IIM Ahmedabad

Management Education Programme
Programme Director: Prof. Rajendra Patel
Nov. 21, 2004 - Mar. 19, 2005
Fees: Rs. 225000 (US$ 6000 for participants from other countries)

Objective: The Management Education Programme (MEP) helps participants prepare themselves for positions in which the manager will have to deal with many functions, and work as a member of a team and not as an individual. In the context of liberalization, participants also will have to devise their own ways to capitalize on the opportunities and meet the threats posed by the changed environment. All elements of the programme - teaching materials, pedagogy, and assignments - are geared to these ends.

Each class session focuses on a managerial situation in real life. Materials for the sessions are presented in increasing order of complexity - from simple make-or-buy decisions to those affecting the character and success of the total enterprise - and thereby bringing reality to the classroom and facilitating the interlinking of various functions. After all, few managerial problems are unifunctional.

For: MEP is designed for managers who have made a mark in their work in one of the functional areas and have moved, or are likely to move, to general management positions. Owner-managers who are going to shoulder the overall responsibility of an organization would also find the programme useful.

Contents: The emphasis in teaching is on developing the capability to integrate and weave diverse views into a plan of action. The class discussions, therefore, attempt to establish interconnections between seemingly unrelated areas - concepts and their applicability to resolving concrete problems, and analyses and action. The discussions also sharpen the skills to present persuasively one’s own views, listen to and appreciate viewpoints expressed by others, and work towards the best possible solution to a given problem in a given situation.

Many group assignments form part of the programme where participants will work in small groups on specific problems and present their analyses and recommendations to the class. These assignments enhance the aptitude for group work - a quality so essential in positions of responsibility.

For further information, please contact the
Manager (MDA),
Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015.
Tel: 91-79-632 4071-5/630 7241
Fax: 91-79-630 0352 (MDP); 630 6896 (General)
Email: mdp@iimahd.ernet.in
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