CW3501 Fundamentals of Management Syllabus:
CW3501 Fundamentals of Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To familiarize the students the basic concepts of Management
To understand the history, evolution and growth of management concepts
To learn the applications of different functions of Management
To study the different issues handled by modern managers
To understand the different challenges faced by modern managers
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
Definition, Nature and Scope, Functions, Managerial Roles, Levels of Management, Managerial Skills, Challenges of Management; Evolution of Management-Classical Approach-Scientific and Administrative Management; The Behavioral approach; The Quantitative approach; The Systems Approach; Contingency Approach, IT Approach.
UNIT II PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING
General Framework for Planning -Planning Process, Types of Plans, Management by Objectives; Development of Business Strategy. Decision making and Problem Solving -Programmed and Non- Programmed Decisions, Steps in Problem Solving and Decision Making; Bounded Rationality and Influences on Decision Making; Group Problem Solving and Decision Making, Creativity and Innovation in Managerial Work.
UNIT III ORGANIZATION AND HRM
Principles of Organization: Organizational Design & Organizational Structures; Departmentalization, Delegation; Empowerment, Centralization, Decentralization, Recentralization; Organizational Culture; Organizational Climate and Organizational Change. Human Resource Management & Business Strategy: Talent Management, Talent Management Models and Strategic Human Resource Planning; Recruitment and Selection; Training and Development; Performance Appraisal.
UNIT IV LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION
Leadership, Power and Authority, Leadership Styles; Behavioral Leadership, Situational Leadership, Leadership Skills, Leader as Mentor and Coach, Leadership during adversity and Crisis; Handling Employee and Customer Complaints, Team Motivation -Types of Motivation; Relationship between Motivation, Performance and Engagement, Content Motivational Theories – Needs Hierarchy Theory, Two Factor Theory, Theory X and Theory Y.
UNIT V CONTROLLING
Control, Types and Strategies for Control, Steps in Control Process, Budgetary and Non Budgetary Controls. Characteristics of Effective Controls, Establishing control systems, Control frequency, and Methods.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Understand the different elements of effective management
CO2: Apply the concepts of planning and decision making in organizations
CO3: Describe the concepts of organization and need for staffing process
CO4: Adopt the concept of directing through motivation and leadership
CO5: Demonstrate the use of control methods in changing business environment
TEXT BOOK:
1. Management Fundamentals, Robert N Lussier, 5e, Cengage Learning, 2013.
2. Fundamentals of Management, Stephen P. Robbins, Pearson Education, 2009.
REFERENCES :
1. Essentials of Management, Koontz Kleihrich, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. Management Essentials, Andrew DuBrin, 9e, Cengage Learning, 2012
3. Management: Principles, Processes and Practices, Anil Bhat, Arya Kumar –Oxford University Press-, 2008