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9.
The Program
Objectives of the Program
University Learning Centre/Study Centre/Program Centre
Program Structure
4.1 Duration of the Program
4.2 Medium
4.3 Credit system
4.4 Academic calendar
Course/ subjects of Study & Self Learning Materials (SLMs) for Each
Subject
Instructional System
6.1 Print material
6.2 Counselling sessions
6.3 e-LearningEvaluation System
7.1 Internal Assessment (IA)
Assignment Submission
7.2 Term-End Examination (TEE)
University examination question paper pattern
Minimum passing marks
Classification of successful candidates
Carry-over provision
Examination and Result Publication
Model Questions
Project Guidelines
General Points
4. Program Structure
4.1 Duration of the Program
The minimum duration for the completion of the MBA program is two years.
However, the student is permitted to take maximum period of four years to
complete the program.
4.2 Medium
The medium of instruction is English.
4.3 Credit system
Credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational course by
attaching credits to its components. In this program, the subjects are of
2 or 4 credits. Each credit consists of 30 hours of study. A student must
complete 100 credits successfully to be awarded the Master of Business
Administration degree.
Session
Start of Session
Session
commencing in
January (Spring)
1 week of January
Session
commencing in April
(Summer)
1 week of April
Session
commencing in July
(Fall)
1 week of July
Session
commencing in
October (Winter)
1 week of October
Close of Session
st
st
st
st
The first session starts from 1st January (Spring session) and ends on 30th
June of same year.
The second session starts from 1st April (Summer session) and ends on
30th September of same year.
The third session starts from 1st July (Fall session) and ends on 31st
December of same year.
The fourth session starts from 1st October (Winter session) and ends on 31st
March of the subsequent year.
For further details, please refer to University notification on Academic
calendar, on the Website, www.smude.edu.in.
Course/
Subject
Code
Book
Id
Credits
Internal
marks
First Semester
MB0038 Management Process
and Organisational
Behaviour
60
MB0039 Business
Communication
60
60
60
60
60
Second Semester
MB0044 Production and
Operations
Management
60
60
60
MB0047 Management
Information System
60
60
60
Third Semester
MB0050
Research
Methodology
B1700
Research Methodology
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MB0051
Legal Aspects of
Business
B1725
60
* Project
* The project work will commence in the third semester and is expected to be completed
in the fourth semester. The project work will be evaluated in the fourth semester.
* The project guidelines are given in Page Nos. 22 to 31 of this course guide.
60
60
60
60
MF0014 Project *
Marketing
MK0010 Sales, Distribution and
Supply Chain
Management
60
60
60
60
MK0014 Project *
60
60
Organisational
Development
Organisational
Development Edition:
Spring 2010
60
MU0013 HR Audit
60
MU0014 Project *
Information Systems
MI0033 Software Engineering
60
60
60
60
MI0037 Project *
Banking
MA0036 Financial System and
Commercial Banking
B1770
60
B1618
60
B1616
Bank Management-Revised 4
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1619
60
MA0040 Project *
Retail Operations
ML0010
Warehousing and
Supply Chain
Management
B1761
60
B1762
60
B1763
Store Operations
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1764
Retail IT Management
Edition: Spring 2010
ML0014 Project *
60
B1240
Foundations of Quality
Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1241
60
B1242
60
B1243
60
QM0014 Project *
Operations Management
OM0010 Operations
Management
B1232
Operations Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1233
Enterprise Resource
Planning Edition: Spring
2010
60
B1234
60
B1235
60
OM0014 Project *
Project Management
PM0010 Introduction to Project
Management
B1236
Introduction to Project
Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1237
60
B1238
60
B1239
Managing Human
Resources in Projects
Edition: Spring 2010
60
PM0014 Project *
B1212
Health Administration
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1213
Hospital Organisation,
Operations and Planning
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1214
60
B1215
60
MH0055 Project *
International Business
IB0010 International Financial
Management
B1759
International Financial
Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1199
International Marketing
Edition: Spring 2010
60
IB0012 Management of
Multinational
Corporations
B1200
Management of
4
Multinational Corporations
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1201
60
IB0014 Project *
* The project work will commence from the Third Semester and is expected to be completed
in the Fourth Semester. The project work will be evaluated in the Fourth Semester.
Fourth Semester
MB0052
Strategic
Management and
Business Policy
B1699
60
MB0053
International
Business
Management
B1724
International business
management - revised edition
spring 2010
60
B1759
International Financial
Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1311
Treasury Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1318
60
B1319
60
MF0014 *Project
Marketing
MK0015 Services Marketing and
Customer Relationship
Management
B1328
60
B1329
Advertising Management 4
and Sales Promotion
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MK0017 E-Marketing
B1330
E-Marketing
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1199
International Marketing 4
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MK0014 *Project
60
Performance
Management and
Appraisal
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1338
60
B1339
Change Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1336
MU0014 *Project
Information Systems
MI0038
Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)
B1324
Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MI0039
E-Commerce
B1325
E-Commerce
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MI0040
Technology Management 4
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MI0041
60
MI0037
*Project
B1327
Banking
B1318
60
B1311
Treasury Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1312
Corporate Banking
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1313
Institutional Banking
Edition: Spring 2010
60
MA0040 *Project
Retail Operations
ML0015 Services Marketing and
Customer Relationship
Management
B1328
60
B1329
Advertising Management 4
and Sales Promotion
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1334
Mall Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1335
Project Management in
Retail Edition: Spring
2010
60
ML0014 *Project
B1348
60
B1349
60
B1350
Quality Management
Systems
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1351
Quality Development
Methods
Edition: Spring 2010
60
QM0014 *Project
Operations Management
OM0015 Maintenance Management B1340
Maintenance
Management Edition:
Spring 2010
60
B1341
Quality Management
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1342
Advanced Production
Planning and Control
60
Technology Management 4
Edition: Spring 2010
OM0014 *Project
60
Project Management
PM0015 Quantitative Methods in
Project Management
B1344
60
60
Project Quality
Management - Edition:
Spring 2010
60
Contracts Management in 4
Projects
Edition: Spring 2010
60
PM0014 *Project
B1346
Quantitative Methods in
Project Management
Edition: Spring 2010
B1320
60
MH0057 Management of
Healthcare Human
Resources
B1321
Management of
Healthcare Human
Resources
Edition: Spring 2010
60
Legal Aspects in
4
Healthcare Administration
60
Quality Management in
Healthcare Services
Edition: Spring 2010
60
B1323
MH0055 *Project
International Business
IB0015 Foreign Trade of India
B1144
60
B1661
60
B1414
International Business
Environment and
International Law
60
B1145
IB0014 Project *
60
6. Instructional system
The methodology of instruction in SMU-DE is different from that in the
conventional universities. The Distance Education (DE) system is more
learner-oriented, and the student has to be an active participant in the
teaching-learning process. SMU-DE follows a multi-channel approach for
instruction and comprises a suitable mix of the following.
6.3 e-Learning SMU-DE provides an opportunity for you to interact with university faculty
and subject matter experts through its e-Learning portal- EduNxt. EduNxt is
the next generation learning system that fully takes advantage of modern
teaching techniques to create a virtual classroom where students come
together to learn from distinguished faculty.
In addition to counselling sessions, University also offers WebEx /Chat
Sessions (Online sessions) for select course/ subjects through EduNxt.
EduNxt allows you to chat with learners of the same program and faculty
members in real time to clarify subject matter, read faculty blogs, participate
in discussion forums.
Log on to EduNxt portal of SMU DDE at http://edunxt.smude.edu.in/ to
access MBA multimedia content and other resources on the subject
(Softcopies of SLMs, PPTs, Quiz, WebEx/chat session, etc.).
7. Evaluation System
The marks ratio of University Examination or Term End Examination
(TEE) to Internal Assessment (IA) for the theory papers is 70:30.
Scheme of Examination
Credits
Duration of University
Exam in hour(s)
Internal
Assessment Marks
University
Exam Marks
Total
Marks
60
140
200
Session
Session Commencement
Examination
Spring Session
January
Summer Session
April
Fall Session
July
Winter session
October
The dates of the examination along with the detailed instructions will be
published well in advance on the website-www.smude.edu.in.
Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQ)
Credits
4
Descriptive
Questions
(DQ)
1 Mark
2 Marks
10 Marks
50
25
Total
Marks
Duration
(Hours)
140
Note:
1. In general, MCQs are of two types, i.e. one mark and two marks.
2. Descriptive questions are of 10 marks.
3. The mark distribution is based upon the complexity involved in the
question.
4. General time distribution for each type of question is as follows
(applicable for a course/ subject with 4 credits).
Part A
Part B
Part C
1 mark
2 marks
10 marks
50
25
/4 min.
1 min.
10 min.
37.5
37.5
40
No. of Questions
Time (in min.)/Question
Total Time in minutes
Marks (%)
70 and above
B Very Good
60 69
C Good
50 59
D Satisfactory
40 49
E Failure
Admit Cards will be issued only to those students who fulfill the
prerequisites as specified by the University. Admit Cards will be issued
Candidates are not allowed to bring inside the Examination Hall mobile
phones, calculators, statistical/scientific tables, laptops or any object/
device/ gadget that can offer unfair assistance in answering the
University question papers. However, scientific/ non-programmable
calculators are allowed for specific subjects (as mentioned in the time
table). Possession of mobile phone, even in switched off condition shall
be considered as unfair means of assistance; hence students are strictly
warned not to bring mobile phones with them inside the Examination
Hall. The Examination Centres will not be responsible for ensuring safe
custody of the mobile phone.
Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall within one hour
of commencement of the examination.
THE
THE
The identity and signature of the candidates will be verified during the
examination. Candidates are required to sign on the answer sheet in the
invigilators presence.
Candidates caught cheating or attempting to cheat may be disqualified
immediately and debarred from appearing for University Examinations in
accordance with the prevailing rules of the University.
The results will be published on the website www.smude.edu.in and marks
card shall be sent to the respective Learning Centre/Study Centre/Program
Centre
B) Art
D) None of these
8. Project Guidelines
A) Introduction:
This guide will provide you with all the information you need to know for
developing a project dissertation. As project work is a very important part of
MBA course curriculum, it has been marked for four credits.
The following guidelines may be adopted: MBA projects
1. The duration of the project is for eight months starting from the third
semester with synopsis preparation and ending with evaluation during
the fourth semester.
2. It must be a live project either done at the place of work or some other
organisation.
3. The project must be taken up under a guide at your Authorised Study
Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre. It must be approved by the
Learning Centre.
4. The project must be completed and submitted at the Authorised Study
Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre.
5. It must relate to the specialisation pursued.
B) Selection of Project Title:
The title selected should be coherent with the stream of study or
specialisation.
A list of suggested topics is provided at the end of this document.
However, the student and the guide have the freedom to identify an
appropriate topic.
The title should be specific and focus towards the objectives of the
project.
C) Project Process:
1. Prepare Project Synopsis:
The project synopsis needs to be submitted within 15 days of
registration in the third semester.
It needs to be prepared with the following components:
Should be of approximately 500 words
Should have an introduction
Viva Voce/Presentation:
Viva will be conducted as per the schedule given by the Office of
Additional Registrar Student Evaluation. The power point slides for
presentation should be submitted along with the final project report. The
student should demonstrate or make a power point presentation of their
project at the Authorised Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning
Centre to the University approved external and internal examiners.
o
o
o
o
References/ Bibliography
Format for Bibliography:
Books:
Authors or Editors Names, Title of the Book, Place of Publication,
Publisher, Year of Publication, Page number
Example:
R.C. Goyal, Hospital Administration and Human Resource Management,
New Delhi: Prentice Hall Publication, 2008, Pg. 75
S.K. Joshi, Quality Management in Hospitals, New Delhi: Jaypee
Brothers, 2009, pg 89-93
Journals:
Author, Article Title, Title of Periodical, Date of Publication, Page
numbers of the article.
Example:
Bronwyn Fryer, The Layoff, Harvard Business Review, March 2009, Pg
17-24.
Keila Rooney, Consumer Driven Healthcare Marketing: Using the Web
to Get Up Close and Personal, Journal of Healthcare Management,
Chicago: July 2009, Vol. 54, Pg 241
http://edunxt.smude.edu.in,
for
E) Project Evaluation:
Evaluation pattern for the project is as given below:
Evaluation Criteria
Internal
External
detailed
project
Synopsis
Methodology
10
10
Analysis /Findings
25
25
Project Report
25
25
Viva
35
35
Total
100
100
Project Topics
PROJECT TOPICS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Strategies for Increasing the Occupancy Rate of Taj West End Hotel,
Bangalore
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The Impact of the Recent Global Economic Slump on the Indian Capital
Market
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Acknowledgement
Bonafide Letter
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
Chapters
References/Bibliography
Instructions
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
______________________________
IN
[Finance/Marketing/Human Resource Management/Information Systems/Banking/Retail
Operations/Operations Management/Project Management/Total Quality Management]
ii) Acknowledgement:
Acknowledgment is the regard given to the people and organisations who
have helped you in completing the project undertaken. It must consist of
acknowledgements towards the organisation you study and to the company
where you have done your project followed by the people who have helped
you in the process.
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report titled .. is the bonafide
work of ..<NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)>. who carried out the project
work under my supervision.
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURE
FACULTY IN CHARGE
<Academic Designation>
<Department>
<Department>
<<Full address of the Dept & College >>
College >
<<Full address of the Dept. of College>> <Full address of the Dept. &
College>
v) Table of contents:
It is the list of all the contents in the report. Please see the example below:
Table of Contents
Chapter
No.
Title
Page No.
Introduction
1.1
1.2
1.3
10
Literature review.
2.1
14
2.2
21
Field 2
Field 3
Field 4
Field 5
Field 6
List of tables
1. Table 1: <caption the table1>
2.
Note: By the word Table, we mean tabulated numerical data in the body of
the project report as well as in the appendices (if any). All other non-verbal
materials used in the body of the project work and appendices such as
charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as
figures.
ix) Chapters:
The chapters can be broadly classified into three parts:
1. Introductory chapter
2. Chapter(s) on the main content of the project
3. Concluding chapter.
The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter can be
further divided into several divisions and sub-divisions.
Each chapter should be given a relevant title.
Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the position with
respect to the reference where they are cited.
Headers and foot notes should be used sparingly. The title of the project
must be reflected on the left side of the header and chapter name must
be on the right side of the headers. Page numbers are to be placed on
the right side of the footer. They should be typed in single space and
placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the
material they annotate.
Note: The report must always end with the concluding chapter and future
enhancements, if any.
x) References/Bibliography:
The listing of references should be typed four spaces below the heading
REFERENCES in alphabetical order in single spacing left - justified. The
reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first
author. The name of the author/ authors should be immediately followed by
the year and other details. Any website reference must be referred/
preceded by the publications reference.
xi) Instructions:
The text in the printed copies must be in black colour.
1.5 line spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general
text shall be typed in the font style Times New Roman and font
size 12.
9. General Points
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