Curriculum Planning and Implementation

1.1.1. State the vision, mission and objectives of the institution, and describe how these are communicated to the students, teachers, staff and other stakeholders.

Vision : To ignite the minds of students to identify and develop their inner strength.

Mission : To promote holistic development of students by offering quality education and making them self-reliant and progressive.

The vision and mission statements are communicated to students and parents through the college website, prospectus, induction programme, departmental newsletters and annual college magazine. These statements are also displayed at prominent places of the college premises.

1.1.2. How does the institution develop and deploy action plans for effective implementation of the curriculum? Give details of the process and substantiate through specific example(s).

The mission and goal of the college is to make the relevant and quality education affordable to every individual from each strata of society, especially to those whose priority in life is to earn for their livelihood, but wish to learn while they earn.

The college develops and deploys action plans for effective implementation of the curriculum. In following ways:

• The college has fixed the plan of action to achieve the progressive global standard of a quality through new modalities in teaching and learning and other activities to improve the competence of the students.

• To provide more benefits to the students of the college, the curriculum of each stream is allotted to the teachers based on their experience, knowledge and skills.

• Based on the academic calendar of the university, a comprehensive curricular and co-curricular calendar will be prepared by the college. Various working committees are formed to function accordingly.

• A master time table is prepared for the entire college, based on which teaching plans are done by the individual teachers.

However, the time table is modified on case to case basis, so as to make the students are more benefited with additional classes, etc.,

• Innovative techniques such as class room seminars, project reports, LCD presentations, case study, group discussions, special lectures on current issues and field study are being vastly used by the teachers, thereby inculcating self-confidence and the ability to think independently among the students.

• The college organizes seminars in different subjects such as Quality Improvement Programs, Special Guidance Program for the weak students in the respective subjects.

• iPOMO Mobile attendance for students, and online subject tests through mobiles, are being implemented.

1.1.3. What type of support (procedural and practical) do the teachers receive (from the University and/or institution) for effectively translating the curriculum and improving teaching practices?

• The college provides support immensely both in procedural and practical ways to the teacher for effectively translating the curriculum and in proving teaching practices. Various initiatives towards faculty development are adopted successfully. Eminent teachers are invited to deliver lectures to faculty.

• The teaching staffs of the college are given opportunities to participate in Orientation Programs, Refresher Courses, training programs that are being conducted by the UGC academic staff colleges of various universities across the country, for upgrading and adapt themselves for current dynamic trends of education.

• The teachers are also encouraged to participate in workshops, seminars and conferences at State level, National level and International level, conducted by various academic organizations, to enhance their skills and effective implementation of the skills in discharging their duties.

• As per the prevailing policy, the management of the college is generous to sponsor / reimburse the expenses of participation of

international level.

• Eminent subject teachers from the other colleges and University are invited to address the students, on specific subject, current affairs, etc., to enrich the knowledge of the students.

1.1.4. Specify the initiatives taken up or contribution made by the institution for effective curriculum delivery and transaction on the Curriculum provided by the affiliating University or other statutory agency.

• To make the curriculum effective, lessons are prepared in advance and communicated to the students in the class rooms.

The lecture method is followed for most of the course. The audio – visual aids like Power Point Presentations are used in the teaching. To make the learning process more interactive, the practices like pre-reading activates in languages and literature courses, competition, question–answer, oral presentation, seminars, posters preparation etc., are used in teaching. The teaching session begin with warming up of questions on relevant topic for more participation and session gears up with deeper information with its application in day to day life.

• Practical tests through iPOMO and oral tests are conducted for some course like functional English and Commerce. Field and Industrial visits are organized by Economics, Commerce, History, Political Science & language departments.

• The seminars / workshops / Academic Expert Lectures are organized every year by the respective departments and the staff and the students are involved in the activities. The Project Based Learning takes place in as a part of curriculum for the subjects, Economics, Commerce and Environment Science. For degree course in the commerce stream Business Correspondence & the Computers concepts are compulsory in learning process. The students are provided with all the amenities to acquire the computer skills, they are expected to acquire.

1.1.5. How does the institution network and interact with beneficiaries such as industry, research bodies and the university in effective operationalisation of the curriculum?

effective operationalization of the curriculum.

• Dignitaries from industry, research bodies, domain experts, subject experts are invited to share their vast knowledge and experience with students.

• The college also provides placement services to the students and there by offers career counseling to them. All the major career opportunities are brought to the notice of the students by the placement officer.

• The experts from university, research bodies provide personal counseling, information and offer guidance for personality development and enrichment of communication skills. Thus, the college maintains and nurtures cordial and long term relationship with the external stakeholders.

1.1.6. What are the contributions of the institution and / or its staff members to the development of the curriculum by the University? (Number of staff members / departments represented on the Board of Studies, student feedback, teacher feedback, stakeholder feedback provided specific suggestions etc.

i) Some members of the staff represent the Board of the Studies.

ii) The students are allowed to express their feedback during the classroom teaching and after the examination results are declared.

iii) The teachers attend various seminars on revising restructuring of the curriculum. Some of the faculty members are question paper setters, examiners, moderators, they convey their feedback on this in various forums.

1.1.7. Does the institution develop curriculum for any of the courses offered (other than those under the purview of the affiliating university) by it?

If ‘yes’, give details on the process (‘Needs Assessment’, design, development and planning) and the courses for which the curriculum has been developed.

Since the college is an affiliated institution, the flexibility in curriculum design is limited. However, a considerable number of faculty members are closely associated with revision and re-structuring of the university

are members of BOS and BOE and other academic bodies.

1.1.8. How does institution analyses/ensure that the stated objectives of curriculum are achieved in the course of implementation?

The college has fixed the plan of action to analyze the stated objectives of curriculum which are achieved in the course of implementation.