BBA Syllabus Final

ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
BANGALORE 560027

Re-Accredited by NAAC with ‘A++’ Grade with a CGPA of 3.79/4
Recognised as ‘College of Excellence’ by UGC

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT
BBA SYLLABUS

2019 – 20 ONWARDS

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1 CONTENTS 2
2 Contents 3
3 Preamble 3
4 Vision 3
5 Mission 4
6 Focus of the papers 5
7 Course structure 6
8 Course structure – electives 6
9 Pedagogy 6
10 Credit grade based performance assessment (CGPA) 7
11 Examination evaluation pattern 8
12 End semester examination – question paper pattern 9 to 17
Syllabus

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PREAMBLE

The Department of Commerce and Management offers a three-year Regular B.Com, B.Com
(industry Integrated), BBA and BBA Strategic Finance (SF) courses. All courses are divided into
six semesters.

Degree in Commerce and management opens up opportunities in higher education for graduates
to pursue Master's-level courses. They also have opportunities to apply for professional courses
in commerce and management.

The BBA course aims at developing a student's intellectual ability, executive personality and
managerial skills through an appropriate blending of business and general education. The BBA
course assists the student in understanding and developing the unique leadership qualities
required for successfully managing business functions, an organizational unit or an enterprise.
The course curriculum of our three year BBA Course is so designed as to provide the students a
basic understanding about Management skills and trains them in effective communication skills.
The programme also inculcates entrepreneurship skills in students.

It facilitates students to acquire adequate knowledge in the field of Management, Production and
operational management, Business Research, Entrepreneurial Development, Accounting,
Finance, Law, Taxation, Human Resource and Marketing. It encourages students to pursue MBA
and other management related courses globally. The Programme also offers CBCS (Choice
Based Credit System) in the fourth Semester that is inter-disciplinary in nature. The syllabus has
been approved by the Board of Studies and comes into force from the academic year 2019 -20.

VISION

To impart value based quality education to serve the ever-changing global needs in the field of
commerce by preparing men and women who will be agents of change.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Department of Commerce strives to provide quality Commerce education by adopting
effective teaching – learning processes along with developing the required values, skills and
attitudes to create business leaders with a passion for the world of business who will understand
the economic, social, and global context of business.
Focus of the papers

The highlights of the course are:

The Department Of Commerce offers two courses namely BBA and BBA SF. Both the
curriculum and course content is presented below for the regular BBA course.
The curriculum beginning from the academic year 2019 offers a variety of papers in the
discipline of management, with each set of papers catering to a particular nature of subjects.

The focus of papers is as follows:

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The necessary courses in the subject of management are Business Management, Human
Resource Management, marketing management, Business regulations and operations, Production
and Operational Management, service management, International Business and strategic
management.
Financial Accounting I & II, Corporate accounting, Management Accounting and Financial
Management are catering to the subject of accounting and finance.
Business Law from a legal perspective and Entrepreneurship Development cater students to start
their entrepreneurial ventures, they also create jobs and the conditions for a flourishing society.
The curriculum has Business Economics which provide knowledge in the subject of Economics.
And Quantitative Techniques I and II for business decisions provide the necessary quantitative
skills for Aptitude development.
The course also covers papers in Income Tax I and II.
The Department offers three Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Papers.
The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) offers papers from various fields of Management
which includes Human Resource Management, Marketing Management & Wealth Management.
Students will do project work in the 6th semester of the course.

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COURSE MATRIX FOR BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION (BBA) REGULAR

Code Subject Title Hours Credits Marks

BBA1119 SEMESTER I
BBA1219
BBA1319 Financial Accounting 44 100
BBA1419
Business Economics 44 100
BBA2119
BBA2219 Quantitative techniques- I 44 100
BBA2319
BBA2419 Business Management 44 100

BBA3119 SEMESTER 2
BBA3219
BBA3319 Corporate Accounting 44 100
BBA3419
Business Environment 44 100
BBA4119
BBA4219 Quantitative Techniques - II 44 100
BBA4319
BBA4419 Human Resource Management 44 100

BBA5119 SEMESTER 3
BBA5219
BBA5319 Cost Accounting 44 100
BBA5419
Marketing Management 44 100
BBA6119
BBA6219 Banking Regulation & Operations 44 100
BBA6319
BBA6419 Production & Operational Management 44 100

SEMESTER 4

Business Research 44 100

Financial Management 44 100

Business and Corporate Etiquettes 22 50

Management Information System 22 50

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM-1 22 50

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM-2 22 50

SEMESTER 5

Management Accounting 44 100

Income Tax 44 100

International Business 44 100

Entrepreneurial Development 44 100

Electives-1 44 100

Electives-2 44 100

INTERNSHIP 2 6 WEEKS

SEMESTER 6

Service Management 44 100

Business Taxation 44 100

Strategic Management 44 100

Business Law 44 100

Electives-1 44 100

Electives-2 44 100

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FINANCE ELECTIVE

BBADEF5519 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 4 4 100
100
BBADEF5619 Financial & Commodity Markets 44 100
100
BBADEF6519 Financial Modelling with EXCEL 44
100
BBADEF6619 Financial Services 44 100
100
MARKETING ELECTIVE 100

BBADEM5519 Retail Management 44 100
100
BBADEM5619 Consumer Behaviour 44 100
100
BBADEM6519 Strategic Brand Management 44
100
BBADEM6619 Digital Marketing 44 100
100
HUMAN RESOURCE ELECTIVE
100
BBADEH5519 Global HRM 44

BBADEH5619 Human Resource Development 44

BBADEH6519 Compensation Management 44

BBADEH6619 Labour Law 44

BANKING & INSURANCE

BBADEB5519 Indian Financial System 44

BBADEB5619 Banking Technology and Management 44

BBADEB6519 Risk Management for Banks & Insurance 4 4

Companies

BBADEB6619 Insurance Planning & Management 44

PEDAGOGY

The Regular BBA course lays a sound foundation for the study of the core subjects necessary for
continuing a postgraduate course. The methodology of the course includes lectures, case studies,
group discussion, student presentations, class tests, quizzes etc, to develop communication,
conceptual and analytical skills.

CREDIT GRADE BASED PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (CGPA)

Being in an Autonomous system, the college has adopted the Credit Grade Based Performance
Assessment (CGPA). The weightage of the components of the course is as directed by the
Bangalore University.

The course gives 30% weightage to Continuous Assessment (CA) comprising of Centrally
Organized Mid Semester Test and other exercises such as quiz, seminars, assignments, etc. and
70% weightage is given to End semester Examinations.

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EXAMINATION EVALUATION PATTERN

Students must score a minimum of 35% / 25 marks in their End Semester Examination (ESE).

The End Semester Examination (ESE) will be held for 2½ hours 70 marks. Students must score a

minimum of 40% in aggregate of the CIA+ESE in each paper, as minimum marks for passing.

Assessment methods Remarks CA marks

Mid semester examination - One and half an hour examination

- 30 marks written examination 15

- Centrally organized test

Seminar, assignment Will be decide by the department / individual faculty

projects, quizzes, 10

discussions, model making

etc…

Attendance Attendance Marks

95% - 100% 5

91% - 94.99% 4 5
85% - 90.99% 3

80% - 84.99% 2

75% - 79.99% 1

TOTAL 30

GUIDELINES FOR QUESTION PAPER SETTING AND SCHEME OF EVALUATION

End semester Examination Question Paper Pattern. Time: 2 hours 30 minutes. Maximum marks:
70. The evaluation system comprises of both internal faculty for question paper setting and for
valuation of papers.

Question papers received will go through the Board of Examiners for scrutiny for content,
suitability of marks, inclusion of topics and typological / mistakes and language.

Section A: Conceptual (5x2 marks = 10) 5/6 questions

In this section questions seek to test a student’s conceptual knowledge of the subject and fact
retaining abilities

Section B: Analytical (3x5marks = 15) 3/4 questions

Questions in this section are to test whether students can analyse.

Section C: Descriptive (2 x15 marks =30) 2/3 questions

In this section, students are required to use a combination of facts, concepts, theories and
judgment to explain the subject matter. Writing skills are also tested in this section.

Section D: Case Study/ Compulsory Question (1 x 15 marks = 15)
This section tests a student’s ability to practically apply their theoretical knowledge of the
subject.

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For papers theory based papers, either a case study of compulsory question can be asked. For
practical based papers, questions are numerical in nature.
GUIDELINES FOR QUESTION PAPER SETTING AND SCHEME OF EVALUATION

End semester Examination Question Paper Pattern. Time: 1 hour 30 minutes. Maximum marks:
35. The evaluation system comprises of both internal faculty for question paper setting and for
valuation of papers.

Question papers received will go through the Board of Examiners for scrutiny for content,
suitability of marks, inclusion of topics and typological / mistakes and language.

Section A: Conceptual (5x1 mark = 05) 5/6 questions

In this section questions seek to test a student’s conceptual knowledge of the subject and fact
retaining abilities

Section B: Analytical (2x5marks = 10) 2/3 questions

Questions in this section are to test whether students can analyze.

Section C: Descriptive (2 x10 marks =20) 2/3 questions

In this section, students are required to use a combination of facts, concepts, theories and
judgment to explain the subject matter. Writing skills are also tested in this section.
GUIDELINES FOR QUESTION PAPER SETTING AND SCHEME OF EVALUATION
FOR CMA PAPERS

End semester Examination Question Paper Pattern. Time: 2 hours 30 minutes. Maximum marks:
70. The evaluation system comprises of both internal faculty for question paper setting and for
valuation of papers.

Question papers received will go through the Board of Examiners for scrutiny for content,
suitability of marks, inclusion of topics and typological / mistakes and language.

Section A: Conceptual (50x1 mark = 50)

In this section questions seek to test a student’s conceptual knowledge of the subject and fact
retaining abilities

Section B: Descriptive (2x10 marks = 20)

In this section, students are required to use a combination of facts, concepts, theories and

judgment to explain the subject matter. Writing skills are also tested in this section.

I Semester

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours

BBA1119 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I 4 60

Objective:

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 To acquaint students with the accounting concepts, tools and techniques influencing business

organizations.

Course Contents

Unit 1 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 06 Hours

Accounting: Nature, Objectives and functions of Financial Accounting. Accounting Principles, Concepts
& Conventions - GAAP (Concept only). Accounting standards: Definition – importance – Standard

setting in India –A brief introduction to IND AS, IAS and IFRS.

Unit 2 ACCOUNTING PROCESS 10 Hours

Meaning – Process of Accounting – Kinds of Accounts – Rules - Transaction Analysis – Journal – Ledger

–Balancing of Accounts – Trial Balance (Problems). Rectification of Errors- Classification of Errors,
Rectification of errors which do not affect the Trial Balance, Rectification of errors affecting Trial

Balance.

Unit 3 SUBSIDIARY BOOKS 10 Hours

Meaning – Significance – Types of Subsidiary Books – Purchases Book – Sales Book – Purchase Returns

Book – Sales Return Book – Bills Receivable Book – Bills Payable Book – Cash Book (Simple Cash Book,

Double Column Cash Book, Three Column Cash Book and Petty Cash Book) and Journal proper. Bank

Reconciliation Statement – Preparation of Bank Reconciliation Statement.

Unit 4 CONVERSION OF SINGLE ENTRY INTO DOUBLE ENTRY 10 Hours

Converting single entry into double entry system - steps in conversion - ascertainment of sales,

purchases, stocks, cash and bank balances, capital etc. - preparation of final accounts.

Unit 5 ACCOUNTING FOR CURRENT ASSETS AND NON- CURRENT ASSETS 16 Hours

Current Assets: Inventories (Ind AS 2) - Meaning — Objectives - Inventory valuation as per Indian
Accounting standards. Non-current assets (Ind AS 16) - Initial measurement -Measurement after

recognition or subsequent to initial recognition - Disposal of Fixed Assets; - Difference between
Intangible and Fictitious Assets — Accounting for Intangible assets (Ind AS 38).

Self- Study :

Limitations of Accounting, Difference between Journal and Ledger

Suggested readings:
Bhattacharya, S.K. and J. Dearden, Accounting for Manager – Text and Cases, Third Edition, Vikas
Publishing House, 2016.
Chowdhry A, Fundamentals of Accounting & Financial Analysis. 2016 4th Edition, Pearson Education.
Gupta, R.L. and V.K. Gupta;Financial Accounting: Fundamental, Sultan Chand Publishers, 2017.
Jain S P &Narang, Basic Financial Accounting, 2017, Kalyani Publishers
Maheshwari, S.N. and S. K. Maheshwari; An Introduction to Accountancy, Eighth Edition, Vikas
Publishing House, 2016.

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I Semester

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours

BBA1219 BUSINESS ECONOMICS 4 60

Objective:

 To impart the fundamentals of business economics with an objective to develop the application

based knowledge

Course Contents

Unit 1 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ECONOMICS 08 Hours

Business Economics - meaning, characteristics, distinction between business economics and economics,

scope of business economics, uses/objectives of business economics, role and responsibilities of business

economist.

Unit 2 THEORY OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR 10 Hours

Consumer Behaviour; Consumer Sovereignty; Limitations; Approaches to the Study of Consumer Behavior-

cardinal approach, the law of equi-marginal utility, ordinal approach, indifference curve analysis; Consumer

Surplus (Marshall)

Unit 3 DEMAND & SUPPLY ANALYSIS 14 Hours

Theory of demand analysis; Demand - demand determinants, law of demand, characteristics, exceptions;

Elasticity of Demand - Price elasticity - types, determining factors, change in demand, business applications

of price elasticity; Concepts of income and cross elasticity of demand; Price elasticity of demand

measurement by total outlay method; Demand Forecasting methods; Demand forecasting methods for a new

product; Law of Supply - meaning, determinants of supply and its influence on cost of production.

Unit 4 MARKET STRUCTURE 8 Hours

Perfect competition - features, price and output determination; Monopoly - features, price and output

determination; Monopolistic competition - features, price and output determination; Oligopoly.

Unit 5 COST & PRODUCTION FUNCTION 12 Hours

Concepts of Cost - TFC, TVC,TC, AFC, AVC, AC and MC; Factors influencing cost of production;

Opportunity Cost; Cost output relationship in the short and long run; Concepts of revenue - TR, AR and

MR.Production Function - meaning, law of variable proportion, short-run, laws of returns to scale, longrun;

Economics of scale, Diseconomies of scale, Iso-quants and Iso-costs properties; Production Equilibrium;

Managerial uses of production function; Choice of optimum expansion path.

Self- Study : 8 hours

Pricing methods; Pricing strategy; Pricing over Product Lifecycle.

Suggested readings:
 Ahuja, H.L. (2004) Business Economics (5th Ed). New Delhi: Sultan Chand & Sons.
 Mithani, D.M.(2012).Managerial Economics. New Delhi: Himalaya Publishing House.
 Pandey, K.M., and Others. (2010), Economics for Managerial Decisions.
 Srivatava, R.M. (2013). Financial management-Management and Policy. New Delhi: Himalaya
Publishing House.
 Appannaiah. H.R, Reddy. P.N and Shanthi. S. (2015), BBM Semester Economics. Himalaya
publishing house
 John Kennedy. M, (2015), Micro Economics, Himalaya publishing house.

I Semester Course Title Credits Hours
Course Code

10

BBA1319 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES – I 4 60

Objective

 To provide basic knowledge of quantitative methods and their application to commercial situations and fo

decision making in business.

Course Contents

Unit 1 BASIC MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS 10 Hours

Factors- factorization- HCF -LCM - Basic laws of Ratio and Proportions - Percentage - profit and loss –

Application problems in business

Unit 2 THEORY OF EQUATION 8 Hours

Introduction – Meaning – Types of Equations – Simple, Linear and Simultaneous Equations- Quadratic

Equation. Problems on Commercial Application.

Unit 3 COMMERCIAL ARITHEMATICS 8 Hours

Simple interest-Compound interest– Types of annuities - Problems

Unit 4 MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS 14 Hours

Introduction, Meaning, types of matrices – operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication of two

matrices – problems, transpose of a square matrix. Determinant of a square matrix- minor of an element,

co-factor of an element of a determinant. adjoint of a square matrix, singular and non-singular matrices –

inverse of a square matrix – Problems on linear equations in two variables using Cramer‟s rule.

Unit 5 PROGRESSIONS 12 Hours

Introduction – Arithmetic Progression - Finding the „nth term of an AP and Sum to nth term of AP. Insertionof

Arithmetic Means in given terms of AP and representation of 3 terms of AP. Geometric Progression –Finding nth

term of GP – Sum to „n‟th Term of GP – Insertion of Geometric Means in given GeometricProgression and also

representation of 3 terms of GP

Self-Study:

NUMBER SYSTEM Introduction -Calculation of future value of present value- Calculation of EMI,

Premium amount.

Suggested readings:
 . A.LeninJothi : financial Mathematics, HPH.
 Dikshit& Jain : Business Mathematics, HPH
 Ranganath: Business Mathematics, GK Publications, Mumbai.
 Dr. R.G. Saha& Others – Methods & Techniques for Business Decisions, VBH
 R. Selvaraj, Quantitative Methods in Management, Excel Books.
 G.R. Veena&Seema: Business Mathematics and Statistics, I.K. Intl
 Dr. Sancheti& Kapoor: Business Mathematics and Statistic, Sultan Chand and Sons.
 Zamarudeen: Business Mathematics, Vikas Publishers.

I Semester

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours
60
BBA1419 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 4

Objectives

1. To inculcate in students an understanding of the concepts and principles of management.

2. To facilitate the development of student’s managerial skills.

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Course Contents

Unit 1 Introduction to Management 10 Hours

Evolution of management thought: Classical School of thought (Contributions of Taylor and Fayol) – Neo-

classical School – Human Relations Approach (Hawthorne Experiments) and Behavioural Science Approach

(brief outline) – Modern Management Theory - Quantitative Approach, Systems Approach and Contingency

Approach. Nature and significance of management - Managerial roles - Mintzberg - An overview of

functional areas of management - Principles of Management – Managerial skill set.

Unit 2 Planning Forecasting and Decision Making 8 Hours

Planning: Concept, process and objectives – Types of plans – MBO & MBE, Corporate planning:

Environment analysis and diagnosis. Forecasting: Meaning and purpose of forecasting – Techniques of

forecasting - Qualitative and quantitative Decision making: Concept and process; Delegation and Principles

of delegation: Strategy Formulation.

Unit 3 Organizing and Staffing 10 Hours

Organizing: Nature and Purpose of Organization – Principles of Organization – Organization structure and

types – Departmentalization – Committees – Centralization vs. Decentralization of Authority – Span of

Control – Meaning - Factors affecting span. Staffing: Nature and Process of Staffing

Unit 4 Leadership, Motivation and Directing 12 Hours

Motivating and Leading People at work: Leadership: Concept and leadership styles: Leadership theories-

Trait theory, Rensis Likert Management theory, situational contingency theory; Motivation: Concept,

Theories - Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor, Ouchi, Vrooms expectancy theory. Financial and non-financial

incentives. Directing: Meaning – Principles and techniques of directing.

Unit 5 Managerial control, co-ordination and change management 12 Hours

Managerial control: concept and process: Effective control system: Techniques of control- traditional and

modern. Co-ordination: Meaning – steps and methods of co-ordination. Concept, nature and process of

planned change: Resistance to change: Emerging horizons of management in a changing environment

Self-Study

Forms of Business Organizations, Business/anagement Ethics – factors affecting ethical decisions, benefits

of Business ethics

Suggested readings:

 S.V.S Murthy: Essentials of Management

 J. S. Chanda: Management concepts and strategies.

 Drucker P, The Practice of Management (2012), Routledge

 Koontz & O’ Donnell: Management.

 L. M Prasad: Principles of Management.

 Appaniah, Reddy: Essentials of Management.

 Subba Rao, P, and Hari Shankar Pande. Principles and Practice of Management. Mumbai

[India]: Himalaya Pub. House, 2010. Print.

II Semester

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours

BBA2119 CORPORATE 4 60
ACCOUNTING

Objective:
 To develop awareness about the provisions of Companies Act 2013 and conformity of latest
amendments in Corporate Accounting.

Course Contents

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Unit 1 COMPANY FINAL 14 Hours
ACCOUNTS

Meaning — Preparation of Financial Statements of Companies as per Schedule III of the Companies Act,
2013 (excluding Cash Flow Statement and Consolidated Financial Statement) - Treatment of special

items: Depreciation, Interest on Debentures, Provision for Tax, Dividends: Interim & Proposed,
Corporate Dividend Tax, Unclaimed dividend, Commission payable before charging such Commission

and after charging such commission.

Unit 2 VALUATION OF 10 Hours

GOODWILL AND
SHARES

Valuation of Goodwill: Features of goodwill- types of goodwill- Methods of valuing the goodwill –
Arbitrary assessment, capitalization method, Purchase of past average profits method, Super profit

method. Valuation of shares : Intrinsic value method, Yield method and Earning capacity method.
(theory and Basic problems)

Unit 3 INTERNAL 10 Hours
RECONSTRUCTION

Meaning, objective - Legal provision relating to Capital Reduction- steps - Accounting entries on

Internal Reconstruction- Re-organization through Surrender of shares- Preparation of reconstructed

Balance sheet. .

Unit 4 MERGERS AND 10 Hours

ACQUISITIONS

Introduction-Definitions- Amalgamation in the nature of purchase - accounting treatments (Ind

AS14) - Purchase consideration – calculation of goodwill or capital reserve – net payment and

net asset method – Treatment of Dissolution expenses met by purchasing company – accounting

for assets and liabilities not taken over, intercompany owing and debts.

Unit 5 LIQUIDATION 8 Hours

Meaning -Types - Voluntary Winding up or Winding Up by the Court - Calculation of Preferential

payments – Pro-rata Payment - Treatment of capital surplus –- Statement of Affairs under Compulsory
Liquidation – liquidator’s final statement of Accounts. New amendments

Self- Study : 08 Hours

Legal provision for redemption of preference shares, capital reduction steps, legal provision for mergers &

acquisitions, types of liquidation.

Suggested readings:
 Dr. Maheshwari S.N & Dr. Maheshwari S.K, Advanced Accountancy, (201]6), Vol.1, Vol.-
2,Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

 Jain S.P. & Narang K.L (2016). Corporate Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, REP/Edition,

 M.C. Shukla, T.S. Grewal & S.C. Gupta (2016), Advanced Accountancy, S. Chand & Company
Ltd., 13th Edition New Delhi.

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II Semester Course Title Credits Hours
BUSINESS EVIRONMENT 4 60
Course
Code
BBA2219

Objective

 To enable students to have an understanding of PESTIL and its impact.

Course Contents

Unit 1 Business and its Environment 10 Hours

Characteristics of modem business, concept and nature of Business Environment, characteristics of

environment, Micro and macro environment, Impact of business environment on business decision,

process of environment analysis for business decisions.

Unit 2 Economic Environment 12 Hours

Meaning and characteristics of Indian economy, Stock exchange, Impact of Liberalisation,

globalisation and privatisation of Businesses in India, Meaning and objectives of Monetary Policy,

Fiscal Policy, EXIM Policy and Industrial Policy.

Unit 3 Political and Global Environment 12 Hours

Meaning and nature of Political environment, Political institutions, Relationship between

business and government, State intervention in business. Pros and Cons of intervention,

Meaning and nature of global environment,Strategies for going global, GATT and WTO and its

implication on the Indian economy.

Unit 4 Technological, Social and Natural Environment 10 Hours

Technological environment- Concept, nature and Elements, Technology and Society,Impact of

technology, Current trends.

Social-cultural environment- Concept and nature, components, Impact of socio-cultural

environment on business, culture and Globalisation, Social Responsibility of business.

Arguments for and against Social Responsibility, Business participation in cultural affairs.

Natural environment- meaning and its impact on business.

Unit 5 Legal Environment 08 Hours

Competition Commission of India, The Competition Act 2002- Objectives and main features,

Comparison with MRTP Act 1969, The Information Technology Act, 2000- Cyber regulations,

Appellate tribunals and cyber offences.

Self study 8 hours

Basic Economic Systems, Impact of Technology in Business and its future, Recent global

impact on Business environment.

Suggested readings:

 Shaikh : Business Environment, Pearsons, New Delhi.

 Ashwathappa : Essentials of Business Environment, HPH, Mumbai.

 Jain &Verma : Business Environment, Sahity.aBhavan, Agra.

 Misra&Puri : Economic Environment of Business, HPH, Mumbai.

 Adhikari : Economic Environment of Business, Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.

 Dhar P.K. : Business Environment, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

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II Semester Course Title Credits Hours
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES -II 4 60
Course Code
BBA2319

Objective

 To enable students to learn to apply commonly used statistical methods in business contexts and

how to interpret analyses performed by others.

Course Contents

Unit 1 Introduction 8 Hours

Importance of Statistics, Scope, Limitations and distrust of statistics, Classification of data, Tabulation

(simple problems.) – diagrammatic representation of data – Excel applications

Unit 2 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 12 Hours

Mean, Median, Mode, Quartiles. Standard Deviation and Coefficient of variation.

Unit 3 Correlation & Regression 12 Hours

Scatter diagram, Karl Person’s & Spearman’s correlation of coefficient. Regression, Properties of

regression coefficient, coefficient of determination.

Unit 4 Index Numbers 12 Hours

Meaning, features, classification of index numbers. Construction of Index Numbers. Fisher Price index

number,consumer price index number

Unit 5 Time Series – Components of Time Series 8 Hours

Trend analysis by Moving Averages and Least Squares Method (linear).

Self-Study

Comparitive study on company’s capital structure,asset allocation, stock prices using statistical

tools.

Usage of measures of Central tendency, trend analysis through Excel application

Suggested readings:
 Aggarwal S.L. (2016). Business Mathematics and Statistics. New Delhi: Ane Books.
 Elhance D.N. (2014). Fundamentals of Statistics. Kitab Mahal Publication.
 Ellahance, D.N, VeenaEllahance, B.M. and Agarwal -Fundamentals of Statistics. Kitab Mahal
 Publication.
 Gupta S.C. (2016). Fundamentals of Statistics. New Delhi: Himalaya Publishing House.
 Gupta S.P. (2016). Statistical Methods. New Delhi: S.Chand& Son

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II Semester

Course Code Course Title Credits Hours
BBA2419 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4 60

Objective:
 The course aims to familiarize the students with the importance of human resource in the present day

organizations and its subsequent management as a ‘resource

Course Contents

Unit 1 Introduction to Human Resource Management 8 Hours

Meaning and Definition of HRM, Nature and Concept of HRM, Importance and Objectives of HRM, Evolution

of HRM, Function and process of Human Resource management, Limitations.

Unit 2 Human Resource Planning 12 Hours

Job Analysis: Process of Job‐analysis and Design: Outcomes of Job‐ analysis‐ Job Description, Job Specification
and job Evaluation. Job Design. Human Resource Planning, Recruitment, Selection and Placement: Factors

affecting Recruitment, Process of Recruitment, Sources of Recruitment. Process of Selection‐.

Unit 3 Training & Development 12 Hours

Training & Development-Meaning, Objectives, Difference between training and development, Training
Methods, Executive Development.

Unit 4 Performance Appraisal and Compensation 10 Hours

Introduction-Meaning and Definition, Objectives, Methods of Performance Appraisal, Possible Errors in

Appraisal Process, Planning for Performance Improvement. - Compensation –Meaning, Objective of

Compensation.

Unit 5 Human Resource Development& Ethics in HR 10 Hours

Promotion and Transfer, Meaning and definition of Promotion-Purpose of Promotion, Basis of Promotion,
Meaning of Transfer, Reasons for transfer, Types of transfer. Meaning of HRD , Roles of training in HRD,
Knowledge Management, Ethical challenges in HR, HRIS (meaning and purpose), Grievances (meaning and
ways of handling Grievances)

Self-Study:
Preparation of Resume, Mock Interviews and Role Play

Suggested readings:
 Aswathappa, K, Human Resource and Personal Management, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.Ltd, New
Delhi.
 Subba Rao, P Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, Himalaya Publishing House
 Prasad, L M, Getting the Right People, MacMillan India Ltd, New Delhi
 Rao, VSP, Human Resource Management- Text and Cases
 Snell, Bohlander, Human Resource Management
 Dale Yolder, A Hand Book of Personnel Management Practice,
 VenkataRatnam .Srivasthava, Personal Management and Human Resources.
 Gupa, C B, Human Resource Management, Sultan Chand & Sons

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