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S.A.VASANTHA KUMARA M.Tech, M.Phil
Associate Professor,
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management,
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering,
Bangalore-560 078.

Residence:
#115/3,FFB, 'Premier Homes'
Between 7th & 8th Cross
3rd Main road, Chamarajapet
BANGALORE - 560018

Phone:32007725(O), 26604193 (R)
Mobile : 9448919078


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<>ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

 

DEGREE/ SPECIALIZATION SCHOOL/ UNIVERSITY YEAR % MARKS CLASS
SSLC Vijaya High School,
Bangalore-11
1979 85.2 First
PUC MES College, Bangalore-3 1981 84.5 First
BE
(Mechanical)
PESCE, Mandya
University of Mysore
1985 69.5 First
M.Tech
(Engineering Management)
MIT Manipal
Mangalore University
1991 60.3 First
M.Phil
(Entrepreneurship)
Faculty of business Administration
Madurai Kamaraj University
1997 62.4 First
Certificate in Computing Indira Gandhi National Open University 1997 70.5 First


M.Tech (Engineering management) course content:


I Semester


  • Statistical methods for engineers.
  • Organizational behavior
  • Managerial economics.
  • Plant Engineering management.
  • Production & inventory management.
  • Management accounting & costing.

II Semester
  • Operations research.
  • Project management.
  • Personnel management.
  • Marketing management.
  • Technology management.
  • Management information systems.


III Semester


Industrial training & Project work program.
Dissertation:Some aspects of R & D effort in a business organization - A case study at KURLON.


M.Phil (Entrepreneurship) course content :


I year : Research methodology & Entrepreneurship.
II Year : Marketing management & Dissertation work.
Dissertation : A study on behaviorial aspects of entrepreneurs in the industrial estates of Bangalore.

 

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PROFICIENCE
Center for Continuing Education,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore - 560 012.

COURSE CREDITS SESSION GRADE
Personnel Management & IR 2:0 Aug - Dec 91 C
Marketing Management 2:0 Aug - Dec 92 -
Digital computer fundamentals 3:0 Jan - May 93 D

PRESENTLY I HAVE REGISTERED FOR PHD PROGRAM
IN THE AREA OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINERING,
(G-MEDIC) SSIT - STEP,TUMKUR AS RESEARCH CENTER UNDER
VISVESWARAIAH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY,BELGAUM.
I have successfully completed four papers of course work namely,
  • Statistics for Management.
  • Technology Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Computer Applications in Management

I have also completed Pre-PhD comprehensive Viva-voce exam.

Download my Resume Here

Papers presented/published :    

  

SL.

NO.

     TITLE   

CONFERENCE/JOURNAL

PLACE

DATE

 1.

Good technical teachers shape excellent engineers.

Manipal Record.

Aug 1987 

 2.

Revival of the Unfit

National conference DISTEP’94 India

International center, New Delhi.

26th & 27th Sept.'94 

 3.

REVOLUTION FOR EVOLUTIONHistorical perspective on EducationEntrepreneurship and Organization Development in S & T, A systems view.

27th Annual Convention of     ISTE ,

MACT, Bhopal

19th  to 21st Dec'97 

 4.

DISCOVERY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE      A Case study on Industrial R & D Management  

Industrial Engineering Journal.                                                                                

                      Dec'97

 5

Reverse policies and its impact on growth, quality, employment and hence, Entrepreneurship.

13th National convention of Entrepreneur Trainer motivators and seminar on recent developments in entrepreneurship development interventions.

EDI, Ahmedabad.

15-16 March 2004

6

Sowing the seeds for a bright career

Seminar on Entrepreneurship culture-Issues and challenges of small and intermediate entrepreneurs,

BITS, Pilani

2-4  Sept 2005

7

Continuous student research for identification of entrepreneurial competencies – An empirical study

Global conference on Job & wealth creation through entrepreneurship

MDI Gurgoan

October 2006

8

Continuous system simulation exercise for studying dynamics of Technical manpower supply chain with a focus on prospective entrepreneurs – A conceptual model

National conference on system dynamics

BVB college of Engg.Hubli

26-27 Dec 2006

9

Soil testing, sowing the right seed and innovation ecosystem are the agenda for reaping rich harvest in entrepreneurship culture – An empirical study

International conference on Entrepreneurship and iinovation – Agenda for the 21st century.

XIMB, Bhubaneshwar

12-14 Jan 2007

Papers Presented:

  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Reverse policies and its impact on growth, quality, employment and hence, Entrepreneurship: 13th National convention of Entrepreneur Trainer motivators and seminar on recent developments in entrepreneurship development interventions, EDI Ahmedabad, 15-16 March 2004.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Sowing the seeds for a bright career, Seminar on ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURE- Issues and challenges of Small & Intermediate entrepreneurs, BITS Pilani, 2-4 September 2005.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Continuous student research for identification of entrepreneurial competencies and skills – An empirical study, Global conference on Job & wealth creation through entrepreneurship – Agenda for 21st century, MDI Gurgoan, 26-28 Oct 2006.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Continuous system simulation exercise for studying technical manpower supply chain with a focus on prospective entrepreneurs – A conceptual model, National conference on system dynamics (NCSD-06), BVBCET Hubli 26-27 Dec 2006.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Soil testing, sowing the right seed and innovation eco system are the agenda for the 21st century – An empirical study, International conference on Innovation and entrepreneurship – Agenda for the 21st century, XIMB Bhubaneshwar, 12-14 Jan 2007.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Identifying Prospective entrepreneurs  -An Empirical Research plan, international workshop on research methods and models, SVPITM, Coimbatore
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, CAMPUS ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION – A conceptual model to determine Students’ Entrepreneurial Skills Index (SESI), 2nd Biennial CESBM International Conference, MDS University, Ajmer, 12-14 October 2007
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, Outlining prospective entrepreneurs profile (PEP) – an empirical approach, Max. Planck-IISc international conference on entrepreneurship, Innovation and economic growth, IISc, 25-27 October 2007.
  • Dr.C.Sahasranam & S.A.Vasantha Kumara, An empirical study on Core soft skills inventory test; Reliability and Non-Parametric analysis. (Paper has been accepted for publication in ICFAI journal of soft skills.)

 

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences Attended

Sl no.

Topic/title
 
Organized by
Place/venue
Dates
1.State level science fair And demonstration & practice program on ‘Safety matches making’VITM & DSERT, Bangalore.VITM, BangaloreJan’1979.
2.Small industries orientation training programNISIET, Hyderabad.PES College of engineering, Mandya. 17th to 21st jan’1985
3.Teacher orientation programMIT ManipalMIT Manipal16-21st May’1988.
4.Entrepreneurship development programRotary Bangalore south westSenate hall,Bangalore university.25th &26th June’1994
5.National conference,DISTEP’94DIT,New Delhi.India International center, New Delhi.26th & 27th Sept’ 94
6.27th Annual convention of ISTE.Indian society for technical educationMACTBhopal.19th to 21st Dec’1997
7.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGEMENT SCIENCE APPLICATIONS(Organizing committee member)ORSI(Bangalore chapter) & JNCASR, IISC, Bangalore-12.CSIC Auditorium, IISc, Bangalore-1227th & 28th July’1999.
8.One day workshop on Network economicsORSI(BC)JNCASRAuditoriumAug 2000
9.One day workshop on SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENTDept. of IEM, BMS College of engineering, Bangalore-19. BMS college of engineering auditorium, 4th May 2001
10.TECHNOLOGY UPDATE & TEACHER TRAINING -Workshop on supply chain & logistics managementIntel innovation & Department of computer science & Automation, IISc, Bangalore-12Center for continuing education, IISc, Bangalore-1220th & 21st March’2002
11Southern regional workshop on TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATORSTREC-STEP & NSTEDB New Delhi,TREC-STEP,Thiruchirapalli29th & 30th May’2002.
12.One day interactive program  on continual improvement in educational institutions through Quality circles Christ college&QCFI (BC)Christ CollegeBangalore-29 28th Feb2004
133 day workshop on Student guidance and counseling-Role of facultyNTTR Chennai & EDC VTUSenate hall, VTU, Belgaum2-4Aug 2004
143 day EDC coordinators trainers’ training programCEDOK, Dharwad & EDC, VTUBIT, Bangalore17-19 Dec 2004
1513th Annual convention of entrepreneur trainer motivators and seminar on recent developments in entrepreneurship development interventionsEDI, AhmedabadEDI, Ahmedabad15-16 Mar 2005
16Seminar on Entrepreneurship culture- Issues and challenges of small & medium entrepreneursBITS, PilaniBITS, Pilani2- 4 Sept 2005
17ICORAID-2005International conference on Operations research applications in Infrastructure developmentORSI-Bangalore chapter(Organizing committee member)JN Tata Auditorium, NSSC, IISc, Bangalore27-29 Dec 2005
18The Academic-Practitioners Forum held as apart of The International HR Confluence 2006NIPM, Bangalore Chapter & Management studies, IIScJN Tata Auditorium!8th Feb. 2006
19One day State level seminar on “Perspectives of Intellectual property rights”KCTU & Dept. of IEM, BMSCEBMS College of Engineering, Bangalore17th March 2006
    Academic activities:

    Recipient of Government of India national merit scholarship.

    Published an article ‘Dial indicator’ in junior science digest, May 1985 issue.
    Published an article ‘Solar water bag’ in Invention intelligence, October 1988 issue and reprinted in IRC newsletter, Dec’1989 issue.
    Certificate of merit awarded by KSCST, IISc, Bangalore, for supervising a group students who successfully completed a project on ‘Design and fabrication of solar tracking system’ during the year 1986-87. This project was adjudged as one of the superlative projects and was selected for ‘Project of the year award’
    Participant in VTU syllabus review workshop held at RVCE, Bangalore-59Participant in model question paper preparation workshop held at STJIT, Ranebennur.
    Participant in VTU syllabus review meeting at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
    Actively involved in institution’s ISO and NBA certification programs. 

     

    Presented interactive lecture sessions on Entrepreneurship at:

     

      1. Entrepreneurship and management development program   organized by RVCE, Bangalore on 29th Oct'2003 

       2. Two day workshop on Entrepreneur development  awareness program organized jointly by MBA & IEM departments of MVJCE, Bangalore during 11-12 march 2005. 

       3. Faculty development program organized by depts. of ML/IT at DSCE

       4.  PES Polytechnic, Bangalore on 1 & 2 Mar 2006     
    Cultural activities:
    Passed junior grade Carnatic classical vocal music exam of May'1985 conducted by KSEEB. 
    Certificate of appreciation for securing I place in Bhavageetha competition conducted by Mechanical engineering association, PESCE, Mandya, during 1984-85.
    Being the chairman of the registration/reception committee for the VTU youth festival 2000, I was    involved in concept generation, built & maintained the official homepage for the festival www.dsce.vtufest.itgo.com and coordinated the reception & registration process during the festival.
    Being a member of College cultural committee, I contribute to the college cultural and sports activities (Visit http://dayanamix.4mg.com)
    Attended a 2 month long Workshop on Theater and Acting organized by National School of Drama, Regional resource centre, Bangalore during October and November 2005. Eminent theater personalities like Prasanna, Iqbal Ahmed, Ashok Kumar, Jayaram Thathachar, Gopala Krishna Nairy, Raghunandan, Srinivasa Prabhu, K.S.Sharath, Walter Dsouza, Mallika Prasad and Suresh Anagalli were the faculty resource persons for the workshop.

     

    Social activities:Passed  red cross examination conducted by red cross society of India, Karnataka branch.Passed pre-senior & senior UN Information tests conducted by United schools organization (UNESCO) 1976-77.
    Certificate of appreciation for rendering services during PESCOE exhibition by Mechanical engineering association, PESCE, Mandya during 1984-85.
    I was managing the library activities of Christian student center, Hebbal in the year 1992.I successfully planned, organized and conducted industrial study tour for BE and BBM students. I also participate in coordinating and arranging seminars.

 

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