32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

changes in view of contemporary requirements. The School
Board of School of Humanities has already approved the
proposal.
ACSC 12.19.2
ITEM NO. 12.20
The Academic Council’s Standing Committee appreciated the
initiative and approved the Phase Zero Form (Appendix-10) for
the Revision of the Application Oriented Course in Radio Lekhan
[AWR (H)-1] for BDP students.
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE ZERO
FORM FOR THE REVISION OF THE APPLICATION
ORIENTED COURSE IN FEATURE WRITING IN
HINDI [AFW (H)-1] FOR BDP STUDENTS.
ACSC 12.20.1
Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that
like AWR (H)-1, Feature Writing in Hindi [AFW(H)-1] for BDP
students was also developed in 1990 as an Application Oriented
Course. In view of the changes in the use of media for education
and the general policy of the University to relook into courses
produced prior to 1998, the School convened Course Expert
Committee to suggest changes. The Committee has
recommended inclusion of news media, news editing and
editorials, arts and film reviews, community related features and
urban life in the course.
ACSC 12.20.2
The Academic Council’s Standing Committee considered and
approved the Phase Zero Form (Appendix-11) for the Revision of
the Application Oriented Course in Feature Writing in Hindi
[AFW(H)-1] for BDP students.
ITEM NO. 12.21
ACSC 12.21.1
TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE IN
NOMENCLATURE OF PGDAPP TO PGDRPPM.
Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that
School of Continuing Education has proposed that the title of the
Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme Production
(PGDAPP) be changed to Post Graduate Diploma in Radio
Programme Production and Management (PGDRPPM). He
explained that on the advice of Academic Council, the scope of
the programme was widened, by including community radio and
management and marketing aspects of radio. Subsequently,