Initiatives on teaching and learning
Faculty Initiatives on Teaching and
Learning
The
curriculum is restructured bi annually taking into consideration the needs of
the students and the demands of the changing business environment. Experienced
professionals from industry and academia have been involved in the syllabus
restructuring process. The curriculum lays its emphasis on building a sound
personality, enhancing personal and professional competencies and sound
knowledge about the industry and genuine concern for the society through
ethical approaches. The unique feature of this curriculum is that it has
introduced new core courses and one credit courses to be conducted as
workshops. Each course plan contains course objectives, credits, sessions, and
contents, teaching methodology, assurance of learning and methods of
assessment.
In
the first year, the students are trained to sharpen their skills and get well
introduced and grounded in all core areas of management education, also
equipped with the skills and tools necessary to improve their confidence and
communication. The second year of the course places emphasis on specialization
in functional areas of management such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resource,
Systems and Supply Chain Management. By choosing any two of the four electives
offered, a student would specialize in two functional areas. Some of
the unique courses that JIM offers are personal growth lab, Skills for
Management Education and Communicative Competence. All the students are
introduced to the business analytics in their specific areas.
Learning
goals are set for every course and we have put in place a mechanism to measure
how the assurances are fulfilled. Students are motivated to develop critical
thinking and problem solving. An emphasis is placed on looking at concepts
globally and analyse the impact of business decisions internationally. The
tests, quizzes, seminars and live-projects, case study and so on aim at helping
students develop skills that are essential to be successful management
professionals.
The
students are exposed to new ways of learning such as case-based learning,
collaborative and team learning, web-based learning, making presentations,
group learning. Exposure, observational learning, project-based learning,
students self-learning presentations are integral part of learning at JIM. The
field of learning is not necessarily classroom but streets, markets, malls,
organisations, CEO meetings, interaction with the Industry bodies such as CII,
NSE. Special workshops and short courses are conducted to train students in
areas that are not directly covered in lectures in classrooms. Learning
materials and cases are uploaded in the intranet/internet and students submit
their assignment through intra and internet. Regular interaction with industry
experts, CEOs and management consultants enable the students to have hands on
experience.
The
evaluation of the students is both Formative (continuous internal assessment)
and Summative (semester examinations) with equal weightage. For formative the
student's participation in classroom lectures, assignments, role-plays, case
studies, presentation, business quizzes, field visits, short tests are
considered. Semester examination is in the form of written examination and
group mini project at the end of each semester. Assessment is seen as part of
the learning process.
Name
of the Program:Learning Academy
Faculty
Involved: Ms. Sahaya Restina James
The
primary objective of Learning Academy is to enhance confidence among the
students and also speak fluently in English. This program provides a wonderful
platform for the students to enhance their skills such as; Leadership,
Organizing, Team Building, Time Management, Advanced Communication Skills,
Sales Skills. A series of programs, based on business-oriented themes are
presented by the students in an hour. This is entirely a student lead program,
they prepare the agenda, invitation and fix the chief guest and take up roles
for the conduct of the program, under the close monitoring of the chair
Learning Academy.
The learners are divided into ten teams i.e.
6 no. each. Overall in charge would be the President and Secretary
selected by the learners themselves.
These activities are carried out thrice in a
week. i.e. Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Faculty act as Guest for Evaluation and
feedback.
Name
of the Program: Outbound Training
Faculty
involved:
At JIM, we understand that it is important to move
away from traditional classroom methods of teaching and learning, and uncover
students minds to an environment which is free from restrictions, an
environment which allows their mind to be playful yet exceptionally perceptive
and alert, like a childs play. This is what Experiential Learning is all about.
In the first year of the course students are given an outbound training for
three days in a recognized academy by certified trainers, who augment the desired
set of capacity building skills. Honing their physical and mental strength the
students unlearn, learn and unleash themselves.
Name
of the program: Preparatory Course
Faculty
Involved: Dr. Albin Robert Lawrence
The
Preparatory / bridge course is conducted before the first semester starts in
order to prepare students to meet the requirements of rigorous management
education at the Institute. Intensive foundation courses in Basic
Mathematics, Accountancy and ICT Skills are given. This course spreads across
four days consisting input sessions for students who are new to the concepts.
Fundamentals required for Management education is given to bridge the gap
between college level of understanding and a B School teaching learning
requirement.
Name
of the Program: Business Awareness through Newspaper Reading
Faculty
Involved: Dr. J. Michael Sammanasu
Every
day from 8.40 am 9.00 am before the class begins, students read the Newspaper.
First years read The Hindu and the second years read Business Line.
The
learning and reflections are done by the students in various forms like
Discussion
on the lead news stories
MCQs
test/ Quiz
An
essay on a news lead
Speak
out on the lead news
Name
of the Program: Communication Competency
Faculty
Involved: Ms. Sahaya Restina James
This
intensive 15-day training course given even before the regular classes commence
aims to bridge the gap between college level communication skills and business
communication. The training not only focuses on improving the LSRW skills of
the first year MBA students but also attempts to develop English language
skills required to prepare the learner for the Business Classroom learning
environment. This course is designed to help students scale up from fluency to
accuracy level. After the LSRW assessment, based on the scores students are
divided into three learning groups, L1 L2 L3. Input session include activities
and task to enhance the areas that need more attention.
Name
of the Program: Budget Analysis
Faculty
Involved:
The
Union Budget analysis by the students is yet another integrated teaching
learning initiative practised at JIM. Students make team presentations on Union
Budget every year. They as a team take various sectors and analyse the key
features of the prospective impact, the proposed Budget of the financial year,
would incur on the different levels of economy, implications and constructive
alterations.
External
experts from the field of economics, finance and other subject matter experts
evaluate the presentations and give their valuable feedback. Best presentations
are awarded cash prizes.
Name
of the Program: MS Excel Workshop
Faculty
Involved:
Twice
a week between 4.45 and 5.45 I year MBA students are given hands on experience
in Excel to analyse and interpret big data sets. They are trained to
potentially convert the raw data sets into charts, graphs in a most comprehensive
way.
With
these inputs the student equips oneself with the required information
technology and analytical skills which lays the foundation to be conversant
with the Microsoft office suite.
Name
of the Program: Workshop Research - SPSS
Faculty
Involved:
As a
part of the Research Methodology paper offered in the II semester for the I MBA
students, this two-day SPSS workshop is conducted. This workshop introduces the
SPSS tool and its implications, to the students and enables them to analyse
data sets for their major and mini projects without much difficulty.
External
Faculty and experts are invited to share their expertise with the students. JIM
faculty coordinate with the students, and carry a follow up with sample
exercises, clarifying individual working doubts.
Name
of the Program: Market Stint
Faculty
Involved:
The
course is the market based experiential learning course. Students in groups,
will do a
market
stint and learn from reality, how products are marketed and distributed in
urban and rural
pockets.
In the process they will learn the marketing mix as a whole for different
brands. They will also learn the gaps between theory and practice. Students
work in live market for allotted sessions and experience the market.
Name
of the Program: Start Up Mela
Faculty
Involved:
An
annual feature which invites and encourages new business ideas among students
of JIM and other institutions gives business graduates an opportunity to learn
and explore the area of entrepreneurship. This platform enables students who
come with a workable business plan for an innovative idea to present the
proposal before the industry experts and academicians for feedback and
suggestions. The ideation is then taken for incubation stage where the
potential business idea is further supported with required seed to implement
real time.
Name
of the Program: Industry Analysis
Faculty
Involved:
Students
in team will perform an industry analysis by scanning both the external and
internal environments offers a distinctive perspective that highlights the
organization's strategic positioning. It allows for a deeper exploration of the
alignment between the corporation's internal capabilities, resources, and
external opportunities and threats. This insight is critical in corporate strategy
as it helps identify areas where the company can create a competitive
advantage. Based on the insights gained from the analysis, students can make
more specific and tailored strategic recommendations for the corporation. This
is especially important in a Global strategy course, as it goes beyond a
general industry analysis to provide actionable insights for the specific
organization.
Name
of the Program: Case Study-Poster Presentation
Faculty
Involved:
Poster presentations give the students to distill the most critical information, encouraging a concise and focused approach. This is especially valuable in management courses where decision-makers often need to sift through vast amounts of data to make informed choices. Viewers can approach the poster, ask questions, and engage in discussions with the presenter, promoting a deeper understanding of the case study.
Name
of the Program: Article Preparation and Presentation in Conference
Faculty
Involved:
The
practise of conducting international and national conference at JIM aims not
only for the purpose of discussion and synthesis of knowledge but
simultaneously encourages our students to take up article preparation, writing
and presentation in a common forum. This research interest build in students
would bring in them the analytical thinking required for their teaching
learning process in whole.
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