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Understanding Seminar Theme

The document discusses the three phases of a seminar process: pre-seminar, seminar, and post-seminar. It outlines the key activities in each phase, such as selecting a theme, inviting speakers, distributing materials, facilitating presentations, incorporating feedback, and distributing the compiled materials. The seminar allows for peer discussion of a theme with subject experts. It can be evaluated using formal and informal methods to provide feedback and guide future seminars. Benefits include facilitating spontaneous learning and encouraging information sharing, while limitations include not all topics being suitable and themes needing relevance to learning objectives.

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Understanding Seminar Theme

The document discusses the three phases of a seminar process: pre-seminar, seminar, and post-seminar. It outlines the key activities in each phase, such as selecting a theme, inviting speakers, distributing materials, facilitating presentations, incorporating feedback, and distributing the compiled materials. The seminar allows for peer discussion of a theme with subject experts. It can be evaluated using formal and informal methods to provide feedback and guide future seminars. Benefits include facilitating spontaneous learning and encouraging information sharing, while limitations include not all topics being suitable and themes needing relevance to learning objectives.

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Introduction: The seminar is a process which allows the persons to discuss a theme in a peer group with
subject experts in an objective method. The steps of the seminar are classified in to following three
steps: - Before seminar (pre seminar phase)

- At the course of seminar (seminar phase)

- After the seminar (post seminar phase)

Evaluation, merits and limitations.

Content: Activities involved in the preliminary stage of seminar (pre seminar phase):

The following activities need be done in preliminary stage of seminar.

1. Selection of seminar theme and its sub-themes

2. Venue (availability of physical facilities, etc.,), Date(s), and Time (duration of each session) are must be
finalized well in advance.

3. The panel of specialists, subject experts, Chief Guests, Observers for seminar must be prepared and
obtaining the concurrence from the Head of the seminar.

4. The permission must be requested from the persons listed in the panel and from their head offices to
utilize their services for seminar.

5. A circular regarding the seminar and its information must be prepared without ambiguity.

6. The seminar circular must be circulated well in advance to the people (must have the relevant
knowledge about the theme of the seminar) who are able to participate in the seminar.

7. The selection of the paper presenter / speakers must be based on the article submitted by them and
their professional excellence. Such selected Paper presenter will be informed with the necessary
regulations to be followed by them in the seminar.

8. A compendium of selected papers must be prepared by Head of Prodi.

Activities involved during seminar (seminar phase):

1. Ensure the physical facilities (Stage settings, Seats, Audio-Visual equipments, etc.) available for the
participants of seminar.

2. Welcome the Chair persons of Technical session, Examiners and Participants of seminar and
encourage their active participation in the seminar

3. The compendium must be distributed to the participants before the beginning of seminar.
4. The seminar theme and its sub-theme need be explained.

5. Guide the paper presenters for their location and time of seminar session before the beginning of
seminar.

6. The Chair person of technical session and the paper presenters and speakers must manage the time
effectively.

7. Proper assistance must be ensure for every speaker / paper presenter to facilitate their paper
presentation by providing appropriate Audio, Video equipments such as Public Address System, Over
Head Projector, LCD projector etc.

8. At the end of seminar session, the seminar events will be briefed by the Chairman of the seminar. This
gives a clear definition to the seminar conducted and the further steps to be done in future also.

Activities involved after the end of seminar (post seminar phase) :

1. Correction of the presented papers / articles from the authors (paper presenters) must be done by
themselves.

2. The restructuring of paper submitted is essential, because the clarifications received during the
discussion must be incorporated. A clear, definite idea or concept of each paper will be reached through
the restructuring the seminar paper.

3. Compilation of the restructured papers will be done by a panel of experts.

4. The prepare compilation (Compendium) must be sent to the concerned firms, institutes, Agencies,
Government departments for further follow up activities.

5. The compendium may be distributed on request to the people of similar interest also (with the
permission of Chair person of Seminar

6. Finalization of Accounts must be done. A clear budget report must be prepared and sent to the
auditing committee / officers for approval are essential.

Summary: The seminar is a process which allows the persons to discuss a theme in a peer group with
subject experts in an objective method. The steps of the seminar are classified in to following three
steps: - Before seminar (pre seminar phase)

- At the course of seminar (seminar phase)

- After the seminar (post seminar phase)

Evaluation of Seminar: The seminar can be evaluated using formal and informal evaluation methods.
The evaluation must be made to get the immediate feed back from the speaker and participants
regarding the seminar paper and other seminar details. objectivity of the paper presented, the view of
audience, the observation schedule, questionnaire also need be evaluated. The information obtained
through the evaluation tools must be a feed back for the paper presenters. The evaluation of overall
seminar process can be used for the study and feasibility of forth coming seminars and its arrangements.

Merits of Seminar: the spontaneous learning can be achieved effectively in this method. Seminar is
usually learner centered. Information seeking and retrieval behavior is encouraged very much in this
method.

Limitations of Seminar: Setting up of a seminar for every topic in the Text is not feasible. The subject
area to be taught must be relevant to the theme of the seminar. The seminar themes must conform the
learning experiences to be inculcated to the students

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