Library club organized an activity “In it to win it” for MBA students.
30-01-18
Library club - MBA organized an event, “In it to win it” for MBA (2017 – 19) batch on 30th January, 2018. In the activity, First event was “Creative Hands - Poster Making Competition”, organised in the Library in which students were required to choose a contemporary theme from the Newspaper Articles available in the library. They were given the old newspapers also which they used in a creative manner for designing the posters All participating student teams prepared very colorful and creative posters. The teams presented their posters to the panel of Judges which comprised of Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi, Prof. Neetu Purohit and Prof.Shikha Arora.
The next activity was “Tic-Tac-Toe” Game organised in the lawn in front of old Auditorium. This was a very engaging learning cum fun activity based on Planning and Spontaneity in order to achieve the set goals.All the participating teams participated enthusiastically and gave their best to win the Prizes.
Winners were awarded with exciting prizes (Pen-drives and Mugs) and certificates.
The winners of creatives hand competition were:-
? First prize – Pooja &Divya (MBA 2017-19 Batch)
? Second prize -- Neha &Virangana(MBA 2017-19 Batch)
? Third prize -- Vikas&Anamika(MBA 2017-19 Batch)
The winners of Tic-Tac-Toe Game were:-
? First Prize -- Monis& Amir(MBA 2017-19 Batch)
? Second Prize -- Miteshkumar&VivekChoubey(MBA 2016-18 Batch)
The participants were rewarded with chocolates as they crossed the various levels in the activity. The activity was organized under the guidanceof Library Club Mentor Prof. Shikha Arora and was conducted by the members of Library club successfully.
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Dr. Vidushi Singh attended SPOC felicitation workshop
30-01-18
I had attended SPOC Felicitation Workshop at IIT Kanpur Outreach Centre, Noida on 30th January 2018. Objective of the workshop was to felicitate SPOCs of those colleges in which students were top scorer and also to look for the feedback of the December 2017 NPTEL courses. Prof. Satyaki Roy National Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Lalty Dutta, Project Manager, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. AnganaSenguptaCoordinator, Local Chapter, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Bharathi, Senior Project Officer, NPTEL, IIT Madras, Prof. Andrew, IIT Madras, Prof. Pratap IIT Madras and Dr. VineetKansal, Dean, AKTU along with SPOC’s of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir were presented.
Before beginning of the session, Prof. Satyaki Roywarmly welcomed the gathering. Prof. Satyaki Roy briefed about details of NPTEL, how and when it has been formed, before it was planned to just deliver video lectures, later on it has been shifted to online certification. He also briefed about achievements of NPTEL till date like 30,000+ video hours, 371+million NPTEL website view, 271+ million you tube views etc. He also shared the statistics of number of students and faculty participation from initial years to Dec 2017. He also communicated how these courses helpedstudents in their placements.
Ms. Bharathi, Senior Project Officer, NPTEL, IIT Madras, Prof. Andrew, IIT Madras and Prof. Pratap IIT Madras had discussed about the academic issues in the last semester like requirement of any course which is not provided by NPTEL and is demanded by students, syllabus of existing courses and also operational issues as well.
At the end SPOC of various colleges were felicitated by Prof. Satyaki Roy National Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Lalty Dutta, Project Manager, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. AnganaSenguptaCoordinator, Local Chapter, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Bharathi, Senior Project Officer, NPTEL, IIT Madras, Prof. Andrew, IIT Madras, Prof. Pratap IIT Madras and Dr. VineetKansal, Dean, AKTU.
It was totally an interactive session where SPOC from various universities and institutes ofrepute discussed about the various courses provided by NPTEL and also gave their suggestionsto make these courses more effective for masses. Overall it was a good learning experience about operational of NPTEL online courses.
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Experience Sharing Session on “MOOCS and New Age Teaching – Learning Pedagogies”
29-01-18
Experience Sharing Session on “MOOCS and New Age Teaching – Learning Pedagogies” was organized by Department of ITon 29th January 2018 for MCA students in New Seminar Hall.
Prof. Satyaki RoyNational Coordinator, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, Ms. Lalty Dutta, Project Manager, NPTEL, IIT Kanpur,Ms. AnganaSenguptaCoordinator, Local Chapter, IIT Kanpur were eminent guest for the session.NPTEL is an acronym for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning which is an initiative by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for creating course contents in engineering and science.
Before beginning of the session, Prof. Satyaki Roy,Ms. Lalty Dutta, andMs. AnganaSenguptawere warmlywelcomed by Dr. Sunil Kr Pandey, Director IT.Director IT Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandeyalso delivered welcomeaddress in which he has communicated about need of learning beyond classroom and how MOOC and New Age Teaching Pedagogies are helpful to the students in this requirement.
Prof. Satyaki Roy briefed about details of NPTEL, how and when it has been formed, before it was planned to just deliver video lectures, later on it has been shifted to online certification. He also briefed about achievements of NPTEL till date like 30,000+ video hours, 371+million NPTEL website view, 271+ million you tube views etc. He also shared the statistics of number of students and faculty participation from initial years to Dec 2017. He also communicated students how these courses helps them in their placements.
After the session, Dr. Vidushi Singh delivered vote of thanks toProf. Satyaki Roy,Ms. Lalty Dutta, andMs. AnganaSengupta for their splendid sessions. They also interacted with the facultymembers of Department of IT and answered the queries related with NPTEL online course during the session.
Overall the session was eye opening for the IT faculty members and MCA students as this will definitely help them to learn through MOOC environment.
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‘Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme
28-01-18
28th January, 2018 activity of ‘Parivartan’- the Slum Education Programme, a CSR initiative of ITS, Ghaziabad was an extended celebration of Republic Day along with the regular talk and a surprise test of the memory of slum buds. Volunteers of the day Ankush Mehta, Kajal Soam, Madhulika Kumari, Minakshi Singh, Abhinav Gupta, Alok Prakash and George Rudolf Henry started the class with the prayer and informed the children about the highlights of the day.
The first session of the day was on a patriotic theme ‘Kuchh Yaad Unhe Bhi Kar Lo’ during which the children were told why Republic Day is celebrated and how India had achieved its freedom. The pictures of the top ten freedom fighters of India were displayed including – Mahatama Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Baal Gangadhar Tilak, Rani Laxmibai, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi etc. Their contribution and life history was discussed in brief. Key terms like ‘Republic’, ‘Constitution’ and ‘Surprise’ were elaborated with easy descriptions.
The second session of the day was an interesting Surprise Test. The children were shown the pictures of these top ten freedom fighters and then these pictures were removed and the children were asked to recall the names and write them on a piece of paper. The quick and correct responses were appreciated with fabulous prizes like fancy water-bottles, steel tiffin, fiber tumblers etc. Two bags full of clothes were also distributed among the children. These clothes were donated by the MCA alumnus Mr. Gautam Bagga. The class concluded with the distribution of Maggi Noodles, Sketch Pens and Cadbury éclairs to all the children. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided and accompanied the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.
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Utthan Lab Activity : 69th Republic day Celebration
25-01-18
25th January, 2018 activity of Utthan Lab, a CSR initiative of ITS, Ghaziabad was an advance celebration of the Republic Day along with a practical session in Computer Labs and an Essay Writing Competition. Volunteers of the day – Richa Tyagi, Rashi Tyagi, Prabhat Awasthi, Nitin Kumar, Ankush Mehta, Abhay Gupta, Purvi Mehrotra, Konika Tyagi, Vidhi Yadav, Rajat Gupta, Shashi, Baby Naaz Parveen, Novika Chadha and Bikram Parajuli started the day with the brief on the day’s activities and the competition.
The talk of the day was on ‘Ye Kaha Aa Gaye Hum’ during which the comparison of the past and the present was made. The earlier life without mobile phones and now, attention given to parents and elderly people earlier and now, the earlier spirit of helping the one in distress and now were discussed with recent and easy to recall examples. The children were advised to restore all good things of the past while enjoying the best ones of today.
The second session of the day was a practical session in the computer labs. The children were taken to Lab 1 and Lab 2 where the task was to search and explore important office bearers of the central govt of India. The children entered the designations into Google and read the details on Wikipedia. They mainly searched for the Finance Minister, Defence Minister, President, Vice President and the Prime Minister of India. They also browsed about the Chief Minister of UP.
The last session of the day was an Essay Writing Competition during which all the children shared their views declaring – ‘Mera Desh Mera Abhiman’. They not only praised their country but also identified the areas of concern and accepted the challenges. More than 50 little writers were chosen as winners of fabulous prizes like Multipurpose Holders, Water Bottles, Sippers, Fiber Plates etc. The activity concluded with the snacks and the cold drinks served to all. All the children were gifted with balloons, Maggi Noodles and Sketch Pens. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided the volunteers and enjoyed the activity as the faculty coordinator of Utthan Club.
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Management Faculty attended International Panel Discussion conducted by AICTE, New Delhi
25-01-18
Management Department faculty members and students attended an international panel discussion conducted by AICTE, New Delhi in collaboration with NDIM on 25th Jan, 2018. The panel was lead by Prof. Dr. Ullrich Guenther and Dr. Susan Gale Wintermuth from Lafansa University, Germany. The event started with the introduction of AICTE and a the introduction of faculty programme, focusing on how to train students to be a future leader not merely a manager. This was backed by a presentation by Prof. Dr. Ullrich Guenther on Effective Leadership and communication in Today’s Business Scenario in which there were a few highlights, i.e. one leader can be successful in one country but could not be successful in other, planning and concepts of time, style of conflicts and criticism, personal vs impersonal style of communication, hierarchy and most important one is that the happiness of the employees is also important.
The next in line was a presentation by Dr. Susan Gale Wintermuth who talked about Miscommunications that happen. The highlights of her presentation were miscommunication at the top level disputes and arbitration was suggested as best way to solve the same.Examples like DAIMLER CHRYSLER showed that because of miscommunications even the multinationals fail. To be flexible and notice & understand the cultural difference in the only way to be prepared for working in a foreign land. The questions that were put in front of the panel were, How is Indian style of communication different from German style? What is Indirect feedback? How to bridge the gap of misunderstandings The panel discussion ended with the suggestion to “PICK THE ONE MOST SUCCESSFUL STYLE OF LEADERSHIP AND USE IT IN YOUR OWN STYLE”.
Faculty and students were benefited by attending the Panel Discussion.
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Inauguration of the Set-up for Special Session on SwayamPrabha and NPTEL Local Chapter at I.T.S, Ghaziabad
24-01-18
An objective to provide alternative opportunity of learning and self-upgradation for Faculty and Students of IT Courses (MCA & BCA), Set-up for SwayamPrabha and NPTEL Local Chapter at I.T.S, Ghaziabad has been formed at the Institute.This initiative will provide the students to select the online courses of their own interest through NPTEL and attend the sessions of their choice which will lead to Certification opportunities. This will help not only learning newer technologies and courses but will also help in improving there employability prospects.
NPTEL is an acronym for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning which is an initiative by seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for creating course contents in engineering and science.
The facility was inaugurated by Shri Arpit Chadha, our Honorable Vice Chairman - I.T.S - The Education Group onWednesday, 24.01.2018 in Room No. 06, AB-III.
Director IT Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey briefed about the NPTEL Local Chapter, type of courses offered by NPTEL, facilities department would be providing through SwayamPrabha and its schedule. He informed that this facility is created in Room No. 4, Ist Floor, AB-III. This facility can be used by prior booking of this facility through requisition slip at least a Day in Advance to Department of IT, after getting it forwarded by respective Course Chairperson/ Coordinators and approved by respective Directors, to ensure smooth conduct of Sessions and avoid any clash in schedule. He also informed that Dr. Vidushi Singh has been designated as the SPOC - NPTEL Center &SwayamPrabha Initiative and will coordinate the entire process and communication with NPTEL.
Dr. Ajay Kumar Director Management, Dr. VidyaSekhri Director UG, Faculty members and MCA students were presented during inauguration session.
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“Knowledge Sharing and Experiential Learning” by MCA Alumni Mr. Amit Sharma and Ms.Indrani Biswas, Techieaze Consultancy Services.
23-01-18
A Special Session on “Knowledge Sharing and Experiential Learning” was organized for MCA Students on Tuesday, 23rd January, 2018 at I.T.S, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad. The Session was planned with an objective of providing an in-depth discussion on employability skills. This was really a very informative and knowledge enriching session.
In this session,MCA Alumni Batch 2005, Mr Amit Sharma invited and MsIndrani Biswas were invited as Key resource Persons for this event. Mr. Amit Sharma shared his valuable thoughts and focused on communication and employability skills of Students. He also discussed about work culture of Startups and MNCs.
Ms. IndraniBiswas talked about importance of Soft Skills. Ms.Indrani Biswas gave various tips to crack the interview. Further she suggested to each student “To make Interest as Strength” and also motivated students to focus on Technical skills as well as Behavioral Skills.
This session was in the series of Invited talks by national speakers of repute by Dept of IT of the institute with an objective to provide the detailed insight of the theme to the upcoming and working professionals about the technological, research and allied issues and experience sharing by leading experts and professionals.
Mr. Amit Sharma and Ms. Indrani Biswas also interacted with the students and answered the queries raised during the session.
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‘Parivartan’ – The Slum Education Programme
21-01-18
21st January, 2018 activity of ‘Parivartan’- the Slum Education Programme, a CSR initiative of ITS, Ghaziabad was a mocktail of three topics – Water Cycle, Best Out of Waste and English Vocabulary. Volunteers of the day Anita Verma, Anjul Varshney, Veerangana Preetam, Divya Tripathi, Jitender, Raman Singh, Ranjiw Kumar, Bikram Parajuli and Rakesh Dam started the class with the prayer and informed the children about the highlights of the day. The first session of the day was on Water Cycle which was effectively delivered by the volunteer Bikram Parajuli. He told the children that the water cycle is the journey water takes as it moves from the land to the sky and back again. It follows a cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
Volunteer Rakesh Dam also took a session on the Best Out of Waste and raised the curiosity and creativity of the children to great heights. He told the children that the waste should either be disposed properly or it should be converted into a useful or beautiful item. Recycling of waste was explained with examples for the curious gathering.
Finally Prof. Gourvi appeared before the children and shared some important English vocabulary with them. She told them when to say Welcome, Excuse Me, Please, Sorry, Thank you etc. She also told them how to introduce themselves in English. A short quiz was conducted after each session and the best responses were felicitated with on the spot prizes. The class concluded with the distribution of Crax Curls, Takatak and Melody Eclairs. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.
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Management Faculty Attended GMA National Convention.
20-01-18
Prof.Shikha Arora and Prof.Parul Gupta alongwith the Director Management , Dr. Ajay Kumar attended Ghaziabad Management Association (GMA) - 28th National Convention at ‘Hotel Radisson Blu, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad on 20th January, 2018 (Saturday). The theme of the Convention was “LEADERSHIP IN AGE OF TRANSFORMATION - An Opportunity for Development”.
Event began with lighting of lamp and SaraswatiVandana. The welcome address and a brief about the theme were delivered by Mr. Amit Agarwal, President GMA and Deputy Managing Director, Ghaziabad Precision Products Ltd. Keynote address was delivered by Dr. T. S. Parmar. He talked about the urgent need for change and shared his mantras to bring about transformation. Dr. NalinSinghal, CMD, Central Electronics Ltd was the Chief Guest. In his inaugural address, he explained the challenges for Leadership in the age of transformation. He shared his valuable thoughts about the various strategies that should be adopted to cope up with the emerging challenges in the VUCA world.
After the inaugural address, Souvenir was released by the dignitaries. The sponsors of the event were felicitated with memento as a token of gratitude. Memento was presented to I.T.S. Mohan Nagar for being a Silver sponsor for the convention. The convention had two technical sessions and a valedictory session on the sub - themes “Technology & Innovation; Ecology, Environment – Business & Society; and Governance for Sustainable Development.” Renowned and eminent Business leaders and experts in the field shared their enriching experience on the theme. Eminent speakers for the Technical sessions were Mr. Prashant Singh, VP-product, Paytm, Ms PinkiMaheshwari, Founder, Surprise Someone, Dr. Laxman Prasad, Director R&D,RKGIT group of Institutions etc.
It was a good learning experience.
MBA Students, (2017-19) and (2016-18) Batch, attended Discussion on Modi’s Budget’2018 at Zee Business.
18-01-18
I.T.S Ghaziabad organized a visit of MBA students , to Zee Business for the a show on Consumer Expectation on Modi’s Budget’2018. An intelligent and enthusiastic hot discussion took place on the topic. There were three panelist from different fields one of them was a bureaucrat, second was an active socialist and third expert was COO of consumerservices pvt..Ltd. Students raised different queries on taxation related with Tax Slab expectation, impact of GST on upcoming budget, budget expectations for agricultural sector.
The theme was based on consumer expectation form Modi’s Budget- 2018. The discussion also highlighted on salaried class and job seekers. Finally panelists threw light on other areas like reforms for education sector start-up India, make in India, etc.They discussed various options for being an entrepreneur during an informal discussion after the session. Overall it was a good learning experience for students.
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MBA Students, (2017-19) and (2016-18) Batch, attended Discussion on Modi’s Budget’2018 at Zee Business.
18-01-18
I.T.S Ghaziabad organized a visit of MBA students , to Zee Business for the a show on Consumer Expectation on Modi’s Budget’2018. An intelligent and enthusiastic hot discussion took place on the topic. There were three panelist from different fields one of them was a bureaucrat, second was an active socialist and third expert was COO of consumerservices pvt..Ltd. Students raised different queries on taxation related with Tax Slab expectation, impact of GST on upcoming budget, budget expectations for agricultural sector.
The theme was based on consumer expectation form Modi’s Budget- 2018. The discussion also highlighted on salaried class and job seekers. Finally panelists threw light on other areas like reforms for education sector start-up India, make in India, etc.They discussed various options for being an entrepreneur during an informal discussion after the session. Overall it was a good learning experience for students.
Session on CD & PG by Amar Ujala and Gillette Guard
17-01-18
Amar Ujala and Gillette Guard organized a session on Career Development and Personality Grooming for the students of MBA I and II Year. The interactive session ' Safalta Apni Muthi Mein' included a number of activities which apprised the students on how to develop a smart and confident personality. The students took active participation in the activity and their excitement during the session reverberated through the auditorium.
The speaker for the session was Mr. Vishal Joshi, a Brand Consultant and certified soft skill trainer with more than 12 years of experience delivered his session in a highly interactive manner and highlighted the various points which the students need to keep in mind regarding their appearance, body language and attitude while appearing in interviews and working professionally. Group discussions on various topics were also held among the students of second year and winners of the same shall appear in the final round to be organized in March among the winners from other institutes.
Students found the experience enriching and expressed their willingness for such future activities which may further enhance their learning experience.
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