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School of Management Studies

Cochin University of Science and Technology Kochi, Kerala, India.
E-mail: sms@cusat.ac.in, www.cusat.ac.in

Academic Programmes l M.B.A. (Full-time & Part-time) l M.B.A(International Business) MBA (Travel and Tourism) l M.Phil. Commerce l Ph.D.

Master of Business Administration (2 year - Full Time) This is a two-year full time post-graduate programme leading to the Degree of Master of Business Administration. Its aim is to provide the young aspirants with the opportunity to pursue a career in business, to acquire adequate knowledge, skills and attitudes, which would constitute a foundation for their growth into competent and responsible business executives. The programme has been so designed as to enable the students to develop a thorough grasp of the basic concepts and techniques of management as well as the ability to practise them under Indian conditions. Further, it aims at developing their analytical decision-making and communication skills. The School employs different methods of instruction viz., lectures, case studies, seminars, role-plays, syndicates, fieldwork etc. At the end of the third semester the students are required to attach themselves to an organization for a period of eight weeks and prepare a project report on a problem related to the working of the organization. The unique programmes offered by the School aim at developing the personality of students and mould them as “Manager For Mankind”.
Master of Business Administration (3 year - Part Time) The Part-time programme leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration is a three-year evening programme. Its objective is to give an opportunity to executives working in Government and business organizations to improve their managerial ability and performance.
Master of International Business (MIB) The postgraduate programme in International Business is a 4-semester full time programme. It gives emphasis to export policies, procedures & techniques.

The School

The School of Management Studies is one of the oldest academic units of the University and one of the five Management Schools to be established in the country in the early 1960s. It actively pursues all the four areas of academic activity, viz., teaching, training, research and consultancy. It offers a 4-semester full-time and a 6-semester part-time M.B.A. programme in addition to a 4-semester full-time Masters’ programme in International Business (M.I.B.). All these programmes provide considerable options to specialize in different functional areas. Currently the School offers specialization in the areas of Marketing, Finance, Systems and Operations and Human Resource Management. The School also offers Ph.D. Programmes. Realizing the difficulties in employment generation in industries in general, the School encourages the concept of self employment of the educated but unemployed youth. To this end, it offers short-term training programmes in entrepreneurship development and small business management, for both manufacturing and services sectors. Also, considering the present shortage of management teachers, the School envisages teacher-training programmes in different Colleges in the State. It is also proposed to start a series of Refresher Programmes for existing teachers and an M.Phil. in Management for prospective teachers. The faculty of School have published over 20 books and about 50 research papers in jounrals of standing. The School has been ranked as one among the top 50 Business Schools in the country. The Faculty

Dr. P. R. Wilson Professor Financial Management

Dr. K. B. Pavithran Professor Finance/Accounting kebeepeee@cusat.ac.in

Dr. C. A. Francis Professor Marketing Management cherunilam@cusat.ac.in

Dr. K. Krishnan Nampoothiri Reader Accounting, Banking, Co-operation, Business Communication, Finance kknampoothiri@cusat.ac.in

Dr. James Manalel Professor Finance Management, Banking, Management of Small Business jamesmanlel@cusat.ac.in

Dr. S. Rupert Mampilly Professor H.R.M., Industrial Relation, Organizational Behaviour srmampilly@cusat.ac.in

Smt. S. Sarada Reader Organizational Behaviour, H.R.M saradarajeevan@cusat.ac.in

Dr. M. Bhasi Professor Operations Management, EDP

Dr. Jagathy Raj Reader Materials Management jagathy@cusat.ac.in

Dr. Moli P. Koshy Professor Marketing Management & Research, Overseas Marketing & Research molykoshy@cusat.ac.in

Dr. D. Mavoothu Associate Professor H.R.M. & Industrial Relations, Business Ethics mavoothu@redifmail.com

Dr.. Muhammed Aslam Lecturer Finance Management and Accounting

Dr. Sam Thomas Lecturer Finance & Systems sam@cusat.ac.in

Dr. K. A. Zakkariya Lecturer Organizational Behaviour, Marketing, International Business zakkariya@cusat.ac.in

Dr. Manoj Edward Lecturer Operations Management manojedw@cusat.ac.in

Dr. Rajitha Kumar Reader Financial Service/ Security Analysis, Funds Management in Bank

Thrust Areas of Research

Resource Management Entrepreneurship Management Human resource management Science and Technology Management

Other Highlights

Management Development Programmes Besides academic programmes, the School conducts Management Development Programmes and undertakes management consultancy. These programmes in general are aimed at inducting personnel into more recent developments in their own specialized or allied areas, so that they would be able to develop a wider perspective. Consultancy programmes The School undertakes consultancy assignments to provide managerial and technical services to various organizations. The School has been recognized by the Government of Kerala as an authorized centre to provide consultancy services to small-scale industries in the State.