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Topic : "Risk Management"
Guest : Mr. M L Phaniraj,
Senior Manager,
M/S Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.,
Karur
Date : 27.02.2011
Time : 10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
Batch : 2011
Venue : LH 3
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Event : "Ads for social causes"
Date : 5th March 2011
Time : 2.45pm – 4.15 pm
Social advertising represents advertising formats that engage in social context of the user viewing the ad. The teams were required to identify a social cause and make the campaign. The time duration for the campaign was four minutes and question and answer session was for five minutes. 8 teams participated in the event. All teams presented very interesting ads for causes like child labour, old age homes, anti smoking, road safety, etc. The team consisting Vasanth, Balakiran, Balachandran, Manoj Prabakar, Ashwin P won the first place. The team consisting Rohan Joseph, Ashwin R, Vishnu Harikumar, Tushara, Paullomy won the second place. The team consisting Sruthi P, Gracy Robert, Pravin Gurung, Subin BS, Madu mathi S won the third place.
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Topic : "Lean Manufacturing"
Guest : Mr. Christian Kellner, BE, MBA, (Ph.D.),
Assistant General Manager - Operations,
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.,
Chennai.
Batch : 2012 (A & B)
Date : 23-02-2011
Time : 11.00 AM
Venue : Padmam Auditorium
Mr.Christian Kellner, an expert in Lean Manufacturing conducted an intellectual and thought-provoking session for the budding managers of tomorrow at JSB.
The session began with a personal introduction by Mr.Kellner which was followed by an introduction to Daimler India, their history and the trucks that are to be manufactured in a state-of-the-art plant planned at Oragadam, near Chennai, at an outlay of about Rs.5000 crores.
Mr.Kellner then explained the basic concepts in Lean Manufacturing and the 7 types of waste in an industry (Waste of over-production, Waste of inventory, Waste of defects, Waste of motion, Waste of processing, Waste of waiting and Waste of transport) and methods of reducing / eliminating them. He also explained through videos and power point presentations how lean manufacturing systems are being practiced at Daimler.
Later Mr.Kellner answered many queries from the students.
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Milaap – Alumni Meet 2011
Date: February 20, 2011
Venue: Padmam Auditorium
With an avant-garde backdrop in the stage, the 2011 & 2012 Batches of students welcomed all the alumni on the Alumni Day, with flowers. Over 70 alumni attended the day-long event. Milaap, meaning coming together, was formally inaugurated by the Vice Chairman, Mr T N Thirukumar and the CEO, Mr S Mohan. This was followed by the introduction of a new logo for JSB Alumni Association. A short video made by the current batches of students that brought in a nostalgic spirit among the alumni, was also screened. There was a photo session in the forenoon, with the Vice Chairman, the CEO, and the faculty members.
Post-photo session, there was the much-awaited Campus Talk session, which was a free-wheeling interaction between the current batches of students, and the alumni. The current students looked forward to the inputs from the alumni, and it was a forum for the senior batches to share their insights and experiences with the junior batches.
After a sumptuous lunch, there were a slew of games, with active participation from the alumni. Interestingly, all who participated were declared winners! The eventful day ended with a cultural show by the current batches of students. The alumni were invited to a grand dinner, and all of them bid farewell, and hoped to be back next year!
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Topic : "Strategy, Strategy Formulation and Implementation"
Guest : Mr. I.A.S. Balamurugan,
Co-Founder & Director,
Metis Family Office Services (Pvt) Ltd.,
Chennai.
Mr.Balamurugan started the lecture outlining the historical relevance of strategy and proceeded to share his experience of creating an SBU at ICICI Bank. He shared on the visioning and implementing experience of the Small and Medium Enterprises group of ICICI bank in the areas of strategy formulation and implementation to achieve a target of Rs 750 crores within a period of 4 years.
Later he explained on the conceptualization, strategizing and creation of his new company, Metis, formed 9 months back.
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Topic: "Practical aspects of Capital Budgeting"
Guest: MR. Ravi,
VP-Finance,
Roots Group,
Coimbatore.
Date: 02-03-2011
Mr. Ravi, VP- Finance, Root Group, addressed the students of the 2012 batch on how “Time Value of Money” plays a prominent role in capital budgeting. He also reiterated the necessities and importance of financial management. Today, the world is full of investments and competition. Certainty and uncertainty exists in all parts of the world. So, it was time, students of finance focused on risk mitigation techniques. In addition to this, Mr Ravi brought to fore the significance of investment appraisal methods like NPV, IRR, ARR, Payback Period and others. Through many interesting examples, he stated that mostly IRR and NPV were mainly considered for huge investments. Payback Period will be considered by small investors. He also briefed the students about the appraisal technique used in Roots Group of Industries. He cautioned the students on the devastating effects of inflation on investments. Finally, he ended the session by making students to think over their career in corporate finance and blessed all of them to achieve their aspirations and desire in life.
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Topic : "The Odyssey of Campus Corridor to Corporate Corridor"
Guest : Mr. Pramod Sadarjoshi,
Executive Director & Group Head - HR,
IDBI Bank Ltd., Mumbai.
Date : 15.02.2011
Venue : Padmam Auditorium
Batch : 2011 & 2012
The main aims of the presentation, as explained by Mr Pramod Sadarjoshi, were to help students understand the difference in expectations when moving from campus to corporate, and also to give them tips on how to handle the changed environment at the corporate. His presentation, and the highly interactive sessions, ran for over 5 hours, where students shot one impatient question after another, only to be rebutted by his patient and unhurried rejoinders. The presentation consisted of understanding the corporate culture, how decisions are made, why companies are being bought and sold, what is the role of an MBA as a management trainee in a new office, how to foresee career growth and work towards it, among others.
The core part of his presentation and talk centred on the need to move beyond the traditionally accepted Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Quotient (EQ). Every manager, said Mr Pramod, sharing his insights from the 25+ years of experience in the corporate, must be spiritually attuned. That is, Spiritual Quotient (SQ) is what will make a manager, a true leader. And, by SQ, he did not mean “being religious”; rather, his term for SQ was “centered-ness”.
Building on his personal experiences, Mr Pramod reiterated to need to work on technical skills during the earlier part of one’s career, and to give precedence to behavioural skills (people skills) in the later part of one’s career. His mantra, to the students for making a mark in the world of corporate, was in asking oneself this fundamental question: What is my quintessential differentiator?
While all MBA students will be familiar with SWOT analysis of companies and products, it is essential that every MBA design his/her own SWOT. He cautioned the students against making decisions for their specialization, on the basis of peer pressure. One more point that he felt was missing among MBAs is the lack of harsher self-appraisals – to know if one stands a real good chance to make it to a coveted position in the corporate world.
In the final part of his presentation, a short video was screened about the need to make the best of the present moment. He wished the 2011 & 2012 Batches all the very best for their future, and he hoped and prayed that they stand tall in their corporate careers.
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Dr Prasanna Bhat, with close to 40 years of experience, and who has served as the General Manager of Ka ataka Bank, took the students of the 2012 Batch through the area of Working Capital Management, peppering his speech with real-life examples and humorous anecdotes. The practical scenario in the working capital management, both from a company’s point of view, and a banker’s point of view, were clearly explained. There were many questions from the students, which were patiently answered.
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Topic : Strategy Formulation and grand strategies
Guest : Dr.V.Prasanna Bhat, M.Sc. M.B.A. Pg.DPM, FUWAI, CAIIB, Ph.D.
Former MD –ITCOT and Ex-Adviser Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
Dr.Prasanna Bhat, an expert in Corporate strategy, delivered a powerful 3 hour lecture on strategy. Dr.Bhat started his lecture with the basics of strategy and strategic management. He explained the basic concepts and strategy development in detail. Later Dr.Bhat discussed various grand strategies in the areas of integration and diversification, drawing specific examples and case studies from Indian industry and his experience.
The lecture was very lucid and highly interactive
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Mr.Baskar S.Ayer of Mindscan Marketing and Consultancy Services,Chennai, spoke to the students of the 2012 Batch on Qualitative Research. A specific session of Focus Groups was also organized. Mr.Baskar traced the origin and growth of Qualitative Research in Business and Management. While elaborating the use and relevance of Qualitative Research in India, he found it relevant and useful to narrate the story of how he got into the profession, populated mainly by womenfolk. Students got to sit through a real Focus Group, conducted by Mr.Baskar on Choclates. After the Focus Group exercise, Mr.Baskar explained and interpreted the contents of the discussion. There were a lot of questions during this interactive session.
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Event : Finance Quiz
Date : 12 Feb 2011
Time : 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm
Venue : Padmam Auditorium
The first event of the Alfa Club for this semester is Finance Quiz. This is to be conducted with various rounds related to Banking, Securities Market and Economy of India. Six teams shortlisted from a preliminary test will be participating in the Quiz.
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A team of twelve students comprising Mr.Santhosh Kumar, Ms.Jeevitha Shri, Ms.Revathi.B and Ms.Karuna from the 2011 batch, and Mr.Ganesh Kumar, Mr. Sam Antony, Mr.Michael, Mr.Bharat Parakh, Ms.Sandhyasri, Ms.Vyshanavi, Mr.Ashwin.P and Mr. Anand Babu from the 2012 batch, participated in various events across all functional domains of management, at the one-day National Level B-School fest “ADROIT’11”, conducted by DJ Academy of Managerial Excellence, Coimbatore, on 9th February 2011. The following students emerged winners:
FIRST PLACE - HR Game
SECOND PLACE - FINANCE Game
JSBians also won the Overall Championship at Adroit’11.
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Mr. R. M. Subramaniam, Consultant, UNIDO, Coimbatore, delivered a lecture on ‘Strategic Management and Cluster Development of Tirupur’. The lecture began with highlighting the significance of Cluster Development and role of SMEs in today’s context. He explained the classification of industries and some of the factors which are essential for developing strategies for a successful MSME. He shared many decision situations that are generally faced in infrastructure development of clusters from his experience in TEA (Tirpur Exporters Association). The session was highly interactive and valuable.
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Date: 5.02.2011
Venue: Padmam Auditorium
In this event, nine participants acted as the personality given to them and faced the rapid fire questions raised by the Faculty and the audience. The following emerged as winners.
First place : Vishnu Harikumar as the Master blaster, Sachin Tendulkar
Second place : Abinaya.S as the ever young world beauty, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Third place : Mohammed Asif. P as the Steel man of Apple, Steve Jobs
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Date: 5.02.2011
Venue: Padmam Auditorium
This event focused on bringing out the lateral thinking and communication ability of the participants. There were nine participants who narrated thematic story based on the picture sequence displayed. The following participants emerged as winners.
First place : shared by Santhosh and Sakthinataraj
Second place : Rajesh Kanna
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Event : Prospects of Movie Marketing
Event date : 5th February, 2011
The second event organised by MARC for the semester was a presentation. The topic for the presentation was “Prospects of Movie Marketing”. There were eight teams with five each.
Winners : Balachnader Ponnuchamy, Vasand S, Perananda Perumal, Balakiran
Runners-up : Dinesh V, Bharath Kumar Parakh, Praveen Prakash, Paullomy Chowdhury, Swetha Satheesh Vasu.
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Ms Nithya Kappini (2011 Batch) has won the 7th place in the All India Business Standard Best B-School Project. A team from Deloitte and Touche Consulting short-listed the Top 15 projects from the 154 entries.
The award is a national level competition where a B-school nominates the best B-school project work by its students during the academic year, as part of their curriculum.
Nithya's project was: A Study on Employee Value Proposition with reference to Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai
The event was held in Mumbai on Feb 1, 2011, and the chief guest was Union Minister of Water Resources Salman Khurshid.
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“It is not what we get, but who we become and what we contribute that gives meaning to our lives.”-Anthony Robbins
An interactive session with our alumnus (2009) Mr Tharani Prakash, Asst. Manager, FOREX department, Axis Bank, was organized on 30 Jan 2011. He briefed about the following:
It was a wonderful experience to have him amongst us and share some valuable information. It proved to be a fruitful session for the finance aspirants.
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It was a workshop of a different sort for the 2012 Batch students. The students witnessed first-hand the importance of space and context in communicating with others. Prof Srinivasan of IIMK, enlisted the participation of students to bring home certain nuances of Managerial Communication, like how to talk to someone in a business context, or how to conduct ourselves, say, during a business negotiation meeting. Elaborate discussion on McKinsey Elevator Test was also a part of the workshop. Every demonstration was followed by a debriefing session on how to interpret emotions. The idea was to understand that communicating or relating to someone in the business / personal context was not just about words, and it had more to do with the way we align ourselves to the space around us.
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Theme : "India"
Date : 26-01-2011
Time : 9:30 am
Team : 3 Members per team
Venue : Padmam Auditorium
Prometheus’ 11 - the JSB Quiz Club - conducted its second quiz competition on the 26th of January, 2011. Held on the 62nd Indian Republic Day, the quiz was themed ‘India’, keeping in mind the flavor of the day. The event kick-started with a welcome speech, followed by a video about Prometheus.
The preliminary quiz round saw a total of 23 teams of 3 members each. The six shortlisted teams went in to participate in the main quizzing event.
The quiz comprised of four rounds, named Multiple Choice Round, Who Am I, Unity in Diversity and the Rapid Fire. Each quiz round was concluded with an audience interaction round, where audience displayed active participation and right answers were rewarded with attractive key-chains.
At the end of the four rounds the winners were declared.
First Prize: Arun Kumar, Sandeep K., and Vipin Vijayan (2011 Batch)
Second Prize: Paullomy Chowdhary, Tinu Scaria, Tushara M.
The winners and the runners up bagged books - ‘Makers of Mode India’ and ‘India: A History’, respectively.
The day came to a close with a heart-felt rendition of the National Anthem.