MBA PROGRAMME

CLASS OF 2023
SEMESTER I
Section A
Weekly Class Schedule

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18 TO OCTOBER 22, 2021

18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 22-Oct 23-Oct

Auditorium 103
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

DG 0830-0900
MM MC
Class 1 0905-1035 12 12

DG 1105-1135
FA-I FA-I
Class 2 1140-1310 11 12

DG 1435-1505 *
Rabi ul Awal Holidays
OB SAM
Class 3 1510-1640 11 13
*
DG 1700-1730 * EL-I
OB Session
Class 4 1735-1905 12 (Joint)

*
OB
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1. The soft copy of the weekly schedule is available on the main page of LUMS website
www.lums.edu.pk - Information For: Students/Schedules/MBA Schedule
2. For course titles and instructors, please turn overleaf.

* Follow the timing given in the inner pages for OB 8, 11 & 12 and Friday, October 22.

** SAM WAC is due on Sunday, October 24.

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 MBA CLASS OF 2023
Semester I (IA)
LIST OF COURSES BEING OFFERED

CODE UNITS COURSE TITLE INSTRUCTOR(S) SESSIONS

FA-I 0.5 Financial Accounting -I Asad A Alam 14

MC 1 Managerial Communications Atif Rahim Khan 28
MM 1 Marketing Management Ehsan ul Haque 28
OB 1 Organisational Behaviour Arif N. Butt 28
SAM 0.5 Statistical Analysis for Management Jamshed H. Khan 14
EL-I 1 Experiential Learning Tanveer Shehzad/ 28
M. Adeel Zafar/
Adnan Zahid

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 SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MBA PROGRAMME

CLASS OF 2023
AUDITORIUM A-103
Semester I (SIA)
(Section A)

Assignments for the week of October 18 to October 22, 2021

For Section A

Individual:

Link: https://lums-edu pk.zoom.us/j/98185448139?pwd=VjU0bGxwVGx5RDRJV3BLUi9pVFJ4QT09

Meeting ID: 981 8544 8139
Passcode: 185176

Joint:

Link: https://lums-edu-
pk.zoom.us/j/91049461639?pwd=cDFWMGxBeG5OcHdYdjcxMllxTjFadz09
Meeting ID: 910 4946 1639
Passcode: 515920

Note:

 All sessions will be started and hosted by TAs from SDSB Auditoriums initially. Faculty will
be made co-host or host later, as required.
 All classes should be joined using section-wise zoom link unless we mention that its a joint
session.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Rabi-ul-Awal Holidays

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20

0830 - 0900 Discussion Group: Marketing Management

0905 - 1035 MARKETING MANAGEMENT

EHSAN UL HAQUE

Teaching Assistant: Syeda Maria Bukhari (syeda_bukhari@lums.edu.pk)

Topic: Pricing in the Digital Age

Case: The New York Times Paywall

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 Assignment:

1. Why are newspapers in trouble? What is the goal of The Times in

creating the Paywall?

2. How do you evaluate the current Paywall compared with the two prior
ones? Do you think it is appropriately designed compared with the
Financial Times or the Wall Street Journal?

3. Does the Paywall seem like a good strategy for newspapers in general?

4. Should The Times actively manage its transition from print to digital?

1035 - 1435 Break

1435 - 1505 Discussion Group: Organisational Behaviour

1510 - 1840 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

(Double Session) ARIF N. BUTT

Teaching Assistant: Adnan Hassan (adnan.hassan@lums.edu.pk)

Topic: Leadership Framework

Case: Campbell Leadership Descriptor (TBD)

Read:

1. Harvard Business Review Leaders Handbook

2. Leadership (Pgs. 270-305)

1840 - 1900 Break

1900 - 2030 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

ARIF N. BUTT

Teaching Assistant: Adnan Hassan (adnan.hassan@lums.edu.pk)

Topic: High Performance Teams and Group Dynamics

Case: Slade Company

Read:

1. A Note on Team Process

2. Management Team Roles Questionnaire
3. Managing High Performance Teams

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21

0830 - 0900 Discussion Group: Managerial Communication

0905 - 1035 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

ATIF RAHIM KHAN

Teaching Assistant: Talha Subhani (talhasubhani@yahoo.com)

Presentations

1035 - 1105 Tea break

1105 - 1135 Discussion Group: Financial Accounting- I

1140 - 1310 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - I

ASAD A. ALAM

Teaching Assistant: Rabia Asghar (rabia.asghar@lums.edu.pk)

Topic: Valuation of Inventories

Case: Summit Distributors (A)

Read: Chapter 8

1310 - 1435 Lunch break

1435 - 1505 Discussion Group: Statistical Analysis for Management

1510 - 1640 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT

JAMSHED H. KHAN

Teaching Assistants: Madiha Khursheed (madiha.khursheed@lums.edu.pk)

Topic: Time Series Analysis

Read: A.S. & W, Chapter 18, “Forecasting”

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22

1105 - 1135 Discussion Group: Financial Accounting- I

1140 - 1310 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - I

ASAD A. ALAM

Teaching Assistant: Rabia Asghar (rabia.asghar@lums.edu.pk)

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 Topic: Accounting for Receivables

Case: MGM Resorts International: Accounts Receivable

Read: Chapter 8

1310 - 1500 Break

1500 - 1800 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I

(Joint) TANVEER SHEHZAD

Instructor Venue: Online

Teaching Assistant: Ayesha Azam (Ayesha.azam@lums.edu.pk)