The Information Technology Department, through the Staff Development Committee, conducted a Workshop on MATLAB on Tuesday, 22 January 2019, in the Engineering Free Access Lab 001 at 12 noon. The speaker for the event was Dr Kumaravel, a lecturer at Ibri College of Technology.
The speaker started with a brief history of MATLAB and its use in the IT field. He explained the advantages of MATLAB over other software available, by explaining the all the library function and their use. This workshop helped staff members to get a better understanding of the software. Finally, the HoS for Mathematics requested the speaker to conduct the session using MATLAB for Math application. The event ended at1.45pm and staff members benefitted from the event. The workshop achieved a feedback score of 3.2.
The Staff Development Committee of the Engineering Department organised a programme on “PLC Programming” on 24 May 2018 from 12pm to 1pm.
Mr Srilla Jayasankar, Instructor, Electrical and Electronics, conducted the programme.
This awareness programme focused on the importance of programmable logic controllers, which are extensively used in automation industries. This kind of automation software plays a vital role in developing the nation. In this regard, he explained the basic programming techniques to write a ladder logic program. He also narrated the method of writing simple programmes with the help of an example taken from real time practical application.
This program was well received by the staff and highly beneficial to the participants.
