QUALITY CELL PLAN 2020

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1 QUALITY CELL SCHOOL OF FUTURE STUDIES AND PLANNING DEVI AHILYA VIHWAVIDYALAYA, INDORE PLAN 2020 Department Name: School of Future Studies and Planning MISSION To impart high quality education and to produce human resource and entrepreneurs appropriate to meet the national and global challenges. To provide quality professionals in the areas of forecasting, planning and systems management to create and disseminate knowledge for the betterment of mankind and society. VISION To be a frontier-institution in providing multidisciplinary education with futuristic vision of planning and systems management through significant multidirectional relationships in teaching, research, extension, training and consultancy. 1. Department Overview: The School of Futures Studies and Planning, a University Teaching Department was established in the year 1990 to run M.Tech. programme in Future Studies and Planning. It was the first M.Tech. level programme in Future Studies and Planning duly recognized by AICTE, New Delhi in the country. The school has started another academic programme M.Tech. in Systems Management in the year 2005 after getting approval from AICTE, New Delhi. It is developed to train the students to design, model, analyze and manage modern complex systems. It delivers a multidisciplinary curriculum covering systems engineering, management, information technology, modelling, project finance, e-business, etc. National Council for Science and Technology (NCSTC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, New Delhi has selected the School of Futures Studies and Planning to start PG programme in S&T Communication first time in India. The school started the Masters Programme in S&T Communication in the year with financial support from the NCSTC. The programme has been modified on the recommendations of NCSTC. Now it is being offered as M.Sc. in science communication. As per recommendations of the NCSTC s evaluation committee the university has established Centre for Science Communication in June, 2005 to take care of academic programmes on science and technology communication. The centre offers M.Sc. degree in science communication with financial support from NCSTC, DST, New Delhi. The centre has also started P.G.diploma in science communication through Date: 24/12/2008 1/7

2 distance education in the year 2007 with financial support from NCSTC, DST, New Delhi. Seeing the need of business forecasting the school has started a new programme M.B.A. in Business Forecasting in In addition to these academic programmes the school also offers Ph.D. degree in interdisciplinary areas like Technology Management, Modelling and Simulation, Econometrics, Environmental Management, Forest Management etc.. 2. Students Plan: (i) Include the details of projected increase in student strength as per the following format: Year No. of students % 60% 49% 29% 22% 24% 14% 21% (ii) Include the plans for qualitative growth of the students. Ex. Plans for continuous evaluation of the student, implementing CBCS scheme. Continuous evaluation of the student is already being done. CBCS will be implemented from the year Faculty Plan: (i) Should include the requirement of faculty due to increase in the student strength. Year No. of Faculty % 50% 33% 25% 20% 11% 10% 13% (ii) Should include the plans for overall development of the faculty. Ex.: faculty training, summer schools, qualification improvement, monitoring quality of teaching etc. The faculty will be encouraged to participate in summer schools, qualification improvement etc. programmes. Teaching quality will be monitored through internal assessment. Date: 24/12/2008 2/7

3 4. Supporting Teaching Staff: (Should include the details of the requirement of additional technical and administrative staff) Year No. of Technical Staff Technical % 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% No. of Administrative Staff Administrative % 20% 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 5. in Academic Programmes: (a) New Program Initiative (i) Regular Programs: Programme Name M.Sc. (Multimedia Technologies) Status (UG/ PG/ Diploma / Certificate / Others) PG Duration 2 Years Student Intake 20 Starting Year 2010 Remarks (if any) M.B.A. (Business Forecasting) for Executives PG 3 Years (b) in Students intake in various Programs By Year Programmes No. of students in UG No. of students in PG Date: 24/12/2008 3/7

4 No. of students in M.Tech. Ph.D (6) Infrastructure Plan (a) Building i) New Building Requirement (in Sq. Mtr.) By Year Constructed Area Estimated Cost (Rs. Crores) ii) Extension to existing space (in Sq. Mtr.) By Year Constructed Area Estimated Cost (Rs. Crores) (b) Facility Creation / Up gradation ( New laboratory set up, renovation of existing labs, creation of resource centre, networking and computational facilities etc.) Name of Facility Estimated cost Year of establishment Multimedia Lab.-I Rs. 12 Lacs Renovation of Rs. 5 Lacs Forecasting Lab. Renovation of Rs. 5 Lacs Systems Lab. Renovation of Rs. 10 Lacs Animation Lab. Multimedia Lab.-II Rs. 15 Lacs Renovation of Rs. 10 Lacs Multimedia Labs. Renovation of Rs. 8 Lacs Forecasting Lab. Renovation of Rs. 15 Lacs Animation Lab. Remarks (if any) Date: 24/12/2008 4/7

5 (7) in Income by Self finance Schemes By Year Estimated Funds to be generated (in Crores) (8) Research Plans: Particulars Details Remarks Identify Thrust Areas of research 1. Econometrics 2. GIS Applications 3. Simulation 4. Science Communication 5. Carbon Sequestration 6. Business Forecasting Other areas can also be added as the interest of the faculty involved. Collaborations 1. IPE, Hyderabad 2. NCSTC, DST, New Delhi 3. CantorCO2e India 4. University of Botsawana 5. NPL, New Delhi Publications of Journals/ Relevant Journals Magazines Others - (9) Consultancy Date: 24/12/2008 5/7

6 NGO) (Industrial Projects, Industry Institute relationship, linkage with Govt. bodies and Consulting Areas Industrial Projects Industry- Institute Relationship Linkage with Govt. Bodies and NGO Details Expected revenue generated As per faculty 5 Lacs. 10 Lacs. 15 Lacs. interest Forum MOU (10) Governance (Give details of ICT development activities in Governance at departmental level) Modern technologies (computer, telephone, internet, etc.) are being used for day-to-day activities of departmental governance. (11) Extension and field outreach Plan 1. Industry-institute interaction meetings will be organized and the senior persons from industry / academics will deliver the lectures. 2. Field visits of the students in concerned companies. 3. Science communication in rural areas. (12) Other details (if any) (Vandit Hedau) (V.B.Gupta) (Deepak Kaul) (R.C.Sharma) Signature of Head Date: Date: 24/12/2008 6/7