SEMINAR

SEMINAR• A SEMINAR IS A FORM OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, EITHER AT

AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION OR OFFERED BY A COMMERCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.

• IT HAS THE FUNCTION OF BRINGING TOGETHER SMALL GROUPS FOR RECURRING MEETINGS, FOCUSING EACH TIME ON SOME PARTICULAR SUBJECT, IN WHICH EVERYONE PRESENT IS REQUESTED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE.

• THIS IS OFTEN ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN ONGOING SOCRATIC DIALOGUE WITH A SEMINAR LEADER OR INSTRUCTOR, OR THROUGH A MORE FORMAL PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH.

• IT IS ESSENTIALLY A PLACE WHERE ASSIGNED READINGS ARE DISCUSSED, QUESTIONS CAN BE RAISED AND DEBATES CAN BE CONDUCTED. IT IS RELATIVELY INFORMAL, AT LEAST COMPARED TO THE LECTURE SYSTEM OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.

ROLE OF DIFFERENT PERSONNEL

ROLE OF ORGANISERS • IT IS THE ORGANISERS WHO DECIDES THE TOPIC OF SEMINAR.

• TOPICS ARE RELATED TO THE CURRENT TRENDS OR RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CLINICAL OR NURSING EDUCATION.

• ONCE THE TOPIC IS DECIDED AND OBJECTIVES ARE FORMULATED, ORGANISERS START SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE CHAIRPERSON AND SELECT AN EMINENT PERSON WHO IS WELL VERSED IN THE CONCERNED TOPIC AS THE CHAIRPERSON.

• IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRPERSON, ORGANISERS MODIFIES THE OBJECTIVES IF NEEDED , FINALISE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE TOPIC AND SELECT SPEAKERS.

• DATE AND TIME IS FIXED ACCORDING TO THE CONVENIENCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND SPEAKERS.

• IN CASE OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS, LARGE SCALE PREPARATION IS NEEDED AND ORGANISERS HAVE TO FORM VARIOUS COMMITTEES LIKE INVITATION COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE, ETC. AND CO-ORDINATE EFFECTIVELY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CONDUCTION OF THE SEMINAR.

ROLE OF CHAIRPERSON • CHAIRPERSON SHOULD POSSESS IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE REGARDING

THE TOPIC AND IT IS HIS DUTY TO GUIDE THE SEMINAR IN A FRUITFUL MANNER.

• SEMINAR BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY THE CHAIRPERSON. IN THE INTRODUCTORY TALK, HE JUSTIFIES THE TOPIC SELECTION BY STATING ITS RELEVANCE AND IMPORTANCE IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT AND INTRODUCES THE SPEAKERS BY HIGHLIGHTING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.

• AFTER THE INTRODUCTORY SPEECH CHAIRPERSON INVITES SPEAKERS ACCORDING TO THE ORDER. WHEN ONE SPEAKER COMPLETES HIS SPEECH, HE GIVES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF IT AND INVITES NEXT SPEAKER TO PRESENT HIS VIEWPOINTS.

• ONCE ALL THE SPEAKERS COMPLETE THEIR PRESENTATIONS, CHAIRPERSON OPENS THE DISCUSSION SESSION BY INVITING PARTICIPANTS TO COME OUT WITH THEIR DOUBTS, CLARIFICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

• SOME CHAIRPERSONS PREFER DISCUSSION AFTER EACH SPEAKER COMPLETES THE PRESENTATION.

ROLE OF SPEAKERS• SUCCESS OF A SEMINAR DEPENDS ON HOW WELL THE

DISCUSSION SESSION IS UTILISED BY THE PARTICIPANTS.

• THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED BY THE SPEAKERS HAVE A DIRECT ROLE IN PREPARING THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE DISCUSSION SESSION.

• SUCCESS OF THE SEMINAR IS LARGELY DETERMINED BY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SPEAKERS.

• SPEAKERS HAVE TO PREPARE AND HAND OVER THE STUDY MATERIALS TO THE ORGANISERS IN ADVANCE SO THAT ORGANISERS CAN COMBINE ALL STUDY MATERIALS IN A USER FRIENDLY WAY. STUDY MATERIAL IS GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPANTS ONE OR TWO HOURS BEFORE THE SEMINAR.

• SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO PRESENT THE RELEVANT INFORMATION IN AN INTERESTING AND COMPREHENSIBLE MANNER WITH THE HELP OF SUITABLE AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS.

ROLE OF PARTICIPANTS• OBJECTIVES OF SEMINARS ARE FRAMED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE LEARNING NEEDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

• ALWAYS PARTICIPANTS MAKE THE SEMINAR VERY LIVE AND INTERESTING.

• THEY HAVE TO PREPARE THEMSELVES WELL IN ADVANCE AND THE STUDY MATERIAL ISSUED BY THE ORGANISERS BEFORE THE SEMINAR WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION IN A CONDENSED FORM.

• THEY HAVE TO UTILISE THE DISCUSSION SESSION BY ASKING QUESTIONS , SEEKING CLARIFICATIONS AND EXPRESSING THEIR VIEWPOINTS.

• PARTICIPANTS SHOULD USE DISCUSSION TO ENRICH THEIR KNOWLEDGE RATHER THAN TESTING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPEAKERS OR THE CHAIRPERSON.

SEMINAR TECHNIQUE• ORGANISERS MAKE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR

THE SEMINAR AND DISTRIBUTE STUDY MATERIAL TO THE PARTICIPANTS ONE OR TWO HOURS BEFORE THE SEMINAR.

• SEMINAR BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY THE CHAIRPERSON. CHAIRPERSON THEN INVITES THE SPEAKERS TO PRESENT THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE SEMINAR TOPIC.

• AFTER EACH SPEECH CHAIRPERSON HAS TO SUMMARISE IT BEFORE INVITING THE NEXT SPEAKER. AFTER ALL SPEAKERS PRESENTED THE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE TOPIC, CHAIRPERSON OPENS THE DISCUSSION SESSION BY INVITING QUESTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

• QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIRPERSON INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING DIRECTLY TO THE SPEAKERS.

• CHAIRPERSON THEN INVITE THE CONCERNED SPEAKER , CHAIRPERSON HIMSELF CAN CLEAR THE DOUBT.

• SEMINAR WILL COME TO AN END AFTER THE DISCUSSION SESSION WITH CONCLUDING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON. IN THE CONCLUDING NOTE, CHAIRPERSON SUMMARISES THE WHOLE INFORMATION EXCHANGED IN THE SEMINAR AND CONGRATULATE ORGANISERS, SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS.

ADVANTAGES OF SEMINAR• ROLE OF THE STUDENT IS ACTIVE; IT PRESUPPOSES THAT

STUDENT HAS BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.

• IF PROPERLY CONDUCTED, THE SEMINAR TEACHES THE METHOD OF SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS AND TECHNIQUES OF RESEARCH. THE GROUP AS A WHOLE AND THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

• EXCHANGE OF FACTS AND ATTEMPTS TO CRYSTALIZE THE GROUP OPINION WHICH IS SOUND AND WORKABLE.

• BY PARTICIPATION, IN THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS THE STUDENT BECOMES MORE ARTICULATE AND DEVELOPS A MORE CRITICAL POINT OF VIEW AND ORGANIZED, SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TOWARDS ISSUE.

• SEMINAR GIVES TRAINING IN SELF-LEARNING AND PROMOTES INDEPENDENT THINKING. SKILLFULLY DIRECTED, SEMINAR PROMOTES GROUP SPIRIT AND COOPERATIVENESS.

DISADVANTAGES OF SEMINAR• Time-consuming.

• Cannot be applied to new students.

• Timid students cannot improve.

• If subject knowledge is poor, unnecessary discussion arises.

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