CDMC-MICA | Lab Format Course | MASTERING THE BIG THREE : 1. Wining Project Proposal 2. Meaningful Impact Report 3.Fruitful Media Relations and an Elevator pitch
About The Module
The Social sector is very firmly emerging as a vital sector, following the public and private sector. More and more professionals are now attracted towards this third sector as a preferred choice for a career either as a first step or through switching careers midway. With the Corporate Social Responsibility mandate under the Companies Act 2013 becoming more stringent, social sector professionals must keep themselves updated to remain relevant to their profession. CDMC- MICA offers a unique lab format course with the right blend of theoretical understanding and hands-on exercises to master three essential skills that any social sector professional needs to succeed. Our need assessment and discussions with social sector professionals have prompted us to offer a flexible lab format course on ‘Mastering Three Essential Skills’. Participants can undergo the entire course or choose one or two skills per their personal and institutional requirements. An institute or an organization can opt for the complete package and depute different employees for the other skills
Faculty Experts
Ms. Sushma Oza
Advisor - Centre for Development Management and Communication - MICA
Sushama Oza just retired on December 31, 2019 as a Director, Strategy & Sustainability at Adani Foundation, Ahmedabad. She was also the CEO of Adani Foundation from May 2007 to October 2014 and has been playing pivotal role in shaping the CSR for Adani conglomerate for more than thirteen years. She has represented the organization at many national and international fora. Ms. Oza has over 37 years of experience in the development field, out of which 21 years have been as head of the organization in India and USA. She has strategized and spearheaded projects in sectors of education, primary health care, sustainable livelihood development and rural sports. She has led several capacity building programs all over India in the field of CSR. Before retirement she was spearheading two centre of excellence projects Swachhagraha and SuPoshan which were being implemented nationwide. She continues to support Sustainability efforts and reporting as part of Sustainability leadership committees and as advisor for Adani Group of companies.
Prof. Ruchi Tiwari
Assistant Professor - Communication - MICA
Prof. Ruchi Tewari, holds a PhD in communication management and has over 2 decades of academic experience and 800+ hours of training experience across various sectors like Infrastructure; shipping; and IT. Prof. Tewari’s area of academic and research interest is ‘Communication’ and so her publications and consulting experience explores the role of communication as a strategic business tool. She has presented papers in over 25 international conferences, published in most reputed international journals and has been selected as a fellow by the ESRC – UK; ICSSR – India and Bentley University, USA. Critical thinking and Logical writing forms the foundation of communication which is an area of expertise of Dr Tewari. She is currently employed with MICA as an associate professor and handles courses like strategic communication and CSR communication.
Manisha Pathak-Shelat
Professor, Communication & Digital Platforms and Strategies, Chair - Centre for Development Management and Communication (CDMC) MICA
Prof. Manisha Pathak-Shelat has taught and worked as a media consultant/trainer and researcher in India, Thailand, and the US. She has a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and in Education from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Manisha’s special interests are communication for social change, young people’s media cultures, new media, civic engagement, transcultural citizenship, media literacy and gender. Broadly, her research over the years has addressed the question of how ordinary individuals engage with media to experience agency, to explore identities, and to participate in social change.
Her research projects include studies on narrative selves, online civic engagement and transcultural citizenship, digital practices of youth from global South, an Academy of Finland sponsored multi-country youth media participation project and an ongoing inquiry in digital youth cultures in India. and At present she is leading the India component of the Global Kids Online study initiated by Innocenti-Unicef Office of research and the London School of Economics.
Manisha has shared her research on several international platforms and her work has been published in International Journal of Communication, Journal of Consumer Behavior, Journal of Youth Studies, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, New Media & Society, Communication Inquiry, Journal of Children and Media, Communicar, Media Asia, and as chapters in several books. Her recent books include Raising a humanist: Conscious parenting in an increasingly fragmented world (Sage); Handbook of Media Education Research- an edited volume (Wiley) and Challenging discriminatory practices of religious socialisation among adolescents- Critical media literacy and pedagogies in practice (Palgrave). She has received a number of awards and fellowships including The Soviet Land Nehru Award, Shastri Indo-Canadian Faculty Research Award, The Salzburg Seminar Fellowship, TATA Fellowship for the Study of Contemporary India, MICA AGK Award for meritorious service, and the lifetime achievement award for contribution to media and communication education by the Global Media Education Council. She is the editor of the Journal of Creative Communications published by MICA for Sage. She has led several capacity building programs for non-profits, various state governments, corporate sector, and international organisations in communication and information management.
Prof. Pathak Shelat has worked as consultant/advisor/resource person with various social sector organizations such as Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Centre for Environment Education, SEWA, The Adani Foundation, Mahila Samakhya, The United Way of Baroda, UNESCO and UNICEF among others. She is an active member of the National Leadership Forum for Vaccine Confidence and represents MICA in the UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network.
Entire course : 21 hours
Online and Onsite Modules
Live and Interactive Modules
Free knowledge sharing recorded sessions/videos by industry experts on Niche Topics
Internship and Placement assistance through Task Staffing Solutions Private Limited (One of our Group Company)
Use cases, capstone projects & real time data for better practical exposure
Dedicated Relationship Managers (RMs) to assist you in completion of the module
Weekend sessions, especially for working professionals
Networking with Like Minded Professionals
An Initiative from Task Group which has been servicing in the Indian Employment Market for last 24 years
Participants will receive an e-certificate from CDMC- MICA for their participation in completing the lab work and course.
Sessions will be a mix of Online sessions and Assignment Projects
Reading materials and other contents will be provided during the course of the programme
There will be pre-training requirements and instructors will recommend appropriate workshops/courses
NGO professionals handling CSR partnerships,
communication, and social development projects
Social business founders and communication team
members
Post-graduate students pursuing rural management,
social work, development communication, and social
entrepreneurship courses
The payment will have to be made towards the following account
NEFT/Bank Transfer
Bank Name: Hdfc Bank Ltd
Bank Address: Sumangalam CoOperative Housing Society, Opp.
Drive In Road, Bodakdev,
Ahmedabad
Beneficiary Name: Mudra
Institute Of Communications
Ahmedabad
Bank Account No: 00491000064062
IFSC Code: HDFC0000049
MICR No: 380240004
Account Type: Savings
Program :
MASTERING THE BIG THREE
Program Schedule :
Feb 18,19 April 1,2,22,23
Program Fee:
One Skill
Standard Fee: INR 7,999/-*
Early Bird or Group
Registration: INR 6,999/-*
Program :
MASTERING THE BIG THREE
Program Schedule :
Feb 18,19 April 1,2,22,23
Program Fee:
Two Skills
Standard Fee INR 14,999/-*
Early Bird or Group
Registration INR 14,499/-*
Program :
MASTERING THE BIG THREE
Program Schedule :
Feb 18,19 April 1,2,22,23
Program Fee:
Entire Course
Standard Fee INR 22,999/-*
Early Bird or Group
Registration INR 20,999/-*
*Additional 5% Discount – only applicable on registration for the entire course.
*The Fee is per participant; 18% GST will be applicable on the fee
* Group Registration- More than two Individuals
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Application and Enrollment Process:
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SkillSir will send an e-mail on the verified email account giving details for payment of fess and enrolment.
The candidates will thereafter proceed to complete the enrollment process including the payment process.
The payment will have to be made towards the following account
NEFT/Bank Transfer
Bank Name: Hdfc Bank Ltd
Bank Address: Sumangalam CoOperative Housing Society, Opp.
Drive In Road, Bodekdeo ,
Ahmedabad
Beneficiary Name: Mudra
Institute Of Communications
Ahmedabad
Bank Account No: 00491000064062
IFSC Code: HDFC0000049
MICR No: 380240004
Account Type: Savings
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a. A user/learner may cancel the enrollment at any time, nonetheless, no refund shall be made once the payment (in part or whole) for a programme/ module has been made. You shall note that we do not provide refunds for the lack of usage or dissatisfaction. However, requests for refund of fees on account of cancellation of enrollment may be considered by the Company only if such requests are received prior to closure of registration or 15 days before date of course commencement whichever is earlier, by sending an email request to the user’s/learner’s/your relationship manager and/or admissions counselor from SkillSir, with reasons listed. There shall be no refund applicable once the program has started. Further, in all other cases no refund shall be made.
b. In case of cancellations of enrollment or registration or refunds, the Company reserves the right to charge a cancellation/ processing charge up to an amount of Rs 3000/- (Rupees Three thousand).This is applicable even for those users/learners who are unable to complete their payment, and hence could not be enrolled in the batch opted for. However, the user/learner can avail pre-deferral as per the policy defined herein below.
c. Refund will be processed to an eligible user/learner within 30 (thirty) working days from the date of receipt of written request/application from the said user/learner.
3. Deferral Policy
a. In a scenario wherein, a user/learner opts for deferring to another batch of the same programme prior to commencement of the programme, the fees/amount(s) paid shall be considered as an advance payment towards the next batch. However, a process charge of Rs.3000 (Rupees Three thousand) plus taxes shall be applicable. The user/learner shall thereafter be counted as a part of the new batch that he/she has been deferred to and the said user’s/learner’s old/earlier provided login may be disabled.
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c. In case a user/learner decides to differ dates before the commencement of a programme post payment the total programme fee, the total programme fee plus taxes (if any) will be considered against the next batch that the user/learner opts for. The user/learner shall have to additionally pay 10% (ten percent) of the total fee as the deferral fee. The deferral request will be approved once the deferral fee is paid.
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4. Cancellation by Company or the associated Institutional partners
The Company & associated institutional partners, reserves the right to cancel any programme at any time owing to reasons like insufficient enrollments, trainer/faculty indisposition or force majeure events. In an event wherein the Company & associated institutional partners cancels a scheduled course/module/programme, the user/learner will receive full fee refund for the same. All refunds will be processed within 30 (thirty) days of receipt of a valid refund request.
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