ASSAM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

GUWAHATI

Course Structure and Syllabus

(From Academic Session 2018-19 onwards)

B.TECH
CIVIL ENGINEERING
7TH SEMESTER
 ASSAM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
Guwahati
Course Structure
(From Academic Session 2018-19 onwards)

B.Tech 7th Semester: Civil Engineering

Semester VII/ B.TECH/CE
Hours per Credit Marks
Sl. Sub-Code Subject Week
No. L T P C CE ESE
Theory
1 CE181701 Quantity Surveying 3 0 0 3 30 70
2 CE1817PE1* Program Elective-1 3 0 0 3 30 70
3 CE1817PE2* Program Elective-2 3 0 0 3 30 70
4 CE1817OE1* Open Elective-1 3 0 0 3 30 70
5 HS181704 Principles of Management 3 0 0 3 30 70
Practical
1 CE181722 Project-1 0 0 6 3 50 50
2 SI181721 Internship-III 0 0 0 2 - 200
(SAI-Industry)
TOTAL 15 0 6 20 200 600
Total Contact Hours per week : 21
Total Credit: 20

Programme Elective – 1
Sl.No. Subject Code Subject
1 CE1817PE11 Advanced Structural Analysis
2 CE1817PE12 Water Resources Engineering
3 CE1817PE13 Ground Improvement Technique
Any other subject offered from time to time with the approval of
4 CE1817PE1*
the University
Programme Elective – 2
Sl.No. Subject Code Subject
1 CE1817PE21 Earthquake Engineering
2 CE1817PE22 River Engineering
3 CE1817PE23 Machine Foundation
Any other subject offered from time to time with the approval of
4 CE1817PE2*
the University
Open Elective – 1
Sl.No. Subject Code Subject
1 CE1817OE11 Optimization Techniques
2 CE1817OE12 Environmental Impact Assessment

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 Detail Syllabus:

Hours per week Credit

Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE181701 Quantity Surveying 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction
Principle of estimating, Purpose and type of estimating, Main items of work and their units of
measurement, Standard methods of measurements.

MODULE 2: Specifications of Work

Aims of specification, Types, Method of preparation, General specification of different classes of
buildings, Detail specification of some important items.

MODULE 3: Rate Analysis & Schedule of Rates

Purpose, Factors affecting Rate Analysis, Labour & Material requirement for important items of work,
Analysis of rates for various Items of buildings.
Local schedule of Rates, Rates of important items of work from different Government schedule of
rates.

MODULE 4: Building Estimate

Estimate of Single Storied Building (sloped roof, Trusses, R.C.C., P.C.C., openings, flooring,
finishing), Preparation of B.O.Q.
Estimate of septic tank: septic tank, water supply and sanitary installation.

MODULE 5: Road Estimate

Estimate of earthwork, Estimate of pitching of slopes, Estimate for a New Road, Culvert.

MODULE 6: Valuation- Introduction & Methods

Cost, Price & Value, Different forms of value, Purpose of valuation, Different methods of valuation.
Rental method of valuation - Different forms of Rent, Sinking Fund, Year’s Purchase, Annuity.
Method of depreciation - Various methods of Depreciation, numerical problems.

MODULE 7: Land & Building Method

Various methods of valuation of buildings, belting method of land valuation, Numerical problems of
valuation of land and building.

Textbooks/Reference Books:
1. “Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering” by Prof. B. N. Dutta, UBS Publishers
Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
2. “Estimating, Costing and Specification in Civil Engineering” by Mr. M. Chakraborty.
3. “A Textbook of Estimating and Costing (Civil)” by D. D. Kohli and R. C. Kohli S. Chand &
Company Ltd.
4. “Estimation Costing and Valuation” by Rangwala, Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
5. “Estimating and Costing” by G.S. Birdie, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE11 Advanced Structural Analysis 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Analysis of Indeterminate Structures

Review of basic concepts in structural analysis: structural elements, joints and supports, stability,
rigidity and static indeterminacy, kinematic indeterminacy; applications of principle of virtual work
and displacement- based and force- based energy principles; deriving stiffness and flexibility
coefficients
Indeterminate structures: Brief review of Slope-deflection method, Moment distribution method

MODULE 2: Introduction to Matrix Analysis of Structures

Matrix; vector; basic matrix operations; rank; Review of solution of linear simultaneous equations;
Eigen values and Eigen vectors.
Introduction to Local and Global/ Structure coordinate systems; displacement and force transformation
matrices; Element and Structure stiffness matrices; equivalent joint loads; stiffness and flexibility
approaches
MODULE 3: The Direct Stiffness Method
Introduction to computer application; Numerical modeling of structure for analysis; Nodal Data,
Member / Element data; Member property data; Material data for structure;
Defining structure in Global coordinate system; Formation of Member stiffness matrices in Local
coordinate; Assembly of Structure stiffness matrix in Global coordinate; Understanding application of
Boundary conditions; Formulation of Load vectors; Matrix solution for Global displacements

MODULE 4: Direct Stiffness Method for Analysis of Plane Truss, Plane Frame
Structural Analysis of Plane truss by Direct stiffness method (four DOF per element)
Structural Analysis of Plane frames by Direct stiffness method (six DOF per element)
MODULE 5: Unsymmetrical Bending and Shear Centre
Principal moment of inertia, Stress in beams due to unsymmetrical bending, Shear Centre, Methods of
Locating Shear Centre

Textbooks/ Reference Books:

1. Matrix method of Structural Analysis- S SBhavikatti, VIKASH PUBLISHING HOUSE PVT
LTD
2. Advanced Structural Analysis- Devdas Menon, Narosa Publishing House, 2009.
3. Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis- P. N. Godbole R.S. Sonparote, S.U. Dhote, Publisher:
PHI
4. Matrix Analysis Framed Structures - Weaver, William, Gere, James M. Publisher: CBS
5. Structural Analysis: T S Thandavamoorthy, Oxford University Press.
6. Basic Structural Analysis- C S Reddy, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pivate Ltd., New Delhi.
7. Structural Analysis-II- S SBhavikatti, Vikash Publishing House Pvt Ltd

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE12 Water Resources Engineering 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction
Fields of water resources engineering; problems of water resources engineering, economics in water
resources engineering, Social aspects of water resources engineering, planning of water resources projects,
the future of water resources engineering. Water resource in North East and its use

MODULE 2: Engineering Economy in Water Resources Planning

Social importance, steps in an Engineering economy study, discount rate, sunk cost, intangible values,
economic life, physical life and period of analysis of a project, cash flow diagram, discounting factors –
single payment factors and uniform annual series factors, discounting methods, present worth method, rate
of return method, annual cost method, benefit cost ratio method

MODULE 3: Cost Allocation

Definition, separable cost, joint cost, common cost, method of cost allocation–remaining benefits method
and alternative justifiable expenditure method

MODULE 4: Planning for Water Resources Development

Levels of planning, phases of planning objectives, data required for planning, projections for planning,
project formulation, project evaluation, environmental considerations in planning multipurpose project
planning, requirement of uses in multipurpose projects, drawbacks in project planning

MODULE 5: Reservoir
Purpose, physical characteristics of reservoir, storage capacity determination from the site, reservoir site
selection, reservoir capacity determination, reservoir sedimentation, trap efficiency, distribution of
sediment in a reservoir, useful life of reservoir, reservoir operation and operation rule curves, reservoir
yield, economic height of a dam, reservoir working table
MODULE 6: River Bank Erosion
Causes, anti-erosion measures, design of anti-erosion structures

Textbooks/ Reference Books:

1. Water Resources Engineering-by R.K. Linsley& J.B. Franzini, McGraw-Hill International Book
Company
2. Water Power Engineering- by M.M. Dandekar & K.N. Sharma, Vikash Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,
Noida, UP
3. Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering –by G.L. Asawa, New Age International (P) Limited
Publishers
4. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering –by S.K. Garg, Khanna Publishers, Delhi
5. Economics of Water Resources Planning –by L. Douglas James and Robert R. Lee, McGraw-Hill
Book Company
6. Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering –by B.C. Punmia, Pande& B.B. Lal, Standard Publishers
Distributors, Delhi
7. IS 8408:1994 Planning and Design of Groynes in alluvial river Guidelines.
8. IS 10751:1994 Planning & Design of Guide Banks for alluvial rivers Guidelines
9. River Behaviour Management and Training (Vol. I& II), Central Board of Irrigation and Power, 1994

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE13 Ground Improvement Technique 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Surface Compaction

Introduction, Review of compaction theory, Field procedures of compaction, Equipment for Surface
Compaction, Quality Control
MODULE 2: In-situ Deep Compaction in Granular Soils
Introduction, In‐situ densification methods in granular soils, Terra‐Probe, Vibroflotation techniques,
Ground Suitability for Vibroflotation, Advantages, Mueller Resonance Compaction, Dynamic
Compaction, Depth of Improvement
MODULE 3: Dewatering Methods
Methods of Dewatering Systems, Design Steps for Dewatering Systems, Distance of Well Points from
Sources of Seepage, Effective Well Radius, Discharge Computations, Design of Filters
MODULE 4: Precompression and Vertical Drains
Review of Compressibility of Soils and Consolidation, Principle of Precompression, Methods of
Preloading, Monitoring of Compression, General Principle of Vertical Drains, Design of Vertical Drains,
Types and Construction of Vertical Drains
MODULE 5: Stone Columns
Stone Columns, Improvement in Soil Bearing Capacity due to Stone Columns
MODULE 6: Grouting and Injection
Introduction, Groutability, suspension grout, solution grout, grouting equipments and methods,
Applications
MODULE 7: Cementing and Chemical Stabilization
Cement Stabilization, Bituminous Stabilization, Chemical Stabilization
MODULE 8: Introduction to Reinforcement of Soil
Concept of soil reinforcement – Types of reinforcement material – Reinforced earth wall – Mechanism –
simple design – applications of reinforced earth. Role of Geotextiles in filtration, drainage, separation, road
works and containment.

Textbooks/ Reference Books:

1. Ground Improvement Techniques by Dr. P Purushothama Raj
2. Koerner, R.M. “Construction and Geotechnical Methods in Foundation Engineering”, McGraw Hill,
1994
3. Mittal.S, “An Introduction to Ground Improvement Engineering”, Medtech Publisher, 2013
4. Bergado et. al. – Soft Ground Improvement
5. Gopal Ranjan and A. S. R. Rao – Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics

Recommended IS Codes:
1. IS9759: 1981 “Guidelines for Dewatering During Construction”, Bureau of Indian Standards, New
Delhi, Reaffirmed 1999
2. IS15284(Part1): 2003 “Design and Construction for Ground Improvement – Guidelines” (Stone
Column), Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2003

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE21 Earthquake Engineering 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction to Seismology

Understanding Earthquakes, Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics, Causes of Earthquakes and Seismic
Waves; Measurement of Earthquakes and Measurement parameters; Modification of Earthquake due to
Local soil effect; Amplification
MODULE 2: Structural Systems for Seismic Resistance
Structural systems – Building configuration, influence of structural classification on building responses -
Basic Principles of seismic design. Soft Storey and Weak Storey concept
MODULE 3: Introduction to Structural Dynamics
Equations of Motion for SDOF and MDOF Systems; Un-damped Free Vibration of SDOF and MDOF
Systems; Mode Shapes and Frequencies of MDOF System; Concept of Response Spectra, Rayleigh
Damping Matrix; Eigen Solutions and Modal Analysis of Structures for seismic loads

MODULE 4: Method of Seismic Analysis

IS: 1893-1984 /2002/ 2016 - Seismic Coefficient method and Modal analysis method - Applications to
multi-storied building frames – water tanks – chimneys. Concept of Equivalent Lateral Force for
Earthquake; Response Spectrum Analysis, Modal Combination Rules; Response Spectrum Method of
Analysis of Structures and Codal Provisions

MODULE 5: Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

Fundamentals of Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction; Local Site effects, Soil-structure interaction,
Dynamics Properties of Soil, Dynamic Earth Pressure, Introduction to Soil Liquefaction and Liquefaction
potential analysis method, Introduction to Ground Improvement Techniques

MODULE 6: Earthquake Resistant Construction

Earthquake Resistant Design Philosophy; Concept of ductility in structures; ductile detailing requirements;
Codal Provisions for ductile detailing (specific reference to IS: 13920-2016). Specific reference to IS: 4326
for Earthquake resistant construction of buildings.
Introduction to Earthquake-resistant features in non-engineered constructions and masonry structures;
Introduction to IS: 13927 and IS: 13928-1993 through Assignment, Introduction to Retrofitting, various
Retrofitting options for Buildings, Base isolation concept, Isolation systems
Textbooks/ Reference Books:
1. I.S. 1893 - 2002 / 2016 - Criteria for Earthquake Resistance design of Structures
2. I.S. 1893 - 1984 - Criteria for Earthquake Resistance design of Structures
3. A.K. Chopra- ' Dynamics of Structures' Prentice Hall India
4. Pankaj Agarwal and Manish Shrikhande - 'Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures', PHI, 2008
5. Clough R.W. and Penzien J.- 'Dynamics of Structures', McGraw-Hill, Newmark N.M. and
Rosenblueth E. - 'Fundamentals of Earthquake Engg.,' Prentice Hall, 1971
6. David Key, 'Earthquake Design Practice for Buildings', Thomas Telford, London, 1988
7. Ellis L. Krinitzsky, J.M. Gould and Peter H. Edinger, 'Fundamentals of Earthquake Resistant
Construction', John Wiley, 1993
8. S. L. Kramer, 'Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering'
9. I.S. Codes 4326, 13920-2016, IS: 13927 and IS: 13928-1993

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE22 River Engineering 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction
River course- upper, middle and deltaic reaches; Himalayan and Peninsular rivers, principal river systems
of India.

MODULE 2: Types of Rivers

Perennial, flashy and virgin rivers, incised and boulder rivers, rivers in the flood plains, deltaic rivers,
braided rivers, tidal rivers, aggrading and degrading types of rivers

MODULE 3: River Behavior

Behavior of rivers in straight reaches and bends; river meandering- causes and general features, factors
affecting meandering, meandering parameters; cut-off, development and effects of cut-off, causes of
braiding and delta formation

MODULE 4: Flood Estimation

Rational, empirical and unit hydrograph methods; flood frequency analysis, probability and return period
flood, Gumbel and Log Pearson distributions, design flood and probable maximum flood

MODULE 5: Origin and Formation of Sediments

Nature of sediment problems; stream erosion and deposition, wind erosion and deposition, wind erosion
and deposition

MODULE 6: Sediment Transport

Sediment- bed load, suspended load and wash load; incipient motion of sediments, mode of sediment
transport- rolling, sliding, saltation and suspension; introduction to theories of sediment transport including
Shield’s theory

MODULE 7: Regimes of Flow

Definition, description of regimes of flow, plane bed, ripples, dunes, transition and anti-dune regime;
prediction of regimes of flow

MODULE 8: River Training

Definition, objectives classification- high water, low water and mean water river training; types of river
training works-marginal embankments, spurs, guide banks, porcupines, bank pitching and revetments, cut-
off, pitched island, sills and bottom panelling, bandalling; river training works in Assam

Textbooks/Reference Books:
1. Chang H.H., “Fluvial Processes in River Engineering”, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
2. Garde R. J. and Ranga Raju K.G., “Mechanics of Sediment Transport and Alluvial Stream”,
Publisher: Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi
3. Subramanya S. K., “Engineering Hydrology”, Publisher: McGraw Hill Companies
4. Das M.M. & Saikia M.D., “Hydrology”, Publisher: Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817PE23 Machine Foundation 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: General Principles of Machine Foundation Design

Type of machines and foundations, general requirements of machine foundation, soil and machine data
required for design, permissible amplitude, design criteria, relevant IS codes.

MODULE2: Theory of Vibrations

Vibration of elementary systems, vertical, sliding, torsional and rocking modes of vibrations, degrees of
freedom, coupled motion, undamped and damped free vibrations, overdamped, under damped and
critically damped system, logarithmic decrement, undamped and damped forced vibration, constant force
and rotating mass oscillators, mass-spring-dashpot model, equation of motion, dynamic magnification
factor, principle of vibration measuring instruments.

MODULE 3: Dynamic Properties Soils

Elastic constants, stiffness and damping of soils and their determination, block vibration test, cyclic plate
load test.

MODULE 4: Design of Reciprocating Machine Foundations

Methods of analysis, linear elastic weightless spring method, elastic half-space method, design procedures
for block and frame foundations, codal provisions.

MODULE 5: Vibration Isolation and Absorber

Force and motion isolation, vibration isolation techniques, transmissibility ratio, mechanical isolation,
foundation isolation, isolation by location, isolation by barriers, undamped dynamic vibration absorber.

Textbooks/ Reference Books:

1. Swami Saran, “Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations”, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
2. Shamsher Prakesh and Vijay Kumar Puri, “Foundations for Machines: Analysis and Design”, A
Wiley-Interscience Publication, John Wiley and Sons.
3. P. Srinivasulu and C. V. Vaidyanathan, “Hand Book of Machine Foundations”, McGraw-Hill
Education.
4. Steven L. Kramer, “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering”, Prentice Hall International Series,
Pearson Education India
5. F. E. Richart, Jr., J. R. Hall, Jr. and R. D. Woods, “Vibrations of Soils and Foundations”, Prentice-
Hall International Series
6. IS 2974-1: “Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Machine Foundations”, Part 1:
Foundation for Reciprocating Type Machines, Bureau of Indian Standards

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817OE11 Optimization Techniques 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts

Historical Development; Engineering applications of Optimization; Art of Modeling Objective function;
Constraints and Constraint surface; Formulation of design problems as mathematical programming
problems
Classification of optimization problems
Optimization techniques – classical and advanced techniques

MODULE 2: Optimization using Calculus

Stationary points; Functions of single and two variables; Global Optimum
Optimization of function of one variable and multiple variables;
Optimization of function of multiple variables subject to equality constraints; Hessian matrix formulation;
Eigen values

MODULE 3: Linear Programming

Standard form of linear programming (LP) problem; Canonical form of LP problem; Assumptions in LP
Models; Elementary operations
Graphical method for two variable optimization problem; Examples
Motivation of simplex method, Simplex algorithm and construction of simplex tableau; Simplex criterion;
Minimization versus maximization problems
Revised simplex method; Duality in LP; Primal-dual relations; Dual Simplex method; Sensitivity or post
optimality analysis, Linear Programming Applications.

MODULE 4: Dynamic Programming

Sequential optimization; Representation of multistage decision process; Types of multistage decision
problems; Concept of sub optimization and the principle of optimality
Recursive equations – Forward and backward recursions; Computational procedure in dynamic
programming (DP), Dynamic Programming Applications.

MODULE 5: Advanced Topics in Optimization

Piecewise linear approximation of a nonlinear function
Multi objective optimization
Direct and indirect search methods, GA
Evolutionary algorithms for optimization and search
Applications in civil engineering

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Textbooks/Reference Books:
1. S.S. Rao, "Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice", New Age International P)Ltd., New
Delhi, 2000.
2. G. Hadley, "Linear programming", Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 1990.
3. H.A. Taha, "Operations Research: An Introduction", 5th Edition, Macmillan, New York, 1992.
4. K. Deb, "Optimization for Engineering Design-Algorithms and Examples", Prentice-Hall of India
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1995.
5. K. Srinivasa Raju and D. Nagesh Kumar, "Multicriterion Analysis in Engineering and
Management", PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, ISBN 978-81-203-3976-7, pp.288, 2010.

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE1817OE12 Environmental Impact Assessment 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction for EIA

Framework, screening, scoping and baseline studies; techniques for assessment of impacts on physical
resources, ecological resources, human use values and quality of life values. Impact assessment
methodologies-various methods, their applicability. Strategic environmental assessment. Cumulative
impact assessment. Risk and uncertainty in EIA.

MODULE 2: Environment Attributes

Prediction and Methods of Assessment of Impacts on Various Aspects of Environment; Application of
various models for the Prediction of impact on Air Environment, Water Environment, Noise Environment
and Land Environment. Public participation in environmental decision making process

MODULE 3: Environmental Protection acts, Rules and Standards

EIA guidelines, Environmental Policies-National and international; international treaties. Carbon
management, Kyoto Protocol and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Carbon neutrality.
Environmental Legislations-acts, rules, regulations and notifications. Environmental standards.

MODULE 4: Environmental Audit

Objectives, types, features, planning of audits; organization of auditing programme, pre-visit data
collection. Audit protocol; onsite audit; data sampling - inspections - evaluation and presentation, audit
report - action plan - management of audits; waste management contractor audits. Introduction to ISO
14001 series, OHSAS 18001; case studies

MODULE 5: Environmental Management

Preventive policy of environment, waste minimization, conservation of water and energy, use of
renewable, sources, pollution audit, pollution control strategy, disposal of treated effluents, solid
waste disposal concept of green cities, green belt development.

MODULE 6: Case Studies

Environmental Impact Analysis on --- Hydroelectric power projects, Mining Projects, Nuclear Power
Plants.

Textbooks/Reference Books:
1. MoEF, GoI, Environment Impact Assessment, Impact Assessment Division,
January 2001 (Manual)
2. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974. Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act 1981
3. Environmental Impact Assessment (2nd Ed.) -LW Canter, McGraw Hill Inc.
Singapore, 1996
4. Environmental Impact Assessment-Cutting edge for the 21st century - A Gilpin,
CUP, London, 1994
5. Environmental Impact Assessment-Theory & Practice - P Wathern, and U
Hynman, Syndeny, 1988
6. Renewable Energy Environment and Development- M Dayal, Konark Pub. Pvt.
Ltd., 1998

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 7. Planning and Implementation of ISO14001, Environmental Management System-
G Gyani and A Lunia, Raj Publishiong House, Jaipur, 2000. 7. ISO 14001
8. An Introduction to Environmental Audit - RD Tripathi, Alpha Publications, 2009.
9. “The ISO: 14000 Handbook” – J Caseio (Ed), Published - CEEM Information
Services. 2000
10. A Guide to the Implementation of the ISO: 14000 Series on Environmental
Management - I Ritchie, and W Hayes, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1998. 11.
OHSAS & SA Guidelines

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
HS181704 Principles of Management 3-0-0 3

MODULE 1: Introduction (6 Lecture)

Definition and meaning of management, Characteristics of management, importance of management,
functions of management-planning, organising, directing, staffing, coordination and controlling etc.,
principles of management, Difference between administration and management

MODULE 2: Financial Management (6 Lecture)

Definition and management of financial planning, importance and characteristics of sound financial
plan, concepts of capital- fixed capital and working capital, source of finance, fund flow statement.

MODULE 3: Marginal Costing (6 Lecture)

Definition and meaning of marginal costing, advantages, marginal cost equation, contribution, profit-
volume ratio, break even analysis, margin of safety.

MODULE 4: Cost Accounting (6 Lecture)

Cost Accounting- Concept and benefit, elements of cost, preparation of cost sheet with adjustment of
raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.

MODULE 5: Capitalisation
Definition and meaning of capitalisation, over and under capitalisation.

MODULE 6: Motivation (6 Lecture)

Introductory observation, definition of motivation, motivational technique, features of sound
motivational system.

MODULE 7: Leadership (6 Lecture)

Concept of leadership, principles of leadership, functions of leadership, qualities of leadership,
different styles of leadership

Textbooks/Reference Books:
1. Principle of Business Management: RK Sharma, Shashi K.Gupta
2. Business Organisation and Management: SS Sarkar, RK Sharma, Shashi K.Gupta
3. Industrial Organisation and Management: SK Basu, KC Sahu, B Rajviv
4. Principles of Management by Dr. A. K. Bora: Chandra Prakash, Guwahati.
5. Management Accounting: RK Sharma, Shashi K Gupta
6. Cost Accounting: SP Jain, K I Narang
7. Cost Accounting, RSN Pillai, V Bhagawati
8. Principles of Management: RN Gupta
9. Principles of Management: RSN Pillai, S. Kala
10. Principles of Management: Dipak Kumar Bhattacharjee

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 Hours per week Credit
Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
CE181722 Project-1 0-0-6 3
GUIDELINES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM TIME TO TIME

Hours per week Credit

Course Code Course Title
L-T-P C
Internship-III
SI181721 0-0-0 2
(SAI - Industry)
GUIDELINES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM TIME TO TIME

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