Definitions: Seminar & Sectors

Seminar: “is a Formal Presentation by one or more

persons/experts in which the attendees are
encouraged to discuss the subject matter”.

Source: Business Dictonrary.com

Sectors: “an area of the economy in which businesses
share the same or a related product or service.”
 Primary: extraction & harvesting of natural products;
 Secondary: processing, manufacturing and construction;
 Tertiary: services e.g. retail, financial, entertainment;
 Quaternary: intellectual pursuits, like education.
Source: Investopedia
“indianbusiness.nic.in” outlines the GoI’s classification &
definition and gives information on them.
 Study: Intent & Content
 Gain knowledge on the (sub)Sectors defined for
study:
Information, from the internet, on the points outlined;
Analysis /interpretation of Challenges & Learning;
 Historical development and present scope
 Global Scenario: Ranking by contribution to GDP in different
countries; employment; exports etc. (3/4 years)
 Indian Scenario (3/4 years including Fin.Yr. , 2018-2019,
2019-2020)
 Size & Growth of the Sector/industry group

 Revenue streams: Exports / Domestic;

 Performance: Stock-Price movements; Profitability (RoI);

Market standing (Investments, Capital formation etc.);

employment
 Study: Intent & Content ... cont’d
 Government Policies & Interventions;
 Looking forward: Demand Projections, Technology etc.
 Challenges faced by the sector

 SWOT Analysis

 Top (Indian) Players: growth of Business share, Turnover &

Profits etc.; learning from them
 Gain Presentation & Analytical skills
 Don’t read-out the slide; explain what is critical and
high-lights “behind” the headlines.
 Graphs and charts are best for presenting data;
 For analysis, use your own language – THINK and
interpret; it is your analysis.
 Grading Scheme
 Presentation will carry 50 marks. These will be
distributed as follows: -
 a) Content, layout, presentation 40%
 b) Analysis, Conclusions 30%
 c) Handling of Q & A 30%
 The distribution marks of Course is:
Component Graded on Scaled to
Presentation (incl. Q & A ) 100 30
Report (independently graded) 100 15
Participation 100 5
Total - 50