Teaching Learning – MBA

                SAEC Contributions to teaching and learning activities that contribute to the improvement of student learning. These activities may include innovations not limited to, use of ICT, instruction delivery, instructional methods, assessment, evaluation and inclusive class rooms that lead to effective, efficient and engaging instruction.

            SAEC set up appropriate processes for making the contributions available to the public, getting them reviewed and for rewarding. These may typically include statement of clear goals, adequate preparation, use of appropriate methods, significance of results, effective presentation and reflective critique. Every teacher shall participate in teaching, which may include any or all of the following: lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, seminars, fieldwork, projects and other such activities. Every teacher shall also give general assistance to students in removing their academic difficulties; and participate in the invigilation and evaluation work connected with tests/examinations; and take part in extra  curricular, co-curricular and institutional support activities as required . The workload of a teacher shall take into account activities such as teaching, research and extension, preparation of lessons, evaluation of assignments and Internal Assessement papers, supervision and  also guidance of project work done by the students.

ACADEMIC SCHEDULE: The Schedule of academic activities for a  semester , including the dates of registration, classes to be held, Internal Assessments, End term examinations, list of holidays etc. shall be referred to as the Academic calendar of the semester, which shall be prepared by the Academic Excellence Committee , and announced before  the commencement of the semester  with the prior approval of the Principal

PREPARATION OF LECTURE NOTES: This is designed to develop more effective lectures by defining and limiting the topic, using structure for maximum effectiveness and presenting material in a clear and engaging way

TEACHING AND LEARNING USING TECHNOLOGY : Use of technology and multimedia sources in the classroom, it needs to be done effectively and be relevant to teaching. This module explores some of the resources available to achieve this.

SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS which is unique to each student will be evaluated by the Subject faculty, self learning is enabled which will be of immense use.

TEACHING STUDENTS TO WRITE GOOD PAPERS FROM THEIR FINAL PROJECTS AND INTERNSHIP – This module is designed to teach students to write good papers, which guide students through the writing process. This resource will be helpful for anyone working with students on research papers, book reviews, and other analytical essays. These papers will be published in Journals or presented in conferences.

ASSESSMENT: The nature of final examination,  sub divisions in Question Paper namely Part-A, Part- B and Part -C respect of each course shall also be made known to the students at the beginning of the academic session. There shall be continuous  Internal Assessment  in each course  is framed by applying Blooms Taxanomy.The question papers for the examinations shall be set in such a manner as to ensure that they cover the entire syllabus of the concerned course  The tests and examinations shall aim at evaluating not only the student’s ability to recall information, which he/she had memorized, but also his/her understanding of the subject and ability to synthesize scattered bits of information into a meaningful whole.

CONTINUOUS  EVALUATION: While the actual process of evaluation shall be confidential, the system of evaluation shall be sufficiently transparent. The internal marks are  made known to the students through Notice board and the Internal marks will be evaluated based on the Three Internal Assessment marks

EVALUATION OF PROJECT/ INTERNSHIP:  (i) Final Semester Project will be evaluated by Internal Examiner and External Examiner.  The External Examiner shall be a faculty from outside  college who will evaluate the final semester project alone.

INTERNSHIP (MANDATORY): A student having registered for 4 weeks of company internship scheme of the Program should complete it in pre final year Presentation by the students after completion of the Internship shall be completed with 4 weeks from the beginning of the next session. The training report along with the company certificate should be submitted .

PROJECT WORK: The purpose of the project work is primarily to demonstrate the application of knowledge of skills acquired in the four/six semesters of the programme, by studying and analyzing a selected problem in the work situation in a systematic manner while suggesting solution to the management. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has to identify the area of project work for their participants at the beginning of the training programme itself. Each student is required to study the problem under the guidance of a faculty member of the department in final semester The final Project work should be started with the consultation of internal guide by the commencement of final semester and report should be submitted 15 days prior to commencement of final semester Examination for external evaluation with viva voce . The student shall prepare at least two copies of the report: one copy for submission to the university and one copy for the student. More copies may be prepared If the organization or the guide or both ask for one copy each.

            A certificate showing the duration of the project work shall be obtained from the organization for which the project work was done and it shall be included in the project report

MBA Department organises many events like  Conferences, Symposisum, Workshops , Guest Lectures, Value added Programme from a reputed institution or corporate in order to enrich their knowledge in regular basis. SAECMBA has the potential to be a role model for functional and soft skills training.

TEACHING PEDAGOGY : All the  faculty are using power point presentations supplemented by cases . Activity based assignments, real life case studies, role plays etc) taken to enable the students to think cross disciplinary boundaries and to make connections between what they learn inside and outside of the classroom.

FACULTY LEARNING : The faculty members are encouraged to participate in short term courses, Webinar, Faculty development Program, seminar ,conferences and workshops to make them to be advanced level of knowledge and skills. SAEC MBA faculty have been participating or presenting in national or international conferences and also publish their research in reputed journals.

YOGA FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT : Yoga is often partially understood as being limited to Asanas or poses, and its benefits are only perceived to be at the physical level. However, we fail to realize the immense benefits yoga offers in uniting the body, mind, and breath. When you are in harmony, the journey through life is calmer, happier and more fulfilling.

SCINTILLATORS CLUB : SAEC MBA Department has an Association for Management Students named “SCINTILLATORS”, It is a body for encouraging student activities and helping the students to develop into budding professionals. Various activities are planned and carried out through this association

The various  Clubs are

• Marketing
• Finance
• Systems
• Human Resource and
• Operations Club.

Objectives of  clubs:

The basic objectives of conducting the club activities are:

1. To impart skills for development and enhancement of personality of students.
2. To improve communication skills and decision making power.
3. To enhance spirit of competition among the students.
4. To increase awareness regarding the business world.
5. To enhance the participation level among the students.

Marketing Club

            The marketing club strives to put the marketing theories into practice through industry interactions, on-campus activities and management games to ignite the brilliant marketing ideas of students and offer them a platform to showcase their creativity.  

Objectives:  

1. To make the student community aware of the latest happenings in the marketing world.
2. To keep the students proactively engaged using various competitions like, business plans, product marketing, digital media advertising campaigns
3. To make students come up with creative thinking and problem solving problems abilities for solving marketing issues through case studies and role plays. 

Action Plans: 

1. To conduct marketing campaigns inside and outside the campus
2. To organize marketing games among the students.
3. To organize business plan contest, product marketing, advertising campaigns 
4. To analyse cases on successful and failed product campaigns.
5. To create brand analysis of various leading brands.

Product Launch :

1. Competition among groups to come up with an idea and convert it into a viable product and present in front of the panel of judges for evaluation

Human Resource club

            The HR club is created to help students exhibit their theoretical knowledge in the practice and explore the domains of Human Resource Professionals in corporates. The club promotes an active participation of the students and arrange events tailor made for the future HR professional. 

Objectives:

1. To provide knowledge about the current and future trends in HR. 
2. To produce more employable and efficient HR students of MBA. 
3. To bring out and develop innovation and creativity among the students of HR. 

Action Plan

1. To conduct  role plays of corporate scenarios and make the students understand the importance of taking right decisions.
2. To conduct mock recruitment sessions for selection and placement.
3. To conduct case study sessions to get the real expertise, understanding, and sound judgment skills.
4. To conduct training sessions for students for better performance.

Systems Club

            Club provides students with opportunities to discuss various IT issues outside the classroom in order to create a greater appreciation for and understanding of technology. Students plan field trips, guest lectures, and special events during the year; In addition to their own education, IT Club members strive to educate the masses on the use of technology

Finance Club

            The Finance club works towards boosting interest in students through competitions, workshops, trainings, certifications and professional internship opportunities. The finance club is instrumental in ensuring a  bridge between the industry and the student community, so as to create a strong foundation of financial knowledge outside the classroom.

Objectives:  

• To offer a real-life experience of managing money, putting it to work in the financial markets. 
• To create knowledge sharing sessions related to investment management strategies through external resource persons.
• To enhance the knowledge of budding investors and fund managers on quantitative and qualitative and ethical factors of finance managers through case studies, role plays etc.

Action Plan: 

1. To create a business summit of industry experts on investing wisely.
2. To organize simulation games on finance on Hedging and Risk Management, virtual stock market etc.
3. To conduct case study and role play sessions on successful and financially failed business ventures and ascertain the reasons for their failure. 
4. To promote ethical practices in finance by looking at cases on corporate frauds.   

Operations Club

The objective is to understand and develop the interest of students in different fields of operation and supply chain management. Our aim is to bridge the gap between the classroom sessions and practical understanding of operations. We at Operations club take up the responsibility of engaging the students in various activities while ensuring that they derive value from them. We conduct events such as simulation games, case study competitions, guest lectures, and panel discussions.

Ideation Day

Objectives  of the Activity

1.To train students to have business insights and entrepreneurial skills.

2. To cultivate skills for a successful entrepreneurial venture which will make them enterprising graduates.
3. To create entrepreneurs who will be able to compete in local and global business industries.