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Preparing students for lifeNational conference on
Excellence in Technical Education29th June, 2012,IIT Delhi
Too much theoretical content Compartmentalized approach Lacks preparing student for problem solving
skills Gap between what is taught and what is
required Gap between knowledge and skills Not industrially relevant
Teacher
Relies on old text books/notes taught by his teacher
Not comfortable with technology
Refuses to acknowledge student
Student
Uses mobile on and off the class room
Comfortable in handling technology –WiFi, Mobile, YouTube , iPad, participates in blog discussions , Hooked to Facebook , Hi5 or LinkedIn
Reluctant to acknowledge teacher !!
IT is a key deriver of an increasingly knowledge based global economy .This economy is a sine-qua-non for leadership.
IT best epitomizes what modern, resurgent and young India is capable of accomplishing. Helped in accelerating the growth momentum by enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and technological edge across sectors
Indian IT industry is USD 88 Billion industry(2010-11) with 80 % revenue coming from exports & IT & ITeS sector employs over 2.5 million skilled people.
Flux in global economy highlights need for constant reappraisal of strategy and imperatives for new markets.
Synergization of IT & Management : An Opportunity Source: Draft National Policy on IT-2011 (NPIT-2011), Dept of IT,
Government of India
Preservers of culturally revered forms of knowledge through producers of skilled labor to a more recent perception as the agent of social change and development !
Higher education is responsible for training future professionals to occupy strategic positions in the society and the work force.
Universities play a fundamental role in enhancing knowledge, values and skills in the students.
Aspiration to provide top quality education for all students
Discussion with industry evolves around employability as a key theme:
“development of strong employability, entrepreneurial and creative skills in our graduates”
Emerging Research and Knowledge Transfer Strategy identifies links between enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability
Cognitive skills - higher level intellectual or academic skills (e.g. interpreting, analysing, researching)
Key skills – personal skills and qualities which are generic to a range of both academic and employment settings (e.g. enterprise, criticality, teamwork, communication, planning and organising)
Career Management skills – skills required to manage career development (e.g. self analysis, networking, self reliance and reflection)
Enterprising Attitudes – personal qualities to spot opportunities and have the skills to act on them.
Degree is no guarantee of a job and should be seen as reaching “first-base” in the recruitment process.
… the fact that they have that degree basically confirms they are people who think in a certain way and have certain abilities, so the next stage is a number of key competencies…
Personal Manager of a multi-national company…
Employability refers to a person’s capability of gaining initial employment, maintaining employment and obtaining new employment, if required (Hillage and Pollard, 1998)
Employability is a union of several skills , abilities, knowledge, competencies and capabilities.
Skill set, tool set and mind set !
A set of achievements –skills, understanding and personal attributes- that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy..
Mantz Yorke (2004 in “Employability in Higher education: what it is –what it is not –Higher Education Academy/ESECT)
As an institute, we want not only to survive but thrive, prepared to tackle the key challenges faced by the societies of today and tomorrow.
The potential of students has to be maximized drawing on wide ranging strengths and honest self-appraisal , engaging effectively with surrounding environments, professionals and communities.
Though students coming from all over India, majority from non-English medium schools
Typically from lower and middle income group
Technically sound but Inadequate soft skills
Traditionally we focus on academics We neglect other aspects
Social relationships (significant others, parents, and peers) Environment (students are not conscious that they need time to
adopt to a new environment, they should also be aware of environment)
Physical health
The best that can be realistically achieved may be to facilitate the development in students of the understandings, skills and attributes that will help them to make a success of their careers.
Technical skills : Subject matter Ability to ask questions Ability to work independently Ability to identify with the community Soft skills: Leadership, Communication, team
work, perseverance , tenacity
Hard Skills Domain knowledge Problem solving aptitude Ability to use/handle
technology Ability to analyze Ability to synthesize Ability to innovate
Soft Skills Ability to communicate Ability to work in a team Ability to lead and inspire Ability to have a positive
frame of mind Ability to negotiate
Employability surveys (McKinsey, Nasscom etc.)
Feedback from employers Observations from faculty/experts
Working through and with people Thinking “we”, not “I” Getting the Team to work together by:
Giving the team the big picture Dividing work fairly Assigning responsibility to achieve accountability Giving recognition
You negotiate everyday! Identify your needs & the other’s needs Conflict Styles: Avoiding, Competing,
Accommodating, Compromising, and Collaborating
Aim for a “win/win solution, if possible
1 Student Festivals Technical Festival
Sports Festival
Cultural Festival
2 Training Programs Personality Development
English Speaking
3 Professional Lecture Series
Sessions with CEOs, Industry executives
4 E-cell Entrepreneurship Programs
5 Innovation & Incubation Centre
Nurturing entrepreneurs
S.no. Skill
1 Leadership
2 Communication
3 Creativity and Innovativeness
4 Conflict Management
5 Interpersonal Relationship
6 Organization skills
7 Decision making ability
8 Listening skills
9 Responsible citizen
10 Ethical Behavior
Communication
Class participation
Debate
Group Discussion
Role Play
Article in Student Magazine
T&P Representative
Outside Participation in Essay competition
Hindi Events
Peer group Seniors Teachers Mentors Facilitators
Orientation ProgrammeStudent festivals – .
Developing competencies Identifying weak areas Predicting the capabilities of students Assisting in competency mapping Developing positive frame of mind Helping the employers Enhancing Employability
Retention span of students is not more than 12 minutes – Thanks to gadgets such as Mobile, Laptop, Internet, TV etc.
They need to be engaged and teaching learning process to be made more interesting and challenging
Student need to be engaged in many activities New generation expectations and aspirations are different
and at times difficult also ! Soft skills are hard to impart !!
Creativity is a
prerequisite to
Innovation
Creativity is a
prerequisite to
Innovation
NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY
Narrow Gauge Railway was started in year 1904 and was named Gwalior Light Railway (GLR) which covered the distance from Gwalior to Sabalgarh. In June 1909, the track was ready up to Sheopur Kalan. The width of the track is 610 mm(The smallest !).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5bZyNq5k9Q
This train covers a distance of 198.6km daily, so it is the longest route on the narrowest gauge in the world !!!!....
Total number of stations on the track -28 (B-class stations 14 and D class 14)
Total bridges-322 includes 8 major ones. Total road crossings-184 Total number of coaches vary from six to
seven including an Indian post coach. Engine-NDM5,Max speed-50 km/hr Engine diesel capacity-630 litres and Fuel
consumption33-34kl per month.
EXERCISE IN TEAMWORK The Completion of the
project is always possible in a team.
Team working together helped to view the situation from different perspectives.
Conflict led to clarity in ideas, thought and action.
FUN EXPERIMENT Making movie and
handling video camera for the very first time.
Fun to travel on the roof of train, having refreshment there, chit chats with local public.
Student forum Student festivals T&P Activities Expert sessions Documentary making Blogs Newsletter Annual Publication Celebrations like – Technology day, Science Day,
15th Aug, 26th Jan, World Environment Day Hindi Pakhwara and so on..
Curriculum to be supplemented by giving free space for experimentation, innovation
Soft skills are vital for preparing students for life
Both formal and informal mechanisms for nurturing soft skills
Monitoring of soft skills through Score card
To be employed is to be at risk To be employable is to be secure …. Peter Hawkins
