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ENTREPRENEURSHIP and MANAGEMENT & SMART TECHNOLOGY
DETAILED CONTENTS
1. Entrepreneurship
Concept /Meaning of Entrepreneurship
Need of Entrepreneurship
Characteristics, Qualities and Types of entrepreneur, Functions
Barriers in entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur vrs. Manager
Forms of Business Ownership: Sole proprietorship, partnership forms and others
Types of Industries, Concept of Start-ups
Entrepreneurial support agencies at National, State, District Level( Sources): DIC, NSIC,OSIC,
SIDBI, NABARD, Commercial Banks, KVIC etc.
Technology Business Incubators (TBI) and Science and Technology Entrepreneur Parks
2. Market Survey and Opportunity Identification (Business Planning)
Business Planning
SSI, Ancillary Units, Tiny Units, Service sector Units
Time schedule Plan, Agencies to be contacted for Project Implementation
Assessment of Demand and supply and Potential areas of Growth
Identifying Business Opportunity
Final Product selection
3. Project report Preparation
Preliminary project report
Detailed project report, Techno economic Feasibility
Project Viability
4. Management Principles
Definitions of management
Principles of management
Functions of management (planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling etc.)
Level of Management in an Organisation
5. Functional Areas of Management
a) Production management
Functions, Activities
Productivity
Quality control
Production Planning and control
b) Inventory Management
Need for Inventory management
Models/Techniques of Inventory management
c) Financial Management
Functions of Financial management
Management of Working capital
Costing (only concept)
Break even Analysis
Brief idea about Accounting Terminologies: Book Keeping, Journal entry, Petty Cash book, P&L
Accounts, Balance Sheets(only Concepts)
d) Marketing Management
Concept of Marketing and Marketing Management
Marketing Techniques (only concepts)
Concept of 4P s (Price, Place, Product, Promotion)
e) Human Resource Management
Functions of Personnel Management
Manpower Planning, Recruitment, Sources of manpower, Selection process, Method of
Testing, Methods of Training & Development, Payment of Wages
6. Leadership and Motivation
a) Leadership
Definition and Need/Importance
Qualities and functions of a leader
Manager Vs Leader
Style of Leadership (Autocratic, Democratic, Participative)
b) Motivation
Definition and characteristics
Importance of motivation
Factors affecting motivation
Theories of motivation (Maslow)
Methods of Improving Motivation
Importance of Communication in Business
Types and Barriers of Communication
7. Work Culture, TQM & Safety
Human relationship and Performance in Organization
Relations with Peers, Superiors and Subordinates
TQM concepts: Quality Policy, Quality Management, Quality system
Accidents and Safety, Cause, preventive measures, General Safety Rules ,
Personal Protection Equipment(PPE)
8. Legislation
a) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights
b) Features of Factories Act 1948 with Amendment (only salient points)
c) Features of Payment of Wages Act 1936 (only salient points)
9. Smart Technology
Concept of IOT, How IOT works
Components of IOT, Characteristics of IOT, Categories of IOT
Applications of IOT- Smart Cities, Smart Transportation, Smart Home, Smart Healthcare,
Smart Industry, Smart Agriculture, Smart Energy Management etc.