Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Semester 4 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 4 — विषयवार कक्षाएँEvery theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.
Business Ethics & Corporate Social ResponsibilityEntrepreneurship DevelopmentOrganizational Change & DevelopmentStrategic Human Resource ManagementInternational Human Resource Management
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Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्टExperiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.
Research Project
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Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्मA test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 mock testमॉक टेस्टA full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षाPrevious papers, important questions and full revision.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
6 subjects · 30 chapters · 144 topics
Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics
5 topics+
- Meaning, nature and need of business ethics
- Values, morals and ethics
- Myths about business ethics
- Ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making
- Indian ethos and values in management; Gandhian trusteeship
02Unit 2: Ethical Theories & Functional Ethics
6 topics+
- Utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill)
- Deontology (Kant)
- Virtue ethics and justice theory (Rawls)
- Ethics in marketing: advertising, pricing
- Ethics in finance: insider trading, accounting fraud
- Ethics in HR and at the workplace; whistle blowing
03Unit 3: Corporate Governance
6 topics+
- Meaning and principles of corporate governance
- Agency theory and stakeholder theory
- Board of directors and independent directors
- Committees: Cadbury, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Narayana Murthy, Uday Kotak
- SEBI LODR Regulations 2015
- Corporate governance failures: Satyam case
04Unit 4: Corporate Social Responsibility
6 topics+
- Concept and evolution of CSR
- Carroll's pyramid of CSR
- Triple bottom line and sustainability
- CSR under Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013
- Schedule VII activities and CSR committee
- CSR reporting and BRSR
05Unit 5: Environment, Sustainability & Cases
5 topics+
- Business and environment: sustainable development
- ESG and green business practices
- Consumer protection and fair trade practices
- Case studies: Tata, Infosys, ITC e-Choupal
- Code of ethics and ethics programmes in organisations
Entrepreneurship Development5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Entrepreneur & Entrepreneurship
6 topics+
- Meaning, characteristics and functions of an entrepreneur
- Entrepreneur vs manager; intrapreneur
- Types of entrepreneurs (Danhof classification)
- Theories: Schumpeter's innovation theory, McClelland's need for achievement
- Women and rural entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial process
02Unit 2: Idea Generation & Opportunity Assessment
5 topics+
- Sources of business ideas
- Creativity and innovation
- Opportunity identification and screening
- Design thinking and lean start-up: MVP
- Business model canvas
03Unit 3: Business Plan & Project Report
5 topics+
- Meaning and components of a business plan
- Market feasibility
- Technical feasibility
- Financial feasibility: cost of project, means of finance, break-even
- Project appraisal and reasons for failure of plans
04Unit 4: Financing the Venture
5 topics+
- Bootstrapping and family funds
- Angel investors and venture capital
- Seed funding, crowdfunding
- Bank loans and MUDRA loans
- Stages of start-up funding
05Unit 5: Institutional Support & MSMEs
6 topics+
- MSME: definition and importance
- Support institutions: SIDBI, NSIC, DIC, EDII, KVIC
- Startup India, Stand-Up India, PMEGP
- Udyam registration
- Incubators and accelerators
- Sickness in small units
Organizational Change & Development5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Organisational Change
5 topics+
- Nature and forces of change: internal and external
- Types of change: planned, emergent, incremental, transformational
- Lewin's three-step model and force field analysis
- Kotter's eight-step model
- ADKAR model
02Unit 2: Resistance to Change
4 topics+
- Individual sources of resistance
- Organisational sources of resistance
- Methods of overcoming resistance (Kotter and Schlesinger)
- Role of leadership and communication in change
03Unit 3: Organisation Development
4 topics+
- Meaning, characteristics and values of OD
- History of OD: laboratory training, survey research, action research
- Action research model
- OD process: entry, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation
04Unit 4: OD Interventions
6 topics+
- Human process interventions: T-group, process consultation, team building, third-party intervention
- Survey feedback
- Techno-structural interventions: job design, quality circles, QWL
- HRM interventions: goal setting, performance management
- Strategic interventions: culture change, Grid OD
- Johari window
05Unit 5: Change Agents & Evaluation
5 topics+
- Internal and external change agents: roles and skills
- Organisational culture and change
- Appreciative inquiry
- Evaluation and institutionalisation of OD
- Ethics in OD
Strategic Human Resource Management5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Introduction to SHRM
5 topics+
- Concept and evolution of strategic HRM
- HRM vs SHRM
- Models: Harvard model, Michigan (matching) model
- Best fit vs best practice approaches
- Resource-based view and people as competitive advantage
02Unit 2: Linking HR & Business Strategy
4 topics+
- Vertical and horizontal fit
- Porter's generic strategies and HR practices
- Miles and Snow typology and HR
- HR strategy formulation and implementation
03Unit 3: Strategic HR Functions
5 topics+
- Strategic workforce planning
- Talent management and succession
- Employer branding and employee engagement
- High-performance work systems
- Strategic reward and strategic L&D
04Unit 4: HR Metrics & Analytics
4 topics+
- Need for measuring HR
- HR metrics: turnover, absenteeism, cost per hire, revenue per employee
- HR scorecard and balanced scorecard
- HR analytics and HR ROI
05Unit 5: HR Roles & Contemporary Issues
4 topics+
- Ulrich's HR roles
- HR outsourcing and HRIS
- HR in mergers and acquisitions
- Global and ethical issues in SHRM
International Human Resource Management5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Unit 1: Introduction to IHRM
5 topics+
- Meaning and scope of IHRM
- Domestic HRM vs IHRM
- Morgan's model: HR activities, country types, employee types
- PCN, HCN and TCN employees
- Drivers of IHRM: globalisation, MNC growth
02Unit 2: International Staffing
4 topics+
- Perlmutter's EPRG approaches: ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, geocentric
- Advantages of PCN, HCN and TCN
- International recruitment and selection
- Alternative assignments: short-term, commuter, virtual
03Unit 3: Expatriate Management & Culture
6 topics+
- Expatriate selection criteria
- Causes of expatriate failure
- Cross-cultural training
- Culture shock and adjustment (U-curve)
- Hofstede's cultural dimensions; Trompenaars
- Repatriation
04Unit 4: Global Compensation & Performance
4 topics+
- Objectives of international compensation
- Balance sheet approach and going rate approach
- Allowances: cost of living, housing, hardship, education
- Performance management of expatriates
05Unit 5: Global Employee Relations & Issues
4 topics+
- International labour relations and global unions
- ILO and core labour standards
- Ethics, CSR and HR in global supply chains
- Emerging trends in IHRM
Research Project5 chapters · 6 Months
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01Milestone 1: Topic Selection
3 topics+
- Choosing a topic in the specialisation
- Checking the availability of data and respondents
- Discussion and approval by the faculty guide
02Milestone 2: Literature Review & Synopsis
5 topics+
- Searching journals, reports and theses (Google Scholar, Shodhganga)
- Summarising at least 15-20 studies and finding the research gap
- Objectives and hypotheses
- Research design, sampling and tools
- Synopsis submission and approval
03Milestone 3: Data Collection & Analysis
5 topics+
- Questionnaire design and pilot test
- Collecting responses / financial data
- Reliability test (Cronbach's alpha)
- Analysis: descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, chi-square, correlation, regression
- Interpreting results and testing hypotheses
04Milestone 4: Dissertation Writing
4 topics+
- Chapter plan: introduction, review, methodology, analysis, findings, conclusion
- Limitations and scope for future research
- APA referencing and plagiarism check
- Binding and submission
05Milestone 5: Presentation & Viva
3 topics+
- Preparing the presentation
- Mock viva on methodology and results
- Final viva-voce
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Entrepreneurship Development syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Organizational Change & Development syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Strategic Human Resource Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete International Human Resource Management syllabus with regular tests
- Complete Research Project syllabus with regular tests
Who it is for
- MBA students of Semester 4 (AKTU) - Finance, Human Resource, Marketing specialisations
- Students preparing for AKTU exams and roles in compliance, governance and CSR
What you need
- MBA Semesters 1-3 completed or in progress
- Interest in corporate news and case studies
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
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Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) MBA syllabus of Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility (Semester 4). If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus and units.
Is CSR calculation asked in the exam?
Yes, simple computation of the 2% CSR obligation and eligibility under Section 135 is practised, along with theory and cases.
How will I be tested?
Unit-wise MCQ tests and a final paper at semester level, plus practice on short and long answer questions from previous university papers.
Can I develop my own business plan in the course?
Yes. You prepare a short business plan for your own idea and get feedback from the trainer.
Are activities used in class?
Yes. Force field analysis, Johari window and team-building exercises are done in groups along with case studies.
Do we use real HR data?
Yes. Sample HR data in Excel is used to calculate turnover, absenteeism and cost per hire and to build a simple HR dashboard.
Are Indian MNC examples used?
Yes. Cases from Indian MNCs (Tata, Infosys, Wipro) and foreign MNCs in India are used to explain staffing, expatriate and pay issues.
How is the research project different from the summer internship project?
The summer project is based on training in an organisation; the research project is an independent study with hypotheses and statistical testing done in the final semester.
