Ramanan teaches the accounting workshop held in conjunction with orientation. The workshop is tailored to give students a common understanding of financial accounting within the corporate setting. They need to understand the nuts and bolts of accounting, so they can critically interpret the reports they receive and evaluate the performance of the personnel they supervise. Strategic Cost Analysis. Teaching from the user's perspective and drawing on nine years of experience in manufacturing, Ramanan relates classroom concepts to industry examples.
Students study actual cases and get involved in seeking solutions to seemingly ambiguous situations.
I try to give the students a problem just beyond their grasp, one they have to reach for. Then I guide them as they stumble through the maze. Often, discussions take unexpected turns. I tell students that the next situation they face will most likely be different from the last one. By teaching them to be flexible, I feel I'm preparing them well.