Old MBA Syllabus

SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
MAJITAR, RANGPO
NEW SYLLABUS
Syllabus for MBA Examination
Semester Examination System (CGPA)
Effective from July 2013
1. DURATION OF THE COURSE
1.1 The MBA course is of two-year duration extended over four semesters.
1.2 Each semester will have sixteen weeks of course work plus two examination weeks.
1.3 The student shall undergo a Summer Project study at the end of the First year.
1.4 The student shall be allowed a maximum of four years (eight semesters) of duration to
become eligible for the award of MBA degree, failing which he/she shall have to register
once again as a fresh candidate.
2. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
2.1 Internal marks shall be based on sessionals (two)/assignments/oral Examination/seminars

conducted in respective subjects.
3. SUMMER PROJECT All the students undergo a summer project study at the end of II
semester.
3.1 A project report shall be submitted to the Institute and the programme co-coordinator shall
fix the responsibility of evaluating the reports to the concerning faculty members.
3.2 Based on project report a viva-voce shall be conducted.
3.3 The university shall appoint the examiners to conduct the viva-voce. One examiner shall be
from outside the region, or outside the university.
3.4 A minimum 40 marks is required for a pass in viva-voce.
COURSE STRUCTURE
 First two semesters are common to all.
 In third and fourth semester students are offered dual specialization. In each semester i.e.
third and fourth they are offered two subjects each from two specialization areas plus two
core subjects in third and fourth semester.
First Semester
Teaching No. of hours /week Total

Sl. Department Credits
Paper Code Name of Paper
No Lecture Tutorial Practical
1 BA-2101 Principles of Management MGT

4 4
and Organizational Behavior
BA-2102 Marketing Management MGT
2 4 4
BA-2103 Accounting for Managers MGT
3 3 1 4
BA-2104 Business Economics MGT
4 3 4
BA-2105 Business Communication MGT
5 4 4
BA-2106 Computer Applications in CSE
6 3 3
Management
BA-2107 Legal and Ethical Aspects in MGT
7 4 4
Business
BA-2161 Managerial Skills and MGT
8 Personality Development- 2 1
LAB
BA-2162 MS-Office - LAB MGT
9 2 1
Total credits for the Semester: 29
Second Semester

Sl.
Paper Code Name of Paper Department Credits
No Lecture Tutorial Practical
1 MA-2209 Quantitative Methods in Maths
4 4
Management
BA-2201 Human Resource MGT
2 3 1 4
Management
BA-2202 Financial Management MGT
3 3 1 4
BA-2203 Productions and Operations MGT
4 3 1 4
Management
MA-2210 Research Methodology and Maths
5 4 4
Statistical Techniques
BA-2204 Global Economic MGT
6 3 3
Environment and Policy
BA-2205 Management Information CSE/IT
7 3 4
Systems
BA-2261 MS Project Management MGT
8
and Tally - LAB 2 1
9 BA-2262 SPSS - LAB MGT 2 1

Third Semester

Sl.
Paper Code Name of Paper Department Credits
No. Lecture Tutorial Practical
1 BA-2301 Project Management MGT 4 4
2 BA-2302 Business Strategy MGT 4 4
3 BA-2375 Summer Project #(10 weeks) MGT 4 4

BA-2303 Consumer Behaviour and MGT 4 4
4 Advertisement and Brand
Management
BA-2304 Retail and Distribution MGT 4 4
5 Management and Supply
Chain Management
6 SPL-I/II/III Specializations MGT/CSE/IT 8

Out of the following three specializations- I/II/III, any one has to be opted in 3rd Semester.

Sl. Paper
Name of Paper Department Credits
No. Code Lecture Tutorial Practical
Specialization- I
BA-2331 Security Analysis and Portfolio MGT 4 4
1 Management and Derivative
Market
2 BA-2332 Direct and Indirect Taxation MGT 4 4
Specialization- II
1 BA-2333 Industrial Relations MGT 4 4
BA-2334 Competency Mapping and MGT 4 4
2
Performance Management
Specialization- III
1 BA- 2335 Object Oriented Programming CSE/IT
4 4
System and Open Source Systems
2 BA- 2336 Database Management Systems CSE/IT 4 4
# Summer project to be undertaken during vacation after second semester

Fourth Semester

Sl.
Paper Code Name of Paper Depart. Credits
BA-2401 Enterprise Resource MGT 4 4
1 Planning and Knowledge
Management
BA-2402 International Business MGT 4 4
2
Management
3 BA-2403 Market Research MGT 4 4
BA-2404 Service Marketing and MGT 4 4
4
Global Marketing
5 SPL-IV/V/VI Specializations* MGT/CSE/IT 8
th
Out of the following three specializations-IV/V/VI, any one has to be opted in 4 Semester.

Sl.
Paper Code Name of Paper Depart. Credits
Specialization- IV
BA-2431 Multinational Finance and MGT 4 4
1
Risk Exposure Management
BA-2432 Marketing of Financial MGT 4 4
2 Services and Mergers and
Acquisitions
Specialization- V
BA-2433 Organization Development MGT 4 4
1 and Human Resource
Development
BA-2434 Compensation Management MGT 4 4
2 and International Human
Resource Management
Specialization- VI
1 BA- 2435 E-Commerce MGT 4 4
2 BA- 2436 Technology Management CSE/IT
4 4
And Strategy
Minimum 10 students required to run a specialization

Total Credit – 29+29+28+24 = 110
Minimum No. of credits to be earned for promotion
MBA Degree:
I Year II Year 36/58
Final Final 110/110
Credits:
Theory paper 3/4 each
Lab paper 1 each
 Promotion criteria are applicable for year-wise promotion.
MBA I Semester
Principles of Management and Organization Behaviour

Subject Code: BA-2101
Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4

(T-4)
Questions to be set: Four questions of 20 marks each shall be set from each unit
Questions to be answered. Five questions shall be answered taking atleast two questions
from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the basic
management concepts and behavioral process in an organization and organization structure and
design, nature and description of managerial functions, individual decision making process,
interpersonal group dynamics and communicational group decision-making.
Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required
UNIT – I
Introduction to Management
Nature and Meaning of Management, Roles of Managers, Functions of Management, Skills
possessed by managers, Levels of Management of Management.
Evolution of Management theory & practice: Classical theories, Neo-classical theories,

Behavioural Theories and Modern Organization Theories.
Functions of Management. Planning: Objectives, Types, Process of Planning. Management by

Objectives, Problem solving & Analysis, Managerial Decision-Making, Organizing: Principles
of Organizing, Types and elements of Organization Structure, Organization Design, Staffing:
Manpower Planning, Job Analysis, Description and Specification. Recruitment and Selection.
Placement/ Orientation. Training and Development, Performance Appraisal. Directing: Leading,
Motivation and Communication. Controlling: Process, Scope and Techniques of Controlling.
Management in future.
UNIT – II
Organization Behaviour: Nature and scope of the field, Concepts of organizations and
organization process. Why study organizations and organizational behavior.
Micro-organizational Behavior: Personality, Values, Attitude and Attribution., Learning,
Perception, Interpersonal and group dynamics.
Micro-organizational Behavior: Concept of organization effectiveness. Strategy and structure

connection, Technology and organization structure. Size and organization structure. The
environment and organization structure. Designing organizations, organizational configuration.
New forms of organization. Organization level process: Power and control. Organization culture
and climate. Organization change and organization development.
Activity - Study of management and organization of a local industrial unit- A mini project.
Text Books:
 Organization Theory and Behaviour, B.P.Singh & T.N.Chhabra, Dhanpat Rai & Co.(P)
Ltd.
 Personnel Management, C.B.Mamoria & S.V.Gankar, Himalaya Publishing House
 Principles of Management, P.C.Tripathi & P.N.Reddy, TATA McGraw Hill
Reference Books:
 Understanding Organizational Behaviour, Udai Pareek, Oxford.
 Organization Behaviour, V.S.P.Rao, Excel Books.
 Organization Behaviour, Steven L McShane, M.A.V.Glinow, R.R.Sharma, TATA
McGraw Hill.
Marketing Management
Subject Code: BA– 2102
Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the strategies
and issues involved in the marketing of products and services, provide input with basic
marketing concepts such as selling and marketing, market segmentation, on targeting and
positioning, market mix sales promotion, pricing and distribution management.
UNIT-I
Nature and scope of marketing along with the basic concepts, Marketing management as a
function, consumer behavior and buying decision process, marketing environment; structure and
behaviors, macro and micro environment of a company.
Marketing information systems and marketing research, understanding industrial and consumer
markets, market demand measurements and forecasting, market segmentation, targeting and
positioning.
UNIT-II
Product decisions - product mix and product line decisions, product life-cycle concepts, new
product development, branding and packaging decisions, pricing methods and strategies,
promotion wise, advertising and sales promotion and personal selling.
Channel management, selection cooperation and conflict resolution, vertical marketing systems
organizing and implementing marketing in organizations, evaluation and control of marketing
systems; marketing audit, new issues in marketing, globalization, on-line and internet marketing.
Text Books:
1. Marketing Management, Kotler P., Prentice Hall.

2. Marketing Management: A South Asian Perspective, Kotler p., Keller K., Koshy A. and
Jha M., Prentice Hall.
Reference Books:
1. Marketing Management, Saxena, Rajan, Mc-Graw Hill Companies
2. Modern Marketing, Pillai, R S N, Bagavathi, V, S Chand & Company
3. Marketing, Gandhi, J C, Tata Mc-Graw Hill Companies
Accounting for Managers
Subject Code - BA – 2103

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to enable the students of business management
to understand the basic concepts in financial accounting, cost accounting and management
accounting and utilize the same in planning, control and decision making process of a business
firm.
Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required.
Course Contents
UNIT-I
Introduction to accounting, single and double entry system of book-keeping, accounting

principles, conventions, concepts, Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance.
Final Accounts, Preparation and uses , financial statement analysis, ratios and their uses.
limitation,
UNIT-II
Preparation of funds flow (FSS) and cash-flow (CFS) statements, their managerial uses,
depreciation concepts and methods, capital budgeting.
Introduction to costing, preparation of cost sheet, cost classification, variance analysis,
GAPP; Generally accepted accounting principles, responsibility accounting, segmental analysis,

transfer pricing, inflation accounting.
Text Books:
1. Text Book of Financial Accounting, Singhal A.K., Ghoshroy H. J., Vayu Education.
2. Financial Accounting for Management, Ambrish Gupta, PEARSON
Reference Books.
3. Financial Management, Khan and Jain, Tata-McGraw Hills.
4. Financial Management, Prasanna Chandra, Tata-McGraw Hills.
5. Financial Management, G. Sudarshan Reddy, Himalaya Publishing House.
Business Economics
Subject Code: BA -2104

from each units.
Objective. The objective of this course is to enable the students of business management to
understand the relevance of concepts and techniques in micro-economics to the decision making
of business firms. Economics for managers is a foundation course. It provides a link to other
functional areas in business management such as marketing, finance and production.
UNIT-I
Nature and scope of managerial economics - Business Decisions and Economic Analysis - Scope
of Managerial Economics.
Theory of demand; Law of Demand & its exceptions, Price elasticity of demand, income
elasticity - cross elasticity - practical importance of elasticity of demand. Price distinctions-
determinants of market demand, demand function.
Analysis of Consumer Behaviour - Cardinal utility approach, Ordinal utility approach - meaning
of indifference curve - marginal rate of substitution - consumer equilibrium - income effect,
substitution, effect.
UNIT-II
Demand Forecasting - Importance of Demand Forecasting, Methods of Forecasting - Direct and

Indirect methods.
Theory of Production; Production Function - Laws of production - Internal & External,

Economies of Scale.
Theory of cost - cost concepts - cost output relations, importance of break-even analysis in
business decision making.
Linear Programming and its business applications. Market Structure and Pricing Theory - Perfect
Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly, Pricing theory and Practice;
Capital Budgeting and Investment Decision; Economics of Firm - mini project.
Texts Books:
1. Managerial Economics- Yogesh Maheshwari

2. Managerial Economics- H.L. Ahuja
Reference Books:
1. Managerial Economics- Peterson & Lewis

2. Modern Microeconomics- A. Koutsoyiannis
Business Communication
Subject Code: BA - 2105

from each units.
Objective: Communication, both oral and written, plays an important role in decision making
and various other aspects of business management. This course aims at providing some basic
tools and techniques in oral and written communication.
UNIT I
Human Communication:
Communication Process, Types and Objectives of Communication, Importance of
Communication in business activity, Communication Skills – Listening, speaking, reading and
writing,7 C’s, 3 V’s and 4 S’s of Communication
Verbal and Non- Verbal communication
Body Talk at work place (gesture, posture etc.),Communication Styles and attitudes
Business Communication
Channels, Types and Flow of Communication, Barriers in Communication, Communicating
successfully in an organization.
UNIT II
Written Communication in business
Principles of writing ,Effective Business Writing, Fundamental do’s and don’ts.

Business Correspondence
Format and layout of business documents, Various letters, memos, circulars, applications,
complaints, sales letters etc, Resume writing, Effective use of e-mail in business.
Writing Business Reports/ Project Report
Writing short and long reports ,Documentation of report sources ,Format and layout – do’s and
don’t.
Oral Communication
Public speaking, Effective Presentations, Use of Visual and Audio Aids in Written and Oral
Communication Power point slides, graphs, tables, charts etc.),Leading and participating in
meetings, Conferences, seminars, symposia, Press conference and press release, Telephone
etiquettes, Group Discussions – Do’s and Don’ts.
Note: In addition the following will also be covered:
 Introduction to Phonetics (Not for exams)

 Pronunciation and Accent
 Business Etiquettes (Not for exams)
Practical Application (For practice in class/ language lab)
Group Discussion
Micro oral presentation (with audio and visual aids)
Mock Personal Interview
Communication workshop
Extempore Speaking
Written Communication (Letters, Memos, Reports etc.)
Texts Books:
1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta

Sharma, Oxford.
2. Business Communication for Managers, Payal Mehra, Pearson.
Reference Books:
3. Communication Skills, Leena Sen, Prentice-Hall of India.

4. Communication skills (BB0032), SMU
Computer Applications in Management

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course include developing an appreciation of different
soft ware and hardware systems available in the industry among the participants and build up the
experience of computer usage in business organization with specific reference to commercial
data processing systems.
UNIT-I
Computers - an introduction, computers in business, elements of computer configuration,

classification of computers, developments in computers and communication technology.
Hardware and software; features of software, types of software, operating system, introduction to
DOS and Windows, text processing software; features, introduction to spreadsheet software -
creation of spreadsheet applications, range, formulas, functions, charts, presentation graphics -
creating presentation on a PC.
UNIT-II
Computer languages, generation, features, compiler and interpreter; Data files - types and
organizations, database fundamentals, relevance of database management systems and features
of DBMS software; programme development cycle, flow charts and algorithms, programming
concepts; software development process.
Networks - introduction, elements of network, LAN, WAN, Managing networks, introduction to

internets; case study on application of computers in a particular area.
Text Books/ Reference Books:
1. Computer Applications in Management, Ritendra Goel, D.N.Kakkar, New Age

International.
2. Computer Applications in Business Management, Anmol Publications.
3. Computer Applications in Management, Tinku Singh.
Legal and Ethical Aspects in Business

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand the Indian
Contract Act, Sale of goods act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Consumer Protection Act,
Arbitration and conciliation Act and various act related to Company Law; Intellectual Property
Rights; Factories Act; Environment Protection Act.
UNIT-I
Basic understanding of Constitution of India. Indian contracts Act 1872 - nature of contract -
essential elements of a valid contract - performance of contract, discharge of contract - breach of
contract - remedies for breach of contract, contract of indemnities and guarantee, contract of
bailment and pledge, contract of agency - quassi contract. Sale of Goods Act 1930 - formation of
contract - performance of contract - Caveat emptor, rights of an unpaid seller. Negotiable
instrument Act 1881 - Negotiable instruments, Negotiation - holder and holder in due course -
crossing of cheques, dishonour of cheques - discharge of negotiable instruments.
Company Law; Companies Act 1956 - Nature and types of companies - formation of companies
memorandum and articles of association. Prospectus - share capital - borrowing powers -
management and administration of a company. Appointment and power and duties of directors -
managing director, winding of a company.
UNIT-II
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Definition Section - Consumer redressal forum - consumer
protection council. Arbitration and conciliation Act 1996 - Arbitrators' agreement - reference to
arbitrators - appointment and powers of arbitrators - award - conciliation, appointment and role
of conciliator - settlement and settlement agreement. Intellectual Property Rights; Factories Act;
Environment Protection Act.
Introduction: Two learning models, Individual ethics (ethical dilemmas in management), ethics
in corporate strategy (discussion on head & hard trades in decision making), value clarification
for future managers group ethics ethical attitudes of Indian managers- discussion on ethical
attitudes of local managers, a study of SMIT alumni, Managers facing unethical management
discussion(group think & unethical behavior), Corporate ethics (ethics & company philosophies,
discussion- corporations and game theory approach, corporate social responsibility , meaning &
history.
Text Books:
1. Legal Aspects of Business, Akhileshwar Pathak, Tata McGraw Hill Education

2. Business Law for Managers, Prof.P.K.Goel, DreamTech Press.
Reference Books:
3. Legal Aspects of Business, Harold.F.Lusk, R.D.Irwin, 1949.

Managerial Skills and Personality Development
Subject Code: BA 2161
Contact hours: 2 hrs / week Credit: 1 (L-2)
Objective. This is an introductory course to introduce Managerial Skills. It is designed to

provide students with fundamental knowledge of using tools to measure various managerial
skills and then recommend corrective actions.. Specifically, students will learn the basics of:
 Self-Awareness
 Interpersonal relationship
 Communication
 Time Management
 Stress Management
 Goal setting
 Conflict handing
At the end of the semester students will be comfortable using various tools to measure
managerial skills in an individual and provide corrective recommendations.
Tool for stress management, conflict handling, positive attitude, FIRO-B, Social style Grid ,
Johari window, Management style, Leadership, Motivation, Locus of Control,TimeManagement,
Personality type, ICEbreakers, public speaking case analysis , group discussion.
MS Office
Contact hours: 2 hrs / week

Credit: 1 (L-2)
Objective. This is an introductory course to MS Office applications. It is designed to provide
students with fundamental knowledge of MS Office application via hands on lab sessions.
Specifically, students will learn the basics of:
 MS Word 2007
 MS Excel 2007
 MS PowerPoint 2007
At the end of the semester students will be comfortable using MS Office applications. They will
be knowledgeable about the MS Office environment, features, and interfaces.
UNIT-I
MS WORD: Windows 2007 Interface; Windows 2007 Interface; Customizing the Word
Application; Document Views; Using Word Application; Basic Formatting in MS Word
2007;Working With Pictures.
MW WORD: Inserting Clip Art; Working With Tables; Advanced Formatting; Styles;
Templates; Printing Documents; MS EXCEL : Excel 2007 Interfaces; Workbook; Navigating a
workbook; Cell reference; Worksheet; Creating, opening, and saving files.
(5 hrs)
UNIT-III
MS EXCEL: Working with charts; Sort & Autofilter; Basic formatting in Excel ;Advanced
formatting in Excel; Working with formulas; Printing worksheets.
MS POWERPOINT: PowerPoint 2007 Interface; Creating a Presentation; Basic Formatting in

PowerPoint; Advanced Formatting; Using Templates; Inserting charts; Inserting tables; Printing
presentation.
Texts Books / Reference Books:
Sanjay Saxena; MS Office 2007 IN A NUTSHELL; Vikas Publishing House

Computer Applications; SMU Distance Education.
MBA II Semester
Quantitative Methods in Management
Subject Code: MA-2209

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to make the students familiar with the basic
statistical and optimization techniques relevant to business decision making.
UNIT-I
Introduction to quantitative techniques for business management - Measures of central

tendencies, graphical representation, measures of dispersion, moments. Concept of correlation -
Karl Pearson's Spearman's Rank Correlation co-efficient - Regression - Simple linear regression
- importance of Regression co-efficient.
Probability: definition, sample space, properties of probability, conditional probability and

Bayes' theorem, random variables, classification of random variables functions of random
variables, mean, variance and moment generating function - Binomial, Poisson, normal,
distributions - properties.
UNIT-II
Optimization Techniques: Basic concepts and role of management science in decision making.
Linear Programming Problem (LPP) - Graphical solution - Simple algorithm - two-phase
method. Post-optical / sensitivity analysis and economic interpretation. Transportation and
Assignment models. Meaning, assumptions and problem formulation / model construction
solution methodology, sensitivity analysis and applications.
Mathematical programming models - integer\zero - one programming, goal programming and

dynamic programming, applications and solution methodologies, Markov processes, applications
and computations. Queuing model - single Poisson arrival with exponential service rate, multi-
channel queuing models, game theory. Simulation - modeling and application.
Text Books:
1. Business Statistics, Pearson

2. Statistics for Management, TMH
3. Operations Research, Vikas
Reference Books:
1. Quantitative Techniques, Terrence Lucey, Terry Lucey, Cengage Learning EMEA

2. New Age Fundamental of Statistics, Sultan Chand
3. Quantitative Methods for Business, Cengage/Thomson
Human Resource Management
Subject Code: BA – 2201

from each units.
Course Objective: In a complex world of industry and business, organizational efficiency is

largely dependent on the contribution made by the members of the organization. The objective of
this course is to sensitize students to various policies and practices of human resource
management in India. Efforts will also be directed towards developing their communication and
decision making skills through case discussions, role playing and panel discussion.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Organizational Behaviour and Principles of Management.
UNIT-I
Concepts and perspectives of HRM - overview, objectives, HRM in charging environment -

environmental influence, competitive advantage, skills required. Corporate objectives -
objectives & functions of personal management, integrated strategic and Human Resource
Planning (HRP), Human resource planning - process of HRP, Control and review mechanism,
job analysis and job description. Rexall Drug Company.
Recruitment and selection - methods of manpower search attracting and selecting human
resources, sources and techniques of recruitment, assessment of recruitment program, induction
and socialization - selection, placement and induction, meaning, significance, factors affecting
decisions, interview, placement induction process. Induction procedures.
UNIT-II
Manpower training and development - determining training needs, on the job and off the job
training methods, planning and organizing training. Strike at Bombay electrical Ltd.
Performance appraisals - characteristics and effective appraisal systems, uses and problems of
performance appraisals, potential evaluation. Gopal Bhagat. Job evaluation - matching right man
to right job, age determination, industrial relations n India - overview and appraisal workers,
trade union movement in India. Zal Ltd.
compensation management - concept and theories of Wage machinery, performance linked
compensation, incentive schemes. Case study - 6:a cost saving bonus plan.
Grievance management - dispute resolution, employee welfare, statutory, non-statutory
requirement methods and approaches.
Employee empowerment- workers participation in management, importance of human relations

approaches schemes of workers participation management in India.
1. Human Resource Management by V.S.P. Rao. (Publisher: Excel)

2. Human Resource and Personnel Management, K. Aswathappa., TATA McGrawhill
Reference Books:
1. Personnel and Human Resource Management ,Robbins, EEE.

2. Personnel and Human Resource Management, Texts, Cases and Games, P. Subba Rao,
VSP Rao, Konark Publishers.
Financial Management
Subject-Code : BA -2202
from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with all financial
functions, there evaluation and organization, management of working capital and framing of
financial policies. It enables the student to take relevant decisions on dividend policies and
decision making after considering the implication and fiscal incentives.
Prerequisites: Basic Knowledge of Accounting for Managers.
Course Contents
UNIT-I
The financial functions, Evaluation and organization of finance function, task of modern finance
executive, analysis of financial statements, ratio analysis, cost volume profit analysis.
Management of working capital, theory of working capital policy, risk return trade-off,
estimating working capital needs of business - methods. Financing of working capital - trade
credit.
Tendon and Chore Committee recommendations of working capital, right debentures.

Management of working capital - cash, receivables and inventory. Management of non-current
asset.
UNIT-II
The capital Budgeting decisions , estimating and cash-flows. Conventional approaches, time
adjustive methods, concept of risk in capital budgeting, capital structure; Leverage and value of
firm, raising funds from capital market, cost of different sources of raising capital, weighted
average cost of capital, financial instruments, financial institutions.
Recent trends in Indian Money and capital Market. Dividend decisions of the firm relevance of
the dividend policy, types of dividend policy, factors affecting dividend policy - bonus shares -
MM and Gordon Model, Tax factors affecting financial decisions; Concepts in Taxation of
income of joint stock companies, set of and carry forward of losses.
Tax shields and fiscal incentives to new industries and undertakings, taxation of capital gains.
Mergers and acquisitions, takeover code, goodwill and valuation of shares, dividend valuation
model, determination of exchange ratio, legal and procedural aspects of merger decisions,
merchant banking and financial services; Credit ratings.
Text Books:
1. Financial Management, S.Kr.Paul and Chandrani Paul, New Central Book Agency (P)
Ltd.
2. Financial Management, Rajiv Srivastava and Anil Mishra, Oxford University Press.
Reference Books:
1. Text Book Financial Accounting, Dr.A.K.Singhal and Prof.H.J.Ghosh Roy, Vayu
Education of India.
Productions and Operations Management
from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the student with decision making
in planning, scheduling and control of production and operation functions in both manufacturing
and service sectors, productivity improvement in operations through layout engineering and
quality management, effective and efficient flow, replenishments and control of materials with
reference to both manufacturing and service organizations.
Course Contents
UNIT-I
Nature and scope of production and operations management, role of operations management in
total management system, interfaces between operations systems and other functional areas.
Technology production interface - technological changes in operations management, appropriate
technology, automation CAD/CAM.
Plant facilities - factors influencing the plant location; economics, sociological and humanitation,
layout planning and analysis, types of manufacturing systems and layouts, production cycle.
Production planning and control - basic functions of production planning and control; its variants
in different system manufacture; aggregate production/operations scheduling, production
operations control, procedures and devices, sequencing of products in multi product multi stage
situation, Kanban system.
UNIT-II
Inventory and materials management - materials planning and budgeting, inventory control,
types of inventory costs EOQ, safety stock and ROL, system of inventory control - ABC, VED
analysis, two bin and review systems of inventory control.
Stores management - objectives of stores management. Basic prerequisite for efficient
management of stores. Sources of supply of materials, selection and evaluation of suppliers,
make or buy decisions. Work study - need and technique of work-study, various methods of
studying a job and identifying the most appropriate method. Time study, work measurement, its
use and different methods, overview of just in time (JIT).
Value analysis - importance of cost reduction; basic concepts and procedures. Quality control -
standards and specifications, quality assurance and quality circle, acceptance sampling -
statistical quality control charts for average range fraction defective and defects. Statistical
process control, overview of TQM, maintenance. Presentation of report on visit to an industrial
unit.
Text Books:
1. Operations Research, K.Shridhara Bhat, Himalaya Publishing House.

2. Production and Operations Management, Kanishka Bedi, Oxford University
Press.
Reference Books:
1. Operations Management concepts, Techniques and Applications, James R.Evans, David
A.Collier, Cengage Learning.
Research Methodology and Statistical Techniques
Subject Code: MA-2210

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to induce a sense of scientific outlook towards
information collection and related issues covering different aspects of research.
UNIT-I
Business Research. Commonly researched areas of business, hallmarks of scientific research,

research process, research design,
Data collection techniques - questionnaire and schedules of guidelines and format, observation
method, projective techniques, merits and limitations of these techniques
Sampling method - probability and non-probability methods, simple random sampling methods,
stratified random sampling, cluster random sampling. Measurement and Scales of measurement -
data analysis - compilation and tabulation of data.
UNIT-II
Graphical representation of data Summary statistics - measures of variations - measures of co-

variations - estimation - internal estimate, testing of a hypothesis - concept of hypothesis - Null
and Alternate, types of errors, type I and type II errors, concept of size and power of a test.
Hypothesis - single population mean (small and large samples), equality of two population
means (small and large samples), Single population proportion, equality of two population
proportions. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) - One way lay out only , Report writing.
1. Research Methodology and Statistical Techniques, Santosh Gupta, Deep and Deep
Publications.
2. Research Methodology, R.Panneerselvam, PHI Learning pvt.ltd.
3. Research Methodology, C.R.Kothari, New Age International.
Global Economic Environment and Policy

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to acquaint the students of business
management, with the macro economic variables, which influence business decision making.
The macroeconomic environment, coupled with social and political variables affect the growth
and development of business activities. The focus of the course is to highlight the market
oriented policy perspectives in the global environment.
Basic Understanding of Business Economics
UNIT-I
Introduction - Economic and non-economic environment, interaction between economic and

non-economic environment, economic systems:- capitalism - the concept of Laissez Faire and its
merits and demerits, socialism - non-sustainability of communistic systems, mixed economic
system
National income accounting - circular flow of income, concepts in national income, GNP, NNP,
GDP, NDP, methods in assessment of national income - difficulties in assessment of national
income.
Monetary policies and role of RBI in regulating credit systems, trade policies, economic
development - factors of economic development, inflation, business cycles.
UNIT-II
Industries resolution policies - new economic policy, industrial development during plans, public
sector, private sector, joint sector - small sector industries - industrial sickness - disinvestment
policy - exit policy - industrial finance - commercial banks, all India financial Institutions,
planning and development process - Indian 5 year plans.
Importance of international trade, balance of trade, balance of payment, absolute cost advantage,
comparative cost advantage, trend in Indian Foreign Trade.
Business and society, social and cultural environment, social responsibility of business.
Infrastructural development in Indian economy, natural resource management and economic
development, human resources and economic development in the Indian context, the parallel
economy in India, balanced regional development - employment policy in India. Financial
relations between centre and state (5 hrs)
1. Economic Environment- Cherunilum

2. Managerial Economics- A. Adhikary
Management Information System
from each units.
Course Objective: This course has been designed to provide the participants an over all view
perspective of the information needs of contemporary organizations in the context of the ongoing
information revolution. This also aims at familiarizing the participants with the business
information systems and management.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of computer applications in Management
UNIT-I
Introduction to information systems - management information systems; role and importance;

managers view of information systems; introduction to concepts of management, systems and
organizations; Strategic uses of information systems and information technology.
Business process engineering, planning and development of information systems - planning of

information systems; Systems analysis, and design; approaches to alternative applications
development.
UNIT-II
Trends in information systems and technology; files and data base management; applications of
information systems - applications of operational; tactical and strategic information system to
business; decision support systems and experts systems.
The management of information system - organization of information systems; choice of

management information system and information technology, information technology; security
and ethical issues.
Text Books/Reference Books:
1. Management Information Systems, S.Sadagopan, PHI Learning pvt.ltd.

2. Management Information Systems, Terence Lucey, Cengage Learning, EMEA.
3. Management Information Systems, James O’Brien, Irwin, 1996.
MS Project Management and Tally
Subject Code BA-2261
Objective. The objective of this lab is to acquaint the students with MS Project Management and
Tally. It is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of MS Project
Management and Tally application via hands on lab sessions. They will be knowledgeable about
the MS Project Management and Tally, their features and interfaces.
MS-Project Management
SN Topics / Sub Topics Duration
1 Microsoft Project 2007 Overview, Creating a simple project 2
2 Exploring Calendar and Schedule , Developing a Work Breakdown Structure 2
3 Critical Path Analysis 2
4 Resources , Updating Project Progress 2
5 Working With Reports , export of data 2
Hands On Practice Sessions - Application of all of the above concepts and
6 techniques 2
Workshop on Tally
7 Understanding the features of Tally
Learn the uses of Mouse/ Keyboard Conventions
Creation/ Setting up of Company, Setting up Account Heads
Creating Stock Group, Stock Category, Units of Measure, Stock Item 2
8 Voucher Entry in Tally 2
9 Voucher Entry in Tally 2
10 Evaluation of ledger 2
Rectification of entries
Generalization of ledger, trial balance, final accounts, inventory reports,
11 taxation report 2
Hands On Practice Sessions - Application of all of the above concepts and
12 techniques 2
SPSS
Subject Code BA-2262
Objective. The objective of this lab is to acquaint the students with SPSS. It is designed to
provide students with fundamental knowledge of SPSS application via hands on lab sessions.
They will be knowledgeable about how to perform data entry and analysis and to create tables
and graphs. At the end of the session students will be able to use the knowledge in the Social
Sciences and in the business world well in the future.
S. No TOPIC Duration
1 Introduction to SPSS 2
2 To Create and Edit Graphs and Charts 2
3 To determine Frequencies, Bar Charts, Histograms Percentiles 2
4 To perform cross tabulation and Chi-Square Analyses for given
2
set of Data
5 To perform Bivariate Correlation: Bivariate correlations, partial
2
correlations, & the correlation matrix for given set of Data
6 Perform the T-Test procedure: independent samples, paired- 2
samples, and one sample tests for given set of Data
7 To perform One-Way ANOVA Procedure: One way Analysis 2
of Variance for given set of Data
8 To perform General Linear Models: Two way analysis of 2
Variance for given set of Data
9 To perform General Linear Models: Two way analysis of 2
variance for given set of Data
10 To perform Simple Linear Regression for given set of Data 2
11 To Perform Multiple Regression Analysis for given set of Data 2
12 To Perform Non Parametric procedures for given set of Data 2
MBA III SEM
Project Management

from each units.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Operations Management
UNIT-I
Project Management overview – definition of project management, characteristics of project,

importance of projects, key drivers behind popularity of project management; Project
management bodies, standards, – the project Management Institute (PMI), PMBOK, Prince II;
Strategic management and Project selection – Project selection models -financial and non
financial methods for project evaluation , cash flow projections, payback period calculation,
NPV, IRR.; The project Manager and the Project Team – Project mgt and the project mgr,
special demands of the project mgr, selecting the project mgr, multicultural communications and
Managerial behavior, the project team.
Project Lifecycle-summary of the project lifecycle –initiation, planning, execution, &

termination; Project Planning – project plan elements, developing action plans, constructing
WBS guidelines, types and forms, constructing the linear responsibility chart. ; Budgeting and
cost estimation – Estimating project budgets-Top Down Vs. Bottom Up approach, Improving the
process of Cost estimation-learning curve effect. Scheduling – Network diagrams-AON & AOA
network diagrams, identifying the key variables, Making estimates, calculating the critical path,
slack, calculating the probability of project completion times (Z-Score)
UNIT-II
Resource allocation-critical path method – crashing a project; Resource allocation problem,

Resource leveling Vs loading, multiproject scheduling and resource allocation, Heuristics used
for estimations. Etc. Project Monitoring and Information Systems- guidelines for design, EVA
analysis, Choosing a PMIS; Project Control – Guidelines on design of control systems, Design of
well-balanced control system, Various control methods-cybernetic control systems, phased
control, Go-No GO control, pitfalls in designing control systems.
Project Auditing– project audit lifecycle, types of project audit, project audit report format,
ensuring a successful audit-key criteria, Project Termination - Types of project termination-
starvation, addition, integration, extinction , Final project deliverables –project report, elements
and purpose of project report. . Project Organization – Project as part of the functional
organization, pure project organization, The Matrix Organization, Mixed organizational systems,
choosing an organizational form.
Text Books:
1. Project Management and Control, PCK Rao, Pearson

2. Project Management, S.Choudhary, Pearson
Reference Books:
1. Project Management Handbook, J R Turner, S J Simister, Pearson

2. Project Management, Harvey Maylor, C M Kale, Pearson
Business Strategy

from each units.
Objective – The purpose of this course is to facilitate the students to understand the business
environment in a wide perspective. The course cover modules such as issues in strategic
management, business and competitive strategy, competitive advantage of organizations, SWOT
Analysis and formulations and implementations of corporate and business level strategies.
Pre-requisite – Students must possess basic knowledge of Marketing Management.
UNIT-I
Introduction
Strategic management, meaning of strategy, Process of strategic management, benefits of

strategic management, competitive advantage, architecture of strategy.
Strategic Analysis (SWOT ANALYSIS)
External Environment Analysis – General environment analysis and competitive environment

analysis (5-forces model of competition)
Internal Environment Analysis – Resource Based View of firm, Critical Success Factors, Value
Chain Analysis, Core Business Processes, Balanced Score Card.
Business Level Strategy
Generic Business strategies, Levels of Competition, Types of Tactics.
UNIT- II
Corporate Level Strategy
Strategic Alternatives, Types of Grand Strategies – Stability Strategy, Expansion Strategy,

Retrenchment Strategy and combination strategy.
Strategic Analysis and Choice
Process of strategic choice, corporate level strategic analysis, BCG Matrix, Ansoff Matrix,
ETOP, SAP, business level strategic analysis, strategic plan.
Activating Strategies
Process, McKinsey 7S Model.
Text Books:
1. Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage, Bamey and Hesterly, Pearson

Education.
2. Business Policy and Strategic Management, Azhar Kazmi, TATA McGraw Hill.
Reference Books:
1. Management Policy and Strategic Management, R.M.Srivastava, Himalaya Publishing

House.
2. Global Strategic Management, Neeta Baporikar, Himalaya Publishing Hous.

Summer Project (10 Weeks) (4 Credits)
All the students undergo a summer project study at the end of II semester.
 A project report shall be submitted to the Institute and the programme co-coordinator
shall fix the responsibility of evaluating the reports to the concerning faculty members.
 Based on project report a viva-voce shall be conducted.
 The university shall appoint the examiners to conduct the viva-voce. One examiner shall
be from outside the region, or outside the university.
 A minimum 40 marks is required for a pass in viva-voce.
Consumer Behaviour and Advertisement and Brand Management
Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4(2+2) (T-4)

from each units.
Course Objective: The course aims at providing insight into significance of consumer behavior,
consumer decision-making process under various situations and to analyze the various internal
and external and external factors affecting the behavior of the consumer and evaluate their
implications. This course also provides insight on Advertising and Brand Management. This is
intended to help students to understand different dimensions of advertising and Brand
Management policies, methods and strategies.
Prerequisites: Basic Understanding of Marketing Management
UNIT-I
Introduction to consumer behavior, application of consumer behavior knowledge to marketing,

understanding consumers and market segments, environmental influences on consumer behavior,
viz. cultures, sub-cultures, social classes, life-styles, etc. Influence of group on consumer
behavior - social groups, reference group, family, etc. Personal influence and diffusion of
innovations and their marketing implications.
Individual determinants of consumer behavior, viz., personality, self-concept, motivation

involvement and their marketing implications Information processing - perception and perceived
risk, learning and memory, attitudes, consumer decision process, consumer behavior models,
consumer behavior research etc., consumerism, consumer safety, choice, redress, environmental
concerns, consumer privacy, business response to social and ethical issues. Organizational buyer
behavior and decisions. Case discussions.
UNIT-II
Introduction to advertising (definition, types, dimensions, role, functions etc.); Evaluation of

advertising; place of an ad in marketing process; marketing mix; promotional mix. Advertising
business - agencies; clients; modern suppliers. Developing advertising strategy - marketing and
consumer behavior; link product to market; ad research; ad planning; how ad works. Creativity
in advertising - creative strategy, process; creative execution; developing and producing ad
campaigns for different media.
Media planning and strategy - different media types and characteristics; media buying, media
planning and selection. Ad effectiveness study - memory test; persuasion test, pre test; post test;
communication test. IMC (Integrated Marketing Communication) - Concept; sales promotion;
direct marketing; public relations. Concept of a brand, Brand evolution, Brand Positioning,
Brands and Consumers.
Brand equity; Defining brand equity, Brand image constellation. Brand Extension; Line
extension, line extension trap, type of extensions. Brand over time. Brand and firm.
Texts Books
1. Integrated Advertising, Promotion and Marketing Communication : Kenneth Clow

2. Advertising: Principles and Practice: Wells Burnett Morairty
3. Brand Management Text and Cases: Harsh V Verma
Reference Books:
1. Consumer behavior : Insights from Indian market: Majumdar Ramanuj

2. Consumer behavior: buying, having, and being: Michael R. Solomon
Retail and Distribution Management and Supply Chain Management
Contact Hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

from each units.
Course Objective: The course aims at introducing the students the basic fundamentals of
retailing, distribution and supply chain management and exploring their application in practical
field.
Prerequisites: A student should have prior exposure to strategies and issues involved in
marketing.
UNIT-I
Concept of Sales, AIDAS Principles, Sales Management-An overview, Objectives of Sales

Management, Introduction to Retail Sales Management, Concept and Meaning, Types of Retail
Format, Retail Mix, Retail Planning Process, Merchandise Planning and Management,
Location and Layout of Retail Outlet.
Stages in Buying Process in Retailing, Retail Pricing, Building Customer Loyalty in Retailing,
Store Loyalty Model, Significance of Visual Merchandising, Retailing in India and Emergence
of Organized Retailing, Rural Retailing, Concept of Consumerism.
Physical Distribution-Concept and Structure, Channel System-Types of Intermediaries and

Channels, Choice of a Channel of Distribution, Assessing Channel Performance, Design of a
Channel System, Channel Policies, Wholesaling-Characteristics, Types, Functions and
Services, Distribution Channel in India.
UNIT-II
Key Logistics Activities and Logistics Strategy, Customer Services, Material Handling, Order
Processing, Inventory Management-Tools and Techniques, Packaging-Categories, Functions,
Packaging Policy, Warehousing and Storage, Transportation-Modes of Transportation and
Selection, Indian Transport Infrastructure Bottleneck, Logistic Information System, Computer
Packages used in Logistics-EDI, BCS, ERP, Intranet and Extranet.
Introduction and Evolution of Supply Chain, Definition and Scope, Various Elements,
Structure of Supply Chain System, Logistics VS Supply Chain, Customer Focus in Supply
Chain, Value Chain and its Outputs, Supply Chain Excellence and Competitive Advantage –
Steps for Integration, Different Types of Supply Chains, Sourcing of Suppliers and Supplier
Evaluation, Principles of Supplier Relation, Bullwhip Effects, Supply Chain Management
Challenges, Selected Case Discussion.
Text Books:
1. Retailing Management - By Swapna Pradhan, Publisher : Mcgraw Hill

2. Retailing Management - By Chetan Bajaj and Tuli , Publisher : Oxford Publishing
Reference Books:
1. Supply Chain Management – By Sunil Sharma, Publisher : Oxford Publishing

2. Text Book of Logistics & Supply Chain Management - By D.K Agrawal, Publisher :
Macmillian
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management and Derivative Market

from each units.
Course Objective: The course aims at introducing the students the basic fundamentals of share
market and its management. It outlines a sound conceptual understanding of derivative market
which includes various instruments like forward, futures, options, swaps and convertibles.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Capital Market.
UNIT-I
Investment, investment objectives, Financial Markets in India - Primary and Secondary Markets,
Placement of Issue, Indian Stock Exchanges and International Stock Exchanges, Stock Market
Indices, Dematerialization, Risk, Determination of Risk and Return, Fundamental and Technical
Analysis, Efficient Market Theory.
Portfolio-Markowitz Model, Efficient Portfolio, Feasible Portfolio, Efficient Frontier, Leveraged

Portfolio, Sharpe Index Model, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Capital Market Line and Security
Market Line, Portfolio Evaluation using Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen Indices and Portfolio
Revision.
UNIT-II
Conceptual Framework of Derivative Market-Meaning, Definition, Types and History,
Participants in Derivative Market, Various Derivative Instruments - Forward, Futures, Options,
Swaps and Convertibles, Forward Contract and Valuation of Forward and Future Prices, Swap
Contract and its mechanism, Types of Swaps, Types of Orders in Derivative Trading, Overview
of Derivative Market abroad and in India.
Option Contracts - Characteristics, Terminologies, Option Pricing, Option Trading Strategies,

Valuation of Options - Call and Put Values, Valuation Models, Dividends, Shares Splits and
Bonus Shares, Convertible Securities and Other Embedded Derivative and its Valuation,
Commodity Market in India.
Text Books:
1. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management-By Prasanna Chandra, Publisher : Tata

Mc Graw Hill.
2. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management – By Punitha Pandian, Publisher:Vikas

Publishing.
Reference Books:
1. Futures & Option Market - By J. C. Hull, Publisher : Pearson Education

2. Financial Derivatives – By S.L. Gupta, Publisher : Prentice Hall
Direct and Indirect Taxation

from each units.
Course Objective: The focus of the course is on the basic concepts pertaining to direct taxes,
which include income from salary, house property, business and profession, capital gains and
other sources; tax structure- individuals, firms and companies; tax planning, and a practical
approach in the field of direct taxes. It also provide insight into indirect tax structure in India
with special reference to tax planning as to central excise, customs duties.
Prerequisites: The students should have knowledge of taxes levied by Government of India.
UNIT-I
Definition- Basic concepts under the income tax act 1961, incomes, which do not form part of
total income; residential status of an assessee- liability of tax or income based on residential
status.
Income from salary -- taxability of government, semi government and private sector employees;
allowances- taxable and exempt; perquisites- taxable; perquisites and its evaluation, and tax free
perquisites; computation of salary income deduction under the head salary. Income from house
property -- self occupied and let-out house property; house property deemed to be let-out.
Income from business and profession -- speculative and non-speculative business; scope of
business income; depreciation- block concept, maintenance of accounts; computations of
business incomes. Professional income; cash and accrual basis accounting for taxation purposes;
computation of professional income. Capital gains -- long term and short term capital gains-
acquisitions for shares, debentures, etc.; computation of long term and short term capital gains;
exemption for taxability of long term capital gains under the income tax act.
UNIT-II
Income from other sources -- scope, grossing up of interest and TDS, bond washing transactions,
methods of accounting, computation of income from other sources and deductions under the
head. Clubbing of incomes and deemed incomes, set off and carry forward off losses, deductions
under computation of total income of assesses- calculation of tax and surcharge; tax planning for
assesses; assessment procedures- filing of returns, due dates, payment of advance tax, refunds-
interest and penalty; appease, reference and revision.
Indirect Taxes: Introduction and applicability of Services Tax and Central Excise Duty and
wealth Tax.
Text Book:
1. Student Guide to Income Tax by Dr. Vinod K. Singhania, Dr. Monika Singhania
Publisher : Taxmann.
2. Indirect Tax Laws by Ravi Puliani & Mahesh Puliani Publisher : Bharat Publication.
Reference Book:
1. Student's Guide to Indirect tax :Dr. Yogendra Bangar Dr. Vandana Bangar CA.
Vineet Sodhani, Aadhya's Publication.
Industrial Relations
Subject Code: BA- 2333

from each units.
Course Objective: The course is designed to promote an understanding of labour legal

environment and Industrial relations Legislature in India.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Business Law
UNIT-I
 Economy and the labour force in India : Introduction, the Indian economy, labour force in
India - Structure, composition and trends, Key issues and critical challenges.
 Industrial Relation: Introduction, industrialization strategy and industrial relations,
globalization and industrial relations.
 Trade Unions – Introduction, theories of trade union movements, trade unions in India,
trade unions and economic development, legal frame work, trade unions recognition,
union recognition agreement, the problem of the free rider.
 Trade union structure – Introduction, models of national trade union movements,
international trade union federations, trade union structure at the national level,
managerial trade union.
 Management of Trade Union in India – Introduction, trade unions constitution, trade
unions functions, Internal and external challenges.
 Collective Bargaining – Introduction, concept , nature, legal framework, levels of
bargaining and agreements, collective bargaining and stake holders, negotiating
techniques and skills.
(8 hrs)
UNIT-II
 Tripartism and Social Dialogue - Introduction, types and levels of tripartite agreements,
assessment of the working of tripartism, social dialogue and the reform process,
strengthening tripertite social dialogue.
 Role of Government in industrial relation – divergent perspectives, types of Government
intervention, means of state interventions, role of state in industrial relations at the state
level.
 Contract of Employment – Industrial Employment Act, Shops and Establishment Act,
Interstate migrant, Workmen Act, Contract Labour Act.
 Dispute resolution and Industrial Harmony – Industrial Conflict, Industrial Dispute Act,
Notice of change, reference of disputes to boards/ court or tribunals, voluntary reference
of disputes to arbitration, general prohibition on strikes and lockouts. Unfair labour
practices, Guiding framework for sound labour management relations.
 Grievances and Discipline handling- Managing employee grievances, nature and causes
of grievance, grievance procedure, managing discipline.
 Working conditions, safety, health and environment – Introduction, Working conditions,
safety, health and environment, organization commitment.
 Labour administration – labour administrative machinery, improving labor inspection,

strengthening conciliation and labour court administration, promoting alternative disputes
resolution mechanism,
 Social security – Social security system in the orgainised sector, Indian constitution and
legal framework, medical care, safety, occupation , health and welfare funds
 Employee participation and labour management co-operation- Introduction, decision
taking, to decision making - participation or association with management?
Text Book:
1. Industrial Relations, C. S.Venkata Ratnam, Publisher – Oxford.

2. The Future of Industrial Relations. New Delhi Sage, 1994. Niland JR.
Reference Book:
1. Collective Bargaining and Industrial. -Kochan, T.A. & Katz Henry. 2nd ed.Homewood,
Illinois, Richard D Irish, 1988.
2. Personnel Management and Industrial Relations –P.C.Shejwalkar andS.B.Malegaonkar.
Competency Mapping and Performance Management

from each units.
Objective: The course aims to introduce students to the fundamental understanding of

Competency and importance of Competency Mapping. The focus of the course is on study of
Performance Management system and development in an organization, role analysis, role of
performance appraisal in an organization, ethics of appraisal. This course also highlights the
importance of competency based appraisal system in an organizational setup and the concepts
and processes of balance score card .It provide a sound understanding of the topics to enable
them to apply in real life situations.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Human Resource management.
UNIT-I
Concepts of competence, competency Mapping. Difference between competence and

competencies, The Behavioural Ice ber.
Competency clusters, Competency approach to development, competency models, Developing

models, Important issues related to developing competency models.
Assessment centre approach to competence building. Competency dictionaries, competency

based applications, Competency model for leadership role, competency model for HR,Increase
need of competencies mapping in globalize world.
UNIT-II
Performance Appraisal (PA): objectives, issues & problems, Job Analysis and PA systems,
Methods of PA, Measurements in PA, Appraisal communication & Interview.Potential
Appraisal: its relevance and advantages over PA.
Performance Management System (PMS): definition and difference in three systems and relevant
advantages over each other. Smart goals, PMS and Reward system, Process & documentation of
PMS, Performance Management & strategic planning, , implementing a performance
management system, Performance management & employee development, performance
management skills, managing team performance.
Mentoring and counseling, Knowledge management, Balanced score card and HR score card.
Texts Books:
1.Performance Management System& Stratigies, Dipak Kr. Bhattacharya, PEARSON
2.Performance Management: Topomoy Deb, Excel Books
3.Hand book of Competency Mapping : understanding,Designing &Implementing

Competency Models in Organizations, Seema Sanghi., Response Books.
Reference Books:

2. Human Resource and Personnel Management, K. Aswathappa TATA
Mc Graw hil.
Object Oriented Programming System and Open Source Systems
Contact hours 4/week Credit – 4
from each units.
Course objective: c++ is a programming language essential for management students seeking to
specialize in information system .c++ is a super set of c which is one of the very elementary
interfacing language for data base management software (DBMS) applications.
Course contents
UNIT-I
Introduction to object oriented programming –characteristics and advantages; general structure

of a C++ program
Data types, variables, constants, operators, input and output statements; program control
statements – loops and decision making ;
UNIT-II
Functions-library functions, user defined function , scope and visibility; arrays, strings and
structures; concept of objects and classes, constructors and destructors, inline functions; pointers;
Function overloading and operator overloading; polymorphism & inheritance; virtual functions
and friend functions;
Text Book:
1. Mastering C++; K.R.Venugopal, Rajkumar & T.Ravishankar; McGraw Hill
Reference Books:
1. C++ Primer; Stanley B Lippman and J.Lajoie; Addison Wesley

2. The C++ Programming Language; Bjarne Stroustrup; Addison Wesley
3. C++ The Complete Reference; Herbert Schildt, McGraw Hill
4. Programming with C++, Schaum’s outline series; John R. Hubbard; McGraw Hill
Database Management Systems
from each units.
Course objective: In today’s scenario, almost all the business establishments are managed by
databases. This course is aimed at introducing the complete concept of database management
system, so that the business management students are in a position to incorporate the suitable
database for an organization.
Course contents
UNIT-I
An introduction, entity—relationship model: basic concepts, design issues, mapping constraints,

keys, entity-relationship diagram, design of an E-R database schema, reduction of an E-R
schema to tables.
Relational model: the relational algebra, the tuple relational calculus, the domain relational
calculus. SQL: SQL *plus, data manipulation in database management systems, the oracle data
types, tables, data constraints, oracle functions, joins, sub queries, union, intersect and minus
clause, indexes, views, sequences, security, SQL *plus reports.
UNIT-II
Functional dependencies: trivial and non trivial dependencies, closure of a set of dependencies,
closure of a set of attributes, irreducible sets of dependencies. Normalization: nonloss
decomposition and functional dependencies, first, second and third normal forms, Boyce/Codd
normal form, fourth normal form, fifth normal form, other normal forms. Object-oriented
databases: the object oriented data model.
Storage and file structure: file organization, organization of record ion files, data-dictionary
storage. Database system architectures: centralized systems, client-server systems, distributed
systems, network types. Distributed databases: data replication, data fragmentation. Security and
integrity.
Text Book:
1. Fundamentals of Database Systems; R.Elmasri, S.B.Navathe, Somayajulu, Gupta;

Pearson Education
Reference Books:
1. Database System Concepts; A.Silberschatz, H.F.Korth & S.Sudarshan; Mc Graw Hill
2. Database Management Systems; Raghu Ramakrishnan; McGraw Hill
3. Introduction to Database Systems; C.J. Date; Addison Wesley
4. Database- Principles, Programming and Performance; Patrick O’ Neil;Morgan Kaufman
MBA IV SEMESTER
Enterprise Resource Planning and Knowledge Management

from each units.
Objective. The course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how
information and knowledge is used, stored and shared within the organization. This course
examines the various functional areas of the business as to the type of information required, how
information is utilized, how information is integrated across departments. It examines the
importance of integrated information access within an organization in the form of ERP.
The course will examine what knowledge is, how it is transferred, how to share it via various
knowledge sharing technology, and how to manage it.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of various types of information systems, business functions,

and internet.
UNIT-I
ERP Overview-def, characteristics, benefits, drivers; ERP Lifecycle-summary of various phases

of the cycle; ERP Modules-Overview of the seven basic modules-Finance, Human Resource,
Sales & Distb, Production etc.; Planning for ERP implementation-guidelines, challenges, pitfalls;
ERP implementation challenges, Budgeting for ERP Implementation; ERP transition strategy
and data migration Post implementation activities & erp performance evaluation; KM overview-
def, characteristics, types, organization
UNIT-II
KM systems lifecycle-overview of the KMSLC; KM knowledge creation & architecture-Nonaka
model of knowledge creation, KM transfer & sharing- types of knowledge transfer, factors
critical to successful knowledge transfer.
KM system testing and deployment; KM workers; KM systems tools and portals – evolution of
Knowledge portal, components of knowledge portal, characteristics, role of internet.
Texts Books
1. Leon, Alexis. ERP Demystified. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Limited, 2008.
2. Single Raj, Ashim. Enterprise Resource Planning. New Delhi: CENGAGE Learning,
2008
Reference Books:
1. Awad, M. Elias; Ghaziri, Hassan M. Knowledge Management: Pearson Education, Inc.

Delhi: Pearson Education Pte. Ltd., 2004
International Business Management
Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4(T-4)

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand and
appreciate the key issues in the international business environment and also to acquaint them
with concepts and procedures pertaining to international business transactions.
Pre-requisite – Students should possess basic knowledge of Economic Environment & Policy
and Marketing Management.
Course Contents
UNIT-I
Introduction to International Business - Global Economy and growth of international market
pattern, MNC's and International Business - merits and demerits of MNC's operation. Income-
wise classification of countries, Countries classified by Economic System.
Basis for International Trade - Absolute Cost Advantage, Comparative Cost Advantage,
Heckscher Ohlin Theory - the Product Life Cycle Theory - The new Trade Theory - Porters
Diamond - Gains from Trade.
UNIT-II
Cultural Environment: Elements, Nature & Levels of Culture- Cultural attitude and International
business, Implications for International Business.
Economic Environment: Trade Policies-instruments of trade policies - tariff, subsidies - import

quotas - export restraints - terms of trade - free trade vs. protection, balance of payment vs.
balance of trade.
Political & Technological Environment: Features of Technology, Impact of Technology-

Implication for MNCs. Social Responsibility & Ethical issues in International Business.
World Trade Organization (WTO) and trading blocks - arguments for and against joining WTO;
International Monitory System - IMF and world bank Euro Dollar market foreign exchange
determination of exchange rates, International marketing decisions - products decisions - pricing
decisions - promotion decisions.

1. International Business - K. Aswathappa
2. International Economics- Chacholiades
Market Research

Questions to be set: 20 marks questions from each unit
from each units.
UNIT-I
Introduction to Marketing Research: Definition of Marketing Research; A Classification of

Marketing Research; Marketing Research Process.
Defining the Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach: Importance of Defining
a Problem; The Process of Defining the Problem and Developing an Approach; Tasks involved
in Problem Definition; Environmental Context of the Problem Management Decision Problem
and Marketing Research Problem; Defining the Marketing Research Problem, Components of an
approach.
Research Design: Research Design: Definition; Research Design: Classification; Exploratory

Research; Descriptive Research (Cross-Sectional Design; Longitudinal Design; Advantages and
Disadvantages of Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Designs); Causal Research; Relationships
Among Exploratory, Descriptive, and Causal Research.
Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data: Primary versus Secondary Data; Criteria for
Evaluating Secondary Data; Classification of Secondary Data.
Exploratory Research Design: Qualitative Research: Primary Data: Qualitative versus

Quantitative Research; Rationale for Using Qualitative Research Procedures; A Classification of
Qualitative Research Procedure; Focus Group Interviews Depth Interviews; Projective
Techniques.
Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation: Survey Methods and their classification;
Comparative Evaluation of Survey Methods; Selection of Survey Method(s); Observation
Methods; Comparative Evaluation of Observational Methods.
Causal Research Design: Experimentation: Concept of Causality; Conditions for Causality

Definition of Concepts; Definition of Symbols; Validity in Experimentation; Extraneous
Variables; Controlling Extraneous Variables; Classification of Experimental Designs; Pre-
experimental Designs; True Experimental Designs; Quasi Experimental Designs; Statistical
Designs.
UNIT-II
Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling: Measurement and Scaling;
Primary Scales of Measurement; A Comparison of Scaling Techniques; Comparative Scaling
Techniques.
Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques.
Questionnaire and Form Design: Questionnaire & Observation Forms; Questionnaire Design
Process; Specify the Information Needed; Type of Interviewing Method; Individual Question
Content; Choosing Question Structure; Choosing Question Wording; Determining the Order of
Questions.
Sampling: Design and Procedures: Sample or Census; The Sampling Design Process;
Classification of Sampling Techniques; Choosing Nonprobability versus Probability
Sampling; Uses of Nonprobability versus Probability Sampling.
Sampling: Final and Initial Sample Size Determination: Definitions and Symbols; The Sampling
Distribution; Statistical Approaches to Determining Sample Size; Confidence Intervals; Multiple
Characteristics and Parameters; Other Probability Sampling Techniques; Adjusting the
Statistically Determined Sample Size; Non-response Issues in Sampling.
Fieldwork: The Nature of Fieldwork; Fieldwork/Data Collection Process; Selection of Field

Workers; Training of Field Workers; The Nature of Fieldwork; Fieldwork/Data Collection
Process; Selection of Field Workers; Training of Field Workers
Frequency Distribution, Cross-Tabulation, and Hypothesis Testing: Frequency Distribution;

Statistics Associated with Frequency Distribution; Introduction to Hypothesis Testing; A General
Procedure for Hypothesis Testing; Cross-Tabulations; Statistics Associated with Cross-
Tabulation; Cross-Tabulation in Practice; Hypothesis Testing Related to Differences.
Report Preparation and Presentation: Report Format; Report Writing; Guidelines for Tables;
Guidelines for Graphs.
Common Parametric and Non-parametric Tests: Parametric Tests (One Sample; Two
Independent Samples; Paired Samples); Non-parametric Tests (One Sample; Two Independent
Samples; Paired Samples)
Text Book
1. Market Research: An Applied Orientation, Malhotra N.K., Pearson
Reference Books
1. Marketing Research, Burns, A.C., Bush, R.F., Pearson
2. Marketing Research, Easwaran, S., Singh, S.J.
3. International Marketing Research, V.Kumar, Pearson
Service Marketing and Global Marketing
Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4(2+2) (T-4)

from each units.
Course Objective: The course deals with the conceptual framework in the marketing of services
and challenges faced by marketing managers in the service marketing areas in a global market
environment.
UNIT-I
Introduction to services. What are services? Why service marketing is done? Myths about
services. GAPS model. Differences in marketing of tangible goods Vs. service marketing. The
service marketing mix, key competitive trends and conceptual framework. Competitive trends
for the 21st century. Customer satisfaction and focus value. TQM and service quality; Consumer
behaviour in services, customer expectation of service, customer perception of services,
strategies for influencing customer perception, building customer relationship through
segmentation and relation strategies.
Aligning strategy, service design and standards; customer defined service standards, leadership
and measurement system for market driven service performance, service design and positioning;
Delivering and performing service; employees’ role in service delivery, delivering service
through intermediaries, customer’s role in service delivery, managing demand and capacity,
international services marketing. The role of advertising, personal selling and other
communication, pricing of services, the physical evidence of services, selected cases in services
marketing, viz., and marketing services such as airlines, Hotels, Courier, and financial services.
Hospital, Hospitality and education.
UNIT-II
Nature of international Marketing- Challenges and opportunities, Trade theories and economic
Development, Trade distortions and marketing barriers, Political environment, Legal
environment, Culture. Consumer behavior in the International context- Psychological and social
dimensions.
Foreign market entry Strategies, Product strategies; Basic decisions and product planning,
Promotion strategies; Personal selling, publicity, and sales promotion, Pricing strategies; Basic
decisions, Countertrade and terms of sale/payment.
Texts Books
1. Services Marketing by-the Indian perspective: Ravi Shanker

2. Services Marketing-Text and Cases:Verma
3. International Marketing: Analysis and Strategies by Sak Onkvisit and John Snow
(Publisher: Routledge)
Reference Books:
1. Services Marketing-Integrating Customer focus across the

firm:Zeithaml,Bitner,Pandit,Gremler
2. Consumer behavior:buying, having, and being: Michael R. Solomon
3. Consumer behavior : Insights from Indian market: Majumdar Ramanuj
4. Marketing Management by Philip Kotler (Publisher: PHI)
Multinational Finance and Risk Exposure Management

from each units.
Course Objective: The objective of the course is to enable the students to understand the
international monetary system, capital flows, analysis of balance of payment, international
capital and money markets, modes of international payments. It also includes the analysis of
Indian Forex market, financing of foreign trade and international working capital management.
Prerequisites: The students should be familiar with macro economic environment, coupled with
social and political variables affect the growth and development of business activities.
UNIT-I
Why firms pursue international business, how firms engage in international business, valuation
model of an MNC. International flow of funds, balance of payments, international Trade flows,
International Trade issues, factor affecting international trade, correcting a deficit balance of
payment ,international capital flows ,factors affecting international capital flow, international
trade and valuation of an MNC.
Foreign exchange market, spot, forward, relationship between forward and future spot rate,
interest rate parity theory, derivative market.
Determination of exchange rate, parity condition, arbitrage and law of one price, PPP, the fisher
effect, the international fisher effect, inflation risk and input on financial market, currency
forecasting.
UNIT-II
International monitory system, determine exchange rate system, working of international

monitory system, MNC working capital management ,short term financing borrowing strategies
and exchange risk management ,payment term in international trade, documents in
international trade, financing techniques, government schemes of export financing and credit
insurance, current asset management, cash, receivables and inventory management.
Foreign exchange risk management, accounting exposure, measurement and management,

economic exposure, measurement and management, transaction exposure, measurement and
management, political risk analysis.
Text Book:
1. Multinational Financial Management by Alan C. Shapiro (Publisher : PHI)
2. International Financial Management, Jeff Mudra (Publisher : Cengage Learning.
Marketing of Financial Services and Mergers & Acquisitions

from each units.
Course Objective: The course acquaints the students with a conceptual framework of a range of
financial products and services offered by different financial institutions and agencies in India. It
also outlines the core concepts of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategies and the challenges
encountered in implementing the same.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the structure of financial system and awareness of the trends and
challenges faced by the corporate firms in modern world.
UNIT-I
Introduction to Financial Services, Definition, Functions of Financial Services, Characteristics,

Scope, Classification of Financial Services - Traditional and Modern activities, Recent trends.
Factoring and Forfaiting, Definition, Services provided, Types, Factoring Mechanism, Factoring
Cost, Legal aspects, Benefits, Differences between Bills Discounting & Factoring,
Characteristics of International Factoring, Mechanism of International Factoring, Needs and
benefits, Definition of Forfaiting, Pricing of a Forfaiting transaction, Mechanism, Difference
between Forfaiting & Factoring, Benefits, Problem and its suggestions. Leasing and Hire
Purchase, Types of Lease, Procedural Aspects, Legal Aspects, Income Tax Provisions,
Accounting Treatment of Leases, Advantages and Disadvantages, Myths About Leasing,
Difference between Leasing and Instalment Sales, Differences between Leasing and Hire
Purchases, Accounting Treatment of Hire Purchase, Legal Position, Taxation Aspects.
Depositary Receipts, definition, ADR and GDR, working mechanism, benefits and risk
associated, Steps in GDR issue, Instanex Skindia DR Index, Eligibility conditions for overseas
companies to issue IDRs. Hedge Fund, introduction, benefits and risk, Hedge Fund Vs Mutual
Fund, Hedge Fund Strategies. Mutual Fund, definition, features, Products / Schemes, NFO,
NAV, organization of a Mutual Fund, Evaluation of fund, AMFI, growth of Mutual Fund in
India. Securitization, introduction, structure, advantages and disadvantages. Credit Rating:
Origin, advantages and limitations, Rating Agencies, Rating symbols, Rating Methodology,
Rating Fees, Growth of Credit Rating Industry in India.
UNIT-II
Conceptual Framework of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Types and Forms of Mergers,
History of Mergers and Acquisitions Activities and its Trend, Distinction amongst Mergers,
Acquisitions, Absorption and Amalgamation, Motives, Benefits of M&A, Synergy Effect -
Creation of Synergy, Various M&A Lingo- Reverse Merger, Holding Company, Joint
Venture, Strategic Alliances, Divestiture, De-Merger, Spin- Off, Carve Out, Spit Off, Spit Up,
LBO, MBO, Assets Stripping, Black Knight, Grey Knight, Macaroni Defense, ESOP, Green
Mail, White Mail, White Knight, Shark Repellent, Pac Man, Liquidation, Poison Pill. Reasons
for Mergers, Growth of M& A Activity in Asia, Seeking Acquisition Opportunities, A
Disciplined Acquisition Programme, Failure of M&A Proposal, Schemes and Legal
Procedure for a Merger, Regulation of Takeover and Takeover Code of SEBI, Deciding about
Sizing, Fixed Share and Fixed Value Deal. Financing a Merger-Cash Offer or Share Exchange.
Common Takeover Tactic - Friendly and Hostile Takeover, Standstill Agreement, Tender
Offer, Defenses including Pre-bid and Post-bid Strategies, Valuation of Firms in M&A-
Valuation Models, Valuation of Brand – Quantifying Brand through Goodwill, Approaches to
Brand Valuation, Value Creation through M&A – Determination of Net Economic Advantage,
Human Aspects of Post Acquisition Integration, Concept and Scope of Due Diligence,
Accounting for Business Combination –Methods used in Accounting Treatment for M&A and
Takeover Activities, Computation of Purchase Consideration, Looking at Pre-merger Status
and Post-merger Impact on different financial parameters of the Merged Firm and Merging
Firms, Determination of Exchange Ratio in M&A Proposal, Case Discussions.
Text Books:
1. Financial Services – By Thummuluri Siddaiah, Publisher : Pearson Education

2. Merchant Banking and Financial Services – By Dr. S. Gurusamy, Publisher: Thomson
Reference Books:
1. Mergers and Acquisitions – By A.P. Dash, Publisher : I.K. International Publishing

House
2. Mergers and Acquisitions – By R.S. Aurora, Kavita Shetty, Publisher : Oxford
Organization Development and Human Resource Development

from each units.
Objective: Upon completion of course, students should gain a thorough understanding of the
organization’s ability to assess its current functioning and ability to achieve goals. The course
focus on enhancing the understanding of Development of human resource in modern
organization. This course also highlights the importance of training & development and planning
of career of the employees ,in today ‘s age of LPG .It provide a sound understanding of the
process and methods of training and development so that it enable them to apply it in real work
situations.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Organization Behaviour and Human Resource

Management is required.
UNIT –I
Organization Development: Meaning, definitions and concepts, needs and importance in

organizations, action research process, principles, steps and goals, managing the OD process.
Foundations Of OD: Action Research, Survey Feedback, Systems Theory, Teams And
Teamwork, Participation And Empowerment, Applied Behavioural Science, Parallel
Learning Structures. Process of OD –Model of Change, Six Box Model.
OD Intervention: Meaning, Importance, Team Intervention: Role Analysis, Interdependency,

Appreciation and Concern Inter group: Walton, Principled Negotiation Structural: Sts, Work
Redesign, Self-Managed Teams. Individual: T-Group, Behaviour Modeling.
UNIT-II
Overview of Human Resource Management, objective, HRD Process ,HRD Mechanisms,

Processes and Outcomes, Principles of HRD System, Sub-Systems of HRD, Difference between
HRD and Training; Training and development, learning principles, training, meaning, need,
objectives. Methods of training; on-the-job, off-the-job methods of training.
Development concepts, objectives and process, development concepts, objectives and process,
methods of development; coaching, job rotation, Job enlargement and job enlargement -
managerial grid.
Training for trainer: Ice breaking, skills of trainers, room setting in training, Types of
participants and methods of handling them.Career Planning.
Text Books:
1. Organization Development, & Transformation, Managing Effective Change, Wendell

L.French, Cecil H.Bell, Jr, Publisher : PHI
2. Organisation Change and Development by Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya, Publisher :
Oxford.
3. Training and Development Dr. B. Janakiram, Biztantra.
4. Training and Development , G.Pandu Naik, Excel Books.
Reference Books:
1. Organizational, Design, and Change-Gareth R. Jones, Publisher : Pearson Education.
2. Effective Training System, Stratigies and Practices,NICK Blanchard, James Thacker,
PEARSON
4. Human Resource and Personnel Management, K. Aswathappa
5. Training for Development, R K Sahu , Excel Books.
6. Globalization and Human Resource Development, I S Singh, Excel Books.
Compensation Management and International Human Resource Management

from each units.
Objective – The course is designed to promote understanding of issues related to the

compensation or
rewarding human resources in the corporate sector, public services and other forms of
organizations and to impart skills in designing analyzing and restructuring reward management
systems, policies and strategies.
The course is also helpful in helping the students to critically explore the management of people
from an international perspective, analyzing the International HRM policies, strategies and
practices that organizations pursue in responding to demands of increased globalization.
Pre-requisite – Students need to possess basic knowledge about Human Resource Management
before studying this subject.
UNIT – I
Conceptual and Theoretical understanding of Economic theory related to reward management;

Competitive Imperatives; Productivity, Quality, Service, Speed, Learning, Planning for
Improved Competitiveness; Diagnosis and Benchmarking- Determination of Inter and Intra-
industry Compensation differentials; Internal and external Equity in compensation system.
Understanding tools used in Designing, Improving and Implementing Compensation packages;

Compensation designs for Specific Type of Human Resources like Compensation of Chief
Executives, Senior managers, R & D Staff.
Understanding different components of compensation packages like fringe benefits, incentives

and Retirement Plans; Compensation Practices of Multinational Corporations and Strategic
Compensation Systems.
UNIT – II
Introduction: Definition of IHRM, need of IHRM, Variables that moderate between domestic
and international HRM, importance of cultural awareness, expanding the role of HRM in
international firms.
International Recruitment & Selection: Staffing policies, issues in staff selection.
Performance management: performance management in MNC, factors associated with individual

performance appraisal.
Training and Development: expatriate training, developing international staff and multinational
teams. Adaptation & Repatriation.
Compensation: objectives of international compensation, approaches to international

compensation.
Role of expatriates spouse: Role of women in international management, managing diverse

workforce globally.
Industrial Relation: in MNCs.
Text Books:
1. Managing People in Multinational Context – Peter J.Dowling, Denice E.Welch

2. Reward Management: A Handbook of salary administration by Armstrong, Michael and
Marlis.
Reference Books:
1. Wage and Salary Administration by Leonard R,Berger’s.

2. Wage and Salary administration by Rock Micton.
3. International Human Resource Management. 3rd edition. CIPD, Brewster, C., Sparrow,
P., Veron, G., & Houldsworth, E.(2011)
4. International Human Resource Management, 3rd Edition By Dennis Briscoe, Dennis R.
Briscoe, Randall S. Schuler, Randall Schuler, Lisbeth Claus Published September 3rd
2008 by Routledge.
E-Commerce
from each units.
Objective: This course is aimed at providing students with an in-depth understanding of E-

Commerce. The course will examine the various types of E-Commerce models, E-Commerce
technological infrastructure, process architecture, and technical components that comprise an E-
Commerce solution such as Electronic Payment Systems, Security, Electronic Data Interchange
etc. The course will also examine the role of the internet, ISP providers, network architecture,
network medias etc.
UNIT-I
Information systems overview, E-Commerce overview, Nature and Dynamics of the internet, E-
Commerce applications
E-Commerce process architecture, Planning and launching of E-commerce (online) business,

Technology for online business and internet architecture
UNIT-II
Internet Service Providers; IT Network infrastructure for E-Commerce; Electronic Payment

Systems; Digital Signature
Encryption and Cryptography; E-Commerce model for a Middle Level Organization;
Promoting Web Traffic
Recommended Text
 Chhabra T.N., Suri R.K., Verma Sanjiv. E-Commerce. A TextBook for B.Com(Hons.)
Second Year. Dhanpat Rai & Co. 2007
 Select excerpts and chapters from other textbooks
 Internet sources
Technology Management And Strategy

from each units.
Course objective: this course deals with the key concepts of technology management with
special reference to innovation process, human factors in technology development, competitive
technology thus exploring the relationship between technology management and technology
strategy.
Course contents
UNIT-I
Definition, key concepts, role, importance, life cycle approach, innovation process, integrating
people and technology, human factors in technology operations.
Technology – strategy relationship in the large corporation, global technology comparison,

resource leverage. Generic competitive technology strategies, relationship between technology
strategy and corporate strategy, strategic shifts and resource commitments, technology vision and
goals, technology leadership.
UNIT-II
SWOT analysis for technology, matching business portfolio and technology portfolio,
technology – market mix, flexibility in technology strategy.
Strategic technology planning, investment in technology, technology strategy and functional

strategy and functional strategy, implementation and control of technology strategy, global
linkages.
Text Books:
1. Strategic Technology Management – Frederick Betz, Mcgraw Hill
2. Reward Management: A Handbook of salary administration by Armstrong, Michael and
Marlis.
3. Management of Technology; Tarek M Khalil; Tata McGraw-Hill education
Reference Books:
1. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation; Burgelman, Christensen, and
Wheelwright; McGraw Hill
2. Handbook of Technology Management; Gerar H. Gaynor; McGraw Hill

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SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

Effective from July 2013

1. DURATION OF THE COURSE

2.1 Internal marks shall be based on sessionals (two)/assignments/oral Examination/seminars

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

1 BA-2101 Principles of Management MGT

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

9 BA-2262 SPSS - LAB MGT 2 1

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

2 BA-2302 Business Strategy MGT 4 4

3 BA-2375 Summer Project #(10 weeks) MGT 4 4

6 SPL-I/II/III Specializations MGT/CSE/IT 8

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

# Summer project to be undertaken during vacation after second semester

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

Teaching No. of hours /week Total

Minimum 10 students required to run a specialization

Principles of Management and Organization Behaviour

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

Evolution of Management theory & practice: Classical theories, Neo-classical theories,

Functions of Management. Planning: Objectives, Types, Process of Planning. Management by

Micro-organizational Behavior: Concept of organization effectiveness. Strategy and structure

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

1. Marketing Management, Kotler P., Prentice Hall.

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required.

Introduction to accounting, single and double entry system of book-keeping, accounting

Introduction to costing, preparation of cost sheet, cost classification, variance analysis,

GAPP; Generally accepted accounting principles, responsibility accounting, segmental analysis,

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

Demand Forecasting - Importance of Demand Forecasting, Methods of Forecasting - Direct and

Theory of Production; Production Function - Laws of production - Internal & External,

1. Managerial Economics- Yogesh Maheshwari

1. Managerial Economics- Peterson & Lewis

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

Principles of writing ,Effective Business Writing, Fundamental do’s and don’ts.

Note: In addition the following will also be covered:

 Introduction to Phonetics (Not for exams)

Practical Application (For practice in class/ language lab)

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta

3. Communication Skills, Leena Sen, Prentice-Hall of India.

Subject Code: BA-2106

Contact hours: 3 hrs / week Credit: 3 (T-3)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

Computers - an introduction, computers in business, elements of computer configuration,

Networks - introduction, elements of network, LAN, WAN, Managing networks, introduction to

Text Books/ Reference Books:

1. Computer Applications in Management, Ritendra Goel, D.N.Kakkar, New Age

Contact hours: 4 hrs / week Credit: 4 (T-4)

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required

1. Legal Aspects of Business, Akhileshwar Pathak, Tata McGraw Hill Education

3. Legal Aspects of Business, Harold.F.Lusk, R.D.Irwin, 1949.

Objective. This is an introductory course to introduce Managerial Skills. It is designed to

Prerequisites: No Departmental Prerequisites required.