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Should schools & colleges introduce courses in social media??

Created by : Taniya Laskar, Project Architect, Leading IT solutions  | 12 08 2010 07:01:38 +0000
Industry : Teaching/EducationFunctional Area : Executive Education(Personal Interests)
Keywords : social media social networking sites social media course in schools and colleges courses in social media
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Academic research on the uses of social media, initially the province of technology experts, has moved into business schools, and faculty are exploring questions like how people manage the boundaries between work and personal life in the virtual world.

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As social-media sites like Facebook and Twitter transform the way companies communicate, business-school professors are scrambling to keep up with the fast-moving phenomenon of online networking, and help their students learn how to use the new technologies wisely.  Do you really think that schools and colleges should introduce  courses in Social media?? what are your thoughts on this people..

  
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Sorry, to say but, there is no need to have course in social media because it is self explanatory and any one learn it if he is educated.
By Chandra shekhar, Technical Writer/Quality Assurance, CMMI 3 Software Company, Hyderabad  12 08 2010 07:06:41 +0000
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Yes,,, its needed today Social Media is the trend which is applicable in today's technology world, many of them are self acquainted, still need to be part of curriculum...
By Ms.Parul Bharat Shah, Partner/Principal/VP, Great Minds Services  | 01 20 2011 08:29:34 +0000
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yes.. already implementation is started.
By mohammed abdul khader, sap basis consultant, MYM Technologies  | 01 20 2011 07:17:16 +0000
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Social Media is the next big thing after the dotcom boom. Social Media is the vital element of Web 2.0. Harvard Business School and Columbia University's Graduate School of Business have already started courses on Social Media. It is also expected to reach newer heights in the near future.
By Gopu Palanisamy, Business Development, EphronSys  | 01 20 2011 06:50:08 +0000
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@Chandra - it depends on what one uses social media for! while the usage of social media as entertainment comes naturally to people.. using it to benefit your organisation/company is a whole new ball game. I just attended the India Social Summit 2010 where we got a glimpse of how social media can be beneficial, and we paid Rs 7000 for those few titbits!
By Rohan Koshy, Corp. Communication Executive, Oasis India  | 01 10 2011 11:57:59 +0000
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Yes - It should me made manadatory as a small subject or an activity
By dilnawazsambul , System Admin, Torm Shipping  | 01 10 2011 09:51:48 +0000
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It will prepare the GenNext for thye Future
By Ravindra Patil, Director - Marketing, Ultraliant Infotech Pvt Ltd  | 12 09 2010 13:20:42 +0000
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Yes i feel as it is the need of the hour.
By anuradha , Education Coordinator, A to Z Technologies  | 12 09 2010 04:49:04 +0000
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Now a days in our society evenif in oursleves too, the social & moral impact seems not to be better than any materialistic gain. So i beleive that it should be one of the steps that should be a compulsory couse in level of education. Thanks Aftab
By Aftab Alam Khan, Technical Lead - Testing, AGNITY India Technologies Pvt Ltd  | 12 09 2010 03:23:52 +0000
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I think schools & colleges should introduce courses in social media. Believe me Social media is the next biggest thing, and people have relevant knowledge and experience will be the most sort out guys in future.  Students are convinced that social media will play a big part in their careers and are eager for classroom time on the subject. Course on advertising and social media strategy today is drawing students like anything.

I've heard many students "say that they get asked about social media in every job interview that they have, whether it's a banking interview, a consulting interview," or any other sector. So, it would be great if students have a class on it.  With social media changing so quickly, students realize that there are some underlying fundamentals that are here to stay regardless of how the platforms change.  Most important, are changes in the ways businesses and customers talk to each other and how can businesses can leverage on that. So, it would be great schools and colleges introducing courses in Social media..
By Taniya Laskar, Project Architect, Leading IT solutions  | 12 08 2010 07:01:38 +0000
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