1. Roles and responsibilities of
Counsellor in the Study Centre
S.KISHORE
IGNOU Regional Centre,
Madurai

2.  How it is different from
lecturing
 Tutoring + Discussing +
Advising

3.  Academic Counsellor to promote
Learning
 Learning=Reading+recalling+retent
ion+thinking+writing+doing

4.  Advice
 Tutoring
 Patient
 Inter personal relation
 Be a Mentor
 Information provider
 Helping
 Listening

5.  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 session
 Note: if no. of students is less than
10 only, claim restricted to 40% of
sessions

6.  About the Open and Distance
learning
 Profile of Institution
 Self-earning materials
 Programmes
 Courses
 Credit pattern

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

8.  Organising
 Helping learning
 Creating discussion
 Group work
 Improving Study skills
 Attention towards problems of
individual learners

9.  Motivating learners
 Improving the communication skills of
learners
 Time management of learners
 Tips for writing Assignments
 Clarify their doubts
 Creating active participation of
learners

10.  Individual attention
 Listening to the problems of learners
 Suggestion for environment to study
 Understanding individual
family/work difficulties
 Suggesting measures for self-study
for specific hours in a week

11.  VCD
 GYAN DARSHAN
 GYAN VANI
 TELECONFERENCING
 ICT use is for better understanding of
subject and for retention, review, recall

12.  Learner is isolated
 Absence of regular contact with
institution
 Progress of study is missing
 To build two-way communication
 To give Feedback

13.  Margin Comments written on every
page of responses
 Global comments summarizing all
aspects

14.  Counsellors to write Tutor Comments
on assignments submitted
 Margin Comments
 Check for-Originality
 Presentation
 Language
 Structured presentation
 Illustrations/ Diagrams

15.  References
 Global Comments
 Summarising margin comments
 Suggestions for improvement
 Detailed global comments
 Justification for grade/marks given
 That is comments act as feedback and
two-way communication

16.  Positive Comments
 Constructive Comments
 Personal Comments

17.  Originality
 Own writing
 Copying from study materials
 Copying form other learners
 Additional material referred
 Written from experiential learning

18.  Global comments to summaries
overall comments
 Suggestions given in global
comments for specific improvement
 Justification to be given for
marks/grades awarded

19.  About applying for re-
registration to continue study
 Applying for Term-end
examination
 Reminding the submission of
assignments

20. GENERAL NORMS
 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

21.  Organizing Practical sessions
 Emphasis to hands-on experience
 Explaining Method and guiding the
practical sessions
 Improving analytical skills of
learners

22. o Improving Problem solving skills
o Help in arriving results and
inference
o Guiding in maintaining
report/records
o Linking with every day experience
o Conduct of Unguided session.

23.  Project are to be done for certain
Programmes
 Always synopsis to be prepared
 Format for Synopsis is in Project
Guidelines
 Synopsis approval is required
 Project Report to be submitted along
with approved synopsis

24.  Format to be followed as per Project
Guidelines
 Project Report : Title, Objectives,
Hypothesis, Research Methodology,
Sampling Methods, Tools for
Collection of data, Analysis of Data
Findings and Interpretation
 Report submission: To Whom-
available in Project Guidelines issued

25. IGNOU Regional Centre,
Sikkandar Chavadi, Alanganallur Road
Madurai- 625018
Phone:0452-2370388/2380733
e-mail: rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in
IGNOU website: www.ignou.ac.in

26. Thank You