PARUL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (PGDM) MANAGERIAL CONCEPTS AND CONTEMPARY PRACTICES.

COURSE OUTLINE Faculty: Prof. Sayali Kharpate. Year: 2012-13 Semester: First. Dates: July 2012 November 2012 Learning outcomes: After doing this course students should: 1) Have understood the meaning of management, its four basic management functions, identifying the roles performed by managers 2) The need of possessing managerial skills and the value of studying management. 3) Evolution of management theory in detail. 4) Be able to understand the concepts of corporate social responsibility , need for company to go green and the importance of managerial ethics. 5) Have explain the steps in decision making, factors effecting in decision making and the skills required by manager to make the effective decision making. 6) Be able to explain the purpose of planning, challenges in planning and how do the managers set goals to develop plans.

7) Be able to explain the major elements of organization structure, difference between the tradinational organization design & structured organization. 8) Have understood the difference between leaders and manager and the theories to understand the leadership. 9) Be able to explain the importance of strategic management and organizational strategies. 10) Have understood the concepts of control, process of control, how the financial and informational control helps the managers to monitor performance

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Assessment: The assessment of course is divided into following components: 1) 2) 3) 4) Mid-semester examination End-semester examination Assignments Surprise Quizzes (Two) Grand Total Session wise Course Guide: Session 1-3 4-6 7-10 11-15 16-19 20-24 25-31 32-35 36-37 37-40 Learning Topic Introduction to Management Management history Managing Global environment. Social Responsibility and managerial ethics Manager as decision maker Foundation of planning Strategic management. Organizational structure and design Manager as leaders Introduction to controlling. Student Activity Chapter-1 Chapter-2 Chapter-4 Chapter-5 Chapter-6 Chapter-7 Chapter-8 Chapter-9 Chapter-16 Chapter-17 30% 40% 15% 15% 100%

Text Book: MANAGEMENT by Stephen P. Robbins & Mary Coulter, 10th edition, Prentice Hall of India Ltd; References: MANAGEMENT by James Stoner, Edward Freeman, Deniel Gilbert Jr., Prentice Hall of India. ORGANIZATION THEORY STRUCTURE, DESIGN & APPLICATIONS by Stephen P. Robbins; Prentice Hall of India Ltd; ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT by Koontz and Weihrich, Tata McGraw.

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