January '20 Volume: 01 Issue:04
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SLS MIRROR January '20 Volume: 01 Issue:04 CONTENTS SR.NO. TITLE PAGE NO. 1. Editorial 1 2. A visit by Chief Election Commissioner of Afghanistan 3 3. PDPU and Salisbury University Collaboration 4 4. Report on Student Exchange Programme for St. Pious 5 X Degree and P.G. collegev Hydrabad 5. Guest Lecture by Mr. David Thompson 10 6. Workshop on Innovations and Technologies 11 7. Visit to Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space 12 Applications and Geoinformtics, Gandhinagar 8. Use of Data Analytics in Ecocomics 14 9. Chinese New Year Celebration at PDPU 16 10. Visit to the Udaipur Solar Observatory, Udaipur 18 11. Internship Report -- Future Group 20 12. Rural Internship 21 13. Faculty Achievements 25 14. Student Achievements and Semester Exchange 31 Programme 15. Media Corner 32 Let’s Talk ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – THE NEW KID IN THE ACADEMIC BLOCK If the twentieth century belonged to scientific innovations, the twenty-first century well and truly belongs to technology. If we take a close look at the technological developments that have changed our lives over the past couple of decades, we would be able to comprehend that the pace has been phenomenal. From the rapid transformations in the telecom industry to the conversion of internet to a daily necessity, technology has had an irreversible impact on our daily lives. One of the primary fields that have been directly impacted by these developments happens to be the education sector. There has been a paradigm shift in how education is delivered over the past half a decade or so. From smart classrooms to e-learning, the transition has impacted students and teachers alike. In the face of it all, another concept seems to have catapulted popular imagination. Artificial Intelligence or AI, as it is more popularly known, has been dominating multiple academic discourses. Billed to be the biggest development in technology, the nascent development can truly propel education to the next logical level. As we make a shift towards Industry 4.0, it is worth a try to understand the impact of AI on future educational deliveries. The same could be elucidated in the form of pointers for our easier understanding: 1.A Personalized Learning Process: We all have seen how the OTT platforms create personalized content recommendations for viewers. The same thing could be done in education as well using AI. Let us understand it this way. All these while, the students had to gulp down everything that was being shoved down their throat without a clear understanding of what they were good at. Thanks to AI, learning could be customized for individual students so that their strength areas can be tapped. At the end of the day, the idea is to create a skilled workforce, which is ready to take up responsibilities in any given field. 2.A Global Orientation to the Learning Process: Education, by default, needs to compulsorily have a global orientation. However, subject to the constraints of the existing educational delivery structure, the same was not a viable proposition always. Thanks to AI, imparting a global perspective to education wouldn’t be too much of a hassle. The availability of online education would ensure that the repertoire of choices available for a student is much more than what it currently is. 3.Academic Content Would Become Smart: Virtual educational content in the form of video lectures, smart textbooks, e-books and the likes have practically transformed the educational sector. Gone are the days when the students had to patiently wait for their desired books in order to get a grasp over their chosen subjects. Thanks to AI and the current digital revolution, content of any form and hue is available at the click of a button. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to note that the advent of AI and digital technologies have democratized the educational delivery process and made it more affordable for people from across the spectrum. 1 4.Administrative Simplification: As teachers and academicians, we all know that administrative hassles sometimes restrict our time to garner new knowledge. Thanks to AI, most of the administrative tasks that the teachers had to do all these while could be done by the smart machines. The usage of digital resources has also simplified the process of archiving thereby saving a significant amount of time. When we look at the pointers mentioned above and many more, it becomes more than obvious that AI is here to stay, at least in the educational sector. The educational community needs to embrace it or become redundant in the eventual equation. Have a great read! Amrita Chakraborty Editor, SLS Mirror Assistant Professor, Media & Communication, SLS, PDPU 2 Key Events of SLS A VISIT BY CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF AFGHANISTAN Rapporteur: Team SLS 7 Jan. 2020: Imam Mohammad Warymoch, Chief Election Commissioner & Former Deputy Minister of Transport of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Gulab Mir Rahmani, former Vice-Chancellor of Quds University, Afghanistan, visitedthe PDPU campus. Warymoch was instrumental in the tripartite agreements at Chahbar port. They delivered a lecture on ‘Role of Education in Peace and Restoration in Afghanistan’. They also interacted with the PDPU management and the International community on campus. 3 PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY AND SALISBURY UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION Rapporteur: Team SLS 13 Jan. 2020: The collaboration and MoU signing ceremony between Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar and Salisbury University (SU), Salisbury, Maryland, USA took place on January 13, 2020 at PDPU campus. Prof. Maarten Pereboom, Dean,Fulton School of Liberal Arts, visited the campus along with his wife Ruth.After the campus tour, and a meeting to understand possible initiatives, like joint research work, exchange program, ‘Study in India - ShortTerm Program' and ‘Cultural Immersion- Discover the USA Short Term Program'etc.Prof. Maarten along with Ms. Ruth, Prof. Nigam Dave, Dr. Ritu Sharma and Mr. Martin from OIR headed towards the Board Room.There they were joined by Prof. C. Gopalkrishnan, Director General of PDPU, for the MoU signing ceremony. A discussion on common interests took place during the meeting followed by the ceremony. 4 REPORT ON STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR ST. PIOUS X DEGREE & P.G. COLLEGE, HYDERABAD Rapporteur: Department of Social Sciences 20-28 Jan. 2020: A novel idea of a Student Exchange Program in Hyderabad was initiated for the exchange of ideas, culture and thoughts, with the students of St. Pious X Degree College, Hyderabad and the students of School of Liberal Studies (SLS), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU). This initiative gave scope to achieve the vision and the objectives of SLS in enriching vibrancy. The whole process began to articulate from the month of September under the guidance and leadership of Prof. Nigam Dave, Dean and Director, SLS, PDPU. This idea took concrete shape in the month of December and took placefrom 20th - 28thJanuary, 2020. The program was coordinated by Dr. M Venkat Ram Reddyand Mr. Mukund Shukla, faculties, School of Liberal Studies. The success of this programlay inthe team work of all the faculty&staff of SLS. We thank and congratulate all for making this event memorable. The event kick-started with the inauguration on 20th January. The students were on a campus tour in the morning to experience the world-class infrastructure and the diversity on campus. They were enthralled by the way the academic infrastructure and facilities were provided to the students at PDPU. They enjoyed the Gujarati dishes provided at cafeteria.They were happily sharing their experiences after seeing the wonderful green campus. The orientation program on 20th January 2020, began post lunch with the inauguration of SEP- Hyderabad by Dean and Director, Prof. Nigam Dave in the presence of the heads of different departments, faculty and staff.Head of the departments, Prof. Pradeep Malik, Prof. Ashwin Dave and Dr. Prashanta Panda gave their valuable insights to the students. The orientation program continued with a faculty interaction with students followed by a brief introduction of SLS and PDPU by Dushyant Dave (manager SLS), an introduction of OSAIL and Club activities by Pooja and Team from the OSAIL office,Importance of Yoga in Daily life by Dhaval Rajyaguru, Interaction with S&C committee president and the Sports President of PDPU, Introduction to Center of Continuing Education By Dr. Venkat Krishnan, Assistant Professor, SLS. From 21st January to 23rd January we arranged special sessions for the students, by the SLS faculty apart from the regular classes. Special sessions have been taken by: Prof. Nigam Dave on Leadership Prof. Pradeep Malik on Gandhian Thought Dr. Prashanta Panda on micro economics in the contemporary world Dr. Ritu Sharma on Emerging trends in Psychology Dr. Vaibhav Shah conducted an exercise on Reading & learning practice Dr. Harmik Vaishnav on Corporate communication Dr. Sanjay Pradhan on the international Relations with reference to turmoil in Middle East Dr. Neeta Sinha on Understanding Human Behaviour through experimental analysis Dr. Sriram on Comparative Administrative systems Dr. M Venkat Ram Reddy on Public Policy analysis Dr. Nausheen Nizami on Market Economics 5 Dr. Urmi Satyan on modern English literature Dr. Niyati Trivedi on performing Arts and theater Mr. Manoj Sahoo on Micro Economics Mr. Mukund Shukla on Trends in Media and Communication On 24th January, a valedictory programwas conducted in which a special lecture was delivered by Dr. Prashanta Panda,followed by a cultural program where the students from both, St Pious and SLS had participated. It was a thrilling experience where few students of St. Pious X shared their memories of PDPU and Ahmedabad. The students were given a certificate of participation as well. On 25th January, the students were taken for an Industrial Visit to AMUL dairy cooperative and AMUL chocolate factory.