Mrs. K Kalpana has been working as the Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department at Lourdes Mount College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. She has done B.Tech, ME in Computer Science and Engineering as part of her academics. And she has more than six years of teaching experience as an Assistant Professor. She has also published a Journal under the topic "Efficient Sleep Scheduling for Localized Power Efficient Data Aggregation Trees for Sensor Networks". Her interest areas are Network Security, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing.

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Which latest programs are being offered by your institute to help students outperform and stand apart from the crowd?

"We are providing courses related to IoT, Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking"

We are offering specialization courses in Cyber Security, Internet of Things and Ethical Hacking in the discipline of Computer Science and Engineering. We work continuously for students' growth and our courses give more value as they are employment oriented.

Which factors make these programs the best for the students to opt?

"Increasing employment opportunities in both present and future as well"

The recent advancements in this field have created an enormous demand for human resources in industry with specialized skills in areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing.

What will you say are the best practices of these courses your institute is offering?

"Our industrial associations and teaching pedagogy make our courses best for students"

Some of the best practices of these courses include project-based learning, peer teaching-learning methodologies, and our collaboration with industry experts to inculcate their demands in the course curriculum. 

What are some of the valuable insights of these CSE programs?

"We give equal opportunities to all students with respect to placement by giving them finest trainings"

Utmost care is taken by us to make our students job ready. And I would say our Alumni play a major role here by acting as ambassadors of our college and providing scholarships to the needy students. They also prepare our students for the actual interview process by organizing mock interviews and group discussions like activities prior to the actual placement drives. 

How do these CSE programs ensure the future preparedness of students? 

"By encouraging them to practice self learning practices and teaching them entrepreneurship skills"

Our college gives more emphasis on enhancing soft skills, problem-solving skills and entrepreneurship skills of our students through these CSE programs. And many self-learning initiatives have been taken by us in order to make our students industry ready so that they can tackle challenges easily while working in companies.

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How did you train your faculty to deliver these programs to the students in the best possible way?

"They are trained through FDPs, events and by working with industry experts through MOUs"

We upgrade the skills of our faculty members through Faculty Development Programs and events like workshops and seminars. We have also signed MOUs with reputed industries and organizations to help us understand their requirements and accordingly update our faculties knowledge and college infrastructure and education quality. 

How do you build an industry connectedness with these programs?

"By upgrading the subject syllabus regularly to incorporate industry demands and development"

For the purpose of building an industry connectedness we structure our programs in such a way that it can give a perfect blend of theoretical and practical knowledge to students. We organise practical sessions and also offer value-added courses to students on a regular basis to help them understand which skills would be required for them to work in a corporate world. Lastly, we encourage students to learn different concepts and courses through the NPTEL platform.

On what kind of projects students generally work under these courses?

"Our students work on real time industry projects in addition to Hackathons projects"

As per the curriculum, students are assigned two mini-projects in 3rd year and project topics are generally of their own choice. And in the final year, a major project is assigned to them. In addition to this, we encourage them to work on industry oriented projects through internships and ask them to participate in project expos and Hackathon to innovate solutions for actual world issues. 

Which career options would be available for students after pursuing these courses from your college?

"Various opportunities are available for them in Software and IT industry"

On successful completion of these CSE courses, students will be able to establish a remarkable career in reputed software industries. They can also pursue any Post Graduate program in the relevant discipline.

Being a Head of Department, what are your responsibilities towards the students?

"To ensure that classes are conducted smoothly and labs infrastructure remains updated"

Being the Department Head, I need to ensure that classes and labs are conducted smoothly as per timetable and lecture plans. I also need to make sure that labs are well-resourced with the latest equipment and consumables for the smooth conduct of experiments.

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How do you establish healthy relations with the students and fellow faculty?

"By being a good mediator between them and addressing their queries and issues on time"

Being the Head of Department, I act as a liaison between management and faculty members of our department. And I ensure a healthy relationship with my students by addressing and resolving their academic queries on time, by introducing new programs and courses as per industry standards to make it beneficial for them in the long run. When it comes to faculty, I make available my full support and guidance to make them capable enough to do Research and Development (R&D) in new technologies with social relevance or industry needs. I also ensure that whatever concepts are taught to students, they understand it fully. Lastly, special attention is given to those students who find it difficult to learn new things.

Which best practices are offered by the department to the students to help them gain necessary skills?

"Events like seminars, conferences are organized and students also participate in coding competition like Hackathons"

We encourage our students to learn things by doing and to participate in the Internal Hackathon as part of smart India Hackathon which is generally organized by AICTE. By participating in these Hackathons, students try to discover creative and innovative ideas for some real world issues and it utilizes their existing skills and helps them to build new one as well. In addition to this, events like symposiums and conferences are organized by us to make them aware about the latest industrial development and demands and it boosts their confidence by removing fear of public speaking.