AQAR / NAAC PREPARATORY WORKSHOP 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

AQAR / NAAC PREPARATORY WORKSHOP

1. Name of the event : AQAR /NAAC preparatory Workshop on

preparing AQAR reports for the year 2016-17 , 17-18, 18-19

2. Date : 20-07-2019

3. Venue : Vallabhacharya Auditorium

4. Organizers : IQAC

5. Resource Person : Dr.B.Scholastica, Assistant Professor of

Chemistry, IQAC –NAAC Coordinator, Auxilium College, Gandhi Nagar, Vellore

6. No. of Staff Participants : 100

7. No. of student participants : NA

8. Detailed Report of the Programme:

Dr.Scholastica gave a brief introduction about the new NAAC reforms at the start

of the workshop with an overview of the preparation of AQAR with respect to seven

criteria. The consequent ideas shared with the participants were: i) Seven Criteria ii) SSR

iii) IIQA iv) SSS v) DVV vi) Quantitative and Qualitative metrics.

The workshop was an attempt to help the staff to understand the various modalities

of the AQAR preparation as per the new NAAC guidelines. As a result an elaborate

session on how to fill the AQAR with valid data was facilitated. A special significance was

made on the preparation of program reports with geotagged photographs.

The workshop had 74 faculties, participating from all the departments. The

participants enthusiastically indulged themselves in the preparation of AQAR following

the guidelines proposed by the resource persons. Later, the IQAC coordinator

Dr.T.Augustine Arul Prasad made a detail presentation about the work plan, and

proposed a deadline of 31.08.2019 for the submission of AQAR for all the three years by

the departments which were accepted by all the participants

9. Outcome of the programme/event

As education has to be result-oriented, evaluation of the outcome of education

should help to measure the effectiveness of the outcome. „Learning to Learn‟ must have

a different mechanism of evaluation from „Learning to Memorize‟. In this context, the

evaluation reforms based on Bloom‟s Taxonomy assumes significance. It places least

priority on „Memory‟ and emphasizes on „Creativity‟ as the ultimate outcome of

education.

WORKSHOP ON “EVALUATION REFORMS – BLOOM’S TAXONOMY “

1. Name of the event : Workshop on „Evaluation Reforms –

BLOOM‟s Taxonomy.

2. Date : 06-09-2019

3. Venue : COE office (III Floor)


5. Resource Person : Dr. S. Venkataraman

Education Consultant to UNESCO & ADB




One of the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals- 4

which revolves around Quality Education is “to ensure that all learners acquire the

knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among

others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human

rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global

citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture‟s contribution to

sustainable development” which is to be achieved by 2030 (UNESCO). The Draft New

Education Policy 2019, is built on these underlying principles of the SDG-4. Similarly,

the UGC Quality Mandate 2022 has listed objectives on its agenda for quality

enhancement in Higher Education Institutions (HEI‟s), and Teaching/Learning Outcomes

are now UGC‟s top priority.

As per the recommendations of the UGC, the Training Workshop on “Evaluation Reforms –

Bloom’s Taxonomy” was organized for all the Heads of the Departments, IQAC and NAAC

members on Friday, 6th

September 2019, between 9.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. 60 participants

were oriented by Dr. S. Venkatraman, Education Consultant to UNESCO and the Asian

Development Bank, on Bloom’s Taxonomy, a very popular and scientific evaluation

methodology based on the findings of Benjamin Bloom, published in 1956.

Series of Training Workshops

Follow-up workshops in Outcome Based Education are essential and as evidenced in the

feedback form that has been enclosed.

Dr. Venkatraman will conduct the next workshop in three instalments for our entire

faculty during early December.

Professor Sethuraman, Department of Chemisty, Gandhigram Rural

University, and NAAC Expert, is conducting a Workshop on Outcome Based

Education and Bloom‟s Taxonomy for all our faculty members on 12th

October 2019


1. As education has to be result-oriented, evaluation of the outcome of education

should help to measure the effectiveness of the outcome. „Learning to Learn‟ must

have a different mechanism of evaluation from „Learning to Memorize‟. In this

context, the evaluation reforms based on Bloom‟s Taxonomy assumes significance.

It places least priority on „Memory‟ and emphasizes on „Creativity‟ as the ultimate

outcome of education.

2. Faculty members were trained to formulate Programme/Course Outcomes to enable

them to design assessment tools to measure the desired outcome. Learning

outcomes must be learner-centric and not teacher-centric.

3. Faculty members were given an orientation on Bloom‟s levels and domains of

specificity and complexity and to evaluate students based on higher learning

domains such as Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating,

and Creativity.

They were made to understand that Evaluation Reforms were a worldwide

phenomenon and that the underlying principles of the “Draft National Education

Policy 2019” and the “UGC Quality Mandate 2022” were outcomes of the United

Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

WORKSHOP ON “NAAC “

1. Name of the event : Workshop on „NAAC‟.

2. Date : 14-12-2019

3. Venue : Lion‟s edifice auditorium


5. Resource Person : Dr. Priya Narayanan (Assistant Advisor – NAAC,

Bengaluru)




A workshop on NAAC – Revised Accreditation Framework was organized on 14.12.2019

for the faculty members of our college and neighboring colleges. Dr. Priya Narayanan (Assistant

Advisor – NAAC, Bengaluru) was the speaker who enlightened the audience with the

importance of NAAC and the need and necessity for accreditation. She gave a detailed lecture

covering various aspects like pedagogy, employability, curriculum, electives, ICT etc. She

elaborated on the submission of SSR and gave a wide idea about qualitative and quantitative

metrics. She urged to focus on our limitations and convert them into opportunities. The

program was attended by 325 faculty members from our college and 25 faculty members/IQAC

co-coordinators from neighbouring colleges. The program was well received which was evident

from an elaborate question answer session.

9. Outcome of the Programme/event

The faculty members were trained on various aspects on the NAAC.

WORKSHOP ON “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS “

1. Name of the event : Workshop on „Intellectual Property Rights.

2. Date : 16-12-2019

3. Venue : Lion‟s edifice auditorium


5. Resource Person : Dr. Banumathi, Asst Controller of IPO

Ms. Sailakshmi Policetty, Attorney at law

Ms.Vedhavalli, Lecturer (Ambedkar LawUniv)


7. No. of student participants : 170


The Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) conducted a workshop for the

Postgraduate students of the college on “Intellectual Property Rights” on

16.12.2019. The workshop was intended to create awareness among students

about the need and importance of IPR. Around 350 Postgraduate students

attended the workshop.

The resource persons were :

Dr. Banumathi, Asst Controller of Indian Patent Office.

Ms. Sailakshmi Policetty, Attorney at Law, Intellectual Property.

Ms. Vedhavalli , Lecturer at Ambedkar Law University .

Presidential Address

The Presidential Address was delivered by the Principal of D.G Vaishnav College

Dr. Ganesan. The following were some of the points made by him.

Though Indian system is a treasure house of knowledge it is our Indian psyche that

we give very less attention to documentation.

As we have made a paradigm shift from Gurukul to University system it becomes

very much necessary to align ourselves with the global standards and adopt to the syetem

of Patent and copyrights.

Inaugral Address

Dr. Banumathi, Asst. Controller, Indian Patent Office, Chennai region, delivered the

inaugural address and elucidated the audience regarding the basics of IPR as well the

initiatives taken by the Government in promoting the significance of the same among

the masses. She opined that Intellectual Property Rights has become a trend in the

Indian system in the context of the vast and varied bio diversity, arts etc.

“Intellectual Property Rights could be claimed to anything that is created with

adequate human intervention or manipulation. It is territorial in nature and almost all

the Countries of the have a system of IPR. India has four IPR offices and one of them

is Chennai. “She said.

The difference between Patent and Copyrights as well the procedural mechanism for

applying IPR also was adequately explained.

Special Address

Mrs. Sailakshmi, Attorney at Law, Intellectual Property, enlightened the audience

through a power point presentation and also highlighted the significance of IPR as

this could enhance the quality of research work done by the Post graduate students.

The following were other important points presented.

The difference between a Trademark, Trade Secret, Patent and Copyrights its validity

and the procedure was duly highlighted.

The functioning of WIPO – “World Intellectual Property Organization “was

mentioned.

Adequate importance was given to explain about Trade mark and the registration

process involved. The essentiality of Copyrights and the period of its validity were

also explained adequately.

After a break for 15 min, the session was led by Ms. Vedhavalli, Lecturer at

Ambedkar Law College and Junior practicing Criminal Lawyer. The lecture focused

on three aspects

1. What comes under IPR ?

2. Who are eligible to Patent ?

3. What are the legal frameworks pertaining to IPR ?

The Speaker convincingly presented the fact that Property Rights cannot be claimed

to those things which are naturally found in existence without suitable human

manipulation. The lecture also shed light on the remedy that could be sought by an

aggrieved party in case of infringement.

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library ( TKDL ) and the method adopted by India in

retaining its position of indigenous knowledge was also effectively driven.

Some of the other points that was effectively put forth was

a. Difference between Compensation and Fine

b. Geographical Indicators and the patenting procedure was also explained.

c. The administrative remedies incase of patent infringement.

d. Different types of Patent and the important points or clauses in the TRIPS

agreement .

With the singing of National Anthem, the memorable day came to an end.


The faculty members and the students were trained on how to apply for the

patents.

WORKSHOP ON “PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATIONS THROUG ICT TOOLS “

1. Name of the event : Workshop on „Pedagogical innovations

through ICT tools.

2. Date : 22.01.2020

3. Venue : Vallabhacharya auditorium


5. Resource Person : Dr. Binu Thomas, Marian college,

Kerala


7. No. of student participants : 5


The workshop was conducted to sensitize faculty members on the usage of

ICT tools in preparing and delivering curriculum. Dr. Binu Thomas gave a brief

outline about various ICT tools which includes Mentimeter.com – mentee.com,

Gimkit, plotagon, Augmented reality, Disruptive technology, Tenser Flow, Plickers,

UReply, https://mck.ed2.mobi/, Zoom, H5P, Padlet and google draw. The workshop

also included hands-on training where the faculty members experienced the usage of

ICT tools for better teaching – learning process. The workshop ended with the

introduction of Moodle LMS and deliberating on its importance.


The faculty members were trained to use atleast one ICT tool in their day-to-

day activity.

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