[ILUG-Cochin.org] Academic Projects And PHP
Jain Johny
jainmjo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 1 23:09:17 IST 2009
I heard that college of engg kidangoor doesnt support FOSS much. They dont
use/recommend linux. They dont allow students to do mini project in PHP
saying that it is a very complex language.
college office contact: 04822 256056
On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Sameer Mohamed Thahir <
sameer.thahir at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 25 December 2008 06:19 PM, Gejo Paul wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I guess conduct the alternative monthly meetings on eng/MCA colleges will
>> create a very good relation with students and community,
>>
> I do not think conducting monthly meetings of ILUG Cochin at different
> places is good,
> But there can be meetings, seminars or discussions otherwise.
> Lot of colleges have already invited ILUG Cochin for seminars
> and presentations.
>
>> ILUG -Cochin chapter should work as a mentor for Eng/Graduate students.we
>> have a lot of volunteers who are having experience/knowledge in this domain.
>>
> Yes its a good idea, but first we need to make students understand of
> the community framework, so that they can come forward rather than
> we push them.
>
> Besides a lot of volunteers in ILUG Cochin have mentored students
> from different parts of Ernakulam. But unfortunately we do not have
> any record or archive of the project/ assignment they have done.
>
> I think its very important to archive ideas and projects so that we
> have a pool of them which will be referenced by students.
>
>>
>> Regards
>> Gejo Paul
>>
> Thank You
>
> Regards
> Sameer Mohamed Thahir
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Sameer Mohamed Thahir <
>> sameer.thahir at gmail.com <mailto:sameer.thahir at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I believe its the Free Software community that needs to be involved.
>>
>> We need free software groups in colleges and schools that can
>> think independently, there should not be any restriction of an
>> organization or a group.
>>
>> Freedom should exist, not just for name sake..
>>
>>
>> Thank You
>> Regards
>> Sameer Mohamed Thahir
>>
>>
>> On Monday 22 December 2008 01:30 PM, cherian mt wrote:
>>
>> as far as i know there are active chapters of csi in
>> trivandrum and kochi.
>> regarding student chapters some of the office bearers of these
>> chapters will be able to provide details. we can also
>> encourage them to form chapters.
>>
>> Region VII
>>
>> Ms. U. Mini
>>
>> Systems Manager,
>>
>> Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi – 682022. Kerala
>>
>> Email : mini_ u @ cusat.ac.in <http://cusat.ac.in>;
>> iniu06 at gmail.com <mailto:iniu06 at gmail.com> ;
>> rsc7 at csi-india.org <mailto:rsc7 at csi-india.org>
>> <mailto:rsc7 at csi-india.org <mailto:rsc7 at csi-india.org>>
>>
>>
>> Mobile no. 098472 89382
>>
>> *National Student Coordinator:*
>>
>> * *
>>
>> Mr. Bipin V. Mehta
>>
>> Fellow, CSI and
>>
>> Director ,AES Institute of Computer Studies
>>
>> H.L. College Campus, PO Box; 4206,
>>
>> Navrangpura,
>>
>> Ahmedabad – 380 009.
>>
>> Tel.: 079-2646 7760, 26402987 Email: nsc at csi-india.org
>> <mailto:nsc at csi-india.org> <mailto:nsc at csi-india.org
>> <mailto:nsc at csi-india.org>> ; bvmehta at aesics.ac.in
>> <mailto:bvmehta at aesics.ac.in> <mailto:bvmehta at aesics.ac.in
>> <mailto:bvmehta at aesics.ac.in>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> the issues regarding students is
>>
>> how many are genuinely interested in doing projects? may be
>> 25% in a class.
>>
>> knowledge of students in programming will be limited when
>> they are in college only after they get out will they
>> understand better ( this is the case with all courses) by the
>> time the project time is over.
>>
>> the top priority of students is to score well in their exam. (
>> cut off to get into a company)
>>
>> in any case if they get into a company the company trains them.
>>
>> regards
>> cherian
>>
>>
>>
>> *http://www.alappuzhaonline.com*
>> <http://www.alappuzhaonline.com/>*
>>
>> *
>> *Alappuzha* - The most beautiful place in Kerala, also
>> called the Venice of the East
>>
>> http://www.keralatravelandtourism.in/
>> *Kerala*, state in India. One of the 50 must see
>> destinations of a lifetime ...............National Geographic
>> Traveller
>>
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 12/22/08, .Kenney Jacob /<kenney.jacob at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: .Kenney Jacob <kenney.jacob at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>>
>> Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Academic Projects And PHP
>> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software"
>> <mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org <mailto:mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org>>
>> Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:59 PM
>>
>>
>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>>
>> I know a few people from CSI Trivandrum. But how many colleges
>> have CSI presence. My college didnt have.
>>
>> http://www.kenneyjacob.com
>> Kenney Jacob
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:55 PM, cherian mt
>> <mtcherian at yahoo.com <mailto:mtcherian at yahoo.com>
>> </mc/compose?to=mtcherian at yahoo.com
>> <mailto:mtcherian at yahoo.com>>> wrote:
>>
>> are any of ilug members members of computer society of
>> india?
>> csi has student chapters in a number of colleges and they
>> are coordinators who are coordinating the activities
>> of these
>> chapters. good place to start off.
>> regards
>> cherian m t
>>
>>
>> *http://www.alappuzhaonline.com*
>>
>> <http://www.alappuzhaonline.com/>*
>> *
>> *Alappuzha* - The most beautiful place in Kerala, also
>> called the Venice of the East
>>
>> http://www.keralatravelandtourism.in/
>> *Kerala*, state in India. One of the 50 must see
>> destinations of a lifetime ...............National
>> Geographic
>> Traveller
>>
>>
>> --- On *Sun, 12/21/08, .Kenney Jacob
>> /<kenney.jacob at gmail.com <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>
>> </mc/compose?to=kenney.jacob at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>>>/* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: .Kenney Jacob <kenney.jacob at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>
>> </mc/compose?to=kenney.jacob at gmail.com
>> <mailto:kenney.jacob at gmail.com>>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Academic Projects
>> And PHP
>> To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software"
>> <mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org <mailto:mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org>
>> </mc/compose?to=mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org
>> <mailto:mailinglist at ilug-cochin.org>>>
>>
>> Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 12:57 AM
>>
>>
>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>>
>>
>> Thats well said. Lets do the mailing part. That
>> would be
>> really great.
>>
>> http://www.kenneyjacob.com
>> Kenney Jacob
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Sameer Mohamed Thahir
>> <sameer.thahir at gmail.com <mailto:sameer.thahir at gmail.com>
>>
>> <http://mc/compose?to=sameer.thahir@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday 19 December 2008 12:46 PM, .Kenney
>> Jacob wrote:
>>
>> Every large scale change starts with awareness.
>>
>> I agree
>>
>> Students should be aware of their freedom to
>> choose their own topics.
>>
>> It is not only about topics, freedom in a broader
>> sense is being lost in academics on the whole,
>> Of course, there needs to be a starting point
>> which is
>> this.
>>
>> If this issue gets noticed by the academic
>> community, we can push for a circular from the
>> university. For that to happen, this needs
>> to be
>> discussed throughout the community.
>>
>> What I feel can be done
>> - Create a pool of project ideas ( there are a
>> lot of
>> Free Software Projects on the
>> Internet at different stages of development, we
>> need
>> to create a sort of legend for
>> students ,
>> - Create a page on the Internet that will serve
>> as a
>> reference to teachers,
>> so that they are convinced of the scope of the
>> project
>> and how it can do good
>> to the student, college and most important the
>> "Community".
>> - Once projects are completed they are uploaded
>> to the
>> website and also
>> are presented and spoken of at events and Community
>> group meetings
>> (like ILUG Cochin), and the project will
>> develop wings.
>> - This will serve as an example and lesson for the
>> other students as well
>> and then we have a whole lot of useful software
>> created by the students
>> for the community.
>>
>> - The Web page also needs information from the
>> normal
>> users and business
>> people, so that they can put in their requirements
>> into the page so that
>> it becomes " a self sustaining community".
>>
>> - Finally let us begin upon, and reiterate on
>> what is
>> the aim of an
>> academic project in our society and again " the
>> free
>> software community".
>> Many times students do not know what path they
>> need to
>> take to create
>> something useful for the society.
>>
>> We need to draft an open letter to all educational
>> institutions
>> which states what an academic projects means to the
>> society and how
>> important is the freedom for students to pursue
>> their
>> own interests and how
>> they can guide them to the right path.
>>
>> There are lot of teachers and academicians in the
>> Mailing List. I believe
>> we can get lot of information from them. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You
>>
>> Regards
>> Sameer Mohamed Thahir
>>
>>
>>
--
Regards,
Jain M Johny
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