Summary Of Preparing For A Career By Derek Boek

There are multiple readings that could earn a spot in next year’s edition of UNLV’s Articulations. One in particular chosen from past architects of the book, could make a better reading than most in this year’s edition. Preparing for a Career by Derek Bok can make an impact on future students for writing and learning purposes. With multiple hard truths and realities, Bok writes about a future time where students can benefit from what he is writing about. With good detailed information, he also has a clear rhetorical writing situation.

Derek Bok has multiple degrees, which include a Bachelor’s from Stanford University, a law degree and Harvard Law, and even a Masters from George Washington University. In his article Preparing for a Career, he talks about how vocational training does not have any position in a liberal arts curriculum but could benefit one another by merging into one. With Vocational classes and liberal arts combined you can have the general knowledge of multiple little subjects, but also be ready to head right into the work force when completing a degree with both liberal and vocational courses.
Degrees at UNLV can be either vocational or liberal arts. Only a few degrees have the benefits of both. For example, the hospitality degrees at UNLV give the opportunity to get hands on experiences with internships near the local area of Las Vegas. As for liberal arts, they tend to push for more work ethics within classrooms and teachings than actual work experience. With both liberal arts and vocational curriculums, it gives students the chance to think in a broader outlook than just to succeed and have money. Vocational programs have a bigger desire considering “Today 60 percent of college seniors are in vocational programs” (p.369