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Admissions Open for PGCM 2019-2020 - Approved by AICTE
SDMIMD's newly launched 15-Month fully residential program - Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) - has received the recognition by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the program is to get underway in August 2019.

This new program has been designed to give aspirants a solid exposure in management concepts and will be run through a host of cases, projects and practical orientation. The students of this program will enjoy all the infrastructural and academic facilities availed by the Institute’s flagship program 2-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) students including single room hostel accommodation and use of library and database resources.

Selected students from the batch will have an opportunity to go abroad for a term as a part of the student exchange program that SDMIMD has with overseas schools.

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SDMIMD & EFMD organized IMPACT 2019 Workshop

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SDMIMD in collaboration with EFMD organize a One-day program IMPACT 2019 on the theme ‘Measuring the Impact of Business School Education in the 21st century for Excellence in Quality’ on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Bengaluru. The event brought together a number of leaders from various B-schools.
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FDP on Data Analysis Using ‘R’ in Journal Publication
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A 2-Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on 'Data Analysis Using R in Journal Publication' was organized on May 8 and 9, 2019, for the faculty and research community. The FDP focused on three major aspects - On selection of an appropriate statistical method for analysing the data; Second, on presenting the results in a journal publication; and lastly providing hands-on using R for analysing the data. 21 participants from across the state and neighbouring states participated in the program.
MDP on Behavioural Finance
A one-Day MDP on Behavioural Finance was organised for financial consultants and portfolio managers, involved in giving guidance to the investors and constructing a portfolio to the requirements on May 21, 2019, at SDMIMD. 

The program covered various biases and traits which are developed in the minds of the investors and the possible culmination of those biases while investing. The participants were provided with various cases of investors background and analysis was done with their contributions and the decision was moderated by the faculty resource person Prof. Kannadas S, Faculty-Finance, SDMIMD. 
MDP on HR for Non-HR Professionals
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SDMIMD organized a two-day MDP on “HR for Non-HR Professionals” on 30 and 31 May 2019. The basic objective of the program was to address day-to-day people Management issues, faced by professionals, working in various departments, at the role of line managers, departmental heads, responsible for the team and individual performance. The program discussed and deliberated the issues and challenges of communication, motivation, leadership and team building, irrespective of sectors and size of the companies. Especially, issues, such as self-awareness, conflict management, performance appraisal feedback, were discussed. Read More>

MDP on Predictive Analytics for Business Decision Making
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A two-day MDP on “Predictive Analytics for Business Decision Making” was held on June 3 and 4, 2019. The hands-on program was designed to share the importance of predictive modelling in business, and, to discuss the predictive methods such as linear regression, logistic regression etc and their applications in decision making. The sessions were a blend of data analysis and debates on the application of methods. 

Dr Srilakshminarayana G, Faculty - Quantitative Methods, SDMIMD was the resource person and Dr Sunil MV coordinated the program. 
Management Development Programs 2019
Upcoming MDPs
MDP on Effective Business Presentation Skills
Faculty: Dr. Neetu Ganapathy
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Date: 14 June 2019

MDP on Team Building and Conflict Management Strategies
Faculty: Prof. L. Gandhi & Dr. Mousumi Sengupta
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Date: 15 June 2019

MDP on Managing Difficult Customers
Faculty: Dr R Sugant & Dr. Mousumi Sengupta
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Date: 21 June 2019

MDP on Inter-Cultural Business Communication
Faculty: Dr. Neetu Ganapathy
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Date: 28 June 2019

MDP on SIX Thinking hats and Management games for employee excellence
Faculty: Prof. L. Gandhi & Dr.(Lt Col) Prasad SN
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Date: 29 June 2019
Upcoming FDPs
FDP on Case Method, Its Rationale, Approach and Practice for Teaching and Research
June 28, 2019

FDP on Communicating Effectively in the Classroom: Communication Skills for Teachers
July 5, 2019
Upcoming Workshop
Workshop on Experiential Learning through Creative Thinking - July 19, 2019
Upcoming Conferences
8th International Finance Conference on Emerging Trends in Corporate Finance and Financial Markets (CFFM) - September 6-7, 2019

International Conference on Marketing
October 18-19, 2019

5th International Conference on Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends - November 15-16, 2019

8th International Conference on Managing Human Resources at the Workplace
December 6-7, 2019
Recent Faculty Publication
Suresh, M. R. (2019). Strategic Dimensions of Altruistic Organizations: Insights and lessons from two initiatives-SKDRDP and Asha Kirana. 3D IBA Journal of Management & Leadership (special issue), ISBN 2230 – 7524, January-June, Vol.10 (2). pp.59-71.
Faculty Outreach Activities in May 2019
Dr. R. Jagadeesh reviewed the paper titled "Empirical evaluation of CSFs for Six Sigma implementation in Indian SMEs using AHP", submitted to The TQM Journal, an Emerald publication.
Dr. Jayakrishnan S was attended the Faculty development program on Market Research and Analytics at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode from May 6 to May 8, 2019.
Dr. Jayakrishnan S reviewed manuscript titled "Enhancing Modularity in Healthcare Services through Integration" for Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, SAGE publishers.
Dr. M. Sriram served as External Examiner and conducted the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) at School of Management, Presidency University, Bengaluru on May 17, 2019.
Prof. L Gandhi attended a five-day Faculty Development Program on "Case Method Teaching" at IIM Trichy from May 13-17, 2019.
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