TOLANI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE

(ANDHERI), MUMBAI-93

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

&

BOARD OF STUDIES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

JOINTLY ORGANISED

TWO-DAY UGC SPONSORED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON

IMPORTANCE OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIVE

METHODS IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

ON

JANUARY 20th & 21st, 2012

About Tolani College of Commerce:

Tolani College of Commerce, founded by Dr. Nandlal Tolani in 1989 is administered by Tolani

Education Society with the infrastructure provided by Nandlal Tolani Charitable Trust. Tolani

Education Society was founded in 1980 with the objectives of promoting education, establishing

and running schools, colleges, institutes in all branches of learning. In pursuance of its

objectives, the Society manages and runs the Tolani College of Commerce, affiliated to the

University of Mumbai/Maharashtra State Higher Secondary Board. The visionary leadership of

the Tolani family and the College management which is committed to providing quality

education have helped the College in making rapid progress. In the year 1998, the Foundation

has set up the Tolani Maritime Institute at a self-sufficient campus at Induri, near Pune.  The

Maritime Institute conducts degree programs including B.S. (Marine Engineering.), B.S.

(Nautical Technology) and various modular courses. It also conducts a structured shipboard

training program in the distance-learning mode for the nautical cadets.

Courses offered by the college

Tolani College offers four courses at the under graduate level- a general B.Com. course and three

self-financing courses namely, B.M.S, B.Com (Accounting & Finance), B.Com. (Banking &

Insurance) and two post graduate courses-M.Com, Advanced Accounting and M.Com, Business

Management on a self-financing basis. The college also offers the following value added

courses :

Certificate Course in Computer Application (CCA)Certificate Course in Computer Hardware (CCH)Certificate Course in Computer Programming (CCP)Certificate Course in Advanced Programming (CCAP)Tally Certification CourseCertificate Course in Public Speaking and Personality DevelopmentCertificate Course in Direct & Indirect Taxation Certificate Course in Retail Marketing (affiliated to University of Mumbai)Certificate Course in Capital Market in collaboration with BSE Training Institute

About the Conference

This National level conference is being organised by the Department of Commerce, Tolani

College of Commerce jointly with the Board of Studies in Business Management, University of

Mumbai. With the globalisation of education, it is important to review the methods and

techniques that are currently adopted in the teaching-learning process. The methods and

techniques adopted in the classroom as well as outside need to be upgraded so that the objectives

of higher education are achieved and to facilitate greater interaction between faculty and

students. Today, the traditional chalk and talk method of teaching has to be supplemented if not

replaced with new and innovative methods of teaching, which will make the teaching-learning

process more interesting and participative.In India the higher education scenario is about to

witness a sea change with many foreign universities of repute setting up campuses across the

country and/or having tie-ups with Indian institutions. Over the years the higher education

system has not been able to meet industry requirements and there have been criticism from

industry circles that the graduates and post graduates churned out by universities are

unemployable.

A complete revamp of the higher education is essential to meet global standards and the

changing industry requirements. One area that needs special and immediate attention is the

techniques and methods used in the teaching-learning process in institutions offering under-

graduate and post-graduate courses. It is important to develop appropriate mass-instruction,

group instruction and individual learning techniques. To review the methods and techniques used

currently in the teaching learning process and to discuss the importance of new techniques and

methods, the College proposes to organise this national conference in collaboration with the

Board of Studies for Business Management, University of Mumbai.

Call for Research Papers

Papers covering the following broad themes are invited from academicians, research scholars

and professionals from the industry.

Current international trends in the methods and techniques in the teaching-learning

process.

Use of ICT and audio visual aids in teaching-learning process.

Innovative methods in the teaching-learning process of social science subjects.

Pedagogical and methodological changes required for improving the effectiveness of

teaching-learning process.

An abstract of the paper in not more than 300 words on any of the above four sub themes can to

be mailed to Vijayak@tolani.tcc.edu or sadhanav@tolani.tcc.edu on or before 25/11/2011. The

complete research paper has to be submitted by 15/12/2011.

Guidelines for submission of research papers:

1) The paper has to be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing.

2) The paper should be a word file with 1 and ½” margin on the left and one inch margin on

the right.

3) The paper should not exceed 3500 words.

4) Manuscript should not exceed 15 pages including graphs, tables and appendices.

5) The cover page of the manuscript must contain the title of the paper, author’s name,

mailing address, e-mail address and acknowledgements, if any.

6) The cover page should not be a part of the paper so as to facilitate peer review of the

paper.

7) References should be given at the end of the paper and should be as per the APA style.

The list of references should include only the work that has actually been cited by the

authors.

8) All notes must be serially numbered and given at the bottom of the page as footnotes.

9) In case of website references, the entire URL should be provided by the authors.

Selected research papers are likely to be published as part of the proceedings

of the Conference with ISBN number.

A soft copy of the abstract and the complete paper should be e-mailed at any one of the

following e-mail addressess:

Vijayak@tolani.tcc.edu or sadhanav@tolani.tcc.edu

A hard copy should be sent to the following address:

TOLANI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE

150-151, SHER-E-PUNJAB COLONY

GURU GOBIND SINGH MARG

ANDHERI (EAST), MUMBAI-93.

REGISTRATION FORM

TOLANI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE

UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

“IMPORTANCE OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIVE METHODS

IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS”

Venue: Tolani College

Date: 20-21 January, 2012

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Registration fee: Rs.1200/- per participant

For further details contact;

Ms. Vijaya Krishna: 022-61535425/448

Ms. Sadhana Venkat: 022-61535430

Ms. Jyoti Ghosh: 022-61535428