PSI PROGRAMME

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PS-I PROGRAMME
PRACTICE SCHOOL - I
STUDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani-333031 Rajasthan. April 18, 2008
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PRACTICE SCHOOL PROGRAMMES
ACADEMIC INSTITUTE
Theory
Practice
INDUSTRY
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PSI PROGRAMME

• Practice School-I (BITS C221) is a course which
  is offered during Summer Term every year
• BITS C221 is like a multi-section course, each
  station is like a section and the I/C of the
  course is Dean, PS Division

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PSI PROGRAMME

• A tool to bridge the gap between theory and
  practice
• Involves the student in the ongoing
  developmental activities of a professional
  organization during the degree programme, under
  the direct guidance of BITS faculty and experts
  from the industry

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PSI PROGRAMME

• To enable the student to apply and practice
  his/her profession while still a student
• To expose the student to and involve him/her in
  the actual functioning of professional
  organizations
• To develop ones professional personality

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SALIENT FEATURES

• It is EXPOSURE ORIENTED
• Assignments are often of study and orientation
  type
• Aims at training the students in
• Information Collection and Assimilation
• Documentation
• Presentation

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PSI PROGRAMME

• 100 Attendance is expected
• Continuous internal evaluation is conducted
  by the PS faculty at the work place
• Personality Traits evaluated through various
  components of evaluation
• Letter grade is awarded on the basis of
  overall performance

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Each student has to register on the first day of
  the summer term just as he/she registers for an
  on-campus course in a semester
• But, it is difficult to register at different
  locations, therefore registration is done in this
  semester itself on 20.04.08, Sunday

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Registration
• Date of Registration 20th April 2008, SUNDAY
• Material given to students on registration
  day
• a) PS Diary
• b) Guidelines for students
• Registration schedule
• Will be displayed on all notice boards by ARCD
• All students have to register as per timings
  announced.

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Reporting at Station
• All the students should join the PS-I programme
  on the first day i.e. 22nd May,2008
• Course Handout
• Will be given to the students within 3 days of
• start of PS-I programme
• Orientation Programme
• Normally for two four weeks so as to know your
  
• organization

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Checklist
• Each student will be given a booklet called
  CHECKLIST
• The checklist is like a textbook for PS-I
  course.
• This checklist contains broad areas in which
  PS-I assignments are possible
  

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Examples of possible PS-I assignments

• Plant location
• Plant layout
• Quality control
• Inventory control
• Project engineering
• Research and development
• Organizational structure
• Management information systems

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PSI PROGRAMME

• The students are urged to go through the
  checklist carefully and decide about the
  assignments possible in the organization in
  consultation with PS-I faculty and with help
  from professional experts from the
  organization.
• The checklist is not exhaustive and the
  students should suggest new areas and/or
  sub-classification in existing areas and submit
  the same to PS faculty.

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Faculty-Student Interaction
• Regular Interaction is a must
• Objective is to help in continuous
  monitoring, guiding the student in their
  assignments and giving regular feedback about
  his performance to the student

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EVALUATION SCHEME
Continuous evaluation of the Students by the PS
I faculty through following components

• Quiz 10 (twice)
• Seminar and viva 25 (twice)
• Group Discussion 10 (twice)
• Project Report 30 (twice)
• Daily Observation 15 (continuous)
• Diary 10 (continuous)

TOTAL 100
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PSI PROGRAMME

• Diary
• Complete documentation of the PS-1 programme
• To be checked and signed by PS faculty regularly
• All students should bring their PS-I diary to the
  campus and submit to PSD on request.

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Focus is on many latent attributes which might
  not all surface in the normal class-
• room situations such as
• Intellectual ability
• Professional judgment
• Decision making ability
• Interdisciplinary approach
• Skills for data handling
• Ability in written and oral presentation
• Sense of responsibility

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EVALUATION SCHEME

• Personality Traits of students will be judged on
  the scale of Good/Fair/Poor and will be enlisted
  in the PS transcript
• It is not only the marks obtained in the
  evaluation schedule but other attributes such as
  punctuality, taking initiative in doing work,
  discipline etc., that are also judged by the
  faculty and will be reflected in the PS
  transcripts

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GRADING for PS-1

• At the end of the course, the students will be
  awarded letter grades based on their performance.
• Each PS I station may contain students from both
  Goa and Pilani campuses.
• All students (Goa Pilani) will be graded
  together by the PS-I faculty in every station.

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PSI PROGRAMME

• Feedback
• Written as well as oral feedback will be
  collected from the students
• Constructive feedback received from the students,
  helps the division in making the desired changes
  in future
• Student co-instructor (SI)
• For some stations, SI is provided to assist the
  faculty in routine matters.
• SI should not directly evaluate the students.

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• Students are supposed to attend the programme
  on ALL working days.
• If any student has any reason to be absent
  for a long period, he should apply to the Dean,
  PS Division, through the PS faculty.
• Long absence from PS-I usually results in
  withdrawal from the programme

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I
DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• Students must adhere strictly to the
  timings mentioned in the handout.
• Students should come properly
  dressed as per the organization requirements.

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• The Registration done on 20thApril, 08 is
  provisional
• If for some reason, a student is not able to
  join the PS-I organization allotted to him/her,
  he/she will be considered as not registered
• The student has to inform the Dean, PS Division
  at the earliest about his/her inability to
  attend the Programme (giving reasons)

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• If any student wishes to withdraw from PS-I
  (after joining) he should apply to the Dean, PS
  Division, indicating the reasons for withdrawing
  from the course
• This should be forwarded by the concerned PS
  faculty
• Students should read the academic regulations
  carefully for knowing the consequences (like has
  to seek permission from the Dean PSD to do CDCs)
  

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• All students should be present on the closing
  day (15th July 2008).
• Students should approach the organization
  people only with the permission of PS-I faculty.
  
• Any kind of problem related to PS-I should be
  reported immediately to the PS-I faculty.

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• Students should follow discipline prescribed
  by the organization
• For eg
• No use of mobile phones within the organization.
• No browsing of internet within organization
• Always carry ID cards and produce on demand.
• Meeting time and schedule to be strictly adhered
  to.
• Attendance maintenance as per their norms.

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• The student must maintain proper conduct during
  their stay at PS-I station
• The student should not demand any extra
  facilities like local conveyance, stationery,
  canteen facilities etc.. if these are not
  voluntarily offered by
• PS-I station.
• In any case, students should route
• their request through the PS-I faculty only.

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DOS AND DONTS DURING PS-I

• The students should remember that they are the
  ambassadors of the institute and should conduct
  themselves worthy of the students of BITS
• The conduct of the students should ensure that
  the host organization looks forward to the
  participation of BITS students in future

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Thank You
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

• PSD is organising TECHNICAL ORIENTATION in the
  next week
• Students will be divided in categories such as
  Process Industries, Research Organizations, etc.
• Purpose is to have clarity about what to what
  all to look for in the organization in a
  duration of 2 months and gain maximum from the
  programme
• Attendance in this orientation is compulsory
• Notice will be put up on various notice boards
  and you all have to attend based on your
  category