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Detailed Syllabus The Class of 2010
Fourth Semester
Business Ethics & Corporate Governance

Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL GM 602 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Fourth Semester
Objective
The objective of the course is to help the students understand the nature of business ethics and issues in corporate governance and its application to the Indian corporate scene. REFERENCE BOOKS Business Ethics & Corporate Governance Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Cases on Business Ethics Corporate Governance Detailed Syllabus Business Ethics: Introduction to Business Ethics, Ethics, Morals & Values, Concepts of Utilitarianism and Universalism Theory of rights, theory of Justice Virtue ethics ethics of care Law and Ethics - The Nature of Ethics in Management- Business Standards and Values - Value Orientation of the Firm. Typical Problems in Business Ethics: Environmental Pollution & Society - Marketing Ethics (in Products, Pricing, Promotion and Place) and Consumer protection Ethics in Human Resources management (Recruitment and promotion policies, Working Conditions,, Down Sizing Workforce), Ethical issues at the top management, Ethics in financial markets and investor protection Ethical responsibility towards competitors and business partners. Corporate Social Responsibility: A Historical Perspective from Industrial Revolution to Social Activism Current CSR practices of the firms in India and abroad. Complexity of Ethical Issues: Conflicts in decision making from ethical and economic point of view- Ethical Dilemma - Solving ethical dilemma Managerial integrity and decision making. Ethical Leadership: Personal Integrity and self development wisdom based leadership. Corporate Governance:. History of Corporate form and models - Corporate Objectives and goals, Ownership pattern Issues in managing public limited firms Agency problems. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Velasquez, M. G. Prentice Hall of India - 2005 Monks, R. / Minow, N. Blackwell - 2008 Banks, Eric. John Wiley Business World Fernando, A C. Pearson Education - 2006
Fourth Semester
Nature & Evolution of Corporate Governance: Global and National Perspectives Global Corporate Governance models - Anglo American and Relationship model (Germany, Japan and France)- Claims of Various Stakeholders - Why governance Changes in eighties - Cadbury Report, Hampel Report and OECD Committee Recommendations SOX Act. Internal Corporate Governance Mechanism: Board of Directors Functional Committees of Board; Code of conduct, whistle blowers. External Corporate Governance Mechanism: Regulators, Gate keepers, Institutional Investors, Corporate raiders Corporate Governance Ratings Corporate Governance in India: corporate form in India 50s to 90s developments in Corporate Governance in India in nineties and 2000s CII, Kumaramangalam, Narayanamoorthy, Naresh Chandra, JJ Irani Committee reports Legal and Regulatory Changes introduction and modification of Clause 49, - Corporate governance in practice in India, cases Cases A Dent in Wal Marts public Image- The PR Strategy China Aviation Oils Collapse: Singapore INCs challenges, Child labor in Coca IndustryObesity Concerns: Burger Kings Product Revanges, Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Source: Case Studies for Managers, Vol. II, IBSPCD Source: BECG Main Reference Book Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to Business Ethics Typical Problems in Business Ethics Corporate Social Responsibility Complexity of Ethical Issues Ethical Leadership History of Corporate form and models Nature & Evolution of Corporate Governance Internal Corporate Governance mechanisms External Corporate Governance Mechanisms Corporate Governance Ratings Corporate Governance in India Total Sessions
No. of Sessions 4 6 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 4 33
Fourth Semester
Business StrategyII
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL GM 612 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Fourth Semester
Objective
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with contemporary thought and practice in strategy implementation as well as other advanced issues in Business Strategy. REFERENCE BOOKS Introduction to Business Strategy Crafting and Executing Strategy the Quest for Competitive Advantage Concepts & Cases, 14th e Competing for the Future Mergers, Restructuring and Corporate Control International Business The International Business Environment: Text & Cases Managing Across Borders The Transnational Solution Detailed Syllabus Implementation of Strategy: Organizing for success structural types simple structure, functional structure, multidivisional structure, holding company structure, matrix structure, team based structure, project based structure, intermediate structure. Processes direct supervision, planning and control systems, performance targets, market mechanism, social cultural processes. Relationships and boundaries centralization vs devolution boundaries networks. McKinsey 7s framework reengineering, reverse engineering, quality as a strategy Internal development mergers and acquisitions joint developments and strategic alliances. Success criteria suitability, acceptability, feasibility. Corporate Restructuring & Turnaround management: Why Restructuring, Forms of Corporate Restructuring - Business, Financial and Organization Restructuring, Restructuring Outcomes, Numerator and Denominator Management as expressed by Hamel & Prahalad. Turn Around Management strategies: Managing strategic change:
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Thompson et al. Tata McGraw Hill - 2006
Prahalad, CK / Hamel, Gary. Free Press - 1996 Weston, J Fred et al. Prentice Hall, India Rugman, Alan M / Hodgells, Richard M. McGraw Hill Sundaram, Anant K / Balck, Stewart. Prentice Hall, India Bartlett, Christopher / Ghoshal, Sumantra . HBS Press
Diagnosing the change situation types of strategic change importance of context organizational culture as context forcefield analysis. Change management styles and roles styles of managing change roles in managing change Levers for managing strategic change structure and control systems organizational routines symbolic processes power and political processes communicating change change tactics. Competing for the Future: Alternative view of Competitive Strategy - Beyond Reengineering and Restructuring views of Goshal Sweet & Sour - Present and Future Competition - Strategy as Stretch and Leverage - Concept of Strategic Intent - Views of Hamel & Prahalad Vs Tarun Khanna & Krishna Palepu. Contemporary Concepts: Balanced Scorecard; Managing Global Strategy; Blue Ocean strategy; CSR as a strategy; Business Model Innovation; Competitive Innovation; Scenario Planning; Value Capture Vs value creation; Strategic Leadership; Quality as the differentiator; Targeting the bottom of the pyramid; Strategy Mapping. (These concepts need to be taught through cases/assignments/projects) Cases Business Transformation at Telefnica De Espaa JCPenneys People Strategy: Setting the Right Climate for Human Resource Development Coral Divers Resort (Revised) The Hutchison Essar Acquisition: Vodafones Foray into an Emerging Market Volkswagens Acquisition of Skoda Auto: A Central European Success Story The betapharm Acquisition: DRLs Inorganic Growth Strategy in Europe BenQ Corp.s Failed Acquisition of Siemens Mobile Devices Division Tata Motors and Fiat Auto: Joining Forces eBays Problems in China Corporate Turnaround of Pharmacia & Upjohn Alan Mulallys Challenges at Ford Motor Company SC Johnsons CSR Initiatives: Testing the Base of the Pyramid Protocol Innovation at Whirlpool: Creating a New Competency Strategic Planning at United Parcel Service
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Tescos Steering Wheel: A Tool for Strategic Value Creation and Business Transformation Pricelines Pricing Strategy: Name Your Own Price (NYOP) & Beyond Restructuring Pantaloon Retail: The Future Group Initiative The Body Shop: Social Responsibility or Sustained Greenwashing? Innovation at Cirque du Soleil MTV Networks International: Localizing Globally Source: Case Studies in Business Strategy Vol-VII Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Implementation of Strategy Internal development Corporate Restructuring & Turnaround Management Managing strategic change Competing for the Future Contemporary Concepts Total Sessions No. of Sessions 5 4 5 3 3 13 33
Fourth Semester
Consumer Behavior
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL MM 602 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective
To understand the various factors influencing behavior of consumers as individuals and as members of a group/society, and also the impact of consumerism in the contemporary environment. To understand the behavior of consumers decision making, post-purchase behavior, behavior in a shopping environment, etc. To understand the behavior of organizations as consumers. REFERENCE BOOKS Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior, 5e Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior: Concepts & Applications AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Schiffman, Leon G / Kanuk, Leslie Lazar Prentice-Hall, India Hawkins et al. McGraw Hill Blackwell et al. Thomson Solomon, Prentice Hall Loudon, David / Bitta, Albert Della. Tata McGraw Hill
Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Consumer Behavior: Definition, Role of Consumer Behavior in Marketing, Distinction among consumer, customer, buyer, user and payer. Framework of Consumer Behavior Internal Influences, External Influences, Self-Concept & Life Style and Decision Process. Interdisciplinary subject encompassing concepts from psychology, sociology, anthropology, microeconomics and organizational (buying) behavior. Applications of Consumer Behavior. Consumerism & Consumer Behavior in the Contemporary Environment: Consumer movement & consumer rights. Concerns of consumers government regulations & role of non-government organizations in addressing the same. Changing face of consumer behavior under the new scenario of globalization, technological changes, new retailing environment, etc. CONSUMERS AS INDIVIDUALS Personality and Self Concept in Consumer Behavior: Aspects of Personality & Impact on Consumer Behavior. Personality Theories Freudian, Neo-Freudian and Trait Theories, Consumer Personality & Brand Personality, Self Concept Types & Applications Consumer Needs & Motivation: Needs & Wants, Latent & Manifest Motives in a Purchase Situation, Maslows Needs & Consumer Behavior, Trio of Needs Theory, Motivation Theories Optimum Stimulation, Hedonic Experiences, maintaining behavioral freedom, avoiding risk, attributing causality. Motivational Conflict, Motivational Research. Detailed Syllabus The Class of 2010 Fourth Semester 7
Consumer Perception: Perception Process & Involvement, Sensation & Sensory Thresholds, Sensory Overload & Selective Perception, Use of Gestalt Principles in Marketing Communications, Common Perceptions of Colours, Interpretation Semiotics. Perceived Risk. Perceptual Positioning & Perceptual Mapping. Consumer Attitude Formation & Change: Attitude functions. Tri-component attitude model, hierarchies of attitude components. Multi-attribute attitude models. Attitude measurement. Changing consumer attitudes. Consumer Learning: Applications of behavioral learning theories (classical conditioning & operant conditioning) and cognitive learning theories (iconic rote, vicarious/modeling and reasoning/analogy) to consumer behavior. CONSUMERS IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT Reference Groups & Opinion Leadership: Consumer socialization & consumption community. Types of reference groups, their nature of power & influence. Effect of reference groups on product & brand purchase. Opinion leaders their role & types. Identifying opinion leaders and market mavens. Family, Gender & Age Influences: Family decision making roles, conflicts and their resolution. Role of gender and age in family decision making. Family life cycle and consumer decisions. Social Class & Consumer Behavior: Social class its components & impact on consumer behavior. Measuring social class, Indias socio-economic classification. Influence of social mobility on consumer behavior. Targeting the poor & the rich, status symbols & conspicuous consumption. Cultural Influences on Consumer Behavior: Characteristics of culture, application of cultural learning & rituals in consumer behavior. Types of sub-cultures in the Indian context. Cross-cultural influences. Cultural lessons in international marketing. CONSUMER DECISION MAKING & BEHAVIOR Diffusion of Innovation: Types and degrees of innovation & behavioral demands. Factors affecting adoption/diffusion & the decision making process. Adopter categories. Factors affecting speed of diffusion. Marketing strategies for enhanced diffusion. Consumer Decision Making: Types of decision making & involvement. Information search pattern & marketing strategy. Categories of decision alternatives. Hierarchy of effects. Types of choice models multi-attribute, additive difference, conjunctive, disjunctive, lexicographic & elimination by aspects. Modeling consumer decision making Howard-Sheth model, Nicosia model and EngelBlackwell-Miniard model. Consumer in the Market Place: Factors influencing consumer outlet choice. Shopping orientation & shopping styles. Types of purchases. In-store influences on purchase. Consumer responses to marketing communications. Different forms of advertising appeals & consumer behavior. Post-Purchase Behavior: Satisfaction/dissatisfaction loyalty/non-use or complaint behavior. Measuring satisfaction, handling complaints, achieving customer loyalty. Post-purchase dissonance causes and approaches to reducing the same. Disposal alternatives. Dark Side of Consumer Behavior: Concerns of marketers and dark side of consumer behavior (addictions, devious behaviors). Organizational Consumer Behavior: Organizational buying roles, buying situations & buying processes. Influences on organizational buying behavior. Cases:
Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Online Matrimony Services in India Maruti - Valuing the Indian Used Car Market CASAS BAHIA : Marketing to the Poor Tesco - The Customer Relationship Management Champion Coca Cola India's Thirst for the Rural Market Pepsodent - Charting Growth in Indian Oral Care Market through Segmentation MTV : Connecting with the Customer ITC's Foray into Convenience Food Market Fast Food Fables Guatemala - Evolving 'The Soul of the Earth' The Price War in Gujarat Newspaper Industry HSBC - Local Bank to the World Kelloggs Indian Experience Archies The Way Indians Greet Lego Toys - The Story of Playful Learning Market Expansion Strategies Of Maruti Udyog Reebok's Changing Gameplan Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - America's Hottest Brand Detroit - Getting Ready for an Image Makeover Shoppers' Stop Consumer Loyalty Program The Teleshopping Business in India Tupperware - Influencing Opinions through Word-of-Mouth Shopping Malls - A New Shopping Experience Adbusters Media Foundation -The Global Network of Social Activists Kohl's Tie-Up with Este Lauder - Influencing Customer Perceptions Pet Services in India - From Bow-Bow to Wow-Wow Shared Values - A Campaign Gone Hollow? Haldiram's - The No:1 Choice of Consumers Fairtrade - Influencing Purchase Decisions Dove - Campaigning for Real Beauty
Source: Case Studies in Consumer Behavior

Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to Consumer Behavior Consumerism & Consumer Behavior in the Contemporary Environment Personality and Self Concept in Consumer Behavior Consumer Needs & Motivation Consumer Perception Consumer Attitude Formation & Change Consumer Learning Reference Groups & Opinion Leadership Family, Gender & Age Influences Social Class & Consumer Behavior Cultural Influences on Consumer Behavior Diffusion of Innovation Consumer Decision Making Consumer in the Market Place Post-Purchase Behavior Dark Side of Consumer Behavior Organizational Consumer Behavior Total No.of Sessions 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 33
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B2B Marketing
Objective
This course is designed for any student aspiring to develop a greater understanding of Business markets and derived demand. The course focuses essentially upon i). ii). how to focus on Customers customer and What drivers the Business customers in this Pursuit how to identify and relate the marketing mix for Business markets. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Reeder, Robert R et al. Prentice-Hall, India Rangan, V. Kasturi et al. Irwin McGraw Hill 1995 Hutt / Speh South Western Educational Publishing Malhotra, Naresh
REFERENCE BOOKS Industrial Marketing Industrial Marketing : Analysis, Planning & Control, 2nd e Business Marketing Strategy Concepts & Application Business Marketing Management: A Strategic View of Industrial and Organizational Markets Business Marketing Detailed Syllabus
Business Marketing A Global Perspective, 1st e Hayes / Jenster. Irwin/ McGraw-Hill - 1996
Introduction: The Need to Study Industrial Marketing - Volume of Trade Linked to Industrial Markets - Indian and the Global Scenario. Consumer versus Business markets. Business marketing environment Classification of Business products Demand Issues: Concepts of Derived Demand - Short Term and Long Term Demand Issues - Nature of derived demand, cross elastic demand, fluctuating demand, bull whip effect, inelastic demand, stimulating demand. Economic Linkages to Demand Studies Organizational Buying Behavior: Classification of business customers - Traders - Manufacturers Service Buyer - Systems Buyer. Buying decision process, buying situations, Buy grid, Buying center, Models of organizational buying behavior. Government / public sector buying procedures .Buyer seller relationships Uncertainties, Types buying orientation Types of Buyer seller relationships, managing relationships with suppliers, customers and distributors, conflicts and resolutions. Strategic alliances with customers ,suppliers, competitors and government. Industrial Marketing Intelligence: Assessing market opportunities. The marketing intelligence system, industrial marketing research, research process, demand analysis. Marketing Strategies: Formulation of Marketing Strategies for Industrial Products Concept of strategic planning, Role of marketing in strategic planning, Marketing strategies, planning process, tools for designing Business marketing strategies Industrial Market Segmenting, Targeting and
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Positioning Segmenting the business market, criteria, Bases, Evaluating segments, targeting strategies, positioning. Nesting- a typical business market segmentation process. Product Decision in Industrial Marketing: Make or Buy Decisions - Vendor Development and Management, Product Bundling, Product Revival. New product development, First to market versus follower, initiatives, adoption and diffusion process.. New product testing in business markets. Role of branding in Business markets Pricing: Types, methods and strategies, factors affecting pricing, pricing across PLC, competitive bidding, Types of discounts, Price negotiations, Leasing, Perspectives of contracts, Reverse Bidding (Online business auctions). Value analysis, Total cost of ownership, Concepts of Cost, price, value, Profits and customer surplus. Importance of pre tendering and tendering activities. Business to Business Communication: The Media - Seminars - Trade Shows - Demonstration Simulation. Role of advertising as a major support to sales force and channel. Managing Distribution: Managing Distribution Channel structure, design, intermediaries, selecting intermediaries, managing relationships Marketing of Services to Industrial Markets: Industrial Repairs & Services Marketing, Maintenance Services, Annual Maintenance Contract, Outsourcing Servicing Recent Developments in Industrial Marketing: Measuring Marketing Performance, e-Business for Industrial Consumers, e-Supply chains in industrial markets. Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Industrial Designing in India: Waking up to the Global Demand Intel - The Component Branding Saga Boschs Initiatives to Avoid Inventory Buildup Cost Erosion at Tata Motors Information Technology Outsourcing at BBC Danfoss Business Strategy in China Qube: Market Development for Digital Cinema CONCOR: No More a Monopoly Microsofts Strategy for Small Businesses (A): The Innovative PR Campaign for MS Office Accounting 2007 Punj Lloyd: Marching Ahead at Brisk Pace; (B): Marketing MS Office Live The Gujarat Government: Wooing Investors SAP India Targets Small and Medium Businesses TetraPaks Packaging Innovations Technology in Measuring Promotional Performance Natureworks: Market Development for Bioplastics Navman: The Resale Price Maintenance Controversy NTPC Reliance: Conflict Over Gas Supply Hanover Messe: An Industrial Trade Fair AMD Channel Support Strategies Corporate Catering by RKHS in India
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Rolls-Royce A Manufacturer at Your Service Metaljunction.com: Redefining E-commerce Business in the Indian Industry
Source: Case Studies in Industrial Marketing
Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction (Including case discussion) Demand Issues (Including case discussion) Organizational Buying Behavior (Including case discussion) Industrial Marketing Intelligence (Including case discussion) Marketing Strategies (Including case discussion) Product Decision (Including case discussion) Pricing (Including case discussion) Business to Business Communication (Including case discussion) Managing Distribution (Including case discussion) Marketing of Services (Including case discussion) Recent Developments in Industrial Marketing (Including case discussion) Total
No. of Sessions 2 2 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Services Marketing
Objective
To focus on the research, strategy and application specific to decision-making in the highly competitive and rapidly growing services sector. REFERENCE BOOKS Services Marketing Services Marketing, 4 e Services Marketing, 6th e Marketing Services: Competing through Quality Services Marketing, 2nd e Managing Services Promises Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Services Marketing: Definition - Characteristics Classification - Present Marketing Environment. Services Marketing Mix: Understanding the 7 Ps Product, Price, Place, Promoter, People, Process & Physical Evidence. Gaps Model Understanding the Customer: Services vis--vis goods, Consumer Behavior in Services - Customer Expectations of Services - Customer Perceptions of Services Evaluation of services Strategies for Services Marketing: Positioning & Differentiation Demand & Capacity: Yield management Service Development Design & Standards: New Service Development Process Basic service to potential service - Customer Defined Service Standards Delivering Services: Role of Employees and Customers in service delivery; Role of Intermediaries Service process Blue printing Physical evidence
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Zeithaml Valerie / Bitner Mary Jo. Tata McGraw-Hill Lovelock, Christopher , Prentice-Hall, International Edition Berry, Leonard L / Parasuraman, A. Nargundkar, Rajendra. Tata McGraw Hill 2006 Berry et al.
Managing Service Promise: Role of Advertising, Personal Selling and Other Communication Pricing of Services Evaluating Success of Service Offering: Service quality and measurement SERVQUAL Service recovery - Role of CRM Current Trends in Service Industries and Understanding Specific Service Industries: Financial, Hospitality, Health, Telecom, Consultancy, Logistics, Education, NGO, Public Utilities, ITCS, Travel & Tourism, e-Services and Professional Services Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Banyan Tree: Developing a Powerful Service Brand Bossard Asia Pacific: Can It Make Its CRM Strategy Work? Charles Schwabs Customer Focussed e-Business Strategy Coyote Loco Evaluating Opportunities for Revenue Management Customer Asset Management at DHL in Asia Customer Service in Singapore Airlines Giordano International Expansion Indian Railways at the Crossroads Lessons in Customer Service from Wal-Mart Match.Com The Worlds Leading Online Personals Site Mumbais Dabbawalas An Entrepreneurial Success Story Radio Mirchi: Spicing Up the Indian Air Waves Revenue Management at Prego Italian Restaurant The New Indian Airlines Walt Disney The Evolution of the Brand
Source: Case Studies in Services Marketing
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction to Services Marketing Services Marketing Mix Gaps Modeling Understanding the Customer Strategies for Services Marketing Demand & Capacity Service Development Delivering Services, Managing Service Promise, Pricing of Services Evaluating Success of Service Offering Current Trends in Service Industries and Understanding Specific Service Industries Total No. of Sessions 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 6 3 7 33
Fourth Semester
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Integrated Marketing Communication

Program Credit : MBA : 3 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Course Code : SL MM 605
Objective
i) ii) iii) To enable students to build a sound theoretical and practical understanding of the formulation of promotional strategy and the management of the marketing communication process To develop an understanding of the economic and creative justifications for marketing communications and To be sensitive to legal and ethical considerations in the formulation and the implementation of marketing communications strategy. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Belch, G E / Belch, M A. Tata McGraw-Hill Parameswaran, M G. Tata McGraw-Hill Aaker, David A et al. Prentice-Hall, India Rossiter / Percy - Tata McGraw Hill Rossiter, John R / Percy, Larry. McGraw-Hill Smith, Paul et al. Kogan Page, UK Duncan, Tom. Tata McGraw Hill Underhill, Paco Halve, Anand. Sage publication
REFERENCE BOOKS Marketing Communication Strategy Advertising and Promotion

FCB Ulka Brand Building Advertising Concepts And Cases
Advertising Management, 5th e Advertising Communications and Promotion Management Advertising and Promotion Management, 2nd e Strategic Marketing Communications : New Ways to Build and Integrate Communications Principles of Advertising & Integrated Marketing Communication 2005e Why we Buy: The Science of Buying Planning for power Advertising Detailed Syllabus
Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communication: The Promotional Mix, Role of Marketing Communications in Marketing, Evolution and Importance of Integrated Marketing Communication, Economic and Creative justification of marketing communications. Developing a Theoretical understanding of Marketing Communications: The Communication Process, Behavioral Aspects of Marketing Communication, Consumer response to persuasive communications- Different models like Response Hierarchy Models, FCB planning Model, Cognitive Processing Models, Influence of source message and channel factors on communication.
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Planning and organising the Integrated Marketing Communication Processes: Concepts of STP, Identification of the target audience, Establishment of Marketing Communications objectives, Setting Marketing Communication Budget, Organising for Marketing Communications : Role of Ad Agencies and other Marketing Communication organizations, Client Agency Relationship Media Issues: Print Media, Broadcast Media, Display Media, Internet and Interactive Media, Support Media, Media Planning and Strategy-Media Plan, Media objectives, Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Media strategies. Message Strategy: Creativity, The Creative Process, Creative strategy development- Copy Platform, The Big Idea, Creative Strategy, Implementation and Evaluation Other elements in Marketing Communications Strategy: Below-the-line Communications, Sales Promotion, Public Relation, Event management, Publicity, Corporate Advertising, Direct Marketing, Personal Selling. Monitoring Evaluation and Control of Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy: To measure or not to measure, Measurement process for Advertising, Measuring the Effectiveness of other Marketing Communication elements International Marketing Communication: Role of international marketing communication in international marketing, Cultural and other differences, Global Vs. localized marketing communications, Organizing for international marketing communication Wider issues in Integrated Marketing Communications: Regulation of Advertising and Promotion Self and State regulation, Social, Ethical and economic aspects of Marketing Communication. Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Marketing and Communication Strategy of Titan VIP Industries - Positioning Itself as a Lifestyle Brand Horlicks - Effective Repositioning Through Focused Advertising 'The Onida Devil' Returns Changing Media Environment in India - Implications for Advertisers and Media Planners Life Insurance Marketing in India: Changing Advertisement and Promotion Norms Coke and Pepsi Television Commercials ColorPlus - Redefining the Rules of Promoting Apparel Creative Communications in the Indian Automobile Industry - Print Advertising for the Tata Indica The Siyaram Celebrity Endorsement Experience Consumer and Trade Promotions - Haier Appliances (I) Pvt. Ltd. Google and the 'Click Fraud' Menace Orbitz's Effective Online Advertising SMS Advertising Buzz Marketing - A Marketing Communications Tool
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The Marlboro Story HLL's Media Strategy for Close-Up The 'Incredible India' Campaign: Marketing India to the World SBI Life Promotes Pension Schemes Promoting Television Serials - 'Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin' 'Goli ke Hamjoli' (Friends of the Pill) - An Integrated Social Marketing Campaign Brand Management Strategy of Dabur Vatika The Multi-Branding Strategy of Yum! Brands Asian Paints - Adding Colors Airtel - Positioning (and Repositioning) Relaunch of Frooti - The 'Digen Verma' Campaign Lifebuoy - Successful Repositioning & Re-launch of an Established Personal Care Brand IKEA's Global Marketing Strategy Marketing Viagra in India Titan Watches - Advertising in Global Markets Perfetti Van Melle - Outsourcing Indian Advertisements The Story of Benetton's Advertisement Campaigns Childhood Obesity: Should Junk Food be Regulated? Crisis Management at Bausch & Lomb - 'ReNu The MoistureLoc' Controversy Communicating during a Crisis - The Pepsi Syringe Scare PepsiCos Distribution and Logistics Operations Reverse Logistics - Gaining Importance Revamping the Supply Chain - The Ashok Leyland Way Sears - Logistics Management Practices Carrefour - Managing the Global Supply Chain Unilever Restructures its Supply Chain Management Practices Asian Paints - Blending Technology and Distribution
Source: Case Studies in Marketing Communications
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communication (Including case discussion) Developing a Theoretical understanding of Marketing Communications (Including case discussion) Planning and organizing the Integrated Marketing Communication Processes (Including case discussion) Media Issues (Including case discussion) Message Strategy (Including case discussion) Other elements in Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy: (Including case discussion) Below-the-line Sales Promotion (Including case discussion) Public Relation, Event management, and Publicity Corporate Advertising (Including case discussion) Direct Marketing Personal Selling. Monitoring, Evaluation and Control of Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy International Marketing Communication (Including case discussion) Wider issues in Integrated Marketing Communications Total No. of Sessions 2 4 4 4 4
1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Sales and Distribution Management

Objective
To make the student aware of issues related to sales force management focusing on selling as a tool of Marketing Communication. The study of Channel Management offers an appreciation of logistics of information and goods, and exposes students to the types of systems required to optimize organizational efficiency through this function. REFERENCE BOOKS Sales & Distribution Management Sales Management - Decisions, Strategies and Cases, 5th e Sales Management Sales Management Marketing Channels: A Relationship Approach Sales and Distribution Management Text & Cases Professional Sales Management, 2nd e Sales Management, 6 e Retailing Management Text & Cases, 2nd e Detailed Syllabus Role of Salesperson: Responsibility - Cross Functional Linkages Lifetime Customer Concept Management of Accounts Receivables Selling Skills: Value Proposition Customer Value Creation - Lifetime Customer Value CreationPersonal Selling A Promotion Mix Element - Buyer-Seller Dyads - Diversity of Personal Selling Situation - Theories of Selling - Prospecting - Sales Resistance - Closing Sales Key Accounts Management Sales Organization: Setting up a Sales Organization - Basic types of Sales Organization Structures including Outsourced sales force - Inter-departmental Relations and Structures - Coordination of Personal Selling with Other Departments. The Sales Effort: Sales Planning - Forecasting Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Overview of Linear Regression, Time Series Analysis, Moving Averages - Budgeting Designing Territories
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Still, Richard R et al. Prentice-Hall, India Venugopal, Pingally Panda / Sahadev Pelton, Lou E et al. Havaldar / Cavale. Tata Mcgraw Hill - 2007 Anderson, Rolph E et al. Tata McGraw-Hill Futrell, Charles. South-Western College Pub 2000 Pradhan, Swapna. Tata McGraw-Hill - 2006
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Territory Management - Routing - setting Sales Quotas Profitability analysis of sales effort Sales Force Management: Estimation of Sales Force Workload, Breakdown and Incremental Analysis Recruitment and Selection of Sales Personnel - Planning and Conduct of Sales Training Programs - Motivating and Compensating Sales Personnel Compensation Systems - Incentive Plans Disincentive Benefits Performances Appraisals Evaluation Criteria for evaluation Distribution: Introduction to Marketing Channels Structure, Functions and Flows Channel participants - Type and Number of Intermediaries Management of Marketing Channels: Selecting a channel Channel Design -Vertical and Horizontal Marketing Systems Channel Evaluation Channel Profitability Analysis- ROIChannel Co-operation with Conflict and Competition. Marketing channels Wholesalers: Classifications Functions Key Tasks Limitations Distributors/Dealers/Stockists Trends Rural Distribution: Introduction to Rural markets Features (extend above concepts to rural markets) Retailing: Nature and Importance - Types of Retailing - The Retail Organization - Commodities Retailing Vs. Brand Retailing Non-Store Retailing & e-Retailing Market Logistics: Meaning and Scope Outbound Logistics Transportation including multi-model system Warehousing freights CFAs 3 PL and 4 PL providers reverse logistics Technology in logistics recent trends Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Baskin Robbins - Sales Strategy for India Eureka Forbes The Direct Marketing Pioneer Mary Kay Inc. - The Saleswomen Max New York Life - The 3P Strategy Indian Aviation Price Wars & More Subhiksha - Discount Store with a Difference Organization Restructuring at Nokia HR Practices of the Container Store Novartis - Managing the Sales Force Women Sales Force at Tupperware Dealer Training Programs - A New Trend LG India - Approach to Rural Markets Computer Associates - Moving Toward Territory Management TI Cycles - Targeting Urban Adults Mahamaza.com - Bringing e-commerce to Rural India
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Cemex and its Technology Initiatives ICICI Prudential - Multiple Distribution Channels Distribution Strategies of Foreign Educational Institutions in India Indian Post Office - Redefining Distribution HLL - Reinventing Distribution TATA Chemicals - Reaching Out to the Masses Indian Film Distribution - The Transition Phase Tupperware in India Goodyear Tires - Managing Dealer Relations Channel Conflict at Apple Food Corporation of India Apple iTunes: Changing the Face of Online Music Retailing Akbarallys - Reinventing for Profits McDonalds Food Chain in India Yellow Transportation Inc. The Tech Leader of the Trucking Industry in India Inventory Management at Amazon.com TVS Logistics - Building a Global Supply Chain Streamlining Logistics at General Motors Corp PepsiCos Distribution and Logistics Operations Reverse Logistics - Gaining Importance Revamping the Supply Chain The Ashok Leyland Way Sears - Logistics Management Practices Carrefour - Managing the Global Supply Chain Unilever Restructures its Supply Chain Management Practices Asian Paints - Blending Technology and Distribution
Source: Case Studies in Sales & Distribution Management
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Role of Salesperson (Including case discussion) Selling Skills (Including case discussion) Sales Organization (Including case discussion) The Sales Effort (Including case discussion) Sales Force Management (Including case discussion) Distribution (Including case discussion) Management of Marketing Channels (Including case discussion) Wholesalers Rural Distribution Retailing Market Logistics (Including case discussion) Total No. of Sessions 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 4 2 3 4 33
Fourth Semester
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International Marketing
Objective
This course is designed for any student aspiring to develop a greater understanding of global markets, and the mindset of a global manager. The course focuses essentially upon (i) how to access and build stronger competitive advantage by participating in a dynamic global markets, and (ii), how to identify, build, and serve, strong global businesses. REFERENCE BOOKS Global Marketing Management, 5th e International Marketing International Marketing : Analysis & Strategy, 3rd e International Marketing, 11th e Global Marketing: Foreign Entry Local Marketing and Global Marketing, 4th e The Essence of International Marketing International Marketing Global Marketing Strategy Detailed Syllabus Introduction: Need for International Marketing, Driving and restraining forces, evolution process, process of Internationalization. World Market Environment: Identifying and Analyzing Opportunities in the International Trading Environment - Understanding the Changes in the World Trading Environment: Countries, World Regions (e.g. the European Union), Barriers for international trade, Tariff and non tariff barriers, Major International Bodies : IMF, World Bank, World trade organization: International marketing implication. The SLEPT Factors: Social/Cultural, Legal, Economic, Political and Technological. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Keegan, Warren J. Prentice-Hall, India Joshi, R M. Oxford University Press - 2005 Onkvisit, Sak. Prentice-Hall, India Cateora, Philip R / Graham, John L. McGrawHill - 2008 Johnson, Johny. Tata McGraw Hill - 2006 Paliwoda. Prentice-Hall, India Fayerweather, John. Prentice-Hall, India Douglas. Tata McGraw-Hill
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Socio cultural environment: Importance, Cultural universals, High and low context cultures, Importance in business, Culture-communication, behavior and religion, Analytical approachesHofstedes cultural typology, self reference criterion, environmental sensitivity, Suggested solutions. Political legal and Regulatory environment: Nation, State and Sovereignty, Risks- taxes, Dilution of equity, Confiscation, nationalization and domestication, International Law, Common law, Coded law, Islamic law, Jurisdiction, Antitrust ,Bribery and corruption Economic environment: World economy, theories of absolute and comparative adv, Ohlins factor endowment theory, Porters diamond- National advantage, Economic systems, Stages of economic development, Income and PPP, Location of population, Growth of Regional trade agreements, Regional Integrations, Degrees of economic cooperation. The C Factors: Countries, Currency, Competition, Countries in different stages of economic and political development and its relevance, Impact of currency and exchange rate fluctuations. Suggested remedies, Analyzing competition Industry analysis, Porters national diamond, Strategic models, Strategic positions, Strategic Intents-, loose bricks, layers of advantage, collaboration among competing firms, Changing the rules of engagement, Richard D Avenis hyper competition. Marketing Research: Information abundance versus scarcity, Information Subject agenda, Sources of Market information, Formal research, estimation by analogy, study of patterns. Market Entry and expansion: Choices, Selection and Decision, Which market to enter and How to enter?, timing of entry, scale of entry, mode of entry, Factors to be considered for entry strategies, Advantages and disadvantages of different methods of entry. International Product Management: Basic concepts, Positioning, Saturation levels, Design considerations, COO effect, Strategic alternatives, Global products and brands, Building brands in International markets, Standardization versus adaptation. Implementing International Marketing Strategy Marketing Communication: Standardization Vs adaptation, Selecting an ad agency, Global advertising regulations, Media and Message considerations, Role of culture, Global promotions. Distribution: Foreign Market Channel Management - Channel Members - Expectations and Performance, Objectives and constraints, Channel innovations, channel strategy for new market entry. Pricing Strategies for International Markets: Skimming and Penetration Pricing; Currency Considerations in Exporting and in International Marketing. Target costing, Pricing concepts, Global pricing objectives, Gray market goods, Dumping, Transfer pricing, Policy alternatives. International Marketing Decisions: The Development of International Marketing Strategy International Marketing Planning - The Development of Appropriate Organizational Structures, Cultures and Capabilities - Managing and Controlling In-House and External Resources. The Expatriate, the National and Global Manager Standardization and Issues of Globalization in International Marketing. Selection of Tools for International market analysis, Evaluation of Suitability: Marketing and Financial Implications. Export Procedures and Documentations: Terms of Sale, Incoterms, FOB, CFR, CIF, DDU, DDP terms. Different terms of payments, Counter trade and its forms, Terms of offer, Lines of credit, different forms of documentary credits, Export Promotions: Institutional Infrastructure for export Promotions and Initiatives taken by Government of India
Emerging issues in international marketing: The Internet: Impact of Electronic Communication through Internet on International Marketing - History of Internet - Areas of Operation & Modalities Method of Setting up World Trade Operation using Computers - Creation of Internet & Intranet Costs of Operation. Cases Toyota's Globalization Strategies The Kodak - Fuji Rivalry The Fall of Daewoo Motors Saudi British Bank - HSBC's Saudi Arabian Experience Case Studies in International Marketing
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction and World Market Environment (Including case discussion) The SLEPT Factors (Including case discussion) The C Factors (Including case discussion) Marketing Research Market Entry and Expansions International Product Management Marketing Communication Distribution (Including case discussion) Pricing Strategies (Including case discussion) International Marketing Decisions Export procedures and documentations and Export promotions Emerging trends in international marketing Total No. of Sessions 3 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 33
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Strategic Marketing Management

Objective
i) To appreciate the characteristics and planning needs of organizations in a variety of sectors so that the marketing mix can be tailored in its detail to meet the wants/needs of identified market segments and to achieve specified strategic and tactical objectives, To have an understanding of the issues associated with the effective implementation and control of marketing plans and how the principal barriers to implementation might possibly be overcome, To appreciate the need to understand dimensions of the international environment within which marketing decisions are increasingly made. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Wilson, Richard M S et al. Butterworth Heinemann - 2005 Cravens, David W / Piercy, Nigel. McGraw Hill Higher Education - 2008 Aaker, David. John Wiley & Sons - 2001 Day, George S. Free Press latest edition Guiltinan. Tata McGraw-Hill latest edition Atkinson, John / Wilson, Ian. Addison-Wesley Longman latest edition Jain, Subhash. South-Western Pub - 2004 Kerin, Roger / Peterson, Robert. Prentice Hall 2003 Brenan et al. Palgrave Macmillan - 2007
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REFERENCE BOOKS Strategic Marketing Management Strategic Marketing Management Planning, Implementation & Control, 3rd e Strategic Marketing, 9th e Strategic Marketing, 6th e Market Driven Strategy Marketing Management Strategies and Programs Strategic Marketing : Cases & Concepts Marketing : Planning and Strategy, 7th e Strategic Marketing Management, 10th e Contemporary Strategic Marketing, 2nd e Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Planning and Control
The Management Process - The Relationships Between Marketing Planning and Corporate Planning - The Basis of Planning and Control: The Cycle of Control and the Nature and Role of Strategic,
Tactical and Contingency Planning. Strategic marketing analysis The tools for market and marketing analysis: marketing auditing and SWOT analysis; segmental, ratio and productivity analysis; competitor and customer analysis - Approaches to reviewing marketing effectiveness and measuring marketing capability - The dangers of strategic wear-out. Strategic direction and strategy formulation: Brief review of Missions and objectives - Structural market and environmental analysis. Market segmentation, targeting and positioning. The Marketing Audit/Situation Analysis: Environmental analysis (PEST) - Competitor analysis (Porter's models) - Customer analysis (segmentation, positioning, buying behavior), The formulation of marketing strategy: The development of a meaningful and sustainable competitive stance; strategic marketing planning and issues of responsibility; models of portfolio analysis; the influence of market structure and position upon strategy; the implications of product and market evolution for planning; PIMS; experience curves; the growth matrix and gap analysis - The bases of competitive advantage and the contribution of the value chain to improving margins. Issues of customer care. Strategic choice and evaluation: The strategic and tactical management of the marketing mix and each of its constituent elements - The dimensions of relationship marketing. Introduction to MARKOPS/MARKETPLACE (a simulation game) Marketing Planning and Control Decisions: Marketing strategies (Ansoff, Boston, Porter etc.) The comprehensive marketing plan including the mix, budgets, action schedules and contingency planning. Inputs on Marketing Communication for MARKOPS (stage 1) Marketing strategies in different market contexts :Declining markets, stagnant, hostile, growing markets, emerging markets Marketing strategies in different organizational contexts: New ventures, established ventures, Small and medium enterprises, sick companies, non-profit situations, marketing in mass mediated services Tailoring Marketing strategies for specific country/continental contexts: China, Europe, Middleeast, ASEAN countries, USA, South America, Scandinavia, Australia etc Pricing as a marketing strategy Inputs for MARKOPS (stage 2) Strategic implementation and control: Barriers to implementation- Problem areas and organizational considerations: the role of internal marketing. Inputs on product management, NPD Channel Management for MARKOPS (stage 3), Continue with stage 4, 5, 6 after debriefing and briefing for the next stage Marketing Organization: Building Market oriented organizations Licensing, Mergers and jointventures from a marketing perspective, Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases. State Bank of India - Competitive Strategies of a Market Leader Sony Ericsson's Mobile Music Strategy
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Monster Inc. - Strategic Growth in India Starbucks : Selling Experience Bausch & Lomb - Effective Positioning Horlicks' Repositioning Strategies The Nirma Story Kingfisher Airlines: A 'Funliner' Experience Target Stores' Differentiation Strategies Pepsico's 'Focus' Strategy PSA Peugeot Citreon: Strategic Alliances for Competitive Advantage? TCL-Thomson Electronics Corporation - A Failed Joint Venture? Harrah's CRM Strategy Toyota Prius: A Case in New Product Development Launch of Amaron Automotive Batteries Li Ning: Brand Growth and Excellence in China KVIC's Branding and Product Quality Initiatives Hindustan Times Vs Times Of India Price Optimization at Northern Group Retail Promotional Strategies of Cellular Service Providers in India Aventis' Successful Sales Promotion Campaign using 'Connection Cards' Coca-Cola's Dasani in the UK : The Public Relations Fiasco Sabre Holdings - The Quest for New Business Models Cox and Kings - Service with a Difference Six Sigma - A Tool to Increase Customer Satisfaction at Bank of America Social Marketing - Lessons from CRY in India
Source: Case Studies in Strategic Marketing Management
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to planning and control (Including case discussion) Strategic marketing analysis (Including case discussion) Strategic direction and strategy formulation Including The Marketing Audit/Situation Analysis Strategic choice and evaluation Marketing Planning and Control Decisions(Including case discussion) Marketing strategies in different market contexts : (Including case discussion) Marketing strategies in different organizational contexts (Including case discussion) Tailoring Marketing strategies for specific country/continental contexts Pricing as a marketing strategy (Including case discussion) Strategic implementation and control (Including case discussion) Marketing organization MARKOPS Total No. of Sessions 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 33
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Customer Relationship Management

Objectives
i) ii) iii) To make the students understand the organizational need, benefits and process of creating long-term value for individual customers To disseminate knowledge regarding the concept of e-CRM and e-CRM technologies. To enable the students understand the technological and human issues relating to implementation of CRM in organizations AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Peelen, Ed. Pearson Zikmund, William G. et al. John Wiley. Dyche, Jill. Pearson
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REFERENCE BOOKS Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management: Integrating Marketing Strategy & Information Technology The CRM Handbook CRM at the Speed of Light, 4 e Customer Relationship Management, A strategic Imperative in the World of e-Business The One to One B2B: Customer Relationship Management Strategies for the Real Economy The Handbook of Key Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationship Management (Emerging Concepts, Tools & Applications) HBR on Customer Relationship Management Handbook of Relationship Marketing Detailed Syllabus
Greenberg, P. Mcgraw Hill - 2009 Brown , Stanley. John Wiley & Sons Peppers, D. / Rogers, Martha. Doubleday Business - 2001 Burnett,Ken. Financial Times/Prentice Hall (December 2000) Sheth, Jagdish N.et al. TMH Harvard Business School / Harvard Business Press Sheth, Jagdish N./ Parvatiyar, Atul. Sage Publications - 1999
Introduction: Definition of CRM, CRM as a business strategy, elements of CRM, CRM processes and systems. Strategy and Organization of CRM: History of CRM, Dynamics of Customer Supplier Relationships, Nature and context of CRM strategy, The relationship oriented organization. Marketing Aspects of CRM: Customer knowledge, privacy issues, communications and multiDetailed Syllabus The Class of 2010 Fourth Semester 32
channels in CRM, the individualized customer proposition, Relationship policy. Analytical CRM: Relationship data management, Data analysis and data mining, Segmentation and selection, Retention and cross-sell analysis, Effects of marketing activities, Reporting results. Operational CRM: Call centre management, Internet and website, Direct mail Collaborative CRM CRM Subsystems: Contact Management, Campaign Management, Sales Force Automation Choosing CRM Tools / Software Package: Short-listing prospective CRM vendors, setting evaluation criteria for the appropriate CRM package, selection CRM implementation. CRM systems and Implementation: CRM systems, Implementation of CRM systems Applications in various industries: Applications in manufacturing, banking hospitality and telecom sectors Ethical Issus in CRM Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Tesco: The Customer Relationship Management Champion Bumrungrads Global Services Marketing Strategy Air Miles Canada: Rebranding the Air Miles Reward Program Rosewood Hotels and Resorts: Branding to Increase Customer Profitability and Lifetime Value Harrahs CRM Strategy Reorganizing AT&T: From Vertically Integrated to Customer-Centric Organization (B) Sunsilk Gang of Girls: Hindustan Lever Limiteds Online Social Networking Initiative in India A Note on Mobile CRM Six Sigma: A Tool to Increase Customer Satisfaction at Bank of America The AXA Way: Improving Quality of Services Dells Customer Contact Center Operations in India CRM Implementation Failure at Cigna Corporation Customer Centricity at Commerce Bank HPCL: Customer Service Initiatives Loyalty Card Programs in Indian Retailing
Shoppers Stop Consumer Loyalty Program
Source: Case Studies in Customer Relationship Management Volume II
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction Strategy and Organization of CRM Marketing Aspects of CRM Analytical CRM Operational CRM Collaborative CRM CRM Subsystems Choosing CRM Tool / Software package CRM Systems and Implementation Application of CRM in Various Industries Ethical Issues in CRM Total No. of Sessions 1 2 5 5 5 2 4 2 3 3 1 33
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Brand Management
Objective
To familiarize students with the concept of a brand, the role of branding in marketing strategy; brand equity, its importance and measurement, how to create and retain brand equity; operational aspects of brand management. To introduce students to advanced topics of Brand Management. REFERENCE BOOKS Strategic Brand Management, 2 e Strategic Brand Management Brand Management: The Indian Context; Managing Brand Equity Brand Leadership: The Next Level of Brand Revolution Beyond Branding Brand Positioning: Strategies for Competitive Advantage Creating Brand Loyalty Brand Power Creating Powerful Brands, 3rd e Brand Portfolio Strategy Detailed Syllabus Concept of Brand : Why Brand? What does Brand Building involve? Identification of opportunity for branding and Brand Management Process. Brand Identity, personality, image and equity. Branding Positioning and repositioning, Strategic brand Management Process : Sustaining a brand long-term, Branding at different stages of market evolution The scope for branding, the role of branding and branding strategies needed at different stages in the evolution of the market, Brand Architecture: Handling a Large Portfolio, Multi-Brand Portfolio. Brand Hierarchy, Revitalizing brands: Re-launch, Rejuvenation, when brand is dying or stagnating, or when the market is dying or stagnating Creating strong brands through secondary Brand Associations: Creating Brand image through elements of marketing mix.
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Keller, K.L. Prentice Hall Kapferer, J.N. Free Press - 1994 Moorthi, Y.L.R Sangam Books Ltd. - 1999 Aaker, D.A Free Press - 1991 Aaker / Joachimsthaler. Free Press - 2000 Marconi, J. Probus Professional Pub. - 1993 Sengupta, S. Tata McGraw Hill - 2005 Czerniawski, R.D. / M.W. Maloney. Hudson House Publishing - 1999 Stobart, P. NYU Press - 1994 Leslie de, C / Mc Donald. Butterworth Heinemann - 2003 Aaker, David A. Free Press - 2004
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Managing Brand Extensions Managing Brand Equity: What it means: how to build it; Choosing brand elements to build brand equity Customer based brand equity Understanding and Measuring brand equity using Aaker, Keller. Kapferer, Young and Rubicum, Interbrand methodologies (methods of brand valuation); Monitoring brands, Sources of brand equity (Brand Awareness, Brand personality, Brand loyalty, perceived quality, brand associations). The Brand Report Card Managing brands across geographical boundaries. Special branding categories: Service brands, Private labels, Industrial brands, Luxury brands, Heritage brands, Internet brands, TOM (Top of mind recall) brands. Brand building in Indian context. Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Hello Kitty: A Japanese Superbrand Red Bulls Innovative Marketing:Transforming a Humdrum Product into a Happening Brand Volkswagens Iroc Concept: Reviving the Scirocco to Target a Niche Market The loveLife Brand (A): Initiating a Behavior Change in South African Youth to Prevent HIV Body Shop Brand: Repositioning to Target the Masstige Segment and Impact of its Acquisition by L'Oral Repositioning Dabur Arvind Brands Competitive Position in the Indian Branded Apparel Market Multi-Branding Strategy of Videocon Industries in the Consumer Durables Sector Whats in a Name Lessons from Three Rebranding Exercises in India Apple iPods Promotional and Positioning Strategies Boots: Hair-care Sales Promotion Tourism Malaysia: Creating Brand Malaysia Snapples Marketing: An Unconventional Brands Claim to Fame Haagen-Dazs: Repositioning a Cult Brand Tata Indica V2 Xeta: Competing in the Indian Small Car Market Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the Brand to Light
Source: Case Studies in Brand Management Volume II
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Concept of Brand (Including case discussion) Branding Positioning and repositioning (Including case discussion) Strategic brand Management Process (Including case discussion) Creating Brand Image (Including case discussion) Managing Brand Extensions (Including case discussion) Managing Brand Equity: (Including case discussion) Managing brands across geographical boundaries (Including case discussion) Special branding categories (Including case discussion) Brand building in Indian context. (Including case discussion) Total No. of Sessions 3 2 8 5 2 8 1 2 2 33
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Advanced Marketing Management

Objective
It is to give the student of marketing an advanced perspective in theory and applications. This course is expected to make the students learn the advanced perspectives with reference to select practices and theory. The course will be offered as a modular course and in a largely seminar format AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Nagle, Thomas T. & Hogan, John e. (2006), Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ Philip Kotler, PHI. Lilien, Gary L;, Philip Kotler, and K. Sridhar Moorthy (1992), Englewood Cliffs, NJ PrenticeHall. Sheby D Hunt, Richard Irwin
REFERENCE BOOKS The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably, 4e Marketing Management: Analysis, Planning, implementation and control Marketing Models
Foundations of Marketing Theory Journal of Marketing Special issue of Marketing Metrics
Detailed Syllabus: Overview of the course: The course objective, the rationale, the modular nature of the course, the need to appreciate the conceptual linkages Theories of Marketing: The normative-positive dichotomy, The practice and the theory relationship, the art science views of marketing. Evolution of Marketing through. Marketing Models: Introduction to modeling and marketing models, Forecasting, Market share. Pricing: Costs understand (Period, process, product, job order etc.,) Theories of pricing, pricing under uncertainty, pricing in Industrial Markets, Pricing of services, Pricing in international markets, Pricing in NGOs. Marketing implications of duties & Taxes: CST, Central Excise, MODVAT, Export-Import documentation. Contemporary marketing platforms: Marketing strategies for emerging rural markets and mature urban markets. Marketing in an NGO for funding and for services consumption (To include contemporary marketing for Real Estate, Biotech etc as project domain under Marketing Audit) Permission Marketing: The concept of permission marketing, applications in the global and national context, the regulatory framework that enables enforcement of permission marketing. Online Marketing: Marketing solely on internet, online marketing as a complimentary tool to promote, sell distribute etc. Negotiation skills: Recap on the concepts of negotiation, the applications of negotiation in internal decisions, with the customers, with business associates and with the trade.
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Marketing Metrics: Measuring Marketing Productivity, Return on Investment Implications for Promotional Expenditures, Customer Satisfaction and Shareholder Value, PIMS. Marketing Audit: Components of audit, audit procedures and methods. (Groups work & Individual presentation) Presentation. Markstrat: Brief outline, Marketing Strategy game followed Group work & Individual presentation by Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topics Overview of the courses Theories of marketing Marketing Models Pricing Contemporary marketing platforms Permission marketing Online marketing Negotiation skills Marketing Metrics Marketing audit (as an assignment topics with presentations) Markstrat (including online interaction with students) Total No.of Sessions 1 3 3 5 3 1 2 2 3 5 5 33
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Strategic Human Resource Management

Course Code : SL HR 602
Objective
The course is designed to provide linkages of Business Strategy to HR Strategies-Policies & Systems. It is designed to equip the student with the tools & techniques essential as a strategic contribution of HRM to organizational success. The course is aimed at creating a practical understanding about the interaction of an organizations strategy with human resource management function to create sustained competitive advantage. This course will focus on issues on how HR function can create an alignment with business strategy and contributes to business performance. It will help to appreciate how HRM is critical to the firms survival and its relative success. REFERENCE BOOKS Strategic Human Resource Management: A General Managerial Approach, 2nd e The HR Scorecard, 1st e Aligning Human Resource and Business Strategy, 2nd e Human Resource Strategy Handbook of Strategic HRM- The key to Improved Business Performance Detailed Syllabus Understanding Strategic HRM: Traditional Vs strategic HR, Typology of HR activities, Best fit approach Vs Best practice approach, HR strategy and the role of national context, sectoral context and organizational context on HR strategy and practices, Investment perspective of human resources. Aligning HR Systems with business strategy: Sustained competitive advantage how HR adds value to the firm - HR as scarce resource - inimitable resource - non-substitutable resource, Linking HRM practices to organizational outcomes - assessing and reducing costs - behavioral impact of HR practices - Marginal utility models - auditing HR practices and departments, Linking Strategy to HRM practices - corporate HR philosophy and company wide HR standards - HRM leading strategy formulation, Alternative HR systems - universalistic - contingency - configurational, Congruence and Integrated HR systems, Designing congruent HR systems. HR Strategy Formulation: Brief overview of strategic planning and planning in SBUs, HR Strategy and HR Planning, HR Strategy in Multinational, Global and Transnational companies, HR contributions to strategy - competitive intelligence - resource reallocation decisions HR Strategy in workforce utilization: Efficient utilization of Human resource - cross-training and flexible work assignment - work teams - non-unionization, Strategies for employee shortages, Strategies for employee surpluses
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Greer, Charles R. Pearson Education Asia 2000 Becker, Brian E. et al. HBS Press - 2001 Holbeche, Linda. Butterworth Heinemann 2009 Dreher, George F./ Dougherty, Thomas W. Tata McGraw Hill Armstrong, Michael / Baron, Angela. Jaico Publishing House - 2007
Strategies for Performance and Development: Strategic dimensions of performance management, balanced scorecard, EVA, etc. HR strategy for training and development: Benefits, planning and strategizing training, integrated learning with performance management system and compensation. HR Strategy in Global Economy: Strategy and structure of divisionalized company, HR implications of divisionalization - forms of control - HRM in corporate office, HR implications of mergers and acquisitions - employee expectations - consequences of acquisitions on HR practices High Performance Work Practices: Individual high performance practices, limitations of individual HPWP, Systems of HPWP - skill system - motivating system, Individual practices Vs systems of practices, Universal practices Vs contingency perspectives Evaluating HR function: Overview of evaluation - scope - strategic impact - level of analysis Criteria - Level of Constituents - ethical dimensions, Approaches to evaluation - audit approach analytical approach - quantitative and qualitative measures - outcome and process criteria, Balanced Scorecard perspective, Benchmarking, Accounting for HRM - Purpose of measuring cost and benefits of HRM - approaches to HRM performance - employee wastage and turnover rates - cost of absenteeism - measuring human resource cost. HR Scorecard: HR as a strategic partner and measurement challenge, 7 step Model for implementing HRs strategic role, Creating an HR Scorecard, Measuring HR alignment - 2 dimensions of alignment - assessing internal and external alignment - Systems alignment Map Strategic HRM in emerging HR issues: HR Strategy in workforce diversity - virtual teams flexitime and telecommuting - HR outsourcing - contingent and temporary workers - Global sourcing of labor, Expatriation and repatriation management in global HRM, Gender discrimination and Glass ceiling effect, Employee engagement strategies, Talent management and retention Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Jack Welch And Jeffrey Immelt: Continuity and Change in Strategy, Style and Culture at GE Human Resource Management Practices at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in India Valero Energy's HR Practices and Culture IKEA's Innovative Human Resource Management Practices and Work Culture Innovation at Whirlpool: Creating a New Competency Semco - A 'Maverick' Organization Google's Organizational Culture Pixar's Organizational Culture Nucor Corp's Organizational Culture Organization Culture at Goldman Sachs Real Madrid: The 'Galacticos' Era HR Restructuring: The Coca Cola and Dabur Way
(Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume V)
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Understanding Strategic HRM Aligning HR Systems with business strategy HR Strategy Formulation HR Strategy in workforce utilization Strategies for Performance and Development HR Strategy in Global Economy High Performance Work Practices Evaluating HR function HR Scorecard Strategic HRM in emerging HR issues Total No. of Sessions 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Managing Knowledge Worker

Objective
Helps the students to enhance the concept of knowledge workers and their relevance with respect to organization in the context of competitive scenario. It gives in-depth knowledge how to develop knowledge workers. It brings good understanding of management functions and to focus on the future of knowledge organizations. REFERENCE BOOKS The Essential Guide to Knowledge Management Managing Knowledge Workers : New Skills and attitudes to unlock the intellectual Capital in your organization The Migration of Knowledge Workers Second Generation effects of Indias Brain Drain Human Resources in 21st Century New Challenges for Managers Knowledge Management Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage Detailed Syllabus Introduction: Knowledge Management - Knowledge Work - Concept of Knowledge Worker - Who are Knowledge Workers? - Indian Knowledge Worker - Knowledge Worker Culture - Knowledge Organization and Environment. Learning Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Training, Learning and Behavior Modification in Knowledge Management - Making Knowledge Work a Pleasure - Managing towards a Knowledge Worker Culture - Becoming an Effective Knowledge Worker - Professional Development Components: Personal knowledge tree construction, Personal knowledge tree sharing, Communities of knowledge workers in the making, Community knowledge tree building, Challenge groups, Knowledge finding competitions, Knowledge orienteering, Experience sharing forums, Problembased learning, Network identification meetings, Barrier clinics, Knowledge source technical workshops, knowledge accessing technical workshops - Johari Window Concept for Developing Knowledge Organization & Knowledge Workers Skills Development - Professional Development Models: Knowledge mapping, Reducing the knowledge gap, Knowledge management assessment,
PUBLICATION / AUTHOR Tiwana, Amrit. Pearson Education Asia Horibe, Francis. John Wiley & Sons Khadgnia, Binod. Sage Publications Edited by Marc Effron, Robert Gandossy, Hewitt Associates, and Marshal Goldsmith, published by John Wiley & sons Inc Ichijo et al. Published by Oxford University Press - 2006 Debowski, S. Wiley Student Edition Chaudhray, H C. Excel Books - 2005
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Knowledge based problem solving. Knowledge Work & Organization: Teaming & Grouping Strategies - Knowledge Work Organization & Design - Knowledge Corridor - Establishing Knowledge Corridor - Promoting the Knowledge Corridor - Managing Knowledge Cultures - Smart Gap Return on Intelligence (ROI) Organizational Intelligence (OI) - The OI Model & Seven Key Dimensions. The Knowledge Leader: Characteristics and Attributes-Specific Roles-Leading Knowledge TeamsSelf Managed and Virtual Teams Motivating Knowledge Worker: Roles of Knowledge Worker: Value Proposition for Knowledge Management - Enabling Knowledge Management Transition - Managing Knowledge Projects Intellectual Stimulation Individual Consideration Inspirational Motivation Knowledge Worker Productivity and Organizational Knowledge: The Uniqueness of Invisibility of Knowledge Work - Knowledge Work Processes - Interrelatedness of Knowledge Work Processes and Social Context - Email client as a Knowledge Work Tool - Personal Publishing Through Weblogs - Individual Benefits of Personal Publishing - Tacit Knowledge types of Knowledge Transfer. Knowledge Work Considerations: Technology and the Knowledge Worker- Uses of Information Technology- Observation on the effect of Information Technology -Knowledge Career-Role of Ergonomics-Role of CKO Future of Knowledge Organization: Knowledge organization in 21st Century - Future Projections & Concerns Cases Knowledge Management Practices at Toyota Motors Knowledge Management @ Xerox Corp. Knowledge Sharing Initiatives at the World Bank: Creating a 'Knowledge Bank' Knowledge Management: Best Practices at British Petroleum 3M's Organizational Culture Knowledge Management Initiatives at TCS Managing Attrition in the Indian Information Technology Industry
Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume IV
Fourth Semester
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction Training, Learning and Behavior Modification in Knowledge Management Making Knowledge Work a Pleasure Managing towards a Knowledge Worker Culture (Including case discussion) Becoming an Effective Knowledge Worker (Including case discussion) Professional Development Components Johari Window Concept for Developing Knowledge Organization & Knowledge Workers Skills Development (Including case discussion) Professional Development Models Knowledge Work & Organization (Including case discussion) Knowledge Leader (Including case discussion) Roles of Knowledge Worker (Including case discussion) Value Proposition for Knowledge Management (Including case discussion) Enabling Knowledge Management Transition Managing Knowledge Projects Knowledge Worker Productivity and Organizational Knowledge (Including case discussion) Knowledge Work Considerations Future of Knowledge Organization (Including case discussion) Total 3 2 3 33 5 3 2 2 4 2 4 No. of Sessions 3
Fourth Semester
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Global Human Resource Management

Objective
This course is aimed to familiarize the students with the latest global trends and HRM in MNCs with differing cultures, HR Systems & policies. Management across borders requires global managerial staffing & cross cultural decision making. This course initiates the student to HRM practiced on a larger canvas beyond borders. REFERENCE BOOKS Human Resources Management-Gaining Competitive Advantage, 5th e Global Management A Global Perspective, 11th e Culture & Organization- Software of Mind, 2nd e International Human Resource Management, 5th e Global HRM Concepts and Cases International Human Resource ManagementText and Cases, 1st e The Global HR Manager AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Hollenbeck, Noe / Gerhart , Wright. McGraw-Hill/Irwin - 2005 Weihrich, Heinz / Koontz, Harold. McGrawHill Education (Asia) - 2004 Hofstede, Geert / Hofstede, Gert Jan. New York McGraw- Hill - 2004 Dowling, Peter. Thomson South-Western College Pub - 2007 Kodwani, Amitabh / Kumar, Senthil S. Icfai University Press - 2006 Aswathappa, K / Dash, Sadhna. Tata McGrawHill Joynt, Pat. Institute of Personnel & Development - 1999
Detailed Syllabus Global Perspective : Management of the External Environment- GHRM, IHRM, DHRM Global Business Implications: Changes at home-raising organizations to global level-Investment perspective on Global HRM-Workforce & demographic changes & diversity- International perspective on Geocentric corporate-multinational to Global or transnational corporate Functions of Global HRM: Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Performance Management and Compensation, Expatriation and Repatriation, Employee Relations and IR, National and International Statutes- International Organizations & Labour Relations-Role of UnionsCollective Bargaining in Other Countries-ILO Global Management Process: Culture - Moorings - Learnings - Traps-Hofstedes cultural dimensions models-the African thought system (Uberntu)-Japanese culture system- Chinese Cultural System - Indian cultural system.
Characteristics and Competencies of a Global Manager: Adaptability to the global business environment- Tactical planning for cross cultural negotiation, People Skills for Global Management Leadership and Decision Making-Cross Cultural Sensitivity International HRM in select countries: Global management systems-Chinese, Japanese, Korean, US, European, ancient Indian-Coping with different management systems. Cross Cultural Communications : Cross Cultural ethics-Bribery & Payoffs-Social Responsibility Towards globalization of business ethics- cross Cultural Leadership-Cross Cultural Motivation. HRM in Cross Border Strategic Alliances-Mergers and Acquisitions: HQ-Foreign Subsidiary Control Relationships, Global Control- Centralization - decentralization -Governance MechanismBoard Room Battles - International Team working . Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases. Restructuring Philips SABMiller's Human Capital Proposition: Institutionalizing a Performance Culture Infosys' Global Delivery Model Nokia: Fostering Innovation Innovations at Wipro The Good and Bad of WAL-Mart's Culture Promoting Diversity: The American Express Way IR Problems at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Labor Market Reforms in France and the Job Law 'CPE': A Lost Opportunity?
Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume V Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Global Perspective and Managing External Environment (Including case discussion) Global Business implications (Including case discussion) Functions of Global HRM (Including case discussion) Global Management process (Including case discussion) Characteristics of a Global Manager (Including case discussion) International HRM (Including case discussion) Cross Cultural Communications (Including case discussion) HRM in Cross Border Strategic Alliances Total No. of Sessions 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 33
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Industrial Relations
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL HR 605 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective
This course exposes the students to the issues involved in maintaining good employee relations. The paradigm shift from industrial relations to employee relations & the impact on unionized activity is discussed with its historical perspective. The Statutes will be covered with respect to the aim, its relevance, implications & implementation in the corporate world. REFERENCE BOOKS Dynamics of Industrial Relations in India Industry & labor Industrial Relations Industrial Relations Trade Unions & Labour Legis Industrial Relations in India & Workers Involvement in Management Labour Law Digest Detailed Syllabus Industrial Relations: Concept, Perspective and Organization: Human Resource Development in Perspective Impact of Industrial Revolution Industrial Relations: Concept Importance of Industrial Relations Scope and Aspects of Industrial Relations The Management The Government - Factors Affecting Industrial Relations Perspectives/Approaches to Industrial Relations - Organization for Industrial Relations Dimensions of Industrial Relations Work Prerequisite Successful Industrial Relations Program Evolution of Industrial Relations: Evolution of Industrial System Occupations in Ancient India Labor in Medieval India Guilds and Unions Industrial Relations Early British Rule- First World War to Pre Independence Period Trade Unionism Concept, Functions, Approaches, Structure and Security: Trade Union conceptGeneral Features Functions Function of Trade Unions in the USSR, China, USA, UK, and India Evolution of Trader Unions Types and Structure of Trade Union Crafts Versus Industrial Unions Views of the NCL on Pattern/Structure of Trade Unions Structure of Trade Unions in India Union Security Three Characteristics Needed Methods of Achieving the Objectives
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Mamoria, C B / Mamoria, S. Himalaya Publishing House Ramaswamy, E A / Ramaswamy, Uma Oxford University Press. Arora, Monal. Excel Books - 2002 Sinha, P R N. Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt Ltd - 2006 Michael, V P. Himalayan publications Taxman
Trade Union Movement in India: Labor Movement or Trade Union Movement Why the Trade union Movement? Growth and Development of the Trade Union Movement Social Welfare Period Early Trade union Period Left-wing Unionism Period Trade Unions Unity Period Second World War Period The Post-Independence Period - Present Scenario of the Trade Union Movement The Central Trade Unions The Indian National Trade Union Congress All India Trade Union Congress United Trade Union Congress Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh National Front of Indian Trade Unions Centre of Indian Trade Union Comparative Study of Four Original Central Organizations. Problems of Trade Unions: Introduction- Main problems Inter Union Rivalry Recommendations of ILC Standing Committee Code of Conduct Recommendations of NCL Under the Maharashtra Act National Commission on Labors Views on Rights of Recognized Unions Trade Unions under the plans Recommendations of National Commission on Labor for Strengthening Trade Union Essentials for Success of a Trade Union Unfair Practice by Recognized Trade Union General Unfair Labor Practice. Workers Education and Training: Workers Education and Concept Objective of Workers Education Venue and Technique Workers Education in India The Scheme for Workers Education Three Levels of Workers Education Special Category Programs Evaluation of the Scheme Workers Training Training Scheme of DGET Implementation of Labor Laws- Processes Discipline: Code of Discipline in industry-Criteria for recognition of TU-Rights of recognized unions under the Code of Discipline-Fostering discipline in industry-Employee Discipline-Positive discipline-Disciplinary action process-Standing orders-Judicial Intervention-Domestic EnquiryFraming the charge sheet-Suspension of pending enquiry-notice of enquiry-Enquiry OfficerDomestic Enquiry Proceedings-Representations of a legal practitioner-Principles of Natural justiceCriminal proceedings on domestic enquiry-findings and conclusions of Enquiry Officer-Award of Punishment. Collective Bargaining: Concept Main Features of Collective Bargaining Importance of Collective Bargaining Principles of Collective Bargaining Contents and Coverage of a Collective Bargaining Agreement Forms of Collective Bargaining Developing a Bargaining Relationship Process of Negotiation during Bargaining For union and Management for Trade Union The Attitude of the parties Collective Bargaining in India Recent Trends in Collective Bargaining the Issue Side Collective Bargaining Agreements at Different Levels Plant, Industry and National Level Prerequisites of Collective Bargaining Agreements at Different Levels The National Commission on Labor or Collective Bargaining. Settlement Machinery: Conciliation Arbitration Adjudication. Industrial Relations and Related Legislation: The Trade Union Act, 1926 The Industrial Employment (standing Orders) Act 1946 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Legislation Relating of Factories. Industrial Relations Systems in UK USA: United Kingdom Trade Union Membership Compulsory Arbitration Joint Consultation and workers Participation in Management Joint Consultation Workers Participation. Unionization of IT-ITES Sector Employees - Issues
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Cases HR Problems at Jet Airways: Coping with Turbulent Times in the Indian Aviation Industry Eli Lilly: Managing Workplace Diversity and Coping with the Accusations of Racial Discrimination Trying Times for the Indian IT and BPO Industries IG Metall - A Trade Union in Crisis? Collective Bargaining: The General Motors-United Auto Workers Deal Labor Unrest at Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Private) Limited
Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume VI Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Industrial Relations: Concept, Perspective and Organization (Including case discussion) Evolution of Industrial Relations Trade Unionism Concept, Functions, Approaches, Structure and Security (Including case discussion) Trade Union Movement in India Problems of Trade Unions (Including case discussion) Workers Education and Training Discipline (Including case discussion) Collective Bargaining (Including case discussion) Settlement Machinery Industrial Relations and Related Legislation Industrial Relations Systems in UK USA Total No. of Sessions 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 33
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Organizational Development: Diagnosis & Interventions

Objective
The aim of this course is to provide valuable insight in managing change in such a way that knowledge and skills are transferred to build the organizations capability to achieve goals and solve problems. It provides a critical assessment of the symptoms, mechanisms and dynamics of Organizational Development (OD) evaluate the range of OD Interventions. REFERENCE BOOKS Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement, 6th e Organizational Development & Change 7th e An Experiential Approach to Organizational Development, 7th e Organizational Development: A process of Learning and Change Organization Development- Interventions and Strategies Diagnosing Organizations-Methods, Models and Process, 3rd e Detailed Syllabus Introduction to OD: Definitions of Organizational Development (OD) - Growth and Relevance of OD History of OD: The Laboratory Training; Survey Research and Feedback; Action Research; Socio technical and Socio clinical Parallels - Second Generation OD Underlying Assumptions and Values: Assumptions about people as individuals - Assumptions about people in groups and about leadership - Assumptions about people in organizational systems Assumptions that relate to values in the client organization Values and belief system of behavioral scientist change agents. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION French, Wendell L / Bell, Cecil H Jr. Pearson Education. Prentice Hall - 1998 Cummins, Thomas G / Worley, Christopher G. Southwestern College Publishing Harvey, Don / Brown, Donald R . Pearson Prentice Hall - 2005 Burke, W. Warner. Prentice Hall Ramnarayan, S. et al. Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd - 1998 Michael / Harrison. Sage Publications - 2004
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Foundations of OD: Models and Theories of Planned Change - Systems Theory - Participation and Empowerment - Teams and Teamwork - Parallel Learning Structures Normative Re-educative Strategy of changing - Applied Behavioural Science - Action Research and Varieties of Action Research The Process of OD: Entering and Contracting - Diagnosing the system and its processes, organizational, group and individual level diagnosis - Collecting and Analyzing Diagnostic information - Feeding back diagnostic information - Designing Interventions - Leading and Managing Change - Evaluating and Institutionalizing OD Interventions OD Interventions - An Overview: A definition of OD interventions - A brief word about the nature of OD interventions - The major families of OD interventions - Some classification schemata for OD interventions Team Interventions: Teams and Work Groups: Strategic Units of Organizations - Team Building Interventions - The Family Group Diagnostic Meeting - The Family Group Team-Building Meeting Role Analysis Technique Intervention - A Role Negotiation Technique - Responsibility Charting The Force Field Analysis Technique - A Gestalt Orientation to Team Building Intergroup Interventions and Third- Party Peacemaking Interventions: Intergroup TeamBuilding Interventions - Third-Party Peacemaking Interventions - Organization Mirror Interventions Partnering Personal, Interpersonal and Group Process Interventions: Employee Empowerment - Sensitivity Training Laboratories - The Johari Window Model Transactional Analysis Behavior Modeling Life and Career Planning Interventions Stress Management Interventions Comprehensive Interventions: The Confrontation Meeting - Strategic Management Activities Survey Feedback - Rensis Likerts System & Management - Grid Organization Development - The Contingency Theory of Lawrence and Lorsch Structural Interventions and OD: Suggested Criteria for Congruency- In congruency with OD Job Design - Quality Circles - MBO and Appraisal Socio technical Systems and Work Restructuring - Quality of Work Life Projects - The Collateral Organization: A Task Force with a Difference - Physical Settings and OD - Similarities and Differences between OD and selected structural interventions. The Role and Style of the OD Practitioner: External and Internal Practitioner - Competencies of an OD Practitioner - OD Practitioner Styles - The OD Practitioner and his role in Intervention Process Forming the practitioner-client relationship - Professional Values and Ethics for OD professionals, Ethical Guidelines and Dilemmas System Ramifications: Human resources leadership and involvement - Resistance to change and Leadership style - Training and Development of consultation skills Rewards - Constructive Feedback - Staffing and Career Development - Organizational justice - The role of power and politics in the practice of OD - Issues and problems pertaining to OD The Future and OD: Emerging Issues and Values - Future Trends in OD; macro system trends, interpersonal trends, individual trends - Future of OD Cases Cisco's Organizational Culture Flexible Work Options
Johnson and Johnson's Health and Wellness Program Managing Cultural Change at P & G Louis V. Gerstner Jr.: The Man who Turned IBM Around Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume IV Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to OD History of OD Underlying Assumptions and Values Foundations of OD The Process of OD OD Interventions - An Overview Team Interventions: A Descriptive Inventory of OD Interventions Intergroup Interventions: A descriptive inventory of OD interventions Personal, Interpersonal and Group Process Interventions: A Descriptive Inventory of OD Interventions Comprehensive Interventions: A Descriptive Inventory of OD Interventions Structural Interventions and OD: A descriptive Inventory of OD Interventions The Role and Style of OD Practitioner System Ramifications The Future and OD Total No. of Sessions 1 2 1 3 5 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 33
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Leadership Skills & Change Management

Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL HR 609 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective
The course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of Leadership, styles, skills required. It is aimed to develop leadership skills and provide a framework for Leaders as Coaches , Mentors and Counselors REFERENCE BOOKS Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills, 5th e Managing Organizational Change Emotional Intelligence, 10 Anv edition Leadership in organizations, 5 e Leadership Myths and Realities Human Capital Management Detailed Syllabus The Nature and Importance of Leadership: The meaning of Leadership Leadership as a Partnership Leadership Versus Management The impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance Leadership Roles- The Satisfactions and Frustrations of Being a Leader Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders: Personality Traits of Effective Leaders Leadership Motives Cognitive Factors and Leadership Leadership and Stress Management Effective Leadership Behaviors and Attitudes: Task-Related Attitudes and Behaviors Relationship-Oriented Attitudes and Behaviors Super Leadership: Leading Others to Lead Themselves 360-Degree Feedback for Fine-Tuning Leadership Approach Developing Leadership Competencies Leadership Styles: The Leadership Continuum: Classical Leadership Styles - The Boss-Centered Versus Employee-Centered Leadership Continuum- The Autocratic-Participative-Free-Rein Continuum The Leadership Grid Styles The Entrepreneurial Leadership Style Gender Differences in Leadership Style Selecting the Best Leadership Style e-Leadership Contingency and Situational Leadership: Situational Influences on effective Leadership Behavior Fiedlers Contingency theory of Leadership Effectiveness The Path-Goal Theory of Leadership Effectiveness The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model The Normative Decision Model of Vroom, Yetton, and Jago Contingency Leadership in the Effective Suite
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION DuBrin, Andrew J. All India Publishers & Distributors ; Houghton Mifflin - 2006 Nilkanth / Ramnarayan. Response Books Goleman, Daniel / Singh, Dalip. Bantam - 2006 Yulk, Gary. Pearson Education Allio, Robert J. Tata Mcgraw Hill Kandola, Shriniwas.
Level 5 Leadership Power, Politics and Leadership: Sources and Types of Power Tactics for Becoming an Empowering Leader Factors that Contribute to Political Behavior Political Tactics and Strategies Developing Teamwork: Team Leadership Versus Solo Leadership - The Leaders Role in the TeamBased Organization Leader Behavior and Attitudes that Foster Teamwork. Leadership Development, Succession, and the Future: Development through Self-Awareness and Self-Discipline - Leadership Development Programs Emotional Intelligence Change management Understanding change: Nature of change - Forces of change - Perspectives on change: Contingency perspective - Population ecology perspective - Institutional perspective - Resource Dependence perspective. Types of change: continuous change - discontinuous change - participative change - directive change. Implementing change: Assemble a change management team - Establish a new direction for change - Prepare the organization for change - Set up change teams to implement change - Align structure, systems and resources to support change - Identify and remove road blocks to change - Absorb change into the culture of the organization. Overcoming Resistance to change: Managing change through people dealing with individuals dealing with groups overcoming organizational resistance to change. Role of Leader: as Coach, Mentor and Counselor - Concepts, processes, barriers and elements of its effectiveness Ethical Issues in Leadership Corporate Social Responsibility Cases Narayana Murthy and Infosys Leadership: The Bill Gates Way Dhirubhai Ambani and Reliance Dr V of Aravind Eye Hospital: A 'Level 5' Leader Women and Entrepreneurship
Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume IV
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic The Nature and Importance of Leadership Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders, Leadership & Stress Management Effective Leadership Behaviors and Attitudes: Leadership Competencies, Leadership Styles, e-Leadership Contingency and Situational Leadership, Level 5 leadership Power, Politics and Leadership Developing Teamwork Leadership Development, Succession, and the Future, Emotional intelligence Understanding change Types of change Implementing change Overcoming resistance to change Leader as a Coach, Mentor and Counselor Ethical Issues in Leadership Corporate Social Responsibility Total No. of Sessions 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 33
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Employment Laws
Objectives
The objective of the course is to impart knowledge to the students about various labor laws existing in India, to enable the students to understand and apply these laws, Impart knowledge of the detailed contents of the laws, Stimulate thinking on rationale behind the laws and their enforcement problems REFERENCE BOOKS Labor Laws Dynamics of Industrial Relations Industrial Relations & Labor Laws Industrial Law Shops & Establishments Act (for respective states) Detailed Syllabus Trade Unions Act, 1926: Objectives of the act, definitions, Coverage, registration & recognition of Trade Unions, rights and liabilities of registered trade unions. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946: Extent and application, submission of draft standing orders, certification of standing orders, payment of subsistence allowance, Various issues pertaining to employment standing orders, schedule. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Extent, Definitions, Authorities under the act, Notice of Change, Reference of disputes to boards, courts, tribunals, Machinery available for settling for grievance handling, penalty, strike lockout, layoff, retrenchment etc. First, second, third, fourth and fifth schedules. The Payment Of Bonus Act, 1965: Extent, application and definition, Computation of gross profit and available surplus, eligibility for bonus, disqualification for bonus, calculation of bonus with respect to certain employees, computation of number of working days, Set on and set off of allocable surplus, special provisions with respect to certain establishments, time limit for payment of bonus, recovery of bonus due from an employer, special provision with respect to payment of bonus linked with production or productivity, reference of disputes under the act, penalty special provision with respect to payment of bonus linked with production or productivity.
AUTHOR/ PUBLICATION Taxman Mamoria et al. Himalaya Publishing house2000 Srivastava, SC. Vikas Publishing House. 1994 Mallick, P.L.. Eastern Book Company - 2006 Published by the Government of the State
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Employees Provident Funds (and Misc. Provisions) Act. 1952. : Extent and application, Exempted Establishments, Employees Provident Fund schemes, Employee Family Pension Scheme, Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, Determination of moneys due from employers, Mode of Recovery of Money due from Employers and contractors, Recovery Officer, Other modes of recovery, Protection against Attachment, Priority of Payment of Contribution over Other Debts, Employer not to Reduce Wages etc., Liability in Case of Transfer of Establishment Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923: Objective of the Act, Definitions, Dependant, Employer, Wages, Workmen, Workmen's compensation (Employer's liability for compensation, Amount of compensation, compensation to be paid when due, method of calculating wages, distribution of compensation, contracting, commissioners, Procedure for compensation ), schedules I, II, III and IV. Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948:Extent and application, Definitions, Contributions, Administrative arrangements, Issue of certificates to the Recovery Officer, Benefits (Sickness Benefit, Maternity Benefit, Disablement Benefit, Dependants Benefit, Medical Benefit, Funeral Benefit, Prescribed Specification for Entitlement Administration of Disablement Benefit), Provision of Medical Treatment by State Government, General, Second Schedule , Third Schedule, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 : Extent and application and Objective of the Act, continuous service, Payment of Gratuity- Compulsory Insurance of Employer's Liability for Gratuity &' Recovery of Gratuity, power to exempt, nomination, determination of the amount of gratuity, recovery of gratuity, Cognizance of Offence, Protection of Gratuity against Attachment . Minimum Wages Act 1948 Definition, fixing of minimum rates of wages, minimum rate of wages, procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages, wages in kind, payment of minimum rates of wages, fixing hours for a normal working day, Inspectors, claims, all provisions of the act Payment Of wages Act 1936 Extent and application, Definition, scope and provision of the act- fixation of wage-periods, time of payment of wages, deductions which may be made from wages, fines, deductions for absence from duty, deductions for damage or loss, deductions for services rendered, maintenance of registers and records, claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages, conditional attachment of property of employer or other person responsible for payment of wages, procedure in trial of offences, The Contract Labor Regulation and Abolition Act. Definition, scope, application, and provision of the act such as registration of establishment, licensing of contractors, welfare and health of contract labour. Factories Act 1948 Definition, scope and provision of the act- Inspectors, Health, Safety, Hazardous processes, Welfare, Working hours of adults, Employment of young persons, Annual Leave with wages, Special provisions, Shops & Establishment Act (of the respective state) Ethical Issues at Work Place Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Shahdol Pipe Works and Another vs. Zila Laghu Udyog Kamgar Sangh and Others
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Shyam Bihari Lal Gupta U.P. State Brassware Corporation Ltd. and Another vs. Udai Narain Pandey Indian Rare Earths Ltd. and Another vs. Pramod Chandra Panigrahi and Others Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana vs. Ram Pal Chairman, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. and Another vs. Shyamal Chandra Bhowmik S.L. Srinivasa Jute Twine Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. vs. Union of India and Another Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Mangalore vs. Central Aercanut and Coca Marketing and Processing Co-operative Ltd. Mangalore Dockendale Shipping, Bombay & Another v. Jevanbhai Ramji Tande Dock Labour Board rep. by its Chairman vs. K. Geetha and Others Trehan vs. M/s Electrical Associated Agencies Indian Airlines, Hyderabad vs. E.S.I Corporation, Hyderabad M/s Vijaya Diagnostic Centre and etc. vs. Employees State Insurance Corporation, Hyderabad State of Haryana and Others vs. Charanjit Singh and Others State of Rajasthan and Others vs. Bhawani Shanker and Another Haldia Refinery Canteen Employees Union and Another vs. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Others Verma L.K. vs. H.M.T. Ltd. and Another Airfreight Ltd. vs. State of Karnataka and Others Punjab and Sind Bank and Others vs. Mohinder Pal Singh and Others Source: Case Studies in Human Resource Management Volume V
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Trade Unions Act, 1926 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 The payment Of Bonus Act, 1965 Employees Provident Funds (and Misc. Provisions) Act. 1952 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Minimum Wages Act 1948 Payment Of wages Act 1936 The Contract Labor Regulation and Abolition Act 1970 Factories Act 1948. Shops & Establishment Act Ethical Issues & Laws at work place Total No. of Sessions 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 33
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Quantitative Human Resource Management

Objective
This course focuses on the statistical techniques and data analysis methods appropriate for quantitative human resource management research projects. Students learn the importance of reliability, validity, and accurate measurement, and how to conduct reliable and valid research projects vis--vis calculating the costs of various HR processes REFERENCE BOOKS HR Research Methods HR metrics Detailed Syllabus Principles of HR research and quantitative HRM Defining HR research and Quantitative HRM significance and relevance. Types of HR research. Advantages of measuring HRM. Consequences of not measuring HRM, Common problems with metrics, Using statistical tests in HR Research, Sampling. Tools, Techniques and Non-parametric tests in HR Research types of quantitative research, data types and preparation for analysis hypotheses formulation, common and uncommon data collection methods, , non parametric tests for related and independent samples. Multivariate data analysis and meta analysis. Staffing metrics Why managers need to pay attention to recruitment? What are the expectations from recruitment from organizational/managerial perspective? Recruiting tools and practices a quick audit, How and when to measure the quality of hire, measuring the quality of applicants. Measuring the costs of hiring. Attrition metrics techniques used to calculate attrition, manpower planning metrics push model (markov) and pull model (renewal models), quantitative tools for forecasting manpower requirements. Development metrics Training ROI, , measuring employee satisfaction, attitude measurement and survey, Training evaluation models, tracking the value of career management, measurement, performance metrics, performance matrix Shingo prize model, EFQM, and Baldridge criteria calculating 6-sigma, assessing the training organization, customer focused metrics, BSC, HR Scorecard, performance measurement using ranking and rating systems, scales for evaluation of performance, HRs role in value chain, HR Accounting. Compensation metrics connecting it to revenues and expenses, calculating various wage/salary related measures. Variable pay systems, types of executive compensation, quantitative application in compensation percentiles, cost-benefit analysis, and compa-ratios. Mistakes in compensation designing. Employee benefits, Calculation of incentives, measuring the impact of weak incentives.
AUTHOR/PUBLICATION Bhattacharyya, Dipak Kumar. University Press - 2007 Oxford
Sullivan, John. Kennedy Information - 2003
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Trends in quantitative HRM - Development of HR dashboard, HR index, internal improvement monitors and smoke detectors, using factor analysis in HR research problems, HR Audit research, Organization Health survey. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases. Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Principles of HR research and quantitative HRM Tools, Techniq ues and Non-parametric tests in HR Research Staffing metrics Development Metrics Compensation Metrics Trends Total No. of Sessions 3 5 7 7 6 5 33
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Competency Mapping and Assessment

Objectives
Understand the fundamentals of competency management Experience the process of competency mapping and profiling Learn the art of customization and institutionalization Aware of the implementation pre-requisites and strategies Understand integration of competency profiling to other HR applications REFERENCE BOOKS The Handbook of Competency Mapping: Understanding, Designing and Implementing Competency Models in Organizations, 2nd e Competency based HRM 360 degree feedback, competency mapping & assessment centers Detailed Syllabus Introduction: Concept and definition of Role and competency, Characteristics of competency, Competency versus competence, Performance versus competency; skills versus competency, behavior indicators, History of competency, Types of competencies generic/specific, threshold/performance, and differentiating and technical, managerial and human; Why to promote a competency culture, Context and Relevance of competencies in modern organizations. Competencies Applications Competency Frameworks (competency management framework or competency model), Competency Maps, and Competency Profiles. Competency management framework/competency model: Macro View of Competency management framework: strategic framework linking HR processes to organizational strategy, competency framework development of personal competency framework, Lancaster Model of managerial competencies, competency modeling framework developing a competency model Understanding job positions, Data collection instruments for job descriptions, Preparation of job descriptions, Stages in design and implementation of competency model General competency framework, competency identification Competency assessment and competency development , competency mapping, integration of HR function. Design and Implementation of competency model: Introduction to Core competencies (Organization wide), Business competencies (SBU specific), Team Competencies (project driven), Role competencies (Role wise); Competency identification - Consolidation of checklist, Rank Order
AUTHOR/PUBLICATION Sanghi, Seema. Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd 2007
Shermon, Ganesh. Tata Mc Graw Hill - 2004 Sharma, Radha R. Tata Mc Graw Hill - 2003
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and finalization, Validation, and Benchmark; Competency assessment 360 degrees and psychometric tools; competency development maturity framework and matrix, areas of improvement, and action plan; Competency Mapping - Strategy-Structure Congruence, Structure Role Congruence, Vertical & horizontal Role linkages, Positioning to bring in competitive advantage. Competency assessment: Identification of Role competencies, elemental competencies, assessment center, what do the assessment centers assess? Design of assessment center, Use of psychometric testing in assessment center, 360 degree feedback, potential appraisal through assessment center, other methods of competency assessment - Role plays, Case study, Structured Experiences, Simulations, Business Games, Repertory grid, BEI, MBTI, FIRO-B; Difference between development center and assessment center. Competency mapping: Definition and difference between competency map, competency mapping, and top competencies. Studying job, processes, and environment, studying attributes of good performer; Strategy structure congruence, Structure Role congruence - Each role to be unique, NonRepetitive, and Value adding; Vertical and horizontal role congruence, Ensure non repetitive tasks in two different roles, Ensure core competencies for each task, Link all the above and position to bring in competitive advantage. Competency profiling - Job competency profiling, Role competency, profiling - Functional competency profiling, Core competency profiling. Integration of Competency Based HR systems :Competency based selection, competency based interviews, competency based performance management, competency driven careers, and competency linked remuneration, competency driven culture. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of sessions Topic Introduction Competency management framework Design and implementation Competency Mapping Integration of Competency Based HR systems Total No. of Sessions 5 6 7 8 7 33
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Business Continuity & Risk Management

Course Code : SL IT 601
Objectives
i). ii). iii). To understand the key elements of Business Continuity and Risk Management To understand the business continuity planning cycle To understand network security technology and their applications AUTHOR / PUBLICATION RITTINGHOUSE, JOHN / RANSOME, JAMES F. Elsevier UK US Editions. Digital Press - 2005 Peter Barnes (Editor), Andrew Hiles (Editor), John Wiley & Sons Ltd - 2005 S., Latha. Icfai University Press Stallings, William. Prentice Hall (Pearson Asia) - 1999 Greenstein / Feinman. McGraw Hill
REFERENCE BOOKS BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY FOR INFOSEC MANAGERS The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management Business Continuity Planning Network Security Essentials Applications & Standards Electronic Commerce
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Risk Management: Introduction, Kinds of risks, Risk Planning, risk management and business continuity management Introduction to Communication & Information Security: Security Attacks and Security Services, A Model for Internet work Security. Importance of information security. Overview of Information Technology Act Conventional Encryption: Conventional Model, Classical Encryption Techniques, Simplified Data Encryption Standards (DES), Cipher Design Principles, Traffic Confidentiality and Key Distribution. Modern Information security issues & solutions: Authentication issues. Symmetric & Asymmetric key cryptography. Digital signatures & digital signature standards. Hacking assessing network vulnerabilities. Hacker detection tools & principles. Phising & Phraming. Information System Security: Intruder, Virus & Worm, Firewalls - Types, Trusted Systems Network Security Practice: Issues in online business transactions, Authentication Applications, Security Requirements on the Internet, Secure Electronic Transactions. Browser based security issues. Physical Network system security User authentication, bio-metric devices, Electronic mail security, web security. Business Continuity Planning: Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Need for BCP, Business
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Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Management Cycle, Organizing and implementing BCP, Testing, Maintenance and Training, Standards, like BS 7799
Cases
Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Risk Management Introduction to Communication & information Security Conventional Encryption Modern Information security issues & solutions Information System Security Network Security Practice Business Continuity Planning Total No. of. Sessions 3 3 2 6 4 6 9 33
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E-Business
Objective
The course is designed to fulfill the following objectives: i) ii) iii) iv) Understand the strategic opportunities and threats of e-Business Have insight into the viable e-Business models Have experience in analyzing the potential impacts and opportunities of e-Business in a firm or industry Gain insight into the way e-Business influences business strategy and changes the basis for competition AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICMR Dr Kalakota, Ravi / Robinson, Marcia. Addison-Wesley, 2000 Raisch, Warren D - McGraw Hill Inc, 2000 Rohner, Kurt. John Wiley & Sons, 1998 Kalakota et al. Addison-Wesley - 2000 Taylor, David. John-Wiley & Sons, Inc.- 2001 Deise, Martin V et al. John Wiley & Sons, Inc - 2000
REFERENCE BOOKS e-Business e-Business: Roadmap for Success The e-Marketplace: Strategies for Success in B2B Commerce Marketing in the Cyber Age: The Why, the What and the How Frontiers of Electronic Commerce Doing e-Business: Strategies for Thriving in an Electronic Marketplace Executive Guide to e-Business: From Tactics to Strategy Detailed Syllabus
Basics of e-Business: Digital Economy, Principles of e-Business, e-Business Models, Convergence Strategies e-Business Strategy: Enabling Value Chain, e-Business Planning, Types of e-Business Projects, eBusiness Execution Plan e-Business Design: Overview, Steps in e-Business Design, Reversing the value chain, Knowledge Building e-Markets: e-Market Models, Direct B2B e-Markets, Coalitions or Consortium, Independent eMarkets Strategy e-Procurement: e-Procurement process, Online Product Selection, Electronic Ordering, eDetailed Syllabus The Class of 2010 Fourth Semester
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Procurement Solutions Integrating Supply Chain Management Process: Definitions, Components of e-Supply Chain, Managing relations in e-Supply chain Integrating Enterprise Resource Planning Process: Enterprise Architecture Planning, Lead Time Reduction, Improved Supplier Performance Integration of Knowledge Management Process in e-Business: Architectural Framework for Knowledge Management Processes, Infrastructure, Best Practices Selling Chain Management Process: Definition, Business & Technology Drivers, Infrastructure, Sales & Distribution configuration e-Marketing: Database Marketing, e-Marketing Strategies, Building Microbrands, Pricing Collaboration e-CRM Processes and their Integration: Definition of e-CRM, Architecture, Infrastructure Requirements, Challenges & Best Practices e-Business Infrastructure: Data Integration Technology-Organizational Architecture Middleware, e-Business-Reference-Logical-
e-Business Technologies: e-Business: Enabling Technologies e-Banking: e-Banking Strategies, Mobile Payment, Key Issues & Solutions, risks, Electronic Payment System, Overview, Payment Clearing, Digital Currency,, Future of e-Banking, e-Governance: Overview, Strategies, Interface & Technology, Key Issues & Challenges, Privacy, Security, Access m-Commerce: Strategies for m-Commerce, Key Benefits, Technologies, Key Issues & Solutions e-Business Security Aspects: Standards, Cryptography, Authentication, Digital Certificates, Public Key Infrastructure. Legal Issues in e-Business: Consumer Protection, Cyber Crimes & Laws, Software Piracy, Regulation & Taxation. Challenges in e-Business: Technological Challenges, e-Money Laundering, Other Challenges Channel Conflicts. Future of e-Business & m-Commerce: Global Reach, Customers, Integrated Customer Service, Integrated Enterprise Applications. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Basics of e-Business e-Business Strategy e-Business Design e-Markets e-Procurement Integrating Supply Chain Management Process Integrating Enterprise Resource Planning Process Integration of Knowledge Management Process in e-Business Selling Chain Management Process e-Marketing e-CRM Processes and their Integration e-Business Infrastructure e-Business Technologies e-Banking e-Governance m-Commerce e-Business Security Aspects Legal Issues in e-Business Challenges in e-Business Future of e-Business & m-Commerce Total No. of. Sessions 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 33
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Software Engineering & Quality Management

Objective
Aim of this course is to provide conceptual inputs in understanding software engineering principles and practices. Course aims at training the students in software project planning techniques, quality assurance, testing and implementation. Course also aims at exposing the students to various models and standard of software industry. REFERENCE BOOKS Software Engineering : A Practitioners Approach, 6th e Fundamentals of Software Engineering, 5e Software Engineering Economics Software Engineering, 8 e Software Engineering Concepts Software Engineering Theory and Practice, 4 e Detailed Syllabus Product and Process: Role of Software - Software characteristics - Applications - Myths - Process, methods and tools - Generic view - Process models - Software process models - Classical model (waterfall) - Prototype - RAD - Evolutionary - incremental, spiral, V model concurrent - Component based development model - Formal methods model - 4 GLs. Project Management: Project management spectrum - 4 Ps People (stakeholders, key resources, skills and deployment), Product, Process and Project (Budgeting, Costing, Communication, Change management, Issue Management and Reviews), pitfalls and approaches) - W5HH Principle. Introduction to PMI guidelines. Software Metrics: Measures - Metrics - Indication, Process metrics - Project metrics - Software measurement - Function oriented metrics - Metrics for Software quality - Integration of metrics in process - Statistical control - Process control. Project Estimation: Estimation - Important issues - Project planning objectives - Software scope Resources - Models of estimation - Decomposition techniques - Software sizing - Problem based estimation - FP based estimation - Process based estimation - Empirical models - Putnams model Make / buy decision Risk Analysis and Management: Software risks - Strategies - Risk identification - Risk projection Risk refinement - R MMM and RMMM plan.
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Pressman, Roger S. McGraw-Hill International Edition - 2004 Ghezzi, Carlo et al. Prentice-Hall, India Bochm, Bary W. Prentice-Hall, India Sommerville, Ian. Addison Wesley - 2006 Fairley, Richard E. Tata McGraw-Hill Pfleeger, Lawrence. Pearson - 2009
Project scheduling & Tracking: Reasons for late delivery - Principles of software project scheduling - People and effort - Task set for software projects - Selecting SE tasks - Refinement Task network - Scheduling - Timeline charts - Tracking schedule - EV Analysis - Error tracking Project plan. Introduction to PMI Project Life Cycle guidelines (using MS Project) Quality Assurance: SQA strategy - Quality concepts - Quality control - Cost of quality - Software quality assurance - Quality reviews - FTRs - Statistical SWQA - Software reliability Quality standards (ISO/CMM/9126) - SQA Plan. Software Configuration Management (SCM): Software configuration management - Identification of objects in SCM - SCM process - Version control - Change control - Configuration audit - Status reporting - SCM audit. System Engineering: System definition - Requirement engineering - System modeling. Software Testing Techniques: Fundamentals - Objectives - Principles - Testability - Test case design - White box testing - Basis path testing - Control structure testing - Block box testing Specialized testing. Software Testing and Strategies: Strategic approach - Verification validation - Organizing for testing - Strategies - Criteria for completion - Strategic issues - Unit testing - Consideration and procedures - Integration testing - Top down, bottom up, regression, smoke testing - Comments & Documentation - Validation testing - Alpha, Beta testing - Systems testing - Recovery, security, stress, performance testing - Debugging. OOSE: Management of OO Software projects - Common process frameworks - OO Project metrics and estimation - OO Estimating and scheduling - Tacking program for an OO project. OO testing Cases: Real life Software project management experiences
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Product and Process Project Management Software Metrics Project Estimation Risk Analysis and Management Project Scheduling & Tracking Quality Assurance Software Configuration Management System Engineering Software Testing Techniques Software Testing and Strategies OO SE Cases Total No. of Sessions 2 5 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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IT Enabled Services
Program Credit : MBA : 3 Class of : 2010 Sessions : 33
Course Code : SL IT 605 Objective

The Student shall develop the skills to understand the process involved in ITES and learn the management skills for ITES Projects. Basics of IT services management skill-set is imparted through this course. In addition, domain specific skills e.g. service level management for finance KPOs etc. will be imparted for specific and predominant domains. REFERENCE BOOKS Nasscoms Handbook on IT Enabled Services MGI (McKinsey Global) reports 2006 and 2007- excerpts ITES Case Studies from wipro/ Infosys/ IBM etc. Service Level Management and SLA : resources from the Internet Detailed Syllabus Global Outsourcing Market on a growth path: Introduction, Evolution of ITES, Key Drivers of ITES, Key benefits of IT-enabled outsourcing. The Indian IT Enabled Services Market: The Indian IT-Enabled outsourcing market: Existing size, Market Segmentation. The Indian Contract Services Market: Contact centers, Market size, Market Processes, Value Proposition, Future of Indian contact center market. Project Work: Project on Indian Contract Services Market based on NASSCOMs Report. Software Technologies & Frameworks: Introduction to Relevant Internet & Web Applications for ITES, Voice over IP, IP telephony, groupware, SMTP, SOAP, BizTalk servers The Medical Transcription Market: Market Processes, Market size, Setup of Medical Transcription, Customers for MT units Back Office Operations, GIS, Animation, Engineering and Design Services, On line Training: Business Process Outsourcing, GIS Services, Content development and animation, Engineering & Design Services. Project Work: Project on Back Office Operations, GIS, Animation, Engg & Design Svcs, Online Training based on NASSCOMs Report. Service Desk management: Types of Service Desks, benefits and demerits of each type, suitability
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Nasscom MGI
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of a particular type to a specific business context Service level agreements: What are the components- how to develop good SLA- penalty clauses performance clauses templates of SLAs - Example SLAs for various outsourced services e.g. VoIP, financial reporting Service Level Management: Process metrics- how to design how to capture data on process metrics how to monitor SLM software / workbenches SLM reports workflows for SLM Project work: SLA design for any domain-specific services role plays Disaster Recovery Strategies: Importance & General Strategies for organizing Disaster Recovery, Business Impact of a Disaster. Business Models Driving IT Enabled Service: In-house/Captive centers, Building Success strategies for in-house ITES & 3rd party providers, Third Party Services providers. India's Challenge in the IT Enabled Services space HR and Quality Issues in IT Enabled Services: HR in ITES, Employee Value Proposition, Balance of Rewards, Incentive Plan, Training, Quality Focus, Benchmarking quality & Performance. Challenges Facing the Indian IT Enabled Outsourcing Market: Perspective, Supply & Demand side, Action Plan for India. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Global Outsourcing Market on a growth path The Indian IT Enabled Services Market The Indian Contract Services Market Software Technologies & Frameworks The Medical Transcription Market Back Office Operations, GIS, Animation, Engineering and Design Services, On line Training Service Desk management Service Level agreements Service level management Disaster Recovery Strategies Business Models Driving IT Enabled Service India 's Challenge in the IT Enabled Services space HR and Quality Issues in IT Enabled Services Challenges Facing the Indian IT Enabled Outsourcing Market Total No. of. Sessions 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Data Warehousing
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL IT 607 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective
The objective of the course is to enable the management students Equip with the skills and knowledge necessary for Business Analysts / consultants / IT solutions marketing positions in the industry in general and IT solutions / analytics companies in specific or functional domain analytics in specific e.g. in banking / financial services or retail / hospitality etc. Expose to any data warehousing solutions for hands on experience in building a data warehouse. Focus on developing applications and analytics skills for DWH project consulting, marketing and applications, hence the course is NOT to be perceived as a product-specific training program-type. REFERENCE BOOKS Data Warehousing: Design, Development and best practices Data warehousing fundamentals The Data warehouse Life cycle tool kit, 2nd e DW and BI for e-Commerce, 1st e Modern database management systems, 5th e Data warehousing in the real world Modern data mining warehousing, mining and visualization Data warehousing, data mining & OLAP http://www.inmoncif.com http://www.ralphkimball.com http://www.dmreview.com http://www.datawarehousing.com http://www.sidadelman.com Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Data warehousing: Limitations of DBMS in specific business contexts Data redundancy difference between DWH and OLTP-based DBMS environments analytical requirements to be supported by DWH- need for multi-dimensional modeling. Structured Query language: SELECT statement - distinct clause - Handling of NULL values ORDER BY clause - WHERE clause - Relational Operators - logical operators (AND, OR, NOT),
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Mohanty, Soumendra. Tata McGraw Hill 2006 Ponnaiah, Paulraj. Wiley Publishers 2003 Kimball, Ralph. Wiley Publishers - 2008 Simon, Alan R / Shaffer, Steven L. Morgan Kaufmann Publication - 2001 Hoofer, Jeffrey / Prescott, Mary B. Addison-Wesley - 1999 Anahory, Sam / Murray, Dennis. Addison Wesley publishers - 2003 Marakas, George M. Pearson education - 2003 Berson, Alex. Tata Mcgraw Hill - 2004
SQL operators (BETWEEN - AND, IN, LIKE)- Numeric Functions - String functions - Date functions - Conversion Functions- GROUP BY clause - Group functions - HAVING clause. Joining Tables- SET Operators (UNION, INTERSECTION, MINUS) - Sub Queries DDL: CREATE table - Integrity Constraints - ALTER table - DROP table DML: INSERT rows - UPDATE existing rows - DELETE rows DWH Architecture: the layered approach benefits of layered approach data staging functions of each layer Data Warehouse Development Process: Developing the business case for DWH- eliciting client requirements from analyzing queries and reporting requirements statistical methods developing a technical blueprint DW development life cycle DW development Methodologies- Big-bang Vs. incremental? Business requirements definition Process framework. Data Warehouse Design: Defining dimensional model need for de-normalization identifying facts in data and dimensions- different options for dimensional modeling star schema snow-flake schemaDetailed Dimensional Modeling: Granularity of facts additive facts FD of data Helper tables Implementing M-M relationships between fact and dimension tables dimension hierarchies - Slowly changing dimensions Rapidly changing dimensions. Extract, Transform and Loading Process: Extract processing interface processing Load into staging Transform Load process post load processing Generic warehouse population functions. Change capture mechanisms: type I, type II, type II changes Meta Data Management: Meta data categorizing value proposition management strategies Management practices Management reference architecture. Data Marts: What are data marts how are they linked to DWH business relevance of data marts examples Testing a DW application: Testing terminologies DW project life cycle and testing work stream OLAP: OLAP Definition Terminology; Understanding Multidimensional data architecture ; Multidimensional views of relational data ; Physical multidimensional databases ; Data explosion; Integrated relational OLAP; data Scarcity and data explosion; ROLAP, MOLAP, HOLAP Models Data Warehouse Applications: CRM; SCM; Banking sector; Insurance sector; Retail banking Industry case study, Hospital application Building a DW: Creating warehouse environment Building the data warehouse Defining the ETL process Trends and Guest lecture Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
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Topic Introduction to Data warehousing + SQL Data warehouse architecture and development process Data warehouse design and dimensional modeling Extract, Transform and Loading Process Meta data management, data marts, Testing a DW application OLAP Data warehouse applications Building a DW Current trends and guest lecture Total
No. of Sessions 5 4 5 3 3 1 2 4 4 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Data Mining
Program Credit : MBA : 3 Class of : 2010 Sessions : 33
Course Code : SL IT 608 Objective

The course aims to provide Concepts and theories of data mining. Data mining tasks and their utilization in few sectors like banking, healthcare etc., Understanding of mining complex data such as text, web, and multimedia data. Provides hands on experience on SAS data mining tool SAS Enterprise Miner. REFERENCE BOOKS Data Mining concepts, 2 e Data Mining techniques Principles of Data mining Data Mining concepts & Techniques Data mining technique Data mining introductory & advanced topics http:// www.kdnuggets.com http://www.thearling.com Detailed Syllabus Introduction: What is data mining data sources process tasks- techniques Process models applications; Data Mining Issues Security and society user interface methods performance . Data Preprocessing: Data Difficulties Data organization errors outliers Missing Values Sampling Dimension reduction. Classification: Introduction to classification Distance based algorithms Decision tree based algorithms Neural network based algorithms Rule based algorithms . Clustering: Introduction to cluster analysis requirements of cluster analysis Types of data partitioning method partitioning in large database Hierarchical method Density based method Grid based method Model based method . Association Rules: Basic terminology Apriori algorithm Sampling algorithm Partitioning algorithm Parallel and distributed algorithms Comparing algorithms- Association rules. Time Series Forecasting- Stationarity non stationarity Exponential Smoothing - ARIMA Models
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Jiawei, Han / Kamber. Morgan Kaufmann 2005 Pujari, AK. University Press - 2005 Hand, David. Prentice Hall, India - 2004 JIAWEI Han, Morgan Kaufmann - 2001 Berry, Michel. Wiley dreamtech - 2005 Dunham, Margaret H. Pearson Education 2003
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(AR Process - Moving Average Process - ARMA Process - Box Jenkins Methodology ) Logistic Regression- Concept of odds ratio - Walds confidence interval and construction concept of Cordant discordant and tied pairs Basic concepts of logistic regression - Logistic regression with only one categorical variable - Logistic regression and contingency table analysis - Logistic regression for combination of categorical and continuous independent variables Stepwise backward and forward regression methods in multivariate logistic regression Comparison of logistic regression and discriminant analysis Text Mining: Text mining overview Usage of text mining Text data bases text characteristics Text mining Process applications methods - Information retrieval method Information extraction method. Web Mining: Web mining overview task and characteristics Web mining issues Web mining software Web mining taxonomy Web content mining Web usage Mining Web structure Mining. Multimedia Data Mining: Multimedia data mining overview MM data types and characteristics Types of multimedia data mining Image mining sequence data mining audio data mining video data mining. Introduction to SAS Enterprise Miner: Tools available in Enterprise Miner - exploring the workspace components - setting up projects and diagrams - conducting initial data exploration.
Current Trends Project
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Cases and Exercises Faculty will identify relevant Cases and Exercises Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to data mining Data Preprocessing Classification Clustering Association rules Time Series Logistic Regression Text mining Web mining Multimedia data mining Introduction to SAS Enterprise Miner Current Trends Project Total No. of Sessions 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 5 33
Fourth Semester
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Business Intelligence
Objective
To provide concepts & techniques of Data Mining Analysis Tools (DMAT) which are different from various statistical techniques. To equip the students with skills to perform data analysis and conclusions independently with special focus on Data Mining (DM) applications with SAS. REFERENCE BOOKS Data Mining Techniques: For Marketing, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management, 2nd e Applied Multivariate Techniques Using Multivariate Statistics Multivariate Data, 6th e Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Business Intelligence- Applications in Marketing and Customer Relationship Management: A Statistical perspective of Data Mining - - Tasks performed with data mining Applications of data mining Concept of Learning, Knowledge discovery, Analytical Intelligence, Enterprise Intelligence Examining Data using SAS: Basic Statistical concepts of measures of central tendency variance, kurtosis, skewness. Use of Histogram and Box Plots. Testing for normality using Q-Q Plots , Power transformations, Outlier detection, Handling missing values, Testing the assumptions of multivariate analysis- BLUE - Assessing individual variables Vs variate - Normality Heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation & Multicollinearity Identification and solutions - absence of correlated errors Important issues in data screening - Complete examples of data screening Outlier analysis Residual analysis Generalized linear models - Data partition into Training, validation and testing SAS Programming: Basics of Programming - Data input through programming - Data Steps and Proc steps Simple SAS Programming Construction of charts and plots using SAS steps Logistic Regression: Concept of odds ratio - Walds confidence interval and construction Concept of Concordant, discordant and tied pairs Basic concepts of logistic regression - Logistic regression with only one categorical variable - Logistic regression and contingency table analysis - Logistic regression for combination of categorical and continuous independent variables Stepwise backward and forward regression methods in multivariate logistic regression Comparison of logistic regression and discriminant analysis
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Berry / Linoff. Wiley Computer Publishing 2004. Sharma, Subhash - John Wiley & Sons, 1996 Tabachnick B.G./ Fidell L.S - Allyn & Bacon, 1996. Hair J.F et al. Pearson Education, 2005.
Decision Trees: Introduction - Growing a decision tree - concept of logworth algorithms chaid & cart importance of variable selection Test for choosing the best split Pruning - Extracting rules from trees - Alternate representations for decision trees - Decision trees in practice. Time Series Forecasting: Stationarity non stationarity Exponential Smoothing - ARIMA Models (AR Process - Moving Average Process - ARMA Process - Box Jenkins Methodology ) Artificial Neural Networks: History - Real Estate Appraisal Concept of a link function - Neural Networks for Directed data Mining - Neural Net - The Unit of a Neural Network - Feed-Forward Neural Networks - Back Propagation Heuristics for using Feed-Forward - Back Propagation Networks - Choosing the Training Set - Coverage of Values for All Features - Number of Features Size of Training Set - Number of Outputs - Preparing the Data - Features with Continuous Values Features with Ordered, Discrete (Integer) Values - Features with categorical values - Other Types of Features - Interpreting the results - Neural Networks for Time series - Example: Finding Clusters Lessons Learned Association Algorithms: Concept of support confidence lift and gain Defining Market Basket Analysis - Three Levels of Market Basket Data - Order Characteristic - Item Popularity - Tracking Marketing Inventories - Clustering Product Usage - Association Rules - Actionable Rules - Trivial Rules - Inexplicable Rules - Building Association Rules - Choosing the Right Set of Items - Product Hierarchies Help to Generalize Items - Virtual Items Go Beyond the Product Hierarchies - Data Quality Anonymous Versus Identified - Generating Rules From All the Data - Calculating Confidence - Calculating Lift - The Negative Rule - The Problem of Big Data. Real life business applications of Business Intelligence - Student projects. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to BI Examining Data (Enterprise Guide) Exercises on Examining Data SAS Programming Logistic Regression Exercises on LR Decision Trees (DT) (Enterprise Miner) Exercise on DT Time Series Forecasting (TSFS) Exercise on Time Series Forecasting Artificial Neural Networks Exercise on ANN Association Rules Exercise on Association Rules Real life business applications of BI Total
No of Sessions 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 33
Fourth Semester
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TQM & Six Sigma Quality

Course Code : SL OM 602
Objective
The objective of this course is to develop an integrative perspective for achieving operational excellence. This course introduces the concepts, models and best practices for designing, developing, managing, controlling and improving the sourcing, planning, transformation and delivery processes and systems for goods and services REFERENCE BOOKS Total Quality Management, 3rd e Quality Planning and Analysis, 5th e Beyond TQM Detailed Syllabus Introduction: Concept of quality, Definition, Dimension of Quality, Evolution of TQM, Components of TQM, Developing Quality Culture. Customer Focus and Satisfaction: Meeting Customer Needs and Expectations, Translating Customer needs into Requirements (Kano model) using customer complaints. Philosophy of TQM: Philosophies of Deming, Crosby, Juran and Taguchi, PDSA cycle, Costs of Quality, Measuring quality costs, Criteria for Malcom Balrige Quality Award. Pre-requisite for TQM: Quality Orientation, Leadership, Employee Involvement, Role of ISO9000 QMS, Organizing for Quality. SQC/SPC Techniques: Control Charts for Variables and Attributes, Acceptance sampling, Process capability studies, Six Sigma Approaches, Seven tools of SQC Quality Function Deployment (QFD): Building a House of Quality, Voice of customers, Applications of QFD Quality by Design: Production and Product Development Tools, Taguchi methods, Design of Experiments, Orthogonal Arrays. Bench Marking: Evolution, Process of Benchmarking, Understanding Current performance, Types of benchmarking, Issues in bench marking Tools of TQM: Management tools, Design Review, Pokayoke, Force field analysis, FMEA, FTA, DRM, and 5S Principles. Strategic Quality Management: Principles of quality management, Linking with strategic quality management process, TQM implementation, Continual improvement/ Kaizen program, Quality circles, Role of BPR. Cases: Faculty will identify appropriate cases.
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Besterfield . Pearson Education-Asia - 2002 Juran / Gryna-Tata McGraw Hill - 2006 Robert / Flood. John Wiley & Sons Inc - 1993
Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction Customer Focus and Satisfaction Philosophy of TQM Pre-requisite for TQM SQC/SPC Techniques Quality Function Deployment (QFD): Quality by Design Bench Marking Tools of TQM Strategic Quality Management Case studies in TQM Total
No. of Sessions 2 2 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Operations Strategy
Objective
The objective of the course is to impart an understanding of the issues related to Operations as a Strategic element in a Business organization. The essence of operations is to deliver value to a customer. The course therefore defines value, how the value is to be delivered and how to design operations in order to deliver value. REFERENCE BOOKS Operations Strategy. Detailed Syllabus Introduction: Introduction new economy and new business models-The value chain integrated demand and supply chains-Operations strategy profile and definitions. Emerging characteristics of value and value creation and delivery: A time of change-Value creation and delivery. Perspectives of value: Approaches to define value-A customer value model. Value as a business concept: Revisiting basic concepts-Value strategy decisions strategic effectiveness and operational strategy. A conceptual model to a value strategy model: Value based organization The growth of flexible response and virtual organizations -Historical perspective of value - Developments and recent events - The future some directives for future. Supply chains and value chains: Definitions, characteristics, differences and directions - The value chain perspective - Value strategy. Value based organization: The value chain approach - Organizational issues. Strategic and operational characteristics and components: The generic approach - The generic value chain -Key issues and questions for value chain decisions -Adding value in a value chain emphasis on adding value to the customer - Value chain decisions and processes. Managing customer value and value proposition: Customer value model - Components of customer value - The value delivery gap - Positioning: The value proposition. Value strategy and value operations: A framework for integrating value strategy and value production - Value chain - organization profile -The value chain processes, activities and decisions. Configuring the value chain: Concepts and issues for the future - Value positioning and competitive
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Walters, David. Palgrave Macmilllan publishers
advantage strategies - Intra and Inter organizational processes - Performance planning and measurement in the value chain - Value chain planning and control. Cases: Faculty will identify appropriate cases.
Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction Emerging characteristics of value and value creation and delivery Perspectives of value Value as a business concept Value based organization The growth of flexible response and virtual organizations Supply chains and value chains Value based organization Strategic and operational characteristics and components Managing customer value and value proposition Value strategy and value operations Configuring the value chain Total No. of Sessions 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Production & Materials Management

Objective
To provide students with the requisite knowledge of concepts and to impart practical skills and techniques required in the area of Production Planning and Materials Management REFERENCE BOOKS Production Planning and Inventory Control AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Setharama L Narasimhan, Dennis W. McLeavey and Peter J Billington, Prentice Hall of India. New Delhi 2003, Second Edition. JR Tony Arnold and Stephen Chapman. Pearson Education Delhi. 2004. Fifth Edition Robert Monezka, Robert Trent and Robert Handfield, Thompson South Western. 2002. Second Edition. Derek L Waller. International Thompson Business Press. London. 1999. Thomas E Vollman, William L Berry and D Clay Whybark. Irwin Mcgarw-Hill. Boston. 1997. Fourth Edition.
Introduction to Materials Management Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management: A Supply Chain Approach Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems
Detailed Syllabus Purchasing Process: Purchasing objectives and process, Purchasing cycle, Types of Purchases, Types of purchasing strategies. In sourcing and outsourcing: Outsourcing decision process, Total cost analysis, Outsourcing alternatives. Supplier evaluation selection and measurement: Identification of supplier sources, Methods of supplier selection, Methods of supplier evaluation, Supplier quality management, Supplier evaluation systems: ISO 9000. World wide sourcing: Overview of world wide sourcing, International sourcing process. Basic Inventory systems: Functions and Types of Inventories, Measures of Inventory performance, Inventory Systems. Multi-Item Joint Replacement: Economics of Joint replacement, Joint Replenishment Order Quantity Model, Joint Replenishment Order Quantity Model with varying Item Cycle, Joint Replenishment Production Quantity Model.
Distribution Inventory management: Multi location Systems, Centralization of Inventories, safety Stocks, Distribution Inventory Systems, Case: Integrated Production, Distribution, and inventory Planning at Libbey-owens-Ford Aggregate Planning: The Nature of the Aggregate Planning Decisions, Aggregate Planning Defined, The Value of Decision Rules, Costs, Aggregate Planning Strategies, Aggregate Planning Methods, The Master Production Schedule: Bill of Material Types, Structuring the Bill of Material, Modular Bills of Material, Disaggregation Techniques, Managing the Master Schedule, Maintenance of the MPS. The Planning of Material Requirements: MRP and MRP II, Implementation of MRP and MRP II, The Parts Requirements Problem, The Mechanics of MRP, MRP Concepts and Advantages, Lot Sizing, Uncertainty and Change in MRP Systems, Net Change Versus Regenerative MRP Systems, System Nervousness, Firm Planned Orders, and Time Fences. Capacity Planning and Control: Long-Range Capacity, Medium-Range Capacity Planning and Control, Short-Term Capacity Planning and Control. High-Volume Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time Systems: The Production Environment, Controlling Continuous Production, Sequencing and Line Balancing Methodologies, Relationship to Aggregate Planning, Batch Processing Techniques, Process Industry Scheduling, Just-In-Time (JIT). Job Shop Production Activity Planning: Database Information Requirements, Scheduling, Shop Loading, Sequencing, Priority Rules for Dispatching Jobs, Mathematical Programming, Heuristics, and Simulation, Worker Scheduling in Service Operations. Job Shop Production Activity Control: Dispatching, Corrections to Short-Term Capacity, Production Reporting and Status Control, Factors Affecting the Completion Time of Jobs, Techniques for Aligning, Completion Times and Due Dates, Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing System, Case: The Flexible Factor Revisited. Theory of Constraints and Synchronous Manufacturing: Theory of Constraints, The Goal and Performance Measures, Capacity, Synchronous Manufacturing, Marketing and Production. Technological Innovations in Manufacturing: Introduction, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Tools for Manufacturing Planning, Manufacturing Automation, Material Control, Integration Issues in CIM, Case: The age of Re-Engineering Total Quality Management: Total Quality Management (TQM), TQM as a Key Component of Competitive Initiatives, The TQM Process of Improvement, TQMs Impact on Production Planning and Inventory Control Activities, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases. Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Purchasing Process In sourcing and outsourcing Supplier evaluation selection and measurement World wide sourcing Basic Inventory systems Multi-Item Joint Replacement
No of Sessions 1 1 1 1 3 2
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Topic Distribution Inventory management Aggregate Planning The Master Production Schedule The Planning of Material Requirements Capacity Planning and Control High-Volume Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time Systems Job Shop Production Activity Planning Job Shop Production Activity Control Theory of Constraints and Synchronous Manufacturing Technological Innovations in Manufacturing Total Quality Management Total
No of Sessions 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Lean Manufacturing Management

Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL OM 609 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objectives
The course enables the student to learn the basic tenets of Lean Manufacturing that can contribute to significant improvements in productivity, quality, safety & cycle times. The course focuses on the tools & techniques of Lean & also on the issues of Lean Implementation. The student understands how to apply Lean Concepts in a Manufacturing Environment. REFERENCE BOOKS Lean Thinking, 2 e Quick Response Manufacturing A Company wide approach to reducing lead times Value Stream Management Becoming Lean Inside stories of U S Manufacturers Implementing a Lean Management System, 1st e The machine that changed the world World Class Manufacturing Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Lean: History - Evolution, the Toyota Production System - Bench marketing the performance of manufacturing systems - Benefits of lean Basics of Lean: The Lean House - Building Blocks of Standardization, Stability, JIT & Jidoka The Lean Production Principles: Work Place Organization, Visual controls - Batch Size Reduction - Pull System - Cellular Manufacturing Value Stream Mapping: Value Flow - Pull Value & Perfection - Lean Product & Process Development The Lean Tools & Techniques: Quick Change Overs - Mistake Proofing - Line Balancing - Cellular Design - Lean Six Sigma The Integrative Interventions: Kaizen TPM - 5S - Work Teams - Policy Deployment - Managing Change The Lean Implementation: Role of top management in developing lean culture & managing change - Steps in implementing lean strategy - Lean accounting system
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Womack, James P / Jones, Daniel T. Simon & Schuster . Free Press - 2003 Suri, Rajan Productivity Press - 1998 Tapping, Don et al. Productivity Press - 2002 Liker, Jeffery. Productivity Press - 1998 Dr. Jackson, Thomas L. Productivity Press 1996 Womack, James & Jones. Free Press - 2007 Schonberger, Free Press - 2008
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Lean Practices: Case examples of organizations Practising Lean - Lean assessment study Case Studies Lean Practices Case examples of focusing on moving from batch & queue to continuous flow & lean operations Applying Lean to Service Organizations Concept of lean service operations Lean supply chains Lean & IT Beyond Lean Paradigm Agile Manufacturing Quick Response Manufacturing Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases.
Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to lean Basics of lean The lean production principles Case on the lean production principles Value stream mapping The lean tools & techniques Case on Lean six sigma The integrative interventions The lean implementations Case on the lean implementations Lean practices Case on Lean practices Applying lean to service organizations Beyond lean paradigm Total No. of Sessions 3 2 4 1 2 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 2 3 33
Fourth Semester
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International Finance & Trade

Course Code : SL FI 602
Objective
This course exposes students to global financial markets, instruments and various strategies of hedging. The quantitative tools covered in this course make students competent to understand the transactions of a dealing room and help in grooming their negotiating skills in the international markets. The course also gives emphasis on international economics, international trade, financing foreign trade and various intricacies connected therewith. REFERENCE BOOKS International Finance & Trade International Financial Management International Financial Management International Finance, 5 e Multinational Finance, 5 e International Money and Finance, 7th e International Business Finance International Finance Theory & Practice International Financial Management International Financial Institutions Detailed Syllabus Financial Management in a Global Perspective: Increasing Interdependence in the Global Economy - Trends in International Trade and Cross Border Financial Flows - India in the Global Economy - Recent Developments in Global Financial Markets - Liberalization - Integration and Innovation - Challenges of International Financial Management - Gains from International Trade and Investment. International Monetary System and Financial Markets - An Overview: Balance of Payments International Monetary System - An Overview of International Financial Markets - Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting. International Trade Theories: Theory of Absolute Advantage - Theory of Comparative Advantage - Heckscher-Ohlin Model - Imitation-Gap Theory - International Product Life Cycle Theory.
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Apte, P G. ICFAI Shapiro, Alan C. Prentice-Hall, India Levi, Maurice D. Routledge - 2009 Buckley, Adrian. Financial Times Management - 2003 Melvin, Michael. Addison Wesley - 2003 Vihang R Erremza, Devi Singh &T. Srinivasan - Global Business Press Avadhani, V A. Himalaya Publishing House 2000 Charley N Henning, Willan Pigott, Robert Haney Scott - McGraw-Hill A F P Bakker Longman
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Trading Blocks: Formation of Trading Blocks - Conditions for Success - OPEC - Its objectives Functions - European Community (EC) - Functioning of EC - India and EC - The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Its objectives - UNCTAD- Its functions. GATT: Trade Negotiations under GATT - Uruguay Round - Important Aspects of Market Access in the Uruguay Round - Subsequent WTO Developments. WTO: History - Functions - Structure - WTO Agreements - Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - Trade Related Aspects of Investment Measures (TRIMS) - General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). The Foreign Exchange Market: Structure and the Participants - Types of Transactions - Mechanics of Currency Dealing - Exchange Rate Quotations - Arbitrage - Forward Rates - Evolution of Exchange Control and the Foreign Exchange Market in India - Exchange Rate Computations. The Links between the Forex Market and the Money Market: Covered Interest Arbitrage Covered Interest Parity Theorem - Swap Margins and Interest Rate Differentials - Option Forwards Cancellation of Forward Contracts - Forward-forward Swaps - Short Dated and Broken Date Contracts. Nature and Measurement of Exposure and Risk: Macroeconomic Risks and Corporate Performance - Defining Foreign Exchange Exposure - Measuring Foreign Exchange Exposure Conceptual Approach - Classification of Foreign Exchange Exposure - Transactions Exposure Translation Exposure - Operating Exposure - Exposure and Risk, Risk as Variability of Cash Flows. Managing Transactions Exposure: The Hedging Decision - Automatic vs Discretionary Hedging Cost of Forward Hedge - Choice of Currency of Invoicing - Internal Hedging Strategies : Leads Lags - Netting - Offsetting - External Hedging : Forwards - Money Market Hedge - Hedging Contingent Exposures an Exposures with Uncertain Timing. Operating Exposure: Operating Exposure - Purchasing Power Parity and Real Exchange Rates Determinants of Operating Exposure - Operating Exposure for Exporters and Importers - Assessing and Coping with Operating Exposure. Short Term Financial Management in a Multinational Context: Short Term Funding & Investment - Centralized vs. Decentralized Cash Management - Netting - Pooling - Exposure Management - Offshore Invoicing Centers. International Equity Investment: Comparing Domestic Versus Foreign Equity Investment - Gains from Cross-border Diversification - International CAPM - The Depository Receipts Mechanism. Long Term Borrowing in International Capital Markets: The Costs and Risks of Foreign Currency Borrowing - Syndicated Loans - Bond Issues - MTNs - NIFS and Related Instruments Project Finance - Country Risk Assessment. International Project Appraisal: The Difficulties in Appraising a Foreign Project - Issues in Cost of Capital - The Adjusted Present Value Approach - The APV Approach for a Foreign Project - Choice of Discount Rates. International Accounting & Taxation: Accounting for Forex Transactions & Derivatives - Transfer Pricing - Consolidation of MNCs Accounts International Taxation. EXIM Policy: Historical Perspective-Objectives - Highlights of the Current Policy - Imports Classification-Import Licences -Exports - Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCG) - Other Guidelines. Letters of Credit: Types of L/Cs - Mechanics of an L/C - Import Letters of Credit - Requirements
for Opening an Import Letter of Credit - Operational Features of an Import L/C - Documentation Formalities - Bill of Lading - Scrutiny of Documents Required Under an Import L/C - Other Relevant Guidelines - Role of Customs/C&F Agents - Reporting System. Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 1993 Revision - Rules: Introduction to International Chamber of Commerce - Introduction to UCPDC - Description of Articles Applications of Articles. ICC Uniform Rules for Collection: Collection Rules - Role of Drawer - Collecting Banker - Paying Banker. Export Finance and Exchange Regulations: Incentives Available to Exporters - Preshipment Finance - Post Shipment Finance - Rediscounting of Export Bills Abroad - Preshipment Credit in Foreign Currency (PCFC) - Other Exchange Control Regulations - Declaration Forms - GR/PP Procedure - Export Letters of Credit - Documents to be Presented under an Export Letter of Credit Guidelines for Scrutiny of Documents Presented under Letter of Credit - Reporting System - Role of ECGC and its Functions. Import Regulations: Classification - Imports under Foreign Credits/Loans - Postal imports - Other Exchange Control Regulations - Merchant Trade - FEMA- Forward Exchange Contracts for Imports. Current Developments Cases Gazprom Naftogaz Ukrainy Dispute: Business or Politics? Mercosur Changing Course? The Falling Dollar The Chinese Yuan: The Revaluation Dilemma
Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume III
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Financial Management in a Global Perspective International Monetary System and Financial Markets - An Overview International Trade Theories Trading Blocks GATT and WTO The Foreign Exchange Market The Links between the Forex Market and the Money Market Nature and Measurement of Exposure and Risk Managing Transactions Exposure Operating Exposure Short Term Financial Management in a Multinational Context International Equity Investment Long Term Borrowing in International Capital Markets International Project Appraisal International Accounting & Taxation EXIM Policy Letters of Credit Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 1993 RevisionRules, ICC Uniform Rules for collection Export Finance and Exchange Regulations, Imports and Exchange Regulations Import regulations and Current Developments Total No. of Sessions 1 3 2 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 33
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Investment Banking & Financial Services

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(i) (ii) to familiarize students with capital market operation, raising money there from and attributes of various financial instruments. The course also introduces students to the complex structure of financial services, namely leasing, hire purchase, factoring, housing finance etc. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Verma, J C. Bharat Law House - 1996 Avadhani, V A. Himalaya Publishing House Bhole, L M. Tata McGraw Hill - 2004 ICFAI Publication ICFAI Publication Sriram, K . ICFAI Publication Nabhi Publications Irani. McGraw Hill - 1995 Dr Joshi, Premlal. Amrita Prakashan Cudworth. Probus Professional Pub Kirsch, Clifford E. McGraw Hill Verma, J C. Bharat Publishing House - 1996
REFERENCE BOOKS Investment Banking & Financial Services A Manual of Merchant Banking Capital Market Management Financial markets and institutions Primary Market & IPO Economic Times Market Watch Handbook of leasing, hire purchase and factoring How to do lease financing and hire purchase business Inside leasing Leasing comes of age : Indian scene Equipment leasing partnerships The Financial Services Revolution Credit Rating Detailed Syllabus
Capital Markets: Government Securities Market, Primary & Secondary market for G.sec, Call money market:>Money Market, Treasury Bill Market, Commercial Paper and Certificate of Deposits, Discount and Finance House of India, Corporate Debt market Recent Developments. Merchant Banking: Nature and scope of Merchant Banking - Regulation of Merchant Banking Activity - Overview of Current Indian Merchant Banking Scene - Structure of Merchant Banking Industry - Primary Markets in India and Abroad - - Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct Current Development. Procedural Aspects of Primary Issues - Pre- Issues Decision Making - SEBI Guidelines for Public
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Issues - Pricing and Timing of Public Issues - Pre-Issue Management - Advertising and Marketing, Post-Issue Management - Rights Issues Introduction to equipment leasing: Introduction - History and Development of Leasing - Concept and Classification - Types of Leases - Advantages of Leasing - Disadvantages of Leasing - Evolution of Indian Leasing Industry - Leasing and the Commercial Banking Sector - Product Profile. Legal Aspects of leasing: Present Legislative Framework - Process of Lease Documentation Contents of Lease Agreement. Tax aspects of leasing: Income tax Aspects: Depreciation Allowance on Leased Assets - Rental Income from Lease - Leasing Tax Planning - Sales Tax Aspects - Sales Tax on Inter- State Purchase of Equipment - Sales Tax on Lease Rentals. Current Position. Lease Evaluation:: The Lessee's Angle: Financial Evaluation: Alternative Approaches for Lease Evaluation - Frame work for Lease Evaluation - Concept and Application of Break even Lease Rental - Lease vis-a-vis Buy - Lease Evaluation in practice - Evaluation of Lessor. Lease Evaluation: The Lessor's angle: Break Even Rental for the Lessor - Negotiating Lease Rentals Concepts of Gross Yield and Add-on Yield - Lease Pricing Techniques - Assessment of Lease Related Risks: - Impact of Tax/Regulatory Changes on Lease Evaluation - The Appraisal Process The Lease Approval Process - Monitoring Receivables - Recovery Mechanism. Lease accounting & reporting: Current Accounting and reporting Practices: IAS-17: Guidelines for Lease Accounting - ICAI: Guidelines for Lease Accounting Hire Purchase: Concept and Characteristics of Hire Purchase - 'Mathematics of Hire Purchase: Calculation of Effective Interest Rate - Legal Aspects of Hire Purchase - Tax Implications of HP Income Tax - Sales Tax - Interest Tax and VAT - Accounting Aspects - Framework for Financial Evaluation: The Hirer's Angle - The Finance Company's Angle - The Hire Purchase Act, 1972. Consumer Finance: Role of Consumer Credit in the Financial System - Features of Consumer Credit Transactions - Mathematics of Consumer Credit, Legal Framework - Consumer Credit Portfolio Management - Credit Evaluation - Credit Screening Methods - Innovative Structuring of Consumer Credit Transactions, Factoring: Concept of Factoring - Forms of Factoring - Factoring vis--vis Bills Discounting Factoring vis--vis Credit Insurance - Factoring vis--vis Forfaiting - Evaluation of a Factor - Legal Aspects of Factoring - Evaluation of Factoring - Factoring in India Current Developments. Housing Finance: Housing Finance companies, Refinance schemes for HfCs, Regulatory guidelines for HFCs. Credit Cards: Concept - Billing and Payment - Settlement Procedure - Sharing of Commission Defaults-Handling and Implications - Add-on Facility - Corporate Credit Cards - Business Cards Debit Card - Uses of Credit Cards - Member Establishments - Member Affiliates and their Benefits The Concept of Visa net. Credit Rating: Concept of Credit Rating - Types of Credit Rating - Advantages and Disadvantages of Credit Rating - Credit Rating Agencies & their Methodology - Emerging Avenues of Rating Services - International Credit Rating practices Regulatory Environment of financial services: Review of Recommendations of Various Committees - Prudential Norms for Income Recognition - Provisioning for Bad and Doubtful Debts Capital Adequacy and Concentration of Credit/Investments - RBI Guidelines for Finance Companies - Directions and Rules on Advertising - Fixed deposits and Credit Rating.
Securitisation / Mortgages: Securitization - Mortgages and Mortgage Instruments - Concept, Securitization as a Funding Mechanism - Securitization of Residential Real Estate - Whole Loans Mortgages - Graduated-Payment Mortgages (GPMs) - Pledged-Account Mortgages (PAMS) - Buy down Loans - Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs). Share Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) Mortgages Pass-Through Securities Mortgages - Backed Bonds Centralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) Cases Lehman Brothers: Managing a Global Investment Bank
Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume III Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Capital Markets Merchant Banking Introduction to equipment leasing Legal Aspects of leasing Tax aspects of leasing Lease Evaluation Lease accounting & reporting Hire Purchase Consumer Finance Factoring Housing finance Credit Cards Credit Rating Regulatory Environment of financial services Securitisation / Mortgages, Share-Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) Total Sessions No. of Sessions 3 3 1 1 1 6 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 33
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Mergers & Acquisitions

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The objective of this course is to help student in familiarizing with various aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including their valuation. REFERENCE BOOK Mergers & Acquisitions Mergers & Acquisitions The Complete Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Process Tools to Support M&A Integration at Every Level, 2nd e Five Frogs on A Log: A CEO's Field Guide to Accelerating the Transition in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Gut Wrenching Change, 1st e Harvard business review on mergers and acquisitions Barbarians at The Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, 1st e PUBLICATION ICFAI Weston, Fred. McGraw Hill - 2001 Galpin, Timothy J. / Herndon, Mark. JosseyBass - 2007 Feldman, Mark L / Spratt, Michael Frederick. New York: Harper Business - 1999 Boston: Harvard Business School Press - 2001 Burrough, Bryan / Helyar, John. New York: Harper & Row; 1990. xvi, 528 p., 32 p of plates ISBN: 0060161728. Collins Business - 2008 Gaughan, Patrick A. Wiley Finance - 2005 Damodaran, Ashwath. John Wiley - 2006
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Mergers-What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent it, 1st e Damodaran on Valuation, 2nd e M&A and Corporate Restructuring, 4 e Detailed Syllabus
Gaughan, Patrick A. Wiley - 2007
Mergers and Acquisitions - Overview: Introduction - Forms of Corporate Restructuring Expansion - Mergers and Acquisitions - Tender Offers - Joint Ventures - Sell-Offs - Spin offs - Split offs - Split ups - Divestitures - Equity Carve-outs - Corporate Control - Premium Buy-backs Standstill Agreements - Anti-Takeover Amendments - Proxy Contests - Changes in Ownership Structures - Share Repurchases - Exchange Offers - Leveraged Buy-out - Going Private - Issue Raised by Restructuring - History of Merger Movements. Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic Rationale for Major Types of Mergers - Horizontal Mergers Vertical Mergers - Conglomerate Mergers - Concentric Mergers - Framework for Analysis of
Mergers - Organization Learning and Organization Capital The Role of Industry Life Cycle - Product Life Cycle and Merger Types. Principles of Valuation: Capital Budgeting Definition and Measurement of Cash Flows - Capital Budgeting Basis for Firm Valuation - Definitions for Valuation Analysis - Application of Capital Budgeting Basis to Four Period Case - Free Cash Flow Basis for Valuation - The No-Growth Case Constant Growth - Supernormal Growth followed by No Growth - Supernormal Growth followed by Constant Growth - Dividend Growth Valuation Model - Comparisons of Valuation Models. Increasing the Value of the Organization: Alternative Measures of Investment Rate - Total Capitalization- EBIT Measure - Operating Assets - NOI Measure - Calculation of the Cost of Capital - Cost of Equity - Capital Asset Pricing Model - Bond Yield Plus Equity Risk Premium - Average Investors Realized Yield - Dividend Growth Model - Cost of Debt - Cost of Preferred Stock - The Marginal Cost of Capital. Methods of Payment: Effects of Method of Payment Information Effects - Signaling - The Role of Junk Bonds - Post Merger Financial Leverage. Theories of Mergers: Efficiency Theories - Differential Efficiency - Inefficient Management Operating Synergy - Pure Diversification - Financial Synergy - Strategic Realignment to Changing Environments - Undervaluation - Information and Signaling - Agency Problems and Managerialism Takeovers as a Solution to Agency Problems - Managerialism - Hubris Hypothesis - The Free Cash Flow Hypothesis - Statement of the Hypothesis - Evidence on the FCFH - Market Power - Tax Considerations - Carry-Over of Net Operating Losses and Tax Credits - Stepped-Up Asset Basis Substitution of Capital Gains for Ordinary Income - Other Tax Considerations - Value Increases by Redistribution. Sell-Offs and Divestitures: Definition and Examples - Divestiture - Background on Divestitures Financial Effects of Divestitures - Analysis of Divestitures Motives for Divestitures - Case Illustrations of Spin-offs and Divestitures - Voluntary Liquidations and Takeover Bust-ups. Joint Ventures: Joint Ventures in Business Strategy - Joint Ventures and Complex Learning - Tax Aspects of Joint Ventures - International Joint Ventures - Rationale for Joint Ventures - Reasons for Failure - Joint Ventures and Anti-trust Policy Divestment of Public Sector Undertakings and Leveraged Buy-outs: General Economic and Financial Factors - Illustration of an LBO - Elements of a Typical LBO Operation ESOPs and MLPs: Nature and History of ESOPs - Types of Pension Plans Use of ESOPs Master Limited Partnerships International Mergers and Acquisitions: The Theory of the MNE - Reasons for International Trade - Growth - Technology - External Advantages in Differential Products - Government Policy Exchange Rates - Political and Economic Stability - Differential Labor Costs, Productivity of Labor To Follow Clients - Diversification - Resources Poor Domestic Economy. Share Repurchase and Exchanges: The Nature of Cash Share Repurchases - Cash Tender Offers to Repurchase The Theories Behind Share Repurchase Tax Aspects of Exchange Offers - Empirical Evidence on Exchange Offers. Corporate Control Mechanisms: Internal and External Control Mechanisms - Inside versus Outside Directors and CEO Turnover The Role of Majority Shareholders Dual Class Recapitalization - Proxy Contests
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Takeover Defenses: Anti-Takeover Amendments - Types of Anti- Takeover Amendment Management Guides for Mergers and Acquisitions: Diversification and Mergers in Strategic Long Range Planning Framework - Merger Analysis in a Value Creation Process. Regulatory framework: Company law, cross border , income tax and monopolies competition commission. Current Development Cases Faculty will be handling eight or more cases Oracle's Acquisition of Peoplesoft The Adidas - Reebok Merger eBay's Acquisition of Skype: Will the 'Gamble' Work? HP-Compaq: A Failed Merger? The Gucci - LVMH Battle The Polaris - Orbitech Merger Valuing Sify's Acquisition of Indiaworld Holcim's Acquisitions in 2005 The Morgan Stanley - Dean Witter Merger Disney's Acquisition of Pixar News Corp in 2005: Consolidating The DirecTV Acquisition Tata Tetley: Managing the Tetley Acquisition AT&T in 2005: Merging With SBC RightNow Technologies (Harvard Business School Case) Jet Airways' Attempted Acquisition of Air Sahara
Source: Case Studies on Mergers & Acquisitions Volume II
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Mergers and Acquisitions - Overview Mergers and Acquisitions Principles of Valuation Increasing the Value of the Organization Methods of Payment Theories of Mergers Sell-Offs and Divestitures Joint Ventures Divestment of Public Sector Undertakings and Leveraged Buy-outs ESOPs and MLPs International Mergers and Acquisitions Share Repurchase and Exchanges Corporate Control Mechanisms Takeover Defenses Management Guides for Mergers and Acquisitions Takeover Models Regulatory framework and Current Development Total No. of Sessions 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 33
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Strategic Financial Management

Objective
The objective of this course is to expose students to 1. 2. Entire gamut of financial decision making situations Strategic applications of core finance concepts. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Grinblatt, Mark / Titman, Sheridan. McGraw Hill/Irwin - 2002 Brealy, Richard A / Myers, Stewart C. Tata McGraw Hill - 2008 Mao, J.C.T. Macmillan, New York Damodaran, Aswath. John Wiley and sons 2004 Landermann, Earl. John Willey & Sons Samuels et al. International Thomson Business Press Dr Chandra, Prasanna. Tata McGraw-Hill 2004 Levy, Haim. South Western College Publishing - 1998 Damodaran, Aswath. John Wiley and Sons
REFERENCE BOOKS Strategic Financial Management Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy , 2e Principle of Corporate Finance, 5e Quantitative analysis of financial decisions Corporate Finance- Theory and Practice Corporate Financial Management Strategies for Maximising Shareholders Wealth Financial Management & Decision Making Financial Management Theory &Practice, 6e Principles of Corporate Finance Strategic Risk Management Detailed Syllabus
Strategic Financial Management: An Overview: Financial and Non Financial Objectives of a Firm, Agency Theory, Conflicts of Interest in a Firm, Long-term and Short-term Financial Planning in a Company. Corporate Valuation: Strategic Decision Making Framework, Interface of Financial Policy and Strategic Management, Shareholders Value Creation - Value drivers. Value Based Management System (VBMS) : Approaches to Facilitate VBMS- Marakon Approach, Alcar Approach, Mckinsey Approach. DCF Approach Managerial Implication of Shareholders Value Creation FCFE and FCFF model. Shareholders Value Creation - MVA Approach - EVA Approach- EVA Analysis of an Indian Corporate.
Long Term Projects: Valuation of long term infrastructure, capital intensive Projects Real options valuations. Risk Management techniques Use of Risk adjusted discounting rates. Hedging Strategies Strategic Cost Management Systems: Importance of Cost System, Strategic Cost Management: Value Chain Analysis, Competition Cost Analysis, Activity-based Costing, Life Cycle Costing, Target Costing and Strategic Control Systems Dividend and Bonus Policy: Dividend Policy Decisions - Pay-Out Ratio, Stability, Residual Payment, Linters Model - Corporate Dividend Behavior, Legal Aspects, Procedural Aspects, Dividend Policies in Practice, Repurchase or buyback of shares - Bonus Issues and Stock Splits. Corporate Risk Management: Risk Management in Practice, Guidelines for Risk Management, Evaluation of Hedging Strategies- Forward, Futures, Options. Financial Planning and Forecasting Ratios System: Types of Financial Planning Models, Development of Simulations Models, Improving financial modeling, Conditions for the Successful Use of Models, Growth with Internal Equity, Higgings sustainable growth model Quantitative Techniques for Working Capital Management: Cash Management Models: Baumol Model and Miller and Orr Model, Simulating a Cash Budget, Factoring services Evaluation/Cost Benefit Analysis. Financial Management in Public Sector Undertakings: Role of Financial Advisor, Financial Objectives, Capital Budgeting, Long- term Financing, Working Capital Management, Miscellaneous Aspects. Financial distress and Corporate restructuring: Revival of sick units and Turnaround Strategies. Financial Modelling & Simulation Techniques using Monte Carlo or Crystal Ball Current Developments Cases Microsoft's Dividend Policy A Case on Financial Ratio Analysis TISCO: The EVA Journey Unilever in India: Managing Working Capital
Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume IV
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Strategic Financial Management: An Overview Corporate Valuation Long Term Projects Strategic Cost Management Systems Dividend and Bonus Policy Corporate risk management Financial Planning and Forecasting Ratios System Quantitative Techniques for Working Capital Management Financial Management in Public Sector Undertakings Financial distress and restructuring Financial Modelling & Simulation Techniques Current Developments Total No. of Sessions 1 8 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 33
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Management of Financial Institutions

Objective
The objective of the course is to provide an overall view of the theory and practice of banking from a managers perspective. The course is designed to assist students understand and appreciate the conceptual, strategic, and risk management issues involved in managing financial intermediaries, and understand the impact of interactions of business areas on financial performance REFERENCE BOOKS Management of Financial Institutions Bank Management, 6 e Financial institutions Management: A risk management approach, 5th e Financial Institutions and Markets Management of Banking and Financial services Management of Individual Financial Institutions Indian Financial System, 5 e Detailed Syllabus Financial Institutions and Economic Development: Nature and Role of Financial System: Financial System and Financial Markets, Efficiency, Stability, Technology, Government Intervention in the Financial System. Central Banking and Monetary Policy: Central Banking Functions, Money Creation: Process and control, Monetary Policy.[Will also cover an overview of Money, Prices, Exchange Rates, and Interest Rates: Monetary Expansion, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates, Monetary Expansion and Prices, Real and Nominal Values, Inflation and Interest Rates, Inflation and Exchange Rates, The Indian Financial System: Introduction, The Pre 1951 Period, The Post 1951 period, The Indian Financial System: The Emerging Horizon] Money, Prices, Exchange Rates and Interest Rates: Monetary Expansion, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates, Monetary Expansion and Prices, Real and Nominal Values, Inflation and Interest Rates. The Indian Financial System: Introduction, The Pre 1951 period, The Post 1951 Period, The Indian Financial System: The Emerging Horizon. Commercial Banks
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Koch, Timothy W / Macdonald, S Scott. Southwestern College Pub. - 2005 Tata McGraw Hill - 2006 Kohn, Meir. Tata McGraw-Hill - 1996 Paul, Justin / Suresh, Padmalatha. Pearson Education - 2007 Srivastava, R M. Himalaya Publishing House Khan, M Y. Tata McGraw-Hill - 2008
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Evolution of Modern Commercial Banks: Evolution of Bank Assets, Liabilities and Activities, Banking Structure, Matching Revenues and Costs of Commercial Banks, Recovery of Advances and Documentation. Capital Adequacy, Accounting Policies and related matters, Directed Investments and Credit Programs and Interest Rates, Methods and Procedures in Banks, Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Sector, Treasury and Risk Management in Banks, Marketing of Bank Services, Relationship Banking and Innovations. International Banking: Off-Shore Banking, Multinational Banking, Banking Consolidation. Finance Companies The Evolution of Finance Companies, The Present Status and the Micro Finance and its importance in Rural Economy. Insurance Companies: Economics of Insurance, The Insurance Industry and its Regulation, LIC and GIC. Development Banks/Finance Institutions: Concept, Role of DFIs, Sources of Funds, DFI in India, Recent Trends Current Developments: e-Banking Cases The ITC Classic Story Co-operative Bank Scams in India The CRB Scam Chinas Insurance Industry: The Road Less Traveled
Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume IV Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Financial Institutions and Economic Development Central Banking and Monetary Policy Money, Prices, Exchange Rates and Interest Rates The Indian Financial System Commercial Banks Evolution of Modern Commercial Banks International Banking Finance Companies Insurance Companies Development Banks/Finance Institutions Current Developments Total No. of Sessions 1 4 2 3 6 3 3 3 3 4 1 33
Fourth Semester
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Financial Risk Management

Objective
The course is designed to give students a working knowledge of derivative securities and their applications in hedging. The emphasis is on exploring the properties of options, futures and swaps as derivatives and on providing a framework for their valuation. REFERENCE BOOKS Financial Risk Management Risk Management & Insurance, 8 e Foreign Exchange, International Finance & Risk Management Introduction to Futures & Options Options and Futures Futures and Options Financial Derivatives Winning in the Options Market Understanding Options Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Risk Management: Elements of uncertainty, Sources of risk, Types of risk, Implications of various risks for firm and limitations of risk management. Corporate Risk Management: Total risk and Expected cash flows, Evolution of risk management. Approaches to risk management, Risk Management process, Tools - Hedging, forwards, and futures, options and swaps and Hybrids; Risk management guidelines, and Risk management in practice. Introduction to Derivatives: Historical perspective, Exchanges the Mechanics of derivative markets, the role of clearinghouses, market players and trading techniques. Futures: The fundamentals of futures contract; Overview, Types of futures, Mechanics of future trading, Major characteristics, Exchange organization, Trading process, Price quotations, Hedging and Speculation with Commodity futures, Interest rate futures, Currency futures and Stock Index futures. Optimal hedge ratio, Pricing of Index Futures Contracts, Stock Index Arbitrage, Applications of Index Futures and Beta Management. Options: Overview, Generic options, factors affecting option prices, Types of options; Interest rate options, Currency options and Trading strategies, Option pricing models, Options on futures contracts and Exotic options; Elementary Inventory strategies, Complex Investment Strategies, Covered Call
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Williams, C Arthur et al. McGraw Hill Rajwade, A V. Academic of Business Studies Hull, John C. Prentice Hall Dubufsky, David A. McGraw-Hill Edwards, Franklin R / M, Cindy W. McGrawHill Redhed, Keith. Prentice Hall India Lyons, Alan S. S Chand & Co Kolb, Robert W. John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Writing, Protective Put, Straddles and Strangles, Spreads, Evaluation of Option Based Investment Strategies, Risk Associated with Options, Options Sensitivities Swaps: Evolution of swap market, Swap terminology and structures of standard coupon and currency swaps, Motivations underlying swaps; Types of swaps, Mechanics of swap transactions, Valuation and Application of swaps. Credit Derivatives : Evolution , need for credit derivatives, Types- credit default based, repackaged notes, total return swaps, and risks involved Weather Derivatives: Concept, Application in real life and recent developments. Value at Risk: Concept and Applications, JP Morgans Risk Metrics Methodology for measuring market Risk, Computing value at risk for forex common shares/stocks/fixed income securities etc. estimating value at risk in ALM. Current Developments A Note on Investment Strategies Involving Options A Note on the Financial Evaluation of Projects A Note on Financial Ratio Analysis A Note on Interest Rate Futures Cases Cases Financial Risk Management at Toyota Financial Risk Management at UBS Financial Risk Management at ConAgra Foods Credit Risk Management at JP Morgan Chase Credit Risk Management at ABN AMRO
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction to Risk Management Corporate Risk Management Introduction to Derivatives Introduction to Futures Pricing of Futures Hedging ,Speculation &Arbitrage Overview, Generic options, factors affecting option prices, Types of options; Interest rate options, Currency options and Trading strategies, Elementary Inventory strategies, Complex Investment Strategies Covered Call Writing, Protective Put, Straddles and Strangles, Spreads, Evaluation of Option Based Investment Strategies, Risk Associated with Options, Option Pricing Option Sensitivities Swaps Credit derivatives Weather Derivatives Value at Risk Current Development Total No. of Sessions 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
3 1 4 3 1 1 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Portfolio Management and Mutual Funds

Objective
The course aims at providing students with an understanding of portfolio construction and management in the context of risk diversification. Further, the course aims at providing students with skills to make intelligent decisions regarding the allocation of resources and the formation of optimal portfolios. It also aims to highlight the role of mutual funds and their structure. REFERENCE BOOKS Portfolio Management Mutual Funds Security Analysis and Portfolio Management. 6th e Investment Analysis and Management, 6th e Fundamentals of Investment Intelligent Stock Market Investing Portfolio Management: Theory & Applications, 2nd e Stock Exchange and Investments Mastering Mutual Funds Essentials of Investments, 3rd e Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Portfolio Management: The Investment Process - Definition of Investments Investment Categories. Defining Investment Objectives - Risk and Investor Preferences - Investment Constraints - Investment Goals and Constraints for Institutional Investor. Asset Allocation :Process, types of asset allocation, management style, different approaches to allocation decision, and overview of allocation techniques. Capital Market Theory: The Capital Asset Pricing Model - Security Market Line - Applications of the Security Market Line - Ex-Post and Ex-ante SMLs - Non Standard Forms of CAPM - Zero-Beta CAPM - Tax Adjusted CAPM - Empirical Evidence of Capital Asset Pricing Model - Arbitrage Pricing Theory. Portfolio Analysis: Diversification, Portfolio Risk and Return - Single-Index Model - The Sharpe Index Model - Portfolio Beta - Generating the Efficient Frontier. Portfolio Selection:. Markowitz Risk-return Optimization, concept of utility , Sharpe optimization model - Other portfolio selection models- Geometric Mean Model, Safety First Model and Stochastic Dominance Model.
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Fischer, Donald E / Jordan, Ronald J. PrenticeHall, India Sharpe et al. Prentice Hall India - 1998 Hirt, Geoffrey A / Block, Stanley. Irwin/McGraw-Hill Yasaswy, N J. Vision Books Pvt. Ltd - 2008 Farrell, James L. Irwin/McGraw-Hill Raghunathan, V. Tata McGraw-Hill Kulshreshtha, C M. Vision Books Pvt. Ltd. Bodie, Zvi et al. Irwin/McGraw-Hill
Portfolio Revision: Portfolio Rebalancing, Portfolio Upgrading, Investment Timing, Formula Plans: Constant Dollar Value Plan, Constant Ratio Plan, Variable Ratio Plan, Selection and Revision of Equity Portfolios. Bond Portfolio Management Strategies: Passive Strategy - Duration Shift and Immunization Semi-Active Strategy - Active Strategies. Equity Portfolio Management Strategies: Efficient Market Hypothesis - Passive vs Active Management Strategies - Types of Passive Portfolios: Index Funds - Customized Funds - Factor/Style Funds - Styles of Active Management - Active Management Strategies: Top Down - Bottom-up Combining Active and Passive - Active/Core Portfolios - Active/ Completeness Fund Portfolios. Managed Portfolios and Performance Measurement: Classification of Managed Portfolios and Typical Examples - Advantages of Managed Portfolios - Management Performance Evaluation Methods for Calculating Rate of Return: Money Weighted Rate of Return - Time Weighted Rate of Return - Linked Internal Rate of Return - Buying the Index Approach - Components of Investment Performance - Market Timing Issues in Risk Adjusted Performance Measures - Sharpes - Treynors Jensens performance Measure for Portfolios. Investment Strategies Using Options: Elementary Inventory Strategies - Complex Investment Strategies: Covered Call Writing - Protective Put - Straddles and Strangles Spreads - Evaluation of Option Based Investment Strategies - Risk Associated with Options. Applications of Index Futures in Portfolio Management: Pricing of Index Futures Contracts Stock Index Arbitrage -Applications of Index Futures - Beta Management. Portfolio Management Schemes: Types of Portfolio Management Schemes - Features of Portfolio Management Schemes - SEBI Guidelines on Portfolio Management. Mutual Funds: The Evolution of Mutual Funds - Regulation of Mutual Funds - Organization Structure - Mutual Funds in India - Authority for Decision Making. Design and Marketing of Mutual Fund Schemes: Performance Evaluation - Analysis and Tax Treatment of Mutual Fund Schemes. Current Developments: To cover trends in pension funds, private equity, hedge funds, arbitrage funds etc. Cases Derivatives Trading in India A Note on Investment Strategies Involving Options A Note on Currency and Index Futures Buyback of Shares and MNCs
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Topic Introduction to Portfolio Management & Asset Allocation Capital Market Theory Portfolio Analysis Portfolio Selection Portfolio Revision Bond Portfolio Management Strategies Equity Portfolio Management Managed Portfolios and Performance Measurement Investment Strategies Using Options Applications of Index Futures in Portfolio Management Portfolio Management Schemes Mutual Funds Design and Marketing of Mutual Fund Schemes Current Developments Total
No. of Sessions 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Project Appraisal and Finance

Objective
The objective of the course is to inculcate in the students the expertise required for formulating project ideas and projecting cash flows as well as evaluation of project proposals prepared by others. REFERENCE BOOKS Project Management Project Financing: asset based financial engineering, 2nd e PROJECTS: Planning, Analysis, Financing, Implementation, and Review, 6th e Project Financing Modern Project Finance: A Casebook Strategic Project Management , 1st e Detailed Syllabus An Overview of Project Finance: Introduction to project finance and overview of the project finance market, project life cycle and its impact on the feasibility A study of World Bank Project Reports Project Initiation and Resource Allocation: The Importance of a Proper Allocation of Resources, Process of Resource Allocation at the Corporate Level, Process of Resource Allocation at the Business Unit Level, Generation of Project Ideas and Creativity. Market And Demand Analysis: Identification of the Target market, choice of the Market Strategy, Projection of Demand using Primary Data and Secondary Data, Projection of Demand using Qualitative Models. Technical Analysis: Selection of Appropriate Technology, Acquisition of Technology, Process of Procurement of Materials, Choice of a Good Location for the Project, Design of the Layout of the Facilities at the Project Site. Financial projections: The Cost of the Project, The Means of Finance, Estimation of Working Capital, Profitability Estimations, Balance Sheet Projections, Projections of Sources and Uses of Funds. Environmental Appraisal of Projects: Meaning of Environment and Pollution, Pollution Created by Different Industries, Methods of Preventing Pollution, Environmental Regulations in India,
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Finnerty, John D. John Wiley & sons Inc - 2007 Chandra, Prasanna. Tata Mc-Graw Hill Pvt. Ltd - 2006 Nevitt, Peter K / Fabozzi, Frank J. Euromoney Books Esty, Benjamin. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003 Grundy, Tony B. PA (I) Pvt. Ltd. 2003
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Environmental Impact Assessment for Projects. Social Cost Benefit Analysis: The Rationale for SCBA, Different Approaches to SCBA, methodology of SCBA followed by Financial Institutions, Public Sector Investment in India Structuring Projects: How project structures create value, Application of Portfolio Theories to Capital Budgeting Valuing Projects: Appraising a Project by Discounting and Non-Discounting Criteria, Appraising Projects with Special Features, FCF Approach, ERR Approach, Real Options Issues in valuing long term projects, Project Negotiation Managing Project Risks: How risk management creates value in project finance Financing Projects: Syndication, Islamic Finance, Leverage Leases, Various debt instruments and innovative Structures, Equator principles, securitizing project loans Risk Analysis in Capital Investment Decisions: What is Risk, Types of Risk, Measurement of Risk, Method of Incorporating Risk into Capital Budgeting. Multiple Projects and Constrains: Conflicts in Ranking of Projects by Different Criteria, Resolution of the Conflict in Ranking, Techniques for Selection of more than One Project from a Group. Detailed Project Reports: Preparation of Detailed Project Report, Making Financial Projections. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic An Overview of Project Finance A study of World Bank Project Reports Project Initiation and Resource Allocation Market And Demand Analysis Technical Analysis Financial projections Environmental Appraisal of Projects Social Cost Benefit Analysis Structuring Projects Valuing Projects Project Negotiation Managing Project Risks Financing Projects Risk Analysis in Capital Investment Decisions Multiple Projects and Constraints Detailed Project Reports Total No. of Sessions 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 2 4 33
Fourth Semester
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Financial Services
Objective
The course introduces students to the various financial services, like leasing, hire purchase, factoring, housing finance etc. REFERENCE BOOKS Investment Banking & Financial Services A Manual of Merchant Banking SEBI Guidelines Capital Market Management Financial Institutions and market, 4th e Primary Market & IPO Economic Times Market Watch How to do lease financing and hire purchase business Inside leasing Leasing comes of age : Indian scene Equipment leasing partnerships The Financial Services Revolution Credit Rating Detailed Syllabus Evolution of Financial services: Leasing, Hire purchase services, consumer finance and installment credit, portfolio management schemes, credit rating , plantation scheme Introduction to equipment leasing: Introduction - History and Development of Leasing - Concept and Classification - Types of Leases - Advantages of Leasing - Disadvantages of Leasing - Evolution of Indian Leasing Industry - Leasing and the Commercial Banking Sector - Product Profile. Legal Aspects of leasing: Present Legislative Framework - Process of Lease Documentation Contents of Lease Agreement.Tax aspects of leasing: Income tax Aspects: Depreciation Allowance on Leased Assets - Rental Income from Lease - Leasing Tax Planning -. Lease Evaluation:: The Lessee's Angle: Financial Evaluation: Alternative Approaches for Lease Evaluation - Frame work for Lease Evaluation - Concept and Application of Break even Lease Rental - Lease vis-a-vis Buy - Lease Evaluation in practice - Evaluation of Lessor.
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Verma, J C. Bharat Law House Nabhi Publications Avadhani, V A. Himalaya Publishing House Bhole, L M. Tata McGraw Hill - 2004 ICFAI Publication ICFAI Publication Nabhi Publications Irani. McGraw Hill - 1995 Dr Joshi, Premlal. Amrita Prakashan Cudworth. Probus Professional Pub Kirsch, Clifford E. McGraw Hill Verma, J C. Bharat Publishing House - 1996
Handbook of leasing, hire purchase and factoring Sriram, K. ICFAI Publication
Lease Evaluation: The Lessor's angle: Break Even Rental for the Lessor - Negotiating Lease Rentals Concepts of Gross Yield and Add-on Yield - Lease Pricing Techniques - Assessment of Lease Related Risks: - Impact of Tax/Regulatory Changes on Lease Evaluation - The Appraisal Process The Lease Approval Process - Monitoring Receivables - Recovery Mechanism. Hire Purchase: Concept and Characteristics of Hire Purchase - 'Mathematics of Hire Purchase: Calculation of Effective Interest Rate - Legal Aspects of Hire Purchase - Tax Implications of HP Income Tax - Framework for Financial Evaluation: The Hirer's Angle - The Finance Company's Angle. Consumer Finance: Role of Consumer Credit in the Financial System - Features of Consumer Credit Transactions - Mathematics of Consumer Credit, Legal Framework - Consumer Credit Portfolio Management - Credit Evaluation - Credit Screening Methods - Innovative Structuring of Consumer Credit Transactions, Factoring: Concept of Factoring - Forms of Factoring - Factoring vis--vis Bills Discounting Factoring vis--vis Credit Insurance - Factoring vis--vis Forfaiting - Evaluation of a Factor - Legal Aspects of Factoring - Evaluation of Factoring - Factoring in India Current Developments. Housing Finance: Housing Finance companies, Refinance schemes for HfCs, Regulatory guidelines for HFCs. Credit Cards: Concept - Billing and Payment - Settlement Procedure - Sharing of Commission Defaults-Handling and Implications - Add-on Facility - Corporate Credit Cards - Business Cards Debit Card - Uses of Credit Cards - Member Establishments - Member Affiliates and their Benefits The Concept of Visa net. Credit Rating: Concept of Credit Rating - Types of Credit Rating - Advantages and Disadvantages of Credit Rating - Credit Rating Agencies & their Methodology - Emerging Avenues of Rating Services - International Credit Rating practices Regulatory Environment of financial services: Review of Recommendations of Various Committees - Prudential Norms for Income Recognition - Provisioning for Bad and Doubtful Debts Capital Adequacy and Concentration of Credit/Investments - RBI Guidelines for Finance Companies - Directions and Rules on Advertising - Fixed deposits and Credit Rating. Mortgages and Mortgage financing: Mortgages and Mortgage Instruments - Concept, - Whole Loans Mortgages - Graduated-Payment Mortgages (GPMs) - Pledged-Account Mortgages (PAMS) - Buy down Loans - Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs). Share Appreciation Mortgages (SAMs) Mortgages Pass-Through Securities Mortgages - Backed Bonds Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) Insurance: Introduction to life and non life insurance Introduction to mutual funds Current Developments Cases Lehman Brothers: Managing a Global Investment Bank Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume III Centralized
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Evolution of financial services Introduction to equipment leasing Legal Aspects of leasing Tax aspects of leasing Lease Evaluation Hire Purchase Consumer Finance Factoring Housing finance Credit Cards Credit Rating Regulatory Environment of financial services Mortgages, and mortgage finance Insurance Introduction to mutual funds Current developments Total Sessions No. of Sessions 2 1 1 1 8 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 33
Fourth Semester
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Commodity Markets & Risk Management

Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL FI 613 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective To impart knowledge on Commodity Market and their uses to Business Management Students. course has been revised taking into consideration the increasing importance of Commodity Market in India as an investment avenue. REFERENCE BOOKS AUTHOR / PUBLICATION
Commodities & Commodity Derivatives Commodity Markets: An Emerging Paradigm International Commodity Trading Precious Metal Trading International Sugar Trading Real Options & Energy Management Hot Commodities Commodity Trading Advisors Charting Commodity Market Price Behavior How To Make Profits In Commodities Detailed Syllabus
Helyette Geman Amandio F.C. da Silva & Nirali Parikh Clark Gotthelf Hannah A Ronn Rogers Gregorious Belveal Gann
Commodity Spot Market: Importance and need Types of Commodity market Structure and participants Trading Strategies for the Spot Market Commodity futures and Options Markets: Forward and Futures market Relationship between spot and futures price, price discovery in futures market, theory of storage, inventory and convenience yield Structure of Futures market Regulators and participants Trading Strategies for the Futures and Options on Futures Markets Trading, Clearing and Settlement- Warehouses Volume, liquidity and open interest in Futures market Benefits of Index in commodity market Global and Indian Exchanges and Instrument: Role of Forward Market Commission Various exchanges in India Leading exchanges across the Globe US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia Warehouse receipt and liquidity Relationship among oil, dollar & gold
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Commodity Price Risk Management: Understanding Modeling in Commodities: The distribution of commodity prices Financial modeling Geometrics Brownian Motion Mean reversion in commodities Stochastic volatility and jumps in price trajectories State variable models Commodity forward curve dynamics Option Pricing and Hedging in Commodities Introduction to Options and Trading strategies Put-Call Parity Valuation of European Option-Block-Scholes formulate and Greeks Applications of options on Commodities Option on Commodity spot/Futures Categories of Commodity Markets Agricultural Commodity Market: Overview Grain Market Soft Commodities Livestock and Citrus fruits Technical Analysis of Agricultural Commodity Metal Market : Structure of Metal Market (London Metal Exchange) Industrial Metal Precious Metal Characteristics of Metal Prices Metal Life Cycle and Convenience yield Technical Analysis of Metal Commodity Energy Market: World Oil Market Role of OPEC & Political factors influencing pricing Price setting of crude oil cargo Refined product market Natural Gas market Spot, Futures and Options Electricity Market Technical Analysis of Energy Commodity Instruments & Investment Strategies Commodity Swaps, Swaption, Swing contracts and Real options: Swaps Swaption Swing Contracts Real Options in Energy Commodities Weather and Commodity market: Weather Derivatives Weather and Agriculture derivative Weather and Crude Oil Ways of investment in Commodities: Commodity, the new asset class Inflation and commodity prices Diversification Commodity Indexes and funds (Exchange Traded Funds, Pension Funds)
Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases.
Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Commodity Spot Market Commodity Futures & Options Market Global and Indian Exchanges and Instruments
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Understanding Modeling in Commodities Option pricing and hedging in Commodities Agricultural Commodity Market Metal market Energy market Commodity Swaps, Swaption, Swing Contracts and Real options Weather and Commodity market Commodity as a distinct assets Class Total
4 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 33
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Financial Modeling
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL FI 614 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective: SAS can perform complex tasks with simple programming. The objective of the course is to provide proficiency in SAS so that students learn to model financial data. REFERENCE BOOKS The Little SAS Book, 3e Using SAS in Financial Research Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, 5e Options futures and other derivatives, 6e Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, 6e Stock Market Analysis Using the SAS System: Portfolio Selection and Evaluation SAS for Forecasting Time Series, 2e Detailed Syllabus AUTHOR / PUBLICATION A Primer, Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter, SAS Publishing. Juha-Pekka Kallunki, John Broussard, and Ekkehart Boehmer, SAS Publishing Ron P. Cody, Jeffrey K. Smith John C Hull, Prentice Hall Donald E. Fisher Ronald J. Jordon, Pearson Education SAS Publishing. John C., Ph. D. Brockleback
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Module 1 SAS Programming Understanding the SAS environment SAS DATA step and PROC step Input Data and Importing/Exporting Data Display SAS Dataset SAS date and time: value, formats and functions Title and Footnotes System Options and Dataset Option Manipulating the data Flow-Control: IF-THEN-END Manage Variables: Keep, Drop, delete Where and subsetting IF Concatenating Two Data sets One-to-one Merge Match-Merging Merging datasets: IN SAS/STAT (Statistical Analysis): Commonly Used Procedures in Financial Economics Statistical Analysis I: (PROC MEANS; PROC UNIVARAITE; PROC FREQ) Statistical Analysis II: (PROC CORR; PROC NPARIWAY; PROC TTEST) Linear Models: (PROC REG; PROC GLM) Logistic Regression (PROC LOGISTIC; PROC GENMOD) SAS / SQL (Structural Query Language) Selecting, Ordering and Subsetting Data Restructuring Data Creating Table and View Joining Tables: (Cartesian Join; Inner Join; Left Outer Join; Right Outer Join; Outer Union) Transforming variables and SQL functions Editing (Insert, delete, Update) Advanced Topics Arrays; Do Unit loops Lag function and Retain statement Macro SAS/ETS (Econometric and Time series) (PROC ARIMA; PROC AUSTOREG; PROC MODEL) Module 2 Modeling in Finance Valuation of Stocks Estimation of Beta Asset Pricing Models Single factor models (CAPM) Multi factor models
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Portfolio Management Markowitz Model Quadratic programming to determine efficient frontier Portfolio selection and Evaluation techniques Shapes Model. Evaluation of Protfolio performance Testing timing and selection skills of portfolio managers Option Pricing Models Binomial Option pricing Model Forecasting Volatility Modeling Implied Volatility Constructing (Fear Gauge) Implied Market Volatility Index Black and Scholes (1973) Option Pricing model Market Efficiency Concepts of Weak and Semi-strong from efficiency Application of Event studies Earning Announcements, Mergers and Announcements, Stock splits, Regulation, testing Semi-Strong Efficiency Bankruptcy/Functional Distress prediction models Qualitative response models in predicting Bankruptcy. Altman Z score. Statistical techniques employed: Discrimant Analysis, Logit and Probit Investment Strategies Using accounting information to forecast market performance, Value Vs Growth strategies (which works best) Behavioral Economics and Overreaction in Stock Markets Analyzing winners and losers Module 3 High Frequency (Intra-day) Data modeling Intra-day data modeling issues Modeling implicit transaction costs due to trading Impact costs, bid ask spreads Forecasting returns through order flow Program Trading Trading Strategies to exploit Market inefficiencies and arbitrage conditions Module 4 Time Series Forecasting Using SAS Time Series Forecasting Seasonality Simple Regression Unit root, Stationarity
ARIMA Models
Note: All the modeling is done and explained through programming. The students need not write the codes. All the codes and data sets will be supplied by the instructor. The students will understand what each component of the code accomplished and interpret the results generated by the model. Exercises and projects complement the coursework.
Topic Understanding The SAS environment SAS: Manipulating the data SAS/STAT (Statistical Analysis): SAS / SQL (Structural Query Language) Advanced Topics Valuation of Stocks: Estimating Betas and Asset Pricing Models Portfolio Management Option Pricing Models Market Efficiency Investment Strategies Bankruptcy Prediction Models Discriminant Analysis, Logit and Probit Intra day Modeling - Issues Intra-day Modeling Estimating trading costs / Forecasting Returns through order flow Program Trading / Trading Strategies Time Series Forecasting Unit root, Stationarity and ARIMA Total Sessions
No. of Sessions 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Risk Management in Banks

Course Code : SL BK 601
Objective
To understand the various types of risks in banking and to identify, measure and control risks. To understand the Guidelines and directives of Regulator in risk control and management. REFERENCE BOOKS Risk Management in Banks Risk Management, 1 e Risk Management in Banking, 2 e Financial Risk Management Risk Management Managing Bank Risk Asset Liability Management Analyzing & Managing Banking Risk, 3rd e Risk management Theory and practice of treasury and risk management in Banks Credit risk management. Risk Management in Indian Banks Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Risk Management: What risk is all about; Basic Purpose of Risk Management in Banks; The process of Risk Management; Different Types of Risks in Banks; Overview of Enterprise-wide Risk Management in Banks. Asset-Liability Management in Banks: Need for macro- and Micro-level Asset-Liability Management; Role of Asset-Liability Management Committee; The Asset-Liability Management process; Asset-Liability Management and its Purpose; Regulatory prescription for Asset-Liability Management Managing Credit Risk: Drivers of Credit Risk; Credit Rating; Capital Adequacy Requirements; BIS Risk-Based Capital Requirements Frame Work; Traditional Measurement Approaches; Different Models of Credit Risk. Importance of Credit Appraisal & Monitoring in managing credit risk. Managing Market Risk in Banks: Risk and Sources of Risk; Measuring Risk and Value-at-Risk
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PUBLICATION / AUTHOR ICFAI Crouchy, Michel et al. McGraw-Hill - 2005 Bessis, Joel. John Wiley and Sons - 2002 Edinburgh Business School Verma, S B. Deep & Deep Publications Glantz, Morton. Published by Academic Press - 2002 Kumar, T Ravi. ICFAI Vision Series Geuninig, Hennie Ban / Brdjouce, Sonja. The World Bank - 2009 IIBF Mumbai taxman publications IIBF. Taxman Bidni, S. K. / Mitra, P.K. Taxman Dr. Bhattacharya. Himalaya Publishers
(VaR); Approach to VaR; Types of Risk; Indian Scenario. Impact of Market Risks on Banks performance Types of market risks Managing Liquidity Risk: Liquidity Risk and the Need for Managing it in the Long/short Run; Fundamental Approach to Long Run Liquidity Risk Management; Technical Approach to short Run Liquidity Risk Management; Factors Influencing Investment- Borrowing Decisions. Importance of cash management in banks. Managing Interest Rate Risk: Types of Interest rate risks; Gap Methodology; Duration Analysis. Managing Foreign Exchange Risk: Nature and Magnitude of Exchange risk; Tools and Techniques for Managing Forex Risk; Managing the currency risk; Futures, options and swaps; Operational Risk Management: Operational Risk and Its Evolution; Major Sources of Operational Risk; Measurement of Operational Risk; Management of Operational Risk. Risk Management Frame work in Banks: Enterprise wide Risk Management in Banks; Elements of Risk Management Frame work; Systematic Risk Management in Banks; Different Measures of measuring Risks; Involvement of the management in the Risk Management Frame work. Risk Management Tools: Tools and Techniques for Managing Credit Risk, Forex Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Market Risk Derivatives in Banks: Futures in Banks and Different Types of Futures; Options in Banks and Different Types of Options; Swaps in Banks and Different Types of swaps; Use of the Derivative Products. Credit Derivatives; Mortgage Guarantee Companies. Risk Management Strategies: Operational Risk Management Strategies; Financial Risk Management Strategies; Systematic Risk Management Strategies; Risk Limitation; IT Implementation Challenges. Outsourcing of services by banks, risks in outstanding safeguards to be taken by banks, RBI directives to banks. Enterprise-Wide Risk Management in Banks: The Necessity of ERM; The Process of ERM; Measurement of ERM; Transfer Pricing; Cases in ERM. The New Basel Accord- Implication for Banks: Basel II Frame Work- The Three Pillar Architecture; Organizations Affected by Basel II; Impact of Basel II. On Capital Adequacy Regulatory Guidelines. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
Fourth Semester
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to Risk Management Asset Liability Management in Banks Managing Credit Risk Managing Market Risk Managing Liquidity Risk Managing Interest Rate Risk Forex Risk Operational Risk Risk Management Frame work in Banks Risk Management Tools Derivatives Risk Management Strategies Enterprise Wide Risk Management The New Basel Accord Total No. of Sessions 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Treasury Management
Objective
The objective of the course is to help the student gain insight into the myriad functions of a treasurer ranging from cash and liquidity management, reserves management, funds management to transfer pricing, and risk management. REFERENCE BOOKS Treasury Management IBFS Study Material Analysis for Financial Management, 8 e Fundamentals of Financial Management, 11 e Practical Financial Management, 4th e An Introduction to Fund & Investment Management in Banks The Treasurys Hand Book 2006 Foreign Exchange and Treasury Management Handbook Treasury & Risk Management Financial Markets and Institutions & Risk Management Approach, 3rd e Detailed Syllabus Scope and Functions of Treasury Management: What is a Treasury Management; Structure and Organization of Treasury Management; Role of CFO; Functions of a Controller; Functions of a Treasurer; Responsibilities of a Treasure. Financial Systems and Financial Markets: Functions of the Financial System; Constituents of the financial System; Need for Various Financial Markets; Role of Financial Assets and Financial Intermediaries in the financial System. Credit Market: The role of credit Market in the financial System; Credit Facilities in the credit Market; Risks Involved and Pricing Decisions; Role of Indian Credit Market. Short Term Instruments.: Introduction to Money Markets The money Market Instruments; Various Intermediaries and their Role; Influence of Monetary policy on Money Markets; Regulatory Framework in the Indian Money Market; Recent Developments in the
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI ICFAI Higgins, Robert C. McGraw-Hill/Irwin - 2005 Van Horne, James C. Prentice Hall - 2001 Lasher , William R. Thomson South Western 2005 R Bhaskaran, BIRD Lucknow J P Morgan Fleming Euro Money Year Book IIBF & MacMillan Saunders, Anthony / Cornet, Marcia Millan. Tata Macraw Hill - 2005
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Monetary and Credit Policy. Call Money: Features of Call Market; Developments in Indian Call Markets; Movements of Call Rates; Role of Reserve Bank of India; Call Markets in Other Countries. Treasury Bills: Features of Treasury Bills; Types of Treasury Bills; Issuing procedure of Treasury Bills; Primary Market and settlement Procedures; Features of Treasury Bills Abroad. Certificate of Deposits (CDs): Feature of CDs; Purpose for which CDs are Issued; The Issuing Procedure; The Guidelines. Bill Financing: Concept and Features of Bills of Exchange; Types of Bills; Procedure of Bill Financing; Foreign Bills; Discounting of Bills by NBFCs; Commercial Bill Financing. Repurchase Agreements (REPOs): Nature and Purpose of Repos; Features of Repos; Issuing procedure of Repos.Regulatory Framework Hands Experience Gilt-Edged Securities Market: Feature of Government securities; Primary Market; Trends in the Government securities Market; Issuing Procedures and Redemptions; Role of RBI. Financial Guarantees: Guarantee; Sources of Guarantees; Specialized Institutions offering Guarantees such as DICGC and ECGC; Polices Covered by DICGC and ECGC. Treasury Operations: Integrated Treasury; Operations of Treasury; Dealing and Settlement Procedures. Forex markets & its products. Derivative Markets & Products. Internal Treasury Control: Structure and Organization of Treasury; Accounting and control; Various Measures of Controls; Insight into Information systems and Reporting Standards; Measuring Treasury Performance. Managing Customer and Investor Relationships: Services rendered by Banks; The Indian Banking Services; Investor Relations Programs; Disseminating Information; planning for contingencies; Dealing with Hostile Press. Funds Management in Banks: Cash and Liquidity Management; Reserves Management; Investment Portfolio Management; Transfer Pricing; Asset and Liability Management. Investment Portfolio of Banks: Investment portfolio of Banks; Investment Management; Components of Banks Investment Policy; Valuation of Investment Portfolio Models of Investment Asset Liability Management: ALM Information Systems; ALM Organization; Liquidity Risk Management; Currency Risk Management; Interest rate Risk (IRR) Management. Cases Allied Irish Banks: The Currency Derivatives Fiasco Sumitomo Corporation of Japan: The Commodity Derivatives Fiasco The Fall of Barings Bank Daiwa Bank: Lessons in Risk Management Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume IV
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic of Coverage Scope and Functions of Treasury Management Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments, Regulation Framework Financial Guarantees Internal Treasury Control Managing Customer & Investor Relationships Fund Management in Banks Investment Portfolio of Banks Asset Liability Management Treasury Operations Forex Market & Products Derivatives & Products Dealing room operations Total No. of Sessions 3 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 33
Fourth Semester
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International Banking
Objective
The course focuses on the concepts like international theories of trade, international monetary system, balance of payments, international capital flows, and the foreign exchange markets, and risk management where the role of banks in the international context is emphasized. The course also emphasizes on the regulatory aspects governing the banks around the world. REFERENCE BOOKS International Banking Foreign Exchange Management International Finance, 5 e Multinational Financial Management, 9 e RBI/FEDAI Reports Detailed Syllabus Introduction to International Banking: Brief History of International Banking Reasons for the Growth of International Banking Characteristics and Dimensions of International Banking Recent Trends in International Banking Organizational Features of International Banking International Interbank Business International Private Banking. International Banking Regulatory Framework: Regulation of International Banking Regulation, Deregulation, Re-regulation (International Monetary System) Regulatory Arbitrage: Birth of Offshore Banking Basel Concordat Capital Adequacy Ratios Loan Loss Provisioning Assessment of Country/Sovereign Risk Country Risk Management. Theories of International Trade: Theory of Absolute Advantage Theory of Comparative Advantage Heckscher-Ohlin Model Imitation-Gap Theory International Product Life Cycle Theory Intra-Industry Trade. International Monetary System: Exchange Rate Systems, Fixed Exchange Rate System, Floating Exchange Rate System, Hybrid Mechanism History of Monetary Systems, The Gold Standard, The Gold-Exchange Standard, The Bretton Woods System, Post Bretton Woods System, European Monetary System. Trade Blocks: World Trade Organization International Cartels Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) USRussia Bilateral Investment Treaty Germany-India Bilateral Treaty Trade, Aid and Development. Balance of Payments: Concept of Economic Transactions Components of the Balance of
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI ACTM Levi, Maurice D. Routledge - 2009 Shapiro, Alan C. Wiley - 2009 RBI/FEDAI
Payments Account Balance of Payments Compilation Balance of Payments Account The Indian Perspective Importance of BoP Statistics. The Foreign Exchange Market: The Structure of the Forex Market Foreign Exchange Types of Transactions Settlement Dates Quotes for Various Kinds of Merchant Transactions The Indian Scenario Convertibility Exchange Control The FEDAI Rules Regarding Inter bank Dealings Forex Dealing Room Operations Trading Mechanism. Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting: Purchasing-Power Parity (PPP) Interest Rate Parity Relationship between PPP and Interest Rate Parity. Risk Management: Meaning of Risk Measurement of Risk Management of Risk. International Capital Flows: Capital Flows The East-Asian Crisis Chile and Mexican Crisis Other Sources of Capital Flows in India Capital Flight International Liquidity. Institutional Finance for Exports and Imports in India: Incentives available to Exporters Role of Customs and C & F Agents Forfaiting Financing Imports Sources of Forex Flows Exim Bank Exchange Control Regulations related to Merchant Transactions Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited. Documentary Credits: The Basics of Letter of Credit Types of Credit Documents under a Letter of Credit Incoterms. Export Import Policy: Historical Perspective Importance of Exim Policy Current Exim Policy (Annexure). Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases. Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to International Banking International Banking Regulatory Framework Theories of International Trade International Monetary System Trade Blocks Balance of Payments The Foreign Exchange Market Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting Risk Management International Capital Flows Institutional Finance for Exports and Imports in India Documentary Credits Export Import Policy Total
No. of Sessions 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Credit Management
Objective
To understand the management of Credit portfolio in banks and provide adequate inputs to develop the insight regarding the different phases of Credit management. REFERENCE BOOKS Credit Management Practical Banking Advances The Bank Credit Analysis Credit and Banking Credit Appraisal, Risk Analysis & Decision making Industrial Finance,3e Detailed Syllabus Overview: Lending Activity Basic Requirements for Lending. Principles of Credit Management: Principles of Lending Evaluation of Borrower The 6 Cs Fair Practices Code. Need for Credit Policy Components of Credit Policy Objectives of Credit Management: Credit Allocation Credit Evaluation - Credit Discipline Credit Monitoring, CIBIL. Credit Policy in Banks: Need for Credit Policy Components of Credit Policy Credit Policy Pursued by the Government Credit Culture. Regulatory Framework: Government Regulation of Banks Institutional Structure Need for Statutory Reserves Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). Credit Deployment: Role of Bank Credit Types of Credit Bank Credit for Various Sectors Credit Deployment Scenario, Post-Financial Sector Reforms. Prudential Norms: Capital Adequacy of Banks Prudential Norms Capital Tiers. Types of Borrowers: Various Categories Features of a Company as a Borrower Special Types of Customers. Principles of Lending through State of Process of Credit Sanction methods of Credit appraisal. Credit Evaluation: Term Loans: Sources of Finance Term Loans Project Appraisal. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Bedi, H.L. / Hardikar, V.K. UBS Publishers Golin, Jonathan. John Wiley & Sons - 2001 Nanda, K.C. Response Mukherjee. Snow White Publications Pvt Ltd Viswanathan, R. S Chand publishers
Fourth Semester
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Credit Evaluation: Working Capital Finance: Concept of Working Capital Fund Base Non Fund Based facilities Factors Determining Working Capital Working Capital Cycle (Operating),Financing of Imports & Exports Preshipment , Post Shipment, UCDC600,URR, URC Documentation: Importance of Documentation, Execution of Documents Security of Documentation Renewal of Documents Security Offered for Documents. Creation and Registration of charges under Companies Act/ modification/satisfaction. Consequences of non registration. Mortgages- types of mortgages and safeguards. Creation of mortgage, Legal opinion and Non encumbrance certificate. Important legal provisions of stamping, registration of documents. Letter of guarantee. Rights and obligations of guarantor- right of subrogation. Credit Monitoring: Physical Supervision Financial Follow-up Reports Follow up and Recovery Management: Credit Audit Loan Review Mechanism Credit Migration Analysis, Identifying Problem Loans Loan Classification Contingent Risk. Nursing & Rehabilitation of Sick Unit CDR Mechanism: Legal Frame Work of Recovery DRT securitizar Act, Lok Adalat, RBI Guideline for OTS. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
Fourth Semester
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Overview Principles of Credit Management Objectives of Credit Management Credit Policy in Banks Regulatory Framework Credit Deployment Prudential Norms Types of Borrowers Credit Evaluation: Term Loans Credit Evaluation: Working Capital Finance Documentation Credit Monitoring Follow up and Recovery Management Nursing & Rehabilitation of Sick Unit CDR Mechanism Total No. of Sessions 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Overview of Banking
Objective
This course primarily focuses on the basics of banking. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding to the various activities performed by banks. REFERENCE BOOKS An Overview of Banking Banking Theory Law and Practice Management of Banking & Financial Services General Bank Management Practical Banking Advances Financial Institutions and Markets, 4th e Indian Financial System, Theory and Practice, 4th e Detailed Syllabus Indian Financial System: The Financial System, Nature, Evolution and Structure, The Functions of Financial Intermediaries, Financial Instruments, The Role of Financial System in Economic Development, The Indian Financial System. The Origin and Growth of Banking: of Banking, Functions of Commercial Banks,, Banking in the New Millennium. Banker Customer Relationship: Types of Accounts, Types of Relations, KYC Norms, Banker Customer relationship, Rights and Duties of Banker/ Customer, Importance provisions of NI Act Sources &Uses of Funds: Bank Balance sheet, Sources & Uses of Funds in a Bank. Form of Balance Sheet of Banking Companies. Different Schedule under Banking Regulation Act. Provisioning norms of CRR & SLR Deposit Management: Importance of Deposit, Types of Deposit in India, USA & Europe. NRI Deposits, Cost of Deposit & its impact on Profitability, concepts of Fixed & Floating Rate of Interest, Deposit Insurance. Cheques: Special Features Negotiability, Validity, Crossing & Endorsement. Cash Management: Importance of Cash Management issues, Cash at Counter, Vault & Currency
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Sundaram / Varshney. Sultan Chand and Sons Publisher - 2004 Paul, Justin / Suresh, Padmalatha. Pearson 2007 Indian Institute of Banking & Finance Macmillan Publication Bedi, H.L. / Hardikar, V.K. UBSPD publishers and distributors Bhole, LM. Tata McGraw Hill - 2004 Khan, M Y. Tata McGraw Hill - 2004
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Chest. Lending Activities : Lending activity, Basic requirements for lending. Credit Policy: Need for Credit Policy, Components of Credit Policy, Credit Policy Pursued by the Government, Bench Marks Exposure Norms, Credit Culture. Retail Banking: Basics of Retail Banking, Forms of Retail Banking and Emerging issues Corporate Banking: The nature of corporate banking, Developments in corporate banking, Consortium finance, Multiple banking arrangements, and Loan syndication Financing SMEs: Small-scale industries, The Nayak committee recommendations, Appraisal, Monitoring and Nursing of SSIs, Institutional and Infrastructural support to SSIs, Time norms Rural Banking & Micro Finance: Sources of rural finance Credit delivery mechanism in Rural finance to Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Banks (CARDB) Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Service Area Approach (SAA) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Microfinance Follow up & Recovery: NPAs, Classification, SARFE Act & Asset securitization. Fee-based Services: Feebased Services L/C,B/G, Subsidary services, Bancassurance, Demat Account, Safe Deposit Locker , Mutual Funds, Merchant Banking Activities Management of Public issues, Reasons, Eligibility norms, Regulatory framework, Marketing of issues, Post issue activities Plastic Money: Different types of plastic money, Concept of a credit card, Distinction between Credit card, Charge card and Debit card, Mechanics of a credit card transaction, Credit card as an augmented retail financial product, Credit card business in India, The merging scenario - CRM, (AWB, ATM, Mobile Banking Internet Banking) Delivery Channels (Payment & settlement services) Internal Control: House Keeping, Internal Audit Regulatory Frame Work: Role of RBI in Banking Supervision & Regulation, on site Inspection Concepts of CAMELS- Offsite Surveillance, ombudsman, Customer protection Act, Concepts of Capital Adequacy and Risk Manangement. (Basel I & II) RBI Act, Banking Regulations Act, NI Act, Conliact Act & Transfer of Property Act. Banking Regulation Act 1949 Business of banking companies, Management of banks, Restrictions on business, role of RBI, Statutory returns Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Indian Financial System Origin and Growth of Banking Banker Customer Relationship Sources & Uses of funds Deposit Management Cheques Cash Management Lending Activities Credit Policy Retail Banking Corporate Banking Financing SMEs Rural Banking & Microfinance Follow-up & Recovery Fee-based services Management of Public issues Plastic Money Internal Control Regulatory Framework RBI Act Banking Regulation Act 1949 Total No. of Sessions 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 33
Fourth Semester
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Banking Services Operations

Objective:
The focus of the course is directed towards the various operation performed in banks and the different ways of managing risk faced by banks. REFERENCE BOOKS Banking Services Operations Banking Theory Law and Practice Managing Indian Banks: Challenging Ahead, 3rd e Banking Law and Practice in India General Bank Management Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Banking Operations: The Changing Nature of Banking Operations, Importance of Customer Relationship Management in Banks, Role of Technology in Banking Operations. Services Design and Delivery Strategies in Banks: Products and Services Offered by Banks, Response of Banks with Newer Services and Delivery Mechanisms & Delivery Strategies in a Bank, Implications of Service Intangibility. Introduction to Electronic Banking: Role of Technology, Significance of Computerization in Banks, Finance Portals for the Banking Industry, Multi-channel Operations (Remote Banking), The Regulatory Framework.Electronic Banking, Electronic Banking, Electronic Banking: Market Assessment, e-Banking: An Introduction, Internet: e-Commerce, e-Banking, e-Banking in India, Internet Banking Strategy, Risks in e-Banking. The Branch Renaissance, The Migration to an Online Environment, Customer Relationship through Portals, The Digital Age of Banking. Core Banking Solution, Universal Banking etc. Security Considerations in e-Banking: The Need for Security, Sources and Types of Risks, Causes of Risks, Control Measures at System Level and Network Level, Disaster Recovery and Contingency Plans, Legal Aspects and Framework, Security Policy. Facilities Management: Payment and Settlement Systems in India and abroad, RTGS and Clearing House: Emerging(US & Europe-CHIPS, CHAPS,FedWire,TARGET&CIPA etc) Clearing House :Manual, MICR, High Value & National Clearing,Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. Etc. Emerging New System: ECS(Debit & Credit)EFT,MEFT,RTGS; LERM, Remittances through non-banking Channels, etc.Remittance Channels; INFINET,BANKNET,SWIFT etc. Risk Factors for Payments Systems, International Standards on Payment Systems, Role and Concern of Central Bank and
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Sundaram / Varshney. Sultan Chand and Sons Publisher - 2004 Joshi, Vasant C / Joshi, Vinay V. Sage Publications - 2009 Jannon, M.L Students Edition - 2007 IIBF Macmillan
Participants, Cost Reduction Exercise. Service Quality Metrics: Core Factors, Customer Relationship Management, Technical Quality and Functional Quality, Role and Process Capability for Managing Services, Managing Service Delivery, ISO 9000 Certification in Banking Services Improving Quality and Productivity: Banking Services: Technical Quality and Functional Quality, Determining What Satisfies the Customer, Customers Perception of Banking Service Quality, Devising Quantitative Determinants, Non-Quantitative Determinants, Quality by Design: Formulating a Suitable Standard, Quality Assurance, Managing Service Delivery, Improving Productivity and Performance, Importance of Six Sigma to Banks, Six Sigma in Banks, Steps for Improving Quality of Service. Operational Controls: Banking Regulations and Supervision, Maintenance of Documents and Records, Adequate Information Storage and Retrieval Mechanism, Maintenance of CRAR, Reporting, Asset-Liability Management System, Organizational Structure, Audit and Vigilance. Introduction to Risk Management: What Risk is All About, Basic Purpose of Risk Management in Banks, The Process of Risk Management, Different Types of Risks in Banks, Overview of Enterprise-wide Risk Management in Banks The New Basel Accord-Implication for Banks: An Overview, Basel II Framework, The Three Pillar Architecture, Organizations Affected by Basel II, Impact of Basel II. Risk Management Strategies: Operational Risk Management Strategies at Banks, Financial Risk Management Strategies, Systemic Risk Management Strategies, Risk Limitation, Management of IT Implementation risks. Operational Risk Management: Operational Risk and its Evolution, Major Sources of Operational Risk in Banks, Measurement of Operational Risk, Management of Operational Risk. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases
Fourth Semester
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Introduction to Banking Operations Services Design and Delivery Strategies in Banks Introduction to Electronic Banking Security Considerations in E-Banking Facilities Management Service Quality Metrics Improving Quality and Productivity Operational Controls Introduction to Risk Management New Basel Accord-Implication for Banks Risk Management Strategies Operational Risk Management Total Pre-requisite: Overview of Banking course (SL BK 605) No. of Sessions 2 3 4 1 7 1 2 4 2 2 3 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Retail Banking
Objective:
The course is designed to provides the student with adequate knowledge about banking and its products, the retail banking segment and the processes for managing retail credit. REFERENCE BOOKS Retail Banking The Art Of Better Retail Banking Achieving Excellence in Retail Banking Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Retail Banking: Concept of Retail Banking, Main Subsets Of Retail Banking Definition And Characteristics Of Consumer Banking- Change in Bankers Perception About Retail Banking and Acceptance of Retail Banking As Risk Diversification Tool-Differences Between Retail Banking, Private Banking & Priority Banking-Segmentation- Reasons for Boom in Retail Banking, Economics of Retail Explosion- Threats of Retail Boom-Importance of Retail Banking to Indian Economy-Quality of Life, Consumption Financing, Lifestyle Lending-Other Sources Of Retail Finance- Non Banking Finance Companies-Chit Funds-Company Deposits-Retail Chains of Consumer Products-Installment Credit Advantages of Bank Finance. Retail Products and Channels: Opening of Various types of Bank accounts. All Channels e.g.Branch Banking-Distribution Channels-Traditional Banking vs. Branch Banking-Technology Based Channels-ATM-Tele Banking-Internet Banking-Kiosk Banking-Advantages & Disadvantages-Types of Retail Banking Products & Services-Savings Avenues-Payment Facilities-Annuities-Mutual Funds-Asset Side Products-Loans-Productive & Consumption Purposes- Consumer Credit Bill Finance to Individuals Products-Major Subsets-Auto Loans-Home Loans and White Goods Loans Education & Personal Loans & Limits Characteristics-Lifestyle-Related ProductsPlastic Money Products-Origin & Evolution-Types-Characteristics- Credit Cards- Meaning & Definition; Operation Of Credit Cards-Mechanism of Credit Card Operation-Advantages/ Benefits of Credit Cards to Banks, to Cardholders & to Merchant Establishments; Profitability; Disadvantages Of Credit CardOther Types Of Cards, Such as, Debit Cards, Cheque Cards, Charge Cards, Smart Cards etcAdvantages & Disadvantages-Other Liability Products, Asset ProductsSecured/Unsecured-Third Party Products-Other Products (Demat). Recent Trends in Retail Banking: Alternate delivery channels Customer Relationship management vs. Customer Interaction management (CIM)-Technology as a differentiatorInternational Trends and Tools. Regulatory Aspects-Microfinance- Urban Retail Products-Factoring Facilities Management: Payment and Settlement Systems in India & abroad(US & Europe-CHIPS, CHAPS, FedWire, TARGET & CIPA etc) Clearing House :Manual, MICR, High Value & National Clearing, Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. Etc. Emerging New System: ECS (Debit & Credit) EFT,
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Croxford, Hugh et al. John Wiley and sons Inc - 2005 Leichtfuss, Reinhold. John Wiley & Sons 2003
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MEFT, RTGS; LERM, Remittances through non-banking Channels, etc. Remittance Channels; INFINET,BANKNET,SWIFT etc. Risk Factors for Payments Systems, International Standards on Payment Systems, Role and Concern of Central Bank and Participants, Cost Reduction Exercise. Product Management: Concept of Product Management-Role of Innovation in product designingPositioning-Customer needs assessmentSegmentationEnhancementsFeedback- BrandingPromotions and schemes. Sales and Distribution Management: - Direct Sales- Strategy Of Marketing and Sales in BanksRelationship Management-CRM-Customer Protection Laws-Customer Satisfaction-Crosse- Channel Selection and Channel Management- DMA, DSA-Empanelment of Channel Partners- Monitoring a Channel Partner-Integrity- Performance Management- Productivity Rewards. Personal Banking: - Concept of Private Banking-Private Banking in Indian banks-Why Private Banking-Private Banking in New Generation Bank - HNI Products- Non Resident Indians & Their Accounts with Indian Banks- Investment Opportunities Available to NRIs in India-Wealth Management- Meaning and Constituents of Wealth Management-Advisory Role-Functions & Responsibilities-Financial Planning & Financial advisory responsibilities-Fiduciary role Securitization: Evolution of NPAs management in Indian Banking-New tools of recoveryDRTs,Lok Adalat , One time settlement, sarfaci Act,Follow up of adultants/recovery- notices, visits NPA Clarifications, OTS-Asset Securitization Act-Meaning and importance as a Risk Transfer/Diversification Measure-Legal framework-Advantages & disadvantages- Procedure of Recovery Under the Act-Sell Down-Buy Out-Risk Diversification Tool - Rating of a pool - Recent Regulatory Guidelines-Problems of implementation in Indian Environment- RBI Guidelines on recovery agents. Credit and Risk Management: What is Risk-How Banks are affected by Risks-Types of Risks Faced by Banks-Impact of Retail Banking on Banks Risk Profile-Risk Prone Area-Indicators of Risk-Risk Mitigating Measures-Risk Measurement-Pricing Of Products Based On Risk ProfilesManagement of Risks in Banks-DefinitionCredit Vs. Risk-Risks Involved In Various Segments Validation of Ability/ Intention to Pay-Credit Process (Including Scoring, Outsourcing)-Verification of Loanees- Validation of Ability/ Intention to Pay, Verification of Loanees by Internal Agencies vis a vis Outsourcing-Legal Documentation- Need, Process and Time Schedule-Risks Involved in Various Segments of Retail Loans-Operational Risks-Operational Risks Management StrategiesOperational Risks and IT-Delinquency Management-Provisioning Norms-Disaster Recovery Management-Portfolio Management-Credit Bureaus. Regulatory Environment: Need for Regulation In Banking, Internal Regulation-RBI-Business Facilitator-Model-External Regulation-Know - Capital allocation and risk assignment norms-End user monitoring - Basle Norms - Sarbanes Oxley - Business Continuity Management, AML Case Studies HDFCs Business Model ICICI into Universal Banking Source: Retail Banking ICFAI (MRB)
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction to Retail Banking Retail Products and Channels Recent trends in Retail Banking Product Management Sales and Distribution Management Personal Banking Securitization Credit and Risk Management Regulatory Environment Total No of Sessions 3 6 3 3 2 5 4 4 3 33
Fourth Semester
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Rural Banking & Microfinance

Objective
Rural Banking and Microfinance intends to provide the student with adequate knowledge of increased role and potential of rural India in the countrys economic development. In this context, Microfinance has emerged as an important mechanism in increasing rural wealth. Thereby it is imperative in the study of Rural Banking. REFERENCE BOOKS Rural Banking Rural Development in India A challenge in the crisis Functional and Financial Devolution on Panchayats in India Impact of Liberalisation & Globalisation on Rural Livelihoods Microfinance Detailed Syllabus Rural Banking: Rural India: Definitions of Rural Areas Spread of Population in India Rural Economy Rural Employment Rural Poverty Agricultural Reforms Rural Credit. Panchayat Raj System for Rural Development: The Concept of Panchayat Raj The Structure of Panchayat Raj Role of Panchayat Raj in Rural Development. Rural Infrastructure: Indias Infrastructure Importance of Rural Infrastructure Benefits of Infrastructure Development Role of Rural Credit. Government Initiatives for Rural Development: Agricultural Credit Banking Reforms and Rural Credit National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) The District Industries Center (DIC) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) Lead Bank Scheme Government Schemes for Rural Development Self Employment and Entrepreneurship Development. Agricultural Activities: Agricultural Finance in India Credit Sources to Agriculture and Allied Activities Agricultural Credit in Post-Economic Reforms Era Agricultural Advances National Agricultural Insurance Scheme Recovery and NPAs in Agricultural Sector. AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI University Desai, Vasant. Himalaya Publishing House 2005 Subrahmanyam, K. Siva / Choudhury, R.C. NIRD Edited by A.V.S.Reddy and B.K.Thapliyal, NIRD - 2003 ICFAI University
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Farm Development Loans: Agricultural Term Loans Land Development Loans Loans for Minor Irrigation Dugwell Scheme/Development of Old Well Scheme Procedure for Availment of Refinance Development Loans for Plantation/Horticulture. Allied Activities in Agriculture: Allied Activities Poultry Farming Dairy Farming Pisciculture Aquaculture Horticulture Cold Storage High-Tech Agriculture Agro-Processing. Agricultural Marketing in India: Overview of Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing System Agricultural Price Commission Current State of Agricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing Credit in India. Small-Scale Industry: Role of Small-Scale Industries Structure of Small-Scale Industries Village, Rural and Small-Scale Industries Credit Support for SSI/Tiny Sector/Agro-Rural Industries Major Problems and Challenges Faced by the SSI/Agro-Rural Sector Role of SFCs in the Development of Small-Scale Industries. Green Revolution: Scope of Green Revolution Key Inputs for Green Revolution Generation Problems Role of Technology Impact of Green Revolution Green Revolution and Rural Development. MIS in Banks: Rural Informatics Information Systems (IS) Applications Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Applications Networking Applications Multi-media Applications NICs Role E-governance for Rural Masses Basic Statistical Returns. Microfinance Overview of Microfinance: Experiences of Poverty Initiatives in India, Overview of Indian Poverty Alleviation Programs of Seventies and Eighties; Strategic Shortcomings in Programs Bangladesh Grameen Experiment, Savings Program; Grameen and the Question of Replicability; Grameens Socio-political Context; Land Ownership and the Distribution of Property Rights; Local Government in Bangladesh; Culture and Power in the Village; Grameens Work Environment Microcredit Summit-1997 and Policy Planning, Microcredit and Microfinance: Agenda for Policy Planning; Credit as a Poverty Initiative. Self Help Group Approach: The Concept, Why Self-Help Groups? Objectives Promotion, Group Dynamics in Growth of SHGs: Issues to be addressed General Functioning Norms, What are the Books kept by a SHG? Best Practices in Microfinance Empowerment Strategy, Networking of Self Help Groups; Institutionalization of Self Help Movement; Objectives and Functions of Networking Credit Rating and Bank Linkage, Grading of Self Help Groups; Development of Rating Instrument Linking of Self Help Group to Bank, Step-wise process of Operating of SHG. Models of Microfinance: Conventional Models, Direct Method; Indirect Method; Models in Andhra Pradesh Business Facilitator/Business Correspondent Model, Business Facilitators; Business Correspondents; Engagement of Business Facilitators/Correspondents: Concerns and Safeguards; Policy for identification and Acceptance Bank-MFI Bulk Lending Model Partnership Model, Promoting Bank-MFI Partnership Model. Development of Microfinance Products: Types of Products Savings, Objectives Microinsurance, Regulation of Microinsurance; Insurer-MFI Partnership Model Securitization, Need for Securitization in India ICICI Bank Lending Products. Sustainable Development Issues: SHG Issues, What are the Important Steps for Sustainable Development of SHGs? What are the Skills needed for Managing Successful SHGs? Promotion of Micro Enterprises, Micro Enterprises-Opportunities and Challenges; Characteristics of Micro Enterprises; Micro Enterprise Promotion-Critical Gaps; Cluster Approach for Micro Enterprise Promotion; Types of Clusters; Challenges for Cluster Micro Enterprises Capacity Building
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Assessment of MFIs, Rating of Microfinance Institutions; Non-financial Parameters; Financial Parameters; Approach for MFI Evaluation CRISIL Model, CRISILs Criteria for MFI Evaluation, MICROS Regulatory Framework- Recommendations of Expert Groups, Microfinance Act; Interest Rates; Savings; Regulations on Investment; Response to Primary Concerns: Bridging the Gap with Safeguards; Rate of Interest; Vepa Kamesam Group Recommendations Microfinance Risk Scenario Political Risk; Economic Risk; Currency Risk; Geographical Risk; Saturation and Unhealthy Competition; Institutional Risk. Cases Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Rural banking: Rural India Panchayat Raj System for Rural Development Rural Infrastructure Government Initiatives for Rural Development Agricultural Activities Farm Development Loans Allied Activities in Agriculture Agricultural Marketing in India Small-Scale Industry Green Revolution MIS in Banks Micro Finance: Overview of Microfinance Self-Help Group Approach Models of Microfinance Development of Microfinance Products Sustainable Development Issues Total No. of Sessions 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 3 2 4 33
Fourth Semester
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Personal Financial Planning

Program Credit : MBA : 3 Class Sessions : 2010 : 33
Course Code : SL IV 601
Objective
This course is aimed at enabling the student understand the issues involved in planning finances and investments at a personal level, and to be in a position to provide advise on the issues. REFERENCE BOOKS Personal Financial Planning Personal Financial Planning, 11th e Personal Financial Planning Guide, 5th e Personal Financial Planning, 7 e Personal Investment and Tax Planning Yearbook Income Tax- Law & Practice, 35th e
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Gitman, Lawrence J / Joehnk, Michael D. South-Western College Pub - 2007 Ernst and Youngs, Wiley - 2004 Hallman, G Victor / Rosenbloom, Jerrry S. McGraw Hill - 2003 Yasaswy, N J (assessment Year 2008-09), Vision Publication Edition 2008-09 Gaur, V.P. / Narang, D.B. Kalyani Publishers - 2007
Detailed Syllabus Understanding the financial planning process the rewards of sound financial planning planning for a life time the planning environment determinants of personal income- Financial statements and plans mapping the financial future time value of money preparing personal income statement and balance sheet making cash budgets Managing taxes principles of income taxes Computation of Salary, Rental income & Capital Gains, Other Income- filing returns tax planning other forms of personal taxes- Provisions of Wealth Tax Act & Computation of Net Wealth & Wealth Tax. Making decisions regarding purchase of automobiles and houses deciding whether to lease or buy finding an affordable house the house-buying process housing finance.
Managing credit opening an overdraft account using credit carefully consumer loans Managing insurance needs basic insurance concepts deciding on the amount of life insurance required key features of life insurance policies buying life insurance types and sources of health insurance plans principles of property insurance automobile insurance other types of insurance;
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Managing investments investment planning securities markets transacting in the securities markets online investing mutual funds- Financial Planners Advice, Stock brokers Research and Advice, Portfolio Tracking, Private Banking Options of Different Banks, and Discretionary Portfolio Management Services - Sharpes ratio, Treynors ratio, Jensens measure, Information Ratio. Alternate Investment Options Art, Gold, Antiques, Commodities, Real Estate, REITS, Real Estate Related Mutual Funds, Charity, Investments outside India. Retirement planning estimating needs at retirement social security pension plans and retirement plans annuities, Reverse Mortgage Estate planning wills trusts gift taxes estate taxes and tax planning Marketing of Financial Products: Relationship Marketing Selling in a competitive environment Steps in the relationship management process Segment, Profile, Expose, Strategize, Execute, Monitor and review - Personal Selling skills. Cases The US-64 controversy. Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume III Faculty will identify relevant cases. Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Understanding the Financial Planning Process Managing Taxes and Tax Planning Decisions Regarding Automobiles and Housing Managing Credit- Consumer Loans & other forms of Financing Health and Property Insurance Life Insurance Planning for Investments Alternate Investment Options Investing in Stocks and Bonds Investing in Mutual Funds Planning for Retirement Estate Planning Marketing of Financial Products Total Sessions No. of Sessions 2 7 2 2 2 3 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Wealth Management
Program Credit Course Code : MBA : 3 : SL IV 602 Class of Sessions : 2010 : 33
Objective
To equip students with skill sets required for managing wealth of high net worth individuals and mass affluents and to familiarize them with vital aspects of wealth management wealth accumulation, wealth preservation and wealth transfer. REFERENCE BOOKS Personal Financial Planning, 11th e Personal Finance Personal Financial Planning, 7th e Practice Management for Financial Advisors, Planners, and Wealth Managers The Citibank Guide to Building Personal Wealth World Wealth Report Earnst & Young Personal Financial Planning Guide Detailed Syllabus Introduction to Wealth Management: Worlds Wealth Statistics and Forecast - World Wealth Report - Key Drivers of Wealth Management - The Players Global and Indian - Wealth management Scenario - Wealth management Indian Perspective. Understanding the Wealth management Process: Savings Cycle and Wealth Creation Cycle Client Segmentation, Ultra high net worth individuals, High net worth individuals, Mass Affluent, Client Expectations - Wealth Accumulation, Wealth Preservation, and Wealth Transfer - Private banking, Family office, Offshore, Onshore, International investment, Wealth management tools Ethical principals relevant to wealth management Client Profiling and Lifestyle Guide to Investing: Asset Allocation Principles - The Life-cycle Investment Guide - Private Banking and Client Characteristics - Identifying Client Needs - Proforma financial statement - NRIs as Clients Financial Planning: Need and Steps - Tax Planning: Fundamentals, Basic income tax saving techniques, Capital gains tax, Charity and tax; Insurance Planning: Human Life Value, Life Insurance, Health Insurance; Retirement Planning: Basics of retirement planning, Economic problems of retirement years, Steps in planning for retirement income, Sources of retirement income, Pension
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION Gitman et al. South-Western College Pub 2007 Keown, Arthur J. Pearson Education Hallman, G. Victor / Rosenbloom, Jerry S. Mcgraw-Hill - 2003 Katz, Deena. Bloomberg Press John Wiley and Sons Cap Gemini and Merrill Lynch Garner, Robert J / Coplan, Robert B - 2002
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plans, Annuities and annuity schemes; Estate Planning: Need, objectives, methods of property disposition, using wills and trusts, settling the estate Investment and Investment Products: Basics of Investing - Investment Objectives - Investment constraints - Investor Categorization- Investment styles and factors determining them - Fixed Income Products: Money Market -Instruments, Bonds, Corporate Securities, Debt Securities - Variable Income Products: Equity and Equity Mutual Funds - Derivatives - Structured products -Credit cards. Risk Analysis of Investment Products. Mutual Funds: Income funds, Growth funds, Balanced funds, Sector funds, Index funds, Private equity funds, Fund of funds, Thematic funds, Systematic Investment Planning. Alternate Investment Options Art, Gold, Antiques, Commodities, Real Estate, REITS, Real Estate Related Mutual Funds, Charity. Asset Allocation: Definition - Asset Allocation Process - Partitioning Criteria, Asset Classes Strategic Asset Allocation - Tactical Asset allocation. Portfolio Management Options and Performance Measurement of Portfolios: Direct Investing, Mutual Funds, Financial Planners Advice, Stock brokers Research and Advice, Portfolio Tracking, Private Banking Options of Different Banks, and Discretionary Portfolio Management Services Sharpes ratio, Treynors ratio, Jensens measure, Information Ratio. Marketing of Financial Products: Relationship Marketing Selling in a competitive environment Steps in the relationship management process Segment, Profile, Expose, Strategize, Execute, Monitor and review - Personal Selling skills. Behavioral Skills for Wealth Management Time Management, Negotiation skills, Convincing skills, Etiquettes and Manners. Understanding Investor Psychology: Customer hesitancy, Client objection handling, Closing a deal. Financial Scams and Frauds: Know your customer, Money laundering, Investor Awareness, Regulation, Corporate Responsibility Act (SOX). Cases: Faculty will identify appropriate cases
Fourth Semester
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Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Introduction to Wealth Management Understanding the Wealth management Process Client Profiling and Lifestyle Guide to Investing Financial Planning Investment Investment Products Mutual Funds Alternate investment options Asset Allocation Portfolio Options and Performance Measurement Marketing of Financial Products Behavioral Skills for Wealth Management Understanding Investor Psychology Financial Scams and Frauds Total No. of Sessions 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Life Insurance
Course Code : SL IN 602
Objective
This course is intended to help students understand the concept and administration of Life Insurance and Life Insurance products. Due emphasis has been laid on calculation of premium, underwriting and claims management. REFERENCE BOOKS Life Insurance Economics of Life Insurance Life and Health Insurance Life Insurance Detailed Syllabus Principles of Life Insurance - Modern concepts of Life Insurance - Three basic principles of life insurance - Economic, Legal and Actuarial of life insurance Economic Basis of Life Insurance - Risks to Economic Stability - The different methods to ensure Economic Stability -Assessment of Economic Risk to an individual - Role Played by the Life Insurance Company - Different Economic uses of Life Insurance - Advantages of Life Insurance Personal Financial Planning and Life Insurance - Types of Financial Planning of an individual Different Components of Life Cycle - Factors Affecting the Financing Planning of an individual Points to be considered for making Financial Plan Life Insurance Products - The Basic Elements of the Life Insurance Products - Features of Term Insurance - Features of Endowment Assurance - Role of Term Insurance and Endowment Assurance in Product Designing - Different Types of Life Insurance Products in Indian Market - Life Insurance Products available in the Overseas Market - Products of the Several Private Insurers recent entry in the Indian Insurance Industry Annuities and Pensions - Meaning of Annuities and Pensions - Need for an Annuity - Different Types of Annuities - Obligations of the Insurer regarding the Payment of Annuity - Different Types of Schemes available in India - Present Status and Future Prospects of the Pension Funds in India Life Insurance Premium Setting - Factors to be considered for Setting the Premiums Investigations regarding the Mortality - Different Factors in the Assessment of the Premium Risk Assessment and Underwriting - Concept of Underwriting - Different Classes of Lives and the Standard for Classification of Risks - Important Factors to Assess the Insurability of an Individual Sources of Information for Underwriting - Classification of the Underwriting Process - Measures to
AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Huebuer, S S. Leap Systems, Inc./Appleton, Century, Crofts Skipper, Herald Jr / Black, Kenneth Jr. Prentice Hall Mc Gill, USA
be considered for the Sub-Standard Lives Legal Framework - Essential of a Valid Contract -Special features of Life Insurance Contract Essentials of Insurable Interest - IRDA Agency - Agents Regulations - Utmost Good Faith Representation Warranty Indemnity - Policy Document Services Marketing - Importance of Services - Characteristics of a Service Product Quality of Service - Productivity - Marketing Channels - Bancassurance - e-insurance Claims Management - Operative Clauses of the Policy - Maturity Claims - Death Claims Nomination/Assignment - Married Womens Property Act - Accident and Disability Benefit Life Insurance Policy Servicing - Maintenance of Records - Premium Payments - Alterations/Loans - Duplicate Policy - Other Services Tax Planning - Income Tax - Wealth Tax -Various Tax Benefits under LIC Policies IT Applications - Evolution of Policy Bond -Evolution of Technology - Application of IT Product Development - Concept for Product - Origin of a New Product - Market Orientation - New Product Development Process - Life Insurance Products Reinsurance - Evolution of Reinsurance Need for Reinsurance - Classification of Reinsurance Current Developments - Recent Developments - Reasons for Opening Up - Private Life Insurance Companies. Cases: Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Principles of Life Insurance Economic Basis of Life Insurance Personal Financial Planning and Life Insurance Life Insurance Products Annuities and Pensions Life Insurance Premium Setting Risk Assessment and Underwriting Legal Framework Services Marketing Claims Management Life Insurance Policy Servicing Tax Planning IT Applications Product Development Current Developments Total
No. of Sessions 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 33
Fourth Semester
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General Insurance
Course Code : SL IN 606
Objective
The course helps the students to gain adequate conceptual knowledge on the Products in general insurance, particularly the personal policies, while giving due emphasis on underwriting and claims management. The course also provides an insight into the commercial general insurance, particularly Motor, Fire, Engineering and Marine Insurance REFERENCE BOOKS General Insurance Personal General Insurance Commercial Introduction to Commercial General Insurance Insurance Books Detailed Syllabus Principles of General Insurance: Financial System and Insurance - Insurance and Financial Security- Risks and their Classification - Risk Management and Insurance- Principles of InsuranceDifferences between Life and General Insurance-Recent Developments. Personal Policies: Family Risk Management - Identifying areas of Potential Losses- Measurement of Loss Potential- - Personal Accident and Health Insurance- Mediclaim Policy- Overseas Mediclaim policy, Cancer Insurance, Critical illness insurance Motor Insurance: Origin-application of Principles of Insurance - types of Motor Vehicles - Types of Policies-Motor Tariffs - Premiums - Registration and Insurance - Motor trade Policies - Underwriting - Claims. Marine Insurance: Origin- Indian Scenario- International Market-Application Basic PrinciplesClassifications of Marine Insurance- Institute Cargo Clauses - War Clauses - Strike Clauses Contract of Marine Insurance - Marine Insurance Policy - Warranties - Marine Cargo Policy - Marine Losses - Transit Clauses. Fire Insurance: Historical background - Indian Scenario - Application of Basic Principles of Insurance - Standard Fire Policy - Express Conditions and Warranties of a fire Policy - -Mortgage Clause - Other Insurance - Contribution - Co-insurance-duties, Rights and Limitations of the PartiesFire Hazards-Measures of Preventing Fire Hazards. Engineering Insurance: Origin-Application of Basic Principles of Insurance - Policies for Constructional Phase- Contractors All Risks Insurance - Erection all Risks Insurance - Marine cum
AUTHORS / PUBLICATIONS ICFAI ICFAI Chartered Insurance Institute, London Insurance Institute of India
Erection Insurance- Advance Loss of Profits Insurance - Machinery Insurance - Contractors Plant and Machinery Insurance - Boiler and Pressure Plant Insurance - Machinery Loss of Profit Insurance - - Electronic Equipment Insurance. Insurance of Property and Liability: Fire Insurance or Insurance of Property- Package PoliciesLiability Insurance- Workmens Compensation Policy- Terminology, Perils, Clauses and Covers. Risk Assessment, Underwriting and Rate Making: Need for Risk Assessment- Risk Assessment by Insurance Companies- Risk Rating- Premium- Basic Statistical Tools for Risk EvaluationUnderwriting of Different Hazards. Product Design, Development and Evaluation: Role of Regulations- Other Factors in Product Development - Product Design, Development and Evaluation - New Products - Problems in Product Development. Legal Framework and Documentation: Essential of Insurance Contract - Insurance Contract and Legal Framework- Elements of Insurance Contracts- Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 - Public Liability Act 1991 - Documentation. Claims Management: Claims Management in Insurance Business- Different aspects- Procedure Followed in an Insurance Company- Role of the Surveyor- Settlement of Claims under Different Policies in Personal Lines - Points to be checked while Processing the Claims. Ethical aspects of claims Management Close proximity of claims. Marketing and Servicing: Risk Management Technique - Factors that affect Marketing of Insurance - Options available for Insurance Services - Distribution Methods of Insurance- Market ResearchSources of primary and secondary source Information. Reinsurance: Need and Importance of Reinsurance- Types and Methods of Reinsurance- Relative Advantages and Disadvantages - Reinsurance Management Strategy- Reinsurance of Large Risks and Catastrophes - Fixing of Retentions and Reinsurance for Personal Lines.
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Cases IRDA and the Changing Tariff Structure for Motor Vehicle Insurance in India Assessing Loss Due to Theft Claim Adjusters and Workers Compensation Claims Assessing Loss to a Property and Claims Adjustment Process Assessing Losses Caused by Vandalism Reinsurance in India
Source: Case Studies in Finance Volume IV Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic Principles of General Insurance (Including case discussion) Personal Policies Motor Insurance (Including case discussion) Marine Insurance Fire Insurance Engineering Insurance Insurance of Property and Liability (Including case discussion) Risk Assessment, Underwriting and Rate Making Product Design, Development and Evaluation Legal Framework and Documentation Claims Management (Including case discussion) Marketing and Servicing Reinsurance (Including case discussion) Total No. of Sessions 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 33
Fourth Semester
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Global Capital Markets

Course Code : SL IB 602
Objective
The objectives of the course is to provide the student with a through understanding of the structure and functions of different financial markets as well as the instruments that are in use in those markets. REFERENCE BOOKS Global Capital Markets Financial Institutions and Markets, 4 e Global Capital Markets Global Financial Markets Detailed Syllabus The Evolution of Global Financial Markets: Concept of Circular Flow-Role of the GovernmentSavings and Investment: The Fuel to Power Markets-Globalization of the Financial MarketsClassification of Global Markets-Role of Financial Intermediaries-Intermediaries Handling Individual Investors-Types of Financial Intermediaries- Primary and Secondary Markets The Structure of Global Financial Markets: Money Markets-Advantages of Money MarketsUnderstanding Bond Markets-Advantages with Bonds-Types of Bond Market Instruments- Players in Bond Markets- Government Bond Issues and Agency Debt- The Need for MBS Market-Process of Securitization-Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs)-Comparing Different Mortgage Securities Euro Instruments Markets: Syndicated Euro Credits-Issuance of Euro Notes-Issuance of Euro Bonds- Issuance of Euro Equities The American Markets: Introduction to US Money Markets-Instruments of Money marketsVarious Types of Municipal Securities-Eurodollar Market-Money Market Mutual Fund- The US Bond Market-Instruments in Bonds Markets-Types of Corporate Bonds-The US Equity MarketsBanking Regulations- Three Major Exchanges in US. Japanese Markets: General Background of Japanese Markets- Japanese Banking Structure-Financial Sector Reforms in Japan-Major Funding Avenues-Export Finance in Japan-Credit Rating in Japan German Capital Markets: The Germany Economy-The German Banking System-The German Bond Markets English Markets: Introduction to UK Markets-The Big Bang of 1986- The UK Financial MarketThe Financial Services Authority-Major Funding Routes-Export Finance Swiss Capital Markets: General Scenario- The Swiss Banking Industry-The Swiss Insurance
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AUTHOR / PUBLICATION ICFAI Bhole, L.M. Tata Mcgraw Hill - 2004 Joshi, P R. Tata Mcgraw Hill Giddy, Ian. Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Industry-Performance of the Swiss Economy-Regulation of the Swiss Banking Industry-Swiss Fixed Income Markets-The Swiss Bond Market-Swiss Equity Markets-Exchange rates/Interest rates-Export Finance in Switzerland Multilateral Financial Institutions: World Bank Group- Detailed Study of World BankInternational Development Association (IDA)- International Finance Corporation (IFC)-Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)-International Center for Settlements of Investment Dispute (ICID); International Monetary Fund (IMF)- Main Areas of Activities-Funding Avenues-Lending Activities-The Process of IMF Lending-Other IMF Facilities-Regional Development Banks; OPECAFDB-IADB-EBRD-ADB. Futures, Options and Swaps: History of Futures Markets-The Meaning and Operation of FuturesIndex Futures-Currency Futures-Commodity Futures- Concept of Options- American and European Options-Trading Strategies with Options-Option Pricing Models-Exotic Options-The Concept of Financial Swaps-Interest Rate Swaps-Options on Swaps-Commodity Swaps, Currency Swaps-Pricing of Swaps Export Credits: The Origin and Growth of Export Credits-How Exports are Financed-How Interest on Export Credits is Calculated-Role of Export Credit Insurance-Berne Union and its Importance-The Indian Context. International Financial Strategies: Importance of International Financing-Various International Financing Strategies-Choosing the Appropriate Funding Option- Cost Consideration in Choosing a Funding Option-Resource Diversification-Credit Rating and its Relevance-Various Cost Computations-How to Arrive at an Optimal Mix. Cases: Faculty will identify appropriate cases Suggested Schedule of Sessions Topic The Evolution of Global Financial Markets The Structure of Global Financial Markets Euro Instruments Markets The American Markets Japanese Markets German Capital Markets English Markets Swiss Capital Markets Multilateral Financial Institutions Futures Options and Swaps Export Credits International Financial Strategies Total No. of Sessions 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 7 3 3 33
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Marketing Financial Products

Program Sessions : MBA : 33 Credit : 3 Units Class of : 2010
Course Code : SLFI619
Objective
Marketing of financial products is a highly dynamic activity. In view of fast-paced changes taking place in the Banking, Insurance and Financial services sectors, players in financial institutions and customers as well need to be aware of issues relating to products and services. Contents of this course facilitate the above objectives. Reference Books: Marketing of Financial Products Marketing of Financial Services Marketing of Financial Services Marketing of Financial Services Financial Services Marketing Marketing of Financial Services Marketing Effectiveness in Banking Marketing of Financial Services Detailed Curriculum: Publication / Author ICFAI ICMR Ref. No: MFP 03 2K7 138 Gupta V.K. Mohit Publications, New Delhi Ennew, Christine, Trevor Watkins and Mike Wright Butterworth Heinemann Ltd. 1995 Pezzullo, Mary Ann Macmillan India Ltd., Harrison, Tina Harlow Pearson Education Ltd. Avadhani V. K. Himalaya Publishing House, 2004 Sharma R. D. and Gurjeet Kaur Anmol Publications, 2003 Arora, Sangeeta Deep and Deep Publications
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Marketing financial products An introduction - Financial Products in the Services - Spectrum - Characteristics of Financial Products - The Business Environment of the BFSI Sector - Macro Environment - Micro Environment Internal Environment - Marketing Financial Products - Transformation in Marketing Practices Customer focus in marketing financial products - Consumer Behavior - Factors Affecting Financial Services Buyer Behavior - Consumer Behavior: A Situational Approach - Marketing and Strategy - Marketing at the Corporate Level - Marketing at Business Unit/ SBU Level - Marketing at Functional/ Operating Level The Role of Marketing Research - Market Analysis - Information Needs for Decision Making - Market Segmentation - Need for Segmentation - Segmentation Approaches - Segmentation Bases - Target Market Selection - Undifferentiated Marketing - Differentiated Marketing - Concentrated Marketing - Positioning - Organizational Positioning in Financial Markets - The Customer Service Imperative - Need for Customer Service - Ways of Improving Customer Service - Dimensions of Service Quality Product management and customer relationship management The Product Concept and Product Management - Levels of a Product - Factors Influencing Product Strategies - Product Mix Strategies - Branding in Financial Products - Importance of CRM in Marketing Financial Products - Need for CRM in Marketing Financial Products Benefits of CRM - CRM and Relationship Marketing - Two Types of Relationship Marketing - Levels of Relationship Marketing - CRM and One-to-One Marketing CRM Concepts - Customer Knowledge - Customer Loyalty - Customer Switching - CRM Implementation and Evaluation - Customer Knowledge Management - Role of Technology in CRM Implementation -Performance Evaluation of a CRM Program - Future Outlook for CRM Usage in India Corporate banking - Customers and Relationships in Corporate Banking - Corporate Customers - The BankCorporate Customer Relationship - Factors Influencing the Bank-Corporate Customer Relationship - The Partnership-Relationship Lifecycle - Benefits of Partnership Relationship - The Product Mix - Liability Products Asset Products - New Product Development & Innovation - New Product Development - Other Innovations in Bank Marketing - Pricing - Pricing Factors - Promotion - Personal Selling Advertising - Public Relations - Sales Promotion - Distribution -Bank Branches and Direct Sales Force - Internet Banking and Phone Banking - The SME Segment - Factors Influencing Bank Lending to SMEs - The Changing Scenario Retail banking - Retail Banking in India - The Paradigm Shift - Differences between Retail and Corporate Banking - Factors Contributing to the Growth in Retail Banking - Competition to Retail Banks - Types of Retail Banking Products - Liability Products - Asset Products - Credit/Debit Cards - Investment Products New Product Development - Generic New Products - Banking to HNIs and NRIs - Pricing - Price Elasticity of Demand - Pricing of Liability Products - Pricing of Asset Products - Covert and Overt Pricing - Promotion - Advertising - Sales Promotion Branding - Personal Selling Telemarketing - Direct Mail and Direct-response Advertising - Public Relations Distribution - Branch Banking ATM - The Internet - Phone and Mobile Banking EFTPOS - Direct Selling Agents (DSA) - Call Centers - Distribution Network of Alliance Partners - Cross-selling - Need for Cross-selling Issues in Cross-selling Credit cards - Branding - Branding Strategies - Co-branding - Brand Measurement - Pricing - Factors Influencing Pricing decisions - Pricing Issues - Guidelines for Pricing Promotional Mix - Credit Card Advertising - Sales Promotion - Personal Selling - Public Relations - RBI Regulations on Credit Card Promotions Distribution - The Current Scenario - Credit Card Usage Technology - Credit Cards for Corporate Use - Fraudulent Practices Privacy Issues and Soft Targeting - CRM in Credit Card Marketing Non-life insurance - Product Range in Non-life Insurance - Retail Products in Non-life Insurance - Corporate Products in Non-life Insurance Product Planning and Development - New Product Development Customization Pricing of Non-life Insurance Products - Life Insurance vs. Non-life Insurance - Factors Affecting the Pricing of Non-life Products - Pricing Objectives - Promotional Mix Advertising - Distribution - Designing a Distribution System - Distribution Channels - The Current Scenario - Joint Ventures Detariffing Life Insurance - Introduction to Life Insurance - Differences between Life and Non-Life Insurance Products Types of Life Insurance Products - New Product Development and Branding of Life Insurance Products - New Product Development (NPD) - Idea Screening to Product Launch - Branding of Life Insurance Products Pricing of Life Insurance Products - Importance of Pricing - Pricing Approaches Underwriting - Rating Methods Promotional Mix in Life Insurance Marketing Advertising - Sales Promotion - Public Relations (PR) - Personal
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Selling - Distribution Channels for Life Insurance Products - Direct Sales Force - Network of Agents and Brokers Branch Network - Cross-selling Life Insurance Products Small savings and retirement planning - Types of Products - Savings Schemes - Retirement Schemes - Pricing Small Savings Schemes - Retirement Plans - Advertising, Sales Promotion, and Public Relations - Media Strategy Advertisement Appeals for Retirement Solutions - Sales Promotion - Public Relations Distribution - Distribution of Small Savings Schemes - Distribution of Retirement Products - The Changing Scenario Mutual funds - Evolution of Mutual Funds in India - Organizational Set-up of a Mutual Fund Types of Mutual Funds - Classification Based on the Structure of the Mutual Fund - Classification Based on the Investment Objectives - Classification Based on Specific Purpose - Innovation and New Fund Launches - Designing a Mutual Fund Product - Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) - Factors Influencing New Fund Launch Pricing Terms in Pricing - New Fund Pricing Distribution - Types of Distribution Channels - Cross-selling through Mutual Banking Promotion Advertising - Sales Promotion Branding - Public Relations (PR) Fee-based services - Importance of Fee-based Services - Corporate Fee-based Services - Cash Management Services - Letter of Credit and Bank Guarantee -Bill Discounting, Factoring, and Forfaiting - Foreign Exchange Services - Merchant Banking - Registrar, Underwriting, and Custodial Services Leasing - Credit Rating - Retail Fee-based Services - Money Transfer and Payment Services - Wealth Management and Online Trading - Other Value Added Services Pricing - Factors Influencing Pricing - Pricing of Different Fee-based Services - Distribution and Promotion Distribution of Fee-based Services - Promotion of Fee-based Services - People - Process Trends in banking and insurance marketing - Technology and Marketing - Kiosks as Marketing Tools - Stored Value Cards - Digital Security - Business Intelligence - Enterprise-wide IT Solutions Trends in Bank Marketing Bancassurance - Mutual Banking - Rural Banking and Technology Inclusion Financial Inclusion Microfinance - SMEs: The New Focus of Banks - Overseas Banking - Universal Banking Electronic Fund Transfers & Clearing Services - M-Commerce - Code of Commitment from Banks - Trends in Insurance Marketing - Micro-insurance - Film Insurance - Health Insurance - Insurance for Women The global scenario - Marketing Financial Products in the United States - Bank Marketing in the US - Insurance Marketing in the US - Marketing of Pension Plans and Mutual Funds in the US Marketing Financial Products in the United Kingdom - Bank Marketing in the UK - Insurance Marketing in the UK - Marketing of Mutual Funds in the UK Marketing Financial Products in China - The Banking Sector in China - The Insurance Sector in China - Marketing of Mutual Funds in China -
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Suggested Schedule of Sessions

Topic Marketing financial products An introduction Customer focus in marketing financial products Product management and customer relationship management Corporate banking Retail banking Credit cards Non-life insurance Life Insurance Small savings and retirement planning Mutual funds Fee-based services Trends in banking and insurance marketing The global scenario Total Sessions No. of Sessions 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 33
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Entrepreneurial Development
Course Code : SL EN 601 Objective To make the student know about entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial behavior, functional areas of business and their inter-relation. They would understand the risks and rewards of a new venture and the steps required to start a new venture. After completing the course the student would know what entrepreneurship is all about, whether it fits in his career scheme and mental makeup or not and would be equipped with the basic knowledge and confidence to start a new venture. Reference Books Entrepreneurial Development Dynamics of Entrepreneurship Development Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship : Theory / Process / Practice Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Development and Management Small Business Management An Entrepreneurial Emphasis Harvard Business Review of Entrepreneurship Detailed Curriculum Author & Publication Khanka, S.S., S. Chand V Desai, Himalaya Hisrich - Tata McGraw Hill Donald F. Kuratko & Richard M Hodgeth Thomson/South Western Vasant Desai - Himalaya Publishing House Longenecker, Moore Pettr - Thomson /South Western HBR
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Understanding Entrepreneurship: Introduction, Definitions, History of Entrepreneurship, Types of Entrepreneurship, Advantages and Disadvantages in Entrepreneurship, Mistakes and Steps to avoid them, Entrepreneurship in India - Myths and Realities, Entrepreneurial Culture, Schools of Entrepreneurial Thoughts, Scope of Entrepreneurship in the Future Caselet: Is Entrepreneurship Education Useful Entrepreneurship Life Cycle: Stages of Entrepreneurship (Life Cycle), Why New Ventures Fail, Success Factors or New Venture Development - Caselet Discussion Entrepreneurship as a Career: Risk Perception and Mitigation, Entrepreneurial Motivation, Characteristics of Successful, Entrepreneur - Caselet Discussion Leadership: Introduction to Leadership, Leadership Styles, - Caselet Discussion Entrepreneurial Leadership: Entrepreneurial Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship- Caselet Discussion Entrepreneurship and Creativity: Ideation, Role of creativity, Barriers to creativity, Creativity habit, Idea cycle (four phases), How to find the perfect idea Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Innovation in Marketing, Operations, Organisation with Examples, Insight, Humour, Improvisation, Differentiation, Four P's of innovation Enhancing Creativity: Techniques to enhance creativity (Workshop # 1), Brainstorming, Mind mapping - Techniques to enhance creativity (Workshop # 2), rapid prototyping, six thinking hats Opportunities for Business Ideas: Search for Business Ideas, Opportunities, How to Sharpen the Ideas, Common Attributes / Selection of Successful Ideas Developing Product and Services: Ways to Meet the Opportunity, Research and Development for New Product, Technology Transfer and Management, New Product Development Process Assessing Business Attractiveness: Areas for Assessing the Business Attractiveness of a New Venture, Technical Requirements, Market Analysis, Financial Analysis, Organisation Analysis, Competition Analysis Business Plan Development: Introduction, Definition/Meaning, Functions, Benefits, importance of business plan own use/investor, Myths and Realities of Business Plan, The Requisites of a Good Business Plan, What Potential investors Look for in the Business Plan, Why Business Plans Fail Finalising the Business plan: Complete Outline of a Business Plan (with useful Hints), Prerequisites for successful Project Implementation, Banking Guidelines: Loans & Advances, Letters of Credit & Guarantee, Recruiting and motivating the team Implementation steps: Pre Implementation Steps, Steps During the Implementation Phase, Post Implementation Steps- Caselet Discussion Basic Legal Requirements: Legal Issues: Forms of Business Ownership, Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trade Marks and I PR- Caselet Discussion Legal Acts: Companies Act of 1956, Income Tax Act, Indian Partnership Act, 1932, Central Excise Act, Sales Tax Act, Service Tax - The Employee's State Insurance Act 1948, Contract Act, 1872, Sale of Goods Act, 1930, Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, The Employees Provident Fund Act 1932,The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Payment of Wages Act, 1939, The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Shops and Establishment Act, The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Challenges in New Venture Management: Getting finance for New Venture, Different Sources of Financing- introduction, Sources of Equity Financing, Different Sources, Advantages and
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Disadvantages, Debt Financing Managing Finance: Managing Cash, Working Capital and its components, Factors influencing Working Capital, Steps in determining cash requirement: How much cash should be arranged to meet the WC needs of a firm, How to plug gap in WC requirement, Long term, Short term, Managing cash flow, Creating a cash budget, Improving your cash flow Control systems: Controls and Procedures, Essence of Control, Material Control, Budgetary Control, Marketing Control, Management Control System- Examples/Caselet Putting it all Together: Making a final Business Plan: Presentations in groups (each group presents on any one topic from the list given below), Study of problems of finance and marketing, Study of environmental problem, Study of tax benefits available from time to time, Preparation of project report in relation to opportunities available, Survey of Export-oriented small scale units Business Plan Presentation in Groups Suggested Schedule of Session Topic Understanding Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Life Cycle and Entrepreneurship as a Career. Leadership Entrepreneurial Leadership Entrepreneurship and Creativity Entrepreneurship and Innovation Enhancing Creativity and Managing and Improving Finances Opportunities for Business Ideas Developing Product and Services Assessing Business Attractiveness Business Plan Development Finalising the Business plan Implementation steps Basic Legal Requirements Legal Acts Challenges in New Venture Management Managing Finance Control systems Putting it all Together: Making a final Business Plan Business Plan Presentation in Groups Total Sessions No. of Sessions 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 33
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