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Fundamentals of Management Syllabus

This course on fundamentals of management has several objectives: to help students understand managerial functions and responsibilities, provide tools and techniques for managerial jobs, and enable students to analyze organizational environments. The course covers topics such as the evolution of management thought, planning, setting objectives, strategies and policies, organizing, and controlling. It aims to equip students with core management concepts and skills.

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Fundamentals of Management Syllabus

This course on fundamentals of management has several objectives: to help students understand managerial functions and responsibilities, provide tools and techniques for managerial jobs, and enable students to analyze organizational environments. The course covers topics such as the evolution of management thought, planning, setting objectives, strategies and policies, organizing, and controlling. It aims to equip students with core management concepts and skills.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives
Objectives of this course are to help the students gain understanding of the functions and responsibilities of the manager, provide them tools and techniques to be used in the performance of managerial job, and enable them to analyze and understand the environment of the organization.

Course Contents
1. Introduction to Management: Concept, Nature, Purpose of Management; Functions & Responsibilities, Developing Excellent Managers in a Global Environment Development of Management Thought --- Evolution & Early Contributions of Management Thought, The Classical School, The Human Relations School, Systems Theory, Contingency Management. 2. Planning: Concept, Nature, Purpose of Planning, Steps in Planning, Types of Planning, Effective Planning in a dynamic environment, Principles of Planning, Implementation of plans, Advantages and Limitations of Planning; Types of Plans, Instruments of Planning.

3. Objectives: Concept, Nature, Types of Objectives, Setting Objectives; Management by Objectives (MBO) --- Concept, benefits and weaknesses. 4. Strategies & Policies: Concept & Types of Strategies & Policies, Principles of formulation of policies; Concept of Decision & Decision-Making, Types of Decisions, Decision-Making Process, Guidelines for making effective decision, Decision-Making conditions, Decision-Making styles, Individual & Group Decision-Making. 5. Organizing: Nature, Purpose, & Principles of Organizing, Organization levels & The Span of Management, Organization Structures & Process of Organizing, Departmentationconcept, importance, & bases, organization charts & manuals, Line-Staff Relations, Delegation Concept, nature, & process of delegation, principles of effective delegation, Decentralization Concept & principles of decentralization. 6. Controlling: Concept & Process of Control, types of controls, Human aspects of Control, Principles of Controlling, Tools for Controlling organizational performance, Control Techniques & Information Technology. TEXT READINGS 1. Essentials of Management An International Perspective, 7th edition Harold Koontz, Heinz Weihrich, Tata-McGraw Hill 2. Management A Global and Entrepreneurial Perspective, Heinz Weihrich, Mark V Cannice, Harold Koontz -- 12th edition Tata-McGraw Hill 3. Management, 9th edition Stephen Robbins, Pearson Education 4. Organization and Management R.D. Agrawal, Tata McGraw Hill

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