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Teachers: The Most valuable Asset of any Society
A teacher is a gift from God who brings out the gifts in others.
Let us take time to honor and thank our teachers for their hard work and dedication to investing in future generations!
It is true that
No Society can rise above the level of its Teachers - Anonymous
RESEARCH : AN INTEGRAL
COMPONENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Dr. V. S Jayakumar
TWO DAY ORIENTATION PROGRAMMECORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF MOC COLLEGES,
DEVALOKAM, KOTTAYAM16 May 2014
Quality Education that Nurtures Talent, Creativity and Innovation
is the need of the hour
Talent has become the world's most sought-after commodity. The shortage is causing serious problems
The battle for brainpower is the real challenge we are facing today
“The empires of the future will be empires of the mind.” Winston Churchill (1943) which means that
The battles of the future will be battles for talent
Prototypical U.S. Industry …in 10 years if all goes well
What is Research ??
Research is innovating solutions for problems and challenges applying our education and knowledge
Research is trying to solve the problems others cannot see
Research is that which enables improvement of any system
Higher Education and Research
Education is aimed at transforming lives. Higher education should create leaders for
various sectors of society to innovate real solutions to improve lives of people
Up to secondary education students use knowledge from their curriculum to enhance their wisdom and get transformed
In higher education they are expected to be engaged in the exercise for creation of new knowledge in their field of study
Levels of Learning
Knowledge level or ROTE learning Understanding level Applications level Psycho-motor or Research level Ideally, in high school class student should be
exposed to all these levels In higher education, learner should be in level 3
and 4 +1, +2 classes are to bridge and equip the
learner for research level activity
Higher Education in the New Century:
Themes, Challenges, and Opportunities
A Social Transformation
The 20th Century
Transportation
Cars, planes, trains
Energy, materials
Nation-states
Public Policy
The 21st Century
Communications
Computers, networks
Knowledge, bits
Nationalism
Markets
The Age of Knowledge
Educated people and ideas
Prosperity
Security
Social well-being
Educated people are the most valuable resource for 21st century societies and their institutions!!!
The Forces of Change
The Age of Knowledge
The Knowledge ExplosionGlobalizationThe High Performance WorkplaceDiversityAccelerating Technological ChangeNonlinear Knowledge Transfer
Changing Societal NeedsFinancial ImperativesTechnology DriversMarket Forces
Forces of Change
A Changing World
The Knowledge Explosion
Globalization
High Performance Workplace
Diversity
Technological Change
Knowledge Transfer
Forces on the University
Economics
Societal Needs
Technology
Markets
We cannot ignore the changing world around us and the demand for a proper response from the
University level institutions
The Future of the University? “Thirty years from now the big university campuses
will be relics. Universities won’t survive. It is as large a change as when we first got the printed book.”
– Peter Drucker
“If you believe that an institution that has survived for a millennium cannot disappear in just a few decades, just ask yourself what has happened to the family farm.” – William Wulf
“I wonder at times if we are not like the dinosaurs, looking up at the sky at the approaching comet and wondering whether it has an implication for our future.” – Frank Rhodes
Why Research ??
Why Research is considered an integral component of Higher Education ?
The world is changing rapidly. The magnitude of the change is beyond our imagination.
This is an era of intellectual capital. As a nation, state and as a society we have to be extremely vigilant and committed resolutely to exploit the opportunities emerging from the challenges as we enter this new era
Why Research ?? An educational institution primarily Deals with
knowledge. What distinguishes a first rate institution from an ordinary /mediocre one is the intellectual and academic ambience that exists there. This is something that cannot be brought from outside, but has to be carefully generated and sustained by all the stakeholders within the institution itself through conscious efforts.
Three important functions of an ideal Higher Education Institution are: Creation of knowledge Transmission of knowledge Utilisation of knowledge
Why Research ??
There is an urgent need for the mobilisation and maximum possible use of our talents and capabilities towards creation of knowledge relevant to our needs and challenges if we are to establish our supremacy in the knowledge or intellectual era
Research Excellence is within your reach, if you can :
...risk more than others think is safe;
...dream more than others think is practical;
...expect more than others think is possible.”
...care more than others think is wise;
Traditional Roles of a University
Teaching &
Scholarship
Teaching &
Scholarship
Educating the Young
Seeking Truthand Creating
New KnowledgeSustaining andPropagatingCulture and Values
Serving as aSocial Critic
Sustaining Academic Disciplines
and Professions
Critical ThinkingAnalysis and Problem Solving
Moral Reasoning and Judgment
The Traditional Roles of the University
Economic Development
(Agriculture, Industry, etc.)
Technology Transfer
NationalDefense
Health CareTeaching
andScholarship
International Development
Entertainment(Arts, Sports)
Research should be relevant to society
For science, the research should be more related to technology and industrial applications relevant to the society
For humanities , arts , literature and commerce there are a large number of socially relevant issues that could be undertaken for the study/research
Why Research ??
Why Research is considered an integral component of Higher Education ?
The world is changing rapidly. The magnitude of the change is beyond our imagination.
This is an era of intellectual capital. As a nation, state and as a society we have to be extremely vigilant and committed resolutely to exploit the opportunities emerging from the challenges as we enter this new era
Why Research ?? An educational institution primarily Deals with
knowledge. What distinguishes a first rate institution from an ordinary /mediocre one is the intellectual and academic ambience that exists there. This is something that cannot be brought from outside, but has to be carefully generated and sustained by all the stakeholders within the institution itself through conscious efforts.
Three important functions of an ideal Higher Education Institution are: Creation of knowledge Transmission of knowledge Utilisation of knowledge
Why Research ??
There is an urgent need for the mobilisation and maximum possible use of our talents and capabilities towards creation of knowledge relevant to our needs and challenges if we are to establish our supremacy in the knowledge or intellectual era
Research Excellence is within your reach, if you can :
...risk more than others think is safe;
...dream more than others think is practical;
...expect more than others think is possible.”
...care more than others think is wise;
Traditional Roles of a University
Teaching &
Scholarship
Teaching &
Scholarship
Educating the Young
Seeking Truthand Creating
New KnowledgeSustaining andPropagatingCulture and Values
Serving as aSocial Critic
Sustaining Academic Disciplines
and Professions
Critical ThinkingAnalysis and Problem Solving
Moral Reasoning and Judgment
The Traditional Roles of the University
Economic Development
(Agriculture, Industry, etc.)
Technology Transfer
NationalDefense
Health CareTeaching
andScholarship
International Development
Entertainment(Arts, Sports)
Research should be relevant to society
For science, the research should be more related to technology and industrial applications relevant to the society
For humanities , arts , literature and commerce there are a large number of socially relevant issues that could be undertaken for the study/research
Prototypical U.S. Industry …in 10 years if all goes well
How to carry out quality Research?
With a high level of motivation from the teacher’s side ?
With the limited resources available?? Even with the limited time at our disposal?
Planning A Research Project
What is my expertise? Area/subject of ct activity What is project objective?? What is the problem I am going to solve
through this project?? What is the relevance of this project for the
society ??
Planning A Research Project
What is the new knowledge this project can generate?
What is your justification for convincing the funding agency to support your project idea?
Are the resources needed to carry out the project available ??
…….. And many more questions you can think!
Planning A Research Project
Project goals & objectives Literature survey Methods Resources needed Collaborations for interdisciplinary interactions Analysis of data Arriving at logical results/conclusions Significance of the results and knowledge
generated
Challenges in Higher Education
QUALITY & QUANTITY Enrollment: Around 12% ( in US >70%) NKC targets: 15% by 2015 ;
20% by 2020
Quality of higher education: ??? Needs urgent strategies for real improvement
quality of higher education
Higher Education Should Generate Talents for Innovation
Creativity is the Most Important Thing We Can Teach Our Children in the New Millennium
Higher Education plus R&D is a recipe for a knowledge based and innovation driven economy!
Excellence is within your reach, if you can :
...care more than others think is wise; ...risk more than others think is safe; ...dream more than others think is
practical; ...expect more than others think is
possible.”
Institutional Excellence through Impact making Research
Higher education process should be capable of bridging the gap between content and societal needs with new knowledge
So research should be a pillar of higher education
Higher education should be aim to lead the search for solutions of the society, nation and mankind in different fields
What worked yesterday won’t or may not work today
Yesterday - seniority signified status Today - Creativity drive status Institutions should be the breeding centers of creativity
Yesterday - Production determined availability Today - Competitiveness is the key Competitiveness in institutions is powered only by the
motto: Teaching-Research-Teaching
Yesterday- Value was extra Today- Value is everything How valuable the products of our institutions are ?
Journey to excellence through Research
Creating the strong link between academic activities of the institution and research possibilities is the next step in the journey to excellence
For all subjects of study, setting up this linkage is most important
Research and Development is essential in an institution and is regarded as a symbol of achievements in knowledge creation.
We have to fight our own attitudes !!
Every faculty member has a unique role to play in taking up this great challenge for academic and research excellence with their expertise in specific areas
But the world around us is doing their best day and night to make us remain as we are today.
We have to fight our own attitudes, our discouraging situations and overcome scarcity of resources to be different from others and reach heights of excellence through innovative research
How to reach the top of research excellence in institutions?
Identify research areas of strength for the institution
Identify interested faculty members from each Department to form a working committee to plan research initiatives and sponsored projects with a committed leader
Identify thrust areas for project activity in their respective fields and possible interdisciplinary areas
THANK YOU !!
Thank you very much for your
patience !!!
How to design a research project ?
Any research project should have following important points to be considered when a
project is designed; What is the problem we are going to solve
through this project ? What is the methodology for the project
activity? How to generate the relevant information to
find a solution for the problem What is the project activity in detail ? How will the project be executed? ……….
How to design a research project ?
How will the results be analyzed to generate the solution to the issue
What are the resources needed ? How much is the fund required for the project ? What is the expertise/resources available at the
institution to carry out the project successfully
How to design a research project ?
What is the expected outcome of the project? What are the deliverables of the project to
society the nation or mankind? What are the justifications for the funds
requested/needed ?
Indian Research Funding Agencies
http://goidirectory.nic.in/exe.htm A one point source to know all about Indian
government websites at all levels and from all sectors
http://icmr.nic.in/guide.htm Indian Council for Medical Research - Guidance for International collaboration for research in biomedical sciences
http://icmr.nic.in/guide/summary.doc Format of summary sheet for new project
proposals involving foreign collaboration/activities
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.csir.nic.in Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
www.dbtindia.nic.in Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
www.dod.nic.in Department of Ocean Development
www.drdo.nic.in Defence Research Development Organisation
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.dst.gov.in Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India www.envfor.nic.in/funding/funding.html
Funding schemes of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
www.icar.org.in Indian Council of Agricultural Research
www.icssr.org Indian Council for Social Science Research
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.isro.org/respond/index.htm Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of
Space, Govt. of India. www.serc-dst.org Science and Engineering Research Council http://www.barc.ernet.in Department of Atomic Energy – Board for Research in Nuclear Sciences ( BRNS) www.ugc.ac.in University Grants Commission
ICSSR- RESEARCH PROJECTS
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), provides grants to conduct research in various fields of social sciences which have a theoretical, conceptual, methodological or policy orientation on the subject of their choice.
ICSSR- RESEARCH PROJECTS
The research projects may belong to any one of the following social science disciplines or may be interdisciplinary in nature: the recognized disciplines / category are:
(i) Economics / Commerce / Management / Business Administration; (ii) Sociology and Social Anthropology / Social Work / Demography / Gender Studies; (iii) Political Science / International Relations / Geography / Public Administration; (iv) Psychology / Education /Criminology; (v) Other-Linguistics / Law etc.
How to carry out quality Research?
With a high level of motivation from the teacher’s side ?
With the limited resources available?? Even with the limited time at our disposal?
Planning A Research Project
What is my expertise? Area/subject of ct activity What is project objective?? What is the problem I am going to solve
through this project?? What is the relevance of this project for the
society ??
Planning A Research Project
What is the new knowledge this project can generate?
What is your justification for convincing the funding agency to support your project idea?
Are the resources needed to carry out the project available ??
…….. And many more questions you can think!
Planning A Research Project
Project goals & objectives Literature survey Methods Resources needed Collaborations for interdisciplinary interactions Analysis of data Arriving at logical results/conclusions Significance of the results and knowledge
generated
Challenges in Higher Education
Enrollment: Around 12% ( in US >70%) NKC targets: 15% by 2015 ;
20% by 2020
Quality of higher education: ??? Needs urgent strategies for real improvement
quality of higher education
Higher Education Should Generate Talents for Innovation
Creativity is the Most Important Thing We Can Teach Our Children in the New Millennium
Higher Education plus R&D is a recipe for a knowledge based and innovation driven economy!
Excellence is within your reach, if you can :
...care more than others think is wise; ...risk more than others think is safe; ...dream more than others think is
practical; ...expect more than others think is
possible.”
Institutional Excellence through Impact making Research
Higher education process should be capable of bridging the gap between content and societal needs with new knowledge
So research should be a pillar of higher education
Higher education should be aim to lead the search for solutions of the society, nation and mankind in different fields
What worked yesterday won’t or may not work today
Yesterday - seniority signified status Today - Creativity drive status Institutions should be the breeding centers of creativity
Yesterday - Production determined availability Today - Competitiveness is the key Competitiveness in institutions is powered only by the
motto: Teaching-Research-Teaching
Yesterday- Value was extra Today- Value is everything How valuable the products of our institutions are ?
Journey to excellence through Research
Creating the strong link between academic activities of the institution and research possibilities is the next step in the journey to excellence
For all subjects of study, setting up this linkage is most important
Research and Development is essential in an institution and is regarded as a symbol of achievements in knowledge creation.
We have to fight our own attitudes !!
Every faculty member has a unique role to play in taking up this great challenge for academic and research excellence with their expertise in specific areas
But the world around us is doing their best day and night to make us remain as we are today.
We have to fight our own attitudes, our discouraging situations and overcome scarcity of resources to be different from others and reach heights of excellence through innovative research
How to reach the top of research excellence in institutions?
Identify research areas of strength for the institution
Identify interested faculty members from each Department to form a working committee to plan research initiatives and sponsored projects with a committed leader
Identify thrust areas for project activity in their respective fields and possible interdisciplinary areas
THANK YOU !!
How to design a research project ?
Any research project should have following important points to be considered when a
project is designed; What is the problem we are going to solve
through this project ? What is the methodology for the project
activity? How to generate the relevant information to
find a solution for the problem What is the project activity in detail ? How will the project be executed? ……….
How to design a research project ?
How will the results be analyzed to generate the solution to the issue
What are the resources needed ? How much is the fund required for the project ? What is the expertise/resources available at the
institution to carry out the project successfully
How to design a research project ?
What is the expected outcome of the project? What are the deliverables of the project to
society the nation or mankind? What are the justifications for the funds
requested/needed ?
Indian Research Funding Agencies
http://goidirectory.nic.in/exe.htm A one point source to know all about Indian
government websites at all levels and from all sectors
http://icmr.nic.in/guide.htm Indian Council for Medical Research - Guidance for International collaboration for research in biomedical sciences
http://icmr.nic.in/guide/summary.doc Format of summary sheet for new project
proposals involving foreign collaboration/activities
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.csir.nic.in Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
www.dbtindia.nic.in Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
www.dod.nic.in Department of Ocean Development
www.drdo.nic.in Defence Research Development Organisation
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.dst.gov.in Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India www.envfor.nic.in/funding/funding.html
Funding schemes of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
www.icar.org.in Indian Council of Agricultural Research
www.icssr.org Indian Council for Social Science Research
Indian Research Funding Agencies
www.isro.org/respond/index.htm Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of
Space, Govt. of India. www.serc-dst.org Science and Engineering Research Council http://www.barc.ernet.in Department of Atomic Energy – Board for Research in Nuclear Sciences ( BRNS) www.ugc.ac.in University Grants Commission
ICSSR- RESEARCH PROJECTS
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), provides grants to conduct research in various fields of social sciences which have a theoretical, conceptual, methodological or policy orientation on the subject of their choice.
ICSSR- RESEARCH PROJECTS
The research projects may belong to any one of the following social science disciplines or may be interdisciplinary in nature: the recognized disciplines / category are:
(i) Economics / Commerce / Management / Business Administration; (ii) Sociology and Social Anthropology / Social Work / Demography / Gender Studies; (iii) Political Science / International Relations / Geography / Public Administration; (iv) Psychology / Education /Criminology; (v) Other-Linguistics / Law etc.
Thank you very much for your
patience !!!