Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce and Science Part A
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Pillai’s College of Arts, Commerce and Science New Panvel The Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) of the IQAC 2007-2008 Part A The plan of action chalked out by the IQAC in the beginning of the year towards quality enhancement and the outcome achieved by the end of the year. With a view to excel in everything that we have undertaken at the college, QUALITY is paramount in all our endeavours. The plan of action chalked by IQAC for the academic year 2007 – 2008 towards quality enhancement is as follows: Details of the plans of the institution for the academic year 2007– 2008: 1. To begin lectures on the first working day i.e. 09.06.2007. 2. To ensure 100% utilization of lecture timings. 3. To prepare and publish yearly academic calendar before the beginning of the academic year. 4. To provide maximum opportunities to students in terms of academics, sports, co- curricular activities and exposure to international advancements. 5. To make greater use of modern teaching methods like audio-visual screening, role plays, simulation, field visits and surveys, mock interviews, visits , dramas, assignments, presentations, projects amongst others. 1 6. To introduce a bi-annual research bulletin to encourage research culture among staff. 7. To introduce more practical sessions and lectures, than prescribed by the university, for subjects which are difficult. 8. To inform the guardians about the first term results of their wards, who have not faired well so that more effort can be put in the second term to avoid the failure of candidates. 9. To encourage Advance Learners. 10. To encourage mentoring by management, corporate guests, teachers, student to student, English speaking to vernacular students. 11. To give special attention to students participating in extra curricular activities. 12. To promptly redress student grievances. 13. To regularly maintain, repair and upgrade infrastructure to facilitate effective teaching- learning. 14. To make available online access to journals for the benefit of students and staff. 15. To update library with latest books, journals, CDs etc. 16. To introduce Centralized Assessment Project for question paper setting-Department – wise. 17. To introduce an Appraisal System for non -teaching staff. 18. To depute as many teachers as possible for seminars or workshops for enrichment of knowledge. 2 19. To encourage teachers for research work. 20. To arrange special programmes for non-teaching staff. 21. To work harder on fulfilling our social objectives. 22. Spreading social message through our annual college magazine. 23. To conduct greater number of seminars and workshops of National and International importance on our campus. 24. To encourage more students and teachers to participate in the International Exchange Program with St. Mary’s College of Business and Economics, California, U.S.A. 25. To organize visits for the students to various research centres for advanced knowledge in the field of biotechnology. 26. Strengthening the institution-industry linkages. 27. To introduce schemes for the economically challenged students. 28. To care for the environment by creating more awareness. The IQAC has taken initiatives towards fulfillment of the above objectives which have been stated in the following pages. Progress was made in the following areas through the year. Academic Calender (2008-2009) has been prepared before the beginning of the first term of the academic year 2008-2009. 3 We encouraged students to participate in international advanced training programmes with foreign universities, seminars and workshops to update them with contemporary knowledge. Lecture method of teaching was supplemented by use of audio visuals, group discussions, presentations, discussions on case studies, industrial visits, project work, field surveys, visits to research centers etc. Talks and Seminars on contemporary topics were organized for the benefit of the students. Additional tests, assignments, were conducted for final year students Guardian teachers were appointed for weaker students to provide special coaching to them. Guidance lectures on subjects which are difficult for the students were organized. Counseling for weak students after lecture hours to bring them to the class level. Conducted Test Series for the students. The parents of under-performing students were called to have a discussion with the class teacher and subject teacher. Advance Learners were given additional work, references and guidance. They are also awarded prizes as motivation. 4 Notes prepared by teachers highlighting important points were given for different subjects. Copies of these notes are available in the library as well as on the college website - www.mes.ac.in Chapter- wise tests and additional preliminary examination for final year students. Attendance of the students was monitored on a monthly basis and action was taken. We keep a track of the performance of the students. Regular feedback was given to their parents. Problems book on accounting subjects are prepared by our teachers and supplied to the students at the time of admission. The students are required to bring it to the class room every day so that no time is wasted in dictation of problems. Copies of these notes are also available in the library and the college website. Revision lectures were arranged for different subjects for the benefit of the students. In-order to help vernacular medium students our language teacher gives more stress on presentations and oral communication in the classroom. Paper solution for difficult subjects was made available for the final year students. Students were motivated by awarding them with prizes on their academic and non- academic feats. The college has a points system in-order to ascertain the Best Student of the Year taking into account academic, attendance, discipline and extra curricular activities of the student. 5 Part B: 1. Activities reflecting the goals and objectives of the institution: Our forte at Pillai’s has always been to mould the total personality of the student with relevant inputs of best practices and social awareness. We believe, everything we do should reflect and support the college’s mission and core values. Be it academics, music, sports or art, our activities contribute significantly to the total development of every student. Our VISION is “Education for all”. To fulfill our vision we welcome students from diverse backgrounds irrespective of region, religion, caste, economic strata and academic performance in earlier years. We believe in – providing quality education, creating employment opportunities, providing community service, overall personality development and respect for the environment. To achieve our objectives a number of initiatives have been taken as mentioned below: Providing Quality Education We have entered in to a partnership with the prestigious St. Mary’s College of Business & Economics, California, and U.S.A. for hosting of exchange programmes for student & faculty members. Our students got the opportunity of being the recipients of an international advanced training programme designed specially for the Indian context. This Programme is an annual event and students and faculty from St. Mary’s college will also visit our college.Students of our college attended a Management Training nd th Programme of three week (from 22 February to 11 March, 2008) at St. Mary’s and were exposed to a wide variety of business practices prevailing in America from marketing & finance to negotiation and ethical issues. They visited Genentech, Microsoft, Federal Reserve Bank USA, Target: Retail Store, Apple Computers, Intel and other companies where they learnt about trends in globalization and how US firms pursue global strategies. 6 There were interactive sessions with the regular American business school students and faculty drawn from a wide range of background and business interests. They received a certificate of training from the St. Mary's College of California. One of our students Ms. Shreya Shukla visited St. Mary’s for the second time as the Peer Advisor and was felicitated for her coordination. All the other students received certificated and mementos. Students were taken for sight seeing to Hollywood Universal Studios, Disneyland, Beverly Hills, Napa Valley and many other places. List of students who attended the programme this year: 1. Ms. Shreya Shukla S.Y.B.M.S. 2. Ms. Priyanka J. F.Y.B.M.S. 3. Ms. Ms. Debashree Pol F.Y.B.Sc.I.T. 4. Ms. Kithu Varghese F.Y.B.Sc.I.T. 5. Ms. Manjiri Guldekar F.Y.BSc. Bio.Tech. 6. Mr. Rahul Shenoi F.Y.BSc. Bio.Tech. 7. Ms. Deepti Kismatrao F.Y.B.Com.Acc. Fin. We provide our students with paper solutions, notes on difficult subjects, guardian teachers, updated libraries, additional tests, incentives and awards to encourage them to be able to realize their potentials. Ms. Neha Dalal, a student of our college, was Mumbai University Topper in the subject of Computer Science at the T.Y.B.Sc. Examination held in March, 2007. She has scored 496 marks out of a total of 600 and has secured.82.67percentage. Additional coaching after lecture hours, solving past university papers, arranging expert guidance lectures, additional tests, were some of the initiatives taken by the faculty members which brought about this achievement. Various departments of our college have done their mite in contributing to the pool of youth power by providing the right skill-sets and the environment to unleash their potential. The following are their endeavours: 7 DEPARTMENT OF C.S. I.T. A number of guest lectures were organized for the students of T.Y.I.T and T.Y.C.S. Guardian Teachers were appointed for under performing students. Parents of students in the Attendance Defaulter list were called to discuss measures to improve their attendance. Test series was conducted for the students of F.Y./S.Y./T.Y. C.S./I.T. for every topic. Extra lectures were arranged for the students for solving problems.