PGPM - A Brief Overview

Great Lakes' flagship full time Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) is uniquely designed to deliver customer-centricity, meritocracy and corporate ethics in one year.


It facilitates students' understanding of the interaction between the various functional areas of a business system, thereby appreciating the need for developing cross-functional perspectives in business. Great Lakes work in close partnership with industry in shaping the curriculum. The curriculum is reviewed periodically to keep it in sync with the needs of an ever-changing and evolving market place.


The Post Graduate Program in Management has been designed by the Academic Advisory Council, which comprises the best in the world of managerial academia. This in turn has been streamlined with inputs from the Institute's illustrious Business Advisory Council, to keep it in sync with the needs of an ever changing market place.


The program is designed to make the students business-ready and capable of responding to complex business requirements that arise in a changing global business environment. Throughout the course of study, emphasis is also placed on skill development, team-work, inclusivity principles and value-based management. The PGPM offered at Great Lakes Institute of Management is an accelerated program of one year duration divided into 7 terms.


2011-2012 Spartans Courses List


Core Courses (Term 1 to 3)

Term 1

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Intelligently Interacting with Others Dr. I.S.F. Irudayaraj XLRI Jamshedpur
Financial Accounting Dr. Krishnamurthy Suryasekar Florida International University
Statistical Methods for Decision Making Prof. P.K. Vishwanathan IFMR
Micro Economics Dr. S.K. Shanthi Great Lakes Institute of Management
Marketing Management I Dr. Tapan Panda Great Lakes Institute of Management
Business Communication - 1 Prof. Lalitha Maheswaran Management Consultant
Business Communication -2 Prof. P.B. Varadharajan Management Consultant
Empirical Study - Topic selection (5 sessions) Dr. Tapan Panda Great Lakes Institute of Management

Term 2

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Managerial Accounting Dr. Bala v. Balachandran Dean-Great Lakes Institute of Management
Financial Management Dr. Narendar Rao Northeastern Illinois University
Macro Economics Dr. Rakesh Singh Director -DSIMS
Marketing Management II Prof. T.N. Swaminathan Great Lakes Institute of Management
Operations Management Prof. Vaidy Jayaraman University of Miami
HRM Prof. A.G. Bala Subramanian Goa Institute of Management
IT for Managers Prof. S Ramanathan CEO, Param Consulting

Term 3

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Strategic Management Prof. S Sriram Great Lakes Institute of Management
Quantitative Methods Dr. T.N. Badri Great Lakes Institute of Management
Organizational Behavior Dr. ISF Irudayaraj XLRI Jamshedpur
Market Research Dr. S Bharadwaj Great Lakes Institute of Management
Management Information Systems Prof. Sridhar Nerur University of Texas
Investment Analysis Prof. B Venkatesh Great Lakes Institute of Management
Mandarin Ms. Devakunjari Independent Consultant
International Entrepreneurship Dr. Ashok Vasudevan CEO -Tasty Bites Inc., USA

Elective Courses (Term 4 to 7) Marketing Specialization

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Sales and Distribution Management Prof. V.K. Murthy SPJIMR
Brand Management Prof. T.N. Swaminathan Great Lakes Institute of Management
Services Management Prof. Ranjan Banerjee Director and Group COO at Insta Worldwide
Business Analytics Ms. Purba Rao Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Integrated Marketing Communication Jayraj Rau, JWT JWT
Strategic Marketing Dr. Paul Prabakar & Prof. Easwar Krishna Iyer Northern illinois and Great Lakes Institute of Management
Consumer Focussed Product Marketng Dr. Seenu Srinivasan Stanford Business School
Consumer Behaviour Dr. S. Bharadwaj Great Lakes Institute of Management
International Marketing Prof. Siva Balasubramanian IIT Stuart Business School
Business 2 Business Marketing Prof. T.N. Swaminathan Great Lakes Institute of Management
New Product Development Prof. Sridhar Ramaswamy Iowa State University
Customer Relationship Management Dr. Tapan K. Panda Great Lakes Institute of Management
Strategic Outsourcing Prof. Easwar Krishna Iyer Great Lakes Institute of Management
Retailing Management Prof. Sanjay Badhe Tata Joint Ventures-CEO
Markstrat Simulation Prof. Easwar Krishna Iyer Great Lakes Institute of Management
Technology Marketing Prof. Arjun Chakravarti Management Consultant
Rural Marketing Dr. Tapan K. Panda Great Lakes Institute of Management
Social Media Marketing Visting Faculty Management Consultant

Finance Specialization

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Corporate Finance II Prof. Sanjoy Sircar Great Lakes Institute of Management
Options, Futures & Derivatives Prof. B . Venkatesh Great Lakes Institute of Management
Mangement of Commercial Banks Prof. P.B. Ramanujam Great Lakes Institute of Management
Fixed Income Securities Dr. Surendra Sundararajan FMS, Baroda
Money & Banking Dr. S.K.Shanthi Great Lakes Institute of Management
Strategic Cost and Profitability Management Dr. Bala V Balachandran/Prof. Hariharan Great Lakes Institute of Management/Consultant
FSAV I (Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation) Dr. Siva Nathan Georgia State University
Mergers and Acquisition Dr. Narendar Rao Northeastern Illinois University
International Finance Prof. K. Parameswaran SPJIMR
Strategic Financial Management
(Corporate Finance II is a Prerequisite )		 Prof. Sanjoy Sircar Great Lakes Institute of Management
Experimantal Economics Dr. Shyam Sundar Yale University
Equity Valuation workshop Prof. Raghu Iyer SPJIMR
Investment Banking Prof. P.B. Ramanujam Great Lakes Institute of Management
FSAV II (Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation) Prof. Shiva Sivaramakrishnan Bauer College of Business,University of Houston
Project & Infrastructure Financing Visiting Faculty
Insurance Visiting Faculty
Global Financial Strategy Dr. Krishnan Dandapani / VF University of Florida
Venture capital & Private Equity Prof. Madhusudanan Great Lakes Institute of Management
Econometrics Visiting Faculty
International Accounting Standards Visiting Faculty EY/PWC
Forensic Accounting Prof Ram Sriram Georgia State University
Equity Research Visiting Faculty
Wealth Mangement Visiting Faculty
Financial Modelling Prof. Raghu Iyer SPJIMR
Contemprory Industries Finance -Cinema &Entertainment Visting Faculty
Financial Engineering Visiting Faculty

Strategy/Leadership Specialization

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Negotiation Prof. R.S. Veeravalli Great Lakes Institute of Management
Compensation Management & Reward Process Prof. A.G. Balasubramanian Goa Institute of Management
Leadership, Influence and Power Dr. Venkat R. Krishnan Great Lakes Institute of Management
Employer Branding Prof. Noel Machado Independent Consultant
Neuro-linguistic programming Prof. P.T. Joseph XIM Bhubaneswar
Strategic Sourcing & Corporate Quality Prof. Rajamanickam Consultant
International Entrepreneurship Dr. Ashok Vasudevan Tasty Bites-CEO
Learning and Development Prof. Veeravalli Great Lakes Institute of Management
Course on Managerial Skills Mr. R. Gopalakrishnan TATA Sons
Self Learning and Management Prof. Sriram Great Lakes Institute of Management
Strategy Execution Prof.Sriram Great Lakes Institute of Management
Performance Management Prof.A.G. Balasubramanian Goa Institute of Management
Strategic Innovation Prof. Rajam Ravi IFMR
Sociology for HRD Prof. Noel Machado Independent Consultant
Business & Society TN Seshan, Vittal and BS Raghavan Independent Consultants
Change Management Prof. Mahesh Doraiswami SSN
Economics of Strategy Prof. Sridhar Management Consultant
New Venture Planning Dr. Tapan Panda Great Lakes Institute of Management
Course on Military Strategies Cdr. Vasan Independent Consultant
International Trade & Business Dr. Chandran Director, Pillais Institute of Management Studies & Research
Doing Business in Middle Kingdom Prof. Venkat IIM K
Upanishads and Transformational Leadership Dr. Venkat R. Krishnan Great Lakes Institute of Management
Managing the Family Business Prof. Sriram Great Lakes Institute of Management
International Business Strategy Dr. Vaidyanathan K.N Director - XIMR, Mumbai
Legal Environment in Business Visiting Faculty
Contemporary Industries -film & entertainment Mr. Kandaswami Independent Consultant
Managerial Counseling Dr. ISF Irudayaraj XLRI Jamshedpur
Motivation Theory and EQ Prof. Lalitha Maheshwaran Management Consultant

Operations, IT & Economics Specialization

Course Name

Faculty

Affiliation
Supply Chain Modeling and Analysis Prof. Vaidy Jayaraman University of Miami
Logistics & SCM Prof. Prasad Chakravarthi NMIMS
Project Management Prof. S. Kalyanaraman Founder-Director, Academic Mentors
Strategic operations planning Prof. B. Natarajan NUS, Singapore
Services Operations Management Ms. Vimla Dorairaju Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd.
Enterprise Resources Planning Prof. S. Ramanathan CEO, Param Consulting
Demand Planning and Forecasting Dr. Rakesh Singh Director-DSIMS
Lean Manufacturing & Process Management Dr. Rama Shankar IIT Stuart Business School
Business Intelligence Prof. Balasubramaniam Ramesh Georgia State University
Technology Management Dr. Sunil Rai Consultant
Enterprise Business Applications & Emerging Perspectives Prof. Subba Iyer SP Jain Center of Management, Singapore
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