Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Centre for Distance Education

Syllabus structure of MBA – Distance and Executive Mode

Standard Format for Syllabus Framework

A. Ordinance and Regulations:-(as applicable to degree/programme)

B. Shivaji University, Kolhapur, New/Revised Syllabus forMaster of Business
Administration Executive (Distance Mode) M.B.A. Part-I & II and Master of
Business Administration (Distance Mode) M.B.A. Part-I & II.

1. Title:Masters of Business Administration.

2. Faculty of Commerce& Management
3. Year of Implementation:- 2022-2023
4. Preamble:-
In the contemporary era, there is a huge requirement of manpower having MBA
degree to cater to the needs of manufacturing and service organizations. Further, the
manpower which is already employed in manufacturing and service organizations, not
having MBA degree are required to upgrade their qualification by possessing MBA
degree through distance mode. In view of that, the Centre for Distance Education, Shivaji
University, Kolhapur has introduced two M.B.A. Courses –

1) M.B.A. Executive Program (Distance Mode) - for those having graduates from any
faculty with minimum 50% marks (45% for reserved Categories). Working at a
managerial/executive and or Entrepreneurial level for five years Candidate has to produce
appointment order(s), experience letter(s), of recent five years. In case of entrepreneur,
the registration certificate /shop act license has to be produce.

2) M.B.A. Program (Distance Mode): for graduates from any faculty with minimum 50%
marks (45% for reserved Categories).

Entrance Test :
Entrance Test will be conducted for admission to the M.B.A. & M.B.A. (Executive)
DistanceMode programme is to be conducted in the month of June every year at the
centers–decided by Shivaji University. Like any other competitiveexamination, the MBA
Entrance Test will consist of 100 Objective Questions on aptitude, comprehension,
numerical and verbal ability, data interpretation, judgment etc.

The Entrance Test fee will be decided by the Shivaji University, Kolhapur time to time.

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1) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION M.B.A. (EXECUTIVE)
DISTANCE
MODE Why M. B. A. Executive?

* Management education is growing fast

* A potential to grow further if M.B.A. programme is put on distance mode
* Main idea is to cater to the requirement of those who could not get accommodated in
regular M.B.A. due to service constraints
* The target groups are : employees of industries, institutes of higher education, banks
and insurance, service organisations, SMEs and other business organisations interested in
future education and perfection in Management. Besides this, the program is useful to
entrepreneurs and promoters of start-ups.

Aims of the Programme

* To strengthen theoretical and conceptual base of executives
* To help them to improve decision making ability, creative and logical thinking
* To improve analytical ability, problem solving skills and judgmental ability

Duration of the Program:

The duration of the programme is two years divided into four semesters.
There will be semester end examination in December & April/May for all the semesters,
besides that in each semester, a candidate has to complete the assignment(Term Work) as
prescribed by the Centre for Distance Education.

Eligibility for Admission:

1) M.B.A. Executive Program (Distance Mode) - for those having graduates from any
faculty with minimum 50% marks (45% for reserved Categories). Working at a
managerial/executive and or Entrepreneurial level for five years Candidate has to produce
appointment order(s), experience letter(s), of recent five years. In case of entrepreneur,
the registration certificate /shop act license has to be produce.In case documents found
fake candidate admission stand cancel and candidate has to undergo the disciplinary
action decided by University authority. The criterion of eligibility stands to change as per
the guidelines of AICTE, DEC and UGC.

Study Centre :
The Centre for Distance Education will establish a Study Centre to counsel and guide the
candidates throughout the duration of the programmeby organizing Contact Sessions.
The places of the Study Centers will be notified in due course.

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 Admission Procedure :
Admission to MBA (Executive) ProgramDistance Mode is based on
(i) Merit of Entrance Test
(ii) Experience Certificate from present employer or if self-employed a letter to
certifying the same. (For MBA Executive) If the certificate is found to be fake
admission will be cancelled. Fee will not be refunded.

2) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: M.B.A. DISTANCE MODE Why

M.B.A. - Distance Mode?

Young graduates entering the work world or those who are already in it - are keen to be
successful in their careers, they are unable to attend the regular M.B.A. programmealong
with perusing their jobs - for them the Distance Mode M.B.A. is a blessing - because they
can learn while they work.

Aims of the Programme :

To prepare a young generation of Managers who are:
1) Aware of the need of working systematically
2) Aware of the scientific and technological developments.
3) Capable of performing their work backed with theoretical and conceptual clarity.
4) Capable of solving problems and taking appropriate decisions

Duration of the Course:

The duration of the programme is 2 years divided into 4 semesters.

Eligibility for Admission: Graduate of any Faculty with Minimum 50 percent (45% for
reserved Category) marks of any recognized University.

COMMON FEATURES OF BOTH THE COURSES

THE REMAINING PROCEDURES ARE COMMON TO BOTH THE MBA COURSES
(I) & (II)

I. Admission Procedure : Admission to MBA courses Distance Mode will be based

on : (i) Merit of Entrance Test

II. Fee Structure:-As per the University norms decided by time to time.

III. Standard of Passing :

a. There would be single head of passing. For university written examination and
submission evaluation 50% of total marks have to be secured by student per course.
b. No class will be awarded to any part of examination.

IV. Division will be as follows –

As per standard university norms.
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A.T.K.T Rules

1. For admission to MBA Part-II, a candidate must have cleared all papers of Sem-I and II
or at least 12 papers of Sem-I and II combine.
2. The students who have completed first semester are allowed to continue for second
semester and students who have completed third Semester are allowed to continue for
Fourth Semester as per above rule.

Pattern of Examination :
External Examination each paper of - 80 Marks Internal 20 Marks

The duration of external examination will be of 3 hours the assignments as prescribed by

the Study Centre.

Project Work :

The students have to undergo practical training of 60 days in any manufacturing or

service organization and they have to submit their project report up to the fourth semester.

The project work must have a Certification from the organization.

Contact Sessions: The contact sessions shall be arranged at the end of week i.e. on
Sunday or as per the convenience of the Study Centre and the registered candidates.

Medium of Instruction: English

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Structure of Program:
The entire MBA Distance & MBA (Executive) Program Distance Mode are for 3200
marks.
Each paper is of 100 marks.

MBA Part-I Semester-I

Paper Course Course Titles Course Internal University Total

No. Code credits Evaluation Evaluation Marks
1 Principles of Management 4 20 80 100
2 Management Accounting 4 20 80 100
3 Business Statistics 4 20 80 100
4 Managerial Economics 4 20 80 100
5 Information Technology 4 20 80 100
for Management
6 Business Communication 4 20 80 100
7 Organizational Behaviour 4 20 80 100
8 Business Law 4 20 80 100

MBA Part-I Semester-II

Paper Course Course Titles Course Internal University Total

No. Code credits Evaluation Evaluation Marks
9 Marketing Management 4 20 80 100
10 Financial Management 4 20 80 100
11 Human Resource 4 20 80 100
Management
12 Operations Management 4 20 80 100
13 Management Information 4 20 80 100
Systems
14 Application of Operation 4 20 80 100
Research in Management
15 Applications of Research 4 20 80 100
Methodology to
Management
16 Business Environment 4 20 80 100

MBA Part-II Semester-III

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 Paper No. Course Course Titles Course Internal University Total
Code credits Evaluation Evaluation Marks
17 Corporate Policy and 4 20 80 100
Strategic
Management
18 Indian Ethos and 4 20 80 100
Business Ethics
19 Elective I – Paper I 4 20 80 100
20 Elective I – Paper II 4 20 80 100
21 Elective I – Paper III 4 20 80 100
22 Elective II - Paper I 4 20 80 100
23 Elective II - Paper II 4 20 80 100
24 Elective II - Paper II 4 20 80 100

MBA Part-II Semester-III

Paper No. Course Course Titles Course Internal University Total

Code credits Evaluation Evaluation Marks
25 Chh. Shivaji Maharaj 4 20 80 100
-The Management
Guru
26 Entrepreneurship and 4 20 80 100
Project Management
27 International 4 20 80 100
Business
28 Project Report and 4 50 50 100
Viva
29 Elective I - Paper IV 4 20 80 100
30 Elective I - Paper V 4 20 80 100
31 Elective II - Paper IV 4 20 80 100
32 Elective II - Paper V 4 20 80 100

*32 courses of 100 Marks each - Grand Total 3200 Marks. Each course is of 4 credits.
Total programme is of 128 credits.*
Candidates are required to Select any Two Electives (Elective I &Elective II) from the
lists given below for the two courses separately.
Each elective has 5 papers which are included in –
(i) SemesterIII
 Elective-I (Paper I, II and III)
 Elective-II (Paper I, II and III)

(ii)SemesterIV
 Elective-I (Papers IV and V)
 Elective II (Papers IV and V)
ELECTIVES
1) MBA ExecutiveProgram- Distance Mode
a) Marketing Management
b) Production & Operations Management

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 c) Financial Management
d) Human Resource Management
e) Hospitality Management
f) Insurance & Risk Management
g) Management of Higher Education
2) MBA Program- Distance Mode.
a) Marketing Management
b) Production & Operations Management
c) Financial Management
d) Human Resource Management
e) Hospitality Management
f) International Business

1. Nature of Question paper and Scheme of marking for all papers

Note: Question number 1 and 5 are compulsory
Attempt any two questions from question number 2 to 4
Figures to the right indicate marks.

Q.No. 1. Case Study (20)

Q.No. 2. Descriptive Answer Question (20)
Q.No. 3. Descriptive Answer Question (20)
Q.No. 4. Descriptive Answer Question. (20)
Q.No. 5. Short Notes (any four out of Six) (20)

Credit system implementation: As per the University norms Credit Grade Points:

Marks NumericalG
Obtainedout rade(grade
SR.No. CGPA LetterGrade
of100 Point)
1 Absent 0(Zero) ------ -----
2 0-49 0(Zero) 0.0-4.99 F(Fail)
3 50-55 5 5.00-5.49 C
4 56-60 6 5.50-6.49 B
5 61-70 7 6.50-7.49 B+
6 71-80 8 7.50-8.49 A
7 81-90 9 8.50-9.49 A+
8 91-100 10 9.50-10.00 O
(Outstanding)

1. Marks Obtained >=0.5 shall be rounded off to next higher digit.

2. The SGPA & CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points.

Equivalence in Accordance with Titles and contents of papers(For Revised syllabus)

The entire MBA & MBA (Executive) Courses Distance Mode are for 3200 marks
Each with each paper of 100 marks.

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 Semester-I
Existing Course Equivalent Course
1 Principles of Management Principles of Management
2 Accounting & Finance for Managers Management Accounting
3 Mathematics & Statistics for Management Business Statistics
4 Managerial Economics Managerial Economics
5 Information Technology for Management Information Technology for
Management
6 Business Communication Business Communication
7 Organizational Behaviour Organizational Behaviour
8 Business Law Business Law

Semester-II
Existing Course Equivalent Course
9 Marketing Management Marketing Management
10 Financial Management Financial Management
11 Human Resource Management Human Resource Management
12 Operations Management Operations Management
13 Management Information Systems Management Information Systems
14 Application of Operation Research in Application of Operation Research in
Management Management
15 Applications of Research Methodology Applications of Research Methodology
to Management to Management
16 Business Environment Business Environment

Semester-III
Existing Course Equivalent Course
17 Strategic Management Corporate Policy and Strategic Management
18 Business Ethics Indian Ethos and Business Ethics
19.20.21 Elective I (Paper I, II, III) Elective I (Paper I, II, III)
22.23.24 Elective II (Paper-I, II, III) Elective II (Paper-I, II, III)

Semester-IV
Existing Course Equivalent Course
25 Project Management Entrepreneurship and Project Management
26 Management Control Systems Chh. Shivaji Maharaj -The Management Guru
27 International Business International Business
28 Project Report & Viva Project Report and Viva
29.30 Elective I (Paper IV & V) Elective I (Paper IV & V)
31.32 Elective II (Paper IV & V) Elective II (Paper IV & V)

*32 courses of 100 Marks each - Grand Total 3200 Marks& 128 credits programme.

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 Shivaji University, Kolhapur
MBA – I Sem – I
(Distance/Executive mode)

Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-I
PAPER-I
Principles of Management
Course Outcomes
1. Knowledge of varies management Concepts.
2. Understand varies management Concepts.
3. Application of different techniques
4. Analysis of information and situation for making decision.
5. Evaluation of varies alternatives for best selection.
Expected Skills 1. Decision making skill
Impartation(Through 2. Managerial Skills.
theory and
Practical’s)
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Introduction to Management:
Concept of management, Nature, scope, functions, Elements, levels of
Unit 1: management and its functions, Importance and Functional Areas of 15 Hrs.
Management, Management of Business Environment. The social
responsibility of management.
The Evolution of management Thoughts:
Study of scientific Management, Pre –Industrial revolution period,
Contribution of management thinkers in management thought: F.W. Taylor,
Unit 2: Henry Fayol. approaches to management. 15 Hrs.
-Classical Approach,Neo-Classical, System Approach , Recent trends in
Management. MBO: Process of MBO and Its importance.
Functions of Management :
Planning : Nature, Principles, Process, Types and Limitations of Planning .
Organizing : Basic concept, Importance of Organizing, Process of
Unit 3: Organizing, Span of control, Types of Organization, Structure and Design .
15 Hrs.
Staffing :Importance and process of Staffing, recruitment , selection,
induction and placement .
Directing: Nature and Principles , Purpose and need of Directing, Elements
of directing – Communication : Process , Types of Business
communication , Effective commination, Supervision: Nature, Objectives,
Principles and Types of supervision.
Leadership: leadership Style –, Future Prospective of Leadership.
Motivation : Techniques, Motivational Theory, Need Theory, Two Factor
Unit 4: theory, Equity Theory, Expectancy theory, Goal setting Theory, Theory ‘X’
15 Hrs.
& theory ‘Y’.
Controlling: Process, Requirement for effective control , Control
Techniques , Types of Control and Use of IT in controlling.
International Management: Study of at least two locally managed and
internationally Operating organizations.
Reference Books:
1. Management - James A.F. Stoner, R. Edward Freeman & Daniel R. Gilbert
2. Management - Global Perspective By Heinz Welhrich&Horolad
3. International Management - Manab Thakur, Gene E. Burton & B.N. Srivavtava
4. Management - Peter Drucker
5. Management &Organization - Louis A. Allen

Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-II
PAPER-XXXXX
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Course Outcomes 1. Describe concepts in management accounting.
2. Prepare final account of a company
3. Prepare cost sheet of a company
4. Produce CVP analysis.
Expected Skills 1. Reading the balance sheet of a company
Impartation(Through 2. Analysis of accounting and cost figures.
theory and
Practical’s)
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Introduction to Accounting-
Accounting Concepts, Convention & fundamental accounting
assumptions. Journal, ledger, subsidiary books, Trial balance & final
Unit 1: a) Theory 15 Hours
accounts (Trading, P&L A/C & B/S)
Use of Computers in Accounting – Meaning, Role, Terms, Tally
packages in Accounting, recent trends
Management Accounting-
Concept, Meaning, Scope, Limitations of management
Unit 2: a) Theory Accounting, Functions of finance manager, Distinction 15 Hours
between financial Accounting – Cost Accounting –
Management Accounting.
Analysis of Financial Statements-
Nature, objectives, uses & limitations of financial
Unit 3: a) Theory statements, Techniques of financial analysis- Comparative 15 Hours
financial statements, Common size financial statements,
Trend percentage ratios.
Cost Accounting-
Meaning, Scope of Cost Accounting, Distinction between
Financial & Cost Accounting
Unit 4: a) Theory Material, Labour, Overheads classification of cost, preparation of 15 Hours
cost sheet
Marginal Costing – Contribution Key factor, BEP, MOS, Decision
making through CVP analysis.
Reference Books:
1. Advanced Accountancy- Arulnandan and Raman
2. Advanced Accountancy - Shukla M.C. and Grewal T.S.
3. Cost Accounting - Jawahar Lal
4. Cost and Management Accounting - M.E. Thukaram Rao
 5. Management Accounting- I. M. Pandey
6. Principles and Practice of Management Accounting - Manmohan Goel
7. Management Accounting - Sharma and Gupta
Suggested Additional Readings: (if web source then provide url)
1. Future Accountant www.futureaccountant.com
2. Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.in/
Suggested Research Journal :
1. Chartered Accountant
2. Indian Journal of Accounting
3. Management Accountant
4. The Accounting Review

MBA – I, Sem – I (Distance/Executive)

BUSINESS STATISTICS
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Obtain summary statistics of numerical data.
2. Represent numerical data diagrammatically and graphically.
3. Perform simple correlation and simple linear regression analysis.
4. Compute probability of events.
5. Explain binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions.
6. Perform elementary hypothesis testing
Measures of Central Tendency: Arithmetic mean, median, mode, geometric
Unit 1 mean, harmonic mean. Measures of Dispersion: range, quartile deviation,
15 Hrs.
mean deviation, standard deviation, variance, coefficient of variation.
Graphical representation: bar chart, histogram, pie chart.
Correlation: concept of correlation between two variables, types of
Unit 2 correlation, scatter plot, Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation, Spearman’s
rank correlation coefficient. Regression: meaning and utility of regression 15 Hrs.
analysis, simple linear regression, interpretation of regression coefficients,
coefficient of determination.
Probability: random experiment, sample space, event, mutually exclusive events,
Unit 3 exhaustive events, independent events, classical definition of probability, addition
and multiplication laws of probability, conditional probability. Probability 15 Hrs.
distributions: discrete and continuous random variables, Binomial, Poisson, and
Normal distributions.
Testing of hypotheses: null and alternative hypotheses, procedure of testing of a
Unit 4 hypothesis, critical region, type –I and type II errors, one sample and two sample t-
tests, paired t-test, chi-square test for variance, F-test for two variances, chi-square
15 Hrs.
test of independence.
Reference Books:
1. Gupta S. C. and Gupta Indra (2018) Business Statistics, Himalaya
Publishing House Pvt Ltd.
2. Arora P.N. and Arora S. (2003) Statistics for Management, S. Chand
Publishing
3. Levin R. I. and Rubin D. S. (1998) Statistics for Management, Pearson.
4. Gupta, S. C. (2017) Fundamentals of statistics, Himalaya Publishing
House.
 MBA Distance Executive
Managerial Economics
Marks :80 Total Hours of Teaching : 60
Introduction to Managerial Economics
1.1.Managerial Economics : Nature, Scope and significance in Business
Decisions
1.2.Demand Analysis- Types, Law of demand, factors affecting on
Unit – 1 15 Hours
demand
1.3.Elasticity of Demand - Types of elasticity and its significance in
Business Decisions
1.4.Measurement of elasticity of demand- Methods and Applications
Production, Cost, Revenue and Profit
2.1.Production function - Meaning, Short run and Long run Production
function
2.2.Cost of production – Cost Concepts and its curve in short and long
Unit – 2 run 15 Hours
2.3.Revenue - Concepts of Revenue- Revenue curves under different
markets
2.4.Profit - Gross and Net Profit, factors affecting on profit - Break
Even Analysis
Market Structure and Pricing methods
3.1. Perfect Competition - Features -Price and Output Determination
3.2. Monopoly- Features-Price and Output Determination
Unit – 3 15 Hours
3.3. Monopolistic Market- Features-Price and Output Determination
3.4. Oligopoly Market – Features – Kinked Demand Curve – Price
leadership.
Pricing Methods and Investment Analysis
4.1 Factors affecting on Pricing of Products and Services
Unit – 4 4.2 Full Cost Pricing- Multi Product Pricing method 15 Hours
4.3 Price Discrimination - Dumping Prices- Peak Load Pricing method
4.4 Capital Budgeting - Methods, Significance and Limitations
Reference Books:
1. Mehata P. L. (2010) Managerial Economics- Analysis and Problems, Himalaya Publishing
House, Mumbai
2. Paul Keat, Philip K Young, Steve Erfle,(2014) , Managerial Economics, 7th Edition,
Pearson publication
3. Dominick Salvatore (2016) Managerial Economics Principles and Worldwide Applications
EIGHTH EDITION © Oxford University Press
4. NICK WILKINSON (2005) Managerial Economics A Problem Solving Approach,
Cambridge University Press, New York
5. Michael R. Baye (2010) Managerial Economics and Business Strategy, McGraw-Hill
Irwin, New York, NY USA
6. Varshney R. L. and Maheshwari K.L. (2005), Managerial economics text, Problem and
Cases, Sultan Chand and Sons, Educational Publishers, New Delhi
 7. Dwivedi D. N. (2002) Manegerial Economics 6 th Edition, Vikas Publishing House PVT.
LTD. new Delhi
Suggested Additional Readings:
National Council of Applied Economics Research
EBSCO Discovery Service
ProQuest
Suggested Research Journal :
Economic and Political Weekly
Finance and Development
IUP Journal of Managerial Economics

Master of Business Administration

M.B.A. Part-I Semester-I
Information Technology for Management
Course After completion of course students will be able to :
Outcome: 1. Understand different components of Information Technology.
2. Apply E-commerce and E-banking applications for business.
3. Design and implementation of database system for business
application.
4. Identify importance of IT security and emerging trends in IT
Syllabus contents
Information Technology
Introduction, Concept of IT, IT application in Management, Computer
Hardware, software, Languages and package.
Operating system – Operating system architecture and Operating system
Unit I 15 Hours
function, Introduction to Windows, Linux
Computer Network – Introduction to networking, types of network.
Topology, Intranet, Extranet, Internet. IT applications in different
functional areas of management.
Ecommerce and E-Banking:
E-Commerce: Introduction to E-commerce, Definition, Advantages and
Disadvantages of ecommerce, Types of E-Commerce; Scope of E-
Commerce; Functions of ecommerce, Introduction of Mobile Commerce,
Advantages, Limitations of mobile commerce, Mobile Commerce
applications.
Unit II E-Banking: Introduction, Traditional Banking v/s E-Banking; Models for 15 Hours
E-banking- Core Banking Solution (CBS), Features and subsystems of
CBS, Advantages of E-Banking; Delivery channels, Limitations of E-
Banking,
Electronic Payment Systems: Prepaid and Postpaid Payment Systems
(RTGS/NEFT/BHIM/E-cash), National Payments Corporation of India:
Services of NPCI.
Database Technology
Introduction and Definition of database, Need, Features, Data dictionary;
Unit III 15 Hours
Database schema, Data models- Relational Model, Network Model,
Hierarchical Model; Type of Keys, Constraints, Normalization;
 Difference between DBMS and RDBMS.
Data Warehousing: Introduction, Concept, Definition, Architecture of
Data warehouse, applications of Data Warehouse.
Data Mining: Introduction to Data Mining, Definition, Data Mining
Tools, KDD process, applications of Data Mining.
IT Security and Emerging trends in IT
IT Security: Introduction, Security Threats: Malicious code, Hackers,
Crackers.
Types of attacks: Active attacks, Passive attacks, Logical and Physical
security threats, Security Control Measures, Cryptography, Firewall,
Proxy Server, SSL.
Unit IV 15 Hours
Emerging Trends in IT:
Introduction to Cloud computing, Cloud models – Private, public, hybrid
cloud.
Cloud services- SAAS, PAAS, IAAS, HAAS, advantages, limitations,
applications of cloud computing.
Business Intelligence: Introduction, Importance, Applications of BI,
Introduction to BI Tools.
Reference Books:
1. Introduction to Information Technology Turban, Rainer and Potter John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. 2005
2. Introduction to Database System by Date, Eighth Edition, Pearson Education 3. E-
Commerce Fundamentals and Applications - Henry Chan, Raymond Lee, Tharam
Dillon, Elizabeth Chang, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001
3. E-Commerce (concepts - Models – Strategies) C. S. V. Murthy, Himalaya Publishing
House, 2002
4. Computer Fundamentals. B. Ram, New Age Publications, 2003
5. Data Mining Techniques, Arun K. Pujari, Universities Press, 2001
6. Cloud Computing: Charlie Kaufman and Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner, “Network
Security, Second Edition, Private Communication in Public World”, PHI 2002.
7. Information & Network Security for GTU, I. A. Dhotre V. S. Bagad, Technical
Publication, Edition 2018.
8. Behrouz A. Ferouzan, “Cryptography & Network Security”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007.
9. Cloud Computing from beginning to end by Ray Rafael.
10. Prasant Kumar Pattnaik et.al., Fundamentals of Cloud Computing, Vikas Publication
House Pvt. Ltd.,first Edition 2015
13. Data Mining : Concept and Techniques Han Elsevier ISBN : 978938031913
Suggested Additional Reading
ePGPathshala: Engineering and technology Subject: Computer Science Paper Name:
P-05Database Management System URL: https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=7
ePGPathshala: Engineering and technology Subject: Computer Science Paper Name: :
P-040 Cloud Computing
URL: https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=7
ePGPathshala: Computer Science Paper Name: P-07 Computer Networks,
URL: https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/ViewSubject?catid=7
 Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-I
PAPER - VI
(Business Communication)
Course Outcomes On Completion of this course students will be able to:
6. Understand concept of business communication
7. Apply written and oral communication skills
8. Evaluate need and importance of non-verbal communication
9. Analyze the appropriate use of communication principles in various
business situation
Expected Skills 3. Oral communication.
Impartation(Through 4. Written communication
theory and 5. Non-verbal communication.
Practical’s)
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
A. Meaning ,Importance & objectives of business
communication, Principles of Communication, forms of
communication, Process of communication, Barriers of
effective communication, Techniques of effective
Communication
Unit 1: a) Theory B. Written Communication -Business Letters- Types , purchase 15 Hours
letter, sales letter ,inquiries , Circulars , Quotations , Orders ,
Acknowledgments Executions , Complaints , Claims &
adjustments Collection letter ,Banking correspondence ,
Agency correspondence Meetings-Notice-Agenda, Resolutions
in minutes, and Minutes writing.
A. Application Letter – Covering letters, Bio-data , Interview
Letters, Letter of Reference , Letter of Appointments ,
Confirmation , Promotion, Retrenchment, Resignations.
Unit 2: a) Theory B. Report writing – Types of reports, Components of formal 15 Hours
reports, Business Reports, Reports by individual, Report by
committee.

A. Oral Communication- Listening & Speaking, Meeting

speeches, & techniques of electing response, probing
Unit 3: a) Theory questions, Recording and closing, Observations, methods. 15 Hours
B. Meaning and importance of group discussions, Interviews and
interview methods
A. Non verbal Expressions-Body Languages, Gestures, Postures,
Facial Expressions, Dress codes.
B. Application of Electronics media & communications,
Unit 4: a) Theory 15 Hours
Telecommunication, teleconferencing, FAX, E-mail, social
communication network

Simulation exercises on each unit should be conducted and

assigned for effective execution of this curriculum
Note: Practical
Role play, Mock interviews and GD, exercises of e-communication
can be designed and executed during the practical course
Reference Books:
1. Basic Business Communication - Robert MaArcher
2. Effective Business Communication - Murhy
3. Excellence in Business Communication - Thill
4. Handbook of Business Correspondence by - Frailey .
5. Business English & communication - Cleark
6. Business communication - Pradhan & Thakur
7. Business communication - Balsubramanium M
8. Handbook of case writing - Culliton & James W.
Suggested Additional Readings: (if web source then provide url)
1. https://www.skillsyouneed.com/
2. https://www.coursera.org/in
Suggested Research Journal :
Journal of Management Development
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jmd

MBA – I, Sem – I (Distance/Executive)

Organizational Behvaiour
Paper – VII
Course Outcome:
The students should be able to:
i. Understand the approaches and models of organizational Behaviour.
ii. Understand the concept & determinants of personality.
iii. Understand the concept of perceptron and process of perception.
iv. Understand the concept of attitude; types and sources of values.
v. Relate different theories of motivation and leadership with current
situation.
vi. Understand the various strategies for managing conflicts in organization.
vii. Understand the concept of organizational culture organizational change and
development.
Unit Particulars
No.
Concept, Disciplines contributing to OB; Historical Overview of OB;
Unit 1 Approaches to the study of OB, Models of OB 15 Hours

Micro Perspectives of O.B. –

Individual Behaviour : Personal factors – Biographical characteristics & learned
characteristics, Environmental factors & organizational factors. Personality –
Unit 2 15 Hours
concept, Determinants of Personality; Development of Personality Perception –
Meaning, nature & process; Attitude- concept components of Attitude,
Measurement of Attitude; Values – concept, types of values, Sources of values.
Micro & Macro Dynamics of OB
Motivation –Concept, Theories of Motivation – Maslow, Alderfer, Herzberg,
McClelland, Vroom & Theory Z ; Money & Motivation, Non – Financial
Unit 3 incentives and motivation conflicts – concept, Types of conflict, Resolution of 15 Hours
conflict stress – concept, causes, strategies to reduce the stress. Leadership
Styles, Functions, Theories of Leadership Power & Authority – Concept, Types
of Power, Difference between Authority & Power.
 Macro Perspectives of OB
Organigational Culture – Meaning, Emerging Issues
Unit 4 Organisation change – Nature, Factors in Organigation change 15 Hours
Resistance to change, Overcome resistance tochange.
Organizational Development – OD Techniques -
REFERENCES:-
1. Organizational Behavior – Stephen P. Robbins
2. Organizational Behavior – Fred Luhans
3. Organizational Behavior – K. Ashwathappa.
4. Organizational Behavior – Dr. C.B. Gupta

Executive/Distance Mode
MBA –I SEM-I
PAPER-VIII
Business Law
Course Outcomes 1. Understand the frame work of Indian Business Laws
2. Understand the legal aspects of business.
3. Study the cases for better understanding the concepts under Business Laws.
4. Acquaint with provisions of latest business Laws

Expected Skills Drafting solutions to the case.

Impartation
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Law of Contract & Sale of Goods
(A) Indian Contract Act, 1872:
Meaning of Business Law- Sources of Business Law- Formation of
Contract-Classification of Contracts, Essential Elements of Valid
Contract, Offer and Acceptance, Capacity of Parties, Free Consent,
Void Agreements and Contingent Agreements, Performance and
Discharge of contract, Breach of contract-Meaning & remedies, Quasi
Contract, Contracts of Indemnity & Guarantee, Contingent Contract,
Quasi Contract, Agency - Creation of Agency – Agent and
Principal:Rights & Duties, Types of agency.
Unit 1: a) Theory 15 Hours
(Case lets on enforceability, Offer & acceptance, Free consent)

(B) Sale of Goods Act, 1930:

Essentials of contract of Sale of Goods- Sale & Agreement to sale,
Subject matter of Contract of Sale, Transfer of property or ownership,
Performance of the Contract of Sale, Conditions and Warranties-Implied
Conditions and warranties, difference between Condition and Warranty,
Doctrine of Caveat Emptor, Performance of Contract of Sale-Unpaid
Seller and his rights, Sale by Auction.
(Case lets on breach of warranty or condition)
Negotiable Instruments and Consumerism
Unit 2: a) Theory 15 Hours
(A) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881:
 Negotiable Instruments: Meaning and Characteristics-Kinds of
Negotiable Instruments: Bill of exchange, Promissory Note, Cheque,
Holder and Holder in due course-Transferability and Assignment of
Negotiable Instruments- Negotiation and Types of Endorsements,
Crossing of cheques and Dishonor of cheques. (Identifying examples of
valid and invalid NIs)
(B) Consumer Protection Act, 2019:
Need for the new Act, Rights of consumers, Salient Provisions of the
Consumer Protection Act 2019 : new definition of consumer, central
consumer protection authority, consumer dispute redressal commission,
E-filing of complaints, Product Liability and penal consequences,
Penalties for misleading advertisement, Provision for alternative dispute
resolution, Unfair trade practices, Consumer Disputes and Redressal
Agencies. (Examples of misleading advertisement by companies)
Corporate Law & Protection of Intellectual Property
(A) Indian Companies Act, 2013:
Company – Definition, Meaning, Features and Types, One Person
Company, Incorporation of Company – Memorandum of Association
(MOA), Articles of Association (AOA), Share capital & Debentures,
Acceptance of deposits, Appointment of director including woman
Director. Modes of acquiring Membership, Rights and Privileges of
Members and Shareholders, Transfer and Registration of Transfer of
Securities, Transmission of Securities, Meetings-Types – Motion-
Resolution- Dividend - Rules as to Payment of Dividend.
Winding up - Meaning, Types, Procedure, Payment of Liabilities in the
Unit 3: a) Theory 15 Hours
event of winding up. (Case studies on : Separate legal entity, Ultra
virus)

(B) Intellectual Property Laws:

Meaning & Definition of IPR, Salient Features of IPR, Copyright :
meaning, importance, Term & duration of copyright, Rights of
copyright owner, Infringement of Copy Rights. Trademark: meaning,
Importance, Duration, Procedure for registration, Infringement of
Trademark. Patents: Meaning, Importance, What can be patented?,
Registration of Patents, Term of Patent, Infringement of Patent rights.
(One or two cases of infringement of IPR)
Laws related with Information Technology and Right to
Information
(A) Information Technology Act, 2000:
Introduction and objectives of Information Technology Act, 2000,-E-
Governance – Ecommerce – Meaning Merits- Demerits Digital
Signature- Certification & Revocation, Electronic Governance,
Electronic Records E – Contracts, E – Business models, E – Commerce
Unit 4: a) Theory 15 Hours
& Security, Cyber Crimes. - Cyber-crimes and penalties. (One or two
cases of Cyber crimes )

(B) Right to Information Act, 2005:

Meaning, Objectives, Nature and scope of Right to Information Act,
2005- Public Authorities and their obligations, Public Information
Commissioner & their duties, Legal provisions relating to right to
 information, Procedure for obtaining Information under this Act,
Penalties . (One or two cases of penalty for denial of information).
Students have to give more emphasis on case studies with respect to
Note:
every act.
Reference Books:
1) M.C. Kuchhal - ‘Business Law’ Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
2) B. S. Moshal –‘Business and Industrial Law’, Ane Books India
3) S.N. Kulkarni- ‘ Laws Regulating Business’, Diamond Publications
4) Business Law By Sheth, Yejpal- -Pearson Publication
5) Indian Contract Act: By Avtar Signh – Eastarn Book Company
6) Business Law By Pillai, R.S.N. and Bhagavathi- -S. Chand
7) R.P. Maheshwari and S.N. Maheshwari- ‘Principles of Mercantile Law’
8) Elements of Mercantile Law: By N.D. Kapoor – Sulchand & Sons
9) Legal Aspects of Business, Akhileshwar Patha
10)Arshad Subzawari- ‘The Consumer Protection Act’
11) Consumer Protection Act 2019 Bare Act
12) The Companies Act 2013, Bare Act, Paperback, Professional Book publisher.
13) Companies Act, 2013 (Hardbound Pkt. edn.) (English, Hardcover, Bharat)
14) Dr. Farroq Ahmed- ‘Cyber Laws in India’, Pioneer Book
15) Professional Publication-‘Right to Information Act’
16) Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights -M K Bhandari- Central Law Publications.
 Shivaji University, Kolhapur
MBA – I Sem – II
(Distance/Executive mode)

Executive / Distance Mode

MBA -I SEM-II
PAPER-IX
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Course Outcomes 1. To introduce students with marketing, and its impression on business.
2. To accustom to know the dynamic marketing environment
3. To analysis the market and develop suitable marketing strategy
4. To make aware the students about new edge of marketing.
Expected Skills 1. Marketing skills
Impartation 2. Market data collection and analysis
3. Develop Strategy
4. Digitalization of marketing
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Market and Marketing Environment
Introduction to Market, classification of market, Meaning & Definition of
marketing, Need, scope of marketing, Objectives of marketing, Marketing
functions, Core concepts of marketing, Company orientation towards
Unit 1: a) Theory 15 Hours
market place.
Introduction, Meaning, Scanning the environment, Environmental analysis,
Importance and Need, Microenvironment and Macro environment of
marketing, Market Plan- Importance, marketing planning process.
Buying Behavior and Marketing Information System
Meaning & Definition of consumer behavior, Importance, Factors
influencing consumer behavior, Buying decision process, Buying motives.
Banding- meaning, advantages & disadvantages, Packaging-meaning,
Unit 2: a) Theory 15 Hours
function of packaging
Introduction to Marketing Information System, Importance & Requisites.
Segmentation- Meaning & Importance, Bases for consumer market
segmentation, Selection of segment, Market targeting, Product positioning.
Strategies of 4P’s
Meaning & Definition of product, Classification of product, Product Life
Cycle & Marketing strategies, New product development process,
Pricing- Meaning, Pricing objectives, Factors affecting pricing price
determination policies, Pricing methods.
Unit 3: a) Theory 15 Hours
Promotion mix-publicity, Sales Promotion - Nature & Techniques, Personal
selling-nature & Importance, Process of personal selling.
Channels of distribution-concept & importance, channels of distribution for
consumer product & industrial product, Selection of channel for logistics
management
New Edge of Marketing-
Unit 4: a) Theory Neuromarketing- concept, meaning, Neuroscience and Consumer Thinking, 15 Hours
Methodology, overview of Applications.
 Green Marketing- Concept, Importance, Green Marketing Mix,
Digital Marketing- Concept, importance, benefits, limitations. Social Media
Marketing.
Online Marketing – Meaning, Concept, Need and benefits.
Note: NPTL videos can be shared.
Reliable YouTube video links can be shared and discussed.
Reference Books:
1. Marketing Management – R.S.N. Pillai, Bagavathi, S. Chand and Company Pvt. Ltd. New
Delhi
2. Marketing Management –Dr. K. Karunakaran, Himalaya publishing House, Delhi
3. Marketing Management - Sherlekar S.A. Himalaya publishing House Delhi,
4. Neuromarketing and its Applications- Dr. Surabhi Singh, Himalaya publishing House,
Delhi
5. Green Marketing: Marketing Strategy and Consumer Behaviour- Monica Loss, Global
Vision Publishing House
6. Digital Marketing - Vandana Ahuja, Oxford University Press
7. Digital Social Media Marketing- Nitin C. Kamat, Chinmay Kamat, Himalaya publishing
House, Delhi
8. Marketing Management - Ramaswamy, Namakumari. Tata McGraw Hill publishing
Company Ltd. New Delhi.
9. Marketing Management, - Saxena Rajan Tata McGraw Hill publishing Company Ltd.
New Delhi.
10. Marketing Management - Koter Philip, Keller, Koshy, Jha. Prentice Hall Indian Ltd.
Suggested Additional Readings:
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Suggested Research Journal :

 https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-II
PAPER-X
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Course Outcomes 1. Describe strategic financial planning and models.
2. Describe working capital management.
3. Estimate time value of money
4. Analyze statements of accounts.
Expected Skills 1. Reading and understanding financial strategies.
Impartation(Through 2. Reading the financial statements viz. funds flow statement, cash flow.
theory and 3. Understanding capital structure formations and the logic behind the same.
Practical’s)
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Unit 1: a) Theory Introduction to Financial Management- Introduction, Meaning, 15 Hours
 Objective, role and functions of financial management
Ratio Analysis- Meaning, Nature and interpretation of ratios
Profitability, Solvency, Leverage, Turnover ratios,
Computation and Comparison of ratios.
Working capital management – Meaning, Significance, type and
determinants of working Operating cycle and estimation of working
Unit 2: a) Theory capital, requirement, Sources and application of working capital. 15 Hours
Cost of Capital- Meaning and Significance of cost capital. Capital
structure, Calculation of cost of capital-preference, equity and debt.
Operating & Financial Leverage- Meaning, Concept and
measurement of leverage. Calculation of operating, financial and
combined leverage.
Unit 3: a) Theory 15 Hours
Budget and Budgetary Control- Meaning, objective, limitations of
budgetary control system. Types of budget. Sales, purchase, Fixed
Flexible, Cash, Master budget.
Capital Budgeting- Concept, meaning & importance of capital
budgeting. Factors influencing budgeting Investment evaluation
Unit 4: a) Theory criterion –NpV, PI, PBP, IRR. 15 Hours
Management Reporting- Meaning, objective, essentials of good
report. Characteristics of good reporting system. Types of report.
Reference Books:
1. VanHorne, James C. (2001). Financial Management and Policy, Prentice Hall.
2. Seeba Kapil (2015). Fundamental of Financial Management, Wiley India, New Delhi.
3. Khan, M. Y. and Jain, P. K. ( - Financial Management (Tata McGraw Hill)
4. Prasanna Chandra - Fundamentals of Financial Management (Tata McGraw Hill)
5. Knott G - Financial Management (Palgrave)
6. Lawrence J.Gitman – Principles of Managerial Finance (Pearson Education)
7. R P Rustagi - Financial Management (Galgotia)
Suggested Additional Readings: (if web source then provide url)
1. https://education.svtuition.org/
2. https://www.scribd.com
3. https://www.freemba.in
4. http://www.docsity.com
Google Scholar – https://scholar.google.co.in
Suggested Research Journal :
1. Indian Journal of Commerce
2. Finance India
3. The Journal of Finance
4. Indian Journal of Finance
5. International Journal of Financial Management
6. The Management Accountant

MBA – I, Sem – I(CBSC)

Human Resource Management
Paper – XI
Course Outcome:
The students should be able to:
i) Understand the concept of HRM, Functions & Development of
 HRM.
ii) Understand the concept of Strategic HRM
iii) Understand the process of HRP.
iv) Understand the sources of recruitment, selection and placement
process.
v) Understand the concept of Employee health and safety.
vi) Understand the methods of wage payment and the types of
incentives and benefits.
vii) Understand the concept of virtual organization; flexi time & flexi
work, moonlighting, Employee engagement, Employee branding
HR Capital & Talent Management.
Unit Particulars
No.
Human Resource Management
Concept , Nature, Scope & Functions; Development of Human Resource
Unit 1 15 Hours
Management; Strategic Human Resource Management – Concept, Difference
between Traditional HRM & Strategic HRM
Human Resource Planning –
Meaning, Objectives, Importance & Process, Barriers of HRP Job Analysis-
Unit 2 Concept , Uses, Process; Job Description & Job Specification; Recruitment – 15 Hours
Objectives, Sources of Recruitment, Factors of Recruitment; Selection –
Process Placement – Concept, Process; Socialization – Phases.
Maintenance of Manpower
Employee Health & Safety – Concept; Occupational Hazards& Accidents –
types and causes; Safety – Significance; Social Security- Concept, Objective,
Unit 3 15 Hours
Scope, Types. Wage & Salary administration – objectives, Methods of wage
payment, Factors, affecting wage & salary level, Incentives – concept, Types,
Benefits – concept, Types.
HR In new era
Virtual Organization, Flexi time, Flexi work, Moonlighting by employees;
Unit 4 Human Resource Accounting – Meaning, Objectives, Methods, Limitations; 15 Hours
Employee Engagement, Employee Branding, Green HRM, HR Capital, Talent
Management.
REFERENCES:-
1. Human Resource Management - V.S.P. Rao
2. Human Resource Management - P. Subba Rao
3. Human Resource Management - S.S. Khanka
4. Human Resource Management - Gary Dessler
5. Human Resource Management - K.Aswathappa.

Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-II
PAPER-XII
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Course Outcomes 1. Learn the operations management system and issues pertaining to
 management of productivity, manufacturing technology and facilities.
2. Understand an appreciation of the crucial role of operations management in
the efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability of business operations.
3. Understand the formulation and application of methods and models for
inventory management.
4. Familiarize the students with various aspects of quality management.
Expected Skills 1. Designing systems
Impartation(Through 2. Analysis of operations related quantities.
theory and Practical’s)
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60 Practical: xx
Syllabus Contents:
INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
A) Production Management- Introduction, Nature and scope of
operations Management, Historical Evolution of Operations
Management, Interface with other functional areas such as
Marketing Personnel Finance, Purchasing, Maintenance, Research
Unit 1: a) Theory
and Development. Operations Research-Computers and advanced
Introduction to
Operations Technology 15 Hours
Production
Management
B)Plant location and plant Lay Out- Need, Importance and Selection
of exact location, Factors affecting plant location selection, plant
Lay out-Importance, Types of Plant Lay Out, Criteria for good
layout.

PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND PPC

A) Types Of Production Systems – Intermittent and continuous, Job
Batch, Mass and flow production systems, Assembly lines
balancing ,E- Manufacturing- Emerging Manufacturing
Unit 2: a) Theory Technology, Option and Choice.
Production Systems 15 Hours
and PPC B) Production Planning Control – Objectives, Types and functions
of PPC, The Aggregate Planning process, Elements of scheduling,-
Master Scheduling, priority planning, Facility Loading, Sequencing
problem of Scheduling. Production Control- Control Techniques.

QUALITY AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

A) Quality Management – Meaning and Importance, Inspection, and
Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Strategic role of Quality
Management, Purpose of Quality Control- Cost of Quality- Total
Quality Management, ISO Certifications. Computers in Quality
Unit 3: a) Theory control.
Quality and Material 15 Hours
Management B) Maintenance and Material Management - Introduction to
Materials Management, types of maintenance, Modern approaches
to Maintenance Management, Primary and Secondary Objective of
Material Management, Scope of Material Management organization.
Materials Management Techniques.

STORE AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Unit 4: a) Theory 15 Hours
A) Purchasing and Store Management - Importance of Purchasing-
 Purchasing Procedure and policies. Responsibilities of Purchase
Manager, Store Keeping-Objective, Importance of Store Lay Out.

B) Inventory Management-Types of inventory Management

Systems, Objectives of MRP, Fix Order Quantity periodic Review
System, Selective Control of Inventory – ABC Analysis, VED
Analysis.

Reference Books:
1. Chunawala, S. A., Patel, D. R. “Production & Operations Management”, Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai.
2. R. Pannerselvam. “Production & Operations management”, Eastern Economy Edition, New Delhi.
3. Buffa, E.S. “Operations management”, Wieley India Private Limited, New Delhi.
4. Aswathappa K. Bhat , K. Sridhara. “Production & Operations Management”, Himalaya Publishing
House, Mumbai,
5. Cherry, S. M., Production and Operations Management, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
Suggested Additional Readings: (if web source then provide url)
1. Chase. R.B., F.B. Jacob, and N.J. Aquilano. Operations Management for a Competitive Advantage,
Eleventh Edition. New York: Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2006.
2. Friedman, T.L. The World Is Flat, New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005.

Suggested Research Journal :

1. International journal of operations and production management – Emerald Group Publishing
2. Production and Operations Management - Wiley-Blackwell
3. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management – Peer Reviewed Journal
4. Annals of Operations Research- Springer Science+Business Media

Suggested Case Studies:

Krishnaswamy K. N., Mathirajan. M. “Cases in Operations Management”, PHI Learning

Master of Business Administration (Distance Mode)

MBA Part – I Semester – II
Paper - XIII
Management Information System
Course After completion of course students will be able to –
Outcome 1. Identify the process of decision making at various levels of
management in an organization.
2. Understand the importance of information and information system
in an organization.
3. Illustrate the need of different types of information system for top
Management.
3. Choose and make use of ERP application in business.
Syllabus Contents
Information System
Unit 1 Introduction to Information: Types, Characteristics, Value of 15 Hours
Information, Need of information at different management levels
 Introduction to system: Elements, Characteristics of system ,Elements and
types of system
Introduction to Information System: Definition, Components and Role of
IS
System Development Life Cycle: Phases in SDLC
Introduction to Decision Making: Concept, Managers and decision
making, phases in decision making, Types of decisions.
Types of Information System
Major types of information systems in Organization:
TPS- Introduction, need and significance
KWS: Introduction, need and significance
Unit 2 OAS- Introduction, need and significance, 15 Hours
MIS – Definition, Scope, Objectives, Characteristics,
Applications of MIS in functional Areas: Financial Accounting, Human
Resource, Manufacturing, Marketing; Benefits and Limitations MIS

Decision Support System & Executive Support System

Decision Support System-Definition, Characteristics, Components of DSS;
Group decision support systems - Definition, Need, Components,
Unit 3 Characteristics and significance; 15 Hours
Executive Support System: Definition, Scope, Functions of an Executive
Support System, Significance of Executive Support System.
Enterprise Resource Planning
Introduction to ERP- Overview of Enterprise,Integrated Management
Unit 4 Information System, Overview of ERP, ERP selection, ERP models and 15 Hours
subsystems, ERP Implementation, advantages and disadvantages of ERP.
Introduction to SAP: SAP Modules, SAP advantages, carriers in SAP.
References:
1. Management Information Systems – Managing the Digital Firm, 9th Edition, K C Laudon, J P Laudon,
PHI / Pearson
2. Management Information System, Hitesh Gupta, International Book House PVT. LTD
3. Decision Support Systems and Data Warehouse, B. Ravinath, New Age International
Publishers
4. Information systems management in practice – Ralph H. Sprague Jr. & Barbara C.
McNurlin
5. Information system concepts for management – 4th edition Lucas
6. Enterprise Resource Planning, Alex Leon

Suggested Additional Reading

ePGPathshala: Engineering and technology Subject: Management Paper Name: P-06 Management
Information System, URL: https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/ahl.php?csrno=23
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ERP system implementation in large enterprises – a systematic literature review
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 Executive/Distance Mode
MBA -I SEM-II
PAPER-XIV
APPLICATION OF OPERATION RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT
Course 1.Understand concept of Operations Research with special reference to industry
Outcomes 2. Analyze Transportation and Assignment problems.
3. Apply queuing & inventory models.
4. Operate various decision models for optimization.
Expected Skills 1. Students will acquire skills leading to optimization of transportation problems.
Impartation(Thr 2. Students will acquire skills leading to optimization of assignment problems.
ough theory and 3. Students will acquire skills leading to optimization of inventory management.
Practical’s) 4. Students will acquire decision making skills required for optimization.
Marks : 80 Total Hours of Teaching: 60 Theory: 60
Syllabus Contents:
Introduction to OR & LPP- Definition, Concepts, Phases of OR,
Application of OR in business & industry, scope & limitations of OR.LPP-
Unit 1: a)
Concepts, Formulation of models, diverse problems graphical solutions – 15 hours
Theory
simple algorithm –use of slack / surplus / artificial variables max. / Min -big.
M problems (optimum sensitivity analysis).
Assignment & Transportation Problems-
Assignment problem- Concepts, formulation of model-Hungarian method of
solution. /maximization, minimization, Prohibited, Multiple solution type
Unit 2: a)
problems,/.- balanced/ unbalanced problems. 15 hours
Theory
Transportation Problems- Concepts, formulation of model- solution
procedure for initial feasible solution & optimality check- balance/
unbalance- maximization/ minimization.-Case of degeneracy.
Queuing & Inventory models-
Queuing models- Concepts, types of queuing system, characteristics of
queuing model, queues in series & parallel birth & Death process. Problems
Unit 3: a)
Based on the results of (M/M/I) model. Inventory models- Concept, types of 15 hours
Theory
inventories, cost involved, deterministic model, Economic Order Quantity
(EOQ) & Economic Batch Quantity (EBQ) with finite production rate, EOQ
under price break,- determination of safety stock & reorder levels- lead time.
Decision,Simulation,Game theory-
Decision theory- Introduction, Decision models-Decision making under risk
(EMV criterion, Decision making under uncertainty-Maximin
Unit 4: a)
criterion,Maximax criterion,Minimax regret criterion,Laplace criterion. 15 hours
Theory
Simulation-Concept- Areas of application- Monto Carlo simulation & its
application to problems - in queuing Inventory situations. Game theory-
Introduction, Terminology, Pure strategy games, limitations of Game theory.
Note: Note should be given if any (regarding problems on specific topics, defined
cases etc.)
Reference Books:
1.Operation Research- An Introduction- Taha,Pearson education India publication.
2. Operation Research –S.D. Sharma,Kedar Nath Ram Nath & Company publication.
3. Operation Research for Management- Shenoy, Srivastav,New Age International Publishers.
 4. Operation Research –P.K. Gupta &D.S. Hira,S.Chand publication.
5. Operation Management- Kanti Swaroop & others,Sultan Chand & Sons publication.
6. Principles of Operation Research- Harvey- M Wagner,PHI publication.
Suggested Research Journal : Asia Pacific Journal of Operation Research

MBA -I SEM-II (Dist/Executive)

PAPER-XV
APPLICATION OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TO MANAGEMENT
Course Outcomes CO 1: Define various terms used in research process
CO 2: Describe research design, sample design and sampling
methods
CO 3: Apply appropriate methods for data collection for research
work
CO4: Use appropriate statistical tools for data analysis and
interpretation
Expected Skills 1. Analytical Skills
Impartation(Through 2. Problem Solving skill
theory and Practical’s)
Marks : 80
Syllabus Contents:
Introduction to Research and Research Design:
a) Meaning, objectives &Motivation in research-Types of research –Research
Approach _ Research process, relevance &scope of research in
management. Ethics in Research. 15
Unit 1:
b) Research Design-Features of good Design, Types of Research Design, Basic Hours
principles of experimental Design. Sampling Design- steps in sample
Design Characteristics of a good Sample Design, random samples &
random sampling Design.
Measurement and Data Collection:
a) Measurement &scaling techniques- Errors in measurement test of sound
measurement, scaling &Scale construction technique.
15
Unit 2: b) Methods of data collection –Primary data – Questionnaire and interviews.
Hours
Collection of secondary data. Processing and analyzing data – Measures of
central tendency, measures of dispersion and skewness, simple and multiple
regression analysis
Sampling and Testing of Hypothesis:
a) Testing of Samples –Sampling distribution, sample theory determining
15
Unit 3: size of sample, confidence level.
Hours
b) Testing of Hypothesis – Procedure for hypothesis testing. Use of
statistical techniques for testing of hypothesis.
Interpretation of Data, report Writing Plagiarism and research in
Functional areas:
a) Interpretation of data-Techniques of Interpretation, report writing, layout of
15
Unit 4: a project report.
Hours
b) Writing and publication of a research article.
c) Plagiarism: Meaning, importance of plagiarism in research. Ways of
checking the plagiarism. How to avoid or reduce the Plagiarism.
 d) Research in general management- Research in functional areas – marketing,
finance, HR, production.
Note: Students are expected to identify and enlist contemporary social and managerial problems for
which research is required. Enlist questions raised out of every social and managerial problem.
Prepare statement of a research problem for every social and managerial problems enlisted.
Select any one statement of research problem out of above enlisted social or managerial
problems and prepare a detailed research design. Design the research for small sample size.
Design schedule align with hypothesis and objectives framed. Collect data of minimum 30
samples. Feed data into Ms-Excel import the same into SPSS. Process the data to test
hypothesis and to suffice set objectives. Prepare a comprehensive report of research under
study. Use layout of project report containing five chapters for righting a report.
Reference Books:
1.Research Methodology - C.R. Kothari
2. Research Methodology - Saranwalla
3 Research Methodology in management Dr. V.P. Michael
4 Methods of social survey research Bajpai
5. Research Methodology in Commerce – S. Mohan, R. Elangovan, Deep & Deep, New Delhi
6. Research Methodology – R. Panneer Selvan, PHI

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

MBA - Distance Education
MBA – I Semester – II
Paper - XVI
Marks : 80 Business60Environment Theory: 60
Total Hours of Teaching:
Course Outcome
1. Students are able to understand the basic features and nature of Indian economy
2. Able to understand about and analyze Indian agriculture sector
3. Able to understand the industrial profile and problems in India
4. Able to understand about external sector and important international financial organization
Introduction to Indian Economic Environment
1.1. Basic features and Sectoral Growth of Indian Economy
1.2. Recent Issues and Challenges before Indian Economy
Unit 1 15 Hours
1.3. Economic Reforms since 1991
1.4. FDI – Concept, Sources and Sectoral inflow of FDI in India
Agricultural Sector in India
2.1. Agriculture- Features, Agrarian Distress- Causes and Remedies
Unit 2 2.2. Recent changes in Cropping Pattern 15 Hours
2.3. Agricultural Export: Volume, Composition and Direction
2.4. Current Trends in Agri-Allied Activities
Industry and Services Sector in India
3.1. Structure and Growth of Industrial Sector, Recent Industrial Policy
Unit 3 3.2. Recent Schemes for Development of MSMEs 15 Hours
3.3. Components and Recent Trends in Services Sector
3.4. Goods and Services Tax : Concept, Provisions and its impact
 Public Finance and External Sector
4.1 Recent Trends in Union Budget - Sector wise provisions
Unit 4 4.2 Recent EXIM Policy - Institutional Arrangement for Export Promotion 15 Hours
4.3 Trends in Foreign Trade - Direction of foreign Trade - Balance Payment
4.4 Important International Financial Organizations - IBRD, ADB, IMF
Reference Books:
1. Agarwal, A. K. (1978). Economic Problems and Planning in North Eeast India, Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd,
New Delhi.
2. Venkata Reddy, K (2011). Agriculture and Rural Development -Himalaya Publishing House Delhi.
Basu, Kaushik (1997), Analytical Development Economics: The Less Developed Economy Revisited
3. Dewett Kewal (2011). Indain Economy C.Chand & Co. Ltd. New Delhi 2011.
4. Economic Survey of India -2017-18 Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
5. GST Manual – GST Council of India , GST Council of India, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
6. Indian Public Finance Statistics - Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
7. Irfan Habib, (2006). Indian Economy 1858-1914: A People’s History of India, Vol.28, Tulika, 2006.
8. RBI (2018).
Suggested Statistical
Additional Handbook of India 2017-18 www.rbi.org.in
Readings:
1. Economic Survey of India – Government of India
2. Development Report – Government of India Ministry of Industry Government of India
3. Ministry of Agriculture Government of India
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of India
5. Reports by Hindu on Agriculture, Industry and environment.