PRACTICE SCHOOL-II
Registration
The Practice School-II programme begins with
the registration of students at their stations on the first
day of the PS-II. This is like registration for courses on
campus with the difference that the entire process is carried
out at the off-campus PS-II station.
Orientation
An orientation programme is organized once
the registration is over. The main objective of this is to
familiarize students with the different facets of the
organization and acquaint themselves to the nature of work
done in different sections / departments of the organization.
Handout
Within a week of the registration, the PS
faculty distributes handouts to all the students. A handout
contains all the details of evaluation components with the
dates on which these would be conducted.
Allotment of
Projects
The orientation, which usually lasts for two
weeks, is followed by allotment of projects from the ones
listed in the problem bank. The professional expert from the
host organization here acts as the consultant and guide. These
projects are of direct relevance to the host organization. Therefore active involvement of professional
experts assumes greater importance.
Evaluation
Throughout the PS-II programme the work of
the students is closely monitored. The PS faculty conducts
quizzes, group discussions, seminars and invites the
professional expert's critical views on these evaluation
components. These components enable the PS faculty to assess
those latent attributes in students which do not normally
surface in the class room. Observation and diary, for
instance, enable the faculty to evaluate the student's total
professional personality, his approach towards
problem solving, and his ability to take initiatives, plan his work and meet the
deadlines.
Feedback
Feedback constitutes a unique feature of
the PS system of education because the aim of various
components of evaluation is not merely to evaluate the students' various personality traits but to also help them in
improving upon these traits. Therefore, after each component
of evaluation has been conducted the PS faculty gives feed
back to the students and discusses with them, how they can
overcome their drawbacks as well as strengthen their strong
points.
