History of Computer Science and Engineering-Christ University Faculty of Engineering, Kengeri, Bangalore-74.

Register No:1447101

"Computer Science and Engineering is the study of the design and operation of computer hardware and software, and of the application of computer technology to science, business, and the arts."

The Discipline of Computer Science and Engineering(CSE), a 4 year Under Graduate Programme in Christ University was started in the year 2009 with 5 students and 4 faculty members. Now Computer Science and Engineering Department has 18 Faculties and 500 students in graduate and Post graduate programme. Department Having different research areas: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Mobile computing,Network Security, Software Engineering, Image Processing,etc.. After completing Graduation in CSE, the students are eligible to get the jobs in private and government sectors. Job titles like Software Engineer (Applications or System), System Programmer, System Engineer, System Analyst/Programmer, Database Administrator, Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst, Network Programmer/Administrator, Web Developer/Administrator, Computer Scientist, and Information Technology Specialist.

Recent Activities in Department:

Seminars/Workshops/Conferences

• National Conference on Data Mining & Pattern Recognition - Department of Computer Science, CUFE,5th & 6th of December 2014.
• Corporate Connect-Report on Techno talk - 05 July 2014
• ASCII 2014-15 organized a technical talk on 5th July.
• Novators freshers day, Kengeri Campus 22nd Aug-2014
• QIP conducted by Department of CSE October 17th -19th 2014.
• Technical Talk / Workshop on IPv6 on 14th June 2014

 Extra Curricular and Co-curricular Activities:

• CSA Visit at Leprosy care Centre at Sumanahalli, Bangalore
• Industrial Visit conducted by Department of CSE - CUFE
• Inauguration of ASCII-27
• Poster presentation on Cyber security awareness

·     Name: B Rudra Prathap

       Register No:1447101

History of Psychology as a discipline in Christ University 1444202

History of Psychology as a discipline in Christ University                        1444202

Psychology as a discipline has existed in Christ University since the beginning of this institution in 1969 as an affiliated college under Bangalore University. It was the smallest department then, with just one teacher and about fifteen students. The department offered just two undergraduate programmes with psychology as one of the subjects in the triple major system, PSEng (Psychology, Sociology, English) and PSEco (Psychology, Sociology, Economics). The reason why psychology has been one of the first departments is that as a discipline it was able to collaborate with both secular and spiritual aspects. One of the objectives was also to help students from Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram to obtain a degree, therefore a subject like psychology was useful.

Until the 1990s there were mostly male students, with very few female students. By the late 1990s more number of girls enrolled, which could be because of changing trends in society and a greater acceptance of psychology as a helping profession. In 1998, two more new undergraduate programmes were started – FEP (Functional, English, Psychology) and JPEng (Journalism, Psychology, English). By this time there was a shift in focus towards the interdisciplinary nature of psychology in terms of its application in other disciplines. The pedagogical practices were mostly lectures, and projects for students. Teachers would even make notes for students and the references were mostly textbooks in psychology such as those by Munn or Morgan for the syllabus prescribed by Bangalore University.

Around the same time (1998) a practical lab was started with various psychological tests and experiments. Students from the first to final semester had practicals and would be trained in administering, scoring and writing reports of the assessments. The department started having a lot of activities which were student centric, to help them learn/ imbibe the spirit of healthy competition and to further their understanding of the discipline itself. This was when Silhouette (intra-department fest) began – an initiative that included activities like street play, exhibitions, and research paper presentations for students of all psychology classes to compete with each other and celebrate psychology through both academic and creative endeavours. Teachers supervised the activities to enable an experiential learning process and also to inculcate the spirit of unity in the class. The activities of the department are usually conducted by the elected members (final year UG & later on even PG) of psychology association in collaboration with faculty members. This association is the largest student body in the deanery which is managed by the president, vice president, secretary, joint secretaries and class representatives. The association also conducts Young Psychologist Competition (since 2008) for UG students across the country to participate and discuss their research work.

2004 was an important year in the history of Christ University as it was conferred Autonomy by UGC. Some changes in syllabus were made across many departments, psychology included. Many reference books and text books were added, along with more interactive teaching methods like seminars for students. In 2005, a Master's programme in Psychology (clinical) was started. Back then even Bangalore University wasn't offering this, and the department felt that there was a need in society with a growing demand for clinical psychologists. This led to the establishment of the Department of Post Graduate Studies in Psychology. Existing faculty and some new faculty members constituted this department under a PG department Coordinator and the Head of Department (UG & PG). By this time psychology as a profession and discipline was gaining more and more popularity as a useful subject that informs most other disciplines. The number of students kept growing and so did the department. Psychology books in the library increased enormously, and department started film clubs and internships for PG students to enhance learning. A dissertation was also a requirement for this degree. 

In 2007, a second Master's programme in Counseling Psychology began, again due to the felt need in society. There were only about four other colleges offering this in Bangalore at that time. In 2008, it was another milestone and turning point for the university when it was declared as a Deemed to be University. This was a catalyst for major changes in the university after which it has grown by leaps and bounds, and so has the discipline of Psychology. It was at this point that the UG and PG departments were combined as one, a move that was made by university across all departments. At this point in time major revisions in curriculum were made in UG and PG courses to bring them up to date. Courses on qualitative research, skill based training courses, supervised practicum/ research labs and many electives like addiction counseling, workplace counseling, disability and challenge were introduced at the PG level. There was a shift in pedagogy with an emphasis on research based teaching and learning, a lot of assignments were focused on reading and reviewing research articles. By this time the department had started conducting national level conferences (since 2007), and this was a way of meeting and interacting with professionals from various fields of psychology (academic- industry interface) which reflected a change in the way psychology was perceived. In fact the post graduate students were now given an option to choose the clinical track (internship) or research track (dissertation) as students felt they wanted to focus more on applied areas. In 2008, M Phil and PhD programmes were started in psychology.  The importance of research for any discipline is indisputable and so was it with psychology. Hence the department decided to make dissertations compulsory for all PG students. In 2009 a certified course on Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) was introduced for final year PG students and offered by professionals from UK. The response has been very encouraging and it still continues to be offered.

A course on History and Philosophy of Psychology was added for clinical psychology students in 2009. This was also the year when BA Honours in Psychology was introduced as an option for triple major students to choose psychology in the final year. This programme offers papers such as biological foundations, cognitive psychology, abnormal psychology, industrial psychology, research methods, health psychology and statistics, among others along with electives. A dissertation and internships are included, which makes it a suitable course for those aspiring to continue in the field of psychology. In 2010 another addition was a new combination at the BA level – PEP (Performing arts, English, Psychology). This new course brought about a new perspective and emphasis on applied aspects of psychology. In the same year, a PG programme in Human Resource Development and Management begun. After the first year of its introduction, major revisions were made to give students the best possible range of theory and practical skills. This programme has professionalization seminars every week where experts from the field come and interact with students. They also conduct events such as HR conclave which aims at academic-industry interface. These changes were incorporated to reflect the demands of the industry. Around this time department also started conducting programmes more actively for awareness on Mental Health Day, Disability Day etc. This not only creates more awareness among students but also provides an opportunity to interact with people from the industry- which is another way students learn about practical issues.

The department has evolved over time to suit the changes happening in the discipline and incorporated various revisions in curricula and pedagogy. The faculty members (over 30 full time & guest faculty) are people with different areas of expertise. This dynamic nature of the department has enabled various perspectives and collaborative teamwork to help them emerge as one of the strongest departments in the university. By the way, this department has grown to become one of the best and largest psychology departments (students and faculty) in India. This is possible because they are open to new ideas and consistently keep working on evolving better ways of teaching and learning. Some of the recent developments help to substantiate this. In 2013, a cognitive lab was started as this is an upcoming area in the discipline. It has also introduced an elective in clinical neuro-psychology. Service learning is another aspect that indicates a shift in pedagogy. Students of both UG and PG participate in the community and discuss their experiential learning in the class. This is also a way of sensitizing students, engaging with and serving the community. A clinic was also started in the department for consultation. In 2013 two new papers – health psychology and positive psychology were introduced for the regular BA programme in the final year. This change was clearly a revision made based on the evolving scope of the discipline in different areas of specialization. For BA practicals, students (in a group) usually conduct a small research study and use statistics to analyze their data. This year (2014-15) SPSS was introduced for them to keep them up to date with changing trends.  In 2014 a psychoanalytic reading group was started by few faculty members and students. A seminar (first of its kind) was organized on the work of a renowned psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakkar, about culture and psyche. This was made possible by the interest of this group which meets every week to read and discuss classical texts in psychoanalysis and has interactions with leading psychoanalysts in India through video conferencing. The response to this seminar was encouraging.

Throughout the academic year experts in different areas of psychology (regional, national & international) visit for guest lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences. National conferences are held every year since 2007 on themes such as changing fabric of intimate relationships, positive psychology, psychology and cinema, psychology of women, cognitive neuro-psychology and clinical hypnotherapy to name a few. An international conference was organized in 2012 and the next one to be organized in 2016. The department (as also the University) is now moving towards improving standards of teaching learning and becoming a world class institution, one of the goals being enhancing the research culture through interaction between faculty, UG, PG students and research scholars in projects. The faculty in the department have begun to take up more research such as monographs, major research projects and working papers. An outcome of these activities is that teaching has become more informed by research experiences. It also provides students with an opportunity to work with faculty at various stages of research. This kind of an environment is sure to take the department to greater heights as is true of the vision of this department – to promote high academic standards and scholarship in psychology, by creating an optimal and enriching learning environment, fostering ongoing professional and personal development and contributing effectively to societal needs.

History of Management Education at Christ University, Bengaluru - Vinu Wilson (1440006)

Christ University, formerly Christ College affiliated to Bangalore University was established in July 1969. In the following three decades it became the most preferred educational institution in the city of Bengaluru. It also holds the rare distinction of being the first institution in Karnataka to be accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC for quality education). In 2004, University Grants Commission (UGC) conferred Autonomy on the Institution. In 2005, it became the first College in South India to be re-accredited with A+ by NAAC. UGC identified it as an Institution with Potential for Excellence in 2006. On July 22, 2008, the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Union Government of India, under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, vide Notification No. F. 9-34/2007-U.3 (A), declared it a Deemed to be University, in the name and style of Christ University.

Christ University established Department of Management Studies, in 1991 with a clearly defined approach for creating quality managers and entrepreneurs required to face the challenges of the corporate sector. The department offers undergraduate courses in Business Management and Administration, Masters Programme in Management and Finance and PhD programme that involves in-depth research works in different functional areas of management. The department offers following undergraduate programmes

1)    Bachelor in Business Administration (Honors) – Is a 3 year, 6 semesters programme currently offered in the Hosur road campus and is planned to be moved into the new Bannerghatta road campus shortly.

2)     Bachelor in Business Administration (Finance and International Business) – Is a 3 year, 6 semesters programme currently offered in the Hosur road campus and is planned to be moved into the new Bannerghatta road campus shortly.

Department of Management Studies offers the following Post-Graduate Programmes

1)    Master of Business Administration (Financial Management) - Is a 2 year (4 Semesters) program, specializing on various aspects of finance, including financial analysis and control. Formerly this programme was known as Master in Financial Management (MFM). From academic year 2014-15 the MFM programme was renamed as MBA (Financial Management). The programme lays emphasis on relevant areas of accounting, taxation, commercial law, investment, and general management. The program involves theoretical and case study modules and an internship of 45 days in financial analysis and financial management. The program is designed to meet the global demand for financial engineers who can understand sophisticated new financial products, model their cash-flows, price them accurately, using rigorous mathematical and computational tools, and trade and manage the risk arising from such products. The course is held in the Hosur road campus.

2)    Master of Business Administration (Executive) – Is a 2 years, 4 semester programme for working professionals that focuses on the development of conceptual, analytical and management skills in the fields of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Operations and Behavioral sciences. The classes are held on weekends at the Hosur road campus.

 

Two year full time Post Graduate Management Program (MBA) are also offered under the department – Christ University Institute of Management (CUIM). The Institute of Management was started in 1994 with a view to promote quality education, research and consultancy in Management. Christ University Institute of Management functions in two campuses within Bangalore City. Main Campus is attached to the central administrative buildings of the University. Kengeri Campus started in 2009 is located on a 75- acre plot which has a picture perfect natural ambiance complete with an herbal garden as well.

Institute of Management offers the following courses

   1) MBA programme – A 2 Year, 6 Trimester MBA programme with the following specializations viz. Finance, Marketing, Lean Operations and Human Resource at the city and Kengeri campus.

    2) MBA (Christ University) and MS (Virginia Commonwealth University) dual degree programme – Is a 2 year programme wherein the student spend initial 12 months at the Christ University main campus and complete the entire first year MBA curriculum including internship. Thereafter, students will spend another 3 months at Christ University main campus taught by faculty from the Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Then students will go to USA and study in the VCU campus for a duration of 9 months. The students upon successful completion will obtain two degrees from two universities in two years with an international exposure of 9 months in USA. At VCU campus, students can opt for any one of the following three concentration available in MS program:
1. Master of Science in Business with a Global Marketing Management concentration
2. Master of Science in Business with concentration in Finance
3. Master of Science in Management Information system with Information Risk, Security and Assurance concentration

3)  MBA - International Business (FHWS - Germany) and PGDM - Finance/ Marketing (Christ University) dual degree programme – Is a 2 year programme, wherein students obtain Post Graduate Diploma in Management with either Marketing or Finance specialization from Christ University and Masters in Business Administration in International Business  from  University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany (FHWS) through credit transfer system.

Upcoming MBA programmes at Christ University

MBA Leadership and Management(with specialization in Education, Health and Social Care ) - Is a two-year MBA programme in Leadership and Management offered by Department of Professional studies with an objective of empowering middle and senior level employees in the education, health and social care sectors to transform them into professional managers. The programme attempts to equip the candidates with key competencies to understand, initiate and implement changes in the work settings

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Sunniest Regards,

Vinu Wilson

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The Saga of Mathematical Culture in St. Mary’s College, Thrissur

Reg.No: 1445301                                                                                           

Introduction

Knowledge is processed into its content and form largely through educational institutions. The dissemination of the accumulated knowledge is carried out through eminent personalities of the universities, especially concerned with the mathematical discipline. St. Mary's College, Thrissur is a well reputed college in Kerala, under the affiliation of University of Calicut, Kozhikode. This narration aims to unveil the process of development of the department of Mathematics as a branch of knowledge within the institutional framework of St. Mary's College.

History of Mathematics Education

The legacy of Mathematical education in St. Mary's College goes to a period before independence. The Alma mater and with it, the department of Mathematics, opened its doors in 1946 with under graduate and pre -university courses. The first chair of the department was Sr. Chrisantha CMC, who had been an associate professor in Calicut University. With a motto so high to unravel the unexplored, the faculty geared the development of the department to its heights.

After 20 years due to the bifurcation of the college in 1967, the under graduate courses were shifted to Vimala College, Cheroor, which was under the same management. Although left out only with pre -university courses, the department was famous all through the state and as a result, students from all over Kerala, found it a matter of prestige to enroll in this institution, especially for Science streams. Those days were blessed with showers of ranks from Calicut University and entrance examination for medical and engineering programmes.

Again in 1980 under graduate courses were re-established under the headship of Smt. A. O. Celine. Even in those olden days the department gained reputation as one of the best department under the affiliation to Calicut University. Giving impetus towards excellence the post graduate programme was started in 1995, and the department becomes pioneer to post graduate in St. Mary's College. Faculty progression and curriculum transitions paved way to victorious achievements in university results and student placement campaigns. The process of gradual intellectual growth was continued by a vibrant progress of intellectual engagement.

Landmarks in this process of growth include the emergence of a research culture and as a result, establishment of a well equipped Marian Research Center for Mathematics in 2011, with two guides from the department. The start of the doctoral programme is generally recognized as the first step that a department takes towards academic respectability. At present the areas of Graph Theory, Functional Analysis, Fuzzy Set Theory and Convexity Theory are opened for intensive research. Around 10 zealous research scholars are enrolled for the PhD programme from all over Kerala.

 

Curriculum and Pedagogy

As the institution is an affiliated college, the content of Mathematics is prescribed by Calicut University and innovative approach was possible only by means of creative pedagogy. Rather than brooding over the helplessness in modification of curriculum, the faculty focused upon novel methods of effective communication of Mathematical content. It includes the methods of seminars, assignments, peer teaching and remedial classes in the atmosphere of smart classrooms and departmental library. Also students were encouraged to ask relevant mathematical questions and doubts. Tutorials, counseling sessions and departmental activities promoted all rounded integration of staff and students. Deserved students were always aided with academic scholarships. National Seminars and inter-collegiate competitions added pace to the intellectual development and research orientation. A good collection of Mathematical content is being made available through books and research journals by the librarian.

Outlook to the Future

Looking forward to develop the alma mater into a nationally recognized centre of excellence in education training and research, the present head of the department, Dr. Magie Jose, shared her plans for the future mission. The mission is to build up and improve student's logical skills as well as subject content nurturing a research culture. The main strategies included the realization of departmental renovation, equipment efficiency, undertaking of major and minor projects and the publishing of research journals.

Over the last 70 years the department has grown slowly but steadily and has become more and more research oriented in its staff and students. We hope and expect that these trends will continue…

(Note:These essay is prepared by Smitha Rose C. G. [Research Scholar, Christ University, Bangalore] a former student of St. Mary's College, Thrissur. For more details please visit the website: http://www.stmaryscollegethrissur.edu.in/department.php?department=13)

 

History of Higher Education in Prestigious Madras law college

 

Informal Law Classes were the first phase of Legal Education in Tamil Nadu. The Governor Pottinger, made a direction to expand the High schools to Presidency College. In 1852 High Schools were expanded into the Presidency College where Mr Bruce Norton was the first appointed Law Professor. There was just one Legal Professor of Law. There was no one to assistant.  Mr.H.B. Grigg, the Director of Public Instruction evinced keen interest in improving the status of the legal education. He sent a proposal to the Government for setting up a Central Law College in Madras. The Government concurred with the conclusion of the Director of Public Instruction that changes were necessary in the arrangements for Law Instruction and that an independent institution should be established. In 1885 Mr. Justice Muthusamy Ayyar gave his warm support to the proposal.

 

The establishment of the Law College as an independent institution under the control of the Director of Public instruction was sanctioned by the Secretary of State, on the advice of the Council of Legal Studies (Education) in London. Mr. Reginald, A. Nelson, the first Principal, entered upon his duties on 2nd May 1891. Thus the Law College came into existence. For seven and a half years after birth it had no habitation of its own and the College was housed at the Senate House of the University of Madras.  A project to place the new institution as near the High Court as possible led to the selection of a site for erecting a structure to the west of the High Court building. The present building of the Law College was designed by Mr. Henry Irwing, the Government Architect. The Law College moved into this building on 9th January, 1899. As a natural consequence of gaining a building of its own, the Law College was converted into a whole time institution. The year 1953 witnessed a vital change in the set up of legal education in the state. A separate department of Legal Studies was created and Director of Legal Studies was appointed for the first time.  The law college acquired a hostel of its own in 1959. The college celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1968. In 1991 the college completed 100 years. In 1999 the Building Centenary was celebrated. In the early seventies, the Law College was upgraded as a Post Graduate Institution with the introduction of M.L. Courses. From 1973-74 the Tamil Language has also been made as a medium of instruction in Law as part of a Government Policy to introduce Tamil as Official Language at all levels in the State.  A new two storeyed block was constructed in 1976 and an auditorium in 1978 – A hostel for the law college women students was started in 1977-1978. Further a new two storeyed block has been constructed for the library in the law college campus in 2007. The ever increasing demand for Legal Education led to the proliferation of law colleges in our state and in a short period, law colleges were started at Madurai. (1974-1975), Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli (1978-80) Tirunelveli (1996-97), Chengalpattu 2006-2007 and Vellore (2008-09). The separation of the Directorate of Legal Studies from the Madras Law college in November 1981 was an important step taken by the government to improve the Department of legal Studies. Presently it is housed in our own building at Purasawalkam High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010. In order to encourage scholarship and research in law the Department has been publishing a Year Book of Legal Studies since 1955.The Government of Tamil Nadu has renamed the Madras law College as Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College in commemoration of the birth centenary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1990. The Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai from the academic year 1997-98.With a view to upgrading the standards of legal education, B.A.B.L., (Hons) course was introduced in the college from the academic year 2002-2003 and the same has been shifted to the T.N. Dr. Ambedkar Law University with effect from the academic year 2006-2007.

 

ANAND LAWRENCE                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1446001

History of Higher Education in India

Fwd: social work History- Binoy Paul 1444301

Fr.Binoy Paul CMI

Research Scholar 

Christ University

Bangalore-29

Karnataka

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Social work History

Social work has developed through centuries like any other discipline. This discipline attained a professional status very recently. It was developed through the practice of charity, social service, welfare measures, etc. Here we can go through the evolution of social work in the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA) and in India. The history of Professional social work can be chronologically divided in to five periods.

 

1.      A.D 1200 to 1500

2.      A.D 1501 to 1600

3.      A.D 1600 to 1800

4.      A.D.1800 to 1900

5.      A.D 1900 onwards

 

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

The Elizabethan period the needy people –charity works are called 'relief of the paupers'.

-The Victorian reformers who were distressed by poverty, child neglect and other social ills

The history of social work in the UK had gone through various phases.

The origin of social work is found in the English Poor Laws that was passed in 1601. The draft of the same was made in 1536.

1.      The establishment of the parish as the administrative unit responsible for poor relief, with churchwardens or parish overseers collecting poor-rates and allocating relief. The provision of materials such as flax, hemp, and wool to provide work for the able-bodied poor. The setting to work and apprenticeship of children.

2.      The relief of the "impotent" poor—the old, the blind, the lame, and so on. This could include the provision of "houses of dwelling"—almshouses or poorhouses rather than workhouses.

3.      Any able-bodied pauper who refused to work was liable to be placed in a "House of Correction" or prison.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Even before the American Revolution, services to the poor, to children, and to the mentally ill had been established in North America

Ø  In March 1841, Dorothea Dix entered the East Cambridge, Massachusetts, jail, where she wit­nessed such horrible images

Ø  "scientific charity"

o   -the American Charity Organization organized in Buffalo, New York, in 1877,

o   In 1886 with the Neighborhood Guild in New York City, and the settlement houses Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr's much-admired Hull House in Chicago -"conducted research, helped develop the juvenile court system, created widow's pension pro­grams, promoted legislation prohibiting child labor, and introduced public health reforms and the concept of social insurance". We would now call the approaches used by the settlement movement "group work" and "community organization."

 

o   The Charity Organization Society (COS) and case work- focus on individual work, or what became known in the profession as casework with individuals, families, and groups

 

Ø  After the Civil War, economic depressions, racism, and drastic increases in immigration from southern

Ø  By 1919, there were 17 schools of social work identi­fying themselves collectively as the Association of Training Schools of Professional Social Work, the precursor of today's Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Ø  After World War I, the American Red Cross and the U.S. Army gave social workers - posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

 

World War II and the Rise of Social Work Education:-

 

As social work began to become a profession with a coherent and logical set of professional practices and objectives, there was a movement to standardize agency practices and create core MSW curricula. -This movement to improve stan­dards and increase the educational component of social work practice led to the formation of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in 1952 and the establishment of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in 1955.

 -development of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in 1953 and a shift from programs for the poor to programs serving middle-income White workers in the 1950s

 

1960s, Americans rediscovered poverty as a social problem-"unconditional war on poverty" in January 1964. The War on Poverty used the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), The War on Poverty used the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA), which included the Job Corps, Upward Bound, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, Community Action, Head Start, Legal Services, Foster Grandparents, and the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). In 1965, the health programs Medicare and Medicaid were passed by Congress, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created, numerous services for the aged through the Older American Act were enacted. - the Peace Corps and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

 

 

Ø  In 1972 and 1973, Congress passed the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)

 

Ø  the Social Security Act in January 1975 reinforced the idea of federal "revenue sharing"

 

IN INDIA

 

The systematic development of social work in India may be grouped into different periods.

Social Reforms in Ancient Period (2500 BC-AD 1200)

In ancient India, the nature of social service was that of charity. The earliest reference to charity is to be found in the Rig Veda (Chap1 XIII, 2) which encourages charity by saying ''May the one who gives, shine the most". Upanishad prescribed that every house holder must practise charity. In ancient India social welfare activities were performed byYagnas. Each one contributed his bit towards the Yagnas. The intention was the welfare of all.

Yagnashalas were classrooms where men and women were taught the spirit of working together. Bhagavat Gita insists that the privileged class has a moral duty to serve the poor. Such persons who served the society with all their ability were free from all sins. But those who cooked for themselves or produced for their own gain were eating sin (Gita chap-3-13) According to Manu it was his duty to feed his guests first, then his servant, he and his wife might eat last of all. Charity or dana became the instrument of virtue of the privileged sections and it was to be dispensed voluntarily. Later in the Vedic period dana became institutionalized and came to be associated with religious ideology. Dana was given to acquire punya (merit). Kaudilya highlights the duties of the king towards the welfare and happiness of his subjects, ''In the happiness of the subjects lies theking's happiness.''

 

The evolution of Buddhism influenced the character of the Indian society- from the tribal agricultural settlement to a class based agrarian economy. Buddhism laid great emphasis on punya and dana (charity). Guilds were important corporate organizations which performed a variety of economic and welfare functions during Buddhist period. Guilds provided social security to the oppressed class of the society. Bimbisara paid special attention to the development of roads and agriculture.

 

Modern Social Work

Modern social work was introduced in India by Christian Missionaries in the beginning of the 19 century. When they started making houses for orphans and destitute, Indian social reformers like Sasipada Banerjee, Phule and Karve too started homes for the widows. Some social and religious associations like Arya Samaj, Prarthana Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission played significant roles in providing institutional welfare service in India.

 

The formal training in social work was started in India in 1936 at Dhorabji Tata School of Social Work at Mumbai. Now it is a deemed university named Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

In Kerala

In Kerala, the first school of social work training was started in 1954 at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, which later shifted to Rajagiri College of Social Science, Kalamassery and secondly, Loyola School of Social Sciences, Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapuram was started in 1963. At present a number of universities and institutions are offering graduate, post graduate, M. Phil and Ph. D level training in social work. The introduction of social work at higher secondary level resulted in many changes in the field of social work training and practice in Kerala. In a developing country like India, social workers have a major role in the socio-economic, cultural, health and related areas.

Though St.Joseph's College, Devagiri, Kozhikode had started on 1963 the department of Social Work began only in 2003 with three major specializations namely; community Development, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Family and child Development.

 

The major associations of social work are NAPSWI (National Association of Professional Social Workers in India), ASSK (Association of Schools of Social Work in Kerala), and KAPS (Kerala Association of Professional Social Work). 

Fr.Binoy Paul CMI

Research Scholar 

Christ University

Bangalore-29

Karnataka

History of higher education in India

In this writing, I am describing about history of the institution Sree Narayana Mangalam Institute of Management & Technology and considerable transitions occurred in my department, Electronics and Communication Engineering.

The institution is a self financing engineering college situated in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala. It is run by HMDP Sabha, approved by AICTE and affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.  The college established in the year 2001 and offers engineering disciplines of several specialization. Electronics and Communication Engineering department constitutes of 13 faculty members, well qualified and equipped with current trends in the applications of engineering. The department has 60 students of intake capacity.

There is a transition in the curriculum of M G University; the university revised the curriculum in the year 2010. Specialized domain theory and practical courses are included as part of the new curriculum.

The department of Electronics and Communication Engineering focused more on academic training of subjects, laboratory works and additional help for students in their learning process. Motivation talks, invited lecture, training programs on specialized tools and technologies are arranged for students by external experts. Faculty is responsible to do their part by delivering basic fundamental classes on MATLAB, MPLAB to the students during vacations. These add on training programs will meet the industry outlook for the students.

Considerable research works, project works are initiated in the incubation center 'SPARK' is established in the year 2014. More focus yet to be done in this section. Teaching and academic delivery is at the top and fairly good pass percentage in the university and students secured 3^rd and 4^th ranks in the year 2011 and 2012. There has been a considerable transition from the faculty side from academics and teaching to the research works and paper presentations. Publications are increasing when took last few years.

Students are very active in the department activities and students forum. Professional bodies like IEEE, ISTE are active in this institution. Students played a vital role in these activities. They are active in social services like community helping in the nearby localities.

Department e-magazine 'e-hive' released every academic year with the coordination of students and faculty members. Project exhibitions are conducted every year for students from schools and colleges.

The department faculty is now active in the research work of their area of expertise. This shift is expected in the coming years.

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History of higher education in India

The history of the institution where I am working and the paradigm shift in my Electronics and Communication department is depicted in this writing. Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology is situated in Kochi, Kerala district in India. This institution is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University of the state and approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The institution runs by Sacred Heart Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). The department is established in the year 2001.

Talking about my department, Electronics and Communication Engineering discipline established the year college established. It includes 60 intakes of students capacity and later upgraded to 120 students. Qualified faculty from India and abroad are part of this department. The department in most of the academic years stands top in the results of the university. The department believes a shift in the year 2009 with the thought of add on courses conducted during semester breaks. The students are equipped with free training of MATLAB, PIC microcontroller courses. Later, by 2011, the department started thinking in the direction of NBA certification standards. This NBA accreditation believes not just the infrastructure and facilities provided by the management, it questions how the department is carrying out the teaching learning process, effective assessments, quality study materials, plans to fill the gap between the industry and academics and overall development, involvement of students in professional bodies like IEEE, ISTE etc, staff and student coordination in various clubs, activities, and many others. Now, the department made a great transition from not just satisfying university prescribed syllabus and examinations. More add on programs on specialized software, training sessions and workshops, conferences focused for faculty. Research publications of the faculty members grew by 2014. Even, faculty started interacting with outside world, collaboration with industries such as Nest, research publications along with faculty members from different academic and industry members and involvement in professional bodies.

There is a considerable shift in the curriculum; the university revised the curriculum in the year 2010. This includes new subjects in the discipline and new labs.

 

The change reflects in students attitude and their involvement in various clubs like Entrepreneurship clubs, NSS camps and also coordinated along with department faculty for publishing 'Electranauts' magazine which includes the activities, conferences, students project works in the academic year. 

A considerable positive change happened during the last few years. But, still faculty members are now focused on to develop their research skills apart from the academic duties. This change won't be a drastic, as research is an ongoing process and the evaluation is not done at this point.

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History of the Department of Commerce-Christ University

The Department of commerce was established in the year 1969 and is one of the oldest department. It began as Christ college and now it has attained deemed university status. In 2006 Christ University received autonomous status. Originally Christ college had only one section and later with the demand in the programme the department had four regular sections and now the department has grown in terms of programmes offered like, Bcom Hons,Mcom and MPhil .As we have increase in terms of number of students we have also diversified into variety of students coming from different countries. In the beginning the department had very less enrolment ratio of students and some of the students belonged to foreign countries mainly from Afghanistan.

Coming to the structure of the department we had only Hod and coordinators now we have associate dean and Hod and coordinators for Bcom Regular and Bcom Hons.Even the pattern of assessment of students has changed drastically. Earlier it was annual exam system and now there are continuous internal assessment patterns and semester system. There are add -on courses which are mandatory certificate courses to be undertaken by first and second year students.

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 Mary Rani Thomas

1440101

A brief overview of the history of the Mathematics department at Bangalore University.

The Department of Mathematics at the Central College Campus of Bangalore University has a history of over 120 years. The current chairman is Prof. Pradeep Siddeshwar, an active researcher in Fluid Mechanics.

  The department has also been afforded other lumiaries like C.N.S. Iyengar who has contributed extensively to the field of Differential and Riemannian Geometry, while at Bangalore University. Iyengar received a D.Sc. (c.c) from Calcutta University, Calcutta.Iyengar wrote a book The History of Ancient Indian Mathematics (1967 - World Press)
Presently. Prof H.G.Nagaraja and the recently retired Prof Y.B.Maralabavi are also working in Differential Geometry. It is to be noted that Prof C S Aravinda, now at TIFR-CAM, Bangalore is also an alumni of this Department and actively engaged in research in Riemannian Geometry. Prof.K.Harinath was another great name in the field of Abstract Algebra and a former chairman of the Department.

  The Department also has an offshoot centre for research in Fluid Mechanics which was started by Prof.Rudraiah, an eminent researcher and formerly the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University and also Gulbarga University. Other names include Prof.M.Venkatachala.

Vishesh Bhat,

Christ University.

History of Physics in Mysore University.

History of Physics department, Mysore University

The University of Mysore (Manasagangothri) is a public state university located in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university became the first outside of the Britain administration in India, the sixth in India as a whole, and the first in Karnataka. It is a state university of the affiliating type, and became autonomous on March 3, 1956, when it gained recognition from the University Grants Commission. In addition, the university has 37 postgraduate departments, eight specialized research and training centers, and two postgraduate centers that together offer a total of about 55 regular academic programs to 3,500 students.

As of July 2013, the University of Mysore was accredited "Grade A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), while its academic staff was ranked amongst the top 5 across India.

The Department of Physics was established in the campus of the University of Mysore. The beginning as a small department offering only an M.Sc. course in one special subject, Spectroscopy, today it is offering both Master's and Doctoral programs covering one or more aspects of Physics. The Department has been identified as a Department of Advanced Studies by the Government of Karnataka. The performance of the Department under the DST funded FIST program has been rated Good.

It was one of the first few university departments in the country selected under the University Leadership Project of the UGC to take up the College Science Improvement Program (COSIP) in Physics. This program stretched over a period of ten years during which the undergraduate physics curricula and teaching were modernised. In 1995, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, set up a National Single Crystal Diffractometer Facility to cater to the XRD data needs of crystal structure related researchers in this department and other universities/Institutes/Laboratories/Industries. The department is also funded under SAP. As per the Web of Science, USA, University of Mysore ranks sixth in the country based on the number of publications in peer reviewed journals. The major contribution for this is from Physics.

The faculty have about 918 research publications in refereed journals. It has more than 250 research reports presented in various National/International Conferences/Symposia/Seminars. So far more than 120 Ph.D. candidates have been successfully guided by the faculty of this department.

It has build a number of groups such as: Atmospheric Physics that focuses on Aerosol Climatology and MWR Studies, Atmospheric Electrical Conductivity. Condensed Matter Physics dealing with X-ray crystallography of medicinally important class of compounds, Liquid Crystals,WAXS, SAXS on silk fibres, Environmental Radiation doing Radon / Thoron Studies. Nuclear Physics that explores X-ray and gamma ray interactions with matter, Positron Annihilation Studies in Polymers. Also, the Theoretical Physics that deals with General Relativity, Lorentz Group. It conducts several tutorials, seminars, student projects and lectures by experts from other institutes and universities.

Faculty of physics department are honored and awarded in their fields of interest.

Prof. C. Ranganathaiah has been a Post Doctoral Fellow at Australia, NASA fellow, USA and visited France as a visiting scientist. Prof. R. Somashekar has won a Young Scientist Award for the year 1986, has enjoyed the position of Research Associate, UMIST-Manchester, U K and visited JSPS- Japan as a visiting professor. Prof. M.A. Sridhar is awarded Sir C.V. Raman Award.

As per the Web of Science, USA, University of Mysore ranks sixth in the country based on the number of publications in peer reviewed journals. The major contribution for this is from Physics Department.

Physics Department has been chosen to be the nodal centre for the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO) Project. ISRO has sanctioned Rs.25 lakhs to offer Atmospheric Physics as an elective subject to their M.Sc students. Department has also received Infrastructure grants of Rs 20 lakhs as an SAP funded department from UGC. Recently, the department is introducing courses in emerging fields like astrophysics. In this regard, department has installed an optical telescope and is conducting public sky watches during special occasions like lunar eclipse, occultations and transits. Towards the development several workshops and national and state level seminars will be conducted every semester.

Eminent Scientist and Faculty of the department.

Shivaramakrishnan Pancharatnam (1934–1969) was an Indian physicist, noted for his discovery of a type of geometric phase sometimes known as Pancharatnam phase for polarized beams passing through crystals.

Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (1961–1971) was an Indian physicist who won the Royal Medal in 1994. He served as the first Head of the Department of Physics, which had just been started in the University of Mysore at Mysore.

Dr. Arakali Venu Gopala Rao (1968–2007). His field of interest is in General Relativity, Groups and Polarisation Optics.

Dr. Dharmaraja Krishnamurti (1961–1989), Dr. Mysore Srinivasamurthy Madhava (1969–2001), Dr. Bidare Narasimhamurthy (1970–2000), Dr. Panditputtaiah Venkataramaiah (1972-1997)

Allumni of the department.

Poornachandra tejaswi, an eminent literateur is an allumni of the department.

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy CBE commonly referred to as Narayana Murthy, is an Indian IT industrialist and the co-founder of Infosys, a multinational corporation providing business consulting, technology, engineering, and outsourcing services. Murthy studied electrical engineering at the National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore, and M. Tech at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, FRS, also known as C.N.R. Rao, is an Indian chemist who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry. DSc from Mysore University in 1961.

Recent Activities:

Presently, the department is organizing sky watches every month on the weekends to impart interest among students in astrophysics. Also, they conduct state and national level seminars and workshops in astrophysics to encourage cutting edge research. The current specializations offered in M.Sc. are Nuclear Physics, Theoretical physics and Condensed matter physics.

-Ayesha Anjum [1445203]

History of the Department of Physics, Christ Univerity

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Department of Physics in Christ University was first established in 1969 with an undergraduate program and a vision to provide formal and rigorous training for students to inculcate in depth knowledge of the subject.

During the early days, the department was affiliated to Bangalore University. In 1997, autonomous status was awarded and the semester system was followed in the academics. In 2009, the department came under the umbrella of Christ University. In the beginning years, faculty of the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses was bifurcated and in 2009, both the UG and PG departments were joined.

In 1993, the department was upgraded with the addition of a post graduate course. The specialization offered in the post graduate course was Molecular and Crystal Physics and in 2002 several modifications was made to the specialization and was re-framed as Crystal Physics. In 2006, the department started offering Electronics also as a specialization subject apart from the already existing Crystal Physics. In 2014, Astrophysics was also added to the specialization categories offered by the Department.

Apart from these courses, the department also offers certificate courses for the interested students in "Astronomy and Astrophysics" and in "Renewable energy". In order to provide in depth knowledge of the subject, regular class room teaching is supplemented with tutorials, brain storming ideas and problem solving efforts, pertaining to each theory and practical course. The Department hosts a science fest "Eureka" every year for the UG and PG science students of various colleges across the city.

Department of Physics is one of the unique departments of Christ University which has got a strong research platform. The department offers two research degrees in the field of Physics- Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy. The M.Phil program was started in 2008 and the Ph.D program was started in 2009 with five specializations namely- Crystal Physics, Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics and Superconductivity.  In fulfilling the degree requirements, a student has to undertake course work, attend and present seminars, and conduct thesis research. Over the years, Department has developed a well equipped research laboratory with Thin film units, High temperature furnaces, Filtering units etc.

 

History of the Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, India.

History of the Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, India.

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The Department of Physics in Christ University was started in the year 1969, offering Undergraduate courses. The goal was to equip the students to become effective teachers and researchers in Physics, to contribute to the needs of the society, by providing an environment of learning and knowledge creation through academic rigor and innovation. By 1993, the Postgraduate programme was established, offering M.Sc. in Molecular and Crystal Physics specializations. It was the final, formal and rigorous training for students, to provide an in-depth knowledge of the subject. The regular class room teaching was supplemented with tutorials, brain storming ideas and problem solving efforts, pertaining to each theory and practical course. It was in 2002, the specialization was made Crystal Physics, while in 2005, one more specialization, Electronics, was introduced. In 2014, Astro Physics was also added as another specialization.

 

M.Phil Programme was started in 2008 with five specializations namely Crystal Physics, Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics and Superconductivity. The course was designed to prepare the students for teaching, for further higher studies or advanced work in industries. In fulfilling of the degree requirements, every student was expected to undertake course work, attend and present seminars and conduct thesis research.

 

Ph.D. programme in Physics was introduced in the year 2009 with specializations in Crystal Physics, Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Physics and Superconductivity. Certificate courses were also offered by the department to enrich the students' scientific knowledge. Most of the faculty members of the department published their research work in various national and international conferences and journals and had UGC and DST sponsored major and minor research projects.