Simulation Teaching – A Step towards Industry Tailored Education

Stepping and surviving in today’s corporate sector is a challenge in itself. The fast-paced corporate sector is evolving and adopting new techniques & strategies in order to increase their share of profit multiple times. These companies are so much time-starved that they only appoint candidates who are familiar or maybe well-versed with all the prevailing market trends. Such a demanding attitude of corporate organizations not only poses a challenge amongst students but also amongst the educational institutions.

If one compares the present teaching methods and techniques with the ones followed in the earlier times then a significant difference can be observed. Unlike earlier days, institutions offering management and technical courses employ advanced and practical ways for teaching students. Doubtlessly, varied methods are used for training students before they enter the corporate world but the one gaining popularity with each passing day is “Simulation”.

The term simulation is used commonly in different fields and it means “imitation of some real thing”. By using the simulation teaching method, the students are made to imitate the real situations confronted in the corporate sector. This technique firstly helps students in understanding the nature and behavior of a particular field.

Let us quote a very simple example to make students understand what exactly is done in simulation.

Here, let us take an example of students pursuing MBA in Human Resources. HR professionals generally have to conduct interviews be it a telephonic interview or interview in person. Now, with simulation method of training, students have to play the role of an interview while some other student plays the role of interviewee. Both the students would prepare material to ensure that they justify the role being played.

This is just one example and you can find this technique being used in almost every stream and discipline of education.

At RIMT, our faculty members are constantly working on innovative methods for teaching and training students. It not only helps in preparing students for the corporate world but also assists in improving quality of education.