Executive Program in Managing Business Decisions: A Quantitative Approach ( EPMBD) Batch 03

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Executive Program in Managing

Business Decisions:

A Quantitative Approach

( EPMBD)

Batch 03

Calcutta

Ver 1.0

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To know more call 18002660304 or write to [email protected]. To register for free information session click here

Who should attend?

• Working professionals with minimum 3 years of

experience who need to use quantitative techniques

to arrive at most effective decisions will find this

program stimulating and challenging.

• People in general management roles or those aspiring

to take up general management responsibility or

business development will find this program useful for

their professional excellence.

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Conference Call

/Information Session

• What is Information Session?

– It is a telephonic conference call arranged for interested participants, to address their

specific queries regarding the program

• Why should I attend the conference call?

– To evaluate the program rigorously and in depth before taking a final decision

• Who will host the call?

– NIIT Imperia Product Management &

Academic Team would address the queries regarding the program

• How can I register for the conference

call?

– Register Online using the following link –

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Unique Features

Specialization

• Participants can choose specialization in any area from • Sales & Marketing

• Accounting and Finance • Operations

Campus visit

• 3-day IIM Calcutta Campus Module at the start for Program Orientation

• 5-day IIM Calcutta Campus Module at the end for Project Presentation, Discussion & Improvement with interactive inputs from IIMC Faculty Guides.

Project Work

• Practical Orientation with Project work under faculty guidance.

• The projects to be presented during visit to IIM Calcutta Campus towards end of program resulting in strong peer learning.

Certification

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Module Coverage

• Statistical Tools for Managers

• Business Environment

• Financial Statements Analysis

• Operations Research & Strategy

• Quantitative Applications in Marketing

• Quantitative Applications in Finance

• Quantitative Applications in Strategic Operations &

Services

• Business Forecasting & Other Decision Making Tools

• Qualitative Aspects in Decision Making

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DETAILED MODULE-WISE

Module Contents

• Summarizing Data through Tables, Charts and Graphs; – Summarizing Data Numerically,

– Use of Excel in Performing Basic Operations with Multivariate Data

• Regression Based Forecasting Methodology:

– Correlation Analysis, Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Linear Regression, (Polynomial Regression and Dummy Variable

Regression);

• Time Series Methods Based Forecasting Methodology:

– Exponential Smoothing, Double Exponential Smoothing, Auto-regression, Time-Trend Model, Exponential Time-Trend Model • Concepts of Random Variables & Probability Distributions;

– Binomial distribution, Normal distribution, Uniform distribution • Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing: Concepts and

Applications in Business

Statistical Tools for Managers

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Module Contents

• Basic concepts and analytical tools.

• Understanding Markets - Supply and Demand

• Notion of elasticity: theoretical concepts and managerial applications.

• Productivity measurements, profit maximization, constrained cost minimization and output maximization.

• Market Structures and Organization, pricing theory and techniques under different market forms.

• Aggregate Demand and Supply • Business Cycles and Growth • Unemployment and Inflation • The Financial System

• International Trade: why trade happens, how countries benefit • The Global Marketplace

Business Environment

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Financial Statements Analysis

• Concepts of Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Balance Sheet; Profit and Loss Statement; Cash Flow Statement

• Accounting Policies and Financial Reporting • Financial Statements Analysis; Financial Ratios • Performance Metrics; Cost Fundamentals

• Managing Business Decisions with Cost Information

Operations Research & Strategy

• Allocation of Scarce Resources

• Performance Assessment & Benchmarking Techniques • Decision Making under Uncertainty

• Financial Applications of OR: Option Pricing, Auctions, Portfolio Selection, Cash-flow Matching

• Project Management

Module-wise Contents

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Module Contents

• Marketing Research and Decision Making: Challenges and Prospects;

• Qualitative Tools for Marketing Decisions: Ethnography, Phenomenology and Focus Group;

• Quantitative Tools for Marketing Decisions: Analysis of Variance & Covariance;

• Quantitative Tools for Marketing Decisions: Discriminant & Logit Analysis;

• Quantitative Tools for Marketing Decisions: Factor Analysis, Cluster Analysis;

• Quantitative Tools for Marketing Decisions: Multi-dimensional Scaling; Conjoint analysis;

Quantitative Applications in Marketing

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Module Contents

• Distributional Properties of Returns; Stylized Properties of Financial Time Series

• Asset Return Volatility Models: Conditional Heteroskedastic models Modeling Volatility of stock returns, Efficient Market Hypotheses, Tests

• Value-at-risk (VaR): Concept and Various Measures

• Modeling Non-normal Returns: Extreme Value Distributions, Normal Mixtures Distributions

• Time Series Models for Financial Markets: AR models, MA models, ARMA models; Testing for Stationarity, Application of ARMA models in analyzing stock returns

• Cointegration: Tests & Applications in Financial Markets

Quantitative Applications in Finance

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Module Contents

• Scenario Analysis for Assessing Market Potential

• Judgmental Forecasting & Forecast Adjustments: The Delphi Method

• Nonlinear Models

• Choosing a Forecasting Technique

• Data Analysis by Pivot Tables and Filters • Markov Models: Estimating Market Share,

• Monte Carlo Simulation: Optimal Bidding, Option Pricing, Asset Allocation Modeling,

• Resampling to Analyze Data, etc.

Business Forecasting &

Other Decision Making Tools

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Quantitative Applications in

Strategic Operations & Services (QASOS)

Module Contents

• Inventory Control Applications

• Queuing Theory and Process Simulation

• Supply Chain Application

Course Objective:

In a competitive environment, Operations Management is the key to meeting a firm’s objectives of efficiency, effectiveness and achieving sustainable competitive advantage. This course, through a proper mix of concepts and quantitative techniques, aims to instill the different facets of strategic operations and services.

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Sample Certificate

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How to Apply

Application period

• Application for the Batch will commence in June 2011

and will close on August 2011

Application forms

• Application forms can be obtained from

www.niitimperia.com

or at local NIIT IMPERIA Centres

• Students can also apply online at

www.niitimperia.com

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Documents Required for Application

• 1 Passport size photo affixed [Latest photo with light

backdrop]

• Proof of Date of Birth [DOB Certificate / 10th Std Mark

sheet]

• Proof of Graduation Completion [Provisional / Degree

Certificate]

• Proof of Graduation % [Graduation Marks sheets for all

years]

• Proof of Experience [Experience Certificates as supporting

documents for all the jobs mentioned in the form]

• Proof of Current Employment [Letter from the HR with

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About IIM Calcutta

• The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) was

established as the first national institute for Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in 1961 and is reputed to be one of Asia’s finest business schools.

• IIM Calcutta has been playing a pioneering role in professionalising Indian management through its Post-Graduate and Doctoral Level Programs, Executive Training Programs, Research and Consulting Activities

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SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING - NIIT

IMPERIA

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 20 classrooms across India

 Direct one-to-one interaction is ensured through individual ICT systems for each student:

 High-performance PCs

 Webcam

 Audio system and microphone at each workstation, connected directly to faculty at institutes

 Classroom interactions & ambience are facilitated by clusters of student-stations and camera & projection systems that span the full classroom.

 6 Synchronous Learning Centers created within corporate premises

 Learning Management System (LMS): • supplementary e-learning • program-specific notices

• online submission of assignments • reminder services

• online testing • student records

STUDIO VIEW

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NIIT IMPERIA - TECHNOLOGY EDGE

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SNAPSHOT OF STUDENT PC - TYPICAL STUDENT VIEW

STUDENT VIDEO FACULTY

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REPLICATION OF LIVE CLASSROOM

SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING

Full features of face-to-face teaching

Raised-hand-seeking-teacher's-attention

Tabulation of responses

Quizzes randomly created by the teacher

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Executive Program in Managing Business Decisions: A Quantitative Approach ( EPMBD) Batch 03