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FIRST| SECOND| THIRD| FOURTH| FIFTH| SIXTH FIRST SEMESTER: (SEVEN PAPERS) 1.1 Foundations of Human Skill-I (taught by - Rupa Ratice) Basics of human nature, influence of heredity and enviroment, intelligence, abilities, basic dimensions of individual interactions in society, characteristics of groups and their behaviour, nature of groups at work, leadership. 1.2 Finance and Cost Accounting (taught by - Meghna Tuli) Introduction to accountancy, preparation of final statements of accounts with adjustments, importance and advantages of cost accounting, elements of cost, cost classification, preparation of cost sheets. 1.3 Business Law (taught by - Vishal Anand) Contract act, companies act, partnership act, negotiable instruments act, laws relating to agencies, sureties, mortgages, sale of goods, insurance, excise and customs. 1.4 Quantitative Methods for Business-I (taught by - Umesh Araune) Basic statistical concepts, summarisation of data (frequency distribution; measures of central tendency, measure of dispersion, relative dispersion-skewness, kurtosis), elementary probability theory (relative frequency approach, axiomatic approach, subjective probability, marginal and conditional probability, independence/ dependence of events), elementary statistical distributions (binomial, poisson, normal sampling, estimation - point and interval, sampling distribution mean and proportion, testing of hypothesis), simple correlation and regression (Spearman's rank correlation), types of sampling (simple and random, stratified and clustered), time series (components, estimation of trends and seasonal components) 1.5 Effective Communication-I (taught by - Hemlata Dhanwani) Concepts and meaning of communication, types of communication, attributes of effective communication, barriers to effective communication, speaking, listening, writing, basics of written business communication. 1.6 Principles of Management-I (taught by - Subba Rao) Evolution, objectives, importance and advantages of management, role and functions of a manager, activities of management, functional aspects of management, practices of management in the Indian context, concepts of profession and professionalisation of management, role and ethics of management. 1.7 Introduction to Computers (taught by - M.G. Bhatia) Basic computing concepts (software-hardware, classification of computers, input-output, on-line and real-time processing, generations of computers, operating system), networking (LAN, WAN, MAN), DBMS, computer viruses, information system (concept, application, MS Office). SECOND SEMESTER: (SEVEN PAPERS) 2.1 Foundations of Human Skill-II Understanding self and others through Johari window, self-discovery through self-administering assessment tools in the areas of abilities, aptitudes, perceptions and interests, understanding others through scientific assessment tools and observation methods, understanding group behaviour through observation methods, concept of group climate, developing appropriate leadership style, teamwork in work group, motivation, concept of organisation, organisation structure, organisation climate, handling conflicts in organisations. 2.2 Industrial Law Factory act, payment of wages act, payment of bonus act, payment of gratuity act, minimum wages act, maternity benefit act, provident fund act, trade union act, employees state insurance act. 2.3 Computer applications in business Use of business related software, use of fax, e-mail, internet, CD-ROM's, computer aided advertisements, graphics, any one current programming language. 2.4 Business Environment Social, political, ecological issues, technology and regulatory environment, business ethics, social responsibility, industrial units, joint ventures, multinationals and transnationals, restructuring, turnaround, closure, economic trends. 2.5 Managerial Economics-I Introduction, demand (concept, elasticity, demand forecasting), production, cost analysis, supply (concept, elasticity), price determination, revenue analysis, break-even analysis, profit, objectives of the firm, market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly), price discrimination, pricing policies, capital budgeting. 2.6 Production Management Production function, production cycle, types of production, planning for production, product and process designs, plant location, production planning and control, scheduling, maintenance management. 2.7 Environment Management Environment (concept, interactions, ecosystem, ecological balance), human interference with the environment, impact of man and technology on the environment, concept of environment management, examples of environment management in various areas. 3.1 Management Accounting (taught by - Meghna Tuli) Nature of management accounting, functions of a management accountant, different types of costing, break even analysis, types of budget, budgetary control, flexible budgeting, capital budgeting. 3.2 Managerial Economics-II (taught by - P.A. Johnson) National economics, balance of payment analysis, policy environment, globalisation, case studies on government policies and business environment. 3.3 Marketing Management (taught by - Subba Rao) Concept of marketing management, sales vs. marketing, relevance of marketing to Indian companies, marketing mix, marketing structure, market opportunity analysis, marketing research and information system, consumer behaviour, marketing segmentation, targeting and posting, designing products, brands, packaging and services, new product development and P.L.C. distributions, pricing, promotion, social responsibility and marketing ethics. 3.4 Material Management (taught by - Subba Rao) Material management concepts, centralisation and decentralisation, stores management, layout, storage methods, stock verification, condifications and standardisation, selective central supplier, purchase management, choices, purchase policies, make or buy decision, vendor developments, inventory management, lead time, E.O.Q. analysis, computer applications. 3.5 Effective Communication-II (taught by - Cyrus M. Gonda) Case studies and practicals based on Effective communication-I. 3.6 Principles of Management-II (taught by - Hemlata Dhanwani) Case studies and practicals based on Principles of management-I. 4.1 International Marketing Theories of international trade, globalisation, WTO, ecology and environment, ethical issues, foreign MNC's, Indian MNC's, competitive strategies, international marketing concepts, international advertising, studying the environment for identifying opportunities and threats and devise appropriate strategies, products and pricing, need to increase exports, Indian institutions and facilities to promote exports. 4.2 Elements of direct and indirect taxes Income tax (concept, scope, incidence of taxation, (head of income- salaries, property, business income, capital gains, other sources), exclusions, deductions). Sales tax (scope, registration, tax on works contract, purchase tax (implications of branch transfers and consignments)). Excise duty (scope, definitions and valuation principles, Modvat). 4.3 Export-Import procedures and documentation National economic self-reliance, practices and problems of international marketing, regulations for international trade, export in world markets, import substitutions, export promotion, difficulties in foreign trade, export procedure documents, STC's, import trade, import procedure and documents. 4.4 Management of Small Scale Industries Meaning, role, definition, policies governing SSI's, industrial estate and industrial districts objectives, rural industries, ancillary industries, organisational structure, types of organisation, finance requirements, importance of fixed and working capital, factors determining finance requirements, means of finance, role of SIDBI, discounting of bills, working capital management meaning, working capital, objectives of working capital and it's composition, tax benefits and concessions, marketing mechanism, export potential, problems faced. 4.5 Productivity and Quality management Importance and relevance of TQM, techniques used, functions, constitutions and implementation, encouraging creativity, suggestion schemes, 'Just in time', Kaizen, productivity concept, measurements and their need, method of study, work measurement job evaluation, sharing gains in productivity, incentives schemes and experiences with their implementation in India. 4.6 Public Relations Management Role of PR, 'Publics' in PR, organisation structure and PR, PR role of managers, Indian perspective, communication and PR, PR and corporate image, social responsibility of business and PR, PR and employee returns, cooperation with media, consumer an investor relations, ethics. FIFTH SEMESTER: (SEVEN PAPERS) 5.1 Human Resource Management Introduction, personnel role today, characteristics of today's work force, job design analysis and evaluation, personnel planing, recruitment, induction, job appraisal, training and development, job rotation and transfer, promotion policies, career planning, compensation management, incentives, personnel philosophy, personnel manual, trends in participative management. 5.2 Service Sector Management Nature and scope, trends, leisure industry, transport industry, travel tourism hotelry and catering, hospital management, housing and construction, IT industry, financial industry. 5.3 Financial Management Introduction, function, objectives, analysis of financial statements, ratio analysis, fund flow analysis and cash flow analysis, theory of capital structure, working capital management, risk and return trade off in management of working capital, approaches to management of working capital, determining of working capital requirement, cash and marketable securities management, receivable management and credit policy, sources of financing working capital, sources of long term finance. 5.4 Elements of Logistics Management Overview of logistics function, strategy and planning, logistics system fundamentals, transport system, logistics planning process, facilities location decisions, inventory policy, purchasing and product scheduling decisions, logistics organisation, logistics costing and performance auditing. 5.5 Management of Cooperatives Historical perspective, types of cooperative, consumers, agro processing, food processing, industrial and housing, commonality of approach in respect of cooperative and corporate sector, problems faced, problem of democratic management and it's relationship to professional management clear cut delineating of role of the law. 5.6 Rural Marketing Profile of rural marketing, profile of consumer, potential and changing pattern of rural marketing, tapping the rural markets, motivating the rural consumer, developing the sales force of rural markets, mass communication, rural media, physical distribution in rural markets, satellite systems, state trading an rural market, primary retail wholesale markets, secondary wholesale markets, terminal markets, methods of sale, marketable and marketed surplus, marketing agencies, marketing finance, lack of organisation among producers, forced sales, superfluous middlemen, multiplicity of market changes, malpractice's of middlemen, absence of grading and standardisation, inadequate storage facilities, underdeveloped transportation system, lack of information, high cost of borrowing, lines of improvement, establishment of regulated markets, use of standard weight and measures, provision of marketing news, improvement in transportation, improvement in grading and standardisation, improvement in storage facilities, development at cooperative marketing. 5.7 Project Work-I (100 Marks) SIXTH SEMESTER: (SEVEN PAPERS) 6.1 Entrepreneurship Concept, emergence of entrepreneurial class, theories, characteristics, risk taking, decision taking and business planning, analysis of business opportunities, environmental scanning, sectoral studies, process of generating business ideas, screening and selection, techno economic feasibility studies, developing detailed project report for implementation, ancillary industry development, opportunities in service industry transportation distribution, enterpreneurial behaviour, techno economic innovation and entrepreneurship development. 6.2 Quantitative Methods for Business-II Introduction to Quantitative Methods (concepts, scope, application, limitations), Linear programming concepts (formulation of problems, methods, solutions, sensitivity analysis, interpretation of optimal tableau), Special topics (transportation problem, formulation of model solution, balanced unbalanced problems, maximisation and minimisation, degeneracy, prohibited routing problems, assignment problems), Network Analysis (CPM/ PERT, concept, definitions, job events, arrow diagrams, time analysis, critical path, floats, crashing, updating, network probability assessment in PERT). 6.3 Marketing Research Meaning, definition, marketing information system and marketing research, importance, nature, advantages, limitations, consumer orientation to marketing, branches of marketing research, methods of research, selection of suitable method, techniques for conducting research, communication with the management on research reports and marketing decision making. 6.4 Indian Management Thought and Practices Personality, personality development, learning, nature synthesis, work motivation and ethics, productivity, leadership, leadership role models, creativity, natural environment and human society, conflict, experiences of effectiveness of practices. 6.5 ELECTIVE PAPER-I: Econometrics Introduction, types of econometric model building, single equation models, properties of OLS estimators, statistical tests, preparation of Anova tables, problems associated with the models, simultaneous equation models, simple IO models. OR 6.5 ELECTIVE PAPER-I: International FinanceBalance of payment, international monetary system, IMF, foreign exchange market, international financial markets, international equity markets, maultilateral financial institutions, exposure and risk in international finance. 6.6 ELECTIVE PAPER-II: Special study in Marketing Communication process and models, organisational structure of advertising agencies and it's functions, evaluation of agency, advertising objectives, brand position and image, persuasion and attitudenal change through appropriate copy development, copy decision creation and production of copy, budget, media planning and research, measuring the effectiveness of a campaign, PR, planning and designing sales programmes, trade in discount coupons. OR 6.6 ELECTIVE PAPER-II: Special study in FinanceFinancial objective, capital expenditure projects, discounted cash flow techniques and it's application, negotiating term loans proposals with banks, merchant banking, underwriting of securities, internal funds as a source of finance, dividend policy, bonus shares, equity capital as a source of finance, rights issue and issue at premium, prospectus of issue of securities, basic valuation concept, corporate taxation, inflation and it's impact on corporate finance. 6.7 Project Work-II (100 Marks)
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