WikiConference India 2011/Submissions/Wiki as a Leanring Tool for Engineering Students

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Timestamp
08:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Title of the submission
Wiki as a Learning Tool for Engineering Students
Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, or presentation)
Presentation


Author of the submission
Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh
E-mail address or username (if username, please confirm email address in Special:Preferences)
mr_siddharth@yahoo.com


State of your origin (Country, if you are not based in India)
Agartala, Tripura. Presently Hyderabad


Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
IEEE


Personal homepage or blog

https://www.facebook.com/siddharthacse

Abstract (maximum 500 words)
Every year lakhs of students come out of different engineering colleges in India. In this 4 years of course curriculum the students are suppose to do a mini project and minor project. This paper suggest a way to have a compulsory wiki page for the creative and innovative students projects at a part of their course curriculum. As a result the students get a fair chance to show their skills to the whole world. They get aware of the Wiki world. Their work may get recognition from the world research community and they may get funding. The wiki-project write up will add value in their bio data. Students will be aware of the different Wiki tools and how best to use them. The Wiki community will be strengthen through this process. Students will be move to a world which is free of plagiarism and they will get confidence on themselves.


Track (Community/Knowledge/Outreach/Technology)
Knowledge


Will you attend Wikiconference if your submission is not accepted?
Yes, Looking for a Scholarship
Slides or further information (optional)
Looking forward to share my thoughts to the Wiki India gathering.