AUTHORIZATION

I the undersign hereby declare that the project report entitled “Impact of self learning and
adult learners” written and submitted by me to RGBS, Hyderabad in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the award of PGDM under the guidance of my mentor Mr.B.Ratan reddy ,and I
hereby declare that conclusion drawn were based on the material collected by myself.

Place: Hyderabad V.Aditya deepak

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I take the opportunity to express our gratitude to all the concerned people who have directly or
indirectly contributed towards completion of this project. I extend my sincere gratitude towards
SKS Microfinance for providing the opportunity and resources to work on this project.

I am extremely grateful to Mrs. JAYSHREE, my mentor in SKS microfinance for her guidance
and invaluable advice during the projects. Also to my guide, Mr. SUBHAKAR whose insight
encouraged me to go beyond the scope of the project and this broadened me learning on this
project.

I also want to show my gratitude to Mr.Md SHABBIR whose insight helped me to complete this
project.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The purpose of this report is to summarize my summer internship project for my evaluation. The
project was done at SKS microfinance limited and was done for two months duration (30 th
April2010 to 30th June 2010) at their Hyderabad head office.

The research project entitled “Impact of self learning on adult learners” is an attempt to
understand the opinion and attitudes of a category of employees of SKS microfinance limited
towards the self-effectiveness of the learning module which is one of the several training services
provided by the company.

It also aims to study and know obstacles in the proper utilization of this effective training
program from the perspective of both the employees and the organization and try to suggest
remedial measures from wherever possible.

The data was collected through self structured questionnaire s. About 120 employees were
considered for the sample size out of 500 employees who are the participants of this training and
learning practice. The survey was conducted at various branches of the company.

In the course of the study it was found that the training programs which was analyzed was
provided to all the unit managers of SKS microfinance limited. The in depth study of the welfare
measures adopted by the company revealed that majiority of the employees were fairly satisfied
with this training and self learning program.

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 Contents

Name of Title Page .no

Authorization i
Acknowledgement ii
Executive summary iii
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
CHAPTER I
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Scope of the study 6
1.3 Objectives of the study 6
1.4 About the project 6
CHAPTER II
2.1 Industry profile 7
2.2 Back Ground Note 9
2.3 Types of Microfinance Institutions 10
2.4 Microfinance - Major Players 11
2.5 The Future 12
CHAPTER III
3.1 Company profile 13
3.2 History 18
CHAPTER IV
4.1 Learning 21
4.2 Objectives of learning 25
4.3 Learning organizations 29
4.4 The importance of learning 33
4.5 Models of learning 35
4.6 Assessment methods 41

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 4.7 Types of learning 49

CHAPTER V
5.1 Autodidactism 56
CHAPTER VI
6.1 Advantages of self learning 64
6.2 Disadvantages of self learning 65
CHAPTER VII
7.1 Overview of self learning modules (SLM’s) 67
7.2 Facilitation of self learning 72
CHAPTER VIII
8.1 Methodology 76
8.2 Sample Size 76
8.3 Procedure for data collection 76
8.4 Data analysis and interpretation 77
CHAPTER IX
9.1 Findings 84
9.2 Limitations 84
CHAPTER X
10.1 Conclusions/suggestions 85
CHAPTER XI
11.1 Bibliography 86
APPENDIX
Annexure I Questionnaire 88

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List of Tables:

Table .no Title of Table Page .no

1 SKS Operational and Functional Information 17

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List of Figures:

Figure .no. Title of Figure Page .No

3.1.1 SKS Microfinance Logo 14

7.2.1 Facilitation of Learning 73

7.2.2 Peer Support 74

8.4.1 Out of your busy routine, how many hours do you take out in a day to 77
study?

8.4.2 When do you manage to take these many hours to study? 77

8.4.3 What encourages you to spend more time in reading? 78

8.4.4 Is presentation of text in the course material is interesting, and easy to 78

understand?

8.4.5 Does other's enthusiasm / will to learn encourages you to read more? 79

8.4.6 What is blocking you to read? 79

8.4.7 What will make/influence you to read the material given? 80

8.4.8 Do you think reading the material helps to speak better? 80

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8.4.9 Do you like studying English or it's being deliberate? 81

8.4.10 Do you like to study in a group/class or individually? 81

8.4.11 Why do you prefer that particular format to study english? 82

8.4.12 Does embarrassment and being ashamed of not knowing this language 82
makes you more focused on your study?

8.4.13 Are your family members very encouraging towards your learning 83
of this language?

8.4.14 Does your family/official problems interfere with your learning of this 83
language?

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