MBA PROGRAMME

CLASS OF 2016, SECTION B

Semester II
Weekly Class Schedule
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 09 TO MARCH 13, 2015
Auditorium 104
DG

0830-0900

Class 1

0905-1035

DG

1105-1135

Class 2

1140-1310

DG

1435-1505

Class 3

1510-1640

9-Mar
Mon

10-Mar
Tue

11-Mar
Wed

12-Mar
Thu

BDE
12

MACS
12

BDE
13

MACS
13

ME
13

FMG
12

ME
14

FMG
13

13-Mar
Fri

14-Mar
Sat

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LSR-14
Joint

1. The soft copy of the weekly schedule is available on the main page of the LUMS website
www.lums.edu.pk - Information For: Students\Schedules\MBA Schedule
2. Class timings may sometimes differ from the usual timetable. Please follow the timings given on the inner pages.

3. For course titles and instructors, please turn overleaf.

*

Follow the timings given on the inner pages for Friday, March 13.

MBA CLASS OF 2016

SEMESTER II (S II)
LIST OF COURSES BEING OFFERED
Code

Units

MACS
LSR
OM
BDE
FM
ME

1
0.5
1
0.5
1
1

Course Title

Managerial Accounting and Control Systems

Leadership and Social Responsibility (IIA)
Operations Management
Business Development and Economy (IIA)
Financial Management
Managerial Economics

Instructor

Ayesha Bhatti / M Junaid Ashraf

Ghufran Ahmad
Hassan Rauf / Syed Zahoor Hassan
Khalid Mirza
Syed Mubashir Ali
Tanveer Shahzad

SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MBA PROGRAMME
CLASS OF 2016, SECTION B
AUDITORIUM A-104 SEMESTER II 2014-2015 (SII)
Assignments for the week of March 09 to March 13, 2015
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MONDAY, MARCH 09
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Business Development and Economy

0905 - 1035

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY

KHALID MIRZA

Topic: Investment Climate Perspectives / Development Process and

Enterprise
Learning Objective: Become au fait with what constitutes an
environment conducive for business enterprise to thrive and grow; and
also, how the Chinese experience indicates that a propitious investment
climate and private ownership can positively impact the level of
investment, productivity, and growth in enterprises. Furthermore, students
will understand the limitations inherent in current development models (on
which investment climate notions rest and which are drivers of enterprise
growth)
Cases:
1.
2.
3.

Understanding the Investment Climate

Ownership, Investment Climate and Firm Performance
Enterprise and Development

1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Managerial Economics

1140 - 1310

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
TANVEER SHAHZAD

Topic: Demand Analysis

Learning Objective: Market supply, demand and equilibrium price
determination, additionally, appraisal of demand estimation and
forecasting is another objective
Assignment:
1.

What is meant by market supply?

1

2.

What is meant by market demand?

3.

How market price is determined?

4.

What is meant by price elasticity of demand?

5.

How to forecast market demand?

Read:
1.
2.

Determining Relevant Revenues: Understanding the Buyer

Four Steps to Forecast Market Demand

TUESDAY, MARCH 10
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Managerial Accounting and Control Systems

0905 - 1035

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

AYESHA BHATTI

Topic: Planning and Control

Case: Mile High Cycles
Assignment: Questions in the case.
Read:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Ch. 16, Standard Costing, Variance Analysis, and Kaizen

Costing
Ch. 17, Flexible Budgets, Overhead Cost Management and
Activity-Based Budgeting
Standard Costs and Variance Analysis
Variance Analysis and Flexible Budgeting

1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Financial Management

1140 - 1310

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SYED MUBASHIR ALI

Topic: Cost of Capital and Financial Structure Decisions

Learning Objective: This case highlights most of the things involved in
straightforward cost of capital calculations. It is particularly helpful,
because it closely parallels the typical textbook development of cost of
capital calculations
2

Case: Super Sandwich, Inc.

Assignment: Answer the questions in the case.
Read: Revise B&E, Chapter 10
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Business Development and Economy

0905 - 1035

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY

KHALID MIRZA

Topic: Regulation/Competition Enforcement

Learning Objective: Become conscious of the importance of regulation
and competition enforcement in economic development and why wellregulated environments with a level playing field (within which economic
agents can freely compete) are preferred destinations for investment and
enterprise growth
Case: Market Dynamics Influencing Policy Formulation and
Implementation (Speech at the National Management College
November 27, 2012)
1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Managerial Economics

1140 - 1310

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
TANVEER SHAHZAD

Topic: Elasticities
Learning Objective: Mechanics of demand estimation and elasticities
Assignment:
1.

What is meant by price elasticity of demand?

2.

How elasticities are calculated?

3.

What is meant by income and cross-price elasticity of demand?

4.

What are other different types of elasticities that you can think of?

Read: Interpretation of Elasticity Calculations

THURSDAY, MARCH 12
0830 - 0900

Discussion Group: Managerial Accounting and Control Systems

0905 - 1035

MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

AYESHA BHATTI

Topic: Planning and Control

Case: To be distributed in class
Read: Appendix C to Chapter 17 Sales Variance Analysis
1035 - 1105

Tea break

1105 - 1135

Discussion Group: Financial Management

1140 - 1310

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SYED MUBASHIR ALI

Topic: Cost of Capital and Financial Structure Decisions

Learning Objective: This case allows students an opportunity to consider
more involved issues related to cost of capital determination keeping in
mind various divisions within the company that are exposed to varying
degrees of risk. The divisional hurdle rates are determined for the
company
Case: Marriot Corporation: The Cost of Capital Asset Betas And Equity
Betas
Assignment: Answer the questions in the case.
Read: Revise
1.
2.

B&E, Chapter 10
B&M Reading

FRIDAY, MARCH 13
0930 - 1130
(Joint)

LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

GHUFRAN AHMAD

Speaker: Mr. Ali Ansari (CEO and President of Engro Corporation)

Venue: Auditorium A-103