This requires us to be simple, to the point and make a precise presentation. If one looks at our answers, he should feel that we have understood the subject & has applied it well. This makes us to pass the exams with flying colours.
To enable us to do the above; I have prepared a matrix based on our Understanding and Application Skills.
1. When your understanding of the subject is perfect and so is your application skills, express yourself in the best manner. Take this lot first.
2. When your understanding of the subject is low and applications skills are also low, then you have to attempt the questions which tests your memory power in this area. You can present facts and get away with it. Therefore, you can save time and also may get some marks for the “steps”. Rest of the questions, you may leave instead of answering it erroneously. This part one would be very clear, hence, he can take it second.
3. When your understanding is high but application skills are low, this is a rare event, yet many times happens in Exam Hall, you can focus on interpretation of facts through your application or computational skills. That is you can answer by elimination rather than selection.
4. Lastly. we can attempt on questions which we do not know the concepts, but feel we can experiment and find an answer. This is the case when you forgot a formula or method, but by common sense and computational skills you can identify the right answer. Many times, by cool mind, we could resolve some problems even though we are not very clear with the underlying concept. We gain for the steps again...
1. If we have wonderful skills in certain area of work, then we have to see do we have freedom to be on our own.
b) You may not have much freedom: This is the area where you have to adopt to the environment and find a way to express your talents and excel. For this you have to be patient, observe the environment and act with caution. The most important rule is, you should never shine better than your immediate boss.
a) Low Freedom with Low Skills: You have to accept the situation and stay as patiently as possible. Observe for better opportunity and seize it. This is like walking on razors edge. You are not able to prove yourself, you do not have much importance or power and you can be replaced or thrown out ... all risks and problems exists in this aspect. Therefore much of caution, patience and observation is needed at this area.
b) High Freedom with Low Skills: You have to evolve a way to improve yourself. Otherwise, your freedom would be taken out sooner or later.
Hope now the strategy for earning and learning are clear to you all.
Hi
I felt Exams are there to test our Knowledge and Skill Sets and at Industry we have to demonstrate our talents. However, when I attempted to do things as per this paradigm, I failed. Since, I was failing miserably, I did a detailed introspection and found that I am grossly erred in holding the above paradigm.
Exams:
Examiner is also a normal human being. He is doing the service of “Evaluating Paper” either out of passion for academics or because he has no other choice to earn money. Generally, the second class - I am there at teaching & correcting papers, only because it was my last way to earn money. Therefore, my customer - Examiner, is not wanting a Knowledge Driven Answers. What he wants is, “To make his job Simple”. That is the answer paper should be easier to correct and evaluate.
Exams:
Examiner is also a normal human being. He is doing the service of “Evaluating Paper” either out of passion for academics or because he has no other choice to earn money. Generally, the second class - I am there at teaching & correcting papers, only because it was my last way to earn money. Therefore, my customer - Examiner, is not wanting a Knowledge Driven Answers. What he wants is, “To make his job Simple”. That is the answer paper should be easier to correct and evaluate.
This requires us to be simple, to the point and make a precise presentation. If one looks at our answers, he should feel that we have understood the subject & has applied it well. This makes us to pass the exams with flying colours.
For this, we have to:
a) Understand and Appreciate the Course Objectives
b) Understand the Question in the context of Course Objectives
c) Plan the Presentation
d) Answer in the Simplest and Precise manner
To enable us to do the above; I have prepared a matrix based on our Understanding and Application Skills.
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VN Matrix |
Understanding of the Course Materials |
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Low |
High |
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|
Application Skills |
Low |
Present Facts |
Interpret/ Eliminate |
|
High |
Experiment |
Express |
|
1. When your understanding of the subject is perfect and so is your application skills, express yourself in the best manner. Take this lot first.
2. When your understanding of the subject is low and applications skills are also low, then you have to attempt the questions which tests your memory power in this area. You can present facts and get away with it. Therefore, you can save time and also may get some marks for the “steps”. Rest of the questions, you may leave instead of answering it erroneously. This part one would be very clear, hence, he can take it second.
3. When your understanding is high but application skills are low, this is a rare event, yet many times happens in Exam Hall, you can focus on interpretation of facts through your application or computational skills. That is you can answer by elimination rather than selection.
4. Lastly. we can attempt on questions which we do not know the concepts, but feel we can experiment and find an answer. This is the case when you forgot a formula or method, but by common sense and computational skills you can identify the right answer. Many times, by cool mind, we could resolve some problems even though we are not very clear with the underlying concept. We gain for the steps again...
If we answer this way, we would make the life of the examiner easy and get good customer ratings!
Employment:
At employment, it is more complex. We have many players with varied expectations and powers. We will not be able to really do a “Stake Holder Mapping” as many times we would not be aware of who can be the Stakeholder. For instance, some one from HQ at Abroad, to whom you may not have talked or discussed may appear and rise many questions or some Strong Official from Strong Customer/Supplier Location and can create tension for you suddenly. Therefore, the strategy at work place depends on two factors - our freedom and skill sets.
Unless you play with in your limits, even if you do good to the company, you can not be spared. Therefore be clear with your freedom, this is easier to know than about your Stake Holders. It is much more easier to know about your talent base.
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VN Matrix |
Our Freedom |
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|
Low |
High |
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|
Our Skills/Talents |
Low |
Accept |
Evolve |
|
High |
Adopt |
Excel |
|
1. If we have wonderful skills in certain area of work, then we have to see do we have freedom to be on our own.
a) You have complete freedom: Your focus can be getting excellence. You can excel in this area without much difficulty. This is where you can relish your work and realise your competencies.
b) You may not have much freedom: This is the area where you have to adopt to the environment and find a way to express your talents and excel. For this you have to be patient, observe the environment and act with caution. The most important rule is, you should never shine better than your immediate boss.
2. There are certain roles which you do not have any skills, then you may have two strategic positions,
a) Low Freedom with Low Skills: You have to accept the situation and stay as patiently as possible. Observe for better opportunity and seize it. This is like walking on razors edge. You are not able to prove yourself, you do not have much importance or power and you can be replaced or thrown out ... all risks and problems exists in this aspect. Therefore much of caution, patience and observation is needed at this area.
b) High Freedom with Low Skills: You have to evolve a way to improve yourself. Otherwise, your freedom would be taken out sooner or later.
Hope now the strategy for earning and learning are clear to you all.
Yours
VN
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