SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS (LIGHTING UP THE DARKNESS)
The Department of COMPUTER APPLICATIONS(MCA) conducted a two day SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS on20-09-2020 and 26-09-2020 titled “SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS (LIGHTING UP THE DARKNESS) “ for school students
DAY #1- 20-09-2020 -SESSION: FORENOON
Topic: ROLE OF IoT IN EDUCATION-The Future in your Palm-Connecting Today for Tomorrow’s Innovation-A IoT
CHIEF GUEST : Mr.Arun Srinivasan- Head-Digital Experience-HTC Global Services Inc-Chennai
♦ Mr.Arun Srinivasan- Head-Digital Experience-HTC Global Services Inc-Chennai started the session with a brief introduction of the importance of IoT for students to elevate their career.
He started the technical session by explaining about
What is IoT?
How devices are connected using a protocol
How we start sharing information over the internet.
He also highlighted the salient features of IoT in recent days
He continued to explain how learning was done few years back understanding the working principle of counters and clocks digitally
The session/online session was attended by around 442 participants/students.
DAY #1- 20-09-2020
SESSION: AFTER NOON
TOPIC: ROLE OF MATHEMATICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
CHIEF GUEST : Dr. D. DATTA- Former Scientist (H+)- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)-Mumbai
♦ Dr. D. DATTA started the session with a brief introduction of the importance of Mathematics for students to elevate their career.
He started the technical session by explaining about
Maths will impart students with the art of reading, understanding and analyzing problem before coming up with a solution
All these skills are vital when it comes to programming and Computer Science in general
From such simple equations students are then introduced to complex algorithms in computer science.
He added that 90% of parents want to study computer science and 45% of high school teach computer science
In addition he added that how the first computer was introduced at 1943 and the first computer program was at 1843
DAY #2- 26-09-2020 – SESSION: FORENOON
Topic: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Growth of AI: From Alexa to Self Driving Cars , Careers in AI- Find your Place
CHIEF GUEST : Ms.P.C. Sridevi -Module Lead, LTI
♦ Ms.P.C. Sridevi Module Lead, LTI Inc-Chennai i started the session with a brief introduction of the importance of IoT for students to elevate their career.
She started the technical session by explaining about
What is AI?- Artificial intelligence (AI) is wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI is an interdisciplinary science with multiple approaches, but advancements in machine learning and deep learning are creating a paradigm shift in virtually every sector of the tech industry
What is Intelligence? It has been defined in many ways: the capacity for logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving
DAY #2- 26-09-2020- SESSION: AFTERNOON
Topic: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Blockchain – The real value, Taming the Dragon: Blockchain
CHIEF GUEST : Mr. RAM ARUNACHALAM -Vice President, IoT & Product Engineering and Development-Inspirisys Solutions Limited
♦ Mr. RAM ARUNACHALAM -Vice President, IoT & Product Engineering and Development-Inspirisys Solutions Limited-Chennai started the session with a brief introduction to the importance of Block Chain for students to elevate their career.
He started the technical session by explaining about
What is Block chain? A blockchain is a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain.
It is also called as internet of values
Distributed ledger: is a database that is consensually shared and synchronized across multiple sites, institutions, or geographies, accessible by multiple people
He also highlighted the key features of blockchain
The presentation was followed by a Q & A session. The webinar/workshop/event was well-coordinated by the faculty members Mr.D.Rajkumar and Mrs.J.Shyamaladevi. E-certificates were mailed to all the participants.