“Business English through Animation” Course conducted by Department of
English of Prof. Ramkrishna More
Arts, Commerce and Science College, Akurdi and Department of English, HongKong Polytechnic University, Kowloon,
HongKong
Under
the Aegis of
The
Student’s Welfare Association of the University of Pune
Department of English
of Pune District Education Association’s
Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and
Science College, Akurdi and Department
of English, HongKong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, HongKong made collaboration in December, 2012. Under
this collaboration Dr. Christina
DeCoursey of Department of English, HongKong Polytechnic University is
conducting a course entitled “Business
English through Animation” in Prof. Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and
Science College, Akurdi. HongKong Polytechnic University is one of the leading
universities of the world. This is indeed a moment of great pride for the
University of Pune, Pune District Education Association and Prof. Ramkrishna
More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Akurdi. The Student’s Welfare Association of the University of Pune provided the financial assistance for carrying
out this innovative project.
The details of the course are given
below:
Name of the Course:
Business English through Animation
Course Designed by:
Dr. Christina DeCoursey
Duration of the Course:
15 days : 28th November, 2013 to 13th December, 2013
Beneficiaries:
Students of the college and the students of the colleges in the vicinity
Contents of the Course:
There
are 8 subject knowledge areas required for doing animation: designing
characters, building sets, script writing, sound, directing, recording, editing, uploading. This course
also included teaching students the basics of written and spoken business
genres such as
letter, memo, minutes, agenda and meetings. Students who complete the course
will upload a short animation to Youtube. This URL can go onto their resumes,
and become part of making them exceptional job applicants.
Need
of the Course:
Animation
software has become much more user-friendly over the past decade. Previously,
everyone wanting to be an animator had to learn programming fundamentals
like spatial indexing, meshes, 3D modeling, and rendering through patterns and
polygons. This took years to learn. However, in this case we
are using the software “Muvizu” (2009), an animation programme developed by Digimania. Based on the Unreal
Engine 3 from Unreal Technology, its visual quality is exceptional – it is
currently used by platforms including PlayStation™ and Linux™.
Muvizu has a sophisticated user interface that is also very intuitive to use.
For example, its approach to character movement is practical for
non-specialists because they function as directors rather than as technical animators.
Its operational resemblance to Windows means most students already have a feel
for the software. That is, characters, objects and scenes are edited using
windows, toolbars, drop-down menus, and colour and texture palates. This
definitely saves a lot of time in producing an animation.
At
the same time, doing animation is detailed work, because
the 8 subject knowledge areas must be coordinated in every moment of every
scene, so it definitely does take time. Script writing often takes the most
time, as the creator must develop a concept and then put it into words. For
these students, all of this happens in a second language, and must be embodied
in software choices, so this also takes more time. These students had 16 x
2-hour sessions, or 32 hours, in which to make about a 2 minute animation. They
found this amount of time sufficient, but still not easy.
Chances
of Employability of the Students who have opted for the Course:
Animation is now used for
§ business
web pages
§ electronic
business cards
§ short
sequences on company websites
§ communications
to maintain customer relations
§ product
use tutorials
§ product
demonstrations
§ large-scale
walk-throughs
§ process
and system
§ marketing
and advertising
Many business, institutions,
organisations and SMEs therefore need people to do this work. The students who
have completed this course are going to get job opportunities in the fields
mentioned above.
About
the Course: The course was inaugurated on 28th
November,2013 at the hands of Principal Dr. Nitin Ghorpade. Vice Principal Dr.
Nilesh Dangat and Dr. Abhay Khandagale were present for the function. The
valedictory function was held on 13th December, 2013. Hon. Mr.
Sandeep Kadam, Hon. Secretary., P.D.E.A. was the Chairperson for the function.
Hon. Vidya Gargote, Finance Officer, Pune University, Hon. Dr. Pandit Shelke,
Director, Students’ Welfare Board, University of Pune were the Guests of
Honour.
Dr.Shilpagauri Ganpule
Here are some links to the videos that were created by students.
Here are some links to the videos that were created by students.
Sr. No
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Name of the Student
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Youtube Uploded Links
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Sonali Kamalakar
Khot
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Akash waghamare
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Sujay Kumthekar
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Rupali Yadav
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Bhagyashree Bhor
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Dr. Shilpagauri Prasad Ganpule
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Dipali Gadhave
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Pradnya Narkhede
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Nayan Ghadi
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Namrata Alhat
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Changalrao Narayan B.
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krushna Shelke
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Raviraj Bhopale
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Reshma Sayyed
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Rohini Mane
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Ruksar Mulla
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Kirti singh
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Aruna Shinde
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Sayali sonavane
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Arti Gaikwad
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Shubham Kumbhar A
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Shaikh Aadil A
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Shaikh Afzal
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Mayur Vijay Shinde
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Kiran S. Dongare
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Varsha Shinkar
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Puja Deore
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Sandeep sanjay Patil
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Pallavi Baraskar
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Kunda Waghode
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Will be updated soon
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Ghare Pratiksha
Uttam
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Will updated soon
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