Health & Nutrition club of the department of Food Science and Processing Management conducted an activity entitled “CONNEXION”, for the First year club students on 24th February between 3.00 pm to 3.50 pm. Around 25 students participated in the game, which started with a prayer song. Ms.Subavarshini Final Year Student of FSPM welcomed the gathering. The Club Coordinator explained the importance and briefed an overview on Connexion. Ms.Yogalakshmi and Ms.Vigneshwari preceded the game and
the participants segregated into groups for the Prelims round. Then for the next round 6 members were selected. They enthusiastically enjoyed and actively participated. The session came to an end by congratulating and announcing the winners and runners of the game. Ms.Hema proposed Vote of Thanks, feedback from the students was highly satisfied. A word of appreciation given by our Dean Academics Dr. S. Priya made us to feel happy and it boosts us to arrange several other activities in future.
CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAMME ON “CURRENT TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATES IN THE INDUSTRY”
The first year students of Animation department had the opportunity to partake in a Career Guidance Programme on “Current Trends and Technological Updates in the Industry” on held in the Animation Department Lab on 19.02.2021. The guests, alumni of the department (2017-2020 Batch), were enthusiastic to create awareness amongst the students. The Special invitees for the event were Mr. Karthikeyan, CG Artist, Octalion Media, Bangalore and Mr. Gurubaran, Freelance Artist, Chennai. Both of them inspired all the young minds by discussing the ample opportunities and varied career options available in the Animation Industry. They shared their experience and encouraged the students towards Internships after enumerating the positive points involved with it. They also spoke about the challenges awaiting them after they graduate.The event created awareness to and enriched the knowledge of the young, aspiring students.
Totally 30 students took part in this programme.
MENTOR MEETING REPORT
A Mentor Meeting for the even semester 2020 – 2021 was conducted on 19.02.2021 at F31 class room. All mentors in the department met their mentees at 12.35 PM. Students shared their grievances and various personal problems to their mentors. All mentors enquired about the grievances of their mentees.
GUEST LECTURE ON CYBER SECURITY
The Departments of CS organized a guest lecture on Cyber Security on 19th, February 2021 for the students of I B.Sc CS (SSS) at the Seminar Hall. Mrs.N.Anuradha, HoD, Dept. of CS, introduced the Chief Guest Mr.Vivek, CEO, Ozone Cyber Security, Tiruchirappalli.
The Chief Guest delivered a keynote address on Cyber Security. He detailed the job opportunities available in cyber security in the IT industry and public sectors. He also encouraged the students to acquire CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) Certification, which according to him, will brighten the career prospects of the students. All together 52 students benefited through this guest lecture.
Chhatrapati Sivaji Birthday Celebration
Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom’s birthday was celebrated on 19.02.2021 in the college premises by the Department of CS (SSS), SLCS. The celebration started with Mr.Roshan Britto of I B.Sc CS (SSS) welcoming the gathering followed by th Principal and the Dean-Academics delivering speeches to commemorate the life of Sivaji Maharaj.
The Department organized various competitions such as Elocution, Drawing for the students of I & II B.Sc CS (SSS). While the I year students attended the celebrations in person, the II year students participated in these competitions virtually. A quiz competition, based on the life of Chhatrapati Sivaji was conducted for the students of II B.Sc CS (SSS). Mr.Balamurugan of I B.Sc CS (SSS) delivered the vote of thanks. Around 94 students participated in the event.
PLACEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
On behalf of the Placement Cell, SLCS, a Placement Training Programme was organized on 12.02.2021, 13.02.2021, and 15.02.2021.The training was given in 4 sessions. The resource person Mr. P. Rengaraj shared his experience and explained various types of ships, ports and its services. Communication session was handled by Mr. Siva Kumar. He explained how to face interviews, general communication, error spotting, group discussion, and self-introduction. Geography session was handled by Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram, who explained about directions and shipping routes. As this session was conducted prior to the students attending the CMA CGM interview, it was very useful for them. Totally 20 students from the CS department attended the interview.
Total No of Students Participated = 57
Webinar on Amazon Web Services
The Department of Computer Science, SLCS and Accent Techno Soft (ATS), Coimbatore jointly organized a Webinar on “Amazon Web Services” for the II B.Sc CS (SSS) students on 15.02.2021. Mr.K.Santhosh Kumar, Social Media Analyst, Accent Techno Soft (ATS), Coimbatore was the trainer. Students participated in the Webinar, which was conducted through Google Meet. The session started with an introduction to Cloud Computing, followed by its importance.
The key terminologies of Cloud Computing were explained by the trainer, after which, the students raised their queries and clarified their doubts. This webinar was useful for the students, who got to know the various services of Cloud Computing. Totally 40 Students (15 Students from Networking and 25 Students from Computer Science) participated in the Webinar, which was conducted through Google Meet.
Webinar on “Amazon Web Services”
The Department of Computer Science, SLCS and Accent Techno Soft (ATS), Coimbatore jointly organized a Webinar on “Amazon Web Services” for the II B.Sc Networking students on 15.02.2021. Mr.M.Athigopal, HoD, Dept. of Networking, introduced the Chief Guest .Mr.K.Santhosh Kumar, Social Media Analyst, Accent Techno Soft (ATS), Coimbatore was the trainer. The Session was organized by Mr. J.Rajkumar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science.Total 40 Students (15 Students from Networking and 25 Students from Computer Science) participated in the Webinar, which was conducted through Google Meet. The session started with an introduction to Cloud Computing, followed by its importance.
The key terminologies of Cloud Computing were explained by the trainer, after which, the students raised their queries and clarified their doubts. This webinar was useful for the students, who got to know the various services of Cloud Computing. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs.N.Anuradha,HoD, Department of Computer Science. The webinar ended with the students giving a positive feedback.
DEPARTMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM
On behalf of the Department of CS an Orientation programme for the students of I B.Sc CS (SSS) ‘A’ & ‘B’ sections was conducted on 15.02.2021 at 09.00 AM in the Seminar Hall. The department HoD, Mrs.N.Anuradha introduced the subjects that they are going to study in the II semester and also informed the students of the faculty in-charges for each subject.
Students from the III year interacted with the I year students and oriented them about the facilities and opportunities in the department. The TechnoFest Association Members elaborated on the Association and the roles & responsibilities of its members.
Department Tour
As a part of the National seminar on “Innovative Concepts in Media”, Students from various colleges have taken the tour of Visual communication department. They have visited editing studio, sound recording studio, video studio and program control room. Mr R.Anbusathiyan faculty from visual communication department has handled the session. He has demonstrated different kind of lighting methods used in film lighting and he also explained about the course and the syllabus of M.Sc visual communication of SLCS. Students had hands-on training with light and camera. They also practiced the silhouette and cameo lightings.