Challenges for faculty of technical education slide share

Keynote address onChallenges for Faculty of Technical Education in the Competitive Environment

Dr. Sridhara S.N. Principal/Director,

KS School of Engineering and ManagementBangalore

www.kssem.edu.in

Delivered at AMC College of Engineering, Bangalore, on 11th Oct 2013

Contents

• Education Scenario – International

• Education Scenario – India

• Quality Indexes of Institutions

• Multitasking

• Challenges in each functionality

• Greater Challenges

• Greatest Challenge

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Education Scenario – International

• Highest Demand in all Countries

• Higher Education is a multi trillion Dollar Entity throughout the world.

• Number of students going abroad from India for higher education is about 1.25 Lakhs per year

• Engineering Education takes the major portion of all such entities (about 75%)

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Education Scenario - India

• Engineering Education in India– IISc, IITs, – NITs, – Government Universities– Deemed Universities, Private Universities

• Limited Seats in all premier Institutes• Varied depth and coverage of syllabus in

these institutes• Syllabus not according to international

standards in many institutions

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Usual Quality Indexes of Institutions

• Staff Qualification and achievements• Student Admission Process (Entry Process – too

tough or easy)• Infrastructure –

– Super structure, Teaching aids, – Laboratories, – Library – access to journals and other resources,– other amenities – sports, recreation ….

• Course Work– Relevance,– Depth, – Coverage and Implications

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Usual Quality Indexes of Institutions

• Staff-student Ratio• Pass Ratio • Student Status

– Employment to students – No. of students taking higher studies– Alumni Achievements

• Publications, patents … etc• Collaboration with industries and number of

problems solved• Involvements in Societal Issues• Many more ……

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NBA Requirements

“Accreditation may be summarised as a process, based on professional

judgment, for evaluating whether or not an educational Institution or programme meets specified standards of educational

quality” – NBA

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NBA Requirements

• Institutional Mission, Vision and Programme • Educational Objectives• Programme Outcome• Programme Curriculum• Students’ Performance• Faculty Contributions• Facilities and Technical Support• Academic Support Units and Teaching-Learning

Process• Governance, Institutional Support and Financial

Resources• Continuous Improvement in attainment of outcomes

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Multitasking

• Teaching

• Research

• Mentoring

• Office Work (Supporting)

• Self Study and Continuous Updating of Knowledge and Skills

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Challenges in each Functionality

1. Teaching:

• Good Communication Skills

• Good Knowledge in the Topic

• Updated additional information of status co of the topic (National and International)

• Better Human Relations with Students

• Examination Relevance Teaching Ability

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1. Teaching: (contd…)

Appropriate use of Best Teaching Practices (Pedagogy)

Appropriate use of Teaching aids – design and use of own teaching aids

Development of Teaching Material

Authoring text books and manuals



2. Research:

• Guiding students for their project work

• Developing Innovative ideas for simple projects

• Converting ideas into project proposals

• Writing, Submitting and Tracking Project Proposals

• Execution of Project Proposals



2. Research: (Contd…)

• Utilisation of facilities developed through sponsored projects to offer consultancy

• Developing collaborative network among other faculty, department, institutes and Universities working in the same field

• Research papers in conferences and journals



2. Research: (Contd…)

• Obtaining patents for innovative ideas and products

• Organising seminars, conferences and workshops



3. Mentoring:• Good Human Relations with Students• Good Communication Skills• Capability of understanding the problems of

students• Better understanding of background of

students• Ability to advice/suggest the student and

parents (if required) to overcome the deficiency and strengthen the positive aspects



3. Mentoring:

• Awareness of alternate opportunities and means for the students to flourish in their own field

• Capability to advice students as a friend, parent and psychotherapist (not as head-master)



4. Office Work (Supportive):• Accepting that good office-keeping is a

part of teaching job• Knowledge on modern tools for managing

documentation and other office works• Timely updation of all relevant

information and documents related to student, self and other administrative works



5. Self Study and Updgradation:

• Accepting that continuous upgradationis inevitable in teaching job

• Finding good sources for knowledge upgradion

• Actively involving in learning through workshops, seminars and conferences



5. Self Study and Updgradation: (Contd…)

• Regular reading of leading news journals on the topic

• Regular communications with veterans in the field

• Self evaluation of learning process


Greater Challenges

• Lack of Self Motivation

• Lack of Good Support from boss and management

• Lack of good quality students

• Lack of constructive support from colleagues

• Many more … (of course we have more of these types than constructive ones)


Greatest Challenge

Having right Attitude


Thank You


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