Followership 5 @ MTech Christ University, Kengeri

Copy of CUFE Report

 

On the 13^th of September, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CUFE had organized a workshop on leadership skills. The event was a collaborative effort of Prof K Balachandran, Head of Computer Science & Engineering and Prof Jibrael Jos. Prof Jibrael Jos, presently a faculty in Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Hosur Road, has over 12 years of industry experience in the area of Business Intelligence, Project Management, Recruiting and Training.

A group of 24 students, both from M Tech 1^st and 2^nd years had taken effective part in the workshop. The workshop was a day-long session that began at 9 in the morning and went on till 4 in the evening. The leadership workshop, termed as “Followership” workshop, was filled with many activities that were not only aimed at bringing out effective leaders in the participants but also giving them insight on how to be good team players. The session included events like Think First, Thespian Walk, Leadership Traits, Building from Scratch and many more, in which the students were divided into teams and were given challenges. Prof K Balachandran took a session on Leadership Traits; he used a blend of a Image based presentation, Individual Introspection and Group Interaction to drive home the key traits of a leader. Towards the end of the session, Prof Jibrael Jos had the students identify not just their goals and aims but also their habits, strengths, weaknesses and many more factors that could help them recognize their individuality and entrust upon them the urge to reach their goals.

It closed at 4 pm as an eventful and beneficial workshop for the students, who have stated it to be both fun and educative workshop- one of the like they would look forward to

"I like the “Cricket Stadium Making” in which we have spent time on planning, designing and implementing it with our peers", Amresh Kumar

"You sure inspired us with the small things that matter a lot", Kanthi Aradhana

Followership 4 @ Christ University

Leadership Workshop for M.Sc/MCA Students
Conducted by Jibrael Jos
Date : 14 - Nov -2011
Participants : 16 students


Agenda

• Followership
• Self Belief
• IPS
• Leadership Traits
• Building from Scratch
  
  Conducted some different kind of activities to make participants realize the importance of team work, planning and time management
  
  The enthusiasm of the participants was very heartening. Two foreign students added a different flavor to the workshop, bringing in their insights. A very talented bunch of student, they had a task to build a 3 feet long bridge using thermocol plates, glasses, straws, rubber band, glue , paint, thread etc. Time Limit was 30 minutes. Both the teams did a wonderful job.

The workshop included Theater Based Games, Verbal, Numerical and Analytical Puzzles and activity based games. The idea is that different leaders emerge for different areas. Some students are creative, some are more disciplined, some have good speaking skills, some can act and some can dance. Students get a chance to both lead and follow.

Teaching: Odd Semester 2010

This semester had the following classes

• M.Sc Data Structures (~60 hrs)
  
• M.S Data Structures (~40 hrs)
  
• BSc (CMS and CME) DBMS (~50 hrs)
  
• MCA/M.Sc Placement (~25 hrs)
  
• BCA : Pl/SQL (12 hrs)
• Class Teacher for M.Sc 1st Sem and MS 1st Sem
  

I have really enjoyed teaching here at Christ and each semester it is getting better.

Students of B.Sc were a different bunch to the students I had taught in PG Courses and taking their class was definitely fun. I found the class very enthusiastic and it gave me new energy each time I walked into the class.

My Learnings:

• Not to go unprepared for a class as a time gets under utilized and students do not understand, it is not that I have to learn the topic but rather how to teach it.
  
• Came to know that some students felt perturbed by me, need to be more expressive
• I tend to praise students and sometimes it erks other students and they start assuming I am biased. (Need to be careful)
• Stick to the fundamentals
• Learn from previous semester the topics which students had doubted in end sem and tried to revise it or teach it differently
• Used Blackboard more, ppts are not effective in many situations
  
• Trust students, take feedback from them half way thru
• Code along with teaching
• Importance of Test and Assignments
• Teaching Simple Topics I tend to find difficult
• Need to take care of both the Outstanding and Weak Students and not to get one sided
  

Some different methods applied

• Used different games to foster thinking
• Games to improve team work
• Used discussion/interactive mode
  
• Quiz (as teams)
  
• Data Structure / DBMS dumb charades
• Excercises
• Songs / Mime on different computer papers
  
• Assignments (Create a video on DBMS / DS) ; Writing out of box code; Create Notes from Wiki
  
• CMS/CME class created notes as a team and end result we had two version of notes
• Used Java Application (created by me) to explain sorts
• Shared Online resources
  

I tried to repeat topics in rotation rather than just going Unit 1 - 5 sequentially. Took revision classes.