PROJECT WORK
RATIONALE
Project Work aims at developing innovative skills in the students whereby they apply in totality the knowledge and skills gained through the course work in the solution of particular problem or by undertaking a project. In addition, the project work is intended to place students for project oriented practical training in actual work situation for the stipulated period. LEARNING OUTCOMES After undergoing the project work, students will be able to: Apply in totality the knowledge and skills gained through the course work in the solution of particular problem or by undertaking a project. In addition, the project work is intended to place the learner for project oriented practical training in actual work situation for the stipulated period with a view to:
• Develop understanding regarding the size and scale of operations and nature of field[1]work in which students are going to play their role after completing the courses of study
• Develop understanding of subject based knowledge given in the classroom in the context of its application at work places.
• Develop firsthand experience and confidence amongst the students to enable them to use and apply polytechnic/institute based knowledge and skills to solve practical problems related to the world of work.
• Develop abilities like interpersonal skills, communication skills, positive attitudes and values etc.
General Guidelines
The individual students have different aptitudes and strengths. Project work, therefore, should match the strengths of students. For this purpose, students should be asked to identify the type of project work, they would like to execute. The activity of problem identification should begin well in advance (say at the end of second year). Students should be allotted a problem of interest to him/her as a major project work. It is also essential that the faculty of the respective department may have a brainstorming session to identify suitable project assignments for their students. The project assignment can be individual assignment or a group assignment. There should not be more than 3 students if the project work is given to a group. The project work identified in collaboration with industry should be preferred. This practical training cum project work should not be considered as merely conventional industrial training in which students are sent at work places with either minimal or no supervision. This experience is required to be planned in advance and supervised on regular basis by the polytechnic faculty. For the fulfillment of above objectives, polytechnics may establish close linkage with 8-10 relevant organization for providing such an experience to students. It is necessary that each organization is visited well in advance and activities to be performed by students are well defined. The chosen activities should be such that it matches with the curricular interest to students and of professional value to industrial/ field organizations. Each teacher is expected to supervise and guide 5-6 students.
Some of the projects are listed below for the benefit of the students:
1. Study and detailed estimate of different component of modern residential and commercial building
2. Preparation of detailed estimate for low cost two room set residential building
3. Review/ and existing for various parameters as per green building, Raling system building
4. Design of rain water harvesting for a given building
5. Analysis of accidents prone area in your city and remedial measure for them
6. Case study of safety practices in a multi-storied buildings under constructions
7. Concrete Mix Design
8. Case study of repair and maintenance of a given building
9. Preparation of DNIT of a given building for Civil Engineering works
10. Detailed estimate for installing plumbing fixtures
11. Preparing a standard measurement book of a given building
12. Construction of concrete road by using latest techniques
13. Water supply scheme for a govt approved colony
14. Construction estimates of shopping complex
15. Analysis and design of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for an industry
16. Design of soak pit with septic tank for 100 users
17. Design and estimate of two room set building
18. Design of concrete mix by using flyash
19. Study of setting up of an interlocking pavers fabrication plant
20. Preparation of different Civil Engineering models e.g. beam, one way, two way slab, column etc.
21. Reinforcement detailing as per IS:13920
22. Design of car parking in your polytechnic
23. To prepare analysis of rates for non -schedule items e.g. aluminium door, windows, work stations etc.
24. Study of retrofitting of a given Civil Engineering works.
25. Survey of your polytechnic by using total station. 26. Traffic volume study and analysis on different roads in a city
27. Case study of a flyover with regard to its various construction components
28. Study and preparation of detailed project report of ready mix concrete (RMC) unit
29. Study and preparation of detailed project report of prefabricated/prestressed concrete components unit
31. Construction of a small concrete road consisting of following activities - Survey and preparation of site plan - Preparation of drawings i.e. L-Section and X-Section - Estimating earth work - Preparation of sub grade with stone ballast - Laying of concrete - Testing of slump, casting of cubes and testing - Material estimating and costing with specifications - Technical report writin
32. Water Supply system for a locality - Surveying - Design of water requirements and water distribution system - Preparation of drawing of overhead tank - Material estimating and costing - Specifications - Technical report writing
33. Construction of shopping complex by detailing of RCC drawings, estimating and costing of material 34. Design of small residential building including structural members, specifications, estimating and costing of materials, report writing and municipal drawings for water supply and sewerage system There is no binding to take up the above projects as it is only a suggestive list of projects.
A suggestive criterion for assessing student performance by the external (person from industry) and internal (teacher) examiner is given in table below:
The overall grading of the practical training shall be made as per following table.
In order to qualify for the diploma, students must get “Overall Good grade” failing which the students may be given one more chance to improve and re-evaluate before being disqualified and declared “not eligible to receive diploma ”. It is also important to note that the students must get more than six “goods” or above “good” grade in different performance criteria items in order to get “Overall Good” grade.
TABLE
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Range of maximum marks Overall grade i) More than 80 Excellent
ii) 79 <> 65 Very good
iii) 64 <> 50 Good
iv) 49 <> 40 Fair
v) Less than 40 Poor |
Important Notes
1. This criteria must be followed by the internal and external examiner and they should see the daily, weekly and monthly reports while awarding marks as per the above criteria.
2. The criteria for evaluation of the students have been worked out for 200 maximum marks. The internal and external examiners will evaluate students separately and give marks as per the study and evaluation scheme of examination.
3. The external examiner, preferably, a person from industry/organization, who has been associated with the project-oriented professional training of the students, should evaluate the students performance as per the above criteria.
4. It is also proposed that two students or two projects which are rated best be given merit certificate at the time of annual day of the institute. It would be better if specific nearby industries are approached for instituting such awards
‘’NOTE’’
The teachers are free to evolve other criteria of assessment, depending upon the type of project work.
It is proposed that the institute may organize an annual exhibition of the project work
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