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Can you provide me the details of the MBA (Master in Business Administration) Program offered by Department of Business Administration of The University of Burdwan?

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The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a two-year full time programme offered by the Department of Business Administration, The University of Burdwan.

The programme was introduced by the University with the approval of the University Grants Commission (UGC) long back in 1983. Necessary technical approval for the programme has been obtained by the University from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from time to time.

Eligibility
a) Graduates in Arts, Science, Commerce or any other branch of Social Sciences under (10 + 2 + 3) system
or
b) Graduates in Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy, Agriculture with at least 60% marks in aggregate
or
c) Graduates who subsequently passed one-year Bridge Course of this University are eligible to apply. Admission based on the performance in MAT Examination.

Top 70 candidates from MAT score are called for Group Discussion and Viva-voce Test. Candidates are selected on the basis of following : MAT Score(200 marks) + Viva-voce Test(100 marks) + G.D.(100 marks) = Total out of 400 marks.

Duration
2 Years

Time of Admission
January-February

Fee
Form Charge
Rs.300.00
One Time

Course Fee (to be paid in two equal instalments)
Rs.15000.00
Yearly

MBA Syllabus

AREA - I : GENERAL MANAGEMENT


CORE COURSES
MBA 1101: MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY (MPOT)
Unit I: Understanding an Organisation Organisational Adaptation, Survival and Growth Nature, Purpose and Importance of Management in Organisations- The Management ProcessKinds of Managers-Basic Managerial Skills and Roles, Changing Nature of Managerial WorkManagement: Science or ArtManagement as a Profession. Evolution of Management Thought: Classical Management Approaches, Behavioural Management Approaches, Quantitative Management Approaches, Modern Management Approaches, Contemporary Management Issues and ChallengesGlobal Dimensions of Management.

Unit II: Planning & Decision Making: PlanningConcept, Importance, Types or Elements of Plan, Levels of Planning, Steps in Planning, Benefits and Limitations of PlanningMaking Planning Effective Management by Objectives. Decision MakingTypes of decisions, Nature of decision making, Rational Perspectives and Behavioural Aspects of decision making

Unit III: Organising: Concept, Nature, Importance and Process of OrganisingOrganisation Structure and DesignDepartmentationSpan of ManagementConcepts of Authority, Responsibility and Accountability Delegation of AuthorityStepsCentralisation and Decentralisation of AuthorityFactors determining the degreeof Decentralisation of authorityConcept of Line, Staff and Functional authorityConflict between Line and StaffOvercoming the Line Staff Conflict.

Unit IV: Controlling: Concept, Nature and Importance of ControllingCritical Control points and standardsTypes of ControlRequirements of an Effective Control SystemBehavioural Implications of ControlSome Techniques of Managerial control.

Unit V: Organisation Theory: Organisations as systems Strategic Systems Approach Brief history of OT Contemporary perspective Organisational goals and effectiveness Structure and design Nature of Structure and Design, Differentiation & Integration, Patterns of strategic organisational design, evolving designs Organisational Culture Organisational size and life cycle Organisational Decline and Downsizing Organisational size and control strategies.

Suggested Readings:
1. Heinz Weihrich, Management: A Global Perspective, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. John R. Schermerhorn, Management, Wiley-India
3. Robbins and Coulter: Management, Tata McGraw Hill.
4. D. R. Hampton: Management, Tata McGraw Hill.
5. Herbert A. Simon: Administrative Behaviour, Collier Macmillan Publishers, London
6. Jackson and Morgan, Organisation Theory, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
7. Katz and Rosenzweig: Organisations and Management, McGraw-Hill Book Company
8. March and Simon: Organisations, John Wiley and Sons.