MBA-HR Students conduct Aptitude Test for 1st year MBA

In continuation to the Resume Writing Workshop facilitated by the Final Year students of HR specialization, they also conducted Aptitude Test for the 1st year MBA students in order to put the theory they learnt regarding “Recruitment Process” into practice. This has exposed the first year students to the Aptitude Test pattern that will appear during their first round of Job Interview & the HR students have gained confidence in executing recruitment process confidently in their future job role. 30 students from the 1st year have been short listed for the next round of interview - Group Discussion which will be held this week.

In addition to this, the HR Students are in the process of analyzing & identifying the gap in Aptitude in the areas related to Quantitative Analytics, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge, English Proficiency & Subject Knowledge which will be submitted to the department for future training programmes on the domain that needs focus.

Workshop on "Life Saving Skills" for MBAs

Code Craft Technologies, Mangaluru & Dr. Maneesh Rai, Electrophysiologist, KMC, Mangaluru have come together to solve an issue of Ambulance response time using technology and by increasing general awareness in people. 108 is an amazing initiative by Government, however the response time has been very poor (Mangalore it is 30-40 minutes on an Average) due to which there has been many life lost. They are in a mission (SAVIOR) to bring all private hospitals / ambulances under one platform. This approach benefits the citizens and hospitals / ambulance owners.

Objective of SAVIOR:

• Improve the connectivity of the patient to the hospital in case of emergencies by creating an Ola / Uber Model for ambulances
• Create awareness and Educate the general public about medical emergencies and road traffic accidents
• Create FIRST RESPONDERS from amongst the general public who will be trained in Basic Life Support

As a part of the initiative, they have conducted basic awareness programmes in schools & colleges with the objective of educating students on how to handle medical emergencies and how they can be of help to others.

Doctors from KMC, Mangaluru - Dr. Maneesh Rai & Dr. Jeedhu Radhakrishnan along with representatives from Code Craft Technolgies, Mangaluru - Mr. Nikhil Lobo, HR Head, Mr. Sandesh & Mr. Anirudh from the Development Team & Mr. Amal PT, Quality Analyst (An Alumnus of our institution) facilitated the workshop.

Students were apprised on the “SAVIOR” APP which can be downloaded from Play Store. It is a user friendly APP in which the users should Register by updating their details. Incase of emergencies like Accident, Choking, and Cardiac Arrest within their family or amongst the public, they can click on the option “REQUEST” which will intimate the ambulance and the user can track the location of the Ambulance and the time to be taken to reach the location. In the meantime, he/she can give the pre-hospital care as a First Responder. It was conveyed in the workshop that the “First Responder saves the life & not the doctor”. Sahyadri Few of the students have agreed to be Volunteers of SAVIOR and they would undergo a 4 hours training at KMC, Mangaluru on Life Saving Skills.

Dr. Maneesh Rai is a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at KMC hospital, Mangaluru. There are only handful electrophysiologists in our country. After completing his MBBS from KMC, he went on to complete his MD in medicine from JIPMER, Pondicherry and DM in Cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bengaluru. He further completed his fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bengaluru and then joined KMC, Mangaluru as an electrophysiologist. He specialises in the management of arrhythmias (disorders of heart rhythm), heart failure and syncope (loss of consciousness).

Dr. Jeedhu Radhakrishnan is an MBBS from Fr. Muller Medical College. He is an MD (Emergency Medicine) from PES Medical College, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh. He has completed his Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at St. Johns Medical College. His are of interests are in Toxicology and Trauma.

Three-Day Workshop on "Payroll Administration" for MBA HRs

A Three-Day workshop on "Payroll Administration" was organized for the MBA HR students. During the day one of the workshop, topics like payroll process, salary register, MIS report, CTC computation & payslip were covered. During the day two Provident Fund, Income Tax, Income Tax filing & Tax calculation report with investment plans were dealt with. On the third day Form 16, TDS, Professional Tax, ESI, Gratuity, Online PF & ESI filing were covered. Before concluding the workshop, test was conducted & certificate was issued. With a workshop of this nature, students have enhanced their knowledge, skill & ability in HR. 24 students participated in the workshop.

Inauguration of Sahyadri Management Student Association (SMSA) and Fresher’s Day Celebration

The Sahyadri Management Student Association (SMSA), of the Department of Business Administration, was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Mr. Ananth Pai, Executive Director, Bharath Group for the academic year 2017-18. In his inaugural address, Mr Pai, went nostalgic about his student days and cherished memory down the lane being a President of the student council himself. He started his speech stressing on the three pillars of success i.e., “Satya, Neeti and Dharma”. He said that nobody could find success in his life being de void of these principles. He narrated the history of Bharath Beedi and recounted the story of diversification of Bharath group. Today, Bharath group has found its feet in Retailing, Real Estate, FMCG, Automobile etc. He was proud to announce to the gathering that it was they who have to their credit to bring the Mall culture in a small town like Mangalore. They changed the people’s perception on “Entertainment Quotient” through opening of the first Multiplex theatre in Mangalore. In concluding remarks he said that people need not move out of Mangalore to earn success. This city has umpteenth opportunities and the youngsters should efficiently encash the potential of their home town.

Prof. Abhay Kumar, Academic Coordinator welcomed the gathering. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration gave away the introductory remarks and spoke on the various activities initiated by the Department to reshape the students to be Industry ready. Ms. Kshama Hegde, President, SMSA read the plan of action for the entire academic year. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi presided over the function. Mr Ananth Pai florally felicitated all the council members. Cash Prize was distributed to the participants and Winners of IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore and Volunteers of Graduation day to recognize their commitment and hard work. Prof. Deepak. B. E gave away the vote of thanks. Ms. Apoorva Rao hosted the entire programme. All the faculty members and students of Department of Business Administration were present on the occasion.

Fresher’s day was also organized for the MBA new entrants welcoming them with a warm heart into the new world of post-graduation. This event was conducted with the intension to collaborate newly admitted students and seniors. The program was marked by several colourful and entertaining activities. It explored the talent of the students in dancing, singing, and skits, as well as exhibiting their personal talents. The ceremony hosted many dazzling performances by both seniors and juniors.

Inaugural of Weeklong Induction programme for MBA students 2017-19 Batch

A Seven day Induction Programme for the New Entrants to the MBA course for the year 2017-19 Batch commenced in the Campus with Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration welcoming the students and introducing them to the Sahyadri Institution. Dr. Rashmi Kodikal, the Programme Coordinator gave an insight about Induction and divulged the details of the entire programme.

The Chief Guest, Mr. Rama Prasad, Lead HR - Employee Relations, Infosys shared effective tips on how the students should groom themselves in the two years to a level that is expected by corporate organizations. During his session, he urged the students to create their dream and nurture it. While declaring the induction programme open he emphasized on good character building and advised students to work on the same lines. He highlighted on the core competencies students need to develop during their course of study. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal in his Presidential Address, urged them not to study MBA but to live MBA.

First session was on “Growth Story of Sahyadri” by the Principal. He stated that greatest education is in learning to unlearn and re-learn and look at life from a holistic perspective. He asked the students to aim at acquiring knowledge in all domains of MBA. He cited various live stories of successful people and told students that failure is the stepping stone of success.

In the post lunch session, Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration introduced all the faculty members and highlighted their achievements. Post this, committee co-ordinators briefed students about the various committees and their role in each of them.

Leadership Development Programme organized by Department of Business Administration

The One-Day Leadership Development Programme for undergraduate students organized by the Department of Business Administration saw participation from 167 students of various degree colleges. Prof. Prajwala Rodrigues, Faculty coordinator welcomed the gathering to the inaugural ceremony. The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Vineetha Rai K, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru, NSS coordinator, Nodal Officer – Youth Red Cross, Mangalore University. She appreciated the warm and earnest welcome received in Sahyadri and asked the participants to explore the Sahyadri Campus. She congratulated the team for organizing a novel programme and encouraged students to take up leadership roles in their future endeavours.

Mr. Suhan Prasad, Founder, Mango Pickle Entertainment, a film production in Mangaluru graced the occasion as Guest of Honour. He was also the Assistant Director for the Kannada film “Chelapili” and was the director for Tulu movie named “Rang”. He is the producer of the successful running movie ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE. Mr. Suhan Prasad spoke about team management and how to work in a team with people of different mindset. He inspired the students to dream big and made them realize that the biggest duty and responsibility of a leader is to stand back and let others shine. He was delighted and eloquently praised the ideology behind conducting the programme. He narrated his days of struggle and highlighted the hardships he faced to achieve the fruits of success. He beckoned students to rise from their comfort level and chase their dreams.

Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, in his presidential remarks, quoted a story of JOHN F KENNEDY and his journey of becoming a successful leader. He applauded the efforts of the department for being vibrant in contributing to the society through conducting innovative programmes and helping the students in developing leadership. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Dept. of Business Administration, in her talk, highlighted the purpose of the day-long event and also gave a brief glimpse of the department. The formal inaugural ceremony was concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Prof. Chandrakanth, Faculty coordinator.

The first session was handled by Prof. Mithun Ullal, Dept. of Business Administration on “Leader is a Ladder”. He highlighted that a leader is the one who believes in “WE” rather than “I”. Leader should be Powerful, a motivator and confident in whatever he does. He quoted examples of various personalities like Alexander the great, Swami Vivekananda, Bhagat Singh, Albert Einstein and so on.

The second session of the day was facilitated by Prof. Sushma V, Dept. of Business Administration on “It is neither about EQ nor IQ. It’s all about – “I Can”. The session emphasized on the importance of developing “Can Do” Attitude. Few of the key points stressed upon during the session were SMART Goals, Throw the Box Strategy - Not to think out of the box but to throw the box and think creatively, Enhance Physical, Intellectual & Behavioural Personality, SWOT analysis of self and also on Ethics & Values. The entire session underlined the importance of Self Belief and “Can Do” attitude as a stepping stone to success. Post this, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation addressed the gathering and said that anybody could become a leader if they diligently work towards it. He also said that one must be good citizens and good children to one’s parents. One of the most important qualities of a leader is to be optimistic which would drive anyone to be positive throughout their life and spread only positive messages to others.

The final session was handled by Prof. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor on the topic “Empowering the youth towards excellence”. The speaker reckoned the names of renowned personalities like Indira Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, Narayana Murthy etc. He narrated the ups and down faced by them as a Leader. He also encouraged students to be a risk taker and practice patience and humbleness in one’s life.

The programme was concluded with a brief valedictory session which included certificate distribution and opinion sharing from participants.

One-Day Faculty Development Programme organized by Dept. of Business Administration

Department of Business Administration organized a One-Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “The Making of a Teacher and the Art of Teaching” for faculty members of various undergraduate colleges in & around Mangaluru. A total of 53 teachers participated in the programme. Prof. Abhaya Kumar, Faculty coordinator welcomed the gathering to the inaugural ceremony. The FDP & Sahyadri Journal of Management (SJOM) with an ISSN 2456-9151 was inaugurated by Dr. Yatheesh Kumar, Associate Professor, University College, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address, Dr. Yatheesh urged the teachers to groom students who come with an idea which can take them to greater heights. He said that the focus should be on creativity, original thinking, innovation and research which he felt was missing in the current education system. He stimulated the participants to utilize the essence of the FDP and transform the current situation to an effective education system.

Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, in his presidential remarks, kept the facts in front of the teachers that Indian kids have creative thinking till the age of 5 which dies off by the age of 15, hence it is the teacher who needs to introspect and work out measures to overcome this challenge during the ten years of education system. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Dept. of Business Administration, in her talk, highlighted the purpose of the day-long event and also gave a brief glimpse of the department. She also shared her real life example of how she evolved as an effective Teacher from being new to the profession 21 years ago. The formal inaugural ceremony concluded with the Vote of Thanks by Prof. Padmanabha B, Faculty coordinator.

The first session was facilitated by Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal on “Professionalism in Teaching”. In his session, he highlighted that the sense of belongingness leads to transformation of education and urged the teachers to make education enjoyable.

The second session was facilitated by Prof. Mithun Ullal, Dept. of Business Administration on “Engage & Encourage the Teenage”. In his session, he emphasised on rigorous reading and knowledge is the best weapon to change the world.

The last session was facilitated by Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor on “Happy Home, Happy Work”. He re-iterated the ten commandments of being Happy. He also emphasised on the importance of being Happy in Life and at work which in turn contributes in shaping the lives of millions.

Post this, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation addressed the teachers and stimulated them to be passionate about teaching and be a role model to youth. The programme concluded with a brief valedictory session which included certificate distribution and opinion sharing from participants.

Sahyadri Journal of Management (SJOM) officially launched with Vol. 1, Issue 1

Sahyadri Journal of Management (SJOM) Volume 1, Issue 1 was officially launched on September 7th, 2017 with ISSN No. 2456-9151. SJOM is an open access multidisciplinary biannual online journal. The journal was started with the objective to create an interface between various disciplines and promote thought provoking research. The current issue includes five empirically backed articles from various fields like Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance and Medical Sciences.

The Chief Editor, Dr. Rashmi Kodikal, Professor, Department of Business Administration on behalf of the Editorial Board thanks the author's of the articles, reviewers of the current issue & Advisory Board members. Special thanks to Mr. Vasanth Kedige, Mr. Sanjay Suvarna & Ms. Savitha for designing the Journal, Mr. Raghupathi Sidojji & Mr. Loyed Donath Alvares for uploading the articles and maintaining the website and Prof. Chandrakanth, Dept. of Business Administration for designing the layout of the Journal. The Journal is now available at www.sjom.in

Digital Marketing Workshop for MBAs

During the Day One of the Digital Marketing Workshop for MBAs organized by CarpeDiem IIMC & Makeintern, Mr. Kumar MS, IIMC Certified Digital Marketing & E-Business Mentor introduced the participants to the term of Digital Marketing and its contribution to business. He briefed the students that E-Commerce existed many years ago, however gained its importance only after the year 2011 when the Internet Revolution happened. In India, 30% of the population has access to internet since majority of the population is below the age group of 35. He cited examples of Online Marketing companies which has a valuation of more than one billion dollars and they have only one source and that is the website through which they carry out their business operations. Starting a company has now become easy. Just launch a website and kick start operations online.

During the afternoon session, he introduced the students to the Digital Marketing tools through which they could brand their organization/products. They had hands-on experience on designing a page, logos and posts. 39 students participated in the training and on completion shall be issued a certificate from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) and Makeintern. Apart from this, the Top 5 students through the evaluation process shall be sponsored by Makeintern to participate in Carpe Diem 2017-18, a management fest organized by IIM Calcutta in Jan-Feb 2018.

Three-Day Placement Workshop for MBAs

Final year MBA students are undergoing a Three-Day Placement Workshop facilitated by three Trainers from “Practical Trainers”, Bengaluru. It is a leading training provider in Bengaluru with experience of training more than 10,000 students across various campuses.

Mr. Amit Gupta, Engineering from Delhi School of Economics and MBA from IIT Chennai has an overall experience of more than 12 years in Corporate where he leads the Marketing Team of Campus hiring of Wipro. Currently, Amit works for IBM.

Mr. Sampat Kumar, an industry practitioner with close to 20 years of experience has spent majority of his career in the area of Human Resource Management with experience in companies like Mphasis, Bosch, Software AG. He currently heads the HR function at Lapp India Pvt Ltd.

Manish Jha is a Sales & Marketing champion who did his MBA from Welingkar Institute of Management. With over 12 years of experience in Insurance, Consulting, Travel & Food-Tech, Manish leads the team at “Practical Trainers”.

Day One of the workshop had a session on Career in Marketing, the skill sets of the profile, job opportunities in Marketing and also inputs on how students should prepare themselves for a Marketing Profile. Post this session, students were apprised on frequently asked questions during a face to face interview and how these questions should be addressed in the most pleasing manner. Group Discussion rounds were also held.

Bridge Course for MBA Batch 2017-19

Bridge Course for MBA Batch 2017-19 kick started today. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Dept. Of Business Administration welcomed the students and in her talk, mentioned the key notes regarding the achievements of the institution in placements, pedagogy adopted, the faculty blend of both industry & academics and also about the uniqueness of Sahyadri MBA. Post this, Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor facilitated a session on Self Awareness which urged the students to evaluate self before they begin their MBA course. Meanwhile, the students also undertook online personality test through www.16personalities.com. They were then divided in 10 Teams accommodating a blend of student personalities in a group. The afternoon session was facilitated by Mr. Abhijith Karkera, Managing Partner & Marketing Head, VIBRANT MINDS on Communication and Presentation.

Eighth Graduation Day Celebrated in the Campus

The Eighth Graduation Day for the graduating students of MBA, MCA & M.TECH was held in the Campus. Two Hundred & Sixty students took an oath and received their graduation certificates from the Guest – Mr. Vidhya Shankar, Executive Director, Grant Thornton India LLP.

Mr. Vidhya Shankar, Executive Director, Grant Thornton India LLP would be the Chief Guest of the Graduation Ceremony. Mr. Vidhya Shankar is an MBA in General Management & Strategy from Cranfield University - Cranfield School of Management, UK. He has also completed his M.Sc (Hons) from BITS-PILANI. He is a management professional backed with entrepreneurial spirit and exposure to international markets. He is also a client engagement leader with proven strategic consulting and innovation skills. He has worked with start-ups as well as large global organisations. Prior to Grant Thornton India LLP, he worked in NASSCOM, enabling the India start-up ecosystem to address enterprise growth, VC investments, new markets discovery, skill development and supported various objectives of Digital India initiative. He was also a Chief Marketing Officer at Xcode Life Sciences. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, Prof. Balakrishna S S, Vice-Principal, Dr. J V Gorbal, Dean Academics, and Head of All Departments graced the occasion. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal welcomed the gathering and inspired students to trust themselves, follow their passion and also stay true to their self. He thanked the parents for the bestowed confidence on Sahyadri and supporting our institution throughout the journey. He concluded his speech by saying that Education is not a degree but a channel that makes an individual a respectful citizen with values.

Mr. Vidhya Shankar in his address to the graduating students stated that a Big World lies ahead of them. They have a bright future and should start believing in it. Belief is the most important thing. He attributes success to the value system and stimulated students to inculcate humility in their life. He also encouraged them to be accountable to the society and then to the nation as it has enormous contribution from years of civilization. He said that these students are not only the brand ambassadors of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management but also the brand ambassadors of the country. He urged the students to discover what their true passions are and spend time on nurturing them. He also referred to students as Charcoal when they first started their course at Sahyadri, then went through a lot of stress and hard work which has now transformed them to a diamond. He concluded his talk by saying – “Follow your life, dreams & passion”.

Graduating students volunteered to share their experiences during the course of their study at Sahyadri and also assured to join hands with the institution in the form on industry-academia connects that shall contribute to the growth of the college.

PGCET Training Programme organized by Department of Business Administration

During the Inaugural programme of Two-Day PGCET Training, Dr. Vishal Samartha, Director, Department of Business Administration welcomed the gathering and gave a brief of our institution and the department. Prof. Sushma V, Faculty co-ordinator of the programme shared the relevance of conducting this training and also the schedule for the next two days. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, encouraged the participants to consider the training as learning for life and enjoy the learning process.

Sessions were held on four areas of PGCET - Quantitative Analysis, Reasoning and General Intelligence, General Knowledge & Proficiency in English Grammar

PRAJNA A. RANKED FOURTH IN MBA EXAMS FOR 2014-15 CONDUCTED BY VTU, BELAGAVI

Ms Prajna A, 2013-2015 batch student of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management has bagged the fourth rank in the MBA Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technical University, Belagavi. She will be awarded with a gold medal in the presence of the Governor at the 15th Annual Convocation of VTU in Belagavi on May 27, 2016. She has achieved this by scoring 79.08% marks. It’s a proud moment for Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management as Ms Prajna A. is the only candidate to secure a rank in the entire Mangaluru Region. Ms.Prajna was recruited by KPMG through campus placement and currently is working as Associate 1. She is handling investment related audit-specific to clients “Prudential Funds” and NB Alternatives Primary Funds and also core EGPA process- e-Audit GDC procedure analysis.

PANEL DISCUSSION ON UNION BUDGET 2016-17

A Panel Discussion on the Union Budget 2016-17 was held in the campus in collaboration with Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangalore.

G. V. Joshi, professor of economics, Justice K.S. Hegde Institute of Management, Rammohan Pai Maroor, president, Kanara Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mangalore, Mahesh Chandra Alva, regional training manager-south, HDFC Bank Ltd, Bangalore, Agnish A, team leader, Oracle Financial Services, Bangalore and Kiran Vasanth, chartered accountant, Mangalore were the resource persons. Mahesh Chandra Alva in his overview of the Union Budget 2016-17 acclaimed that this is one of the best budgets so far as the government has looked at the macro angle and we can foresee the Indian economy growing at a faster pace. This budget will give impetus for better growth.

Rammohan Pai, in his talk regarding Public Expenditure highlighted the nine pillars outlined by Arun Jaitley, finance minister of India. He also stated that the rich, middle class and the poor have equally benefitted from this budget.

Agnish A, in his speech regarding stock market mentioned that this budget was a ‘Robin Hood Budget’ – pulling money from the luxury class and investing in the rural class. This budget will attract FDI in the agriculture sector.

Kiran Vasanth, talking on Public Revenue emphasized that the scenario is not good globally and most of the countries are losing, however India is comparatively still better. He highlighted certain cosmetic changes made in the tax structure and the reforms brought about in the budget shall inculcate the saving habits amongst the youngsters. He is of the opinion that tax disputes will be settled more quickly and corrupt practices will be majorly reduced. He concluded saying – ‘This budget has injected us with the right spirit’.

G V Joshi moderated the panel discussion and during the course of the question and answer session he highlighted that the manufacturing sector should grow which will create jobs for youth in other sectors as well. He concluded stating that – ‘No single central budget can meet expectations of everyone and we cannot expect miracle, but should be realistic”.

MBA GRADUATION DAY 2016 CELEBRATED IN THE CAMPUS

The Graduation Day for the students of the Department of Business Administration was in the Campus. 90 students took an oath and received their graduation certificates from the chief guest Mr. Prahlad Chaudhary, HR Operations Head, JSW Steel Ltd. Parents and relatives of the students were present to witness the event.

Mr. Prahalad was delighted to be a part of the Graduation Day as it brought back memories of his graduation. He stimulated the students to do “Self Searching” that will enable them to go deeper into one’s own strengths, weaknesses and work on improving from time to time. He mentioned that - one should not impose thinking on others but give them a liberty to think themselves. He also emphasized that individuals should speak in the language that never hurts others. He enlightened the students and welcomed them to the world of challenges in HR, Finance and Marketing roles. He shared inspirational stories of his mentors and encouraged the graduates to have mentors till the last day of their life. Practical school starts now and should not hesitate to make mistakes; however continuing to do mistakes is foolishness hence graduates should now involve continuously in the process of learning till the last moment of life. He concluded with an enlightening quote of Swami Vivekananda – “Take risk in life, if you win you will lead and if you lose you will guide.”

Mr. Prahlad Chaudhary, HR Operations Head, JSW Steel Ltd, the chief guest is an HR professional with MBA-HR and vast experience in areas of planning, organizing and implementation of HR interventions in the domain of Talent Management, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Mentorship & buddy programs, Job Analysis & evaluations, Talent Acquisition, Induction & orientation, benchmark people performances and building a learning culture for achieving Business Excellence.

Students shared their experiences of the wonderful period they spent in the Campus and expressed their gratitude to their alma mater. The formal function was followed by a photography session.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON “RESEARCH METHODOLOGY”

The Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management in collaboration with Mangalore University organized a one-day Faculty Development Program on Research Methodology in the campus. Sixty-five undergraduate college teachers participated in the program.

The program was inaugurated by Dr. P. S. Yadapadithaya, Professor, Department of Commerce, Mangalore University. The chief guest conveyed his happiness over the conduct of the program as it is a byproduct of the MOU signed between Mangalore University and Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management. He praised the visionary Mr Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management for his astute passion towards development of research. Dr. A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration welcomed the gathering and gave a bird’s eye view of the program to the audience. The program was presided over by Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Chief Coordinator proposed the vote of thanks.

Dr. P. S. Yadapadithaya, Professor, Department of Commerce, Mangalore University spoke on research design, research problem definition, formulation of objectives and hypothesis and Dr. Raveendranath Nayak, Director, School of Management, Manipal University gave an insight on review of literature and finding research.

DR. B. L. SHANKAR VISITS SAHYADRI

Dr. B. L. Shankar addressed the first year MBA students on the topic ‘Parliamentary systems and challenges’. He stated that India is diversified with a number of castes, religions, languages, states and villages. The Indian economy is the youngest economy in the world with 65% of the people falling under the age group of 18-45 years. He emphasized that India has a unique and the longest written constitution which has taken the strengths from USA, UK and other constitutions. India has seen progress of economy through industrial development, increased literacy rate, opportunities, technological advancements and educational institutions. He also highlighted the decentralization of powers to villagers in the form of Panchayaths to encourage people’s participation in the democracy. In his suggestions to improve the parliament system in India, he stated that voting should be made compulsory and the educated class of people should cast their vote, there should be a fixed term for assembly and fixed term for premium positions like the Chief Minister, Prime Minister, President and Vice President.

The Chairman, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, urged the students to actively participate in the voting process and create public awareness of the democratic process. He urged the students stating that as MBAs it is their responsibility and accountability to share and express the feedback with the political system to ensure that we grow as a nation.

INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS TO THE MBA COURSE HELD IN THE CAMPUS

An Induction Programme for the new entrants to the MBA course for the year 2015-17 was conducted in the Campus.Dr. A P Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration welcoming the students told them that they had chosen the right course to excel in their career. He also emphasized that they should start behaving like managers in their daily routine in order to emerge as successful managers. He clarified that the MBA programme has gained importance in the last few years as there is a gap between education and employment which should be bridged by employability skills which will be trained through an MBA program.

The Chief Guest Mr. Shreevatsa S, CEO, Specvin Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Mysore shared effective tips on how the students should groom themselves in the two years to a level that is expected by corporate organisations. During his session he stimulated students to spend more time in the library studying management books, Harvard Business case studies, and motivational books and reading business newspapers. He also highlighted that students should set a SMART long and short term goal in the stream they are passionate about.

Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal in his presidential address, urged students to develop the right attitude as the corporate industries are keen to acquire students with such an attitude even if they are with average intelligence. He has encouraged the students to exhibit professionalism in every second of their life at Sahyadri and to be role models and lead the engineering students.
Dr. Vishal Samartha, Professor, Department of Business Administration, gave an insight about the Sahyadri MBA program and also introduced the core faculty members of the department

Session 1 of day-2 of the Induction Programme for the new entrants to the MBA course 2015-2017 was delivered by Mr. Prabodh Sirur, Vice President - HR, Manipal Technologies Pvt. Ltd. He spoke on "Preparing the students for the Corporate Journey". He encouraged students to identify what success and happiness means to them as the definition is different for every individual. He shared the success story of eminent personalities and stimulated the students to develop competencies such as legal skills, two-way communication skills, negotiation skills, decision making skills, etc.

Students were provoked to put on their thinking caps to suggest the ideal solution to a case study on management he shared with them. He stressed on the need to be different from others in this competitive era. He also explained to the students that they are in their transformation phase and they have to be extraordinary to be successful. He concluded by stating that every individual should plan to succeed, prepare to succeed and expect to succeed.

Session 2 was delivered by Mr. Ravish Kumar, Regional Manager, HDFC Bank. He gave an insight into the various opportunities open to MBA graduates in the finance and banking domain. He highlighted that there is huge talent acquisition in e-commerce companies and hence students should thoroughly do a SWOT analysis at the beginning of the course which shall place them in the stream they are passionate about. He encouraged students to go for 'Start-Ups' by narrating success stories of entrepreneurs. He concluded by motivating the students to dream and work towards their dream

Session 3 was conducted by Mr. Abhijit, Managing Partner & Marketing Head, VIBRANT MINDS on "Personality Development for Professional Excellence". This session was activity based which not only imparted management lessons but also contributed to the personal grooming of the new entrants and made them acquainted to public speaking and interpersonal communication which is critical to any management trainee.

On the third and final day of the Induction programme for the new entrants to the MBA course 2015-17, the first session was engaged by Mr. Ramani Venkat, Director- Sales, Vanaaz Solutions, Bangalore. His session was a participatory learning process in which concepts such as self-discovery, attitude & ego management, goal setting and team building were included. Ms. Rashmi Bhandary, Placement Head, addressed the students in the second session of the day on the importance of pursuing additional internships and also stimulated the students to take up part-time jobs that would enhance their employability at the end of the MBA course. They were informed about the benchmark of semester marks expected by the hiring companies.

Prof. Radhakrishna, MGM College, Udupi, addressing the students in the third session encouraged the students to take this course as a transformational course. Change is the need of the hour and they should be ready to face any challenge in life which in turn is an opportunity to innovate and excel in life as well as career.

MBA FACULTY MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN AICTE SPONSORED SHORT TERM COURSE ON HR ANALYTICS - HANDS ON TRAINING IN IIT, KHARAGPUR

Dr. Vishal Samartha, Professor, Mr. Karthik Kudroli, Asst. Professor and Mrs. Sushma V, Asst. Professor from the Department of Business Administration, participated in a Seven day AICTE sponsored, Short Term Course on HR Analytics - Hands on Training in IIT, Kharagpur from the 10th of May to the 16th of May, 2015. The program had a total of fifteen participants from all over India. Emphasis was primarily on providing hands on experience in HR Analytics which is the need of the hour. Dynamic training was imparted to enhance the mentoring capabilities of the faculty members and contribute to the employability potentials of the MBA students.

Real-Time data of corporate organizations were utilized by the resource persons to analyze/Interpret the results and provide prescriptive suggestions in diverse challenging situations. Almost all spheres of HR domain namely Performance Management, Recruitment & Selection, Talent Management, Workforce Planning etc., were covered to offer preventive solutions to the emerging challenges in a corporate environment. The faculty members, who represented Sahyadri institution outshined the rest of the participants by securing 1st place in Change Management Case Study, Comparative review of a Work Life Balance Questionnaire and Assignment on solving a case using “R” software. This training has laid a foundation to convey the learning’s to the forthcoming MBA batches.

ATHLEIN-2015: ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET FOR PG STUDENTS DAY-2014

The Annual Athletic Meet `Athlein-2015’ for Postgraduate students was conducted in the Campus. Mr. Prasheel Shetty, young National Level Volleyball player was the Chief Guest for the inaugural function. The Meet began with the March-Past by the students. Mr. Abhilash, Student Sports Coordinator welcomed the gathering. The Chief Guest hoisted the flag and gave his inaugural address and declared the meet open. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Student Sports Coordinator delivered the Vote of thanks. Ms. Mallika DKG was the Master of Ceremony. Various athletic events and fun games were held for the students.All the winners were felicitated on the same day.

Mr. Rakshith Raj K. R., Semester II, M.Tech. (Computer Science) won the Individual Championship in the boy’s section, Ms. Vidhya Lakshmi, Semester VI, MCA won the Individual Championship in the girl’s section. The Over-all Championship in the boy’s section was won by the M.Tech. and the Over-all Runners-Up in the boy’s section was won by MBA. The Over-all Championship in the girl’s section was won by MBA and the Over-all Runners-Up in the girl’s section were won by MCA. The Over-all Championship (Boys & Girls combined) was won by MBA. In the March-Past second year MBA won the First place, the Second place went to first year MBA and the Third place went to M.Tech. (Civil). The event formally ended with the lowering of the flag and declaring the meet closed by Dr. Antony A. J., Vice Principal.

SAHYADRI WHIZQUIZ 2015 GRAND FINALE INAUGURAL FUNCTION

The Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management held the grand finale of `Sahyadri WhizQuiz’; a quiz competition for under-graduate students of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts in the Campus. This mega event, the brainchild of Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Sahyadri Group of Institutions, was conducted with an objective of motivating the youth to update themselves with the latest developments in the areas of Business, Political System, Marketing, Human resource, Finance and Indian Economy. The Chief Guest Mr. M. Jeba Kumar, Director-HR & Legal Services, Merit Matters, in his inaugural address said that an incredible effort has gone into organizing this program. The human brain has the capacity to process millions of facts, but we rarely utilise this potential. The real wealth lies in our ideas and not in wallets. This effort of holding the WhizQuiz at Sahyadri is to bring those ideas out. He congratulated Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, the Chairman of the Sahyadri Group of Institutions for bringing together this big crowd of young and energetic future builders of the nation. Principal Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi spoke about the milestones achieved by the institute over the years. Dr. Vishal Samartha, Professor in the Department of Business Administration highlighted the achievements and accomplishments of the MBA Department. Director of the Department of Business Administration Dr. A. P. Achar welcomed the gathering. The Quiz Master for the event, Mr. Rakshith Shetty spearheaded the quiz event by providing important guidelines to the participants. The event witnessed about 200 teams with 600 students from degree colleges of Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Surathkal, Subramanya, Belthangady, Udupi participating in this mega event. Ninety teams qualified for the second round in the first preliminary round of which six teams qualified for the final round of the quiz to be held later in the day.

SAHYADRI WHIZQUIZ 2015 VALEDICTORY AND PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

The Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management organised the grand finale of the “Sahyadri WhizQuiz”; a quiz competition for under-graduate students of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts in the Sahyadri Campus. The event witnessed about 200 teams with 600 students from degree colleges of Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Surathkal, Subramanya, Belthangady, Udupi participating in this mega event. Ninety teams qualified for the second round in the first preliminary round of which six teams qualified for the final round of the quiz after two preliminary rounds of elimination. The First place with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- was bagged by Akshay Nayak, Clafton and Ashwan Loy of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. The Second place with a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/- was also bagged by Prathvi Bhandary, Gubin Moidu and Ashish K. of St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and the Third place with a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- went to Sanjith Shenoy, Shamsheer and Manjunath of Canara College, Mangalore.

CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES PARTICIPANTS OF SAHYADRI WHIZQUIZ

Post-lunch, Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, the Chairman of Sahyadri Group of Educational Institutions addressed the young participants of Sahyadri WhizQuiz . He said that a successful education comes with quality. Though Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management is a budding institute, he has always encouraged his faculty members to focus on quality and value education. He also said that the intention here was to develop a good relationship with neighboring colleges and he has wholeheartedly opened the doors of the institute for seeking any kind of guidance to the students for their higher education. Dr. Manjunath Bhandary also expressed his thanks to the student fraternity and the faculty members from various colleges for their participation and support.

PANEL DISCUSSION ON `CAREER PATH FOR GRADUATES’ DURING SAHYADRI WHIZQUIZ

A panel discussion on “Career Path for Graduates” where experts from corporate were invited to guide the students to select the right career path after graduation was held in the Campus. Ms. Shipra Rai, Manager, Graduate Hiring & Learning, MPhasis an HP Company, Mr. M. Jeba Kumar, Director- HR & Legal Services, Merit Matters and Ms. Vidya Shenoy, Asst. Manager-HR, Manipal Technologies, Manipal were the members of the panel. It was learnt from the discussion that, at present, there is a great need for quality institutes that provide higher education that make youth industry-ready. Education is what we make of it; no doubt, it gives us a platform to polish our abilities and competencies. Students aspiring for higher education must keep their perspectives straight and right.

SAHYADRI LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2015

A two days leadership summit on “Managing Business during Uncertain Times - Unique Challenges and Smart Solutions” was organised by the Department of Business Administration in Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management. The summit was inaugurated by Mr. Ananth Ravi, Senior Vice President of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. In his inaugural address he said that the business environment was stable till 1990. Due to liberalization, rapid technological innovation, change in customer preference, uncertainty has become the order of the day. The gap between growth and recession is very narrow and it throws a lot of challenges in managing business. Mr. M.C. Dinesh, Vice President, FKCCI, in his key note address pointed out that there is a mismatch betweenacademia and industry and the skill gap existing needs to be narrowed down to cater to the needs of the 21st century knowledge economy. Mr. Dinesh said that by 2020-25 India can become a three trillion dollar economy if we size up, scale up & speed up as a country with the largest skilled force.

Mr. Manjunath Bhandary Chairman of Bhandary Foundation in his Presidential remarks stressed that a leader must have confidence, commitment, dedication, accountability, responsibility to overcome the uncertainties in business. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management welcomed the gathering and Dr. A.P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration gave an overview about the Summit. The 1st session was on Managing business during uncertainty: unique challenges, smart solutions. The resource persons for the session were Mr. Srinivas H.N. General manager, Taj group Mumbai and Mr.Ramkumar seshu, Chairman, Skill, Education and HR committee, FKCCI. The session was chaired by Mr. Ananth Ravi Senior, Vice President of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.

The afternoon session was on the topic Contextual leadership styles for sustaining and growth in volatile environment. The resource persons for the session were Mr. Augustus Azariya, Associate Director-HR, IBM, India, Dr. Jebin Manohar Director, HR and Talent Mangement Aptean Bengaluru and M. Jeba Kumar, Director HR& Legal Services/ Past Chairman NIPM

The first day of the summit ended with a cultural extravaganza with a number of performances from the students followed by a network dinner. The second day of the leadership summit started with a session on Knowledge management and Business analytics. The session was chaired by Dr. Bagali, Professor, Jain University and the resource person for the session was Mr.N.M.Sharma, Vice president-Analytics, TCS, Bangalore.

Dr. Bagali, Professor, Jain University laid the theme of the session and background of the topic.

Mr .N.M. Sharma emphasized that data is fundamental for analytics. He spoke on the marketing analytics, Finance analytics and the HR analytics. He spoke on the virtual mirror which will be seen in the near future. He stressed on the heights of analytics and how the data is processed multi dimensionally. The next session was on Imperatives of Talent management. The session was chaired by Mr. VRV Sriprasad, Managing Director, Volvo Buses, India and the resource person for the session was Mr. M. Jeba Kumar, Director HR and Legal services and past chairman of NIPM. Mr.VRV Sriprasad stressed that in the future there will be a war for talents. Countries have not focused on developing the talents. He said that an average Indian is far ahead of all in terms of intellect. He said that the traditional Indian gurukul system nurtured talents but the present educational system is just blindly following and not focusing on developing talents. Mr.Jeba Kumar stated that once a talent is not always a talent because we live in a changing world. Change is making so much of an impact that there needs to be learning at every step.

The second day leadership summit concluded with a valedictory address by Mr. VRV Sriprasad, Managing Director, Volvo Buses, India and a speech by Mr.Srinath Birur, Co Chairman Skill, Education and HR committee, FKCCI and Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal Shyadri Collegeof Engineering & Management. Dr. Manjunath Bhandary gave the presidential remarks.

MBA STUDENTS CELEBRATE GRADUATION DAY-2014

The Graduation Day of the fifth batch of students of Master of Business Administration was held in the Campus. Dr. Deependra Moitra, President and CEO, Praxight Partners, Chairman & Co-Founder, Teritree Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, was the Chief Guest for the programme. He conveyed life messages through inspirational stories. His messages were focused on progress through substance, need for continuous unlearning and learning, struggle for growth, tradeoffs in situations, having unique individual ambitions, positive communication skills, managing relationships and adaptive behavior. He also emphasized that individual identity is character and asked the graduates to imbibe individual ethical behavior.

Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation gave the opening remarks. Dr. D. L. Prabhakara, Director, Sahyadri Educational Institutions welcomed the gathering. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management proposed the Vote of Thanks. The function was graced by Director, Department of Business Administration, HoDs of various departments, faculty members and parents of graduates. 176 post-graduate students took an oath and received their graduation certificates.

DRISHTI 2015 'FETE-FORAINE'

The Department of Business Administration organized Drishti 2015 ‘Fete-Foraine’, a management fest for undergraduates at Sahyadri Campus. Events like Quiz, Mad-Ad, Best Manager, Group Dance and Fashion show were organized in this mega event. Prof. Aruna P. Kamath, Principal of SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore inaugurated the function. In her inaugural address, she expressed her pleasure of being at Sahyadri. She conveyed that management fests are meant to groom the students before they get into the corporate. She also encouraged the students by saying that they must consider this fest as a platform to realize their competencies and enhance their ability to work in a team and not merely to compete and win. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management presided over the function, he emphasized that more than winning let everyone of them obtain learning should be the objective of the participants of ‘Fete-Foraine’ 2015. Dr. AP Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration welcomed the gathering and highlighted the milestones that Sahyadri has reached and wished many more would come in the future.

VALEDICTORY CEREMONY

The Department of Business Administration organized Drishti 2015 ‘Fete-Foraine’, a management fest for undergraduates at Sahyadri Campus. The winners of various competitions were felicitated on the valedictory ceremony.The Director of the Department Dr A P Achar gave away the Trophies and the Certificates with cash prize for the winners of the Events.

The details of the winners event-wise are as follows

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

A three-day International Conference on Agribusiness Management-`Opportunities and Challenges’ was held in the Campus with 200 delegates including 35 international delegates from 3 countries taking part in the Conference. Dr. Chowdappa P., Director, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, inaugurating the programme, spoke about the shift from agriculture to agribusiness, attracting young stars towards agribusiness by making agribusiness a profitable venture.

Dr. P. Chandra Shekara, Director, Agribusiness Centre, MANAGE, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, was the keynote speaker for the programme. Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation, in his presidential address spoke about the culture in agribusiness. He gave many examples of his life to define the culture in agribusiness. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, gave the welcome address, Dr A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, gave the overview of the conference.

The international conference was organised by the Department of Business Administration in association with National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad and the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, supported this conference as knowledge partner.

A cultural extravaganza after the formal programme was held for the participants of the Conference where Sahyadrians and delegates showcased their talent in vocal music, instrumental music and dance.

The aim of the conference was to explore and map various opportunities and challenges for agribusiness in developing economies including India in the internationally integrated and globalized economic environment.

EMINENT EXPERTS ADDRESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT

On the second day of the International Conference on Agribusiness Management, Mr. H. S. Krishna Murthy addressed the topic on `Agri Entrepreneurship’ along with skill development. Dr. Maheshwarappa, CPCRI, Kasargod, was the moderator for the session. Dr. Manjunath, Director, SKDRDP took up the second session on `Retaining Youth in Agriculture and Women in Agribusiness.’ He spoke about the importance of family structure in agriculture and stressed on the point that youth today are no more interested in agriculture and also the hardships the Indian farmers go through as the returns in farming is too far and too less. The session was moderated by Dr. Udayachandra, Professor, SDM, Ujire.

The third session was on `Infrastructural and Institutional Framework of Agribusiness Management’ which was delivered by Dr. Philip, Director, Department of Master of Business Administration, Kerala Agricultural University. He emphasized on the management skills that are required in agribusiness management. He made a special mention of communication skills, analytical skills, computer skills and critical thinking which is imperative for any manager in agribusiness. He said that an individual should have both; aptitude and attitude to serve in rural areas. Institutions should foster case method of learning rather than lecture method and the faculties should have expertise and industry exposure in addition to mentoring students. The session was moderated by Dr. M. M. Bagali, Professor, Jain University, Bangalore.

Mr. Arunkumar Khannur, Chairman and CEO of ISQT Process and Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, spoke on `Agricultural Marketing-Domestic and International Agricultural Trade and Marketing Policies. He enlightened the audience on the use of technology which he believes can help farmers to eliminate middleman. He stressed that, agricultural marketing needs to be reoriented to respond to the market need. Delegates then presented their research papers after the sessions by the eminent experts.

On the final and concluding day of the three-day International Conference on Agribusiness Management, Mr. Mahadevaiah, Former Deputy Director, C.F.T.R.I, Mysore, engaged an interesting session on `Processing of Fruits and Vegetables for Value Addition.’ He spoke about the processing of various fruits and vegetables and the availability of market and technology for the same. The session was moderated by Dr. Sandeep. Dr. Allen Pereira, Former Director, National Institute of Bank Management then delivered the final session on `Agriculture services: Finance, Insurance and Extension.’ Delegates then presented their research papers after the sessions by the eminent experts.

Dr. L. C. Soans, Soans Farm, Moodbidri, was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory function which was presided over by Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangalore.

Policy makers, financial institutions supporting agribusiness’ Non-governmental organizations, experts from the industry, academicians and researchers from the related areas and students from related streams participated in this conference. All the papers accepted for presentation in the conference will be published in the form of a book with ISBN Number. 15 best selected papers will be published in ITIHAS – The Journal of Indian Management which is internally indexed and listed in EBSCO Publishing.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON STUDENT ENTERPRISE

The Dept. of Business administration of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangalore organized a One Day Faculty Development Programme on Student Enterprise, an entrepreneurial pedagogy for excellence in higher education. Dr Venugopal , Director of School of Management, Manipal was invited as the Chief guest for inaugurating the event. In his address, he stressed the need for inclusive growth in India. He said that entrepreneurship today has more challenges to face yet it does have a social orientation. Student enterprise is not just being self employed but being employed for doing something which one enjoys to do. Therefore, the idea of Student Enterprise has a long way to go. Dr Prasad, Professor, NITIE, Mumbai was the key note speaker. He said that enterprise is missing in Academics. It's a medicine that needs to be administered to our students.Dr Prasad engaged various sessions on the need and ways to create student enterprise, the support available to enable student enterprise. Director of the Department, Dr AP Achar also engaged a session on Entrepreneurial Competency.

Embedding entrepreneurship in Academics is an art. Principal of the college, Dr Umesh M Bhushi gave his presidential remarks and wished the programme to be a grand success. Prof. Divya Prabhu was the Master of Ceremony for the inaugural function. Welcome address was rendered by Dr AP Achar, Director of MBA at Sahyadri and Prof. Gayathri Shetty proposed a Vote of thanks.The day was concluded with experience sharing by Mr Mahesh Prabhu, Director of Business World. About 40 faculty members from various under graduate colleges in and around Mangalore took part in this programme. The programme was co-ordinated by Prof Divya Prabhu, Prof Abhaya Kumar, Prof Mithun led by Prof Gayathri Shetty, Faculty members of Sahyadri School of Management.

HR_CONCLAVE

SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and the Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, have jointly organized a two-day HR Conclave on, `Emerging Trends of Managing Human Resources.’

The two-day HR Conclave was inaugurated in the Campus by Mr. Farhat Umar, GM, HR & OD, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad. In his inaugural address, Mr. Farhat said that higher education today is facing the challenge to develop industry-ready skill sets for an employer-desired work force. To meet these challenges, there must be regular interaction between the industry and the academia highlighting the importance of human resource in an enterprise. Mr. Farhat appealed to institutions of higher education to focus on development of skills relevant to industry along with required knowledge. During this economic uncertainty, to achieve a competitive edge, the total quality of people plays an important role; so the focus should be development of apt skills and behavior along with academics.

Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Sahyadri Educational Institutions, presided over the inaugural function. Dr. Manjunath Bhandary, in his presidential remarks shared the importance of practicing human values for being successful in today’s competitive world.

Eminent HR personalities from leading corporate houses like Deloitte, Hewlett Packard, Kirloskar Electricals, Siemens, will jointly share the current emerging trends and challenges in managing HR in the presence of academic experts from the Manipal Group, Jain University, AIMS Bangalore and SDM. More than 300 delegates, faculties, students and from industry are participating in the Conclave.

Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, welcomed the gathering. Dr. A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, presided over the Conclave. The chief coordinator of the Conclave, Dr. Vishal Samartha, delivered the vote of thanks.

Following the inaugural programme, Mr. Farhat Umar, addressed the session on Emerging Trends in HRM and Ms. Madhulika Vedula, Executive Manager, Deloitte, Hyderabad, engaged a session on Paradigm Shift in Talent Management. Employee Branding and Employee Value Proposition was the session topic dealt by Mr. Nishanth Mohanty, Global HR Head and CHRO Manipal Group and Mr. Nadeem Sarfaraz from SHRM enlightened the delegates on Technology Enabled Human Resource Management.

On the second and concluding day of the HR Conclave a session was engaged on Managing Generation Z Employees by Mr. Saravan Praveen, HR Manager from HP. Ms. Nanditha Seetharamiah, HR Partner from HP briefed about the Emerging Importance of Social Media in HR Practice by the corporate businesses. Dr. Muralidhar, VP – HR, Kirloskar Electricals, Bangalore, addressed the session on Outsourcing;

A Strategic Alliance for Excellence. Mr. Dheeraj Shetty, Head HR, JBF Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Jadhav Prashanth Group HR – Manager Siemens, Dr. Uday Chandra, Registrar, SDM Ujire, and Mr. Saravan Praveen, HR-HP Company were in the panel discussion on Emerging Trends in HR. The sessions were followed by a Valedictory function. Mr. Devadas Hegde, Trustee, gave the presidential remarks. Mrs. Sushma V., Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, delivered the Vote of Thanks.

INDUCTION PROGRAMME FOR MBA FRESHERS

The four-day Induction Programme for the batch of 2013-15 MBA students was inaugurated by Dr. D. L. Prabhakara, Director, Sahyadri Educational Institutions. Mr. Vidyaranya K., Head – HR, Mphasis -An HP Company, was the chief guest. In his address, Mr.Vidyaranya highlighted the need for MBA students to develop communication skills, right attitude and domain expertise to get gainful employment in the corporate sector. Dr. D. L. Prabhakara called on the students to make use of every learning opportunity available in the campus. Dr. Umesh. M. Bhushi, Principal, presented a brief overview of the growth story of Sahyadri and shared his views on how to make MBA students’ life more productive and enjoyable. Dr. A. P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, presented the present scenario of the MBA programme in India and highlighted the special features of the MBA curriculum for the year.

On the second day of the Induction Programme for the MBA freshers, Mr. Ramani V., Director, Varnaaz Solutions, trained the students on how to discover one’s talent within each individual by breaking mental barriers. The post lunch session was engaged by Mr. Nadeem, Regional Manager, SHRM, who conducted a workshop on goal setting and career planning. He has conducted various activities on goal setting to enable the students to understand their vision. Both sessions helped the students to understand their personality and set the right goals for their development.

On the third day of the Induction Programme for the MBA students, Mr. Nadeem,, Regional Manager, SHRM, conducted a workshop on "Personality Development for Professional Excellence". He trained the students on developing skills in communication, interpersonal relation and team building through activities and gave some tips on interview skills. The post lunch session was handled by Mr. Sandeep, SP, GM- HR, Schneider Electric India, Pvt., Ltd., on "Career Planning and Corporate Expectations". He highlighted the need for MBA students to develop soft skills to face hard economic conditions when they join the company as a Manager. He illustrated various expectations of the corporate sector with examples and how to develop personality during MBA to meet these expectations.

On the last day of induction program, Dr. Muralidhar, Head, HR, Kirloskar Group addressed the MBA students on the topic "Gearing up towards Corporate Expectations". He trained the students on the skills required to become successful manager. He also asked the students to understand importance of responsive behaviour to improve their personality.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON `TQM FOR ENHANCING COMPETENCY FOR QUALITY TEACHING’

A one-day Faculty Development Programme on `TQM for Enhancing Competency for Quality Teaching,’ was organised in the Campus by the Department of Business Management. Dr. R. V. Jayathirtha, Management Consultant, Bangalore, was the Chief Guest and the Key Resource Person for the programme.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. R. V. Jayathirtha by the lighting of the lamp. In his inaugural address, he focused on the problems in the present teaching methodology and the need to implement TQM practices like Kaizen and Lean Six Sigma to enhance teaching competency.

Dr. U. M Bhushi, Principal, in his presidential remarks, mentioned that the Japanese have implemented TQM extensively. He also asserted that Japan has imbibed a lot of aspects in its culture from India. For India to be a pioneer in TQM, a cultural change is the need of the hour. He stressed on the fact that one should breathe quality to practice quality.

After the inaugural function, Dr. U. M. Bhushi and Dr. R. V.Jayathirtha engaged sessions and touched upon various facets of TQM in teaching.

More than forty participants from institutes in Karnataka attended the Faculty Development Programme.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON RESEARCH METHODS FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Day 1

Dr Mallikarjunappa, Professor, Mangalore University, inaugurated the week long Faculty Development Programme on research methods for Business and Social Science conducted by Sahyadri School of Management. Dr Mallikarjunappa, in his inaugural address, highlighted the power of knowledge in the present economy. He illustrated how scientific research has contributed towards the progress of modern life. He appealed to academicians to undertake research in the thrust areas of social development, such as poverty elevation, employment generation, rural development and women empowerment.

Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management gave the welcome address. He also handled the first session on Research Approaches, Research Process, Formulation of Research Objectives, and Types of Research. He stressed the importance of research and stated the need to follow a robust methodology taking all the dimensions into consideration so that we get a consistent result under different circumstances. Dr. A. P Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration presented an overview of the Programme. Dr. D. L. Prabhakara, Director, Sahyadri Institutions, presided over the function. Prof. Girish proposed the vote of thanks.
Dr. Mallikarjunappaheld a session on Literature review. He cited the need of validating the sources when the literature review is done. Dr. G. V. Shenoy, Shenoy Associates, held a session on Research Design where he stressed the need of literature design as the foundation for any research followed by the need of research design.
All the participants enjoyed the sessions and they took active part in interactions deliberating different areas of research.

Day 2

The second day began with the session by Dr. Shreemathi Mayya, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Manipal University. She addressed the needs of different scales of measurements, applicability of the same and also the reliability and validity of quantitative research. The normal problems that researchers face in designing the questionnaire was explained to the participants in a very simple way and also an exercise was given to the participants to enable them to expertise in designing the questionnaire.The second half of the day consisted of session on Introduction to SPSS by Ms. Ashma Monteiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Manipal University. The participants got hands on experience on SPSS which benefited them to get a thorough knowledge on coding in SPSS. The day ended with a session on PROQUEST database by the company trainers giving a valuable insight into the huge data available for research which consists of scholarly peer reviewed journals and also magazines etc.

Day 3

The third day began with the session by Ms. Ashma Monteiro, Department of Business Administration, Manipal University. She presented an overview of descriptive statistics and hands-on usage of SPSS. The second session by Mr. Girish, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, was on the importance of Microsoft Excel in research. He highlighted the usage of shortcut keys, Introduction to SPSS and the extensive statistical techniques available in Microsoft Excel. In the final session of the day, Prof. Krishna Bhat, Fisheries College, Mangalore, underscored the importance of inferential statistics. He also stressed the need for clarity in writing the results of hypothesis testing.

Day 4

The fourth day began with the session on parametric tests. Ms. Sucharitha Suresh, Associate Professor, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, highlighted the purpose, need, and applicability of different tests in parametric and non – parametric tests using SPSS. Dr. Lalitha Achoth, Professor & HOD, Dairy Business, University of Agricultural Science, Hebbal, Bangalore, explained and illustrated the different multivariate techniques using SPSS, and validated the use of different techniques in research.

Day 5

On the fifth day of the Faculty Development Programme on `Basics of Qualitative Research,’ Dr. BMR Reddy, Professor, University of Agricultural Science, Hebbal, Bangalore explained how qualitative research helps to gain a comprehensive and holistic view of social life of people in a wide range of natural settings. The session helped the participants deliberate on how qualitative research helps in exploring issues, understanding phenomena and answering questions. The second and third session of the day were handled by Mr. Imran Ali, Product Executive and Numerical Analyst. He illustrated how qualitative research software like NVIVO helps to manage, shape and make sense of unstructured information and how the software provides workspace for researchers and enables them to work through the information.
The last session was an interaction between participants and a panel of experts consisting of Dr. Lalith Achoth, Dr. BMR Reddy, Dr. G V Shenoy and Mr. Imran Ali, which benefitted the participants to clarify their doubts in different areas and stages of their research.

Day 6

On the last day of the week long Faculty Development Programme on Research Methods, Dr Vidyavathi, Associate Professor, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangalore explained the various aspects related to writing research articles and proposals. She explained the structure to be followed while preparing a research proposal or an article.
The valedictory programme was held and a brief report on the sessions held was given by Ms. Susanna D'Silva. Dr. AP Achar, Director, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, welcomed the gathering. The participants provided valuable feedback on the sessions. Mr Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, delivered the valedictory address. In his speech, he inspired the faculty members to deeply involve themselves in research activities. Dr Umesh M Bhushi, Principal of the college delivered the concluding remarks after the distribution of the Certificates to the participants.

MDP ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Management Development Programme on “Personality Development for Professional Excellence” for Doctors of Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Deralakatte on 7th July 2012. Forty two practicing doctors attended the programme. Dr. Umesh M Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management inaugurated the programme and delivered the inaugural address. Dr. Bhushi highlighted the importance of hearing unheard voices of the patients to help the doctors achieve professional excellence. Dr. A.P Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, presented an overview of the programme. Dr. Srinath Rao, Principal, welcomed the gathering. Dr. Shiva Prasad, Vice Principal proposed the Vote of Thanks and Father Valerian, Assistant Administrator delivered the Presidential Address. Key resource persons for the programme were Dr. Ananthapadhmanabha Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, Mr. Girish, and Mr. Madhukar, Assistant Professors, Department of Business Administration. The programme helped the participants to understand how to convert failure into success, generate enthusiasm and develop a passion for excellence.

WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

The Department of Business Administration workshop on financial planning for working association with Geojit BNP Paribas had organized a professionals. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Dr A. P. Achar, Director, D e p a r t m e n t o f B u s i n e s s Administration, Prof. Umashankar B. S., Dean Academics and HODs of various departments were present on the session. Mr. Basavaraja Pateel and Shaji Vyalil enlightened the gathering on various investment avenues available to working professionals. The speaker highlighted on tax related savings on various investment.

WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

The Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management in association with Visweshwaraya Trade Promotion Centre (VTPC) , Government of Karnataka, organized a one-day workshop on International Trade in the Campus.

The progamme was inaugurated by Dr. Shaner, Professor, IIM, Bangalore. In his inaugural address, he explained the various facets of International trade and how it affects growth of the economy and day-to-day life of every citizen of the country. Mr. Mohd. Shareef, Deputy Director, VTPC and Mr. Prasanna Srinivasan, Senior Consultant in International Trade, VTPC, were the key resource persons for the programme. Various topics covered in the workshop were WTO and International Trade, Procedure and Formalities of Export and International Framework in International Trade. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management presided over the function. Sixty students and twenty faculty members from different colleges in Mangalore attended the programme.

WORKSHOP ON FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

The Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management in association with Spandana T.V Channel, organized a one-day workshop on Entrepreneur Motivation Program and Business Idea Competition for the B. Com final year students of Trisha College, Udupi.

The progamme was inaugurated by Mr.Vilas Nayak, C.E.O, Hanuman Group of Concerns and Managing Director of Spandana Channel. Dr. A.P. Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management and Mr. James, Faculty Member, RUDSET, were the key resource Persons. The Main objective of the Program was to create awareness among Graduates about entrepreneurship as a career option. It helped the students to understand various facets of entrepreneurship and guidelines to generate business ideas. The Program was co-ordinated by Mr Karthik Bhandary, Trustee, Trisha College, Udupi.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON RESEARCH METHODS FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Day 1

Dr Mallikarjunappa, Professor, Mangalore University, inaugurated the week long Faculty Development Programme on research methods for Business and Social Science conducted by Sahyadri School of Management. Dr Mallikarjunappa, in his inaugural address, highlighted the power of knowledge in the present economy. He illustrated how scientific research has contributed towards the progress of modern life. He appealed to academicians to undertake research in the thrust areas of social development, such as poverty elevation, employment generation, rural development and women empowerment.

Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management gave the welcome address. He also handled the first session on Research Approaches, Research Process, Formulation of Research Objectives, and Types of Research. He stressed the importance of research and stated the need to follow a robust methodology taking all the dimensions into consideration so that we get a consistent result under different circumstances. Dr. A. P Achar, Director, Department of Business Administration presented an overview of the Programme. Dr. D. L. Prabhakara, Director, Sahyadri Institutions, presided over the function. Prof. Girish proposed the vote of thanks.
Dr. Mallikarjunappaheld a session on Literature review. He cited the need of validating the sources when the literature review is done. Dr. G. V. Shenoy, Shenoy Associates, held a session on Research Design where he stressed the need of literature design as the foundation for any research followed by the need of research design.
All the participants enjoyed the sessions and they took active part in interactions deliberating different areas of research.

Day 2

The second day began with the session by Dr. Shreemathi Mayya, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Manipal University. She addressed the needs of different scales of measurements, applicability of the same and also the reliability and validity of quantitative research. The normal problems that researchers face in designing the questionnaire was explained to the participants in a very simple way and also an exercise was given to the participants to enable them to expertise in designing the questionnaire.The second half of the day consisted of session on Introduction to SPSS by Ms. Ashma Monteiro, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Manipal University. The participants got hands on experience on SPSS which benefited them to get a thorough knowledge on coding in SPSS. The day ended with a session on PROQUEST database by the company trainers giving a valuable insight into the huge data available for research which consists of scholarly peer reviewed journals and also magazines etc.

Day 3

The third day began with the session by Ms. Ashma Monteiro, Department of Business Administration, Manipal University. She presented an overview of descriptive statistics and hands-on usage of SPSS. The second session by Mr. Girish, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, was on the importance of Microsoft Excel in research. He highlighted the usage of shortcut keys, Introduction to SPSS and the extensive statistical techniques available in Microsoft Excel. In the final session of the day, Prof. Krishna Bhat, Fisheries College, Mangalore, underscored the importance of inferential statistics. He also stressed the need for clarity in writing the results of hypothesis testing.

Day 4

The fourth day began with the session on parametric tests. Ms. Sucharitha Suresh, Associate Professor, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, highlighted the purpose, need, and applicability of different tests in parametric and non – parametric tests using SPSS. Dr. Lalitha Achoth, Professor & HOD, Dairy Business, University of Agricultural Science, Hebbal, Bangalore, explained and illustrated the different multivariate techniques using SPSS, and validated the use of different techniques in research.

Day 5

On the fifth day of the Faculty Development Programme on `Basics of Qualitative Research,’ Dr. BMR Reddy, Professor, University of Agricultural Science, Hebbal, Bangalore explained how qualitative research helps to gain a comprehensive and holistic view of social life of people in a wide range of natural settings. The session helped the participants deliberate on how qualitative research helps in exploring issues, understanding phenomena and answering questions. The second and third session of the day were handled by Mr. Imran Ali, Product Executive and Numerical Analyst. He illustrated how qualitative research software like NVIVO helps to manage, shape and make sense of unstructured information and how the software provides workspace for researchers and enables them to work through the information.
The last session was an interaction between participants and a panel of experts consisting of Dr. Lalith Achoth, Dr. BMR Reddy, Dr. G V Shenoy and Mr. Imran Ali, which benefitted the participants to clarify their doubts in different areas and stages of their research.

Day 6

On the last day of the week long Faculty Development Programme on Research Methods, Dr Vidyavathi, Associate Professor, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangalore explained the various aspects related to writing research articles and proposals. She explained the structure to be followed while preparing a research proposal or an article.
The valedictory programme was held and a brief report on the sessions held was given by Ms. Susanna D'Silva. Dr. AP Achar, Director, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, welcomed the gathering. The participants provided valuable feedback on the sessions. Mr Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, delivered the valedictory address. In his speech, he inspired the faculty members to deeply involve themselves in research activities. Dr Umesh M Bhushi, Principal of the college delivered the concluding remarks after the distribution of the Certificates to the participants.

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HR SYMPOSIUM - TWO-DAY WORKSHOP ON “MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCE DURING ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN”

Mr. E. S. Chakravarthy, Head, Talent Acquisition, TCS, Bangalore inaugurated a two-day HR Symposium on “Managing Human Resource during Economic slowdown” organized by Department of MBA. In his address, he stressed the significance of learning strong fundamentals in education that plays a vital role in shaping one’s future. This aspect truly encourages facing any eventualities in life. He also pointed out the learning of culture should always be like an open book that entertains working as a team what Tata group is all about. Because of this the Tata Group and TCS is emerging as the leader on the global map. He appealed to the delegates to have strong articulation skills which are the need of the hour in the fast growing world. He also appreciated with heart and soul about the infrastructure of the Institution. Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman – Bhandary Foundation gave his Presidential address. In his address he advised the delegates to learn the habit of sharing experience and learning from each one. This attitude helps to groom as a perfect individual. Dr. D. L. Prabhakara, Director, Sahyadri Educational Institutions graced the function. Dr. Umesh M. Bhushi, Principal Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management gave a glimpse of Sahyadri Educational Institutions and welcomed the gathering. Dr. A. P. Achar gave a panorama about the HR Symposium. 250 delegates are taking part in a two day national level Symposium. After the inaugural function three technical sessions were held on topics such as Indian labour Market-Future Trajectories, Economic slowdown and its impact on Human Resource Management, Employee Retention: Strategies and solutions by Dr. Bino Paul,Professor-Tata Institute of social science, Mr. Praveen Kamath - Global Recruitment Head,Wipro and Mr. Anilesh Seth - Co Founder ,KROW,respectively.

Day 2

Dr. Bino Paul, Professor, Tata Institute of Social Science interacted with Computer Science engineering students. In his intermingle, he advised the students to inculcate a habit of learning new concepts during the engineering course that gives solid foundation to explore and experiment the knowledge to achieve uniqueness in life.

Dr. Dinesh Anvekar, Six Sigma Specialist Honeywell Technologies Ltd addressed the final year Students of Mechanical engineering. In his address, he threw light on the significance of updating the knowledge in the respective area of engineering. These are the attitudes that students need to imbibe for the betterment of their career.

Ms. Ashwini SKumar, Co-Founder, Director & COO, GLOPORE IMS, Bangalore intermingled with Electronics and Communication engineering students. In her interaction she gave a comprehensive note on the latest developments in the field of software. She also asked the students to cultivate a sense of quest for innovation that takes them to the highest level. Students learnt latest developments in the area of software.

Valedictory Function

Ms. Ashwini SKumar, Co-Founder, Director & COO, GLOPORE IMS, Bangalore, was the Chief guest for the valedictory function . In her address she pointed out the significance of industry interaction with educational institutions that truly minimizes the gap between industry and academia. She also threw light on in the fast changing world it is need of the hour to work in tandem between these two organizations which helps to produce concrete and quality work. She appreciated facilities, infrastructure of the institution and for taking such a magnificent initiative in bringing industry and academia on to one platform. Dr Umesh M Bhushi Principal Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management presided over the function. In his address he highlighted that Sahyadri Educational Institutions always stands on its toe in updating its knowledge for the betterment of students and faculty members. He expressed while thanking the participants that the success of this two days H R Symposium is beacuse of the unique delegates.

The delegates expressed their deep sense of appreciation for organizing a stupendous programme that enriched their knowledge. At the same time they thanked the institution for its fabulous hospitality. During the morning sessions Technical address were held on various topics such as Employee engagement strategies for the new generation enterprises, by Dr. Dr. Dinesh Anvekar, Six Sigma Specialist Honeywell Technologies Ltd. Building High performance organization by Mr Nishith Mohanthy Chief Human Resource Officer Manipal Group and panel Discussion on Economic Slowdown and innovative H R Practices by Dr. Subraya Pai H RD Consultant, Infosys, Mr. Dheeraj Shetty, Head HR Lee boy India Construction Equipment pvt Ltd, Mr. Praveen Kamath Global Recruitment Head, Wipro and Dr. Bino Paul, Professor Tata Institute of Social Science were the part of the discussion.

LAHARI 2011

LAHARI 2011 a postgraduate cultural extravaganza, was organized by the post graduate departments of MBA, MCA and M.Tech. The students have shown their innate skills in the field of art and culture. The college identified the talents and gave reward in the form of prize.

The winners of various competitions are: