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2.3.4 Innovation and creativity in teaching and learning

Department of Journalism

Activity Report w.e.f. session 2017-19

This department started in the year 2017 and the first batch was started in the session 2017 -19 in

which total 11 students took admission in Journalism. One student form other subject (geography)

joined the class. One male student left college due to health issue, therefore at present in third year

(5th

semester), 09 girls are in Journalism and one from other subject.

STUDENT STRENGTH

First batch 2017-2020 (BJMC V semester)

Session Total strength Core subject DscII Left out

2017-18 11 10 01 00

2018-19 10 09 01 01

Second batch 2018-2021(BJMC IInd Year)

2018-19 20 04 16 03

Department of journalism currently has 35 students in which there are 31 girls and only four boys.

ACTIVITIES

Session 2018-19

19-09-18 (Field Work): One Day Trip to Santoshi Mata Temple and fair at Ladraur.

Objective: To train the students in taking interviews of the people (Interview skills)

Brief Description: A field tour to the local temple (Santoshi Mata) was organized to

inculcate the skills of interviewing among the students of Journalism. They prepared some questions

about the temple and interviews were conducted with the temple committee and people who look

after the temple. The concerned teacher remained on spot to observe their skills and the students were

directed to prepare a feature on the temple when get back to college also. In the next day class they

were told about their mistakes and teacher gives feedback to each student. Students also shared their

experiences with the teacher.

BJMC students at Santoshi Mata Temple: Ladraur. News clipping

BJMC students at Ladraur Fair after taking interview. BJMC students at Santoshi Mata Temple

taking interview.

03-12-18 Cleanliness Campaign:

Objective: To sensitize the students about the Clean India mission and realize the social

responsibility to keep our surrounding clean.

Students of JMC, second year, participating in swachhta abhiyan in college.

24-27 December, 2018 Industrial training tour of Students of BJMC third semester to AIR

Shimla and Door Darshan, Shimla.

Objective: To provide practical training and exposure of nearby media houses to the students of

BJMC.

All India Radio Visit

During the tour, they visited all india radio’s different studio, live program and editing skills. They also learnt

how to connect different studios, how to relay programs for Delhi station. An interaction program was also

held between the additional station director Dr Heer Chand Negi and program executive Mr Prafull Kumar

Sinha.

JMC students with Heer Chand Negi, Program Executive: Prafull Kumar Sinha and senior announcer Hukum

chand Sharma in front of Akashvaani Shimla.

Students learning console operation and watching live announcements at Playback studio AIR, Shimla.

Explaining script in (All India Radio)AIR Control Room

Doordarshan Kendra Shimla Visit : On the other day, students were taken to Doordarshan Kendra Shimla to

where they saw the studio set up, camera crew, anchor and technical use of console. They also visited the

production rooms, control room and duty room.

Doordarshan Shimla Control Room

Doordarshan Kendra Shimla

Apart from this, students visited Indian institute of advanced studies, kufri fun world, world heritage kalka

shimal railway station and Himachal Pradesh university.

Kufri Fun World, Shimla

World Heritage Kalka Shimal Railway Station.

Amedkar chowk, chaura Maidan near Doordarshan Shimla.

03-04-19 Quiz competition on the theme “MEDIA DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS”

Objective: To let the students know about the basics of election, democracy and media as this was the

time when the loksabha elections were to be conducted across the country.

To improve the general knowledge on MEDIA DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS

Participants of Quiz on the theme “Election, Democracy and Media”

27-03-19 World Theatre Day celebration by the Department of Journalism

Objective: Theatre is one of the oldest medium of mass communication, therefore a seminar was organized on

world theatre day, to make students aware about the theatre and the role of theatre as a tool of mass

communication.

1 Shilpa Katna (Pursuing Course Secondary accountancy; through SWAYAM)

2 Shalini (Pursuing secondary business studies and Economics; through SWAYAM)

3 SHAHI RAJPUT (Pursuing course in Secondary Economics and English; through SWAYAM)

4. ARPIT Course in Chemistry by Prof Amit Kumar (pursuing)

5 ARPIT Course in Commerce with two additional courses by Prof. Munish Sharma(pursuing)

6 Completed online Refresher Course in Disaster Management by Prof. YASH PAL CHOPRA

7 Completed Online Refresher Course in Chemistry by Dr. Surya Kant

Awareness Campaign about Effective participation in Democracy

Celebration of Constitution Day

Participation in Essay Writing Competition on Women Empowerment

Participation of Gender Champion Club of the Institution in the Poster making on

World AIDS Day

Creativity and Innovation in Teaching Learning through various activities

(COLLAGE MAKING)

RANGOLI COMPETITION

QUIZ

CELEBRATION OF COMMUNAL HARMONY WEAK