Research @ SJEC

Research is one of the core missions of St. Joseph Engineering College and it believes that research directly contributes to social well-being, health, culture, economic development and the advancement of society. The research strategy of St Joseph Engineering College is to cover all the major academic disciplines. Faculty and students are actively involved in research in key areas of Science, Technology and Management. The research is clearly visible in terms of wide publications and various projects securing grants from the external agencies.

Objectives

To meet the global standards, in addition to the good teaching-learning process, the institution needs to have a strong research base. In this interest to enhance the research and consultancy activities the following areas are identified:

To focus on the state-of-art infrastructure and equipment for teaching and research activities
Encouraging doctoral research programs in the institution
To make the academic activities in coherence with the overall development of the region
To nurture high-quality research and publications
To train highly creative students by incorporating outcome-based learning

Composition

One faculty representative from each Department is nominated by the Head of the Departments and a faculty leader as a Chairperson is nominated by the Principal.

Operation

The Research & Facilities Committee is activated at the beginning of the each academic year with the Principal – Research & Facilities Chairperson as Faculty Leader and one designated member from each Department as a committee member.
Announcement of the names of Committee Members is done at the beginning of the every academic year.
Preparation of the plan for Research & Facilities activities and designated tasks of sub-committee members through committee meeting is done at the beginning of the every semester.
Frequency of meeting of the committee members is minimum two per semester and can be held during the semester when the need arises.
Members will be notified by email on the location and agendas with associated documentation at least three working days before the meeting, via the Committee group email.
Minutes are to be prepared from each meeting. The Principal will review the draft minutes of each meeting, after which the Chairperson will circulate the documents to all committee members and the management and include them in the agenda papers for the next meeting for noting and/or discussion/decision as necessary.
Preparation of the report is done at the end of the academic year with identification of areas of strength and concern for future course of action.

Roles & Responsibilities

To formulate policy on all research related matters which impact on the strategic objectives of the College.
To facilitate a convenient environment for promotion of Research & Facilities activities in the Institute.
To monitor the academic and administrative works of the Research Centers.
To encourage and provide start-up funds that catalyze larger grants aligned to the research activities.
To encourage faculty members to apply for major and minor Research Projects.
To strengthen and promote high-quality research publication with incentives.
To promote collaborative and inter-disciplinary research.
To review faculty research publications for quality assessment.
To receive reports from sub-committees and be responsible for monitoring and evaluating each sub-committee’s activities against their functions and responsibilities.

The Research and Facilities Group has the following standing sub-committees

Research Center
Research Publication Assessment
Research Proposals
Virtual Labs
MathWorks
LabVIEW

Performance Indicator

The Research & Facilities Committee shall, at least once a year, review its own performance and its terms of reference and shall report its conclusions and recommend any changes it considers necessary to the management.

Research @ SJEC

Objectives

To meet the global standards, in addition to the good teaching-learning process, the institution needs to have a strong research base. In this interest to enhance the research and consultancy activities the following areas are identified:

To focus on the state-of-art infrastructure and equipment for teaching and research activities

Encouraging doctoral research programs in the institution

To make the academic activities in coherence with the overall development of the region

To nurture high-quality research and publications

To train highly creative students by incorporating outcome-based learning

Composition

One faculty representative from each Department is nominated by the Head of the Departments and a faculty leader as a Chairperson is nominated by the Principal.

Operation

The Research & Facilities Committee is activated at the beginning of the each academic year with the Principal – Research & Facilities Chairperson as Faculty Leader and one designated member from each Department as a committee member.

Announcement of the names of Committee Members is done at the beginning of the every academic year.

Preparation of the plan for Research & Facilities activities and designated tasks of sub-committee members through committee meeting is done at the beginning of the every semester.

Frequency of meeting of the committee members is minimum two per semester and can be held during the semester when the need arises.

Members will be notified by email on the location and agendas with associated documentation at least three working days before the meeting, via the Committee group email.

Preparation of the report is done at the end of the academic year with identification of areas of strength and concern for future course of action.

Roles & Responsibilities

To formulate policy on all research related matters which impact on the strategic objectives of the College.

To facilitate a convenient environment for promotion of Research & Facilities activities in the Institute.

To monitor the academic and administrative works of the Research Centers.

To encourage and provide start-up funds that catalyze larger grants aligned to the research activities.

To encourage faculty members to apply for major and minor Research Projects.

To strengthen and promote high-quality research publication with incentives.

To promote collaborative and inter-disciplinary research.

To review faculty research publications for quality assessment.

To receive reports from sub-committees and be responsible for monitoring and evaluating each sub-committee’s activities against their functions and responsibilities.

The Research and Facilities Group has the following standing sub-committees

Research Center

Research Publication Assessment

Research Proposals

Virtual Labs

MathWorks

LabVIEW

Performance Indicator

The Research & Facilities Committee shall, at least once a year, review its own performance and its terms of reference and shall report its conclusions and recommend any changes it considers necessary to the management.