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Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 1 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 3 1. SYLLABUS............................................................................................................................................. 6 IMPROVEMENTS OF COURSES FROM 2010 SCHEME TO 2014 SCHEME ................................. 10 NEW COURSES INTRODUCED IN 2017 SCHEME ...................................................................... 17 ELECTIVE VERTICALS-2017 SCHEME ........................................................................................ 18 2018 SCHEME (PROPOSED)-HIGHLIGHTS ................................................................................ 19 2. TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................ 20 3. COURSE DELIVERY METHODS ........................................................................................................... 22 4. STUDENT PROJECTS .......................................................................................................................... 33 5. ASSESMENT/EVALUATION PROCESS ................................................................................................. 56 6. INNOVATIONS IN DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 70 7. INNOVATIONS TO EMPOWER FACULTY MEMBERS .......................................................................... 80 8. VALUE ADDED COURSES OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT ................................................................ 83 9. INITIATIVES PLANNED FOR IMPLEMENTATION DURING AY 2018-2019 ........................................... 84 9.1 FACULTY EMPOWERMENT ................................................................................................. 84 9.2. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS .................................... 85 9.3. STUDENT PROJECTS........................................................................................................... 87 9.4. DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................... 88 Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 2 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Improvements Introduced in the department of Mechanical Engineering can be grouped under six different sections; The Important highlights of innovations introduced under each section are listed below: 1. SYLLABUS: Industry relevant courses Increased number of Elective courses Industry collaborative Electives Electives under different verticals Introduction of professional practice Introduction of MATLAB for Mechanical Engineers Proposed Integrated Lab 2. TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS a. Curriculum Design & its Compliance to meet requirements of Industries & Professional Bodies Inputs from Professional Bodies such as ASME & JSME Employing 'T' Philosophy in Curriculum Design Combining both Theory & Practical in the Course Introducing New Laboratories such as Simulation Lab Introduction of Professional Practice Course for Mechanical Engineers Commissioning New State of the Art Equipments such as CNC, Aero Engines etc 3. COURSE DELIVERY METHODS a. Student Centric teaching Learning process b. Implementation of Active Delivery Methods with Examples Course Projects/Internships Labs/Hands on Sessions Roleplay/Seminars Real World Simulations/Analysis Tutorials/Collaborative Learning c. Utilization of Google Suite Applications (Google Classrooms) to Improve Teaching Learning Process d. Implementation of New Pedagogical Initiatives Such as Flipped Classrooms e. Identification of Weak Students through OBE Tool & Assisting them through Remedial & Tutorial Classes f. Dynamic Student Performance Tracking using OBE Tool Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 3 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering 4. STUDENT PROJECTS a. Introduction of Project Review Book b. Design & Development of Rubrics for each Phase of Project Review c. Introduction of RUBRICS card for phase-wise review of student projects d. Encouraging students to publish the results of their Projects in Conferences & Journals e. Computing attainment of Program Outcomes using OBE Too l 5. ASSESMENT/EVALUATION PROCESS a. Development of Comprehensive Outcome Based Assessment Tool to compute OBE Metrics & Continuous Improvement OBE METRIC CALCULATIONS Course Outcome Target Computation Course Outcome Attainment Program Outcome & Program Specific Outcome Attainment Attainment Levels & Grades Computation Overall CIE Components Computation Attendance Percentage DATA ANALYTICS . Statistical Analysis of Class Performance in MSE & CIE with Normal Distribution & Histogram. MSE Analytics-Identification of Absentees, Weak Students & Toppers in each MSE . Dynamic Student Performance Tracking with Class Rank, Marks, CO Attainment etc as Performance Indicators . List of Ineligible Students for CIE . Tracking the submission of Assignments/Surprise Tests . Student wise Detailed CO Attainment & Level of Attainment for Individual Assessments. Overall CO and Level of Attainment . Grade Point Distribution Based on CO Attainment Marks for each Student & Average grade point of class as a whole. Course Outcome Coverage across all Assessments . Course Exit Survey Results Analytics . RUBRICS Analytics-Performance of Students under various levels for each criterion. Student wise CIE Components Computation with MSE & CIE Rank BENEFITS OF OBE TOOL . Reduce overall OBE metrics Computation time o Reduces the lead time of decision making & course corrections o Provides immediate feedback to Course Instructor . Shift the focus of Course Instructor from mere computation to analysis leading to continuous improvement . Fool Proof & Accurate Attainment Computation Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 4 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering . Highly Customizable & Flexible . Provides Data Analytics at Student & Class Level . Improves the quality of Gap Analysis . Saves resources such as Paper if the data is stored in computer . Hassle free documentation b. Innovation in Continuous Internal Evaluation & Monitoring of Laboratory Introduction of Rubrics Evaluation Card Design & Development of Rubrics for Lab c. Innovations in Quality of Question Paper Setting & Evaluation Mapping of Course Outcomes (CO) with each Questions. Mapping of Blooms Level Taxonomy in addition to Course Outcomes in Mid Semester Examination & Semester End Examination Question Papers. Scrutinize the SEE & MSE question papers & scheme of evaluation by Board of Examiners (BoE) and DUGC members Statistical Analysis of Learning Levels using OBE Tool, Gap Analysis, Countermeasures etc. d. Utilization of Google Forms to conduct Quiz, Student Feedback/Surveys 6. DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION a. Administrative Planning-Introduction of Department Handbook with Department Specific Academic Calendar b. Conduction of at least three Parents Teachers Meeting every semester c. Allocation of slots in Time Table for Student Mentoring d. Well defined roles & responsibilities of faculty members before commencement of every semester e. Use of Whatsapp Group (Classwise) for official communication with students f. Development of MS Access Database for Department Administration and Management Documentation of data. g. Encouraging the Bright Students with opportunity to under Student Immersion Program with North Dakota State University, USA. h. Encouraging students to actively involve in research activities at Centres of Excellence. 7. EMPOWERING FACULTY MEMBERS a. Encourage the faculty members to take up challenging research projects & apply for funding from various sponsoring agencies. b. Facilitate involvement of faculty members in Centres of Excellence by reducing their academic load. c. Provide financial support in terms of seed funding/sponsoring the projects d. Encourage faculty members to develop innovative products e. Encourage faculty members to publish papers in peer reviewed Conferences & Journals. f. Encourage faculty members to generate IPRs in terms of copyrights, patents & books. Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 5 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AFTER AUTONOMY AY 2012 -2018 1. SYLLABUS Evolution of Course Components from 2010 Scheme to 2018 Scheme 2010 SCHEME Curriculum Content Total Total number 2010 SCHEME (% of total number of number of of Course Components credits of the contact credits program ) hours Basic Sciences 13.5% 455 27 Engineering Sciences 13.5% 481 27 Humanities 4.5% 182 9 Program Core 52% 1755 104 Program Electives 6% 156 12 Open Electives 3% 78 6 Project(s) 6.5% 390 13 Internships/Seminars 1% 13 2 TOTAL 100% 3510 200 1 6.5 13.5 3 6 Basic Sciences Engineering Sciences 13.5 Humanities Program Core Program Electives 4.5 Open Electives Project(s) Internships/Seminars 52 Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology Page 6 Improvements After Autonomy- Department of Mechanical Engineering 2014 SCHEME Curriculum Content (% of Total number Total 2014 SCHEME total number of credits of contact number of Course Components of the