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    Marketing Plan & SWOT Analysis of WISH

    Muhammad Yasir Naim

    063305-026

    Ahad Ali

    063305-010

    Mahad Aamir

    063305-038

    Rabeea Akbar

    063305-025

    Ruma Mazhar

    061004-014

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    This marketing plan has been a very enlightening and gratifying experience for us in an

    area that are of great personal interest for all of the group members. We would like to

    acknowledge and express our gratitude to those who provided generous amounts of

    support and cooperation during this endeavor. First of all, we would like to thank

    Almighty Allah who gave us the strength to accomplish this project.

    We are also grateful to our seniors who gave us required information and a proper guide

    lines. This journey would not have been possible without the succor and sacrifices that

    were made by those individuals on our behalf. We acknowledge, appreciate, and return

    the love and support of our family.

    We hope that others will find this work to be a worthwhile contribution in the discipline

    of marketing management.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    CHAPTER 1........................................................................................................................4

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................4

    CHAPTER 2........................................................................................................................5

    SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS...................................................................................................5

    COMPANY ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................5

    Goals: ........................................................................................................................5

    Strengths: ..................................................................................................................6WISH is growing fast into a unique centre of learning and training. The curricula revision andthe talent hunt continue. New programs are being offered every year, new faculty added, newequipment installed, new facilities provided- all to one end, i.e., to create an environment

    conducive to learning and personal development..............................................................6Weaknesses: ..............................................................................................................7

    Market Share: .............................................................................................................7CUSTOMER ANALYSIS................................................................................................................7

    Type: ........................................................................................................................7Value Drivers:..............................................................................................................7

    COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS..............................................................................................................7

    Strengths: ..................................................................................................................8Weaknesses: ..............................................................................................................8Market Share:..............................................................................................................8

    COLLABORATORS:....................................................................................................................8

    CHAPTER 3........................................................................................................................9

    PEST ANALYSIS.................................................................................................................9

    POLITICALAND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................9

    ECONOMICAL ENVIRONMENT........................................................................................................10

    SOCIALAND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................11

    CHAPTER 4......................................................................................................................12

    TARGET MARKET.............................................................................................................12

    CHAPTER 5......................................................................................................................13

    MARKETING OBJECTIVES................................................................................................13

    CHAPTER 6......................................................................................................................14

    SWOT ANALYSIS.............................................................................................................14

    STRENGTHS...................................................................................................................14

    Academic Programs....................................................................................................14

    Accreditation..............................................................................................................15Advising....................................................................................................................15Building.....................................................................................................................15Costs........................................................................................................................16

    Faculty/Staff Quality...................................................................................................16Financial Aid .............................................................................................................17Food Service..............................................................................................................17

    Library......................................................................................................................17Location....................................................................................................................17Programs/Services......................................................................................................18Reputation/Perception ................................................................................................18Marketing..................................................................................................................19

    Student Activities.......................................................................................................19Student Government...................................................................................................19WISH Intellectual Forum..............................................................................................19Students ..................................................................................................................19

    Technology................................................................................................................19

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    WEAKNESSES................................................................................................................20

    Advising....................................................................................................................20Alumni......................................................................................................................20Attitude.....................................................................................................................20

    Building.....................................................................................................................20Offerings...................................................................................................................20Communication .........................................................................................................21

    Faculty/Staff Quality ..................................................................................................21Financial Aid..............................................................................................................21Marketing..................................................................................................................21Programs/Services .....................................................................................................21Recruitment/Retention................................................................................................22

    Staffing Levels...........................................................................................................22Students...................................................................................................................22Training....................................................................................................................22Funding.....................................................................................................................23

    Programs/Services......................................................................................................23OPPORTUNITIES.............................................................................................................23

    Academic Programs ...................................................................................................23Attitude.....................................................................................................................23

    Building.....................................................................................................................23Childcare...................................................................................................................24

    Community................................................................................................................24Distance Education ....................................................................................................24Faculty/Staff Quality...................................................................................................24

    THREATS ......................................................................................................................25

    Academic Programs....................................................................................................25Buildings/Grounds......................................................................................................25Competitors...............................................................................................................25Financial Aid..............................................................................................................25

    Student Activities.......................................................................................................25Economy...................................................................................................................25Faculty/Staff .............................................................................................................25Programs/Services......................................................................................................26

    CHAPTER 7......................................................................................................................27

    MARKETING MIX.............................................................................................................27

    PRODUCT..........................................................................................................................27

    PRICING...........................................................................................................................27

    PLACEMENT........................................................................................................................28

    PROMOTION........................................................................................................................28

    BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................28

    Chapter 1

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    Wish is committed to encourage and provide to a diverse female-student population state

    of the art intellectual tools to meet the challenges of the future, through a balanced and

    progressive education, Islamic in ethos and global in character.

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    WISH aims to offer culturally adaptive alternatives. It believes that establishing

    institutions of higher learning with excellence exclusively for women and inspiring others

    to do the same is a great service to humanity. It is growing fast into a unique centre of

    learning and training. The market share is still pretty limited because of one main fact it is

    a college for only women and if we see culture of Pakistan there is still belief lies some

    where in the minds of people that women dont require higher level of education. The

    curricula revision and the talent hunt continue. New programs are being offered every

    year. The main competitors of this at the moment are the OPF College for girls,

    International Islamic University and Punjab Colleges. But the main competitors are OPF

    College and Punjab College. WISH is affiliated with the federally chartered Riphah

    International University (RIU). It is committed to offer strong academic programs based

    on dynamic view of education through inquiry based, innovation teaching techniques. It

    is offering eight bachelors degree programs and five masters degree program. This is a

    very unusual institution in terms of trying to attract women from all strata of the society.

    It offers financial assistance to nearly 40% of the women who are studying at the

    institution. An intellectual forum has been established at WISH with the aim of

    organizing healthy intellectual activities for its students, teachers and people from other

    walks of life. It has diverse student bodies that are committed to getting an education and

    willing to work. The great weakness is poor communication within and between

    departments creating distrust among employees and lack of coordination between

    departments in the registration and payment processes. It offers internships to a number

    of students in the Library, the Front Office and the Computer Labs. WISH has a threat

    from OPF College and Punjab College as IIU is quite big in its operation and working on

    same principles of Islam.

    Chapter 2

    SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

    Company Analysis

    Goals:

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    Progressive in vision, Islamic in ethos and global in character, the WISH, a model

    institution, strives to

    offer strong academic programs, objective oriented co-curricular activities and

    innovative teaching techniques;

    deliver values-based holistic education for the harmonious intellectual, spiritual,

    emotional, and cultural development of women;

    become a platform for women to acquire their rightful place in society;

    Inspire women to become competent and confident partners towards establishing

    a true Islamic society, and train them for appropriate professions.

    Focus:

    WISH aims to offer culturally adaptive alternatives. Home is the lasting fortress of a

    civilization and woman is its lead defender. To equip her with knowledge and character is

    essential for the prosperous survival of our cultural traditions. This is the main focus of

    WISH

    Culture:

    WISH believes that establishing institutions of higher learning with excellence

    exclusively for women and inspiring others to do the same is a great service to humanity.

    Wish is trying to achieve an Islamic Culture to prevail in their college with only targeting

    Women and trying to inspire others to do same.

    Strengths:

    WISH is growing fast into a unique centre of learning and training. The curricula revision

    and the talent hunt continue. New programs are being offered every year, new

    faculty added, new equipment installed, new facilities provided- all to one end,

    i.e., to create an environment conducive to learning and personal development.

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    Weaknesses:

    The number of programs they are offering very limited five at graduation level and six at

    the master level. They still dont have their own degree awarding status, and are affiliated

    with RIPAH University.

    Market Share:

    The market share of WISH is still pretty limited because of one main fact it is a college

    for only women and if we see culture of Pakistan there is still belief lies some where in

    the minds of people that women dont require higher level of education. Although

    changes are there to see but still they are not enough to be called as revolution. And with

    so many private universities with chartered status mostly girls are moving towards them

    rather small colleges.

    Customer Analysis

    Type:

    Mostly girls belonging to religious school of thought and with fewer marks in their

    previous qualifications would be opting for this college. Also girls who cant go to far off

    places purely due to culture would also be opting for WISH; these girls could be either

    from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

    Value Drivers:

    At the moment their main competitive edge and value driver is they operating on Islamic

    principles. Parents wanting their daughters to study in religious environment would be

    opting for WISH. The campus spreads over a 2.5 acre plot in mid town Islamabad. It has

    been carefully planned to provide excellent facilities to students, faculty and staff, and to

    create an environment conducive to learning. It includes Library Transport, Language

    Lab, On Campus Housing, Day Care Center, Gymnasium, Tuck Shop, Counseling,

    Internships, Computer Labs and many more.

    Competitive Analysis

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    The main competitors of WISH at the moment are the OPF College for girls,

    International Islamic University and Punjab Colleges. But the main competitors are OPF

    College and Punjab College as IIU is quite big in its operation but working on same

    principles of Islam.

    Strengths:

    The biggest strengths of OPF and Punjab College are their brand names and branches.

    They have a very strong network all over Pakistan. While OPF have still not attained the

    degree awarding status Punjab College has already attained a charted Status. On the other

    hand IIU is offering its students variety of programs with a purpose built campus and

    also they have an international recognition with their headquarters located in Kuala

    Lampur.

    Weaknesses:

    Both colleges dont have a one purpose built campus. Both of them have many campuses

    in different locations of Islamabad, which are not supposed to be the college campuses.

    Market Share:

    Off all these three competitors Punjab College has the biggest market share due to itsnetwork, name and being almost the pioneer in introducing the concept of private

    colleges. But IIU is closing on these gaps very quickly and they might become leaders in

    providing education with Islamic Principles.

    Collaborators:

    They had been affiliated with RIPAH International University Islamabad for five good

    years now. WISH is affiliated with the Federally chartered RIPHAH INTERNATIONALUNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD (RIU) - R. I. U. was granted charter by the President of

    Pakistan General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf on October 16, 2002, wide Ordinance No:

    LXXVI of 2002. Their Main sponsors are:

    Foundation of the Faithful, USA

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    Islamic Circle of North America

    Helping Hand, USA

    Muslim Aid, UK

    Chapter 3

    PEST ANALYSIS

    Political and Legal Environment

    Since independence, Pakistan has shifted among various forms of parliamentary, military,

    and presidential governments in pursuit of political stability. The Pakistani people have

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    often looked to the military, during times of political crisis, to serve as the government of

    last resort. This has resulted in alternating cycles of military and civilian rule, a type of

    praetorian civil-military relationship that has perpetuated the militarys involvement in

    political process and arrested the development of a sustainable democracy. As a result,

    the country has experienced considerable difficulty developing stable educational system.

    Our education policy is a badly crafted political instrument which tries to accomplish

    a whole lot even in its entire vagueness and inefficiency and still doesn't even come close

    to the value of the paper it is written on.

    Most of the political parties are dominated by feudal who resist social change and think

    masses awareness a threat to their fiefdoms thats why education has been taken as

    amiability instead of a plank of strategic planning .

    Economical Environment

    Pakistan has very good education system. Students are prepared to the requirements of

    study, and they are the assets of the nation. Pakistan spends 75% of total national budget

    on education. Every province has good universities and there are many international

    students from around the world in engineering, medicine, literature and textile

    engineering. There are literacy rate is 35%, out of them male is 47 percent and female is

    2l percent. Pakistan 's spending on education in terms of % of GNP is the lowest in South

    Asia followed by Nepal .Its average 2%of the GNP.Pakistan is unfortunately among those

    countries of the who dont seem to achieve any of the MDGS including that of universal

    primary education by 2015.Budgetry allocation needs to be enhanced to 7% of gnp.

    People of Pakistan are quite pessimistic about countrys recent economic conditions,

    because prices are increasing at an alarming rate and they are reluctant to invest their

    money. Thus the ultimate result is that most of the students are deprived of higher

    education.

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    Social and Cultural Environment

    Our system of education fails to address the complex cultural social, religious, and ethnic

    background of over 115 million people. A country which is hanging on its ideology with

    a very weak link needs to develop a social class which carries the task of economic well

    being of this sick country at the very least. Our governments have repeatedly shown their

    incompetence by little or no effort both in terms of thought and resources when it came to

    defining, designing, or implementing any policy regarding education. One can observe

    this by looking at the profitability and the efficiency of any government run organization.

    It's about time that this task should be handed to those who do it best, i.e. teachers.

    Pakistani education system faces is the gender disparity in enrollment levels. However, in

    recent years some progress has been made in trying to fix this problem. In 1990-91, thefemale to male ratio (F/M ratio) of enrolment was 0.47 for primary level of education. It

    reached to 0.74 in 1999-2000, so the F/M ratio has improved by 57.44 percent within the

    decade. For the middle level of education it was 0.42 in the start of decade and increased

    to 0.68 by the end of decade, so it has improved almost 62 percent. In both cases the

    gender disparity is decreased but relatively more rapidly at middle level. But for whole of

    the decade the gender disparity remained relatively high at middle level, despite the fact

    that for the duration the F/M ratio for teachers and F/M ratio of educational institutions at

    the middle level remained better than at the primary level.

    The gender disparity in enrolment at secondary level of education was 0.4 in 1990-91 was

    0.67 percent in 1999-2000, so the disparity has decreased by 67.5 percent in the decade or

    at the average rate of 6.75 percent annually. At the college level it was 0.50 in 1990-91

    and it reached 0.81 in 1999-2000, so gender disparity decreased by 64 percent with an

    annual rate of 6.4 percent. The gender disparity has decreased comparatively rapidly at

    secondary school. The gender disparity in educational institutions at the secondary level

    of education was changed from 0.36 in 1990-91 to 0.52 in 1999-2000 with a 44 percent

    change. The same type of disparity at the college level was 0.56 in 1990-91 and reached

    at 0.64 in 1999-2000 with 14 percent change in the decade. The disparity at the college

    level has improved much less than that at the secondary level.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Pakistan

    http://www.chowk.com/site/articles/index.php?id=4150

    Chapter 4

    TARGET MARKET

    They are basically targeting one portion of Market i.e., females who belongs to religious

    school of thoughts and who dont want to study in co-education. It will soon carve its

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    niche in the educational world of Islamabad through its market oriented and research

    based programs. It also believes that establishing institutions of higher learning with

    excellence exclusively for women and inspiring others to do the same is a great service to

    humanity. In Pakistan, there are a limited number of good schools of higher learning only

    for women. Many families are not comfortable sending their daughters to co-education

    universities. As a result many talented women are unable to acquire opportunities of

    intellectual and academic excellence. There fore they are only targeting females.

    Chapter 5

    Marketing Objectives

    WISH aims to offer culturally adaptive alternatives. Home is the lasting fortress of a

    civilization and woman is its lead defender. To equip her with knowledge and character is

    essential for the prosperous survival of our cultural traditions.

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    However, co-education seriously displeases the Creator and His Messenger sal-Allahu

    alaihi wa sallam. It does not conform to our family values and traditions. We at WISH

    believe that establishing institutions of higher learning with excellence exclusively for

    women and inspiring others to do the same is a great service to humanity.

    Chapter 6

    SWOT ANALYSIS

    STRENGTHS

    Academic Programs

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    Strong academics that provide a platform for women to acquire rightful place in

    society

    Offer values-based holistic education for intellectual, emotional, physical,

    spiritual, and cultural development of women

    Strong graduate and masters degree programs

    High quality education

    Academic programs that prepare female students for the real world of work

    WISH provides a wide range of academic programs, outreach activities, and

    outstanding faculty and support staff to students

    High quality education

    High academic standards

    Good curriculum

    WISH has a nice variety of courses and provides quality instruction

    WISH has the ability to have customized training

    Accreditation

    WISH is affiliated with the federally chartered Riphah International University (RIU).

    Presently Riphah has six faculties. The University strictly follows the guidelines set by

    the Higher Education Commission and works within the framework of education policy

    and regulations formulated by the Federal Government of Pakistan from time to time the

    charter given to R. I. U. allows it to affiliate other educational institutions and establish

    campuses within the country and abroad. It also has a Dental College, duly recognized by

    the Higher Education Commission.

    Advising

    Good academic advising in selected majors and some departments

    Building

    Convenience of access to campus (parking, bus route)

    Pretty campus

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    Well-maintained campus environment

    Convenient parking

    WISH has plenty of classroom space, an outstanding library that has a

    comprehensive collection of over 9,000 items including latest books, journals &

    research materials, Video and Audio tapes, CD-ROM etc.

    Excellent, well-kept facilities

    Well groomed grounds and buildings

    Attractive campus and buildings

    Costs

    Cheap tuition

    Affordable education

    Faculty/Staff Quality

    High number of professors with doctorate degrees-used to inspire the student

    Many conscientious faculty members

    Staff is capable and caring

    Participation in professional organizations

    Outstanding faculty

    Faculty and staff members who are genuine, caring and always willing to help

    Experienced, trained, loyal staff willing to move forward with new technology

    and ideas

    Some faculty and staff who are extremely well qualified for their positions and

    who are committed to the welfare of students and the growth and improvement of

    the university

    WISH staff commitment to focus on student needs in regards to helping students

    with living arrangements, payment arrangements, socialization problems, and

    other problem solving skills

    WISH has a great staff most staff takes time to listen, care and help

    Faculty/Staff actively involved in the experiences of the student body

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    Staff/faculty support and availability to students

    Overall faculty commitment

    Outstanding faculty and staff

    WISH has some caring and readily available people on faculty. Students knowwho they are and go to them with problems, concerns, and for feedback (both

    personal and academic problems). Faculty members are active in the local and

    professional communities

    Faculty cares about students

    Faculty holds students to high standards of scholarship

    Well organized administrative departments

    Financial Aid

    WISH is a very unusual institution in terms of trying to attract women from all strata of

    the society. It offers financial assistance to nearly 40% of the women who are studying at

    the institution. This assistance is offered on the basis of need and merit.

    Food Service

    It caters to the routine needs of students and staff: books, stationary, ice cream,

    chocolates, fresh juices, fruit chat, toiletries to scarves and gowns, and what not.

    Library

    Currently the library has a comprehensive collection of over 9,000 items including latest

    books, journals & research materials, Video and Audio tapes, CD-ROM etc. The

    Computers installed in the library provide the Search facility to the students & staff in

    order to retrieve relevant information.

    Qualified and dedicated staff is available to provide effective and efficient lending and

    reference services on all working days. A help desk provides information and referral and

    advisory services to readers.

    Location

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    Located in urban area of Islamabad with a variety of cultural and recreational

    activities

    Conveniently located campus and ample parking facilities

    Location in an affluent and growing segment of a large city with ample

    opportunities for cultural enrichment and recreation

    Programs/Services

    Career Center and job fairs

    Campus security available

    Affordable prices for food, books and supplies

    Bookstore has easy access for students, faculty and staff

    Continuing Education has a well-attended and excellent summer youth program

    The increasing attention being given to university improvement

    Reputation/Perception

    Image of high standards/quality

    University has a strong academic reputation

    Have a reputation for quality programs

    Perceived in community as high-quality education

    Academic reputation (graduates are well regarded)

    Reputation for honesty in all financial and student record keeping

    Perceived reputation for high academic standards

    Academic reputation

    Reputation for high academic quality

    WISH is perceived as an institution of high quality and standards

    We are well recognized within the community for our services

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    Marketing

    Improvements in public relations and advertising

    Increasing visibility

    Student Activities

    Student Government

    In order to maintain discipline and facilitate students to solve their own problems, WISH

    has introduced a system of Student Proctors. The hierarchy comprises Class

    Representatives, Proctors from each Department, and a Senior Proctor. The Chief Proctor

    is normally a senior teacher.

    WISH Intellectual Forum

    An intellectual forum has been established at WISH with the aim of organizing healthy

    intellectual activities for WISH students, teachers and people from other walks of life.

    Students

    WISH has diverse student body that are committed to getting an education and willing to

    work

    Technology

    Computer labs for students so that girls have access to the modern computer

    laboratory facilities for their computing needs. Even girls who are in Social

    Sciences, Languages and Islamic Studies disciplines are encouraged to acquire the

    tools of computer usage. In addition, Internet facility is provided to the students to

    have access to the wealth of information available and for emails.

    Fine library with technology.

    WISH is equipped with a state of the art language laboratory to facilitate learning

    of English and other foreign languages.

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    WEAKNESSES

    Advising

    Academic advising is inconsistent between and among colleges and departments

    Campus-wide failure to acknowledge the importance of good academic advisors

    Poor or non-existent academic advising in some majors

    Some faculty with no interest in advising are required to be advisors

    Alumni

    Alumni support lacking

    Weak base of active alumni to draw on for support

    Low alumni involvement

    Attitude

    Competition among departments leads to lack of effective collaboration

    Poor morale among some faculty (based upon comments heard as a student that

    reflect poorly on the university)

    A high number of professors with doctorate degrees-used to intimidate the student

    Many faculty do not care about students not accessible, no office hours, not

    friendly

    Lack of manpower could lead to unkempt grounds and facilities

    Building

    Lack of space for proper working conditions

    Lack of facilities that make a campus student and user friendly

    Antiquated facilities and equipment

    Offerings

    No doctoral programs

    Limited course availability

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    Limited number of academic programs

    Communication

    Our greatest weakness is poor communication within and between departments

    creating distrust among employees. I see people in protective/survival modes

    rather than working as a team to benefit the whole. Important information is

    withheld when it should be shared when it pertains to all employees

    Lack of coordination between departments in the registration and payment

    processes

    Communication difficulties among faculty and staff within and between

    departments

    Faculty/Staff Quality

    No evaluation system in place for staff

    Limited number of faculty who understand and can explain to students what

    careers are available to public historians

    Financial Aid

    Not enough scholarships to attract excellent students

    Lack of tuition exemption for out-of-state students for a larger radius

    Marketing

    There seems to be a lack of advertising for WISH

    Lack of publicity for unique programs such as these, so that students know what is

    available

    Lack of marketing program to address our large pool of potential students

    Ineffective publicity in the local print media

    Programs/Services

    Lack of foreign student exchange programs

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    Recruitment/Retention

    Lack of sufficient recruitment materials

    We have difficulty attracting and retaining traditional undergraduate college

    students

    Minimal cooperation between faculty and staff in terms of recruiting prospective

    students

    Staffing Levels

    Lack of sufficient staff in some offices

    More manpower needed. Barely enough staff available to do the necessary tasks;

    not enough personnel to go beyond the routine duties

    Lack of adequate staff to handle processing

    Lack of funding for hiring new staff members to better serve students

    The staff is adequate to fulfill most but not all of the universitys needs

    Students

    Lack of student understanding about fee payment deadlines and how to complete

    the fee payment process

    Lack of understanding for students to complete the registration process

    especially transfer students

    Training

    There is no formal training for academic advisors faculty are given a handbook

    which may or may not be read

    Lack of training for new faculty and staff members

    Need better cross training of all staff

    dont have enough technical training

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    Funding

    Lack of funding in the key areas of recruiting and retention

    The rising costs associated with staying current with administrative/academic

    hardware and software

    Possible threats includes the lack of consistent funding for merit based raises

    Budget constraints force us all to be as efficient as possible

    Economy downturn hurt funding

    Programs/Services

    Limited degrees offered at WISH

    OPPORTUNITIES

    Academic Programs

    WISH has the opportunity to create well grounded programs.

    There is an opportunity for students to get a great education. The academics are

    good

    Lots of new programs available to choose from for careers that will attract

    students

    Opportunity to develop more graduate programming

    WISH offers internships to a number of students in the Library, the Front Office

    and the Computer Labs.

    Potential for expansion of academic programs that are on the cutting edge of

    technology

    Attitude

    Group of interested staff/faculty willing to work to turn things around.

    We have a great opportunity to make WISH a friendly working environment if we

    put forth an effort to work positively on our weaknesses

    Building

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    Room for growth land wise

    Childcare

    The University has the Day Care facility available for children of students and staff.

    Mothers can study/work with the satisfaction that the child is being looked after by a

    caring maid.

    Community

    Community involvement

    Get more involved with the community and its programs

    Business and Industry openness to develop experiential opportunities

    Distance Education

    We need to be making a realistic approach to expanding distance-learning programs, not

    just waiting for it to happen

    Faculty/Staff Quality

    Campus could grow with effort from all faculty and staff

    Some new department chairs who are trying to improve the quality of academic

    offerings while emphasizing the value of good teaching

    Various opportunities for staff to attend seminars or conferences

    Focus on availability of faculty to students and mentorship

    Customer service training on a continual basis

    Opportunity to use existing skills and resources from faculty and staff members

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    THREATS

    Academic Programs

    Too many programs being phased out and no new programs are replacing them; therefore

    students go to other universities

    Buildings/Grounds

    Potential growth overflowing local facilities on campus

    Competitors

    More interactive campuses at other institutions

    Internet courses available at other institutions

    WISH has a threat from OPF College and Punjab College as IIU is quite big in its

    operation and working on same principles of Islam.

    Financial Aid

    Students not being able to attend college because they lack financial aid funds

    Student Activities

    Administration focused on education only rather than entire college experience

    Not a lot of new student participation

    Economy

    Nationwide economic downturn - making university more difficult to afford

    Faculty/Staff

    Loss of staff to other employment due to higher salaries in business community.

    Lack of funding leads to cuts in faculty. A related threat is faculty retention.

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    Competition from off campus businesses attracts our Computing Services

    personnel.

    Programs/Services

    Limited degrees offered at WISH

    Lack of pre-professional programs and the resulting number of transfers threatens

    our retention efforts

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    Chapter 7

    MARKETING MIX

    Product

    WISH offers five programs at bachelor level and six masters level programs

    those are as follows:

    BS Honors in Education

    Bachelors of Arts(BA/BAGL)

    Bachelors of Science (BSc)

    Bachelors of Commerce (B Com)

    Master in Business Administration MBA

    MA Islamic Studies MAIS

    MA Education MAED

    MS Education MSED

    MA English MAEL

    M .Ed(Science) M.Ed(General)

    Pricing

    One Time

    A/C Head Rupees

    Application Fee 1000/-

    Admission Fee 13000/-

    RIU Registration 3000/-

    Security (Refundable) 5000/-

    Total 22000/-

    Per Semester

    A/C HeadBBA/BSED/BSCS/BSc

    /B Com /BA

    RIU Affiliation 5,000/-

    Miscellaneous 3,000/-

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    Tuition 19,000/-

    Total 27,000/-

    Hostel Charges

    One Time

    A/C Head One Time Per semester

    Admission Fee 1000/-

    Security (Refundable) 10,000/-

    Living & Dining 48,000/-

    Total 11,000/- 48,000/-

    Per Semester

    A/C Head Rs.

    Living 18,000/-

    Dining 12,000/-

    Total 30,000/-

    Placement

    WISH Women's Institute of Science & Humanities. St:5, Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road, H-8/2,

    Islamabad-Pakistan

    PromotionWISH institute promote themselves by giving advertisement on Bill boards, via internet

    or their website, on their transportation like buses, Newspapers and even through their

    convocation. WISH also uses the means of seminars and exhibitions to promote

    themselves in the more effective manner.

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    www.wish.edu.pk

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Pakistan

    http://www.chowk.com/site/articles/index.php?id=4150