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WORKSHOP ON INNOVATION IN REALITY BOOTCAMP 3

Date: 4th May 2023
WORKSHOP ON INNOVATION IN REALITY BOOTCAMP 3 organized the Innovation In Reality Bootcamp on the 4th, 5th and 12th of May 2023 in the afternoon from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm for MBA 1st year students . The event hosts are Dr Sadhana Dash, Head Academics and Dr Priya Vinod,

Department of MBA. The three-day workshop empowered students to

• Foster creativity, critical thinking skills , collaboration and teamwork
• Develop practical knowledge of emerging technologies.
• Making students think out of the box.
• Encourage lateral thinking, brainstorming, mind mapping and problem-solving abilities.



CASE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP

Date: 3rd May 2023
CASE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP was organized by the department of MBA and M.Com (FA) at Jyoti Nivas College on May 03, 2023, from 9:30 am to 1 pm. The resource person was Mr. T K Rajiv, a corporate trainer with 25 years of industry experience. The workshop enabled the students to gain knowledge on case analysis using six thinking hats technique.



Behavioural Blockbuster

Date: 18th April 2023
Behavioural Blockbuster was a fun-filled approach to learning management concepts through movies for I MBA students from 18/4/2023 to 28/4/2023. The students related and presented movie clip to organisational behaviour concepts like personality types, employee motivation, leadership, attitude, job satisfaction, stress management, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and many more. Behavioural blockbuster activity broadened the students’ knowledge in organisational behaviour and aided them to think out of the box.



SEMINAR ON DECODING UNION BUDGET 2023

Date: 23rd February 2023
The Department of MBA organized a seminar on "Decoding Union Budget 2023". Shri. Naval Kishore Bajaj, the President of BVSS Bangalore and Eminent Governance and Risk Management professional, enlightened the students on the eminence of the Union budget and its vision for 'Amrit Kaal'. The session gave the students, insights into the current scenario of the Indian Economy.



MBA ORIENTATION DAY

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
The Department of MBA organised an orientation programme for the newly admitted MBA students, along with their parents, dignitaries, faculty members and Principal Dr. Sr. Lalitha Thomas. This event was aimed to showcase the culture of PG centre and responsibility to the students. During the Orientation, an interesting performance was given by the 2nd year MBA students highlighting the “seven habits of the college”.



GUEST LECTURE ON BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

Date: 28th February 2023
Dr. Nisha Shankar, faculty of the MBA department from Christ University, delivered a guest lecture on Behavioral Finance. The objective was to provide students with insights into topics such as stock trading, differentiation between traditional and modern financing behavior, cognitive biases in investing, etc. It gave students a deeper understanding of an individual's behavior in investing.



GUEST LECTURE ON BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Date: 21st February 2023
The department of MBA organized a guest lecture on business analytics by Mr. Mana Mohan R, the founder of CatersIn and Innovsmart Bangalore. The aim was to enlighten students about Financial Analytics. The lecture covered topics such as CRISP DM, SEMMA framework, Structured and Unstructured data, a live demonstration of data and text mining, and real-time twitter analysis.



GUEST LECTURE ON STOCK MARKET

Date: 17th January 2023
The department of MBA organized a guest lecture on stock market with Stockbyte by Mr. Kishore B.S., CEO and CO-founder of Stockbyte. The objective was to enlighten students on the fundamental and technical analysis of the stock market. A PIT trading activity was also conducted to provide hands-on experience on how the market works.



GUEST LECTURE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Date: 21st January 2023
This guest lecture was organized to acquaint students with the subject of AI because it was emerging trend which is incorporated in the curriculum . Dr. Anand Mahalingam from Data Labs, HDFC Life, enlightened the students on the technical aspects of AI and provided real-life examples for a better understanding of how the field of AI functions, and its pivotal role in the current era.



ENTREPRENEURSHIP GAMIFICATION WEEK

Date: 26th - 30th September 2022
The objective of Gamification is to transform learning experiences by implementing gaming techniques into educational topics, increasing productivity, and engaging students. The Department of MBA organized a 5-day Entrepreneurship Gamification week, with activities on each day. The end outcome of this was enhanced individual capacity and self-confidence of students by getting to know themselves and thinking out of the box.



GUEST LECTURE ON RECRUITMENT TRENDS

Date: 26th September 2022
Ms.Sini John, Talent acquisition specialist at Goldman Sachs and Google, and Global technology Recruiter at JP Morgan and Co, gave a guest lecture on "Recruitment Trends for 2022" to MBA students. The outcome of this was that students learnt about tech roles, Boolean sourcing, Coding assessment platforms (such as Hackerrant, Github, Leetcode etc.), contact information scrapping tools, and other aspects related to current recruitment trends.



GUEST LECTURE ON DATA COLLECTION

23rd September 2022
The department of MBA organized a guest lecture with the objective to provide insights into the topic of “Data Collection”. It was led by Ms. Sahana Prasad, who taught via an innovative design approach by analyzing accurate insights for research, using standard validated technique. Students learnt the latest trends to collect and evaluate data.



INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO TVS COMPANY

Date: 30th August 2022
The Department of MBA organised an industrial visit to TVS Motor Company, Tamil Nadu on 30th August 2022. The aim was to provide students with an insight into the internal workings and create awareness about production and operation of the company.



GUEST LECTURE- MARKETING 5.O

Date: 11th August 2022
The department of MBA organized a guest lecture on MARKETING 5.O , a marketing strategy that combines technology and humans to create experiences for consumers. The aim was to teach management students to put digitalization at the core, dedicate resources to digitalization, and encourage innovation. The lecture was conducted by Dr. Mathew Emanuel.



MANAGEMENT FEST- EKATHRA-2022: “The Essence of Synergy”

Date: 8th July 2022
The department of MBA organized the national-level, inter-collegiate management fest. The objective was to create an inclusive learning experience, develop managerial skills, help students learn networking, and nurture them with management skills. The theme was based on - Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Mr. Ian Faria, a renowned speaker, leadership, and executive coach was the Chief Guest.



INDUSTRIAL VISIT TO OOTY TEA FACTORY

Date: 9th June 2022 – 12th June 2022
The department of MBA organized a trip to Ooty for 2 days and 3 nights. The main purpose was to explore new places, to understand the internal working aspects of a factory, and to enjoy with fellow mates. During the visit, students understood the process of making tea powder by witnessing its various steps.



VISIT TO LULU MALL

Date: 19th May 2022
The department of MBA organized a one-day visit to the famous Lulu Mall at Rajajinagar with 59 students and 3 faculty members. The objective was to identify customer pre-purchase behavior, observe store visual merchandising, and identify the importance of training employees. The students visited various retail outlets, cafes, food court, and the entertainment zone Funtura, where they enjoyed various exciting games such as VR rides and 9D theatre.



PUBLIC LECTURE ON “THE POWER OF PURPOSE”

Date: 22nd March 2022
The department of MBA organized a public lecture with an aim to discuss topics such as - being 100% present, boosting one’s confidence, personal audit, time management, etc. Dr. Ushy Mohan Das, (creator of the widely acclaimed brand “The Mind Workshop”, and a renowned doctor) was the speaker. The session was very informative and interactive.



SOCIAL OUTREACH : Academic year

Date: 2021-22
This program was an opportunity for students to engage in a 30-hour community service. The objectives were to develop a sense of social responsibility, improve the lives of people in the society, and understand the significance of volunteering. They volunteered by cutting vegetables, serving food, understanding the problems of people, etc. at places like Let Us Dream, ISKCON, ASVAS, etc.



ACADEMIC INSIGHT AWARD (2021)

“The Academic Insights”, is an independent information web portal and a monthly magazine, where achievements and contributions of educational leaders, renowned schools, colleges, and universities are covered. Jyoti Nivas College Post Graduate Centre, Department of MBA, took part in a survey process. After an in-depth analysis of the curriculum, Department of MBA curriculum was awarded with the title of – “Business School of the Year for Pragmatic Curriculum – 2021”.



International Leadership talk series 4 on Workforce Diversity and Inclusion

International Leadership talk series 4 on Workforce Diversity and Inclusion was organised on August 26, 2022 with 220 participants. There were registrations across the world from Germany, UAE, London, Texas, Canada, California, Georgia and Russia. Participants were from Accenture, Cognizant, Genpact, Wipro, Christ University, BMS, Kristu Jayanti, St.Francis College and many more.

Ms. Deepika Trehan- Founder of the H.O.W Forum and Corporate Diva, Ms. Louis Robinson – International voice over artist and an entrepreneur, Ms Ritika Roy- Team lead and senior intelligence analyst Cognizant were the panel members. Mr.Dinesh Elangovan was the moderator. The participants learned through the panel discussion that a well-balanced world will accept different opinions and reduce fears towards differences.

REPORT ON GLOBAL DIGITAL CORPS FIELDOPS FELLOWSHIP

To prepare students and the nation for emergencies, AICTE has launched the national call for the Global Digital Corps FieldOps Fellowship to select and train 200,000 students across India in digital disaster management tools used by government authorities and recognized by the United Nations.

The aim of these courses are to know how our government departments operate during a disaster and get trained in using digital tools used by disaster management authorities. The objective of the course is to educate and create awareness about the various government systems pertaining to disaster management. The courses thought the students about the disaster management and the pandemic management. The course dealt with various disasters like rainfall, landslides, flood and man-made disasters and how government responses to these disasters.

The Care System course gave the students the knowledge about what is care, asset and location management, how to register and diagnose the patient, shifting process and discharge of a patient. It also dealt with capacity management of how to send notifications and also access facility notifications etc. About 50 students took up the courses and were able to learn a lot about Disaster and Pandemic management.

This program has also helped the students a great deal in learning about how uncontrollable situations like these can be tackled and the proper measures that should be taken in order to cope up with another pandemic. The course provided a lot of information on the topics followed by quizzes which was a fun activity. Overall it was a great learning experience.



National level Leadership talk series III on Long-Distance Leadership: Managing Remote Workforce
9th September 2021

Department of MBA organised National level Leadership talk series III on Long-distance leadership: Managing remote workforce on September 9, 2021, from 3.00 to 4.30pm. The participants from MVIT, Kristu Jayanti, Soundarya College, Maharani Laxmi College, Christ University, Don Bosco College, and corporate executives from Amazon, Biocon and Accenture took active part in the leadership talk series III. There were 100 participant registrations for this webinar some of them are from Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Under graduate students from psychology and journalism of Jyoti Nivas degree college enthusiastically participated in this panel discussion. Dr. Sr. Lalitha Thomas gave her powerful message through an inspirational story on failures.

The panel members Mr. Balaji Ranganathan, Ms. Kavitha Srinivasalu and Mr. Nirbhay Lumde shared their decades of experience with the students passionately. They enlightened the students with their excellent sharing and gave their insights on pandemic effects on work culture. Mr. Dinesh, expert and moderator, excelled in all domains to abridge the virtual gap and bring the best out of the panel members.

Webinar on 'Craniofacial Acupressure Therapy’
29th June 2021

The Department of MBA of Jyoti Nivas Post Graduation Center organized a webinar on 'Craniofacial Acupressure Therapy' on the 29 June, 2021, from 3 pm to 4 pm in GoogleMeet platform. 94 participants included students from MA, MBA, M.Com(FA), MCA and M.Sc. departments and their parents attended the webinar. Our director Dr. Sr. Lalitha Thomas spoke briefly on the healing energy of touch. The resource person was Mr. Amal Augustine, who is a yoga practitioner and wellness therapist at Youthphoria.

Mr. Amal highlighted on the significance of de-stressing and explained the various techniques to stress management using the therapy. He explained in brief the anatomy of the skull and shown twenty minutes of live demonstration of the 360 degree craniofacial acupressure therapy on his daughter- Ms. Beaula Meghana. Participants got an opportunity through this webinar to learn craniofacial acupressure therapy and practice it on their parents during the session. The webinar was organized by Dr. Philcy Antony from department of MBA. Ms. Sarah, Ms. Mary and Ms. Nida were the student coordinators. The webinar was indeed an informative, relaxing and positive session to manage the stress and strain of the new normal.

Webinar on Self-Healing Plans During Covid Times
8th and 9th of June 2021

Jyoti Nivas College Post Graduate Centre conducted a webinar on ‘Self-Healing Plans During Covid Times’ on 8 th and 9 th of June 2021 from 3 pm to 4 pm. The webinar organised on Google Meet platform by the department of MBA had 90 participants each on both the days from M.Com(FA), MCA, M.SC, MA and MBA departments. Our Director Dr. Sr. Lalitha Thomas shared her profound and uplifting message during the webinar.
The webinar was led by Mr. Amal Augustine who is a yoga practitioner and wellness therapist at Youthphoriya. Mr. Amal has received training from Sri Aurobindo Ashram, inner engineering and biodynamic craniosacral practitioner Institute from London.
The resource person, Mr. Amal enlightened the participants about the importance of healing plan to activate mind, body and soul. Mr. Amal along with 4 students of department of MBA demonstrated the techniques of self- healing through yoga. The self-healing included 10 mins of Asanas – Padmasana and Vajrasana, 10mins of Pranayama- Anulom Vilom and Bhastrika, which he emphasized as a natural vaccine for Covid-19 and also 10 mins of Meditation. The demonstration helped the students to learn these yoga techniques for self-healing. Mr Amal also enlightened the participants on the acronym DREAM for wellness, which stands for D- Diet, R- Rest, E-Exercise, A-Activity and M - Managing time, money.
The webinar helped the students to understand the importance of wellbeing and self-care. It gave them insights on the techniques and measures to tackle the physical and mental stress during the pandemic and also helped students to accept and deal with the loss of family members due to Covid-19.


Leadership Talk Series on Start-Up, Scale-Up
19th February 2021

The 2nd Leadership Talk Series on Start-up, Scale-up was conducted on February 19, 2021. 80 participants from department of MBA attended the programme in the conference hall. Expert panel members who took part in the Second Leadership Talk Series were Ms. Miranda Coppoolse-Founder of MC Global consulting, Dr. Meera Venkat-President of Raise Global, Ms. Roma Tiwari-CEO of Jeevat Learning and Mr. Dinesh Elangovan-Criminologist and GSI professional. Mr. Dinesh Elangovan, the moderator, facilitated a well-planned and high energy discussion.

Ms. Miranda Coppoolse joined the discussion from Netherland. Our director Dr. Sr. Lalitha Thomas addressed the students and encouraged them to be future entrepreneurs. The panel members discussed their entrepreneurial journey-challenges and opportunities, various methods of building a brand, lessons from their mistakes and thus motivated and inspired our students.


INTRAPRENEURS IN ACTION 2020-2022
10th February 2021

Department of MBA initiated a new project named: “INTRAPRENEURS IN ACTION 2020-2022”. This project was initiated by the new MBA batch 2020-22, with an aim of promoting and fostering the skills of students in social entrepreneurship. For that the entire class got divided into three groups and each group formed a company with solid vision and mission which is in align to intrapreneurship. This system allows a student to act like an entrepreneur inside the campus. The companies here formed under intrapreneurship project are AGRARIAN, PARIVARTANAM, DE BRANDTEC. The group Agrarian goes with the concept of providing cost effective sustainable products and services in the campus. In the campus itself the group started a small budget farming for the same. Debrantec , an integrated marketing consultancy project that helps clients (students and departments) in branding and promotional activities of various departments in the campus . Parivarathanam is rooted in social entrepreneurship by recycling and reuse of garbages out of paper.


PANEL DISCUSSION ON 'Crisis Leadership: Understanding business continuity, Critical communication & Resilience'
4th November 2020

The department of MBA organised its first Leadership talk series 'Crisis Leadership: Understanding business continuity, Critical communication & Resilience' on NOVEMBER 4, 2020 . The eminent Industry expert panellists were Mr. Arpit Rajain - Practice Head and Partner at India Bound, Mr. R. Vaidyanathan - Senior director at Cognizant and former President of BCI India, Mr. Amit Narayan - Partner at Control Risks leading India & South Asia and the expert moderator was Mr. Dinesh Elangovan. Panellist discussed that Crisis leadership is a very important part of corporate in today’s world. Every organization goes through some form of crisis on a fairly regular basis.
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E-INTERNATIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
15th - 19th June 2019

The Department of MBA of Jyoti Nivas College, Post Graduate Centre organised a five day International E-Faculty Development Programme on “Turnaround Strategies for Academicians” from 15 th June 2020 to 19 th June 2020 on virtual platforms of zoom and google meet. The program involved more than 200 participants from different states as well as countries including China, Kuwait etc. Following are the various topics discussed and covered by the resource persons throughout the program.

DAY 1: “How to be an extraordinary educator?”
DAY 2: Teacher as knowledge creator: The ‘Publish’ or ‘Perish’ predicament”
DAY 3: “Be a leader, create leaders”
DAY 4: “Technology tools in creative teaching”
Day 5: “Blended learning”
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Young Scholar’s forum
06th March 2020

Objectives of the Forum:

  • To provide students an opportunity to present and discuss their thoughts and views on a particular topic
  • To encourage and promote professional interaction among students
  • To improve and develop core communication and presentation skills of students
The forum was designed to bring together young scholars to present their work on the transition the country is facing today. The participants were given an opportunity to present and discuss their thoughts and views on the topic ‘Futuristic India: New Phases of Globalization’.


Industrial Visit to Deccan Herald
22nd January 2020

Deccan Herald is an English daily newspaper published from Karnataka by The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited, a family business run by the Nettakallappa family. Around 55 students from Department of MBA embarked on an industrial visit to Deccan Herald’s printing unit.

Objectives

  • To provide an insight regarding the internal working of companies or industries
  • To gain awareness about new technologies used in companies or industries


Public Lecture on Cyber Crime Threats & Trends 2020
21st January 2020

Objectives of the Public Lecture:

  • To gain an understanding of cyber crime
  • To gain some tips on how to prevent and solve cyber frauds
This lecture was given by Mr.M D Sharath, Superintendent of Police, CID, Cyber Crime. Mr.Sharath holds a PG Diploma in Cyber Laws from NALSAR University. Mr.Sharath touched upon various topics under Cyber Crime through a detailed presentation. He touched upon topics like ‘Electronic relationships, Tips to avoid Facebook hassles, five habits of secure IT users and Social engineering. He also gave the audience an insight into the importance of building good human relationships and the importance of identifying the right information and pictures.


Workshop on Mind Mapping
13th January 2020

The department of MBA organized a workshop on mind mapping to sharpen student’s skills on creative thinking, brainstorming, and generating new ideas.
Objectives

  • To help students graphically represent a certain idea or concept
  • To help students in generating of ideas through mind mapping
  • To help students understand their cognitive abilities
This workshop was conducted by Mrs.Smitha Kashi who is a life coach and has over 15 years of experience in soft skills training. The workshop helped students to structure information, have visual thinking and generate new ideas.


Leadership Training Camp to Pegasus
6th - 8th January 2020

The main objective of Pegasus activities and learning was to create opportunities, discover, comprehend and improve attitude and values. Pegasus conducts programs that focus on team building, leadership development, strategic planning and personal development. The overall journey helped the students to strategize and work as a team, plan and overcome obstacles within the given time frame, smart thinking and team spirit etc.


International trip to Thailand
25th - 30th November 2019

The department of MBA organised an International trip to Thailand from 25 th to 30 th November 2019 along with 40 students, PG Director and 2 faculty members. They witnessed various places in Thailand like Pattaya, Alczarshow, floating market, Gems gallery, Bangkok, SriRacha Tiger Zoo, Marine Park, Golden Budha, Safari park, etc. On the last day of the trip the team headed to Assumption University in Bangkok and learned about the E-learning opportunities in the universities which was presented by the Dean of the University.


Alumni Meet
23rd November 2019

The First Alumni Meet was conducted on 23 November, 2019 by the Department of MBA to commemorate the 12 years of the launch of the MBA Programme in Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous. It was an incredible reunion of alimni, students, faculty and staff in the auditorium of the Post graduate Centre. Around 50+ alumni attended the meet ranging from batch 2008-2018.res


Guest lecture on International Taxation
14th November 2019

The department of MBA organised a guest lecture on International Taxation on 14th November 2019. This lecture was given by Mr Raveendranath Kaushik. The speaker touched upon various topics under International Taxation through a detailed presentation.


Public Lecture on ‘Managing Pressures of Life’
13th November 2019

The department of MBA organised a guest lecture on 13th November 2019. This lecture was given by Dr. Kavitha Jangam. The overall session helped the students gain knowledge about how to handle and overcome their stress.


National Seminar – Talent Connect 2020 (Preparing for the Future of Work)
20th November 2019

The department of MBA hosted a seminar on the topic ‘Preparing for the Future of Work’ on 20th November 2019. The topics covered were Industry 4.0, Millenials and Gen Z, HR learning trends (Automation and decision making) and a workshop on Self-Branding.


Workshop on ‘Workplace Norms You Must Know’
8th November 2019

A one hour workshop on ‘Workplace Norms You Must Know’ was conducted by the Department of MBA. The resource persons for this workshop were Ms Priya Vinod and Ms Sadhna Dash


Public Lecture on Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace
18th October 2019

The department of MBA hosted a public lecture and discussion on Sexual Harassment of women at the workplace on 18th October 2019. This lecture was given by Ms. Sadhna Dash, Assistant Professor of MBA department, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Post Graduate Centre.
Objectives
• To gain an understanding of Sexual Harassment
• To gain awareness about laws that prohibit sexual harassment
• To highlight some tips on how women at the workplace can prevent or deal with Sexual Harassment


Workshop on Directions – Be Someone’s Light
19th September 2019

In order to make the sales executives aware about the different skills required at the workplace and to learn from the experiences sales executives have developed over the years in their organisation, the department of MBA organized a one day workshop on ‘Direction – Be Someone’s Light’ on 19th September 2019. The students from the department of MBA collectively formulated modules for the training session. The modules dealt were Interpersonal Skills, Etiquettes, Teamwork, Competitive Business Plan, Law and Ethics and Marketing. Around 43 sales makers from various shopping malls participated


Guest Lecture on Social Media Marketing
30th August 2019

In order to make students more aware of social media marketing, its benefits, and drawbacks, the Department of MBA organized a two-hour guest lecture on Social Media Marketing on 30th August 2019. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Dipesh Daniel. Mr. Dipesh Daniel is a budding social entrepreneur who is currently running his dream venture named ‘Dformat Studio’.