Industry-School Interface: Following Professional Education Model to Impart Pragmatic Business Edification

This intercourse aims to identify means by which the business education system can be aided to effectively meet the needs of the business-operating environment. Despite of the popularity of business and management education critics have been talking about business education to be less relevant to business needs. This study focuses on exploring the modes of exchange of knowledge between business schools and industry to facilitate practical learning. It mainly aims to get a holistic view of the extent to which an industry and school collaboration based system can ensure pragmatism in business education along with promises, issues and challenges such industry school interface can offer. The data collection for this hypothesized model will be collected from business executives, business school management and alumni. This intercourse will offer new insight into the business education system. The study results will be valuable towards bringing improvements to the existing business education system. Keywords: Business Education, Management, School - Industry Interface, Pragmatism, Industr

Deliveries among diabetic females; a tertiary care experience

Objectives: To determine the cesarean section (CS) rate in a consecutive series of pregnant women with Diabetes Mellitus. Material and Methods: This retrospective patients’ files review of deliveries happened to diabetic mothers was carried out from 1st January, 2005 to 31st December, 2006 in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Results: Among all subjects (118), Saudi national women predominated 101(86%). Majority belonged to the age group of 36-40 years, i.e., 38(32%) and 52(44%) was diagnosed as gestational diabetes mellitus. However, 89(75%) of pregnancies were terminated through CS. Conclusion: Majority were delivered by CS