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| A brief Description |
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A post graduate in English, she has completed a six month Certificate Programme in Management Perspectives from IIM Calcutta. She has also been a Visiting Scholar at Western Michigan University. She has 16 years of teaching experience at the MBA level and her core areas are Business Communication and Business Ethics. She also imparts training to students for IELTS, TOEFL and GMAT exams. She has given several training programmes in Communication for corporate clients from India and abroad. Her research interests are in the area of business communication for management students. She has presented papers at national and international conferences and has published articles in recognized journals.
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| Educational Qualification |
| M.A, Ph. D |
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| Work Experience (Teaching / Industry / Research) |
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International programme for Development of Management Perspectives (IPDMP-1)IIM Calcutta June to Dec 2004
International Scholar at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Nazareth College, Rochester, U.S. Six weeks)2008
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| Area of Interest (Teaching / Research) |
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Was part of the three-member team that carried out a project for Kerala State IT Mission to create a human resource pool of 1000 employable graduates from in and around Kochi for the IT companies in Infopark in 2003.
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| Training / Research Projects / Consultancy / MDP conducted |
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• Designed the Business Communication module and carried out the training for senior managers from NEC Japan 2007/2008
• Trained newly recruited lecturers in RSET in ‘Classroom Communication’
• Trained HP dealers in ‘Change Communication’
• Trained HR Personnel in ‘Telephonic Interview Skills’
• Trained Heads of Polytechnics in improving quality of educational programmes
• Trained students in the International MBA programme (RISER) for IELTS/TOEFL examinations
• Conducted regular training classes/workshops for business students in presentation, interview skills, resume writing and cross cultural communication
• Conducted training classes for MAT(English) and English proficiency as part of the social work programme of Rajagiri
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| Publication ( Book / Article / Case ) / Paper Presentations |
Journal articles
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“An Integrated Teaching Model to Develop English Proficiency of ESL Management Students” in the Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies,Vol 18(2), 2012(pp105-117, 3L Journal)
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‘The new dimensions of employability: a focus on Kerala’ , New frontiers in Education Vol34, Number 4 2004
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‘Communication Ability: Does the b-school graduate match corporate expectations?’,Management Communication: Trends and Strategies,Tata Mcgraw Hill 2007
Papers presented
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‘International conference on Management Communication: Trends and Strategies, Dec 2006, Asia Pacific ABC Conference IIM Ahmedabad
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National Conference on English for Employability 2009,SRM College. Tamil Nadu
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International Conference on Multi modality, Multilingualism, Multiliteracies : New pedagogies for New Times, Jan 2011, St Teresa’s College Kochi
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| Training Attended / Seminar / Workshop / Refresher |
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•Attended the 24th General Assembly and conference held at Centro University in association with International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) from 23rd to 28th July 2012.
Certified Business English Certificate (BEC) examination ‘Train the trainer’ programme by the British Council. 2003
Training in marketing, communication and negotiation skills conducted by CII 2003
Training in Business Communication (MDP) conducted by Amrita School of Management Coimbatore 2003
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| Professional Membership / Certification |
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• Convenor of the National Conference on Communication 2009
• Coordinator of the Communication Workshop on ‘Needs based communication courses and learner centred methodologies-2009’ in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad
• Member of Complaint Redressal Committee for Sexual Harrassment at Symega Savoury Technologies Ltd
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