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1. CSI organized a presentation on “New Smart Information Age” on 3rd May 2019. Dr.
San Murugesan, Professor Western Syndy University Australia was the resource
person. Many of our faculties attended the event. From Left to right Dr. Prema
Kirubakaran, Dr.C.V. Suresh Babu, Prof. Jerald Inico, Dr. San Murugesan, Prof. Ma-
halakshmi, and Dr. Gokila Selvaraj at Computer Society of India Education Directorate Chennai
Prof. Vaishnavi, Prof. Anadapriya and Dr. Ajantha Devi and other CSI officials attended the presentation
Computer Science
Faculty
Our happy vacation… turning out as
hectic schedule for our faculties…
while the entire country was busy with
Election 2019…. Most of us would
have cast our vote and get back to our
2nd Job… such as UGC NET prepara-
tion, research work, and getting ready
for the valuation camp… and few of us
too busy in admission work...as our
summer vacation getting evaporated in
this summer heat..
ST. Joseph's College, Kovur had their 12th graduation day on13th April. The program was graced by the presence
of Mr.S.Srinivasan, managing director, Xmold polymers private limited. The dignitaries in the dais include
Rev.Sr.Gnanaselvam Managing Trustee, Administrator Rev.Sr.Dr.Sandhya, Dr.Palaniyandi Quality Director, and
Rev.Fr. William, Principal, Dr.R.Dhanapal, Vice Principals and Heads of the various departments.
VolumeII, issue 10
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 Department Events
 CSI Event
 Article: Summer Vacation for
Teachers: Myth or Reality?
 Oru Viral Puratchi: Faculties par-
ticipation in Election 2019
 Lions Anniyappa Book bank
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This is summer vacation for all of us, and students
around the country are celebrating and our Faculties too,
no doubt. After a long year, they deserve to take a beat
and get some rest before gearing up for a new batch of
students in the next academic. But, do faculties really get
summers off? the actual fact might shocking rather sur-
prising.
Perception on Faculties vacation
Faculties have a lot of benefits, they officially have the
same holidays as students and perhaps the most attrac-
tive of all is summer vacation, May and June faculties
have almost two months were they lazily lying back in a
pile of cash and laughing at their struggles, this is how
often those confused students, frustrated parents and
indeed, society as a whole think because Summer vaca-
tion sounds like a dream to people in other professions
Summer vacation is a great perk, no doubt about it. But
like so many other jobs and so many other perks…it isn’t
all as it sounds for today’s faculties.
A much needed Break
How much of a break do faculties actually get? If some-
one asks what’s your plans are for the summer do they
say, during this time, we can of course look forward to
vacationing with our family, catching up with friends
and taking some well deserved time to ourselves, proba-
bly not.
The end of March and April is a
frustrating time in a classroom.
Often, grades are due several
weeks before the end of the aca-
demic year and, with assessment
tests over and done with, there is a
“down-time” where teachers find
themselves trying to fill the space
with meaningful activities that
they know won’t be considered.
A similar thing happens at the start of the new academic
year, when the first few weeks are spent getting students
back flow. Summer can be wonderful, but those last
weeks before the year ends and the first couple weeks of
the next year are certainly difficult.
Self Supported Vacation
Actually faculties who don’t work in the summer aren’t
really on vacation like the way others think since they
have a job that runs only ten months a year and they are
paid, and contracted, for the months that the Institution
is open. In fact, faculties aren’t enjoying a paid vacation
in the summer; instead, they just give their management
an interest free loan, and allow them to pay the faculties
over 12 months instead of 10, it's not vacation time, it is
supposed to be their compensation for their overtime
work. It’s part of the reason that faculties make less than
other professionals.
Vacation is a 2nd Job
Although summer vacation for many faculties’ means a
second job.
There is much more a faculty can do with their summer
away from the classroom. Summer vacation is a chance to
relax, but the fact is they do many things which related to
their profession such as:
 Qualifying for UGC NET / SET
 Doing coursework for their Ph.D
 Enrolling for on-line courses like NPTEL, SWYAM etc.
 Attending FDP’s, Seminars or Workshops
 Preparing for Journal Publications
 Planning for Organising Department Conferences
Plan for Next Year (Lesson Plan etc)
Many teachers don’t get a “break” from their institution at
all, because they go right back into the classroom for sum-
mer-school and training jobs. Other faculties become wait-
ers, clerks in department stores updating supply stocks, or
work outside doing canvassing and marketing or admis-
sions
In Marketing
It was a usual practice where these faculties will be allotted
duties in their Institution stalls in Education and Carrier
fairs. But, today many faculties of self-financing
colleges are now being compelled to do canvass-
ing students for admission, by approaching
nearby schools and standing in the gate and dis-
tributing pamphlets, collecting students’ database
from the schools and contacting the parents and
students for admission. They literally converted as
marketing professionals and to the worst case they
are doing door-to-door canvassing.
It is not matter that how good and qualified fac-
ulty one is, but they will never be good enough to
be a professional marketer.
These faculties are being given targets failing to reach it
their vacation salary won’t be paid. The most unfortunate
scenario is to face the same students as a teacher for the
next three years.
for God's sake ...
People.., hold on before you get too jealous of teachers hav-
ing the summers off... when you about to meet your child’s
teacher this summer, or when you see your friend who is a
faculty, please don’t say, “Oh, you’re so lucky you get sum-
mers off – must be nice!” Instead, show them that you
know there’s a little more to it than that. Because for the
sake of our children’s and tomorrow’s citizens they sacri-
fice most important things in their life, family time, their
desires and their dignity... Sacrifice is a part of their life. It's
supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something
to aspire to.
Summer Vacation for Teachers:
Myth or Reality? Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
Summer vacation is a
great perk, no doubt
about it. But like so
many other jobs and so
many other perks…it
isn’t all as it sounds for
today’s faculties.

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I. You can do it yourself” series:
1. Writing Journal Papers
2. Doing Project
3. Self Learning
II FDP’s
1. Teacher—Do’s and Don’ts
2. Personalized Teaching
3. Teaching Beyond Syllabus
4. Project Based Teaching
5. Teaching with Technology
6. My Teacher—student’s perspective
7. Challenge the Challenge—A Road Map UGC NET
8. Once upon a time long long ago-Teaching
through stories
9. From Guru to Teacher, Trainer, Coach, Mentor —
Channing role of a Modern Teacher
III SEP—Student Empowerment
Programs:
1. I am ready for University Exam
2. 5 units in 150 minutes
3. After UG what NEXT…
4. Activity Based Learning
IV Skill Development Programs
1. Document Management System through Word processor
2. Effective Presentation
3. Build your own website
4. Decision Making through Spread sheet
5. Data Analysis through Spread Sheet
6. Problem solving using C / C++ / Java
7. Story, Screenplay, Dialogue and Direction — Multimedia product
development
V Quiz Programs on following subject areas:
1. Computer Science
2. Information Technology
3. Management
4. Teaching Methodology
5. Research Methodology
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