Convergence of Information Technology and Communication Tools in to

Professional Education
- Sarath Bhushan Kaluturi
1
- Umadevi Kaluturi
2
- Vijay Kumar Saripalli
3
Abstract:
Wealth is not the primary determinant of a countries development index rather education is seen as a
primary index of a developed emerging knowledge economy. For this reason pursuance of professional
education is given utmost importance by the government, youth as well as their parents. The imparted
professional education being taught in the educational institutions is limited only to the theoretical
framework as prescribed by the academic communities or bodies. The prescribed academic topics more
often skim upon the underlying concept rather than explain in detail utilizing the help extended by
Information Technology and ommunication Tools thus delineating the in!uiring mind to find the right
clarity as far as the topic is concerned. To find the right information the convergence of Information
Technology and communication tools as a right mix are to be used for teaching as well as its
importance to the student community needs to be looked into. The convergence of teaching with
information technologies are way apart and this can be easily felt when the prospective candidate
applies for a "ob. In order to cope up with the situation the prospective candidate has to learn the
intricate technologies separately in order to pursue his career which poses a ma"or challenge in terms of
money and time.
The present paper throws light on the lacunae in convergence of Information Technology and
ommunication Tools as teaching methodologies for imparting professional education and presents
some feasible solutions that can be a viable solution for imparting professional education in educational
institutions so that the prospective student while exiting the educational institution is professionally
ready to take up the "ob which now#a#days is purely Information Technology dependent.
1
$cademic onsultant in the area of %uman &esources and Information Technology, 'epartment of (usiness
$dministration, )rishna *niversity, +achilipatnam, $ndhra ,radesh.
2
$ssociate ,rofessor, 'epartment of %umanities, -enora ollege of .ngineering, &ampachodavaram, .ast /odavari
'istrict, $ndhra ,radesh.
3
Teaching $ssistant in the area of %uman &esources, 'epartment of (usiness $dministration, 0ngole ,./. enter, $charya
1agar"una *niversity, 0ngole, $ndhra ,radesh, India.
Introduction:
India as a nation is endowed with rich history of agriculture and education where the former and later
received accolades and was lauded by the great travelers in their depictions by %uantsang. .ducation is
one area where India is rich in imparting of education right from the ages where great sages gave
training to students and made them able citizens. .ven till to#date education is the yard stick for a
countries development but not the yards containing stockpiles of nuclear arsenals. Indian with its rich
tradition of teaching varied disciplines and skill sets produced many able citizens like noble laureates
such as &abindranath tagore to 2 &aman.
.ducation is the key which allows people to migrate to any place in the world seeking better
opportunities and "obs to ultimately succeed in their lives. .ducation is very important and nobody can
be deprived of it. To promote education to the masses /overnment of India came up with many
lucrative initiatives such as 3arvasiksha $bhiyan and mid day meal schemes.
Professional Management Education:
With the changing times education the way it has impacted made rapid strides one area which was
ready to absorb change was professional management education which took up Information Technology
and communication tools right into the curriculums lies the fact that Information Technology and
communication tools save vast amounts of time and money when it comes to accomplishment of tasks
in an organization. The new breed of managers demanded Information Technology and communication
tools as a skill area to hone their profession.
3teps were taken to introduce many relevant sub"ects into the curriculum so that new developments
can be introduced to the students so that their skill set matches ,rofessional "ob re!uirements. 3ome
organizations have gone to a length of introducing Information Technology as a capstone course.
%owever, comparatively, little attention has been paid to the role of professional education offered by
institutions such as law schools, university business schools and professional associations in preparing
future employees for their careers in professional service firm4s.
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The lacunae can be easily be witnessed when the student arrives at the industry only to find that the
re!uired sub"ect is not available with him for the conduct of the "ob.
The different problem areas for institutions for imparting Information Technology and communication
tools are5
$bsence of dynamic curriculum as demanded by the Information technology industry
-ack of skilled faculty to teach Information Technology and communication tools
-ack of proper infrastructure to implement Information Technology and communication tools
in educational institutions.
$bsence of proper affiliations with the different research organizations like .(.30, 33&1
etc., are absent for dispersal of information
,ro"ects which motivate a student to sue the various Information Technology and
communication tools for gathering data are missing
.mphasis on students to gather data using Information Technology and communication tools
and write articles is lacking
%igh cost for procuring the software.
1on availability of software in Indian market
If the software is available it is not suitable for Indian scenarios
3ecurity related issues related with the Information Technology and communication tools
The problems can be overcome if measures were taken both from the institution side as well from the
student side they are5
Initiate moves for Faculty 'evelopment ,rograms 6F',4s7 so that the faculty are updated on the
knowledge of outside world
,rovision of good library with updated information on the current information on Information
Technology and communication tools.
3tudents can use online resources to pursue using the different Information Technology and
communication tools.
3tudents must be motivated to use Information Technology and communication tools such as
/roove, /oogle wave, /oogle scholar etc.
$ffiliation with various online resources such as %arvard business &eview, 33&1, .(I30 are
a must for an educational institutions
0rganizations must develop policies on usage of original software4s.
Conclusion
,rofessional management students in order to secure the most lucrative "obs need to be blessed with
good communication as well as Information technology related skills for which Information
Technology and communication tools come as a boon for securing of valued information and honing of
these skills help the student to excel himself in his career.

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