EXPERIENTIAL TEACHING - A NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Management Education

Hindu scriptures say, knowledge cannot be delivered, it has to be acquired. If we had stuck to this traditional wisdom, as a nation we would be far superior in knowledge and would not have to deal with issues of knowledge management. The knowledge deficit in our students cannot be blamed on the students or the teachers. We follow a university system of fixed syllabus which do not change fast enough and does not give a lot of scope for innovation. But there are the brave in the systems, who have tried out innovative methods within the fixed systems to ensure that the learning for the students is more practical, time specific, and relevant to the industry. The aim of the paper was to talk to a few teachers who have tried these methods. A few of these methods were tested through workshop on 100 MBA students, on subjects they had already learned traditionally, and their reactions were noted. Though experiential learning was found to be tougher but, was also better as per maximum number of students who participated in the study. The methods tried were simulation exercises, role plays, workshops and actual do-it-in business. These methods can be successful only if the teachers are ready to put in that little extra for the students and it requires the interest of students without which the exercise will not succeed.

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