Principles of management (course outline)

1. CCOOUURRSSEE OOUUTTLLIINNEE
Discipline Semester
Course Title Principles of Management Course Code
Instructor / Lecturer Credit Hours
Course
Objective
 To understand nature, scope and different functions Performed by Management.
 Test and develop skills necessary for smooth management practices.
SuggestedBooks
 Management a global perspective (Authors; Heinz Weihrich, Harold Koontz)
 Management (Authors; C.L.Bovee,J.V.Thill, M.B.Wood, G.P.Dovel)
 Management building competitive advantage (Authors; Batman, Snell)
Reference Books
 Fundamentals of Management (Authors; Richard L. Daft)
 Principles of Management (Authors; Griffen)
Class Policy
1. Students must reach the class in time. Attendance shall be marked at the
start of the class. Late-comers may join the class, but are not entitled to be
marked as “Present”.
2. Students failing to secure 75% attendance shall not be allowed to sit in the
Final Term Examination.
3. Students, Who are absent on the announcement date of assignment / test,
must get the topic / chapter of the test / assignment confirmed through
their peers.
4. Assignment submission dead-line must be observed. Incase of the late
submission, 10% marks per day may be deducted after due date.
5. Mobile phones must be switched-off in the class room.
Grading Policy
Internal Evaluation = 50 Marks Final Term Exam /
External Evaluation
= 50 Marks
Tests (Best Two) = 30 Marks
Attendance = 05 Marks
Assignment,
Presentation & Quiz
= 15 Marks

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MMoodduullee--0011  Management-definition-purpose
 Nature of management-scope and importance
 Management science or art-management levels
 Management vs. administration-management functions-roles and skills.
 Approaches to management-Mckinsey’s 7-S approach-Fayols’ 14 principles
of management.
 Planning-definition-nature and purpose of planning
 Types of plans-steps involved in the planning process
 Limitations-essentials of effective planning
 ASSIGNMENT, QUIZ and TEST
MMoodduullee--0022  Decision making process
 Types of decision-steps in decision making process
 Organization as a structure and as a process
 Formal & informal organizations-vertical and horizontal organizations
 Steps in the process of organization
 Principles of organization-departmentalization & its types.
 Human resource management
 Recruitment and selection
 Sources of recruitment
 Alternative to recruitment
 ASSIGNMENT, QUIZ and TEST
MMoodduullee--0033  Leadership
 Theories of leadership
 Styles of leadership
 Motivation-primary and secondary motives
 Maslow hierarchy of needs
 Controlling and its pre-requisites
 The control process
 Essentials of good controlling.
 ASSIGNMENT, QUIZ and TEST
MMoodduullee--0044  Budgeting
 Types of budgets
 Information resource management
 Information as a strategic resource
 How information is used by managers?
 Management information system(MIS)
 Strategic management
 Management by objectives(MBO)
 Total quality management
 ASSIGNMENTS, QUIZ and TEST