MBA-107 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 4
Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
Business
Environment-Meaning, Importance, Environmental Factors, Recent Political
Environment, Recent Economic and Financial Environment, Planning In
India-Planning Commision-Liberalisation and Planning, Industrial Policy: New
trade policy-1991 onwards, Industrial Licensing in India
UNIT II
Indian Financial System : Monetary And Fiscal Policy,
Economic Trends, Price Policy, Stock Exchange Of India, Role of regulatory
institutions in Indian financial system – RBI and SEBI , National Income, Role
of Industry in Economic Development, Foreign Trade and Balance of Payment,
Poverty in India, Unemployment in India, Inflation, Human Development, Rural
Development, Problems of Growth
UNIT III
Direct &
Indirect Taxes (MODVAT), (CENVAT),Competition Act 2002 & FEMA Acts,
Philosophy and strategy of planning in India.
Liberalization, Privatization and Disinvestments, Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) and their role and impact in International Business Environment, World
Trade Organization (WTO), Redefining Value Preposition to MSMEs
UNIT IV
Social
Responsibility of business enterprises, New Economic Policy, Globalization,
EXIM policy and role of EXIM bank, FDI policy, Multinational Corporation (MNCs)
and Transnational Corporations (TNCs), Global Competitiveness, technology and
competitive advantage, technology transfer - importance and types, Appropriate
technology and technology adaptation.
Books & References:
1. Shaikh & Saleem - Business Environment
(Pearson, 2nd Edition)
2. Francis
Cherunilam – Business Environment, Text and Cases (Himalaya Publishing House,
8th Edition). 3. Mittal - Business
Environment (Excel Books).
4. V.
Neelamegam – Business Environment (Vrinda Publications , 2nd Edition)
5.
Fernando-Business Environment (Prentice hall)
6. Mishra S K & Puri V K - Economic
Environment of Business (Himalaya Publishing House, 3rd Edition). 7. Paul Justin - Business Environment Text
and Cases (Tata McGraw Hill)
MBA-108 BUSINESS LAWS 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
Contract Act, 1872
Definition of a Contract and its essentials, Formation of a valid Contract -
Offer and Acceptance, Consideration, Capacity to Contract, Free consent,
Legality of object, Discharge of a Contract by performance, Impossibility and
Frustration, Breach, Damages for breach of a contract, Quasi contracts,
Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee, Bailment and Pledge, Agency
UNIT II
Partnership Act,
1932 Definition of Partnership and its essentials, Rights and Duties of
Partners : Types of Partners, Minor as a partner, Doctrine of Implied
Authority, Registration of Firms, Dissolution of firms. Sale of Good Act, 1930
Definition of a Contract of Sale, Conditions and Warranties, Passing of
Property, Right of Unpaid Seller against the Goods, Remedies for Breach
UNIT III
Negotiable Instrument
Act, 1881 Definition and characteristics, Kinds of negotiable instruments,
Promissory Note, Bill of Exchange and Cheques, Holder and Holder in due course,
Negotiation, Presentment, Discharge from Liability, Noting and Protest,
Presumption, Crossing of Cheques, Bouncing of Cheques Companies Act, 1956
Nature and Definition of a Company, Registration and Incorporation, Memorandum
of Association, Articles of Association, Prospectus, Kinds of Companies,
Directors: Their powers and duties, Meetings, Winding up.
UNIT IV
Consumer Protection
Act, 1956 Aims and Objects of the Act, Redressal Machinery under the act,
Procedure for complaints under the act, Remedies, Appeals, Enforcement of
orders and Penalties The Information Technology Act, 2000 Definition, Digital
Signature, Electronic Governance, Attribution, Acknowledgment and Dispatch of
Electronic Records, Sense Electronic Records and Sense Digital Signatures,
Regulation of Certifying Authorities, Digital Signature Certificates, Duties of
Subscribers, Penalties and Offences.
Books &
References:
1. Gulshan J.J. -
Business Law Including Company Law (New Age International Publisher, 13th
Edition)
2. Kuchhal M.C. - Business Law (Vikas Publication, 4th
Edition)
3. Avtar Singh -
Principles of Mercantile Law (Eastern Book Company, 7th Edition).
4. Relevant Acts
MBA-109 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
Marketing Research –
Definition, Scope, Significance, Limitations, Obstacles in acceptance. Ethics
in marketing research, Marketing Intelligence system Research process – Management dilemma
(problem) – decision problem – research problem – hypothesis statement –
characteristics of a good hypothesis – drafting the research proposal Various sources of market Information –
Methods of collecting Market Information - Secondary data – sources – problems
of fit and accuracy, Syndicated services
UNIT II
Exploratory designs – Descriptive designs - Longitudinal and
cross-sectional analysis Qualitative
research techniques – (a). Based on questioning: Focus groups, Depth
interviews, Projective techniques (b). Based on observations: ethnography,
grounded theory, participant observation
Causal research – Basic experimental designs – internal and external validity
of experiments
UNIT III
Primary data – Questionnaire design - Administration and
analysis considerations in design - Attitude measurement – scaling techniques.
Observation method of primary data collection, Web based primary data
collection – issues of reach, analysis, accuracy, time and efficiency Sampling – sampling methods – sampling and
non sampling errors – sample size calculation – population and sample size -
large and small samples - practical considerations in determining sample
size. Data analysis – Univariate analysis
– Bivariate analysis – Multivariate analysis, Simple and cross tabulation,
simple and multiple regression, Factor analysis.
UNIT IV
Hypothesis testing –
Types of tests and test selection, One sample test, Two-Independent Sample
tests, Two-related sample tests. Chi-square test, tests for large and small
samples. Report writing – forms of
report – fundamentals of a good report
Books &
References:
1. Research
Methodology – C.R. Kothari
2. Methodology and
Techniques of Social Research – Wilkinson, Bhandarkar
3. Research Methodology – Dr. V.P. Micahel
4. Research Design and Methods – Kenneth S. Bordens
5. Business Research
Methods – Donald R. Koope
MBA-110 PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
Operations Management
– An overview, Definition of production and operations management, Production
Cycle, Classification of operations, New Product Development, Product Design,
Plant Location, Layout Planning.
UNIT II
Forecasting as a planning tool, Forecasting types and
methods, Exponential smoothening, Measurement of errors, Monitoring and
Controlling forecasting models, Box- Jenkins Method. Productivity and Work
study, Method study, Work Measurement.
UNIT III
Basic Concept &
Philosophy of Supply Chain Management; Essential features, Benchmarking
concept, Features and Implementation, Outsourcing-basic concept, Value Addition
in SCM-concept of demand chain management.
Production Planning techniques, Routing Decisions, Line of Balance,
Scheduling types & principles, master production schedule
UNIT IV
Inventory Management
– Objectives, Factors, Process, Inventory control techniques- ABC, VED, EOQ,
SED, FSN analysis. Logistics Management:
Logistics as part of SCM, different models, inbound and outbound logistics,
bullwhip effect in logistics, Distribution and warehousing management Basic concepts of quality, dimensions of
quality, Juran’s quality trilogy, Deming’s 14 principles, PDCA cycle, Quality
circles, Quality improvement and cost reduction- 7QC tools and 7 new QC tools,
ISO 9000-2000 clauses, coverage QS 9000 clauses, coverage. Six Sigma, Total
Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Books &
References:
1. Krishnan Dr. Gopal - Material Management, (Pearson, New
Delhi, 5th Ed.)
2. Bisen & Singh-Operation & Logistics
Management(Excel Books)
3. Raghuram G. (I.I.M.A.) - Logistics and Supply Chain
Management (Macmillan, 1st Ed.) 4.
Krishnan Dr. Gopal - Material Management, (Pearson, New Delhi, 5th Ed.)
5. R.V. Badi &
N.V. Badi - Production & Operation Management (Vrinda Publications 3rd
Edition)
6. Chary - Production and Operations Management (Tata
McGraw-Hill, 1997, 9th Edition)
7. Adam Jr Everetl E. R J – Production and Operations
Management (Prentice-Hall, 2000, 5th Edition)
MBA-111
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & COST ACCOUNTING 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
Evolution of
Financial-management, scope and objectives of financial management, agency
problem, Time Value of Money, Valuation of bonds and stocks, Source of Long
Term funds: Equity shares, Preference share, Debentures, public deposits,
factors affecting long term funds requirements
UNIT II
Capital Budgeting:
Capital Budgeting process, Capital Budgeting Techniques Capital Structure:
Determinants of Capital Structure, Capital structure theories, Cost of Capital,
Operating and Financial Leverage. Management of Retained Earnings: Retained
earnings & Dividend policy, Lease financing: Concepts, types of leases,
Advantages and disadvantages of leasing, Working Capital: Concept factors
affecting working capital requirements, determining working capital requirements
UNIT III
Cost
Accounting-Meaning, Scope and Classification of costs, Absorption costing,
marginal costing, methods of valuing material issues, Introduction to Break
Even Analysis, Use of Cost-data in managerial Decision-making with special reference
to pricing and make or buy decisions. Introduction to Standard Costing
including Variance Analysis – materials and labour variances, Cost Control
Techniques-Preparation of budgets and their control, Zero base budgeting.
Standard costing and Variance analysis, Responsibility accounting
UNIT IV
Introduction to
recent developments in cost management: Introduction to concept of Price Level
Accounting, Human Resource Accounting, Target Costing, Kaizen costing Activity
based costing, Life Cycle Costing.Introduction to Tally Software Package in
Accounting – Creating Companies, journal entries and ledger accounts.
Books &
References:
1. Maheshwari, S.N. (14th ed., 2004). Management Accounting
and Financial Control. Sultan Chand & Sons.
2. Maheshwari, S.N. (14th ed., 2004). Principles of
Management Accounting. Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
3. Maheshwari, S.N. (2004). Corporate Accounting for
Managers. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
4. Narayana Swamy (2nd Ed., 2005). Financial Accounting a
Managerial Perspective. Prentice Hall of India.
MBA-112 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT I
The Foundation of
Supply Chain Management-Overview and Evolution of Supply Chain Management;
Supply Chain Concepts and Models; Strategic Fit Concept of SCM; SCM- An
Organization Spanning Activity; SCM as a Tool to Gain Competitive Advantage.
UNIT II
Key Processes of
Supply Chain Management-Supply Chain Planning; Purchasing in Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Network Design & Manufacturing; Inventory and Warehousing in
SCM; Supply Chain Transportation Decisions.
UNIT III
SCM Enablers-Tools
and Techniques of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Supply
Chain; Supply Chain Forecasting; Buyer-Supplier Partnership; Customer
Relationship Issues in SCM Inventory Management: Concept, various costs
associated with inventory, various EOQ models, buffer stock (trade off between
stock out / working capital cost), lead time reduction, re-order point /
re-order level fixation, exercises – numerical problem solving , ABC, SDE / VED
Analysis, Just-In-Time & Kanban System of Inventory management.
UNIT IV
SCM
Administration-Supply Chain Cost Analysis & Pricing; Supply Chain Risk
Management; HR Issues in SCM; Supply Chain Performance Measurement Recent
Issues in SCM: Role of Computer / IT in Supply Chain Management, CRM Vs SCM,
Benchmarkingconcept, Features and Implementation, Outsourcing-basic concept,
Value Addition in SCM-concept of demand chain management
Books &
References:
1. Chopra Sunil &
Meindell P. : Supply Chain Management, Pearson Pub., New Delhi
2. Agrawal D.K. :
Supply Chain Management, Macmillan Press, New Delhi
3. Shah J. : Supply Chain Management, Pearson Pub., New
Delhi
4. Ballou R.H. : Business Logistics / SCM, Pearson Pub., New
Delhi
5. David Simchi-Levi et al. : Designing and Managing the
Supply Chain: McGraw-Hill.
6. Jeremy F. Shapiro:
Modeling the Supply Chain, Duxbury.
MBA-113
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 3 Credits (2-1-0)
UNIT I
Meaning and role of
Management Information System, Development of Management Information system,
Organisation for Management Information System, Systems and user training; Top
Management Support for Management. Information System
UNIT II
Meaning, needs and
dimension of Management information system Plan, Strategic Planning for
Management Information System, Step in Planning; Information System; Steps in
Planning Information needs for short and longrange plans budgeting for
management information system.
UNIT III
Information elements
and data sources; constraints in Management Information System design,
Information flow charts; Documentation and Formats in Management Information
System, Alternative Approaches to Design.
UNIT IV
Methods and tasks in implementation, Planning for
implementation, Behavioural implications in Management Information System,
Approaches and process of evaluation of Management Information System. Case
Study
Books &
References:
1. Brein James, Computer in Business Management An
Introduction
2. Murdick, Robert G,.Information System for Modern
Management
3. Contar Jesome, Management Information System
4. Bentley Trevoi, Management Information System and Data
Process
5. Davis Gozdam B.
&Doson, Modern Information System
6. Jawedekar W.S., Management Information System
7. Schulthesis,
Management Information System.
List of activities that are to be carried out:
Lab session 1 : Listening and speaking practice exercises
with communicative functions.
Lab session 2 : Practice with more advanced communicative
functions
Lab session 3 : Pronunciation exercises
Lab session 4 : Making an oral presentation in English.
Lab session 5 : Listening to telephone conversations in
English and completing the tasks.
Lab session 6 : Giving an exposure to and practice with
model group discussion and interviews.
Lab session 7 : Giving
insights into the format and the task types in the IELTS (International English
Language Testing System).
Lab session 8 : Understanding
the format and the task types in the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language)
Lab session 9 : Administering the BEC (Business English
Certificate) Diagnostic Test.
Lab session 10 : Completing the steps involved in Career,
Life Planning and Change Management.
Lab session 11 : Setting goals and objectives exercises,
Developing Soft Skills
Lab session 12 : Prioritizing
and time planning exercises. Learning Material: Managing Time Multimedia Program
CD
Lab session
13 : Personality Test through oral presentation
Lab session 14 : Critical and
creative thinking exercises.
Lab session 15 : Improving body language and cross-cultural
communication with pictures.
Books
& References:
1.
Spoken English: A
Foundation Course- Kamalesh Sadanand and Susheela Punitha, for Speakers of
Indian Languages, Part 2 Audio CD, Hyderabad (Orient Longman), 2008
2.
Professional
Presentations- Malcome Goodale, (VCD) New Delhi (Cambridge University Press),
2005
3.
Essential Telephoning
in English (Audio CD)- Barbara Garside and Tony Garside, (Cambridge University
Press), 2002
4.
How to Prepare for
Group Discussion and Interview (Audio Cassette)-Hari Mohan Prasad and Rajnish
Mohan (Tata McGraw Hill)
5.
International English
Language Testing System Practice Tests (CUP)
6.
Business English Certificate
Materials (Cambridge University Press)
7.
Understanding the
TOEFL. Educational Testing Services, Princeton, US
8.
Interactive Multimedia
Programs on Managing Time and Stress
9.
Developing Soft
Skills-Robert M. Sherfield and et al (Pearson Education), 4th edition,
2009
MAS-104 OPERATIONS RESEARCH FOR
BUSINESS DECISIONS 4 Credits (3-1-0)
UNIT-I
Linear Programming: Definitions
and scope of Operation Research (OR), OR model, Solving OR model. Two variable
Linear Programming model and graphical method of solution, Simplex method, Dual
Simplex method, Special cases of linear programming
UNIT-II
Transportation Problems: Types of transportation problems, mathematical models,
transportation algorithms, Assignment: Allocation and assignment problems and
models, processing of job through machines.
UNIT-III
Network Techniques: Shortest
Path model, minimum spanning tree problem, Max-Flow problem and Min-Cost
problem, Project Management: Phases of Project management, guidelines for
network construction, CPM and PERT.
UNIT-IV
Theory of Games: Rectangular
games, Minimax theorem, graphical solution of 2 x n
or m x 2 games, game with mixed strategies, reduction to linear
programming model. Elements of Queuing model, generalized Poisson queuing model
Books & References:
1.
Operation Research -
Wayne L. Winston (Thomson Learning), 2003
2.
Operation Research -
Panneer Seevam, (PHI Learning), 2008
3.
Total Quality
Management - V.K. Khanna (New Age International), 2008
4.
Operation Research :
An Introduction - Hamdy H. Teha (Pearson Education), 2003
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