UGC Entitled Online MBA in India | Online MBA in Marketing

The IFHE Online Learning Experience: Journey from Objectives to Outcomes

The objective of the content and pedagogy is to enhance the online learning experience through participation and engagement. The learning objects provide in-depth insights for online MBA Finance/Marketing/HR/IT & Operations (as electives).

The online learning experience is built on multi- format content types:

Concept Videos

PEP Videos

Case Videos

Workout Videos

Course Intro Videos

Faculty Video Lectures

Live Faculty Sessions

Glossary

Engagement Exercises

Blogs

Discussion Forums

Webinars

Social Media Posts

eLM

Workbook

Case Study

PEP Notes

Bullet Noteslll

The content is leveraged with various forms of engagement exercises to lead to effective outcomes.

Learning Methodology	How is it achieved	Outcomes
Micro-learning	Content is presented as nuggets in multiple formats which takes 2 to 15 minutes of time. The multiple formats in audio visuals include case videos, animated concept videos, faculty live videos, perspective videos, visually enriched text and audios.	To increase eyeballs for content, leading to attention and motivation for learning. Enhances immersion and ease of learning.
C-in-C approach to Content	The multi-format content is dominated by a carefully designed Concept in Context approach. Management is an applied discipline where context is ever prevalent. Hence academic concepts and frameworks are presented within real life ‘contexts’.	Enhanceds retention and recollection. Increases learning and employability
P2P exercises	Practice- Precept- Practice cycle of learning and employability. Well planned Engagement exercises, based on real life situations to relate, reflect and recreate employability. Qualitative and quantitative exercises help build competency to identify, assess and apply principles to practical situations and frame principles for future practice. These exercises are built at Foundation, Problem identification and Application levels. About 2 – 2.5 hrs of P2P exercises every week develops new neural pathways of learning and competency for employability.	Ability to identify challenges, frame approaches and build solutions for management problems. Adapt to varied learning contexts
Gamification	Gamification elements such as scores, trackers, challenge levels, badges and grades motivate the learner to focus on self-progress in a group setting.	Triggers the peer group competitive spirit. Enhances the participation and engagement of the learner in the learning experience

Online Learning Experience

1. What is the pedagogy/learning methodology for Online MBA Program?

The unique pedagogy includes -

Micro-learning: Consists of Multi-format content – videos, audio- visuals, visually enriched text, and comprehensive glossary. These are presented as learning nuggets which require 2 to 15 minutes

C-in-C approach to Content: Management is an applied discipline where context is ever prevalent. Hence academic concepts and frameworks are presented within real life ‘contexts’.

P2P exercises: Practice-Precept-Practice cycle of learning and employability. Well-planned Engagement Exercises, based on real life situations to relate, reflect and recreate / can develop employability

Gamification: Gamification motivates the learner to focus on self-progress in a group setting and triggers the peer groups competitive spirit.
2. How do I fit my study plan into my work and other schedules?

You can evolve your own personalized study plan by choosing from the various learning products made available to you. The choice of learning products depends upon the time that you can cater for the courses and your learning style. For instance, we have short infographic summaries of each unit that help you to understand concepts easily and faster. (video on SLiMs/Glossary)
3. What form of faculty interaction is available to us?

The faculty interaction with the learners is not just limited to the live classes/sessions but often goes beyond. You are connecting with the faculty through non-synchronous modes, the social media groups formed for each course, posting your queries on the LMS etc.
4. I am not very good at quants and finance based courses. How do I cope with such courses?

We have bridge courses that prepare you to handle quants and finance related courses. We also have problem solving and tutorial classes/sessions that are extremely useful in brushing your problem solving skills and in attempting the assessments. You can leverage from the learnings of the diverse peer group too.