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Online Teaching jobs and career

Online teaching is growing leaps and bounds. It is the area of future. Technology aids online teaching. With technology there are now online classrooms, where teachers have to simply log in and start connecting students. In olden days, home tuitions were popular. After school or college hours, teachers would hold tuitions at their place of choice and students would reach the venue according to their ‘batch’ timings. We as students all have undergone this at some point in our lives, right? It is time for now for teachers to consider this as an alternate career prospect. In today’s social network world, it is important for teachers to stay connected with the latest student demands. According to a study around 20 % of students are now engaged in self-study through online mode like PROCKC. This figure is expected to go up in the coming months and teachers need to be prepared to understand this shift in the student preferences. Many online content companies are now coming up with the promise to introduce all the latest AI, ML and VR techniques in content creation. But can it replace the teachers is the question? Highly unlikely. Studies show that a way student perceives and learns the subject is more to do with teacher as much as the content like PROCKC. If students would have learnt from content alone, we would have had only libraries and teaching profession would have been long gone. But the fact that it has not gone and it is still growing strong points to the obvious need for humans to engage with human teachers rather than robots. This may well be the future but surely just like robots cannot replace artists and painters, it can also not replace teachers. Because teaching is an art! And online teaching is the new showcase of that art!

Why Sociology in SAU ?

South Asian University is established in New Delhi under the aegis of SAARC which is one of its kind. An international institution in type, it believes it providing knowledge by breaking away the borders in South Asia. The masters as well as the M.Phil/ PhD. Proggrame in the University has one of the the highest teacher to student ratio compared to other universities as South Asian University takes only 30 students in its Masters Programme and 6 students in its M. Phil/ PhD. Programme. Another unique experience one can get in this university is true sense of South Asia because the proportion of students in the class is such that 50 percent belongs to India and the rest half to all other SAARC countries or non- SAARC countries. Therefore, in the classroom of Social Sciences Departments such as Sociology, the students bring in different elements to the discussion from their own countries which enhances the knowledge. Sociology is a discipline within the domain of social sciences where one attains knowledge about the scientific ways of studying the interaction and relationship between an individual person and the society. The Department of Sociology at the South Asian University, New Delhi provides its students the knowledge and the ways of studying different phenomena taking place in different societies across the world. The Department believes that it is important to study societies across the world from different points of view rather than restricting to the studies of west. Therefore, it tries to blur the line between sociology and social anthropology which gives the student an in-depth historical understanding of the issues as well as their contemporary studies. Further, the department has designed its courses in such a way that almost every course contains some elements of South Asia, which sets it apart from other Universities not only in India but across South Asia. South Asian University is inclined towards academic research and therefore, the Sociology Department does not provide any placement opportunities in the industrial sector of Non- Profit Organisations. But the students are encouraged to pursue high quality academic research which also is a need of the time in South Asia.

Executive MBA : Why you need one?

Executive MBA is a special programme developed keeping in mind experienced and senior professionals who want to work full time while enhancing their qualification. The syllabus is same as that of any normal MBA programme on general management (Some colleges even offer specializations). The key focus of such a programme is to enhance the leadership skill of the participants and help them advance in their career paths. This helps them widen their vision from the nature boundary of their work and develop as CEOs of the future. The admission process is also like any other MBA programme. The main qualifying exam is GMAT, however, it may vary from institution to institution. The best institutions offering Executive MBA programme are: Indian School of Business, IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, XLRIs, etc. The course fee and eligibility criteria vary across different institutes. It is advisable to go for such a programme with minimum 6-7 years of experience. Pros:
1. The course helps develop individuals for upper managerial positions.
2. All concepts learnt can be applied instantly at workplace based on your power and position.
3. The class generally has a rich experience bucket who are instantly able to relate to the concepts learnt with the practice at their workplace.
4. The programme mainly aims at peer-to-peer learning with application based exercise rather than focus on theoretical concepts.
5. Enhances growth in organization as well as career prospects increase.
Cons:
1. Work and study balance can take a toll on general schedule of things, as the classes might be in the evenings, or weekends or for 10 continuous days with classes stretching from 8:30am to 8:30pm.
2. Work pressures might force participants to miss classes at times.
3. Personal life and enjoyment has to be sacrificed to pursue the rigorous academic programme.
The ROI on such a programme is huge in terms of personal development and recognition at workplace. Hence, signing up for an executive MBA is definitely a good thing to do.