NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA, SURATHKAL

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT

COURSE OUTLINE COURSE OUTLINE
Course Code: HU 301 Credits: (3-0-0)3
Course Title: Management Theory and Practice
Seester:
Course Pre!re"uisite: NIL
Course I#stru$tor:
Course Des$ri%tio#
This course ocuses on the oundation o management theory and !ro"ides an o"er"ie#
o management$ Management is !resented as a disci!%ine and as a !rocess$ The course
introduces the &ey issues o management rom the essentia% s&i%%s to management ethics$
'urrent trends in management theory and !ractice are e(amined) as #e%% as the traditiona%
unctions o !%anning) organi*ing) %eading and contro%%ing$
Course O&'e$ti(es
This is an introductory course in management theory and !ractices$ Its main o+,ecti"es
are:
1$ To introduce and ena+%e students to com!rehend the undamenta% management
conce!ts and the issues im!ortant to +usiness$
-$ To !romote an understanding o ho# these management conce!ts and issues are
a!!%ied to rea% +usiness !ro+%ems that students #i%% ace in their uture career
situations$
3$ To shar!en the student.s a+i%ity to thin&) reason and to a!!%y &no#%edge to so%"e rea%-
%ie !ro+%ems$
/$ 0nhance students. inter!ersona% and communication s&i%%s to meet the cha%%enges
acing today.s management$
1$ 0ncourage and su!!ort co%%a+orati"e %earning and team#or& as necessary
management too%s$
Course Co#te#ts
I#trodu$tio# to M)#)*ee#t 2 Management !hi%oso!hy) unctions o management)
goa%s o managers and organi*ations) e"o%ution o management thought) en"ironmenta%
in%uences) ethics and socia% res!onsi+i%ities o +usiness) internationa% management$
Pl)##i#* + Nature and !ur!ose) ty!es o !%ans) M34) 5trategic !%anning and decision
ma&ing) 564T ana%ysis) g%o+a% !%anning$
Or*)#i,i#* 2 4rgani*ation %e"e%s) structures) authority) !o#er) de%egation) con%ict
management$
St)--i#* )#d Le)di#* 2 'once!t o Human 7esource Management) !rocess o
recruitment) se%ection) training and orientation) !erormance a!!raisa%) human actors in
managing) theories o moti"ation) %eadershi! and communication in organi*ations$
Co#trolli#* 2 Process o contro%%ing) ty!es and techni8ues in contro%%ing) contro%%ing
human actors) eecti"e contro%s
Te.t&oo/ re"uired:
9oont*) H$) Management) Mc:ra# Hi%% Pu+%ication) -00;
Re-ere#$es:
5toner) <ames =$>$) >reeman) 0d#ard 7$) :i%+ert) ?anie% 7$) Management) Prentice Ha%%)
Ne# ?e%hi) -001) Mamoria) Personne% management
7o++ins) 5te!han 3$) 4rganisationa% 3eha"iour) Prentice Ha%%
Ped)*o*0
The instructiona% too%s consist o %ectures) reading concurrent artic%es) case studies and
grou! discussions$
Assesse#t
Tests) 8ui**es) tutoria%s) assignments) grou! interaction and in"o%"ement in c%ass
discussion #i%% +e considered or continuous assessment$
1ei*2t)*e -or Assesse#ts
Mid 2 semester e(ams o 1 hour 30 minutes -1@
'ontinuous =ssessment -1@
0nd 2 semester e(ams o 3 hours
(0ntire !ortions) 10@
3445
Missing c%asses #i%% hurt your !artici!ation grade$ Note that the 8ua%ity o your
!artici!ation is #hat counts) not the amount you !artici!ate in each c%ass$ 5#itch o ce%%
!hones +eore you enter the c%ass room$
P%agiarism) communicating #ith e%%o# students during an e(am and other orm o
academic dishonesty #i%% aect the grades$
Le)(e o- A&se#$e
=ny %ea"e o a+sence has to conorm to regu%ations !rinted in 7egu%ations -00A$