ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE

1)       Name of the Department                        ACADEMIC STAFF COLLEGE

2)       Year of Establishment                            JULY 1987

3)       Courses Offered                                    Refresher Courses / Orientation Programmes / Principals Workshop

Proposed Summer Schools / Special Lectures

4)       A. Faculty Profile

B)      Staff ( On deputation from University)

5)       Learning Resources of the Department

                                 I.      Books                                                          ASC Library – 2437 Titles (Books)

                               II.      Equipment                                                  Nil

                             III.      ICT facility                                                

                             IV.      Infrastructure

                               V.      Achievement and Contribution

                                                No. of   Programmes Conducted  (Since inception till May 2008)

Refresher Courses                                                                :                142       (77 programmes during last 5 years)

Orientation Programmes                                                      :                  52        (10 programmes during last 5 years)

Nos. of Teacher- Participants Trained               :

Orientation Programmes                                     :                1706                    (392 participants during last 5 years)

Refresher Course                                                  :                5117                    (2930 participants during last 5 years)

Apart from Orissa, participants from Delhi, West Bengal, Assam and North East have enrolled themselves into the

programmes of ASC

Male / Female (Orientation Programme)           :               1176 +   530 = 1706

                                                                                          (Refresher Courses)                    :               3610 +1507 = 5117

Nos. of Programmes in

                                                                                Basic Science                                         :                67

                                                                                Social Science                                        :                75

Broad Themes of Orientation Programmes in last Two years:

The idea of India

India in the Age of Globalisation

Connecting Orissa

Themes of Refresher Courses conducted in 2007-08 

Proposed programmes of 2008-09

Time Schedule of Academic Programmes of 2008 – 09

Publications by ASC:

The following texts have been published by ASC.

a.        Understanding Heritage: Role of Museum  (2001)

b.       Tulanatmaka Sahitya: Eka Adhyana ( Oriya)  (2002)

c.        Connecting  Orissa   (2008)

Compilatation and Circulation of Study materials:

Selection of study materials in the form of extracts from books, journals and print outs obtained from net with due focus on the theme proposed for the programmes is done by the course coordinators of the programmes in consultation with the faculty members of the ASC. The study materials are supplied to the participants of the programmes.

Nos. of volumes compiled in 2007-08 under Study materials head:   14

Special Lectures and Workshop Conducted:  (Last two years)

a.        Prof. Radha Mohan, Commisioner, State Information Commision delivered a lecture on Right to Information.

b.       Smt. Amrita Deo of   Infosys talked on State of the Art and IT.

c.        Dr. Santrupt  Mishra, Director, HR  and IT , Aditya Birla Management Corporation delivered a talk on Making Inclusive Growth Happen

d.       Internationally renowned historians Prof. Hermann Kulke and  Prof. Georg Berkmer    delivered  talks on    Historical issues and Understanding Orissa

e.        Two days Workshop  conducted by Human Rights Organisation, New-Delhi for participants of Refresher Course in Education ,students and  faculty members of the University

Innovation in conduct of  Programmes

• Eminent personalities from the world of academics, media, bureaucracy, technocracy, and NGO are invited as Resource persons for the various programmes of ASC.

• In the selection of themes for the academic programmes of ASC, subjects with inter-disciplinary focus and relating to the frontier area of study of the contemporary world namely, Gender Studies, Women Empowerment, Population Studies, Disaster Management, Ecology, Cultural Studies, History of Science, Technology, Medicine and Computer, Studies on Displacement and Development and Peace and Gandhian Studies are encouraged.

• To ensure conduct of   value based and quality academic programmes, ASC, organizes special sessions on yoga, stress management, de-addiction and lectures delivered by psycho –analysts and social activists addressing issues and problems of contemporary society within the existing format of the academic programmes.

Programmes on Extension Mode:

ASC organizes surveys and excursions to different sites of knowledge like, museum, archives, architectural sites, zoological parks and botanical gardens for the broader benefits of the participants of the programme.

 Proposals:

a)       UGC needs to monitor the development of the Academic Staff College with regular periodic evaluation.

b)       The scope of activities of ASCs beyond conduct of OPs / RCs   may be widened by organizing Seminars / Conferences of National and International Standing along with the organization of a Research Scholar Workshop. However, the recent proposal by UGC to organize Summer School is a praise-worthy initiative.  

Director

Academic Staff College

Utkal University

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