POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
(BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
St. Joseph’s PG College offers a two-year full time Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Business Management) which is approved by AICTE in 2019. This programme is designed to equip students that enable them to reach responsible global positions in management. It is designed to suit the requirements of the industry, which is constantly looking for Managers with cross-functional skills equipped with IT acumen.
The PGDM Curriculum lays a foundation for a theoretical and analytical understanding of Business Management practices in both national and international standards. This programme is designed to incorporate both theoretical and practical knowledge. The course imparts knowledge and fosters attitudes essential for the growth of students into competent and responsible managers.
This programme prepares the aspirant with multifaceted functionality to meet future challenges and achieve higher growth in their career aspects. Students are nurtured and developed with personalized care and attention, in small work groups/teams and in a practical application-oriented, user – friendly environment.
The programme employs a variety of teaching methodologies, such as case studies, role-play, problem solving exercises, group discussion, computer simulation games, audio-visuals, to teach the students. The curriculum provides exceptional learning opportunities and helps in developing critical and independent thinkers, leadership skills, analytical and decision making skills and desirable values, attitudes and a sense of social responsibility.
The main thrust of the curriculum is designed to make the students industry-ready by inculcating in them an ability to learn from real life situations. The PGDM course curriculum is designed to foster strong conceptual orientation on the basics of various management disciplines, a positive attitude with sound business ethics to make the students excel both personally and professionally.
The programme requirements include 141 credits (70 credits from core courses, 30 credits from elective courses, 6 credits for internship and project and 35 credits for activity based courses )
Activity Based Courses Include
- Career planning & development programme (competencies)
- Career planning & development programme (Group Cohesiveness)
- Career planning & development programme (Sectoral orientation)
- Career planning & development programme (Employability skills development I)
- Career planning & development programme (Employability skills development II)
- Future Manager’s forum
- Business Scenario Analysis
- Product market analysis
A student is required to do a summer project on any aspect of Business Management in the industry for eight weeks at the end of the first year that is 3rd trimester (May – June).
Most of the core and elective courses are of full-credit courses i.e. 3 Credits. There are some core courses which are offered as two-credit and 1.5 credits also. Each full credit course [3 Credits] imply a total of 30 contact hours, 2 credit courses imply 20 contact hrs and 1.5 credit imply 15 contact hours and is organised during a Term of 10 to 12 weeks.
The courses are offered in the following areas
- Economics
- Finance
- General Management
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Organisational Behavior
- Tourism and Hospitality Management
- Operations
- Strategic Management
- Analytics
- Social Media
- Agri Business
- Event Management
- Banking and Insurance
Differentiators of PGDM(BM)
- Intensive Induction and Orientation
- Pre-Term Module/Bridge Course
- Industry oriented curriculum
- Exposure to varied areas of management through core and elective courses
- Dual Specialization (Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations and Business Analytics)
- Sectoral Specialization (Tourism & Hospitality Management, Banking & Insurance Management, Event Management, Social Media, Agri Business Management)
- Trimester and Choice Based Credit system
- AICTE approved certification
- Personalized Student Mentoring System
- Approachable, qualified and experienced Faculty
- Innovative teaching methodologies – presentations, case study, debates, Quiz, Group Discussion, Role Plays etc.,
- Thrust on practical oriented programmes like Business news analysis, Management club, career development programme etc,
- Govt. Certification programmes – TASK, NSIC
- Extension lectures on current topics
- Comprehensive viva at the end of every trimester in First year
- Collaboration with Coign for 2 papers in Term I & Term II on personality development
- Online aptitude tests for enhancing employability quotient
- Entrepreneurial orientation and activities in collaboration with TASK, NSIC.
- Student Driven Activities – Management fest, Vidyastra intercollegiate competitions
- Industrial visit for practical understanding of the subjects like general management, operations management and supply chain management.
- Field visits to understand marketing concepts
- Mini –projects (group) to understand theoretical concepts in reality and build team skills.
- Outcome Based Placement Training
- Weekly Institutional Seminars
- Good Placements in Reputed MNCs
Programme Outcomes/Learning Outcomes
Business Environment & Domain Knowledge (BEDK)
Critical thinking, Business Analysis, Problem Solving & Innovative Solutions (CBPI)
Global Exposure and Cross-Cultural Understanding (GECCU)
Social Responsiveness and Ethics
(SRE)
Effective Communication (EC)
Usage of various forms of business communication, supported by effective use of appropriate technology, logical reasoning, articulation of ideas. Graduates are expected to develop effective oral and written communication especially in business applications, with the use of appropriate technology (business presentations, digital communication, social network platforms and so on).