Academic Manual for Students Table of Contents

1 Weightages of Evaluation Components ....................................................................................................2 2 Continuous Assessment ....5 3.1 Nature of Academic Tasks ..................................................................................................................................6 3.2 Corrections in uploaded marks .......................................................................................................................7

Annexure-I-Guidelines for writing a term paper

1. WEIGHTAGE OF EVALUATION COMPONENTS

Evaluation of students performance in a typical course is done on the basis of: (a) Continuous Assessment (CA) which is further classified into Attendance and Academic Tasks (AT). The continuous assessment will be done on the basis of certain Academic Tasks (AT) allotted by the instructor to the students for completion within a prescribed timeline. The primary purpose of assigning tasks to students is to direct them to practice continuously. (b) Mid Term Exam (MTE) which is further classified into practical (P) and theory (Th) and (c) End Term Exam (ETE) which is further classified into practical (P) and theory (Th).

Since teaching and evaluation go hand in hand, the weightage of C A , M T E a n d E T E shall vary from one course to another depending upon the mode of teaching (lectures, tutorials and practicals). Hence all courses (except customized zero credit courses) have been categorized as follows for the marks of CA, MTE and ETE:
Type 1: Courses with Lecture (L) and Tutorial (T) (wherever applicable) but no Practical (P): CA Attd. 5 AT (CA) 20 MTP 0 MTE MTT 25 ETP 0 ETE ETT 50

Split of AT component AT Total Number 2 best out of 3 Total Marks per component 10 Total Marks 20 20

Type 2: Practical courses (L=0, T=0, P0) CA Attd. 5 CAP 40 MTE MTP 0 MTT 0 ETP 55 ETE ETT 0

Note: Marks for each practical evaluation are to be given out of 100 as follows and would be entered out of 10 on UMS. 2

Component Conduct/Performance/Execution Written Record a. Observations b. Analysis c. Error Analysis d. Results and Discussion Viva Voce

% 20 50 (10) (20) (10) (10) 30

Note: The above components and marks of each component may vary from department to department as per their requirements and approvals taken earlier. Type 3: Courses having no MTE (Th) and ETE (Th) (seminars, workshops, clinical etc.) CA Attd. 5 Split of AT Component AT Total Number 4 best out of 5 Total Marks per component 10 Total Marks 40 40 AT (CAP) 40 MT E MTP MTT 0 0 ETE ETP 55 ETT 0

Type 4: Courses with L=0 T=0 P=0 Type 4(a): Dissertation/ Capstone Project/Research Project/Term Project/Community and Technical Project / any similar project based course with no class room or lab teaching. CA Attd. 0 MTE AT MTP (CA) 40 0 MTT 0 ETP 60 ETE ETT 0

Please Note: This category is not applicable for Dissertation I and II in M.Phil program. Type 4(b): Compulsory Full Term Industrial Training/Internship of 16-18 weeks duration CA Attd. 0 AT (CA) 0 MTE MTP 30 3 MTT 0 ETE ETP 70 ETT 0

Type 4(c): Short duration industrial Training /Internship (less than a term /16 weeks; evaluation in the succeeding term on a day(s) after the internship) CA Attd. 0 AT (CA) 0 MTE MTP MTT 0 0 ETE ETP ETT 100 0

Type 4(d): Teaching Practice & Simulated Teaching Practice CA Attd. 0 AT (CA) 100 MTE MTP 0 MTT 0 ETP 0 ETE ETT 0

Type 4(e): Courses having only one evaluation at the term end (Viva Voce, Study Tour, Portfolios etc) CA Attd. 0 2. 2.1 CAP 0 MTE MTP 0 MTT 0 ETP 100 ETE MTT 0

Continuous Assessment (CA) components Continuous assessment refers to the assessment of a students academic progress throughout the term on the basis of regularity in class attendance and performance in academic tasks (ATs) / practical evaluations (as applicable). The number of academic tasks to be assigned in different types of courses has been tabulated in pt. 1 Weightage of evaluation components of this manual. Nature of Academic Task: The Academic Tasks of each course will be as per the course category mentioned in the IP.

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The details of each AT shall be as per the following table: S. No. Academic Task Max Marks (w.r.t to its actual weightage) Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks Duration No of questions To vary as per the nature of course To vary as per the nature of course Marks of each question Level of output/ work done expected from students 20003000 words or 4to 6 pages Questions must justify the marks allotted to them

Homework

Min 6 days (4-6 hrs. work) 45 mins.

5 or multiples of 5. All questions of 5 marks each or in multiples of 5. If the nature of course demands, a test might include a section of short questions: 1 to 2 marks each but all questions should not be of this nature. Max. 10 marks reserved for short questions.

Test

Term paper

Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks

7-8 weeks(15 hrs. of work)

30 marks ( Mid Term report- 5 marks End Term report15 marks Viva / presentation-10 marks) 30

6000 words

Design Problem Mini Project

Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks

2 weeks

Unique solution from each student 6000 words

7-8 weeks

30 marks ( Mid Term report5 marks End Term report15 marks Viva / presentation -10 marks) 30

Case study

Quiz

Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks Thrice its actual Weightage i.e. 30 marks

1-2 weeks

As per nature of case study As per nature of questions

30 min.

A 1 or 2 minimum of 25 questions.

NOTE: 1. The faculty members can innovate more types of Academic Tasks. However they must be according to the criteria of marks and number of questions tabulated above. 5

2. Any one of the AT can be made compulsory/mandatory for the students.

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Corrections in uploaded marks of CA: In case there is any correction required in uploaded marks of any of the ATs the same should be informed by the student to the concerned teacher. The teacher would be required to fill the rectification form, get it duly approved by the concerned Head and submit it in InfoTech Department. Note: All errors in marks of continuous assessment posted on the UMS must be reported by the students within 15 days. This change will facilitate prompt updations in continuous assessment and avoid rectifications requests towards the end of the term.

Annexure-I Guidelines for writing a term paper A term paper is an innovative course specific long duration activity to be completed by students as a minor project. The students are required to gather; assimilate and analyze the data for a problem allotted by the instructor. A term paper is a task assigned to the student in the 3rd week of the term, the submission of which is due at least two weeks before the last day of classes Primarily Term Paper is a record of intelligent, careful and systematic reading, noting and presentation of several sources on a particular subject under study. The procedure for writing such a Term Paper consists of the following steps:

1. Finding sources of materials: The information related to the topic can be collected from various primary and secondary sources depending upon the nature of the topic. For the secondary sources one can visit library, search books, various websites. Then start writing the material related with the topic of your term paper. One can make reference cards of these by placing these cards according to the topic. The references should be written in following format. 1) Article in a journal Verma, R., Dogra, B. and Khara, N. (2007), Dainik Bhaskar-The Punjab Launch, Indian Journal of Marketing, Vol. XIV, No.2, pp. 21-34. 2) From book Gautam Prashant (2007), Sustainable Tourism Development, Indus Publication: New Delhi, pp.31-40. 3) From Web Population of India. [Online] available at [http://www.indianchild.com/population_of_india.htm> accessed on 24.09.2008] 2. Gathering notes: Skim through the sources collected, locating the useful material, then make good notes of it, including quotes and information for footnotes so that you dont have to refer the sources again. One should take care in note-taking. The notes must be taken accurately so that it does not distort the author's meanings. One should collect only those things that will support the objective of your term paper, ignoring other facts or opinions. 3. Discussion with the instructor: Before going with the detailed writing one must discuss the topic along with the material collected with the teacher, to ensure that one is going on a right track. 4. Outlining the paper The purpose of an outline is to help student think through the topic carefully and organize it logically before writing. Check the outline to make sure that the points covered flow logically from one to the other. 5. Writing the first draft Start writing now, write as per the outline. Include an INTRODUCTION, a BODY, and a CONCLUSION. 7

INTRODUCTION (Tell what you are going to say) - State the thesis and the purpose of the term paper clearly. State the basic purpose of writing the paper along with the steps of approaching the topic. Explain briefly the major points to be covered in the paper. BODY (Say it) - This is where one presents the arguments to support the thesis CONCLUSION (Tell in the end what you've said) Here one has to summarize the arguments. One should explain the reasons to support the particular conclusion. 6. Editing the paper The first draft is ready at this stage so A. Read it thoroughly, to be sure that the language is proper, and that the content flow is appropriate. B. Cross check spelling and grammatical errors. C. Cross check References, footnotes, and punctuation. D. Make sure that the tables and graphs are in proper form and are self explanatory.