SPOKEN TUTORIAL

Sandip University, Nashik (SUN) and IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial Program signed an agreement on 25th July 2017. Col. Prof. N. Ramchandran, Vice Chancellor, Sandip University, Nashik and Mrs. Shyama Iyer, National Coordinator, Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay were present as signing authorities of agreement. Because of this agreement, Sandip University, Nashik, Maharashtra became Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay’s Nodal Resource Centre (NRC) for Nashik Region. As an NRC Sandip University, Nashik is nurturing and spreading awareness among the colleges (the clusters) in Nashik and surrounding districts.

Spoken Tutorial is an initiative by the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Government of India and is being developed by IIT Bombay. The Spoken Tutorial Project is about teaching and learning a particular FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) such as Linux, Scilab, LaTeX, PHP & MySQL, Java, C/C++, LibreOffice etc. via an easy Video tool - Spoken Tutorials. Some of the salient features of SELF (Spoken Tutorial based Education and Learning through Free FOSS study) are as follows.

This distance education method is highly conducive to self-learning.
Once one gets started any student or faculty can master the FOSS and also get certificates, Silver/Learner's and Gold/Completion (based on clearing an assessment test).
UG, PG or Research scholar students and even teachers of Science, Engineering, Commerce and Management disciplines can learn any of the FOSS.

Mr. Bhushan Chaudhari from SUN is working as Chief Central Coordinator for Spoken Tutorial Programs. Organizers are invigilators are appointed in every school of SUN to look after spoken training programs and certification courses. So far,a total of 593 students from SUN have successfully registered for spoken certificate courses. In total, 16 certificate courses are conducted till date.

Sr.No.	Name of School	Dept. Name	Registered Organiser Name
1	School of Engineering and Technology	Computer Science and Engineering	Mr. Bhushan Chaudhari
		Civil Engineering	Dr. Rajshekhar Talikoti
		Mechanical Engineering	Dr. Suryakant Chandgude
		Electrical Engineering	Dr. Pravin Sonawane
2	School of Science	Department of Chemistry	Dr. Shilpa Sharma
		Department of physics
		Department of Mathematics
		Department of Botany
		Department of Zoology
3	School of Law	-	Ms. Vartika Tiwari
4	School of Computer Sciences and Applications	Computer Sciences and Applications	Ms. Apurva Kandelkar
5	School of Commerce	-	Mr. Shreneek Achaliya
6	School of Management	-	Dr. Leena Gorhe

No.	Software	Certificate Criteria	Application
1	Basic IT Skills package		Learn how to use The Linux operating system LibreOfficeSuite - for basic Office applications and Firefox web browser - to browse the internet safely This package is useful to all who wish to learn basic IT skills. Absolute must for beginners.
2	Ascend	Training only, No certificates	ASCEND is a free, open source, mathematical modelling system. Its main uses have been in the field of chemical process modelling, with its novel modelling language conventions and powerful solver. Useful for Chemical Engg and Chemistry students.
3	Avogadro	Certificate	Avogadro is a free and open source, advanced molecule editor and visualizer designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, bioinformatics, etc. It offers flexible high quality rendering. Useful for Chemistry and Bioinformatics students.
4	BASH	Certificate	Bash is a "Unix shell" command-line interface for interacting with the operating system. Bash has the ability to run an entire script of commands, known as a "Bash Shell script" or "Shell script". Familiarity with GNU/Linux command lines, and familiarity with basic programming concepts is a pre-requisite for learning BASH. System administrators will greatly benefit by learning to automate common tasks using BASH.
5	Biopython	Certificate	Biopython is a collection of Python tools for computational biology and bioinformatics. Biopython contains modules and classes to represent protein sequences, nucleic acid sequences and sequence annotations.
6	Blender	Certificate	Open source equivalent to Maya and 3DMax. Useful to create 3D Animation for Architecture & Animation students. Can be used by Civil Engineering students, also.
7	C and C++	Certificate	Powerful features, simple syntax, and portability make C a preferred language among programmers, for business and industrial applications. Widely used in the development of operating systems.
8	Advanced C	Training only, No certificates	For Advanced C series, learner should necessarily go through C and C++ series beforehand.
9	Advanced C++	Certificate	For Advanced C++ series, learner should necessarily go through C and C++ series beforehand.
10	CellDesigner	Certificate	CellDesigner is a process diagram editor for drawing gene- regulatory and biochemical networks. CellDesigner is used for user-friendly visualiser Modelling and Simulation of genetic regulatory networks, Protein networks and metabolic networks. Useful for Biochemistry students.
11	Drupal	Certificate	Drupal is a free and open source content management system (CMS) written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Useful for website-building and web applications.
12	DWSIM	Certificate	DWSIM is an open-source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process simulator. It allows us to conduct experiments and analyse data using advanced models and operations. Useful for Chemical Engineering students to run the simulations and get a better understanding on of a phenomenon.
13	Expeyes	Certificate	ExpEYES stands for Experiments for Young Engineers and Scientists. It is used to perform basic Physics and Electronics experiments. ExpEYES junior can be used from secondary to graduate level and also in some engineering branches.
14	Firefox	Training only, No certificates	Free, open source and popular web browser. Allows you to view Internet web pages, navigate through web pages, and search for web pages using search engines such as Google, Yahoo Search or Bing.
15	GChemPaint	Certificate	GChemPaint allows you to draw and display 2D chemical structures. This application is useful for school students (9th standard and above) as well as school teachers. Very useful to teach and learn abstract chemistry concepts.
16	GeoGebra	Certificate	Interactive Geometry, Algebra and Calculus application for school students (7th standard and above) as well as school teachers. Very useful to teach and learn abstract geometry concepts.
17	gedit Text Editor	Certificate	gedit Text Editor is a powerful general purpose text editor. It is free and open source software. It is simple and ease use with simple GUI.
18	GIMP	Certificate	Graphics art and design software application for the editing and creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements. Useful for all graphic related work. Open source equivalent of Photoshop
19	GIT	Certificate	Git is a distributed version control software. It is a free and open source software. It keeps track of changes made to a file or set of files. It helps in tracking the project progress history.
20	Inkscape	Certificate	Graphics art and design software application for the editing and creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements. Useful for all graphic related work. Open source equivalent of CorelDraw and Illustrator.
21	Introduction to Computers	Certificate	Absolute basic tutorials on parts of a computer, connecting the parts using cables, printer configuration, creating a Gmail account, sending and receiving mails and using the Google Drive. Useful for first-time computer users of any age group.
22	Java and Netbeans	(Java) Certificate (Netbeans) Test In Progress	Learn to use Java Free and open source, high level, simple as well as object-oriented programming language. Included in the curriculum of schools and colleges offering Computer Science and IT subjects. Learn to use Netbeans IDE NetBeans IDE is an open-source integrated development environment. NetBeans IDE supports development of all Java application types (Java SE including JavaFX, (Java ME, web, EJB and mobile applications) With Netbeans IDE, one can quickly and easily develop desktop, mobile and web applications with Java, HTML5, PHP, C/C++ and more
23	Java Business Application	Certificate	Learn how to create a business application from scratch. For Java Business Application series, learner should necessarily go through Java and Netbeans series beforehand.
24	Jmol Application	Certificate	Learn how to create 3D chemical, crystal and biomolecules structures. This application is useful for school students (9th standard up to post graduation level) as well as school teachers. Very useful to teach and learn abstract chemistry concepts.
25	KTurtle	Certificate	An educational programming environment which helps in learning how to build logic and how to program, in an easy manner. Some of its features are: intuitive syntax highlighting, simple error messages, integrated canvas to make drawings on, integrated help function, slow-motion or step execution, and more.
26	LaTeX & XFig	(LaTeX) Certificate	LaTeX is a typesetting software for preparing reports, letters and presentations - specially useful for persons
		(XFig) Training only, No certificates	engaged in writing/ publishing documents from science/ arts/ commerce fields. Xfig is a free and open source vector graphics editor. In Xfig, figures may be drawn using objects such as circles, boxes, lines, spline curves, text, etc. ... and used in LaTeX and other documents.
27	LibreOffice Suite	Certificate	Trains in basic computer usage skills like Word processing, Spreadsheet, Presentation using the LibreOffice components Writer, Calc and Impress. One can also learn other useful components like Draw, Math and Base in this series.
28	Linux & Ubuntu BOSS Linux	Certificate	Free operating system, almost neutral to virus attacks and no hassles for licensing issues.
29	OpenFOAM	Certificate	Open source/ free CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics) software available for solving and analysing problems and to create a real world fluid flow movie. Open source equivalent to FLUENT. Widely used in Academics and is gaining popularity in Industry as well- Companies including AUDI, Tata Steel, Volkswagen, and Govt. agencies like BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre).
30	OpenModelica	Certificate	OpenModelica is an open source modelling and simulation environment intended for industrial and academic usage. It is an object oriented declarative multi domain modelling language for complex systems. Useful for Chemical Engg students to learn how to do energy balance
31	Oscad- now eSIM	Training only, No certificates	Open Source EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design. It is an integrated tool built using open source software such as KiCad, Ngspice and Scilab.
32	Perl	Certificate	Practical Extraction and Reporting Language commonly known as PERL is a high level, general purpose and dynamic programming language. PERL has been used in graphics, web and network programming etc and you can find it's footprints in finance and bioinformatics domain, too.
33	PHP & MySQL	Certificate	Package for developing interactive websites and establishing back-end connectivity with a database - Famous websites using PHP include Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia.
34	Python	Certificate	Numerical computational software for Science and Engineering Education - used in 3D animation and Gaming industry, Artificial Intelligence, YouTube, NASA, CERN, Yahoo and so on.
35	QCAD	Certificate	QCAD is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). Learn to create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts or schematics and diagrams using QCAD.
36	Ruby	Certificate	Dynamic, open source, general-purpose, interpreted, true object-oriented programming language. It is a server-side scripting language similar to Python and PERL. Large programs written in Ruby are easily maintainable. It can be easily connected to DB2, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase.
37	Scilab	Certificate	Mathematical and scientific calculation software, open source substitute for MATLAB, very useful for all science and engineering students, in academics particularly.
38	Single Board Heater System	Certificate	A single-board heater system is a low cost, open source, lab-in-a-box setup. It consists of a heater assembly, fan, temperature sensor, ATmega16 micro-controller and associated circuitry. The application of this device is in the Control Systems area of Engineering. All Undergraduate level experiments and most Post graduate level control experiments can be performed on the SBHS device.
39	UCSF Chimera	Certificate	UCSF Chimera is a program for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data. Using Chimera, one can generate high-quality images and animations. Useful for Chemistry students.
Typing Software
40	KTouch	Training only, No certificates	Typing tutor - teaches how to type using an online interactive keyboard. Learn typing at your own pace. Gradually increase your typing speed and along with it, your accuracy.
41	TuxTyping	Training only, No certificates	Typing application especially for children Start typing, Practice lessons,Play a Typing Game, Set a Language for Typing
Utility software/application
42	K3B	Not for Training	Learn to burn audio/video/data CDs/DVDs using K3B
43	Filezilla	Not for Training	Learn to configure and use Filezilla, a free file transfer protocol application that's easy to set-up and customize.
44	Thunderbird	Not for Training	Learn to configure and use Thunderbird, a free email application that's easy to set-up and customize.
Screen-reading software for the Visually Impaired
45	Orca	Training only, No certificates	Orca helps a visually-impaired person to navigate and use a PC/laptop for his/her day-to-day activities on their own without aided help.