MS Syllabus (1)
MS Syllabus (1)
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
VIII Semester: OPEN ELECTIVE-IV
1. Familiarize & obtain Knowledge with the process of management and to provide basic insights
into management practices.
2. Understand the structure & Designing of an Organization.
3. Knowledge on the aspects of Production.
4. Analyse the market and the strategies involved in Marketing.
5. Knowledge on concepts related to Human Resources.
6. Understand the techniques used in Project Management.
7. Familiarize with strategies used for analysis of an Organization.
8. Understand the Contemporary Management Issues.
9. Familiarize with the management skills which can be applied in the Organizational context to
achieve Organizational goals.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Principles and Types of Plant Layout-Methods of Production(Job, batch and Mass Production), Work
Study - Basic procedure involved in Method Study and Work Measurement - Business Process
Reengineering(BPR) - Statistical Quality Control: control charts for Variables and Attributes (simple
Problems) and Acceptance Sampling, TQM, Six Sigma, Deming's contribution to quality, Objectives of
Inventory control, EOQ, ABC Analysis, Purchase Procedure, Stores Management and Store Records
- JIT System, Supply Chain Management, Functions of Marketing, Marketing Mix, and Marketing
Strategies based on Product Life Cycle, Channels of distribution.
Concepts of HRM, HRD and Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR), HRM vs
PMIR, Basic functions of HR Manager: Manpower planning, Recruitment, Selection, Training and
Development, Placement, Wage and Salary Administration, Promotion, Transfer, Separation,
Performance Appraisal, Grievance Handling and Welfare Administration, Job Evaluation and Merit
Rating - Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Levels - Performance Management System.
Network Analysis, Programme Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Critical Path Method
(CPM), Identifying critical path, Probability of Completing the project within given time, Project Cost
Analysis, Project Crashing (simple problems)
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Kotler Philip and Keller Kevin Lane: Marketing Management, Pearson, 2012.
3. Thomas N. Duening and John M. Ivancevich Management - Principles and Guidelines, Biztantra,
2012.
4. Kanishka Bedi, Production and Operations Management, Oxford Uiversity Press, 2012.