Today education is considered as services sector. Both employer and employee facing lot of challenges to survive in this education sectors. Parents, Teachers, Students, Alumni, Employers all are the stakeholders in this industry. Effective communication will not be possible if there is no soft skill. So IQAC of our College took initiative to organize one day faculty development programme on ‘Soft Skill Training for Employees’.
This FDP was organized on 01/05/2017. One day programme was inaugurated by our Hon’ble Principal K. A. Shama. Mr. Sanjeevan Mhatre was a resource person. He explained the concept of soft skill. He told about the importance of soft skill in effective communication. Mr. Sanjeevan Mhatre focused on how to use soft skill in education sector when there is an interaction amongst students-teachers-administrative staff-parents. Hon’ble Principal Mr. K. A. Shama addressed to all teachers. Associate Prof. V.S. Indulkar has welcome and introduced the guest. Dr. P. R. Karulkar-IQAC Corodinator presented vote of thanks.
Our College had first time organized programme on the subject of soft skill. Total 15 participants (teaching and administrative staff) were attended this FDP. Teachers as well as administrative staff participated in the discussions. All were motivated by the speech of Mr. Sanjeevan Mhatre. All the participants were realized the importance of soft skill in handling the students of next generation.
Research is very important aspect in higher education field. To do the quality of research work is a challenging task. It needs proper knowledge and proper understanding of research methodology. Hence, it was the IQAC initiative to organized two days faculty development programme on ‘Skills of Writing Research Paper’ for our College staff on 01/05/2016 and 02/05/2016.
It was very good initiative taken by our IQAC of our College. Research is very important academic activity in higher education. Prof. Dr. S. B. Ohal was a resource person. He explained the concept of research, types of research. He gave the tricks regarding finding the literature review. He focused also on research language to be used while writing research paper. Finally he touched with the style of writing research paper. I/c Principal Mr. K. A. Shama introduced and welcomed the guest. Associate professor Mr. V. A. Indulkar concluded the valedictory session by vote of thanks.
This programme was beneficial to all our teaching staff. Teacher understood the concept of research, research and its types, the way of conducting writing literature review. Teacher got the knowledge regarding language and style of writing research language. Total 09 participants were present for the said programme. They had been self-motivated to write the research paper in a qualitative manner.
As our College has commerce and arts streams. Teachers from our College do research in social sciences. To have the interaction on this topic, the IQAC of our College had taken initiative to organize two days Faculty Development Programme on ‘Fundamental Aspects of Research Methodology in Social Sciences’ on 18/10/2014 from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm. The objective of the program to discuss about the concept of research in social sciences and to explain the various techniques of research methodology in social sciences.
Prof. Dr. R. O. Parmar was a resource person to deliver information about fundamental aspects of research methodology in social sciences. He discussed about branches of social sciences and the area where we can conduct research. In most of the social sciences area qualitative research are conducted. It is very difficult to collect data. So he gave guidance regarding framing of the questionnaire, sources of collection of data, how it will be available etc. Further Dr. Parmar also explained how the analysis and interpretation of data can be done.
Total 09 participants were attended this FDP. Teachers came to know about social science research, how it will be conducted and various research methodology techniques can be used in social sciences. The involvement of our College teachers in interaction on the topic was highly appreciable. Especially this programme was very much useful to new teachers.
This workshop was organised by the Women Development Cell of our college for creating awareness among the female students and staff regarding the most valuable asset of well-being, i.e. their health. The guest lecturer for this workshop was Dr.(Mrs.)Manisha Kaiyande (Asst. Prof. in Zoology, M.D. College, Parel) who interacted with the female audience on their health issues putting a deep stress on the role of haemoglobin and the way haemoglobin level can be maintained at normal level so as to ensure proper health.
The Haemoglobin level of the females participating in the workshop was measured a day prior to the workshop and its results were declared by Dr. Kaiyande herself at the time of interaction with the females. This made the workshop even more interactive and interesting.
The main objective of the seminar was to create an awareness regarding the Fundamental Human Rights among the seminar participants which mainly comprised of students and teachers of colleges in and around Raigad District. The seminar was divided into three parts/sessions. They were:
