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BBA and B.Com. (Hons.) Programme &

MBA and M.Com. Programme2019–20

Student HandbookFor

School of Management & Commerce

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1. Introduction 3

2. About School of Management & Commerce (SOMC) 3

3. ProgrammesOffered 3

3.1 BBA 3

3.2 MBA 4

3.3 B.Com. (Hons.) 4

3.4 M.Com. 4

4. Career Options 5

5. Programme Duration 5

6. Class Timings 5

7. Syllabi 5-44

8. Annexures

8.1 Annexure ’A’ 61-63

8.2 Annexure ’B’ 64-69

8.3 Annexure ’C’ 70-72

8.4 Annexure ’D’ 73-77

CONTENTS

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1. Introduction TheK.R.MangalamGrouphasmadeanameforitselfinthefieldofeducation.Overaperiodoftime,thevariouseducationalentitiesofthegrouphaveconvergedintoafullyfunctionalcorporateacademy.ResourcesatKRMhavebeencontinuouslyupgradedtooptimizeopportunitiesforthestudents.Ourstudentsaregroomedinatrulyinter-disciplinaryenvironmentwhereintheydevelopintegrativeskillsthroughinteractionwithstudentsfromengineering,socialsciences,managementand other study streams.

TheK.R.Mangalamstorygoesbacktothechainofschoolsthatofferedanalternativeoptionofworld-classeducation,pitchingitselfagainsttheestablishedeliteschools,whichhadenjoyedapositionofmonopolytillthen.Havingblazedanewtrailinschooleducationthefocusofthegroupwasaimedathighereducation.WiththemushroomingofinstitutionsofHigherEducationintheNationalCapitalRegion,theuniversityconsidereditveryimportantthatstudentstakeinformeddecisions and pursue career objectives in an institution, where the concept of education hasevolvedasanaturalprocess.

K.R.MangalamUniversityisestablishedundertheHaryanaPrivateUniversityAct2006,receivedtheapprovalofHaryanaLegislaturevideAmendmentAct#36of2013andconsentoftheHon’bleGovernorofHaryanaon11thApril2013,whichwaspublishedintheGazettenotificationvideLeg.No.10/2013, dated 3rd May 2013.

KRM University is unique because of its• Enduring legacy of providing quality education and thereby creating achievers who

demonstrateleadershipindiversefields.• Protecting and nurturing environment for teaching, research, creativity, scholarship,

socialandeconomicjustice.

Objectivesi. To impart undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral education in identified areas of

higher education.ii. Toundertakeresearchprogrammeswithindustrialinterface.iii. Tointegrateitsgrowthwiththeglobalneedsandexpectationsofthemajorstakeholders

throughteaching,research,exchange&collaborativeprogrammeswithForeign,IndianUniversities/InstitutionsandMNCs.

iv. Toactasanodalcenterfortransferoftechnologytotheindustry.v.Toprovidejoborientedprofessional education to the students.

2. About School of Management &Commerce

TheSchoolofManagement&Commercetakesprideinitsprofessionalandhighly qualifiedintel-lectual capital, its faculty members. The school boasts of itsmodern infrastructure,and latesttech-nology and resources in the field ofGeneralManagement,HumanResource, Finance,Oper-ations,Marketing, InformationTechnology, Economics and International Business.The schoolaims at creatingprofessionalswhoarecommittedtoexcellenceintheirpersonalandprofessionalendeavorsbyadoptingthebestofindustrypracticeswithakeenfocusonresearch,trainingandconsultancyprogrammes.Theapproachtopedagogycombinesfieldwork,casestudiesandin-strumentedfeedbackwithastrongemphasisonconceptsandtheory.

3. Programmes Offered

3.1 Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) ProgrammeThis programme aims at developing a student’s intellectual ability, executive personality andmanagerialskillsandmanagementpractices,ethicalvaluesandgeneraleducation.The

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programhelpsthestudentinunderstandinganddevelopinguniqueleadershipqualitiesrequiredfor successfully managing business functions of an enterprise.

Duration: - 3 Years (6 Semesters)

Eligibility Criteria: Pass in 10+2 examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Educationequivalentexaminationfromarecognizedboardwithanoverallaggregateof50%.

Course Outline: The course covers Managementconcepts/Financial Accounting/Economics/Organizational Behavior/Business Statistics/Research Methodology/Business Law/ StrategicManagement…/

Master of Business Administration (MBA)ProgrammeThisprogrammeisdesignedtohelpstudentsgrowandsucceedinattaininghighermanageriallevel in an organization. Throughout the programme students gain valuable insights from theclassroom discussions, workshops and guest lectures by, management gurus and businessheads including academic representatives from prestigious foreign universities. The programoffersspecializationinareasofFinance,Marketing,HumanResourceManagement,InternationalBusiness and IT.

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)Eligibility Criteria:Passatgraduationlevel(Bachelor’sDegree)orequivalentwithatleast50%Marksinaggregate.

International Summer School: About2 weeks of International summer school at prestigiousuniversitiesForeignuniversities,toprovideinternationalexposuretothebuddingmanagers.

Course Outline: Thecoursecovers:ManagementProcess&Behavior/BusinessCommunication/MarketingManagement/LegalAspectsofBusiness/InformationSystems inBusiness/FinancialAccounting/ Managerial Economics/Quantitative Techniques/Human Resource Management/Financial Management/International Business Environment/ Intellectual Property Rights/InternationalMarketing/InformationTechnologyandSystem…/…

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)Programme This programme sound technical knowledge in dif-ferentaspectsofbusiness to thestudents in thefieldofFinanceandCommerce. Itaims todevelopunderstanding and professional competence of Institutional Structure and processes supporting Global Commerce.

Duration: - 3 Years (6 Semesters)

Eligibility Criteria: Pass in 10+2 examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary EducationorequivalentexaminationfromarecognizedboardinCommercestreamoranyotherstreamwithmathematicsasoneofthesubjectswithaminimumof50%inaggregate.

Course Outline: The course covers:Business Organization andManagement concepts/MicroandMacroEconomics/BusinessLaw/FinancialAccounting/BusinessStatistics/Fundamentalsof Computer & Information Systems / Corporate Law / Business Communication / BusinessMathematics/Income-TaxLaw&Practice/CorporateAccounting/ManagementAccounting/E-Commerc.

Master of Commerce (M.Com.)ProgrammeThisprogrammehas thedistinctobjectiveofequippingstudentswith theknowledge,skillandattitude necessary to become employable in the area of Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Valuation, CapitalMarkets,FinancialManagementandLaw.

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semesters)

Eligibility Criteria: TheCandidateshouldhavepassedaB.comfromarecognizedUniversityorequivalentwithminimumof50%marksinaggregate

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Course Outline: Thecoursecovers:ManagementProcess&Behavior/BusinessCommunication/ Marketing Management / Taxation Planning and Management/Computer Applications /Accounting Theory and Practice / Managerial Economics / Quantitative Techniques / HumanResourceManagement/FinancialManagement/InternationalBusinessEnvironment/SecuritiesAnalysis/InternationalMarketing/StatisticalAnalysis.../…

Career OptionsAmultitudeofcareeropportunitiesareavailableinthefieldofCommerceandBusiness,MarketingResearch,ResearchAnalysis,BankingandFinance,InvestmentBanking,,Insurance,Marketing,TravelandTourism,Advertising,AuditingandTaxation,…

Programme DurationUndergraduate Programs - BBA, B.Com (Hons.): 3 years (6 semesters)

Post graduate Programs - MBA, M. Com - 2 years (4 semesters)

ClassTimings: Monday to Friday,9.10amtill4.00pm.Notallprogramshavethesametimingseveryday.

Syllabi:ThesyllabiofallfirstyearcoursesofferedbySOMCaregiveninthefollowingpages.

BBA I YEAR

SMMC121A MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND APPLICATIONS Credits-3Overview: This course introduces the student to the management process. The course takes anintegrated approach to management by examining the role of the manager from a traditional andcontemporaryperspectivewhileapplyingdecision-makingandcritical-thinkingskills to thechallenges facingmanagers in today’s globally diverse environment.The course explains thetechniquesforcontrolling,planning,organizingresourcesandleadingtheworkforce.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:On successful completion of the course the students should be able to :

• Discuss and communicate the management evolution and how it will affect futuremanagers.

• Observeandevaluatethethecurrentpracticesofmanagement.• Explainhoworganizationsadapttoanuncertainenvironmentandlearningmanagerial

techniques that are adopted to influenceand control the internal environment of theorganisation.

• Studyof management functions:planning,organizing,staffing,directing ,controllingand coordinating in organisation.

• implement the use of management to articulate one’s own point on a specificmanagementissueandcommunicateeffectivelywithvariedaudiences.

• Evaluateleadershipstylestoanticipatetheconsequencesofeachleadershipstyle.• Gatherandanalysebothqualitativeandquantitativeinformationindifferentissuesand

formulatethebestcontrollingtechniques.• Apply course concepts and theory in a practical context.

SMMC123A Business Applications of Economics (Credit-3)Overview:

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“The Quest of knowledge is like searching for pearls in the depth of the ocean”

Anonymous.

Thefundamentalanduniquecourseof“BusinessApplicationsofEconomics”wouldencouragetheaction learningand valueaddition to thepotential business learnerswhoare enthusiasticand passionatewith the thought ofworking in International behemoths and soon-to-be-Indianbehemoths of today.Also, then they need to apprehend about Business Economics jargonswhicharebasicallyrelatedtovariousdisciplineslikeManagementAccounting,Economics,BasicFinance,andthelike.StudyofthecourseonEconomicsgivespracticalinsighttosolvebusinessdilemmas by using its tools for other disciplines.

BusinessEconomicsisoneofthemostimportantpartsofeconomics.Ithasboththeoreticalaswellaspractical importanceintoday’sbusinessscenario.Differenttheoriesofmicroeconomicshelpinthestudyofvariousbusinessproblemswhichcreateamajorimpactontheperformanceofafirmincomplexbusinessworldliketoday.Theanalysisofitsapplicationshasgreatimportanceinthefields,suchasproduction,pricing,optimumallocationofresources,socialwelfareandetc.Itprovidesacriticalinsightinbusinessdecisionmakingandforwardplanninginadditiontomakethesedecisionsappropriateenoughtomaximizethesaleandgrowthofafirm.

Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbeanecdotal,personalexamplesfromthe eyes of the instructor and discussing new roles of CFO’s in ever-growing and changingbusinessecosysteminthisdigitalworld&sensitizingthemofprinciplesofbusinesseconomicsatorganisationallevel.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoing through thiscourse,studentswouldbeexposed tobusinessdilemmasasper thecourse boundaries which will be rationalized with new thinking and tools while delivering thecourse.Also, this course focuses on recent examples of currentmarket’s simulation,merger,disruptivenewmodelsofbusinessformsanditsimpactonnewbusinessecosystem.

Studentswillappreciatedynamicmicroeconomicprinciples inactionbasedon theproblemofscarcityandchoice.Moreover,givenuncertainanddynamicenvironmentaroundus,theyneedtohaveaglobalmindsetwithIndianethosandvalues.

On completion of these unique and over-encompassing principles of business economics, anappropriateacumenwilltakefuturemanagerslocallyandgloballyacceptable.Mostspecifically,thiscoursewillmakelearners-

Tooverviewvariouseconomic tools, theoriesandprinciples, theexcitingconceptsofMarginalDecisions and Incremental Decisions.

TounderstandthefactorsinfluencingCustomer’schoiceandhowtheirdecisionsaffectthegoodsmarketbyaffectingthedemand,thesupplyandtheprice.

Tounderstandthevarioustypesofelasticitiesi.e.,demand,priceandincomeasconsumershiftsfromonemarkettoanother,theseelasticitiesshowtheextentofchangeinthemarketconditionswhichfurtherenhanceaninsightaboutthefluctuationsincommoditymarket.

Inafreeeconomyeveryonehasfreedomregardingtheconsumptionandproductionofgoodsandservices,allocationandmobilizationofresources,modesofproductionandquantityofproduction.Forbusinessmen,thistypeoffreeeconomyknowledgemicroeconomicshasagreatimportance.

Profitmaximizationandcostminimizationarethefundamentalgoalsofafirmwhich,onecanbeunderstood through the dynamics of Cost Analysis & Price Output Decisions, and thereby leading tooptimalcost,pricedecisionswiththehelpofvariousinterestingcurves.

Ithelpstocomprehendwiththeconceptsofmarketanditsvariousformswhichareinfluencedbythecost,revenue,demandandsupplyforces.

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SMEL101A Communication skills (Credit-3)

OverviewThe world is shrinking into a global village and therefore, communication skills in Englishhave emerged as amajormeans of empowerment and human resource development.Manyprofessionalsfailtomakeanimpactontheglobalmarketastheylacktherequiredcommunicativecompetence.Thecoursewillaugmentcomprehensionskills,enhancevocabulary,andenabletoacquireimpressivewritingskills,assistcorrespondencewithotherseffectively,aidinunderstandingthenon-verbalcuesandenrichskillsinspokenEnglishthroughavarietyofteachingtechniques.Thecoursewillbeinstrumentalinacquiringproficiencybothinspokenandorallanguage.

Objectives and Expected OutcomesThecoursewillhelpthelearnerstofocusoncommunicationactivitiesinfunctionalandsituationalcontextsaswellasenhancethefourlanguageskillsofreading,writing,listeningandspeakingthrough real-life and professional situations. It will build confidence among the students andencourage them tospeakfluently.Throughpractical learninganddelivery, the learnerswillbeabletoidentifytheirareasofstrengthsandweaknessesandimprovisetheirpersonalityandsoftskills.The learnerswill be able to strengthenandbroaden their communication skills throughvariousinsightfulways.

Thislearningprogramwithitspractice-basedlearningtaskswillfacilitatethelearnerstoenhancetheir communication skills in a modern and globalised context, enhance their linguistic andcommunicativecompetenceandhonetheirinterpersonalskills.

SMCS102A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (Credit-4)Course Overview: Computing and programming is essential to leverage the technical skills of a student. Thesetechniquesequipthestudentswithknow-howofthelatesttechnologiesandreduceconsiderabletime in solving problems. Success in college and beyond requires computer and informationliteracy’s thatareflexibleenough tochangewithachanging ITenvironmentandadaptable tonew problems and tasks.The purpose of the information technology requirement is to ensurethat students achieve an essential understanding of information technology infrastructureencompassing systems and devices; and become more sophisticated technology users andconsumers.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes: The main objective is to introduce IT in a simplelanguage to all undergraduate students, regardless of their specialization. It will help them topursuespecializedprogramsleadingtotechnicalandprofessionalcareersandcertifications inthe IT industry.The focusof thesubject ison introducingskills relating to ITbasics,computerapplications,programming,interactivemedia,Internetbasics,etc.

The aims is to: 1. Understand basic functions of computer software components includingoperatingsystemfunctions;2.Developacriticalattitudetogathering,processingandevaluatinginformation;3.Developabroadunderstandingofhardware,software,networks,databasesandinformationsystemsandtheiruses;4.SensitisestudentstotheuseofInformationTechnologyinconductingand living theirdaily lives;5.Developanawarenessof thepowerandpitfallsofInformation Technology.

SMMC115A FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS (Credit-4)

Overview:Accounting has rightly been termed as the language of the business. The basic function of a language is to serve as ameans of communication. It communicates the results of businessoperationstovariouspartieswhohavesomestakeinthebusinessviz.,theproprietor,creditors,

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investors, Government and other agencies. Though accounting is generally associated withbusinessbut it isnotonlybusinesswhichmakesuseofaccounting.Persons likehousewives,Governmentandotherindividualsalsomakeuseofaaccounting.Forexample,ahousewifehastokeeparecordofthemoneyreceivedandspentbyherduringaparticularperiod.Shecanrecordherreceiptsofmoneyononepageofher“householddiary”whilepaymentsfordifferent itemssuchasmilk,food,clothing,house,educationetc.onsomeotherpageorpagesofherdiaryinachronologicalorder.Sucharecordwillhelpherinknowingabout:

• Thesourcesfromwhichshereceivedcashandthepurposesforwhichitwasutilised.

• Whetherherreceiptsaremorethanherpaymentsorvice-versa?

• Thebalanceofcashinhandordeficit,ifanyattheendofaperiod.

Thecoursegivesstudentsthenecessarybackgroundto:

1. Understandtheconceptsandmeasurementsthatunderliefinancialstatements,

2. Developtheskillsneededtoanalyzefinancialstatementseffectively,and

3. Gain an understanding of the choices enterprises make in reporting the results of theirbusinessactivities.

Objective and Expected Outcome:1. Afterstudyingthissubject,thestudentswouldbeableto2. Defineaccountingandtracetheoriginandgrowthofaccounting.3. Distinguishbetweenbook-keepingandaccounting.4. Explainthenatureandobjectivesofaccounting.5. Discuss the branches, role and limitations of accounting.6. Toascertainprofitorlossofthebusiness.7. Todepictfinancialpositionofthebusiness

SMHA151A FRENCH-I (Credit-2)

Overview:With theworld turning intoaglobalvillageanddifferent transnationalfirmsentering the Indianmarkets,therearealargenumberofjobopportunitiesthatarebeingcreatedtotacklethedemandfromthesefirms.ThiscourseaimstobuildknowledgeinlinguisticskillsinFrenchanddeveloptheintercultural competence of the learners.

Studentsareguided todevelop their literacyskills through thecommunicativeactsof reading,writing,andcreatingdiscoursearoundtextsofalltypes.

Frenchlanguageprogramisapartofmanagementprogramtoenablethestudentsto:

Communicate effectively in French using the listening, speaking, viewing, reading andwritingmodes (communication).

Demonstrateabetterunderstandingoftheirownviewsandothersactionsaswell.

Demonstratepreparednessforfurtherlearning,particularlywhereFrenchisthelanguageofin-struction(personaldevelopment).Workandlearnpurposefully,bothindependentlyandingroups(personaldevelopment)

Solveproblemsindividuallyandcollaboratively(problemsolving)

Expresstheirideasandfeelingsusingvariousartforms(expression)

Objective and Expected Outcome:Theobjectiveistoprovideanintegratedknowledgeofthesubjectwhichmeansthatthevarious

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aspects thatmakeup the language-learningexperiencearenot separatedor isolatedbutwillbe treatedas complementary tooneanother. Inone singleactivity, studentsmay learn somefacts,procedures,practicecertaingrammaticalstructures,andpracticecommunicativestrategies.Students are expected to learn:

• Communicationskillslikepresenting,producingwrittentechnical,andexplainingdata.

• Comprehension of text

• Translation of sentences

• Essayondifferenttopics-generalaswellasspecific

• Functionalandadvancedgrammar

• Expressionofopinion

• Discussion on general and common interests

ThiscoursegraduallybuildsFrenchknowledgeandskillsinwriting,reading,speakingFrenchandtodeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.ThisstudyallowsstudentstointeractinFrenchandacquirefamiliaritywiththeculture.Thisstudywillbethefundamentalstudytoprovideknowledgeandinstructiontostudents.

SMMC319A Business Environment in India (Credit-4)Overview:This course helps to understand the theoretical framework of Business Environment – itsconcept,significanceandchangingdimensions.BusinessEnvironmentneedstobestudiedbyanalysing themacroenvironmental factors indepthsuchaseconomic,political& legal,socio-cultural, technological and international environment. The study of economic environmentincludeseconomicsystems,economicplanning,governmentpolicies,roleofpublicsectoranddevelopmentbanks,economicreformsliberalizationanditsimpactonbusiness.StudyofPoliticalandlegalenvironmentisalsosignificantforabusinessfirmaschanginglawsandregulationscancriticallyimpactabusinessfirm.

InSocio-culturalenvironment,theimportanceofsocialinstitutionsandsystems,socialvaluesandattitudesisanalysedfromtheperspectiveofabusinessfirm.Otherimportantdimensionswhichareemergingintoday’sbusinessenvironmentarealsostudiedindetaillikeemergingruralsectorin India, Social Responsibility and Consumerism.

Finally,theimpactofInternationalandTechnologicalenvironmentonabusinessfirmisanalyzedby understanding the importance of Multinational corporations, foreign collaborations, International EconomicInstitutions,foreigntradepolicies,patentlaws,policyonresearchanddevelopmentandtechnology transfer.

Objective and Expected Outcome: • Understand the concept, significance and changing dimensions of Business Environment

• Understand theconcept,significanceandchangingdimensionsofBusinessEnviron-ment

• IdentifyvarioustypesofBusinessEnvironmentandtoolsforscanningtheEnvironment• Gain insightson roleofeconomicsystems,economicplanning,governmentpolicies,

publicsectoranddevelopmentbanks,economicreforms, liberalizationandits impacton business.

• Appreciatetheimportanceandimpactofchanginglawsandregulationsonabusinessfirm.

• Learnaboutemergingdimensionsinsocio-culturalenvironmentanditsrelevanceforabusinessfirm.

• Understand the importance of Multinational corporations, foreign collaborations and international institutions in business.

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• Gaininsightsonpatentlaws,policyonresearchanddevelopmentandnewtechnologicaldevelopmentsinBusinessEnvironment.

SMMC124A MACRO ECONOMIC DYNAMICS Credits-3

Overview:Economicsisthatcommontermwhichhasitsimportanceineachandeverybody’slife.Onecannotimagehislifewithoutit.ThisuniqueandexcitingcourseofMacroEconomicswouldencouragetheaction-orientedandvaluesaddingpotentialbusinesslearnerswhoarepassionateandexcitedwiththethoughtofworkinginmacroeconomicenvironment.Also,thentheyneedtobeabreastofEconomicsjargonswhicharebasicallyfromvariousdisciplineslikeManagementAccounting,BasicFinance,andthelike.Macroeconomicanalysisisofparamountimportanceingettinganidea of the functioning of an economic system.

Tomake thiscoursestudent-friendly, the learningwouldbeanecdotal; variousexamples fromtheeyesoftheinstructorwhichincludeseconomicpolicyformulation,studyofNationalIncome,studyofeconomicdevelopment,understandingandcontrollingeconomicfluctuationsanditalsohighlights thenewchallenges inever-growingandchangingbusinessecosystemin thisdigitalworld&sensitizingthemofideologiesofGovernmentattheCountrylevel..

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoingthroughthiscourse,studentswouldbeexposedtoeconomicdilemmasasperthecourseboundarieswhichwillbeupdatedwithnewthinkingandgearswhiledeliveringthecourse.Also,therecentexampleAmerican-IndianTraderelationslikedisruptivenewsimulationsofeco-nomicformandit’simpactoneconomicenvironment.TheywillappreciatedynamicintegratedEconomicprinciplesinaction.

Macro Economics is aggregative economics which examines the interrelation among variousaggregates,theirdeterminationandcausesoffluctuationsinthem.Thepracticalimportanceofmacroeconomicshasbeencarefullyanalyzedinpointsbelow.

Various national problems like overpopulation, inflation, balance of payment are underpinningtheunderdevelopedeconomies.Thestudyofmacroeconomicshelpstobringacheckontheseissues.

Macroeconomicsenablesstudyingthecauses,effectsandsolutionsofgeneralredundancy.

The study ofmacroeconomics is very important for evaluating the overall performance of theeconomyintermsofnationalincome.Thenationalincomedatahelpsinanticipatingtheleveloffiscalactivityandunderstandingthedistributionof incomeamongdifferentgroupsofpeople inthe economy.

Macroeconomicshelpstoevaluatetheresourcesandcapabilitiesofaneconomy,churnoutwaysto increase thenational income,boostproductivity,andcreate jobopportunities toupscaleaneconomyintermsofmonetarydevelopment.

Correcteconomicpoliciesformulatedatmacrolevelmakesitpossibletocontrolbusinesscycles(inflationanddeflation)andresultantly,violentboomsanddepressionsrarelyoccur.

Macroeconomicsasadisciplineincludesdiversetheoriesofconsumptionandsaving.Itexplainstheimportanceofsavinginthenationaleconomyanditsroleintheinvestment.

Macroeconomicsstudiesthebehaviorofindividualunits.Forinstance,thereasonsforincreaseinthecostofafirmorindustrycannotbeexaminedwithoutevaluatingorunderstandingtheaveragecostconditionsofthewholeeconomy.

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SMMA109A MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS SITUATIONS Credits-4

Overview:Thiscourse focusesonan integrated treatmentofmathematicsandcoversmajor topicssuchas functions, principal of counting,matrices, calculus, and optimization, with an emphasis onapplication in commerce. This paper is a pre-requisite for some higher level finance papers.Thiscourseassumesaminimalbackground inmathematicsandaims togive thestudentsanintroduction to each topic.

ThiscourseprovidescompleteskilltounderstandbasicfunctionofMathematicsandtheiruseinBusinessandFinance.Aftercompletingthecourse,studentwillbeabletosolvebusinessandfinancial problems independently.A particular emphasis is placed on developing the ability tointerpretthenumericalinformationthatformsthebasisofdecision-makinginbusiness.Studentswillbeprovidedwiththetheoreticalconcepts,toolsandmethodsofmathematicsaswellastheopportunitytoworkthroughexampleproblems.

Objectives and Outcomes:On completionofthiscourse,thestudentswillbeableto:Understandanduseequations,formulae,andmathematicalexpressionsandrelationshipsinavarietyofcontextsApplyingthemathematicalconcepts(functions,matrices,calculus)insolvingbusinessproblems-Demonstratemathematical skills required inmathematically intensiveareas inEconomicsandbusiness. Demonstratecritical thinkingand implementproblemsolvingskills inday todaymathematicalproblemswithmoreelaborativeunderstanding.Afterlearningthecoursethestudentswillbeabletooptimisebusinessproductivity–frombasicnumeracy through themathematical concepts that enables sound financial management anddecisionmaking.

SMCH125A ENVIORNMENTAL STUDIES Credits-3

Overview:Everythingthatsurroundsandaffectslivingorganismsisenvironment.Environmentincludesallthosethingsonwhichwearedirectlyorindirectlydependentforoursurvival,whetheritislivingorbioticcomponentslikeanimals,plantsornon-livingorabioticcomponentslikesoil,airandwateretc.Itbelongstoall,influencesallandisimportanttoall.

EnvironmentalProtectionAct(1986)defined“Environmentasthesumtotalofwater,airandland,theirinterrelationshipamongthemselvesandwiththehumanbeings,otherlivingorganismsandmaterials.”Environmentalstudiesareimportantsinceitdealswiththemostmundaneproblemsof life likehygienic livingconditions,safeandcleandrinkingwater, freshair,healthy foodandsustainabledevelopment.

The syllabus forEnvironmentalStudies includes conventional class room teaching aswell asfieldwork.Inthiscoursetheteachersimplyactsasacatalysttoinferwhatthestudentobservesordiscovers inhis/herownenvironment. Involvementofstudents inprojectwork isoneof themosteffectivelearningtoolsforenvironmentalissues.Thissyllabusisbeyondthescopeoftextbook teachingandalso the realmof real learningbyobserving thesurroundings.Thecontentof this courseprovidesanoverviewof introduction toenvironment, concept of anecosystem,variousrenewableandnon-renewableresources,howarevariousbiodiversityoccuranddifferentmeanstoconservethese.Thiscoursealsoincludesvarioustypesofpollutionandenvironmentalpolicies & practices related with environs. Finally, it also highlights the relationship of humanpopulationwithenvironment.The course further integrates toprojectwork suchas visit to an

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area to document environmental assets river/ forest/ grassland/ hill/mountain, visit to a localpolluted site-Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural, study of common plants, insects, birds, and study ofsimpleecosystems.Thesestudiesareasimperativeasitformsauniquesynergistictoolforcomprehensive learningprocess.Thiswill help students to recognizeandappreciatehow thetechnological advancement at global level, exponential growth of human population and theirunlimited demands has put the environment at stake and has contaminated the environmentworldwide.

Objective and expected Outcome: Themainobjectiveofthecourseistocreateconsciousnessamongthestudentswiththeideaabout healthy and safe environment. This course is aimed to explain students that the rapidindustrialization,crazyconsumerismandover-exploitationofnaturalresourceshaveresultedindegradationofearthatalllevels.Thesechangesneedthediscussion,concernandrecognitionat national and international level with respect to formulate protection acts and sustainabledevelopmentspolicies. It canbepossibleonly if everycitizenof thenation isenvironmentallyeducatedandgetsinvolvedintothismatteratthegrassrootleveltomitigatepollution.

After studying the course, the learners will be able to comprehend and become responsiveregardingenvironmental issues. Theywillacquire the techniques toprotectourmotherearth,aswithoutaclean,healthy,aestheticallybeautiful,safeandsecureenvironmentnospeciecansurviveandsustain. This is theonly inheritancewhicheverygeneraofspeciepassestotheirfuture generation.

SMMC224A FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING (Credit-4)

Overview:Thecourse introduces the roleof financialmanagers, coreconcepts in corporatefinanceandfinancial terminology. Course contents in line discusses the financial manager’s role within acompany, includingfinancingdecisions, investingdecisionsandrisk/returntradeoffs.Additionaltopicsincludestockvaluation,cashflowvaluationandprojectevaluationcriteria.

Highlights of the course

• Riskandreturntrade-off

• Corporatedecisionmaking

• Merging transactions

• IPO’s

• Valuation

Thisisanintroductorycourseinfinancialmanagement,withanemphasisonthemajordecisionsmadeby thefinancialexecutiveofanorganization.Thestudentstudies topics in thefinancialmanagementofprofit-seekingorganizations.Amajorobjectiveisthedevelopmentofanalyticalanddecision-makingskillsinfinancethroughtheuseoftheoryquestionsandpracticalproblems.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillhavetheabilityto:

1.Explainthegoalsandfunctionsoffinancialmanagement. 2.PrepareandpresentCashFlowstatements. 3.Analyzefinancialstatementsanddescribetheeconomichealthofacompany. 4.Explainthebenefitsoffinancialforecastingandprepareproformafinancialstatements. 5.Calculateandexplainoperatingandfinancialleverage. 6.Decidetheformandamountofshorttermfinancingthatbestsuitsagivencorporateneed,basedonhistoricalandprojectedanalysis.

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7.Recommendtechniquesformanagingworkingcapitaleffectively.

Thestudentswilllearntointerpretfinancialstatements,plan,andmeasureperformancethroughbudgetsanddifferentfinancialstrategies,createfinancialdecisionsandmanagefinancialrisks.

SMMC314A BUSINESS AND INDIAN ECONOMY (Credit-4)

Overview:ThisexcitingcourseinIndianEconomyshallencouragetheaction-orientedbusinesslearnerstoappreciateamazing&insightfulEconomicIndicators,Mint(trulyanamazingbusinessdaily,fromIndian&GlobalContext), EconomicSurvey, andRBIAnnualReport, BudgetDocuments andotherrelevantlatestpolicyreportsanddocuments.

Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbeanecdotal,personalexamplesfromtheeyesoftheinstructorandamazingeconomicthinkerswhichwillshinethroughthiscourse.Itwillcover65oddyearsofIndianhistory…bothfascinatinglyandinterestingly.AsIndiahasrecentlyemergedasvibrantfree-marketdemocracyaftertheeconomicreformsin1991.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoingthroughthiscourse,studentswouldbestudyingthekeyconceptsofIndia’spotentialwithChina anditskeyroleinBRICs.On completion of the course, learners, as future managers and leaders of MNCs or as entrepreneurstheywillbeableto:Understand the characteristics of Indian economy, its potential on natural resources.Understandtheimportance,causesandimpactofpopulationgrowthanditsdistribution,translateandrelatethemwitheconomicdevelopment.ToreviewatleastthreearticlesonlatestthoughtonIndianeconomyandonitsgrowthtrajectory.Grasp the importanceofplanningundertakenby thegovernmentof India,haveknowledgeofvarious objectives, failures and achievements as the foundation of the ongoing planning andeconomicreformstakenbythegovernment.Also,How,Now,NITIAyogisdoingandaddingvalueinIndia’sdevelopment.

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ToonlyappreciateIndianbalanceofpaymentsviz-a-viztherestoftheworld,theirtradepositionafterGATT,Post-GATT(WTO),andHowopenExchangepolicies,FIISs&FDIsinfluencingIndiaasaglobalplayer&boostingservicesectorandeconomy

Not only be aware of the economy as awhole, theywould understand the basic features ofanygrowingorpotentialtogrowstate/economy,sourcesofrevenue,howthestategovernmentfinanceitsprogrammesandprojects.(ItcouldbeanyNorth-EasternState)

Theywouldbeasked/encouragedtogothroughtwo very interesting & exciting books , so that theydevelopthetastetoenquireandreadmore-Firstone-Unbound India by GurCharan Das &secondlyRaghavBahl’sSuper Powerwhichhighlights-TheAmazingRaceBetweenChina’sHare And India’s Tortoise.Third- The Age of Awakening (the story of Indian Economy since Independence)byAmitabhKant,CEO,NITIAayog

SMHA152A FRENCH-II (Credit-2)Overview:This course will offer multiple contexts for studying the language, with many experientialopportunitiesforstudentsintheirindividualareasofinterest.Whilespecificexpectationswillvaryfromstudenttostudentandbytheirco-disciplines,theFrenchcourseseekstoregularlygatherandreportconcreteevidenceonwhatstudentscandobasedontheirprogramofstudy.Learningoutcomesare focusedonall fourmodalitiesof the language: speaking, listening, readingandwritingaswellasknowledgeofFrancophoneculturesandtheskillsofcollaborationandcriticalthinking.

Objective and Expected Outcome: ThiscoursegraduallybuildsFrenchknowledgeandskillsinwriting,reading,speakingFrenchandtodeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.Inthiscourse,candidateslearnessentialknowledgeofliteraryforms,momentsandtrendsininterdisciplinaryextensions.

ThisstudyallowsstudentstointeractinFrenchandacquirefamiliaritywiththeculture.Thisstudywillbethefundamentalstudytoprovideknowledgeandinstructiontostudentswhilealsohelpingthemdeveloptheirpersonalitiesandskills.

The objective is to provide an integrated knowledge of the subject which means that the variousaspectsthatmakeupthelanguage-learningexperiencearenotseparatedorisolatedbutwillbetreatedascomplementarytooneanother.Inonesingleactivity,studentsmaylearnsomefacts,procedures,practicecertaingrammaticalstructuresandpracticecommunicativestrategies

MBA I YEAR

SMMC731A PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOUR IN AN ORGANIZATION (Credit-3)

Overview:Humanbehavioratwork is theuniversalmarket,andtorunthebusinesseffectively fora longterm,it iscriticalfortheorganizationstoshapetheirbusinesswiththecurrenttrends.Forthis,organizationalbehavior isan important factor tooperate thebusiness.Thecoursesheds lightonunderstandingtheemployeesinabetterwaytomaximizetheprofitswhichareonlypossiblebysatisfyingcustomer’sneedswhicharetheultimatetargetofanorganization.Italsoconsidersfactors that hamper or foster job satisfaction.The course focuses on howmanagers becomeeffective leadersbyaddressing thehumansideof enterprise.Thishelps inexamining teams,individuals,andnetworksinthecontextofjobsatisfaction,organizationculture,leadershipandconflict resolution, understanding employees better, establishing productive relationships withpeersandseniorsoverwhomthemanagerhasnoformalauthority,managingtheperformanceofindividualsubordinates,introducesamodelforstrategiccareermanagement.

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Thecoursewillhelpthestudentsexaminethecontemporaryprinciples,techniquesandresearchfindings in management and organizational behaviour that are driving high performance andcontinuousimprovementinbusinesstoday.Tounderstandhumanbehaviouratwork,itsconceptsassociatedwith continuous improvement in individual andgroupprocesseswill be discussed.Thefocusinthecoursestructureislaidonhumanbehaviouratwork,diversityinorganization,attitudesandjobsatisfaction,personalityandvalues,perceptionsandindividualdecisionmaking,motivation concepts, foundations of group behaviour, communication, leadership, power andpolitics,conflictandnegotiationetc.

Thecoursewillbetaughtwithacombinationoflecturesandexperientiallearningtechniquessothatstudentslearnthespecificsofaparticularsubjectmatterandabouttheirownstrengthsandweaknessesasalearner(i.e.learninghowtolearnfromexperience).Eachtopicwillbepresentedasaneducationalinterventiontofacilitateeachstageoftheexperience-basedlearningprocess.Personal Application assignments and simulations are designed to relate personal experiences. Observational methods and team project are added to facilitate the understanding of theseexperiences.Theoriesandmodelsareintroducedtoformgeneralizationsandmentalmodels.Andfinally,theinterventionisstructuredwiththepurposethatwillencouragestudentstoexperimentwithandtestwhattheyhavelearnedinclassaswellasinotherareasoftheirlives.

Objective and Expected OutcomeThemainobjectiveofthecourseistounderstandthehumaninteractionsinanorganization,whatisdrivingitandinfluenceitforgettingbetterresultsinattainingbusinessgoals.Theorganizationsinwhichpeopleworkhaveaneffecton their thoughts, feelings,andactions.These thoughts,feelings,andactions,inturn,affecttheorganizationitself.

This studyaims toachieve thegoalsas it controlsanddevelopshumanactivityatwork.Themanagersareresponsible for theproductivity.Theyneedtomakean impacton theemployeebehaviour,developtheirskills,motivatethemtoworkinateamcollectivelyforbetterproductivityandthus,ultimatelyachievetheirtargets.

SMMC709A ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS (Credit-3)

Overview:This uniqueandexciting course of ‘EconomicAnalysisforBusiness’would encourage the action-oriented and value adding potential business learners who are passionate and excited withthe thought ofworking in International behemothsand soon-to-be-Indianbehemothsof today.Also,thentheyneedtobeawareofBusinessEconomicsjargonswhichisbasicallyfromvariousdisciplines likeManagementAccounting,Economics,BasicFinance,andthe like.AsBusinessEconomics /Managerial economicsgivespractical inside to solvebusinessdilemmasbyusingtools from other disciplines.

Also, our business students need to have an advantage in uncertain and turbulent times, sobusinessmanagersneedtobeconversantofmicroeconomictoolsandalsotechniquesintheglobalcontextasforewarnedisforearmed.Theyneedtobeawareofconceptualunderstandingofbusinesseconomictoolsinordertoappreciatetherelevanttheories.

Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbecircumstantial fromtheeyesoftheinstructor, includingManagersand itwillhighlight thenewroles inever-growingandchangingbusinessecosysteminthisdigitalworldandmakingthemunderstandthedynamicprinciplesofbusiness economics

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoingthroughthiscourse,studentswouldbelearningbusinessdilemmasasperthecourseboundarieswhichwillbeupdatedwithnewthinkingandtoolswhiledeliveringthecourse.Also,therecentexamplesofcontemporarymerger,takeoversandthelikedisruptivenewmodelsof

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businessformsanditsimpactofnewbusinessecosystemwillbetakenupinlectures.

Oncompletionofthisuniqueandover-encompassingoftheseprinciplesofManagerialEconomicsinsightfulwilltakefuturemanagerslocallyandgloballyacceptable.Mostspecifically,thiscoursewillmakelearners-

• To appreciate and understand what factors influence their choices and how theirdecisionsaffectthegoodsmarketsbyaffectingtheprice,thesupplyanddemand?

• Overviewofeconomictools,theoriesandprinciples,theexcitingconceptsofMarginalDecisions and Incremental Decisions

• Understandthevarioustypesofelasticitiesasconsumershiftfromonemarketfromtoanotherasthiswilladdinsightprofitmaximizationandcostminimization

• Understanding the dynamics of Cost Analysis & Price Output Decisions, and thereby leadingtooptimalcostingdecisionswiththehelpofinterestingcurves.

• Understandthetheoryofproductionwhichincludesinsightfullawsofproductionatthefirmlevel.

• Toappreciate theconceptofmarketand itsvariousformsand its impactondemandand price.

SMMC725A ACOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT (Credits-4)

Overview:This course aimsat enabling learners to develop the essential skill ofmanagers in using theaccountinginformationfordecisionmaking.Withtheprogressofthisaccountingcourse,studentswillbuildtherequiredlevelofunderstandingofaccountinglanguageandvariouskeyconcepts.Thestudentswill learnto interpret thefinancialstatements thereby interpretingthe informationavailableinIncomestatement,Balancesheet,CashflowstatementandFundsflowstatement.Thisknowledgeenablesthestudentstotakethestrategicdecisionsimpactingfinancialsofthebusiness.Thenextpartofthecoursewillenablestudentstounderstandtheroleofinventoryandits management.

Thecourseincludesthebudgetingandbudgetingcontrolsystemwhichisinevitableandkeytocontrolthecostsinthefirm.Themakeorbuydecisionandthelikesituationsinthebusinessisascrucialasmakingprofitssinceitmaynegativelyeffectstheprofitlineofthebusinessiftherightdecisionisnottaken.

Objective and Expected Outcome:• Tounderstandtheaccountinglanguage,concepts,conventions&principlesthatforms

thebasisoffinancialstatements.• Learnto interpret thefour importantfinancialstatements; Incomestatement,Balance

sheet,cashflowstatementandfundsflowstatement.• Touseaccountinginformationformanagementdecisionmaking.• Todevelopbudgetanduseitasatooltoplanningandcontrol.• Developgroupworkandcommunicationskills.

The course will make the learners to interpret the numbers and their significance in the financial statements and make decision accordingly in the best interest of the organization.

SMMA737A STATISTICAL APPROACH TO BUSINESS PROBLEM (Credits-4)

Overview:In thiscourse thestudentswill learn theprinciplesandmethodsofstatisticalanalysis,butwillalsoput themintopracticeusingarangeofreal-worlddatasets.Theobjective is toprovideabasic understanding of data analysis using statistics and to use computational tools on problems of applied nature. This course is designed to prepare students to analyse and interpret business problems using Statisticalmethods. The quantitative evaluation of a problem is imperative to

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eliminate/minimizethesubjectivityassociatedwiththemanagerialdecision-makingprocess.This courseisintendedtohelpstudents“inmaking-sense-of”enormousamountofstatisticstowhichtheyareexposedintheireverydaylife

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:

Objectives• Summarizedatagraphicallybydisplayingdatausingmethodsfromdescriptivestatistics,

interpreting data in tables graphically by using histograms, frequency distributions,box-andwhisker (five-number summary); findmeasuresof central tendency for datasets: mean, median, and mode; find measures of variation for data sets: standarddeviation,variance,andrange;relativepositionsofdata,distinguishamongscalesofmeasurements and their implications; distinguish between populations and samples;alsoidentifythestandardmethodofobtainingdatawithadvantagesanddisadvantagesof each.

• Findsimpleprobabilitiesandprobabilitiesofcompoundeventsandcomputeprobabilitiesusing the complement, discrete probability distributions, apply concepts of sample space, the binomial probability distribution.

• Standardizeanormallydistributed randomvariable,usenormaldistribution tables tofindprobabilitiesfornormallydistributedrandomvariablesandthet-distribution,andusetheCentralLimitTheoremtofindprobabilitiesforsamplingdistributions.

• Constructandinterpretconfidenceintervalsforproportionsandmeans.• Identify the basics of hypothesis testing ; perform hypothesis testing for means,

proportions, standard deviations from one population, difference of means andproportions from two populations, including finding and interpreting p-value withexamining Type I and Type II error.

• Find linear least-squaresregressionequations forappropriatedatasets,graph least-squareregressionequationsonthescatterplotforthedatasets,andfindandapplythecoefficientofcorrelation.

• Usethechi-squaredistributiontotestindependenceandtotestgoodnessoffit.• Conductaone-wayAnalysisofVariance(ANOVA)hypothesistest.• Select an appropriate hypothesis test and interpret the result using p-value; use

appropriate statistical technique to analyze and interpret applications based on datarelated to business, social sciences, psychology, life sciences, health sciences or education, and interpret results using technology-based statistical analysis.

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Outcomes:• Toconstructahistogramforagivensetofdata.Thiscanbedonebyhandorwitha

graphing calculator. • Toconstructasingle-sampleconfidenceinterval,anddrawanappropriateconclusion.

Thiscanbedonebyhandorwithagraphingcalculator.• Tostateasingle-samplehypothesistestbasedonagivenclaim,anddrawanappropriate

conclusion.Thiscanbedonebyhandorwithagraphingcalculator.

SMMC733A MANAGING MARKETING OPERATIONS (Credits-3)

Overview:Marketing,initscoreisapractice.Thetheoryaspectofthecourseisderivedfromthepracticeitself.Onecansaythatthepracticeisindependentfactorhowevertheorycontentsarebasedonthisindependentfactoronly.Theinnovativepracticeonlyhasthecapabilitytoenrichthecoursecontents in true sense.

Here thebasic theory is tomanage themarketingoperations incheapestway for thegrowthanddevelopmentofallthestakeholdersofthefirm.Marketingoperationsincludesanalyzingthemarket,assessingfirm’s feasibility tomatch the requirement,planning themarketingcontents,trackingbudgetandotherkeymetricsforachievingfirm’svisionandmission.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Marketingoperationsaimsatdeliveringproperplanningofmarketingactivitiesinveryeffectiveandefficientmanner,withoutcompromisingwiththequalityoftheproduct.Toplanandtoensurethe proper implementation and functioning of the plan is the core theme of the course.

Themainoutcomewouldbeinbuildingofasuccessfulmarketingmanager,whocanplan,enactandcontrolthewholeprocesssuccessfullythroughsatisfactionofthemarket.Thelearnerwouldbeabletoanalyzethecriticalsituationsandstrategicconditionstoimplementandhencegettingthecompetitiveedgeinthetargetmarketsegment.

SMCS775A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS (Credits-1)

Overview: This course introduces students to the steps necessary to analyze a problem in informationtechnologyandidentifyanddefinethecomputingrequirementsappropriatetoitssolution,withafocusonhowtodesign,implement,andevaluateacomputer-basedsystem,process,component,or program tomeet desired needs. Students learn to analyze the local and global impact ofcomputing on individuals, organizations, and society.This course leads students to recognizetheneedforcontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentandimpartsanunderstandingofprofessional,ethical, legal, security and social issues, and responsibilities in information technology.

Objectives and Learning OutcomesThe rationale for this course is to teach students the theoretical approach to information technology andmanagementinformationsystemswithinabusiness/computerscienceenvironment.Practicalbusiness computer applications will emphasize word processing, spreadsheets, databases,presentationsoftware,andelectroniccommerceoftheInternet.Thestudentattheendofcoursewillbeableto:

• Gain familiarity with the concepts and terminology used in the development,implementation and operation of business computer applications.

• ExplorevariousmethodswhereInformationTechnologycanbeusedtosupportexistingbusinesses and strategies.

• Achievehands-onexperiencewithproductivity/applicationsoftwaretoenhancebusiness

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activities.• Accomplish projects utilizing business theories, teamwork, Internet resources and

computer technology.• Workwithsimpledesignanddevelopmenttasksforthemaintypesofbusinesssystems.• Demonstratetheapplicationofonlinecollaborationandwebsitedevelopmenttoolsto

supportproductivityandcommunicationinbusinesscontexts

SMEL722A BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS (Credits-3)

Overview:Effectivecommunicationisavitaltoolforsuccessofeverybusiness.Gettingsuccessatyourpointcanbethedifferencebetweensealingadealandmissingoutonapotentialopportunity.

Oneshouldbeabletoclearlyexplaincompanypoliciestocustomersandclientsandanswertheirquestionsabouttheirproductsorservices.Itiscrucialtocommunicateeffectivelyinnegotiationstoensurethatgoalsareachieved.

Communicationisalsoimportantwithinthebusiness.Effectivecommunicationcanhelptofosteragoodworkingrelationshipbetweenemployerandemployee,whichcaninturnimprovemoraleandefficiency.

Thiscoursewillexplain thekeyaspectsofbothverbalandnon-verbalcommunication,howtolistenandunderstandothersandhowtomakethebestpossiblefirstimpressiononthepeopleoneencounters in and around the business.

Success in any conversation is likely to be achieved through both parties listening to andunderstanding each other.

Key communication skillsUsefulcommunicationskillsforbuildingpositiveinterpersonalrelationshipsinclude:

• activelistening• understandingnon-verbalsignals• maintaining eye contact• assertiveness• beingmindfulofpeople’sindividualspace• usingpositivebodylanguage• dealingwithdifferentpointsofview.

Personal awareness skills that help with communication include:• understandingthebenefitsofapositiveattitude• awarenessofhowothersperceiveyou• self-confidence• presentation-dressingappropriatelyfordifferentoccasions.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Theprimary objective of communication is to exchange ideas, opinions, thoughts, beliefs andinformation.Inthefieldsofbusiness,themainobjectiveofcommunicationistohelpmanagersinperformingallmanagerialfunctionssmoothly.Thiscoursemakesthestudentscapableof:

1.Performallmanagerialfunctionsandtoachievepredeterminedgoals

2.Exchangeofinformation

3.Formulationandexecutionofplans

4.Increasingefficiencyofthebusinessanditsemployee

5. Directing the subordinates

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6. Create consciousness

7. Coordination and cooperation

8. Persuasion

9.Facilitatingjointeffort

10.Educationandtrainingofemployees

11.Developlabor-managementrelations

12.Creatingrelationshipwithexternalparties

13.Monitoringandcontrollingtheactivities

14.Solvingproblem

15. Initiate to change

16.Decisionmaking

17.Makingawareoffuturechange

18. Building image

Communicationsisinvolvedineverycareer.Specialemphasisisputoncommunicationswhendealing in marketing, advertising or public relations. These careers require daily businesscommunication not only within the company but to communicate with clients, audiences andprospectsaswell.Studyingbusinesscommunicationinconjunctionwithanyoftheseareascanallowforhigherpromotionswithinacompanybecauseofawiderknowledgebase.

SMAW737A LEGAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS (Credits-3)

Overview:Theobjectiveofthiscourseistoprovidethestudentswithpracticallegalknowledgeofgeneralbusinesslawissuesandtopicstohelpbecomemoreinformed,sensitiveandeffectivebusinessleaders.As the business managers are called upon to create value, marshal resources andmanagerisk,itisimperativethattheyshouldunderstandfundamentallegalissuespertainingtobusinessworldtoenhancetheirabilitytoleadanddelegate.Asoundknowledgeofthelawisastrategicassetwhichiftimelyandproperlyappliedwillprovidetheprospectivemanagersandtheirorganizations,immediateandlong-termbenefitsandtheabi

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:

ObjectivesAfter completion of the course , student should be able to:

• Explainthemeaning,essentialsandclassificationofcontracts.• Describetheeligibilityforcapacitytocontract,providefreeconsentandlegalityofobject

and consideration. • Knowthecriteriaforperformanceanddischargeofcontracts.• Assess the remedial actions for breach of contract. • TheywillalsounderstandthevarioustypesofspecialcontractslikeIndemnity,Guarantee

and Agency.• UnderstandingofLawofSaleofGoodAct.• Understanding of Negotiable Instruments Complexity and Company formation issues• UnderstandingofCompanySecretaryworkincaseofFormationfromMOAtoDisso-

lutions

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Onsuccessfulcompletionofthesyllabi,thelearnerwillbeableto:

• DiscusstheimportanceoflawtotheoperationofbusinessinIndia

“Ethics knows the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.” by Potter Stewart

• Identify,discussandapplythesourcesoflaw,includingwhererelevantIndianLaw• ExplainthenatureandstructureoftheIrishlegalsystem• Explaintheessentialaspectsofthelawofcontractandrecognizetheessentialfeatures

ofthelawofnegligence• Explainthebasicconceptsofinsuranceandnegotiableinstruments• Discuss the legal structure of business • Describethedutiesandresponsibilitiesofthevariousofficersofthebusinessanddefine

the rights and responsibilities of shareholders • Applythecoreprinciplesofemploymentlawinapracticalmanner

SMHA151A/SLHA131A FRENCH-I (Credits-2)

Overview:WiththeworldturningintoaglobalvillageanddifferentforeignfirmsenteringtheIndianmarkets,therearealargenumberofjobopportunitiesthatarebeingcreatedtotacklethedemandfrom

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these investment firms.This course aims to build knowledge in linguistic skills in French anddeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.

Studentsareguided todevelop their literacyskills through thecommunicativeactsof reading,writingandcreatingdiscoursearoundtextsofalltypes.

Weguideourstudentstodevelopacompetencylevelincomprehendingandproducingthetargetlanguage,spokenandwritten,aswellassocio-culturalcompetencyincommunicatingwithpeoplewhospeakthetargetlanguage.Themainfocusofclassesisoncommunication.

Frenchlanguageprogramsareintendedtocontributetothedevelopmentoftheknowledge,skillsand attitudes further enabling students to:

• CommunicateeffectivelyinFrenchusingthelistening,speaking,viewing,readingandwritingmodes(communication).

• Demonstrateabetterunderstandingoftheirownandothers.• Demonstrate preparedness for further learning, particularly where French is the

languageofinstruction(personaldevelopment).• Workandlearnpurposefully,bothindependentlyandingroups(personaldevelopment)• Solveproblemsindividuallyandcollaboratively(problemsolving)• Expresstheirideasandfeelingsusingvariousartforms(expression)

Objective and Expected Outcome:Theobjectiveistoprovideanintegratedknowledgeofthesubjectwhichmeansthatthevariousaspectsthatmakeupthelanguage-learningexperiencearenotseparatedorisolatedbutwillbetreatedascomplementarytooneanother.Inonesingleactivity,studentswill learnsomefacts,procedures,practicecertaingrammaticalstructuresandcommunicativestrategies.

Students are expected to learn:

• Communicationskillslikepresenting,producingwrittentechnical,andexplainingdata.• Comprehension of text• Translation of sentences• Essayondifferenttopics-generalaswellasspecific• Functionalandadvancedgrammar• Expressionofopinion• Discussion on general and common interests

ThiscoursegraduallybuildsFrenchknowledgeandskillsinwriting,reading,speakingFrenchandtodeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.ThisstudyallowsthestudentstointeractinFrenchandacquirefamiliaritywiththeculture.

SMMC724A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT USING EXCEL (Credits-4)

Overview:The course FinancialManagement using Excel builds a conceptual and analytical frameworkfocused on financial analysis and the creation of shareholder value using various tools andtechniquesapplicableforfinancialdecisionmakingbyabusinessfirm.

Thecoursewillincludesstudyofmodelsandtheoriesrelatingtovariousdecisionrequiredtobetakenbyfinancemanagersinlargecorporateorganisationssuchasfinancinglongtermassets,

proportionofdebt-equityincapitalstructure,investmentintolongtermandshorttermprojects,workingcapitalmanagementetc.Spreadsheetassignmentswillprovidethefoundationforanextendedcasestudyfeaturingadetailedfinancialanalysisofafirm’srevenues,profits,performancemetricsandcapitalrequirements.StudentswilldevelopsignificantexpertiseinapplyingfinanceprinciplestotheanalysisofcomplexbusinessproblemsandsituationsusingExcel.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:

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Thecourseisaimedatbuildinganunderstandingofconcepts,vitaltoolsandtechniquesapplicableforfinancialdecisionmakingbyabusinessfirm.

Afterthecompletionofthecourse,thestudentswouldbeableto:

• Describeanddiscusstheconceptualfoundationsofshareholdervaluecreation.• Understand concept and use of Time Value of Money ( TVM) for various financial

decisions.• Use accounting ratios, Cash Flow Statements, Fund Flow Statements for financial

analysis of organisation.• Developconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingofthepotentialinvestmentopportunities

andthevalue-creationpotentialoftheseinvestments(capitalbudgeting).• Displaytheabilitytocalculateafirm’sweightedaveragecostofcapital(WACC)anda

conceptualunderstandingoftheWACCinputsandtheWACC’sroleincapitalbudgetingand capital structure .

• Develop understanding of concept of financial leverage and its impact on capitalstructure in the organisation.

• Understand theories andmodels for cashmanagement, inventorymanagement andreceivablesmanagement

• Displayaconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingofhowtointegrateaccountingratioanalysisandfinance-basedvaluationmetricsinacomprehensivespreadsheetmodelofafirm’sfinancialperformanceandvaluation.

Thestudenthavingsuccessfullycompletedthiscoursewillbeablenotonlytoapplythevariousfinancemodelsandtheoriestaughtthroughouttheirstudiesbutalsounderstandtheapplicabilityofthesetheoriesinlightoftheworkingassumptionsrequiredforthosetheoriestobeuseful inpractice.

SMMC729A CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (Credits-4)

Overview:

Understanding theenvironmentwithinwhich thebusinesshas tooperate isvery important forrunningabusinessunitsuccessfullyatanyplace.Because,theenvironmentalfactorsinfluencealmosteveryaspectofbusiness,beititsnature,itslocation,thepricesofproducts,thedistributionsystem,orthepersonnelpolicies.Henceitisimportanttolearnaboutthevariouscomponentsofthebusinessenvironment,whichconsistsoftheeconomicaspect,thesocio-culturalaspects,thepoliticalframework,thelegalaspectsandthetechnologicalaspectsetc.IncontentofthiscourseStudentshallbe learnabout theconceptofbusinessenvironment, itsnatureandsignificanceandthevariouscomponentsoftheenvironment.Inaddition,Studentwillbeacquaintedwiththeconcept of social responsibility of business and business ethics.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Thelearnerswouldbeabletoexplainthemeaningofbusinessenvironment;identifythefeaturesofbusinessenvironment;describetheimportanceandtypesofbusinessenvironment;describetherecentdevelopmentsinIndianEconomythathavegreatlyinfluencedtheworkingofbusinessunitsinIndia;explaintheconceptofsocialresponsibilityofbusiness;statethesocialresponsibilityofbusinesstowardsdifferentinterestgroups;andexplaintheconceptofbusinessethics.

Thebusinessenvironmentarethosefactorsthatinfluencestheindividual’sbusinessorganizationhistoricalfactors,psychologicalfactors,governmentattitudeandregardtoforeigngood,internationalfactors andmarketing approaches.The relationship between business and its environment ismutual,thatis,theenvironmentexertspressureonbusiness,whilebusiness,inturninfluencesvariousaspectsofitsenvironment.Businessalsodependsonitsenvironmentforthesupplyof

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all its inputsandat thesametimetoabsorb itsoutput.The influenceof theenvironmentboilsdowntotwoessentialforceswhichtheorganizationmustrespondto–informationgatheringandscarcematerialandfinancialresources.Theseforcescreateuncertaintyi.e.lackofinformationtoanticipateexternalchangesandresourcesavailability.

Therearetwocategoriesofenvironmentalforcesthatinfluencedbusinessperformance.Theseareinternalenvironmentalforcesandexternalenvironmentalforces.Theinternalenvironmentalforcesorinfluencearethosethataffecttheenterpriseasseparateentity.Theyconsistoffunctionstructureandrelationshipintheenterprise.Theforcesthataffectabusinessunitaswellasotherenterprisesoperatingwithinthesameenvironmentalareknownasexternalenvironment.Theyareexternaltotheenterpriseandcannotbeeffectivelycontrolledbymanagers.Theyarerelevantforthesuccessoftheorganization.Theinternalproblemsthataffectthesmallscaleenterpriseandotherenterprisesingeneralincludeamongothers;wrongchoiceofbusiness,lackofexport,lackofbusinessconnections,managementincompetence,lackofadequateattention,marketingproblem,unethical,locationproblem,absenceofproductionimprovementtechnique,etc.

SMMC728A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR MODERN BUSINESS (Credits-4)

Overview:Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothelogicofsocial inquiry.It focusontheverybasic issues of social research, such as identifying puzzles through formulating hypothesisfollowedbyresearchquestionsandreviewtheliteraturetounderstandthebackgroundstoryofprobleminpreviousstudies.Understandingtheveryphenomenalissuesanduseofqualitativeaswellasquantitativedata.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

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• Understand research terminology• Beawareoftheethicalprinciplesofresearch,ethicalchallengesandapprovalprocesses

in research area• Describequantitative,qualitativeandmixedmethodsofapproachestoresearch• Identifythecomponentsofaliteraturereviewprocess• Criticallyanalyzepublishedresearch

Learning Outcomes:Uponcompletingthecourse,studentwillbeableto:

• demonstrateknowledgeofresearchprocesses(reading,evaluating,anddeveloping);• performliteraturereviewsusingprintandonlinedatabases;• employ American Psychological Association (APA) formats for citations of print and

electronicmaterials;• identify,explain,compare,andpreparethekeyelementsofaresearchproposal/report;• define and develop a possible Social Science research interest area using specific

researchdesigns;• compareandcontrastquantitativeandqualitativeresearchparadigms,andexplainthe

useofeachinSocialScienceresearch;• describe, compare, and contrast descriptive and inferential statistics, and provide

examplesoftheiruseinSocialScienceresearch;• describe sampling methods, measurement scales and instruments, and appropriate

usesofeach;• explain the rationale for research ethics, and the importance of and local processes for

InstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB)review;and• demonstrate howeducational research contributes to the objectives of your doctoral

programandtoyourspecificcareeraspirationsinSocialScience.

SMMC736A CREATING AND RETAINING MOTIVATED WORK FORCE (Credits-3)

OverviewThecourseisdesignedforindividualsinterestedinchanginghowpeoplearemanaged-todispelflawedassumptionsabouthumanresourcestrategiesanddevelopnewtechniques.Inthepast,humanresourcepracticesrarelyservedasasourceofinnovationinorganizations.Rather,whenestablishingguidelines,policies,andrules,mostcompanieschosetofollowthenorm,whichoftenwasunsatisfyingandfrustratingfortheiremployees.Thesesamefirmschosenottofocusontheirhumanresourcepracticesasasourceofcompetitiveadvantagethatcouldbeusedtohirethebesttalent,performatthehighestlevel,andweatherthemostdifficulttimes.Morerecently,newideasabouttheoptimalapproachtomanagingthefirm’smostimportantasset-itshumancapital-haveflourished.Asaresult,adebatehassurfacedinthecorporateworldaboutthebestwaystogetworkdone-fromtheallocationofjobtaskstothestructureoffinancialincentives.Wetacklemanyofthesefundamentalquestionsinthiscourse-whatisthebestwaytohirepeople,togiveperformancefeedback,tofostercollaboration-butwelookattheseproblemsthroughanewlens,oneinformedmorebyevidenceandanalysisthanbytraditionandintuition.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Aftertakingthecourse,studentwillbeableto:(1) identifymisconceptionsthatunderminetheeffectivenessofhumanresourcestrategies;(2)learnnewinsightsabouthumanmotivationintheworkplaceand(3)designnewtoolsthatcanimprovetheworkinglivesofemployees.Ineachsessionimportanttopicwillbediscussedfromthreedistinctpointsofviews,firstdescribingwhatiscurrentlydone, then identifyingalternativeapproaches inotherfirms,andfinallyconsideringwhataboldandcreativeapproachmightlooklike.

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SMMC743A ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH OPERATION MANAGEMENT (Credits-3)

Overview:ProductionandOperationManagement isamulti-disciplinaryfield that focusesonhandlingallaspectsofanorganization’soperationstodeliverproductsandservices.Operationsmanagerssmearideasandtechnologiestoincreaseproductivityandlessencosts,improveflexibilitytomeetpromptlychangingcustomerneeds,augmentproductquality,andimprovecustomerservice.Thetrepidationsofthiscourserangefromstrategictotacticalandoperationallevels,whichimplicatedesigning, planningandmanaging the system.This is concernedwith theefficient productionanddistributionofproductsandservicesandisasignificantcomponentofanybusiness.Makingsureoperationsrunsmoothlyisanextremelycomplexundertakinginvolvingthecoordinationofemployees,resources,equipment,andinformationacrossmanydifferentorganizationallevels.

ThefieldofProductionandOperationsmanagementisdynamicinnature.Thecourseepitomizestheblendofconceptsandincludesactivitiessuchasforecasting,choosingalocationforanofficeorplant,allocatingresources,quality.

The course intends to provide studentswith the broad framework for themanagement of theoperations functions of organizations, and how this is used in planning, coordinating, andexecutingallthenecessaryactivitiesthatcreategoodsandservices.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:The course intends to provide studentswith the broad framework for themanagement of theoperations functions of organizations, and how this is used in planning, coordinating, andexecutingallthenecessaryactivitiesthatcreategoodsandservices.

Thecourseisdesignedtotrainstudentstomanageandsucceedinallaspectsofbusiness,whichincludes operations management, supply chain management, project management, financialmanagement,etc.Thishelpstodevelopstudentstomakebusinessdecisions;embraceslearningtosmearquantitativeapproachesandtousecomputerprogramsandsystemsinbringingspeedto business decision making. It adds value to a process from a customer’s perspective andwhatdegradesthevalueofaproductoraservicewhichinturnhelpsthestudenttakeeffectivedecisions.Operationsmanagement offers tools tomeasure performance, improve production,determinethroughput,optimizecapacityandcutoperationscost.

Someoftheparticularskillsthatstudentsmaygainincludetheabilitytocoordinateserviceandproductdeliveryprocesses,evaluateacompany’sassetcapacityandcreatecorporateinvestmentstrategies.

SMCS741A WEB APPICATIONS FOR BUSINESS (Credits-3)

Course Overview:WebApplications for Business is an interdisciplinary topic encompassing both business andtechnology. Basic business aspects and applications throughout the business world includecommercial business, government, education, and health services. Themajor characteristics,opportunities, and limitations of this form of business are explored. The course explores the varioustoolsandthekeytechnologiesusedbycompaniesengagingine-businessactivities.Itisutmostimportantforprofessionalstobecomefamiliarwithinfrastructurerequirementsneededtodobusinessontheweb;web-basedtoolsusedine-businessactivities;electroniccommercesoftwareinusetoday;securityissuesfacedbyonlinebusinesses;electronicpaymentsystems;strategiesusedforwebauctionsandvirtualcommunities;andthelegal,ethical,international,andtax issues that impact an online business

Course Objectives and Learning OutcomesThe objective of this course is to enable the student to understand the e-business concepts

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andhow it isdifferent frome-commerce.Moreover, thestudentwillbeable tounderstand thee-businessmodelsandinfrastructure.Studentswilllearnhowe-businessconceptsareappliedtodifferentfields,suchas:education,banking,tourismandsoon.Moreover,thiscoursewillinspirestudentswithonlinebusinessideasandmotivatethemtoapplywhatthelearnedinthereallife.Uponcompletionofthiscourseyouwillbeableto:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of technical and business issues related toE-BusinessandE-Commerce

• Describethekeyfeaturesofwebserverarchitecture• WriteprogramsinVB.NETandJscript.NET,withintheASP.NETframework• Workaspartofateamindevelopingarealworldbusinesssoftwaresolution• Workinavirtualteamenvironment,developinghigh-levelbusinessrequirements• EvaluateMobileBusinessandrelatedtechnologies• Discuss contemporary technologies for globally distributed teams• Identifykeyaspectsofeffectivevirtualteams

SMMA878A DECISION SCIENCE APPLICATION IN BUSINESS (Credits-3)

Overview:Thiscoursegivethelearneraninsightintotheconceptualunderstandingoftheroleofquantitativemethodsplayinthedecision-makingprocess.

Inthebusinessworld,andinfact,inpracticallyeveryaspectofdailyliving,quantitativetechniquesareusedtoassistindecisionmaking.Why?Unliketheclassroom,inthe“realworld”thereisoftennotenoughinformationavailabletobeguaranteedofmakingacorrectdecision.Forinstance,ifadvertiserswouldliketoknowhowmanyhouseholdsintheUnitedStateswithtelevisionsaretunedtoaparticulartelevisionshow,ataparticulardateandtime,itwouldbeimpossibletodeterminewithout the complete cooperation of every household andanastonishingamount of timeandmoney.Ifaconsumerprotectionagencywantstodeterminethetrueproportionofprescriptiondrug userswho also use herbal non-regulated over-the-counter supplements, this informationwouldmost likely not be available. As a result of the inability to determine characteristics ofinterest,theapplicationofstatisticsandotherquantitativetechniqueshasdeveloped.

Forexample,wegenerallyfacealongqueueinbank/postoffice/metro/vendingmachineandmanymore.Haveyoueverthink,ifsystemfailtodeliverserviceswithinthearrivaltimeofcustomer,willresultinlongqueuewithnoend,henceresultinlossofsales/customerwithbadwordofmouth.

Similarly,wegenerallyencounterwithmanymachines fromhome tooffice likemobile, laptop,washingmachinetoheavymachinesoffactory.Eachmachinehasanoptimumlifeapartfromhowlongyoucanstretchitsuse,existingitemshaveout-lived,oritmaynotbeeconomicalanymoretocontinuewiththem,ortheitemsmighthavebeendestroyedeitherbyaccidentorotherwise.Sotherighttimetoreplaceamachine/equipmentisnecessarytominimizetherunningcostandreplacement cost.

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Objective and Expected OutcomesThe central objective of operations research is optimization, i.e., “to do things best under thegivencircumstances.”Thisgeneralconcepthasmanyapplications, for instance, in agricultural planning, biotechnology, data analysis, distribution of goods and resources, emergency and rescueoperations,engineeringsystemsdesign,environmentalmanagement,financialplanning,healthcaremanagement, inventorycontrol,manpowerand resourceallocation, manufacturing of goods, military operations, production process control, risk management, sequencing andschedulingoftasks,telecommunications,andtrafficcontrol.

Fromstudentpoint of view theobjective is tounderstand the problem of day-to-day business situationandhowitcanovercomebylimitedkeyfactorlikematerial,labor, machine hour etc. The best part of this course structureisthein-depthcontentofoperationresearchwhichtouch day to daylifeandstudentwillenjoytheconcept in more of game manner

The course will create opportunity to solve real-world problem from both descriptive and analytical way. After successful completion of the course, the student can use these operational research skills across manufacturing and service industry which make you more diverse person on field of operations.

SMMC742A Global Business Operations (Credits-3)

Overview: This unique and exciting course in GlobalBusiness Operations which covers international

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marketingandfinance,wouldencouragetheaction-orientedandvalueaddingpotentialbusiness learnerswhoarepassionateandexcitedwiththethoughtofworkinginInternationalbehemoths andsoon-to-be-Indianbehemothsoftoday,-alsoinIT,print&media,FMCGsandthelike.Also, then they need to be abreastof internationalmarketing jargons, frameworks to conceptualizemarketingstrategiesandpricingstrategies. Also,ourbusinessstudentsneedtohaveanedgeinourVUCA(volatility,uncertainty,complexity andambiguity)timesandaschaosanddisruptionisorderoftheday,themarketingmanagers needtobeabreastofnewfinancialtools&techniquesintheglobalcontextasforewarnedare forearmed.Theyneedtobeawareoffinancialengineeringandexcitinghedgingtoolsandfinancialjargon. Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbeanecdotal,personalexamplesfromtheeyesoftheinstructorandincludingamazingCFOsanditwillhighlighttheirnewrolesinever- growingandchangingfinancialecosystemin thisdigitalworld&sensitizing themofCorporateGovernanceissues.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoing through thiscourse,studentswouldbeexposed tobusinessdilemmasasper thecourseboundarieswhichwillbeupdatedwithnewthinkingandtoolswhiledeliveringthecourse.Also,giventherecentBrexitfromEU,etc.&itsimplicationsonforeigntrade&TNCs.

Theywillappreciateprosandconsofglobalization,CACsandFCACs,internationalflows,financialderivativesandthelikesotheytrulyget intomindsettoday’sglobalmanagerandsurelymakeIndiaINC.proudintheglobalandcompetitiveera.Andatthesametimeitwillbeemphasizedthatbusinesshasvalueswhicharemostsignificantthanvaluations.

On completion of this insightful course, learners, as future managers and leaders of MNCs or their ownbusinesses,willbeableto:

• To appreciate and understand international marketing & pricing strategies in thisconnected business ecosystem.

• Overviewoffinancialderivativestocontainriskinthisvolatiletime.• Toappreciateeurocurrencymarket,eurobondmarketandplacementofbonds.• Understanding theadvantagesof cashmanagement-netting, currencydiversification,

poolingandfinancialefficiency.• UnderstandtheconceptofoptimalportfolioandCAPMandunderstandthebenefitsof

internationaldiversification.• Understandthetechniquestomeasurecountryriskandexplainhowtheassessmentof

countryriskisusedbyMNCwhenmakingfinancialdecisions.AlsotoappreciateGDRs,ADRs and IDRs.

• Understandthetypesoftax-havens.• Understandtheconceptofdoubletaxationandwaystoavoidit.

SMHA152A/SLHA132A FRENCH-II (Credits-3)

Overview:Thiscoursewillprovideexperientialopportunitiesforstudentsintheirindividualareasofinterest.Whilespecificexpectationswillvaryfromstudenttostudentandbytheirco-disciplines,theFrenchcourseseekstoregularlygatherandreportconcreteevidenceonwhatstudentscandobasedontheirprogramofstudy.Learningoutcomesarefocusedonallfourmodalitiesofthelanguage:speaking, listening,readingandwritingaswellasknowledgeofFrancophoneculturesandtheskillsofcollaborationandcriticalthinking.

Objective and Expected Outcome:

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ThiscoursegraduallybuildsFrenchknowledgeandskillsinwriting,reading,speakingFrenchandtodeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.Inthiscourse,candidateslearnessentialknowledgeofliteraryforms,momentsandtrendsininterdisciplinaryextensions.

ThisstudyallowsstudentstointeractinFrenchandacquirefamiliaritywiththeculture.Thisstudywillbethefundamentalstudytoprovideknowledgeandinstructiontostudentswhilealsohelpingthemdeveloptheirpersonalitiesandskills.

The objective is to provide an integrated knowledge of the subject which means that the variousaspectsthatmakeupthelanguage-learningexperiencearenotseparatedorisolatedbutwillbetreatedascomplementarytooneanother.Inonesingleactivity,studentsmaylearnsomefacts,procedures,practicecertaingrammaticalstructuresandpracticecommunicativestrategies

B. Com (H) I Year

SMMC121A MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND APPLICATIONS (Credits-3)

Overview: This course introduces the student to the management process. The course takes anintegrated approach to management by examining the role of the manager from a traditional andcontemporaryperspectivewhileapplyingdecision-makingandcritical-thinkingskills to thechallenges facingmanagers in today’s globally diverse environment.The course explains thetechniquesforcontrolling,planning,organizingresourcesandleadingtheworkforce.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:Thecourseaimsatprovidingfundamentalknowledgeandexposuretotheconcepts,theoriesandpracticesinthefieldofmanagement.

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthecoursethestudentsshouldbeableto:have:

• Discuss and communicate the management evolution and how it will affect futuremanagers.

• Observe and evaluate the influence of historical forces on the current practice ofmanagement.

• Explainhoworganizationsadapttoanuncertainenvironmentandidentifytechniquesmanagersusetoinfluenceandcontroltheinternalenvironment.

• Practicetheprocessofmanagement’sfourfunctions:planning,organizing,leading,andcontrolling.

• Identifyandproperlyusevocabularieswithinthefieldofmanagementtoarticulateone’sownpositiononaspecificmanagementissueandcommunicateeffectivelywithvariedaudiences.

• Evaluateleadershipstylestoanticipatetheconsequencesofeachleadershipstyle.• Gatherandanalysebothqualitativeandquantitativeinformationtoisolateissuesand

formulate best control methods.• Apply course concepts and theory in a practical context.

SMMC123A BUSINESS APPLICATIONS OF ECONOMICS (Credits-3)

Overview:“TheQuestofknowledgeislikesearchingforpearlsinthedepthoftheocean”

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Thefundamentalanduniquecourseof“BusinessApplicationsofEconomics”wouldencouragetheaction learningand valueaddition to thepotential business learnerswhoare enthusiasticand passionatewith the thought ofworking in International behemoths and soon-to-be-Indianbehemoths of today.Also, then they need to apprehend about Business Economics jargonswhicharebasicallyrelatedtovariousdisciplineslikeManagementAccounting,Economics,Basic

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Finance,andthelike.StudyofthecourseonEconomicsgivespracticalinsighttosolvebusinessdilemmas by using its tools for other disciplines.

BusinessEconomicsisoneofthemostimportantpartsofeconomics.Ithasboththeoreticalaswellaspractical importanceintoday’sbusinessscenario.Differenttheoriesofmicroeconomicshelpinthestudyofvariousbusinessproblemswhichcreateamajorimpactontheperformanceofafirmincomplexbusinessworldliketoday.Theanalysisofitsapplicationshasgreatimportanceinthefields,suchasproduction,pricing,optimumallocationofresources,socialwelfareandetc.Itprovidesacriticalinsightinbusinessdecisionmakingandforwardplanninginadditiontomakethesedecisionsappropriateenoughtomaximizethesaleandgrowthofafirm.

Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbeanecdotal,personalexamplesfromtheeyesoftheinstructorandincludingamazingCFOsanditwillhighlighttheirnewrolesinever-growingandchangingbusinessecosysteminthisdigitalworld&sensitizingthemofprinciplesofbusinesseconomicsatfirmlevel.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Whilegoing through thiscourse,studentswouldbeexposed tobusinessdilemmasasper thecourse boundaries which will be rationalized with new thinking and tools while delivering thecourse.Also, this course focuses on recent examples of currentmarket’s simulation,merger,disruptivenewmodelsofbusinessformsanditsimpactonnewbusinessecosystem.

Studentswillappreciatedynamicmicroeconomicprinciples inactionbasedon theproblemofscarcityandchoice.Moreover,givenuncertainanddynamicenvironmentaroundus,theyneedtohaveaglobalmindsetwithIndianethosandvalues.

On completion of these unique and over-encompassing principles of business economics, anappropriateacumenwilltakefuturemanagerslocallyandgloballyacceptable.Mostspecifically,thiscoursewillmakelearners-

• Tooverviewvariouseconomic tools, theoriesandprinciples, theexcitingconceptsofMarginal Decisions and Incremental Decisions.

• TounderstandthefactorsinfluencingCustomer’schoiceandhowtheirdecisionsaffectthegoodsmarketbyaffectingthedemand,thesupplyandtheprice.

• To understand the various types of elasticities i.e., demand, price and income asconsumer shifts from one market to another, these elasticities show the extent ofchangeinthemarketconditionswhichfurtherenhanceaninsightaboutthefluctuationsincommoditymarket.

• Ina freeeconomyeveryonehas freedomregarding theconsumptionandproductionofgoodsandservices,allocationandmobilizationof resources,modesofproductionand quantity of production. For businessmen, this type of free economy knowledgemicroeconomics has a great importance.

• Profitmaximizationandcostminimizationarethefundamentalgoalsofafirmwhich,onecan be understood through the dynamics of Cost Analysis & Price Output Decisions, andtherebyleadingtooptimalcost,pricedecisionswiththehelpofvariousinterestingcurves.

• It helps to comprehendwith theconceptsofmarketand its various formswhichareinfluencedbythecost,revenue,demandandsupplyforces.

SMMC133A ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS (Credits-3)

Overview:Anyorganizationthatdealswithmoneyormoney’sworthneedstorecordeverytransactionthatit enters into. This course gives a complete understanding, right from preparation to analysisoffinancialstatements.Thecourse issupplementedwithanumberof interactiveexercises, inaccordancewiththe‘learnbydoing’approach.Thecoursewillalsogiveahands-onexperienceofmaintainingaccounts incontemporaryandrobustaccountingsoftware likeTally.Thecourse

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willbridgethegapbetweentraditionalmanualaccountingandmoderncomputerizedaccounting.

Thiscourseisintendedtointroducethebasictheory,conceptsandpracticeoffinancialaccountingandtoenablestudentstounderstandinformationcontainedinthepublishedfinancialstatementsofcompaniesandotherorganisations.Itincludesthepreparationofaccountingstatements,alongwithprovidinggreatemphasisonitsusesandlimitations.

Thecoursegivesstudentsthenecessarybackgroundto:

(1)Understandtheconceptsandmeasurementsthatunderliefinancialstatements,(2)Developtheskillsneededtoanalyzefinancialstatementseffectively,and(3)Gainanunderstandingof thechoicesenterprisesmake in reporting the resultsof their

businessactivities.Thefirstpartofthecourseemphasizesthemeasurementconceptsandthemechanicsofmovingfrombusinesstransactionstotheprincipalfinancialstatements:balancesheet,incomestatement,andstatementofcashflows.Thesecondpartintroducestoolsforanalyzingfinancialstatements,with an emphasis on integrating industry economic and business strategic factors into theanalysis and interpretations. The third part focuses on generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP)forparticulartopics,suchasthetimingofrevenuerecognition,inventoryvaluation,andmeasuring the amount and cost of debt financing, with an emphasis on how management’schoicesamongalternativeGAAPaffectthequalityofearningsandreportedfinancialposition.Thecourseemphasizesinteractivecasediscussionsbasedonanalysisofactualcompanies’financialstatements.Accordingly,thecourseprovidesanopportunitytodevelopskillsnecessarytocriticallyevaluatefirms’actionsandtheefficiencywithwhichtheyhavemanagedtheirresources.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:• Aftercompletingthiscoursethestudentswillbeconversantwith:• Accounting Concepts• AccountingEquation• Rules of Accounting• Recording the transaction• Adjustingandrectifyingthebooks• PreparationofFinancialStatements• AnalyzingFinancialStatements

Furtherthestudentswillbeableto:

• Statetheusesofaccountinginformation;• Explainandapplyaccountingconcepts,principlesandconventions;• Recordaccountingtransactionsandprepareannualfinancialstatements;and• Analyse, interpret and communicate the information contained in basic financial

statements and explain the limitations of such statements.• PreparebooksofaccountsinTally.

SMCS102A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (Credits-4)

Course Overview:Computing and programming is essential to leverage the technical skills of a student. Thesetechniquesequipthestudentswithknow-howofthelatesttechnologiesandreduceconsiderabletime in solving problems. Success in college and beyond requires computer and informationliteracy’s thatareflexibleenough tochangewithachanging ITenvironmentandadaptable tonew problems and tasks.The purpose of the information technology requirement is to ensurethat students achieve an essential understanding of information technology infrastructureencompassing systems and devices; and become more sophisticated technology users andconsumers.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes: The main objective is to introduce IT in a simple

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language to all undergraduate students, regardless of their specialization. It will help them topursuespecializedprogramsleadingtotechnicalandprofessionalcareersandcertifications inthe IT industry.The focusof thesubject ison introducingskills relating to ITbasics,computerapplications,programming,interactivemedia,Internetbasics,etc.

The aims is to: 1. Understand basic functions of computer software components including operating system functions; 2. Develop a critical attitude to gathering, processing and evaluating information; 3. Develop a broad understanding of hardware, software, networks, databases and information systems and their uses; 4. Sensitise students to the use of Information Technology in conducting and living their daily lives; 5. Develop an awareness of the power and pitfalls of Information Technology.

SMEL101A COMMUNICATION SKILLS (Credits-5)

OverviewThe world is shrinking into a global village and therefore, communication skills in Englishhave emerged as amajormeans of empowerment and human resource development.Manyprofessionalsfailtomakeanimpactontheglobalmarketastheylacktherequiredcommunicativecompetence.Thecoursewillaugmentcomprehensionskills,enhancevocabulary,andenabletoacquireimpressivewritingskills,assistcorrespondencewithotherseffectively,aidinunderstandingthenon-verbalcuesandenrichskillsinspokenEnglishthroughavarietyofteachingtechniques.Thecoursewillbeinstrumentalinacquiringproficiencybothinspokenandorallanguage.

Objectives and Expected OutcomesThecoursewillhelpthelearnerstofocusoncommunicationactivitiesinfunctionalandsituationalcontextsaswellasenhancethefourlanguageskillsofreading,writing,listeningandspeakingthrough real-life and professional situations. It will build confidence among the students andencourage them tospeakfluently.Throughpractical learninganddelivery, the learnerswillbeabletoidentifytheirareasofstrengthsandweaknessesandimprovisetheirpersonalityandsoftskills.The learnerswill be able to strengthenandbroaden their communication skills throughvariousinsightfulways.

This learning program with its practice-based learning tasks will facilitate the learners to enhance their communication skills in a odern and globalised context, enhance their linguistic and communicative competence and hone their interpersonal skills

SMHA151A FRENCH-I (Credits-5)

Overview:WiththeworldturningintoaglobalvillageanddifferentforeignfirmsenteringtheIndianmarkets,therearealargenumberofjobopportunitiesthatarebeingcreatedtotacklethedemandfromthese investment firms.This course aims to build knowledge in linguistic skills in French anddeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.

Studentsareguided todevelop their literacyskills through thecommunicativeactsof reading,writing,andcreatingdiscoursearoundtextsofalltypes.

Weguideourstudentstodeveloptothegreatestpossibleextentacompetencyincomprehendingand producing the target language, spoken andwritten, aswell as socio-cultural competencyincommunicatingwithpeoplewhospeakthetargetlanguage.Themainfocusofclassesisoncommunication.

Frenchlanguageprogramsareintendedtocontributetothedevelopmentoftheknowledge,skills,and attitudes further enabling students to:

• CommunicateeffectivelyinFrenchusingthelistening,speaking,viewing,readingandwritingmodes(communication).

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• Demonstrateabetterunderstandingoftheirownandothers.• Demonstrate preparedness for further learning, particularly where French is the

languageofinstruction(personaldevelopment).• Workandlearnpurposefully,bothindependentlyandingroups(personaldevelopment)• Solveproblemsindividuallyandcollaboratively(problemsolving)• Expresstheirideasandfeelingsusingvariousartforms(expression)

Objective and Expected Outcome:Theobjectiveistoprovideanintegratedknowledgeofthesubjectwhichmeansthatthevariousaspectsthatmakeupthelanguage-learningexperiencearenotseparatedorisolatedbutwillbetreatedascomplementarytooneanother.Inonesingleactivity,studentsmaylearnsomefacts,procedures,practicecertaingrammaticalstructures,andpracticecommunicativestrategies.

Students are expected to learn:

• Communicationskillslikepresenting,producingwrittentechnical,andexplainingdata.• Comprehension of text• Translation of sentences• Essayondifferenttopics-generalaswellasspecific• Functionalandadvancedgrammar• Expressionofopinion• Discussion on general and common interests

ThiscoursegraduallybuildsFrenchknowledgeandskillsinwriting,reading,speakingFrenchandtodeveloptheinterculturalcompetenceofthelearners.ThisstudyallowsstudentstointeractinFrenchandacquirefamiliaritywiththeculture.Thisstudywillbethefundamentalstudytoprovideknowledgeandinstructiontostudents.

M. Com I Year

SMMC731A PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOUR IN AN ORGANISATION (Credits-3)

Overview:Humanbehavioratwork is theuniversalmarket,andtorunthebusinesseffectively fora longterm,it iscriticalfortheorganizationstoshapetheirbusinesswiththecurrenttrends.Forthis,organizationalbehavior isan important factor tooperate thebusiness.Thecoursesheds lightonunderstandingtheemployeesinabetterwaytomaximizetheprofitswhichareonlypossiblebysatisfyingcustomer’sneedswhicharetheultimatetargetofanorganization.Italsoconsidersfactors that hamper or foster job satisfaction.The course focuses on howmanagers becomeeffective leadersbyaddressing thehumansideof enterprise.Thishelps inexamining teams,individuals,andnetworksinthecontextofjobsatisfaction,organizationculture,leadershipandconflict resolution, understanding employees better, establishing productive relationships withpeersandseniorsoverwhomthemanagerhasnoformalauthority,managingtheperformanceofindividualsubordinates,introducesamodelforstrategiccareermanagement.

Thecoursewillhelpthestudentsexaminethecontemporaryprinciples,techniquesandresearchfindings in management and organizational behaviour that are driving high performance andcontinuousimprovementinbusinesstoday.Tounderstandhumanbehaviouratwork,itsconceptsassociatedwith continuous improvement in individual andgroupprocesseswill be discussed.Thefocusinthecoursestructureislaidonhumanbehaviouratwork,diversityinorganization,attitudesandjobsatisfaction,personalityandvalues,perceptionsandindividualdecisionmaking,motivation concepts, foundations of group behaviour, communication, leadership, power andpolitics,conflictandnegotiationetc.

Thecoursewillbetaughtwithacombinationoflecturesandexperientiallearningtechniquessothatstudentslearnthespecificsofaparticularsubjectmatterandabouttheirownstrengthsandweaknessesasalearner(i.e.learninghowtolearnfromexperience).Eachtopicwillbepresented

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asaneducationalinterventiontofacilitateeachstageoftheexperience-basedlearningprocess.Personal Application assignments and simulations are designed to relate personal experiences.

Observational methods and team project are added to facilitate the understanding of theseexperiences.Theoriesandmodelsareintroducedtoformgeneralizationsandmentalmodels.Andfinally,theinterventionisstructuredwiththepurposethatwillencouragestudentstoexperimentwithandtestwhattheyhavelearnedinclassaswellasinotherareasoftheirlives.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Themainobjectiveofthecourseistounderstandthehumaninteractionsinanorganization,whatisdrivingitandinfluenceitforgettingbetterresultsinattainingbusinessgoals.Theorganizationsinwhichpeopleworkhaveaneffecton their thoughts, feelings,andactions.These thoughts,feelings,andactions,inturn,affecttheorganizationitself.

This studyaims toachieve thegoalsas it controlsanddevelopshumanactivityatwork.Themanagersareresponsible for theproductivity.Theyneedtomakean impacton theemployeebehaviour,developtheirskills,motivatethemtoworkinateamcollectivelyforbetterproductivityandthus,ultimatelyachievetheirtargets.

Thecoursewillenablethestudentstolistanddefinebasicorganizationalbehaviourprinciples,and analyse how these influence behaviour in theworkplace.Thiswill also help in analysingindividualhumanbehaviour in theworkplaceas influencedbypersonality,values,perceptions,and motivations. They would be able to outline the elements of group behaviour includinggroup dynamics, communication, leadership, power & politics and conflict & negotiation andunderstandtheirownmanagementstyleasitrelatestoinfluencingandmanagingbehaviourintheorganizationsystems.Thiscoursewillenhancecriticalthinkingandanalysisskillsthroughtheuse of management case studies, personal application papers and small group exercises.

SMAW 773A CORPORATE LEGAL FRAMEWORK (Credits-4)

Overview:Thecourseiscoveringalltherulesrelatingtotheformationofacompanyandtherulesrelatingtothemanagerialpersonalsofacompany.Thestudentswillbeabletoknowtheprovisionsrelatingto theStockExchangeBoardOf India,RERAandFEMAwhicharemandatory for thesmoothfunctioning of a company.

Objective and Expected Outcome: The course is preparedwith the intention tomake commerce graduates to understand anddealwith legal and regulatory compliances,which should be synchronizedwith budgets aswellasalignmentwithstrategicobjectivesof thefirm.Thecourse isdesigned tounderstandtheformation,managementandotheractivitiesofthecompanies.Accordinglythepaperaimstointroducetothestudentsthenuanceofcorporatelawandtheobligationsofittowardssocietyindischargingitstraderelationsandtobeagoodcorporatecitizen.TogainanexpertknowledgeofCorporatefunctionsinthecontextofCompaniesAct&relatedCorporateLaws.Toabletoassesswhetherstrategiesandtheorganizationisincompliancewithestablishedregulatoryframework

Thestudentswilllearnhowtoincorporateacompany,andthekindsofcompany

• .Learn about the regulation of appointments, liabilities, functions, resignation andremovalofofficersandkeymanagerialpersonnelofacompany

• LearnhowtostructuretheMemorandum&Articlesofassociation,transactionsrelatingto the company, directors’ liability under Companies Act,

• Understand the use of the memorandum of association and article of association in a company,

• Learnaboutthebasiclawsrelatingtothecompetitionlaws,RERAandFEMAetc.sothattheycandealwiththedaytodayissuesrelatedtoit.

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SMMC709A ECONOMIC ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS (Credits-3)

Overview:ThisuniqueandexcitingcourseofManagerialEconomicswouldencourage theaction-orientedandvalueaddingpotentialbusiness learnerswhoarepassionateandexcitedwith thethoughtofworkinginInternationalbehemothsandsoon-to-be-Indianbehemothsoftoday,-asSBIisoneofthem-itcouldbeinIT,print&media,FMCGsandthelike.Also,thentheyneedtobeabreastof Business Economics jargons which is basically from various disciplines like ManagementAccounting, Economics, Basic Finance, and the like. As Business Economics / Managerialeconomicsgivespracticalinsidetosolvebusinessdilemmasbyusingtoolsfromotherdisciplines.

Also,ourbusinessstudentsneedtohaveanedgeinourVUCAtimesandaschaosanddisruptionis order of the day, the business managers need to be abreast of micro economic tools, too & techniquesintheglobalcontextasforewarnedisforearmed.Theyneedtobeawareofconceptualunderstandingbusinesseconomictoolsinordertoappreciatetherelevantjargonandtheories.

Tomakethiscoursestudent-friendly,thelearningwouldbeanecdotal,personalexamplesfromtheeyesoftheinstructorandincludingamazingCFOsanditwillhighlighttheirnewrolesinever-growingandchangingbusinessecosysteminthisdigitalworld&sensitizingthemofprinciplesofmanagerialeconomicsatfirmlevel.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:

Whilegoing through thiscourse,studentswouldbeexposed tobusinessdilemmasasper the courseboundarieswhichwillbeupdatedwithnewthinkingandtoolswhiledeliveringthecourse. Also,giventherecentWal-Mart,Flipkartmergerandthelikedisruptivenewmodelsofbusinessformsanditisimpactofnewbusinessecosystem.TheywillappreciatedynamicManagerialEconomicprinciplesinaction.Moreover,givenuncertainanddynamicenvironmentaroundus,theyneedtohaveaglobalmindsetwithIndianethosandvalues.

Oncompletionofthisuniqueandover-encompassingoftheseprinciplesofManagerialEconomicsinsightfulwilltakefuturemanagerslocallyandgloballyacceptable.Mostspecifically,thiscoursewillmakelearners-

• To appreciate and understand what factors influence their choices and how theirdecisionsaffectthegoodsmarketsbyaffectingtheprice,thesupplyanddemand?

• Overviewofeconomictools,theoriesandprinciples,theexcitingconceptsofMarginalDecisions and Incremental Decisions

• Understandthevarioustypesofelasticitiesasconsumershiftfromonemarketfromtoanotherasthiswilladdinsightprofitmaximizationandcostminimization

• Understanding the dynamics of Cost Analysis & Price Output Decisions, and thereby leadingtooptimalcostingdecisionswiththehelpofinterestingcurves.

• Understandthetheoryofproductionwhichincludesinsightfullawsofproductionatthefirmlevel.

• Toappreciate theconceptofmarketand itsvariousformsand its impactondemandand price.

SMMA780A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS (Credits-4)

Overview:In thiscourse thestudentswill learn theprinciplesandmethodsofstatisticalanalysis,butwillalsoput themintopracticeusingarangeofreal-worlddatasets.Theobjective is toprovideabasic understanding of data analysis using statistics and to use computational tools on problems of applied nature. This course is designed to prepare students to analyse and interpret business

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problems using Statisticalmethods. The quantitative evaluation of a problem is imperative toeliminate/minimizethesubjectivityassociatedwiththemanagerialdecision-makingprocess.Thiscourseisintendedtohelpstudents“inmaking-sense-of”enormousamountofstatisticstowhichtheyareexposedintheireverydaylife.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:

Objectives• Summarizedatagraphicallybydisplayingdatausingmethodsfromdescriptivestatistics,

interpreting data in tables graphically by using histograms, frequency distributions,box-andwhisker (five-number summary); findmeasuresof central tendency for datasets: mean, median, and mode; find measures of variation for data sets: standarddeviation,variance,andrange;relativepositionsofdata,distinguishamongscalesofmeasurements and their implications; distinguish between populations and samples;alsoidentifythestandardmethodofobtainingdatawithadvantagesanddisadvantagesof each.

• Findsimpleprobabilitiesandprobabilitiesofcompoundeventsandcomputeprobabilitiesusing the complement, discrete probability distributions, apply concepts of sample space, the binomial probability distribution.

• Standardizeanormallydistributed randomvariable,usenormaldistribution tables tofindprobabilitiesfornormallydistributedrandomvariablesandthet-distribution,andusetheCentralLimitTheoremtofindprobabilitiesforsamplingdistributions.

• Constructandinterpretconfidenceintervalsforproportionsandmeans.• Identify the basics of hypothesis testing ; perform hypothesis testing for means,

proportions, standard deviations from one population, difference of means andproportions from two populations, including finding and interpreting p-value withexamining Type I and Type II error.

• Find linear least-squaresregressionequations forappropriatedatasets,graph least-squareregressionequationsonthescatterplotforthedatasets,andfindandapplythecoefficientofcorrelation.

• Usethechi-squaredistributiontotestindependenceandtotestgoodnessoffit.• Conductaone-wayAnalysisofVariance(ANOVA)hypothesistest.• Select an appropriate hypothesis test and interpret the result using p-value; use

appropriate statistical technique to analyze and interpret applications based on datarelated to business, social sciences, psychology, life sciences, health sciences or education, and interpret results using technology-based statistical analysis.

Outcomes:• Toconstructahistogramforagivensetofdata.Thiscanbedonebyhandorwitha

graphing calculator.• Toconstructasingle-sampleconfidenceinterval,anddrawanappropriateconclusion.

Thiscanbedonebyhandorwithagraphingcalculator.• Tostateasingle-samplehypothesistestbasedonagivenclaim,anddrawanappropriate

conclusion.Thiscanbedonebyhandorwithagraphingcalculator.

SMCS736A COMPUTER APPLICATION (Credits-4)

Course Overview: Thiscourse isdesigned toenhancecomputerskillsandknowledge forcommercestudentssothattheycanapplyinformationtechnologytoolssuccessfullyinvariousbusinessoperations.Thecontentsaredesignedtosuittherequirementsofcommerceprofessionals.TherelevanceofthecourseismuchvitalinthepresenttimeasIndianeconomyisheadingtowardsdigitalizationinfastmanner.ThemajorityofsyllabusisdedicatedtoMicrosoftExcelandMicrosoftAccess.

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Microsoft excel is used to create grids of text, numbers and formulas specifying calculations. That’sextremelyvaluableformanybusinesses,whichuseittorecordexpendituresandincome,planbudgets,chartdataandsuccinctlypresentfiscalresults.

Microsoft Access is an information management tool that helps you store information for reference, reporting,andanalysis.MicrosoftAccesshelpsyouanalyze largeamountsof information,andmanagerelateddatamoreefficientlythanMicrosoftExcelorotherspreadsheetapplications.

Objectives and Expected Outcome: Theobjectiveofthiscourseis

• ToprovideindepthknowledgeinCommerceandComputerApplicationcourses.• Totrainthestudentsintheapplicationofcomputersinvariousbusinessoperations.• Toinculcateinitiativeinstudentsforbetterindustryacceptancewithnecessaryskills.

Atthecompletionofthecoursestudentsareexpectedtodevelopfivegeneraltypesofapplications:

• Personal applications• Small-business applications• Departmental applications• Corporation-wideapplications• Front-endapplicationsforenterprisewideclient/serverdatabases

SMMC701A PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF TAXATION (Credits-4)

Overview:Thiscourselooksathowtaxsystemsworkandtheprinciplesthatliebehindtaxsystems.Topicscoveredincludethereasonsfortaxationandthemaintypesoftax,howincomeistaxed,howthetaxadministrationoperates, the interpretationof tax legislationand taxavoidance.Thecourseuses examples from the tax systems of the India and other countries to illustrate the issues discussed.Thecourseissuitableforthosewhohavenotstudiedtaxationbefore,aswellasforthosewithabackgroundintaxwhoareinterestedinstudyingtheprinciplesoftaxationingreaterdepth.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:This course aims to foster an understanding of the policy, principles and practice that underpin the Indiantaxationsystem.ThemainemphasisisontaxationprinciplesassociatedwiththeIncomeTaxAct, 1961 togetherwith thoseactswhichare complementary to the thisAct.Thecourseprovides studentswith the skills and expertise tomovemore confidently through the tax lawmaze and enhance student’s ability to identify and evaluate taxation issues and tax planningopportunities.

Studentsuponcompletionofthiscoursewouldbeableto:

• Critically evaluate the variousprinciples of taxationbasedon the taxation legislationand landmarktaxationdecisions issuedbythecourtsandtheAdministrativeAppealsTribunal.

• Applyadvancedknowledgeoftheprinciplesthatdistinguishbetweentheconceptsofincome,capitalandgiftsandgeneralandspecificdeductions;andincorporatetheseintoataxplanningenvironment.

• Criticallyanalyse thecomplexitiesof taxationprinciples in relation tovarious taxableentities and analyse and critically address the key issues related to tax planningopportunities.

• Applyknowledgeofresearchprinciplestoworkindividuallyorcollaborativelyindiversegroupstoresearchanddevelopappropriateandrelevantsolutionsto taxation issuesand problems

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SMMC702A FINANCIAL SERVICES (Credits-4)

Overview:TheFinancialsectorhasbecomeveryvibrantafterimplementationofneweconomicpolicyandintroductionoffinancialsectorreformsbytheGovernment.Theimpactofthesechangesisseenin the formofcompetition, technologicalup-gradation,diversificationand thruston thevariousfinancialserviceswithaggressivemarketingstrategy.Theneedofthehour,therefore,istofacethechallengeswithefficient,dedicatedandenergeticstaffhavingrequiredknowledgeandskill.Thefinancialsectorneedyoungenergeticstaff,familiarwithlatesttechnology,readytoacceptchallengesandcompetenttohandlebusinesssituationsarisingoutofspecialization.Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparestudentswithspecializedskills,knowledgeandattitudetoworkinfinancialservicessector.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:Keepinginviewjobprospects infinancialsectortheobjectiveofthecourseistogive in-depthknowledgeoffinancialsector to thestudentswithpractical inputsandpreparethemforcareerin Financial Institutions. The course will provide participants with an opportunity to developknowledgeof basic concepts, insights intoquality financial servicesandsharpen thedecisionmaking process. The course will address the full range of financial services including Hirepurchase,leasingventurecapitalfinancing,mutualfunds,merchantbanking,underwriting,creditrating, stock broking, Depository services. Finally, the course will provide a comprehensiveoverviewofthestructureofthefinancialsystem,interestrateandbusinesscycledeterminates,andinternationalfinancialmarkets.

SMMC724A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT USING EXCEL (Credits-4)

Overview:Thecoursebuildsaconceptualandanalyticalframeworkfocusedonfinancialanalysisandthecreationofshareholdervalue.Thefundamentaltimevalueofmoneybuildingblocksaredevelopedandrefinedintomodelsthatareappliedtothevaluationof1.)financialsecurities,2.)theexpectedimpact of strategic decisions and investments, and ultimately 3.) the firm itself. Spread sheetassignments provide the foundation for an extended case study featuring a detailed financialanalysisofafirm’srevenues,profits,performancemetricsandcapitalrequirements.

The practical implementation of the theories and models also facilitates the complete understanding of them.Additionally thestudentswillbebenefittedbyhavingcreatedthroughout thecourseacollectionof templates thatcanbe readilyused lateron inpractice.Probably themostwidelyused tool by financial practitioners isExcel.During the course studentswill learn how to usethispowerfulprogram toapplyaseriesoffinancialmodelswhich thestudentswill likelyhaveencounteredintheirpreviouscourses.Foreachconceptappliedthecoursewillprovideabriefoverviewoftherelevanttheoryormodelbutfocus

Objectives and Expected Outcome:

The course is aimed at building an understanding of concepts, vital tools and techniques applicable for financial decision making by a business firm.

After the completion of the course, the students would be able to:• Describe,discussandthinkcriticallyabouttheconceptualfoundationsofshareholder

valuecreation.• Displayproficiencywithbasic timevalueofmoneycalculationsand integratedmulti-

leveltimevalueofmoneyproblems.• Display a conceptual and technical understanding of bond price and yield relationships.

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• Display accounting ratios and how they are used in financial statement analysis,backgroundissues,calculationsandassumptionsrelatedtothesemodels

• Displayaconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingof themetricsusedto identifynewcorporate investments and the value-creation potential of these investments (capitalbudgeting).

• Createandanalyzeacapitalbudget.• Displayaconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingofhowrisk ismeasured infinance

andthemodelsusedtorelaterisktotheconceptofexpectedreturn.• Displaytheabilitytocalculateafirm’sweightedaveragecostofcapital(WACC)anda

conceptualunderstandingoftheWACCinputsandtheWACC’sroleincapitalbudgetingandgeneralvaluationmodels

• Display a conceptual and technical understanding of value creationmetrics such asMVA,EVA,FCF,NOPATandROICDisplayaconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingofforecastingfinancialstatementsandhowtoadjusthistoricalratiostogenerateplausibleforecasts.

• Displayaconceptualandtechnicalunderstandingofhowtointegrateaccountingratioanalysisandfinance-basedvaluationmetricsinacomprehensivespreadsheetmodelofafirm’sfinancialperformanceandvaluation.

Thestudenthavingsuccessfullycompletedthiscoursewillbeablenotonlytoapplythevariousfinancemodelsandtheoriestaughtthroughouttheirstudiesbutalsounderstandtheapplicabilityofthesetheoriesinlightoftheworkingassumptionsrequiredforthosetheoriestobeuseful inpractice.StudentsdevelopsignificantexpertiseinapplyingfinanceprinciplestotheanalysisofcomplexbusinessproblemsandsituationsusingExcel.

SMMC728A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR MODERN BUSINESS (Credits-4)

Overview:Thiscourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothelogicofsocialinquiry.Itfocusontheverybasicissuesofsocialresearch,suchasidentifyingpuzzlesthroughformulatinghypothesisfollowedbyresearchquestionsandreviewthe literature tounderstandthebackgroundstoryofprobleminpreviousstudies.Understandingtheveryphenomenalissuesandusesofqualitativeaswellasquantitativedata.

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Objectives and Expected Outcome:

Objectives:• Understand research terminology• Beawareoftheethicalprinciplesofresearch,ethicalchallengesandapprovalprocesses• Describequantitative,qualitativeandmixedmethodsapproachestoresearch• Identifythecomponentsofaliteraturereviewprocess• Criticallyanalyzepublishedresearch

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completing this course, each student will be able to:• demonstrateknowledgeofresearchprocesses(reading,evaluating,anddeveloping);• performliteraturereviewsusingprintandonlinedatabases;• employ American Psychological Association (APA) formats for citations of print and

electronicmaterials;• dentify,explain,compare,andpreparethekeyelementsofaresearchproposal/report;• define and develop a possible Social Science research interest area using specific

researchdesigns;• compareandcontrastquantitativeandqualitativeresearchparadigms,andexplainthe

useofeachinSocialScienceresearch;• describe, compare, and contrast descriptive and inferential statistics, and provide

examplesoftheiruseinSocialScienceresearch;• describe sampling methods, measurement scales and instruments, and appropriate

usesofeach;• explain the rationale for research ethics, and the importance of and local processes for

InstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB)review;and• demonstrate howeducational research contributes to the objectives of your doctoral

programandtoyourspecificcareeraspirationsinSocialScience

SMMC739A MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-I (Credits-4) Overview:Management accounting is the process of identifying, measuring, analysing, interpreting and communicatinginformationforthepursuitofanorganization’sgoals.Smallbusinessownersarefacedwithcountlessdecisionseverybusinessday.Managerialaccountinginformationprovidesdata-driveninputtothesedecisions,whichcanimprovedecisionmakingoverthelongterm.Thiscourse provides studentswith an understanding ofmanagement accounting concepts relatedto the management functions of planning, control, and decision making. The course coversmanagement accounting fundamentals and introduces a range of management accounting tools, includingjobandprocesscosting,varianceanalysis,activitybasedcostingandCostVolumeProfitanalysis,aswellasbehavioralresponsestomanagementaccountinginformation.Studentsareintroduced to the application of management accounting tools for pricing, budgetary control, cost

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allocationandperformanceevaluationaswellasnewdevelopmentsinmanagementaccountingknowledgeandtechniquesandhowtoassessthesethroughcost-benefitanalysis.

Objectives and Expected Outcomes:ThestudyofManagementaccountingintendstoprovidewideknowledgetostudentsastohowfirmpursueitsgoalsbyidentifying,measuring,analyzing,interpretingandcommunicatinginformation.Usually, thework is related to thecostsof firm’sproductsor services.Therefore its studywillenablestudentstocommentontheprofitabilityandpredictionofprofitsofthefirmwiththehelpofvarioustoolslike,CostVolumeandProfitanalysis,itwillhelpinunderstandingtheconceptofCostReductionandCostcontrolthroughthetechniqueofStandardCostingandvarianceanalysisandwillalsohelpthemintakingvariousprofitabilitydecisionsforthefirminfuture.

Upon the successful completion of this course students will be able to critically analyze andproviderecommendationstoimprovetheoperationsoforganizationsthroughtheapplicationofmanagementaccountingtechniques,demonstratemasteryofcostingsystems,costmanagementsystems,budgetingsystemsandperformancemeasurementsystems.Thiswillhelpstudentstodemonstratetheneedforabalancebetweenfinancialandnon-financialinformationindecisionmaking,controlandperformanceevaluationapplicationsofmanagementaccounting,evaluatethe costs and benefits of different conventional and contemporary costing systems, learnindependentlyandtodemonstratehighlevelpersonalautonomyandaccountabilityandevaluatecomplexideasandtolerateambiguityinmanagerialandorganizationalproblem-solving

SMMC756A AUDITING-I (Credits-3)

Overview:Auditingmeansanexaminationof thebooksofaccountsandvouchersof thebusinessbyanindependentpersonwhoshouldbequalifiedforthejobsothathecanexpresshisopinionaboutaccuracyandfairnesswithwhichbooksofaccountaremaintainedinthebusiness.

Auditing has gained lot of importance in the current business scenario of tougher regulatory environmentaswellashighstandardsofinternationalfinancialreporting.IndependentauditingassuresKeybusinessstakeholdersaswellas relevant revenueandreviewcommittees thatathorough investigation isdone intoanorganisation’s financesandaccountingprocesses.Thiscredibility isparticularly important tosmallandstart-upcompanies,aswellascompanies thatmayhavesufferedadatabreachandthusbeworkingtorepairtheirreputationandrestorefaithincustomers,shareholdersandthepublic.Itisthejobofanexternalauditortoidentifyareasofnon-compliancetotheregulations,aswellasanyissueswithfraudorabusewithintheorganisation.

Inadditiontopinpointingareaswherecomplianceeffortsmaybelacking,theroleofauditorisalsotohighlightotherareasforimprovement.Itistheauditor’sjobtolocateanyfunctionalareasof thebusinesswhereprocessescouldbetightened inorder toreducewasteand inefficiency.Theycanproviderecommendationstokeydecisionmakerswithintheorganisationtoenhanceinternal controls or perhaps implement automation in order to streamline business and accounting practices.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:Thecourseaimstoprovideknowledgeofgenerallyacceptedauditingprocedure,techniquesandskillsrequiredtoapplyinauditengagementswithcorporate.Thepresentcoursewouldrequirestudents to integrateknowledgeacquired inothercoursessuchmanagementaccounting,costaccounting,corporatelawsinameaningfulmanner.

Thecoursebeginswiththebasicunderstandingoftheauditprinciplesandstandardsfollowedbythestudyofvarioussubstantiveandanalyticalauditproceduresthatwouldberequiredtoauditvariousitemsofthebalancesheetofacorporate.Itfamiliarizesthestudentsabouthowtoplananaudit,howtodoauditsampling.

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After completing the course, students will be able to design audit programme for corporate.Studentswillalsounderstandnuancesofotherfunctionalareasofauditingsuchascostauditingandmanagement auditing.Theexperiential learning through real life case studieswouldhelpstudentstoapplyacquiredknowledgeintoproblemsolving.

SMCS720A E-COMMERCE (Credits-3)

Overview: This course focuses on principles of e-commerce from a business perspective, providing anoverviewof businessand technology topics, businessmodels, virtual value chainsand socialinnovation and marketing strategies. In addition, some of the major issues associated withe-commerce—security,privacy,intellectualpropertyrights,authentication,encryption,acceptableusepolicies,andlegalliabilities—willbeexplored.Studentswillbuildtheirownwebpresenceandmarketitusinganonlineplatform

Objective and outcomes:At the end of this course, students should be able to:

Identify and apply relevant problem solving methodologies• Design components, systemsand/or processes tomeet required specifications for a

webpresence• Demonstrateresearchskills• Communicateeffectivelyinwaysappropriatetothediscipline,audienceandpurpose.

Work as an effectivemember or leader of diverse teams within amulti-level, multi-disciplinaryandmulti-culturalsettingfortheGroupWebsiteResearchProject

• Appreciate ethical implications of professional practice • Beawareofglobalperspectives(needs,rules/regulations,andspecifications)

SMMC736A CREATING AND RETAINING MOTIVATED WORK FORCE (Credits-3)

OverviewThiscourseisdesignedforindividualsinterestedinchanginghowpeoplearemanaged-todispelflawedassumptionsabouthumanresourcestrategiesanddevelopnewtechniques.Inthepast,humanresourcepracticesrarelyservedasasourceofinnovationinorganizations.Rather,whenestablishingguidelines,policies,andrules,mostcompanieschosetofollowthenorm,whichoftenwasunsatisfyingand frustrating for theiremployees.Thesesamefirmschosenot to focusontheirhumanresourcepracticesasasourceofcompetitiveadvantagethatcouldbeusedtohirethebesttalent,performatthehighestlevel,andweatherthemostdifficulttimes.Morerecently,new ideasabout theoptimalapproach tomanaging thefirm’smost importantasset-itshumancapital-haveflourished.Asaresult,adebatehassurfacedinthecorporateworldaboutthebestwaystogetworkdone-fromtheallocationofjobtaskstothestructureoffinancialincentives.Thiscoursehelpstacklemanyofthefundamentalquestions-whatisthebestwaytohirepeople,togiveperformancefeedback, to fostercollaboration-but theseproblemsare lookedat throughanewlens,oneinformedmorebyevidenceandanalysisthanbytraditionandintuition.

Objective and Expected Outcome:Aftertakingthiscourse,studentwillbebetterableto:

• Identifymisconceptionsthatunderminetheeffectivenessofhumanresourcestrategies;• Learnnewinsightsabouthumanmotivationintheworkplaceand• Designnewtoolsthatcanimprovetheworkinglivesofyouremployees.Ineachsession,

we will tackle a novel and important topic (e.g., engagement surveys?) from threedistinctpointsofview,firstdescribingwhatiscurrentlydone,thenidentifyingalternative

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approaches inotherfirms,andfinallyconsideringwhataboldandcreativeapproachmightlooklike.

SMMC706A GST FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS (Credits-4)

Overview:Thismostrelevantandexcitingcourse in ‘UnderstandingGSTFrameworkforBusiness’wouldempowerpeopleintheareasoffinance,complianceandmoneymanagement.Astwothingsarecertain in lifeasperRomans, i.e.,DeathandTaxes.TheGoodsandServicesTax(GST)wasintroducedwitheffectfrom1stJuly2017.GSTfollowsprinciplesofvalue-addedtaxes(VAT)andshifts the focus of the country from a consumption-based tax system to a supply-based tax system. OnemayregardGSTasoneofthemostdebatedtopics,notonlyinIndiabutacrosstheworld.Globallytheprinciples,practicesaremodifiedittosuittotheeconomicandpracticalneedsofthecountry.Outof193countriesintheworld,160countrieshaveimplementedtheindirecttaxintheformofGSTorVAT.Thislegislationhasitsownflavoroftechnicalitiesandcomplexities.

Also,ourbusinessstudentsneedtohaveanedgeinourVUCAtimesandaschaosanddisruptionisorderoftheday,thefinanceprofessionalsneedtobeabreastofnewtaxlegislations.

Objectives and Expected Outcome:Oncompletionofthisexcitingcourse,learners,asfuturemanagers/Auditors/financeexecutivesandleadersofMNCsortheirownbusinesses,willbeableto:

• To understand the basics and get an insight into the biggest reform in India’s indirect tax structurei.e.theGoods&ServicesTax(GST).

• To appreciate and understand structure of GST in India.• To appreciate payment of GST liability, late fee and penalties.• To appreciate audit, assessments and appeals under GST.• ToappreciatetheimpactofGSTonvarioussectorsandEconomy.

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Value Added CourseS. No. Course Code Value Added Course Credits

1 SMMC461A LeadershipDevelopment 2

2 SMCS326A Cyber Security 2

3 SMMC462A SPSS & its Research Applications 2

4 SMEL465A SoftSkillDevelopment 2

5 SMMC464A Micro,Small,MediumEnterprises 2

6 SMMC467A Value Management 2

7 SMMC470A GreenMarketing 2

8 SMMC472A YogaLessons 2

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b SMHA162 Spanish II

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1 SMMC 466A Stress Management 6 Odd_Sem

2 SMMC 468A Self Management 6 Even_Sem

3 IIIT105A DigitalFilmMaking 6

4 IIIT101A HarnessingthePowerofWebasaKnowledgeDevice

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S. No. Course Code Value Added Course Credits

1 SMMC461A LeadershipDevelopment 2

2 SMCS326A Cyber Security 2

3 SMMC462A SPSS & its Research Applications 2

4 SMEL465A SoftSkillDevelopment 2

5 SMMC464A Micro,Small,MediumEnterprises 2

6 SMMC467A Value Management 2

7 SMMC470A GreenMarketing 2

8 SMMC472A YogaLessons 2

Departmental Electives

S. No Code Departmental Electives Credits1 SMMC481A IndustrialRelations 3

2 SMMC482A OrganizationalDevelopmentandChange 3

3 SMMC483A CustomerRelationshipManagement 3

4 SMMC484A MarketingofServices 3

5 SMMC485A IntegratedMarketingCommunication. 3

6 SMCS328A DigitalMarketing 3

7 SMMC486A Supply Chain Management 3

8 SMMC465A SocialEntrepreneurshipDevelopment 3

9 SMMC488A BankingLawandPractice 3

10 SMMC489A BehaviouralFinance 3

Foreign Language

S.NO. Foreign Language Course Title

French

a SMHA151A FrenchI

b SMHA152A FrenchII

Spanish

a SMHA161A Spanish I

b SMHA162A Spanish II

51

German

a SMHA171A German I

b SMHA172A German II

Open Elective

S.NO. Course Code Course Title Credit

1 SMMC 466A Stress Management 6 Odd_Sem

2 SMMC 468A Self management 6 Even_Sem

3 IIIT105A DigitalFilmMaking 6

4 IIIT101A HarnessingthePowerofWebasaKnowledgeDevice

6

5 IIIT 104A UnderstandingThePowerofData 6

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b SMHA162 Spanish II

German

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