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QM-R12
PGDM-RM 2012-14: Term-I

Course Name: Quantitative Methods (QM)
Credits 3.0
Faculty Name Rahul Thakurta
Program PGDM RM
Academic Year and Term 2012-13, Term-1


1. Course Description

The course on Quantitative Methods (QM) is designed for the students of Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management, to develop an understanding of the basic mathematical and statistical concepts. The main goal of this course is to improve the quality of decision making through an understanding of the quantitative information that arise from managerial processes. The course has three parts. The first part covers basic mathematical concepts which again have various applications in the rest of this course. The second part deals with basic statistical techniques required for various business analyses and the final part covers few basic concepts of optimization techniques

2. Student Learning Outcomes (typically 3-5 bullet points)

· Be able to demonstrate analytical abilities
· Be able to relate real life scenarios to quantitative representations
· Be able to demonstrate collaboration and team work attributes

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material

· Complete Business Statistics by Amir D. Aczel and Jayavel Sounderpandian
· Introduction To Operations Research by Frederick S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman


4. Tentative Session Plan

Session NumberTopics/ActivitiesReading/case list etc.
1 Basic Mathematics Session PPT
2, 3 Descriptive Statistics - Do -
4-6Probability - Do -
7-9Probability Distribution - Do -
10-11Sampling Distribution - Do -
12-13Estimation - Do -
14-15Hypothesis Testing - Do -
16Simple Regression and Correlation - Do -
17-18Fundamentals of Operations Research - Do -
19-20Group Case Presentation (Cases to be selected by the group themselves)<8 Groups; 20 minutes per group>
* The pedagogy may change as the course progresses
5. Evaluation
· Class participation: 10%
· Group assignment: 20%
· Mid term exam: 30%
· End term exam: 40% 6. Academic Integrity

Students involved in academic dishonesty will receive ZERO on the particular component in which the infraction occurred. Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means. In an academic setting this may take any number of forms such as copying or use of unauthorized aids in tests, talking during examinations; aiding and abetting another student’s dishonesty; giving false information for the purpose of gaining credits; and resorting to free-riding in group projects.

Created By: Debasis Mohanty on 06/11/2012 at 11:00 AM
Category: PGPRM-I Doctype: Document

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