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U love philosophie??

by gmatmachoman » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:11 am
Over the last Â…ve years, demand for introductory-level philosophy
courses at Inagua College has increased signiÂ…cantly, as has the
number of students across the country who choose to major in
philosophy. These trends are projected to continue for the next
several years. In response, Inagua College is considering a plan
to stop hiring professors in other Â…elds and hire only philosophy
professors in order to attract more students to the college.

Which of the following would it be most useful for Inagua College
to know in evaluating the plan it is considering?

(A) Whether the number of philosophers awarded doctorates
is expected to grow in the next several years
(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an e¤ect
on potential studentsÂ’decisions regarding where they will
attend college
(C) Whether demand for post-secondary education in Inagua
is likely to increase in the near future
(D) Whether the increased demand for philosophy courses,
if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for
courses in related Â…elds, such as logic
(E) Whether, on average, newly-hired philosophy professors
are as highly-rated by students as the professors currently
teaching philosophy classes at Inagua College

I am Over [spoiler]B & E[/spoiler]
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by firdaus117 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:30 am
I will choose option E as option B talks about courses not about the professors.The stimulus clearly indicates that College auhorities want to increase the number of professors in order to attract more students.But if the quality of newly hired ones will be below par with that of current professors,it will dent their image.
Hence,Option E
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by Phirozz » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:15 am
gmatmachoman wrote:Over the last Â…ve years, demand for introductory-level philosophy
courses at Inagua College has increased signiÂ…cantly, as has the
number of students across the country who choose to major in
philosophy. These trends are projected to continue for the next
several years. In response, Inagua College is considering a plan
to stop hiring professors in other Â…elds and hire only philosophy
professors in order to attract more students to the college.

Which of the following would it be most useful for Inagua College
to know in evaluating the plan it is considering?

(A) Whether the number of philosophers awarded doctorates
is expected to grow in the next several years
(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an e¤ect
on potential studentsÂ’decisions regarding where they will
attend college
(C) Whether demand for post-secondary education in Inagua
is likely to increase in the near future
(D) Whether the increased demand for philosophy courses,
if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for
courses in related Â…elds, such as logic
(E) Whether, on average, newly-hired philosophy professors
are as highly-rated by students as the professors currently
teaching philosophy classes at Inagua College

I am Over [spoiler]B & E[/spoiler]
Stuck up between A and E
will go for A
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by max37274 » Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:59 pm
I will go for B as the term "on average" in E makes me suspicious about chosing it.
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by nervesofsteel » Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:49 pm
IMO B


(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an e¤ect
on potential students�'decisions regarding where they will
attend college

If the philosophy courses doesn't have the power to attract more
students then Hiring of more professors will not be a fruitful
option...If students are not coming to college .. what hiring
of professors will do ?
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by delhiboy1979 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:57 am
Anyone explain whats wrong with D?
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by bpgen » Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:16 am
Well my take is E

Let's consider the college plan:
Did they describe any plan for philosophy course plan? No. They only talked about increasing professor in ONLY philosophy dept. Therefore we have to evaluate whether increasing professor in philosophy would really help college.

(A) Whether the number of philosophers awarded doctorates
is expected to grow in the next several years [No relation with increasing no of professors, --Eliminated!]
(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an e¤ect
on potential studentsÂ'decisions regarding where they will
attend college [No relation with increasing no of professors, --Eliminated!]
(C) Whether demand for post-secondary education in Inagua
is likely to increase in the near future [No relation with increasing no of professors, --Eliminated!]
(D) Whether the increased demand for philosophy courses,
if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for
courses in related Â...elds, such as logic [No relation with increasing no of professors, --Eliminated!]
(E) Whether, on average, newly-hired philosophy professors
are as highly-rated by students as the professors currently
teaching philosophy classes at Inagua College [Yes , this is talking about some plan increasing no of professors. Selected. It's saying plan's success depends on whether hired philosophy professors are highly-rated by students as compare to existing professors]

Hope this helps.
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by Phirozz » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:19 pm
@gmatmachoman
whats the OA bro ??
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:49 am
Phirozz wrote:@gmatmachoman
whats the OA bro ??
OA : B

@nervesofsteel...U really nailed it!!
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by bpgen » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:34 am
I highly disagree with OA and the explanation given by nervesofsteel, which is flawed.

Passage never mentioned any plan regarding 'availability of philosophy courses' or any 'attractiveness' of this course.

As passage said demand increased for 'philosophy courses' and they are going to hire more professor, so we have to concentrate whether increasing more number of professors would have any impact. Don't assume or infer to support your view, please stick to the passage only.

gmatmachoman, what is the source of this question please?
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by mohit11 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:35 pm
Over the last five years, demand for introductory-level philosophy
courses at Inagua College has increased signiÂ…ficantly, as has the
number of students across the country who choose to major in
philosophy. These trends are projected to continue for the next
several years. In response, Inagua College is considering a plan
to stop hiring professors in other Â…fields and hire only philosophy
professors in order to attract more students to the college.


College plans to attract more students --> How? - By hiring more philosophy professors --> Why? - Because demand from Philosophy courses is increasing and number of students majoring in philosophy are also increasing

The leap --> Since more students want to major in philosophy they would choose colleges that provide best resources (courses/professors) for philosophy.

The flaw ---> The students could also choose colleges based on other factors such as - Proximity to a famous mall, Whether the college is located in the city or outside city, whether placement services are good at a college or not. etc etc.

Which of the following would it be most useful for Inagua College
to know in evaluating the plan it is considering?

(A) Whether the number of philosophers awarded doctorates
is expected to grow in the next several years
(B) Whether availability of philosophy courses has an effect
on potential students' decisions regarding where they will
attend college - This option answers whether availability of philosophy course/professors is an important factor for students while making their college enrollment decisions.
(C) Whether demand for post-secondary education in Inagua
is likely to increase in the near future
(D) Whether the increased demand for philosophy courses,
if met, is likely to lead to an increase in the demand for
courses in related Â…elds, such as logic
(E) Whether, on average, newly-hired philosophy professors
are as highly-rated by students as the professors currently
teaching philosophy classes at Inagua College
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by sanp_l » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:41 am
@gmatmachoman: :D I am happy that i went for B. Was kind of sad on seeing that B & E of yours, but seems, i was lucky.
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by this_time_i_will » Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:46 pm
Good question indeedd. E talks about admitted students where as B talks about potential students. go with B.
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by vinay89 » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:36 pm
Even if the students don't come for the professors, wouldn't the college still want to hire professors in order to meet the increase in number of students?.....I thought it was D.
Why is D wrong?
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by brijesh » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:53 am
delhiboy1979 wrote:Anyone explain whats wrong with D?

I think the college wants to attract philosophy students (especially of point 2), read the premises:

1. Over the last Â…ve years, demand for introductory-level philosophy courses at Inagua College has increased signiÂ…cantly

2. As has the number of students across the country who choose to major in philosophy.

3. These trends are projected to continue for the next several years.

And college want to attract (the particular segment of) students and for that increasing the philosophy professors...

So the option E makes better sense. (Quality of proffesors .is important)

B is close but E is better (In B - courses offered also effect the student`s intake but these are more or less standard)
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