Prog Announcment 201112
Prog Announcment 201112
Prog Announcment 201112
2011-12
Contents
2 Welcome to the IBA 3 A message from the Dean & Director 4 The Policy Makers 5 Our Core Values 6 Registrars Note The Academia
10 11 12 12 18 23 A message from the Associate Dean, Faculty of Business Administration A message from the Associate Dean, Faculty of Computer Science Professor Emeritus Full Time Faculty Visiting Faculty Adjunct Faculty 47 48
Contents
38 Departmental Heads 39 Facilities 43 Brick & Mortar takes shape 45 Review of the Year 2010-11 Student Societies
Events & Activities (2010-11) Pictorial
52 Convocation 54 Academic Calendar 57 Fee Structure 58 Financial Assistance 59 Resource Mobilization 60 Our Contacts The Programs
63 85 103 125 BBA BS, MS & PhD (Computer Science) MBA, MS & PhD (Economics) EMBA (Executive MBA)
24 Academic Departments 26 Summary of the Programs of Study 28 Enhancing our Outreach Admissions
30 32 Policy Procedure
To become a world-class business school for leadership and innovation in management Main Campus City Campus
Our Vision
Advisory Council
Chairman
Mr. Tariq Kirmani Former Chairman & MD PIA & PSO
Chairman
Dr. Ishrat Husain Dean & Director, IBA
Board of Governors
Chairman
Mr. Justice Munib Akhtar Judge High Court of Sindh
Members
Dr. Ishrat Husain Dean & Director, IBA Mr. Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui MD & CEO Siemens Pakistan Engineering Ltd. Mr. Iftikhar A. Allawala Director Speciality Printers (Pvt) Limited
Members
Dr. Matin A. Khan Professor Emeritus Dr. Zeenat Ismail Professor, (IBA) Dr. Mohammad Nishat Professor, (IBA) Dr. Mahnaz Fatima Professor, (IBA) Dr. Nasir Touheed Professor, (IBA) Dr. Qazi Masood Ahmed Professor, (IBA) Dr. Talat Wizarat Professor, (IBA) Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Khoja Professor, (IBA) Dr. Wasim A. Khan HEC Professor, (IBA) Dr. Ahmed Ali Shah Associate Professor, (IBA) Dr. Heman Das Lohano Associate Professor, (IBA) Dr. Huma Naz Baqai Associate Professor, (IBA) Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif Assistant Professor, (IBA) Dr. Zubair Ahmed Shaikh Director, (NUCES, Karachi Campus) Mr. Etrat H. Rizvi Chief Executive, (National Asset Management Co. Ltd.)
Members
Mr. Abrar Hasan Mr. Ali Ahmed Khan Mr. Anwar Rammal Ms. Ayesha Tammy Haq Mr. Babar Bashir Nawaz Mr. Bashir Ahmed Mr. Ghouse Akber Mr. Iftikhar A. Allawala Mr. Nadeem Abdullah Mr. Khalid Bashir Dr. Miftah Ismail Mr. Mohsin Nathani Mr. Muneer Kamal Mr. Nadeem Jafarey Mr. Najmus Saquib Hameed Mrs. Nasim Ahmed Mr. Parvez Ghias Mr. Pervez Iqbal Mrs. Rounaq Lakhani Mr. Safiuddin Zoomkawala Mr. M. Yousuf Adil Mr. Shahid Shafiq Mr. Tahir Khaliq Mr. Zafar A. Siddiqui Mr. Zahid Bashir Ms. Sabrina Faisal
Members
Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Dr. Nazir A. Mughal Vice Chancellor University of Sindh Dr. Ishrat Husain Dean & Director Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Waseem A. Ursani Secretary Education Government of Sindh Prof. Dr. Sohail H. Naqvi Executive Director HEC, Islamabad Mr. Mohammad Saeed Shafiq President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Senator Haji Ghulam Ali President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Waqar Hassan Siddique Executive Director Abraaj Capital, Dubai Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Chairman Executive Board, Usman Institute of Technology Mr. S. Ali Raza Ex President National Bank of Pakistan Mr. Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui MD & CEO Siemens Pakistan Engineering Ltd. Mr. Zahid Bashir Chairman The Premier Insurance Co. Pakistan Ltd. Mr. Iftikhar A. Allawala Director Speciality Printers (Pvt) Limited Dr. Naved Ahmad Associate Professor Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Dr. Talat A. Wizarat Professor Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Selection Board
Chairman
Dr. Ishrat Husain Dean & Director, IBA
Members
Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Chairman Executive Board, UIT Karachi Mr. Fayyaz Ali Khan Member Sindh Public Service Commission Mr. Asad Umar President, CEO Engro Chemical Pakistan Mr. Tariq Kirmani Former Chairman & MD Pakistan International Airline Mr. Jalees Ahmed Siddiqui Chief Executive IGI Insurance
Registrars Note
Welcome to the Institute of Business Administration Karachi (IBA), a fully autonomous educational institution conferred vide the Provincial Assembly of Sindh Act no. XX of 1994 with the power to award degrees. As the Registrar of the institute, I am privileged to work alongside the outstanding teachers, dedicated scholars and staff who serve as members of IBAs vibrant community. Together we enable our students to challenge themselves, make the most of their talent, and make an impact locally, nationally and internationally. Your decision to enroll at IBA has been based on careful consideration regarding the quality of our academic programs, the reputation of faculty, our infrastructure and the multi-dimensional opportunities available to our graduates. We desire that you focus your efforts on academics and participate in co / extra curricular activities thus making full use of all that IBA has to offer. Our goal is to implement the mission of the institute in accordance with the core values articulated in its mission statement. We endeavor to provide you with the best possible service delivered on your terms in a seamless manner across both campuses of the institute, the hostels and IBA staff town. The past year has been a demanding yet very fruitful for everyone at IBA. It saw the re-commissioning of a number of renovated and upgraded facilities at both campuses. Consequently, 2010 presented a lot of challenges as well as increased our responsibilities. The biggest challenge, though, was the optimal and efficient management of available spaces to accommodate the enthusiasm of the students and facilitate the avalanche of extracurricular activities initiated by them through the twenty seven student societies. As the service-unit responsible for maintenance, transportation and welfare, we have introduced various SOPs to simplify the availability and utility of the limited number of community facilities for a multitude of co/extracurricular activities conducted by the rejuvenated societies and clubs operated by the student body. To this end, the period Fall 2010 Spring 2011, recorded a total of 48 events the maximum ever conducted in two semesters at IBA. The high mark of these events was the Convocation 2011, a high profile public event which received the appreciation from all and sundry. Our departments motto is Resolve problems through a prompt and helpful attitude while excelling in teamwork & cooperation. We extend a very warm welcome to all the new entrants at IBA and request them to visit the IBA website and portal for any information that they may require. Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions concerning our office. Have a Great Semester! Ahmed Zaheer
Zaheer, Ahmed Captain (Retd) Pakistan Navy, afwc, psm, psn Registrar
Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
- Oliver Wendall Holmes
The Academia
Nishat, Mohammed Professor, Faculty of Business Administration PhD, Auckland, New Zealand MA Sc, (Management Sciences) MA, (Economics), University of Waterloo, Canada MAS, (AERC), University of Karachi Areas of interest: Portfolio Management, Financial Econometrics & Microeconomics
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
- James Allen
Ghani, Sayeed Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Science PhD & MS, Columbia University, USA BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Areas of interest: Simulation and Performance Analysis of Wireless Networks, Routing Issues in Mobile Adhoc Networks & Security Risk Assessment of Systems
The Academia
The Academia
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Matin A. Khan
Dr. Matin A. Khan served as Dean & Director of IBA from 1972 to 1977 and contributed greatly to the development of academic standards of IBA. He received his M.A from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania and DBA from the University of Southern California, USA. He was associated as Project Director for almost a decade with JRP-IV, a research project on Improvement of Slums while he was a visiting Professor at Ahmad Bello University, Nigeria. Dr. Matin is the author of a large number of books and articles on marketing and research methodology. Dr. Matin has served as a Life Research Professor at Hamdard University, Karachi. He was also the Dean of Faculty of management Sciences at the Hamdard University. Presently he is the member of the Academic Board at IBA.
Nazar, Mahreen Assistant Professor LLM, International Law Temple University, USA LLB, (Hons), Thames Valley University, London, UK Areas of interest: International Trade Laws, Corporate Laws and Practice in Pakistan, Industrial Relations, Labour & Service Laws
Saiyed, Aman U. Assistant Professor, Director BBA Program MBA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA C.PA., Texas, USA C.A finalist, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K. Areas of interest: Designing and Implementation of MIS in Large Organizations. Strategic Planning and Activity Based Cost Author of Book: Managerial Accounting for Financial Services.
Umer, Muhammad Saleem Faculty Member, Director EMBA Program MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi DAIBP Areas of interest: Banking, Accounting & Finance
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Khan, Abdul Wajed Assistant Professor & Coordinator MBA Evening Program MCS, University of Karachi Areas of interest: Programming & Scripting Languages, Graphics, Numerical Computing & Operating Systems
Khan, Imran Assistant Professor PhD candidate at IBA MS (Computer Science), SZABIST, Karachi MCS, University of Karachi OCA, USA Areas of interest: Relational Databases, Data Warehouses, Data Mining, Systems Engineering, Ontology Coloured Petri nets (CPN) and ERP Nabi, Syed Irfan Assistant Professor PhD candidate at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi MS, George Washington University, USA, PGD, Technical Education, Islamic University of Technology, (OIC) Dhaka Areas of interest: Information Security Management, Information Technology Policy and Planning. Touheed, Nasir Professor Member Admission Committee & Chairman CPC, Coordinator Testing Services PhD, University of Leeds, England,U.K., MA in Mathematics, MS in Operations Research, University of California, Los Angeles Areas of interest: Parallel Processing, Operations Research, Numerical Analysis, Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Khoja, Shakeel Ahmed Professor, Post-Doc Fellowship, University of Southampton, U.K. PhD, University of Southampton, U.K. Bachelors of Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology Mehran, Pakistan. Awarded Best Teacher Award 2003 by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Rizvi, Ameer H. Lecturer MBA in General Management, University of the East, Manila,Phillippines Areas of expertise: Supply Chain Management and CRM. His Corporate Experience Includes Companies like Oracle, KPMG and Arthur Consulting
Rajput, Quratulain Nizamuddin Assistant Professor MS SZABIST, Karachi PhD candidate at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Information Extraction, Knowledge Extraction, Semantic Web & Ontology
Zaheeruddin Asif Assistant Professor & Director, BS (CS) & MIS Programs PhD Temple University, Philadelphia,USA MBA Institute of Business Administration, Karachi PGD Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Philosophy of Computer Mediated Communication, Deliberative Communication, Open Source, Social Software, and Online Communities of Practice
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Haque, Zia-ulAssistant Professor MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Msc (App. Mathematics), University of Karachi PhD in progress Areas of interest: Finance, Management Accounting and Quantitative Business Techniques
Jaffery, Tahira Marium Lecturer MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Pakistans Economic and Financial Markets, Involved in an analysis project with Business Daily
Khan, Amir Jahan (On Study Leave) Assistant Professor PhD candidate at University of Warwick, UK MAES (Local Economic Development), MAS (Economics), MSc (Statistics) Areas of interest: Applied Microeconometrices, Labour/Education Economics, and Local Economic Development
Lohano, Heman Das Associate Professor & Director MS Economics Program PhD, University of Minnesota, USA Teaches: Econometrics, Managerial Economics, Microeconomics, and Dynamic Optimization. Areas of interest: Stochastic Dynamic Programming, Market Integration, Environmental Economics
Naeem-uz-Zafar Assistant Professor PhD (Economics), Northern Illinois University, USA MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BE, NED University of Engineering & Technology
Nauman J Amin Assistant Professor MSc Investments (Finance) Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK MBA , Finance/Marketing Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BE Mechanical NED University Karachi
Tauseef, Sana Lecturer MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Business Finance, Financial Management, and Financial Derivatives
Department of Management
Mir, Shahid R. Assistant Professor and Chairperson, Department of Management Fulbright Post Doc. Research Scholar, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, USA PhD, Adamson University, Philippines, BE, NED University Areas of interest: Entrepreneurship, Research Methodology, Materials & Marketing Management Afghan, Nasir A. Assistant Professor & Director MBA Program PhD, University of Twente, The Netherlands MBA, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands M.Sc., University of Karachi Danish, Tania Assistant Professor MBA, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Marketing and Management
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Hussain, Mirza Sardar Assistant Professor Doctoral Coursework in Business Administration at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi M.E.M, Yale University, USA, MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BE, NED University Areas of interest: Small Business Management, Production and Operations Management, Energy Management and Environmental Protection
Ansari, Nyla Aleem Assistant Professor M Sc Organizational Psychology Birkbeck College, University of London, UK MS Management Sciences, SZABIST, Karachi Master in Public Administration, University of Karachi.
Mumtaz, Mohammad Kamran (On Study Leave) Assistant Professor ME Texas A&M University BS GIKI Areas of interest: Operations Management, Small Business Management, Entrepreneurship
Raza, Syed Sultan Lecturer Enrolled in the IBA PhD Program MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi LLB, University of Karachi Postgraduate Diploma, NILAT, Areas of interest: Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management and HRM
Saqib, Syed Imran Lecturer MA (Human Resource Management), George Washington University, USA MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior and Comparative Management
Qureshi, Shahid Assistant Professor & Associate Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) PhD, Technical University, Berlin MBA, LUMS M.Sc (Engineering), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand Areas of interest: Capability Development, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Ismail, Zeenat Professor, Coordinator Foreign Languages, NTHP & STHP PhD, Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi Areas of interest: Human, Organizational and Consumer Behaviour, Business Communication and Social Psychology
Qayyum, Rabail Lecturer MA English Linguistics, University of Karachi BA (Hons.), University of Karachi Areas of interest: Teacher Development and English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Rebaz, Javeria Lecturer MA, Linguistics, University of Karachi Areas of interest: Creative Writing and Translation
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Department of Marketing
Zafar, Yasmin Assistant Professor & Chairperson MBA, University of San Francisco, California, MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest include Consumer Behavior, International Marketing, Export Marketing, Services Marketing, Brand and Product Marketing Amir, Huma Samir Assistant Professor PhD Warwick Business School,UK MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest include International Marketing, Marketing Management, Consumer Behavior, and Social Research Methods Ansari, Humayun Sultan Assistant Professor, MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest include Alternative Energy Communication, Classical Music, Public Speaking and Marketing in Pakistan
Baig, Farah Naz Lecturer MBA, (Marketing) Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest include FMCG Branding & Retailing
Husain, Saima Lecturer MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest include Marketing Research, Marketing Issues in Pakistan, Consumer Behavior and Media Management.
Khan, Ambarin Asad (On Study Leave) Lecturer PhD Manchester, Business School, UK MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BE, NED University, Karachi Area of Interest include Innovation, Consumer Behaviour & Quality
Khan, Nida Aslam Lecturer MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi BBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Marketing Issues in Pakistan, Consumer Behavior, Rural Marketing, Oral Communication and Brand Management
Mian, Ejaz A. Assistant Professor PhD, University of USM, Malaysia MBA, University of Toronto, Canada, MA, University of Karachi, BE, NED University Areas of interest: Marketing Management, Export Marketing, Advertizing & Business Marketing in SMEs
Mirza, Salma Assistant Professor MS in Management Sciences in progress MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Areas of interest: Compiling local cases in Marketing, Marketing and Business Research, Leadership and Change Management
Moiz, Jami Assistant Professor MBA, Schiller International University, London HND, Cambridge Areas of interest: Marketing, Advertising and Management
Muhammad, Zahid (On Study Leave) Assistant Professor PhD, Candidate University of Birmingham MSc in Management, London School of Economics & Political Science, U.K. MPA, The Punjab University
Saeed, S.M. Lecturer MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Trainer in various Executive Education & FBR Capacity Building Programs Areas of interest: Management, Marketing and HRM
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Meenai, Yaseen Ahmed Lecturer MSc, KU, Pakistan (Silver Medalist) Areas of interest: Statistics, Numerical Computing, Mathematics and Statistical Inference Recipient of Best Teacher Award from HEC Recipient of Best Paper Award, Informatics & Cybernetics Conference at Orlando, USA
Zubair, Hisham bin Assistant Professor Postdoc (Appl. Math), University of Antwerp, Belgium PhD (Appl. Math), Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands MCS, M.Sc. B.Sc. (Hons.) (Applied Maths), University of Karachi
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, Press on, has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
-Calvin Coolidge
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The Academia
VISITING FACULTY
Abdullah, Arshad Director Emeritus, PIM Advisor HRD, EFU Life Assurance. MBA IBA, Karachi ITP, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA Specializes In Corporate/ Business Strategy, Organization Behavior And Strategic HRM. Agha, Sohail Senior Technical Advisor, Greenstar Social Marketing/Population Services International, Karachi PhD in Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore USA Abbasi, Eram Assistant Professor, Bahria University, Karachi MS (Computer Science), SZABIST, Karachi MBA (MIS), CBM, Karachi Aftab, Nadeem Joint Director, Financial Stability Division, Monetary Policy Dept, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) PhD in Finance, University of Vienna, Austria M.Sc (Economics), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
Agrawalla, Najeeb Group Head, Marketing & Product Management, United Bank Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan MSc in Marketing, UMIST, Manchester MBA, (IBA), Karachi
Ahmad, Moiz FCA, CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan MAS (Finance, COBOL Programming), Punjab University, Lahore Professional experience as Consultant, Trainer for Certified Directors Program at Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. Ajari, Mohammad Hanif Director Strategic & Global Supply Chain Management, Getz Pharma (Private) Limited PhD in Enterprise Risk Management (in progress) M. Phil. (Supply Chain Management), USA Fellow Member and Vice President, National Council of ICMAP Ali, Syed Asim Lecturer, Department of Computer Science & Main Communication Network, University of Karachi M. Phil /PhD in Management Information Systems, University of Karachi (in process) MS, SZABIST Ashraf, Noaman Marketing Manager, Head of Consumer Products Division, Brand Masters Private Limited (BML) MBA, Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences
Akhtar, Nadeem Chief Executive Officer (CEO), & Capacity Building Specialist, The Kaizen Forum MS (Computer Science), West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA B.E, NED University Karachi
Akram, Muhammad Rizwan Joint Director, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) MS in Computer Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology B.E, NED University, Karachi
Alam, S. Khursheed M.Sc Statistics, University of Karachi B.Sc Statistics & Mathematics, University of Karachi
Amir, Samir S. Director Research, Pakistan Business Council MBA, (IBA) Karachi B.E, NED University, Karachi
Ansari, Danish Head of Marketing, National Industrial Parks MBA, (IBA), Karachi BE, (Mechanical Engineering), NED University, Karachi
Aziz, Rahat Senior Faculty, Sindh Judicial Academy, CA (Final Group-II) Accounting & Law, Institute of Chartered Accountants Pakistan L.L.M Corporate Laws, S.M. Law College, Karachi L.L.B, Urdu Law College, Karachi
Bhatti, Haneef A. Advocate of High Court, Member Sindh Bar Council LLM & LLB, University of Karachi Masters in Administrative Science, University of Karachi MA (Islamic History), University of Karachi
Chandna, Mohsin Mushtaq Director General, Sindh Coastal Development Authority Master in Public Policy, University of Chicago MBA, IBA Karachi
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Hashmi, Ali Asghar CEO, Biztek Professionals MBA, Carnegie Mellon University, USA MS, George Washington University, USA BS, University of Maryland, College Park Certified PMP and CISA
Hassan, Imran Javed CEO/Partner, Gold Mohur Corporation PhD in Management Sciences, SZABIST (in Progress) M. Phil /MS in Management Sciences, SZABIST MBA Finance & Marketing, IBA, Karachi BAC, Institute of Chartered Accountants Pakistan Husain, Fauzia Fulbright Scholar 2007-2009 MA, Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA BFA, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi Areas of interest: Media and Education Hussain, Asif Head Global Corporates & Investment Banking, Bank Alfalah Ltd CFA Chartered Financial Analyst Program - Level II (in process) DAIBP Institute of Bankers Pakistan MBA, IBA, Karachi
Huda, Sadiqul SVP, Banking Division, Industrial Develop Bank, Pakistan (IDBP) Masters in Economics, St. Louis University, USA MSc (Statistics), University of Punjab, Lahore MBA, (IBA), Karachi DAIBP, IBP, Karachi
Husain, Shah M. Saad Head, Corporate Affairs PAK-ARAB Refinery Ltd (PARCO) MBA, IBA, Karachi MS, Materials & Metallurgical Engg, University of Michigan, USA B Engineering, University of Karachi
Ilyas, Tausif Financial and Management Consultant/ Partner, Rauf Ayub & Co., Chartered Accountants FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Chartered Accountant, ICAP Cost & Management Accountant, ICMAP
Imtiaz, Muhammad Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi M.Phil, University of Karachi MSc (Applied Mathematics), University of Karachi B.Sc (Hons), University of Karachi
Imran , Muhammad Head of Retail & Consumer Banking, Bank Islami Pakistani Limited(BIPL) MBA, IBA, Karachi B.E, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
Inayatullah, Syed Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi M. Phil in Operations Research, University of Karachi M.Sc in Applied Mathematics, University of Karachi
Iqbal, Javed Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Karachi University PhD, (Financial Econometrics and Business Statistics), Monash University, Australia MAS (Applied Economics), AERC, University of Karachi M.Sc, University of Karachi
Irfanullah, Arif Director, Alchemy Technologies MBA, University of Chicago, USA Masters in Engineering, Dartmouth College, USA Bachelors in Engineering & B.A, Dartmouth College, USA
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Jilani, Tahseen Ahmed Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Karachi PhD (Computer Sciences), University of Karachi M.A (Economics), University of Karachi M.Sc (Statistics), University of Karachi
Kazi, Afaq A. General Manager, HR & Organizational Development and IT Greenstar Marketing Guaranteed Ltd MBA, (IBA), Karachi MPA, University of Karachi
Khalid, Rameez Associate Professor, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi PhD (Industrial Engineering, Project Management), INPT-ENSIACET, Toulouse, France MS (Industrial Engineering), UPS Toulouse, France
Khan, Asna MBA, (IBA), Karachi Areas of interest include Marketing Management & HR
Khan, Bushra Akbar MPhil candidate at SZABIST, Karachi MBA,(IBA), Karachi Areas of interest include Organizational Behaviour, Strategic Management, Leadership
Khan, Gul Nawaz Former SEVP National Bank of Pakistan LLM, University of Karachi LLB, University of Karachi B. Com, University of Karachi Banking Diploma, Institute of Bankers, London
Khan, Irfan A. Head, Investment Banking Group, Faysal Bank Limited MBA Finance, LUMS Lahore MA Economics, University of Punjab, Lahore
Khan, Jalal Ahmad Practicing Member of ICMAP in Taxation, Project Finance, Secretarial Practices MBA, (IBA), Karachi FCMA, Institute of Cost & Management Accountant of Pakistan
Khan, Mariam Associate Producer, Geo Television Network MA. Development Economics University of Manchester, UK BSc. Economics and Management, University of London, UK
Khusrow, Uzair M. Head, Process Reengineering / Service Quality Unit, Citibank N.A., Pakistan SM System Design & Management, Sloan School of Management, MIT, USA MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Kidwai, Midhat Azim Former Managing Director / CEO Sind Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. MBA (Finance & Accounting), (IBA), Karachi B.Sc (Maths, Physics & Chemistry), Adamjee Science College, Karachi
Kirmani, Ahmed Saeed Director, Bearingpoint Pak. (Pvt.) Ltd FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan FCMA, Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
Lakhani, Aziz A. Head of Operational Risk Management Department, Habib Bank Limited (HBL) MPA, Harvard University FCA, CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
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Mahmud, Syed Akhtar CEO, Brand Image (A marketing consultancy providing services in Branding, Advertising, Public Relations and Consumer Insight) MBA, (IBA), Karachi in association with Wharton School of Business Management, Pennsylvania, USA
Malik, Yasmin Telecoms Market Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK (freelance basis) Analyst with in-depth knowledge and market know-how of wireless/mobile technologies, strategies and implementation MSc Information Technology, London University (UCL), UK
Memon, Naheed CEO Kings Clothing, Kings Aviation & Ace Travels Ltd & Medco (Kings Group of Companies) MBA, Imperial College London, Tanaka Business School M. Sc. (Economics), Birbeck College, University of London
Mooman, Muslim Reza Head of CB Market Sales, Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited CFA, Chartered Institute of Financial Analysts MBA, (IBA), Karachi DAIBP, Institute of Bankers, Pakistan
Muhammad, Noman Noor Head of Actuarial Services, Adamjee Life, Karachi FSA (Fellow Society of Actuaries) Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA) B.S.B.A in Actuarial Science, Drake University, US
Mukhi, Shabbir Enterprise Account Manager Unisys, Pakistan MS, (Computer Science), SZABIST, Karachi BCSc, Dalhousie University, Canada
Mukhtar, Tasadduq Founder & CEO, International Water Associates Pakistan MBA, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA MBA, University of North Alabama, Florence, USA
Murad, Aslam Chief Consultant, Aslam Murad Associates FCA, CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan CMA, ICMAP Bachelor of Commerce, University of Karachi
Nazir, Faisal Lecturer, Department of English, University of Karachi PhD, English Literature, University of Karachi (in progress) MA (English Literature), University of Karachi
Pasha, Farooq Economist, Research Department, State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan (SBP) PhD (Economics), Boston College, USA (in progress) M.A (Economics), Boston College, USA
Poonawala, Mazher IT & Management Consultant MBA, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, USA BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas, USA
Quraishi, Muqtadar Ahmed Director, Value Chain Optimization Chevron Pakistan Limited (formerly Caltex) MBA, IBA, 1990 Master of Engineering (Mechanical), Cornell University, USA Bachelor of Engineering, Brown University, USA
Qureshi, Abdul Waheed MA (English Literature) MA (Philosophy) Areas of interest include play writing and general literature reading
Qutubuddin, Sadia Creative Director, JWT Pakistan Pvt. Limited MA, Global Media and Postnational Communications (SOAS - London, U.K.) British Council Chevening Scholar
Rajkotwala, Aziz Seasoned professional with 30 years of diverse banking experience primarily with Citibank. Worked in several countries within Middle East, Africa and Asia in functional
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Sayeed, Nadia MBA, (IBA), Karachi Areas of interest include Soft Skills Training and Development, Business Communication and Career Counseling
Shahahni, Mushtaq Ali Deputy Collector, Customs, Sales Tax & Fed. Excise, CBR MBA (Tax Management), IBA, Karachi M.A (Economics), SALU, Khairpur LLB, SALU, Khairpur
Shaheryar, Agha Quality Management Consultant, Brilliance, Karachi MSME, University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas, USA MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Shams, Shuja General Manager HR & Administration, Lucky Cement Limited MBA, (IBA), Karachi BE (Mech), NED University, Karachi
Siddiqui, Ahmad Ali Executive Vice President, Product Development & Shariah Compliance, Meezan Bank Limited MBA, (MIS), IBA, Karachi
Siddiqui, Danish Ahmed Assistant Professor, Karachi University Business School PhD (Economics), University of Karachi MBA, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi MA (Economics), University of Karachi CFA-Level 1, CFA Institute, USA Siddiqui, Zafar A. Director, Alumni Public Affairs & Resource Mobilization Department Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) MS, Marketing Communication, Chicago MBA, (IBA), Karachi Suriya, Abdul Rahim Partner, A.R. Suriya & Co., Chartered Accountants FCA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan FCMA, ICMAP
Siddiqui, Farhan Ahmed PhD/M.Phil (GRID Computing in Financial Services), University of Karachi (in progress) MBA (Finance), University of Karachi BS Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi
Siddiqui, Raziuddin Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences Ph.D. (Algebra), University of Durham, U.K M.Sc.(Math), University of Karachi B.E , NED University of Engg & Technology, Karachi
Soomro, Taymour M.A, Jesus College, Cambridge PGD in Legal Practice & Professional Skills Courses College of Law, Store Street, London. B.A (Law) (Hons.), Jesus College, Cambridge
Suri, Abdul Wahab Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Karachi PhD in Political Philosophy, University of Karachi MA in Philosophy, University of Karachi BA (Hons) Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, University of Karachi Zaidi, Ali H. M. Phil (High Performance Computing), Imperial College, London, UK, MSc (Advanced Computing), Imperial College, London, UK BE (Electronics), NED University, Karachi
Syed, Sabir A. Business Manager, Jaffer Brothers Pvt Ltd MBA, Strategic Management, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA MS, Industrial Engineering Systems, University of Illinois, USA Zaki, Shahid Executive Director, AMAN Foundation Former CEO of Philips Pakistan. MBA, University of Karachi MSEE, University of Southern California (USC), USA BE, NED University
Zaheeruddin MBA, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania,(USA) MA (Economics) the Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh , India LLB, The Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Zia, Shams Naveed IT Manager, Hinopak Motors Limited MBA (MIS), IBA, Karachi BE (Mechanical Engineering) UET, Lahore
Zaidi, Faraz Consultant, Telecommunication and Core Banking MBA, IBA, Karachi Head of Treasury & Resource Mobilization for Saudi Pak Leasing Company Ltd. Country Treasurer for NIB Bank Ltd and Head of Treasury & Equity for NDLP Ltd.
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
Raza, Syed Salim Former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Ex-CEO, Pakistan Business Council 36 years experience of global banking including Head of City Bank Operations in Middle East, Africa, UK, Central & Eastern Europe. Teaches: Global Economics and Political Environments Course at the MBA program besides delivering lectures and seminars for IBA Executive MBA Program. Khan, Farrukh H Executive Vice Chairman and Founding Partner of BMA Capital Management Limited 24 years of experience in capital markets and financial sectors. Ex-Director Treasury American Express Bank Bachelors from University of Manchester, Chartered Accountant Trains: IBA students on capital markets, business and financial sector strategy. Jabbar, Javed Former Senator, Ex-Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Highly respected author, commentator on media, political and international relations. Ex-Regional Counselor and Vice President IUCN Teaches: Media, International Relations and Political Science Courses to MBA students. Khan, Zaffar A. Former President & CEO, Engro Chemicals, Ex-Chairman, PIA, PTCL & KSE, Mechanical Engineer by Profession President of Overseas Chamber of Commerce Teaches: Human Resources at IBA for last several semesters.
Obituary
It is with a deep sense of sorrow that the IBA announces the demise of its first Pakistani Dean & Director, Dr. I.A Mukhtar, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, (Doctor of Laws) Honoris Causa who peacefully passed away at the age of 93 years at his residence A-1, IBA Staff Town, Karachi on 20 November, 2010. His meritorious services will always be remembered as will his contribution towards the Introduction of Business Studies and Semester system in Pakistan. His efforts in transforming IBA into an institution of excellence will be cherished by the community for long. A memorial service was held on Friday 3rd June, 2011 at the newly refurbished auditorium at the Main Campus to pay homage to the departed Scholar and Honor his rich legacy. The function was attended by members of the late Scholars family, ex-colleagues, his students, faculty and alumni. 21
Departmental Chairs
Chairpersons
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Academic Departments
The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) has 2 faculties and 7 departments operating under its umbrella. The departments include Accounting and Law, Economics & Finance, Management, Marketing, Mathematical Sciences, Social Sciences & Computer Science. These departments are headed by experienced and dedicated chairpersons who are renowned in their fields. They supervise and maintain a curriculum which is updated regularly to match the changes in the business world. The departments continuously assist the administration in its efforts to develop their current faculty. * In 2009, IBA entered into an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for development of Curriculum on Corporate Governance. Department of Management The Department of Management supports teaching and research in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, and Organization Theory. The Department concentrates on Human Resource Management (HRM) and Entrepreneurship and prepares students for the management challenges of tomorrow. Our faculty has expertise in areas such as leadership, employee training and development, team decision-making and effectiveness, and strategy formulation and implementation. Faculty members work as consultants and advisors to improve competitiveness and managerial understanding of organizational processes and performance. The Department offers Masters in Business Administration with a major / specialization in Human Resource Management. In near future the department would be offering specialization in Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain. The Department consists of 10 full-time faculty members with a number of them having postgraduate qualifications from prestigious universities abroad. Department of Marketing Marketing is the life blood of organizations. The outside world interfaces with the marketing department which is the visible face of the organizations for their stakeholders. Customer orientation, customers focus and customer obsessions are the necessary ingredients for success. Marketing is a multi- disciplinary and company-wide process. The Department of Marketing offers many core courses and continuously updates the marketing electives to reflect the changing paradigm of the corporate world, globally and specifically Pakistan. To bridge the gap between theory and practice, the department regularly invites specialists in the field to speak with the students. These marketing executives are high achievers who exchange current marketing practices within a classroom environment. This encouraging interactive discussion and exchange of ideas provides value added information and knowledge to the IBA student body. Many case studies from the local markets have been developed through this interchange of information and become a part of the course curriculum. The faculty widely practices classroom discussion with case analysis from internationally acknowledged sources. The Department consists of 13 full-time faculty members. Department of Social Sciences The Department of Social Sciences at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, offers a variety of core and elective courses. These include courses on English Grammar and Composition, Creative Writing, Speech Communication, Foundations of Human Behavior, Social Psychology and Self Development, International Relations, Political Science, Media Studies, Pakistans History, General History, Research Methods in Social Sciences, SocioEconomic Philosophy of Islam, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy Logic & Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility. Non-Credit Language Courses in French, Chinese or Arabic are also mandatory for the students. The exposure to various academic disciplines given by the Social Sciences Department as a part of a terminal Business Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) adds value to the students skill pack giving them a head start. It is aimed at achieving the following objectives: a balanced world view and an insight into domestic and global politics, a grooming in cultural, social and philosophical pluralism, an understanding of human psychology and corporate responsibility, an introduction to research methodology and training in communication and presentation skills. And last but not the least a foreign language advantage. This Department has 9 full-time faculty members including 5 PhDs.
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government departments, defense, and public sector organizations. Through an interactive class environment, live cases, role-playing, and syndicate work these courses engage the participants in a dynamic learning experience that enhances their capabilities and skills.
MBA Evening
The MBA Evening Program is offered only at the City Campus. The duration of this program may vary depending on the capacity of the student to complete the course load during each semester. The minimum time allowed is 2 1/2 years, while the maximum duration for completing the program is 7 years. The evening program consists of 14 core courses and 10 electives. A total of 72 credit units are needed for completing the evening program. A minimum of 4 electives are needed to complete a major in a specialized field (Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance or Human Resource Management).
Executive Education
The Institute combines its program of formal management education with an elaborate program of management training for executives and professionals. These specialized programs are conducted by the Center for Executive Education (IBA-CEE). The IBA-CEE provides opportunities to executives working at different echelons in organizations, to enhance their careers by gaining knowledge and insight into state-of-the-art management techniques and technologies. Executive Education Programs consist of various training courses and workshops that are organized and conducted by the distinguished IBA faculty as well as industry leaders. Besides open enrolment programs, the Center also offers client specific training to organizations on their request, keeping in view their unique and distinct requirements. Organizations that have benefited from the Executive Education Program include private firms, small business corporations, multinationals and transnational corporations,
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Top 20 students from different intermediate boards of Sindh are selected for this fully financed program. The STHP class consists of approximately 40 students. The class size enables teachers to conduct preparatory sessions as desired and give individual attention to the students.
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Particulars of some of the training conducted by CEE recently are appended as under:
Open Programs
Workshops During 2010 Workshop on Global Risk Management Workshop on Financial Engineering Workshop on Creating a Culture of Innovation in Companies Workshop on Creativity in Advertising Workshop on Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management Workshop on Financial Derivatives Workshop on Financial Modeling (Module 2) During 2011 Workshop on Creativity in Advertising Workshop on Effective Presentation Skills Workshop on Branding for Higher Profits Workshop on Opportunities for Exports in Free Trade Regime: An Understanding of WTO Workshop on Financial Modeling (Module 1 & 2) Workshop on Corporate Credit Risk Analysis Workshop on Alternative Investments Workshop on Branding for Higher Profits Guest House of HEJ and their classes are held in the Video Conferencing Room of LEJ at the University of Karachi. Leading Changes in HBFCL April 5-6 2011 The session was conducted at IBA for 25 executives of HBFCL. E-Learning Course on ISO 26000: Mar 5, 2011 The session provided harmonized, globally relevant guidance for 15 participants from private and public sector organizations of all types. It also introduced the best practices in social responsibility worldwide. Entrepreneurship: Revitalizing the Economy May 07, 2011 A conference arranged by IBA in collaboration with INSEAD Alumni Association of Pakistan at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi. Patrick Turner, Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD. gave a keynote Address on the topic. Dr. Ishrat Husain (Dean & Director, IBA), Naeem Zamindar (Wateen telecommunications) and Dr. Hafeez Shaikh (Minister of Finance) and many others also shared their knowledge and views on the subject with 200 executives and students attending the conference.
Business Consultancy
Abbott Business Excellence Business Excellence consultancy provided to Abbott Affiliates in Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Gulf & Levant in year 2009-2010.
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Admissions
Admissions Policy
Salient Points
IBA Admissions Policy may be stated as follows: Admission will be offered to all those who qualify following a strict merit-based admission criteria irrespective of their race, religion, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic conditions. The criteria for admission is based on candidates meeting the following requirements:
a Applying online and registering for appearing in the Aptitude Test and paying the admission process fee at the time of collection of the admit card for aptitude test. a Qualifying the aptitude test OR providing proof for exemption from the aptitude test by providing SAT / GMAT scores transcript, having minimum of 1900 score for SAT and 600 for GMAT. However, candidates seeking exemption from aptitude test will also be required to pay admission processing charges of Rs. 3000/- in any branch of Faisal Bank and obtain bank receipt for collecting the admit card. Such candidates are required to appear in the interview and group discussion along with other candidates. a Participating in a group discussion and appearing for an interview. a Meeting the minimum academic eligibility requirement for the concerned program. a Providing equivalence certificate in case of holders of degrees/certificates issued by non-Pakistani universities/ boards. a The aim of the aptitude test is to evaluate candidates for their quantitative and analytical abilities, logical reasoning, communication skills, reading comprehension, lexical resource, grammatical range, and aptitude for the program. a The aim of the group discussion is to evaluate candidates on their background, academic and other achievements, leadership potential, extracurricular interests, verbal communication, mannerisms, integrity, appearance and enthusiasm.
a The interviews are designed to bring out the qualities needed not only to succeed in the chosen program of study but also the potential of the students to contribute positively to the society when they graduate. There are no reserved / quota seats of any category at IBA. No effort will be made to fill all available seats or lower criteria if an insufficient number of candidates apply or an individual candidate fails to satisfy the above criteria. a No qualified candidate will be refused admission on the basis of his / her inability to pay IBA fees; such candidates are, required to apply for financial assistance and meet the criteria for the same. a The cut-off for individual programs in the entrance test will be decided by the Admissions Committee using rigorous methods based on statistical analysis. a The test scores obtained by the test takers will remain valid for a period of 16 months; however, the minimum academic eligibility requirements will be those applicable at the time of actual admission. a There will be one aptitude test for admission to both campuses of IBA. Candidates may, however, choose the campus of their preference at the time of admission and choose their specializations after a minimum of 2 years study at IBA for BBA and 1 year for MBA. a There is no distinction in the fee structure between the Main and City Campuses.
CGPA will render the concerned merit scholarship holder ineligible for continuation of the merit scholarship in the remaining semesters. a In case a student loses his / her standing for merit scholarship, and regaining the required CGPA in any subsequent semester, the student will again become eligible for merit scholarship in the next semester he / she will not be entitled to claim the same for the preceding semesters.
Admission Requirements
More specific information about the requirements for admission to the individual programs is appended as under:
Undergraduate Programs
Applicants to the BBA Program must have completed their: Higher Secondary School Certificate with a minimum of 65% marks OR A Levels with a minimum of 2 Bs and 1 C in 3 principal subjects such that there should be no grade less than C across the 3 principal subjects. No credit is applicable for any subsidiary, general, or advanced supplementary paper OR American High School Diploma with a minimum of 80% or an International Baccalaureate with at least 30 points out of 45. Applicants to the BS Program must have completed their: Higher Secondary School Certificate (Pre-Engineering) with a minimum of 60% marks OR Higher Secondary School Certificate (General Group with Mathematics) with a minimum of 60% marks OR A Levels with a minimum of 1 B and 2 Cs in 3 principal subjects (including Mathematics) such that there should be no grade less than C across the 3 principal subjects. No credit is applicable for any subsidiary, general, or advanced supplementary paper OR American High School Diploma with a minimum of 80% or an International Baccalaureate with at least 30 points out of 45 BS applicants must possess a mathematical background.
Merit Scholarships
a A merit scholarship is available at IBA, according to which candidates falling in the top 10% of the List of Candidates admitted to the BBA & MBA Programs (to be published at the culmination of the admission process) will be offered a 50% reduction in their tuition fees, in lieu of participation in a work study program. a It will, however be obligatory / incumbent on all merit scholarship holders to maintain a CGPA of 3.5 on completion of two semesters each year. Inability to maintain the said
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Admissions (Contd..)
Graduate Programs
Applicants to the MBA, MBA (Evening) and MS Programs must have: A minimum 16 years of education out of which 4 years should have been spent in an HEC recognized university/ degree awarding institute. A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience gained after graduation/ completion of 16 years of education. For details, see Work Experience Requirement. A minimum 60% aggregate marks in the last degree OR A minimum of 2.50 CGPA on a scale of 4.00 in the last degree where applicable* Applicants to the Ph.D. Program must have: a A minimum 18 years of education out of which 4 years should have been spent in an HEC recognized university/ degree awarding institute a A minimum 60% aggregate marks in the last degree OR A minimum of 3.0 CGPA on a scale of 4.00 in the last degree where applicable* PhD candidates will also have to fulfill more specific requirements laid out by the respective departments. Applicants to the EMBA Programs must have: a Passed Bachelors level examination a 16 years education plus 3 years relevant work experience a 14 years education plus 6 years relevant work experience. For details, see Work Experience Requirement. *All equivalency claims shall be evaluated by the HEC (www.hec.gov.pk). Holders of professional degrees/certificates (BE, MBBS, LLB, CPA, CA, ACCA, etc.) are encouraged to apply for MBA / Masters programs. The Institute also admits, without any prerequisite, visiting students in single PGD and MBA courses depending upon availability of seats. Students must have been enrolled in degree programs at these universities.
SAT/GMAT
Candidates who have a valid minimum SAT score of 1900 and a GMAT score of 600 are exempted from the IBA undergraduate and graduate admissions test respectively.
Transfer Candidates
A candidate who has attended any of the top 100 universities derived from the international rankings compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitys Institute of Higher Education or by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) or Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) may apply for transfer of credits to IBA. Course credits are also acceptable from Lahore University of Management Sciences. Eligible candidates may apply for transfer to any of the IBA degree programs with the following stipulations: IBA reserves the right to accept or reject all or any such candidates. The IBA admission test may be waived for such candidates if they meet SAT or GMAT requirements. Interviews will be conducted prior to admission if so desired by IBA. A transfer committee appointed by IBA shall determine the courses to be accepted for transfer of credits of such candidates. Transfer of credits will be applicable to those courses with B or above grades. A minimum of 50% of total degree credits must be completed at IBA. Courses transferred shall be indicated in the final transcript as being transfer credits.
Transfer of Credits
The grades earned from any top 100 universities of the world as well as LUMS and the universities with which IBA will be signing MOUs will be included in the CGPA and such students will be entitled to compete for the positions / medals. However, the credits for grades earned from universities other than those mentioned above will be decided on case to case basis but will not be included in the CGPA. Their positions / rankings will be determined on the courses they would be doing at IBA. This will be applicable for all degree programs at IBA.
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Admission
Admission Procedure
Online Application
Applications are accepted through IBA Online Admissions System. The link to IBA Online Admissions System is available on IBAs website (www.iba.edu.pk). To apply online, applicants need to fill out an online Admission Form, print and sign it, print a bank Challan (also available at the website) and take these papers to the designated bank branches* and deposit the application fees. The applicants must then obtain their Admit Cards.
Interview
Interviews are conducted for evaluating the level of maturity, academic aptitude, motivation, interpersonal skills and career focus of the applicants. *The list of branches can be viewed on IBAs website.
along with copies attested by a gazette officer to complete the enrolment process: a Matriculation / O Levels certificate with transcript / marks sheet a HSC / A Levels certificate with transcript / marks sheet a Bachelors degree with transcript / marks sheet* a Masters degree with transcript / marks sheet* a Migration certificate of the university / board concerned, except in the case of Karachi University / Karachi Board a Equivalence certificate in case of holders of degrees / certificates issued by non-Pakistani universities / boards a 6 copies of a recent passport-size photograph a Photocopy of Fee Challan deposit slip *where applicable
Required Documents
Candidates are required to bring the following documents in original on the day of Group Discussion / Interview: a Matriculation / O Levels certificate with transcript / marks sheet a Higher Secondary School Certificate (Part I) / A Levels (First year) certificate with transcript / marks sheet a Bachelors degree with transcript / marks sheet* a Masters degree with transcript / marks sheet* *where applicable
IMPORTANT:
Any candidate who provides false or incorrect information about work experience, grades, financial status of the family, (or any other required material), or submits any fake supporting documents will be permanently debarred from applying to IBA.
Aptitude Test
The aptitude test is conducted simultaneously at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta on a specified date. The Admit Cards issued to the applicants indicate the test center, date, and reporting time. Please make sure to read all instructions given on the back of the Admit Card carefully. The applicants should bring their Admit Cards along with a photo ID to be able to appear for the aptitude test. Candidates who pass the aptitude test qualify for the group discussion followed by an interview.
Group Discussion
The selected candidates are divided into groups. These groups are given a topic to debate and discuss amongst themselves. During this process, communication skills, interpersonal skills, confidence and leadership potential are assessed.
Enrolment
Candidates who have received their Admission Letter and Fee Challan should deposit their fee in the prescribed bank and collect Enrollment Form from the respective Program Offices for commencing studies at IBA. These candidates must, however, submit the following documents in original,
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plagiarism is available on the portal for all students to read and comply.
Transfer of Credits
I. Students of Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration and MBA Evening Programs may seek advance credit for not more than two required courses, which they may have successfully completed while being students in the Certificate Program. They are subject to the following conditions: a. The student must have held a bachelors degree with 60% marks at the time of admission to the Certificate Program b. The semester final grade in the course was at least B c. The course for which the credit is sought was completed within two years from the date of admission in the PGD. II. Students of PGD in Business Administration (Evening Program),who have not completed diploma coursework, can take MBA courses only as certificate students and may get credits for these courses in their degree coursework later, subject to the following conditions: a. The student must have completed a minimum of 5 PGD courses b. The remaining PGD courses are not available to the Student in the evening c. The student is unable to remove his course deficiency in the Morning Program due to his/her occupation. d. The student removes his PGD course deficiency as soon as the remaining courses are available to him/her.
II. The course load for full-time degree program students is 6 in the regular semester. A student cannot take additional course(s) in any semester except in the final semester (BBA-VIII and MBA-IV). If a student needs to remove his/her deficiencies, he/she can do so by dropping a course. In the final semester (BBA- VIII and MBA- IV), a student may however take two additional courses to complete coursework.
Make-up Examinations
I. Morning Program Students of Both Campuses: Under normal circumstances, no make-up examination shall be allowed for missing Term or Semester Final Examination. II. Evening Program Students: Evening program students, who are sent out of Karachi during term and final exams on official assignments by their respective organizations, may be allowed to take make-up examinations under the following conditions: a. This facility will be allowed to the Evening Program students for only one of the two term examinations for the courses taken by them.
Course Load
I. The course load for PGD and MBA Evening Program students is 3 in the regular semester and 2 in the summer semester. The students may take 4 courses if they maintain their CGPA at 3.0 and above.
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Transcript of Record
Students of MBA, BBA and Postgraduate Diploma programs can get a transcript of their grades from the Institute within 2 weeks on payment of Rs.1,000/-. Urgently required transcripts can be obtained within three working days on payment of an additional Rs. 1,000/-.
Deans List
The Deans List is an honorary academic list carrying names of students who are exceptional performers at the
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The initial CGPA of the PGD/MBA/MS students of the Evening Program is calculated on the basis of the first 6 courses taken by them. Withdrawals and failures, if any, are also counted.
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II. An MBA Program student whose CGPA in the final semester is less than 2.2 but not below 2.0 shall also be required to repeat one semester of the lowest academic standing or certain courses in order to be eligible for the award of MBA degree. If the student improves the CGPA (minimum 2.2), degree shall be awarded (other conditions applicable), otherwise only a transcript of credits shall be issued. III. BBA Program students are promoted to MBA Program with one deficiency in BBA courses. Following conditions shall apply to such students: a. Their CGPA in BBA Program should not be less than 2.2 after removing the deficiency. b. If the CGPA of such students after removing deficiency is less than 2.2 but not less than 2.0 the above rules [1: (a) & (b)] will apply. c. If they fail to meet GPA requirements at BBA level they will not be eligible for the award of BBA/MBA degrees even if they have completed MBA coursework. Only transcripts will be issued for credits earned. The time period to remove the deficiency and to bring CGPA to a minimum 2.2 is one year.
In addition to the above absolute scale, Relative Grading is also being encouraged. Faculties have the option of choosing either the Absolute or Relative Grading Scheme and also have the liberty to decide the percentage that will get As, Bs, and Cs. A guideline of the same in the relative grading scheme will be available to help faculty in implementing the Relative Grading Scheme. Student performance is evaluated through a system of testing spread over the entire period of their studies. In addition to the final examination at the end of each semester, students are tested through term exams, a series of short quizzes, class discussions, written assignments, research reports, presentations on different topics, etc. all of which contribute to the final grade. A student sits for 2 term examinations for each course every semester (scores of both term examinations are counted towards the final grade). A number of surprise quizzes are also taken during the semester to monitor the performance of the students. In determining the course grade, 60% of the final grade is based on the semester work and 40% on the semester final examination. However, the Institute reserves the right to modify these weights. A Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is computed at the end of the semester. Final grades in each course are converted to grade points on the following basis: Sum of (credit hours X grade points)/Sum of credit hours
Summer Semester
Students doing an internship during the summer semester are not allowed to register for an advanced credit or additional course. However, such students are allowed to remove deficiency in one course during the summer semester. Students not doing an internship, can clear up to two deficiencies, or enroll for two advanced courses in the summer semester. Students may withdraw from one course during the summer semester. Withdrawal should be sought within a week after the announcement of the mid-term examination result.
Internship Evaluation
The summer internships for full-time students are closely monitored and evaluated. During the internship period, follow- up meetings are arranged between the intern and faculty members to discuss the interns progress and
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Comprehensive Examination
Every graduating student is required to pass a comprehensive examination on completion of coursework. This 4 to 6 hour examination is held after every regular semester. After completion of coursework, the maximum period allowed to clear the comprehensive examination is 10 years for the students admitted prior to 2004, in maximum 3 attempts. However, the students admitted in 2004 and onwards are allowed maximum 5 years to pass the comprehensive examination from the date of completion of coursework with no restriction on number of attempts.
Time-Bar Rule
The students admitted prior to 2004 have 10 years to complete their coursework and pass the comprehensive examination to be eligible for the award of MBA degree. Maximum three attempts are allowed to such students to pass the comprehensive examination. The students admitted in 2004 and onwards have a total of 5 years in case of MBA and 7 years in case of BBA to complete their coursework.
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Departmental Heads
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Facilities
General
IBA has two campuses spread over an area of 80 acres. These compare in size and splendor to any campus of a world-class institution of higher learning. The facilities are immaculately maintained in line with the IBA tradition of excellence in all facets of its activities. In 2008, an extensive development plan was launched to upgrade the existing buildings, facilities and infrastructure at both campuses and bring it in consonance with the growth plan for meeting international standards. The existing classrooms at both campuses have since been renovated under a facility upgradation plan. All classrooms have been provided central air-conditioning and are now fully equipped with the latest audio-visual facilities to enhance the overall learning experience. State-of-the-art video conferencing facilities have been completed at both campuses. Additionally, the two seminar halls, one in each campus, having a capacity for 60 students and one classroom for 45 students, have been provided video conferencing facilities. The IBA Main Campus is a large complex of buildings spread around lush green sprawling lawns, which serves as a backdrop to an extremely conducive environment for academic pursuit. It houses the Administration and Faculty offices, Academic Block, Library and Auditorium Building. Being the principal campus of the Institution, the campus is located in the environs of the Universitys Complex on
Abul Hasan Isphani Road. The Main Campus includes the Administration and Instructional area, plus two residential areas, namely, the Boys Hostel and the IBA Staff Town, which also houses the Girls Hostel. The Administration and Instructional spaces include an Admin Block, an Academic Block with 2 Seminar Rooms, 12 classrooms and 8 BreakOut Rooms, an Auditorium with a capacity of 300 persons, library block, video conferencing room, faculty lounge and student lounge. The City Campus is in the heart of the business district of the city. It houses the Administration Block, Academic Block, Faculty of Computer Science Building and Center for Executive Education, which provides excellent commitment to executive education. The City Campus is also home to the Evening Program, which is attended mainly by professional managers. Existing facilities include 18 classrooms and 4 IT laboratories. As upgradation and new construction has commenced at the City Campus site, IBA has hired APWA Building space which comprises of 6 class rooms, canteen, offices, presentation rooms, EMBA seminar room, Library, a Computer Laboratory, and a spacious auditorium with a capacity of 300 persons.
buildings and facilities is being undertaken by professional architects, consultants and project managers who are engaged on a competitive basis. The overall program is being managed by a team of highly experienced professional engineers of IBA. An update on the status of various major projects at IBA, is as follows:1. Student Center at Main Campus - Design and Documentation has been completed and the work is being tendered 2. New Boys Hostel, Main Campus - Construction has been started in March 2011 3. Abdul Razzak Tabba Academic Block (the new Academic Block) at the Main Campus - Foundation stone was laid on 2 May 2011 by Mr. Aziz Tabba of the Tabba Foundation. 4. Renovation/reconstruction of Library at Main Campus - Phase 1 of the works has commenced. 5. Renovation/reconstruction of Auditorium at Main Campus- Auditorium was completed in December 2010 and is fully functional 6. Renovation and refurbishment of Academic Block & Administration Block at City Campus - The renovation work of Academic Block has been completed in August 2010, while the work at Administration Block will be completed in August 2011. 7. Phase I of the renovation and refurbishment of FCS building at City Campus - construction will commenced in June 2011. 8. Construction of Visiting Professors Residences- The conceptual plan has been approved. Design development is in progress. 9. Construction of New Girls Hostel - Design development has been completed and work on tendering has commenced. 10.Exterior development of both campuses - Designing has commenced. 11.Renovation & refurbishment work of Administration Block at Main Campus - Design and documentation has been completed and is in tendering stage.
Projects
During the coming 3 years, a series of buildings and facilities at both the campuses will continue to undergo modernization and new ones will be added. Work on these
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Facilities
12.Ground breaking of multi-storied Building at City Campus with two level basements was performed on 25 February 2011. Construction of this 13-storey Building Project is being undertaken with the help of Aman Foundation; with a gross built up area of about 133,000 sft, it will be the largest building at IBA. It will house the library, 16 classrooms, and 2 seminar halls (each of 100 pers. seating capacity). Faculty Offices, Centre for Executive Education with residential facility of 16 rooms and 8 suites for visiting faculty, cafeteria, Gym, Computer Laboratories and Information Technology Department with full amenities. 13.State-of-the-art auditorium at city campus with a seating capacity of 400 persons-The project is in design stage. It will be an independent building to be constructed besides the multi-storied building having enough prayer spaces, a plaza connected with the plaza of multi-storied building and all the amenities necessary for a modern auditorium.
accommodate upto 52 girls. Construction of a new girls hostel has commenced and is likely to be completed by 2013.
Transportation
IBA owns 3 buses and 5 coasters serving different routes for the convenience of its students. Besides, private and public transport also serves both the campuses. The City Campus, being located in the downtown area, is accessible from all parts of the city by public transport available roundthe-clock. Spacious parking facilities have been provided at both campuses for students who wish to bring their own transport. The IBA also runs a convenience point service through private contractors for students pick and drop, covering the entire city. IBA also offers its students an option to take classes at either or both campuses. For this purpose, IBA runs a shuttle service between IBA Main and City Campuses, to facilitate students taking classes at both campuses.
Hostel Facilities
IBA provides residential facilities for full-time IBA students from outside Karachi. The boys hostel is spread over an area of 1.75 acres with lush green lawns and is a short walk from the Main Campus. The hostel provides single and shared accommodation for its students and has 108 single rooms, 20 dormitories and 12 double rooms i.e. an accommodation for about 140 male students. It has recently been fully refurbished with the addition of 26 new accommodations, a lounge and a TV room. The hostel provides many facilities to its residents such as indoor & outdoor game facilities, a TV lounge, equipped with a large LCD screen television, satellite decoder, and high speed internet service available via LAN and radio link connectivity. The City Campus students are provided transport to commute between the City Campus and the hostel. A car park is also available for students who wish to bring their own vehicles. Accommodation is usually in high demand and on a first- come-first-serve basis. The construction of new hostel buildings for both male and female students has commenced, which will have better living, recreation and dining facilities. Hostel facilities are also available for female students.The hostel has a total of 26 rooms located in two IBA Staff Bungalows in the IBA Staff Town. The hostels can
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The Libraries
The Libraries of IBA contain more than 40,000 books and more than 50 subscribed journals (foreign & local) on Business Management, Marketing, Computer Science and related subjects. Recently, IBA purchased EBSCO Host database which is one of the most powerful databases in the world and has around 5000 journals online with full text. The database of World Advertising Research Center (WARC) is also available that contains thousands of case studies. Other than this, twelve databases are available through HEC Digital Library. Libraries at both the campuses
are regularly updated with latest books and journals. Access to a large number of online journals on numerous subjects through the HEC databases provides IBA students, faculty and staff direct access to the work of the international community of researchers, thinkers, and practitioners. IBA has also launched a virtual library on its portal and is providing assistance to students and staff for specific information at both Main and City campus libraries. A Library Management System enables the users to search the availability of books, material easily and efficiently. Currently the main library located at the main campus is undergoing a major reconstruction, refurbishment. When
completed in 2012, the premises will provide state of the art facilities to support the overall learning environment at IBA. At the city campus the library facilities are expected to get a big boost, as a complete floor is intended to be allocated to the library in the under construction Aman Tower building which is expected to be ready by the end of 2013. This library will serve both the regular and executive programs as well as provide access to the resources of the main library located at the IBA main campus in the university enclave. All affairs of the library are managed by a library committee comprising members from the faculty and library staff.
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As large students databases are being established and becoming operational, a highly robust storage medium and sufficient measures for network and data security including encryption suites have been installed. Gigabit speed network infrastructure supported by Cat 6 cabling and network devices of latest technology have been provided Different segments of the network has been upgraded from copper to fiber; which greatly enhances the speed of the traffic between different network segments. Wireless connectivity is fully available at all the locations, especially available for mobile users so that they can utilise IBA ICT services as per their convenience while being off the campus.
at IBA include Online Course Registrations, Grades & results entries, Faculty Evaluations, Reports Generation and many more. The ERP System is now used at IBA for effective decision making for the middle and higher management. a The ICT Department initiated Web Radio, Web TV and Face Friendship which are run through IBA website. Web radio broadcasts radio programs organized by IBA staff and students. Many live telecasts have been carried out through Web TV like musical and variety programs, IBA convocations etc. a Academic Alliances with major technology vendors, e.g. Cisco, EMC, IBM etc, will provide a broad spectrum of opportunities to IBA community for enhancing their ICT skills and at the same time get certified on cutting-edge technologies either separately or by studying it as a part of their academic curriculum.
a Traditional voice communication system has been replaced by latest technology unified communication system, which utilises ICT network infrastructure. a Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an integrated computer-based system used to manage internal and external resources including tangible assets, financial resources, materials, and human resources. It is a software architecture whose purpose is to facilitate the flow of information between all business functions inside the boundaries of the organization and manage the connections to outside stakeholders. Built on a centralized database and normally utilizing a common computing platform, ERP systems consolidate all business operations into a uniform and enterprise-wide system environment. W ithin IBA, ERP has now been implemented and is used to automate the workflow between teaching departments, functional departments (HR, Finance and Admin, etc.) and Program Offices. Some tasks performed by the ERP System implemented
a Centralised backup power (UPS) in every building for IT equipment. a All the servers from the legacy server room have been shifted to new temporary data center. Furthermore, new servers of ultra high configuration have been installed, over which virtualisation application has been configured to support a large number of servers in a virtual environment. The servers are, in turn, connected to centralised storage to cater for ever increasing needs of storage of users data.
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Academic Block, Main Campus (Adamjee Academic Center) Front Office, City Campus
Boys Hostel
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Academic Block, City Campus Artists Impression of the Aman Tower
Ground Breaking Performed on Mar. 25, 2011
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2000 & 2010 was held at Avari Hotel on April 30. About
200 alumni attended the function. MOU Signing The IBA signed a MOU with State Bank of Pakistan to support a research project Comsumer Confidence Index. the activity will be conducted by the IBA Centre for Business and Economic Research. IBA Student Internship Program in Community Service IBA announced the Responsible Citizen initiative that will provide an opportunity to each IBA student to gain practical hands-on experience in community service. This exposure, will build a sense of deep responsibility and commitment and greater self awareness among our students about the conditions and needs of the various segments of our society. USIP Seminar A seminar jointly sponsored with the United States Institute for Peace, Washington (USIP) was held on 6th August on USPakistan Relationship: Investment and Business opportunities. Technology Up gradation Nine Modules of PeopleSoft ERP System were successfully implemented for Students, Faculty & Staff. IBA has used the functionality of Online Registration System of PeopleSoft and all students now have the facility of registering themselves online for various courses. Also implemented was the Faculty Evaluation System integrated with PeopleSoft ERP in which 100% students participated. AMDISA Board Meeting IBA hosted the meeting of the Executive Board of Association of Management Development Institution in South Asia (AMDISA) along with the Peer Quality Workshop. About 29 participants including 15 from other countries of the region attended these events. Cultural and social activities were also organized for the participants.
a Dr. Ken Morse Dr. Ken Morse, former Director of M.I.T. Entrepreneurship Centre held a one day Executive Education session on High Value Sales Management & Global Sales Strategies. a Dr. Tariq Jadoon Dr. Tariq Jadoon, Registrar LUMS along with Mr. Tariq Hasan held a session and shared their experience with the Class Scheduling and Examination Scheduling software applications. a Dean Anand Dean Anand Anandilangam of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, visited IBA for two days. He interacted with the Executive Committee on matters related to Strategy and pedagogy and also addressed the faculty members. 2011 a Nancy Birdsall The President Centre for Global Development, USA conducted a seminar on Pak US economic relations, 25 participants from various think tanks in Karachi participated. a HE Danial Jouanneau The French ambassador to Pakistan visited the IBA main campus and had a interactive sessions with the students of the MBA program. a Dr. Kristiana Raube Dr. Kristina Raube of Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley and a member of IBA International Advisory Board visited IBA and made suggestions for improvement in various areas of curricular and co-curricular activities. a Professor Wasim Azhar Prof. Wasim Azhar from the University of California, Berkeley visited IBA in the first week of January &
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2010 a Mr. Saquib Shirazi, Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Honda made a presentation on Business Manager s Transforming Role. a Ms. Roshaneh Zafar, President, Kashf Foundationmade a presentation on The Business Case of Investing in Womens Economic Empowerment. 2011 a Ms. Amina Saiyed delivered a lecture on Quiet Leadership. a CNBC Pakistan and IBA Karachi jointly launched a 53 episodes serial Badalta Pakistan recorded every week at the IBA APWA auditorium. The program aims at providing IBA student body with an opportunity to interact with eminent Pakistanis on matters relating to national and international issues. Some of the participants included: Mr. Shaukat Tarin, Dr. Maliha Lodhi, Mr. Imran Khan, Ms. Fariyal Gohar, Mr. Asad Umer, Dr. Atta ur Rehman, Mr. Khursheed Ahmed Kasuri, Dr. Adeeb Rizvi
Book Launches
2011 Dr. Sana Haroons recent book Frontiers of Faith published
For the first time in the history of IBA an International Student Exchange program has been set up with the School of Management, Tsinghua University in China. Three IBA students left in January, 2011 to join the School of Management for one semester. One of the students has been sponsored by Engro.
Corporate IBA
2010 a Advisory Board of Corporate Leaders The first meeting of the Advisory Board for EMBA (Corporate Managers) was held. Eight Chief Executives of the top corporate firms in Pakistan participated and made extremely useful interventions and suggestions related to the improvement of the EMBA program.
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Student Societies
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Alumni Society Arts Society Boys Hostel Society Community Welfare Society Dramatics Society
Mr. Yaseen Meenai Ms. Sana Fatima Mr. Zia ul Haq Saima Husain Ms. Maria Hasan
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Ms. Khadija Bari Mr. Zafar Siddiqui Mr. Shabih Haider Dr. Talat Wizarat
11 Girls Sports Society 12 Go Green Society 13 HR Club 14 Infosys Society 15 Iqra Society 16 Leadership Club 17 Literary Society
Ms. Salma Mirza Mirza Sardar Husain Dr. Shahid Mir Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif Mr. M. Asif Jaffer Dr. Nasir Afghan Ms. Tania Danish
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Convocation
Convocation 2010
The annual convocation of IBA was held at the IBA Main Campus on 30th of November 2010. Mr. Justice Munib Akhtar, Judge High Court of Sindh and Chairman IBA Board of Governors, was the Chief Guest at the ceremony. In his address, he effusively congratulated the graduates for their industrious efforts that would catapulate them to great employment positions in reputable organizations. The Dean and Director of IBA, Dr. Ishrat Husain, in his speech highlighted the salients of the year gone by and presented the major achievements in the reconstruction process that IBA has gone through over the past three years. Seven students received Gold Medals and twenty-six students received Shields & Certificates for their outstanding academic performances. Miss Kanza Shahnawaz and Miss Maimoona Tariq were declared best students of Graduate Program and Undergraduate Program respectively. The IBA Community Welfare Society won the award for the Best Society of the Year. Also part of the convocation, for the first time in IBA this year, was the presentation of Performance Awards to selected members of the staff who had during the academic year 2009-10 excelled in their respective departments and demonstrated performance beyond the call of duty.
Year 1957 - 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Cumulative Total of Graduates 6178 6473 6805 7067 7417 7875 8373 8871
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Academic Calendar
Target Dates
Activity Online Course Registration Commences Final List of Courses offered on basis of Registrations received Issue of Fee Vouchers and Payment by all Students Mid Term Exams Teachers Evaluation Preparatory Holiday Final Examinations Promulgation of Results Action By Students Chairpersons Commencement Date 22 June, 2011 27 June, 2011 Completion Date 25 June, 2011 27 June, 2011
12 July, 2011 25 July, 2011 8 August, 2011 18 August, 2011 19 August, 2011 5 Sept., 2011
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02 09 16 23 30
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Academic Calendar
Target Dates
Action By Evening Students Senior Students MBA Senior Students BBA Junior Students Sophomore Students Freshman Students Final List of Courses offered on the basis of Registrations received Issue of Fee Vouchers and Payment by all Students 1st Term Exams (See Notes) 2nd Term Exams Teachers Evaluation Preparatory Holiday (See Notes) Final Examinations Promulgation of Results of Final Exams Comprehensive Exam Chairpersons Commencement Date Completion Date
13 August, 2011 15 August, 2011 16 August, 2011 17 August, 2011 22 August, 2011 23 August, 2011 24 August, 2011 25 August, 2011
Notes
MBA classes will continue as per schedule during the 1st Term Exams week October 13 to 19, 2011 MBA Faculty members who opt to conduct one Mid-Term Exam only, will conduct Mid-Term Exams of MBA courses from November 24 to 30 ,2011 MBA Faculty members who opt to conduct two Term Exams, will conduct First Term Exam in the afternoon MBA Students will observe period December 25, 2011 to January 01, 2012 as a Preparatory-Week
Students Controller of Exams Students Students Controller of Exams Faculty Controller of Exams
Controller Of Exams 24 November, 2011 30 November, 2011 12 December, 2011 17 December, 2011 1 January, 2012 2 January, 2012 12 January, 2012
7 November - Eid ul-Azha Day 1 8 November - Eid ul-Azha Day 2 9 November - Iqbal Day 5 December - Youm-e-Ashura 6 December - Youm-e-Ashura 25 December - Quaid-e-Azams Birthday 27 December - Benazir Bhuttos Death Anniversary
Winter Semester 2012 (for MBA Program only) Duration of Semester January 9th to January 21st 2012
Islamic holidays are subject to the appearance of the moon. * National holidays are subject to the declaration by the Government of Pakistan. ** Provincial holidays are subject to the receipt of notification from the Governor House.
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Academic Calendar
Target Dates
Action By Evening Students Senior Students MBA Senior Students BBA Junior Students Sophomore Students Freshman Students Final List of Courses offered on the basis of Registrations received Issue of Fee Vouchers and Payment by all Students 1st Term Exams (See Notes) 2nd Term Exams Teachers Evaluation Preparatory Holidays (See Notes) Final Examinations Promulgation of Results of Final Exams Comprehensive Exam Chairpersons Commencement Date Completion Date
14 January, 2012 16 January, 2012 17 January, 2012 18 January, 2012 19 January, 2012 20 January, 2012 21 January, 2012 23 January, 2012
Notes
MBA classes will continue as per schedule during the 1st Term Exams week March 8 to 14, 2012 MBA Faculty members who opt to conduct one Mid-Term Exam only, will conduct Mid-Term Exams of MBA courses from April 19 to 25, 2012 MBA Faculty members who opt to conduct two Term Exams, will conduct First Term Exam in the afternoon MBA Students will observe period May 20 to 27, 2012 as a Preparatory-Week
Students Controller of Exams Controller Of Exams Students Students Controller of Exams Faculty Controller of Exams
Pre-Summer Semester 2012 (for MBA Program only) Duration of Semester June 11th to June 23rd 2012
Islamic holidays are subject to the appearance of the moon. * National holidays are subject to the declaration by the Government of Pakistan. ** Provincial holidays are subject to the receipt of notification from the Governor House.
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Fee Structure
BS Program
Tuition Fee Student Activity Charges Lab cum Library Charges Total Recurring Charges (per semester) Rs. 62,700/Rs. 2,500/Rs. 2,500/Rs. 67,700/-
For those students who wish to use the transport / hostel facilities, relevant charges are as under Transport Fee (Per Semester) Hostel Fee (Per Semester) Hostel Security Deposit (New Students only) Rs. 16,000/Rs. 12,500/Rs. 1,000/- (Refundable)
Mode of Payment l Fee can be paid via Credit Card by logging onto http://iba.edu.pk/iba_online_fee/iba_online.asp l Fee can also be deposited at ALL Branches of Faysal Bank Limited in Karachi. l Pay Order/Cheque in the name of IBA Karachi can be delivered to Finance Department at the Main Campus. NOTES l For details of fee payment, refund policies & other financial guidelines, students are requested to consult the student financial guidelines posted on the website. l The charges mentioned above are for one semester only, except for admission charges. l Merit scholarship holders will be required to maintain a CGPA of 3.5 l The IBA reserves the right to revise the fee and structure without prior notice.
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Financial Assistance
Scholarships
The IBA offers financial assistance to deserving students in the form of scholarships and loans. No applicant who qualifies the admission test and fulfils other requirements is refused admission because of inability to afford the costs of the programs at the Institute. A financial aid committee scrutinizes the applications of students seeking financial aid and sanctions assistance for those who demonstrate need. In the academic sessions 2010-11, as many as 322 students received scholarships amounting to Rs.44.4 million. IBA gratefully acknowledges the long-term support and generous contributions made by the following organizations, companies and individuals. l Abdul Fatah Memon Scholarship l Abdul Waheed Khan & Asghari Khanum Memorial Fund Scholarship l Aftab Associates Scholarship l Mr. Mohsin Nathani and Mr. Ruhail Mohammad l Anonymous Scholarship l Barclays Bank PLC, Pakistan Scholarship l Bhaimia Foundation Scholarship l Dr. Ishrat Husain Scholarship, Financed by Habib Bank Limited l Dr. Salman Mufti Scholarship l G.M. Qureshy Scholarship l Government of Sindh Endowment Fund Scholarship l Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd. Scholarship l Higher Education Commission USAID Funded Merit & Need Based Scholarship l IBA Alumni Chapter UAE l IBA Alumni Chapter UAE Adil & Narjis Scholarship l IBA Alumni Chapter UAE Fateh Tariq Scholarship l IBA Alumni Chapter UAE Mazhar Hussain Shah Scholarship l IBA Alumni Online Donation l Infaq Foundation Scholarship l Karachi Port Trust Scholarship l Lakson Tobacco Company Scholarship l Lucky Cement / Abdul Razzak Tabba Scholarship l MBA - Direct Scholarship l Mr. Mirza Izhar Hussain Scholarship l Mubashira Hafeez Scholarship l Oxford & Cambridge Society Scholarship l Shell Pakistan Scholarship l SSGC Scholarship l Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship l United Bank Limited Scholarship l University of Karachi Alumni Association of Baltimore and Washington Scholarship Metropolitan Area, USA
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Resource Mobilization
Endowment Funds
Being a public sector institution, the IBA mainly caters to the students from middle class and lower income groups its fee increase is mostly modest and covers only a fraction of the costs. Therefore, reliance has to be placed on other sources of funding / financing such as endowments, etc. The income generated from these funds is utilized to supplement the faculty salaries, provide research funds to them, contribute to the hiring of foreign faculty / eminent scholars, academic program enhancement, case study development, external accreditation and professional development of academia through participation in seminars and conferences, both locally and internationally. All endowment funds are administered by the Board of Trustees which includes those persons who have donated or pledged a minimum amount of Rs. 30 million in cash or kind. A list of endowment related funds currently in operation at IBA is appended as under:
DEVELOPMENT FUND
l The Aman Foundation l Tabba Foundation l Mahvash and Jehangir Siddiqui Foundation l Adamjee Foundation l TPL Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd. l Standard Shipping Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. l IBA Alumni Student Centre l United Bank Ltd.
l Mr. Towfiq Chinoy l International Textile Limited l Abdullah Foundation (Sapphire) l Govt. of Sindh l Pakistan International Container Terminal Ltd. l Soneri Bank l Deutsche Bank
l National Foods Limited l Barclays Bank PLC, Pakistan l Chevron Pakistan Limited l Naseem Allawala, ESQ. l Central Depository Company l Cadbury Pakistan Limited
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Our Contacts
Program Coordinator Abdul Wajed Khan MBA (Evening) Ext: 1609 Email: awajed@iba.edu.pk Alumni & Public Affairs Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui Director Alumni, CED, PA & RM Ext: 1200 Email: zsiddiqui@iba.com.pk Sabrina Faisal Manager Alumni,& RM Ext: 1201 Email: sfaisal@iba.edu.pk Erum Hafeez Manager Communication Ext: 2011 Email: ehafeez@iba.edu.pk Center for Executive Education Izhar M. Hussain Director CEE Ext: 1800 Email: imhussain@iba.edu.pk Examinations & Affiliations Mobin Khalili Controller of Examinations Ext: 1900 Email: mkhalili@iba.edu.pk Career Development Center Ayesha Menai Director CDC & HR Ext: 2400 Email: amenai@iba.edu.pk Tabassum Jabeen Coordinator CDC Ext: 1177 Email: tjabeen@iba.edu.pk
Aayatullah Administrative Assistant (Main Campus) Ext: 2017 Email: amemon@iba.edu.pk Security Services Major (R) Qamar Abbas Rizvi Security Coordinator (Main Campus) Ext: 2465 Email: sqrizvi@iba.edu.pk Program Directors Dr. Nasir Afghan MBA Program Ext: 2878 Email: nafghan@iba.edu.pk Muhammad Saleem Umer EMBA Programs Ext: 2800 Email: msumer@iba.edu.pk Aman U. Saiyed BBA Morning Ext: 2604 Email: ausaiyed@iba.edu.pk Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif BS (CS), MBA (MIS), BBA (MIS) Ext: 1616 Email: zasif@iba.edu.pk
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70 Description of BBA Courses 81 BBA (Entrepreneurship) Program Entrepreneurship Courses Description of BBA Entrepreneurship Courses
Southern California got the contract to set up various facilities at the Institute and several prominent American professors were assigned to the IBA. A large number of Pakistani faculty members received advanced degrees from the Wharton and the University of Southern California. Till 1994, the University of Karachi awarded degrees to IBA graduates. The same year, Sindh Assembly elevated the Institutes status to a degree awarding institution. In spite of a rapid increase in the number of business schools, IBA has maintained its position as the premier institute of higher learning in the field of management and business administration. The IBA initially offered programs only for Masters degrees in Business Administration. In 1982, a three- year BBA (Honors) Program was introduced, which has now been upgraded to a four-year BBA program. The IBA faculty comprises of teachers with high academic achievement as well as successful & practical business management experience. Most of the faculty has advanced degrees in their fields of specialization from reputable foreign institutions. The faculty members are well-regarded for their insight and command over current issues facing business and industry. They are frequently invited to participate in seminars, symposia, discussions and conferences across the country and overseas. The faculty ensures that the system of education at the IBA is a unique blend of the best in classroom instruction, case studies, role-playing,
business games, class presentations, research and training. In view of increasing professionalism in management and growing competition in Pakistan, job opportunities for qualified business administration graduates would continue to grow. Multinational firms and professionally managed Pakistani companies hire IBA graduates with confidence because of the high level of professionalism instilled in them during their course of study. The Institute offers a flexible curriculum, diverse student body and a faculty that is open to new ideas. This provides the students with the tools, values, and confidence to become leaders in the organizations of the present and the future.
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Department-wise Courses
Department of Accounting and Law Principles of Accounting-l Principles of Accounting ll Managerial Accounting Business Law Department of Economics and Finance Principles of /Intermediate Microeconomics Principles of /Intermediate Macroeconomics Analysis of Pakistani Industries Development Economics Introduction to Business Finance Financial Institutions and Markets Financial Management Department of Management Human Resource Management Principles of Management Organizational Behavior Business Communication ( 1 hour lab) Production and Operations Management Small Business Management Managerial Policy Department of Marketing Principles of Marketing Methods in Business Research Marketing Issues in Pakistan Department of Social Sciences English Grammar & Composition Foundations of Human Behavior International Relations Speech Communication (2 Hour lab) Socioeconomic Philosophy of Islam/Philosophy Logic and Ethics Personal Effectiveness Language-I Language-II 4 courses ACC111 ACC201 ACC381 LAW205 7 courses ECO103/ECO113 ECO104/ECO114 ECO211 ECO301 FIN201 FIN301 FIN401 7 courses HRM401 MGT201 MGT221 MGT211 MGT311 MGT401 MGT430 3 courses MKT201 MKT301 MKT401 6 courses SSC101 SSC102 SSC111 SSC201 SSC301/SSC3XX SSC33X 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 Department of Social Sciences (Contd.) Social Sciences Elective Courses from the following: Social Psychology and Self Development Pakistan History General History Media Studies Research Methods in Social Sciences History of Ideas Corporate Social Responsibility Department of Computer Sciences Introduction to Computer Applications Department of Mathematics Calculus I Introduction to Statistics Calculus II Statistical Inference (with econometrics lab) Business Mathematics and Linear Algebra Summary Core Courses Total Electives Social Science Electives Language Business Electives Experiential Work Project ( One semester) Total 33 courses 12 courses 2 courses 2 courses 8 courses 4 courses 49 courses 144 2 courses SSC103 SSC151 SSC152 SSC153 SSC154 SSC156 SSC253 1 course MIS103 5 courses MTS101 MTS102 MTS111 MTS202 MTS211 3 3 3 3 3 3 Credit Hours 6
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Company Acts. This course aims to provide a basic introduction to these laws and an appreciation of the legal system in Pakistan.
where students would be learning these applications by working on class assignments in the lab. The course topics include Basics and Fundamentals of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students would also be covering the basic concepts in Computer Hardware and Operating Systems and the usage of the Internet.
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Law Courses
LAW205 Business Law The contents of this course include Contract Act, Sales of Goods Act, Negotiable Instruments, Partnerships, and
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FIN201 Introduction to Business Finance This course is aimed at introducing the fundamental tools of business finance. The main concepts examined include financial analysis, financial decision-making, time value of money, valuation of financial assets, risk and return analysis, and management of short-term assets of the firm. FIN301 Financial Institutions and Markets This course is designed to provide a look at the broad framework of the financial system, as well as insight into the nature and operations of different financial institutions and markets. These institutions and markets include the banking industry, the non-banking financial institutions, the stock market, the bond market and the foreign exchange market. Prerequisite: FIN201 FIN401 Financial Management The course, building upon the background provided in the core accounting and finance courses, aims to enhance students understanding of the theory and practice of the financial management of a firm. Topics covered include financial analysis and planning, capital budgeting process, long term financing, working capital management and mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: FIN201
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MGT201 Principles of Management This course focuses on basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. It is specially designed to orient students with modern management practices essential for successful management of large organizations having a diverse work force and operating in the changing global, political, economic, social and technological scenarios.
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conditional probability, discrete random variables, Binomial and Poisson distributions, index numbers and time series and introduction to MINITAB (the statistical software). MTS111 Calculus-2 Pre-requisite: MTS101 Aim and Description This course covers basic multivariate calculus as well as topics in three-dimensional geometry that are essential to visualize its concepts. The aim is to equip students with the scientific skills needs to explore the dimensionality of various real world multi-dimensional problems, which emerge in all fields of management, economics and finance. Course Outlines 3D geometry, partial derivatives, vector analytic view of vector spaces, and bases. Gradient, divergence, curl. Directional derivatives and related theorems. Limits and continuity of multivariate functions. Line integrals, space integrals and volume integrals. Areas and volumes of surfaces of revolution. MTS202 Statistical Inference (with econometrics lab) Pre-requisite: MTS102 Aim and Description This course in intended for sampling, decision analysis and data modeling using sample information. This course provides basic methods for research and practice in social and physical sciences and business administration. The aim is to acquaint students with the advance methods of data
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SSCXXX Managing Cities of the Global South in the 21st Century A balanced mix of theoretical & practical aspects of urban management
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BBA (Entrepreneurship)
Entrepreneurship is considered the liberal art of business education. Entrepreneurship means to keep an open mind, think outside the box, re-evaluate your own views of entrepreneurship and intellectually challenge your peers. Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and acting. Connecting theory with practice, we infuse entrepreneurial thought and action throughout our curricula and cocurricular activities. The skills learned through our entrepreneurship programs are vital to the success of any business large or small, public or private, corporate or non-profit, family business, local or global. We are committed to trying innovative things in our integrated experience based on learning environment. The Entrepreneurial Center at IBA is a living laboratory, where we experiment, improve, and evolve how to teach entrepreneurial process and foster entrepreneurial mindsets. We then take what we learn from our faculty research executive clients students experiences to accelerate the ever-extending outer frontier of the field of entrepreneurship education. The Specialization in Entrepreneurship would inspire potential students to think like an entrepreneur, by being innovative and creative in their thoughts and action. Some students who are fortunate enough to have a legacy of entrepreneurship in their family may want to help grow the family business, or learn how to improve the business by applying creative ideas. Other students may want to become entrepreneurs after they graduate, or at some point in their careers, and may have the idea, but do not have the opportunity or funding to support their idea and make it possible. These students would be provided with a platform to experiment, and realize their ideas. Furthermore, the entrepreneurial spirit may appeal to some who are looking to explore and experience a different way of running businesses. Rather than pursuing the conventional specializations that we have today, an Entrepreneurship Specialization would open new doors for potential candidates, who may be looking to become skilled at a new field. The Entrepreneurship Specialization would develop students abilities to formulate ideas, explore, and create. It would train them to carry out in-depth analysis of disciplinary and interdisciplinary subjects, and enable students to get hands-on experience in the industry, by applying the knowledge and training to generate and sell
their ideas in the real world, thus unleashing their potential, and increasing their confidence, independence, and creativity. IBA-CED is working in partnership with Babson College of Entrepreneurship, Boston in providing the curriculum for the entrepreneurship specialization and also training IBA faculty in electives courses at Babson relating to entrepreneurship studies.
Course Composition
Duration Core Courses Entrepreneurship Elective Courses Language Total Number of Courses Credit Hours = 4 Years = 33 = 13 = 02 = 46 = 148
- The students will be required to take 33 BBA core courses, and 13 Entrepreneurship Electives. - In Semester 3-4, the students have to take FME 1 & 2* as the Core Entrepreneurship Course to complete the Entrepreneurship Specialization. - Every student will have to do a Summer Entrepreneurship Intensive Program in the Sixth Semester, as described below. ** - Students are to take up a minimum of 2 Co-Curricular Activities (Non-Credit) during the 4 year period; these are an integral part of the Entrepreneurship Curriculum.
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship Strategies The purpose of this course is to provide students with practical information on the growing frontier of innovation and entrepreneurial activity at the nexus of business and natural systems. The term sustainable business refers to competitively advantageous strategies and practices firms adopt to grow revenues, cut costs, improve market share, enhance brands, and redesign products and processes to reduce or eliminate adverse environmental and health impacts. Students will study trends and science driving the growing demand for clean technology and life cycle product designs. Students will look at drivers of corporate innovation, strategic shifts, and new markets, learn skills to help identify market opportunities, and understand the tools, concepts, and frameworks used by companies currently pursuing sustainable business opportunities. The course examines company strategies and practices while providing history and frameworks for context and comprehension. It provides information, frameworks, and tools for identifying and pursuing sustainable business opportunities. It also informs students on the changing dynamics of nature-human interdependencies globally. Creativity and Innovation This course is a comprehensive introduction into innovation from both a practical and theoretical viewpoint. The course addresses thinking, problem solving, domain knowledge, creativity, culture, innovation and entrepreneurship. The innovation process of inspiration, ideation, and implementation are explained. The course is designed to be interdisciplinary and innovative in order to assist students to expand their perception, employ creative skills, develop ideas with their team, sustain a creative climate and manage innovation. It offers methods and processes designed to help identify opportunities and cultivate appropriate skills and attitudes. Sustainable Entrepreneurship Strategies This course introduces students to global challenges of poverty, environmental degradation, and public health etc Alternative energy, clean-tech and energy management offer solutions to some of these challenges, but market success and the cost of scaling often requires strong public/private partnerships, technological innovation, and financial capital. This course applies and expands on Management, Entrepreneurship core courses by examining technology development, new venture entry, competition and strategy at three levels of analysis: country, industry and firm. Students learn by investigating opportunity creation and recognition, and the potential for new venture creation in emerging industries, also the role of entrepreneurial management in private and public sector approaches. It addresses the need for continuous improvement and innovation to meet such challenges by analyzing different sustainable business strategies. Social Entrepreneurship Social enterprises are often launched to address problems where government, the private sector and the traditional non-profit sector fail to provide a public good. These organizations adapt various aspects of the market model emphasizing a core value of profit leveraged to a social end, rather than as an end itself. The course emphasis will be on how such organizations are started, how they are sustained, and the various business models that are adopted to achieve an organizational mission. The focus will be on how to bring and adapt business skills to the creation and management of social enterprises. It provides a conceptual framework and techniques for thinking strategically about innovation in the social sector. The students are made to understand that for profit and nonprofit entrepreneurs lead various types of social enterprises involved in a wide range of social sector causes, encompassing education, health care, economic development, youth services, social advocacy, and environment. Entrepreneurial Sales Strategy Focusing on sales strategy and execution is one of the most critical success factors in building entrepreneurial ventures. This course will enable students to develop the practical knowledge and specific skills necessary to maximize topline revenue growth for emerging companies. Topics to be covered include direct, indirect and channel sales strategies; implementing pipeline management principles and forecasting techniques; the use of technology in selling; building a sales organization; and the development of strategic partners and alliances. Also covered are the use of sales tools and skills (presentation, negotiation, territory management, and pipeline development), building successful channel partners, and the keys to successful selling including solution selling vs. product selling. Corporate Entrepreneurship In a competitive environment, entrepreneurship is an essential and indispensable element in the success of every business organization - whether small or large, new or longestablished and mature. Intrapreneurship is the practice of entrepreneurial skills and approaches by or within an organization. The essential objective of the course is to develop an awareness and understanding of the range, scope, and complexity of the issues related to the creation of an organizational environment that is supportive of entrepreneurial endeavors as well as to gain insight concerning the effective implementation of technological and organizational innovations in a corporate setting. It examines the challenges and opportunities for both employees and companies in creating and maintaining a culture that fosters intrapreneurial endeavors. The focus is primarily on managerial efforts aimed at the identification, development and exploitation of technical and organizational innovations, the management of new product or process developments, and on effective new venture management in the context of large corporations in manufacturing as well as in service industries. Co-Curricular Activities Hatchery Development & Management Venture Accelerator Women Entrepreneurship Center Youth Entrepreneurship Center
** Summer Entrepreneurship Intensive Program (Sixth Semester) Each student will have to go through a mandatory Summer Entrepreneurship Intensive Program in the 6th Semester, where they would have to spend 2 months (July August) working for an Entrepreneurial venture, either in Pakistan or abroad. This will give them a hands-on experience of running a business, including marketing, accounting, organizational behavior, information systems, and operations.
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Please note that these are minimum credit requirements. Further credit requirements may be added in due course of the program.
A. Core Courses
Course Title Introduction to Programming Object Oriented Programming Techniques Introduction to Computing Numerical Analysis and Algorithms (Analysis of Algorithms) Digital Logic Design (DL and Computer Arch) Data Communications and Networking Data Structures and Algorithms Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Theory of Automata Course Code CSE141 CSE142 CSE145 CSE202 CSE241 CSE243 CSE246 CSE307 CSE309 CSE310 CSE312 CSE315 CSE316 CSE341 CSE342 CSE491 & 492 MTS 201 Total Credit Hours 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 3
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Computer Architecture and Assembly Language Software Engineering (Introduction to Software Development) System Programming Numerical and Symbolic Computation Database Systems Operating Systems Computer Science Project (I & II) Logic and Discrete Structures
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B. Supporting Science
Course Title Calculus-I (Calculus and Analytical Geometry) Introduction to Statistics (Probability and Statistics) Linear Algebra Calculus-II (Multivariate Calculus) Differential Equations Physics - I (Electromagnetism) Physics - II (Mechanics) Course Code MTS101 MTS102 MTS203 MTS232 MTS401 SCI105 SCI205 Total Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E. General Electives
Course Title Principles of Accounting I Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics Introduction to Business Finance Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Social Psychology and Self Development Foreign Language (French, German, etc.) Course Code ACC111 ECO103 ECO113 FIN201 MGT201 MKT201 SSC103 SSCXXX Total Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C. General Education
Course Title Business Communication Technical Report Writing Audit, Ethics & IS Issues English Composition One course from Group I Course Code MGT211 MIS202 MIS454 SSC101 SSCXXX Total Credit Hours
Group I Courses
Course Title 3 3 3 3 3 International Relations Pakistans History General History English Literature Course Code HUM131 SSC151 SSC152 SSC112 Total Credit Hours 3 3 3 3
D. Computer Science
Course Title Object Oriented Design and Implementation Compiler Design Microprocessor Interfacing Introduction to Game Programming and Robotics Software Project and Quality Management Datawarehousing Social Computing E-Commerce Enterprise Resource Planning Customer Relationship Management SAP ABAP Programming-I SAP ABAP Programming-II Logistic and Supply Chain Management Recommended Courses (not limited to the list above) Course Code CSE311 CSE344 CSE448 CSE460 MIS305 MIS343 MIS406 MIS456 MIS458 MIS459 MIS541 MIS542 MIS550 Total Credit Hours 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
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CSE141 Introduction to Programming (3,1,4) This is a first of a series of programming based courses. It introduces fundamental problem solving skills and algorithm development with the help of a programming language. It covers topics like Variables & Data Types, Selection and Iteration Structures, Methods and Recursive Methods, Arrays and Structures, File I/O and optionally elementary 2D Graphics based on certain toolkits. It also covers flowchart design and pseudo-code approaches for representing solution to problems as well as debugging and testing techniques. Many programming languages support the required functionalities for this course. Spring and Fall. Prerequisite: None CSE142 Object Oriented Programming Techniques (3,1,4) This course describes another paradigm as a better replacement for structured/procedural programming
paradigm (CSE141) for managing large programs to segregate code into reusable chunks called classes. Principles of Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance and Polymorphism are explored as well as developing an understanding of code structuring and design philosophies. It requires a thorough understanding of fundamentals of programming. Topics include class definition, constructors, destructors, access control, method overloading and overriding, inheritance, static and dynamic binding, exception handling, object life cycle and garbage collection, and namespaces. Either Java, C+ or C++ is used as a tool for implementation of concepts learnt in this course. Spring and Fall. Prerequisite: CSE141, CSE145 CSE145 Introduction to Computing This course takes a breadth-wise approach to different areas in the discipline of computer science. It overviews topics from number representation, hardware architecture, operating systems, databases, some computing models, languages and grammars, software development and engineering, networking and graphics. Java or C is used to demonstrate certain concepts. Spring and Fall. Prerequisite: None CSE208 Digital Logic Design (3,0,3) This course introduces basic concepts of digital computer logic including switching logic, combinational circuits, minimization methods, adders, comparators, multiplexers, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuits, registers, counters, flip flops, encoders, decoders, buffers, RAM, switches, PLDs, instruction set design, processor implementation techniques, serial and parallel arithmetic units, pipelining, and memory hierarchy. Fall. Prerequisite: CSE145, MTS201 CSE209 Numerical Analysis & Algorithms (3,0,3) This course introduces concepts and analysis of numerical methods. Topics covered are solutions of nonlinear equations (interval-halving, linear interpolation, Newton, Fixed point, etc.), Interpolating polynomials, various types of differences, representation of polynomials by difference operators and their relation, symbolic derivation, interpolation with unequal intervals, inverse interpolation, 2nd and 3rd dimensional interpolations, numerical differentiation and integration. Fall. Prerequisites: CSE246, MTS203 CSE243 Data Communication and Networking (3,1,4) This is an introductory course in data communications and networking. It is a 4 credit course comprising of 3 hours of theory and 3 hours of lab teaching per week. It
familiarizes the students with the techniques, applications and control of modern data communications networks. Topics included are network models, digital and analog transmission, multiplexing, circuit and packet switching, LAN, WLAN and WAN Networks. Spring Prerequisite: None CSE246 Data Structures and Algorithms (3,1,4) The purpose of this course is to provide students a solid foundation in the basic concepts of programming: data structures and algorithms. Students are taught how to select and design data structures and algorithms that are appropriate for problems that they might encounter. The course focuses on comparing algorithms and studying their correctness and computational complexity. Students are provided a mixture of theoretical knowledge and practical experience using any programming language (C, C++, C# or JAVA). Other topics covered in the course include analysis of algorithms, primitive types, arrays, stack, queues, recursion, link list, trees, binary search trees, multi-way search trees, priority queues and graphs, sorting, searching, and hash table. Spring and Fall. Prerequisites: CSE142, MTS201 CSE307 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3,0,3) This course provides an overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of designing intelligent computer systems. Students are expected to implement the concepts learned during the course using standard and AI-specific programming languages and tools. Topics included are history and overview of artificial intelligence, state space representation, uninformed and informed search techniques, search in games, decision trees, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, propositional and predicate logic, inference in logic, probabilistic reasoning, robotics and various machine learning and computational intelligence techniques. Spring. Prerequisites: CSE246, MTS201 CSE309 Theory of Automata (3,0,3) This course is about the theoretical foundations of computer science. Mathematical and abstract computational models are explored with special reference to the theory of programming languages. Topics include Kleenes Closure, Regular Expressions and Languages, Deterministic and NonDeterministic Automata, Transition Graphics, Context Free Grammars and Derivations, Push-Down Automata and Pumping Lemma, Turing Machines and other equivalent machines, and Chomsky Hierarchy of Languages. The domains and limitations of each computational model are also explored. Fall.
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CSE310 Computer Architecture & Assembly Language (3,0,3) This course is an introduction to computer system structure and organization. Topics include representation of information, processor architecture, input/output, CPU, ALU, memory hierarchy, arithmetic circuits, micro and macro instructions, arithmetic shifts, overflow and underflow situations, fixed point and floating point data, instruction codes, super scalar structures, VLIW, and other modern CPU architectures. Spring Prerequisites: CSE141,CSE208 CSE311 Object Oriented Design and Implementation (3,0,3) This course is an advancement of the techniques learnt in Object Oriented Programming. Topics include Conceptual and Object Modeling, Functional Requirements for a system and produces implementation specifications. Unified Modeling Language is used for representing various phases of analysis and design. Prerequisites: CSE142, CSE246 CSE312 Software Engineering (3,0,3) This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methodologies of large-scale software development. Students learn about the theory and practice of software engineering. It requires a programming background. Students apply the taught practices on their individual programming effort to identify their strengths and shortcomings through the use of Personal Software Process (PSP). Additionally, they work as part of a team on a full lifecycle software project that includes planning, software specification, software design, coding, inspections, and testing. Spring Prerequisite: CSE246 CSE341 Database Systems (3,1,4) The course covers the foundations of database systems, database management systems and the design and implementation of database systems using industries top DBMS such as Oracle, SQL Server, etc. Topics included are fundamentals of database architecture, focusing on basics such as the relational algebra and data model, deriving a physical design from the logical design, schema normalization & denormalization, data security, data integrity, query optimization, transactions management, CSE406 Principles of Programming Languages This course develops understanding of programming language design and implementation issues with respect to computational models their domains and ease of use. It covers topics like data types, declarations, static and dynamic binding, evaluation order, scopes and lifetimes, evaluation order and interpretation and compilation as well as just in time compilation. A comparison of fundamental characteristics of structured, scripting, logical and functional languages is also drawn. Prerequisite: CSE142 CSE443 Modeling & Simulation (3,1,4) This course looks at simulation, which is one of the most widely adopted techniques in problem solving. It includes an overview of system modeling and simulation, manual example on simulation of discrete event individual life and health insurance, regulation, and insurer operations and functions. CSE448 Microprocessor Interfacing (3,1,4) This course covers the fundamentals of Intel x86 assembly language and the basic architecture of the Intel microprocessor. Topics include assembly language, microcomputer system hardware, input / output devices, and bus discipline. In addition, 8051 Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing will also be covered. This course consists mostly of hardware labs in which students develop projects on electronics, leading to a final semester project. Prerequisite: CSE310 CSE455 Network Security (3,0,3) Students are introduced to the security issues in computing, communications, and electronic commerce. The course covers security requirements and vulnerabilities, legal and ethical issues, basic cryptology, private and authenticated communication, electronic commerce security, software security, viruses and other malicious codes, operating system protection, trusted systems design, network security, firewalls, auditing, physical security and disaster recovery. Prerequisite: CSE243
and introduction to distributed databases, object oriented databases and data warehousing. Spring Prerequisite: CSE246 CSE342 Operating Systems (3,1,4) The objective of this course is to introduce the organization of operating systems. Topics included are process management and scheduling, interaction of concurrent processes, interrupts, I/O, device handling, memory and virtual memory management and file management. A survey is carried out of the design and implementation of distributed operating systems, both by introducing basic concepts and considering examples of current systems: UNIX and recently developed operating systems such as Linux, Vista are presented. Fall Prerequisites: CSE246, CSE310 CSE344 Compiler Design (3,1,4) This course examines the design consideration, constraints and implementation techniques for developing compilers and interpreters. Programming language code translation issues are explored with reference to problem domains, resource requirements and runtime requirements. Topics include Compiler Backend Operations like Scanning, Parsing (top-down and bottom-up parsing), BNF/EBNF and Syntax Trees, Semantic Analysis and Annotated Grammars, and Compiler Frontend Operations like Runtime Environments, Code Generation and Introduction to Code Optimization. Prerequisites: CSE310, CSE309
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CSE460: Introduction to Game Programming and Robotics (3,0,3) The course introduces the fundamentals of game programming and robotics. This is a programming intensive course and students are required to spend a significant amount of time in developing interactive games and creating virtual simulation environments to be used in conjunction with robots. Students will get hands on experience of XNA Studio Express, Microsoft Robotics Development Studio, and Lego Robots. The main focus of the course is on the processes, algorithms, and mathematics necessary to create 3D computer games and to build autonomous robots for various tasks. The course provides great opportunity to students to expand their programming and engineering skills even if they are not interested in pursuing careers in robots or video games development. Prerequisite: CSE142 and CSE307 CSE491 Computer Science Project I (0,3,3) This is a two semester development project under faculty supervision. Students may propose their own projects for departmental approval or may apply for a project proposed by a faculty member. Spring and Fall. Prerequisites: CSE311, CSE312, CSE341 CSE492 Computer Science Project II (0,3,3) This is the second part of Computer Science Project to be taken after the successful completion of Computer Science Project-I Spring and Fall. Prerequisite: CSE491 MIS202 Technical Report Writing (3,0,3) Topics covered in this course include a study of the particular requirements of technical report writing, coupled with a review and refinement of basic grammar and composition skills. Students will be taught about the research process and analytical reports: how to gather, analyze, and organize data for writing a formal research report on an identified and approved business-related topic, write references using required MLA or APA styles, and document design. Fall. Prerequisite: MGT211 MIS343: Datawarehousing (3,1,4) This course is a study of the techniques for planning, designing, building, populating, and maintaining a successful datawarehouse. The data warehouse continues to be one of the most organizationally complex and technically interesting projects in Information Technology. This course provides students an in-depth knowledge of the different phases of building data warehouse. Throughout the course, the special focus is given to the practical aspects of dimensional modeling, ETL, Data Quality and cleansing, and decision support through OLAP. MIS406: Social Computing (3,0,3) The course focuses on the emerging area of Social Computing, which is becoming quite popular and important these days within the discipline of Information Systems. As information systems are becoming more social, Information Systems increasingly require both social and technological perspectives. Social computing hinges on this intersection of social and computer sciences. This courses pedagogy also reflects this new paradigm and is not teacher centric. Rather it is collaborative learning, where peers learn from each other and the role of the teacher becomes that of a guide, resource person and moderator. The students make use of a class wiki as their collaborative learning platform. Typical topics covered include; network theory, theories of social influence, analysis and design of social online environments, blogosphere, business applications of social computing, collective intelligence, computer supported cooperative work, folksonomies, prediction markets, recommender systems, reputation management systems, social collaboration, social network analysis and visualization, tagging, virtual communities of practice, wiki technology and culture.
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MIS454 Audit, Ethics & IS Issues (3,0,3) The course analyzes the impact of computers on society. Topics included are privacy issues, changing patterns of interaction, security, control of information systems, breakdowns, vulnerability, hazards, computer crimes, fraud, defenses, access controls, audit planning and execution, disaster recovery and risk management. Prerequisite: MIS102 MIS458 Enterprise Resource Planning (3,0,3) Now a days the corporate world is moving towards ERP Implementations. ERP has become the backbone of modern corporate world and it is hard to imagine a corporation without ERP. The ERP course will give the students a clear understanding what is ERP and what is does and what are the issues in the organizations that lead toward ERP implementation. The ERP course will cover areas such as Fundamental Concepts about ERP, Major ERP Vendors, ERP Selection Process (including ERP Business case development, Business Requirement definition, ERP Budgeting, Request for Proposal and ERP Vendor demos and ERP selection criteria), and Project Management and Information flows in ERP. The course will also cover the overview of SAP modules (Sales and Distribution, Material Management, Production and Supply Chain Management). The Students are required to do presentations and conduct surveys about ERP related topics. A term report will also be submitted at the end of the Semester. MIS550 Logistic & Supply Chain Management (3,0,3) Logistics is one of the most important aspect of supply chain and its importance is growing rapidly as the world is moving towards globalization. After completing this course the students will have a clear understanding what is supply chain management and the role of logistics in the modern supply chain paradigm. The course is specifically designed for students who are proactive in their work style and want to sharpen their problem solving and solution designing skills. The students will learn how to identify issues / problems and develop solutions in the areas such as procurement management, supplier management, inventory handling, warehouse management, logistics etc. The course will cover areas such as understanding the supply chain, purchasing management, supplier
conditional probability, discrete random variables, Binomial and Poisson distributions, index numbers and time series, introduction to MINITAB (the statistical software). Spring Prerequisite: MTS105 MTS201 Logic & Discrete Structures (3,0,3) This course teaches topics of logic, propositional equivalences, predicate and quantifiers, sets, relations, functions, sequences and series, the growth of functions and complexity algorithms, the integers and division, matrices, methods of proof, mathematical induction, recursive relations, generation functions the basics of counting, the pigeonhole principle, permutations and combinations, discrete probability, graphs, graph isomorphism, connectivity, Euler and Hamilton paths, introduction to trees, Boolean functions, logic gates and minimization of circuits. Spring Prerequisite: MTS105
management, strategic sourcing , demand forecasting and collaborative planning, inventory management & bull-whip effect (SCM game), domestic and international transport, logistics outsourcing (3pl and 4pl), designing the transport network, performance measurement along the supply chain. A term report will also be submitted at the end of the semester.
MTS101 Calculus-I (3,0,3) Topics included are real and complex numbers, absolute values, average rate of change of a function, the derivative of a function, the differential of a function, rectangular coordinates, functions and graphs, limits and continuity functions, higher derivatives, differentiation of algebraic functions, applications of derivatives, fundamental theorems of differential calculus and techniques of integration, and 1st and 2nd order differential equations. Spring and Fall Prerequisite: MTS105 MTS102 Introduction to Statistics (3,0,3) The course content includes: types of data, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, exploratory data analysis, introduction to set and probability theory, events and laws of probability, independence,
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MTS203 Linear Algebra (3,0,3) This course familiarizes students with binary operations, groups, rings and fields, vector spaces, linearly dependent and independent vectors, linear transformations, matrices of linear transformations, properties of matrices, matrix algebra, elementary row/column operations, Echelon form, normal form, rank and inverse of matrices, solution of equations, consistency criteria, elimination method and Gauss Jordan method, determinants and their properties, Cramers rule and computations through MATLAB. Spring. Prerequisite: MTS105 MTS232 Calculus-II (3,0,3) This course covers topics of definite integrals, improper integrals, Laplace transformations, infinite sequences, Fourier Series, curves in two dimensions, three dimensional geometry, gradient, divergence and curl, directional derivatives and theorems of Gauss & Green. Spring. Prerequisite: MTS 131 MTS401 Differential Equations This is an advanced course on differential equations. The objective of the course is to impart knowledge about the bits and pieces that help in understanding the different areas of computer science. It is a 3 credit course comprising of 3 hours of theory teaching per week. Topics included are analytic, numerical, and qualitative analysis of ordinary differential equations, linear equations, linear and nonlinear systems, application to mechanics, biology, physics, and the social sciences. Existence and uniqueness of solution and visual analysis using computer graphics is a part of this course. Topics selected from Laplace transforms, power series solutions, chaos, and numerical solutions are taught as well. Fall. Prerequisite: MTS232 SCI105 Physics- I (Electromagnetism) (3,1,4) The contents of this course includes vectors, mechanics of particles, Newtons laws of motion, work, energy, and power, impulse and momentum, conservation laws, mechanics of rigid bodies, rotation, equilibrium, fluids, heat, thermodynamics, periodic motion, electricity and magnetism, Coulombs law, electric fields, potential capacitance, resistance, D.C. circuits, magnetic fields, fields due to currents, induction, magnetic properties, wave motion, vibration and sound, interference, and light are also covered. Spring and Fall.
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MS (Computer Science)
The Faculty of Computer Science (FCS) at IBA is an exciting place to perform high-impact research and to learn about the latest developments in the constantly developing field of Computer Science. This program provides a solid grounding in the fundamentals of computer science and offers an opportunity to specialize in selected cutting-edge technology areas. The key objectives of the masters degree in Computer Science are: To prepare our students for the increasingly sophisticated application of computers to the needs of industry and society. Opportunities for a research-oriented program, in preparation for the Ph.D. program in computer science. Transformation from young IT junior positions to middle and senior level techno-managerial positions. To provide maximum curriculum flexibility, allowing students to adapt their program to their ambitions and goals as well as to their educational and professional backgrounds. Study under accomplished faculty, with the opportunity to specialize in selected areas of interest. Possibility of working towards a masters thesis, engaging in directed research under faculty members who are internationally recognized in their fields.
techniques on real world problems, synthesize and relate core concepts acquired from the program through research or hands on work. The MS program in Computer Science is offered in the evening and prepares students in computer and programming theory, design, development and application. It consists of 30 credit hours; for those students opting for MS Thesis, 24 credit hours of coursework and 6 credit hours of research work is required. For students opting for coursework only, 27 credit hours of coursework along with 3 credit hours of Research Survey is required. The MS Thesis will be optional. The coursework may be taken from multiple specialization tracks and a student would be required to take courses from at least two tracks. Specialization tracks include Net-Centric Computing, Human Computer Interaction, Intelligent Systems, Software Engineering, Information Management and Theoretical Computer Science. Within a specialization track a minimum of two to a maximum of 4 courses may be taken. Each track has its own set of prerequisites which are usually BS level courses.
field through original research. The FCS hosts a number of research labs that are actively engaged in cutting edge research in a number of fields mentioned above. By being a part of this program, you will get an opportunity to establish linkages with international researchers publish scholarly articles and attend reputed conferences worldwide in your chosen discipline. Your quantitative and qualitative research capabilities will be polished and interdisciplinary research along with interaction with the local industry will always be encouraged. The FCS PhD program motivates independence and originality of thought in the research process. The PhD program at IBA expects that not only will the graduates display excellence in their field of research but that the discipline, research and professional competences they develop from this program will be highly regarded by national and international employers. To achieve this, students are expected to immerse themselves in research in order to develop a strong and vibrant research culture at the institute. The program offers a residency of at least two years where students are expected to complete a specially designed program comprising of advanced courses. During the residency program students are expected to attach themselves to a supervisor in their field of specialization. Students also avail a full Teaching/Research assistantship which comprises of an attractive monthly stipend and full tuition fee waiver.
MS (CS) Curriculum:
The MS (CS) curriculum has been designed as per IEEE / ACM guidelines that have been tailored to accommodate the rapidly changing landscape of computer technology. This program offers a powerful, personalized, and in-depth potential for professional growth, which is measured by students readiness of job market and higher education opportunities. The curriculum has been designed to integrate concepts, tools, and theories to find and formulate problems, think analytically, and recommend technologybased solutions to problems. An option of a capstone thesis is also available that will let students to apply research
The FCS PhD program aims at encouraging those graduate students who can make a significant contribution to their
Telecommunications Research Lab (TRL) Artificial Intelligence Lab Distributed Computing Lab Digital Futures Lab
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Several other educational robotics related projects have also been initiated by the lab. This includes the incorporation of a hands-on robotics exposure in Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course. Starting from Fall 09, a senior level course, Introduction to Game Programming and Robotics, has also been introduced in the BS(CS) curriculum. A series of robotics workshop for high school students has also been initiated. The purpose of these workshops is to expose our youth to the exciting field of Robotics/Artificial Intelligence. AI Lab has developed and released BNOSA (Bayesian Network and Ontology based Semantic Annotation) which is a framework for semantic annotation of unstructured, ungrammatical and incoherent data sources using Ontology and Bayesian networks. The tool can be accessed and tested via the lab website.
Another tool released by the AI Lab is IBAyes which is a probabilistic reasoning tool that allows a user to model uncertain situations and to perform inference using Bayesian networks and Influence Nets. It is freely available for download from the lab website. An Anti-Money Laundering System (AMLS) is currently under development in partnership with Credit-Chex, a consumer credit bureau services and total risk management solution provider. Once fully developed, AMLS would serve as a decision support tool and would aid financial institutions and State Bank in identifying suspicious financial transactions and in curbing anti money laundering activities.
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Interaction Design GUI Design Multimedia and Multi-Modal Systems Advanced Web Technologies 3. Intelligent Systems Advanced Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Computational Intelligence Probabilistic Reasoning Computer Vision 4. Software Engineering Software Quality Assurance Requirement Engineering Software Project Management
Advanced Web Technologies Web Engineering 5. Information Management SAP ABAP Programming I SAP ABAP Programming II Operations & Technology Management Enterprise Integration Social Computing Applications Information Industry Structure & Competitive Strategy Advanced Data Warehousing Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining 6. Theoretical Computer Science Advanced Analysis of Algorithms Formal Methods
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system consisting of several independent computers, connected by a network, that can work together to perform a task or provide a service. Typical examples include: the World Wide Web, networked file systems, DNS, and massive multiprocessor supercomputers. This course focuses on the principles, techniques, and practices relevant to the design and implementation of such systems. The course takes a systems-oriented view of distributed systems, concentrating on infrastructure software and providing hands-on experience implementing distributed systems. The main objectives of this are: to present the principles underlying the functioning of distributed systems; to create an awareness of the major technical challenges in distributed systems design and implementation; to expose students to modern and classic technology used in distributed systems and their software; to expose students to past and current research issues in the field of distributed systems; and to provide experience in the implementation of typical algorithms used in distributed systems. Information Security The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and issues of information security. Basic principles for information security; threats and defenses; cryptography; introduction to network security and security management are covered in this course. By the end of this course the student should be able to understand the importance of information security in software systems, understand what a security policy is and what are the major mechanisms for implementing security policies, have a background in information security sufficient for the study of computer networking, be familiar with the major educational resources available for information security and be able to effectively present ideas about information security in written, oral, and web formats.
solutions to make a system more human friendly. Effective design is reliant upon understanding the human context in which a new artifact has to fit. This course provides the necessary knowledge and skills to design, prototype and evaluate usable human-computer interaction in both its narrow sense (the user interface) and its broad sense (information systems, people, organisations, even societies and cultures). It further provides a strategic grounding in both theory and good practice for students to make effective use of applying HCI principles to IS design in their professional work. CSE576 Usability Engineering This course introduces methods for usability engineering alongside basic concepts of usability and the design of human computer interfaces. One of the prime requirements of any software is Usability; however the term usability has many facets. Usability is not only determined by the design of the human computer interface, but also by the underlying task model and data model of the software. In practice, usability is determined by a development process that takes users, their environment and tasks into account. The course relies on practical exercises during which participants learn to apply usability engineering methods. In this way participants gather the necessary skills required for improving the usability of their software systems. The course enables participants to apply selected usability engineering methods in their own projects in order to improve the usability of the software systems they develop.
Prerequisite: Software Engineering, Introduction to HCI CSE575 Advanced Human Computer Interaction This course aims to gives students an understanding of how interactive systems are developed. The hardware and software issues that determine the usability of an interactive computer system will also be read in this course. Humans are the key deciding factor to make a computer system successful. This course discusses the key issues and their
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Intelligent Systems
be spent on the current research issues in computational intelligence. This is a programming intensive course and students are expected to spend a significant amount of time on implementing all the techniques studied in the course and applying them on a significantly complex problem of their choice. CSE655 Probabilistic Reasoning This course provides an in-depth analysis of Bayesian Belief Networks which have become the tool of choice for reasoning under uncertainty. The course focuses on the syntax and semantics of Bayesian Networks and how to use BNs to model and analyze uncertain situations. Models that aim to integrate time and uncertainty such as dynamic Bayesian networks, dynamic Influence Nets, Markov Nets as well as the learning of structure and parameters of a Bayesian network will be discussed in detail. The course is intended for graduate level CS students and a significant amount of time will be spend on the current research issues in the field of probabilistic reasoning. Students are expected to use various softwares and develop their own tool to implement various reasoning and learning algorithms.
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Software Engineering
Prerequisite: Object-Oriented Programming, Introduction to Software Engineering CSE566 Software Quality Assurance This course addresses process considerations in software systems development. It discusses advanced material in software planning, mechanisms for monitoring and controlling projects, and leadership and team building. Furthermore, it provides knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles, techniques, and tools that are used in the management of software projects. Some the topics included are Size and Cost Estimation, Schedule Plan, Risk Management, Quality Management and Configuration Management. Students work in a team to develop a project plan for a small project according to the established standards based on best practices of the global IT industry. CSE567 Requirement Engineering Students will learn to gather correct, concise, clear and complete set of requirements. Some of the topics included in this course are requirements engineering process, requirements elicitation and analysis, requirements validation and requirements management. Moreover, advance topics such as Model Based Verification and Formal Specification techniques will also be discussed in class. Students will apply the acquired knowledge to document requirements for a software application.
Information Management
Prerequisite: Database Systems MIS541 SAP ABAP Programming I The first section of this course comprises of Introduction to SAP ABAP, SAP architecture, and ABAP Development workbench tools. The second section deals with study of ABAP workbench in detail, which includes, study of flow of an ABAP program, ABAP workbench, ABAP dictionary, ABAP language elements, data retrieval, subroutines and ABAP events. The third section of this course is based on in-depth
MIS503 Enterprise Integration This course provides students with the theories, models, and analytic techniques required to develop solutions for integrating heterogeneous information systems. Basic concepts that must be applied to enable diverse applications developed in different environments under a variety of rules and standards to process cooperatively will be explored and illustrated. This course serves as a focused introduction to the concept that information systems must be utilized (i.e., re-used) rather than redeveloped and will give consideration to the role of users and the impact of information systems on those people. Independent and group assignments will provide the students with the opportunity to investigate Enterprise
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CSE651 Advanced Analysis of Algorithms The objective of this course is to read advanced topics of the core area of computer science which enables students to focus on the study of abstract models of computation. These abstract models allow the students to assess via formal reasoning what could be achieved through computing when they are using it to solve problems in science and engineering. The course exposes students to the computability theory, as well as to the complexity theory. The goal is to allow them to answer fundamental questions about problems, such as whether they can or not be computed, and if they can, how efficiently. The course defines advanced computation models and their properties, and the necessary mathematical techniques to prove more advanced attributes of these models. The students will be able to express computer science problems as mathematical statements and to formulate proofs. Upon completion of this course the students are expected to become proficient in key topics of theory of computation, and to have the opportunity to explore the current topics in this area.
CSE572 Formal Methods The aim of this course is to expose students to mechanized formal tools which help ensure correctness and hence reliability of computer systems. Students will learn about the theory underlying model checking and will gain experience with model checking tools. Upon completion of this course the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of temporal logics, theoretical underpinnings of model checking and modelchecking tools and their uses. CSE573 Advanced Computer Architecture Comprehensive coverage of the architecture and system issues that confront the design of a high performance workstation/PC computer architectures with emphasis on quantitative evaluation. Topics covered in this course are Quantitative Principles of Computer Design, Instruction Set Principles and Examples, Advanced Pipe-lining and Instruction-Level Parallelism, Memory-Hierarchy Design, Storage Systems, Interconnection Networks and Multiprocessors.
Its not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude.
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106 Vision & Mission Statement of the MBA Program 107 MBA Programs
MBA Morning MBA Evening
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108 Curriculum 109 Description of Courses 117 Pedagogy 118 Grading & Evaluation 119 MBA Program Office 120 Employers of MBA Graduates 121 MS (Economics) Program 122 PhD (Economics) Program
Mission Statement
To provide the best possible learning and development environment in order to produce world class principled, competent and socially sensitive business leaders.
Value Proposition
From Professional Degree / Engineering to General Management / Business Mindset. Experiential Learning / Project Based / Case Method. Ethical Business Leaders, not just Business Managers. Transformation from Young Managers to Middle and Senior Level Managerial Positions. Future Entrepreneurs.
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MBA Programs
MBA Morning
The MBA Morning Program is a full-time two year program conducted at the Main Campus and the City Campus of the IBA. The program consists of 16 core courses, 8 electives and an MBA Project (two courses workload). A total of 72 credit units are needed for the MBA program and a minimum of 4 from elective courses are needed to complete a major in a specialized field (Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance or Human Resource Management). Students will be required to complete a six-week summer internship as well.
MBA Evening
The duration of this program may vary depending on the capacity of the student to complete the course load during each semester. The minimum time allowed is 2 1/2 years, while the maximum duration for completing the program is 7 years. The evening program consists of 14 Core Courses and 10 Electives. A total of 72 credit units are needed for completing the evening program. A minimum of 4 electives are needed to complete a major in a specialized field (Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance or Human Resource Management).
Enrolment Payment of Fees Structured Interviews Group Discussions Document Check Aptitude Test Collection of Admit Card Submission of online Application Form
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MBA (Evening)
Course Code ACC506 ECO501 FIN506 MGT557 MKT501 MTS506 Course Code ACC505 ECO502 FIN507 LAW501 MGT510 MKT505 Semester 1 Financial Accounting and Information Systems Managerial Economics Business Finance I Organizational Behaviour and Leadership Marketing Management Quantitative Methods for Decision Making Semester 2 Accounting for Decision Making Macroeconomics Business Finance II Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business Technology and Operations Management Advanced and Applied Business Research
Semester 3/4 Global Economic and Political Environment Corporate Strategy (Core Course) A minimum of ten courses from Electives
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Core Courses
Semester-1
ACC506 Financial Accounting and Information Systems This course is designed to provide future business executives with knowledge on the importance of accounting in business decision-making. It also aims to develop an in-depth understanding of fundamental accounting principles and concepts including the accounting equation, the accounting cycle, financial statement preparation and analysis, inventory management and receivables / payables for budgeting in business organizations. Finally, it provides an insight into the key role of modern accounting information systems in information management for business organizations. ECO501 Managerial Economics The course prepares students for decision-making using various analytical tools and techniques. These tools thus developed in this course are helpful for decisionmaking in areas such as organization, production, marketing and evaluation of data. Students learn a variety of scientific management tools like problem-solving techniques using consumer theory, producer theory, and theories of markets, statistics, econometrics and mathematics. FIN506 Business Finance I This course aims at introducing the students to the theory and principles of business finance. The course starts with the goals of a corporation and the basic financial decisions. Successful completion of this course will enable the students to evaluate the financial performance of a firm, calculate the measures of risk and return, understand the principles, time value of money and discounted cash flows, net present value, internal rate of return, identify techniques used to manage acceptable levels of net working capital, and ratio analysis. MGT557 Organizational Behavior and Leadership This course provides an understanding of how an organization works and the behavior of groups and individuals within it. It aims at inculcating a positive approach in managing productive relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates by examining teams, individuals and
networks in a business environment. Topics such as group culture, individual motivation and behavior, collective and individual performance, decision-making interpersonal communication, corporate vision, organizational culture and leadership; designing effective organizational structure, small group behavior and inter-group conflict are extensively covered. This course exposes students to frameworks for diagnosing and solving problems in organizational settings. MKT501 Marketing Management This course takes a simulation approach so that the principles of marketing can be applied for planning, analyzing, implementing and controlling marketing strategies. Product, Price, Place and Promotion programs are discussed in detail along with cases highlighting the impact of changes in the elements of the marketing mix on profitability and productivity. Students are also involved in conducting marketing audits.
MTS 506 Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making One of the primal aims of the course is to try to give a thorough insight and understanding of fundamental statistical concepts in the context of social & management sciences, in particular economics and management problem situations. The objective of this core course is to make students critical consumers of statistical analysis using available software packages. The fundamental statistical tools & methodologies enable the student to analyze a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative data collected in diverse problem-situations encountered in the real world. The purpose of the inferential statistics is to test, deduce and infer the validity of different types of hypotheses and models built on the basis of the raw data collected in a variety of problem-situations. Key concepts also include interpretation of regression analysis, time series analysis and decision-making under uncertainty.
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Semester-2
ACC505 Accounting for Decision-Making This course is designed to provide future business executives with the fundamentals and skills of analyzing and using accounting information for management decision-making, planning and control. Topics include understanding and analysis of financial statements, information management and reporting. Besides, the course focuses on cost and managerial accounting concepts and techniques including cost volume profit analysis, capital budgeting, responsibility accounting, relevant costing, balanced scorecard, transfer pricing, internal control, flexible budgeting and financial measures of performance evaluation for enhancing organizational capabilities. Prerequisite: ACC506 ECO502 Macroeconomics This course provides an overview of the following macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, inflation, monetary and fiscal policies, public debt and international economic issues. This course also introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with reference to Pakistan. FIN507 Business Finance II The course builds up on the topics that are covered in the introductory business finance course. It provides the students with an understanding of the financial securities evaluation and the computation of the cost of capital. The management of corporate capital structure, particularly the choice between debt and equity financing and dividend policy, forecasting techniques, types of financing and investment options are also discussed in this course. Prerequisite: FIN506 LAW501 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business Business decisions are made within the context of a complex regulatory framework. This course familiarizes the students with the laws and regulations at both national and global level that are pertinent to business decision-making. In addition to general introduction of legal framework, the course covers nature and implications of specific regulations such as company law, prudential regulations, WTO, Basle, IOSCO etc. MGT510 Technology and Operations Management This course includes design, planning, and control of a firms capabilities and resources. The course is intended to strengthen students conceptual understanding and skills in the areas of operations, strategy and technology, forecasting, capacity and materials management, and design of productive and efficient systems. The operations aspect of the course examines the establishment processes that create the products and/or services for a companys market and at the same time increase its competitiveness in terms of cost, speed, quality, innovation, flexibility and dependability. MKT505 Advanced and Applied Business Research The purpose of the course is to have the students learn the tools and techniques of Marketing Research. Research is systematic and scientific. Therefore, it carries a huge knowledge bank of dos and donts. The methodology used in conducting this course encompasses class discussions as well as out of class and in class assignments. Therefore, the students learn the methods and are able to apply them. Students also encouraged to utilize Internet and library resources to supplement their learning. Prerequisite: MKT501
Coins always make a sound but the currency notes are always silent, so whenever your value increases, keep yourself calm and silent. -Shakespeare
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Semester-3
ECO517 Global Economic and Political Environment The course aims to develop an understanding and application of social, political and cultural changes and economic development in society (sensitizing students in the history of Pakistan and its social, political and economic development and global economic trends, making them understand the macroeconomic factors affecting business corporations and leadership). Overall, it highlights social, cultural, political, economic, environment and development trends. MGT519 Personal Effectiveness and Communication (NonCredit) This course introduces the students to being more self aware and effective leaders in todays complex business
Semester-4
MGT506 Corporate Strategy Corporate Strategy is designed to train the students in methodologies of formulating and implementing successful strategies. Students learn to view, analyze and solve business problems from an integrative perspective and learn how firms develop and sustain competitive advantage over time. The valuable insights acquired in various functional areas are applied within an integrated conceptual framework. The course uses case-method as the primary teaching methodology. PRJ701 MBA Project (Core Course) A minimum of four courses from Electives.
environment. A key element of knowing thyself is about sorting out whats really important to the students along with a clear sense of their personal principles and priorities. Without these aspects, its almost impossible to bring the picture of our preferred future or vision sharply into focus. The course includes an introduction to key tenets of effective leadership, which help the students to develop a toolkit of new skills and strategies for leading effectively. It also discusses and develops their interpersonal skills as well as teaches them how to be effective in a team-based environment. PRJ701 MBA Project (Core Course) A minimum of four courses from Electives.
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Elective Courses
Accounting & Law
ACC507 Accounting Information System with SAP This course is a fully SAP integrated course that covers fundamentals of SAP Financial Accounting FI, Managerial Accounting CO, Materials Management MM and Sales & Distribution SD. The AIS course is different from other basic accounting courses in that it focuses on the processes and the working and interaction of various organization elements rather than the accounting information itself. As against the traditional AIS curriculum, this course is more focused on business processes in SAP with minimum discussion of the technical aspects of systems development. The course is delivered with hands-on experience on SAP made available through IDES. More than 50% of the course is therefore given through interactive lab sessions. ACC557 Auditing Theory & Practice The objective of the course is to develop a framework for determining the nature and scope of the auditing process applicable in different environments. The course focuses on international standards of auditing, techniques for investigation, verification, interpretation and appraisal of accounting information and financial statements, together with accountability and ethical issues. ACC559 IFRS & Financial Reporting in Pakistan This course starts with the appreciation of the Framework for Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements as approved by the International Accounting Standards Board. The course goes on to cover major provisions of some of the important International Financial Reporting Standards as applicable in Pakistan and major SECP pronouncements affecting financial reporting of publicly listed companies. ACC561 Analysis of Financial Statements During the present era of business acquisitions, mergers, leveraged buyouts and restructuring and in view of constantly evolving financial reporting refinements and large scale manipulation of financial reporting to control perceptions of investors and lenders, the need for vigorous and meaningful analysis of financial statements cannot be overemphasized. This course aims at developing a deeper
understanding of accounting principles and standards underlying the data being analyzed and the analytical tools and techniques used for meaningful decision-making. The topics covered include discussion of adversarial nature of financial reporting, balance sheet limitations, revenue exaggeration and expense manipulation, nature and types of reserves, deferred taxes, performance measures and ratios, financial flexibility and leveraged buyouts and growth rates and valuation via restructuring potential. The course is taught largely through case studies and real life business problems, thereby stimulating effective student participation in the learning process. Prerequisite:ACC501/ACC201 ACC589 Project Evaluation & Financing The topics covered include developing schematic framework for feasibility studies, conventional and non-conventional measures of investment worth their limitations and problems, developing project cash flows under special decision situations, investment appraisals under conditions of uncertainty and capital rationing, foreign tax credits, preinvestment and excess capacity related issues. The course also focuses on determining cost of capital, identifying, accessing and developing the optimal financing-mix. Prerequisite: ACC201 or ACC501 LAW301 Laws of Taxation This course familiarizes students with the fundamentals of income tax in Pakistan. Major emphasis is placed on the concept of taxable income, preparation of income tax returns for individuals, partnerships and joint stock companies. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 LAW553 Corporate Governance & Practices in Pakistan In view of increasing corporate frauds arising mainly due to failure of proper internal Corporate Governance causing significant harm to all the stakeholders, the need for effective Corporate Governance and its proper implementation cannot be overemphasized. The topics covered in the course include the need for good Corporate Governance, discussion of Concepts, Principles and Systems of Corporate Governance, benefits of good Corporate Governance and detailed examination and critical evaluation of the Code of Corporate Governance of Pakistan along with their implementation-related issues. Qualifications, responsibilities, powers and functions of the Board of Directors,Chief Financial Officer (CFO)and Company
Secretary are thoroughly discussed. Responsibilities of internal and external auditors for financial reporting and corporate compliance are also discussed. This course is conducted on a seminar basis ensuring greater participation of students in the classroom discussions. Prerequisite: LAW501
Finance
FIN552 International Financial Management The course begins with the introduction of real world institutions and analysis of financial concepts and uses questions and short problems to clear these concepts. Those cases are used that focus on managerial practices and real world issues and decision problems. The course also deals with how evaluations of the international monetary system provide challenges and also opportunities for the key players in the field. Prerequisite: ECO501/FIN507 FIN554 Investment Banking & Financial Services The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the various facets of the Investment Banking Industry. The course begins on a broad conceptual level with an examination of the philosophy and the scope of Investment Banking, and then narrows down to focus on the different facets of Investment Banking. This includes: Secondary Markets (trading in the stock markets), Primary Markets (listing regulations, pricing of Equity and Term Finance Certificates for the Initial Public Offers), Financial Innovation, the concept and the basic building blocks of Financial Engineering, Eurobonds, Funds Management, and the Regulatory Framework interfacing the Investment Banking Industry. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN556 Security Analysis & Capital Markets The course covers an analysis of the economy, current state of the economy, significance and interpretation of economic indicators, industry analysis and the growth cycle, company analysis, marketing, accounting and dividend policies, capital structure analysis and fundamental security analysis. The course also includes changes in financing patterns of Pakistani companies, their debt-equity ratio and crosssectional variation in Dept Financing. Short cases and problems are used to clear concepts. Prerequisite: FIN507
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FIN558 Regulation & Financial Markets The course is designed for studying finance and financial laws, and does not assume any previously studied financial regulations. It is designed to contribute to enhance students understanding of the ways in which government and public authorities intervene in the operation of financial markets. The course also provides a critical view of current regulatory development with the aim to identify the most appropriate regulatory policies toward increasingly complex financial phenomena and markets. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN560 Advanced Corporate Finance This course covers analytical foundations of corporate financial policies and strategies. It deals with exploration and application of theoretical and empirical literature on firms investment and financing decisions. Topics include valuation, tax policy, option pricing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate bankruptcy. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN563 Advanced Portfolio Management This course introduces the theory and practice of investment analysis and portfolio management. The course surveys various quantitative applications and asset valuation models and their use in constructing profitable investment portfolio. Topics include designing portfolios, risk diversifications, conceptual framework for making risk management and insurance decisions in order to increase business value and individual welfare, institutional aspects of the managed funds sector in Pakistani market structure and market efficiency. Security valuation models, setting investment goals and policies, equity and fixed income portfolio strategies and portfolio performance, transaction costs, turnover and trading are also taught in this course. Prerequisite: FIN 507 FIN565 Treasury and Fund Management The course deals with an in-depth analysis of the various methods of treasury and fund management, incorporating asset pricing, expectation theory, interest rate risk and the term structure of interest rates. The differences among asset and liability management, managing interest rate risk, and selling interest rate risk products are also covered. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN567 Risk Management The course provides students with a quantitative perspective of risk management and the conceptual framework for making risk management and insurance decisions to increase business value and individual welfare. The effects of, and rationale behind, public policies that affect risk and allocation of risk among businesses and individuals are also discussed. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN568 Derivatives & Risk Hedging This course is designed to provide a thorough knowledge of valuation and hedging of derivatives contracts such as options, futures and forwards. The practice and application of options and futures in risk management is also demonstrated. Empirical hands-on exercises using Microsoft Excel will be assigned throughout the course. The course also examines the issues in regulation of derivative market and their importance in socio-economic settings. The course also enables students to read and analyze current financial news on derivatives trading. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN569 Financial Econometrics This course introduces econometrics emphasizing the application of least squares method to cross-sectional and time series financial data. It covers mainly the estimation of linear regression model and deals with various econometrics problems associated to model estimation, such as multicollinearity and heteroscedasticity, and extensions such as simultaneous equations, co-integration techniques, etc. These techniques are applied to estimate and forecast risk premiums, return volatility and optimal mix of financing, and other related financial models for investment decision-making. Prerequisite: MTS506/FIN507 FIN574 Financial Modeling The course teaches how to conceive and build a financial The course also deals with how financial models guide commercial decisions, and how to negotiate off the model. Prerequisite: FIN507 FIN577 Seminar in Finance The course provides an introduction to empirical research in finance, heavily skewed toward Capital Markets. This course is essentially discussion-oriented. The participants are required to write a paper which is to be an original research or a critical review of an area. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Prerequisite: FIN507
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HRM530 Recruitment and Selection Techniques The course explores recruitment process and techniques and how they contribute to selection process. The students can examine the constructs and dimensions used to predict and measure performance at work, and also the conceptual relationships between these dimensions. It enables students explain the theory and research on individual and group decision-making in organizations, and apply this within the context of selection and assessment. The course further provides for a critical and effective use of several forms of statistical analysis of importance in the examination of the validity and fairness of selection systems. Prerequisites: MGT201/MGT400 HRM551 Industrial Relations Management The course is centered on management of labor relations. Socio-political factors affecting labor relations, principles and strategies of negotiation, trade unionism, its benefits and drawbacks, as well as means of evaluating union demands are some of the topics discussed in this course. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 HRM552 Organizational Development The course is about the study of behavioural science techniques to improve organizational health and effectiveness, internal relationships and problem-solving capabilities. Organizational learning, transition processes, changing values, diversity of labor forces and other challenges put forward by globalization are some of the topics discussed. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 HRM557 Team Management The course is about forming, leading and managing teams and groups. It encourages discussion on how to deal with difficult group members, encourage creativity, improve group decision-making and liaise with other functions within and outside the organization. Students are assigned to teams at the very beginning, where they analyze cases of outstanding and poor team dynamics, complete group assignments and evaluate their own team dynamics and outcomes. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 HRM558 Leading the Change Process The course is concerned with the tasks of leading the change process in organizations. Creating a shared changed vision, fostering an understanding of the change process, and leading the change transition are important ingredients of the course. Other topics of discussion include encouraging an innovative organizational culture, managing growth and decline and corporate restructuring. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 HRM562 Performance and Compensation Management The performance of an organization depends on the performance of its people. Everything in an organization gets done by its people. A successful organization is one in which competent people perform at their best and where employees are rewarded according to their work and worth. The course elaborates on the quantum transformation that has occurred in Human Resource Management in the 21st century, how HR strategies impact organizational performance and why performance and compensation management is so critical for organizations. This course will prepare students to become effective managers of human capital by teaching them how to develop, motivate and reward a competent team and maximizing its performance. Prerequisite: MGT201/MGT400 HRM570 Strategic Human Resource Management. The course aims to help us understand the value of HRM to contemporary organizations, by looking at its origins and the factors for its emergence in the late 1980s. This is followed by a critical review of the theories which underpin various versions of HRM, explores the links between HR practices and firm performance, analyzing this in an organizational context. Prerequisites: MGT201/MGT400 HRM571 Training and Development The aims of this module are to help students assess influence of organizational strategy on the role and practice of training and development. The course enables students to identify training needs of individuals and organizations, select training methods and consider their influence on trainee development and training transfer to work place. The course provides for a critical review of the techniques available for the evaluation of training and to consider their role in practice. The significance of resource based strategies for training and development are used to provide a context for considering different training and development techniques. Prerequisites: MGT201/MGT400
General Management
MGT513 Business Strategy A strategy is a set of policies, objectives and resource commitments that determine how a business positions itself to create wealth for its stakeholders. Business strategy is designed to train students in methodologies of formulating and implementing successful strategies. The course primarily uses the case method as a teaching methodology. Topics include the analysis of industry economics, boundaries of the firm, strategic positioning and competitive advantage and the role of resources and capabilities in sustaining and shaping competitive business advantages. MGT552 Strategic Management Strategic Management course is designed to give a broad overview of the concepts and applications of state-of-theart management and presents a horizontal view of the organization. It is an integrative course that pulls together all the functional areas in marketing, finance, human resource, operations/production, labour-management relations, research & development, and general management. It takes a cross-functional view of the organization and prepares it to make an effective response to dynamic external environment by elevating external environmental scan and analysis to functional level importance. As a part of this course, a conceptual base is prepared first that is followed by case analysis to demonstrate how business enterprises effectively steer their course in rapidly changing external environments with a view to accomplishing the mission of the organization. As a part of case analysis, strategic alternatives are generated and a strategic choice is made. MGT555 Project Management This course introduces a structured approach to managing projects. It helps students gain managerial practice through the development of project execution manual for a reallife project selected by a group of students. The project focuses more on technology rather than financial management. The course includes topics such as Management Process, Utilization of Project Management, and Strategic Context of the Project, Project Planning & Scheduling, Project Information Management System, Project Communication, Project Control, Project Change Management, Project Teams and Successful Completion of Projects. These topics are taught with reference to the Project Management Institute PMBOK standard. Prerequisite:MGT201/MGT400
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Management Information Systems
ICT509 Network Architectures for Business The information architecture of the Internet enabled organization including the use and development of client/server and distributed systems. A detailed analysis of networking and telecommunications including data, voice, image, video, network hardware, and topology concepts, models, architectures, and standards for the design, implementation, integration, security, and management of distributed Internet and Intranet enabled systems and networks is done. This helps to understand the role of the information architecture and distributed systems in organizational design and management strategy. MIS550 Logistics & Supply Chain Management This course provides basic definitions and concepts for planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through, and out of an organization. Topics include: elements of the supply chain, customer, operating environments, financial fundamentals, manufacturing resource planning, total quality management, marketplace-driven customer expectations and definition of value, customer relationships, demand management, transformation of demand into supply, design, capacity management, planning, execution and control, performance measurements, supply, inventory, purchasing, and physical distribution system. Prerequisite: Instructors consent. CSE555 Network Security In this course, students are introduced to the security issues in computing, communications, and electronic commerce. Topics included are security requirements and vulnerabilities, legal and ethical issues, basic cryptology, private and authenticated communication, electronic commerce security, software security, viruses and other malicious code, operating system protection, trusted systems design, network security, firewalls, auditing, physical security and disaster recovery. Prerequisite: CSE243 MIS556 E-Commerce The course introduces the e-commerce concepts, objectives, market drivers that affect techniques and technologies. The topics in the course include: intelligent agents, client/server model, commitment, concurrency, recovery, network service and application management, quality of service management, service level agreement management, application service providers and security management. It discusses policy and regulatory issues in e-commerce. It also identifies the various e-commerce applications in the areas of finance, securities, trading, auctions, and travel. CSE557 Advanced Topics on Computer Networking This course is intended to provide senior level students a thorough understanding of modern networking concepts and technologies. It discusses various networking technologies in detail, in particular for Metropolitan Area and Wide Area Networking, introducing them to tradeoffs between various protocols, and services. Topics covered include: VSATs, ATM, Sonet, Optical Net works, Voice over IP, MPLS, Wireless LAN, 3G Mobile Services, Bluetooth, Mobile/Cellular Networks. Prerequisite: CSE243 research, demographic analysis, sensory and perceptual analysis, attitude analysis, and psychographics. The approach is not mathematical, but technical. The course targets those students preparing for positions in brand management, advertising and marketing research. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT556 Social Marketing Pakistan ranks very low in social indicators and the majority of the population is living below the poverty line. Social marketing as opposed to commercial marketing focuses on behaviour change of various cross-sections of society. This behaviour change relates to habits which are detrimental to the uplift of society. Through a combination of theory and demonstration of practical projects, the students are exposed to the techniques of social marketing. This exposure will broaden the employment prospects of students in nonprofit and non- governmental organizations in addition to social welfare organizations in Pakistan. MKT558 Customer Ascendancy Customers are the reason why businesses exist. Identifying customer needs and their changing expectations, developing matching offers, delivering the offers, designing customer service programs, customer relationship management, making strategies to maximize customer satisfaction, obtaining customer feedback and monitoring customer satisfaction are included in this important course for all marketers. Case studies and a project report are pedagogical tools of this applied course. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT559 Supply Chain Management While studying SCM, students will be able to understand and appreciate the significance of a strong SCM model, thereby, helping top management in coming up with decisively differentiating options to counter their competition. They will learn the strategic importance of an efficient supply chain design, planning and operation for within the strategic framework. The course will include analysis of these key elements and how they may be used on a conceptual level during supply chain design, planning and operation to improve performance. The course also identifies that the managerial levels require knowledge of analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis and explains these methodologies through discussions utilising excel sheets. The strategic frameworks and concepts are tied together through a variety of examples that show how a combination of concepts is needed to achieve significant improvement in overall performance. Prerequisite: MKT501
Marketing
MKT551 Advertising The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how the practice of advertising is applied in a marketing environment. The course caters to the need to equip students with knowledge of the importance of the role of advertising in the economy, and its place in the media of mass communications. This course emphasizes the preparation and execution of a media strategy. The students will be given an in- depth understanding and study of advertising appeals, product and market research, selection of media, testing of advertising effectiveness and organization of the advertising profession. Students will develop skills in scientific media planning and management. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT552 Consumer Behavior This course provides an overview of consumer behavior. Course topics include focus groups, interviews, qualitative
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MKT561 Brand Management Lack of branding is perceived as a major weakness in marketing in Pakistan, both in domestic market and the international markets. This course is designed to emphasize the need for building powerful brands and brand management. The course focuses on all the component parts of a brand, that is, its name, logo, design and advertising. Brand management practices are also considered so that purchasing behaviour is influenced by creating an identity in the minds of consumers. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT566 Media Management Media planning is a crucial part of the advertising process and ultimately of the brand planning process, yet there has been little done towards imparting formal education on this relatively new field of Marketing Communications. Since media is closely linked to technology, it is continuously changing in dynamics and affecting the overall brand marketing process, hence closely knitting the subject with Brand Management and Marketing Management. This course is the key to developing a synergized thought process amongst students with a Marketing major. However, the fact that since media is the second highest cost on the P&L for most FMCG or Marketing Services companies, it is equally important for finance-based graduates to go through the course so that they have a fair idea of the subject and its implications to the overall budgeting process involved. Taking this course may not make students media experts but it will provide a solid grounding in the process, terminology, and practice of advertising media planning. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT586 Retailing The present day marketer needs to be equipped with a sense of the interface between channels and consumers. An understanding of retailing concepts and strategies as an outcome of this course gives them that critique. An analysis of existing generalizations and principles related to the economic and social role of retailing, competitive strategies, efficiency in retailing, and essential concepts for retail management gives an understanding of the retail channel in the marketing mix. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the decisions involved in running a retail firm and the concepts and principles for making those decisions. While the course focuses on the retail industry including retailers of consumer services, the content of the course is useful for students interested in working for companies that interact with retailers such as manufacturers of consumer products or for students with a general management or entrepreneurial interest. The course will focus a great deal on the value of strategic planning, including a detailed review of the titans of retailing. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT651 Personal Selling Personal selling gives hands-on training to the students by inviting them to make sales presentations in class. A working insight into the personal selling area is developed so that sales managers can empathize with the sales people and make more informed decisions. The course also emphasizes the connections of personal selling with other marketing activities. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT653 Sales Management Sales is the culmination of the marketing effort. The activities entailed in the sales function involve setting sales objectives, formulating sales plans and executing sales programs through the sales force. This requires recruitment, selection, training, managing and evaluating the sales force performance. Allocating resources optimally by careful territory design is the key to success. This course looks at all these aspects with real life examples from the Pakistani market. Sales management efforts in different industries of Pakistan are studied in depth. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT655 International Marketing The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how the practice of marketing is applied in an international environment. Globalization of markets, its impact on consumer behaviour, international, economic, political and cultural environment, entry and exit barriers, international marketing institutions and rapidly developing regional organizations like ASEAN, NAFTA, EU and the impact of these groupings on the international markets are studied. This course will help students who are interested in establishing international marketing operations. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT656 Services Marketing This course is designed to cater to the continuous dominance of services over products. Many economies, especially in the developed world, are now known as service economies. This course addresses the issues of intangibility, heterogeneity, simultaneity and perishability of the service environment. The course also looks at the use of technology in conception, design, and, execution of the service product. Keeping in view Pakistans demography, whereby human resource is a great asset, service differentiation through people is a cornerstone of this course. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT657 Strategic Marketing The goal of this course is to help make better business decisions - from high level strategic choices to tactical decisions on product policy, promotions, pricing and distribution, which require a thorough understanding of marketing. Effective marketing results not from simply internalizing marketing facts and institutional detail, but from systematic critical thinking and the reasoned application of underlying principles. The framework applied is described as the 4 Cs: Customer, Company, Competition and Collaborator. What sets marketing apart from many other disciplines is its focus on the customer, and a great deal of time will be spent discussing ways in which marketers view customers and how that enhances the quality of strategic business decisions. But given the messy, real-world problems, any framework designed requires a balanced view that includes company, competitive and collaborative factors. This framework will be used to discuss strategies, as well as tactical decision-making that focuses on elements of the marketing mix, often called the 4 Ps: price, place (distribution), product and promotion. The course will apply this framework in a variety of settings: from consumer goods to business-to-business marketing, to service markets to e-commerce to business to government. Prerequisite: MKT501 MKT658 Business to Business Marketing This specialized course in marketing is concerned with management of business-to-business marketing transactions and developing marketing strategies for industrial, corporate and institutional customers. The course discusses the industrial marketing environment, modern concepts of interaction, buying behaviour of businesses, role of technology, industrial marketing research and planning. The development of industrial products, industrial selling and promotion are also covered. MKT752 Seminar in Marketing Seminar in marketing is a capstone marketing course. It incorporates discussions on important marketing issues especially with relevance to Pakistan and enables students to make a theoretical and/or practical contribution to the field of marketing. The seminar culminates in student contributions to the field of marketing in shape of seminar. Literature review techniques and research analysis are discussed. Some typical topics include globalization and its impact on marketing in developing countries, marketing in the small vs. large firm, entrepreneurial marketing and history of marketing in Pakistan. Prerequisite: MKT501
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Pedagogy
Pedagogy
MBA Project
Students in the second year are required to undertake a group project. The aim is to enable students to execute a challenging assignment within the real life business environment. The execution of the project not only helps students to develop problem-solving, interviewing and report writing skills, but also provides an opportunity for them to enhance their decision- making, leadership and team building skills. The MBA Project also helps students in developing job-related networks that are important for their future. The outcome of the MBA Project is a detailed implementation plan on some managerial and organizational problems; it also enhances the final year students sense of contribution and achievement.
Case Method
Cases are one of the popular and effective tools used in learning all around the world, especially at graduate level. The case method allows students to experience real life situations, pressures and challenges, preparing them to become truly professional in their respective field of work. It is the best way to apply theory to practice and develop analytical, decision- making, application, writing, time management and creative skills. The illustration below shows the growth in learning when cases are discussed in large groups in a short span of time. At IBA, we believe in maximizing the learning process of students using the best tools available.
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Grading Matrix
Relative Grading GPA 4.00 grade points 3.67 grade points 3.33 grade points 3.00 grade points 2.67 grade points 2.33 grade points 2.00 grade points 1.67 grade points 0.00 grade points Withdraw from the course Incomplete grade
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discuss their problems with the faculty members during the follow-up meetings arranged for this purpose during the internship period. Faculty members frequently visit the organizations to keep abreast of the progress of internees. At the end of the internship, students submit an internship report and are also interviewed in detail. Feedback about the performance of the internee is also obtained from the supervisors of the internee. A final grade is awarded to the internee on the basis of the interview, the follow-up meetings and visits, the internship report and the companys evaluation.
Summer Semester
Students doing an internship during the summer semester are not allowed to register for an advanced credit or additional course. However, such students are allowed to remove deficiency in one course during the summer semester. Students not doing an internship can clear up to two deficiencies, or enroll for two advanced courses in the summer semester. Students may withdraw from one course during the summer semester. Withdrawal should be sought within a week after the announcement of the mid-term examination result.
Evaluations
The summer internships for full-time students are closely monitored and evaluated. Interns are encouraged to
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Career Counseling
IBAs educational approach is designed to help the students identify a field of interest, acquire the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in that field. The goal is to help the students find the right job in the right field with the right employer through: - Supporting the students in their career development - Aligning the needs of employers with the competencies of our graduates - Organizing professional lectures, seminars, panel discussions and workshops on career development and related skills. When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
Advising Role
MBA Program Office is the MBA students help center and advisor. It will counsel the students on academic issues such as selection of course and teacher. It also provides an opportunity to students to discuss their personal issues (such as managing stress related to academic and other problems). Its advising role includes:
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MS (Economics) Program
MS (Economics)
MS program in Economics is designed to provide a solid background in theory, quantitative methods, and applications appropriate to the needs of economists involved in policy planning, analysis, and forecasting of public and private sectors. This program emphasizes on applied economics, and caters to the growing market for economic analysts. Option will be available to students either to join morning session or the evening session. However, the morning session will start only if sufficient number of students enroll.
Course Requirements
S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Course Code ECO531 ECO532 ECO533 ECO534 ECO535 MTS536 ECO537 ECO538 ECO539 ECO548 ECO549 Course Title Microeconomic Theory I Macroeconomic Theory I Mathematics for Economists Microeconomic Theory II Macroeconomic Theory II Mathematical Statistics and Linear Algebra Econometrics I Econometrics II International Trade Development Economics and Issues in Pakistan Economy Graduate Research Seminar for MS Elective I Elective II Elective III Elective IV Thesis Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 Prerequisites Co-requisite: ECO533 ECO531 ECO532 ECO537 ECO531 ECO531/ECO532 ECO538, ECO534 & ECO535 (Given in the list) (Given in the list) (Given in the list) (Given in the list) -
Credit Hours
Credit hours of coursework MS Thesis Total credit hours in MS program : 45 (15 Courses) : 09 : 54
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Duration
Duration of evening program is 2-2.5 years. The minimum time required is 2 years while the maximum time allowed is 7 years.
Eligibility
- Minimum 16 years of education/equivalent degree recognized by HEC with minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 CGPA or 60% marks in the last degree. All equivalency claims shall be evaluated by HEC. - Experience is not mandatory for admission to MS Economics program. Note: IBA allows the candidates to apply for admission whose final results are yet to be announced. All admissions are conditional pending submission of the required results within the specified date i.e. the date of commencement of classes.
Admission Criteria
Admissions to all programs at the IBA are granted on merit, and there are no reserved seats. The criterion for admission is the performance of the applicant in admission test and interview. The admission test is a written test of three subjects: English, Mathematics and Economics.
Candidates who have a minimum 650 score in quantitative section of GRE (International) or 160 score in quantitative section of Revised GRE (International) are exempted from the IBA admission test. The candidates who pass the admission test qualify for the interview.
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PhD (Economics)
PhD program in Economics provides graduate students an opportunity to make contribution in the development and application of knowledge in Economics. This program will also enable students to conduct quality research in their specialized fields. Students after successfully completing their doctoral degree from IBA are prepared for careers in universities, business enterprises, government organizations, and multinational companies. PhD program in Economics is a full time morning program. IBA will offer teaching/research fellowship to all students enrolled in the PhD program for which they are paid a monthly stipend and tuition waiver.
Course Requirements
S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Credit Title Microeconomic Theory II Macroeconomic Theory II Econometric Analysis I Microeconomic Theory III Macroeconomic Theory III Econometric Analysis II Elective I Elective II Elective III Elective IV Graduate Research Seminar for PhD PhD Dissertation : 33 (11 Courses) : 27 : 60 Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Prerequisites Microeconomic Theory II Macroeconomic Theory II Econometric Analysis I Econometrics Analysis II, Microeconomic Theory III Macroeconomic Theory III
Credit Hours
Credit hours of coursework PhD Dissertation Total credit hours in PhD program
Duration
Duration of the PhD program is 4-5 years. The maximum time allowed is 8 years.
Eligibility
- M.S./M.Phil/Equivalent degree in Economics or related discipline from HEC recognized local and foreign universities with minimum 3 out of 4 CGPA or 60% marks in the last degree. All equivalency claims shall be evaluated by HEC. - Experience is not mandatory for admission to PhD program. Note: IBA allows the candidates to apply for admission whose final results are yet to be announced. All admissions are conditional pending submission of the required results within the specified date i.e. the date of commencement of classes.
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Dissertation Defense
We expect students to submit and defend their dissertation (27 credit hours) within the next two years.
Note: New courses can be added to the list depending on the availability of faculty.
Comprehensive Examinations
Students are required to pass comprehensive examinations for Microeconomic Theory and Macroeconomic Theory. A
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EMBA
Banking & Financial Services, Corporate Managers and Public Sector Executives
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128 The Executive MBA Program (EMBA) Corporate Leaders Advisory Board 129 Executive MBA - Corporate Managers 130 Executive MBA - Banking & Financial Services 132 Executive MBA - Public Sector Executive 133 Description of Courses
Contents
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Name Dr. Ishrat Husain Mr. Humayun Bashir Mr. Khalid Rahman Mr. Salman Burney Mr. Tariq Wajid Mr. Jamal Mustafa Siddiqui Mr. Hasan Ali Khan Mr. Asad S. Jafar Mr. Farouq Rahimtoola Mr. Saquib H. Shirazi Mr. Sirajuddin Aziz Ms. Ayesha Aziz Mr. Nadeem Hussain Mr. Najam Ali Mr. Tahir Ahmed Mr. Hasan A. Bilgrami Mr. Tabish Gauhar Mr. Ahmed Kuli Khan Mr. Christian Allbech Mr. Sikander M. Khan
Designation Dean & Director Country GM MD MD MD & GM MD MD Chairman & CEO Chairman CEO CEO MD President CEO CEO CEO CEO CEO CEO Chairman
Organization IBA IBM Pakistan Petroleum GlaxoSmithKline Sanofi Aventis Pak. Ltd. Makro Habib Pak. Ltd. Continental Biscuits Philips Rahimtoola Group Atlas Honda Bank Alfalah Pak Brunei Invest. Co. Tameer Micro Next Capital New Jubilee Insu. BankIslami KESC Ghandhara Nissan Telenor Pvt. Ltd. Millat Group of Co.
Program Director
Muhammad Saleem Umer Director Executive MBA Main Campus, Extension (224) Email: msumer@iba.edu.pk
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Courses
S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Course Code MGT503 ECO212 MTS506 MKT501 ACC506 LAW501 MGT552 MGT557 ACC505 MGT512 MGT506 MGT510 MGT516 FIN503 ECO517 Course Title Managerial Communication Business Economics Quantitative Methods for Decision Making* Marketing Management* Financial Accounting & Information System* Legal & Regulatory Environment of Business* Strategic Management Organizational Behavior and Leadership* Accounting for Decision Making* Strategic HR Management Corporate Strategy* Technology & Operations Management* Leadership in Organization Managerial Finance Global Economics & Political Environment* Credit Hours 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3
* Course Description in respect of these Courses is available in the MBA Program portion.
Electives
S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Course Code MKT561 MKT559 FIN560 FIN567 ACC507 MGT507 Course Title Brand Management Supply Chain Management Advance Corporate Finance Principles of Islamic Finance Risk Management Accounting Information System with SAP Entrepreneurial Management Prerequisite(s) Marketing Management Marketing Management Managerial Finance Managerial Finance Financial Accounting & Info. System Marketing Management, Managerial Finance, Strategic Management
Participants
Existing participants are serving at the following prestigious companies: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Unilever Pakistan Ltd. Glaxo Smithkline Pakistan Procter & Gamble Pakistan IBM Siemens Pakistan Engineering Ltd. Standard Chartered Bank Shell Pakistan Ltd. Ernst & Young British Oxygen Company Pakistan Transasia Refinery Ltd. Engro Corporation Roche Pharmaceuticals 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. World Wide Chemtech Pvt. Ltd. Armstrong International Pvt. Ltd. Novartis Pharma Pakistan Ltd. ICI Azkonobel Pakistan Ltd. IGI Funds Mobilink Telenor Pakistan Ltd. Adamjee Enterprises Bayer Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. Sheraton Karachi Hotel BP Pakistan Exploration and Production Inc. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Attock Petroleum Ltd. Johnson & Johnson Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. Wi-Tribe Pakistan Kalsoft Orient Advertising Pvt. Ltd. PARCO Media Max Pvt. Ltd. Lakson Tobacco Company Ltd. Lotte-Pakistan PTA Ltd. KSB Pumps Company Ltd. Inbox Business Technologies
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List of Courses
AAA: S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fundamental business theory and skills Course Code MGT503 MTS506 ECO212 ACC505 LAW501 MKT501 FIN542 MGT516 MGT506 Course Title Managerial Communication Quantitative Methods for decision making Business Economics Accounting for Decision Making Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business Marketing Management Managerial Finance Leadership in Organization Corporate Strategy Customer Relationship Management
BBB: S. No. 1 2 3 4 5
Hard core banking and financial services Course Code FIN533 FIN531 FIN532 FIN567 FIN541 Course Title Financial Systems Financial Intermediation Advance Credit Management Risk Management Strategic Management in Banks
CCC: S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Portfolio of Electives Course Code MKT561 MKT559 FIN560 MGT507 ACC507 Course Title Brand Management Supply Chain Management Advance Corporate Finance Entrepreneurial Management Accounting Information System with SAP Principles of Islamic Finance Corporate and Investment Banking Treasury and Financial Derivatives Prerequisites Marketing Management Marketing Management Managerial Finance Marketing Management, Managerial Finance, Strategic Management
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Participants
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. State Bank of Pakistan Habib Bank Limited United Bank Limited Allied Bank Limited MCB Bank Limited Alfalah Bank Limited Bank Al Habib Limited Standard Chartered Bank 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Faysal Bank Limited Silk Bank Limited Habib Metropolitan Bank HSBC Citi bank NIB First Women Bank My Bank 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Dawood Islamic Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Engro Fertilizer Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ameer Microfinance JS Global AKD Securities KASB Group 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Karachi Stock Exchange Habib Modaraba National Insurance Company Pak Oman Investment Company UBL Fund Managers Bank of Khyber
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Courses
S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Course Code MGT503 ECO531 MTS506 MKT501 ACC506 LAW501 MGT552 ECO536 ECOXXX ACC505 MGT221 MGT510 MGT506 MGT531 MGT512 MGT518 FIN503 ECO517 Course Title Managerial Communication Business Economics & Economics of Public Sector Quantitative Methods for Decision Making Marketing Management Fin Accounting & Info System Legal & Regulatory Environment of Business Strategic Management Research Methodology Issues in Pakistan Economy Accounting for Decision Making Organizational Behavior Technology & Operations Management Corporate Strategy Project Evaluation & Management Strategic HR Management Leadership in Organization Managerial Finance Global Economics & Political Environment
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Description of Courses
EMBA Program
ECO212 Business Economics This course enables students to use the tools of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and other quantitative courses for decision-making. Case studies from the different sectors of the economy and papers from national and international journals are analyzed through application of microeconomic and macroeconomic theories. Prerequisites: ECO103 Principles of Microeconomics, ECO113 Principles of Macroeconomics Eco Issues in Pakistan Economy The course Issues in Pakistan Economy is designed with the objective of helping students in learning about the working of Pakistan economy. It is therefore a blend of Macroeconomics, economic policy analysis and International trade and Finance. I will be using Issues in Pakistans Economy by Mr. Akbar Zaidi as the main text book and will refer to quite a few research papers written in international as well as Pakistani context. We will have at least 3 guest speakers during the course who will be renowned experts in their fields. Mr. Sabir will speak about the NFC Award while Dr. Qazi Masood will be speaking about Fiscal Policy and fiscal issues faced by Pakistan. Lastly the Additional Chief Secretary P&D will speak about the political economy of Budget making and finalization of Annual Development Program. FIN503 Managerial Finance This course aims at introducing the student to the theory and principles of business finance. The course starts with the goals of a corporation and the basic financial decisions. Successful completion of this course will enable students to evaluate the financial performance of the firm, calculate the measures of risk and return, understand the principles of discounted cash flows, and identify the techniques used to manage the firm's current accounts, so that an acceptable level of net working capital is maintained. Topics include discounted stock, bond duration, and the term structure of interest rates, portfolio theory, and asset pricing models, cash flow valuation and bond valuation, capital budgeting under certainty and uncertainty and efficient markets.
FIN567 Risk Management dynamics, dimensions and mitigates The course is designed to develop a broader understanding of Risk Management perspectives giving due consideration to the global outlook and local challenges in light of international regulations and national regulatory framework. Focusing on the strategic level, program will explore the current risk management practices, modern risk management approaches and techniques. Participants will be presented case studies that will engage them in discussions on areas like strategic risk taking, macro level considerations, policy implications and regulatory requirements. Will have the opportunities to discover and critically examine Basel II approaches that are currently in vogue. They will be confronted with challenges that banks face while implementing and adapting to the said requirements Vis a Vis the SBP regulatory requirements. Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management explains the circular relationship amongst the Bank, technology, and customers - which together provide the infrastructure for customer support in banking business environment. Managing relationships with customers has become a critical organizational competency for all financial institutions. Get winning strategies for acquiring and retaining customers by leveraging the latest advanced technologies. This course will teach the students how to select the right CRM tools for the banking business, so it can grow today and on into the future. FIN533 Financial system process, players, status and prognosis The Course will cover detailed study of the financial system significance and role in the Economy, Financial institutions, financial markets, financial instruments term and type based, financial services, monetary policy, Forex and debt management , financial sector reforms: analysis and suggestions, financial system: issues and challenges, global financial crisis and lessons learnt, macro prudential financial stability framework, financial safety nets / ensuring financial soundness and financial infrastructure FIN531 Financial Intermediation This course reviews the evolution of financial intermediaries in the global economy. The role played by financial intermediaries to integrate the financial system would be
discussed. It will expose the participants to analyze recent global credit and subprime crises and develop a comprehensive understanding of the integrated financial system. Focused discussion will take place with respect to Pakistan market and participants would be required to develop intermediary solution for further broadening of the financial markets along with the legal and regulatory prospective. FIN532 Advance credit management Credit is the bread and butter of banking. It is the core function of every bank, without which a bank cannot sustain. Recent banking crisis has highlighted the importance of sound credit management across the world. The course will include introduction to credit management, fundamentals of credit management, classic credit analysis, Credit-related regulations in Pakistan, Principles for management of credit, Program-based vs. Relationshipbased credit management, Credit management under Baselii, Credit portfolio management, Credit rating, Credit documentation, Problem credits management. FIN541 The Strategic Management of Banks The top leader of a bank, the visionary has to have an eye on all critical areas, including but not restricted to; products, customers, competitors, Board of Directors, human resource, regulators, policies, financial and non financial resources, operations, controls, risk factors, liquidity, profitability and reputation. Banking is becoming more complex and exposed to multidimensional risks. The global financial crisis 2007-8, depicted how the big guns/ giants have failed to see the impending danger and take timely action. The eventual hit was taken by the tax payers and the system will swallow the bitter pill. This course is aimed at raising all these issues to offer a holistic view to the future leaders of the bank. MGT503 Managerial Communication To train the participants to deal with communication tasks faced in a business environment. At the end of the course the Participants should be able to understand the communication process and communication in organizational settings, compose clear, correct, and coherent business messages (letters, memos, reports and proposals), prepare and deliver effective presentations, participate effectively in meetings and other team work situations and communicate across cultures.
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MGT512 Strategic Human Resource Management Organizations derive their sustainable competitive advantage on the basis of the resource bundle they possess, their ability to formulate a strategic fit with the environment and skills to efficiently implement the same. This course is a bridge between formulation and efficient strategy implementation through people. It addresses the issues behind the right mental attitude, required knowledge and optimization of skills needed to accelerate profitable business growth. The course will be taught through case method and augmented with required text and industry academia interaction. MGT516 Leadership in Organization This course is designed to guide students towards a better understanding of executive leadership and analyze the impact of leadership in large, complex organizations. The course intends to balance the students as they walk on this tight rope, and to meet the expectations of the galaxy of stakeholders. Students are given a conceptual framework to develop their own innovative solutions to deal with issues related to the expectation and demand of these stakeholders. Growing expectations of stakeholders for increased share in corporate profits is a big challenge for corporations. The course will be taught through case method and augmented with required text and industry academia interaction. payment of interest, also commonly called riba. Generally, Islamic law also prohibits trading in financial risk (which is seen as a form of gambling). In addition, Islamic law prohibits investing in businesses that are considered unlawful, or haraam. FIN560 Advanced Corporate Finance This course covers analytical foundations of corporate financial policies and strategies. It deals with exploration and application of theoretical and empirical literature on firms investment and financing decisions. Topics include valuation, tax policy, option pricing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate bankruptcy. Prerequisite: Business Finance MGT507 Entrepreneurial Management The objectives of this course are: A. To appreciate the role of entrepreneurship in economic growth and thereby personal career growth of business managers. B. To acquaint the students with the virtues of entrepreneurship for the society so as to enable them to consider it as one of the early or late career options. The course imparts knowledge about entrepreneurial & entrepreneurial process, business lifecycle, principle concepts and general guidelines for establishing a new business enterprise at a small or large level in a dynamic business environment. Prerequisites: Principles of Management/Introduction to Business Finance MKT559 Supply Chain Management While studying SCM, students will be able to understand and appreciate the significance of a strong SCM model, thereby, helping top management in coming up with decisively differentiating options to counter their competition. They will learn the strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning and operation for every firm within the strategic framework, and will identify and study key elements like facilities, inventories, transportation, and information as key drivers of a supply chain performance. The course will include analysis of these key elements and how they may be used on a conceptual level during supply chain design, planning and operation to improve performance. The course entails how utilizing the managerial levels require knowledge of analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis and to know about these methodologies with discussions explained through excel sheets. The strategic frameworks and concepts are tied together through a variety of examples that show how a combination of concepts is needed to achieve significant improvement in overall performance. Prerequisite: Marketing Management MKT561 Brand Management Lack of branding is perceived as a major weakness in marketing in Pakistan, both in domestic market and the international markets. This course is designed to inculcate the practice of building powerful brands and brand management. The course studies all the component parts of a brand, that is, its name, logo, design and advertising. Brand management practices are also considered so that purchasing behaviour is influenced through creating an identity in the minds of consumers. Prerequisite: Marketing Management
Electives
ACC507 Accounting Information System with SAP This course has been revamped from what it was in the last three semesters for value addition. The course is a fully SAP integrated course which covers fundamentals of SAP Financial Accounting FI, Managerial Accounting CO, Materials Management MM and Sales & Distribution SD. The AIS course is different from other basic accounting courses in that it focuses on the processes and the working and interaction of various organization elements rather than the accounting information itself. Principles of Islamic Finance This course will cover the fundamental principles of Islamic Finance and banking. Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with Islamic law (Shariah) principles and guided by Islamic economics. In particular, Islamic law prohibits usury, the collection and
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The City of Karachi encapsulates a multitude of cultures, nations, architecture, sight-seeing places, career opportunities and so much more. It is a standing monument to the efforts of the Father of the Nation, whose dream is now a reality and which we now live in today. The 3rd largest city in the world with regard to population and the 20th largest metropolis in the world, its flyovers, high rises and expansive roads present never-ending opportunities for ambitious and creative minds looking for innovation and challenges. While holding its glorious title as the gateway to Asia, the city generates 65% of the total national revenue and is the major port city of the country. This industrial, financial and commercial powerhouse of the country has more than 600 listed companies on its stock exchange and is the headquarters of most of the local and multinational companies in Pakistan. It offers ample career opportunities in various market sectors including financial institutes, oil and petroleum industry, FMCGS, multinationals, telecommunication / media, television, production, publishing, software production, business and market research, education and tourism and so many more.
Karachi also opens a whole new avenue for shopping; from Zamzama and Gulf to Sunday Bazar, from Zainab Market to Tariq Road and from Paposh to Hyderi, where you can find a never ending variety in branded ware to local specialties. Apart from the conventional marketplaces, here you will also find modern trade stores like Macro and Metro. Students hang-out places range from the very affordable Students Biryani, Cafe Mubarak, Bovichic and Subway to the food street at Boat Basin, Nandos, Arizona and Food Courts at Park Towers, The Forum, Dolmen Mall and the Millennium Mall. Looking for recreation? This city will not disappoint you. Bowling, go-carting, Cineplex, amusement and water parks like Aladdin and Dream world, gaming zones, boating, and crabbing: its all here. The Arena offers you the best iceskating, rock-climbing and swimming experiences while concerts, theatres and drive-in cinemas await to give you the movie experience of your life. Thats not all. A city is incomplete without any landmarks of its history and culture and you will find plenty of these in the
City of Lights. Top of the list is the white marble glory of the Quaid-e-Azams Mausoleum. The most visited sight of all, this memorable place is home to hundreds of tourists who come to pay respects to the Father of the Nation and admire the beauty of the structure and the impressive change of guards ceremony. In addition, you will find museums and art galleries like the Maritime, PAF and National Museums, the Fayzee Rahman Art Gallery, and Sadequain Gallery in Frere Hall, among others. And not to forget, the ancient and compelling splendor of the Mohatta Palace, Bhanbore, Thatta, and Mohenjo-Daro, to name a few. Finally, purely from a professional point of view, it is noteworthy that this city is a hub of local and international business organizations. All major employers of Pakistan are located in the City of Karachi, making it a perfect choice for a business school. IBA Karachi welcomes you to this extraordinary city and promises you the experience of your lifetime!
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