




Objectives:
To coordinate and organise various orientation/faculty development programmes.
To identify the recent emerging trends in Academics and to arrange workshops, seminars and conferences.
To expose the faculty members to the recent novel teaching methodologies and approaches.
To arrange workshops, seminars and conferences by identifying the emerging trends in academics and related fields
To arrange computer training programmes for the staff members.
To promote the teaching and research skills of the staff members.
To update the office staff with respect to the current rules and regulations as well as to the software and packages
Staff Coordinators: (2011-2012)
Ms. Swati Doshi
- Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Commerce
Ms. Robin Thomas
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of English
Ms. Shivani Yagnik
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotech
Mr. Shailendrasinh Jadeja
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science
Mr. Jignesh Pandya
- Activities - 2009-2010- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics
1 On 22nd June, 2009 the faculty development committee organized an Induction for the staff members of the college where all the staff members came to the stage and introduced themselves department wise. This was followed by an Orientation on the vision, mission and quality policy of the college. Then the presentation explained the difference between the ISO and NAAC practices.
2 On 12th September, 2009 there was a Faculty development Programme on Role of a Teacher in Total Quality management. Fr. Paul who is presently the Director of the Amala cancer hospital in Trichur, Kerala was the resource person. He discussed the role of a teacher in today’s market based economy and how a teacher has to be a performer all the time. He emphasized that a teacher’s main role is to prepare students to succeed but simultaneously by showing him a true picture, preparing him to face the failures in life. He simply mentioned that a teacher should look for the holistic development of the student and is remembered by the student for the extra effort and providing campus experience.
3 As per the recommendations of the internal audit team of the college a workshop was planned and organized on Maintaining Effective Financial Records by Departments, Clubs, Committees, Associations and Cells on 22nd September,2009. The resource person was Mr. Gaurav Vora, Assistant Professor from the department of Commerce.
4 A workshop on Accent Neutralization was conducted by Mr. Paresh Joshi at Station E, Rajkot. The staff members were divided into two batches by the trainer based on their accents while speaking English. There was a short video clip of successful people and it said that they practiced everyday. With this ice breaker the session started on a positive note. There was a presentation which included Stages in Accent Neutralization, Speech Mechanism and Syllable Stress. Finally a practice was given on 100 words which are commonly spoken with the local accent and which could be neutralized through practice and its regular use.