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Striking a Balance

Navigating the Challenges of Teaching in an AI-Powered World

1000+ AI tools are being launched every
month. 77% of the devices we use feature
one form of AI or another. There are
directories of AI tools that claim to make
work life easier, faster, and progress certain.
The pace of technological advancements is
unprecedented.

At IMDR we are in the business of nurturing
natural intelligence in a world where artificial
intelligence has seeped every aspect of
work and life.

The IMDR faculty team is responsible for
While there are core courses on
grooming and delivering knowledge workers
machine learning, data analytics, and
in times when knowledge has become a
AI implementation for foundational
pre-mix product, in a “ready-to-use” format.
understanding, hands-on experience
We live in times where industry-alignment
is enabled through real-world projects
of curriculum and pedagogy have acquired
that involve learning by doing. A culture
a whole new meaning, where benchmarks
of continuous learning is fostered by
and best practices have become fluid.
encouraging students to attend conferences,
Advanced machines and AI are capable of
webinars, workshops and other industry
performing tasks that were once thought to
events to keep up with the latest trends and
be the sole domain of human beings.
developments. We also focus on developing
the soft skills of our students such as critical
We understand that we have the
thinking, problem-solving, and creativity.
responsibility to find ways to reskill and
These skills help them adapt to changing
upskill students to ensure that they remain
technologies and remain employable in the
employable in an AI-powered world. So, we
long run.
go beyond teaching through curriculum. The
budding managers sitting in the audience
Core domain subjects, thinking courses,
today and our current students enter the
technical skills, live on-field projects,
corporate world equipped with decision-
and a six-month industry internship are
making skills in complex and uncertain
embedded well within the two-year PGDM
environments, understanding human
program to make our students intellectually
emotions and social cues, and a strong
and emotionally corporate-ready in an AI
sensitivity, empathy and connect with the
powered world.
business, social, and natural environment.

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