V. Funciones familiares
7. Plan de Cuidados de Enfermería
resource persons/ eminent persons who are invited as chief guests for various programmes.
Based on the feedback, training and orientation programmes are conducted to sharpen the skills and improve the efficiency of teaching learning process.
The head of Institution monitors the classes handled by the faculty members and give constructive comments to improve the quality of teaching.
Periodic counseling to the faculty is given by the HOD/Principal and improvement in their performance is monitored.
2.5 Evaluation Process and Reforms
2.5.1 How does the institution ensure that the stakeholders of the institution especially students and faculty are aware of the evaluation processes?
Theory and Practical exams are conducted by the Controller of Examination of Anna University, Chennai. As per Anna University norms, the faculty members are deputed by Anna University as external invigilators, external examiners for practical and project viva, University representatives and examiners for central valuation.
Faculties are communicated about the evaluation process in the meeting conducted by the Head of the Institution.
Principal and the Heads of the various disciplines make students familiar with Anna University regulations and evaluation procedure during orientation programme.
The Regulations, Curriculum and Syllabi are published in the institution website.
Syllabus is provided for all courses to the students in the commencement of every semester.
Academic Calendar containing all academic schedules is provided to the students and faculty in the beginning of every semester.
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College of Engineering and Technology The complete evaluation procedure in the form of regulations of various programmes is discussed with all the students through Faculty Advisors and Counselors.Circulars related to university examinations and internal examinations are circulated to the students and faculty members.
The End semester examination results will be published by Anna University.
2.5.2 What are the major evaluation reforms of the university that the institution has adopted and what are the reforms initiated by the institution on its own?
Major Evaluation Reforms of the University
For all courses, it is mandatory to maintain minimum 75%
attendance by the students to appear for their end semester examinations.
For all theory, practical and project work, the continuous internal assessment will carry 20 marks while the end semester examination will carry 80 marks.
The minimum pass mark for all courses is 50% including internal assessment. In the end semester examination the student must secure 45% mark for both the theory and practical examinations.
For theory courses three internal assessment tests are conducted every semester. The test marks are converted into 20 marks as internal mark.
Practical course is evaluated based on the conduct of experiments and the written records of the experiments of the students and awarded marks for experiments are converted into 20 marks as the internal assessment.
Project work for UG programme may be allotted to a single student or a group of students not exceeding 4 students. A review committee is constituted for each branch of study.
Three reviews are made during the semester by the review committee. The student has to make presentation before the
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In case of student of PG Programme not completing Phase-I of project work successfully, the students can undertake Phase-I again in the subsequent semester. In such cases the student can enroll for Phase-II, only after successful completion of Phase-I.
The Project work (Phase II in the case of PG) shall be pursued for a minimum of 16 weeks during the final semester.
Major Evaluation Reforms initiated by the Institution
Students are assessed throughout the semester through tests, tutorials, assignments and laboratory classes.
Course plan progress is reviewed periodically before every internal assessment test in the class committee meetings.
Class tests are conducted to improve the academic performance of the students.
Project guides are allotted based on the area of the interest of the students.
Slow learners are identified based on their academic performance and remedial classes are conducted to improve their performance.
Students are given opportunity to rectify their doubts during the contact hours of the faculty on all working days.
The institution encourages students to undergo in-plant trainings, mini projects and visit industries and a brief record is made by evaluating the learning-outcome of the students from the trainings undergone
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Time schedule for each course is allotted by framing time table.
All test schedules are prepared and communicated to the students.
Faculty is required to maintain a “Course Log Book” which consists of attendance marked for each lecture/ practical/
project work periods, the portions covered during each period, internal assessment marks and class test marks are periodically monitored by the Principal and Head of the Department.
Attendance of the students and internal assessment test marks are uploaded in the web portal of Anna University every month as directed by the University.
Attendance and the performance in internal assessment tests are intimated to parents through letters.
Parents and teachers meetings are conducted to improve the academic performance of the students and also guide students on career choices.
Remedial classes are conducted to the students who feel difficulty in learning. Separate log books are maintained and the classes are supervised by the Head of the Department and the Principal.
Contact hours are used for students to have interaction with faculty members.
Counseling hour helps student to get rid of their fear of learning, anxieties and positively improves the confident level of the students.
Students are encouraged to take up their projects which meet the needs of industries. To make them aware of the needs of industries, the institution provides all types of standard journals which would give them ideas to do projects.
The Principal meets students periodically and interacts with
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2.5.4 Provide details on the formative and summative assessment approaches adopted to m easure student achievement. Cite a few examples which have positively impacted the system.
Formative Evaluation Process
The achievement of learning outcome is assessed by formative evaluation process such as class tests, internal tests, tutorials, assignments, mini projects and project reviews
Technical quiz, English dramas, Public speaking and group discussions are conducted for evaluating the students.
Understanding the needs of employers, students are trained in communication, technical and soft skills.
Summative Evaluation Process
For each theory course, three internal tests are conducted which are converted to 20 marks for computation of internal marks.
The test papers are distributed for verification of the students in three days from the day of test.
Performance of the student is intimated to the parents through parents intimation letter.
The performance of the students is analyzed and slow learners are identified and they are helped with remedial classes.
The internal assessment for practical course is converted into 20 marks based on the experimentation and the record of the work.
The internal assessment for project work is converted into 20 marks based on three presentations on the work done made by students before the review committee.
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Apart from academia, students are motivated to participate in co
achieved many awards and prizes Examples: