Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)

SOU/CCE/2023/P20:

The General Department from Aditya Silver Oak Institute of Technology had organized the 3-Day National Level Online 🌐 Workshop on “An Introduction to LaTeX for Unlocking the Essentials.” 👨🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻 We had participants from Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana.

✅ We had participants from various departments such as General Department, Forests and Climate Change, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Commerce & Management, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and communication engineering, English, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Textile Technology, and Statistics.

👩‍🏫 Resource Person: Dr. Moksha Satia, Assistant Professor, General Department, Aditya Silver Oak Institute of Technology.

✅ The programme was started with the blessings from Dr. M.N.Patel, Advisor, SOU.

✅ Day 1 Topic: Basic Typesetting and Equations.
🎯 Participants learned about Document class, commands, use of brackets, regular and italic fonts, symbols, alignment, font size, indent, bullets, sub list, and basics of equations.

✅ Day 2 Topic: Equations, Figures and Table formatting.
🎯 Participants learned about single equation, multi-line equation, aligned equation, group of equations, case like equation, matrix representation, floating figures, rotating figures, different types of tables, and multirow tables.

✅ Day 3 Topic: Document Preparation.
🎯 Participants learned cross referencing, document adjustment like font size, paper size, page formats, page numbering, page lengths, page margins, title making, making section, subsection, subsubsection, paragraph, subparagraph, footnotes, and bibliography.

SOU/CCE/2023/P19:

Silver Oak University has collaborated with Criss Cross Lingo and completed a "One-Week Online Language Learning Workshop" for French, German, and Spanish. Participants have learned cultural aspects, an introduction to language, basic everyday greetings, Colours, numbers, self-introduction, and daily phrases through exciting activity-based learning.

SOU/CCE/2023/P18:

The Department of Electrical Engineering, Aditya Silver Oak Institute of Technology has organized a 5-Day Online Training programme on "Emerging Trends and Strategies for IPR" from 5th to 10th May, 2023. We had participants from Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamilnadu. We had participants from various departments such as Aerospace, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Electronics Communication Engineering, Computer Application, Physics, Microbiology, Biotechnology, and Management. The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Narendra Mahavadia, I/c Principal, Diploma Engineering.

Day 1 Expert: Mr. Padmin Buch, Sr. Corporate Advisor & IPR domain Expert, Ahmedabad. Topic: IPR- Basics, Market Connect and Recent Developments.

Day 2 Expert: Prof. Manan Pathak, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, ASOIT. Topic: Importance of Industrial Design, Copyright and GI.

Day 3 Expert: Prof. Manan Pathak, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, ASOIT. Topic: Patent filling and Patent Drafting Process.

Day 4 Expert: Prof. Kshipra Pandey, Assistant Professor, Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai. Topic: Ideation and Design Thinking Process.

Day 5 Expert: Dr. Ritesh Arya, Assistant Professor, Ganpat University, Mehsana. Topic: Importance of Patent in Scientific Research.

SOU/CCE/2023/P17:

The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), Silver Oak University has organized a One-Day Online Seminar on “How to Write a Research Paper” on 30th April 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Resource Person: Dr. Thangadurai Natarajan, Associate Director - Research from Centre for Research and Innovation, Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat.

We had 50% of participants from outside Gujarat. We had participants from Gujarat, New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Telangana, and Uttarakhand.

We had participants from various streams such as Computer Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Food Engineering and Technology, Information Technology, Food Science and Technology, Humanity & Social Science, Mathematics, English, Physics, Economic Studies and Planning, Chemistry and environment science, Chemical science, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Clinical research, Physiotherapy, Management and Commerce.

The session was Inaugurated by Dr. Manthan Panchal, Principal (SOIS) and Director (Research).

Participants have learned how to read a paper, writing style and its checklist, plagiarism, types of article, referencing, selection of journals, how to write title of paper, abstract, literature review, citation, methods and materials, results and discussion section and so on

SOU/CCE/2023/P16:

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology, and Aditya Silver Oak Institute of Technology has organized a One-Day Online Seminar on "Recent Trends in IOT in the Field of Automation" on 29th April, 2023 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Resource Person: Mr. Jaimeen Chhatrawala, Sr. System Analyst, Optimized Solutions Ltd., Ahmedabad.

The session was inaugurated by Prof. Aakash Desai, Head of Department, SOCCA.

The scope of the programme was to cover the applications of IOT related to AE, ME, EE, EC, CE, IT, IC and its emerging trends.

We had participants from Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical and Tele-communication, Civil and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, BCA, Aviation, and Microbiology. We had 34 participants in total from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamilnadu.

SOU/CCE/2023/P15:

Silver Oak College of Nursing has organized a One-Day Seminar on “Health for All, First-Aid for All” on 6th of April, 2023 in association with “Indian Red Cross Society, Gujarat”. Dr.B.D.Vanar (Director, Youth Indian Red Cross), Ms. Manisha Solanki (Programme Director-Health, First Aid, Junior & Youth Red Cross), Mr. Naresh Gohel (Director, First-Aid, Junior & Red Cross), and Dr.Rudresh Sharma (Medical officer) have delivered the expert talk and provide training. The Programme was inaugurated by Ms.Gunjan Bhavsar (Programme Director and Principal, Silver Oak College of Nursing) and Dr. Dhara Sharma (Principal, Silver Oak College of Physiotherapy). The scope of the programme was to create awareness regarding first-aid and prepare participants to provide first-aid to community members in health emergencies. Participants got hands-on training and benefited.

SOU/CCE/2023/P14:

The Department of Biotechnology, Silver Oak Institute of Science (SOIS) has successfully organized a One Day Hands on Workshop on "Bioinformatics- A practical Approach from Basic to Advanced" on 3rd April 2023. Participants took part in this event from various universities across the state. There were 40% students from outside University and 60% students and faculties form Silver Oak University as participants. The event was graced by Dr. Saurin Shah (Provost, Silver Oak University), Dr. Manthan Panchal (Principal, Silver Oak Institute of Science), Dr. Chetana Roat (Head, Department of Biotechnology). The expert speakers provided the hands-on session to the participants and students were actively interactive throughout the session. The objective of the workshop was to educate students about applications of Bioinformatics in the field of research and analytics. The participants were given information about software used for molecular docking and its retrieval, cytoscape and STRING for data mining and its curation.

SOU/CCE/2023/P13:

Silver Oak College of Physiotherapy has organized a One-Day Seminar on “Demystifying the Complexities of the Shoulder Complex” on 2nd April, 2023.

It was a Gujarat State Council for PhysioTherapy (GSCPT) approved seminar under “Kalpvriksha Club” of Silver Oak University.

Participants got exposure about injuries of shoulder joints and the treatment related to that in a surgical aspect and also about Biomechanics and Pathomechanics of shoulder complex from this programme.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Dhara Sharma, Principal, Silver Oak College of Physiotherapy and Valedictory function was graced by Prof. Sathish D, Joint Director, Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), Silver Oak University.

SOU/CCE/2023/P12:

The Department of Microbiology, Silver Oak Institute of Science has successfully organized a Two-day activity-based learning event "Microspectra" on March 31 and April 1, 2023. On the Day-1, students took part in an activity called "Microbes on Ramp", where they were in attire of microbes, scientists and microbial lab instruments. Students were able to gain knowledge about various microbes. Also, students participated in "Poster and Model Presentation", where students presented their research, review and project work which enhanced their analytical and presentation skills. On the Day-2, probiotic organisms were used during a "Food Frenzy", where students made mouthwatering delicacies and demonstrated their knowledge about food microbiology. Students enjoyed the event thoroughly and were able to relate their knowledge about Food microbiology. Event Photography, where students had taken pictures of the best moments of “Microspectra”. The programme was graced by Dr. Manthan Panchal (Principal, Silver Oak Institute of Science) and Dr. Rupal Shah (HOD, Microbiology). This event's goal of providing students with the opportunity to interact with and learn about ideas and material relating to their primary study was successfully accomplished.

SOU/CCE/2023/P11:

Silver Oak College of Computer Application (SOCCA) has organized a 3-Day Workshop on “Spoken English with amazing techniques” from 28th to 31st March, 2023. Following are the objectives of this activity based workshop:

1. To communicate effectively and appropriately in real life situations.

2. To use English effectively for study purposes across the curriculum.

3. To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.

Participants started to communicate effectively by integrating the use of the four language skills i.e. Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Hemal Patel, Principal, SOCCA. And Certificate was distributed by Prof. Mansi Dave, HOD (SOCCA).

SOU/CCE/2023/P10:

The Department of Physics, Silver Oak Institute of Science (SOIS) has successfully organized a one day state level technical seminar on the applications and potential research scopes of space technology for societal benefits on March 28, 2023. Participants took part in this seminar from various universities across national and international level.

The objective of the seminar was to educate students about applications and research opportunities in the area of remote sensing. This programme also allowed the participants to interact with eminent speaker Dr. Shiv Mohan (Ex Project Director RISAT-UP, Ex SAC-ISRO/ PLANEX-PRL) about their possible career opportunities in this area.

The Programme was inaugurated by Dr.Devansh Desai, HoD-Physics, SOIS. And the certificate distribution was graced by Dr. Manthan Panchal- Principal, SOIS, and Prof. Vikrant Baxi- Assistant Professor, Physics Department, SOIS.

SOU/CCE/2023/P9:

The Civil Engineering Department under the Silver Maple Club & Chemical Engineering Department under the Neem Tree Club have organized a 5-day workshop on "Solid Waste Management". As per the current scenario, waste management plays an important role in the sustainable development of urban cities. The focus of the workshop was the management and processing of different types of waste generated in cities as well as in industries. The workshop has been started with motivational words from Prof. Darshika shah, HoD of Civil department. In this 5-day workshop, students gained knowledge about how these wastes are getting processed in industries and how to make the best out of the waste. Prof. Sathish D, Prof. Darshika Shah and Prof. Aakash Desai graced the valediction and distributed certificates to students and experts.

SOU/CCE/2023/P8:

The Department of Aeronautical Engineering from the College of Technology has successfully organized a One-Day Technical Seminar on "Industrial Gas Turbines, Power Systems, and Energy Conservation". We would like to extend our gratitude to our expert, Shri. Ramesh Chauhan, for sharing his expertise and 37+ years of experience in power plant operation, maintenance, and simulator training with our participants. The seminar also delved into ways to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and innovation in today's world. The session was inaugurated by Prof. Jaimin Dave, Vice Principal, Silver Oak College of Engineering & Technology, and certificate distribution was graced by Prof. Narendra Mahavadia, Principal, Diploma Engineering.

SOU/CCE/2023/P7:

Silver Oak College of Computer Application (SOCCA) under the Palm Tree Club has successfully organized a 3-Day Workshop on "Microsoft Office" from March 22 to 24, 2023. The objective of the workshop was to educate students about Microsoft tools and technologies, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Share Points, etc. Participants have learned how to effectively collaborate with team members, manage projects, and automate tasks using those powerful tools. This programme also allowed the participants to strengthen their confidence and grow in their careers. Expert talks were given by Prof. Viral Gajjar, Assistant Professor, SOCCA for these three days. The Programme was inaugurated by Dr.Hemal Patel, Principal, SOCCA. And the certificate distribution was graced by Prof. Risha Tiwari, Associate HOD, SOCCA.

SOU/CCE/2023/P6:

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, SOCET, and ASOIT, in association with the Palm Tree Club and GDSC, have organized a One-Day workshop on "Career Insights: Navigating the Changing World of Work" on March 18, 2023. Faculty and students from various disciplines and different institutes participated in this power packed activity based workshop, which engaged them in skillful learning and meaningful participation. Every activity that was conducted had a conclusion of a skill learned that the participant would take home and use in their workplace in the future. Expert: Dr. Paresh Kariya, Director of AIQ India, engaged participants in various tasks and conducted a workshop that inculcated skills amongst participants.

SOU/CCE/2023/P5:

The Department of Information Technology, SOCET, under the White Oak Club, SOU, has organized a one day workshop on "Python & Django Web Frameworks" on 18/03/2023. Expert Talk was delivered by Mr. Alkesh Kaba, (Sr. Software Developer and Corporate Trainer) CREART Solutions. We had a total of 94 registrations. The participants had actively participated in the workshop.

Django is a free, python-based, open-source web development framework that facilitates the clean and rational design of websites driven by databases. It reduces a lot of hassles that a developer has to face during the development of a website. In this workshop, students gained knowledge about the basics of Python and the Django framework and also had a hands-on session to prepare a web application using Python.

The workshop started with an inauguration ceremony followed by an encouraging speech from Prof. Jaimin Dave, Vice-Principal, SOCET.

Prof.Narendra Mahavadia , Principal, Diploma Engineering, & Dr. Vikas Tulshyan, HOD, Department of Information Technology, SOCET, have graced the valedictory with their presence and distributed the certificates.

The participants learned a lot from this hands-on session. The department wishes them all the best in their future endeavors

SOU/CCE/2023/P4:

The FDP has been started with a welcome address from Dr. Shah Rupal Kamleshkumar, Head Microbiology. The event was inaugurated and blessed with good wishes by Dr. Samir Gopalan, Sir, Dean and Director, Non-Tech Programs, SOU, to the distinguished guests, participants of FDP, and partakes of SOU.

On the First Day, Dr. Pranav Shrivastav
Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University, has delivered his speech emphasizing on the role of academicians in laboratories and the chemical hazards and prevention aspects to laboratory experiments.

On the Second Day, Dr. Shiv Shankaran Chhetiar
Director, GeneExplore Diagnostic and Research Centre, Ahmedabad talks on modern concepts in advanced academic laboratories. He has postured the concepts behind practices and new inventions especially in the modern area of genetics and cell biology including molecular aspects.

On the Third Day, Dr. Ronak Chhaya
Director- R&D, Algae Energy (MNC), conceptualized the Laboratory Safety Rules in Laboratories and many more such points of discussion to posture the theme of FDP. He also advised and suggested developing a safety measure to be installed and practiced.

On the Fourth Day Dr. Neeta Shrivastava
Deputy Director, Shri B.V. Patel Education Trust, Ahmedabad conceptualized the Laboratory safety rules and practices including precautions.

On the Fifth Day, Dr. Gopal D Kapadia
Technical Advisor, Vimal Crop Care Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, conceptualized good laboratory practice, including precautions.

On the sixth Day, Dr. Gopal Kalambe
Technical Manager & Director, Hitech Scientific Healthcare Laboratories, Ahmedabad was a resource person of the sixth day who conceptualized approvals licensing and focused on accreditation procedures with its importance.

Prof. Sathish D, Joint Director, Centre for Continuing Education, graced the valediction with his presence and distributed certificates to participants, organizers, and experts, along with the organizing secretary, co-convener, convener, and expert of the day for the event.

SOU/CCE/2023/P3:

Centre of Continuing Education (CCE) A glimpse of the second batch of a 5-day workshop on "Solid Waste Management", organized by the Civil Engineering Department under the Silver Maple Club & Chemical Engineering Department under the Neem Tree Club. As per the current scenario, waste management plays an important role in the sustainable development of urban cities. The focus of the workshop was the management and processing of different types of waste generated in cities as well as in industries. The workshop has been started with motivational words from Dr. Samir Gopalan, Dean-Management. In this 5-day workshop, students gained knowledge about how these wastes are getting processed in industries and how to make the best out of the waste. Prof. Sathish D graced the valediction with his presence and distributed certificates to students and experts, along with the program coordinator.

SOU/CCE/2023/P2:

Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) The Department of Information Technology, SOCET, under the White Oak Club, SOU has organized a one day workshop on "Java for Android APP Development" on 25/02/2023. Expert Talk was delivered by Mr. Hitesh Kachhela, Founder (CEO & CFO) Praxware Technologies. We had a total 92 Registrations. The participants had actively participated in the workshop. Java's important core features have motivated android developers to use it for development. In this workshop, Students gained knowledge about Basics of Java, Basic OOPs Concept in Java, Android OS, Android UI and Component and also had a hands-on Session to prepare Login Application using Java, Voting Application using Java. The workshop started with Inauguration Ceremony followed by an encouraging speech from Prof. Sagar Patel, Dean, SOCCA. Dr. Hemal Patel, Principal, SOCCA & Dr. Vikas Tulshyan, HOD, Department of Information Technology, SOCET has graced the valediction with their presence and distributed the certificates. The participants learned a lot from this hands-on session. Department wishes them all the best to achieve their future endeavours.

SOU/CCE/2023/P1:

Centre of Continuing Education (CCE) Glimpse of very first 5 days workshop on "Solid Waste Management" in association with CCE, organized by Civil Engineering Department under the Silver Maple Club & Chemical Engineering Department under the Neem Tree Club. As per current scenario, waste management plays an important role for the sustainable development of urban cities. The focus of the workshop was on management and processing of different types of waste generated in cities as well as in industries. The workshop has been started with motivational words from vice provost Dr. Pina Bhatt ma'am and Dr. Manthan Panchal sir, principal SOIS. In this 5 day workshop, Students gained knowledge about how these wastes are getting processed in industries and how to make the best out of the waste. Prof. Jaimin Dave & Prof. Narendra Mahavadia graced the valediction with their presence and distributed certificates to students and Experts along with program coordinator.