IPS ACADEMY, IBMR, INDORE (M.P.

INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

IPS ACADEMY, INODRE
Lesson Plan

Subject: Management Principles and Practices Session: July-Dec.

Class: MBA – I Sem

I: Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to help the students gain understanding of the functions and
responsibilities of the manager, provide them tools and techniques to be used in the performance
of the managerial job, and enable them to analyze and understand the environment of the
organization.

II: Examination:
The faculty member will award internal marks out of 20 and the bifurcation is mention in the
scheme of internal marks.The semester examination carrying 80 marks will have two sections A
and B. Section A worth 60 marks will have 6 theory questions out of which students will be
required to attempt any four questions. Section B carrying 20 marks will contain one or more
cases. Cases prescribed below are only for classroom discussion and internal evaluation and not
for end semester examinations.

III: Course Outcomes (CO):

CO 1: Understanding of the functions and responsibilities of the manager
CO2: Learn about the tools and techniques for the enhancement of the performance on the
managerial profile.
CO 3: Enable the understanding of the student for organizational environment
CO 4: Integrate management principles into management practices.

IV:PO-CO Mapping : HIGH-3, MEDIUM-2, LOW-1

PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PO 8

CO 1
1 2 1 2 3 2
CO 2
3 3 3
CO 3
1 2 3 3
CO 4
3 3 3 2 3 1

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V: Session Plan:

Lecture Unit
Topic Sub Topic Reference
No. No.
Functions and Responsibilities of
1 B.N. 3, 5
Managers
2 Fayol's Principles of Management B.N. 3, 8
The Classical School
3 B.N. 5, 8
Management Thought
The Classical School B.N. 3, 5,
4
Management Thought 8
Concept of Human Relation Theory
1
Management Case: Managers and
5 Communication, Robbins, B.N. 3, 5
Coulter and Vohra, 10th Edition,
pp. 341
System Theoty, Contingency
6 B.N. 3, 5
Management Theory
Developing Excellent Manager,
7 Cross Cultural Issues in B.N. 3, 8
Management
CO: 1, 4
LO: It develops managerial skills and knowledge of basic management principles among the
students.
Nature and Purpose of Planning,
8 Advantages and Limitations of B.N. 5, 8
Planning
The Planning Process, Principles
9 2 Planning B.N. 3, 8
of Planning
Types of Planning
10 Case: Radiant Industries, Neeru B.N. 5, 8
Vasishth, 3rd Edition, pp. 126
Assignment: Analysis of Indian companies plans at different levels
CO: 4
LO: Knows meaning of Contract of Sale and formalities of contract of sale.
Types of Objectives, Importance
Concept and Nature of
11 3 of Objectives B.N. 3, 5,8
Objectives
Case: Sun Stampings Ltd., Neeru
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Lecture Unit
Topic Sub Topic Reference
No. No.
Vasishth, 3rd Edition, pp. 164
Setting Objectives, Management
12 B.N. 5, 8
by Objectives (MBO)
Benefits and Weaknesses of
13 B.N. 3, 5
MBO.
CO: 3
LO: It enhances the skills among the students to develop and set the objectives of the
company and how to achieve the objectives.
Concept of Corporate Strategy, B.N. 3, 5,
14
Formulation of Strategy 8
15 Types of Strategies B.N. 3, 5
16 The Strategic Planning Process B.N. 3, 5
17 The TOWS Matrix B.N. 5, 8
18 The Portfolio Matrix B.N. 3, 5
Three Generic Competitive
19 4 Strategies and Policies Strategies by Porter, Effective B.N. 5, 8
Implementation of Strategies
Types of Policies, Principles of
Formulation of Policies
B.N. 3, 5,
20 Case: C.F. Martin Guitar 8
Company, Robbins and Coulter,
8th Edition, pp. 155
Decision Making Process,
21 Individual Decision Making B.N. 3, 8
Models
Assignment: Submit the Presentation on Current Corporate Affair
CO: 2
LO: Students will able to formulate different strategies and understand the different
competitive strategies.
22 Nature and Purpose of Organizing B.N. 3, 5, 8
23 Bases of Departmentation B.N. 3, 5

5 Organizing Span of Management,

24 Determinants of Span of B.N. 8
Management
25 Line and Staff Relationship B.N. 3, 8
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Lecture Unit
Topic Sub Topic Reference
No. No.
26 Line-Staff Conflict B.N. 3, 5
Bases of Delegation, Kinds of
Delegation
27 B.N. 3, 5
Case: BASF, Robbins and
Coulter, 8th Edition, pp. 389
Centralization, Decentralization,
28 B.N. 3
Methods of Decentralization
Assignment: Group Activity; Any organization’s structure.
CO: 3
LO: It enables the students how to get optimum output from available resources.
Concept and Process of Control,
B.N. 3, 5,
29 Human Aspects of Control,
8
Control as a Feedback System
Control Techniques, Feed
30 Forward Control, Preventive B.N. 5, 8
Control
Control Through Return on
6 Controlling Investment, Profit and Loss
Control
31 B.N. 3,5, 8
Case: Wal-Mart in America and
Around the Globe, Koontz and
Weihrich, 9th Eidtion, pp. 424
The Use of Computer for
Controlling and Decision Making,
32 B.N. 5
The Challenges Created by IT as
a Control Tool
Assignment: SWOT analysis of discussed case.
CO: 4
LO: It develops the skills among the students to control over the resources as per requirement
and achieve the objectives.

Note: Apart from the mentioned lecture schedule faculty members compulsorily have to take 08
to 10 lectures on any of the topic related to the subject.

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VI: Book Reference:

1. Stephen P. Robbins, David A. Decenzo, Sanghmitra Bhattacharya, Madhushree Nanda

Agarwal, Fundamentals of Management, Pearson Education, 2009
2. Kreitner, Management Theory and Applications, Cengage Learning,India, 2009
3. Robbins, Management, 9th edition Pearson Education, 2008,
4. Griffin, Management Principles and Applications, Cengage Learning,India First
Edition
5. Harold Koontz, O'Donnell and Heinz Weihrich, Essentials of Management. New Delhi,
Tata
McGraw Hill, 2006
6. Stoner, Management, PHI Learning, 2008
7. Richard L. Daft, Principles Of Management, Cengage Learning,India, 2009
8. Neeru Vasishth, Principles Of Management, Third Edition

VII: Note:

1. There will be 6 unit wise class tests/assignments/presentations of equal weightage.

2. There will be two major group assignments, group size 3-4, each group will be given
separate topics for team building exercise.
3. Regular attendance, class performance and discipline will be an important factor for
assigning internal marks.
4. Final assessment on internal test basis.

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VIII Rubric for Internal Assessment

Subject: Management Principles and Practices
MBA I Sem
Goal : Students examine a basic framework for understanding the role and functions of management and an explanation for the principles,
concepts and techniques that can be used in carrying out these functions. Topics include planning, organizing, staffing, leading and
controlling, as well as decision-making and managing change.

Objective: Students gain understanding of the functions and responsibilities of the manager, provide them tools and techniques to be used in
the performance of the managerial job, and enable them to analyze and understand the environment of the organization.

16-20 Marks 11-15 Marks 06-10 Marks 00-05 Marks

__ Students __ Students __ Students __ Students
Outstanding Accomplished Meets the Criteria Need Improvement
% Students having an % Students having understanding % Students having understanding about % Need More efforts
understanding about about management functions, management functions. for Learning about
management functions, responsibilities of manager. Functions
responsibilities of manager, ofManagement and
idea of tools and techniques to Its Uses.
be used in the managerial
activity.

IX: Scheme of Internal Marks:

Final
Class Participation Internal Assessment
Internal
Total
Marks
Presentation Quiz Assignment VIVA Internal 100
Out of 20
Out of 20 Out of 20 Out of 20 Out of 20 Out of 20

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