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Page 1: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

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RESEARCH : AN INTEGRAL

COMPONENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Dr. V. S Jayakumar

TWO DAY ORIENTATION PROGRAMMECORPORATE MANAGEMENT OF MOC COLLEGES,

DEVALOKAM, KOTTAYAM16 May 2014

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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

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Prototypical U.S. Industry …in 10 years if all goes well

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!!!

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The Forces of Change

The Age of Knowledge

The Knowledge ExplosionGlobalizationThe High Performance WorkplaceDiversityAccelerating Technological ChangeNonlinear Knowledge Transfer

Changing Societal NeedsFinancial ImperativesTechnology DriversMarket Forces

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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;

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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

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The Traditional Roles of the University

Economic Development

(Agriculture, Industry, etc.)

Technology Transfer

NationalDefense

Health CareTeaching

andScholarship

International Development

Entertainment(Arts, Sports)

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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

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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

Page 22: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 23: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

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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;

Page 25: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

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The Traditional Roles of the University

Economic Development

(Agriculture, Industry, etc.)

Technology Transfer

NationalDefense

Health CareTeaching

andScholarship

International Development

Entertainment(Arts, Sports)

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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

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Prototypical U.S. Industry …in 10 years if all goes well

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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?

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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 ??

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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!

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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

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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

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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!

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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.”

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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

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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 ?

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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.

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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

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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

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THANK YOU !!

Page 44: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

Thank you very much for your

patience !!!

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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? ……….

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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

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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 ?

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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  

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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

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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 

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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

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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.

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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.

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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?

Page 55: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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 ??

Page 56: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any 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!

Page 57: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society
Page 58: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 59: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 60: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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!

Page 61: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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.”

Page 62: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society
Page 63: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 64: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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 ?

Page 65: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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.

Page 66: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 67: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

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THANK YOU !!

Page 69: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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? ……….

Page 70: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

Page 71: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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 ?

Page 72: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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  

Page 73: Teachers: The  Most valuable Asset of  any Society

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

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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 

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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

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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.

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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.

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Thank you very much for your

patience !!!