Course Outline-- International Programme in Management for Executives
Term-III AY: 2023-24 Course Code:
INSTRUCTOR AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Faculty Dr. Gaurav Garg
Number of sections One
Room No 1304, A1, Administrative
Block, NOIDA Campus
Telephone +91-120-667-8482
Mail ID
[email protected] COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course emphasizes drawing knowledge and inferences from data and statistical methods. After discussing the
concepts of these Statistical methods, their applications in real-life data will be taught using R and Excel. In modern
days, business decisions are based on the knowledge that can be extracted from the data. So, it is important to
learn how to analyze the data using various Statistical methods and make business conclusions. After learning
some Statistical methods in QAB-I and QAB-II courses, now the students may learn some advanced methods in
this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to develop a familiarity with the application of Business Analytics methods in business
decision-making. The course is offered with three primary objectives. These are:
1. To introduce some of these techniques;
2. To maximize the value of the informational content of the final solution; and
3. To alert the management students to the assumptions inherent in each one of these techniques and
the resulting limitations.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course the student should be able to:
1) Understand the concepts of various analytics methods and techniques.
2) Learn the applications of these methods using Excel and R.
ALIGNMENT OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES & COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Programme Objectives Course Learning (CL)
outcomes
1 To develop an understanding of knowledge and skills in key
functional areas CL 1 & 2
2 To integrate and apply business knowledge
CL 1 & 2
3 To develop a global perspective CL 1 & 2
4 To assimilate diverse knowledge from experienced peer groups CL 1 & 2
To master critical analysis and integrate theory and practice CL 1 & 2
5
To focus on general management and leadership skills from a CL 1 & 2
6
senior management perspective
REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS/READINGS/TEXTBOOKS:
Textbook: Business Analytics by U Dinesh Kumar (Wiley)
EVALUATION
➢ Exam: There will be one examination covering all the topics.
➢ Assignments: There will be some assignments on the topics covered.
GRADING SCHEME
End Term Exam 50%
Assignments 50%
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic dishonesty or misconduct is cheating that relates to
academic activity. It is a violation of trust between the institute and its stakeholders. Plagiarism,
fabrication, deception, cheating, and sabotage are examples of unacceptable academic content.
Please consult the programme manual for the section on academic dishonesty.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Sessions Topic Readings Assessment Criteria
(90
Mins.)
1–3 Testing of Hypothesis with two samples Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
4–5 Analysis of Variance: One-Way and Two-Way Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
6–7 Chi-Square Tests Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
8 – 12 Correlation and Regression Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
13 – 15 Logistic Regression Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
16 – 18 Time Series Analysis Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
19 – 20 Cluster Analysis Textbook and Class notes Assignment, Final Exam
