The college is making an attempt in right earnest to fulfillits mandate. The new teaching methodology is a major step in this direction. The salient feature of the teaching-learning process is that it synthesizes conventional mechanisms of learning, such as lectures, laboratory sessions and projects, with interactive teaching-learning aids like seminars, guest lectures/expert sessions, industrial visits, and assignments.
Interactive Teaching Learning Methods (ITL) are slowly replacing the traditional teaching methodologies in all areas of higher education. The Interactive Learning Methodology (ITL) has many advantages when compared with the traditional lecture method of teaching. It aims at giving the students experience in the practical implementation of theoretical concepts and stimulates their interest in technological developments and changing managerial practices. As student’s participation is compulsory for these activities, it results in increased knowledge sharing amongstudents, improves the communication skills, develops their personality and makes them more employable. Keeping in view, the need for new methods in MBA and MCA, ITL was introduced in the academic year 2012-13 at Aurora Group Colleges. After observing the working of the new methodology on a pilot basis during the last two years and the benefits it yielded, it was felt necessary to implement the concept more rigorously in order to derive maximum advantage of this concept and mould our students to be competitive in the Global Markets.
Experiential learning facilitates “learning by doing.” It teaches the students competencies they need for real time success. A true experiential learning creates an invaluable opportunity to prepare students for a profession or career. It enables the students to encounter the real time activities and learn through experiencing the same. This aims at increasing the observation capabilities of students and helps them to understand the practical aspects of theoretical concepts.
Today’s business and industry are not satisfied with the students who have only theoretical knowledge as there exists a gap between academics and industry. To reduce the gap the colleges analyze the curriculum and design the modules of contents beyond syllabus to make the students overcome the gaps existing in the skill sets required by the industry.
The submission of assignments is mandatory for all the learning groups. The learning group is given a set of assignments normally from the question bank on each subject. The handbook provides a question bank for each unit with questions drawn from Osmania University Examinations. These assignments will enable the students to prepare well for the final examinations. Each learning group has to submit 5 assignments in all from every subject.
A continuous and healthy interaction with industries is essential for any management college to retain its dynamism. This will go a long way in upgrading the skills of the staff and the students. With this objective, Aurora’s P.G. College is on the verge of signing MOUs with industries. This is an important step in identifying the common working areas for mutual benefit.
In addition to the curriculum designed by the university, the students need to be exposed to the least developments in the field. In view of this, the college invites experts from the industry and centers of higher learning for giving lectures on topics of current interest. Guest lectures inculcate rich insights and inspire students to identify the trust areas for individual and collective excellence. They go a long way in providing a thorough understanding of concepts, new application areas and developments which a student may not get exposed to otherwise. The college organizes one guest lecture for each subject in every semester. Learning groups will be involved in conducting the guest lectures.
Aurora is proud to have its student in key positions at several prestigious organizations in India and abroad. This gives importance to the activities of the Alumni Association. The Association helps its members and also the students currently studying in the College in various activities.
