Course Architecture
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Programme Structure
11-month Full-Time General Management Programme
The programme aims to impart relevant Knowledge, Skills and Attitude which can enable participants to upskill themselves with generalist orientation and functional focus and return to their professional careers after a break.
Mentoring by industry experts run throughout the duration of the programme.
Personalized coaching by ICF certified coaches throughout the duration of the programme.
Student Journey
On-line On-boarding Module (OOM)
E-learning module from Harvard On-line offered from October till December
The On-boarding e-module covers basic management concepts delivered through online courses. The objective of this module is to refresh the basic concepts and bring all the participants to equal base in basic course concepts. This module also prepares the participants to get into the rigor of full-time management program.
The module includes courses in Financial Accounting, Spreadsheet Modeling and Quantitative Methods.
Foundation
General Management (Cluster 1,2)
Period: January -March
Term 1 of the programme includes foundation level General Management courses. These courses aim to expose students to basic concepts in management and also builds foundation, awareness and sensitivity towards the business and management domains.
Functional
General Management (Cluster 3,4)
Period: April-June (mid)
Term 2 of the programme includes introductory courses in the functional areas of management. It also focuses on some advanced management courses drawing inputs from basic concepts and the functional areas and then taking them to the next level.
GM Concentration
General Management (Cluster 5,6)
Period: July to September
In Term 3, the focus of participants would be to understand and appreciate the generalist approach with functional focus. In Cluster 5, Participants would attend courses drawn from diverse areas of business management, which are essential for every generalist manager from deep understanding along with four courses in a concentration area. This concentration choice is based on previous education and work experience and aims to build deeper understanding of the domain. We offer five concentration choices namely- Marketing, Finance, Human Resources Management, Operations & Supply Chain Management and Information Management.
Cluster 6 would include 6 weeks of corporate internship and/or dissertation across any general management domain. It is expected that students would apply the knowledge learnt over general management courses and certain concentration courses during this internship/dissertation.
Integration
General Management (Cluster 7,8)
Period: October- December
The last term of the programme focuses on looking at the business as a holistic entity from a decision making perspective. The endeavor in this term is to take participants out of the closed shells of functional perspective and develop appreciation of integrative approach to business decision making. The Integration phase would include courses that cut across various functional areas and integrate the concepts learnt for making effective and impactful business decisions.
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Key Differentiators
Personal Leadership Development Programme (PLDP)
Consisting of:
1. Industry Integration and Mentoring
Each participant in the programme is assigned an industry mentor throughout the programme duration which helps them develop the right attitude, networks and be better prepared to join back in the corporate work-force.
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2. Coaching
Participants are assigned a professional coach (ICF certified) who supports and enhances the individual development of the participant through personal coaching sessions. This initiative aims at helping women reintegrate to a corporate life and develop them as well-balanced future women leaders.
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3. Leadership Lab
The leadership lab provides an opportunity to reflect on innate strengths and weakness, internal constraints, leadership potential and future directions for a richer, more fulfilling and meaningful professional and personal life. The lab helps to foster trust and authenticity, while helping students build and execute a self-vision and develop a leadership style aligned to one’s own values and personality.
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4. Gender and Organisation
The programme aims to build awareness and facilitate insights regarding the origins, propagation and effects of processes such as biases, harassment and inclusion in work organisations (particularly in the Indian context), as well as the potential benefits and complexities of achieving diversity and inclusion in organisations.
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5. Leadership Lecture Series
Leaders from corporates and other walks of life are invited to share their personal journeys and share their experiences to understand various leadership styles and life lessons. This not only inspires our students but helps them develop their leadership style grounded in their own values and beliefs.
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6. Social Sensitivity and Attitude Building
6a. Social Immersion
In line with SPJIMR’s values of social sensitivity and collaboration, students are taken for a 3-day social immersion camp to a social entrepreneurship centre or an institution that works for the welfare of under-privileged sections of society. Besides sensitising the participants, social immersion also helps them appreciate the importance and role of management principles in an unstructured environment
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6b. Science of Spirituality (SoS)
In keeping with the mission to promote value based growth, the School persistently explores ways to design and refine a curriculum aimed at fostering spiritual quotient in managerial decision-making. More recently, SPJIMR has blended the various experiments across programmes into a formal approach referred to as the Science of Spirituality (SoS) . This course aims to blend the paradigm of competitiveness at one extreme with that of selfless service at the other.
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7. Corporate Internship Programme (CIP)
At the end of the specialization phase, students of PGMPW intern with leading corporates in their functional area for a duration of six weeks. The internship project is guided by faculty and industry mentors. Internship provides students with an opportunity to gain practical insights and apply the knowledge and skills imbibed during the duration of the course. It also provides students an opportunity to expand their network.
