Faculty of Management: Revised Syllabus For The Masters Degree Course in Personnel Management (M.P.M.)
Faculty of Management: Revised Syllabus For The Masters Degree Course in Personnel Management (M.P.M.)
Faculty of Management: Revised Syllabus For The Masters Degree Course in Personnel Management (M.P.M.)
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
(I) Introduction
The name of the course shall be Master’s Degree Course in Personnel Management
(M.P.M.).
Human Resource has proved to be a vitally competitive factor in the present
scenario in an organized sector. The functions of Human Resource Development
and Human Resource Management need high professional skill and competence
considering take off stage of globalization in India. The main objectives of M.P.M.
course are highlighted as under:
Graduates of any faculty from any statutory University shall be eligible for
admission to the M.P.M. course.
(III) Number of Lectures and Practical: Lectures and Practicals should be conducted
as per the scheme of lectures and practicals.
(IV) Assessment:
a. For each paper, 30% marks will be based on internal assessment and
70% marks for semester end examination (external assessment),
unless otherwise stated.
b. The division of the 30% marks allotted to internal assessment of theory
papers is on the basis of tutorial work and written test of 15 marks,
seminars and presentations 10 marks and attendance 5 marks.
(V) Examination:
(a) Every candidate must secure 40% marks in both internal as well as
external examinations in each head of passing.
In case of those students who have secured less than passing percentage of marks
in internal i.e. less than 40%, the institute will administer a separate internal test. The
result of which may be conveyed to the University as the Revised Internal Marks.
In case the result of the internal test as above, results in lower marks than the
original figure of the marks will prevail. In short, the rule is higher of the two figures
of the marks.
However, the institute will not administer any internal test, for any subject for those
candidates who have already scored 40% or more marks in the internal examination.
(VII) Backlog:
Candidate can keep terms for any semester of M.P.M. irrespective of the number of
subjects in which he / she has failed in the previous M.P.M. semester examinations.
(VIII) Class
There shall be numerical marking for each question. At the time of declaration of the
result, the marks obtained by the candidate are converted into classes as shown
below:
The class will be awarded on the basis of aggregate marks scored by the student
(i.e. out of 2800), provided he/she has passed in both the internal and external
examinations of all the subjects in M.P.M. Part I and Part II.
CLASS TOTAL MARKS
As the Marketing field undergoes changes very fast, revision of the syllabus will be
considered every 3 years.
At the end of second semester, fieldwork report has to be submitted to the Director
of institute, by each student, by complying following guidelines.
Project Report will be submitted to the Head of institute by each student before the
end of 3rd semester.
2) The topic, title and contents will clearly indicate and relate to any relevant
area of personnel, Industrial relations, human resource development or
human resource management.
4) Student shall visit concerned industrial unit and observe, study, interact and
conclude the report with relevant suggestions on the topic.
MASTERS DEGREE COURSE IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (M. P. M.)
COURSE STRUCTURE
SEMESTER I
101 Principles & Practices of Management & 100
Organisational Behaviour
102 Industrial & Labour Economics 100
103 Human Resource Management 100
104 Industrial Psychology 100
105 Labour Laws 100
106 Field Work Report (Internal) 50
SEMESTER II
201 Labour Welfare & Industrial Hygiene 100
202 Statistical Techniques & Research 100
Methodology
203 Industrial Relations & Trade Union 100
204 Personnel Administration & System 100
Procedures
205 Labour Laws – II 100
206 Basics of IT (Internal) 50
SEMESTER III
301 Training & Development 100
302 Industrial Safety 100
303 Labour Costing & Compensation 100
Management
304 Project Report (Viva) External 100
305 Labour Laws – III 100
306 Global HR (Internal) 50
SEMESTER IV
401 Organization Development & Quality 100
Management System
402 Strategic HRM & Corporate Planning 100
403 Cases in Personnel Management & Industrial 100
Relations
404 Marketing Management 100
405 Labour Laws – IV 100
406 Current Trends in HRM (Internal) 50
Organization Behaviour
Wage Management
Nominal & real wages, factors affecting them-Wages, incentives, D.A. and
other allowances, consumer prices index – Wage differentials
Labour Market
Labour market analysis – demand for and supply of labour- determinants of
demand for and supply of labour – Mobility of labour – Problems for labour
market – migratory, casual, probationary consequences of new information
technology – Efficiency of Indian labour and effort to improve
Nature, causes and measures to solve problems of unemployment –
Employment Policy – different programmes undertaken by Govt. after
independence to increase employment like IRDP, DPAP, NREP – Problems
of Agricultural Labour, Child Labour and Female Labour
Part II
Industrial Economics
Nature and scope of Industrial Economics – Industrial Development and
Economic Development – Changes in Indian Economy Policy after 1990-91 –
Features and Economic problems of Public sector employees - Profile of
Industrial Sector – Public sector, Private Sector, Small Scale and Village
Industries – Joint Sector and Co-operative Sector – Achievement and
Problems faced – Industrial Location – Factors/ Determinants- Alfred Weber’s
Theory of Industrial Location
Industrial Finance – Need, Types, Short Term and Long Term capital –
Foreign exchange component – Role of Public Sector Banks and Private
Sector Banks – Small scale industries and development of backward areas –
Service Sector in India : Role, present position and problems - Challenges
and Opportunities in Service Industries – Factors determining Industrial
Productivity – Remedy to improve industrial productivity
Books Recommended :
1. Principles of Economics by Robert H. Frant and Ben S. Bernanke
Publication – Tata McGraw – Hill
2. Labour Economics By Roy B. Helfgott
Publication – Random House, New york
3. Economics of Labour and Industrial Relations by Dr. T. N.
Bhagoliwal Publication – Sahitya Bhavan Publication
4. Labour Economics by F. Ray Marshall, Vernon M. Briggs, Jr. and
Allan G. king
Publication – Richard D. Irwin, INC
5. Labour Welfare, Trade Unionism and Industrial Relations by
Punekar, Deodhar and Sankaran
Publication – Himalaya Publishing House
6. Aspects of Labour Welfare and Social Security by A. M. Sarma
Publication – Himalaya Publishing House
7. The changing Profile of India’s Industrial Economy by Biswanath
Ghosh
Publication – The world Press Pvt. Ltd. Calcutta
8. The Industrial Economy of India by Kuchhal S. C.
Publication – Chaitanya Publishing House, Alahabad
9. Industrial Economics and Management By Singh S. P.
Publication – A. I. T. B. S. Publishers
10. Indian Economy By Agarwal A. N. Publication – Wishwa Prakashan
11. Indian Economy by Ruddar Datt and K. P.M. sundharam
Publication – S. Chand and Company Ltd.
Human Resource Management (103)
Books Recommended
1. Industrial Law – P. L. Malik
2. Industrial Law – J. K. Bareja
3. Labour laws for Managers – B.D. Singh
4. Industrial & Labour Laws – S. P. Jain
Labour Welfare & Industrial Hygiene (201)
Workers Education Scheme, its relationship with Labour Welfare & Ind.
Hygiene.
Books Recommended
1] Labour welfare, Trade unionism & Industrial relations - S..D. Punekar
2] Aspects of Labour Welfare & Social Security - A. M. Sarma
3] Labour Problems & Social welfare - R.C. Saxena
4] Economics of Labour & Worker's Participation in Mgmt. - T. N.
Bhagoliwal
5] Labour Economics and Social welfare - Dr. B.P.Tyagi
Research Methodology & Statistical Techniques (202)
Foundation of Research
Meaning, Objectives, Motivation, Utility.Concept of theory, empiricism, deductive
and inductive theory. Characteristics of scientific method - Understanding the
language of research - Concept, Construct, Definition, Variable. Research Process
Research Design
Concept and Importance in Research - Features of a good research design –
Exploratory Research Design – concept, types and uses, Descriptive Research
Designs - concept, types and uses. Experimental Design: Causal relationships,
Concept of Independent & Dependent variables, concomitant variable,
extraneous variable, Treatment, Control group.
Measurement
Concept of measurement – Problems in measurement in management research -
Validity and Reliability. Levels of measurement - Nominal, Ordinal, Interval,
Ratio.
Sampling
Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame, Sampling Error,
Sample Size, Non Response. Characteristics of a good sample. Probability
Sample – Simple Random Sample, Systematic Sample, Stratified Random
Sample & Multi-stage sampling. Non Probability Sample – Judgment,
Convenience, Quota & Snowballing methods. Determining size of the sample -
Practical considerations in sampling and sample size.
Data Analysis
Data Preparation – Univariate analysis (frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts,
percentages), Bivariate analysis – Cross tabulations and Chi-square test
including testing hypothesis of association.
Books Recommended
1. Business Research Methods - Donald Cooper & Pamela Schindler, TMGH,
9th edition.
2. Business Research Methods – Alan Bryman & Emma Bell, Oxford University
Press.
3. Research Methodology - C.R.Kothari
Industrial Relation & Trade Union Movement (203)
Trade Union – objectives, functions, New Role of Trade Union in the context
of globalization, IT, trade and productivity.
Machinery for solving industrial disputes under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
at national and state level
Role of Judiciary & its impact on industrial relations
Books Recommended
1. Guide on Labour Management forms and precedents (Law, Practice
and Procedure) by S.D. Puri (Snow white publications)
2. Personnel Management – Edwin flippo
3. Personnel Management – C. B. Mamoria
4. Dynamics of Personnel Administration - Rudrabaswaraj
Labour Law – II (205)
Books Recommended
Block Diagram elements of this students will be their functions, Memory, CPU,
I-O devices, Secondary storage, Magnetic, Tape, Disk, CD-ROM. Other
recent development – Scanners, Digitizer, Plotters, Hardware and Software,
Micro, Mini and Mainframe computers – their features. Binary, Octal,
Hexadecimal, BCD, EBDIC, ASCII, Conversions, Simple Additions,
Subtractions, Multiplications, Divisions (in Octal and Hexadecimals)
Books Recommended
1. Computer Today 3e - sanders
2. Computer: By Trainor and Kransnewich
3. Operating System – by Milan Milenkoric
4. Fundamentals of Computers – By Rajaraman.
5. Computer Studies – By, C.S. French
6. Microprocessor Systems 8086/ 8088 – By Gibson.
Training and Development (301)
Environment Management
Environment Protection Act,1986 - Definitions, Occupier, Environmental
pollution, handling of hazardous substance, offences by companies, penalties
for contravention of the Act.
Water Pollution Act, 1974 - Definitions, sewage effluent, trade effluent, outlet,
stream. Powers & functions of Central State Boards, role of approved
laboratories, Offences by Companies, Penalties & Procedures.
Books Recommended
1. Factories Act, 1948
2. Cost Accounting: Methods and Problems- B.K.Bhar
3. Health in Industry-Donald Hanter
4. Pollution Management in Industies-R.K.Trivedi
5. Industrial Engineering- O.P.Khanna.
Labour Costing & Compensation Management (303)
Section I
Section II
Compensation
Books Recommended
:
The candidate must undertake a project work – based on practical training in any
subject relating to Personal Management, HRD & Industrial Relation, in a business
firm for a period not less than 6 weeks. The work done under the project must
indicate the analytical and critical ability of the candidate in relation to the problem
which he/she has identified during the period of training. The project work will carry
60 marks and viva for 40 marks. The final project examination should consist of
presentation and viva. The submission of final project report should be on or before
30th September ( Semester III).
Labour Laws – III (305)
Books Recommended
Global Incentives Management System – Short term- long term systems – Six
Sigma process improvement in accordance with ISO standards processes
and procedures.
Books Recommended
Process of OD, change model, berke and litwin, porras and robertson.
Caselets / cases on :
Problem identification
Implementation of intervention
Action research
Books Recommended
Retrenchment strategies
Downsizing - Voluntary retirement schemes (VRS) - HR Outsourcing - Early
retirement plans - Project based employment
Human Aspects of Strategy implementation
Behavioral issues in strategic implementation - Matching culture with strategy
- Human side of mergers and acquisitions - Leadership, power and politics -
Employee morale - Personal values and business ethics
Global HR Strategies
Introduction to global HR strategies - Developing HR as a value added
function.
Books Recommended
1. Strategic HRM – Jeffery Mello, Thompson publication, New delhi
2. Strategic HRM- Charles Greer, Pearson education Asia , New delhi
3. Strategic HRM-Michael Armstrong, Kogan page , London
4. Strategic HRM- Agrwal, Oxford University press , New Delhi
5. Human Resource Management- Garry desseler, PHI, New Delhi
HR Specialisation case studies in PM/IR (403)
Cases will be normally be based on the following topics from PM and IR.
Books Recommended
1. Case Studies in Marketing – Srinivasan R. – Publication – Prentice Hall
2. Case Studies in Personnel Management Industrial Relations & Trade
Unions – Dr. Anandaram Publication : - Everest Publishing House
3. Cases in Personnel Management – Shymkant Gokhale - Everest
Publication
4. Case Studies in Indian Management – Dr. M. A. Kohok – Everest
Publication
5. Case studies in Personnel Management Industrial Relations and
Organisation Behaviour – Dr. S.A. Khopkar
Marketing Management (404)
Introduction to Marketing
Core concepts of marketing – needs – wants and demand – products – value
– cost and satisfaction – exchange and transactions – relationships and
networks – markets – Philosophies of Marketing – Production concept –
Product concept – Selling concept – Marketing Concept – Societal Marketing
concept – Marketing Process – functions of Marketing – Marketing –
Marketing Vs. Selling
Marketing organization
Types of Marketing organization structures – Functional structure – Product –
based structure – Territory – based structure – Organization with a complex
structure – their hierarchy and workflow
Books Recommended
1. Marketing Management - Philip Kotler
2. Marketing – Stanton, Michael Etzel , Walker (Tata)
3. Marketing Management - V. S. Ramaswamy and S. Namakumari
4. Principles of Marketing 9th Edition – Philip Kotler and Gary
Armstrong
5. Marketing – Bovee and John Thill
6. Marketing Models – Lilien and Kotler and Moorthy
7. Case Studies in Marketing – Indian context – R. Srinivas
8. Building a Winning Sales Team – Gini Graham ad Scott
9. Sales Management Handbook – Forsyth Patrick
10. Motivation and Job Satisfaction – M. D. Pestonjee
Labour Laws (405)
Books Recommended
1. Bare Acts
2. Industrial Law – P. L. Malik
3. Industrial Law – J. K. Bareja
4. Labour Laws for Managers – B. D. Singh
5. Industrial and Labour Laws – S. P. Jain
Current trends in H.R. Practices (406)