| Sikkim Manipal University - Directorate of Distance Education is committed to provide career-oriented educational
programs at the Diploma, Bachelor's,
post Graduate Diploma and Master's levels through a wide
network of University learning centers. |
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| Objectives of the Distance
Education Program: |
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To provide high quality, value-based,
career-oriented education for students |
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To facilitate students in understanding, developing,
integrating and applying both core and specialized
concepts and practices. |
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To provide students with a stimulating and learning-friendly
atmosphere so that they can utilize their intellectual
capacities to specialize in various areas of study. |
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To produce energetic, effective, efficient and
ethical graduates and postgraduates to serve society. |
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| Design & Structure |
| Distance Education simply means imparting
education from a distance wherein the teacher and the
student are physically separated in this system of education. |
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In terms of design
and structure, the common features of bachelor and master
degree programs are as follows: |
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The medium of instruction is English |
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Comprehensive courseware
will be supplied to all the students. Each book
is divided into units. Each unit is written in
self-instructional style and consists of introduction,
objectives, structure of unit, main contents,
self test activities and suggested reading. In
addition, students will be encouraged to refer
recommended books, wherever necessary. |
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| Video/Audio/VSAT: Whenever
necessary, printed material is supplemented by video /
audio CDs. Lectures can be broadcast through VSAT which
can be in the form of lectures, debates, discussions etc. |
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| Assignments are an integral component of distance education. The program guide supplied
to the students will contain the assignments to be submitted
by the students. Assignments serve the purpose of valuation
of the student's performance. Local counselors, who also
provide feedback on a student's performance, evaluate
these assignments. |
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| Academic Counseling |
| Counseling is an important activity in
distance education and is entirely different from usual
classroom teaching. Counselors answer the student's questions
during counseling sessions besides clarifying their doubts
and helping them to overcome difficulties they face while
going through the study material. These counseling sessions
also offer students an opportunity to interact with their
peers. |
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| Practical Training Depending upon the subject,
required amount of practical training is imparted to students
in learning center. In certain specialized subjects, intensive
counseling is also resorted to specific subjects. |
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| Project / Report The student is also required
to prepare projects wherever necessary, which are then
evaluated by the local counselors. |
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