CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

School of Business and Management

Syllabus for
BCom (International Finance/Honours/Honours with Research)
Academic Year  (2024)

 
1 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BBA141A DIGITAL FINANCE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BBA141B MARKETING AND SELLING SKILLS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
BBA141D TALENT MANAGEMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BBA141E UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BBA141F SUSTAINABILITY?AND GREEN MARKETING Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
BIF101-1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING - I Major Core Courses 4 4 100
BIF103-1 BUSINESS ECONOMICS Major Core Courses 4 4 100
BLS143 AN INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 03 100
DMT141 DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
DMT143 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING Multidisciplinary Courses 2 3 100
DPS01-01 BRIDGE COURSE IN ACCOUNTING Bridge Courses 4 0 50
DPS02-01 BRIDGE COURSE IN ECONOMICS Bridge Courses 4 0 50
DPS102-1 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Major Core Courses 4 4 100
DPS161-1 ORGANISATIONAL STUDY Skill Enhancement Courses 2 3 100
DSC142 PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIENCE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
ECO143 DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
ECO144 GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
ECO145 ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
ENG001 ACADEMIC WRITING FOR UNIVERSITY Bridge Courses 4 0 50
ENG181-1 ENGLISH Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
EST141 TRAVEL AND TRAVEL NARRATIVES Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
EST144 DESIGN THINKING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Multidisciplinary Courses 45 3 100
EST145 POETICS , POLITICS AND PIVOTAL PEOPLE OF ROCK N ROLL Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
EST150 OCEANSCAPES : EXPLORING CINEMA THROUGH BLUE HUMANITIES Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
FRE181-1 FRENCH Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
GER181-1 GERMAN Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
HIN182-1 HINDI Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 02 50
HIS141 HISTORY AND CINEMA Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
KAN182-1 KANNADA Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
LAW141 CYBER LAW Multidisciplinary Courses 4 3 100
LAW143 LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
LAW145 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
MAT141 FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
MED141 MEDIA AND POLITICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
MED143 CELEBRITY PR Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
MED145 SOCIAL MEDIA Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PHY142 ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PHY143 JOURNEY THROUGH THE COSMOS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
POL141 DEMOCRACY AND ETHICAL VALUES Multidisciplinary Courses 2 2 100
POL144 INDIA AND THE WORLD Multidisciplinary Courses 3 2 100
PSY156 PSYCHOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
PSY157 SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
SOC142 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
SOC143 SOCIOLOGY THROUGH CINEMA Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
SPA181-1 SPANISH Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses 2 2 50
STA142 DATA ANALYSIS USING EXCEL Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
SW141 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 100
SW142 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
SW143 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Multidisciplinary Courses 3 3 50
2 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BBA141A DIGITAL FINANCE - 3 3 50
BBA141B MARKETING AND SELLING SKILLS - 3 3 100
BBA141D TALENT MANAGEMENT - 3 3 50
BBA141E UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 3 3 50
BBA141F SUSTAINABILITY?AND GREEN MARKETING - 3 3 50
BIF101-2 COST ACCOUNTING - 4 4 100
BIF201-2 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING - II - 4 4 100
BIF202-2 QUANTITATIVE METHODS - 4 4 100
BLS143 AN INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - 3 03 100
CSC141 PROGRAMMING IN C - 3 3 100
CSC143 WEB DESIGNING USING HTML, PHP AND MYSQL - 3 3 100
CSC147 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) - 3 3 100
CSC151 PYTHON FROM SCRATCH - 3 3 100
CSC154 CYBER SECURITY AND ETHICS - 3 3 100
DMT141 DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY - 3 3 100
DMT143 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING - 2 3 100
DPS161-2 SERVICE LEARNING - 2 3 100
DSC142 PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIENCE - 3 3 50
DSC143 DATA VISUALIZATION - 3 3 50
ECO143 DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY - 3 3 50
ECO144 GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT - 3 3 50
ECO145 ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT - 3 3 100
ECO146 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT - 3 2 50
ECO147 THINKING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT - 3 3 100
ENG181-2 ENGLISH - 3 2 100
EST141 TRAVEL AND TRAVEL NARRATIVES - 3 3 100
EST144 DESIGN THINKING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP - 45 3 100
EST145 POETICS , POLITICS AND PIVOTAL PEOPLE OF ROCK N ROLL - 3 3 50
EST146 FOOD AND LITERATURE - 3 3 50
EST148 INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN WRITING FOR FILMS - 3 2 100
EST150 GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE - 3 3 50
EST153 PARTITION NARRATIVES - 3 3 50
EST160 EXPLORING INDIAN MYTHOLOGIES: STORIES, SYMBOLS, AND SOCIETAL REFLECTIONS - 3 3 50
FRE281-2 FRENCH - 2 2 50
GER281-2 GERMAN - 2 2 100
HIN282-2 HINDI - 2 02 50
HIS141 HISTORY AND CINEMA - 3 3 100
HIS144 AESTHETICS OF ANCIENT INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE - 3 3 50
KAN282-2 KANNADA - 2 2 50
LAW141 CYBER LAW - 4 3 100
LAW143 LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE - 3 3 100
LAW145 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE - 3 3 50
LAW146 LAW AND PRACTICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - 3 03 50
LAW148 LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF MARKETING - 3 3 50
MAT141 MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGERIAL DECISIONS - 3 3 50
MAT142 APPLIED ARITHMETICS - 3 3 100
MAT143 MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS - 3 3 100
MED141 MEDIA AND POLITICS - 3 3 100
MED143 CELEBRITY PR - 3 3 100
MED145 SOCIAL MEDIA - 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
PHY142 ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS - 3 3 100
PHY143 JOURNEY THROUGH THE COSMOS - 3 3 100
POL141 DEMOCRACY AND ETHICAL VALUES - 2 2 100
POL144 INDIA AND THE WORLD - 3 2 100
POL243 POLITICS AND SOCIETY OF INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE - 3 3 100
PSY156 PSYCHOLOGY OF RELATIONSHIPS - 3 3 100
PSY157 SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING - 3 3 100
PSY158 STRESS MANAGEMENT - 3 3 100
PSY160 UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE - 3 3 100
SOC141 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN?S STUDIES - 3 3 50
SOC142 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES - 3 3 50
SOC143 SOCIOLOGY THROUGH CINEMA - 3 3 50
SPA281-2 SPANISH - 2 2 50
STA141 DATA ANALYSIS USING R PROGRAMMING - 3 3 50
STA142 DATA ANALYSIS USING EXCEL - 3 3 50
SW141 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE - 3 3 100
SW142 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR - 3 3 50
SW143 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - 3 3 50
THE305 STAGING A MUSICAL: PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION - 15 3 100
3 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BIF101-3 BUSINESS LAW Major Core Courses 4 4 100
BIF201-3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING- III Major Core Courses 4 4 100
BIF202-3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Major Core Courses 4 4 100
BIF203-3 ETHICAL STANDARDS Major Core Courses 4 4 100
DPS162-3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP Skill Enhancement Courses 3 3 100
4 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
BIF201-4 MACRO ECONOMICS - 3 3 100
BIF301-4 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING- IV - 4 4 100
BIF302-4 EQUITY INVESTMENTS - 4 4 100
BIF303-4 FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENTS - 4 4 100
BIF304-4 DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS - 4 4 100
BIF305-4 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND WEALTH PLANNING - 4 4 100
DPS261A-4 EXCEL APPLICATIONS IN FINANCE - 2 2 50
    

    

Introduction to Program:

BCOM (International Finance) focuses on the areas of accounting and financial analysis. With

this unique blend, the programme enables students to propel their careers as wealth creators and

managers both in corporate and merchant banking domains. The programme, with an underlying

focus on ethical code of professional conduct, strives to create meaningful and thoroughbred

finance professionals. With a comprehensive understanding of international laws and financial

reporting standards, BCOM (International Finance) students can seamlessly fit into and

effectively contribute in international work environments too. As forward thinking and

trustworthy business partners, BCOM (International Finance) students are well equipped to serve

global organizations and society at large.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO1: Apply Financial Accounting and Reporting Principles and Standards (US GAAP and IFRS) in creation and interpretation of Financial statements

PO2: Analyze global financial markets and exhibit expertise in investment, financing and dividend decisions

PO3: Apply ethical and corporate governance standards and adhere to the legal, and regulatory and taxation framework governing business environment.

PO4: Demonstrate leadership traits, communication skills, digital proficiency with innovative and entrepreneurial mindset for optimal performance in personal, professional, societal and environmental domains

PO5: Exhibit social sensitivity to embrace diversity and inclusion and function as ethically responsible individuals with integrity and tolerance to contribute effectively to society

PO6: Demonstrate decision making skills and critical thinking through practical application of knowledge and skills in experiential learning

PO7: Apply research skills and conduct independent research and thereby monitor and forecast future trends

Programme Specific Outcome:

0: NA

Programme Educational Objective:

PEO1: To create professionals with global mindset and with advanced knowledge in accounting and finance occupying strategic positions in the industry in the areas of Accounting, Taxation, Finance and wealth management in different sectors

PEO2: To be conversant with the broad legal and regulatory framework governing international business activity.

PEO3: To equip the students to evaluate macro-economic factors and environmental factors that influence business operation with strong conceptual understanding of preparation and interpretation of financial statements.

PEO4: To create strong, globally recognized professionals with unique blend of accounting and finance proficiency.

PEO5: To provide an environment that fosters continuous student interaction with Industry professionals in order to accelerate their learning and enable them to be industry-ready on completing the programme.

PEO6: To introduce and develop research culture amongst students and to equip them with research skills necessary to conduct a structured and systematic research.

PEO7: Sensitize students towards ethical issues arising out of business and society interface.

Assesment Pattern

Department of Professional Studies follows a rigorous system of continuous evaluation, and the

assessment events include quizzes, tests, assignments, mid-term and end-term exams,

individual/group project work, presentations etc.  

Students are evaluated for each course on the basis of written examination and continuous internal

assessments. Each paper carries maximum of 100 marks and is evaluated as follows:

End Semester Examination (ESE) 50%

Mid Semester Examination (CIA-2) 25%

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA - 1 & 3) 20%

Attendance 05%

Total 100%

 

 Written Examinations consists of:

 Mid Semester Exam – 50 Marks (2 hours duration)

 End Semester Exam – 100 Marks (3 hours duration)

 A student should secure a minimum of 40% Marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

 In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 Marks

out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper.

Examination And Assesments

CIA – 1 and 3 : Continuous Internal Assessment

Written (reports) – Group or Individual, Understanding of the subjects, Participative learning,

Presentation and VIVA, Quiz, Multiple choice based test etc.

CIA – 2: Continuous Internal Assessment - Mid Semester Exam (MSE)

Mid Semester Exam marks will be taken for Internal Assessment. MSE marks will be reduced to

25 for this purpose.

Attendance:

The marks distribution for attendance is as follows:

95 – 100% - 5 marks

90 – 94% - 4 marks

85 – 89% - 3 marks

80 – 84% - 2 marks

76 – 79% - 1 mark

BBA141A - DIGITAL FINANCE (2024 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 provides the participants with a bird’s-eye view of the FinTech landscape and an appreciation of the history of financial innovation. The course examines the technology fundamentals driving the FinTech revolution to develop an appreciation of their application in a comprehensive array of financial sectors.  This course builds on the foundation of elementary financial theory and complements financial intermediation and capital market courses with a unique yet essential technology and innovation perspective.  

Course Objective:

CO1: To give an overview of digital finance, Fintech, and its trend.

CO2: To understand the role of Digitalisation in Payment System.

CO3: To give awareness about the application of digitalisation in financing and investing.

CO4:To give an understanding of contemporary issues related to Digital Finance.

 

Course Outcome

CLO1: Develop an overview of Digital Finance and its trend

CLO2: Differentiate among various digital payment methods and functionalities

CLO3: Identify and comprehend the diverse applications of digitalization in financing and investing.

CLO4: Evaluate contemporary issues and challenges within digital finance.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Digital Finance -An Introduction
 

  Overview of Digital Finance, Evolution of Digital Finance, Importance and Benefits of Digital Finance. Regulatory Framework in Digital Finance

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:7
Digital Payment Systems
 

Types of Digital Payment Systems, Payment Gateways and Processors, Mobile Wallets and E-Wallets. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology in Payments. Evolution from credit card to CBDC, B2B, B2C, C2C payment mechanisms, EMV, NFC, Tokenization, Mobile wallet, UPI, QR code, Cross-border digital payments, Payment pl

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:7
Digital Lending and Crowdfunding
 

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending Platforms, Online Microfinance and Consumer Lending

Crowdfunding Models and Platforms, Risk Assessment and Management in Digital Lending

 

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Digital Banking and Personal Finance Management
 

Online Banking Services, Mobile Banking Applications, Budgeting and Expense Tracking Apps Investment and Wealth Management Platforms,

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
Digital Trading and Investment
 

Online Trading Platforms, Robo-Advisors and Algorithmic Trading, Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Trading Strategies, Regulatory Considerations in Digital Trading

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:8
Fintech Innovation and Future Trends
 

Emerging Technologies in Finance (AI, IoT, Big Data), Fintech Startups and Incubators

Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities, Future Trends and Predictions in Digital Finance

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Lynn, T., Mooney, J.G., & Rosati, P., & Cummins, M. (2019). Disrupting Finance: FinTech and Strategy in the 21st Century. (DF)  

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1. Cheun, D.L.K. (2015). Handbook of Digital Currency, Bitcoin, Innovation, Financial Instruments, and Big Data. Elsevier.

 2. Chishti, S., & Barberis, J. (2016). The FinTech book: the financial technology handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and visionaries. John Wiley & Sons.

3. Chishti, S., & Puschmann, T. (2018). The Wealthtech Book: The FinTech Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Finance Visionaries. John Wiley & Sons.

 4. Loesch, S. (2018). A Guide to Financial Regulation for Fintech Entrepreneurs. John Wiley & Sons.

5. Metawa, N., Elhoseney, M., Hassanein, A.E., & Hassan, M.K.H. (2019). Expert Systems in Finance: Smart Financial Applications in Big Data Environments. Routledge. 

6. Sironi, P. (2016). FinTech Innovation, From Robo-Advisors to Goal Based Investing and Gamification.

7. VanderLinden, S. L., Millie, S. M., Anderson, N., & Chishti, S. (2018). The INSURTECH Book: The Insurance Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and FinTech Visionaries. John Wiley & Sons.

Evaluation Pattern
Evaluation Pattern
 

CIA 1: 20 MARKS ( LATER CONVERTED TO 10 MARKS)

CIA 2: 20 MARKS ( LATER CONVERTED TO 10 MARKS)

CIA 3: 50 MARKS ( LATER CONVERTED TO 25 MARKS)

Attendance 5 marks 

Total 50 marks 

BBA141B - MARKETING AND SELLING SKILLS (2024 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 is the basic course in Marketing and Selling Skills, where students will get exposure to Marketing and Sales. The subject gives them a vast and wide insight into the traditional and contemporary aspects of Marketing and sales. The input of basic fundamentals, coupled with the practical knowledge, will be given to the students to help them in understanding and designing the sales & marketing tactics and strategies.

Course Objective:

  • To understand and appreciate the concept of marketing & sales in theory and practice
  • To evaluate the environment of marketing and develop a feasible marketing &selling plan 
  • To understand and apply the STP of marketing (segmentation, targeting, positioning) 
  • To have an elementary knowledge of consumer behaviour its determinants, and selling skills

 

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of marketing and sales principles, theories, and their practical applications (RBTL 2)

CO2: Identify the key elements of the marketing environment and their impact on marketing and selling activities. (RBTL 3)

CO3: Apply segmentation techniques to categorize target market segments effectively. (RBTL 3)

CO4: Demonstrate basic selling skills, such as effective communication and relationship building, through practical exercises and simulations. (RBTL 2)

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:8
An Introduction to Marketing
 

Introduction, genesis & evolution of marketing in society, Importance and Scope of Marketing, Elements of Marketing – Need, Want, Demand, Desire, Marketing Philosophies, Mccarthy’s 4P classification, Lauterborn’s 4C’s classification & 4A’s Framework of rural marketing, Product service continuum.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Marketing Environment - An Understanding
 

Basics of Marketing Environment, Factors Affecting Marketing Environment, Environmental analysis – SWOT & PESTLE, Marketing Environment in India, Legal & regulatory framework in India, Marketing Mix (Four Ps of Marketing) 

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Unit 3: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
 

Market Segmentation, Basis of segmentation & its types - Demographic, Geographic, Psychographic and behavioral Segmentation etc, Targeting- Five Patterns of Target Market Selection, Positioning-Concept of Positioning, Perceptual Mapping.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:6
Product Life Cycle and Consumer Behaviour
 

Product Life Cycle concept, marketing implications of PLC stages, corresponding strategies, dealing with competition, Perceptual Mapping, Consumer Behaviour – Rational V/s Emotional, Consumer proposition & acquisition process, buying motives, its types, CB process

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Selling - An Introduction
 

Nature, Meaning and Significance of Sales Management and Personal selling; Evolution of Sales Management, Role of Selling in Marketing, Characteristics of a successful Salesman; Types of Selling, Selling Functions, Sales Funnel; Process of Effective Selling: Sales strategies; Prospecting: Meaning, process & methods; Ways to approach a customer

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:7
Effective Sales management and Sales Force Organization
 

Sales presentation; Handling objections; Closing a sale; Current issues in sales management; Case lets and applications, Meaning of Sales Force Management; Determining the sales force and size of the sales force, Introduction to: Sales organization concepts; Sales territories

 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Kotler, P., & Keller, K. (2015). Marketing management 15th edition. Prentice Hall.
  2. Kotler, P. (2013). Marketing management: A south Asian perspective.  13th edition, Pearson Education India.
  3. Panda, T. K., & Sahadev, S. (2nd Edition, 2011). Sales and distribution management. Oxford Publication.
  4. Spiro, R. L., Rich, G. A., & Stanton, W. J. (12th Edition, 2008). Management of a sales force. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

 

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Ramaswami, S., Namakumari. S,(2013) Marketing Management–Global Perspective Indian Context, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, 5th Edition
  2. Rajan Saxena, Marketing Management, (2009) 4th edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
  3. Etzel M.J., Walker B.J. and Stanton William J - Marketing concept & Cases special Indian 14th Edition Tata Mc Graw Hill.
  4. Czinkota, Kotabe, Marketing Management, II edition, Thomson Publications.
  5. Still, R. R., Cundiff, E. W., & Govoni, N. A. (1988). Sales management: decisions, strategies, and    cases, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
  6. Coughlan, A. T., Anderson, E., Stern, L. W., & Adel, I. (2006). El-Ansary. Marketing Channels. Prentice-Hall.
  7. Jobber, D., & Lancaster, G. (2007). Selling and sales management. Painos. Harlow: Pearson Education.
  8. Cron, Decarlo T. E. (2016). Sales Management concepts and cases: Wiley India
  9. Pingali Venugopal (2008). Sales and Distribution Management, Sage Publication 

 

 

Evaluation Pattern

Component of Assessment

Description of the Assessment

Units covered

Maximum Marks

Weightage

Total Marks

CIA I

Students will be given choices of industries and will have to choose a particular brand in the industry. They will then analyse the brand in terms of the 4 P’s and 4C’s of marketing. They will also do a SWOT analysis and relate their analysis to the marketing strategies adopted by the organisation. 

1, 2

30

100%

30

CIA II

Case Study presentation

3.4

50

50%

25

CIA III

Students will be given live marketing issues faced by companies and they have to analyse the brand, the current situation of the company in terms of 4 P’s, PLC, STP and propose strategies for the company to do better. The students will group themselves into teams of 5 each and negotiate and convince the judges regarding their proposal

5, 6

40

100%

40

Attendance

 

 

10

50%

5

BBA141D - TALENT MANAGEMENT (2024 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 Objectives: This course intends

       To provide an outline about the concepts, principles and models of talent management

       To understand the importance of talent management in developing the organizations. 

       To enable the students to apply the concepts, principles and models of talent management in real time scenario.

       To evaluate the various process, approaches and strategies for managing and retaining talent in organizations. 

       To provide solutions to issues pertaining to managing talent and knowledge

Course Outcome

CLO1: Demonstrate the understanding of key concepts, principles and models related to talent and knowledge management

CLO2: Evaluate the importance of talent management in developing organizations

CLO3: Learn to apply the theories and concepts studied in the classroom to practical situations

CLO4: Analyse the various talent and knowledge management practices and their value to organizations

CLO5: Solve the issues pertaining to talent and knowledge management

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:8
Introduction to Talent Management
 

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

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Creating Talent Management System
 

Components of talent management system/process- recruitment, employee onboarding, performance management, learning and professional development, compensation management, and succession planning. Designing Job description and specification. 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
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.

 

Mapping competency for various job roles according to level of knowledge.  

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Integrating Talent and performance Management
 

Introduction to performance management: types of PM methods-checklist, graphic rating scale, Behavioural observation scale and BARS. Designing the Performa of PM

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
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:8
Project Work: Field study & Report Submission
 

Experiential Learning Activity: Identifying any one organization in manufacturing or service sector- Interacting, observing and conducting interviews with their senior HR leaders, 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.

Evaluation Pattern

Component of Assessment

Description of the Assessment

Units covered

Maximum Marks

Weightage

Total Marks

CIA I

Examine the role of technology in Talent Management

1,2

20

50%

10

CIA II

Competency Mapping and Analysis of Job Descriptions

3,4

20

50%

10

CIA III

Designing performance management (PM) form and examining technology in talent management

5,6

50

50%

25

 

Attendance

 

10

50%

5

 

Total

   

100%

50

School Guidelines & Cohort guidelines applicable for the assessments

Student must maintain 90% attendance in classes in the two-week preceding the submission date of each CIA

Use of AI tools should be strictly as per university guidelines

For any report/ written submission, similarity should be less than 15 %

BBA141E - UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (2024 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 to understand the financial statements published by Indian companies and make a meaningful understanding. The course gives the initiation towards terminology in accounting and takes the readers through Income statements and Balance sheet. The interpretation of the cash flow, Income statement, and Balance sheet gives the reader an understanding of the company's fundamentals. It gives a sense of financial soundness or not of any company. The growing need for 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

CO1: Relate to accounting terminologies

CO2: Explain the components of Financial statements

CO3: Interpret financial statements

CO4: 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 

BBA141F - SUSTAINABILITY?AND GREEN MARKETING (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The course is designed to understand the importance of Sustainability and Green Marketing on consumer satisfaction and environmental safety. Green revolution, going green, environment protection, and sustainable development have become the buzz words today. Consumers are gradually becoming conscious buying eco-friendly products. This course aims at understanding the concept of Green Products and Marketing. This course also revisits the factors that affect consumers’ purchase decision in general. This course will lead the exploration of the leading edge of this paradigm shift that is now underway. This course introduces students to the concepts and processes of Green marketing and takes them deeper into the world of Green marketing.

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain green marketing and its importance to the environment from the perspective of consumers and businesses

CO2: Students will be able to describe the current state of the environment resulting from the past and present practices of the human consumption

CO3: To understand the opportunities, challenges, and issues in designing and implementing green marketing strategies.

CO4: Demonstrate evidence of emerging green consumer segments and how marketers are addressing those needs

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Introduction to Sustainability and Fundamentals of Green Marketing
 

Meaning & Concept & Evolution of Sustainability, Green Marketing, Types of Green Marketing, Difference  between Marketing & Green Marketing, Green Product - Green Marketing – Importance

of Green Marketing - Importance of green marketing - Benefits of Green Marketing, Adoption of Green Marketing- Green Marketing Mix – Strategies to Green Marketing

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Segmentation of Green Marketing
 

Green Spinning – Green Selling – Green Harvesting – Enviropreneur Marketing - Compliance Marketing – Green Washing – Climate Performance Leadership Index- Promotional Channels of Green Marketing.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Green Marketing initiatives
 

Green Firms – HCL’s Green Management Policy – IBM’s Green Solutions – IndusInd Bank’s Solar Powered ATMs – ITCs Paperkraft – Maruti’s Green Supply Chain – ONCGs Mokshada Green Crematorium – Reva’s Electric Car – Samsung’s Eco-friendly handsets- Wipro Infotech’s Eco-friendly computer peripherals

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Environmental consciousness
 

Introduction of Environment - Importance of environmentalism - Environmental movement - Benefits of green environment to the society - E-waste exchange - Extended Producer Responsibility Plan - Guidelines for Collection and Storage of E-Waste - Guidelines for Transportation of E-Waste - Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Recycling of E-Waste

Types of pricing, Pricing strategies: New product pricing strategies, Product mix pricing strategies, Price adjustment strategies, Price changes, Public policy and pricing.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:5
Socially Responsible Marketing
 

Sustainable Marketing, Social Criticisms of Marketing, Marketing’s Impact on Individual, Marketing’s Impact on Society as a Whole, Marketing’s Impact on Other Businesses, Actions to Promote Sustainable Marketing, Business Actions Toward Sustainable Marketing, Principles and Marketing Ethics.

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. The New Rules of Green Marketing, Jacquelyn A. Ottman,Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2011.
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Green Marketing Management by Robert Dahlstrom, Cengage Learning India. Latest

Edition.

 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1 10 marks

CIA 2 10 marks

CIA 3 25 marks

ATTENDANCE 5 marks

BIF101-1 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING - I (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is the first of four courses which cover accounting principles and presentation of financial statements as per US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This course introduces students to Standard Setting Procedures and Standard Setting Bodies and prcedures followed. The coverage includes flow of transaction from Books of Account through Financial Statements. The course also covers Accounting Cycle and the different types of Financial Statements issued by a company

Course Outcome

CO1: Explain fundamental accounting concepts, principles and conventions as per US GAAP

CO2: Prepare and/or review source documents including account classification, and enter data into subsidiary and general ledgers

CO3: Understand and apply the conceptual framework in preparation of financial statements.

CO4: Prepare a for-profit entity's financial statements; make needed adjustments; and perform basic financial analysis

CO5: Calculate required adjustments to financial statements and/or note disclosures based on identified subsequent events

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Unit 1: Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards
 

Financial reporting environment, parties involved in standard setting, generally accepted accounting principles (FASB codification), major challenges in financial reporting 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:12
Preparatory Procedures for Financial Statement Preparation
 

Basic accounting procedure: journal entries, ledgers, subsidiary books, cash book, capital and revenue expenditure/receipts, rectification of errors, trial balance, bank reconciliation statement

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting
 

Conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting by business entities. Fundamental concepts, Assumptions, Measurement, Recognition, and Disclosure Concepts.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:18
Financial Reporting, Presentation and Disclosures in General-Purpose Financial Statements
 

Financial Statements for a Merchandising Company. Balance sheet / Statement of financial position; Single Step and Multi Step Income statement / Statement of profit or loss; Statement of comprehensive income; Statement of changes in equity; Statement of cash flows (Direct and Indirect method); Notes to financial statements; SEC Reporting Requirements (e.g., Form 10-Q, 10-K). Adjusting entries.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Financial Statement Analysis and Metrics
 

Compute and interpret financial statement ratios

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:6
Specific Transactions, Events and Disclosures: Recognition, Measurement, Valuation, Calculation, Presentation, and Disclosures
 

Discontinued Operations; Going Concern; Fair Value Measurements, Disclosures, and Reporting; Segment Reporting; Subsequent Events

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     O. Ray Whittington. Financial Accounting & Reporting. John Wiley & Sons - Wiley CPAexcel Course Study Guide

2. Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield. Financial Accounting, 18th Edition. John Wiley & Sons

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1.     Joe Ben Hoyle, Thomas Schaefer, Timothy Doupnik.. Advanced Accounting. McGraw-Hill/Irwin

2.     Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac. . Financial Accounting. Cengage Learning.

Richard H. Gesseck, Lawrence Gamling. . U.S. Master GAAP Guide. CCH Inc

Evaluation Pattern

End Semester Examination (ESE)

50%

Mid Semester Examination (CIA-2)

25%

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA - 1 & 3)

20%

Attendance 

05%

Total

100%

BIF103-1 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This course is designed to familiarize students with the basic concepts, theories and models of economics, which are relevant to business

Course Outcome

CO1: Differentiate basic concepts of Economics applicable to business

CO2: Interpret key factors affecting/ determining economic variables such as demand, supply, price of products and factors of products

CO3: Compare different market types and their functioning

CO4: Appraise theories of consumer behaviour, production and factor price determination

CO5: Discuss demand and supply analysis

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Business Economics and Consumption Analysis
 

Meaning- characteristics – distinction between business economics and pure economics – scope of business economics – uses/objectives of business economics

Approaches to the study of consumer behaviour - cardinal approach - law of Equi-marginal utility, ordinal approach - indifference curve analysis - properties – consumer surplus – meaning - analysis – limitations

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Demand and Supply (Market) analysis ? I
 

Demand (Determinants, Demand function) - Law of Demand – Variations in demand, Supply (Determinants, Supply function) – Law of Supply –Variations in Supply, Market equilibrium and changes in equilibrium (reference to product markets & factor markets), Interference with market prices - Minimum price & Maximum price and its effect, Market failure – meaning & types - Public goods – Externalities - Merit goods - Demerit goods

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:11
Demand and Supply (Market) analysis - II
 

Demand: Elasticity of Demand – Price elasticity of demand –factors determining elasticity of demand – its measurement and its application in business decisions, concepts of Income& Cross-Promotional elasticity of demand, Supply: Elasticity of Supply – factors determining elasticity of supply, Demand forecasting- Survey and statistical methods

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Production Analysis
 

Production, Firm and Industry, Production function, Production runs or Periods (short run and long run), Production in the short run, Law of variable proportions, Production in the long run, Returns to scale (increasing, constant and decreasing returns to scale), Economies of scale and Diseconomies of scale, Factor Pricing: Rent, Wages, Interest and Profit.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:6
Cost & Revenue Analysis
 

Cost - Cost concepts (Absolute cost and opportunity cost, Accounting cost and Economic cost) – Fixed and Variable cost – TC, AC & MC, Cost-output relationship in the short run - Cost-output relationship in the long run.

Revenue – TR, AR & MR - Revenue with no change in price – Revenue with change in price. 

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:13
Firm and Market Structure
 

Perfect Competition: Assumptions, price and output decisions. Equilibrium of the firm and the industry in the short and the long runs, including industry’s long run supply, producer surplus. Shut down point under perfect competition market, Monopoly: Behaviour of a monopolist in the short and the long run. Price discrimination by a monopolist-1st degree, 2nd degree and 3rd degree.

Monopolistic competition, concept of excess capacity

Oligopoly- Collusive & Non-collusive models of Oligopoly

Text Books And Reference Books:
  1. Dwivedi (2009): Essentials of Business Economics, Vikas Publishing House
  2. Salvatore &Srivatsava (2012): Managerial Economics, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Allen, Weigelt, Doherty & Mansfield (2012): Managerial Economics, 8th Edition, W. W. Norton & Company
  2. Atmanada (2009): Managerial Economics, 2nd Edition, Excel Books
  3. Dransfield (2009): Business Economics, Routledge
  4. Gillespie (2013): Business Economics, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press
  5. Gupta (2011): Managerial Economics, 2nd Edition, TMH
  6. Keat, Young & Banerjee (2011): Managerial Economics, 6th Edition, Pearson
  7. Maheshwari (2012): Managerial Economics, 3rd Edition, PHI
  8. Michaels (2011): Economics for Managers,Cengage Learning
  9. Nellis& Parker (2006): Principles of Business Economics, 2nd Edition, Pearson
  10. Petersen, Lewis & Jain (2006):  Managerial Economics, 4th Edition, Pearson
  11. Sloman, Hinde& Garratt: Economics for Business (2013), 6th Edition, Pearson
Evaluation Pattern

End Semester Examination (ESE)

50%

Mid Semester Examination (CIA-2)

25%

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA - 1 & 3)

20%

Attendance 

05%

Total

100%

BLS143 - AN INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

 

This course aims to provide “almost everything you would like to know” about the basics of climate change. It covers climate change science, impacts, implications and solutions. It includes a legal and policy section as well as a practical class activity. The course is designed in six units. The first part has five units of explanatory classes, each taking 6 hours to complete; and the second part has one unit of exploratory classes comprising a total of 15 hours.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will be able to explain the fundamentals of climate change science.

CO2: Students will be able to understand relevant international framework and explore key issues under negotiation.

CO3: Students will be able to Explain the anticipated impacts of climate change and various adaptation measures.

CO4: Students will be able to Understand the urgency of climate change mitigation and propose actions.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:6
Up in the air: the science
 

 

What is climate change? What are climate projections? How do scientists study climate? What causes climate change? What are the impacts?

 
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:6
Breaking bad: Legal and normative framework to deal with global warming
 

An outline of the normative, legal and policy aspects of climate action. The last three hours will be dedicated to national and relevant state policies.

 

 
Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Adjust, transition, or transform: Climate change adaptation options
 

Necessity of adaptation in the face of extreme weather, uncertainties, disasters, livelihood stresses, and various adaptation measures that people take. The life sciences aspects, including ecological and biodiversity stresses and solutions will get special attention. 

 

 
Unit-4
Teaching Hours:6
Cutting carbon: climate change mitigation
 

This unit will explore zero carbon, smart and renewable solutions and practices. Particular focus will be given to Indian and Bangalore initiatives that might be relevant to future research and career of students. Unit 4 will also include a planning session for the unit 6 class projects.

 

 
Unit-5
Teaching Hours:6
Money, money, money: Climate change finance
 

The focus here is on how climate action is funded. The classes will explore various funding avenues and what is possible closer to home, including within campus. 

 

 
Unit-6
Teaching Hours:15
Getting your feet wet: designing your own climate action
 

This is the students’ chance to put their knowledge into action. In groups, the students will explore a climate adaptation, mitigation or policy activity. The task is to design a rigorous, creative, workable plan with realistic resources and timeline. It could be the design for a small rain harvesting system, a balcony forest, or a weather news website or Facebook page. This is envisaged as a drawing-board activity – however if a micro-scale project includes field demonstration (eg.  a bird feeder with a clear biodiversity/adaptation rationale), it may be allowed based on practicality, and assessed on par with other designs. 

 

 
Text Books And Reference Books:
  1.  ICCI (2023) State of the Cryosphere 2023 – Two Degrees is Too High, Stockholm: International Cryosphere Climate Initiative

  2. Mutter, J.C. (2020) Climate Change Science: A Primer for Sustainable Development, Series. New York:  Columbia University Earth Institute

 
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading
  1. Essential watching 

    1. A Life on our planet (Netflix) 

    2. Don’t look up (Netflix)

    Recommended watching 

    1. The boy who harnessed the wind (Netflix)

    2. Before the flood (YouTube)

    3. An inconvenient truth (Amazon Prime)

    (There will be options for screening these films in campus) 

 
Evaluation Pattern

Attendance and Class Participation- 10%

Midterm Examination- 30%

Review paper/Research Paper- 20%

Seminar presentation – 10%

Final Examination - 30%

 

 

DMT141 - DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY (2024 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 in order to understand and explore Dance Movement Therapy, a discipline that is supported by a solid theoretical and technical background. It has huge applicability: it works in the clinical, social, educational, and artistic fields. At the same time, the different matrices, like artistic, anthropology, psychiatric, and psychodynamic – make Dance Movement Therapy one of the most holistic disciplines for the ability to combine and include elements from different subjects.

Course Outcome

CO1: Demonstrate practical understandings about dance: from ancient social function to performance, from performance to therapy

CO2: Demonstrate human body expression through the Gross Motor Skills Development, and the Global Motor Coordination Schemes according to Bartenieff, the Effort/Shape system of movement analysis according Laban.

CO3: Demonstrate how to work on the body schema, body image, and physical self-concept.

CO4: Apply the body schema, body image and physical self-concepts to express emotion through dance approaches, improving confidence and self-esteem.

CO5: Discuss how Dance Movement Therapy deals with life: instances of different social areas in which DMT is practiced

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Introduction, Outline, and Overview
 

 

Brief history of Dance Movement Therapy history and different methodologies
To understand and to gain practical understanding about the human body expression through the Gross Motor Skills Development through specific dance patterns of movement 

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Human Body Expressions
 

Exploration of the Six Fundamentals of Bartenieff

Rhythmic in a structured and semi-structured warm-up

Structured warm -up

Imitative warm-up

Which music for Dance Movement Therapy

Size and dynamic of different groups: small, medium, large group

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Human Body Expression
 

Introduction to some of the props used in Dance Movement Therapy: strings, sticks, balls.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
The Artistic Matrix of Dance Movement
 

How to create sequence of dance choreography 

Text Books And Reference Books:

A body among other bodies. Relational Expressive Dance Movement Therapy, A&G CUECM, 2020

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Bartenieff I., Lewis D., Body Movement : Coping with the Environment. Gordon and Breach, 1980.

Evaluation Pattern

 

 

Task

Marks Allocated

Weighting Adjustment

CIA

No CIA I, II & III

 

 

ESE

End of semester Practical Examination

50 Marks

45 Marks

 

Attendance

 

5 Marks

 

Total Mark

 

50 Marks

 

DMT143 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This introductory course explores fundamental acting techniques, including character development, improvisation, and emotional expression. Engage in various acting exercises and scene work to enhance students' understanding of the craft. This course further develops confidence and creativity as the students delve into the art of storytelling through performance.

Course Outcome

CO1: Recognise and explain the basics of acting.

CO2: Demonstrate and interpret the interrelationship between speech, movement and text.

CO3: Relate and experiment with the interconnection between text and acting design.

CO4: Apprise and critique the role of the actor as a performing medium.

CO5: Design and develop original piece of work.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Voice and Speech
 

This unit delves into the artistry of vocal expression and its profound impact on theatrical performance. Through rigorous vocal exercises and comprehensive training, students will develop various vocal techniques, mastering the nuances of pitch, tone, resonance, and articulation. Emphasizing voice integration with the actor's body and emotions, this transformative learning experience empowers students to deliver compelling, authentic, and emotionally resonant performances on stage and beyond.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Actor and the Stage
 

This unit delves into the essence of captivating stage presence, refining students' gestures and body language skills. Participants will learn to create profound connections with their co-actors through immersive exercises, fostering authentic and compelling performances. Embark on a transformative journey, honing acting prowess and embracing the art of storytelling.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Actor and the Text
 

This unit delves into captivating interplay between the actor and the text. Explore the essence of character portrayal through an in-depth analysis of themes, situations, and scenes within various dramatic texts. Uncover the art of embodying diverse roles, harnessing emotional depth, and expressing emotions. 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Stanislavski, C. (1989). Actor Prepares. Taylor & Francis Group.

Chekhov, M. (1953). To the actor: On the technique of acting. Harper & Row.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Merlin, B. (2017). Acting: The Basics. Taylor & Francis Group.

Kahan, S. (1991). Introduction to acting (3rd ed.). Allyn and Bacon.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Mode of Assessment - Final Assessment

  • Performance Presentation - 100 Marks

DPS01-01 - BRIDGE COURSE IN ACCOUNTING (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:15
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:50
Credits:0

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The bridge course aims to act as a buffer for the new entrants with an objective to provide adequate time for the transition to hard core of degree courses. This gives them a breather, to prepare themselves before the onset of courses for first year degree programme. During this interaction of fifteen hours with the faculty and their classmates the students will be equipped with the knowledge and the confidence needed to take on bigger challenges in future.

The main objective of the course is to bridge the gap between subjects studied at Pre-university level and subjects they would be studying in commerce. A Bridge course aims to cover the gap between the understanding level of the high school courses and higher educational courses and to examine their proficiency in the stream of Accounting. Bridge courses are the tool to help students to success in their graduate level studies.

1. To give the idea about basic Book Keeping and Accountancy to the under-graduate students admitted to the Department of Professional Studies.

2. To provide the knowledge about recording of Journal Entries and Ledger posting.

3. To gives details of Preparation of Trial Balance, balance sheet, rectify the errors and the final accounts of a sole proprietorship.

Course Outcome

CO1: To make the students familiar with the basic concepts of Accounting.

CO2: To encourage and motivate the Students for the commerce Education.

CO3: To make the students aware towards the various branches of commerce for example, Accounts and its fundamentals.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:4
Accounting - An Introduction
 
Accounting Introduction
Accounting principles and concepts
Journal entries
Unit-2
Teaching Hours:3
Accounting System Components
 
Subsidiary books 
Ledgers
Trial balance

 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Accounting Errors and Final Accounts
 

 

Rectification of errors
Bank reconcialiation statement
Final accounts for sole proprietorship
Text Books And Reference Books:

  1. Financial Accounting, Mohammed Hanif, Amitabh Mukherjee.
  2. Financial Accounting, Jain S.P., Narang K.L., Kalyani Publishers, Delhi.
  3. Financial Accounting, Dr D Mukhopadhyay, Asian Books

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

  1. Financial Accounting, Dr. V. K. Goyal, Published by Excel Books
  2. Financial Accounting, Grewal, Shukla, S. Chand (Sultan Chand Publications), Delhi
  3. Principles and Application of Financial Accounting, Amitabh Basu

 

Evaluation Pattern

The course consists of fifteen hours of interactive sessions and an internal examination designed by the department which is compulsory for all those who are not successful in the proficiency test and also meant for non-commerce students to acquaint themselves in the chosen stream of learning. Hence, all UG first year students to undergo this proficiency test and to secure the cut-off marks set by the Department year-on-year basis. After the bridge course class sessions an internal examination will be conducted and the student need to score 40% of 50 Marks. Otherwise those students need to appear for a supplementary exam till they clear. Students’ performance will be graded on a pass/fail basis and will not carry any credits.

DPS02-01 - BRIDGE COURSE IN ECONOMICS (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:15
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:50
Credits:0

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The bridge course aims to act as a buffer for the new entrants with an objective to provide adequate time for the transition to hard core of degree courses. This gives them a breather, to prepare themselves before the onset of courses for first year degree programme. During this interaction of fifteen hours with the faculty and their classmates the students will be equipped with the knowledge and the confidence needed to take on bigger challenges in future.

The objective of bridge course is to act as a cushion to improve and orient the subject knowledge keeping in mind the students coming from different streams. This gives them an overview and acquaints them with the basics of the subject before the classes start in full swing. It bridges the gap between subjects studied at Pre-university level and subjects they would be studying in commerce.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: To make the students familiar with the basic concepts of Economics.

CO2: To encourage and motivate the Students for the commerce Education.

CO3: To bridge the gap between knowledge levels apparent in higher secondary and the prescribed university curriculum

CO4: To help students get equipped with the requisite knowledge and confident to learn further.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:3
Economics - An Introduction
 

Meaning- characteristics, distinction between business economics and pure economics, scope of business economics, uses/objectives of business economics
Approaches to the study of consumer behaviour, cardinal approach, Law of Equi-marginal utility, ordinal approach, indifference curve analysis, properties

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:5
Economic Forces
 

Consumer surplus, meaning, analysis, limitations, Demand (Determinants, Demand function), Law of Demand, Variations in demand, Supply (Determinants, Supply function), Law of Supply, Variations in Supply, Market equilibrium and changes in equilibrium (reference to product markets & factor markets).
Demand: Elasticity of Demand, Price elasticity of demand, factors determining elasticity of demand, its measurement and its application in business decisions, concepts of Income& Cross, Promotional elasticity of demand.
Supply: Elasticity of Supply, factors determining elasticity of supply, Demand forecasting, Survey and statistical methods.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:2
Production Function
 

Production, Firm and Industry, Production function, Production runs or Periods (short run and long run), Production in the short run, Law of variable proportions, Production in the long run

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Cost Aspects and Equilibrium
 

Cost - Cost concepts (Absolute cost and opportunity cost, Accounting cost and Economic cost) – Fixed and Variable cost – TC, AC & MC.
Returns to scale (increasing, constant and decreasing returns to scale), Economies of scale and Diseconomies of scale, Factor Pricing: Rent, Wages, Interest and Profit.
Equilibrium of the firm and the industry in the short and the long runs, including industry’s long run supply, producer surplus. Shut down point under perfect competition market.

Text Books And Reference Books:

  1. Principles of Economics, Libby Rittenberg, ‎Timothy Tregarthen
  2. Managerial Economics, D N Dwivedi
  3. Micro Economics, R Shashi Kumar
Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

  1. Principles of Economics, Mankiw
  2. Economics: Theory and Practice, Welch, Patrick J
  3. Principles of Business Economics, Prof. Mihir Kumar Shome, ‎Meghali Saikia, ‎Amit Kumar Dubey
Evaluation Pattern

The course consists of fifteen hours of interactive sessions and an internal examination designed by the department which is compulsory for all those who are not successful in the proficiency test and also meant for non-commerce students to acquaint themselves in the chosen stream of learning. Hence, all UG first year students to undergo this proficiency test and to secure the cut-off marks set by the Department year-on-year basis. After the bridge course class sessions an internal examination will be conducted and the student need to score 40% of 50 Marks. Otherwise those students need to appear for a supplementary exam till they clear. Students’ performance will be graded on a pass/fail basis and will not carry any credits.

DPS102-1 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

This paper intends to develop conceptual knowledge of Business Management and Organizational Behaviour. The study approach enables students to understand and analyse practical aspects of management and Organizational Behaviour to become skilled at the art of getting things done through people in a corporate business scenario

Course Outcome

CO1: Discuss different schools of management thoughts.

CO2: Understand the various functions of management and motivational theories

CO3: Understand the concept of strategic management and explore the importance of change management

CO4: Discuss the various perception models and personality theories

CO5: Explore the concept of group dynamics, theories of leadership and understand the concept of organisational structure and various cultures.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
Introduction to Management
 

Definition and Scope of Business Management -Importance and Objectives of Business Management - Importance of Effective Management in Organizations - Management Theories and Approaches: Classical Management Theories: Scientific Management, Administrative Management - Behavioral Management Theories: Hawthorne Studies, - Modern Management Approaches: Systems Theory, Contingency Theory.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:10
Functions of Management
 

Planning: Importance and process of planning - Types of plans (strategic, tactical, operational) - Tools and planning techniques (SWOT analysis, goal-setting). Organizing: Organizational structure and design - Delegation of authority and responsibility - Span of control and chain of command. Leading: Nature and Functions of Leadership - Motivational theories (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory) - Communication in organizations. Controlling: Importance of control in management - Types of control (feedforward, concurrent, feedback) - Techniques for measuring and evaluating performance. 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:8
Strategic Management
 

Strategic Planning Process - Environmental analysis (SWOT Analysis, PESTEL Analysis) - Setting organizational objectives - Formulating strategies (Corporate, business, and functional strategies) - Strategy Implementation - Organizational structure and design - Resource allocation and management - Change management and innovation

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:12
Individual Behaviour in Organization
 

Overview of Individual Behavior in Organizations: Perception: Definition, Process, and Influencing Factors - Personality: Theories - Big Five, MBTI, Traits, and Assessment – Learning Theories and their Applications - Attitude and Job Satisfaction: Understanding Attitudes in the Workplace - Factors Influencing Attitudes and Job Satisfaction - Managing and Improving Employee Job Satisfaction

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:10
Group Dynamics and Leadership
 

Understanding Groups and Teams: Types of Groups: Formal, Informal, Work Teams - Group Formation and Development - Group Dynamics: Cohesion, Norms, Roles - Leadership and Communication in Teams - Leadership Styles and Theories – Leadership effectiveness and situational factors - Effective Team Communication Strategies - Managing Conflict and Promoting Collaboration in Teams

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:10
Organisational Culture and change
 

Organizational Culture - Definition and elements of organizational culture - Types of organizational culture- clan, adhocracy, market, hierarchy culture - Managing cultural diversity and inclusivity - Managing Organizational Change - Theories of organizational change - Lewin's Change Model, Kotter's 8-Step Model - Resistance to change and strategies for overcoming it - Implementing and sustaining change initiatives

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.              Harold Koontz, Heinz Weihrich, Mark V. Cannice, (2020), Essentials of Management, McGraw-Hill.

2.              Fred Luthans (2017), Organizational Behavior: An Evidence Based Approach, MC-Graw Hill

3.              Ashwathappa, K (2016). Organisation Behaviour, Himayala Publishing House

4. Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A Judge (2017), Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Pearson, New Delhi.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1.              Smith, Paul, Yellowley, Windy & McLachlan, Christopher. (2020) Organisation Behaviour: Managing People in Dynamic Business Organisations, Taylor & Francis

2.              Stephen P.Robbins, M. C. (2018). Management. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.

3.              John W Newstrom (2017), Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work Place, McGraw Hill Education.

4.     Aswathappa K, Sudarsana Reddy G (2018), Management and Organisational Behaviour, Himalaya Publishing House

 

Evaluation Pattern

End Semester Examination (ESE)

50%

Mid Semester Examination (CIA-2)

25%

Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA - 1 & 3)

20%

Attendance 

05%

Total

100%

DPS161-1 - ORGANISATIONAL STUDY (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:30
No of Lecture Hours/Week:2
Max Marks:100
Credits:3

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Organisational study is offered in the first semester UG programme of Department of Professional Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University). The course is run on a self-study mode where in students visit a large manufacturing/service organisation and study in detail about the functioning of the chosen organisation. This is a 30 hours on-site study which aims to familiarize the students with the day-to-day functions and challenges faced by a business. The key points to be focused on the study include industry profile, company and product profile, mission, vision, objectives and strategies of the organization, organization chart - design & structure, policies and procedures followed, functions of various departments and their managers, SWOT analysis, key result areas (KRAs), significant factors for success, competitor analysis, system of accounting followed, product promotional measures, HR Policy, training and appraisal measures , financial highlights and future plans for growth of the organization. The study may also include relevant digital tools/software/platforms used in the organization. This course familiarizes the students with real world functions, practices and challenges of a specific business as well as the industry in which the business operates.

Course Outcome

CO1: Discuss the structure, functions, policies and procedures followed by a large business organization.

CO2: Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a business

CO3: Recognize the key result areas and significant factors of success of a business

CO4: Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skill sets acquired from the course in the assigned job function

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:30
Organisation Study
 

Industry profile, company and product profile, mission, vision, objectives and strategies of the organization, organization chart - design & structure, policies and procedures followed, functions of various departments and their managers, SWOT analysis, key result areas (KRAs), significant factors for success, competitor analysis, system of accounting followed, product promotional measures, HR Policy, training and appraisal measures , financial highlights and future plans for growth of the organization. The study may also include relevant digital tools/software/platforms used in the organization. This course familiarizes the students with real world functions, practices and challenges of a specific business as well as the industry in which the business operates.

Text Books And Reference Books:

-

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

-

Evaluation Pattern

This course has 3 credits and carries 100 marks.  The marks are awarded as follows:

1. Project Report : 40 

2. Presentation and Viva: 50

3. Regular Interaction with the guide: 10

(Total : 100 marks) 

DSC142 - PYTHON PROGRAMMING FOR DATA SCIENCE (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

The Python Programming covers the programming paradigms associated with python.

This course covers the programming paradigms associated with Python. It provides a comprehensive understanding of Python data types, functions and modules with a focus on modular programming.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand and apply core programming concepts.

CO2: Demonstrate significant experience with python program development environment.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Introducing Python
 

Introduction, Python Fundamentals, Features of Python

Components of a Python Program, Understanding the interpreter.

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:9
Python basics
 

Identifiers, Basic Types, Operators, Precedence and Associativity

Decision Control Structures, Looping Structures, Console input, output.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:9
Programming Fundamentals: - PYTHON DATA TYPES
 

Strings, Lists: Accessing elements, Basic List operations, Built-in methods

Tuples: working with elements, Basic Tuple operation, Tuple methods and Type of Tuples

Sets: Definition, Set Elements, Built-in methods, basic set operations, Mathematical Set operation, Variety of Sets.

Dictionaries: Defining a dictionary, accessing elements, basic operations, methods.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:9
COMPREHENSIONS and FUNCTIONS
 

Comprehensions: List Comprehensions, Set Comprehension, Dictionary Comprehension.

Functions: Defining a function, Types of arguments, unpacking arguments.

Recursive functions. Main module, built-in, custom modules, importing a module.

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:12
Introduction to NUMPY AND PANDAS
 

 NUMPY

Introduction to NumPy, Aggregations

Computation on Arrays, Comparisons, Sorting Arrays.

 PANDAS: Introduction to Pandas:

 Data indexing and Selection, Operating on Data. Handling Missing data

Practice Questions

Text Books And Reference Books:

[1]Martin Brown, Python:The Complete Reference, McGraw Hill Publications,4th Edition March 2018.
[2]Yashavant Kanetkar,Aditya Kanetkar, Let Us Python, BPB Publications ,4th Edition 2022.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

[1]Reema Thareja ,Python Programming using problem solving Approach , Oxford University, Higher Education Oxford University Press, 2017
[2]Zhang.Y ,An Introduction to Python and Computer Programming, Springer Publications,2015

Evaluation Pattern

CIA - 100%

ECO143 - DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
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 socio-economic factors acts 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 policy makers and practitioners, and how it affects the overall objective of the state/economy through trifocal analysis of economy, society and market keeping the central theme of ‘Democracy’.

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:11
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: Social Movements and Contention in Democratization 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-3
Teaching Hours:8
Democracy and Redistribution
 

Democracy and the public sector; the state, the treat of expropriation and the possibility of development: Social and economic wellbeing and policy reforms.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Democracy and Economic growth and development
 

Democracy 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.

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.

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

Drèze, J., & Sen, A. (2015). An uncertain glory: India and its contradictions. Economics Books.

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Giugni, M. G., McAdam, D., & Tilly, C. (Eds.). (1998). From contention to democracy. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Hirway, I. (1995). Selective development and widening disparities in Gujarat. Economic and Political weekly, 2603-2618.

Hirway, I., Kashyap, S. P., & Shah, A. (Eds.). (2002). Dynamics of development in Gujarat. Concept Publishing Company

Kollmeyer, C. (2015). Globalization and income inequality: How public sector spending moderates this relationship in affluent countries. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 56(1), 3-28.

Munck, G. L. (1992). Capitalism and Democracy: The Importance of Social Class in Historical Comparative Perspective. Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, 34(4), 225-244.

Parayil, G. (Ed.). (2000). Kerala: the development experience: reflections on sustainability and replicability. Zed Books.

Prakash, B. A. (Ed.). (1994). Kerala's economy: Performance, problems, prospects. SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited.

Sambandan, V. S. (2013). Bhagwati, Sen and India’s fight against poverty. The Hindu.

Welzel, C., Haerpfer, C. W., Bernhagen, P., & Inglehart, R. F. (Eds.). (2018). Democratization. Oxford University Press, USA

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I

Marks

CIA II

Marks

CIA III

Marks

Attendance

Marks

10 (conducted out of 20)

10 (conducted out of 20)

25 (conducted out of 50)

5

ECO144 - GLOBALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:45
No of Lecture Hours/Week:3
Max Marks:50
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: In depth knowledge of globalisation and development

CO2: The students will be able to strengthen the knowledge of important development issues in India

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
Globalisation
 

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

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Dimensions of Globalisation
 

Dimensions of Globalisation: The Economics Dimension – The Political Dimension – The Cultural Dimension

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Ideology
 

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

Text Books And Reference Books:

Stiglitz, J. E. (2002). Globalization and its discontents. W.W. Norton & Company.

Lora, E. (Ed.). (2005). Globalization and development: A Latin American and Caribbean perspective. Inter-American Development Bank.

Hettne, B. (Ed.). (2007). Globalization and development: Themes and concepts in current research. Springer.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Nissanke, M., & Thorbecke, E. (2006). Globalization and its impact on the poverty of developing countries. Routledge.

Dapice, D. J., & Vu, T.-M. (Eds.). (2015). Globalization and development in the Mekong economies. Palgrave Macmillan.

Evaluation Pattern

CIA 1-20 Marks

CIA 2- 20 Marks

CIA 3- 50 Marks

 

ECO145 - ECOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT (2024 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 provide a holistic and a deeper understanding of the very trade-off between ecology and development. Through an inter-disciplinary lens an organic approach is adopted to understand the trade-off. This course therefore seeks to cultivate not only the moral and ethical thinking of the ecology but also it tries to put forth an action plan from a policy front.  

Course Outcome

CO1: To evoke a sense of deep ecology and social justice.

CO2: To provoke students with the development paradigms and how it affects the ecology. This would subsequently make them fit to propose an action plan.

CO3: To understand the problematic behind value designations.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Ecology and Value
 

The Value Problem in Ecological Economics- Values in Ecological Value Analysis: What Should

We Be Learning from Contingent Valuation Studies? - Natural Capital in Ecological Economics-Entropy in Ecological Economics

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:12
Ecology and Development
 

The environmental impact of land development-Development of water resources-Development and changing air quality- Urban development and environmental change-Environmental economics and ecological economics: Where they can converge?- Power Inequality and the Environment

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Ecofeminism and Ecocriticism
 

Gender and environment; Ecofeminism; androcentrism; Deep ecology – ecofeminism debate; Ecocriticism; Nature writings; Thinking like a mountain; The forgetting and remembering of the air - The Varna Trophic System An Ecological Theory of Caste Formation

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:11
Action Plans
 

 

Reading Ecology, Reinventing Democracy-Scientists or Spies?- Revisiting the Debates on Man-Nature Relation- Lecture of Medha Patkar- Ecological Fiscal Transfers and State-level Budgetary Spending in India- -Bourgeois Environmentalism, the State, the Judiciary, Urban Poor, Significance of Silent Valley-Silent Valley: A controversy that focused global attention on a rainforest 40 years ago- Equity and Justice

 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

1.     Burkett, Paul. (2006). Marxism and Ecological Economics. Brill

2.     Daly & Farley. (2011). Ecological Economics (Principles and Applications). Island Press

Pepper, D. (2002). Eco-socialism: from deep ecology to social justice. Routledge.

1.     Gupta, Avijit. (1998).Ecology and Development in Third World. Routledge

2.     Patel, S. (1997). Ecology and Development. Economic and Political Weekly, 2388-2391.

3.     Sankar, U. (ed.) (2000). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press

4.     Burkett, Paul. (2006). Marxism and Ecological Economics. Brill

Venkatachalam, L. (2007). Environmental economics and ecological economics: Where they can converge?. Ecological economics, 61(2-3), 550-558.

1.     Plumwood, V. (1993).  Feminism and the Mastery of Nature. London: Routledge

2.     Warren, K.J. (ed), (1994).  Ecological Feminism. London: Routledge.

3.     Shiva, V. (2016). Staying alive: Women, ecology, and development. North Atlantic Books.

Kavoori, P. S. (2002). The Varna Trophic system: an ecological theory of caste formation. Economic and Political Weekly, 1156-1164

1.     Gill, K. (2009). Bourgeois environmentalism’, the State, the Judiciary, and the ‘urban poor’: The political mobilization of a scheduled caste market. Of Poverty and Plastic (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2010), 209.

2.     Kaur, A., Mohanty, R. K., Chakraborty, L., & Rangan, D. (2021). Ecological fiscal transfers and state-level budgetary spending in India: Analyzing the flypaper effects. Levy Economics Institute, Working Papers Series July.

3.     Parameswaran, M. P. (1979). Significance of Silent Valley. Economic and Political Weekly, 1117-1119.

4.     Lewis, M. (2002). Scientists or spies? Ecology in a climate of Cold War suspicion. Economic and Political Weekly, 2323-2332.

5.     Viswanathan.S &Palmer. (2022). Reading Ecology, Reinventing Democracy The Gadgil Report on the Western Ghats. Economic and Political Weekly

6.     On the road to equity and Justice – Medha Patkarhttps://youtu.be/Gca-BlALkt0

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

G. Tyler Miller and Scott Spoolman (2018) “Living in the Environment”, International Edition

Eldon D. Enger (2016) “Environmental Science: A study of interrelationships”

 Richard T. Wright, Dorothy F. Boorse (2017) Environmental Science: Toward A Sustainable Future, Pearson, 13th Edition 

Evaluation Pattern

CIA I and CIA 2

These are assessments to check the general and up to date knowledge that students possess on the ecology and development front. These assessments intend to drive students to look at ecology from a inter-disciplinary background keeping the contemporary nature of development very much in the loop. As a result it will provide the students a platform to bridge the theoretical contours of ecology and development explained through classroom lectures with practical knowledge of theirs with their own everyday lived life and media reports.

CIA 3

This will be an assessment based on a question paper formulated on the basis of classroom lectures following the syllabus for 50 marks. Certain questions on the contemporary environment debates also will be included.

ENG001 - ACADEMIC WRITING FOR UNIVERSITY (2024 Batch)

Total Teaching Hours for Semester:20
No of Lecture Hours/Week:4
Max Marks:50
Credits:0

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Learning at the University is demonstrated and assessed through written assignments. It is important that the learners indicate understanding of the expectations, disciplinary context, use appropriate structure, style, incorporate relevant sources, express their individual voice in the writing.

The bridge course relies on two beliefs – 1) academic writing can be taught; 2) academic writing is a process. The modules illustrate the process and thinking required for writing rather than reinforcing grammar.

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the rhetorical situation. Recognize specific keywords to decide the structure of the response

CO2: Write critically, clearly and precisely

CO3: Use source material/avoid plagiarism

CO4: Develop academic vocabulary. Find individual voice

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:3
Module 1
 

·         Understanding context

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:4
Module 2
 

·         Writing process

·         Writing critically

·         Using sources

Ethics of writing  

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
Module 3
 

·         Significance of finding one’s voice

·         Demonstrating individual voice in writing

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:4
Module 4
 

·         Writing for an audience

·         Creating a clear assignment structure

·         Developing individual writing style

·         Using words precisely

Text Books And Reference Books:

·         Writing for University, Jeanne Godfrey, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 (A softcopy will be provided)

· 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Student Phrasebook: Vocabulary for writing at university, Jeanne Godfrey, London: Red Globe Press, 2020 

Evaluation Pattern

5 Assignments - 15 marks each

1 Assignment - 25 marks (Final)

ENG181-1 - ENGLISH (2024 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
language
 

Sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism,

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

 Why We Travel-Pico Iyer 

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:4
language
 

Note taking

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

Thinking Like a Mountain  By Aldo Leopold

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:5
Language
 

Newspaper report

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

 

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder Article 

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

EST141 - TRAVEL AND TRAVEL NARRATIVES (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Travel Literature is one of the most popular areas of study and research today. Theoretical and practical understanding of travel and Travel Literature has evolved a lot in its journey to the present. We discuss journeys at multiple levels; physical, philosophical, psychological, religious, internal, external etc. The involvement of multidisciplinary perspectives has enriched the whole understanding of travel. Questions like why people travel and what happens when one sets out on a journey becomes so pertinent to the whole discipline. This course will try to engage with the ideas of travel and writing on travel from a chronological and historical perspective. This course will also provide students with a modern and comprehensive way of understanding the world of travel and travel narratives.

 

Course Objective: This course is aimed at providing a comprehensive introduction and survey on the contemporary world of travel and travel narratives. The course is aimed at providing students a direct engagement with the modern theoretical understanding of the travel narratives.

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will be able to understand the history and development of travel literature

CO2: Students will be able to get an idea of Travel narratives in India

CO3: This will provide an introductory peek into the theory of Travel and Travel writing

CO4: Students will Will be able to critically and academically engage with travel writings

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
What is Travel ? A Basic introduction
 

Travel is the buzz word of the day. In the fast-changing modern world travel plays a vital role in shaping up thoughts and aspirations of people. People travel for multiple reasons like to enjoy, to study, as a profession, etc and the theoretical understanding of travel needs to be taken into account at the beginning itself. Understanding travel in the light of modern socio-political and economic scenario is also very important in today’s global scenario. These basic positions of the course would enable students to look at travel in a broader context to create a better world with diversity and inclusivity.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Travel Writing: An Overview
 

This unit is intended to give students an over view of the evolution of the genre of Travel Writing. Some important theories of travel writing will be introduced in this module along with the evolution of travel narratives in India.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:10
Indian Travel Narratives
 

This module focuses on the evolution of Indian Travel Narratives.

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:10
Women and Travel Writing in India
 

This unit is trying to look at the rise and development of women travellers historically and sociologically. This will enable students to critically evaluate the Indian scenario of travel narratives.

Text Books And Reference Books:

Unit I: What is Travel – Basic introduction

1.     Pratt, Mary Louise. Imperial Eyes: Studies in Travel Writing and Transculturation.Routledge, 1992.

2.     Lislie, Debbie. The Global Politics of Contemporary Travel Writing, Cambridge University Press, 2009 Print.

Unit II: Travel Writing: An Overview

1)    Hulme, Peter, and Tim Youngs, eds., 2002. The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.

2)    Said, Edward (1983). ‘Traveling Theory.’ The World, the Text, and the Critic. [1982]. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP. 226–47.

Unit III: Indian Travel Narratives

1)    Bhattacharji, Shobhana(ed). 2008. Travel Writing in India, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.

        2)    Mandal, Somadatta.  Indian Travel Narratives, Rawat Publications, New Delhi. 2010. 

Unit IV: Women and Travel Writing in India

1.     Ghose, Indira. Women Travellers in Colonial India: The Power of the Female Gaze OUP Delhi 1998 Print. Pp.1-19

2.     Nath, Shivya. The Shooting Star: A girl, her backpack and the World, Penguin 2017.

      

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

1)    Pratt, Mary louis. 1992. Imperial Eyes, Travel Writing and Transculturation, London: Routledge.

2)    Tagore, Rabindranath. 1962. Diary of a Westward Voyage. Asia Publishing House.

3)    Dalrymple, William. Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India. Bloomsbury, New Delhi.2010.

1.                 4)    Jung, Anees. Unveiling India: A Woman’s Journey, Penguin India,1986.

 5) Bohls, E. A. (1995). Women travel writers and the language of aesthetics, 1716-1818 (No. 13). Cambridge University Press.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Examination and Assessment

Assessment Pattern    

 

20 (CIA 1)

20 (CIA 3)

50 (CIA 2)

50 (End Semester)

CIA I and III can be either written analysis/presentation of a travel narrative analysis of a popular writer of contemporary time, debates or seminar/panel discussions.

Mid semester exam – A written paper on the modules covered for 50 marks. Section A will have questions (6x5 =30 marks). Section B will have 2 analytical questions (10 marks each) to assess conceptual clarity and understanding of the domain.

End-semester exam – Two sections: Section A (30 marks) will have 3 questions (10 marks each) testing the knowledge on the evolution of the genre. Section B (20 Marks)will have 2 conceptual/Analytical question (10 marks each).

EST144 - DESIGN THINKING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description

 

Rural India comprises 66.46% of India’s population and contributes to a large portion of India’s GDP by way of agriculture, services, skilled and non-skilled labour.  Rural India suffers from socio-economic distress due to several factors, small land holding, rain dependent agriculture, and lack of alternative sources of income, migration to urban centers and due to several sociological factors. 

Rural India in its diverse geographies has a huge potential to provide solutions to some of the gravest global challenges pertaining to environment and sustainable development and which remains largely untapped.  This calls for a focused approach in exploring the potential opportunities through a scientific approach of critical thinking and creativity, pro-active engagement of rural communities, creating effective structures to implement and create global visibility for the proprietary products and services created. Such an approach will substantially mitigate socio-economic distress in rural communities by providing them income generating opportunities by engaging social enterprises and also contribute to the sustainability goals of the UN.

The course of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of English Language and Literature  seeks to sensitise students with an on field immersion with rural India and explore possibilities for enterprise through case studies on innovative rural enterprises.  The course seeks to apply their finer eye for aesthetics and culture and

Course Objectives

 

•           To familiarize students with the Sustainability goals envisioned by UN and motivate them to proactively contribute towards its attainment.

•           To create a firsthand awareness of rural India and challenges which can be translated into entrepreneurial opportunities.

•           To study and analyze different Social Enterprise models and their relative outcomes

•           To gain an understanding of the challenges of running a social enterprise.

•           To give students a firsthand experience of understanding the challenges of capacity building and leadership creation in rural communities for an enterprise and engage them proactively in building a sustainable business.

•           To stimulate curiosity in students to identify the areas of gaps in products and services and come up with creative solutions which can be translated into profitable enterprises.

•           To help students develop ethical business models founded on the principles of equity and fair play vis-à-vis the engagement of rural and grass root communities

•           To enable students to curate branding and market strategies for products and services emerging from a social enterprise to make them profitable and sustainable

Course Outcome

CO1: Students will have a comprehensive understanding of the U N Sustainability goals and get engaged in it proactively.

CO2: Students will have gained a firsthand awareness of rural India and challenges which can be translated into entrepreneurial opportunities.

CO3: Students will be exposed to different Social Enterprise models and their relative outcomes

CO4: Students will have envisaged the challenges of running a social enterprise.

CO5: Students will have gained on-field experience of engaging with rural communities for capacity building and leadership

CO6: Students will have envisaged the challenges of running a social enterprise.

CO7: Students will have identified at least one problem/gap area in a product or service and will have come up with creative solutions as part of their project.

CO8: Students will develop business models founded on the principles of equity and fair play vis-à-vis the engagement of rural and grass root communities

CO9: Students will develop branding and market strategies for products and services which they will have developed as part of their project work.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:4
Understanding UN Sustainability Development Goals
 

Session on 17 UN Sustainability Development Goals.   After the disucssion, students are asked to identify any two sustainability goals and asked to suggest any action steps that can be taken at the community level to reach the goals.  Students present their ideas.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Understanding Rural India
 

Field Visit and online interactive session

Students visit a village near Bangalore and interact with the communities.  Students also have online interactive sessions with women groups in three villages one each in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.  

Students study how political, societal, and domestic spheres vary in different geographies of India and how they impact their life and living.  

Student groups present their finidings.

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:8
Understanding Rural India
 

Field visit and online interaction with members of rural communities to understand how political, societal, and domestic realities vary among different geographies and how they impact life and living of rural communities.

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:6
Rural Enterprise: Case Study
 

Student groups identify one Social Entrepreneur in India and analyze their social enterprise vis-a-vis problem identified and addressed, understanding how they converted the problem into a viable business,  the business model, challenges and opportunities.

Student groups make their presentation

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:8
Grassroots Innovation: Problem Identification and Building the Value Proposition Canvas
 

Student groups are given the task of identifying one problem/gap in service which can be converted into an opportunity.

Students are taught how to build the value proposition around a problem or gap in service by identifying the pain points and possible gain creators which can result in a business opportunity

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:8
Buildling Proof of Concept, Prototyping/Piloting
 

Students are taught how to iterate and build a proof of concept of their solution.  Students are facilitated to prototype their products/pilot their innovative solutions i

Unit-6
Teaching Hours:9
Business Model Canvas/Pitch Deck/Presentation
 

Students are taught to build a Business Model Canvas of their solution, and prepare a pitch deck and make their final business presentation

Text Books And Reference Books:

Frugal Innovation: How to Do More With Less: Navi Radjou Jaideep Prabhu

           Jugaad Innovation: Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu, Simone Ahuja

           Poor Economics: Abhijit Bannerjee, Esther Duflo

           The Open Book of Social Innovation: Geoff Mulgan, Robin Murray

           The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: Al Ries

           Marketing Strategy- A Decision-Focused Approach: Walker, Mullins

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

A Handbook of Rural India (Readings on Economy, Polity and Society) Surinder S Jodka

           Women in Rural India: Vani Prabhakar

           Rural Development in India Strategies and Processes: G Sreedhar and D Rajasekar

           Communication for Rural Innovation: Cees Leeuwis, A. W. van den ban

Evaluation Pattern

Two Case Studies-40 Marks

Live Project-40 Marks

Presentation-20 Marks

EST145 - POETICS , POLITICS AND PIVOTAL PEOPLE OF ROCK N ROLL (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

Course Description

 

 Rock Music is a sound and dissonance rich discourse with its own socio-cultural practices and aesthetics. This course is an academic introduction to this space and its role in the identity formation of a generation, of a people and a Nation in motion.

 

Course Objectives

 

  • To engage with popular music as aural texts 
  • To study the popular music practitioner as an activist and artist
  • To appreciate the significance of  social critique and a counter cultural aesthetic

Course Outcome

CO1: To critically appreciate characteristics and concerns of popular music

CO2: To read popular music as cultural artefact and socio-political entities

CO3: To regard popular music as the voice and identity of a generation and locate its historical trajectory

CO4: To engage with artists and performances as cultural texts

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:10
A brief history of Popular Music before the Beatles
 

Tin Pan Alley and song pluggers, World War II

Sheet Music

Swing and ragtime

Vaudeville

Frank Sinatra: My Way. Strangers in The Night, New York, New York

Nashville, Music Row, Elvis Presley

 

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
Birth of a Genre (From Gospel to Rock)
 

 Bill Haley 

Chuck Berry

  Buddy Holly   

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:15
Classic Rock and the British Invasion
 

The Beatles and Beatlemania

Establishing an aesthetic of Mod

  TV and bands 

The Rolling Stones  

Unit-4
Teaching Hours:15
Art Rock and the Album Era: Concept Albums and Album Art
 

 

Bands as Artists                                                                                                                 

Beatles / Sgt Pepper’s  

Pink Floyd /The Wall

The Who / Tommy

 

Unit-5
Teaching Hours:15
The Politics of Rock n Roll Folk rock: People power; Guerrilla Minstrels Folksong as Protest
 

 

Counter Culture: Vietnam, Draft, Gender, the Mystic East, Woodstock, Ban the Bomb   

Woody Guthrie

Bob Dylan

Joan Baez

Janis Joplin

Simon and Garfunkel

Jimi Hendrix

Pearl Jam

Riot bands

Text Books And Reference Books:

Whats that sound? An introduction to Rock and its history .

 

Jon CovachUniversity of Rochester

and the Eastman School of Music

Andrew Flory

Carleton College

 

W. W. NORTON AND COMPANY

NEW YORK • LONDON

fifth Edition

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Baugh, Bruce. “Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music”. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 51, No. 1 (Winter, 1993): 23-29. JSTOR. The American Society for Aesthetics. Web. 26Jul, 2016. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/431967>

Camilleri, Lelio. “Shaping Sounds, Shaping Spaces”.  Popular Music, Vol. 29, No. 2 (May 2010): 199-211. JSTOR.  Cambridge University Press. Web. 16August, 2016. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/40926918>

Chrysalis, Thanos. “Spatio-Aural Terrains”. Leonardo Music Journal, Vol. 16, Noises Off: Sound Beyond Music (2006):40-42. JSTOR. The MIT Press. Web. 29 April, 2015. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4540592

Denisoff R.S. The Sounds of Social Change: Studies in Popular USA Culture. 1972. Rand Mcnally& Co.

Denisoff, R. S.  Great Day Coming.  1991. Ann Arbor, MI: U-M-I Out-of-Print Books on Demand.

Denisoff, R. S. "Sing a Song of Social Significance": Political Consciousness and the Song of Persuasion.  1972.  Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press.

Denisoff, R. S. Solid Gold Popular Record Industry.  1975. New Brunswick, New Jersey Transactions Inc

Ewen, D. Great Men of American Popular Song: The History of the American Popular Song told through the Lives, Careers, Achievements, and Personalities of its Foremost Composers and Lyricists--from William Billings of the Revolutionary War through Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Burt Bacharach.  1972. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Forcucci, S. L. A Folk Song History of America: America through its Songs.  1984. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall

Fox, Aaron A.. “The Jukebox of History: Narratives of Loss and Desire in the Discourse of Country Music”. Popular Music, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan,1992): 53-72. JSTOR, Cambridge University Press. Web. 18March, 2011. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/853227 >

Ganchrow, Raviv. “Perspectives on Sound-Space: The Story of Acoustic Defense”. Leonardo Music Journal, Vol. 19, Our Crowd—Four Composers Pick Composers (2009): 71-75. JSTOR. The MIT Press. Web. 29April, 2015. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/40926354>

Hamm, C.  Music in the New World. 1983. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.

Hampton, W. Guerrilla Minstrels.  1986. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.

Kingman, D.  American Music: A Panorama. 1979. New York: Schirmer books.

Klonsky, M. “Down in The Village: A Discourse on Hip”. New American Review, 13. 1971. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Kostelanetz, Richard. “Text-Sound Art: A Survey (Concluded)”. Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Winter, 1978): 71-84. JSTOR. Performing Arts Journal, Inc. Web. 16 August,2016. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3245364 >

 

Kramer, Lawrence. “Music, Metaphor and Metaphysics”.  The Musical Times, Vol. 145, No. 1888 (Autumn, 2004): 5-18. JSTOR.  Musical Times Publications Ltd. Web. 26 March,2011. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/4149109>

Kun, Josh D. “The Aural Border”. Theatre Journal, Vol. 52, No. 1, Latino Performance (March. 2000): 1-21. The John Hopkins University Press. Web. 18March, 2011. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/25068738 >

Poulin, A. The American Folk Scene: Dimensions of the Folksong Revival.  1967. New York: Dell Pub. Co.

Qureshi, Regula Burckhardt. “Music Anthropologies and Music Histories: A Preface and an Agenda”. Journal of the American Musicology Society, Vol. 48, No. 3 (Autumn 1995): 331-342. JSTOR. University of California Press. Web. 18March, 2011. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/3519830 >

 

Račić, Ladislav. “On the Aesthetics of Rock Music”. International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Dec.1981): 199-202. JSTOR. Croatian Musicological Society. Web. 1Dec., 2017. < http://www.jstor.org/stable/836562>

Ricks, C.  The Force of Poetry. 1995. Oxford University Press.

Rodnitzky, J. L.  Minstrels of the Dawn: The Folk-Protest Singer as a Cultural Hero. 1976. Chicago: Nelson-Hall.

Tagg, Philip. “Analyzing popular music: theory, method and practice.” Popular Music 1 (1979): 68-70. Web.

 

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment: (20 marks).

Choose a song that has been an effective anthem for a cause or genre and analyse it in about 500-750 words.  

CIA II: (Mid Sem 50 marks) Choose a pivotal figure from Rock history and trace their career and impact on society. Consider image and sound in the construction of this image.

CIA III:(20marks) The class in groups of 5-6 will anthologise a series of songs, artists and their work.

 

Archiving:

End Semester:

 Identify a Bangalore based band or genre of popular music with approval of your course instructor . Conduct a study of their work and evolution and impact on the city and vice versa. Use data beyond library sources and provide due evidence. Your archive entry must include a 750-1000word reflective essay that validates your choice of artist, understanding of the form and significance of the work. You must also identify, interview and record these interactions. Provide clips from concerts duly cited. Include memorabilia like tickets, album art, newspaper or magazine clips  

 

EST150 - OCEANSCAPES : EXPLORING CINEMA THROUGH BLUE HUMANITIES (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

 

 Course Description

 

Moving from land to ocean marks a shift in our understanding with fluidity as the focal point. ‘Blue Humanities’ or ‘Blue Cultural Studies’ uses the ocean as the lens to foreground diverse historical, social, cultural, economic and political aspects. The expansive field of Blue Humanities adopts a multidisciplinary approach, weaving together insights from environmental studies, oceanography, marine studies, cultural studies, film studies, history, etc. The course specifically focuses on revisiting the cliched conceptualization of the ocean as vast, alien, terra nullis and ahistorical. The ‘Oceanic Turn’ transitions from the surface to the depths below to explore the three-dimensional ocean through socio-cultural representations. Reading the ocean and the sea through cinema from across the world will help understand how the ocean is portrayed in myriad ways ‘foregrounding and problematizing issues connected to gender, race, pollution, social justice, maritime activities, privatization, globalization, capitalism ontologies’ to revisit our established thought regimes.

  

Course Objectives

 

·       To revisit the conventional understanding of the ocean

·       To become familiar with important concepts in Blue Humanities

·       To read and analyze the cinematic representations of the ocean 

Course Outcome

CO1: Appreciate and interpret the ocean in the light of Blue Humanities

CO2: Analyze and understand the changing relationships between societies and the ocean through cinematic representations

CO3: Rethink and initiate action towards oceanic thinking and sustainability

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:12
Knowing the Ocean: Re-visiting History and Origins
 

The unit will provide an alternative reading of our established understanding of ‘Origins’ with reference to the ocean – formation of the earth, the oceans, plants and animals and human beings. Destabilizing the pre-set reading of the formation of the world  and prioritizing the land over the sea, the unit will help refocus the establishment of life in the Universe.

 

·       Excerpts from Rachel Carson, The Sea Around Us

·       Steve Mentz, “Two Origins: Alien or Core?”

 

·       Philip E. Steinberg and Kimberley Peters, “Wet Ontologies, Fluid Spaces: Giving Depth to Volume Through Oceanic Thinking”

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:13
Mapping the Ocean: Reading through Blue Humanities
 

The unit will throw light on the field of Ecocriticism with specific focus on Blue Humanities and its emerging engagement with the oceans around the world. The unit will help position the study of the oceans in the field of Humanities with specific reference to Cultural studies to frame the Blue Cultural Studies.

·       Excerpts from Sidney I. Dobrin, “Unearthing Ecocriticism”

·       John R.  Gillis – “The Blue Humanities”https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2013/mayjune/feature/the-blue-humanities

 

·       Helen M Rozwadowski, Oceans in three Paradoxes: Knowing the Blue through Humanities – Virtual Exhibition https://www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/oceans-three-paradoxes

Unit-3
Teaching Hours:20
Seeing the Ocean: Re-viewing the ocean through cinema
 

The unit will probe into pivotal aspects surrounding the construction of the ocean space through filmic representations of the ocean. The intent is to analyze through a range of issues informing the oceanic representations in films to unearth the pluri-focussed politics, both explicit and otherwise, manoeuvring through them - Maritime histories and activities, Aquatic world, Disasters, Conquests, Wars, Exploration, Adventure, Folk Tales and Myths, Colonialism and Postcolonialism, Gender, Race, Capitalism, International Relations, Globalization, Ecology and Medical Humanities.

·       James L. Smith and Steve Mentz - Learning an Inclusive Blue Humanities: Oceania and Academia through the Lens of Cinema

·       Stefan Helmreich, “Massive movie waves and the Anthropic Ocean”

·       Dilip M Menon, “Sea-Ing Malayalam Cinema”

 

·       Rie Karatsu, The Representation of the Sea and the Feminine in Takeshi Kitano's A Scene at the Sea (1991) and Sonatine (1993)” (SLA)

Text Books And Reference Books:

·       Dobrin, Sidney I. Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative. Routledge, 2021.

·       Mentz, Steve. Ocean. Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

·       Blum, Hester. “Introduction: Oceanic Studies.” Atlantic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 151–55. 

·       Chen, Cecilia, Janine MacLeod, and Astrida Neimanis, editors. Thinking with Water. McGill-Queens Univ. Press, 2013. 

·       DeLoughrey, Elizabeth. “Toward a Critical Ocean Studies for the Anthropocene.” English Language Notes, vol. 57, no. 1, Apr. 2019, pp. 21–36.

·       Di Leo, Jeffrey R., editor. “Blue Humanities,” Symploke, vol. 27 no. 1, 2019, pp. 7-10

·       Dobrin, Sidney I. Blue Ecocriticism and the Oceanic Imperative. Routledge, 2021.

·       Gillis, John R. “The Blue Humanities.” HUMANITIES, vol. 34, no. 3, May/June 2013.

·       Jue, Melody. Wild Blue Media: Thinking through Seawater. Duke Univ. Press, 2020.

·       Mentz, Steve. “Toward a Blue Cultural Studies: The Sea, Maritime Culture, and Early Modern English Literature.” Literature Compass, vol. 6, no. 5, Sept. 2009, pp. 997–1013. 

·       Mentz, Steve. Ocean. Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

·       Mentz, Steve. Shipwreck Modernity: Ecologies of Globalization, 1550-1719. Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2016.

·       Raban, Jonathan, editor. The Oxford Book of the Sea. Oxford Univ. Press, 1993.

·       Roorda, Eric. The Ocean Reader: History, Culture, PoliticsDuke Univ. Press, 2020. 

·       Steinberg, Philip E. The Social Construction of the Ocean. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2001.

 

 

Evaluation Pattern

As the course is multidisciplinary, the assessments will be done periodically to gauge the student’s level of understanding and learning. Review writing, weaving together a scrap book, review tests and photo essays will form part of the assessment.

 

End semester evaluation will be based on students setting up an online archive. They shall create an online archive selecting topics and presenting them by blending texts, theory and research. The submission will also have a viva component. 

 

CIA I – Reflective Writing

CIA II – Test

 

CIA III – Submission / Exhibition – Project 

FRE181-1 - FRENCH (2024 Batch)

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

Course Objectives/Course Description

 

 

Course Description:Édito A1 is aimed at adult students wishing to achieve level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It covers level A1 of the CEFR and enables learners to prepare for the DELF A1 exam (DELF-type tasks are found throughout the units, with a mock exam at the end of the book). This manual prioritizes an approach based on authentic communicative tasks through which learners will develop interaction skills.

The course caters to absolute beginners or those with minimal prior knowledge of the French language. Through a combination of interactive activities, multimedia resources, and communicative exercises, students will develop basic proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French.

Course Objectives:Édito A1 is consists of 12 units, each centred around a theme that is addressed through the four skills. The units are composed of various materials, primarily authentic instructional documents (written, audio, or video) from various French-speaking backgrounds or media, as well as recorded dialogues drawn from daily life. Special emphasis is placed on the discovery of grammar and vocabulary. At the end of each unit, "Essential" activities allow learners to review their achievements through grammatical and lexical activities.

Phonetics is integrated into each unit to help learners improve their pronunciation and become aware of intonation and spelling through targeted and playful exercises. The documents on the "Civilization" pages, with insights into the French, cover many aspects of life in France and the French-speaking world: vacations, cuisine, animals, the world of work, etc. At the end of each unit, alternately, there is either a "Relaxation" page with recreational activities or a page of learning strategies and preparation for the DELF A1 exam.

 

Course Outcome

CO1: Language Proficiency: Student will able to Communicate effectively in basic French across all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Understand and comprehend simple spoken French in various contexts, including greetings, daily routines, and social interactions. Comprehend simple written texts, including short passages, dialogues, and instructional materials, on familiar topics.

CO2: Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition: Demonstrate understanding and application of basic grammar structures and vocabulary relevant to everyday situations.

CO3: Cultural Awareness: Students will able to gain insights into French-speaking cultures, customs, and traditions, and demonstrate cultural sensitivity in communication and interaction.

CO4: Independent Learning and study Skills: Helps develop effective learning strategies and study habits to support ongoing language acquisition beyond the classroom. Prepare for and successfully complete the DELF A1 exam, including familiarization with exam formats and tasks.

Unit-1
Teaching Hours:15
UNITS 0,1,2
 

 

LEVEL

LEARNING GOALS

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

TIME

A1.1

 

Units0,1,2

Getfamiliarwiththe French basics

·       Greetings

·       Introduce yourself (give your age, your job, saywhereyouarefrom,whereyoulive,say the languages you speak) and ask for someone to introduce himself.

·       Askandgive contacts

·       Askforandgive directions

·       Understandanitinerary

·       Movewithbusesorsubways

·       Numbersandletters (spelling)

·       Daysoftheweekand months

·       Countriesandnationalities

·       Leisure

·       Professions

·       Citiesandtransports

·       Auxiliaryverbs(tobe/to have)

·       Definiteandindefinitearticles

·       Thenegation

·       -erverbsandpresenttense

·       specialverbs:être,avoir,aller,prendre, descendre

 

 

   15 hrs

Unit-2
Teaching Hours:15
UNITS 3,4
 

A1.1

Units3,4

·       Understand/givetheopening time

·       Doshopping

·       Orderattherestaurantor café

·       Expressyourlikesanddislikes

·       Locateatime inthe year

·       Giveanappreciationabout clothes

·       Talkaboutthe weather

·       Askandtellasize(clothesand shoes)

·       Describeanobjectandtellwhatitisfor

·       Askandtella price

·       Shopsand food

·       Restaurantandcafé

·       Clothesandaccessories

·       Weather

·       Technologicalanddailyobjects

·       Indefinitequantities(articlesand pronouns)

·       Adjectivespositions

·       Closefutureandrecentpast

·       demonstrativeadjectives

·       Specialverbs:payer,faire, venir

 

 

15 hrs

 

 

 

Text Books And Reference Books:

Book : Édito A1 Méthod de Français 

Essential Reading / Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading: French websites like Le Monde, France 24, Cu