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    TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION Meaning of quality orientation to customer satisfaction

    Scope of TQM

    Basics and Imperatives of TQM

    Cost of quality and its relevance to TQM

    Concept of Kaizen and continuous improvement

    UNIT 2. STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL

    Concept of SQC

    Acceptance sampling and inspection plans

    Statistical process control

    Process capability studies

    UNIT 3. PEOPLES ISSUES IN TQM

    Leadership issues

    Total employee involvement

    5 S concept

    Quality circles

    UNIT 4. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

    Quality audits

    Lead assessment & ISO - 9000

    UNIT 5. QUALITY GURUS AND LEARNINGS FROM THEM

    Issues on quality by

    o Demming

    o Crosby

    o Taguchi

    o Juran

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    BESTERFIELD: Total Quality Management (Pearson)

    S. N. CHARY: Production & Operations Management (TMH)

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    BUSINESS ETHICS

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION (4 HRS) Business functioning and ethical dilemmas in management

    Unethical behaviour and conduct at individual, group, and corporate level

    Ethical principles in business

    2. INDIVIDUAL ETHICS (4 HRS)

    Ethics in corporate strategy

    Ethical dilemmas and value clarification for future managers

    3. GROUP ETHICS (4 HRS)

    Ethical attitudes of Indian managers

    Managers facing unethical management

    4. CORPORATE ETHICS (4 HRS)

    Ethics and company philosophies

    Corporate social responsibility

    5. APPLICATIONS (8 HRS)

    Ethics in marketing research and marketing strategy

    Ethics in finance: Tax planning; financial disclosures

    Ethics in information technology and systems usage

    Ethics and human resources management Environmental ethics

    (The faculty should use case studies for this unit).

    REQUIRED READINGS:

    MANUEL G. VELASQUEZ: Business Ethics - Concepts and Cases (Pearson: 2010)

    FERREL: Business Ethics: A case perspective (Cengage)

    AGGRAWAL: Business Ethics, An Indian Perspective (Wiley India)

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    ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (2 HRS) Meaning of business environment; various classification schemes

    Components of business environment:

    - Microeconomic environment: Direct (customers, intermediaries, suppliers,employees, financial stakeholders, competitors); indirect (govt., community,

    pressure groups, etc)

    - Mesoeconomic environment: Industry (as against business unit) level forces- Macroeconomic environment: Economic, social, technological, legal, political,

    ethical, ecological and other forces facilitating and/or binding the business units.

    Environment turbulence and the need for adaptation/change in business decision making

    2.MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT (8 HRS) Key concepts in Macroeconomics*: Growth, development, circular flows, multiplier,

    business cycle, employment, inflation, trade, balance of payments, etc.

    Economic objectives and development models:

    - Free enterprise vs. planning model at the economy level*

    - Progress of Indian economy between 1951-1990 and 1991 till date; LPG model ofgrowth.

    - Unfinished agenda and the role assigned to Indian business (both public and

    private sector)

    Policy framework

    - Fiscal policy: state of fiscal affairs in India; implications for business

    - Monetary and financial policy; Indian financial system and its relationship withBusiness

    - Regulatory framework: Need and operation in the area of prices, labor,

    infrastructure, etc; growth and constraints due to regulations.

    Business environment available at state level

    3. INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT (2 HRS)

    Intertemporal evolution of Indian business (including public sector) till date

    Industrial policy framework

    The new policy environment: Growth and inhibiting factors for the business.

    4. STAKE HOLDERS IN BUSINESS (4 HRS)

    Immediate stakeholders: Customers, intermediaries, supplier, employees, financial partners

    Dealing with the stakeholders: Cooperation and conflicts

    Five forces model of M. Porter*

    5. CONSUMING CLASSES IN INDIA (1 HR)

    Profile of Indian customers: Demographic, psychographic, geographic, and behavioural *

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    Consumerism and consumer protection

    Building relationship with customer*

    (Refer, specifically, to NCAER, NSSO, and Mc Kinsey Reports)

    6. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT (4 HRS)

    Kinds of industries (Monopolies, fragmented, and concentrated) and their competitiveimplications for business conduct and performance.

    Monitoring of competitive activities

    Globalisation and changing nature of competition in India

    Legislation to enforce/regulate competition (MRTPA, Competition bill, etc)

    7.EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES (3 HRS)

    New Millennium, new challenges: Globalisation; information technology; demographic

    transition; environment degradation; consumer activism; business ethics

    (Note: The topics included here will be prepared by students for their internal assessmentpurpose; there shall be no teaching)

    Coping with new challenges (3 step process)- Business intelligence systems and business environment audit

    - Tapping of information- Devising of strategies and tactics

    IMP. NOTES: The starred (*) topics have already been covered or will be covered under differentcourses. Hence here there will be no teaching on them. But the students will be definitely

    examined on these topics, as regards their business implications, in the end term examination.

    The final examination paper will contain questions on current economic environment related

    issues. Any student who fails to read at least one pink newspaper and one business magazine is

    unlikely to clear the examination

    REQUIRED READINGS:

    Note: There is no specific text book catering to the whole syllabus. The faculty is advised

    to construct own reading list. The following may help, however:

    K. ASHWATHAPA: Business Environment for strategic Management (HPH)

    Besides the students are required to read the following newspapers and magazines:

    Newspapers: Business Standard; Economic Times; Financial Express; Hindu BusinessLine; Mint; Financial Chronicle

    Magazines: Business India; Business Today; Business world; Business & Economy;

    Outlook Business

    Business World: Marketing Yearbook (Businessworld Publications: Latest Edition)

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    EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION & MENTORING

    There is no formal syllabus for executive communication and mentoring. You are advised tocontact Prof. Prashanto Banerjee directly for any guidance and clarification.

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    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING

    MARKETING RESEARCH

    COURSE DURATION: 4 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 4

    1. INFORMATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND ORGANIZATION

    Marketing research: Meaning, need, and scope

    Information and decision making

    Marketing information system

    Decision support systems

    Research process and research design

    Research data

    2. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IN M.R.

    The concept, scales, and components of measurement Questionnaire design

    Qualitative design. Attitude scales

    Interviews

    Mailed questionnaires

    Group discussions

    Focus groups

    Motivation/psychological research

    Shopping mall tests

    Web based research

    3. SALES FORECASTING

    Importance of sales forecasting and its role in marketing research

    Consequences of incorrect forecasting

    Quantitative & qualitative aspects of forecasting

    4. RESEARCH IN MARKETING MIX

    Product research testing

    Price research

    Distribution research

    Advertising and communication research

    5. MARKETING RESEARCH REPORTS

    Preparing written research reports and oral presentations

    Reading and interpreting research reports.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS

    GREEN, TULL, AND ALBAUM: Research for Marketing Decisions (PHI Learning)

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    LUCK AND RUBIN: Marketing Research (PHI Learning)

    NARESH MALHOTRA: Marketing Research- An Applied Orientation (Pearson)

    ZIKMUND: Marketing Research (Cengage)

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    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING

    DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKSCOURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. DISTRIBUTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

    Role and function of intermediaries; their selection and motivation

    Distribution analysis, control, and management

    Channel dynamics: VMS, HMS, multichannel marketing system

    Channel conflict and their management

    2. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

    Physical distribution system: Various decision areas

    Modes of transport in India; their characteristics

    3. LOGISTICS

    Logistics management: Meaning; functional areas of logistics; logistics integration for

    customer satisfaction

    4. COST AND CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT

    Distribution costs and their management

    Customer service

    5. SUPPLY CHAIN

    Supply chain management

    Integration of procurement and supply strategies

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    CHOPRA, MEINDI, AND KALRA: Supply Chain Management(Pearson)

    R.H.BALLOU AND SAMIR K. SRIVASTAVA: Business Logistics/ Supply Chain

    Management(Pearson)

    SATISH C. ALLAWADI & RAKESH SINGH: Logistics Management (EEE)

    KAPOOR & KANSAL: Basics of Distribution Management: A Logistics Approach (PHI

    Learning)

    P. VENUGOPAL: Sales and Distribution Management (Sage Publications)

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    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING

    B 2 B MARKETING

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKSCOURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. B2B MARKETING: OVERVIEW

    Nature and scope of B2B marketing

    Basics of industrial marketing

    2. UNDERSTANDING CUSTOMER & ITS ENVIRONMENT

    Organisational buying behaviour

    Organising for the buying function

    Managing buyer seller relationship

    Researching the business markets

    3. ORGANISING THE MARKETING FUNCTION

    Market segmentation strategy

    Product decisions for industrial products

    Management of new industrial products

    Pricing strategy for new products

    Pricing strategy in a competitive environment

    4. PROMOTING AND PLACING B2B PRODUCTS

    Communication for industrial markets

    Industrial products distribution

    Commercial aspects of industrial marketing

    Industrial selling

    5. SPECIFIC MARKETING PROGRAMS

    Marketing of projects

    Marketing of industrial services

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    P. K. GHOSH: Industrial Marketing (OUP): Relevant chapters only.

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    SPECIALIZATION: HR MANANGEMENT

    HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

    COURSE DURATION: 4 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKSCOURSE CREDIT: 4

    1. INTRODUCTION TO MANPOWER PLANNING

    Definition and scope

    Objectives, importance, benefits, and challenges involved.

    2. MANPOWER PLANNING PROCEDURES

    System and procedures used

    Manpower data bank

    Norms, plans, and projections

    Forecast: Manpower supply and demand; reconciliation between the two Manpower budgeting

    Manpower acquisition and redeployment

    3. ASSESSMENT OF MANPOWER REQUIREMENT

    Information required

    Manpower surveys; employment market information

    Labor market characteristics

    4. MANAGING CAREERS

    Career planning and management

    Succession planning

    5. UTILIZATION AND CONTROL

    Improving manpower utilization

    Wastage analysis, downsizing, and manpower control.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    DIPAK K. BHATTACHARYA: Human Resource Planning (Excel)

    GATEWOOD, FIELD & BARRICK: Human Resource Selection (Cengage: 2008)

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    SPECIALIZATION: HR MANANGEMENT

    WORK PSYCHOLOGY

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKSCOURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN WORK CONTEXT

    Framework and bases

    Personality in work context

    Industrial psychological research

    2. ENVRIONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ERGONOMICS

    Organizational psychology

    Environmental psychology

    Ergonomics

    3. WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENTS

    Work psychology well being, and adjustments

    Workplace diversity

    4. INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

    Psychological testing: Meaning, scope, and effectiveness

    Principles involved: Norms and meaning of test scores, reliability, validity, and itemanalysis

    Ability testing: Individual tests; tests for special populations; group testing

    Personality testing: Self assessment personality inventories; measurement of interests andattitudes; projection techniques

    Application of testing; ethical and social considerations involved

    Personnel psychology

    5. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND WORK PERFORMANCE

    Demographic, personality, and cultural factors contributing to individual differences

    Individual differences in the work context

    Individual differences in cognitive behaviours, personality traits, personal orientation, and

    emotional state

    Individual difference in goal striving, work motivation, and work satisfaction Individual differences and decision making behaviours

    Individual differences and entrepreneurship

    Individual differences and organizational withdrawls

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    PAUL M. MUCHINSKY: Psychology Applied to Work (Hypergraphic press)

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    MALTHEWMAN, ROSE, AND HETHERINGTON: Work Psychology : An

    Introduction to Human Behaviour (OUP)

    DUNANC SCHULTZ: Psychology and Work Today ( Pearson)

    PETER WARTSMAN: Psychology at Work

    JOHN ARNOLD, IVAN T.ROBERTSON, AND CARY L. COOPER: Work

    Psychology:Understanding Human Behaviour in The Workplace (Prentice Hall)

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    SPECIALIZATION: HR MANANGEMENT

    PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & APPRAISAL SYSTEM

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

    Performance appraisal: Meaning, purpose, and scope

    Pros, Cons and reputation of performance appraisal

    Legal aspects of performance appraisal systems

    Performance planning

    2. PERFORMANCE EXECUTION

    Performance execution: Meaning, and scope Performance execution & managerial and employee responsibilities

    Performance tracking

    Performance enhancement: Motivators

    3. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

    Appraisal of performance

    Review

    Appraisal forms

    Process

    4. BUILDING PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE

    Factors leading to excellence in work

    Creating development plans that work for the employees

    Management and employee responsibilities in development

    Using the job as part of the development process

    Problem employees

    Identifying gaps between desired and actual performance

    Getting a buy in to change

    Documenting change discussions

    Attitude and attendance problems

    5. PERFORMANCE CONSELLING

    Objectives of counselling

    Conditions for effective counselling

    Sequential process of performance counselling

    Making counselling effective

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    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    TV RAO: Performance Management & Appraisal System(Sage)

    SAKS: Performance Management through Training and Development (CIPD)

    MICHAEL ARMSTRONG: Performance Management (Kogan Page)

    TV RAO: 360 Degree Feedback and Performance Management System (Excel Books)

    MIKE WALTENS: The Performance Management Handbook (Jaico Publishing House)

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    SPECIALIZATION: FINANCE

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

    COURSE DURATION: 4 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 4

    1. FORMS OF BUSINESS ALLIANCES

    Strategic choice of type of business alliance

    Merger and acquisition and take-over

    Introduction to restructuring problems; types of mergers; reasons for M & A; vertical,

    horizontal, conglomerate, concentric mergers.

    History of mergers the first to the fourth wave and causes thereof.

    The strategic Process Theories of mergers and tender offering financial synergy andmanagerial synergy.

    Joint ventures and alliances

    2. DEFINING AND SELECTING TARGET

    Pricing of mergers (Pricing the competitive bid for take- over)

    Negotiation/approach for merger

    Acquisition and take over contracting; implementation of M & A; managing post-merger

    issues

    3.VALUING FIRMS AND THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF VALUATION

    Product life cycle effect on valuation.

    Corporate and financial restructuring

    Divestiture Mechanism, process and techniques legalities involved in M & A and take-

    over

    Ethical issues of merger and take-over

    4.ACCOUNTING FOR MERGERS

    Financing the mergers and Take-overs

    Corporate restructuring divestment and abandonment

    5. LEGAL ASPECTS OF M&A

    Legal aspects of mergers/amalgamation and acquisition; provisions of Companies Act;SEBI regulation; Takeover Code; schemes of amalgamation; court approvals

    RECOMMEDNDED BOOKS:

    GAUGHAN: Mergers, Acquisition & Corporate Restructuring (John Wiley)

    SUDI SUDERSANAM: Creating Value from M&A (Pearson)

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    SPECIALIZATION: FINANCE

    STRATEGIC CORPORATE FINANCE

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC FINANCE

    Business system and maximization of wealth of shareholders/stakeholders

    Objective function of a business entity: wealth maximization for the shareholders and/or

    stakeholders

    Corporate governance issue: Principal agency problem

    Share holders marginal and average

    Principles of investment decisions

    2. MEASUREMENT OF RETURNS

    Investment decisions: strategic and tactical roadmap for companies

    Capital budgeting: Concepts; decision making, including risk analysis

    Inflation and capital budgeting

    Economic value added (EVA): Concept and measurement in India companies

    3. CORPORATE FINANCING DECISIONS

    Corporate life cycle approach

    Corporate debt: Benefits and costs

    Optimal capital structure

    Issues in designing capital structure (profitability & liquidity, control & tax tax planning,maneuverability)

    Transition from prevailing capital structure to optimum mix (debt plus equity)

    Dividend payouts

    4. BUSINESS DECISIONS AND BUSINESS VALUATION

    Basics of business valuation

    Discounted cash flow: Concept, variants, and measurement

    Real options

    Relative valuation

    Integrated business valuation

    5. CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING AND CORPORATE FINANCE

    Financial framework for Corporate Restructuring

    Corporate Debt Restructuring Mechanism

    PE and hybrid financing

    RECOMMEDED BOOKS:

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    ASHOK BANERJEE: Financial Management, EB

    PRASANNA CHANDRA: Fundamentals Financial Management, TMH

    JOHN WILD, SUBRANANYAM & ROBERT HALSEY: Financial Statement Analysis.

    TMH

    BREARLY AND MYERS: Financial Management TMH

    A. DAMODARAN: Applied Corporate Finance (John Wiley)

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    SPECIALIZATION: FINANCE

    MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE & FOREX MANAGEMENT

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. ESSENTIALS OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    International finance: Issues & dimensions

    International finance: Nature, role

    International monetary/financial system

    Internationalization process; international financial flows, and balance of payments

    framework

    2. CAPITAL IN MBF Capital structure

    Capital budgeting

    Working capital management

    3. INTRODUCTION TO FOREIGN EXCHANGE

    Sources and Uses

    International exchange system and balance of payment (BoP) framework,

    International financial institutions ,

    Basic glossary of foreign exchange market

    4.FOREX MARKETS

    Regulatory framework

    Various kinds of instruments

    Different type of markets

    Working of Forex market

    5.FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT

    Introduction and need of risk management

    Types of risks and instruments to hedge forex risks

    - Currency futures and currency options

    - FX exposure and transaction risk- Market Risk

    - Counterparty Credit risk- Settlement risk

    - Measurement Techniques and Management Practice

    Hedging products

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

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    MOFFETT, STONEHILL, EITEMAN: Study Guide for fundamentals of Multinational

    Finance (Addition Wesley: 2008)

    A. V. RAJWADE: Foreign Exchange International Finance and Risk Management(Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd)

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    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING COMMUNICATION

    MARKETING AND ADVERTISING RESEARCH

    COURSE DURATION: 4 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 4

    1. INFORMATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND ORGANIZATION

    Marketing research: Meaning, need, and scope

    Information and decision making; M.I.S.

    Research process and research design

    Research data

    Techniques to collect information

    2. RESEARCH IN MARKETING MIXProduct research

    Price research

    Distribution research

    Communication research

    3. PRERESEARCH IN ADVERTISING

    Advertising research during pre and post release phases

    Creative development research

    Concept testing

    Pretesting the whole campaign

    4. POSTTESTING

    Techniques for post testing

    Measurement of effectiveness of advertising

    Limitations of research in advertising

    5. PRESENTING RESEARCH

    Preparing written research reports and oral presentations

    Reading and interpreting research reports

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS: GREEN, TULL, AND ALBAUM: Research for Marketing Decisions (PHI Learning)

    JOHN PHILIP JONES: When Ads Work: New Proof that Advertising Triggers

    Sales(M.E. Sharpe Inc.)

    LUCK AND RUBIN: Marketing Research (PHI Learning)

    NARESH MALHOTRA: Marketing Research- An Applied Orientation (Pearson)

    ZIKMUND: Marketing Research (Cengage)

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    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING COMMUNICATION

    ACCOUNT PLANNING, SERVICING AND MANAGEMENT

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. COMMUNICATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION

    Situation analysis

    Objective setting

    Message strategy

    Media strategy

    Execution

    2. ACCOUNT PLANNING BASICSMeaning and scope of account planning

    Role, responsibilities, and tracts of an account planner

    Account servicing basics

    Overall account management

    3. RESEARCH AND ACCOUNT PLANNING

    Strategic research

    Strategy document

    Message development research

    Research challenge

    4. ACCOUNT SERVICING

    Advertising agency and account servicing

    Role and responsibilities of client service team

    Client - agency relationship: services provided

    5. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

    Client brief

    Strategy formulation

    Strategic execution

    EvaluationRECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    SANGEETA SHARMA & RAGHUVIR SINGH: Advertising Planning andImplementation(PHI Learning)

    TEJ K. BHATIA: Advertising and Marketing in Rural India (Macmillan Books)

    JOHN STEEL: Truth, Lies and Advertising- The Art of Account Planning (Wiley books)

    SUNIL GUPTA: Living on the Edge (Roli books)

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    DON COWLEY: How to Plan Advertising (Abe Books)

    SPECIALIZATION: MARKETING COMMUNICATION

    PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. PUBLIC RELATIONS

    Meaning and scope

    Tools for P.R

    Planning of a P.R. activity

    Executing a P.R.campaign

    2. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION

    Concept: Need, advantage, benefits Identification of public for corporate communication

    Corporate communication planning and execution

    3. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION SETUP

    Functional interface within the organization

    Role of corporate communication department

    4. EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

    Media Training

    External functional interface with ad. Agency, PR agency, and other media

    Limitations of corporate communication

    5. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION CASE STUDY

    Success stories

    Failure stories

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    PHILIP LESLEY: Handbook of Public Relations (Jaico)

    SUSHIL BEHL: Making P.R. Work (Wheeler Publishing)

    SUBIR GHOSH: Public Relation Today (Rupa)

    CENTER & JACKSON: Public Relations Practices (Prentice Hall) LYNN UPSHAW: Truth: The New Rules for Marketing in a Skeptical World

    (AMACOM)

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    SPECIALIZATION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    ERP AND CRM CONSULTING & IMPLEMENTATION

    COURSE DURATION: 4 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 4

    1. INTRODUCTION TO ERP

    Meaning

    Various products available, including SAP

    ERP implementation: phases and problems faced

    Models of ERP

    2.VERTICALS AND ERP

    Banking Retail

    Telecom

    Services

    Logistics

    Manufacturing

    3.CRM STRATEGY

    Planning CRM implementation

    Understanding and measuring service quality

    Voice of customer

    4.TECHNOLOGY FOR CRM

    Contact centre

    Frontdesk management

    CRM technology

    Customer data management

    5.CRM MEASUREMENT

    What needs to be measured

    Consumer matrices

    Application of the matrices

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    ASHIM RAJ SINGLA: Enterprise Resource Planning Rahul V. Altekar: Enterprise

    Resource Planning: Theory and Practice (Cenage)

    FJERMESTAD & ROMANO: Electronic Customer Relationship Management (AMIS)

    V.K.GARG & N.K.VENKITAKRISHNAN: ERPWare: ERP Implementation

    Frameworks (TMH)

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    SPECIALIZATION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION:

    What is technology

    Contribution of technology to business performance: Economic analysis

    Technological and performance enhancement

    2. TECHNOLOGY AND VALUE CHAIN

    Concept of value chain and contribution of technology: Technology & competitive

    advantage Technology and value chain optimization

    3. TECHNOLOGY SELECTION

    Technology scanning: Searching for window of opportunity

    Matching internal and external competencies

    Evaluation of risk vs. potential for success

    Short term vs. long term considerations

    4. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

    Methodologies of technological assessment

    Problem issues in TA

    Organization and management of TA

    5. ENTREPRENEURSHIP & TECHNOLOGY

    Web based entrepreneurship

    Websites and their potential in conducting business

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    RANDEV MEHTA: Getting to Transformation (Macmillian)

    MOMAYA & SHARMA: New Business Paradigm : Global, Virtual, and Flexible

    (Thomson Learning) KATHLEEN R. ALLEN: Bringing New Technology to Market (Pearson)

    ANDERSON, BRAMORSKI, TESAR, AND GHOSH: Strategic TechnologyManagement (Edited books)

    SAMEER KUMAR: Connective Technologies in the Supply Chain ( Auerbach

    Publications)

    WHITE: The Management of Technology and Innovation: A Strategic Approach

    (Cengage)

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    M COMMERCE

    COURSE DURATION: 2 HRS PER WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS

    COURSE CREDIT: 2

    1. INTRODUCTION

    Concept of commerce, e-commerce, and commerce through mobile screens

    Scope of m commerce in India vis a- vis. Other modes

    Obstacles in the path of m commerce in India

    2. MOBILE COMMUNICATION

    Managerial perspective of mobile communication and mobile internet

    Business models and m commerce today; m commerce value chain

    3. MOBILE COMMERCE IN INDIA

    Mobile ways in India; mobile industry

    Relevance and potential of mobile industry in urban and rural India

    4. MOBILE INDUSTRY: POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

    Regulatory issues of m commerce

    Regulatory model of m commerce: Stakeholders perspective

    5. SYSTEMS DYNAMICS

    The eco system of m commerce: Casual loops and impact of policies and regulation

    Mobile commerce: Present and future in India

    Wireless spectrum auctions

    Mobile security and payments

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

    NORMAN SADCH: M.Commerce: Technologies, Services, and Business Models (Wiley)

    DAVID WHITELEY: E- Commerce (TMH)

    ELIAS M. AWAD: Electronic Commerce: From Vision to Fulfilment (Elias M Awad Books)

    P.T.JOSEPH: E-Commerce: An Indian Perspective (PHI Learning)

    RAVI KALAKOTE & ANDREW B. WHINSTON: Frontiers of Electronic Commerce (Wesley)