Orientation

Program

2015 - 16
Document Version 1.0
Date
3rd July 2015
Author
Prof. Surya Mishra

Contents
Objective ............................................................................................................ 2
Induction ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Orientation ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
The Program ....................................................................................................... 3
Orientation Kit................................................................................................... 5
In-House Orientation .......................................................................................... 6
Business Simulation ............................................................................................ 6
Outbound Orientation .......................................................................................... 9
Objectives of sessions during Outbound Orientation ................................................... 10
Proposed Team for the Program ........................................................................... 11
Budget for the Proposed Program ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Objectives
The following are the set of objectives for the induction-cum-orientation program

To make smooth the transition from

Team working

diverse backgrounds of students to

Leadership

the common MBA education

Impression Management

To

Time Management

create

learning

orientation,

specific to management education, in

business knowledge for the students

To help the students to appreciate

on which the core courses can be

Management Education as different

built

unique

education

from

programs

other
(like

higher

medical,

engineering and other PG programs)

To

groom

the

students

towards

corporate etiquettes

To let the students appreciate the

total campus experience is not limited

To create the foundation of basic

the students,

and

To

create

positively

competitive

culture from the outset

To make the students experience the

to teaching/learning but a holistic

orientation program as a curtain raiser

character-building

to

To let the students acquire basic life

expectation-evoking,

skills essential for managers like

very

exciting,

enlightening,
fulfilling

and

transformational

experience

ahead

during the next two years

The Program
The proposed Orientation program is a four-pronged program.
Text Books and
worksheets will be sent
to students to prepare
for their impending MBA
education. Students will
be required to appear
tests on the same during
their orientation
program.

All administrative formalities

and top leadership's
inspirational influence on
the students. Familiarization
of students with institute
rules, regulations and
facilties

Preparatory
Books and
Exercises

Inductio
n

Open
Environmen
t
Orientation

In-House
Orientatio
n

Open Environment
Orientation at an outside
location, where students
willopen up in a nonclassroom environment and
learn about basics for
management education

In-House classroom sessions

and activities to orient the
students towards
management education and
academic life at KSOM.

1. An orientation kit comprising of preparatory Books and worksheets to create the orientation
Figure 1: Four Pronged Orientation Program

of business education in the students. This will also give the students a common to
base to start with as they are from diverse graduation backgrounds. The intention is to
build on the preparation in the foundation courses given during the Orientation Program.
2. Induction of students will help them

understand their

learning and administrative

environments and also go through all the formalities to help them have a smooth transition
to the campus. The induction will also include opportunity for the students to come in
contact with the institute top leadership.
3. In-House Orientation will help the students to come up to a common understanding level
for the core courses to be built upon for the next two years management learning. The
orientation is also set to be very interactive and activity focused to make the learning
experience also an enjoyable one.

4. Outbound Orientation will set the tone for the learning experience back at the campus.
The outbound orientation will be a curtain raiser for experiential management learning in
an open environment.
Day

Program Details
Registration
Form Fill-up
Payment of Fees
Other Formalities

Desired Outcome

Campus Tour with Guide

Starting a relationship with and

becoming familiar with the campus

Inauguration of Program
Founder's Address
Chancellor's Address
VC's Address
Registrar's Address
Director's Address
Dean's Address

Top Leadership's inputs and

inspirational influence on the
students

A CEOs Address

Students get inspired by real life

corporate leaders

PGP Rules
Hostel Rules
Placement Interaction
Library
Introduction to a Career in Management
Personality Development
Introduction to Principles of Management
Introduction to the Case method of Learning
Case Study Exercise
Tests and Activities

Introduction to Economics for Managers

Introduction to Finance for Managers
Introduction to HR
Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to the equity markets
Introduction to Technology Management

Business Simulation by AIMA

Familiarity with facilities and

optimum utilization by students

Learning Orientation in
Management

Engaging understanding of business

knowledge requirements

Learning Orientation in the specific

domains

Holistic view of businesses and

decision making in life-like
situations

56
7

Outbound Activities

Learning Orientation in the specific

domains

Awards and Dinner

Summary of Activities and Lessons
Book Distribution

Competitive Spirit, Solidification of

learning and Reward for effort

Table 1 - Broad Program and desired outcomes

Details of each part are as given below:

Orientation Kit
As a welcome to the orientation program a kit will be given to the new joinees on
registration.
The kit will contain
1. Books
The following preparatory books are proposed to be sent. This is not a final list of
the books to be sent and is at best only indicative at this point of time. Any
suggestions and recommendations are solicited actively.
1. Practical English Grammar by A J Thomson and A V Martinet, Oxford India
publication, latest or 4th edition.
2. Practical English grammar:

Exercise Book 1 and 2 by Thomson and Martinet,

Oxford India publication, latest or 3rd edition.

3. Business Mathematics
S P Rajagopalan
Sattanathan
2nd Edition, Tata McGrawhill Rs. 120
2. Workbooks
Workbooks on basic mathematics and number theory will be supplied to the participants
during the orientation to provide the participants with basic mathematical inputs. These
will later be also used to provide them with practice and self-evaluation.
3. Welcome Note from Director, KSOM and giving the new joinee guidelines on conduct
and expectation of the school.
4. Registration form
5. Students' Manual 2015
6. Acknowledge Form for having gone through and understood the rules given in the
students' manual.
7. Pen and Writing Pad
8. Mentoring Form

9. Orientation Schedule - to let the new students know what's in store for the next few
days and set expectations. The outbound schedule will not be given in details however
to maintain an element of surprise.
10. KISS Information brochure

In-House Orientation
The In-house orientation will try to orient the student towards management learning and also
create a foundation of knowledge ensuring that all the students are at more or less the same
level of fundamental understanding with regards to management education.
There will be classes and activities on each of the major management functional streams by
in-house and visiting faculty.
The objective of the activities will be to engage with the students in a non-classroom format
to create interest in classroom learning to follow.
This period will also see some tests and business quizzes to keep the students on their toes
and prepare them for continuous evaluation mode subsequently.

Business Simulation
A major part of the in-house orientation is the Business Simulation which will happen
simultaneously with the outbound program.
Companies and Business Schools are increasingly turning to simulations to help build strategic
and execution capability when faced with one or more of the following business challenges:

Implementing a new strategy and key performance objectives

Accelerating innovation and strategy execution

Improving business acumen and financial decision-making

Transforming sales organizations into business-results accelerators.

Focusing leadership development on front-line execution.

Implementing culture change aligned to strategy

Integrating newly merged companies.

Modeling complex value-chains for collaborative cost elimination

Within minutes of being placed in a simulation, users are grappling with issues and decisions
that they must makenow. A year can be compressed into a day. And competition among
teams spurs engagement, invention and discovery.
The simulation recreates business situations and lets the users take decisions which would have
been taken by business leaders. Hence it helps the users learn by doing.

Date
1-Jul-14

Time
9.00 AM - 6.00
PM
9.00 AM - 11.00
AM

2-Jul-14

3-Jul-14

4-Jul-14

Topic
Reporting, Registration & Campus Tour
Distribution of I-Cards
Distribution of Blazers

11.00 AM - 11.45
AM

Welcome to Campus

12.00 - 1.30 PM

Inauguration of Program

2.30 PM - 3.00
PM
3.00 PM - 3.30
PM
4.15 PM - 4.45
PM
4.45 PM - 5.15
PM
10.00 AM -11.30
AM
11.45 AM -1.15
PM
2.30 PM - 4.00
PM
4.15 PM -5.45
PM
10.00 AM -11.30
AM
11.45 AM -1.15
PM
2.30 PM - 4.00
PM

Introduction to the KSOM Hostel

Introduction to the Placement Department
Introduction to the Library
Introduction to the PGP
How to go about your MBA
Personality Development
Introduction to Economics
Introduction to HR
Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to Finance
Introduction to IT

Venue
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Syndicate 4,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,

Resource
AO / PGP Office / Admission
AO / PGP Office
AO / PGP Office
PGP Office
Hon'ble Founder, Chancellor, VC,
Registrar, Director, Dean
Prof. Abhishek Kumar / Mr. CR
Patnaik
Prof. Jitendra Mohanty
Prof. J R Hota / Mrs. S Pradhan
Prof. S N Mishra / Mr. A Pati
Prof. Surya Mishra
Prof. Shradhha Padhi
Prof. Snigdha Tripathy
Prof. Sumita Mishra
Prof. P R Sahoo
Prof. Biranchi N Panigrahi
Prof. Ashutosh Kar

Date
4-Jul-14

5-Jul-14

Time
4.15 PM -5.45
PM
10.00 AM -11.30
AM
11.45 AM -1.15
PM
2.30 PM - 4.00
PM
4.15 PM -5.45
PM

7-Jul2015 to
12-Jul2015

9.00 AM - 3.30
PM

14-Jul14

10.00 AM -11.30
AM
11.45 AM -1.15
PM
2.30 PM - 4.00
PM
4.15 PM -5.45
PM

15-Jul2015 to
18-Jul2015
19-Jul14
21-Jul2015
onwards

Topic
Introduction to Technology and Operations Management
Case method
Principles of Management
Equity Markets
Career Planning and Development

Classes on Basic English and Mathematics

From Campus to Corporate

A CEO's perspective on how to extract maximum from an
MBA
Management in the real world
What is Success and How to achieve that?

Venue
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM / Lecture
Hall 13
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM
Auditorium,
KSOM

Resource
Prof. B B Kar
Prof. Subrat Sarangi
Prof. Ashok Sar
Prof. Satyajeet Mishra
Prof. Anil Bajpai / Prof. Partho
Sengupta
Prof. Surbhi Kapur, Prof. Pooja
Mohanty, Prof. P Biswal, Prof.
Deepak Rout (CAAS), Prof.
Debamitra (CAAS)
Commodore Mohapatra
CEO / Prof. Bajpai
Ashutosh Rana / Celebrity
Commodore Mohapatra

Full Day

Outbound Activity / Business Simulation

Outbound / LH13

Various Faculty and Industry

Resources

10.AM - 2.00 PM

Exam on Basic Subjects

To be notified

PGP Office

Pre-Mid Sem Classes Start

To be notified

PGP Office

Outbound Orientation
The following program has been prepared in close coordination with Mr. Shakti Pratim Das. The
major elements in the program have been debated and arrived at.
Time
5:30:00 AM
6:00:00 AM
6:30:00 AM
7:00:00 AM
7:30:00 AM
8:00:00 AM
8:30:00 AM
9:00:00 AM
9:30:00 AM
10:00:00 AM
10:30:00 AM
11:00:00 AM
11:30:00 AM
12:00:00 PM
12:30:00 PM
1:00:00 PM
1:30:00 PM
2:00:00 PM
2:30:00 PM
3:00:00 PM
3:30:00 PM
4:00:00 PM
4:30:00 PM
5:00:00 PM
5:30:00 PM
6:00:00 PM
6:30:00 PM
7:00:00 PM
7:30:00 PM
8:00:00 PM
8:30:00 PM
9:00:00 PM
9:30:00 PM
10:00:00 PM
10:30:00 PM

Day 1

Day 2
Wake Up Alarm
Beach Cleaning

Arrival At venue
Setting the tone
Housekeeping Rules
Breakfast
Goal Setting(Col. Jaideep Ghose)

Furniture Building(Shakti Pratim

Das & R.Balasunder)

Lunch

Identity (Jayanth Jayaprakash)

Snacks
Professional Ethics(Dr.Asit Das)

Vegetable Vending(Shakti Pratim Das &

R.Balasunder)
Breakfast

Effective
Interpersonal Skills
and Leadership Styles
(Dr.Asit Das)

Anger
Management(Jayanth
Jayaprakash JJ)
Life
Skills(R.Balasunder)

Lunch
Anger
Management(Jayanth
Jayaprakash JJ)
Life
Skills(R.Balasunder)

Effective
Interpersonal Skills
and Leadership Styles
(Dr.Asit Das)

Snacks
Visit to Sea Front

Time Management (DEAN KSOM)

Open House

Grooming Session
Dinner
Lights Out

On The Dance Floor

Dinner
Packing and Exit

Objectives of sessions during Outbound Orientation

Sl.No

Activity

Goal Setting

Identity

Effective Interpersonal Skills and Leadership

Styles

Furniture Building

Vegetable Vending

Life Skills

Time Management

Professional Ethics

Open House

10

Anger Management

Objective
This session shall talk about the importance
of goals in life and the Importance of self
discipline
An introspective self analysis to identify
future career goals
This is an activity oriented interactive session
to talk about the importance of interpersonal
skills and understanding leadership styles
To understand group dynamics and lateral
thinking
To demonstrate sales skills when put into an
unfamiliar territory
To understand group dynamics and the
importance of data analysis
To utilize the available time in optimum
manner to achieve ones personal and
professional goals.
This session would help to inculcate the code
of conducts in the industry
This is the unlearning session where the final
expectations are set in place
To understand the ways of channelizing anger
into a positive energy

Proposed Team for the Program

1. Prof. Surya Mishra - Coordinator
2. Prof. Subrat Sarangi
3. Prof. Anil Bajpai
4. Prof. Ashok Sar
5. Prof. Kumar Mohanty
6. Mr. C R Patnaik

Each team of 120 students, will be accompanied by 4 faculty members for their entire duration
of Orientation including in-house orientation and outbound orientation.
The outbound program vendor Mr. Shakti P Das has will provide a team of 8 volunteers with
3 female volunteers. This team of volunteers should be adequate to handle security and
discipline issues.