Week 3

Week 3: July 20-22, 2006

Prof. Bansal gave us a surprise quiz. I scored 3/5. We also had a OM-1 quiz and couple of homeworks from our BIO prof. Busy week indeed. At the end of week 3 we had a bunch of homeworks for MANAC and OM.

We had a nice freshers party at the skywok at Sab mall. Really nice. Lots of beer and food. We had fun when folks introduced themselves. It was great to just talk about stuff and eat.

We finally got our book for ECO and hopefully, we'll get the OM book next week.

Week 2

Week 2: July 13-15th, 2006

The work has begun. There are two books for each of the 4 subjects in this trimester. I could spend everyday reading and will still not be able to go through all the course material. The eco prof from Ramjas changed the book on us. He wants us to use Michael Baye, we have been given a different book. Discussed Smoky Valley case and had no idea how to proceed.

Lots of questions being asked in class. Some dumber than others. Profs complaining that they cannot proceed due to too many questions. Amit Taneja asked everyone to stop asking questions :) and started a yahoo group poll on it. Results awaited. Funnily enough, not everyone is on Yahoo group yet. The course is gaining momentum. Prof Bansal (MANAC-I) asked everyone to read about income, recognition, etc and read three cases. One each on Microsoft, Irrigation Equipment and Bausch and Lomb. I am feeling really behind already.

Surprise of the week: OM Prof was able to go through his lecture without Amit Taneja having to man the mouse. But still, it laughed my ass off when Bhushan burst out laughing on my illustration of me hanging myself as I could not stand this OM class. I could not stop laughing and eventually had to leave the class.

Disappointment of the week: Our Eco professor's lack of pedagogy skills.

Week 1

Introduction-

It was gratifying to have gotten through the IIML WMP program. I was surprised to hear everyone talk about how they want to spend time on recruitment on the first day of this three year program. Seems like the focus, for some folks, will only be on netting the highest salary or the most monetary gain from this course.

I heard some people complain about how expensive the course was and wanted the teachers to be worth it.

The introduction to the course by IIML faculty was interesting. A lot of time was spent on explaining how 1 hour of class will require 3 hours of preparation, etc. This is kind of in line with my MS from UT. MANAC-I (management accounting) really reminds be of Acoustics I and of Prof D.T. Blackstock. BIO (Behavior in organizations) seems to be a piece of cake as there are no correct answers and I believe that I can write well. I dont know anything about Operations Management and Economics-I.

Surprise of the week: A really informal, free form introduction with all 69 folks in the batch.
Dissapointment of the week - Our OM professor. I cant stand him.