Institutional Preparedness for NEP

Institutional preparedness for NEP

1. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approach:

Response to the query :

WMO Arts & Science College is a multidisciplinary institution affiliated with the University of Calicut. The college conducts UG/PG programmes in Science, Mathematics, Languages, Humanities and Commerce. In all the UG programmes, students can choose open courses offered by other Departments. Also, certificate courses are designed with technological innovations in teaching and learning, encouraging logical decision-making and innovation, critical thinking, and creativity. The college conducts a lot of programmes for the students to equip them to achieve academic excellence. Also, the Best practice SOCIAL CONSCIENCE TOWARDS SOCIAL WELL-BEING helps the students to enrich their experience and knowledge level. The college initiates various activities and programmes to integrate humanities and science with STEM through programmes like, • Mathematical Problem contest. • Star Watching Programmes. • Science Talks on frontier areas. • Programmes related to culture and literature. • Audit courses on Human rights, Intellectual Property rights, Environmental sciences and Disaster Management. • All departments offer Certificate courses, and Students of any discipline can join. The curricula of the various programmes include projects, community engagement, environmental education and multidisciplinary education. The curriculum of MSW under the social work department involves various projects in the areas of community engagement. Multidisciplinary education is incorporated into the UG curriculum by offering open courses in which students can opt for their choice from other disciplines. Open courses such as 'Non-Conventional Energy Sources' and Environmental Chemistry address environmental issues. Open course -Newspaper journalism involves value-based education. Audit courses for Undergraduate students include Environmental Studies, Disaster Management, Gender Studies and Intellectual Property Rights. For Post Graduate Students, Ability enhancement programmes are conducted. Many certificate courses are multidisciplinary in nature. The college is an aided college affiliated with the University of Calicut and follows the rules and regulations of the University and the Government of Kerala. The curricula for various programmes are designed by the University Board of Studies (BoS). Through the BoS, members college has Conveyed suggestions for improvement on various aspects to the University. Also, being an aided college, the college does not have the freedom to introduce a multidisciplinary, flexible curriculum. In 2019, UGC's STRIDE project under component-I was sanctioned to 18 colleges all over India, and WMO Arts and Science College is one of them.Being a part of this project, the institution moves  much ahead in research activities and imparts a sense of academic inquiry both in faculty and students. The topic of the research project is 'Adaptive Speech Recognition for Speech Defects in the Malayalam Language'. The work involves contributions from Electronics, Malayalam and Computer Science Departments. Dr.Nobert Thomas Pallath was the Principal investigator. Institution celebrates various National and International Days related to science, Mathematics, Engineering, Humanities, languages and culture. All students can participate in these functions. All departments offer certificate/ Value added courses which are open to students from any department. Discussions are conducted among faculty members to plan and implement outcome-based education. Discussion meetings of faculty members have been conducted on NEP.

2. Academic bank of credits (ABC):

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WMO Arts and Science College is an aided college affiliated with the University of Calicut, and the University and the Government decide the curriculum and policies. So the college has limited freedom to implement the most promising features of the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), such as multiple entries and exits during a programme. But still, the students are advised and promoted to join the various short-term/ online courses offered through NPTEL and other institutions. The college has initiated signing MOUs with neighbouring educational institutions for collaborative work in curricular and extracurricular areas. Faculties are encouraged to prepare study materials, audio/video classes and share them through the LMS platform of the college WMO E-Space. The departments offer certificate courses where any student can register and get a certificate on successful completion.

3. Skill development:

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The college offers various courses and other programmes with a focus on the skill development of the students. Following are the certificate courses offered by the institution focusing on skill development. 1. Communication skills in English. 2. Hardware assembling and Software Installation. 3.Basics of Flutter. 4.Office Management. 5.Household wiring. 6.Circuit simulation and PCB designing. 7.Video Editing. 8.Detergent and Hand sanitizer making. 9.General fitness. 10.Recreational Mathematics. 11.Statistical software SPSS. 12.Advanced Programming In R 13.Talley Prime. 14.Basic Communication Skills in Arabic. 15.Arabic DTP with Translation. 16.LED Assembling and Repairing. 17.Scientific writing in LATEX. 18.Disaster Management. 19.Technical writing with LATEX. 20.Newspaper Publication. 21.Basics of Photography. 22.Communicative Hindi. 23.Communication and Correspondence in Malayalam. 24.Certificate Course in Arabic Translation. 25.Electrical Wiring Techniques. 26.Structured Cabling Techniques for Networking. 27.InDesign Software. 28.Electrical equipment maintenance. 29.Academic Writing. 30.Diploma in Computer Application. Link to certificate Courses. ht tps://wmocollege.ac.in/uploads/Certificate_Course_A pproval_Merged.pdf All these courses are intended to equip the student with the skills and knowledge of the specific field. College Conducts a variety of other programmes also for skill enhancement. All these are described in detail on the college website. The links for the same are listed here.

https://wmocollege.ac.in/ soft-skills-language-and-communication-skills-and- life-skills https://wmocollege.ac.in/uploads/CR5_202 1-22_-_ICT1.pdf

4. Appropriate integration of Indian Knowledge system (teaching in Indian Language, culture, using online course):

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a) The strategy and details regarding integrating the Indian Knowledge System (teaching in Indian Language, Culture etc.) into the curriculum using offline and online courses. & b) The institution plans to train its faculties to provide classroom delivery in bilingual mode (English and vernacular). 1.The college organizes discussion meetings among staff members on all aspects of NEP. 2.As per Calicut University regulations, the student has to write the examinations in English, except for the language courses. Being an affiliated college of the University of Calicut, the college has to abide by the rules and regulations of the university. 3. The faculty members use both Malayalam and English for effective knowledge transfer with the students. c) Details of the degree courses taught in Indian languages and bilingually in the institution. The college offers 11 Undergraduate Programmes. All these UG programmes offer second-language courses in Indian Languages, Malayalam and Hindi, and students can choose any one of them. In the following seven UG programmes, BSc Physics, BSc Mathematics, BSc Chemistry, BA Arabic, BA Economics, BA Mass Communication, and BA English, the student must complete four courses, either in Hindi or Malayalam, in the first four semesters. In the BSc Electronics, BCA, BCom Cooperation and BCom Computer Application programmes, the student must complete two courses, either in Hindi or in Malayalam, in the first two semesters. d) Efforts of the institution to preserve and promote the following: i. Indian languages (Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit and classical, tribal and endangered.), ii. Indian ancient traditional knowledge, iii. Indian Arts and iv. IndianCulture and traditions. The college celebrates traditional cultural festivals such as ONAM and Chingapiravi. College celebrates World Mother-tongue Day every year. The college conducts programmes on traditional dance forms, Kathakali, Gadhika etc. (e) Good practices of the institution to promote cultural values. The College organizes and celebrates cultural events and festivals representing different regions and religions. This includes festivals like Onam, Christmas, Bakrid and Holi, allowing students from diverse backgrounds to share and experience different cultural traditions. Various competitions such as flower carpets, Group songs, Xmas crib making, Mehandi etc., are also conducted to ensure a positive interaction among the students.

5. Focus on Outcome based education (OBE):

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Following are the institutional initiatives to transform its curriculum towards Outcome-based Education (OBE) and the efforts made by the institution to capture outcome-based education in teaching and learning practices. 1. Discussion meetings on implementing the ideas put forward in NEP are conducted separately for faculty members in Science, Arts& Humanities and Commerce. Consequently, all the Departments have prepared the course outcome and programme outcome. 2. A detailed semester plan is prepared for each course at the beginning of each semester, incorporating the objectives, prerequisites and outcomes expected. 3. Periodic monitoring was conducted to ensure the implementation of the semester plan. 4. Appropriate evaluation methods are used to assess the achievement of the expected outcomes. 5. As a best practice, the college displays the course and programme outcomes on the website. 6. A total of 5 workshops/Seminars are conducted on outcome-based education.

6. Distance education/online education:

Response to the query :

The college has a Learning Management system on Moodle platform, which will be utilized to provide online education. The college has campus automation software, Campex, developed through the incubation centre. During the Covid period, classes were scheduled through various online platforms such as Moodle, Google Classrooms, Teachmint etc. Online meeting software, such as Google Meet, Zoom etc., were also promoted. In the post-Covid era, faculties are using both offline and online modes of teaching. As a best practice, the college is slowly moving to offer all courses in a blended manner by making use of the LMS. The college is an official centre of Calicut University Distance Education. There will be one teacher in charge of coordinating the programme. Offline classes are also conducted occasionally as part of this programme.