XAVIER INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS is one of the pioneering institutions committed to advancing the careers of professionals engaged in Advertising, Public Relations, Media, Film, Television & Digital Video Production etc. for well over half a century through its various courses. XIC alumnus of these courses have made a niche for themselves in the media and communications field. XIC is one of the top-ranking Institute in India with various international affiliations.
Keeping in mind, the high-pressure working environment in which these professionals work, many of them are not able to enroll themselves for on campus, classroom-based courses in order to advance their career further. In addition, those associated with Startups and entrepreneurial ventures who are aspiring to acquire a high level education in communications are also not able to attend on campus classrooms and are therefore unable to apply modern communications practices in their organizations.
In view of demand from the industry and working professionals in these disciplines for online learning, XIC has now launched a platform called Career Advancement Programmes (CAP). The vision of XIC-CAP is to institutionalize the continuing education and training of working professionals in Advertising, Public Relations, Media, Film & Television and Startups etc. on an online platform.
STRATEGIC INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION (SIC) is one of the first ONLINE PG Diploma programme under the CAP platform. Eligibility is a graduation in any discipline and work experience of 2 years in a non-staff function (executive or supervisory function desired)
Provide working professionals with the opportunity to get an integrated Diploma certification in the fields of:
To pursue short term courses of their choice in a flexible manner if they do not wish to pursue the entire diploma certification programme. Students can enroll at the beginning of any of the three modules in June, October, and March.
To provide flexi - fee payment facility so that working professionals do not face the financial burden of paying the entire course fee at the beginning of the Course. After paying the initial enrollment fee for the module, monthly payments can be made throughout the module duration on the 1st of every month.
The 11-month (ONLINE) Integrated Course consists of 3 modules.
The students can start the course with any of the modules and opt out at the end of any module. After the completion of each module, a certificate will be issued for the completion of the module. Those completing the entire course consisting of all three modules, will be conferred the Diploma Certificate.
The entire course will be completed over a period of 11 months. However, in order to give flexibility to working students who may not be able to purse the entire Diploma course in one stretch, all three modules must be completed over a maximum period of two academic years. Of course, XIC counsels working professionals who enroll in the Diploma course to complete the entire course within one academic year to maintain continuity of learning.
Duration : 4.5 months (100 sessions 20 credits)
Course Fees : Rs.88500 (inclusive of 18% GST)
Registration Fee : Rs.2500
Interviews will be on Skype or Zoom.
Duration : 4.5 months (100 sessions 20 credits)
Course Fees : Rs.88500 (inclusive of 18% GST)
Registration Fee : Rs.2500
Interviews will be on Skype or Zoom.
Registrations are open
Interview date will be informed
Duration : 2 months (50 sessions 10 credits)
Course Fees : Rs.53100 (inclusive of 18% GST)
Classes will be conducted over the weekends. During each weekend, a total of 6 sessions of 1.5 hours will be conducted. After two consecutive weekends of lectures, one weekend will be kept free for the students to undertake mentor-directed reading and self-study and prepare for the assignments given.
| Day | Duration | Time Slot* |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | ||
| Session 1 | 1.5 hours | 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. |
| Session 2 | 1.5 hours | 7.45 p.m. - 9.15 p.m. |
| Sunday | ||
| Session 3 | 1.5 hours | 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon |
| Session 4 | 1.5 hours | 12.15 p.m. - 1.45 p.m. |
| Session 5 | 1.5 hours | 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. |
| Session 6 | 1.5 hours | 4.15 p.m. - 5.45 p.m. |
* A tea break of 15 minutes between two sessions and lunch break of 45 minutes have been provided.
The module is aimed at fine-tuning the understanding of Strategic Brand Management concepts and practices to professionals who are working in Advertising Agencies, PR Agencies, Event Management, Sales, Marketing Communications, Retailing, Media organizations and other functions of management. The module will be equally helpful to people associated with startups, small and medium enterprises to harness and leverage the power of branding for their own businesses.
Module Focus Areas| Role of a Brand Manager |
| Brand Management Techniques |
| Consumer Psychology |
| Advertising Campaign Development |
| Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Digital Branding |
| Use of Data Science & AI in Branding and Advertising |
| The Context of Brand Management in a successful business organization in general and Marketing in particular |
Different techniques of strategic brand management:
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| Branding for Start Ups, SMEs, Retail Outlets |
| Digital Branding |
| Branding of new-age organizations such as e-commerce, Web Portals, Digital Properties etc. |
Measurement and monitoring of the brand
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| Brand Architecture decisions |
| Brand Portfolio decisions |
| Umbrella Branding & Corporate Branding decisions |
Branding of important verticals:
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| Employee Branding |
| Individual /Self-Branding |
| Role of consumer psychology in buying decisions |
| Conceptual Framework of Marketing Communications from the standpoint of Marketing Mix |
Various tool of Marketing Communications and their applications
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| Role of Advertising Agencies |
| Need for Integrated Marketing Communications |
| Formulating the strategy for Advertising Campaigns |
| Formulating and creating Digital Campaigns |
| Media Planning |
Public Relations & Corporate Communications have emerged as vital management functions in business organizations. Entrepreneurs and professionals associated with Startups, small and medium enterprises are also keen to harness and leverage the power of Public Relations & Corporate Communications for their own businesses. Family run businesses are also actively using techniques of PR. Professionals engaged in Human Resources are also actively honing their skills in the area of Internal Communications.
Accordingly, this module has been curated to impart an understanding of Public Relations & Corporate Communications concepts and practices to professionals who are working in Advertising Agencies, PR Agencies, Event Management, Sales, Marketing Communications, Human Resources, Retailing, Media organizations and various functions of family business. It will be equally helpful to those associated with Startups and SMEs.
Module Focus Areas| Formulating Public Relations campaigns |
| Media Relations and CSR as strategic tools of business |
| Role of Corporate Communications Manager in corporate bodies |
| Use of Data Science & AI in Public Relations & Corporate Communications |
| Different theories and practices of Public Relations |
| Context of managing the ‘Publics’ and ‘Stakeholder’ for business |
| Media Relations |
| Role of PR Agencies |
Applications of Public Relations for business organizations
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| Various tools used in Public Relations |
| Role of PR in Crisis Management |
| Internal Communications |
Strategic Corporate Communications and its applications
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| Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its applications for business organizations |
The module is aimed at honing the skill of effective writing and crafting content for traditional media, digital media and various business applications. The module will help working professionals to articulate their thoughts and ideas more succinctly and also help those interested in creating content for traditional platforms such as product brochures and digital platforms such as Blogs, Web sites, Portals, e-commerce etc.
The module will impart practical tips on writing for a variety of purposes and engage the students in multiple types of writing exercises.
Module Contents| Content Classification |
| Processes and Principles of writing |
| Storytelling techniques |
| Understanding the Audience |
| Content structure of various types |
| Writing for Media. Press Releases, Press Backgrounders |
| Writing speeches |
| Writing for TV Channels, |
| Writing for Internal Communications and employee motivation |
| Writing for Web sites |
| Writing for Portals |
| Writing Bloggs |
| SEO Content, Types of SEO content, how to develop SEO content strategy, Elements of SEO |
| Content writing for E-commerce Sites |
| Content creation for digital product brochures |
| Content creation for chatbots |