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Government College for Women (Autonomous)
Kumbakonam
UG CBCS 2008-2011
Semester
I
II
III
Course Title
Part – I Language Tamil - I
Part – II Language English - II
Part – III Core Course – I
MicroEconomics
Part – III Core Course – II
Tamil Nadu Economy
Part – III Allied Course – I
Principles of Commerce
Part – III Allied Course – II Marketing
Part – IV Value Based Education Yoga
Part – IV Skill Based Course - I Spoken
English
Total
Part – I Language Tamil - II
Part – II Language English - II
Part – III Core Course – II
Tamil
Nadu Economy
Part – III Core Course – III
Micro
Economics – II
Part – III Allied Course – II Marketing
Part – III Allied Course – III Business
Organization
Part – IV Skill Based Course-II
Mushroom Cultivation
Environmental Studies
Total
Part – I Language Tamil - III
Part – II Language English - III
Part – III Core Course – IV Monetary
Economics
Part – III Core Course – V International
Economics
Part – III Allied Course – IV Statistical
Methods – I
Part – III Allied Course – V Statistical
Methods – II
Part – IV Skill Based Course – III
Vermiculture
Part – IV Non- Elective Course – Rural
Industrialization
Total
Instruction
Hours
6
6
5
Credit
Marks
3
3
4
100
100
100
3
-
-
4
3
100
2
2
2
2
2
100
100
30
6
6
3
17
3
3
4
600
100
100
100
4
4
100
3
4
3
4
100
100
2
2
100
2
30
6
6
2
25
3
3
100
800
100
100
4
4
100
3
-
-
4
4
100
3
-
-
2
2
100
2
2
100
30
18
600
Semester
IV
V
VI
Course Title
Part – II Language English - IV
Part – III Core Course – V International
Economics
Part – III Core Course – VI Economic
Systems
Part – III Allied Course – V Statistical
Methods – II
Part – III Allied Course – VI Statistical
Methods – III
Part – IV Skill Based Course – IV Soft
Skills
Part – IV Non Major- Elective Course –
Agricultural Marketing
Total
Instruction
Hours
6
Core Course-VII Macro Economics
Core Course-VIII Fiscal Economics
Core Course-IX Managerial Economics
Core Course-X Capital Market
Elective Course-I Entrepreneurship
Development
Elective Course-II Elements of Insurance
Skill Based Course
Total
Core Course-XI History of Economic
Thought
Core Course-XII Indian Economic
Development
Core Course-XIII Environmics
Core Course-XIV Personnel
Management
Elective Course-II Elements of Insurance
Elective Course-III Salesmanship and
Advertisement
Skill Based Course
Total
Total No.of Paper
Total Hours
Credit
Extension Activities
Marks
Credit
Marks
3
100
3
4
100
5
4
100
2
3
100
4
3
100
2
2
100
2
2
100
30
24
800
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
100
100
100
100
100
3
2
30
6
2
27
4
100
600
100
5
4
100
5
5
4
4
100
100
2
5
5
5
100
100
2
30
2
28
100
700
- 42
- 180
- 139
- 1
-4200
CORE COURSE I
Micro Economics I
Module - I Nature and Scope
Definition – Scope and Subject matter of Economics Static and Dynamic
Analysis Inductive and Deductive Methods – Micro and Macro Economics –
Importance and Limitations of Micro Economics.
Module – II Cardinal Analysis of Consumer Behaviour
Meaning of Utility – Cardinal and Ordinal – Total and Marginal Utility –
The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility and Equi-Marginal Utility – Consumer
Equillibrium – Law of Demand – Elasticity of Demand – Consumer Surplus.
Module – III Ordinal Analysis of Consumer Behaviour
Indifference Curve – Meaning – Properties – Marginal Rate of
Substitution – Consumer Equillibrium – Price, Income and Substitution Effects –
Critical Appraisal.
Module – IV Theory of Production
Factors of Production – Features – Production Function – Concept and
Meaning - Law of Variable Proportions – Laws of Return to Scale – Iso Quants –
Meaning – Properties – Producer’s Equillibrium (Least Cost Combination with
Iso Quants and Iso Cost Curves)
Module – V Cost and Revenue
Concept of Costs – Behaviour of Cost over time – Short run and Long run
cost – Total Cost – Marginal Cost – Average Cost – Fixed cost and Variable Cost
– Derivation of Long run curve – Revenue Concepts – Total Revenue, Marginal
Revenue and Average Revenue – Relation between AR and MR.
Reference:
1. K.P.M Sundaram
2. H.L.Ahuja
3. S.Sankaran
4. HS. Agarwal
5. M.L. Seth
6. Stonier and Hague
7. Koudsoyiannis. A
8. Baumol W.J
- Micro Economics
- Advanced Economic Theory
- Micro Ecnomics
- Micro Ecnomics
- Principles of Economics
- A Text book of Economic Theory
- Modern Micro Economics
- Economic theory and operation Analysis
FIRST ALLIED COURSE – I
PRINCIPLES OF COMMERCE
Module – I
Fundamentals of commerce – Forms of Business organizations – Sole
proprietorship, partnership, company, cooperative, public and joint enterprises – types of
Business combination.
Module – II
Banks – definition – Kinds of Banks – Central Bank – Objectives – functions
Co- operative bank and its functions.
Module – III
Media – importance – merits and demerits of media – whole sale and retail
business – general and special shops – chain stores – multiple shops – main order sales –
department stores – super market A to Z shops.
Module – IV
Insurance – Kinds of insurance – fire – marine – deposit insurance – insurance
against theft and loss of profit – transport in business development.
Module – V
Scientific management – management process – Planning – organization –
staffing – direction – coordination – control – Professionalisation of management in
India.
Study materials:
1. O.R. Krishnaswamy
2. Bhushan
3. Kathireshan and Radha
4. Sherlakar SA
- Essential of Commerce
- Business Organization
- Business Organization
- Modern Business Organization and Management
Core Course – II
Tamil Nadu Economy
Module I
A Profile of the Economy of Tamil Nadu
Tamil nadu – Salient Features – Land Area – Distribution of
Occupational Structure in TamilNadu – Population in Tamil Nadu – Land Use – forest
Resources – Human Resources – Infrastructure – Rural – Urban Education, Health,
Banking, Power, Transport and Communication.
Module II
Agricultural Development
Agriculture – Land Use – Cropping Pattern – Principal Commodities –
Irrigation – Green Revolution – Agricultural Marketing – Defects – Remedial Measures –
Agricultural Finance – Agencies – Government Role – Self Help Groups and MicroFinance.
Module III
Industrial Development
Major Industries – Automobile, Leather, Cotton, Sugar, Cement, Software
– Small – Scale Industries – Cottage Industries – Ancillary Industries – Handloom
Industries – Role of Government in Industrial Development – Industrial Finance –
Agencies TIC,SIDCO, SIPCOT, Industrial Estate, DIC, EPZ,SPZ.
Module IV
State Finance & Development Programme
State Finance – Revenue and Expenditure of this state – Tamil Nadu’s
Recent Budget – Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Tamil Nadu – Unemployment
Problem - Women’s Deveolpment Programme.
Module V
General Performance of the State
Tourism Development in Tamil Nadu – Role of Local bodies – Science
and Technology – Environmental Protective measures in Tamil Nadu.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Perumalsamy S.
– Economic Development of Tamil Nadu
Veleppan D.
– Economic Development of Tamil Nadu
Kurien C.T.
- Pro blems and Prospect s Tamil Nadu Economy
Government of Tamil Nadu – Tamil Nadu – An Economic Appraisal
CORE COURSE III
MICRO ECONOMICS II
Module – I Meaning and Forms of Market.
Meaning and Forms of Market. – Marshall’s General Theory of Value – Time
Element – Equilibrium of firm industry- Objectives of the firm.
Module – II Pricing under perfect Competition and Monopoly
Definition of perfect competition – Features – price and Output determination
Monopoly – Definition and meaning of Monopoly – kinds of monopoly price
determination – Price Discriminations – Comparison between perfect competition and
monopoly.
Module – III Pricing under Imperfect Competition
Meaning and features of Monopolistic Competition – Price Determination –
selling Cost – Oligopoly – Definition – Features – Price and Output determination under
Oligopoly.
Module – IV Factors Pricing
General Theory of Distribution – Marginal productivity Theory of Distribution –
Modern Theory of Distribution – Ricardian Theory of Rent – Quasi Rent – Modern
Theory of Rent.
Module – V Factors Pricing
Theories of Wages – Trade Union – Bargaining Power – Wage Differentials and
Theories of Interest – Classical Neo-Classical and Keynesian Theory of Interest –
Theories of Profit
Reference:
1. K.P.M Sundaram
2. H.L. Ahuja
3. S.Sankaran
4. HS. Agarwal
5. M.L. Seth
6. Stonier and Fague
7. Kouosoyiannis. A
8. Boumol W.J
- Micro Economics
- Advanced Economic Theory
- Micro Economics
- Micro Economics
- Principles of Economics
- A Text book of Economic theory
- Modern Micro Econoics
- Economic theory
FIRST ALLIED COURSE – II
MARKETING
Module – I Market and Marketing
Market- Evolution – Meaning – Definition – Classification of Market – Marketing
– Meaning and Definition – Marketing concept – Objectives and Importance – Role of
marketing in Developing and Developed Countries.
Module – II Functions of Marketing
Classification of marketing function – Concentration – Dispersion – Buying and
Assembling – Selling – Transportation – Storage – Standardisation and Grading –
AGMARK – ISI.
Module – III Product Planning and Policy
Definition of product – Product Concept – Product Mix – Product Planning and
Policy – Product Life Cycle.
Module – IV Buyer Behaviour and Market Research
Buying motives – Factors Determining Buyer Behaviour –Market Segmentation –
Methods of Segmenting the market – Meaning of market Research – Definition –
Objectives – Advantages – Types of Marketing Research.
Module – V Channels of Distribution
Definition – Types of Channels of Distribution – Factors Considered in Selecting
Channels – Whole saler – retailer and middle men – Functions – Elimination of middle
men.
Study Materials
1. Amarchand Dand Varadharajan. B - Introduction of marketing
2. Rajan Nair
- Marketing
3. Vasudevan
- Marketing
4. Jayasankar
- Marketing
5. R.S.N. Pillai Bagavathi
- Modern Marketing
FIRST ALLIED COURSE – III
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
Module – I
Nature and scope of business organization – Objectives of entering business –
factors influencing the selection of business – business location factors.
Module – II
Forms of organization – corporate and non-corporate private sector – merits and
demerits – corporate sector – joint stocks companies – character tics – public enterprises
– evaluation – no profit no loss pricing – importance business environment.
Module – III
Marketing – Meaning of marketing – functions of marketing – classification –
channels of distribution – role of middle man in marketing
Module – IV
Advertisement – objectives of advertisement – objectives of salesmanship – uses
of salesmanship – functions of business finance – objectives of financial planning.
Module – V
Kinds of Shares – advantages of preference shares and equity shares – meaning –
Definition – character tics and function of stock exchanges – Securities and Exchange
Board of India – Powers and functions of SEBI – achievement.
Study Materials:
1. Bhustan
2. Sherlarkar SN
3. Krishnamurthy OR
4. Kathiresan and Radha
5. Francis Cherunilamk
6. Acharya & Goverkar
- Business organization
- Modern Business Organization and Management
- Essentials of Commerce
- Business organization
- Business Environment and Policy
- Business Policy and Administration
CORE COURSE – IV
Monetary Economics
Module – I Evolution and functions of Money
Definition – Barter system – Evolution of money – functions of money – forms
and kinds of money – commodity money – metallic money – paper money – credit
money and near money.
Module – II Theories of Money
Value of money – Quantity Theory of money – Fisher’s Version – Cambridge
version – Keynes Theory of money and Prices – Friedman’s Restatement of the Quantity
Theory of money – Patinkin’s Real Balance Effect. Supply of money – Components of
Money.
Module – III Inflation and Deflation
Meaning – Types of Inflation – Causes, Effects and measures – Theories –
Demand Pull, Cost – Push – Inflationary Gap, Deflation – Consequences and Control of
Deflation.
Module – IV Business Cycles
Meaning – Phases of Trade Cycles – Theories of Trade Cycle – Schumpeter –
Hawtrey – Keynes – Hicks under Consumption – Hayek’s cobb Web theorem.
Module – V Banking
Definition – Commercial Banks – Functions Balance Sheet – Credit Creation –
Central Bank and its Functions – Monetary Policy – Objectives – Limitations – Methods
of Credit Control.
Reference:
1. Sankaran .S
2. Jhingan.M.L
3. Sundharam.K.P.M
4. Vaish.M.C
5. Mithani.D.M
- Monetary Economics
- Monetary Economics
- Money, Banking and International Trade
- Monetary Theory
- Money, Banking and International Trade and Public Finance
SECOND ALLIED COURSE – IV
STATISTICAL METHODS – I
Module – I Introduction
Introduction – Definition – Its relations with other Sciences – Functions –
Limitations.
Module – II Data Collection
Collection of Data – Primary and Secondary Sources – Precautions in the use of
Secondary data – Framing a Questionnaire.
Module – III Measures of Central Tendencies
Measures of Central Tendancy – Mean – Median – Mode – Harmonic Mean and
Geometric Mean – Relationship between different averages.
Module – IV Measures of Dispersion
Measures of dispersion – Properties of a good measures of Variation – Range –
Merits and Demerits Quartile Deviation – Merits and Demerits – Standard Deviation –
Merits and Demerits – Co-Efficient of Variation – Lorenz Curve – Simple Problems.
Module – V Skewness & Kurtosis
Skewness & Kurtosis – Karl Pearson Bowley and Kelly measures of Skewness –
Measures of Kurtosis – Simple Problems.
Reference:
1. R.S.N. Pillai & Bhagavathi, Statistics.
2. Kapoor & Kapoor, Statistics.
3. Gupta S.P (2002), Statistical Methods, S.Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. Speigal,M.R.(1992), Theory and Problems of Statistics, Mc Graw Hill Book
Co.,London.
5. Chou.Y (1975), Statistics Analysis,Holt,Reinhart and Winston, New York.
6. Croxton, Crowden and Klein (1971), Applied General Statistics, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi.
7. Nagar,A.L. and R.K.Das (1993), Basic Statistics, Oxford University Press, New
York.
Non – Elective – I
Rural Industrialization
Module – I Meaning and Role of Industrialization
Introduction – Meaning of Rural Industrialization – Comparison of Rural and
Urban Industries – Role of Rural Industrialization.
Module - II Types of Rural Industries
Introduction – Cottage Industries – Definition – Features of Cottage and
Small-Scale Industries – Difference between Small – Scale and Cottage Industries – Agro
– Based Industries – Khadi and Village Industries – Handicrafts , Handloom Industry –
Sericulture – Coir Industry.
Module – III Sources of Finance
Types of Industrial Finance – Drawbacks of Small-Scale and Cottage
industries- Sources of finance – Institutional sources and Non-institutional sources.
Module – IV Problems of Rural Industries
Introduction – Problems of Locations – Raw Materials – Skilled labour –
capital-entrepreneurship – Technology – marketing-Infrastructure, undue concentration.
Module – V Government Policy Towards Rural Industries.
Introduction – views of Gandhi on rural industries – Industrial policy of 1991
with reference to rural industries – rural Industries and five Year planning-Governemnt
measures and programmes for the promotion of rural Industries.
Reference:
1. Sen .K.K - Rural Industrialization in India
2. Begin
- Rural Industrialization in India
3. Rao R.V - Rural Industrialization
Core Course – V
International Economics
Module – I Introduction
International Economics – Meaning-Features –Merits and Demerits-Domestic
Vs International Trade – Theories of International Trade- Ricardo’s Comparative Cost
Theory – Heberler’s Theory of Opportunity Cost – Hechsher Ohlin Theory – Superiority
over Classical Theory.
Module – II Free Trade Vs Protection
Free Trade Vs protection – Case for and Against Free Trade – Tariff – Types –
Effects: Quotas – Types – Effects: Dumping – Anti – Dumping Measures.
Module – III Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments – Meaning – Importance – Distinction between balance
of trade and balance of payments – Disequilibrium – Causes- Measures for removing
disequilibrium in balance of payments.
Module – IV Foreign Exchange
Meaning – Determination of equilibrium exchange rate – Theories of Foreign
Exchange rate – The Mint Parity theory – Purchasing Power Parity Theory – Fixed Vs
Flexible.
Module – V International Monetary System
International Liquidity Problems – IMF – IBRD – GATT – WTO – UNCTAD
– SARRC
Reference:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Mithani
Gupta K.R
Jhingan
Chandra R & Suriya Kumar S.M
Francis Cherunilam
- International Economics
- International Economics
- International Economics
- International Economics
- International Economics
Core Course – VI
Economic System
Module – I Economic Systems
Definition – Nature-scope-Importance-Functions – types;Primitive, Communism,
Federalism, Mercantilism, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism and mixed economy –
features only.
Module – II Evolution of Capitalism
Laissez-Faire Capitalism – Welfare capitalism – Regulated capitalism – Industrial
Capitalism – Achievements and Failures of Capitalism.
Module – III Evolution of Socialism
Utopian Socialism – Marxian Socialism – Market Socialism and Decentralization
– Socialism and Central Planning – Broad Features of India’s Socialistic Pattern.
Module – IV Communism
Meaning – Characteristics-Communism Vs Socialism-A Critical Appraisal of
Communism.
Module – V Mixed Economy
Characteristics of MixedEconomy – Public Sector: Meaning – Features and
causes of growth of public sector – role of public sector in India – factors Responsible for
privatization in India.
Reference:
1. Desai S.S.M (1982)
2. Halm, George N.(1968)
3. Sen K.K (1994)
4. Grossman, Gregory
- Economic Systems,
Himalaya publishing House
Bombay
- Economic Systems,
Oxford and IBH publishing Co, NewDelhi,
-Comparative economic Systems,
Sultan chand & Sons, New Delhi,
Bombay.
- Economic Systems
Prentice Hall, New Delhi
Second Allied Course – V
Statistical Methods – II
Module – I Classification & Tabulation
Classification & Tabulation – Rules and Types – Frequency Distribution –
Tabulation – Parts – Rules and Types of Tables.
Module – II Diagrams & Graphs
Diagrams & Graphs – Rules for making a diagram – Types of Diagrams –
Graphic Presentation – General rules – Difference between graphs and diagrams –
Histogram – Frequency Polygon – Frequency Curve.
Module – III Correlation Analysis
Correlation Analysis – Types of Correlation – Scatter diagram – Graphic
Method – Karl Pearson’s Co-efficient of Correlation – Co-efficient of determination –
Spearman’s Rank Correlation – Simple Problems.
Module – IV Regression Analysis
Regression Analysis – Meaning and Uses – Correlation Vs Regression
analysis – Two Regression Lines – Regression Co-efficient – Simple problems.
Module – V Analysis of Time Series
Analysis of Time Series – Components of Time Series – Graphic Method –
Semi-average Method – Moving Averages method – Method of Least Squares.
Reference:
1. Gupta,S.C (1993), Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, S.Chand & Sons, New
Delhi
2. Gupta,S.C (2002), Statistical Methods, S.Chand & Sons, New Delhi
3. Speigal,M.R.(1992), Theory and problems of Statistics, Mc Graw Hill Book
Co., London.
4. Chou .Y (1975), Statistics Analysis, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, New York
5. Croxton, Crowden and Klein (1971), Applied General Statistics, Prentice Hall
of India, New Delhi.
6. Nagar,A.L and R.K.Das(1993), Basic Statistics, Oxford University Press,
New York.
Second Allied Course – VI
Statistical Methods – III
Module – I Sampling Designs
Sampling Designs – Census and sample method – merits and demerits – essentials
of sampling – methods of sampling – merits and demerits – statistical error –
measurement of errors.
Module – II Index Numbers
Index Numbers – Uses and construction of index numbers – Laspeyer’s. Paache,
Fisher-Marshall, Edge worth and Bowleys’ index numbers – Chain index, Base
Shifting,Splicing,deflating,Cost of living Index – Simple problems only.
Module – III Association of attributes & Types of Sets
Association of attribute ultimate class frequencies – order of classes –
determination of frequencies – consistency of data – types of association – Set and
subsets, finite & infinite sets, universal set, disjoint sets, union & inter-section of two sets
(simple Problems).
Module – IV Indian Statistics
Agricultural statistics – Agricultural planning – Cattle statistics – sources – uses –
industrial statistics – sources – uses – population statistics sources & uses – national
income & accounting statistics – sources & uses.
Module – V Vital Statistics
Vital statistics – Importance – Types-uses – methods – Standard birth rate –
Standard death rate – Mortality rate – Crude birth rate – Life table.
Reference:
1. Gupta,S.C (1993), Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, S.Chand & Sons, New
Delhi
2. Gupta,S.C (2002), Statistical Methods, S.Chand & Sons, New Delhi
3. Speigal,M.R.(1992), Theory and problems of Statistics, Mc Graw Hill Book
Co., London.
4. Chou .Y (1975), Statistics Analysis, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, New York
5. Croxton, Crowden and Klein (1971), Applied General Statistics, Prentice Hall
of India, New Delhi.
6. Nagar,A.L and R.K.Das(1993), Basic Statistics, Oxford University Press,
New York.
Non-Elective Course – II
Agricultural Marketing
Module – I Introduction
Definition – Objectives – Importance – Types – Process – Concentration,
Dispersion and equalization problem of agricultural marketing.
Module – II Functions
Marketing Functions – Three classes of functions – Concentration – buying,
Selling, Assembling – Transporting – Warehousing – Standardization – grading –
financing – risk bearing and market information.
Module – III Marketing Agricultural Product
Marketing of agricultural product – significance of marketing – defects of
agricultural marketing – market structure – important components of market structure –
regulated markets – objectives-problems in regulated markets – suggestion for
improvements.
Module – IV Channels of Distribution
Channels of distribution for good grains- marketing agencies – producer –
Wholesaler – Classification of Wholesalers – Functions – disadvantages of Wholesalers
Middlemen – other agents.
Module – V Agricultural Prices
Trends in agricultural prices – reasons for fluctuations of prices – price
stabilization – objectives of price stabilization policy – functions of agricultural prices –
the need for stabilization of agricultural prices – buffer Stocks – Procurement – imports –
agricultural price policy with reference to India.
Reference:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Marketing of Agricultural products
- Kobbs
Economics of Agriculture
- R.C.Cohen
Economic organization of agriculture
- T.W.Schuliz
Agricultural Problems of India
- P.C. Bansil
Agricultural Marketing Reports
- Government of India
Principles and Practice of Marketing in India – CB Memoria
CORE COURSE-VII
MACRO ECONOMICS
Objectives:
1. To teach the students to understand the basic concepts of Macro Economics.
2. To make the students to understand Macro Policies
Module I Nature & Scope of Macro Economics
Nature and scope of Macro economics- Micro and Macro economics- Staticdynamic and Comparative static-National income- Concepts of National IncomeMeasurment,difficulties and importance of National Income-Circular flow of income –
Two sector model.
Module II Theories of Employment
Classical Theory of Employment-Say’s law of Market- Pigou’s wage cutKeynesian Controversy.Keynesian theory of employment – Principles of effective
demand.
Module III Consumption Function
Keynes psychological law of Consumption Function-Meaning-APC and MPCFactor determining Consumption Function-Measure to Increase consumption FunctionTheories of Consumption Function-absolute income – relative income-Permanent income
and life-cycle hypothesis.
Module IV Investment Function
Investment function-Meaning-Types of Investment – Determinants of investmentMEC-MEI – Keynes’s theory of interest – Multiplier- static and dynamic MultiplierPrinciples of Acceleration –Super – Multiplier.
Module V General Equilibrium
General Equilibrium –Product and money market Equilibrium-Hicks Hansen’s ISLM analysis-derivation of IS-LM curves-determination of general Equilibrium-,
Objectives of macro economics policy.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Seth M.L
2. Mithani D.M
3. Gupta R.D
4. Jhingan M.L
5. Dhingra I.C
Reference:
1.Shapiro E.
2.Harold R.Williams
3.Ackley G.
4.Dudly Dillar
- Macro Economics
- Macro Economics
- Keynes and post Keynesians Economics
- Macro Economics
- Objective Type Questions in Macro Economics
- Macro Economics
- Macro Economics
- Macro Economics
- Economics of J.M.Keynes.
CORE COURSE-VIII
FISCAL ECONOMICS
Objectives:
1. To create knowledge about revenue and expenditure of the State and Central
Government
2. To make the students aware of the concepts in fiscal economics meaning of
budget, current budget and fiscal policies.
Module I Introduction
Nature and Scope of fiscal Economics – importance – Public Finance and Private
Finance – the Principles of Maximum Social Advantages.
Module II Public Revenue
Public Revenue- Meaning –Sources of Public Revenue- Tax Revenue and Nontax revenue- Objectives- Cannons of Taxation- Classification of Taxation-Direct taxtypes-Indirect Tax- types-Methods of Taxation – VAT- Theories of Taxation, Shifting
and Incidence of Taxation-Effects of taxation-Public Revenue trend in India.
Module III Public Expenditure
Public Expenditure – Meaning-Causes-Public and Private ExpenditureClassification- Cannons-Theories-Effects and Control of Public Expenditure- Budget –
Meaning-Types-Current Budget.
Module IV Public Debt
Public debt-meaning-causes of public debt-classification- effects- Redemption of
public dept- trend in India.
Module V Federal Finance
Meaning – Principles-Problems of central and state relationship-Functions of
Finance commission-Latest finance commission report-Local Finance- Fiscal Policy –
Meaning – Definition-Objectives- instruments-uses-limitations –Fiscal Policy in India.
TEXT BOOK
1. Sundaram K.P.M
2. Loganathan V.
3. Sankaran K.
4.Thiyagi B.P
5.Singh S.K
Reference:
6.Dalton
7.Hicks
8.Musgrave & Musgave
: Fiscal Economics
: Public Finance
: Public Finance
: Public Finance
: Public Finance in theory and Practice
:Public Finance
: Public Finance
:Theory and Practice of Public Finance
Core Course – IX
Managerial Economics
Objectives:
1. To learn the scope and objectives of managerial economics.
2. To enable the students to study the demand and cost analysis. pricing methods
and profit management.
Module – I Introduction
Definition – Scope – Characteristics – Importance – Relationship with other
Subjects – Objectives of the Firm; Profit Maximization, Sales Maximization – Decision
making.
Module – II Demand Analysis
Demand Analysis and forecasting demand – concepts – law of demand – elasticity
of demand – types – determinants – methods of measurements – importance – demand
forecasting – methods – importance.
Module – III Cost Analysis
Cost analysis – Concept – Cost-output relationship – Short run – Long run – Cost
control – Need – Methods – importance.
Module – IV Pricing Methods
Pricing practices – objectives of pricing policy – pricing methods – full-cost
pricing – marginal cost pricing – going rate pricing – customary pricing – price discount
– price differentials.
Module – V Profit Management
Profit and Capital management – Nature and functions of profit – profit planning
and profit forecasting – Break-even analysis – capital budget – meaning-Nature –
concepts – need and importance – problems.
Text Book:
1. Varshney,R.L.,&
K.L. Maheswari
2. Kumar, Pradeep,
3. Sankaran,S.
4. Mithani,D.M.
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Economics
Reference:
1. Joel Dean
2. Samuel Web
3. Metha P.L
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Economics
Core Course-X
Capital Market
Objectives:
1. To create knowledge about capital market, growth and functions.
2. To make the students aware of the concepts, the shares,bonds and debentures.
Module I-Introduction
Capital Market – Definition – Features – Concepts – Functions – Structure –
Importance and Growth of Capital Market in India – Money market – definition-features
– capital market Vs Money Market – role of Commercial Banks.
Module II-Corporate Securities
Long term Sources – Corporate Securities – Equity Shares – Merits and Demerits
– Preference Shares – Merits and Demerits – Debentures and bonds – Convertible and
non-Convertible debentures – Full and Partly convertible debentures – Company
Deposits
Module III-Financial Institutions
Financial institutions – LIC – UTI – IDBI – ICICI – Mutual Funds – Open and
Close ended Mutual funds – Global Depositary Receipts.
Module IV-Primary Market and Secondary Market
Public Issues of shares – Primary market – Secondary Market – Issues of shares at
Par and at Premium – Right Issue of shares – Issue of Bonus shares – Underwriting of
Shares – Merchant Banks – Foreign Institutional Investors.
Module V – Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange – Meaning – Definition – Characteristics – Functions – Listing of
Securities – Dealers in Stock Exchange – Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)
– functions – Powers and Performance.
Text Book:
1. Varma and Agarwal
2. Y.K. Bhushan
3. Kuchal S.C
4. Chandru
5. I.M Pandey
Reference:
1. Kuchal S.C
2. Khan and Jain
3. Ishwan C. Dingra
- Corporate Finance
- Business Organization & Financial Management
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Management
- Financial Management
- Financial
- Corporate Finance
- Indian Economic Problems
Elective Course – I
Enterpreneurship Development
Objectives:
1. To eneble the students to understand the entrepreneurship and its uses in the
society
2. To discuss the various sources of finance and study about the women
entrepreneur.
Module- I Introduction
Entrepreneuship – Definition – Concepts – Scope – Signidicance of
Entrepreneurship – Functions – Types – Growth of entrepreneurship – Theories –
Intrapreneur – Features of a Successful Entrepreneur – Role of Entrepreneurship in
Economic Development
Module – II Business Ventures
Business Ventures – Steps for staring a small Industry – Significance – Problems
of small scale Industry – Industrial Policy on small scale industries – Incentives –
Subsidies.
Module – III Project Analysis
Project – Meaning – Objectives – Identification – Classification – Project selection
– Internal and external constraints – Project Formulation – Feasibility – Project
preparation and project report.
Module – IV Sources of Finance
Financial planning – need – sources- Internal sources – External sources – Role of
DIC, TIIC, SIDBI, SIDCO, SIPCOT, and Industrial Estate – Commercial Banks – Micro
Finance.
Module – V Women entrepreneur
Women Entrepreneur – Objectives of EDPS – Performance and Criticism of EDPS –
Women Entrepreneur – Features – Growth – Problems – Prospects and development
schemes – SHG
Text Book:
1. Gupta C.B. & Srinivasan N.P
2. Khanka .S.S
3. Saravanavel
4. V. Balu
Reference:
1. Bhattachajee. H
2. Rao S.K
3. Dhingra Ishwar C.
- Entrepreneurship and Development in India
- Entrepreneurship and Development in India
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Entrepreneurial Development
- Entrepreneurial Development
- Entrepreneurial Development
- Entrepreneurial Development
ELECTIVE COURSE – II
ELEMENTS OF INSURANCE
Objectives:
1. To enable the students to know about the different kinds of insurance
2. To make the students to study about the premium calculation
Module – I Introduction
Nature, and scope – importance – Kinds of insurance: Life insurance and
General insurance – Functions of insurance – Risk management: The concept of risk and
loss prevention.
Module – II life Insurance
Definition of life insurance – Features of life insurance – Advantages of life
insurance – procedures of taking life insurance policy – General rules of insurable interest
in life insurance.
Module-III Types of Policies
Kinds of life insurance polices-Whole life, Endowment, Term and unit linked
polices-Advantages of different polices-Conditions relating to commencement of risk,
premium and continuation of polices.
Module-IV Premium calculation
Calculation of premium-Factors affecting calculation of premium-steps for
computation of premium-Methods of premium calculation:Assessment plan, natural
premium plan and level premium plan-Mortality tables.
Module-V Insurance Agents
Insurance agents-Functions of agent-Qualifications of an agent-Business targetsInsurance industry in India-LIC & GIC-Insurance regulatory and Development authorityPrivate sector companies.
Text Book:
1. Dr.N.Premavath
2. M.N. Mishra,
Reference:
1. M.N. Mishra
2. M. Mothihar
3. B.S. Bodla
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Elements of Insurance
Concepts of Insurance.
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Insurance – Principles and polices.
Insurance-Principles, Practices, Management and
Salesmanship.
Insurance
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Core Course XI
History of Economic Thought
Objectives:
1. To make the students aware of the various schools of the economic thought.
2. To make the students to understand the contributions of various economists.
Module I: Pre classical and Classical thought
Nature and Significance of History of Economic thought - Mercantalism –
Physiocracy – Classical School – Adam Smith - Malthus – Ricardo – J.B.Say – J.S Mill.
Neo classical School – Alfred marshall.
Module II: Historical, Keynesian and Welfare School
Historical School – Schomoller, Keynesian
School – Pigou – Pareto.
School – J.M. Keynes, Welfare
Module III: Austrian and Institutional School
Austrian School - Karl Menger. Marginalism - Gossen – Jevons, Institutional
School - Veblen
Module IV: Socialist and Marxian Thought
Socialist thought – Simon , Sismondi, Robert Owen, Karl Marx.
Module V: Indian Economic Thought
Gokale - Nauroji - Gandhiji - Nehru - Ambedkar - Periyar – Amartya Sen.
Text Book:
1. Loganathan V.
2. Sankaran S.
3. Girija and Manimekalai
- History of Economic Thought
- History of Economic Thought
- History of Economic Thought
Reference:
1. Hageela T.N.
2. Srivastava
- History of Economic Thought
- History of Economic Thought
CORE COURSE – XII
INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
1. To study the features of underdeveloped economy
2. To highlights the population problems.
3. To analyze the causes for the poverty and unemployment.
Module – I Introduction
Concept of Economic Development and Growth – Basic Characteristics of
underdeveloped Economy - Economic and Non – Economic factors inhibiting economic
development – National Income.
Module – II Human Resources, Poverty and Unempolyment
Population – Growth – Age Composition - Occupational Distribution – Causes,
Effects and remedial measures - population policy – demographic Transition theory –
poverty - poverty alleviation programmes. Unempolyment – types – causes and effects
Module – III Agriculture
Agriculture - Productivity – land Reforms – Green Revolution – Agricultural
Finance – Marketing - Mechanization – Public Distribution System – Agricultural
Development under Five year Plans.
Module – IV Industry
Role of Industries - Industrial Policies of 1948,1956 & 1991 and recent
changes. Cottage and Small scale industries, large scale induatries – Iron and steel,
cement, textile and Sugar Industries – Industrial development under five year plans.
Module – V Transport
Role of Transport in economic development – transport co- ordination – Rail –
Road – Air and Water.
Text Book:
1. Ruddar Dutt & Sundaram K.P.M
2. Sankaran. S
3. Loganathan . V
4. Jhingan. M.L
Reference:
1. Agarwal .A.W
2. Dhingra. I.C
3. Dewett. K.K
4. Higgins
5. Meir & Baldwin
6. Lewis
- Indian Economy
- Indian Economy
- Essays in Economic Development
- Economics of Planning
- Indian Economy
- Indian Economy
- Indian Economy
- Economic Development
- Leading Issues in Economic Development
- Economics of Development
CORE COURSE – XIII
ENVIRONOMICS
Objectives:
1. To make the students aware of the basic concepts, definition and theories in
environomics
2. To impart knowledge about pollution, global issues in Environemental
quality.
Module –I: INTRODUCTION
Nature and scope of Environomics-Basic Concepts-Inter-relationship with other
sciences-Environment and economics.
Module – II: THEORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Efficiency in a Private Market Economy-Theory of Material Balance –Spill Over
Effects- Externalities-Efficiency and social welfare-Internalization of ExternalitiesSolutions to the Externalities-Environmental Quality as a public Good-Pareto-optimum
theory.
Module-III: ECONOMICS OF ENVIRONMENT
Risks of a Deteriorating Environment-Natural Resources and their ConservationPopulation and Environmental Quality-Economic Growth and Environmental QualityRetarding Impacts-Green Hourse effect-Acid Rain.
Module-IV: ECONOMICS OF POLLUTION
Pollution-Meaning-Types-water,air, land, noise-Impacts on Human Health,
Animals and Vegetation-Recycling of Wastes.
Module-V: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES MEASURES
Basic Approach to problems and pollution control-Moral-Suasion-direct controlregulation-fiscal techniques-allocation of property rights-Coase theorem-pollution
permits and refundable deposits.
Text Book:
1. Sankaran.A
2. Karpagam.M
3. Varatharajan and Elangovan
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Environmental economics
Environmental economics
Environmental economics
Reference:
1. Pearce, D.W.
2. Senaca J.J and Taussig M.K.
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Environmental economics
Environmental economics
CORE COURSE – XIV
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Objectives:
1. To enable the students to know about the meaning, scope, principles and
functions of personnel management.
2. To make the students to study about the man power planning, job analysis,
motivation and leadership of personnel management.
Module-I Introduction
Meaning and definition of personnel management-Characteristics, scope,
objectives-Principles-Functions-Managerial and operative functions-Problems
Module-II Man Power Planning
Meaning-Definition-Importance of man power planning-CharacteristicsObjectives-Needs-Factors influencing man power planning; internal and external factorsSteps involved in man power planning- Limitations.
Module-III Job Analysis
Recruitment, selection and placement of personnel-job analysis, job description,
job specification, job evaluation-Interviews and test.Promotion, transfer, training and
methods of training.
Module-IV Motivation
Meaning-Definition-Nature and Characteristics of motivation-ImportanceTheories of motivation-Maslow’s Need Hierarcy theory- McGregor’s X and Y theoriesHerzbers’s two factor theory-Vroom’s expectancy theory.
Module-V Leadership
Concept and characteristics of leadership-Importance-Qualities-Functions- Types
of leadership-Theories of leadership-Traits theory; behavioral theory- Situational theory.
Text Book:
1. Memoria C.B
2. Bhushan.Y.K
-Personnel Management
-Business Management
Reference:
1. Date
2. Agarwal R.D
3. Ghoshs
-Personal Management
-Dynamics of Personnel Management
-Personnel Management
ELECTIVE COURSE-III
SALESMANSHIP AND ADVERTISEMENT
Objectives:
1. To study the features and concepts of salesmanship.
2. To discuss the different medias of advertising.
Module – I Salesmanship
Definition and features of salesmanship – objectives – types – functions – benefits
of salesmanship to manufacture, society, customers and salesman.
Module – II Sales manager
Meaning – importance – good qualities of a sales manger – duties and
responsibilities of sales manager – sales promotion at different levels.
Module – III Salesman Training
Training of Salesman – Objectives of training – Advantages of good training
programme – Contents of training – Types and methods of training – individual and
group training methods – Limitations of training.
Module – Iv Advertising:
Meaning – objectives – functions – types – advertising process – creativity –
meaning and sources – qualities of a advertising copy – media of advertising –
Newspaper – Radio – TV – Flim – Internet – Merits and demerits.
Module – V Trends in Advertisement
Meaning – Determinants – importance of Consumer Behavior in Advertising –
Social and Cultural influence on Consumer Behavior.
Text Book:
1. Davar and Davar S.M
- Advertisement and management
2. Dr. Verma.M.M. and Agarwal R.K-Advertisement and management
Reference:
1. Bastia G.R and Sharma.N.R
2. Mathur, V.C
3. Patel.J.S.K
4. Contakki
-Advertising marketing and sales management
-Advertising management
-Salesmanship and Publicity
_Salesmanship and advertisement