COURSE PLAN

20PBA1101 -Fundamentals of Business Organisation

Faculty: Dr.J. Michael Sammanasu & D. Allen Rose Shamini

Sessions: 30 Credits:3

1. Course Objective:
This course is to accustom the students with the understanding of the business,
organisation and management process.

2. Course Description:
The course describes the business environment followed by the evolution and
forms of business. It also discusses about the functions, principles and process of
management. It will also explore the tasks that today's managers perform and delve into
the key knowledge areas that managers need to master in order to run successful and
profitable businesses.

3. Assurance of Learning

At the end of the course, a student will:

1. To understand the conceptual framework of business, commerce and industries

2. To be aware with the different types of business organizations.
3. To analyse the different functions and process of management.
4. To create a comprehensive business plan with

4. Session Plan:

Theme AoL Teaching and Resources Assessment

Learning
Strategy
Understanding To gain an 1.Presentation Sherlekar, S.A. 1.Q and A session
the evolution insight into the 2.Interactive (2013). 2.Group discussion
and forms of different forms discussion Modern 3.Case discussion
business of business. Business
( 6 sessions) Organization
Management.

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Learning the 1.To examine 1.Lecture Tripathi, P.C. 1.Snap test
management the difference 2.Case study & Reddy, P.N. 2.Case discussion
concepts between (2012). 3.Assignment on
( 6 sessions) management and Principles of identifying the
administration. Management. functions of
2.To study the (2 ed) management in an
principles and organisation
functions of
management .
Understanding To illustrate the 1.Presentation Pravin Durai. 1.Group presentation
the Planning different 2.Case study (2015). 2.Assignment on
system in an planning 3.Article Principles of business plan
organization models, Review Management: 3.Case assessment
( 6 sessions) techniques and Texts and
process. Cases

Theoretical To illustrate the 1.Interactive Koontz, H. & 1.Snap test

framework of different presentation Weihrich, H. 2.Assignment on
Organizing organizational 2.Demonstratio (2015). identifying the
( 6 sessions) structure of an n and analysis Essentials of organizational
organisation of different Management: structure of an
organizational An organization
structures International 3.Case discussion
3.Case analysis Perspective.
(10 ed.).
Controlling To study the 1.Presentation Tripathi, P.C. 1.Case analysis
system different control 2.Article & Reddy, P.N. 2.Snap test
( 6 sessions) techniques and Review (2012). 3.Assignment on
process involved Principles of controlling system of
Management. an organization
(2 ed)

5 ASSESSMENT
a) Formative Assessment (100 marks)

1. MCQ- 1 @ 10marks=10marks
2. Group case assessments- 3 @ 30marks = 40marks
3. Assignments-4 @ 10marks = 40marks
4. Written test -2 @10 marks= 20marks

6 COURSE OUTCOME
Students will understand the different forms of business and functions of
management. They will also gain hands on experience on the process involved in
business and organisation.

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7 COURSE MATERIALS
a. Mandatory Books:
Pravin Durai. (2015). Principles of Management: Texts and Cases. Noida, India:
Pearson Publications
Koontz, H. & Weihrich, H. (2015). Essentials of Management: An International
Perspective. (10 ed.). New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
b. Additional
Sherlekar, S.A. (2013). Modern Business Organization Management. New Delhi,
India: Himalaya Publishing House.
Tripathi, P.C. & Reddy, P.N. (2012). Principles of Management. (2 ed.). New Delhi,
India: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd.

8 EXTERNAL FACULTY
a. Academic Expert :
b. Industry Expert :
c. Alumni :

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