Experience an MBA Class at IIM Udaipur

=RANDBETWEEN(1,9) and he hovered his finger over the Enter key and cackled with
laughter at our overwrought faces as we waited for the axe to fall on a study group.

That’s how a session in Consumer Behaviour starts with him ‘observing’ student behaviour
and wishing for a DSLR.

The blessed randomly chosen study group would get to present their case analysis in five
minutes to after which the group will be bombarded by questions (mostly by the professor).

Then the Professor will take centre stage and discuss that day’s readings, which usually
involved him giving a cue about what he wants to discuss and us giving a relevant answer in
first six words or less otherwise he will hop on to his next target, and your chance of CP is
lost. No explaining a concept with an example unless specifically asked. Faux CP is now
passé.

After going through the concepts with us in detail, he proceeds with a ten to a fifteen-minute
video where we have to “observe carefully” and then the class breaks for a fifteen-minute
salvation.

Post-break, we are asked to sit in groups and discuss how the environment influences the
behaviour of the actors in the video. But since “some new fresh faces have decided to grace
us with their presence,” he asks for a summary. The first six words rule is applicable in this
case too. Most people make mistakes in their effort to abide by the rule. After the summary is
done and dusted, everyone works in groups to discuss, and after the stipulated time, the
professor will apprise about the details that were to be covered and the floor would then be
open for discussion and questions.

The class will end with a detailed class analysis with the Professor remarking upon the highs
and lows of the student presentations. He loves to talk and so often shoots overtime but
makes sure that we are reminded of the care and concern he exudes for his beloved “kidlis”
and “kidloos.”
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