SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING RESOURCE FOR TRAINING PROGRAMME The proposals for the development of learning resources (confirming to following detail specifications) for the following training programme are invited from reputed firms or Information Technology professionals: Course Code Course Title Programme Code Level Semester TP1301 Video Lecture Development using Camtasia and Tablet TP1301 Certificate NA Syllabus of the above training programme must be submitted by the proposer and after successful completion; it should provide sufficient knowledge and skills to develop video lectures using these tools. Detail Specifications for the Learning Resource: 1. Learning resource must be SCORM 1.2 compliant. 2. Learning resource must be developed by qualified and experienced Information Technology professionals. 3. Typically about 30-35 SCORM 1.2 compliant modules are expected for each course. 4. Duration of each module should be about 15-20 minutes. 5. Each module should consist of properly synchronized appropriate combinations of (1) Rich Text, Images, Audio (any one or more media, as appropriate) and (2) Video, Animations, Simulations (any one or more media, as appropriate) 6. In addition to sections as per the topic, each module must consist of following additional sections: a. Learning Objectives: Must be stated using only action verbs as per the Bloom’s Taxonomy. b. Summary: Summary of the module topic should be here. c. Self-Test: Minimum 2-5 “Multiple Choice Type of Questions (MCQs)” with ‘single correct answer’ among minimum 4 choices should be used here. Depending on question, minimum 40-60 seconds time may be allocated to each question. d. Home Assignment: Minimum 1-2 “Short Answer Type of Question (SAQ)” with an estimated ½ page (15 lines) answer along with model answer should be included. 7. Minimum 3 samples of the fully developed modules should be supplied along with the offer for each course. 8. Detail mapping of each module with the approved syllabus must be included in the offer. 9. All fully developed modules for each course should be supplied on 2 DVDs along with following essential documents on or before March 14, 2013. a. Self-Signed Declaration that, all development is original and there is no violation of any copyright in any submitted module. b. Self-Signed Declaration that, honorarium to all concerned staff responsible for the development of each module is fully paid as per the university norms. c. Following details of each Information Technology professional(s), who are responsible for the development of each module: i. Full Name ii. Relevant Qualifications iii. Relevant experience 10. As per the present approved university rules, remuneration for each accepted SCORM modules shall be Rs 12,000/-. University shall pay only to the single firm or Information Technology professional(s) who submits the proposal to develop all modules and then submitted them to the university. Further distribution of the honorarium as per the university norms shall be responsibility of this single firm or academician, who develop all modules and submit them to the university. 11. “Intellectual Property Rights” of each submitted and fully paid Module shall be with the YCMOU. Hence, YCMOU will have full right to modify module even from different vendor for any number of programmes, courses or students and time duration. 12. In case multiple offers are received for a single course from different vendors, then for the selection of the supplier or for certifying the quality of the each submitted module, the decision of the “Learning Resource Selection Committee” of the university shall be final. Minimum quorum for meeting of this committee shall be any 3 members which must include Chairman and at least one external expert. The constitution of the “Learning Resource Selection Committee” shall be as follows: a. The Director, School of Architecture, Science and Technology, Chairman b. The Registrar, YCMOU, c. Any 2 permanent academic faculty members on regular scale from the School of Architecture, Science and Technology d. Any 2 external experts, preferably who got experience of the similar learning resource or who are from open university system 13. Proposals must be submitted to following address on or before January 14, 2013: Address: The Director, School of Architecture, Science and Technology, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik – 422 222, Maharashtra, India. Phone (O): +91-253-2231473, Mobile: +91-9403774504 Email: manoj.killedar@ycmou.com