Principles of Management Systems

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Course
Undergraduate
Semester
Sem. VI
Subject Code
HS321
Subject Title
Principles of Management Systems

Syllabus

Personnel Management: Introduction – changing role of personnel manager – new people management – manpower planning – recruitment and selection – performance appraisal – workers participation in management – grievance handling.

Industrial Management: Management Functions – organization – principles of planning – management by objectives – organization structures – principles of organizing – span of control – delegation, leadership, directing, and controlling.

Project Management: Development of project network – project representation – project scheduling – linear time ‐ cost trade ‐ offs in projects: a heuristic approach – project monitoring and control with PERT.

Text Books

  1. Koontz H., O’Donnel, C., and Weihrich, H., Essentials of Management, McGraw‐Hill (1990).
  2. Venkataratnam, C. S. and Srivastava, B. K., Personnel Management and Human Resources, Tata McGraw‐Hill (1991).
  3. Mazda F., Engineering Management, Prentice Hall (1997).
  4. Gido, J. and Clements, J. P., Successful Project Management, 2nd ed., South‐Western College Publishing (2003).
  5. Khanna, O. P., Industrial Engineering and Management, Dhanpat Rai Publications (P) Ltd. (2003).
  6. Memoria, C. B. and Gankar, S. V., Personnel Management ‐ Text and Cases, Himalaya Publishing House (2007).

References

Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Understand the scope, objectives, and functions of management in theoretical and practical settings.

CO2: Understand the roles and apply the skills needed by a manager to do the jobs efficiently and effectively

CO3: Apply CPM and PERT techniques for planning, scheduling and controlling of projects

CO4: Apply quantitative techniques in management to solve real-world problems for improved decision-making