CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

School of Sciences

Syllabus for
BSc (Computer Science, Mathematics/Honours/Honours with Research)
Academic Year  (2023)

 
1 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BBA141D TALENT MANAGEMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BBA141E UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BLS141 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 03 100
CHE141A CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
CHE141B NUTRICHEM Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
COM141 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
COM143 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
COM144 FINANCIAL LITERACY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 03 100
COM146 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL FOR MANAGERS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
CSC000-1M DCF AND C PROGRAMMING Bridge Courses 2 0 50
CSC101-1 DIGITAL COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND C PROGRAMMING Major Core Courses-I 6 4 150
CSC161-1 WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Skill Enhancement Courses 3 3 100
CSC162-1 DATA ANALYSIS USING SPREADSHEET Skill Enhancement Courses 3 2 100
DMT141 DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY Multidisciplinary Courses 2 3 100
DMT142 INTRODUCTION TO CARNATIC MUSIC Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
DSC141 PRINCIPLES OF DATA SCIENCE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
ECO143 DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
ECO144 GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
ENG181-1 ENGLISH Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
EST142 READING SPORTS AND LITERATURE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
EST143 STORYTELLING, GAMES AND ETHICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
EST146 FOOD AND LITERATURE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
HIS141 HISTORY AND CINEMA Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
LAW141 CYBER LAW Multidisciplinary Courses 3 4 100
LAW142 RIGHT TO INFORMATION Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
LAW144 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
LAW145 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
MAT003 BRIDGE COURSE FOR DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS Bridge Courses 5 0 50
MAT101-1 DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS Major Core Courses-I 4 4 100
MAT141 FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
MAT142 QUANTITAIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGERS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PHY141 FUNDAMENTAL OF FORENSIC PHYSICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PHY142 ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PHY142-1C ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS Allied Core Courses 3 3 100
POL141 DEMOCRACY AND ETHICAL VALUES Multidisciplinary Courses 2 2 100
POL142 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PSY143 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PSY155 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PSY156 PSYCHOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PSY158 STRESS MANAGEMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
SOC143 SOCIOLOGY THROUGH CINEMA Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
THE141 THEATRE APPRECIATION Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
THE142 IMPROVISATION AND DEVISED THEATRE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
2 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BBA142A ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION TECHNIQUES - 3 3 100
BBA142E WORKING WITH SPREAD SHEETS - 3 3 100
BLS143 PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES - 3 4 100
BLS144 PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA - 3 3 100
CHE141 CHEMISTRY IN ACTION - 3 3 100
COM147 E-COMMERCE - 3 3 100
COM148 PERSONAL TAX PLANNING - 3 3 100
COM149 INVESTMENTS AND TRADING STRATEGIES - 3 3 100
COM150 FINANCIAL LITERACY - 3 3 100
COM151 DIGITAL MARKETING - 3 3 100
CSC102-2 DATA STRUCTURES Major Core Courses-I 5 4 150
CSC103-2 OPERATING SYSTEMS Major Core Courses-II 4 4 150
DSC143 DATA VISUALIZATION - 3 3 50
ECO146 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT - 3 2 50
ECO147 THINKING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT - 3 2 50
ENG181-2 ENGLISH Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 3 2 100
EST149 INTRODUCTION TO WRITING TAMIL MODERN POETRY - 3 2 100
EST150 GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE - 3 3 50
EST151 COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY: DARSANA AND PHILOSOPHY - 3 2 50
EST154 LITERATURE FROM THE NORTHEAST - 3 3 50
EST156 RETELLING OF EPICS IN INDIAN LITERATURE - 3 3 50
LAW142 RIGHT TO INFORMATION - 3 3 100
LAW144 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - 3 3 100
LAW146 LAW AND PRACTICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - 3 2 100
MAT101-2 INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA Major Core Courses-I 3 3 100
MAT102-2 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Major Core Courses-II 4 4 100
MAT111-2 CALCULUS USING PYTHON Major Core Courses-I 2 1 50
MAT141 MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISIONS - 3 3 50
MAT142 APPLIED ARITHMETICS - 3 3 100
MED147 MIDDLE CINEMA IN INDIA - 3 3 100
MED148 LANGUAGE OF CINEMA: A VISUAL APPROACH - 45 3 100
MED149 INTRODUCTION TO SEMIOTICS - 45 3 100
PHY141A INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS - 3 3 100
PHY141B RENEWABLE ENERGY - 3 3 100
PHY142-2C MICROCONTROLLER AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS Allied Core Courses 3 3 100
POL141 DEMOCRACY AND ETHICAL VALUES - 2 2 100
PSY155 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER - 3 3 100
PSY158 STRESS MANAGEMENT - 3 3 100
PSY160 UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE - 3 3 100
SOC142 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES - 3 3 50
SOC143 SOCIOLOGY THROUGH CINEMA - 3 3 50
STA141 ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS - 3 3 100
THE144 ACTING FOR MEDIA - 3 3 100
    

    

Introduction to Program:

 

The BSc (Computer Science, Mathematics) is a dual major graduate programme, to nurture the confidence and skills of the students in Computer Science and Mathematics. It aims to impart sound fundamentals and specialized aspects of computer science and mathematics. The curriculum includes various theoretical and practical courses along with industry relevant software tools to prepare young minds for the challenging opportunities available in the IT industries and research organizations. Also, based on the latest NEP guidelines, this programme offers a unique blend of flexible credit systems to support individual learning needs with a research bent.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO1: Understand and apply the fundamental principles, concepts and methods in key areas of science and multidisciplinary fields

PO2: Demonstrate problem solving, analytical, and logical skills to provide solutions for the scientific requirements

PO3: Develop critical thinking with a scientific temper

PO4: Communicate the subject effectively

PO5: Understand the importance and judicious use of technology for the sustainable growth of mankind in synergy with nature.

PO6: Understand and apply fundamental principles, concepts and methods of mathematics.

PO7: Demonstrate problem solving skills using mathematical techniques.

PO8: Apply appropriate methods and tools for research and development in the chosen discipline.

Assesment Pattern

CIA: 50%

 

ESE: 50%

Examination And Assesments

Continuous Internal Assessment: 50% Weightage

 

End Semester Examination: 50% Weightage

BBA141D - TALENT MANAGEMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Human Resource is considered as a valuable resource in every organization. The world class companies compete among themselves to attract the best talent across the globe.  They view talent as competitive differentiator and one where the acquisition, engagement, development and retention of talent is considered as a strategic priority of business.  This course exposes the students to methods and practices to acquire, engage and develop talent, focus on development of strategic leaders within an organization and also deals with how talent and knowledge can be managed effectively for the development of the organization

Course Outcome

CO 1: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, principles and models related to talent and knowledge management

CO 2: 2. Evaluate the importance of talent management in developing organizations

CO 3: 3. Learn to apply the theories and concepts studied in the classroom to practical situations

CO 4: 4. Analyse the various talent and knowledge management practices and their value to organizations

CO 5: 5. Solve the issues pertaining to talent and knowledge management

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
Introduction to Talent Management
 

Meaning and concept of talent management, need and scope for talent management, Talent vs Knowledge, Talent management models: Process and Integrated model, Talent management initiatives, Techniques for potential appraisal, Talent management grid, Benefits of talent management.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:7
Creating Talent Management Systems
 

Building blocks for talent management strategy, Developing and implementing Effective Talent Management System, Measuring the effectiveness of talent management, creating talent management system for organizational excellence.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Competency mapping and approaches to talent management
 

Competency Mapping- Meaning, Importance and Steps in competency mapping, Competency model, Role of leaders and HR in talent management, Talent Management Approaches, Mapping Business Strategies and Talent Management Strategies, Achieving competitive advantage, Best practices in talent management- Case studies

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
Integrating Talent and Knowledge Management
 

Introduction to knowledge management, types of knowledge, Benefits of Knowledge Management, Integrating talent management and knowledge management, Role of Information technology in talent and knowledge management.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:7
Recent Trends and Best Practices in Talent Management
 

Introduction, Use of Technology in Talent Management, Use of AI in Talent Management, Talent Management using Design Thinking

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:10
Project Work: Field study & Report Submission
 

Experiential Learning Activity: Identifying any one organization in the manufacturing or service sector- Interacting, observing and conducting interviews with their senior HR leaders to understand how they manage and retain talent in their organizations.  

Text Books And Reference Books:

       Lance A. Berger, Dorothy Berger (2017): Talent management handbook, McGraw Hill New York.

 

       Mohapatra.M & Dhir.S (2022); Talent Management-A contemporary perspective (2022), Sage Publications

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

       Mark Wilcox (2016), Effective Talent Management: Aligning strategy, people and performance, (1st ed.), Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.

       Marshal Gold Smith and Louis Carter (2018): Best practices in talent management, A Publication of the practice institute, Pfeiffer, A Wiley Imprint.

       Atheer Abdullah Mohammed (2019), Integrating Talent and Knowledge Management: Theory and practice, Lamber Publishing co.,

       Cappeli Peter: Talent on Demand –Managing Talent in an age of uncertainty, Harvard Business press.

Sphr Doris Sims, Sphr Matthew Gay(2007),Building Tomorrow’s Talent : A Practitioner’s Guide to Talent Management and Succession Planning, Author House

Evaluation Pattern

Component

 

Maximum marks

Weightage

Total Marks in Final Grade

CIA1

20

50%

10

CIA2

20

50%

10

CIA3

50

50%

25

Attendance

5

100 %

05

Total = 50

 

BBA141E - UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

 Course Description: This course aims at understanding the financial statements published by Indian companies and make a meaningful understanding of the same. The course gives the initiation towards terminology in accounting and takes the readers through Income statement and Balance sheet. The interpretation of the cash flow, Income statement and Balance sheet gives the reader an understanding of fundamentals of the company and gives a sense of financial soundness or not of any company. The growing need of adherence to rules and practice of ethics in accounting in its various aspects from public practice to reporting with case studies will explain the profoundness of Ethics in Accounting and corporate reporting.

Course Outcome

1: Relate to accounting terminologies

2: Explain the components of Financial statements

3: Interpret financial statements

4: Realise the importance of ethics in accounting practices

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Terminologies in Financial Statement
 

Assets- Current assts and fixed assets, Non-current Liabilities, current liabilities, Owners Equity, shareholders fund, External equity, Return on investment, operating expenses, Normal profit, Earnings per share private -Public Investors-Income Statement-Revenue-Expenses-Profit/loss-Balance sheet- Dual aspects of the balance sheet, Significant accounting policies and principles- Full Disclosure-Standalone statements-consolidated statements.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Understanding Income Statement and Balance sheet
 

Meaning and Purpose of Income statement- Cost of goods Sold-Gross profit, Operating Income-EBITDA-EBIT-EBT-Depreciation-Tax provisions made-Deferred Taxation- EPS: Basic and Diluted- Purpose of Balance sheet- Share capital- Net Worth-Shareholders fund- Book value of assets-Face value of shares-Current and non-current liabilities and assets- Amortisation and Depreciation-Notes to accounts.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Cash Flow statements and Notes to accounts
 

Meaning and Purpose of cash flow statements- Meaning of cash flow,  sources of cash flow, Operating, Investing and Finance activities- Inflow and outflow of cash- Indirect method-Interpreting company growth rate from cash flow stage-Positive and Negative cash flow-Effect of changes in cash flow on performance – Interpretation of high cash balances-Exhibit of cash flow statements of Indian companies- Schedules or notes to accounts- preparation and  relevance- interpretation of schedules.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Interpretation of Financial Statements
 

Year On Year (YoY) comparison of Income statement and Balance sheet-Common size comparison-Interpreting EPS, DPS, MPS, PE Ratio, Intrinsic value, Liquidity ratio, Current ratio, Debt Equity Ratio- Dividend payout- Ascertaining performance of a company through exhibit of annual report of Indian companies

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
: Ethics in Accounting
 

Compliance of accounting standard in letter vs true spirit- window dressing- effects of unethical practices and non-disclosures-case study ethics in public practice of accounting, ethics in compliance, ethics in corporate reporting, ethics in non-profit organisations.

 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Gupta, A. (2020). Financial Accounting for Management: An Analytical Perspective, Noida, Pearson Education.
  2. Raman, B. S. (2014). Financial Accounting (1stedi).I & II, New Dehli:United Publishers.
  3. Porter, G.A., & Norton, C.L. (2013). Financial Accounting (IFRS update)( 6thedi), Cengage Learning.
  4. Jawahar Lal & Seema Srivastava (2013). Financial Accounting New Delhi:Himalaya Publishing House.
  5.  Sharma & Sashi Gupta (2020) Management Accounting, Kalyani Publishers 
  6. I M Pandey (2020) Management Accounting, Vikas Publishers 
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Financial Accounting By SP JAIN & NArang , Kalyani Publishers, Noida

Evaluation Pattern

Total 50 marks . 

CIA-1 20 marks (weightage 50% ie 10 marks ) 

CIA-2 20 marks(weightage 50% ie 10 marks ) 

CIA-3 - 50 marks (weightage 50% ie 25 marks ) 

For attendance 5marks 

This is a Submission paper .There is no MSE or ESE 

BLS141 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:03

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

 This course introduces students to the basic principles of biology. Students will learn about the organization of life, including the cell theory and taxonomy, the chemistry of life, genetics, evolution, and ecology. The course will also cover current issues in biology such as biotechnology and environmental sustainability.

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will be able to describe the fundamental principles and concepts of biology, including the organization of life and the chemistry of living systems.

CO2: Students will be able to explain the role of genetics in inheritance, diversity, and evolution.

CO3: Students will be able to analyze the impact of human activities on the environment and the measures that can be taken to promote sustainability.

CO4: Students will be able to evaluate the ethical implications of advances in biotechnology and their impact on society.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Biology
 

 

The scientific method and experimental design; The organization of life: cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems; Taxonomy and the diversity of life; Chemical elements and molecules essential to living systems

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Genetics and Evolution
 

 

Mendelian genetics and inheritance patterns; DNA structure and function, gene expression and regulation; Genetic diversity and evolution; Natural selection and adaptation

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Ecology and Environmental Biology
 

 

Ecosystems and biomes; Population dynamics and community interactions; Biodiversity and conservation; Human impact on the environment and sustainability

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Biotechnology and Ethics
 

 

Applications of biotechnology in medicine, agriculture, and industry, Ethical issues related to biotechnology; The impact of biotechnology on society; Regulations and policies related to biotechnology

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Campbell, N. A., & Reece, J. B. (2018). Biology (11th ed.). Pearson.
  2. Freeman, S., Quillin, K., Allison, L., Black, M., Taylor, E., & Podgorski, G. (2017). Biological Science (6th ed.). Pearson.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1.  Begon, M., Townsend, C. R., & Harper, J. L. (2006). Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems (4th ed.). Blackwell Publishing.
  2. Ricklefs, R. E., & Relyea, R. A. (2019). The Economy of Nature (8th ed.). W.H. Freeman.

  3. Kuby, J., Owen, J., & Kindt, T. J. (2019). Kuby Immunology (8th ed.). W.H. Freeman.

  4. Thompson, P. B., & Kaplan, D. M. (2019). Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics (2nd ed.). Springer.

Evaluation Pattern

Attendance and Class Participation- 10%

Midterm Examination- 30%

Review paper/Research Paper- 20%

Seminar presentation – 10%

Final Examination - 30%

 

CHE141A - CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: This course gives an insight into the implications of chemistry in daily life. This course will equip the students with better understanding of how the different forms of matter influences human lives. This also sensitizes them on the judicious use and safe handling of chemicals.

Course Objectives: Non Science students get to know about the various constituents present in household chemicals and use them judiciously.

Course Outcome

CO1:: Ability to identify the influence of different chemical substances in daily lives

CO2:: Evaluate the judicious use of different chemicals and their safe handling in day today life

CO3: Ability to analyse the environmental issues and adopt sustainable practices

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:2
Introduction
 

Explanation of terms like Poison, toxic, irritant, flammable liquid, combustible liquid, corrosive, solvents, etc.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Environmental chemistry
 

Air quality, air pollution, green house effect, acid rain, destruction of ozone layer, control of air pollution. Water pollution, Water quality criteria for domestic and industrial uses, soil pollution and its causes. Pollution abatement methods.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Energy and environment
 

Mention the following- Mineral resources – Metals and non-metals Fuel and energy resources, different energy sources, Wood, Petroleum and natural gas Nuclear energy – Solar energy –energy sources of tomorrow and green energy sources. Batteries and fuel cells.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
House hold chemicals and its impact on environment
 

Ecofriendly chemicals, biodegradable and non degradable chemicals. (Bleach, ammonia, disinfectants, carpet freshener, air freshener, window cleaner, furniture polish, etc). Laundry products (laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc) Soaps, Detergents and special cleaners.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:2
Polymers
 

Classification, uses. Recycling of polymers.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:3
Acids and Bases
 

Acid and bases, their general characteristics. Household uses of acids and bases.

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:3
Biomolecules
 

Carbohydrates, proteins, Vitamins and minerals – Sources and Deficiency diseases.

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:3
Preservatives and additives
 

Chemicals used as colouring agents and as preservatives. Food adulteration.

Unit-9
Teaching Hours:5
Drugs and cosmetics
 

Analgesics, antivirals, antibiotics-examples. Health and beauty products (hairspray, hair remover, nail polish, nail polish remover, hair colouring products, talcum powder, lipstick etc).

Unit-10
Teaching Hours:6
Home maintenance
 

Paint, varnish, oils and stain removers. Garden chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides etc.) examples, advantages and disadvantages.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1] A. K. De,. Environmental Chemistry 6 th ed, New Age International Pvt Ltd Publishers;2006.

[2] J. Toedt, D. Koza and K. Van Cleef-ToedChemical Composition of Everyday Products 2005.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1] Kerry k. Karukstis and Gerald R. Van Hecke Chemistry Connections, The Chemical Basis

of Everyday phenomena, 2 nd Ed., 2003.

[2] J. Schwarcz, All new commentaries on the science of everyday food and life, 2005.

[3] Raymond Chang Chemistry, 8 th Ed. Tata Mc Graw-Hill, 2005.

[4] Sriram and P.Yogeeswari, Dorling Medicinal Chemistry, Kindersley Pvt. Ltd., 2007.

Evaluation Pattern

Total Marks for each Semester – 100

1. CIA -1 ………………………. 25Marks

2. Mid-term Test (CIA-2)……………………… 25 Marks

3. End-semester examination ………………… 50 Marks

TOTAL 100 Marks

CHE141B - NUTRICHEM (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course gives an insight into nutrition and its importance in leading a healthy life.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Discuss about nutrition and its importance in leading a healthy life.

CO2: Explain the elements of nutrition and dietry requirement.

CO3: Summerise about food analysis, food microbiology and therapeutic nutrition

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Fundamentals of nutrition
 

FaFactors Influencing Food Selection: Flavours, appearance and other aspects of food,     Demographics Culture and Religion, Health, Social-Emotional Influences, and Environmental Concerns, Food Industry and the Media.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:4
Basic Nutrition Concepts
 

NNutrition, Energy content in food, Nutrients, Nutrient Density, Characteristics of a Nutritious Diet.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Nutrient Recommendations
 

Dietary Reference Intakes, Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism, Gastrointestinal Tract and secretions, Food groups, Organic Foods, GM foods.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:6
Nutrition biochemistry
 

Elements of nutrition - Dietary requirement of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Biological value of proteins. Concepts of protein quality. Protein sparing action of carbohydrates and fats. Essential amino acids, essential fatty acids and their physiological functions.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:3
Vitamins
 

Dietary sources, biochemical functions, requirements and deficiency diseases associated with vitamin B complex, C and A, D, E and K vitamins.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:3
Minerals
 

Nutritional significance of dietary sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, zinc and copper.

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:2
Malnutrition
 

Prevention of malnutrition, supplementary foods.

     

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:2
Food science and food analysis
 

Food additives and preservatives.

Unit-9
Teaching Hours:6
Food microbiology
 

Food safety, Fermentation, food spoilage and food borne pathogens, food processing.

 

Unit-10
Teaching Hours:6
Therapeutic nutrition
 

Life style diseases and personalized nutrition therapy, nutraceuticals and its classifications.

Unit-11
Teaching Hours:2
Public nutrition
 

Health organizations, NGO’s etc. 

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]  Ganesh Narayanan Chauhan,  5th ed Foods that heal. Popular Book Depot 2012

[2]   Mohinder Singh, 2nd ed. Health and  food Gyan Publishing House 2003.

[3]   S. A. Iqbal and Y. Mido 1st ed Food Chemistry. Discovery Publishing House, 2008.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1]  Kittler and Sucher, 5th ed. Food and Culture Thomson Wadsworth 2007.

[2]   Anita Tull, 3rd Food Nutritioned.Oxford University Press, 1997.

            

Evaluation Pattern

No.

Component

Schedule

Duration

Marks

CIA1

Assignment/quiz/group task/ presentations

Before MST

--

10

 

CIA2

Mid-Sem Test

[MST]

2 Hrs (50 marks)

25

CIA3

Assignment/quiz/group task/ presentations

After MST

--

10

CIA3

Attendance (75-79 = 1, 80-84 = 2, 85-89 = 3,

90-94 = 4, 95-100 = 5)

--

5

ESE

Internal

2 Hrs (50 marks)

50

Total

100

Final score is calculated out of 50

 

COM141 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course will enable the students to have fundamental knowledge about financial accounting. The topics covered are Book-keeping, Subsidiary Books, preparation of Ledger and Financial Statements and Analysis of Financial Statements.

Course Outcome

CO1: Define the concepts and terminology used in accounts.

CO2: Compare the book prepared through Single Entry System and Double Entry System.

CO3: Prepare the basic subsidiary books required by a business.

CO4: Rearrange the information in Journal to prepare the ledger accounts, Trial Balance and Financial Statements.

CO5: Compare and comment on the basic information provided by the Financial Statements of Real Companies and other organizations.

CO6: Analyse the Financial Statements of different organizations and take decisions.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Introduction to Accounting:
 

Accounting – Meaning, Objectives, Accounting as source of information, Internal and External users of accounting information and their needs. Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information– Reliability, Relevance, Understandability and Comparability. Book-Keeping – Meaning – Definition. Accounting, Difference between Book-keeping, and Accounting. Accounting Concepts and Conventions. Accounting terms – Capital – Assets – Liabilities – Expenses – Income – Fund – Net worth – Capital Expenditure – Revenue expenditure– Capital Receipts – Revenue Receipts – Debtors – Creditors – Goods – Cost – Gain – Stock – Purchase – Sales – Loss – Profit – Voucher – Discount – Transaction – Drawings, etc. System of Book Keeping: Single entry system and Double entry system of Book Keeping – Accounting Process - introduction.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:7
Books of Original Entry
 

Books of Accounts – Journal – Rules of Journalizing (Debit and Credit) – Steps in Journalizing - Meaning – Importance – Different types of Subsidiary books – Cash book – Petty cash book – Purchase book – Purchase returns book – Sales book – Sales return book – Bills receivables book – Bills payable book – Journal Proper – Process of recording transactions in the respective books.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Preparation of Ledger and Trial Balance
 

Ledger – Types of Accounts – Posting to Ledger accounts – Balancing the Ledger accounts – Trial Balance – Meaning – Objectives and Preparation of Trial Balance.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:12
Final Accounts
 

Financial statements – Meaning – Objectives – Financial reporting through Financial Statements – Preparation of Trading account – Profit and Loss account – Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:13
Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements
 

Methods of analysis of financial statements, techniques of analysis and interpretation – Comparative Income Statements, Comparative Balance Sheets, Common Size Income Statements, Common Size Balance Sheets, Trend Analysis, Ratio Analysis (problems on the above topics).

Text Books And Reference Books:

Grewal, T. S. (2020). Double Entry Bookkeeping. Delhi: Sultan and Sons.

Jain, S. P & Narang, K. L (2020). Advanced Accountancy (Vol 13 & Vol2). Kalyani Publication

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Raman, B. S (2016). Accountancy. Mangalore: United Publishers.

2. Khan,M.Y.&.Jain,P.K.(2021)Management Accounting(8ed). NewDelhi: TataMcGraw Hill

3. Arora,M.N. (2016).Cost and Management Accounting(3ed). Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I - 25 marks]

Other teste - 20 marks

Final Exam - 50 marks

Attemdance - 5 marks

 

COM143 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Entrepreneurship is not just about start-ups: it is a topic that is rapidly growing in importance in government policy and in the behaviour of established firms. The course provides students with an understanding of the role and personality of the entrepreneur, and a range of skills aimed at successful planning of entrepreneurial ventures. Material covered includes fostering creativity and open-mindedness, knowledge acquisition and management, innovation systems, screening and evaluating new venture concepts, market evaluation and developing a marketing plan, legal Issues Including intellectual property, preparation of venture budgets, and raising finance. The major piece of assessment is the writing of a comprehensive business plan for a new venture.

Course Outcome

CO 1: Discuss the fundamental concept and emerging trends of entrepreneurship.

CO 2: Elaborate the entrepreneurial process and classify the different styles of thinking.

CO 3: Develop and summarize the creative problem-solving technique and types of innovation.

CO 4: Compile the legal and regulatory framework and social responsibility relating to entrepreneur.

CO 5: Create a business model for a start-up.

CO 6: Build competence to identify the different sources of finance available for a start-up and relate their role in different stages of business.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:9
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
 

Evolution, Characteristics, Nature of Entrepreneurship, Types, Functions of Entrepreneur, Distinction between an Entrepreneur and a Manager, Concept, Growth of Entrepreneurship in India, Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development, Emerging trends of contemporary entrepreneurship – Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Globalisation, changing demands, unemployment, changing demographics, Institutional support, ease of entry in the informal sector

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:9
The Entrepreneurial Process
 

Steps in the Entrepreneurial Process: Generating Ideas, Opportunity Identification, Business concepts, Businessconcepts,Resources(Financial,PhysicalandHuman), Implementing and managing the venture, Harvesting the venture, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Agile thinking and Lean thinking Blue Ocean Strategy, Role and relevance of mentors, Incubation cell, Methods of brainstorming ideas.

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:9
Creativity and Innovation
 

Creativity, Principles of creativity, Source of New Idea, Ideas into Opportunities. CreativeProblemSolving:Heuristics,Brainstorming,Synectics, ValueAnalysisInnovationandEntrepreneurship: Profits and Innovation, Principles of Innovation, Disruptive, Incrementaland Open innovations, Nurturing and Managing Innovation, Globalization, Concept andModelsofInnovation, MethodsofprotectingInnovationandcreativity,SignificanceofIntellectualPropertyRights,Patents & Copy right, Business Model Canvas, and Lean Management. 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
Entrepreneurship Practice
 

EssentialsofBusinessOwnership:Typesofventures,RiskandBenefits,LegalandRegulatoryFramework,EthicsandSocialResponsibility,MarketResearch(ventureopportunityscreening), Feasibility Analysis, Introduction to the Business Plan, Developing the BusinessModel for starting a new venture, E-Commerce and Growing the Venture: The Internet andits impact on venture development

Approaches to E-Commerce, Strategies for E-CommerceSuccess,The nature of international entrepreneurship and their importance

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:9
Sources of raising capital
 

Different sources of financing for start-ups, stages of financing involve in start-ups, advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of financing, Mezzanine finance, Specific financial assistance from government and financial institutions to promote entrepreneurship, Venture Valuation Methods

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Allen,K.R.(2011), “LaunchingNewVentures:AnEntrepreneurialApproach”,6thEdition.Mason,Ohio: South-WesternCengage Learning.
  2. Kuratko,DonaldF.Entrepreneurship:(2010) Theory,Process,Practice9thEdition.Mason,Ohio: South-WesternCengage Learning
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Scarborough,N.M.(2011),“EssentialsofEntrepreneurshipandSmallBusinessManagement”,6thEdition. NewJersey:PrenticeHall.
  2. Verstraete,T.and Jouioson-Laffitte,E.(2012),“ABusinessModelforEntrepreneurship”,
  3. Cheltenham:EdwardElgarPublishingLtd.
  4. Poornima Charantimath,(2007) “EntrepreneurshipDevelopment-SmallBusinessEnterprise”,Pearson Education.
  5. RoberDHisrich,MichaelPPeters,DeanAShepherd,(2007), Entrepreneurship,(6ed.), The McGraw-Hillcompanies.
  6. RajivRoy,(2011),Entrepreneurship,(2ed.)OxfordUniversityPress
Evaluation Pattern

CIA I (a) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

CIA I (b) Video Content Creation

 

CIA II Case Study Analysis

 

CIA III (a) Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ)

CIA III (b) Business Plan Creation + VIVA

 

CIA I (a): Week 1 & 2: MCQ (5 Marks)


Google Form/Google Classroom based Quiz consisting of MCQs to test the basic concepts relating to Unit 1 and 2. The date of examination is on or before 05-08-2023.  This would be an individual assessment with a set of 10 questions, 5 each from unit 1 and 2.  The details of this assignment, and the penalties for not attending shall be posted in the Google Classroom.

 

CIA I (b) Preparing a video interview of an Entrepreneur (Individual Assignment) 10 marks

Every student shall identify an entrepreneur and prepare a 15 minutes video interview on them.  Orientation about the video preparation shall be given by the respective faculty in the first week of the semester itself. Later a Google spreadsheet of students list shall be sent to the students.  Within a week the students need to enter the name of the entrepreneurs identified so as to avoid repetition in their selections and start preparing the interview. Once the entrepreneur is finalized, an orientation about plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty.  The last date of the video submission is 10-08-2023, before 06:00 PM.  Inability to submit the video on or before the due date should be priorly intimated to the faculty.  Any delay in submission without prior consent or approval shall lead to a penalty of marking the student ZERO in this component. 

 

The video shall be assessed based on the following rubrics. Report submitted will be valued for 10 marks.

More details of the report:

 

  1. The video should include genesis, growth, management contributions, challenges, how they overcome, achievements, major entrepreneurship inferences.
  2. References and sources should be mentioned as per APA 6th Edition, towards the end of the video.
  3. The video interview should be a minimum of 15 minutes.
  4. Last date for submission 10th August 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two marks. 

 

CIA II - Case Study (15 marks)

Group of not more than six members in a team will be formed randomly in the class based on the subject teacher’s discretion. Each group shall gather content and solve the assigned case study and submit a written report of the same. Report shall include the introduction to the case, highlights and objectives, conceptual definitions, detailed analysis, findings and suggestion, conclusion.  Groups are free to use all authentic sources to gather information. Once the case study is finalized, an orientation about case analysis, report writing, and plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty.  The last date of the case analysis report submission is 30-09-2022, before 06:00 PM.  The report can be supported with article reviews, statistical facts and examples and book references.


More Details of the Report:

1.      Case Study has to be based on growth of Entrepreneurship in India or Emerging trends of contemporary entrepreneurship.

 

  1. References as per APA 6th Edition, and Appendix.
  2. Detailed analysis of the problem and alternatives available should form part of the report.
  3. The written report should be a minimum of 6 pages.
  4. Last date for submission 30th September, 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two marks. 

 

CIA III (a): Week 15 & 16: MCQ (5 Marks)

 


Google Form/Google Classroom based Quiz consisting of MCQs to test the basic concepts relating to Unit 1 and 2. The date of examination is on or before 02-11-2023.  This would be an individual assessment with a set of 10 questions, 5 each from Units 1 and 2.  The details of this assignment, and the penalties for not attending shall be posted in the Google Classroom.

 

CIA III (b) Business Plan and viva-voce (10 marks)


The same group allotted for Case Study report shall continue. Once the idea for the business plan is finalized, an orientation about various components of the business plan, report writing, and plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty. However, every student shall contribute in the construction of a
creative and technical business plan in detail consisting details from idea to implementation stage. The report will be valued for 10 marks by a panel of three external reviewers. The assessment criteria shall be discussed and finalized before the final submission and in consonance with the inputs and suggestions 
of the reviewers identified.  This criterion shall also be presented and discussed with the students prior to the final submission.  Though this is a group assignment, the assessment of the contribution of each student would be done individually.

More Details of the Report:

§  The report shall include details on value proposition, business and revenue model, sustainability

§  The written report should be a minimum of 10 pages.

§  References as per APA 6th Edition, and Appendix.

Last date for submission 5th November 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two mark 

COM144 - FINANCIAL LITERACY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:03

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course aims at enhancing their financial skills as well as training the students to be financial educators with family and friends. There is a need for students to effectively plan and monitor their spending. The course aims at effectively training students and equipping them with the knowledge and tools to manage their finances and also teach others the same.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the basic concepts of financial literacy.

CO2: Apply financial planning and budgeting decisions on a personal and professional front.

CO3: Understand the purpose and functions of the Banking system.

CO4: Understand the role and importance of financial instruments and insurance products.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Introduction to Financial Literacy
 

Introduction, Evolution, Meaning and importance of -  Income, Expenses, Savings, Budget, Money, Currency, Bank account, savings investment, JAM-balance sheet – purpose features, format – Technology in finance – FinTech, TechFin, Regtech, sandox, Mobile-based Banking – post offices – Savings vs investments – Power of Compounding – risk and Return-Time Value of Money- Simple Interest-Compound Interest-

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
Planning and Budgeting
 

Introduction to Financial Planning - Analysing the resources of the person - Concepts in Financial Planning:The time value of money, Diversification - 'spreading risk', Investment Timing - Financial Products for Savers: Financial Products options for savers, personal budget – family budget – financial planning procedure.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:12
Banking Products and Services
 

Introduction and evolution of Banking – Banking in India – RBI – Role of RBI in India– Savings and Deposits – Deposits, Accounts, KYC,e/v KYC Types of Deposits - Saving Bank Accounts, Fixed Deposit Accounts, Recurring Deposit Account, Special Term Deposit Schemes, Loans and Types of loan advanced by Banks and Other secondary functions of Bank – PAN, NSDL: PAN, Meaning of Cheque and types of cheques – CTS_MICR-IFSC – e- Banking – ATM, Debit, Credit, Smart Card, UPI, e-Wallets, Payment Banks-NPCI: Products and role in regulating the online payments, CIBIL – Banking complaints and Banking Ombudsman. Mutual Funds_ Types of Mutual Funds-NAV. Digital Currency-Bitcoin- NFO

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:12
Post Office Products, Retirement planning and Investment Avenues
 

Post Office Savings Account(SB)​​​​​, National Savings Recurring Deposit Account (RD)​​, ​National Savings Time Deposit Account (TD), National Savings Monthly Income Account (MIS), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account (SCSS)​, Public Provident Fund Account (PPF)​, Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)​, National Savings Certificates (VIIIth Issue) (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), PM CARES for Children Scheme, 2021, Interest rates (New)​, How to avail services, Schedule of Fee – IPBS – KYC. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) - Public Provident Fund (PPF), Superannuation Fund, Gratuity, Other Pension Plan, and Post-retire Counselling-National Pension Scheme(NPS)

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Life Insurance and Related Services
 

Life Insurance Policies: Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Pension Policies, ULIP, Health Insurance, Endowment Policies, Property Insurance: Policies offered by various general insurance companies. Post office life Insurance Schemes: Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance (PLI/RPLI). Housing Loans: Institutions providing housing loans, loans under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Rural and Urban-Atal Pension Yojana (APS),

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Chandra, P. (2012). Investment Game: How to Win. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Education
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

 

  1. Mittra, S., Rai, S. K., Sahu, A. P., & Starn, H. J. (2015). Financial Planning. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
  2. https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/GUIDE310113_F.pdf

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA1 25 marks

CIA2  25 marks 

ESE  50 marks 

COM146 - INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL FOR MANAGERS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course provides the knowledge base for understanding the workings of Excel. The primary objective of the course is to familiarize the students with the basics of Microsoft excel. The course introduces the students to financial analysis. Further, the course also deals with the practical application of Microsoft Excel in day-to-day business activities. As a prerequisite, the students should have basic knowledge of computers and MS Office.

Course Outcome

CO1: To provide students with the fundamental knowledge of the use of computers in business.

CO2: To provide exposure to the students on MS Office Excel.

CO3: To apply MS excel functions in business.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Introduction to Excel
 

Understanding the concept of a spreadsheet - Identifying the components of a spreadsheet

 

Navigating the Excel interface – Comparison of various version of Microsoft excel - Creating a new spreadsheet- Entering data into cells - Formatting data (fonts, colors, borders) - Adjusting column width and row height - Merging and splitting cells - Basic Excel functions: Structure of an excel function, functions such as SUM (), MIN (), MAX (), AVERAGE (), COUNT (), AUTOSUM, AUTOFILL. Working with an Excel List: Understanding Excel List Structure, Sorting a List Using Single Level Sort, Sorting a List Using Multi-Level Sorts, Using Custom Sorts in an Excel List, Filter an Excel List Using the AutoFilter, Creating Subtotals in a List, Format a List as a Table, Using Conditional Formatting to Find Duplicates, Removing Duplicates.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:2
Validation
 

Excel Data Validation: Understanding the Need for Data Validation, Creating a Validation. List, Adding a Custom Validation Error, Dynamic Formulas by Using Validation Techniques – Protecting range, formula, entire workbook – inserting header and footer

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Excel PivotTables
 

Understanding Excel PivotTables, Creating an Excel PivotTable, Modifying Excel PivotTable Calculations, Grouping PivotTable Data, Formatting PivotTable Data, Drilling Down into PivotTable Data, Creating Pivot Charts, Filtering PivotTable Data, Filtering with the Slicer Tool

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
Conditional Functions and Working with Large Excel Data Sets
 

Conditional Functions: Working with Excel Name Ranges, Using Excel's IF () Function, Nesting Functions, Using Excel's COUNTIF () Function, Using Excel's SUMIF () Function, Using Excel's IFERROR () Function. Working with Large Sets of Excel Data: Using the Freeze Panes Tool, Grouping Data (Columns and/or Rows), Consolidating Data from Multiple Worksheets. Printing of excel worksheet – alignment, printing of selection, range, entire workbook – mail merge using excel

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:9
LookUp, Text Based Function and financial function
 

Excel's Lookup Functions: Using Excel's VLOOKUP() Function, Using Excel's HLOOKUP() Function, Using Excel's INDEX() and MATCH() Functions. Excel's Text-Based Functions: Using Excel's functions such as LEFT(), RIGHT() and MID(), LEN(), SEARCH(), CONCATENATE(). Time value of money - present value of money - capital budgeting, Net present value, Internal rate of return. Statistical function - Introduction to macros. Creation of simple macro functions

Text Books And Reference Books:

Microsoft Excel 2016 Step by Step Curtis Frye, Microsoft Press, A division of Microsoft Corporation, 2015 edition.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Microsoft Excel Essential Hints and Tips Fundamental hints and tips to kick start your Excel skills By Diane Griffiths Published, 2015 edition

 

Excel 2010 Formulas, by Wiley Publishing, 2010 Edition.

Evaluation Pattern

MCQ Test and Practical excercise 

CSC000-1M - DCF AND C PROGRAMMING (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:25
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50
Credits:0

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This is an introductory course that provides required knowledge about digital fundamentals of computers, logic building and introduction to C programming. The course starts with an introduction to number systems and its applications in computers. The first part of the course covers a few topics like number systems, and logic gates. The discussion about working of basic adders like half adder, full adder, and parallel adder are dealt with. The second part of the course covers problem solving techniques and logic building using tools like flowchart and algorithm. This course also introduces the basic concepts of C programming language. Course includes a few exercises to make sure the student has not only gained the knowledge but can also apply and execute it.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the various number systems and their representation.

CO2: Analyse real life problem statements to enhance problem solving skills using flowchart and algorithm

CO3: Develop a C program that is the foundation of any programming language

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Computer Electronics
 

Number System - Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal, Binary Arithmetic - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Digital Logic - AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR gates, Working of Half Adder, Full Adder, and Parallel Adder- Demonstration of working of Combinational and sequential circuits.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Problem Solving Techniques
 

Problem definition - Problem Analysis, Design of Problems - Algorithm - Flowchart - Basic programming constructs - sequential, selection, Iteration.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Introduction to C programming
 

Structure of a C program - constants, variables and keywords. Expressions – Statements – Operators – Arithmetic, Unary, Relational and logical, Assignment, Conditional. if, if..else, for Loop.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Floyd, Thomas L: Digital Computer Fundamentals, 11 th Edition, Pearson International, 2015.

2. Balagurusamy E., Programming in ANSI C, 6 thEdition,Tata McGraw-Hill,2012.

3. Deitel H M and Deitel P J, C - How to Program, 5 thEdition, Prentice-Hall, 2006.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Floyd, Thomas L: Digital Computer Fundamentals, 11 th Edition, Pearson International, 2015.

2. Balagurusamy E., Programming in ANSI C, 6 thEdition,Tata McGraw-Hill,2012.

3. Deitel H M and Deitel P J, C - How to Program, 5 thEdition, Prentice-Hall, 2006.

Evaluation Pattern

ESE-50%

CIA-50%

CSC101-1 - DIGITAL COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND C PROGRAMMING (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:90
No of Lecture Hours/Week:6
Max Marks:150
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Objectives

The course provides the fundamentals of C programming, number systems, Boolean algebra and logic gates. The C programming helps the students to solve problems through logical thinking and basic digital logic helps the students to understand the concepts of number systems and Boolean algebra.

 

Course Outcome

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & NUMBER SYSTEMS
 

Different number systems and their conversions (Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal) Binary arithmetic - Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of binary numbers, 1’s and 2’s complement, Coding – BCD, Gray and ASCII.  Boolean Algebra -Boolean operations and expressions, Laws and rules of Boolean algebra, DE Morgan’s Theorem, Boolean expressions, Simplification of Boolean expression.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:18
INTRODUCTION TO C AND CONTROL STRUCTURE
 

 

Data type Declaration.  The Decision Control Structure - The if - if-else- Nested if-else statements. Decisions Using switch - The Loop Control Structure While Loop - for Loop - break Statement - continue Statement- do-while Loop.

Lab Exercises: -

Program to implement conditional statements.

Program to implement the concepts of while loop, for and do while loops.

Program to implement the switch and nested switch statements

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
ARRAYS
 

A Simple Program Using Array -  Array Initialization - Two  Dimensional Arrays-  Initializing a 2-Dimensional Array - Memory Map of a 2-Dimensional Array – Strings - Standard Library String Functions - strlen( ) - strcpy( ) - strcat() - strcmp() - Two-Dimensional Array of Characters.
Lab Exercises: -

Program to implement 1D array concept and 2D array concepts

program to implement multidimensional array

Program based on string concepts.

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:20
FUNCTIONS AND POINTERS
 

Function - Passing Values between Functions - Scope Rule of Functions -  Calling Convention - Return Type of Function - Call by Value and Call by Reference -  An Introduction to Pointers - Pointer Notation – Recursion.

Lab Exercises: -

Program to implement functions.

Program demonstrating recursion functions.

 

Program to implement pointer expression

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:20
MACROS AND STRUCTURES
 

Introduction to macros, Structures - Declaring a Structure - Accessing Structure Elements - Storing structure elements and Unions.

Lab Exercises: -

Program to demonstrate call by value and call by reference.

Program to demonstrate structures and union.

Program to implement nested structures

 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Yashavant P. Kanetkar, Let Us C, 15th Edition, BPB Publications, 2012.


Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Byron Gottfried and Jitender Chhabra, Programming with C, 3rd Ed, Tata McGrawHill, 2010.
  2. Balagurusamy E, Programming in ANSI C, 4th Edition, Tata-McGraw-Hill, 2007.
  3. Deitel H M and Deitel P J, C - How to Program, 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2012.
  4. Susant K Rout, Cimple,C, Tata-McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 2016.

 

Evaluation Pattern

ESE - 50%

CIA - 50%

CSC161-1 - WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Objectives

This course is designed to introduce the students to web technologies in Hyper Text Mark-up Language, Cascade Style Sheet, JavaScript and XML for interactive web applications that use rich user interfaces and also understand the server-side web technologies for creating dynamic web applications. Students will learn the concepts of web site planning and hosting. This course will help them to create an interactive website with great look and functionality.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the World Wide Web and associated technologies.

CO2: Apply web development techniques for designing web pages.

CO3: Design an interactive website with web tools and scripting methods

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:9
WEB PROGRAMMING INTRODUCTION
 

Internet and web Technologies- Client/Server model -Web Search Engine-Web Services - Features of Web 3.0 - HTML5- HTML Basic Tags - Attributes - Formatting - Comments - Images - Tables - Lists - Text Links - Image links - Frames - Backgrounds - HTML Color codes / schemes - HTML Forms

Lab Exercise:

 

  1. HTML Program to Demonstrate basic web page with Headings, Paragraphs various formatting options and background / text color code

  2. HTML Program to Demonstrate Tables - Lists - Frames and HTML Forms

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:9
CSS - INTRODUCTION
 

Cascading style sheet –Benefits –CSS version History-Syntax-External-internal-inline-single style-multiple style-value lengths and percentage-ID selector –Class Selector-group Selector – universal selector- Color-background-cursor-list-Box model-display positioning-floats;

CSS - Backgrounds - Fonts - Text - Images - Links - Tables - Borders - Margin - Lists.

Lab Exercise:

 

  1. Web Page to Demonstrate to Implement Various Types of CSS 

  2. Web Page to Demonstrate a web page for your curriculum vitae using CSS

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:9
JAVA SCRIPT - FUNDAMENTALS
 

Java Script (JS Script) 

Introduction to Java Script (Jscript) – Installation – Syntax – Variables – Operators – If else – Switch case – Loop controls: for loop, do while loop; Functions – Events – Cookies – Page redirect – JavaScript Objects: Arrays, Date HTML DOM;

 

Lab Exercises: 

5. Program to demonstrate Jscript variables and operators

6.Program to demonstrate loop controls – decision controls and functions

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR (PHP)
 

PHP Introduction – Installation version information – Environment setup – Variable types – Constants – Operator Types – Decision Making – Loop controls : for, do while ; Arrays – Strings – Web concepts – GET and POST methods – Functions – Cookies 

 

Lab Exercises:

7.Program to demonstrate PHP variable types – operators Decision and loop controls

8.Program to demonstrate GET and POST methods

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:9
DATABASE CONNECTION WITH MySQL
 

Introduction to MySQL, Installation version information – Connecting to MySQL database – PHP Introduction – Installation version information – Environment setup – Variable types – Constants – Operator Types – Decision Making – Loop controls : for, do while ; Arrays – Strings – Web concepts – GET and POST methods – Functions – Cookies 

 

Lab Exercises:

9.Program to demonstrate PHP variable types – operators Decision and loop controls

10.Program to demonstrate GET and POST methods

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1] Internet and World Wide Web: How to Program, Paul Deitel , Harvey Deitel & Abbey    Deitel, Pearson Education, 5th Edition, 2018.

[2] HTML 5 Black Book (Covers CSS3, JavaScript, XML, XHTML, AJAX, PHP, jQuery), DT Editorial Services, Dreamtech Press, 2nd Edition, 2016 

 [3] Jeremy McPeak and Paul Wilton,  “Beginning JavaScript”, Wrox publication

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1] Faithe Wempen, Microsoft,” Start Here! Learn HTML5" , 2012

[2] David McFarland, O’REILLY , “CSS 3 Missing Manual”, 2nd edition , 2014

Evaluation Pattern

ESE -50%

CIA- 50%

CSC162-1 - DATA ANALYSIS USING SPREADSHEET (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Objectives

This course will provide students with hands-on experience and skills with a spreadsheet. Students will learn the various functions and commands of the spreadsheet as well as how to plan, create, and program spreadsheets for common business applications. It is appropriate for accounting and business majors, programmers and spreadsheet application developers. 

 

Course Outcome

CO1: To use and leverage on the functionalities of spreadsheet

CO2: To familiarize the students with process and techniques of data analysis with the use of spreadsheet

CO3: To enable students to apply and take logical decisions

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:8
BASICS OF EXCEL
 

Exploring Data Types - Number Formatting - Working with Rows and Columns - Cells and Ranges - Working with Tables - Sorting and filtering a table - Applying a theme - Using AutoRecover - Password-Protection - Exploring Excel Templates

Lab Exercises:

 

  1. Simple arithmetic

  2. Text functions, Date and Time functions

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS
 

Using operators in formulas - Using functions in formulas - Using Formulas in Tables - Text Functions - Advanced Text Formulas - Date-Related Worksheet Functions - Time-Related Worksheet Functions - Working with Single-Cell Array Formulas 

Lab Exercises:

3.Logical operations

4.Decision making conditional statements

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:9
VISUALIZATION
 

Creating and Customizing a Chart - Choosing a chart type - Experimenting with different styles - Experimenting with different layouts - Line charts - Pie charts - XY (scatter) charts - Bubble charts - Radar charts - Histogram charts - Pareto charts - Waterfall charts - Box & whisker charts - Treemap charts 

 Lab Exercises:

5.Look up functions

6.Working with arrays

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
ANALYSING DATA WITH EXCEL
 

Importing Data - Data Cleanup Techniques - Exporting Data - Creating a Pivot Table Automatically Creating a Pivot Table - Manually Working with Nonnumeric Data - Creating Pivot Charts - Types of What-If Analyses - Data Sources for Get & Transform 

Lab Exercises:

7.Exploring different types of charts

8.Working with Pivot table 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
PROGRAMMING EXCEL WITH VBA
 

Introducing VBA Macros - Creating VBA Macros - Recording VBA macros  - Examining the macro - Testing the macro - Editing the macro - Writing VBA code - How VBA works - Objects and collections - Properties - Methods - Variables 

Lab Exercises:

9.Data analysis for a use case

10.Creation of VBA Macro

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

 

  1. Excel 2016 Bible, John Walkenbac, Wiley, 1st Edition, 2015.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Excel 2019 All-in-One for Dummies, Greg Harvey, For Dummies, 1st edition, 2018. 

  2. Slaying Excel Dragons, Mike Girvin, Holy Macro! Books, 1st edition, 2016.

 

Evaluation Pattern

ESE - 50%

CIA - 50%

DMT141 - DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course description:

This course has been conceptualized in order to Understanding and exploring theory and practice as two sides of the same coin for academic 

excellence in Performing Arts. Benchmarking quality, understanding and exploring adaptability to situations and taking leadership tasks.

Maintaining emotional and aesthetics sensitivity in verbal and non-verbal communication

Course Outcome

CO1: To work on the body schema, body image and physical self-concept To examine the concept of creativity and imagination.

CO2: To understand and gain practical understanding about the human body expression through the Gross Motor Skills Development, the Global Motor Coordination Schemes according Bartenieff, the Effort/Shape system of movement analysis according Laban.

CO3: To gain the ability to express emotions To improved confidence and self-esteem

CO4: To analyse and to gain practical understanding about the concept of Dance: from ancient social function to performance, from performance to therapy. To learn how Dance Movement Therapy dances with life: instances of different social areas in which Dmt is practised.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:20
Introduction on Dance Movement
 

  Definition of Dance and its history 

 Definition of creativity 

 History of Dance Movement Therapy theory 

 

To understand and to gain practical understanding about the human body expression 

the Gross Motor Skills Development,

the Global Motor Coordination Schemes according Bartenieff,  

the Effort/Shape system of movement analysis according Laban.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:25
Practice
 

Explore the body: The warm –up in Dance Movement Therapy 

The social function of the dance 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Essential references: (in APA format)

- Bellia , V. (2020). A body among other bodies. Relational Expressive Dance Movement Therapy. Catania A&G

- Hackney, P. (1998). Making connections. Total body integration through Barrtenieff Fundamentals. Routledge, New York.

- Laban R. (1950). The mastery of movement on the stage. McDonald & Evans, London

- Laban R., Lawrence F.C. (1947). Effort. McDonald & Evans, London

- Schilder P., (1935) The image and appearance of the human body. Taylor & Francis

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Essential references: (in APA format)

- Bellia , V. (2020). A body among other bodies. Relational Expressive Dance Movement Therapy. Catania A&G

- Hackney, P. (1998). Making connections. Total body integration through Barrtenieff Fundamentals. Routledge, New 

- Schilder P., (1935) The image and appearance of the human body. Taylor & Francis

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation patterns  - final assessment 100 marks

DMT142 - INTRODUCTION TO CARNATIC MUSIC (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Introduction to Carnatic music focus on the basic fundamentals of Carnatic music. This course helps to improve the vocal quality as the lessons works as voice culture to the begginner.

Course Outcome

CO1: Ability to render the Swara-s in three speeds

CO2: Ability to identify and render the 7 Swara-s

CO3: Ability to render Sarala, Janta, Dhatu, Tarasthayi, and Alankara-s in three speeds.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Svaravali varisas and Janti varisas
 

Lessons in three speeds

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Tarasthayi and Dhattu varisas
 

All the lessons in to three speeds

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Alankaras and Geethams
 

Sapta tala alankaras and any for geethams

Text Books And Reference Books:

Carnatic music reader by Panchapakesha Iyer

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Ganamrutha Bodhini

Evaluation Pattern

Final assessment for 100 Marks

DSC141 - PRINCIPLES OF DATA SCIENCE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

To provide a strong foundation for data science and the application area related to it, train toexplore the process of data pre-processing and machine learning, and to inculcate the importanceof ethics while handling data and problems in data science. To provide students with a fundamental understanding of the digital computing concepts from a hardware and software perspective.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the fundamental concepts of data science.

CO2: Explore the concepts of data pre-processing and visualization.

CO3: Learn the basic concepts of machine learning.

CO4: Practice the ethics while handling data

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:14
Introduction
 

INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE

What is data science? – Why data science? – Data science venn diagram – Terminologies – Application case studies. Types of data – Structured vs unstructured data – Quantitative vs qualitative data – Four levels of data.

Data Science Ethics – Doing good data science – Owners of the data - Valuing different aspects of privacy - Getting informed consent - The Five Cs – Diversity – Inclusion – Future Trends.

 

  

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:18
Data Science process and Machine Learning
 

 DATA SCIENCE PROCESS

Five steps of data science – Ask an interesting question? – Obtain the data - Explore the data – Model the data – Communicate and visualize results – Basic question for data explorations – case studies for EDA

 Machine Learning

Machine learning – Modeling Process – Training model – Validating model – Predicting new observations –Supervised learning algorithms-– Unsupervised learning algorithms. 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:13
Data Visualization
 

DATA VISUALISATION

Communicating data – Identifying visualization – Importance of graphs and statistics – Verbal communication – The why, how and what strategy of presenting.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]Sinan Ozdemir, Principles of Data Science learn the techniques and math you need to start making sense of your data. Birmingham Packt December, 2016.

[2]Davy Cielen and Arno Meysman, Introducing Data Science. Simon and Schuster, 2016.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1]M. Loukides, H. Mason, and D. Patil, Ethics and Data Science. O’Reilly Media, 2018.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 100%

ECO143 - DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is aimed at undergraduate students to introduce to them the prominent debates on democracy and emerging issues in economies.  The course discusses how various socioeconomic factors act as constraints on economic growth and development. This basic framework allows a student to delve into the causes and consequences of various strategies/methods taken/applied by policymakers and practitioners and how it affects the overall objective of the state/economy through a trifocal analysis of the economy, society, and market keeping the central theme of ‘Democracy.’This course will introduce students to:

  • Growing crisis of wealth distribution and income inequality.
  •  Sectoral significance and state intervention in policy making.
  • Informal sector and labor market participation and rights.
  • Analyze corruption in emerging economies through various case studies.
  • Discuss the informal economy through concepts, theory, and measurement.

Course Outcome

CO1: Recognise the growing crisis of wealth and income inequality among the members of the economy.

CO2: Understand the economic crisis in different sectors and government interventions in practices.

CO3: Get familiar informal sector and labour market participation and rights.

CO4: Understand debates about transparency, competition and privatization and its relevance to corruption.

CO5: Investigate issues from various perspectives, such as, viewing challenges in economies through the lens of democracy.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Democracy, Democratization and Society
 

Theories of Democratization; Democratic and Undemocratic States; Measuring Democracy and Democratization; The Global Wave of Democratization; Causes and Dimensions of Democratization: The Political Economy of Democracy; Political Culture, Mass Beliefs and Value Change; Gender and Democratization; Social Capital and Civil Society; Social Movements and Contention in Democratization Processes: Role, impact on policy reforms and cultural change.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Democracy, Democratisation and Society
 

Theories of Democratisation; Democratic and Undemocratic States; Measuring Democracy and Democratisation; The Global Wave of Democratisation; Causes and Dimensions of Democratisation: The Political Economy of Democracy: Political Culture, Mass Beliefs, and Value Change; Gender and Democratisation; Social Capital and Civil Society; Social Movements and Contention in Democratisation Processes: Role, Impact on Policy Reforms and Cultural Change

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Actors and Institutions
 

Conventional Citizen Participation;   Institutional Design in New Democracies; Gender and Democratization; A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Actors and Institutions
 

Conventional Citizen Participation; Institutional Design in New Democracies; Gender and Democratisation; A Decade of Democratic Decline and Stagnation.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Democracy and Redistribution
 

A Theory of political transitions: Choice of the economic and political regime; Theoretical extensions: growth, trade, political institutions; Democracy and the public sector; the state, the treat of expropriation and the possibility of development: Social and economic wellbeing and policy reforms.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Democracy and Redistribution
 

A Theory of Political Transitions: Choice of Economic and Political Regime; Theoretical Extensions: Growth, Trade, Political Institutions; Democracy and the Public Sector; the State, the Threat of Expropriation and the Possibility of Development: Social and Economic Wellbeing and Policy Reforms

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
Democracy and Economic Growth and Development
 

A Marxian theory of democracy; The Importance of Social Class in Historical Comparative Perspective; Dependency and Development; Democracy in Developing Countries; Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Democracy and Economic Development
 

A Marxian Theory of Democracy; The Importance of Social Class in Historical Comparative Perspective; The Case Study of India; Dependency and Development; Democracy in Developing Countries; Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Democracy and Economic Growth and Development Indian Experience
 

India’s Tryst with Destiny; Democracy, Inequality, and Public Reasoning; A case study on Gujarat experience of development: Approaches, impact, and outcome; Kerala experience of development: Approaches, impact, and outcome.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Democracy and Economic Development: Indian Experience
 

India's Tryst with Destiny; Democracy, Inequality and Public Reasoning, A Case Study on Gujarat's Experience of Development: Approaches, Impact and Outcome; Kerala's Experience of Development: Approaches, Impact and Outcome

Text Books And Reference Books:

Bhagwati, J. N., & Panagariya, A. (2012). India's Tryst with Destiny: Debunking Myths that Undermine Progress and Addressing New Challenges. HarperCollins Publishers.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Boix, C. (2003). Democracy and Redistribution. Cambridge University Press.

Drèze, J., & Sen, A. (2015). An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions. Economics Books.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1: 20 marks

CIA 2: 20 Marks

CIA 3: 45 Marks

Attendance: 5 Marks

ECO144 - GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Liberalisation policies being pursued by most national economies in the world today, including India creates the need to acquire knowledge and comprehension of Globalisation as ideology along with its practical dynamics. The course intends to provide a sound understanding about the various components, and issues of this ideology at an introductory level. The methodology will be learning centered and so will be one of intensive facilitation by faculty of the reading to be done by students.

Course Outcome

CO1: Describe the various facets of globalisation.

CO2: Explain the various challenges of globalisation.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction
 

Globalisation: Brief History – The Marrakesh Meet – Globalisation as a contested concept – Debate of Globalisation as a new phenomenon

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
The Political Economy of Globalisation
 

Political Economy Debate of Comparative Advantage versus Imperialism – Introduction to Globalisation and the Political Economy of the External Sector.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Dimensions of Globalisation
 

The Economics Dimension – The Political Dimension – The Cultural Dimension

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Ideology
 

The Ideological Dimension of Globalisation – Challenges to Globalism – Assessing the Future of Globalisation.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1. Manfred Steger ‘Globalisation the new Market Ideology’.

2. Joseph Stiglitz ‘Discontents of Gloablisaton’

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Justin Ervin, Zachary A Smith "Globalisation: A Reference Hand Book."

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I - 25 Marks

CIA II - 25 Marks

ESE - 50 Marks

ENG181-1 - ENGLISH (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 
  • To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
  • To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
  • To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
  • To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
  • To help develop critical thinking
  • To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values
  • To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
  • To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
  • To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand how to engage with texts from various countries, historical, cultural specificities, and politics and develop the ability to reflect upon and comment on texts with various themes

CO2: Develop an analytical and critical bent of mind to compare and analyze the various literature they read and discuss in class

CO3: Develop the ability to communicate both orally and in writing for various purposes

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
1. The Happy Prince- Oscar Wilde 2. Sonnet 18- William Shakespeare
 
  • 1. The Happy Prince- Oscar Wilde
  • 2. Sonnet 18- William Shakespeare

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
Language
 

Common errors- subject-verb agreement, punctuation, tense errors  Just a minute talk, cubing

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
1. Why We Travel-Pico Iyer
 

 Why We Travel-Pico Iyer 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
language
 

Sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism,

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
1. Thinking Like a Mountain By Aldo Leopold
 

Thinking Like a Mountain  By Aldo Leopold

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
language
 

Note taking

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Aarushi-Hemraj Murder Article
 

 

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder Article 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Language
 

Newspaper report

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:4
1. My Story- Nicole DeFreece
 

 

 My Story- Nicole DeFreece

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:4
Language
 

Essay writing

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:4
Language
 

Paraphrasing and interpretation skills

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:4
Casey at the Bat- Ernest Lawrence Thayer
 
  • Casey at the Bat-  Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Text Books And Reference Books:

ENGlogue 1

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Additional  material as per teacher manual will be provided by the teachers

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1=20 

CIA 2=50 

CIA 3= 20 

ESE= 50 marks

EST142 - READING SPORTS AND LITERATURE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:3
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Reading Sports and Literature

Course Description: The Sports and Literature course aims to explore the relationship between sports and literature through the analysis of various literary works. By examining texts that center around sports themes, this course will delve into the cultural, social, and personal aspects of sports as portrayed in literature. Students will develop critical thinking, analytical, and communication skills as they engage with a diverse range of texts, including novels, short stories, poems, and essays. Through class discussions, readings, and written assignments, students will gain a deeper understanding of the literary representation of sports and its significance in society.

Course Objectives:

To analyze and interpret literary works that feature sports themes.

To examine the portrayal of sports in literature and its reflection of cultural and social values.

To explore the personal and psychological dimensions of sports as depicted in literature.

To develop critical thinking and analytical skills through textual analysis.

 

To enhance written and oral communication skills through class discussions and written assignments.

Course Outcome

CO1: To analyze and interpret literary works that feature sports themes.

CO2: To examine the portrayal of sports in literature and its reflection of cultural and social values.

CO3: To explore the personal and psychological dimensions of sports as depicted in literature.

CO4: To develop critical thinking and analytical skills through textual analysis.

CO5: To enhance written and oral communication skills through class discussions and written assignments.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:8
Introduction to Sports and Literature
 

Defining the relationship between sports and literature

Historical perspectives on sports in literature

 

The role of sports in society and culture

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
The Heroic Athlete
 

 

Exploring the archetype of the hero in sports literature

Analysis of sports heroes and their portrayal in literary works

 

Themes of triumph, perseverance, and sacrifice

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Gender and Sports
 

 

Gender representation in sports literature

Examination of gender roles and expectations in athletic contexts

 

Sports as a means of empowerment and resistance

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Sports and Identity
 

 

Sports as a vehicle for personal and collective identity

Intersectionality and the portrayal of race, ethnicity, and class in sports literature

 

The relationship between sports and national identity

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
Sports and Coming-of-Age
 

 

Analysis of sports as a backdrop for personal growth and maturation

The challenges and conflicts faced by young athletes in literature

 

Themes of ambition, dreams, and disillusionment

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:8
Sports and Society
 

Unit 6: Sports and Society

Critical examination of the social issues depicted in sports literature

Sports as a reflection of broader societal dynamics

 

Ethics, values, and controversies in the world of sports

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud
  2. "Friday Night Lights" by H.G. Bissinger
  3. "The Art of Fielding" by Chad Harbach
  4. "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
  5. "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
  6. "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" by Alan Sillitoe
  7. "A Fan's Notes" by Frederick Exley
  8. "The Boys of Summer" by Roger Kahn
  9. "The Sportswriter" by Richard Ford
  10. "Open" by Andre Agassi
  11. "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby
  12. "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander (young adult literature)
  13. "The Runner" by Cynthia Voigt (young adult literature)
  14. "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie (young adult literature)
  15. "The Fighter" by Michael Farris Smith
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. "The Boxer" by Joyce Carol Oates
  2. "The Runner" by Don DeLillo
  3. "Blindside" by Michael Lewis
  4. "The Tennis Partner" by Abraham Verghese
  5. "Basketball" by John Updike
  6. "The Chariot" by Ray Bradbury
  7. "The Trophy" by Alberto Alvaro Ríos
  8. "The Catch" by W.P. Kinsella
  9. "In the Ring" by Andre Dubus
  10. "Roller Derby Queen" by Margot Livesey
Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1-20

CIA 2- MSE 50

CIA 3- 30

ESE- 50

EST143 - STORYTELLING, GAMES AND ETHICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: In the last 20-25 years the field of game studies has evolved significantly. It is globally recognised. Video games have been studied using inter, multi and transdisciplinary methods to understand culture, identity, media, narration and communication. The course will provide a historical, social, cultural and critical foundation about games, digitality, storytelling and its moral and ethical world. This will enable students to understand the connection between identities, moralities and our current engagement with the gaming world. This will help in broadening the interdisciplinary focus and assessment of storytelling in diverse forms and connect it with the ethical issues of the contemporary world.

 

Course Objectives: The course will survey the evolution of ideas connecting storytelling, gaming and ethics and morality. It will introduce the latest research in gaming and ethics as evidenced in the globalised world. It will provide a methodology for students to assess and critically evaluate the meaning, content, intent, narration (compared to other broader media), ideology and ethical implications of gaming in the contemporary world.

Course Outcome

CO1: ? will be able to understand the narrative conventions of gaming, their uses and ideological effects

CO2: ?will evaluate how narrative choices reflect ethical contextualisation

CO3: ?will be able to analyse and evaluate contemporary social, cultural and political issues and perspectives reflected in games

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Unit I: What is gaming ? Basic introduction
 

While gaming has been popular, studying games with its historical, social and cultural context requires a foundation in history of games. Locating games within cultures of social transactions and strategic implications will provide the required base to begin the course.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Unit II: Gaming, Society and Narration
 

This unit is divided into three smaller subunits. The students will be divided into smaller groups in class and asked to explore the following blog to choose any one area of interest within the subcategories mentioned. The class will progress accordingly. They have to choose between games and colonialism, games and gender, games and philosophy (utopia/dystopia).

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Unit III: Games and Ethics
 

This unit is focussed on ethical framework of games.

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Unit IV: Storyboard ? design a game (basic story line)
 

The students are expected to narrate and design a basic concept for a game to respond to the questions raised in the course.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Unit I: What is gaming – Basic introduction                                                         (10 hours)

While gaming has been popular, studying games with its historical, social and cultural context requires a foundation in history of games. Locating games within cultures of social transactions and strategic implications will provide the required base to begin the course.

1.     Roberts, J. M., Arth, M. J., & Bush, R. R. (1959). Games in culture. American anthropologist61(4), 597-605.

2.     Chapter 1 from Grace, L. D. (2019). Doing things with games: Social impact through play. CRC Press.

Unit II: Gaming, Society and Narration                                                                (15 hours)

This unit is divided into three smaller subunits. The students will be divided into smaller groups in class and asked to explore the following blog to choose any one area of interest within the subcategories mentioned. The class will progress accordingly. They have to choose between games and colonialism, games and gender, games and philosophy (utopia/dystopia).

https://coe-gamecult.org/

Reading: Shaw, A. (2010). What is video game culture? Cultural studies and game studies. Games and culture5(4), 403-424.

Salter, A., & Blodgett, B. (2017).  Toxic Geek Masculinity: Sexism, Trolling, and Identity Policing (Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017), 73-99.

Case study: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Unit III: Games and Ethics                                                                                      (15 hours)

Kowert, R., & Quandt, T. (Eds.). (2015). The video game debate: Unravelling the physical, social, and psychological effects of video games. Routledge. (Chapter 2/4/5).

Gotterbarn, D. The ethics of video games: Mayhem, death, and the training of the next generation. Inf Syst Front 12, 369–377 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-009-9204-x

Schrier, K. (2015). EPIC: A framework for using video games in ethics education. Journal of Moral Education44(4), 393-424.

Sicart, M. (2015). Playing the good life: Gamification and ethics. The gameful world: Approaches, issues, applications, 225-244.

Unit IV: Storyboard – design a game (basic story line)

The students are expected to narrate and design a basic concept for a game to respond to the questions raised in the course.

1.     Workshop by gaming planner/designer

2.     https://www.pluralsight.com/blog/film-games/creating-game-concept-first-step-getting-game-ground

3.     https://uxdesign.cc/a-board-game-design-process-a-game-is-a-system-5469dfa4536

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Recommended readings:

Bolter, J. et al. (1999). Remediation. Understanding New Media. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 20-52; 88-102.

Burrill, D. A. (2008). Die tryin': videogames, masculinity, culture (Vol. 18). Peter Lang. (13-44).

Mukherjee, S. (2017). Videogames and Postcolonialism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-52. (Rise of the Tomb Raider).

Schrier, K. (2017). Designing role-playing video games for ethical thinking. Educational Technology Research and Development65(4), 831-868.

Sicart, M. (2013). Beyond choices: The design of ethical gameplay. MIT Press.

Zhang, Y. (2009). Ian Bogost, Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Examination and Assessment

Assessment Pattern    

20 (CIA 1)

20 (CIA 3)

50 (CIA 2)

50 (End Semester)

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I and III can be either written analysis/presentation of an author, book review, narrative analysis of a dominant idea of the contemporary time, debates or seminar/panel discussions.

Mid semester exam (class test) – A written paper on the modules covered for 50 marks. Section A (10 marks) will have objective questions (20, ½ marks each). Section B will have 4 questions (10 marks each) to assess conceptual clarity. Section B will have one compulsory question which will be analytical.

End-semester exam (class test) – Three sections: Section A (10 marks) will have objective questions (20, ½ marks each). Section B will have 1 conceptual question (10 marks each). They will be conceptual. Section C (15 marks each) will be having two case studies - one purely based on identification of features, styles, and narrative devices, and second question will be evaluative and analytical.

Consolidated marks will be sent after the final examination.

EST146 - FOOD AND LITERATURE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:

 

This course offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the connections between food and literature, focusing on how food has been represented in literary works from different cultures and time periods. In addition, the course will provide an overview of the history and evolution of food culture, as well as the politics and economics of food production and consumption. By examining culinary themes in literary works, students will gain a deeper understanding of how food functions as a powerful symbol and narrative device in literature, reflecting social, cultural, and historical contexts. This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the rich connections between food and literature, fostering critical thinking, cultural awareness, and personal reflection.

 

 

 

 

 

Course Objectives

 

 

 

1.     To enhance the ability to identify and interpret the symbolic, metaphorical, and cultural significance of food within literary works.

 

2.     To help explore how food reflects and shapes social, historical, and cultural aspects of different societies and communities, shaping individual and collective identities and reflect social hierarchies and inequalities.

 

3.     To develop the ability to craft vivid and evocative descriptions by learning techniques for using sensory details, imagery, and figurative language to bring culinary experiences to life in their own writing.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will develop a deeper understanding of the cultural context of food and its representation in literature and its portrayal journalistic genres.

CO2: Students will be able to appreciate the influence of food on individual and collective identities.

CO3: They will understand how food can reinforce or challenge social hierarchies and inequalities.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:3
Unit I- Introduction to Food and Literature
 

Definition and scope; cultural, historical, and social significance of food; overview of how literature incorporates culinary themes

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Short Stories
 

Anton Chekhov: "Gooseberries"

 

Margaret Atwood: "Bread"

 

Borden Deal: “The Taste of Watermelon"

 

Mona Gardner: "The Dinner Party"

 

Shobha Narayan: “First Foods”Excerpt from Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes

 

 

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Poetry
 

Li-Young Lee: "Eating Together"

 

Gwendolyn Brooks: "Kitchenette Building"

 

Seamus Heaney: "At a Potato Digging "

 

Risa Potters: "In My Mother’s Things"

 

Choman Hardi: “My Mother’s Kitchen”

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:12
Essays
 

Ligaya Mishan: What We Write About When We Write About Food (NY Times, 2022)

 

Roland Barthes: Wine and Milk

 

Jackie Varriano: “How Female Food writers penned their way out of the home kitchen” 

 

Nimisha Sinha: “Delicious Fictions: Reading Food in Literature”

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

§  Chekhov, Anton. Gooseberries. United Kingdom, Penguin Books Limited, 2015.

 

§  Atwood, Margaret. “Bread.Women on War: An International Anthology of Women's Writings from Antiquity to the Present. United States, Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2003.

 

§  Deal, Bordan “The Taste of Watermelon”. 1979

 

§  Gardner, Mona. “The Dinner Party.” The Saturday Review of Literature. 1941.

 

§  Narayan, Shoba. Monsoon Diar:  A Memoir with Recipes. India, Penguin Group, 2004.

 

§  Lee, Young- Li. “Eating Together” Poetry Foundation.< https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43015/eating-together-56d221af2bf26> Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Brooks, Gwendolyn. “kitchenette building” Poetry Foundation. < https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43308/kitchenette-building> Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Heaney, Seamus. “At a Potato Digging” < https://genius.com/Seamus-heaney-at-a-potato-digging-annotated> Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Potters, Risa. “In My Mother’s Things”Rattle. https://www.rattle.com/in-my-mothers-things-by-risa-potters/ Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Hardi, Choman. “My Mother’s Kitchen” Poetry Archive. < https://poetryarchive.org/poem/my-mothers-kitchen/> Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Mishan, Ligaya. “What We Write About When We Write About Food” The new York Time Style Magazine. 18 February 2022. < https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/t-magazine/food-writing-journalism-criticism.html> Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Varriano, Jackie. “How Female Food writers penned their way out of the home kitchen”  02 March 2022. < https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-women-food-writers-penned-their-way-out-of-the-home-kitchen/ > Accessed on 22 July 2023.

 

§  Barthes, Roland. “Wine and Milk.”Mythologies: The Complete Edition, in a New Translation. United States, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.

 

§  Sinha, Nimisha.Delicious Fictions: Reading Food in Literature.” Caffe Dissensus. 28 January 2020. < https://cafedissensus.com/2020/01/28/delicious-fictions-reading-food-in-literature/> Accessed on 22 July 2023

 

§  Shahani, Gitanjali G. Food and Literature. United States, Cambridge University Press, 2018.

 

§  Fitzpatrick, Joan. 2012a. "Food and Literature: An Overview." The Routlege International Handbook of Food Studies. Edited by Ken Albala. Routledge International Handbooks. London. Routledge. pp. 122-34

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

§  Gilbert, Sandra M.. The Culinary Imagination: From Myth to Modernity. United States, W. W. Norton, 2014.

 

§  Hosking, Richard. Food and Language: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery 2009. United Kingdom, Prospect Books, 2010.

 

§  Waxman, Barbara Frey. “Food Memoirs: What They Are, Why They Are Popular, and Why They Belong in the Literature Classroom.” College English, Vol. 70, No. 4, Special Focus: Food (Mar., 2008): 363-383

 

§  Ferrier, Peyton. “Food in Popular Literature.” Choices, Vol. 29, No. 1 (1st Quarter 2014): 1-6

 

§  Jones, Michael Owen . “Food Choice, Symbolism, and Identity: Bread-and-Butter Issues for Folkloristics and Nutrition Studies (American Folklore Society Presidential Address, October 2005)” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 120, No. 476 (Spring, 2007), pp. 129-177

 

§  Daly. Suzanne, and Ross G. Forman. “Introduction: Cooking Culture: Situating Food and Drink in the Nineteenth Century.” Victorian Literature and Culture, Vol. 36, No. 2 (2008), pp. 363-373

 

§  Holtzman, Jon D. “Food and Memory.” Annual Review of Anthropology, Vol. 35 (2006), pp. 361-378

 

§  Tigner, Amy L., and Carruth, Allison. Literature and Food Studies. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2017.

 

§  Fisher, Mary Frances Kennedy. The Gastronomical Me. United States, World Publishing Company, 1948.

 

§  "Feast and Famine: Food Imagery and Class Identity in Victorian Literature" by Debra L. Gimlin (Victorian Literature and Culture)

 

§  Albala, Ken. Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies. United States, Taylor & Francis, 2013.The Routledge Companion to Literature and Food. United States, Taylor & Francis, 2018.

 

§  Counihan, Carole, and Penny Van Esterik. Food and Culture: A Reader. New York: Routledge, 2013. Print.

 

§  Humble, Nicola. The Literature of Food: An Introduction from 1830 to Present. India, Bloomsbury Publishing.

 

§  J. Michelle Coghlan. The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Food. India, Cambridge University Press, 2020.

 

§  Fitzpatrick, Joan, and Boyce, Charlotte. A History of Food in Literature: From the Fourteenth Century to the Present. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2017.

 

§  Kara K. Keeling, Scott T. Pollard. Critical Approaches to Food in Children's Literature. N.p., Taylor & Francis, 2012. Print.

 

§  < https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/t-magazine/food-writing-journalism-criticism.html>

 

§  Julia Rappaport: “Take a bite out of food writing”

 

§  < https://www.writermag.com/improve-your-writing/nonfiction/take-bite-food-writing/>

 

§  < https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/how-women-food-writers-penned-their-way-out-of-the-home-kitchen/>

 

§  Ceillie Clark- Keane: “Women Writing Food” < https://blog.pshares.org/women-writing-food/>

 

§  Barthes, Rolan. “Wine and Mild.” Mythologies. New York: Hill and Wang, 195: 58-61. Print.

 

§  Kapla, David M. “Introduction: The Philosophy of Food.” The Philosophy of Food. University of California Press, 2012:1-23. <https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt7zw2cx.3 >

 

 

 

Evaluation Pattern

 

CIA 1: Presentation (20 Marks)

 

Create a character diary or character letter in the voice of a character from any chosen literary work.

 

 

 

Mid Semester: Research paper (50 Marks)

 

Analyze literary works (novel/ poem/short story/ play) for food-related social issue addressed in their narrative and write a research paper in 1000- 1500 words considering the broader social, political or cultural significance of these issues/ representations.

 

 

 

CIA 3: Photo Essay (20 Marks)

 

Create a photo essay on a particular cuisine, street food, or food markets in Bangalore focusing on any kind of its presentation.

 

 

 

End Semester: Food Narrative Project (50 Marks)

 

Create a food narrative project based on a specific food culture (local/regional) or a family/ community recipe. The foodscape should focus on these four aspects- recipe, anecdote, history and relevance, the transformative culinary experience and the rationale for the choice of recipe. Recall specific sensory details associated with your chosen theme or focus. Consider the taste, smell, texture, and appearance of the food. Reflect on the ambiance, sounds, and emotions evoked by the culinary experience. Conduct research to explore the cultural, historical, or social context to your food narrative. It should include photographs, videos, or any other visual or auditory elements.

 

HIS141 - HISTORY AND CINEMA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course attempts to map out the connection between history and cinema. It aims to look at how cinema can be treated as a visual text and a source for understanding history. 

Course Outcome

CO1: To enhance and deepen the understanding of history through cinema.

CO2: To enable the students to develop their understanding and awareness of the rich possibilities of cinema and its connection with history.

CO3: To enhance the analytical skills of students and develop an understanding of how cinema engages with socio-cultural and political concerns, by placing the cinema in their historical context and engage with the current debates and future challenges with cinema as a medium.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Unit 1
 

a)   History as a narrative – History and Truth Contested Notions –Ideology, Sources and Historian

b)   Multiple Identities and Histories – History as a point of reference – Issues of Legitimacy & Justification.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Unit 2
 

a)     Cinema as a narrative – Words and Images – Genre- Representation Vs. Reality – Propaganda – selling History. 

b)    Language of Cinema- Color – Angles – Movement

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
UNIT 2
 

a)     Cinema as a narrative – Words and Images – Genre- Representation Vs. Reality – Propaganda – selling History. 

b)    Language of Cinema- Color – Angles – Movement

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Unit 3
 

a)     Between History and Cinema:  The problem of linear narratives and flash back – questions of authenticity – definition of authenticity.

b)    Cinema as a political, social and historical text.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Chapman, J. (2003). Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present. Reaktion Books.

Chapman, J., Glancy, M., & Harper, S. (Eds.). (2007). The new film history: sources, methods, approaches. Springer.

Ferro, M. (1988). Cinema and history. Wayne State University Press.

Chapman, J. (2005). Past and present: national identity and the British historical. London: IB Tauris.

Miskell, P. (2004). Historians and film. In Making History (pp. 253-264). Routledge.

Nowell-Smith, G. (Ed.). (1996). The Oxford history of world cinema. OUP Oxford.

Raghavendra, M. K. (2014). Seduced by the Familiar: Narration and Meaning in Indian Popular Cinema. Oxford University Press.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Chapman, J. (2013). Cinema, propaganda and national identity: British film and the Second World War. In British Cinema, Past and Present (pp. 213-226). Routledge.

Miskell, P. (2005). Seduced by the silver screen: Film addicts, critics and cinema regulation in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s. Business History47(3), 433-448.

Sedgwick, J., Miskell, P., & Nicoli, M. (2019). The market for films in postwar Italy: Evidence for both national and regional patterns of taste. Enterprise & Society20(1), 199-228.

Raghavendra, M. K. (2011). Bipolar identity: Region, nation, and the Kannada language film. Oxford University Press.

Raghavendra, M. K. (2014). The Politics of Hindi Cinema in the New Millennium: Bollywood and the Anglophone Indian Nation.

Sanyal, D. (2021). MK Raghavendra, “Locating World Cinema: Interpretations of Film as Culture” (Bloomsbury Academic India, 2020).

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1:  10 Marks            

CIA 2:  Mid Semester Examinations 25 Marks

CIA 3:  10 Marks

End semester examination: 50 Marks

Attendance: 5 Marks

LAW141 - CYBER LAW (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Cyber law has emerged as a medium for growth with immense potential for solving many new and interesting challenges.  The course aims at appreciating one of the important emerging areas of law and the nitty-gritty involved in it. This introduces the students to the underlying philosophy of the subject and its relation to other areas focusing on human rights.

UNIT 1 is designed to introduce students to the role of law in technology, especially the internet and is designed to give a brief overview of the historical aspects of the internet. UNIT 2 acquaints the students with the regulation of cyberspace. UNIT 3 deals with digital contracts and information technology, while UNIT 4 deals entirely on cyber crimes which are rampant in the digital era.  UNIT 5 issues in E-commerce. Unit 6 deals with IPR issues in cyberspace and UNIT 7 deals with international regulation of cyberspace.

Course Outcome

CO1: Gain an understanding of the underlying philosophy of cyber law and its relation to information technology.

CO2: Facilitate an overall understanding on needs for regulation of information technology in India

CO3: Impart basic idea of information technology and its relation with digital signature

CO4: Acquaint with legal challenges arising out of privacy issues awareness about the various kinds of cyber crimes and legal issues and cases

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:3
UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF CYBER LAW
 

An overview of cyber world – Jurisprudence of cyber law – Scope of cyber law – Introduction to Indian cyber law

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 2 CYBERSPACE
 

Meaning, nature and emergence of cyberspace – Attributes of cyberspace – Classification of cyberspace – Legal framework for cyberspace

 

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 3 DIGITAL CONTRACTS
 

Law of digital contracts – Functions of digital signature – Electronic and digital signature – procedural and functional issues – Legal issues of digital signatures – Certifying authority – Regulatory framework of digital signatures

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 4 CYBER CRIMES
 

Salient features – Cyber crime and related concepts – Types of crimes – Regulation of cyber crime – International perspective

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 5 E-COMMERCE
 

Emerging significant of – e-Commerce – Transactions and Technology of e-Commerce – e-Commerce Contracts – Legal Issues of e-Commerce and Case Laws – e-Commerce Legislations

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 6 IPR ISSUES
 

IPR - An overview – Copyright issues in Cyberspace – Trademark issues in Cyberspace – Computer software and related IPR issues – Domain names and related issues

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:2
UNIT 7 INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO IN CYBER LAWS
 

European convention of Cyber Crimes – UNCITRAL Model Law on e-commerce 1996 – International Legal Regime relating to IPR – Berne Convention, Rome Convention, WIPO Copyright, UDRP, OECD Convention on Database Protection – Domestic legal regime – Information Technology Act , 2000. 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Seth Karnika, Computers Internet and New Technology Laws. Gurgaon: Lexis Nexis, 2013

Cyber Security & Cyber Laws - by Nilakshi Jain & Ramesh Menon, Wiley 2020

Cyber Crimes & Law - by Dr Vishwanath Paranjepe, 2nd Edtn 2019, Central Law Agency

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Cyber Crimes & Law - by Dr Vishwanath Paranjepe, 2nd Edtn 2019, Central Law Agency

Evaluation Pattern

CIA-I:   Assessment Description: Class test for 20 marks on assessing the understanding of the fundamentals of Cyber law. It is a class room test. 2 questions for 25 marks each carrying 12.5 marks.

CIA-II: Oral Presentation, shall be accompanied by PPT by a group of 5 students for maximum of 15 minutes on any Cyber  law issues.

CIA-III: Students will be given a specific topic or case law. They are required to identify the research issues and find an answer to it by analysing the available literature.

LAW142 - RIGHT TO INFORMATION (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

There is no gainsaying the fact that knowledge is the paramount source of empowerment and empowerment enriches democracy. The attributes of democracy, viz. the government- of, by and for the people, can be realized successfully if the people are well informed and participate in decision making.

To achieve this goal, the Parliament has enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005, and the same has conferred, the most invaluable right to be informed, on the people. Hailed widely as a vaccine against corruption and a multi-vitamin for nourishment of democracy, law relating to Right to Information has become an indispensable weapon for the citizens.

Course Outcome

CO1: To comprehensively understand the legal framework regarding the Right to Information in India.

CO2: To contextualise Right to Information in the broader realm of public law along with allied concepts such as open governance, rule of law, accountability, transparency etc.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:9
Introduction
 

Historical background; Shift in attitudes- secrecy, privilege, open government; Citizens’ right to know; Campaign for freedom of information; Constitutional Provisions; Technological revolution – Information technology

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:9
Legal Framework
 

Right to information Act. 2005  –  Overview – Objectives and reasons – Scope of the Act and Overall Scheme of the Act – What concerned citizens will want to know – Definitions

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:9
OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
 

Right to information; Obligations of public authorities; Public information officers; Request for information; Disposal of request

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ? EXEMPTIONS
 

Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases; Severability; Third party information; Statutory exemptions

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:9
INFORMATION COMMISSIONS
 

Constitution of Central Information Commission; State information commission; Powers and functions of commission; Appeal and Penalties; Freedom of information in commercial disputes; Right to Privacy v Right to information

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Sudhir NaibThe Right to Information Act 2005: A Handbook (1st edition ed. 2011).
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. N. V. Paranjape, Right To Information Law In India (First Edition ed. 2014).
Evaluation Pattern

As per University norms

LAW144 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The present decline in environmental quality calls for a stricter enforcement of laws relating to protection of environment. The objective of this course is to give an insight into various legislations that has been enacted in our country for protection of environment and also to create awareness among the citizens of the country about the duties cast on them under various legislations in relation to protection of environment.

 

Course Objectives:

  • To impart an in-depth knowledge of environmental legislations to students from diverse backgrounds.
  • To interpret, analyse and make a critique of the legislations and Case laws relating to environment
  • To provide a brief understanding of various developments that has taken place at international level to check various environmental harms.

Course Outcome

CO1: learn about environmental law

C02: make students environmentally conscious

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
INTRODUCTION
 

INTRODUCTION

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENT
 

INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENT

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:5
JUDICIAL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE FOR ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
 

JUDICIAL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE FOR ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986
 

ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986
 

ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:5
WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1974
 

WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1974

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:5
FORESTS AND CONSERVATION LAWS
 

FORESTS AND CONSERVATION LAWS

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:5
WILD LIFE PROTECTION AND THE LAW
 

 WILD LIFE PROTECTION AND THE LAW

Unit-9
Teaching Hours:5
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

Text Books And Reference Books:

MC Mehta Enviromental Law Book

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

MC Mehta Enviromental Law Book

Evaluation Pattern

Class Discussion: 50 Marks

MCQ exam: 50 Marks

LAW145 - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Parliament is the heart and soul of any parliamentary democracy which is envisaged to reflect the expectations and aspirations of the people. In fact, it is the chief law-making organ and it comprises of members from different backgrounds, so as to represent the varied expectations of the people. As such, it has an onerous responsibility of making laws in a manner which caters to the requirements of the society cutting across the party lines.

In twenty-first century, the age of technology and information, the role of Parliament has increased manyfold as the impressions of “We the People” have also undergone a sea change with respect to the quality of the law made. In this context, a fundamental knowledge of the law-making process and the requisites of the same is essential for the citizens. Hence this course is devised to introduce the students to the essentials of law-making process by the Parliament as well as the privileges conferred on the members of Parliament.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the Constitutional framework on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure in India

CO2: Analyse the Parliamentary Privileges in India

CO3: Examine the Law-making process and role of Parliamentary Committees in India

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
INDIAN PARLIAMENT AND POLITY
 

Structure, powers and functions of Houses of Parliament – Loksabha,  Rajya  Sabha, Joint Sessions

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
CONSTITUTION OF HOUSES
 

Members and presiding officers, election, powers and functions, Powers of President in relation to Parliament

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
LAW-MAKING PROCESS
 

Classification of Bills, procedures relating to passing of Bills, presentation of Budget

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
RULES OF BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT
 

Summoning, petitions, resolutions, motions, question-answers, matters of urgent public importance

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES
 

Sources of Parliamentary privileges, immunities, procedure

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:7
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
 

Parliamentary Committees, Government Committee, Ad hoc Committees, Joint Committee

Text Books And Reference Books:

 

Anoop Mishra (Ed.), Practice and Procedure of Parliament, Metropolitan Book Co. Ltd. New Delhi (2016)

Durga Das Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India (2022), Lexis Nexis, Gurgaon

Lok Sabha Secretariate, Parliamentary Privileges (2019), New Delhi

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Manual of Parliamentary Procedures in India (2018), New Delhi

 

Subhash Kashyap, Our Parliament, National Book Trust (2020), New Delhi

 

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Apoorva Shankar and Shreya Singh, Parliamentary Procedures: A Primer [Rajya Sabha] (2015), PRS Legislative Research, New Delhi

Lok Sabha Secretariate, Budgetary Process (2019), New Delhi

M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law (8th Edn., 2018) Lexis Nexis, Gurgaon

Evaluation Pattern

CIA-I : 25 Marks (25%)

CIA-II: 25 Marks (25%)

CIA-III: 50 Marks (50%) 

 

MAT003 - BRIDGE COURSE FOR DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:15
No of Lecture Hours/Week:5
Max Marks:50
Credits:0

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course aims to enable the students to bridge the gap between the knowledge of the topics studied earlier and the current course, Differential Calculus.

Course Outcome

CO1: To lay the foundations of the preliminaries of Differential Calculus.

CO2: Gain conceptual clarity on Sets, Relations and Functions.

CO3: Acquire problem-solving skills in differential calculus.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
 

Sets and Relations, Functions: Representations, types, properties;   Limits and Continuity: Basic concepts; Differentiability: Derivatives of standard functions, rules of differentiation.

Text Books And Reference Books:

G.B. Thomas, M.D.Weir and J. Hass, Thomas Calculus, 12th ed., Pearson Education India, 2015.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. N. P. Bali, Differential Calculus, New ed. New Delhi, India: Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd., 2012.
  2. Ralph P. Grimaldi, Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics – An applied introduction, Pearson Addison Wesley, 5th Edition, 2004.
Evaluation Pattern

Internal Assessment: 40%;

End Semester Examination: 60%

MAT101-1 - DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:Calculus is a discipline of mathematics that studies limits, motion, and rates of change. Proficiency in calculus is vital for math students for a better understanding of the subject and the advancement of the field. This course offers a modern introduction to calculus with a conceptual knowledge of the underlying mathematical concepts as its primary objective.

Course objectives​: This course will help the learner to

COBJ1:  develop a solid understanding of the concepts in differential calculus such as limit, continuity and differentiability and their inter-relationships.

COBJ2to acquire the ability to think logically and precisely; understand, apply and generalise mathematical ideas.

COBJ3. recognize the appropriate tools of calculus to solve applied problems.

Course Outcome

CO1: understand limits, continuity, and derivatives of functions.

CO2: apply mean value theorems, Taylor series and optimality tests in practical problems.

CO3: demonstrate mastery of partial differentiation of functions of several variables and their applications to various fields.

CO4: employ the knowledge in differential calculus to tackle practical problems.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:20
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
 

Rates of change and tangent lines to curves, limit of a function and limit laws, the precise definition of a limit, one-sided limits, continuity, limits involving infinity; asymptotes of graphs, derivative at a point, derivative as a function, differentiation rules, derivative as a rate of change, rules of differentiation.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:20
Application of Derivatives
 

Extreme values of functions on closed intervals, Rolle's theorem, mean value theorem, monotonic functions and the first derivative test, indeterminate forms, Taylor and Maclaurin series, curvature, and radius of curvature.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Partial Derivatives
 

Functions of several variables, limits and continuity in higher dimensions, partial derivatives, the chain rule, Jacobians, directional derivatives and gradient vectors, tangent planes and differentials, extreme values and saddle points, Lagrange multipliers, Taylor’s formula for two variables, partial derivatives with constrained variables.

Text Books And Reference Books:

G. B. Thomas, J. Hass, C. Heil, and M. D. Weir, Thomas’ Calculus, 14th ed. New Jersey, USA: Pearson Education, Inc., 2018.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. H. Anton, I. Bivens, and S. Davis, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 11th ed., New York, USA: Wiley, 2016.
  2. E. Mendelson, Schaum's Outlines Calculus, 6th Ed., USA: Mc. Graw Hill, 2021.
  3. N. P Bali, Differential Calculus, New Delhi: Laxmi Publications, 2019. 
  4. J. Stewart, Single Variable Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2nd Ed., Belmont, USA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning., 2013. 
  5. S. Narayanan, T. K. M. Pillay, Calculus, Reprint, S. Viswanathan Pvt. Ltd., India, 2009. (vol. I & II.).
  6. J. Edwards, An elementary treatise on the differential calculus: With applications and numerous examples, Reprint, Charleston, USA: Biblio Bazaar, 2010.
Evaluation Pattern
 

Component

Mode of Assessment

Parameters

Points

CIA I

MCQ,

Written Assignment,

Reference work, etc.,

Mastery of the core concepts

Problem solving skills

 

10

CIA II

Mid-semester Examination

Basic, conceptual and analytical knowledge of the subject

25

CIA III

Written Assignment, Project

Problem solving skills

10

Attendance

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality

05

ESE

 

Basic, conceptual and analytical knowledge of the subject

50

Total

100

MAT141 - FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is designed as a foundation course in Mathematics for those who have not been exposed to any Mathematics course earlier.  This enables the students to improve their analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills. Topics included are Set Theory, Theory of Equations, Matrices and Determinants.

Course Outcome

CO1: Solve problems on sets, union and intersection of sets, complement of sets, inclusion and exclusion principle, linear, quadratic, cubic operations and fourth roots of unity.

CO2: Demonstrate conceptual and working knowledge of Matrices and Determinants.

CO3: Solve linear/nonlinear equations and a system of linear equations.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Set Theory
 

Set Theory – Definition – Types of Sets – Operation on sets (Union, Intersection Complement, Difference) – Venn Diagram – Application problems.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Equations and Inequalities
 

Basic linear Equations, Modeling with equations, – solution of linear equation – Quadratic equations – solutions of Quadratic equations – The equation x2 + 1 = 0 and introduction to complex numbers -  Square roots, cube roots and fourth roots of unity, inequalities.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Matrices and Determinants
 

Matrices – Types of Matrices – Operations on Matrices – Expansion of 2nd and 3rd order Determinants – Minors – Co-factors – Adjoint – Singular and Non-singular matrices – Inverse of a matrix – Solution of systems of linear equations by matrix and determinant methods.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     D. C. Sancheti and V. K. Kapoor, Business Mathematics, 11th ed., New Delhi, India: Sultan Chand and Sons, 2012.

2.     B. G. Satyaprasad, K. Nirmala, R. G. Saha, and C. S. Anantharaman, Business Mathematics. 1st ed., Mumbai, India: Himalaya publishing House, 2006.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. S. Narayanan and P. K. Mittal, Text book of Matrices, 10th ed.: S. Chand and Company Ltd., 2010.

2. E. Don and J. Lerner, Schaum's Outlines of Basic Business Mathematics, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 2000.

Evaluation Pattern
This course is completely depending upon the CIAs, which will be evaluated through assignments and tests/examinations.

The component-wise evaluation pattern is given below:

Component

Mode of Assessment

Parameters

Points

CIA I

Test and written assignment

Basic, conceptual, and analytical knowledge of the subject

 

25

CIA II

Test and written assignment

Application of core concepts and

Problem solving skills.

30

CIA III

Comprehensive Examination

Comprehensive knowledge of the subject and Problem solving skills.

40

Attendance

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality

05

 

 

MAT142 - QUANTITAIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGERS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:

This skill-based course aims at imparting theoretical knowledge of optimization techniques.  These techniques are widely used in the industry to optimize available resources.  This will help the student to apply the mathematical techniques to real life situations.

Course Objectives: This course will help the learner to

COBJ1.   Acquire problem solving skills in Linear Programing and its related problems

COBJ2.   Gain proficiency in implementing the algorithms for solving Transportation and Assignment Problems.

COBJ3.  Demonstrate the methods of solving Two-Person Zero-Sum Games

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Formulate and solve Linear Programming Problems using graphical and simplex method.

CO2: Solve Transportation problems by using Modified distribution method.

CO3: Solve assignment problems by using Hungarian technique.

CO4: Solve simple two person zero sum games.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:17
Linear Programming
 

Definitions of O.R.- Definition of Linear Programming Problem (L.P.P) - Formulation of L.P.P. – Linear Programming in Matrix Notation – Graphical Solution of L.P.P –  Simplex Method – Big M Technique – Two Phase Method.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Transportation and Assignment Problems
 

Introduction to Transportation Problem – Initial Basic Feasible solution – Moving towards Optimality – Degeneracy in Transportation Problems – Unbalanced Transportation Problem – Assignment Problems.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:13
Game Theory
 

Games and Strategies – Introduction – Two person zero sum games – Maximin and Minimax Principles – Games without saddle point – mixed strategies – Solution of 2 x 2 rectangular games – Graphical method – Dominance Property –  Algebraic Method for m x n   games.

Text Books And Reference Books:

K. Swarup, P. K. Gupta, and Man Mohan, Operations Research-Principles and Practice, 10th edition, New Delhi, India: Sultan Chand & Sons, 2004.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. G. Hadley, Linear Programming, Reprint, New Delhi: Narosa Publishing House, 2002.
  2. K. V. Mittal and C. Mohan, Optimization Methods in Operation Research and System Analysis, 3rd ed., New Delhi: New Age International Pvt. Ltd., 2008.
  3. H. A Taha, Operations Research- an introduction, 8th ed., New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 2009.
Evaluation Pattern

This course is completely depending upon the CIAs, which will be evaluated through assignments and tests/examinations.

The component-wise evaluation pattern is given below:

Component

Mode of Assessment

Parameters

Points

CIA I

Test and written assignment

Basic, conceptual, and analytical knowledge of the subject. 

25

CIA II

Test and written assignment

Application of core concepts and problem solving skills.

30

CIA III

Comprehensive Examination

Comprehensive knowledge of the subject and Problem solving skills.

40

Attendance

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality.

05

 

 

PHY141 - FUNDAMENTAL OF FORENSIC PHYSICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course introduces the students to the fundamentals of forensic science. Student will be introduced to the different analytical tool to analyse the results. They will also learn the physics behind investigative method used to gather evident. Finally, students will study emerging use of nanotechnology in forensic science.  

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the different technique to analyse the results.

CO2: Understand the basic science underlying the motion of bullets, collisions, explosion and blood dynamics.

CO3: Learn about the advantage of nanotechnology in forensic science.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Analytical instruments and techniques of forensic physics
 

Introduction, electromagnetic spectrum, sources of radiation, their utility and limitations, refractive index, interaction of light with matter, idea on instrumentation and results analysis.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Forensic physics
 

Scope and significance of forensic physics, basic physics in solving crime, motion of bullet and other projectile, vehicular collisions, blood stain analysis using fluid mechanics, physics of explosions, development and identification of latent fingerprints using optics.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Nanotechnology in forensic science
 

Nanotechnology, utilization of nanotechnology in analysis of physical evidence, applications of nanotechnology in forensic evidence analysis, introduction to nanomaterials, types of nanomaterials. 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. B.B. Nanda and R.K Tiwari, Forensic Science in India: A vision for the Twenty First Centrury, select publishers, New Delhi (2001)
  2. CM Hussain, D Rawtani, G Pandey, M Tharmavaram, Handbook of Analytical Techniques for Forensic Samples: Current and Emerging Developments, ISBN: 978-0-12-822300-0, Elsevier, 2020
  3. M.K Bhasin and S.Nath, Role of Forensic Science in the New Millenium, University of Delhi, Delhi(2002).
  4.  S.H James and J.J Nordby, Forensic Science :An introduction to scientific and Investigative Techniques, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton(2005)
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. W.G. Eckert and R.K. Wright in Introduction to Forensic Sciiences, 2nd Edition, W.G. Eckert (ED), CRC Press, Boca Raton(1997).
  2. R. Saferstein, M.L. Hastrup and C.Hald, Fisher’s Techniques of Crime scene Investigation, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2013)
  3. W.J. Tilstone, M.L. Hastrup and C.Hald, Fisher’s Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation, CRC Press, Boca Raton (2013)
Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation will be based on presentations by each student and class work.

PHY142 - ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This multidisciplinary course on Basic Electronics and Gadgets is aimed at giving a feel of electronics to non science/core students. It helps them in knowing the fundamentals of various electronic gadgets they use in daily life and related technologies. The course covers  categories of consumer electronic systems, electronic audio systems, basic colour television and video systems, communication systems covering telephone , mobile phone fundamentals and basics of computerhardware. This programme also tries to create awareness about e-waste and its effective management.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand basics of electronic devices and circuits

CO2: Describe the working principles of audio , video and communication systems

CO3: Discuss the fundamentals of computer hardware and e-waste management.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Electronics
 

Electronics and its applications. Electronic components: Resistors, Capacitors, inductors- types, uses. Conductors, insulators, semiconductors- definitions. Semiconductor materials- Silicon, Germanium, semiconductor devices: Diode- working and application of diode as rectifier, Transistor- working, transistor as an amplifier, electronic switch. Electronic DC power supply- basic block diagram. Basics of measuring instruments- DMM and CRO. Hands on with tinkercad tool.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Fundamentals Of Electronic Communication Systems
 

Basic principle of electronic communication-. Basic operation of transmitter and receivers. AM and FM radio receivers- qualitative description. Frequency allotment. Basics of Microphone, Loud speakers Principle of TV transmission and reception, Colour TV principle,. Digital TV principle- set top converter box, Optical fiber cables- principle of operation, advantages. Fundamentals of cellular mobile phone- Cells, coverage area, roaming, operation (qualitative description). Latest trends in mobile phones, smart phones, generations.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Basics of Computer Hardware and e waste management
 

Fundamentals of Digital computer, microprocessors, motherboards, power supply - SMPS,  mouse, keyboard, memory devices, Modems, monitors, printers, latest trends in computers, specifications. Internet fundamentals

Electronic waste- brief description, qualitative discussion of hazards of e-waste, the materials responsible, management of e-waste, Indian and global current scenario of e-waste and its management.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. V K Mehta and Rohit Mehta (2011),Principles of Electronics, S Chand and Co, New Delhi.

[2]. B R Gupta (2008) Consumer Electronics, 4th Edition, Kataria &sons, New Delhi.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[3]. Bob Goodman (2002. ),How electronic things work, TMH

[4]. https://www.tinkercad.com 

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation will be based on internal assessment components and a written exam at the end of the course.

Internal assesment : 50 marks

Written exam : 50 marks

PHY142-1C - ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course on Analog and digital electronics is designed to provide necessary theory topics for the computer science students. This course deals with fundamental concepts in electronics covering various devices and also digital logic circuit topics. This theoretical background definitely helps the students in developing the electronics hardware for their future implementation thereby equipping them with technical skills in electronics.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the basics analog digital concepts

CO2: Develop analog and digital circuits using various devices

CO3: Apply the theory and implement practical applications

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Analog electronics
 

Review of semiconductors, diode, characteristics and applications, Zener diode as voltage regulator, DC power supply block diagram. Transistor, working, operating modes, transistor as an amplifier. Basics of operational amplifier and its applications. (no derivations)

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Digital electronics fundamentals
 

Logic gates, Boolean algebra, concept of universal gates, Boolean expressions and simplification method using k-map, drawing logic circuits, combinational logic circuits- adder, subtractor, multiplexer, demultiplexer, encoder and decoder, truth table, expressions and logic circuit

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Sequential logic circuits
 

Sequential logic circuit, definition, block diagram, Flipflops basic definition, types, RS, JK, D and T flipflops, characteristic table, logic circuit, excitation table. Binary counter (2 and 3 bit), basic design procedure, shift registers, SISO, SIPO, PIPO, PISO configurations, basics of memory devices and types.

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. Ramakanth Gayakwad, (2005)Op-Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits,(3rd  edition).PHI.

[2]. David A. Bell, (2011). Operational Amplifiers and Linear ICs, Oxford University Press (3rd Edition).

[3]. A Anand Kumar, (2011. ) Fundamentals of digital circuits,(3rd edition ) PHI.

[4]. T.L.Floyd , (2005).Digital Fundamentals, Universal Book Stall, (8th edition).

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[5]. T.F. Bogart and Beasley,(2004.)Electronic Devices and Circuits, Pearson Education, (6thEdition), 

[6]. A.P Malvino,( 2011), Principles of Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 7th edition.

[7]. T. L. Floyd,(2005),Electronic Devices and Circuits, PHI, 5th Edition.

[8]. A.P. Malvino, D.P.Leach and Saha , Digital Principles and Applications, 7th Edition.

Evaluation Pattern

No.

Components

Marks

CIA 1

Assignment/Test

10

CIA2

Mid Semester Exam

25

CIA 3

Quiz, online test, presentation, minor project

10

Attendance

 

05

ESE

 

50

Total

100

POL141 - DEMOCRACY AND ETHICAL VALUES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:100
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course has been conceptualized to introduce and discuss the moral foundations of democracy in principle, and democratic institutions, in particular. The students are initiated to various types of moral discourses in political philosophy. Further, this course looks at the development of democracy, in the global as well as the national realm. Democracy as an ideal gets fructified in the form of a government, which in turn is based on the principles of justice, freedom, equality, and fraternity. Ethics acts as the premise on which a successful democracy rests.

Course Outcome

CO1: By the end of the course the learner should be able to: Demonstrate civic and political consciousness

CO2: To have a dedicated and empathetic band of students who would act as agents of change in society.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
DEMOCRACY AND ETHICS: AN INTRODUCTION
 
  1. Democracy
    1. Conceptual development of Democracy
    2. Principles of Democracy: Freedom, Equality and Fraternity
  2. Ethics
    1. Concept of Values, Morals and Ethics
  3. Democracy vis-a-vis Ethics
    1. Government by Consent
    2. Constitutional Government and Rule of Law
    3. Democracy and Human Rights
Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
DEMOCRACY AND ETHICS: AN INTRODUCTION
 
  1. Democracy
    1. Conceptual development of Democracy
    2. Principles of Democracy: Freedom, Equality and Fraternity
  2. Ethics
    1. Concept of Values, Morals and Ethics
  3. Democracy vis-a-vis Ethics
    1. Government by Consent
    2. Constitutional Government and Rule of Law
    3. Democracy and Human Rights
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
PERSPECTIVES ON ETHICS
 
  1. Western Thought
    1. Duty Ethic
    2. Utilitarianism
  2. Indian Thought                                                                  

a.     Hindu Tradition: Dharma and Karma, Purusharthas

b.     Buddhist Tradition: Four Noble Truths and Eight-fold Path

c.     Indian syncretic traditions-Ashoka, Kabir and Akbar

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
PERSPECTIVES ON ETHICS
 
  1. Western Thought
    1. Duty Ethic
    2. Utilitarianism
  2. Indian Thought                                                                  

a.     Hindu Tradition: Dharma and Karma, Purusharthas

b.     Buddhist Tradition: Four Noble Truths and Eight-fold Path

c.     Indian syncretic traditions-Ashoka, Kabir and Akbar

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
CHALLENGES TO INDIAN DEMOCRACY
 
  1. Institutional
    1. Free and fair elections
    2. Ethical Code of Conduct for Politicians
    3. Character record of members of the legislature
    4. Ethical use of majority in parliament
    5. Avoidance of ‘floor crossing’ and defection
    6. Alliance of political parties to form brittle governments
    7. Independence of judiciary and media
    8. Safeguard national history and avoid distortion
    9. Political neutrality in educational institutions.
    10. Judicious allocation of central funds to states
    11. Freedom of Press
  2. Citizen Centric
    1. Free speech and Expression
    2. Right to dissent
    3. Preventive detention and Sedition 
Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
CHALLENGES TO INDIAN DEMOCRACY
 
  1. Institutional
    1. Free and fair elections
    2. Ethical Code of Conduct for Politicians
    3. Character record of members of the legislature
    4. Ethical use of majority in parliament
    5. Avoidance of ‘floor crossing’ and defection
    6. Alliance of political parties to form brittle governments
    7. Independence of judiciary and media
    8. Safeguard national history and avoid distortion
    9. Political neutrality in educational institutions.
    10. Judicious allocation of central funds to states
    11. Freedom of Press
  2. Citizen Centric
    1. Free speech and Expression
    2. Right to dissent
    3. Preventive detention and Sedition 
Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Christiano, Thomas, ed., Philosophy and Democracy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
  2. Dewey, John, “Philosophy and Democracy” [1919] and “The Ethics of Democracy” [1888] in The Political Writings, ed. D. Morris, I. Shapiro, Indianapolis: Hackett, 1993.
  3. Finnis, John. Fundamentals of Ethics. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983.
  4. Gandhi, M. K. An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Mudranalaya, 1927.
  5. Granville, Austin, The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2000.
  6. Jain, Subhash, The Constitution of India: Select Issues and Perceptions. New Delhi: Taxmann, 2000.
  7. Walzer, Michael, “Philosophy and Democracy”, Political Theory, Vol.9, No.3, 1981, 379-399.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

 

  1. Locke, John, Second Treatise on Civil Government, (1690), ed. C. B. MacPherson, Indianapolis, IN: Hackett, 1980.
  2. Kant, Immanuel. Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals. trans. Lewis White Beck, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merril, 1959.
  3. Kant, Immanuel, Critique of Practical Reason, trans. Lewis White Beck, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merril, 1956.
  4. Machiavelli, The Prince [1513], ed. Q. Skinner, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1988.
  5. Plato, The Republic, revised/trans. by Desmond Lee, Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin Books, 1974.
  6. Rawls, John, Political Liberalism, New York: Columbia University Press, 1996
  1. Sandel, Michael (ed.), Justice—A Reader, Oxford University Press, 2007.
  2. Singer, Peter, Democracy and Disobedience, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973.

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1-25

CIA 2-25

CIA 3-50

POL142 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The main objectives of the course are to:

      Present an overview of the major concepts, debates, and historical facets of STI in IR.

      Create a foundation for the students to pursue further research in various aspects of STI in IR, and provide a systemic understanding of its impact on the economy, politics, culture, society, and foreign relations of India and other countries.

Providing an academic understanding in the current context of emerging technologies, its impact and influences in the society, as well as create avenues for interdisciplinary understanding and research.

Course Outcome

CO1: - Understand the nature, scope and significance of STI in International Relations (IR). - Understand the concepts, ideas, and debates in Science, Technology and Innovation vis-a-vis International Relations.

CO2: - Learn to use conceptual tools to understand new developments which of Science, Technology and Innovation in International Relations. - Analyze the major theories/approaches of Science, Technol-ogy and Innovation. - Develop a critical perspective on the major international regimes/ issues in STI in International Relations.

CO3: - Develop a thorough understanding on the scientific, technological and innovation-related process in major powers and national economies, especially India. - Explore the ways and Science, Technology and Innovation issues confronted by the world from a foreign policy perspective.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Introduction
 

Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in International Relations;

History and Evolution of STI in International Relations;

STI and Globalization;

STI and Diplomacy;

State, non-State actors and Stakeholders;

STI and International Institutions;

International Scientific Relations (ISR)

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Basic Concepts and Theories:
 

Digital Westphalia,

Technonationalism,

Cyberspace and related facets of sovereignty, warfare, security, espionage, terrorism, and crime;

Data sovereignty, Technocolonialism; Digital imperialism,

Security v Privacy debate,

STI and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Global STI Landscape
 

History and Evolution of Global STI Landscape;

Fourth Industrial Revolution;

Knowledge Economy;

STI and Human Capital;

International Political Economy of STI

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:6
India:
 

India’s STI Policies: history, evolution, implementation and challenges;

Spin-offs: civilian, military;

Research and Development (R&D);

Political Economy of India’s STI Ecosystem;

Institutions and Organisations

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:6
Case Studies:
 

STI landscape in countries: Emergent Technologies and Institutions, Internet of Things; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Blockchain

Text Books And Reference Books:

Aghion, P., David, P.A. and Foray, D. (2008). Science, Technology and Innovation for Economic Growth: Linking Policy Research and Practice in 'Stig Systems'. Research Policy 38(4): 681-693.

Del Canto Viterale, F. (2021). International Scientific Relations: Science, Technology and Innovation in the International System of the 21st Century. Anthem Press.

Ogburn, W.F. (1949). Technology and international relations. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

Colglazier, E.W. and Montgomery, K. (2022). Opportunities and Challenges for Science Diplomacy. Science & Diplomacy.

Hieronymi, O. (1987). Technology and International Relations. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Leijten, J. Innovation policy and international relations: directions for EU diplomacy. Eur J Futures Res 7, 4 (2019).

M. Mayer, M. Carpes, & R. Knoblich. (eds.). (2014). The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1. Springer Berlin, Heidelberg.

Ruffini, P.-B. (2017). Science and Diplomacy: A New Dimension of International Relations. Paris: Springer International Publishing AG.

 

Klein, U. (2020). Technoscience in History: Prussia, 1750-1850. MIT: The MIT Press.

McIlwain, C.H. (1933). A Fragment on Sovereignty. Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 48(1), pp. 94-106.

Negroponte, N. (1995). Being Digital. Hodder and Stoughton: Great Britain.

Reghunadhan, R. (2022). Cyber Technological Paradigms and Threat Landscape in India. First Edition., Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-1691-27-0.

Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). (2017a). Findings of The Investigation into China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Under Section 301 of The Trade Act of 1974. https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Section%20301%20FINAL.PDF: 3-18 

Schmidt, J.C. (2021). Philosophy of Interdisciplinarity: Studies in Science, Society and Sustainability. History and Philosophy of Technoscience. Oxford: Routledge.

Schultz, T.W. (1961). Investment in Human Capital. The American Economic Review 51(1): 1-17.

Trencher, G. (2018). Towards the smart city 2.0: Empirical evidence of using smartness as a tool for tackling social challenges, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 142: 117-128.

Suttmeier, R.P., Cao, C. and Simon, D.F. (2006). China’s Innovation Challenge and the Remaking of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 1(3d): 78-97.

Landes, D. (2006). Why Europe and the West? Why Not China? The Journal of Economic Perspectives 20(2): 3-22.

M. Z. Taylor. (2016). The Politics of Innovation: Why Some Countries Are Better Than Others at Science and Technology. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Villa-Henriksen, A., Edwards, G.T.C., Pesonen, L.A., Green, O. and Sørensen, C.A.G. (2020). Internet of Things in arable farming: implementation, applications, challenges and potential. Biosys. Eng. 191: 60–84

Zhang, W. (2019). Constitutional Governance in India and China and Its Impact on National Innovation. In Liu, K-C. and Racheria, U. (eds.). Innovation, Economic Development, and Intellectual Property in India and China. ARCIALA Series on Intellectual Assets and Law in Asia. Springer Singapore: Singapore: 39-67.

Department of Science and Technology (DST). (2020). Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Government of India. https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/STIP_Doc_1.4_Dec2020.pdf

Reghunadhan, R. (2022). Cyber Technological Paradigms and Threat Landscape in India. First Edition., Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-1691-27-0.

Kharbanda and Ashok Jain. (eds.). Science and Technology Strategies: for Development in India and China. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd: 93-134.

P.K. Pattnaik et al. (eds). IoT and Analytics for Agriculture, Volume 3. Studies in Big Data, vol 99, Singapore: Springer, pp. 201-225, ISBN: 978-981-16-6210-2.

Krishnan Saravanan et al. (eds.). Handbook of Research on Blockchain Technology, London: Academic Press (Elsevier), pp. 1-34, ISBN: 9780128198162.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

 

Department of Science and Technology (DST). (2020). Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Government of India. https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/STIP_Doc_1.4_Dec2020.pdf

Reghunadhan, R. (2022). Cyber Technological Paradigms and Threat Landscape in India. First Edition., Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-1691-27-0.

Kharbanda and Ashok Jain. (eds.). Science and Technology Strategies: for Development in India and China. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd: 93-134.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Written analyses in about 800-1500 words submitted 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering wide range of facets that focus on knowledge, skill and attitude of the student and their understanding on the topic.

 Subjective type question(s): Understanding the emerging complexities and dynamics in the region

Application of the understanding to the situation

Solutions to the problems given

PSY143 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the basis for all human-machine interfaces and learning, and it is the future of all complex decision-making across diverse sectors. Students will explore the concepts of HMI and AI and become aware of advances in Artificial Intelligence. Case studies and workshops will allow students to consider how human factors and design thinking are applied in designing an interface and the ethical issues and implications of preserving human values. Through discussion, analysis, and workshops, students move towards designing or modifying a user-centric interface considering any sustainable development goal.

Course objectives: 

  • To explain Human-Machine Interactions and Artificial Intelligence and their applications in daily life.
  • To identify the importance and application of human factors and design thinking in interface design. 
  • To evaluate a user-centric interface considering any sustainable development goal.

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain Human-Machine Interactions and Artificial Intelligence and their applications in daily life.

CO2: Identify the importance and application of human factors and design thinking in interface design.

CO3: Evaluate a user-centric interface considering sustainable development goals.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to AI and HMI
 

Introduction to AI and HMI, Types of AI and HMI, Machine and Deep Learnings and their applications, Current trends and development.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Human factors & AI
 

Human factors - Sensation, Perception, Apperception, Working Memory, Decision-making, and Design Thinking.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Principles of interface Design and Application of AI
 

Schneiderman’s eight golden rules, Norman’s model of interaction, Neilson’s Heuristics, Designing for people across the lifespan, and the Application of AI in health, aviation, and the workplace.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Dix, A., Dix, A. J., Finlay, J., Abowd, G. D., & Beale, R. (2003). Human-computer interaction. Pearson Education.

Tenner, E. (2015). The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman. Technology and Culture, 56(3), 785-787. 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Burnett, B., & Evans, D. (2016). Designing your life: How to build a well-lived, joyful life. Knopf.

Gassmann, O., & Reepmeyer, G. (2008). Universal design–innovations for all ages. In The silver market phenomenon (pp. 125-140). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 

Davenport, T., & Kalakota, R. (2019). The potential for artificial intelligence in healthcare. Future healthcare journal, 6(2), 94. 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA1 will be an individual assignment.

CIA2 will be a group assignment with individual components for evaluation. 

CIA3 will be a written exam for 2 hours and 50 Marks. CIA3 will have Section- A and Section - B.

Section A (Essay questions). 10 Marks X 3 Questions=30 Marks 

Section B (Case study). 20 Marks x 1Q= 20 Marks

PSY155 - PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course has been conceptualized to help learners in delving into the conversation between gender and psychology. Through the lens of socio-historico location of an individual an attempt will be made to locate gender, cognize the spaces of performing, reproducing and perpetuating gender. Looking through psychological and feminist theoretical lenses, the course will analyze the connection of the psychology of gender to the discourse of power and socio-political economical structures. Learners are encouraged to evaluate and envision possible new grounds for a better world, considering the changing cultural diversity in the present Indian society, therefore, reinforcing them to approach gendered issues through cultural, social constructionist and post-structuralist lens to analyze its implications.

Course Outcome

1: Examine the accounts of the production, reproduction and perpetuation of gendered and sexual identities, spaces and subjectivities and related psychological concepts.

2: Discuss gender roles and intersectional nature of identity in everyday life and experience, using psychological, feminist and post-feminist lenses.

3: Demonstrate psychological literacy and problem-solving abilities by suggesting possible counters to the critical gendered issues in personal, interpersonal, social, emotional, cultural, political and professional domains in a multicultural context

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction
 

Describing the spectrum and gender-diverse identities. 

Classical 

psychoanalytic theories on masculinity and 

feminity, analyses 

through feminist, queer and trans readings of psychoanalytic 

theories. 

Feminist theories 

Male gender role stress Gender and space - 

secondarity, 

performativity, 

multiplicity, trans 

community and mental health. 

Body, identity and 

subjectivity - 

psychological and 

philosophical readIngs

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Unit 1
 

Describing the spectrum and gender-diverse identities. Classical psychoanalytic theories on masculinity and feminity, are Analyses through feminist, queer and trans readings of psychoanalytic theories. Feminist theories Male gender role stress Gender and space - secondarity, performativity, multiplicity, trans-community and mental health. Body, identity and subjectivity - psychological and philosophical readings

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Theories
 

Queer and trans theories, Political Economy of Sex Gender and life-space- psychology, feminism, architecture, history & philosophy.

Gender and Bodies; Gender and Violence; Gender and Media

Gender and Work; Gender and Parenthood; Gender and Mental Health

Gender and Indian Law: LGBTQIA+ RightS

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Unit 2
 

Queer and trans theories, Political Economy of Sex; Gender and life-space psychology, feminism, architecture, history & philosophy. Gender and Bodies; Gender and Violence; Gender and Media; Gender and Work; Gender and Parenthood; Gender and Mental Health; Gender and Indian Law: LGBTQIA+ Rights

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Project Work
 

Project-work: 

Examine various sites of the performance and perpetuation of gender and Gendered 

discrimination– 

Through field work, that shows its 

Production in everyday spaces and at the 

Intersections of social, cultural, politcal  Location marked 

Discourses of gender.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Unit 3
 

Project-work: Examine various sites of the performance and perpetuation of gender and Gendered discrimination– Through fieldwork,

that shows its Production in everyday spaces and at the Intersections of social, cultural, political. Location marked. Discourses of gender

Text Books And Reference Books:

RUDMAN, L. A. (2021). Social Psychology of gender: How Power and Intimacy Shape Gender Relations (2nd ed.). GUILFORD.

Matlin, M. (2011). Potential Problems and Biases in Current Research in The Psychology of Women (pp. 20-27). Nelson Education.

Fine, C. (2010). Delusions of gender: How our minds, society, and neurosexism create difference. WW Norton & Company.

Matlin, M. (2011).The Psychology of Women. Nelson Education.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Webb, D. (2023). LGBTQ rights in India. AEA Randomized Controlled Trials. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10953-1.0

Irigaray(1995)-The Question of the Other Foucault(1976)-The Will to Knowledge: History of Sexuality (Vol 1)

Kristeva (1980) - Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection; Tans. (1992) by L. S. Roudiez.

Gayle (1975). “The Traffic in Women: Notes on a Political Economy of Sex.” In Rayna R. Reiter (ed.), Toward an Anthropology of Women. Monthly Review Press. pp. 157--210

(1975)

Stryker (2004) - Transgender Studies: Queer Theories Evil Twin.

Nagoshi et al. (2010)- Transgender Theories: Embodying Research & Practice Fieldwork and Project-based learning

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment Outline: 

 

CIA 1 and CIA 2 is a 20 mark assignment 

CIA 3 is a 50 mark complex assignment

PSY156 - PSYCHOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: Understanding close relationships is among the central goals of social psychology. Close relationships range from family ties to friendships to romantic and sexual relationships. Our main purpose will be on learning about the life cycle of adult intimate (i.e., romantic) relationships, ranging from stages of initial attraction and relationship initiation to growth and maintenance of the relationship, and in some cases, dissolution. Although other close relationships such as close friendships, family, and work relationships will also be addressed and integrated into the course, they will be of secondary importance. Class meetings will consist mainly of facilitated discussions and student-led presentations on topics such as the biological bases of attraction and love, commitment and interdependence, relationship cognition, attachment, communication, sexuality, relational interaction patterns, relationship satisfaction, and the social context of relationships (e.g., the influence of others) conflict, relationship dissolution, and relationship maintenance.

CO1: Understand the major concepts and models of interpersonal relationships.

CO2: Evaluate the different types of relationships and their impact on one's life.

CO3: Use strategies to enhance everyday life challenges and sustain effective relationships

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the major concepts and models of interpersonal relationships.

CO2: Evaluate the different types of relationships and their impact on one's life.

C03: Use strategies to enhance everyday life challenges and sustain effective relationships

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Understand the major concepts and models of interpersonal relationships.
 

Introduction to key theories and concepts in relationship psychology (attachment theory, social exchange theory, equity theory, interdependence theory, etc.), theories of attraction (evolutionary, social, and cognitive perspectives), historical perspectives on the study of relationships, Ethical considerations in relationships.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Evaluate the different types of relationships and their impact on one's life.
 

Different types of relationship: childhood relationship (parent, teacher, caregiver), adult relationship, friendship and workplace relationships, emerging trends in relationships such as virtual relationship, long distance relationship, cohabitation, post- divorce relationship, friendships and social networks – benefits, types and maintenance. Social media and its influence on relationship formation and maintenance

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Use strategies to enhance everyday life challenges and sustain effective relationships
 

Effective communication strategies,

Active listening skills and empathetic communication,

Conflict resolution techniques and managing relationship disagreements, developing self-awareness, empathy, emotional intelligence, and applying psychological principles to real-life relationship scenarios.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Baron, R.A., Byrne, D. & Bhardwaj, G. (2010). Social Psychology (12th Ed.). New Delhi: Pearson.

Miller, Chapter 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships Reis, H. T. (2012).

A history of relationship research in social psychology. In A.W. Kruglanski & W Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of the history of social psychology (pp. 213- 232). New York: Psychology Press.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Graziano, W. G., & Bruce, J. W. (2008). Attraction and the initiation of relationships: A review of the empirical literature. In S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds), Handbook of relationship initiation, pp. 269-295. New York: Psychology Press.

Cameron, J. J., Stinson, D. A., & Wood, J. V. (2013). The bold and the bashful: Selfesteem, gender, and relationship initiation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 685-692. https://doi.org/10.10 02/9780470939338

Finkel, E.J., Eastwick, P.W., Karney, B.R., Reis, H. T., & Sprecher, S. (2012). Online dating: A critical analysis from the perspective of psychological science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 13, 3– 66.

Emery, L. F., Muise, A., Dix, E. L., & Le, B. (2014). Can you tell that I’m in a relationship? Attachment and relationship visibility on Facebook. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1466–1479.

Vanden Abeele, M., Schouten, A. P., & Antheunis, M. L. (2017). Personal, editable, and always accessible: An affordance approach to the relationship between adolescents’ mobile messaging behavior and their friendship quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Sbarra, D. A., & Beck, C. J. A. (2013). Divorce and close relationships: Findings, themes, and future directions. In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 795-822). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Lewandowski, G. W., Aron, A., Bassis, S. & Kunak, J. (2006). Losing a selfexpanding relationship: Implications for the selfconcept. Personal Relationships, 13, 317-331

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1:Individual assignment – Video presentations

The students are required to make individual video presentations on the basis of the topics that will be given to them. Submission will be based on one of the different topics through a Video PPT (The feature is available in PPT software) Topics: Example: theories of relationship psychology; theories of attraction Number of Slides: Maximum 9 slides (excluding the Title slide) Duration: 3 minutes

Test details: ● Total Marks: 20 marks ● Date of Submission: 31st August

Evaluation Criteria:  Organization of the content  Quality of the information  Research citations   Creativity   Personal Learnings 

CIA 2: Group Presentation (with viva)

This is a group assignment and the groups will be divided into groups of five. The faculty in charge will be giving each group a movie (based on relationships). Each group will be given one movie/short film to watch and a week long time shall be given for the same. In the following Thursday, 2 hours shall be given to the group to prepare a presentation (5 Slides in 5 Minutes) on the basis of guiding questions and will have to present the same in 5 mins in the next class. Individually group members shall answer facilitator’s questions. Post the presentation each member of the group will write a reflective note on their experience working on the topics and submit the same on moodle. Students can be creative in making their ppts and adding audio-visuals etc but should be able to cover within the specified time limit. PPT submission pre presentation mandatory and individual reflective notes submission post presentation is mandatory. The presentation might primarily include :  Different types of relationships portrayed in the film  Their own perception as to whether the relationships has been portrayed accurately in the film or not.  Conflict resolution strategies in relationships that were used in the film vs what they would have used.

Details: Total marks: 20 ● Date of Allotment of their Movie/Documentary: 12th September ● Date of Group Discussion/Planning: 21st September ● Date of Presentation – 28th September 

Evaluation Criteria:

Pre- Presentation: ● 1. Timely Submission 

Individual contribution: ● a. Organization and Flow of the content ● b. Relevance of the content  ● c. Reference 

Presentation: ● 3. Delivery and presentation of information  ● 4. Organization of the slides  5. Group effort and team spirit  6. Time Management  7. Q & A (one question to per person) 

Post Presentation 8. Depth of Individual Reflections / Learnings

CIA 3: In class written exam

This will be an in class written exam. It will consist of two parts – Part A and Part B. Part-A is for a total of 30 marks. Part A will consist of five 10-mark questions. Out of five, students will answer three questions (each question carries ten marks). Part - B is for 20 marks. It is a compulsory case study that the students need to answer. There is no choice. Total marks: 50 marks Date of examination: 26th October An Assessment scheme will be created for the paper

PSY158 - STRESS MANAGEMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Stress is a common word used today in everyday walks of life. This course is designed to enable students to understand the nature of stress and stressors at theoretical and Practical level. to understand the impact of stress on health and wellbeing and To analyse the maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies in developing a self-plan to manage stress effectively in a life long process.

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain the nature of stress, long-term effects and illnesses that can result from stressors at physiological, Psychological and behavioural levels

CO2: Evaluate personal stressors at various domains of life

CO3: Use various stress management techniques to achieve and maintain well-being.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Understanding the Meaning and Nature of Stress
 

Explain the nature of stress, long-term effects and illnesses that  can result  from stressors at physiological, Psychological and behavioural levels

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Understanding the Meaning and Nature of Stress: (15 hours)
 

Types and Sources of Stress,

Theories and Models of Stress,

Stressors at the workplace,

Stressors unique to age and gender.

Stress and Health: Life style diseases Psychological - Irritability, Depression,

 

Anxiety, Eating disorders, Insomnia

 

Behavioural - Maladaptive, risky

behaviours.

related to stress –

Cardiovascular Disorder, Allergies,

Digestive System Disorder, Recurrent

 

Head ache and Cancer.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Coping Strategies
 

Evaluate personal stressors at various domains of life

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Coping Strategies (10 hours) Styles of Coping
 

Maladaptive Coping Behaviors,

Maladaptive Cognitive Coping - addiction, abuse, violence, irrational thought process.

Individual differences in Coping

Adaptive Coping

Assessment of stress and wellbeing;

self-reflection

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Stress Management Approaches
 

Use various stress management techniquesto achieve and maintain well-being.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Stress Management Approaches (20 hrs)
 

Breathing Exercise;

Systematic Desensitization;

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques;

Meditation;

Mindfulness, yoga.

Care of the Self:

Nutrition and Other Lifestyle Issues

Develop a personal stress management plan;

suggest stress

management

techniques for various

contexts like academic,

workplace etc

Text Books And Reference Books:

Health Psychology by Taylor; Control your Stress by Piperopoulus Dutta, P,K, (2010) Stress management Himalaya, Himalaya Publishing House Baron .L & Feist.J (2000) Health Psychology 4th edition, USA Brooks/Cole

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

The Stress Management Handbook by Selhub Olpin, M. & Hesson, M. (2015). Stress Management for Life:

 

A Research-Based Experiential Approach. 4th edition. Wadsworth Publishing. Cooper,C,& Palmer,S, (2000)Conquer Your tress, London: Institute of personal development Universities Press. Dutta, P,K, (2010) Stress management Himalaya, Himalaya Publishing House. Lee, K. (2014). Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress: Your 24-7 Plan for Well-being. Universe Publishing.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1

CIA 2

CIA 3

Attn+CP

20 marks

20 marks

50 marks

10 marks

SOC143 - SOCIOLOGY THROUGH CINEMA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course will begin with a session on the Sociology of Cinema and the tools and techniques necessary to analyze the films that will be used in this course as a vehicle to examine society sociologically. This course introduces the student to the discipline of Sociology through cinema from India and elsewhere. It aims to allow students to critically examine society through cinema and its representation.

Course objectives:

  • To enable students to view cinema as a text for sociological analysis
  •  To gain an introduction to the discipline of sociology through cinema

Course Outcome

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Introduction to Sociology
 
  1. Sociology as a discipline
  2. Sociological Imagination
  3. Theoretical perspectives
Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Introduction to Sociology
 
  1. Sociology as a discipline
  2. Sociological Imagination
  3. Theoretical perspectives
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Social Structure
 
  1. Community, Association and Institution  
  2. Status and role
  3. Power and authority

Films: Dor (2006), Prem Rog (1982), Roja (1992)

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Social Structure
 
  1. Community, Association and Institution  
  2. Status and role
  3. Power and authority

Films: Dor (2006), Prem Rog (1982), Roja (1992)

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Culture and Socialization
 
  1. Culture
  2. Socialization
  3. Conformity and Deviance

Films: Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Culture and Socialization
 
  1. Culture
  2. Socialization
  3. Conformity and Deviance

Films: Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Social Stratification
 
  1. Sex and gender
  2. Race and Ethnicity
  3. Caste and Class 

 Films: Lajja (2001), India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart (2007)

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Social Stratification
 
  1. Sex and gender
  2. Race and Ethnicity
  3. Caste and Class 

 Films: Lajja (2001), India Untouched: Stories of a People Apart (2007)

Text Books And Reference Books:

Burton, E. (1988 ). Sociology and the feature film. Teaching Sociology 16: 263-271.

Dudrah, R K. (2006).  Bollywood: Sociology goes to the Movies. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Prendergast, C. (1986 ). Cinema Sociology: Cultivating the Sociological Imagination through Popular Film. Teaching Sociology 14: 243-248.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Mills, C. W. (2023). The sociological imagination. In Social Work (pp. 105-108). Routledge.

Evaluation Pattern
CIA 1  10 marks (conducted out of 20 )
 
CIA 2 10 marks (conducted out of 20 )
 
CIA 3 25 marks (conducted out of 50 ) 
 
Attendance 5 marks 

THE141 - THEATRE APPRECIATION (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is a participatory practice course, which makes Theatre appreciation applicable to all. It includes different Theoretical, Interactive and Participatory sessions from experts in the cultural industry. It also envisages witnessing live performances and digital performances to enhance the knowledge of the domain, which supports learning with clarity.

This course deals with five strands; Plays, Players, Places, Playgoers, and Performance practice.

Course Outcome

CO1: Able to appreciate the Theatre Art form as a whole.

CO2: Able to analyse and understand the aesthetics of the Theatre Performances.

CO3: Able to appreciate the performer's practices and the audience's reception.

CO4: Able to critically review live and digital Theatre performances.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Plays
 

Focus on Author and Texts.

Theatre Plays, Theatre text, What is Plays, Play style, Author, Dramatic text, Play text.

So, here is Talk, Play Reading 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
Players
 

Focus on Acting practices and training.

How the plays can be played by players-who are the Players-Players are nothing but Actors/Performers, all Players are Directors cum Practitioners.

How these players Enact, Perform, Prepare, and how these Players are subjected to Acting training.

Players' concept -Acting, Directing, Design.

Players are playing a play.

So here is a workshop model planning.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:5
Places
 

Focus Design concept.

What are the places where the Act happens -different stages, different Theatre, practice, live, video.

How places interact, Act happens, Events take place, What are the different Stage places, and how places connect with the significant aspects of the design; in this liveness, the video presentation will be there to make them understand different kinds of places and events. 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Playgoers
 

Focus on Audience appreciation and participation of the audience.

Devising plays, Theatre dimension, Performance Devise, Analyse the Process.

How Playgoers or the Audience appreciate, involve, interact and immersively participate in the Theatre practice.

So there we devise practices. 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Performance practice
 

Focus on Theatre practice and performance.

Where a play or Devised Theatre performance will be done with the Students/ Participants.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Theatre: The Lively Art11th Edition​ By Edwin Wilson and Alvin Goldfarb,2022

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Theatre, Brief13th Edition​,By Robert Cohen, Donovan Sherman and Michelle Liu Carriger​,2023

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation CIAs :2 Hrs

Writing assignments, Live performance watching, and review writing.

Evaluation ESE :3 Hrs

End Semester Exam will be a performance and submission of journals.

THE142 - IMPROVISATION AND DEVISED THEATRE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

l  To gain an understanding of principles and techniques of improvisation.

l  Develop skills in collaborative script development and performance.

 

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Apply an understanding of practical proficiency in executing the fundamental principles of a variety of devising techniques and improvised scene work in rehearsals and project development

CO2: Students will showcase acquired skills through practical performances of devised and improvised live theatre

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:4
Rules of Comedy
 

Application of comedy rules through scene work, theatre sports, monologues, and play development

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Short Form Improvisation
 

Concepts of endowment, justification, plot progression, and ensemble/group mind are explored through short form stage scenarios

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Sketch Writing
 

Concept mining, plot structures, collaborative scripts, and using improvisation as a writing tool within a performance ensemble

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
Long Form Improvisation
 

Students will explore case studies and history of long form improvised performance and practice rehearsing and performing “The Harold” for test audiences 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:6
Devised Theatre Companies and Practices
 

Case studies of historic and contemporary devised theatre companies, paired with practical experiments in devising through imagery, text, and movement solutions 

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:15
Devised Performance Scripts
 

Research, story development, and improvisation will result in a devised theatrical performance for a public audience that will showcase the tools and skills employed in the previous units

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.           Lynn, Bill. Improvisation for Actors and Writers: A Guidebook for Improv Lessons in Comedy. Colorado Springs: Meriwether Publishing, 2004. Print 

2.           Halpern, Charna and Del Close. Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation. Colorado Springs: Meriwether Publishing, 1994. Print

3. Playscripts selected by instructor and actors for case study projects 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1.           Spolin, Viola. Improvisation for the Theater. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1999. Print 

 

2.           Halpern, Charna. Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation. Colorado Springs: Meriwether Publishing, 2004. Print

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern: Conducted internally at the departmental level

 

Assignment 1:  Quiz on Comedy Rules & Theatre Sports Practical Performance

Assignment 2:  Script Submission & Performance of Collaborative Comedy Sketch

Assignment 3:  Presentation & Student-Led Training Session from Historic Theatre Collectives

Assignment 4:  Actor Showcase Through Live Performances of Original Devised Theatre Pieces

BBA142A - ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION TECHNIQUES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course aims at imparting knowledge on Marketing Management from the perspective of Marketing Communications.Great marketing strategies can be powerful. Every year companies spend approximately $200 billion promoting their products and services – and that’s just in the United States alone! Explore how marketing campaigns, ads, and commercials are brought to life which will lead the exploration of various aspects of Advertising and sales promotion techniques which includes its objectives, classification, creative aspect and functions.

 

 This course introduces students to the concepts and processes of marketing and takes them deeper into the world of marketing.

 

Course Objectives: This course intends

  Describe the history of the advertising industry and its relation to today’s marketplace.

   List the roles and responsibilities of various advertising, marketing, and promotions professionals.

Develop students’ understanding and skill in development of communication strategy of a firm, particularly with advertising and sales promotions.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand fundamental concepts of Advertisement and Sales promotion

CO2: Understand importance of Integrated Marketing Communications strategies

CO3: Explain about creative Process in Advertisement ans Sales Promotion.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:8
Introduction to Marketing Communication
 

Meaning, elements, structure, and role of marketing communications. Theories of marketing communication: hierarchy of effects of communication, information processing theories, Marketing Communication Process,communication and attitude formation and change. Key communication terminologies. Miscommunication issues.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Marketing Communication Strategy
 

Marketing communication mix. Integrated marketing communication. Formulation of marketing communication strategy. Marketing communication barriers. Communication budgeting issues and methods. Promotion campaign planning and management.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Advertising
 

Meaning, elements,Functions, objectives and role of advertising. Evolution of advertising. Types of advertising. Social, ethical and legal issues of advertising.Role of Advertising in 21st Century.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Creative Process and Methods in Advertising
 

Creative process and methods. Visualization process and visualizer qualities. Message design: message theme, models, considerations. Message strategies: cognitive, affective, conative, and brand strategies. Advertising appeals. Essentials of a good appeal. Execution frameworks. Use of color in advertising.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Advertisement Development
 

Print advertising media: types of media and media choice. Copywriting for print media: types of ad copies. Ad copy objectives and requisites of a good copy. Print copy development process. Print copy elements: choice of headline, sub-heads, body copy, slogan and signature. Layout: functions, qualities of a good layout, layout principles.Television advertising:  nature, pros and cons. TVC development: script writing, story board, air-time buying and other considerations. Radio advertising: nature, pros and cons. Producing radio advertisements. Emerging advertisements: internet advertising and ambient advertising. Product placement strategies

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:7
Sales Promotions
 

Scope and role of sales promotions. Reasons for the increased use of sales promotions. Consumer-oriented sales promotion methods: objectives and tools of consumer promotions. Trade-oriented sales promotions: objectives,tools and techniques to boost sales.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Core Text:

 

  1. Belch George and Michael Belch, Advertising and Promotion, Tata McGraw Hill.
  2. William Wells, John Burnet, and Sandra Moriarty, Adverting Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall of India.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Reference Books:

 

  1. Jaishri Jethwaney and Shruti Jain, Advertising Management, Oxford University Press.
  2. K. D. Koirala, Marketing Communications, Buddha Publications.
  3. Advertising, Sales and Promotion Management, S.A.Chunawalla, Himalaya.
  4. Advertising Management, Jethwaney, Jain, Oxford.
Evaluation Pattern

Assessment:

 

Components of assessment

Components

CIA I

CIA II

CIA III

Attendance

Marks

20

20

50

5

Weightage

50%

50%

50%

100%

Total

10

10

25

5

BBA142E - WORKING WITH SPREAD SHEETS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: In this course, you will learn the basic and advanced functions of excel through guided demonstration. Each week you will build on your excel skills and be provided with an opportunity to practice what you’ve learned. Finally, you will have a chance to put your knowledge to work in a mini-project. Please note, the content in this course was developed using a Windows version of Excel 2013 and 2016.

Course Objectives:

       To demonstrate simple arithmetic calculations directly in a cell as well as by referring to another cell.

       To compare and contrast formulas and functions in Excel.

       To examine, interpret and analyse data using the database functions of Excel.

  • To model the chart function of Excel to represent numeric data in multiple formats.

Course Outcome

CLO1: Students are able to demonstrate simple arithmetic calculations directly in a cell as well as by referring to another cell.

CLO2: Students are able to compare and contrast between formulas and functions in Excel.

CLO3: Students are able to examine and interpret data using the database functions of Excel.

CLO4: Students are able to model the chart function of Excel to represent numeric data in multiple formats.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
Introduction to Spread Sheet Level of Knowledge: Application
 

Understanding Microsoft Excel, Excel Workbook Windows, Basic Spreadsheet Skills, Excel Help System, Opening and Closing Workbooks, Understanding Workbook File Formats, Creating New Workbooks, Selecting Cells, Auto Sum and Auto Fill Function, Cell Referencing and Request, Formatting Cells, Formatting Numbers, Placing Cell Alignment, Cell, Rows and Columns, Understanding Worksheets, Editing, Copying and Moving Cells, Page Layouts in Excel, Proofing Workbook, Basic Options, Ribbons and Toolbar, AutoFilter, Advanced Filters, Managing Windows, Multiple Windows, Splitting Windows, Freezing Panes, Linking Data, Basics’ Assessment

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:7
Fundamental tools in Spreadsheet Level of Knowledge: Application
 

Introduction to Excel Spreadsheet Intermediate Level, Defining Names in Excel, Sorting Data, Using Excel Tables, Filtering Data in Excel, Find and Replace, Headers and Footers, Adding Comment, Conditional Formatting, Understand Charts, Chart Design Options and Tools, Chart Format Tools, Combo Charts

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Functions in Spreadsheet Level of Knowledge: Application
 

Functions within Excel, Understanding Date Function, Super Power, Array Formulae, Advanced Range Names, What If function? Information Functions, Logical Functions, Using Text to Columns, the Paste Special Function, Tracking Changes in Excel, Merging and Compare Excel Workbooks, Data Validation, Subtotals and Grouping, Consolidating Data

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Spreadsheet for Analysis Level of Knowledge: Application
 

Scenario Analysis, Data Tables in Scenario Analysis, What-if Analysis, Mats and Trig Functions, Text Functions in Excel, Using Lookup Functions, Vlookups, HLookups, Using Statistical Functions, Database Functions, Formula Auditing and Error Tracing, Hyperlinks in Excel, Linking Data

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
Data Visualization using tables and charts Level of Knowledge: Application
 

Understanding Pivot Tables, Using Pivot Charts, Workbook Properties, Protecting and Sharing Worksheets, Understanding to Macros, Custom Number Formats in Excel, Using Custom Lists, Working with Templates, Data Encrypting and Finalising Workbooks, Data analysis in Excel using classic tools, such as pivot tables, pivot charts, and slicers, on data that is already in a worksheet / grid data, Excel data model, DAX expression

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:8
Foundations of SQL
 

Power Query add-in in Excel 2013, build an Excel data model from a single flat table, import multiple tables from a SQL database, Create a mash-up between data from text-files and data from a SQL database. Cube functions, Timelines, Hierarchies, Slicer and Assessment (MCQ)

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. “Microsoft Excel 2019: Data Analysis and Business Model” by L. Winston Wayne, PHI Learning Publishers, ISBN: 978-9389347180.
  2. “Excel 2019 All-in-One: Master the new features of Excel 2019/Office 365”, by Lokesh Lalwani, ISBN: 978-9388511582.
Evaluation Pattern

CIA DETAILS      MARKS DETAILS

CIA 1                        20

CIA II                       20

CIA III                     50

Attendance marks will be added as per the attendance policy

BLS143 - PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURAL TECHNIQUES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course introduces students to the principles and techniques of horticulture. Students will learn the basics of plant growth, propagation, and cultivation. The course will cover soil management, irrigation, pruning, pest control, and greenhouse production. Students will also explore sustainable horticultural practices and their applications in various horticultural settings.

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain the principles and practices of plant growth and development.

CO2: Demonstrate proficiency in plant propagation techniques.

CO3: Apply soil management and irrigation techniques to promote plant growth and health

CO4: Design and implement a pest management plan for a horticultural operation.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Horticulture
 
  • Principles and practices of horticulture
  • Plant anatomy and physiology
  • Plant propagation techniques: seed, cuttings, and grafting
  • Introduction to sustainable horticulture practices
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Soil Management and Irrigation
 
  • Soil properties and nutrient management
  • Soil fertility and composting
  • Irrigation principles and techniques
  • Greenhouse production and management
Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Pruning and Pest Control
 
  • Pruning techniques and tools
  • Insect and disease management
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Biological control of pests
Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Sustainable Horticulture Practices
 
  • Sustainable practices in horticulture
  • Environmental stewardship in horticulture
  • Marketing sustainable horticulture products
  • Horticultural entrepreneurship
Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Hartmann, H. T., Kester, D. E., Davies Jr, F. T., & Geneve, R. L. (2014). Plant propagation: Principles and practices (9th ed.). Prentice Hall.
  2. Grubinger, V. (2002). Introduction to sustainable horticulture. University of Vermont Extension.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  • Lambers, H., Chapin III, F. S., & Pons, T. L. (2008). Plant physiological ecology (2nd ed.). Springer.
  • Stanghellini, C. (2004). Greenhouse production science in horticulture. CRC Press.
Evaluation Pattern

Attendance and Class Participation- 10%

Midterm Examination- 30%

Review paper/Research Paper- 20%

Seminar presentation – 10%

Final Examination - 30%

BLS144 - PRINCIPLES OF AYURVEDA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is an introduction to Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine. The course covers topics such as the history and philosophy of Ayurveda, principles of Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment, and the use of Ayurveda in maintaining health and preventing disease. Students will also learn about the role of Ayurveda in contemporary medicine and the current state of Ayurvedic research.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the history and philosophy of Ayurveda.

CO2: Identify the basic principles of Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment

CO3: Apply Ayurvedic principles in maintaining health and preventing disease

CO4: Evaluate the role of Ayurveda in contemporary medicine

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Introduction to Ayurveda
 
  • History and philosophy of Ayurveda
  • Basic principles of Ayurveda
  • Doshas and their functions
  • The importance of digestion in Ayurveda
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:11
Ayurvedic Diagnosis and Treatment
 
  • Pulse diagnosis in Ayurveda
  • Ayurvedic herbs and their uses
  • Ayurvedic therapies, including Panchakarma
  • Yoga and Ayurveda
Unit-3
Teaching Hours:11
Ayurveda for Health and Wellness
 
  • Ayurvedic diet and nutrition
  • Ayurvedic lifestyle practices
  • Ayurvedic approaches to mental health
  • Ayurveda and women's health
Unit-4
Teaching Hours:11
Ayurveda in Contemporary Medicine
 
  • The role of Ayurveda in integrative medicine
  • The regulation of Ayurvedic products and practices
  • The current state of Ayurvedic research
  • The future of Ayurveda
Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Lad, V. (1998). The complete book of Ayurvedic home remedies. Harmony.
  2. Frawley, D., & Ranade, S. (2001). Ayurveda, nature's medicine. Lotus Press.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Sharma, H. (2011). Ayurvedic healing: A comprehensive guide. Singing Dragon.
  2. Svoboda, R. (1999). Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic constitution. Lotus Press.
Evaluation Pattern

·        Attendance and Class Participation- 10%

·        Midterm Examination- 30%

·        Review paper/Research Paper- 20%

·        Seminar presentation – 10%

·        Final Examination - 30%

CHE141 - CHEMISTRY IN ACTION (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course deals with the abundance of elements on earth and in biological systems and their inevitable role in the functioning of the living systems and the universe

This course highlights the chemistry in action in drug usage, detection of disease, infection, drunken drive, in metal extraction process, in working principle of home appliances, in recreation, in archaeology, and in human system

This course deals with the application of chemistry in forensics

This course emphasis the need for sustainable energy and environment.

This course is intended to

Evoke an understanding on the inevitable role of chemistry in biological system as well as the environment

Make students appreciate chemistry in action in different fields of application and in daily life

Create an awareness regarding need for sustainable energy and environment.

Course Outcome

CO1: Gains understanding on the inevitable chemistry in action in biological system

CO2: Gains understanding on the abundance of different elements and their action in biological system and in the universe

CO3: Able to practice the principles of sustainable chemistry and proper usage of energy in daily life

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Distribution of elements on Earth and in living systems
 

Natural abundance of elements, Elemental composition of human body.

Sodium chloride a common and important ionic compound- hydrated salts and their applications (cement).

 

Eg.Alums, plaster of paris- 1 hr (asynchronous)

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Carbon atom: The building block of life
 

Carbon based molecules in Biological systems-proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, fats. Carbon cycle,

Changes in carbon cycle. Allotropes of carbon-2 hr (asynchronous)

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:5
Design in molecules
 

Molecules and perception- the molecular basis of smell and taste.

The design in light and

Fire- (synchronous)

 

The versatile molecule: water.

The design in oxygen-

 

(asynchronous)

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Common drugs including drugs of abuse
 

Classification of drugs and their effects.

1. Paracetamol

2. Ibuprofen

 

3. botox

4. chloramphenicol (synchronous)

 

 

5. cocaine, 6. Cannabis (asynchronous)

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
Chemistry of Atmosphere
 

Phenomena in the outer layers of atmosphere, Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere,

volcanoes, The greenhouse effect, Photochemical smog (synchronous)

 

 Acid rain, Indoor pollution(asynchronous)

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:4
Out of Oxygen
 

Industrial, commercial, medical and scientific applications of oxygen-Steel making, in rocket

engines, water and waste treatment processes.

 

Oxygen crisis-Does the earth run out of oxygen. Burning oil, coal, gas, wood or other organic materials, the O2 we breathe, to break carbon-hydrogen bonds and release energy. Combustion, carbon dioxide. The concept of oxygen bar- (synchronous)

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:5
Chemistry in Daily Life
 

Breath analyser, metals from sea, microwave ovens-dipole moments at work. Ice skating,

desalination-reverse osmosis. Determining the age of artifacts.

(synchronous)

 

Haemoglobin, pH of blood.

antacids and pH balance in stomach. How an egg shell is made ?- (asynchronous)

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:2
Chemical Mysteries
 

Who killed Napolean-Arsenic poisoning, Marsh test for arsenic.

Gold finger printing by mass spectrometry 

Unit-9
Teaching Hours:5
Future Chemistry
 

What is in store for the near future, Energy and environment Energy production and energy

utilization.

 

The nature of energy and types of energy. (synchronous)

Radioactivity-Demand for energy (asynchronous)

Unit-10
Teaching Hours:5
Green Chemistry
 

Waste minimization, design of safer and more efficient processes for waste management.

waste management (synchronous).

 

Sustainable Chemistry. (asynchronous)

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1] Nina Morgan Chemistry in Action: The Molecules of Everyday Life, 1 st ed, Oxford

University Press, 1995.

 

[2] John T. Moore Chemistry for Dummies 1 st ed. For Dummies, 2002.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[3] Raymond Chang, Chemistry. 8 th ed, Mc Graw Hill, 2002..

[4] Kirpal Singh Chemistry in Daily Life, 2 nd ed Prentice-Hall of India Private

 

Limited, 2008.

Evaluation Pattern

1.  CIA -1 ……………………….                           25Marks

2.  Mid-term Test (CIA-2)………………………   25 Marks

3.  End-semester examination …………………    50 Marks

       

                                TOTAL                              100 Marks

COM147 - E-COMMERCE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course intends to make the students familiar with the essential concepts for steering business transactions through the various resources of E-Commerce. As a prerequisite, the students should be having a basic knowledge about computers, networks and information technology.

Course Outcome

CO1: To provide exposure to the students about the various avenues of e-commerce.

CO2: To develop e-business plans.

CO3: To understand the various principles, models and concepts of e-commerce business models and revenue models

CO4: To understand, develop and apply the concepts of e-marketing strategies.

CO5: To understand the various electronic payment systems available.

CO6: To get equipped with the knowledge of creating simple websites.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
E-Commerce Framework
 

E-Commerce Concepts: Electronic   Commerce   –   Mobile   Commerce   -   Social   E-Commerce and Wisdom of Crowds – Local Commerce – Conversational Commerce; B2C, B2B – Private Industrial Network, Net Marketplace, C2C; Indian E-Commerce Environment; Creating Business Plans – Creating Business Plans for E-Business Ideas.


Practical: Creating an e-business plan through brainstorming and ideation.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Business Models and Revenue Models
 

Business Models: E-Tailer – Market Creator – Content Provider – Community Provider – Portal – Service Provider; Revenue Models: Advertising Revenue Model – Sales Revenue Model – Subscription Revenue Model – Freemium Revenue Model – Transaction Fee Revenue Model – Affiliate Revenue Model.

 


Practical: Choosing suitable e-business model and revenue model for the chosen business plan.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:12
E-Marketing
 

Electronic Marketing: Traditional Marketing, Concepts of STP, Identifying Web Presence Goals, Achieving Web Presence Goals, Uniqueness of Web, Meeting the Needs of Website Visitors, E-Marketing Value Chain, Site Adhesions, Maintaining a Website. Internet Advertising: Types, Advantages, Guidelines; Push and Pull Marketing, E-Cycle of Internet Marketing, Measuring the Effectiveness of E- Advertising, E-Branding.


Practical: Designing an electronic marketing strategy for the chosen business plan.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
E-Payment Systems & Website Creation
 

Electronic Payment Systems: Electronic Clearing System, NEFT, RTGS, Digital Cash, Currency Servers, Virtual Currencies, Bitcoins, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Digital Credit Cards, Smart Cards, Digital Wallets, Electronic Cheques, Online Stored Valued Systems, Mobile Payment Systems, Emerging Financial Instruments.


Practical: Creating websites using online website building tools like wix.com,

 

godaddy.com, for the chosen business plan with appropriate electronic payment system.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
Careers and Threats in E Commerce
 

Impact of E Commerce on Business, Banking, E Governance, Tourism, Real Estate, Book Publishing, Careers in E Commerce as Business Analyst, E Business Consultant, Customer Relationship Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager, Database Administrator.  E Commerce certification courses.  E-Commerce Threats and Security – Virus, Cyber Crime, Firewall, Proxy Server, Privacy and Cyber Law.

Practical:  Introduction to MOOC courses in E Commerce (Coursera, edEx, Udacity, Udemy, FutureLearn)

 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Kamlesh.K.Bajaj and Debjani Nag, “E-Commerce: The Cutting Edge of Business”, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, (Latest Edition).
  2. C.S.V.Murthy; “E-Commerce”, Himalaya Publishing House, (2018).
  3. Manjot Kaur; “Introduction to E-Commerce”, Kalyani Publishers, (2018).
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Gray P. Schneider, “E- Commerce”, Course Technology, (Latest Edition)
  2. Henry Chan, Raymond Lee, Tharam Dillon, Elizabeth Chang, “E-Commerce: Fundamentals and Applications”, John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Latest Edition)
  3. https://www.bplans.com/e-commerce_startup_business_plan/executive_summary_fc.php
Evaluation Pattern
  • CIA ONE: Caselet Presentation + MCQ 
  • CIA TWO: Case Study Analysis 
  • CIA THREE: Group Presentation
  • End Semester Examination

 Learning Outcomes of the Course

 CIA ONE

 CIA TWO

 CIA THREE

 END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

 ATTENDANCE

 

Part A = CASELET + Part B = MCQ

 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

 GROUP PRESENTATIONS

 Written Examination conducated for 3 hours

 As per university guidelines

CO 1: Explain basic terminologies and functionalities of E-Commerce.

 

 5

10

 

 20

 As per university norms

CO 2: Apply the principles, models and concepts of e-commerce for meeting the requirements of business.

 

 5

 20

 

 20

 As per university norms

CO 3: Develop e-business plans with electronic marketing strategies for e-business platforms.

 

 

 20

 10

 20

 As per university norms

 CO 4: Understand and embed suitable electronic payment systems for the websites.

 

 

 

 10

 20

 As per university norms

CO 5: Create and maintain simple websites for business.

 

 

 

 10

 20

 As per university norms

 

COM148 - PERSONAL TAX PLANNING (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:

 

The course provides an overview of Income-tax Law. The course intends to provide a basic understanding of various concepts under the taxation system in India. It familiarises students with the multiple heads of income, deductions under each head, deductions from gross total income and computation of Gross Total Income. The course provides basic knowledge on the calculation of the income of individuals and also gives an insight into the tax planning that arises to reduce tax liability.

Course Objectives

        To help students understand the concept of taxation and compute the total income of an individual taxpayer at the conceptual level.

        To enable students to compute the tax liability of an individual

        To familiarise students with different Income tax return forms and procedures for filing

Course Outcome

CO1: Recall concepts of assessee and income as defined under the Act

CO2: Compute income under each head as per the legal provisions

CO3: Recall the due dates for filing income tax returns and time limits for completion of assessments

CO4: Determine the deductions applicable for individuals and determine the amount of deduction.

CO5: Compute the tax liability of individuals

CO6: Design a tax planning mechanism to reduce the tax payable to the individual taxpayer

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Unit- 1 Basics Concepts
 

Basic concepts: Assessment year, previous year, person, assessee, Income, charges on income, gross total income, capital and revenue receipts, and residential status.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Unit-2 Income from Salary and House Property
 

Brief note /provisions on various heads/sources of Income-Income from Salary - Definition; Characteristics of Salary Income; Deduction from Gross Salary u/s 16 – Computation of income from salary. Income from House property - Computation of Income from Let-Out House Property, Income from Self Occupied House Property.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Unit-3 Income from Business, Capital Gain and Other Sources
 

Business income, capital gains & income from other sources

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
Unit-4 Deductions from Gross Total Income
 

Permissible deductions –under Chapter VI-A -Claim of Deductions under section 80 for Individual Assesses- 80C, 80D,80DD,80DDB, 80E, 80G

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
Unit-5 Computation of tax liability
 

Computation of Tax liability for individuals – old and new regime, slab rates for different age groups, surcharge and cess rates.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:5
Unit-6 Return of Income and Procedure for Filing
 

Procedure for filing Tax Returns, types of returns, Requirement of PAN, form 16 and 16A, ITR -1 and ITR- 2

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Income tax Law and practice (2023). Dr.Vinod K Singhania and Dr Monica Singhania. New Delhi: Taxman Publications.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1.       Garg, G. A.(2023).Income tax. New Delhi: Kalyani Publications.

2.       Dr.V.Rajesh Kumar and Dr.R.K.Sreekantha: Income Tax – I, Vittam Publications

3.       Dr. Mehrotra and Dr. Goyal: Direct Taxes – Law and Practice, Sahitya Bhavan Publication

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I

CIA II

ESE

Attendance

Objective Type Test

(Covering Unit 1 only)

10%

Case Analysis

(Covering Units 2-3)

35%

Written Report Submission

(Covering Units 1-5)

50%

5%

COM149 - INVESTMENTS AND TRADING STRATEGIES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course provides basic knowledge of investment alternatives available for individuals and outlines the functioning of primary and secondary markets. It also focuses on giving exposure to students on stock market trading and strategies.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the various investment options available to investor.

CO2: Apply various techniques used by professionals for analyzing and valuing investment options.

CO3: Make a good investment plan.

CO4: Analyze past price movement of securities and predict future price movement.

CO5: Understand the trading strategies in both stock and derivatives segments of trading

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:7
Introduction to Investment
 

Investment meaning- definitions- Investment v/s speculation- Investment process- investment categories- characteristics of investments- objectives of investments- types of investors- Hedging- Financial instruments – Risk and Return – Introduction to Portfolio Management

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:7
Capital Market in India
 

Indian Market-overview – players-participants and stock exchanges – Primary and Secondary market – SEBI and its functions - Functioning of stock exchange in India – stock market index

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Trading in Secondary market
 

Terms relating to trading in cash market – stock market indices – stock symbols - Types of order – market order – limit order – stop loss order – stop limit order – trailing stop order - Method of placing an order- Inter day and intraday trading in cash market

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Fundamental Analysis
 

EIC analysis- Economic analysis- tools for economic analysis- Industry analysis- standard industrial classification- tools for industry analysis- quantitative industry analysis- company analysis- tools for company analysis.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
Technical Analysis
 

Meaning of Technical analysis and basic principles of technical analysis- Trends and Chart patterns -Eliot wave theory - Dow Theory, support and resistance level - different types of Charts - Mathematical indicators and Market indicators. Fundamental Vs technical analysis.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:8
Derivatives market
 

Introduction to Derivatives Trading – Terms relating to Derivatives – Types of Derivatives – Forward – Future – Option – Swap – Derivative markets in India – stock exchanges trading derivative instruments. 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Punithavathy Pandian (2021). Security analysis and portfolio management Vikas publishing house Pvt Ltd.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Bhalla, V. (20188). Investment Management. New Delhi: Sultan Chand Publications
  2. John C Hull, (2018), Options, future & Other Derivatives, Pearson edition
  3. websites - bseindia.com; nseindia.com; moneycontrol.com etc.

Evaluation Pattern

 

Assessment Component

Description

Weightage

CIA I

Google class room  MCQs

One-hour duration. Units 1 and 2.

 

20%

CIA II

Group Assignment/Project

25%

CIA III

Online Exam - ESE

MCQ test based on Case study analysis - 

conducted online using google classroom 

50%

 

Attendance

5%

 

Total

100%

 

COM150 - FINANCIAL LITERACY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course aims at enhancing their financial skills as well as training the students to be financial educators with family and friends. There is a need for students to effectively plan and monitor their spending. The course aims at effectively training students and equipping them with the knowledge and tools to manage their finances and also teach others the same.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the basic concepts of financial literacy.

CO2: Apply financial planning and budgeting decisions on a personal and professional front.

CO3: Understand the purpose and functions of the Banking system.

CO4: Understand the role and importance of financial instruments and insurance products.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Introduction to Financial Literacy
 

Introduction, Evolution, Meaning and importance of -  Income, Expenses, Savings, Budget, Money, Currency, Bank account, savings investment, JAM-balance sheet – purpose features, format – Technology in finance – FinTech, TechFin, Regtech, sandox, Mobile-based Banking – post offices – Savings vs investments – Power of Compounding – risk and Return-Time Value of Money- Simple Interest-Compound Interest

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
Planning and Budgeting
 

Introduction to Financial Planning - Analysing the resources of the person - Concepts in Financial Planning:The time value of money, Diversification - 'spreading risk', Investment Timing - Financial Products for Savers: Financial Products options for savers, personal budget – family budget – financial planning procedure.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:12
Banking Products and Services
 

Introduction and evolution of Banking – Banking in India – RBI – Role of RBI in India– Savings and Deposits – Deposits, Accounts, KYC,e/v KYC Types of Deposits - Saving Bank Accounts, Fixed Deposit Accounts, Recurring Deposit Account, Special Term Deposit Schemes, Loans and Types of loan advanced by Banks and Other secondary functions of Bank – PAN, NSDL: PAN, Meaning of Cheque and types of cheques – CTS_MICR-IFSC – e- Banking – ATM, Debit, Credit, Smart Card, UPI, e-Wallets, Payment Banks-NPCI: Products and role in regulating the online payments, CIBIL – Banking complaints and Banking Ombudsman. Mutual Funds_ Types of Mutual Funds-NAV. Digital Currency-Bitcoin- NFO

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:12
Post Office Products, Retirement planning and Investment Avenues
 

Post Office Savings Account(SB)​​​​​, National Savings Recurring Deposit Account (RD)​​, ​National Savings Time Deposit Account (TD), National Savings Monthly Income Account (MIS), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account (SCSS)​, Public Provident Fund Account (PPF)​, Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)​, National Savings Certificates (VIIIth Issue) (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), PM CARES for Children Scheme, 2021, Interest rates (New)​, How to avail services, Schedule of Fee – IPBS – KYC. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) - Public Provident Fund (PPF), Superannuation Fund, Gratuity, Other Pension Plan, and Post-retire Counselling-National Pension Scheme(NPS)

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:12
Life Insurance and Related Services
 

Life Insurance Policies: Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Pension Policies, ULIP, Health Insurance, Endowment Policies, Property Insurance: Policies offered by various general insurance companies. Post office life Insurance Schemes: Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance (PLI/RPLI). Housing Loans: Institutions providing housing loans, loans under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Rural and Urban-Atal Pension Yojana (APS), 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Chandra, P. (2012). Investment Game: How to Win. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Education
  2. Mittra, S., Rai, S. K., Sahu, A. P., & Starn, H. J. (2015). Financial Planning. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Websites:

 

https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/GUIDE310113_F.pdf

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Chandra, P. (2012). Investment Game: How to Win. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Education
  2. Mittra, S., Rai, S. K., Sahu, A. P., & Starn, H. J. (2015). Financial Planning. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Websites:

 

https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/GUIDE310113_F.pdf

Evaluation Pattern

CIA-1  MCQ test, 25 Questions carrying one mark each using Google Forms

CIA -2 Mid-semester Exam, 50 marks ( 5 Questions carrying 10 marks each)

CIA-3  Group presentation and report submission, (10+15=25 marks)

COM151 - DIGITAL MARKETING (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This Course aims to help learners build Online business strategies through Digital Marketing. The course provides conceptual knowledge on basics of marketing, fundamentals of Digital Marketing, subject related jargons and application of marketing in an online platform; it also enables an understanding of optimization a website through SEO; and attraction traffic through Google AdWords campaigns as well as social media campaigns. The course ensures to provide working knowledge of tools such as Google AdSense; Google Ad creation; Blog creation, embed Google Analytics in a webpage or in a blog to understand the performance of the online business, its ads, its traffic and to plan online business strategies.

Course Outcome

CO1: Recall the concepts of Digital marketings

CO2: Apply digital marketing tools and gain insights on analytical tools

CO3: Evaluate different marketing strategies

CO4: Design marketing strategies for customized goods and services

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Unit 1: Basics of Digital marketing
 

Introduction to basics of marketing - Marketing v/s Sales - Marketing Mix – Strategic Flow for Marketing Activities - Digital Marketing Fundamentals – subject related jargons of Digital Marketing, Future of Digital Marketing-Trends and innovations in digital marketing,

 

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:12
Unit 2: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing
 

Search Results & Positioning, Benefits of Search Position, Stakeholders in Search, Mechanics of Search, On-Page Optimization -The SEO Process - Keyword Research and analysis, Research Tools & Selection of keyword - Content Updates based on the keyword,. On-page and off-page optimization techniques, Local SEO strategies, Overview of search engine marketing, Creating effective ad copy and landing pages, Measuring and analyzing campaign performance. Introduction to Content Marketing, Developing a content marketing strategy,  Creating high-quality and engaging content, Measuring and analyzing content marketing performance

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Unit 3: Implementing and managing advertisement campaign through Google AdSense
 

Introduction to online advertisement – various types of online advertisement – creation of Google Ad step by step through Google AdSense - Meaning and introduction to PPC, Strengths of Pay Per Click - Landing Pages, Campaign Management- Conversion Tracking- Conversion Metrics - CPA, CTR.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:7
Unit 4: Social Media Marketing
 

Introduction to social media, role of social media in marketing success, Sentimental analysis, Hash-tags, Face book Campaign, LinkedIn Campaign, YouTube advertising, Managing social media accounts and pages, Paid advertising on social media platforms, Measuring and analyzing social media performance

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:7
Unit 5: Data driven decision making using analytics and insights
 

Introduction to analytics and tools such as Google Analytics and Adobe’s site catalyst, Measuring and analyzing campaign performance,  Role of analytics in marketing campaigns. Developing reports and presenting insights to stakeholders

Text Books And Reference Books:

Kingsnorth, S. (2022). Digital Marketing Strategy: An integrated approach to online marketing. Kogan Page

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

·         Nargundkar, R., & Sainy, R. Digital Marketing: Cases from India. Notion Press.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I: OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST: The first CIA involves an MCQ test in the Google Classroom consisting of questions from the first two units. The exam duration will be of twenty minutes.

CIA II: CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT: A case study will be assigned related to the topics covered in the second and third units of the syllabus.

CIA III: WRITTEN EXAMINATION 

CSC102-2 - DATA STRUCTURES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:75
No of Lecture Hours/Week:5
Max Marks:150
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course is designed to develop skills to design and analyze simple linear and nonlinear data structures. It strengthens the ability to identify and apply the suitable data structure for the given real-world problem. It enables students to gain knowledge in practical applications of data structures.


Course Outcome

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
ARRAYS
 

Introduction to data structures- Abstract Data Type - Arrays – Introduction -Array Operations, Linear Search - Iterative Binary Search – Recursions - Recursive Binary Search. 

Lab Exercises:

1. Menu driven program for Inserting, deleting an element into one dimensional array

 

2. Menu driven program to implement linear search (sentinel) and binary search

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
LINKED LIST
 

ntroduction: Pointers - Using Dynamically Allocated Storage - Singly Linked Lists - Polynomials, Representing Polynomials as Singly Linked Lists - Circularly Linked Lists - Doubly Linked Lists.

Lab Exercises:

1. Menu driven program to implement singly linked list insertion.

 

2. Menu driven program to implement singly linked list deletion.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
STACK & QUEUE
 

Introduction: Stack Operations using arrays and linked lists - Infix to Prefix - Queue Operations using array and linked list. 

Applications: Evaluation of Expressions, Evaluating Postfix Expressions, Infix to Postfix.

Lab Exercises:

1. Menu driven program to implement stack operations using an array and linked list

2. Menu driven program to implement queue operations using an array and linked list


Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
TREES
 

Introduction - Binary Trees- Properties of Binary Trees - Binary Tree Representations - Binary Tree Traversals. 

Binary Search Trees: Introduction - Searching a Binary Search Tree - Inserting, Deleting an Element - Limitations of Binary Search Tree.

Lab Exercises:

 

1. Menu driven program for Binary Tree creation and Traversals

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:15
SORTING TECHNIQUES AND GRAPHS
 

Sorting: Bubble Sort – Selection Sort – Insertion Sort – Quick Sort.

Graphs: Introduction – Definitions and terminology – Graph representations – Depth First Search – Breadth First Search

Lab Exercises:

1. Menu driven program to implement bubble sort and Selection sort.

2. Menu driven program to implement Insertion sort 

3. Menu driven program to implement Quick sort.


Text Books And Reference Books:

[1] Yashwant Kanetkar, Data Structures through C, BPB Publication, 2nd edition, reprint 2016.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1] Horowitz Sahni Anderson-Freed, Fundamental of Data Structures in C, Universities Press, Reprint 2009. 

[2] Seymour Lipschultz: Data Structures, Schaum series TMH, 2010.

 

Web Resources:

https://www.programiz.com/dsa

 

https://in.coursera.org/specializations/data-structures-algorithms 

 

Evaluation Pattern

ESE 50%

CIA 50%

CSC103-2 - OPERATING SYSTEMS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:75
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:150
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive knowledge of operating system concepts, System structure, Process management, Deadlock, Memory management and File system along with the practical exposure by using C – Programming language for the working principles of operating system. 


Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the fundamental principles of operating system and system structure.

CO2: To evaluate the process scheduling, deadlock system and effective memory management.

CO3: To analyse the file structure, directory structure, allocation methods and system security.

CO4: Implement the Operating System concepts by using C ? Programming.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
INTRODUCTION
 

Introduction - What Operating Systems - Computer-System Organization - Computer-System Architecture - Operating-System Operations - Resource Management - Security and Protection - Virtualization - Distributed Systems - Kernel Data Structures - Computing Environments - Free and Open -Source Operating Systems

OPERATING – SYSTEM STRUCTURES

Operating-System Services - User and Operating-System Interface - System Calls - System Services - Linkers and Loaders - Why Applications Are Operating-System Specific - Operating-System Design and Implementation - Operating-System Structure - Building and Booting an Operating System - Operating-System Debugging 

 

Lab Exercises:

 

  1. Basic system calls.

  2. Inter-process communication using pipes.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
PROCESS MANAGEMENT
 

Process Concept - Process Scheduling - Operations on Processes – Inter process Communication - IPC in Shared-Memory Systems - IPC in Message-Passing Systems - Examples of IPC Systems - Communication in Client – Server Systems 





CPU SCHEDULING

Basic Concepts - Scheduling Criteria - Scheduling Algorithms - Thread Scheduling - Multi-Processor Scheduling - Real-Time CPU Scheduling - Operating-System Examples - Algorithm Evaluation 

Lab Exercises:

 

  1. First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) Scheduling

  2. Shortest-Job-Next (SJN) Scheduling

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
PROCESS SYNCHRONIZATION
 

Synchronization Tools: Background - The Critical-Section Problem - Peterson’s Solution - Hardware Support for Synchronization - Mutex Locks – Semaphores 

Deadlocks: System Model - Deadlock in Multithreaded Applications - Deadlock Characterization - Methods for Handling Deadlocks - Deadlock Prevention - Deadlock Avoidance - Deadlock Detection - Recovery from Deadlock

Lab Exercises:

 

  1. Priority Scheduling

  2. Shortest Remaining Time

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
MEMORY MANAGEMENT
 

Main memory: Background - Contiguous Memory Allocation - Paging - Structure of the Page Table - Swapping 

Virtual Memory: Background - Demand Paging - Copy-on-Write - Page Replacement -  Allocation of Frames – Thrashing - Memory Compression

Lab Exercises:

 

  1. Round Robin(RR) Scheduling

  2. Critical Section problem – Process synchronization

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:15
FILE SYSTEM AND SECURITY
 

File-System Interface: File Concept - Access Methods - Directory Structure 

File-System Implementation: File-System Structure - File-System Operations - Directory Implementation - Allocation Methods - Free-Space Management - Efficiency and Performance

Security: The Security Problem - Program Threats - System and Network Threats Cryptography as a Security Tool - User Authentication

 

  1. Memory Management

  2. File system

Text Books And Reference Books:

 

 

  1. Operating System Concepts, Silberschatz, P.B. Galvin and G. Gagne, Wiley India, New Delhi, 10th Edition, 2018. 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Operating system Internals and Design Principles, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 7th Edition, 2017. 

  2. Modern Operating Systems, Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos, Pearson Education, 4th Edition, 2014.

  3. Operating Systems, H.M. Deitel, P. J. Deitel, D. R. Choffnes, Pearson Education, 

 

3rd Edition, 2007

Evaluation Pattern

ESE 50%

CIA 50%

DSC143 - DATA VISUALIZATION (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Pre Requisite: As a prerequisite the students should have the fundamental knowledge of Python programing

 

Course description: This course is designed to build the logical thinking ability and to provide hands-on experience in data visualization using Python with hands-on experience. The course provides the platform to explore various data visualization libraries and techniques used to analyze, and interpret data visually.

Course Objectives:

  1.  To provide understanding  about data visualization
  2.  To learn Python tools and libraries used for data visualization 
  3.  To gain practical knowledge about data visualization techniques

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Possess hands-on experience of visualization techniques using Python.

CO2: Ability to tell a compelling story by visualizing data.

CO3: Able to analyze and interpret the data using data visualization techniques.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Data Visualization
 

Introduction: Definition- Need- Advantages-Applications- Data Visualization Process-Knowing your Data- Python as Visualization Tool-Visualization Libraries - Data Visualization techniques.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Basic and Specialized Visualization Techniques
 

Line Plot – Pie Charts-Histograms-Bar Charts -Box Plots- Scatter Plots – Swarm Plot - Pivot Table-Waffle Charts - Word Cloud – regression Plot- Heat Map - Maps with Markers- Geo Spatial Charts - Choropleth Maps

Visualization Libraries: Plotting with Matplotlib - Plotting with Seaborn 

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Data Story Telling with Dashboards
 

Dashboarding Overview -Introduction to Plotly-Introduction to Dash-Make Dashboards Interactive -Understanding the Lab Environment.

Real world case studies using dashboard. 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.      1. Igor Milovanovic, Giuseppe Vettigli and Dimitri Foures, Python Data Visualization Cookbook, Second-Edition, Packt Publishing Ltd., Bringham Mumbai, India 2018.

2.      2. Ossama Embarak, Data Analysis and Visualization Using Python, Apress, United States of America, 2018. 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Wes McKinney, Python for Data Analysis, Orielly, United States of America,2013

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 50%

ESE 50%

ECO146 - GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course aims to provide knowledge of the fundamental differences between genders from economic, biological, political, , psychological and feminist perspectives. It also provides the necessary analytical tools to analyze differences in bargaining positions of men and women within households alongside explaining consequences of marriage , women’s education, health, career choices and wellbeing.  The course also examines developmental outcomes from a gendered lens.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the various disciplinary perspectives from which gender differences could be analysed such as the biological, the economic, the psychological or the feminist perspectives

CO2: To understand different gender inequality index

CO3: Critically evaluate ways by which women could be empowered with a focus on public policy

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Gender and Development
 

Basic concepts and subject matters. Gender statistics and System of gender inequality- - Impact of Economic Growth on Gender Equality -Gender Differences in Incomes, education, health and labour market- Women’s Contribution to GDP - Estimation of Women’s Unpaid Work. . Impact of Globalization on Gender Status- Globalization of the World Economy and Gender Status

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Economic Growth and Gender Equality
 

Gender Equity Index - Gender Inequality Index of UNDP - Gender Status Index - Gender in Human Development - Gender Development Index - Gender Empowerment Measure - Gender in Social Development Indicators - the OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI).

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Gender Development and Mainstreaming Initiatives in India
 

Women’s Empowerment in India-Gender Inclusive Planning -Role of Institutions in Gender Mainstreaming  - Gender Sensitization of institutions and policies - Mainstreaming Gender into Development Policies - Rights Based Approach to Gender Development.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1) Eswaran, M (2014), Why Gender Matters in Economics, Princeton University, Princeton and Oxford

2) Joyce P. Jacobsen (2020), Advanced Introduction to Feminist Economics, Edward Elagar Publishing

3) Time use survey report 2019, Government of India

4) Agarwal, B., & Bina, A. (1994). A field of one's own: Gender and land rights in South Asia (No. 58).Cambridge UniversityPress.

5) Klasen S. (2006) UNDP’s Gender-Related Measures: Some Conceptual Problems and Possible Solutions, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 7 (2), pp.243-74

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Klasen S. (2006) UNDP’s Gender-Related Measures: Some Conceptual Problems and Possible Solutions, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 7 (2), pp.243-74

2.Book chapter: Kabeer Naila, Benevolent Dictators, Maternal Altruists and Patriarchal Contracts: Gender and Household Economics, Chapter 5 in Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1 A and B for 30 marks

CIA 2 A and B  for 20 marks

ECO147 - THINKING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The natural environment necessarily lends itself to multiple disciplinary inquiries. While science and economics provide data, systems of information, knowledge, and models of management about the earth and its resources, environmental ethics enables one to ask ‘How then, should we live?’ This course aims to provide a holistic and deeper understanding of the environment, its varied interpretations, and ways of relating to it. This course also seeks to cultivate moral and ethical thinking about the environment to develop the basics of sustainable living. 

 To sensitize the students and make them think critically about the environment, especially when technology and infrastructure projects rule over the environmental spaces.

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the various environmental consciousness and movements across global as well as national boundaries

CO2: Critically evaluate ways by which an economist could be explained environment

CO3: Explain the nexus between gender and the environment

CO4: To value ethics as the heart of the environmental consciousness.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Environmentalism
 

Environmentalism – tracing the history of global environmental consciousness and movements – Varieties of environmentalism – English love of the country – Wilderness thinking in America – Chipko and Silent Valley movements in India

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Economics of the Environment and its Critique
 

Environmental Economics – resource economics – ecological economics; How economists see the environment; Economics of renewable and exhaustible resources; Carbon trading; Economist’s perspective on Sustainability; Concepts of environmental values – Total economic value; Standard methods to value the environment; Reconsidering Economics; Bounded rationality and the environment

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Ecofeminism and Ecocriticism
 

Gender and environment; Ecofeminism; androcentrism; Deep ecology – ecofeminism debate; Ecocriticism; Romantic ecology; Nature writings; Thinking like a mountain; The forgetting and remembering of the air 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Environmental Ethics
 

Environmental Ethics; An autobiography of your relationship with the earth; Environmental justice; Discounting; Climate change debates; Environmental refugees; The inconvenient truth; Basics of sustainable living; Know your carbon footprints

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     Abram, D. (1996). The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-human World. New York: Vintage Books

2.     Bhattacharya, R.N. (2004). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press

3.     Clark, T. (2011). Literature and the Environment. Cambridge University Press

4.     Garrard, G. (2011). Ecocriticism. Routledge

5.     Guha, R. (2000). Environmentalism. Oxford University Press

6.     Leopold, A. (1949).  A Sand County Almanac. Oxford: Oxford University Press

7.     Sankar, U. (ed.) (2000). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press

8.     Stavins, R.N. (Ed.) (2012). Economics of the Environment. New York, London: W.W. Norton

9.     Carson, R. (1963). Silent Spring. London: Hamish Hamilton

10.  Martinez – Alier, J. (2002). The Environmentalism of the Poor: A Study of Ecological Conflicts and Valuation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

11.  Plumwood, V. (1993).  Feminism and the Mastery of Nature. London: Routledge

 

12.  Warren, K.J. (ed), (1994).  Ecological Feminism. London: Routledge.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

 Bhattacharya, R.N. (2004). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press

Sankar, U. (ed.) (2000). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press

Guha, R. (2000). Environmentalism. Oxford University Press

Evaluation Pattern

CIA1A-10 MARKS

CIA1B-15 MARKS

CIA2-20 MARKS

ATTENDANCE-5 MARKS

ENG181-2 - ENGLISH (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 
  • To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
  • To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
  • To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
  • To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
  • To help develop critical thinking
  • To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values
  • To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
  • To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
  • To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand how to engage with texts from various countries, historical, cultural specificities, and politics and develop the ability to reflect upon and comment on texts with various themes

CO2: Develop an analytical and critical bent of mind to compare and analyze the various literature they read and discuss in class

CO3: Develop the ability to communicate both orally and in writing for various purposes

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:4
food
 

Witches’ Loaves

O Henry

 

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:4
language
 

Presentation skills

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Fashion
 

In the Height of Fashion-Henry Lawson

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Language
 

Report writing

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
Management
 

The Story of Mumbai Dabbawalas- ShivaniPandita

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
Language
 

Resume Writing

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:3
Language
 

Interview skills and CV writing

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:3
Management
 

If

By Rudyard Kipling

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:4
History
 

Who were the Shudras?

By Dr Ambedkar

 

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:4
language
 

Developing arguments- debating

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:3
language
 

Developing arguments- debating

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:3
History
 

Dhauli

By JayantaMahapatra

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:4
language
 

email writing

Unit-7
Teaching Hours:4
Social Media
 

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

Unit-8
Teaching Hours:2
Social Media
 

Truth in the time of Social Media' by Girish Balachandran

Text Books And Reference Books:

ENGlogue 1

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

teacher manual and worksheets that teachers would provide. Listening skills worksheets.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA1- 20

MSE-50

CIA3- 20

ESE- 50

EST149 - INTRODUCTION TO WRITING TAMIL MODERN POETRY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Introduction to Writing Modern Tamil Poetry is a Creative Writing Elective Course offered to students interested in learning modern poetry writing in Tamil in order to earn a new skill that would hold them good in any future career that invokes a creative orientation. The course would provide them with an introduction to the history of modern Tamil poetry, the prominent styles, techniques and methods. The course would teach them how to employ these techniques to write better poetry that would be accepted by the readers, the writing community and publishers, and finally it would also train them in editing and publishing their poetry as a book.

 

The students who opt for this course dont have to be proficient writers in Tamil, and they could be non-Tamils by birth but as long as they have the ability to read and write basic Tamil they are eligible. It is useful to have some experience in writing poetry in Tamil even if unpublished. It would help if they are familiar with modern literature.

 

Online interactions and talks by prominent Tamil poets would be organised as part of the class sessions, so that the students could get to interact, develop contacts and socialise with the leading figures of the publishing scene.  

The mode of instruction and interaction would be predominantly Tamil, though occasionally English could be used to accommodate students who lack Tamil proficiency. The students are encouraged to avoid English during interactions but again occasional usage of English is allowed in case of moderate unfamiliarity with Tamil. Reading material (theory books, handbooks) in Tamil would be shared with the participants.

 

Course Objectives 

▪ To enable awareness of the distinguishing features of modern Tamil poetry 

▪ To train the students in the Tamil language skills and the craft of writing modern poetry in Tamil

▪ To make the students proficient in editing the first draft of ones poetry book into a publishable manuscript form

▪ To enable the students to self-publish / publish their poetry book in Tamil and promote it in mainstream and social media 

▪ to train the students to write and recite performance poetry

Course Outcome

CO 1: ▪The students would learn the craft of writing modern Tamil poetry.

CO 2: ▪The students would become knowledgeable in Tamil modern poetry history and the various trends in writing.

CO 3: ▪The students would become proficient in structuring, editing their poetry into publishable form and also develop the ability to self-publish or publish their manuscript as a book.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Getting Started
 

 A basic introduction to classical Tamil poetry, followed by a detailed introduction to various stages and trends such as Romantic (vaanampaadi) poetry, modernism and postmodernism 

 Introduction to various kinds of modern poetry such as plain poetry, narrative poetry, reflective poetry, haikus, Aham and Puram poetry (personal and socio-political poetry, postmodern poetry, anti-poetry etc

 Introduction to the important modern Tamil poets

 Introduction to important literary journal in Tamil modern literature

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
The Craft of Writing
 

Syntax, line breaks, vocabulary, figures of speech, narrative, dramatisation, shifts in thought and emotion, avoiding cliches long and short forms, opening and ending of a poem, re-writing and editing.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
The Art of Performance Poetry
 

Importance of sound image in poetry, intonation, pronunciation, rhythm, rhyme (santham), body language, picking topics, word play, repetition, slam poetry, sociopolitical messages, ideology.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Publication and Promotion
 

Publishing in journals, anthologising, editing, preparing manuscript, publishing as a book, publishing poetry journals, promotion and  developing a social network among fellow writers and editors.

Text Books And Reference Books:

English:

 

Jane, Spiro. Creative Poetry Writing. Resource Books for Teachers. Series Editor: Alan Mealy. Oxford. Print.

Whitworth, John. Writing Poetry. Writing Handbooks. A&C Black. Print.

Ballantine and Morris. Social Media for Writers : Marketing Strategies for Building your Audience and Selling books. Independent Publication, 2020.

Tamil:

Jeyamohan. Naveenatuvathukku Pin Kavithai, Devadevanai Munvaithu.” Thamizhini. Print. 

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Aganaanooru: Moolamum Uraiyum.” Na. Mu Venkatasamy Naattar, Gaura Pathippagam, 2019. Print.

Puranaanooru. Ed. Puliyoor Kesigan. Gaura Pathippagam, 2006. Print.

Rajamarthandan. Puthukkavithai Varalaaru. Thamizhini. Print.

Konguthaer Vazhkai. Vol 1, 2 and 3. Ed. Rajamarthandan. Thamizhini. Print.

 

Evaluation Pattern

 

Examination & Assessments:

The Course is for 100 marks and the testing is divided into three parts: a. CIA (40 Marks) and b. Final Submission (50 Marks) and c. Attendance (10 Marks). The language of writing for submissions is Tamil.

Part 1: CIA: 

CIA I will be a research article submission on Tamil modern poetry for 20 Marks.

CIA II will be the publication of at least 10 original poems of a chosen theme, form and style in acclaimed Tamil journals / weeklies / monthlies, in print or online form as well as poetry recital performance. This carries 20 marks.  

Part 2: End Course Submission:

End course submission is the publication of an anthology of original Tamil modern poems by the individual student. There should be a minimum of 50 poems. It should be edited and formatted as per the publication standards of the time. It could be self-published or published through an eminent publisher. This submission is for 50 Marks. 

EST150 - GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description 

Gender is accepted as a discourse which is constantly produced, performed and sustained by multiple narratives. Hegemonic ideologies are thus mapped onto the body and played out through continuous reinforcements. Popular Culture plays a significant role in perpetuating gender stereotypes, images of ideal bodies and normative forms of gender expression by way of legitimising what is “popular”, therefore acceptable. An interdisciplinary course in Gender and Popular Culture provides critical insights into who and what defines the popular on the one hand, while also underlining how Popular Culture itself becomes a resistant counter-narrative to hegemonic master narratives.

Course Objectives:

  • Define Popular Culture and outline its significance in Gender Studies with a historical overview

  • Underline the impact of performative elements of popular culture on the body, thereby on gender performativity

  • Help students recognize how hegemonic ideologies are narrativised through language, the gaze, and  structural elements of the text/ media

  • Enable close inter-textual readings of gender in multiple popular culture narratives including fiction, oral and performance narratives, visual media such as film, television, advertisements and social media

  • Recognize Popular Culture as a counter-narrative and highlight elements of resistance through language, form and narrative technique

Course Outcome

CO 1: Enumerate ways in which popular culture impacts construction and performance of gender

CO 2: Identify elements in Popular Culture which normalize gender stereotypes and normative gender expression

CO 3: Map out significant counter-narratives of Gender which have emerged through Pop Culture in response to normative constructions of masculinity, femininity and queer

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Gender and Popular Culture: Archetypes and Stereotypes
 

Introduction to concepts of body, sex and gender, gender performativity, elements and forms of popular culture, hegemony, ideology, representation and performativity, historical overview of gender in popular culture

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Texts
 

Readings from Amar Chitra Katha, Fairy Tales and select advertisements from Indian media including matrimonial ads

Visual Texts: Episodes from Seinfeld, Friends and Big Bang Theory, Kabir Singh, Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Framework
 

Introduction: Media, Gender and Popular Culture in India

Dani Cavallaro: “Why the Body?”

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Framework
 

Judith Lorber, “Night to His Day: the social construction of gender”

Laura Mulvey, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Embodying Masculinities and Femininities
 

Concepts, theories and texts related to embodiment, language of the body, the gaze, body image, fetishism, voyeurism

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Texts
 

Psycho (visual text)

Snowflower and the Secret Fan (popular fiction)

RRR (visual text)

Select popular online games - Street Fighter VI, Metroid, and Red Dead Revolver

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:45
Texts
 

Kari (Graphic Novel)

Frozen, Tangled, Doctor G, Dangal and Barbie (visual texts)

Guest Lecture on women in the music industry

Note: Contemporary Texts will be selected and taken to class to address immediate contexts under discussion/ representation in popular culture apart from the ones prescribed

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:45
Framework
 

Alexander Doty: excerpts from Making Things Perfectly Queer: Interpreting Mass Culture

Susan Bordo, “Beauty (Re)Discovers the Male Body” 

Angela McRobbie “Post-Feminism and Popular Culture”  

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:45
Subverting the ?Popular?
 

Elements and forms of subversion in popular culture 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Baker, B. (2015). Contemporary masculinities in fiction, film and television. London: Bloomsbury.

Benshoff, H. M. , & Griffin, S. (2006). Queer images: A history of Gay and Lesbian film in America. Oxford and Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Beynon, J. (2001). Masculinities and culture. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Bourdieu, P. (2001). Masculine domination. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Brown, J. A. (2011). Dangerous curves: Action heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi.

Bruzzi, S. (2013). Men's cinema: Masculinity and Mise-en-Scene in Hollywood. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Butler, J. (1990). Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. London: Routledge.

Butter, M. , Keller, P. , & Wendt, S. (Eds.). (2001). Arnold Schwarzenegger – Interdisciplinary perspectives on body and image. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter.

Cohan, S. , & Hark, I. R. (Eds.). (1993). Screening the male: Exploring masculinities in Hollywood cinema. London: Routledge.

Connell, R. W. (1995). Masculinities. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Creed, B. (1993). The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. London and New York, NY: Routledge.

Grosz, E. , & Probyn, E. (Eds.). (1995). Sexy bodies: The strange carnalities of feminism. London: Routledge.

Hooks, B. (2003). We real cool: Black men and masculinity. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.

Hopkins, S. (2002). Girl heroes: The new force in popular culture. Sydney: Pluto Press.

Inness, S. A. (1999). Tough girls: Women warriors and wonder women in popular culture. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Baker, B. (2015). Contemporary masculinities in fiction, film and television. London: Bloomsbury.

Benshoff, H. M. , & Griffin, S. (2006). Queer images: A history of Gay and Lesbian film in America. Oxford and Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Beynon, J. (2001). Masculinities and culture. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Bourdieu, P. (2001). Masculine domination. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Brown, J. A. (2011). Dangerous curves: Action heroines, gender, fetishism, and popular culture. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi.

Bruzzi, S. (2013). Men's cinema: Masculinity and Mise-en-Scene in Hollywood. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Butler, J. (1990). Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. London: Routledge.

Butter, M. , Keller, P. , & Wendt, S. (Eds.). (2001). Arnold Schwarzenegger – Interdisciplinary perspectives on body and image. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter.

Cohan, S. , & Hark, I. R. (Eds.). (1993). Screening the male: Exploring masculinities in Hollywood cinema. London: Routledge.

Connell, R. W. (1995). Masculinities. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Creed, B. (1993). The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, feminism, psychoanalysis. London and New York, NY: Routledge.

Grosz, E. , & Probyn, E. (Eds.). (1995). Sexy bodies: The strange carnalities of feminism. London: Routledge.

Hooks, B. (2003). We real cool: Black men and masculinity. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.

Hopkins, S. (2002). Girl heroes: The new force in popular culture. Sydney: Pluto Press.

Inness, S. A. (1999). Tough girls: Women warriors and wonder women in popular culture. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Inness, S. A. (Ed.). (2004). Action chicks: New images of tough women in popular culture. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Jeffords, S. (1994). Hard bodies: Hollywood masculinity in the Reagan era. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Robinson, S. (2000). Marked men: White masculinity in crisis. New York City, NY: Colombia University Press.

Yarrow, A. (2018). 90s bitch: Media, culture and the failed promise of gender equality. New York, NY: Harper Perennial.

Evaluation Pattern

Examination and Assessment

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)

CIA I - 20 Marks

 Class presentations on gender and popular culture

CIA III - 20 Marks

Class Exhibition on Gender and Popular Culture

Individual project on close reading of gender expression/ performance in a contemporary popular culture narrative 

 CIAs are indicative in nature. Assignments may vary slightly based on student aptitude and emerging trends in the discourse of Popular Culture  

Mid Semester Examination CIA II: 2 Hours

Section A: Short Notes (4 out of 6 questions - 4x5=20)

Section B: Essay Questions (2 out of 3 questions - 2x10 marks = 20)

Section C: Creative interpretation of a popular culture narrative (1 out of 2 questions - 1x10=10) 

 Total: 50 Marks

 End Semester Examination

Individual project submission on close reading of gender expression/ performance in a contemporary popular culture narrative 

Total: 50 Marks

EST151 - COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY: DARSANA AND PHILOSOPHY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This paper is a short introduction to the Indo-Western philosophical traditions with the aim of setting into an interweaving motion the dialogic and contemplative. Its purpose is not merely to discern and register similarities and differences between the two traditions, but more importantly to open a dialogic space in the intersection of their central concerns.

 

Course Objectives:

 

  • To introduce students to the art of thinking for themselves.
  • To enable students to study how humans have reflected upon the riddles of human existence.
  • To encourage students to understand the course through some of the important philosophers, their thoughts, their times and climes.
  • To equip students with skills necessary for being a thinker in the field of philosophy.
  • To encourage students to become citizens of the world by exposing them to ideas and events (literary and otherwise) that shape our world.
  • To develop the interest of the students in reading, appreciating and critiquing the philosophies and societies of the world with genuine empathy.
  • To develop their skills of thinking, reading, understanding and writing the Self and the world – logos redeemed by pathos.

 

Course Outcome

1: Students will be able to develop a better understanding of the Self and the world through an empathetic reading of philosophers, philosophies and contexts.

2: Students will be able to understand Philosophy as a discipline better through an acute awareness of the various disciplinary currents and crosscurrents.

3: Students will be able to think originally with an acute awareness of various schools of thought

4: Students will be able to demonstrate mature abilities of interpretation, discrimination and synthesis through the course of this course.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Unit 2 - 20 Hours
 

Unit II                                                                                                                         20 Hours

Schools of Indian philosophy - Darsana 

This unit focuses on some of the important schools of Indian Philosophy. 

  • A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy - Chandradhar Sharma 
  • The Story of Indian Philosophy - Prasanna Gautam 
Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Unit 3 - 20 Hours
 

Unit III                                                                                                                       20 Hours

This unit attempts to briefly introduce some of the important currents and cross-currents in Western Philosophy.

  • The Story of Philosophy ­– Will Durant
  • From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest - T. Z. Lavine 
Text Books And Reference Books:

Unit I                                                                                                                                  05 Hours

Philosophy: An Introduction

 Key Questions and problems:

  •  What is Darsana - Vichara and Anviksiki?
  • What is Philosophy?
  • The Non-translatables

Tentative Texts:

  • “On the Concept of Philosophy in India” - Mind, Language and World - Bimal Krishna Matilal 
  • “Introduction” - The Story of Indian Philosophy - Prasanna Gautam 
  • “On the Uses of Philosophy” - The Story of Philosophy - Will Durant 
  • “On Thinking for Oneself” - Arthur Schopenhauer 

Unit II                                                                                                                         20 Hours

Schools of Indian philosophy - Darsana 

This unit focuses on some of the important schools of Indian Philosophy. 

  • A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy - Chandradhar Sharma 
  • The Story of Indian Philosophy - Prasanna Gautam 

Unit III                                                                                                                       20 Hours

This unit attempts to briefly introduce some of the important currents and cross-currents in Western Philosophy.

  • The Story of Philosophy ­– Will Durant
  • From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest - T. Z. Lavine 

Tentative Additional Reading List:

  • The Cultural Heritage of India: Ramakrishna  Mission Institute for Culture
  • Outlines of Indian Philosophy – M. Hiriyanna
  • Eastern Religions and Western Thought – Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
  • The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature – William James
  • Great Philosophers: From Socrates to Sartre - Gary Cox
  • Sophie’s World - Jostein Gaarder
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  • The Cultural Heritage of India: Ramakrishna  Mission Institute for Culture
  • Outlines of Indian Philosophy – M. Hiriyanna
  • Eastern Religions and Western Thought – Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
  • The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature – William James
  • Great Philosophers: From Socrates to Sartre - Gary Cox
  • Sophie’s World - Jostein Gaarder
Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern:

CIA I: (20 Marks)

The students have to submit an analytic essay on any of the thinkers/philosophers, philosophical schools, ideas and contexts of their choice. 

Parameters of Evaluation:

  • Analytic and not Descriptive– 5 marks
  • Comparative in nature – 5 marks
  • Contemporary relevance – 5 marks
  • Inventiveness in the use of language and grammatical correctness – 5 marks

 CIA II (20 Marks)

The students have to record a two-minute audio on a philosophical concept/tradition of their choice and upload the same on the Google Classroom platform. 

  • Incisive articulation - 5
  • Contemporary relevance - 5
  • Dialogic - 5
  • Analytic argumentation - 5

The students have to debate ideas that matter.

  • Analytic – 5 marks
  • Comparative in nature – 5 marks
  • Contemporary relevance – 5 marks
  • Inventiveness in presenting and arguing philosophically  – 5 marks

End-Semester Portfolio Submission (50 Marks)

The students have to write a meditative essay in about 1000-2000 words pertaining to a philosophical idea/problem of their choice.

  • Analytic 
  • Contemporaneity 
  • Originality  
  • Argumentative 

15-20 marks – if the answer bears no connection with the question and there is no

conceptual clarity at all.

20-25 marks – if the answer is not precise, lacks conceptual clarity, ideas are not

properly organized and is technically imperfect with grammatical mistakes and spelling

errors.

25-30 marks – if the answer shows conceptual clarity but is not precise, is technically

imperfect and fraught with grammatical mistakes and spelling errors.

30 - 35 marks – if the answer is precise, shows conceptual clarity and is grammatically

and technically perfect, but ideas are not properly organized.

35-42 marks – if the answer is precise, shows conceptual clarity, ideas are properly

organized and is technically perfect without grammatical mistakes and spelling errors.

EST154 - LITERATURE FROM THE NORTHEAST (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The Northeast has been a region lying in the peripheries of the mainstream for years. Along with politics and economy, literature from this region also has been marginalized. This course will introduce to the students, an array of literature from North-East India. It intends to create exposure and in-depth understanding of the societies of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim, through literature.

CO1: Students will gain exposure about literature from the North-East.

CO2: Students will understand and appreciate cultural differences that exists between NE India and other regions.

CO3: Students will gain knowledge on writings and culture of various regions of NE India.

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will have gained exposure and knowledge about literature from the NE.

CO2: Students will look at cultural differences with a more holistic and broadened approach.

CO3: Students will have acquired knowledge and exposure about culture from various region of NE India.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Introduction
 

1.     Tilottoma Misra: Literary Traditions in North East India: Shrinking Frontiers

2.     Vivek Menezes: Why is Writing from the North East often ignored by mainland Indian literary culture?  

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Novella
 

1.     Chetan Raj Shrestha: The King’s Harvest

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Poetry
 

1.     Guru T Ladakhi: Jhunkyang: The Last Dream

2.     Saratchand Thiyam: Sister

3.     Chandrakanta Murasingh: Oh, Poor Hachukrai

4.     Robin Nganom: My Invented Land

5.     Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: When the Prime Minister Visits Shillong
the Bamboos Watch in Silence

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:20
Short story
 

1.     Janice Pariat: Laitlum

2.     Indra Goswami: Sanskar

3.     Temsula Ao: The Curfew Man

4.     Mamang Dai: The Strange Case of Kalen, the Hunter

5.     Parshu Dahal: The Lama Who Never Was

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     Tilottoma Misra: Literary Traditions in North East India: Shrinking Frontiers

2.     Vivek Menezes: Why is Writing from the North East often ignored by mainland Indian literary culture?  

1.     Chetan Raj Shrestha: The King’s Harvest

1.     Guru T Ladakhi: Jhunkyang: The Last Dream

2.     Saratchand Thiyam: Sister

3.     Chandrakanta Murasingh: Oh, Poor Hachukrai

4.     Robin Nganom: My Invented Land

5.     Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih: When the Prime Minister Visits Shillong
the Bamboos Watch in Silence

1.     Janice Pariat: Laitlum

2.     Indra Goswami: Sanskar

3.     Temsula Ao: The Curfew Man

4.     Mamang Dai: The Strange Case of Kalen, the Hunter

Parshu Dahal: The Lama Who Never Was

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

·       Baishya, Amit. Contemporary Literature from Northeast India: Deathworlds, Terror and Survival. Routledge, 2019

·       Chowdhury, Payel Dutta. Folktales from India’s Northeast. Heritage Publishers, 2020

·       Shrestha, Cgetan Raj. The King’s Harvest: Two Novellas. Aleph Book Company, New Delhi, 2013

·       Misra, Tilottoma (ed.). The Oxford Anthology of Writings from North-East India (Volume I and II). Oxford University Press, 2010

·       Ngangom, Robin S and Kynpham S Nongkynrih (ed.). Dancing Earth. Penguin Books, 2009

·       Ngangom, Robin S. The Desire of Roots. Red River, 2019

·       Zama, Margaret Ch. (ed.). Emerging Literatures from North-East India: The Dynamics of Culture, Society and Identity. Sage, 2013

·       Islam, Baharul K M. Literatures from the Northeast India: Beyond the Centre-Periphery Debate. Routledge India, 2022.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I: 20 marks

  1. Classroom participation through maintaining reflective journals
  2. Essays based on the texts

3.     Presentation

 

CIA II: 20 marks

1.     Written test

2.     Perspective assessment through GD

 

End Semester Submission: 50 marks

Video Presentation of Case Study based on the CO.

 

 

EST156 - RETELLING OF EPICS IN INDIAN LITERATURE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description

This course will explore the diverse traditions of Indian epics through retellings in Indian literature and other art forms well into the twenty-first century. The primary interest will be understanding the social, cultural, and political stakes attached to individual retellings of each epic. We will also engage with the new adaptations of the epics like Indian television serials, film versions and invocations of the epic stories in contemporary art and culture. Students will gain exposure to the diversified social structures in India that these stories reproduce, as well as resistance to those structures.

Course Objectives

CO1     To demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the major Indian epics and their historical and cultural significance.

CO2     To critically analyse and compare multiple retellings of Indian epics in different literary forms, such as prose, poetry, drama, and visual media, highlighting variations in themes, interpretations, and artistic choices.

CO3     To place these epics within the broader cultural and historical context of India, considering how they have influenced and been influenced by various aspects of Indian society, including religion, philosophy, art, and politics.

CO4     To apply their knowledge by creating their creative adaptations of Indian epics. This includes writing, performance, or other forms of artistic expression that reflect an in-depth understanding of the source material.

 

CO5     To engage in critical discourse by participating in class discussions, presenting research findings, and writing essays demonstrating their ability to analyse, interpret, and critically evaluate retellings of Indian epics while considering their cultural and literary implications.

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will gain a deeper understanding of Indian culture, traditions, and values as they explore the retelling of epics. They will recognise the importance of these narratives in shaping Indian identity and societal norms.

CO2: By critically examining various retellings of Indian epics, students will develop advanced literary analysis skills, enabling them to dissect complex narratives, themes, and stylistic elements in both classical and contemporary literature.

CO3: Students will acquire an interdisciplinary perspective by connecting the retellings of Indian epics to fields such as history, philosophy, religion, and sociology. They will appreciate how these narratives have influenced and been influenced by multiple aspects of Indian society.

CO4: Through creating their retellings of Indian epics, students will demonstrate proficiency in adapting and reimagining classical narratives in a culturally sensitive and creative manner.

CO5: Students will develop critical thinking skills as they engage in discussions and produce written assignments that require them to reflect on the diverse interpretations and adaptations of Indian epics. They will learn to express their ideas and arguments coherently and persuasively.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Essays
 

Rohit Sharma: The Art of Rewriting Indian Epics” (National)

A.K. Ramanujan: “Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on

          Translation” (Regional)

Pradip Bhattacharya: “The Mahabharata on Screen (National) (Skill Development)

Satya Chaitanya: “Bheel Bharath: When the Mahabharata Incarnates Down Under (National)

 

Sharayu Shejale: “The Ramayana and its Retellings: Deconstructing the Myth” (National)

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Literary Texts
 

Toru Dutt: “Lakshamana” (Poem) (National)

Sreekantan Nair: “Kanchana Sita” (Play) (Regional) (Skill Development)

 

M.T. Vasudevan Nair: “Bhima Lone Warrior” (Novel) (Regional)

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Visual Media
 

Ramanand Sagar: “Ramayan” (1987 TV series) (National)

Ravi Chopra:Mahabharat” (1988 TV series) (National)

Peter Stephen Paul Brook:The Mahabharata” (Play) (Global) (Skill Development)

G.Aravindan: “Kanchana Sita” (Film) (Regional) (Skill Development)

 

Kottayam Thampuran: “Bakavadham” (The Slaying of Baka) (Kathakali) (Regional)

Text Books And Reference Books:

·       Sharma, Rohit. “The Art of Rewriting Indian Epics.” Indian Literature, vol. 60, no. 2 (292), 2016, pp. 147–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44478971. Accessed 29 Oct. 2023.

·       Ramanujan, A K. "Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation." The Collected Essays of A K Ramanujan. Ed. Vinay Dharwadker. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. Print, pp 131-60.

·       Pradip Bhattacharya. “The Mahabharata on Screen” Kalyan Kumar Chakravarthy (ed.), Text and Variations of the Mahabharata: Contextual, Regional and Performance Traditions,Delhi, National Museum for Manuscripts & Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, 2009. Print, pp. 247-270.

·       Satya Chaitanya: “Bheel Bharath: When the Mahabharata Incarnates Down Under” Kalyan Kumar Chakravarthy (ed.), Text and Variations of the Mahabharata: Contextual, Regional and Performance Traditions, Delhi, National Museum for Manuscripts & Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, 2009. Print, pp. 185-220.

·       Sharayu Shejale: “The Ramayana and its Retellings: Deconstructing the Myth” http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue45/shejale.html

·       Dutt, Toru. “Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan”. 1882. Open Knowledge Foundation Network, India, 2013, https://in.okfn.org/files/2013/07/Ancient-Ballads-and-Legends-of-Hindustan.pdf.

·       Nair, Sreekantan, &Joseph, Sara. (2005). “Retelling the Ramayana: Voices from Kerala: “Kanchana Sita” &’ Five Ramayana Stories”. OUP India.

·       Nair, M. T. “Bhima Lone Warrior.” Harper Collins, 2013.

·       Ravi Chopra: “Mahabharat” (1988 TV series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnXkv_ozPQw&list=PLa6CHPhFNfadNcnVZRXa6csHL5sFdkwmV

·       Ramanand Sagar: “Ramayan” (1987 TV series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIh99bkSc_w&list=PL-nbe4FPvDBElyW0Iww5suxJqqmuGBgIH&index=3

·       Peter Stephen Paul Brook: “The Mahabharata https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Peter+Stephen+Paul+Brook%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+Mahabharata

·       Kottayam Thampuran: “Bakavadham” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTR1nbhLPzE&t=11491s

·       G.Aravindan, Kanchanasita (film),  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2m9n0aKgn4

·       Karve, Irawati.Yuganta: The End of an Epoch. Mumbai: Orient Blackswan, 2008. Print.

·       Mukherjee, Meenakshi. “Epic and Novel in India.” The Novel: Volume 1 History, Geography and Culture. Ed. Franco Moretti. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2006. 596-631. Print.

·       Weimann, Robert. “History, Appropiation, and the Uses of Representation in Modern Narrative.” The Aims of Representation: Subject/Text/History. Ed. Murray Krieger. Stanford: Stanford UP, 1987. 175-215. Print.

·       Chandra, Rai Govind. 1996.Indian Symbolism. Symbols as Sources of our Customs and Beliefs. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.

·       Cooper, J.C. 1978. An Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols. London: Thames and Hudson.

·       Dutt, Romesh Chander. 1961.The Ramayana and Mahabharata. London: J.M. Dent and Sons.

·       Ganguli, Kisari Mohan, trans. 2008. The Mahabharata. Delhi: MunshiramManoharlal

·       Kosambi, D D. 1983. Myth and Reality: Studies in the formation of Indian Culture. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. (1962)

·       Levi- Strauss, Claude. 1995. Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture. Foreword by Wendy Doniger. New York: Schocken Books. (1979).

·       Segal, Robert. 2012.Myth: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP. (2004).

·       Frye, Northrop. 1976.Spiritus Mundi: Essays on Literature, Myth and Society. Bloomington: Indiana UP.

·       Paula Richman, Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in India. Oxford University Press. 1997.

·       Satchidanandan, K. (2003). Myth in Contemporary Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

·       Abhichandani, Param, (2005) Encyclopedia of Indian Literature 6, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

·       Agrawal, K. A. (2000) Indian Writing In English, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers Ltd.

 

 

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

·       Sharma, Rohit. “The Art of Rewriting Indian Epics.” Indian Literature, vol. 60, no. 2 (292), 2016, pp. 147–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44478971. Accessed 29 Oct. 2023.

·       Ramanujan, A K. "Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation." The Collected Essays of A K Ramanujan. Ed. Vinay Dharwadker. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. Print, pp 131-60.

·       Pradip Bhattacharya. “The Mahabharata on Screen” Kalyan Kumar Chakravarthy (ed.), Text and Variations of the Mahabharata: Contextual, Regional and Performance Traditions,Delhi, National Museum for Manuscripts & Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, 2009. Print, pp. 247-270.

·       Satya Chaitanya: “Bheel Bharath: When the Mahabharata Incarnates Down Under” Kalyan Kumar Chakravarthy (ed.), Text and Variations of the Mahabharata: Contextual, Regional and Performance Traditions, Delhi, National Museum for Manuscripts & Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, 2009. Print, pp. 185-220.

·       Sharayu Shejale: “The Ramayana and its Retellings: Deconstructing the Myth” http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue45/shejale.html

·       Dutt, Toru. “Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan”. 1882. Open Knowledge Foundation Network, India, 2013, https://in.okfn.org/files/2013/07/Ancient-Ballads-and-Legends-of-Hindustan.pdf.

·       Nair, Sreekantan, &Joseph, Sara. (2005). “Retelling the Ramayana: Voices from Kerala: “Kanchana Sita” &’ Five Ramayana Stories”. OUP India.

·       Nair, M. T. “Bhima Lone Warrior.” Harper Collins, 2013.

·       Ravi Chopra: “Mahabharat” (1988 TV series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnXkv_ozPQw&list=PLa6CHPhFNfadNcnVZRXa6csHL5sFdkwmV

·       Ramanand Sagar: “Ramayan” (1987 TV series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIh99bkSc_w&list=PL-nbe4FPvDBElyW0Iww5suxJqqmuGBgIH&index=3

·       Peter Stephen Paul Brook: “The Mahabharata https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Peter+Stephen+Paul+Brook%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+Mahabharata

·       Kottayam Thampuran: “Bakavadham” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTR1nbhLPzE&t=11491s

·       G.Aravindan, Kanchanasita (film),  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2m9n0aKgn4

·       Karve, Irawati.Yuganta: The End of an Epoch. Mumbai: Orient Blackswan, 2008. Print.

·       Mukherjee, Meenakshi. “Epic and Novel in India.” The Novel: Volume 1 History, Geography and Culture. Ed. Franco Moretti. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2006. 596-631. Print.

·       Weimann, Robert. “History, Appropiation, and the Uses of Representation in Modern Narrative.” The Aims of Representation: Subject/Text/History. Ed. Murray Krieger. Stanford: Stanford UP, 1987. 175-215. Print.

·       Chandra, Rai Govind. 1996.Indian Symbolism. Symbols as Sources of our Customs and Beliefs. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.

·       Cooper, J.C. 1978. An Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols. London: Thames and Hudson.

·       Dutt, Romesh Chander. 1961.The Ramayana and Mahabharata. London: J.M. Dent and Sons.

·       Ganguli, Kisari Mohan, trans. 2008. The Mahabharata. Delhi: MunshiramManoharlal

·       Kosambi, D D. 1983. Myth and Reality: Studies in the formation of Indian Culture. Bombay: Popular Prakashan. (1962)

·       Levi- Strauss, Claude. 1995. Myth and Meaning: Cracking the Code of Culture. Foreword by Wendy Doniger. New York: Schocken Books. (1979).

·       Segal, Robert. 2012.Myth: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP. (2004).

·       Frye, Northrop. 1976.Spiritus Mundi: Essays on Literature, Myth and Society. Bloomington: Indiana UP.

·       Paula Richman, Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in India. Oxford University Press. 1997.

·       Satchidanandan, K. (2003). Myth in Contemporary Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

·       Abhichandani, Param, (2005) Encyclopedia of Indian Literature 6, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

·       Agrawal, K. A. (2000) Indian Writing In English, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers Ltd.

 

 

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I: The student will be asked to submit a proposal for a descriptive essay on any local art form, which is a retelling of an epic. The student should have completed a pilot study of the chosen field. It will be evaluated on the selection of the art form and the rationale of the study (20 marks).

CIA II: The student is required to submit a draft, which will include literature review and the uniqueness of the study. (20 marks)

 

CIA III: Submission of the final essay (50 Marks)

LAW146 - LAW AND PRACTICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:2

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:

A clear understudying of the intellectual property system has, therefore, become a necessity for all those associated with creative and innovative endeavor from policy makers, business executives to educators as well as artists and inventors themselves. This course seeks to provide a foundation for students to understand the enormous potential and power of IP and regulatory framework in India. The major objectives of the course are to(i) To understand the niceties and complexities of the global intellectual property system and the challenges it poses to India in terms of compliance to global standards of IP protection (ii) To identify IP as an effective policy tool for national, economic, social and cultural development, especially through the use of limitations and exceptions to monopoly rights and (iii) To equip students with the knowledge of the procedural and substantive IP system in India. 

 

Course Objectives:

To identify the conventional and non-conventional forms of intellectual property rights and to understand the basic differences between them. 

To comprehend the theoretical underpinnings of intellectual property rights protection. 

To understand the international instruments related to intellectual property rights protection. 

To equip students with the knowledge of the procedural and substantive IP system in India. 

To identify the limitations and exceptions to these monopoly rights.

Course Outcome

CO1: Identify the different forms of intellectual property and describe the importance of protection of IP.

CO2: Understand the essential requirements of IP protection, duration, rights conferred and remedies provided.

CO3: Apply the principles of IP protection to legal problems correctly.

CO4: Analyze the issues related to infringement of IP.

CO5: Draft legal instruments pertaining to registration and transfer of IP.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
INTRODUCTION
 

Concept of Property, Nature and philosophy of Intellectual property, Evolution of IP law in India and implications of TRIPS, Types of IP

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
COPYRIGHT
 

Copyright basics, Neighboring rights and digital copyright,

Protection and remedies for infringement

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
PATENTS
 

Patents – evolution, Criteria for Patentability, rights of patentee and application for international patent under PCT

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
TRADEMARKS
 

Trademark, service mark, registration, renewal and enforcement, passing off, Geographical indications

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:6
TRADE SECRETS
 

Trade secrets, common law protection , TRIPS obligation

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:5
OTHER IPRS
 

Industrial designs, Plant varieties, rights of indigenous people, Biological diversity

Text Books And Reference Books:

Intellectual Property Rights: Text and Cases by Anil Kumar, Vandana

Year of Publication: 2019

Publisher: Pearson Education India

 

Cases and Materials on Intellectual Property by William Cornish, David Llewelyn, and Tanya Aplin

Year of Publication: 2019

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

 

Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks & Allied Rights by N.S. Gopalakrishnan

Year of Publication: 2019

Publisher: Eastern Book Company

 

Intellectual Property: Text and Essential Cases by Tanya Aplin, Jennifer Davis

Year of Publication: 2018

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Global Intellectual Property Law by Graham Dutfield 

Year of Publication: 2021

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

 

Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases, and Materials by Tanya Aplin, Jennifer Davis, and Simon Kiddle

Year of Publication: 2020

Publisher: Oxford University Press

 

Intellectual Property: A Very Short Introduction by Siva Vaidhyanathan

Year of Publication: 2017

Publisher: Oxford University Press

 

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Carlos M. Correa

Year of Publication: 2020

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

 

Intellectual Property Rights: Legal and Economic Challenges for Development by Mario Cimoli, Giovanni Dosi, and Keith E. Maskus

Year of Publication: 2014

Publisher: Oxford University Press

 

The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law by Rochelle C. Dreyfuss and Justine Pila

Year of Publication: 2020

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I - 20% 

CIA II - Mid Semester Examination - 50% 

CIA III - 20%

MAT101-2 - INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: This course aims at developing the ability for logical arguments and perform mathematical computations. It also helps the students to understand the theory of equations and matrices and develop a solid foundation in mathematics.

Course Objectives​: This course will help the learner to

 

COBJ1: Develop logical foundations to understand and construct logical arguments to support or refute mathematical assertions.

COBJ2: Understand the techniques to solve polynomial equations of higher degrees.

COBJ3: Gain knowledge in matrix algebra, spectral theory, and their applications.

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate mathematical logic to write mathematical proofs and solve problems.

CO2: Demonstrate proficiency in solving algebraic equations.

CO3: Apply matrix theory to model real-life problems and find their solutions.

CO4: Communicate the basic and advanced concepts of the topic precisely and effectively.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Mathematical Logic
 

Propositions, logical operators, truth tables, implications and equivalences, tautology and contradictions, rules of inference, predicates, quantifiers, nested quantifiers, arguments, formal proof methods and strategies.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Theory of Equations
 

General properties of equations, solving equations, relations between roots and coefficients, symmetric functions of roots, transformations of equations, Descarte’s rule of signs, Cardon’s method for cubic equations, solutions to biquadratic equations.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Theory of Matrices
 

Types of Matrices: Idempotent, nilpotent Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, and unitary matrices and its properties. Elementary row operations, rank, inverse of a matrix using row operations, Echelon forms, normal forms, system of homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, Cayley Hamilton theorem, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization of square matrices, quadratic forms.

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. H. Rosen, Discrete Mathematics with Applications, 8th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2019.
  2. H. Krishnan, Theory of Equations, New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2022
  3. B S Vatsa, S Vatsa, Theory of Matrices, London: New Academic Science, 2012.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1.  J. P. Tremblay and R. Manohar, Discrete Mathematical Structures with Application to Computer Science, Reprint, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education, 2008.
  2. R. P. Grimaldi, Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics: An Applied Introduction, 5th ed., New Delhi: Pearson, 2014.
  3. H. S. Hall, S. A. Knight, Higher Algebra, Culcutta: Sreeedhar Prakashani, 1957.
  4. A. Singh, Introduction to Matrix Theory, Switzerland: Springer, 2016. 
  5. L. E. Dickson, First Course in Theory of Equations, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1922.
  6. S. Narayan and P.K. Mittal, Textbook of Matrices, 10th ed., New Delhi: S Chand and Co., 2004.
Evaluation Pattern

 

Component

Mode of Assessment

Parameters

Points

CIA I

MCQ,

Written Assignment,

Reference work, etc.,

Mastery of the core concepts 

Problem solving skills.

 

10

CIA II

Mid-semester Examination

Basic, conceptual, and analytical knowledge of the subject

25

CIA III

Written Assignment, Project

Problem solving skills

10

Attendance

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality

05

ESE

 

Basic, conceptual, and analytical knowledge of the subject

50

Total

100

MAT102-2 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:60
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:100
Credits:4

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:This course aims at introducing the students to the methods of solving ordinary and partial differential equations.

Course objectives​: This course will help the learner to

COBJ1. Solve first and higher order ordinary differential equations.

COBJ2. Form PDE and solve linear and nonlinear PDE’s of the first order

COBJ3. Apply the concepts of ODE and PDE to solve real-world problems.

Course Outcome

CO1.: Recognize different types of first order differential Equations and use appropriate methods to solve.

CO2.: Solve higher order Differential Equations with constant and variable coefficients.

CO3.: Investigate real-world problems using Differential Equations.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:20
First Order ODE's
 

Solution of ordinary differential equations of the first order and first degree: Variable separable, homogeneous, linear and exact differential equations. Solution of first order and higher degree differential equations - Clairaut’s equation. Orthogonal trajectory.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:20
Solution for Second and Higher Order Ordinary Differential Equations
 

Linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficients, linear non-homogenous equations, the Cauchy-Euler equation, simultaneous differential equations with constant coefficients. Second order linear differential equations with variable coefficients by the following methods: (i) when a part of complementary functions is given, (ii) reducing to normal form, (iii) change of independent variable, and (iv) variation of parameters, and (v) by finding the first integral (exact equation), and the equations of the form dx/P=dy/Q=dz/R.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Partial differential equations
 

Order and degree of partial differential equations, formation of first order partial differential equations, linear partial differential equation of first order - Lagrange’s equation, non-linear partial differential equation of first order, Charpit’s method.

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. G. F. Simmons, Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes, 2nd ed., New York McGraw Hill, 2006.
  2. I. Sneddon, Elements of Partial Differential Equations, McGraw-Hill, Reprint, Courier Corporation, 2013.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. M. D. Raisinghania, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation, S. Chand & Co. Ltd., 18th Ed., 2015.
  2. D. G. Zill, W. S. Wright, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 4th Ed., Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010.
  3. S. L. Ross, Differential Equations, 3rd Ed. (Reprint), John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
Evaluation Pattern
 

Component

Mode of Assessment

Parameters

Points

CIA I

MCQ,

Written Assignment,

Reference work, etc.,

Mastery of the core concepts

Problem solving skills

 

10

CIA II

Mid-semester Examination

Basic, conceptual and analytical knowledge of the subject

25

CIA III

Written Assignment, Project

Problem solving skills

10

Attendance

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality

05

ESE

 

Basic, conceptual and analytical knowledge of the subject

50

Total

100

MAT111-2 - CALCULUS USING PYTHON (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:50
Credits:1

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description: This course aims toprovide fundamentals of Python programming language like data structures, programming structures, functions, plotting 2D, 3D graphs. Students will explore python tools, libraries, packages to use in Algebra, Calculus and differential equations.

Course Objectives​: This course will help the learner to

 

COBJ1: gain proficiency in using Python for programming. 
COBJ2: acquire skills in usage of suitable functions/packages of Python.
COBJ3: apply the knowledge of python for Algebra, Calculus and Differential equations.

Course Outcome

CO1: acquire proficiency in using programming and its features.

CO2: demonstrate the use of programming concepts and visualizing data.

CO3: illustrates the use of python tools, libraries and packages in Algebra, Calculus and differential equations.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Fundamentals of Python Programming
 

Installation, Getting started with python, Variables, Data structures, Modules, Functions, programming structures, Standard plots (2D, 3D), Scatter plots, Slope fields, Vector fields, Contour plots, stream lines.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Symbolic and Numeric Computations
 

Use of SymPy and NumPy package, Basic algebraic operations with polynomials/rational functions, trigonometric simplifications, exponential and logarithms functions, solving algebraic equations, Calculus-limits, derivatives, integrals, series expansion.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Solving Differential Equations
 

Finding solutions and plotting the solution curves of first and second order differential equations, Mathematical models of first order differential equations.

Text Books And Reference Books:

H. P. Langtangen, A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python, 2nd ed., Springer, 2016.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. H. Brian, A Practical Introduction to Python Programming, Creative Commons Attribution, 2012. 
  2. A. Saha, Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!, No Starch Press, 2015.
Evaluation Pattern

The course is evaluated based on continuous internal assessments (CIA) and the lab e-record. The parameters for evaluation under each component and the mode of assessment are given below.

 

Component

Parameter

Mode of Assessment

Maximum

Points

CIA I

Mastery of the concepts

Lab Assignments

20

CIA II

Conceptual clarity and analytical skills 

Lab Exam - I

10

Lab Record

Systematic documentation of the lab sessions.

e-Record work 

07

Attendance

Regularity and Punctuality

Lab attendance

03

95-100% : 3

90-94%   : 2

85-89%   : 1

CIA III

Proficiency in executing the commands appropriately.

Lab Exam - II

10

Total

50

MED147 - MIDDLE CINEMA IN INDIA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Description: Middle cinema is a specific film formation which refers to severe commercial films that capture the experiences of Indian society in transition and the attendant anguish of such change. It includes narrations about women, youth, the city and Muslims, to name a few. The idea is to watch and analyse the films that fall into the category of middle cinema to understand the issue presented and the way it is dealt with by the filmmaker. The purpose is not to pass judgements about the films or their intentions but to see how representations impact our perceptions of reality.

Course Objectives:

 

  1. To watch and appreciate the films that fall under the category of middle cinema

  2. To understand the varied depiction of our society in these films

  3. To critically evaluate the purpose and impact of middle cinema

Course Outcome

CO1: Able to appreciate the films that fall under the middle cinema category

CO2: Able to understand the varied representations of India through middle cinema

CO3: Able to critically evaluate the value of middle cinema and its influence on viewers

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Realism and Neo-realism in Cinema
 

Cinema and its purpose and influence

French wave and Italian neo-realism

Indian cinema

Indian neo-realism

Pioneers- Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak

Maters of middle cinema- Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Girish Kasarvalli, Syed Akhtar Mirza and Sai Paranjape

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Parallel cinema movement in India
 

Middle cinema or Parallel cinema movement in India

Film society movement

Government initiate- FCI, FTII, Film Division, Doordarshan

Before 1991 and after

Contemporary Indian parallel cinema

Independent film makers (Indi films)- Nagesh Kuknoor, Govind Nihalani, Dijo Jose Antony, Johnpaul George, etc.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Parallel Cinema in Indian Languages
 

Watching the following films:

1. Salim Langde pe mat roh

2. Alif

3. A death in Gunj

4. Samsara

5. Trikal

6. Hyderabad Blues

Discuss the film maker's method and technique of depicting Indian society- issues, groups and individuals

Whether they succeeded in their endevours

What is the future of middle cinema in India

Text Books And Reference Books:

Sachdeva, Vivek. (2020). Shyam Benegal's India- Alternative Images. Routledge, London.

Bhaskaran, Gautaman. (2017). Adoor Gopalakrishnan- A Life in Cinema. Penguin Random House, India.

 

Ray, Sandip. (2022). Satyajit Ray Miscellany- Life, Cinema, People & Much More. Penguin Random House, India.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Reading materials:

1. History of Indian cinema- DAV University study material

2. Dwyer, Rachel. (2014). Bollywood's India: Hindi Cinema as a Guide to Contemporary India. Reaktion Books, India.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Assignment 1: MCQ on Indian cinema-  On January 25, 2024- 20 marks 

Assignment 2: Blog posts on Indian middle cinema- atleast 4 posts before 1 March 2024- 20 marks

Assignment 3: Research paper on any one film maker and his/her way of representing Indian society through middle cinema- 50 marks

MED148 - LANGUAGE OF CINEMA: A VISUAL APPROACH (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:45
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

As an art form, cinema possesses a language all its own—a language that transcends cultural boundaries and speaks to the universal human experience. From the evocative power of lighting to the rhythm of editing, every decision made by filmmakers contributes to the creation of meaning and emotion. Throughout this course, we will examine iconic films, analyze groundbreaking techniques, and decode the symbolism that enriches cinematic narratives.

Whether you are an aspiring filmmaker, a film enthusiast, or someone eager to gain a deeper understanding of the stories unfolding on the silver screen, "The Language of Cinema" is designed to equip you with the tools to appreciate and critically engage with the diverse and dynamic world of filmmaking.

Course Outcome

CO1: Develop a comprehensive understanding of visual language and enhance visual literary

CO2: Understand how filmmakers employ visual elements along with non-visual elements

CO3: Sense the importance of cinematography and editing in visual narration

CO4: Develop critical thinking skills in deconstructing a films

CO5: Apply cinematic aesthetics in diverse creative expressions

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Deconstructing visual language
 

Invention of camera, video camera, Narrative development and technological shifts;

Composition Techniques-Application of diverse compositions in narration

Camera experiments-Russian montage, Mainstream Hollywood practice, Mainstream Indian practice, Diverse and Melodramatic, Dogma 95; Movements, Appeal of reality visual construction in Indian parallel films.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Cinematic experiments
 

Varying focal-length, focus, aspect ratio, Lens, 

Shooting styles: Found footage, Single shot films, Film’s speed, PoV vs Subjective, Documentary style (Cinema Verite), Aerial view, Virtual reality, camera for green screen.

Visual construction in Television, social media and web-series.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Visual Politics-Inclusion and exclusion
 

Framing, Framing techniques, Lighting technique, Camera script vs Shooting script, Front and backdrop for a visual,

Reconstruction of Male gaze, portrayal of vulnerable, weaker and stronger characteristics, Replacing talent, camera for graphics.

Text Books And Reference Books:

5 C’s of Cinematography, Joseph V. Mascelli, Silman-James Press

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

·         Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors by Blain Brown, Taylor and Francis

·         Film Lighting Talks with Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers by Kris Malkiewicz, Touchstone

·        The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age, Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus, Plume.

Evaluation Pattern

Written exam and submission 

MED149 - INTRODUCTION TO SEMIOTICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:45
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description:

The Department of Media Studies offers this course to introduce students from different disciplinary backgrounds to the world of signs, symbols, and icons. Besides, this course also aims to familiarise the students with the basic concepts and theories of visual culture. The visual in the forms of photographs, advertisements, and films shape our everyday experiences, so it becomes necessary to understand how these visuals could be deconstructed to identify literal, connotative, subjective, and metaphorical meanings. Further, this course will also explore the relationships among visual culture, digital media, and power. It will explore the analysis of specific visual texts and will reflect on understanding the larger cultural meanings assigned to the visual. The learning objectives are for students to develop the skills necessary to perform such critical analysis of visual texts and show an overall understanding of how the visual operates.

Course Outcomes/Objectives:

By the end of the course the learner will be able to:

·   Understand the critical and theoretical concepts relating to visual culture.

·  Demonstrate the process of meaning generation in visual media.

·  Interpret the levels of meanings in any given visual text.

·  Recognize the role of photographs, advertisements and films in contemporary visual culture.

 

·  Apply the theories of visual culture to interpret visual media messages and understand their relation to power.


Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the critical and theoretical concepts relating to visual culture.

CO2: Demonstrate the process of meaning generation in visual media.

CO3: Interpret the levels of meanings in any given visual text.

CO4: Recognize the role of photographs, advertisements, and films in contemporary visual culture.

CO5: Apply the theories of visual culture to interpret visual media messages and understand their relation to power.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction to Visual Culture
 

Introduction to Visual Culture: Concept and Definition; Critical Representation of/in Visual Culture. Recent Trends in Visual Culture.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Semiotics: Semiology
 

Branches of Semiotics; Dyadic Model of Signs; Meaning & types of Signs. Meaning-Making Process: Seeing.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Study of selected visual texts
 

Levels of meanings: Denotational meaning, and Connotation meaning.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Gaze and Power
 

Meaning of gaze; Relation of gaze and power; Theory of Panopticism; Types of cinematic gazes, viz. male gaze, and feminist gaze.

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     Chandler, D. (2007). Semiotics: The Basics. London: Routledge.

 

2.     Mirzoeff, N. (2012). The Visual Culture Reader (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.

 

3.     Seppaenen, J. (2006). The Power of the Gaze: An Introduction to Visual Literacy (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies). NY: Peter Lang Publishing.

 

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

      Documentary: Ways of Seeing (Episode IEpisode IIEpisode IIIEpisode IV), available on YouTube.

      Documentary: Abstract: The Art of Design Platon: Photography

      Documentary: Abstract: The Art of Design Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design

 

      Documentary: Abstract: The Art of Design Christoph Niemann: Illustration

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment Outline:

The course shall not have a regular CIA- MSE -ESE model. Instead, the student will be given a series of assignments spread across the semester, leading to a building up of a holistic understanding of visual culture and how different signs, symbols, and icons operate in our day-to-day world in creating larger societal realities and worldviews. The teaching facilitator will consider the level of intelligibility in the class and the learning needs of the students and decide what assignment to give regularly. 

 

Sample Assignments:

      Summarising the four episodes of ‘Ways of Seeing’ by John Berger, and critically reflecting on the aspect of how in our day-to-day life it is contextual and relevant.

      Analyze an advertisement and present it to the class.

      Analyze a photograph and present it to the class.

 

      Analyze scenes of a film and present them in the class.

PHY141A - INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course presents an introduction to basic concepts in astronomy and  astrophysics. The course is designed for non-science students with strong interest in astronomy,
physics and mathematics. The course details some of the primary physical concepts relevant to  astronomy and astrophysics and also lays the foundation for more advanced coursework in
astrophysics. More importantly, to appreciate the  realization that “We are all made of stardust”.

Course Outcome

CO1: Compare and contrast the various ?exotic objects? in the cosmos (Neutron Stars, Black Holes, etc.)

CO2: Differentiate between different stellar types, and describe their life cycles.

CO3: Compare and contrast the types of galaxies, their distribution and possible evolution.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Solar system
 

Astronomical coordinate systems, Kepler’s Laws of planetary motion, Newton’s Law of
gravitation, Ancient astronomers, Solar system formation, Planets and associated moons, Comets
and asteroids; Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites; Telescopes, Multi-wavelength astronomy,
Astronomy with space observatories.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Stars
 

Discussion of measurable physical quantities in astronomy, Distance measurement techniques,
Luminosity, Brightness of stars and relation between luminosity and brightness (flux),
Magnitude of a star, Filter system, Hertzsprung Russell diagram, Binary stars and measurements,
Spectral type of stars, Surface temperature of stars, Star Formation: Molecular clouds, Stellar
evolution- birth to death, White dwarfs, Neutron stars, and black holes.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Galaxies
 

The Milky Way galaxy, Structure of the Milky way, Motion of Stars in the Milky Way, Types of
galaxies: Hubble tuning fork diagram, Formation and evolution of galaxies, Quasars and active
galaxies, Hubble’s law and Expanding Universe, Gravitational waves, Dark Matter, Dark
Energy.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1].Carroll, B. W., & Ostlie, D. A. (2007). An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, 2nd Edn:
Pearson Addison-Wesley.
[2]. Pasachoff , J. M. (1998): Astronomy, from the Earth to the Universe: Saunders College
Publishing.
[3].  Kaler, J. B. (2016): From the Sun to the Stars: World Scientific

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Zeilik & Gregory, S. A. (1998): Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics, Saunders
College Publication.

2. Harwit, M. (1988): Astronomy Concepts: Springer-Verlag.

Evaluation Pattern

 Assessment outline:

 

  • CIA I will be a objective-type exam to evaluate the understanding of the students from topics in Units 1 and 2. This carries 10 marks and administered in the last week of January.

  • CIA-II will be based on presentations on specified topics. It carries 25 marks 

  • CIA III includes a written assignment on specified topics. It carries 10 marks and will be conducted during second week of February.

  • End Semester Examination will be the descriptive exam for 50 marks. The students will be given 120 minutes to complete the exam.

  • Assessment will be based on the knowledge, problem solving capability and their wider in-depth perspective about the subject and presentation skills

 

 

PHY141B - RENEWABLE ENERGY (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course Renewable energy deals with the importance of sustainable and environmentaaly friendly energy source. It gives a glimpse about various types of

reneawble enery and its importance. The course also highlight the recent develoments in the sustainable energy.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the significance of sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources in addressing global energy needs.

CO2: Gain knowledge about various types of renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal, and comprehend their respective technologies and applications.

CO3: Acquire a fundamental understanding of emerging energy research techniques.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Solar Energy, Wind and Ocean Energy
 

Review of energy resources, solar energy estimation of intensity of terrestrial radiation, solar radiation on inclined plane surface, estimation of monthly average, daily total radiation and diffused radiation on horizontal surface, solar collectors. Origin of winds, Major applications of wind power, Wind turbine, Energy available in wind- power extraction- Wind turbine operation and power versus wind speed characteristics, Ocean Thermal Energy-OTEC.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Biomass and geo-thermal energy
 

Biomass resources-Biomass conversion Technologies. Urban waste to energy conversion. Biomass gasification. Biomass to Ethanol production. Biogas from waste Biomass. Biogas plants and operational parameters-Constant pressure and constant volume type Biogas plantsComparison. Origin and distribution of Geothermal energy. Types of Geothermal resources. Hydro-thermal resources-dry steam system-wet steam system Environmental aspects.

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Fuel Cells
 

Fuel cell- Classification of fuel cells – Phosphoric acid Fuel cell(PAFC), Alkaline Fuel Cell(AFC) –Solid polymer Fuel cell(SPFC) Molten carbonate Fuel cell(MCFC) Solid oxide Fuel cell (SOFC)( Qualitative only) efficiency of a fuel cell Chemical polarization- resistance polarization- concentration polarization- Fuel cell power plant hydrogen energy- production- Batteries-storage conversion to energy sources and safety issues 

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1] B. H. Khan: Non-conventional energy resources, Tata Mc Graw-Hill, 2006.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1] Rai G. D.: Non-conventional energy sources, Khanna Pub., 4 Edn, 2000.

[2] Rao S. and B. B. Parulekar: Energy Technology, Non-Conventional, Renewable and Conventional, Khanna Publications, 3 edn., 1999.

[3] Gupta B. R., Generation of electrical energy, Eurasia Publishing house, 1998.

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation is based on CIA-I, CIA-2 and CIA-3.

Weightage of CIA-1 -20 marks

Weightage of CIA-2 -20 marks

Weightage of CIA-3 -50 marks

Weightage of attendance -10 marks

Total equivalent weightage- 100 marks

CIA 1 and CIA 2 will be based on multiple choice Question/Assignments/Written test.

CIA-3 will be through presentation/ written test.

PHY142-2C - MICROCONTROLLER AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course on Microcontroller and Embedded systems provides the necessary theoretical background to understand and develop practical applications using the Arduino environment. It covers basics of general embedded systems, Arduino development environment and its applications with an introduction Internet of Things (IoT).

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the basics of microcontroller and Arduino environment

CO2: Develop programs using various instructions and functions for both microcontroller and Arduino

CO3: Apply the theory and implement practical applications

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Microcontroller 8051
 

Introduction to microcontroller, comparison between microprocessor and microcontroller, functional block diagram of 8051 microcontroller, description of functional blocks, pin out diagram of 8051 microcontroller 8051, description of pins, block diagram representation of I/O ports. Data transfer, arithmetic and branching instructions, sample programs.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Arduino and embedded systems fundamentals
 

Introduction to Arduino environment, features, advantages, Programming overview, Arduino IDE, program format and syntax, basic program examples. Arduino hardware- types of boards, features of Atmega microcontroller, Comparison between embedded systems and general computing system, Block diagram, Classification of embedded systems, applications.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Arduino applications and IoT
 

Interfacing of I/O devices, interfacing of sensors- detecting light (LDR), movement (PIR sensor), sound (microphone, amplifier LM 386), heat (LM 35). Interface for visual output- LED, 7 segment LED and LCD module. Circuit and program examples for each. 

Introduction to other Microcontroller development boards, important specifications. Concept of IOT, basics of IOT architecture and applications.

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]. Muhammad Ali Mazidi and Janice G Mazidi &amp; Rolin.D McKinlay (2008)“The 8051 microcontroller and embedded system “ (2nd Edition), Pearson Prentice Hall.

[2].Raj Kamal,(2015). Embedded systems- Architecture, programming and Design, (3rd Edition), Mc Graw Hill Education (India) private limited.

[3]. Kenneth J Ayala (2005). The 8051 microcontroller Architecture programming and Applications”(2nd Edition) Pen ram International Publishing PVT. Ltd.

[4].Massimo Banzi, Michael Shiloh,(2007).Make : Getting Started With Arduino,  (3rd edition),.Shroff Publishers &amp; Distributors.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[5].K.V. Shibu(2009) Introduction to embedded system, 1st edition, McGraw Hill.

[6].Michael Margolis, (2011).Arduino cook book, O’Reilly media Inc.

[7]. John Nussey ,(2005).Arduino For Dummies, John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc (Sea) Pvt. Ltd.

[8]. Brock Craft, (2005)Arduino Projects for Dummies, John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc (Sea) Pvt. Ltd.

Evaluation Pattern

No.

Components

Marks

CIA 1

Assignment

10

CIA2

MSE

25

CIA 3

Quiz, MCQ test, presentation, minor project, MOOC,

Industry/Educational Visits, Awareness campaign on E-waste, health hazards of mobile etc

10

Attendance

 

05

ESE

 

50

Total

100

PSY160 - UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course will focus on understanding addiction through a biopsychosocial and ecological lens in order to address the need for awareness about substance use, behavioural and digital media addictions. The topics will empower students to become ambassadors of change, who can educate and provide peer support. This course will also enable students to learn about community projects, policies, governmental and non governmental programs and resources related to reducing drug use and implications of use.

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain about the phenomenon of addiction using diverse perspectives (biological, psychosocial and ecological)

CO2: Describe and distinguish between different kinds of addictions

CO3: Describe and compare existing frameworks/programs for addiction prevention and management.

CO4: Demonstrate a capacity to create awareness programs on impact of addiction and preventative strategies that can empower the youth and community to embrace wellness.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Integrating perspectives on Addiction:
 

Biological (brain development), Psychosocial (cognitive, emotional, family and peer influence) and Ecological perspectives. Types of addictions – substance, digital media and behavioural; Protective, potentiating and risk factors in a lifespan perspective.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Current trends & frameworks of management of Addiction
 

Current trends in substance and other addictions – a global comparative understanding, Exploring the Impact of addiction on individuals and society; Existing frameworks and programs for addiction treatment and intervention, and awareness programs.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Creating Awareness among peers and community
 

Building community awareness on addictions with activities and events. Understanding the local needs across different cohorts and demographics on Awareness, Prevention and Treatment of substance and other addictions.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Svanberg, J. (2018). The Psychology of Addiction. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315462653

 

Alavi, S. S. (2012). Behavioural Addiction versus Substance Addiction, Int J Prev Med, 3(4), 290-294. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354400/

 

Ambekar, A. et al. (2019). Magnitude of Substance Use in India. https://www.lgbrimh.gov.in/resources/Addiction_Medicine/elibrary/magnitude_substance_abuse_india.pdf

Sloboda, Z., & Bukoski, W. J. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of drug abuse prevention. Springer.

 

Scheier, L. M. (Ed.). (2015). Handbook of Adolescent Drug Use Prevention: Research, Intervention Strategies, and Practice. American Psychological Association. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1chs715

 

E-Handbook by UNODC https://www.unodc.org/documents/drug-prevention-and-treatment/E_handbook.pdf

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Veach, L. J., & Moro, R. R. (2017). The spectrum of addiction: Evidence-based assessment, prevention, and treatment across the lifespan. SAGE Publications.

Evaluation Pattern

Course outcomes

CIA1
(Total 20 marks)

CIA2
(Total 20 marks)

CIA3
(Total 50 marks)

CO1:

10

 

10

CO2:

10

5

5

CO3:

 

15

5

CO4:

 

 

30

Note (if any):

 

SOC142 - CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course discusses various social issues which are of relevance for contemporary world. These issues surround the broad themes of population, health, development. In relation to population and health this course would cover issues like aging, reproductive health, HIV AIDS, euthanasia, drug abuse, etc. In relation to development this course would look into issues like urban land use, farmer’s suicide, displacement, etc.

 Course Objective:

Students shall be able to identify and analyze contemporary social problems. They will be able to apply interdisciplinary approach to relevant policies at local, national, and international levels.

 

Course Outcome

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Sociological Analysis of Social Problems
 
  1. Study of ‘Social Problems’
  2. Characteristics, Stages and Reactions 
Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Sociological Analysis of Social Problems
 
  1. Study of ‘Social Problems’
  2. Characteristics, Stages and Reactions 
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Population and Health and Social Problems
 
  1. Demographic Transition
  2. HIV AIDS and societal alienation
  3. Drug Abuse

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Population and Health and Social Problems
 
  1. Demographic Transition
  2. HIV AIDS and societal alienation
  3. Drug Abuse

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Development and social problems
 
  1. Poverty
  2. Corruption
  3. Development induced displacement

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Development and social problems
 
  1. Poverty
  2. Corruption
  3. Development induced displacement

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Human Rights Issues
 
  1. Covenants
  2. Human Rights Organizations
  3. Domestic Violence and child abuse

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Human Rights Issues
 
  1. Covenants
  2. Human Rights Organizations
  3. Domestic Violence and child abuse

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Alavi, H.D and Shanin, T. (Ed.) (1982). Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies, London: MacMillan.

Ahuja R.  (2014). Social problems in India. New Delhi: Rawat Publication.  

Merton, R. and Nisbet. (1966). Contemporary Social Problems, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.

Shah, G. (2001). Cultural Subordination & Dalit Challenge. Vol. II

Weeks, J. (2011). Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. Wadsworth Publishing Company, California.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Alavi, H.D and Shanin, T. (Ed.) (1982). Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies, London: MacMillan.

Ahuja R.  (2014). Social problems in India. New Delhi: Rawat Publication.  

Merton, R. and Nisbet. (1966). Contemporary Social Problems, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.

Shah, G. (2001). Cultural Subordination & Dalit Challenge. Vol. II

Weeks, J. (2011). Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. Wadsworth Publishing Company, California.

Evaluation Pattern
CIA 1  10 marks (conducted out of 20 )
 
CIA 2 10 marks (conducted out of 20 )
 
CIA 3 25 marks (conducted out of 50 ) 
 
Attendance 5 marks 

STA141 - ELEMENTS OF STATISTICS (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course offers a fundamental grasp of statistical concepts and their practical applications. It covers the meaning, scope, and significance of statistics, and measures of central tendency. The curriculum includes dispersion measures, correlation, regression analysis, index numbers, and data presentation techniques. Students develop crucial skills in statistical analysis, critical thinking, and data interpretation through theory and practice.

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate a deep understanding of the foundational concepts and significance of statistics.

CO2: Apply measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression accurately for effective data analysis

CO3: Construct and interpret index numbers, demonstrating practical skills in real-world scenarios.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Fundamentals of Statistics and Descriptive Statistics
 

Meaning, definition, significance, scope, and limitations of Statistics, Measurement of central tendency – mean, median, quartile, mode, geometric mean, and harmonic mean. Absolute and relative measures of dispersion (range, standard deviation, and variance) with simple Applications.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Correlation and Regression Analysis:
 

Correlation meaning, definition, type and degree of correlation, methods of correlation, regression analysis meaning uses the difference between correlation and regression, linear regression equation, calculation of the coefficient of regression.

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Index Numbers and Data Presentation:
 

Index number meaning characterizes importance and use. Construction of index number, cost of living index, fishers ideal index number. Diagrammatic and graphical presentation of data.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Gupta S.C and Kapoor V.K, Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, 12th edition, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi, 2020.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1] P., Mukhopadhyay, Mathematical Statistics, Books and Allied (P) Ltd, Kolkata, 2018.

[2] R.E. Walpole, R.H. Myers and S.L Myers, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Pearson, New Delhi, 2017.

          [3] D.C. Montgomery and G.C. Runger, Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 7th Edition, Wiley India, New Delhi, 2018.

          [4] B.L Agarwal, Basic Statistics, 6th Edition, New Age International (P) Limited       Publishers, 2018.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA :50% 

ESE:50%

THE144 - ACTING FOR MEDIA (2023 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This programme is designed for Students who want to explore various acting career opportunities in Media. The course includes practice-based training blended with a challenging range of acting practice possibilities in different Media platforms. A wide range of production and performance prospects enhances the scope of this programme. The course is grounded in basic acting training methods constructed with theatre techniques and applied in different visual media contexts like Stage/ Film/TV/New Media and other Communicative visual contexts. It encompasses different interactive and participatory sessions for cultivating body, voice, and mind through creativity.  

 

Additionally, the programme provides insights into personality makeovers through costume, make-up, and styling and prepares you for auditions and building your actors' portfolio. 

Objectives:

 

  • To introduce the concept of Acting for Media.

  • To provide an overview of the different media and its various components.

  • To provide practical training and exercises to help to gain hands-on experience in Acting for Media.

  • To equip learners with a solid foundation in Acting for Media.

Course Outcome

CO1: To understand the concept of Acting for Media and its importance.

CO2: To articulate a comprehensive understanding of the media and its various components.

CO3: Apply practical skills and techniques to create compelling performances for media.

CO4: Develop a greater appreciation for the art of Acting for Media.

CO5: Exhibit the learning experiences through practical, creative work.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:5
Learning to Act
 

Everyone can Act- Developing acting skills through relaxation, movements, improvisation, space exploration and empowering self through evaluation and challenges.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Acting for Theatre.
 

 

Actor preparation and training: Improvisation, role, character, scene and creative body movement, Yoga, Kalari, modern dance movements.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:12
Acting in front of the Camera.
 

 

Introduction to film acting, Actor-creator, Visual life and language, scene work for the camera and acting techniques. Art of auditioning, projection and intonation of character. The Inner Discipline of Camera Acting, Four Types of Outer Action, Blocking for the Camera.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Acting for TV and other digital media.
 

 

Introduction to TV/Media, developing skills for the Media, Specific scene work and evaluation. Anchoring and media presentation skills, Dialogue and speech, and voice culture. Other skills –Sight reading, accents and dialects, safe voice practice, Dubbing for the roles and animation, Rhythm and movement skills.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
Personality makeover: through costume, make-up and styling.
 

 

It is understanding the basic makeover through make-up and costume. Body language involves gestures, mannerisms, and other bodily signs—transforming oneself into a star.

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:5
Acting as a profession.
 

 

Preparing for Audition, Actors' workbook, Actors' portfolio.

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Konstantin Stanislavsky - An actor prepares-Routledge (1989)
  2. Cathy Haase - Acting for Film-Allworth Press (2003)
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1.  Janet Wilcox - Mastering Monologues and Acting Sides_ How to Audition Successfully for Both Traditional and New Media-Skyhorse Publishing (2011)
  2. Benedetti, Jean_Stanislavsky, Konstantin - An actor's work on a role-Routledge (2010)
  3.  John Sudol - Acting Face to Face 2_ Emotional Alignment_ _ How to Create Genuine Emotion For TV and Film (2015)
Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation CIAs: 

Assignments, including television commercials, films, voiceover work, scene work/reels/standup comedy/camera work/writing/portfolio

Evaluation ESE :

 

The end Semester Examination will create a different media presentation and submit a portfolio.