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Resource Management
Paper Code:
CHSC 213
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
- To understand the fundamentals of resource management in a changing scenario.
- To inculcate skills in identifying, creating, selecting and using available resourcesjudiciously with emphasis on maximization and conservation.
- To understand the scientific application of the process of management in the judicious use of resources
12.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Resource Management
Concept and scope of management
- Universality of management
- Approaches to management
- Ethics in management
- Motivation Theory
12.00
Unit II:
Resources
- Meaning, definition, importance and characteristics of resources.
- Types of resources
- Factors affecting utilization of resources.
- Maximizing use of resources.
- Resource conservation – importance and methods.
- Availability of Resources: -Introduction, Lifecycle, Transition & Usage
- Self
- Family
- National
- Global
12.00
Unit III:
Motivators of Management
- Goals- Definition, Types and Utility
- Values –importance, Sources of Values, Classification, Characteristics, changing values
- Standards- Definition, Classification, Quantitative, Conventional and Non Conventional
- Interdependence of values , goals and standards
12.00
Unit IV:
Process of Management
- Decision Making – importance, types, steps, method of resolving conflicts
- Planning – nature, characteristics, importance
- Organizing; Coordinating, Supervising, directing and guiding; Controlling characteristics
for effective control
- Evaluation – meaning, importance and methods
- Application of Management Process in:
- Time, Energy, Money Management
- Event Planning & Execution
12.00
Unit V:
Resource Management: Domains and Application
- Concepts, Scope, Dimensions & future trends of:
- Product Design
- Sustainable Development
- Training and Development
- Consumer Studies
Essential Readings:
- Koontz.H. and O’Donnel C., 2005, Management – A systems and contingency analysis of managerial functions. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Kreitner. 2009, Management Theory and Applications, Cengage Learning: India
- Nickell, P., & Dorsey, J.M., Management in family living (4th Edition). New York NY: Wiley.
- Rao V.S. and Narayana P.S., Principles and Practices of Management, 2007, Konark Publishers Pvt.Ltd.
- Stoner J., 2008, Management. PHI Learning
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