faculty development programme entrepreneurship - teaching, research and case writing
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FACULTY Development PROGRAMME - Entrepreneurship - Teaching, Research and Case Writing at SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERSITY JAIPURTRANSCRIPT
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - entrepreneurship – teaching, research, and
writing case studies
Dr. T.K. Jain, Dean, ISBM Suresh Gyan Vihar University
9 to 11 March 2011
Can entrepreneurship be taught?
• Entrepreneurship is a bundle of skills – which can be imparted through understanding and practice
• Decision making situations should be created and the participant may be asked to act out as the key decision maker and face the consequences
• There should be critical assessment of decisions taken by the participantn
How to teach entrepreneurship ???
• Case study method • Biographies of entrepreneurs • Interviews / discussions with entrepreneurs • Visits to industrial exhibitions / displays • Visits to other countries • Market surveys to identify gaps • Business plan formulation and evaluation • Immersion into entrepreneurial role• Business games / scenarios / inbasket • Movies,
What are Truly enriching cases ?
• Giving complete situation and alternatives • Puts the student in the seat of decision maker • Puts the students in dilemma • Decision making is a difficult task • The student has to commit for one decision
and thereby face opportunity cost • The case situation is vivid
KASH – THE IMPORTANT ISSUES
• K = Knowledge - business practices and rules• A= Attitude – positive to calculated risk• S = Skills – decision making, communication,
motivation, risk taking, leadership, initiative, financial planning, etc.
• H = Habits - prudence, social networking, careful in using money, creating assets rather than expenditure
Teachers as transformers
• Teaching beyond the syllabus – to touch the vision, mission and objectives of the students
• Teaching beyond the class rooms – to expose the students to opportunities, experiences and adventures
• Teaching beyond the language – to present an ideal personality, to project a set of ideas, to project a set of values
Give more emphasis on
• Role plays • Experiential learning • Simulations • Brain storming• Business plan formulation and presentation • Collective group processes
Research ????
• Study the factors that shape entrepreneurship• Study the vision, perspectives and processes
of entrepreneurs • Experimental research on teaching tools and
techniques
Start writing …..
• Various types of writings – book reviews, literature review, article, research paper
• Plenty of journals today • Study the author guidelines • Follow APA stylesheet • Study the past issues of the journal
Collective processes
• Two faculty – one from academics and one from industry can act as teacher / researcher / case writer / case analyst
• It can be a collective process thereby enriching learning and mutuality
• They can initiate debates, discussions and analysis thus encouraging students to think critically and evaluate every option
Case Study
• Based on publicly available information or on the basis of interviews / data collection / research / etc.
• Take permission • Give enough time to the participants to study,
discuss, analyse and prepare the case study• Case study should be carried out in group • Each group may be asked to give presentation on
possible solution, followed by discussion / debates
How to pick the idea for case study ???
• Something unusual • Something involving controversial decision • Complex decision situation • Some innovation / new application • Some similarity to theory / business model • A longitudinal study • An ideal business perspective / scenario
Try out the case study
• Ask the students to act out as CEO / Decision maker
• Ask the student to defend his decision • If possible, tell the student about the
consequences later on
Some interesting case studies prepared by me
• Ajit Foundation • Vidya Kunj School • Shana International School• E-Governance • Family Business Management
Some Business plans ….
• Business Plans formulation and discussions help us in teaching entrepreneurship
• The students should be formed into teams to formulate business plans and discuss the same.
• Consult the website www.bplans.com & www.bizplans.com
• Social Networking Website• Plastic Recycling plant •
Encourage innovations and new ideas
• National Innovation Foundation • Sristi • Gian• TIE
Training and Institution Building and Intrapreneurship
• Institution building and intrapreneurship are related disciplines with huge scope
• Entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship focus on starting new businesses, but institution building focuses on nurturing institutions
• Some of the case studies are : - • Institution Building in IIMA• Case Studies on institution building including
Prof. Ravi Tikku, Prof. M.L. Mishra, Mr. Jhabak, Mr. Maliram, Mr. Banwarilal , IMS Bikaner etc.