The Strategy Academy [TSA] has resources and capabilities to offer following services to Business Schools in India and Overseas in the areas of :
1. Post Graduate level Strategic Management
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Services - Business Schools
Introduction
The Strategy Academy [TSA] has resources and capabilities to offer following services to Business Schools in India and Overseas in the areas of :
Content, faculty, evaluation and grading services for any Post Graduate level Strategic Management course – both compulsory and optional
Content, faculty, evaluation and grading services for any Post Graduate Program in Management [ both one year and two year duration] on a turnkey basis
Infrastructure to Deliver The Services
All formal sessions, coming under the services mentioned in [1] and [2], will be LIVE sessions always conducted by a faculty and will be delivered through 2 Way Interactive DIGITAL platform which can be accessed from offices and homes of participants or cybercafés.
All that a participant should have for accessing the live sessions from his/her office or home are :
a PC/Laptop,
a headphone,
a high speed broadband data card [ such as the ones introduced by leading service providers in India in the beginning of 2009] or a dedicated 256kbps broadband service on the PC/Laptop.
For large batches having say 100 plus participants [ no upper limit], the concerned business schools will need to have a class room fitted with
a dedicated broadband line of 512kbps
one landline
one PC/Laptop
one LCD projector
a few wireless key boards and hi fi microphones and
a course administrator in each class room when a session is in progress.
Post Graduate level Strategic Management course
Set up an appropriate ERP based system for recording and retrieving every information on students with details of sessions attended , examination and results for ensuring effective administration of the strategic management course.
Design of the strategic management course with session wise content details
Identify the right faculty [ which will be more than one for the course] and entering into an agreement with him/her
Prepare the schedule of sessions showing dates and timing of each session
Agree the dates and timing of each session with the faculty identified
Prepare the recommended book list for the course
Prepare the additional reading materials for each course and their electronic copies
Purchase of electronic copies of cases from leading B Schools
Procuring soft copies of teaching materials from each faculty
Maintain complete database of each student with his/her full details including email
Emailing of soft copies of teaching and reading materials for each session to each student
Organize sessions on LIVE DIGITAL platform ref the schedule prepared [item 4 above]
Send the attendance data of each student [ based on what can be seen from the log ins] to the university/college and ask them to check the with their own records [ class rooms where the digital feeds will be received will be administered by the college/university] and follow up cases where attendance level is less than the minimum
Send take home assignments to each student in respect of the self study component
Evaluate the self study assignments and declare grades
Set examination question and send to the College/University authorities for conducting face to face examinations
Receive the answer papers from college/ university authorities , record the same in ERP of the Academy and arrange for evaluation and declare the grades
Issue the grade sheet showing grade obtained by each student.
Store the checked answer papers of each student for any future reference by students/others
Issue a certificate to the university/college in respect of each student stating that the student has completed/not completed the academic requirements as stipulated by the university / college
Set up an appropriate ERP based system for recording and retrieving every information on students, subjects they have chosen and concerned details of sessions, examination and results for ensuring effective administration of the academic program
Design of each course with session wise content details
Identify the right faculty [ which will be more than one for each course] and entering into an agreement with him/her
Prepare the schedule of sessions showing dates and timing of each session for each course
Agree the dates and timing of each session with the faculty identified
Prepare the recommended book list for each course
Prepare the additional reading materials for each course and their electronic copies
Purchase of electronic copies of cases from B Schools
Procuring soft copies of teaching materials from each faculty
Maintain complete database of each student with his/her full details including email
Emailing of soft copies of teaching and reading materials for each session of each subject to each student
Organize sessions on LIVE DIGITAL platform ref the schedule prepared [ please see the 4th item above]
Send the attendance data of each student [ based on what can be seen from the log ins] to the university/college and ask them to check the with their own records [ class rooms where the digital feeds will be received will be administered by the college/university] and follow up cases where attendance level is less than the minimum
Send assignments [ 2 per subject] to each students ref the self study component
Evaluate the self study assignments and declare grades
Set examination question for each subject and send to the College/University authorities for conducting face to face examinations
Receive the answer papers from college/ university authorities , record the same in ERP of the Academy and arrange for evaluation and declare the grades of each subject
Issue a comprehensive grade sheet showing grades obtained by each student in respect of each subject
Store the checked answer papers of each student for any future reference by students/others
Issue a certificate to the university/college in respect of each student stating that the student has completed/not completed the academic requirements as stipulated by the university / college
Steps For Accessing The Services
Interested business schools to write to Prof Ranjan Das, Chief Mentor – The Strategy Academy and Prof of Strategic Management, IIM Calcutta at chiefmentor@thestrategyacademy.org stating which of the two services, [1] or [2], they are interested to explore and the size of the batch proposed to be covered by the concerned service.
Alternatively, they can also Call Prof Ranjan Das at +919830052722 for a discussion over phone