Principles and Practices of Mamagement Syllabus

CONTENT
Introduction to management

·         -Importance of management

·         -Principles of management-

·         Management as a science, an art or a profession-

·         Levels of management and managerial skills –

·         Qualities of a manager-

·         Management, administration and leadership

Theories of management

·         -Pre-industrial revolution management theories-

·         Classical theories and neo-classical theories-

·         Contemporary theories

Functions of management
Planning function-

·         Meaning and importance of planning-

·         Types of plans-Planning process-

·         Management by objectives

·         -Decision making

Organizing function

·         -Meaning and importance of organizing-

·         Principles of organizing-

·         Process of organizing-

·         Organizational structures

Staffing function

·         -Meaning and importance of staffing-

·         Recruitment and selection-

·         Training and development

·         -Meaning and importance of directing-

·         Leadership-

·         Authority responsibility and power

·         -Motivation-Communication-

·         Group dynamics and conflict management

Controlling function

·         -Meaning and importance of control-

·         Steps in control process-

·         Types of control systems-

·         Tools of control-

·         Essentials of an effective control system

Enterprise management-

·         Meaning and concepts in entrepreneurship-

·         Entrepreneurial development

·         Creativity and innovation-

·         Methods of generating business ideas-Introduction to business plan-

·         Business incubation-

·         Protection of intellectual properties

Project management

·         -Project management concepts-

·         Characteristics of a project-

·         Importance of projects –

·         Features of projects and baseline surveys-

·         Project life cycle-

·         Project planning and scheduling-

·         Project resources and costing-

·         Project completion and evaluation

Marketing management

·         -Marketing management orientation/philosophies-

·         Development of marketing information-

·         Importance of marketing-Marketing mix-

·         Marketing strategies-

·         Marketing research and intelligence-

·         International marketing and e-commerce

Operations/production management

·         -Design of operations objectives

·         -Layout design-

·         Product design

·         -Importance of production management-

·         Types of production-Value chain management-

·         Inventory management and control-

·         Production/operations scheduling and sequencing-

·         Performance management –

·         benchmarking, balanced score card and key performance indicators.

·         -Quality management and operations improvement –

·         quality circles, total quality management, business process re-engineering and ISO certification-

·         Business process outsourcing-

·         Business continuity planning

Decision making-

·         Importance and limitations of rational decision making-

·         Developing of alternatives –

·         Evaluation of alternatives-Selecting an alternative

·         -Decision making under: Certainty, uncertainty, and risk.-

·         Committees and group decision making

Emerging issues and trends