St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Thrissur

Faculty projects provide an immediate link between teaching and research. The research may be intrinsically productive but it can also be a chance to test ideas and take controlled risks, provided these objectives are consistent with educational objectives. The types of work which may be appropriate projects are numerous and are limited only by the imagination of staff and their educational context. Conventionally the project is a practical, experimental investigation but, as illustrated by several detailed case studies, it may take diverse other forms provided certain characteristics and objectives are met

GOALS

The research may be intrinsically productive but it can also be a chance to test ideas and take controlled risks, provided these objectives are consistent with educational objectives. The types of work which may be appropriate projects are numerous and are limited only by the imagination of staff and their educational context. Conventionally the project is a practical, experimental investigation but, as illustrated by several detailed case studies, it may take diverse other forms provided certain characteristics and objectives

STRATEGY

Strategy-II	Broaden resources and support for significant growth in research opportunities for research scholars and Faculty.
Action 1	Publish from time to time the funded projects of the UGC, Government, and non- government agencies such as industry, corporate houses, international bodies endowments etc., for various levels: undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and Faculty.
Action 2	Create eco system for innovation including incubation centre/ a vivarium research facility and other initiatives for creation and transfer of knowledge literature or art.
Action 3	Conduct workshops / seminars to update on current developments/trends in relevant disciplines and interdisciplinary areas and also to put to good use industry-academia innovative practices
Action 4	Initiate activities that constitute a research paper: discovering, assessing, and assimilating others' research in order to build on them and then articulating Students' own understanding of the subject clearly and persuasively.
Action 5	Enlist senior research faculty to mentor, advice, and assist early career tenure track faculty.
Action 6	Establish clear and open lines of communication about measuring faculty research productivity.
Strategy - I	Involve undergraduate and graduate students in rich and varied research, creative projects and other opportunities
Action 1	Begin research orientation sessions for undergraduate students, which encourage them to go beyond their personal knowledge to explore an idea, probe an issue, solve a problem, or to make an argument in relation to what others have written.
Action 2	Provide opportunities for primary research/firsthand investigation -- such as analysing a literary text, a film, or a performance; conducting a survey or an interview; or carrying out a laboratory experiment in order to arrive at primary sources--which include statistical data, historical documents, or works of literature or art.
Action 3	Guide students to identify and examine secondary research on the subject, making them aware of what other researchers have made of the subject.
Action 4	Initiate activities that constitute a research paper: discovering, assessing, and assimilating others' research in order to build on them and then articulating Students' own understanding of the subject clearly and persuasively.
Action 5	Insist on a guided research paper in every semester of the programme duration.
Action 6	Increase student knowledge for preparing scholarly proposals through additional research-based courses to enable students to write programme-end dissertations.