Operatios Management

MI 401

Objective: To lamiliane the partCipantswith basie nanagenent decs1ona with respect

Iooperations and materials manageent in manulacturng and service organizations

nit Intoduction Meanng Natlure and scope of Production and Operation

Manapenent Operaton Stuatepy, Objectives of Operations Management, Product and

m es,PoduetIle ycle.Ponluet Seleclion

nit : Plant Tocalon Nature, F'actors considered in location. Methods and Type of
lcas Plant Iayout Objective ol good layout, F'actors influencing layout and Types of
ayout Maleial Landlinp laqupment Iportance. ObjectuVe, principles. lactors
allectng seclecton cqu1pment and ypes of handling cquipment
nit I Work study: Method study and work measurcment Importance, Objective
ApplicauOn arcas, steps in mcthod study and Techniques of work mecasurement.

nit TV: Inventory Managemcnt: Factors influcncing and objectives of inventory

I1nagement. Techniqucs of inventory managciment.Quality control and materials

Manapenent
Unit V: Production planning and contol: Role and scope of PPC in operations
Manapement, Factors nflucncing production planning and benclits of production
COnlrolL

Books Rccommended

Mahadeven "Operalions Management" Pearson Fducation

Krajewsk1 "Operalons Management
3 Wapncr, "Operation Rescarch" Prentice Hall of India
1 P. Sankara lyer Operation Rescarch" Tata McGraw Hill
5 AM Nataaan, Balasubramani. A. Tamilarais, Operation Management" Pearson
ductaon
hary, "Producton & Oerations Managemnent"
7 Chase, "Production & Operatons Managemecnt
Adam &ibet. "Poxucton & (Operations Management
CJhanb. "Manulacturinp & Operalions Management"
10 anes, Womack. "The Machne that Chanpcd the World"
 MI 402 Environmental Science

COURSE CONTENETS

Unit - The Multidisciplinary Nature of Environmental Studies

Detinition, scope and importance

Need for public awareness of environmental
degradation; Disaster Management
Floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
Unit I Natural Resources: Renewable and non-renewable:

Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation-deforestation. Case studies. Timber

extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal
people.
Water resources: Use and overutilization
of surface and ground water. Floods,
drought conflicts over water, dams-benefits and problems.
Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental etfects of extracting and
using mineral resources and case studies.
Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and
overgrazing eftect of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water
OgSing. salinity, and case studies.
Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy
sources, use of alternate energy sources, case studies.
Land resources: land as are source, land degradation, man induced landslides, soil
erosion and desertification.
Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources.
Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles.
Unit l l Ecosystems

Concept of an ecosystem.
Structure and function of an ecosystem.
Producers, consumers and decompOsers.
Energy flow in the ecosystem.
Ecological succession.
Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
Introduction, types characteristic lectures, structure and function of the following

ecosystem:
a) Forest ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem.
c) Desert ecosystem.
d) Aquatic ecosystem (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans, estuaries)

Unit -IV Environmental Pollution

Definition, causes, effects and control measures of:

 A pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, marine pollution, noise pollution
thermal pollution, nuclear
hazards.
Sod waste manapement: causes, efect and control measures of urban and
industrial wastes
Role of an individual in
prevention of pollution
Polluton casc studies

Unit V Social Issues and the Environment

From unsustainable to sustainable development

Urban problems related to energy
Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management
Case
Resettement and rehabilitation of people: its problems and concerns,

studies
possible solutions.
Environmental ethics: Issues and
depletion, nuclear
rain, ozone layer
Climate change, warming, acid
global

accidents and holocaust, c a s e studies.

Wasteland reclamation.
Consumerism and waste products.
Environment protection.
Act.
Air (Prevention
and control of pollution)
Act.
W a t e r (Prevention
and control of pollution)
Wildlife Protection Act.
Forest Conservation Act.
environmental
legislation.
enforcement of
in
Issues involved
Public awareness.

Environment

Population
and the
Human
Unit VI
nations.
variation
among
growth, programme.
Population
explosion-family
welfare
Population
health
human
E n v i r o n m e n t
and

Human right
Value Education

H I V / AIDS health
human
Welfare and
Child
E n v i r o n m e n t

Women & Technology

in
I n f o r m a t i o n

Role of
MI-403

Rescarch Methods
Objective: The objective of this is
course to develop an
understandung ol research
procedures and apprise the students with the basic tools of rese:arch
nethodology.
COURSE CONTENTS
Unit -1
Research Methodology: An
Introduction Meaning of Research. Objective of
Research. Types Research. Significance of Research. Criteria of Good Research.
of
What is a Research Problem. Meaning of Research
Design.
Need for Research
Design. Features of a Good Design. Types of design.
Unit I1I
Sample Design. Census and Sanple Survey. Steps in Sampling Design
Characteristics otf a Good
Sample Design. Types of Sample Designs. Probability
and non
probability sampling. Scaling and Scaling Techniques including Thurstone
Likert and semantic ditferentials.

Unit - Ill

Methods of Data Collection: Collection of Primary and Secondary Data. Selection

of Appropriate method for Data Collection, Case Study Methods. Guidelines for
Constructing Questionnaires. and Successful Interviewing.

Unit IV
Testing of Hypotheses: t-lest. z test. chi-square test Analysis of Variance and
Covariance. (ANOVA- one way and two way).

Unit-V
Interpretation and Rescarch report Vilng.

Suggested Readings
Kumar Ranjeet "Research Methodology". Pearson Education.
Young V Pauline, "Scientific Social Surveys and Research".
Gopal, M.H "An Introduction to Research Procedure in Social Sciences".
Kothari C.R. "Research Methodology" Vikas Publication.
Michacl, VP. "Research Methods in Management". Himalaya Publishing House
Gode and Hatt. "Methods in social Research". Tata Mc Graw Hill, New Delhi.
 MI-404 Management Information
Systenm(MIS)
Objectives
T he
purpose ot ihis course

nd then
is to
develop basic understanding about the business intormation systems
a

management The students ate also familiarised with latest trends in IT

industry
nit
leaning and role ol
IS. Changmg Environment
and its impact or Business The IT/IS and its intluence
Organisatnon
h e

Structure. Managers and activities Data. information and its attributes The level of
copte nd ther ntomatom
needs Types of Decisions and ntormation Intormation System.
calegorisation ot ntormation on the basis Of nature and
characteristics.
nit2
Kinds ot Intormalion sslems

Irnsacton
Processing System (TPS)
- Office Automation System (OAS) - Management Intormatiorn
Sstem
iMIS) Decision Support System (DSS) and Group Decision Support System (GDSS) Expert
System l:S)
-FEaecutive Suppot System (EIS or ESS). Role of Computers in MIS-Manufacturing and
Serv ice

S stems Intormation systems for Accounting. Finance. Production and

and iiRM functions
Manufacturing. Marketing
- IS in hospital. hotel. bank.

Unit 3
Planning for MIS strategic intormation system planning - aligning intormation system and

the business planning major considerations in strategic planning for intormation system - approaches lo
nformation system planning
- challenges in intormation system planning principles ol planning.
nit 4
Enterpi System

Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP): Features, sclection criteria. merils. ISsues and challenges in
Implementation Supply Chain Management (SCM); Features. Modules in SCM -Customer Relationship
anagement (CRM): Phases.

nit 5
Security and Ethical Challenges
Ethical responsibilities of Business
Professionals - Business. technology.Computer
erime -

Hacking.
eyber thet. unauthorized use at work. Piracy - soltware and intellectual property. Privacy Issues and
the Internet
Privacy. Challenges working condition. individuals. Health and Social Issues. Ergonomics
nd eyber terroris

RIIRECEBOOKS
tnuct ts Intotn.ato Sse meA.O Brnen. Tat.a NICGraw Till. 12th Edition.
anagcment Inomato Systen .S.S:adaavopan. PHI. I/e. 2005
Ttiniulin Stat d lan.Cent .Iynd \M
p1ale'. Robeit D \ m et al. at. MeGas i I . 7 Edition.

dn KCaid Laudh ni Ma1.gement lntonatiOn Systens: Manayine the Digital Firms

iJaselkar W S
- Management Intormation Sy stem (Tata Mc Graw Hill. 3
Ed.
MI-405

Income Tax Law & Practice

Objective: The basie aim of this course is to impart knowledge about tax
plannng & decision makung.

COURSE CONTENETS

Unit - 1

Detinition of Important Ternis used in Income Tax. Concept of Previous year and
Assessment year. Assessee. Casual Income. Gross Total Income. Total Income
Agricultural Income.

Unit -II

Scope of Total Income & Residential Status of Individuals and HUF

Unit -II

Computations of Income under the Head "Salaries".Computation of Income under

the Head "House Property'".Computation of Income from Business & Profession.

Unit IV

Computation of Income from Capital CGains & Oher Sources.Computation of uotal

Income & tax liability of an individual, clubbing of Income: Set off or carry
orward and set off of losses.

Unit-V

Deductions to be made in conputing tomal Income Isections 8OC to 80UChapter

VIA)I
Suggested Readings:
Income Tax Ahuja & Gupta
8 Students Guide to Direct Taxes, Dr. V.K. Singhania
9 Income tax law & Practice, H.C. Mabhotra
 MI-406

Business Environment

Objectives: The objeetive of this course is 1o famirallze the students with diller
type of environient those some ol How ol the other in few of the
Business operatio1

nit -1
Introduetion: Nature Scope of Business. Environmental Analysis:
Objectives. Process. Uses& Limitations. Different Environments of
Busmess.

Unit I1I
FEMA. IMF and World Bank. GATT and World Trade organization.

Unit -Il
Competition Act. Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951. SEBI &
Stock market.

U nit - IV

Political & Socio-Culural Environment: Political Institutions,

Constitution of India. State Intervention. Government in Business.
Social Responsibility of Business, Sustainable Development, Business
Fthics. Corporate CGovernance. Consumer Protection Act. 1986.

Unit - V

I:conomiC nvironment: Basic Econonmic SystemsS. Industrial Policy:

Rationale & Objectives. Economc ILiberalisation. Privatisation.
Disinvestnent. Pricing and Distribution Controls. PSU

Suggested Readings:
Awathuppa. K. tseuinads of Business Environment 7" ed. Munbai, Himalaya Publishing lHouse - 2002
Chernilam, F Buviness Environnent l " ed. Munbai, Ilmalava Publishing House- 200o2.
Taman, Sdents Gude n lconome lns, 200)
(iulshun & Kufppor, Busness
lan includng company Lan, New Age