Uma Boregowda
*,
D. V. Shruthi
,
M. R. Vinutha
,
G. K. Sudharshan
,
H. S. Chandrashekar
,
M. R. Tejonidhi
- Department of Information Science and Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, India
Abstract
Alumni mentoring program is one of the best ways of reconnecting alumni with their almamater and engaging them in students' advancement process. However, developing effective alumni mentoring programs can be a challenging process that requires a careful balance of interested students and alumni along with close facilitation of the mentoring relationship. This exciting program is designed to match team of students with alumni in a related field to provide a learning experience for students which connects classroom learning to the 'real world'. The use of alumni to mentor under graduate students to carry out a project, is a new and innovative development in our institute. This article describes the recent initiative carried out in our department where alumni worked as mentors to second year under graduate students. As an outcome of this, all students performed few activities and projects, also gained confidence to carry out a good project.
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