#1 Activity 1: Draft Vision and Mission

 Activity 1: Draft Vision and Mission, designed to help participants understand and apply the principles of crafting meaningful Vision and Mission statements.

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🎯 Activity Objective

To enable participants to formulate a clear, aspirational Vision statement and a concise, actionable Mission statement aligned with a sample department profile.

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📝 Facilitator Instructions

Step 1: Introduce the Concepts

Before the activity, briefly explain:

• Vision: A future-oriented, aspirational statement describing what the department aspires to become or achieve in the long term.

• Mission: A practical statement describing what the department does, for whom, and how, reflecting its core values and daily operations.

Step 2: Provide Sample Department Profile

Provide this sample to all participants:

Sample Department Profile – Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

• Offers UG, PG, and PhD programs.

• Focus areas: AI, Data Science, Cybersecurity, IoT.

• Strong industry collaboration, innovation labs, and student clubs.

• Goal: Develop competent engineers with ethical values and global employability.

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✍️ Participant Task

Instructions to Participants:

Based on the department profile provided:

• Write one Vision statement (no more than 30 words) that reflects the long-term aspiration.

• Write a Mission statement with 3 key points that describe how the department aims to achieve its vision.

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✅ Guiding Tips for Participants

Vision Statement Tips:

• Be future-focused and inspirational.

• Avoid specifics like course names or technologies.

• Use words like aspire, strive, envision, commit, lead, excel, transform.

Examples:

• "To be a global center of excellence in computing education, research, and innovation."

• "To empower students to become ethical and skilled leaders in the digital world."

Mission Statement Tips:

• Keep it clear, specific, and action-oriented.

• Align with education, research, and social contribution.

• Each point should answer:

  1. What do we do?

  2. Whom do we serve?

  3. How do we do it?

Example Mission (3 points):

1. To provide quality education in computing that blends theory and practice.

2. To promote research, innovation, and entrepreneurship through industry collaboration.

3. To foster ethical values, leadership, and lifelong learning in students.

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🗣️ Debrief and Discussion

After participants write their drafts:

• Ask 1–2 groups to read aloud their Vision and Mission.

• Facilitate feedback using these prompts:

  • Does the Vision inspire?

  • Is the Mission clear and actionable?

  • Are values like inclusivity, ethics, sustainability reflected?

Encourage participants to revise their drafts after feedback.

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