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Post Graduate Diploma in Cultural Informatics (PGDCI)
Approved by AICTE

The aim of the course is to create a team who can integrate the arts, with all its diverse dimensions, and information technology, to design and develop content exploration systems to intensify cultural learning and visualisation. It employs modern digital tools, techniques and methodology to achieve this intended purpose. An attempt has been made through this course to make our ancient knowledge and achievements accessible on a multimedia platform, thus enabling communication between the ancient and the modern world.

COURSE OUTLINE (SEMESTER-I)

Course Code Course Title Credits Topics
CI1.1 Fundamentals of Cultural Informatics 4
  • Introduction of Cultural Informatics
  • Documentation of art forms
  • ICT tools for documentation
  • Integration of different components using multimedia technology
CI4.1 Basic Aspects of Art Forms 4
  • General introduction to art forms
  • Basic of Music
  • Dance
  • Theatre
  • Paintings
  • Sculpture
CI8.1 Digital Preservation 4
  • Introduction to standards
  • Metadata
  • Digitization
  • Access and Intellectual Property Rights
  • Long-term digital preservation
CI8.2 Introduction to Indian Arts and Knowledge Traditions 4
  • Structure of Indian knowledge system Vedas, Vedangas, Agamas, Puranas, Nyaya, Dharmashastra, Meemansa, Upa-Vedas, Darshana, and Itihasa (Ramayana and Mahabharata)
  • Indian Art and Culture – Vangmaya (Sahitya), Vastu Shastra, Shilpa Shastra, Chitrasutra, and Sangeet Shastra (Natyashastra)

COURSE OUTLINE (SEMESTER-II)

Course Code Course Title Credits Topics
CI8.4 User Interface Design 4
  • Introduction of User Interface Design
  • Building Blocks of User Interface
  • Evaluation techniques based on World Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Standards
CI8.3 Research Methodology for Cultural Informatics 4
  • Research methodology for performing arts
  • Knowledge and linguistic inferencing mechanism
  • Statistical parameters and data analytics
  • Evolutionary Model of Design Science Research
CI8.5 Innovative Educational Practices of Indian Arts 4
  • Introduction of Art Education in India
  • The Traditional Educational System of Art Forms
  • Developing efficacy levels in art education
CI8.6 Dissertation 12
  • Report
  • Presentation
  • Viva

Eligibility Criteria: – Graduation in any subject

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