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This document outlines the course objectives, units, outcomes, and textbooks for a management course. The objectives are to expose students to basic management concepts, discuss planning, organizing, and control processes, and develop key managerial competencies. The five units cover introduction to management thought, planning, organizing, staffing and directing, and controlling. The course aims to develop critical thinking on managerial problems and understanding of business systems and the operating environment. Key textbooks are listed.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To expose the students to the basic concepts of management in order aid in understanding how an organization functions.
To discuss and apply the planning, organizing and control processes.
Identify the key competencies needed to be an effective manager.
Develop the students’ ability to work in teams
 
Unit I
Introduction: The concept of management - Development of management thoughts – Schools of Management thought – Process of Management - Contribution of F.W. Taylor, Henri Fayol, Elton Mayo and Peter F. Drucker -
Emergence of modern management thoughts.
 
Unit II
Planning: Nature and Purpose of planning- types of plans – characteristics - objectives of plans – Premises - importance - advantages - limitations of planning – methods of planning – obstacles in planning - MBO process –
guidelines for setting effective objectives.
 
Unit III
Organising:Nature and purpose of organizing - organisation levels and span of management - departmentation – line and staff relations - centralisation and decentralisation - Delegation of authority - Formal and informal
organization - Introduction to committee and Types of committees
 
Unit IV
Staffing and Directing:Elements of staffing – Functions – Process of staffing – Advantages of proper staffing – Nature and purpose - an introduction to acquisition, maintenance and development of manpower – Introduction to
Leadership- Qualities and types of leadership – Communication: Importance – elements and barriers.
Unit V
Controlling – The control process – common types of standards used in control Process – control techniques – requirement of effective control system – advantages and disadvantages - Co-ordination – Need – Types –
Problems – Approaches to achieve effective co-ordination
 
COURSE OUTCOME:
Demonstrate critical thinking when presented with managerial problems and express their views and opinions on managerial issues in an articulate way.
Understand the major internal features of a business system and the environment in which it operates.
Identify and explain the importance of the management process and identify some of the key skills required for the contemporary management practice.
 
TEXT BOOKS:
T. Ramasamy, Principles of Management, Himalaya Publishing House, 9th edition 2015.
Samuel, Essentials of Management , Pearson education, 12th edition 2014.
 
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Koontz and O’Donnel, Management ‑ A Global Perspective (10th ed.2014) McGraw Hill,
Stoner James A.F.,Freeman R. Edwardand Daniel Gilbel, Management Practices, PHI, 2014
B.S. Moshal,Management- Theory and Practice, GalgotiaPublication, New Delhi.

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