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First Semester Syllabus on the M.Tech Course on Appropriate Technology and Entrepreneurship
Practices
Sl.No. Course
Code
Course Title L T P Hours/
Week
Credits
1 ATEP 901 Production Engineering and Workshop Technology 2 0 1 4 3
2 ATEP 902 Environmental Engineering 3 0 0 3 3
3 ATEP 903 Entrepreneurship Development & Micro Enterprise
Management
3 0 0 3 3
4 ATEP 904 Design and Layout of Plants 3 0 0 3 3
5 ATEP 905 Alternate Energy Sources 2 0 0 4 3
6 ATEP 906 Disaster Management 2 0 0 2 2
7 ATEP 907 Values and Ethics in Business 2 0 0 2 2
Total 17 0 2 21 19
ATEP-901 Production Engineering and Workshop Technology 3- Credits
Management functions, Evolution of Management Theory, Management approach to Planning,
Analysis and Control functions involved in a Production System; Production cycles, planning
functions; Types of industry : Job, Batch, Continuous, Mass and Flow Productions; Organisation
and policies in respect of production planning and control; Product design and development;
Forecasting techniques; Scheduling, Sequencing and plant loading for optimal utilization;
Queueing models and line balancing; Materials Planning and Control, Inventory Management;
Value Analysis; Productivity Analysis, Mechanics of production control.
Type of production and production processes, product configuration and manufacturing
requirements. Pattern making, allowances and core making. Casting processes of ferrous and
non-ferrous metals including die casting, investment casting, centrifugal casting, loam molding,
transfer molding. Solidification principles, design of molds, rising, spurs and gating system,
casting defects.
Metal joining processes: soldering, brazing, fusion and non-fusion welding processes, various
modern welding processes like TIG, MIG, Submerged Arc Welding, Friction Welding and
Welding defects.
Fundamentals of hot and cold working processes – forging, extrusion and rolling
Thermal treatment Surface cooling CAT & CAM, Application of CNC lathe cold extrusion
Reading List :
Books:
1. S.N. Chary, Production and Operations Management, TMH. 2. Koontz & Weihrich, Essentials of Management. TMH.
3. E.S. Buffa and R.K. Sarin, Modern Production / Operations Management, John Wiley &
Sons.
4. P.N.Rao, Manufacturing Technology: Foundry, Forming and Welding TMH. 5. James S.Campbell, Principles of Manufacturing Materials and Processes, TMH.
6. G.E.Linnert, Welding Metallurgy, AWS.
7. P.C.Pandey and C.K.Singh, Production Engineering Sciences, Standard Publishers Ltd. 8. A.Ghosh and A.K.Mallick, Manufacturing Science , Wiley Eastern.
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ATEP-902 Environmental Engineering 3- Credits
Module – I
Concepts of Environment, Environmental gradients, Tolerance levels of environment factor, EU,
US and Indian Environmental Law. Chemistry in Environmental Engineering: Chemistry of the
atmosphere, combustion related air pollution, global environmental problems - ozone
depletion,greenhouse effect, acid rain etc.
Ecological Concepts: Biotic and Abiotic components, Ecosystem Process: Energy transfer, Food
Chain and Food Web, Water cycle, Oxygen cycle, Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle etc., Soil
chemistry. Soil composition, properties, identification and classification.
Noise pollution Effect of noise on people, rating systems, community noise sources and criteria,
traffic noise prediction, noise control. Noise standards, measurement and control.
Module – II
Waste Water Treatment: Water Treatment: water quality standards and parameters, Ground
water. Water treatment processes, Pre-treatment of water, Conventional process, advanced water
treatment process. DO and BOD of Waste water treatment process, primary and secondary
treatment of waste water, Activated sludge treatment: Anaerobic digestion, Reactor
configurations and methane production.
Water resources, characteristics of water, water pollutants, oxygen demanding wastes, surface
water quality, groundwater quality, water treatment systems, biomedical wastes treatment
technologies and disposal options.
Rainwater harvesting, recharging of underground water.
Module – III
Solid waste, Definition and characteristics of industrial and hazardous wastes. Hazardous waste
management, Solid Waste Management, Source classification and composition of MSW:
Separation, storage and transportation, Reuse and recycling, Waste Minimization Techniques.
Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous waste and their generation, Transportation and
treatment: Incinerators, Inorganic waste treatment. E.I.A., Environmental auditing, Hazardous
substances and risk analysis: Hazardous substance legislation, risk assessment, hazard
deification, potential carcinogens, toxicity testing in animals, human exposure assessment.
Slaughterhouse waste
Module – IV
Environmental Impact Assessment
Reading Lists :
Books:
1. G. Kiely, Environmental Engineering Irwin: McGraw Hill International Edition, 1997
2. Arcadio P. Sincero & Gergoria A. Sincero, Environmental Engineering, PHI
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3. M. L. Davis and S. J. Masen,Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science, McGraw
Hill International Edition, 2004
4. Curringham & Saigo, Environmental Science, TMH,
5. Gilbert M. Masters & Wendell P. Ela, An Introduction to Environmental Engineering and
Science, PHI Publication.
6. Gilbert M Masters, Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science:
7. J. G. Henry and G. W Heinke, Environmental Science and Engineering 8. M.L. Davis and D.A. cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering :
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ATEP-903 Entrepreneurship Development & Micro Enterprise Management 3- Credits
Sl.No Subject Matter No of
Session(s)
Hours
1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Meaning, Role of Entrepreneur,
Entrepreneur Process: different approaches, Motivation for
becoming an Entrepreneur
Two Sessions 2
2 SME Concept, its role, status, prospects and policies for
promotion of SMEs
One Sessions 1
3 Importance of Entrepreneurship: innovations, Qualities of
successful Entrepreneur, Functions of an Entrepreneur, Types of
Entrepreneur, Issues & Problems Entrepreneurial Practices,
Two Sessions 2
4 Contribution of Entrepreneurs: Towards R&D, creates Wealth of
Nation & Self prospect with Challenge
One Sessions 1
5 Entrepreneur Carrier: Different Stages, Entrepreneur
Development Programmers (EDPs).
Two Sessions 2
6 Characteristics of Entrepreneurship: Risk taker, Perceptive,
Curious, Imaginative, Persistent, Goal setting, Hardworking,
Research & Management Skill, Organising & Controlling, Soft
skills and Feasibility
Two Sessions 2
7 Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities, promotion Hurdles and
Prospects of women Entrepreneurs.
Two Sessions 2
8 Factors & Models of Entrepreneurial Development Two Sessions 2
9 Social Entrepreneurial Initiative: Solving social Problems,
Business plan, Strategic Plan vs Business Plan
Two Sessions 2
10 Forest based Industries: Mobilization of resources from NTFP
products, Processing units, Technical and Financial Feasibility
study and analysis
of projects under self employment scheme including small
entrepreneur
Two Sessions 2
11 Farm based enterprises for production and post production of
Agri-produce:
Three
Sessions
3
5
Crops: Cereals, Legumes, Oilseeds; Horticulture crops : Fruits
and vegetables; Livestock production : Poultry, Fishery,
Medicinal and Aromatic plants.
Handlooms & Sericulture; Handicraft, coir, jute & leather
Agro-Eco Tourism
12 Micro entrepreneurial skills development and good production
practices
Two Sessions 2
13 Risk Management:
Risk Factor
Sensitivity Analysis
Vulnerability Analysis
External Risk
Internal Risk
Environmental Risk
Nine Sessions 9
Reading Lists :
Books:
1. N. V. R. Naidu, Naidu I. K, Management and Entrepreneurship. International Pvt Ltd, 01-Jan-
2008
2. Frank Martin and Marcus Thompson Palgrave, Social Enterprise Developing Sustainable
Businesses, Macmillan
3.Thomas Zimmerer, Norman M. Scarborough, Doug Wilson Pearson Essentials of
entrepreneurship and small business management, Prentice Hall, 2008
4. Robert D. Hisrich Entrepreneurship 6/E Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2011
Journals:
David R. Stokes, Nicholas Wilson Cengage Learning EMEA, ‘Small Business Management and
Entrepreneurship’, Business & Economics, 2006.
Donald F. Kuratko Cengage Learning, ‘Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice’, Business &
Economics, 14-Nov-2008
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ATEP-904 Design and Layout of Plants 3- Credits
Objectives of Facility Design : Types of layout problems, the layout function; organisation of
layout: Product, process, Group Layout.
Process design, product analysis, Computerised process planning; Analysis and design of
Material flow: Systems approach to flow cycle, flow possibilities, facility layout, process charts,
string diagram, flow process chart; quantitative analysis of material flow; line balancing
techniques, optimal material flow configuration.
Space and area allocation for production and physical plant service; Computerised handling of
layout algorithms;
Introduction to various Mechanical Handling Systems and equipment for handling unit load and
bulk materials, namely pulley blocks, winches, electric hoists, EOT cranes, belt conveyor,
Bucket elevator, Screw conveyor and pneumatic conveyor. Kinematic analysis and design
procedures of their component mechanisms. Design concept of warehouse facilities
commensurate with adopted kind of handling and transfer devices; Concepts of AGVs, AS/RS
and other automated materials handling devices. Automated packaging devices; design of
Integrated Plant Layout for Product Handling Systems.
Ergonomics considerations – Space, energy, time and activity
Comfortable working environment and layouts utilities
Laboratory
Experiments and computational work involving production planning and scheduling, process
planning, resource allocation, machine loading
and optimization;
Plant facility layout models, mechanical, electro-analogue models for optimal plant facility
location analysis, analogue and computer aided models for physical path analysis of production
program/project activity;
Network analysis and optimization; product quality planning and control analysis models;
production system simulation, simulated system
in maintenance programs, system dynamics, computer applications in Plant Location and Layout.
Reading Lists :
Books:
1. James M. Apple, Plant Layout and Material Handling, John Wiley & Sons
2. Richard L. Francis & John A. White, Facility Layout and Location – An Analytical Approach
Prentice Hall
3. James M. Apple, Material Handling Systems Design, John Wiley & Sons.
4. Kroemer, KHE Lewis, Ergonomic Design of Material Handling Systems
5. Allegri, T.H, Materials Handling (Principles & Practice), CBS
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ATEP-905 Alternate Energy Sources 3- Credits
Unit-I New Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, biomass, wind, tidal, geothermal, microhydel, etc. –their availability & potential. Conversion of solar energy into various forms of energy (heat, electricity, mechanical etc.) Unit - II Geothermal & Tidal Energy: Basic principles, systems used in practice and applications, resource assessment criteria, status in India. Unit-III Solar Thermal Energy: Solar thermal devices: Radiation geometry, various types of solar collectors, flat plate & concentrating collectors, their construction working & application, hot water & hot air systems, industrial hot water systems, low pressure steam generation, solar dryers, solar pond,space heating & space conditioning, design criteria and methodologies for solar thermal applications. Solar concentrator and their applications, solar thermal power generation. use of solar thermal systems with existing systems, economic analysis of solar thermal systems, example of hybrid systems. Unit-IV Solar Photovoltaic: Solar photovoltaic conversion: Basic principle of SPV conversion, types of solar cells, fabrication of SPV cells, modules.SPV systems : Different configurations, SPV system components and their characteristics, applications, hybrid SPV system.SPV system designing: Block diagram of general SPV system, load estimation, selection of inverter, battery sizing, array sizing, wiring for SPV system. Grid synchronized inverter system. Unit-V Wind Energy: Wind energy conversion technologies, aerodynamics of wind turbine rotor, site selection. Wind resource assessment, various models to predict wind pattern and their analysis, concept of wind farms, various aspects of wind turbine design, hybrid wind energy systems – Wind + diesel power, wind + conventional grid, wind + photovoltaic system etc.
Unit-VI Hydrogen & Fuel Cell: (06 Hours) Hydrogen as a renewable energy source, source of hydrogen, fuel for vehicles. Hydrogen production: Direct electrolysis of water, direct thermal decomposition of water, biological and biochemical methods of hydrogen production. Storage of hydrogen: Gaseous, cryogenic and metal hydride. Utilization of hydrogen fuel cell – Principle of working, construction and applications.
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ATEP 906 Disaster Management 2 Credits
Module – 1 Understanding the Basic Concepts: Disaster, Risk, Vulnerability and Hazard
Disaster - Definition and it’s Interpretation, Understanding Risk, Hazard, Vulnerability,
Understanding Community in the context of disaster, Disaster – It’s relationship with other
branches of knowledge - in Physical sciences, Bio-sciences and Social sciences.
Module – 2 Disasters and Development
Defining Development – Theories and Interpretation, Relationship between development and
disaster, Disaster and Climate Change, Disaster and Poverty
Module – 3 Disaster Management
Disaster Management Act of India 2005 and its comparison with that of other countries. Disaster
Management - A Paradigm Shift -- Relief Centric to Pro-active, Holistic and an Integrated
approach Hyogo Framework of Action – Mainstreaming DRR through Development
Programmes.
Mainstreaming DRR through Flagship Programmes and India’s march towards MDG.
Module - 4 Disaster Profile
World Disaster Profile, Disaster Timeline, Indian Disaster Profile with specific emphasis
on Flood, Cyclone, Drought, Earthquake, Tsunami, Landslides, Snow Avalanches, Fire
Incidents, NIDM Guidelines on various disasters : (a) Biological Disaster (b) Chemical
Terrorism Disaster (c) Nuclear and Radiological Disaster (d) Urban Flooding (e) Incident
Response System, Use of statistics in Disaster Management
Module – 5 Disasters and Governance
Role and Responsibilities of Government Machinery in all phases of disaster (Mitigation,
Preparedness, Response and Recovery Phases),
Role of N.G.O and Civil Society (NIDM Guidelines for NGO),
Role of Media (Audio, Video, and Print),
Early Warning System Training and Capacity Building for Disaster Management,
Psycho-social Support System and Mental Health Services in disasters,
Disaster in course curriculum (National School Safety Programmes),
Disaster and Indigenous Knowledge system,
Disaster and financial Institutions (Role of Banking, Insurance, Microfinance and Corporate
Sector)
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ATEP-907 Values and Ethics in Business 2- Credits
Science, Technology and Engineering as knowledge and as Social and Professional Activities
Effects of Technological Growth:
Rapid Technological growth and depletion of resources,
Reports of the Club of Rome
Limits of growth: sustainable development
Energy Crisis: Renewable Energy Resources
Environmental degradation, pollution and Eco-friendly Technologies
Environmental Regulations, Environmental Ethics
Appropriate Technology Movement of Schumacher;
later developments Technology and developing notions.
Problems of Technology transfer,
Technology assessment impact analysis
Human Operator in Engineering Projects and Industries
Problems of man, machine, interaction, Impact of assembly line and automation.
Human centered Technology.
Ethics of Profession:
Engineering profession: Ethical issues in Engineering practice, Conflicts between business
demands and professional ideals.
Social and ethical responsibilities of Technologists
Codes of professional ethics
Whistle blowing and beyond, Case studies.
Profession and Human Values:
Values Crisis in contemporary society
Nature of values: Value Spectrum of a good life
Psychological values: Integrated personality; mental health
Societal values: The modern search for a good society, justice, democracy, secularism, rule of
law, values in Indian Constitution.
Aesthetic values: Perception and enjoyment of beauty, simplicity, clarity
Moral and ethical values: Nature of moral judgments; canons of ethics; ethics of virtue; ethics of
duty; ethics of responsibility.
Business Ethics:
CSR
Negotiation
Conflict Resolution
Organizational Ethics
Human Resource Management
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References:
1. Stephen H Unger, Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineers, John Wiley
& Sons, New York 1994 (2nd Ed)
2. Deborah Johnson, Ethical Issues in Engineering, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
1991.
3. A N Tripathi, Human values in the Engineering Profession, Monograph published by IIM,
Calcutta 1996.
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Second Semester Syllabus on the M.Tech Course on Appropriate Technology and Entrepreneurship
Practices
Sl.No. Course Code
Course Title L T P Hours/ Week
Credits
1 ATEP 908 Development Communication 2 0 0 2 2
2 ATEP 909 Managerial and Political Economics 3 0 0 3 3
3 ATEP 910 Project & Financial Management 3 0 1 5 4
4 ATEP 911 ERP Solutions and Knowledge Management 2 0 0 2 2
5 ATEP 912 Appropriate Technologies 3 0 1 3 4
6 ATEP 913 Resource Management 4 0 0 4 4
7 ATEP 914 Enterprise Opportunities / Options 3 0 1 3 4
Total 20 0 1 22 23
ATEP 908 Second Semester Syllabus on 4 Credits
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION
1. Concept and relevance of Development Communication
2. The Nature and Component of Development Process
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION IN
1. Industry
2. Agriculture
3. Health and Sanitation
4. Environment Protection and
5. Socioeconomic Development
THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION
1. Dominant Theory
2. Self Reliance Theory
3. Diffusion Theory
4. Dependent and Inter-dependence theory
BACKGROUND OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
1. Social Development
2. Economic Development
3. Political Development
4. Cultural Development
5. Good Governance
ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN COMMUNICATION
1. Planning Development Communication Campaign by Government, NGO and UN Agencies
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Mode of Teaching:
Seminar Style of Discussion, Lecture, Assignment and Examination
Reading Lists:
Books:
1. Murthy, D.V.R. Development of Journalism, Dominant Publishers, 2001
2. Naarula, Uma. Development Communication Theory and Practice, Har-Anand Publication Ltd.
New Delhi; 1990.
3. Sharma, Suresh Chandra, Media Communication and Development, Rawat Publication, 1987.
UNESCO, ‘Different Theories and Practice’, 1982
Journals:
1. Development Communication
2. Communication for Development
3. Communication for Development and Change
4. International Journal of Information Communication and Technologies
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ATEP 909 Second Semester Syllabus on 3 Credits
Managerial and Political Economics
INTRODUCTION:
1. Definition, nature and Scope of Managerial Economics
2. Managerial Economics and Micro-Economics
3. Application of Economics in Managerial decision making
4. Politics of Economic Crisis
TYPES OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIRFUTURE GOALS
1. Proprietary Firms
2. Partnership Firms
3. Joint Stock Companies
4. Public Sector Undertakings
5. Cooperative Societies
6. Non-Profit Organization
7. Organizational Goals
8. Profit Maximization
DEMAND ANALYSIS
1. Determinant of Market Demand
2. Law of Demand
3. Elasticity of Demand
4. Measurement of Demands and its use
5. The Techniques of Demand Forecasting
6. Political and Market Solutions to Collective Problems
PRODUCTION AND COSTS
1. Meaning of Production Function
2. Law of Variable Productions
3. Law of Supply and Elasticity of Supply
4. Cost and Cost Functions
5. Short term Cost and their use in Decision Making
6. Determinants of Costs
7. Monetary and Fiscal Policy
8. Breakeven Analysis
9. Cost Forecasting
PRICING AND OUTPUT DETERMINATION
1. Pricing Decision under different Market forms like, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly
2. Pricing Methods
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3. Pricing in public Sector undertakings and Cooperative Societies
COST BENEFT ANALYSIS
1. Private vs Public Goods
2. Govt. investment
3. Overall Resource Allocation
4. Steps in Cost benefit analysis
5. Justification of cost benefit analysis
GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS
1. Need for Govt. intervention in the Market
2. Price Control
3. Support prices and Administered Prices
4. Prevention and Control of Monopoly
5. Protection of Consumers’ interest
6. Economic Liberalization
7. Globalization, the Financial Crisis and the Recession
8. Process of Disinvestments
9. Need and Methods
10. Policy Planning as a guide to overall Business Development
Reading Lists:
Books:
1. Andrew Gillespie, Business Economics, Oxford University Press, 2013
2. Damodaran, Managerial Economics,2nd ed. Oxford University Press.2013
3. Dominick Salvatore, Managerial Economics, 7th ed. Oxford university Press. 2013
4. Keat, Managerial Economics: Economic Tools for Today’s Decision Makers. 6th ed.Pearson, 2012
5. Mark Hirschey, Managerial Economics, 10th ed. Thomson: South Western College Publishing,
2003
6. Petersen/Jain, Managerial Economics, Pearson, 2012.
7. James P. , Caporaso and Devid P.Levine, Theories of Political Economy, New York, Cambridge
University Press, 1992
8. Peter, A. Gouravich, Politics in Hard Times, Cornell University Press, 1988.
Journals:
1. Journal on Managerial Economics
2. Journal of Managerial Issues
3. Managerial and Decision Economics
4. Cambridge Journal of Economics
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ATEP 910 Second Semester Syllabus on 4 Credits
PROJECT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Purpose, life cycle and Uniqueness
PROJECT SELECTION
Profitability, Competitive Necessity and Operating Necessity
PROJECT PLANNING
1. Overview: Goals, Scope and the schedule to be followed
2. Background: The reasons for the project and gives some identification of main reasons for
initiating the project.
3. Objectives: Detailed statement of the general goals mentioned in the background.
4. Approach: Broadly points at the way in which the project aims to accomplish its objectives
5. Schedule: Various tasks for the preparation of cost effective master schedule.
6. Resources: The task wise budget and aggregated to form the project budget. Other resources,
like capital equipment and rented machines are also budgeted and scheduled.
7. Staffing: List of the Personnel requirements (specialized skills/any training to be imparted.
8. Monitoring: Control, Procedures. Various techniques of collecting and evaluating information on
project performances including finance.
9. Risk: Plan for unforeseen problems for unanticipated crisis, including anticipated disasters.
ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS
1. Responsibility
2. Acquiring Resources
3. Staffing Project
4. Dealing with Obstacles
5. Communication
6. Negotiations
7. Scheduling
8. Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
9. Networking Techniques
PROBLEMS
1. Human and Mechanical Problems
2. Budgeting
3. Labour unrest etc.
4. PROJECT CONTROL ON
1. Performance, Cost and Time
2. Post Performance Control: after completion of the Project
3. Recording of Good and Bad Practices from scheduling to budgeting to control.
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Reading lists:
Books:
1. Archibald, R.D, Managing High Technology Programmes, New York: John Wiley, 1992
2. Bierman, H. The Capital Budgeting Decision: Economic Analysis of Investment Projects ( 7th
ed.)New York: Macmillan, 1988
3. Kerzner, H. Project Management: A System Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
(9th ed.) . New York: John Wiley, 2005.
4. Meredith, J.R. and S.J.Mantel, Project Management: A Managerial Approach (6th ed). New York:
John Wiley, 2005
Journals:
1. Beale, P. and M.Freeman, ‘Successful Project Execution: A Model’, Project Management Journal,
December, 1991.
2. Cookie-Davis, T. ‘Return of the Project Manager’, Management Today, May 1990
3. Takeuchi, and I.Nonaka, ’The New Product Development Game,’ Harvard Business Review,
January-February, 1986.
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ATEP 911 Second Semester Syllabus on 3 Credits
ERP Solutions and Knowledge Management
INTRODUCTION:
1. ERP Solution and Its Utility
2. Usability
3. Security
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF ERP:
1. Team Structure: Centralized, Decentralized and Tree Structure
2. Domain Specialized
ERP SOLUTION AND Its UTILITY:
1. ERP Solution in Practice
2. User’s suggestions from Manual to ERP Transformation
IMPLEMENTATION OF ERP:
1. Fragmentation of ERP
2. Types of User with their data accessibility
3. Proposal for more user friendly interface and abilities
4. Configuration
5. Customization
6. Extension
7. Data flow diagram process for different segments
PURPOSES:
1. Advantages & Purposes
2. Disadvantages
3. Benefits
FUTURE PROSPECT OF ERP:
1. Obstacles of ERP
2. Testing and Maintenance of ERP
Reading Lists:
Books:
1. Sheilds, Mureell G., E-Business and ERP, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2001
2. Sheilds, Mureell G., E-Business and ERP: Rapid Implementation and Project Planning. John Wiley
and Sons, Inc., 2001
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3. Monk, Ellen and Wagner, Brett. Concept s in Enterprise Resource Planning. (3rd ed.) Boston,
Massachusetts: Technology Cengage Learning. 2009
4. O’Brien, James. Management Information System (MIS). New York: McGraw Hill, Irwin, 2011.
5. Chang, SI; Guy Gable; Errol Smythe; Greg Timbrell. Thin Enterprise Resource Planning(2nd
ed.)Boston: Thomson Course Technology. 2006
Journals:
1. Shaul, L. and Tauber, D. ‘CSFs along ERP life-cycle in SMEs: a field Study. Industrial Management
& Data
Systems, 112(3), 2012.
2. Shaul, L. and Tauber, D. ‘Critical Success Factors in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems:
Review of the
Last Decade’, ACM Computing Surveys, 45(4), 2013.
3. Gill, R. ‘The Rise of two-tier ERP’, Strategic Finance, 93(5), 35-40, 2011
4. Brown, C. and I.Vessey, ‘Managing the Next Wave Enterprise System: Leveraging Lessons from
ERP,’MIS Quarterly Executive, (2), 2003
5. King, W. ‘Ensuring ERP Implementation Success’, Information Systems Management, Summer,
2005
6. Thomson H. Davenport, ‘Putting the Enterprise into the Enterprise System’, Harvard Business
Review, July – August, 1998.
7. Vilpola, Inka Heidi. ‘A Method for Improving ERP implementation success by the principles and
process o f user – centred design’. Enterprise Information System, 2(1), 2008.
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ATEP 912 Second Semester Syllabus on 4 Credits
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
INTRODUCTION
1. Concepts, Background and meaning
2. Movement of Appropriate Technology
3. Practical Implications and Theoretical issues
APPLICATION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
1. Alternate energy sources:
a. Solar energy
b. Wind energy
c. Bio-fuels
d. Bio-gas
e. Tidal energy
f. Stem energy
2. Disaster Mitigation:
a. Earthquake/ Cyclone Resistant housing design with appropriate Materials
b. Landslide
c. Flood Resistant Habitation
d. Fire resistant Houses
3. Water and Sanitation:
a. Rain Water Harvesting , Designing Dams and Pipelines
b. Appropriate Technique for construction and design of Sanitation
c. Sewerage
d. Water Recycling
e. Solid and Liquid Waste Management
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS RECYCLING OF WASTE MATERIALS
a. Glass
b. Paper
c. Tin
d. Wood wastes
e. Recycling Units
DOCUMENTATION ON APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM
1. Regional Specific Technologies and Knowledge
2. Preparation of Human and Material Resources
3. Transfer and Exchange of Appropriate Technologies
THE PRODUCTS OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
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1. Demonstration and sale of the Products
2. Development of Appropriate Technology Park
3. Role of Entrepreneurs towards Promotion of Such Products
R & D ON APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND INDEGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
1. Stimulating R&D activities in small organization for rapid dissemination of Technological advances
2. Small Business Innovation Research Programme 3. Small Business Technology Transfer Programme 4. Subsidies for up gradation of small venture 5. Business Incubation
Reading Lists:
Books:
1. Barrett Hazeltine and Christopher Bull, Appropriate Technology: Tools Choices and Implications
2. Richard Heeks, Technology and Developing Countries: Practical Applications Theoretical Issues
3. John Pickford, The Worth of Water Technical Briefs on Health, Water and Sanitation,
Intermediate Technology Publications, 1998
4. Stevenson, L and A.Lundstrom. Patterns and Trends in Entrepreneurship: SME Policy and Practice
in Ten Economies, Orebro, Sweden:The Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research
5. Storey, D.J. Understanding the Small Business. London and New York:Routledge, 1994
6. _________, Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium Enterprises and Public Policies, Hand Book of
Entrepreneurship Research, New York: Springer, 2005
Journals:
1. Knopp, L. ‘State of the Business Incubation’, NBIA, Review, August 2007, 24(4)
2. Duff, A.. ‘ Best Practice in Business Incubator Management’, AUSTEP Strategic Partnering Pty
Ltd, 2004
3. Lichtenstein, G.A. ‘The Significance of Relationship in Entrepreneurship in Two Business
Incubator.’ Ohio: NBIA Publication., 1992.
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Second Semester Syllabus on
ATEP 913 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 4 Credits
INTRODUCTION:
Definition and the meaning of Resource Management
i. Types of Resources
ii. Information Resource
iii. Functions of Information Resource
iv. Importance of Information Resource
v. Human Resource
vi. Natural Resource
vii. Land Resources
RESOURCE INVENTORY:
The Preparation of Resource Inventory would be through Participation of the Stakeholders.
RESOURCE TYPING:
i. Purpose of Resource Typing
ii. Maintenance of Inventory – State/ Local Government level
RESOURCE MAPING:
i. Tools, techniques and Methodology
ii. Application of Geographical Information System (GIS), Remote-sensing, Global positing System
(GPS), and ICT for mapping of Natural Resources.
Reading Lists:
Books:
1. Michael, J. Conroy, James T. Peterson. Decision Making in Natural Resource Management: A
Structured, Adaptive Approach, Wiley Publication
2. Kohl, Michael, Magnussen. Steen S. Marchetti, Marco. Sampling Methods, Remote Sensing and
GIS Multi-resource Forest Inventory, Springer Publication.
3. Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Good Child, David J. Maguire and David W.Rhind,
Geographic Information Systems and Science, Wiley Publication
4. Stan Morain. GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management
Journals:
1. Resource Conservation and Recycling Journal
2. Information Resources Management
3. Resource Management Materials
4. Annual Review of Environment and Resource
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Second Semester Syllabus on
ATEP 913 Enterprise Opportunities/Options 4 Credits
Opportunities of Enterprise:
Location and Types of Enterprise:
i. Rural: a. Agro based b. Forest based c. Community based d. others
ii. Urban: a. Small b. Medium c. Large d. others
Capacity based Enterprise:
i. MSR of the Entrepreneurs
ii. Skill up-gradation initiative based on activities/capabilities
iii. Training need assessment & preparation of Participatory Training modules
iv. Pursuing Training
Opportunity Cost:
i. Definition
ii. Opportunity costs in Production: a. Explicit costs b. Implicit costs
iii. Budget constraint
iv. Opportunity cost of Capital
v. Cost- benefit analysis
Growth of business:
i. New Business Idea
ii. Advantages
iii. Disadvantages
iv. Selection Process
v. Knowledge(Technical & Domain) and experience
vi. Contacts
vii. Goals & Aspirations
Buying a Business:
i. Introduction
ii. Challenges in buying a business: a. Advantages b. Disadvantages
iii. Process of Buying: a. Information Collection b. Site visit, c. Assessment d.
additional information, e. Negotiation.
Business Plan:
i. Description of the Business
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ii. Writing a Business Plan
iii. Uses of a Business Plan
iv. Data collection for Business Plan
v. Kinds of Business Plan
Reading Lists:
Books:
James M. Buchanan, 2008, opportunity Cost, The New palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Ed.
Gartner W.B, 1990, ‘What are we Talking about when we talk about Entrepreneurship’, Journal
of Business Venturing, 5
Porter, M.E.(1985), Competitive Advantage, The Free Press, New York.
Praag C.M. Van and H.Van ophem (1995), ‘Determinants of Willingness and Opportunity to start
As an Entrepreneur,’ Kyklos, 48.
Birley S and D F Muzyka (1997), Entrepreneurship , London; pitman
Castrogiovanni, G.J. (1996) ‘Pre-Startup Planning and Survival of New Small Businesses,’ Journal
of Management, 22(6).
Delloite and Touche(2003) Writing an Effective Business Plan, Delloitte and Toouche LLP, New
York.
Sahlman, W.A(1997) ‘How to Write a Great business Plan’, Harvard Business Review, July –
August.
Kawasaki, G (2004), The art of the Start: The Time Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for anyone
Starting anything, Port folio: Penguin.
Journals:
Strategic Management Journal
Journal of Business Venturing
International Small Business journal