Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - PG Diploma Programme in Acupuncture
Date of Issue: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
PG Diploma Programme in Acupuncture – The programme is offered online and in English Medium – 2008
The programme can be completed in a minimum period of 1 year and a maximum period of 4 years.
Eligibility
The programme is available to the Medical graduates (Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy)
Special Features of the Programme
The special features of the programme is its excellent study materials developed by the experts in the country and have been prepared not only by the specialists and experienced Acupuncturists but also specialists in computer, communication and media technologies. This is the first medical programme which is being offered online.
Evaluation System
This Programme adopts continuous evaluation system through assignments, practical work, seminars and term-end examination.
Fee Structure
The fees for the Programme including registration fee is - Rs. 20,000
About the PG Diploma in Acupuncture Online Programme
PG Diploma in Acupuncture programme is now available online. This is an initiative of IGNOU to develop in-house Learning & Content Management System for imparting online education. It is a complete virtual learning environment suite covering all the activities from registration to certification. The following features are available in PG Diploma in Acupuncture online programme:
1. Walk in admission- admission will be available throughout the year. Registration form has been specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment is available through the payment gateway of AXIS Bank.
2. Integrated multimedia courseware- once registered, learners will have access to personalized learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material, related audio/ video, slides, self check exercises etc. weaved in one platform.
3. Online counseling and mentoring – web cast based counseling integrated with text based chatting facility is used for counseling purposes.
4. 24×7 learner support- asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction will be used to provide just in time support to learners.
5. Portfolio based continuous evaluation- portfolios with individualized randomly generated assignments (both objective and subjective) is automatically generated from the question bank. Portfolio space is used for keeping track of course status, assignment status and grades. Objective questions will be evaluated by the system automatically and the subjective question by the e-councellor.
6. E-tutor based practical- online instructions and e-tutorials for hands on practice of ………………. and ……………………will be used for the practical sessions. Multimedia manuals for self learning are provided online.
7. Group based online seminar- Blogs, chat rooms and discussion forums and web conferencing facility are used for group based seminars.
8. Online Project platform – templates are available for synopsis submission, project uploading and evaluation. Viva voce will be conducted through web based video conferencing tool.
9. Online Term End Examination- Online examinations will be conducted in specified centres for in proctored environment.
Last date for submission of form: 31st October, 2008
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 India
Tel: 011 - 29535924-32, 29535062-65, 29534976
Fax: 011 - 29536588
Website: http://ignou.ac.in/
Email: sbarora@ignou.ac.in
