Guidelines for the Evaluation of AATs

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Alternate Assessment Tool

DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Guidelines for the evaluation of the Alternate Assessment Tool

What is Alternate Assessment Evaluation?

Alternate Assessment shall allow students to exhibit their skill to function in a variety of cognitively engaging events. When assessment is performance-oriented, the students’ work will result in a creation through written or oral performance, or problem solving, or models etc., It focuses on higher level thinking process by students  in achieving excellence and also bring out their strengths and weaknesses.

How to avail AAT benefits?

The students shall opt for the following activities and shall be assessed accordingly.

	CIE1	CIE2
AAT1	Pick any activity from the  list below(5 Marks)	Pick any activity from the  list below(5 Marks)
AAT2	Pick any activity from the  list below(5 Marks)	Pick any activity from the  list below(5 Marks)

Sl. No.	AAT Activities	Registration Process at the department		Conduction Process	Assessment for 5 Marks
					Evaluation Parameters	Max Marks	Subject Mapping
1	Subject Quiz	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Prepare for the subject quiz ·   Participate in the subject quiz given by the subject teacher ·   Online/written	Online/written quiz comprising 5 questions of 1 mark each	5	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher
2	Seminar	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Decide on the topic ·   Topic may be from Self study component ·   Prepare report on the topic ·   Prepare Power Point Presentation on the topic ·   Present it on the allotted date and time slot	Oral presentation	3	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Report	2
3	Mini Projects/Developing Products/Building Models	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Form the team ·   Decide on the project ·   Assign modules to team members ·   Attend all phases review and work accordingly ·   Complete well before deadline ·   Submit working prototype/model and report	Relevance to current research trends:	2	Mapped to all the subjects
					Individual Contribution:	1
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Completion:	2
4	E-Course Certification	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Find good online courses from reputed organizations ·   Register for the course ·   Complete the course ·   Submit the Certificate	Relevance to the Course	3	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Valid Completion Certificate	2
5	Group Discussion	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Work/Read  on the topic fixed by the subject teacher ·   Collect the information ·   Prepare notes ·   Decide for /against ·   Participate in the debate on the topic on the scheduled time	Subject knowledge:	2	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Confidence level:	2
					Presentation:	1
6	Case Study	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Work on the problem given by the subject teacher ·   Collect the information ·   Prepare solution ·   Submit it to the teacher	Solution Approach:	3	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Solution:	2
7	Role Play	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Decide on the topic ·   Form the group ·   Assign roles to each one ·   Prepare action plan ·   Perform it on the allotted date and time slot	Theme selection:	2	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Subject Teacher		Performance mapped to theme:	2
					Presentation:	1
8	General Science/Technical Quiz	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Update general science /technical knowledge ·   Participate in intra/inter college quiz competitions ·   Produce the certificate	For Only Participation Certificate:	2	Mapped to all the subjects
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor		If Prize/Award obtained	5	Mapped to all the subjects
9	Paper Presentation	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Form the team ·   Select IEEE or some reputed conference research papers ·   Study the paper thoroughly ·   Prepare presentation ·   Present it in paper presentation contest ·   Produce the certificate	Relevance to the current research trends:	1	Mapped to all the subjects
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor		Technical content covered in the presentation:	2
					Oral presentation:	2
10	Paper Publication	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Form the team of 2 to 3 ·   Associate with one of the research scholars of the department ·   Work on one module of the research topic given by the research scholar ·   Publish a technical paper in any of the reputed journals/conferences ·   Produce the proceedings/certificate	Relevance to the current research trends and novelty in the approach worked on	3	Mapped to all the subjects
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor
					Submitted to a Conference/Journal with high impact factor	2
11	Programming Contest	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Work on Coding skills ·   Participate in intra/inter college Programming/coding contests ·   Produce the certificate	For Only Participation Certificate:	2	Mapped to all the subjects
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor		If Prize/Award obtained	5	Mapped to all the subjects
12	Hackathon	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	·   Form the team ·   Identify reputed organizations conducting hackathons ·   Register as a team ·   Produce the certificate	For Only Participation Certificate:	2	Mapped to all the subjects
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor		If Prize/Award obtained	5	Mapped to all the subjects
13	Demonstration/ Analysis/ Optimization/ Comparison of Theoretical Concepts using Modern Tools	When to register:	2 Weeks before CIE	Conduction Process: ·   Identify suitable software tool and Work on specific Problem given by subject teacher ·   Prepare solution /analysis Report ·   Submit to the teacher	Tool & Approach / Methodology	3	Mapped to the  particular subject
		Whom to contact:	Class Teacher/ Mentor	Tools: ·   Matlab ·   Any drafting tool such as :AutoCad/Catia ·   Minitab ·   Labview ·   Ansys/Nastran/Hypermesh Or ·   Any Modelling / Simulation /Analysis software relevance to subjects	Interpretation and effective Report preparation	2

Keep Note:

·         Achieving awards in the category of activities (3, 8 to 13) in inter- college competitions, shall secure 5 marks uniformly for all the subjects in the AAT of that CIE before which award proof is submitted.

·         Publishing technical paper in any of the reputed journals/conferences  (IEEE/ACM/SPRINGER etc.,) with high impact factor shall secure 5 marks in all the subjects

·         Submission of supporting documents/certificates/awards to the class teacher is mandatory 5 days before the CIE dates to ensure proper allotment of AAT marks

·         In addition to the above listed activities, subject faculty may add on activity more suited for the subject/course with prior permission of the head of the department and COE.