Cerebral Shangrila

Thursday, July 29, 2004

MBA - Best way to Learn ?
 
                                     Perhaps the first thing that strikes you at B-school is the way it questions your traditional methods of learning.Most of us have been used to a system of Teacher-Student Instruction method where the teacher lectures and the student learns.
 
                                      But at my B-school there is a heavy emphasis on Case Study Method and Group Presentations.This brings us to the age old debate of which is better : Case Study Vs Lecture Method. There is no prefect answer for this. Some Schools like Harvard,Darden (U of Virginia) follow predominantly the Case Study Method , while others like Yale,Carnegie-Mellon follow the Lecture Method.
 
                                      Of course I have no clue which is the best method.But found this URL about the teaching styles in Top 25 US B-Schools.

2 Comments:

  • the best proverb for this would be

    "Paduthukunum porthikalam, porthikinum paduthukalam"

    So never mind case study or lecture, only interest on the topic makes things enter into "the kidney"!!!

    By Blogger gormandizer, at 3:22 AM  

  • A mix of both of them would be a right choice...with conceptual thoughts conveyed through the lecture method and the applications via case study.
    Queer.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:51 AM  

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