ACTIVITIES

ACADEMIC
The School organizes various Conferences, Faculty Development Programs (FDP), Management Development Program (MDP), Orientations, Seminars, Workshops, Refresher seminars etc. on topical subjects by inviting eminent academicians, industrialists, and business practitioners as guest speakers.

Conference

A National Conference on ‘Changing Paradigms In Management Practices’ was organized by Apeejay School of Management on 15th May’2008. Prof. Abad Ahmad, Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi graced the occasion as the chief guest. More than 75 academicians including professors from IIM, MDI, DU, BHU etc. contributed their research papers in the Conference.

• Apeejay School of Management organized a MDP on ‘Brand Samurai’ at the Indian Habitat Center on 7th March’2008. Mr. Kishore Chakraborti, Vice President, Consumer Insight, McCann Erickson, Mr. Sandeep Aggarwal, Vice President, Marketing, Minda Corporation were some of the renowned speakers for the event. Around 40 participants from academia and industry attended the MDP.

 

MDP: Brand Samurai

• Another MDP on ‘Relationship Management in Retail Sector’ was organized by Apeejay School of Management’ on 10th May’2008. Speakers included professors from IIM, company CEOs and heads. The MDP had the participation from both corporate and academia.

 

Pushpinder Singh, VP, INCIA Informatics delivering a talk during MDP on
‘Relationship Management in Retail Sector’

Management TRAINING Program (MTP)

A MTP on ‘Wealth Advisory Excellence’ was organized by Apeejay School of Management’ on 6th May’2008. Some real wealth conscious corporate people attended the MTP.

Session during the MTP on ‘Wealth Advisory Excellence’

 Faculty Development Program (FDP)

Apeejay School of Management organized a FDP on ‘Research Methods and Statistical Analysis’ on 2nd May’2008. Around 30 participants from all over India attended the Program. Dr.B.S.Nagi, former Director of Center for Research and Social Development, Dr. C.P.Gupta, Chairman, National Management Program, MDI,Gurgaon and Dr. Alok Saklani, Director, Apeejay School of Management were some of the renowned speakers.

Workshop

A Workshop on ‘Data Analysis using SPSS’ was organized by Apeejay School of Management on 3rd May’2008. Around 30 participants from all over India attended the workshop.

Seminar

Seminar on ‘IT Security Paradigms’ was organized by Apeejay School of Management’ on 8th February’2008. Mr. Veerendra Jaitley, President, Software Technology Group International Ltd., Mr. Anup Girdhar, CEO, Sedulity Groups Solutions & Technologies and Dr. Sushila Madan, Director, Vivekanand Institute of Professional Studies were some of the expertise in the field to share their ideas. Around 120 students and faculty from various institutes participated in the seminar.

Inaugural of Seminar ‘IT Security Paradigms’

Corporate Training

Apeejay School of Management is also into Corporate Trainings. One such training was organized for Allahabad Bank Employees from 19th July’2007 to 27th July’2007. 351 bank employees were trained on Customer Relationship Management, Customer Satisfaction and Motivation.

CONFERENCES/SEMINAR/MDP/FDP/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY FACULTY

2007 -08
The faculty members at Apeejay are exposed to various opportunities in terms of attending Faculty Development Programs (FDP), Management Development Program (MDP), Orientations, Seminars, Workshops, Refresher seminars etc. to keep themselves updated to the needs of the dynamic world of management education. Few of them are

S.No.	TOPIC	ORGANIZATION
1	AICTE Sponsored Induction Training Program in Mgmt. For Young Teachers	IIM Kozhikode
2	Social Implications of Invasive Marketing: A study in the Indian & American Context	IIM Kozhikode
3	FDP on Financial Deviation	IIM Kozhikode
4	International Conference on Agribusiness & Food Industry in Developing Countries	IIM Lucknow
5	International Conference on Modeling, Computation and Optimization	Indian Statistical Institute
6	International Conference on Corporative Renoissance New Age Mantra	Delhi Institute of Advanced Studies.
7	International Conference on Management of Transformation	NASC complex, New Delhi
8	National Conference on Mathematical Modelling , Optimization & their Applications	DST sponsored workshop organized by BVTCAM & SREQOM
9	Manageral Effectiveness	PHDCCI
10	Workshop on Marketing Research	India International Centre
11	FDP on Energing Trends in Finance , Sponsored by AICTE	Institute of Business Management and Research
12	Oracle Exclusive Seminar on Power Five	DELL
13	Workshop on Optimization and its Applications(paper presented)	Operational Research Society of India

           
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (IN COMPANY)

Some of the faculty members of the institute have given training/seminars/panel sessions under MDP Programs on topics like Data Analyses, Mutual Fund, Financial Advisory, Wealth Management, Workplace Relationship, CRM etc at several organizations which among others include N.J. India Invest, United Nations (AIDS), PNB Principal, Indian Oil, BPCL, N.J. Fundz Network etc.

Guest Speakers

Large number of Guest lectures have been organized in the year 2007- 08, during which experts from eminent companies shared their knowledge and experience with the students. Some of them are mentioned below:

2007 - 08

• Mr. L.V. Krishan, CEO AC Nielsom/TAM, "Understanding Consumer Behaviour: Channels and Programs".

• Dr. Jagdish Shettigar, Ex member – PM Advisory Council, “Post Budget Analysis”.
•  Dr. Chandra K Mittal, Houston Community College, “Managing Community Development and Educational Institute”.

• Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Director – Upline, HP Inc, “Entrepreneurship”.
• R.T. Raman, Workshop on Role of Faculty in Institution Building Leading to B-School Ranking.
• Mr. Anurag Batra, Managing Director – Exchange4Media

• Mr. Rohit Kumar, Vice President Corporate Communication – Nicolas Piramal
• Mr. Arnav Chakravarti, Head – Talent Acquisition, “Future in Retail Business”.
• Ms. Deepika Sharma, Manager Corporate - IIPM, “Career in Media”.
•  Mr. Guru C. Singh, Divisional Manager – Carrier Aircon, “Leadership Skills”.
• Dr. N K Bhatia, Director, Lions Blood Bank, “Social Responsibilities”.
• Mr. C Ramesh Kumar, Dy. Vice President – Retail/Asset Credit, HDFC Bank, “Asset Management”.
• Mr. Chand Somiah, Vice President – Financial Institutions and Govt. B. Gr., HDFC Bank, “Operational Research”.
• Mr. Lohit Bhatia, Center Head, L & B,  “Leadership and Employee Encouragement”.
• Mr. Aniruddha Bose, Asst. VP - Wealth Division, Dawnay Day, “Corporate advantage for a global outlook”.
• Mr. Harsh Vardhan, VP, Indiabulls, “Portfolio Management”.
• Mr. Sanjoy Pasricha, VP-S&M, The Leela, “Leadership for world class organisation”.
• etc, etc .. . .. . . . . . . . .

 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

A Visit to Jim Corbett National Park

Students of PGDM 2006-08 batch visited the Jim Corbett National Park during 15-16 December 2007. The Corporate Resource Center of ASM organized the out-bound trip.

 SKILL DEVELOPMENT

At ASM we pay special emphasis on overall personality development of the students. For the purpose, there is a special unit viz, Communication Development Cell with half a dozen faculty trained in interpersonal skills, personality development, theatre and drama, Negotiation skills, selling skills, oral and writing skills. To further this we have 5 student activity clubs in the campus viz, Marketing Club, Finance Club, HR Club , Theatre and Film Club.

PROJECT & TRAINING

PGDM
A built-in programme of industrial interaction based on project work is provided in the curriculum. Each student is exposed for a period of 8-10 weeks to corporate environment after completing one year of his or her PGDM programme. Each student submits a project report on a chosen subject conducted under the joint supervision of the faculty and corporate manager(s). The results of these reports are shared by the entire batch through the process of class presentations. Also, a detailed research project forms an integral part of the programme wherein the students are expected to carry out original research under the guidance of the members of the faculty.