Analysis of Choice Based Credit System in Higher Education

International Journal of Engineering Research and Modern Education (IJERME), 1(1), 278-284. (2016)

7 Pages Posted: 4 Jun 2016 Last revised: 13 Mar 2024

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P. S. Aithal

Srinivas University, Institute of Management and Commerce

P. M. Kumar

Srinivas Institute of Management Studies

Date Written: June 2, 2016

Abstract

The institutions of higher education are in need of infusion of a new model of education in order to keep the curriculum in pace with changing environment which includes technology adoption, changing industry requirement, changing aspiration of students and changing expectations of society. It is expected that two models and two systems of higher education are going to get importance in this changing environment. The two models of higher education which are going to be relevant in future days are (1) Conventional classroom based education model and (2) Technology supported online ubiquitous education model. The two higher education systems which are expected to be attractive to the learners are Choice Based Credit system and Competency based Credit system. University Grants Commission has come up with the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) programme in which the students have a choice to choose from the prescribed courses, which are referred as core, elective or minor or soft skill courses and they can learn at their own pace and the entire assessment is graded-based on a credit system. The basic idea is to look into the needs of the students so as to keep up-to-date with the development of higher education in India and abroad. CBCS aims to redefine the curriculum keeping pace with the liberalisation and globalisation in education. CBCS allows students an easy mode of mobility to various educational institutions spread across the world along with the facility of transfer of credits earned by students. In this paper we have attempted to make a comparative analysis of "Choice Based Credit System" using SWOC analysis and ABCD analysis.

Keywords: SWOC Analysis, ABCD Analysis, Choice Based Credit System & Higher Education Model

Suggested Citation

Aithal, P. S. and Kumar, P. M., Analysis of Choice Based Credit System in Higher Education (June 2, 2016). International Journal of Engineering Research and Modern Education (IJERME), 1(1), 278-284. (2016), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2788592

P. S. Aithal (Contact Author)

Srinivas University, Institute of Management and Commerce ( email )

P. M. Kumar

Srinivas Institute of Management Studies ( email )

Srinivas Campus, Mangaladevi Road
Pandeshwar
Mangalore, 575001
India

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