St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda 680121, Thrissur District, Kerala State Tel 0480 2825358, Fax 0480 2830954, Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjosephs.edu.in Annual Quality Assurance Report 2007-‘08 Submitted to National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bangalore AQAR 2007-‘08 Table of Contents Part A 1. Higher Focus Course: .................................................................................................... 1 2. Bridge Course: ............................................................................................................... 1 3. Remedial, Career Guidance and Soft skill courses: ......................................................... 2 4. UGC sponsored add-on courses .................................................................................... 2 5. Enrichment Courses: ..................................................................................................... 2 6. UGC Funded Innovative Programme: ........................................................................... 5 7. Value Education: ........................................................................................................... 5 8. Advance Curriculum Planning: ...................................................................................... 5 9. ICT Enabled Teaching & Learning: ............................................................................... 5 10. Academic flexibility: ................................................................................................... 6 11. Coaching Classes: ....................................................................................................... 6 12. Student Feedback: ...................................................................................................... 6 13. Admission Process: .................................................................................................... 6 14. Post Entrance Test (PET): ......................................................................................... 6 15. Teaching & Learning: ................................................................................................. 6 16. Academic Events: ...................................................................................................... 7 17. Student Progress Monitoring Mechanism (SPMM) : ................................................. 10 18. Academic Excellence Promotion Body: .................................................................... 11 20. Faculty Improvement Program (FIP): ...................................................................... 12 21. Refresher Courses: ................................................................................................... 13 22. Paper Publication: .................................................................................................... 13 23. Innovative Methods: ................................................................................................ 13 24. Administrative Efficiency ......................................................................................... 14 25. Curriculum Designing .............................................................................................. 14 26. Consultancy ............................................................................................................. 14 27. Project Undertake: ................................................................................................... 15 28. Linkages ................................................................................................................... 15 29. Infrastructure: .......................................................................................................... 15 30. IT Facilities: ............................................................................................................. 16 31. Library: .................................................................................................................... 16 32. Website .................................................................................................................... 16 33. IQAC ....................................................................................................................... 16 34. Academic Calendar: .................................................................................................. 16 35. Central Monitoring Cell ............................................................................................ 16 36. Sports & Cultural Events:......................................................................................... 17 37. Alumnae................................................................................................................... 17 38. Entrepreneurial Development Club ......................................................................... 17 39. All Round Development: ......................................................................................... 17 40. Communal Harmony ............................................................................................... 17 41. Community Programmes: ........................................................................................ 17 42. Film Club ................................................................................................................. 18 43. Community Awareness:............................................................................................ 18 44. Association Activities ............................................................................................... 20 45. Welfare schemes to the Faculty and Staff: ................................................................ 20 St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda i AQAR 2007-‘08 Part B 1. INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL ............................................................. 21 2. Stress on National Development ..................................................................................... 21 3. Higher Focus Course: ...................................................................................................... 22 4. Value Based Education: ................................................................................................... 22 5. Acquisition of Global Competence. ................................................................................. 23 6. Upgradation of Technology. ............................................................................................ 24 7. Obsessive Concern for Quality ........................................................................................ 25 8. Innovations in Curriculum Design and Transaction ........................................................ 25 9. New Academic Programmes: .......................................................................................... 27 10. Enrichment Courses: ..................................................................................................... 27 11. UGC Sponsored Add-on courses. ................................................................................. 29 12. Seminars /Workshops Organized. ................................................................................. 30 13. RESEARCH ENGAGEMENTS ................................................................................. 34 14. GRACE (Guidance for Research and Consultancy Enhancement) ................................ 38 15. Faculty Improvement Programme ................................................................................. 38 16. Paper Presentation in Seminars by the Faculty: .............................................................. 39 17. Publications ................................................................................................................... 41 18. PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS .................................................................... 46 19. Non-teaching staff. ........................................................................................................ 46 20. Faculty: .......................................................................................................................... 47 21. Library services: ............................................................................................................. 47 22. Internal Resources Generated: ....................................................................................... 49 23. Community services: ..................................................................................................... 49 24. Fine Arts Club: .............................................................................................................. 53 25. Nature Club: .................................................................................................................. 53 26. Entrepreneurial Development Club: .............................................................................. 54 27. Film club. ...................................................................................................................... 55 28. Tourism club ................................................................................................................. 55 29. Women‟s Cell. ............................................................................................................... 56 30. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & CAREER GUIDANCE CELL ............ 56 31. HOLY FAMILY SOCIAL WORK CENTRE .............................................................. 58 32. DARSANA FAMILY