The dynamic business environment, compels managers to perform a challenging role in steering the organisations' success to new heights. This comprehensive introductory course has been designed to provide valuable insights into the functions of modern day managers. By tracing the historical evolution of management thought, it explores the basic concepts, principles and theories of management. It orients the learners towards basic understanding of managerial functions like planning, organising, staffing, motivation, communication, controlling and supervision. By focusing on the contemporary challenges faced by organizations in recent years, it enables the proponents to cater to global needs and gather skills that ensures employability and sustainability in the corporate world. 

• To outline the fundamental activities of managers

• To explain the basic concepts, principles and theories of management 

• To examine the broad functions of management

• To propose initiatives to address the contemporary social issues and challenges in the field of management 

• To determine ethical workplace practices

Definition – nature, process and significance of management –Role of managers – Managerial Skills and Roles - Evolution of Management Thought : Classical Management Approaches, Behavioural Management Approaches, Quantitative Management Approaches, Modern Management Approaches -  Management as a Science or Art - Management as a profession- Administration and Management- Functions of Management – Functional Areas of Management. 

Planning - Nature and Importance of Planning- Types of Plans - Levels of Planning - Steps in planning - Making Effective Plans- Objectives and Management By Objective (MBO) –Management By Exception (MBE) -  Policy and Strategy- Forecasting and Decision Making - Nature of decision making - Types of decisions – Decision Making Process – Rational Perspectives and Behavioural Aspects of decision making.         

Organizing - Nature and purpose - Principles of Organization - Types of Organization - Organisational Structure and Design – Line, Staff and functional authority – Conflict between Line and Staff – Overcoming the Line-Staff Conflict. Committees, Departmentation - Span of control – Authority, Responsibility and Accountability - Principles of Delegation - Steps - Centralization Vs Decentralization – Factors determining the degree of Decentralization of authority.

Staffing - Nature and Purpose of staffing – Importance of staffing – Components of Staffing - Manpower planning - Recruitment and Selection - Training and Development - Performance Appraisal.

Directing – Nature of Directing function - Principles – Importance of Effective Direction – Motivating people at work – Motivation theories: Early theories, Contemporary theories – Morale Building – Job Satisfaction - Effective Communication skills for directing – Barriers of communication.

Controlling - Concept, Nature and Importance - Essentials of Control - Requirements of an Effective Control System – Behavioural Implications of Control – Techniques of Managerial control - Co-ordination – Need for co-ordination – Types of Co-ordination - Techniques of Coordination - Cooperation. Supervision – Position of a supervisor – Qualities of a good supervisor – Key Man – Man in the middle – Middle marginal man – Human relations specialist – Essential requirements of effective supervision.

Leadership and change, Total quality management, Work force diversity, Globalization and innovation, Enterprise mobility, How to manage and control virtual teams, creating an ethical workplace.

CIA 2 - 50 M

CIA 3 - 20 M

End Semester - 50 M

Course Description: This course intends to introduce basic accounting principles and practices. It also deals with subsidiary books maintained in business organizations. The students will have knowledge about the fundamental accounting processes such as journalizing, ledger posting, preparation of trial balance and final accounts in sole trading business. It also deals with providing an overview of accounting standards and IFRS. This course will be useful for all those who are desirous of having an understanding and application of financial dynamics of the business and become successful financial managers/entrepreneurs. 

Course Objectives:

• To provide an understanding of application of various principles and practice of Accounting.
• To demonstrate the knowledge on the process of accounting cycle and basic steps involved in Accounting.
• To extend the knowledge of systematic maintenance of books of accounts to real life business.
• To estimate Annual Financial statements of Sole proprietorship form of business.
• To outline the need for Accounting standards and IFRS.

Meaning, Need for accounting, Internal and External users of accounting information, limitations of accounting, accounting Concepts and Conventions, Accounting Practices, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Nature of Accounting, Accounting equation - Systems of Accounting, Process of Accounting transactions- types of Accounts, Rules of Accounting. Journal - Meaning, features, simple and compound entries, Including recording of GST transactions, Capital and revenue expenditures, Capital and revenue receipts, Contingent assets and contingent liabilities, Preparation of ledgers and Trial balance.

Conceptual introduction to subsidiary books - Sales book, Sales return book, Purchases book, Purchase returns book, receivable book, payable book. Practical problems in Cash Book- Single column, double column, and three columnar cash book.

Need for reconciliation and preparation of bank reconciliation statement.

Need for rectification of errors, types of errors, process of rectification and accounting entries of rectification.

Preparation of Trading and Profit and Loss account and Balance Sheet of sole trading concerns.

Types of Accounting standards, Need for IFRS, Ind AS and IFRS.

Course Description:

This common core course helps students to think in the economic way of establishing a connection between unlimited wants and limited resources available to an individual, firm and the society.  It deals with the application of economic analysis in formulation of business decisions.  In this context, the course deals with demand, supply, pricing, theory of consumer choice, theories of production and market structures.

Course Objectives: This course aims to help students to:

● Describe how economic trade-offs and social values impact business decisions.

● Understand the causes and consequences of different market conditions.

●  Explain the theory of consumer choice using the utility concepts.

● Make use of the concept of market equilibrium in business decisions.

● Analyse cost of production and revenue of business operations.

● Evaluate the market outcome(s) under different market structure.

Ten Principles of Economics: How People Make Decisions - How people Interact - How the Economy as a Whole Works; Thinking Like an Economist - Role of Observations, Theory and Assumptions in Economics; Role of Economic models - The Circular Flow Diagram - Production Possibility Frontier - Opportunity Cost; Central Problems of an Economy; Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

Markets and Competition; Demand - Law of Demand, Exceptions to the Law - Market Demand - Changes in Demand; Supply - Law of Supply, Exceptions to the Law - Market Supply - Changes in Supply; Equilibrium – Steps - Changes in Equilibrium.    

Elasticity of Demand - Price Elasticity and Its Determinants - Methods of Measurement - Degrees of Price Elasticity - Total Revenue and Price elasticity; Income Elasticity Demand; Cross Elasticity Demand; Elasticity of Supply-Determinants - Measurement and Degrees.

Utility - Characteristics and Types - Cardinal and ordinal Utility analysis – Law of Diminishing Marginal utility; Budget Constraint; Indifference curves - Properties, Consumer’s equilibrium - Price Effect - Income Effect and Substitution Effect.

Consumers, Producers and the Efficiency of the Markets: Consumers surplus (Marshall) - Producer surplus and Market efficiency; Externalities and Market Inefficiency - Negative and Positive.

Production Function; Law of Variable Proportions; Law of returns, Economies of Scale; Iso-quants and Iso-cost lines. Cost Function - Important Cost Concepts; Short Run and Long Run Cost Analysis (traditional theory) - Modern theory of cost; Long Run and short Run Revenue analysis.

Market structure - Perfect Competition - Price and Output Determination - Role of Time Element in Market Price Determination; Monopoly - Price and output determination, Price Discrimination; Monopolistic Competition - Price and Output Determination-Selling Costs - Product Differentiation – Oligopoly - Duopoly Example - Price Determination (Collusive Pricing, Price Leadership).                                      

Gregory Mankiw, N. (2019), Principles of Economics, 8th Edition, Cengage Learning India.

1. Robert S Pindyck and Daniel L Rubinfeld (2013), Microeconomics, 8th Edition, New York: Pearson.

2. Salvatore, D. (2011). Managerial Economics in a Global Economy (7thed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

3. Sen, Anindy (2006). Microeconomics: Theory and application (2nded.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

4. Salvatore, D. (2019). Microeconomics Theory and Applications (5thed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

5. Lipsey, R. G., & Chrystal, K. A. (1999). Principles of Economics (9thed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

6. Samuelson, P. A., & Nordhaus, W.D. (2010). Economics (19thed.). New Delhi:  McGraw-Hill Companies.

            CIA 1 A-Assignment - Marks: 20 (Will be brought down to 10 Marks)

            CIA 1 B- Quiz- Marks: 20 (Will be brought down to 10 Marks)

CIA II- Mid Semester Examination- 25 Marks

(MSE 50 Marks, will be brought down to 25 Marks)

CIA III-20 Marks

CIA III-Assignment - Marks: 20

End Semester Exam 30 Marks

(MSE 50 Marks, will be brought down to 25 Marks)

Attendance 5 Marks

Total 100 Marks

The course develops social sensitivity skill, a practice by which an individual can observe, identify, and understand the indications from socio-cultural contexts and social interactions or relationships. Social sensitivity allows students to be respectful of people around them and their respective environment. Social sensitivity combines emotional, social, and adaptive intelligence and helps students to fully prepare for ‘new normal’ expectations from all walks of life, especially business.

Course Objectives:

1)      To create self-awareness on social and cultural diversity and individuality

2)      To sensitize in responsible and meaningful behaviour with multicultural people and/or milieu

UNIT–I                                                                                                                       10 Hrs

Level of Knowledge: Basic

Capacity building – how to listen, how to observe, how to interact, how to participate, how to develop ‘we-feeling’, how to understand ‘other’, how to solve problems.

EVALUATION–I                                                                                                       3 Hrs

Individual Activity

Capturing Lifestory – Choose a person you like and ask him/her to narrate the lifestory to you. Record it and convert into text exactly (verbal and nonverbal cues - voice, tone, emotions, pause, etc.). Now interpret (without any judgment) his/her lifestory in your own words and present it in the class.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Relationship building – emotional intelligence, social intelligence, adaptive intelligence, mindfulness, daily reflection, acceptable and respectful behaviour, positive and helping attitude, constructive criticism and feedback.

EVALUATION–II                                                                                                         3 Hrs

Group Activity (2 member team)

Exchanging Culture– Choose a classmate from a very different cultural background than your own. Interact with each other and learn about each other’s culture. Make notes on the cultural differences and cultural shock (if any) with thoughtful understanding. Present each other’s culture as a team in the class - highlighting uniqueness in your friend’s culture, breaking stereotypes and identity labelling of his/her culture.

Individual Activity

Capturing Lifestory – Choose a person you like and ask him/her to narrate the lifestory to you. Record it and convert into text exactly (verbal and nonverbal cues - voice, tone, emotions, pause, etc.). Now interpret (without any judgment) his/her lifestory in your own words and present it in the class. ( 50 Marks)

EVALUATION–II                                                                                                         3 Hrs

Group Activity (2 member team)

Exchanging Culture– Choose a classmate from a very different cultural background than your own. Interact with each other and learn about each other’s culture. Make notes on the cultural differences and cultural shock (if any) with thoughtful understanding. Present each other’s culture as a team in the class - highlighting uniqueness in your friend’s culture, breaking stereotypes and identity labelling of his/her culture.

This course is designed for students to work with using English to help build business contexts for students' business studies. This course introduces students to reading and writing for Business Studies. Since the discipline of Business uses specific registers and contexts to create content for English. The course is divided across three genres – Cases, Critiques, and Essays and draws from the British Council’s course on Writing for Business’. The course instructors will put together a set of cases and contexts at the beginning of the semester drawing from the contemporary business climate and those would be discussed across the course.  

Course Objectives:

The course has been conceptualized with the following objectives:

• Provide the students an exposure to business writings with special emphasis on case writing.
• Provide overt linguistics and grammatical instructions through the medium of case writing.
• Familiarize the learners with business-specific registers and language usage.

This unit will introduce students to ‘cases’ as a form of writing that helps locate  significant business ideas, problems that require critical thinking and analysis.  Students will be introduced to a variety of cases and taught how to read a case,  break the various elements of a case down, analyse them and synthesise the ideas. 

Skill Focus:

1.      Note Taking

2.      Summarizing a text

3.      Understanding how ideas in a text are linked

4.      Locating and positioning speaker emphasis

This unit will introduce students to a range of readings that will help locate critiques  through an analytical mode of reading business material. The unit will be geared  towards enabling critical thinking in students through a reading of the central  ideas of the text/context chosen. 

Skill Focus:

1.      Recognising the writer’s stance

2.      Locating key information in complex sentences

3.      Inferring implicit ideas

This unit will introduce students to the advanced structures of academic writing by  looking closely at essays. The unit will enable students to create essays through  reading and writing. Students would be specifically reinforced about the structure of  an essay, its components, locating the argument, constructing one, using sources to  substantiate claims, reporting research findings etc.

Skills Focus:

1.      Paraphrasing

2.      Expanding notes into complex sentences

3.      Writing effective introductions/conclusions

4.      Incorporating quotations

5.      Writing Thesis statements

6.      Developing research strategies

The study of the application of principles of communication underlying effective oral presentations, with attention given to speaking in business, professional and public settings. Includes practice in preparing, presenting and evaluating speeches and other forms of oral presentations. Organization of thoughts is pivotal in public speaking and the course provides space for that through critical thinking exercises.

The course has been conceptualized with the following objectives:

● Provide the students an exposure to various public speaking environments and events specifically in the field of business.

● Familiarize the students with the basic requirements of effective public speaking.

● Enable the students to identify their strengths and weaknesses in the field of public speaking and work upon them in a meticulous manner.

● Develop skills to organize thoughts for speech through critical thinking practices.

   Power and tradition of public speaking, similarities and difference between public speaking and conversation,

a.     Anxiety

b.     Developing confidence

c.     Public speaking and critical thinking, speech communication process.

a.     Your First Speech

b.     Preparing your speech, delivering your speech

a.     Listening

b.     Importance of listening, listening and critical thinking, causes of poor listening, how to become a better listener.

a.     Selecting a Topic

b.     Choosing a topic, determine the general and specific purpose. Phrasing the central idea.

  Audience – centeredness, the psychology of the audience, demographic audience analysis, situational audience analysis, getting information about the audience and adapting to the audience.

a.     Gathering materials from the library, internet, interviewing. Supporting your ideas with examples, statistics, statistics or citation.

a.     Main points of the speech, supporting materials, connectives.

a.     The introduction and conclusion of the speech.

 The preparation of outline and speaking outline.

a.     Meaning of words, using language accurately, using language vividly, using language appropriately.

a.     What is a good delivery? Method of delivery, the speaker’s voice, the speaker’s body, practicing delivery and answering audience questions.

a.     Kinds of visual aids, guidelines for preparing visual aids, guidelines for presenting visual aids.

a.     Types of informative speeches,: analysis and organization, Guidelines for informative speaking. Sample speech with commentary.

a.     The importance of persuasion. Ethics and persuasion , psychology of persuasion.

b.     Persuasive speeches on question of fact, values and policy.

a.     Building credibility, using evidence, reasoning, appealing to emotions.

a.     Speeches of Introduction, speeches of presentation, speeches of acceptance.

Leadership and responsibilities in a small group. Relative thing method.

Sellnow, Deanna Thomason: Wadsworth, 2012 – Public Speaking: A Process Approach.

Sellnow, Deanna Thomason: Wadsworth, 2012 – Public Speaking: A Process Approach.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I: Individual Assignment (20 marks)

CIA II: Group Assignment (50 marks)

CIA III: Group Assignment (20 marks)

CIA IV: Individual/Group Assignment (50 marks)

Unit I –  Linear Models                                                                                    7 Hours

Level of Knowledge: Basic

Linear Equations and Inequalities in One variable Linear functions slope and equations of a line linear mathematics models, constructing mathematical models.

Unit II – Systems of linear equations and matrices                                                 8 Hours

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Solutions of linear systems by the echelon method solution of linear system by the gauss Jordan method, Addition and subtraction of Matrices, Multiplication of Matrices, Matrices Inverse

Unit III: Linear Programming Problems                                                                  10 Hours

Level of Knowledge: Application

Definition – Linear Programming Problem – Formulation – Solution by Graphical method -– minimization and maximization problems, special cases, Concept of simplex method (only theory)

Transportation and Assignment Models                                                                   10  Hours

Level of Knowledge: Basic

TP as a LP model, Nature and scope of transportation and allocation models, Methods of allocation, different methods for finding initial solution -  N-W Corner Rule, Least Cost Method and VAM.  Unbalanced TP, Problems. AP a variant of Transportation model, Hungerian method, Problems.

Unit V : Commercial Arithmetic                                                                                 10 Hours

Level of Knowledge: Basic

Simple interest – Compound Interest. Equivalent Rate –   Depreciation - Present value. Annuity

Unit VI – Calculus                                                                                                         10 Hours

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Limits – Differentiation - Methods of differentiation – Second order derivative – Maxima and Minima.  

Unit VII   - Application to commerce and Economics.                                                  5 Hours              

Level of Knowledge: Application

 Revenue Function – Cost function –      Profit function – Elasticity of demand – Breakeven point.

2. Sancheti, D. C., & Kapoor, V. K. (2018). Business Mathematics. New Delhi: Sultan Chand and Sons.

3.Padmalochan, H. (2015). A Text Book of Business Mathematics, New Delhi: Sultan Chand and Sons.

4. G K Ranganath & T V Narasimha Rao (2012). Business Mathematics. New Delhi: Himalaya Publishing House.

Duration: 2 Hrs                             Max Marks: 50

Section A: 3*5=15 marks (3 Questions are to be answered out of 5)

Section B: 2*10=20 marks (2 Questions are to answered out of 3)

Section C: 1*15=15 marks (Case study-Compulsory Question)

Course Description: It is a thirty hours course. Students will be exposed to the use of Kannada Language both in oral and written forms. In the introductory sessions Kannada alphabets, words, simple sentence writing and basic grammar will be taught. At the end of the course students will be able to Read, Write and Speak in Kannada Language

Course Objective:
•    To enable students to communicate in the State Language Kannada.  
•    Helps the students, particularly coming from other states in their day to day conversations.
•    The course mainly focusses on Conversational Kannada and writing Kannada.

Kannada Varnamale- Swargalu, Sandhyakshara, Anuswara & Visarga              

Vargeeya Vyanjana, Anunasikagalu 

Avargeeya Vyanjana, Ottakshargalu

Kaagunitha

1.     Parts of Speech: Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Conjunction, Interjection,

Exclamatory.

Linga, Vachana, Vibhakti Pratyagalu 

Verb Root, Verb- Past and Non Past

Sentence making, Translation & Question form, Negation, Opposite words

Comprehension, Letter Writing

2. Thili Kannada - K S Madhusudana, H N  Muralidharan

3. Spoken Kannada for Absolute Beginners - Sanjay D

CIA-2 Noun, Verb, Number, Gender, Tense, Days, Name of Things. 15%

CIA-3  Conversation Practice, Vachana, Opposite Word, Sentance making (Animals, Birds, Vegetables, things) Translation, Letter Writing. 15% 

Attendance 10%

End Semester Exam:

Question Paper Pattern

·       Section A - Test of linguistic ability through grammar components –15 marks

·       Section B - Test of translating abilities and comprehension, short answers - 15 marks

·       Section C - Test of writing skills / Originality in letter writing, dialogue and essay

writing – 20 marks 

Course Description: The course focuses on the basic elements that determine human behavior in an organizational context. It provides various theoretical frameworks to understand human behaviours at individual, group and organization level. The course provides insights into the foundation of human behaviours such as personality, learning, values, attitudes and perception. At the group level its characteristics in terms of size, status, norms, role and cohesiveness makes it functional or dysfunctional. Leaders who are able to influence the individual and group behaviours create positive organizational culture. Thus it is essential for managers to develop an understanding about human behaviours at the workplace and manage them for organizational effectiveness. 

Course Objectives: This course intends

1. To examine the impact of globalization, diversity and ethics on organizational behaviours.
2. To analyze the individual’s work behaviours due to personality, attitudes and perceptions. 
3. To assess the dynamics of group behaviours and its influence on group effectiveness. 
4. To compare and contrast various leadership styles as in classic and modern theories.
5. To determine practices that create positive organization culture.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Definition of Organizational Behavior, OB as systematic study, Contribution from other disciplines, Challenges and Opportunities in organizational behavior, OB Model/Framework- Individual, Group and Organisational Level.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Defining and Measuring Personality, Determinants of Personality, The Big Five Personality Model, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and Other Personality Traits like Authoritarianism, Locus of Control, Machiavellianism, Self Esteem, Risk Taking, Self-Monitoring and Achievement Oriented. Importance of values- instrumental and terminal values. 

Meaning of Learning; Theories of Learning- Classical Conditioning, Operant conditioning, Cognitive theory, Social learning theory, Principles of learning, Schedule of Reinforcement. 

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Components of Attitude- ABC model, Function of Attitude, Cognitive Dissonance Changing Attitude, Work Attitudes- Job Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Meaning, Factors influencing perception, Attribution Theory, Common shortcuts in judging others.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Define Group and different type of Groups, Stages of Group Development, Group Properties-Roles, Norms, Status, Size, Cohesiveness; Group Decision making, Groupthink and Group Shift

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Concept of Leadership-Trait Theories-Behavioral Theories, Ohio & Michigan Studies - Managerial Grid; Contingency Theory-Situational Leadership and Path & Goal of leadership; Contemporary Theories- Transformational, Transactional, Charismatic Leadership, Ethical Leadership and Servant Leadership

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Definition of organizational culture and its characteristics, Strong versus Weak culture, Function and Dysfunction of Culture, Creating & Sustaining Culture, -How employees learn culture-Creating Positive organizational culture. 

1.                   Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge and Neharika Vohra (2018), 18^th Ed. Organizational Behaviour. Pearson Education Asia.

1. Aswathappa, K. (2016). Organizational Behaviour (Text, Cases and Games), 12^th Ed. Bangalore: Himalaya Publication. 

2.       Fred Luthans (2017). Organizational Behavior: An Evidence - Based Approach, 12^th Ed. McGraw Hill Education.

Gupta, C. B. (2014). A textbook of organisational behaviour: With text and cases. New Delhi: S Chand & Company.

CIA 1 – 20 Marks

CIA 2 – 50 Marks

CIA 3 – 20 Marks

Ese – 50 Marks 

CIA 1 - 20 M

CIA 2 - 50 M

CIA 3 - 20 M

End Semester - 50 M

Course Description:

Business Statistics helps us to make business decisions under uncertainties. Such decisions must be objective and unbiased and based on quantitative data. This necessitates an analysis of data as well as understanding of statistical tools and models. With the business entities keen on making data-driven decisions it is essential for individuals working in this environment to possess skills to use appropriate statistical tools and techniques in order to make decisions backed by data.

Course Objectives:

●        To demonstrate data handling skills and summarize data with clarity.

●        To extend an understanding of application of relevant concepts of Statistics to a given context/business scenario.

●        To demonstrate the knowledge on the process of organizing a problem/data and conduct statistical tests/treatment.

●        To solve real world  business problems by evaluating data with appropriate statistical techniques

To explain trends exhibited by data.

Level of Knowledge: Conceptual

Meaning, Definition, Features, Importance and limitations of statistics. Meaning and difference between primary and secondary data, data collection methods. Classification and tabulation of data including tally marks, methods of classifying data - quantitative, qualitative, geographical, chronological, Discrete and continuous frequency distribution.

Level of Knowledge: Application

Meaning, measures of Central Tendency- Arithmetic Mean, Weighted Arithmetic Mean, median, mode, geometric mean and harmonic mean (only theory) and partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles

Level of Knowledge: Application

Meaning, Definitions, Properties of dispersion - Range, Quartile Deviation, Mean Deviation from Mean and Median, Standard Deviation and coefficient of variation. Skewness-meaning, difference between dispersion and skewness, Karl Pearson’s and Bowley’s measures of skewness, Concept of Kurtosis

Level of Knowledge: Application

Meaning, Definition and Use of Correlation, Covariance, Scatter diagram, Types of correlation, Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Spearman’s Rank correlation, Probable Error. Regression- Meaning and utility of Regression analysis, Comparison between Correlation and Regression, regression lines –X on Y, Yon X, Regression Equations and Regression Coefficients.