JIPC Newsletters

Government of Karnataka

Department of Collegiate Education

Government Science College, Hassan.

JOB INFORMATION & PLACEMENT CELL [JIPC] NEWSLETTER November 15, 2009

Issue:1

Volume:6

Member’s Copy

TIME v/s MARKS SCORING - EXAM. PATTERN # In our Examination pattern, the students have to ‘score’ the prescribed marks in the given ‘time’. # But, in the Globalized world of today, the examinations are conducted to know the ‘Re-Collecting’ Capability of the students. # Under the annual scheme, the Students were writing for ‘100 marks in 180 minutes’ (3 hours), and they had ‘1.8 minutes’ to score every ‘single mark’. # After the introduction of the semester scheme, the students are answering for 80 marks and 60 marks question papers. # The Students who are writing for ‘80 marks in 180 minutes’ (3 hours) are having ‘2.25 minutes’ to score a ‘single mark’! # The Students who are writing for ‘60 marks in 180 minutes’ (3 hours) are having ‘3.00 minutes’ to score a ‘single mark’!! # But, the students who after completion of Degree, wishes to appear for interviews of a very good Organizations, will be having only ‘45 seconds to 1 minute’ to score marks. # Examinations are supposed to be conducted, not only to test the ‘recollecting capability’ of a student but also to test the ‘speed of memory recalling’. # Hence, to make the gen-next degree students more capable in this competitive world, either (1) the prescribed time or (2) the pattern of the question paper or (3) maximum marks or (4) amalgamation of all these may have to be re-considered.

- Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., narayanprasad_a@yahoo.com

JIPC students participating in the personality development activities at GEC-II, Infosys, Mysore on 10th October, 2009.

“NATURAL ABILITY WITHOUT EDUCATION HAS MORE OFTEN RAISED A MAN TO GLORY AND VIRTUE THAN EDUCATION WITHOUT NATURAL ABILITY” - CICERO

NEWSLETTER

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How to write “effective e-mails” Are you sure that you're making the best possible impression with your emails? Do people respond to your emails in the way you want them too? Or do they seem to ignore them, or miss important information? Let’s look at these here, and is illustrated with both good and bad examples..

01. Subject Lines are Headlines A newspaper headline has two functions:(1) It grabs your attention, and (2) it tells you what the article is about, so that you can decide if you want to read further. Email subject lines need to do exactly the same thing! Use a few well-chosen words, so that the recipient knows at a glance what the email is all about. If your message is one of a regular series of emails, such as a weekly project report, include the date in the subject line. And for a message that needs a response, you might want to include a call to action, such as "Please reply by November 7".

Of course, just as it would be ridiculous to publish a newspaper without headlines, never leave the subject line blank. Emails with blank subject lines are usually spam!

Bad Example Subject: Meeting Hi Ram, I just wanted to remind you about the meeting we have scheduled next week. Do let me know if you have any questions!

Best wishes, Bhuvanaksha This email is an example of poor communication for several reasons. Let's focus on the headline. As you can see, it's titled "Meeting". Why is this, a bad headline? Well, there's no information about the meeting. If Ram’s calendar is full of meetings, he might even wonder which one Bhuvanaksha is talking about. And there's certainly no clarity about the subject, or when and where the meeting's being held.

What's more, the lack of specific information makes it look like a spam email. This email risks being deleted without being read! Also, the tone of the message is that of a friendly reminder. There's nothing wrong with that, but essential details are missing. If Ram hasn't heard anything about the meeting, or has completely forgotten about it, he'll have to write back for more information.

Good Example Subject: Reminder of 10am Meeting Sched. 11/25 on JIPC Spl.Classes.

Hi Ram, I just wanted to remind you about the meeting we have scheduled for Monday, November 25th, at 10:00am. It's being held in conference room A, and we'll be discussing on JIPC Spl.Classes.

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.

Best Wishes, Bhuvanaksha See how specific this new headline is?

The great thing about this headline is that the reader doesn't even have to open the email to get most of the relevant information.

And the precise nature of the headline serves as a useful prompt. Every time the reader glances at his saved emails, he'll be reminded about that specific meeting. …. (to be contd.)

Chief Editor: Prof.H.V.Lakshminarayan, Editor : Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., narayanprasad_a@yahoo.com, Student Editor : Arun.D.C, Final PMCs

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