Feedback Term 4

Course Name
Name of the
Faculty #1
Name of the Faculty #2
The Course is:
Corporate
Strategy
Deepak
Kumar
Case/Project Based
Understanding Based
Corporate
Strategy
Deepak
Sinha
Case/Project Based
Understanding Based
Corporate
Strategy
Deepak
Sinha
Theory Based
Rote-based
Corporate
Strategy
Deepak K.
Sinha
Theory Based
Corporate
Strategy
Prof. Deepak Case/Project Based

K Sinha
Understanding Based
Corporate
Strategy &
Environment
P D Jose
Rote-based
New Product
Development
Ganesh N
Prabhu
Case/Project Based
Understanding Based
Case/Project Based
New Product
Development
Ganesh N
Prabhu
Case/Project Based
New Product
Development
Ganesh N.
Prabhu
Case/Project Based
New Product
Development
Ganesh N
Prabhu
Case/Project Based
New Product
Development
Ganesh
Prabhu
New Product
Development
Ganesh
Prabhu
Case/Project Based
New Product
Development
Prof. Ganesh
Prabhu
Theory Based
DVR Seshadri
Theory Based
New Product
Development
Ganesh
Prabhu
Embedding
Leadership
Excellence
Ramnath
Case/Project Based
Spirutuality and Ramnath

Self
Narayanswa
Development for mi
the Global
Manager
Theory Based
General
Commercial
Knowledge
Krishnamoor
thy
Theory Based
General
Commercial
Knowledge
Krishnamurt
hy S
Theory Based
General
Commercial
Knowledge
S
Krishnamurt
hy
Theory Based
General
Commercial
Knowledge
Krishnaswa
my
Theory Based
General
Commercial
Knowledge
S
Others
Krishnamurt
hy
Theory Based
Investment
Banking
Pratap Giri
Subramanya
m
Theory Based
Banking Financial
PC Narayan
Markets and Systems
1. Awesome prof
2. Gives you a general
picture of the financial
system, good for general
knowledge, even if you don't
want to work in finance.
Banking Financial
pcn
Markets and Systems
good course content of

market and CV interest
great professor
Banking Financial
Narayan PC
Markets and Systems
One of the best courses in 1) For the prof

Term IV
2) For the content
Banking Financial
PC Narayan
Markets and Systems
Interesting content, Overview

how banking system works,
mostly focused on Indian
Banking systems
Want to see how
macroeconomics and banking
systems interact
A glimpse of international
banking regulations
Product Strategy Ramesh

and Management Venkateshw
aran
Case/Project Based
Product Strategy Prof.

and Management Ramesh
Venkateshw
aran
Case/Project Based
Pricing Strategy
You need a course with

an average workload.
You want a marketing
course which is data
focused & not too much
globe
You like in class
simulations
Sreelata J
Pricing Strategy
Sreelata J
1. Lots of workshops,
You play while learning
2. Chilled
3. Ma'm is a sweet
person
PVGCO
Ramya
Ranganatha
n
1. In the mood to reflect

on your thoughts/beliefs
before graduation
2. Deep. Period.
3. Looking to take a
course that is less on
management funda
Personal Value
Growth and
Career
Ramya
Ranganatha
n
Personal Value
Growth and
Career
Ramya
ranganathan
Case/Project Based
Personal Value
Growth and
Career
ramya
ranganathan
Case/Project Based
Personal Value
Growth and
Career
Ramya
Ranganatha
n
Case/Project Based
Personal Value
Growth and
Career
Ramya
Ragunathan
Case/Project Based
Personal values, Ramya

Goals and Career Ranganatha
Options
n
Case/Project Based
Personal Values, Ramya

Options
n
Theory Based
Personal Values, Ramya

Options
n
Theory Based
Cross Cultural
Management
Ritu Tripathi
Theory Based
Cross Cultural
Management
Ritu Tripathi
Case/Project Based
Cross Cultural
Management
Ritu Tripathi
Theory Based
Technology &
Operations
Strategy
Anshuman
Tripathy
Good ops course.

Great strategy cases.
Energetic prof.
By far, one of the
best courses!
Technology &
Operations
Strategy
Anshuman
Tripathy
1. Awesome prof
2. no written exam
Technology &
Operations
Strategy
Anshuman
Tripathy
Good strategic
overview through
case discussions
Prof is very well
informed
Many useful concepts
learnt
Supply Chain
Management
Jishnu
Hazra
interest in SCM. Kind

of necessary.
Supply Chain
Management
Jishnu
Hazra
1. To explore the
field of Operations,
to complement OM
2. Interest in
analytics and quant
based learning
3. To develop an
overall portfolio that
you have taken
courses in all fields
of management
Supply Chain
Management
Jishnu
Hazra
1. If you graduate in
business without
taking a course in
SCM, you are an
abomination.
2. Hazra is chilled
out. His classes are a
song. You can sleep
through the classes
or sit at the back and
play games on your
phone/laptop.
3. His papers are
very quantitative.
Therefore your
grades are immune
to the number of
globers you have in
your class.
Operations
Strategy
L S Murty
interesting subject.
gives links various
strategies of the
firm.
Operation Strategy
L S Murty
Operation Strategy
L S Murty
Business Analytics
and Intelligence
U Dinesh
Kumar
Business Analytics
and Intelligence
Dinesh Kumar
Business
Analytics and
Intelligence
U Dinesh
Kumar
Very chill prof

Easy content/easy
exams
Business
Analytics and
Intelligence
Dinesh
Kumar
If you are keen on

quant
If you want to
become an analyst in
any platform
To learn some
extension on
regression
Business
Analytics and
Intelligence
Dinesh
Kumar
Name of course is
fancy.
Business
Analytics and
Intelligence
Dinesh
Kumar
1. You have a
quantitative bent of
mind.
2. You want to learn
analytics.
3. You want a good
industry project on
your resume.
Creativity in Arts and

Science
B. Sekhar

Science
B Shekar

Science
Shekar B

Science
Shekar B
Econometrics
Lakshmi
1. Be good at QM2
Surayanarayan 2. Pay attention in class
a (AF)
3. Exams are quite tough
and application oriented,
but some qs are definition
type from the text book
Good course. You end up

learning quite a bit.
Would be better if people
participated more in class.
Communication
for Leaders
Godhwani
Worst course of my stay

at IIMB
Communication for
Leaders
Shainesh G
There is no CP
component. Yet, people
who did a lot of CP in class
ended up scoring high A's
while others who attended
the bare minimum of 75%
classes ended up with low
Bs and Cs. Such a
correlation is not a mere
coincidence. Put a lot of
CP and be in the
instructor's good books.
Communication for
Leaders
Shekar B
Follow the framework

given by the prof for your
assignments.
Meet up with the prof after
class hours and put some
CP.
Remember beautiful girls
are your biggest
competitors.
Practice writing and
speaking in your room
regularly/multiple times
during the course. It will
benefit you in the long run
Communication for
Leaders
Shekar B
Follow the framework

given by the prof for your
assignments.
Meet up with the prof after
class hours and put some
CP.
Remember beautiful girls
are your biggest
competitors.
Practice writing and
speaking in your room
regularly/multiple times
during the course. It will
benefit you in the long run.
Communication for
Leaders
Shainesh G
Attend class regularly

Do the assignments
The Course is:
The Course is:
[Content evokes high level of interest

in the field.]
Quantitatively light Moderate
Low
Low
Quantitatively light Low
Low
Quantitatively light High
Low
Low
Quantitatively light Low
Low
Understanding
Based
High
Quantitatively light
Understanding
Based
Low
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
Low
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
Rote-based
Low
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
1. Read the material regularly
Yes
none
attend all classes and pay attention
Yes
1) Closed Book examslots of magai
Mug well. Attend all the classes.

Even if you don't do the grade well,
learning is there.
Yes
A bit of loaded course

Hate Macroeconomics
Dont like good grades
Read current affairs and articles prof

keep sending
Book is important, don't ignore, at least
skim through it before class
Yes
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Moderate
If you don't like

class participation
If you want a
completely chill
course in term 6
Class participation, with

Case / Project Based
examples
Read the case & do some data
crunching before coming to class
Don't focus much on surveys in
project. Prof don't like surveys,
she knows that some data points
are cooked up.
1. Learning portion 1. CP
is less
2. Prepare well for the games like
2. Ma'm appears a negotiation, guessing price,
bit doubtful at times seting price for taxi service etc...
about what she's
explaining
1. Not the kind of

person who
generally likes to
reflect or talk about
such things
1. Be Yourself
2. Keep calm
3. Form a good group for the
presentation
Theory Based
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Low
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
High
Understanding
Based
Low
Understanding
Based
High
Rote-based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Understanding
Based
Moderate
30-35 students
grades can get
tricky
Attend all 20 classes as 30% Case / Project Based

CP. Case Presentations are
v.low spread. Project Grading
has wierd components
1. Completely
desperate CP - must be
strategy based - genuine n valid
less core ops
2. very high CP30%
3. have to read
HBR cases for all
classes
Project groups
are randomly
formed
30% weightage is
CP
Be very well prepared with

cases for class
Quality matters more than
quantity for CP
quant heavy.
understand and practice
exams will be
various type of problems
overdose of
quant compare to
what he teaches
in class.
Theory Based
1. Not interested 1. Exams will be fully

in quant based
problems. Better to carry
courses
your QM book too.
2. Do not have an
iota of interest in
Operations
1. You are a
1. The course material isn't
Theory Based
maggu bitch who much, so develop an innate
thinks he/she
understanding of the
needs 'classroom mid/end-term syllabus and
interaction' to
solve as many problems as
understand the
possible.
material. In which 2. In exams, show all steps,
case you should so that you can get stepgo for Prof.
marks n case you screw up
Tirupati's SCM
your solution (which is quite
instead of Prof.
probable considering the
Hazra.
quantitative problems he
2. You are a
gives).
pussy scared of
3. In the SCM game (yet
the number of
another component), try an
evaluation
internet search for reports
components. We from people who already
had 5, all worth
played the game.
20%.
3. You are weak
at quantitative
problems.
prof is strict on
grading.
make notes. go through all

ppts shared. End term exam
will be only from these.
- You can sleep through the entire course

- No mid term or quizzes
- An open book and relatively easy end
term
- If you hate globe courses

- Very difficult to follow what the prof says
in class. Teaches in a very convoluted
manner.
- 2 case studies and 1 project have to be
submitted. Require a fairly good amount
of effort
None
It is a consulting type course. Operations

Consulting people, who are actually
interested in doing only cases may take
it.
There is no Operations Management in
this course.
The professor bored a huge part of PGPs

to death.
PGSEM students hog classroom
discussions which gets very annoying
and boring.
The prof as a rule extends the class to
1145.. leading to many people missing
attendances in next class.
Random grading in the end.
New Concepts
Analytical (Quantitative)
Live Project
Faculty
Exam Pattern
Random Grading
Want to learn more about quants behind Afraid of maths and tools
he business analytical tools
You are a maggu
Liked RMD's analytics part
Cant face dmls
Least workload
Might need to bid Study well before the exams Theory Based
a lot of points
Many DMLs will

take it... so a
single mistake
counts in a way
unimaginable
Grading turns out
random
Practice the problems

regularly and be very careful
in managing time in the
exams
This is most
pathetic course.
1. To really
understand
something in
Prof. Dinesh
Kumar's class,
you'll have to
come prepared.
2. Prof. Dinesh
Kumar's class is a
bullet train,
where most of
the things are
skipped as 'we'll
cover it later' or
'you have already
done that in QM
I/QM II'.
3. You aren't
good at selfstudy.
Theory Based
1. The exam paper is very

Theory Based
well defined. You'll be
handed over a list of
question papers from past 45 years. That is plenty of
practice and you are
guaranteed that the
questions you'll get will be of
the same kind!
2. Make sure you run the
problems through software
in order to understand the
nuances of the output (on
which you'll get questions in
exam)
3. Really put effort into the
project. If you slack off or do
a shoddy job, you are
guaranteed very low marks.
Time Pass
Listen to music
Random marking
Boring Professor
a) Bored with other courses

b) Want to watch movie sequences,
listen to hindi songs.
c) If you want to know prof's version of
creativity
a) If you think this is about creativity

b) If you don't like old songs and movies
c) If you want grades to be non-random
- Highly recommended even if you are

slightly interested in music and other arts
- Totally chilled out course, no need to
mug anything
- Classes are a ton of fun!
the first class is enough

to ascertain if u can
tolerate it or not. no
textbook. may seem like
a very random course..
take it ONLY if u like it.. if
u paid attention in class,
u can easily score 3+.
NO project.
- Not recommended if you are a hard

core maggu!
- Attending classes is a must; you cannot
understand the stuff covered in class
otherwise
- Highly subjective; course material might
not appeal to everyone's taste
1. A very entertaining, relaxing yet

1. not for those who cant appreciate the
appealing course - only for those who like finer aspects
music, drama, art and literature
2. not for those who cant sit in class
2. Improves your creativity & Gives you a without fan, ac, light cos Sir switches
new perspective
them off as they r 'distracting'
3. Offbeat, chill and very different from
3. not for those who arent in sync with
any other course on campus
the Profs style of teaching
Do not take this

Chaato Godhwani ki
course, nothing to
learn. prof teaches
his own framework
which is most
bakwas
[It is necessary for

[Content is
future courses in the contemporary and
field.]
relevant.]
Top 3 Reasons to Take the Course
Moderate
Material given by
the prof is good
Painless Prof
Prof has a very hands off approach of

teaching
Low
You dont want to

study and chill
Get a little
exposure on
disinvestment or
acquisition
strategy
Communication is very bad

Marks are random
The course material (binder) are huge and
we cant cover them all.
Low
Do not take this

course. Period.
1. Case studies are half a century old and

have no relevance today.
2. Most of the case studies revolve around a
single theory that conglomerates aren't as
efficient individual companies.
3. Every case will be linked to a movie
called Other People's Money.
Long story cut short, I am appalled at such a
course even being allowed at IIMB. It adds
no value to you and robs you of any
strategic ideas you had acquired in an
earlier course.
Best Quote heard in the class on being
asked how to analyze the case given
numbers were absent : "Assume numbers
and market shares. Either way, its not like
you are actually investing a billion dollars.
Time is more important than proper
analysis."
Moderate
1. Good choice of 1. I did not like the teaching.

cases and
2. He will spend 1 hr of each class asking 2
readings. If you
groups to fight each other with opposing
read the articles
views on the same case and then conclude
dedicatedly
with asking a few random questions leaving
yourself then u will people jinzed about what the answer of the
come to know a
questions will be.
lot.
3. He will spend the first 2 sessions in
2. Good class if you showing you a movie and thus most people
want to sleep/ do could not judge the course in the first week
anything that u
and thus couldn't drop the course. Even the
want in the class. DMLs in the class were fooled since it was a
new course and the course name was sexy.
4. Simply unreadable number of readings
and cases. He gave us about 5 binders.
Each case was about 50 pages long with
part A,B, C or all the cases on the same
incident by diff authors each class, 3-4
articles allocated in each class. No one can
read all the readings and cases in the binder
and by this I mean no one. Grades of the
course have not yet been given so can't
comment on whether reading the articles
makes sense or not.
Moderate
1) The course
1) The prof was not able to engage the class
content is great
well
2) The workload is 2) Very less value addition (unless you put
not heavy
in additional effort)
3) The professor does not share the slides.
So the material is insufficient and the
readings and cases are too huge to read,
especially before the exam
Moderate
High
No rigor in the discussions.
Moderate
A very good course

Lots of useful inormation
Low
Low
You missed bidding for other courses

You are desperate
You want to sleep in class
High
High
1. Very good cases plus decent case

discussions.
2. Interesting concepts
3. It is not in every class you can argue with
the prof how his recommendations and
points are naive and short sighted. We used
to catch him unawares in every class.
Low
Moderate
1) Good course content

2) One of the better Strategy courses
Low
Moderate
B2B-very informative course. need to mug

up the book for exam
CARTS - lively and entertaining
NPD-i can find no reason to take the course
Moderate
High
Excellent text-books, course papers were

useful too, Subject Matter very useful for
Entrepreneurs, and for aspiring consultants
Moderate
High
1. Course content is good.

2. Work load is reasonable.
3. Good guest lectures.
Low
Moderate
Low
1. chill
2. interst in developing and launchin a new
product in teh market
3. good cases
Different type of course, chill
Low
Low
Chill soft course

perfect for last term
High
High
Good Faculty
Good Course Content
Less workload- only mid and end term
Low
High
1. Chill course - need not prepare anything

for the course except one midterm and one
end term
2. The Prof is super chill - very humorous keeps the class interested
3. Guest lectures will be a major part - most
of them are really interesting with equally
humorous profs
Low
High
1. Most components in class - no real preps

reqd outside classroom. Even end term is
open book and objective
2. Prof is super chilled out and teaches well
3. For our batch, this was offered to 2
sections in Term IV and 2 more in Term V cos
of the demand!!
High
High
A simple course designed to let you know all

about contract laws
Awesome profs
Chill course
Low
Moderate
1. Chill max course, the prof cracks a lot of

jokes
2. He'll let you sleep in class
3. The only chill course you can learn
something from
Low
High
1. Very useful for those looking at Ibanking

as a career option
2. Good prof
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moderate
High
He encourages new ideas so if any one

wants to study the strategies (marketing,
finance) of something unique (like we did it
our term paper on IPL).. He is there to help
you out...
Low
High
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
High
Low
High
a) Fun
b) Very little workload
c) Learning is there if you put in the effort!
Moderate
Moderate
the course should be offered in the first

term of mba.! most relevant course for
one's career
know more about oneself than you have
ever did
cure prof
to get enlightenment :)
Low
Moderate
unique content
only 2 hr of work on a weekly basis
Moderate
Moderate
1. Gaining a better insight into your own

career goals
2. Clear perspective on what are your short
term and long term goals
3. Exellent faculty - more like a friend than a
professor - gave timely feedback on the
weekly memos we have to submit on that
week's class
Low
High
1.Chill course
2.Lot of personal learning's
3.No exams
High
High
To understand yourself better

To understand which aspects of a job might
or might not suit you
To figure out the best career for you
Moderate
Low
- very good and friendly prof

- course is somewhat less loaded
Low
High
Different type of course.

Will help you choosing the right career path.
Chill course - no workload
Moderate
Moderate
1. Excellent Faculty who kept the class

interesting through videos and movies and
all
2. Chill course in Term 6
3. Exams were all multiple choice.. Very
easy to study last minute
Low
Moderate
Ideal for the last term , no hassles

Mid Term & End Term are MCQs
Faculty is accommodating , very friendly
Moderate
Moderate
Very chill course

Interesting
Perfect workload for 6th term
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
High
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
High
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
High
Quantitatively
Heavy
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Quantitatively
Heavy
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Quantitatively
Heavy
Understanding
Based
High
Quantitatively
Light
Understanding
Based
Moderate
- Globe well
- Globe well
- Globe well
Yes
Yes
Listen to all the cases Yes

well and make notes.
He will have a few
important readings..
which he will discuss in
the class.. rest of the
readings are waste..
but these few important
ones should be done
well. For cases and
project, take advice
and help of previous
years students as to
how it should be done.
He repeats cases.
Yes
Attend Classes
Solve as many
problems as possible
Do a good project
Yes
Yes
Slides are enough to

Yes
crack the exams, just
revise once what ever
you have learned in the
class
Dont miss any class,
not fun but not boring
too
Try to do your project
well, helps in finals
interviews
Yes
Quantitatively
Heavy
Moderate
Understanding
Based
Quantitatively
Heavy
Understanding
Based
Moderate
Quantitatively
Heavy
Maggu-Based
Low
Quantitatively
Heavy
Understanding
Based
High
Its random
Yes
No
Talk to prof a lot. Ask a Yes

lot of doubts.
No
- Attend all classes

- Make proper notes
- Pay attention to
details
Yes
No
1. take notes very

Yes
diligently, stay attentive
in class, read handouts
before exam
2. very easy course,
but not to be ignored
because the specific
terms,notations that sir
uses in class has to be
used
3. stay in touch with the
prof, contribute with
examples of songs,
movie scenes, art
forms, good novels u
read, what u liked etc..
No
Quantitatively
Light
Top 3 Reasons NOT to Take the Course
Top 3 Tips to do well in the Course
1. I did not like the teaching.

1. Grades not released yet. So
2. He will spend 1 hr of each class asking 2 don't know how he grades.
groups to fight each other with opposing
2. 20% cases I think, 20% term
views on the same case and then conclude project which is completely
with asking a few random questions leaving internet based secondary
people jinzed about what the answer of the research and 60% on final
questions will be.
endterm case based open book
3. He will spend the first 2 sessions in
exam
showing you a movie and thus most people
could not judge the course in the first week
and thus couldn't drop the course. Even the
DMLs in the class were fooled since it was a
new course and the course name was sexy.
4. Simply unreadable number of readings
and cases. He gave us about 5 binders. Each
case was about 50 pages long with part A,B,
C or all the cases on the same incident by
diff authors each class, 3-4 articles allocated
in each class. No one can read all the
readings and cases in the binder and by this I
mean no one. Grades of the course have not
yet been given so can't comment on whether
reading the articles makes sense or not.
1) The prof was not able to engage the class

well
2) Very less value addition (unless you put in
additional effort)
3) The professor does not share the slides.
So the material is insufficient and the
readings and cases are too huge to read,
especially before the exam
Nothing much. Concentrate on

finals. Thats 70% weightage. If
possible take notes and share
amongst the class.
No rigor in the discussions.
Boring.
No learning from classroom
Irrational Case discussions

Do away with your common sense
My way or the Highway attitude of Prof
for the term
Seriously affects whatever you have learnt so Suspend rational thought and
far in IIMB
think like a 'semi-VC'
Whenever you think something is
either irrational or defies common
sense, use it for the course. It will
work.
1. Very superficial analysis.

1. Attend classes and participate.
2. very biased prof who doesn't agree to your That is the only way u can learn
opinion even if it is perfectly logical
anything in the course.
3. Very class based. Endterm is fully based
2. Write down whatever he says
on whether u attended classes or not.
about the cases in the class, he
4. Be careful with what the definition of new gives substantial number of
product as it is known everywhere to what
questions on those cases. He will
the prof thinks it is. So choose new product also give a new case in the end
for project accordingly. Don't choose
term which is not usually very
products that are not innovative, he wants
difficult.
innovative products and not services.
3. Don't argue with him when he
5. No reason for grading cases the way he
asks you questions in project
does. Till the end, groups could not
presentations.
understand exactly what he wants in the
4. Write as much of
case analysis.
recommendations in the case
analysis as possible. He doesn;t
like exhibits . He doesn't like facts
written deto from case, good
analysis is usually appreciated.
1) Professor will stick to his own

1) Every component will be a
preparations. He will not accept anyones
differentiator. Don't take case
thoughts unless ans until it is in line with his submissions lightly
way of thinking.
2) Your end term will have all the
2) Workload. 4 case submissions+ Project
cases discusses in the class, new
work. Prof's justification of 4 cases - "At the case, your project, what project
end of the 4 case submissions, your key take was presented by the other
away would be HOW TO WRITE REPORTS"
teams.
3) Random grades for projects. The professor
will be inattentive during your project
presentations and ask random questions just
to shoot down your ideas.1) Avoid this course
if you take atleast 2 other heavy courses
2) If you have taken all light courses, then
you may give it a try at your own peril
3) Case groups are randomly allocated by
the prof. If you don't get a good groups then
you will potentially be doing 4 cases alone :(
classes are monotonous.

be very attentive in NPD class
cases are interesting but unless u put CP, u which is next to impossible ;-)
tend to be uninvolved with whats happening
exam is crazy
Professor can't seem to inspire the class,
case discussions were of poor quality
1. Less learning.
2. Prof. is monotonic.
3. Last minute project allocation.
1. Attend lectures.
2. Do project seriously.
3. Read textbook.
1. not much learning

2. prof can be boring
3. nil
1. do the 4 case assignments well

2. do project very well
3. even if not attentive in class,
need to study slides/cases before
exam
boring course
not relevant for mba
read the readings provided only it is sufficient
Grade may be random
Open book exam : Skim all the

material and know the contents
well
1. Course timings would most probably be

late evenings
2. Random grades quite possible
3. Most contents repetitive from Blaw
1. Most questions for exams

would be from the slides - which
will be made available by the Prof
2. Just put sincere efforts for
midterm and endterm - you'll
score good
1. There might be lotsa fight in terms of

bidding points, at least the 1st time this is
offered. Of course, in Term V it should be
easier to get.
1. Just attend the classes..will

do :)
None
listen to the prof
1. Low spreads in grades
1. Just relax and have a good

time.
2. Ensure you read the handout
once so that you know where the
content is.
Randomly allocated
Randomly allocated
50 end term
30 mid
20 term paper
Randomly allocated
Closed book. Problems and theory. Mostly

remember and write questions.
Randomly allocated
Quiz 16
Term Paper 12
MT 24
ET 48
1. Very good course content

2. Interesting external materials gathered by
the prof
3. Prof's experience that he shares in the
class - He has had valuable experience s also
his analysis is good..
1) It is a marketing strategy course (not pure

marketing)
2) Understand marketing concepts from a
products perspective
3) Good prof and reasonable workload
1) Similar to Competitive
marketing strategy (there is slight
overlap)
2) nothing much, but tends to be
boring toward the fag end of the
course
Moderate
Moderate
High
High
Low
High
a) If it's that double class on saturday

evenings...
b) Need to attend most classes.
Attend all classes
if u are purely analytical, and immature to

understand finer aspects of life
know thy yourself and be

genuine; be regular in your
assignements
random grading
some may find it not interesting enough
a journal writing assignment every week
no idea...
1. Not for somebody who cannot handle 2

continuous classes on the same day
2. It is for people who can voice their
opinions about the in-class reflections hich
happen
1. Be honest about yourself and

your dreams
2. Think about yourself while you
are doing the weekly reflections.
It will help in doing the final
submission properly
3. Open up about yourself- voice
your opinions- there are no
marks for CP - the course is fully
for your own benefit.
1.Weekly submissions of reflections

2.Project globe for 15 pages
1.Very chill course do your

projects well
Continuous evaluation. There are around 6

assignments, but mostly it is a 2 month
process of finding your true interests etc
Be honest. Some hard truths

might be difficult to adjust to.
- not so relevant
- full attendance
- presentation must be good
you should take it!!
do well in all assignments.
1. It was an 8am class

2. Not for people who cannot handle globe
courses
1. Try to attend classes

2. Go through student
presentations for mid term exams
3. Have a well organized report
for final project - all that she asks
for in the project guidelines
should be cohesively put
Project based on cross cultural experiences

can be taxing
Prepare well from the

presentations and you can score
good.
Attend the lectures
Read the very few readings given
High
High
Moderate
High
Moderate
High
High
High
Moderate
Moderate
High
High
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
High
Moderate
High
Low
Low
High
High
Workload distribution [The work

load was distributed over term]
Workload distribution Rate on a scale of 5 ( 1 :

[There was a Project] Lowest, 5 : Highest)
[Overall workload]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
all components
Quizzes
ET
1. Read through his slides

Yes
2. Pay attention to the cases he
does in the class; come
prepared (he has in class
quizzes - announced & case
based )
3. He usually discusses the
final project topics in the class
during his lectures, so do try
taking some notes
1) Just listen to the prof in the Yes

class and engage in
discussions. No additional work
required
2) There will be 4 quizzes
based on the case to be
discussed on that day. Just go
through the reading and the
case
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Students' Choice
End term
Students' Choice
15 *2 cases 35 project
35 endterm for which u
have to know ALL the
cases. openbook.
End term which is random
Students' Choice
Mid Term 30%

End Term 40%
Exams
Subjective questions
generally problems
Students' Choice
MT 30
ET 40
Project 30
Term Exams
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
3 exams
Audio - 30%
Video - 30%
Literature - 40%
Quizzes and end term.
- Three quizzes were

Quizzes
administered
- 30% + 30% + 40%
- Subjective type
answers to be written in
limited space
Students' Choice
30% quiz on music/art

30% quiz on a movie
clip
40% quiz on a novel
last quiz
Rate on a scale of 5 ( 1 :
How are Project groups
Lowest, 5 : Highest) [Project formed?
Workload]
How much is the weightage for and

what is the pattern for the written
examination component?
Students' Choice
Open book case based where

he will give a case written by
him(not very big). In our final
exam he gave a case on a
company which first diversifies
and then divests and then
again divests. Questions look
all the same. Couldn't
distinguish between the
questions given for the case.
Students' Choice
The weightage is as follows

1) Final examination - 70%
2) Project - 20%
3) Case (2 cases * 5%) - 10%
70% for the final examination is
too high, though there is
enough differentiation. 5% for
each case presentation is too
high. The amount of effort that
we have to put for each case
was worth much greater than
5%.
Randomly allocated
Exam - 40%
Project - 20%
4 Cases - 40%
Students' Choice
0.4 The Prof's marking scheme

defies all logic. So be prepared
and go with the flow.
Randomly allocated
Groups are randomly selected

for cases whereas project
groups are according to student
choice.
Written exam is part case
based and partly on whether u
attended class and written
recommendations on every
case in class. Exam is open
book, so no worries if u know
which slide and copy to look
into. Beware, attend the project
presentations of other groups
and write down their project
topics as he asks which project
topic you would classify as
what in the endterm exam.
That is a small surprise. Go
through the slides and try to
apply the concepts. Write only
points in exam as he asks give
me 3 points of this or on that
why this is so like that.
Students' Choice
Students' Choice
Students' Choice
Students' Choice
4 cases : 40%
1 project : 20%
End term : 40%
Mentioned in course outline.
Randomly allocated
3 submissions - not much

workload
Students' Choice
Project Group - Project

Presentation (group grades): 20
%
Case Group - Case
Assignments four @ 10%
each (group grades): 40 %
End Term Examination (three
hours - open book - individual
grade): 40 %, final exam has
questions on proj ppts by the
groups
80%, short answer type, very

easy
100%
Mostly Objective questions with
three 10 marks questions in
end term
Students' Choice
Midterm - 33%
EndTerm - 67%
Our previous batch had some
project we heard. But for us it
was just exams due to time
constraints. For the coming
batches we can expect a mini
project.
Randomly allocated
Students' Choice
Randomly allocated
Students' Choice
One end term, 2 cases, open

book MCQ end term. What
more do you want in this
course?
Students' Choice
situation/excerpt/Ad based case

analysis
Students' Choice
4 quiz * 5 mark each = 20

marks
Project - 40 marks
End term - 40 marks
Student's choice
Student's choice
30% End term (??)
Student's choice
Individual Assignment 50%,

Presentation/Peer Evaluation
30%, CP 20%
40% weekly reflections

60% 1 day project Final project
decides grade, I think
Students' Choice
depending on the batch

interest., flexible
No written examination.
Project is individual project
Students' Choice
No examination
Final Project brings spread in
grades
Students' Choice
Assignments. 40%
5 page submission - final
project - 2 choices - 30%
Students' Choice
Students' Choice
5 small assignments.
1 group presentation.
Attendance marks
Students' Choice
Project: 30%
Mid Term: 35%
End Term : 35%
Students' Choice
Students' Choice
Randomly Assigned
Written exam is objective
Randomly Assigned CP-30%

2 case reports - 30%
Project n peer review - 30 +
10%
Randomly Assigned No exams - 30% weightage

for individual case write ups
Student's choice
20% each for cases(2), midterm, end-term, simulation

game
Student's choice
Mid Term 20% End Term

20% Project 20% Case 20%
Simulation Game 20%
Student's choice
Student's choice
35% end term. from notes

and slides of cases and
lectures as well.
For us he took a laptop based 3

midterm which led to huge
amount of cheating (True
IIMB students cheat). Please
get rid of this
Student's choice
30 mid term, 40 end term,

30 project
Student's choice
Student's choice
Student's choice
Don't write what you believe is 4

creativity. Write what the prof
believes.
none
Lowest, 5 : Highest)
[Strictness]
Lowest, 5 : Highest)
[Preparation and Teaching
style]
Lowest, 5 : Highest) [Ability to
maintain interaction in the
class]
Theory Based
Theory Based
The exams could be closed

book.
Theory Based
Theory Based
Cases are very old. Should

include new cases.
cases get very heavily loaded.. 23 days to solve one case.. thats
too much for 15 percent
component!
Course content wa good on

paper but he didnt cover it all and
was randomly structured
Makes such an interesting

subject boring
He has put in a lot of

chill.. take notes.. structured
research. can seem
pattern
opinionated.. very lively and
enthusiastic.. teaches the
subject well. the first 10
sessions are superb. the
literature/math components
later on can be sleepy.
Remarks / Suggestions
on the Subject and
Course Content
Remarks / Suggestions Remarks / Suggestions on the

on the Evaluation
Faculty
Pattern
Course material is good but

noone can read all those
stuff.
Nil
Faculty was not able

to engage the
clients despite the
fact that course
content was great.
However, the prof
made it chill and so
do not have to put
much effort overall.
The professor should share

the class slides and should
engage the class
enthusiastically.
The prof takes a very

activist like approach
to things and most
cases are hinting
towards the evil
corporation.
The class could be made

more interesting by taking
new cases, healthy
discussion. The lectures
were very monotonous.
If you are interested Quality of Case

in the course due to Analysis is
the outline, plz take extremely poor.
this as a self learning Mostly unsure about
course. Analyse cases what is being
as you would do in
taught.
any other course and
do not go by the
marks that you get.
Its all random.
Gives unexpected
recomendations for
cases. He tells deto
from his teaching
notes for the cases
and thus has no
variation between
the two sections he
taught. He just
ignores
recommendations
which are not there
in the teaching
notes. The prof is
pretty hard nosed
when it comes to
recommnedations,
he thinks he is the
one who is correct
and thus disregards
ur analysis like
anything.
Cut the number of

Personally, I did not
cases to 2 or 3. End like his style of
terms were horrible. teaching. More of a
He asked questions
monologue. If
on
someone tries to
1) what other groups say soething, he will
had presented
try & shoot down
(project)
the ideas. He
2) Case discussions in strictly goes
class
according to his
3) New case given in preparations.
exam
Workload should be
reduced.
can make course

content more
relevant and relatable
can be more open to our

views
More practicality can

be brought through
real-time application
examples.
Lectures sometimes
becomes bit monotonous.
most groups treat the

project as
nameksake. those
teams who took
interst and did field
study, interaction
with prospective
clients etc scored
well
monotonous. dont depend

on him for ur learning. can
seem too opinionated when
it comes to case
discussions in class
part taught by core

faculty is good but
50% of the sessions
are taken by guest
faculty which are
random.
There should be a
mid term to
diversify the risk.
Ask faculty to limit the

guest lectures.
Verdict: Must take

course - keeps you
relaxed and
compensates for
other heavy courses
Quite humorous,
NA
gives interesting
examples - you'll be
impressed
There are few courses

which breaks the
tradeoff between
grades, load and prof
quality. This does, so
take it.
The easiest course

Chilled out prof. No None.
that i have attended tension
in IIMB.
You will end up
learning a bit on
contract
management, how
products and services
are taxed.
Pls retain him for this
subject. He is the best
person among our faculty
to teach this course.
Understanding Based
High
Moderate
Understanding Based
High
High
Understanding Based
High
Moderate
Understanding Based
High
Do be present for the Content is well

group presentation
prepared
( Prof does get
offended when you
are not there for your
group's term paper
presentation). He
does reduce the
individual's score for
his/her absence.
Professor is very talented

and has good industry
contacts and experiences
Very friendly faculty, Nothing

approachable and
considerate
Nothing
High
Very helpful.
more videos, more

compulsory
readings.
More like a friend

than a professor.
enforce the designed

sessions as per plan. do not
give in to students whim
Weekly Memo : 5% Excellent faculty.

each for 8 weeks
Made the classes very
(40%)
interesting and interactive
Attendance : 10%
Project (individual) :
50%
Excellent honest
faculty. Excellent
credentials. Again, a
chill course that will
mostly help you in
the long term.
Less weightage for

projects, evaluation
pattern is subjective
so grades are
random
The faculty could engage

the class in a better way,
Make the course workshop
based rather then on some
articles.
This was the first

time the course was
taken. Many
changes will be
made almost
spontaneously
Excellent faculty.
Must take course.
Slightly abstract. If you
hate that, then leave it.
Good for strategy

enthusiasts
CP is the biggest Very good prof

n most important
component
Good selection of
cases, though
there is a slight
leaning towards
the auto industry.
Prof is very well

prepared for classes and
keeps the discussion
fast paced and highly
engaging.
Prof. Murty never left any Case/Project Based

class on time. He always
overshot the allotted time
by at least 10 minutes and
students had to run like
hell to avoid missing
attendance for the next
session. It would be great if
prof. stuck to the time
limits.
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
More coherence required Case/Project Based

in teaching. That case
might be individually
discussed well. But a new
case cannot be tackled
using the same approach..
multiple approaches
should be systematically
discussed.
end term should not have
all old cases... but a new
case.
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
Faculty is not so bad but

yes you r interest in the
course dies beacuse of
him
Theory Based
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
heavy
Theory Based
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
heavy
Please ensure
that the grades
do not turn out
very random
Theory Based
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
Theory Based
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
Prof. Shekar should

Theory Based
include more contemporary
stuff. The course is
completely centered on
70s and 80s films and
music.
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
good. u need to
understand his way of
teaching.
Understanding Based
Quantitatively
light
Theory Based
High
High
High
High
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
High
High
Low
Moderate
High
High
High
Moderate
Low
Low
Moderate
Low
Low
High
Low
Moderate
High
Moderate
High

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Name of the Faculty #2

The Course is:

Prof. Deepak Case/Project Based

Spirutuality and Ramnath

good course content of

One of the best courses in 1) For the prof

Interesting content, Overview

Product Strategy Ramesh

Product Strategy Prof.

You need a course with

1. In the mood to reflect

Personal values, Ramya

Personal Values, Ramya

Personal Values, Ramya

Good ops course.

interest in SCM. Kind

Very chill prof

If you are keen on

Creativity in Arts and

Creativity in Arts and

Creativity in Arts and

Creativity in Arts and

Good course. You end up

Worst course of my stay

Follow the framework

Follow the framework

Attend class regularly

The Course is:

The Course is:

[Content evokes high level of interest

Quantitatively light Moderate

Quantitatively light Moderate

Quantitatively light Low

Quantitatively light High

Quantitatively light Moderate

Quantitatively light Low

1. Read the material regularly

attend all classes and pay attention

1) Closed Book examslots of magai

Mug well. Attend all the classes.

A bit of loaded course

Read current affairs and articles prof

If you don't like

Class participation, with

1. Not the kind of

Attend all 20 classes as 30% Case / Project Based

Case / Project Based

Case / Project Based

Be very well prepared with

1. Not interested 1. Exams will be fully

Case / Project Based

make notes. go through all

Case / Project Based

- You can sleep through the entire course

- If you hate globe courses

It is a consulting type course. Operations

The professor bored a huge part of PGPs

Many DMLs will

Practice the problems

1. The exam paper is very

a) Bored with other courses

a) If you think this is about creativity

- Highly recommended even if you are