Report on Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Practices through MATLAB”
The Centre for Staff Development (CSD), in association with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, successfully conducted a two-day Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Practices through MATLAB” on 29 and 30 June 2026 at the HPC Lab.
The program was organized by Dr. P. Kalamani, Professor, Department of ECE and Head, Centre for Staff Development, and coordinated by Dr. J. Varuna, Assistant Professor–I, Department of Physics. Nearly 66 faculty members from various departments actively participated in the program.
As a prerequisite, all participants were instructed to complete the MATLAB Onramp Course, a self-paced online learning module available through MATLAB Online. This prior exposure enabled the faculty members to familiarize themselves with the MATLAB environment and actively engage in the hands-on sessions.
On the first day, Er. Gowtham Rajmohan, Regional Manager and Dr. M. Deepak, Project Associate – MATLAB, ARK Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, delivered an informative session on MATLAB fundamentals. He introduced the participants to the evolution and release history of MATLAB, effective use of the coding environment, essential commands, workspace management, script development, and the major features available within the MATLAB platform. The session provided faculty members with a clear understanding of how MATLAB can be effectively integrated into teaching, learning, and research activities.
The second day began with an online session by Ms. Nivetha from ARK Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd., who presented an engaging overview of real-world engineering applications of MATLAB. The session highlighted innovative examples such as gait analysis based on human walking patterns, a prosthetic hand performing drum movements using Fibonacci-series-based programming, and the role of MATLAB in modelling and analysing reusable rocket-launch systems such as Blue Origin. The presentation offered an eye-opening perspective on the wideranging applications of MATLAB in engineering design, simulation, healthcare, robotics, and aerospace. This was followed by an intensive hands-on training session conducted by Er. Gowtham Rajmohan and Dr. M. Deepak. Participants worked on two practical exercises: the modelling of a mass–spring–damper system using MATLAB and the implementation of digital logic circuits, including ADD and half-adder operations, using Simulink. The practical sessions enabled participants to experience MATLAB and Simulink as effective tools for simulation-based teaching and problem-solving.
The programme concluded with a feedback session delivered by Dr. Arnab Sikidar, Department of Mechatronics, who appreciated the relevance and practical value of the programme. The participants expressed that the FDP enhanced their confidence in using MATLAB and Simulink for classroom delivery, laboratory activities, and interdisciplinary engineering applications.
Overall, the two-day FDP served as a valuable platform for strengthening faculty competency in computational tools and promoting innovative teaching-learning practices through MATLAB.
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