ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BEGUMPET HYDERABAD –500 016

(Autonomous & Affiliated to Osmania University)

BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CBCS - SYLLABUS
rd​
3​ YEAR, VI SEMESTER
BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY
UG/BMS/CC/603
2016
Objective:

1. To familiarize the students with the basic concepts of business policy and strategy.

Learning Outcome:

1. Students are exposed to the basic aspects of policy making and strategizing in business.

​Total teaching hours : 75

MODULE – I -Introduction to Strategic Management 15 hours

Understanding Strategy- Levels at which Strategy Operates- Issues in Strategic Decision

Making. Definition of Strategic Management- Elements- Process. Establishment of Strategic
Intent- Vision- Mission- Business Definition- Business Model- Goals and Objectives. The
Balanced Scorecard Approach to Objective Setting- Critical Success Factors- Key Performance
Indicators.

MODULE – II - Strategy Formulation 15 hours

Environmental Appraisal- Classification of Environmental Sectors- Environmental Scanning-

Concept. Appraising the Environment- Factors affecting environmental appraisal. Dynamics of
the Internal Environment- Organisational Capability Factors- Methods used for Organisational
Appraisal.

MODULE -III- Types of Strategies 15 hours

Corporate Level Strategies- Stability, Retrenchment, Concentration, Diversification.

Internationalisation, Regionalisation, Bottom of the Pyramid. Cooperative Strategies-
Digitalisaion Strategies- Types. Corporate Restructuring- Rationale- Restructuring in the Indian
Context. Business Level Strategies- Generic Business Strategies- Tactics for Business Strategies-
Business Strategies for Different Industry Conditions.

MODULE – IV - Strategic Analysis and Implementation 15 hours

 Process of Strategic Choice- Strategic Analysis- Tools and Techniques for Strategic Analysis-
Subjective factors in Strategic Choice- Contingency Strategies.

Barriers to Strategy Implementation- A model of strategy implementation- Regulatory

Mechanisms in India. Structural Implementation- Types of structures for different strategies.
Behavioral Implementation- Stakeholder Relationship Management- Corporate Governance-
Corporate Culture and Leadership.

MODULE – V - Strategic Evaluation and Control 15 hours

Importance of Strategic Evaluation- Participants in Evaluation- Requirements for Effective

Evaluation. Strategic Control- Types- Techniques of Strategic Evaluation and Control. Role of
Organisational Systems in Evaluation.

*Case Studies to be a mandatory part of class room teaching

Essential Readings :

Azhar Kazmi (2008). Strategic Management and Business Policy. 3​rd​ edition, McGraw
Hill.
VSP Rao , V Hari Krishna (2013). Strategic Management- Tex and Cases. Excel Books.

Suggested Readings:

J.A. Pearce & R.B. Robinson(2006). Strategic Management formulation implementation

and control. Tata McGraw Hill Education.
Arthur A. Thompson Jr. & A.J Strickland III (2012). Crafting and executing strategy.
McGraw Hill Education.
Gerry Johnson & Kevan Scholes (2008 ), Exploring corporate strategies (7​th​ Edition).
Pearson Education.
Upendra Kachru (2005) Strategic Management . Excel books.
Arthur A. Thompson Jr. and A.J. Strickland (1985). Strategic Management -Concepts
and Cases ( ISE Edition). McGraw-Hill Education.
Lawrence R. Jauch & William F. Glueck (1988). Business Policy and Strategic
Management. McGraw Hill Series in Management.

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Question Paper Format
 Time: 2 hours Total Marks:
60 ​SECTION -A​ ​– ​Concepts (One question from each
unit)---------------------- 5Q x 2M = 10 Marks

SECTION –B​ -​Essay Type (Questions from all units with Internal Choice) 5Q x 10 M = 50
Marks

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 ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BEGUMPET HYDERABAD – 500 016
(Autonomous & Affiliated to Osmania University)
BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CBCS - SYLLABUS
rd​
3​ YEAR, VI SEMESTER
COMPANY LAW
UG/BMS/CC/602
2016

Objective​:

1. To give an overview of the various provisions of the Companies Act 1956

Learning Outcomes :

1. Students gain an insight into basic legal aspects governing all functions of listed
companies .

Total teaching hours: 75 hours

MODULE - I​ - ​Nature and Types of Companies 15 hours

Definitions and Characteristics of a Company- Lifting or Piercing the Corporate Veil- Types of
Companies - Distinction between private and public company - Special privileges and
exemptions available to private companies - Conversion of a private company into a public
company and public company into a private company.

MODULE - II -Formation and Incorporation of a Company 15 hours

Promotion: Promoter- legal position - Pre-incorporation contracts - Incorporation of a company:
Certificate of incorporation - Effects of certificate of Incorporation - Certificate of
Commencement of business.
Contents of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association

MODULE – III-​ ​Raising Share Capital 15 hours

Allotment of Shares - first and subsequent allotment of shares - Share Certificates and Share
Warrants - Calls on Shares – Lien on shares - Forfeiture of shares - Surrender of Shares -
Transfer and Transmission of Shares
 MODULE - IV - Company Management and Administration 15 hours
Director: Definition - appointment – share qualifications - powers of directors - duties of
directors
Company Meetings - requisites of a valid meeting – kinds of meetings – statutory meeting –
annual general meeting – extraordinary general meeting

MODULE - V - Winding up 15 hours

Meaning of winding up- Winding up vs. Dissolution- Modes of winding up - Compulsory
winding up – grounds - petition - Official liquidator - contributory – statement of affairs –
committee of inspection – powers of NCLT - Voluntary winding up - Members’ voluntary
winding up - Creditors’ voluntary winding up.

Essential Readings :

N D Kapoor (2013 ). Company Law . Sultan Chand & Sons

Suggested Readings:

Avatar Singh ( 2015) .Company Law ( 16​th​ Edition). Eastern Book Company
Chawla & Garg (2012). Company Law. Kalyani Publishers
A.K.Majumdar and Dr.G.K.Kapoor( 2008). Company Law (11​th​Edition). Taxmann
Publications (Pvt) Ltd.

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Question Paper Format
Time: 2 hours Total Marks: 60
SECTION -A​ ​– ​Concepts (One question from each unit) ----------------------5Q x 2M = 10 Marks

SECTION –B​ -​Essay Type (Questions from all units with Internal Choice) 5Q x 10 M = 50
Marks
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 ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BEGUMPET HYDERABAD - 500016
(Autonomous & Affiliated to Osmania University)
BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CBCS - SYLLABUS
rd​
3​ YEAR, VI SEMESTER
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
UG/BMS/CC/604
2016

Objectives:
1. To acquaint the students with the basic knowledge on the Supply Chain Management,
Logistics Management and Managing of supply chain globally.
2. Educate on Designing Distribution Networks, Planning and Managing Inventories in SCM,
Coordination in a Supply Chain, Transportation in Supply Chain, Strategic Alliance, IT in
Supply Chain.
Learning Outcomes:
1. The Students would recognize the importance of Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain
Performance, Strategic decision that take place in Supply Chain Management and other
various related concepts.
Total teaching hours: 75 hours

MODULE-I - Understanding of Supply Chain Management (SCM) 15 hours

Introduction - Definition, Historical Perspective, Objectives, Decision Phases in a Supply Chain.
Supply chain Performance: Competitive and Supply chain Strategies, Achieving Strategic Fit,
How is strategic fit achieved. Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics: Drivers, Framework for
structuring drivers, Metrics-Concept.
Understanding Logistics Management​: Introduction, Components, Functions of Logistics,
Logistics Information System
Global Supply Chain Integration: ​Stages of International Development, Managing the Global
Supply Chain

MODULE - II - Designing Distribution Networks 15 hours

Role of Distribution in Supply Chain, Factors influencing distribution network design, Design
options for a Distribution network, Online Sales and Distribution Network
Network Design in Supply Chain - Role of Network Design in Supply Chain, Factors
influencing Network Design Decisions, Framework for Network Design Decisions

MODULE- III- Planning and Managing Inventories in Supply Chain Management

15 hours
Concept of Inventory, Types of Inventory, Role of Cycle Inventory in Supply Chain, Role of
Safety Inventory in Supply Chain
Coordination in a Supply Chain - Bullwhip Effect, Obstacles to Coordination, Managerial
Levers to Achieve Coordination, Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
(CPFR)

MODULE- IV - Transportation in Supply Chain 15 hours

Role of Transportation in a Supply Chain, Modes of Transportation and their Performance
Characteristics, Design Options for a Transportation Networks
Strategic Alliance​: Strategic Alliance, A Framework for Strategic Alliance, Types - Third Party
Logistics (3PL), Fourth Party Logistics (4PL),Retailer-Supplier Partnership(RSP), Distribution
Integration (DI).

MODULE - V- Information Technology in Supply Chain 15 hours

Role of IT in Supply Chain, Supply Chain IT Framework, Internal Supply Chain Management,
Supplier Relationship Management, Future of IT in SCM
Supply Chain Integration: Push based Supply Chain, Pull Based Supply Chain, Push-Pull
Supply Chain, Identifying the appropriate Supply Chain Strategy

Case Studies to be a mandatory part of Class Room Teaching

Essential Reading:
Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, D.V.Kalra (2013). Supply Chain Management (5th Edition).
Pearson.
 David Sinchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky, Edith Sinchi-Levi, Ravi Shankar (2008) Designing
and Managing the Supply Chain (3rd Edition), McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Donald J Bowersox, David J Closs, M Bixby Cooper (2012). Supply Chain Logistics
Management (4th Edition). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Suggested Reading:
Gattorna JL and Walters DW(1996). Managing the Supply Chain. Macmillan Business
Dr. K. Kanna, Physical Distribution Management Logistics Approach.
Raghuram G and Rangaraj N (2000). Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Macmillan India Ltd.

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Question Paper Format
Time: 2 hours Total Marks:
60 ​SECTION -A​ ​– ​Concepts (One question from each
unit)---------------------- 5Q x 2M = 10 Marks

SECTION –B​ -​Essay Type (Questions from all units with Internal Choice) 5Q x 10 M = 50
Marks

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 ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BEGUMPET HYDERABAD – 500 016
(Autonomous & Affiliated to Osmania University)
BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CBCS - SYLLABUS
3​rd​ YEAR, VI SEMESTER
SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
UG/BMS/DSE 3 F/601
2016

Objectives:

1. To acquaint the students with the latest concepts & trend in securities market.
2. To develop skills of efficient portfolio building with the help of tools of Securities
Market Analysis
Learning Outcomes :
1. Students will get an introduction to investment process and the risk involved in it..
2. The students will learn methods of security analysis and different phases of Portfolio
Management .
Total teaching hours – 75 hours

15 hours

MODULE –I- Introduction to Investment, Fundamental and Technical Analysis

Financial meaning of investment. Introduction to investment and securities, Investment
objectives. Concepts of security analysis, construction, evaluation and revision of portfolio.

Fundamental Analysis - Economic, Industrial and Company analysis. Need for Fundamental
analysis. Tools of Economic analysis, Industry analysis and Company analysis.

Technical Analysis- Concept and tools of Analysis. Efficient Market Hypothesis –Introduction
and types- Random walk theory –Strong and semi-strong and weak forms of
efficiency-Implications and Challenge to security analysis.

MODULE- II- Valuation of securities 15 hours

(Equity and Debt securities)

Risk – Systematic and Unsystematic, minimizing risk exposure, risk measurement. Bond return
and valuation. Types of Bonds. Interest rate risk and purchasing power risk.Yield
curves-Limitations of yield curves.

Stock return and valuation – Constant growth model. Valuation through PE Ratio

MODULE - III - Portfolio Construction and Capital Market Theory ​15 hours

Approaches to Portfolio Construction – Traditional Method and Modern Approach. Markowitz

Portfolio Model – Concept. Markowitz Efficient Frontier. Capital Asset Pricing
Theory-Assumptions –Capital market line –The security market line- Capital market line VS
Security market line-Testing the CAPM- Problems

MODULE- IV - ​Evaluation of Portfolio Performance ​15 hours

Measures of portfolio performance-Rewards to variability and rewards to volatility –Sharpe’s

performance index- Treynor’s performance index-Jenson’s performance index-problems

MODULE -V​ -​ Portfolio Revision ​15 hours

Passive management-Active management-The formula plans for the purchase and sale of
securities-Rupee cost averaging –constant rupee plan –constant ratio plan –Portfolio revision and
cost.

*Case Studies to be a mandatory part of class room teaching.

Essential Readings :

S.Kevin (2015) Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (2​nd ​Edition). PHI
Publisher.
Punithavathy Pandian (2010). Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (1​st Edition)
Vikas Publishing House.
Suggested Readings:

Donald Fisher & Ronald Jordan (2002) .Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
(6​th​ Edition). Pearson’s Education Pvt.Ltd.
Avadhani V A (2016). Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (12​th Edition).
Himalaya Publishing House.
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Question Paper Format
 Time: 2 hours Total Marks:
60 ​SECTION -A ​– ​Concepts (One question from each
unit)---------------------- 5Q x 2M = 10 Marks

SECTION –B​ - ​Essay Type (Questions from all units with Internal Choice) 5Q x 10 M = 50
Marks

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 ST FRANCIS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BEGUMPET HYDERABAD – 500 016
(Autonomous & Affiliated to Osmania University)
BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
CBCS - SYLLABUS
rd​
3​ YEAR, VI SEMESTER
TAXATION
UG/BMS/CC/601
2016
Objective:
1. To gain working knowledge of the basic principles underlying the provisions of Direct
Tax Laws.

Learning Outcomes :
1. Students are familiarized with Taxation concepts & procedures​.

Total teaching hours: 75 hours

MODULE - I - Definitions 15 hours

Agricultural Income – Assessee – Assessment year – Previous year – Person - Income – Total
Income – Tax computation. Residential Status and its effect on tax incidence: Determination of
Residential Status of an Individual – Relationship between residential status and incidence of tax
– Problems.

MODULE- II – Salaries 15 hours

Income under the head ‘Salaries’: Salary – Allowances – Perquisites– Profits in lieu of Salary -
Permissible deductions from Salary Income – Section 80C- Problems.

MODULE – III – House Property & Other Sources 15 hours

Income under the head ‘House Property’: Computing Income from let out and self-occupied
properties – Problems.

Income under the head ‘Income from Other Sources’: – General Provisions under Section 56 (1)
and Special Provisions under Section 56 (2) – Problems.

MODULE - IV – Capital Gains 15 hours

 Income under the head ‘Capital Gains’: Capital Asset-Transfer - Full value of consideration -
cost of acquisition - cost of improvement - Indexation – Capital Gains in special cases –
Exemptions – Short term and long term capital gains computation of tax – Problems.

MODULE - V – Clubbing of Income & Filing of Returns 15 hours

Clubbing of Income and Set-off and Carry Forward of losses: Clubbing of Income in case of
Individual Assesses – Intra head Set off of Losses – Inter head Set off of Losses – Carry Forward
of Losses – Problems.
Deductions u/s 80 – Applicable to individuals

Filing of Returns​: concepts related to e-tax returns-Tax Information Network(TIN).

Essential Readings​ :

Dr. Singhania Vinod (2015). Students guide to Income Tax (54​th Edition). Taxmann
Publication.

Suggested Readings:

Bare Text of Direct Tax Laws.

Government Notifications, Rules, Circulars, Clarifications
V.P.Gaur & D.B.Narang (2015). Income tax – Law and Practice . Kalyani Publishers
Sanghvi & Chopade. Taxation. (Only Chapters pertaining to Central Excise, C.S.T &
MVAT).

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Question Paper Format
Time: 2 hours Total Marks: 60
SECTION -A​ ​– ​Concepts (One question from each unit)---------------------- 5Q x 2M = 10 Marks
 SECTION –B​ -​Essay Type (Questions from all units with Internal Choice) 5Q x 10 M = 50
Marks

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