Dr. D. Y.

Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune

(Deemed to be University)
(Re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.64 on a four-point scale at ‘A++’ Grade)
(An ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University)
Centre for Online Learning

Semester-wise Curriculum

Programme Title: Online Master of Business Administration (Online MBA)

Semester I – Curriculum

Semester 1 Course Specialization NA

4
Course Code OMBC-101 Credits Type Domain Core
Course Title Principles and Practices of Management (PPM)

Course Description:

This course presents a thorough and systematic coverage of management theory and practice. It focuses on
the basic roles, skills, and functions of management, with special attention to managerial responsibility for
effective and efficient achievement of goals. The objective is to help students understand the fundamental
concepts and principles of management; and the basic roles, skills, and functions of management. It is also
intended to give an overview of the historical development, theoretical aspects, and practice application of
managerialprocess.

Course Objectives:

1. To expose the students to basic concepts ofmanagement;

2. To enable them to gain appreciation for emerging ideas, techniques, procedures, and practices in
the field of management;and
3. To highlight professional challenges that a manager will face in variousorganizations;

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Basics of Management: Definitions of Management, Business Organization and Management,

Nature of Business, Functions of Business Organization, Business Industries, Factors Affecting the
Establishment of Business Organization, Objectives of Management, Principles of Management, Nature of
Management, and Levels of Management.

Unit 2: Managing Organization: Management as a Process, Management as an Activity, Management as

a Discipline, Managerial Skills, Managerial Roles, Categories of Managerial Roles, Social Responsibility,
Managing Change, Factors Affecting Change, Process to Overcome the Loopholes for the Change, and
Tools Used to Cope up with theChange.

Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri, Pune – 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Ph. +91-20-2780 5709/5711 e-mail: director.col@dpu.edu.in/ contact.col@dpu.edu.in
 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
(Deemed to be University)
(Re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.64 on a four-point scale at ‘A++’ Grade)
(An ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University)
Centre for Online Learning

Unit 3: Organizational Structure and Design: Organizational Chart, Elements of Organizational

Structure, Line Structure of Organization, Line and Staff Structure, Functional Structure, Matrix Structure,
Departmentalization, Departmentalization for Individual Development, and Centralized system.

Unit 4: Resource Management: Management of Resources, Information as a Resource, Characteristics of

Information, Information in a Business Industry, Human Being as a Resource, Finance as a Resource,
Managing Financial Resources in the Organization, Time as a Resource, Managing Time for Productive
Business, Material as a Resource, and Inventory Management.

Unit 5: Organizational Behavior: Definition of Organizational Behavior, Historical Review, The

Hawthorne Studies, Personality, Attitude, Power and Political Behaviour within the Organization,
Organizational Culture, Team Works and Groups, Job Design, and Interdisciplinary Application to
Organizational Behavior.

Unit 6: Planning: Definitions, Objectives of Planning, planning a Management Activity, Importance of

Planning, Levels of Planning, Types of Planning, Elements of Planning, Planning Process, and Tools Used
in Planning.

Unit 7: Staffing: Definition, Importance of Staffing, Main Components of Human Resources, Staffing
Process, Manpower Planning, Selection, Placement and Orientation, Training and Development,
Performance Appraisal, Promotion, and Corrective Actions.

Unit 8: Leading: Definition, Principles of Leadership, Process of Leadership, Functions of Leadership,

Management With Leadership, Leadership Style– Autocratic, Democratic, Leadership style, Delegalive
Leadership Style, Leadership Theory– Trait Theory, Behavioral Theory, Contingency Theory.

Unit 9: Direction: Definitions, Importance of Direction, Characteristics of Direction, Supervision,

Motivation, Features of Motivation, Motivational Factors, Motivational Theories, Communication,
Elements of Communication, Leadership.

Unit 10: Controlling: Definition, Purpose of Controlling Function, Importance of Controlling, Planning
and Controlling, Features of Controlling, Control process, Advantages of Controlling Process, Types of
Control, Marketing Control, Financial Control, Human Resource Control, Budgetary Control, Inventory
Control, and Information Control.

Unit 11: Co-Ordination in Management: Definition, Characteristics of Co-Ordination, Importance of

Coordination, Symptoms of Poor Coordination, Tools for Coordinating the Activities, Co-operation for
Coordination, Delegation of Work, Principles of Delegation, Division of Labor, and Advantages and
Disadvantages of Division of Labor.

Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri, Pune – 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Ph. +91-20-2780 5709/5711 e-mail: director.col@dpu.edu.in/ contact.col@dpu.edu.in
 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
(Deemed to be University)
(Re-accredited by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.64 on a four-point scale at ‘A++’ Grade)
(An ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University)
Centre for Online Learning

Unit 12: Decision Making: Definitions, Characteristics of Decision Making, Simple and Complex
Decision, Factors Affecting Decision Making Process, Decision Making Process, Types of Business
Decisions, Decision Making Models, and Tools and Techniques Used for Decision-Making.

Unit 13: Evolutions of Management Thoughts: Management Thoughts of Henry Fayol, Management
Thoughts of Fredrick W. Taylor, Comparing Contributions of Fayol and Taylor, Management Thoughts of
Joseph M. Juran, Management Thoughts of Abraham H. Maslow, Management Thoughts of William E.
Deming, Management Thoughts of Chester I. Bernald, Management Thoughts of Peter F. Drucker.

Unit 14: Recent Trends in Management: Importance of Balance Score Card, Balance Scorecard
Perspective, Seven Elements of Scorecard Program, Advantages of Balance Scorecard, Six Sigma, Steps to
Implement Six Sigma, Six Sigma Strategy, Six Sigma Tools, TQM, Principle of TQM, Elements of TQM,
ImplementingTQM.

Course Outcome:

On successful completion of the course the learner will be able to:

CO# Cognitive Abilities Outcomes

CO101.1 Remember Compute various managerial abilities and methods to management.

Describe the role and the need of planning, organizing, decision–making,

CO101.2 Understand
and controlling.
CO101.3 Apply Differentiate professional challenges and management decisions.
CO101.4 Analyse Analyse contemporary management practices.
CO101.5 Evaluate Exhibit emerging ideas and practices in the field of management.

Suggested Reading:

1. Weihrich Heinz and Koontz Harold- Management: A Global and Entrepreneurial Perspective (Mc
Graw Hill, 12th Edition2008)
2. Stoner, Freeman and Gilbert Jr- Management (Prentice Hall of India, LatestEdition)
3. Bateman, Management (SIE), Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, NewDelhi.
4. Fraidoon Mazda- “ Engineering Management”, AddisonWesley-2000.
5. Hillier Frederick S. and Hillier Mark S.- Introduction to Management Science: A Modeling and
Case Studies Approach with Spreadsheets (Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2nd Edition2008)
6. Massie, Joseph L., Essentials of Management, PearsonEducation.
7. Tripathy PC and Reddy PN, “Principles of Management”, Tata McGraw-Hill,1999.

Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri, Pune – 411018, Maharashtra, India.

Ph. +91-20-2780 5709/5711 e-mail: director.col@dpu.edu.in/ contact.col@dpu.edu.in