University of Dubuque

MBA Practicum

Hong Kong Class B

BUS 699

Reflection on UD Mission and Goals

Selected topic : Goal III

Presented to : Professor Peter Hsu

Prepared by : Wai Sze Ki, Elsa (Student No. 48752)

Summary of Goal III

¡§the University of Dubuque will be a community that

values the physical well being of its members¡¨.

As a community, the University of Dubuque practices its Christian faith by educating students and pursuing excellence in scholarship. They believe that humankind was created in God¡¦s image, reflecting in our very physicality and sexual differentiation the creative love of God. The incarnation of God¡¦s Son in physical form also highlights God¡¦s eternal purpose to manifest his infinite power through the finite matter of our physical bodies.

As stated in the UD Mission, they strive to embrace ¡§stewardship of all God¡¦s human and nature resources¡¨. They believe that physical well being is best secured by protecting the physical environment and learning to live in harmony with the created order and nature¡¦s laws as God has established them.

In support of our belief, we can value the humankind by the seven dimensions of wellness: social, spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental and vocational.

Personal Reflection

From my point of view, I agree with the above-mentioned standpoint. To value humankind, I think these seven dimensions of wellness is a useful and assessable method.

Social

The social activities can be categorizes as many types such as dinner with ¡§valuable friend¡¨ in business world, go to Latin Dance Centre¡K¡Ketc. Most of these activities widen our network of friends, better interpersonal skills and get more experience for myself.

I also like social activities after work and I have chosen to be a volunteer in a community centre. Over 5 years of service experience, I learnt more from the served clients and it could not be leant from any books. The experience taught me to be satisfied with my existing conditions which were given by the parents.

Spiritual

I have no religion belief but sometimes I believe that the God will surround me to guide my behaviour. Not to do something illegally, to be an honest and kindness person¡K¡KI think it is a universal truth. Therefore I will be a right person and must compliance with spiritual aspect.

Physical

Health is a most precious thing in the world. I understood that the physical condition could affect your whole life. For example, if you are suffered from blood cancer, you cannot work, cannot travel and cannot take care of your family. Because of busy lifestyle, I felt my health condition is not so good in this moment. I hope I will pay more attention to my health condition in the future.

Intellectual

To be honest, I am not an intellectual person. I believe that an intellectual person may lead more success in his development. I completely agreed that knowledge can enrich our life. Therefore, I attend this MBA course in order to learn more knowledge.

Emotional

It is difficult to determine the decision in the business world. Since I worked in Human Resources Department, I was reluctant to terminate someone¡¦s contract. As a HR profession, it is very difficult to control my emotion for some critical situation such as in our business case ¡§Fire Her or Not¡¨.

Environmental

We are very lucky to life in Hong Kong. It is because Hong Kong is a lovely place which has excellent legislation, freedom of speech, well-developed transportation system, healthy political condition as well as good economic background. As one of the Hong Kong citizen, I am very proud of it.

Vocational

In addition, there are many chances to selection our vocation in Hong Kong. Since I was graduated in the stream of Human Resources, I found my career related to this field. It is very suitable for me and I enjoy of my existing job.

Critique

After studying the above-mentioned seven dimensions of wellness, I am very puzzled about some ideas during my job.

As previously mentioned, I worked in Human Resources Department, one of the most important duties is the recruitment and selection. According to the concept of the seven dimension of wellness, I must select a person who possessed all wellness. But it is impossible to find the ideal person to fit for the vacancy.

In the past experience, I selected a person who has an excellent skill in social participation. He took part on many social activities such as Lion Club and organized many staff recreational events. Finally, he was fired by his superior because his work performance was extremely poor. It illustrated that we must use the seven dimensions selectively to value humankind in the actual business world.