Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu has devised an advanced curriculum aimed at enabling students to realize their utmost capabilities and unlock profound knowledge. The education and curriculum policy of the institution focuses on cognitive development, character building and the creation of holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with key professional skills. The overall thrust of the curriculum policy of the institution is the framing of an effective transaction mechanism of the syllabi of the university, for ensuring the acquisition of basic professional skills and human values.
Policy Statement
Devaswom Board College is committed to achieving academic excellence focusing on quality education through brilliant teaching-learning experience and research pursuits, thereby empowering the individual learners to achieve the status of a valuable citizen of the country.
Objectives
- To unveil the strategies adopted for ensuring quality teaching in the institution.
- To define the procedures for gauging the attainment of the outcome in the teaching and learning process.
- To provide transparent guidelines for all activities related to teaching and learning process in the campus.
Scope
- The curriculum is framed strictly in accordance with the syllabi provided by the university complemented with various certificate/ diploma courses and add on courses to equip the students professionally to meet the challenges of personal and professional life.
- Specific sets of skills and values across different domains are identified and are integrated at each stages of teaching- learning processes.
- In all stages of curriculum delivery, experiential learning is given priority. In the pedagogy, opportunities for hands-on learning, arts and sports-integrated education programs are duly given
Weightage
- The curriculum is carefully designed incorporating the innovative and appropriate ICT techniques.
- The attainment of learning outcomes and course outcomes are assessed periodically through various evaluation tools regularly.
- Through seminars and workshops, learners are given opportunities to interact with professionals and other experts.
- Special programmes for slow and advanced learners are kept as an important part of the policy requirement of inclusive learning .
- Feedback from stakeholders are collected periodically to equip the learners to meet the challenges of the professional world.
- The institution strictly adheres to the academic calendar issued by the university.
- The college ensures a fruitful academic year by preparing an academic calendar in conformity with the university academic calendar .
- Through best practices and policies, the institution develops an educational system that is geared towards a culture of quality in all academic and non-academic endeavors
- The institution is keen on propagating and transmitting the treasured Indian ethos and values in the teaching and learning process.
Action Plan
- The academic calendar of the institution to be prepared in conformity with the academic calendar of Mahatma Gandhi University.
- The year plan and course plan to be prepared before the inception of an academic year after a general staff meeting.
- The internal examination coordinator ensures that adequate preparations are made for the smooth conduct of internal examinations. The coordinator supervises the preparation of internal examination question papers, attendance lists, and internal marks.
- The university examination coordinators monitors the conduct of university exams.
- The IQAC with the assistance of external experts must conduct the internal academic audit periodically.
- The research committee should supervise and promote the research aptitude of both the students and faculty.
- The feedback must be collected from the students and analysed carefully. Based on the feedback collected on the curriculum, effective action should be taken.