S.V.M.V.V.

Sangha’s
S.V.M. Arts, Science and Commerce College, ILKAL 587 125

QUALITY CIRCLE 2009-10

Mid-way Report: Counselor in-charge: Dr H.M. Kailasalingam

This is the mid-way report on my ‘Quality Circle’ that is entrusted to me. My

‘Quality Circle’ is composed of the following 14 students studying in the final year of the
B.A. programme:
Students of the Quality Circle

Sl
Name of Student Class
No
1 Balappa H. Chikkaodagali Final B.A.
2 Sangappa G. Chalageri ”
3 Maitrappa H. Uppar ”
4 Santoshkumar B. Naik ”
5 Saraswati M. Reddar ”
6 Mahantesh N. Havaragi ”
7 Prashant S. Hulaginal ”
8 Anil E. Doopad ”
9 Vijay K. Naik ”
10 Shivappa R. Harijana ”
11 Raju M. Tilagar ”
12 Maliyappa D. Kunchikorawar ”
13 Ismail Sab N. Halladmani ”
14 Krishna B. Sakri ”

I, as a counselor of the ‘Quality Circle’, met the group during end of the last phase
of the previous Semester i.e. V Semester during the month of October 2009. The meeting
was held in a most informal way. In the very beginning all the students were asked to
introduce themselves. Then they were given the general briefing about the need, purpose
and importance of the concept of the ‘Quality Circle’ that is visualized as an innovative
practice by the College. After this all the students were given an information schedule.
They provided the information under the following heads: Personal Data, Areas of Interest
and Problems Perceived.
The information so collected was consolidated in a consolidated data sheet for better
understanding and designing the follow-up work. The details as under:

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 Consolidated Data Sheet
Sl STUDENTS’ RESPONSE
No Items
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
I – Personal Data:
1 Name of the Student. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
2 Place of Birth. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
3 Course Offered. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
4 Educational Status of Parents/ Guardian. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
5 Occupation of Parents / Guardian. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
6 Financial background of the Family. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ ◙ √ ◙ √
7 Free ship/Scholarship availed last year. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
8 Percentage of Marks obtained in the
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Previous Examination.
9 Interesting Subject from Among
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
the Subjects you have selected for study.
10 Difficult Subject from Among the
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Subjects you have selected for study.
II – Areas of Interest:
1 Do you attend the College regularly? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ √
2 Are academics an area of your interest? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
3 Do you plan your activities before
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
implementing them?
4 Do you voluntarily take part in
√ √ √ √ ◙ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ ◙ ◙
co-curricular activities?
5 Do you wish to spend time with your
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
family members?
6 Do you enjoy the act of serving? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ √ √ ◙ √
7 What do you do during your leisure time? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
8 What are your hobbies? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √
9 What are your future perceptions? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10 What things do you wish to discuss
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
with your teachers?
11 Who, according to you, is your
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
best guide?
III – Problems Perceived:
1 Do you have difficulties in Study? √ ◙ ◙ √ √ √ √ ◙ ◙ ◙ √ ◙
2 Do you have Examination Phobia? √ √ ◙ ◙ √ ◙ √ √ ◙ √ √ √ √
3 Do you have inferiority feeling? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ ◙ ◙ ◙
4 Do you have sufficient books for study? √ √ √ √ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ √ √ √ ◙ ◙
5 Do you have Anxiety/Excess fear? √ √ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙ ◙
6 Do you have good relations with your
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
family members?
7 Do you have frequent health problems? √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ √ √ ◙ √ ◙
8 Do you have any un-healthy habits? √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ ◙ √ ◙ √ √
9 Do you feel that you are lonely? √ ◙ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ ◙ ◙ ◙
10 Do you share your problems with others? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ √ √
11 Do you have problems with your friends? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ ◙ √ √
12 Do you have any other acute problems? √ √ √ √ √ ◙ ◙ √ ◙ ◙ ◙ √ ◙

Dr HMK (Abbreviations: √ - Appropriate Response; ◙ - Response that requires Therapy)

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 UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

I – Personal Data:

This part has ten items. All these items refer to the personal and family background of
the respondent. By looking to the responses pertaining to this component the following
observations are made:
• All the 13 respondents are belonging to the social science wing. They are
from rural areas.
• The educational background of the parents/guardians of the students seems
to be low, with very few exceptions.
• The occupational background of the parents/guardians is agriculture and
other related unorganized jobs.
• The over all financial status of the family has been reported to be ‘average’.
However few students (N=03) have a poor financial background.
• Ten of the thirteen students have not availed any financial assistance either in
the form of scholarships or in the form of freeships during their previous academic
year. Out of the three students who have poor financial background, two of them have
availed scholarships during the previous year.
• The academic achievement of the students who have responded (N=09) fall
within the range of 61 to 79 %. This is to say that all the students of this ‘Quality
Circle’ have got through the University Examination securing a minimum of First
Class.
• The students have reported that the subjects like: Kannada, Education,
Political Science, Sociology, and History have been their interesting subjects.
• Majority of the students have said that ‘English’ has been the single most
subject that has been difficult to them.

Counselor’s Remarks:
Looking to the above observations the following conclusions are drawn:
• All the students have a rural background.
• Educational and occupational background of the family is low and
agrarian.
• The financial backgrounds of the respondents seem to be ‘average’.

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• Majority of the students have not availed any financial support either in the
form of scholarships or freeships.
• The academic achievement of the students seems to be fairly fine. This is
to say that SES of their family, have not affected their performance. This in fact has
been the most welcoming elements of our students.
• However English has been the single most difficult subject to the majority
of the students.

Issues for Probing (Follow-up Activity):

• Providing information regarding the ways and means of getting financial
support from various sources like: State Governments, NGO’s and Alumni Association
etc.
• Encouraging students to derive greater benefits from ‘Remedial Course’.
• Advising students to contact the English faculty for special assistance.
• Discussing the issue of organizing an ‘Add-on course in English ’in IQAC.

II – Areas of Interest:
This component has in all eleven items. All the items try to explore the area and the
nature of interest of the students. The level of interest speaks about the strength of our students.
Looking to the consolidated Data Sheet the following observations could be drawn:
• All most all the students attend the College regularly.
• All the students have reported that ‘academics’ has been their area of primary
interest.
• It is very much evident from the responses of the students that they plan their
activities very well before they are implemented.
• Four out of eleven students have expressed that they do not voluntarily take part in
the co-curricular activities. These four students have good academic record. However not
taking part in co-curricular activities speaks about lopsided development.
• All the students have expressed that they wish to spend considerable time with the
members of their family.
• Eleven of the thirteen students have expressed that they really enjoy the act of
‘serving’. However the other two have not said so.

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 • All the students have reported that they make use of their leisure time fruitfully by
doing some activity. It is seen from their responses that they have the following hobbies like:
Sports, Service and Reading.
• Students have expressed that they have future perceptions by passing out Post
Graduate Degree, to become school teachers after their Professional Degree in Teaching
(B.Ed), would like to enter into the service sector etc.
• Majority of the students have not specifically mentioned the issues or the
subjects they would wish to discuss with their teachers. However they have expressed
their willingness to interact with them.
• Students have reported that mother and teacher are their best guides.

Counselor’s Remarks:
There seems to be no problem with the students regarding the areas of their interest.
• Students by and large are comfortable with:
1. Regular attendance to the College.
2. Unquestioned academic interest.
3. Planning strategy of various activities.
4. Association with family members.
5. Leisure usage.
6. Appropriateness of hobbies.
7. Future perceptions.
• Very few students have little inclination towards ‘service acts’ and ‘hobbies’.
• Four students have reported that they do not voluntarily take part in co-
curricular activities.
• Students are to be probed to know their issues which they would wish to
discuss with their teachers.
• Students are to be advised further to strengthen their ties with their
parents and teachers in matters of getting themselves advised.

Issues for Probing (Follow-up Activity):

• Encouraging students to take part in co-curricular activities.
• Holding formal and informal interactions with their teachers in matters of
varied areas that have futuristic implications.

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 III – Problems Perceived:
This component has 12 items. All these items try to explore the problems perceived or
experienced by the students with respect to their studies, examination anxiety, inter-
relationships, habits, ill health, acute Personal problems etc.
The responses to these items by the students are more heterogeneous when compared to
the responses given by them to the previous components. Careful observation of them enables
us to record the following:
• Nearly 50% of the students have expressed that they are experiencing study
related problems.
• Four of the thirteen students have expressed that they have ‘examination
phobia’.
• At least four students have reported that they have an ‘inferiority feeling’.
• Around 50% of the students have reported that they do not have sufficient
books for studying.
• Majority of the students have expressed that they are experiencing
anxiety/excess fear. This seems to be the severe most problem.
• Students have reported that they have good relationship with their family
members.
• Few students have (N=03) reported that they have frequent health problems.
• Three students have admitted that they have unhealthy habits.
• Five students have expressed that they are lonely.
• Almost all the students have expressed that they have no hesitation to sit
with others for discussing their problems.
• Students seem to have no problems with their friends.
• About 50% of the students have reported that they have ‘acute personal
problems’.

Counselor’s Remarks:
This is the component which seems to be not only complex but also challenging. In
spite of varied interests, the students are experiencing problems. The list of problems is not
finger few.

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• Study related difficulties.
• Examination phobia.
• Inferiority feeling.
• Insufficiency of study material.
• Anxiety/excess fear.
• Frequent health problems.
• Un-healthy habits.
• Problem of loneliness.
• Acute personal problems.

Issues for Probing (Follow-up Activity):

It is much clear from the responses of the students that they are experiencing lot of
problems related to both academics as well as personal issues.
• Students not only need collective addressing of their problems but they need
individual attention as well.
• Equal importance is to be given to the personal as well as study related
problems of the students.
• Confidence building measures are to be undertaken.
• Patient listening to the students would enable them to cope up with their
problems.
• Problems are to be addressed on phased manner.
• Suitable interventions are to be worked out depending upon the problems.

CONDUCT OF SESSIONS & FINDINGS:

So for, in the weekly meetings (three), the counselor has made an effort to take-up
the issues for discussion with the concerned students depending upon his over all
perceptions of the issues.
As of now, the following few issues have been discussed and the concerned
students are counseled:
• Financial Support:

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 The students who had not availed any financial assistance were probed and
given the information about the avenues and try for getting the financial
support at least for their left out period.
• Remedial Course:
The students, who had expressed the opinion regarding the felt difficulty in
subject like English, were advised to immediately attend the Remedial
Classes, which was meant for SC/ST students with the permission of the
concerned faculty. Further the counselor also informed the faculty to
accommodate these students to their remedial classes.

• Special Assistance:
The students were also asked to consult their English faculty and explore the
possibility of seeking special assistance in the matter.

• ‘Add-on course in English ’:

The counselor explored the possibility of developing an ‘Add-on Course’ in
English for the benefit of a large number of students in I.Q.A.C. meetings.
Other members of the Cell supported this idea. It was resolved to request the
faculty of the Department of English to prepare a proposal and to submit the
same to the Management for consideration and approval at an early date.

• Informal Discussion / Appreciation of students’ Interests:

The counselor had an exclusive session for knowing the wide range of
interests, hobbies and leisure time activities of his group of students. The
participating students enthusiastically spoke about their hobbies which
ranged from studying to playing to social service. Few students shared their
experiences as sportsmen and remembered their sweet memories as
members of various college teams. One or two students spoke about their
literary interests. The counselor appreciated all the students and their variety
of hobbies and wished them to pursue further in their respective fields of
interest. At the end of the session the counselor invited the interested
students to make use of his collection of books on literature, philosophy and
Education.

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 Presently, the counselor is preparing to address the personal and study related issues
of the students in the forth-coming sessions.