Loyala Institute of Business Administration, Chennai

Loyala Institute of Business Administration established in 1979, is a premier management institute known for its academic excellence and value-based education. It provides management education to both fresh graduates seeking world-class management education and also to those who are already employed and want to enhance their managerial skills. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management (full-time) is being offered since 1995. Both the part-time and the full-time PGDM programmes are approved by the AICTE and the full-time programme is recognised by the AIU as equivalent to the MBA degree of Indian Universities. LIBA also has collaborations with several Universities overseas and seeks to imbibe a global mindset in its students. There is also a strong focus on consultancy and research and LIBA encourages its faculty and students to undertake consultancy projects with corporates.

Situated in the heart of Chennai city, within the sprawling Loyola campus, LIBA is a world in itself. Its scenic and idyllic surroundings provide an experience beyond compare. However, in contrast to its surroundings, LIBA is a volcano of activities, ideas and ambitions. State-of-the-art infrastructure facilities at LIBA render an atmosphere that is conducive for learning and development.

Course Curriculum

The courses offered as part of the full time PGDM programme not only imparts knowledge in the arts and science of modern management and hones the managerial skills in students but also develops their overall personality. Emphasis is placed on developing leadership qualities, communication skills, team building sensitivity to ethical issues, With continuous review from the Faculty and industry, LIBA constantly redesigns and restructures the curriculum to make it relevant to meet the needs of today's managers.

Core Courses
TERM I

* Basic Financial Accountancy
* Computer Applications
* Executive Communication
* Managerial Economics
* Marketing Management - I
* Organisational Dynamics
* Quantitative Techniques - I

TERM II

* Economic Environment of Business
* Financial Management - I
* Legal Environment of Business
* Marketing Management -II
* Operations Management - I
* Organisational Behaviour - OB I
* Quantitative Techniques - II
* Social Environment of Business

TERM III

* Cost & Management Accounting
* Financial Management - II
* Human Resource Management
* Organisational Behaviour - OB II
* Management Information Systems
* Operations Management - II
* Research Methodology

TERM IV - VI

* International Business
* Industrial Relations
* Business Ethics
* Business Policy



List of electives

Marketing

* Brand Management
* Business to Business Marketing
* Customer Relationship Marketing
* Consumer Behaviour
* E-buyer behaviour
* Emotional Intelligence in Marketing
* Integrated Marketing Communication
* International Marketing
* Marketing Engineering
* Marketing Analytics and Design of Experiments
* Advanced Marketing Research
* Marketing of Financial Services
* Marketing in the New Era
* Pricing
* Product Management
* Retailing
* Rural Marketing
* Sales Negotiation
* Services Marketing
* Sales and Distribution Management
* Strategic Marketing Management

Finance

* Behavioural Finance
* Capital Expenditure - Planning and Control
* Commercial Banking Management
* Corporate Finance
* Corporate Taxation & Planning
* Derivatives
* Financial Markets
* Financial Modelling
* Financial Reporting & Analysis
* Financial Structure & Economic Development
* Indirect Taxation
* International Finance
* Insurance Management
* Investment Banking and Risk Management
* Marketing of Financial Services
* Retail Banking Management
* Mergers & Acquisitions
* Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
* Shareholder Value Management
* Strategic Cost Management
* Technical Analysis and Global Markets
* Working Capital Management
* Wealth Management

Systems

* Data Mining & Neural Networks
* DBMS
* Decision Support Systems
* E-Business and Enterprise - Wide Systems
* Geographical Information Systems
* Information Security & Business Continuity Planning
* Systems Analysis and Design
* Business Analysis for IT Solutions
* Programming Fundamentals
* Software Quality Management & Testing
* Web Architecture
* Software Project Management

General Management

* Business Forecasting
* Business Process Re-engineering
* Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility
* Economics of HRD
* Entrepreneurship
* Executive Competencies
* Industrial Economics
* Logistics & Supply Chain Management
* Managing Technology and Innovation
* Principles of Six Sigma
* Simulation Modelling
* Social Entrepreneurship
* Total Quality Management
* World Class Manufacturing

International Business

* Foreign Trade and Finance
* Foreign Languages
o French
o German
o Spanish
o Mandarin Chinese
* International Economics
* International Finance
* International Marketing
* International HRM
* International Negotiations

Human Resource Management

* Balanced Score Card
* Career Planning and Management
* Competency Mapping
* Cross Cultural Management
* Emotional Intelligence
* Executive Competencies
* HR Information Systems
* International Human Resource Management
* International Negotiations
* Knowledge Management
* Reward and Performance Management
* Organisational Change and Development
* Psychometry
* Stress Management
* Training & Development
* Strategic HRM
* Organisation Theory: Structure, Design & Strategy
* Counselling Skills
* Industrial Psychology
* Industrial Relations
* Transactional Analysis and Conflict Management
* Labour Laws

Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded by the institute to meritorious and needy students. Liba also has tie-ups with corporates such as Bharti Foundations, Hyundai Mortors India Limited, Pallaniswamy Trust, etc., who also offer scholarships to eligible students. The institute will facilitate the process of obtaining educational loans from banks.

Mission

LIBA, a Jesuit institution under the aegis of Loyola College Society, Chennai is committed to quality and excellence. LIBA contributes to the growth of national development and quality of life through management education by training professionals for both business and service organisations. Its quest is to prepare managers with professional competence, outstanding leadership qualities, personal integrity, sensitivity to ethical issues and empathy for the weak and less privileged.

Objectives
To facilitate the development of individuals as:

* Pro-active management professionals and change-agents to respond adequately to the socio-economic and organisational challenges arising from the dynamic global environment
* Competent managers capable of contributing to national development and better quality of life
* Creative managers with a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship
* Management professionals committed to quality and 'magis' (excellence in everything)
* Leaders guided by the highest principles of ethics, integrity and concern for the less privileged