Course Plan for BM 321 , Btech 5th Sem-1

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    Course-Plan

    School of Management Science

    Department of Business Administration

    Course Code BM 321 (3-0-0) 3Course Name FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

    Instructor: Dr. Kakali Mahanta

    1. Abstract: This course surveys the major areas of management and applications of

    those areas in an engineering profession.

    2. Objective: The primary purpose of this course to

    Teach students the techniques and tools useful for decision making to controlin today's business climate.

    Give students the skills and the knowledge set necessary to ethically manage

    today's business operations for productivity and performance.

    3.Prerequisites of the course: It is expected from the students of the course that

    s/he must have basic understanding of the business organisations.

    4. Course outline+ suggested reading:

    Course outline

    Part I

    Meaning, Objectives and Scope of Management, Functions of Management- Planning,

    Organizing, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; Styles of Management.

    Part II

    Basics of Financial Management; Marketing Management; Human Resource Management;

    and Production Management

    Suggested reading

    1. Text Book:

    Koonz, Donnel, Weirich: Management A global perspective, McGraw-Hill,

    New York, 10th Edition, 1995

    2. Other Books for Reading

    Khandwalla P K : Management Styles, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi, 1995

    Stoner, J.A.F., Freeman, R.E. & D.R. Gilbert: Management, Pearson

    Education, 6th edition, 2004

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    L. M. Prasad : Principles and Practice of Management, Sultan Chand and Sons, New

    Delhi.

    V. S. Ramaswamy and S. Namakumari : Marketing Management, Macmillan India,

    Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

    S. S. Khanka : Human Resource Management, S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd., New

    Delhi.

    P. Rama Murty : Production and Operations Management, New Age International

    Publishers, New Delhi.

    5. (a)Time-Plan

    Session

    No.

    Date Topic Pre-reading requirements,

    if any

    1 Introduction of the course, announcementof evaluation criteria, defining

    management

    2,3 Function of a manager, role of a manager,

    Level of management

    4 Level of management, Skill of manager

    5 Relating function, Skill and level.

    6,7,8,9,10,11

    Planning

    12-16 Organizing

    17 Topics for assignment will be given. .

    Staffing ,Human Resource Management

    18-19 Staffing

    20-22 Directing

    23 Controlling. Write up of the assignment

    have to be submitted

    24-25 Controlling26-27 Presentation by the students,

    28-29 Financial Management

    30-31 Marketing Management

    31-33 Production Management

    34-39 Review & Discussion

    (b) Evaluation plan

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    Evaluation of the participants performance will be based on class tests, case study

    analysis, assignments, class participation, with mid-term and end-Term examinations.

    A tentative pattern is given below:

    Total Marks: 200

    Type A tests:

    Type B tests:

    Test No Types of test Total marks Date

    Test 1 Assignment 25 9/9/2013(for

    group1)&

    5/9/2013(for

    group2)

    Test2 Seminars 30 21/10/2013 for

    group1) &

    22/10/2013 for

    group1)

    End term: 60 marks , duration 2 hrs

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    Test No Types of test Total marks Duration Date

    Test 1 Written(objective

    type)

    20 20 min 26/08/2013(for

    group1) &

    27/08/2013(for

    group2)

    Test 2 Quizzes ( Written) 20 20 min 23/09/2013(for

    group1)&24/09/2013(for

    group2)

    Test 3 Written

    (objective+

    descriptive )

    25 1 hr 7/10/2013 (for

    group1)

    &

    8/10/2013(for

    group2)

    Test 4 Written(objective

    type)

    20 20 min 11/11/2013(for

    group1)

    &

    12/11/2013(for

    group2)

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    6.Pedagogy:

    The course will include some lecture and interactive class room sessions. A

    significant amount of discussion, group exercises, and in-class assignments

    specifically case analysis will also be included.

    7.Expected outcome: Towards the end of the course the student would be able to

    Know the key managerial issues associated with human resources, marketing,

    organisational behaviour, accounting and finance, operations, quality and

    information.

    Understand how these issues are inter-related in your own and in other

    organisations.

    Understand the skill, role and different functions of a manager.

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