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Course Curriculum
PGPM PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Great Lakes Institute of Management aims at developing ‘Business Ready
Managers’. We have a unique specialisation model which is structured into
‘Horizontals’ and ‘Verticals’. The ‘Horizontals’ focus on functional
specialisation, while ‘Verticals’ focus on industry-specific specialisations. This
enables students to creatively leverage their knowledge and skill sets in the area
of their interest. The course curriculum has been framed by some of the best
names in academia, who form the Academic Advisory Council of Great Lakes.
Course Content
The course is divided into seven terms, with each term of about six weeks. This
seven-term program encompasses a set of core courses in Strategy, Marketing,
Finance & Accounting, Entrepreneurial Economics, Organisational Behaviour,
Operations and Quantitative Decisions. The program is designed to meet the
emerging trend for acquiring management skills among the students, irrespective
of the Under Graduate specialisation and therefore the program is structured to
cater to a wide variety of undergraduate degrees. The last four terms of the course
are called the “Specialisation Phase” where the students have to choose their
field of specialisation.
The Gurukulam way of learning
One of the hallmarks of the program is to teach students, the cultural values and
ethics of our motherland which helps to inculcate in students the right value
system and a global mindset to become successful leaders of tomorrow. They are
taught ‘Indian Philosophy’ comprising the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
The course requires students to carry out a “Karma Yoga” project for a period of
five months, for the upliftment of relatively powerless people of the society.
Students visit villages, carry out surveys about their problems and work out
possible solutions.
Empirical Study
Every student has to carry out an empirical study in the form of a real life study
on a chosen topic, under the guidance of prominent faculty members. In the
course of empirical research, the student attempts to study accurately the
interaction between dependent and independent variables, by defining a
hypothesis, gathering information, analyzing data and then accepting or
rejecting the hypothesis based on the analysis and finally documenting the
findings. The accumulation of evidence for or against any particular theory
enable planned research designs for the collection of empirical data, and
academic rigor plays a large part in judging the merits of research design &
findings.
Indian Philosophy
This course teaches Indian Culture and Ethos. Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita,
Karma Yoga and the teachings of Swami Vivekananda are a few subjects which
are designed to enhance the interpersonal skills of students. As part of Karma
Yoga, students need to work selflessly in social service activities at the grassroot
level , such as village development and need to bring a change in the lives of
villagers. This is compulsory for every student and the institute strongly
believes in inculcating social responsibility and moulding the students minds in
that direction in addition to their pursuit of formal academics.
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