We Offer Course Delivery Through Master Classes, says Dean of School Economics & Commerce, MIT-WPU

In a conversation with Shiksha.com, Dr Gunjeet Kaur, Dean of the School of Economics and Commerce talks about the course delivery at the School of Economics, MIT WPU which takes place through Master classes by international faculty members, experiential learning pedagogy and value-add courses from INSEAD and Harvard. 

Dr Gunjeet Kaur is currently positioned as the Dean of the School of Economics and Commerce. Dr Gunjeet Kaur is a Doctorate in (Marketing) from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Her interest areas are Relationship Marketing, Branding, Strategic Marketing, and Customer Experience. 

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Q1. Is your college/university receptive to innovation, technology, science & entrepreneurship? Could you cite some examples of these? 

MITWPU has an incubation centre that encourages students and faculty members to innovate new ideas. This centre has all the facilities that support experimentation and projects. School of Economics and Commerce has built into its curriculum structure of commerce degree and economics degree programs benchmarked courses that deliver technological integration into finance, accounts, and economics domains. As both the commerce and Economics departments are offering B.Sc program, a dedicated focus on scientific aspects in each domain is delivered through quantitative and analytical pedagogy.

Q2. Share a list of the top five USPs why students should choose B.Sc. Business Economics programme at MIT-WPU  than its competitors? Also, what sets you apart from the rest?

• MIT-WPU offers B.Sc in Business Economics as compared to BA in Business Economics offered by other institutes and universities. This decision was taken keeping in mind the benchmark of Business Economics programs at Harvard, UCLA, and University of Exter. This enables students to go for higher education abroad smoothly.
• The program at MIT-WPU offers course delivery through Master classes by international faculty members, experiential learning pedagogy and value-add courses from INSEAD and Harvard.
• It trains students to be eligible as Business Analysts across industries, sectors, and domains enabling a much wider scope of career prospects.
• The program enables students to go for a semester abroad and international immersion in different countries.
• MIT-WPU has a broad range of MOUs with different companies to assist students in their career choices and progression.
• MIT-WPU’s Business Economics program sets itself apart as a scientific benchmarked offering rather than a run-of-the-mill BA program.

Q3. How do you ensure that you have an up-to-date course curriculum that helps students stay at par with corporate expectations? How do you make students industry ready?

The course curriculum is designed after benchmarking courses with national and international Ivy League universities. The curriculum is then approved by a Board of the School and Academic Council with members from industry, academia, and alumni validating the curriculum. MIT-WPU has integrated across the programs a Corporate Readiness program that trains students for various aspects of being ready for the industry- be it communication skills, interview skills, CV writing and many such aspects.

Q4. Why is the B.Sc. Business Economics programme considered the best choice for students seeking professional growth? Highlight some of the best teaching methodologies adopted.

Business Economicus program trains the study through hands-on mini projects, experiential learning, and case study teaching pedagogy making it a real-world oriented program where students get their learning by doing in the external world rather than sitting in the classroom. Master classes by international faculty members, case study method, participating in live projects in the corporate, and study abroad and international immersion are some of the top highlights of teaching pedagogy.

Q5. Do you believe in imparting knowledge that is not restricted to classrooms only? If yes, how? 

As explained in the answer to question 4, Masterclasses by international faculty members, case study method, participating in live projects in the corporate, and study abroad and international immersion are some of the top highlights of teaching pedagogy. Students get their learning by doing in the external world rather than sitting in the classroom.

Q6. How do you support students for placements? Share some of the latest placement achievements.

MIT-WPU has a central Career Assistance Cell that grooms and assists students to get placed. Through this cell, MIT-WPU has signed MOUs with various companies across industries be it Consulting, Banks, or FMCG. Students at the School of Economics and Commerce, for example, were offered internships at Barclays at a stipend of Rs 75,000 per month.

Q7. Does your college/ university offer scholarships? 

Yes, MIT-WPU has various scholarships across categories for eligible students to enable them to pursue degree programs.

Q8. What are the teaching methodologies that your college is currently following? Do these technologies resemble new-age teaching technologies? 

Experiential learning, live projects, international, national, and rural immersion, analytical software-based teaching and inclusion of technology-based courses like fintech, econometrics, and digital payment systems are some of the examples of teaching technologies. Each classroom has a smart board enabling faculty members to access the internet for student engagement tools.