Day 6 of Theme Entrepreneurship

Name of the Activity: ACTION PLAN

10.00-11.00 --> Teams were divided and instructions for writing action plan were given. Each team was asked to come up with different ideas.

11.20-12.20 --> Each team had presented their ideas and came out with one idea with which the action plan seemed feasible.

12.20-1.30 --> For the idea finalized, each team had prepared the action plan.

1.30- 2.30 --> Lunch Break.

2.30-3.30 --> A presentation was prepared by each team for their action plan.

3.30-4.00 --> Each team had presented their Action plan.

Day 5 of Theme Entrepreneurship

Name of the Activity: SELL OUT

5.30-6.00 --> Selection of Raw materials: 

Raw materials were chosen by team members in order to make a product and these raw materials were prefixed with some points.

6.00-7.00 --> Product Making:

Each team with their innovative ideas have to make a product and name it. Based on some specifications like creativity, raw material usage, etc... each team was awarded points.

7.00-8.00 --> Sell Out:

Two members from each team will go to other teams. They have to convince these members to buy their product. If the members get convinced with the team, they will buy the product.

Day 4 of Theme Entrepreneurship

5.30-5.50 --> Talk by Vara Lakshmi

 Contents covered:

·        What marketing is???

·        Difference between marketing and selling

·        Pricing

·        Cost based pricing

·        Value based pricing

·        How we advertise for marketing..

·        Franchising

5.55-6.25 --> Talk by Vishnu Priya

Contents covered:

·        Introduction to Supply Chain Management

·        Logistics

·        History of SCM

·        Need of SCM

·        Strategic planning

·        Benefits and difficulties in SCM

·        Video on SCM

6.30-7.00 --> Individual activity on Entrepreneurial E.Q Test i.e, 22 questions was given to each person to self analyze and answer them.

7.00-8.00 --> Team activity on Entrepreneurial E.Q Test i.e., the whole team has to take the test by justifying their answers.

The students were asked to give feedback on the theme and two girls Namratha and Gayathri and a boy Gopi  turned out...

Day 3 of Theme Entrepreneurship

5.40-5.50à Introduction to HRM

 

        

5.50-6.20àTalk by A.R.Gayathri.

Contents covered:

·         Recruitment process

·         Training and developing employees

·         Performance management and appraisal

·         Benefits given to employees

·         Importance of ethics in daily life

·         Justice and fair treatment

·         Labor relations and collective bargaining

·         Employee safety and health

·         Managing global human resources..

·         Managing in entrepreneurial firms

6.20-6.50à 3 case studies are given to students and time is given for discussion

6.50-8.00àEvery team gives their idea about the case study (possibilities, conclusions)

8.00-8.30àThe mistakes done by the teams are rectified by Prof.Shyam Prasad sir and the top 3 teams are given prizes

Day 2 of Theme Entrepreneurship

5.35pm-5.45pm  à collected feedback about previous session.

5.45pm-7.00pm à A talk was given by Aditya sriram on psychology of entrepreneurs.

                                                        

Contents of the Talk:

• About anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology and its importance in entrepreneurship.
• Discussion about financial balancing importance for an entrepreneur.
• There was a brief explanation about mindset, attitude and behavior of entrepreneurs through many examples through interaction.
• Discussed about Anthropomaximology, body language and importance of time, money and resource management.

    

7.00pm-7.20pm  à Divided the participants into some teams through a small activity i.e; by sorting hat method in which each one will be given a slip which decides  their batch name and they have to find their own team finally.

Inauguration of Theme Entrepreneurship- Day 1

Event Schedule- Day 1

                                           
• 5.30-5.40à Prayer song was sung by Gayathri and Vara Lakshmi.

• 5.40-6.00àTalk by Prof.Shyam Prasad.

Delivered about how an entrepreneur should be followed by importance of students in extra-curricular activities apart from academics and about the origin of theme concept.

• 6.00-6.10-->Promo video of entrepreneurship
• 6.15-6.30àTalk by Ms.Vishnu Priya

About her experiences in forming a team and starting the theme. Introduced her team and also about theme details.

• 6.30-7.30à Talk by Mr.Azam

         --> How an entrepreneur should be and what are the strategies to be followed in life to be successful.

         --> Best examples of entrepreneursip

         --> Difference between business and entrepreneurship.

         --> Contents in brief of the theme activities over 13 days period.

Leadership Training Conference 2013

The LTC is an event that takes place every year in India. Participants of this event comprise of senior leaders and student members of ASME. This event provides ASME members an opportunity to interface with each other so as to enable them to work together more closely. It also provides ASME's volunteers with leadership training, essential information for key unit and committee members and networking opportunities with peers. The 2013 LTC will be focused on the following needs of volunteer leaders:

• An overview of the Society's organization and key initiatives and resources
• An opportunity to share ideas and best practices with your peers
• Leadership (including communication and project management) skills training to help members succeed in volunteer position and professional work
• Networking opportunities with other volunteer leaders and ASME staff

The following sessions were conducted:

• Video conference with Marian Heller, Senior programming manager of global communication who gave a presentation on the working structure of ASME and provided guidance and encouragement to the associate members. She also gave brief information about Engineer for Change (E4C) which is a social network that provides the platform to the engineers round the globe to connect and share.

• Mr. Madhukar Sharma had spoken on the launch of latest membership model
• The session was followed by Mr. Abhinav Gupta introduced with the structure of District G. Next was
• Rishi Saharia explained the fuctions and strategies of ASME India student board.
• Mr. Aditya Sharma gave a brief introduction on the revised version of asme.org Phase 2 with an aim of encouraging virtual student participation on web.
• Mr. Dilshad Sulaiman's presentation on volunteer recruitment & participation.
• Later Prof. Anil Gupta who gave a webinar regarding Workshop on Frugality. In this workshop, the videos related to the concept of Frugality were shown. Few students were also given the opportunity to visit IIMA based on the model/concept made on the concept of frugality.

• The conference was brought to an end with a vote of thanks by Mr. Yash Gupta.