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Career
Building Through Technical Education in the Era of Globalization
-- P
K Dutta
Jawaharlal
Nehru dreamt of bringing welfare, work force and wealth to
the nation and make it self-reliant through the application
of science and technology. How much of the dream has been
realized by India today can easily be visualized. There is
a need for revamping the technical education to reorient ourselves
to local and global perspectives, to be innovative and competitive
in technology, and to relentlessly pursue excellence. Some
steps to be taken in this regard include, design-oriented
courseware and teaching, introducing manufacturing and entrepreneurship
development programs, importance to laboratory practice in
the curriculum and dissertation work, and using a syllabus
that is sensitive to local and global demands. On the part
of the industry, initiatives are essential for enhanced R&D
for innovative product development and quality assurance with
the help of academic institutions. Willing linkage between
the industry and academic institutions for a joint effort
on engineering curriculum development and its planning and
implementation will greatly enhance the situation and provide
a dynamic academic environment in the institutions. Science
and technology entrepreneur parks, councils and societies
of technical education and academic bodies have a major and
active role to play in the present scenario to help in the
above-mentioned enhancements and plan for wealth generation
in our country.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Effective
Teaching: Synergy with Quotes
-- Srilakshmi
Ramu
It
is said that the entire human race can be categorized into
three types of people: Those who wonder what is happening,
those who watch things happening, and those who make things
happen. To reach the gamut of success, the golden rule is
"One has to make things happen". This paper is an
attempt to call and address the entire teaching fraternity
to make things happen and taste the fruits of success by following
some important principles of effective teaching, which have
been articulated using the acronym of `success', definition
given by Peter Colwell in his Book, Spell Success in your
Life, blending with various quotes.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Knowledge
Gaps and Knowledge Bridges: Working Management for Management
Education
-- Samta
Jain
Today
most management gurus accept the premise that just as knowledge
and information have infused the most mundane products and
services, globalism has infused even the educational activities.
The heirs of global economyas they may be called cosmopolitan
may become the elite class of the knowledge society. With
an estimated 150,000 aspirants trying to get into business
school of repute and the recruiters for them swelling up,
the knowledge corporation takes up a differentiated definition
for itself. The knowledge corporations have become more relevant
than ever before.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Learning
Objects: An Introduction
-- Smitha
Ramachandran and Gayatri Doctor
Information
technology has revolutionized the imparting of knowledge.
The modern method of teaching and learning has transformed
the concept of knowledge dissemination. The present digital
era allows the faculties and learners to be at different parts
of world and also enables the users to access the digital
information at anytime, anywhere. The digitization of learning
resources has paved the way for the concept of `Learning Objects'.
This paper introduces the concept of learning objects, its
characteristics and benefits.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
The
Future of Online Education in India
-- Anagha
Shukre
The
pace of technological development and concomitant introduction
of new technologies into educational settings have dramatically
accelerated during the past decade through the combination
of computation, connectivity, visual and multimedia capacities.
Miniaturization and speed have radically changed the potential
for technologies in education. These developments are now
making it possible for education to go online in India. This
paper reviews the different benefits of using technology in
imparting education and how this has led to the evolution
of online education. Will education serve its purpose when
served online or will it end up as another diploma mill ?
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
A
Study on the Effects of Privatization and Globalization on
Indian Education System
-- Inderpal
Singh and Ritugeet Kaur
The
academic inflexibility has boosted the rapid development of
private initiatives in higher education. Perhaps, many providers/stakeholders
in many of these private institutions are the loners who struggled
to change the formal system to cater to the needs of the students.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
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