Effectiveness and responsiveness of open distance education in business administration studies

Abstract

This project report was done in order to survey that whether there is any effectiveness of open distance educational system specifically in the studies of business administration. According to the introduction in the first chapter the importance of education, modes of education, nature of distance education is mentioned in order to have a start with. Later in this chapter problem statement, objectives, significance, and limitations of the study are mentioned. Later in the second chapter the literature review was done, which was all about the relevant studies done in the past to the problem statement of our survey type research. This chapter supports our research that this was done on the topic where the researchers had worked before as well and they all support our problem statement to some extent with their relevant worked done in the past. On the basis of the problem statement the questionnaire was made, which included all the main points to be covered in order to bring the relevant answers out of it to the research. These questionnaires were then distributed among the students of MBA/BBA both qualified and qualifying of AIOU and then the data collected was analyzed on the basis of descriptive statistics. The main findings from the collected information were that the students qualified and qualifying both are aware of the fact that: • There degree is internationally and nationally recognized, • Few of them are willing to go to abroad for different purposes e.g. further education, jobs and career etc., 1 • Most of the qualified students have already got good jobs and the rest of the qualifying students are expecting a good job market for themselves in the future after qualifying the degree, and, • They think that their personality grooming is being helped by their institute but not to the extent, which should have been at this level and stage of the professional degree. Above mentioned were the main findings of the research and the conclusion based upon them was that: • The people who have studied from AIOU and who are studying, were always aware of the fact of the importance of the degree's recognition, so they were there after knowing that the degree which they are going to get by the end of the degree program is recognized, • And that there is a good job market for them and the personality grooming which they had here is going to help them in getting those jobs, and, • They know that if they want to go abroad for any purpose this degree is going to help them because this is the only degree recognized internationally. At the end of the research few recommendations are made as well which are limited to my knowledge, exposure and skills: • The mission statement, goals and objectives should be more clear and specific for the system so that they may take care of the people who are getting education 11 from here and are relying on them for their whole life for the product which they getting at the end of the tenure, • The professional education degree program should be design in a way that the students of open distance educational system can also compete with the conventional institutes in the same and equal capacity, • Latest books and techniques of learning the practical approach regarding their education, applied in the organizations while working, should be taught so that after qualifying they may have the ability to take the decisions just as to have an idea of on what basis the world's business is moving on, • • The outstanding features of the degree, institute, its affiliation, its position in the job market and the security of the student's lifetime achievement should be provided, and, They should create a kind of environment where the students can have the image of studying in a good place, which is safe and secure in terms of education, future status of the degree and the ever-lasting knowledge achieved here.