INTRODUCTION TO MY WORLD OF MBA AT ANNA UNIVERSITY

Date : 29th & 30th July, 2011 Venue: DOMS Anna University

It was my first day at Anna University to do MBA Regular program with full of thoughts and expectations flying around me. With the hype of the reputation that the university has got, I was carrying several ambitions and targets to compete among the best of the best set of students. I would like to list out the agenda of my first two days on my way to MBA @ Anna University. Day1: We started our day with the introduction of Th.S.Krishnakumar, M.Phil followed by the introduction of ourselves. It was a very fun loving and interesting session to hear my new set of friends from different background. Then we had the session of introduction from our department faculties (both teaching and non-teaching staffs). I was really amazed and happy to study under the shades of such a team of highly qualified lecturers and professors. We too had the introduction of our department HOD Dr. L. Suganthi, Ph.D. From her speech we came to know that, she is easily approachable and down to earth. After a good lunch at the university canteen, we had the much anticipated session of speech from MMA President Captain Vijaykumar. It was a very informative talk and we made the maximum use of it. He was briefing with the attitudes of a leader and the meaning of leadership skills. We got more information on the managerial attitudes one should posses when he/she gets into a concern for an administrative responsibility. So with the satisfaction of fulfillment of our expectations, we left for the day.

Day2: We started the day 2 at the DOMS auditorium with the speech of Dr. Prakash Rao about different skills that a manager should possess. We were asked to introduce once again with our vision so that he could guide us in the right possible way. We were given right choice of our career path and also boosted the session with some experience and jokes he had come across. After lunch, we were split into 5 groups and were given a task. He gave a bunch of straws to every group and asked us to form a tallest tower with the help of leadership aspects. We really enjoyed this game and understood the concept of management skills. Then the deserved team was awarded with some gift. Finally he concluded the session with some good advice and suggestions that met the purpose of the session.

At last we had the session of Yoga from Mr.PremRaj who suggested some valuable tips for getting rid of stress. He gave us some good ideas about the yoga practices that synchronize body and mind and provided with practical examples of Pranayama. On the whole the class gave us some kind of mind relief and enthusiasm at the end of the day.

These two days were really fruitful and has not only met the expectations but also exceeded the same. I would like to thank all our faculties and session leaders for organizing and conducting an energetic and informative session that would remain in our mind and heart for a very long time and would like to participate in similar kind of sessions in the future.