Syllabus for
BSc (Economics, Mathematics/Honours/Honours with Research)
Academic Year  (2023)

The Department of Computational Sciences at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Delhi- NCR has created a niche in the realm of higher education in India through its programmes. Currently, the Department offers a wide array of undergraduate courses with multiple specializations in the disciplines of Computer Science, Statistics & Mathematics. A dedicated research block with all the latest research facilities boosts the morale of the faculty and research scholars alike. This is an ideal place for students with a research blend of mind to explore his/her passion. Apart from academics, students are moulded holistically through various cocurricular and extracurricular activities.

To promote the holistic development of the students and to sustain the academic creativity and inventiveness of the faculty the department engages in numerous workshops, seminars, industrial interfaces, faculty development programmes and many such endeavours. It is equipped with the highly committed team of instructors having versatile experience in teaching and research. The department also provides opportunities to work on collaborative projects with industry and international universities. 

VISION The Department of Computational Sciences endeavours to imbibe the vision of the University “Excellence and Service”. The department is committed to this philosophy which pervades every aspect and functioning of the department.

MISSION “To develop a computational scientist with ethical and human values”. To accomplish our mission, the department encourages students to apply their acquired knowledge and skills towards professional achievements in their car

The BSc (Economics and Mathematics) is a dual major three years graduate programme, to nurture the confidence and skills of the students in Economics and Mathematics. It aims to impart strong fundamentals and specialised aspects of Economics and Mathematics. The curriculum of this programme includes various theoretical courses along with industry relevant software tools to prepare young minds for the challenging opportunities available in the industries and research organisations. Also, based on the latest NEP guidelines, this programme offers a unique blend of the flexible credit system to support the individual learning needs with research bent. This programme is extended to the fourth year as a BSc (Hons) in Economics or Mathematics, with or without research.  

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: Demonstrate the problem solving skills in Economics and Mathematical Sciences.

PO3: Use effectively the mathematical and statistical tools in the analysis of economic and social problems

PO4: Understand and apply fundamental principles, concepts and methods of mathematics.

PO5: Demonstrate problem-solving skills using mathematical techniques

The Department of Computational Sciences at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Delhi- NCR has created a niche in the realm of higher education in India through its programmes. Currently, the Department offers a wide array of undergraduate courses with multiple specializations in the disciplines of Computer Science, Statistics & Mathematics. A dedicated research block with all the latest research facilities boosts the morale of the faculty and research scholars alike. This is an ideal place for students with a research blend of mind to explore his/her passion. Apart from academics, students are moulded holistically through various co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

To promote the holistic development of the students and to sustain the academic creativity and inventiveness of the faculty the department engages in numerous workshops, seminars, industrial interfaces, faculty development programmes and many such endeavours. It is equipped with a highly committed team of instructors having versatile experience in teaching and research. The department also provides opportunities to work on collaborative projects with industry and international universities.

Human Resource is considered as a valuable resource in every organization. The world class companies compete among themselves to attract the best talent across the globe.  They view talent as competitive differentiator and one where the acquisition, engagement, development and retention of talent is considered as a strategic priority of business.  This course exposes the students to methods and practices to acquire, engage and develop talent, focus on development of strategic leaders within an organization and also deals with how talent and knowledge can be managed effectively for the development of the organization

Meaning and concept of talent management, need and scope for talent management, Talent vs Knowledge, Talent management models: Process and Integrated model, Talent management initiatives, Techniques for potential appraisal, Talent management grid, Benefits of talent management.

Building blocks for talent management strategy, Developing and implementing Effective Talent Management System, Measuring the effectiveness of talent management, creating talent management system for organizational excellence.

Competency Mapping- Meaning, Importance and Steps in competency mapping, Competency model, Role of leaders and HR in talent management, Talent Management Approaches, Mapping Business Strategies and Talent Management Strategies, Achieving competitive advantage, Best practices in talent management- Case studies

Introduction to knowledge management, types of knowledge, Benefits of Knowledge Management, Integrating talent management and knowledge management, Role of Information technology in talent and knowledge management.

Introduction, Use of Technology in Talent Management, Use of AI in Talent Management, Talent Management using Design Thinking

Experiential Learning Activity: Identifying any one organization in the manufacturing or service sector- Interacting, observing and conducting interviews with their senior HR leaders to understand how they manage and retain talent in their organizations.  

●       Mohapatra.M & Dhir.S (2022); Talent Management-A contemporary perspective (2022), Sage Publications

●       Marshal Gold Smith and Louis Carter (2018): Best practices in talent management, A Publication of the practice institute, Pfeiffer, A Wiley Imprint.

●       Atheer Abdullah Mohammed (2019), Integrating Talent and Knowledge Management: Theory and practice, Lamber Publishing co.,

●       Cappeli Peter: Talent on Demand –Managing Talent in an age of uncertainty, Harvard Business press.

Sphr Doris Sims, Sphr Matthew Gay(2007),Building Tomorrow’s Talent : A Practitioner’s Guide to Talent Management and Succession Planning, Author House

This course covers the programming paradigms associated with Python. It provides a comprehensive understanding of Python data types, functions and modules with a focus on modular programming.

Course Objectives

1. To provide comprehensive knowledge of python programming paradigms.

Introduction, Python Fundamentals, Features of Python, Components of a Python Program, Understanding the interpreter.

Python basics:Identifiers, Basic Types, Operators, Precedence and Associativity, Decision Control Structures,Looping Structures, Console input, output.

LAB 1. Implement Basic data types, Control structures and operators.

Strings, Lists: Accessing elements, Basic List operations, Built-in methods

Tuples: working with elements, Basic Tuple operation, Tuple methods and Type of Tuples

LAB 2: Implement Lists

LAB3: Implement Tuples

Sets: Definition, Set Elements, Built-in methods, basic set operations, Mathematical Set operation, Variety of Sets.

Dictionaries: Defining a dictionary, accessing elements, basic operations, methods Functions: Defining a function, Types of arguments, unpacking arguments.

Recursive functions. Main module, built-in, custom modules, importing a module LAB4: Implement Dictionary

LAB5: Implement Set

LAB 6: Implement Recursive function

Introduction to NumPy, Aggregations Computation on Arrays, Comparisons, Sorting Arrays. Introduction to Pandas: Data indexing and Selection, Operating on Data, Handling Missing Data.

LAB7: Implement the modules of Pandas and NumPy for Data handling.

[2] Yashavant Kanetkar,Aditya Kanetkar, Let Us Python, BPB Publications ,4th Edition 2022.

[2] Zhang.Y ,An Introduction to Python and Computer Programming,Springer Publications,2015

Entrepreneurship is not just about start-ups: it is a topic that is rapidly growing in importance in government policy and in the behaviour of established firms. The course provides students with an understanding of the role and personality of the entrepreneur, and a range of skills aimed at successful planning of entrepreneurial ventures. Material covered includes fostering creativity and open-mindedness, knowledge acquisition and management, innovation systems, screening and evaluating new venture concepts, market evaluation and developing a marketing plan, legal Issues Including intellectual property, preparation of venture budgets, and raising finance. The major piece of assessment is the writing of a comprehensive business plan for a new venture.

Evolution, Characteristics, Nature of Entrepreneurship, Types, Functions of Entrepreneur, Distinction between an Entrepreneur and a Manager, Concept, Growth of Entrepreneurship in India, Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development, Emerging trends of contemporary entrepreneurship – Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Globalisation, changing demands, unemployment, changing demographics, Institutional support, ease of entry in the informal sector

Steps in the Entrepreneurial Process: Generating Ideas, Opportunity Identification, Business concepts, Businessconcepts,Resources(Financial,PhysicalandHuman), Implementing and managing the venture, Harvesting the venture, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Agile thinking and Lean thinking Blue Ocean Strategy, Role and relevance of mentors, Incubation cell, Methods of brainstorming ideas.

Creativity, Principles of creativity, Source of New Idea, Ideas into Opportunities. CreativeProblemSolving:Heuristics,Brainstorming,Synectics, ValueAnalysisInnovationandEntrepreneurship: Profits and Innovation, Principles of Innovation, Disruptive, Incrementaland Open innovations, Nurturing and Managing Innovation, Globalization, Concept andModelsofInnovation, MethodsofprotectingInnovationandcreativity,SignificanceofIntellectualPropertyRights,Patents & Copy right, Business Model Canvas, and Lean Management. 

EssentialsofBusinessOwnership:Typesofventures,RiskandBenefits,LegalandRegulatoryFramework,EthicsandSocialResponsibility,MarketResearch(ventureopportunityscreening), Feasibility Analysis, Introduction to the Business Plan, Developing the BusinessModel for starting a new venture, E-Commerce and Growing the Venture: The Internet andits impact on venture development

Approaches to E-Commerce, Strategies for E-CommerceSuccess,The nature of international entrepreneurship and their importance

Different sources of financing for start-ups, stages of financing involve in start-ups, advantages and disadvantages of the different sources of financing, Mezzanine finance, Specific financial assistance from government and financial institutions to promote entrepreneurship, Venture Valuation Methods

CIA I (b) Video Content Creation

CIA II Case Study Analysis

CIA III (a) Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ)

CIA III (b) Business Plan Creation + VIVA

CIA I (a): Week 1 & 2: MCQ (5 Marks)

Google Form/Google Classroom based Quiz consisting of MCQs to test the basic concepts relating to Unit 1 and 2. The date of examination is on or before 05-08-2023.  This would be an individual assessment with a set of 10 questions, 5 each from unit 1 and 2.  The details of this assignment, and the penalties for not attending shall be posted in the Google Classroom.

CIA I (b) Preparing a video interview of an Entrepreneur (Individual Assignment) 10 marks

Every student shall identify an entrepreneur and prepare a 15 minutes video interview on them.  Orientation about the video preparation shall be given by the respective faculty in the first week of the semester itself. Later a Google spreadsheet of students list shall be sent to the students.  Within a week the students need to enter the name of the entrepreneurs identified so as to avoid repetition in their selections and start preparing the interview. Once the entrepreneur is finalized, an orientation about plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty.  The last date of the video submission is 10-08-2023, before 06:00 PM.  Inability to submit the video on or before the due date should be priorly intimated to the faculty.  Any delay in submission without prior consent or approval shall lead to a penalty of marking the student ZERO in this component. 

The video shall be assessed based on the following rubrics. Report submitted will be valued for 10 marks.

More details of the report:

1. The video should include genesis, growth, management contributions, challenges, how they overcome, achievements, major entrepreneurship inferences.
2. References and sources should be mentioned as per APA 6^th Edition, towards the end of the video.
3. The video interview should be a minimum of 15 minutes.
4. Last date for submission 10^th August 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two marks. 

CIA II - Case Study (15 marks)

Group of not more than six members in a team will be formed randomly in the class based on the subject teacher’s discretion. Each group shall gather content and solve the assigned case study and submit a written report of the same. Report shall include the introduction to the case, highlights and objectives, conceptual definitions, detailed analysis, findings and suggestion, conclusion.  Groups are free to use all authentic sources to gather information. Once the case study is finalized, an orientation about case analysis, report writing, and plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty.  The last date of the case analysis report submission is 30-09-2022, before 06:00 PM.  The report can be supported with article reviews, statistical facts and examples and book references.

More Details of the Report:

1.      Case Study has to be based on growth of Entrepreneurship in India or Emerging trends of contemporary entrepreneurship.

2. References as per APA 6^th Edition, and Appendix.
3. Detailed analysis of the problem and alternatives available should form part of the report.
4. The written report should be a minimum of 6 pages.
5. Last date for submission 30^th September, 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two marks. 

CIA III (a): Week 15 & 16: MCQ (5 Marks)

Google Form/Google Classroom based Quiz consisting of MCQs to test the basic concepts relating to Unit 1 and 2. The date of examination is on or before 02-11-2023.  This would be an individual assessment with a set of 10 questions, 5 each from Units 1 and 2.  The details of this assignment, and the penalties for not attending shall be posted in the Google Classroom.

CIA III (b) Business Plan and viva-voce (10 marks)

The same group allotted for Case Study report shall continue. Once the idea for the business plan is finalized, an orientation about various components of the business plan, report writing, and plagiarism policies shall be given by the faculty. However, every student shall contribute in the construction of a creative and technical business plan in detail consisting details from idea to implementation stage. The report will be valued for 10 marks by a panel of three external reviewers. The assessment criteria shall be discussed and finalized before the final submission and in consonance with the inputs and suggestions of the reviewers identified.  This criterion shall also be presented and discussed with the students prior to the final submission.  Though this is a group assignment, the assessment of the contribution of each student would be done individually.

More Details of the Report:

§  The report shall include details on value proposition, business and revenue model, sustainability

§  The written report should be a minimum of 10 pages.

§  References as per APA 6^th Edition, and Appendix.

Last date for submission 5^th November 2023, late submission within two days of the scheduled date, will carry a penalty deduction of two mark 

The course aims at enhancing their financial skills as well as training the students to be financial educators with family and friends. There is a need for students to effectively plan and monitor their spending. The course aims at effectively training students and equipping them with the knowledge and tools to manage their finances and also teach others the same.

Introduction, Evolution, Meaning and importance of -  Income, Expenses, Savings, Budget, Money, Currency, Bank account, savings investment, JAM-balance sheet – purpose features, format – Technology in finance – FinTech, TechFin, Regtech, sandox, Mobile-based Banking – post offices – Savings vs investments – Power of Compounding – risk and Return-Time Value of Money- Simple Interest-Compound Interest-

Introduction to Financial Planning - Analysing the resources of the person - Concepts in Financial Planning:The time value of money, Diversification - 'spreading risk', Investment Timing - Financial Products for Savers: Financial Products options for savers, personal budget – family budget – financial planning procedure.

Introduction and evolution of Banking – Banking in India – RBI – Role of RBI in India– Savings and Deposits – Deposits, Accounts, KYC,e/v KYC Types of Deposits - Saving Bank Accounts, Fixed Deposit Accounts, Recurring Deposit Account, Special Term Deposit Schemes, Loans and Types of loan advanced by Banks and Other secondary functions of Bank – PAN, NSDL: PAN, Meaning of Cheque and types of cheques – CTS_MICR-IFSC – e- Banking – ATM, Debit, Credit, Smart Card, UPI, e-Wallets, Payment Banks-NPCI: Products and role in regulating the online payments, CIBIL – Banking complaints and Banking Ombudsman. Mutual Funds_ Types of Mutual Funds-NAV. Digital Currency-Bitcoin- NFO

Post Office Savings Account(SB)​​​​​, National Savings Recurring Deposit Account (RD)​​, ​National Savings Time Deposit Account (TD), National Savings Monthly Income Account (MIS), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account (SCSS)​, Public Provident Fund Account (PPF)​, Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA)​, National Savings Certificates (VIIIth Issue) (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), PM CARES for Children Scheme, 2021, Interest rates (New)​, How to avail services, Schedule of Fee – IPBS – KYC. Employees Provident Fund (EPF) - Public Provident Fund (PPF), Superannuation Fund, Gratuity, Other Pension Plan, and Post-retire Counselling-National Pension Scheme(NPS)

Life Insurance Policies: Life Insurance, Term Life Insurance, Pension Policies, ULIP, Health Insurance, Endowment Policies, Property Insurance: Policies offered by various general insurance companies. Post office life Insurance Schemes: Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance (PLI/RPLI). Housing Loans: Institutions providing housing loans, loans under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Rural and Urban-Atal Pension Yojana (APS),

1. Mittra, S., Rai, S. K., Sahu, A. P., & Starn, H. J. (2015). Financial Planning. New Delhi: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
2. https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/content/pdfs/GUIDE310113_F.pdf

CIA2  25 marks 

ESE  50 marks 

Course Description

This course is designed to expose the students to the basic principles of microeconomic theory. The emphasis will be on thinking like an economist and the course will illustrate how microeconomic concepts can be applied to analyze real-life situations.

Course Objectives

1. To understand that economics is about the allocation of scarce resources and how that results in trade-offs.
2. To analyse the role of prices in allocating scarce resources in market economies and explain the consequences of government policies in the form of price controls.
3. To predict positive as well as normative view points on concepts of market failure and the need for government intervention.

Why study economics? Scope and method of economics; the economic problem: scarcity and choice; the question of what to produce, how to produce and how to distribute output; science of economics; the basic competitive model; prices, property rights and profits; incentives and information; rationing; opportunity sets; economic systems; reading and working with graphs.

Markets and competition; determinants of individual demand/supply; demand/supply schedule and demand/supply curve; market versus individual demand/supply; shifts in the demand/supply curve, demand and supply together; how prices allocate resources; elasticity and its application; controls on prices; taxes and the costs of taxation; consumer surplus; producer surplus and the efficiency of the markets.

The consumption decision - budget constraint, consumption and income/price changes, demand for all other goods and price changes; description of preferences (representing preferences with indifference curves); properties of indifference curves; consumer‘s optimum choice; income and substitution effects; labour supply and savings decision - choice between leisure and consumption.

Behaviour of profit maximizing firms and the production process; short run costs and output decisions; costs and output in the long run. Monopoly and anti-trust policy; government policies towards competition; imperfect competition. Labour and land markets - basic concepts (derived demand, productivity of an input, marginal productivity of labour, marginal revenue product); demand for labour; input demand curves; shifts in input demand curves; competitive labour markets; and labour markets and public policy; New Frontiers in Microeconomics.

Externalities: Marginal Social Cost and Marginal Social Benefits, Public Goods: The Characteristics of Public Goods Public Provision of Public Goods, Optimal Provision of Public Goods, Local Provision of Public Goods: Tiebout  Hypothesis ,  and Common Resources,  Uncertainty and Asymmetric Information:  Decision Making Under Uncertainty: The Tools, Asymmetric Information

Mankiw, N. G.  (2017). Principles of Microeconomics (8^th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning.

Stiglitz, J. E., & Walsh, C. E. (2006). Principles of Microeconomics (4^th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc., International Student Edition.

Mankiw, N. G. (2011). Economics: Principles and Applications (10^th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning.

Pindyck, R. S., &Rubinfeld, D. L. (2013). Microeconomics (8^th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.

Ray, N.C. (1975). An Introduction to Microeconomics. New Delhi: Macmillan Company of India Ltd.

Salvatore, D. (2011). Managerial Economics in a Global Economy (7^th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Samuelson, P. A., & Nordhaus, W.D. (2010). Economics (19^th ed.). New Delhi:    McGraw-Hill Companies.

The course –Market and Economy – covers the pertinent themes in both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. It aims at providing a systematic introduction to mainstream approaches to the study of economics and enable students to understand the basic concepts of economic development.

Ten Principles of Economics, Market, People and Economy: How people make decisions, how people interact and how the economy as a whole works State and Economy, Models and Theories in Economics: Role of Assumptions and Economic Models, Wants and Resources, Problem of Choice, Production Possibility Frontier, Opportunity Costs

Law of demand, Reasons for the downward slope of the demand curve, Exceptions to the law; Changes in demand; Elasticity of Demand; Degrees of price elasticity with diagrams; Factors determining price elasticity, methods of measurement. Income elasticity demand; Cross elasticity demand, Laws of supply, Changes in supply- Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of the Markets: Consumer’s surplus (Marshall), Producer surplus and Market efficiency- Externalities and Market inefficiency; Market Equilibrium; Public goods and common resources.

The consumption decision - budget constraint, consumption and income/price changes, demand for all other goods and price changes; description of preferences (representing preferences with indifference curves); properties of indifference curves; consumer‘s optimum choice; income and substitution effects; labour supply and savings decision - choice between leisure and consumption.

2.     Mankiw, N. G.  (2017). Principles of Microeconomics (8^th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning.

3.     Ahuja, H.L. (2016). Principles of Microeconomics. New Delhi: S. Chand

2.     Mankiw, N. G. (2011). Economics: Principles and Applications (10th ed.). MA: Cengage Learning.

Course description      

This course intends to facilitate coexistence in a rapidly changing world characterised by diversity and exponential new development in social structure. The course aims creates ability to practice harmonious living and develop necessary skills to enrich each other in society. The skills covered will be: Social adaptability, Environmental adaptability, Legal adaptability.

Course Objectives

1. To inculcate in students the spirit of social tolerance, political responsibility and compassion towards different sections of the society.
2. To create awareness among students about the various pertinent laws of the land they should be aware of as responsible citizens and the consequences of their violations.
3. To sensitize the students towards environmental issues and encourage them to think of sustainable alternative solutions.

Social tolerance: Cultural acceptance, Political acceptance, Acceptance of all communities - gender and gender preferences, Linguistic acceptance; Political responsibility: Duties as a responsible citizen, Importance of participating in elections, Safeguarding of Public property; Community Service; Safety of fellow beings: social safety, road safety, women safety, health and hygiene.

Common Legal Knowledge: Relationships – Consent, Dominance, Privacy; Alcohol and drugs - Illegal products, Narcotics Act, Respecting organizations, Legal age; Ragging and bullying; Legal repercussions of proxies; Dress code; Respecting other genders. Student Community: Laws related to residence; Driving License, Aadhar, Visa, Passport; Public transport; Sexual harassment; Emergency services. International students; Support systems; Laws in academia. 

Reduction in the use of plastics; reduction in urban air and noise pollution; Cleaning water bodies.

The Motor Vehicle (Amendment)Act 2019.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

The Air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

 The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

Understanding Gender, Sex, and Gender Identity | Psychology Today

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• To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
• To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
• To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
• To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
• To help develop critical thinking
• To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values

• To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
• To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
• To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

• 1. The Happy Prince- Oscar Wilde
• 2. Sonnet 18- William Shakespeare

Common errors- subject-verb agreement, punctuation, tense errors  Just a minute talk, cubing

 Why We Travel-Pico Iyer 

Sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, faulty parallelism,

Thinking Like a Mountain  By Aldo Leopold

Note taking

Aarushi-Hemraj Murder Article 

Newspaper report

 My Story- Nicole DeFreece

Essay writing

Paraphrasing and interpretation skills

• Casey at the Bat-  Ernest Lawrence Thayer

CIA 2=50 

CIA 3= 20 

ESE= 50 marks

This is an introductory course to understanding the emergence and development of crime fiction as a literary genre. Once considered as popular literature insignificant to the canon, crime fiction exists as a genre that is relevant to the current times, especially to understand the society in which we live in today. This course will engage discussions on the concepts of crime and justice, and enable students to identify how crime impacts individuals and communities. Certain discourses will include socio-cultural understanding of crime and punishment, role of detectives and police officers and their interactions with civilians, and how gender, race, class, religion play a role in these narratives. Through this course, students will critically analyse textual works in the form of short stories, chapters, essays, novels, along with visual sources such as documentaries, films, television and web series and animated works.

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to:

●      Sensitise students to the real-world scenario of conflict and violence and its consequence thereof.

●      Introduce crime fiction and its sub-genres

●      Study the impact of crime on literature and society.

●      Explore different forms of crime fiction from across the globe.

●      Identify works of crime fiction that are yet unexplored such as regional works with linguistic variabilities.

This unit will focus on understanding how we define crime. It will look into various instances of crimes such as homicide, war crimes, white collar crime, physical assault, terrorism and so on, across societies in history. The unit will include how punishment and torture were used as tools to persuade the masses to follow law and order. Prison systems based on the panopticon will also be considered. This unit aims at understanding the society around us and how incidences of crime shapes our lives today.

Topics for Discussion:

●      Crime

○      War Crimes (Jews genocide, Russia Ukraine War, Kashmiri Pundit genocide)

○      Homicide (Jack the Ripper murder case)

○      Rape and assault (December 16th; Partition narratives)

○      White Collar crimes (Frank Abagnale Jr, Harshad Mehta)

○      Terrorism (9/11, 26/11)

●      Punishment

○      Torture Instruments

○      Prisons (Panopticon: Cellular Jail)

Readings:

●      Beccaria, C. (1764). An essay on crime and punishments. The Portable Enlightenment Reader, 525-532. Ed. Isaac Kramnick. USA: Penguin Books, 1995. Print.

●      Bentham, J. (1789). Cases unmeet for punishment. The Portable Enlightenment Reader, 541-546. Ed. Isaac Kramnick. USA: Penguin Books, 1995. Print.

Suggested Reading

●      Althusser, Louis. "Ideology and ideological state apparatuses (notes towards an investigation) (1970)." Cultural theory: an Anthology (2010): 204-222.

●      Foucault, Michel. “Discipline and Punish”.  Readings in the Theory of Religion. Routledge, 2016. 549-566.

●      Dostoevsky.  Crime and Punishment.

This unit will focus on the emergence of crime fiction from mystery stories, riddles and puzzles. It will explore how crime fiction has developed over a period of time into different sub-genres.

Topics for Discussion:

●      Definition of crime fiction

●      Sub-genres of crime fiction

●      Rules of writing crime fiction

Readings:

●      Todorov, Tzvetan. “The Typology of Detective Fiction”. Poetics of Prose. 1966.

●      Edgar Allan Poe. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. 1841.

●      Arthur Conan Doyle. “A Scandal in Bohemia”. 1891.

Suggested Readings:

●      SS Van Dine’s “Twenty Rules of Writing Detective Stories” (1928)

●      Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex

●      Select folk tales of Charles Perrault and Grimm Brothers.

●      Arthur Conan Doyle “The Red Headed League”. 1891. ​The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes​. Project Gutenberg, EBook, 2002. 18-33

●      Scaggs, John. Crime Fiction: A New Critical Idiom. Oxon: Routledge, 2005

●      Wilder, Ursula M. “Odysseus, the Archetypal Spy”. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2021, pp. 1–17. DOI: 10.1080/08850607.2020.1847517.

●      Auden, W. H. “The Guilty Vicarage: Notes on the Detective Story, by an Addict”. Harper’s Magazine. May 1948 issue. Web. https://harpers.org/archive/1948/05/the-guiltyvicarage/

●      Kayman, Martin A. “The Short Story from Poe to Chesterton”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 41–58.

●      Seed, David. “Spy Fiction”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 115–134.

From short stories to the novel form, crime fiction has become more elaborate in terms of how it reflects the society and culture of its setting. This unit delves into the emergence of the police officers in crime fiction narrative as a public figure as opposed to the private detective. Concepts of policing system and jurisprudence will be discussed here along with social issues related to race, gender, class as reflected in the texts.

Reading:

●      Keigo Higashino. Malice. 1996.

Suggested Readings

●      Rendell, Ruth. Simisola. New York: Kingsmarkham Enterprises Ltd, Dell Publishing, 1995.

●      Dove, George N. The Police Procedural. Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1982.

●      James, P.D. “The Art of the Detective Novel”. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, vol. 133, no. 5349, 1985, pp. 637–649. Web. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41374015

●      ---, Talking About Detective Fiction. New York: Vintage Books, 2009.

●      ---, “P.D. James: ‘Some People Find Conventions Liberating’”. Interview by Sarah Crown. YouTube, uploaded by The Guardian, 6 August 2010. Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAECcqmDTaM

●      Knight, Stephen. Crime Fiction, 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

●      Effron, Malcah. “Fictional Murders in Real “Mean Streets”: Detective Narratives and Authentic Urban Geographies”. Journal of Narrative Theory, vol. 39, no. 3, 2009, pp. 330–346. JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41427212.

●      Porter, Dennis. “The Private Eye”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 95–114.

●      Kadonaga, Lisa. “Strange Countries and Secret Worlds in Ruth Rendell’s Crime Novels”. Geographical Review, vol. 88, no. 3, 1998, pp. 413–428. Web. http://www.jstor.org/stable/216017.

●      Erdmann, Eva. “Nationality International: Detective Fiction in the Late Twentieth Century”. Investigating Identities: Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction. Eds. Marieke Krajenbrink and Kate M. Quinn. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2009, pp. 11–26.

●      Mills, Rebecca. “Victims”. The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction. Eds. Janice Allan, Jesper Gulddal, Stewart King and Andrew Pepper. London and New York: Routledge, 2020, pp. 149–158

●      Close, Glen S. Female Corpses in Crime Fiction: A Transatlantic Perspective. USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99013-2.

●      Lloyd, Joanne Reardon. “Talking to the Dead – The Voice of the Victim in Crime Fiction”. New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 11, no. 1, 2014, pp. 100–108. DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2013.871295.

Crime Fiction has transcended space in terms of geographies and become a global literature, but has also grown beyond the textual space to the digital. Many of them include adaptations of novels. The genre is gaining popularity in the form of films, television and web series and is widely watched on OTT platforms today.

Content:

●      Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

●      Animated Series: Tantei Gauken Kyu (select episodes)

●      Web series: Paatal Lok (select episodes)

Suggested Content

●      Jonathan Demme’s Silence of the Lambs (1991)

●      Steven Spielberg’s Catch me if you can (2002)

●      The Pink Panther series

●      David Fincher’s The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo (2011) (Adaptation of Steig Larsson)

●      Abrid Shine’s Action Hero Biju (2016)

●      Byomkesh Bakshi series

●      The Godfather Trilogy

●      Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990)

Suggested Reading

●      Unur, Ayşegül Kesirli. “Representing Female Detectives in Turkish Police Procedurals”. Television in Turkey: Local Production, Transnational Expansion and Political Aspirations. Eds. Yeşim Kaptan and Ece Algan. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 125–148. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-4601-8_7

●      Berglund, Karl. “With a Global Market in Mind: Agents, Authors, and the Dissemination of Contemporary Swedish Crime Fiction.” In Crime Fiction as World Literature, edited by Louise Nilsson, David Damrosch, and Theo D’haen. New York: Bloomsbury, 2017.

●      Boltanski, Luc. Mysteries and Conspiracies: Detective Stories, Spy Novels and the Making of Modern Societies. Translated by Catherine Porter. Cambridge: Polity, 2014.

●      Charlotte Beyer. ““Death of the Author”: Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö’s Police Procedurals”. Cross-Cultural Connections in Crime Fictions. Ed. Vivien Miller and Helen Oakley. UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 141–159. DOI: 10.1057/978117016768.

●      Farish, Matthew. “Cities in Shade: Urban Geography and the Uses of Noir”. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, vol 23, 2005, pp. 95–118. DOI: 10.1068/d185

●      Schmid, David. “From the Locked Room to the Globe: Space in Crime Fiction”. Cross Cultural Connections in Crime Fiction. Eds. Miller V and Oakley H. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 7–23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137016768_2

●      Beccaria, C. (1764). An essay on crime and punishments. The Portable Enlightenment Reader, 525-532. Ed. Isaac Kramnick. USA: Penguin Books, 1995. Print.

●      Bentham, J. (1789). Cases unmeet for punishment. The Portable Enlightenment Reader, 541-546. Ed. Isaac Kramnick. USA: Penguin Books, 1995. Print.

●      Todorov, Tzvetan. “The Typology of Detective Fiction”. Poetics of Prose. 1966.

●      Edgar Allan Poe. “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”. 1841.

●      Arthur Conan Doyle. “A Scandal in Bohemia”. 1891.

●      Keigo Higashino. Malice. 1996.

●      Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window

●      Animated Series: Tantei Gauken Kyu (select episodes)

●      Web series: Paatal Lok (select episodes)

●      Althusser, Louis. "Ideology and ideological state apparatuses (notes towards an investigation) (1970)." Cultural theory: an Anthology (2010): 204-222.

●      Foucault, Michel. “Discipline and Punish”.  Readings in the Theory of Religion. Routledge, 2016. 549-566.

●      Dostoevsky.  Crime and Punishment.

●      SS Van Dine’s “Twenty Rules of Writing Detective Stories” (1928)

●      Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex

●      Select folk tales of Charles Perrault and Grimm Brothers.

●      Arthur Conan Doyle “The Red Headed League”. 1891. ​The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes​. Project Gutenberg, EBook, 2002. 18-33

●      Scaggs, John. Crime Fiction: A New Critical Idiom. Oxon: Routledge, 2005

●      Wilder, Ursula M. “Odysseus, the Archetypal Spy”. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 2021, pp. 1–17. DOI: 10.1080/08850607.2020.1847517.

●      Auden, W. H. “The Guilty Vicarage: Notes on the Detective Story, by an Addict”. Harper’s Magazine. May 1948 issue. Web. https://harpers.org/archive/1948/05/the-guiltyvicarage/

●      Kayman, Martin A. “The Short Story from Poe to Chesterton”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 41–58.

●      Seed, David. “Spy Fiction”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 115–134.

●      Rendell, Ruth. Simisola. New York: Kingsmarkham Enterprises Ltd, Dell Publishing, 1995.

●      Dove, George N. The Police Procedural. Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1982.

●      James, P.D. “The Art of the Detective Novel”. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, vol. 133, no. 5349, 1985, pp. 637–649. Web. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41374015

●      ---, Talking About Detective Fiction. New York: Vintage Books, 2009.

●      ---, “P.D. James: ‘Some People Find Conventions Liberating’”. Interview by Sarah Crown. YouTube, uploaded by The Guardian, 6 August 2010. Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAECcqmDTaM

●      Knight, Stephen. Crime Fiction, 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

●      Effron, Malcah. “Fictional Murders in Real “Mean Streets”: Detective Narratives and Authentic Urban Geographies”. Journal of Narrative Theory, vol. 39, no. 3, 2009, pp. 330–346. JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41427212.

●      Porter, Dennis. “The Private Eye”. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Ed. Martin Priestman. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003, pp. 95–114.

●      Kadonaga, Lisa. “Strange Countries and Secret Worlds in Ruth Rendell’s Crime Novels”. Geographical Review, vol. 88, no. 3, 1998, pp. 413–428. Web. http://www.jstor.org/stable/216017.

●      Erdmann, Eva. “Nationality International: Detective Fiction in the Late Twentieth Century”. Investigating Identities: Questions of Identity in Contemporary International Crime Fiction. Eds. Marieke Krajenbrink and Kate M. Quinn. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2009, pp. 11–26.

●      Mills, Rebecca. “Victims”. The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction. Eds. Janice Allan, Jesper Gulddal, Stewart King and Andrew Pepper. London and New York: Routledge, 2020, pp. 149–158

●      Close, Glen S. Female Corpses in Crime Fiction: A Transatlantic Perspective. USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99013-2.

●      Lloyd, Joanne Reardon. “Talking to the Dead – The Voice of the Victim in Crime Fiction”. New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, vol. 11, no. 1, 2014, pp. 100–108. DOI: 10.1080/14790726.2013.871295.

●      Unur, Ayşegül Kesirli. “Representing Female Detectives in Turkish Police Procedurals”. Television in Turkey: Local Production, Transnational Expansion and Political Aspirations. Eds. Yeşim Kaptan and Ece Algan. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020, pp. 125–148. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-4601-8_7

●      Berglund, Karl. “With a Global Market in Mind: Agents, Authors, and the Dissemination of Contemporary Swedish Crime Fiction.” In Crime Fiction as World Literature, edited by Louise Nilsson, David Damrosch, and Theo D’haen. New York: Bloomsbury, 2017.

●      Boltanski, Luc. Mysteries and Conspiracies: Detective Stories, Spy Novels and the Making of Modern Societies. Translated by Catherine Porter. Cambridge: Polity, 2014.

●      Charlotte Beyer. ““Death of the Author”: Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö’s Police Procedurals”. Cross-Cultural Connections in Crime Fictions. Ed. Vivien Miller and Helen Oakley. UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 141–159. DOI: 10.1057/978117016768.

●      Farish, Matthew. “Cities in Shade: Urban Geography and the Uses of Noir”. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, vol 23, 2005, pp. 95–118. DOI: 10.1068/d185

●      Schmid, David. “From the Locked Room to the Globe: Space in Crime Fiction”. Cross Cultural Connections in Crime Fiction. Eds. Miller V and Oakley H. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, pp. 7–23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137016768_2

CIA 1: Assignment (20 marks)

CIA 2: Presentation (20 marks)

CIA 3: Term Paper Submission (50 marks)

The present decline in environmental quality calls for a stricter enforcement of laws relating to protection of environment. The objective of this course is to give an insight into various legislations that has been enacted in our country for protection of environment and also to create awareness among the citizens of the country about the duties cast on them under various legislations in relation to protection of environment.

Course Objectives:

• To impart an in-depth knowledge of environmental legislations to students from diverse backgrounds.
• To interpret, analyse and make a critique of the legislations and Case laws relating to environment
• To provide a brief understanding of various developments that has taken place at international level to check various environmental harms.

INTRODUCTION

INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENT

JUDICIAL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE FOR ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT 1974

FORESTS AND CONSERVATION LAWS

 WILD LIFE PROTECTION AND THE LAW

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

MCQ exam: 50 Marks

This course, thus, has been specifically designed for the non-law people. It aims to address the linkages between the corporate and the human rights in the form of CSR. It critically analyses one significant question – whether the issues of human rights should be addressed by the corporate sector mandatorily or voluntarily, in different social contexts? The strengths and weaknesses of the CSR initiatives in India and other countries are analysed. Also, the international commitments, with special reference to the role of United Nations are seen.

Course Objectives: Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR, as it is popularly referred to, is a combination of ethical, philanthropic, legal and economic responsibilities of a corporate organization towards the social transformation by addressing the social issues in collaboration with Government and NGOs. The corporate entities are more into profit making business and in this race, they often forget that their activities are causing harm to and not protecting the environment as well as human rights of the people.

Meaning and origin of CSR; Meaning of human rights; Linkage between human rights and CSR

CSR by companies in India affecting human rights; CSR and the provisions of the Companies Bill, 2012; CSR by companies in other countries affecting human rights

United Nations commitments on CSR relating to human rights; other international commitments on CSR affecting human rights

Strengths and weakness of CSR in terms of promotion of human rights in India as well as globally

Suggestions to improve upon the weaknesses of the CSR for the protection of human rights

"Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice"-  Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Justine Nolan, 1st edition, Routledge publication

"Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach"- Mark S. Schwartz, 1st edition, Broadview Press

"The Responsibility to Protect: Human Rights and the New Global Moral Compact" by Ramesh Thakur and William Maley.

CIA 1 - 25 marks. 

CIA 2   - 25 Marks 

CIA 3 -  50 marks.

Students must bring their own sheets, stapler and necessary stationery with them on the date of the exam.

Course Description: Calculus is a discipline of mathematics that studies limits, motion, and rates of change. Proficiency in calculus is vital for math students for a better understanding of the subject and the advancement of the field. This course offers a modern introduction to calculus with a conceptual knowledge of the underlying mathematical concepts as its primary objective.

Course Objectives​: This course will help the learner to

COBJ 1: develop a solid understanding of the concepts in differential calculus such as limit, continuity and differentiability and their inter-relationships.

COBJ 2: to acquire the ability to think logically and precisely; understand, apply and generalise mathematical ideas.

COBJ 3: recognize the appropriate tools of calculus to solve applied problems.

Rates of change and tangent lines to curves, limit of a function and limit laws, the precise definition of a limit, one-sided limits, continuity, limits involving infinity; asymptotes of graphs, derivative at a point, derivative as a function, differentiation rules, derivative as a rate of change, rules of differentiation.

Sections: 2.1-2.6, 3.1-3.7.

Extreme values of functions on closed intervals, Rolle's theorem, mean value theorem, monotonic functions and the first derivative test, indeterminate forms, Taylor and Maclaurin series, curvature, and radius of curvature.

Sections: 4.1-4.3, 7.5, 10.8, 13.4.

Functions of several variables, limits and continuity in higher dimensions, partial derivatives, the chain rule, Jacobians, directional derivatives and gradient vectors, tangent planes and differentials, extreme values and saddle points, Lagrange multipliers, Taylor’s formula for two variables, partial derivatives with constrained variables.

Sections: 14.1-14.10

2.     E. Mendelson, Schaum's Outlines Calculus, 6th Ed., USA: Mc. Graw Hill, 2021.

3.     N. P Bali, Differential Calculus, New Delhi: Laxmi Publications, 2019.

4.     J. Stewart, Single Variable Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 2nd Ed., Belmont, USA: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning., 2013.

5.     5. S. Narayanan, T. K. M. Pillay, Calculus, Reprint, S. Viswanathan Pvt. Ltd., India, 2009. (vol. I & II.)

6. J. Edwards, An elementary treatise on the differential calculus: with applications and numerous examples, Reprint, Charleston, USA: Biblio Bazaar, 2010.

ESE - 50%

Course Description:

This course aims at enabling the students to know various principles, problem solving skills in integral calculus and enables the students in applying it in finding length of arcs, surface areas and volumes of solids of revolution, improper integrals.

Course Objectives​:

COBJ 1:understand the fundamentals of integration and definite integration.

COBJ 2:establish reduction formulae for the integration of various types of functions.

COBJ 3:  understand and apply integration. 

Recapitulation of methods of integration and Definite Integral, Reduction Formulae: Sinx, Cosx, Sinⁿx, Cosⁿx, Tanⁿx, Cotⁿx, Multiplication of Sin and cos, etc  and related examples– Leibnitz rule for differentiation under integral sign.

Application of Integral Calculus: Length of arcs – Surface areas and Volumes of solids of revolutions for standard curves in Cartesian and Polar forms, Improper Integrals – beta and gamma functions – properties – relation between beta and gamma functions.

CIA - 50%

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of statistics, presentation of data and descriptive measures. This course also introduces the concept of probability.

Course Objectives:

1. To enable students to understand various types of data.

2. To develop ability to summarize data using appropriate graphs, tables and statistical measures.

3. To have understanding of basic concepts of probability and its applications. 

Definition of statistics- Scope - limitation and misuse of statistics - types of data: primary, secondary, quantitative and qualitative data - Types of Measurements: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio scale - discrete and continuous data - Presentation of data by tables: construction of frequency distributions for discrete and continuous data - graphical representation of a frequency distribution.

Measures of location or central tendency: Arithmetic mean - Median - Mode - Geometric mean - Harmonic mean - Partition values: Quartiles - Deciles and Percentiles - Measures of dispersion: Mean deviation - Quartile deviation - Standard deviation - Coefficient of variation - Moments: measures of skewness - kurtosis.

Random experiment - sample point and sample space – event - algebra of events - Definition of Probability: classical - empirical and axiomatic approaches to probability - properties of probability - Theorems on probability - conditional probability and independent events - Laws of total probability – Bayes’ theorem and its applications.

[2] Walpole R.E, Myers R.H, and Myers S.L, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Pearson, New Delhi, 2017.

[3] Montgomery D.C and Runger G.C, Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 7th Edition, Wiley India, New Delhi, 2018.

[4] Agarwal B.L, Basic Statistics, 6th Edition, New Age International (P) Limited Publishers, 2018.

ESE: 50%

The course provides basic knowledge of investment alternatives available for individuals and outlines the functioning of primary and secondary markets. It also focuses on giving exposure to students on stock market trading and strategies.

Investment meaning- definitions- Investment v/s speculation- Investment process- investment categories- characteristics of investments- objectives of investments- types of investors- Hedging- Financial instruments – Risk and Return – Introduction to Portfolio Management

Indian Market-overview – players-participants and stock exchanges – Primary and Secondary market – SEBI and its functions - Functioning of stock exchange in India – stock market index

Terms relating to trading in cash market – stock market indices – stock symbols - Types of order – market order – limit order – stop loss order – stop limit order – trailing stop order - Method of placing an order- Inter day and intraday trading in cash market

EIC analysis- Economic analysis- tools for economic analysis- Industry analysis- standard industrial classification- tools for industry analysis- quantitative industry analysis- company analysis- tools for company analysis.

Meaning of Technical analysis and basic principles of technical analysis- Trends and Chart patterns -Eliot wave theory - Dow Theory, support and resistance level - different types of Charts - Mathematical indicators and Market indicators. Fundamental Vs technical analysis.

Introduction to Derivatives Trading – Terms relating to Derivatives – Types of Derivatives – Forward – Future – Option – Swap – Derivative markets in India – stock exchanges trading derivative instruments. 

CIA-2=25 Marks

CIA-3=30 Marks

Viav-Voce= 15 Marks

Attendance= 5 Marks

Total= 100 Marks

Course Description

This course is designed to give a systematic school-wise introduction to mainstream approaches to the study of macroeconomics. The course begins by introducing students to the various important macroeconomic variables and its measurement technique. Then the course proceeds on a systematic introduction to the important macroeconomic theory adopting a chronological school-wise pattern; beginning from the Classical to the Keynesians, Monetarists, New Classicals and New Keynesians. It has been designed in such a way that it stimulates awareness on the evolution; critiques and debates in the mainstream macroeconomic thought and provided insights into macroeconomic challenges and policy management in progressive nations. It is also intended that this course will develop the ability for objective reasoning about macroeconomic issues.

 Course Objectives

1. To introduce to the students, the basic principles of macroeconomic theory.
2. To enable the students to understand the characteristics of major macroeconomic variables.
3. To provide a vivid understanding to students on the evolution of macroeconomic thought.
4. To equip students to analyse the dynamic interactions between the major macroeconomic variables.

Nature and scope of macroeconomics; meaning and definition of key macroeconomic variables; Central questions in Macroeconomics; National Income Accounts: GDP – National Income – Personal and Disposable Personal Income; National Income Accounting Identities, Issues in National Income Accounting; Cost of Living Index: GDP deflator, WPI, CPI, Core Inflation; Measures of Cyclical Variation in Output.

The Classical Revolution; Wage, Employment and Production; Equilibrium Output and Employment; Quantity theory of Money; The Classical Theory of the Interest Rate; Policy Implications of Classical Equilibrium Model.

The Problem of Unemployment; the Simple Keynesian Model: Equilibrium Output, Components of Aggregate Demand, Equilibrium Income; the role of Fiscal Policy and Multiplier; Exports and Imports in the Simple Keynesian Model; Interest rates and Aggregate demand; Keynesian Theory of the Interest Rate; Money supply and Money demand in Keynesian framework.

The reformulation of the Quantity theory of Money; Fiscal and Monetary Policy: Monetarists versus Keynesians; Unstable velocity and declining policy influence of Monetarism.

The New Classical Position: Keynesian Counter-critique, Rational Expectations Hypothesis; Business Cycle Theories: Multiplier-Accelerator Interaction Model, Real Business Cycle Theory, Political Business Cycle Model; New Keynesian Economics: Menu Cost Theory, Efficient-Wage Theory, Insider-Outsider Model and Hysteresis.

Froyen, R. (2014). Macroeconomics: Theories and Policies (10^th ed.). Pearson Education.

Mankiw, N. G. (2015). Macroeconomics (9^th ed.). USA: Worth Publishers.

McConnell, C. R., & Brue, S. L. (2011). Macroeconomics, Principles, Problems and Policies.  New York: McGraw Hill  Inc.

Snowden, B. & Vane, H. R. (2005). Modern Macroeconomics: Its Origins, Development and Current State. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Blanchard, O. (2009). Macroeconomics (5th ed.). USA: Pearson Education Inc.

Blaug, M. (1968). Economic Theory in Retrospect (2nd ed.). London: Heinemann Educational Books.

Cate, T. (2012). Keynes’ General Theory: Seventy Five Years Later. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Mishkin, F. S. (2016). Macroeconomics: Policy & Practice (2nd ed.). United States: Pearson Education.

Samuelson, P. A., & Nordhaus, W. D. (2005). Economics (18th ed.). New York:  McGraw-Hill.

Schiller, B. & Gebhardt, K. (2011). The Macroeconomy Today (11th ed.). New York:  McGraw-Hill.

Sheffrin, S. M. (1996). Rational Expectations (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

This course is the second part of a compulsory two-course sequence. This part is to be taught in Semester II following the first part in Semester I. The course gives an introduction into differential equation, linear algebra, derivatives and application using calculus. A central aim to this course is to increase "mathematical maturity", confidence and familiarity with the types of problems that students will encounter and built upon later.

Vectors; Vector Spaces; Linear Dependency; A Matrix; Matrix Operations: Addition, Subtraction, Scalar Multiplication and Multiplication; Laws of Matrix Algebra: Commutative, Associative and Distributive; Matrix expression of a System of Linear Equations

Determinants; Rank of a Matrix; Minors, Cofactors, Adjoint and Inverse Matrices; Laplace Expansion; Solving Linear Equations with the Inverse; Cramer’s Rule for Matrix Solutions; Input-Output Analysis using Matrices.

Integration; Indefinite and Definite Integral; Riemann integral; Numerical methods of evaluating the integral; Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus; Rules of Integration; Integration by substitution; Integration by Parts; Area between Curves; Improper Integrals; L’Hôpital’s Rule; Multiple Integrals; Application of Integral Calculus in Economics: Revenue and Cost Curves, Consumers’ and Producers’ Surplus, Market Equilibrium, Growth, Domar’s model of Public Debt.

Introduction to Differential Equations: Definitions and Concepts; First-Order Differential Equations; Integrating factors and Rules; Variables separable case; Differential Equation with Homogenous Coefficients; Exact Differential Equations; Second-order Differential Equations; Application in Economics: Dynamic Stability in Microeconomic models, Growth path, Domar’s Capital expansion model.

Introduction to Difference Equations: Definitions and Concepts; Finite differences; Homogeneous linear difference equation with constant coefficients; Solutions for Non-homogeneous linear equations; Linear First-Order Difference Equations; Linear Second-Order Difference Equations with constant coefficients; Stability Conditions; Application in Economics: Interaction between Multiplier and Acceleration Principle, The Cobweb Model, Harrod-Domar Growth Model.

Renshaw, G. (2011).  Maths for Economics. (4^th ed.).  Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Sydsaeter, K. &   Hammond, P. (2016).  Mathematics for Economic Analysis. New Delhi: Pearson Education Inc.

Dowling, E.  T. (2012). Schaum’s Outlines-Introduction to Mathematical Economics. (3^rd ed.).  New York: McGraw Hill.

Roser, M. (2003). Basic Mathematics for Economists. (2^nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

• To expose learners to a variety of texts to interact with
• To help learners classify ideologies and be able to express the same
• To expose learners to visual texts and its reading formulas
• To help learners develop a taste to appreciate works of literature through the organization of language
• To help develop critical thinking
• To help learners appreciate literature and the language nuances that enhances its literary values

• To help learners understand the relationship between the world around them and the text/literature
• To help learners negotiate with content and infer meaning contextually
• To help learners understand logical sequencing of content and process information

·         To help improve their communication skills for larger academic purposes and vocational purposes

·         To enable learners to learn the contextual use of words and the generic meaning

·         To enable learners to listen to audio content and infer contextual meaning

·         To enable learners to be able to speak for various purposes and occasions using context specific language and expressions

·         To enable learners to develop the ability to write for various purposes using suitable and precise language.

Witches’ Loaves

O Henry

Presentation skills

In the Height of Fashion-Henry Lawson

Report writing

The Story of Mumbai Dabbawalas- ShivaniPandita

Resume Writing

Interview skills and CV writing

If

By Rudyard Kipling

Who were the Shudras?

By Dr Ambedkar

Developing arguments- debating

Developing arguments- debating

Dhauli

By JayantaMahapatra

email writing

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

Truth in the time of Social Media' by Girish Balachandran

MSE-50

CIA3- 20

ESE- 50

Course Description: This course aims at developing the ability for logical arguments and perform mathematical computations. It also helps the students to understand the theory of equations and matrices and develop a solid foundation in mathematics. 

Course Objectives​: This course will help the learner to

COBJ 1: Develop logical foundations to understand and construct logical arguments to support or refute mathematical assertions.

COBJ 2: Understand the techniques to solve polynomial equations of higher degrees.

COBJ 3:  Gain knowledge in matrix algebra, spectral theory, and their applications.

Propositions, logical operators, truth tables, implications and equivalences, tautology and contradictions, rules of inference, predicates, quantifiers, nested quantifiers, arguments, formal proof methods and strategies.

General properties of equations, solving equations, relations between roots and coefficients, symmetric functions of roots, transformations of equations, Descarte’s rule of signs, Cardon’s method for cubic equations, solutions to biquadratic equations

Types of Matrices: Idempotent, nilpotent Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, and unitary matrices and its properties. Elementary row operations, rank, inverse of a matrix using row operations, Echelon forms, normal forms, system of homogeneous and non-homogeneous equations, Cayley Hamilton theorem, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization of square matrices, quadratic forms

Course Description: This course aims at introducing the students to the methods of solving ordinary and partial differential equations.

Course objectives​: This course will help the learner to

COBJ 1:   Solve first and higher order ordinary differential equations.

COBJ 2:   Form PDE and solve linear and nonlinear PDE’s of the first order.

Apply the concepts of ODE and PDE to solve real-world problems.

Solution of ordinary differential equations of the first order and first degree: Variable separable, homogeneous, linear and exact differential equations. Solution of first order and higher degree differential equations - Clairaut’s equation. Orthogonal trajectory. 

Linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficients, linear non-homogenous equations, the Cauchy-Euler equation, simultaneous differential equations with constant coefficients. Second order linear differential equations with variable coefficients by the following methods:(i) when a part of complementary functions is given, (ii) reducing to normal form,(iii) change of independent variable, and (iv) variation of parameters, and (v) by finding the first integral (exact equation), and the equations of the form dx/P = dy/Q = dz/ R.

Order and degree of partial differential equations, formation of first order partial differential equations, linear partial differential equation of first order - Lagrange’s equation, non-linear partial differential equation of first order, Charpit’s method. 

This course aims toprovide fundamentals of Python programming language like data structures, programming structures, functions, plotting 2D, 3D graphs. Students will explore python tools, libraries, packages to use in Algebra, Calculus and differential equations.  

COBJ 1:  gain proficiency in using Python for programming.

COBJ 2:  acquire skills in usage of suitable functions/packages of Python.

COBJ 3: apply the knowledge of python for Algebra, Calculus and Differential equations.

Installation, Getting started with python, Variables, Data structures, Modules, Functions, programming structures, Standard plots (2D, 3D), Scatter plots, Slope fields, Vector fields, Contour plots, stream lines.

Use of SymPy and NumPy package, Basic algebraic operations with polynomials/rational functions, trigonometric simplifications, exponential and logarithms functions, solving algebraic equations, Calculus-limits, derivatives, integrals, series expansion.

Finding solutions and plotting the solution curves of first and second order differential equations, Mathematical models of first order differential equations.

2. A. Saha, Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!, No Starch Press, 2015.

Course Description

This hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals of digital media production, providing them with the skills and knowledge needed to create compelling content in various digital formats. Through practical exercises and projects, students will learn the essentials of pre-production, production, and post-production processes in the digital media landscape. They will explore techniques for capturing and editing audio and video, designing graphics, and creating engaging multimedia content. The course will also examine the influence of digital media on society, including its impact on culture, communication, and storytelling. By the end of the course, students will be proficient in producing professional-quality digital media projects and will have a critical understanding of the broader implications of digital media production.

Course Objectives:
1. Design impactful stories using effective structures, engaging visuals, and multimedia elements, tailored to specific platforms and audiences.
2. Get hands-on experience with audio/video recording and editing software, graphic design principles, and popular digital media platforms to produce effective storytelling projects.
3. Evaluate digital storytelling projects, identify effective techniques, and analyze the broader impact of digital media on communication and society.
4. Utilize various storytelling methods, collaborate effectively in teams, and communicate creative vision through presentations and project critiques.
5. Apply digital media skills to various platforms and emerging technologies, adapting your approach to diverse audiences and storytelling goals.

Exploring the evolving landscape of digital media: a catalyst for social change, a platform for self-expression, and a driver of new economic models.

Exploring the art of digital storytelling and its diverse forms.

How digital media sparks social change, ignites global movements, and amplifies the power of collective action and cultural transformation.

This topic delves into the key stages of this journey, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the dynamic world of digital content creation.

This crucial topic delves into the complexities of responsible content creation, addressing issues such as:

• Copyright and intellectual property: Understanding ownership rights and respecting creative boundaries in the digital realm.
• Privacy and data protection: Balancing transparency with safeguarding personal information in a data-driven world.
• Representation and bias: Critically examining how digital media portrays diverse identities and challenging harmful stereotypes.
• Misinformation and manipulation: Recognizing the ethics of information sharing and navigating the challenges of fake news and online manipulation.
• Accessibility and inclusivity: Creating content that is accessible to all and promoting fair representation in the digital sphere.

The topic elaborates on the different stages of production for digital media, i.e., pre production, production and post production.

The students will learn how to ideate, develop it into a concept for the visual media and inculcate the art of storytelling within it.

Students will learn about the art and science of scriptwrtiting and storyboarding. Words for scripts and Visual frames for storyboards. This will help them develop a visual aptitude and evolve them into budding media artists.

Managing a production is an integral part of any media project. This topic will entail the hows and whys of the project and will train them in the art of multitasking; and balancing the creative and commercial pursuits of the production.

In this topic, students will get acquainted with audio recording, editing and related skills.

This topic will acquaint the students on the basics of camera, its operations, lightting, video shotting and editing techniques. This will enable thier inner creative to manifest their vision on screen.

The topic is about graphic designing and its basics. Students will give form and shape to their creative thinking and complete assignments relevant to the industry.

Graphics are integral as well as supportive in all kinds of media content. This will teach the students on how to create and place graphics in their media projects.

This topic will enable students to delve into the basics of animation and will give them tools to tell their stories, narratives and ideas.

Digital media has primarily been commercialized. This has brought up the need for measuing costs, profits and budgets. This topic will teach them how to plan and budget their projects, leading better outcomes.

Students will learn how to finalise content and present it. They will also learn relevance of time, channel and audience for their produced content.

Collaboration is integral to any project. The topic will help students learn how to divide roles, maintain synchronicity and optimize the skills of the team.

Datta, R. (2018). The Art of Digital Storytelling: Crafting Personal Narratives in the Digital Age. HarperCollins India.

Joshi, A. (2019). Digital Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners. Notion Press.

Manovich, L. (2013). The language of new media. MIT Press.

Rao, S. (2020). Visual Storytelling in the Digital Era: Techniques and Strategies for Engaging Audiences. Sage Publications India.

Lambert, J. (2013). Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community (4th ed.). Routledge.

Gitner, S. (2016). Multimedia Storytelling: For Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World. Routledge.

Mehta, N. (2015). Journalism and the Public Sphere in the Digital Age. SAGE Publications India.

Mukherjee, R., & Chakravarty, T. (2017). Digital Discontents: Civil Society and the Media in Contemporary India. Oxford University Press.

Rabiger, M. (2015). Directing the documentary. Routledge.

CIA 1 - Assignment - 10%

CIA 2 - Mid-Semester Examination (Submission) - 25%

CIA 3 - Assignment - 10%

Attendance - 05%

ESE - End Semester Examination (Submission) - 50%

Total - 100%

This multidisciplinary course examines the concept of leadership and the psychological and social processes that characterize leadership. We will explore the qualities of effective leadership and the role of situational factors that make some forms of leadership more effective than others. We will explore paradox and complexity in discussions of leadership and will explore the dynamics of identity and power in the unfolding of leadership. In this course, students will not only learn about leadership in traditional ways, such as readings and discussion, but will explore their personal leadership style and plan their goals for personal leadership growth.

Introduction, Functions of a leader, Models, and theories of leadership, Styles in leadership, and Qualities of effective leadership.

Leadership and Power, Leadership and Gender, Leadership and Personality, Leadership and EQ, Leadership and Morals.Leadership and Decision making.

Personal leadership development models, self analysis and strength mapping, goal setting models.

Kotter, J.P. (2012). Leading Change. Harvard Business Review

CIA 1       CIA 2       CIA 3         Attendance + Class Participation 

20           20            50                      10

Course Description: This course is designed to teach the basic concepts of random variables, generation functions and an introduction to inferential statistics. It also gives a brief idea about standard probability distributions, sampling and how they are applied in real time situations.

Course Objective: Develop an understanding of random variables, probability distributions, and two dimensional random variables, as well as sampling distributions, inferential statistics.

Definition - Discrete and continuous random variables - Probability Mass function and Probability density function - Distribution function and its properties - Two dimension random variables: Discrete and continuous type - Joint Density function - Marginal and conditional Probability Mass function and Probability Density function - independence of variables with illustration.

Expectation of single and bivariate random variables and its properties - Conditional expectations - Moments and Cumulants - Moment Generating Function - Cumulant Generating Function and Characteristic Function.

Discrete distributions: Uniform - Bernoulli - Binomial - Poisson – geometric distributions along with their properties and applications

Continuous distributions: Uniform - Normal - Exponential distributions along with their properties and real-life applications.

[2] Rohatgi V.K and Saleh E, An Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New Jersey, 2015.

[3] Montgomery D.C and Runger G.C, Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, Wiley India, New Delhi, 2018.

[4] Mood A.M, Graybill F.A and Boes D.C, Introduction to the Theory of Statistics, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2017.

ESE: 50%