COLLEGE O F VOCATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DE1,HI

IMPORTANT NOTICE 'fhe newly admitted students of all the Honours courses in Semester-I and the existing students of Semester-111 are urgently required to exercise their option for Generic Elective Paper No. 1.4 and 3.4 respectively. It is to be noted that student admitted in one department's course has to study the Generic Elective paper being offered by other department. For example a student admitted in B.A. (Hons.) Economics has to study the Generic Elective Paper offered by other departments (e.g. Commerce, PoI.Sc., Math, History, English, Cornpt!1':r Sc. etc.) The list of papers offered by different departments are given o e l u ? ~ :

I- Department of Commerce (Meant for students of B.A. (Hons.) Econoi-rlics. 8141. (Hons.) B.Sc. (Hons.) Computcr Science, B.A. (Hons.) History)

Semester-I I'aper Name - (i) lnsurancc and Risk Management

Semester-111 A n y one ofthe following two offered by the department: Paper Name - (i) Business Statistics

(ii) Project Management

I i - Department of Economics (Meant for shdents of B.Com. (I ions.), R13r iIIons.) H.Sc. (Elons.) Computer Science, B.A. (Ilons.) Ilistory)

Semester-l - Any one of the following offered by the departrnc17t Paper Name - (i) IntroducTory Microeconomics

(ii) Economics History of India A"

Semester-Ill- Any one of the follouing offered by the department I'apcr Namc - (i) Indian Economy - I

( i i i ) Money and Ranking

111- Department of English (Meant for students of all Honours Courses)

Semester-I -Any one of the following offered by the departme;1t Paper Name - ti) Media and Commlmication Skill

(ii) Text and I'erfonnance

Semester-111 - Any one of the following ofikred by the depar~nlent Paper Name - (i) Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment

(ii) Language, 1,iterature and Culture

f V- Department of Mathematics (Meant for students of all Honours Courses)

Semestex-J Paper Name - (i) Calculus

Semester-111 Paper Name - (i) DiFferential Equations

V- Department of Hindi (Meant for students of all Honours Courses)

Semester-] Paper Name - (i) Hindi Cinema Aur Uskaa Adhyayan

Semester-11 I Paper Name - (i) Bhasha Aur Samaj

Vl- Department of History ( ~ e a n t for students of all Honour.: Courses e x c p t History ( I Ions.))

Semester-I I'aper Name - (i) Environmental lssucs in India

Semester-I1 I I'aper Name - (i) Delhi- Medieval

VII- Department of Computer Science (Meant for students of all I-lonours Courses except B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science)

S e m e s t e d Papcr Naine - ( i ) Introduction to Programming

Semester-111 l'aper Na~nc - (i) Computer Networks and Internet Tcc !~no l~~~ : i e~

VIII- Department of Political Science (Mcant for studcnts of' all I lonou, a iturscsi Semester-1 I'aper Name - ( i ) Nationalism in India

Semesfer-I11 Papcr Name - (i) Gandhi in Contemporary World

Please Note: For any option to be given, a minimurn of 20 students are required. If number of students opting for a particular option are below 20 then option will not be given.

Option Form is available in College's Office1 College Website. Same is to be deposited in Office.

s Dr. Surender Singh Convenor Allocation of the AECC and Generic Papers Committee

Encl. - C'opics of the syllabus of different papers ofiered by various departments.

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Duration: 3 hrs.

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H.C una. (Iloe~..): Sernatcr - 111 Paper B C H -3.4(r): RlJSlNESS STATISTICS

LecturrsiPraefical Lab

Objective: To fimilrarize students with the basic statistical tools used to summarize and analyze qi~antitat~ve infoimation for decision making.

Unit I: Statistical Data and Descriptive Statistics i .I Measures of Central Tendency a) Mathematical averages including arilhmetic tilean, seometric mean and harmonic mean. Pmpenies and applications. b) Positional Averages: Mode and Median (and other parfition values including quartilcs, deciies, and percentiles) (including graphic determination) 1.2 Meacures of Varinion: absolute and relative. Ibnge. quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation, and their coeffioients, Properties o f standard deviationlvariance 1.3 Moments: Calculation and signifiwce, Skewness: Menning Measurement using Karl Pearson and Buwley's measures; Concept ofKurIosis

Llnit I1 :Probability and Probability i)i*tributions 2.1 Iheury trl'i'mbabilily. Approaches it? ihciilc~.idilon ofprobab~lity 2.2 Calculalion of went ombabilitizs. ,\ddtrion and n~iilt i~licaiion laws ol' nlobabilitv (Proof not required) 2.3 Conditional probability and Bayes' Theorem (Proof not required) 2.4 Expectation and variance o f a random variable 2.5 Probability dinributions: (a) Binomial distribution: i'mbability distribution function, Constants, Shape, Fitting o l binomial distribution (b) Poisson distribution: Probability function. (including Poisson approxitnzuion to binomial distribution). Constants, Fitting o f Poisson distributioii (c) Normal distribution: Probability distribudun function, Properties o f normal curve. Calculation o f probabilities.

traillit 111: Simple Correlation and Regression Analysis 3.1 Correlation Analysis. Meaning o f Correlation: simple, multiple and partial; linear and non-linear, Correlation and Causation. Scatter diagram, Pearson's co-cttcient o f correlation: calculation and properties (proofs not rquired). Correlation and Probable error: Rmk Correlation 3.2 Recression Analysis. Priliciple o f least squares and re~rcssion lines. ResrssiQn equations and ostimition; ~m&rties of n&rion coeffici~nts; Relationship &tween Conriation and Regression coefficients; Standard Error o f Estiinatc

Unit 1V: Index Numbers 4.1 Meaning and use5 o f index numbers. Constrl~cr~on of index numbers. fixed and cham

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base: univnriote a~ld composite. Aggregzive and average of relatives - simple and weiglited 4.2 Tests o f adequacy af index oumbers, Base shitting, splicing and deflating. Problems in the construction of index numbcis 4.3 Construclion of consunlcr vri'c. ~:l.lic:%. :nponiii~ soarc price ind ccs. including BSE SENSEX and NSE NIPI'Y

Unit V: Time Series Analysis 5.1 Time Series Daw Comwnents o f time series. Additive and niuliiplicalive models 5.2 Trend analysis. Finins of trend line using principle o f least squares - linear, seco~id degree parabola and exponential. Conversion o f annual linear trend equation to quarterlylmonthly basis and vice-\,ens; Moving averages 5.3 Seasonal variations- Calculation of Seasonal lndices using Simple averages, Ratio-to- trend, and Ratio-to-moving averages methods. Uses o f Scasonal Indices

UNIT V1:Sampling Concepts, Sampling Diihibutions and Estimation Populations and samples, Paramelen and Slaistics, Descriptive and inferential statistics. Sainpling methods including Simple Random sampling, Stratified samplin& Systematic sampling, Judgment sampling and Convenience sampling. Concept of Sampling distributions and Theory of Estimation: Point and Interval estimation of means (large samples) nnd proportions.

Practical Lab

Thc students will be familiarired with sofhvare (Snreadsheet andtor SPSSl and the Statist~cal m d other functions contained therein'related to formation of frGuency distributions and calculation of averages, measures o f Dispersion and variation, correlation and regression eo-efficient.

Suggested Readings:

1. Levin, Richard, David S. Rubin. Rastogi. and Siddiqui. Srorirticsfor Mmuge~woa. Pearson Education.

2 . Berenson and Levine. Basic Buriness Slalisrics: Concepts nnd Applicarions. Pearson Education.

5. Siegel, Andrew F. Prncricai Business Slalislics. McGmw Hill. 4. Volira. N. D. Business Slarisfics. McGraw Hill. 5. Spiegel, M.D. Theory and Problems of Slarisrics. Schnum's Outlines Series.

McGraw Hil l Publishing Co. 6. Gupta, S.P., and Gupta. Archana. Slorisricai Methods. Sultan Chand and Sons. Nebv

Dclhi. 7. Gupta, S.C. Funrlamenrols ofSlorislics. Himalaya Publishing Hotise. 8. Andersonl Sweeney and Willianl. Slatistics .for Shrdenb of Economics and

Ilusincss. Cengage Learning. 9. Thukral J. K. Busincss Stulisric.~.7'bxmonn

Note. Latest edition o f text books may be used.

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Generic Elective in Economics I: Introductork Microeconomics

Course Descr int io~~

This course-is designed to expose the studcnts to the basic principles of microeconomic theory. The emphasis will be on thinking like an economist and the course will illustrale how rnicroeconomic concepts can be applied to ana lye real-life situations.

cou r se Ootlinc.

1. Exploring the sub,ject matter of Economics Why study cconomics? Scope and mcthod of cconomics; thc ccono~nic problcm: scarcity and choice; the question of what to produce, how lo p~~oducc and how to distribute outp~it: science of cconomics; the basic competitive model; prices, property rights and profits; inccntivcs and information; rationing: opportunity scls; cconolnic systcms; ~rcading and working with ~ a p h s .

2. Supply and Demand: How Markets Work, Markets and Welfare Marltets and coiiipetition: dctcl-minants of individual dc~iiand/supply: dcniantl/supply schetlule 2nd dcmantlisi~pply curve: market versus individual de~nand!supply; shills in tile demandisupply curvc. dcrnand and supply togcthcr: how priccs alioca~c rcsourccs: elasticity and its application: con~rols on priccs; taxcs and thc costs of lasalion: consumcr surplus; protluccr surplus and thc cfficicncy of ihc ma]-kcts.

3. The Households The consumption decision - budget constrainl, consumption and inco~nc!lil.~cc c11an:rcs. demand fol- all othcr goods and pricc changes: dcsc~-iption of prcibrcnccs (rcprcscnting prekrences with indiffere~~ce curves): properties of indil'fcrence curvcs: cci~isu~iier's op t i~nu~n choice; inco~nc and si~bstiti~tio~i cf ic ts ; li1bo~11- s ~ ~ p p l y anti savi~lgs dccisiun - choice between leisure and consuniption.

4. The Firm and Perfect Market Structure Behaviour of profit maximizing Tirms and the production process; short run costs and output decisio~is; costs and outpi~l in the long run.

5. Imperfect Markct Structure Monopoly and anti-trust policy: governlnent policies lowards co~iipetition; i~nperfcct competition.

6. Input Markets Labour ;rntl lalid iiiarkc~s - basic cunccpts (dcrivctl tlcinnncl. p~-otliictivi~y 01' ; I I I i~ i l? l i l .

tiiarginal productivity of labour. ~nargirial revencic product); dc~iiand I I : inpi11 dcmancl curvcs; sliiiis in input dc~iialid curvcs; conipctirivc labour ~nnrkcls: ;!nil I:~hour markets ilnd public policy.

Readings

I . Karl E. Case and Ray C. Fair, IJrii~ci~~les of Ecorrontics, Pearson Education Inc.. 8'" Edition. 2007.

2. N. Gregory Mankiw, Eco~ornics: Pr.iiicij?lr.s ~ i n d A/~,~~/iculioir.s, India cdition by South Western, a part of Cengage Learning, Cellgage Learning India Private Limited. 4"'edition. 2007.

3. Joseph E. Stiglitz and Carl E. Walsli. Econoniics. W.W. Norton & Company. Inc., Ncw York, International Studcnt Edition, 4"' Edition. 2007.

Economic c~nd Poli/ical Wceekly. February. I I . Bishwanath Goldar, 201 I . Organiscd Manufactut-ing Ernploytiicnt: Continuing thc

Debate, Eco~zomic und Polilkul Weeklv. April. 12. Kaushilc Basu and A. Maeltcns, eds. 201 3. The NLJI.L~ Oxfijrzi Conipu/riotr io Foiioiiiii.~

in hd ia . Oxford U~iiversity Press.

i:s-.ylkz. Generic Elective in Economics W(b): Economic Histvrv of lndia 1857-1947

Course Descriotion

This course analyses ltey aspects oi'lndian econotnic development during (he s e c o ~ ~ d helfoi' HI-itish colonial rille. In doing so. it i~ivestigates tlie place of the Indian ecotiomy i n tlic wider colonial context, and the tiieclianisms that linked economic developmc~it in lndia to the co~iipulsions of colonial rule. This course links directly to tlie course on India's economic development after independence in 1947.

Course Outline

I . Introduction: Colonial India: Background and lniroductior~ Ove~view of colontal economy.

2. Macro Trends National Income; population; occupational st~.ucture.

3. ~ ~ r i c u l t u r e Agrarian structure tn~d land I-elatiuns; agl-ic~tltural markets and institutions - crcdil. . commerce and technology; tl-ends in performance and produclivity: famines.

4. Rail\vays and industry Railways: the de-industrialisation debate; cvol~~tion of eiitrcpre~ieurial and industrial stlucturc; naturc of industrialisation in thc intc~war pcriod; constraints to industrial

b~.eakthrough; labor relations.

5. Economy and State in the Imperial Context The itiiperial priorities and ihe Indian economy: drain of wcal~li: inlc~national tradc. capilal llows and thc colonial econolny - changes and conlinui!ics: govcrnmc~it ant1 liscal

policy.

Readings:

-1_LakshnU Suhramanian. his tor)^ ofli7din 1707-1857". Orlent Blackswan. 2010, - - - - - - - - -

Chapter 4. 2. Surnit Guha, 1991, -Mortality decline in cal-ly 20"' ccnlury India', lndiair Ecorlotrric

ctnd Social Hisloi:~. Revien, (IESHR). pi? 371-74 and 385-87. 3. Tirtliankar Roy, The Economic ilistory c?f'lndiu 18.77-1947, Oxfol-d ilnivcrsity

Press. 3rd edition. 20 1 1 . 4. J . Krishnatnul-ty, Occu,r~ario~ial Stt.iic/[n.e. Dhar~na Kumar (editor), The C;~~nhritlgc

Economic I-listory of lndia. Vol. [I, (Iicncelbrth refcrrcd to as CEHI). 2005. Chap~cr 6. 5. Irfali Habib, Indian Econornj: IXSX-1914, A Pcuple's Hislory 01' 111dia. Vol.2X.

Tulilta, 2006.

6. Ira Klein, 1984, -When Kains Fail: Famine relief and rnorlality in British Indiall, lESHR21.

7. Jean Dreze. Famine Pievendion in lndia in Llreze and Sen {ed.s.) Political Econofiv r?/'lIu~u,zgri.. WIDER Studies in Dcvclopnient Economics, 1990, pp.13- 35.

8. John Hurd, Rui111.rg-s, CEF11. Chaptcr 8 , pp.737-761. 9. Kajat Ray (ed.), Entrepreneq~*.shipip and lnd~t.rt/:~~ it? India, 1994.

10. AI< Bagchi, -Dcindustrialization in India in thc ninctecnth century: So~nc theoretical i~nplicationsll, Journal o/'Uevc~lopmc~~z/ S/udir.r. 1976.

1 1 . MU Morris. Emerxerzce r~J'aw l~idu.sti~iol Lohou, Foicc, in Irrdiu. 0111' 1965. Chapter I I , Suni~nary and Conclusio~is.

12. K.N. C:Iiaudhuri. Fot.ri:,.ti 7i.ude crrlci 1~olatr~:c r?/'/'rq.~~ii,nl,r, C'FHI, (Ihaptcr 10. 13. B.R. Tomlison. 1975, lndia crnd ilre Biiri.~h Empirr Ih'SO-1935. IESI 1R. Vol.XI1. 14. Dliarma Kumar, The fisccii S):stem. CEHI, Chapter 12. 15. Basudev Chatterjee, Trade, Tarilrr dtid Enipiie, OUP 1992. Epilogue.

Background reading for students:

Irfan Habib, Inclran Ec-onomv 1858-I914 ( A People's H~story of lnd~a), Vol.2X. Tz111lta 2006

p% Generic Elective in Economics Ill(a): Indian Economv-l

Course Uescriotion

Using appropriate analytical fra~neworlts. this course rcviuws niqjor trends i l l cconomic indicators and policy debates in lndia in the post-Independence period, with particular emphasis on paradigm shiTts and turning points.

Course Orltline

1. Economic Development since Independence Ma.jor features of the economy at independence; growth and development under different policy regimes-goals, constraints, institutions and policy framework; an assessment o r l~erfonnance-sustainability and regional contrasts; structural change, savings and investment.

2. Population and Human Development Demographic trends and issues; education: health and malnutrition.

3. Growth and Distribution Trends and policies in poverty: inequality and unemployment

Readings:

I. Jean Drczc and Amartya Scn, 20 13. A n Urtc~.r./uin Ciot;~: Irtu'io urrcl i~.s Cohc~.adicrion.~, Princeton University Press. 2: Pulepre Ralakrishnan, 2007, The Recovery of India: Economic (;rowth in the

Nehru Era, Ecorlornic and Political We~kly , November. 3. Rakesh Mohan, 2008, -Growth Record of Indian Economy: 1950-2008. A.story

orsustained Savings and invest~nent. Ec:onomic ond Poliricul Weekf~,. May. 4. S.L. Slietty, 2007, -India's Savings Performance sincc tile Advent of I'lonning, in

K.L. Krishna ;~nd A. Vaidyanalhan. editors. lti.v/i~~iiio~~.v L I I I ( / M[IY/~~,I.Y iii l ~ l d i ~ :s /)f,W'/(~/?t/tf,/l/.

5. Himanshu, 2010, -Towards New Povurly Lines for India, Ero~iomic c~i~ri Politiccii Werklj~, January.

6. Jean Drcze and Angus Dca~on, 2009, -Food itnd Nutrition in lndia: Facts and Intepre~ations, Erono~nic. ~ r r i r i l'uli/ic~ol Wec~l~li.. I.'cb~-uary.

7. Hitnanshu. 201 I . -Eniploynicnt Trcnds in lndia: A Ilc-cxanlination. I.:r,oiiottlic. cmd Poliiicrrl Wec,k!~:, Septcnibet..

X. llama l3aru al, 2010, -Incquitics i n Acccss to l l c i ~ l t h Scr\,iccs in Indiit: Castc. Class and Region, Ec,onornic u~zti Poli~ical Wceklv. September.

9. Gccta G. Kingdon. 2007, -The Progress of School Education in India. O,y/iiiz/ Review qj'Ecunornic J3ulic:l;.

IQ. J.B.G. Tilak, 2007, -Post Elementary Education, Poverty and Developtne~it in India, I~ t~erna f io~ la l Journal qf Educational Develop~ne~~r.

I 1. T. Dyson, 2008, -India's Demographic Transition and its Consequences for Develop~iient in Ulna Kapila, editor. lwdian Econorn? S i r i r ~ /r,d~,pe~~c-ience. 19"' edifion, Academic Fowidation.

12. Kaushik Basu. 2009. -China atid India: ldiosyncsatic Paths to lkligh Growth, E<,or~oniic cmd Poli/ic,cil Wec,R11-, September.

13. K. lames. 2008. -Glorifying Malthus: Current Debate on Demographic Dividcnd in India, Economic (itid Pul i t~cai Werk!~., June.

14. Reetika Khe~a , 201 I , -India's Public Distribution System: l!tiiisation atit1 1mp;lct Joui~tial u/'Drvelo/~nzenl St~tdi(iw.

15. Aniruddha Krishna and Devendra Bajpai. 201 1 . -Lineal Spreatl and Radial Dissipation: Experiencing Growth in Rural India. 1992-2005. Ec.ono11zic. [rntl P(~lilicu1 Weeklj.. Scptcmbct..

16. Kaushik Basu and A. Macr-tens, cds, 2013. Orlr,i.rl C'onr/)o~~ion to Er.onot~lic..s. 0xSc11-d University Press.

/" @& Generic Electivc in Ecoriomics IlI(b): Monev and Bsnkiny:

Course Description

This course exposes student.^ to thc theory and S~~nctioning or thc monetary and financial sectors ol'the economy. It highlights [he organiziltion, structure and role of linsncial m;~rkets and instil.utions. I t also discusses intcrcst ralcs. monctary manogcmclll and i ~ ~ s t ~ - u ~ n c n ~ s of monetary 'control. Finaiicial and bankiiig sector rclbl-ms anti nionetary policy will! .;pcciel rcfercncc I<) India a]-c also covcrcti,

Course Outline

I . Money Concept, fu~ictions, measurement; theories oTmoney supply determination

2. Financial I~lstitutions, Markets, Instruments and Financial Innovations a. Role of financial mal-kets and i~ist i t~~tions; problem of asy~nmetric infomiation - adverse selection and moral hazard: ti~iancial criscs.

b. Money and capital markets: orac~nizotion. structure and 1.elivms in lntlia: role 0 1 ' linanciui derivi~ti\ cs ;ind o11ic1- inno\'ations.

3. Interest Rates Determination; sources of interest rate difl'erentials: tlleories of term struclurc 01' intcrest rates; intcl-cs~ ralcs in India.

4. Banking Systcm

a. Balance sheet and portfolio managenlent. b. Indian banking system: Changing role and st~ucturc; bni~lting scctot- rcfor~ns.

5. Central Banking and Mo~ictary Policy Functions. balance slicct; goals. ~nrgcts. i~rdica~ors a~ltl inst~-~i~iionis o r iiic~nclat-y conlrol: monetary management in an open economy; current rnoncrary policy ol'lntlia.

1. F. S. Mishkin and S. G. Eakins, Financial Muricers rarid/n.sti/~~tion.s. pearson Educa~ion. 6'" edilion, 2009.

2. F. J . h b o z ~ i , F. Modigliani, F. J . Jones, M. G. Fewi, F 'o~~ndalion.~ ofF'it7c1rrc.ic11 M~/,kci,r arrd I I IS~~/M~~OI~.S, 1)carson Education, 3'* cdition, 2009.

3. L. M. Bliole and J. Mt~liukud, Fi,~nncinl in.stitrrtion.s tr17d h.lor./ic,ts, Tata Mc(;l.sw tlill. 5Ih cdition. 20 1 I .

4. M . Y . Khan, Indian Financial Siistc,~~~. Tata McGraw tlill . 7"' edition. 201 1 . 5. Vario~ts latest issues of K.H.I. Bitlictins. Annual Keports. Reports oil Cur~.cncy and

Finance i~nd Reports o r the Working Group, IMF Sluff Pnpcrs.

Generic ~ l e c t i v e h Economics Ill(c): Environmental Economics \

Course Description

This course iirtroduces slutlents lo co environment using tools of economic a1 an analytical mind and familiarity cnvirolimcntal problcms arc caused by c~i~issions. ~ V C I - -

harvesting ol' renewable resources an ~ict of industrial activily), this coul.sc cxamincs diffcrc institutions suc l~ as markets and incen 11 also ;~ddt.csscs the economic irnplicatioris of environr io~is 01' inictl~ocls For valuation of environ~nenlal go cnviro~imcnt;il damages. Co~iversely, the impact o also atldrcsscd under !he rubric of sus~ainsble dev Indian and international context (es and metl?ods presented in the cour careers in the yovernment sector organisations.

C o ~ l r s c Outline

GENERIC ELECTIVE (ENGLISH)

SEMESTER -1

Optionl: Media and Communication Skills

Or

Option 2: Text and Performance

Detailed Syllabus

Option 1

Wki ;aoad Commdcatlon Skiltg

1. lntnwlucaton to Masa Communteatlon 1. Mass C0rnmurir;ation and zation 2 Farms of Mas Communicafmn

Topics for Studen# Presentatrons: a. Cam 8tWTies rn c u m t %SUBS lndlan journatigm b. W m k g street plays c. Writing pamphlets zutd pastw, a&.

2, Ad t I. Types d advertise- 2. Adwrtisjng tsthics 3. How to create, adverti~amrnUstwyb%ds

Topics for Sttident Presentations: a, Creating an adtrertisamentll'surtfkatian b. Ertaatkg an &-cant in a group c. Crealing jingtes and taglines

% Ntedla W t W q 1. Serimting fw TV and Radii 2. Writing News Reports and Editorials 3. EditFng for Print and Online Wfa

Top& for Student Piwentatio~;: a. Sdpt M n g for a TV news/panel discusr3ionlradio mramme/hosting ra&o

programmes on ewnmunity mdk) b. Writing new repoMhok reviewMlrn reviewsml program reviawdnterviews c. Edaing attides d. Writing an ediiodal on a topical subject

4. fntrocfuctcon to Cyber W l a and SwIal hnedla 1. Types of Socigl Media 2. The Impact of Social Madia 3. 1ngodu-n to Cytwr Media

Option 2

2. Pfiwrical tweiview of Wgstem and Indian theam 3. Fwms and Periods: Classical, Contemporary. Stylized, Naturafist

Topics for Student Presentations: a. Perspectives on theatre and psrformance b. Historical development of theatrical forms c. blknaditions

2. Theab:Ical Forms and Pmctk:~~ 1. Types of theatre, semiotics of performative spaces, e.g, proscenium 'in the round',

amohiaheatre, ooew&. etc. 2. V O ~ , spesch: I'xKfy movement, gestures and tWiw {traditional and

contemporary), ffoor exercises: improM16nlchara~atrOn

7bp.m tor Stiedent hesentatjons: a. On the Merent M m of Performathre st~ce in Macti~s b. Poetry reading, dkUtio< e.xpr8~9kre &lures,'and choreographed movement

3. fheodee of f)rama 1. Theories and demomkarions of m l i : StarrUavsky, Brecht 2. Bh8t8ta

Topics tor SucWM Presenwm: a Acting a;Rort sold goup perbrmams fotlo#red by discussidn and anatysis with

appWtion Of theoretical pempec!ives

4. ThtaaMcal PMdmSbn I. Dire&on, preduution, stage props, costume, lighting, b-e ~1@30rt. 2. f&eeodirtg/atd.tiving psrtwmWcase sWy of ~uctionlperfomcelirnpact of

media on performance promitsea.

Topics for Student Pmgentalions: a All aspect$ of produetion and performance; recording, archiving, interviewing

perfurmen and data coltecUon.

GENERIC ELECTIVE (ENGLISH)

SEmSTER -111

Optionl: Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment

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Option 2: Language, Literature and Culture

Detailed Syllabus

C o M m p o w India: Women and Empowsrment

1. Socia! ComBWion of Gemler (Masculhnity and Feminii) Patisarchy

2. Hi@ory of W m ' s Nlwemenis in India ( P m M ~ e n c e , post independence) W m n , Nationalism, Partition Women and Poliitical Partidpation

3. Women and Law Women and the Indian Constikition Personal Laws(Custo~nary praclim rn intmritmcw and Matriage) (Suppbmented by workshop on legal awareness)

4. Women and Environment State intemtions, Dorneslic violence, Femaie feetiiide, sexual harassment female Vaioes: &&ma$ Dmam D a l aiscourse: ' DeWk awa~lecl

Language, Utereture and Culture

An anthology of writings on cfiwies in India

Editoriitl Board: Department of EnglM, University of Deihi

GENERTC ELECTIVE (ENGLISH)

SEMESTER -111

Optionl: Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment

Or

Option 2: Language, Literature and Culture

Detailed Syllabus

Contemporary India: Women and Ennpavvennent

I. Social Conafitction of Genchw (Masculinity and Ferniniiy) Patfimhy

2. ldistory of Worntan's Movemenis in India ( P W m n o e , post i-n-e) W m n , Nationalii, P&t!on Women and P61i Participation

3. Womenand Law Women and @e Indian Constitution Personal i-aws(Custanary pr&w an in- and Marriage) (SuppiemBnted by workshop on legal awareness)

4. Women and Environment State interventions, Domestic violence, Female foefoeticjde, sexual harassment Female Voices: W n a S Dream Dati Discourse: Detarls awated

Langmge, Lfhera"ture and Culture

An anthoby of writings on dimities in India

Editorial Board: Dspartment of English, University of Deki

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> Ao inrroduclion to Socio 1.inguistic~ - Ronald Wordhaugh

> Thc Shadow of' 1.anyuaye - Geol-ge Yule

Generic -Elective (Interdisciplinary Any Four) CREDITS-6 Each, .5 Classes, 1 Tutorial

Paper-1: Environmental Issues I n India I. The importance of Environment. 2. Geography, Ecology and Cultures in Pre-Colonial India -Land, Forests, Dams, Water, Pastures, Ecology of Hills and Mountains 3. Colonialism and developments in the ~nvironhent -New Regimes of land, Forests, Water and Irrigation -Resistance: Peasants, Tribals and Pastoralists. 4. Environmental Issues in Independent India -Forests, Dams, Displacement, Pollution, Degradation. 5.Eaviranmental Movements in Independent India Forests, Dams, Displacement, Pollution.

6.Enviornmental concerns in a Globalizing World. Suggested Readings Mahesh Rangarajan, e t al, Environmental issues in India Anil Agarwal, e t all The State of India's Environment, The Second Citizens' Report, Delhi, 1985 Madhav Gadgil & RamchanFIran Guha, This Fissured Land, An Ecological History of India, Delhi, OUP,1990 ---- .-- Ecology and Equity, the use &abuse of nature in conteinporary India, 1995 David Arnold &Ramhandran Guha,eds, Nature, Culture,Imperiaism,Delhi,OUP,1995 Salirn Ali, The Fall of a Sparrow, 1985

- Paper-V: Delhi: Medieval The medieval history of cities of Delhi is associated with the Sultanate&the Mughals with the Sufis, the Courtiers and the people who resided here.It is connected with the artisanate, the commercial groups and the brokers ,the bazaar and their hinterlands that created a glittering emporium & a cultqre of urbanity that seized the imagination of the people of age 1.An account of many Cities, 2.DeIhi as Imperial Camp &City, 7

3.Dolhi a s Economic Centre, Delhl as Social &Cultural Centre.

Suggested Readings R.E Frykenberg, Delhi Through the Ages: Essays in Urban History, Culture and Society, Delhi, OUP, 1986i~elevant Chapters Burton Page, Dilhi: "History, Monuments" IN Encyclopedia of Islam, Secord Edition,1956,PP,255-66 '

Ebba Koch, "The Delhi of the Mughals prior to Shajahanabad as reflected in the pattern of Imperial visits" IN Ebba Koch, Ed Mughal Art &Imperial Ideology, Delhi, OUP, 2001. Mohd Habib," Introduction to Elliot &Dowson's History of India, Vol.- 11, in Khaliq Nizami, Ed, Politics &Society during the Early Mughal Period, Collected Works of Irfan Habib, PPH, 1974,PP, 80-84 Sunil Kumar, "Qutb &Modern Memory" in Sunil Kumar, Ed, The Present in Delhi's Past, Delhi, The Three Essays Press, 2002,PPl-6 Francois Bernier, Travels in the Mughal Empire, AD, 1656-68,Delhi, OUP,1989, Shama Mitra Chenoy, Shahjahanabad: ACity of Delhi: 1638- 1857,Delhi, 1998 *

Semester I

QE- l CALCULUS Five Ledurns per week + Tutorial as per University rules Max. Marks 100 (including internal assessment) Examination 3 hrs.

UNIT-I &d Definition of limit of a functian, One sided limit, Limits at infinity, Horizontal asymptotes, Infinite limits, Vertical asymptotes, Linearization, Differential of a function, Concavity, Points of inflection, Curve sketching, Indeterminate forms,L'Hopital's rub, Volumes by slicing, Volumes of solids of revolution by the disk method. . UNIT-II Volumes of sol& of 'revolution by the washer method, Vqlume by cylindrical shells, Length of plane curves, Area of surface of revolution, Improper integration: Type I and 11, Tests of convergence and divergence, Polar coordinates, Graphing in polar coordinates, Vector vblued functions: Limit, Continuity, Derivativbs, Integrals, Arc length, Unit tangent vector.

UNIT-III Curvature, Unit normal vector, Torsion, Unit binomial vector, Functions of several Variables, Graph, Level curves, Limit, Continuity, Partial derivatives, Dierentiibility Chain Rule, Directional derivatives, Gradient, Tangent plane and normal line, Extreme values, Saddle points

REFJCRENCES: [I] G. B. Thomas and R. L. Finney, Calculus, Pearson Education, llle (2012) [2] H. Anton, I. Bivens and S. Davis, Calculus, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 7le (201 1)

Semester Ill

GE- 3 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Five Lectures per week + Tutonal as per University rules Max. Marks 100 (including internal assessment) Examination 3 hrs.

UNtT-I First order ordinary differential equations: Basic concepts and ideas, Exact differential equations, Integrating factors, Bernoulli equations, Orthogonal trajectories of curves, Existence and uniqueness of solutions, Second order differential equations: Homogenous linear equatrons of second order, Second order homogenous equations with constant coefficients, Differential operator, Euler-Cauchy equation.

UNIT-I1 Existence and uniqueness theory, Wronskian, Nonhomogenous ordinary differential equations, Solution by undetermined coefficients, Solution by variation of parameters, Higher order homogenous equations with constant coeffiaents, System of differential equations, System of differential equations, Conversion of P order ODES to a system, Basic concepts and ideas, Homogenous system with constant coefficients

UNIT-Ill Power series method: Theory of power -series methods, Leqendre's equation, Legendre polynomial, partial differential equations: ~ a s 2 ~ o n c e ~ t s and definitions. Mathematical oroblems. First order eauations: Classification. Constructkn, Geometrical interpretation, Method of characteristics, ~enerai solutions of first order partial differential equations, Canonical forms and method of separation of variables for first order partial differential equations, Classification of second order partial differential equations, Reduction to canonical forms, Second order partial differential equationswith constant coefficients, General solutions

REFERENCES: [I] Erwin Kreyszrg, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Wley & Sons, Inc., 9/e, (2006) [2] TynMyint-U and LokenathDebnath; Linear Partial Differentiat Equations for Scientists and Engineers, Springer, Indian Reprint (2009)