MBA Syllabus GTU
MBA Syllabus GTU
MBA Syllabus GTU
The concerned institution conducting the programme can either offer all the electives and
sectorial options or the minimum requirement of two.
The annual calendar will be declared by the University in the beginning of the academic year,
indicating the schedule of the semester (beginning and end) and internal and external
examination time slots.
No exemption in any subject/course is allowed even if the student had studied similar or the
same subject in any other programmes.
Each course is divided into five modules. The University examinations will have five questions
of 14 marks from each module, with internal options. The evaluation will be governed by the
GTU rules/regulations. The details of all the first year and second year courses are listed below:
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First Year
Semester-I:
Sr. No. Course Code Course/ Subject Title Credits
I Marketing
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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II Finance
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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IV Information System
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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Sectoral Area:
40 sessions of 75 minutes per course and having a credit of three. (each student will opt for any
one of the sectorial areas). The choice of sector is independent of the functional elective.
I Retailing Sector
1. SRM301
1. SPH301
1. SRC301
1. SPS301
1. SBI301
Semester-IV:
Compulsory Courses:
Functional Areas:
I Marketing
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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II Finance
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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IV Information System
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40 Sessions of 75 Minutes per Course Total 9
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Sectoral Area:
40 sessions of 75 minutes per course (each student will opt for any one of the sectorial areas) the
choice of sector is independent of the functional elective.
I Retailing Sector
1. SRM401
1. SPH401
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III Rural and Cooperative Sector
1. SRC401
1. SPS401
1. SBI401
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MBA –I
Semester I
CC 101 Accounting for Managers (AFM)
1. Course Objective:
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the language of Accounting and to
develop in them the ability to evaluate and use accounting data as an aid to decision making. The
main purpose is to assist the students in developing skills in problem solving and decision
making in the financial area. Emphasis is laid on analysis and utilization of financial and
accounting data for planning and control.
2. Course Duration:
The course duration is of 40 sessions of 75 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
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4. Teaching Methods:
The following pedagogical tools will be used to teach this course:
5. Evaluation:
The students will be evaluated on a continuous basis and broadly follow the scheme
given below:
Weightage
A Assignments / Presentations/ Quizzes / Class 10% (Internal
Participation/ etc. Assessment)
B Mid-Semester Examination 20% (Internal
Assessment)
C End-Semester Examination 70% (External
Assessment)
7. Reference Books:
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R3 N Ramchandran , Financial Tata Mc Graw Hill 2nd Edition
Ram Kumar Kakani Accounting for
Management
R4 Robert N Anthony, Accounting: Text The McGraw- Hill 12th Edition
David F Hawkins, and Case companies 2007
Kenneth A Merchant
R5 Harrison and Financial Pearson Education 6th Edition2008
Horngren Accounting
The Students will have to refer to past issues of the following journals in order to get
relevant topic/ information pertaining to the subject.
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9. Session Plan:
Sessions Topic
1 Business Transactions to trial balance
2-4 Trial Balance to Balance sheet and profit and loss
Account
5-7 Conceptual framework of financial statements
8 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
9-10 Valuation of tangible fixed assets and depreciation
11-12 Valuation of assets under lease and intangible assets
13-14 Valuation of Inventories
15-16 Valuation of Investments
17-18 Corporate Balance sheet
19-20 Corporate Profit and loss account
21 Notes to the accounts and significant accounting
policies
22-23 Understanding and constructing corporate cash flow
statement
24 Auditors report, Directors report & Corporate
governance Report
25 Quality of reporting: window dressing, creative
financial practices and disclosure issues
26-27 Financial Statement Analysis : Multi-step, horizontal,
vertical, and trend analysis, Inter-firm comparison –
group performance
28-30 Financial Statement Analysis : Ratio analysis
31-32 Financial Statement Analysis : Cash flow analysis
33 Innovative techniques of financial statement analysis
34-35 Global financial reporting
36 Foreign exchange accounting
37-38 Inflation accounting
39 Human resource accounting
40 Environment Accounting, Responsibility accounting
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA –I
Semester I
CC 102- Economics for Managers (EFM)
1. Course Objective
This course is designed to impart knowledge of the concepts and principles of Economics, which
govern the functioning of a firm/organisation under different market conditions. It further aims
at enhancing the understanding capabilities of students about macro–economic principles and
decision making by business and government.
2. Course Duration
The course will have 40 sessions of 75 minutes duration.
3. Course Content
Assignment of sessions to the modules of course is as follows:
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IV Production and growth 8 14
Economic growth around the world; The role and determinants
of productivity; Economic growth and public policy; The
importance of long-run growth.
Saving, investment and the financial system
Financial institutions in the US economy; Saving and investment
in the National Income Accounts; The market for Loanable
funds, Supply and Demand for Loanable Funds.
The monetary system, Money growth and inflation
The meaning of money; Functions and Kinds of Money, The
classical theory of inflation; The Cost of inflation.
Open-economy macroeconomics – Basic concepts
The international flow of goods and capital – the flow of goods
(exports, imports, net exports), the flow of capital (net foreign
investment), the equality of net exports and net foreign
investment; savings, investment and their relationship to the
international flows; The prices for international transactions (real
and nominal exchange rates); A first theory of exchange-rate
determination (purchasing power parity)
V Aggregate demand and aggregate supply 8 14
Three key facts about economic fluctuations; Explaining short-
run economic fluctuations; The aggregate demand curve; The
aggregate supply curve; Two causes of economic fluctuations
(the effects of shifts in aggregate demand and supply).
The influence of monetary and fiscal policy on aggregate
demand
How monetary policy influences aggregate demand – the theory
of liquidity preference, the downward slope of the aggregate
demand curve, changes in the money supply, the role of interest-
rate targets in Fed policy; How fiscal policy influences aggregate
demand – changes in government purchases, the multiplier
effect, a formula for the spending multiplier, other applications
of the multiplier effect, the crowding-out effect, changes in
taxes; Using policy to stabilize the economy – the cases for and
against active stabilization policy.
The short-run trade-off between inflation and
unemployment
The Phillips Curve – origins, aggregate demand, aggregate
supply and the Phillips Curve; Shifts in the Phillips Curve – the
role of expectations; Shifts in the Phillips Curve – the role of
supply shocks; The cost of reducing inflation – the sacrifice
ration, rational expectations and the possibility of costless
disinflation, the Volcker disinflation, the Greenspan era.
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4. Pedagogy of the course
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations.
(b) Discussions on issues and techniques of Economics.
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Text Book:
8. Reference Books:
Sr. Author/s Name of the Book Publisher Edition and Year
No. of Publication
R1 DSalvatore Managerial Economics in Thomson Latest Edition
a Global Economy South Western
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R7 Atmanand Managerial Economics Excel Books Latest Edition
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9. Session Plan
CC 102- Economics for Managers (EFM)
11-13 Monopoly
Case: The De Beers Diamond Monopoly.
14-16 Oligopoly
Case: OPEC and the World Oil Prices
17 Oligopoly – contd.
Case: An Illegal Phone Call
18-19 Monopolistic competition
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester- I
CC 103 Management Information Systems (MIS)
1. Course Objective:
The objective of the course is to
• Understand the role of the information systems (IS) function in an organization,
• Develop an insight as to how information systems influence business strategy and
• Develop the ability to contribute meaningfully towards information system selection.
2. Course Duration:
The course will have sessions which are divided into five modules. Each module consists of
eight sessions of 75 minutes each and carries a weightage of 14 marks.
3. Course content:
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4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Discussion on concepts and issues on Management Information Systems.
(b) Case discussion covering a cross section of Information systems.
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Reference Books:
9. Session Plan:
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA-I
SEMESTER-I
CC104: Managerial Communication (MC)
1. Course Objectives:
Communication is a very essential skill for the managers to be successful in their professional
career. The objective is to acquaint the students with the basic concepts and techniques of
communication that are useful in developing skills of communicating effectively.
2. Course Duration:
The course duration is of 40 sessions of 75 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
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4. Teaching Methods:
The following pedagogical tools will be used to teach this course:
(1) Lectures
(2) Discussions and Role Playing
(3) Audio-visual Material (Using CDs/ Clippings)
(4) Assignments and Presentations
5. Evaluation:
The students will be evaluated on a continuous basis and broadly follow the scheme given
below:
Weightage
A Assignments / Presentations/ Quizzes / Class 10% (Internal
Participation / etc. Assessment)
B Mid-Semester Examination 20% (Internal
Assessment)
C End-Semester Examination 70% (External
Assessment)
7. Reference Books:
Sr. Author/s Name of the Book Publisher Edition and Year
No. of Publication
R1 Bentley, T. J., The Chartered Viva books Pvt. 2001
Report Writing in Institute of Ltd., New Delhi,
Business Management
Accountants
R2 Boone, Kurtz, & Contemporary Wiley Publication Latest Edition
Block Business
Communication
R3 McLeod, Raymond Management Prentice Hall, Latest Edition
and Schell, George P Information Systems New Jersy, US.
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R4 Devlin, Frank J, Business Illinois 1968
Richard D. Irwin Communication
R5 Kaul, Asha Effective Business Prentice Hall of 2000
communication India, New Delhi,
R6 Lesikar Raymond V. Basic business 10 ed., Tata 2005
& M. E. Flatley Communication McGraw-Hill,
New Delhi,
R7 Ludlow, Ron & F. The Essence of Prentice Hall of 1998
Panton Effective India, New Delhi,
Communication
R8 Monippally, M. M The Craft of Tata McGraw 1997
Business Letter Hill, New Delhi,
Writing
R9 Ray, Reuben, Communication Himalaya 1997
Today Publishing
House, Mumbai,
R10 Thill, John & C. V. Excellence in McGraw Hill Inc., 3rd Edition
Bovee Business
Communication
9. Session Plan:
CC104: Managerial Communication (MC)
Sessions Topics
1-2 Concepts of Communications: Definition, Objectives of Communication,
Characteristics of Communication
3 Process of Communication, Forms of Communication
4 Communication Roadblocks and Overcoming them
5 Role of Verbal & Non-verbal Symbols in Communication
6 Barriers to Effective Communication, Overcoming Communication Barriers
7-8 Listening: Definition, Anatomy of poor Listening, Features of a good Listener
9 Spoken Communication: Telephone, Teleconferencing, Challenges and etiquette
10-13 Oral Presentation: Planning presentation, Delivering presentation, Developing &
displaying visual aids, Handling questions from the audience
14-17 Group Discussion & Interviews
18-21 Meetings: Ways and Means of conducting meeting effectively
22-23 Forms of Communication in Written mode: Basics, Body language of Business
Letters & Memos, Tone of writing, Writing Sales Letters
24-27 Job applications & Resume
28 E-mail: How to make smart e-mail
29-30 Writing Business Reports
31-32 Writing Business Proposals
33-40 Presentation of Term Papers / Assignments
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding
suggested readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester- I
CC-105 Organizational Behaviour (OB)
1. Course Objective:
1. Help the student understand how the 'people' side of the organizations affects
effectiveness through concepts
2. Develop the student's ability to observe, understand and analyse the behaviour within the
organizational context
3. Help the student develop basic skills to deal with the ongoing behavioural dynamics and
contribute to organizational effectiveness
2. Course Duration:
The course will have sessions which are divided into five modules. Each module consists of
eight sessions of 75 minutes each and carries a weightage of 14 marks.
3. Course content:
Module Modules/Sub-Modules Sessions Marks
No. (20% of 70
each)
I Basic Understanding of the context of OB:
What is Organizational Behaviour
Understanding the national culture and the Indian setting 8 14
Changes occurring in the Context and their impact on
Organizational Behaviour
II Understanding dynamics of Individual behaviour:
Understanding Personality, Values, Attitude and their
impact on behaviour at work Understanding Motivation 8 14
at work.
III Understanding Dynamics of Group behaviour
Understanding the process of Perception: How we make
sense of Our environment Understanding Interpersonal 8 14
Communication and Transactions
Understanding Groups and Teams
IV Understanding Organizational dynamics of
behaviour: Managing Conflict, Stress and Negotiation
Understanding Decision-making Understanding Power 8 14
and Organizational Politics
V Using Leadership for managing change towards
organizational effectiveness
Understanding Organizational Culture and changing it 8 14
for effectiveness Basic Theories of Leadership
Contemporary Issues in Leadership Practice
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
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5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Reference Books:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 105 Organizational Behavior (OB)
Session
Topics
No.
What is Organizational Behaviour: Meaning and definition of OB, Evolution of OB as
1-2 a field of study and practice, basic model of OB, Indian organizational Setting, Positive
OB
Understanding the national culture and the Indian setting: Meaning and definition of
national culture, impact of national culture on behaviour within Organizations.
3-5 Dimensions of national culture, cultural differences across nations, changes in te
national culture, major features of national culture of India, Implications of national
culture for OB, Leveraging cultural characteristics for greater effectiveness
Changes occurring in the Context and their impact on Organizational Behaviour
Context of Organizational Behaviour: Major changes in the environment:
6-8 Globalization, IT, Diversity, Global Financial crisis and resultant slow down in India,
impact on behaviour within organizations. How can managers respond to those
challenges and how knowledge of OB can help managers
Understanding Personality, Values, Attitude and their impact on behaviour at work:
Meaning and definitions of personality, functions of personality, trait and fit theories of
personality, determinants of personality, importance of personality at work. Meaning
and importance of values, how a person develops values, types of values, the link
between values and behaviour. Emotions and their impact on behaviour, Self esteem
9-12
and self efficacy, their meanings and importance. Understanding Attitude at work and
their impact on behaviour: Meaning of Attitudes, Functions and components of
attitudes, important attitudes at work - job satisfaction, commitment, involvement and
engagement. Organizational Citizenship Behaviour, relationship between work
attitudes and performance
Understanding Motivation at work: Understanding the concepts of Needs, Drive, and
Motives. Meaning and definition, evolution of motivational theories, content and
process theories of motivation: Maslow's, Herzberg's, McClelland's and Alderfer's
theories, Equity, Goal-seeking and VIE theories, and Porter & Lawler's extension of
13-16
VIE theory. Understanding the meaning and importance of Intrinsic and Extrinsic
Motivation and motivators. Evaluation of motivational theories and basic
understanding of their application in the work context. Meaning of work motivation.
Understanding basic approaches to motivating performance at work.
Understanding Perception and Attribution: Meaning, definition and importance of
Perception, perceptual process, sub-processes of perception, factors affecting
17-18 perception, object and social perception. Process of Attribution: meaning, definition
and importance of attribution, errors in perception and attribution, consequences of
these errors and ways to reduce errors.
Understanding Interpersonal Communication and Transactions: Communication as an
interpersonal process, meaning and importance of effective communication, Feedback
and its importance in effective communication, skills of communication including
19-21 listening, giving and receiving feedback, Johari Window as a tool for improving
quality of communication. Transactional analysis as a theory of effective
communication, concepts of Strokes, egostates, transactions and games. Approaches to
effective communication through Transactional Analysis
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Understanding Groups and Teams: Meaning, definitions and importance of groups and
teams, difference between groups and teams, Formation of groups and models of group
development, types of groups and teams, Factors affecting effectiveness of groups,
22-24
advantages and limitations of working in groups, team roles and their importance,
measures for improving effectiveness of groups and teams, process and team based
design of organizations
Managing Conflict, Stress and Negotiation: Meaning and definition of conflict,
changing view of conflict at work, levels of conflict, functional vs. dysfunctional
conflict, process of conflict, approaches towards management of conflict. Meaning and
definition of stress, link between conflict and stress, sources of stress, distress vs.
25-28
eustress, consequences of stress, measures individuals and organizations can adopt for
eliminating or managing stress. Negotiation as an approach to conflict management,
meaning, definition and importance of negotiation, concept of bargaining and
exchange, types of bargain. Approaches towards effective negotiation.
Understanding Decision-making: Meaning and importance of decision-making,
individual and group decision-making, rational and behavioural models of decision-
29-30 making, bounded rationality, heuristics, biases and intuition, factors that affect
decision-making process, creativity in decision-making, measures to improve quality of
decision-making in organizations
Understanding Power and Organizational Politics: Meaning of power, individual and
organizational sources of power, role of dependency in power and influence, meaning
31-32 of influence, meaning of political behaviour, nature of power, nature of politics, tactics
of using power and politics, upward influence and impression management, political
behaviour and ethics
Understanding Organizational Culture and changing it for effectiveness: Meaning,
definition, importance of Organizational culture, links between organizational culture
and formalization, national culture, how does culture start and is sustained, how
33-34 employees learn culture, types of culture, levels of manifestation of culture,
Advantages and limitations of strong and weak cultures, how subcultures develop,
changing culture of organization, creating culture of empowerment, ethical conduct,
innovation, learning, customer-responsiveness and spirituality.
Basic Theories of Leadership: meaning, definition and importance of leadership,
35-37 evolution of leadership research, difference between managers and leaders, leadership
skills. Trait theory of leadership, behavioural theories, contingency theories,
Contemporary Issues in Leadership Practice: Concepts useful for leadership - trust,
follower centric leadership, factors that neutralize or substitute leadership,
Understanding and distinguishing between the transactional, transformational and
38-40
charismatic leadership, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Self leadership, team
leadership, Mentoring, Leadership, morality and ethical conduct, Leadership,
attribution, developing leadership within organizations
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA-I
SEMESTER-I
CC 106: Principles of Management (POM)
1. Course Objectives:
This course presents a thorough and systematic coverage of management theory and practice. It
focuses on the basic roles, skills and functions of management, with special attention to
managerial responsibility for effective and efficient achievement of goals. The objective is to
help the students understand the fundamental concepts and principles of management; the basic
roles, skills, and functions of management. It is also intended to give an overview of the
historical development, theoretical aspects and practice application of managerial process.
2. Course Duration:
The course duration is of 40 sessions of 75 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
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V Controlling 8 14
System and process of Controlling, Requirements for
effective control, The Budget as Control Technique,
Information Technology in Controlling, Productivity,
Problems and Management, Control of Overall
Performance, Direct and Preventive Control, Reporting,
The Global Environment, Globalisation and
Liberalization, International Management and Global
theory of Management.
4. Teaching Methods:
The following pedagogical tools will be used to teach this course:
5. Evaluation:
The students will be evaluated on a continuous basis and broadly follow the scheme
given below:
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7. Reference Books:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 106: Principles of Management (POM)
Sessions Topic
1-2 Definition of Management, Science or Art, Management and
Administration
3-4 Development of Management Thought, Contribution of Taylor and Fayol
5-6 Functions of Management – Types of Business Organization
7-8 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: Concept, Shift to Ethics, Tools
of Ethics.
9-10 Nature & Purpose, Steps involved in Planning
11-13 Objectives, Setting Objectives, Process of Managing by Objectives
14-16 Strategies, Policies & Planning Premises, Forecasting, Decision-making
17-18 Nature and Purpose, Formal and informal organization, Organization
Chart
19 Structure and Process, Departmentation by difference strategies
20 Line and Staff authority, Benefits and Limitations
21-22 De-Centralization and Delegation of Authority, Staffing
23-24 Selection Process, Techniques, HRD, Managerial Effectiveness
25-26 Scope, Human Factors, Creativity and Innovation, Harmonizing
Objectives
27-29 Leadership, Types of Leadership Motivation, Hierarchy of needs,
Motivation theories, Motivational Techniques, Job Enrichment
30-32 Communication – Process of Communication, Barriers and Breakdown –
Effective Communication – Electronic media in Communication
33-34 System and process of Controlling, Requirements for effective control
35-36 The Budget as Control Technique, Information Technology in Controlling
37-38 Productivity – Problems and Management – Control of Overall
Performance – Direct and Preventive Control – Reporting
39-40 The Global Environment – Globalisation and Liberalization –
International Management and Global theory of Management
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester- I
CC 107 Quantitative Analysis (QA)
1. Objective:
To impart the basic art and science of gathering, analysing and using data to identify and resolve
managerial and decision making problems.
To develop skills in structuring and analysing business problems using quantitative analysis.
To develop aptitude and statistical thinking approach to business problems.
To understand the effective use of computer software for resolution of statistical problems.
2. Course Duration:
The course will have sessions which are divided into five modules. Each module consists of
eight sessions of 75 minutes each and carries a weightage of 14 marks.
3. Course content:
Module Modules/Sub-Modules Sessions Marks
No. (20% of 70)
I Introduction to Statistics, Statistics in Business, Data
Measurement, Charts and Graphs Descriptive Statistics,
Measure of central tendency, measure of variability, for
Group and ungrouped data, Measures of shape, measures
of association and descriptive statistics on the computer. 8 14
Introduction to probability, Structure of probability,
Results of probability, Revision of probability: BAYES’
RULE and examples Random variable and probability
distribution, Discrete and Continuous distribution,
Expected value and variance of a distribution. Software
exposure to the above concepts – (by use of EXCEL or
any other available software)
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V Time-Series Forecasting and Index Numbers Decision
Analysis: Decision Making Under Certainty,
Uncertainty, Risk, Revision of probabilities, Expected
value from Sample Information. Cases form the text
book. Review, Feedback and Integrated Examples and 8 14
Cases
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Reference Books:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 107 Quantitative Analysis (QA)
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14-15 Sampling and Sampling distribution
16-17 Statistical Inference: Estimation for Single Populations
18-20 Hypothesis Testing for Single Populations- Mean, Proportion
and Variance, Cases form the text book
21-23 Statistical Inferences about Two Populations- Mean, Proportion
and Variance , Cases form the text book
24-25 Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance ( Only one
way) , Cases form the text book
26 Goodness-Of-Fit-Test, Cases form the text book
27 Test of Independence, Cases form the text book
28-29 Simple Regression Analysis , Cases form the text book
30-31 Multiple Regression Analysis, Cases form the text book, Use of
Software in Multiple Regression.
32 Building Multiple Regression Models, Different types of
models, Multicollinearity
33-35 Time-Series Forecasting and Index Numbers
36-38 Decision Analysis: Decision Making Under Certainty,
Uncertainty, Risk, Revision of probabilities, Expected value
from Sample Information. Cases form the text book.
39-40 Review, Feedback and Integrated Examples and Cases
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA-I
SEMESTER - II
CC 201: Cost and Management Accounting (CMA)
1. Objectives:
The course intends to equip students with the ability to apply cost concepts in managerial
decision making. At the end of the course, they are expected to have learnt the methodology
and techniques for application of cost and managerial accounting and information in the
formation of policies and in the planning and control of the operations of the organization.
The course covers the nature of managerial accounting; activity costing; marginal costing;
standard costing, etc.
2. Course Duration
The course will have 40 sessions of 75 minutes duration.
3. Course Contents
Assignment of sessions to the modules of course is as follows:
4. Teaching Pedagogy:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations.
(b) Discussions on issues and techniques
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
5. Evaluation:
The Participants will be evaluated on a continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
1 Projects/Assignments/Quizzes Weightage 10%
(Internal Assessment)
2 Mid-Semester Examination Weightage 20%
(Internal Assessment)
3 End-Semester Examination Weightage 20%
(External Assessment)
6. Text Books:
Sr. Author/s Name of the Book Publisher Edition and Year
No. of Publication
T1 Paresh Shah Management Oxford PS
Accounting University Press
T2 Charles T. Hongren, Cost Accounting (Pearson) 6th Edition or later
S. M. Datar, and (13th Edition) edition
others (CT)
T3 S. K. Bhattacharya Costing for Vikas Latest Edition
and John Dearden Management
Sounderpandian
7. Reference Books:
9. Session Plan:
CC 201: Cost and Management Accounting (CMA)
Sessions Topics
1 -2 Cost and Management Accounting Overview
3-5 Cost Concepts
6- 8 Cost Estimation
Cases: Apollo Community Hospital (PS), Rajesh Xerox and Print (PS)
9-12 Cost Allocation, Activity Based and Target Costing
Cases: Avon Company (PS), National Bank (PS)
13- 15 Job and Batch Costing
16-18 Operating Costing
Cases: Tasty Bread Manufacturing (PS), Dental Practice (PS)
19- 22 Process Costing and Joint & By Product Costing
Cases: Lalwani Company (PS) , Lilavati Company (PS)
23-24 Marginal (Variable) Costing and Absorption Costing
Case: Krishna Optics (PS)
25-28 Marginal Costing and CVP Analysis
Case: Chain of Hotels (PS)
29-31 Decision Involving Alternative Choices and Pricing Decisions
Cases: Ajanta House (PS), Sawasthi – Make-or-Buy (PS); Jagdamba Caterers (PS)
32-34 Budgeting and Budgetary Control System
Case: Angel Company (PS)
35-38 Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
Case: Priety Company (PS)
39-40 Contemporary Issues like Kaizen Costing, Target Costing, Life Cycle Costing, and
Cost Audit and Cost Accounting Standards
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA-I
SEMESTER-II
CC202: Environment for Business (EFB)
1. Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to bring about understanding of Social, Economic, Technological,
International, Political-Legal and Natural Environment influencing business and industry and to
acquaint the students with emerging trends in business environment.
2. Course Duration:
The course duration is of 40 sessions of 75 minutes each.
3. Course Contents:
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4. Teaching Methods:
The following pedagogical tools will be used to teach this course:
(1) Lectures
(2) Case Discussion and Presentations
(3) Field Visits and Assignments
5. Evaluation:
The students will be evaluated on a continuous basis and broadly follow the scheme given
below:
7. Reference Books:
Sr. Author/s Name of the Book Publisher Edition and Year
No. of Publication
R1 Cherunilam Francis International Himalaya 2006
Business Publishing House,
Environment Mumbai,
R2 Mithani D.M. International Tata McGraw 2005 or Latest
Economics Hill. edition.
R3 Shaikh Saleem Business Pearson Latest edition
Environment
R4 Vivek Mital Business Excel Books Latest Edition
Environment
R5 David Kreps Microeconomics for Norton, W. W. & 2007
managers Company, Inc.
R6 Bedi Suresh Business Excel Books 2005
Environment
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R7 Rabindra N. Environmental Oxford 2008
Bhattacharya (ed) Economics
R8 Ian Worthington, The business Financial Times 2006 or Latest
Chris Britton environment Prentice Hall Edition
9. Session Plan:
CC202: Environment for Business (EFB)
Sessions Topics
1 Concepts and significance of economic environment – at national and international
level
2-3 Economic System: Lassiez faire, capitalism, socialism and mixed economy,
4 National Income, Monetary and Fiscal Policy (finance commission)
5-6 Industrial Policy
7 Latest five year plan
8 State Industrial Policy, Union Budget
9-10 Concept and significance of social environment, Interdependence of business and
society, Culture and Organization, Technological Development and social Change
11-12 Social responsibility of business and trusteeship management, Business Ethics
13 Population and Census
14 Management education in India
15-16 Population and Census, Consumer Rights, Consumerism and Business, Corporate
Governance
17-18 Impact of technology on organization
19-20 Process of technological adaptation and development, Patents, Technological
Collaborations, Government guidelines,
21-22 Technology assessment at government level
23-24 ISO standards and Bureau of Indian Standards
25 International Business: An Overview, types of International Business
26 Balance of Payments and Macroeconomic Management
27-28 Theories and Institutions: Trade and Investment, Government Influence on Trade
and Investment, EXIM Policy, Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA),
Bilateral and Commodity Agreements, Tariff and non-tariff barriers,
29-30 WTO, Regional blocks,
31-32 EPZs, EOUs, TPs and SEZs
33-34 Economic Development and Pollution, Increased Pollution Levels
35-36 Changing role of Government
37-38 Regulations and its impact on business & industry
39-40 Green Marketing, Environmental Technology, Ecological implications of technology
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA –I
Semester II
CC 203- Financial Management (FM)
1. Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to equip the students with conceptual understanding of finance
and its practical application. It is expected that the students possess a sound base in accounting
principles and practices including financial analysis. Therefore, it would begin with the
framework of financial management linking various functional subjects. Important decisions that
come under corporate finance, namely, setting up of projects covering investment in fixed and
current assets, raising funds, and allocation of profits are taken within a framework of risk and
return. Students are expected to learn these decision making skills with the help of a few cases.
The course also intends to make students gain the mechanical part of various decisions with the
help of selected numerical problems available in various suggested text books. Students are
expected to solve a large number of numerical and other assignments which would be the
preparatory requirements of this course.
2. Course Duration:
The course will have 40 sessions of 75 minutes duration.
3. Course Contents:
Assignment of sessions to the modules of course is as follows:
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4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Selected Cases Covering Major Financial Management Decisions.
(b) Solving of Selected Numerical
(c) Projects/Assignments/Quizzes
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
A Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc Weightage 10%
(Internal Assessment)
B Mid-Semester examination Weightage 20 %
(Internal Assessment)
C End –Semester Examination Weightage 70%
(External Assessment)
6. Text Book:
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7. Reference Books:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 203- Financial Management (FM)
Sessions Topics
3,4, 5 Concepts of Time Value, Compounding & Discounting, Annuities, Sinking and
Capital Recovery Factors
Expected : Discussing and Solving of Numerical Examples
17-19 Investment Decision; Introduction and Techniques of Investment Selection, DCF and
non DCF methods
Expected : Discussing and Solving Numerical Examples
20-21 Cost of Capital
Read: Chapter 9 of IMP
Expected : Discussing and Solving of Numerical Examples
25-27 Concepts of Leverage, Operating and Financial Leverages, Risk Return Analysis
Expected : Discussing and Solving of Numerical Examples
Case: Central Equipment Company, pp310-312of IMP
28-30 Capital Structure Theories Relevance and Irrelevance of Capital Structure, and
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Arbitraging.
Expected : Discussing and Solving of Numerical Examples
31-32 Sources of Long-Term Finance; Shares, Debentures and Term Loans, Leasing and
Hire Purchase and Venture Capital
33-34 Dividend Theory; Various Models of Relevance and Irrelevance Approaches
Towards Dividend Theory.
Expected : Discussing and Solving of Numerical Examples
35-36 Formulation of Dividend Policy & Practice, Methods of Payments and Other
Considerations
37-40 Students’ Assigned Projects’ Presentation and Discussion. Topics are to be Related to
Studies on Major Decisions Made by Companies Such as Acquisition, Take-over,
Dividend Practices and Working Capital Management etc.
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester- II
CC 204 Human Resource Management (HRM)
1. Course Objective:
This is the first introductory course of the functions of HRM
To acquaint students with different subsystems of Human Resource Management and their
importance.
The students would also be able to appreciate the importance and applications of industrial
relations and different legislations related the same.
2. Course Duration:
The course will have sessions which are divided into five modules. Each module consists of
eight sessions of 75 minutes each and carries a weightage of 14 marks.
3. Course content:
Module Modules/Sub-Modules Sessions Marks
No. (20% of 70
each)
I Strategic role of HRM and subsystems:
Introduction to Human Resource Management
The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management. 8 14
Job Analysis.
HR Planning and Recruiting
Employees Testing and Selection
II HR subsystems – II
Interviewing Candidates
Training and Developing Employees 8 14
Performance Management and Appraisal
Managing Career and Fair Treatment
III HR subsystems – III
Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
Pay for Performance and Financial incentives 8 14
Managing Global Human resources
Managing Strategic Organizational Renewal
IV Industrial Relations
Industrial Relations – Definitions and Main Aspects
Trade Union Legislations, Methods of settling Industrial 8 14
Disputes, Collective Bargaining, Legislations Concerning
Settlement of Industrial Disputes
V Labour Legislations
Factories Act, International Labor Organization
Labor Management Cooperation/Workers’ Participation in 8 14
Management, Payment of Wage Legislation
Minimum Wage Legislation, Equal Remuneration
Legislation
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations.
(b) Discussions on issues.
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
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5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Reference Books:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 204 Human Resource Management (HRM)
Session No. Topics
1 Introduction to Human Resource Management
2 The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management.
3-4 Job Analysis.
5-6 HR Planning and Recruiting
7-8 Employees Testing and Selection
9 - 10 Interviewing Candidates
11 - 12 Training and Developing Employees
13 - 14 Performance Management and Appraisal
15 - 16 Managing Career and Fair Treatment
17 - 18 Establishing Strategic Pay Plans
19 – 20 Pay for Performance and Financial incentives
21 - 22 Managing Global Human resources
23 - 24 Managing Strategic Organizational Renewal
25 Industrial Relations – Definitions and Main Aspects
26 Trade Union Legislations,
27 - 28 Methods of settling Industrial Disputes, Collective Bargaining,
29 – 30 Legislations Concerning Settlement of Industrial Disputes
31 – 32 Factories Act
33 International Labor Organization
34 Labor Management Cooperation/Workers’ Participation in Management,
35 -36 Payment of Wage Legislation
37 Minimum Wage Legislation
38 Equal Remuneration Legislation
39 – 40 Review and feedback.
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA - I
Semester II
CC 205: Marketing Management (MM)
1. Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the marketing concepts and
practices and develop their analytical skills, conceptual abilities and substantive knowledge in
the aforesaid field. It seeks to achieve the objective by helping the participants to undergo
meaningful exercises in decision making in a variety of real life situations. This course is
intended to be a foundation course for those who plan to do further work in marketing in the
second year. It is also designed to serve as a terminal course for those not intending to
specialize in marketing.
2. Course Duration:
The course will have 40 sessions of 75 minutes duration.
3. Course Contents:
Assignment of sessions to the modules of course is as follows:
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IV Product Strategies, Service quality and Pricing 8 14
Product classification, Product differentiation, Product –brand
relationship; New product development and Managing the
development process.
Offering a service product and managing the service quality.
Developing Pricing Strategies and Programs.
Feedback and review/ Case analysis.
V Distribution and Integrated Marketing Communication 8 14
Designing and managing distribution channels; Multi channel
marketing, Direct marketing and E-commerce. Managing
Retailing, Wholesaling and Logistics. Designing and Managing
Integrated Marketing Communications; Mass Communication:
Advertising, Sales promotions, Event and experience marketing,
and Public Relations.
Managing Personal Communications: Direct and Interactive
Marketing, word of Mouth, and Personal Selling.
Feedback and review / Case analysis
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations.
(b) Discussions on issues and techniques
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
6. Text Book:
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9. Session Plan:
CC 205: Marketing Management (MM)
Session Topic
1 Nature, scope and basics of Marketing
2 Company orientation toward the market place
(The old and the new concepts, integrated marketing)
3 Customer value chain and core competencies of a firm
4 Corporate strategic planning and growth strategies
5 Strategic business units, mission, goals and programmes
6 Gathering business information from various sources
7 Marketing environment – micro and macro environment
8 Feedback and review of module-1 / Case analysis (Suggested case: Nalanda State
Small Industries Corporation Ltd, Source: Strategic Management, Krishna Kumar, and
Allied Publishing House.)
9 The nature, scope and process of marketing research
10 Developing a research plan
11 Demand measurement and forecasting
12 Creating customer value, customer satisfaction & loyalty
13 Factors influencing consumer behaviour
14 The buying decision process
15 Organizational buying process
16 Feedback and review of module -2 / Case analysis. Suggested cases: (1)Vero Bicycles
Pvt. Ltd. (Source: Cases in Marketing 5th ed., G. Thomas, Macmillan Pvt. Ltd) (2)
Suryodaya Private Ltd, Source: IIM, A’bad.
17 Differentiated and undifferentiated marketing, segmentation, targeting and positioning
18 Bases for segmenting consumer and business markets
19 Marketing strategies for market leaders, challengers & nichers
20 Branding decisions and brand equity
21 Devising a branding strategy, brand extension decisions
22 Developing a positioning strategy
23 Product lifecycle and strategies for different PLC stages
24 Feedback and review of module -3/ Case analysis
Suggested case: Priya Drinks Limited (Source IIM, Ahmedabad)
25 Product mix, product line, product -brand relationship
26 New products: Need, scope and importance
27 New product development process
28 Service marketing -Marketing strategies for service firms
29 Managing service quality
30 Pricing objectives, pricing approaches
31 Pricing strategies – initiating and responding to price changes
32 Feedback and review of module -4 / Case analysis
Suggested cases: (1) Household Products India Ltd. (2) National Publishing company
(IIM, Ahmedabad)
33 Designing and developing distribution channels
34 Channel integration, direct marketing and e-commerce
35 Managing retailing, wholesaling and logistics
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The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester- II
CC 206 Production & Operations Management (POM)
1. Course Objective
The objective of the course is to:
a) Understand the role of the operations management (OM) function in the functioning of
an organization and
b) Offer a broad survey of the concepts and tools used in operations management.
2. Course Duration:
The course is divided into five modules. Each module consists of 8 sessions of 75 minutes
each and carries a weightage of 14 marks.
3. Course content:
Module Modules/Sub-Modules Sessions Marks
No.
I Understand the importance of the OM function and its 8 14
strategic importance, various types of manufacturing and
service systems, the systems approach to OM.
Introduction to Operations Management, operations strategy
and competitiveness, product design and process selection
for manufacturing and services. Facility location and layout.
II Understand the basis of inventory management decisions, 8 14
the hierarchical approach to planning and various methods
of inventory management.
Forecasting, inventory systems for independent demand,
inventory management under uncertain demand, inventory
systems for dependent demand, aggregate planning.
III Understand various methods of operations scheduling and 8 14
the management large projects.
Operations scheduling, project management.
IV Understand the issues associated with the management of 8 14
queues and the management of supply chains. The
management of queues, applications in manufacturing and
services, supply chain management.
V Understand the concepts of quality management and the 8 14
usage of statistical tools for quality management. Develop
an understanding of Japanese manufacturing management
philosophies. Quality management, statistical quality
control, JIT production systems.
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
(a) Case discussion covering a cross section of decision situations.
(b) Discussions on issues and techniques
(c) Projects/ Assignments/ Quizzes/ Class participation etc
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5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
7. Reference Books:
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R7 Evans / Collier Operation Cenagage Latest Edition
Management Learning
R8 Robert Klassen, Cases in Operations SAGE Latest Edition
Larry J. Menor Management
R9 Upendra Kachra Production of Excel Book Latest Edition
Operations
Management-Text
and Cases
R10 Frank Rowbothan Operations Butter Worth Latest Edition
Management in Heinemann
Context
9. Session Plan:
Session
Topic
No.
1 Introduction
2 Operations Strategy and Competitiveness
3-4 Product Design and Process Selection - Manufacturing
5-6 Facility Location
7-8 Facility Layout
9-11 Forecasting
12-15 Inventory Management
16 MRP
17 Aggregate Planning
18-20 Operations Scheduling
21-24 Project Management
25-28 Queueing - The Management of Waiting Lines
29-32 Supply Chain Management
33-37 Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control
38-40 JIT and Japanese Manufacturing
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding suggested
readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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MBA I
Semester-II
CC 207- Research Methodology and Operations Research (RM & OR)
1. Course Objective:
To familiarize students with the types of business problems often faced by corporate entities
and to help them develop insights about basic concepts of research designs and methodology
aimed at solving business problems.
To help students develop skills in structuring and analyzing various Operations Research
(OR) problems for managerial decision making by using basic OR tools and techniques.
To learn to implement various management science software packages.
2. Course Duration:
The course is divided into five modules, out of which three modules are of Research
Methodology and two modules of Operations Research. Each module has eight sessions of
75 minutes each.
3. Course Content:
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IV Nature of OR problem, steps in OR problem, Solution of L.P.P. by 8 14
Graphical Method and Solving through Computer Software like Excel
Solver, etc. Formulation of LP problems Duality and its implications,
Introduction to sensitivity analysis, Integer AND Goal programming
problems (only formulation and solution of two variable case)
V Transportation Models, Initial Basic Feasible Solution and Optimal 8 14
Solution, Assignment Problem and Travelling Salesman Problem.
Transhipment problem. Network techniques, Minimum Spanning Tree
Problems, Shortest Route and Maximal Flow Technique. Introduction to
simulation.
4. Teaching Methods:
The course will use the following pedagogical tools:
5. Evaluation:
The evaluation of participants will be on continuous basis comprising of the following
elements:
4. Reference Books:
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Methods, Learning
R2 Bryman Alan Business Research Oxford (2006) 8th edition
Methods University Press
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9. Session Plan:
Sessions Topic
1-3 Nature and scope of business research, information based decision making and
source of knowledge. The research process; basic approaches and terminologies
used in research.
4-6 Defining research question and framing of hypotheses. Preparing a research plan,
qualitative and quantitative research designs.
The Instructor/s (Faculty Member/s) will be required to guide the students regarding
suggested readings from the Text(s) and references in items 6 and 7 mentioned above.
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