Senior Management Programme (SMP Batch - 17)

IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) has been consistently ranked as a premier management school in the country by several national agencies. IIMA programmes are also ranked highky in several international rankings. In 2008, IIMA became the first management school in the country to be awareded European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). At IIMA, innovation lies at the base of every programme and the aim is to cater to the best from the best. IIMA's Senior Management Programme equips bright individuals with General Management perspectives and thinking skills. It delivers a high value through a blend of intensive and on Campus learning and immersive High-definition Visual Communication with Virtual Classroom interactions. The programme covers functional areas of management, its source disciplines and builds on the experience of the participants, helping them understand the underlying concepts, paradigms and theories of management. The programme builds on the experience of participants who could not find time, due to their personal and career commitments early on, to undergo a top-notch programme in management, but who have been learning and adding to their skills and competencies while working. It helps the participants understand how various management functions contribute to effective leadership, decision making, strategy, and organization of the business. Taking high quality experience as given, the programme creates an environment in which participants learn from each other as well.

Learning Objectives

To equip experienced managers with proven leadership, with the concepts, paradigms, and underlying management theories that are critical for senior-level positions.

To develop perspective required to lead high performing organizations and to take strategic decisions such as formulating new strategies, organizational design and change management, driving results, mergers and acquisitions, operational excellence, sustainability, managing interfaces with the public, media and government.

To prepare visionary leaders who are able to anticipate the future and guide their organizations to high-growth paths.

Career Capstones

(i) Professional Transformation: Change your mindset and think strategically to assume leadership roles in organizations and industry.

(ii) World Class Faculties: Learn from our world-class faculty who leverage cutting-edge research to create top-notch programmes and influence businesses around the world.

(iii) Peer Learning: Network with peers from diverse professional backgrounds to learn inside and outside the classroom.

(iv)Balancing Professional Development with Work Responsibilities: Enjoy the flexibility of the blended learning which combines online sessions with periodic on-campus modules.

(v)Alumni Status: Associate with a globally renowned management school through your career with IIMA alumni status.

Pedagogy

The pedagogy will be highly interactive. It will leverage use of technology. It will consist of a judicious blend of real-life case studies, immersive simulations and in class lectures.

Course Duration:

Spread over one (1) year

Mode of Delivery:

The programme will be delivered on UCS’s (VCNow) platform through direct-to-desktop [D2D] held once a week and campus modules at IIM Ahmedabad.

Class Schedule:

Every Saturday 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM

Evaluation Methodology

IIM Ahmedabad shall carry out the examinations, group assignments, and evaluation required for certification.

Participants are evaluated on the basis of assignments, quizzes and examinations for all the courses. Participants will be given any one of the following grades: “Satisfactory Plus” (S+); “Satisfactory” (S); “Unsatisfactory” (U). A participant will be asked to leave the programme and the fees will then be forfeited in any of the following cases:

(i)If a participant gets 2nd U for academic indiscipline wherein Academic Indiscipline includes cheating/ copying/ plagiarism in assignments, examinations and facilitating cheating in anyway or is found having integrity issue during the programme.

(ii) If a participant gets 4th U for under-performance.

(iii)If a participant gets 1 U for academic indiscipline and 3Us for under-performance.

(iv) The norms of the programme require a participant to attend at least 80% of attendance to become eligible to receive the certificate, failing which a participant won’t be awarded the certificate

Certification:

At the end of the Programme, eligible participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (CoC) of the Programme from IIM Ahmedabad subject to the assessment and attendance criteria being fulfilled.

IIMA Alumni Status:

Alumni status can be awarded subject to fulfilling evaluation criteria and all the terms and conditions of the programme.

Library Access

Restricted remote access to the library resources will be provided for the programme duration.

For Assistance

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*Course end date may vary