finishing school as a tool to drive academic excellence
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Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence. Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore 1 st Feb 2013. What is Edu-Next?. Have proven value to leading institutes. Edu-Next is a provider of finishing school services to B-School students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Finishing School as a tool to drive academic excellence
Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore1st Feb 2013
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• Edu-Next is a provider of finishing school services to B-School students
• Established a model linked to placements to engage students individually and make informed decisions
• Using technology to build scale while maintaining quality
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What is Edu-Next?Have proven value to leading institutes
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The primary issue
Students are placement focused and are not
concerned about anything else.
And sadly, do not realize the crucial role of
academics in getting that coveted job!!
So how do you institutionalize the understanding that good
academics leads to good careers?
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FINISHING SCHOOL
Institutionalizing the fact that better academic outcome leads to placement outcome
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• Wikipedia says – “A finishing school (or charm school) is a school for young women that focuses on teaching social skills and cultural norms as a preparation for entry into adult society”
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What is finishing school and what is not?
How do we read it in today’s context?
• Smartness• Access to right information• Understanding of how the world works• Contextualization• Drive and motivation
What is finishing school?
• Language• Etiquette• Accent• Dressing sense• Manners
What it is confused to be…
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An indicative finishing school processInduction
Summer placements
Final placements
Summer internshipsResume Preparation
GD & Interview
Career Guidance
Goal setting
2 years of B-School
And more….
Career Options
Current Affairs
Problem Solving
Soft Skills
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• Contextualizes concepts in class
• Sparks interest to ask questions in class
• Helps apply concepts
• Resume is a reflection of the self.
• Initial version en eye-opener
• Resume gets filled with work during the B-School
How does this drive academic performance?
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Current AffairsResume
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• Key skills like articulation, report writing, verbal and written presentation
• Improves exam performance
• Drive goal setting which influences academic choices
• Mentor aligned to student aspiration
• Exposure to roles and options
How does this drive academic performance?
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Career guidance & goal setting Critical Soft Skills
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• Results in confidence building
• Identifies conceptual and resume related gaps
• Pushes students to revise concepts and older lessons
How does this drive academic performance?
Problem Solving• Improves problem
solving ability
• Shows in exam performance
• Increases application of theory in real world scenarios
GD and Interview
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QUESTIONS?
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