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ORIENTATION OF NEW STAFF OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ORIENTATION OF NEW STAFF OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. Presentation By Umar Kakumba, PhD Dean. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY. Is at the forefront of higher education in Africa since 1922.

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ORIENTATION OF NEW STAFF OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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  1. ORIENTATION OF NEW STAFF OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Presentation By Umar Kakumba, PhD Dean

  2. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY....... • Is at the forefront of higher education in Africa since 1922. • Has had calls to respond to societal, technological, economic and other changes and trends taking place in Uganda, the region and internationally. • Shifted to the Collegiate system as part to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. • As such the 22 smaller units merged to form 9 Colleges and One School. Umar Kakumba, PhD

  3. MAK strategic direction VISION: “To be a leading institution of academic excellence and innovations in Africa” MISSION: “To provide innovative teaching, learning, research and services responsive to National and Global needs”. Umar Kakumba, PhD

  4. Makerere Strategic Plan.... Presents core functions as: • teaching and learning, • research and innovation, and • knowledge transfer partnerships and networking Umar Kakumba, PhD

  5. CoBAMS Umar Kakumba, PhD

  6. School of Statistics and Planning Umar Kakumba, PhD

  7. STRATEGY

  8. CoBAMS & School of Business Strategic Direction VISION: The College and School of Business share Makerere’s Vision CoBAMS MISSION: “To produce high calibre professionals and promote research and knowledge transfer in management sciences for informed policy, decision-making and sustainable development”, Umar Kakumba, PhD

  9. College organization and management Umar Kakumba, PhD

  10. CoBAMS Strategic Plan • To strategically position itself and to pursue its mission, the College will pursue the following nine (9) mutually reinforcing strategies: •  Branding the College as a “Centre of Excellence” • Internationalization of the College programmes and activities • Enhancing the relevance of the College’s curriculum • Gender mainstreaming of College programmes and activities • Improving learning/ teaching experience • Broaden and deepen research agenda • Harnessing the human resource • Infrastructure improvement • Addressing organizational and management issues Umar Kakumba, PhD

  11. School of Business Strategic Framework School of Business is focusing on 4 major areas; • Provision of high quality teaching and learning • Research and Scholarships • Community Outreach and Partnership • Academic Support - Recruitment - Staff Development • Career Growth • Mentoring • Succession Umar Kakumba, PhD

  12. Current SituationSchool of Business Achievements • Transformation: From a non-entity running a single B. Com program in 2005 to two fully fledged Departments with over 30 full-time staff and 20 contract and part time staff • Two Broader disciplinary Undergraduate programs, stretching professional horizons • 3 Masters programs (MBA, Msc Financial services, MPIM and the New EMBA) starting 2013/14 Umar Kakumba, PhD

  13. Current SituationSchool of Business Achievements • From 1 PhD holder in 2009 to 6 PhD holders on full-time • Staff support for Development: 5 full-time staff on PhD, 2 expected to complete in a year’s time • Collaborative arrangements & Partnerships • Pan African Capacity Building Program that led to hosting of a regional MPIM program • MOU with ICPAU that led to CPA training • MOU with California State University –East Bay • Fonty’s School of Business - Netherlands Umar Kakumba, PhD

  14. Current SituationSchool of Business Achievements • Staff specialised training in Finance, Accounting, Strategic/ Corporate planning, Computerised accounting packages • Consultancy/ professional services with the several high calibre NCHE, BU, UMI • Executive-short course training • Teamwork and good interpersonal Relations • Collegial relations • Team teaching Umar Kakumba, PhD

  15. Current SituationSchool of Business Achievements • Improved training Approaches: • learner-centred pedagogy, Case study, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical approaches on B.Com, BBA, MBA and MPIM • Partnerships and outreach • Monthly dialogues and exchange with institutions • Trainings outside Makerere Umar Kakumba, PhD

  16. Challenges Teaching and learning • High lecturer-student ratio; ideal for humanities- 1:25; currently 1: 140 • Inadequate teaching space • Limited multimedia e.g. projectors, white boards • Un conducive teaching environment e.g. lighting, aeration, cleanliness • Poor students’ readiness to learn e.g. not independent, not innovative and creative, lack initiative • Limited use of learner centred pedagogy Umar Kakumba, PhD

  17. Challenges Teaching and learning • Poor staff induction and mentorship • Inadequate planning for teaching, time tabling, marking • Inadequacy in assessment and evaluation of students • Lack of student evaluation of teaching • Poor examination management process • Poor Programme design/review process • Unethical conduct e.g. the way we respond to students, dress code • Inadequacies in management of the Field attachment exercise Umar Kakumba, PhD

  18. Cont: Challenges Research and Innovations • More time spent on teaching than research • Lack of a School Research Agenda • Inadequate Research Funding Community Outreach and Partnership • Slow interface with the community • Management of Professional and Executive Programmes Umar Kakumba, PhD

  19. Challenges, Cont’dAcademic Support • Inadequate Staff Development • Inadequate students’ academic records management • Ethics, Conflict and Discipline management • Student Organisation and Leadership • Limited utilization of academic support services Umar Kakumba, PhD

  20. Strengths • A Competent college with a history of reputation inherited from MUK • Good will based on own capacity but also fondly linked to mother MUK • Brand name of ISAE to build on • Good and new infrastructure (former FEMA ) • Good network of Alumni and International Development partners • A modest financial base from GOU through MUK Administration and traditional donors • Student clientele • Video teleconferencing facilities • Computer labs • Qualified staff • Periodic review of curricula

  21. Opportunities • Defined legal framework for tertiary education in the country • Partnerships (local and international) with public sector • Increasing demand for tertiary education • Restructuring of MUK from Faculty to College system (the new COLLEGE) • Advanced developments in ICT • liberalized economy

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