GTU asks colleges to prepare study material for students
The material to be prepared by experts from different colleges will be uploaded on GTU website in November. It will help MBA, MCA, engineering and pharmacy students devote more time to projects and practical sessions
Yogesh Avasthi
Gujarat Technological University has come up with a novel idea to boost quality education in its affiliated colleges. Experts from different colleges -- MBA, MCA, engineering and pharmacy -- will be given the task of preparing course material for the GTU students.
The material will include powerpoint presentations, audiovisual CDs and printed notes. These will be uploaded on the GTU website and sent out to the colleges to be distributed among students by November.
Once that is done, the colleges can allocate more time for practical classes. Right now, 90 theory lectures are conducted every semester.
The study material for different subjects will be uniform across colleges. This is being done to avoid confusion among students regarding the relevant books to refer to for a particular subject.
“Students usually complain that GTU exam papers have questions from outside the syllabus. That happens because different colleges recommend different reference books to students. Once every college gets a common study material, this confusion will be done away with,” said Dr Akshai Aggarwal, vice chancellor.
Soon, an expert committee will prepare a list of professors who will be given the task of preparing the study materials for different subjects. The powerpoint slides will be used in the theory classes conducted by the colleges.
The chosen professors will also have to keep updating the study material as and when required.
“As many as 50,000 students will benefit from the course material. There will be uniformity in the topics discussed in theory lectures across the colleges because professors will be using the same powerpoint slides. I expect the classes to get more interactive,” Aggarwal said.
GTU is also conducting training sessions for teachers to help them teach better.
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PLACEMENTS PREPARATION
GTU is also planning to introduce personality development lectures across colleges. Currently, the university has roped in experts who conduct training sessions in 10 colleges in state. These sessions will be recorded and the videos put up on GTU website for student feedback. Depending on the suggestions and recommendations from students, GTU will introduce personality development course, which it believes will help students better for placement interviews.
Yogesh Avasthi
Gujarat Technological University has come up with a novel idea to boost quality education in its affiliated colleges. Experts from different colleges -- MBA, MCA, engineering and pharmacy -- will be given the task of preparing course material for the GTU students.
The material will include powerpoint presentations, audiovisual CDs and printed notes. These will be uploaded on the GTU website and sent out to the colleges to be distributed among students by November.
Once that is done, the colleges can allocate more time for practical classes. Right now, 90 theory lectures are conducted every semester.
The study material for different subjects will be uniform across colleges. This is being done to avoid confusion among students regarding the relevant books to refer to for a particular subject.
“Students usually complain that GTU exam papers have questions from outside the syllabus. That happens because different colleges recommend different reference books to students. Once every college gets a common study material, this confusion will be done away with,” said Dr Akshai Aggarwal, vice chancellor.
Soon, an expert committee will prepare a list of professors who will be given the task of preparing the study materials for different subjects. The powerpoint slides will be used in the theory classes conducted by the colleges.
The chosen professors will also have to keep updating the study material as and when required.
“As many as 50,000 students will benefit from the course material. There will be uniformity in the topics discussed in theory lectures across the colleges because professors will be using the same powerpoint slides. I expect the classes to get more interactive,” Aggarwal said.
GTU is also conducting training sessions for teachers to help them teach better.
BOX
PLACEMENTS PREPARATION
GTU is also planning to introduce personality development lectures across colleges. Currently, the university has roped in experts who conduct training sessions in 10 colleges in state. These sessions will be recorded and the videos put up on GTU website for student feedback. Depending on the suggestions and recommendations from students, GTU will introduce personality development course, which it believes will help students better for placement interviews.
