Faculty Development Program at Sahyadri College on Universal Human Values & Ethics in Teaching Profession
Mangaluru: Department of Business Administration of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru conducted a One Day Faculty Development Program for all the undergraduate college faculties. The session had 71 participants from 31 undergraduate colleges of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kasargod and Shimoga districts. The day began with the inauguration by the Chief Guest Prof. Aruna Kamath, Principal, SDM College of Business Management, Mangaluru. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, MBA Department welcomed the guests and participants. She gave a brief highlight about our College to the participants. Padmanabha B, Coordinator, introduced Prof. Aruna Kamath and Sagar A H, Resource Person, who is an international educationist.
Prof. Kamath pointed out that teachers should learn from the younger generation. She said that doctors save life and teachers shape life. Teachers should always face adversities and come up with better solutions was her message to all the participants. In his presidential remarks, Prof. S. S. Balakrishna, Vice Principal, complimented the MBA Department on the innovative, dynamic and mind-boggling events the department always hosts. Prof. Girish Madla, Coordinator thanked all the dignitaries and participants for being a part of the one day FDP Program.
Sagar A H kick-started his session on ”Philosophy and critical thinking” with an ice breaker where he told them that “a genius is confused and asks a lot of questions but a person who is sure and confident will never think differently. He spoke on the famous theories- Chinese Room, Brain in a Vat, A Single Migration from Africa populated the world. During the post-lunch session Sagar A H spoke on Universal Human Values & Ethics in education highlighting the Structure of Arguments and Cultural Studies stating that there are two India’s in India.