Classroom study for Management student is not the best process

Hi This is Sachin from Pune.

I think both are important. If we know theoretically then it can be applied practically. So Class room study with more live projects or case studies work practically are better options for the management students.

All we know that practical knowledge will provide better result than theoretical. Good arguments here to support it. And for management students its far better to work on projects directly in corporates with study than full theoretical classes.

CLASSROOM STUDY with EXPOSURE TO MARKET/INDUSTRY yes. This exposure/internship forms part of the regular curriculum for most MBA universities. This again is part of teh exposure-interaction that is mandated for a manager to develop and grow.

This is applicable not only for professionals, for undergraduate level students also should have more practical time table. Now a days undergraduates not able to cope up the Industry competition. There should be a class room learning also but it should be limited to actual requirement.

 Thanks Mr Manoj for referral,a very good and timely debate.

The sub and substance of the argument by Mr Manoj Chaturvedi is very pertinent "grow with the industry".The management student should keep in mind the master key as suggested.

In principle I suypport the idea.

But practically I must point out that i recommend 50% class room and 50% internship based training.

yeah, i am with you. we have seen within us that things that we observe carefully makes us easy to understand the subject. things which we don't understand we try to memorise but after few days the topic goes out of mind. so i feel that if we go both theoritically and practically make us things easy to understand.

Thanks sir for your supportive thought

Rightly said Manoj, Actually this  is applicable for all fields,and it is the responsibility of all the professionals who are in job to support this idea which is some what not done because of insecurity.....our culture and teaching have always told teached us to share the knowledge in order to enhance it...but due to a unseen fear of insecurity keeps the in job professionals to refrain the  young budding graduates from having early exposure.....i have very limited words to express my views..but this debate has a huge potential to go on..... thanks for the referral.

You are right and I will accept with you. They have to involve more in group discussions & presentations. But class room also helps them to get advise/guidance from their professors that can not be completely avoided.

Thanks for the referral Mr. Manoj Chaturvedi.

you are right .Mangement is phenomenon which deals more on practical aspects , which comes only by experience.

Learning Theory & Studying Case-Studies are as much important as practicle exposure to the actual management world, where real action takes place.

In my view for this a two year course in not sufficient.  It should be a Three Year one, having Four Semesters, interspaced with Two Six-Month Internships.

I am of opinion that Education needs revamping in our country.  This is amply true with the comments made by critics.  More colleges, universities, Institutes have started functioning but the standard of education is still in insipid stage.  The bright ones do go outsourcing information which should be legitimately available in the college through the competent Teacher.  Most of them are looking for greener pastures abroad,  If it had not been for the blooming IT Sector and IIMs Indians would have had a tough time getting employed. 

When I did my engineering in one of the best colleges in Bangalore all my practicals were on age old vintage steam turbines and wood working lathes. After obtaining my degree it was difficult to go through an interview at HMT, Bangalore since they started the company in collaboration with famous Oerlikon company of Switzerland. The technology of machines needed by industries had hardly figured during my education in Engineering.  In another interview with the same company, the interviewer threw a dot pen in front of me and asked me about the procedure to manufacture.  Hardly did I know anything about plastic injection moulding. Today the internet is the most trusted source where PDF versions of most of the Technical books written by scholars, experts are available.  During my final year BE exam, I had no internet and also access to the library to borrow books.  Buying them was not affordable.  A friend of mine who belongs to Scheduled caste obliged me with 6 text books from the library to be lent and exchanged whenever necessary.

Anything learnt in a class room would not be as noteworthy as an experience on the field.  Not just Management, but other professional courses like, Law,Teaching, Commerce, Engineering, etc should also introduce compulsory internship for a specific period in respective fields.

Yes if, in parallel you are thinking to some project work with internship or similar

The classroom study kills the creativity and innovativeness in a student.