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Marks: 100 Credit assigned: 4 Points

CLASS: MMS I # MMS II

Semester: Second
Specialization: __________
Subject: Business Environment

Prepared By

Faculty Name: Dr. Mohan T Mathew

Signature: _____._________
Date:_31 December 2018__

Reviewed and Verified By

Programme Head Name: Dr. G Ramesh Signature: _____________ Date: _________

Approved By

Director’s Name: Dr. G Ramesh Signature: ______________Date:______________

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Objectives

Following are the objectives for the subject

(a) To sensitize students to multi-faceted environment of business
(b) To enable them to appreciate the finer nuances of business environment
(c) To improve their ability to operate effectively in the contemporary globalized
world as managers and entrepreneurs

Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to learn:

. (a) Environmental scanning and alerting organization the present and future
opportunities and threat for business
(b)To analyze the business environment for identification of factors which have
impact on business
(c) to help in making modification in business strategies whenever required and
also identification of risk in business.
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Pedagogy

The pedagogy adopted for inculcating the learning process through the session hours
of 40 hrs. for gaining 4 credits subjects is as follows

S. Pedagogy Hours Allotted for 4 Credits

No
1 Lectures Sessions as per session plan 40 hrs.
(39 hours of sessions+ 01 hour of Midterm test/Class Test)

Other Pedagogies adopted ( Please strike out whichever is not applicable)

2 Class Activities like quiz, debates, Role YES/NO
play, etc.,
3 Case Studies and Discussion YES
4 Assignments YES
5 Watching Educational and Informative YES
Videos
6 Real- time Projects in various industrial YES
verticals. ( If Yes, kindly submit a report at the end of the Semester)

7 Presentations YES
8 Reading ( Library Activity) YES/NO
9 Group Discussion YES
10 Participation in academic and extra – YES
curricular activities,
11 Fieldwork YES/NO
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12 Any Other , Pl Specify

Evaluation Plan
End-Term Examination : 60Marks

Internal Examinations :

Internal Assessment parameter and marks allotted Marks

Project/Presentation/Role play or any activity 15

Class Test 10
Assignment + Viva 05 +05
Attendance & class participation 05
Total 40 marks

Total : 100 Marks

Reference Books:
Business environment and public policy by AR Buchholz
Economic Survey-(recent issues) Ministry of Finance,Government of India
Annual Report (recent issues) Reserve bank of India
Text Books:
Day to day economics-by Satish Y Deodhar-IIM Ahemedabad
Macroeconomics for management students by A Nag
Reference Sites:
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Sample Lecture:( Please Attach the PDF version of the sample Lecture Presentation)

Faculty member Signature: ________________

Session Plan with Self-Monitoring

Commencement of classes: Closing of classes:
Time Line
Session Topic /Sub Topic Prepar
Date of Date of Reasons Duration
No atory
Sessions to be actual for of
Readin
delivered delivery of Deviation, Session
g
Materia the if any

l, if any Sessions

1 Introduction session 2/1/19

2 BE –Definition, nature 7/1/19
and scope, limitation of
environmental analysis
3 Distinction –internal and 9/1/19
external environment,
4 Socio-cultural 14/1/19
environment of
business-element of
culture, impact of culture
5 Political environment of 16/1/19
business-
6 Regulatory environment 21/1/19
of business
7 Need for effective 23/1/19
regulation and
governance, good
system of regulation
8 Ecological issues- 28/1/19
sustainable development
9 Economic environment 30/1/19
of business- macro
economic indicators
introduction
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10 National income and 4/2/19

GDP-growth and
development
11 Linkage 6/2/19
between
macro
economic
indicators -
business
cycle
12 Concept of 11/2/19
inclusive
growth,
13 Money and 13/2/19
banking-
money
supply and
demand-
credit
creation
14 Central banking – 18/2/19
monetary policy
15 Inflation-the concept 20/2/19
16 Inflation and monetary 25/2/19
policy
17 Budget –budget deficit- 27/2/19
fiscal deficit
18 Fiscal policy 4/2/19
19 The LPG model- 6/3/19
liberalization-
privatization
20 Globalization 11/3/19
21 International Trade 13/3/19
Introduction
22 Trade blocks-IMF-WB 18/3/19
and WTO
23 Balance of payments 20/3/19
24 Case study 25/3/19
25 Case study 27/3/19
26 Class 1/4/19
presentatio
n
27 Class 3/4/19
presentatio
n
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Self-Monitoring by Faculty member: Signature_________________ Date __________

Verification by Programme Head: Signature _________________ Date ___________

Approved by Director : Signature ___________________ Date__________