Inter-departmental Competition on “National Youth Day”

Hospitality Education Network (HEN) Association of the Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management and the Ministry of Tourism (Yuva Tourism Club) together conducted an Inter-departmental competition as part of the celebration for “National Youth Day” on 11.01.2023. Students from various departments (148 students) actively participated in the competitions like Rangoli, Connections, Pencil Art, and Tongue Twister. K. R. Bhavadharshini and S. Kavya,III ACCA, took first place, and  R. Sophiya and   T. Aksara, I FSPM, took second place in the Rangoli Competition. R. Ishwarya Prabha, III B.Com (Hons) took first place, and K. R. Trishika, II B.Com. (B&I) took second place for Pencil Art Competition. B. Bhargavi, I CS(SSS)  took first place, and M. Bala Meenakshi, I CS (SSS) took second place in the Tongue-Twister Competition. A. Lishalini and K S Tharani, I CS (SSS) took first place, and B. Bhargavi and V. S. Darsita, I CS (SSS) took second place in the Connections Competition.

WORKSHOP ON SOFTWARE TESTING

Department of Networking and Computer Science together conducted three days workshop on “Software Testing” from 09.01.2023 to 11.01.2023. The session started with the prayer song. Mrs. D.Padmapriya, HoD, Department of Computer Science, welcomed the gathering and introduced the Chief Guest, Mr. Nagakumar Kondisetti, Managing Director, Devspark IT Solution, Hyderabad. Our Chief Guest gave an intellectual lecture on Selenium Testing, one of the popular software testing frameworks for web applications. It allows you to automate web application testing and serves as an open source testing tool. He also covered the basics of test planning and case design for advanced topic Selenium-Web Driver. Totally, 63 students were benefited through this workshop (12 students from III year Networking and 51 students from III year Computer Science).

“Orientation Session of the Institutions’ Innovation Council (IIC5.0) for the academic year 2022-23” On 11.01.2023

The Ministry of Education organized an Orientation Session of the Institutions’ Innovation Council (IIC 5.0) for the academic year 2022-23 on 11.01.2023.  The program was organized in our college by SLCS– Institution’s Innovation Council as a live stream through YouTube platform. Mr. Dipan Sahu, Assistant Innovation Director, MOE’s Cell, was the speaker. He discussed the current statistics regarding the Indian Innovation Ecosystem, National Education Policy 2020 and methods of institutionalizing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in Higher Educational Institutions. He also explained the objectives, roles, and responsibilities of the state-level forum for IICs. In total, 79 students and 31 faculty members from various departments eagerly participated in the program.

VALUE ADDED COURSE ON “DATA ANALYTICS USING PYTHON”

                                     The Department of Computer Science (SSS) conducted a value added course on DATA ANALYTICS USING PYTHON” for 34 students of II B.Sc CS (SSS) – Batch 2021 – 2024 from 05.01.2023 & 06.01.2023 & 09.01.2023 to 11.01.2023. Mr.Shaliya, & Mr.Nagakumar Kondisetti.M, CEO, Devspark IT Solutions, Hyderabad were the trainers. They trained the students in the domain of Programming concepts in Python and demonstrated using the tools of Python..

This training program equips the students to master significant concepts of Python and implement its various tools. Students got an in-depth Understanding of Python and their application based tools. The students were actively participated in this value added course and got benefited.

Career Counseling Session on “Inculcating Ethical Values in Students”

Department of Food Science and Processing Management & Career Counseling cell jointly organized a career counseling session on “Inculcating Ethical Values in Students” for II & III FSPM Students. Mr. C. Suresh Kumar, Head of the Department, MCHM, acted as the career counsellor. He enlightened the students on the foundations of a career practice, i.e., ethics and honesty. He exclaimed ‘Ethics’ as career practitioners, which is based on a competency model that defines professional behaviour, interpersonal competence, career development knowledge, and needs assessment and referral. He also encouraged the students by presenting a small gift to              Ms. M. Karthiga Devi, I FSPM, for her good observation of the session. Totally, 19 students participated in this session.

Outreach Program (SLCS Samaaj Seva) through “Siddha Diet and Nutrition for Healthy Life”

FAGAS Association of the Department of Food Science and Processing Management organized an Outreach Program (SLCS Samaaj Seva) through Siddha Diet and Nutrition for Healthy Life” on 09.01.2023. Students emphasized on the Siddhas healthy eating and the nutritional importance of a balanced diet.  They described the significance of balancing food ingredients (Thirithoda) such as, pepper, turmeric, cumin seeds, asafoetida, dried ginger, cardamom, fenugreek and garlic. It maintains the homeostasis of the three humors namely, Vali, Azhal and Aiyam. Totally, 20 students actively participated and 20 members got benefited through this extension activity.

Industrial Visit to Naga Foods

The “Lakshya” Association of MBA department went on an Industrial visit on 09.01.2023 to Naga Foods, Dindigul. Students learned practical knowledge gained exposure to new technologies, career insights, networking opportunities, and enhanced their learning experience.

Totally 55, students and 3 faculty members participated in the industrial visit, Dr Sivajothi , Dr S Pugalanthi and Dr K S KarthikBabu were the coordinators.

Workshop on Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behaviour Development through Financial Market Practice

ZEAL Association, Department of BBA, along with Institution’s Innovation Council- SLCS conducted a workshop on “Entrepreneurship Skill, Attitude and Behaviour Development through Financial Market Practiceon 06.01.2023. Dr. L. Balasubramanian, Founder and Chairman and Dr. J. Saravana Kumar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, were the Chief Guests. The expert speakers briefly explained the various types of financial trading and methods to start entrepreneurship in trading, feasibility for improving the skills, trading FOREX and Share Market. They provided hands-on-training to start business and develop behaviour on Crypto Currency and digital currency. Totally, 51 students of I BBA, 27 Students of II BBA and 16 Student of I ACCA eagerly participated in the program.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING

The Departments of Computer  Science( Security system Specialisation)  and  Networking  together organized a Value Added Course on “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning”  for III B.Sc., (CS) students from 02.01.2023  to 06.01.2023 . The  session inauguration was conducted on 02.01.2023 at seminar hall at 9:30am under the guidance of  Heads of the Department (CS & Networking). The session started at 11:30 am with the brief  introduction on Deep Learning and Machine Learning, which are the basics of Data Science.

The field of machine learning demands proficient technical skills. In the training, students were able to develop their skills in programming, algorithms, and network architectures. The students were split up into teams and presented their modules on “AIML” on 06.01.2023 from 2:00pm to 4:30 pm at F32. The session came out with many innovative ideas.

No. of students Benefited = 49 (III B. Sc CS) Batch: 2020-2023

Orientation Program

Department of Marine Catering and Hotel Management organized an Orientation Program for I and II year students (46 students) on 03.01.2023. Mr. C. Suresh Kumar, HoD—MC&HM, presented a power point presentation on campus culture, discipline, anti-ragging, grooming standard, vision and mission, POs, PSOs, COs of our department. Mr. N. Ramesh, Assistant Professor, explained the OBE pattern, attendance percentage for examination, and calculation of the continuous assessment marks, both in theory and in practical. Mr. P. Anand, Assistant Professor, explained the curriculum, course plan, lesson plan, and class time table. Mr. Gangadharan, Assistant Professor, described the activities and extra-curricular activities of the department. Mr. E. Jacob Jebaraj, Assistant Professor, gave a detailed information on part-time job; ODC program of the students, value-added course, preparation of competitive examinations and campus placements. Mr. R. Ganesh, Assistant Professor, briefed on the online course enrollment (Moocs, Swayam), clubs and forums, communication and soft skills, career planning. Finally, the lesson plan, class schedule, and attendance log sheet was given to the class representative.