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VIT University Annual Report 2016-17

 Faculty Development Program on R Programming with STAT – CRAFT is categorized under technology for teachers.
Mr.Sumit Bardhan, Director, Predictive Analytic Solutions, Bangalore was the resource person and 33 participants
were trained.
 Workshop on Filing patents in an academic setting is categorized under managerial skills for teachers. Ms. Swapna
Sundar, IP Dome Strategy Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Chennai was the resource person and trained 95 participants.
 Workshop on Innovative Projects in Physics towards Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is categorized under
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Educational theories. It was conducted on 20 December 2016. The resource person was Prof. A.Subrahmanyam,
Dept of Physics, IIT Madras. 28 participants experienced a great session.

New Initiatives

Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP)

FEP was envisioned exclusively for faculty belonging to School of Information Technology and Engineering and School of
Computer Science and Engineering. The consultant trainers were from Bangalore.

The enrichment program was phased out in batches. The titles were based on a broad spectrum: communication, speak
effectively, body language, positive psychology and brain based learning.

The faculty were grouped and extensive tasks were given. They were also guided to write a session plan for a particular
topic. They had to do micro teaching and their lectures were recorded. The consultant and the faculty sat over a cup of
coffee and the consultant gave an intense feedback on the lecture. This helped the 51 faculty to improve their classroom
experiences. The training was very intense and focused.

Industry Institute Interface (I3)

Industry experts were invited to deliver their expectation from the Academia in terms of Student Outcomes, skills,
knowledge, attitude, aptitude and collaboration at large.

Year - 2016-2017

Number of Programs conducted : 177
Number of Participants : 6920

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