Evaluative Report of the Department 1 Name of the Department : Journalism and Mass Communication 2 Year of establishment : 1991 3 Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the : Yes university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., : PG, M.Phil. ,Ph.D. and Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc. D.Litt., etc.) PG Diploma (Audio- Visual Production) 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved : Yes 1. Department of Journalism and Communication exchanges ideas, information with other department of Gujarat Vidyapith. Department of Journalism and Communication organises seminars and takes session jointly with Gujarati and Hindi department of Gujarat Vidyapith. 2. The Department had organised a National Seminar on ‘Role of media and Freedom Movement’, jointly with Hindi Department of Gujarat Vidyapith on 29th January 2009. 3. Production of Documentaries for University and Other Departments taken up by the Department. 6 Courses in collaboration with other universities, : Yes industries, foreign institutions, etc. Programs organised with other Universities and institutions: 1. Department of Journalism and Celebration of Beginning of 15-09-1959 Mass Communication, Gujarat Doordarshan in India University, Ahmedabad 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Smriti Lecture on Sardar 01-08-2008 Sansanthan, Ahmedabad Vallabhbhai Patel 3. Kalaa of Arts Advertising Technique of Advertising 08-04-2009 Agency, New Delhi Film Making 4. NGO ‘Dastak’ , Ahmedabad Women in Media 27-28 June, 2009 5. NGO ‘SEWA’ , Ahmedabad Seminar on Development 16-08-2009 Journalism 405 GVP NAAC-2015 6. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Lecture 02-12-2009 Ahmedabad 7. Bhartiya Shikshan Samuday Seminar Responsible and 20-10-2010 Sangh, Ahmedabad Sensitized Citizen 8. Swavlamban Trust, Publication of Book on 2011 Ahmedabad Condition of Patient of Leprosy 9. Gujarat Wild life Conservation Role of Media in 25-08-2011 Department , Gandhinagar Conservation of Wild life 10. NGO ‘Shatayu’ , Ahmedabad Importance of Donation of 14-09-2012 organs 11. Gender Resource Centre, Seminar on Discrimination 20-12-2012 Gujarat and Department of of Caste, Women and Law Social Work, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad 12. Media Women’s Forum, Gender Sensitization in 11-01-2014 Gujarat Media Organisations 13. Information Department of Transparency in Social 16-11-2014 Gujarat Issues and Role of Newspaper 14. Institute of Diaspora Studies Seminar of Diaspora 29-03-2015 and Department of Gujarati, Literary Journalism Ahmedabad 15. Dantiwada Agriculture Audio-Visual Production 2013 and University 2014 7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with : No reasons 8 Examination System: : Semester Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 9 Participation of the department in the courses offered by : Yes other departments Teachers of the Department sometimes take classes in Gujarati and Hindi Department course related to Journalism. 406 GVP NAAC-2015 10 Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (Including CAS and MPS) Professor - - One Associate Professor One One One Asst. Professor Three Two - Others Two Two - 11 Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of No. of Ph.D./ Years of M.Phil. Experience students Dr. Vinod Ph.D. Associate Reporting, 30 Years 10 Kumar Pandey Professor and Editing, Ph.D-6 Head of Development M.Phil-4 Department. Communication, Ele. Media Dr. Punita Ph.D. Professor. Women Studies, 25 Years Ph.D-3 Harne Advertising, M.Phil-5 Publication, Current affairs and intercultural communication Dr. Ashwin Ph.D. Associate Theory of Mass 23 Years M.Phil-5 Chauhan Professor. Communication, Gandhian Journalism, New Media Aalap M.Phil Senior Technical Audio-Visual 17 Years - Brahmbhatt Assistant production Manish Bhoi M.Phil Technical Audio-Visual 4 Years - Assistant production 407 GVP NAAC-2015 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors No. Name Position Subjects 1. Ramesh Tanna Resident Editor Theory of Mass Communication 2. Sanjay Dave Managing Trustee, Charkha Development Communication 3. Maulin Munshi Program Executive, Radio Journalism Akashvani, Ahmedabad 4. Yogesh Sharma Editor, Media Today Web Journalism 5. Satish Mori Channel, Voice of India Television Journalism 6. Brijesh Singh Channel Head , ABP News Television News 7. Ajay Umat Editor, Divyabhaskar Print Media 8. Uday Mahurkar Bureau Chief , India Today Magazine Journalism 9. Pradeep Malik News Editor, Ahmedabad Media Research Mirror 10. Manibhai Patel Editor, Gram Garjana Rural Journalism 11. Tejendarsingh Gagan Director, Doordarshan, Electronic Media Ahmedabad 12. Kashyap Joshipura PRO, ONGC, Ahmedabad Public Relations 13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – : 10 programme-wise information 14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio : 7 : 1 15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and : Two Technical administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual Assistants (Electronic Media) 16 Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding : Social Harmony agencies 408 GVP NAAC-2015 Research Project: Research project was assigned and funded by IASE (Institute of Advanced studies in Education) Saragasan, Rajasthan, Under Social Harmony chair for the year 2014-15. The Project 'Role of Media in Gender Harmony' completed successfully and submitted to the assigning authority. Amount of the fellowship one lac. 17 Number of faculty with ongoing projects from : International a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise 18 Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated : Grants received Dr. Vinod Kumar Pandey Member, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Dr. Ashwinkumar Chauhan Editorial Related Work: Co-editor, ‘Abhidrushti’ (ISSN 0971-6629) - a monthly views paper for higher education - from May 2002 to July 2012. A) National collaboration: Language Related Work: One of the language experts for Gujarati Lexicon, the biggest online digital resource of Gujarati language (www.gujaratilexicon.com). The duty of the language expert is to give invaluable suggestions and contribution to the cause of Gujarati language. Gujarati lexicon is a landmark work in the history of Gujarati language containing resources of more than 45 lakh words. It aims to preserve, popularize, and develop Gujarati language through the power of information technology. Gujarati lexicon is the first, the biggest and the most comprehensive Lexical Resource in Indian Language. a) b) B) International collaboration: Gandhi Related Work: One of the advisers to the research project titled 'Bibliography of Books read by Mahatma Gandhi' (http://gujaratvidyapith.org/booksreadbygandhiji.htm). The duty of the 409 GVP NAAC-2015 adviser was to give helpful suggestions and encouragement to the research project related to Gandhian life and thought. The project was encouraged by Gujarat Vidyapith and executed by Gandhian researcher Prof. Mark Lindley. It took two and a half years and was submitted in 2011. 19 Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received : Rupees Five-Lac Grant by UGC in 2012 under XII Plan 20 Research facility / centre with : • State recognition : • National recognition : “Patrakar Shree” award to Dr. Vinod Kumar Pandey by Banaras Press club (Varanasi) in the year-2000. International recognition : 21 Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies There is a studio in Department where students take training of Electronic media. There is a Computer laboratory in Mahadev Desai Samajseva Mahavidyalay where students have computer and Internet facility. 22 Publications: Number of papers published in peer reviewed : 50 journals (national / international) Monograph : 01 “Father of Indian public Relation: Mahatma Gandhi”, (G), by Punita Harne adaption from Dr. C.V.N. Reddy, published by Gujarat Vidyapith, Ashram Road, Ahmadabad 14, pages 20,August 2003. Chapters in Books : 32 Edited Books : Books with ISBN with details of publishers Dr. Vinod Kumar Pandey 1. Media Research, Vista Publishers, Jaipur, 2014, ISBN 978-93-82935-14-8 410 GVP NAAC-2015 2. New Trends in Advertising, Vista Publisher, Jaipur, 2014, ISBN 978-93- 82935-16-2 3. Media Writing, Vista Publisher, Jaipur, 2013, ISBN 978-81-925667-3-3 4. Jan Sanchar ke Pramukh Siddhant Avam janmadhyam, Parshwa Publication, Ahmedabad, 2010, ISBN 978-93-80294-63-6 Translation of Book: 1. Translated the award-winning book ‘Stree Bhrun Hatya Atkawie’ from Gujarati to Hindi. 2. Helped in translating the award-winning book on film ‘Communication Cinema Development ‘in Hindi Written by Gaston Roberge. Prof. Punita Harne: 1. Freedom Fighter Journalist Balavantrai Shah, Edited by Punita Arun Harne, Publisher: Rangdwar Prakashan, Ahmadabad -9. ISBN No. 978- 93-80125-31-2, pages 162, August 2012. 2. Women Power of Gujarat: Remembering the Reverberation’, jointly written (25/49 Chapters), published by Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Gujarat, as a part of Celebration of 50 years of Gujarat (A coffee Table Book) pages 112, 2011. 3. ‘Education beyond Boundaries’: Dr. Punita Harne, Dr. Manda Parikh by Indian Society for community Education Navajeevan Road, Ahmadabad 14, pages