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Comprehensive Course Structure Across Eight Semesters

Advanced Departmental Elective Courses

These advanced electives provide specialized knowledge in critical management domains:

• Strategic Management: This course explores frameworks for analyzing competitive environments, formulating strategic plans, and implementing organizational change. Students learn to evaluate long-term strategies using tools like SWOT analysis, Porter's Five Forces, and Balanced Scorecard.
• Supply Chain Management: Designed to equip students with skills in logistics coordination, supplier relationship management, and inventory optimization. The course covers demand forecasting techniques, transportation planning, and warehouse operations.
• Business Intelligence: Focuses on leveraging data analytics for informed decision-making. Students gain proficiency in business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and SQL queries to extract insights from large datasets.
• Entrepreneurship: Emphasizes innovation, idea generation, and venture creation. The course includes case studies of successful startups, business model canvases, funding strategies, and legal considerations for new ventures.
• International Business: Examines global markets, cultural differences, international trade regulations, and cross-cultural management practices. Students learn about multinational corporations and their strategies for entering foreign markets.
• Business Analytics: Teaches students how to apply statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to solve real-world business problems. Topics include regression analysis, clustering techniques, decision trees, and predictive modeling.
• Digital Transformation: Explores how digital technologies reshape business models and create competitive advantages. Students study cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT applications in enterprise environments.
• Sustainable Management: Focuses on integrating environmental sustainability into corporate strategies. The course addresses corporate social responsibility, green supply chains, carbon footprint reduction, and sustainable product design.
• Risk Management: Provides a comprehensive overview of financial risk assessment and mitigation techniques. Students learn about market risks, credit risks, operational risks, and insurance mechanisms used by organizations.
• Leadership and Team Dynamics: Addresses leadership theories, team building processes, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence in organizational settings. The course includes interactive simulations and group exercises to develop practical leadership skills.
• Corporate Governance: Covers legal frameworks, ethical standards, board responsibilities, and stakeholder management. Students examine recent corporate scandals and learn how governance structures prevent financial misconduct.
• Strategic Brand Management: Analyzes brand equity, customer perception, branding strategies, and brand architecture. The course includes hands-on projects where students develop brand identities for fictitious or real companies.

Project-Based Learning Philosophy

The Management program at M K University Patan adopts a project-based learning (PBL) approach to ensure that students acquire practical skills and apply theoretical concepts in real-world scenarios. This methodology promotes collaborative learning, critical thinking, and innovation.

Mini-Projects Structure

Mini-projects are integrated into the curriculum starting from the second year. These projects typically last 6-8 weeks and involve small teams of students working under faculty supervision on specific business challenges or case studies provided by industry partners. Each mini-project includes:

• Problem identification and analysis
• Research and data collection methods
• Development of actionable recommendations
• Presentation to faculty and industry mentors
• Feedback and iterative improvement

Final-Year Thesis/Capstone Project

The final-year capstone project is a comprehensive, long-term initiative that allows students to showcase their expertise in a chosen area of management. The project must address a significant business challenge or opportunity and typically involves:

• Proposal development and faculty approval
• Research methodology selection
• Data gathering and analysis
• Report writing and presentation preparation
• Final defense before a panel of experts

Students select projects based on personal interests, faculty expertise, or industry needs. Faculty mentors guide students throughout the process, providing feedback and ensuring alignment with academic standards.