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BEST PRACTICES 2023-24

BEST PRACTICE I

1. Title of the Practice: 'ADVITIYA NETRUTVA' - STUDENTS' LEADERSHIP GROUPS

2. Objectives of the Practice:

To ensure that every bonafide student of the college has a fair opportunity to showcase their leadership abilities.

3. The Context:

To ensure that every bonafide student of the college has a fair opportunity to showcase their leadership abilities.

4. The Practice:

Advitiya Netrutva Student Leadership Group selection procedure included student representatives from each department rather than classes. The procedure was based on a well-defined policy to identify potential student leaders with outstanding qualities in curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular fields. The policy allowed only students who have good academic and disciplinary records.

5. Evidence of Success:

Better planning and execution, effective coordination, enhanced number of activities, active student clubs and larger involvement of the student community in various activities and events were the impact factors of the Advitiya Netrutva Student Leadership System.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Advitiya Netrutva Selection Committee observed that the policy needs to be revived and decided to bring significant changes to yield further better results in the coming academic year.

BEST PRACTICE II

1. Title of the Practice: Inclusive Community Engagement through Environmental Action, Educational Empowerment, and Social Welfare Initiatives

2. Objectives of the Practice:

The primary goal of this practice is to foster a collaborative relationship between the college and local communities by addressing pressing social, educational, and environmental needs. Through activities that promote sustainable environmental practices, technological learning, financial literacy, mental health awareness, and social welfare, the college aims to build a stronger, more informed, and inclusive society.

3. The Context:

The outreach initiatives arose from a clear need to address various community challenges, including environmental degradation, limited technological literacy, mental health stigma, financial illiteracy, and the support of marginalized groups. The lack of resources for differently abled students, coupled with insufficient community awareness of digital safety and financial planning, called for a multi-pronged approach involving diverse stakeholders such as local schools, governmental bodies, and the public.

4. The Practice:

This comprehensive best practice incorporates multiple outreach activities across several domains:

* Coastal Cleanup at Benaulim Beach (September 16, 2023): As part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day, 16 students and a faculty member from Parvatibai Chowgule College joined ReefWatch Marine Conservation and KCIC in an environmental conservation effort, collecting 250 kilograms of metal, plastic, glass, and other waste. The cleanup drive raised awareness about the urgent need to preserve Goa’s coastal ecosystems.
* Innovation & Entrepreneurship Outreach Program in Raia (December 12, 2023): Organized by the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) and FireBits, this program aimed at fostering digital literacy and entrepreneurial thinking. Around 58 students learned how to use creative digital tools like Canva and NASA’s Eyes through hands-on sessions, inspiring innovation and curiosity among local school students.
* Vedic Maths Workshop (February 6, 2024): Conducted by students under faculty guidance, the workshop exposed 80 students to ancient Indian mathematical techniques, encouraging problem-solving and collaboration. The workshop aimed to enrich traditional learning methods and instill confidence in students from grades 6 to 9.
* Mental Health Awareness Session (February 6, 2024): Aimed at promoting mental well-being, this session facilitated open discussions about mental health, emphasizing early recognition of issues among students. Faculty members and psychology students led the session, which engaged over 100 participants, creating a safe and supportive space for sharing and learning.
* Cyber Security & Fraud Awareness (February 6, 2024): Led by the Department of Computer Science, this session educated students about online safety, focusing on the risks of digital fraud and the importance of secure browsing practices. With 100 students participating, the session addressed the growing need for digital literacy and vigilance.
* Financial Literacy Workshop (December 21, 2023): The Economics Department conducted a session that combined a street play with interactive discussions on investment planning and fraud awareness. This outreach program was designed for local villagers, helping them to better navigate financial decisions and protect themselves from fraud.
* Soil & Water Testing Awareness Session (December 21, 2023): Led by the Geography Department, this initiative educated local farmers on the importance of soil and water testing to improve crop yields and irrigation practices. The hands-on session empowered farmers with the knowledge to make informed agricultural decisions, promoting sustainability.
* Fundraiser for Differently Abled Students (Raksha Bandhan, 2023): To support differently abled students at the Gujarathi Samaj School, the Outreach Cell organized a fundraiser through the sale of goods used during Raksha Bandhan. Coordinated by Ms. Alka Gawas and Dr. Chitra Mekoth, the initiative aimed to raise both awareness and funds for the school, providing essential support to students with disabilities. This effort highlighted the college’s commitment to social welfare and inclusivity.

5. Evidence of Success:

* Environmental Impact: The coastal cleanup resulted in the removal of 250 kilograms of waste from Benaulim Beach, directly contributing to the preservation of Goa’s coastline. The event also fostered a sense of environmental responsibility among participants.
* Technological Engagement: The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with 58 students discovering new digital tools that enhanced their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.
* Student Involvement: The active participation in workshops on Vedic Maths and mental health demonstrated the effectiveness of collaborative learning. Students showed an improved understanding of both academic concepts and mental health awareness.
* Social Impact: The fundraiser for differently abled students successfully raised funds and increased awareness, providing much-needed support for their education. The sale of goods during Raksha Bandhan created a tangible impact for the students of Gujarathi Samaj School.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

* Logistics and Coordination: Managing diverse outreach events, each with its own unique set of requirements, was a challenge. Coordinating with multiple departments, securing resources such as testing equipment, and working with external organizations like ReefWatch required extensive logistical planning.
* Community Engagement: Ensuring participation from local community members for initiatives like financial literacy and environmental testing required targeted outreach and consistent communication.
* Resource Requirements: Specialized equipment for soil and water testing, digital tools for cyber security demonstrations, and materials for the fundraiser required significant resource allocation and support from the college.

7. Notes (Optional):

Institutions looking to replicate this best practice should emphasize the importance of collaboration-both within academic departments and with external community stakeholders. Furthermore, outreach programs should be tailored to the specific needs of the community, ensuring a balance between environmental conservation, technological literacy, and social welfare. Regular feedback and post-event reviews are essential for refining future initiatives.
By combining various academic disciplines with community needs, this best practice not only enhances learning but also contributes to social and environmental well-being.

BEST PRACTICES 2022-23

BEST PRACTICE I

1. Title of the Practice: Department External Academic Audit

2. Objectives of the Practice:

To allow departments to analyse “educational quality processes” to produce, assure, and improve the quality of teaching, learning and evaluation.

3. The Context:

The panel-members are required to evaluate the department curriculum based on specific parameters decided by the college and give inputs in a prescribed format by proper understanding of the system.

4. The Practice:

The Audit panel-members constituting the Vice-Chancellors nominee, Academic Council member, Head of the Department from the respective Board of Studies along with the Dean verifies the academic aspects based on the seven parameters like curriculum content, teaching-learning-evaluation methods, course/programme outcomes, seminars and workshops conducted, students projects, department infrastructure, feedback systems.

5. Evidence of Success:

The audit focuses on academic-decision making and organization of a course, using the available resources to provide quality education in the best interests of the programme and thereby student-learning. This emphasis self-reflection and self-improvement rather than compliance with predetermined standards.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Resource mobilisation since every department has to depend on the availability of the Vice Chancellors and Academic Council members from the respective Board of studies for the conduct of Audit

BEST PRACTICE II

1. Title of the Practice: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2. Objectives of the Practice:

To create amongst the students a spirit of social responsibility, environmental consciousness and empathy towards the very society in which they live, move and have their being.

3. The Context:

The intent is to foster connections between students and the community through awareness about crucial social issues, environmental challenges, and health concerns, preparing them to shoulder the responsibilities that will shape them into responsible human beings.

4. The Practice:

This practice motivates students towards societal betterment and contributes significantly to their holistic growth. The College units of NSS, NCC, Red-Ribbon, etc. as well as the various departments effectively organize and participate in various social activities.

5. Evidence of Success:

Visits to the senior citizens institutions, blood donation camp, breast cancer screening camp, clothes collection drive to help women rescued from trafficking, beach cleaning drive, and a host of other talks and awareness programmes on Cyber-security, Road Safety, Organ Donation, etc. The end result is a holistic development of students.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Obtaining the necessary permissions from the concerned authorities, budgetary arrangements, and logistics were the most common ones.

BEST PRACTICES 2021-22

BEST PRACTICE I

1. Title of the Practice: Internship

2. Objectives of the Practice:

To empower students’ employability skills and support them to identify their career aspirations and progress as eminent professionals.

3. The Context:

The existing higher education lacks in instilling skills like team work, professional ethics, amongst students; therefore an interface between institutions and industry linkage through internship is relevant in this context.

4. The Practice:

A dialogue is initiated through the college or by students with industrial establishments / institutions requesting to host the students as interns.

Students are exposed to hands-on-training during the chosen period.

After completion students have to submit a report/ internship certificate from the organization confirming completion of 120 hours.

5. Evidence of Success:

In the academic year 2021-2022, 575 students have successfully completed Internships in reputed organization research institutes and educational establishments located across the state as well as other parts of India.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Students who completed internship:

BEST PRACTICE II

1. Title: Community Outreach

2. Objectives of the Practice:

To foster among the students the spirit of social service, environment consciousness and empathy towards the under-privileged of the society.

3. The Context:

The intent is to engage the students in understanding socio-economic problems, where they develop insights into the challenges, collaboration and leadership abilities needed to make a impact on the society.

4. The Practice:

This practice inculcates a social habit and responsibility amongst students. The College units of NSS, NCC, Red Ribbon etc implement this practice effectively by organizing/ participating in various social activities. Students are provided with an opportunity to earn non-evaluative credits on completion of stipulated number of hours in such programmes.

5. Evidence of Success:

The institution has organized various programmes like Awareness on proper hygiene maintenance among the elderly at Sahara Old Age Home, Margao, Clothes collection and distribution drive to flood victims Annadan drive, Book bank drive, visit to Matruchaya- Balika Kalyan ashram, Blood Donation etc.

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

For many of the programmes planned, necessary permissions need to be obtained from concerned authorities. Besides, financial liability required budgetary provisions.

BEST PRACTICES 2020-21

BEST PRACTICE I

1. Objectives of the Practice:

Being an autonomous institution, there has been an urge of experimenting with various teaching-learning and evaluation methods.

> To shift from teacher centric to student centric through various teaching methodologies
> Development of team work and communication skills
> Encourage critical thinking
> Inculcate research aptitude
> To make students employable
> To encourage students towards innovations
> To make students socially responsible and environmental conscious

2. The Context:

> Lecture method is a one-way channel of communication of information which creates only passive learners hence there is a need to shift the passive learning to active learning using various teaching pedagogies.
> As there is a need to shift from theoretical based learning to applied knowledge the shift in teaching-learning process is needed that will enable students to face real life problems
to ensure the holistic development of students.
> Effective active learning is carried out through blended interactive mode of learning for development of team work, critical thinking and communication skills.
> Instilling research aptitude that shall enable them to prepare well for vertical progression.
> Multiple modes of evaluation are required to cater to the different types of leaners wherein traditional evaluation method was not suitable.

3. The Practice:

> Institute has organized several workshops on Bloom’s taxonomy, Information Communication
Technology (ICT) in teaching and various Modes of Assessments for enriching faculty.
> Bloom’s taxonomy is widely used by all faculty as a powerful tool with the objective of developing cognitive skills in students.
> Teaching-Learning methodologies includes interactive, inquiry-based, debate, group discussions, field study, case-studies, cooperative learning strategies, Mind Maps for creativity, project-based and experimental methods, flipped and blended learning with model making and problem-based learning to encourage collaborative learning.
> As Institution is a recognized nodal center for SWAYAM/ NPTEL courses, advanced learners are encouraged to take these courses offered by premier institutions of the country.
> Learning Management System (LMS) have been used in the Institution since 2010 wherein MOODLE is a mandatory ICT tool widely used.
> Faculty create course page on the LMS (Google Classroom/MOODLE) wherein Course Details and Schedule, List of Mandatory and Supplementary references, Class policies, Assessment schemes, etc are made available
> Lecture notes, research articles, videos, web links are made available to students that has helped the students to take the leap from a defined text book content to research-based learning.
> ICT enabled Teaching-Learning Process with use of LCD projectors is used regularly for conducting classes, practical sessions, seminars, workshops.
> Institution has a Centre for Teaching-learning with audio visual facility comprising of smart board being used by many faculties.
> Institution has a vibrant culture of instilling inquisitiveness and scientific temper amongst the students through a number of activities which include:
a) Hands-on sessions in the laboratories
b) Periodical guest lectures on topics relevant to employment skills by personnel from respective organizations / industry
c) Off campus internships and study/laboratory visits to distinguished academic institutions and industries make the students industry ready.
> As a preparation for the new academic year and uncertainty over the beginning of the classes due to pandemic, faculty explored various ways and means of reaching out to students with ease using an all-inclusive approach.
> Video Recording Software’s were used prepare videos to be made available to students via LMS.
> For face-to-face interaction, Google meet and its various extensions like meet attendance and full screen shot were used. The hardware tools like stylus pen, graphic tablet, HD camera, lapel mike was used by the faculty in self-learning mode to make the e-learning effective.
> All academic activities are aimed at elevating the students’ knowledge, skills and build confidence in them.

4. Evidence of Success:

> Along with faculty, student’s adaptability to technology and new modes of learning brought them in par with global learning experience.
> The institution now has a vast repository of offline videos. In order to maintain quality and standards, the Centre for Teaching Learning (CTL) of the institution has prepared a handbook to help Faculty that contains guidelines/ formats to display courses in the LMS and tips on effective design of slides.
> The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the institution has prepared two Handbooks on Teaching-Learning (TL) Methods and Assessment Handbook.
> Twelve research papers on the success of use of various modes of evaluation were published.
> Faculties were invited as resource person to conduct workshops Teaching-Learning and Evaluation in other educational institutions within and out of the state.
> Institution periodically prepares Academic Audit report that indicates there was no discrepancy in administering the various teaching learning assessments.

5. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

> Issues related to Internet connectivity proved to be a hindrance for effective delivery of online lectures, timely submissions and access to the LMS.
> Faculty needed to be trained continuously on the various options that are available for teaching, learning and evaluation.
> Various challenges that were faced during the initial stage was in identifying the various modes of assessments and how each mode of assessment can be effectively used by the course teacher as per the need of the course outcome.
> Multiple types of learners needed to be oriented properly thereby motivating the students to use ICT.
> Extended hours of working by faculty towards implementation and successful execution of the teaching learning and evaluation pedagogy.

BEST PRACTICE II

1. Title of the Practice: GLOBAL EXPOSURE

2. Objectives of the Practice:

> In sync with the mission and vision statement, the institution being at the forefront of education, has responded to the changing educational and employment scenario by offering need-based, industry-relevant and society- driven courses
> Providing a global exposure to students and faculty and provide them opportunities to experience academic environment, current research, industrial and cultural facets to prepare them for a dynamic international career
> The institution is committed to attain betterment so as to reach the next level whereby our students can seek both education, employment and open doors to possibilities for future global collaborations.

3. The Context:

Being autonomous, one of our bench marks was to attain international standards and bring about significant change on campus amongst the students and faculty in the context of changing educational scenario
> Identification of renowned international universities and having a Memorandum of Understanding
> The design of global exposure programs for students to get an academic and cultural exposure with the intent to create and promote a collaborative academic and research platform at some of the finest universities in the world
> Financial support through fellowships and funded projects.
> Training and motivating the students towards successful collaborative research projects

4. The Practice:

The global exchange programmes provide a platform for improvement in communication skills,
self-esteem, creativity and leadership ability in students which are key attributes to nurture successful future global citizens
> The practice begins with signing of MOUs with International Institutions such as:
1) Waseda University, Japan
2) Kansai University, Japan
3) Bromma Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden
4) Tullinge Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden
5) University of Porto, Portugal
6) University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
7) La Re Union, France
> The MOUs comprises of the following programmes:
a) Student and Faculty Academic and Cultural Exchange Programme
> The visits are organized to understand historical, culture, socio-economic, governance and sustainable waste management system followed in the respective countries
> Lectures, hands on laboratory practical sessions and short-term research projects are being carried out
> Educational and field visits to industries and universities to understand current research, career and job opportunities
> Any scientific publication that results from this collaboration is typically authored by the student and the project advisors from the two institutions.

b) Transfer of Credits (Academic and Non-evaluative)
> The Inter-Institutional transfer of credits helps the participating students avail credits for academics
> Students earn two credits as this programme has been incorporated into the autonomy curriculum under non-evaluative credits

c) Visits
> The faculty visits from various countries facilitates the collaboration that help develop plans for a student and faculty exchange programs
> They also create a greater bond amongst the institutions and are a future powerful recruitment and retention tool.

d) Bilateral Programmes
> The objective is to increase the level of internationalization of higher education, establish academic cooperation and implement it through exchange of students and academic researchers based on the international agreements.

5. Evidence of Success:

In compliance with MOUs the following accomplishments were seen:
a. A total of eight Student and Faculty Academic and Cultural Exchange Programme were conducted wherein 176 students and 39 faculty have benefitted
b. A total of eight incoming, three outgoing and one full time faculty have benefitted from Faculty Exchange Programmes.
c. Seven outgoing and three incoming students have availed the academic transfer of credits
d. Three research scholars visited from Stockholm University, University of Pecs, Hungary
and University of Reunion Island, France.
e. Three International Faculty had official visits for the following:
> To promote Korea-India relations as part of the Embassy’s public diplomacy program
> To promote academic and cultural collaborations
f. One faculty from International Christian University, Japan was on a sabbatical visit
g. Under Bilateral Programmes, the following were carried out:
> Two faculty visited RUDN University (Peoples Friendship University of Russia), Moscow, Russia for paper presentation.
> One faculty visited Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand for Research project.
> Indo-Sri Lanka Students Seminar was organized.
h. Publications/ Newspaper articles
i. International scholarships received by students:
1. Khorana Scholarship by University of Wisconsin Madison, USA
2. Jasso Scholarship by Waseda University, Japan

6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

> Develop linkages with various institutions
> The appointment of a competent authority to coordinate and development of international linkages was challenging>
> Up-scaling of infrastructure to accommodate international students and faculty and coordinating the programmes
> Continuous funding for sustenance.
> Motivating students in order to take up collaborative projects which may culminate into publications.
> Sustenance of the programmes due to various global and regional crisis

Notes

This institution may become the lead institution in collaborating and sharing the resources (human as well as infrastructure) For example – Shree Mallikarjun Institution of Arts and Commerce Institution, Cancona located in a tribal area can become a resource to understand tribal culture, ethnomedicinal practices and tribal economy in context of India. Also, the participation in Goa Lok-utsav cultural festival would enable the international students and faculty understand the cultural practices of Goa.

BEST PRACTICES 2019-20

Title of the Practice : TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED LEARNING

Objectives of the Practice

These are challenging times for students and Faculty in education because the reduction in attention span of students is evident and as a result, Faculty are constantly looking for ways to engage students. On their part, students too are also looking at multiple ways of acquiring knowledge, and critically analysing information that is being provided to them by the Web. The Web provides many avenues for the student to explore and learn in an environment suitable for them. The Web 2.0 and tools available on the internet offer a lot of potential to Faculty to use them in their Web-based practices for teaching, learning, and evaluation. Hence the objective was to incorporate Web based teaching tools in the teaching-learning and evaluation process.

Outcome

The students benefit because they are digital natives, technology-savvy, and looking for easier ways of understanding. The Faculty too are able to use these Informationâs Communication Technology (ICT) tools to facilitate the process.

The Context

Prior to the pandemic, all the Faculty have been using Learning Management Systems (LMS) like (Google Classroom/MOODLE) in organizing the content and providing resources to the students. The Smart Board was also used as an aid in effective communication and demonstration. However, during the pandemic, there was a need for transition into online modes of teaching, learning, and assessment on a larger scale, given the fact that the students and Faculty could no longer meet face to face. Since the Faculty were already extensively using the LMS, this transition was relatively easier and smooth. So, during the lockdown period, most Faculty were able to complete the portion using video conferencing tools, some recorded their lectures and made them available to the students via the LMS, emails and WhatsApp groups (which they officially set up for this purpose/times). They also effectively evaluated the students using various web tools and modes of evaluation like e-portfolio, assignment and quiz.

Challenging Issues:

There were reported cases of inconsistencies in internet connectivity and internet speeds across the State and this was an issue for effective functioning. Ensuring learning and timely responses from all students was a challenge for the Faculty considering that there was no physical contact with the students. The Exam Department of the College framed some uniform rules, regulations and set up guidelines to be followed by Faculty and students (keeping in mind also students who face internet connectivity issues) so that there was no discrepancy in administering the assessments and also ensured that the assessments were conducted in a fair and all-inclusive manner by all.

The Practice

LMS have been used in the College since 2010. At the commencement of the semester, every Faculty is expected to create a course page on the LMS (Google Classroom/MOODLE) classroom. All the necessary information pertaining to the course (Course Details and Schedule, List of Mandatory and Supplementary readings, Class policies, Assessment schemes, etc) are made available in the introductory segment of the course page. Apart from this information, all the course-related resources (Lecture notes, research articles, videos, weblinks) are also made available to students in an organized format. LMSs mentioned above allow Faculty to create a centralized repository of various sources of information to ensure that the students are introduced to real-time research and other relevant information. This kind of information has helped the students to take the leap from defined higher secondary text book content to researchbased learning.

Various other tools were put in use for obtaining an understanding of studentsâ grasp on the subject matter. Some of these online applications include the apps provided within the Google suite subscription such as Jam board. During the lockdown when physical presence of Faculty and students on campus was not possible these LMS were further used to complete the portion through google meet and various resources were shared on Google classroom/MOODLE. Even evaluations were conducted effectively by the means of Google form, submission of assignments. Initially before the Google meet became popular faculties created videos on What Sapp and circulated them in kind of online interaction with students. Since What Sapp has certain limitations a switch over to telegram app was made. As a preparation for the new academic year and uncertainty over the beginning of the classes, faculty explored various ways and means of reaching out to students using an all-inclusive approach. Video Recording Software like Open Broadcasting System (OBS) and Open Shot were used in combination on PC; Screen Recorder and Video Shows were used on the mobile to prepare videos to be made available to students via LMS. For face to face interaction, Google meet and its various extensions like meet attendance and full screen shot were used. The hardware tools like stylus pen, graphic tablet, HD camera. lapel mike was used by the faculty in self learning mode to make the e learning effective. Issues related to Internet connectivity proved to be a hindrance to effective delivery of online lectures and timely submissions and access to the LMS.

Evidence of Success

As a result of using web-based LMS students are acclimated to the use of technology. Faculty completed the portion in spite of the pandemic. Faculty used online methods like Google survey, assignments for conducting exams and also opens book examinations. Faculties were able to complete their Continuous Assessment (CA) and Practical Assessment (PA).

Along with Faculty, students’ adaptability to technology and new modes of learning brought them par with global learning experience. The institute has now a vast repository of offline videos made using multiple mediums, the face-to-face Google Meet recordings and the Eresources shared with them on LMS. The support of add-ons in Google Chrome has helped to maintain the attendance records, screenshots and interactive presentation website like Mentimeter also has created a pool of documents. All this data is available with each Faculty in the course that they have taught. In order to maintain quality and standards, the Centre for Teaching Learning (CTL) of the college has prepared a handbook to help Faculty. It contains guidelines/formats to display courses in the LMS and tips on effective design of slides. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the college too has prepared two Handbooks namely one for Teaching-Learning (TL) Methods (wherein various TL methods are explained w.r.t the Methodology and use/application of the same) and the Assessment Handbook contains information on how to go about conducting various evaluations modes.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Integration of Web Technology Integrated Learning was a relatively seamless process due to the existing use of some web tools. In spite of this, there were a few flaws. The Faculty need to be trained more on the various options that are available for teaching, learning as well as evaluation in an online/web-based environment. The use of apps for real time online classes has been beneficial. That being said, there is a need for tools that can be used to better interact with students as well to ensure better engagement during class.

One drawback of the practice was the inability to conduct practical as far as the science stream is concerned. However, A few dry lab practicalâs could be conducted online, because they were practical demonstration type experiments.

Another major setback is not being able to ensure the authenticity of student responses when evaluations are strictly online (especially due to the pandemic situation). But efforts are being made to incorporate, Viva-voce, or increase the percentage of higher order questions to induce critical thinking in students. Internet Connectivity issues have still remained a point of concern. Also, the pace of acclimatization of faculty to new technology is uneven. Since the resources are multiple and its usage depends upon the level of comfort and adaptability of faculty, there is non-uniformity in presentation without compromising the quality of the resources.

BEST PRACTICE II

Title : NON EVALUATIVE CREDITS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THROUGH CHOWGULE COLLEGE STUDENT CLUB SYSTEM

Formulation and implementation of College Extracurricular Activity Policy and Procedures leading to effective management of extracurricular activities and events, Students and Sports Council activities and events, and provision for Non Evaluative Credits for Extracurricular activities through Chowgule College Student Club System.

Objectives of the Practice

This College Extracurricular Activity Policy is embodied in the following objectives;

To set and maintain appropriate standards for conduct of extracurricular activities as they relate to all the students of the college.
To maintain these standards by following statutory requirements, established best practices and guidance and, where and when appropriate, to review and improve these practices on a continuing basis.
To ensure that all students and faculty members involved in extracurricular activities are informed of these standards by effective training, communication and supervision.
To ensure extracurricular activity administrating responsibilities are properly assigned and that all faculties, student administrative bodies, club management bodies understand their responsibilities and discharge them with reasonable care.
To encourage the participation of students in extracurricular activities and the promotion of effective joint efforts between students administrative bodies and faculty consultation in extracurricular activity matters, and to see that suitable arrangements exist within the college to further such joint consultation.
To abide by the college extracurricular policy and imply the same while collaborating with other institutions, organisation, agencies and to implement the same to all those individuals who attend any extracurricular activity or event in the college campus

The Context

Contextual Features or Challenging Issues

The challenging issues that were persisting prior to implement this practice were;

Only three options to students that is, NSS, NCC and Sports.
No clear choice of organising and participating in activities.
No clear choice of organising and participating in activities.
No definite annual calendar of activities.
No systematic budget planning and administrative procedures.
Lesser involvement of student and faculties in college extracurricular activities.
Overlapping of academic and extracurricular activities

Challenging issues post implementation of this practice :

Formulation of policy covering a massive set of activities involving a large number of students and faculties in administrative and supervising work pertaining to the activities.
convincing student administrative bodies to follow a proper guideline in planning, proposing and administrating activities as per the policy

The Practice:

Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science encourage the students to be regularly involved in extracurricular while pursuing curricular and co-curricular programs offered to them. College administration and faculty members strongly believe that when a student is actively involved in the community and other activities in high school, there is a good chance that they will be doing something similar in higher classes. Chowgule College like to be known as hubs of activity, charity, art and culture, and itâs largely the students that make them that way.

This policy lists various extracurricular activities that are presently being offered to the students and the guidelines for organization and administration for smooth conduct and governance of these activities. The policy also defines the role of college administration, faculty members, departments and student administrative bodies involved in organisation, administration and supervision of extracurricular activities and the events.

The extracurricular activities are divided in four major fractions, NSS, NCC, Sports and Other Extracurricular activities. NSS, NCC and Sports has a pre-defined curriculum/programme and is governed by NSS programme officer or NCC officer as per the directives of respective central and state agencies. Sports are managed by Department of Physical Education and Sports Management and is in accordance with the Inter Collegiate programme offered by Goa University

The group of other extracurricular activities is further divided in to five sub groups. These sub groups are Healthy Lifestyle Activities, Literary Activities, Social Outreach Activities, Art and Cultural Activities and Life Skill activities.

These activities are managed by Student initiated and governed clubs under the supervision of faculty members. Clubs, active in similar functional area, are grouped together. Each group of clubs is supervised by a faculty adviser. Each club is under a supervision of a faculty member. As of now there are 62 affiliated clubs. The entire student club logistic management system is administered by College Club management board comprising of students.

The college extracurricular activity committee governs the entire programme as per the extracurricular activity policy. There is a provision of two hours per week in the college time table for club members to pursue the activity of their choice.

Evidence of Success

The student club system was introduced in 2010 so as to provide an opportunity to students to pursue activities of their choice. The students were empowered to manage their respective activity through formation of club in the functional area and from 4 clubs in the initial year today there are 62 different clubs.

The total number of students enrolled for these clubs have increased from 68 in the year 2010- 2011 to 1236 in 2019-2020. Implementation of non-evaluative credits in extracurricular activities from academic year 2015-16 and introducing social credits as an additional component from 2020-21.

The college academic council has formulated and passed an ordinance pertaining to allotment of 6 non evaluative credits in extracurricular activities in 2015 and formulating a policy of introducing 4 credits in other extracurricular activity and 2 social credits as compulsory from academic year 2021 -22.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

There were no problems encountered in formulating the policy. However, few problems were encountered in implementing the same.

Notable problems encountered during implementation were;

Setting up of an office of students affairs for handling registration and day to day monitoring of the activities by following guidelines as mentioned in the policy.
Training students to administrate respective activities and submitting details of the same using e-resources.
Merging activities of similar kind that were being organised by students and sports councils, departments, NSS and NCC units, and college administration
Students submitting data in the handwritten format instead of the prescribed e-format leading to doubling of work at the office of studentsâ affairs.
Lack of communication between students of different departments
Need of a specific website for displaying online options for joining clubs, enrolling for various activities offered by number of clubs and other college units and uploading of completed Non-Evaluative Credits.

BEST PRACTICES 2018-19

BEST PRACTICE I

Title of the Practice : REFORMS IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS

Objectives of the Practice

i. To provide the course teacher the choice to choose the best mode of assessment (from those approved) depending on the type of the course.

ii. To provide the course teacher flexibility of scheduling the assessment, opting for deciding number of assessments and also in deciding weightage for the assessments.

iii. To reform the assessment for the courses such as skill-based / spoken language courses where traditional evaluation method is not suitable.

iv. iv. To provide the students with an opportunity to have a retake examination who have missed on their exams due to specific reason.

v. To cater/facilitate different types of leaners.

The Context

Parvatibai Chowgule College is constantly pursuing excellence in Teaching, Learning- Evaluation so that it caters to different types of learners and also brings about qualitative change across the Departments. It was observed that assessment in few courses like skill based or spoken language courses was challenging with the use of the existing modes of assessments such as SEE. Therefore, there was a need to reform their assessment modes that will be appropriate to test student’s skills. The college emphasis on use of multiple modes of evaluations to cater to the assessment of different types of learners.

Hence to aquatint the faculties with various assessments modes, IQAC has prepared a standard manual for the same that was approved by the Academic Council and the Governing body. Freedom is given to the faculty to choose suitable modes of assessments as per the defined guidelines given by IQAC wherein the process and rubric of assessment is clearly defined. 4. The Practice To enable faculty members to adopt different modes of evaluation, the IQAC of the college organized several workshops on 6th and 20th July, 2018 on Modes of Evaluation / Assessments. that explained about 15 different modes which are listed below:

OPEN BOOK EXAM (OBE) – allow student to take notes, texts or resource material into an exam hall. It is focused on one’s ability to find and apply information and knowledge and think critically (assessing higher cognitive abilities of a student)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ) – are usually used as formative assessments
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS – used to assess student learning in individual or group work/research projects. Presentation is an effective method to improve students at public speaking.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS – are commonly used in examinations to assess the basic knowledge and understanding (low cognitive levels) of a topic before more in depth assessment questions are asked on the topic.
ASSIGNMENTS – It is an instructional technique comprises the guided information, selflearning, writing skills and report preparation among the leaner.
PORTFOLIOS – is a developmental process thus, it is not only the product that the student or teacher assess upon but also the learning process in which the student develops during the given period.
CASE STUDY – is to help students demonstrate the theoretical concepts in real life issues.
GOBBET – can often be a passage of literature, an image, a cartoon, a photograph, a ma or an artifact which provides a context for analysis, translation or discussion in an assessment.
POSTER /CHART / MODEL – is a process of showing content and the findings of a topic to an audience or a group of audiences at different times. It is often used to assess student learning in group research projects.
CONCEPT / MIND MAPS – is a hierarchical form of structure diagram that illustrates conceptual knowledge and their relationships with a specific topic from general to specific concepts.
ASSIGNEMENT – involves methodical process of formulating an outline consisting of Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion and Bibliography.
PRACTICAL – provide students a comprehensive understanding of practical knowledge and also promotes research-based learning.
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING – is a student-centred approach in which students learn about a subject by working in groups to solve an open-ended problem.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
ENACT / SKIT /DEMO – help students to apply theoretical concepts to field activity, promotes team work spirit and critical thinking skills in solving problems. 5.Evidence of Success
Various evaluation methods like Flipped classroom, Gobbet, experiential learning, assignments, problem based learning etc were adapted by various departments wherein through these activities, the students developed team-work skill, conceptual skills, Improves critical thinking and became self-learners, Through the use of Experiential learning, students of Sociology made literate the illiterates under the paper title Sociology of education.
The students taught them basics like their names, signature, filling bank forms, etc. Student’s progression in various foreign Universities indicates that our students are well aquatinted with the foreign T- L-E techniques as it was similar to us.
Faculties have published their research finding on the success of use of various modes of evaluation: Sawant N N, Fernandes Dwayne, Patil V Ferrao A (2018) Students Engagement In Learning: Student’s Perspective Towards Assignment Writing, Research Journal For Interdisciplinary Studies
Faculties were invited as resource person to conduct workshops on assignment writing, hands-on workshop for the faculty members of Gogate Joglekar College, Ratnagiri Maharashtra on Problem Based Learning-Pedagogical tool for T-L-E and workshop for faculty members of Carmel College, Nuvem Goa on Integration of Blooms Taxonomy in T-L-E.
Academic Administrative Audit Report (AAA) report indicates that on an average 5 types of assessment modes are used and also faculty member adhere to the process of declaring in advance the details of assessment dates, modes, rubrics on CLAAP/Google classroom. 6. Problems Encountered and Resources Required
Various challenges that were faced during the initial stage such as identifying the modes of assessment, and how each mode of assessment can be effectively used by the course teacher as per the need of the course outcome.
The problems encountered by the teachers are in terms of resources pertaining to the ITC tools, training to use the ITC tools.
Multiple types of learners needed to be oriented properly thereby making the process time consuming. Motivating all the students to use the ITC is a challenge. Extensive practice work is required on part of the faculty members to design the various teaching learning and evaluation hand in hand.

BEST PRACTICE II

Title of the Practice : INTERNSHIP INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Objectives of the Practice

To provide training and experiential learning opportunities to the students for the development of skills with respect to their specific subject/course.
To provide students with hands on experience that encourages and provides space to the development of professional identity and competency.
To provide an opportunity to understand the developed skills like team work, time management, professional ethics etc. for the students with oneÃ¢ÂÂs self and develop a sense of responsibility and accountability.
To corelate theoretical knowledge to practical/work environment situation.

The Context

There has been continual debate that graduate lacks skills to be employable. The present exisiting higher education is more theortical and lacks instilling skills like team work, professional ethics, deep subject based knowledge and ability to learn new things. Therefore, an interface between institutions and industry is a way forwards Academia Ã¢ÂÂ Industry linkages through professional talks, individual visits, guest lectures are some of the possible options but internship is more valid and relevant in this context.

The Practice

Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science take pride encouraging students to undergo an Internship Learning Experience. Internships are compulsory under the under Non Evaluative credits. Though internship experience is minimum 120 hours, it equals t o4 credits. Here the students gain an opportunity to showcase or demonstrate their interests and skills with organizations within Goa, outside Goa or even abroad. Students undertake Internships with industries, Non-Government Organizations (NGO), Academic institutions or government organization. The College has a dedicated Internship Office that assists students in availing and deciding on various internship opportunities. Students are expected to make choices through guidance from the Internship Coordinator and the concern head of the department. The office has structured Internship policies. The Internship Program Coordinators are responsible for the providing the placements and contacts of various industries to the students for their internship. There is a mandatory workshop held for the students at the beginning of the semester prior to their internship to learn about the internship program and the steps they must take before being allowed to participate in an internship.

The Pre-internship is as follows:

Resume : Here the students are asked to produce a structured resume.
Covering letter
Health certificate from a Local General Practitioner declaring the student physically fit to undergo internship.
Attendance sheet of Free 10 Meditation sessions attended at College After this a Personal/Group counseling session is done where the student are given guidelines before joining the organization.

The college then provides an Internship request Letter to the concerned organization. During the Internship the Internship office / department internship coordinator discusses studentsÃ¢ÂÂ performance and wellbeing with concern stakeholders. Necessary guidance and support is provided if required.

After completing the Internship Students are expected to write an Internship Report and submit an Internship certificate / Letter of Commendation from the organization confirming completion of minimum of 120 hour of Internship. The Internship program is one of its kind and probably the first in the general stream of Arts and sciences in Goa where students are exposed to real work environment and can get hands on skills required for the future.

Evidence of Success

In the academic year 2018 to 2019, total student of 237 students have successfully completed their Internships in reputed organization in various sectors across the various parts of Goa and India. During post internships reviews, students have cherished the learning and the exposure while Industry reviews are every welcoming and appreciative of the high quality, dedication and professional attitude of our students. Considering trends indicate that students have been able to understand the importance of Internships and hence many of them have completed more than the mandatory hours.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required

Motivation level of students : A few are not inclined to undertake internship program, this could be due to various factors like fear of corporate world and other social or family issues.
To resolve the same we have started pre- internship orientation program, where students are now being trained on interview skills, work ethics and the internship hours , social skills, work life balance.
Time management by the students as they need to balance between their regular academic schedule and the internship period whenever there is an overlap between them. c. Lack of exposure: Students are not exposed to various internship opportunities and lack ability to explore new possibilities of internship.

BEST PRACTICES 2017-18

BEST PRACTICE I

Title of the Practice : TEACHING LEARNING AND EVALUATION

Teachers experimented with modern teaching learning methodologies commensurate with new courses that were introduced through the autonomous structure. New modes of assessment were also adopted at the continuous assessment component of evaluation as well as the Semester End Examination. Some of them are as listed under:

Open Book Exam (OBE)
Multiple Choice Questions
Presentations by Students using power points
Short-Answer Questions
Assignments
Case study
Poster/Chart / Model
Concept / Mind Maps
Submission of portfolio at the end of Semesters

The above have now been standardized by the IQAC, and the process of creating a handbook has been initiated to be completed in the following year. Teaching- Learning Methods have also evolved as autonomy is maturing. A few of the teaching learning Processes as well as Evaluations adopted by the departments have been delineated:

S.NO	Departments	Teaching -Learning Processes	Examination/ Evaluations used
1.	Botany	Experimental learning, Activities involving research and presentation by students	Open book Assignment Writing
2.	Chemistry	Process Oriented Guided Instructive Lecture (POGIL)	Assignment Writing
3.	Computer Science	Use of ICT tools and ICT based material (ppt, pdfs, websites, YouTube videos, etc.) Use of resources available in the LMS interactive activities of Quiz, Chat, Assignment, etc. Encouraging Group discussions,Brainstorming, Case studies, Debates and Quizs in class Lectures with the help of power point presentations specially prepared for every course. Questions based on Blooms Taxonomy Problem Solving and POGIL during classroom sessions (PGDCA)	Online Certifications(Spoken Tutorial, Mumbai-IIT) were conducted and marks scored by Students were considered as Continuous Assessment Marks Poster Presentation for Continuous Assessment
4.	Economic	Interactive lectures, Discussion Forums, Debates, Seminars, Guest lecture, Experiential learning, Case study, Presentations, and Problem based learning, Peer learning, Assignments, Research Writings, and Projects.	Open book test Paper review Multiple Choice Question Case study Seminars Assignment writing
5.	English	Lecture Method with teaching aids Interactive Methods Discussion model Inquiry Based model Cultural knowledge model Experiential Learning through : Constructivist model Application model Audio lectures/Video Lectures for flipped classroom model	Open Book Examination Online Multiple Choice Questions DST (Digital Short Story Telling) Interactive Newsletter Online MCQ for self-study Short tests after each unit completion All students shown answer books after tests SEE – submission of term papers SEE- Submission based/Applicative SEE- portfolio method
6.	French	Games for the students, Debates, Discussions, Quiz, Presentations, Dialogues.	Open Book Examination
7.	Geography	Inculcating Writing Skills amongst students, communication and presentation skills, on-field teaching and learning Cognitive mapping Problem Based Learning ( PBL)	MCQ Assignment writing Field Reports
8.	Geology	Field visits to places of geological importance to encourage experiential learning. Visits to reputed institutes like NIO and NCAOR to get hands on experience on research tools as well as motivating interaction with scientists	Open book test Presenting self-made documentary films on the geological features seen in Goa and other places around Goa. Assignment based on observations of geological features during field visits. Submission of Portfolios based on field- based courses.
9	Hindi / MA Hindi	Assignments Group discussion / Debates Students presentation Street plays Role play Participation in seminars / workshop Story telling methods	C.A.: Assignment, Written Exam, Paper Presentation and Multiple Choice Questions
10.	Konkani	Lecture Method, Discussion Method and Presentation Method	Projects and Assignments by using ICT
11.	Mathematics	Problem Solving and Self-Learning	Open Book Tests, Multiple Choice Tests and Presentations
12.	Marathi	Group Discussion Presentations Self-learning Field work	Assignments Multiple Choice Questions Written Exam Open Book Test
13.	MA Psychology	Experiential learning through case studies and practicum	Open Book Examination
14.	Physics	Peer Instruction Teaching Method	Assignments in the form of working models
15.	Psychology	street play, dumb charades, debate, bake or paint, review of literature, essay writing, movie review, survey, movie/book presentation related to topics covered in the syllabus
16.	Sociology	Experiential learning	Globalization and New Media (Digital Story Telling): Students create a documentary using pictures or videos. Teaching Sociology: Theory and Practice: students demonstrate their teaching skill in a class allocated to them. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods: S.E.A is based on the development of a research proposal.
17.	Students Support Service	Google Classroom	Online Multiple Choice Questions.
18.	Zoology	Problem based learning Group learning activities. Projects Interactive learning Devised protocol for conducting practical : enabling higher order thinking. Research publications related to teaching learning	Devised rubric for continuous assessment of practicals. Continuous assessment of courses of the department includes, Problem based learning activities as component for each assessment to evaluate thinking and analytical skills of students

Standardized Practices to ensure quality of Teaching-Learning and Evaluations:

A well-defined plan for each course, course outline and pre-class reading through the Flipped Learning Methodology that is facilitated through CLAAP and Google Classroom is being adopted as a policy by the college keeping in view the confidentiality involved in the organization and conduct of a Semester End written exam every teacher prepare two sets of internal question papers in accordance with Blooms taxonomy along with detailed answer keys. Marking schemes / rubrics are devised for courses having submission-based Semester end exams, Term

Papers based SEEs, or portfolio based SEEs. Through a Central Evaluation System of assessing and cross-checking of scores the results are prepared usingautomated software. An academic audit conducted at the end of a year intends to monitor the entire process of delivery of a course.

BEST PRACTICE II

Title of the Practice : INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

The college has instituted Exchange Programmes with institutes beyond the boundaries of the country. These programmes function at the following levels:

Student and Faculty Cultural Exchange Programme (with Project Collaborations)
Student Academic Exchange Programme and International Student Project Guidance
Faculty Academic Exchange Programme
MOUs with International institutes, Visits and Bilateral Programmes

The aim is commensurate with thevision and mission of the college to give opportunities to all, while endeavoring to be global leaders in education.

Student and Faculty Cultural Exchange Programme

The exchange programme with Swedish institutions aims to establish collaboration between the students and faculty of the respective institutions and provides an opportunity to understand the culture, traditions, food and socio-economic life in Sweden. The history, biodiversity and other aspects of Sweden are covered through lectures and enhanced through field trips.

As part of the Sweden Exchange Programme 2017-18, 18 students and three faculty member of the college, Mr.Kumaresh Pillai, Ms.Liesl Silva and Ms.Sharmila Menezes visited Tullinge and Bromma Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden from 6th September to 22nd September, 2017.Our students stayed with the Swedish students who were selected to reciprocate the visit to Chowgule College in November- December, 2017.The students attended lectures on Swedish history, cultural exchange, flora and fauna, preservation biology, equality and so on.They visited important historical locations in and around as a part of the exchange programme. Students also gave a performance on India Day that was organized to showcase Indian Culture.

On a reciprocate visit, 18 students and five faculty from Tullinge and Bromma Gymnasiums, visited Parvitibai Chowgule College from 25th November to 8th December, 2017. Swedish students stayed with families of our students to experience Indian social life. The programme schedule included sessions on yoga, interactive lectures on Goan Heritage, Industries in Goa, Livelihood strategies of Tribals in Goa, Ethnic Medicines, Goan Cuisine and Indian Classical Dance/Music. Students were taken on field visits to orphanage, old age home, and other institutes and house that court Goas cultural heritage

Projects Collaborations

During the academic year 2017 to 2018, the research component of the programme included two projects carried out by our students and members of faculty in collaboration with Tullinge gymnasium (Stockholm, Sweden). A brief account of the projects is provided below:

A preliminary comparative analysis of soil microbes in Goa and Sweden

The project was aimed at conducting a preliminary microbial analysis of soil samples from Sweden and Goa and to compare the microbial colonies formed along specific parameters.

It was interesting to note that while the microbial colonies from soil samples in both countries displayed similarities in size, texture and pigmentation, there were differences in the type of margin and in the optical property, indicating that the species found in these regions vary from each other. Further characterization tests would reveal information with respect to Gram character, biochemical nature, motility and other characteristics of the soil microbes.

Student Academic Exchange Programme

Ms. Aarati Joshi, SYBA (English/French Major) got selected at Waseda University, Japan for a one year course in advanced Japanese language during academic year 2017 – 18 under the academic exchange programme. She was awarded JASSO scholarship to complete her course over the year.
Ms. Charmaine Pereira, SYBA (English Major) was selected to pursue her study at Kansai University, Japan for two semesters for the year 2018 to 2019 under the Student Academic exchange programme.
Dr. Nandkumar Sawant guided and mentored Ms. Kata MurÃÂ¡nyi, a Research Scholar from Institute of Geography , University of P cs , Hungary for her Short Study on, Creative Economy of the Portuguese Speaking Countries and Territories, Ex-colonies, 31st December 2017 to 16th January 2018. Ms. Kata MurÃÂ¡nyi also conducted a workshop on Mapping of Urban Neighborhoods for students of MA Geography on 12th January 2018.
Dr. Nandkumar Sawant provided guidance to Ms. Klara Nordstr, a Graduate Student from University of Stockholm, Sweden, for her Research Project on Tourism and Women Empowerment, 16th January to 16th March 2018.

Faculty Academic Exchange Programme

Under this initiative the college endeavorÃ¢ÂÂs to associate and bring in foreign faculty members to give our students an edge. This is in its initial stages and therefore has seen foreign faculties and delegates visiting the institute.

Professor Gilda Machado from Portugal is providing her services to this college and is in-charge of the department of Portuguese and conducted the Portuguese Language Course for 78 students for the full academic year.
Prof.Jose Manuel Peres Jorge, University of Porto, Portugal visited the Department of Economics, from 7th to 19th August, 2017. He addressed the students of Economics on exchange rate systems and international banking and exchange rate and international resource management
His Excellency, Mr. Hai Kwang Lee, Acting Ambassador of Republic of Korea (South Korea) to India, visited the college on 27th of October, 2017 to give a talk on Korea-India relations as a part of the Embassy’s public diplomacy programme. His lecture touched upon deep historical and cultural linkages between the two countries that date back more than two thousand years. He added that Korea’s focus on education is significant and showed keen interest in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries in collaborative research and higher education.
Prof. Paula Guerra from University of Porto, Portugal visited the Dept. of Sociology, from 30th January to 12th February, 2018. She took up lectures on Sociology of Religion and Introduction to Schools of Sociological Theory for the sociology students. Prof. Guerra also conducted a workshop on Introduction to Qualitative Research for students and members of faculty of the college.
Professor Christopher Gallager from International Christian University, Japan taught a course: Academic Writing for the academic year 2017-18. He also conducted few workshop and was the resource person for the National Conference
A workshop on Conflict Mediation by Ms. Ana Martins, (Psychologist) was conducted for faculties to learn and validate specific skills, such as cooperative negotiation, assertiveness, communication, active listening, creativity and problem solving, which are important tools that can promote the improvement of interpersonal relationships and pedagogical methods. Similarly, Dr Patrick Mc Namara conducted a workshop on Art of Meditating.

MoUs with International institutes, Visits and Bilateral Programmes

Under this initiative MOUs, Visits and Bilateral programmes are organized and sought after to continue our vision to be leaders in education.

1. An MoU has been signed between University of Porto, Portugal and our College for cultural exchanges between both institutions for a period of five years. An addendum was also signed at the same time for academic exchanges during this period.
2. Dr. Nandkumar Sawant received a grant by ICSSR, New Delhi, for a visit to Thailand from 14th to 27th March 2018, to carry out his Research Project on Effects of International Tourism Related Activities on the Social and Economic Life of the Adjoining Rural Hinterlands: A Comparative Study of Goa (India) and Chonburi (Thailand) in the Globalized Era under the ICSSR-NRCT Bilateral Programme.
3. Dr. Nandkumar N Sawant and Shri. S.S. Adsul (Department of Marathi) attended the International Scientific workshop on, Urbanization and Regional Development in Russia and Europe on 19th and 20th April, 2018 at RUDN University (Peoples Friendship University of Russia), Moscow, Russia. They jointly presented a paper on, Goas Urban Landscape: does it retain Lusophone Identity?

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGS 2017-18

S.NO.	MOU With	Department / Our College	Remarks
1.	Infiswift Inc, now renamed as Aximsoft Corporation, California, USA	Computer Science	The company have sponsored to set up the Embedded Systems Lab in the department by sponsoring the lab equipment worth of Rs.1,20,980/- consisting of Arduino Uno R3 Kits,with various sensors and actuators (8 nos); Raspberry Pi3 (10 nos.) and Arduino MKR 1000 – IoT Board (10. Nos).
2.	Centre for Incubation and Business acceleration (CIBA) ,Verna, Goa	Computer Science	Signed the MoU with CIBA on 8th March 2018.
3.	Manovikas English Medium School, Margao	Psychology	MOU signed in the month of December, 2017 for tenure of 5 years.
4.	Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD), Old Goa	Geography	MoU signed in the year 2017 for a tenure of 2 years. Organized one day Training Programmes on Malnutrition, Anaemia and Alcoholism were organized by GIPARD for Angadwadi workers, Panchayat Members of South Goa District at Parvatibai Chowgule College on 9th and 11th August, 1st September, 2nd, 3rd and 6th November 2017 respectively
5.	The University of Porto and Goa University	PCC	MoU signed in the year 2018 for tenure of 5 years. Our college with University of Porto. Dr. Paula Tavares, Associate Professor, University of Porto, Portugal visited our College for Faculty Exchange programme from 30th January, 2018 to 12th February, 2018. She mentioned her keen interest and focus on socio-cultural studies and also conducted a workshop on Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods from 01st to 07th February, 2018.
6.	Parishkar College of Global Excellence, Jaipur	PCC	MoU signed in the year 2018 for tenure of 3 years.
7.	Sophia Girls College (Autonomous), Ajmer, Rajasthan	PCC	MoU signed in the year 2018 for tenure of 3 years.
8.	Rayat Shikshan Sansthas Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi, Satara	PCC	MoU signed in the year 2018 for tenure of 3 years.

Review meeting dated 9th September, 2017 was held between the MoU colleges to review the activities conducted under the MoU during the last academic year 2016-17 and to also plan activities for the academic year 2017-18. Collaboration was aimed at two different levels : at departmental level, the invited colleges aimed to have collaborative activities with the various colleges with whom our college had signed a MoU and at institutional level, organizing seminar on best practices in the institution, NAAC Brainstorming workshop etc.

COLLABORATIONS AND LINKAGES, 2017-18

S.NO.	Collaborations With	Department / The College	Remarks
1.	Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD), Ela, Old Goa	PCC	Organized a One Day Awareness Programme on Malnutrition, Anemia and Alcoholism for Members of Panchayat and Anganwadi workers and on 2nd, 3rd and 6th November 2017.
2.	Goa Marathi Academy	Department of Marathi	Organized an Inter High School and Higher Secondary Competition known as, Navankur Kalamahotsav with the theme of the program was, Marathi Musical Drama on 12th January, 2018.
3.	Academy of Solution focused Approaches and Research (ASFAR) India	PCC through Department of Psychology	Organized a two days workshop on, Solution Focused Practices on 10th and 11th March, 2018. The Resource Person was Dr. Jaseem Korrankot, Clinical Psychologist.
4.	Goa Writer	Department of English	Organized a workshop on Creative Writing
5.	CIBA	Department of Computer Science	Organized a Talk on Incubation Centre by Mr. Amey Karmali, Manager, CIBA for the Students of department on 19th July, 2017.
6.	Sangath	Department of Psychology	Organized a Health and Wellness screening campaign in our college campus As part of project AMBIT (that seeks to develop an intervention that can be delivered over the mobile phone, for drinking problems)
7.	All India Progressive Forum (AIPF), Delhi	Department of Economics	Organized an ICSSR Western Regional Centre, Mumbai, sponsored National Level Seminar on Globalization, Finance Capital and Markets: Impact on India held from the 1st to 3rd December 2017.

S.NO.	Linkages With	Department / The College	Remarks
1.	Systeme, Anwendungen and Produkte (SAP)	Department of Computer Science	Three officials of SAP interacted with the students of TYBSc Computer Science of their Scholar at SAP program opportunity is provided to students to work with SAP after their graduation and earn an MTech degree in Software Engineering from BITS Pilani during their working period.
2.	CinnamonTeal, Margao	Department of English	Internships is provided to our students
3.	CIBA, Verna	Department of Computer Science	Organized a meeting to discuss signing MoU between both the parties on 12th July 2017 Seven faculties of Department of Computer Science along with sixty two students from Computer Science, B.Voc and M.Sc-IT visited CIBA on 2nd August 2017 for three hours. A workshop on Ideation was organised by CIBA at Verna for the students of Department of Computer Science to take their first step towards self-employment on 9th January 2018. Faculties also interacted with Mr. B. S. Revankar, Ex. Director at Center for Entrepreneurship development, Karnataka on various ideas in shaping up the students to become future entrepreneurs.
4.	Four Higher Secondary Schools in Goa	BVoc Com.Sci. Department	organized one day Technical Event Technobit on 31st January 2018
5.	Goa University	Physics Department	Visited Goa University to perform experiment on Study of characteristics of GM tube and determination of its operating voltage, plateau length / slope 16th March 2018.
6.	Department of Geography, Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi, Satara, Maharashtra	Geography Department	Organized a National Seminar on Emerging Technologies in Remote Sensing and GIS Ã¢ÂÂ Its Development and Applications on 3rd February 2018.
7.	Department of Geography, Laxmibai Sitaram Halbe College, Dodamarg,Sindhudurg, Maharashtra	Geography Department	Organized a National Workshop on Geospatial Technologies for Earth Resources Management, on 17th March 2018.
8.	Systeme, Anwendungen and Produkte (SAP)	Computer Science Department	Officials visited college to interacted with the students of T.Y.B.Sc. Computer Science of their Scholar at SAP program opportunity is provided to students to work with SAP after their graduation and earn an MTech degree in Software Engineering from BITS Pilani during their working period.
9.	Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering and Technology SangliMaharashtra	PCC	A delegation visited to understand the functioning of an Autonomous College, the teaching learning methodologies and evaluation methods. A brief information on Academic Autonomy and course structure, Role of Examinations, functioning of the Student Support Services and the Role of Office of Information and Technology was provided to the delegations
10.	University of Porto, Portugal	Department of Economics and Sociology	Delivered a series of lectures in Economics and Sociology subject from 7th to 19th August, 2017 and 30th January to 12th February, 2018 respectively.
11.	National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)	Department of Geology	20 Geology students of S.Y.B.Sc. were demonstrated the workings of the various equipments used in some of the laboratories and also could interact with the scientists.
12.	Acting Ambassador of Republic of Korea (South Korea)	PCC	Three Korean delegates, Mr. Hai Kwang Lee, Acting Ambassador of Republic of Korea (South Korea), Mr. Rew Seong Won, Staff of Embassy, Business and Commercial department, Mr. Soyen Park, Ph.D., Senior Researcher visited our college for promoting Korea India relation in Academic and Exchange Programme on 27th October, 2017.
13.	Consulate General of Israel college	PCC	Mr. Yaakov Finkelstein, Consulate General of Israel college to discuss further academic and research collaborations on 29th November, 2017
14.	Gogate Jogalekar College Ratnagiri	PCC	Professor Tulshidas B. Bokade, Dr. Rama Achuta Sartape, and Dr. Yasmeen K Aowte from Gogate Jogalekar College Ratnagiri visited to discuss about signing an MOU with the faculty members of the Department of Economics on 12th October, 2017
15.	Iris Biotech GmbH, Germany	PCC	Dr. Thomas Bruckdorfer, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Business Development, Iris Biotech GmbH, Germany visited for a presentation cum interaction on Ã¢ÂÂSynthesis of Peptides, the carried out by his Research team. The Faculty of PG Chemistry, and M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry Students attended the presentation on 24th November, 2017.
16.	University of Nebrasaka, Omaha and University of Balkh	PCC	Prof. Patrick McNamara, Director of International Studies and Programme, University of Nebrasaka, Omaha, along with 35 delegates consisting of intellectuals and researchers from University of Kabul; University of Nebraska and University of Balkh visited our college on 2nd January, 2018 to conducted a workshop on Conflict Mediation for the staff.
17.	Forest Department, SubÃ¢ÂÂDivisional Office, Aquem	Botany	Organized a one day Exhibition on Medicinal Plant on 14th December 2017.

The following are the best practices revealed by the departments: POSITIVE CHOWGULES

DEPARTMENT	TOPICS ON BEST PRACTICES
TEACHING LEARNING
1. Botany	1. Plant of the Week : Concept is to understand the subject at the initial stage by the First year students by doing their study on different plant/s in detail and displaying their understanding in form of presentation along with the live example. This programme is spread for a week long wherein the other year batches also get an excess to these plant information.
2. Chemistry and Matheatics	2. Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) : Students need to know the learning objective concepts and prerequisites. This methodology is used to get students learn the subject on their own and with the help of their peer group members from within the group and the other groups in class enabling them to go further; from only book information to a processed information that is known and understood by their peer student fellows and vice versa
3. English	3. Evaluation Reform : Instead of semester end examination, examine students with different ways like term exam, skill based, portfolio based, demonstrated based for teaching evaluations wherein they are involved in self-learning through research, group discussion, thinking higher orderly, comparing or doing analysis differently, acquiring skills or generating skills etc. Change in evaluation helps in teaching methodology as well.
4. Hindi	4. Role Play : Making students learn the language and subject by acting or being in a role; allows them to express and improve well in the language. Every student gets involved actively in demonstrating the act with understanding the concept well.
5. Konkani	5. Devnagari Typing course : This course is of 10 hours and a very unique in itself, as it involves technology use in the home language apart from the regular traditional methodologies. 6. Workshop on, Shudha Lekhan : This is a 6 hours course, enabling students to know the language and literature more intensively and improving their reading and writing skills, their creative and interest to do more research in the language.Their upcoming plan to start short term course on Basic Konkani learning of 30 hours.
6.Geology	7. Digital platforms and Flipped Classroom Techniques : Digital platforms helps students to acquire certain knowledge about the subject that enables the students to apply this knowledge in the flipped classroom methodology, where in students are trained to be in groups, continuous similar rigorous activities further strengthens students to individually develop confidence in carrying the same act on his own (Team pair Solo), three step interview methodology is wherein student learns to understand the subject by speaking, listening, managing and noting the concept of the topic from three different angels of the participants and thirdly Round Robin methodology is wherein a group of students are given opportunity to present their opinions and share the knowledge or their understanding, this helps them encourage to speak up in the larger group.
7. Marathi	8. Project on Gomantakiya Marathi Literature : Students being engaged in supporting and assisting a literature person in developing and restoring the knowledge in a form of a book publication. This encourages the students to use their book knowledge into reality. ItÃ¢ÂÂs an exposure in terms of internship with a motivation of stipend being paid for implementing their knowledge practically.
8. Physics	9. Interdisciplinary Workshop : Students are exposure to other related subjects that are interdisciplinary and giving an wider prospects of understanding the subject from different angles and having more broader ways of applying their knowledge with different techniques
9. Sociology	10. Connecting the Book View with the field through experiential learning : Students get opportunity to apply their classroom or book knowledge in practice by actually observing and approaching the affected areas by implementing their knowledge through awareness camps, providing solutions or knowing the concept by actually visiting such socially affected areas or places.
10. Computer Science	11. Summer camps and Software for Autistic Children : Understanding the sensitivity of the autistic children and the problems faced by the parents of such special children, an summer camp is organized wherein one child is supervised and trained by one tutor to make such children aware of their basic and regular necessities. Its a very challenging task for the tutor to teach and handle such children. Understanding this problem, an software was developed with basics for the autistic children.
EMPOWERMENT
11. Biotechnology	1. Startups : Students are encouraged to come-up with their ideas based on the subject and feasibility of the department to support and bring such idea to an implementation in a form of an startup. The department has been successful with one startup on LAN foods and next is process of formalities i.e. O Fresco.
12. Computer Science	2. TechWeek : Students are given exposure to different technologies of areas in a week by having interaction with the resource persons from industries. Students attend the various days of the weeks depending on their levels of interests. This encourages students to specialize in the areas of their interest and take up their projects based in the similar areas.
13. Geography	3. InterdisciplinaryInternship Opportunities : Students get various opportunities through collaboration with organization leading to an interdisciplinary internship in different fields of areas e.g. GPARD.
14. Psychology	4. Continuous Assessment : Innovative ways of assessment has encouraged students and the faculties in the different to adopt different ways of teaching learning and evaluation.
15. Zoology	5. T.Y. project presentation and evaluations : Students go through a systematic process in submitting their T.Y. project enabling them to be confident enough to give a quality project. Similarly the evaluation process is well defined and structured this year enabling to cover all the areas of marking system by the internal as well as external examiner which enables transparency of marks given to a student

BEST PRACTICES 2016-17

BEST PRACTICE I

Title of the Practice : STUDENT TEACHER-BONDING:

The Practice

There are three broad activities that are the foundation of student teacher-bonding:

i. Mentor – Mentee Meet: The college organizes a mentor mentee meet every year so that students (mentees) are being properly guided and are given personal attention. The meet focuses on targets to be set by the mentees for their academic performance and in also developing a mentor-mentee rapport. Mentees can share their thoughts about anything and discuss whatever they want in this safe zone. The mentees meet their respective mentors regularly for necessary, help, advice, guidance or just a listening ear. Mentors can also run interventions with their mentees or their teachers when needed.

ii. Departmental / external activities and competitions: Each department organizes various departmental activities wherein the faculties supervises or monitors their students to organize activities that would give a push to their organizational abilities.

Several departments conducted activities as under:

– Department of Biotechnology – Annual Exhibition Cum Event SYNAPSE, chart making competition on Good Laboratory Practises,

– Department of Botany – Intercollegiate event PLANTICA, Science Fest,

– Department of Chemistry – KYNESIS

– Department of Computer Science â Intercollegiate IT festival I-RIX,

– Department of English – Shakespeare Festival – The Bard by the Mandovi 2016, Pegasus, Cosfest Goa 2016 -Bringing Pop Culture to Life, Literati! 2016, Omega 2016, study tour to Kala Ghoda Festival 2017

– Department of Economics – Intercollegiate event – Revelationsâ,

– Faculty of Languages and Literature – Twenty First Intra – Collegiate Poetry Recital and presentaion Competition – Kavya Sandhya 2017

– Department of Geography – Observed World Population Day – the Theme: Girls with Dreams become Women with Vision, Observed Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day, Intercollegiate event Geographize.

– Department of Geology – Intercollegiate event – Nebula

– Department of Hindi – Tulsi aavam Premchand Jayanti, Hindi Saptah, Swarchit Kavita Vachan Competition, Parvati vanchan Mandir

– Department of History – Panel Discussion on ‘Sensitization of HIV AIDS’

– Department of Konkani – Celebration of 141st Birth Anniversary of Shennoi Goembab, Observed the death anniversary of Dr. Madhavi Sardessai, well known Konkani Writer and Critic, Vachan Mandir program on âPavsachyo Kavitaâ , Srujanotsav-2016â, Meet the author.

– Department of Marathi – Marathi Bhasha Diwas, Lokmanya Tilak Punyatithi

– Department of Mathematic – Mathemagic

– Department of Philosophy – Essay writing, debate and quiz competitions

– Department of Physical Education & Sports â 54th Annual Athletic Meet

– Department of Psychology – Mind Kraft, Discussion Forum on the theme – Underachievers; From Caterpillar To Butterfly

– Department of Sociology – Intercollegiate event â Goenkarponn, SOCIOFIESTA, intra-class competition on Resurrection of women Sociologist

– Department of Zoology – Intercollegiate event – ‘SYMBIOSIS’

iii. Educational Tours / treks / visits to respective related field:

These Educational Tours / treks / visits enhance the knowledge of the students as they explore practical work ethics and professionals. These visits develop strong bonding and understanding between the faculties and the students.

1. The Department of Zoology organized field trip to National Centre for Antartica Ocean Research (NCAOR), Bhagwan Mahavir Wild Life Sanctuary, Mollem, study avain biodiversity of Ratnagiri, Ambolimâ, ICAR – Old Goa and Ela farm – Old Goa and to Cutbona fishing jetty and fish landing centre

2. The Department of Geography under their Club âGLOBE (Geographers’ Loving Our Beautiful Environment)â organized a Monsoon Trek to Mainapi Waterfalls at Savoi.

3. The Department of Economic (through Economics Forum) organized a field trek to Netravali wildlife Sanctuary.

4. The Department of Psychology conducted a field trip to Sethu â Family Development Center in Sangolda and Kripa Foundation â a rehabilitation center in Anjuna.

5. The Department of English organized a study tour to Kala Ghoda Festival 2017.

6. Our College NCC Unit conducted Summer Trek.

7. The Department of Sociology organized its annual field Trip to Morpirlla Tribal village in Quepem Taluka.

Evidence of Success

Large numbers of students participated in these activities which were aimed to help identify, and nurture the leader in them. Soft-Skill development, independence of the students in decision making, entrepreneurship skill development, human resource management are observable during the lead-up to inter-school and higher secondary and inter-collegiate competitions. Through the various activities it is observed that student-teacher rapport increases leading to a better dynamic between the two.

BEST PRACTICE II

Title of the Practice : POSITIVE CHOWGULES

Positive Chowgules is a recent initiative to bring together all the departments of the college with the sole intention of sharing what they consider their best practises of the year. This is organized at the end of every semester. Departments present and share their best practices in terms of academics, evaluations, teaching methodologies, extra-curricular activities, and motivational strategies. This encourages collaborations between departments once they identify areas they need to work on. Some of the stand-out practices followed by the departments are:

1. Evolved teaching methodologies which involve blended learning, student-centred learning, cooperative learning strategies, flipped classroom methods, experiential Learning

2. Evolved assessments – interactive quizzes, use of Audio and Audio-visual submissions, posters, role-play, plays, debates, discussions, term-papers, project based assessments etc.

3. Encouraging students to try their hand at research through the conduct of Seminars, Conferences and workshops, as well as sending students out to present at various Seminars, Workshops and Conferences.

4. National level seminars, conferences and workshops organized which tie -in with syllabus content to give students insights into current thoughts and research in their areas of study

5. Extra-curricular events, tie-ups, based on the students’ major-minor programme choices for better grounding in their subject areas.

6. Consultancy services as a means of teaching, training and study – Many departments are offering consultancy services as a means of training their students.

7. Internships within departments – along with consultancy services another area of training is the internship credits. A few departments have taken interns within the departments especially those interested in the teaching field.

8. Extensive of ICT within classroom from using cell-phones/laptops to complement classroom teaching to the recording of practical demonstrations to assignment submissions as well as SEE assessments through Learning Management Softwares – Google Classroom/Moodle (CLAAP)

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