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Updates:

• Venue of the program is Conference Room of Mechanical Engineering Department.
• Accommodation for outstation participants is arranged in DASA Hostel (Male) and Visitors Block (Female). You can directly report to these places! Note that, the facility is basic in nature. Two persons to share a room. All rooms have attached toilet! There is a temporary crisis of accommodation in NITW. Inconvenience is likely and regretted. Please cooperate! In the case of any question, please call student volunteers- Utkarsh: 0757 912 8046 or Mondal : 0897 217 8203.
• Registrations closed.
• Program starts at 9am on 22 March 2017 (Wednesday).
• Prof. A. K. Mallik, Former Professor, IIT Kanpur will be delivering lectures on
  • 1) Design of planar linkages - Theory and Practice, Use of Models;
  • 2. Pendulum -The paradigm of oscillations, theory and experiment
• Prof. Raghu Echampati , Professor, Kettering University, USA also gave consent to deliver lectures on Integration of safety concerns and societal impact as learning outcomes of mechanical engineering courses.

About the Programme

There is a large gap in what is taught in engineering institutions and what is expected of young graduate engineers. Shortage of quality teachers in engineering is resulting in graduates with poor abilities in solving real world problems. There is a dire need for training of faculty in engineering both in pedagogical skills and domain knowledge.

Since most of the content of mechanical engineering involves the physics of the real-world, it is possible to explain the concepts in such a way that the students experience or gets the feel of it. Unfortunately, not many books are written in this manner and, often subjects are not taught it this way. The concepts are best explained by designing simple and cost effective experiments. Similarly, the concepts of advanced courses like CAD and FEA can be better appreciated by implementing the ideas using a computer code- say in Matlab which can address the limitation faced in hand-calculations/calculator based approach. This program aims at training of teachers of mechanical engineering and allied disciplines in the best of the methods to teach fundamental and critical topics that constitute basis for mechanical engineering. It also includes setting up simple experiments to make students easily learn difficult concepts in Mechanical engineering. Major part of the course content is based on indigenous teaching methods developed by the faculty of mechanical engineering over a period of time. For example, a simple experiment with threads and beads itself is developed to explain the concept of Coulomb friction. Apart from being popular teachers, a text-book on Mechanical Vibrations (published by PHI), a few journals papers also have been published by the coordinators in the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education on some of these concepts. Two patents related to mechanisms are also in process. A set of computer programs for classroom teaching are also developed to explain the concepts of CAD and FEM which are appreciated by students.

Course Content:

• Innovative methods of introducing concepts in subjects like kinematics and dynamics of machinery, mechanical vibrations, machine design and basics of numerical methods.
• Effective ways of teaching fluid mechanics and heat transfer- transport phenomenon/unified approach
• Developing simple and cost-effective experiments to teach concepts in mechanical engineering.
• Developing computer codes to teach concepts of geometric modeling for computer aided design (CAD), finite element method (FEM) using MATLAB.
• Insights into numerical solutions of complex problems.
• Inspirational lectures by stalwarts of mechanical engineering in the country and abroad on teaching with passion.

Resource Persons

Partial list of resource persons is as follows: Invited Speakers:

Prof. A.K. Mallik, Former Professor, IIT Kanpur (Popular teacher, author of book, 'Theory of Mechanisms and Machine Theory')

Prof. Raghu Echampati, Kettering Univ.,USA.

Design subjects:

Prof. R. V. Chalam , Mech. Engg. Dept., NITW.

Prof. P. Bangaru Babu, Mech. Engg. Dept., NITW.

Dr. Hari Kumar V. , Mech. Engg. Dept., NITW.

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer:

Sri.V.N.Kameswara Rao, Civil Engg. Dept., NITW.

Pedagogy:

Prof. I.A.K. Reddy, TLC, NITW.

Prof. B.V. Appa Rao, TLC, NITW.

Registration is open to:

This program is open to Faculty of mechanical engineering and allied disciplines/ Professionals involved in training of mechanical engineers /Post-Graduate students and Research scholars aspiring for an academic career.

How to Apply:

Eligible candidates may apply by submitting the scanned copy of the filled in registration form by Email to imtme2017@gmail.com on or before 15-03-2017 along with the registration fee. See https://sites.google.com/view/imtme2017 for schedule, more about the course and regular updates.

Registration fee:

Faculty: Rs 600 (without accommodation) and Rs. 1200 (with accommodation)

Students: Rs 300 (without accommodation) and Rs. 600 (with accommodation)

Others: Rs 2500 (with accommodation)

Registration fee may be sent in the form of a DD or remitted through On-line to the Bank account given below. Local participants may also pay the registration fee in cash to the Coordinator, Mechanical Engineering Department. Scanned copy of the DD / Proof of remittance of the requisite registration fee (with transaction number if online transaction) shall be sent as attachment to imtme2017@gmail.com

Account Name: DIRECTOR, NIT WARANGAL

Account Number: 52109375198

Bank: State Bank of Hyderabad

Branch: REC Warangal (NIT Campus)

Branch Code: 20149

IFSC code: SBHY0020149

Confirmation of Participation:

On receipt of the registration form along with proof of payment of registration fee, participants will be sent confirmation of their participation through Email by 15-03-2017. As the programme is conducted in an interactive mode with hands-on sessions, the number of participants in the workshop is limited to 40. Candidates are advised to register early to avoid disappointment.

About the Department and NIT Warangal:

The department of Mechanical Engineering offers an UG program, seven PG programs and a Ph. D program as well. There are 39 qualified and experienced faculty in the department. The department has liaison with reputed industries and R &D organizations like NFTDC, BHEL, DMRL, DRDL etc. Presently the department is handling several R & D projects and consultancy works. The department has also been recognized as QIP centre for M. Tech and Ph. D.

National Institute of Technology Warangal, was established in1959. Over the years it has developed into a premier institute of higher learning and is ranked among the top technical education institutions in India. There are 14 Departments offering eight undergraduate and 32 post-graduate programmes besides doctoral programmes. About 5000 students across the country and about 500 international students study in the campus.

Teaching-Learning Centre of NIT Warangal:

The Teaching-Learning Centre (TLC) is established at NIT Warangal with grants from the MHRD, GoI under the scheme, ‘Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching’ (PMMMNMTT). Many senior and young faculty members across various departments of the Institute are associated with this center as members of the Core-Team.

One of the important objectives of the center is to conduct training programs for Aspiring, Newly Inducted and In-Service faculty in Science and Engineering disciplines. Other activities of the TLC include preparation of e-learning materials, offering courses on-line, curriculum development, carrying out research in pedagogy and integrating ICT into teaching-learning process.

Address for correspondence.

Coordinator, IMTME2017

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Telangana State, India- 506 004.

Mobile: +91 89 859 29 103

Email: imtme2017@gmail.com

https://sites.google.com/view/imtme2017