Browsing by Author "Sharma, Kapil Dev"

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    Impact of Information Technology on Management Education Through Distance Mode
    (2002-07) Sharma, Kapil Dev
    PCF2 // Information technology is an amalgam of some wonderful inventions of the 20th century in electronics and communication. During a very short span of time it has acquired an important place in almost all aspects of human life and particularly in the field of education. India has taken some bold steps to adapt and absorb the advances in information technology by constitution of national task force. Having missed the benefits of the industrial revolution as a result of more than two centuries of colonization, the country is overtaken by the information revolution. At the same time globalization having opened the doors wide to alien influence, the government has decided to take all steps to make India an IT super power by adoption of IT as a national program so as to enable personal and national growth. The IT Action Plan′ intends to involve all walks of life e.g. industry and commerce, banking and insurance, finance, revenue, communication, media, human resource development, defense etc. The steps taken facilitates in providing effective education in almost all disciplines and particularly for the business schools, to use newer technologies so as to ensure better management education to all. // The increasing demand for management education, change in nature of business and industry within the newly created borderless market environment, and the revolution in information technology provide an opportunity to change the curricula and delivery system of management education so as to provide prospective managers an edge to successfully face the challenge in globally competitive setting. Therefore, management education and IT has to develop a mutually supportive relationship for achieving excellence. // We in India are using multi-technologies in imparting management education. At the one end, some premier institutions are having access to all facilities in terms of educational technology such as multimedia system, LAN, WAN, and World Wide Web on the other hand a large number of business school are still depending only on stereotyped lecture method in imparting knowledge. Therefore the existence of technology gap provides an opportunity to use IT supported education technologies for better delivery of education, easier access to a number of knowledge sources, sharing through networks and quality distance learning in management education. //
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    Management Education through Distance Mode of Learning: A Case Study of the Indira Gandhi National Open School
    (1999-03) Sharma, Kapil Dev
    PCF1 // The distance mode of learning is considered as a necessity due to inability of the conventional university set up to cater to the need of higher education of the masses in developing and over populated countries like India. Irrespective of having a large number of universities and colleges in India only 5 to 10 percent of the youth in the relevant age group have an access to the facilities of higher learning as compared to so many other countries where 30 to 50 percent of their counterparts are having a reach to higher education (Gandhe, 1998). Within this content there exists an unprecedented pressure from students every year to increase seats in colleges and universities. On the other hand, institutions which are already having existence are unable to excel due to lack of adequate funds and resources to cater the needs. However, only increase in the conventional institutions of higher learning may not meet the requirements of ever rising need for higher education, hence it is required to explore other alternates, probably, the distance / open mode of learning is one amongst them. // The real strength of distance education, is in the two way communication which is effected through the use of multimedia, like self explanatory study material, audio-visual broadcast and packages, face to face problem solving sessions etc. A variety of student support services are being provided through the network of study centres which form part of the open system. Extended library and laboratory facilities, information about examination pattern, the modes of assessment and evaluation etc. are some of the needs precisely met by these centres. //