Resources for Students & Others

This section is an outcome of academic experiences.

These pages provide resources for students to use while doing projects, assignments, researching, or for further curriculum skills reinforcement. Others might also find them interesting. I hope you will find this section useful …

Course Outlines

• Course: Basic Financial Accounting

Year 2008 // Institute: XLRI Jamshedpur // Programme: MBA – BM // Time: 30 Hours = 90 min. × 20 sessions

• Course: Basic Financial Management

Year 2009 // Institute: XLRI Jamshedpur // Programme: MBA – PMIR // Time: 30 Hours = 90 min. × 20 sessions

• Course: Business Analysis & Valuation

Year 2008 // Institute: XLRI Jamshedpur // Programme: MBA – BM // Time: 30 Hours = 90 min. × 20 sessions

• Course: Corporate Finance

Year 2009 // Institute: XLRI Jamshedpur // Programme: PGCBM (Satellite) // Time: 15 Hours = 90 min. × 10 sessions

• Course: Corporate Valuation

Year 2008 // Institute: SPJCM Singapore // Programme: GMBA // Time: 18 Hours = 90 min. × 12 sessions

• Course: Financial Management I

Year 2007 // Institute: SPJCM Singapore // Programme: GMBA // Time: 19.5 Hours = 90 min. × 13 sessions

• Course: Financial Management II

Year 2006 // Institute: IIM Kozhikode // Programme: MBA // Time: 30 Hours = 90 min. × 20 sessions

• Course: Strategic Management

Year 2008 // Institute: SPJCM Singapore // Programme: GMBA // Time: 39 Hours = 90 min. × 26 sessions

Presentations

• Presentation on “Corporate Governance”

·         Presentation on “Emerging Strategies in Distance Learning of Management Education”

·         Presentation on “Insights into Land Acquisitions Experiences of Private Businesses in India”

• Presentation on “Strategy Implementation Case – Issues in a Poverty Alleviation Program”
• Presentations on “Corporate Finance” or “Financial Management” i.e., refer to online resources of my co-authored book.
• Presentations on “Financial Accounting for Management” i.e., refer to online resources of my co-authored book.

On Projects and Assignments

Most of my courses have a compulsory individual take home project or assignment. Often, I make use of the following framework to evaluate such assignments:

Download Assignment Evaluation Framework

The following links provide you with some of the better assignments I had received as part of the course work:

• Course: Basic Financial Accounting // Year 2003 // Programme: MBA-BM // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download_BFA_03_Sample.pdf]

• Course: Corporate Finance // Year 2003 // Programme: PGCBM (Satellite) // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download CBM2003.zip]

• Course: Corporate Finance // Year 2004 // Programme: PGCBM (Satellite) // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download CBM2004.zip]

• Course: Basic Financial Management // Year 2005 // Programme: MBA-PMIR // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download PMIR200406.zip]

• Course: Financial Management II // Year 2005 // Programme: MBA-BM // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download BM200406.zip]

• Course: Corporate Valuation // Year 2006 // Programme: GMBA // SPJCM Singapore

Sample Assignment: [Download SPJCM2006.zip]

• Course: Financial Management I // Year 2007 // Programme: GMBA // SPJCM Singapore

Sample Assignment: [Download SPJCM2007a.zip]

• Course: Financial Management II // Year 2007 // Programme: GMBA // SPJCM Singapore

Sample Assignment: [Download SPJCM2007b.zip]

• Course: Corporate Valuation // Year 2007 // Programme: GMBA // SPJCM Singapore

Sample Assignment # 1: [Download SPJ_CV2007_Student1.zip]

Sample Assignment # 2: [Download SPJ_CV2007_Student2.zip]

• Course: Corporate Valuation // Year 2008 // Programme: GMBA // SPJCM Singapore

Sample Assignment # 1: [Download SPJ_CV2008_Student1.zip]

Sample Assignment # 2: [Download SPJ_CV2008_Student2.zip]

Sample Assignment # 3: [Download SPJ_CV2008_Student3.zip]

• Course: Basic Financial Accounting // Year 2008 // Programme: MBA-BM // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment: [Download_BFA_08_Sample.pdf]

• Course: Basic Financial Management // Year 2009 // Programme: MBA-PMIR // XLRI Jamshedpur

Sample Assignment # 1: [Download_PMIR_BFM2008_Student1,zip]

Sample Assignment # 2: [Download_PMIR_BFM2008_Student2,zip]

Sample Assignment # 3: [Download_PMIR_BFM2008_Student3,zip]

Please note that the assignments above do contain a few errors – but they had been picked up for something they had and other assignments did not have (or, I possibly overlooked them). The above list excludes the large number of handwritten assignments (some of them were really fantastic). I salute the students for the good work done. Wish my students the best in their well-intentioned endeavors.

Question Papers, Cases, Case lets, and Games

Please note that the following list of cases and case lets exclude the published ones (say, in books).

Area: Bankruptcy and Restructuring

• Amit Spinning (2005)

Area: Business Groups

• Reliance Group: Subsidiary Creation and its Merger (2007)

Area: Capital Budgeting

• New Vehicle Addition by a Travel Company using JV (2004)

Area: Capital Markets

• Understanding Markets - Game (2002)

Area: Corporate Strategy

• Jeffrey’s Brandt Group (2002)

Area: Corporate Governance

• Silverline Technologies Limited : Fall from Grace (2004)

Area: Costing

• Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited (2002)

Area: Economic Value Added (Introductory)

• Infosys (2002)
• P K Press Metal Private Limited (2002)

Area: Finance in HR

• Five Training Programs: Deciding on Processes for Calculating Return on Investment (2003)

Area: Financial Analysis, Accounting & Auditing (Comprehensive)

• Maxwell Industries Limited (2005)

Area: Financial Management (Comprehensive)

• Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited: End Term Question Paper (2001)
• Bull Fight – The Stock Market Game (2003)
• Company Specific Take Home Assignments (2001)

Area: Financial Markets (Comprehensive)

• ‘Business Standard’ Newspaper (2002)
• ‘The Financial Times’ Newspaper (2007)
• ‘Business Standard’ Newspaper (2009)

Area: Futures & Options

• Crude Oil Trading: A Game on ‘Futures’ (2004)

Area: Industry Evolution

• Seeds Commerce in India (2004)

Area: Microfinance

• Gone with the winds: Bardhaman Grameen Bank (1999)
• Business Models in Microfinance (2002)
• SafeSave (2003)

Area: Mergers and Acquisitions (Introductory)

• Reliance Group: RIL-RPL Merger (2002)

Area: Real Options Applications

• Valuing Acquisition Option of a Dormant Listed Company for a Unlisted Player (2006)

Area: Resource Based Strategy

• House of Tatas (2007)

Area: Securitization (Introductory)

• Securitization of Debt by ICICI (2002)

Area: Shared Values

• Efficiency of Tokyo Metro (2008)

Area: Strategy Planning in a Startup

• Bangalore Labs (2007)

Area: Valuation of Brands

• Three Basmati Rice Manufacturers (2006)

Area: Value Drivers

• A New Framework (2000)

Thanks Note

The above pages are largely an outcome of the large amount of efforts, sweat, and night outs put out by my students. I not only acknowledge their contribution and hard work but also wish to thank them for their good work in enhancing the learning value of my course. I remain grateful to them … in fact, these pages are just an iota of the value addition my students and teachers have given to me.

Going forward … I also wish to learn more and improve myself. Hence, positive suggestions are most welcome.

Student Experiences

I like teaching and am passionate about it! Give me the right type of students (i.e., sincere, serious, etc.) and I will take them to a different level …

The following few links are interesting views:

·         Kakanostrophe  

·         Red Herring

·         There are a few more … hopefully, I’ll document them in my next update

Am blessed!

Ta Ta & JSK!!

Last Updated: April 2009