MOOCs: Learning in the Digital Age

Knowledge Anytime Anywhere

 IIMBx is a programme launched by IIM Bangalore with the aim of providing access to world-
class education in management and related areas to every interested learner in India and
across the world. IIMB believes in the disruptive power of technology and is committed to leveraging digital
channels to bring our motto of radiant learning to life. The Institute aims to achieve this goal by offering
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) through edX, a not-for-profit online initiative of Harvard and MIT
that offers online courses from the worlds best universities and organizations.

At IIMB, we recognize that education will be delivered in a radically

different manner in future, thanks to technology. People who could

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not afford world-class education will now have access to it. Through
premier management school established in 1973, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is IIMBx, we will leverage new technologies and deliver education via
EQUIS accredited and offers a range of doctoral, post-graduate and executive education programmes. MOOCs. Handpicked courses taught by some of our eminent faculty
Located in Bangalore, Indias high-tech capital, IIMB is strategically positioned to expose students to will be offered free of cost as MOOCs through the edX platform.
all facets of Indias growing economy. At the core of IIMB is its faculty a 100-plus group of highly qualified
researchers, educators and practitioners from the best universities and business schools in the world. They Sushil Vachani
generate knowledge through cutting-edge research in all functional areas of management and their research is Director, IIMB
published in leading academic and practitioner journals.

Committed to be a global leader in knowledge

dissemination, IIM Bangalore is embracing and leveraging
technology to provide access to quality education and Digital Age Learning and MOOCs
create long-term social benefits.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw M Massive, because

there is no limit on the class
The MOOC is built for a world
Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIM Bangalore
size where information is everywhere!
-Dave Cormier, Educational Activist, University of Prince
Edward Island, credited with coining the term MOOC in 2008

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The MOOC is a powerful force in online education that
Open, because has opened doors to quality education in every corner
International Recognition anyone with an Internet of the world. If Gutenberg democratized education
connection can learn through his printing press in the Middle Ages, MOOC
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might very well be called its sequel. Whilst education
in a premier institution has been the privilege of a few
until now, MOOCs use technology to enable anytime,
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physical location is no
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longer a barrier

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Doctoral Executive in 2015, IIM Bangalore prestigious top
management Course
Programme Education was ranked Best Obama-Singh 21st
in 2014 in 2015 Business School in Century Knowledge schools in the
Central Asia Initiative award world
by Eduniversal, Paris.
Why IIMBx
The vast Indian talent pool has traditionally been handicapped by physical capacity constraints of premier
educational institutions. Only the very best would qualify to partake of such knowledge, while an equally deserving
majority had been deprived of it. Universal access to quality education is the prime objective and driving philosophy
behind the IIMBx initiative. As the potential impact of this programme is very broad, IIMBx will reach a much wider
and diverse spectrum of learners across India and around the world, ranging from students wanting to broaden
their horizons, to teachers looking to enhance their pedagogy.

What
IIMBx offers courses in core areas of management, delivered by some of our best faculty. More than ten courses
on fundamental management topics such as Accounting, International Business, Financial Markets, Operations
Management, People Management, Information Systems, Statistics, etc. and specialized courses on Sustainability,
Analytics, Indian Healthcare, etc. have been launched. These courses are typically 5-6 weeks long and can be
taken completely online on the edX platform. IIMBx also offers a special online programme titled Fundamentals
of Business Management. This is a series of 6 MOOCs comprising core management courses viz. Accounting,
Corporate Finance, Marketing, Operations Management, People Management and Business Strategy.

How About edX

At IIMB, we are gearing up to create the capability to teach differently. Our MOOCs embrace the active learning
methodology by giving the learner an opportunity to employ various learning modalities listening, watching,
reading and acting on the knowledge gained. Each concept is explained through carefully designed learning
sequences that intersperse bite-sized videos with quizzes, readings and assignments. Discussion forums with
thought-provoking questions add to the peer learning experience.
What Next
IIMBx has launched more than 10 courses in the first year reaching out to 1,40,000 learners worldwide and will
continue to offer such courses in the future. There is a great deal of emphasis on Blended Learning by way of
efforts to use MOOCs to enhance the educational experience of students enrolled in on-campus programmes.
Faculty Development Programmes to foster technology enabled excellence in classrooms using Blended MOOCs
are also a key focus area at IIMBx with the goal of improving management education in India.
edX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the worlds best
universities, colleges and organizations. Most topics are related to subjects
such as science, engineering, arts, philosophy, literature, business and
economics. Through institutional partners and other leading global members,
edX presents the best of higher education online, offering opportunity to
anyone who wants to achieve, thrive and grow.
Founded in 2012, edX is a non-profit online initiative created by its founding
partners Harvard and MIT. edX today has over 3 million users taking over 300
courses online and enjoys affiliation to institutions like Stanford University,
UC Berkeley, University of Queensland, Harvard, MIT, IIT Bombay and IIM
Bangalore.

We are honored to welcome IIM Bangalore to

edX. A leading B-school in India, IIMB will deliver
high-quality courses and new perspectives to
the edX learning community and reach learners
around the world.
Anant Agarwal
CEO, edX
 XSeries Our vision and mission
Fundamentals of Business Management Higher education, particularly management
education, is at a critical juncture. We are entering

Online Programme by IIMBx

a new era both at IIMB and in the country.
Given the enthusiastic response to IIMBs
vision of making quality management education
IIMBx has announced a new online programme accessible to all, we are confident that we will get
called XSeries on Fundamentals of Business there sooner rather than later.
Management. The programme helps learners develop
If the country wishes to attain global stature, higher
core management skills and master the essentials education including management education will
of managing a business successfully in todays fast be at the core of this transformation. IIMBs vision
changing environment. is to address this aspect and build leaders and
entrepreneurs who are value driven through a
Learn Online: Understand, Analyze & Solve transformative educational process. It will be our
Organizational Issues humble contribution to make this nation proud
and develop a rich legacy for future generations.
In todays highly competitive world, business
professionals must be skilled and capable of making
the right decisions and developing strategies in a global
context. They must have the ability to inspire others,
encouraging them to increase both productivity and work quality. All these require sound understanding of key
concepts of primary business management functional areas. This XSeries uses a blend of theory and real-life
scenarios to develop these core competencies across six management disciplines: accounting, corporate finance,
operations management, people management, marketing and business strategy. Whether you are a working
professional, an entrepreneur or a student, this XSeries will help improve your ability to understand,
analyze and solve organizational and business challenges. What Learners Can Expect Who Can Enrol
The XSeries is offered completely online in the form of six Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) targeted at Get world-class education for free from one of Students who wish to equip themselves with business
helping learners enhance skills in the following areas: Indias top management schools and management education from a top-tier business
Access course for free, or earn an (optional) school
Programme Details
Verified Certificate for $25 - $79 Working professionals who want to improve their
Introduction to Programme Start Date 1st March 2016
1
Learn from globally acclaimed faculty at IIMB managerial and decision-making skills
People Management No. of Courses Six Refresh business and managerial skills for Faculty from other management schools who want to
Individual Course Duration 5-6 Weeks better decision-making and career progression add an additional perspective to their understanding
Learner Effort 20 Hours/Course Interact with learners from all over the world of the subjects
Introduction Lifelong learners who are keen to improve their grasp
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Management
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Management umbrella
What will you learn?
Business organisations | The role accounting
plays in managing them | Effect of common Introduction to By the end of this XSeries programme, the learner will
obtain:
Accounting Part 1: Call to Action
3
business transactions on financial statements |
Double-entry system for processing transactions
| The principles of measuring performance
and related mechanics | The method of
Basics of Financial An overview of business organizations and the role
preparation of financial statements | Kinds of
Statements accounting plays in managing them
An understanding of the role of operations
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Introduction to
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An introduction to the systematic framework of
marketing management and different approaches
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for marketing goods and services
Concepts and tools that are useful to managers for
Introduction to making financial decisions
6 Marketing Essentials Analytical approaches underlying strategy and
competitive advantage
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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to Operations Management I

by Dr. B Mahadevan

Dr. Mahadevanis a Professor of Production & Operations Management at IIMB,

where he has been teaching since 1992. He received his Ph.D. from IIT Madras.

Introduction to Operations Management I He was a visiting scholar at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration,
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, during 19992000 and a retainer consultant
Dr. B Mahadevan to Deloitte Consulting LLP, USA, during 20012002. Dr. Mahadevan was one
among the 40 nominated globally for the Economic Intelligence Units (EIU)
Course Start Date: 29th March 2016 Business Professor of the Year Award, 2012. He is a member of the editorial board
Course Duration: 5 Weeks (self paced) of the Production and Operations Management Journal and the International
Journal of Business Excellence.He has published several of his research findings
Prerequisites: Basic concepts in statistics such as mean and standard deviation
in California Management Review, European Journal of Operational Research,
Understand key aspects of business operations and lean management including capacity, productivity, Interfaces, Production and Operations Management Journal and International
quality and supply chain. Journal of Production Research.

What you will learn

Identify an operations system with some known standard configurations

Make an assessment of the complexity of an operations system
Compute cycle times for operations and estimate capacity of the system
Understand the various components of a supply chain and the need to configure them appropriately
Identify methods for reducing Bullwhip effect in supply chains
Understand and relate the concept of lean management to ones own business situation
Initiate process and productivity improvement using NVA Analysis
Use specific tools and techniques to analyze quality problems
Monitor a process using control charts
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Strategy and the Sustainable Enterprise by

Dr. P D Jose

Dr. P D Jose is Professor of Corporate Strategy and Policy. Prior to joining IIMB, he
was a member of the faculty at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.

Strategy and the Sustainable Enterprise He teaches the core courses on strategy and electives on Corporate Environmental
Management, Sustainable Enterprises and Understanding Corporate Failures.
Dr. P D Jose He has been a visiting faculty at Cardiff Business School, IIM Kozhikode, and
Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of
Course Start Date: 29th September 2015*
Gothenburg.
Course Duration: 5 Weeks
He was a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
Prerequisites: No prior knowledge or experience is mandatory. However prior exposure in the
and Kenan-Flagler Business School, North Carolina, during 1999-2000. He visited
subject areas of management, especially strategic management, will help you
navigate through the course easily. the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University as a research scholar
on a UNDP/GoI fellowship. He was also an ESRC Visiting Fellow at the Centre
Learn how sustainability issues, which often pose big strategic risks for business, may be transformed into for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) at
sources of competitive advantage. Cardiff University during 2005-06 and again in 2008.
What you will learn He is a member of the ICAI Accounting Research Foundations Committee to
suggest a suitable framework for Sustainability Reporting in India. He is also on the
The nature of the sustainability problems faced by businesses
advisory group for GRI Focal Point in India.
The business case for sustainability: Links between sustainability strategy and corporate performance
How can firms integrate sustainability concerns into their business strategy? Which tools and
techniques may be employed for this?
Applied understanding of stakeholder management, non-market environment and issues/crisis
management

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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to Managerial Economics by

Dr. Subhashish Gupta

Dr. Subhashish Gupta is an Associate Professor of Economics and Social Sciences.

His research interests are in Applied Game Theory and Economics of Uncertainty

Introduction to Managerial Economics and Information. In particular, he is interested in Economics of Organizations,

Industrial Organization and Economics of Regulation and Competition Policy
(Antitrust Economics).
Dr. Subhashish Gupta
His current projects include Competition Policy in ICT markets, Impact of Revenue
Course Start Date: 20th October 2015* Sharing Mechanisms on Network Expansion in Telecommunications, the impact of
Course Duration: 5 Weeks value added services (VAS) to telecommunication revenues and linkages between
Prerequisites: Basic analytical and logical reasoning skills: the ability to understand and draw consumer uncertainty and package sizes.
simple graphs and knowledge of elementary (10th standard, high school) algebra.
He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, ADB and TERI. His interaction
An introduction to Microeconomics and its impact on managerial decision-making in todays business world. with these institutions has been to write research reports on Telecommunication,
Regulation and Competition Policy (Antitrust Economics). He has served as a
consultant to the Government of India and the Competition Commission of India.
What you will learn He has also been a consultant with 24/7.
How markets work and market equilibrium He has taught numerous courses to different audiences during his tenure at
Elasticity of supply and demand, pricing, taxes and subsidies IIM Bangalore. He has taught Game Theory and Industrial Organization across
Production of goods and services, measures of productivity different programmes and has also taught a course on Economic Regulation in the
Making decisions for hiring and spending on infrastructure past. He has taught in various executive programmes. He has served as the Chair
Opportunity costs, different cost concepts, planning for the future of the Economics area and has been the Admissions Chair for IIM Bangalore.
Different types of competitive pressures
Problems with markets and what we can do about it

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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Innovation and IT Management by

Dr. Rahul D

Dr. Rahul D is a Professor of Quantitative Methods & Information Systems. He

is the Hewlett-Packard Chair Professor in ICT for Sustainable Economic
Innovation and IT Management Development at IIMB. Before joining IIMB, he was an Associate
Professor at Rider University in New Jersey, USA. In July 2010, he
Dr. Rahul D received the Best Professor in Information Systems Award at Asias
Best B-School Awards in Singapore. He received the Outstanding
Course Start Date: 1st March 2016 Paper Award at the Eighth International Conference on Electronic
Course Duration: 6 Weeks Government, EGOV 2009, at Linz, Austria. He was awarded the Rene
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with IT use and terminology. Also, basic understanding of Wagenaar Outstanding Paper Award at the Sixth International
business and economics concepts. Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2007, in Regensburg,
Germany. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Delhi, MBA from FMS, Delhi and Ph.D.
from JM Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
What you will learn

Managing IT and Innovation requires subtle decision-making skills. You will learn how to make decisions
related to:

Competing with IT
Managing digital networks and security
Making sense of the evolving IT landscape
Developing software and managing projects
Managing crowd innovation
Social and ethical aspects of IT
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Statistics for Business I

by Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri

Statistics for Business II

by Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri

Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods &

Statistics for Business - I Information Systems. He is a mathematician and a computer scientist by training,
and has worked in IT consulting in and around Boston, prior to pursuing an academic
career. Dr. Venkatagiri has a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri
USA. His interests lie in analytics and cloud computing. He employs tools such
Course Start Date: 7th July 2015* as learning management systems and instructional videos to promote interactivity
and learning beyond the classroom. He is interested in extending the open source
Course Duration: 5 Weeks
paradigm to the field of education and is deeply interested in improving the state
Prerequisites: Basic Algebra and some Calculus of public education.

The introduction to statistics course examines data from the perspective of business scenarios and
demonstrates how to apply these data to make better decisions.

What you will learn

To download data from prominent Internet sources

To analyze a dataset using spreadsheet software
To pose pertinent businessquestions of datasets and to answer them
To clean up a dataset and summarize the data using single point measures of centrality and dispersion
To classify variables by scale and aggregate them with pivot tables
To build an understanding of probability, joint and marginal probability, conditional probability
To apply Bayes rule to invert probabilities on a decision tree

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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Statistics for Business I

by Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri

Statistics for Business II

by Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri

Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods &

Statistics for Business - II Information Systems. He is a mathematician and a computer scientist by training,
and has worked in IT consulting in and around Boston, prior to pursuing an academic
career. Dr. Venkatagiri has a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Dr. Shankar Venkatagiri
USA. His interests lie in analytics and cloud computing. He employs tools such
Course Start Date: 6th October 2015* as learning management systems and instructional videos to promote interactivity
and learning beyond the classroom. He is interested in extending the open source
Course Duration: 7 Weeks
paradigm to the field of education and is deeply interested in improving the state
Prerequisites: Basic Algebra and some Calculus of public education.

Examine data drawn from allied fields of business such as Finance and HR, and learn how to simulate data
to follow a specified distribution.

What you will learn

To use spreadsheets to analyze larger datasets

To pose pertinent business questions of datasets and to answer them
To describe a random variable in probabilistic terms and derive parameters such as mean and
variance
To draw a simple random sample from a population
To model business phenomena with known random variables such as Binomial, Poisson and Normal
To simulate variables that follow a prescribed distribution

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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

International Business Environment and Global

Strategy by Dr. Sushil Vachani

Dr. Sushil Vachani is the Director of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Before joining IIM Bangalore, Dr. Vachani was a Professor of Strategy and
International Business Environment and Innovation at Boston University, where he served in many leadership positions
during a twenty-eight-year career. These included Faculty Director of the Japan

Global Strategy Program, Chairman of the Strategy Department, Chairman of the Doctoral Program
and Special Assistant to Boston Universitys President for its India Initiative. He
Dr. Sushil Vachani has taught in the US, Japan, China and India. He has extensive managerial and
consulting experience with the Boston Consulting Group, Philips and the Tata
Course Start Date: 1st March 2016 Administrative Service.
Course Duration: 3 Weeks
Dr. Vachani received his doctorate from the Harvard Business School, a Post
Prerequisites: None Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of
Learn how social, political, economic and institutional factors affect the international business environment Technology from IIT Kanpur.
and global strategies.
Dr. Vachanis research interests include the global institutional environment,
What you will learn corporate social responsibility and strategy at the base of the pyramid. His research
has been published in leading journals, including California Management Review,
How social, political, economic and institutional factors define the business environment of countries Harvard Business Review and the Journal of International Business Studies. He
What role history and leadership play in shaping the environment has published four books on topics ranging from multinational strategies and their
How companies strategies are affected by the environment impact on poverty, to global governance and adaptation to climate change.
How the rules of the game set by global institutions, such as the WTO, affect business and human
welfare
How diverse stakeholders, including NGOs, shape the business environment and affect company
strategies
How companies and NGOs create value at the bottom of the pyramid
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Healthcare in India: Strategic Perspectives by

Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee

Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee is Assistant Professor in Corporate Strategy & Policy

at IIM Bangalore. He has held the Young Faculty Research Chair. His work has

Healthcare in India: Strategic Perspectives been published in the Journal of Health Economics, NBER, Brookings Press
and Economic & Political Weekly. He holds a Ph.D. & M.Phil. in Public Policy &
Dr. Chirantan Chatterjee Management from Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA from IIM Calcutta and
B.Tech from IIT Roorkee.
Course Start Date: 6th January 2016
Course Duration: 5 Weeks His key research interests include the economics of global healthcare markets,
the incentives for innovation and the role of patents. He is also interested in
Prerequisites: Some experience in the healthcare business and basic mathematics concepts
technology strategy and emerging economy multinational firms. He takes a keen
Learn about the unique contradictions and challenges that define Indian healthcare. interest in teaching issues around the business of science in the life-sciences
and healthcare sector, and for the past two years has conducted an executive
What you will learn
education programme for senior managers in the Indian hospital sector.
Basic concepts in strategy applied to sub-markets within the healthcare sector
Competitive advantage and the role of resources in differentiating the successes from the failures
Corporate leader perspectives on the evolution of the various sub-markets in the sector
Hands-on experience of managerial dilemmas facing the sector through mini-case discussions
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to Accounting - Part 1

by Dr. R Narayanaswamy

Dr. R Narayanaswamy is a Professor of Finance and Control at the Indian Institute

of Management Bangalore. He has been teaching at IIM Bangalore since 1986

Introduction to Accounting - Part 1: and has written extensively on accounting, auditing and governance. His teaching
method utilizes real-world cases and business situations to make accounting

Basics of Financial Statements student-friendly.

Dr. R Narayanaswamy Dr. Narayanaswamy has authored Financial Accounting: A Managerial Perspective
(PHI Learning, Fifth edition, 2014). He has published in refereed journals. He
Course Start Date: 12th April 2016 consults with companies and governments. Business Today named him among
Course Duration: 5 Weeks the Best Nine Business School Professors in India in 2006. Currently he is an
Independent Director and Chairman, Audit Committee of Bank of Baroda.
Prerequisites: Basic English

Learn about the role accounting plays in an organization and how to prepare and analyze financial
statements.

What you will learn

Kinds of business organizations

The role accounting plays in managing them
Effect of common business transactions on financial statements
Double-entry system for processing transactions
The principles of measuring performance and related mechanics
The method of preparation of financial statements
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to People Management

by Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan

Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan is a Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human

Resources Management. Her research interests are in the field of HRM. She has
Introduction to People Management been extensively involved in designing and delivering Leadership Development
Programmes for Indian and international companies.
Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Prior to joining the Institute, she was a consultant and a practising manager.
Course Start Date: 1st March 2016
Course Duration: 6 Weeks
Prerequisites: None
Learn to be a better manager by developing leadership and communication skills designed to turn first
time managers into great team leaders.

What you will learn

Gain an overview of what it means to be an effective people manager

Have a deeper understanding of the different aspects of people management
Be able to appreciate the challenges faced by a first time manager
Reflect on your managerial experiences
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to
Banking and Financial Markets- I
by Dr. P C Narayan

Dr. P C Narayan is visiting faculty in the Finance & Control area at the Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore, where he has been teaching since 2003.
Introduction to Banking and Financial His areas of research interest and expertise include risk management, banking
and financial markets, international finance, regulation and monetary policy
Markets - I and technology related to banking and financial markets. His Ph.D. thesis won
the Outstanding Doctoral Research Award of the European Foundation for
Dr. P C Narayan
Management Education and Emerald Publishing in 2013. He was a member
Course Start Date: 19th January 2016 of the Advisory Group of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), set
up by the Government of India in 2009. He consults for and trains managers
Course Duration: 7 Weeks
in several organizations in India and abroad in the banking, manufacturing and
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of statistics and mathematics concepts is recommended. information technology sectors. Prior to joining IIMB, he was based overseas for
Knowledge of basic finance would be an advantage. several years with a multinational bank and subsequently as the President of a
Gain insight into the complex and dynamic world of banking and financial markets. bank in India. Having spent many years in industry as well as in academia and
having travelled to over 40 countries and having worked in 20 different countries,
What you will learn he brings a breadth of global experience and a unique cross-cultural perspective
in his teaching and research.
The theory and concepts underlying banking and financial markets and the symbiotic relationship
between the two
The products and instruments that are offered by banks and financial markets to meet the financial
needs of individuals, businesses and governments
How and why are they different from corporations that sell goods and services
The underlying market mechanisms and how financial instruments are traded (i.e., bought and sold)
in the financial markets
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Predictive Analytics
by Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Dr. Dinesh Kumar is a Professor of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems

at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Recognized as one of the Top
Predictive Analytics 10 Most Prominent Analytic Academicians in India, he is the Course Director of
Business Analytics and Intelligence Executive Education Programme conducted
Dr. Dinesh Kumar
by IIM Bangalore. His main research and teaching interests are Business Analytics
Course Start Date: 25th November 2015* and Systems Engineering. He has published a number of case studies in Harvard
Business Publishing on the use of predictive and prescriptive analytics by the
Course Duration: 7 Weeks
Indian companies, and authored more than 70 research articles and two books.
Prerequisites: Advanced Statistical Concepts: Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution,
Hypothesis Testing, ANOVA
Software Requisites: SPSS / SAS / STATA

Master the tools of predictive analytics in this statistics-based analytics course.

What you will learn

Understand how to use predictive analytics tools to analyze real-life business problems
Demonstrate case-based practical problems using predictive analytics techniques to interpret model
outputs
Learn regression, logistic regression and forecasting, using software tools such as MS Excel, SPSS,
and SAS

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 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to Corporate Finance

by Dr. Ashok Thampy

Dr. Ashok Thampy is an Associate Professor of Finance and Control at the

Institute of Management Bangalore. Dr. Thampys areas of interest are Corporate
Introduction to Corporate Finance Finance, Financial Risk Management, Industrial Economics, Banking and
Regulation. He teaches corporate finance and banking in the MBA and executive
Dr. Ashok Thampy
education programmes at IIMB. Prior to joining IIMB, he was at the Department
Course Start Date: Fall 2016 of Finance, Bilkent University, Turkey. He has also held visiting positions at the
Department of Economics at Santa Clara University, USA, and the School of
Course Duration: 5 Weeks
Business, Economics and Law, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Prerequisites: High school algebra; basic statistics and mathematics concepts
Learn the ideas, concepts and tools managers use to make the right financial decisions.

What you will learn

The role of corporate finance in an organization

The role of financial markets in financing firms and individuals need for funds
Capital budgeting tools such as payback period, internal rate of return and net present value used in
evaluating investments
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Introduction to Business Strategy
Dr. Rejie George Pallathitta
Introduction to Business Strategy Dr. Pallathitta is an Associate Professor
of Corporate Strategy and Policy at IIM
Dr. Rejie George Pallathitta and Dr. P D Jose Bangalore where he teaches courses
on Strategic Management and
Course Start Date: Fall 2016 Corporate Governance. He received
Course Duration: 5 Weeks his Ph.D. from Tilburg University in The
Netherlands. Dr. Pallathittas research
Prerequisites: None
interests are in the areas of Strategic
Learn how a manager or CEO develops a business strategy, including analyzing the market and creating Management, Corporate Governance
competitive advantage. and International Business. He has
published papers in journals such as
What you will learn
the Strategic Management Journal,
Industry analysis Journal of Business Research,
Resource and capability analysis Journal of International Business
Analyzing strategy across corporate and business levels Studies and Long Range Planning,
and has presented his research work
at several international conferences.
Dr. P D Jose
Dr. Jose is Professor of Corporate
Strategy and Policy at the Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore,
where he teaches core courses on
Business and Corporate Strategy and
several electives on Sustainability.
Dr. Jose is a Fellow of Indian Institute
of Management Ahmedabad. He
holds a Post Graduate Diploma in
Forestry Management from the Indian
Institute of Forest Management,
Bhopal and Bachelors in Physics from
the Institute of Science, Bombay.
Dr. Jose has taught classes on
strategy and/or sustainability at a
number of top business schools in
India, UK and Sweden. Dr. Jose has
also provided strategy consulting
and training to several government
agencies, non-governmental, private
sector and international organizations.
 IIMBx MOOCs Faculty

Introduction to Marketing Essentials

by Dr. Ashis Mishra

Dr. Ashis Mishra is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of

Management Bangalore. Dr. Mishra teaches Marketing Management and Retail
Introduction to Marketing Essentials Management. His area of research involves Retail Productivity Analysis, Retail
Atmospherics and Retail Consumer Behaviour. He has successfully developed
Dr. Ashis Mishra
and applied many quantitative models and business model frameworks in solving
Course Start Date: Fall 2016 marketing-/retailing-related problems. He has published over 10 papers in
various national and international journals of repute. His current projects include
Course Duration: 5 Weeks
A Dynamic Model for Forecasting in Indian Retail Sector, Store Atmospherics
Prerequisites: None
as a Tool for Retail Productivity and Technographic Segmentation of Indian
Identify, understand and learn the basics of marketing management theories with real-world business Retail Consumers.
scenarios.

What you will learn

Basic concepts of marketing

Segmentation, targeting, differentiation and positioning
Marketing strategy
4Ps of marketing: product, price, place and promotion