MCA in Machine Learning & AI Guide
MCA in Machine Learning & AI Guide
PROGRAMME GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES 3
SALIENT FEATURES 4
PROGRAMME CODE 4
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMINATION 4
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 5
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INTRODCUTION
Step into a realm of practicality within MCA classes, where learning mirrors the real-world scenarios.
Embrace a diverse array of emerging specializations, ensuring your education resonates with the
dynamic landscape of technology.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
Program outcomes are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to know and be
able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students
acquire in their matriculation through the program
1. Analysis & design of complex problems: Ability to apply knowledge of computer science
concepts, principles & techniques to solve various computing problems.
2. Coding Skills: Apply and solve problems using computer programming and simulation.
3. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities for
societal benefits.
4. Communication: Communicate effectively problem findings, and to be able to assimilate, write
and present effective design documents to give and receive clear instructions.
5. Societal Impact: Acquire and apply advanced knowledge of concepts and participate in
sustainable development.
6. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader
in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
7. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in
independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of upcoming information technology
changes.
PSOs are statements that describe what the graduates of a specific engineering program should be
able to do:
1. PSO1: Understand and comprehend advanced level of programming, data structures,
databases, networking, mobile computing, information security and data analysis.
2. PSO2: Demonstrate competence in using computer science concepts and computational tools
for simulation and digital transformation.
3. PSO3: Ability to effectively apply the information technology concepts to analyze, design
and develop cost effective solutions to the societal problems.
4. PSO4: Provide user friendly and need based mobile, web or cloud based solutions to the society.
5. PSO5: Utilize computational tools to simulate and transform domains with ML/AI techniques.
6. PSO6: Competence in applying computer science concepts to simulate immersive AR/VR experiences.
7. PSO7: Apply computational tools to simulate cyber threats and develop defense mechanisms.
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SALIENT FEATURES
➢ Industrial Visits: Encourage students to have maximum industrial exposure through visits
for problem identification and emerging technologies
➢ Holistic Development: Participation in technical events, sports and cultural activities help in
the holistic development of students
➢ Projects: Project driven courses are designed to enhance technical and presentation skills
➢ Industry Immersion: Training, projects and guest lecturers collaborated with industries help
to learn from real life situations
➢ Software Skills: Curriculum is equipped with 21st century digital technologies for
game designing and web designing and Android/iPhone Application Development.
PROGRAMMECODE: 1624
DURATION OF THEPROGRAMME:
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMINATION:
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
MCA - MACHINE LEARNING & AI
Core Courses Skill Enhancement
Discipline Specific Generic Electives (GE)
(CR I, CR II, CR III) Courses
Electives 4 x 4 Credits
Term CR I+II – (8+4) (SEC) Credits
(DSE)
12 x 4 Credits 4 x 4 Credits
4 x 4 Credits
CR III - 2x 4
Credits
Discipline Specific Core- I
Discipline Specific Core- II
Discipline Specific Core- III
I SEC- I 24
Discipline Specific Core- IV
Discipline Specific Core- V
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PROGRAMME SCHEME
MCA - MACHINE LEARNING & AI
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE Cr. CA ETE ETE
(Theory) (Practical)
TERM 1
DECAP437 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICES 4 30 70 0
DECAP444 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING USING C++ 4 30 40 30
DECAP446 DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING 4 30 70 0
DECAP448 LINUX AND SHELL SCRIPTING 4 30 40 30
DECAP453 DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING 4 30 70 0
SEC-I SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE I 4 30 70 0
DECAP012 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER AND C PROGRAMMING S/U BRIDGE COURSE#
DEMTH006 ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS S/U BRIDGE COURSE#
#Bridgecourses are applicable only to candidates having no Computers or Mathematics background. Further details are
provided on Page 8.
TERM 2
DECAP615 PROGRAMMING IN JAVA 4 30 40 30
DECAP770 ADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES 4 30 40 30
DECAP456 INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA 4 30 40 30
DECAP470 CLOUD COMPUTING 4 30 70 0
DEMTH403 MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE 4 30 70 0
DECAP472 WEB TECHNOLOGIES 4 30 40 30
SEC-II SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE II 4 30 70 0
TERM 3
DECAP776 PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON 4 30 40 30
SEC-III SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE III 4 30 40 30
DECAP515 FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE LEARNING 4 30 40 30
DECAP516 NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING 4 30 40 30
GE-I GENERIC ELECTIVE I 4 30 70 0
GE-II GENERIC ELECTIVE II 4 30 70 0
SEMINAR ON SUMMER TRAINING
30 0 70
DECAP735 OR
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Course from the GE basket 1 which is not chosen as Generic 30 70 0
Elective (GE).
TERM 4
SEC-IV SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE IV 4 30 70 0
DECAP527 DEEP LEARNING 4 30 40 30
DECAP794 ADVANCE DATA VISUALIZATION 4 30 40 30
GE-III GENERIC ELECTIVE III 4 30 70 0
GE-IV GENERIC ELECTIVE IV 4 30 70 0
DECAP788 PROJECT WORK 4 30 0 70
TOTAL CREDITS 104
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SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSES (SEC) BASKET
SR. COURSE ETE ETE
COURSE TITLE Cr. CA AREA TERM
NO. CODE (Theory) (Practical)
PROFESSIONAL
1 DEPEA515 ANALYTICAL SKILLS-I 4 30 70 0 1
ENHANCEMENT
PROFESSIONAL
2 DEPEA516 ANALYTICAL SKILLS-II 4 30 70 0 2
ENHANCEMENT
COMPUTER
3 DECAP538 ALGORITHM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 4 30 40 30 3
APPLICATION
COMPUTER
4 DECAP951 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4 30 70 0 4
APPLICATION
3 INTERNATIONAL
DEFIN548 FINANCIAL 4 30 70 0 FINANCE 3
MANAGEMENT
GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE) BASKET 3
SR. No. COURSE ETE ETE ELECTIVE
COURSE TITLE Cr. CA TERM
CODE (Theory) (Practical) AREA
DEMGN801 GENERAL 4
1 BUSINESS ANALYTICS 4 30 70 0 MANAGEMENT
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Note:
1. Students can adopt only one area from discipline specific elective basket that will be applicable
for the whole program.
2. Students can adopt only one area from generic elective basket that will be applicable for
the whole program.
3. In case of Seminar on Summer Training, student may choose one Course from the GE basket
1 which is not chosen as GenericElective (GE) in lieu of Seminar on Summer Training.
4. S and U grades are awarded only in case of courses with Zero credit: S for Satisfactory performance
and U for Unsatisfactory performance in a course.
5. For candidates having no Computers or Mathematics* background, Bridge course(s) will be
applicable in 1st Term as per following details:
• No Mathematics background: 01 Mathematics Bridge course DEMTH006 is
applicable
• No Computers background: 01 Computers Bridge course DECAP012 is applicable
• No Mathematics and No Computers background: 01 Mathematics course
DEMTH006 and 01 Computer course DECAP012 are applicable
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Course code DECAP437 Course Title
PRACTICES
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: apply theoretical foundation of software engineering in practical software development
CO2: analyze the need of software maintenance activities
CO3: discuss the software life cycle models
CO4: apply software engineering practices to create complex software designs
CO5: identify the importance of the software development process
READINGS:
1. FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING by RAJIB MALL, PHI LEARNING
2. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING by PANKAJ JALOTE, NAROSA
PUBLISHING HOUSE
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OBJECT-ORIENTED
Course code DECAP444 Course Title PROGRAMMING USING C++
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
Course Outcomes: 30 70 30
CO1: understand the concepts of Object-oriented programming
CO2: distinguish between the procedure-oriented and object-oriented programming languages
CO3: apply the concept of file handling and exception handling mechanisms
CO4: develop applications using the concepts of Object-oriented programming
CO5: validate the code formulation by passing various test cases
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LABORATORY WORK:
IMPLEMENTATION OF C++ PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS (CLASSES AND OBJECTS, CONSTRUCTOR AND
DESTRUCTORS, FUNCTION OVERLOADING AND OPERATOR OVERLOADING, INHERITANCE, WORKING
WITH FILES, TEMPLATES AND EXCEPTION HANDLING)
READINGS:
1. OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING WITH ANSI & TRUBO C++ by ASHOK N. KAMTHANE,
PERASON EDUCATION
2. OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN C++ by ROBERT LAFORE, GALGOTIA PUBLICATIONS
3. THE C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE by BJARNE STROUSTRUP, PEARSON
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Course code DECAP446 Course Title DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Understand the various concepts of data warehousing like metadata, data mart, summary
table, fact data and dimension data.
CO2: Sail along with the various approaches in data mining.
CO3: Familiarize with the various data ware housing and data mining tools.
CO4: observe the various methods to extract knowledge using data mining techniques
CO5: evaluate current trends in data mining such as web mining, spatial-temporal mining.
CO6: apply different data mining methodologies with information systems.
CO7: research of database systems and able to improve the decision-making process.
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Clustering Algorithms and Cluster Analysis: Measures of similarity, K means
partitioning method, k-medoids method, CLARANS method, Agglomerative and divisive
Unit 10
clustering hierarchical method, BIRCH method,, Density based methods - Subspace
clustering, Graph- based clustering - MST clustering, Cluster evaluation, Outlier
detection and analysis
Classification: Introduction to classification, Introduction to Classification methods ,
Basic concepts of binary classification, Bayes theorem and Naive Bayes classifier,
Unit 11
Association based classification, Rule based classifiers, Nearest neighbor classifiers,
Decision Trees, Random Forest, Perceptrons, Multi-category classification, Model over
fitting, Cross validation
Prediction and Classification using WEKA Tool: Applying model for prediction,
Bayesian Classification on new imported data, Bayesian Classification on existed dummy
Unit 12
data set, Decision Tree classification on both new and dummy data sets, Practice
problems on classification methods, Applications of classification for web mining
Clustering methods using WEKA Tool: Introduction to clustering, Introduction to
Unit 13 Clustering algorithms, Differentiate clustering and classification, K-means
clustering, Hierarchical clustering algorithm,
Applications of Data Warehousing and Data Mining: Case studies of Data
Warehousing in financial data analysis and retail industries, Case studies of Data
Unit 14
Warehousing in Indian Railway reservation system and other industrial use, Case
study on forecasting weather reports
READINGS:
1. DATA MINING: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES by JAWEI HAN, MICHELINE KAMBER AND
JIAN PE, MORGAN KAUFMANN
2. DATA WAREHOUSING, DATA MINING AND OLAP by ALEX BERSON AND STEPHEN J. SMITH, MC
GRAW HILL
3. BUILDING THE DATA WAREHOUSE by INMON W. H, WILEY
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Course code DECAP448 Course Title LINUX AND SHELL SCRIPTING
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: learn about Linux environment and basic Linux administration tasks.
CO2: demonstrate comprehensive introduction to shell scripting/programming in LINUX.
CO3: explain various basic Linux commands and C system programming and debugging techniques in
Linux environment.
CO4: analyze the usage of Linux utilities, organize directory structures, and develop useful shell scripts.
CO5: interpret and configure different Linux servers like samba, FTP, Apache and NFS.
READINGS:
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Course code DECAP453 Course Title DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: recognize different networking devices and their functionalities
CO2: understand the importance of data communication
CO3: utilize the role of protocols in networking
CO4: analyse the services and features of the various layers of network
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Transport layer - protocols: services of transport layer, multiplexing and
demultiplexing, connection oriented and connectionless services, connection
Unit 10
establishment, connection release, port addressing, connectionless transport using
UDP, connection-oriented transport using TCP – handshaking
Transport layer - congestion control and QoS: General principles of congestion
Unit 11 control, congestion avoidance and prevention policies; quality of service- types of traffic,
traffic shaping, leaky bucket algorithm, token bucket algorithm.
Application layer – services and protocols: remote login (TELNET), file transfer
Unit 12 protocol (FTP), domain name system (DNS), e-mail - simple mail transfer protocol
(SMTP), post office protocol (POP), internet message access protocol (IMAP).
Internet and WWW: internet basics, hypertext transfer protocol (http), world wide
Unit 13 web (www), securing e-mail, security in internet – IPsec, VPN, overview of Digital
Signature and Digital certificates technology.
Network Security: network security issues, goals of network security, approaches to
network security, cryptography, principles of cryptography, encryption and decryption,
Unit 14
public/private key encryption, firewalls, types of firewall technology - network level and
application level; IP packets filter screening routers, limitations of firewalls.
READINGS:
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Fundamentals of Computer
Course code DECAP012 Course Title
and C Programming
Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand basic concepts and terminology of information technology.
CO2: understand the basic concepts of programming like data types, control structures, functions and arrays
CO3: perceive problem solving through C programming
CO4: build sequential steps and procedures to solve a given problem
CO5: demonstrate the use of pointers and dynamic memory allocation
CO6: implement the knowledge and insights to create solutions
Unit No. Contents
Computer Fundamentals: Characteristics & Generation of Computers, Block diagram of
Unit 1 Computer. Application of IT in various sectors. I/O Devices.
Memory: Types, Units of memory, RAM, ROM, Secondary storage devices – HDD, Flash
Drives and Optical Disks: DVD, SSD.
Unit 2 Operating Systems: operating system basics, Purpose of the operating system, types of
operating system, providing a user interface, Running Programs, Sharing Information,
Managing Hardware, Enhancing an OS with utility software.
Data Communications: Introduction to Data Communication: Definition and advantages,
Unit 3
Types of Networks, Network topologies, Transmission Media, Modems.
Data Base Management Systems: Introduction to Database Management System,
Unit 4
Components of DBMS, Database Vs. Tables, Data Models, Relational Model, Basics of RDBMS
and SQL.
Basics of C Language: Machine Language, Assembly Language, High Level Languages, C
Unit 5 Program Structure, Character Set, Identifiers and Keywords, Constants and Variables.
Unformatted and Formatted I/O: Functions- printf(), scanf(), getchar(), putchar(), gets(),
Unit 6
puts(), Expressions.
Data Types & Operators: Various data types - data range, size, Unary and Binary
Unit 7 operators, Arithmetic Operators, Relational Operators, Logical Operators, Conditional
Operators, Assignment Operator, Bitwise Operators.
Unit 8 Control Structure: Designing structured programs by using Top-Down design, Type
conversion and Type modifiers, if statements - simple if, if-else, multiple if, if-else ladder,
nested if, switch-case statement.
Looping Statements: While, do-while & for statements, break and continue statements,
Unit 9 goto statement.
Functions: Function Definition and Prototypes, Scope rules - Local and Global scope of
Unit 10 functions, Function arguments - passing arguments by value and passing arguments by
reference, Return Type of function, Recursion, Library Functions.
Arrays: Declaring arrays in C, Defining and Processing of 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional
Unit 11
arrays, Passing array as an argument to function, Multi-dimensional Arrays.
Array Applications - Sorting and Searching, Character Arrays.
Unit 12
Strings : Defining and Initializing strings, Reading and Writing strings, Processing of strings,
Unit 13 String Library Functions - strcat(), strcpy(), strcmp(), strlen(), strrev().
Storage Classes: Storage class specifiers, Scope of a variable, Auto, Static, Extern, Register,
Unit 14 Static variables and functions, Const Qualifier.
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READINGS:
1. PRADEEP K. SINHA & PRITI SINHA COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS, BPB PUBLICATIONS
2. C: THE COMPLETE REFERENCE by HERBERT SCHILDT, MC GRAW HILL
3. PROGRAMMING IN ANSI C by E. BALAGURUSWAMY, MC GRAW HILL
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Course code DEMTH00 Course Title Elementary Mathematics
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Course Outcome
CO1: describe basic concepts of set theory, relations and functions with the help of various examples.
CO2: understand the basics of number system and use them to solve Quadratic equations and linear
inequalities.
CO3: analyze the arrangement and combinations of objects through permutations and combinations
and use it in binomial theorem.
CO4: determine the pattern in sequences and solve the infinite series.
CO5: explain the concept of matrices and determinants and solve the system of linear equations with
the help of matrices.
CO6: analyse and use the different kinds of techniques to find dispersion in a data and calculate the
probability of a random experiment.
Unit No. Contents
Sets 1: sets and their representations, the empty set, finite and infinite sets, equal sets,
Unit 1 subsets
Unit 2 Sets 2: universal sets, Venn Diagrams, Operations on sets, Compliment of a set
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READINGS:
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Course code DECAP615 Course Title PROGRAMMING IN JAVA
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: learn the structure and model of the Java programming language
CO2: understand the accessibility of fields and methods of an object through String and String
Builder classes
CO3: develop applications in Java programming language to solve problems
CO4: evaluate user requirements for software functionality and assess its implementation in java
CO5: implement Lambda functions.
CO6: demonstrate object serialization with file handling and exception handling to overcome run-
time errors
Laboratory Work:
Implementation of JAVA Programming Concepts (Classes and objects, constructor, function
overloading, inheritance, working with files, exception handling and multithreading, JDBC, network
programming)
READINGS:
1. JAVA: The Complete Reference By Herbert Schildt, Mcgraw Hill Education
2. Intro to Java Programming (Comprehensive Version) by Y. Daniel Liang, Pearson publication
3. Programming with JAVA by E. Balagurusamy, Mc Graw Hill publication
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Course code DECAP770 Course Title ADVANCED DATA STRUCTURES
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE
30 40 30
Course Outcome:
CO1: perceive advanced data structures and perform operations on them
CO2: understand abstract data types and algorithmic complexity
CO3: apply suitable data structure for solving problems
CO4: implement hashing and collision resolution techniques
CO5: evaluate the performance of various algorithms
LABORATORY WORK:
Arrays vs linked lists: operations on arrays and linked lists.
Stacks: implementation of stacks, applications of stacks: quick sort, parenthesis checker,
arithmetic expression conversion and evaluation, tower of Hanoi problem, role of stack in recursion,
Queues: implementation of queues, priority queue, applications of queues
Search trees: binary search trees: searching, insertion and deletion operations
Tree data structure 1: AVL Trees: balancing operations, b-trees: properties and operations,
Tree data structure 2: red-black trees. splay trees: properties and operations, 2-3 trees: properties
and operations
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Heaps: introduction to heaps, min heap, max heap, operations on heap, applications of heap:
priority queue implementation
READINGS:
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Course Code DECAP456 Course Title INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: analyze the need and importance of fundamental concepts and principles of Big Data
CO2: apply internal functioning of different modules of Big Data and Hadoop
CO3: evaluate the big data ecosystem and appreciate its key components
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READINGS:
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Course Code DECAP470 Course Title CLOUD COMPUTING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Apply the fundamental concepts in data centres to understand the trade-offs in power,
efficiency and cost.
CO2: Identify resource management fundamentals, i.e. resource abstraction, sharing and
sandboxing and outline their role in managing infrastructure in cloud computing.
CO3: Analyze various cloud programming models and apply them to solve problems on the cloud.
Readings:
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1. CLOUD COMPUTING: “A PRACTICAL APPROACH by ANTOHY T VELTE, MC GRAW HILL
2. CLOUD COMPUTING FOR DUMMIES by BLOOR R., KANFMAN M., HALPER F. JUDITH
URWITZ,WILEY
3. CLOUD COMPUTING: IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY by JOHN W.
RITTINGHOUSE, AND JAMES F. RANSOME, CRC PRESS
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MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATION FOR
Course code DEMTH403 Course Title
COMPUTER SCIENCE
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: recall formal logical arguments of propositional logic
CO2: perceive problem solving through the basics of combinatorics
CO3: compare the basic discrete structures and algorithms
CO4: apply the concepts of trees to find the shortest path
CO5: infer properties of graphs and be able to relate these to practical examples
CO6: formulate and prove theorems about trees, connectivity, coloring and planar graphs
READINGS:
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Course code DECAP472 Course Title WEB TECHNOLOGIES
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understand the website layout creation using HTML language.
CO2: apply the website planning, management and maintenance techniques
CO3: apply dynamic website creation using JavaScript and Query
CO4: illustrate logic implementation on a web page
CO5: understand how to manage versatile data on a web page
LABORATORY WORK:
1. Program to implement basic concepts of HTML.
2. Program to implement CSS3.
3. Program to implement the box model and positioning properties in CSS3.
4. Program to implement basics of bootstrap.
5. Program to implement the basics of JavaScript.
6. Program to implement Objects in JavaScript.
7. Program to implement Arrays in JavaScript.
8. Program to implement Functions in JavaScript.
9. Program to build web applications in JavaScript.
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10 Program to implement the concept of Dynamic views in JavaScript.
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READINGS:
1. HTML 5 Black Book, Covers CSS 3, JavaScript, XML, XHTML, AJAX, PHP and jQuery, 2nd
DT Editorial Services
2. HTML & CSS: The Complete Reference, by Thomas A. Powell, Mc Graw Hill
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Course code DECAP776 Course Title PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understand the basic structure and features of Python programming
CO2: interpret object-oriented programming concepts such as encapsulation, inheritance and
polymorphism as implemented in Python
CO3: apply pandas and NumPy for data analysis
CO4: implement machine learning algorithms
CO5: analyze real-life situation specific problems and perceive solutions
CO6: build exploratory data analysis and visualizations
LABORATORY WORK:
Implementation of Python programming concepts (control statements, functions, strings, lists, sets,
tuples, dictionaries, OOP concepts, exception handling, NumPy arrays and functions, pandas, data
visualization, machine learning algorithms)
READINGS:
1. Programming and Problem Solving with Python by Ashok Kamthane, Amit Ashok
kamthane, McGraw Hill 2nd Edition
2. Hands-On Data Analysis with NumPy and pandas by Curtis Mille, Kindle Edition
3. Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney, O'Reilly Media
4. Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners by Oliver Theobald, Kindle Edition
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FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE
Course code DECAP515 Course Title
LEARNING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: define the concepts of linear algebra and multivariate calculus
CO2: demonstrate the usage of various python libraries for data handling and visualization
CO3: explain the concepts of dimensionality reduction using PCA.
CO4: make use of fuzzy logic to handle uncertainty in data
CO5: examine various swarm optimization techniques to solve optimization problems
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Introduction to Reinforcement Learning: Introduction to Reinforcement Learning,
Unit 12
Reinforcement Learning Problem Setup, Example of Reinforcement Learning in Practice,
Reinforcement Learning with PyTorch, Moving to a Non-Myopic Policy, Q Learning,
Extensions of Q Learning, Limitations of Q Learning.
Introduction to Deep Q Learning: Deep Q Learning Based on Images, Connecting Deep
Unit 13
Q Learning with Conventional Q Learning
Unit 14 Making Comparisons and Basic Calculation: Word Vectors and Their Interpretation,
Relationships Between Word Vectors, Inner Products Between Word Vectors, Intuition
into Meaning of Inner Products of Word Vectors, Introduction of Attention Mechanism,
Queries, Keys, and Values of Attention Network, Self-Attention and Positional Encodings,
Attention-Based Sequence Encoder, Coupling the Sequence Encoder and Decoder, Cross
Attention in the Sequence-to-Sequence Model, Multi-Head Attention, The Complete
Transformer Network
Readings:
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Course code DECAP516 Course Title NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Define the perceptions of Logistic Regression, Classification and Vector Spaces, Machine
Translation, Probabilistic Models, Sequence Models, Attention Models in Natural Language
Processing.
CO2: Understand the concepts of Sentiment Analysis, Vector Space Models, Hidden Markov Models,
Language Models, Recurrent Neural Networks, and Siamese Networks used for Natural
Language understanding and generation.
CO3: Apply Machine Learning algorithms, Semantic analysis, and Syntactic analysis to Natural
Language Processing leads to design Real-time NLP applications, NLP tools and systems.
CO4: analyze the notions of Autocorrect, Autocomplete, Word Embeddings with Neural Networks and
Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics of a Statement written in a Natural Language.
CO5: evaluate the sys tems using appropriate Descriptions, Visualizations, and Statistics to
communicate the problems of the English language for Natural Language Processing through
Semantic and Syntactic analysis.
CO6: develop NLP tools to Translate Words, Translate Languages, Text Generation, Summarize Text,
Word embedding, Build Chatbots, and question answering.
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Siamese Networks: Neural Network made of Two Identical Networks and Merged
Unit 10
Together, Identifies Duplicates in a Dataset.
Unit 11 Natural Language Processing with Attention Models: Neural Machine Translation:
Shortcomings of a Traditional seq2seq Model, Attention Mechanism, Neural Machine
Translation Model with Attention.
Text Summarization: Compare RNNs and other Sequential Models, Modern Transformer
Unit 12
Architecture, Text Summaries.
Building Models/ Case Studies : Question Answering: Transfer Learning with State-Of-
Unit 13
The-Art Models, T5 and Bert, Model for Answering Questions
Unit 14 Chatbot: Examine Unique Challenges, Transformer Models Face and their Solutions,
Chatbot using a Reformer Model.
Readings:
1. NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING by ELA KUMAR, DREAMTECH PRESS
2. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PROCESSING: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING,
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND SPEECH RECOGNITION by DANIEL JURAFSKY, JAMES H. MARTIN,
PEARSON
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Course code DECAP527 Course Title DEEP LEARNING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: define TensorFlow and use it for building various deep learning algorithms
CO2: illustrate the use of Keras to assess different deep learning models
CO3: apply different architectures of deep convolutional neural networks for image classification
CO4: analyze the need of autoencoders and prioritize appropriate hyperparameters for optimization
CO5: explain recurrent neural networks for modeling sequential data
CO6: develop artificial neural networks using TensorFlow and Keras to solve real-world problems
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List of Practicals / Experiments:
• Program to perform different operations on tensors in TensorFlow.
• WAP to perform text classification using keras.
• WAP to perform regression using Keras.
• WAP to save and load trained model in keras.
• WAP to perform image classification using dense layers.
• WAP to implement image classification using CNN and evaluate the performance of the model.
• WAP to identify and avoid underfitting and overfitting in DNN and improving model
performance using hyper parameter tuning.
• WAP to perform transfer learning and fine tuning.
• WAP to perform data augmentation.
• WAP to perform image denoising using autoencoders.
• WAP for anomaly detection using autoencoders.
• WAP to perform text classification using RNN.
• WAP to implement Generative Adversarial Networks (GANS).
Readings:
1. DEEP LEARNING by AMIT KUMAR DAS, Pearson Education India
2. ADVANCED DEEP LEARNING WITH TENSORFLOW 2 AND KERAS - SECOND EDITION by
ROWEL ATIENZA, PACKT PUBLISHING
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Course Code DECAP794 Course Title ADVANCE DATA VISUALISATION
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
30 40 30
Course Outcomes:
CO1: discuss the terminology used in Tableau Prep.
CO2: identify how Tableau Prep approaches data sampling.
CO3: construct and understand data prep flows that address common scenarios encountered in data
preparation, as applied to common data use cases.
CO4: review the quality of the data and perform exploratory analysis.
CO5: manage and Connect Data Source.
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data by Bulk Re-aliasing, Setting data defaults, Create hierarchies to drill down into
data,
Creating groups for data, Create calculated fields
Sharing your Work: Tableau data source, Tableau data extract, Tableau workbook,
Unit-11
Tableau packaged workbook.
Mathematical and visual analytics in tableau: Aggregate calculations, Date
Unit-12 calculations, Logic calculations, Number calculations, String calculations, Type
calculations, LOD Expressions, Add reference lines and trend lines
Interactive dashboards and story points in tableau: Creating a dashboard,
Unit-13 Designing dashboard, Add motions, Adding interactivity with actions, Dashboard
layout and formatting, Add extra detail to visualization using Marks Shelf, Add Size,
Shape, Labels
Publishing work: Sharing and collaborating dashboards, Story Points and how to
Unit-14 create them, Designing effective slide presentations to showcase data story, Publish
online business dashboards with Tableau, Exporting Pdfs, Sharing Dashboard Securely
READINGS:
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Course Code DEPEA515 Course Title ANALYTICAL SKILLS-I
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: observe the basic concepts of reasoning and quantitative aptitude
CO2: apply the learned concepts to solve the company specific reasoning and quantitative aptitude
tests
CO3: analyze the problem and use logic to interpret and handle different situations
CO4: understand the concepts to solve the problems in given time
CO5: reproduce the concepts and use it to solve the applications
CO6: evaluate the knowledge by cracking online tests
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READINGS:
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Course Code DEPEA516 Course Title ANALYTICAL SKILLS-II
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: apply logical reasoning to understand, interpret and handle different situations.
CO2: solve efficiently the company specific logical reasoning tests.
CO3: apply logical reasoning to prioritize and manage time.
CO4: decide to build the logic
CO5: examine the problem and handle it
CO6: apply the logics
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READINGS:
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Course Code DECAP538 Course Title ALGORITHM DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.) ETE (Pr.)
Course Outcomes: 30 40 30
CO1: perceive the need of different algorithm design techniques
CO2: design and implement algorithms using divide and conquer, greedy approach, dynamic
programming and backtracking
CO3: apply specific algorithms for solving computational problems like pattern matching,
minimum spanning tree and shortest-path problems
CO4: analyze the asymptotic performance of algorithms
LABORATORY WORK:
Implementation of algorithm design and analysis concepts (Divide and conquer, greedy method,
dynamic programming, back tracking, branch and bound, pattern matching, lower bound theory,
intractable problems)
READINGS:
1. Fundamentals of computer algorithms by E. Horowitz and S. Sahani, Galgotia publications
2. Design and analysis of algorithms by Himanshu B. Dave, Pearson
3. Design & analysis of algorithms by R.C.T. Lee, Mcgraw Hill Education
4. Design and analysis of computer algorithms by John E. Hopcroft, Addison-Wesley
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Course Code DECAP951 Course Title SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: apply python libraries for data analysis and machine learning model development
CO2: evaluate important features from a given dataset
CO3: apply machine learning models for real world problems
CO4: evaluate the performances of different machine learning models
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LABORATORY WORK:
READINGS:
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Course Code DEMGN581 Course Title ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR AND
HUMAN RESOURCE DYNAMICS
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: enumerate the concept of management practices and organizational behavior
CO2: develop and sharpen acumen of how different management thoughts can be used to improve
organization functioning
CO3: analyze the importance of management practices and important organizational behavior
dimensions at different levels of organization
CO4: appraise the dynamics of industrial relations and to manage them as per statutory regulations
CO5: apply human resource management functions to handle emerging issues
READINGS:
1. Organizational Behaviour by Stephen P. Robbins. Timothy A. Judge. Neharika Vohra, Pearson
2. Management by Management by Stephen P. Robbins. Mary Coulter. Neharika Vohra, Pearson
3. Human Resource Management by Dessler, G. and Varkkey, B, Pearson
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Course Code DEMKT503 Course Title MARKETING MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: analyze and respond to environmental and competitive changes, their impact on marketing
planning, strategies and practices
CO2: apply the conceptual frameworks, theory and techniques to various marketing contexts
CO3: prepare marketing and sales plan appropriate to the needs of customers and contexts
CO4: determine strategies for developing new products and services that are consistent with evolving
market needs
Unit No. Content
Introduction: market and marketing, definition, nature and scope of marketing, exchange
Unit-1
process, functions of marketing, core marketing concepts
Marketing orientations: evolution of modern marketing concept, holistic marketing
Unit-2
concepts, new marketing orientations selling vs. marketing
Marketing mix: 7 P‘s & 7 C‘s of Marketing, 4 A‘s of Marketing, customer quality, value and
Unit-3 satisfaction, Michael E. Porters chain analysis model
Marketing environment: Significance of scanning marketing environment; Analysis of
macro environment of marketing – economic, demographic, socio-cultural, technological,
Unit-4
political legal and ecological; Impact of micro and macro environment on marketing
decisions
Consumer behaviour: buyer behaviour, different consumer roles, need for studying buyer
Unit-5 behaviour, different buying motives, consumer buying decision process and influences,
consumer vs. business buying behaviour, industrial buying process
Segmentation decisions: market segmentation, characteristics of a segment, bases for
Unit-6 segmenting a consumer market, levels of market segmentation, factors influencing
selection of market segments
Targeting and positioning: Benefits of market segmentation; Criteria for effective market
Unit-7 segmentation; Target market selection and strategies; Positioning – concept, bases and
process
Product decisions: concept and classification, layers of products, major product decisions,
Unit-8 product-mix, new product development stages, packaging and labelling, product life cycle
(PLC) – concept and appropriate strategies adopted at different stages
Pricing decisions: pricing – objectives, price sensitivity, factors affecting price of a
Unit-9 product, pricing methods and strategies, ethical issues in product and pricing decisions
Distribution planning: channels of distribution – concept and importance, different types
Unit-10 of distribution middlemen and their functions, selection, motivation and performance
appraisal of distribution middlemen
Distribution decisions: decisions involved in setting up the channel, channel management
Unit-11 strategies, distribution logistics – concept, importance and major logistics decisions,
channel integration and systems, ethical issues in distribution decisions
Distribution decisions: retailing and wholesaling, types of retail formats, retail theories,
Unit-12 retailing strategies, non-Store retailing, wholesaling – nature and importance, types of
wholesalers, developments in retailing and wholesaling in indian perspective
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Promotion decisions: role of promotion in marketing, promotion mix, integrated
marketing communication, concept, communication process and promotion, determining
Unit-13
promotion mix, factors influencing promotion mix, developing promotion campaigns, sales
promotion, direct marketing, public relations, digital and social media
Trends in marketing: service Marketing, e-marketing, green marketing, customer
Unit-14 relationship management, rural marketing, other emerging trends, ethical issues in
marketing
READINGS:
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Course Code DEFIN542 Course Title CORPORATE FINANCE
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understanding finance function with respect to its evolution and growth
CO2: understanding the concept of Time Value of Money and interpreting the results based on
calculations.
CO3: analyzing financing needs of the businesses and designing an optimum capital structure
CO4: understanding the retention and distribution of profits and impact on business valuation.
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Economic outlook and Business Valuation: Impact of changing business environment
on corporate valuation, climate change and corporate valuation, Business sustainability
Unit-14
and corporate valuation, Role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in
corporate valuation
READINGS:
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Course Code DEMGN578 Course Title
ENVIRONMENT
WEIGHTAGE
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: analyze business environment and trends to take decisions with respect to international
business operations
CO2: interpret and apply international trade theories in international business operations
CO3: identify and critically analyse the role of foreign exchange market and usage of fundamental
instruments for currency exchange
CO4: develop skills on analysing the business data, and problem solving in other functional areas
such as marketing, business strategy and human resources
CO5: develop responsiveness to contextual social issues/ problems and exploring solutions,
understanding business ethics and resolving ethical dilemmas
CO6: identify aspects of the global business and cross-cultural understanding
READINGS:
55
Course Code DEMKT509 Course Title CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understand the implications of consumer behaviour concepts & theories for businesses and wider
society.
CO2: discern how individuals and groups influence consumer behaviour, and how marketers utilize this
knowledge to help achieve organizational objectives.
CO3: analyse the dynamic interplay of internal and external factors influencing consumer behaviour and
accordingly develop a marketing strategy.
CO4: articulate practical and comprehensive managerial understanding of consumer behaviour.
CO5: develop the understanding of marketing regulation, consumer protection act and contemporary
issues in consumer behaviour.
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Unit 12 Post purchase Processes and Dissonance: post purchase processes, post purchase
dissonance, product use and non-use, disposition.
Unit 13 Purchase Evaluation and Customer Satisfaction: purchase evaluation, customer
satisfaction, dissatisfaction responses, repeat purchase and customer commitment.
Unit 14 Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Regulation: regulation and marketing to children,
regulation and marketing to adults, consumer protection act and contemporary issues in
consumer behaviour.
READINGS:
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Course Code DEFIN548 Course Title INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understand the critical financial issues of international firms and international investors in
present scenario.
CO2: analyze the framework of exchange rates and foreign exchange exposures and forces affecting
exchange rates.
CO3: evaluate the international capital structure and international capital budgeting mechanism of
multinational corporations.
CO4: analyze the different modes of raising finance in international market and significance of
international finance in MNCs.
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Course Code DEMGN801 Course Title BUSINESS ANALYTICS
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: apply quantitative modelling and data analysis techniques to problems of real world
CO2: employ best practices in data visualization to develop charts, maps, tables, and other visual
Representations techniques to communicate findings to diverse audiences
CO3: identify and describe complex business problems in terms of analytical models
CO4: apply appropriate analytical methods to find solutions to business problems that achieve stated
Objective
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Unit 14 Mapping: Role of maps in business intelligence and visualization, editing unrecognized
locations
READINGS:
1. R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics by Jared P. Lander, Pearson
2. Visual Data Storytelling with Tableau by Lindy Ryan, Pearson
3. Text Mining with R: A Tidy Approach by Julia Silge and David Robins, Shroff Publishers &
Distributors Pvt. Ltd
4. Mastering Tableau by David Baldwin and Marleen Meier, Packt Publishing
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Course Code DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA
DEMKT505 Course Title
MARKETING
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
CO1: define social media marketing goals necessary to achieve successful online campaigns.
CO2: describe the stages of the social media marketing strategy development process.
CO3: develop effective social media marketing strategies for various types of industries.
CO4: devise integrated social media marketing strategies using a variety of services, tools, and
platforms to accomplish marketing objectives.
CO5: analyze the progress in achieving social media goals using a variety of powerful measurement
tools, services, and metrics.
Unit No. Content
Unit 1 Evolution of digital marketing: the digital consumer & communities online, digital
marketing landscape.
Unit 2 Search Engine Marketing: Pay Per Click (PPC) and online advertising, search engine
optimization and search engine marketing.
Unit 3 Social media and consumer engagement: Social feedback cycle, social web and engagement,
operations and marketing connection.
Unit 4 Customer engagement: affiliate marketing & strategic partnerships, Email marketing,
Content strategies.
Unit 5 Social media marketing plan: planning cycle, observing social media presence, conducting
a competitive analysis, setting goals, determining strategies, monitoring.
Unit 6 Social listening: importance of social analytics, know your influencers, customer insights.
Unit 7 Engagement on the social web: permission vs. interruption marketing, initial entry strategy:
passive vs. active, principles of success, rules of engagement, defining social media marketing
ethics, global perspective
Unit 8 Social networks: marketing with social networks, white label social networks, the future of
social networks
Unit 9 Publishing blogs: introduction to blogs, everyone is a publisher, marketing benefits of
blogging, linking a blog to marketing objectives, creating a content strategy, tips for successful
blogging, monitoring the blogsphere.
Unit 10 Publishing podcasts and webinars: creating and sharing podcasts, marketing with
podcasting, hosting webinars, marketing with webinars and/or podcasts
Unit 11 Sharing photos, images and videos: marketing with photo sharing, marketing with online
videos, how to create appealing video content, sharing online videos, encouraging user
generated content
Unit 12 Engagement on the social web: permission vs. interruption marketing, initial entry strategy:
passive vs. active, principles of success, rules of engagement, defining social media marketing
ethics, global perspective
Unit 13 Social networks: marketing with social networks, white label social networks, the future of
social networks
Unit 14 Publishing blogs: introduction to blogs, everyone is a publisher, marketing benefits of
blogging, linking a blog to marketing objectives, creating a content strategy, tips for successful
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blogging, monitoring the blogsphere.
References:
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INTERNATIONAL BANKING AND FOREX
Course Code DEFIN508 Course Title
MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: understand the dimensions of international banking
CO2: establish legal and regulatory issues in international banking institutions
CO3: demonstrate foreign exchange market operations
CO4: analyze and understand the way in which the international financial system operates
READINGS:
1. International Banking by P. Subramanian, Macmillan
2. International Banking Operations by B. Y. Olkar, A. K. Trivedi, A. K. Patwardhan, A. R. Pawse,
Macmillan
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Course Code DEOPR639 Course Title
AND RESEARCH
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: analyze how to optimally utilize the resources.
CO2: apply the concepts in solving real life problems.
CO3: adapt different opinions and make correct judgment.
CO4: select right decision-making tools.
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READINGS:
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CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
Course Code DEMKT517 Course Title
MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: develop an insight and new learning in the area of customer relationship management.
CO2: identify and respond to customers’ needs, expectations and issues to build productive and
rewarding relationships with customers.
CO3: discuss the conceptual foundations of relationship marketing and its implications for further
knowledge development in the field of business.
CO4: develop a conceptual understanding and the knowledge pertaining to practical application for
building and managing partnering relationships with customers and suppliers.
CO5: analyse how CRM is being used in consumer and business markets-implementation, management,
benefits, problems and solutions.
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CRM Application in B2B and B2C Market: importance of CRM in B2B and B2C market,
Unit-14
benefits of B2C and B2B CRM, B2B and B2C application in banking and hospitality sectors.
READINGS:
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SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO
Course Code DEFIN576 Course Title
MANAGEMENT
WEIGHTAGES
CA ETE(Th.)
30 70
Course Outcomes:
CO1: assess the characteristics of different Investment alternatives and how to trade in the stock market
CO2: apply different valuation models to find the intrinsic value of the shares
CO3: use the fundamental and technical analysis to predict the stock price movement
CO4: construct, revise and evaluate portfolios of different securities
Unit No. Content
Introduction to Security Analysis: securities market structure, major Indian stock
Unit-1 exchanges, stock exchange players, investment objectives, investment process, investment
alternatives, investment alternatives evaluation and common error in investment process
Risk and Return: concept of return, measurement of return, concept of risk, types of risk,
Unit-2
measurement of risk
Equity valuation: balance sheet valuation, dividend discount model, free cash flow model,
Unit-3
earning multiplier approach
Fixed Income and Other Investment Alternatives: pricing, yields and risks of
Unit-4 investments in fixed income securities, real estate, commodities, other alternative
investments, strategies for investments in various investment alternatives
Efficient Market Hypothesis: forms of EMH, test for EMH, depository system, depository
Unit-5
process and participants, calculation of sensex and nifty, listing of securities
Fundamental Analysis: industry analysis, economic analysis, company analysis,
Unit-6
introduction to fundamental analysis, financial health
Technical Analysis: technical indicators, Dow Theory, fundamental v/s technical analysis,
Unit-7
Elliot wave theory, chart patterns
Portfolio Construction and Management: portfolio risk, portfolio return, diversification,
Unit-8
Markowitz model
Portfolio Risk and Return Management: portfolio risk and return with different
Unit-9
correlations, efficient frontier, optimal portfolio
Asset Pricing: standard capital asset pricing model, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage
Unit-10
pricing theory
Derivative and Regulatory Aspect: meaning and reasons of derivative trading, types of
Unit-11
derivatives, forward, futures and options, regulation of derivative market
Evaluation of Portfolio Performance: Sharpe’s performance index, Treynor’s
Unit-12
performance index, Jensen performance index
Portfolio Revision: active and passive management, rupee cost averaging, constant rupee
Unit-13
plan, constant ratio plan, variable ratio plan
Contemporary Issues in Investment: fintech scope and challenges, algo trading issues
Unit-14
and development, robo advisors, high frequency trade
READINGS:
1. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management by K Sasidharan & Alex K Mathews, Mcgraw HillEducation
2. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management by Punithavathy Pandian, Vikas Publishing House
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Network topologies play a crucial role in data communication as they define the layout of a network, including the arrangement of nodes and connections. Different topologies impact communication efficiency and reliability. For instance, a star topology allows easy addition or removal of devices without disrupting the network but can be costly due to the use of hubs or switches. A bus topology, while simpler and cheaper, presents issues such as being prone to collisions and is inefficient for larger networks as all devices share a single communication line .
An understanding of operating systems enhances the functionality and usability of computers by providing a user interface that allows users to interact effectively with the system. It manages hardware resources efficiently, enabling multitasking and prioritization of processes. Additionally, operating systems incorporate utility software that enhances performance, security, and usability features, allowing applications to run smoothly and users to enjoy a seamless experience .
Understanding consumer behavior helps companies tailor their marketing strategies to meet the needs and preferences of their target audience. This comprehension enables businesses to predict consumer responses to products and services, develop more appealing marketing messages, and design products that satisfy consumer demand. Companies can improve customer satisfaction and retention by adjusting their offerings based on consumer insights, leading to more effective and efficient marketing strategies .
Java network programming provides benefits in building distributed applications such as platform independence, a rich set of libraries, and robust support for TCP/IP protocols that facilitate reliable data transmission. Java's security features help in creating secure network applications. Challenges include managing network latency and handling exceptions due to network failures. Ensuring compatibility across different network environments can also pose difficulties. Despite these challenges, Java remains popular for networking due to its ease of use and comprehensive documentation .
ESG factors (Environmental, Social, and Governance) impact corporate valuation by potentially increasing a company's attractiveness to socially conscious investors and reducing risk exposure related to sustainability issues. Companies that proactively manage ESG factors are often seen as forward-thinking and well-managed, which can enhance their reputation and lead to a higher valuation. These elements influence investment decisions by attracting investors who prioritize ethical and sustainable business practices, and potentially offering better long-term returns through minimized operational and regulatory risks .
Advanced data structures such as trees and heaps optimize data processing and retrieval through efficient organization and manipulation of data. Trees, like binary search trees and AVL trees, provide quick lookup, addition, and deletion operations, making them suitable for dynamic data environments. Heaps are useful in applications requiring priority-based processing, like implementing priority queues, because they allow for the efficient organization of elements through properties like maintaining the maximum or minimum at the root. These structures enhance performance in tasks like sorting and graph algorithms by reducing computational complexity .
Multithreading in Java is significant as it allows concurrent execution of two or more threads, enabling better utilization of CPU resources and improved application performance. This capability allows Java applications to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, such as performing background tasks while maintaining a responsive user interface. By reducing context-switching overhead between threads, multithreading helps optimize resource utilization and can lead to significant improvements in program throughput and efficiency .
International trade theories like the theory of comparative advantage provide a framework for businesses to make informed trade and investment decisions by identifying industries or products where they have a relative efficiency advantage. This understanding allows firms to optimize resource allocation, enhance specialization, and improve competitive advantage in global markets. By focusing on sectors where they can produce at lower opportunity costs, businesses can maximize profitability and strategically engage in international markets .
CSS3 and JavaScript significantly enhance web development by providing tools for more dynamic user interaction and flexible design. CSS3 offers advanced styling capabilities, enabling developers to create responsive and visually appealing websites through features like media queries and animations. JavaScript enhances user interaction by enabling complex functionalities such as form validation, dynamic content updates, and interactive graphics. Together, they empower developers to create more engaging and intuitive web applications .
Pointers and dynamic memory allocation in C programming contribute to efficient memory management by allowing programs to request memory dynamically from the heap. This means memory can be allocated and deallocated as needed, preventing waste and optimizing resource use. Pointers provide flexibility in accessing and manipulating data structures like arrays and linked lists. They facilitate faster program execution by directly accessing memory locations rather than passing large blocks of data through functions .