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Principles of Management (BCA)

Functions of management - planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling - in business organisations.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters25Topics
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Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

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01Unit 1: Introduction to Management 5 topics
  1. Meaning, nature and importance of management
  2. Management as art, science and profession
  3. Levels of management
  4. Functions of management - POSDCORB
  5. Managerial roles and skills
02Unit 2: Evolution of Management Thought 5 topics
  1. Taylor's scientific management
  2. Fayol's 14 principles
  3. Weber's bureaucracy
  4. Hawthorne experiments and human relations
  5. Systems and contingency approaches
03Unit 3: Planning and Decision Making 5 topics
  1. Nature and importance of planning
  2. Types of plans - objectives, policies, procedures, budgets
  3. Management by Objectives (MBO)
  4. Decision-making process
  5. Types of decisions
04Unit 4: Organising and Staffing 5 topics
  1. Organisation structures - line, line and staff, functional, matrix
  2. Span of control
  3. Authority, responsibility and delegation
  4. Centralisation and decentralisation
  5. Recruitment, selection and training
05Unit 5: Directing and Controlling 5 topics
  1. Motivation - Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor
  2. Leadership styles
  3. Communication in organisations
  4. Control process
  5. Techniques of control - budgetary control, break-even, PERT

About

You will be able to

  • Explain the nature, levels and functions of management
  • Compare the contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Weber and the human relations school
  • Describe types of plans, MBO and the decision-making process
  • Explain organisation structures, span of control, delegation and staffing
  • Apply motivation and leadership theories to workplace situations
  • Describe the control process and common control techniques

Who it is for

  • BCA students of Semester 1 (UP state universities, Lucknow University pattern)
  • First-year students with no previous commerce or management background

What you need

  • No prior management knowledge needed - Class 12 pass in any stream

Questions

Which syllabus does this Principles of Management course follow?

It follows the common UP state university BCA syllabus (University of Lucknow pattern) for BCA Semester 1. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and unit order.

Why is management taught in BCA?

Software professionals work in teams and projects; this paper builds the basics needed later for Software Engineering and Project Management.

Is the paper difficult for science students?

No. It is theory with simple examples; the trainer explains each theory with Indian company cases.

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