Library Orientation and Information Literacy Sessions for First-Year Engineering Students

Introduction

To support the academic journey of our first-year engineering students, the Library Orientation and Information Literacy Sessions were conducted to familiarize them with library resources, research methodologies, and essential information skills needed for their coursework and projects.

Number of Participants

The sessions were attended by more than 300 first-year engineering students, who actively engaged in learning about the various resources and services offered by the library.

Key Areas Covered

The orientation focused on the following critical areas:

• Introduction to the Library: Overview of the library layout, borrowing policies, and available facilities tailored for engineering students.

• Accessing Engineering Resources: Guidance on finding textbooks, reference materials, and technical journals specific to engineering disciplines.

• Online Databases and E-Resources: Training on how to use digital libraries, engineering databases (such as IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect), and e-books effectively.

• Library Support Services: Information on getting help from librarians, interlibrary loans, and accessing study spaces.

Participant Feedback

Students expressed appreciation for the session’s practical approach and hands-on demonstrations, noting increased confidence in navigating both physical and digital resources. Many found the AICTE E KUMBH and Knimbus M Library portal to be very helpful for their academics.

In Conclusion...

The Library Orientation and Information Literacy Sessions successfully introduced first-year engineering students to essential academic resources and research practices. These sessions are a vital step toward fostering independent learning and research excellence within the engineering faculty.

Engineering admission deadline now December 31: AICTE

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PRAYAS 2019 for FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

PRAYAS: 6 MARCH, 2019

Event Co-ordinator: Asst. Prof. Ravindra Garmode
Event Co-coordinators: Asst. Prof. Arti Bhatnagar and Ms. Deepa Panakkal

Value Education Seminar for First Year Engineering students of SFIT

Value Education Seminar for First Year Engineering students

Organised by Basic Science and Humanities Department

on Friday, 22 February 2019 (10:15 to 12:15 and 2:00 to 4:00)

Seminar Title: ‘Make Each Day your Masterpiece’ Resource person: Ms Deepa Panakkal
(Sub topics: life skills like mechanisms to cope with stress, goal setting, being assertive, handling
failure, empathy and humility.)

Some key issues and concerns observed among adolescents include those relating to forming a self-

image, managing emotions, building relationships, strengthening social skills, and dealing with or

resisting peer pressure. Students at this stage are more prone and vulnerable to high risk situations

and may easily succumb to it.

How well an adolescent deals with these issues is decided by a host of factors that include their

personality, psychosocial support from the environment (that includes parents, teachers and peers),

and the life skills that they possess. Our contribution as teachers, came in the form of the value

education seminar that was organised for our First year Students.

The value education seminar was organised for all the 8 classes of first year engineering. Given the

large no. of students, the sessions were conducted in two slots for 4 classes each. The resource

Person, Ms Deepa Panakkal, focussed majorly on helping students identify and enhance upon some

of the important life skills using real time examples that were easily relatable to students. She

emphasized on how students need to focus on their ability for adaptive and positive behaviour that

would enable them to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life and also better equip

them to handle failure as a learning experience. ‘Positive behaviour’ implies that a person is forward

looking and even in difficult situations, can find a ray of hope and opportunities to find solutions.

This was one of the main messages extended to students.

The session also focussed on interpersonal skills that help people make informed decisions, solve

problems, think creatively, communicate effectively, empathize with others, and cope with

managing their lives in a healthy and productive manner. While all these capabilities were

discussed, the importance of being respectful and humble was also emphasized. Thus the session

focussed on helping students value skills that truly matter to make them not just competent

professionals but also individuals with a strong sense of values and character.

(Inputs by Ms. Deepa Panakkal, Asst. Prof. Basic Sciences and Humanities)

New Arrivals - First Year Engineering

FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING

Acc. No.		Authors / Editors	Title of the Book		Publisher
19243		CHOUDHURY/ S.K. HAJRA/ CHOUDHURY/ A.K. HAJRA/ ROY/ NIRJHAR	ELEMENTS OF WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY: MANUFACTURING PROCESSES		MEDIA PROMOTERS AND PROMOTERS
19244		KUMBHOJKAR/ G. V.	APPLIED MATHEMATICS - I		JAMNADAS
19245		SINGH/ RAVISH R.	BASIC ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING		TATA McGRAW - HILL
19252		KREYSZIG/ ERWIN	ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS		WILEY INDIA
19254		SASTRY/ S.S.	INTRODUCTORY METHODS OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS		PHI LEARNING
19256		RAJNIKANT	APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS		WILEY INDIA
19260		MUKHERJI/ UMA	ENGINEERING PHYSICS		NAROSA
19264		MITTLE/ V. N./ MITTAL/ ARVIND	BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING		TATA MC GRAWHILL
19270		HILEY/ JOHN/ BROWN/ KEITH/ SMITH/ IAN McKENZIE	HUGHES ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY		PEARSON
19272		ROSS/ SHEPLEY L.	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS		JOHN WILEY
19274		DEY/ PRADIP/ GHOSH/ MANAS	PROGRAMMING IN C		OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
19294		SCHNEIDER/ MICHAEL G.	AN INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING WITH PASCAL		WILEY INDIA
19296		RAMAN/ MEENAKSHI/ SHARMA/ SANGEETA	COMMUNICATION SKILLS		OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
19301		DUBEY/ N.H.	ENGINEERING MECHANICS: STATICS AND DYNAMICS		TATA McGRAW-HILL
19566		JAIN/ P.C./ JAIN/ MONICA	ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY		DHANPAT RAI
19576		CHAWLA/ SHASHI	A TEXT BOOK OF ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY		DHANPAT RAI
19578		HOLLOWAY/ JAMES PAUL	INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING: SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH ALGORITHMS		JOHN WILEY
19580		KUMBHOJKAR/ G.V.	APPLIED MATHEMATICS II		JAMNADAS
19779		DARA/ S.S./ UMARE/ S.S.	TEXTBOOK OF ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY, A		S. CHAND
19789		THERAJA/ B.L./ THERAJA/ A.K./ TARNEKAR/ S.G	A TEXT BOOK OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY: BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING		S CHAND
19799		VASUDEVA/ A.S.	MODERN ENGINEERING PHYSICS		S. CHAND
19802		MALIK/ WAHID U./ TULI/ G.D./ MADAN/ R.D.		SELECTED TOPICS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY	S CHAND
19817		TICKOO/ SHAM/ VERMA/ GAURAV		AUTOCAD 2012 FOR ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS	DREAMTECH
19818	SINGH/ S.N.			BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	PHI LEARNING
19842	KOTHARI/ D.P./ NAGRATH/ I. J.			THEORY AND PROBLEMS OF BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING	PRENTICE HALL OF INDIA