The Auro University Advantage

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

AURO University is a progressive center for integral learning and leadership, where the mind, body and spirit are aligned and prepared to embark on a journey of lifelong enrichment for both, the individual and the community. AURO University is a progressive center for integral learning and leadership where the mind, body and spirit are aligned and prepared to embark on a journey of lifelong enrichment for both, the individual and the community. The Governing Board provides guidance, feedback and advice to the Management Council of the University to ensure that the vision, mission and values of the University are always upheld.

The main cources followed in Auro University are :

School of management & Enterpreneurship

School of Hospitability

School of Information Technology

School of law

Vision

To be a Premier University of Integral and Transformational Learning for Future Leaders.

Mission

A center for higher education, the University is focused on providing:

TO STUDENTS - an environment for self-development; an institution that nurtures their potential based on their aptitudes and interests.

TO FACULTY - a platform to be mentors and guides who shape the country's future leaders by imparting knowledge and skills; opportunities for research on emerging trends and industry practices.

TO THE INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY – students with intellectual competence, reality-based knowledge and personal integrity; students who strive for excellence and aspire to become socially responsible leaders.

Auro Philosophy

"Our mission of providing integral and transformational education to our students drives our philosophy on education. We firmly believe that education must not be limited purely to academic learning. At AURO, our focus will be to develop all faculties of an individual to ensure holistic development".

Mental Education to develop high levels of concentration, power of observation, analytical organization, decision-making skills, and, most importantly, faculties of creativity and intuition.

Vital Education for the development of one's character. Learning how to build and manage relationships and controlling emotions. The development of faculties for the appreciation of drama, music, arts, sports and the drive for self-perfection as an individual.

Physical Education for agility, strength, flexibility, team building and collaboration.

Spiritual Education for the growth of consciousness from a lower to higher level and for the development of deeper and larger values.

The Auro University Advantage

Unlocking Highest Potential: Each course requires students to complete real life experiential learning in addition to the theoretical foundations of the subject matter. Students are encouraged to think, question and participate in academic debate in a setting that promotes peer learning. 



Real Time Knowledge: The curriculum for each course is up-to-date and reflects present day workplace scenarios, challenges and expectations, supported by contemporary research findings and case studies. 


Experiential Learning: Strong partnerships with businesses, especially in the service sector in India and abroad, provide a hands-on learning experience to all students. Regular guest lectures by experts from industry as well as workshops, live projects, and industry visits help students relate theory to practice in real life situations. 



Progressive Faculty: Qualified and experienced national and international faculty, who promote innovative teaching methods supported by cutting edge technology.

Unique Methodology

The academic curriculum and pedagogy at AUHM is designed to challenge students and provide them with a strong foundation to build exciting careers. It features:

An emphasis on analyzing problems, generating key insights and implementing creative solutions. Examination of new business ideas is at the core of AURO's curriculum, and students will often encounter situations for which there are no pre-determined answers. An AURO degree helps you develop clarity of thinking and decision making. 


A curriculum designed to strike the right balance between theory and practice, enhancing knowledge and skills while also encouraging experimentation in a low-risk environment. the opportunity to study how business is conducted across borders, in a global marketplace. 



Discussion and debate in an academic environment, where professors and students encourage each other to uncover new ideas and find creative solutions to challenging problems. 



Mental, physical and vital education integrated into the curriculum, both inside and outside the classroom environment, helping students develop an appropriate life balance. Experiential learning integrated into each module of the program, with an emphasis on bridging the gap between theory and practice. 



Learning how to build a new business through constant interactions with innovative entrepreneurs and interning with diverse companies through our Career Development Center.

Equipping students to thoughtfully consider the competing demands of business, individuals and society at large.

Teaching Methods

At AURO, learning is challenging, engaging, strengthening and enjoyable at the same time. We focus on encouraging students to engage in a rigorous process of learning and self-discovery. The University has moved away from the conventions of the status-quo as applied in most academic programs and has adopted a highly focused approach to education versus rote learning. Each day, students focus on one key course and spend time on learning the course fundamentals and their application in business and society.

The University encourages and promotes learning on a 20:30:50 principle, where lectures constitute 20 percent of the delivery (Hear); visuals 30 percent of the learning methods (see); and experience 50 percent (Do).

In order to achieve its objective of focused learning and holistic development, the University uses a variety of knowledge delivery methods:

Lectures

Lectures are designed to provide the student with interesting and unexpected perspectives on the subject matter. Lectures are interactive and students work with their professors to get new insights in the subject area, on which they can build their own bridges to higher learning.

Discussions

A critical component of learning at AURO University, discussions are a platform for students to be creative and critical with old and new ideas. Besides developing consensus on various business issues, discussion groups lead to innovative problem solving and, ultimately, to success.

Business Simulations

These provide students an opportunity to understand real life business scenarios and solve business challenges in a controlled environment.

Case Studies

Real case studies challenge students to find creative solutions to complex business problems.

Role Play

Assuming various roles, as in real business, is the key to understanding and learning in the MBA program. Students are challenged to make strategic decisions through role-plays, and to analyze the impact of these decisions on the business and its stakeholders.

Team Work

Positive collaboration is critical in the work environment, and sidelining politics and understanding how to incorporate and balance personalities is the key to success.

Field Trips

Field trips provide an opportunity to students to test their in class learning in real life situations as well as to understand the functional diversity in the workplace.

Auro University Campus

The AURO campus is not just about academics but offers a transformative experience. Designed by India's leading university architects, the campus encourages formal and informal social interaction. Students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to interact with each other over various activities, which are aimed at bringing the AURO community together. Sports like cricket, soccer, basketball, badminton and athletics; extra-curricular activities ranging from theater, music, art, quizzing, debates, and more provide students with multiple avenues to express their talents and to develop new interests, which will last for a lifetime.

Located 15-kms away from Surat station and 7 km from the airport. Within a 5-km radius of AURO, there are a number of malls, multiplexes, restaurants, shopping and recreation zones

Lush green campus with landscaped lawns, walkways and courtyards.

A nursery equipped with a poly-house to serve the campus and for the more curious horticulture enthusiasts.

Multiple water bodies.

Fully secure campus with round-the-clock professional security.

All spaces feature the latest in fire prevention equipment.

INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) degree prepares the next generation of technology managers to lead enterprises in innovative ways. Schooled in the interdisciplinary Carnegie Mellon University tradition and trained as analytical problem solvers, our graduates will develop and deploy IT to create value for their organizations and society.

Management information systems (MIS) create the link between information-gathering and decision-making. Most management information systems provide enormous data processing and reporting power, and most offer more features and components than the average small business owner needs. For a small organization, the right system provides added value and fits the needs of the company.

A Management Information System is a computer system that stores and distributes information on how a business can successfully be managed in the most efficient way. There are three primary components by which Management Information Systems collect and analyse information, these are technology, people (or groups) and data. It is a way of using a complete selection of raw data to see how the business can be more productive, efficient, cost-effective, faster, etc. from a business point of view.

Process

Management Information Systems are about collecting as much raw data on the exact inner workings of a business as possible: how each level of management works, how its customers interact with the business, how internal processes are used and reviewed, what staff qualifications and skills are available, as well as standard measures like day-to-day running costs, product inventory, investment, expansion and other business expenses.

Given the rise in business digitalisation it is much easier to collect this information and display it in an informative way. It is still useful to speak with a Management Information System specialist to learn how to decipher the information and make maximum use of it as a business resource.

Types Of MIS

Transaction-Processing Systems

Transaction-processing systems are designed to handle a large volume of routine, recurring transactions. They were first introduced in the 1960s with the advent of mainframe computers. Transaction-processing systems are used widely today. Banks use them to record deposits and payments into accounts. Supermarkets use them to record sales and track inventory. Managers often use these systems to deal with such tasks as payroll, customer billing and payments to suppliers.

Operations Information Systems

Operations information systems were introduced after transaction-processing systems. An operations information system gathers comprehensive data, organizes it and summarizes it in a form that is useful for managers. These types of systems access data from a transaction-processing system and organize it into a usable form. Managers use operations information systems to obtain sales, inventory, accounting and other performance-related information.

Decision Support Systems (DSS)

A DSS is an interactive computer system that can be used by managers without help from computer specialists. A DSS provides managers with the necessary information to make informed decisions. A DSS has three fundamental components:
database management system (DBMS), which stores large amounts of data relevant to problems the DSS has been designed to tackle; model-based management system (MBMS), which transforms data from the DBMS into information that is useful in decision-making; and dialog generation and management system (DGMS), which provides a user-friendly interface between the system and the managers who do not have extensive computer training.

Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence

Expert systems and artificial intelligence use human knowledge captured in a computer to solve problems that ordinarily need human expertise. Mimicking human expertise and intelligence requires the computer to do the following: recognize, formulate and solve a problem; explain solutions; and learn from experience. These systems explain the logic of their advice to the user; hence, in addition to solving problems they also can serve as a teacher. They use flexible thinking processes and can accommodate new knowledge.

Considerations

A potential problem with relying on electronic communication and processing of information is the loss of the vital human element. Sometimes, because of the complexity of information, an MIS report cannot effectively summarize it. Very rich information is needed to coordinate and run an enterprise, and certain classes of information cannot be quantified. For example, it might be wrong to evaluate an employee's performance solely based on numbers generated by an MIS. Numbers can indicate a performance problem, but a face-to-face meeting is necessary to discuss the nature of the problem.

Importance Of MIS To Management

In all but the smallest organizations management rarely observe operations directly. They attempt to make decisions, prepare plans and control activities by using information which they obtain from formal sources - for example, the organization's MIS - and also by informal means such as face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, through social contacts and so on.

A management information system is generally thought of as an integrated, user-machine system providing information to support operations, management and decision-making functions in an organization. As a matter of fact, an MIS is a special-purpose system useful for management in an organization. MIS is an accessible and rapid conveyor belt for appropriate high quality information from its generation to its users. The heart of an effective MIS, therefore, is a carefully conceived, designed and executed database. Its level corresponds to adaptive decisions. The characteristics of MIS in practice include:

An information focus, designed for managers in an organization;

Structured information flow;

An integration of data processing jobs by business function, such as production of MIS, personnel MIS and so on; and

Inquiry and report generation, usually with a database.

The MIS era has eventually contributed a new level of needed management information. The increasing interest in MIS had led to much activity in developing techniques and software for data management. However, it should be noted that the new thrust in MIS is on the uses to which the information is put and not how it is processed. The emphasis is on managing the information as a resource, which is important, and not on the intermediate processing stage. Managements are faced with an accelerating rate of change and an ever more complex environment.

Managers need relevant information, which is information that increases their knowledge and reduces their uncertainty. Thus it is usable by the manager for its intended purpose. Without relevant information, no manager can function effectively. A worthwhile extension to the well-known adage that "management get things done through people," would be that management get things done through people, by using relevant information retrieved from MIS. It is not an exaggeration to state that MIS is the lifeblood of management. Let us look at what management information systems can do to management in two different settings - in an organization and in a library.

The efficient performance of an organization is dependent very much on the internal performance of the organization's resources. To illustrate the use of a management information system in monitoring the performance of resources, the following examples from the human resource aspect of a management information system will suffice. An organization's output performance is directly related to the motivation and performance of its human resources. A high staff turnover rate which is monitored by the management information system and identified as occurring in a particular department or in a particular category of staff can indicate poor performance on the part of the employer. Also, a high turnover rate of clerical staff may indicate that management practices do not assist in providing for career progression, personal development or training opportunities. Through the identification of poor human resource management, corrective measures may be taken which will in turn improve the organization's output performance.

In a library setting, MIS is the cement that binds together the various elements of a library's organization with one another and with the library's objective of serving its clientele. It provides data necessary for the daily operations of a library as well as for the information, validation and implementation of models. Ideally, it provides information about the effectiveness of library services and operations; about the population of users and the population of non-users; about the library-user interaction and about other relevant factors. Thus, the role of MIS in the library is not too different from what it is in any other organization. It specifically helps in the provision of information that will enable libary management to have an overview of their performance and to set in motion, when necessary, machinery for improved and efficient services to users.  

The role of MIS in Decision Making

Management information systems combine hardware, software and network products in an integrated solution that provides managers with data in a format suitable for analysis, monitoring, decision-making and reporting. The system collects data, stores it in a database and makes it available to users over a secure network.

Information access

Managers need rapid access to information to make decisions about strategic, financial, marketing and operational issues. Companies collect vast amounts of information, including customer records, sales data, market research, financial records, manufacturing and inventory data, and human resource records. However, much of that information is held in separate departmental databases, making it difficult for decision makers to access data quickly. A management information system simplifies and speeds up information retrieval by storing data in a central location that is accessible via a network. The result is decisions that are quicker and more accurate.

Data Collection

Management information systems bring together data from inside and outside the organization. By setting up a network that links a central database to retail outlets, distributors and members of a supply chain, companies can collect sales and production data daily, or more frequently, and make decisions based on the latest information.

Collaboration

In situations where decision-making involves groups, as well as individuals, management information systems make it easy for teams to make collaborative decisions. In a project team, for example, management information systems enable all members to access the same essential data, even if they are working in different locations.

Interpretation

Management information systems help decision-makers understand the implications of their decisions. The systems collate raw data into reports in a format that enables decision-makers to quickly identify patterns and trends that would not have been obvious in the raw data. Decision-makers can also use management information systems to understand the potential effect of change. A sales manager, for example, can make predictions about the effect of a price change on sales by running simulations within the system and asking a number of "what if the price was" questions.

Presentation

The reporting tools within management information systems enable decision-makers to tailor reports to the information needs of other parties. If a decision requires approval by a senior executive, the decision-maker can create a brief executive summary for review. If managers want to share the detailed findings of a report with colleagues, they can create full reports and provide different levels of supplementary data.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Management Information System (MIS) evolves through various technologies in time along with programming evolutions. In these days processing of the information becomes significant for better performance of managerial functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and control. To analyze and figure out from the deferred data is a long process. These processes can be reduced using several latest technologies with the prior use of MIS report format. The system will help the entrepreneur/ organization under the current situation through various reports; it will lead to enhance the productivity and profitability of the organization.

The need of MIS is inevitable and reporting varies from organization to organization, leading from the industry level to education and personal management etc. Quality of the MIS depends on major 5 factors: Time, accuracy, Consistency, Completeness and Relevancy. If these factors are well guarded while building any MIS then it will be of great success.

Most of the college management systems had embedded MIS reporting with their software. Each stakeholder in the institution requires the prompt report and depending on these requirements MIS Report format will vary. Professionals working in these verticals need to figure out the exact solutions for their stakeholders' requirement.

Basically there are 4 stakeholders in colleges: Administrative, Teachers, Parents, and Students. Each one has their own involvement in the day to day activities of the college. A thorough study must be conducted to figure out the optimum format:

1) Need for the college management system. 


2) How the end user benefit it. 


3) Appropriate selection of components available. 


4) Feasible study for how to present the report. 


5) Appropriate technologies to be used.

Various report modules involved in the college management systems are:

- College Information 


- Student Information 


- Employee Information 


- Attendance Report 


- Leave Application 


- Time Table 


- Marks 


- Alerts and Events 


- Exam Schedules 


- Announcements 


- Exam Results

Each report module varies according to the different stakeholder's use; For example leave application, this facility is available to students and employees in their respective logins. Where parent should have the privilege to apply on behalf of their wards and employees can apply leave in their login. So the modules vary even though they are following same scenario to apply leave.

User friendly interface creation is important. MIS Program should include graphs, comparison, and charts, so that users can understand the product easily. There must be a provision to import and export -download and upload reports, which saves time.

A particular example could be in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre with the implementation of Attendance Online software which has MIS facility. The software implemented was so user friendly where exact reports can be downloaded and printed according to the user's needs. The college claims that their workflow has changed and the attendance percentage of students has been surged up.

The use of MIS in college management software should be effective so that the clients will get satisfied from which productive results can be derived.

Attendance Online is a college management software, helps the colleges to have a control over their various functions in college management in a timely effective and productive way. He likes to present various methodologies and applications about the software, which enlightens awareness about the college management system.

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IN AURO UNIVERSITY

The Auro university is an educational institute. They offers so many courses such as: School of management & Enterpreneurship, School of Hospitability, School of Information Technology, School of law. The university has mainly two types of system which both are : SLM for feculty and Nemesis for students; these both are running together. The faculty use their SLM and update the attendance, marks, results etc. and all those thing shown in the students MIS which is Nemesis. The Auro University use this both sysem and they keep all the records in excel sheet.

ADMISSION DEPARTMENT

Admission Information Flow

Telephone

Walk In For Counseling

Open House

Follow Up

Final No

Forms Collected

Forms Submission

GDPI

Fees Follow Up

Payment

Conformation

For each and every University the main source of income is Student fees. A student fee is very much important to manage day-to-day expenses in university. So for fees it is necessary to have student in university, for that they have to do proper admission process and to have tight follow-ups of the inquiry for converting that inquiry into student. So here Auro University is using above Admission process which is very much easy and proper that there is very less chance of mistake.

The main aim of admission office is that student should collect admission form. They have very good flow that they can easily convinced student to collect forms, because in this process they have three stage where they have opportunity to convinced walk-ins to collect admission forms.

Stage 1: process start when phone calls come from students who wish to joint Auro University. When phone calls come Admission office collect data like who is the person on phone, contact no, which course they are interested to do and address of that person. They also invite them for personal counseling.

Stage 2: In this stage they collect all information from walk-ins, they give personal counseling to the student who wish to take admission and if they got convinced then they purchase form for admission. If they don’t convinces then admission office call them at the time of open house (it is event where some student, parents and faculty come to gathered and faculty member give introduction about Auro University) there also some of the inquiry converted to customers and try to convinced them to buy admission form. And the remaining participant can be regularly follow up by the admission office.

Stage 3: After collecting forms, now its time for form submission. They have record of people who has collected the forms, so from that if some one is miss to submit form them, they call them to submit the forms to admission office. This thing that some one is missing to submit form is get through the record mentation by them, this is possible only when there is perfect record is maintain.

Stage 4: Admission office select students from the application they get from them. Then selected student call for the group discussion and personal interview. After GDPI they select student who score highest and call them for further procedure. They maintain all this data in particular format, which make them understand easily and help to do work faster.

Stage 5: After selection from GDPI they ask for the fees from student. They inform student that they are selected and now they are allo wed to have admission in Auro University. For starting academic they have to pay fees on some decided time so for that they have system, if some one misses to pay fees, which they make it out from that data. They call them to remind for fees. This activity continuously carried till all student pay fees.

Stage 6: Auro University has set some certain criteria for giving scholarship. So if any student is eligible to get, then they inform finance department to deduct scholarship from their amount. This scholarship continue till student finish his academic, this will be store in there system so each and every time they don’t have to ask for that. This all thing is possible due system present in their MIS.

Stage 7: Student will get conform when they pay fees. Data from follow-up list will remove after student gets conformed. If student will not get conformed then the name of that particular student will continuously shown in follow-up list.

This way whole process of admission will get closed. Tight follow-up is possible only and only if they have perfect data. They also get some information from that data like they can get help to forecast demand of university, they can make out from that which source of marketing; student are getting more attract. Admission office plays an major role in generating funds.

PURCHASE DEPARTMENT

Purchase Flow

Indent

Purchase Order

Purchase

Material Invert

(Gate Pass)

Stores

Utilization

All purchase in Auro University is done as above mention flow. In Auro, there are different departments and every department have their own basic requirement for day to day activity or for long period, so for that they have to purchase some product. To purchase any thing in Auro they have to follow above process. Each and every purchase in Auro is done from finance office.

Step 1: For every purchase they have to prepare Indent. Indent is a document in which they mention the product detail and the quantity, which they want for consumption. This is the written paper from which purchaser get idea that what actually they want. They also mention the location where they want and approx price of that product. They also require signature of the person who is ordering the product , then the approver where there are two people one is manager of that particular department and of accountant.

Step 2: After receiving Indent, Purchase Order is generated. In that document there is a vendor name and address from where they want to purchase the product. For different vendor there is different purchase order which is generated and then that purchase order is send to different vendor. In that purchase order there is description and quantity of the product. Signature of supervisor, accountant and manager of that department is done and it is also mention that which department is ordering the material. This purchase order is sent to the vendor and vendor send this product according to that purchase order.

Step 3: After making purchase order, they send that purchase order to mentioned vendor and final purchasing will be done. Vendor send product according to the mentioned description of the product. Final purchasing is done in this step.

Step 4: In this part of process, order material will be received from vendor. Before receiving the material gate pass will be made in which they check that material, whether the material is according to our order or not? If yes the material will be allowed to come in and if not then material will be returned to vendor.

Step 5: After approving gate pass material will go to the store where they maintain the stock of the material. They release material according to their consumption. They have to maintain day-to-day inventory from which they get the information that which thing is now having no stock or having less stock.

Step 6: Now purchased material will be utilized in this part. The department who is using the material have to give record that where they are going to use that material and if they have balance then they have to return it to store.

Auro University is using above purchase process from that they get information of store and inventory. They manage their purchase by this particular flow from which they can easily manage the requirement of different department. There are many positive aspect of using this flow, first is that there is less chance of having mistake in ordering material, there is less dispute between vendor and organization, there is less chance that material get over in store, every department will get perfect mention material according to their requirement due to which maximum outcome of employees will be generated.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Finance department in Auro University is playing major role in decisions making in university. For making proper decision proper information is required, so here in Auro University they maintain the information management system by different format of different department and different way of process. There is no proper MIS present in finance department but they use tally software for maintaining the record and information. They use different forms of format to have record of data, by the help of data they enter that data in tally software and get proper information from that.

Finance Department of Auro University mainly look after the revenue generation, expenses, maintaining of day to day usage of resources, budget and purchase of material in university.

Source Of Income: the main source of income in Auro University is Fees of the students. They get the fees on the bases on number of student take admission and course they prefer in Auro. There are different fees for different courses. So the main income of Auro University is Fees of students and secondary is sales of prospectus, hostel fees, management development programmers, transportation, campus store, t-café, spoons and misc income.

Expenses: the main expenses of Auro University are Salary of faculty and staff, Electricity bill, Water, and Gas. They use proper format for maintaining record of electricity consumption on day-to-day bases, they write opening meter and ending meter. They made salary of staff and faculty on the bases of the data maintain on register. This way they maintain their record and data from where they get proper information when they require.

Budget: Budget plays major role in Auro University, because they do their whole expenses on the bases of budget decided. Budget is made on yearly basis as per financial year. They divide budget into monthly bases then they use accordingly. They compare expenses with budget every months and do review meeting every month and they have to justified the result in front of members of committee and do changes accordingly. Budget in Auro University is made by Mr. Nayan Banker and Mr. Rakeshbhai and reviewed and passed by Mr. H.P Rama, Chancellor Auro University, Mr. Kamlesh Mishrs, Vice Chancellor and Mr. Suresh Mathur.

Daily Report: they maintain some of the inventory on daily bases, they also record data of electricity, water and gas on daily report format. They maintain the record of all this on their register. Then after they match their record with the bill of vendors.

Conclusion

After preparing the entire project it was found that information system place an important role in any organization. Without proper information system, no organization can oprate its functions smoothly.

In Auro University, It was found that the different departments are interlinked through a strong information system. This has helped Auro University to manage the information in systematic way.

In Auro University I studied the Admission department, Purchase Department and Finance Department.

In Admission Department Auro University is using Admission process which is very much easy and proper that there is very less chance of mistake. The main aim of admission office is that student should collect admission form. They have very good flow that they can easily convinced student to collect forms, because in this process they have three stage where they have opportunity to convinced walk-ins to collect admission forms.

In Purchase Department In Auro University, there are different departments and every department have their own basic requirement for day to day activity or for long period, so for that they have to purchase some product. To purchase any thing in Auro they have to follow above process. Each and every purchase in Auro is done from finance office.

In finance department Finance department in Auro University is playing major role in decisions making in university. For making proper decision proper information is required, so here in Auro University they maintain the information management system by different format of different department and different way of process. There is no proper MIS present in finance department but they use tally software for maintaining the record and information. They use different forms of format to have record of data, by the help of data they enter that data in tally software and get proper information from that.

Finance Department of Auro University mainly look after the revenue generation, expenses, maintaining of day to day usage of resources, budget and purchase of material in university.

Annexure