Global Institute of Business Studies on the outskirts of Bangalore in Karnataka has been hitting the
headlines in recent years. An effective system of learning and evaluation,
internships and placements has brought immense recognition to the comparatively
young institution. GIBS is certainly among the top business schools in the
state and the country, and now aims for international horizons. The courses taught include the postgraduate
courses MBA and PGDM. The undergraduate courses comprise the BBA and BCOM.
Approaches
to study and scholarship, evaluation and performances have changed rapidly
during the last few decades. Research and indeed common sense reveal that
reading books alone do not suffice to build up a dynamic intellectual ability. Yet,
even today the belief naturally persists that the greater number of books read,
the higher is the knowledge, and that may be true in certain senses.
The electronic media have introduced us
to several kinds of packaging information, unlike in the past when only books existed.
Films and videos are certainly more interesting methods of knowing things and
research reveals that memories are sharper and understanding is greater through
such experiences. It is the media that have profoundly changed human life and
thinking, study and work.
If study involved books alone, only the
mind and brain would benefit, though that is important enough. Yet, in the real
world of work, personalities and work skills matter so much. Soft skills are
recognized as instrumental like the leadership, teamwork and communication
abilities. Language proficiency perhaps in a foreign language too in addition
to English would improve the chances at an international level.
Student involvement and interactive
sessions are the answer even in the classroom rather than the traditional one
way traffic with the students sleeping through teaching sessions with nothing
to do but passively absorb the golden words of the teacher. Activities based on the smart board with
clips, the internet, audio and video interludes would break up the monotony and
provide novel teaching experiences to keep the students on their toes.
Excitement at learning new topics like an adventure would continue during the
entire few semesters.
Sports, cultural and literary activities
While physical fitness would apply to
every boy and girl, interests differ and the cultural and the literary mean
different things to different students. While students cannot be compelled into
anything, their aptitudes and interests decide the nature and extent of participation.
While some would sing and dance, others would run and play.
Clubs and committees
A large variety of meaningful
organizational and exploratory activities that work like practical applications
of lessons taught attract many students.
Organizing programs, including the physical infrastructure, arranging
for guests and invitees, food and seating, require a lot of work, zeal,
patience and dedication, qualities needed for professional success too.
Assignments and project reports
It is a challenging task to succeed at
the new generation college career! The students are kept perennially busy with
a range of assignments and projects that often turn out to be too difficult to
handle. Time is the most crucial factor besides the availability of study
materials. The library and the internet provide ample inspiration by way of
stimulating research materials. Guidance from the faculty and the seniors add
to the preparation of sometimes excessively complex assignments and project
reports.
Projects are often based on internships, study
tours or learning events held in the campus or elsewhere. Bangalore offers an
infinitely huge canvas to indulge the imagination and the ideas, dreams and
vanities. In terms of industry connections, mega businesses crowd around the
city and provide many channels to seek excellent apprenticeships and
placements.
Presentations and Case Studies
After the comparatively passive learning
experiences in classrooms like chicks in the nest that are learning to fly, independent
presentations of researches before the students and the experts are proof of
lessons learned successfully. Well prepared and successfully executed
presentations are crucial in the knowledge building and personality expression
besides the skills of facing an audience and speaking well. The expert handling
of digital resources like the screen and the software in the computer would
also be put to the test.
The case study approach to learning has
attracted a lot of attention in universities around the world. Taking the
examples of real events that happened in the corporate world, whether it is
mergers or emergencies, trade wars or human resource problems, the situations
are presented and possible solutions discussed and found.
Tests and Examinations
While testing is crucial as it has always
been to find out in formal conditions what has been learned, the methods have
changed. Unlike the pen and paper of the past, digital methods require
additional computer skills. That is the way of the present and shows the way to
the future.
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