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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
(As per the guidelines of the UGC-DEB – 2017)
MASTER ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY (M.A. SOCIOLOGY)
Credit Based System (CBS)
(With effective from June 2018 -2019 onwards)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY,
KARAIKUDI - 630003.
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ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, KARAIKUDI – 630003.
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
Degree of Master of Arts (M.A) Sociology
Credit Based System (CBS)
(With effective from June 2018 – 2019 onwards)
a. Programme’s Mission & Objectives:
To afford a High Quality Post Graduate Degree (M.A) Sociology through Distance
Learning mode to the graduate-aspirant in order to nurture learners in the emerging
Indian society among the young minds. The pupil who wishes to understand basic
concepts of sociology and social structure of the Indian Society, and also gain the
knowledge about the social dynamics is the need of the hour to work with society and
planning for social development for positive social change.
The objectives of the programme include;
• To give an expanded knowledge about Foundations of sociology.
• To teach about Sociological Theories.
• To study about Social Reform Movement in India.
• To understand about Sociology of Indian Society.
• To understand about Sociology of Change Development
• To know about Gender and Society
• To study about Rural and Urban Sociology.
• To enlighten the students about Research Methodology.
• To provide knowledge on Medical Sociology
• To study about Ecology and Society
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• To understand about Human Resource Development
b. Relevance of the Programme with Alagappa University’s Mission and Goals:
In order to align with the mission and goals of Alagappa University the M.A., Sociology
Programme is planned to deliver in Distance Learning mode which may reach the
maximum number of student aspirants who are unable to thrive to spend non-elastic
timings of formal conventional class room education. Such a higher education in Arts
subject with appropriate practical experiences will enrich the human resources for the
uplift of the nation to Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental and Economic
Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c. Nature of Prospective Target Group of Learners:
This M.A., Sociology programme through Distance Learning mode is developed by
keeping in mind to give opportunity to economically and socially excluded people
includes graduates of various socio-economic status viz., unemployed youths, employed
with marginalized salary due to lack of sufficient knowledge in the subject Sociology.
Also, the target group of learners includes various level employees of hospitals,
secondary –level school teachers, research aspirants, women taking care of family –the
important unit of the community, etc.,
d. Appropriateness of programme to be conducted in Distance learning mode to
acquire specific skills and competence:
M.A., Sociology programme through Distance Learning mode is developed in order to
give subject-specific skills including i) knowledge about Foundations of sociology,
Sociological theories. ii) Social Demography, Science, Technology and Society. iii)
Sociology of Change and Development. Sociology of Indian Society, Dynamics of NGO
Management, Social Problems – Perspectives and Interventions. iv) Sociology of Ageing,
Gender and Society, Human Resource Development, Rural and Urban Sociology,
Ecology and Society, sociology, sociology of Industry and Medical Sociology. The
programme is developed to give detailed exposure theoretically and free-hands
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experience on practical parts of the study in order to impart skills of Sociological
concepts to the learners.
e. Instructional Design:
e. 1. Curriculum Design:
Sl.
No.
Course
Code
Title of the Course CIA
Max.
ESE
Max.
TO
T
Max
C
Max.
FIRST YEAR
I Semester
1. 35111 Foundations of Sociology 25 75 100 4
2. 35112 Sociological Theories 25 75 100 4
3. 35113 Population Studies 25 75 100 4
4 35114 Research Methods and Statistics 25 75 100 4
Total 100 300 400 16
II Semester
5. 35121 Social Movements in India 25 75 100 4
6. 35122 Sociology of Modernization and
Development
25 75 100 4
7. 35123 Sociology of Indian Society 25 75 100 4
8. 35124 Sociology of Media and
Communication
25 75 100 4
Total 100 300 400 16
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SECOND YEAR
III Semester
9. 35131 Indian Social Problems 25 75 100 4
10. 35132 Sociology of Ageing 25 75 100 4
11. 35133 Gender and Society 25 75 100 4
12. 35134 Rural and Urban Sociology 25 75 100 4
Total 100 300 400 16
IV Semester
13. 35141 Human Resource Management 25 75 100 4
14. 35142 Ecology and Society 25 75 100 4
15. 35143 Social Welfare Administration 25 75 100 4
The programme for the degree of Master of Arts in Tamil shall consist of two academic years divided in to four semesters. Each semester consists Four Theory Papers. Theory course carry 4 credits each. Each semester consist of 16 credits.
e. 4. Faculty and Support Staff Requirements:
The programme for the degree of Master of Tamil requires the following faculty and supporting staff:
Staff Category Required
Faculty for Tamil Subjects # 3
Facluty for Grammer Subject# 2
Clerical Assistant 1
# Faculty may belongs to at least Assistant Professor Level
e. 5. Instructional Delivery Mechanisms:
The instructional delivery mechanisms of the programme includes SLM – study materials, face to face contact session for both theory and practical courses of the programme, e-content of the study materials in the form of CD, MOOC courses and virtual laboratory wherever applicable.
e. 6. Identification of Media:
The SLM – designed study materials will be provided in print media as well is in the form of CD which carries electronic version of the study material in addition to MOOC and virtual laboratory courses.
e. 7. Student Support Services:
The student support services will be facilitated by the head quarter i.e., Directorate of Distance Education, Alagappa University, Karaikudi and its approved Learning Centres located at various parts of Tamil Nadu. The pre-admission student support services like counselling about the programme including curriculum design, mode of delivery, fee structure and evaluation methods will be explained by the staff at head quarter and Learning Centres. The post-admission student support services like issuance of identity card, study materials, etc. will be routed through the Learning Centres. The face to face contact sessions of the programme for theory courses will be
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held at the head quarter and Learning Centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation and issuance of certificates will be done by office of the controller of examinations, Alagappa University, Karaikudi. f. Procedure for curriculum transaction and evaluation: f. 2. Curriculum Transactions:
The classroom teaching would be through chalk and talk method, use of OHP, Power Point presentations, web-based lessons, animated videos, etc. The face to face contact sessions would be such that the student should participate actively in the discussion. Student seminars would be conducted and scientific discussions would be arranged to improve their communicative skill. The face to face contact sessions will be conducted in following durations;
Course Type Face to Face Contact Session per Semester
(in Hours) Theory Courses (4 courses with 4 credits each)
64
Total 64
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments: The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2) (15+10)
25
Total 25
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f. 3.4. Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and classification to indicate the performance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semester Gi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester. n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑i CiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
Sum of the credits of the courses for the entire programme
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CGPA Grad Classification of Final Result
9.5-10.0 9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+ O
First Class- Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0 8.0 and above but below 8.5 7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++ D+ D
First Class with Distinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5 6.5 and above but below 7.0 6.0 and above but below 6.5
A++ A+ A
First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0 5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+ B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester of the PG Programme are eligible.
f. 3.5. Maximum duration for the completion of the course:
The maximum duration for completion of M.A., Degree in Tamil programme shall not exceed ten semesters from their fourth semester. f. 3.6. Commencement of this Regulation:
These regulations shall take effect from the academic year 2018-2019 (June session) i.e., for students who are to be admitted to the first year of the course during the academic year 2018-2019 (June session) and thereafter.
f. 4. Fee Structure: The programme has the following Fee Structure:
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First Year Second Year
1 Admission Processing Fee 300.00 -
2 Course Fee 5000.00 5000.00
4 ICT Fee 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 5450.00 5150.00
The above mentioned fee structure is exclusive of Exam fees.
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g. Requirement of the Library Resources:
The students who have enrolled themselves in M. A., Tamil Programme shall attend the face to face contact session for Assignment at their respective Learning Centres.
Directorate of Distance Education, Alagappa University, Karaikudi housing an excellent Library facility with adequate number of copies of books in relevant titles for M. A., Tamil programme. The Central Library of Alagappa University also having good source of reference books. The books available at both the libraries are only for reference purpose and not for lending services.
h. Cost estimate of the programme and the provisions: The cost estimate of the programme and provisions for the fund to meet out the expenditure to be incurred in connection with M. A.,Tamil Programme as follows:
Sl. No.
Expenditure Heads Approx. Amount in Rs.
1 Programme
Development (Single Time investment)
10,00,000.00
2 Programme Delivery (Per Year)
20,00,000.00
3 Programme Maintenance (Per Year)
3,00,000.00
i. Quality assurance mechanism and expected programme outcomes:
i. 1. University’s Moto: „Excellence in Action‟ i. 2. University’s Vision Statement: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular emphasis on “PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and Learning. i. 2. University’s Objectives: 1. Providing for Instructions and Training in such Branches of Learning as the University may determine. 2. Fostering Research for the Advancement and Dissemination of Knowledge
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i. 3. University’s Quality Policy: Attaining Benchmark Quality in every domain of „PEARL‟ to assure Stakeholder Delight
through Professionalism exhibited in terms of strong purpose, sincere efforts, steadfast direction and skillful execution. i. 4. University’s Quality Quote: Quality Unleashes Opportunities towards Excellence (QUOTE) i.5. Programme’s Review Mechanism:
The quality of the programme depends on scientific construction of the curriculum, strong-enough syllabi, sincere efforts leading to skilful execution of the course of the study. The ultimate achievement of M. A., Tamil programme of study may reflect the gaining of knowledge and skill in the subject. And all these gaining of knowledge may help the students to get new job opportunities, upgrading in their position not only in employment but also in the society, make students feel thirsty to achieve in research in the fields associated with the disciplineTamilachieving in competitive examinations on the subject.
The benchmark qualities of the programme may be reviewed based on the performance of students in their end semester examinations. Apart from the end semester examination-based review feedback from the alumni, students, parents and employers will be received and analyzed for the further improvement of the quality of the M. A., Tamil Programme.
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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA BANKING AND FINANCE
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
KARAIKUDI – 630 003
PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT MBA BANKING AND FINANCE
a) PROGRAMME MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Business Studies have fascinated humans for two reasons, namely generating
interest and augmenting essentials of running a firm effectively. That is why
their study is enchanting and glorifying. The primary objective of this
programme is to provide ample exposure to subjects from the fields of business
legacy and accountancy, equip the Students for entry level jobs in industry and
to contribute to the economic development of the country.
b) RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME WITH HEI’S MISSION AND GOALS:
The Alagappa University is functioning with following Vision and Mission:
Mission: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular
emphasis on ‘PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and
Learning
Vision: Affording High Quality Higher Education to the learners so that they
are transformed into intellectually competent human resources that will help in
the uplift of the nation to Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental
and Economic Magnificence.
Therefore, the introduction of MBA BANKING AND FINANCE programme
in the Directorate of Distance Education will contribute substantially in
fulfilling the mission of Alagappa University. Such a higher education in
subject with appropriate Practical Exposer will enrich the human resources for
the uplift of the Nation to Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental
and Economic Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c) NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE TARGET GROUP OF LEARNERS
Working Professionals
Entrepreneurs
ServicePersonnel
AcademicFaculty
GovernmentOfficials
Researchers
Homemakers
UnemployedGraduates
d) APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMME
To Attain Leadership in spearheading qualitative and responsible academic
programs relevant to the society through cost effective off-campus distance
mode of education. Knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other
attributes in the following areas:
The fundamental concepts ofManagement
The higher-level taxonomy and diversity of BusinessStudies.
How principles of Business can be applied toproblems
Internship training inIndustry
Undertake Inter tasks andtechniques.
Inter-disciplinary knowledge like statistics, Mathematics, Computer andE-Banking.
Using the SPSS package for the analysis ofdata
It also improves the Intellectual skills of thestudents.
In nutshell, these skills will improve the performance of the studentsparameters.
E) INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN MBA BANKING AND FINANCE
Course
Code
Title CIA
Max.
ESE
Max.
TOT
Max.
C
I Semester
33011 Management – Principles and Practices 25 75 100 4
33012 Organizational Behaviour 25 75 100 4
33013 Managerial Economics 25 75 100 4
33014 Quantitative Techniques 25 75 100 4
33015 Financial and Management Accounting 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
II Semester
33021 Research Methods 25 75 100 4
33022 Business Environment 25 75 100 4
33023 Business Laws 25 75 100 4
33024 Management Information System 25 75 100 4
33025 Human Resource Management 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
III Semester
33031 Marketing Management 25 75 100 4
33032 Financial Management 25 75 100 4
33033 Banking Law and Practice 25 75 100 4
33034 Central Banking and Monetary Management 25 75 100 4
33035 International Banking and Foreign Exchange 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
IV Semester
33041 Computer and Banking 25 75 100 4
33042 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
25 75 100 4
33043 Project Finance 25 75 100 4
33044 Mutual Fund Management 25 75 100 4
33045 Merchant Banking 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
Grand Total 2000 80
Course Code Legend:
3 3 0 Y Z
330- M.B.A Programme Y -Semester Number
Z- Course Number in the Semester
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment, ESE: End Semester Examination,
TOT: Total, C: Credit Points, Max.: Maximum
No. of Credits per Course (Theory) - 5 Total No. of Credits per Semester- 20
Total Credits for the Programme- 20 X 4 = 80
33011- MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Objectives:
To introduce the basic concepts of Management functions and principles
To learn the scientific decision making and modern trend in the management process
To understand the contemporary practices and issues in management
UNIT 1 Management:Definition – Nature, Scope and Functions – Evolution of
Management – Management thought in modern trend – Patterns of the
management analysis – Management Vs. Administration - Management and
Society: The external Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics.
UNIT 2 Management Science and Theories : Contributions of FW Taylor, Henri Fayol,
Elton Mayo, Roethilisberger, H.A.Simon and P.F Drucker - Universality of
Management - Relevance of management to different types of organization.
UNIT 3 Planning: Nature and Purpose – Principles and planning premises –
Components of planning as Vision, Mission, Objectives, Managing By
Objective (MBO) Strategies, Types and Policies -Planning and Decision
Making: Planning process.
UNIT 4 Decision making: Meanings and Types – Decision-making Process under
Conditions of Certainty and Uncertainty – Rational Decision Making
Strategies, Procedures, Methods, Rules, Projects and Budgets.
UNIT 5 Organizing: Nature, Importance, Principles, purpose and Scope - Organizing
functions of management – Classifications of organization – Principles and
theories of organization – Effective Organizing – Organizational Culture and
Global Organizing.
UNIT 6 Organizational Structure – Departmentalization – Span of control – Line and
staff functions – Formal and Informal Groups in Organizations - Authority and
responsibility - Centralization and decentralization – Delegation of authority –
Committees – Informal organization.
UNIT 7 Staffing: General Principles of Staffing- Importance, techniques, Staff
authority and Empowerment in the organization – Selection and Recruitment -
Orientation - Career Development - Career stages – Training – Performance
Appraisal.
UNIT 8 Creativity and Innovation – Motivation - Meaning – Importance – Human
factors of Motivation – Motivation Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor
(X&Y), Ouchi (Z) ,Vroom, Porter-Lawler, McClelland and Adam –
Physiological and psychological aspects of motivation .
UNIT 9 Directing : Meaning, Purpose, and Scope in the organization – Leadership:
uarter / learning centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation
and issuance of certificates will be done by office of the Controller of
examinations, Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
F) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, CURRICULUM
TRANSACTION, AND EVALUATION
Procedure of Admission
A candidate who has passed any Bachelor Degree from a recognized University in
the Pattern of 10+2+3 shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the programme.
Curriculum Transactions:
The class room teaching would be through conventional lecture, use of OHP,
power point presentation and novel innovative teaching ideas like television and
computer aided instruction. Student seminars would be arranged to improve
their awareness and communicative skill.
Face to face contact session will be conducted as given in below table.
Course Type Face to Face
Contact
Session/semester (inHours)
5 Theory courses with 4 credits
80
Total 80
Evaluation
The examinations shall be conducted for theory to assess the knowledge
acquired during the study. There shall be two systems of examinations viz.,
internal and external examinations. In the case of theory courses, the internal
evaluation shall be conducted as Continuous Internal Assessment via. Student
assignments preparation and seminar, etc. The internal assessment shall
comprise of maximum 25 marks for each course. The end semester examination
shall be of three hours duration to each course at the end of each semester. The
end semester examinations shall comprise of maximum of 75 marks for each
course. The candidate failing in any course(s) will be permitted to appear for
each failed course(s) in the subsequentexamination.
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments:
The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2)
(12.5+12.5)
25
Total 25
Question paper pattern (Theory)
o The question paper carries a maximum of 75marks.
o The question paper consists of three sections namely Part-A, Part-B andPart-C.
o Part-A consists of 10 questions of 2 marks each (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
with no choice. The candidate should answer allquestions.
o Part-B consists of 5 either or choice questions. Each question
carries 5 marks (5 x 5=25 marks).
o Part-C consists of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 marks.
The candidate should Answer any three questions (10 x 3 =
30marks).
Passing minimum
There shall be no Passing Minimum forInternal.
For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50% (Fifty
Percentage) of the maximum marks (75) prescribed for thepaper.
In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of
50 Mark for each Paper
Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal +external).
Candidate who does not obtain the required minimum marks for a pass in a
course shall be required to appear and pass the same at a
subsequentappearance.
Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and
classification to indicate the performance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-74 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semester
Gi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester.
n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑iCiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the
credits of the courses Sum of the credits of the
courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the
entire programme Sum of the credits of the courses for the
entire programme
CGPA Grad Classification of Final
Result
9.5-10.0
9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+
O
First Class-
Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0
8.0 and above but below 8.5
7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++
D+
D
First Class with
Distinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5
6.5 and above but below 7.0
A++
A+
First Class
6.0 and above but below 6.5 A
5.5 and above but below 6.0
5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+
B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the
prescribed semester of the PG Programme areeligible.
Maximum duration for completion of the course
The maximum duration for the programme shall not exceed five years after the
completion of the minimum duration of the programme.
Commencement of this regulation
These regulations shall come into effect from the academic year 2018-19 for
students who are admitted to the first year of the course during the academic
year 2018-19.
Fee structure
G) REQUIREMENT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES: LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Central Library is one of the important central facilities of Alagappa
University. It has text book, reference books, conference proceedings, back
volumes, standards, and non-book material such as CD-ROMs and audios. The
central Library procured several e-books in different areas. The library also
subscribes to about 250 current periodicals. The Directorate of Distance
Education of Alagappa University has adequate number of copies of books
related to Management Programme.
COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THE PROVISIONS:
Sl. No. Nature of Expenditure Amount in Rs.
(Approx.) 1 Programme Development 10,00,000/-
2 Programme Delivery 20,00,000/-
3 Programme Maintenance 3,00,000/-
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First Year Second Year
1 Admission Processing
Fees
300.00 -
2 Course Fees 13200.00 13200.00
3 ICT Fees 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 13650.00 13350.00
i) QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM AND EXPECTED
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
The feedback from students on teaching will be collected every semester
using standard formats.
Feedback on the curriculum will also be collected from the experiences
of the students which help teachers in fine tuning of deliverables in
theclassroom.
It helps in improving the standard of teaching as expected by thestudents.
Exit survey feedback on various parameters to improve and quality of
the programme and support services like course material, library
andinfrastructure.
It helps to Strengthen the contents of the program to meet the
requirements of the employment market and keep the curriculum as a
treasure ofknowledge.
This programme provides Opportunities for students to develop and
demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and
otherattributes.
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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA (CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATIONALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
KARAIKUDI – 630 003
PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT FOR
MBA CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMNT
a) PROGRAMME MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Business Studies have fascinated humans for two reasons, namely generating interest and
augmenting essentials of running a firm effectively. That is why their study is enchanting and
glorifying. The primary objective of this programme is to provide ample exposure to subjects
from the fields of business legacy and accountancy, equip the Students for entry level jobs in
industry and to contribute to the economic development of the country.
b) RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME WITH HEI’S MISSION AND GOALS:
The Alagappa University is functioning with following Vision and Mission:
Mission: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular emphasis on
‘PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and Learning
Vision: Affording High Quality Higher Education to the learners so that they are transformed
into intellectually competent human resources that will help in the uplift of the nation to
Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence.
Therefore, the introduction of MBA CO-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT programme in the
Directorate of Distance Education will contribute substantially in fulfilling the mission of
Alagappa University. Such a higher education in subject with appropriate Practical Exposer
will enrich the human resources for the uplift of the Nation to Educational, Social,
Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c) NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE TARGET GROUP OF LEARNERS
• Working Professionals
• Entrepreneurs• Service Personnel
• Academic Faculty• Government Officials• Researchers
• Home makers• Unemployed Graduates
d) APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMME
To Attain Leadership in spearheading qualitative and responsible academic programs relevantto the society through cost effective off-campus distance mode of education. knowledge andunderstanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
• The fundamental concepts of Management
• The higher-level taxonomy and diversity of Business Studies.
• How principles of Business can be applied to problems
• Internship training in Industry
• Undertake Inter tasks and techniques.
• Inter-disciplinary knowledge like statistics, Mathematics, Computer and E-Banking.
• Using the SPSS package for the analysis of data
• It also improves the Intellectual skills of the students.
• In nutshell, these skills will improve the performance of the students parameters.
361- M.B.A ProgrammeY -Semester NumberZ- Course Number in the Semester
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment, ESE: End Semester Examination, TOT: Total,C: Credit Points, Max.: Maximum
No. of Credits per Course (Theory) - 5 Total No. of Credits per Semester- 20
Total Credits for the Programme- 20 X 4 = 80
36111- MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Objectives:• To introduce the basic concepts of Management functions and principles• To learn the scientific decision making and modern trend in the management process• To understand the contemporary practices and issues in management
UNIT 1 Management: Definition – Nature, Scope and Functions – Evolution ofManagement – Management thought in modern trend – Patterns of themanagement analysis – Management Vs. Administration - Management andSociety: The external Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics.
UNIT 2 Management Science and Theories : Contributions of FW Taylor, Henri Fayol,Elton Mayo, Roethilisberger, H.A.Simon and P.F Drucker - Universality ofManagement - Relevance of management to different types of organization.
UNIT 3 Planning: Nature and Purpose – Principles and planning premises –Components of planning as Vision, Mission, Objectives, Managing ByObjective (MBO) Strategies, Types and Policies -Planning and DecisionMaking: Planning process.
UNIT 4 Decision making: Meanings and Types – Decision-making Process underConditions of Certainty and Uncertainty – Rational Decision MakingStrategies, Procedures, Methods, Rules, Projects and Budgets.
UNIT 5 Organizing: Nature, Importance, Principles, purpose and Scope - Organizingfunctions of management – Classifications of organization – Principles andtheories of organization – Effective Organizing – Organizational Culture andGlobal Organizing.
UNIT 6 Organizational Structure – Departmentalization – Span of control – Line andstaff functions – Formal and Informal Groups in Organizations - Authority andresponsibility - Centralization and decentralization – Delegation of authority –Committees – Informal organization.
UNIT 7 Staffing: General Principles of Staffing- Importance, techniques, Staffauthority and Empowerment in the organization – Selection and Recruitment -Orientation - Career Development - Career stages – Training – PerformanceAppraisal.
UNIT 8 Creativity and Innovation – Motivation - Meaning – Importance – Humanfactors of Motivation – Motivation Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor(X&Y), Ouchi (Z) ,Vroom, Porter-Lawler, McClelland and Adam –Physiological and psychological aspects of motivation .
UNIT 9 Directing : Meaning, Purpose, and Scope in the organization – Leadership:Meaning, Leadership styles, Leadership theories: Trait, Contingency,Situation, Path-Goal, Tactical, Transactional, Transformational and Grid.
Leaders: Type, Nature, Significance and Functions, Barriers, Politics andEthics. Leader Vs. Manager.
UNIT 10 Communications: Meaning – Types – Process – Communication in thedecision making – Global Leading - Effective communication in the levels ofmanagement. – Uses of Communication to Planning, Organizing, coordinatingand controlling.
UNIT 11 Co-ordination: Concept; Meaning, Characteristics, Importance in theorganization, Co-ordination process and principles - Techniques of Effectiveco-ordination in the organization - Understanding and managing the groupprocess.
UNIT 12 Business ethics: Relevance of values in Management; Holistic approach formanagers indecision-making; Ethical Management: Role of organizationalculture in ethics – Ethics Committee in the organization.
UNIT 13 Controlling: Objectives and Process of control Devices of control – Integratedcontrol – Special control techniques- Contemporary - Perspectives in Deviceof Controls
UNIT 14 New Perspectives in Management - Strategic alliances – Core competence –Business process reengineering – Total quality management – Six Sigma-Benchmarking- Balanced Score-card.
2. Koontz and O’Donnell, Management: A Systems Approach, McGraw Hill, 1990
3. Weihrich and Koontz,Management: A Global Perspective, McGraw Hill, 1988
4. Peter F. Drucker, Management, 2008.
5. Gene Burton and Manab Thakur, Management Today: Principles and Practice, Tata
McGraw Hill.
6. Ricky W. Griffin, Management, South-WesternCollege Publications, 2010
7. Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Management, 9th Edition, 2006.
8. Kaplan and Norton, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard
Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment, HBP, 2000.
36112 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Objectives:• To understand the personality trades and influence on the organization.• To imbibe the necessary conceptual understanding of behaviour related people• To learn the modern trends, theories and changes in organizational Behaviour.
UNIT 1 Organizational Behaviour: History – Meaning Elements – Evolution,Challenges and Opportunities – Trends – disciplines – Approaches – Models –Management functions relevance to organizational Behaviour – GlobalEmergence of OB as a discipline.
UNIT 2 Personality – Determinants, Structure, Behaviour, Assessment, IndividualBehaviour: Personality & Attitudes- Development of personality – Nature anddimensions of attitude – Trait Theory – Organizational fit – OrganizationalCommitment
UNIT 3 Emotions – Emotional Intelligence – Implications of Emotional Intelligence onManagers – EI as Managerial tool – EI performance in the organization –Attitudes: Definitions – Meaning – Attitude relationship with behaviour –Types – Consistency
UNIT 4 Individual Behaviour and process of the organization: Learning, Emotions,Attitudes, Perception, Motivation, Ability, Job satisfaction, Personality, Stressand its Management – Problem solving and Decision making – InterpersonalCommunication - Relevance to organizational behaviour.
UNIT 5 Group Behaviour: Group Dynamics - Theories of Group Formation - Formaland Informal Groups in organization and their interaction - Group norms –Group cohesiveness – Team: Importance and Objectives - Formation of teams– Team Work- Group dynamics – Issues - Their relevance to organizationalbehaviour.
UNIT 6 Organizational Power: Organizational Power: Definition, Nature,Characteristics - Types of powers - Sources of Power - Effective use of power– Limitations of Power – Power centre in Organization.
UNIT 7 Organizational Politics: Definition – Political behaviour in organization -Factors creating political behaviour – Personality and Political Behaviour -Techniques of managing politics in organization – Impact of organizationalpolitics.
UNIT 8 Organizational Conflict Management: Stress Management: Meaning – Types –Sources and strategies resolve conflict – Consequences – Organizationalconflict: Constructive and Destructive conflicts - Conflict Process - Strategiesfor encouraging constructive conflict - Strategies for resolving destructiveconflict.
UNIT 9 Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Dynamics – OrganizationalEfficiency, Effectiveness and Excellence: Meaning and Approaches – Factorsaffecting the organizational Climate.
UNIT 10 Organizational Culture: Meaning, significance – Theories – OrganizationalClimate – Creation, Maintenance and Change of Organizational Culture –Impact of organizational culture on strategies – Issues in OrganizationalCulture.
UNIT 11 Inter personal Communication: Essentials, Networks, Communicationtechnologies – Non-Verbal communications Barriers – Strategies to overcomethe barriers. Behavioral Communication in organization - Uses to Business
UNIT 12 Organizational Change: Meaning, Nature and Causes of organizational changeOrganizational Change –Importance – Stability Vs Change – Proactive Vs.Reaction change – the change process – Resistance to change – Managingchange.
UNIT 13 Organizational Behaviour responses to Global and Cultural diversity,challenges at international level, Homogeneity and heterogeneity of Nationalcultures, Differences between countries.
UNIT 14 Organizational Development: Meaning, Nature and scope – Features of OD –OD Interventions- Role of OD – Problems and Process of OD – process ODand Process of Intervention - Challenges to OD- Learning Organizations -Organizational effectiveness Developing Gender sensitive workplace
REFERENCES
1. Fred Luthans, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
2. Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall; 2010
3. Keith Davis, Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work, McGraw Hill, 2010
4. Griffin and Moorhead, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations,
2006.
5. Judith R. Gordon, Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic, Prentice Hall, 2001.
6. K. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing, Mumbai, 2010
7. Judith R. Gordon, A Diagnostic Approach to Organizational Behaviour, Allyn &
Bacon, 1993.
36113 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICSObjectives:
• To understand the economic principles and its applications in business• To develop economics based analytic skills for business• To make the learners to strong in economical approach
UNIT 1 Economics: Introduction – Meaning, nature and scope of ManagerialEconomics – General Foundations of managerial Economics – EconomicApproach – Working of Economic system - Circular flow activities -Economics & Business Decisions - Relationship between Economic theoryand Managerial Economics.
UNIT 2 Business Decisions: Role of managerial Economics in Decision making –Decision making under Risk and Uncertainty - Concepts of OpportUNITycost, - Production possibility curve – Incremental Concepts - Cardinal andOrdinal approaches to consumer Behaviour Time Value of Money –
UNIT 3 Consumer Behaviour: Marginalism – Equilibrium and Equi-marginalism andtheir role in business decision making. – Equi-Marginal principles – Utilityanalysis – Total and Marginal Utility – Law of diminishing marginal utility –Marshallian approach and Indifference curve analysis.
UNIT 4 Demand analysis: Meaning, Functions - Determinants of demand-Law ofDemand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting - Applications of demand inanalysis - Elasticity of Demand: Types, Measures and Role in BusinessDecisions.
UNIT 5 Supply Analysis: Determinants of supply- Elasticity of Supply- Measures andSignificance - Derivations of market demand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting- Demand and Supply equilibrium – Giffen Paradox
UNIT 6 Production Functions: Managerial uses of production function - Cobb-Douglasand other production functions - Isoquants – Short run and long runproduction function – Theory of production – Empirical estimations ofproduction functions.
UNIT 7 Forms of Markets: Meaning and Characteristics - Market Equilibrium:Practical Importance, Market Equilibrium and Changes in Market Equilibrium.Pricing Functions: Market Structures - Pricing and output decisions underdifferent competitive conditions: Monopoly Monopolistic completion andOligopoly
UNIT 8 Strategic Behaviour of the firms and Game Theory - Nash Equilibrium:Implications – Prisoner’s Dilemma: Types of strategy – Price and Non pricecompetition – Relation to the firm behaviour.
UNIT 9 Cost and Return: Cost function and cost output relationship – Economics andDiseconomies of scale - Cost control and cost reduction- Cost Behaviour andBusiness Decision- Relevant costs for decision-making- Traditional andModern theory of Cost.
UNIT 10 New Product Penetrative Decision and Skimming the cream Pricing-Government control over pricing - Concept of Profit- Types and Theories ofProfit by Knight (Uncertainty), Schumpeter (Innovation), Clark (Dynamic)and Hawley (Risk) - Profit maximization – Cost volume profit analysis – Riskand Return Relationship.
UNIT 11 Profit and Investment Analysis: Meaning – Measurement of profit – Theoriesof Pricing- Profit planning and forecasting- Profit and Wealth maximization –Cost volume profit analysis – Investment analysis and Evaluation: IRR, NPVand APV techniques.
UNIT 12 Macro-economic Factors: Nature, Importance ; Economic Growth andDevelopment - Business cycle – Phases and Business Decision- Inflation -Factors causing Inflation and Deflation - Control measures – Balance ofpayment Trend and its implications in managerial decision.
UNIT 13 National Income: Introduction Meaning – Theories – Methods ofMeasurement - Sectoral and Population distributions – Per capita Income:Definition – Calculations – Uses – Limitations – GDP – GNP - Recentdevelopments in Indian Economy.
UNIT 14 Economic Regulations of Business: Introduction – Antitrust theory andRegulations – The structure – Conduct – Performance paradigm –Concentration: Overview – Measuring concentration – Regulation ofExternalities.
REFERENCES1. Dominick Salvatore, Managerial Economics in a Global Economy,OxfordUniversity
Press, 2011.
2. Ivan Png and Dale Lehman, Managerial Economics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
3. Truett Lila J., Truett, Dale B. and Truett J. Lila (2006), Managerial Economics:
Analysis Problems, Cases, 8th Editon, John Wiley & Sons.
5. Christopher R Thomas & S Charles Maurice (2008), Managerial Economics, 9th
edition, McGraw Hill Co.
6. Petersen, H. C., Cris, L W and Jain, S.K. (2008), Managerial Economics, 1st edition
Pearson
7. Gupta G S, Managerial Economics, Tata McGraw-Hill.
8. Varshney and Maheswari, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
9. Mehta P L, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
10. Joel Dean, Managerial Economics, Prentice-Hall.
36114 - QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Objectives:• To help develop analytical skills based on problem solving approach• To learn quadrature problems solving of business issues.• To acquire the knowledge in statistics and their use in business decision making.
UNIT 1 Basic Quantitative Concepts: Place of quantitative analysis in the practice ofmanagement – Problem definition: Models and their development. Variablesnotion of Mathematical models – concept of trade off – Notion of constants –concept of Interest.
UNIT 2 Basic Concept of differentiation – integration – Optimization concepts – use ofdifferentiation for optimization of business problem Optimization Statistics:Meaning and Applications of Statistics in business decision making andresearch - Collection, Tabulation and presentation of data - Measures of centraltendency: Mean, Median and Mode. Measures of dispersion
UNIT 3 Variables and function: Linear and Non-linear –Graphical representation offunctions and their applications in cost and revenue behavior. Slope and itsrelevance –Use of functional relationships to understand elasticity of demands,Relationship between costs and level of activity, Decisions on MinimizingCosts and Maximizing output/profits.
UNIT 4 Linear Programming: Introduction to the linear programming – Concepts ofoptimization- Formulation of different types of linear programming –Standardfrom of LP problems - Importance and practical implementation in Industry
UNIT 5 Simple regression and Correlation analysis: Introduction, Correlation,Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis and Co-efficient. Duality andsensitivity analysis for decision-making- Solving LP using graphical andsimplex method (only simple problems) – Interpreting the solution fordecision-making
UNIT 6 Special Algorithms of LPP: Transportation Algorithm - Balanced andUnbalanced Problem Formulation and solving methods: North West Corner,Vogel’s Approximation-MODI method- Assignment and Travelling ExecutiveAlgorithms
UNIT 7 Theory of Probability: Introduction to the Concept – Development ofprobability – Areas and Utilisation of probability theories in the Business –Sample space – terminology – Types of probability.
UNIT 8 Theoretical Probability Distributions: Introduction - Concept of events –Probability of events – Joint, conditional and marginal probabilitiesProbability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal – Features andApplications – Use of Normal Tables.
UNIT 9 Operational research for Decision Making: Historical background andDevelopments – Definition – Phases in the use of Operations research –
Models – Characteristics of quantitative methods - Benefits and Limitations ofQuantitative methods.
UNIT 10 Sequencing /Scheduling Methods : Concepts – terminology – Notations –Assumption for scheduling models – Job sequencing priorities – Processingthe job and Mass production system.
UNIT 11 Simulation Techniques: Introduction to simulation as an aid to decision-making- Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation – Applications ofsimulations models – Types: Inventory, Cash, and Project – Random Numbers.
UNIT 12 Queuing Theory: Introduction – Definition – Queue priorities Productlaunching problems using Monte Carlo simulation- Queuing Theory: M/M/1queuing model and applications.
UNIT 13 Decision Analysis: Concepts – Definition – Decision Tables Pay-off and Losstables – Expected value of pay-off – Expected value of Perfect Formation –decision making process
UNIT 14 Decision Tree Analysis: Decision making environments – Concept ofPosterior probabilities Decision Tree approach to choose optimal course ofaction Criteria for decision – Mini-max, Maxi-max, Minimizing MaximalRegret and their applications.
REFERENCES
1. David R. Anderson, et al, An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making, Cengage Learning, 2008.
2. Lucey, Quantitative Techniques Cengage Learning Business Press, 2002
3. Sharma, Operations Research: Theory and Applications.
4. Richard I Levin, & C. Atkinson Kirkpatrick, Quantitative Approaches to
Management, McGraw-Hill.
5. K. Gupta and D.S. Hira, Operations Research.
6. Srivastava, Shenoy and Sharma, Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision-
making, New Age International, 2006.
7. N.D. Vohra, Quantitative Techniques in Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
8. V.K. Kapoor, Operations Research.
9. Dharani Venkatakrishnan, Operations Research: Principles and Problems.
10. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
36115 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Objectives:• To enable the students to learn basic accounting principles, concepts.• To practice Financial and Management accounting applications• To make the learners familiarize in managerial decision making.
UNIT 1 Accounting: Definition – Accounting for historical function and managerialfunction - Types of Accounting- Management, Management and Costaccounting – Scope for Accounting-Managerial Uses of Managementaccounting and Financial Accounting.
UNIT 2 Accounting Concepts and Conventions – Accounting standards - FinancialAccounting Definitions – Principles – Accounting standards - Double entrysystem of accounting: Accounting books – Preparation of journal and ledger,subsidiary books.
UNIT 3 Preparation of Trial Balance – Errors and rectification – Classifications ofcapital and Revenue – Fixed Assets and Depreciation accounting – Preparationof Manufacturing accounting- Preparation of Final Accounts - Accountingfrom incomplete records – Statements of affairs methods
UNIT 4 Conversion methods – Preparation of Trading, Profit & Loss Account andBalance Sheet from incomplete records – Depreciation methods - Straight linemethod, Written down value method, Sinking fund method.
UNIT 5 Financial Statement Analysis - Objectives - Reorganizing the FinancialStatement information -Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis:Comparative Statements, Common – Size statement, Trend Percentage -
UNIT 6 Management Statement Analysis: Management statements – Nature ofmanagement statements – Limitations of management statements – Analysisof interpretation -Types of analysis- Tools of analysis: Trend analysis,Common size statements and Comparative statements;
UNIT 7 Accounting Ratios: Construction of balance sheet using ratios (problems) –Financial ratios – Types: Profitability ratios – Turnover ratios – Liquidityratios – Proprietary ratios – Market earnings ratios- Uses and limitations ofratios - Dupont analysis.
UNIT 8 Fund Flow Analysis: Need and meaning – Preparation of schedule of changesin working capital and the fund flow statement – Workings forComputation of various sources and uses - Preparation of Fund FlowStatement
UNIT 9 Cash flow Analysis: Meaning and importance Managerial uses of cash flowstatement – Differences between fund flow and cash flow analysis - Uses andlimitation of fund flow statement- Preparation of cash flow statement
UNIT 10 Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting - Meaning - Distinction between FinancialAccounting and Cost Accounting - Cost Terminology: Cost, Cost Centre, CostUNIT - Elements of Cost - Cost Sheet – Problems - Overhead CostAllocations: Over and under Absorption. Job and Contract Costing,
UNIT 11 Operating Costing: Material Cost Accounting, Perpetual Inventory Control,Inventory Valuation, EOQ, ABC Analysis, Setting of Reorder Level,Maximum Level, Minimum Level, Labour Cost Accounting, Remunerationand Incentive Schemes- Reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting
UNIT 12 Marginal Costing: Definition – Difference between marginal costing andabsorption costing – Break- even point Analysis - Contribution, p/v Ratio,margin of safety - Decision making under marginal costing system-key factoranalysis, make or buy decisions, export decision, sales mix decision-Problems
UNIT 13 Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Concept and Need for Budgeting-Classification of budgets – Preparation of Sales, Production, Material,Purchase and Cash Budgets –Budgetary control system – Mechanism – Masterbudget.
UNIT 14 Capital Budgeting System: Importance – Methods of capital expenditureappraisal – Payback period method – ARR method – DCF methods – NPV andIRR methods – Their rationale – Capital rationing.
7. Manmohan & Goyal, Principles of Management Accounting, Shakithabhavan
Publication.
8. N. K. Prasad,Advanced Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta.
9. Andrew A Haried, Advanced Accounting, Atlantic Publishers.
10. Hoyle,Advanced Accounting, McGraw Hill.
36121 - RESEARCH METHODSObjectives:
• To Understand the basic principles of research and design• To practice the research process, tools and techniques• To facilitate managerial decision making
UNIT 1 Research Bases: Definition and applications of business research; Types ofresearch –descriptive, exploratory, correlational, explanatory, quantitative,qualitative; Steps in the research process; establishing operational definitions
UNIT 2 Research scope - Recent advancements in research. Distinction between Pure& Applied, Historical & Futuristic, Analytical & Synthetic, Descriptive &Prescriptive, Survey & Experimental and Case & Generic Researches
UNIT 3 Planning of Research: Research problem – Identification, selection andformulation of research problem – Review of literature in the field of business- Identifying objectives of the research.
UNIT 4 Economic management: Use in identifying Research Gaps and Techniques –Hypothesis – Meaning – Sources and Types of Hypothesis – HypothesisFormulation for testing – Research design – Factors affecting research design– Evaluation of research design
UNIT 5 Variables construction for Hypothesis: Identifying variables - Constructinghypotheses – functions, characteristics, types of hypotheses - Significance ofresearch in social sciences – Induction and deduction.
UNIT 6 Sampling Design: Census method and sampling method for investigation –Principle of sampling – Essentials of a good sampling – sampling frame;Methods of sampling: Probability, non-probability, mixed sampling designs;
UNIT 7 Construction of sampling for Finite and Infinite populations – Sample sizedetermination– Calculations - Factors affecting the size of the sample – Biasedsample – Sampling and non-sampling errors.
UNIT 8 Sources and Collection of Data: Sources of data – Primary and secondary data– Modes of data collection – Observation: Types and Techniques –Interview:Types and conduct – Preparation for an interview – Effective interviewtechniques – Limitations of interview
UNIT 9 Schedule: Meaning and kinds – Essentials of a good schedule – Procedure forthe formulation of a schedule – Questionnaire: Meaning and types – Format ofa good questionnaire– Schedules Vs. Questionnaires
UNIT 10 Scaling techniques: Meaning, Importance, Types of measurement scales –Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio; Methods of their construction ofQuestionnaires or Schedules – Pre-testing of Data Collection Tools- Validityand Reliability – Methods.
UNIT 11 Processing and Analysis of Data: Meaning – Importance – Process of dataanalysis – Editing – Coding – Tabulation – Diagrams – Univariate, Bivariateand Multi-variant analysis
UNIT 12 Test of Significance: Fundamentals on Test Procedure- Testing forsignificance of Mean/Proportion and difference between Means/Proportions- FTest for Means and Chi-square test Contingency Table - Parametric Test: Ttest, F Test and Z test
UNIT 13 Non-parametric Test: Concept and Types: Mann Whitney Test- Test, KruskalWallis, sign test. Multivariate analysis-factor, cluster, MDS, Discriminantanalysis - The process of interpretation of Test Results– Guidelines for makingvalid interpretation
UNIT 14 Report Writing : Role and types of reports – Contents of research report –Steps involved in drafting reports – Principles of good report writing –Grammatical Quality – Language flow- Data Support- DiagrammaticElucidation- References and Annotations – Clarity and Brevity ofexpressions- Features of a good Report- Criteria for evaluating researchreports/ research findings.
REFERENCES
1. John W Best & James V. Kahn Research in Education, Allyn and Bacon, 20092. Anderson et-al, Thesis and Assignment Writing, Wiley, New Delhi, 1989.3. William Josiah Goode and Paul K. Hatt, Methods of Social Research, McGraw
Hill, 1981.4. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Methods and Techniques of Social Research, 2003,
HPH.5. Earl R. BabbieRobert, ThePractice of Social Research, Cengage Learning, 2010.6. B. Burns & A. Burns, Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS, Sage
Publications, 2008.7. Krishnaswami and Ranganatham, Research Methodology in social Sciences, HPH,
Mumbai8. Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods, OUP.9. Pauline V Young, Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice-Hall,
(Digitalized) 2007.10. C.R.Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, 2009
36122 - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTObjectives:
• To understand the concepts and constituents of Business environment• To know the environmental issues in the business context• To analyze the changes in the global environmental relating to business
UNIT 1 Business Environment: Introduction: Concepts – Significance - Dynamicfactors of environment – Importance of scanning the environment – Macro andMicro Environment – Micro and Macro Economics to the business –Constituents of Business environment
UNIT 2 Fundamental issues captured in PESTLE– Political, Economic, Socio-cultural,Technological, Legal and Ecological environment- Opportunities and Threatsas environmental issues to address by Businesses.
UNIT 3 Political Environment: Government and Business – Political Systems, PoliticalStability and Political Maturity as conditions of business growth - Role ofGovernment in Business: Entrepreneurial, Catalytic, Competitive, Supportive,Regulative and Control functions
UNIT 4 Government and Economic planning: Industrial policies and promotionschemes – Government policy and SSI – Interface between Government andpublic sector - Guidelines to the Industries – Industrial Developmentstrategies; salient features, Role of public and private sectors, Comparativecost dynamics.
UNIT 5 Economic Environment: Phase of Economic Development and its impact-GDP Trend and distribution and Business Opportunities – capacity utilisation– Regional disparities and evaluation - Global Trade and investmentenvironment.
UNIT 6 Financial System and Business capital: Monetary and Fiscal policies -Financial Market structure – Money and Capital markets – Stock Exchangesand Its regulations – Industrial Finance - Types, Risk - Cost-Role of Banks;Industrial Financial Institutions - Role of Management Institutions
UNIT 7 Role of Central Bank- Fiscal System: Government Budget and TaxationMeasures- Fiscal Deficits and Inflation- FDI and collaboration –ForeignCapital tapping by businesses- Export-Import policy – Foreign Exchange andBusiness Development.
UNIT 8 Labour Environment: Labour Legislation – Labour and social securities –Industrial Relations – Trade Unions – Workers participation in management –Exit Policy – Quality Circles.
UNIT 9 Social and Technological Environment: Societal Structure and Features-Entrepreneurial Society and its implications for business – Social and cultural
factors and their implications for business- Technology Development Phase inthe Economy as conditioner of Business Opportunities
UNIT 10 Technology Environment: Technology Policy- Technology Trade and transfer-Technology Trends in India- Role of Information Technology – CleanTechnology. – Time lag in technology – Appropriate technology andTechnology adoption- Impact of technology on globalization.
UNIT 11 Legal and Ecological Environment: Legal Environment as the all-envelopingfactor from inception, location, incorporation, conduct, expansion and closureof businesses – IDRA and Industrial licensing – Public, Private, Joint andCooperative Sectors.
UNIT 12 Legal Aspects of Entering Primary and Secondary Capital Markets- Law onPatents- Law on Consumer Protection- Law on Environmental Protection-Need for Clean energy and Reduction of Carbon footprint.
UNIT 13 New Economic Policy Environment in India: Liberalization, Privatization andGlobalization (LPG): Efficiency Drive through Competition- Facets ofLiberalization and impact on business growth
UNIT 14 Aspects of Privatization and impact on business development– Globalizationand Enhanced Opportunities and Threats – Extended competition in Input andOutput Markets Role of WTO, IMF and World Bank in global economicdevelopment.
REFERENCES
1. Brooks, Weatherston, Wilkinson, International Business Environment, Pearson, 2010.
2. Steiner & Steiner, Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective,
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
3. Mohinder Kumar Sharma, Business Environment in India, South Asia Books.
4. Adhikary M, Economic Environment of Business, Sultan Chand & Sons.
5. Amarchand D, Government and Business, TMH.
6. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment and Development, Himalaya Publishing
House, 2008.
7. Maheswari & Gupta, Government, Business and Society.
36123 - BUSINESS LAWSObjectives:
• To understand the legal structure and provision for running a business• To learn various acts, enactments and amendments of mercantile law• To know the various aspects of Business law for legal process.
UNIT 1 Indian Contract Act 1872: Contract – Meaning – Essential elements – Natureand formation of contract: Nature, elements, Classifications of Contracts onthe basis of Validity, Formation and Performance– offer and acceptance
UNIT 2 Offer and Acceptance: Introduction – Proposal – acceptance –Communications of offer, Acceptance and Revocations – Offer and acceptanceby Post.
UNIT 3 Consideration: Definitions, Types of consideration – essentials ofConsideration – Privity of Contracts: Exceptions – Capacity: Consent –Legality of object – Quasi contract Discharge of contract - Remedies forbreach of contract – Quasi contracts.
UNIT 4 Special Contracts: Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee – Bailment andPledge – Law of Agency-Definition – Rights of Surety -Discharge of Surety –Bailment and Pledge: Introduction, Classifications, Duties and Rights of Bailerand Bailee – termination of Bailment -
UNIT 5 Formation of contract under Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Contract of sale -Conditions and Warranties - Transfer of property - Performance of thecontract: Essentials of valid tender performance, Performance reciprocalpromise- Rights of an unpaid seller.
UNIT 6 Laws on Carriage of Goods: Duties, Rights and Liabilities of CommonCarriers under: (i) The Carriers Act, 1865. (ii) The Railways Act, 1989, (iii)The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, (iv) The Carriage by Air Act, 1972and (v) The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
UNIT 7 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Negotiable Instruments: Features – Types-Parties – Material alteration – Parties to negotiable instruments – Presentationsof negotiable instrument.
UNIT 8 Insurance: Definition and sources of Law – Judicial set up in India ––Insurance as a contract -History of Insurance Legislation in India - Legalprinciples - Fundamental Principles of Life Insurance Fire Insurance andMarine Insurance.
UNIT 9 Indian Partnership Act, 1932: Meaning and test of partnership – registration offirms Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956 – General Insurance BusinessNationalization Act 1973.
UNIT 10 Partners Relations: Introduction – Eligibility to be a partner – Registration ofchange in partner – Limited Liabilities of partnership - Dissolution of firms -Characteristics – Kinds – Incorporation of Companies – Memorandum ofAssociation – Articles of Association
UNIT 11 Companies Act 1956: Nature and kinds of companies – Prospectus –Disclosure Needs - Management and Administration – Director –Appointment, Powers and Duties
UNIT 12 Formation of a Company : Introduction – process - Minutes and Resolutions –E-Filling of documents under Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 21-Management of companies –Meetings- Types- Requirements -AGM and EGM– Board Meeting
UNIT 13 Law of Information Technology: Introduction – Rationale behind IT act 2000– Information technology Act 2000: Scheme of the IT Act 2000: Digitalsignature: attribution; Acknowledgement and dispatch of Electronics Record –Regulation certifying authorities.
UNIT 14 Protection of minority interest: Introduction - Methods of Winding-up - TheRight to Information Act, 2005 Right to know, Salient features of the Act,obligation of public Authority, Designation of Public Information officer,Request for obtaining information,
REFERENCES
1. M.S.Pandit and ShobhaPandit, Business Law, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai,
2010.
2. Pathak, Legal Aspects of Business, TMH, 2009.
3. N.D. Kapoor, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. M.C. Shukla, Mercantile Law, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5. Relevant Bare Acts.
6. Balachandran and Thothadri, business Law, TMH, 2010
36124 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Objectives:• To learn the principles of Management Information System for organizations• To understand the uses , function of application MIS in organization• To analyze the scope of MIS for business organizations
UNIT 1 Foundations of Information System: Information system: Meaning, Role –System concepts – Organization as a system – Components of Informationsystem – Various activities of IS and Types of IS
UNIT 2 Information System: Concepts of Information System and Managementinformation systems design and development-Implementation testing andconversion- Evolution and element of MIS
UNIT 3 MIS : Definition – Characteristics and basic requirements of MIS – Structureof MIS- Approaches to MIS development- Computerized MIS- Pre-requisitesof an effective MIS- Limitations of MIS.
UNIT 4 MIS and Decision support System (DSS): MIS Vs. data processing – MIS anddecision support system – MIS and information resource management – DSSand AI – Overview of AI - DSS models and software.
UNIT 5 MIS and Operations Research- Executive information and Decision supportsystems – Artificial intelligence and expert system – Merits and De Merits –Pitfalls in MIS.
UNIT 6 MIS in Indian organizations – Recent developments in information technology- Installation of Management Information & Control System in Indianorganization
UNIT 7 Computers and Communication: Information technology and Globalintegration –On-line information services – Electronic bulletin board systems –The internet, electronic mail, interactive video
UNIT 8 Communication Channels: Advantages disadvantages – Communicationnetworks – Local area networks – Wide area networks – Video conferencing-Relevance to MIS- Usage in Business process.
UNIT 9 Functional Information systems: MIS for Research Production - MIS forMarketing - MIS for Personnel - MIS for Finance - MIS for Inventory- MISfor Logistics- MIS for Product Development- MIS for Market Development.
UNIT 10 Client/ Server Computing: Communication servers – Digital networks –Electronic data interchange and its applications - Enterprise resource planningsystems (ERP Systems) – Inter-organizational information systems – Valueadded networks – Networking.
UNIT 11 Electronic Commerce and Internet: E-Commerce bases – E-Commerce andInternet – M-Commerce- Electronic Data Inter-change (EDI) - Applications ofinternet and website management - Types of Social Media - uses of socialmedia in business organization
UNIT 12 Computer System and Resources: Computers systems: Types and Types ofcomputer system processing - Secondary storage media and devices – Inputand output devices – Hardware standards – Other acquisition issues.
UNIT 13 Managing Information Technology: Managing Information Resources andtechnologies – IS architecture and management - Centralized, Decentralizedand Distributed - EDI, Supply chain management & Global Informationtechnology Management.
UNIT 14 Security and Ethical Challenges: IS controls - facility control and proceduralcontrol - Risks to online operations - Denial of service, spoofing - Ethics for ISprofessional - Societal challenges of Information technology
REFERENCES
1. James O'Brien & George Marakas, Management Information Systems, McGraw Hill,
2011.
2. Kenneth Laudon & Jane Laudon, Essentials of MIS, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Lisa Miller, MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, Prentice Hall,
2008.
4. David M. Kroenke, Experiencing MIS, Prentice Hall, 2011.
5. Kenneth C. Laudon, MIS: Managing the Digital Firm, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Sadogopan S, Management Information Systems, 2001PHI.
7. Murdie and Ross, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall.
8. Henri C. Lucas, Information Systems Concepts for Management, McGraw Hill, 1994.
9. Stephen Haag, Management Information Systems, 2008.
36125 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objective:
• To understand the concepts and methods and techniques of Human ResourceManagement
• To know the Human resource management theories and real time practices• To identify the contemporary issues in human resource management
UNIT 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management: Concept, Definition,Objectives, Nature and Scope of HRM - Functions of HRM – Evolution ofhuman resource management - Role and structure of Human ResourceFunction in organizations- Challenges in Human Resource Management
UNIT 2 Human Resource Management Approaches: Phases of human resourceManagement- The importance of the human factor – Competitive challenges ofHRM – HRM Models – Roles and responsibilities of HR department.
UNIT 3 Human Resource Planning: Personnel Policy - Characteristics - Role ofhuman resource manager – Human resource policies – Need, Scope andProcess – Job analysis – Job description – Job specification- SuccessionPlanning.
UNIT 4 Recruitment and Selection Process: Employment planning and fore castingSources of recruitment- internal Vs. External; Domestic Vs. Global sources-Selection process Building employee commitment : Promotion from within -Sources, Developing and Using application forms – IT and recruiting on theinternet.
UNIT 5 Employee Testing & selection : Selection process, basic testing concepts,types of test, work samples & simulation, selection techniques, interview,common interviewing mistakes, Designing & conducting the effectiveinterview, small business applications, computer aided interview.
UNIT 6 Training and Development: Orientation & Training: Orienting the employees,the training process, need analysis, Training techniques, special purposetraining, Training via the internet. - Need Assessment - Training methodsfor Operatives and Supervisors
UNIT 7 Executive Development: Need and Programs - Computer applications inhuman resource management – Human resource accounting and audit. On-the- job and off-the-job Development techniques using HR to build a responsiveorganization
UNIT 8 Employee Compensation : Wages and Salary Administration – Bonus –Incentives – Fringe Benefits –Flexi systems - and Employee Benefits, Healthand Social Security Measures,
UNIT 9 Employee Retention: Need and Problems of Employees – various retentionmethods– Implication of job change. The control process – Importance –Methods – Employment retention strategies for production and servicesindustry
UNIT 10 Appraising and Improving Performance: Performance Appraisal Programs,Processes and Methods, Job Evaluation, Managing Compensation, IncentivesPerformance appraisal: Methods - Problem and solutions - MBO approach -The appraisal interviews - Performance appraisal in practice.
UNIT 11 Managing careers: Career planning and development - Managing promotionsand transfers - Sweat Equity- Job evaluation systems – Promotion –Demotions – Transfers- Labour Attrition: Causes and Consequences
UNIT 12 Employee Welfare, Separation: Welfare and safety – Accident prevention –Employee Grievances and their Redressal – Industrial Relations - Statutorybenefits - non-statutory (voluntary) benefits – Insurance benefits - retirementbenefits and other welfare measures to build employee commitment
UNIT 13 Industrial relations and collective bargaining: Trade unions – Collectivebargaining - future of trade unionism - Discipline administration - grievanceshandling - managing dismissals and workers Participation in Management-Separation: Need and Methods.
UNIT 14 Human Resource Information System- Personnel Records/ Reports- e-Recordon Employees – Personnel research and personnel audit – Objectives – Scopeand importance.
REFERENCES
1.Mathis and Jackson, Human Resource Management,South-WesternCollege, 2004.
2.Nkomo, Fottler and McAfee, Human Resource Management, South-WesternCollege,
2007.
3.R. Wayne Mondy, Human Resource Management,Prentice Hall, 2011.
4.Venkataraman& Srivastava, Personnel Management & Human Resources
7.Edwin B. Flippo, Personnel Management , McGraw-Hill, 1984
8.Pigors and Myers, Personnel Administration
9.R.S. Dwivedi, Manpower Management
10. Lynton &Pareek, Training and Development, Vistaar Publications, 1990.
36131 - MARKETING MANAGEMENTObjectives:
• To help the learners understand markets, consumers and marketing principles.• To understand the buyer behaviour and influencing factors• To learn marketing plan, pricing, promotion and distribution in global context
UNIT 1 Introduction to Marketing: Meaning and Scope of Marketing; MarketingPhilosophies; Marketing Management Process-an overview; ModernMarketing Concept: Social marketing concept – Approaches to the study ofmarketing.
UNIT 2 Marketing segmentation: Meaning – Bases for segmentation, benefits –Systems approach - Four Ps of Product and Seven Ps Service marketing mixand Extensions- Targeting and Positioning - meaning and importance.
UNIT 3 Marketing Environment: Internal and External and Demographic factors –Adopting marketing to new liberalized and globalized economy –Digitalization – Customization and E business settings.
UNIT 4 Consumer Behaviour : Meaning and importance – Consumer buying process –Determinants and Theories of consumer behaviour – Psychological,sociological determinants – Theories and their relevance to marketing-
UNIT 5 Marketing Research: Procedure. Meaning – Objectives – Process- DemandForecasting- Marketing Information System – Strategic marketing plan andorganization – Changing marketing practices.
UNIT 6 Product Mix Management: Product planning and development – Meaning andprocess – Test marketing – Product failures – Product line management:Practices – Implications and Strategies for current market condition.
UNIT 7 Product life cycles: Meaning and Stages – Strategies – Managing PLC-Product-Market Integration: Strategies – Product positioning – Diversification– Product line simplification – Planned obsolescence – Branding Policies andStrategies – Packing.
UNIT 8 Price Mix Management: Pricing and pricing policies – Objectives –Procedures – Bases for and Methods of price fixing. Cases for Free Pricing,Administered and Regulated pricing – Pricing and product life cycle
UNIT 9 Physical Distribution Mix: Types of physical Distribution - Importance ofPhysical Distribution- Distribution channel policy – Logistics Decisions –Methods – Strategic alliance for Logistic cost reduction.
UNIT 10 Marketing Channel system: Marketing channel decisions: Choiceconsiderations– Managing Conflict and Cooperation in channels – Middlemenfunctions- Modern Trends in Retailing- Malls and Online.
UNIT 11 Promotional Mix: Personal selling Vs. impersonal selling – Personal selling –Process – Steps in selling – Management of sales force – Recruitment andselection – Training – Compensation plans – Evaluation of performance
UNIT 12 Integrated marketing communication Process: Advertising and sales promotion– Online Sales promotional activities – Public relationships – Directmarketing: Meaning, Nature, Growth and Channels.
UNIT 13 Advertising: Importance – Objectives – Media planning and selection –Factors influencing selection – Advertisement copy – Layout – Evaluation ofadvertising – Advertising budget – Sales promotion – Methods and practices.
UNIT 14 Competitor analyses: Identifying and analyzing the competitors – Types ofCompetitors – Competitive strategies framing for leaders, challengers,followers and nichers. Customer relationship marketing: Customer data base,Data ware housing and data mining
REFERENCES
1. Etzel, Walker and Stanton, Fundamentals of Marketing, McGraw Hill, 2004
2. Philip Kotler & Gary Armstrong, Principles of Marketing, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Jerome Mccarthy, Basic Marketing, Richard D. Irwin.
4. Cundiff, Still &Govani, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, Prentice Hall.
5. Memoria & Joshi, Fundamental of Marketing.
6. Paul Peter and James Donnelly Jr, Marketing Management, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
7. William O. Bearden, Marketing: Principles & Perspectives, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
8. William Arens, et al, Contemporary Advertising, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
9. Perreault and McGarthy - Basic Marketing - Tata McGraw Hill, 2002\
10. Michael J Etzel, Bruce J Walker, William J Stanton and Ajay Pandit, Marketingconcepts and cases - TMH 13th Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
36132 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objectives:• To help the students to know the basic concepts of financial management• To understand capital structure, dividend policy and working capital
management.• To learn the various concepts of financial management along with applications
UNIT 1 Introduction: Financial management: objectives - Concept, nature, evaluationand significance – Finance Functions: Managerial and operative – Role ofFinancial management in the organization – Indian Financial system.
UNIT 2 Financial System: Legal and Regulatory frame work – Financial Functions:Meaning and scope – Finance and Tax Management Nexus- Tax Avoidanceand Tax evasion- Tax incentive and business decisions.
UNIT 3 Investment Function: Meaning and scope - Time value of Money concepts andapplications –Risk return relationship - Dividend function – Risk return tradeoff – Management planning- Global management environment
UNIT 4 Long-term Capital Resources: Equity and debt sources – Equity share,preference shares – types of preference share - debentures – types - sources oflong-term capital.
UNIT 5 Capital Issues: Meaning, Nature, Purpose – Roles and Guidelines of SEBI incapital issues- Bridge finance, loan syndication, Book building – Borrowingsfrom the term lending institutions and International capital market- Taxconsiderations in financing decision areas.
UNIT 6 Cost of Capital : Concept of cost of capital- Cost of debt, equity, preferenceshare capital, retaining earning - Weighted average cost: EBIT –EPSAnalysis- Tax, Capital structure and Value nexus - Computation of overallcost of capital – Tax and cost of capital.
UNIT 7 Capital structure: Determinates - Concept and Types- Optimum capitalstructure – Theories of capital structure – Net income and net operative incomeapproach – M.M. Approach – Traditional theory – Their assumptions –Significance and limitations – Management leverage operating leverage –Combined leverage.
UNIT 8 Capital budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Types of Capital Investment-Methods of appraisal under certainty conditions: PBP, ARR, IRR and NPVtechniques - Basic and International capital budgeting.
UNIT 9 Uncertainty and Risk models: Simulation Analysis- Sensitivity analysis-Decision tree analysis- Certainty equivalent and risk-adjusted return measures-
Tax considerations in Investment Decisions Cost of capital and InvestmentDecisions.
UNIT 10 Working Capital Management: Definitions and Objectives - Concept andtypes – Determinants – Financing approaches – Conservative approaches -Sources of working capital finance Factors affecting working capitalrequirements- Working capital financing by commercial banks – Types ofassistance
UNIT 11 Inventories and receivables Management under conditions of certainty anduncertainty – Operating cycle – Planning of funds through the management ofassets – Various techniques used.
UNIT 12 Cash and liquidity management: Credit Management and evaluationalternative credit variables Methods and Functions- Tax considerations inRemittances and Purchases.
UNIT 13 Dividend Theories: Valuation under Gordon and Walter theories – Dividendirrelevance under M.M. Theory – Assumptions – Limitations - Implicationsand contributions of theories in financial decision making process.
UNIT 14 Dividend Policy: Types – Share valuation practices – Factors affectingdividend decision – Tax considerations in dividend decision when tax is leviedat the hands of companies and recipients.
REFERENCES
1. Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory & Practice, Thomson ONE,
2010
2. Brigham and Houston, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson ONE, 2009.
3. Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Jeff Madura, International Financial Management,South-WesternCollege Pub., 2010
5. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, McGraw Hill, 2008.
6. Khan and Jain, Financial Management ,Tata McGrawHill,2009
7. Pandey I M, Financial Management, Vikas Publishers,2009
9. B J Camsey, Engene F.Brigham, “Introduction to Financial Management”, The Gryden
Press
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36133 - COOPERATION: POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENTObjectives
• To understand the concept of cooperative policies and development• To analysis various cooperative policies for arriving suitable decision
UNIT 1 Concept of Co-operation: Cooperative Thought Process – Pre-RochdaleThinkers:Robert Owen, Charles Fourier
UNIT 2 Post-Rochdale Thinkers: Raiffeisen, Dr.Warbasse, Fauquet, Charles Guide –Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhiji’s views on Cooperation.
UNIT 3 International Co-operative Alliances -Statement of Cooperative Identity, 1995.
UNIT 4 Cooperative Development Models: Voluntary Vs Compulsory Cooperation –Limited Vs Unlimited Liability
UNIT 5 Federal Vs. Unitary Vs. Integrated Model – New Generation Cooperatives –Merits and demerits of various models.
UNIT 6 Cooperative Development Abroad: Working profile of Consumers cooperatives inSweden and U.K – Cooperative Banking in Germany and Italy
UNIT 7 Milk Producer Cooperatives in Denmark – Cooperative Farming Societies inIsrael – Reasons for their success in their performance and contribution to theirnational economies.
UNIT 8 Cooperative Development in Pre-Independence India : Cooperative CreditSocieties Act-1904 – Cooperative Societies Act 1912
UNIT 9 Recommendations of various Committees and Commissions for development ofcooperatives - Sir Edward Maclagan Committee 1914
UNIT 10 Royal Commission on Agriculture 1928 – Cooperative Planning Committee 1945.
UNIT 11 Cooperative Development in India Post Independence India: Recommendations ofvarious Committees and Commissions for development of cooperatives: All IndiaRural Credit Survey Committee 1954
UNIT 12 All India Rural Credit Review Committee 1969 – CRAFICARD 1981 – Report ofTask Force on Cooperative Credit (STCCS) 2004 – Report of the High PoweredCommittee on Cooperatives 2009.
UNIT 13 Ninety Seventh Constitution Amendment 2011 on Cooperatives – Problems andChallenges faced by Cooperative Sector in India as to Membership, Capital,Recognition as Economic entity, Governance, Board & Management Interface-Linkage,
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UNIT 14 Professionalization, Structure and Design, Political Intervention and Sickness –Need for Competitiveness, Human Resource Development, FacilitativeGovernment Support, Financial sustainability and Rehabilitation.
REFERENCES1. Dubashi P.R – Principles and Philosophy of Co-operation
2. John Winfred A. and V.Kulandaiswamy – History of Co-operation
3. Krishnaswami O.R – Fundamentals of Co-operation
4. Bedi R.D – Theory ,History & Practice of Co-operation
5. Krishnaswami O.R and Dr.V.Kulandaiswamy- Co-operative-Concept and Theory
6. V.Saradha – Theory of Co-operation
7. T.N Hajela – Co-operation (Principles , Problems and Practice).
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36134 - CO-OPERATIVES AND ALLIED LAWS
Objectives
• To understand the concept of Cooperative and allied Laws• To understand the various provision related to allied laws
UNIT 1 Indian Cooperative Legislations: Need for Separate law for Cooperatives distinctfrom Companies Law-Cooperative Management: Nature, Authority
UNIT 2 Accountability: Importance – Responsibilities – Powers of Directors – Abuse ofPower.
UNIT 3 Role of Directors in Cooperative Management – Cooperative Credit SocietiesAct, 1904
UNIT 4 Cooperative Societies Act, 1912, Major Provisions as to Registration, Rights-Responsibilities of Members, Management, etc.
UNIT 5 TamilNadu Coop Acts: Tamilnadu Cooperatives Societies Act 1983 (Rules1988,business related to regulations:- Audit, enquiry and inspection –
UNIT 6 Supersession of board dispute and settlement-liquidation, winding up andcancellation of registered Cooperative Societies. Tamilnadu Cooperative Societies(Amendment Act 2013).
UNIT 7 Other State Coop Acts: Multi State Cooperative Societies Act 2002, ModelCooperative Bill 1991 –
UNIT 8 Andrapradesh Mutually Aided Cooperatives Societies Act 1995.
UNIT 9 General Business Legislations: Indian Contract Act 1872 - Essentials of ValidContract, Classification of Contract – Performance of Contract
UNIT 10 Discharge of Contracts – Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee – Pledge –Contract of Agency – Sale of Goods Act 1930 –
UNIT 11 Actual Sale and agreement to sale creditors and warranty – Rights of unpaidseller.
UNIT 12 Allied Acts: Consumer Protection Act - 1986: Cyber law and InformationTechnology Act 2000. Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 and FEMARules 2000.
UNIT 13 The Constitution (97th) Amendment Act 2011
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UNIT14 Provisions relating to registration, amendment management, audit andLiquidation of Co-operatives.
3. SaravanavelP.Legal System in Business, Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi,2009.
4. Balachandran. V and Thothadri. S, Legal Aspects of Business, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt.
Ltd., Chennai
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36135 - CO-OPERATIVE INSTITUTIONS: CREDIT AND NON CREDIT
Objectives
• To know the basic concept of Cooperative credit and non credit• To compare the cooperative credit with other sector credit
UNIT 1 Agricultural Cooperative Credit (Short-term): Structure and composition –Cooperative Banking Structure – Features of Cooperative Credit –
UNIT 2 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Banks: Constitutions and working – Crop loanprocedure – Linking of Credit with Marketing –
UNIT 3 District and State Cooperative Banks: Constitution and Working – MobilizingDeposits – Lending Operations – Overdue Problems – Recovery management.
UNIT 4 Agricultural Cooperative Credit (Long-term): Need for Long Term Finance forAgriculture – Need for a separate Agency for providing Long Term AgriculturalFinance
UNIT5 Constitution and working of Primary and State Cooperative Agricultural andRural Development Banks – Funding Sources and Forms –UNIT- Equity andDebt forms – Debt servicing.
UNIT 6 Non- Agricultural Credit Cooperatives: Structure and Composition – Constitutionand Working of Urban Cooperative Banks
UNIT 7 Employees Cooperative Credit Societies, Cooperative Housing Societies andIndustrial Cooperative Banks – NABARD and Cooperative Banks.
UNIT 8 Types of Non Credit Cooperatives: Marketing Cooperatives: Origin andDevelopment of Cooperative Marketing in India.
UNIT 9 Primary and Apex Cooperative Marketing Societies: Constitution and working –Cooperative Processing Societies: Need and Importance – Fruits ProcessingSocieties
UNIT 10 Cooperative Sugar Factories, Spinning Mills, Oil Mills: Constitution andworking – Various forms of assistance from Government and NCDC.
UNIT 11 Cooperative Farming Societies: Types, Characteristic Features – Causes forFailure – Agro Engineering and Service Societies –
UNIT 12 Dairy Cooperatives: Place of Dairying in Indian National Economy – Working ofDairy cooperatives.
UNIT 13 Consumer Cooperatives: Need and Importance, Origin and Development Types,Structure, Working of Primary, Central and Apex Consumer Co-operatives –
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UNIT 14 NCCF, Supermarkets, Recent Development – Problems – Link With RDC.Working of Primary and Apex Weavers Cooperatives. New GenerationCooperatives.
REFERENCES
1. Kamat G.S new of cooperatives management Himalaya Publishing House,
New Delhi 1987.
2. Kapoor D.R,Cooperative Audit Anmol publishers, New Delhi 1998.
3. KrishnaswamiO.R,Cooperative account keeping Oxford IBH Co, New Delhi 1990.
4. Government of Tamilnadu,Cooperative Audit Manual Chennai 1993.
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36141 - MANAGEMENT OF COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISESObjectives
• To know the basic concept of Cooperative enterprises• To understand the Cooperative enterprises theories and functions
UNIT 1 Cooperative Management: Concept-Board-Executive relationship participativedemocratic control-Comparison of management of profit businesses andcooperative (non-profit) businesses
UNIT2 Convergence of Management – Practices and Strategies- Principles of cooperativeand other forms of organization.
UNIT 3 Administrative System for Cooperatives: Central state rules- Secretary toGovernment for Cooperatives -Registrar of Cooperatives.
UNIT 4 Functional Registrars of Cooperatives and their powers and duties –Administrative setup of Cooperatives under the Control of Registrar ofCooperative Societies.
UNIT 5 Functional Planning and Organization: Nature, importance and planning – Planningprocess and types – Physical, Resources and Financial Panning.
UNIT 6 Project Planning and Budgeting - Decision making – Types and Process –Decision making as to Purchase, Process, Sales, Credit and Collection –Centralization and Decentralization of decision power.
UNIT 7 Human Resource Management in Cooperatives: Manpower Forecasting – Staffingand Directing Techniques in cooperatives – Staff Motivation – Meaning –Importance - Theories.
UNIT 8 Staff Training and Development: Need and Methods – Program of Training andDevelopment – Evaluation after Training and Development
UNIT 9 Adequacy of Manpower in number and talents – Individual and OrganizationalLeadership in Coop: Significance, Types – Styles and Theories.
UNIT 10 Organization Aspects in Cooperatives: Nature of Cooperative Organization –Formal Vs Informal nature – Under - and over - staffed scenario
UNIT 11 One-person only set-up and implication for control and reporting – Rural and Urbansettings and their implications – Departmentalization – Decentralization –Delegation of authority and issues.
UNIT 12 Modern Management Techniques as Applied to Cooperation: De-bureaucratization– Operational efficiency and excellence – Cooperative democracy Vs Efficiency
UNIT 13 Key Results Area – Core Competence of Coop- Competitive Strategy for Coop-Total Quality Management – Six Sigma – Benchmarking
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UNIT 14 7S Framework - Current scenario and government policy - Strategies for sustainabledevelopment of cooperatives in India.
4. Government of Tamilnadu, Cooperative Audit Manual Chennai 1993.
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36142 - DYNAMICS OF COOPERATION
Objectives• To know the basic concept of Dynamics of Cooperation• To understand Talent Grooming and Empowerment and values• To analysis various factors in promoting dynamics of cooperation
UNIT 1 Aspects of Institutional Dynamics in Cooperation: Concept of Dynamics-Dynamics as Speed of Action, as Vitality for Action, as Change Championship,
UNIT 2 As Navigating with Environment, as Strategic Excellence, as Propulsion forProgress and as Institutional Leadership- Contours of Institutional Dynamism:Dynamics of Vision, Mission, Goals, Strategies, Technology, Programs andControl-
UNIT 3 These Aspects of Institutional Dynamism as Applied to CooperativeOrganizations- Integration process – Developments aids.
UNIT 4 Components of Institutional Dynamics in Cooperation: Dynamics of theMcKinsey 7-S Framework comprising of Structure, System, Style, Staff, Strategy,
UNIT 5 Skills and Shared Values as applied to Cooperative Organizations- Dynamics ofGovernance in Cooperative Organizations-
UNIT 6 Dynamics of being Dynamic as applied to Cooperative Organizations –Organisational models to support dynamic co- operation.
UNIT 7 Cooperative Organizational Dynamics in Personnel: Importance of PersonnelDynamics- Factors influencing Personnel Dynamic in Cooperative Organization:Enabling Factors like Valued Leadership,
UNIT 8 Talent Grooming and Empowerment – Individual Factors like Values,Competence and Commitment to Benchmarked Contribution.
UNIT 9 Cooperative Organizational Dynamics in New Product (including Service)Offering: Infusing Creativity and Innovation in Product and Service Offerings bythe Cooperative institutions- Strategies and Execution for Creativity andInnovation infusion.
UNIT 10 Product Mix Dynamics- Strategies and Actions for New Product Introductionincluding Down-Stream and Up-Stream Development Dynamics- PlannedObsolescence.
UNIT 11 Cooperative Organizational Dynamics in Marketing Competence: Nature ofMarket Competence and Dynamics involved therein.
UNIT 12 Competitive Edge through Core Competence- Dynamics of Market Power inrespect of the Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process and PhysicalEvidence of Marketing- Marketing Excellence.
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UNIT 13 Nuances and Niches of Cooperative Organizational Dynamics: Nuances andNiches of Mingling Technology and Tradition, Balancing Equity and Efficiencyand Injecting Elements of Cooperation and Competition.
UNIT 14 Nuances and Niches of Maximizing Quality and Minimizing Cost- Application ofEthno-, Regio-, Ploy- and Geo-centric Nuances and Niches in CooperativeOrganizations.
REFERENCES
1. Zhihua Qu, Cooperative Control of Dynamical Systems 2nd Edition
2. Craig Boardman, Drew Rivers, Denis O. Gray Cooperative Research Centers and
Technical Innovation: Government Policies, Industry Strategies, and Organizational
Dynamics.
3. Kathleen King Whyte William Foote Whyte Whyte, Making Mondragon: The Growth
and Dynamics of the Worker Cooperative Complex .
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36143 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATIVESObjectives
• To know the basic concept of Entrepreneurship Development• To understand the applications of Entrepreneurship cooperatives• To develop favorable attitude towards cooperative development
UNIT 1 Entrepreneurship: Meaning, importance, Types of entrepreneurs – Innovation:Concepts, sources and types – Innovation as the essence of entrepreneurship –
UNIT 2 Sources of innovation – Cooperative entrepreneurship: Meaning, Scope andPotentials.
UNIT 3 Entrepreneurial Environment: Significance and components of environment
UNIT 4 Internal and external environment forces – Psychological, social, cultural,political, Technological, Legal and Economic forces –
UNIT 5 Environment factors as applied to cooperative entrepreneurship- Micro and Macrofactors influences.
UNIT 6 Entrepreneurial Development: Importance – Phases in the development ofentrepreneurship – Stimulation: Entrepreneurial Awareness, Exposure, Motivationand Attitude
UNIT 7 Support: Entrepreneurial Education, Training, Assistance – Sustenance:Entrepreneurial Commitment and Vitalization – Entrepreneurial Developmentphases in cooperative sector.
UNIT 8 Programs for Developing Entrepreneurship: Schemes of Entrepreneurshipdevelopment programs by Government, Education and Other institutions –
UNIT 9 Seed Capital assistance – Capital subsidy – Backward area development schemes– Sales tax concessions – Energy concessions – Recent trends
UNIT 10 Programs for Developing Entrepreneurship – empowerment - enrichment ofrural entrepreneur in cooperative sector.
UNIT 11 Entrepreneurship Development Dynamics : Entrepreneurial Culture –Entrepreneurial Society.
UNIT12 Entrepreneurial Development needs of Women, Rural and Small Entrepreneurs incoopérative Sector.
UNIT 13 Entrepreneurial Development in Select Protect in Coopératives : Coir Products –Bricks – Dairy – Hand made paper – Oil seeds - Handicrafts – Bakery – Bee-keeping.
UNIT 14 Role of coopeartives in the select business areas - Model in coopérativedevelopments.
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REFERENCES
1. Peter F. Drucker, Innovation are Entrepreneurship.
2. Saravanavel,EntrepreneurshipDevelopment.
3. Gupta and Srinivasan, Entrepreneurship Development.
4. N.P. Singh, Entrepreneurship Development N.P. Singh.
5. B.C. Tandon,Environment and Entrepreneurship.
6. Srivastava, A Practical Guide to Industrial Entrepreneurs.
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36144 - COOPERATIVE ACCOUNTING, FINANCE AND AUDIT
Objectives
• To know the basic concept of Cooperative Accounting• To analysis the comparative features of CAKS DEBKS
UNIT 1 Fundamentals of Cooperative Account Keeping: Evolution of CooperativeAccount Keeping System.
UNIT 2 Difference between Cooperative Account Keeping and Double Entry System –Day book: Different Types of Day Book – posting from Day Book into Ledgers.
UNIT 3 Ledgers: General Ledger – Different types of Ledger kept by differentCooperatives - Significance of ledger in co-operatives.
UNIT 4 Reconciliation of Special Ledger with General Ledger Balance – Statement ofReceipts and Disbursement: Preparation and its use
UNIT 5 Statement of Receipts and payments: Difference- Importance – Usage - TrialBalance – Final accounts.
UNIT 6 Cooperative Finance: Sources of Finance for Cooperatives - Cost of Capital –Computation of Specific Cost.
UNIT 7 Investment of Funds and Techniques of Capital budgeting in cooperative sector-Risk – return tradeoff.
UNIT 8 Audit – Its Origin – Definition – Objects – Advantages. Nature and Scope ofAudit – Various kinds of Audit – Commencement of Audit Programme
UNIT 9 Routine Checking of Vouching and its meaning – Vouching of cash Transaction –Importance of Routine Checking.
UNIT 10 Cooperative Audit: Origin – Concept – Need and importance – Objects –Advantages – Nature and Scope of Audit – Various kinds of Audit.
UNIT 11 Differences between Commercial and Cooperative Audit – Rights, Duties andResponsibilities of Auditor – Audit Vs Inspection and Supervision – Mechanicaland Administrative Audit – Commencement of Audit: Audit Program.
UNIT 12 Routine Checking of Vouching and its meaning – Vouching of cash Transaction –Verification and Valuation – Audit of final accounts and balance sheets –Complications of audit report and schedule of defects.
UNIT 13 Audit Program for Selected Societies: Various stages of Audit in CooperativeCredit Institution – Marketing Society, Consumer Stores, Housing Society,
UNIT 14 Milk Supply Society, Industrial Cooperative, Classification on the Reserve Bankof India Standard – Preparation of final Audit Memorandum and its Enclosures.
2. D.R. Kapoor, Hand Book of Cooperative Audit, Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1998.
3. R.G. Saxena, Principles and Practice of Auditing Himalaya Publishing House, Reprint
1999 (4th Revised Edition), 1999.
4. B.N. Tandon, A Hand Book of Practical Auditing, S. Chand And company Ltd., 2003.
5. P. Manikavasagam, A Treatise on Cooperative Account Keeping, Rainbow Publications,
1989.
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36145 - PROJECT REPORT
The Project report may be under taken in any one of the following Cooperative Institutions.
i. Urban Cooperative Banks
ii. District Central Co-operative Banks
iii. Cooperative Spinning Mills
iv. Cooperative Sugar Mills
v. District Cooperative Milk producers Union
vi. District Cooperative Union
vii. Cooperative Consumer Whole sale stores Ltd.,
viii. Cooperative Marketing Societies Ltd.,
Nature of Project
Constitution, Working, Structure, Performance and Problems. Case study covering any specificissues, methods for analyzing the problems faced by Cooperatives.
Project Proposal
Project proposal should be prepared in consultation with guide.
Eligibility to become a project Guide
Faculty members having minimum of 5 years teaching experience/ Trained CooperativeOfficials like CSR/DR/JR having trained in relevant discipline minimum of 3 years workexperience.
Formulation:
The length of the project report may be above 100 typed pages in double line space. AttendanceCertificate from the respect Cooperative institution is must. And they have to undergo minimum 45days training in the institution.
Evaluation:
Project Report is evaluated for 75 marks and Viva-voce carries 25 Marks.
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3.DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The course shall consist of two academic years divided into four semesters
4.Faculty and Support Staff Requirements
This programme requires the following faculty and supporting staffs
*At least Assistant Professor Level (Either permanent or part time)
5.Instructional Delivery Mechanism
Each semester there will be one contact programme of 80 hours duration in theory. The SLM
(Self Learning Material) will be supplied to the students in print form as well as in CD form. The
face to face contact sessions of the programme for theory courses will be held at the head quarter
/ learning centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation and issuance of
certificates will be done by office of the Controller of examinations, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi.
F) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, CURRICULUM TRANSACTION, AND
EVALUATION
Procedure of Admission
A candidate who has passed any Bachelor Degree from a recognized University in the Pattern of
10+2+3 shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the programme.
Curriculum Transactions:
The class room teaching would be through conventional lecture, use of OHP, power point
presentation and novel innovative teaching ideas like television and computer aided instruction.
Student seminars would be arranged to improve their awareness and communicative skill.
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Face to face contact session will be conducted as given in below table.
Course Type Face to Face ContactSession/semester (in Hours)
5 Theory courses with 4 credits 80
Total 80
EvaluationThe examinations shall be conducted for theory to assess the knowledge acquired during
the study. There shall be two systems of examinations viz., internal and external examinations. In
the case of theory courses, the internal evaluation shall be conducted as Continuous Internal
Assessment via. Student assignments preparation. The internal assessment shall comprise of
maximum 25 marks for each course. The end semester examination shall be of three hours
duration to each course at the end of each semester. The end semester examinations shall
comprise of maximum of 75 marks for each course. The candidate failing in any course(s) will
be permitted to appear for each failed course(s) in the subsequent examination.
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments:The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2)(12.5+12.5)
25
Total 25
Question paper pattern (Theory)
• The question paper carries a maximum of 75 marks.
• The question paper consists of three sections namely Part-A, Part-B and Part-C.
• Part-A consists of 10 questions of 2 marks each (10 x 2 = 20 marks) with no choice. The
candidate should answer all questions.
• Part-B consists of 5 either or choice questions. Each question carries 5 marks (5 x 5=25
marks).
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• Part-C consists of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. The candidate should
Answer any three questions (10 x 3 = 30 marks).
Passing minimum
• There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.• For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50% (Fifty Percentage) of the
maximum marks (75) prescribed for the paper.• In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of 50 Mark for each
Paper• Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal + external).
Candidate who does not obtain the required minimum marks for a pass in a course shall berequired to appear and pass the same at a subsequent appearance.
Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and classification to indicate theperformance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semesterGi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester.n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
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For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑iCiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
Sum of the credits of the courses for the entire programme
CGPA Grad Classification of FinalResult
9.5-10.0
9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+
O
First Class- Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0
8.0 and above but below 8.5
7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++
D+
D
First Class withDistinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5
6.5 and above but below 7.0
6.0 and above but below 6.5
A++
A+
A
First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0
5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+
B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester ofthe PG Programme are eligible.
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Maximum duration for completion of the courseThe maximum duration for the programme shall not exceed five years after the completion of theminimum duration of the programme.
Commencement of this regulation
These regulations shall come into effect from the academic year 2018-19 for students who areadmitted to the first year of the course during the academic year 2018-19.
Fee structure
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First
Year
SecondYear
1 AdmissionProcessing Fees
300.00 -
2 Course Fees 13200.00 13200.00
5 ICT Fees 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 13650.00 13350.00
G) REQUIREMENT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES:
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Central Library is one of the important central facilities of Alagappa University. It has text
book, reference books, conference proceedings, back volumes, standards, and non-book material
such as CD-ROMs and audios. The central Library procured several e-books in different areas.
The library also subscribes to about 250 current periodicals. The Directorate of Distance
Education of Alagappa University has adequate number of copies of books related to
Management Programme.
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COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THE PROVISIONS:
Sl. No. Nature of Expenditure Amount in Rs.(Approx.)
1 Programme Development 10,00,000/-2 Programme Delivery 20,00,000/-3 Programme Maintenance 3,00,000/-
i) QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM AND EXPECTED PROGRAMMEOUTCOMES
• The feedback from students on teaching will be collected every semester using standardformats.
• Feedback on the curriculum will also be collected from the experiences of the studentswhich help teachers in fine tuning of deliverables in the classroom.
• It helps in improving the standard of teaching as expected by the students.• Exit survey feedback on various parameters to improve and quality of the programme and
support services like course material, library and infrastructure.• It helps to strengthen the contents of the program to meet the requirements of the
employment market and keep the curriculum as a treasure of knowledge.• This programme provides Opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate
knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes.
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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA (CORPORATE MANAGEMENT)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATIONALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
KARAIKUDI – 630 003
PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT FOR
MBA CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
a) PROGRAMME MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Business Studies have fascinated humans for two reasons, namely generating interest and
augmenting essentials of running a firm effectively. That is why their study is enchanting and
glorifying. The primary objective of this programme is to provide ample exposure to subjects
from the fields of business legacy and accountancy, equip the Students for entry level jobs in
industry and to contribute to the economic development of the country.
b) RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME WITH HEI’S MISSION AND GOALS:
The Alagappa University is functioning with following Vision and Mission:
Mission: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular emphasis on
‘PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and Learning
Vision: Affording High Quality Higher Education to the learners so that they are transformed
into intellectually competent human resources that will help in the uplift of the nation to
Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence.
Therefore, the introduction of MBA CORPORATE MANAGEMENT programme in the
Directorate of Distance Education will contribute substantially in fulfilling the mission of
Alagappa University. Such a higher education in subject with appropriate Practical Exposer
will enrich the human resources for the uplift of the Nation to Educational, Social,
Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c) NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE TARGET GROUP OF LEARNERS
• Working Professionals• Entrepreneurs
• Service Personnel• Academic Faculty• Government Officials
• Researchers• Home makers
• Unemployed Graduates
d) APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMME
To Attain Leadership in spearheading qualitative and responsible academic programs relevantto the society through cost effective off-campus distance mode of education. knowledge andunderstanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
• The fundamental concepts of Management
• The higher-level taxonomy and diversity of Business Studies.
• How principles of Business can be applied to problems
• Internship training in Industry
• Undertake Inter tasks and techniques.
• Inter-disciplinary knowledge like statistics, Mathematics, Computer and E-Banking.
• Using the SPSS package for the analysis of data
• It also improves the Intellectual skills of the students.
• In nutshell, these skills will improve the performance of the students parameters.
35634 Global Business & MNCs 25 75 100 435635 Securities Laws and Financial Markets 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
IV Semester35641 Corporate Social Responsibilities and Ethics 25 75 100 435642 Corporate Finance and Tax Management 25 75 100 435643 Corporate Governance 25 75 100 435644 Corporate Audit and Compliance Management 25 75 100 4
35645 Corporate Restructuring 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
Grand Total 2000 80
Course Code Legend:
3 5 6 Y Z
356- M.B.A ProgrammeY -Semester NumberZ- Course Number in the Semester
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment, ESE: End Semester Examination, TOT: Total,C: Credit Points, Max.: Maximum
No. of Credits per Course (Theory) - 5 Total No. of Credits per Semester- 20
Total Credits for the Programme- 20 X 4 = 80
35611 -MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Objectives:• To introduce the basic concepts of Management functions and principles• To learn the scientific decision making and modern trend in the management process• To understand the contemporary practices and issues in management
UNIT 1 Management: Definition – Nature, Scope and Functions – Evolution ofManagement – Management thought in modern trend – Patterns of themanagement analysis – Management Vs. Administration - Management andSociety: The external Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics.
UNIT 2 Management Science and Theories : Contributions of FW Taylor, Henri Fayol,Elton Mayo, Roethilisberger, H.A.Simon and P.F Drucker - Universality ofManagement - Relevance of management to different types of organization.
UNIT 3 Planning: Nature and Purpose – Principles and planning premises –Components of planning as Vision, Mission, Objectives, Managing ByObjective (MBO) Strategies, Types and Policies -Planning and DecisionMaking: Planning process.
UNIT 4 Decision making: Meanings and Types – Decision-making Process underConditions of Certainty and Uncertainty – Rational Decision MakingStrategies, Procedures, Methods, Rules, Projects and Budgets.
UNIT 5 Organizing: Nature, Importance, Principles, purpose and Scope - Organizingfunctions of management – Classifications of organization – Principles andtheories of organization – Effective Organizing – Organizational Culture andGlobal Organizing.
UNIT 6 Organizational Structure – Departmentalization – Span of control – Line andstaff functions – Formal and Informal Groups in Organizations - Authority andresponsibility - Centralization and decentralization – Delegation of authority –Committees – Informal organization.
UNIT 7 Staffing: General Principles of Staffing- Importance, techniques, Staffauthority and Empowerment in the organization – Selection and Recruitment -Orientation - Career Development - Career stages – Training – PerformanceAppraisal.
UNIT 8 Creativity and Innovation – Motivation - Meaning – Importance – Humanfactors of Motivation – Motivation Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor(X&Y), Ouchi (Z) ,Vroom, Porter-Lawler, McClelland and Adam –Physiological and psychological aspects of motivation .
UNIT 9 Directing : Meaning, Purpose, and Scope in the organization – Leadership:Meaning, Leadership styles, Leadership theories: Trait, Contingency,Situation, Path-Goal, Tactical, Transactional, Transformational and Grid.Leaders: Type, Nature, Significance and Functions, Barriers, Politics andEthics. Leader Vs. Manager.
UNIT 10 Communications: Meaning – Types – Process – Communication in thedecision making – Global Leading - Effective communication in the levels ofmanagement. – Uses of Communication to Planning, Organizing, coordinatingand controlling.
UNIT 11 Co-ordination: Concept; Meaning, Characteristics, Importance in theorganization, Co-ordination process and principles - Techniques of Effectiveco-ordination in the organization - Understanding and managing the groupprocess.
UNIT 12 Business ethics: Relevance of values in Management; Holistic approach formanagers indecision-making; Ethical Management: Role of organizationalculture in ethics – Ethics Committee in the organization.
UNIT 13 Controlling: Objectives and Process of control Devices of control – Integratedcontrol – Special control techniques- Contemporary - Perspectives in Deviceof Controls
UNIT 14 New Perspectives in Management - Strategic alliances – Core competence –Business process reengineering – Total quality management – Six Sigma-Benchmarking- Balanced Score-card.
2. Koontz and O’Donnell, Management: A Systems Approach, McGraw Hill, 1990
3. Weihrich and Koontz,Management: A Global Perspective, McGraw Hill, 1988
4. Peter F. Drucker, Management, 2008.
5. Gene Burton and Manab Thakur, Management Today: Principles and Practice, Tata
McGraw Hill.
6. Ricky W. Griffin, Management, South-WesternCollege Publications, 2010
7. Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Management, 9th Edition, 2006.
8. Kaplan and Norton, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard
Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment, HBP, 2000.
35612- ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Objectives:• To understand the personality trades and influence on the organization.• To imbibe the necessary conceptual understanding of behaviour related people• To learn the modern trends, theories and changes in organizational Behaviour.
UNIT 1 Organizational Behaviour: History – Meaning Elements – Evolution,Challenges and opportunities – Trends – disciplines – Approaches – Models –Management functions relevance to organizational Behaviour – GlobalEmergence of OB as a discipline.
UNIT 2 Personality – Determinants, Structure, Behaviour, Assessment, IndividualBehaviour: Personality & Attitudes- Development of personality – Nature anddimensions of attitude – Trait Theory – Organizational fit – OrganizationalCommitment
UNIT 3 Emotions – Emotional Intelligence – Implications of Emotional Intelligence onManagers – EI as Managerial tool – EI performance in the organization –Attitudes: Definitions – Meaning – Attitude relationship with behaviour –Types – Consistency
UNIT 4 Individual Behaviour and process of the organization: Learning, Emotions,Attitudes, Perception, Motivation, Ability, Job satisfaction, Personality, Stressand its Management – Problem solving and Decision making – InterpersonalCommunication - Relevance to organizational behaviour.
UNIT 5 Group Behaviour: Group Dynamics - Theories of Group Formation - Formaland Informal Groups in organization and their interaction - Group norms –Group cohesiveness – Team: Importance and Objectives - Formation of teams– Team Work- Group dynamics – Issues - Their relevance to organizationalbehaviour.
UNIT 6 Organizational Power: Organizational Power: Definition, Nature,Characteristics - Types of powers - Sources of Power - Effective use of power– Limitations of Power – Power centre in Organization.
UNIT 7 Organizational Politics: Definition – Political behaviour in organization -Factors creating political behaviour – Personality and Political Behaviour -Techniques of managing politics in organization – Impact of organizationalpolitics.
UNIT 8 Organizational Conflict Management: Stress Management: Meaning – Types –Sources and strategies resolve conflict – Consequences – Organizationalconflict: Constructive and Destructive conflicts - Conflict Process - Strategiesfor encouraging constructive conflict - Strategies for resolving destructiveconflict.
UNIT 9 Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Dynamics – OrganizationalEfficiency, Effectiveness and Excellence: Meaning and Approaches – Factorsaffecting the organizational Climate.
UNIT 10 Organizational Culture: Meaning, significance – Theories – OrganizationalClimate – Creation, Maintenance and Change of Organizational Culture –Impact of organizational culture on strategies – Issues in OrganizationalCulture.
UNIT 11 Inter personal Communication: Essentials, Networks, Communicationtechnologies – Non-Verbal communications Barriers – Strategies to overcomethe barriers. Behavioral Communication in organization - Uses to Business
UNIT 12 Organizational Change: Meaning, Nature and Causes of organizational changeOrganizational Change –Importance – Stability Vs Change – Proactive Vs.Reaction change – the change process – Resistance to change – Managingchange.
UNIT 13 Organizational Behaviour responses to Global and Cultural diversity,challenges at international level, Homogeneity and heterogeneity of Nationalcultures, Differences between countries.
UNIT 14 Organizational Development: Meaning, Nature and scope – Features of OD –OD Interventions- Role of OD – Problems and Process of OD – process ODand Process of Intervention - Challenges to OD- Learning Organizations -Organizational effectiveness Developing Gender sensitive workplace
REFERENCES
1. Fred Luthans, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
2. Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall; 2010
3. Keith Davis, Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work, McGraw Hill, 2010
4. Griffin and Moorhead, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations,
2006.
5. Judith R. Gordon, Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic, Prentice Hall, 2001.
6. K. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing, Mumbai, 2010
7. Judith R. Gordon, A Diagnostic Approach to Organizational Behaviour, Allyn &
Bacon, 1993.
35613 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICSObjectives:
• To understand the economic principles and its applications in business• To develop economics based analytic skills for business• To make the learners to strong in economical approach
UNIT 1 Economics: Introduction – Meaning, nature and scope of ManagerialEconomics – General Foundations of managerial Economics – EconomicApproach – Working of Economic system - Circular flow activities -Economics & Business Decisions - Relationship between Economic theoryand Managerial Economics.
UNIT 2 Business Decisions: Role of managerial Economics in Decision making –Decision making under Risk and Uncertainty - Concepts of Opportunity cost, -Production possibility curve – Incremental Concepts - Cardinal and Ordinalapproaches to consumer Behaviour Time Value of Money –
UNIT 3 Consumer Behaviour: Marginalism – Equilibrium and Equi-marginalism andtheir role in business decision making. – Equi-Marginal principles – Utilityanalysis – Total and Marginal Utility – Law of diminishing marginal utility –Marshallian approach and Indifference curve analysis.
UNIT 4 Demand analysis: Meaning, Functions - Determinants of demand-Law ofDemand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting - Applications of demand inanalysis - Elasticity of Demand: Types, Measures and Role in BusinessDecisions.
UNIT 5 Supply Analysis: Determinants of supply- Elasticity of Supply- Measures andSignificance - Derivations of market demand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting- Demand and Supply equilibrium – Giffen Paradox
UNIT 6 Production Functions: Managerial uses of production function - Cobb-Douglasand other production functions - Isoquants – Short run and long runproduction function – Theory of production – Empirical estimations ofproduction functions.
UNIT 7 Forms of Markets: Meaning and Characteristics - Market Equilibrium:Practical Importance, Market Equilibrium and Changes in Market Equilibrium.Pricing Functions: Market Structures - Pricing and output decisions underdifferent competitive conditions: Monopoly Monopolistic completion andOligopoly
UNIT 8 Strategic Behaviour of the firms and Game Theory - Nash Equilibrium:Implications – Prisoner’s Dilemma: Types of strategy – Price and Non pricecompetition – Relation to the firm behaviour.
UNIT 9 Cost and Return: Cost function and cost output relationship – Economics andDiseconomies of scale - Cost control and cost reduction- Cost Behaviour andBusiness Decision- Relevant costs for decision-making- Traditional andModern theory of Cost.
UNIT 10 New Product Penetrative Decision and Skimming the cream Pricing-Government control over pricing - Concept of Profit- Types and Theories ofProfit by Knight (Uncertainty), Schumpeter (Innovation), Clark (Dynamic)and Hawley (Risk) - Profit maximization – Cost volume profit analysis – Riskand Return Relationship.
UNIT 11 Profit and Investment Analysis: Meaning – Measurement of profit – Theoriesof Pricing- Profit planning and forecasting- Profit and Wealth maximization –Cost volume profit analysis – Investment analysis and Evaluation: IRR, NPVand APV techniques.
UNIT 12 Macro-economic Factors: Nature, Importance ; Economic Growth andDevelopment - Business cycle – Phases and Business Decision- Inflation -Factors causing Inflation and Deflation - Control measures – Balance ofpayment Trend and its implications in managerial decision.
UNIT 13 National Income: Introduction Meaning – Theories – Methods ofMeasurement - Sectoral and Population distributions – Per capita Income:Definition – Calculations – Uses – Limitations – GDP – GNP - Recentdevelopments in Indian Economy.
UNIT 14 Economic Regulations of Business: Introduction – Antitrust theory andRegulations – The structure – Conduct – Performance paradigm –Concentration: Overview – Measuring concentration – Regulation ofExternalities.
REFERENCES1. Dominick Salvatore, Managerial Economics in a Global Economy,OxfordUniversity
Press, 2011.
2. Ivan Png and Dale Lehman, Managerial Economics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
3. Truett Lila J., Truett, Dale B. and Truett J. Lila (2006), Managerial Economics:
Analysis Problems, Cases, 8th Editon, John Wiley & Sons.
5. Christopher R Thomas & S Charles Maurice (2008), Managerial Economics, 9th
edition, McGraw Hill Co.
6. Petersen, H. C., Cris, L W and Jain, S.K. (2008), Managerial Economics, 1st edition
Pearson
7. Gupta G S, Managerial Economics, Tata McGraw-Hill.
8. Varshney and Maheswari, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
9. Mehta P L, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
10. Joel Dean, Managerial Economics, Prentice-Hall.
35614 - QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Objectives:• To help develop analytical skills based on problem solving approach• To learn quadrature problems solving of business issues.• To acquire the knowledge in statistics and their use in business decision making.
UNIT 1 Basic Quantitative Concepts: Place of quantitative analysis in the practice ofmanagement – Problem definition: Models and their development. Variablesnotion of Mathematical models – concept of trade off – Notion of constants –concept of Interest.
UNIT 2 Basic Concept of differentiation – integration – Optimization concepts – use ofdifferentiation for optimization of business problem Optimization Statistics:Meaning and Applications of Statistics in business decision making andresearch - Collection, Tabulation and presentation of data - Measures of centraltendency: Mean, Median and Mode. Measures of dispersion
UNIT 3 Variables and function: Linear and Non-linear –Graphical representation offunctions and their applications in cost and revenue behavior. Slope and itsrelevance –Use of functional relationships to understand elasticity of demands,Relationship between costs and level of activity, Decisions on MinimizingCosts and Maximizing output/profits.
UNIT 4 Linear Programming: Introduction to the linear programming – Concepts ofoptimization- Formulation of different types of linear programming –Standardfrom of LP problems - Importance and practical implementation in Industry
UNIT 5 Simple regression and Correlation analysis: Introduction, Correlation,Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis and Co-efficient. Duality andsensitivity analysis for decision-making- Solving LP using graphical andsimplex method (only simple problems) – Interpreting the solution fordecision-making
UNIT 6 Special Algorithms of LPP: Transportation Algorithm - Balanced andUnbalanced Problem Formulation and solving methods: North West Corner,Vogel’s Approximation-MODI method- Assignment and Travelling ExecutiveAlgorithms
UNIT 7 Theory of Probability: Introduction to the Concept – Development ofprobability – Areas and Utilisation of probability theories in the Business –Sample space – terminology – Types of probability.
UNIT 8 Theoretical Probability Distributions: Introduction - Concept of events –Probability of events – Joint, conditional and marginal probabilitiesProbability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal – Features andApplications – Use of Normal Tables.
UNIT 9 Operational research for Decision Making: Historical background andDevelopments – Definition – Phases in the use of Operations research –
Models – Characteristics of quantitative methods - Benefits and Limitations ofQuantitative methods.
UNIT 10 Sequencing /Scheduling Methods : Concepts – terminology – Notations –Assumption for scheduling models – Job sequencing priorities – Processingthe job and Mass production system.
UNIT 11 Simulation Techniques: Introduction to simulation as an aid to decision-making- Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation – Applications ofsimulations models – Types: Inventory, Cash, and Project – Random Numbers.
UNIT 12 Queuing Theory: Introduction – Definition – Queue priorities Productlaunching problems using Monte Carlo simulation- Queuing Theory: M/M/1queuing model and applications.
UNIT 13 Decision Analysis: Concepts – Definition – Decision Tables Pay-off and Losstables – Expected value of pay-off – Expected value of Perfect Formation –decision making process
UNIT 14 Decision Tree Analysis: Decision making environments – Concept ofPosterior probabilities Decision Tree approach to choose optimal course ofaction Criteria for decision – Mini-max, Maxi-max, Minimizing MaximalRegret and their applications.
REFERENCES
1. David R. Anderson, et al, An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making, Cengage Learning, 2008.
2. Lucey, Quantitative Techniques Cengage Learning Business Press, 2002
3. Sharma, Operations Research: Theory and Applications.
4. Richard I Levin, & C. Atkinson Kirkpatrick, Quantitative Approaches to
Management, McGraw-Hill.
5. K. Gupta and D.S. Hira, Operations Research.
6. Srivastava, Shenoy and Sharma, Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision-
making, New Age International, 2006.
7. N.D. Vohra, Quantitative Techniques in Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
8. V.K. Kapoor, Operations Research.
9. Dharani Venkatakrishnan, Operations Research: Principles and Problems.
10. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
35615 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Objectives:• To enable the students to learn basic accounting principles, concepts.• To practice Financial and Management accounting applications• To make the learners familiarize in managerial decision making.
UNIT 1 Accounting: Definition – Accounting for historical function and managerialfunction - Types of Accounting- Management, Management and Costaccounting – Scope for Accounting-Managerial Uses of Managementaccounting and Financial Accounting.
UNIT 2 Accounting Concepts and Conventions – Accounting standards - FinancialAccounting Definitions – Principles – Accounting standards - Double entrysystem of accounting: Accounting books – Preparation of journal and ledger,subsidiary books.
UNIT 3 Preparation of Trial Balance – Errors and rectification – Classifications ofcapital and Revenue – Fixed Assets and Depreciation accounting – Preparationof Manufacturing accounting- Preparation of Final Accounts - Accountingfrom incomplete records – Statements of affairs methods
UNIT 4 Conversion methods – Preparation of Trading, Profit & Loss Account andBalance Sheet from incomplete records – Depreciation methods - Straight linemethod, Written down value method, Sinking fund method.
UNIT 5 Financial Statement Analysis - Objectives - Reorganizing the FinancialStatement information -Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis:Comparative Statements, Common – Size statement, Trend Percentage -
UNIT 6 Management Statement Analysis: Management statements – Nature ofmanagement statements – Limitations of management statements – Analysisof interpretation -Types of analysis- Tools of analysis: Trend analysis,Common size statements and Comparative statements;
UNIT 7 Accounting Ratios: Construction of balance sheet using ratios (problems) –Financial ratios – Types: Profitability ratios – Turnover ratios – Liquidityratios – Proprietary ratios – Market earnings ratios- Uses and limitations ofratios - Dupont analysis.
UNIT 8 Fund Flow Analysis: Need and meaning – Preparation of schedule of changesin working capital and the fund flow statement – Workings forComputation of various sources and uses - Preparation of Fund FlowStatement
UNIT 9 Cash flow Analysis: Meaning and importance Managerial uses of cash flowstatement – Differences between fund flow and cash flow analysis - Uses andlimitation of fund flow statement- Preparation of cash flow statement
UNIT 10 Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting - Meaning - Distinction between FinancialAccounting and Cost Accounting - Cost Terminology: Cost, Cost Centre, CostUnit - Elements of Cost - Cost Sheet – Problems - Overhead Cost Allocations:Over and under Absorption. Job and Contract Costing,
UNIT 11 Operating Costing: Material Cost Accounting, Perpetual Inventory Control,Inventory Valuation, EOQ, ABC Analysis, Setting of Reorder Level,Maximum Level, Minimum Level, Labour Cost Accounting, Remunerationand Incentive Schemes- Reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting
UNIT 12 Marginal Costing: Definition – Difference between marginal costing andabsorption costing – Break- even point Analysis - Contribution, p/v Ratio,margin of safety - Decision making under marginal costing system-key factoranalysis, make or buy decisions, export decision, sales mix decision-Problems
UNIT 13 Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Concept and Need for Budgeting-Classification of budgets – Preparation of Sales, Production, Material,Purchase and Cash Budgets –Budgetary control system – Mechanism – Masterbudget.
UNIT 14 Capital Budgeting System: Importance – Methods of capital expenditureappraisal – Payback period method – ARR method – DCF methods – NPV andIRR methods – Their rationale – Capital rationing.
7. Manmohan & Goyal, Principles of Management Accounting, Shakithabhavan
Publication.
8. N. K. Prasad,Advanced Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta.
9. Andrew A Haried, Advanced Accounting, Atlantic Publishers.
10. Hoyle,Advanced Accounting, McGraw Hill.
35621 - RESEARCH METHODSObjectives:
• To Understand the basic principles of research and design• To practice the research process, tools and techniques• To facilitate managerial decision making
UNIT 1 Research Bases: Definition and applications of business research; Types ofresearch –descriptive, exploratory, correlational, explanatory, quantitative,qualitative; Steps in the research process; establishing operational definitions
UNIT 2 Research scope - Recent advancements in research. Distinction between Pure& Applied, Historical & Futuristic, Analytical & Synthetic, Descriptive &Prescriptive, Survey & Experimental and Case & Generic Researches
UNIT 3 Planning of Research: Research problem – Identification, selection andformulation of research problem – Review of literature in the field of business- Identifying objectives of the research.
UNIT 4 Economic management: Use in identifying Research Gaps and Techniques –Hypothesis – Meaning – Sources and Types of Hypothesis – HypothesisFormulation for testing – Research design – Factors affecting research design– Evaluation of research design
UNIT 5 Variables construction for Hypothesis: Identifying variables - Constructinghypotheses – functions, characteristics, types of hypotheses - Significance ofresearch in social sciences – Induction and deduction.
UNIT 6 Sampling Design: Census method and sampling method for investigation –Principle of sampling – Essentials of a good sampling – sampling frame;Methods of sampling: Probability, non-probability, mixed sampling designs;
UNIT 7 Construction of sampling for Finite and Infinite populations – Sample sizedetermination– Calculations - Factors affecting the size of the sample – Biasedsample – Sampling and non-sampling errors.
UNIT 8 Sources and Collection of Data: Sources of data – Primary and secondary data– Modes of data collection – Observation: Types and Techniques –Interview:Types and conduct – Preparation for an interview – Effective interviewtechniques – Limitations of interview
UNIT 9 Schedule: Meaning and kinds – Essentials of a good schedule – Procedure forthe formulation of a schedule – Questionnaire: Meaning and types – Format ofa good questionnaire– Schedules Vs. Questionnaires
UNIT 10 Scaling techniques: Meaning, Importance, Types of measurement scales –Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio; Methods of their construction ofQuestionnaires or Schedules – Pre-testing of Data Collection Tools- Validityand Reliability – Methods.
UNIT 11 Processing and Analysis of Data: Meaning – Importance – Process of dataanalysis – Editing – Coding – Tabulation – Diagrams – Univariate, Bivariateand Multi-variant analysis
UNIT 12 Test of Significance: Fundamentals on Test Procedure- Testing forsignificance of Mean/Proportion and difference between Means/Proportions- FTest for Means and Chi-square test Contingency Table - Parametric Test: Ttest, F Test and Z test
UNIT 13 Non-parametric Test: Concept and Types: Mann Whitney Test- Test, KruskalWallis, sign test. Multivariate analysis-factor, cluster, MDS, Discriminantanalysis - The process of interpretation of Test Results– Guidelines for makingvalid interpretation
UNIT 14 Report Writing : Role and types of reports – Contents of research report –Steps involved in drafting reports – Principles of good report writing –Grammatical Quality – Language flow- Data Support- DiagrammaticElucidation- References and Annotations – Clarity and Brevity ofexpressions- Features of a good Report- Criteria for evaluating researchreports/ research findings.
REFERENCES
1. John W Best & James V. Kahn Research in Education, Allyn and Bacon, 2009
2. Anderson et-al, Thesis and Assignment Writing, Wiley, New Delhi, 1989.
3. William Josiah Goode and Paul K. Hatt, Methods of Social Research, McGraw
Hill, 1981.
4. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Methods and Techniques of Social Research, 2003,
HPH.
5. Earl R. BabbieRobert, ThePractice of Social Research, Cengage Learning, 2010.
6. B. Burns & A. Burns, Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS, Sage
Publications, 2008.
7. Krishnaswami and Ranganatham, Research Methodology in social Sciences, HPH,
Mumbai
8. Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods, OUP.
9. Pauline V Young, Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice-Hall,
(Digitalized) 2007.
10. C.R.Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, 2009
35622 - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTObjectives:
• To understand the concepts and constituents of Business environment• To know the environmental issues in the business context• To analyze the changes in the global environmental relating to business
UNIT 1 Business Environment: Introduction: Concepts – Significance - Dynamicfactors of environment – Importance of scanning the environment – Macro andMicro Environment – Micro and Macro Economics to the business –Constituents of Business environment
UNIT 2 Fundamental issues captured in PESTLE– Political, Economic, Socio-cultural,Technological, Legal and Ecological environment- Opportunities and Threatsas environmental issues to address by Businesses.
UNIT 3 Political Environment: Government and Business – Political Systems, PoliticalStability and Political Maturity as conditions of business growth - Role ofGovernment in Business: Entrepreneurial, Catalytic, Competitive, Supportive,Regulative and Control functions
UNIT 4 Government and Economic planning: Industrial policies and promotionschemes – Government policy and SSI – Interface between Government andpublic sector - Guidelines to the Industries – Industrial Developmentstrategies; salient features, Role of public and private sectors, Comparativecost dynamics.
UNIT 5 Economic Environment: Phase of Economic Development and its impact-GDP Trend and distribution and Business Opportunities – capacity utilisation– Regional disparities and evaluation - Global Trade and investmentenvironment.
UNIT 6 Financial System and Business capital: Monetary and Fiscal policies -Financial Market structure – Money and Capital markets – Stock Exchangesand Its regulations – Industrial Finance - Types, Risk - Cost-Role of Banks;Industrial Financial Institutions - Role of Management Institutions
UNIT 7 Role of Central Bank- Fiscal System: Government Budget and TaxationMeasures- Fiscal Deficits and Inflation- FDI and collaboration –ForeignCapital tapping by businesses- Export-Import policy – Foreign Exchange andBusiness Development.
UNIT 8 Labour Environment: Labour Legislation – Labour and social securities –Industrial Relations – Trade Unions – Workers participation in management –Exit Policy – Quality Circles.
UNIT 9 Social and Technological Environment: Societal Structure and Features-Entrepreneurial Society and its implications for business – Social and culturalfactors and their implications for business- Technology Development Phase inthe Economy as conditioner of Business Opportunities
UNIT 10 Technology Environment: Technology Policy- Technology Trade and transfer-Technology Trends in India- Role of Information Technology – CleanTechnology. – Time lag in technology – Appropriate technology andTechnology adoption- Impact of technology on globalization.
UNIT 11 Legal and Ecological Environment: Legal Environment as the all-envelopingfactor from inception, location, incorporation, conduct, expansion and closureof businesses – IDRA and Industrial licensing – Public, Private, Joint andCooperative Sectors.
UNIT 12 Legal Aspects of Entering Primary and Secondary Capital Markets- Law onPatents- Law on Consumer Protection- Law on Environmental Protection-Need for Clean energy and Reduction of Carbon footprint.
UNIT 13 New Economic Policy Environment in India: Liberalization, Privatization andGlobalization (LPG): Efficiency Drive through Competition- Facets ofLiberalization and impact on business growth
UNIT 14 Aspects of Privatization and impact on business development– Globalizationand Enhanced Opportunities and Threats – Extended competition in Input andOutput Markets Role of WTO, IMF and World Bank in global economicdevelopment.
REFERENCES
1. Brooks, Weatherston, Wilkinson, International Business Environment, Pearson, 2010.
2. Steiner & Steiner, Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective,
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
3. Mohinder Kumar Sharma, Business Environment in India, South Asia Books.
4. Adhikary M, Economic Environment of Business, Sultan Chand & Sons.
5. Amarchand D, Government and Business, TMH.
6. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment and Development, Himalaya Publishing
House, 2008.
7. Maheswari & Gupta, Government, Business and Society.
35623 - BUSINESS LAWSObjectives:
• To understand the legal structure and provision for running a business• To learn various acts, enactments and amendments of mercantile law• To know the various aspects of Business law for legal process.
UNIT 1 Indian Contract Act 1872: Contract – Meaning – Essential elements – Natureand formation of contract: Nature, elements, Classifications of Contracts onthe basis of Validity, Formation and Performance– offer and acceptance
UNIT 2 Offer and Acceptance: Introduction – Proposal – acceptance –Communications of offer, Acceptance and Revocations – Offer and acceptanceby Post.
UNIT 3 Consideration: Definitions, Types of consideration – essentials ofConsideration – Privity of Contracts: Exceptions – Capacity: Consent –Legality of object – Quasi contract Discharge of contract - Remedies forbreach of contract – Quasi contracts.
UNIT 4 Special Contracts: Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee – Bailment andPledge – Law of Agency-Definition – Rights of Surety -Discharge of Surety –Bailment and Pledge: Introduction, Classifications, Duties and Rights of Bailerand Bailee – termination of Bailment -
UNIT 5 Formation of contract under Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Contract of sale -Conditions and Warranties - Transfer of property - Performance of thecontract: Essentials of valid tender performance, Performance reciprocalpromise- Rights of an unpaid seller.
UNIT 6 Laws on Carriage of Goods: Duties, Rights and Liabilities of CommonCarriers under: (i) The Carriers Act, 1865. (ii) The Railways Act, 1989, (iii)The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, (iv) The Carriage by Air Act, 1972and (v) The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
UNIT 7 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Negotiable Instruments: Features – Types-Parties – Material alteration – Parties to negotiable instruments – Presentationsof negotiable instrument.
UNIT 8 Insurance: Definition and sources of Law – Judicial set up in India ––Insurance as a contract -History of Insurance Legislation in India - Legalprinciples - Fundamental Principles of Life Insurance Fire Insurance andMarine Insurance.
UNIT 9 Indian Partnership Act, 1932: Meaning and test of partnership – registration offirms Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956 – General Insurance BusinessNationalization Act 1973.
UNIT 10 Partners Relations: Introduction – Eligibility to be a partner – Registration ofchange in partner – Limited Liabilities of partnership - Dissolution of firms -
Characteristics – Kinds – Incorporation of Companies – Memorandum ofAssociation – Articles of Association
UNIT 11 Companies Act 1956: Nature and kinds of companies – Prospectus –Disclosure Needs - Management and Administration – Director –Appointment, Powers and Duties
UNIT 12 Formation of a Company : Introduction – process - Minutes and Resolutions –E-Filling of documents under Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 21-Management of companies –Meetings- Types- Requirements -AGM and EGM– Board Meeting
UNIT 13 Law of Information Technology: Introduction – Rationale behind IT act 2000– Information technology Act 2000: Scheme of the IT Act 2000: Digitalsignature: attribution; Acknowledgement and dispatch of Electronics Record –Regulation certifying authorities.
UNIT 14 Protection of minority interest: Introduction - Methods of Winding-up - TheRight to Information Act, 2005 Right to know, Salient features of the Act,obligation of public Authority, Designation of Public Information officer,Request for obtaining information,
REFERENCES
1. M.S.Pandit and ShobhaPandit, Business Law, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai,
2010.
2. Pathak, Legal Aspects of Business, TMH, 2009.
3. N.D. Kapoor, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. M.C. Shukla, Mercantile Law, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5. Relevant Bare Acts.
6. Balachandran and Thothadri, business Law, TMH, 2010
35624 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Objectives:• To learn the principles of Management Information System for organizations• To understand the uses , function of application MIS in organization• To analyze the scope of MIS for business organizations
UNIT 1 Foundations of Information System: Information system: Meaning, Role –System concepts – Organization as a system – Components of Informationsystem – Various activities of IS and Types of IS
UNIT 2 Information System: Concepts of Information System and Managementinformation systems design and development-Implementation testing andconversion- Evolution and element of MIS
UNIT 3 MIS : Definition – Characteristics and basic requirements of MIS – Structureof MIS- Approaches to MIS development- Computerized MIS- Pre-requisitesof an effective MIS- Limitations of MIS.
UNIT 4 MIS and Decision support System (DSS): MIS Vs. data processing – MIS anddecision support system – MIS and information resource management – DSSand AI – Overview of AI - DSS models and software.
UNIT 5 MIS and Operations Research- Executive information and Decision supportsystems – Artificial intelligence and expert system – Merits and De Merits –Pitfalls in MIS.
UNIT 6 MIS in Indian organizations – Recent developments in information technology- Installation of Management Information & Control System in Indianorganization
UNIT 7 Computers and Communication: Information technology and Globalintegration –On-line information services – Electronic bulletin board systems –The internet, electronic mail, interactive video
UNIT 8 Communication Channels: Advantages disadvantages – Communicationnetworks – Local area networks – Wide area networks – Video conferencing-Relevance to MIS- Usage in Business process.
UNIT 9 Functional Information systems: MIS for Research Production - MIS forMarketing - MIS for Personnel - MIS for Finance - MIS for Inventory- MISfor Logistics- MIS for Product Development- MIS for Market Development.
UNIT 10 Client/ Server Computing: Communication servers – Digital networks –Electronic data interchange and its applications - Enterprise resource planningsystems (ERP Systems) – Inter-organizational information systems – Valueadded networks – Networking.
UNIT 11 Electronic Commerce and Internet: E-Commerce bases – E-Commerce andInternet – M-Commerce- Electronic Data Inter-change (EDI) - Applications ofinternet and website management - Types of Social Media - uses of socialmedia in business organization
UNIT 12 Computer System and Resources: Computers systems: Types and Types ofcomputer system processing - Secondary storage media and devices – Inputand output devices – Hardware standards – Other acquisition issues.
UNIT 13 Managing Information Technology: Managing Information Resources andtechnologies – IS architecture and management - Centralized, Decentralizedand Distributed - EDI, Supply chain management & Global Informationtechnology Management.
UNIT 14 Security and Ethical Challenges: IS controls - facility control and proceduralcontrol - Risks to online operations - Denial of service, spoofing - Ethics for ISprofessional - Societal challenges of Information technology
REFERENCES
1. James O'Brien & George Marakas, Management Information Systems, McGraw Hill,
2011.
2. Kenneth Laudon & Jane Laudon, Essentials of MIS, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Lisa Miller, MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, Prentice Hall,
2008.
4. David M. Kroenke, Experiencing MIS, Prentice Hall, 2011.
5. Kenneth C. Laudon, MIS: Managing the Digital Firm, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Sadogopan S, Management Information Systems, 2001PHI.
7. Murdie and Ross, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall.
8. Henri C. Lucas, Information Systems Concepts for Management, McGraw Hill, 1994.
9. Stephen Haag, Management Information Systems, 2008.
35625 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objectives:
• To understand the concepts and methods and techniques of Human ResourceManagement
• To know the Human resource management theories and real time practices• To identify the contemporary issues in human resource management
UNIT 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management: Concept, Definition,Objectives, Nature and Scope of HRM - Functions of HRM – Evolution ofhuman resource management - Role and structure of Human ResourceFunction in organizations- Challenges in Human Resource Management
UNIT 2 Human Resource Management Approaches: Phases of human resourceManagement- The importance of the human factor – Competitive challenges ofHRM – HRM Models – Roles and responsibilities of HR department.
UNIT 3 Human Resource Planning: Personnel Policy - Characteristics - Role ofhuman resource manager – Human resource policies – Need, Scope andProcess – Job analysis – Job description – Job specification- SuccessionPlanning.
UNIT 4 Recruitment and Selection Process: Employment planning and fore castingSources of recruitment- internal Vs. External; Domestic Vs. Global sources-Selection process Building employee commitment : Promotion from within -Sources, Developing and Using application forms – IT and recruiting on theinternet.
UNIT 5 Employee Testing & selection : Selection process, basic testing concepts,types of test, work samples & simulation, selection techniques, interview,common interviewing mistakes, Designing & conducting the effectiveinterview, small business applications, computer aided interview.
UNIT 6 Training and Development: Orientation & Training: Orienting the employees,the training process, need analysis, Training techniques, special purposetraining, Training via the internet. - Need Assessment - Training methodsfor Operatives and Supervisors
UNIT 7 Executive Development: Need and Programs - Computer applications inhuman resource management – Human resource accounting and audit. On-the- job and off-the-job Development techniques using HR to build a responsiveorganization
UNIT 8 Employee Compensation : Wages and Salary Administration – Bonus –Incentives – Fringe Benefits –Flexi systems - and Employee Benefits, Healthand Social Security Measures,
UNIT 9 Employee Retention: Need and Problems of Employees – various retentionmethods– Implication of job change. The control process – Importance –Methods – Employment retention strategies for production and servicesindustry
UNIT 10 Appraising and Improving Performance: Performance Appraisal Programs,Processes and Methods, Job Evaluation, Managing Compensation, IncentivesPerformance appraisal: Methods - Problem and solutions - MBO approach -The appraisal interviews - Performance appraisal in practice.
UNIT 11 Managing careers: Career planning and development - Managing promotionsand transfers - Sweat Equity- Job evaluation systems – Promotion –Demotions – Transfers- Labour Attrition: Causes and Consequences
UNIT 12 Employee Welfare, Separation: Welfare and safety – Accident prevention –Employee Grievances and their Redressal – Industrial Relations - Statutorybenefits - non-statutory (voluntary) benefits – Insurance benefits - retirementbenefits and other welfare measures to build employee commitment
UNIT 13 Industrial relations and collective bargaining: Trade unions – Collectivebargaining - future of trade unionism - Discipline administration - grievanceshandling - managing dismissals and workers Participation in Management-Separation: Need and Methods.
UNIT 14 Human Resource Information System- Personnel Records/ Reports- e-Recordon Employees – Personnel research and personnel audit – Objectives – Scopeand importance.
REFERENCES
1.Mathis and Jackson, Human Resource Management,South-WesternCollege, 2004.
2.Nkomo, Fottler and McAfee, Human Resource Management, South-WesternCollege,
2007.
3.R. Wayne Mondy, Human Resource Management,Prentice Hall, 2011.
4.Venkataraman& Srivastava, Personnel Management & Human Resources
7.Edwin B. Flippo, Personnel Management , McGraw-Hill, 1984
8.Pigors and Myers, Personnel Administration
9.R.S. Dwivedi, Manpower Management
10. Lynton &Pareek, Training and Development, Vistaar Publications, 1990.
35631- MARKETING MANAGEMENTObjectives:
• To help the learners understand markets, consumers and marketing principles.• To understand the buyer behaviour and influencing factors• To learn marketing plan, pricing, promotion and distribution in global context
UNIT 1 Introduction to Marketing: Meaning and Scope of Marketing; MarketingPhilosophies; Marketing Management Process-an overview; ModernMarketing Concept: Social marketing concept – Approaches to the study ofmarketing.
UNIT 2 Marketing segmentation: Meaning – Bases for segmentation, benefits –Systems approach - Four Ps of Product and Seven Ps Service marketing mixand Extensions- Targeting and Positioning - meaning and importance.
UNIT 3 Marketing Environment: Internal and External and Demographic factors –Adopting marketing to new liberalized and globalized economy –Digitalization – Customization and E business settings.
UNIT 4 Consumer Behaviour : Meaning and importance – Consumer buying process –Determinants and Theories of consumer behaviour – Psychological,sociological determinants – Theories and their relevance to marketing-
UNIT 5 Marketing Research: Procedure. Meaning – Objectives – Process- DemandForecasting- Marketing Information System – Strategic marketing plan andorganization – Changing marketing practices.
UNIT 6 Product Mix Management: Product planning and development – Meaning andprocess – Test marketing – Product failures – Product line management:Practices – Implications and Strategies for current market condition.
UNIT 7 Product life cycles: Meaning and Stages – Strategies – Managing PLC-Product-Market Integration: Strategies – Product positioning – Diversification– Product line simplification – Planned obsolescence – Branding Policies andStrategies – Packing.
UNIT 8 Price Mix Management: Pricing and pricing policies – Objectives –Procedures – Bases for and Methods of price fixing. Cases for Free Pricing,Administered and Regulated pricing – Pricing and product life cycle
UNIT 9 Physical Distribution Mix: Types of physical Distribution - Importance ofPhysical Distribution- Distribution channel policy – Logistics Decisions –Methods – Strategic alliance for Logistic cost reduction.
UNIT 10 Marketing Channel system: Marketing channel decisions: Choiceconsiderations– Managing Conflict and Cooperation in channels – Middlemenfunctions- Modern Trends in Retailing- Malls and Online.
UNIT 11 Promotional Mix: Personal selling Vs. impersonal selling – Personal selling –Process – Steps in selling – Management of sales force – Recruitment andselection – Training – Compensation plans – Evaluation of performance
UNIT 12 Integrated marketing communication Process: Advertising and sales promotion– Online Sales promotional activities – Public relationships – Directmarketing: Meaning, Nature, Growth and Channels.
UNIT 13 Advertising: Importance – Objectives – Media planning and selection –Factors influencing selection – Advertisement copy – Layout – Evaluation ofadvertising – Advertising budget – Sales promotion – Methods and practices.
UNIT 14 Competitor analyses: Identifying and analyzing the competitors – Types ofCompetitors – Competitive strategies framing for leaders, challengers,followers and nichers. Customer relationship marketing: Customer data base,Data ware housing and data mining
REFERENCES
1. Etzel, Walker and Stanton, Fundamentals of Marketing, McGraw Hill, 2004
2. Philip Kotler & Gary Armstrong, Principles of Marketing, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Jerome Mccarthy, Basic Marketing, Richard D. Irwin.
4. Cundiff, Still &Govani, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, Prentice Hall.
5. Memoria & Joshi, Fundamental of Marketing.
6. Paul Peter and James Donnelly Jr, Marketing Management, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
7. William O. Bearden, Marketing: Principles & Perspectives, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
8. William Arens, et al, Contemporary Advertising, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
9. Perreault and McGarthy - Basic Marketing - Tata McGraw Hill, 2002\
10. Michael J Etzel, Bruce J Walker, William J Stanton and Ajay Pandit, Marketingconcepts and cases - TMH 13th Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
35632 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objectives:• To help the students to know the basic concepts of financial management• To understand capital structure, dividend policy and working capital
management.• To learn the various concepts of financial management along with applications
UNIT 1 Introduction: Financial management: objectives - Concept, nature, evaluationand significance – Finance Functions: Managerial and operative – Role ofFinancial management in the organization – Indian Financial system.
UNIT 2 Financial System: Legal and Regulatory frame work – Financial Functions:Meaning and scope – Finance and Tax Management Nexus- Tax Avoidanceand Tax evasion- Tax incentive and business decisions.
UNIT 3 Investment Function: Meaning and scope - Time value of Money concepts andapplications –Risk return relationship - Dividend function – Risk return tradeoff – Management planning- Global management environment
UNIT 4 Long-term Capital Resources: Equity and debt sources – Equity share,preference shares – types of preference share - debentures – types - sources oflong-term capital.
UNIT 5 Capital Issues: Meaning, Nature, Purpose – Roles and Guidelines of SEBI incapital issues- Bridge finance, loan syndication, Book building – Borrowingsfrom the term lending institutions and International capital market- Taxconsiderations in financing decision areas.
UNIT 6 Cost of Capital : Concept of cost of capital- Cost of debt, equity, preferenceshare capital, retaining earning - Weighted average cost: EBIT –EPSAnalysis- Tax, Capital structure and Value nexus - Computation of overallcost of capital – Tax and cost of capital.
UNIT 7 Capital structure: Determinates - Concept and Types- Optimum capitalstructure – Theories of capital structure – Net income and net operative incomeapproach – M.M. Approach – Traditional theory – Their assumptions –Significance and limitations – Management leverage operating leverage –Combined leverage.
UNIT 8 Capital budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Types of Capital Investment-Methods of appraisal under certainty conditions: PBP, ARR, IRR and NPVtechniques - Basic and International capital budgeting.
UNIT 9 Uncertainty and Risk models: Simulation Analysis- Sensitivity analysis-Decision tree analysis- Certainty equivalent and risk-adjusted return measures-
Tax considerations in Investment Decisions Cost of capital and InvestmentDecisions.
UNIT 10 Working Capital Management: Definitions and Objectives - Concept andtypes – Determinants – Financing approaches – Conservative approaches -Sources of working capital finance Factors affecting working capitalrequirements- Working capital financing by commercial banks – Types ofassistance
UNIT 11 Inventories and receivables Management under conditions of certainty anduncertainty – Operating cycle – Planning of funds through the management ofassets – Various techniques used.
UNIT 12 Cash and liquidity management: Credit Management and evaluationalternative credit variables Methods and Functions- Tax considerations inRemittances and Purchases.
UNIT 13 Dividend Theories: Valuation under Gordon and Walter theories – Dividendirrelevance under M.M. Theory – Assumptions – Limitations - Implicationsand contributions of theories in financial decision making process.
UNIT 14 Dividend Policy: Types – Share valuation practices – Factors affectingdividend decision – Tax considerations in dividend decision when tax is leviedat the hands of companies and recipients.
REFERENCES
1. Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory & Practice, Thomson ONE,
2010
2. Brigham and Houston, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson ONE, 2009.
3. Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Jeff Madura, International Financial Management,South-WesternCollege Pub., 2010
5. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, McGraw Hill, 2008.
6. Khan and Jain, Financial Management ,Tata McGrawHill,2009
7. Pandey I M, Financial Management, Vikas Publishers,2009
9. B J Camsey, Engene F.Brigham, “Introduction to Financial Management”, The Gryden
Press
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35633 - COMPANY LAW AND PRACTICEObjectives:
• To know the basic concept of Company law• To understand the various corporate practices in law
• To acquire knowledge of the practical and procedural aspects of the Companies
Act
• To encourage the development of students' skills in legal reasoning and analysis
through study of statutes, case law and regulatory practice relating to Company
Law.
UNIT 1 Meaning and Characteristics: Company Law Administration – Classification ofCompanies – Lifting the corporate veil. Memorandum of Association – Contentsand Alteration of Memorandum.
UNIT 2 Doctrine of Ultra Vires – Articles of Association – Contents and Alteration ofArticles –Constructive Notice of Articles and Memorandum – Doctrine of IndoorManagement
UNIT 3 Prospectus - Definition, Registration of Prospectus - Contents of prospectus;Offer for sale – Deemed prospectus – Statement in lieu of prospectus –Misrepresentation in prospectus – Liability for Misstatement in prospectus.
UNIT 4 Shares and Bond/Debentures Issues/Redemption: Share – Meaning and types–Issue of shares at premium, at discount, underwriting commission and brokerage– Allotment of shares and return of allotment.
UNIT 5 Share warrants – Forfeiture and surrender of shares – Further issue of shares andbonus issues – Redemption of redeemable preference shares – Alteration ofcapital – Reduction of capital.
UNIT 6 Mode of obtaining membership – Cessation of members - Rights and liabilities ofmembers – Annual return - Debenture: Kinds of debentures – Issue, redemptionand conversion of debentures – Register of debenture holders.
UNIT 7 Management: Director – Share qualifications – Disqualifications of a director –Vacation of office – Appointment of directors –Power, duties and liabilities ofdirectors - Removal and resignation.
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UNIT 8 Loan to directors – Holding office or place of profit – Managing Director –Appointment – Managerial remuneration.
UNIT 9 Meetings: General Meetings of shareholders – Statutory meetings – Annualgeneral meeting – Extra-ordinary meeting and Class meeting.
UNIT 10 Meetings of the Board of Directors – Requisites of a valid meeting – Notice –Agenda – Quorum – Chairman – Minutes – Proxies – Voting – Poll andresolution.
UNIT 11 Corporate Accountability: Accounts and Audit – Quarterly Reporting, AnnualReporting and Segmental Reporting- Statutory books- Disclosure practices.
UNIT 12 Appointment, resignation, removal of auditors – Rights, duties and liabilities ofauditors – Profits and dividends – Divisible profits.
UNIT 13 Majority Powers and Minority Rights: Law relating to majority powers andminority rights – Shareholder remedies – Prevention of oppression andmismanagement
UNIT 14 Corporate collapse – Winding up – necessity, types, process of winding up – Roleof liquidators – Consequences of winding up.
REFERENCES
1. Ramaiah, Companies Act, Lexis Nexis, 2011.
2. Kapoor N D, Elements of Company Law, Sultan Chand and Sons, 2009
3. Ghosh P K & Balachandran V, Company Law and Practice, Sultan Chand, 2009.
4. ICSI Study Material on Company Law.
5. Majumadar, Company Law, Taxman Publications, New Delhi, 2008.
6. Sen Gupta B K, Company Law, Eastern Law Book House, Kolkata.
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35634 - GLOBAL BUSINESS & MNCsObjectives:
• To understand the global business environment• To understand the International Trade Procedure and Facilitation and evaluation
• To acquire knowledge in MNC , FDI and WTO
UNIT 1 International Business Environment and Effect: International business – Anoverview – Concept of international business – Classification of internationalbusiness
UNIT 2 Factors influencing international business – Economic and policy environment –Regulation of international business – Foreign Direct Investment – ForeignPortfolio Investment – Foreign Technology Transfer.
UNIT 3 Global Economic Integration, Trade and Global Development – Global Meltdownand Coping with Contagion Effect.
UNIT 4 International Trade Procedure and Facilitation: Export-Import Procedure - offerand receipt of orders - Shipment procedure - Banking Procedure- ExportDocumentation - Framework - Standardized pre-shipment Export Documents -Commercial and Regulatory Documents - Export credit instruments andprocedures: Letters of credit and types.
UNIT 5 Documents required for export credit- Export credit insurance - Services ofExport Credit and Guarantee Corporation in export credit insurance -Specific Policy and Small Exporters Policy - Guarantees - Procedure foravailing credit insurance and necessary documents.
UNIT 6 Multinational Corporations (MNCs): Concept, strategy and organization –Foreign direct Investment (FDI) and MNCs: Concept, Theories - Need - Factorsinfluencing FDI – FDI and Technology Transfer by MNCs.
UNIT 7 Evaluation of FDI – APV and International IRR - Global Trend - Indian efforts toattract FDI and Trends.
UNT 8 MNCs and Indian Companies: Contours and consequences of competition-Arguments of Level Playing field - Forms of Foreign Collaborations - StrategicAlliance- Strategic Acquisition- Strategic Sale- Strategic Merger.
UNIT 9 Joint Ventures – Negotiating foreign collaborations- Restrictive clauses in theforeign collaboration/ joint venture – UN Code of conduct of transfer oftechnology – Indian joint ventures abroad.
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UNIT 10 World Trade Organization and Regional Trade Blocks: Origin and Goals-Structure, functions and areas of operations –World Trade Organization andGlobal Trade, Global Investment and Global Development – WTO and Disputesettlement under WTO
UNIT 11 Anti-dumping duties – Countervailing duties – Environmental aspects ininternational trade – Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights
UNIT 12 Competition and trade in services- Regional Trade Associations – NAFTA,European Union, SAPTA and ASEAN- WTO Vs Regional Blocks.
UNIT 13 Multilateral Institutions: World Bank: Functions and Contribution to GlobalBusiness – IMF: Organization and Contribution to Global Business –International Finance Corporation and Global Private Sector Development
UNIT 14 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and Global Investment – InternationalDevelopment Association and Development of Less Developed Nations-International commercial arbitration and Settlement of International CommercialDisputes – World Intellectual Property Organization and Global Innovations.
REFERENCES1. Rugman, Collinson,. Hodgetts, International Business, Prentice Hall, 2006.
2. Fred Luthans and P. Doh, International Management, McGraw Hill, 2008
3. OdedShenkar, Yadong Luo, International Business, Sage Publications, Inc, 2007.
4. Alkhafaji A.F, Competitive Global Management: Principles and Strategies.
5. Thakur D, International Business for Third World Countries.
6. Devendra Thakur, Globalization and International Business.
7. Michael E. Porter, Competitive Advantage of Nations, Free Press,
8. Trilok N Sindhwani, The Global Business Game: A Strategic Perspective.
9. Francis Cherunilam, Global Business Environment
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35635 - SECURITIES LAWS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
Objectives:
• To understand the financial market and market players• To gain knowledge about SEBI and NSE
UNIT 1 Financial System: Concept and Constituents of financial system- Significance andgrowth of financial markets in India – Financial reforms and present scenario –Overview of Regulatory authorities governing financial market.
UNIT 2 Sub-sets of Financial Market: Money Market- Capital Market – Foreign ExchangeMarket -Significance and Functions- Capital market vis-à-vis money market.
UNIT 3 Market players: Investors, Companies, Intermediaries and Regulators – Types ofInvestors and Services Needed – Companies as service providers and benefiters offinancial market.
UNIT 4 Intermediaries in financial market: Types of Intermediaries in financial marketand functions- Regulators: SEBI and RBI: Functions and powers –An overview ofInternational Capital Market.
UNIT 5 Capital market instruments: Equity, preference shares, debentures, sweat equityshares, non-voting shares – New instruments of capital market – Pure, hybrid andderivatives.
UNIT 6 Global Depository Receipts: American Depository Receipts, Money MarketInstruments, Treasury Bills, Commercial Bills, Certificate of Deposits – CreditRating and Evaluation of Risk – Concepts, Scope and Significance – Benefits toInvestors
UNIT 7 Regulatory framework – Credit rating agencies in India: Processes of Ratingmethodologies for various instruments – Evaluation of risk.
UNIT 8 Primary Market: Meaning significance and scope – Developments in primarymarket – IPO and SPO – Process of floatation – Road-show, Book building andGreen shoe options.
UNIT 9 Role and Functions of Intermediary agencies and institutions involved in primarymarket: Merchant Bankers, Registrars, Underwriters, Bankers to Issue.
UNIT 10 Portfolio Managers: Debenture Trustees: Role, Regulations and Code of ConductFramed By SEBI.
UNIT 11 Secondary Market: Meaning, significance, functions and scope of secondarymarket – Functions and significance of stock exchanges: Regulatory frameworkand control.
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UNIT 12 Secondary market intermediaries: Stock brokers, sub-brokers, advisors, theirrules, regulations and code of conduct framed by SEBI, Electronic trading insecurities.
UNIT 13 Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds: Nature, Types and Risk-returnaspects of Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds.
UNIT 14 Performance evaluation – SEBI and RBI regulations for mutual funds andexchange traded funds
REFERENCES
1. Balakrishnan&Narta S S, Securities Market in India.
2. Machiaraju H R, Merchant Banking, New Age International, 2009.
3. Gordon & Natarajan, Financial Services, Himalaya, 2010.
4. Aggarwal & Aggarwal, Concise Concept on Securities Laws and Compliances, Rel. Pub.
2010.
5. ICSI Study Material, Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets.
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35641 – CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICS
Objectives :
• To know the basic concept of CSR• To understand Corporate Social Responsibility Approaches
• To understand the Indian ethos, value and holistic management
UNIT 1 Corporate Social Responsibility Concerns: Business and Society: The SymbioticRelationship- Need for Monitoring Business Responsibility to society- Abuse ofPower and Absence of Regulations
UNIT 2 Environmental Degradations and Child labour: Environmental Degradations andno care attitude of businesses- Child labour and Business insensitivity – CorporateEspionage and Corruption
UNIT 3 Tax Evasion, Market Manipulation, Window Dressing, Insider Trading, TransferPricing and Fraudulent Practices harming consumers- Moral Collapse andGovernance Deficit.
UNIT 4 Corporate Social Responsibility Need: Relationship between business and Society– Need for social Responsibility – Nature and assumptions of social responsibility– Dimensions of social Responsibility
UNIT 5 Myths and reality of Corporate Social Responsibility: Arguments for and againstSocial Responsibility of Business - Social Accountability – social responsibilitytools – Social Accounting Social Audit.
UNIT 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Approaches: Approaches to CSR – CorporateSocial Accountability - Economic issues of CSR – Legislations governing CSR -Indian Examples – Corporate Social Reporting
UNIT 7 Contribution of NGOs to CSR – Corporate Governance and Corporate Socialresponsibility – Corporate Social Accountability – CSR Voluntary Guidelines,2009- Fulfillment Levels of CSR.
UNIT 8 Business Ethics: Meaning – Objectives of ethics – Business ethics – Businessethics and profits – Nature and Ethical need for Business Ethics – Characteristicsof business ethics – Arguments for and against business ethics
UNIT 9 Business ethics as a field of study - Corporate corruption – Abuse of power bycorporate: Areas and Abetments for abuse – Ethical Decay and GovernanceDilution – Consequences.
UNIT 10 Indian Ethos for Management: Basic Principles of Management as per ancientIndian wisdom and insight – Work life in Indian philosophy
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UNIT 11 Indian ethos for the work life – Indian values for the work place – Respect forelders – Respect for hierarchy and status – Rights and duties – Quality ofwork life in Indian philosophy and status.
UNIT 12 Rights and duties – Quality of work life in Indian philosophy – Code of conductfor corporate.
UNIT 13 Value Oriented Holistic Management : Importance of character – values –wholeness – Goodness – Courage – Self discipline – Living by inner truth –Dharma of organization / management – Value driven management
UNIT 14 Exploitation of nature – Man machine equation – Indian culture and wisdomethical / spiritual values – Management effectiveness based on values – Need ofvalue based holistic in Management in India.
REFERENCES
1. Larue Tone Hosmer and La Rue Hosmer, The Ethics in Management, Irwin, 2002
2. Naresh B Shah, Values / Ethics in Management – Relevance & Application.
3. Sherlekar, Ethics in Management, Himalaya, 2008
4. David Murray, Ethics in Management, Crest Pub.2001.
5. Marianne M. Jennings, Cases in Business Ethics, Delhi: Cengage Learning India.
6. Balachandran &Chandrasekaran, Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility,
Prentice Hall, 2010.
7. Manna S &Chakraborti S, Values and Ethics in Business and Profession, PHI, 2010.
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35642 - CORPORATE FINANCE AND TAX MANAGEMENT
Objectives :
• To know the basic concept of Corporate Finance and Tax management• To gain knowledge on cost , capital budgeting and Tax
UNIT 1 Financial Management: Concept, nature, evaluation and significance – FinanceFunctions: Managerial and operative
UNIT 2 Investment Function: Meaning and scope – Financing Function: Meaning andscope – Dividend function – Risk return trade off – Financial planning
UNIT 3 Global financial environment- Finance and Tax Management Nexus- TaxAvoidance and Tax evasion- Tax incentive and business decisions.
UNIT 4 Long-term Capital Resources: Equity and debt sources – Equity share, preferenceshares and debentures as sources of long-term capital – Bridge finance, loansyndication, Book building
UNIT 5 Borrowings from the term lending institutions and International capital market-Tax considerations in Financing decision areas.
UNIT 6 Cost of Capital and Determinants of capital structure: Concept of cost of capital-Cost of debt, equity, preference share capital, retaining earning – Weightedaverage cost: Computation of overall cost of capital.
UNIT 7 Tax and cost of capital- Capital structure: Concept and Types- Optimum capitalstructure – Theories of capital structure –Net income and net operative incometheories – M.M. theory – Traditional theory – Their assumptions, Significanceand limitations.
UNIT 8 Financial leverage operating leverage – Combined leverage – EBIT –EPSAnalysis- Tax, Capital structure and Value nexus.
UNIT 9 Capital budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Types of Capital investment- Methods ofappraisal under certainty conditions: PBP, ARR, IRR and NPV techniques
UNIT 10 Uncertainty and Risk models: Simulation Analysis- Sensitivity analysis- Decisiontree analysis- Certainty equivalent and risk-adjusted return measures.
UNIT 11 Tax considerations in Investment decisions Cost of capital and InvestmentDecisions- Leasing Vs. Investment: Evaluation and Tax implications.
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UNIT 12 Working Capital: Concept and types – Determinants – Financing approaches –Conservative – Aggressive and hedging approaches – Sources of working capitalfinance – Working capital financing by commercial banks.
UNIT 13 Inventory Management under conditions of certainty and uncertainty- CreditManagement and evaluation alternative credit variables- Cash and liquiditymanagement: Methods and Functions- Tax considerations in Remittances andPurchases.
UNIT 14 Dividend Theories: Valuation under Gordon and Walter theories – Dividendirrelevance under M.M. theory – Assumptions – Limitations – Dividend Policy:Different policies and practices – Factors affecting dividend decision – Taxconsiderations in dividend decision when tax is levied at the hands of companiesand recipients.
REFERENCES
1. Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory & Practice, Thomson ONE, 2010
2. Brigham and Houston, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson ONE, 2009.
3. Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Jeff Madura, International Financial Management, South-Western College Pub., 2010
5. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, 2008.
6. Khan and Jain, Financial Management, 2009
7. Pandey I M, Financial Management, 2007.
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35643 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Objectives:
• To know the basic concept of Corporate Governance
• To understand the corporate legal environment
UNIT 1 Corporate Governance – Meaning – Nature and Evolution of CorporateGovernance - need – objectives – Corporate Governance Models – Featuresconsequences of mis-governance - need for voluntary compliance beyondregulations.
UNIT 2 Requirements to strengthen Corporate Governance – Sustainability and CorporateGovernance - Popularly espoused principles of corporate governance.
UNIT 3 Governance Deficit in Corporates: Principal-Agent Problem- Major controllinginterest and mal-governance for personal gain or corporate window-dressing
UNIT 4 Creative accounting- Corporate scandals: Types and Examples- Lessons -Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002 of USA- Role of Auditors under scan.
UNIT 5 Regulation: Legal environment – General- Codes and guidelines- Parties tocorporate governance: Ownership structures and elements, Family ownership andInstitutional investors
UNIT 6 Mechanisms and controls: Internal measures: Monitoring the Board, Internalchecks and audit, Limits on Executive salary and Balance of Power
UNIT 7 External corporate governance controls: Competition, Media, Government, Take-over threats, Accounting standards and Labour Unions- Systemic problems ofcorporate governance.
UNIT 8 Board of Directors: Composition of the Board – Board structure – Buildingresponsive boards - Selection of Members of the Board – Duties andResponsibilities of the Board.
UNIT 9 Functions of the Board – Management of the Board – Ethical and professionalstandards of Individual Directors- Governance and Role of different types ofDirectors – Inside Directors – Outside Directors – Nominee Directors.
UNIT 10 Extended role of Nominee directors in ensuring governance greatness-Professional Directors – Managing Director – Independent Directors – Role andfunctions
UNIT 11 Chairman of the Board and Board Efficiency: Functions and Responsibilities ofChairman of the Corporation- Various Committees on Corporate Governance –Clause 49 of Listing Agreement – Features - Mandatory and Non Mandatorydisclosures- CEO – Responsibilities
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UNIT 12 Role of SEBI in Corporate Governance – Audit Committees – Functions-Effectives of the Board – Evaluation of the Board – Effectiveness of the Board –Parameters judging the board effectiveness – Internal control system and riskmanagement- Corporate Governance Award by ICSI- Criteria for Award.
UNIT 13 Corporate Governance Practices: Corporate social Entrepreneurship –CorporateSocial Responsibility- Corporate Transparency
UNIT 14 Corporate Governance In banking and insurance sector – Governance in PublicSector Vs Private Sector – Current Practices – Issues and Challenges.
REFERENCES
1. Gopalswamy. N, Corporate Governance, The New Paradigm, Wheeler Publishers, 2005
UNIT 4 Compliance Management: Concept and significance – Systems approach incompliance management – Process of establishment of compliance managementsystem- Certification,
UNIT 5 Due diligence and Signing: Meaning and scope of certification – Due diligenceand signing of various documents under corporate and security laws includingsigning of declaration with respect to incorporation of companies andcommencement of Business
UNIT 6 Signing of Annual returns – Certification under buy back of securities rules -Certification of occasion of transfer of deeds
UNIT 7 Secretarial Audit – Need objectives and scope – Secretarial Audit Process-Periodicity and format,
UNIT 8 Checklist under various Corporate Laws & Share transfer audit- Secretarial Auditof Registrar and Transfer Agents (RTAs).
UNIT 9 Compliance Certificate: Concept and deed, Appraisal of secretarial compliances –Specimen compliance Certificate.
UNIT 10 Securities management and compliances: Meaning, Need and Scope – Mechanismfor self regulations.
UNIT 11 Due diligence of Pre-capital issue work: Appraisal of documents relating to issueof capital viz. prospectus, Letter of offer and other documents to be filed withsecurities and Exchange Board of India.
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UNIT 12 Registrar of companies – Stock Exchange and other authorities – Ensuringcompliance of listing and other requirements – Insider Trading – Prevention ofFraudulent Practices.
UNIT 13 Due diligences of Post capital issue work: Approval of post capital issuecompliances including dispatch of refund order / Certificate to investors
UNIT 14 Filing compliance certificate with SEBI and other authorities – Ensuringcompliance of listing Guidelines.
REFERENCES
1. V. Sithapathy&Ramadevi R. IYER, Corporate Governance Practice & Procedure, 2006.
2. Prakash Pandya & R. Balakrishnan, Compliance Guide to Corporate Governance (with
check lists specimen / formats) , 2006
3. Navin Chandra Joshi, Corporate Management.
4. Balachandran and Ravichandran, Secretarial Securities and Management Audit, Bharat
• To know the scenario of the global corporate• To understand the procedure for merger acquisition
UNIT 1 Introduction: Meaning of corporate restructuring – Need, scope and modes ofrestructuring – Global scenario
UNIT 2 National scenario – Strategic planning – Competitive advantage and corecompetence – Strategy formulation – Routes for executing strategy
UNIT 3 Start up - mergers - Causes for Merging - Acquisitions - Takeovers, dis-investments and strategic alliances.
UNIT 4 Mergers and Amalgamations Concept - Need for M&A– Legal aspects –Importance of M&A- benefits
UNIT 5 Procedural aspects relating to commencing of meetings and presentation ofpetition including documentation.
UNIT 6 Takeovers -Meaning and concept – Types of takeovers – Legal aspects –Securities and Exchange Board of India takeover regulations
UNIT 7 Takeover Code – Procedural aspects – Economic aspects – Financial aspects –Payment of consideration – Bail out takeovers – Takeover of sick units.
UNIT 8 Demergers & Reverse mergers - Corporate Demergers / Splits and Divisions andPost Merger Re-Organization- Difference between demergers and reconstructionmodes of demerger
UNIT 9 By agreement, under scheme of arrangement, by voluntary winding up -Procedures – types of voluntary winding up Tax aspects.
UNIT 10 Tax reliefs – Indian scenario – Reverse mergers- effects on Share price- reversetakeover – merits and demerits.
UNIT 11 Post Merger Re-organization - Accomplishment of objectives – Criteria ofsuccess – Profitability – Gains to post merger valuation
UNIT 12 Post merger – meaning- integration frame work- issues - efficiency – Factors inpost merger re-organization.
UNIT 13 Financial Restructuring Buy-back of shares – Concept and necessity – Securitiesand Exchange Board of India guidelines –
UNIT 14 Government’s guidelines – Procedure and practice for buy-back of shares –Procedure- reasons for buy-back of shares.
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REFERENCES
1. Fred Weston, Mitchell and Mulherin, Takeovers, Restructuring, and Corporate
Governance, Prentice Hall, 2003.
2. Fred Weston J, Kwang S Chmg& Susan E Hoag, Merger, Restructuring and
Corporate Control.
3. Verma J C, Corporate Mergers, Amalgamations and Takeovers, Jain book depot, 2008.
4. Machiaraju H R, Merchant Banking, New Age International, 2009.
5. ICSI Study Material, Corporate Restructuring: Law and Practice.
6. Patrick A. Gaughan, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings Wiley, 2007.
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3. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The course shall consist of two academic years divided into four semesters.
4. Faculty and Support Staff Requirements
This programme requires the following faculty and supporting staffs
*At least Assistant Professor Level (Either permanent or part time)
5. Instructional Delivery Mechanism
Each semester there will be one contact programme of 80 hours duration in theory. The SLM
(Self Learning Material) will be supplied to the students in print form as well as in CD form. The
face to face contact sessions of the programme for theory courses will be held at the head quarter
/ learning centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation and issuance of
certificates will be done by office of the Controller of examinations, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi.
F) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, CURRICULUM TRANSACTION, AND
EVALUATION
Procedure of Admission
A candidate who has passed any Bachelor Degree from a recognized University in the Pattern of
10+2+3 shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the programme.
Curriculum Transactions:
The class room teaching would be through conventional lecture, use of OHP, power point
presentation and novel innovative teaching ideas like television and computer aided instruction.
Student seminars would be arranged to improve their awareness and communicative skill.
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Face to face contact session will be conducted as given in below table.
Course Type Face to Face ContactSession/semester (in Hours)
5 Theory courses with 4 credits 80
Total 80
EvaluationThe examinations shall be conducted for theory to assess the knowledge acquired during
the study. There shall be two systems of examinations viz., internal and external examinations. In
the case of theory courses, the internal evaluation shall be conducted as Continuous Internal
Assessment via. Student assignments preparation and seminar, etc. The internal assessment shall
comprise of maximum 25 marks for each course. The end semester examination shall be of three
hours duration to each course at the end of each semester. The end semester examinations shall
comprise of maximum of 75 marks for each course. The candidate failing in any course(s) will
be permitted to appear for each failed course(s) in the subsequent examination.
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments:The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2)(12.5+12.5)
25
Total 25
Question paper pattern (Theory)
• The question paper carries a maximum of 75 marks.
• The question paper consists of three sections namely Part-A, Part-B and Part-C.
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• Part-A consists of 10 questions of 2 marks each (10 x 2 = 20 marks) with no choice. The
candidate should answer all questions.
• Part-B consists of 5 either or choice questions. Each question carries 5 marks (5 x 5=25
marks).
• Part-C consists of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. The candidate should
Answer any three questions (10 x 3 = 30 marks).
Passing minimum
• There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.
• For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50% (Fifty Percentage) of themaximum marks (75) prescribed for the paper.
• In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of 50 Mark for eachPaper
• Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal + external).
Candidate who does not obtain the required minimum marks for a pass in a course shall berequired to appear and pass the same at a subsequent appearance.
Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and classification to indicate theperformance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
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ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semesterGi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester.n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑iCiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
Sum of the credits of the courses for the entire programme
CGPA Grad Classification of FinalResult
9.5-10.0
9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+
O
First Class- Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0
8.0 and above but below 8.5
7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++
D+
D
First Class withDistinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5
6.5 and above but below 7.0
6.0 and above but below 6.5
A++
A+
A
First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0
5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+
B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
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*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester ofthe PG Programme are eligible.
Maximum duration for completion of the course
The maximum duration for completion of MBA degree shall not exceed five years after thecompletion of the minimum duration of the programme.
Commencement of this regulation
These regulations shall come into effect from the academic year 2018-19 for students who areadmitted to the first year of the course during the academic year 2018-19.
Fee structure
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First
Year
SecondYear
1 AdmissionProcessing Fees
300.00 -
2 Course Fees 13200.00 13200.00
5 ICT Fees 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 13650.00 13350.00
G) REQUIREMENT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES:
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Central Library is one of the important central facilities of Alagappa University. It has text
book, reference books, conference proceedings, back volumes, standards, and non-book material
such as CD-ROMs and audios. The central Library procured several e-books in different areas.
The library also subscribes to about 250 current periodicals. The Directorate of Distance
Education of Alagappa University has adequate number of copies of books related to
Management Programme.
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COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THE PROVISIONS:
Sl. No. Nature of Expenditure Amount in Rs.(Approx.)
1 Programme Development 10,00,000/-2 Programme Delivery 20,00,000/-3 Programme Maintenance 3,00,000/-
i) QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM AND EXPECTED PROGRAMMEOUTCOMES
• The feedback from students on teaching will be collected every semester using standardformats.
• Feedback on the curriculum will also be collected from the experiences of the studentswhich help teachers in fine tuning of deliverables in the classroom.
• It helps in improving the standard of teaching as expected by the students.• Exit survey feedback on various parameters to improve and quality of the programme and
support services like course material, library and infrastructure.• It helps to Strengthen the contents of the program to meet the requirements of the
employment market and keep the curriculum as a treasure of knowledge.• This programme provides Opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate
knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes.
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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATIONALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
KARAIKUDI – 630 003
PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP
a) PROGRAMME MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Business Studies have fascinated humans for two reasons, namely generating interest and
augmenting essentials of running a firm effectively. That is why their study is enchanting and
glorifying. The primary objective of this programme is to provide ample exposure to subjects
from the fields of business legacy and accountancy, equip the Students for entry level jobs in
industry and to contribute to the economic development of the country.
b) RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME WITH HEI’S MISSION AND GOALS:
The Alagappa University is functioning with following Vision and Mission:
Mission: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular emphasis on
‘PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and Learning
Vision: Affording High Quality Higher Education to the learners so that they are transformed
into intellectually competent human resources that will help in the uplift of the nation to
Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence.
Therefore, the introduction of MBA CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP programme in the
Directorate of Distance Education will contribute substantially in fulfilling the mission of
Alagappa University. Such a higher education in subject with appropriate Practical Exposer
will enrich the human resources for the uplift of the Nation to Educational, Social,
Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c) NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE TARGET GROUP OF LEARNERS
• Working Professionals
• Entrepreneurs• Service Personnel
• Academic Faculty• Government Officials• Researchers
• Home makers• Unemployed Graduates
d) APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMME
To Attain Leadership in spearheading qualitative and responsible academic programs relevantto the society through cost effective off-campus distance mode of education. knowledge andunderstanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
• The fundamental concepts of Management
• The higher-level taxonomy and diversity of Business Studies.
• How principles of Business can be applied to problems
• Internship training in Industry
• Undertake Inter tasks and techniques.
• Inter-disciplinary knowledge like statistics, Mathematics, Computer and E-Banking.
• Using the SPSS package for the analysis of data
• It also improves the Intellectual skills of the students.
• In nutshell, these skills will improve the performance of the student’s parameters.
IV Semester33141 Company Secretarial Practice 25 75 100 433142 Corporate Restructuring: Law and Practice 25 75 100 433143 Drafting and Conveyancing 25 75 100 4
33144 Economic Legislations 25 75 100 4
33145 Secretarial and Management Audit 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
Grand Total 2000 80
Course Code Legend:
3 3 1 Y Z
331- M.B.A ProgrammeY -Semester NumberZ- Course Number in the Semester
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment, ESE: End Semester Examination, TOT: Total, C:Credit Points, Max.: Maximum
No. of Credits per Course (Theory) - 5 Total No. of Credits per Semester- 20
Total Credits for the Programme- 20 X 4 = 80
33111- MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Objectives:• To introduce the basic concepts of Management functions and principles• To learn the scientific decision making and modern trend in the management process• To understand the contemporary practices and issues in management
UNIT 1 Management: Definition – Nature, Scope and Functions – Evolution ofManagement – Management thought in modern trend – Patterns of themanagement analysis – Management Vs. Administration - Management andSociety: The external Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics.
UNIT 2 Management Science and Theories : Contributions of FW Taylor, Henri Fayol,Elton Mayo, Roethilisberger, H.A.Simon and P.F Drucker - Universality ofManagement - Relevance of management to different types of organization.
UNIT 3 Planning: Nature and Purpose – Principles and planning premises –Components of planning as Vision, Mission, Objectives, Managing ByObjective (MBO) Strategies, Types and Policies -Planning and DecisionMaking: Planning process.
UNIT 4 Decision making: Meanings and Types – Decision-making Process underConditions of Certainty and Uncertainty – Rational Decision MakingStrategies, Procedures, Methods, Rules, Projects and Budgets.
UNIT 5 Organizing: Nature, Importance, Principles, purpose and Scope - Organizingfunctions of management – Classifications of organization – Principles andtheories of organization – Effective Organizing – Organizational Culture andGlobal Organizing.
UNIT 6 Organizational Structure – Departmentalization – Span of control – Line andstaff functions – Formal and Informal Groups in Organizations - Authority andresponsibility - Centralization and decentralization – Delegation of authority –Committees – Informal organization.
UNIT 7 Staffing: General Principles of Staffing- Importance, techniques, Staffauthority and Empowerment in the organization – Selection and Recruitment -Orientation - Career Development - Career stages – Training – PerformanceAppraisal.
UNIT 8 Creativity and Innovation – Motivation - Meaning – Importance – Humanfactors of Motivation – Motivation Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor(X&Y), Ouchi (Z) ,Vroom, Porter-Lawler, McClelland and Adam –Physiological and psychological aspects of motivation .
UNIT 9 Directing : Meaning, Purpose, and Scope in the organization – Leadership:Meaning, Leadership styles, Leadership theories: Trait, Contingency,Situation, Path-Goal, Tactical, Transactional, Transformational and Grid.Leaders: Type, Nature, Significance and Functions, Barriers, Politics andEthics. Leader Vs. Manager.
UNIT 10 Communications: Meaning – Types – Process – Communication in thedecision making – Global Leading - Effective communication in the levels ofmanagement. – Uses of Communication to Planning, Organizing, coordinatingand controlling.
UNIT 11 Co-ordination: Concept; Meaning, Characteristics, Importance in theorganization, Co-ordination process and principles - Techniques of Effectiveco-ordination in the organization - Understanding and managing the groupprocess.
UNIT 12 Business ethics: Relevance of values in Management; Holistic approach formanagers indecision-making; Ethical Management: Role of organizationalculture in ethics – Ethics Committee in the organization.
UNIT 13 Controlling: Objectives and Process of control Devices of control – Integratedcontrol – Special control techniques- Contemporary - Perspectives in Deviceof Controls
UNIT 14 New Perspectives in Management - Strategic alliances – Core competence –Business process reengineering – Total quality management – Six Sigma-Benchmarking- Balanced Score-card.
2. Koontz and O’Donnell, Management: A Systems Approach, McGraw Hill, 1990
3. Weihrich and Koontz,Management: A Global Perspective, McGraw Hill, 1988
4. Peter F. Drucker, Management, 2008.
5. Gene Burton and Manab Thakur, Management Today: Principles and Practice, Tata
McGraw Hill.
6. Ricky W. Griffin, Management, South-WesternCollege Publications, 2010
7. Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Management, 9th Edition, 2006.
8. Kaplan and Norton, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard
Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment, HBP, 2000.
33112 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Objectives:• To understand the personality trades and influence on the organization.• To imbibe the necessary conceptual understanding of behaviour related people• To learn the modern trends, theories and changes in organizational Behaviour.
UNIT 1 Organizational Behaviour: History – Meaning Elements – Evolution,Challenges and opportunities – Trends – disciplines – Approaches – Models –Management functions relevance to organizational Behaviour – GlobalEmergence of OB as a discipline.
UNIT 2 Personality – Determinants, Structure, Behaviour, Assessment, IndividualBehaviour: Personality & Attitudes- Development of personality – Nature anddimensions of attitude – Trait Theory – Organizational fit – OrganizationalCommitment
UNIT 3 Emotions – Emotional Intelligence – Implications of Emotional Intelligence onManagers – EI as Managerial tool – EI performance in the organization –Attitudes: Definitions – Meaning – Attitude relationship with behaviour –Types – Consistency
UNIT 4 Individual Behaviour and process of the organization: Learning, Emotions,Attitudes, Perception, Motivation, Ability, Job satisfaction, Personality, Stressand its Management – Problem solving and Decision making – InterpersonalCommunication - Relevance to organizational behaviour.
UNIT 5 Group Behaviour: Group Dynamics - Theories of Group Formation - Formaland Informal Groups in organization and their interaction - Group norms –Group cohesiveness – Team: Importance and Objectives - Formation of teams– Team Work- Group dynamics – Issues - Their relevance to organizationalbehaviour.
UNIT 6 Organizational Power: Organizational Power: Definition, Nature,Characteristics - Types of powers - Sources of Power - Effective use of power– Limitations of Power – Power centre in Organization.
UNIT 7 Organizational Politics: Definition – Political behaviour in organization -Factors creating political behaviour – Personality and Political Behaviour -Techniques of managing politics in organization – Impact of organizationalpolitics.
UNIT 8 Organizational Conflict Management: Stress Management: Meaning – Types –Sources and strategies resolve conflict – Consequences – Organizationalconflict: Constructive and Destructive conflicts - Conflict Process - Strategiesfor encouraging constructive conflict - Strategies for resolving destructiveconflict.
UNIT 9 Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Dynamics – OrganizationalEfficiency, Effectiveness and Excellence: Meaning and Approaches – Factorsaffecting the organizational Climate.
UNIT 10 Organizational Culture: Meaning, significance – Theories – OrganizationalClimate – Creation, Maintenance and Change of Organizational Culture –Impact of organizational culture on strategies – Issues in OrganizationalCulture.
UNIT 11 Inter personal Communication: Essentials, Networks, Communicationtechnologies – Non-Verbal communications Barriers – Strategies to overcomethe barriers. Behavioral Communication in organization - Uses to Business
UNIT 12 Organizational Change: Meaning, Nature and Causes of organizational changeOrganizational Change –Importance – Stability Vs Change – Proactive Vs.Reaction change – the change process – Resistance to change – Managingchange.
UNIT 13 Organizational Behaviour responses to Global and Cultural diversity,challenges at international level, Homogeneity and heterogeneity of Nationalcultures, Differences between countries.
UNIT 14 Organizational Development: Meaning, Nature and scope – Features of OD –OD Interventions- Role of OD – Problems and Process of OD – process ODand Process of Intervention - Challenges to OD- Learning Organizations -Organizational effectiveness Developing Gender sensitive workplace
REFERENCES
1. Fred Luthans, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
2. Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall; 2010
3. Keith Davis, Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work, McGraw Hill, 2010
4. Griffin and Moorhead, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations,
2006.
5. Judith R. Gordon, Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic, Prentice Hall, 2001.
6. K. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing, Mumbai, 2010
7. Judith R. Gordon, A Diagnostic Approach to Organizational Behaviour, Allyn &
Bacon, 1993.
33113 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICSObjectives:
• To understand the economic principles and its applications in business• To develop economics based analytic skills for business• To make the learners to strong in economical approach
UNIT 1 Economics: Introduction – Meaning, nature and scope of ManagerialEconomics – General Foundations of managerial Economics – EconomicApproach – Working of Economic system - Circular flow activities -Economics & Business Decisions - Relationship between Economic theoryand Managerial Economics.
UNIT 2 Business Decisions: Role of managerial Economics in Decision making –Decision making under Risk and Uncertainty - Concepts of Opportunity cost, -Production possibility curve – Incremental Concepts - Cardinal and Ordinalapproaches to consumer Behaviour Time Value of Money –
UNIT 3 Consumer Behaviour: Marginalism – Equilibrium and Equi-marginalism andtheir role in business decision making. – Equi-Marginal principles – Utilityanalysis – Total and Marginal Utility – Law of diminishing marginal utility –Marshallian approach and Indifference curve analysis.
UNIT 4 Demand analysis: Meaning, Functions - Determinants of demand-Law ofDemand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting - Applications of demand inanalysis - Elasticity of Demand: Types, Measures and Role in BusinessDecisions.
UNIT 5 Supply Analysis: Determinants of supply- Elasticity of Supply- Measures andSignificance - Derivations of market demand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting- Demand and Supply equilibrium – Giffen Paradox
UNIT 6 Production Functions: Managerial uses of production function - Cobb-Douglasand other production functions - Isoquants – Short run and long runproduction function – Theory of production – Empirical estimations ofproduction functions.
UNIT 7 Forms of Markets: Meaning and Characteristics - Market Equilibrium:Practical Importance, Market Equilibrium and Changes in Market Equilibrium.Pricing Functions: Market Structures - Pricing and output decisions underdifferent competitive conditions: Monopoly Monopolistic completion andOligopoly
UNIT 8 Strategic Behaviour of the firms and Game Theory - Nash Equilibrium:Implications – Prisoner’s Dilemma: Types of strategy – Price and Non pricecompetition – Relation to the firm behaviour.
UNIT 9 Cost and Return: Cost function and cost output relationship – Economics andDiseconomies of scale - Cost control and cost reduction- Cost Behaviour andBusiness Decision- Relevant costs for decision-making- Traditional andModern theory of Cost.
UNIT 10 New Product Penetrative Decision and Skimming the cream Pricing-Government control over pricing - Concept of Profit- Types and Theories ofProfit by Knight (Uncertainty), Schumpeter (Innovation), Clark (Dynamic)and Hawley (Risk) - Profit maximization – Cost volume profit analysis – Riskand Return Relationship.
UNIT 11 Profit and Investment Analysis: Meaning – Measurement of profit – Theoriesof Pricing- Profit planning and forecasting- Profit and Wealth maximization –Cost volume profit analysis – Investment analysis and Evaluation: IRR, NPVand APV techniques.
UNIT 12 Macro-economic Factors: Nature, Importance ; Economic Growth andDevelopment - Business cycle – Phases and Business Decision- Inflation -Factors causing Inflation and Deflation - Control measures – Balance ofpayment Trend and its implications in managerial decision.
UNIT 13 National Income: Introduction Meaning – Theories – Methods ofMeasurement - Sectoral and Population distributions – Per capita Income:Definition – Calculations – Uses – Limitations – GDP – GNP - Recentdevelopments in Indian Economy.
UNIT 14 Economic Regulations of Business: Introduction – Antitrust theory andRegulations – The structure – Conduct – Performance paradigm –Concentration: Overview – Measuring concentration – Regulation ofExternalities.
REFERENCES1. Dominick Salvatore, Managerial Economics in a Global Economy,OxfordUniversity
Press, 2011.
2. Ivan Png and Dale Lehman, Managerial Economics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
3. Truett Lila J., Truett, Dale B. and Truett J. Lila (2006), Managerial Economics:
Analysis Problems, Cases, 8th Editon, John Wiley & Sons.
5. Christopher R Thomas & S Charles Maurice (2008), Managerial Economics, 9th
edition, McGraw Hill Co.
6. Petersen, H. C., Cris, L W and Jain, S.K. (2008), Managerial Economics, 1st edition
Pearson
7. Gupta G S, Managerial Economics, Tata McGraw-Hill.
8. Varshney and Maheswari, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
9. Mehta P L, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
10. Joel Dean, Managerial Economics, Prentice-Hall.
33114 - QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Objectives:• To help develop analytical skills based on problem solving approach• To learn quadrature problems solving of business issues.• To acquire the knowledge in statistics and their use in business decision making.
UNIT 1 Basic Quantitative Concepts: Place of quantitative analysis in the practice ofmanagement – Problem definition: Models and their development. Variablesnotion of Mathematical models – concept of trade off – Notion of constants –concept of Interest.
UNIT 2 Basic Concept of differentiation – integration – Optimization concepts – use ofdifferentiation for optimization of business problem Optimization Statistics:Meaning and Applications of Statistics in business decision making andresearch - Collection, Tabulation and presentation of data - Measures of centraltendency: Mean, Median and Mode. Measures of dispersion
UNIT 3 Variables and function: Linear and Non-linear –Graphical representation offunctions and their applications in cost and revenue behavior. Slope and itsrelevance –Use of functional relationships to understand elasticity of demands,Relationship between costs and level of activity, Decisions on MinimizingCosts and Maximizing output/profits.
UNIT 4 Linear Programming: Introduction to the linear programming – Concepts ofoptimization- Formulation of different types of linear programming –Standardfrom of LP problems - Importance and practical implementation in Industry
UNIT 5 Simple regression and Correlation analysis: Introduction, Correlation,Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis and Co-efficient. Duality andsensitivity analysis for decision-making- Solving LP using graphical andsimplex method (only simple problems) – Interpreting the solution fordecision-making
UNIT 6 Special Algorithms of LPP: Transportation Algorithm - Balanced andUnbalanced Problem Formulation and solving methods: North West Corner,Vogel’s Approximation-MODI method- Assignment and Travelling ExecutiveAlgorithms
UNIT 7 Theory of Probability: Introduction to the Concept – Development ofprobability – Areas and Utilisation of probability theories in the Business –Sample space – terminology – Types of probability.
UNIT 8 Theoretical Probability Distributions: Introduction - Concept of events –Probability of events – Joint, conditional and marginal probabilitiesProbability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal – Features andApplications – Use of Normal Tables.
UNIT 9 Operational research for Decision Making: Historical background andDevelopments – Definition – Phases in the use of Operations research –Models – Characteristics of quantitative methods - Benefits and Limitations ofQuantitative methods.
UNIT 10 Sequencing /Scheduling Methods : Concepts – terminology – Notations –Assumption for scheduling models – Job sequencing priorities – Processingthe job and Mass production system.
UNIT 11 Simulation Techniques: Introduction to simulation as an aid to decision-making- Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation – Applications ofsimulations models – Types: Inventory, Cash, and Project – Random Numbers.
UNIT 12 Queuing Theory: Introduction – Definition – Queue priorities Productlaunching problems using Monte Carlo simulation- Queuing Theory: M/M/1queuing model and applications.
UNIT 13 Decision Analysis: Concepts – Definition – Decision Tables Pay-off and Losstables – Expected value of pay-off – Expected value of Perfect Formation –decision making process
UNIT 14 Decision Tree Analysis: Decision making environments – Concept ofPosterior probabilities Decision Tree approach to choose optimal course ofaction Criteria for decision – Mini-max, Maxi-max, Minimizing MaximalRegret and their applications.
REFERENCES
1. David R. Anderson, et al, An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making, Cengage Learning, 2008.
2. Lucey, Quantitative Techniques Cengage Learning Business Press, 2002
3. Sharma, Operations Research: Theory and Applications.
4. Richard I Levin, & C. Atkinson Kirkpatrick, Quantitative Approaches to
Management, McGraw-Hill.
5. K. Gupta and D.S. Hira, Operations Research.
6. Srivastava, Shenoy and Sharma, Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision-
making, New Age International, 2006.
7. N.D. Vohra, Quantitative Techniques in Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
8. V.K. Kapoor, Operations Research.
9. Dharani Venkatakrishnan, Operations Research: Principles and Problems.
10. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
33115 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Objectives:• To enable the students to learn basic accounting principles, concepts.• To practice Financial and Management accounting applications• To make the learners familiarize in managerial decision making.
UNIT 1 Accounting: Definition – Accounting for historical function and managerialfunction - Types of Accounting- Management, Management and Costaccounting – Scope for Accounting-Managerial Uses of Managementaccounting and Financial Accounting.
UNIT 2 Accounting Concepts and Conventions – Accounting standards - FinancialAccounting Definitions – Principles – Accounting standards - Double entrysystem of accounting: Accounting books – Preparation of journal and ledger,subsidiary books.
UNIT 3 Preparation of Trial Balance – Errors and rectification – Classifications ofcapital and Revenue – Fixed Assets and Depreciation accounting – Preparationof Manufacturing accounting- Preparation of Final Accounts - Accountingfrom incomplete records – Statements of affairs methods
UNIT 4 Conversion methods – Preparation of Trading, Profit & Loss Account andBalance Sheet from incomplete records – Depreciation methods - Straight linemethod, Written down value method, Sinking fund method.
UNIT 5 Financial Statement Analysis - Objectives - Reorganizing the FinancialStatement information -Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis:Comparative Statements, Common – Size statement, Trend Percentage -
UNIT 6 Management Statement Analysis: Management statements – Nature ofmanagement statements – Limitations of management statements – Analysisof interpretation -Types of analysis- Tools of analysis: Trend analysis,Common size statements and Comparative statements;
UNIT 7 Accounting Ratios: Construction of balance sheet using ratios (problems) –Financial ratios – Types: Profitability ratios – Turnover ratios – Liquidityratios – Proprietary ratios – Market earnings ratios- Uses and limitations ofratios - Dupont analysis.
UNIT 8 Fund Flow Analysis: Need and meaning – Preparation of schedule of changesin working capital and the fund flow statement – Workings forComputation of various sources and uses - Preparation of Fund FlowStatement
UNIT 9 Cash flow Analysis: Meaning and importance Managerial uses of cash flowstatement – Differences between fund flow and cash flow analysis - Uses andlimitation of fund flow statement- Preparation of cash flow statement
UNIT 10 Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting - Meaning - Distinction between FinancialAccounting and Cost Accounting - Cost Terminology: Cost, Cost Centre, CostUnit - Elements of Cost - Cost Sheet – Problems - Overhead Cost Allocations:Over and under Absorption. Job and Contract Costing,
UNIT 11 Operating Costing: Material Cost Accounting, Perpetual Inventory Control,Inventory Valuation, EOQ, ABC Analysis, Setting of Reorder Level,Maximum Level, Minimum Level, Labour Cost Accounting, Remunerationand Incentive Schemes- Reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting
UNIT 12 Marginal Costing: Definition – Difference between marginal costing andabsorption costing – Break- even point Analysis - Contribution, p/v Ratio,margin of safety - Decision making under marginal costing system-key factoranalysis, make or buy decisions, export decision, sales mix decision-Problems
UNIT 13 Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Concept and Need for Budgeting-Classification of budgets – Preparation of Sales, Production, Material,Purchase and Cash Budgets –Budgetary control system – Mechanism – Masterbudget.
UNIT 14 Capital Budgeting System: Importance – Methods of capital expenditureappraisal – Payback period method – ARR method – DCF methods – NPV andIRR methods – Their rationale – Capital rationing.
7. Manmohan & Goyal, Principles of Management Accounting, Shakithabhavan
Publication.
8. N. K. Prasad,Advanced Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta.
9. Andrew A Haried, Advanced Accounting, Atlantic Publishers.
10. Hoyle,Advanced Accounting, McGraw Hill.
33121- RESEARCH METHODSObjectives:
• To Understand the basic principles of research and design• To practice the research process, tools and techniques• To facilitate managerial decision making
UNIT 1 Research Bases: Definition and applications of business research; Types ofresearch –descriptive, exploratory, correlational, explanatory, quantitative,qualitative; Steps in the research process; establishing operational definitions
UNIT 2 Research scope - Recent advancements in research. Distinction between Pure& Applied, Historical & Futuristic, Analytical & Synthetic, Descriptive &Prescriptive, Survey & Experimental and Case & Generic Researches
UNIT 3 Planning of Research: Research problem – Identification, selection andformulation of research problem – Review of literature in the field of business- Identifying objectives of the research.
UNIT 4 Economic management: Use in identifying Research Gaps and Techniques –Hypothesis – Meaning – Sources and Types of Hypothesis – HypothesisFormulation for testing – Research design – Factors affecting research design– Evaluation of research design
UNIT 5 Variables construction for Hypothesis: Identifying variables - Constructinghypotheses – functions, characteristics, types of hypotheses - Significance ofresearch in social sciences – Induction and deduction.
UNIT 6 Sampling Design: Census method and sampling method for investigation –Principle of sampling – Essentials of a good sampling – sampling frame;Methods of sampling: Probability, non-probability, mixed sampling designs;
UNIT 7 Construction of sampling for Finite and Infinite populations – Sample sizedetermination– Calculations - Factors affecting the size of the sample – Biasedsample – Sampling and non-sampling errors.
UNIT 8 Sources and Collection of Data: Sources of data – Primary and secondary data– Modes of data collection – Observation: Types and Techniques –Interview:Types and conduct – Preparation for an interview – Effective interviewtechniques – Limitations of interview
UNIT 9 Schedule: Meaning and kinds – Essentials of a good schedule – Procedure forthe formulation of a schedule – Questionnaire: Meaning and types – Format ofa good questionnaire– Schedules Vs. Questionnaires
UNIT 10 Scaling techniques: Meaning, Importance, Types of measurement scales –Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio; Methods of their construction ofQuestionnaires or Schedules – Pre-testing of Data Collection Tools- Validityand Reliability – Methods.
UNIT 11 Processing and Analysis of Data: Meaning – Importance – Process of dataanalysis – Editing – Coding – Tabulation – Diagrams – Univariate, Bivariateand Multi-variant analysis
UNIT 12 Test of Significance: Fundamentals on Test Procedure- Testing forsignificance of Mean/Proportion and difference between Means/Proportions- FTest for Means and Chi-square test Contingency Table - Parametric Test: Ttest, F Test and Z test
UNIT 13 Non-parametric Test: Concept and Types: Mann Whitney Test- Test, KruskalWallis, sign test. Multivariate analysis-factor, cluster, MDS, Discriminantanalysis - The process of interpretation of Test Results– Guidelines for makingvalid interpretation
UNIT 14 Report Writing : Role and types of reports – Contents of research report –Steps involved in drafting reports – Principles of good report writing –Grammatical Quality – Language flow- Data Support- DiagrammaticElucidation- References and Annotations – Clarity and Brevity ofexpressions- Features of a good Report- Criteria for evaluating researchreports/ research findings.
REFERENCES
1. John W Best & James V. Kahn Research in Education, Allyn and Bacon, 2009
2. Anderson et-al, Thesis and Assignment Writing, Wiley, New Delhi, 1989.
3. William Josiah Goode and Paul K. Hatt, Methods of Social Research, McGraw
Hill, 1981.
4. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Methods and Techniques of Social Research, 2003,
HPH.
5. Earl R. BabbieRobert, ThePractice of Social Research, Cengage Learning, 2010.
6. B. Burns & A. Burns, Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS, Sage
Publications, 2008.
7. Krishnaswami and Ranganatham, Research Methodology in social Sciences, HPH,
Mumbai
8. Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods, OUP.
9. Pauline V Young, Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice-Hall,
(Digitalized) 2007.
10. C.R.Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, 2009
33122 - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTObjectives:
• To understand the concepts and constituents of Business environment• To know the environmental issues in the business context• To analyze the changes in the global environmental relating to business
UNIT 1 Business Environment: Introduction: Concepts – Significance - Dynamicfactors of environment – Importance of scanning the environment – Macro andMicro Environment – Micro and Macro Economics to the business –Constituents of Business environment
UNIT 2 Fundamental issues captured in PESTLE– Political, Economic, Socio-cultural,Technological, Legal and Ecological environment- Opportunities and Threatsas environmental issues to address by Businesses.
UNIT 3 Political Environment: Government and Business – Political Systems, PoliticalStability and Political Maturity as conditions of business growth - Role ofGovernment in Business: Entrepreneurial, Catalytic, Competitive, Supportive,Regulative and Control functions
UNIT 4 Government and Economic planning: Industrial policies and promotionschemes – Government policy and SSI – Interface between Government andpublic sector - Guidelines to the Industries – Industrial Developmentstrategies; salient features, Role of public and private sectors, Comparativecost dynamics.
UNIT 5 Economic Environment: Phase of Economic Development and its impact-GDP Trend and distribution and Business Opportunities – capacity utilisation– Regional disparities and evaluation - Global Trade and investmentenvironment.
UNIT 6 Financial System and Business capital: Monetary and Fiscal policies -Financial Market structure – Money and Capital markets – Stock Exchangesand Its regulations – Industrial Finance - Types, Risk - Cost-Role of Banks;Industrial Financial Institutions - Role of Management Institutions
UNIT 7 Role of Central Bank- Fiscal System: Government Budget and TaxationMeasures- Fiscal Deficits and Inflation- FDI and collaboration –ForeignCapital tapping by businesses- Export-Import policy – Foreign Exchange andBusiness Development.
UNIT 8 Labour Environment: Labour Legislation – Labour and social securities –Industrial Relations – Trade Unions – Workers participation in management –Exit Policy – Quality Circles.
UNIT 9 Social and Technological Environment: Societal Structure and Features-Entrepreneurial Society and its implications for business – Social and culturalfactors and their implications for business- Technology Development Phase inthe Economy as conditioner of Business Opportunities
UNIT 10 Technology Environment: Technology Policy- Technology Trade and transfer-Technology Trends in India- Role of Information Technology – CleanTechnology. – Time lag in technology – Appropriate technology andTechnology adoption- Impact of technology on globalization.
UNIT 11 Legal and Ecological Environment: Legal Environment as the all-envelopingfactor from inception, location, incorporation, conduct, expansion and closureof businesses – IDRA and Industrial licensing – Public, Private, Joint andCooperative Sectors.
UNIT 12 Legal Aspects of Entering Primary and Secondary Capital Markets- Law onPatents- Law on Consumer Protection- Law on Environmental Protection-Need for Clean energy and Reduction of Carbon footprint.
UNIT 13 New Economic Policy Environment in India: Liberalization, Privatization andGlobalization (LPG): Efficiency Drive through Competition- Facets ofLiberalization and impact on business growth
UNIT 14 Aspects of Privatization and impact on business development– Globalizationand Enhanced Opportunities and Threats – Extended competition in Input andOutput Markets Role of WTO, IMF and World Bank in global economicdevelopment.
REFERENCES
1. Brooks, Weatherston, Wilkinson, International Business Environment, Pearson, 2010.
2. Steiner & Steiner, Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective,
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
3. Mohinder Kumar Sharma, Business Environment in India, South Asia Books.
4. Adhikary M, Economic Environment of Business, Sultan Chand & Sons.
5. Amarchand D, Government and Business, TMH.
6. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment and Development, Himalaya Publishing
House, 2008.
7. Maheswari & Gupta, Government, Business and Society.
33123 - BUSINESS LAWSObjectives:
• To understand the legal structure and provision for running a business• To learn various acts, enactments and amendments of mercantile law• To know the various aspects of Business law for legal process.
UNIT 1 Indian Contract Act 1872: Contract – Meaning – Essential elements – Natureand formation of contract: Nature, elements, Classifications of Contracts onthe basis of Validity, Formation and Performance– offer and acceptance
UNIT 2 Offer and Acceptance: Introduction – Proposal – acceptance –Communications of offer, Acceptance and Revocations – Offer and acceptanceby Post.
UNIT 3 Consideration: Definitions, Types of consideration – essentials ofConsideration – Privity of Contracts: Exceptions – Capacity: Consent –Legality of object – Quasi contract Discharge of contract - Remedies forbreach of contract – Quasi contracts.
UNIT 4 Special Contracts: Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee – Bailment andPledge – Law of Agency-Definition – Rights of Surety -Discharge of Surety –Bailment and Pledge: Introduction, Classifications, Duties and Rights of Bailerand Bailee – termination of Bailment -
UNIT 5 Formation of contract under Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Contract of sale -Conditions and Warranties - Transfer of property - Performance of thecontract: Essentials of valid tender performance, Performance reciprocalpromise- Rights of an unpaid seller.
UNIT 6 Laws on Carriage of Goods: Duties, Rights and Liabilities of CommonCarriers under: (i) The Carriers Act, 1865. (ii) The Railways Act, 1989, (iii)The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, (iv) The Carriage by Air Act, 1972and (v) The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
UNIT 7 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Negotiable Instruments: Features – Types-Parties – Material alteration – Parties to negotiable instruments – Presentationsof negotiable instrument.
UNIT 8 Insurance: Definition and sources of Law – Judicial set up in India ––Insurance as a contract -History of Insurance Legislation in India - Legalprinciples - Fundamental Principles of Life Insurance Fire Insurance andMarine Insurance.
UNIT 9 Indian Partnership Act, 1932: Meaning and test of partnership – registration offirms Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956 – General Insurance BusinessNationalization Act 1973.
UNIT 10 Partners Relations: Introduction – Eligibility to be a partner – Registration ofchange in partner – Limited Liabilities of partnership - Dissolution of firms -
Characteristics – Kinds – Incorporation of Companies – Memorandum ofAssociation – Articles of Association
UNIT 11 Companies Act 1956: Nature and kinds of companies – Prospectus –Disclosure Needs - Management and Administration – Director –Appointment, Powers and Duties
UNIT 12 Formation of a Company : Introduction – process - Minutes and Resolutions –E-Filling of documents under Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 21-Management of companies –Meetings- Types- Requirements -AGM and EGM– Board Meeting
UNIT 13 Law of Information Technology: Introduction – Rationale behind IT act 2000– Information technology Act 2000: Scheme of the IT Act 2000: Digitalsignature: attribution; Acknowledgement and dispatch of Electronics Record –Regulation certifying authorities.
UNIT 14 Protection of minority interest: Introduction - Methods of Winding-up - TheRight to Information Act, 2005 Right to know, Salient features of the Act,obligation of public Authority, Designation of Public Information officer,Request for obtaining information,
REFERENCES
1. M.S.Pandit and ShobhaPandit, Business Law, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai,
2010.
2. Pathak, Legal Aspects of Business, TMH, 2009.
3. N.D. Kapoor, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. M.C. Shukla, Mercantile Law, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5. Relevant Bare Acts.
6. Balachandran and Thothadri, business Law, TMH, 2010
33124 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Objectives:• To learn the principles of Management Information System for organizations• To understand the uses , function of application MIS in organization• To analyze the scope of MIS for business organizations
UNIT 1 Foundations of Information System: Information system: Meaning, Role –System concepts – Organization as a system – Components of Informationsystem – Various activities of IS and Types of IS
UNIT 2 Information System: Concepts of Information System and Managementinformation systems design and development-Implementation testing andconversion- Evolution and element of MIS
UNIT 3 MIS : Definition – Characteristics and basic requirements of MIS – Structureof MIS- Approaches to MIS development- Computerized MIS- Pre-requisitesof an effective MIS- Limitations of MIS.
UNIT 4 MIS and Decision support System (DSS): MIS Vs. data processing – MIS anddecision support system – MIS and information resource management – DSSand AI – Overview of AI - DSS models and software.
UNIT 5 MIS and Operations Research- Executive information and Decision supportsystems – Artificial intelligence and expert system – Merits and De Merits –Pitfalls in MIS.
UNIT 6 MIS in Indian organizations – Recent developments in information technology- Installation of Management Information & Control System in Indianorganization
UNIT 7 Computers and Communication: Information technology and Globalintegration –On-line information services – Electronic bulletin board systems –The internet, electronic mail, interactive video
UNIT 8 Communication Channels: Advantages disadvantages – Communicationnetworks – Local area networks – Wide area networks – Video conferencing-Relevance to MIS- Usage in Business process.
UNIT 9 Functional Information systems: MIS for Research Production - MIS forMarketing - MIS for Personnel - MIS for Finance - MIS for Inventory- MISfor Logistics- MIS for Product Development- MIS for Market Development.
UNIT 10 Client/ Server Computing: Communication servers – Digital networks –Electronic data interchange and its applications - Enterprise resource planningsystems (ERP Systems) – Inter-organizational information systems – Valueadded networks – Networking.
UNIT 11 Electronic Commerce and Internet: E-Commerce bases – E-Commerce andInternet – M-Commerce- Electronic Data Inter-change (EDI) - Applications ofinternet and website management - Types of Social Media - uses of socialmedia in business organization
UNIT 12 Computer System and Resources: Computers systems: Types and Types ofcomputer system processing - Secondary storage media and devices – Inputand output devices – Hardware standards – Other acquisition issues.
UNIT 13 Managing Information Technology: Managing Information Resources andtechnologies – IS architecture and management - Centralized, Decentralizedand Distributed - EDI, Supply chain management & Global Informationtechnology Management.
UNIT 14 Security and Ethical Challenges: IS controls - facility control and proceduralcontrol - Risks to online operations - Denial of service, spoofing - Ethics for ISprofessional - Societal challenges of Information technology
REFERENCES
1. James O'Brien & George Marakas, Management Information Systems, McGraw Hill,
2011.
2. Kenneth Laudon & Jane Laudon, Essentials of MIS, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Lisa Miller, MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, Prentice Hall,
2008.
4. David M. Kroenke, Experiencing MIS, Prentice Hall, 2011.
5. Kenneth C. Laudon, MIS: Managing the Digital Firm, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Sadogopan S, Management Information Systems, 2001PHI.
7. Murdie and Ross, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall.
8. Henri C. Lucas, Information Systems Concepts for Management, McGraw Hill, 1994.
9. Stephen Haag, Management Information Systems, 2008.
33125 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objectives:
• To understand the concepts and methods and techniques of Human Resource Management• To know the Human resource management theories and real time practices• To identify the contemporary issues in human resource management
UNIT 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management: Concept, Definition, Objectives,Nature and Scope of HRM - Functions of HRM – Evolution of human resourcemanagement - Role and structure of Human Resource Function in organizations-Challenges in Human Resource Management
UNIT 2 Human Resource Management Approaches: Phases of human resourceManagement- The importance of the human factor – Competitive challenges ofHRM – HRM Models – Roles and responsibilities of HR department.
UNIT 3 Human Resource Planning: Personnel Policy - Characteristics - Role of humanresource manager – Human resource policies – Need, Scope and Process – Jobanalysis – Job description – Job specification- Succession Planning.
UNIT 4 Recruitment and Selection Process: Employment planning and fore castingSources of recruitment- internal Vs. External; Domestic Vs. Global sources-Selection process Building employee commitment : Promotion from within -Sources, Developing and Using application forms – IT and recruiting on theinternet.
UNIT 6 Training and Development: Orientation & Training: Orienting the employees,the training process, need analysis, Training techniques, special purpose training,Training via the internet. - Need Assessment - Training methods forOperatives and Supervisors
UNIT 7 Executive Development: Need and Programs - Computer applications in humanresource management – Human resource accounting and audit. On-the - job andoff-the-job Development techniques using HR to build a responsive organization
UNIT 8 Employee Compensation : Wages and Salary Administration – Bonus –Incentives – Fringe Benefits –Flexi systems - and Employee Benefits, Health andSocial Security Measures,
UNIT 9 Employee Retention: Need and Problems of Employees – various retentionmethods– Implication of job change. The control process – Importance – Methods– Employment retention strategies for production and services industry
UNIT 10 Appraising and Improving Performance: Performance Appraisal Programs,Processes and Methods, Job Evaluation, Managing Compensation, IncentivesPerformance appraisal: Methods - Problem and solutions - MBO approach - Theappraisal interviews - Performance appraisal in practice.
UNIT 11 Managing careers: Career planning and development - Managing promotions andtransfers - Sweat Equity- Job evaluation systems – Promotion – Demotions –Transfers- Labour Attrition: Causes and Consequences
UNIT 12 Employee Welfare, Separation: Welfare and safety – Accident prevention –Employee Grievances and their Redressal – Industrial Relations - Statutorybenefits - non-statutory (voluntary) benefits – Insurance benefits - retirementbenefits and other welfare measures to build employee commitment
UNIT 13 Industrial relations and collective bargaining: Trade unions – Collectivebargaining - future of trade unionism - Discipline administration - grievanceshandling - managing dismissals and workers Participation in Management-Separation: Need and Methods.
UNIT 14 Human Resource Information System- Personnel Records/ Reports- e-Record onEmployees – Personnel research and personnel audit – Objectives – Scope andimportance.
REFERENCES
1.Mathis and Jackson, Human Resource Management,South-WesternCollege, 2004.
2.Nkomo, Fottler and McAfee, Human Resource Management, South-WesternCollege, 2007.
3.R. Wayne Mondy, Human Resource Management,Prentice Hall, 2011.
4.Venkataraman& Srivastava, Personnel Management & Human Resources
7.Edwin B. Flippo, Personnel Management , McGraw-Hill, 1984
8.Pigors and Myers, Personnel Administration
9.R.S. Dwivedi, Manpower Management
10. Lynton &Pareek, Training and Development, Vistaar Publications, 1990.
33131- MARKETING MANAGEMENTObjectives:
• To help the learners understand markets, consumers and marketing principles.• To understand the buyer behaviour and influencing factors• To learn marketing plan, pricing, promotion and distribution in global context
UNIT 1 Introduction to Marketing: Meaning and Scope of Marketing; MarketingPhilosophies; Marketing Management Process-an overview; Modern MarketingConcept: Social marketing concept – Approaches to the study of marketing.
UNIT 2 Marketing segmentation: Meaning – Bases for segmentation, benefits – Systemsapproach - Four Ps of Product and Seven Ps Service marketing mix andExtensions- Targeting and Positioning - meaning and importance.
UNIT 3 Marketing Environment: Internal and External and Demographic factors –Adopting marketing to new liberalized and globalized economy – Digitalization –Customization and E business settings.
UNIT 4 Consumer Behaviour : Meaning and importance – Consumer buying process –Determinants and Theories of consumer behaviour – Psychological, sociologicaldeterminants – Theories and their relevance to marketing-
UNIT 5 Marketing Research: Procedure. Meaning – Objectives – Process- DemandForecasting- Marketing Information System – Strategic marketing plan andorganization – Changing marketing practices.
UNIT 6 Product Mix Management: Product planning and development – Meaning andprocess – Test marketing – Product failures – Product line management: Practices– Implications and Strategies for current market condition.
UNIT 7 Product life cycles: Meaning and Stages – Strategies – Managing PLC- Product-Market Integration: Strategies – Product positioning – Diversification – Productline simplification – Planned obsolescence – Branding Policies and Strategies –Packing.
UNIT 8 Price Mix Management: Pricing and pricing policies – Objectives – Procedures –Bases for and Methods of price fixing. Cases for Free Pricing, Administered andRegulated pricing – Pricing and product life cycle
UNIT 9 Physical Distribution Mix: Types of physical Distribution - Importance ofPhysical Distribution- Distribution channel policy – Logistics Decisions –Methods – Strategic alliance for Logistic cost reduction.
UNIT 10 Marketing Channel system: Marketing channel decisions: Choice considerations–Managing Conflict and Cooperation in channels – Middlemen functions- ModernTrends in Retailing- Malls and Online.
UNIT 11 Promotional Mix: Personal selling Vs. impersonal selling – Personal selling –Process – Steps in selling – Management of sales force – Recruitment andselection – Training – Compensation plans – Evaluation of performance
UNIT 12 Integrated marketing communication Process: Advertising and sales promotion –Online Sales promotional activities – Public relationships – Direct marketing:Meaning, Nature, Growth and Channels.
UNIT 13 Advertising: Importance – Objectives – Media planning and selection – Factorsinfluencing selection – Advertisement copy – Layout – Evaluation of advertising– Advertising budget – Sales promotion – Methods and practices.
UNIT 14 Competitor analyses: Identifying and analyzing the competitors – Types ofCompetitors – Competitive strategies framing for leaders, challengers, followersand nichers. Customer relationship marketing: Customer data base, Data warehousing and data mining
REFERENCES
1. Etzel, Walker and Stanton, Fundamentals of Marketing, McGraw Hill, 2004
2. Philip Kotler & Gary Armstrong, Principles of Marketing, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Jerome Mccarthy, Basic Marketing, Richard D. Irwin.
4. Cundiff, Still &Govani, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, Prentice Hall.
5. Memoria & Joshi, Fundamental of Marketing.
6. Paul Peter and James Donnelly Jr, Marketing Management, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
7. William O. Bearden, Marketing: Principles & Perspectives, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
8. William Arens, et al, Contemporary Advertising, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
9. Perreault and McGarthy - Basic Marketing - Tata McGraw Hill, 2002\
10. Michael J Etzel, Bruce J Walker, William J Stanton and Ajay Pandit, Marketing conceptsand cases - TMH 13th Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
33132 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objectives:• To help the students to know the basic concepts of financial management• To understand capital structure, dividend policy and working capital management.• To learn the various concepts of financial management along with applications
UNIT 1 Introduction: Financial management: objectives - Concept, nature, evaluation andsignificance – Finance Functions: Managerial and operative – Role of Financialmanagement in the organization – Indian Financial system.
UNIT 2 Financial System: Legal and Regulatory frame work – Financial Functions:Meaning and scope – Finance and Tax Management Nexus- Tax Avoidance andTax evasion- Tax incentive and business decisions.
UNIT 3 Investment Function: Meaning and scope - Time value of Money concepts andapplications –Risk return relationship - Dividend function – Risk return trade off –Management planning- Global management environment
UNIT 4 Long-term Capital Resources: Equity and debt sources – Equity share, preferenceshares – types of preference share - debentures – types - sources of long-termcapital.
UNIT 5 Capital Issues: Meaning, Nature, Purpose – Roles and Guidelines of SEBI incapital issues- Bridge finance, loan syndication, Book building – Borrowings fromthe term lending institutions and International capital market- Tax considerationsin financing decision areas.
UNIT 6 Cost of Capital : Concept of cost of capital- Cost of debt, equity, preference sharecapital, retaining earning - Weighted average cost: EBIT –EPS Analysis- Tax,Capital structure and Value nexus - Computation of overall cost of capital – Taxand cost of capital.
UNIT 7 Capital structure: Determinates - Concept and Types- Optimum capital structure –Theories of capital structure – Net income and net operative income approach –M.M. Approach – Traditional theory – Their assumptions – Significance andlimitations – Management leverage operating leverage – Combined leverage.
UNIT 8 Capital budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Types of Capital Investment- Methods ofappraisal under certainty conditions: PBP, ARR, IRR and NPV techniques - Basicand International capital budgeting.
UNIT 9 Uncertainty and Risk models: Simulation Analysis- Sensitivity analysis- Decisiontree analysis- Certainty equivalent and risk-adjusted return measures- Taxconsiderations in Investment Decisions Cost of capital and Investment Decisions.
UNIT 10 Working Capital Management: Definitions and Objectives - Concept and types –Determinants – Financing approaches – Conservative approaches - Sources ofworking capital finance Factors affecting working capital requirements- Workingcapital financing by commercial banks – Types of assistance
UNIT 11 Inventories and receivables Management under conditions of certainty anduncertainty – Operating cycle – Planning of funds through the management ofassets – Various techniques used.
UNIT 12 Cash and liquidity management: Credit Management and evaluation alternativecredit variables Methods and Functions- Tax considerations in Remittances andPurchases.
UNIT 13 Dividend Theories: Valuation under Gordon and Walter theories – Dividendirrelevance under M.M. Theory – Assumptions – Limitations - Implications andcontributions of theories in financial decision making process.
UNIT 14 Dividend Policy: Types – Share valuation practices – Factors affecting dividenddecision – Tax considerations in dividend decision when tax is levied at the handsof companies and recipients.
REFERENCES
1. Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory & Practice, Thomson ONE, 2010
2. Brigham and Houston, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson ONE, 2009.
3. Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Jeff Madura, International Financial Management,South-WesternCollege Pub., 2010
5. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, McGraw Hill, 2008.
6. Khan and Jain, Financial Management ,Tata McGrawHill,2009
7. Pandey I M, Financial Management, Vikas Publishers,2009
9. B J Camsey, Engene F.Brigham, “Introduction to Financial Management”, The Gryden Press
33133 - LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWSObjectives:
• To Identify of corporate environment and uncertain conditions• To know Existence of Independent Management units
UNIT 1 Factories Act, 1948: Provisions relating to health, safety, welfare, working hours,leave etc. of workers approval
UNIT 2 Licensing and registration of factories – Manager and occupier – Theirobligations under the Act – Powers of the authorities under the Act – Penaltyprovisions.
UNIT 3 Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923Employer’s liability for compensation – Amount of compensation method ofcalculating wages; review; distribution of compensation – Notice and claims –
UNIT 4 Statements regarding facts, accidents – Medical examination – Remedies ofemployer against stranger – Returns as to compensation – Commission forworkmen’s compensation.
UNIT 5: Industrial Dispute Act, 1947Industrial disputes – Authorities of settlement of industrial disputes – Referenceof industrial disputes – Procedures; power and duties of authorities – settlementand strikes – Lock-outs – Lay-off
UNIT 6 Retrenchment – Transfer and Closure – Unfair labour practices – Miscellaneousprovision offences by companies – Conditions of service to remain unchangedunder certain circumstances, etc
UNIT 7 Employee’s State Insurance Act, 1948Registration of Factories and Establishments – The Employee’s State InsuranceCorporation – Standing Committee and Medical Benefit Council – Provisionsrelating to contributions
UNIT 8 Inspectors – Their functions and disputes and claims – Offences and penalties –Miscellaneous provisions.
UNIT 9 Employee’s Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1952: EmployeeProvident Fund and other schemes – Determination and recovery of money duefrom employer
UNIT 10 Appointment of Inspectors and their duties – Provisions relating to transfer ofaccounts and liability in case of transfer of establishment – Exemption under theAct – Court’s power under the Act.
UNIT 11 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: Payment of Gratuity – Exemption – Nomination –Determination and recovery of the amount of gratuity.Payment of Wages Act, 1936: Object – Definitions – Rules for payment of wages– Deductions from wages – Maintenance of registers and records.
UNIT 12 Trade Union Act, 1926: Registration of Trade Unions – Rights and liabilities oftrade unions – Procedure – Penalties.
UNIT 13 Payment of Bonus Act, 1965: Computation of available surplus calculation ofdirect tax payable by the employer – Eligibility for bonus and payment of bonus –Deduction from bonus payable
UNIT 14 Adjustment of customary or interim bonus payable – Set on and set off allocablesurplus – Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and lossaccount.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Kapoor N D, Industrial Law.
2. Shukla M C, Mercantile Law.
3. Kalra and Batra, Industrial Law.
33134 - SECURITIES LAWS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
Objectives:
• To know securities laws and financial market• To understand the features and other factor financial markets
UNIT 1: An Overview of Financial System-Constituents of financial system, significance,development and growth of financial and capital markets in India – Financialreforms and present scenario
UNIT 2 Regulatory authorities governing financial and capital market
UNIT 3 An introduction- meaning and significance of capital market – Capital market vis-à-vis money market.
UNIT 4 Market players – Investors and companies – Securities laws/regulatory frameworkgoverning Indian capital market – SEBI – Role and powers
UNIT 5 Role and functions of depository – Depository participants – An overview ofinternational capital market.
UNIT 6 Financial Instruments-Capital market instruments – Equity, preference shares,debentures, sweat equity shares, non-voting shares – New instruments of capitalmarket
UNIT 7 Pure, hybrid and derivatives, global depository receipts, American depositoryreceipts, money market instruments, treasury bills, commercial bills, certificate ofdeposits – Credit Rating and Evaluation of Risk
UNIT 8 Concepts, scope and significance – Benefits to investors – regulatory framework –Credit rating agencies in India; their processes
UNIT 9 Rating methodologies for various instruments – Evaluation of risk.
UNIT 10 Primary Market-Meaning significance and scope – Developments in primarymarket – Various agencies and institutions involved in primary market
UNIT 11 Role of intermediaries – Merchant bankers, registrars, underwriters, bankers toissue, portfolio managers – Debenture -Trustees – Their rules, regulations andcode of conduct framed by SEBI.
UNIT 12 Secondary Market-Meaning, significance, functions and scope of secondarymarket – Functions and significance of stock exchanges; their regulatoryframework and control
UNIT 13 Secondary market intermediaries – Stock brokers, sub-brokers, advisors, theirrules, regulations and code of conduct framed by SEBI, Electronic trading insecurities.
UNIT 14 Mutual Funds-Introduction – Definition – Types – Risks involved – performanceevaluation – SEBI and RBI regulations for mutual funds.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Balakrishnan&Narta S S, Securities Market in India.2. Machiraju H R, Merchant Banking.3. Gordon & Natarajan, Financial Services.4. ICSI Study Material, Securities Laws and Regulation of Financial Markets.
33135 - INDIRECT TAXESObjectives:
• To Identify the concept of Indirect taxes and other risk• To analysis the application of various provision relating to Indirect Tax
UNIT1 : Central Excise Laws-Special features of indirect tax levies - Contribution toGovernment revenues – role of indirect taxation - Merits and demerits of indirecttaxation
UNIT 2 Reforms in indirect taxation – Meaning of Central Excise - Nature of levy ofexcise duty - Bases of excise duty - Kinds of excise duty
UNIT 3 Administrative set up of Excise department - Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 -Manufacture and manufacturer - Excisable goods.
UNIT 4 Valuation of excisable goods - Essentials - Excise duty based on MRP -Registration - Procedure for registration
UNIT 5 Amendments to certificate of registration – Clearance of excisable goods – Types– records.
UNIT 6 Value Added Tax – objectives – VAT in India – Advantages – CENVAT –objectives and scope – Method of availing CENVAT benefit – advantages
UNIT 7 MODVAT and CENVAT -Difference– – Service Tax – levy and collection –applicability
UNIT 8 Service tax for management services and Professional services – Tax Planning inExcise.
UNIT 9 Service Tax: Levy and collection – Applicability – Service tax for management
services and professional services – Tax planning in excise and service tax.
UNIT 10 The Customs Laws-Objectives – Scope – Levy and collection of customs duty -Types of customs duty - Prohibition of importation and exportation of goods –
UNIT 11 Special business for detection and prevention of illegal import and export. -Valuation of goods under Customs Act - Warehousing of goods- Customs dutydrawback - Tax planning in customs.
UNIT 12 Sales Tax Laws Objectives and Scope – Levy and collection of CST - Inter-Statesale and Intra-State sale - Sale in the course of export/ import
UNIT 13 Penultimate sale - Registration of dealers - Registration procedure - Taxableturnover - Rate of tax - Goods of special importance
UNIT 14 various forms used in CST Act - Tax planning under CST
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Jain R K, Central Excise Manual, Central Publications, New Delhi.
2. Bhatnagar SP, Customs Law and Procedure, Centax Publications, New Delhi.
3. Donakia, Central Sales Tax, Bharat Law Book House, New Delhi.
4. Balachandran V, Indirect Taxation, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
5. DateyV S, Indirect Taxes, Taxmann Publications, New Delhi.
6. Arvid P Dattar, Central Excise Law and Practice, WadwaPubl, New Delhi.
7. Ragunathan, Central Excise Law and Procedures, CentaxPubl, New Delhi.
33141 - COMPANY SECRETARIAL PRACTICEObjectives:
• To know the concept of Corporate Secretaryship practices• To understand the company secretaryship practices issues , challenges
UNIT1 Incorporations And Conversion Of Companies - Procedure for incorporation ofPrivate / Public Ltd. Companies - Commencement of business
UNIT 2 Issue of certificate of incorporation and Commencement of business - Specimenresolutions.
.UNIT3 Share Capital, Transfer and Transmission - Procedure for allotment of shares -
Issue of share certificates and share warrants
UNIT 4 Procedures relating to transfer of shares and transmission –Forfeiture ofshares - Checklists and specimen resolutions.
UNIT 5 Company Management - Procedures for the appointment - Re-appointment -Removal of directors including managing and
UNIT 6 Whole-time directors, managers, company auditors and sole selling agents -Specimen resolutions.
UNIT 7 Company Meetings - Calling and conducting meetings of Board, its committees,shareholders and others
UNIT 8 Post meeting formalities including writing of minutes - Specimen notices andresolutions
UNIT 9 Directors responsibility statement and compliance certificate.
UNIT 10 Accounts and Audit - Preparation of Balance Sheet – Profit and Loss Account
UNIT 11 Income and Expenditure statement – Auditor’s report – Director’s report
UNIT 12 Maintenance of books of accounts – Statutory registers and returns.
UNIT 13 Winding up - Procedures for various modes of winding up – Members andcreditors voluntary winding up
UNIT 14 Compulsory winding up by Court – Specimen resolutions.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Tandon B.N, A Manual on Secretarial Practice.2. Shanbhogue K.V, Company Law Procedures.3. Ghosh P.K &Balachandran.V, Company Secretarial Practice.4. Pattenshetti& Reddy P.R, Company Secretarial Practice.
33142 - CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING: LAW & PRACTICE
Objectives:
• To know the concept of corporate restructuring law & practice• To analysis of corporate restructuring: law & practice
UNIT 1 Introduction - Meaning of corporate restructuring - Need, scope and modes ofrestructuring - Global scenario
UNIT 2 National scenario – Strategic planning - Competitive advantage and corecompetence - Strategy formulation
UNIT 3 Routes for executing strategy - Start up, mergers, acquisitions, takeovers,disinvestments and strategic alliances.
UNIT 4 Mergers And Amalgamations-Concept need and reasons - Legal aspects -Procedural aspects relating to commencing of meetings and presentation ofpetition is including documentation.
UNIT5 Takeovers- Meaning and concept - Types of takeovers - Legal aspects - Securitiesand Exchange Board of India takeover regulations
UNIT 7 Payment of consideration - Bail out takeovers - Takeover of sick units.
UNIT 8 Corporate Demergers/ Splits and Divisions and Post Merger Re-Organisation -Difference between demergers and reconstruction modes of demerger
UNIT 9 By agreement, under scheme of arrangement, by voluntary winding up
UNIT 10 Tax aspects - Tax reliefs - Indian scenario - Reverse mergers.
UNIT 11 Post Merger - Re-organisation - Accomplishment of objectives - Criteria ofsuccess - Profitability - Gains to post merger valuation
UNIT 12 Measuring post-merger efficiency - Factors in post-merger re-organisation.
UNIT 13 Financial Restructuring - Buy-back of shares - Concept and necessity- Securitiesand Exchange Board of India guidelines
UNIT 14 Government's guidelines - Procedure and practice for buy-back of shares.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Fred Weston J, Kwang S Chmg& Susan E Hoag, Merger, Restructuring and CorporateControl.
2. Verma J C, Corporate Mergers, Amalgamations and Takeovers.
3. Machiraju H R, Merchant Banking.
4. BrojendraNath Banerjee, Company Takeover.
5. ICSI Study Material, Corporate Restructuring: Law and Practice.
33143 - DRAFTING AND CONVEYANCING
Objectives:
• To know the concept of Corporate Drafting• To understand in corporate conveyancing
UNIT 1 General Principles of Drafting: Rules for drafting - Use of appropriate words andexpressions - Aids to clarity and accuracy - Legal implications and requirements
UNIT 2 General Principles of Conveyancing: Meaning - Basic requirements of deeds oftransfers - Description of deed, practices, recitals testatum
UNIT 3 Consideration of operative words - Exceptions and reservations - Habendum -Testimonium - Signature and attestation - Endorsement and supplement deeds.
UNIT 4 Drafting of Orders and Contracts
UNIT 5 Drafting Orders: Appointment orders - Suspension orders - Order of dismissal anddischarge - Charge sheets - Apprenticeship agreements.
UNIT 6 Drafting of Contracts: Agreements to sell/ purchase - Dealership contracts -Building contracts - Agency contracts - Collaboration agreements - Arbitrationagreements
UNIT 7 Deeds of Mortgages, Charges and Pledges
UNIT 8 Different types of mortgage deeds - Deeds of further charge in mortgagedproperty - Mortgage by deposit of title deeds - Deeds of floating charges - Deedsof appointment of receiver - Other charges - Memorandum of pledge of movables.
UNIT 9 Deed of Assignment Business debts - Shares in a company - Policies ininsurance
UNIT 10 Patents, trademarks, copyrights - Business and goodwill and other rights andinterests - Deed of exchange and gift deeds.
UNIT 11 Drafting of other Documents, Petitions and Applications
UNIT 12 Drafting of applications and petitions to public financial institutions, appellateauthorities under taxation and other corporate legislations.
UNIT 13 Deeds of Power of Attorney
UNIT 14 Revocable - Irrevocable - General and Particular letters of authority – Appeals,writ petitions, special leave petition - Revision and review applications, affidavits.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Bahl&Nagamaiya, Business Communication.
2. Sharma R C & Krishna Mohan, Business Correspondence and Report Writing.
3. ICSI Study Material, secretarial Practice relating to Economic Laws.
33144 - ECONOMIC LEGISLATIONSObjectives:
• To know the concept of Economic Legislations• To analysis as tasks of economic Legislations
UNIT1 Industries (Development and Regulation) Act- Objects and definitions - Anoverview of current industrial policy; regulatory mechanism
UNIT 2 Registration and licensing of industrial undertakings, government agencies,exemption from licensing provisions - Substantial expansion - Investigation -Offences and penalties - Miscellaneous provisions
UNIT 3 Small scale and ancillary units - Policy and procedure for setting up SSI - Anoverview of infrastructure
UNIT 4 Fiscal and other support schemes far SSI – Setting up units in FTZ and 100%EOUS - Policy and procedure.
UNIT 5 Competition Law - Definitions – Anti-Competitive agreements – Prohibition ofabuse of dominant position – Combinations – Competition Commission of India
UNIT 6 Inquiry into certain agreements and dominant position – Inquiry into combinationby commission – Procedure of inquiry on complaints u/s 19 – Power to grantinterim relief power to award compensation
UNIT 7 Execution of orders of commission – Appeal – Duties of Director – Generalpenalties – Competition advocacy.
UNIT 8 Foreign Exchange Management Regulation Act -Objectives and definitions underFEMA - Dealings in foreign exchange - Holding of foreign exchange etc.
UNIT 9 Current account transactions, capital account transactions - Export of goods andservices realization and repatriation of foreign exchange
UNIT 10 Exemptions authorised person - Penalties and enforcement - Compounding ofoffences - Directorate of enforcement - Appellate Tribunal etc.
UNIT 11 Pollution Control Water: Water and Environment (Protection) Law - VariousBoards and their functions and powers; duties of occupier of specified industries toensure adherence to standards; offences by companies.
UNIT 12 Air Pollution: Concept of sustainable development, Government policy regarding
environment - Salient features of the Air (Prevention and Control of; Pollution) Law.
UNIT 13 Environmental Protection Legal and regulatory framework - procedures forobtaining various environment clearances - Role and functions of EnvironmentTribunal / Authority - Appearance before Environment Tribunal / Authority -Environment Audit.
UNIT 14 Consumer Protection Act -Genesis of the law - Objects and definitions - Rights ofconsumers under the Consumer Protection Act - Nature and scope of remedies –Consumer Protection - Appearance before Consumer Dispute Redressal Forums.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Gushan& Kapoor, Economic and Other Legislations.
2. Taxmann Publication, Corporate Laws.
3. ICSI Study Material on Economic Laws.
4. Bare Acts.
33145 - SECRETARIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT
Objectives:
• To Know the basic concept of Secretarial and Management Audit• To understand the functioning and features of managerial audit
UNIT 1 Company Secretary in Practice: Various recognitions and areas of practice –Advisory services rendered – Challenges before the profession
UNIT 2 Professional standards and code of conduct – Exploring new horizons.
UNIT 3 Secretarial Audit: Need, objectives and scope – Periodicity and format forsecretarial audit report
UNIT 4 Appointment, duties and powers of secretarial auditor – Check-list/ Worksheet forsecretarial audit under various corporate laws and covenants of loan agreementsentered into with financial institutions.
UNIT 5 Search / Status Reports: Preparation of search and status reports from Registrarof Companies records for banks and financial institutions
UNIT 6 Scope and importance – Verification of documents relating to charges –Requirements of various financial institutions and other corporate lenders
UNIT 7 Secretarial standards – Compliance certificate.
UNIT 8 Securities Audit: Meaning, need and scope – Ensuring proper compliance ofprovisions relating to issue and transfer of securities
UNIT 9 Preventing fraudulent and unfair trade practices including Securities andExchange Board of India regulations framed thereon – Protecting the interest ofinvestors.
UNIT 10 Systems Audit: Nature – Significance and scope of systems audit – Stepsinvolved in conducting systems audit.
UNIT 11 Management Audit: Meaning, nature and scope – Principles and fundamentals ofmanagement audit
UNIT 12 Appraisal of management methods of performance – Organisational needs formanagement audit.
UNIT 13 Cost Audit: Nature, objectives and scope – Cost audit distinguished fromfinancial audit and management audit
UNIT 14 Cost audit as an aid to management, shareholders and other external agencies andpublic – Cost audit report.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Shanbhogue K V, Filing of Forms and Returns and Application under Company Law, Law
Publishing House, Allahabad.
2. Datta C R, Company Directors, Eastern Law Home, Calcutta.
3. Dr. Balachandran V and Ravichandran K S, Secretarial and Management Audit, Bharat Law
House, New Delhi.
4. Vashist and Saxena, Cost and Management Audit.
5. RamanathanAR, Management Audit.
6. ICSI Publications, Secretarial and Management Audit.
3. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The course shall consist of two academic years divided into four semesters.
4. Faculty and Support Staff Requirements
This programme requires the following faculty and supporting staffs
*At least Assistant Professor Level (Either permanent or part time)
5. Instructional Delivery Mechanism
Each semester there will be one contact programme of 80 hours duration in theory. The SLM
(Self Learning Material) will be supplied to the students in print form as well as in CD form. The
face to face contact sessions of the programme for theory courses will be held at the head quarter
/ learning centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation and issuance of
certificates will be done by office of the Controller of examinations, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi.
F) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, CURRICULUM TRANSACTION, AND
EVALUATION
Procedure of AdmissionA candidate who has passed any Bachelor Degree from a recognized University in the Pattern of
10+2+3 shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the programme.
Curriculum Transactions:
The class room teaching would be through conventional lecture, use of OHP, power point
presentation and novel innovative teaching ideas like television and computer aided instruction.
Student seminars would be arranged to improve their awareness and communicative skill.
Face to face contact session will be conducted as given in below table.
Course Type Face to Face ContactSession/semester (in Hours)
5 Theory courses with 4 credits 80
Total 80
EvaluationThe examinations shall be conducted for theory to assess the knowledge acquired during
the study. There shall be two systems of examinations viz., internal and external examinations. In
the case of theory courses, the internal evaluation shall be conducted as Continuous Internal
Assessment via. Student assignments preparation. The internal assessment shall comprise of
maximum 25 marks for each course. The end semester examination shall be of three hours
duration to each course at the end of each semester. The end semester examinations shall
comprise of maximum of 75 marks for each course. The candidate failing in any course(s) will
be permitted to appear for each failed course(s) in the subsequent examination.
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments:The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2)(12.5+12.5)
25
Total 25
Question paper pattern (Theory)
• The question paper carries a maximum of 75 marks.
• The question paper consists of three sections namely Part-A, Part-B and Part-C.
• Part-A consists of 10 questions of 2 marks each (10 x 2 = 20 marks) with no choice. The
candidate should answer all questions.
• Part-B consists of 5 either or choice questions. Each question carries 5 marks (5 x 5=25
marks).
• Part-C consists of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. The candidate should
Answer any three questions (10 x 3 = 30 marks).
Passing minimum
• There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.
• For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50% (Fifty Percentage) of themaximum marks (75) prescribed for the paper.
• In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of 50 Mark for eachPaper
• Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal + external).
Candidate who does not obtain the required minimum marks for a pass in a course shall berequired to appear and pass the same at a subsequent appearance.
Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and classification to indicate theperformance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semesterGi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester.n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑iCiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
Sum of the credits of the courses for the entire programme
CGPA Grad Classification of FinalResult
9.5-10.0
9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+
O
First Class- Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0
8.0 and above but below 8.5
7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++
D+
D
First Class withDistinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5
6.5 and above but below 7.0
6.0 and above but below 6.5
A++
A+
A
First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0
5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+
B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester ofthe PG Programme are eligible.
Maximum duration for completion of the course
The maximum duration for completion of MBA degree shall not exceed five years after thecompletion of the minimum duration of the programme.
Commencement of this regulation
These regulations shall come into effect from the academic year 2018-19 for students who areadmitted to the first year of the course during the academic year 2018-19.
Fee structure
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First Year Second Year
1 Admission Processing Fees 300.00 -
2 Course Fees 13200.00 13200.00
3 ICT Fees 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 13650.00 13350.00
G) REQUIREMENT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES:
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Central Library is one of the important central facilities of Alagappa University. It has text
book, reference books, conference proceedings, back volumes, standards, and non-book material
such as CD-ROMs and audios. The central Library procured several e-books in different areas.
The library also subscribes to about 250 current periodicals. The Directorate of Distance
Education of Alagappa University has adequate number of copies of books related to
Management Programme.
COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THE PROVISIONS:
Sl. No. Nature of Expenditure Amount in Rs.(Approx.)
1 Programme Development 10,00,000/-2 Programme Delivery 20,00,000/-3 Programme Maintenance 3,00,000/-
i) QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM AND EXPECTED PROGRAMMEOUTCOMES
• The feedback from students on teaching will be collected every semester using standardformats.
• Feedback on the curriculum will also be collected from the experiences of the studentswhich help teachers in fine tuning of deliverables in the classroom.
• It helps in improving the standard of teaching as expected by the students.• Exit survey feedback on various parameters to improve and quality of the programme and
support services like course material, library and infrastructure.• It helps to Strengthen the contents of the program to meet the requirements of the
employment market and keep the curriculum as a treasure of knowledge.• This programme provides Opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate
knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes.
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PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA (EDUCATION MANAGEMENT)
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATIONALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
KARAIKUDI – 630 003
PROGRAMME PROJECT REPORT
MBA EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
a) PROGRAMME MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
Business Studies have fascinated humans for two reasons, namely generating interest and
augmenting essentials of running a firm effectively. That is why their study is enchanting and
glorifying. The primary objective of this programme is to provide ample exposure to subjects
from the fields of business legacy and accountancy, equip the Students for entry level jobs in
industry and to contribute to the economic development of the country.
b) RELEVANCE OF THE PROGRAMME WITH HEI’S MISSION AND GOALS:
The Alagappa University is functioning with following Vision and Mission:
Mission: Achieving Excellence in all spheres of Education, with particular emphasis on
‘PEARL”- Pedagogy, Extension, Administration, Research and Learning
Vision: Affording High Quality Higher Education to the learners so that they are transformed
into intellectually competent human resources that will help in the uplift of the nation to
Educational, Social, Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence.
Therefore, the introduction of MBA EDUCATION MANAGEMENT programme in the
Directorate of Distance Education will contribute substantially in fulfilling the mission of
Alagappa University. Such a higher education in subject with appropriate Practical Exposer
will enrich the human resources for the uplift of the Nation to Educational, Social,
Technological, Environmental and Economic Magnificence (ESTEEM).
c) NATURE OF PROSPECTIVE TARGET GROUP OF LEARNERS
• Working Professionals
• Entrepreneurs• Service Personnel
• Academic Faculty• Government Officials• Researchers
• Home makers• Unemployed Graduates
d) APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMME
To Attain Leadership in spearheading qualitative and responsible academic programs relevantto the society through cost effective off-campus distance mode of education. knowledge andunderstanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
• The fundamental concepts of Management
• The higher-level taxonomy and diversity of Business Studies.
• How principles of Business can be applied to problems
• Internship training in Industry
• Undertake Inter tasks and techniques.
• Inter-disciplinary knowledge like statistics, Mathematics, Computer and E-Banking.
• Using the SPSS package for the analysis of data
• It also improves the Intellectual skills of the students.
• In nutshell, these skills will improve the performance of the students parameters.
IV Semester33941 Education Institution Management 25 75 100 433942 Institutional Linkage for Education
Management25 75 100 4
33943 Marketing of Education Services 25 75 100 4
33944 Quality in Education 25 75 100 4
33945 Contemporary issues in Education 25 75 100 4
Total 125 375 500 20
GRAND TOTAL 2000 80
Course Code Legend:
3 3 9 Y Z
339- M.B.A ProgrammeY -Semester NumberZ- Course Number in the Semester
CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment, ESE: End Semester Examination, TOT: Total, C:Credit Points, Max.: Maximum
No. of Credits per Course (Theory) - 5 Total No. of Credits per Semester- 20
Total Credits for the Programme- 20 X 4 = 80
33911- MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Objectives:• To introduce the basic concepts of Management functions and principles• To learn the scientific decision making and modern trend in the management process• To understand the contemporary practices and issues in management
UNIT 1 Management: Definition – Nature, Scope and Functions – Evolution ofManagement – Management thought in modern trend – Patterns of themanagement analysis – Management Vs. Administration - Management andSociety: The external Environment, Social Responsibility and Ethics.
UNIT 2 Management Science and Theories : Contributions of FW Taylor, Henri Fayol,Elton Mayo, Roethilisberger, H.A.Simon and P.F Drucker - Universality ofManagement - Relevance of management to different types of organization.
UNIT 3 Planning: Nature and Purpose – Principles and planning premises –Components of planning as Vision, Mission, Objectives, Managing ByObjective (MBO) Strategies, Types and Policies -Planning and DecisionMaking: Planning process.
UNIT 4 Decision making: Meanings and Types – Decision-making Process underConditions of Certainty and Uncertainty – Rational Decision MakingStrategies, Procedures, Methods, Rules, Projects and Budgets.
UNIT 5 Organizing: Nature, Importance, Principles, purpose and Scope - Organizingfunctions of management – Classifications of organization – Principles andtheories of organization – Effective Organizing – Organizational Culture andGlobal Organizing.
UNIT 6 Organizational Structure – Departmentalization – Span of control – Line andstaff functions – Formal and Informal Groups in Organizations - Authority andresponsibility - Centralization and decentralization – Delegation of authority –Committees – Informal organization.
UNIT 7 Staffing: General Principles of Staffing- Importance, techniques, Staffauthority and Empowerment in the organization – Selection and Recruitment -Orientation - Career Development - Career stages – Training – PerformanceAppraisal.
UNIT 8 Creativity and Innovation – Motivation - Meaning – Importance – Humanfactors of Motivation – Motivation Theories: Maslow, Herzberg, Mc Gregor(X&Y), Ouchi (Z) ,Vroom, Porter-Lawler, McClelland and Adam –Physiological and psychological aspects of motivation .
UNIT 9 Directing : Meaning, Purpose, and Scope in the organization – Leadership:Meaning, Leadership styles, Leadership theories: Trait, Contingency,Situation, Path-Goal, Tactical, Transactional, Transformational and Grid.
Leaders: Type, Nature, Significance and Functions, Barriers, Politics andEthics. Leader Vs. Manager.
UNIT 10 Communications: Meaning – Types – Process – Communication in thedecision making – Global Leading - Effective communication in the levels ofmanagement. – Uses of Communication to Planning, Organizing, coordinatingand controlling.
UNIT 11 Co-ordination: Concept; Meaning, Characteristics, Importance in theorganization, Co-ordination process and principles - Techniques of Effectiveco-ordination in the organization - Understanding and managing the groupprocess.
UNIT 12 Business ethics: Relevance of values in Management; Holistic approach formanagers indecision-making; Ethical Management: Role of organizationalculture in ethics – Ethics Committee in the organization.
UNIT 13 Controlling: Objectives and Process of control Devices of control – Integratedcontrol – Special control techniques- Contemporary - Perspectives in Deviceof Controls
UNIT 14 New Perspectives in Management - Strategic alliances – Core competence –Business process reengineering – Total quality management – Six Sigma-Benchmarking- Balanced Score-card.
2. Koontz and O’Donnell, Management: A Systems Approach, McGraw Hill, 1990
3. Weihrich and Koontz,Management: A Global Perspective, McGraw Hill, 1988
4. Peter F. Drucker, Management, 2008.
5. Gene Burton and Manab Thakur, Management Today: Principles and Practice, Tata
McGraw Hill.
6. Ricky W. Griffin, Management, South-WesternCollege Publications, 2010
7. Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter, Management, 9th Edition, 2006.
8. Kaplan and Norton, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard
Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment, HBP, 2000.
33912 - ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Objectives:• To understand the personality trades and influence on the organization.• To imbibe the necessary conceptual understanding of behaviour related people• To learn the modern trends, theories and changes in organizational Behaviour.
UNIT 1 Organizational Behaviour: History – Meaning Elements – Evolution,Challenges and opportunities – Trends – disciplines – Approaches – Models –Management functions relevance to organizational Behaviour – GlobalEmergence of OB as a discipline.
UNIT 2 Personality – Determinants, Structure, Behaviour, Assessment, IndividualBehaviour: Personality & Attitudes- Development of personality – Nature anddimensions of attitude – Trait Theory – Organizational fit – OrganizationalCommitment
UNIT 3 Emotions – Emotional Intelligence – Implications of Emotional Intelligence onManagers – EI as Managerial tool – EI performance in the organization –Attitudes: Definitions – Meaning – Attitude relationship with behaviour –Types – Consistency
UNIT 4 Individual Behaviour and process of the organization: Learning, Emotions,Attitudes, Perception, Motivation, Ability, Job satisfaction, Personality, Stressand its Management – Problem solving and Decision making – InterpersonalCommunication - Relevance to organizational behaviour.
UNIT 5 Group Behaviour: Group Dynamics - Theories of Group Formation - Formaland Informal Groups in organization and their interaction - Group norms –Group cohesiveness – Team: Importance and Objectives - Formation of teams– Team Work- Group dynamics – Issues - Their relevance to organizationalbehaviour.
UNIT 6 Organizational Power: Organizational Power: Definition, Nature,Characteristics - Types of powers - Sources of Power - Effective use of power– Limitations of Power – Power centre in Organization.
UNIT 7 Organizational Politics: Definition – Political behaviour in organization -Factors creating political behaviour – Personality and Political Behaviour -Techniques of managing politics in organization – Impact of organizationalpolitics.
UNIT 8 Organizational Conflict Management: Stress Management: Meaning – Types –Sources and strategies resolve conflict – Consequences – Organizationalconflict: Constructive and Destructive conflicts - Conflict Process - Strategiesfor encouraging constructive conflict - Strategies for resolving destructiveconflict.
UNIT 9 Organizational Dynamics: Organizational Dynamics – OrganizationalEfficiency, Effectiveness and Excellence: Meaning and Approaches – Factorsaffecting the organizational Climate.
UNIT 10 Organizational Culture: Meaning, significance – Theories – OrganizationalClimate – Creation, Maintenance and Change of Organizational Culture –Impact of organizational culture on strategies – Issues in OrganizationalCulture.
UNIT 11 Inter personal Communication: Essentials, Networks, Communicationtechnologies – Non-Verbal communications Barriers – Strategies to overcomethe barriers. Behavioral Communication in organization - Uses to Business
UNIT 12 Organizational Change: Meaning, Nature and Causes of organizational changeOrganizational Change –Importance – Stability Vs Change – Proactive Vs.Reaction change – the change process – Resistance to change – Managingchange.
UNIT 13 Organizational Behaviour responses to Global and Cultural diversity,challenges at international level, Homogeneity and heterogeneity of Nationalcultures, Differences between countries.
UNIT 14 Organizational Development: Meaning, Nature and scope – Features of OD –OD Interventions- Role of OD – Problems and Process of OD – process ODand Process of Intervention - Challenges to OD- Learning Organizations -Organizational effectiveness Developing Gender sensitive workplace
REFERENCES
1. Fred Luthans, Organizational Behaviour, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
2. Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall; 2010
3. Keith Davis, Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work, McGraw Hill, 2010
4. Griffin and Moorhead, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations,
2006.
5. Judith R. Gordon, Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic, Prentice Hall, 2001.
6. K. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing, Mumbai, 2010
7. Judith R. Gordon, A Diagnostic Approach to Organizational Behaviour, Allyn &
Bacon, 1993.
33913 - MANAGERIAL ECONOMICSObjectives:
• To understand the economic principles and its applications in business• To develop economics based analytic skills for business• To make the learners to strong in economical approach
UNIT 1 Economics: Introduction – Meaning, nature and scope of ManagerialEconomics – General Foundations of managerial Economics – EconomicApproach – Working of Economic system - Circular flow activities -Economics & Business Decisions - Relationship between Economic theoryand Managerial Economics.
UNIT 2 Business Decisions: Role of managerial Economics in Decision making –Decision making under Risk and Uncertainty - Concepts of Opportunity cost, -Production possibility curve – Incremental Concepts - Cardinal and Ordinalapproaches to consumer Behaviour Time Value of Money –
UNIT 3 Consumer Behaviour: Marginalism – Equilibrium and Equi-marginalism andtheir role in business decision making. – Equi-Marginal principles – Utilityanalysis – Total and Marginal Utility – Law of diminishing marginal utility –Marshallian approach and Indifference curve analysis.
UNIT 4 Demand analysis: Meaning, Functions - Determinants of demand-Law ofDemand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting - Applications of demand inanalysis - Elasticity of Demand: Types, Measures and Role in BusinessDecisions.
UNIT 5 Supply Analysis: Determinants of supply- Elasticity of Supply- Measures andSignificance - Derivations of market demand – Demand Estimation and Forecasting- Demand and Supply equilibrium – Giffen Paradox
UNIT 6 Production Functions: Managerial uses of production function - Cobb-Douglasand other production functions - Isoquants – Short run and long runproduction function – Theory of production – Empirical estimations ofproduction functions.
UNIT 7 Forms of Markets: Meaning and Characteristics - Market Equilibrium:Practical Importance, Market Equilibrium and Changes in Market Equilibrium.Pricing Functions: Market Structures - Pricing and output decisions underdifferent competitive conditions: Monopoly Monopolistic completion andOligopoly
UNIT 8 Strategic Behaviour of the firms and Game Theory - Nash Equilibrium:Implications – Prisoner’s Dilemma: Types of strategy – Price and Non pricecompetition – Relation to the firm behaviour.
UNIT 9 Cost and Return: Cost function and cost output relationship – Economics andDiseconomies of scale - Cost control and cost reduction- Cost Behaviour andBusiness Decision- Relevant costs for decision-making- Traditional andModern theory of Cost.
UNIT 10 New Product Penetrative Decision and Skimming the cream Pricing-Government control over pricing - Concept of Profit- Types and Theories ofProfit by Knight (Uncertainty), Schumpeter (Innovation), Clark (Dynamic)and Hawley (Risk) - Profit maximization – Cost volume profit analysis – Riskand Return Relationship.
UNIT 11 Profit and Investment Analysis: Meaning – Measurement of profit – Theoriesof Pricing- Profit planning and forecasting- Profit and Wealth maximization –Cost volume profit analysis – Investment analysis and Evaluation: IRR, NPVand APV techniques.
UNIT 12 Macro-economic Factors: Nature, Importance ; Economic Growth andDevelopment - Business cycle – Phases and Business Decision- Inflation -Factors causing Inflation and Deflation - Control measures – Balance ofpayment Trend and its implications in managerial decision.
UNIT 13 National Income: Introduction Meaning – Theories – Methods ofMeasurement - Sectoral and Population distributions – Per capita Income:Definition – Calculations – Uses – Limitations – GDP – GNP - Recentdevelopments in Indian Economy.
UNIT 14 Economic Regulations of Business: Introduction – Antitrust theory andRegulations – The structure – Conduct – Performance paradigm –Concentration: Overview – Measuring concentration – Regulation ofExternalities.
REFERENCES1. Dominick Salvatore, Managerial Economics in a Global Economy,OxfordUniversity
Press, 2011.
2. Ivan Png and Dale Lehman, Managerial Economics, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
3. Truett Lila J., Truett, Dale B. and Truett J. Lila (2006), Managerial Economics:
Analysis Problems, Cases, 8th Editon, John Wiley & Sons.
5. Christopher R Thomas & S Charles Maurice (2008), Managerial Economics, 9th
edition, McGraw Hill Co.
6. Petersen, H. C., Cris, L W and Jain, S.K. (2008), Managerial Economics, 1st edition
Pearson
7. Gupta G S, Managerial Economics, Tata McGraw-Hill.
8. Varshney and Maheswari, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
9. Mehta P L, Managerial Economics, Sultan Chand and Sons.
10. Joel Dean, Managerial Economics, Prentice-Hall.
33914- QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Objectives:• To help develop analytical skills based on problem solving approach• To learn quadrature problems solving of business issues.• To acquire the knowledge in statistics and their use in business decision making.
UNIT 1 Basic Quantitative Concepts: Place of quantitative analysis in the practice ofmanagement – Problem definition: Models and their development. Variablesnotion of Mathematical models – concept of trade off – Notion of constants –concept of Interest.
UNIT 2 Basic Concept of differentiation – integration – Optimization concepts – use ofdifferentiation for optimization of business problem Optimization Statistics:Meaning and Applications of Statistics in business decision making andresearch - Collection, Tabulation and presentation of data - Measures of centraltendency: Mean, Median and Mode. Measures of dispersion
UNIT 3 Variables and function: Linear and Non-linear –Graphical representation offunctions and their applications in cost and revenue behavior. Slope and itsrelevance –Use of functional relationships to understand elasticity of demands,Relationship between costs and level of activity, Decisions on MinimizingCosts and Maximizing output/profits.
UNIT 4 Linear Programming: Introduction to the linear programming – Concepts ofoptimization- Formulation of different types of linear programming –Standardfrom of LP problems - Importance and practical implementation in Industry
UNIT 5 Simple regression and Correlation analysis: Introduction, Correlation,Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis and Co-efficient. Duality andsensitivity analysis for decision-making- Solving LP using graphical andsimplex method (only simple problems) – Interpreting the solution fordecision-making
UNIT 6 Special Algorithms of LPP: Transportation Algorithm - Balanced andUnbalanced Problem Formulation and solving methods: North West Corner,Vogel’s Approximation-MODI method- Assignment and Travelling ExecutiveAlgorithms
UNIT 7 Theory of Probability: Introduction to the Concept – Development ofprobability – Areas and Utilisation of probability theories in the Business –Sample space – terminology – Types of probability.
UNIT 8 Theoretical Probability Distributions: Introduction - Concept of events –Probability of events – Joint, conditional and marginal probabilitiesProbability distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal – Features andApplications – Use of Normal Tables.
UNIT 9 Operational research for Decision Making: Historical background andDevelopments – Definition – Phases in the use of Operations research –Models – Characteristics of quantitative methods - Benefits and Limitations ofQuantitative methods.
UNIT 10 Sequencing /Scheduling Methods : Concepts – terminology – Notations –Assumption for scheduling models – Job sequencing priorities – Processingthe job and Mass production system.
UNIT 11 Simulation Techniques: Introduction to simulation as an aid to decision-making- Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation – Applications ofsimulations models – Types: Inventory, Cash, and Project – Random Numbers.
UNIT 12 Queuing Theory: Introduction – Definition – Queue priorities Productlaunching problems using Monte Carlo simulation- Queuing Theory: M/M/1queuing model and applications.
UNIT 13 Decision Analysis: Concepts – Definition – Decision Tables Pay-off and Losstables – Expected value of pay-off – Expected value of Perfect Formation –decision making process
UNIT 14 Decision Tree Analysis: Decision making environments – Concept ofPosterior probabilities Decision Tree approach to choose optimal course ofaction Criteria for decision – Mini-max, Maxi-max, Minimizing MaximalRegret and their applications.
REFERENCES
1. David R. Anderson, et al, An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making, Cengage Learning, 2008.
2. Lucey, Quantitative Techniques Cengage Learning Business Press, 2002
3. Sharma, Operations Research: Theory and Applications.
4. Richard I Levin, & C. Atkinson Kirkpatrick, Quantitative Approaches to Management,
McGraw-Hill.
5. K. Gupta and D.S. Hira, Operations Research.
6. Srivastava, Shenoy and Sharma, Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision-
making, New Age International, 2006.
7. N.D. Vohra, Quantitative Techniques in Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
8. V.K. Kapoor, Operations Research.
9. Dharani Venkatakrishnan, Operations Research: Principles and Problems.
10. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2002.
33915 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Objectives:• To enable the students to learn basic accounting principles, concepts.• To practice Financial and Management accounting applications• To make the learners familiarize in managerial decision making.
UNIT 1 Accounting: Definition – Accounting for historical function and managerialfunction - Types of Accounting- Management, Management and Costaccounting – Scope for Accounting-Managerial Uses of Managementaccounting and Financial Accounting.
UNIT 2 Accounting Concepts and Conventions – Accounting standards - FinancialAccounting Definitions – Principles – Accounting standards - Double entrysystem of accounting: Accounting books – Preparation of journal and ledger,subsidiary books.
UNIT 3 Preparation of Trial Balance – Errors and rectification – Classifications ofcapital and Revenue – Fixed Assets and Depreciation accounting – Preparationof Manufacturing accounting- Preparation of Final Accounts - Accountingfrom incomplete records – Statements of affairs methods
UNIT 4 Conversion methods – Preparation of Trading, Profit & Loss Account andBalance Sheet from incomplete records – Depreciation methods - Straight linemethod, Written down value method, Sinking fund method.
UNIT 5 Financial Statement Analysis - Objectives - Reorganizing the FinancialStatement information -Techniques of Financial Statement Analysis:Comparative Statements, Common – Size statement, Trend Percentage -
UNIT 6 Management Statement Analysis: Management statements – Nature ofmanagement statements – Limitations of management statements – Analysisof interpretation -Types of analysis- Tools of analysis: Trend analysis,Common size statements and Comparative statements;
UNIT 7 Accounting Ratios: Construction of balance sheet using ratios (problems) –Financial ratios – Types: Profitability ratios – Turnover ratios – Liquidityratios – Proprietary ratios – Market earnings ratios- Uses and limitations ofratios - Dupont analysis.
UNIT 8 Fund Flow Analysis: Need and meaning – Preparation of schedule of changesin working capital and the fund flow statement – Workings forComputation of various sources and uses - Preparation of Fund FlowStatement
UNIT 9 Cash flow Analysis: Meaning and importance Managerial uses of cash flowstatement – Differences between fund flow and cash flow analysis - Uses andlimitation of fund flow statement- Preparation of cash flow statement
UNIT 10 Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting - Meaning - Distinction between FinancialAccounting and Cost Accounting - Cost Terminology: Cost, Cost Centre, CostUnit - Elements of Cost - Cost Sheet – Problems - Overhead Cost Allocations:Over and under Absorption. Job and Contract Costing,
UNIT 11 Operating Costing: Material Cost Accounting, Perpetual Inventory Control,Inventory Valuation, EOQ, ABC Analysis, Setting of Reorder Level,Maximum Level, Minimum Level, Labour Cost Accounting, Remunerationand Incentive Schemes- Reconciliation of Financial and Cost Accounting
UNIT 12 Marginal Costing: Definition – Difference between marginal costing andabsorption costing – Break- even point Analysis - Contribution, p/v Ratio,margin of safety - Decision making under marginal costing system-key factoranalysis, make or buy decisions, export decision, sales mix decision-Problems
UNIT 13 Budgeting and Budgetary Control: Concept and Need for Budgeting-Classification of budgets – Preparation of Sales, Production, Material,Purchase and Cash Budgets –Budgetary control system – Mechanism – Masterbudget.
UNIT 14 Capital Budgeting System: Importance – Methods of capital expenditureappraisal – Payback period method – ARR method – DCF methods – NPV andIRR methods – Their rationale – Capital rationing.
7. Manmohan & Goyal, Principles of Management Accounting, Shakithabhavan
Publication.
8. N. K. Prasad,Advanced Cost Accounting, Book Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta.
9. Andrew A Haried, Advanced Accounting, Atlantic Publishers.
10. Hoyle,Advanced Accounting, McGraw Hill.
33921 - RESEARCH METHODSObjectives:
• To Understand the basic principles of research and design• To practice the research process, tools and techniques• To facilitate managerial decision making
UNIT 1 Research Bases: Definition and applications of business research; Types ofresearch –descriptive, exploratory, correlational, explanatory, quantitative,qualitative; Steps in the research process; establishing operational definitions
UNIT 2 Research scope - Recent advancements in research. Distinction between Pure& Applied, Historical & Futuristic, Analytical & Synthetic, Descriptive &Prescriptive, Survey & Experimental and Case & Generic Researches
UNIT 3 Planning of Research: Research problem – Identification, selection andformulation of research problem – Review of literature in the field of business- Identifying objectives of the research.
UNIT 4 Economic management: Use in identifying Research Gaps and Techniques –Hypothesis – Meaning – Sources and Types of Hypothesis – HypothesisFormulation for testing – Research design – Factors affecting research design– Evaluation of research design
UNIT 5 Variables construction for Hypothesis: Identifying variables - Constructinghypotheses – functions, characteristics, types of hypotheses - Significance ofresearch in social sciences – Induction and deduction.
UNIT 6 Sampling Design: Census method and sampling method for investigation –Principle of sampling – Essentials of a good sampling – sampling frame;Methods of sampling: Probability, non-probability, mixed sampling designs;
UNIT 7 Construction of sampling for Finite and Infinite populations – Sample sizedetermination– Calculations - Factors affecting the size of the sample – Biasedsample – Sampling and non-sampling errors.
UNIT 8 Sources and Collection of Data: Sources of data – Primary and secondary data– Modes of data collection – Observation: Types and Techniques –Interview:Types and conduct – Preparation for an interview – Effective interviewtechniques – Limitations of interview
UNIT 9 Schedule: Meaning and kinds – Essentials of a good schedule – Procedure forthe formulation of a schedule – Questionnaire: Meaning and types – Format ofa good questionnaire– Schedules Vs. Questionnaires
UNIT 10 Scaling techniques: Meaning, Importance, Types of measurement scales –Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio; Methods of their construction ofQuestionnaires or Schedules – Pre-testing of Data Collection Tools- Validityand Reliability – Methods.
UNIT 11 Processing and Analysis of Data: Meaning – Importance – Process of dataanalysis – Editing – Coding – Tabulation – Diagrams – Univariate, Bivariateand Multi-variant analysis
UNIT 12 Test of Significance: Fundamentals on Test Procedure- Testing forsignificance of Mean/Proportion and difference between Means/Proportions- FTest for Means and Chi-square test Contingency Table - Parametric Test: Ttest, F Test and Z test
UNIT 13 Non-parametric Test: Concept and Types: Mann Whitney Test- Test, KruskalWallis, sign test. Multivariate analysis-factor, cluster, MDS, Discriminantanalysis - The process of interpretation of Test Results– Guidelines for makingvalid interpretation
UNIT 14 Report Writing : Role and types of reports – Contents of research report –Steps involved in drafting reports – Principles of good report writing –Grammatical Quality – Language flow- Data Support- DiagrammaticElucidation- References and Annotations – Clarity and Brevity ofexpressions- Features of a good Report- Criteria for evaluating researchreports/ research findings.
REFERENCES
1. John W Best & James V. Kahn Research in Education, Allyn and Bacon, 2009
2. Anderson et-al, Thesis and Assignment Writing, Wiley, New Delhi, 1989.
3. William Josiah Goode and Paul K. Hatt, Methods of Social Research, McGraw Hill,
1981.
4. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Methods and Techniques of Social Research, 2003, HPH.
5. Earl R. BabbieRobert, ThePractice of Social Research, Cengage Learning, 2010.
6. B. Burns & A. Burns, Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS, Sage
Publications, 2008.
7. Krishnaswami and Ranganatham, Research Methodology in social Sciences, HPH,
Mumbai
8. Bryman & Bell: Business Research Methods, OUP.
9. Pauline V Young, Scientific Social Surveys and Research, Prentice-Hall, (Digitalized)
2007.
10. C.R.Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, 2009
33922 - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTObjectives:
• To understand the concepts and constituents of Business environment• To know the environmental issues in the business context• To analyze the changes in the global environmental relating to business
UNIT 1 Business Environment: Introduction: Concepts – Significance - Dynamicfactors of environment – Importance of scanning the environment – Macro andMicro Environment – Micro and Macro Economics to the business –Constituents of Business environment
UNIT 2 Fundamental issues captured in PESTLE– Political, Economic, Socio-cultural,Technological, Legal and Ecological environment- Opportunities and Threatsas environmental issues to address by Businesses.
UNIT 3 Political Environment: Government and Business – Political Systems, PoliticalStability and Political Maturity as conditions of business growth - Role ofGovernment in Business: Entrepreneurial, Catalytic, Competitive, Supportive,Regulative and Control functions
UNIT 4 Government and Economic planning: Industrial policies and promotionschemes – Government policy and SSI – Interface between Government andpublic sector - Guidelines to the Industries – Industrial Developmentstrategies; salient features, Role of public and private sectors, Comparativecost dynamics.
UNIT 5 Economic Environment: Phase of Economic Development and its impact-GDP Trend and distribution and Business Opportunities – capacity utilisation– Regional disparities and evaluation - Global Trade and investmentenvironment.
UNIT 6 Financial System and Business capital: Monetary and Fiscal policies -Financial Market structure – Money and Capital markets – Stock Exchangesand Its regulations – Industrial Finance - Types, Risk - Cost-Role of Banks;Industrial Financial Institutions - Role of Management Institutions
UNIT 7 Role of Central Bank- Fiscal System: Government Budget and TaxationMeasures- Fiscal Deficits and Inflation- FDI and collaboration –ForeignCapital tapping by businesses- Export-Import policy – Foreign Exchange andBusiness Development.
UNIT 8 Labour Environment: Labour Legislation – Labour and social securities –Industrial Relations – Trade Unions – Workers participation in management –Exit Policy – Quality Circles.
UNIT 9 Social and Technological Environment: Societal Structure and Features-Entrepreneurial Society and its implications for business – Social and culturalfactors and their implications for business- Technology Development Phase inthe Economy as conditioner of Business Opportunities
UNIT 10 Technology Environment: Technology Policy- Technology Trade and transfer-Technology Trends in India- Role of Information Technology – CleanTechnology. – Time lag in technology – Appropriate technology andTechnology adoption- Impact of technology on globalization.
UNIT 11 Legal and Ecological Environment: Legal Environment as the all-envelopingfactor from inception, location, incorporation, conduct, expansion and closureof businesses – IDRA and Industrial licensing – Public, Private, Joint andCooperative Sectors.
UNIT 12 Legal Aspects of Entering Primary and Secondary Capital Markets- Law onPatents- Law on Consumer Protection- Law on Environmental Protection-Need for Clean energy and Reduction of Carbon footprint.
UNIT 13 New Economic Policy Environment in India: Liberalization, Privatization andGlobalization (LPG): Efficiency Drive through Competition- Facets ofLiberalization and impact on business growth
UNIT 14 Aspects of Privatization and impact on business development– Globalizationand Enhanced Opportunities and Threats – Extended competition in Input andOutput Markets Role of WTO, IMF and World Bank in global economicdevelopment.
REFERENCES
1. Brooks, Weatherston, Wilkinson, International Business Environment, Pearson, 2010.
2. Steiner & Steiner, Business, Government and Society: A Managerial Perspective,
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
3. Mohinder Kumar Sharma, Business Environment in India, South Asia Books.
4. Adhikary M, Economic Environment of Business, Sultan Chand & Sons.
5. Amarchand D, Government and Business, TMH.
6. Francis Cherunilam, Business Environment and Development, Himalaya Publishing
House, 2008.
7. Maheswari & Gupta, Government, Business and Society.
33923 - BUSINESS LAWSObjectives:
• To understand the legal structure and provision for running a business• To learn various acts, enactments and amendments of mercantile law• To know the various aspects of Business law for legal process.
UNIT 1 Indian Contract Act 1872: Contract – Meaning – Essential elements – Natureand formation of contract: Nature, elements, Classifications of Contracts onthe basis of Validity, Formation and Performance– offer and acceptance
UNIT 2 Offer and Acceptance: Introduction – Proposal – acceptance –Communications of offer, Acceptance and Revocations – Offer and acceptanceby Post.
UNIT 3 Consideration: Definitions, Types of consideration – essentials ofConsideration – Privity of Contracts: Exceptions – Capacity: Consent –Legality of object – Quasi contract Discharge of contract - Remedies forbreach of contract – Quasi contracts.
UNIT 4 Special Contracts: Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee – Bailment andPledge – Law of Agency-Definition – Rights of Surety -Discharge of Surety –Bailment and Pledge: Introduction, Classifications, Duties and Rights of Bailerand Bailee – termination of Bailment -
UNIT 5 Formation of contract under Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Contract of sale -Conditions and Warranties - Transfer of property - Performance of thecontract: Essentials of valid tender performance, Performance reciprocalpromise- Rights of an unpaid seller.
UNIT 6 Laws on Carriage of Goods: Duties, Rights and Liabilities of CommonCarriers under: (i) The Carriers Act, 1865. (ii) The Railways Act, 1989, (iii)The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, (iv) The Carriage by Air Act, 1972and (v) The Carriage By Road Act, 2007
UNIT 7 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Negotiable Instruments: Features – Types-Parties – Material alteration – Parties to negotiable instruments – Presentationsof negotiable instrument.
UNIT 8 Insurance: Definition and sources of Law – Judicial set up in India ––Insurance as a contract -History of Insurance Legislation in India - Legalprinciples - Fundamental Principles of Life Insurance Fire Insurance andMarine Insurance.
UNIT 9 Indian Partnership Act, 1932: Meaning and test of partnership – registration offirms Life Insurance Corporation Act 1956 – General Insurance BusinessNationalization Act 1973.
UNIT 10 Partners Relations: Introduction – Eligibility to be a partner – Registration ofchange in partner – Limited Liabilities of partnership - Dissolution of firms -
Characteristics – Kinds – Incorporation of Companies – Memorandum ofAssociation – Articles of Association
UNIT 11 Companies Act 1956: Nature and kinds of companies – Prospectus –Disclosure Needs - Management and Administration – Director –Appointment, Powers and Duties
UNIT 12 Formation of a Company : Introduction – process - Minutes and Resolutions –E-Filling of documents under Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 21-Management of companies –Meetings- Types- Requirements -AGM and EGM– Board Meeting
UNIT 13 Law of Information Technology: Introduction – Rationale behind IT act 2000– Information technology Act 2000: Scheme of the IT Act 2000: Digitalsignature: attribution; Acknowledgement and dispatch of Electronics Record –Regulation certifying authorities.
UNIT 14 Protection of minority interest: Introduction - Methods of Winding-up - TheRight to Information Act, 2005 Right to know, Salient features of the Act,obligation of public Authority, Designation of Public Information officer,Request for obtaining information,
REFERENCES
1. M.S.Pandit and ShobhaPandit, Business Law, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai,
2010.
2. Pathak, Legal Aspects of Business, TMH, 2009.
3. N.D. Kapoor, Mercantile Law, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. M.C. Shukla, Mercantile Law, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
5. Relevant Bare Acts.
6. Balachandran and Thothadri, business Law, TMH, 2010
33924 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Objectives:• To learn the principles of Management Information System for organizations• To understand the uses , function of application MIS in organization• To analyze the scope of MIS for business organizations
UNIT 1 Foundations of Information System: Information system: Meaning, Role –System concepts – Organization as a system – Components of Informationsystem – Various activities of IS and Types of IS
UNIT 2 Information System: Concepts of Information System and Managementinformation systems design and development-Implementation testing andconversion- Evolution and element of MIS
UNIT 3 MIS : Definition – Characteristics and basic requirements of MIS – Structureof MIS- Approaches to MIS development- Computerized MIS- Pre-requisitesof an effective MIS- Limitations of MIS.
UNIT 4 MIS and Decision support System (DSS): MIS Vs. data processing – MIS anddecision support system – MIS and information resource management – DSSand AI – Overview of AI - DSS models and software.
UNIT 5 MIS and Operations Research- Executive information and Decision supportsystems – Artificial intelligence and expert system – Merits and De Merits –Pitfalls in MIS.
UNIT 6 MIS in Indian organizations – Recent developments in information technology- Installation of Management Information & Control System in Indianorganization
UNIT 7 Computers and Communication: Information technology and Globalintegration –On-line information services – Electronic bulletin board systems –The internet, electronic mail, interactive video
UNIT 8 Communication Channels: Advantages disadvantages – Communicationnetworks – Local area networks – Wide area networks – Video conferencing-Relevance to MIS- Usage in Business process.
UNIT 9 Functional Information systems: MIS for Research Production - MIS forMarketing - MIS for Personnel - MIS for Finance - MIS for Inventory- MISfor Logistics- MIS for Product Development- MIS for Market Development.
UNIT 10 Client/ Server Computing: Communication servers – Digital networks –Electronic data interchange and its applications - Enterprise resource planningsystems (ERP Systems) – Inter-organizational information systems – Valueadded networks – Networking.
UNIT 11 Electronic Commerce and Internet: E-Commerce bases – E-Commerce andInternet – M-Commerce- Electronic Data Inter-change (EDI) - Applications ofinternet and website management - Types of Social Media - uses of socialmedia in business organization
UNIT 12 Computer System and Resources: Computers systems: Types and Types ofcomputer system processing - Secondary storage media and devices – Inputand output devices – Hardware standards – Other acquisition issues.
UNIT 13 Managing Information Technology: Managing Information Resources andtechnologies – IS architecture and management - Centralized, Decentralizedand Distributed - EDI, Supply chain management & Global Informationtechnology Management.
UNIT 14 Security and Ethical Challenges: IS controls - facility control and proceduralcontrol - Risks to online operations - Denial of service, spoofing - Ethics for ISprofessional - Societal challenges of Information technology
REFERENCES
1. James O'Brien & George Marakas, Management Information Systems, McGraw Hill,
2011.
2. Kenneth Laudon & Jane Laudon, Essentials of MIS, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Lisa Miller, MIS Cases: Decision Making with Application Software, Prentice Hall,
2008.
4. David M. Kroenke, Experiencing MIS, Prentice Hall, 2011.
5. Kenneth C. Laudon, MIS: Managing the Digital Firm, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. Sadogopan S, Management Information Systems, 2001PHI.
7. Murdie and Ross, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall.
8. Henri C. Lucas, Information Systems Concepts for Management, McGraw Hill, 1994.
9. Stephen Haag, Management Information Systems, 2008.
33925 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Objective:
• To understand the concepts and methods and techniques of Human ResourceManagement
• To know the Human resource management theories and real time practices• To identify the contemporary issues in human resource management
UNIT 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management: Concept, Definition,Objectives, Nature and Scope of HRM - Functions of HRM – Evolution ofhuman resource management - Role and structure of Human ResourceFunction in organizations- Challenges in Human Resource Management
UNIT 2 Human Resource Management Approaches: Phases of human resourceManagement- The importance of the human factor – Competitive challenges ofHRM – HRM Models – Roles and responsibilities of HR department.
UNIT 3 Human Resource Planning: Personnel Policy - Characteristics - Role ofhuman resource manager – Human resource policies – Need, Scope andProcess – Job analysis – Job description – Job specification- SuccessionPlanning.
UNIT 4 Recruitment and Selection Process: Employment planning and fore castingSources of recruitment- internal Vs. External; Domestic Vs. Global sources-Selection process Building employee commitment : Promotion from within -Sources, Developing and Using application forms – IT and recruiting on theinternet.
UNIT 5 Employee Testing & selection : Selection process, basic testing concepts,types of test, work samples & simulation, selection techniques, interview,common interviewing mistakes, Designing & conducting the effectiveinterview, small business applications, computer aided interview.
UNIT 6 Training and Development: Orientation & Training: Orienting the employees,the training process, need analysis, Training techniques, special purposetraining, Training via the internet. - Need Assessment - Training methodsfor Operatives and Supervisors
UNIT 7 Executive Development: Need and Programs - Computer applications inhuman resource management – Human resource accounting and audit. On-the- job and off-the-job Development techniques using HR to build a responsiveorganization
UNIT 8 Employee Compensation : Wages and Salary Administration – Bonus –Incentives – Fringe Benefits –Flexi systems - and Employee Benefits, Healthand Social Security Measures,
UNIT 9 Employee Retention: Need and Problems of Employees – various retentionmethods– Implication of job change. The control process – Importance –Methods – Employment retention strategies for production and servicesindustry
UNIT 10 Appraising and Improving Performance: Performance Appraisal Programs,Processes and Methods, Job Evaluation, Managing Compensation, IncentivesPerformance appraisal: Methods - Problem and solutions - MBO approach -The appraisal interviews - Performance appraisal in practice.
UNIT 11 Managing careers: Career planning and development - Managing promotionsand transfers - Sweat Equity- Job evaluation systems – Promotion –Demotions – Transfers- Labour Attrition: Causes and Consequences
UNIT 12 Employee Welfare, Separation: Welfare and safety – Accident prevention –Employee Grievances and their Redressal – Industrial Relations - Statutorybenefits - non-statutory (voluntary) benefits – Insurance benefits - retirementbenefits and other welfare measures to build employee commitment
UNIT 13 Industrial relations and collective bargaining: Trade unions – Collectivebargaining - future of trade unionism - Discipline administration - grievanceshandling - managing dismissals and workers Participation in Management-Separation: Need and Methods.
UNIT 14 Human Resource Information System- Personnel Records/ Reports- e-Recordon Employees – Personnel research and personnel audit – Objectives – Scopeand importance.
REFERENCES
1.Mathis and Jackson, Human Resource Management,South-WesternCollege, 2004.
2.Nkomo, Fottler and McAfee, Human Resource Management, South-WesternCollege,
2007.
3.R. Wayne Mondy, Human Resource Management,Prentice Hall, 2011.
4.Venkataraman& Srivastava, Personnel Management & Human Resources
7.Edwin B. Flippo, Personnel Management , McGraw-Hill, 1984
8.Pigors and Myers, Personnel Administration
9.R.S. Dwivedi, Manpower Management
10. Lynton &Pareek, Training and Development, Vistaar Publications, 1990.
33931 - MARKETING MANAGEMENTObjectives:
• To help the learners understand markets, consumers and marketing principles.• To understand the buyer behaviour and influencing factors• To learn marketing plan, pricing, promotion and distribution in global context
UNIT 1 Introduction to Marketing: Meaning and Scope of Marketing; MarketingPhilosophies; Marketing Management Process-an overview; ModernMarketing Concept: Social marketing concept – Approaches to the study ofmarketing.
UNIT 2 Marketing segmentation: Meaning – Bases for segmentation, benefits –Systems approach - Four Ps of Product and Seven Ps Service marketing mixand Extensions- Targeting and Positioning - meaning and importance.
UNIT 3 Marketing Environment: Internal and External and Demographic factors –Adopting marketing to new liberalized and globalized economy –Digitalization – Customization and E business settings.
UNIT 4 Consumer Behaviour : Meaning and importance – Consumer buying process –Determinants and Theories of consumer behaviour – Psychological,sociological determinants – Theories and their relevance to marketing-
UNIT 5 Marketing Research: Procedure. Meaning – Objectives – Process- DemandForecasting- Marketing Information System – Strategic marketing plan andorganization – Changing marketing practices.
UNIT 6 Product Mix Management: Product planning and development – Meaning andprocess – Test marketing – Product failures – Product line management:Practices – Implications and Strategies for current market condition.
UNIT 7 Product life cycles: Meaning and Stages – Strategies – Managing PLC-Product-Market Integration: Strategies – Product positioning – Diversification– Product line simplification – Planned obsolescence – Branding Policies andStrategies – Packing.
UNIT 8 Price Mix Management: Pricing and pricing policies – Objectives –Procedures – Bases for and Methods of price fixing. Cases for Free Pricing,Administered and Regulated pricing – Pricing and product life cycle
UNIT 9 Physical Distribution Mix: Types of physical Distribution - Importance ofPhysical Distribution- Distribution channel policy – Logistics Decisions –Methods – Strategic alliance for Logistic cost reduction.
UNIT 10 Marketing Channel system: Marketing channel decisions: Choiceconsiderations– Managing Conflict and Cooperation in channels – Middlemenfunctions- Modern Trends in Retailing- Malls and Online.
UNIT 11 Promotional Mix: Personal selling Vs. impersonal selling – Personal selling –Process – Steps in selling – Management of sales force – Recruitment andselection – Training – Compensation plans – Evaluation of performance
UNIT 12 Integrated marketing communication Process: Advertising and sales promotion– Online Sales promotional activities – Public relationships – Directmarketing: Meaning, Nature, Growth and Channels.
UNIT 13 Advertising: Importance – Objectives – Media planning and selection –Factors influencing selection – Advertisement copy – Layout – Evaluation ofadvertising – Advertising budget – Sales promotion – Methods and practices.
UNIT 14 Competitor analyses: Identifying and analyzing the competitors – Types ofCompetitors – Competitive strategies framing for leaders, challengers,followers and nichers. Customer relationship marketing: Customer data base,Data ware housing and data mining
REFERENCES
1. Etzel, Walker and Stanton, Fundamentals of Marketing, McGraw Hill, 2004
2. Philip Kotler & Gary Armstrong, Principles of Marketing, Prentice Hall, 2010.
3. Jerome Mccarthy, Basic Marketing, Richard D. Irwin.
4. Cundiff, Still &Govani, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, Prentice Hall.
5. Memoria & Joshi, Fundamental of Marketing.
6. Paul Peter and James Donnelly Jr, Marketing Management, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
7. William O. Bearden, Marketing: Principles & Perspectives, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
8. William Arens, et al, Contemporary Advertising, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
9. Perreault and McGarthy - Basic Marketing - Tata McGraw Hill, 2002\
10. Michael J Etzel, Bruce J Walker, William J Stanton and Ajay Pandit, Marketingconcepts and cases - TMH 13th Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
33932 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Objectives:• To help the students to know the basic concepts of financial management• To understand capital structure, dividend policy and working capital management.• To learn the various concepts of financial management along with applications
UNIT 1 Introduction: Financial management: objectives - Concept, nature, evaluationand significance – Finance Functions: Managerial and operative – Role ofFinancial management in the organization – Indian Financial system.
UNIT 2 Financial System: Legal and Regulatory frame work – Financial Functions:Meaning and scope – Finance and Tax Management Nexus- Tax Avoidanceand Tax evasion- Tax incentive and business decisions.
UNIT 3 Investment Function: Meaning and scope - Time value of Money concepts andapplications –Risk return relationship - Dividend function – Risk return tradeoff – Management planning- Global management environment
UNIT 4 Long-term Capital Resources: Equity and debt sources – Equity share,preference shares – types of preference share - debentures – types - sources oflong-term capital.
UNIT 5 Capital Issues: Meaning, Nature, Purpose – Roles and Guidelines of SEBI incapital issues- Bridge finance, loan syndication, Book building – Borrowingsfrom the term lending institutions and International capital market- Taxconsiderations in financing decision areas.
UNIT 6 Cost of Capital : Concept of cost of capital- Cost of debt, equity, preferenceshare capital, retaining earning - Weighted average cost: EBIT –EPSAnalysis- Tax, Capital structure and Value nexus - Computation of overallcost of capital – Tax and cost of capital.
UNIT 7 Capital structure: Determinates - Concept and Types- Optimum capitalstructure – Theories of capital structure – Net income and net operative incomeapproach – M.M. Approach – Traditional theory – Their assumptions –Significance and limitations – Management leverage operating leverage –Combined leverage.
UNIT 8 Capital budgeting: Meaning, Nature and Types of Capital Investment-Methods of appraisal under certainty conditions: PBP, ARR, IRR and NPVtechniques - Basic and International capital budgeting.
UNIT 9 Uncertainty and Risk models: Simulation Analysis- Sensitivity analysis-Decision tree analysis- Certainty equivalent and risk-adjusted return measures-Tax considerations in Investment Decisions Cost of capital and InvestmentDecisions.
UNIT 10 Working Capital Management: Definitions and Objectives - Concept andtypes – Determinants – Financing approaches – Conservative approaches -Sources of working capital finance Factors affecting working capitalrequirements- Working capital financing by commercial banks – Types ofassistance
UNIT 11 Inventories and receivables Management under conditions of certainty anduncertainty – Operating cycle – Planning of funds through the management ofassets – Various techniques used.
UNIT 12 Cash and liquidity management: Credit Management and evaluationalternative credit variables Methods and Functions- Tax considerations inRemittances and Purchases.
UNIT 13 Dividend Theories: Valuation under Gordon and Walter theories – Dividendirrelevance under M.M. Theory – Assumptions – Limitations - Implicationsand contributions of theories in financial decision making process.
UNIT 14 Dividend Policy: Types – Share valuation practices – Factors affectingdividend decision – Tax considerations in dividend decision when tax is leviedat the hands of companies and recipients.
REFERENCES
1. Brigham and Ehrhardt, Financial Management: Theory & Practice, Thomson ONE,
2010
2. Brigham and Houston, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Thomson ONE, 2009.
3. Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Jeff Madura, International Financial Management,South-WesternCollege Pub., 2010
5. Prasanna Chandra, Financial Management, McGraw Hill, 2008.
6. Khan and Jain, Financial Management ,Tata McGrawHill,2009
7. Pandey I M, Financial Management, Vikas Publishers,2009
UNIT 13 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881: Definitions – characteristicsofparties to an instrument
UNIT 14 Types of instruments – Negotiation – types- crossing – types – payment ofcrossed cheques – endorsement – features – types and effect.
REFERENCE :1. Bare Act Business Laws – one should know , Nabhi Publications N.D. Kapoor ,
Commercial & Industrial Law
33934 - CURRICULUM DESIGNING
Objectives:• To know the meaning of Curriculum designing• To Make use of different methods of instruction viz. lecture, demonstration,
seminars, symposia, brainstorming, ease analysis and team teaching• To appreciate the use of interest and Computer for effective curriculum
transaction
UNIT 1 Curriculum – meaning - philosophical, sociological, and psychological basesof curriculum
UNIT 2 Principles of curriculum designing - curriculum as an instrument of nationaldevelopment
UNIT 3 Factors influencing curriculum construction such as national political,economic, cultural, social and intellectual aspects
UNIT 4 Systems approach to curriculum construction – curriculum as an output in thesystem.
UNIT 5 Curriculum planning – development of programmes, syllabi and textbooks,characteristics of a good curriculum and a good textbook
UNIT 6 Overcoming present drawbacks in curriculum construction.
UNIT7 Curriculum implementation – curriculum as an input in the system –curriculum transaction strategies at higher education level
UNIT 8 Traditional and non-traditional strategies – group and individual methods ofinstruction
UNIT 9 Lecture, demonstrations, seminars, symposia, workshops, brainstorming, caseanalysis and team teaching.
UNIT 10 Components effective curriculum transaction- Resources for curriculumtransaction
UNIT 11 Instructional materials, library and electronic devices, audio-visual devices,the chalkboard, overhead projector, liquid crystal display projector, laboratoryand field experience – using internet and computesr for effective curriculumtransaction.
UNIT 12 Curriculum evaluation – meaning of evaluation – objectives and methods ofevaluation-measurement and evaluation in education
UNIT 13 Formative and summative evaluation tools of evaluation such as achievementtest-psychological scales such as attitude scales, interest inventories,
UNIT 14 Personality test-curriculum revision-need -principles to be adopted -curriculum designing and redesigning as continuous process.
REFERENCES :
1. Jenkins David and Shipman D. Martin, Curriculum-Introduction, Open Books
Publication Ltd. 1976.
2. Joyce S. Choate, Lamoine J. Miller et al., Assessing and Programming Basic
Curriculum Skills, Allyn and Bacon Inc. 1986.
3. Kaba, R.M. and Rishi Ram Singh, Curriculum Construction and youth Development,
sterling publishers, New Delhi, 1987.
4. Mc Neil, J.D. Curriculum: A comprehensive Evaluation, Little Brown and Co. 1985.
5. NCTE, National Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Education. A
framework,New Delhi, 1986.
6. Srivtsava, A.P. Teaching and Learning in 21st century, Indian Books Centre New
Delhi, 1987.
33935 - EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTUREObjectives:
• To know the concept of education infrastructure.• To appreciate the role of modern communication technologies in education• To Analysis the role of electrical and water supply as education infrastructure
.
UNIT 1 Education Infrastructure :Meaning – Significance – Components
UNIT 2 Macro – Micro Infrastructure – Its impact on academic / institutionaldevelopment
UNIT 3 Educational Infrastructure – Present scenario.
UNIT 4 Funding for Infrastructure: Existing methods – Sources – Drawbacks –Additional sources – Alternative funding pattern.
UNIT 5 Buildings- Importance of buildings as education infrastructure
UNIT 6 Types of Buildings – Laboratories – Class rooms – Seminar Hall –Auditoriums – Sports complex – Indoor
UNIT 7 Outdoor Gymnasium – Swimming Pool
UNIT 8 Their maintenance - Roads – Types of roads – Maintenance
UNIT 9 Electrical and Water supply – Importance of Electrical and Water Supply asEducation Infrastructure - External Electrification – Internal Electrification
UNIT 10 Electrical and Water supply External water supply – Internal water supply-Drinking water – Purification - Distributions – Maintenance
UNIT 11 Telecommunications – Modern communication Technologies such as Internet– Internet – Edusat – Satelllite linkages
UNIT 12 Establishment of Multimedia Labs – Maintenance.
UNIT 13 Macro infrastructure – National Highways – Airports – Ports –Its relevanceand impact on Education
UNIT 14 Development - Suggestive Model for Higher Education Complex.
REFERENCES:
1. Ansari , M.M. Trends in Educational Expenditure among the Central and
StateUniversities : An Analysis of Sources, Methods and Patterns of Resource
Allocation,New Delhi, AIU, 1990
2. Azad, J.L., A critical Study of the Financing of Higher Education in India, The
Higher Learnig in India, Delhi, Vikas , 1974 : 51-77.
3. Barr, N, Alternative funding resources for higher education, Economic Journal, 103
(May): 718 – 728, 1993.
4. Ghosh, D.K., University System in India, Delhi, Rahul Publication, 1983.
5. Lumsden, Keith G., Efficiency in Universities : The LaPaz Papers, Amsterdam,
• To acquire the knowledge of education institution management• To make use of strategies for change management• To appreciate the role of communication management in educational institution
UNIT 1 Issues in Institution Management: Goal setting – Institution nurturing –Manpower grooming- Alliance with society
UNIT 2 Planned development – Learning institution and environmental adaptation.
UNIT 3 Institutional Climate and Culture: Facts of institutional climate and culture
UNIT 4 Factors influencing institutional climate and culture in our Educationinstitution – Impact of these on institutional performance
UNIT 5 Power and politics and their management.
UNIT 6 Change Management: Need for Change - Strategies for change management
UNIT 7 Dealing with resistance to change- Planned obsolescence and change
UNIT 8 Process and tools of change and development .
UNIT 9 Institutional Development: Organisation Development Intervention Strategies
UNIT 10 Institutional Effectiveness: Nature and criteria – Management implications–Management of crisis – Management of growth.
UNIT 11 Communication Management in Education institutions – Forms, Systems andother aspects– Online and Offline communication management.
UNIT 12 Activity Management: Managing student admissions – Planning, executionand control of the same – Managing conflicts with students and amongstudents and among staff-members.
UNIT 13 Management of Examinations: Preparation for planning carrying out andcontrol of conducting examination – Difficulties involved
UNIT 14 Use of systematic appointments – Managing valuation of students’ works -Managing result publication and dispatch of mark statement – Convocation.
Reference Books:
1. Robbins, Organisation Behaviour2. Fred Luthans , Organisation Behaviour3. AIU, University News (Various Issues)4. Rajavel, N., Management of Higher Educational Institutions
33942 - INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGE FOR EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
Objectives:• To enumerate the agencies of higher education• To analysis the administrative structure of higher education• To appreciate the role of funding agencies like UGC, DST, MCI, ICMR etc.
UNIT 1 Higher Education in India: Higher education system – National Policy onhigher education – Agencies of higher education
UNIT 2 Institutions in the higher education system – Administrative structure of highereducation – Types of higher educational institutions.
UNIT 3 Institutional Linkage-I : University Grants Commission (UGC): Objectives –Functions – Schemes
UNIT 4 Department of Science and Technology (DST): Objectives – Functions –Projects and programmes – Schemes for funding
UNIT 5 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) – Objectives –Functions – Assessment and accreditation procedures – Quality indicators.
UNIT 6 Institutional Linkage-II :All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE):Objectives – Functions – Policies and programmes
UNIT 7 National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE): Objectives – Functions –Organisation structure – Regional Committees – Constitutions, functions –Procedure for recognition of teacher education institutes.
UNIT 8 Institutional Linkage-III :Medical Council of India (MCI): Constitution –Objectives – Functions – Procedure for registration – Regulations relating toprofessional conduct – Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR):Objectives – Functions – Indian Nursing Council: Constitution – Objectives –Powers – Registration – Dental Council of India (DCI): Organisation structure– Registration – Pharmacy Council of India (PCI): Objectives – Functions –Regulations – Registration.
UNIT 9 Institutional Linkage-IV :Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): Programmesof RCI – Rehabilitation training programmes – Inspection and recognition ofinstitutions
UNIT 10 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR): Functions – Sponsoredprogrammes – Financial assistance – Research project programmes
UNIT 11 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): Functions – Thrust areas –Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): Objectives – Functions– Structure.
UNIT 12 Institutional Linkage-V :Sports Authority of India (SAI): Objectives –Programmes – Incentives for promotion of sports – Bar Council of India(BCI): Functions – Powers unctions of State Bar Council.
UNIT 13 Institutional Linkage-VI :UNESCO: Organisation structure – Functions –Commonwealth of Learning (COL): Purpose and functions – Governance –Services offered –
UNIT 14 IGNOU: Objectives – Features – Functions – Thrust areas – DistanceEducation Council (DEC): Objectives – Powers and functions – Assessmentand accreditation.
REFERENCE :
1. Bare Acts, Policy Notes on Establishment of each Institution.
2. Annual Reports of Relevant Institutions.
3. University News , Relevant Websites.
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33943 - MARKETING OF EDUCATION SERVICES
Objectives:• To state the meaning of service marketing.• To explain the life cycle concept in education ventures.• To analysis the importance of Students supports services.
UNIT 1 Services Marketing: Concept – Significance – Salient features – ServiceMission
UNIT 2 The behaviour profile of the learners – Segmenting learners market
UNIT 4 Product Mix: Education product planning and development – Innovativeeducation – Modification – Diversification and dropping
UNIT 5 Life Cycle concept in education ventures.
UNIT 6 Price Mix: Fee structure in Education – Objectives and methods – Regulatoryaspects
UNIT 7 Place Mix: Service delivery – Methods of distribution – Franchising – Off-Campus arrangement – Logistics management
UNIT 8 Role of IT in dealing with barrier of distance.
UNIT 9 Promotion and Communication Mix: Education promotional strategies –Advertisement and publicity – Sales promotion
UNIT 10 Personal selling – Word of mouth.
UNIT 11 People in Education Service – Internal marketing – Processes
UNIT 12 Student support services – Physical evidence in education service.
UNIT 13 Service quality – Service quality dimensions – Developing service quality –Quality assurance in education – Bench marking
UNIT 14 Learner relationship marketing – Quality assurance in teaching –Internationalization and Globalization of education marketing – IntellectualProperty Rights in education service.
2. Adrian Payne, “The Essence of Services Marketing”, PHI, New Delhi, 2000.
3. Helen Woodruffe, “Services Marketing”, Macmillan, Dehli, 1995.
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33944 - QUALITY IN EDUCATIONObjectives:
• To state the importance of quality in higher education• To analysis the need for quality in higher education• To develop strategies for matching global Standards
UNIT 1 Quality in Higher Education: Quality related terminologies: Quality – Qualitycontrol – Quality assessment
UNIT 2 Quality assurance – Need for quality in higher education – Factors influencingquality
UNIT 3 Accountability: Impact of accountability and accreditation on stake-holdersand society.
UNIT 4 Performance Indicators and Benchmarking in Higher Education: PerformanceIndicators: Concept – Types – Uses – Performance Indicators of NAAC
UNIT 5 Benchmarking: Meaning – Types – Benefits – Methodologies and procedures.
UNIT 6 Quality Assessment and Accreditation: Meaning – Types – Accreditationprocedure – Accreditation by NAAC: Existing practices – Newmethodologies and initiatives of NAAC accreditation – Re-accreditationprocess
UNIT 7 National Board of Accreditation (NBA): Preamble – Need – Advantages –Process of Accreditation – Criteria and weightages.
UNIT 8 Total Quality Management in Education: Definition – Elements –Management plans – Approaches to TQM – TQM Process
UNIT 10 Quality in Global Perspective: Global standards – Strategies for matchingglobal standards – International practices of accreditation
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UNIT 11 ISO 9000 Certification for Educational Institutions: Methodology forImplementation of ISO 9000
UNIT 12 ISO 9000 Benefits – Limitations – Accreditation Vs ISO 9000 Certification.
UNIT 13 New Quality Perspectives in Higher Education: Capacity Building Model –Modification of Accreditation System
UNIT 14 Industry Academia Partnership for quality education and research.
REFERENCE
1. Armond V. Feigerbaum, Total Quality Control, McGraw Hill.
2. Ron Collard, Total Quality, Jaico, Delhi.
3. John Bark, Essence of TQM, Prentice Hall, Delhi.
4. Willborn& Cheng, Global Management of Quality Assurance Systems, McGraw Hill.
5. Townsend &Gebhardt, Commit to Quality, John Wiley & Sons.
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33945 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION
Objectives:• To state the meaning of multiplicity of course.• To appreciate the role of change management• To explain in his or her own words the concept of SWOC.
UNIT 1 Multiplicity of Courses: Tradition and off-shoot specialization courses – Distanceand e-learning courses, full-time, part-time and own-time courses,Interdisciplinary
UNIT 2 Hybrid and Interface courses: Issues and significance.
UNIT 3 Growth Dimensions: Growth in institutions at all levels – Growth in studentstrength
UNIT 4 Heterogeneity of student population – Quantity vs Quality issues.
UNIT 5 Autonomy and Accountability: Issues relating to autonomy, accountability andaccreditation of individual, departmental and institutional levels
UNIT 6 Impact on stake-holders and the societal system – Autonomy as an instrument oftransformational leadership – Leadership in education management
UNIT 8 Resources and Facilities: Govt. Funding: Size, trend and need for higher support– Private capital in educational investment
UNIT 9 Community resources: Financial, intellectual, infrastructural and motivationalresources: Harnessing and commitment thereof.
UNIT 10 Quality Management: Need for excellence in standard of education
UNIT 11 Matching global standards: Challenges and strategies – Top-down and bottom-upapproaches – SWOT analysis of every constituent – ISO standards.
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UNIT 12 Relations Management: Internal and external relations – Campus tranquilitymanagement – Stakeholders participation in management – Extracurricularactivities for institution and social bonding extension services and outreachprogrammes for societal development initiatives.
UNIT 13 Systems Orientation: Education as an integral part of every individual, familyand society – Open Vs closed systems approach – Concepts of management,digital management, virtual management
UNIT 14 System issues: Bench marking, MOUs, Franchising, Downsizing, Emotionalintelligence and Tecno-ethics.
REFERENCE :
1. Hanna DE and Associates, Higher Education in the era of Digital Competition – Choices and
challenges, Modison, WI, Atwood Publishing, 2000.
2. Catherine M and David M, Educational Issues in the Learning Age, London.
3. Ann FL and Associates, Leading Academic Change: Essential Roles for Departmental
Chairs, San Fransisco, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000.
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3.DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The course shall consist of two academic years divided into four semesters
4.Faculty and Support Staff Requirements
This programme requires the following faculty and supporting staffs
*At least Assistant Professor Level (Either permanent or part time)
5.Instructional Delivery Mechanism
Each semester there will be one contact programme of 80 hours duration in theory. The SLM
(Self Learning Material) will be supplied to the students in print form as well as in CD form. The
face to face contact sessions of the programme for theory courses will be held at the head quarter
/ learning centres. The conduct of end semester examinations, evaluation and issuance of
certificates will be done by office of the Controller of examinations, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi.
F) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, CURRICULUM TRANSACTION, AND
EVALUATION
Procedure of AdmissionA candidate who has passed any Bachelor Degree from a recognized University in the Pattern of
10+2+3 shall be permitted to appear and qualify for the programme.
Curriculum Transactions:
The class room teaching would be through conventional lecture, use of OHP, power point
presentation and novel innovative teaching ideas like television and computer aided instruction.
Student seminars would be arranged to improve their awareness and communicative skill.
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Face to face contact session will be conducted as given in below table.
Course Type Face to Face ContactSession/semester (in Hours)
5 Theory courses with 4 credits 80
Total 80
EvaluationThe examinations shall be conducted for theory to assess the knowledge acquired during
the study. There shall be two systems of examinations viz., internal and external examinations. In
the case of theory courses, the internal evaluation shall be conducted as Continuous Internal
Assessment via. Student assignments preparation. The internal assessment shall comprise of
maximum 25 marks for each course. The end semester examination shall be of three hours
duration to each course at the end of each semester. The end semester examinations shall
comprise of maximum of 75 marks for each course. The candidate failing in any course(s) will
be permitted to appear for each failed course(s) in the subsequent examination.
f. 3.2. Distribution of Marks in Continuous Internal Assessments:The following procedure shall be followed for awarding internal marks for theory courses
Component Marks
Assignments(2)(12.5+12.5)
25
Total 25
Question paper pattern (Theory)• The question paper carries a maximum of 75 marks.
• The question paper consists of three sections namely Part-A, Part-B and Part-C.
• Part-A consists of 10 questions of 2 marks each (10 x 2 = 20 marks) with no choice. The
candidate should answer all questions.
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• Part-B consists of 5 either or choice questions. Each question carries 5 marks (5 x 5=25
marks).
• Part-C consists of 5 questions. Each question carries 10 marks. The candidate should
Answer any three questions (10 x 3 = 30 marks).
Passing minimum
• There shall be no Passing Minimum for Internal.
• For External Examination, Passing Minimum shall be of 50% (Fifty Percentage) of themaximum marks (75) prescribed for the paper.
• In the aggregate (External + Internal) the passing minimum shall be of 50 Mark for eachPaper
• Grading shall be based on overall marks obtained (internal + external).
Candidate who does not obtain the required minimum marks for a pass in a course shall berequired to appear and pass the same at a subsequent appearance.
Marks and Grades:
The following table gives the marks, grade points, letter, grades and classification to indicate theperformance of the candidate.
Range of Marks Grade Points Letter Grade Description
90-100 9.0-10.0 O Outstanding
80-89 8.0-8.9 D+ Excellent
75-79 7.5-7.9 D Distinction
70-74 7.0-7.4 A+ Very Good
60-69 6.0-6.9 A Good
50-59 5.0-5.9 B Average
00-49 0.0 U Re-appear
ABSENT 0.0 AAA ABSENT
Ci = Credits earned for the course i in any semesterGi = Grade Point obtained for course i in any semester.n refers to the semester in which such courses were credited
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For a semester;
Grade Point Average [GPA] = ∑iCiGi/ ∑i Ci
Grade Point Average = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the courses
Sum of the credits of the courses in a semester
For the entire programme;
Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA] = ∑n ∑iCniGni/ ∑n ∑iCni
CGPA = Sum of the multiplication of grade points by the credits of the entire programme
Sum of the credits of the courses for the entire programme
CGPA Grad Classification of FinalResult
9.5-10.0
9.0 and above but below 9.5
O+
O
First Class- Exemplary*
8.5 and above but below 9.0
8.0 and above but below 8.5
7.5 and above but below 8.0
D++
D+
D
First Class withDistinction*
7.0 and above but below 7.5
6.5 and above but below 7.0
6.0 and above but below 6.5
A++
A+
A
First Class
5.5 and above but below 6.0
5.0 and above but below 5.5
B+
B
Second Class
0.0 and above but below 5.0 U Re-appear
*The candidates who have passed in the first appearance and within the prescribed semester ofthe PG Programme are eligible.
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Maximum duration for completion of the course
The maximum duration for the programme shall not exceed five years after the completion ofthe minimum duration of the programme.
Commencement of this regulation
These regulations shall come into effect from the academic year 2018-19 for students who areadmitted to the first year of the course during the academic year 2018-19.
Fee structure
Sl. No. Fees Detail Amount in Rs.
First
Year
SecondYear
1 AdmissionProcessing Fees
300.00 -
2 Course Fees 13200.00 13200.00
5 ICT Fees 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 13650.00 13350.00
G) REQUIREMENT OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES:
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The Central Library is one of the important central facilities of Alagappa University. It has text
book, reference books, conference proceedings, back volumes, standards, and non-book material
such as CD-ROMs and audios. The central Library procured several e-books in different areas.
The library also subscribes to about 250 current periodicals. The Directorate of Distance
Education of Alagappa University has adequate number of copies of books related to
Management Programme.
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COST ESTIMATE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THE PROVISIONS:
Sl. No. Nature of Expenditure Amount in Rs.(Approx.)
1 Programme Development 10,00,000/-2 Programme Delivery 20,00,000/-3 Programme Maintenance 3,00,000/-
i) QUALITY ASSURANCE MECHANISM AND EXPECTED PROGRAMMEOUTCOMES
• The feedback from students on teaching will be collected every semester using standardformats.
• Feedback on the curriculum will also be collected from the experiences of the studentswhich help teachers in fine tuning of deliverables in the classroom.
• It helps in improving the standard of teaching as expected by the students.• Exit survey feedback on various parameters to improve and quality of the programme and
support services like course material, library and infrastructure.• It helps to Strengthen the contents of the program to meet the requirements of the
employment market and keep the curriculum as a treasure of knowledge.• This programme provides Opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate
knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes.