What’s the future of management education

What’s the future of management education

B-schools have created courses that cater to the growing need for work-from-home skills, writes Ashish Munjal

31.08.2020 Education Times 

Even though everything may seem to be getting back on track, the pandemic has exposed the inertia towards change among management institutes in India. The COVID-19 effect on higher education, especially B-schools, is obvious and can be seen in terms of all academic processes coming to a halt midway. The impact of the coronavirus crisis on the future of management education can be seen in two aspects. First, what Bschools are doing to incorporate the evolving the situation, and second is how students need to prepare and choose the right B-school for a successful career in the ‘new normal’.

As we move ahead, B-schools and MBA aspirants will need to identify the untapped potential of the IT infrastructure in place. For which the aspirants need to demand and look out for B-schools that cater to a tech-first approach. This would mean a 360-degree advancement of learning and teaching practices, giving us freedom in times where brick and mortar are dormant factors of the education industry’s infrastructure.

Everything with a dash of technology

The initial redundancy check has thrown light on the unprecedented usage of the learning management system (LMS) at B-schools. These online portals have been in place for some years now, however, they were merely being used for projects, distributing reference materials, event calendars and student body updates. The pandemichas propelled the use of the LMS to reach a much wider audience and cater to an array of activities. This includes workshops or pre-courses, workfrom-home certifications, mock interviews and guest lectures. Now, B-schools are looking at online studying as an integral part of every course.

Post-COVID industry skills

Predominantly, there has been a rise in the need for strong networking capabilities, interpersonal leadership skills, digital marketing solutions, assertive communication and Work-from-home skills as per the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) 2020 Corporate Recruiters Survey.

As an MBA graduate, the most daunting question is around the employability factor and skill alignment with the opportunities available in the current job market. Catering to this issue, B-schools have created workshops, webinars and courses that specifically cater to the growing need for work-from-home skills and competencies. The future holds a lot of potential for MBA graduates as professionals in this technology and networking dominant scenario.

(The author is the co-founder of Sunstone Eduversity) Full report on educationtimes.com

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