INDUCTION MEETINGJULY 2016 SESSION

IGNOU Study Centre - 43078, Bon Secours College for Women

Thanjavur 27.09.2016

Mr. G. ANBALAGAN, M.Sc., M.Phil., NET, PGDDE, M.A. (DE), (Ph.D.)

ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORIGNOU RC, MADURAI – 625018

E-mail: rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in Tel: 0452-2380733 / 2380775

ABOUT IGNOU

IGNOU - Established by an Act. of Parliament in 1985 by the Government of India

World’s Largest Open and Distance Learning University

Aim to provide access and equity for all All IGNOU programmes are recognized by UGC National Jurisdiction International presence in many countries Democratizing the higher education by taking it

to the doorsteps of the learners

A Programme in IGNOU - An Affordable Dream

Learning Model in IGNOU

Offers

I G N O U

Certificate Programme To

Post Graduate Programme

Leading to Research

Self Instructional Study Materials (SLMs)

Audio-Visual Materials / Aids

Counselling Sessions

Teleconferences

Practicals/Project work

Programme Delivery Model

Programmed Structured material Prepared for self-learning Specific instructional design Defines learning outcome Helps practice Learning Helps in assessing the progress in study Guides in retention, review, recall

Self Learning Materials (SLMs)

Structure of SLMs

• Important activity of Learner Support Services • It is the Key to the success of Learner in ODL• Counselling helps overcoming problems in study• Enhances the effective Learning• Communication is substantially from the Learner to

Counsellor (Individual problem, query in study) • Tutoring is basically course centric• Interaction helps to explanation, illustration,

demonstration, presentation and other pedagogical activities

• In tutoring communication is substantiated from teacher to student (Discussion and Advise)

Academic Counselling

Theory courses

• 2 credits - Three 2 ½ hr sessions

• 4 credits - Five 2 ½ hr session

• 8 credits - Ten 2 ½ hr session

• BED 4 credits – 6 2 hr sessionNote: if no. of students is less than 10, only

40% of sessions will be conducted

Counselling Session Details

Responsibilities during Counselling

OrganizingHelping learning

Creating discussionGroup work

Improving Study skillsAttention towards problems of

individual learners

Motivating learnersImproving the communication skills

of learnersTime management of learnersTips for writing Assignments

Clarify their doubtsCreating active participation of

learners

Three tier System • Self Assessment Questions

(SAQ)• Assignments (TMA)• Term End Examinations

(TEE)

Assessment & Evaluation

• Why TMA?

Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)

Learner is isolated

Absence of regular contact with institution

Progress of study is missing

To build two-way communication

Continuous Assessment before TEE

To give Feedback

• Integral and Compulsory for each Theory courses• Learner has to write Assignment responses before

taking TEE• Generally carries 25% to 30% weightage in TEE

final grades• Variety of Questions such as Essay type, Short

answer type, Objective type and problem solving exercises etc.

• Assignments shall be accurate and in conformity with IGNOU norms

Tutor Marked Assignments

• Originality & Clarity in expression

• Own writing with illustrations and examples

• Copying from study materials

• Copying form other learners

• Additional material referred

• Logical and critical analysis

• Written from experiential learning

Check for Assignments

• Increase motivation• Break the isolation • Improve Learning Style and presentation• Provide remedial Suggestions• Help to understand difficult portion of

SLMs where the learner fails to grasp• Summarise and report the Progress• Justification for given MARKS/GRADE

Quality of Tutor Comments

Letter Grade

Qualitative Value Equivalent Point Grade

Range Marks

A Excellent 5 4.5 – 5.0 70% and above

B Very Good 4 3.5 -4.49 55% but less than 70%

C Good 3 2.5 – 3.49 45% but less than 55%

D Satisfactory 2 1.5 – 2.49 35% but less than 45%

E Unsatisfactory 1 0.0 – 1.49 less than 35%

Grading/Marking

• 2 credits - 7days of two 4hr session per day

• 4 credits -14 days of two 4hr session per day

• MCA/BCA - 1 credit– 10 sessions of 3hr each

General Norms

Practical Sessions

Organizing Practical sessions Emphasis to hands-on experienceExplaining Method and guiding the practical

sessionsImproving analytical skills of learners Improving Problem solving skills Help in arriving results and inference Guiding in maintaining report/records Linking with every day experience Conduct of Unguided session Term End Practicals after TEE viz. July & January

Role of Counsellor in Practical

• Check the Programme Guide • Ask the Counsellor for help and wherever necessary

take the suitable Guide for project guiding • Check with RC for submission of Synopsis/Projects • MP Synopsis/project need to be submitted to

IGNOU School Coordinator at SOMS• BCA/MCA/MA (Edu) like programmes the viva-voce

will be carried out at RC• Ask the necessary guidance from LSC

Field work/Internship/Projects

• For Semester based programmes MP, MCA and Masters and Bachelors programmes

• RR Forms available in IGNOU website and can be had from RC

• Submit in advance and prior to commencement of session as per schedule in prospectus

• Before taking the next Semester /Session, check your RR status in website and confirm the courses

• RR is must for taking next semester/session

Re- Registration

Examination Form Submission Schedule

FOR JUNE - TEE FOR DECEMBER - TEE

LATE FEE WHERE TO SUBMIT THE FORM

1st March to 31st March

1st Sept to 30th

Sept NIL

Only at the concerned

Regional Centre under which your

examination centre fails.

Each theory paper the fee is

Rs. 120/- and for Univ. based

practical courses

1st April to 30th

April1st Oct to 31st

OctRs 500/-

1st May to 15th

May1st Nov to 15th

NovRs 1000/-

• Every year June / December • Apply for TEE as per Schedule of Form

submissions• Hall Ticket can be had at IGNOU website before

10 days prior to TEE• Results declared with in 45 days on overall

completion of TEE• Exam schedules posted at IGNOU website only• Check Results, Assignment status, online

Grade card in website

Term End Examinations - TEE

• Your Enrolment No. & Programme Code is mandatory in all communications

• Please use RC mail ID - rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in for fast query resolving

• Use IGNOU formats in the website for all communications

• Address, LSC/RC Change, Fee receipt - Free• Course (electives), Medium change, Duplicate ID

card, Migration Cert., Name change – fee applicable

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Query Resolving Mechanism