PGDBA study plan

Map the four management functions (planning, organising, leading, controlling) onto a real organisation you know and write one paragraph per function

Explain motivation theories (Maslow, Herzberg, Vroom expectancy, equity) and contrast any two on the same workplace scenario

Distinguish job design, span of control, and organisational structures (functional, divisional, matrix) with one advantage and one drawback each

Classify production systems (job, batch, mass, continuous) and match each to a suitable layout type

Compute basic capacity, utilisation, and efficiency figures from a small numerical example you construct

Prepare a trial balance and full set of final accounts (trading, profit and loss, balance sheet) from a list of 20 transactions

Apply the accounting equation and double-entry rules to correct five deliberately misposted entries

Compute and interpret the current ratio, quick ratio, debt-equity ratio, and gross margin from a set of statements

Calculate mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for a small data set and state which measure suits skewed data

Build a simple regression of cost on output by hand and interpret the slope and intercept

Derive demand and supply shifts and predict price and quantity effects for five real market events

Compute price, income, and cross-price elasticities from given data and classify each good accordingly

Distinguish fixed, variable, average, and marginal cost and locate the shutdown and break-even points on a constructed cost table

Explain the four market structures and predict pricing behaviour in each

Solve time-value-of-money problems: present value, NPV, and payback for a single project

Apply segmentation, targeting, and positioning to a product category of your choice and justify the chosen segment

Construct the marketing mix for that positioning and explain one trade-off in each element

Explain the product life cycle and recommend a pricing and promotion change at each stage

Outline the recruitment-to-selection sequence and compare two selection methods on validity and cost

Describe performance appraisal methods and identify one bias affecting each

State the essential elements of a valid contract and apply them to three short fact patterns

Distinguish conditions from warranties and identify remedies for breach

Summarise directors' duties and the purpose of corporate governance codes without naming any specific jurisdiction's statute

Conduct a SWOT and Porter's five forces analysis for one industry and derive two strategic options

Distinguish cost leadership, differentiation, and focus, and match each to an appropriate functional policy

Draft a bad-news message and a persuasive request, each under 200 words, applying the direct and indirect approaches

Identify barriers to communication in a described workplace and propose a remedy for each

Explain the role of an MIS, ERP, and a database in decision-making and distinguish transaction processing from decision support

Prepare a project charter with scope, stakeholders, and success criteria for a small venture

Build a network diagram, find the critical path, and compute slack for a five-activity project

Re-derive the ten highest-error concepts from weeks 1-2 and 6 without notes

Solve five mixed numerical problems spanning ratios, cost curves, and capacity in timed conditions

Write out the distinctions between overlapping theories (for example Herzberg versus Maslow, job costing versus process costing) from memory

Complete a 40-question mixed set across these domains and log every wrong answer with its cause

Complete two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and score them against the domain weightings

Review every incorrect or guessed answer and close each gap with a written one-line rule

Recite the key formulas for statistics, elasticity, and project appraisal from memory

Rehearse three likely essay or case prompts aloud, each in under five minutes