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MBA Sem II Syllabus

The document outlines the curriculum for various courses in a semester, including Financial Management, Business Analytics, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Advanced Excel, Industry Analysis, Field Project, and Verbal Communication Lab. Each course includes objectives, outcomes, session details, and suggested reading materials. The courses aim to equip students with essential skills and knowledge relevant to their respective fields.
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MBA Sem II Syllabus

The document outlines the curriculum for various courses in a semester, including Financial Management, Business Analytics, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Advanced Excel, Industry Analysis, Field Project, and Verbal Communication Lab. Each course includes objectives, outcomes, session details, and suggested reading materials. The courses aim to equip students with essential skills and knowledge relevant to their respective fields.
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II Course Code 201

Semester
Course Title Financial Management Credits:3
Total Marks 100 Total Sessions 45
Concurrent Evaluation 50 Learning Sessions 42
External Evaluation 50 Evaluation Sessions 03

Course Objectives:
To make the students understand the basic principles of finance

Course Outcomes:
Students should be able to
1. Analyse financial statements using Ratio Analysis
2. Prepare the statement of working capital requirements
3. Assess Capital Expenditure Proposals
4. Explain procedure followed in payment of dividend
5. Recognise overcapitalization and undercapitalization

Unit Number of
Contents
Number Sessions
1 Introduction to Schedule 3 of Companies Act, 2013 regarding 10
the structure of financial statements – Analysis and
interpretation of financial statements using Ratio Analysis –
Introduction to Cash Flow Analysis and Funds Flow Analysis
2 a. Finance Function – Scope and Significance 10
b. Various forms of business organization
c. Capitalization – Overcapitalization and Undercapitalization
d. Capital Structure decisions – Factors affecting capital
structure decisions - Cost of Capital – Trading on Equity –
Leverages
3 Working Capital Management – Nature – Need of working 12
capital – Factors affecting working capital requirement –
Estimation of working capital requirement – Financing working
capital requirement – Commercial Papers – Introduction to
Management of inventory, receivables and cash
4 Capital Budgeting – Nature and Significance – Time Value of 8
Money – Discounting and Compounding – Methods for
evaluating capital expenditure proposals
5 Management of Profits – Dividend Policy – Factors affecting 5
Dividend Policy – Choosing Dividend Policy – Forms of Dividend
- Procedural and Legal formalities in payment of dividend –
Bonus Shares
Suggested Books:
1. Financial Management – I.M.Pandey
2. Financial Management – Khan and Jain
3. Financial Management – Prasanna Chandra
4. Financial Management and Policy – R.
5. Basic Financial Management – Dr. Satish Inamdar

Problems to be asked on :
1. Simple problems on Ratio Analysis – Calculation of ratios and preparation of financial
statements based upon ratios
2. Simple problems on Capital Structure
3. Calculation of Cost of Capital
4. Leverages
5. Estimation of Working Capital Requirement
6. Methods for Evaluation of Capital Expenditure Decisions (Except IRR)
Weightage of problems should be around 40% 0f the total marks.
Semester II Course Code 202

Course Title Business Analytics Credits: 3

Total Marks 100 Total Sessions (60 min each) 45

Concurrent Evaluation 50 Learning Sessions 42

External Evaluation 50 Evaluation Sessions 03

Course Objectives:
1.Business analytics course mainly focuses on the skills, technologies, applications and
practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business
performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Business analytics focuses on
developing new insights and understanding of business performance based on data and
statistical methods.
2.In short, business analytics is an interactive process of analyzing and exploring
enterprise data to find valuable insights that can be exploited for competitive
advantage. Business Analytics allows organizations to better understand, anticipate
and shape business outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:
● Describe and interpret the basic concepts of Business Analytics (BA)
● Describe basic principles of data analysis and related statistical tools
● Demonstrate the knowledge of IT applications in data analysis, mining and storage
● Critically analyze business problems and determine suitable analytical methods for
addressing them
● Interpret, analyze and validate the results of analysis

Unit Contents Number


Number of
Sessions
1 Introduction to Business Analytics 07
Concept of data-driven decision making
The need for business analytics – case studies
The Analytics spectrum – descriptive, predictive and prescriptive
analytics
2 Predictive Analytics 08
Multiple Regression (using MS Excel) Forecasting techniques
Sampling Theory and its applications – Estimation of means and
Testing of samples-testing of hypothesis (Use of basic parametric and non-
parametric tests) hypothesis tests – Z Test, T-Test, ANOVA, Chi-
Square test
Interpretation of data and report writing (numerical expected)
3 Prescriptive Analytics 12
Introduction to prescriptive analytics
Linear programming and its business applications
Graphical solution to Linear Programming problems
Use of MS Excel in solving optimization problems
4 Use of Information Technology in Business Analytics 09
Types of digital data
Management of Structured and unstructured data, data modeling
Distinction between ERP and Business Analytics
OLTP and OLAP applications in Industry
Data mining and data warehousing
Big data and its challenges
Measures, metrics, KPIs and business performance management
Best practices for BA

Suggested Books
● Fundamentals Of Business Analytics (Paperback)-Author: R. N. Prasad, Seema
Acharya Publisher: Wiley India Pvt Ltd
● Analytics in Practice 1st Edition (Paperback)_ Authored By: Soumendra Mohanty
Publisher: Tata McGraw - Hill Education
Semester II Course Code 203
Course Title Operations & Supply Chain Management Credit: 3
Total Marks 100 Total Sessions 45
Concurrent Evaluation 50 Learning Sessions 42
External Evaluation 50 Evaluation Sessions 03

Course Objectives:
1 To make students understand how supply chain impacts all areas of the firm
2 To introduce the basic concepts of supply chain management
3 To provide insights into supply chain’s linkages with customer value

Syllabus:

Unit Contents
Number

1 Introduction to Operations & Supply Chains: Concept & 09


definitions of Operations and Supply Chain (SC), Evolution
from manufacturing to operations management, Physical
distribution, Logistics & Supply Chains, Generalized SC Model,
Concept of SCM, Role of SC as a value driver: Integrative
Management, Responsiveness.
2 Operations Processes: 09

a. Process Characteristics in Operations : Volume Variety and Flow.


Types of Processes and Operations Systems – Continuous Flow
System and intermittent flow systems.
b. Process Product Matrix : Job Production, Batch Production,
Assembly line and Continuous Flow, Process and Product Layout.
c. Service System Design Matrix : Design of Service Systems,
Service Blueprinting.
3 Production Planning & Control (PPC) : Role and Functions of PPC 09

Demand Forecasting : Forecasting as a Planning Tool, Forecasting


Time Horizon, Sources of Data for forecasting, Accuracy of Forecast,
Capacity Planning.

Production Planning : Aggregate production Planning, Alternatives for


Managing Demand and Supply, Master Production Schedule, Capacity
Planning – Overview of MRP, CRP, DRP, MRP II

Production Control : Scheduling, Loading, Scheduling of Job Shops


and Floor Shops, Gantt Charts.

4 Supply Chain Structure: Shift from enterprise to network, 09


Structure of a SC, Push based SC, Pull based SC, Tradeoff between
Push & Pull, Identifying appropriate Push & Pull Strategy for SC,
Commodity & cost centric SC, Agile SC
5 Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics: Financial measures of 09
performance, Drivers of supply chain performance, Framework for
Structuring Drivers, Facilities, Inventory, Transportation,
Information, Sourcing, Pricing.

Learning Resources:

1 Text Books Designing and Managing The Supply Chain – Concepts, Strategies&
Case Studies by Levi, Kaminsky, Levi, TMGH, 3rd Edition.
Supply Chain Management: Strategy Planning & Operations by Sunil
Chopra, Peter Meindl, Pearson, 1st Edition

2 Reference Supply Chain Management – Concepts and Cases by Altekar, PHI


Books Learning
3 Supplementary Competitive Advantage, Michael Porter, Free Press
Reading Latest Economic Survey of India – Chapter on Infrastructure and
Material Communications

4 Websites http://csmp.org/
www.supplychain.org
5 Journals Logistics and Supply Chain Practices in India by Srivastava, Samir
k., Vision, Jul-Sep2006, Vol. 10, Issue 3.
What is the Right Supply Chain for your Product? By Fisher,
Marshall L., Harvard Business Review, Mar/Apr97, Vol. 75, Issue 2
Supply Chain Management: More Than a New Name for Logistics by
Cooper, Martha C.; Lambert, Douglas M.; Pagh Janus D.;
International Journal of Logistics Management
Semester II Course Code 204

Course Title Human Resource Management Credit: 3

Total Marks 100 Total Sessions (60 min each) 45

Concurrent Evaluation 50 Learning Sessions 42

External Evaluation 50 Evaluation Sessions 03

Objective:
To familiarize the students with Human Resources Management as is practiced in the
industry and the nuances of its subsets.

Course Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
1: Analyze the different types of Job Descriptions, Appraisal methods.
2: Identify HR related aspects that have relevance to an employee during his career span.
3: Demonstrate the use of different Appraisal and training methods in an organization.
4: Apply the processes from Selection to Retirement and prepare documents like
appointment orders, appraisal forms and other formats.

Number
Unit
Contents of
Number
Sessions
1 Human Resources Management - Introduction and 9
Importance, Functions of HRM, Role of HR Manager, Structure of
HR Department - Duties and responsibilities of HR Manager,
Cases

2 Manpower planning and Recruitment - Objectives - Estimating 9


manpower requirement - Job Description - Job Evaluation -
Recruitment and selection process -Main sources of recruitment -
Assessment Devices for selection, Cases
3 Training and Development -Training Process and Methodology - 9
Need and Objectives -Training Procedure - Methods of Training -
Tools and Aids -,Cases
4 Performance Appraisal Management System -Definition, Methods 9
of Performance Appraisal - Rating Errors – Ethics in Performance
Appraisal, Promotions, Cases
5 Retirement / Separation- Kinds of Separation, Resignation, 9
Discharge, Dismissal, Suspension, Retirement, Layoff, Voluntary
Retirement / Separation Schemes, Cases

Suggested Books
1. Human Resource Management -Garry Dessler
2. Personnel Management -C.B. Mamoria
3. Managing Human Resources -R.S. Dwiwedi
4. Human Resource Management -V.P. Michael
5. Human Resource Management -Dr. P.C. Pardeshi
Semester II Course Code
Course Title Advanced Excel Credit:2
Total Marks 50 Total Sessions 30
Concurrent 25 Learning & Evaluation Sessions 25
Evaluation
External Evaluation 25 Online / Viva voce Evaluation 5

Course Objective:
• To understand the practical applications of MS Excel
• To be able to create Excel spreadsheets with ease and be familiar with
features of Excel
Learning Outcomes:
The student should be able to practically work on the following:
• Analyzing data using pivot tables and pivot charts
• Analyzing data with scenarios
• Apply the security features in Excel

Unit Number of
Contents
Number Sessions
Perform data analysis and business intelligence:
Import, Transform, combine, display and connect to
1 5+1
data. Perform what if analysis by using Goal Seek and
Scenario Manager.
Define Named Ranges and Objects. 5+1
2 Charts - Spider chart, Scatter plot (with trend line),
Scale adjustment
3 Create and Manage Pivot tables , Pivot Charts 6+1
Security Features – Unlocking cells, worksheet 5+1
4
protection, Passord-Protection excel files.
5 Introduction to excel dashboards. 4+1

Suggested Books

1. Fundamentals of Computers by E Balagurusamy. Tsinghua University Press


2. Handbooks of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint by Dorothy House. Outskirts Press
Semester II Course Code 206

Course Title Industry Analysis- Desk Research Credit:3

Total Marks 50 Total Sessions (60 min each) 25

Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 22

External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 03

Course Objective:
To acquaint the students with the process of analysis of Industry and Company

Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to
● Evaluate the performance of an industry

● Study the Performance and prospects of a company

● Relate the economic events with industry and company performance

Unit Contents Number of


Number Sessions
1 The students will be allotted industries. Allotted industry
should be evaluated on the following indicative
parameters -
• Nature and History of the industry
• Major players in the market and their market shares
• Scope for new entrants
• Nature of competitors – Domestic and Global
• Demand Supply condition
• Key supply constraints
• Financial Indicators of the industry and five major
players in the industry
• Professional Bodies in the industry
• Political and fiscal changes affecting the industry
• Employment potential
• Controlling regulator / ministry
• Threats faced by the industry
• Government policies for promoting the industry
• Any other relevant information about the industry

Learning Resources
Students should try to gather information about the industry from various available
resources like –
● Company Annual Reports

● Company’s official website

● Business newspapers and magazines

● Stock market websites etc.


Semester II Course Code 207

Course Title Field Project Credit:4

Total Marks 100 Total Sessions (60 min each) 45

Concurrent Evaluation 50 Learning Sessions 42

External Evaluation 50 Evaluation Sessions 03

Course Objective:
To acquaint the students with the practical aspects of various industries and business
organization structures

Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to
● Evaluate the performance of an industry

● Study the organization structure and work culture of business organizations

● understand the operations and related aspects of various industries

Unit Contents Number of


Number Sessions
1 Students will be divided into various groups. Each group
will consist of 5 to 6 students. Each group will be allotted
a sector of the industry. Each group is expected to visit
minimum 2 organizations in the industry and the group is
expected prepare a field visit report based on their visit
and enquiry about the organization. The report shall be
around 15 to 20 pages, word range being around 1500 to
2000 words.

The report is expected to touch upon the areas like

• Name and form of organization


• Nature of business/Services offered
• Organization Chart
• Locational Advantage
• USP of the organization
• Competition for the business
• Marketing, Distribution and Advertising strategies
• Areas for improvement

Learning Resources
Students should try to gather information about the industry from various available
resources like –
● Company Annual Reports

● Company’s official website

● Business newspapers and magazines


● Stock market websites etc.
Semester II Course Code 208A
Course Title Verbal Communication Lab Credit: 2
Total Marks 50 Total Sessions 25
Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23
External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 02

Course Objectives:
• To understand the importance of Verbal Communication
• To study & practice various techniques of Verbal Communication
To enhance holistic development of students and improve their employability skills.

Learning outcomes:
Students demonstrate good verbal communication skills

Unit Contents Number


Number of
Sessions
1 Concept of Verbal Communication , Types of Verbal Communication – 1
Oral-Aural, Written
2 Listening Skills - Academic Listening (Listening to Lectures) , Listening to 2
Talks and Presentations ,Taking Notes, Taking Tips
3 Oral Communication in Context -I – Making Presentation, Asking for and 2
giving information , Offering and responding to offers , Requesting and
responding to requests , Congratulating people on their success ,
Expressing condolences , Asking questions and responding politely ,
Apologizing and forgiving
4 Oral Communication in Context- II- Giving instructions, Seeking and 3
giving permission, Expressing opinions(likes and dislikes) , Agreeing and
disagreeing , Demanding explanations ,Asking for and giving advice and
suggestions, Expressing sympathy
5 Written Communication – Writing paragraphs, notices, essays (SOPs), 2
Summarizing, Note making

Suggested Books:
1. Business Communication and Report Writing by R.C. Sharma and Krishna Mohan
2. Essentials of Business Communication by Pal and Korlahalli
3. Business Communication & Personality Devpt. Biswajeet Das and Ipseeta
Satpathy

Note: This subject is to be conducted by giving students hands-on experience and


making them perform role plays, acts etc
Semester II Course Code 208B
Course Title International Business Environment Credit: 2
Total Marks 50 Total Sessions 25
Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23
External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 02

Course Objectives:
• To Recall and Describe the key concepts of international Business Environment
• To Understand the relevance of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in global trade
• To Demonstrate the significance of FDI and FPI in respect of developing economy
• To Analyze the issues related to Labor, Environmental and Global Value chain
• To Formulate and discuss the case related to various Agreements under WTO and
contemporary global business environment.

Learning outcomes:
Students should be able to analyse and evaluate various parameters in International
business Environment based decisions

Unit Contents Number


Number of
Sessions
1 Introduction to International Business: Importance, nature and scope of 5
International business; modes of entry into International Business,
internationalization process. Globalization: Meaning, Implications,
Globalization as a driver of International Business
2 International Business Environment: Political Economy of International 5
Business, Economic and Political Systems, Legal Environment, Cultural
Environment, Ethics and CSR in International Business.
3 International Financial Environment: Foreign Investments - Pattern, 5
Structure and effects. Theories of Foreign Direct Investment, Traditional
and Modern theories of FDI, Modes of FDI - Greenfield, Brownfield
Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, Motives of FDI, FDI contrasted
with FPI.
4 International Economic Institutions and Agreements: WTO, IMF, World 5
Bank, UNCTAD Tariff and Non- tariff Barriers.
5 Emerging Issues in International Business Environment: Growing 5
concern for ecology, Digitalisation; Outsourcing and Global Value chains.
Labor and other Environmental Issues, Impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on
international trade

Suggested Books:
Suggested Text Books:
1. Global Business Management by Adhikary, Manab, Macmillan Publishers, New
Delhi.
2. International Business Environment by Black and Sundaram, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi
3. Economic Environment Of Business by Gosh, Biswanath, South Asia Book, New
Delhi.
4. International Business by Aswathappa Tata Mc Graw Hill publications, New Delhi.
5. International Business by P. Subha Rao

Suggested Reference Books:


1. Going International Response Strategies For Indian Sector by Bhattacharya.B,
Wheeler Publishing Co, New Delhi.
2. International Economies by D.N. Krithani.
3. International Business by Roger Bennett
4. Business Environment by C.B. Gupta
5. International Business by Francis Cherunillam

Note: This subject is to be conducted by giving students hands-on experience and


making them perform role plays, acts etc
Semester II 208C - Event Management Credit: 2
Total Marks 50 Total Sessions (60 min each) 25
Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23
External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 02

Course Objectives:
● To give formal instructions and training to students to be future managers of the
Event Industry

Learning Outcomes:
● Plan, design, and coordinate effective site and facility operations.
● Apply the principles of professionalism and ethics to event management.
● Create, plan, and implement effective programming for events.
● Apply the principles of marketing to events.
● Apply strategies for effective human resource management to events.

Unit Contents Number of


Number Sessions
1 Principles of Event Management: Historical Perspective, 5
Introduction to event Management, Size & type of event,
Event Team, Code of ethics, Principles of event Management,
concept & designing, Analysis of concept, Logistics of
concept. Feasibility, Keys to success, SWOT Analysis
2 Event Planning & Team Management: Aim of event, Develop 5
a mission, Establish Objectives Preparing event proposal, Use
of planning tools, Protocols, Dress codes, staging, staffing,
Leadership, Traits and characteristics
3 Event Marketing and Advertising: Nature of Marketing, 5
Process of marketing, Marketing mix, Sponsorship, Image,
Branding, Advertising, Publicity and Public relations
4 Event Leadership & Communication: Leadership skills
, Managing 5
team, Group development, Managing meetings, Written
communications, (Official, demi-official, Invoice). Verbal
communications
5 Event Safety And Security: Security, Occupational safety, 5
Crowed management, Major risks and emergency planning,
Incident reporting, emergency procedures

Suggested Books
1. Event Management By Lynn Van Der Wagen & Brenda R Carlos. Pearson
Hospitality Press
2. Successful Event Management By Anton Shone & Bryn Parry. USA-Cengage
Learning EMEA
3. Event management, a professional approach By Ashutosh Chaturvedi. New Delhi-
Global India Publications
Semester II Course Code 208D

Course Title Selling & Negotiations Skills Lab Credit: 2

Total Marks 50 Total Sessions (60 min each) 25

Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23

External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 02

Course Objectives:
• To outline the areas in which sales executives make decisions, to emphasize the
role of sales executives as planners of sales operations and a key figure in
implementing marketing strategies and to give hands on inputs on the selling
process

• To introduce basic theoretical principles and practical steps in the negotiating


process. To help students to understand and appreciate the various negotiating
situations and give them useful insights towards having fruitful negotiations

Learning Outcomes:
Student should be able to
● Apply the various concepts of Salesmanship and personal selling to various cases
(real life situations)
● Make presentations
● Demonstrate the selling skills
● Explain concepts of negotiation
● Describe the various negotiation technique
● Discuss and conduct successful negotiations

Unit Contents Number


Number of
Sessions
1 Introduction to Personal Selling & Salesmanship: 5
Defining Personal selling and salesmanship, Selling as a
profession, Objectives and importance of personal selling,
Essentials of Personal Selling, Traditional & Modern Selling
Approach, Ethics in Selling, Role of Selling in Marketing,
Types of selling, Qualities of Winning Sales Professionals-
Physical, Mental, Social and Character Traits
2 Personal Selling Process-I: Prospecting- objectives, 6
sources and methods, Lead Generation, Getting
appointment, Sales Responsibilities and Preparation; Pre
approach-step toward sales planning-elements of sales call
planning; Customer need discovery & Analysis; Approach-
sales presentation/ demonstration selection of appropriate
presentation method, essentials of presentation, sales
presentation, visual presentation and dramatization, Use of
questions- Direct questions, non-directive questions,
rephrasing, redirect questions
3 Personal Selling Process–II: Handling objection- hidden, 5
stalling, no need, money objection, etc., objection handling
techniques, Closing the sale- reading buying signals, closing
techniques-Follow up after sales- Discuss service
requirements, handling complaints, Key Account
Management
4 Introduction to Negotiation –Negotiations-meaning, scope 5
and nature. Arguments and negotiations. Some basic
principles of negotiations. Business Negotiations vis-a-vis
negotiations in day-to-day lives.

Business Negotiations: Business Negotiation Situations -


including deal-making, employment discussions, corporate
team building, labor/management talks, contracts, and
handling disputes- Types of Negotiations.(To be
supplemented by Role plays and live exercises)

5 Preparing for Negotiation and challenges in 4


negotiation: Pre-negotiation opening – information sharing
– problem solving – agreement. Breakdown in negotiation –
barriers that create impasse – overcoming barriers – people
problem – mediation –Arbitration – ethics.

Suggested Books:
1. Fundamentals of Selling by 10th edi. Charles M. Futrell. New Delhi- Tata Mc. Graw
Hills
2. A B C’ s of Selling by Charles M. Futrell. New Delhi - McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
3. World Class Selling by Roy Chitwood. Book Publishers Network.
4. Negotiation Skills for Managers by Steven Cohen. London- Mc GraW Hill Publication,
5. Harvard Business Essentials: Negotiation by Richard Leuke. USA-Harvard Business
Press
Semester II Course Code 208E
Artificial Intelligence & Machine
Course Title Credit: 2
Learning
Total Marks 50 Total Sessions (60 min each) 25

Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23

External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 2

Course Objectives:
1. To get an overview of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Learning Outcomes:
● Students will understand the basic concepts and algorithms of machine learning and
artificial intelligence.

Number
Unit
Contents of
Number
Sessions
1 Understanding the concepts and mechanisms of: 8
Types of Artificial Intelligence
Face recognition
Voice assistants (e.g. Alexa, Siri)
Self driving cars
Natural Language Processing
Chatbots

2 What is Machine Learning and how it works. 8


Supervised and Unsupervised learning
Machine Learning algorithms
Regression, Classification, and clustering

3 Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms 5


Accuracy and Precision tests
4 Challenges and Limitations of Machine learning 4
Application of Machine learning
Why is machine learning important?

Books Recommended

1. Fundamentals Of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning (Pb) by Pradhan Manaswini,


Dps Publishing House
2. Practical Handbook of Machine Learning by Subhrajit Bhattacharya & Sujit Bhattacharya, GK Publications
Semester II Course Code 208F

Course Title Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Credit:2

Total Marks 50 Total Sessions (60 min each) 25

Concurrent Evaluation 25 Learning Sessions 23

External Evaluation 25 Evaluation Sessions 2

Course Objectives:
● To provide students to learn a half subject of their choice through the online learning
pedagogy - Minimum

Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to
● Explain the conceptual framework of the chosen subject
● Demonstrate the ability for applying concepts learnt through MOOC

Methodology for learning and evaluation for the MOOC opted by the
1. Learners are encouraged to opt for MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses)
through SWAYAM, EdX, Coursera, Udemy as a part of ASCC.
2. Priority shall be given to the SWAYAM platform. If a course is not available of
SWAYAM, other online platforms may be used.
3. Since MOOC is a guided self study course 30-40 hours of work shall be
equivalent to one credit. The faculty shall oversee the progress of the learner as
well as evaluate the learner for 50 marks / 2 credit.
4. Students shall apply to the Dean -PGP / other designated competent academic
authority of the institute in advance and seek permission for seeking credit
transfer for the proposed MOOCs, he/she wishes to pursue.
5. Evaluation of MOOCS through SWAYAM:
In case of SWAYAM, the students shall be evaluated as a part of the MOOC itself
by the host institution (i.e. institution who has launched the MOOC through
SWAYAM).
The evaluation should be based on predefined norms and parameter and shall be
based on a concurrent comprehensive evaluation throughout the length and
breadth of course based on specified instruments like discussions, forms, quizzes,
assignments, sessional examinations and final examination.
After conduct of the examination and completion of the evaluation, the host
institution shall award marks/grade as per the evaluation scheme announced and
communicate the marks/grade to the students as well the parent institution of
the student, within 4 weeks from the date of completion of the final
examination.
The marks/grade obtained by the student, as communicated by the Host
Institution of the SWAYAM course shall be incorporated in the in the marks sheet
of the student that counts for final award of the degree by the University with the
proviso that the programs in which Lab/Practical Component is involved, the
parent institution will evaluate the students for the practical/Lab component and
accordingly incorporate these marks/grade in the overall marks/grade.
A certificate regarding successful completion of the MOOCs course issued through
the Host Institution hall be sent to the Institute.

6. Evaluation of MOOCS through EdX, Coursera, Udemy:


The concurrent comprehensive evaluation conducted by EdX, Coursera, Udemy
may be adopted by the institute and the institute may accordingly incorporate
these marks/grade in the overall marks/grade for the course.Alternatively, the
institute may carry out a concurrent comprehensive evaluation of such students
who undertake MOOCs through the EdX, Coursera, Ude my platform.

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