Projects, Project Management, Objectives and Importance of Project Management, Features of Project, Roles and Responsibilities of Project Manager, Project Life Cycle, phases of project life cycle. UNIT-II Management and Market Appraisal of Projects 8 Hours Stakeholders and their focus, Types of Appraisal, Technical Appraisal: Factors considered in technical appraisal, Management Appraisal, Market Appraisal of Projects. UNIT-III Economic Appraisal of Projects 8 Hours Economic Appraisal Methods, Economic Appraisal of Mutually Exclusive Projects’, Economic Appraisal of Foreign Investment Projects, Effect of Inflation in Economic Appraisal of Projects, Non-economic Justifications for Projects. UNIT-IV Financial Analysis 8 Hours Cost of project and means of financing; financial feasibility analysis, major cost components; profitability and financial projections: cost of production; project appraisal parameters of financial institutions; financing options for a new venture. UNIT-V Project Reports 8 Hours Preparation of project report, Contents of Detailed Project Report- background, objectives, justification, features, cost, sources of funds, Management and Organization of the Project, implementation details, Results of the Project.