham. challenged but supported. that she can lecture. The staff at Napier
When she cam e to the March open day, have been really supportive, and have been
she really liked the campus. She had You won several awards, could you suggesting research projects to her. She
heard good things about the University’s tell us about those? feels that the people who she has worked
reputation, the staff were very friendly, and It was so embarrassing. She had been with at Napier (the staff) have really
the course had a very good reputation. focusing so hard on getting the marks, that provided her with some amazing
the prizes hadn’t even entered her head, so opportunities because they know what
What was the attraction of the when she opened her results, she didn’t she’s after.
programme? even notice that she had won so many. She
Rosalynn hated high school and left when earned a First, which was what she had She’s currently working at the Radisson
she was 16. She took a year and a half been aiming for. But then she also won the on the front office, which is really good
away from school and decided to come Lawrence Ho student prize, which was very experience at the moment. She has been
to school for Hospitality as her mother exciting and a new award. She also won in food and beverage, but the front office
had suggested it as a good fit. When she best dissertation, best overall performance, is another skill set.
started College she really enjoyed it. highest average mark, and the programme
Really liked the fact that she was there by metal. It was overwhelming. She didn’t like She is looking forward to gaining
choice. The teaching wasn’t too having to go out onto the stage first when teaching hours in Hong Kong and
structured, but there was so much to she graduated. possibly through Napier. She is also
learn. She had some people say that it looking forward to her sister’s wedding
wasn’t much that she was being taught, She went to Lawrence Ho’s celebration and the Conference in May that the
but she saw so much potential for evening for his honorary award. She has yet research students participate in.
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