MP Birla Institute of Management

MBA COURSE UPDATED SCHEME

WITH EFFECT FROM 2002 ONWARDS

BATCH 2006-2008

CURRICULUM

FOR I^st & II^nd SEMESTERS

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY

M P BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMNT
aSSOCIATE BHARATIYA VIDYA bHAVAN
#43, rACE COURSE ROAD,
BANGALORE - 560 001
PHONE: 080- 22382798/ 22389634
FAX: 080- 22389635
E-mail : mailto:admission@mpbim.com

DURATION OF THE COURSE
The duration of the course shall be four semesters covered in two years. Each academic year shall comprise two semesters stating from September - December / January and December / January – April.

ATTENDANCE, LEAVE, PROGRESS AND CONDUCT

Each semester shall be taken as a unit for the purpose of calculating Attendance.

Students shall attend such lecture classes, seminars and practical work During each semester as the College / Institution may prescribe and not Absent themselves without valid reasons.

A student shall be considered to have completed a semester’s course, if he / she has attended not less than 75% of the number of working periods in the subjects comprising the course during the semester and if his / her conduct and progress have been satisfactory.

Students who fail to comply with the said regulations will not be allowed To give the semester examination.

WORK LOAD
The workload per week amounts to 24 hours of contact sessions per week. It is essential that apart from the classroom contact hours, the students Should spend time in course project, preparation for class, quiz, case Studies and discussion.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
The course of study and the scheme of examination shall comprise the Subjects according to the syllabus prescribed from time to time.

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
There shall be University examination at the end of each semester in the Prescribed papers.

Each answer script in the University examination will be assessed by two Examiners. One of the should be the person who has imparted instruction In that paper.

REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO MBA DEGREE (DAY) COLLEGE- 2002 ONWARDS

OBJECTIVES
The broad objective of the master of Business Administration (MBA) Curse is to Impart professional education and training in various aspects of modern Management to the students and provide them with opportunities to develop conceptual and analytical skill and foster attitudes essential for their development into competent and effective managers.

UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

ADMISSION

ELIGIBILITY:

1.	Candidates who have passed Bachelor’s Degree (10+2+3), Master’s Degree Examination of this University or any other recognized University, in any subject, in Commerce, Management, Arts, Social Science, Sciences, Engineering / Technology or equivalent and have secured not less than 50% of Marks (45% for SC/ST Candidates) in the Bachelor’s Degree examination in aggregate are eligible for admission to this course.


2.	Candidates who have passed bachelor’s degree / master’s degree In the correspondence course of this University or any other University recognized by Law, are exempt from 10+2+3 condition of eligibility. However, all the conditions stated above in A.1.are applicable.


3.	Candidates having less than 50% (less than 45% for SC/ST) in Aggregate in the bachelors degree and more than 50% in aggregate At the Master’s level are not eligible for admission.


4.	Every candidate. Should take an entrance test conducted by the University. The eligibility for admission will be based on the aggregate of the bachelor’s degree marks and Entrance Test Marks (50:50) Each candidate should undertake a disseration on a management problem Relating to the field of his/her specialization. He/she shall do the work Under the supervision of a guide. The thesis must be submitted through The guide to the University department before the end of the IV semester. The thesis should be typewritten and bound. Each student should submit three copies to the department. The thesis will be valued and vive – vice examination conducted on its basis by board of examination. One of them will be the faculty member who has guided the work and others will be external examiners.

PROMOTION TO II YEAR (III SEMESTER)

There are 13 courses in the I AND II Semesters. To qualify for promotion TO THE III semester, a student should have passed at least (as per norms) 10 out of 13 core and functional courses.

SPECIALISATION

A Stream of electives will be offered. These will be developed and Updated from time to time. To qualify for a specialization in a stream, A student will have to take a minimum of 5 elective courses in a stream to Qualify for a specialization area. This will facilitate students to specialize In more than one stream of specialization. A student, however, can choose Choose such combinations which will help him / her to have dual Specialization depending on the courses offered in the specialization Scheme.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Each course will have an internals assessment component of 25 marks. The break up is given to ensure consistent preparation of the students:

Attendance	5 Marks. (75% of attendance is compulsory)
and class	75 – 79% - 1 Mark.
work	80 – 84% - 2 Marks.
	85 – 89% - 3 Marks.
	90 – 94% - 4 Marks.
	95 + - 5 Marks.

TestI - 10 Marks.

TestII - 10 Marks.

The tests are suggested to be miniature pattern of the University Examination. The faculty, however, may choose objective methods Of conducting tests.

PROVISION FOR REPEATERS

	A candidate is allowed to carry all the previous unlearned papers to To the subsequent semester / semesters.
	Such of those candidates who have failed/remained absent/ opt To improve in any one or more papers (theory dissertation/project Work) hence forth called as repeaters, shall appear / improve in Such paper/s during the two immediate successive examinations.
	Examination for odd/even semesters shall be conducted respectively at the end of odd/ even semester (odd with odd, even with even).
	A candidate who seeks improvement should surrender the marks already secure in the particular paper/papers and marks cards of that semester.
	Improvement is allowed only in theory papers.
	A candidate is permitted to apply for improvements in any paper as the particular semester within 30 days from the date of announcement of results of the semester.

CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE

A candidate is declared to have passed MBA Examination if he / she secures not less than 40% of total marks in each paper excluding internal assessment and 50% in aggregate in each semester including internal assessment.

Completes summer project satisfactorily

Disseration carries 200 marks and Viva – Voce carries 50 marks including General viva. The candidates have to secure a minimum of 50% marks in each.

4. When a candidate reappears for the railed papers, the internal assessment marks originally secured by him/her will be carried forward. There is no provision for improvement of internal assessment marks.

Must complete the degree in four years from the date of joining.

CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES

Distinction : Candidates who obtain 70% and above marks in aggregate in all the papers and complete the examination in all four semesters in the first appearance will be declared First class with Distinction.

First Class : Candidates who obtain 60% and above marks in the aggregate of al the papers taken together and complete the examination in all semesters in first appearance, shall be placed in First class.

Second Class : Candidates who obtain 50% and above but less than 59% Marks in aggregate of all the papers taken together and also complete the examination in all semesters in first appearance will be placed in the Second Class.

Pass Class : Candidate who secure marks below 50% in aggregate with 40% minimum in each paper shall be awarded a Pass Class.

Ranks : Only candidates who have passed each of the semester examination at the first appearance shall be eligible for the award of ranks. The First Five Ranks shall be notified

COURSE REGULATIONS

CREDITS :

The University uses the concept of credits and one credit is equivalent to 10 class room contact hours.

COURSES:

The MBA Curriculum is offered in Four Semester spread over two years.

First year Course.

The first year courses are

a.	Self development and enrichment courses(optional. Popularly called foundation courses.
b.	Core courses (in the first semester) and
c.	Functional courses (in the second semester).

All courses are of six-credit duration each.

Second Year Courses :

The second year curriculum consists of the following:

i)	Capstone Courses.
ii)	Electives and
iii)	Dissertation

The III Semester will have corporate strategy and policy, and entrepreneurship as Capstone courses.

The capstone courses in the IV Semester are International Business and Business and ethical values.

A stream of electives is offered and he/she will select from amongst 5 elective courses.

Dissertation : The dissertation will commerce in The III semester to be submitter at the end of IV semester, Dissertation is of 12 Credits, which is equivalent to 2 elective courses. Thus the choice of topic and depth of the subject are significant keeping in view the weightage, work load and learning experience. During the II Year the topic for disseration needs to be finalized. (Students are to be encouraged to choose a topic for disseration in their areas of specialization). The topic selected for disseration to be company specific or industry related or on a general theme.

PEDAGOGY :

The teaching method has to be participatory. The faculty is expected to prepare a schedule for students to facilitate them prepare for the course. Resource materials based on course our line may be prepared. Use of cases/packages/articles may be made to make teaching effective.

GUEST LECTURES :

It is recommended that the school/Institution/ college should arrange guest lecturers from eminent people on contemporary issues and practices in every course. A minimum of five guest lectures in each course may be planned in the II, III and IV Semesters, in addition to the classroom contact hours.

A minimum of 5 case studies must be covered in each course.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

A student will have to undergo industrial training for eight to ten weeks in an Industrial, business or a service organization after second semester. The training will be under the supervision of faculty/industry/institution guide. The student is required to submit a project report on the organization and the training undergone. The project report would be evaluated by a team consisting of faculty members from the institute and university department. A person from the organization may be associated. A viva voce examination has to be conducted during the third semester. A candidate who does not compete industrial training satisfactorily. Shall not be allowed for the final examination. The break of component of marks is given below:


a.	Industrial training report evaluation	-	25 Marks.
b.	Report presentation	-	15 Marks.
c.	Viva – voce	-	10 Marks.

COURSE CUTLINE:

A course outline is made available to the students. Every course outline provided to the students will cover the following :

	Objectives of the course,
	Session wise details of topics, and
	References.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REGULAR (DAY) COURSE UPDATED SYLLABUS (WITH EFFECT FROM 2002-03)

Self Development and Enrichment courses : (Two Credits)

1.		Personal growth laboratory (PGL)
2.		Effective public speaking (EPS)
3.		Communication Skills / Negotiation Skills.
4.		IT Skills.
5.		Application of Statistical software packages such as SPSS, SYSTAT, MINITAB etc.,
6.		Foundation course in Accounting.
7.		Foundation course in Mathematics.
8.		Principles of Management. (These courses are optional. The institutions can choose the courses according to their convenience.)

1.1

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

OBJECTIVES

This course has the objectives of familiarising the students with the concepts relating to intra and inter - personal behavioral inputs in organisational settings and enable them understand themselves and others better. This understanding should equip them to become effective organisational members.

MODULE 1 (Ten Sessions)

Nature of organisations, why organisations exist, organisational effectiveness, nature or organisational behavior (0B). foundators of 0B, importance and shortcomings of OB, historical roots of 08, interdisciplinary focus. approaches to 08.

MODULE 2 (Fifteen Sessions)

Foundations of individual behavior, personal factors, environmental factors, organisational systems and resources, psychological factors.
Personality - Structure, determinants, personality traits and OB.
Perception - Perceptual process, attribution, errors in perception', managing perception.
Learning - how learning occurs, principles 0f learning.
Attitudes - formation, factors, changing attitudes, Job satisfaction. Values - types.
Motivation - challenges, importance, content theories and process theories.

Applied motivation practices - rewards, job design, socio technical systems. 0B model, empowerment, goal setting.
Work Stress - stress model, causes, consequences, coping strategies.

MODULE 3 {Eighteen Sessions)

Group and interpersonal behavior - group dynamics - why groups form, types, group norms, cohensiveness, decision making / Styles, strategies for improving decision making teams - special types of groups, types of teams.

Power and political behavior - sources of power, effective use of power.

Organisational policies, forces creating political behavior, personality and political behaviour.
Conflict - sources and strategies to resolve conflict.
Leadership - styles, contemporary developments.
Interpersonal communication - essentials, networks, communication
Technologies, non - verbal communication, barriers, strategies to overcome barriers.

MODULE 4 (Twelve Sessions)

Organisational processes
Organisational designs - types and their behavioural implications. Organisation change - causes for change, why change resisted - managing
Change. Organisation culture - how is culture created and sustained.

MODULE 5 {Five Sessions)

0B - Emerging challenges, managing diversity, globalisation, technology Transformation, e-business, promoting ethical behaviour.

References:

1.	Don Hellsiegel, etal,