Theory%20Y%20of%20Microelectronic%20Projects

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Theory Y of Microelectronic Projects
22-Jun-18 Shivaling S Mahant-Shetti.PhD
mahant_at_ieee.org 91-820-2570338
Cliffton, HIG 80, HUDCO Colony Manipal-576104,
Karnataka, India www.karmic.co.in
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• Agenda
• Theory Y and theory X
• Motivation and Evaluations
• Goals for graduating Engineers
• Types of learning
• Problem goal for student projects
• Care and Feeding of a Project
• Conclusion

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• Theory Y and X McGregor, Maslow
• "higher order" (Theory Y) Assumptions
• The expenditure of physical and mental effort in
  work is as natural as play or rest
• "lower order" (Theory X) Assumptions
• The average human being has an inherent dislike
  of work and will avoid it if he can. Because of
  their dislike for work, most people must be
  controlled and threatened before they will work
  hard enough..
• Douglas McGregor - "The Human Side of
  Enterprise" published (1960)
• Many things in life cannot be transmitted well
  by words, concepts, or books. Colors that we see
  cannot be described to a man born blind. Only a
  swimmer knows how swimming feels the non-swimmer
  can get only the faintest idea of it with all the
  words and books in the world. The psychopath will
  never know happiness or love. The youngster must
  wait until he is a parent in order to know
  parenthood fully and to say "I didn't realize."
  My toothache feels different than your toothache.
  And so it goes. Perhaps it is better to say that
  all of life must be first be known
  experientially. There is no substitute for
  experience, none at all.
• Abraham H. Maslow in The Psychology of Science
  (1966). Hierarchy of needs

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• Motivation and Evaluations
• CLDW05
• We have paid Rs. 6000, we should at least get a
  paper out of it at VDAT
• Not much was accomplished in one project, most
  of what got done in second project was done by 2
  professors and undergraduates - SSM evaluation
• Workshop for 39 Fifth Semester students from 8
  colleges
• It is only creditable if all five projects are
  world class competition does not help!
• What would the fifth semester students know? -A
  professor
• We wish we had more time to complete more of the
  project Self Assessment by Project Participants
  

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• Goals for Graduating Engineers
• Industrys expectation from a fresh graduate
• Depth in Basics
• Ability to communicate in a diverse team
• Ability to learn new subjects in depth
  interacting with team-mates
• Responsibility
• What Industry does not expect from fresh
  engineers
• Shallow Breadth
• Inability to execute
• Measurements should reflect these goals. Depth
  and execution! Measurements must be self made.

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• Types of Learning
• Rote Learning
• Whatever is heard is played back
• Ability to forecast what examiners are looking
  for
• Jargon based awareness
• Data Entry
• Memorized equations replace variables
• No understanding of underlying principles or
  related areas
• Apprenticeship
• Individual extrapolation of basic knowledge
• Appreciation of inherent details
• Fits well with Gurukul system

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• Problem Goal for Student Projects
• System understanding
• Our knowledge is for solving a problem
• Awareness of the state of art
• Confidence to suggest even laughable solutions
• Process of solution
• Disciplined approach to problem tackling
• Respectful treatment of others work
• Long term India-centric large problems
• Risk
• Take tough challenges 50 success rate
• Large projects, improvement projects
• Evaluations should treat failures with respect

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• Care and Feeding of a Project
• Brainstorming and High Goal Setting
• Which side of the fence are you? Confidence
  Buiding
• Project Planning last day first review of
  plans
• Literature Search standards recognition -
  credit
• Execution Monitoring
• Reviews and Rehearsals
• Celebrating small victories

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Conclusion

• Described Theory Y model for student projects
• Involves more of motivation
• Let participants evaluate themselves
• Side with engineers and not evaluate them
• Take on difficult system problems
• Emphasize depth
• Difficult so equal chance of failure, but treat
  failure as a lesson learned.
• Described mechanics of projects

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