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MSL805

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MSL805
Services Operations Management
Credits 3
Structure 3-0-0
Pre-requisites MSL708 for MBA, MSL302 for B.Tech Students
Overlaps

MSL805 : Services Operations Management

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This case course explores the dimensions of successful service firms. It prepares students for enlightened management and suggests creative entrepreneurial opportunities. The main idea behind the course is: To study “breakthrough” services in order to understand the operations of successful service firms that can be benchmarks for future management practice. To develop an understanding of the “state of the art” of service management thinking. To understand the dimensions of service growth both domestically and internationally. MSV805 Selected Topics in Economics 1 Credit (1-0-0) The course will cover selected topics in emerging areas of research and practice in the area of Economics. The topics covered will vary with each offering of the course, and will be defined by the faculty member teaching the course. MDL806 Derivatives Credits: 3 (3-0-0) This course covers how derivative markets function, how various derivative securities are priced, their usage and the associated risks with each. Specifically, this course focuses on forwards and futures, and options on stocks, stock indices, currencies, and futures options. It covers binomial model and Black Scholes-Merton model for option pricing, moves on to trading strategies using options, and finally Greek letters and volatility smiles. It briefly covers energy and commodity derivatives in the applications.