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Date: 22.12.2014 REFRESHER COURSE REPORT Refresher Course: ICT Applications and Soft Skill (MD) held at Academic Staff College, V. V. Nagar during 01st to 21st December’ 2014. There was total 72 session conducted during this period and 35 resource persons are invited by organizer. In our inaugural session, Dr. Vipul Desai as chief guest, Member of Board of various University and Ex. Professor & Head and Dr. P. V. Virparia, Course Director and Faculty of ASC were present and aware about ICT applications and future of ICT impact on human being and living creatures as well as free software movement in world. In this course, Information and communications technology (I.C.T.) is often used as an extended synonym for information technology (IT), but is a more specific term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems, which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information. The term ICT is also used to refer to the convergence of audio-visual and telephone networks with computer networks through a single cabling or link system. There are large economic incentives (huge cost savings due to elimination of the telephone network) to merge the telephone network with the computer network system using a single unified system of cabling, signal distribution and management. Also, we feel that ICT in real-sense reform the world in near future by looking speed of development in this field. As a person of non computer background and working in college of A. I. T., this course are really worthful to me by understanding basic as well as few applications like Artificial Intelligence use in the field of Medical, Petroleum, Engineering, Agriculture, Analysis as well as in communication sector. There are almost 70 to 80% sessions for computer basic and its application related whereas 20% for soft skill for improving our teaching and communication skills. Initially, we think that why should we learn basic module of computer like word processing, Excel and Power point as well as Internet (search engine) where we have only 30-40% knowledge about it as well as it is really needful for understand higher level ICT application like C programming, computer network, Data mining, ICT application in Education, e-commerce, Internet technology, Video conferencing, Flesh, MATLAB, On-line education, OCR, Simulation and modeling, Android application, Artificial Intelligence, Google Apps, Cloud computing, Cyber security and ICT trends, Computer literacy, Web Designing, 3-D technology, operating system, Image processing and SPSS etc. Among above all, I get basic idea about what is cloud computing, computer network, Data mining software like WEKA, MATLAB and SPSS are software packages, Operating system and Use of Artificial Intelligence. By looking trend and rising population in world future are totally depend on computer technology despite the fact that it is develop by human being. In education sector, more and more people like to join distance education as well as transform “Brick to Click” education system. For financial management as well as e-governances, we put one steps toward the green office where concept to save paper/paperless office by e-transaction, e letter, e report, phone banking and internet banking etc. In Google so many facilities provide through which we get easy information and world make smaller by electronic media and communication, Web designing is another concept where daily more than 800 sites upload in Google. In this situation, enormous data created so data mining is also important tools for accurate and precise result based on collected data. About literacy, people those can’t attain school also have ability to operate computer and smart phone which indicate development and craze in ICT. In education, 3-D technology, Flesh (animation) as well as e-education are powerful tools in understanding subject properly by student whereas Video conferencing, Simulation modeling and image processing are applied in agriculture field for information dissemination and generate precise information under variable situation. Now trend towards mobile application instead of computer application i.e. android base information generation is required. Soft skill means commutation technology which is powerful tools for presenting your thoughts and idea. Communication is a process which includes Development of idea, Encoding, Transmit, Receive, Decode and Use information. In classroom teaching, sender/teacher is more important than receiver/ student. In this process, stabilize environment and keep alive audience by giving examples because personality and perception are differ from person to person. 5 V’s are important in communication i.e. Vidya, Vapucha, Vastra, Voice and Vinay. Feedback and Self disclosure are two major concepts in self improvement. Life skill is required to living successful life not only for carrier and business purpose but for overall. WHO has shortlisted ten fundamental life skill like Self awareness, Empathy, Decision making, Problem solving, effective communication, Interpersonal relation, critical thinking, coping with emotion, and coping with stress In general lecture series viz., Video conferencing, Simulation modeling and image processing, Search engine, Web designing, MS office and Communication (student and teacher behavior), are worth full lectures for me, which is imparting knowledge and skill in classroom teaching and future research programme. Overall, this course is helpful for me and thanks to our Hona’ble Vice- chancellor, Director of Research and Dean P.G. Studies and Principal, College of A. I. T., AAU, Anand for permitting me to attain this refresher course. Finally, Academic Staff College, SP University, V. V. Nagar conveys his thanks to permit us to attain this course. (D. K. Parmar)