News Burger – Your Weekly Prep Diet – Week #2 (June)
Welcome back to another edition of the InsideIIM Weekly News Burger!
Chirag Shukla
Why I Don’t Believe In Class Participation
As far as my knowledge goes, every management institute has a component of class participation in the marking scheme of subjects. Professors enjoy having this component as part of their marking agenda, apparently because it helps them gauge how much knowledge a student has absorbed in the classroom. In my opinion, the component of class participation does more damage than it actually aids the process of learning.
Aroon Koshy
How Important Are Grades In A B-School?
With June already here, MBA aspirants have ramped up their preparations and b-schools have geared up to welcome their new batches. Whether you are an aspirant or you are joining your dream b-school shortly, there’s always this one thing that needs to be answered – Do grades really matter when you are in a b-school?
Mayuri Jadhav
InsideIIM Internship Inventory - ITC Limited - Company Profile
One of the most important aspects of placements, be it Summer Placements or Final Placements, is knowing which company you want to work for. It is imperative that you understand the work-culture, the vision and mission statement, and the approximate CTC that you are likely to receive.
Team InsideIIM
Brooke Bond - No Other Brand Is My Cup Of Tea
In this new series called 'Brands We Love', we stop being management students and become innocent consumers again. We look at the products and services that touch our lives, mould our human connections and stand witness to our many triumphs and trials. If you are a future marketer, this series will help you visualise the final destination of every brand - not his pocket, not his mind, but the consumer’s heart.
Chirag Shukla
If Data Is The New Oil, I'd Love To Get My Hands Dirty!
“The digital universe will grow from 3.2 zettabytes to 40 zettabytes in six years. Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — so much that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone.”
Ashutosh Dave
One Lecture At IIM Indore Which I Won't Ever Forget
Well, every day at b-school has been new and exciting, with each lecture superseding the previous one and widening my perspective of management more as art than science. One such experience would be a lecture of Organizational Behavior where the professor walked in with a concrete plan to navigate the classroom in a certain way. He randomly assigned roles to a few students and invited them to the centre of the classroom to enact the case. For background, the case revolved around an ethical dilemma faced by a toy manufacturing company, where two infant deaths had been reported on contact with a particular toy product. The entire class was engrossed in the proceedings when suddenly the classroom doors burst open, with protestors spilling into the room with loud slogans and zealous dialogue. The room was arrested in a state of shock, amusement and captivation. We later were informed that the professor had invited dramatics experts to contribute to the class, making the entire experience so memorable and powerful. That was one lecture I will never forget!
IIM Indore Placement Committee