A C A D E M I C   A C T I V I T I E S        Academic Activities Academic Facilities Faculty Evaluation Courseware Academic Activities: Workshops - Organizing workshops on different subject or topic is a regular feature of Tathastu. Special Celebrations - The recreational activities of Tathastu stretch to celebrate special occasions like Independence Day Rock where different bands perform songs and enthrail the audience. Picnic & Outings - This institute takes equal care for organizing recreational activities for its students through outings & picnics. Picnics to bid the year goodbye or to usher in the new year, Tathastu Monsoon Hungama to celebrate the rainy season are only to name a few in this category. Seminar -   Seminars are held at regular intervals which give a platform to the students for public speaking and presentation. Inter Class Competition -   Tathastu also arranges for Inter Class Competition of recitation, singing & debates/ quiz on various current affairs. Student Management Meet - Another gesture of being a student-friendly institute is the student - management meeting held at regular intervals where the students get a chance to give their feedback regarding the courses, faculties, classrooms as well as to voice their grievances. The students are also welcome to put forward any suggestion that they feel could benefit them. Academic Facilities: HIGHLY QUALIFIED FACULTY WING The wing includes eminent personalities like Chartered Accountants, Professionals, Professors and experts. GUEST LECTURES A series of expert talk and lectures is the key teaching methodology which includes: Chartered Accountants with almost 25 years of experience, Professionals’ alumni of top Management B-Schools like Welingkar, Fore, EMPI, etc. CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Written cases and case lets, developed by using current and emerging trends, are discussed in groups. These stimulate creativity and enable the development of analytical & problem solving skills. Diverse situations from the corporate world are presented with a view to trigger innovative solutions. PROJECTS The project provides the learner with an exposure to the industry and helps him/her inculcate the skills of conceptualizing, data organizing and presentation. Projects also enable the students to apply concepts learnt in class in a real-life situation. In fact, working professionals undergoing these courses will be able to take on real life situations from their workplace and do projects on the same. ROLE PLAYS Another unique training method used is role-plays. Learners act out marketing situations while the class observes them. Their performance is video taped and later discussed and analyzed by the group. Here, the learner learns by doing role plays and through analysis of the role-plays of classmates. MANAGEMENT GAMES AND EXERCISES These are used to evaluate and simultaneously develop a learner's leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills. This is an effective as well as an interesting method of learning and fosters teamwork and managerial skills. SITUATIONAL REPLAY Learners are required to simulate various situations where their presentation techniques and interpersonal skills are video recorded. These recordings are then played back to the group and analyzed. Learners get benefitted by getting an opportunity to view their own as well as the group's performance. VIDEOS In-house educational videos based on real-life situations in marketing in the Indian scenario are used. This makes the curriculum more relevant and meaningful to present day situations.   Faculty Evaluation Courseware: FACULTY The faculty at Tathastu Academy has been recruited from among successful professionals in marketing functions and also from Top reputed B-Schools & chartered accountant They have over three to ten years of working experience. The faculty undergoes extensive skills training on delivering the curriculum. They also undergo subject matter training. COURSEWARE Extensive instructional learning material is provided for each module. This constitutes one of the unique strengths of the Tathastu Academy's career education programs. The learning material is created by the academy's in house R&D wing which leverages on Global Best Practices and Innovations. EVALUATION Learners are evaluated in each trimester. The evaluation instruments are: Written test - To test knowledge Role play - To evaluate skills Project - To evaluate application Classroom Participation - To evaluate grasp of contents, attendance & Initiative. The learner has to qualify at each evaluation level in order to move to the next trimester. Learners will be provided with detailed marks obtained in each trimester. A final transcript covering all the trimesters will be given at the end of the program. In the final transcript, weight+age will be given to each of the semesters as Tathastu evaluation policy.