Course-Plan

School of Management Science Department of Business Administration Course Code BM 321 (3-0-0) 3 Course 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 control in 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

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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 1

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. 1 Date Topic Introduction of the course, announcement of evaluation criteria, defining management Function of a manager, role of a manager, Level of management Level of management, Skill of manager Pre-reading requirements, if any

2,3 4 5 6,7,8,9, 10,11 12-16 17

Relating function, Skill and level. Planning Organizing Topics for assignment will be given. Staffing ,Human Resource Management

18-19 20-22 23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-31 31-33 34-39

Staffing Directing Controlling. Write up of the assignment have to be submitted Controlling Presentation by the students, Financial Management Marketing Management Production Management Review & Discussion

(b) Evaluation plan 2

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:

Test No Test 1

Types of test Written(objective type)

Total marks 20

Duration 20 min

Date 26/08/2013(for group1) & 27/08/2013(for group2) 23/09/2013(for group1) &24/09/2013(for group2) 7/10/2013 (for group1) & 8/10/2013(for group2) 11/11/2013(for group1) & 12/11/2013(for group2)

Test 2

Quizzes ( Written) 20

20 min

Test 3

Written (objective+ descriptive )

25

1 hr

Test 4

Written(objective type)

20

20 min

Type B tests: Test No Test 1 Types of test Assignment Total marks 25 Date 9/9/2013(for group1) & 5/9/2013(for group2) 21/10/2013 for group1) & 22/10/2013 for group1)

Test2

Seminars

30

End term:

60 marks , duration 2 hrs 3

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.