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Life Skills Session on “Interpersonal Skills”

As a part of 21st Century Life Skills Certificate Course, an online session on the topic “Interpersonal Skills” was conducted by the Life Skills Committee of the College for the First Year B.Com and BBA(Financial Services) students. The main objective of the session was to familiarize the students with various interpersonal skills so as to help them to interact appropriately and effectively. The Resource Person for the session was Ms. Priya Almeida, Language, Soft Skills and Wellness Coach.

At the onset Assistant Professor Racheal Goes welcomed the Speaker and the participants. Ms. Renusha Fernandes, a student from FY BBA(FS) introduced the Resource Person. Ms. Priya Almeida started the session with an overview of interpersonal skills and it’s importance in creating and building healthy relationships and communication at workplace. She further elaborated on various measures to manage  different types of interpersonal communications in everyday life such as speaking over the phone, giving presentation at work, expressing our emotions through facial expressions, writing an email, sending an invitation, sending a text message, sending and receiving information. She posed a few question to the students on interpersonal skills and concluded the session by addressing the queries of the students.

33 students attended the session. The session ended at 03:00 p.m. with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Ms. Meghana Yadav from FY BBA(FS). The session was compered and coordinated by Asst. Prof. Racheal Goes.

Orientation Programme on “Coursera Campus Basic Plan”

MOOCS/Coursera/ Online Certification Committee in collaboration with the BBA(FS) Department organised an “Orientation Programme on Coursera Campus Basic Plan” for the Third Year BBA(FS) students. The main objective of the session was to acquaint the students with the registration process for Coursera Campus Basic Plan. The Resource Person for the session was Mr. Gajanan Haldankar, Asst. Professor, B.Com Department. Asst. Prof. Racheal Goes welcomed  and introduced the Speaker to the audience.

Mr. Gajanan Haldankar started the session by briefing about various online certifications such as MOOCS and Coursera that are available for the benefit of the students. Thereafter he provided an overview on Cousera Campus Basic Plan, it’s importance and the convenience offered by it with regards to attending the sessions and answering the tests. He further explained the registration process involved while registering for Coursera Campus Basic Plan and concluded the session by addressing the queries of the students.

35 students attended the session. The session ended at 09:30 a.m. with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Asst. Prof. Racheal Goes.

Webinar on “Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights”

E Cell  in collaboration with IIC organised a session on “Awareness on Intellectual Property Rights”, on  24th March 2022 from 2:30 to 4.00 pm. The Resource Persons for the webinar was Mrs. Parvathy S, Assistant controller of Patents & Design, Patents Office Mumbai.

This webinar was conducted as part of National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) under the Government initiative,”Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. This pan-India ambitious mission aims to provide awareness on intellectual property and its rights to 1 million students. It aims to inculcate the spirit of creativity, innovation and ignite and inspire the students of Colleges/Universities to innovate and protect their creations.

The session started with the overview of why this mission was created. Why the government felt it had to bring awareness about intellectual property rights in India, in this day and age. The speaker then explained what are intellectual rights and copyrights and the different types of patent request received by the Patents office.

Mrs. Parvathy then educated the participants on the various procedures to apply for a patent and the time and costs involved. Trademarks were also discussed and the participants were asked to name the company associated with the trademark displayed by the speaker. A short video was shared to bring about awareness on the various day to day products we use that are patented in India.

Finally, Mrs. Parvathy spoke about the different Geographical Indicator tags that are granted to various products and finally discussed how various technological designs are patented differently.

The speaker addressed the questions of the participants. The session was very informative and resourceful.16 BCA/ B.Voc. (S.T.) and 19 B.Com students attended the session.

A Session on “ Basics of Financial Planning and Taxation”

The BBA(Financial Services) Department organized an offline session on Basics of Financial Planning and Taxation on 23rd March 2022. The Resource Person for the session was Ms. Manalee Vernekar certified Financial Planner and Chartered Wealth manager.74 BBA(FS) Students attended the session.

Ms. Manalee began the session by explaining why is it important to save and invest, she stated ‘by making an investment you are also saving and accumulating for a rainy day’ she highlighted that any investment done should fetch a rate of return more than the rate of inflation then only it is worth investing.

She suggested that college students should start investing in mutual fund as it would give them good returns if they start early, she also explained the importance, benefits and process of compounding.

Tax planning was another concept that was covered, she expound the various deductions that an individual can apply under Income tax act.

She suggested some useful investment tips.

Choose investments carefully after doing adequate research
Don’t fall for quick –buck schemes that promises high returns
Review your stock and mutual fund investments periodically
Consider the tax implications on returns you earn on your investments
Keep things simple and avoid complicated investments that you don’t understand

The session ended with a question and answer session at around 12:45 p.m.

Red Bull Cricket Tournament Winners

The Red Bull Campus Cricket (Goa Region) Tournament was held on 22nd and 23rd March 2022 at Arlem Ground Margao Goa. The organizers invited top 4 cricketing Colleges of Goa to participate in the competition.

Following College who took part in the tournament

M. Salgaocar College of Law Miramar
Vidya Prabhodhini College of Commerce, Education, Computer & Management Porvorim
Government College of Commerce & Economics Borda
VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao

VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics Margao Goa were announced victorious on defeating Vidya Prabhodhini College of Commerce, Education, Computer & Management Porvorim. Choosing to bat first, our College scored 206 runs with top score of 48 runs by Mr. Digesh Raikar, who was declared man of the match. The game was won with the score of 103 runs.

The team was led by Mr. Ajinkya Kudtarkar College Director of Physical Education & Sports, the Coach and Mr. Saurabh Raikar, the Manager of the team under the Captaincy of Mr. Digesh Raikar. Mr. Vikram Verlekar Chairman of Sports Council, Vidya Vikas Mandal and Prof. Prita Mallya Principal of the College congratulated  the team, the Captain, the Coach and the Manager.

First Place at the State Level Presentation Competition

The BBA Department of S.S. Dempo College of Commerce & Economics, Bambolim, Goa in association with Goa Management Association hosted, a State level Presentation Competition on the theme ‘Thriving on Uncertainty: Managing Change’ to celebrate the Management Day on  22ndMarch at the College campus from 9:15 a.m. to 1:20 p.m.

A team of 04 BBA(FS) students namely Ms. Mashuka Rodrigues from SY BBA(FS)-A, Ms. Devyani Sirakaje from TY BBA(FS)-A, Mr. Saeesh Naik from SY BBA(FS)-B and Mr. Siddhant Madkaikar from TY BBA(FS)-B participated in the competition.

The participating team presented on ‘Business Turbulence and Industry 4.0: Uncovering FinTech Disruptions’ and was awarded with First Place at the competition. The students uncovered several FinTech solutions with examples that have resulted in massive disruptions creating business turbulence and also proffered practical recommendations to the concerned stakeholders to enhance the efficacy of select FinTech solutions.

The team was allocated a time duration of seven minutes to present their content followed by a question-and-answer session for five minutes. The participating team was judged on the basis of the content, presentation skills and defense. Asst. Prof. Trisha Vadil and Asst. Prof. Mayuresh Adsul guided the participating team.

Careers in the field of Business Analytics

Career and Placement Cell in association with the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) organized a career guidance session on “Careers in the field of Business Analytics” for the First year and Third Year students of B.Com, BBA(FS), BCA, B.Voc(ST) and M.Com on 22nd March 2022 at 12:15 pm. The session was conducted through Google Meet.

The Faculty Incharge of the session, Assistant Professor Ankita Naik. She welcomed the Resource Person Dr. Manmeet Barve, Associate Professor, Mumbai Educational Trust, IOM, Mumbai, who has more than 16 years diverse experience in the field of marketing. Ms. Neha Khamtikar,member, The Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) introduced the Resource Person.

Dr. Barve’s speech concentrated on creating awareness about the field of Business Analytics and how  students can get job opportunities in this domain in the near future. He began the session by making the students aware about the field of business analytics. He also explained this concept in detail by giving numerous real life applications as examples.

Lastly, Dr. Barve spoke on importance of Big Data, how data gets collected, how it is analyzed and how Artificial intelligence plays an important role in managing Big Data. He also highlighted about the Career opportunities in Management and spoke about some famous marketing analysis applications. He finally summed up by explaining about how one can work as a business analyst, data analyst, data scientist within the Business Analytics domain.

Collection and distribution of items (Community Service)

As part of the 75 hours of Community Service, to commemorate the 75 years of India’s independence, the Faculty members of the College contributed bed sheets and dry snacks such as biscuits and fruits for the underprivileged sections of the society on 19th March 2022 from 12.15 to 1.30 pm. The items were collected from the staff and were then taken to the slum area adjoining the railway station  where the items were distributed among the street dwellers. The second group of the staff who went to the underprivileged households, distributed the items to the dwellers there.

The beneficiaries were happy to receive the items and thanked the faculty for their generosity.

Professional Writing Etiquettes

The PG Department (M.Com) of the College organized a session on the theme ‘Professional Writing Etiquettes’ for the students of M.Com Part-I and II on 19th March 2022 from 12.00 to 1.00 pm in classroom number 21. The Resource Person for the session was Ms. Samiksha Vengurlekar, Assistant Professor in English.

The session began with an introduction of the Resource Person by Ms. Abigale Rodrigues, Asst. Prof in Commerce. Ms. Vengurlekar took over the session by creating awareness about the importance of professional writing etiquettes, she also pointed out the different types of reports and applications that are required at the work place as well as in our daily life.

The speaker went on to give the detailed information on the structure, plan and contents of a report, e-mail and application letters and the format to be followed for each of them. She also gave practical examples of common mistakes made while drafting an e-mail and the salutations to be used. 26 students attended the session.

At the end of the session the queries raised by students were addressed. The session ended at 1:15 p.m with a Vote of Thanks proposed by Mr. Tanmay Gaundalkar, a student of M.Com Part-I.

Workshop – Creative Thinking

The Department of Computer Science in association with The Magic Data, Mumbai organized a workshop on “Creative Thinking” of 30-hour duration from 14th to 19th March 2022 for 37 advanced learners of SY B.Voc.(ST), BCA, B.Com., BBA(FS) and M.Com.

The workshop was conducted in Ramdas Mallya Smart classroom from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm during the above mentioned dates. The objectives of this workshop were two-folds:

To impart learning of Creative Thinking Course in interactive, activity based and conducive manner to the SY BVoc(ST) students
To provide opportunity to the advance-learners of other programmes to learn and explore range of creative thinking methods, tools and techniques to generate ideas and solve problems.

The Resource Person for the workshop was Ms. Janhavi Dani, Corporate Soft Skills Trainer and a certified NLP Master Practitioner. She was working as HR Generalist, Corporate Talent Acquisition Specialist, Business Analyst and Business Skills Facilitator at TCS.

Day 1– workshop began at 9.30 am with the welcome address by the principal, Dr. Prita D. Mallya followed by the introduction of the Resource Person by Mr. Sumit Kumar, HOD – Computer Science. Ms. Janhavi Dani kicked-off the workshop with the introduction of the participants in a creative way. Participants were asked to introduce themselves by drawing something that will best describe them and were asked to explain why they think so. This activity was followed by group formation, sharing of the real-life instances when participants exhibited creativity and were encouraged to share their stories.

Day 2– commenced with the activities on creative thinking followed by the identification of reasons which stops anyone from being creative. She introduced breathing & relaxing exercises, meditation, NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) – a pseudoscientific approach to communication, personal development, through various activities. The meditation definitely saw a visible change in the participants’ state of mind. Students agreed that they feel much calmer and relaxed. They were asked to think of an achievable goal followed by writing down the steps to achieve it and were asked to analyze the identified steps critically. She further introduced the concepts of lateral thinking, vertical thinking and how mind operates through patterns. The session concluded with the formation of six new groups, and sharing of stories when lateral thinking was put in use by the participants.

Day 3 – two new techniques of lateral thinking, namely, generation of alternatives and challenging the assumption, were introduced and were explained to the participants through activities. They were asked to discuss among their group members to conceptualize a creative project and present the same on the next day. They were also asked to create useful and creative model.

Day 4– began with the introduction of the remaining techniques of lateral thinking, viz. suspended judgment, design, innovation, dominant idea & crucial factor. Participants were asked to draw and sketch their dream college on the chart paper and to present it. Resource Person also explained the concepts of ‘Six Thinking Hats’ and ‘Mind mapping’ through various activities by outlining their pros and cons.

Day 5 – all the groups were asked to present their creative models along with the explanation on the techniques used while conceptualizing and designing these models. Lastly, a Valedictory function was organized wherein Principal Dr. Prita D. Mallya thanked the Resource Person and presented a memento  as a token of appreciation. Post-Valedictory, an assessment was conducted by the Resource Person to quantify the learning of the workshop. The workshop concluded after the assessment process on the thanking note.

The overall feedback for the session was positive and quite encouraging. Participants  suggested to organize similar workshop in the area of Time and Stress management, Goal planning, Teamwork and leadership. Approximately, 65% students have mentioned that this workshop has met their expectation level and 70% has mentioned that their thinking ability has improved significantly. This workshop was well received by the students and e-certificates were issued to them post-completion. Inaugural session was compered by Assistant Professor Ms. Sweta Verenkar and session and Valedictory function was compered by Assistant Professor Ms. Nishigandha Naik.