Seminars
Seminars are forums in which issues are raised and explored, but not necessarily
resolved. They require a student to think, to practice the skills of analysis
and synthesis, and by doing so, possibly leave with more and better ideas than
the ones with which a student had attended the seminar. Thus UGI arranges
seminars on different issues related to the courses. Seminars are integral to
our academic program. They are the pistons which drive the intellectual heart of
the college.
Seminars are not intended as a mechanism for transmitting information; they
serve as a means for groups of students to obtain a set of common experiences,
usually based on a text, piece of art, film, etc. Ideally these seminars go
beyond the sharing of facts and probe the depths of the subject matter at hand.
In last three years seminars on divergent issues have been arranged.
We understand that seminar is generally, a form of academic instruction. It has
the function of focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone
present is supposed to participate. This is often accomplished through an ongoing
dialogue with a seminar leader or instructor, or through a more formal
presentation of research.