Research based leraning for developing employabilty skills in young minds

Research based Learning for Developing Employability Skills inYoung Minds
G R Sinha, PhD
IEEE Senior Member, ACM DistinguishedSpeaker, IEEE DistinguishedSpeaker
Adjunct Professor IIIT Bangalore & Professor, Myanmar Institute of InformationTechnology Mandalay
Email: drgrsinha@ieee.org, ganeshsinha@acm.org, gr_sinha@miit.edu.mm

 Motivation
 Employability Skills!
 Research Based Learning
 Success and Competence
 Using ICT tools
2Research based Learning for Developing Employability Skills in Young Minds Prof. G R Sinha @IEEE Chapter EPCET Bangalore India 23rd June, 2020
Outline of Lecture
Source: https://sswap.ca/instructional-areas/employability-skills-3/

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Motivation
Research based Learning for Developing Employability Skills in Young Minds Prof. G R Sinha @IEEE Chapter EPCET Bangalore India 23rd June, 2020

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 Need scientific temper in young minds
 Need Global Skills to grab Global opportunities
 Think Globally – Act Locally - Reform Villages
 Each One, Teach One
Think big, Think fast, Think ahead, Ideas are no one's Monopoly
Modern Thinkers

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Uncover the Perfection
 By removing all the obstacles on the way to achieving perfection
 Each Soul is Potentially Divine and the goal is to manifest the Divinity-----Swami Vivekananda
Source: Google images

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Different Approach
IDIOT: One listens to his
heart and chases his
dreams.

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Pool of Graduates
Selection Committee
Global Reality #1!

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Global Reality #2!

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Employability Skills!

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21st Century Skills
Development of Multiple Intelligence
 Critical Thinking: Creative Thinking
 Decision-Making
 Problem Solving
 Interpersonal Relationship
 Effective Communication
 Coping with Emotions, Stress
 Self-Awareness
High value on Verbal & Written communication
KNOWLEDGE Plus SKILL Employable EMPLOYMENT

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Graduate Attributes (Washington Accord)
 Engineering Knowledge
 Problem Analysis
 Design/Development of Solutions
 Conduct investigations of Complex problems
 Modern Tool Usage
 Individual and Team Work
 Communication and Life-long Learning
 The Engineer and Society
 Project Management and Finance
 Environment; Sustainability and Ethics

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Industry Requires
 Technical and Soft Skills
 Candidates who can Integrate into Organization with Peers, Managers, Juniors,
Customers and Partners
 Professionals who can Adapt to Multi-cultural environment and Virtual Teams

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Career Options
IT Industries
(Technology Vendors, IT Services, System Integrators, Consulting…)
Academia
(Research, In-house IT, Product Design…)
Government Services
(Education, R & D, Defense, Space, e-Governance…)
Entrepreneurship
Services Industries
(Entertainment, Hospitality, Healthcare…)

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 Skills, Attitude, and Qualities to Get and Keep a Job
 Set of attributes, skills and knowledge required to become capable and effective in
workplace to benefit self, employer, wider economy and society
Only 20-30%
Graduates are
Employable
Employability Skills

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Research based Learning

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Research Approach
Tell me, I will forget
Show me, I may remember
Involve me, and I will understand

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Research provides Learning Environment
Research is:
 Careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to
establish facts or principles.
 Is a discovery (rediscovery); A voyage from the known to the unknown.
 Working in teams to experience and explore relevant, real-world problems, questions, issues, and
challenges; then creating presentations and products to share what they have learned.

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Planning and Organising
Problem Solving
Flexibility
Enthusiasm
Self Confidence
Personal Presentation
Team Work
Attitude
Reliability
IT Skills
Writing Skills
Motivation
(contd..)

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Bloom’s Taxonomy of Knowledge
 Skills that could be demonstrated:
Observation and recall of information; knowledge of dates, events,
places, major ideas; and mastery of subject
 Questions:
List, define, tell, describe, identify, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, who, when, where, etc.

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 grasp meaning
 translate knowledge into new context,
 interpret facts, compare, contrast
 order, group, infer causes, predict consequences
 Questions:
Summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Comprehension

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use information & methods, concepts, theories in new situations, solve problems using required
skills or knowledge
 Questions:
apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change,
classify, experiment, discover
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Application

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 seeing patterns
 recognition of hidden meanings
 identification of components
 Questions:
analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Analysis

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 To learn collaboration/teamwork – work in teams
 To learn critical thinking – take on small but complex problems
 To learn oral communication – present
 To learn written communications – write
 To learn technology – use technology judiciously
 To develop citizenship – take on civic and global issues
 To learn about careers – do internships
How to Develop Skills

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Continuous Improvement
Say what you want
Do what you say
Prove it
Improve it

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Success and Competence

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 Take up one idea
 Make that one idea your life
 Think of it, dream of it. Live on that idea
 Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of the body be full of that idea
 This the way to “SUCCESS”
SUCCESS Process

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 Goal Identification (Dream)
 Strengthening commitment to Goal
 Change Behavior
 Change Attitude
 Attitude and Aptitude helps in Achieving Altitude in our Life!
(contd..)

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 Weakens commitment to goal
 Overconfidence and Low Self confidence
 Lack of Self worth
 Adoption of victim role and Cursing the authority
 Unwillingness to seek help
 Resistance to Change
 Tendency toward Procrastination
 Avoidance of areas of weakness or perceived unpleasantness
Negative Attitude Inhibits

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 FAIL: First Attempt In Learning
 END: Effort Never Dies
 NO: Next Opportunity
 FEAR: Face Everything And Rise
Positive Attitude
FEAR: Forget Everything And Run (Not Allowed)

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Smart Work Vs Hard Work
 Smart Work is new mantra in place of Hard Work
 Smart Work through ICT
 SMART: Specific + Measurable + Achievable + Result Oriented + Time Bound
 SMART goals are to be set

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 Successful-----Get an Employment
 Competent---Enjoys Sustainable Career Growth
Success Versus Competence

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Using ICT Tools

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ICT Tools
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

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 Start Speaking, Come out from Inhibitions (Using Phone, Class Room, Video/Voice Call)
 Engage in Writing (Using Blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, Other Social Media)
 Develop Listening ability (Using Google play stores, Audio Files)
 Write Blogs (Use any suitable blogger application)
 Present yourself (In classroom, Seminar, Skype)
 Record your Presentations/Chat (Seminars, Skype)
How to Improve Communication Skills

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 I Know What I Know
 I Know What I do not Know
 I do not Know What I Know
 I Know What I Know
Know Yourself
Identify your strengths and weaknesses

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E= mc2
E = Excellence m= Motivation c=Commitment
Example: c= 0.5 (half hearted), E= ¼ AND c= 2 (doubly committed), E= 4
Thank You!

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