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Campus
BUZZ
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WORKSHOP
ON ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
A
workshop on the use and application of IT in the university management
and administration was organized within the institute premises.
It concentrated on planning for application of information technology
in realizing the goals of the university, by improving the administration
and teaching learning process. Prominent Speakers attending the
workshop included Prof. Dongaonkar, Secretary General, Association
of Indian Universities (AIU), Prof. Rishi Dev Anand, Director Research,
AIU, Dr.Usha Rai Negi, Coordinator, Research Division, AIU. It provided
opportunities to senior administrators/ managers/ finance officers/registrars
of universities to learn as well as deliberate on the issues related
to use of computer and application of IT in the administration and
management of universities in India.
PLACEMENTS
OF STUDENTS CULMINATING IN LUCRATIVE JOBS
Several
multinational companies thronged the campus for placements. Notable
among these were IBM Global, Trilogy, Accenture, Verizon, Induslogic
and Hughes Software Systems. Placements brought immense excitement
and relief to the students in the form of attractive pay packages
to the tune of 7 lakhs p.a., with 3.5 lakhs p.a. being the
average.
SEMINAR
ON OPPORTUNITIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING
Mr.
R.N. Ugra, ex-Senior Vice-President (marketing), Jindal Iron &
Steel Co. Ltd. shared his vast knowledge and experience, in a seminar
on "Opportunities in Information Technology and Marketing."
The students were informed about the current trends in the field
of IT, the gargantuan scope of IT in the field of marketing, which
could affect every aspect of life, and the challenges faced by Indian
IT industry in India and off-shore.
TALK
ON OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Justice
Yatinder Singh, Judge, Allahabad High Court, delivered a talk on
"Open Source Software & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)."
Students were informed about the widening scope and proliferation
of open source softwares, brought about by Linux. Justice Singh
also spoke about the "cyber laws" which were enacted to
deal with the jurisprudence of cyberspace-problems and IPR, including
copyrights and patents.
INTERACTION
WITH HR & TECHNICAL PEOPLE FROM HUGHES SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
HSS
Team headed by its HR Coordinator Mr. Gautam Salaria and accompanied
by Mr. Rahul and Ms. Polina Mehta from the Technical and HR Departments
respectively, visited the institute campus. This provided a platform
for the MBA students to interact with their potential employers.
The Interaction session helped students gain an insight into HSS
and prevailing trends in the IT Industry.
INTERACTION
WITH PROF. DEEPAK CHANDRA, HEAD EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, ISB, HYDERABAD
Prof.
Deepak Chandra briefed the students on their two year course structure,
the various job avenues and the target areas awaiting IT Managers.
The students were made aware of the fact that knowledge of integration
of I.T. with the functional areas of business (accounting, finance,
marketing, human resource, statistics, and quantitative management,
etc.), is where they will have the edge. They can foresee themselves
as Managers who would be using IT to run businesses.
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