Syllabus for
Master of Business Administration (Executive)
Academic Year  (2024)

Masters of Business Administration (MBA Executive) program offered by the School of Business and Management is a two-year (4 Semesters) program that focuses on the development of analytical and management skills in the fields of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Management, Marketing, Operations, the Behavioral Sciences. The uniquely designed curriculum focuses on all areas of management, hence no specializations for MBA executives.  The curriculum designed for the program focuses on the application of quantitative techniques to solve problems faced in Multi-National and National Organizations where our students are currently employed. The program prepares students for a career in advanced managerial challenges of the 21st century and prepares young minds with a positive mental attitude for excellent performance and committed service.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PLG 2: Ethical sensitivity

PLG 3: Communication

PLG 4 : Ethical sensitivity

PLG 5 : Executive Engagement

Programme Specific Outcome:

PLO1.2: Develop value-based leadership through appropriate managerial actions.

PLO2.1: Examine management theories in the context of business problems

PLO2.2: Recommend appropriate solutions for Managerial problems

PLO3.1: Develop and demonstrate effective written skills

PLO3.2: Deliver professional oral presentation

PLO4.1: Analysis of business scenarios

PLO4.2: Construct integrated solution framework

PLO5.1: Evaluate alternatives to operate effectively in a global environment

Programme Educational Objective:

PO2: Foster Analytical and Critical abilities for data based decision making.

PO3: Ability to develop value based leadership ability.

PO4: Ability to understand, analyze, communicate global, economic, legal and ethical aspects of business.

Examination & Assessments 

Core

The Students will understand, recognize and accept the importance of communication skills in being successful at the corporate level besides applying this learning to business houses and startup ventures by demonstrating the ability to identify and perform self-awareness analysis and adopting new methods of theoretical and practical self-development techniques that are recent, relevant and innovative in today’s world.   The latest business practices requiring effective communication and socially and culturally accepted modes of intra and interdepartmental and B2B and B2C will be studies and applied for review, correction and delivery

• To enable students to practice and demonstrate effective communication in the corporate and business world thereby building self-confidence, learning group dynamics, motivation, leadership, creativity, negotiation skills and mentoring.
  

Human Resource Management provides an overview of the HR functions in an organization, covering the entire gamut of operations related to employee life cycle management.

This course introduces students to the new features in marketing management, a real -world approach.  Students will examine the dynamics of business decision making and demonstrate the ability to identify, describe and apply the essential business concepts, theories and practices with respect to the subject of marketing management.

As the language of business and as the cornerstone of our capital markets, accounting provides terminology, frameworks, and concepts to analyze and understand the financial consequences of business activities. As these activities have become increasingly complex and global, the task of presenting timely, relevant, and reliable financial information to interested internal and external users has become more challenging. This course provides an overview of all the fundamental concepts of Financial, Cost and Management accounting empowering the managers for better decision making.

Meaning of Book-keeping & Accounting – Functions & Branches of Accounting, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Management Accounting, Principles of Accounting, Concepts and Conventions of Accounting, Accounting Standards, Indian Accounting Standards & International Accounting. Standards - IFRS & GAAP. Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Final Account. Concepts of Cost, Methods of Costing and Techniques of Costing (Theory only), Elements of Cost – Materials, Labor, Overheads (Theory Only) Preparation of Cost sheet.

Course Description: This Course is intended to provide an exposure and understanding of fundamentals of business laws, Governance & Ethics in India. The course facilitates the understanding of contracts, indemnity and guarantee. It provides an overview of various forms of business organizations and laws governing the same. The importance of Intellectual property and protection of the same is emphasized. The importance of ethics in business and the role of board in corporate governance is dealt in detail.

Course Objectives: To introduce the students to various procedural and legal requirements connected to management of Companies and to make all students competent enough to appreciate the basic regulatory framework of Corporate Governance in India.

Level of Knowledge: Advanced

Indian Contracts Act of 1872:  Definition – types of contracts – essential elements of a valid contract – offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity of parties, free consent, legality of object, consideration, various modes of discharge of a contract, remedies for breach of contract, Law of Indemnity and guarantee, Bailment and pledge and law of agency. Brief introduction to other laws which regulate specific commercial contracts in India.

• Daniel Albuquerque – Legal Aspects of Business – OXFORD Higher Education Publication

Course Description: This course intends to provide the understanding of microeconomics concepts and theories that influences the decisions of consumers and business firms.  It deals with the application of microeconomic analysis to decision-making techniques of businesses and management units.

Course Objectives: To provide a foundation to microeconomics by providing a deep understanding of the basic principles of microeconomics. The course aims to explain the usage of important analytical tools of economics that will enable us to understand business organizations and the dynamics of business. It also aims to impart the basic dynamics of the market through the analysis of the economics of consumption and production.

Course Description: Principles of Management is an introductory course on management process from managers’ perspective. The course seeks to help students acquire the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities needed to successfully manage organizations. The course examines the logic and working of organizations and outlines the major functions of management.

This course introduces students to concepts, practices and theories ofinternational business. Provide an overview of the international trade environment. The curseexplains the challenge of doing business in the face of different political, economic, social,technological and legal environmental factors. It will provide insights into theories explainingreasons for international trade, globalization, trade and culture, trade promotion and restrictiontoolsadoptedbygovernmentsofdifferentcountries,driversofinternationaltrade.Internationalcapital markets, FDI promotion and restriction by host and home countries and market entrystrategies.Knowledgegainedcan beusedto follow theentrepreneurship dream ofstudents

CourseDescription:Researchskillforbusinessstudentsisveryimportantindecisionmaking.This course is designed to provide the foundations of theoretical aspects of research such asvariousapproaches,methodsandtechniquesofdoingresearch.Thecoursehelpsstudentsin developingskillsinidentifyingresearchproblems,reviewingtheliterature,developinginstruments, collecting and analysing the data, making inferences and write reports of varyingstyle.

Financial Management course focuses at introducing the students about the various aspects of corporate financial activities which facilitates the decision-making domain pertaining to financing, investment and dividend decisions. This course aims at providing the inputs related to the three major decision areas of financial management of an organization. This course will give the introduction and conceptual understanding about the various topics of corporate finance. The primary objective of this course is to familiarize the student with basic concepts of finance which is the life blood of any business and its various decision variables in the areas of financing, investment and dividend decisions.

Course Description: This is a core paper offered in ____trimester of MBA Executive degree. This course provides students, insights related to Strategy, Planning, Manufacturing and Control aspects of Operations. It prepares students for careers in Planning, Production and Control functions in Manufacturing, as well as, in Service sector. The concepts learnt in this field are applicable to all specializations including Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Business Analytics, Lean Operations and Systems, and in other fields.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, students should be able:

1.      To enable comprehension of operations strategy design process in a competitive environment.

2.      To facilitate examination of decision-making methods for process flows, location, line balancing and sourcing issues in manufacturing setup.

3.      To facilitate design of operations through concepts, methods, and practices.

4.      To apply methods in exercises involving forecasting, operations, and resource planning.

To facilitate examination of inventory patterns, models, and quality control methods.

Course Description: This course intends to provide the understanding of Macroeconomics concepts and theories that influences the behavior and decisions of enterprises/ business firms and individual consumers. The course elaborates on the effectiveness of alternative stabilization policies in long run and cyclical Macroeconomic Theory. How Macroeconomics is different from Microeconomics, common macroeconomic variables and in-depth analysis of Monetary and Fiscal policy.

Course Description: The course focuses on the basic elements that determine human behavior in an organization. It provides the fundamentals of organizational behaviors by understanding individuals, groups and organizations. The course focuses on understanding organizational effectiveness by managing its people’s behaviour at the workplace.

Data Visualization and storytelling has emerged as a key value drivenanalyticstechnique acrossindustries.Visualizationallowsvariedtypesof users tobetterunderstandand derivemeaningful insights from largecomplex data fordecision making.

Tableau has emerged as one of the leading powerful and secured end-to-end data analyticsplatforms.Withabroadvarietyofvisualizationcapabilities,intuitiveness,dataconnectivityandeaseof learningamong otherfeatures, itenables smartwaysfordatadiscovery andinsight.

Students will get hands own and practical exposure in visual analytics and problem-solvingtechniquesusing TableauPublic

Course Description: This is a core paper offered in ____trimester of MBA Executive degree. This course provides students, insights related to Strategy, Planning, Manufacturing and Control aspects of Operations. It prepares students for careers in Planning, Production and Control functions in Manufacturing, as well as, in Service sector. The concepts learnt in this field are applicable to all specializations including Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Business Analytics, Lean Operations and Systems, and in other fields.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, students should be able:

1.      To enable comprehension of operations strategy design process in a competitive environment.

2.      To facilitate examination of decision-making methods for process flows, location, line balancing and sourcing issues in manufacturing setup.

3.      To facilitate design of operations through concepts, methods, and practices.

4.      To apply methods in exercises involving forecasting, operations, and resource planning.

To facilitate examination of inventory patterns, models, and quality control methods.

This core course will help students learn about the Start-up framework, allowing them to initiate/improve business idea successfully. Concepts like starting and operating a business, developing a feasibility plan, obtaining financing, marketing strategies will be covered. Different dimensions like effectuation and lean start-up will be discussed to broaden the understanding of entrepreneurship. This course will also focus on developing a business plan designed to either start a new venture or take an existing venture into new markets. The course will develop the required competencies needed to become an innovative, opportunity-driven, market-ready and entrepreneurial manager.

Course Description: The paper is intended to provide students the knowledge of the largest paradigm shift in Indirect Tax regime, the “Goods and Services Act”, which came into force with effect from 1 July 2017 under the principle of One Nation, One Tax and One Market. The course includes the structure of GST Act, procedure for registration, procedure to claim ITC, reverse charge mechanism, payment of GST, returns and assessment and GST network. It also covers an overview of customs Act provisions.

Course Description:  The paper emphasizes the role of supply chain management in enhancing the effectiveness of an enterprise through increasing supply chain surplus. The curriculum addresses the issues in integrating the suppliers as well as customers with the organization for synergistic value addition along the supply chain.

Course Description: The main aim of the course is to appraise the students about the concept of Management Control Systems as well as its role in efficient management of public system organizations.

Course Description: Today’s turbulent business environment has been characterized by ‘the knowledge era’ where competitive advantage is based upon the resource-based view of the firm and successful organization of employee knowledge.  The purpose of the course is to explore the concept of knowledge and the means by which organizations seek to manage it through formal technological practices and informal social systems.

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the field of business analytics, which has been defined as the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, exploratory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions.  The development and use of data warehouses and data marts to support business analytics is discussed. The use of key performance indicators, dashboards and scorecards for performance management and opportunity assessment are addressed.  Text and web mining are discussed, and the application of selected data mining techniques to business decision making situations is illustrated.  Students actively participate in the delivery of this course through case and project presentations.

Course Description: This course examines customer relationship management (CRM) and its application in marketing, sales, and service.  Effective CRM strategies help companies align business process with customer centric strategies using people, technology, and knowledge. Emphasis is given on both conceptual knowledge and hands-on learning using leading CRM software.

The course focuses on the manager’s or leader’s role as an innovator andfacilitator of innovation by others. Design thinking is a method of applying creativity to comeup with novel solutions to tough problems. The second part of the course helps develop anappreciationas well as skills fordesign thinking.

Decision making is one of the topmost skills of a mangers and leaders inanorganization.Eveninsocietyweallmakesmallorbigdecisionsinourowncapacity.Hence,we can say Decision making is the cornerstone of the social sciences. Day today changingtechnologyandinformationhaveaddedanotherflavorasdynamicdecisionmaking.Forcurrentand future managers and leaders it is important to learn the science behind making decision tocontributeto self, organization and ultimately society growth.

Quality management is a system that serves to control and improveQuality in the critical activities of an organization by bringing together resources, equipment,people and procedures. It uses techniques and principles such as total quality management,customer focus, continuous process improvement, quality tools, statistical process controlquality audits, certifications and Six Sigma to control quality in every sphere of activity in anorganization.

Thecourseisdesignedtofamiliarizethestudentswithanalyticalapproachthroughascientificprocess.TheLPPmodelshelpthestudentstoformulateandarriveatoptimalsolution.TheyalsolearnTransportationandAssignmentmodelsandGametheoryasextensionofLPP.Foreachofthesemodelstheoptimizationtechniquesareapplied.Sequencingproblemsapply tools for finding optimum sequence and finding idle time of machines or facilities.Networking is a tool for splitting large projects into smaller activities and then determiningcriticalactivities as well as project completiontime

The course is designed to understand the concepts and applications ofProjectManagement,whichisverymuchrequiredforbusinesstodevelopnewoutlooksonthebasisofconcurrentrequirementanddynamicneedsofupcomingprojectinMNCsandIndustry.Studyingprojectmanagementprovidesanopportunitytodevelopknowledgeandinsightsinthefieldofdevelopmentofnewprojectsandunderstandingof‘knowhow’theoperationsofprojectdevelopment methodologies across the globe. Providing theoretical concepts and practicalconceptswithanemphasisoncreatingvaluedrivenpracticesandframeworksofapplicationsin

emergingneeds

The course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the retailmarketing, building sustainable relationships, buyer’s behavior, pricing strategies and deliverychannels to the end users. This course also provides cutting edge coverage on the latest topicsanddevelopments in retailing.