2020-21 | SDMIMD

Webinar on Role of Data Analytics in Decision Making and Opportunities for Management Students

The webinar on ‘Role of Data Analytics in Decision Making and Opportunities for Management Students’ was designed for the incoming first-year students of PGDM Program with an objective to make them understand the importance of data analytics in decision making, and delivered on June 11, 2020. The webinar session delivered by Dr. G. Srilakshminarayana, Associate Professor– Quantitative Methods, SDMIMD, introduced the components of business analytics and informed about how analytics is being used in different domains. In the process, the young managers were informed about the latest developments and the opportunities they have in the corporate world.

Panel Discussion on Impact of COVID19 on Job Market

‘Impact of COVID19 on jobs and placements and how to emerge successful’ was the topic for online panel discussion organized on June 6, 2020 for the PGDM 2019-2021 Batch. Alumni members of SDMIMD’s PGDM program Ms. Hamsini Ramamurthy, Zonal HR Manager, Aditya Birla Group (Cement Business); Ms. Deepti Rao, Associate Director (Compensation & Benefits), IQVIA; and, Mr. Sandesh Murchy, Lead-HR, Oracle; were the panel members. The panellists gave valuable insights into the expected growth of different industry sectors and inputs to the students on how they can prepare for the Post-COVID world. The discussion was moderated by Dr R. Sugant, Chairman – Career Services and Professor – Marketing, SDMIMD, Mysore.

Webinar on Importance of Costing in Management Decision Making

‘Importance of Costing in Management Decision Making’ was the topic for the Webinar organized on June 4, 2020 by the faculty resource Prof. S. Kannadas, Assistant Professor – Finance, SDMIMD. Prof. Kannadas provided insights on significance of cost control to sustain the business in the long run. And, explained how the management decisions of any business revolve around cost effective operations than profit maximizing especially during the initial days.

Webinar on Strategy Management

Dr. S.N. Prasad, Professor – Strategy, SDMIMD, conducted webinar on ‘Strategy in Management’ on May 28, 2020 to the incoming PGDM 2020-2022 Batch. The faculty resource introduced the concept of ‘Business Strategy’. The session covered the application of fundamental management learnings to the construct of Competitive Advantage and Value Creation.

Webinar on Finance in Management

With the purpose to dispel a preconceived notion that ‘Finance in Management’ is a mere number of crunching exercise; and, to help the young manager to understand how financial numbers are used for decision making, a Webinar was organized for PGDM 2020-2022 Batch on May 19, 2020. Dr. M. Sriram, Faculty – Finance, SDMIMD, was the faculty resource.

Webinar on Placement Activities @ SDMIMD

Placement performance of an institute is one of the criteria for short-listing of a B-School for a Management Program. The preparation for placement starts from Day one of the PGDM program. Dr. Sugant, Chairman – Career Services & Professor – Marketing, SDMIMD, initiated the preparation activity with this webinar by providing an overview of placement preparation activities & process at SDMIMD to the PGDM 2020-2022 Batch. Further, Dr. Sugant apprised the students on the likely job opportunities in the post-COVID world. The webinar was organized on May 15, 2020.

Webinar on Analytics and the Role in Management

Webinar on ‘Analytics and the Role in Management’ was organized for the PGDM 2020-2022 Batch on May 8, 2020. Prof. M. Minhaj, Associate Professor – Systems, SDMIMD, the faculty resource for the webinar explained the young managers about what, why & how aspects of analytics and its role in decision-making.