Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 21: Interna-tional Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Human Resource Management (ICccR & HRM), University of Jammu, today organized a case based interactive workshop for the students, research scholars and faculty members from across the Faculty of Business Studies, JU.
Professor Manoj Anand from Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, was the resource person for the workshop. This workshop had been organised with the objective to train the participants who wish to engage themselves in research and case writing, which is a fundamental tool for learning through doing.
Professor Manoj Anand, during the workshop, discussed an array of case-studies ranging from corporate ethics to project management and encouraged divergent thinking amongst the participants. The participants also indulged in immense brainstorming and elucidated their perspectives about the cases. Professor Manoj highlighted that by the adoption of case-based methodology in a classroom setup, higher level of cognitive learning is observed and participants move beyond the recall of knowledge to analysis, evaluation and application. He encouraged the students to understand the significance of case based teaching methodology as a facilitator to interdisciplinary learning and a tool to establish the connect between specific academic topics and real-world societal issues and phenomena.
JU Vice-Chancellor Profes-sor R D Sharma, who was also present there, expressed satisfaction with the kind of initiatives that are undertaken at the International Centre towards the holistic development of the students. He appreciated the contributions of Professor Neelu Rohmetra, Founder former Director, ICccR & HRM and currently Director, IIM, Sirmaur for bringing the true international orientation of the department. He also lauded the efforts of Professor Deepak Raj Gupta, Director, ICccR & HRM, for ensuring quality, professionalism and value creation through such endeavours.
Earlier, Professor Deepak Raj Gupta, during his address, discussed the need for holding such a workshop at ICccR & HRM, JU. He said that the case-based approach not only activates the thinking process but enables in bridging the gap between theory and practice.
The workshop was attended by the students, research scholars and faculty members from ICccR & HRM, Department of Commerce and School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, JU.
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