AURORA'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Two-Year Full Time PGDM Programme (Hospital Management)
Aurora's Business School has introduced this course of PGDM in hospital management with the objective of building Healthy environment and in anticipation of tomorrow's Healthy India. With a specialized track in the Management of Health Systems provides a thorough and in-depth examination of the establishment and evaluation of international health systems; an evaluation of the processes necessary for the management of healthcare delivery and a critical understanding of management theory.
This track also investigates the need to strengthen national, regional and international health systems by identifying the reasons of poor health delivery. Elements that influence the delivery of sufficient health systems such as weak governance, infrastructure, information systems, planning and human resources will be addressed.
The core modules cover epidemiology and qualitative research methods, including the application of appropriate study designs, their critical appraisal and the essential principles and procedures for ethical practice. You will then specialize by studying Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management, Health and Social Policy, and Health Economics & Finance.
In addition to the subject matter knowledge you gain, you will develop additional cognitive, team, communication, research, numeracy and project planning skills that are eminently transferable within the sector. You will complete your programme with a dissertation based on your own original public health research relevant to this area of specialization.
As a MPH student you will gain a broad and international education in the science and art of preventing disease, developing the skills required for the wide and increasing variety of opportunities in public health.
Pre-requisite
Institute follows a policy of merit based admission. SAIMS&S will seek application from all graduates with a recognized bachelor's degree in any of the following:
- Doctors with M.B.B.S. or B.D.S. degrees.
- Graduates with Veterinary (B.V.Sc & A.H., Ayurveda (B.A.M.S.), Homeopathy (B.H.M.S.) or Pharmacy (B. Pharm) degrees
- Nursing (B.Sc.) and Allied Health Graduates (B.P.T. & B.O.T.)
- Engineering Graduates from Bio-medical or Biotechnology branch (B.E. /B. Tech)
- Under-graduate business degree in Hospital Administration/ Healthcare Management (B.B.A.)
Students appearing in their final year of graduation exam may also apply subject to their securing minimum passing marks.
The admission in PGDM (HM) would be through written test followed by group discussion and personal interview. Aurora's Business School would conduct its own written test. The Institute will also use scores of CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, scores for those who have not taken ABS for short listing the candidates. After short listing, group discussion and personal interview (GD & PI) will be conducted by the institute. The final admission will be based on the summative score of ABS/ other exam, Group Discussion & Personal Interview. The admission procedure will incorporate weight age for duration and quality of prior work experience. Following would be the weightage:
- Admission Test: 50%
- Group Discussion: 15%
- Personal Interview: 25%
- Work Experience: 10%
Course objectives:
The following shall be the objectives of the PGDM Programme:
- To enable the student to develop comprehensive understanding of and skills required to manage Health Organizations.
- To help nurture values, attitudes and behaviors that are necessary in the dynamic modern business world and cultivate them in Hospitals and to provide best service.
- To inculcate, a sense of social purpose that will permeate their decision making in services.
- To encourage and help develop entrepreneurial qualities and leadership capabilities enabling them to respond to changes and contribute towards Modern Hospitals.
- To meet the challenges of Managing hospitals and patients to provide best services.
- To develop socially responsible and empathetic services.
Pedagogy
- Lecture-cum-Discussion
- Case-study methods
- Individual and Group Assignments
- Research bases
- Panel Discussions
- Experience sharing
- Workshops
- Seminars
- Research and Article Reviews
- Fieldwork
- Simulations and Role Plays
- Project Works
- Quizzes
- Book Reviews
- Business Games
Course Duration:
2 years full time non-residential program
Course structure:
The following is the broad course structure spread over 80 weeks
Full Credit:
3 credits requiring approximately 100 hours work to be put in by the student, including 30 hours of classroom sessions.
Half Credit:
1.5 credits requiring approximately 50 hours work to be put in by the student, including 15 hours of classroom sessions
Sessions:
Each session represents one and half an hour
Preparatory Course (4 weeks): 6.75 credits
The Preparatory course is meant to induct the students into the programme, while enabling them to acquire the necessary understanding of various basic concepts. Students would participate in the following subjects, as this would help them take up various courses subsequently during the two-year programme. At the end of course, assessments would be conducted and passing of which is a pre-requisite to go to the first semester.
| S No | Subject | Code | Sub Code | Hours/ Semester | Credit Points |
| 1 | Introduction to Business | IB | PG101 | 5 Sessions | 0.75 |
| 2 | Fundamentals of Finance | FOF | PG102 | 5 Sessions | 0.75 |
| 3 | Mathematics for Business | MB | PG103 | 10 Sessions | 1.5 |
| 4 | Introduction to World of Work & Life Skills | IWW | PG104 | 5 Sessions | 0.75 |
| 5 | Fundamentals of Marketing | FOM | PG105 | 5 Sessions | 0.75 |
| 6 | English / Language for Communication | ELC | PG106 | 10 Sessions | 1.5 |
| 7 | Basics of Economics | BOE | PG107 | 5 Sessions | 0.75 |
| 8 | Basics for Information Technology in Hospitals | BITH | PG108 | 10 Sessions | 1.5 |
| Total Number of Sessions / Credit Points | 55 Sessions | 6.75 |
Experience India
"Experience India" is basically meant to provide an opportunity to experience the countryside of India, which would eventually help them understand the synergistically interwoven cultural, social and economic fabrics of the rural side. This we in ABS believe will give an understanding of the critical dimensions of rural part of the country. Such an exposure further would sensitize them towards being a better citizen besides providing an opportunity to explore Health care opportunities.
First Semester (12 Weeks)
In this semester, students will be initiated to various courses essentially to create a strong base, so that they would able to go through advanced and applied courses in the subsequent semesters. Scoring very good grades in these courses is a prerequisite to take up courses in the remaining semesters
| S No | Subject | Code | Sub Code | Sessions | Credit Points |
| 1 | Organization Theory and Behavior | OTB | PG109 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | Business Communication | BC – 1 | PG110 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Health Economics | HE | PG111 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Quantitative Techniques – 1 | QT – 1 | PG112 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Hospital Administration | HA | PG113 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | IT in Hospitals– 1 | ITH – 1 | PG114 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | Fundamentals of Health Care Management | FHCM | PG115 | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | Management Accounting | MA | PG116 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | Fundamentals of Marketing | FMktg | PG117 | 20 | 3 |
| 10 | Research Methods in Rehabilitation Sciences | RMRS | PG118 | 10 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Principles of Managed Care | PMC | PG119 | 10 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Health and Public Policy | HPP | PG 120 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Total Sessions / Credit Points |
My India Project (Two Weeks) 1.5 Credits
Each student needs to undertake one-month "My India" project where in the student would understand directly the various grass root issues and problems that exist in urban and rural areas of India, in association with Health care management Critical Skills such as Questionnaire construction, Survey Skills, etc are instilled into the students.
Second Semester (14 Weeks)
These are course in continuation to the courses offered in the first semester. To study these courses, the students should have successfully completed all the courses undertaken in the first semester with very high grades.
| S No | Subject | Code | Sessions | Sub Code | Credit Points |
| 1 | Quantitative Techniques – 2 | QT – 2 | 20 | PG120 | 3 |
| 2 | Written Analysis and Communication | WAC | 20 | PG121 | 3 |
| 3 | Health Economics and Evaluation | HEE | 20 | PG122 | 3 |
| 4 | Human Resource Management | HRM | 20 | PG123 | 3 |
| 5 | Quality Management in Health Services | QMHS | 20 | PG124 | 3 |
| 6 | Health Care Marketing | HCM | 20 | PG125 | 3 |
| 7 | Culture and Health | C&H | 20 | PG126 | 3 |
| 8 | Essentials of Health Care Financing | EHCF | 20 | PG127 | 3 |
| 9 | Health Law | HL | 20 | PG128 | 3 |
| 10 | Information Technology of Hospitals – 2 | ITB – 2 | 20 | PG129 | 3 |
| 11 | Foreign Language | FL | 20 | PG130 | 3 |
| 12 | Managerial Computing | MC | 10 | PG131 | 1.5 |
| Total Sessions / Credit Points | 230 | 34.5 |
Summer Internship (8 Weeks)
Summer Internship Program (SIP) is the most important component of PGDM, which paves the way for the student's career choices and placement opportunities. This program is intended to focus on application of skills of their knowledge and theory learnt in the classrooms. Students are given SIPs in the area of Managing Blood borne programs, Managing Health Promotions, Culture and Health, Transforming Health Care through Informatics etc., Every student has to undergo summer placement for a period of eight weeks.
Third Semester (12 Weeks)
In the third semester the students would receive exposure to very important courses connected with business functioning along with focused education and training in specialized courses in finance, human resources, marketing and systems. Each student will choose four electives in various combinations in this semester. Passing specific courses with high grades in the courses undergone in the first two semester is necessary condition to do these courses.
| S No | Subject | Code | Sub Code | Sessions | Credit Points |
| 1 | Strategic Management in Health Care | SMHC | PG133 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Ethics and Health Care | E&HC | PG134 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Business, Government and Global Environment | BG&GE | PG135 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Writing to Enhance Practice | WEP | 10 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Elective – 1 | ELE-1 | PG136 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Elective – 2 | ELE-2 | PG137 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | Elective – 3 | ELE-3 | PG138 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | Elective – 4 | ELE-4 | PG139 | 20 | 3 |
| Total Number of Sessions / Credit Points | 140 | 22.5 |
Environmental Sciences (One Week)
This project is meant to provide an opportunity to be associated with Environmental Health. Students are given 1 credit for this project and they are asked to enquire and work on various issues related to Environment and asked to find causes and solutions to the issues in concern.
Autumn Internship Project (4 Weeks and 3 Credits)
Students are asked to work on Management of Domestic and Hazardous waste and to offer value able suggestions to make best out of waste and asked to go on field work for one week and has to work with various organizations in this regard.
Fourth Semester (12 Weeks)
The courses in fourth semester are extension of the ones undertaken in the previous semester.
| S No | Subject | Code | Sessions | Credit Points |
| 1 | International Health Systems | IHS | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | Pharmacy/Biotech Business Issues | PBI | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | Work Organization and Health | WO&H | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Planning and Evaluating Health Programmes | P&EHP | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Elective – 1 | ELE-1 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | Elective – 2 | ELE-2 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | Elective – 3 | ELE-3 | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | Elective – 4 | ELE-4 | 20 | 3 |
| Total Number of Sessions / Credit Points | 140 | 24 |
Integrated Research Dissertation
Students are asked to work on Health Promotion and community health, Global public health individuals and they have to work on more secondary data and should be able to give valuable suggestions in this regard and they are given two months time and they are not sent for any field work and this project is for 2 credits.
IRD facilitates integration of several fields of study in searching for the solution of a single problem. It provides valuable experience in the research process, definition of the problem, search for relevant data, analysis of the data, and drawing conclusions and implications from it. It may be a case study, describing and analyzing a particular incident, illuminating a variety of managerial problems. The IRD may take the form of a staff study in which the pertinent elements of a policy problem are studied and weighted to reach conclusions as to possible courses of action. IRD may be a historical study, analyzing and searching for implications in a particular period.
After the topic is finalized, the student undertaking the IRD has to submit a brief synopsis to the faculty concerned. The synopsis is circulated among all the faculty members. After incorporating suggestions from the faculty members, the proposal has to be sent to the programme office. The Programme office would coordinate the approval of the IRD.
Faculty guiding IRD has the discretion to decide the criteria for evaluation. However, the student must make an open-house presentation after completing the study.
Suggested criteria for evaluation of IRD could be designed taking into account:
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Good scholarship and integrity
- Courtesy in crediting sources of information
- Objective standards of precision, logic, and use of evidence
- Imagination
- The ability to reach and state defensible conclusion
Finishing Course (Two Weeks)
This course is mainly meant to enable the student to be ready to take-up the challenges of their career. Students will undertake in depth analysis of the company that they would be joining and give presentations on how they plan to take up the challenges in their new role.
Credit Distribution over the two-year programme
| S No | Semester / Activity | Total Sessions | Total Credit Points |
| 1 | Preparatory Course | 55 Sessions | 7 Credits |
| 2 | First Semester | 200 Sessions | 31.5 Credits |
| 3 | My India Project | 2 Credits | |
| 4 | Second Semester | 230 Sessions | 34.5 Credits |
| 5 | Summer Internship | 6 Credits | |
| 7 | Third Semester | 140 Sessions | 22.5 Credits |
| 8 | Entrepreneurship Project | 1.5 Credits | |
| 9 | Autumn Project | 2 Credits | |
| 10 | Fourth Semester | 140 Sessions | 24 Credits |
| 11 | Finishing Course | 20 Sessions | 3 Credits |
| Total Number of Sessions / Credits | 785 Sessions | 126 Credits |
List of Electives:
For Semester 3:
- Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management
- Health and Social Policy
- Health Economics & Finance
C Elective modules
(students choose one of the following general MPH electives)
- Health Impact Assessment
- Public Health Issues in Low Income Countries
- Sociology of Health & Illness
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health Protection
- International Disaster Management
- Health Informatics
- Regression and Evidence Based Methods for Epidemiology
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Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management
- Health and Social Policy
- Health Economics & Finance
C Elective modules
(students choose one of the following general MPH electives)
- Health Impact Assessment
- Public Health Issues in Low Income Countries
- Sociology of Health & Illness
- Public Health Nutrition
- Health Protection
- International Disaster Management
- Health Informatics
- Regression and Evidence Based Methods for Epidemiology
- Comparative Health Systems and Advanced Management
- Health and Social Policy
- Health Economics & Finance
- Comparative health Systems and Advanced management.
- Health and Social policy.
- Health Economics and Finance.
- Health Impact Assessment
- Public health Issues in Low Income countries.
- Sociology of Health and Illness.
For Semester 4:
- Public health Nutrition.
- Health protection.
- International Disaster Management.
- Health Informatics.
- Regression and Evidence Based methods for management Information system for Epidemiology Hospitals.
- Occupational Health and Toxicology.
Towards holistic growth
An important highlight of this program is its focus on holistic growth of the students.
This is achieved through some unique features of the program that are an integral part of the ABS vision. There are three components in the evaluation of student, namely academic activities, which are the core and most important part of the PGDM programme, discipline and regularity, and student activities.
The evaluation of students in academic activities is a continuous process during the course and includes classroom quizzes and mid-term, and end of semester examinations. The evaluation process during the first year includes My India Project and in the second year, the evaluation includes projects, thesis, summer placement CIS. A viva-voce examination will be included as an overall benchmark, which a student has to clear in order to get award of a PGDM Degree.
The CGPA format
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) scores will be given based on letter grades; A+, A, B+, B, C+, C, D, E, F. We have relative grading for students. It will be on a four-point scale. For A+, 3.75-4.00 point will be awarded while for every other grade it will be 0.25 less than the grade in descending order from A+ to F. For example F will be a score of below 1.99 while B will be 3.00-3.24.
The CGPA for a student in a semester is the weighted average of the grade points and the respective credits of all subjects in a semester. The cumulative CGPA of the student is the weighted average of the CGPA's of all the four semesters and the respective credit of all semesters of the two-year program. The cumulative CGPA score should exceed 2.70 for a student to get award of a PGDM.
CGPA Grading System:
A+ 3.75 – 4.00
A 3.50 – 3.74
B+ 3.25 – 3.49
B 3.00 – 3.24
C+ 2.75 – 2.99
C 2.50 – 2.74
D 2.25 – 2.49
E 2.00 – 2.24
F < 1.99
I Incomplete Grade
If a student has more than 3 F grades in a year (2nd Semester) he/she has to re-do entire year. If a student has more than 2 f grades in a semester he has to redo the semester.
Important Features of Programme:
The Two Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) programme offered at ABS is one of its kind attempted in India with several indigenous ideas aimed at creating a context for the student to participate, practice, experience and learn management concepts, skills, attitude and behaviours and most importantly values that required to be a leader in highly competitive business and social world. Some of the best academicians and business practitioners in the country and outside are consulted and confronted to deliberate and design a 125 credit programme consisting of close to 800 academic sessions blended with various student activities, guest sessions, retreats, personal growth laboratories, outbound learning, industry visits, summer internships, paper presentations and many more. The following are the important features of this exciting journey.
- Preparatory and finishing courses
- Outbound learning
- Youth of Empowerment Programme
- Competency mapping
- Development of Business Incubation centers with health care
- Personal Growth Laboratories
- Theatre workshops
- Student activities
- Experience India
- My India Project
- Environmental sciences
- Autumn Project
- Integrated Research Dissertation
- Expert sessions
- Foreign Language
