15 Jun 2016-21 Jun 2016|Gwalior | Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior
Amity University Madhya Pradesh organizes Faculty Development Programme
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A faculty Development Programme was organized by Amity University Madhya Pradesh in its campus from 15th June to 21st June 2016.
Day-1:
The seven day Faculty Development Programme commenced on 15th June 2016 with the traditional lighting of the lamp and welcome of the Chief Guest Dr. A. K. Singh, Director, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS) New Delhi. The Chief Guest along with Dr. M. P. Kaushik, Pro Vice Chancellor AUMP and Dr. S. P. Bajpai, Dean Research, garlanded Maa Saraswati and sought the divine blessings for the success of the event.
In the inaugural session Dr. A.K. Singh gave a lecture on the concept of change and connected it with the high speed change in Research-Development as well as in Science & Technology. He focused on the opportunities and challenges of Research & Innovation: how to reposition the concepts, scarcity of resources with special reference to human resources with expertise, employability etc. He said that anyone can innovate if he/she is able to connect with the existing body of knowledge, find the balance between what s/he knows and what s/he needs to know what s/he need not know, is zero gravity thinker (those who can ask complicated things in a simple way), does not mix professional discourse with personal one, can change his/her mindset, does not ignore small things. He discussed some traits of an excellent teacher: technical skills, communication skills, social skills, writing skills, continuous learning, proactive not reactive for future, aware of rules and regulations. He concluded his talk with the success story of the famous golf player Tiger Woods and quoted his thought “play better and longer with consistency” and encouraged participants to be a complete professor.
In the second lecture of the FDP, Prof. (Dr.) MP Kaushik, Pro Vice Chancellor, AUMP, Gwalior, spoke on Make in India: Challenges and Opportunities. He mainly focused on the improvement in technology commercialization at research institutes. While talking about the challenges in innovation and transferring laboratory science to the market he said that one can commercialize the products by finding the right people who can suggest the requirement and need of the market and the most important thing i.e. money. As an example of commercialization of products he talked about the many NBC technology products of DRDO. He also discussed the paradigm shift in teaching-learning methods and mentioned Research and Innovation Act-2012, FLIP class model where F, L, I, P stand for flexible environment of learning, learning culture, interactive class learning and professional learning Simultaneously, incubation center, Meta University and Meta classes to achieve the goal of information sharing, knowledge sharing and application oriented knowledge were also discussed. He concluded with the remark that by having peace, love, faith and hope one can be an innovator.
In the third session of day Dr. Manmonhan Parida, Scientist ‘F’ Joint Director & Head, Department of Virology, DRDE, Gwalior delivered his lecture on “Biomedical Perspectives of Advanced Molecular Detection Technologies”. He talked about his research area which is related to bio-defense against viruses of biomedical importance. He discussed the real time detection of emerging viruses such as Dengue, JE, Chikungunya, West Nile, SARS, Swine Flu, Small pox, Ebola, CCHF and KFD etc through RTPCR/Multiplex PCR/Real-Time PCR and RT-LAMP technology. Dr. Parida spoke of “Science for Society” and we should be prepared and well aware of the technological advances.
Day-2:
Day two of the FDP started with the lecture of Prof. (Dr.) H.M Gupta, Professor Emeritus, IIT, Delhi. In the beginning he quoted that the “art of teaching is the art of assisting universities”. He discussed his own concept “Ten Point Academics”. These 10 points are: History cannot be undone, knowledge does not grow in vacuum, creation of knowledge depends on the process of conceptual frame work, analysis, modelling, simulation, experimentation and practice with multiple feedbacks will be adopted, failure is the key to success, learn to handle failure and frustrations, innovative spaces, learning process, inverted model of knowledge impartation, Knowledge creation and knowledge sharing go together. He also discussed the role of Universities in Industrial Growth, Industry-University Connections and the importance of summer internship. He quoted some examples of IIT, New Delhi as VDDT 1995, Bharti School of Telecommunication, New Delhi. He concluded that the GAP analysis is important to establish good industry-academia relations. If you succeed to find knowledge gaps you will deliver results.
In the second lecture of the day Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Kumar Singh, IIM, Indore talked about the innovative ways for teaching and training effectiveness. He discussed assimilation, contemplation and dissemination of knowledge in a lighter way. He talked about the 360 degree approach to teaching. He said that a good teacher tries to make the student a “knowledge partner”, Good teachers go a level below the average student and present the content in an easy language which a student can understand; passing the line of best fit so that the distance can be bridged. He concluded by saying that in life two things are most important i.e. mathematics and command over language, as these are required in every walk of life.
In the third talk of the day Dr. Pratosh Bansal, DAV, Indore discussed the purpose of faculty development programme and research by faculty He said that research starts from curiosity and ends in comfort. He talked about GII index (Global Innovation Index) which shows the level of innovation in any country. He said Innovation is not only about quantity, it is about quality too. He concluded that there is a need to focus on research and innovation which is for social benefit. For doing research and innovation there should be no language or qualification barriers. Research should be such which is useful and not wasteful but one must always maintain a balance between need, comfort and luxury.
Day-3:
In the first lecture of the third day Prof. (Dr.) N.D Mathur, Professor, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur interacted with the participants on the topic Creativity, Innovation and Recent Researches on Social Sciences. He talked about the status of research in India with the example of an article the Times of India. “Most research is either repetitive or of no consequence at all”. He talked about the four stages of research. Intimation, Incubation, Illumination and Validation. Further he discussed some recent researches like 3-D printing scanning technology, Virtual computing, Nano Boats Medicines, Electric cars, Vedic sutras and GMO and claimed that these are the future of tech and science research. He concluded his lecture by telling the 4 Cs required of a teacher. These are Content, Commitment, Communication and Conscience.
In the second lecture of the day Prof (Dr.) Anil Mehta of the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur discussed the art of synopsis making. He said that synopsis writing is important to research pursuit for a Ph.D. degree. The synopsis is, in effect, an intellectual scholastic (not legal) contract between the researcher and the research committee. A good synopsis consists of the title, introduction, review of literature, research questions/hypothesis, objective of the study, scope of the study, research methodology, importance of the study, chapter outline references and bibliography in a proper order.
In the last lecture of the day Professor (Dr.) Uttam K Pati from JNU, New Delhi delivered his talk on Oxygen biology and Gene therapeutics for solid tumour. He said that Cancer is caused mainly due to bad life style eating habits and exposure to the polluted environment. Cancer is also caused by “stress” he emphasised. He presented many experiments done by his team to cure cancer and concluded that Oxygen plays a very crucial role for keeping cells normal. However whenever there is a condition of Hypoxia (no oxygen) it causes the deactivation of tumour suppressor protein leading to Cancer. He further emphasised that appropriate supply of Oxygen with appropriate drugs may lead to the treatment of tumour or cancer.
Day-4:
The fourth day of the faculty development program started with the lecture of Dr. D. N. Reddy, Chairman, RAC, DRDO, New Delhi. He talked on Eengineering Education Research, Innovation and Technology as key aspects in knowledge society. He mainly discussed the current status, key challenges and future prospects of higher education in India. For this strategic planning should be done with the help of global networking, strategic alliances, technology based learning, e-content and resources based learning, research collaboration, demand driven programmes. Universities should have tie ups with active industries, technology incubation etc.
In the second lecture of the day Prof. (Dr.) Manas K. Mandal, Director General, Life Science, DRDO, New Delhi talked on Understanding Self The Road to Change. He said that we all should know about the various misconceptions regarding mind, positivity, intelligence and creativity. He said that we should allow diversity in thought and unique solutions will follow. Failure helps you to develop more and more. Decide route first before flying. You must learn how to forget, it will help you in the development of wisdom, and truth always lies behind the facts.
In the third lecture of the day Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, National Law University, New Delhi, talked about the innovation and research in corporate laws. She explained the deference between commercial laws, business laws and corporate laws. She also talked about the three types of innovations of a teacher’s life Personal Innovation, Organizational Innovations and Business Innovation. She also described the various types of research: Basic, Applied, Qualitative, Quantitative, Experimental, Evaluative, Exploratory, Explanatory, and Descriptive. She divided participants in to seven different groups and asked them to prepare Research Proposals. These groups presented their research plans during the session.
In the fourth lecture of the day Dr. Pankaj Upadhayay, Managing Director Chakra Investment Pvt. Ltd. Johannesburg, South Africa & UK spoke on Research and Development: A Global Perspective from the Leading Universities. He talked about the basic differences between Indian and foreign universities. Being an alumnus of Oxford University, UK he explained this difference by giving examples of many professors from there. He said that Curiosity drives all research and discussed the experiments like Chimpanzee Politics, Honest Signal, and Social Physics: Spreading of Ideas and the God particle etc. Further he talked about some innovations like hyperl, space x, electrical power cars, Nano-Bio Medicines etc. He concluded that for an innovation, radical steps should be taken to redesign systems and to solve the problems.
Day-5:
The fifth and the last day of the faculty development program started with the lecture of Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Kochhar, Addl. DG ICAR, New Delhi on the topic Harnessing Intellectual Property: A Rudimentary Pragmatism. He said that in a good conversation it is not as important to defend your argument as to know it. Science and education require men and women of intellect and dedication. Everyone knows that men cannot work without intellect that is intangible property which is God gifted and this can be converted into materialistic property. Education, skills and tools are needed for it. It is very necessary to explore the hidden talent.
Innovation is the process by which an idea or invention is translated into goods or services for which people will pay. To be called an innovation, an idea must be replicable at an economical cost and must satisfy a specific need. Innovation often results from the application of a scientific or technical idea in decreasing the gap between the needs or expectations of the customers and the performance of products.
Necessity is the mother of invention and nature inspires innovation. The interests of inventor/ innovator need to be safeguarded by adequate protection of his IP even in cases where it is not protected by patents. Dr. Kochhar discussed the various types of IPR that can be granted to innovations in plants and animals research. Successful technology management can minimize the time lag between the development of a technology and the commercialization of a product or service born out of that technology. He said, incremental and radical technological developments should be supported by targeting existing product technologies for their incremental development. The purpose is to advance generics for their availability to common masses and the focus should be on affordability. The purpose is to assure technological product of good quality and uniform standards to the masses.
Dr. Kochar concluded by saying IPR potentially brings commercial ethos in technology transfer. This must be harnessed for innovation-led development. IPR mindset development requires pragmatism, risk taking, and perseverance. IPR need not be undermined with petty short term issues. Rather it should be diligently internalized for harnessing long term sustainable economic goals. IPR application in research and academia must stop the blame game and look outwards with a competitive approach
In the Valedictory Session of the FDP, the Chief Guest Prof. (Dr.) Pramod K Verma, DG, MPCOST, Bhopal delivered his talk on Research Requirements peculiar to the State of Madhya Pradesh. He said that the two most important problems of today’s era are how to train teachers and how to make intellect fruitful. He said that as in the universe everything is dynamic and nothing is static, so a good teacher should also try to adapt to change.
While discussing the qualities of a smart teacher he said that a smart teacher not only uses smart techniques but also puts his own innovation into it. Therefore a teacher is required to be updated. A teacher should be a motivator; he should be a well behaved citizen. A teacher should have an inquisitive mind and should be a good communicator. A teacher should be intelligent and smart, smart in applying his or her intelligence. A teacher should communicate the knowledge to the society. Therefore application of knowledge should be there. To make smart and intelligent citizens a teacher should also be smart and intelligent. If you know how to use intelligence that is called smartness.
He said that the role of a teacher has changed because of the availability of internet. Now it is necessary to become a motivator. Focus should also be on research and development. Research involves Ideation-innovation (product)-prototypes (incubation)-implementation. A teacher should try to synthesize all these 4 I’s for the benefit of the society. He further emphasized on the need based research and quoted the example of onions. If the storage of onions is a problem why the researches are not trying to make a crop which will sustain for a long time. He called upon the good teachers and researchers to work on the concept of scientific social responsibility. He said that the indigenous ‘Jugaad” is also invention. We should not de-motivate those researchers. Societal aspects should be considered in research. Local requirement should be considered first, after that think globally act locally. Further he explained the concept of ‘Make in India’.
Dr. Verma concluded that we all are depending on the duplication, we should stop it. “Try to find out the roots of research in our heritage to be an innovator not duplicator”. He told the audience. A teacher should always be an innovator not a duplicator.
In his concluding remarks Vice Chancellor of the AUMP, Gwalior Lt. Gen. V.K. Sharma, AVSM (Retd.) congratulated the organizing team for the successful organization of the FDP. He said that teaching is an art, and a teacher should deal with all the aspects of life. He said that Teaching, Soldering, Healing are the three nobel professions of the world. He talked about the lectures which were delivered from day 1 to day 5 and thanked the resource persons for giving their valuable knowledge to the participants. He motivated the participants with his knowledge and told them to try to follow non-linear thinking model, to get success. At the end the chairman of the organizing committee Prof. (Dr.) S.P Bajpai, Dean Research, AUMP, Gwalior proposed the vote of thanks to all resource persons, organizing team, participants and management.