{"id":5479,"date":"2021-07-22T06:40:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T06:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rathinamglobal.edu.in\/blog\/?page_id=5479"},"modified":"2026-05-21T04:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:59:49","slug":"faculty-development-cell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rathinamglobal.edu.in\/blog\/faculty-development-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Development Cell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Rathinam Global deemed to be University has formed a Faculty Development Cell with an aim and objective to promote faculty vitality as the main ingredient to the growth of the institute, enhance professional education and competence.<\/p>\n<p>Rathinam Global deemed to be University strongly believes that faculty members are the backbone of our Institution. &nbsp;Faculty development Cell aims at equipping the staff with knowledge that is essential for inculcating core and professional skills which is vital to the development and improvement of the institution. The immediate beneficiary of this kind of program is the student community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>To organize Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) Courses on advanced topics for all disciplines.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>To strengthen the professional competence of the faculty by arranging training programs in various domain areas.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>To enhance induction programs for new faculty and leadership grooming for experienced faculty.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>To encourage staff to be members of various professional bodies.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Members of the staff are encouraged to refer to reputed national and international journals to carry out their research work.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>In association with the college research committee, to encourage staff to learn how to write Grant proposals for R &amp; D projects.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>To motivate &amp; inspire staff members to get funded R &amp; D projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Roles and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>Consolidate adequate information from the concerned authorities to conduct FDP \/ Training Program on the latest trends and technology.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Discuss &amp; analyze the information with department HoDs, faculty members about FDP, relevance, objective, applications, future scope, etc.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Suggest appropriate domain\/topic on which program to be conducted.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Plan the program date, schedule, target audience, approximate estimation of expenditure, and resource persons.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Forward the proposal for consideration, Suggestion, and approval from Deans, IQAC Coordinator, and Principal.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Prepare the final schedule, brochures, list of resource persons, contact details, correspondence to all concerned.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Submit the report to higher authorities along with all concerned documents in sequence from the date of start to completion of the program.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>Prepare the final report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Constitution of the Faculty Development Cell<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>The Faculty Development cell of Rathinam Global deemed to be University will work under the guidance of the Principal. Senior Faculty appointed by the Principal will be the coordinator of the cell. Two or three senior faculty members will be members of the cell, nominated by the Principal. The Faculty Development Cell shall be responsible for handling all issues related to training of the teaching, non-teaching and technical staff in the area of their core, technical and teaching pedagogy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frequency of Meetings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span>Starting of every academic year first meeting will be conducted to discuss the activities to be conducted in that academic year.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>At the end of the semester, the meeting will be conducted to review all the activities and action plans for next semester.<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span>We may conduct the meetings as and when required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Activities to be conducted every year and the tentative months<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>S.No<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Name of the Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>No of Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty Development Program on Teaching Pedagogy \/ Methodology<\/td>\n<td>IQAC &amp; FDC<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty must attend.<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty Development Program on Leadership Skills<\/td>\n<td>IQAC &amp; FDC<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Deans, HoDs, and senior faculty members must attend the program.<br \/>\nDuring November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program to Non-Teaching<\/td>\n<td>FDC<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All non-teaching faculty members must attend the program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program to Technical Staff<\/td>\n<td>FDC<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All technical staff must attend the program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program \u2013 Core Specific (Discipline-specific)<\/td>\n<td>Commerce &amp; Management<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty members of the Commerce &amp; Management department must attend<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program \u2013 Core Specific<\/td>\n<td>Computer Science<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty members of the Computer Science department must attend<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program \u2013 Core Specific<\/td>\n<td>Mathematics<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty members of the Mathematics department must attend<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program \u2013 Core Specific<\/td>\n<td>Fine Arts (CDF, Viscom, and English)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty members of CDF, Viscom, and English department must attend<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development program \u2013 Core Specific<\/td>\n<td>Science (BioScience, Psychology, Physics)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>All faculty members of BioScience, Psychology, and Physics departments must attend<br \/>\nDuring Apr\/May &amp; November\/December the program will be organized.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Total Programs Planned<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Apart from the above, the training programs related to ERP, Automation tools will be conducted as and when required.<\/p>\n<p>The faculty development cell will organize faculty tours and outbound training programs for the faculty members to enrich their skills and to enhance their talents.[\/vc_column_text][wgl_spacing spacer_size=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Coordinator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span> P. Srinivasan, Associate Professor &amp; HoD \u2013 BioScience (Microbiology), Rathinam Global deemed to be University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span> K P V Sabareesh, Dean, Research &amp; Development, Rathinam Global deemed to be University<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span> S. N. Suresh, Dean \u2013 Science &amp; IQAC Coordinator, Rathinam Global deemed to be University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Juliana Gnanaselvi, HoD \u2013 Computer Science (IT), Rathinam Global deemed to be University<\/li>\n<li><span><\/span> K. Sargunathan, HoD \u2013 Mathematics, Rathinam Global deemed to be University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2015 &#8211; 2016&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;2015-2016&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Rathinam Global deemed to be University Faculty Development cell in association with various departments had organized various programs to instill knowledge among the teaching fraternity and also the Non-Teaching staff. The goal of the FDP was to transcend knowledge in Automation, ICT teaching methodology, and most importantly Leadership skills and time management strategies that had been provided to enrich the faculties in different aspects of the academic work sector. A total of twelve events consisting of internal and external guests from across institutions participated and shared their knowledge. A total of 754 participants benefited through this year. The number of events and their details are consolidated in the following table[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>Table: Consolidated summary of list of events organized Rathinam Global deemed to be University FDC in the year 2015-2016<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>S.No.<\/b><\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>Date of the Event<\/b><\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>Event Title<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><b>(Teaching)<\/b><\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>Event Title <\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><b>(Non-Teaching)<\/b><\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><b>No. of participants <\/b><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>16-11-2015 &#8211; 20-11-2015<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Office automation<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>18-05-2016 &#8211; 23-05-2016<\/td>\n<td>FDP on SPSS<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>23-05-2016 &#8211; 28-05-2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Yoga Programme to faculty members<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>08-06-2015 to 12.06.2015<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program on &nbsp;&#8220;Stress &amp; Time Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>22.06.2015 to 26.06.2015<\/td>\n<td>Hands-on Workshop on Using SPSS<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>20.07.2015 to 24.07.2015<\/td>\n<td>Faculty Development Programme on Leadership Skills<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>14.09.2015 to 18.09.2015<\/td>\n<td>Faculty enhancement training Programme on Recent Trends in Teaching Methodology<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>19.10.2015 to 23.10.2015<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program on Documents Management in GoogleDrive<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>07.12.2015 to 11.12.2015<\/td>\n<td>Staff Development Program on &nbsp;&#8220;Stress &amp; Time Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>04.01.2016 to 08.01.2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Personality Development &#8220;Capacity Building and Students Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>15.02.2016 to 19.02.2016<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Leadership Skills &nbsp;and Students Management<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>18.04.2016 to 22.04.2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program on &#8220;Modern Office Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2016 &#8211; 2017&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;2016-2017&#8243;][vc_column_text]Rathinam Faculty Development cell in association with various departments had organized various programs to enhance the knowledge among the teaching and non-teaching staff. During the current year, the FDP has been focused on providing skill development programs to the staff members thereby empowering them to utilize the office modules namely Automation, ICT teaching methodology, Microsoft excel, SPSS, cloud computing and virtual computing. Furthermore, Yoga programs focusing on different aspects of health and consciousness upliftment were provided as a training program to enhance the health and wellness of the faculties involved in the different aspects of the academic sector. A total of fifteen events consisting of internal and external guests from across institutions participated and shared their knowledge. About, 795 participants benefited from the events this year. The Number of events and its details are consolidated in the following table[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Table : Consolidated summary of list of events organized Rathinam FDC in the year 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>S.No.<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Date of the Event<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Event Title<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Teaching)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"128\"><strong>Event Title <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Non-Teaching)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"112\"><strong>No. of participants <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>21-11-2016 &#8211; 25-11-2016<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Effective Teaching Techniques<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>12.12.2016 to 16.12.2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training on Document Storage in Cloud\u00a0 Using Virtual Computing<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>23-05-2017 &#8211; 27-05-2017<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Cloud and Virtual Computing<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>16.01.2017 to 20.01.2017<\/td>\n<td>Training on using the ERP for Office automation &#8211; Teaching Staff<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>06.02.2017 to 10.02.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training on using the ERP for Office automation &#8211; Non-Teaching Staff<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>20.02.2017 to 25.02.2017<\/td>\n<td>Faculty Development Program &#8216;Hands-on Session\u00a0 on Using Excel &amp; Macros for Administrations&#8217;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>08.05.2017 to 12.05.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Hands-on Training Program for Non-teaching on Using Excel &amp; Macros for Administration and Office maintenance<\/td>\n<td width=\"112\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>06.06.2016 to 10.06.2016<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Office automation<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>11.07.2016 to 15.07.2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program for Non-teaching Staff on Office Automation<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>08.08.2016 to 12.08.2016<\/td>\n<td>FDP on SPSS<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>22.08.2016 to 26.08.2016<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Wellness program on Yoga and Healthy Living<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>24.10.2016 to 28.10.2016<\/td>\n<td>Wellness program on Yoga and Healthy Living<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>06.04.2017 to 10.04.2017<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development Programme on Teaching Methodology<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>20.04.2017 to 24.04.2017<\/td>\n<td>FDP on Cloud Storage and Virtual Computing<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>22.05.2017 to 26.05.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Communication Skill and Student Management<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2017 &#8211; 2018&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;2017-2018&#8243;][vc_column_text]A total of fifteen events were organized by the Rathinam Faculty Development Cell in association with various departments of the institution. The focus of the FDC during this academic year was to provide the most widely used technological advancements for the purpose of effective knowledge dissemination in the educational sector. The resource persons effectively delivered the practices and gave hands-on training to the staff members with utmost focus on familiarizing the staff members with software such as MS teams, Office 365, SPSS, Excel, and drafting articles in research journals and search proposals. Participants were inducted on a technological module on par with Health and wellness campaign that focused on their physical and mental well-being through conscious activities. A total of fifteen events consisting of internal and external guests from across institutions participated and shared their knowledge. About, 945 participants benefited from the events this year. The number of events and their details are consolidated in the following table.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Table : Consolidated summary of list of events organized Rathinam FDC in the year 2017-2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>S.No.<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Date of the Event<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Event Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Teaching)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Event Title <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Non-Teaching)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>No. of participants <\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>26-03-2018 to 31-03-2018<\/td>\n<td>Technical Session on Cloud Computing &amp; Virtual Computing<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>12-08-2017 to 17-08-2017<\/td>\n<td>Hands on Session on the Using Microsoft Office 365 for Automation &#8211; Teaching<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>26-08-2017 to 31.08.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Hands on Session on the Using Microsoft Office 365 for Automation &#8211; Non Teaching<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>26-01-2018 &#8211; 29-01-2018<\/td>\n<td>Technical Session on Developing Innovative Mobile App<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>25-05-2018 to 31-05-2018<\/td>\n<td>Faculty enhancement training Programme on Teaching Methodology<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>05.06.2017 to 09.06.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program on Documents Management in GoogleDrive<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>19.06.2017 to 23.06.2017<\/td>\n<td>Yoga for Mindful Conciousness<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>24.07.2017 to 28.07.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Skill Development Progam<br \/>\non<br \/>\nMS Team &#8211; Key techniques of operation<\/td>\n<td width=\"146\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>11.09.2017 to 15.09.2017<\/td>\n<td>Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Enrichment<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>23.10.2017 to 27.10.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Training Program on &#8220;Modern Office Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>9-11-17 to 14-11-17<\/td>\n<td>FDP on\u00a0 Creative Thinking<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>18.11.2017 to 22.11.2017<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Staff Development Program on\u00a0 &#8220;Stress &amp; Time Management&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>22.01.2018 to 26.01.2018<\/td>\n<td>FDP Hands on Session &#8211; Learning Hub &amp; Course Management<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>14.05.2018 to 18.05.2018<\/td>\n<td>Faculty development Programme on Bridging Teaching and Learning Practices<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>14.05.2018 to 18.05.2018<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Personality Development Capacity Building Strategies<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;2018 &#8211; 2019&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;2018-2019&#8243;][vc_column_text]A total of Sixteen events were organized by the Rathinam Faculty Development Cell in association with various departments of the institution. The focus of the FDC during this academic year was to identify the lacuna among staff members and to provide an individual staff centric training on various teaching methodologies and software techniques. To name a few, staff members were exclusively trained on CAMU, MS Teams, Office 365, SPSS, and other office related software\u2019s. Further to enrich the curriculum and to frame plausible curriculum framework suiting flexi learning methods, Curriculum enrichment program was conducted. The FDC is also committed in training the staff members for their Health and wellness through yoga, routine exercise training programs and nutrition programs. About, 1210 participants benefited from the events this year. 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The focus of the FDC during this academic year was to train the staff members in developing flexible assessment methods, OBE, Android development, ER software, Student communication development initiatives, Institutional documentation via open-source software and cloud computing, Data management in department, Research proposal drafting, Patent filing and wellness campaign. About, 1153 participants benefited from the events this year. 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