nitieprasad: 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Entrepreneurial Education

Entrepreneurial Education Authors nitieprasad prasad Published Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Version 4 Last edited: Aug 15, 2009 Exported: Apr 26, 2012 Original URL: http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/34ayebwg5hz0t/5 Effective Education - Through Entrepreneurial way Dr T Prasad, Associate Professor and Fauclty Adviser, NITIE Center for Student Enterprises (NCSE), Mumbai – 87. Effective Education is the central issue in any kind of education. This article tries to explain what what is effective education and how this can be achieved through entrepreneurial way. The article is an outcome of the practice that we at NITIE, Mumbai as developed and practicing for some time. I. There are THREE constituents in any educational system · Content: Educational content · Process: Curriculum Consisting of Pedagogy, Evaluation etc. · Outcomes: End results – Learning and Earning When this is applied to educational system the resulting will be following three constituents are depicted in the above diagram in three circles coalescing each other. Relationships among these three constituents are discussed as following. II. Above THREE components are interrelated and interdependent, happen concurrently and not sequential manner. None of the constituents exist without the other two. (Education – Enterprising – Learning and Earning) · 1. 0 Education – Enterprising : 1.1 Any system of education must be enterprising. This question is not a matter of desirability but it is a matter of necessity. It is necessary, feasible. When the present generation is referred to as ‘Gen E’ ( Generation born in most enterprising times) education cannot be but enterprising. 1.2 Any system of education is equally amenable for practice in an enterprising way. Here, there is need for ‘Innovation’ that can show a way to solve this . 1.3 There is two way relationship between education and enterprising which reciprocally support each other. When present System of education in practice is evaluated against this parameter, it is big failure.. · 2.0 Education – Learning and Earning : 2.1 Once again, Any educational system result in Effective learning only when it results in EARNING. Here there is strong relationship between Learning and Earning. All educational systems which creates earnings are necessarily deemed to be effective. Further, otherwise, is not true. Unless, otherwise, it can not survive. Earning outcome fuels the sustenance and helps in growth. Once again this is a necessary condition for an educational system to be effective, particularly to reach large masses in a developing country like India . In reality, it is the earnings that provide life blood for educational system in developing societies like India. 2.2 Masses, Poor and down trodden in developing societies are not embracing the existing educational process.... not because they are dis - interested and cannot understand the fruits of education. The real reason is... masses cannot get in to it in the present system due to the reason that educational system does not have Earning potential. 2.3 Any kind of external funding to educational process is suicidal for the educational system itself. Lethargy, unaccountability creeps in the moment the educational system is put on external support and cannot be effective. External funding in no way match the intensity, ingenuity and superiority of internally ( self supporting ) nature of an educational system. Self help is the best help. 2.4 There is two way relationship between education and earning which reciprocally support each other. 2.5 So far no educational system in the world is being designed on the important criteria of Earning... · 3.0 Enterprising – Learning and Earning : 3.1 Enterprising process when applied properly to educational system leads to earnings concurrently. Once again innovation that comes in to effect for this to happen. 3.2 There is two way relationship between enterprising and earning which reciprocally support each other. III. Education – Enterprising – Learning and Earning : 4.1 Creating a balance and harmonious relationship among these THREE constituents is a matter of out most importance for attaining excellence in education. It is here that an element of innovation that comes in to effect. 4.2 Appropriate educational system is an outcome of an interaction between the three constituents on one hand and the given situation ( Socio cultural and economic context) in terms of time and space on the other hand. This kind of system fits in the given socio cultural, economic environment of developing societies like India. Educational system if at all it wants to make a headway in developing socialites, we need to opt for such an ‘Entrepreneurial Educational system’. IV. Effective Educational System : Effective education system is an outcome of perfect combination of these three elements of educational system. There is path for the educational process to take so as to become effective. In the below given table there are six stages in the path that are enshrined for the educational system to take so as to become effective educational system and attain educational excellence. Each of the component is categorized on two point method Path Content Process Outcomes Education Enterprising Learning Earning End Result Stages 1 Max. Zero Max. Neg. In effective 2 Max. Opt. Max. Zero 3 Opt. Opt. Max. Pos. 4 Opt. Max. Max. BE 5 Max. Max. Max. Max. Effective 6 Opt. Max. Max. Max. Ideal Stage 1. Education = Max. : Ep = Zero; Eg = Neg. Stage 2. Education = Max. : Ep = Opt. ; Eg = Zero Stage 3. Education = Opt. : Ep = Opt. ; Eg = Pos. Stage 4. Education = Opt. : Ep = Max. ; Eg = Break Even. Stage 5. Education = Opt. : Ep = Max. ; Eg = Max. Stage 6. Education = Max. : Ep = Max. ; Eg = Max.

Leadership Development Course @ NITIE

Authors

nitieprasad prasad

Leadership Development @ NITIE for PGDIM PROGRAM

Customer : Waiter, do you serve pigs?

Waiter : Sit down sir, we serve everyone .. ( One of my NITIE students has sent me. This can be good beginning to understand the and develop LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT..)

If you study mathematics, you become a mathamatician ;

If you study history, you become a historian;

If you study swimming, you drown.

— Anonymous

Instead of thinking of improving the world, let us concentrate our attention on self-improvement. We can scarcely find out if the world is on the right or the wrong path. But if we take the strait and narrow path, we shall find all taking it too or discover the method of inducing them to take it . To know oneself is to forget the body or to reduce oneself to zero.

- Mahatma Gandhi..

Objectives of the course

· Developing leadership through the processes of exploration, reflection, understanding, and integration. Present Course try to use what all the students have learned and try to ask the students develop their own leadership THROUGH PRACTICE . All this being done with reference to the YOU ALONE..

Course contents

· Personal leadership – ( Personal Health, habits, values, beliefs, thinking and action orientation )

· Interpersonal leadership

· Business ( Task ) leadership ( achievement of targets and challenges )

· ( Social leadership and spiritual leadership - not included in this course)

Essential Books for Reading

· 1. Seven Habits of highly effective people - Covey: have a reading of the book..... try to read the book to practice. and change yourself.. It is suggested that you dont read the book for getting a grade..

Seven Habits – Some important concepts that must be understood in toto ( Page number in the book and the concept )

18 Paradigm

29 Paradigm Shift

34 Principle Centered

47 Habits

52 Effectiveness

70 Proactivity - S R Model

81 Circle of influence

97 Begin with end in mind

103 Rescripting

122 Principle center

145 First things first

186 Dependence, Independence, Inter dependence,

188 Emotional bank account

197 Apologizing sincerely

205 Win win

219 Abundance mentality

239 Empathetic listening

245 Autobiographical response

· 2. My experiments with truth – M K Gandhi.. again read the book.. identify which parts of the book impressed you most.. why..? which are close to your heart? what are the parts you want to make part of you.. work on..

· In this book each student is expected to pick up at least TEN INSTANCES ( out of many 50 or 60 instances that exist ) where Gandhiji demonstrated seven habits as he reported. Purpose here is to understand the concepts of 7 habits through the case of Gandhi autobiography.. Towards this it is expected that each student will read, identify and pick up such instances and report an analysis of such instances on the 7 habits framework.. COME FOR DISCUSSION IN CLASS .. DONT COME FOR LISTENING. The sessions are not meant for listening..

Pedagogy adopted

· Learning by Earning; Field based learning mode; Reading, knowing, and doing, becoming..

Sessions will be conducted in such a way that students are facilitated for developing leadership on their own..

Compulsory Field Assignments ( All assignments are essential part of learning process. )

· 1. Reading, understanding and practicising the habits that are given in the book 7 Habits

2. Reading, understanding 7 Habits through the lense of Gandhiji's autobiogrpahy book. For this students must read the book, understand the contents and practice the principles.

3. Write FIVE knols related to the above work... Knols will be considered for course evaluation..

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS

· 4. Conducting Shanthi Eva Jayate – program - In this program each of the students with an objective to experience their own leadership competencies through the medium of an assignment called ' Canvassing Gandhian literature' in market place. Each of the students will organize sales counters in one of the corporate premises. Students will be given an introduction letter to approach and seek permission from the corporate for selling Gandhi books. . Students as part of learning will share about Gandhian values to the prospects in the market. Through this process students are expected to imbibe appropriate leadership competencies. This assignment will be used for demonstration of and assessment of Task leadership competencies by each of the students. .

· 5. Students operating their own companies ‘ Hamara Dhandha ’.

Course Assessment

· Final exam – 60 %

· Field Assignments and quiz programs – 40 % ..

As part of the class room learning students will be given quiz tests covering essential readings mentioned earlier.