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

The Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Delhi NCR Campus, formed in 2019 consists of a faculty pool with rich experience in teaching, research and consultancy. The Department have twelve full-time faculty members with specialisation in Development Economics, Gender Economics, Rural and Health Economics, Quantitative Economics, Resource Economics, Institutional Economics, and is involved in advanced research.

Vision

Establish an identity as a department of high standard in teaching and research in Economics.

Mission

Equip students with advanced knowledge and skill sets to address real world economic problems and undertake cutting edge research on contemporary economic issues.

The Department of Economics offers B.Sc (Economics) Honours/ Honours with Research, to incorporate the multidisciplinary spirit of the new NEP 2020.  The program has been designed to provide front-line expertise in mainstream Economics with a minor (statistics). The program to develop analytical, creative, and critical thinking skills for problem-solving and decision-making.

The program is designed to produce graduates trained in the application of knowledge in economics to real-life economic and analytical problems. It is structured to provide the students with the skills and professional insight to become key players in the economy irrespective of their future perspective. The program is multidisciplinary in nature and integrates different fields like Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Model Building, and hands-on training with various software like  SPSS, STATA, and R which will add up the competency of the students. The elements such as internships, case studies, seminars, and research projects enhance a deeper understanding of the practical applications of the programs.

The transferable skills attained through the B.Sc (Economics) Honours are highly sought after by employers and increase the employability quotient of students in various dynamic fields.

A student could be an economist, a government advisor, a financial consultant, an econometrician, banker and also look forward to different government positions after successful completion of the program.

The incomparable course like Gender Economics, Growth and Development, Labour Economics, Industrial Economics, and Behavioural Economics will open up countless career options. And also the students will be exposed to various areas of economics which help them to choose their career options.

Overall the program will prepare the student with a practical understanding of economic models and the ability to analyze and propose policy solutions to economic problems. After studying subjects like microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, applied mathematics, applied statistics, international economics, and finance, the student will be able to develop deep insights into the dynamics of global and national economies.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO2: The program will enable students to apply the concepts of Economics to deal with real-life issues.

PO3: The students will be able to make application of different econometric techniques through software- based trainings and handle large-scale database.

PO4: The students will develop critical thinking skills and able to analyse unintended consequences of different economic policies.

CIA 70% ESE 30%

Introduction, genesis & evolution of marketing in society, Importance and Scope of Marketing, Elements of Marketing – Need, Want, Demand, Desire, Marketing Philosophies, Mccarthy’s 4P classification, Lauterborn’s 4C’s classification & 4A’s Framework of rural marketing, Product service continuum.

Basics of Marketing Environment, Factors Affecting Marketing Environment, Environmental analysis – SWOT & PESTLE, Marketing Environment in India, Legal & regulatory framework in India, Marketing Mix (Four Ps of Marketing).

Market Segmentation, Basis of segmentation & its types - Demographic, Geographic, Psychographic and behavioral Segmentation etc, Targeting- Five Patterns of Target Market Selection, Positioning-Concept of Positioning, Perceptual Mapping.

Product Life Cycle concept, marketing implications of PLC stages, corresponding strategies, dealing with competition, Perceptual Mapping, Consumer Behaviour – Rational V/s Emotional, Consumer proposition & acquisition process, buying motives, its types, Consumer Behaviour process

Nature, Meaning and Significance of Sales Management and Personal selling; Evolution of Sales Management, Role of Selling in Marketing, Characteristics of a successful Salesman; Types of Selling, Selling Functions, Sales Funnel; Process of Effective Selling: Sales strategies; Prospecting: Meaning, process & methods; Ways to approach a customer

Sales presentation; Handling objections; Closing a sale; Current issues in sales management; Case lets and applications, Meaning of Sales Force Management; Determining the sales force and size of the sales force, Introduction to: Sales organization concepts; Sales territories

1. Kotler, P., & Keller, K. (2015). Marketing management 15th edition. Prentice Hall.
2. Kotler, P. (2013). Marketing management: A south Asian perspective.  13^th edition, Pearson Education India.
3. Panda, T. K., & Sahadev, S. (2^nd Edition, 2011). Sales and distribution management. Oxford Publication.
4. Spiro, R. L., Rich, G. A., & Stanton, W. J. (12^th Edition, 2008). Management of a sales force. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

1. Ramaswami, S., Namakumari. S,(2013) marketing management–Global Perspective Indian Context, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, 5th Edition
2. Rajan Saxena, Marketing Management, (2009) 4th edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Education
3. Etzel M.J., Walker B.J. and Stanton William J - Marketing concept & Cases special Indian 14^th Edition Tata Mc Graw Hill.
4. Czinkota, Kotabe, Marketing Management, II edition, Thomson Publications.
5. Still, R. R., Cundiff, E. W., & Govoni, N. A. (1988). Sales management: decisions, strategies, and    cases, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
6. Coughlan, A. T., Anderson, E., Stern, L. W., & Adel, I. (2006). El-Ansary. Marketing Channels. Prentice-Hall.
7. Jobber, D., & Lancaster, G. (2007). Selling and sales management. Painos. Harlow: Pearson Education.
8. Cron, Decarlo T. E. (2016). Sales Management concepts and cases: Wiley India
9. Pingali Venugopal (2008). Sales and Distribution Management, Sage Publication 

CIA 2: 20 MARKS ( LATER CONVERTED TO 10 MARKS)

CIA 3: 50 MARKS ( LATER CONVERTED TO 25 MARKS)

Attendance 5 marks 

Total 50 marks 

The success of organizations are predominantly determined by the effectiveness of it people resources. To succeed in this global competition, it is imperative for the organizations to build hig performing teams. The core of building high performing teams is to understand team dynamics and build collaboration within teams, between teams and work as a team of teams. The course will enable the students to understand the nuances of team dynamics, experience the power of synergy working as a team and collaborate effectively for the benefit of personal, organizational and societal growth.

The course aims: 

●        To facilitate better understanding of group and phases of group development

●        To provide a deeper understanding of team dynamics and qualities of being a good team player

●        Resolve team conflicts and build synergy

●        Build trust, offer constructive feedback, coach and mentor others

To inculcate the spirit of working as a team

Concept of Groups, why people join groups, Phases of Group Development, Group Cohesiveness, Group Think, Group Decision Making, Techniques.

Concept of Team, Significance of working as Team, Difference between Work Groups and Work Teams, Types of Teams, Team Effectiveness, Qualities of a good Team Player, Self-Managed Teams.

Concept of Team Building, Barriers to Team Building, Resolving Team Conflicts, Achieving Synergy through team work.

Building Trust and Credibility, Constructive Feedback, Coaching and Mentoring.

Bonding, Team Building, Trust Building, Team Competitive Games, Group Dynamics, Identifying High Performing Teams and Achieving Team Effectiveness.

Higher Education

 Leadership: Enhancing the lessons of experience by Hughes, R.L., Ginnett, R.C., & Curphy, G.J. (2019), 9th Edition, McGraw Hill Education, Chennai, India.

●       https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/09/16/14-characteristics-of-high-performing-teams/?sh=4708d51316c6

https://hbr.org/2021/10/5-things-high-performing-teams-do-differently

CIA 2- 10 MARKS

CIA3- 25 MARKS

ATTENDANCE- 5 MARKS

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

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 

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.

INTRODUCING PYTHON

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.

Practical Exercises:

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

2.Exercise on console input and output.

PYTHON DATA TYPES

Strings,Lists:Accessingelements,Basic List operations, Built-in methods

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

COMPREHENSIONS and FUNCTIONS

 Comprehensions:ListComprehensions, Set Comprehension, Dictionary Comprehension.

Functions: Defining a function, Types of arguments, unpacking arguments.

Recursive functions.Main module, built-in, custommodules, importing a module.

Practical Exercises:

    1. Implement Tuples

    2. Implement Dictionary

    3. Implement Set

    4.ImplementList, Set and Dictionary Comprehensions

    5.Implement Recursive function

NUMPY 

Introduction to NumPy, Aggregations Computation on Arrays, Comparisons, Sorting Arrays.

PANDAS

Introduction to Pandas: Data indexing and Selection, Operating on Data, Handling Missing Data.

[1]Martin Brown, Python:The Complete Reference,     McGraw Hill Publications,4th Edition March 2018.

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

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

 It is a comprehensive program designed to introduce incoming students to understand economics and provide them with a solid foundation in the subject. Specially designed to accommodate individuals with varying levels of prior knowledge, this course serves as a bridge between high school and higher education, equipping students with the necessary skills and understanding to excel in their undergraduate studies in the field of economics.

Microeconomics: Exploring the subject matter of Economics, Relevance & scope of Economics, Methods & models in Economics, Microeconomic tools, Consumer-producer and markets   

Macro Economics: Relevance of macroeconomics, National Income Accounting, Money and Banking, Determination of Income and Employment, Government Budget and the Economy, Open Economy Macroeconomics.

Elements of logic and proof, Sets and Set operations, Equations: Linear and Quadratic, Simultaneous Equations, Functions: quadratic, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic.

Meaning and Scope of Statistics, IImportance and Limitations of Statistics, Census Method and Sampling Method- An overview,  Introduction to Data in Statistics, Data Collection Techniques.

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

Chiang, A.C. & Wainwright, K. (2013). Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics. (4th ed.). McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited.

Goon, A.M., Gupta M.K. and Dasgupta, B. (2002). Fundamentals of Statistics, Vol. I, 8th Ed. The World Press, Kolkata.

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.

This is the first of a compulsory two-course sequence. The objective of this sequence is to transmit the body of basic mathematics that enables the study of economic theory at the undergraduate level, specifically the courses on microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, statistics and econometrics set out in this syllabus. In this course, particular economic models are not the ends, but the means for illustrating the method of applying mathematical techniques to economic theory in general. The level of sophistication at which the material is to be taught is indicated by the contents of the prescribed textbook.

Logic and proof techniques; sets and set operations; relations; functions and their properties; number systems

elementary types of functions: quadratic, polynomial, power, exponential, logarithmic; sequences and series: convergence, algebraic properties and applications; Continuous functions: characterizations, properties with respect to various operations and applications; Differentiable functions: characterizations, properties with respect to various operations and applications; Second and higher order derivatives: properties and applications

Geometric properties of functions: convex functions, their characterisations and applications; local and global optima: geometric and calculus-based characterisations, and applications

algebraic and geometric properties, scalar products, norms, orthogonality; linear transformations: properties, matrix representations and elementary operations; systems of linear equations: properties of their solution sets

Properties of determinants, Rank of a Matrix; Minors, Cofactors, Adjoint and Inverse Matrices; Laplace Expansion; Solving Linear Simultaneous Equations: Matrix Inversion Technique and Cramer’s Rule; Jacobian Determinant.

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. (3rd ed.).

New York: McGraw Hill.

Renshaw, G. (2011). Maths for Economics. (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Roser, M. (2003). Basic Mathematics for Economists. (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.

Course Description:

The course is a basic building block and introduction of Statistics. It covers the entry level topics so that other advanced courses on statistics can be followed by students in later semesters with ease.

Course Objectives:

1.     To summarize the data and to obtain its salient features from the vast mass of original data. 

2.     To explain the concept of attributes. 

3.     To apply the concepts of probability and its applications. 

Definition and scope of Statistics, concepts of statistical population and sample. Data: quantitative and qualitative, attributes, variables, scales of measurement- nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Presentation: tabular and graphical, including histogram and Ogives, Theory of attributes: consistency and independence of data with special reference to attributes. 

Mathematical and positional, partition values, Measures of Dispersion: range, quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, Moments, absolute moments, factorial moments, skewness and kurtosis, 

Sheppard’s corrections. 

Introduction, random experiments, sample space, events and algebra of events. Definitions of Probability-classical, statistical, and axiomatic. Conditional Probability, Addition and multiplication theorem of probability, independent events, Theorem of Total probability, Bayes’ theorem and its applications. 

Discrete and continuous, illustrations and properties of random variables, pmf, pdf and cdf, Two dimensional random variables: Joint, marginal and conditional pmf/pdf, independence of random variables. Univariate transformation.

Expectation of random variables., Properties of the Expectation Operator, Variance of random variables, Properties of Variance operator of random variables. Mathematical proofs and Numerical problems on mathematical expectation and variance of random variables

Ross, S. M. (2010). Introductory statistics, 3rd Ed., Academic Press.

Prasanna Sahoo (2008). Probability and Mathematical Statistics

Jun Shao (2007). Mathematical Statistics, Springer texts in Statistics, Second Edition

Wackerly, Mendenhall, Scheaffer. (2008). Mathematical Statistics with applications, 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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This course is an intensive program for two semesters for all the students of the BA/BSc programmes (ENGH, ECOH, JOUH, PSYH, EPH and EMP) that introduces students to a wide range of expository works in order to develop their knowledge of rhetoric and make them aware of the power of language. The course is designed to meet the rigorous requirements of graduate-level courses and therefore includes expository, analytical, personal, and argumentative texts from a variety of authors and historical contexts. It would allow students to work with the rhetorical situation, examining the authors’ purposes as well as the audiences and subjects in texts. The course is designed to engage students with rhetoric in multiple mediums, including visual media such as photographs, films, advertisements, comic strips, music videos, and TED talks; students would develop a sense to comprehend how a resource of language operates in any given text. In the semester the course focuses on famous rhetorical pieces from across the world to familiarise the learners with various techniques and principles.

The objective of the course is to

● Introduce learners to various types of rhetorical pieces - written, oral text and visual texts.

● Provide an understanding of various rhetorical strategies in various compositional pieces

● Famarlize learners with various strategies of reading and writing by exposing them to effective and ineffective rhetorical pieces.

The unit will focus on understanding rhetoric and various rhetorical situations. The aim is to assert the idea that rhetoric is always contextual and there is a link between the speaker, audience and what the content of the text is. This will enable students to understand the significance of context whether local, regional, national or global while analysing and composing a text. The unit deals with human values. 

1. 1. Introduction to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situation.

a. Lou Gehrig (1939) “Farewell Speech” (Speech) https://www.lougehrig.com/farewell/

2. SOAP Analysis: Through the analysis of the text the aim is to look at the mode in which various factors like subject, occasion, audience and purpose impact rhetoric. 

a. George W. Bush (2001) “9/11 Address to the Nation” (Speech) http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbush911addresstothenation.htm

b. Jawaharlal Nehru (1947) “Tryst with Destiny” (Speech) http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jawaharlalnehrutrystwithdestiny.htm

3. Ethos, Pathos and Logos: Understanding Aristotle’s concept of Ethos, Pathos and Logos is significant in understanding effective rhetoric. By looking at some of the famous rhetorical works the aim is to understand how the writer’s/ orators of some of the famous rhetorical pieces have used these elements to persuade the reader/ audience.

a. Ethos: i. King George VI (1939) “The King’s Speech” (Speech, can play part of the movie) https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/George-VI-King-s-Speech-September-3-1939

ii. Judith Ortiz Cofer (1992) “The Myth of Latin Women: I Just met a Girl Named Maria” (Essay) https://www.quia.com/files/quia/users/amccann10/Myth_of_a_Latin_Woman

b. Logos: i. Alice Waters (2006) “Slow Food Nation” (Essay) https://www.thenation.com/article/slow-food-nation/

c. Pathos: i. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1944) “Order of the Day” (Speech) https://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org/curriculum/the-american-calendar/order-ofthe-day-6-June-19

d. Combining Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

i. Rabindranath Tagore (1941) “Crisis of Civilization” https://www.scribd.com/doc/163829907/Rabindranath-Tagore-The-Crisis-of-Civilization

This unit will focus on introducing the students to multiple ways of analysis, close reading, and usage of argumentative statements and diction. In addition to that the unit will focus on how to read visual texts from a global, national and regional perspective and the impact it has on the audience. The unit enhances the reading and comprehension skills of students and prepare them to get employed in content creation.

1. Virginia Woolf (1942) “The Death of the Moth” (Essay)

https://www.sanjuan.edu/cms/lib8/CA01902727/Centricity/Domain/3981/Death%20of%20A%20Moth-Virginia%20Woolf%20copy.pdf

2. Groucho Marx (2006) “Dear Warner Brothers” (Letter) https://archive.org/details/Groucho_Marx_Letter_to_Warner_Brothers

3. ACLU (2000) “The Man on the Left” (Advertisement) https://www.mansonblog.com/2016/10/aclu-charles-manson-martin-luther-king.html

4. R. K. Laxman Political cartoons (Cartoon)

http://webneel.com/rk-lakshman-editorial-cartoons-indian-cartoonist (Political Cartoons)

5. Times of India (2017) ISRO launch cartoon (Cartoon)

https://www.tatacliq.com/que/isro-launch-breaks-record-memes/ISROLaunch

https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/times-of-india-isro-104-satellite-launch-in-response-to-new-york-times-mangalyaan-cartoon-twitter-reactions-4529893

The unit will engage with the questions on why few texts are effective rhetorical pieces as opposed to others. A few texts will be analysed to look at different rhetorical situations, and how it is effective and ineffective in persuading the audience/ reader. The selected texts deal with the issues of animal rights, nuclear rights, food crisis, and holocaust (human values) and help the students to engage with global scenario of the issues concerned. Any five of the suggested topics can be taken in class.

1. PETA, Feeding Kids Meat Is Child Abuse (Advertisement) https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/childabuseBB72.jpg

2. Anne Applebaum (2011) “If the Japanese Can’t Build a Safe Reactor, Who Can?” (Essay) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-the-japanese-cant-build-a-safe-reactor-who-can/2011/03/14/ABCJvuV_story.html?utm_term=.8

3. Simon Lancaster (2016) Ted Talk: Speak Like a Leader (Speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGBamfWasNQ

4. Understanding Argument: Csalexander03 (2012) Why Investing in Fast Food May Be a Good Thing by Amy Domini (Essay) https://csalexander03.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/why-investing-in-fast-food-may-be-a-good-thing-by-amy-domini/

5. The New York Times (2004) Felons and the Right to Vote (Essay) http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/11/opinion/felons-and-the-right-to-vote.html

6. Using Visual text for Argument: Objevit.cz (2017) “Holocaust + Selfie Culture = ‘Yolocaust’” (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjjV_X5re4g

Seaboyer, J., & Barnett, T. (2019). New perspectives on reading and writing across the disciplines. Higher Education Research and Development, 38(1), 1-10.

MSE- 10 marks 

CIA 3-  5 marks 

ESE- 25 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.

This course has been conceptualized in order to introduce the students to the study of international relations. It introduces students to major theoretical approaches to understand international politics and diplomacy.

 To introduce the students to:

●       The nature, scope and importance of International Relations/Politics

●       The basic concepts of International Relations such as Sovereignty, Security, balance of Power etc.

●       The contemporary global issues

International Relations: Meaning, nature and scope of international relations;

Key Concepts of International Relations: Sovereignty (territorial sovereignty), Balance of Power, National Power, Security and Globalization.

Theories of International Relations: Realism (Classical Realism and Neo-Realism), Liberalism (Neoliberalism), Constructivism.

First World War, Second World War: Causes and Consequences, dynamics of strategic interaction between the great powers including the alliances, Inter war period (multipolarity), the Cold War (bipolarity) and the post-Cold War period (unipolarity).

Power shifts in the post-Cold War international system, Great Powers: traditional and non-traditional security threats, Emergence of new powers (rise of China and India as a challenge to the west).

Environmental Issues, Terrorism, Human Security, Migration.

Goldstein, Joshua S, and Jon C. Pevehouse. (2012) International Relations. Boston: Pearson Longman.

Basu, Rumki. (2010) International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues. New Delhi: SAGE Publications.

H. Andrew, Ben Whitham (2011) Global Politics, Bloomsbury.

Ghai, K.K. (2005). International Relations: Theory and Practice of International Politics. New Delhi: Kalyani.

Carter, N. (2007) The Politics of Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 13-81.

Waltz, K. (1979). Theory of International Politics. Illinois: Waveland Press (reissued 2010).

Morgenthau, Hans J. (1948) Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace. New York: A.A. Knopf.

This course is designed to build the logical thinking ability and to provide hands-on experience in solving statistical models using MS Excel with Problem based learning. To explore and visualize data using excel formulas and data analysis tool pack.

Introduction: File types - Spreadsheet structure - Menu bar - Quick access toolbar - Mini toolbar - Excel options - Formatting: Format painter - Font - Alignment - Number - Styles - Cells, Clear - Page layout - Symbols - Equation - Editing - Link - Filter - Charts - Formula Auditing - Overview of Excel tables and properties - Collecting sample data and arranging in definite format in Excel tables.

Importing data from different sources - text file - web page and XML file - Exporting data in different formats - text - csv - image -pdf etc - Creating database with the imported data - Data tools: text to column - identifying and removing duplicates - using format cell options - Application of functions - Concatenate - Upper - Lower - Trim - Repeat - Proper - Clean - Substitute - Convert - Left - Right - Mid - Len - Find - Exact - Replace - Text join - Value - Fixed etc.

Data analysis tool pack: measures of central tendency - dispersion - skewness - kurtosis - partition values - graphical and diagrammatic representation of data: histogram - bar diagram - charts - line graphs - Ogive - covariance - correlation - linear regression.

 2. Greg Harvey, Excel 2019 All-in-One For Dummies,for Dummies,US, 2018. 

The course aims at imparting knowledge on Marketing Management from the perspective of Marketing Communications.Great marketing strategies can be powerful. Every year companies spend approximately $200 billion promoting their products and services – and that’s just in the United States alone! Explore how marketing campaigns, ads, and commercials are brought to life which will lead the exploration of various aspects of Advertising and sales promotion techniques which includes its objectives, classification, creative aspect and functions. This course introduces students to the concepts and processes of marketing and takes them deeper into the world of marketing.

Course Objectives: This course intends

●        Describe the history of the advertising industry and its relation to today’s marketplace.
●        List the roles and responsibilities of various advertising, marketing, and promotions professionals.
       Develop students’ understanding and skill in development of communication strategy of a firm, particularly with advertising and sales promotions.

Meaning, elements, structure, and role of marketing communications. Theories of marketing communication: hierarchy of effects of communication, information processing theories, Marketing Communication Process,communication and attitude formation and change. Key communication terminologies. Miscommunication issues.

Marketing communication mix. Integrated marketing communication. Formulation of marketing communication strategy. Marketing communication barriers. Communication budgeting issues and methods. Promotion campaign planning and management.

Meaning, elements,Functions, objectives and role of advertising. Evolution of advertising. Types of advertising. Social, ethical and legal issues of advertising.Role of Advertising in 21^st Century.

Creative process and methods. Visualization process and visualizer qualities. Message design: message theme, models, considerations. Message strategies: cognitive, affective, conative, and brand strategies. Advertising appeals. Essentials of a good appeal. Execution frameworks. Use of color in advertising.

Print advertising media: types of media and media choice. Copywriting for print media: types of ad copies. Ad copy objectives and requisites of a good copy. Print copy development process. Print copy elements: choice of headline, sub-heads, body copy, slogan and signature. Layout: functions, qualities of a good layout, layout principles.Television advertising:  nature, pros and cons. TVC development: script writing, story board, air-time buying and other considerations. Radio advertising: nature, pros and cons. Producing radio advertisements. Emerging advertisements: internet advertising and ambient advertising. Product placement strategies.

Scope and role of sales promotions. Reasons for the increased use of sales promotions. Consumer-oriented sales promotion methods: objectives and tools of consumer promotions. Trade-oriented sales promotions: objectives,tools and techniques to boost sales.

      5.Integrated Advertising, Promotion and Marketing Communications, Clow, Baack, Pearson

CIA II: 10 MARKS

CIA III: 25 MARKS

ATTENDANCE :   05 MARKS

Emotions: Definition, Types, Purpose, Basic Theory & Dimension Theory of Emotions; Affect-circumflex model of emotions, Myths associated with emotions. Emotional Intelligence (EI): Definition, components and importance of EI in personal and professional life. 

Culture and Emotional Regulation and Emotional Expression. Developing Emotional Literacy Tools for Emotional Regulation: Mindfulness, Training students in mindfulness. 

Examining "Success":   Relationship between Self concept, self esteem, self efficacy with Emotional Regulation; Relationship with core beliefs and values and Emotional expression and regulation; Relationship between Personality and Emotional expression and regulation; Indigenous (Non-western) conceptualization of Self and its importance in Emotional Regulation 

 Interpersonal effectiveness: Interpersonal orientation; Effective Communication in cross cultural contexts, Conflict: Types, Process of Conflict Resolution, Role of EI in Conflict Resolution; Empathy: Definition, types, and importance. Empathetic listening, empathetic body language, tactics for empathetic connection.    

EI at the Workplace; Impact of Emotionally Intelligent behaviour at the workplace - for individuals, teams and organizations.   Developing Emotionally Intelligent Teams; Being a Emotionally Intelligent Leader

Contemporary science of EI; EI training for teams: Methods, activities and assessment 

2.     The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success – Steve J. Stein & Howard E. Book.

3.     www.6seconds.org

4.     Cowen A (2018) How Many Different Kinds of Emotion are There?. Front. Young Minds. 6:15. doi: 10.3389/frym.2018.00015.

Posner, J., Russell, J. A., & Peterson, B. S. (2005). The circumplex model of affect: an integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology. Development and psychopathology, 17(3), 715–734. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579405050340

2.     The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success – Steve J. Stein & Howard E. Book.

3.     www.6seconds.org

4.     Cowen A (2018) How Many Different Kinds of Emotion are There?. Front. Young Minds. 6:15. doi: 10.3389/frym.2018.00015.

Posner, J., Russell, J. A., & Peterson, B. S. (2005). The circumplex model of affect: an integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology. Development and psychopathology, 17(3), 715–734. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579405050340

CIA 2-30 Marks

CIA 3-30 Marks

Class Participation -10 marks

Course Description: The course covers topics such as income, expenditure, savings & investment avenues, borrowing, managing risk, budgeting, etc. Participants would also learn about various financial institutions and in what ways they can benefit from these institutions. The course helps participants to become aware of different products through which they can meet their financial needs and learn about the benefits of prudent financial behavior.

Course Objectives: Through the course, the instructor aims to

1. To provide the foundations for financial decision-making.

2. To list out various saving and investment alternatives available for a common man.

3. To give a detailed overview of stock markets and stock selection.

4. To orient the learners about mutual funds and the criteria for selection.

Need for Financial Literacy, Role of financial education in achieving financial well-being, Importance of Financial Planning, Key concepts of Personal Finance: Savings, Investment, Borrowing, Income and Expenses, Surplus/Deficit, Assets and Liabilities, Inflation, Time Value of Money, Active and Passive Income, Instant and Delayed Gratification, etc. Power of compounding and Rule of 72, Concept of Rupee Cost Averaging.

Define Financial Planning, Financial Planning Process, Steps involved in Financial Planning Process, SMART financial goals, and three pillars of investments. Concepts of risk and return, Budgeting and its importance in financial planning.

Types of bank accounts: Savings account, Current account, fixed deposits, recurring deposits. Various modes of transfer through banking channels: NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, UPI. Account opening process and importance of KYC norms. Do’s and don’ts while using digital payments. Credit cards and Debit cards. Role of Reserve Bank of India.

Investment avenues offered by Securities Markets, Primary Market and Secondary Market, Operational aspects of securities markets: placement of orders, contract note, pay-in, and pay-out, trading and settlement cycle. Various risks involved in investing in securities markets. Benefits of investing through Mutual Funds. Mutual Fund categorization and product labeling of mutual funds. Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) and its advantages. The role played by Commodity Derivatives markets in the hedging of commodity price risk. Products traded in Commodity Derivatives Exchanges and their usefulness to various stakeholders.

Role of Insurance as a risk management tool, various types of Insurance products and their key features. Regulatory role of IRDAI. Importance of Pension and its Role in providing financial security in old age. National Pension System (NPS).

Borrowing, Collateral and Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI). Documents required for obtaining Loans. Various loan products offered by Financial Institutions and their key features. 5Cs of Credit. Credit Information Organizations and Credit Score.

2. NSE Knowledge Hub, an AI-powered Learning Experience Platform for BFSI

3. NSE Academy Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) Modules.

CIA 2 - 30 Marks

CIA 3 - 30 Marks

Class Participation - 10 Marks

This course helps to understand the fundamental concepts, terminology and application of databases. This course gives knowledge of ER diagrams, Database normalization, relational databases and SQL commands.

Data- Database- Database management system- Characteristics of the  database  approach-  Role of Database administrators- Role of Database Designers- End Users- Advantages  of Using a DBMS and When not to use a DBMS-Database System Concepts and Architecture- Data Models- Categories of data models- Schemas- Instances- and  Database  states-  The  Three schema architecture- Data independence- DBMS Languages and Interfaces- Classification of Database Management Systems.

SQL data definition and data types- specifying constraints in SQL- SQL functions- Basic queries-Filtering data using where- Group by statements- DDL- DML- Retrieving data from multiple tables- Sub queries- Concept of a view in SQL.

Relational Algebra: Unary relational operations; Binary relational operations ; Examples of queries in relational algebra, Relational calculus: The Tuple relational calculus; The Domain relational calculus

Using  High   Level   Conceptual   Data   Models   for   Database   Design-    Example  Database applications-Entity types- Entity Sets-Attributes and Keys- Relationships- Relationship types- Roles and Structural constraints- Weak Entity Types- Drawing E- R Diagrams.

Functional dependencies and Normalization for Relational Databases-  Normalization  concepts- Normal forms-1NF- 2NF- 3NF- BCNF- 4NF-5NF.

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.

Course Description

Digital economics analyses how the increased usage of and the new opportunities created by advances in the ICT have changed the economic aspects of our lives. The advances in the ICT have led to the reduction of various costs that affect economic transactions. 

Course Objectives

1.To focus on the reduced costs of collecting information, disseminating information and copying, and on the effects that these changes have had on the way people buy and sell goods.

2. To study the effects of reduced costs of information gathering and the rise of platforms - institutions that facilitate the meetings of buyers and sellers.

3. To understand the effects that the reduction of information collection costs have had on the collection of personal data and the resulting possibilities for personalized pricing.

4. To analyse the increase in piracy due to a reduction in the costs of copying products. 

Basic theory in digital economics: network effects, value creation models. Digital business models and market modeling.

Search on the Internet, Two sided markets, Sustainability, Privacy and Personal data

Management of Digital Economy: Regulations and Strategy; RBI, SEBI and IRDA. Piracy and IP rights, Reviews and reputations.

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.

Course Description: 

This course is designed to introduce concepts of mathematical statistics and their application in statistics. This course prepares students to study advanced level  statistics courses on multivariate analysis. 

Course Objectives:

1.     To illustrate the concept and application of random variables.

2.     To develop moment generating functions and characteristics functions

3.     To assess discrete and continuous probability distributions.

Variance and covariance of random variables and their properties, conditional expectations. Bivariate transformations with illustrations. 

Moments generating function and its properties. Cumulants, cumulant generating function and its properties. Characteristic function and its properties. Inversion theorem for continuous random variables (without proof) along with applications

Bivariate data: Definition, scatter diagram, Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Principle of least squares and fitting of polynomials and exponential curves. Linear regression. Partial and multiple correlation.

Discrete Probability Distributions: Uniform, Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial and Hyper-geometric distributions along with their characteristic properties and limiting/approximation cases. 

Normal, Exponential, Uniform, Beta, Gamma, Cauchy, lognormal and Laplace distributions along with their characteristic properties and limiting/approximation cases. 

2.     Hogg, R.V., Tanis, E.A. and Rao, J.M. (2009). Probability and Statistical Inference, 7th Ed., Pearson Education, New Delhi.

3. Miller, I. and Miller, M. (2006). John E. Freund’s Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 8th Ed., Pearson Education, Asia

2.     Prasanna Sahoo (2008). Probability and Mathematical Statistics

3.     Jun Shao (2007). Mathematical Statistics, Springer texts in Statistics, Second Edition

4.     Wackerly, Mendenhall, Scheaffer. (2008). Mathematical Statistics with applications, Cengage Learning.

5.     Crawshaw.J and Chambers J. A Concise course in advanced level statistics.

Language and Contemporary Society is a course offered for the second semester students of the BA/BSc programmes (ENGH, ECOH, EPH, EMP, JOUH, PSYH) that introduces students to a wide range of expository, analytical and fictional and non-fictional works to develop their knowledge of rhetoric and make them aware of the power of language. The course is designed to meet the rigorous requirements of graduate-level courses and therefore includes expository, analytical, personal, and argumentative texts from a variety of authors and cultural contexts. It would provide students with the opportunity to work with the rhetorical situation, examining the authors’ purposes as well as the audiences and the subjects in texts. The course is designed to engage students with rhetoric in varied genres, including essays, poetry, documentary and short story. The students would develop a sense to comprehend how a resource of language operates in any given text. The course is more thematic in nature familiarising students with texts from multiple disciplines, especially in the context of India.

The unit aims to sensitise the students about the evolving politics of education in the regional, national and global contexts through expository, argumentative and analytical texts. The texts in the unit will also address larger questions of exclusion, intellectual freedom and of emerging technologies.

1. Robert Anderson. “ The ‘Idea of a University’ today”
2. Krishna Kumar. (2022). “Politics of Knowledge”
3.  Chandra Bhan Prasad (2006) “Hail English, The Dalit Goddess” (Essay)

http://www.anveshi.org.in/hail-english-the-dalit-goddess/

4. M Madhava Prasad (2015) Language, the Political Commons

https://www.anveshi.org.in/language-the-political-commons/

5. Deutsche, Welle. (2023) “AI experts say ChatGPT is changing education. But how?” -Chat GPT and Academic Writing

https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/ai-experts-say-chatgpt-is-changing-education-but-how/article66449967.ece

The unit will engage the students with the discourses on the cross-cutting issues of caste, gender, food and marginality through short stories and poems which bring out different manifestations of the issues in the local and national contexts.

1. Huchangi Prasad. (2019) Children of God Tran. by Chandan Gowda
2. Sky Baba (2013) Vegetarians only (Short Story) (Minority/Life choice/Food politics)
3. Ranajit Das: “Sherlock Holmes India Trip” (Rural Indian poverty, questions of gender, Bengali poem in translation)
4. Ruskin Bond (1988) “The Night Train at Deoli” (Short Story reflecting the romantic humanist attitude of the educated middle class towards the downtrodden)
5. Pallavi Rao (2017) “Politics of the Intimate Pt. 3: The Brahmin Mistress and the Bahujan Maid”(Essay) (Caste)

https://medium.com/@pallavirao84/politics-of-the-intimate-pt-3-the-brahmin-mistress-and-the-bahujan-maid-6becf6e2fbcb

Teaching learning strategies:

Lecture, discussions and readings

The unit deals with varied questions of social justice through essays, speeches and poems. The texts are selected from global, regional and local contexts to enhance the understanding of contemporary issues of India and help the learners to gain the understanding of human values of the marginalised sections such as workers in unorganised sector, of the society.

1. Jayati Ghosh (2016) On Anti-National Economics (Essay) (Economic policy)

http://www.frontline.in/columns/Jayati_Ghosh/antinational-economics/article8356541.ece

2. Gopal Honnalgere: “The Convicts” (a poem on social justice in peril by Kannada poet)
3. Sitakant Mahapatra: “The Election” (Poem on Rural India and Corrupted Politics)
4. Ben Rowen. 2019. The Fault in Our Star Names. https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-fault-in-our-star-names
5. P Sainath. Wrestling with the rural economy (2013)

https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/wrestling-with-the-rural-economy/

Teaching learning strategies:

Reading, Debate and Discussion

Michio Kaku. Physics of the Future:  How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, Anchor Academic Publishing, 2012.

Roshan Kishore (2017) “How a Bihari Lost his Mother Tongue to Hindi” (Essay)

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Nl73WC1JA8d6KVybBycNlM/How-a-Bihari-lost-his-mother-tongue-to-Hindi.html

Sen, Orjit and Pakhi Sen (2021) “Hear of Light”. (Graphic Narrative)

https://indianculturalforum.in/2021/02/02/heart-of-light/

R. Shashank Reddy. (2017) “Why India Needs a Strategic Artificial Intelligence Vision”.

https://thewire.in/tech/india-artificial-intelligence

Hariharan, Githa and Salim Yusufji. (2019). Battling for India.  Speaking Tiger: New Delhi.

Kakkoos (2017) by Divya Bharthi (Documentary) (Caste)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UYWRoHUpkU

Raja Rao: What does it mean to be Queer (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMIuFl3m_U4

The Collected Poems of Gopal Honnalgare. Edited by K A Jayaseelan. Poetrywala, 2020

Shashi Tharoor (2015) Speech in Oxford (Speech)

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/shashi-tharoor-garners-appreciation-his-spirited-argument-oxford-union-debate-full-text-640299

Indian mythologies have fascinated and captured the imagination of the mankind in general and the Indians in particular since time immemorial.In the recent past, there have emerged a generation of writers, who have begun refurnishing and repackaging the same age-old stories and the same age-old characters in their own ingenious way and have achieved remarkable success to capture and retain the imagination of the present, increasingly rational and tech-savvy, generation. The popularity and commercial success of their works is unprecedented in the Indian publishing history of fiction in English. This course will explore this vast corpus of retelling of mythical tales that have been able to create and propagate a sort of popular culture by adding a new dimension to the mythologies or, as some people argue, puranas. The objective of this course is to examine how Indian English writers in the 21st century have incorporated mythological elements and themes into their literary works. Through close reading and analysis, students will explore how authors have reimagined and recontextualized mythological narratives, characters, and symbols to address contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.

This module attempts to introduce students to the fundamental ideas, key concepts, basic

issues, nomenclature and pioneers of mythology studies. It will critically engage with

the idea of  myths and their development as a genre in the 21st century Indian English literature.Introduction to the concepts of myth, mythology, mythopoeia, retelling, Archetypes, Narrative forms.

This unit will explore the vast corpus of retellings of  Hindu mythology. It will primarily focus on the aspect of re-narrating/re-making of the traditional narrative in a way to retain the imagination of the present, increasingly rational and tech-savvy generation. This unit will enable students to identify and understand the recent motifs in the select texts which make this genre of retelling a success.

This unit will focus on the gynocentric retelling of the mythical stories. It will study the dynamic shift of the story telling to a female perspective and will enable students to understand the politics of gender involved in the plot. This unit will critically examine select texts with female protagonists narrating the tales of men.

This unit will examine select texts which retell the stories of mythology from the perspective of the antihero. It will also help students to understand the theme of postmodernism in the retellings where the characters from the periphery voices out their side of the story.

The final will explore the vast tapestry of audio-visual elements of mythical retelling like graphic novels, movies, games and digital art. Moreover, this unit will make an attempt to identify the evolution of mythology through diverse mediums.

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CIA II- 10 marks (Submission)

CIA III- 25 marks (Presentation and Submission)

Attendance- 5 marks

Understanding close relationships is among the central goals of social psychology. Close relationships range from family ties to friendships to romantic and sexual relationships. Our main purpose will be on learning about the life cycle of adult intimate (i.e., romantic) relationships, ranging from stages of initial attraction and relationship initiation to growth and maintenance of the relationship, and in some cases, dissolution. Although other close relationships such as close friendships, family, and work relationships will also be addressed and integrated into the course, they will be of secondary importance. Class meetings will consist mainly of facilitated discussions and student-led presentations on topics such as the biological bases of attraction and love, commitment and interdependence, relationship cognition, attachment, communication, sexuality, relational interaction patterns, relationship satisfaction, and the social context of relationships (e.g., the influence of others) conflict, relationship dissolution, and relationship maintenance.

CO1: Understand the major concepts and models of interpersonal relationships.

CO2: Evaluate the different types of relationships and their impact on one's life.

CO3: Use strategies to enhance everyday life challenges and sustain effective relationships

(attachment theory, social exchange theory, equity theory, interdependence theory, etc.), theories of attraction (evolutionary, social, and cognitive perspectives), historical perspectives on the study of relationships, Ethical considerations in relationships. 

childhood relationship (parent, teacher, caregiver), adult relationship, friendship and workplace relationships, emerging trends in relationships such as virtual relationship, long distance relationship, cohabitation, post- divorce relationship, friendships and social networks – benefits, types and maintenance. Social media and its influence on relationship formation and maintenance.

Active listening skills and empathetic communication,

Conflict resolution techniques and managing relationship disagreements, developing self-awareness, empathy, emotional intelligence, and applying psychological principles to real-life relationship scenarios.

Reis, H. T. (2012). A history of relationship research in social psychology. In A.W. Kruglanski & W Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of the history of social psychology (pp. 213-232). New York: Psychology Press.

Graziano, W. G., & Bruce, J. W. (2008). Attraction and the initiation of relationships: A review of the empirical literature. In S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds), Handbook of relationship initiation, pp. 269-295. New York: Psychology Press

Miller, Chapter 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships

Finkel, E.J., Eastwick, P.W., Karney, B.R., Reis, H. T., & Sprecher, S. (2012). Online dating: A critical analysis from the perspective of psychological science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 13, 3–66.

Sbarra, D. A., & Beck, C. J. A. (2013). Divorce and close relationships: Findings, themes, and future directions. In J. A. Simpson & L. Campbell (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of close relationships (pp. 795-822). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Lewandowski, G. W., Aron, A., Bassis, S. & Kunak, J. (2006). Losing a self-expanding relationship: Implications for the self-concept. Personal Relationships, 13, 317-331.

Vanden Abeele, M., Schouten, A. P., & Antheunis, M. L. (2017). Personal, editable, and always accessible: An affordance approach to the relationship between adolescents’ mobile messaging behavior and their friendship quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Emery, L. F., Muise, A., Dix, E. L., & Le, B. (2014). Can you tell that I’m in a relationship? Attachment and relationship visibility on Facebook. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1466–1479.

This course is designed to build the logical thinking ability and to provide hands-on experience in solving statistical models using MS Excel with Problem based learning. To explore and visualize data using excel formulas and data analysis tool pack.

Introduction: File types - Spreadsheet structure - Menu bar - Quick access toolbar - Mini toolbar - Excel options - Formatting: Format painter - Font - Alignment - Number - Styles - Cells, Clear - Page layout - Symbols - Equation - Editing - Link - Filter - Charts - Formula Auditing - Overview of Excel tables and properties - Collecting sample data and arranging in definite format in Excel tables.

Importing data from different sources - text file - web page and XML file - Exporting data in different formats - text - csv - image -pdf etc - Creating database with the imported data - Data tools: text to column - identifying and removing duplicates - using format cell options - Application of functions - Concatenate - Upper - Lower - Trim - Repeat - Proper - Clean - Substitute - Convert - Left - Right - Mid - Len - Find - Exact - Replace - Text join - Value - Fixed etc.

Data analysis tool pack: measures of central tendency - dispersion - skewness - kurtosis - partition values - graphical and diagrammatic representation of data: histogram - bar diagram - charts - line graphs - Ogive - covariance - correlation - linear regression.