MBA Programme

The PG Department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering &Technology organized an industrial visit to second year MBA students on 4th August 2022. The industrial visit was included with 4 companies, Deccan Plast Industries, Baikampady, Bright Flexi International Pvt. Ltd., Padubidri, Toyeez, Baikampady and Sristi Ventures, Padubidri.

PLACE OF VISIT: BANNADKA, MOODUBIDRI
DATE: 14TH JULY 2022

At 9.30am all the 1st year MBA students along with the faculties Mrs. Priya Sequeira, Mr. Neeraj Rai and Mrs. Maithri visited the manufacturing industry.
Industrial visit’s main objective was to provide an excellent opportunity to interact with the industries, know more about the environment and to have a practical knowledge. This visit was mainly focused on to understand the procedures involved during the manufacturing, technology equipment’s and machineries used.

SKF ELIXER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Over the past 30 years, The SKF Elixer India Pvt. Ltd., have been enriching the lives of people by providing innovative solutions that ensure nutritious grains, purest water, and a safer environment to lead a healthy life. Established in 1987 by Mr. G. Ramakrishna Achar, now the global leaders in designing and manufacturing the best-in-class paddy processing plants, water purifiers, and wastewater treatment plants.​SKF Elixer India Private Limited have established themselves as a leader in high-end Paddy Processing technology, manufacturing high-quality Commercial Purifiers and has redefined wastewater management system with the Wastewater Treatment Plants.

On 20th April 2022 Students of 1 year MBA PG Department of Business Administration were taken on a One Day Industrial Visit to Baikampady, Mangalore and Padubidri.

Objectives:

1) To provide students an insight regarding the internal working of companies.

2) To go beyond academics, industrial visit provides students with a practical perspective on the world of work.

3) By way of interactions with the staff of the industry, students get more

exposure to the current work conditions of any industry.

4) Industrial realities are opened to the students through industrial visit

Purpose of the Industrial Visits:

Industrial visit is considered one of the tactical methods of teaching. The main reason behind this, it lets students know things practically through interaction, working methods, and employment practices. Moreover, it gives exposure from the academic point of view. The main aim of an industrial visit is to provide exposure to students to the practical working environment. They also provide students a good opportunity to gain full awareness about industrial practices. Through industrial visits, students get aware of new technologies. Technology development is the main factor, about which a student should have a piece of good knowledge Visiting different companies actually help students to build a good relationship with those companies.

Various Industries visited:

Industrial visit organized by Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, PG Department of Business Administration on 20 April 2022 to 1 year MBA students. Students were taken to four different industries like Elite Engineering, N.D Sons Engineers, Deccan Plast, and Bright Flexi International Pvt Ltd. In Brief about various observations in these Industries:

1. Elite Engineering Elite Engineering Industries was established in the year 1982 by Mr. N.Koran and Mr. K. Samsundaram. Manufacturers by Director of Factories & Boilers in Karnataka, Bangalore. They manufacture pressure vessels, and boilers as well as erection and commissioning of boilers. They have been able to meet the demand from industries like refineries, fertilizers, pharmacies, and captive power plants.

2. ND Sons Engineers N.D Sons Engineers is one of the well-known Engineering industry located at Baikampady Mangalore. The owner of N.D Sons Engineers is Mr. M.D Poojary. It was Established in the year 2003, it contains the Manufacture and supply of Industrial Chimney, high-pressure Steam & utility piping Turnkey projects on bailers & related works under the Indian Boiler Regulations 1950 ND Sons Engineers is a rapidly growing company in the field of manufacturing of fabricated types of equipment, Boilers, Heat Exchangers, and other types of machinery for all types of Industries.

3. Deccan plast: Founder of Deccan plast industry Asgar Ali and Abdul basheer. They started in 1992 but in baikampady, they started 2011. In Deccan plast industries, they produce 1200 chairs per hour and the total number of employees is 26 to 50 also have 2 shifts can plast boustres.

4. Brightflexi international pvt ltd: Brightflexi International Private Limited is an unlisted private company Incorporated on 17        April 2015. It was established in 2017 at padubidri, Karnataka, INDIA, introducing value-added products like FIBC, block bottom bags/ AD star bags, pinch bottom bags, along with the pre-existing product line. It is classified as a private limited company and is located in, Karnataka. It’s authorized share capital is INR 2.50 cr and the total paid-up capital is INR 1.60 cr.

Learning Outcomes:

• Opportunity to interact with Industry Experts.

• An opportunity for students to see and experience real workstations plants, machines, systems, and assembly lines, and interact with the students learn about company policies in terms of production, quality, and service management and acquaint themselves with the working of instruments.

Conclusion:

‘See & know’ is better motto than ‘read & learn’. After completing the industrial visit, we have upgraded our knowledge at a very great level. It was a good learning experience. In each & every factory, we got some or the other new ideas and new thinking which was very necessary for development. During industrial visit, we feel very much satisfied by acquiring information of various factories & knowing many new things. We appreciate and thank all who were a part of this Industrial Visit.

The PG Department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering &Technology organized an industrial tour to Pune Mumbai from 30th November through 5th December 2021. 67 students of III Semester MBA along with 4 faculty visited several manufacturing industries in Pune & Mumbai.
The team arrived to Pune on 1 December 2021 and proceeded to Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale. The students and faculty were oriented to the process of manufacturing fast moving delicacies, i.e snacks and sweets.  The company with a turnover of over 200 crores exports its sweets to many foreign countries. The HR, Ms Bharathi Chate coordinated the visit to the plant along with the faculty. The visit was coordinated by faculty coordinator, Mr Neeraj Rai.

On 2 December morning the team visited Terminal Technologies, Pune.  This is a support industry which manufactures almost 1500 components which are used in automobiles and electronic devices. Mr Prashanth the Plant incharge coordinated the visit along with Dr Catherine Nirmala, the faculty coordinator.
On December 2 afternoon the team visited Magarpatta City which houses the incubation center.  The team interacted with the CEO of Magarpatta City, Mr Manik Sharma. The students and Faculty were oriented about the innovative idea that brought the city into existence, the new concept of housing corporates along with residential areas, the infotech park and various corporate houses that are housed in the Magarpatta city and the various innovations that are taking place in the incubation centre. The faculty coordinator for the visit was Dr Catherine Nirmala.

On 3 December, the team visited Sany India Heavy Industry Private Ltd. The heavy equipment manufacturing industry with its headquarters in China, in its plant at Pune manufactures earth movers, excavators, high rise cranes, construction equipment etc. The tour was coordinated by Mr Varun Iyer the PRO of Sany India and Mr Prashanth Nair and the faculty coordinator was Ms Priya Sequiera.

The students and faculty were divided into two groups and were given a virtual presentation of the whole plant along with the company’s safety norms and procedures.  This was followed by the physical tour of the entire plant. The team witnessed the production process and assembly line function of all manual and robotic controlled operations involved in the manufacturing on heavy equipment.

After a sumptuous lunch hosted by Sany India, the team proceeded to Mumbai and reached there by 8.30.
On 4 December the team visited Exide Industries Ltd  Mumbai. On reaching the plant the team were provided a networking breakfast after which the group was divided into two groups. One group was given a virtual presentation of the entire manufacturing process while the other group was taken on the physical tour of the plant. Through both the presentations the learners were exposed to the various components used in the manufacturing of Batteries of various sizes.  An interaction with the Plant head Mr Nikhil enabled the group to have a clearer understanding of the HR practices and the marketing strategies of the company.

He not only coordinated the entire visit by assigning teams to accompany the group in two batches but also provided valuable insights about the various management aspects of the Company. The faculty coordinator for the visit was Dr. Catherine Nirmala. The visit came to an end with a nutritious meal in the company canteen.

Date:  1 January 2020

Event: Visit to Ave Maria Palliative Care

Resource Person: Dr Lavina M. Noronha, Founding Director

 

On the New Year’s Day, the MBA students visited Ave Maria Palliative Care Centre in Vamanjoor. It’s a 15 bed hospice started in 2008 and has been a resting abode for 675 terminally ill patients. Dr Lavina Noronha, Founding Director educated students on prevention of cancer,  geriatric care, and also, informed them of the suicide helpline run by the Centre.  Students had carried gifts and snacks for the inmates.  They spent the noon singing and cheering the inmates.  This visit awakened in our students the human spirit of loving, caring, sharing, and understanding while it brought smile and hope to the dying.

 

3 November 2019 to 8 November 2019

 

Day 1: 3 Nov 2019

Students and faculty visited Mookambika temple at Kollur and Murdeshwar Temple on their way to Dharward.  The lodging and boarding was at KMF Training Centre, Dharwad for the entire duration of the stay.

 

       KMF Training Centre, Dharwad

 

 Day 2 : 4 November 2019

Students were shown an introductory video of the Parle G manufacturing process and  products  at Elveety Industries Pvt. Ltd followed by an interactive session with Mr Basavaraj, a company official. The company is a contractual manufacturing unit of Parle G and has the credential to be the first CMU of Parle in India.

 

Parle G,  Elveety Pvt Ltd., Hubli

 

Tata Motors, Belur Industrial Area, Hubli

Mr Rajashekar, Senior Manager-HR showed a short video of the plant and the process

Thereafter, students were taken to the assembly line for small commercial vehicles which produced Tata ACE Zip and the Tata Magic IRIS. They witnessed the making of the engines, and assimilation of the various parts onto the chassis and the final vehicle being painted.

Day 3 : 05 November 2019

Ashok Iron Works Plant III

There was an introductory video session where the students got to know about the company, its products and processes.

Students and faculty visited the Ashok Iron Works Plant III which had fully integrated 3D model as input to Design and manufacturing of tools, dies and casts.  It is one of the largest foundry groups producing wide range of machined iron castings like engine blocks, engine heads and transmission housings ranging from 20 to 2500 kg weight per piece from a single cylinder to 16 cylinder engine block and single cylinder to 6 cylinder engine head.

Belagavi Airport

The CII delegate  Mr Anand Taware arranged Dr Claret and Mr B R Indushekar’s  meeting with the Airport Director Rajesh Kumar Maurya, Airport Director Belagavi Airport.

Vice President and General Manager Operations of Volvo Construction Equipment addressed the students and encouraged them to work hard, be open to learning and also be focussed on their personal and professional goals.

 

Angadi Institute of Technology and Management, Belgaum

The CII delegate of Belgaum arranged the visit to the Angadi Institute of Technology and Management.  The faculty and students of the Institute gave us a cordial welcome.

 

Vega Auto Accessories, BEMCIEL Industrial Estate,  Udyambaug,  Belgaum

 

Students were shown the plant and the process.  The company is a market leader for helmets.

Orione Hydraulic

Orione has been providing Integrated Engineering Solutions in Oil Hydraulics for the past 25 years. It is a professionally managed organization. It manufactures extensive range of  hydraulic jacks and cylinders.  Students after the video session walked through the shop floors and observed the process.

Day 4 : 6 November 2019

Akshaya Patra Kitchen

 

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a non-profit organization which  runs school lunch programme across India. The unit operations manager informed the students that children across 51 locations of 12 states and 2 union territory of India are getting nourished and nurtured with mid-day meal. The kitchen follows a gravity flow model. Students were very excited to gain knowledge on the various technologies used, time management and labour management.

CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF KARNATAKA -CEDOK,DHARWAD

At CEDOK Mr Basavaraju Goudar explained to the students  about the hierarchical structure of CEDOK. He told them about the DISHA program for young and new entrepreneurs. It was implemented in 31 districts. DISHA concentrates more on the college drop-out students, existing entrepreneurs, new entrepreneurs and their main focus was on students from Arts stream.

Dharwad Milk Union, KMF

At the DMU-KMF students  had an opportunity to visit the various work station areas  such as Collection of Milk from various sectors; Testing of Milk; Pasteurization of Milk;  Testing of final product; and the Packing process. Students actively participated  in the interactive session that followed and they were indeed very excited to see the processes and technologies used.

 

Day 5 : 07 November 2019

Kirloskar Pvt. Company Ltd, Hubli

HR manager took great efforts to explain about the various operations handled at KEC. He focused more on HR related issues, strategies, current situation, various factory Acts and also explained how the current economic condition has affected Kirloskar business.

Deshpande Foundation – Sandbox Start-ups

The executives of the company explained the history of Sandbox and the reason behind starting this company.  Sandbox is one of the largest incubation centre in India.

Dr. Nijagun, Entrepreneur explained about his start up.  His main business was developing agriculture equipment which helps to solve the farmers problems. Ms. Rohini, Entrepreneur explained the qualities of successful entrepreneurs.

 

Students started back to Moodbidri on the 8^th morning.  On the way they took a short break at Maravanthe Beach.  The students said it was an awesome tour with loads of learning.

 

An Industrial Visit was organized on 17th October 2019 for 1^st Sem MBA students to The Hindu. Mr Mathew M J, the Deputy Manager and Head of Regional Office of The Hindu, briefly narrated the history from its inception till this day.  He touched upon the management, marketing and editing avenues of the newspaper. He explained the challenges faced by a newspaper and how organisations respond appropriately. Overall Students were given a complete idea on process followed in printing a newspaper also provided an insight on the functioning of the print media industry and how a good paper can contribute to the career enhancement of management students.

Central Plantation and  Crops Research Institute, Kasargod and Model Farm, Miyapadav -16 May, 2019

The first and the second year MBA students visited ICAR-CPCRI, a premier research institute established by Govt. of India for research and product development of  Coconut, Arecanut and Cocoa crops. It is located in Kasargod, Kerala

Since coconut, arecanut and cocoa are the main crops of this region, it was thought best to introduce the students to the business opportunities available to them by value addition, cultivation and marketing of these products.

The students were first shown a  film in the PJ Hall were they learnt about scientific farm management, the research that happens in the development of new varieties of seeds, the farming practices, development of products using these crops as raw material as well as the institutional support available to the farmers and entrepreneurs.

Dr Jayasekhar S, Senior Scientist (Agri. Economist) addressed the students on the marketing challenges faced by the growers and agro-based industries.  Since he was personally involved development of the market for the products introduced by the Institute, he was able to discuss and answer many of the questions posed by the students.

The institute is also into development of various products such as coconut oil,  virgin coconut oil, coconut chips, desiccated coconut, coconut sugar, neera etc. which have the huge market potential not only in this region but around the world.

The students were shown around the model farms. It was one of the best marketing management sessions the students have had as the crops and the industry was so familiar to them.

After lunch, the students visited Dr Chowta’s exotic farm at Miyapadav.  Dr Chowta again addressed the students as to the economics of being an agri-farmer.  He explained to them at length as to the need for change in crops and water management practices that have happened over three generations.  His family has moved from paddy cultivation to coconut to arecanuts and currently, they are into the big-time growing of exotic fruits such as rambutans, avocado and mangosteen which are profitable.

 

Date: 9 October 2018 to  15 October 2018

Day 1:  Departure from Mangalore Railway Station

Day 2 Magarpatta Township Development Company: On reaching Pune, the group proceeded to Magarpatta Township Development Company, a model township and visited the Seasons Mall.

Day 3  Cooper Corporation -Satara :M/s Cooper Corporation Pvt. Ltd., manufactures liners, motors and other parts for ships and vehicles.  The General Manager made a power point presentation and also interacted with the students. The Safety and Health Officer, informed them of the safety and health guidelines. The students were taken to their plant in small groups.

After seeing the plant, the group proceeded to Mahabaleshwar Hill Station.  They spent the evening at the Mapro Garden at Panchgani and waited to watch the sunset at the Pilot Point.

Day 4  Gestamp Services Pvt. Ltd., Pune – Takve Plant (Hot Press Process) and Chakan Plant (Cold Press Process)

Day 5 Thermax (Heat and Energy Solutions Plant) The VP HR made a power point presentation of the organization and the entire process.  He interacted with the students answering a lot of questions.

The afternoon was spent on Laxmi Street shopping and scouting the old Pune city.

Day 6: Departure from Pune Railway Station

The day of departure from Pune City.  Students were free to visit malls, temples and church.  Some went to meet their relatives and they shopped for gifts to carry home.

The  5-day industrial tour to Pune was organized by Dr Claret Mendonca for 79 students of Second Year MBA.  Dr Nagendra and Mr Johnson Fernandes also escorted the group.

On the 16th of October 2015, the Department of Business Administration had organized an industrial visit for 94 students of the First semester MBA course of our college. Four faculties of the department accompanied the students during their visit. The visits were to the following companies: KMF- Nandini unit at Kulshekar, The Hindu press at Jeppu and Achal Cashew Industries, Baikampady.

The entire class of I semester MBA was divided into two batches, ‘A’ and ‘B’. Two college buses were provided for the industrial visit. The teams reached KMF Nandini unit at 11 AM. Mr. Vishwanath, Manager, took charge within the company premises and took the group around the

plant briefed the group with the introduction about the plant as well as the number of production lines. He also mentioned about every activity happening in the plant like procuring milk from various units of Cooperative societies, filling, capping, labeling and packaging. He also answered the queries of the students regarding marketing and manufacturing of Milk packets.

The second visit of the group was to the Hindu press, located at Jeppu, Mangalore. The group visited the press at 12.45 PM. Mr. G R Venkatesh, Regional General Manager, The Hindu, welcomed the group and explained in detail the inception, ownership, management, marketing and editing avenues of the newspaper. The group left the company premises at 1.45 PM.

After the lunch at 2 PM, the group left for Baikampady to visit Achal Industries at 3 PM. Mr. P V Shenoy, Manager, assisted the group in explaining different functional units at the factory. The students got to know about the processes of peeling, sorting and packing of cashew nuts.

Overall, the students gained considerable amount of practical knowledge during this industrial visit.

On the 8th of March 2016, the Department of Business Administration had organized an industrial visit for 98 students of the Second Semester MBA of our college. Two faculties of the department accompanied the students during their visit. The visit was to RUDSET institute, Ujire.

Unemployment is the prime challenge India is facing in the process of its development. Scores of youth enter the job market every year after completing their school/collegiate education. The entry of automation and mechanization in every sphere of commerce and administration due to the advent of science and technology has further accentuated the problem. On the rural side, the employment potential in agricultural economy also appears to have reached a saturation level leading to large scale migration of manpower from rural areas to urban areas adding woes and

pressure to already over strained civic infrastructure. Hence, the visit to RUDSET, Ujire was focused on getting the students know about the training facilities provided for rural unemployed youth.

T.P. Jagadeesha Murthy, Director, RUDSETI, CS, Ujire, explained very clearly about the functioning, structure, methodology and admission procedure at the institute. There was a unique hand-holding facility at the institute wherein the trained students will be under watch till they become independent in their business.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness”- said Mahatma Gandhi. It is every citizen’s duty to keep his or her surrounding clean and neat. Cleanliness was very close to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart. A clean India is the best tribute we can pay to Bapu when we celebrate his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

The department of Business Administration also took active interest in keeping the surrounding places clean by organizing “Swachh Mijar” programme on 14-4-2016 at Ashwathpura area near Moodbidri. All faculty and students involved themselves in the cleaning activities for the day. Students also visited villages and requested people to keep the surrounding clean.

The aptitude training was conducted for second semester of MBA students from 10th September 2022, 11th September 2022 and 17th September 2022 by Mr. Ganesh Keerthi & Mr. Sanjay 10 seconds Aptitude trainer, working as a freelance Trainer currently, catering to the needs of Engineering and MBA students, 2 years of experience in aptitude training. An aptitude test is a structured assessment that aims to evaluate job candidates’ or even existing employees’ talent and/or skill in completing certain tasks without any prior knowledge or training to develop their quantitative aptitude, Logical reasoning, Verbal ability as Aptitude is a most important parts of competitive exams and job interviews. As the increasing number of employers are now using aptitude tests as a way to assess the specific capabilities of potential employees. They are often used as a method of screening to identify high calibre candidates. The content of an aptitude test, particularly in an industry such as innovation, needs careful thought and consideration. They are used to assess candidates in terms of their skills, knowledge, ability and personality. Aptitude tests are an accurate way of predicting the potential contribution of a candidate and the likelihood of them achieving success within the organization. It can sometimes be difficult from an interview alone to assess the candidate’s skills, so an aptitude test provides the employer with a greater insight into their capabilities. As the 2nd semester students were getting ready for their placement a training was conducted so that the students could be selected without any difficulties.

Total 117 students benefited from this session.

Outcome: It helped the students to improve their

1. Prediction and observation power.
2. Memory, Concentration and Calculations
3. Common sense and presence of mind
4. The students are imparted in-depth knowledge on the topics such as Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

   

   

   

   

Date and Time: 08 February 2022
Trainer: Prof. Joyan D’Souza, HOD, Department of M. Com (Finance and Analytics), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.

PG department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology organized a session on Statistical Package, which is a part of MBA’s HR specialization subject – Human Resource Analytics in MBA classroom. Practical education is better because it makes the person capable enough to know how things happen in the real world. In practical application, people learn the facts in an interesting manner which is the best part of learning.

The resource person delivered a session on how to apply theoretical aspects of the statistics practically. The session emphasized on the basic introduction to types of statistical methods, information on installation process of PSPP and R Commander software, setting up a data file for practically solving the problems, how to export and import data file from and to the PSPP software, explained Comparing Means with different types of tests, etc. The session was informative and interactive. Both the aspects were given equal importance, theoretical as well as practical aspects. For better understanding of the concepts, students were given multiple examples and problems to solve in relation to both the aspects as mentioned above.

Date: 9th & 10th May 2022
Venue: MBA Seminar hall
Resource Persons: Mr. Nirmesh Tyagi ( J C Senator), Mrs. Soujanya Hegde, Mrs. Rajeshwari D Shetty

On 9th and 10th May 2022 MBA students of AIET had workshop on public speaking from 9:30am to 5:00pm. The Resource persons were Mr. Nirmesh Tyagi ( J C Senator), Mrs. Soujanya Hegde ( J C I SENET) and Mrs. Rajeshwari D Shetty (Proprietrix : Disha Carrer)

The main objective of this workshop was to increase the confidence level of the students, and to make them overcome their stage fear. The students were divided among 3 groups and each group has been handled by a resource person. The students were able to upgrade their communication skills at the end of the session. They came to know the shortcomings and commonly committed errors and where they need to improve and what norms they must follow when they speak in front of a crowd.

Date: 23rd August 2022 to 24th August 2022

Two days workshop on Lean Management has been conducted by Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. Workshop has been conducted by Ms. Ramya Sampangi, Senior Officer (Trainer) TKM and Arun Kumar S O, Team Member, TKM from 23rd August 2022 to 24th August 2022.

First Day Report – 23rd August 2022:-

First session started with Toyota principles, origin of Toyota, how Toyota is minimizing the cost to increase the profit through live examples. Different concepts and techniques used in Toyota were explained to students like Kaizan, Kanban etc. These techniques and concepts were practically explained to students through different activities.

In the second session Toyota Production System (TPS) has been explained through simulation exercise. All students were involved in the activity and they were able to get hands on experience. First day training session was ended with evaluation.

Second Day Report – 24th August 2022:-

Second day session was started with explaining different lean manufacturing concepts and it has been explained by simulation exercises. 5 S concepts have been explained to students practically. Evaluation has been conducted at the end of the session through quiz, presentations. Valedictory function has conducted and students feedback has taken to know the effectiveness of the workshop.

Resource Persons: Mrs Preetam Kamath and Mrs Shavina, ISTD
Date: 5 December 2020
PG Department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology organized a session on Group Discussion, as a part of the pre-placement training program on 5t December 2020. The resource persons were Mrs Preetam Kamath and Mrs Shavina from ISTD – Indian Society for Training and Development. The resource persons informed the rules to be followed for Group Discussion (GD) which included the dos and don’ts of GD followed by the practical session. A total number of 83 students in the final year MBA program actively participated in the session.

Resource Person: Mr Vishal Aryan & Ms Wafa Kureshi
Date: 6 December 2020

PG Department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology conducted a workshop on “Resume Writing, E-mail Writing and Presentation Skills” for second-year MBA students. Mr Vishal Aryan and Ms Wafa Kureshi were the resource persons.

During the morning session, Mr Vishal Aryan explained the art of preparing a powerful resume. He demonstrated the differences between a resume and a CV. Students worked in groups, which helped them understand the proper format and skill of building their own resumes.

In the noon session, Ms Wafa Kureshi spoke about e-mail writing and presentation skills. She discussed the essential characteristics of a good email and the dos and don’ts of it. The session helped the students to prepare formal and informal e-mails.

Since Presentation Skills are the most sought-after skill by employers, Ms Kureshi taught them ways to present themselves, style of dressing and speaking, etiquette and posture, confidence level, body language, tone and voice modulation in presentations. She asked the students to be clear and precise in their communication with others.

Both sessions helped students gain in-depth knowledge about resume writing, email writing and presentation skills.

Date: 30 December 2019

Event: Workshop on Street Plays

Resource Person: Kavyashree, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, AIET

Students were introduced to the value of street plays in engaging with society to educate, propagate values by Ms Kavyashree.  The group selected three student leaders who enlisted students for street plays on three themes.   Krithi Shetty would work on the theme Sexual Harassment,  Rajesh Dias and companions wanted to work on Drug Menace among the Youth and Radhika and companions were enthused to work on the Misuse of Social Media.

Training programme: Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel, MS Power point and HTML

Trainers: Ms Megha,  Ms Reena, Ms Ankitha, Ms Vidya, Ms Mangala and Ms Shruthi Shetty, Faculty of Department of Computer Science Engineering, AIET

 

The first year MBA students were taught computer applications for business by faculty from the Department of Computer Science Engineering throughout the semester.  The following syllabus was covered during the semester: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and HTML.

Date: 26 July 2019

Event: How to Conduct Cautious Research Using Open Source Tools?

Resource Person: Dr Amithab Anand, Assistant Professor – Academy Digitalization, KTO Research Centre & GREDEG Laboratory SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d’Azur, France

The highlights of the session were – using open and closed access database and do scientific reviews;  finding research gaps in literature by making use of table matrix and abstracts; avoiding plagiarism by using open source software; know tricks to publish a review and theoretical papers; identifying fake journals and publishing in free ranked journals; and preparing research papers according to UGC guidelines.

 

Date: 24 – 29 June, 2019

Event: FDP on “Branding Agriculture Commodities and Rural Marketing for Rural Transformation” at the Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bengaluru

The training was on branding the agri products in a right way in order to make them marketable and get a remunerative price for the farmers.

 

 

Mrs Priya Sequeira, Asst. Professor from the PG Department of Business Administration attended the training programme.  The faculty was required to learn from the training programme and pass on the knowledge to the MBA students and through them help local farmers in branding and selling their produce profitably.

Date: 13 to 18 May, 2019

Faculty Development Training – International Tax and Technology – Train the Trainer

Mr. Johnson Fernandes, Assistant Professor and Mrs Maithri Rao, Senior Lecturer attended the “Post Training on International Tax and Technology Course” hosted by Ernst & Young at RMZ Infinity, Bengaluru.

 

 

They were introduced to the US Legal and Tax Systems-Federal, State and Local; Tax Life Cycle-Accounting, Compliance, Controversy and Planning; Overview and Computation of Income of Individuals, Partnerships and Corporates. The purpose of the training was to train our students in US Legal and Tax Systems, so that they could be better equipped to take up job opportunities in leading finance companies.

Date: 21 May, 2019

Event: Workshop on Professional Grooming for Corporate Life

Resource Person: Mrs. Matharani Mathias- Corporate Trainer in Hospitality, Professional Etiquette & Social Skills

Mrs. Matharani Mathias conducted a workshop on Professional Grooming for Corporate Life for the MBA students at the MBA Seminar, Department of Business Administration, AIET. She covered all aspects of grooming for managers such as Etiquettes and Manners, power

Dressing, courtesies in introductions, telephone manners, email manners, interview manners, personal grooming, and table manners.

Ms Deeksha Shetty was the master of ceremony, Ms Spandana introduced the guest speaker and Ms Aishwarya Kotian delivered the vote of thanks.

Date: 3 and 4 December, 2019

Venue: MBA Seminar Hall

 

The workshop was inaugurated by Mr Vivek Alva, Managing Trustee of the Alva’s Education Foundation and also the patron of the workshop.  Dr Claret, HOD MBA department introduced and welcomed the guest.  Mr Vivek Alva delivered the presidential address.  In his address he emphasized the need for being creative and enterprising.  He encouraged students to be disciplined,  hardworking and never to lose sight of their goals.  Ms. Krithi Shetty first year MBA student was the MC of the function.  Ms. Lavinia first year MBA student gave the vote of thanks.

Mrs Harini Rao, the President – Mahila Wing of District Small Industries Association, Mangalore  taught the MBA students to make trendy fabric bags.  Students  had a hands-on session on preparation of squashes, tomato sauce and lime pickle.  Mrs Harini Rao gave them step by step guidance and also shared the recipe of various squashes, tomato sauce and pickle.  Mrs Ruksana Aboobaker a household name for exotic cakes and bakes in Mangalore for over three decades taught students to make the basic cake and also to prepare decorated white forest cup cakes with cream topping white chocolate with cherries.  Mrs Harini Rao and Mrs Anuradha Kamath both members of DSIA conducted a workshop on making jewellery.

 

Ms. Nisarga was the MC of the valedictory function and Mr Rajesh Dias gave the vote of Thanks.  Dr Claret presided over the function.  Prof. Dr. G V Joshi, Dr Nagendra, Mrs Maithri, Sr. Lecturer and Mrs Priya, Asst. Professor were present.

Date: 26 July 2019

Time: 11.30 am to 1.30 pm

Resource Person: Dr Amithab Anand, Assistant Professor – Academy Digitalization. KTO Research Centre and GREDEG Laboratory SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d’Azur, FRANCE

 

A Session with the faculty of Department of MBA on Conducting Cautious Research using Open source tools on the Topic of Knowledge Management

The highlights of the session were –

 

1. How to use open and closed access database and do scientific reviews
2. How to find gaps in literature (Using table matrix and abstracts)
3. How to avoid plagiarism (Using open source software)
4. Tricks to publish a review and theoretical papers (Theoretical Models)
5. How to identify fake journals and publish in free ranked journals (Where to publish and Where to avoid)
6. How to equip your research according to UGC Guidelines

Date: 29 July 2019

Time: 11 am to 1pm

Resource Person: Mr Sreekanth M P.  Asst Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, AIET

 

His research was on Design and Development of Custom Laparoscopic Surgical Instrument Handle using Additive Manufacturing Technology.  He introduced the students to the process of research.  Students got to know from his research work, applications of 3D printing in preparation of tool handle, literature review, research methodology used, hand anthropometry, modelling of handle, prototype of handle, etc.

Day 1 (30.9.2019):

Welcome Address and Talk on the SOPs of AIET/Department by Dr. Claret Mendonca, HOD, PG Department of Business Administration, AIET

Dr Claret welcomed the students to the MBA Department, AIET.  She spoke on how MBA Degree is different from other post graduate programmes.  While other post graduate programmes scale depth in the respective subject of study,  MBA programme gives more of leadership training, communication skills, team building and other life skills.  It is a finishing school where students are introduced to systems thinking and design thinking.

Principal’s Address

He spoke on having career goals and a plan for life.  He said that most students come to the MBA programme without understanding its significance.  Dr Fernandes guided on how to have a plan for one’s life and how to set goals in life. He informed them about campus placements at AIET and how to prepare for it.

Talk on ‘Time Management’ by Mr. Johnson Fernandes, Assistant Professor, Department of MBA, AIET

 

He explained the effective ways of managing time and strategies needed to be involved in managing the time. He explained how time management plays an important role in everyone’s life.

Day 2 (01.10.2019):

Experiential Learning from the MBA Program at AIET by Mr. Prasheel Shetty, Business Development Manager, Demand NXT (Alumni)

In this session Mr. Prasheel Shetty discussed the idea of innovation and importance of having goals in life which really help us to get on in the corporate world.  He emphasized the need for being good at English language which is most needed in today’s competitive and complex corporate world.

 

Talk on ‘Current Economic Scenario’ by Prof. Dr. G V Joshi, MBA Department, AIET

He explained the problems and challenges the Government has to face and which need to be overcome.

 

Healthy Habits – Dr.Zenica D’Souza, Principal, Alva’s Ayurveda Medical College

She specifically addressed gross matters of health concerning boys and girls in their early twenties.  She emphasized the importance of healthy eating and impact of exercise on health.

Day 3 (03.10.2019):

Building Healthy Workplace Relationships –Mrs. Shazia Khanum, Assistant Professor & Coordinator, M Com HRD, Alva’s College

She stressed on Relationships primarily with one’s family members and friends. Later she informed the important qualities such as trust, respect, understanding that are necessary to build healthy relationships.

 

Personality Development – Dr Raghavendra Holla, Executive Admin and R&R at Mangalore SEZ Ltd

 

Mr. Holla used confidence building exercise to help them gain courage and develop self esteem.His motivational lecture inspired students to develop positive attitude.

 

Financial Literacy – Mr. NavinRego, Managing Director in Fin Analytics Wealth Managers Private Ltd.

He elaborated on the vital aspects of investments, importance to identifying and understanding financial strengths and challenges, managing wealth, investing in mutual funds and the importance of planned investment.

Journey from Corporate Job to Entrepreneurship, Ms. Shipra Rai. Managing Partner, Spindrift, Mangalore

She spoke about her life experiences of being an entrepreneur. She stressed the need for having strong communication skills to sell a product or service and to motivate employees, which was evident in Mrs. Rai. Her talk made students aware of the challenges in both corporate life and entrepreneurship.

Day 4 (04.10.2019):

Group Dynamics by Mr Sunil John on Communication, Leadership & Team building

He told students that communication and language are powerful weapons in their armoury which need to be well used.  He also taught them team building and respect for others.He shared knowledge on challenges faced by various professionals such as  HR, Financial Analyst and Marketers.

Entrepreneurship by Ms KomalPrabhu, owner of Maharaja group of hotels

Mrs Prabhu conveyed powerfully how hard work, dedication, and desire to succeed in life makes an entrepreneur successful. She attributed her success to teamwork.  She encouraged the budding management graduates to be entrepreneurs and pursue their dreams as there are a lot of opportunities in the business field.

Motivational Talk – Dr.Preethi Keerthi D’Silva, Asst. Professor, Mangalore University

She told the students that it is essential to be up to date with their everyday lessons and learning. She emphasized that students cannot achieve much without the determination to reach goals no matter how big or small they are. She ended up saying motivation is essential to be able to catch up with everyday lessons and learning.

Resource Person: Mrs Matharani Mathias, Corporate Trainer in Hospitality, Professional Etiquette and Social Skills
Date: May 21, 2019,

A half-day workshop on “Professional Grooming for Corporate Life” covered all aspects of grooming for managers. It was attended by both first and second-year students. Etiquettes and Manners covered introductions, dressing, telephone manners, email manners, interview manners, personal grooming, and table manners.

Dr Claret Mendonca, Dean and Head of the Department, presided over the function. Ms Deeksha Shetty was the master of ceremony, Ms Spandana introduced the guest speaker and Ms Aishwarya Kotian delivered the vote of thanks.

Conferences are significant parts in any educational institution to attract plethora of thoughts and arrange for an exchange of ideas. Experts and knowledge-workers gather to learn and teach many unknown and innovative things to those who are in search of knowledge. Management institutes organize conferences on varied management topics.

To highlight key issues in the field of Rural Entrepreneurship, a conference on ‘Rural Entrepreneurship’ was organized by the Department from 28-4-16 to 30-4-16.
The conference was attended by 273 delegates. An attractive exhibition on rural products and artifacts was also arranged on the occasion. A total of 10 technical talks were also organized.

EXHIBITION ON RURAL PRODUCTS

As a part of the rural entrepreneurship conference the department organized a two day exhibition on the rural products. Twenty three stalls with 50 participants from all over India participated in the event. Milking machine, Bio plates machine, blacksmith, stone carvings, pottery maker, LED lights display, handmade ornaments, wooden toys, cocoon flowers, handbags were the main attraction of the exhibition. A total of 600 participants visited the exhibition and gained knowledge and experience.

Event: Advance Excel Training

PG Department of Business Administration organized a value added course on ICT “Advance Excel” was conducted for the Second year students by Rural Computer Training Academy. The main aim of the program was to introduce the students to Excel software tools which is useful in accounting, business analysis, marketing or coding.  In fact, knowledge of Microsoft usage is one of the basic requirements for most of the job profiles.

One will also need to use a spreadsheet of excel sheet for computing. This is a must in any presentation and knowing the basics on how to use and read a spreadsheet will be extremely helpful. As with others, this too will require a lot of hands-on practice and a little theory to master. Below is the summary of the main issues dealt with in the training during the process.

Training Session on Advance Excel

Outcome:

Students will find it easy to use the Excel package for preparation of seminars, assignments, solving accounts sum using excel, project reports, internship and other academic activities.

Event: Training on Communication & Email Writing

Date: 02- Jan-2022

Resource Person: Mrs. Nisha Shetty

Place: MBA Seminar hall of Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology

PG Department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology had conducted a training session on ‘Communication & email writing on 2/1/2022 for the final year MBA students. The speaker for this session was Mrs. Nisha N Shetty and she started the session by giving her introduction to the students. She is one of the most well known speaker and a soft skill trainer. She has trained many students in her career for the language and Communication.

Mrs. Nisha N Shetty during her session approached the students with positivity and had a good engagement with them which was filled with fun and energy. She divided the session into to four subparts were in she taught the students Sound spelling, International Phonetic Alphabet, Grammar, etc and later had two sets of test and a worksheet for the students to workout.

She explained the students regarding the letters and how a letter is to be pronounced. She taught the students few pints that are to adhere while writing the email. She also explained the students the method to write an email with Do’s and Dont’s. She also explained them the short forms that are already in exist in the email. Mrs. Shetty made the students to practice the basic grammar and formation and also the conversion of sentences.

79 students were present for the session.

Outcome:

1. It enabled the students to communicate clearly and with impact, by improving their verbal and non-verbal communication style, as well as enhancing interpersonal skills.

2. Students were emphasized on grammar, sound spelling and pronunciation

3. Students were trained to write essays on different topics and emails.

Session: Workshop on Statistical Packages

Trainer: Prof. Joyan D’Souza, HOD, Department of M. Com (Finance and Analytics), St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.

Date: 03 March 2023 and 06 March 2023

Time: –09:00AM to 05:00PM

PG department of Business Administration, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology organized a session on Statistical Package, which is a part of MBA’s HR specialization subject – Human Resource Analytics.

Workshop on HR Analytics by Mr. Joyan D’Souza

About the session:

Practical education is better because it makes the person capable enough to know how things happen in the real world. In practical application, people learn the facts in an interesting manner which is the best part of learning.

The resource person delivered a session on how to apply theoretical aspects of the statistics practically. The session emphasised on the basic introduction to types of statistical methods,

information on installation process of PSPP and R Commander software, setting up a data file for practically solving the problems, how to export and import data file from and to the PSPP software, explained Comparing Means with different types of tests, etc.

Workshop on HR Analytics by Mr. JoyanD’Souza

The session was informative and interactive. Both the aspects were given equal importance, theoretical as well as practical aspects. For better understanding regarding the concepts, students were given multiple examples and problems to solve in relation to both the aspects as mentioned above.

Outcome of the session:

1. The session enabled the students to understand the subject and how the theory they learn is applied practically.

2. Improves students’ skills as practicality leads to be an expert in the respective field.

3. The students were able to understand the concepts of PSPP and R commander.

ITTC Orientation Batch 2021-23

Date:22/08/2022

Time: 10:00 am to 11:00am

Resource Person: Mr. Agustya M Anand, Senior Manager, People Advisory Services

Mr. Sushant Koul, Assistant Director, Talent Team

Mr. Prashanth, Assistant Director, Talent Team

Venue: MBA Auditorium

PG Department of Business Administration conducted orientation Programme for I year MBA students on ITTC (International Tax and Technology Course) by Mr Agustya M Anand, Senior Manager, People Advisory Services, Mr. Sushant Koul, Assistant Director, Talent Team and Mr. Prashanth, Assistant Director, Talent Team, EY Bangalore.

Mr. Agustya M Anand addressing the gathering

The objective of this session is to provide an introduction about US taxation and EY Young Tax Professional of the Year (YTPY) is an international competition designed to recognize and foster the next generation of tax leaders. YTPY is one of the biggest campus engagements with colleges and is also a big opportunity for your students to kick start their career and take a step into the world of Tax.

Mr. Vivek Alva, Managing Trustee addressed the session and motivated the students to take active part in the YTPY competition. Total 117 students got benefited from this Programme.

Outcome:

1. Students were able to understand the overview of US Taxation course.

2. Students were able to understand the importance of US Taxation.

Date: 4-08-2023

Time: 09:00am-10:45am

Venue: AIET Auditorium

Guestspeaker: Mr. Naveen Julian Rego

Topic: A Report on Financial Literacy

Mangalore University Commerce Teachers Association (MUCTA),under its initiative organized one day workshop on “Investor Awareness” program for 1st and 2nd year MBA students. The event featured Mr Naveen Julian Rego, A Certified Financial Planner from Financial Planning Standard Board of India. Mr Naveen provided valuable insights into the principles of financial management and the importance of cultivating healthy financial habits. The session covered various topics, ranging from the basics of saving money to the intricacies of investing and managing wealth. Attendees were encouraged to adopt a disciplined approach to financial planning and make informed decisions to secure their financial futures. He told concept of money as a tool to achieve both financial and personal goals. MrRego Shared insights on how to assign value to money based on its potential for growth and stability. He presented a case study on the Ranbaxy family’s journey towards building and preserving wealth. Extracted lessons from their financial strategies, including long-term planning, diversification, and prudent investment decisions. Mr Naveen encouraged attendees to recognize the role of skill and luck in financial endeavors, Cited the example of Sir Isaac Newton’s stock market investments and losses as a lesson in humility and risk management. He shared the story of Ronald James (Spend less than you Earn). Discussed how this practice can lead to increased savings and financial security. Discussed the concept of creating wealth by focusing on consistent saving and prudent investment choices. Outlined steps to gradually accumulate wealth over time. Presented the target of saving 1 crore as a tangible financial goal. Demonstrated how disciplined saving and strategic investments can help achieve this milestone. Advised students to approach stock market investments with caution and thorough research. Highlighted the notion that self-investment, such as education, skills development, and personal growth, yields the highest returns.

Overall Naveen Rego’s financial literacy session provided attendees with a comprehensive overview of essential financial principles and strategies. The session emphasized the importance of responsible money management, saving, and making informed investment decisions. By understanding the value of money, balancing skill and luck, and investing in oneself, participants were empowered to take control of their financial well-being and work towards achieving their financial goals. The guest talk commenced with warm welcome by Shreya Pai , Introduction of the guest by Ashritha Shetty and Vote of Thanks by Vindya.

Session-2 By Mr.LeoAmal .A

Date: 04-08-2023

Time: 11am-01:00pm

Venue: AIET Auditorium

Guest: Mr.LeoAmal .A

Mangalore University Commerce Teachers association (Mucta), under its initiative organized one day workshop on Investor Awareness Program for MBA students.

The event featured Mr.Leo.Amal. A, a Sr.Branch Manager Franklin Templeton Asset Management(India)Pvt.Ltd.Mangalore,India, as the esteemed resource person.The guest talk commenced with warm welcome by Sakshi and Suraksha introduced the guest. Introduction of Mr.Leo Amal washighlighting his vast experience and expertise in the field of Mutual Fund.

During the informative session,he has given comprehensive introduction on back to basics of Mutual Fund.One of the major highlight of the session was the detailed discussion about the Mutual fund.Mr.Leo informed the students about the asset class, process for investing,why should we invest in mutual fund,advantages of mutual fund,who all can invest in mutual fund,modes to invest,power of compounding.He also explained about inflation,how it will affect in the coming days,beat inflation by investing,SIP,crucial brakes for a smooth ride in equity, Investing regularly to keep averaging our purchase costs,diversification across asset,investing for long term to overcome short term volatility.The interactive session saw enthusiastic participation from the students,who actively answered the questions asked by resource person.

In conclusion,the guest talk on financial literacy by Mr.LeoAmal A, was overwhelming success,leaving a lasting impact on the attendees understanding of financial matters.Unquestionably,the occasion served as the first step in enabling the students to take control of their finances and set out on a path to financial security.At the end Deekshith Shetty of 2nd year MBA proposed vote of thanks.

Session-3 by Sapna Shenoy M

Date: 4thAugust, 2023

Timing: 2:00pm–4:45pm

Venue: MBA Auditorium

Topic: Personal Investment Planning- Investor Awareness Program

There was a one-day workshop which was organized by Mangalore University Commerce Teacher’s Association (MUCTA) on the topic Personal Investment Planning- Investor Awareness Program. There were totally 3 sessions and the 3rd session was on the topic “Personal Investment planning”which was conducted by Ms. Sapna Shenoy M.

The program started exactly at 1:45 P.M and the Master of ceremony was done by Ms.Athmika K M of Final year MBA followed by the Introduction from Ms.Shwetha Bhat of final year MBA. The program was also graced by Mr. Elston Neil Menezes who was one of the colleague of Ms. Sapna Shenoy M.

The session was started by recalling the points of past two sessions, then Ms. Sapna Shenoy about personal financing, money management, she re told various stories which, made us to realize the value of money, she also spoke about compounding and various investment pros and cons in adeepway,sheasked severalquestions to makethesession interactive

Students were given question sheets, questions related to finance and interest rates, which werediscussedat theend

Learnings: Students were highly benefited by the session, at the end of the session differentiationbetween Long-term and Short-term investments, Debt and Equity investment, relation of marketfluctuation on a long-term basis was easily understood, slides and the language used was simpleandeasy to understand, all togetherit was an informative session.

The final year students of MBA participated in expanding the customer base for Popshot app in this region. This was a real-time exercise in micro level marketing. Around 13 interested students got to the field and achieved the given targets.  The promoters felicitated them Certificates and freebies.

Objectives of the Club :

• To increase competitive spirit among the students.
• To know the issues and challenges of HR.
• To make students aware of the current happenings in the field of HR.
• To understand how HR theories help students in the practical world.

Programmes under the Club:

Live Case Discussions: In this activity, students are introduced to different live cases. They handle these cases through discussion and debates. Questions will be asked at the end of the session and presentations also held.

HR Vocabulary: Students are asked to find the meaning of different corporate HR terms.

Online Certification Courses: Students are required to visit the websites which give online certificates. They have to study a particular course, the duration of which differs. They will then get certificates online from the concerned authority which offered the course.

HR Blog: An HR blog is created to discuss various issues related to HR. The students can also post their views, present relevant information about the issues in the blog. They can also put their queries in the blog. The blog has been acting as a good platform to create awareness on HR matters.

ATOMS, the Forum of the Marketing wing of Business administration successfully conducted and nurtured the talents of business graduates by highlighting the marketing skills though various activities.

ur forum reached out to all first-year business grads in creating and launching of products and services, a unique team game, wherein graduates were asked to ideate the new products and services and place them in the market order.

Secondly, a Retail exhibit was demonstrated by final year business grads and this helped them in understanding the retail business. Thirdly, the forum conducted two day workshop on SPSS software to reach out to all the wings to familiarize the software in research and intern work, which was the highlight of the marketing forum.

Fourthly, creating new punch lines for new products and identifying close to three hundred punch lines of international products, companies and others were engaged for final year graduates.

A Business plan game was imbued to enrich the idea of organization work structure, operations, marketing, and other related domains.

It is an association of MBA finance students formed mainly for educating and training the students in the field of finance. The association conducted a number of guest lectures on various issues in finance. The experts from industry and institutions shared and interacted with our students.

The association has also conducted various finance games like finance quiz, mock trading, number games for first year students to sharpen their knowledge in the area of finance. The finance faculty of the department also conducted a workshop for the first year students on the “stock market”. The forum is planning to continue all these programs in the future years as well and in addition to this, it is planning to conduct more innovative finance activities to create financial awareness in the minds of our students.

From 13 August to 22  August 2019

Date: 13 August 2019

Time:  9.30 am to 11 am

Event : Inaugural Address by Mr Vivek Alva, Managing Trustee

 

He interacted with the students and informed the students about the expectations of recruiting companies from MBA graduates.  He gave them suggestions on how to get prepared for good placements.

Date: 13.08.2019

Time: 11.15 am – 1.00 pm

Topic: Agri Business  – Dr. Jayasekaran, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CPCRI.

 

He started with a small advise that students should be grateful to their parents and teachers.  They need their blessings to succeed in life.  He said it is never too late to change.  He quoted Swami Vivekananda’s words  “You all have roaring tigers inside you”.  His talk was centered on Agri-Business and the challenges faced by agripreneurs. He gave them ideas for starting small businesses.

Date: 13. 08. 2019

Time: 2 pm to 5 pm 

Topic: Group Dynamics – Mr Sunil John

He conducted group activity and taught them art of listening, communication, body language, inter personal and intra-personal communication.

14 August 2019

9.30am to 11 am

Finance for MBAs – Mr.Nithin Shetty  CA, M/s Nitin Shetty & Co.

 

He started with the opening statement as to how many of you hug your parents?  He advised them to do so because they are the only people who wish your growth without any expectations of reward.  He gave them loads of hints as to the kind of career opportunities finance learning would open.   He stressed on the knowledge of finance for HR, IT and marketing professionals.

 

Date: 14.08.2019

Time: 11.15 am to 1.00 pm

Resource Person: Mr. Akshith Shetty, Octaplus Medicare Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Topic: Sharing of Entrepreneurial Experience

 

He discussed with the students how he chose his field of study, the initial dilemmas at the companies he worked with and how his pursuit of happiness and the ethics he followed led him to start an enterprise which was hardly explored by others.  He advised them to chase their dream through hard work, persistence and determination.

Date: 14. 08. 2019

Time: 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm

Resource Person: Mr.  Yashwanth Kangen, Boat Builder and Marine Consultant, Mahasagar Boats

He narrated his entrepreneurial journey to the students.  He showed them the different types of boats such as workboat, trawler, motorsailer, canoe, sailship, dhow and more built by him. YK-built fiberglass and wooden boats work in seas around the Asian subcontinent, Europe.  He informed of the lucrative career opportunities for MBA graduates in water sports, entertainment and hospitality.

Date: 14. 08. 2019

Time: 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm

Resource Person: Mr.  Ashok D’Souza,  Senior Business Analyst; Atlantic Data Bureau Services, Mangalore 

 

He gave a bird’s eye view into the world of Business Analytics and Data Science.   He explained the importance of learning statistical methods and data analysis for individual businesses, institutions and organizations. His experience and knowledge was helpful to understand  that Business Analytics has emerged as a potential  business enabler in both public and private sector and is one of the fastest growing fields of study. The decision makers can integrate information from disparate data sources,  predict trends,  see key performance indicators, identify business opportunities and make better informed decisions.  He also informed students about the present job market for business analytics.

Date: 14.08.2019

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

Resource Person: Mr Shubhum, BACCE

A practical session on building soft skills, self-confidence and how to win over glossophobia.

Date: 16 August 2019

Time: 9.30 am to 1 pm

Resource Person: Mrs Apoorva Mulani,  Pop Head – HR and Mr. Faisal

Topic : Micro Marketing

 

The session focused on giving students a perspective of three integral aspects of marketing – Product, customer and linkage between product and customer through appropriate techniques that create an emotional connect.

The session started with the Beta phase in detail and the product development cycle through an interactive discussion methodology talking a hypothetical fmcg product model. The focus was on understanding the product perspective and the approach in product development and the criticality of product alignment to customer needs…

Next session was on customer psychology, consumer behaviour and customer matrix. This gave a good insight to students on different types of customers and their approaches, and methods to handle different types of customers. The challenges of reaching out to customers and barriers in dealing with them were explained with hypothetical examples

The next interaction was focused on the concept of product and customer alignment through different tools and thought process (strategies). This was explained through the concept of emotional connect that compels customers to align and buy the product / services. Case studies were shared to give real perspective on emotional connect.

Date: 16 August 2019

Time: 2 pm to 3.30 pm

Resource Person: Mr Arjun John D’Souza, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at Alter Marketing Management

Topic: Digital Marketing

He introduced the students to the world of digital marketing.  He demonstrated the techniques used in digital marketing, its effectiveness and impact.  He informed the students that it is more than just a communication option. In the next two years, digital marketing will constitute a major part of any company’s marketing strategy.  Every company will look for digital marketing experts.

Date: 16 August 2019

Time: 3.30 pm to 5 pm

Resource Person: Mrs Apoorva Mulani,  Pop Head – HR and Mr. Faisal

Topic : Micro Marketing

The session focused on alignment of product, customers, and market alignment.

The part two session focussed mainly on actual selling strategies.

 

Date: 16.08.2019

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

Resource Person: Mr. Vikram

He dealt with topics such as technical writing, email etiquettes and corporate culture.

Date: 17 August 2019

Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm

Resource Person: Dr. Amitabh Anand
Assistant Professor – Academy Digitalization, KTO Research Centre and GREDEG Laboratory SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d’Azur, FRANCE

A session on The power of Motivation, Determination and Being Creative in the field of MBA

1. A story about a Business Man who was called the Man of the Millennium – Determination
2. A Surprise story about a teacher  – Motivation
3. A creative and humorous case on Marketing  – How to be creative in MBA

Date: 17.08.2019

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

Resource Person: Mr Sunil John,  BACCE

Topics Discussed- Business Communication and Essentials of Group Discussion

Date: 18. 08. 2019

Time: 9 am to 5 pm

Resource Person: Mr. Srinath Sethuraman

He taught them Verbal and Non-verbal communication, Professional Speaking, Functional Grammar and Vocabulary, Situational Language, Listening Skills, and Email Etiquette.

Date: 19 – 21, August 2019

Time: 9 am to 5 pm

Resource Person: Mr Abhijith,  SRM FACE

Aptitude Training

Topics covered:

Number System, Reading Comprehension, Data Arrangements and Blood relations

Time and Work, Sentence Correction, Coding and Decoding, Series, Analogy, Odd man out and Visual reasoning

Percentages, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Sentence Completion, Para-jumbles, Profit and Loss, Partnerships, and Averages

Date: 20.08.2019

Time: 6 pm to 8 pm

Resource Person: Mrs Priya Sequeira, Asst Professor and Mr Johnson, Asst. Professor, Department of MBA, AIET – A Session on Group Discussion

Date: 21.08.2019

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm

Resource Person: Ms Ashwini Jain , Journalist and Content Developer at Manjusha Antique Museum

Conducted a session on Content writing.

Date: 22.08.2019

Time: 9.00 am to 5 pm

Resource Person: Mr. Venkat Ramani

Topic: Mind Power Magic