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MBA Syllabus Sambalpur University - Detailed Syllabus MBA Semester II


Sambalpur University Distance Education MBA Syllabus

MBA SEMESTER – II

DEM: 418: OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Objectives
The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of basic management science techniques and their role in managerial decision making.

Course Contents
Unit – I: Management science – Basic concepts and its role in decision making; sensitivity analysis.
Unit – II: Integer programming branch and bound algorithm; transportation and assignment models including trans-shipment and routing problems.
Unit – III: Queuing theory; inventory management techniques.
Unit – IV: PERT/CPM; decision theory and decision trees.
Unit – V: Game theory; goal programming, simulation.

Suggested Readings
  1. Budnik, Frank S. Dennis Mcleavey, Rechard Mojena Principles of Operations Research, 2nd ed., Richard Irwin, Illinois – All India Traveler Bookseller, New Delhi, 1995.
  2. Gould, FJ etc. Introduction to Management Science, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall Inc. 1993.
  3. Mathur, K and Solow, D. Management Science, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall of Inc., 1994.
  4. Narag A.S. Liner Programming and Decision Making, New Delhi, Sultan Chand, 1995.
  5. Sharma, J.K. Operations Research: Theory and Applications, New Delhi, Macmillan India Ltd., 1997.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.



DEM: 419: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Objectives
The course is designed to acquaint the students with decision making in: Planning, scheduling and control of production and operation functions in both manufacturing and services; productivity improvement in operations through layout engineering and quality management etc; Effective and efficient flow, replenishment and control of materials with reference to both manufacturing and services organizations.

Course Contents
Unit – I: Nature and scope of production and operations management; facility location; types of manufacturing systems and layouts; layout planning and analysis.
Unit – II: Material handling – principles – equipments, line balancing – problems; operation decisions – production planning and control - In mass production – in batch / job order manufacturing.
Unit – III: Capacity planning – models; process planning – aggregate planning – scheduling – maintenance management concept – work study, method study, work measurement, work sampling, work environment – industrial safety.
Unit – IV: Material management: an overview of material management, material planning budgeting and material requirement planning; purchase management; stores management.
Unit – V: Quality assurance – acceptance sampling, statistical process control, total quality management; ISO-9000; maintenance management; safety management.

Suggested Readings
  1. Adam, E.E & Ebert, RL. Production and Operations Management, 6th ed., New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India 1995.
  2. Amrine Harold T. etc. manufacturing Organisation and Management., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall Inc., 1993.
  3. Buffa, E.S. Modern Production Management. New York, John Wiley, 1987.
  4. Chary, S.N. Production and Operations Management, New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill, 1989.
  5. Dobler, Donald W and Lee, Lamar, Purchasing and Materials Management, New York, McGraw Hill, 1984.
The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.
(Plus three papers from major area of specialization)
DEM: 420:    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Objectives
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the students with the broad framework of financial decision making in a business unit.

Course contents:
Unit – I: An introduction to Indian financial system, scope and functions of finance, objectives of financial management, use of time value of money in financial decisions.
Unit – II: Cost of capital and its significance, determining component cost of capital, cost of equity capital and the CAPM, weighted average cost of capital, valuation of bonds and equity, different types of yields on bonds, risk-return relationship: single security and two security portfolio.
Unit – III: Meaning and measures of leverage – operating and financial, EBIT – EPS analysis, indifference and financial break even point, concept of optimum capital structure, theories of capital structures – NI, NOI, and M-M hypotheses, capital structure Planning and policy.
Unit – IV: Analysis of capital budgeting decisions: features of long term investment decisions, investment evaluation criteria-NPV, IRR, PI and pay back period method, concept and determinants of working capital, estimation of working capital needs, management of working capital – receivables, inventory and cash.
Unit – V: Concept and form of dividends, issues in dividend policy, theories of dividend decision – Walter, Gordon and M-M hypotheses, mergers and acquisitions – types and benefits, financial aspects of merger.

Suggested Readings
  1. Archer, Stephen H. etc. Financial Management, New York, John Wiley, 1990.
  2. Bhalla, V.K. Financial Management and Ploicy, 2nd ed., New Delhi, Anmol, 1998.
  3. Brealey, Richard A. and Myers Stewart C. Principles of Corporate Finance, 5th ed., New Delhi, McGraw Hill, 1996.
  4. Hampton, John, financial Decision Making, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall of India, 1997.
  5. Van Horne, James C. Financial Management and Policy, 10th ed., New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 1997.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.


DEM: 421: INDIAN ETHOS AND VALUES

Objectives
To acquaint the students with the Indian Ethos & Values for taking better managerial decisions.

Course contents
Unit – I: Model of management in the Indian socio-political environment; work ethos.
Unit – II: Indian heritage in production and consumption; Indian insight into TQM.
Unit – III: Problems relating to stress in corporate management – Indian perspective.
Unit – IV: Teaching Ethics; trans-cultural human values in management education; relevance of values in management; need for values in global change – Indian perspective.
Unit – V: Values for managers; holistic approach for managers in decision making; secular versus spiritual values in management; personal growth and lessons from ancient Indian educational system; science and human values.

Suggested Readings
  1. Chakraborty, S.K.: Foundations of Managerial Work – Contributions from Indian Thought, Himalaya Publishing House Delhi 1998.
  2. Drucker, P: Managing in Turbulent Times, Pan Books London 1983.
  3. Kumar, S and N.K. UBEROI: Managing secularism in the New Millennium, Excel Books 2000.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.


DEM: 422:    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Objectives
To equip the students with the basic understanding of the research methodology and to provide an insight into the application of modern analytical tools and techniques for the purpose of management decision making.

Course contents
Unit – I: Nature and scope of research methodology; problem formulation and statement of research objectives; value and cost of information – Bayesian decision theory.
Unit – II:  Organization structure of research; research process; research designs – exploratory, descriptive and experimental research designs.
Unit – III: Methods of data collection – observational and survey methods; questionnaire design; attitude measurement techniques; motivational research techniques; administration of surveys; sample design.
Unit – IV: Selecting an appropriate statistical technique; field work and tabulation of data; analysis of data; use of SPSS and other statistical software packages; advanced techniques for data analysis – ANOVA, Discriminant analysis, factor analysis, conjoint analysis.
Unit – V: Multidimensional scaling and clustering methods; research applications.

Suggested Readings
  1. Andrews, F.M. and S.B. Withey Social Indicators of Well Being, Plenum Press, NY, 1976.
  2. Bennet, Roger: Management Research, ILO, 1983.
  3. Fowler, Floyd J.Jr., Survey Methods, 2nd ed., Sage Pub., 1993.
  4. Fox, J.A. and P.E. Tracy: Randomized Response: A Method of Sensitive Surveys, Sage Pub., 1986.
  5. Gupta, S.P. Statistical Methods, 30th ed., Sultan Chand, New Delhi, 2001.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.



DEM: 423:    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Course contents:
Unit - 1: Private, public and joint sectors: State policy in regard to industrial development inners of sectors. Enterprise location: State policy regarding location of industrial enterprises-regional economic imbalances – development of backward regions.
Unit - II: Size and expansion of industrial units: Size of enterprise and policy in regard to monopoly – FERA foreign collaboration – import substitution – joint ventures abroad – opportunities of diversification.
Unit – III: Management of enterprises: Company law, administration and professionalization of management – indicentralisation of foreign companies in India.
Unit – IV: Financing of enterprises: Policies affecting capital formation internal financing and dividend policy.
Unit – V: Marketing aspects: Pricing policies of the state affecting enterprise – material procurement, (State Trading) import substitution, ancillary industry development and vendor development – distribution and restrictive trade practices – transportation bottle necks – mass retailing and consumer co-operative movement.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.


DEM: 424:    BUSINESS LAW

Objectives
The course is designed to assist the students in understanding basic laws affecting the operations of a business enterprise.

Course contents
Unit – I: The Indian Contact Act, 1872, essentials of a Valid Contract, void agreements, performance of contracts, branch of contract and its remedies, quasi contracts.
Unit – II: The Sale of Goods Act, 1930, formation of a contract, rights of an unpaid setter.
Unit – III: The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, nature and types, negotiation and assignment, Holder-in-Due Course, Dishonor and Discharge of a negotiable instrument.
Unit – IV: The Companies Act, 1956, nature and types of companies, formation and memorandum and articles of association, prospectus, allotment of shares, shares and share capital, membership, Borrowing Powers, Management and Meeting, Accounts and Audit, Winding up.
Unit – V: Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Cyber Law.

Suggested Readings
  1. Avtar Singh, Company law, 11th ed. Lucknow, Eastern, 1996.
  2. Khergamwala, J.S. The Negotiable Instrument Acts, Bombay, N.M. Tripathi, 1980.
  3. Ramaiya, A. Guide to the Companies Act, Nagpur, Wadhwa, 1992.
  4. Shah, S.M. Lectures on Company Law, Bombay, N.M. Tripathi, 1990.
  5. Tuteja, S.K. Business law for Managers, New Delhi, Sultan Chand, 1998.

The list of cases and specific references including recent articles will be announced in the class at the time of launching of the course.
(Plus three papers from minor area of specialization)

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