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wal’s talk and a cup of hot tea/coffee. After this there was four simultaneous interactive sessions on training and identification of master trainers. The participants interacted with the experts with a keen interest and zealous enthusiasm. They asked questions on learning outputs, outcome based teaching and faculty contribution etc. The entire day was a rigorous training session for the participants. The day ended with a It was a sunny winter morning on 19th January 2013. People in GCET bunch of assignments and everybody was happy that it was a day auditorium were in high spirit. The weekend was not the reason for well-spent. relaxing and rejoicing at home. Rather everybody was keen to learn, Day 2 (20th January 2013) started with the discussion about the to interact and to participate in an event which was exclusively vision and mission of NBA from the NBA master trainers’ meant for the academicians. perspective. It was followed by the participants’ presentations on The National Workshop on Outcomes Based Accreditation Processes the assignments that they got the previous day. The presentations & Parameters organized by the National Board of Accreditation were on various topics like experiments, transport engineering, (NBA) was a-one-of-a-kind event which was hosted by Galgotias assessment tools and rubrics etc. With the end of the presentations University. It attracted an audience of approximately hundred highly there came the sumptuous lunch. skilled professionals in academics. Among the delegates were Dr. The valedictory session on 20th January happened with Dr. Paliwal, Member Secretary, NBA and his team and the GU officials like Prof. Ashok Saksena, Prof. Sham Tickoo, Prof. Renu Luthra, Prof. Bhattacharya’s closing remarks and Prof. Jha’s thanks giving speech. The participants were happy that this two days workshop was D.K. Jha, Prof. Avadhesh Kumar among others. A few faculty members from Galgotias University were also there to have the first worth attending. The workshop ended with the opinion that the integration of teaching, learning and creative inquiry that can evenhand information about NBA and its working procedure. The participants were from various engineering colleges and universities tually lead to this outcome based learning. across the country. They were interested in knowing the nitty-gritty By: Anindita Sahoo, Asst. Prof, Dept. of English details of the outcome based quality teaching. The workshop started with Prof. Tickoo’s welcome address. The students greeted the delegates those were there on the dais by presenting bouquet. The welcome address was followed by Prof. Saksena’s key note address. In his speech, Prof. Saksena emphasized on accredited courses, recognized universities and outcome based teaching. His opinion was that Indian students though extremely witty and brilliant lag behind in the global platform due to the lack of information about quality teaching and accredited institutions. Dr. Paliwal’s (Member Secretary, NBA) speech was quite informative as he gave a detailed description about how NBA functions in India and what it aims at. Dr. Paliwal also elaborately talked about the process of accreditation. He said that accreditation is a well defined process and pre-defined parameter which helps us to improve continuously. He also emphasized on the difference between institutional accreditation and programme accreditation. NBA, presently works for programme accreditation and its aim is to make India a permanent member of the Washington Accord. He specifically emphasised on outcome based learning and during his speech he discussed what the expected outcomes are as far as an engineering programme is concerned and he also gave his view whether the program is churned out to make the students able to have expected outcomes. In the later part of his discussion he talked about the continuous improvement and the assessment tools that should be used by the faculty. Dr. Paliwal gave the participants an idea about Rubrics also. The first session of the workshop ended with Dr. Pali-
Oral Advocacy and Communications Skills: American Perspective
School of Law participated in Two Days Workshop ‘Oral Advocacy and Communications Skills: American Perspective’ and 'Moot Court: Writing a Winning Brief' on January 17-18, 2013 respectively by Prof. Jennifer Copland, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Michigan State University School of Law, MichiganUSA.The agenda of the Workshop on January 17, 2013 included the following aspect of oral communication skills: History of skills training in American law schools; Overview of skills training at Michigan State University College of Law; Aristotle's Rhetorical Principles as applied in oral advocacy; Critique of oral advocacy skills using clips from American films. The agenda of the Workshop on January 18, 2013 included detailed discussion on the following aspects of Writing Skills: Persuasive v. Objective writing; Theme; Using the facts to tell a persuasive story; Effective headings; Organization; and Tips and tricks to maximize your brief score. Prof. Jennifer Copland at present is associated with Michigan State University College of Law as Assistant Clinical Professor of Law teaching courses including- Moot Court Competition Class; Appellate Advocacy; Advocacy for Foreign-Educated Lawyers; Research, Writing, and Analysis; Communications Skills for Lawyers and Online Global Food Law (Administrative Law). Before this, she was Adjunct Professor at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, MI teaching Administrative Law.