II SEMESTER :
III SEMESTER :
IV SEMESTER :
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FIRST SEMESTER
IB-911 : PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF MANAGEMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
Objectives of this course are to help the students gain understanding of the functions
and responsibilities of the manager, provide them tools and techniques to be used in
the performance in management situations and enable them to analyze and understand
the environment of the organization.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The course shall provide a basic understanding of the different aspects of Managerial
Economics with a focus on the micro-economic concepts
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
1. Introduction: Definition of Economics, Micro and Macro economic theories,
Relationship between Micro and Macro economics, Managerial and Business
economics, Scope of managerial economics and its relationship with Statistics,
Mathematics, Accounting and Operation Research, Optimisation techniques:
Concepts and techniques
2. Demand Theory: Concept of Demand, Factors affecting demand, Demand
Functions, Price of commodity and demand, shift in demand curve, Income and
demand, Income and substitution effects, other factors affecting demand, demand
forecasts. Laws of Supply, Elasticity of Demand
3. Production and Costs: Fixed and Variable inputs, Short and long run fixed and
variable proportions, returns to scale, Causes of increasing and decreasing returns
to scale, Cost curve, Choosing the least cost input combination
4. Theory of Firm and Market Structures: Modern Theories of Profit, Profit
Maximization, Sales Maximization, Organizational Slack, Ownership and
Control, Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Oligopoly, Imperfect Competition.
5. Macroeconomics for Management: Determinants of GNP/GDP, Consumption
Saving and Investment, Inflation, Trade Cycles, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy.
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TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the course is to equip the students with the statistical techniques and
their application to business problems. The emphasis will be on the concepts and
application rather than derivations.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A and B will consist of five questions each
totaling ten questions. The examinees shall attempt minimum two questions from
each of the Section. In all, the examinee will answer five questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Unit I
Introduction to Statistics: Meaning and Definition of Statistics, Scope and
Limitations, Role of Statistics in Management Decisions, Introduction to Measure of
Central Tendency Mean, Mode, Median, Measures of Dispersion: Range Quartile
Deviation, Mean Deviation, and Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation.
Unit II
Theory of Probability, Addition and Multiplication Law, Conditional Probability,
Bayes Theorm, Theoretical Distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal
Distribution-Their Characteristics and Applications.
Unit III
Correlation Analysis: Rank Method & Karl Pearson's Coefficient of Correlation and
Properties of Correlation. Regression Analysis: Fitting of a Regression Line and
Interpretation of Results, Properties of Regression Coefficients and Relationship
between Regression and Correlation
Unit IV
Time Series and its Components, Analysis of models of Time Series Methods of
studying Components of Time Series: Measurement of Trend (Moving Average,
Least Squares Method), Seasonal Variation
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Unit V
Sampling Distribution, Standard Error. Testing of Hypothesis: Large Sample Tests,
Small Sample test, (t, F, Z Test and Chi Square Test).
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objectives of this course are to provide the students exposure to modern
marketing concepts, tools, and techniques. And help them develop abilities and skills
required for the performance of marketing functions.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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8. Promotion Decisions : A view of Communication Process, developing
effective communication, Promotion-Mix elements.
9. Marketing Strategies for Leaders, Challenge, Followers and Nichers :
Expanding to market, defining marker share, expanding market share,
defining the strategic object and openness, choosing a goal attacking
strategies, market follower strategies.
10. Emerging Trends in Marketing: An introduction to Internet Marketing,
Multi level Marketing and Introduction of CRM and Event marketing.
11. Marketing Law and Public Policy.
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The semester examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two sections A and B. Section A, worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which students will be required to attempt three questions. Section B
will comprise one or more case(s) worth 24 marks.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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6. Organizational Change and Stress Management: Forces of Change,
Resistance to Change and Lewin's Three-Step Model, Stress Management-
Potential Sources, Consequences and Coping Strategies for Stress.
7. Organizational Culture: Definition, Uniform Cultures, Relevance of Culture,
Creating and Sustaining Culture, How Employees Learn Culture.
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to understand the Foreign Trade Policy and the process
and procedure of the exports and the documentation.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Unit I Historical review of Indias Exports and Imports, pre independence and post
independence scenario. Trade pattern and composition since 1991, highlights of
Indias present Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14).
Unit II An overview of DES/DRS, EPCG scheme and schemes for EOUs/ EPZs,
EHTPs, STPs and BTPs.
Unit III Documentary Credits, mechanism, parties to an L/C, their role, types of
L/C.
Unit V Export import procedure, documents used in exports and imports, customs
clearance procedure, types of duties.
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Unit VI Financing exports. Basics of export finance. Pre shipment and post
shipment finance, role of Exim bank, role of banks in international trade.
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help students to understand the basics of Information
Technology, Computer Hardware, Software, Applications, Databases, Internet and
related issues. Special emphasis shall be laid on helping the students to acquire high
degree of proficiency in GUI-based applications in various functional areas of
management.
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. A panel of internal and external examiners will conduct
the viva-voce examination at the end of the semester and award marks to the student
out of a maximum of 20 marks. The semester examination carrying 40 marks will
have eight questions out of which students will be required to attempt any five
questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
1. Lucas, Henry C., Information Technology for Management, New Delhi, Tata
McGraw-Hill, 2008.
2. Suresh K. Basandra, Computers Today, New Delhi, Galgotia Publications Pvt.
Ltd., Updated Ed., 2004.
3. P.K. Sinha, Computer Fundamentals, New Delhi, BPB Publications, Fourth
Ed., 2007.
4. Annettema Stultz, Learn DOS In A Day, New Delhi, BPB Publications, 1994.
5. Laurie Ulrich, Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2000 in 21 days, New Delhi,
Techmedia, 1999.
6. Christian Crumlish, ABCs of the Internet, New Delhi, BPB Publications,
Second Eds., 1998.
7. Das, Sumitabha, Unix Concepts and Applications, New Delhi, Tata McGraw
Hill Pub. Co. Ltd., Fourth Ed., 2006.
8. Abraham S. H.F. Korth, S. Sudarshan. Data Base System Concepts, New
York, Mc Graw Hill Inc., 1997.
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3. Alexis Leon and Mathews Leon, Fundamentals of Information Technology,
New Delhi, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1999.
4. Deepak Bharihoke, Fundamentals of Information Technology, New Delhi,
Excel Books, 2000.
5. Ron Mansfield, The Compact guide to Microsoft office, New Delhi, BPB
Publications, 1999.
6. David Garrett. Intranets Unleashed, New Delhi, Techmedia,1998.
7. Muneesh Kumar, Business Information Systems, New Delhi, Vikas Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd., 1999.
8. Gini Courter, and Annette Marquis, Microsoft Office 2000 No Experience
Required, New Delhi, BPB Publications, 1999.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to impart working knowledge of one of the foreign
language in the changing perspective of the Global Economy.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
consist of six to ten questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
GERMAN :
GRAMMAR-Nouns & arts with genders, verbs -(Reg. irregular, Trennbar), Cases
NOM / AKK, PRONOUNS -NOM/ AKK, Vocabulary -informal, Situations- Personal
introduction, Time, place, the country, food, Culture, Situation related case studies -
(Reading comprehension), Informal letter writing.
FRENCH :
1. Articles. Nouns & Pronouns -the definite article and contraction of the definite
articles, indefinite articles, nouns -regular plurals, irregular plurals, gender
identification by word ending, the portative article.
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4. Dates, Time and Seasons. Verbs -regular and irregular (I, II & III group of
verbs), conjugation of verbs in simple present tense.
5. General Conversation -to present oneself and others, to greet others, to tell-
time, date, seasons, days of the week, the months of the years.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to judge the knowledge gained by the student over the
course of the first semester.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
During the last month of the semester, a comprehensive viva voce will be held, where
overall performance of students will be evaluated. The marks obtained by students
will be out of 100.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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SECOND SEMESTER
IB-921 : HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help the students develop an understanding of the
dimensions of the management of human resources, with particular reference to HRM
policies and practices in India.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two sections, A and B. Section A, worth 36 marks, will contain five theory
questions out of which students will be required to attempt three questions. Section B
will comprise of one or more case(s), worth 24 marks.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
1. William B. Werther Jr. and Keith Davis, Human Resources and Personnel
Management, Singapore, McGraw Hill, 4th Edn. 1993.
2. Arun Monappa and Mirza S. Saiyadain, Personnel Management, New Delhi,
Tata McGraw Hill, 1995.
3. P. Subba Rao, Essentials of Human Resource Management and Industrial
Relations: Text, Cases and Games, Mumbai, Himalaya, 2000.
4. Biswajeet Patanayak, Human Resource Management, New Delhi, Prentice
Hall 2001.
5. Holloway J. (Edt.), Performance Measurement and Evaluations, New Delhi,
Sage Publications, 1996.
6. Guy V. and Mattock J., The New International Manager, London, Kogan
Press, 1993.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to prepare students for policy decisions in all aspects of
marketing and developing then to take managerial decisions.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to understand how the chain involved in the marketing
and distribution is working and decide the routing and scheduling of the products.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Unit III: Elements of logistics and SCM Introduction, logistics information system,
nature, components, process.
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TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this subject is to expose the students to the fundamental concepts of
accountancy and financial management and its application to international business.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Section, A and B. Section A, worth 24 marks will comprise of four theory
questions out of which a student will be required to attempt any two questions.
Section B worth 36 marks will contain five practical/numerical problem(s) and / or
Case(s) out of which a student will be required to attempt any three questions. The
questions should be more related on decision making.
COURSE CONTENTS:
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help the students acquire quantitative tools, and use
these tools for the analysis and solution of business problems. The emphasis will be
on the concepts and application rather than derivations.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A and B will consist of five questions each
totaling ten questions. The examinees shall attempt minimum two questions from
each of the Section. In all, the examinee will answer five questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Unit I
Quantitative Techniques and Operations Research: Meaning, Scope of Quantitative
Techniques and Operations and Research in International Business, Advantages and
Limitations of Quantitative Techniques.
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Unit II
Linear Programming: Meaning of Linear Programming, General Mathematical
Formulation of LPP, Graphical Analysis, Simplex, Two-Phase Method, Big-M
Method, Advantages and Limitations of LPP.
Unit III
(a) Transportation Model: Mathematical Formulation, Initial Basic Feasible
Solution using N-W Corner, Row Minima, Column Minima, Least Cost and
Vogels Approximation Method. Optimization (Minimization and
Maximization) using Modified Distribution and Stepping Stone Method.
(b) Assignment Problem: Assignment Model as a Particular Case of
Transportation Model, Formulation of Assignment Problems, Solution of
Assignment Problems using Hungarian Method (Minimization and
Maximization).
Unit IV
Replacement Models: Introduction, Scope in Management, Single Equipment
Replacement Model and Group Replacement Model.
Unit V
Game Theory: Introduction to Games, Maximin and Minimax Principles, Pure and
Mixed Strategies, Solution to Game using Arithmetic, Algebraic, Graphical
Methods, Game Theory and Linear Programming
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help students to understand the basics of Electronic
Business, Electronic Commerce and related issues.
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The semester examination carrying 60 marks will have
eight questions out of which students will be required to attempt any five questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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3. Inter-Organization Management: EDI Application in Business,
Standardization and EDI, EDI Software Implementation, VANs (Value Added
Network), Internet Based EDI. Case studies on EDI.
6. E-business Standard, Cyber Laws, Cyber Crimes and Frauds, Types and Tools
of Hacking. Security and E-business: Client-server Security, Data and
Message Security, Document Security, Firewalls.
TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
1. Daniel Amor, The E-Business (R) Evolution, New Delhi, Prentice Hall, PTR,
2000.
2. MatthewReynolds, Beginning of E-Commerce, New Delhi, Shroff
Publication, 2000.
3. Kamlesh K. Bajaj and Debjani Nag, E-Commerce, New Delhi,Tata McGraw
Hills, 2001.
4. R. Kalakotta and M. Robinson, E-Business: Roadmap for Success, New
Delhi, Addison-Wesley, 2000.
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IB-927 : INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The course shall provide a basic understanding of the different aspects of International
Economics.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. The
examinee will have to answer any five out of the eight questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to impart more than just a working knowledge of one of
the foreign language in the changing perspective of the Global Economy.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
consist of six to ten questions.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
GERMAN :
FRENCH :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to judge the knowledge gained by the student over the
course of the second semester.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
During the last month of the semester, a comprehensive viva voce will be held,
where overall performance of students will be evaluated. The marks obtained by
students will be out of 100.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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SUMMER TRAINING
This will be of six to eight week duration where a student will be expected to work
and understand the problems and working in the exporting company. The evaluation
of this placement will be done by both the company executive under whom the
student has worked and the attached faculty member. Each student will be required to
give a presentation of the experience at the end of the training.
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THIRD SEMESTER
IB-931 : INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the Course is to help student understand the nature, scope and
technique of finance function in international business, operations particularly after
the opening up of the Indian economy in the context of globalization.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Section, A and B. Section A, worth 45 marks will comprise of five theory
questions out of which a student will be required to attempt any three questions.
Section B worth 15 marks will contain numerical problem(s) / Case(s).
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
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SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to understand the different potential markets and
products for India to have exports and imports.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. The
examinee will have to answer any five out of the eight questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
1. Nature and Scope of Select Market and Thrust Product : Study and
Analyze the competitive advantages of various markets, establish linkages
between market and products and design business strategies with global
perspective.
2. Study the total business environment of each market viz Economic, Social,
Technological, Political and legal framework. Also study the geographic,
climatic and other conditions which favours Indian exports to these
countries.
1. U.S.A. 2. European Union
3. Japan 4. South Africa
5. China 6. SAARC Countries
4. Miscellaneous
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(a) Gems and Jewellery
(b) Leather and Leather products
(c) Marin Products
(d) Agro products : Tea, Rice, Oil seeds etc.
(e) Engineering Products: Metal Manufactures, Machinery and
Instruments, Transport equipments, etc.
(f) Service Sector: Insurance, Banking, Consultancies
(g) Chemicals: Dyes and Intermediates.
TEXT READINGS:
1. Bhagwati J., India in Transition, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1994.
2. Rugman & Hodgetts, International Business, McGraw Hill Publication, 1995.
3. Steiner & Steiner, Business, Government and Society, Western Publishing,
2000.
4. Aswathappa K, Essentials of Business Environment, Himalaya Publishing,
New Delhi, 2000.
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this course is to help students to understand the basics of Information
Systems, and issues related to development and management of Information Systems.
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The semester examination carrying 60 marks will have
eight questions out of which students will be required to attempt any five questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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3. A System Approach to Problem Solving: The Scientific Method, The System
Approach, Understanding a Problem or Opportunity, Developing a Solution,
Implementing a Solution, The Principle of Synergy.
TEXT READINGS :
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COURSE OBJECTIVE:
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documentation. Import cost analysis, Exchange control regulations Import Finance,
warehousing of Import consignment.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
5. Imports under special schemes for exporters, imports of Gifts, Auto Mobiles.
Gold, Silver. Life Saving Drugs, Technology, and Equipments.
TEXT READINGS :
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IB-935: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the course is to prepare students for conducting desk research and
actual field research for gathering and analyzing data to gear up for exports.
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EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objectives of this subject is to explain to the student the risk return tradeoff and
managing financial risk through the use of various derivatives. This also aims at
making them understand operations of derivatives market including commodity
derivatives.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
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questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
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IB-938 : CHINESE / GERMAN / FRENCH LANGUAGE III
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to impart an advanced knowledge of one of the foreign
language in the changing perspective of the Global Economy.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
consist of six to ten questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
GERMAN :
FRENCH :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to judge the knowledge gained by the student over the
course of the third semester.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
During the last month of the semester, a comprehensive viva voce will be held, where
overall performance of students will be evaluated. The marks obtained by students
will be out of 100.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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FOURTH SEMESTER
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory
COURSE CONTENTS:
TEXT READINGS :
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2. International management strategic opportunities and challenges- M.C. Ferlin /
Sweeney --Houghton Miffin publication
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. A panel of internal and external examiners will conduct
the viva-voce examination at the end of the semester and award marks to the student
out of a maximum of 20 marks. The semester examination carrying 40 marks will
have eight questions out of which students will be required to attempt any five
questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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3. Enterprise Resource Planning: Overview, features, scope and benefits of ERP,
Business Process Reengineering, BPR, ERP and IT, brief study of SAP and
BAAN.
TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
Objective: the objective of this paper is to understand the different laws, legal rules
and regulations through which exports are governed.
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EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Legal Framework:
1. Foreign Trade Development and Regulations Act, 1992.
2. The Customs Act, 1962.
3. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
Contractual Relations:
1. The Indian Contract Act, 1872.
2. Sale of goods Act, 1930.
3. The Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1996 (special emphasis on International
Arbitration conventions).
Insurance:
1. Marine Insurance Act.
2. Carriage of goods Act.
Payments:
Concepts like Letter of Credit, Electronic transfer, provisions related to Income tax,
sales tax, avoidance of double taxation.
TEXT READINGS :
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IB-944: OVERSEAS PROJECT MANAGEMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The basic objective is to expose the students to the fundamental concepts of project
management. The subject also enables the students to understand various facet of
project management its need, importance and application to international trade and
business.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Section, A and B. Section A, worth 24 marks will comprise of four theory
questions out of which a student will be required to attempt any two questions.
Section B worth 36 marks will contain five practical/numerical problem(s) and / or
Case(s) out of which a student will be required to attempt any three questions. The
questions should be more related on decision making.
COURSE CONTENTS:
1. Project Planning and Phases: Need and importance, Phases of Capital Budgeting,
Facets of Project Analysis, Resource Allocation Framework, Generation and
Screening of Project Ideas, Scanning of International Trading Environment for
Overseas Project, Role of International Credit Rating Agencies.
2. Project Analysis: Steps in Project Analysis and Types, Market and Demand
Analysis, (Including demand forecasting), Marketing of Overseas Project
including tendering, subcontracting and joint bidding, Technical Analysis and
Financial Analysis (Cost of Project, Working Capital Requirement & its
Financing), Export Potential of India in Overseas Project (Sector wise analysis)
Financing of Overseas Project in respect of RBI Guidelines, Financial Analysis of
a Project, and Role of International Financial Institutions in Financing the
Overseas Project.
3. Project Selection: Project Cash Flows, Time Value of Money, Cost of Capital,
Appraisal Criteria and Analysis of Risk, Overseas Project Appraisal, Techniques
of Social Cost - Benefit Analysis, Shadow Pricing, Role of Documentation in
International Project Selection
TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to understand the framing of various strategies with
related advantages in the different competitive situations.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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TEXT READINGS :
SUGGESTED READINGS :
1. Glenn Boseman and Arvind Phatak, Strategic Management : Text and Cases,
New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1989.
2. Daniel J. McCarthy, J. Robert Minichiello, and Joseph R. Curran , Business
Policy and Strategy,New Delhi, Aitbs, 1998.
3. Roanld C. Christensen, Business Policy - Test and Cases, Reihard Darwin,
4. Azhar Kazmi, Business Policy, New Delhi, Tata McGraw-Hill,1992.
5. P.K. Ghosh , Business Policy, Strategic Panning & Management, New Delhi,
Sultan Chand & Sons,1999.
6. W.H. Davidson, Global Strategic Management, New York, John Wiley &
Sons.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the course is to expose students to the nature of industrial and service
markets and develop abilities to help them apply marketing concepts in these markets.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
have two Sections A and B. Section A worth 36 marks will consist of five theory
questions, out of which the examinees shall attempt any three questions. Section B,
worth 24 marks, will contain one or two cases, and shall be compulsory.
COURSE CONTENTS:
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2. Robert R. Reeder, Edward G. Brierty, and Betty H. Reeder. Industrial
Marketing, Analysis, planning and Control, New Delhi, Edward, PHI, 2nd
Edn., 1998.
SUGGESTED READINGS :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of Major Research Project is to enable the student to go into the detail
of the given problem and design an effective solution keeping the given constraints
and organizational objectives in mind. This is to enhance the analytical and problem
solving ability of the student.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The students interested in opting for Major Research Project will submit the synopsis
of the proposed research work by 30th September every year in the Concerned
Institution and Committee will take the decision regarding the suitability of MRP and
allow a student to opt for it. The decision about the suitability of the MRP will be
taken before the start of concerned semester in which MRP is offered.
Before the end of IV semesters for MBA (IB) respectively, the student will be
required to submit the final MRP Report in the hard bound form in the number
specified by the University. Major Research Project (MRP) will carry a maximum of
100 marks - out of which, 50 marks will be for the report and its contents and 50
marks will be for the presentation/viva-voce. A Panel of External and Internal
Examiners will jointly award both of these components of marks. The University will
appoint the External Examiner and the Director/Head of the Institution will appoint
the Internal Examiner.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to impart further advanced knowledge of one of the
foreign language in the changing perspective of the Global Economy.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
The faculty member will award marks out of a maximum of 40 marks for the internal
performance of the student. The Semester Examination will be worth 60 marks. It will
consist of six to ten questions.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
GERMAN :
FRENCH :
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this paper is to judge the knowledge gained by the student over the
course of the fourth semester.
EXAMINATION SCHEME:
During the last month of the semester, a comprehensive viva voce will be held, where
overall performance of students will be evaluated. The marks obtained by students
will be out of 100.
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