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North MaharashtraUniversity

Faculty of Commerce & Management

Syllabus of First Year B. F. T.F. Y. B. F. T.

Semester Pattern 60 + 40(w.e.f. June 2011)

2011

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North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

(NACC Accredited B Grade University)

FACULTY OF COMMERCE & MANAGEMENT

STRUCTURE OFB.Com IN Foreign Trade

With effect from June 2011-12

Paper Semester-I Paper Semester-II

101 Indian Business Environment 201 Cost Accounting

102 Communication Skills & Personality

Development

202 Human Resource Management

103 Micro Economic Analysis 203 Macro Economic Analysis

104 Business Accounting 204 Principle of Marketing

105 Principles of Management 205 Business Statistics

106 Business Mathematics 206 IT in Business Operations

Paper Semester-III Paper Semester-IV

301 International Business Environment 401 Supply Chain & Logistics Management

302Production and Operation

Management402 Foreign Exchange Operations

303 International Economics 403 International Business in Service Sector

304 International Marketing 404 International Agri Business

305 Management Accounting 405 Business Taxation

306 E-Commerce 406 Business Exposure

Paper Semester-V Paper Semester-VI

501 Business Ethics 601 Export Import Procedure

502 Business Law 602 International Business Law

503 International Relations. 603 Global Economics

504 International Banking & Finance 604 International Project Management

505 International Financial ReportingStandards- I

605 International Financial ReportingStandards- II

506 Business Reporting and Analysis 606 Project (Presentation 30, viva voe-20)

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FACULTY OF COMMERCE & MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

New Syllabus: B.F.T. (w.e.f. June 2011)

SEMESTER : I

101: Indian Business Environment60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

Lecture 61. Indian Business Environment concept and importance Need of environmental

studies for Business.

Lecture 8

2. Types of Environment Natural, Economic, Political, Social, technical, cultural,

Educational, Legal, Cross-cultures.

Lecture 8

3. Problems of Growth Unemployment, Poverty, Regional imbalance, Social injustice,

inflation, Parallel Economy, Industries sickness, Environmental problems affecting

growth of Business.

Lecture 10

4. Environmental Factors affecting Business.

a) Physical Topography, Climate, Minerals, Water resources.

b) Cultural infrastructure, technology, tradition, Political set up, social Set-up, educational

Set-up.

Lecture 8

5. Natural Resources and sustainability, Renewable and Nonrenewable resources,

Limitations of non-renewable resources need of renewable resources, strategy for

conservation of natural resources.

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Lecture 8

6. Environmental Issue related to Business Global warming and Kyoto Protocol, Oil Crisis

and its impact on business Problems related to water resources management, Industries and

Pollution Air, Water, Noise.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1) Dutt and Sundaram, Indian Economy, S. Chand, New Delhi, 2007.

2) K.Aswathappa, Essentials of Business Environment, 9/e Himalaya, 2007.

3) Justin Paul: Business Environment, 1e 2006, Tata MH

4) Misra and Puri: Indian Economy, Himalaya, 2007.

5) Francis Cherunilam: Business Environment: Text and Cases, 17/e, Himalaya, 2007.

6) Recent Economic Survey Report of Government of India.

7) Suresh Bedi: Business Environment, Excel, 2007.

8) Palle Krishna Rao: WTO--Text & Cases, 1/e, PSG Excel Series, 2005

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SEMESTER : I

102: Communication Skills & Personality Development60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Introduction to Communication Lecture 08

Meaning and Definition - Process - Functions - Objectives - Importance - Essentials of good

communication - Communication barriers - Overcoming communication barriers - Cross cultural

Communication.

2. Modes of Communication Lecture 06

(a) Written Communication

Need and functions of business letters - Planning & layout of business letter - Essentials of

effective correspondence Advantages & limitations of written communication.

(b) Oral CommunicationMeaning, nature and scope - Principles of effective oral communication - Techniques of

effective speech - The art of listening - Principles of good listening - Advantages and

limitations of oral communication.

3. Personality Development Lecture 06

The concept personality - Dimensions of personality - Term personality development - Significance.

The concept of success and failure

What is success? - Hurdles in achieving success - Overcoming hurdles - Factors responsible for

success What is failure - Causes of failure - Do's and Donts regarding success and failure.

4. Attitude & Motivation Lecture 07

Attitude - Concept - Significance - Factors affecting attitudes - Positive attitude - Advantages -

Negative attitude - Disadvantages - Ways to develop positive attitude - Difference between

personalities having positive and negative attitude.

Concept of motivation - Significance - Internal and external motives - Importance of self-motivation -

Factors leading to demotivation.

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5. Other Aspects of Personality Development Lecture 12

Body language - Assertiveness - Problem-solving - Conflict and Stress Management Decision-

making skills - Positive and creative thinking - Leadership and qualities of a successful leader -

Character-building - Team-work - Lateral thinking - Time management - Work ethics Management

of change - Good manners and etiquettes (Concept, significance and skills to achieve should be

studied.)

Topics prescribed for workshop/Skill lab

a) Group discussion b) Presentation skill

c) Problem-solving d) Decision-making

e) Creativity f) Leadership

g) Time management h) Body language

REFERENCE BOOKS

1) Business Communication - K. K. Sinha - Galgotia Publishing Company, New Delhi.

2) Media and Communication Management - C. S. Rayudu - Himalaya Publishing House,

Bombay.

3) Essentials of Business Communication - Rajendra Pal and J. S. Korlhalli - Sultan Chand &

Sons, New Delhi.

4) Communicate to Win - Richard Denny - Kogan Page India Private Limited,

New Delhi.

5) Organizational Behaviour - S. P. Robbins - Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

6) Basic Managerial Skills for All - Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

7) 8 Habits - Stephen Covey

8) Management Thoughts - Pramod Batra

9) Produced by Prof. Rooshikumar Pandya - Creative Communication and Management

10) Business Communication Urmila Rai and S. M. Rai Himalaya Publication

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SEMESTER : I

103: Micro Economic Analysis60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. An Overview of Market Economy Lectures: 10

1.1. Microeconomics1.1.1. Meaning, Subject-Matter

1.1.2. Importance & Applicability

1.2. Concepts

1.2.1. Plant

1.2.2. Firm

1.2.3. Industry

1.3. Concepts & Working of Market Economy

1.4. Concepts of Functional Relationship

1.4.1. Liner & Non Liner Functions

1.4.2. Methods of Representing Functional Relationships

1.5. Elasticity of Demand & Supply

2. Consumers Behaviour and Demand Function Lectures: 14

2.1. Theory of Indifference Curves

2.1.1. Basic Assumptions about Preferences

2.1.2. Budget Constraints

2.1.3. Consumers Equilibrium2.2. Price Effect: Income & Substitution Effects

2.3. Derivation of Individual Demand Curve & Market Demand Curve

2.4. Concept of Consumer Surplus

2.5. Demand Forecasting

2.5.1. Need & Importance

2.5.2. Methods

2.6. Micro Economics by KPM Sunderam & E N Sundaram S Chand

2.7. Economics for Business Sloman, Pearson Education,

2.8. Business Economics KPM Sunderam & E N Sundaram S Chand

2.9. Managerial Economics by D M Mithani Himalaya

2.10. Principles of Economics by N Gregory Mankiw, Thomson

2.11. Managerial Economics by Dr Gopal Krishna Himalaya

2.12. Managerial Economics by Peterson, Lewis & Jain Pearson Education

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3. Theory of Production Lectures: 12

3.1. The Production Function

3.2. Total, Average & Marginal Products

3.3. The Law of Variable Proportion

3.4. Isoquants & Returns to Scale

3.5. Profit Maximization & Cost Minimization

4. Theory of Production Cost Lectures: 12

4.1. The Short Run Costs & Cost Curves

4.2. The Long Run Costs & Cost Curves

4.3. U Shaped & L Shaped Average Cost Curves

4.4. The Relationship between Short Run & Long Run Costs

4.5. Internal & External Economies & Diseconomies of Scale4.6. Supply Function & Law of Supply

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Economics by Samuelson, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi

2. Introduction to Positive Economics by Lipsey & Cristal, Oxford Press

3. Modern Economic Theory by K K Dewett S Chand, New Delhi

4. Introduction to Micro Economics I C Dhingra & V K Garg S Chand, New Delhi

5. Micro Economics by Mansfield Pearson Education

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SEMESTER : I

104: Business Accounting60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Introduction Lecture 04

Introduction: Financial Accounting- definition and scope, objectives of Financial Accounting

Accounting v/s Book Keeping Terms used in Accounting, users of accounting information and

limitations of Financial Accounting.

2 . Conceptual Frame Work Lecture 06

Conceptual Frame Work: Accounting Concepts, Principles and Conventions, Accounting

Standards-Concept, objectives, benefits, brief review of Accounting Standards in India, Accounting

Policies, Accounting as a measurement discipline, valuation Principles, Accounting estimates.

3 . Recording of transactions Lecture 16

Recording of transactions: Voucher system, accounting process, journals, subsidiary books

ledger, cash book, bank reconciliation statement, trial balance. Depreciation : Meaning, need and

importance of depreciation, methods of charging depreciation

(WDV & SLM)

4. Preparation of Final Accounts Lecture 12

Preparation of Final Accounts : Preparation of Trading and Profit & Loss Account and Balance

Sheet of sole proprietary business. Computerized Accounting : Computers and Financia

application, Accounting Software packages.

5. Introduction to Company Final Accounts Lecture 04

Introduction to Company Final Accounts: Important provisions of Companies Act, 1956 in

respect of preparation of Final Accounts. Understanding final accounts of a Company.

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6. Foreign Branch Lecture 06

Foreign Branch : Meaning, Accounting and Consolidation Reporting & Disclosure, Foreign

Currency Translation, International Taxation & Transfer Pricing.

Reference Books

1. Fundamentals of Accounting & Financial Analysis : By Anil Chowdhry (Pearson Education)

2. Financial Accounting : By Jane Reimers (Pearson Education)

3. Accounting Made Easy: By Rajesh Agarwal & R Srinivasan (Tata McGraw Hill)

4. Financial Accounting for Management: By Amrish Gupta (Pearson Education)

5. Financial Accounting for Management: By Dr. S. N. Maheshwari (Vikas Publishing House)

6. Financial Accounting for Manager : T. P. Ghosh (Taxmann Publication)

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New Syllabus : B.F.T. (w.e.f. June 2011)

SEMESTER : I

105: Principles of Management60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Nature of Management Lectures 8

1.1. Definition, Nature and Features of Management

1.2. Management-Science or Art

1.3. Management as Profession

1.4. General Principles of Management

1.5. Administration v/s Management

2. Development of Management Thoughts Lectures 10

2.1. Taylors Principles of Scientific Management

2.2. Contribution of Henri- Fayol.

2.3. Chester Barnard and Social System Theory.2.4. Contribution of Herbert Simon & Petter F- Drucker

2.5. Contribution of Behavioural Scientists & System Scientist

2.6. Schools of Management Thoughts

2.6.1. Empirical Approach

2.6.2. Human Behaviour Approach

2.6.3. Contingency or Situational Approach.

3. Process of Management Lectures10

3.1. Functions of Management

3.2. Nature of Management Functions

3.3. Functions of Various Management Levels: Top, Middle & Lower Level Management.

3.4. Co-Ordination

3.4.1. The Essence of Management

3.4.2. CoOrdination & CoOperation

3.4.3. Techniques of Effective CoOrdination

4. Planning Lectures10

4.1. Meaning, Definition & Importance of Planning

4.2. Essentials of Effective Planning4.3. Steps of Planning

4.4. Types of Corporate Plans Strategic & Operational Planning

4.5. Limitations of Planning

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5. Organising Lectures10

5.1. Classical and Neoclassical Theory of Organisation

5.2. Modern Organisation Theory

5.2.1. System Approach

5.2.2. Contingency Approach

5.3. Principles of Organisation

5.4. Design of Organisation

5.5. Activity Analysis

5.5.1. Meaning & Bases of Departmentation.

5.5.2. Span of Management

5.5.3. Authority & Responsibility

5.5.4. Line & Staff Relation

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Management Process: Koontz & ODonnell, Tata- McGraw hill publishers Delhi.

2. Organization & Management By C. B. Gupta, Sultan Chand & Sons publication,

Delhi

3. Business Organization & Management By R.N. Gupta, Sultan Chand & Sons

Publication, Delhi

4. Management & Organization By Lious A. Allen, McGraw Hill Book Company

Publication, Delhi

5. Management & Organizational Behaviour By P. Subba Rao, Himalaya publication

6. Management of system By A.K. Gupta & J.K. Sharma, MacMillan Publication,

Delhi.

7. Management Principles: T. Ramasami, Himalaya

8. Principles of Management: Dr. K Natarajan & Dr. K. P. Ganeshan, Himalaya

9. Study Material of Organisation & Management by I.C.A.I. New Delhi

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SEMESTER : I

106: Business Mathematics60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Mathematical Logic Lectures:4

1.1. Meaning of Statement

1.2. Primitive and Compound Statements

1.3. Truth Values of a Statement

1.4. Logical Operations: Negation, Conjunction & Disjunction Implication, Double

Implication, Equivalence

1.5. Equivalence of Logical Statements

1.6. Truth Tables & Construction of Truth Tables

1.7. Tautology and Contradiction,Simple numerical problems from real life situations are expected.

2. Permutation and Combination Lectures:6

2.1. Meaning of Permutation and Combination

2.2. Determination of Number of Permutations of N Objects Taken R Objects at a time

(When All N Objects are Different),

2.3. Determination of Number of Combinations of N Objects taken R at a Time

(When All N Objects Are Different).

Simple numerical problems from real life situations are expected.

3. Coordinate System Lectures:4

3.1. Introduction to Coordinate System

3.2. Coordinates of a Point

3.3. Quadrants, Plotting the Points, Drawing a Straight Line Passing through Two

Given Points

3.4. Solving a System of Linear Inequlities in Two Variables Graphically.

4. Sets Lectures:5

4.1. Meaning of a Set

4.2. Methods of Describing a Set

4.1.1. Tabular Form

4.1.2. Set Builder Form

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4.3. Types of a Set:

4.3.1. Finite Set, Infinite Set, Empty Set, Subset, Universal Set,

4.3.2. Equal Sets, Overlapping Sets, Disjoint Sets, Complementary Set.

4.4. Operations on Sets

4.4.1. Union of Sets

4.4.2. Intersection of Sets

4.4.3. Difference of Sets

4.5. Demorgans Laws (Without Proof)

4.6. Venn Diagrams.

4.7. Cartesian Product of Two Sets.

4.8. Statement of Following Laws (Without Proof) Relating To Union and Intersection of

Sets:-

4.8.1. (I) Idempotent Laws (II) Identity Laws (III) Commutative Laws

4.8.2. (IV) Associative Laws (V) Distributive Laws

4.9. Statement of Following Basic Results Relating to Number of Elements of A

Finite Set

n(A B) = n(A) + n(B) n(A B)

n(A B) = n(A) n(A B)

n(A B) = n(B) n(A B)

n(A) = n(U) - n(A)

n(A B) = n(U) n(A B)n(A B) = n(U) n(A B)

n(A B) = n(A) n(A B)

n(A B C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) n(A B) n(B C) n(A C) + n(A B C)

5. Function Lectures:5

5.1. Meaning of a Function

5.2. Methods of Describing a Function

5.3. Meaning of Domain, Co-Domain, Image, and Range of A Function.

5.4. Types of a Function

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5.4.1. One-One Function, One Two Functions, Many-One Function,

5.4.2. Constant Function, Identity Function, Polynomial Function,

5.4.3. Linear Function, Rational Function, Exponential Function,

5.4.4. Logarithmic Function, Explicit and Implicit Functions,

5.4.5. Even Function, Odd Function, Composite Function.

Simple numerical problems from commercial real life situations are expected

6. Matrices and Determinants Lectures: 10

6.1. Meaning of a Matrix, Order Of Matrix,

6.2. Types of Matrix

6.2.1. Zero Matrix, Column Matrix, Square Matrix, Diagonal Matrix,

6.2.2. Scalar Matrix, Unit Matrix

6.2.3. Symmetric Matrix, Skew-Symmetric Matrix,

6.2.4. Transpose of a Matrix: Singular Matrix & Non-Singular Matrix.

6.3. Algebra of Matrices:-

6.3.1. Equality of Matrices6.3.2. Multiplication of Matrix by a Scalar

6.3.3. Addition of Matrices, Subtraction of Matrices

6.3.4. Multiplication of Matrices.

6.4. Determinants

6.4.1. Meaning of Determinant

6.4.2. Evaluation of Second and Third Order Determinants

6.4.3. Minor, Cofactor of an Element

6.4.4. Adjoint of Matrix.

6.4.5. Meaning of Inverse of a Matrix

6.4.6. Matrix Inversion by Adjoint Method

6.4.7. Cramers rule and matrix inversion method to solve system of linearequations

in two and three variables.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Business Mathematics Sancheti & Kapoor Sultan Chand & Co. New Delhi

2. Business Mathematics & Analytics Anand Sharma Himalaya Publishing

3. Business Mathematics Dr.Ramnath Dixit and Dr.Jinendra Jain Himalaya Publishing

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SEMESTER : II

201: Cost Accounting60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Introduction: Meaning, objectives and advantages of cost accounting, difference between

cost accounting and financial accounting. Cost concepts and classifications, cost unit, costcentre, cost object.

2. Accounting and Control of material cost: Issue of materials. Methods of pricing of material

issues FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average. Inventory control concept and techniques like fixing of

stock levels, EOQ, ABC analysis, perpetual & periodic inventory systems, Material losses

and their treatment.

3. Accounting and Control of Labour Cost: Time keeping and time booking, concept

and treatment of idle time, over time and labour turnover.

4. Overheads: Classification, allocation, apportionment and absorption of overhead.

Treatment of over-and under-absorption.

5. Methods of Costing: Job Costing, single output and Contract Costing, Process

costing (excluding treatment of work-in-progress, joint and by-products), service costing

(Transport Costing).

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6. Reconciliation of Cost and Financial Accounts

7. a) Marginal Costing- Meaning, Assumptions and uses. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: Break-

even analysis, Decision making areas - products mix, make / Buy, pricing decisions.

b) Standard costing

8. Budgetary Control: Concept of budget and budgetary control, objectives, merits and

limitations. Fixed and Flexible budgets, Cash Budget.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Jawahar Lal, Cost Accounting, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi.

2. M. N. Arora, Cost Accounting Principles and Practice, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.3. D. K. Mittal and Luv Mittal, Cost Accounting, Galgotia Publishing Co., New Delhi.

4. Ravi M. Kishore, Cost Accounting, Taxmann Allied Services Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

5. B.M. Lall Nigam and I.C. Jain, Cost Accounting, Principles, Methods and Techniques, K.L.

Malik & Sons Pvt. Ltd., Daryaganj, New Delhi.

6. M.C. Shukla, T.S. Grewal and M P. Gupta, Cost Accounting, Text and Problems,

S. Chand & Co. Ltd., New Delhi.

7. S.P. Jain and K. L. Narang, Cost Accounting, Principles and Methods, Kalyani

Publishers, Jalandhar.

8. S. N. Maheshwari & S.N. Mittal, Cost Accounting, Theory and Problems Shri

Mahabir Book Depot, New Delhi.

9. M.Y. Khan P.K. Jain, Cost Accounting, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi

10. M. N. Arora, Cost Accounting, Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi

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SEMESTER : II

202: Human Resource Management60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Introduction Human Resource Management (Lectures 14)

a. Meaning and Nature of Human Resource.

b. Meaning, Definition, Characteristics, Scope of H.R.M.

c. Objectives, Functions, Importance of H.R.M.

d. Difference between H.R.M. and Personal Management.

e. Qualities and Role of Human Resource Manager.

f. Challenges to H.R.M.

2. Human Resource Planning and Job Analysis (Lectures 14)a. Meaning, Definition, Objectives.

b. Importance of H.R. Planning.

c. Process of H.R. Planning.

d. Job Design.

e. Job Analysis Importance, Tools, Process of Job Analysis.

3. Recruitment, Selection, Placement and Induction (Lectures 14)

a. Recruitment

i. Meaning, Definition, Objectives Importance.

ii. Recruitment Policy, factors affecting recruitment, Centralized and

Decentralized recruitment.

iii. Sources of Recruitment E-recruitment, walk-In Bodyshopping, outsourcing.

b. Selection

i. Meaning, Definition, Importance.

ii. Selection Policy and Selection Procedure.

iii. Factors affecting on selection.

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c. Placement and Induction

i. Meaning, Definition of Placement.

ii. Problems in Placement, Tools of effective placement.

iii. Meaning, Definition of Induction.

iv. Objectives, Nature, Importance of Induction.

4. Employee Training and Management Development (Lectures 14)

a. Training

i. Meaning, Definition, Difference between Training Education and Development.

ii. Characteristics, objectives, need and Importance, Training Policy.

iii. On the job, off the job, Training methods.

iv. Types of Training.

b. Management Development

i. Meaning, Definition of Management Development.ii. Objectives, Need of Importance.

iii. Methods of Management Development.

iv. Problems in Management Development Programmes.

v. Managerial Training and Development in Indian Context.

5. Employee Grievances and Discipline (Lectures 12)

a. Grievance

i. Meaning, Definition, Causes of Grievances.

ii. Importance of Grievance Handing.

iii. Principles of Grievance Handing.

iv. Grievance Redressal Machinery.

b. Discipline

i. Meaning, Definition, Features.

ii. Aims, Objectives and Importance.

iii. Principles for Maintaining Discipline.iv. Disciplinary Procedure.

v. Role of Human Resource Manager in Maintaining Discipline.

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6. Employee Performance Appraisal (Lectures 10)

a. Meaning, Definition, Features.

b. Objectives and Importance.

c. Methods and Process of Performance Appraisal.

d. Problems of Appraisal.

e. Measures for Making Effective Appraisal.

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. A Textbook of Human Resource Management, R.S. Dwivedi, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.

Ltd.

2. Human Resource Management, Dr.Anjali Ghannekar, Everest Publishing House.

3. Human Resource Management (Text and Cases) by Appannaiah Reddy, Aparna Rao,

Himalaya Publishing House.

4. Personal and Human Resource Management (Text and Cases), by P.Subba Rao,

Himalaya Publishing House.

5. Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Dr.P.K.S. Menon.

6. Human Resource Management in the New Millennium, by P.Subba Rao.

7. Personnel Management, by C.B.Memoria.

8. Management Challenges in Twenty First Century, by Vivek Deolankar.

9. Manavi Sansadhananche Vyavasthapan, Prof.Dr.Prabhakar Deshmukh.

10. Manavi Sansadhananche Vyavasthapan, Prof.B.L.Jibhkate, Dr.C.D.Pandhye, Vishwa

Publishers and Distributors, Nagpur

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SEMESTER : II

203: Macro Economic Analysis60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Product Pricing Under Perfect Competition & Monopoly Lectures: 12

1.1. Perfect Competition

1.1.1. Features

1.1.2. Short Run Equilibrium of a Firm & Industry

1.1.3. Long Run Equilibrium of a Firm & Industry

1.2. Monopoly

1.2.1. Definition & Features

1.2.2. Short Run & Long Run Equilibrium of the Firm

1.3. Price Discrimination1.3.1. Definition & Necessary Conditions

1.3.2. Types & Effects

1.3.3. Dumping

2. Product Pricing Under Monopolistic Competition & Oligopoly Lectures: 14

2.1. Monopolistic Competition

2.1.1. Meaning & Features

2.1.2. Short Run Equilibrium of a Firm

2.2. Oligopoly & Duopoly

2.2.1. Definition & Features

2.2.2. Natural Causes of Bigness

2.2.3. Modes of Strategic Behaviour (Interaction)

2.2.4. Cournot & Bertrand Models Of Duopoly

2.2.5. Price Leadership Model

2.3. Dynamics of oligopoly industries

2.3.1. Entry barriers

2.3.2. Brand proliferation

2.3.3. Advertising

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3. Factor Pricing Lectures: 12

3.1 Theory of Distribution: Marginal Productivity Theory

3.2 Rent

3.2.1 Modern Theory of Rent

3.2.2 Rent Controls

3.3 Wages

3.3.1 Causes of Wage Differentials

3.3.2 Backward Bending Supply Curve of Labour

3.3.3 Concept of Minimum Wage

3.4 Interest

3.4.1 Various Concepts of Interest

3.4.2 Causes of Interest Rate Differentials

3.5 Profit

3.5.1 Various Concepts of Profit

3.5.2 Causes of Profit

3.5.3 Taxing profit.

4. Microeconomic policies Lectures: 10

4.1 Needs of Government Intervention

4.2 Modes & Extent of Government Intervention

4.3 Tools of Government Intervention

4.4 Costs of Government Intervention

REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Economics by Samuelson, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi

2. Introduction to Positive Economics by Lipsey & Cristal, Oxford Press

3. Modern Economic Theory by K K Dewett S Chand, New Delhi

4. Introduction to Micro Economics I C Dhingra & V K Garg S Chand, New Delhi

5. Micro Economics by Mansfield Pearson Education

6. Micro Economics by KPM Sunderam & E N Sundaram S Chand

7. Economics for Business Sloman, Pearson Education,

8. Business Economics KPM Sunderam & E N Sundaram S Chand

9. Managerial Economics by D M Mithani Himalaya

10. Principles of Economics by N Gregory Mankiw, Thomson

11. Managerial Economics by Dr Gopal Krishna Himalaya

12. Managerial Economics by Peterson, Lewis & Jain Pearson Education

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SEMESTER : II

204: Principle of Marketing60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Markets and Marketing Lectures 18

1.1. Marketing1.1.1. Definition, Nature, Scope and Importance.

1.1.2. Modern Marketing Concepts.

1.2. Marketing Mix and Marketing Environment.

1.3. Meaning and Dimensions of Market.

1.4. Market Segmentation

1.5. Role of Marketing in Economic Development OF India.

2. Consumer Behaviour Lectures 10

2.1. Meaning and Importance of Consumer Buying Behaviour

2.2. Determinants of Consumer Behaviour

2.3. Product: Meaning, Role, Product Planning and Process

2.4. Product Life Cycle

2.5. Product Positioning, Branding and Packaging

3. Pricing, Advertising and Channels of Distribution Lectures 12

3.1. Meaning &Role of Pricing Management

3.2. Theory and Practice of Pricing Management.

3.3. Advertising

3.3.1. Meaning. Role

3.3.2. Profile of Advertising in India

3.3.3. Management of Advertising,

3.4. Channel of Distribution

3.4.1. Meaning, Role, Classification

3.4.2. Factors Governing Choice of Channels and Intermediaries.

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4. Physical Distribution, Market Organization, Physical Distribution Lectures:8

4.1. Physical Distribution

4.1.1. Meaning & Objective

4.1.2. Organization, Role and Relevance of Physical Distribution

4.1.3. Physical Distribution Management

4.2. Marketing Organization

4.2.1. Organization for Marketing

4.2.2. Evaluation of Marketing Organization

4.2.3. Principle of Organization Design

4.2.4. Organizational Problems.

REFERENCE BOOKS

(1) Marketing Management: Analysis Planning and Control Kotler, Philip

(2) Fundamentals of Marketing Stanton WJ

(3) Marketing Rusenberg L J

(4) Marketing Management Ramasami & Nama Kumari

(5) Marketing Management Dr.K Karunakaran Himalaya

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SEMESTER : II

205: Business Statistics60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Introduction to Statistics Lectures: 4

1.1. Statistics

1.1.1. Meaning of Statistics

1.1.2. Applications of Statistics in Business, Commerce & Management

1.1.3. Limitations of Statistics.

1.2. Basic Concepts

1.2.1. Data: Raw Data, Primary Data, Secondary Data

1.2.2. Population / Census

1.2.3. Sample

1.2.4. Error: Sampling Error& Non-Sampling Error

1.2.5. Variable & Attribute2. Correlation Lectures: 5

2.1. Meaning & Types of Correlation

2.1.1. Positive Correlation, Negative Correlation, Perfect Correlation

2.1.2. Linear and Non-Linear Correlation

2.2. Scatter Diagram

2.3. Karl Pearsons Coefficient Of Correlation

2.4. Properties of Correlation Coefficient

2.5. Probable Error of Correlation Coefficient2.6. Meaning of Multiple and Partial Correlations

2.7. Multiple and Partial Correlation Coefficients.

Simple Numerical Problems.

3. Regression Lectures: 8

3.1. Meaning & Types of Regression

3.1.1. Simple and Multiple Regressions

3.1.2. Linear and Non-Linear Regression

3.2. Statement of Regression Lines3.3. Definition of Regression Coefficients

3.4. Properties of Regression Coefficients

3.5. Explained and Unexplained Variation: Coefficient of Determination.


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4. Probability Lectures: 10

4.1. Concept of Random and Non-Random Experiments

4.2. Meaning of Sample Space

4.3. Trial & Events

4.3.1. Equally Likely Outcomes

4.3.2. Elementary Event, Compound Event, Impossible Event, Sure Event

4.3.3. Complementary Event, Favourable Outcomes of an Event

4.3.4. Mutually Exclusive Events, Exhaustive Events

4.3.5. Independent Events, Dependent Events

4.4. Mathematical Definition of Probability & Axioms of Probability

4.5. Statement of Addition Theorem of Probability for Two and Three Events

4.6. Conditional Probability

4.7. Statement of Multiplication Theorem of Probability for Two and Three Events.

4.8. Problems to Compute Probabilities.

5. Random Variable and Expected Value Lectures: 65.1. Meaning & Types of Random Variable: Discrete and Continuous Random

Variables

5.2. Probability Mass Function and Probability Distribution of a Discrete Random

Variable

5.3. Expected Value Of A Discrete Random Variable, Statement of Following Results On

expected value:-

(i) E(k) = k, where k is a constant,

(ii) E(kX) = kE(X)

(iii) E( aX + b) = aE(X) + b

(iv) E(aX b) = aE(X) b , where a and b are constants.

Variance and standard deviation of discrete random variable, statement of following

results on variance:-

(i) var(k) = 0, where k is a constant

(ii) var(kX) = k^2 var(X)

(iii) var(aX + b) = a^2 var(X)

(iv) var(aX b) = a^2 var(X), where a and b are constants.

Simple numerical problems.

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6. Index numbers Lectures: 6

6.1. Meaning & Uses of Index Number

6.2. Types of Index Number

6.2.1. Price

6.2.2. Quantity

6.2.3. Value Index Numbers

6.3. Methods of Constructing Index Number

6.3.1. Simple (Unweighted) Aggregate Method

6.3.2. Weighted Aggregate Method

6.3.3. Arithmetic Mean of Price Relatives

6.4. Laspeyres Method, Paasches Method & Fishers Method.

Simple numerical problems.

7. Time series Lectures: 9

7.1. Meaning of Time Series

7.2. Components of a Time Series7.3. Analysis of Time Series

7.3.1. Additive and Multiplicative Models of Time Series

7.3.2. Measurement of Trend by Moving Average Method

7.3.3. Measurement of Seasonal Variation by Ratio to Moving Average Method

7.4. Deseasonalisation of Data.


REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Business Statistics C M Chikkodi & B G Satyaprasad Himalaya Publishing

2. Business Statistics S P Gupta Sultan Chand & Co. New Delhi

3. Statistics: Sancheti & Kapoor. Sultan Chand & Co. New Delhi

4. Business Statistics G C Beri Tata McGraw Hill New Delhi

5. An introduction to Statistical Methods C B Gupta & Vijay Gupta Vikas New Delhi

6. Quantitative Techniques in Management N D Vohara Tata McGraw Hill New Delhi

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SEMESTER : II

206: IT in Business Operations60 +40 Pattern: External Marks 60 + Internal Marks 40 = Total Marks :100 (Total Lectures : 48)

1. Fundamentals of Information Technology Lecture 06

1.1 Basics of Computer: I/P, O/P Hardware, System/Application Software1.2 What Is Information Technology, Basic Concepts

2. Information Technology in Organizations Lecture 06

2.1 Impact of Information Technology on Organizations

2.2 Benefits in Information Technology

3. Strategic Issues of Information Technology Lecture 08

3.1 Integrating Technology with Business Environment3.2 Information Technology & Corporate Strategy

3.3 Strategic Advantage & Information Technology

4. IT Oversight and Governance in Organizations Lecture 13

4.1 The Role of Business Processes

4.2 The Missing Roles of IT Governance That Cause Business Failure

4.3 Modern Roles and Responsibilities of IT & Business Units

4.4 IT Governance and Business Vision, Mission, and Objectives

4.5 Benefits of Effective IT Governance

5. Web Revolutions Lecture 15

5.1 Network Computing: Internet & Web, Intranet & Extranet

5.2 Internet Software Agents: Search Engines, Directories, Software & Intelligent Agents

5.3 Portals: Information & Corporate Portals

5.4 Communication: WebBased Call Centers, Electronic Chat Rooms, Voice

Communications, Blogging

5.5 Virtual Collaboration, Groupware, Electronic Meeting Systems, Electronic

Teleconferencing

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