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UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Welcome to our UFP
On behalf of the International House University Foundation Programme (UFP), it
gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this course.
I would like to congratulate you for choosing this foundation programme as an entry route
to a UK University.
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Welcome to UFP
• We are delighted that you have chosen to study with us in the most exciting city in the world.
• We hope that your time with us will be both successful and enjoyable.
• Our UFP is challenging and stimulating.
• It will prepare you for university study in the UK.
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria Dr Ravji D Pindoria
Ravji gained his PhD from Imperial College London (1995)Technologist with expertise in Materials Science Physics and Software Engineering
Project management
Teacher/Lecturer
Investment - Business Ventures
www.ravjipindoria.com
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
What is this lecture about?• About Happiness and success – are you happy? (Q/A verbally by all) 3
• Some interesting metaphors (Q/A verbally by all) 5
• Setting VISION, MISSION and GOALS (written exe setting vision individual) 15
• Sharpening of the saw (what area of your saw needs sharpening? – Q/A group discuss) 5
• Important questions to ask (role play in pairs - by all) 5
• Time Management quadrants (role play for each quadrant – class demo) 15
• Principle centered (to be interpret verbally by all) 5
• How the brain learns (Q/A verbally by all) 5
• How clue-ful are you? C = G + LT (discussion by each group) 15
• Knowledge based skills (each group to discuss and present skills) 15
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Who is the happiest person here
King Abdullah
APJ Kalam
Albert Einstein
Nelson Mandela
Kavi DalpatRam
Mahatma Gandhi
Cavendish
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Happiest person is the one who has the most
interesting thoughts.
Happiness is all within yourself, in your way of
thinking
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Where is Happiness?
• True happiness stems from a quality within ourselves, from a way of thinking of life. Happiness is everywhere around you and about you.
• The quest for happiness is always in vain unless you can find it within yourself, within your own heart and soul.
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Group formation
Count from 1 to 6
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Happiness life curves
Addicted to Alcohol
Poor diet
Promiscuous
behaviour
Cigarette
Person on path A
Person on path B
50 100Age (years)
(A)
(B)
Hap
pine
ss %
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Some interesting metaphors
• Each groups to interpret happiness-life curves
• Einstein and Intelligence
• Each groups to interpret metaphors
• The Jar
• Each groups to interpret metaphors
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
VISION, MISSION and Goals
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Vision, Mission and Goals
• State your vision• State your Mission• State your goals• State your values
• Any Obstacles?
What is your focus on ?
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Sharpening of the saw
–Example of a woodcutter– Mental development (Education)– Spiritual development (Dharma, Mahatma-Gnyan-Bhagti,
Vairagya,
AtmaNishta)– Social skills (Getting on with people)– Physical development (Health and Fitness)
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Important questions to ask are:
• what is broken here?
• What needs to be fixed?
• How will you fix it?
• What is missing?
•
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
The time management quadrant To be effective you need to be in Quadrant 2
Urgent - Important Not Urgent - Important
best quadrant to be in
P/Pc - in Balance here!
Urgent not-important Some telephone calls
Not –Urgent & Not - Important
to meet deadlines Q 1
Q 2
Q 3
Q 4Going to cinema?
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Be Principle Centred
• Battleship example (Loya 5-6)• P/Pc in balance Principle base
U 235 Bombs
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Knowledge based Skills
• How to be a smart student.
Self-control is strength
Right thought is mastery
Calmness is power
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
How does the brain learn?
• Role play - Questions/A• Problem solving• Asking questions• Experimenting and failing and retrying• Watching others• Reading and doing a course• Writing• Teaching others
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
How Clueful are you?
G4
G3
G2
G1
C = G + LT
Time
C
L4 L3 L2
Lo
L1
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Knowledge based Skills:
• Research and enquiry:
• Creativity and Innovation:
• Capacity to use high-end technology:
• Entrepreneurship:
• Moral leadership:
• Ref: (APJ Kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Research and enquiry:
• Today it is all about management of knowledge and information that we have generated and what value addition that we can bring.
• As a student: - you want to develop skills to find a way through the sea of knowledge that has been created and continue with lifelong learning- This is important skill required for sustained economic development.
• Ref: (APJ Kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Creativity and Innovation::
There is vast amount of information around us and this is overwhelming.
When information is networked the power and utility of the information grows as squared as predicted by Metcalf’s law.
Student must learn how to manage knowledge collectively by linking to networked groups. (Ref: APJ Kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Capacity to use high-end technology:
• Student must learn to use the latest technologies for helping their learning process.
• Computing equipment
• Laboratory facilities
• Internet facilities• Good environment to enhance learning
ability. (ref: A P J Kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Entrepreneurship:
Student must learn to take calculated risks for the sake of larger gain as per “Dhandho” concept, but within the ethos of good business.
Learn to cultivate character to do things right. This capacity will empower them to take up challenging tasks later in life.
(Ref: A P J Kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Moral leadership:
Two aspects are involved here:
1.Ability to have compelling and powerful dreams or visions of human betterment.
2.Develop character to do the right things and influence others also to do the right things in compelling ways .
• (Ref: A P J kalam)
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Knowledge based skills - Sept 2009 R D Pindoria
Useful reference material• Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• Using the Brain's Natural Learning Process to Create Today's Curriculum by Rita Smilkstein
• http://www.hocking.edu/~aaffairs/FacDev_files/brain_based_pedagogy.htm#NHLP• www.ierg.net/confs/2004/Proceedings/Smilkstein_Rita.pdf • The ways to win Will Carling and Robert Hellers
• Indomitable Spirit (ISBN: 8170286549) by A P J Kalam
• Rules For Renegades" by Christine Comford-Lynch.
• http://www.ericsink.com/Career_Calculus.html by Eric Sink
• Thank you for your time - Please E-mail me if you want a copy of this lecture notes. [email protected]
• Also visit my web site at: www.ravjipindoria.com