Counsellor's Corner
Amidst this shift to virtual platforms, DYPIS is working relentlessly to provide
seamless education, knowledge and skills to their students. Notwithstanding
the lack of physical contact, there is constant effort to cater to the individual
needs of every student from academics, extracurricular activities, counseling to
global exposure.
Yes, the world is changing rapidly and we have learnt that it sometimes takes a
single event to revolutionize the way we live. Technology, which was making
small in-roads in different spheres of our lives, has suddenly become its
center-stage.
In our pursuit to bring every opportunity to the students, DYPIS executed a
successful Virtual Career and University Fair on the 5th of September, 2020.
This event brought experts and representatives from Industry and Institutions
to every home.
The panelists discussed various skills and careers of the future, let us
summarize some of these points for our students.
By the year 2030, it’s highly likely you’ll be working in a job that doesn’t
even exist yet. The world of work is evolving quickly, which means you
have to figure out how to prepare for a future job role that’s impossible to
predict.
However, we can discuss a few skills you’ll need to succeed in your future
career, whatever it maybe.
What Skills will you need in the Future?
1. Cognitive flexibility:
The rise of digital technologies means you’re going to need to be able to
handle the plethora of opportunities and challenges that come with it. Do
you have the ability to adapt to change and conceptualize complex multiple
ideas all at once? You will need to be a multi-tasker to work on various
building blocks of a task.
2. Digital literacy and computational thinking:
As the world continues to rely on highly technical and continuously evolving
technologies, the need for those with the digital skills to match also
increases. SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) are the buzzwords for
tomorrow. Being digitally literate offers capabilities beyond what was once
thought impossible when it comes to emerging technologies, such as
artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and data
science.
3. Judgment and decision-making:
Although robots and automation technology may be better than humans in
other ways such as calculations and diagnostic solving, it’s still going to be
humans that deal with the subjective side of data analytics. Considering
we’re on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, we’re still going to
need to have somebody who is able to show the world what numbers mean
and their significance.
4. Emotional and social intelligence:
For everything that can be replaced by digital technologies and artificial
intelligence, emotional and social intelligence remain uniquely human
capabilities.In some sectors, these qualities are absolutely crucial. Your
future job is more than likely going to include working closely with others,
so having empathy, the ability to collaborate, as well as excellent
communication skills is something you’re most definitely going to need.
5. Creative and innovative mindset:
Robot automation will create more jobs than they displace, and you’ll still
do well to keep on top of your creativity skills and maintain an innovative
mindset. Much like having an excellent sense of social intelligence, natural
creativity is something that can’t be easily replicated by the latest digital
technologies. You need to learn to think outside the box.
Artificial Intelligence – The Game-Changer
Dr. Edmond Maher, Vice
Chancellor, Ajeenkya DY Patil
University, further shed light
on some Future Jobs in AI.
Artificial Intelligence is one
such sector that is flourishing
over the past decade. We
have seen some noticeable
breakthrough in industry
sectors such as healthcare,
finance, human resources,
and retail.
1) Mechatronics: Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that combines several
engineering types—electrical, computer, and mechanical and refers to the
skill sets needed in the modern, advanced automated manufacturing
industry.
2) Biomedical Engineering: It is a field that combines biology and engineering,
applying engineering principles and materials to medicine and healthcare. As
an aspect of AI, it contributes to addressing medical needs and life-saving
concepts.
3) Data Engineering: If you are the type of person that likes building and
tweaking systems, data engineering might be right for you. A data engineer
transforms data into a useful format for analysis.
4) Full-stack development: The full-stack developers are computer
programmers who are proficient in both front and back end coding. Their
primary responsibilities include designing user interactions on websites,
developing servers, and databases for website functionality and mobile
platforms coding.
5) Human-Computer Interaction: It is a multidisciplinary field of study
focusing on computer technology design and, in particular, the interaction
between humans (the users) and computers.
6) Computational Biology: It is the study of physical principles that are part of
biological phenomena and processes. The field of computational biology
studies molecules, cells, tissues, organs, phenotype or behaviour of genes
and nucleic acid or peptide sequence under certain situations.
7) Mechanical Design: Designing machinery that is efficient, sleek and
sustainable can be a part of mechanical design. Mechanical designers
sometimes referred to as mechanical drafters, create strategies for
mechanical devices and equipment.
8) Mobile Application and Information Security: It focuses on mobile
apps' software posture on various platforms like Android, iOS, and
Windows Phone.
9) Mobile Application and Cloud Technology: Cloud computing allows
users to share computing resources through the Internet. It is executing
applications and storing data without downloading all the necessary files
onto your computer or any such devices.
10) Blockchain Technology: Blockchain is a system of recording
information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change,
hack, or cheat the system. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of
transactions.
11) Augmented and Virtual Reality: Augmented reality, adds digital
elements to a live view often by using the camera on a smartphone.
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Grade 12 students have already started their
University Application process for Foreign
Universities. The counsellors are meeting them
every week to provide assistance in filling the
Common App, Coalition, UCAS, UC and OUAC
forms.
University of California Application workshop was conducted for the
students of Grade 12 on September 28th
, by Ms. Anisha of UC, Irvine. She
explained the form details and essays required for college application.
Pointers were also discussed as to how to self-report.
New York State College Virtual Tour was conducted
on September 29th
for the students of Grade 11
and 12. They had an opportunity to chat with the
counselors from Rochester, Hamilton, Marist and
Stony brook Universities. The opportunities,
admission requirements and UG programs on
these campuses were the main highlight of this
session.
UPDATES
Teacher’s Workshop
Teacher Recommendation Letters form a
vital part of the University Applications. It is
a document designed to add extra weight
and merit to a college application. Therefore,
On September 15th
, a Teacher Training
Workshop was conducted by Dr. Pratibha
Jain to help the teachers write comprehensive and compelling LORs.
INSPIRATIONAL CAREER QUOTE
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