About VISTAS OL
VISTAS Online Degree programs proposed under UGC recognition for the academic year 2023-2024 focuses on an all-rounded individualized learning trajectory to enhance and diversify one’s career growth pathways. Innovative and pedagogic practices provide experiential learning allowing fresher and working professionals anytime access and flexibility with personalized mentorship and interactivity. Our UGC entitled future ready degree programs are offered jointly with Industry experts and well equipped faculty to expose students in addressing real-life applications.
These online programs are designed to be completed entirely online, with no requirement for physical attendance at a campus or other location. They may include E-tutorial-content, pre-recorded lectures, online quizzes, and other interactive, self explanatory materials, as well as opportunities for virtual interaction with instructors and other students. Online programs at VISTAS are similar to other courses offered by the university in terms of their curriculum and academic requirements. Online courses may allow students to complete coursework at their own pace. VISTAS online programs are delivered through the internet, which may be accessible to students from all over the country and even the world and, students can now gain world-quality education in the comfort of their homes.
Vision
- To provide Higher education to a vast majority of population with a unique learner-centric model of education.
- To make distance education socially-relevant, industry- oriented, and inclusive in all respects.
- To emerge as a World Class hub of knowledge acquisition and skill development.
Mission
- To achieve the status of Centre of Excellence in Online Learning arena.
- To be flexible and accessible to a vast majority of aspiring learners.
- To make social elitism at affordable cost
- To be in the forefront in building human resources by fostering freedom, empowerment, creativity and innovations oriented towards career prospects and in enhancing Gross Enrollment Ratio(GER).
- To make learners accomplish a high degree of academic achievement and cherish their association with the VISTAS forever.
LEARNING PEDAGOGY
Interactive learning content
To enable learners grasp maximum learning through-out their course, every learning content is designed in a manner that creates interest in learners. Complete interactive learning content ensures to keep learners engaged throughout the virtual lectures and help them gain maximum insights throughout.
A continuous performance assessment system
To ensure complete understanding, it is important that learners indulge in solving assignments and managing projects. Live applications allow learners to exercise what they have learned and enhance problem-solving skills. Therefore, each course comes with regular exercises of solving assignments and project work.
Industry-oriented webinars
Regular interactions with industry-experts are important to understand the upcoming trends and demands of the industry in addition to course materials and recorded lectures. Therefore, we hold industry-oriented webinars regularly in association with top industry leaders to probe more knowledge.
Video lectures on demand
Each of us needs a guide to help us sail through, well as we can’t understand everything at once and all by self. In an online course, while a learner cannot be present physically and daily, understanding a topic might seem difficult. It is at this point when learners can demand an online lecture on any module/topic preferred for insightful understanding and obstacle-free learning.
Assignments and project submission facilities
Projects are an integral part of any course curriculum to constantly check one’s progress and understanding of the course. Online submission of project and assignments are a convenient source for students to submit projects and get assessed on growth towards completion.
Recorded Lectures by Eminent Faculty
Live and recorded lectures by eminent faculty, explaining concepts and subjects, to hold virtual class- experience for the learners. Easy video lectures ensure learning anytime, anywhere.
CIQA
Re-constituted Composition of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), CDOE-VISTAS as per UGC-DEB-ODL & OL Regulations-2020 with effect from 01.02.2023 | ||||||
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S.No | Nomination as | Name | Designation | Specialization | Start Date | End Date |
(a) Vice Chancellor as Chairperson | ||||||
1 | Chairperson | Dr.S.Sriman Narayanan | Vice-Chancellor, VISTAS | Chemistry | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
(b) Three senior teachers of Higher Educational Institution – Members | ||||||
2 | Member | Dr. M. Bhaskaran | Pro-Vice Chancellor, VISTAS | Agriculture & Education | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
3 | Member | Dr. M. Chandrasekaran | Dean, Academic Courses, VISTAS | Mechanical Engineering | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
4 | Member | Dr. S. Arun | Director, IQAC, VISTAS | Computer Science & Engineering | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
(c) Head of Three Departments or School of Studies offering recognized programmes in Open and Distance Learning and Online mode – Members | ||||||
5 | Member | Dr. S. Sudha | Professor & Head, School of Management Studies and Commerce, CDOE, VISTAS | Human Resource Management | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
6 | Member | Dr. P. Jagadeesan | Professor & Head, Department of Commerce, CDOE, VISTAS | Commerce | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
7 | Member | Dr. T.Senthamarai | Professor & Head, Department of English, CDOE, VISTAS | English | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
(d) Two external experts of Open and Distance Learning and/or Online education –Members | ||||||
8 | Member | Dr. M. Manivannan | Professor & Director, School of Education, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai | Education | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
9 | Member | Dr. K. Ravichandran | Former Director IDE / Advisor IDE, University of Madras, Professor and Head, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Advisor Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chennai. | Chemistry | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
(e) Officials from the Administration and Finance departments of the Higher Educational Institution – Members | ||||||
10 | Member | Dr. P. Saravanan | Registrar, VISTAS | History | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
11 | Member | Mr. B. Kalyankumar | Director, Finance, VISTAS | Commerce | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
(f) Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance | ||||||
12 | Member Secretary | Dr. P. Sujatha | Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), CDOE, VISTAS. | Computer Science | 01.02.2023 | 31.01.2025 |
Centre for Distance & Online Education(CDOE) Academic Staff for OL Programmes
SI.NO | Name | Designation | Qualification | Experience |
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1 | Dr.P. Thiyagarajan | Director-CDOE Profile | M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D M.A.,(Distance Education)., DDE.,CIC.,CPDEO | 34 |
2 | Dr.P. Sujatha | Director-CIQA- CDOE | M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D | 24 |
3 | Dr.R.Priya Anand | Director-Centre for Online Education(COE) | M.C.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D | 22 |
4 | Dr.R.Pannirukaivadivelan | Deputy Director(COE) | M.A(Lang),M.A (Linguistics) M.Phil.,Ph.D | 15 |
5 | Dr.M.Vetrivel | Assistant Director(COE) | M.Com..M.B.A, M.Phil. Ph.D | 16 |
6 | Dr.K.Gunasekaran | Programme Co-Ordinator – B.B.A | M.Com .,M.Phil., MBA, Ph.D. | 26 |
7 | Dr.P.Jagadeesan | Programme Co-Ordinator – B.Com., | M.Com, M.Phil, Ph.D(MKT),Ph.D(HRM)., | 24 |
8 | Dr.S.Sudha | Programme Co-Ordinator - M.B.A | M.Com., M.B.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D | 22 |
9 | Dr.T.Senthamarai | Programme Co-Ordinator - B.A.,English | M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D | 25 |
Technical Staff
SI.No | Name | Designation | Qualification |
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1 | Dr.B.Senthil Kumar | Technical Manager - Production | M.A(Advt.), M.A.(Mass. Comm.),M.Phil,M.F.A. Ph.D |
2 | Mr.S.EmmanuelvelRaja. | Technical Associate (Audio-Video Recording and Editing) | M.Sc., DAE, PGDVC (Ph.D) |
3 | Mr.S.ManojPrabhakar. | Technical Assistant (Audio-Video Recording) | M.Sc., |
4 | Mr. A. FazeehaJohara. | Technical Assistant (Audio-Video Editing) | B.Sc (Vis Com) |
5 | Mr.R.Mahesh | Technical Manager (LMS & Data Management | M.B.A |
6 | Mr.I.Lalith Kumar | Technical Assistant (LMS & Data Management) | B.C.A |
7 | Ms.Nageswari Ganesh | Technical Assistant (LMS & Data Management) | B.B.A |
8 | Ms.A.K.Pushpa. | Technical Manager (Admission, Examination & Result) | B.A., |
9 | Ms.R.K. Shylaja | Technical Assistant (Admission, Examination & Result) | M.C.A |
10 | Ms.S.Aravithavathani | Technical Assistant (Admission, Examination & Result) | M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Phil (Ph.D) |