While we make our students industry ready we also see that our syllabus is industry relevant, says HOD Dr Daisy
Dr Daisy Alexander, Professor and Head of the Department of Manipal Law School (MLS), MAHE Off Campus Centre, Bengalurum discusses the school's teaching methods in-depth in an interview with Shiksha.com. She speaks extensively about importance of interdisciplinary teaching in law, Equipping students with ICT deployment responsibilities and Internships & placements with respective industry and service sector among others.
Dr Daisy has an academic experience of over two decades. She started her career as a part time Lecturer from 1991 to 1996 while practicing law at High Court and City, Civil and Sessions Court Bombay. She then served as a course coordinator and research associate for NOVIB project from 1996 to 1997 at NLSIU Bangalore
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Q: What are the salient features of the teaching methodology adopted by your college? How does this differ from others?
A: Teaching methodology depends on the subject to be taught and the nature of the learner. The focus is on learners and the ability to grasp.
Q: Is Manipal Law School Bangalore good for Law?
Manipal Law School Bangalore is a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. MLS Bangalore offers various courses to the students at UG and PG levels. It has decent national and international faculty members who are from Kings College London, Sydney Law School, NLUs (Bengaluru, Hyderabad, etc.) and JNU. Manipal Law School Campus has digitalised classrooms to impart the comprehrensive education. Further, the college even facilitates the students with guest lectures and industry exposure by scheduling regular sessions with High court and Supreme court judges, top advocates, etc.
- Clinical Legal Education in order to partner with an active collaborative network focussed on sharing of resources and assisting each other in overcoming obstacles to Social Justice.
- Socratic method with emphasis on developing skills. It encourages to find strengths and weakness of an argument which is highly significant in a Court room setting
- Simulation exercises with the classrooms and Moot court settings.
- Cooperative Teaching focussed on interdisciplinary perspective of each subject.
- Allowing students to learn with the help of illustrations and hypothetical inferences
- Elaborating case analysis, breaking the case down to its elementary subdivisions such as facts, issues, precedents, rules, application of Law, evidence, presumption, discretion, decree and judgments
- Introducing to students ethical and professional responsibilities befitting a lawyer
Q: How are you preparing your students to be Industry ready?
A: Our approach is twin pronged-while we make our students industry ready we also see that our syllabus is industry relevant.
- Interdisciplinary teaching in law
- Equipping students with ICT deployment responsibilities
- Internships and placements with respective industry and service sector
- Court visits and Mooting skills
- Legal Language proficiency, skills of drafting and improvised communication strategies
- Updated skills in managing and resolving conflicts through ADR
Q: What are the qualities you are looking for in student applicants? What qualities do they need to do well in your course?
- Compassion and willingness to use the life experiences
- Dedication
- Good communication skills
- Reading and writing proficiency
- Working under pressure and team work
- Analytical skills
- Perseverance
Q: How do you ensure that your course curriculum is up to date and meets industry requirements?
A: Being an Institution of Eminence and ranked among the top universities in NIRF rankings, the Department is committed to maintain standards of excellence
- Consistently organising Board of Studies meetings comprising stakeholders from academia, industry and legal practioners.
- Industry leaders and legal practitioners enable the faculty to design the curriculum in accordance with industry requirements
- Academia and industry partnerships and collaborations
- MoU’s with Law Schools, national and international to make relevant changes in the curriculum
- Mandatory Internships in accordance with BCI Rules
Q: Is your college receptive to innovation, technology, science & entrepreneurship? How? Could you cite some examples of these?
- Designing courses to enable the use of technology to drive digital transformation with ample engagement opportunities with leaders in legal operations, legal technology and venture capital.
- To encourage students to join incubation movement and thereby design unique strategies in a rigorous vibrant and collaborative environment.
- Encourage students to apply for patenting of their innovative ideas
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