UOG Campus Career Portal
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Jobs,
Students
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University of Gujrat, has launched 'Campus Career Portal' for all the students, with the collaboration of Rozee.pk. Under this project, students will be able to build their resumes online, view job postings by over 20,000 employers, apply and network with their peers and subscribe for a career placement newsletter. For further information please contact the 'Student Services Center'.
FACULTY URGED COOPERATION
The University of Gujrat administration will never compromise in developing it into a world class university. Faculty and students are the real assets of the campus. Faculty has played a crucial role in the rapid development of the campus. There is still room for improvement. Faculty and management staff is urged to help solve the students’ problems. Senior faculty must keep vigilant eye on the elements trying to disturb the academic environment of the campus. These remarks were passed by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nizamuddin while addressing the senior staff, directors and faculty members here today at Hafiz Hayat Campus.
Vice Chancellor in his remarks urged the faculty to channelize the potential of youth in unconventional pattern. Without focusing the character building and leadership training the real objective of the functioning of the centers of learning can never be achieved. This is students’ right upon the faculty, Vice Chancellor added.
Man of The Year
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Man of the Year 2008
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DECLARED MAN OF THE YEAR 2008
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nizamuddin (Vice Chancellor, University of Gujrat) has been graced the “Nineteenth Star Award 2008” and selected as the “Man of the Year 2008” in the field of education in recognition of his outstanding achievements. The award ascribing agency, South Asia Publications also included the name of Vice Chancellor in the list of “Who’s Who in Pakistan 2008.”The Award donor agency selects the persons with outstanding achievements from Pakistan in different field of life every year. While selecting Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nizamuddin for the Star Award 2008, the agency termed his personality versatile genius engaged in research and academic pursuits throughout his career mostly at international level for more than 35 years.
While commenting on Dr. Nizam’s academic career, the agency termed it very brilliant as he has won many prestigious scholarships starting from University of Karachi to USAID fellowship.
Apart from of explaining the outstanding contributions in the field of demography and family planning in the United Nations as Senior Advisor, his momentous role in establishing a world class university was explained. Agency says that with miraculous traits of his excellent administration and well versed in pedagogical issues, Prof. Nizam established 14 Masters, 10 M.Phil and 22 under graduate programs at the University of Gujrat.
Apart from of explaining the outstanding contributions in the field of demography and family planning in the United Nations as Senior Advisor, his momentous role in establishing a world class university was explained. Agency says that with miraculous traits of his excellent administration and well versed in pedagogical issues, Prof. Nizam established 14 Masters, 10 M.Phil and 22 under graduate programs at the University of Gujrat.With all his preoccupations he teaches post graduate classes as HEC Foreign Faculty and enjoys an exceptionally high respect among his students.
System of Freeze Tution Fee Activated
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UOG
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The University of Gujrat is student friendly center of learning. Its administration will try utmost to provide students academic and related facilities. To make education accessible finically freeze system of fee payment is immediately activated. Students will also be provided in financial assistance, transport and other related facilities to ensure proficient learning. These declarations were made by the Vice Chancellor during a meeting with the group of students in his office. The decision of "freeze fee charging" was taken by the Vice Chancellor after meeting with a group of students showing reservation about the raise in tuition fee. Rise in tuition fee, according to the Registrar Office was made as per with the credit hours of the courses opted during the semester. This way of charging tuition fee upset the students which consequently forced them to convey there reservation to the Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor while giving a patient hearing to the students’ point of view announced the continuation of freeze charging of fee adopted previously. The Vice Chancellor assured students to help them out solving all their problems
IQBAL DAY
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Iqbal Day in UOG,
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nizamuddin,
Taimoor Afzal,
UOG Iqbal Day
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Iqbal’s teaching can serve a blueprint for constructing Pakistan a modern Islamic welfare state. Iqbal interpreted the Islamic principal in pragmatic and progressive manner. “Iqbal’s Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in Islam” can help developing Pakistan a leading nation among the Islamic world. University of Gujrat in its Social Sciences Research Center will facilitate the research opportunities for exploring more avenues of philosophy and thoughts of Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal. These views were expressed by the Vice Chancellor University of Gujrat Prof. Dr. Nizamuddin while delivering the presidential address in the seminar commemorating Iqbal Day here at Hafiz Hayat Campus, University of Gujrat.
The seminar on “Iqbal and challenges faced by Pakistan” was organized by the Additional Director, External Linkages, Shahid Minhas. Renowned researcher on Iqbaliat Brig (retd) Taimoor Afzal was a key note speaker and the chief guest on the occasion. Mr. Taimoor while throwing light on the Iqbal’s thoughts and philosophy said it is unfortunate that Iqbal’s thoughts and philosophy were misinterpreted. He said that monarchs and mullah since the inception of Islamic state misguided the masses in this regard. Allama Muhammad Iqbal initiated the dialogue and reinterpretation of Islamic principles, he added.
Director Planning and Development Prof. Shabbir Hussain Shah while addressing the seminar said it is imperative to understand the sprit of Iqbal’s massage. He said that Iqbal’s massage should be exploited to reform the society. He said that Iqbal massage should be used to reconstruct various institutions of the state. Different students presented Kalam-e-Iqbal in melodious voice. Additional Registrar, Media & Publications Sheikh Abdul Rashid conducted the stage activities of the seminar.
MCQs – A contentious Issue!
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Dr Mohammad Zafar Yab,
MCQ,
Statistics
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Following 4 tables give percentage of students obtaining various grades when MCQ based questionnaire with varying numbers of statements each carrying 2, 3, 4 or 5 mutually exclusive options (only one of which is the correct answer) ,respectively, is administered.
The assumptions entailed are:
- Options corresponding to each question/ statement are randomized.
- Student selects an option in a questions/statement randomly (i.e. by shear guess work). Essentially it means that the test is administered to completely ignorant persons about the subject that they are tested for (i.e. subject - insane). As an example, imagine a PhD level high energy physics MCQ based questionnaire administered to a matriculation student. What should we expect when he is asked to select one (and only one) option for each statement? – A non-knowledge based random selection!
- The test is administered to a laaa…rge number of students
Note: The results are true only when the assumptions of randomness and independence (students answer questions without consultation) are satisfied. The former depends upon the ability of the instructor to do so (when he/she really understands how to do randomization and it effect); and the latter is satisfied when cheating is controlled.
Results apply only to the MCQs part of the examination. In conjunction with MCQs other methods such as essay writing may be required for judging comprehension in knowledge.
What do the Tables reveal
General
For small number of questions the percentage obtaining a particular grade is erratic. However, with a progressively increasing the number of questions as well as the number of options point towards the conclusion:
“As the numbers of questions and the options increase the subject-illiterate are increasingly likely to fail (and increasingly unlikely to get any passing grade)”.
Higher percentage of a particular passing grade is expected of students having knowledge of the subject being tested for.
The percentage of students obtaining a particular grade for those having some knowledge (say e.g. 25%, 50%, 75%, 80% etc) of the subject and make an attempt on some other questions by shear guess wok can be easily calculated.
Specifics:
A detailed examination of the tables reveals that:
- For MCQs with only two options (i.e. True or False) no matter how large is the number of statements over 50% of the subject-illiterate will pass. For effective use of true-false type questions other measures such as negative making should help; but needs a careful analysis to avoid a trap one might get into.
- MCQs with three options do not appear to be practicable when administering quizzes, mid-semester or final examination during the conduct of a course because of time required and size of the class. For example even for a 26 statements questionnaire (Paper) nearly 6% will pass, some of them getting even C+ grade – not a very comfortable situation. Increasing the number of statements in questionnaires to 50 will still leave one percent of the subject-illiterate to get through. Of course, the pass percentage will be enhanced to the extent of knowledge of the students to whom the test is administered.
- Questionnaire consisting of 18 statements each having four options will still allow nearly 2% to pass; whereas, that with five options will let less than 0.5% (5 out of one thousand) to get through.
- An increase in the number of statements and options both allow lower numbers to pass, perhaps, at a prohibitive cost. For example, a 5-options 35-statements questionnaire leave very nearly ZERO % (actually 0.003% - i.e. 3 in 100,000) unwanted qualifiers. Attaining such an accuracy has to be weighed against the time required to conduct an exam within a short time usually allocated for such activity in a class.
Scepticism:
- Some instructors believe that the MCQs do not test knowledge. This happens with instructors who lack in know-how about writing MCQs. (Dr. Syed Makhdoom Ali Shah may help).
- Some reckon that the results are not reliable when administered to a small group. Apparently a genuine concern. Let us not forget that the theoretical results are based on assumption 3. For small groups (such as of size 30 or so) the percentage of students obtaining a particular grade will hover around the true value; and will vary from group to group (based on the standard error of the estimate). Thus we can expect this to happen more often in real life scenarios where small samples are involved. Nevertheless, this variation will be insignificant for affecting most decisions. Certainly, increasing the group size must reduce this uncertainty and alleviate any fear.
A Reminder:
Results are based on well established theory. To negate an existing theory/hypothesis there is a need to put forward an alternative which is conclusive (produces evidence- empirical or otherwise) against it and supports the new theory (including the non-controversial elements of the old one).
Instructors may like to produce empirical evidence (for or against) by administering tests having different number of MCQs and options to various sized classes. A help is always at hand for the desirous.
Dr Mohammad Zafar Yab
Professor of Statistics, UOG
[drzafaryab@Uog.edu.pk]
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