VTU launches a range of new initiatives to help improve quality of teaching-learning process
The Hindu
“Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has started a range of new initiatives to improve the quality of the teaching-learning process and to prepare students for the challenges of the future,” Vice-Chancellor S. Vidyashankar said in Belagavi on Thursday.
“Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has started a range of new initiatives to improve the quality of the teaching-learning process and to prepare students for the challenges of the future,” Vice-Chancellor S. Vidyashankar said in Belagavi on Thursday.
“We have successfully implemented several measures such as Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from the first year BE/B.Tech courses effectively from this academic year. This is in line with international standards in higher education and it will help students get more freedom in choosing subjects,” he told journalists.
The VTU has introduced Skill/Ability Enhancement Courses in Emerging Technologies, Programming Language, Biology for Engineers, Innovation & Design Thinking, Universal Human Values (UHV), Scientific Foundation of Health, History, Arts, Social Science, Economics & Banking, Literature, Research Methodology, IPR and Law. Students are free to select subjects of their interest as per the skill requirement from first year itself.
A graduate student can opt for BE/B.Tech courses with Minor and Honours programmes in inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary subjects. For example, a Mechanical Engineering student can opt for Minor degree in computer related/advanced subjects.
It will have multi-disciplinary project work and integration of theory and laboratory courses wherever required.
The VTU plans to offer massive open online courses (MOOC ) in 12-15 subjects. Students from all over the world can benefit from them. They can appear for examinations from wherever they are.
“All India Council for Technical Education officers have inspected our facilities already. If we get the necessary approvals, we plan to start the courses from this academic year itself,” the Vice-Chancellor said.
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