FOSTIIMA Conducts 3- Days Faculty Development Programme; Faculties from JIMS, GIBS, And Arun Jaitley National Institute Of Financial Management Participates

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Delhi, 19 Nov 2024: FOSTIIMA Business School, the renowned B-School in Delhi, hosted a 3-day Online Faculty Development Programme on “Leveraging Analytics for Strategic Business Management.” This programme aims to empower faculty to integrate data-driven insights into their teaching and research, which helps them to utilize their advanced knowledge and skills for strategic decision-making in business management. 

In this 3-day programme from 12-14 November 2024, faculties from JIMS, GIBS, and Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management get an overview with a combination of hands-on workshops, case studies, and interactive sessions on the fundamentals of analytics, data visualization and interpretation, and advanced analytics techniques to enhance their teaching effectiveness and student engagement in business management. 

On the first day of the programme, an insightful session was conducted around Text Sentiment Analysis and HR Job Description. Dr. Saumendra Mohanty, Consultant Data Science & AI Trainer & Professor, and Prof. Saloni Srivastava shared JD Matching with Orange and Python, a case study on hotel reviews, and an introduction to prompt engineering. On the second day, the session started with the Data Visualisation & Interpretation.  Mr. Mohit Aggarwal, IBM Certified Trainer & Power BI specialist, and Dr. Neetu Kamra, IBM Certified in Descriptive Analytics, Predictive Analytics & Design Thinking, shared insights on Visualisation with Power BI and Visualization with Cognos. On the last day of the programme, there was a session on Introduction to Gen AI LLM Sentiment where Ms. Neha Issar, Assistant Professor IBM Spark & Scala Certified, shared an Analysis Case Study with Gen AI with Python and provided IBM Certification to the workshop participants. The event was convened by Prof. (Dr.) Subhash Kakkar, Prof. (Dr.) Ruchika Yadav, and Dr. Sweety G. Chhabria. 

On successfully organizing the programme and thanking all the attendees and guests, Mr. Anil Somani, Chairman, FOSTIIMA Business School-Delhi, said, “We are thrilled to partner with IBM to offer this amazing 3-day Faculty Development Programme. At FOSTIIMA, Our mission is to equip young managers with the skills to tackle challenges on the international stage while upholding high standards of education, ethics, integrity, and discipline. To achieve this, it becomes important for faculty to equip themselves with the latest skills, knowledge, and methods. To bridge the gap between academia and industry, we aim to empower our faculty to deliver a world-class education to prepare our students for the future. This initiative is a testament to our dedication to fostering innovation, excellence, and lifelong learning. It’s a matter of pride for us that today the academic excellence of FOSTIIMA Business School partners with IBM for this Faculty Development Programme. I thank academicians and academic institutions for participating in the FDP here and sharing their invaluable experiences.”

This Faculty Development Programme is a significant step towards equipping educators with the necessary skills and knowledge to leverage analytics and advanced technology in their teaching to make it more engaging for their students.