This course introduces students to broad ethical and professional values which underpin all the other professional skills and behaviour. It teaches how to maintain professional competence and pursue life-long learning. The course is designed to encourage open mindedness and innovative thinking. It also discusses personal and professional skepticism, commercial awareness, patterns and channels of communication and ethical and security issues around data analytics.

Ethics, Thinking about ethical Decisions, Rules v/s principles, ethical dilemma, Further considerations, personal ethics

Personal effectiveness, Prioritizing, organizing and managing time effectively, using technology effectively, organizing meetings, using spreadsheets effectively, Big data analytics, Maintaining professional competence and lifelong learning

Innovation and skepticism, linear v lateral thinking, the four P’s of Innovation, Innovation and competitive advantage, promoting creativity in the Workplace, Professional skepticism and how to demonstrate it.

Commercial awareness and business acumen, planning ahead and future Proofing, Professional self-awareness, Introduction to cyber security fundamentals at the hardware and software levels, mechanisms available to prevent cybercrimes etc., Data analysis and manipulation.

The communication process, Effective communication, communicating in the workplace, Meetings, Emails, Report Writing, Presentations, Interpersonal skills, Networking

Introduction, The CRISP framework, Big Data and data analytics, Sources of data, Types of analytics, Data analytics methodologies, Mainstream tools and key applications for data analytics, Data visualization and communication, Skepticism in data analytics, Ethical considerations in the use of data.

Introduction, Gender – LGBTQIA+, Region (Regionalism) and Language, Religion, Social class and Caste, Disabilities.

2. Communication skills and Soft Skills, An Integrated Approach – E Suresh Kumar, P Srihari, J Savitri

3. Communication Skills for Professionals – Konar N

2. Soft Skill Business and Professional Communication – Sutapa Bannerjee

· Written Examinations consists of:

§ Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§ End Semester Exam – 50 marks (2 hours duration)

· A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

· In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 (20 marks out of 50) must be secured to pass in that paper. 

This course is designed to highlight the importance of HRM in organizations and familiarize students with the process & mechanism of managing human resources students with the concepts & application of human resource practices followed in organizations

Meaning and definition of HRM – Purpose and Role of HRM – HR policies- traditional role of HR.

Job Analysis, Job Description, Human Resource Planning, Recruitment, Sources of Recruitment, selection Process, Methods – Interview, placement and Induction separation

Training needs assessment, methods of training, types of training, development, performance appraisal, and various types of performance appraisal, career development.

Motivation-moral-theories of motivation-Leadership-theories of Leadership-promotion-transfer Deviant workplace behaviour-Attrition.

Overview of Industrial Relation- Industrial disputes- Negotiation-Discipline-Dispute settlement.

Recent developments in HR-Strategic Human Resource Management- Global trend & their influence on Practices.

2. C.B Gupta Human Resource Management

2. Gray Dessler, Human Resource Management,12th edition2011, Dorling Kinderlsely, New Delhi

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

The course aims to provide conceptual and experiential understanding of Entrepreneurship.  The course is designed as a broad overview of entrepreneurship, including identifying a winning business opportunity, gathering funding for and launching a business, growing the organization and harvesting the rewards.

Meaning and concept of entrepreneurship, the history of entrepreneurship development, role of entrepreneurship in economic development, agencies in entrepreneurship management and future of entrepreneurship

Meaning of entrepreneur, the skills required to be an entrepreneur, the entrepreneurial decision process, and role models, mentors and support system

Business ideas, methods of generating ideas, and opportunity recognition

Meaning and significance of a business plan, components of a business plan, and feasibility study

Importance of new venture financing, types of ownership securities, venture capital, types of debt securities, determining ideal debt-equity mix, and financial institutions and banks

Choosing the legal form of new venture, protection of intellectual property, and marketing the new venture

Characteristics of high growth new ventures, strategies for growth, and building the new venture capital

Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs, bankruptcy and succession and harvest- Strategies

2.     Ashton, R. (2008). Entrepreneurs book of checklists: 1000 tips to help you start and grow your business. New Delhi: Pearson

3. Bagchi, S. (2006). High performance entrepreneur: golden rules for success in today`s world. London: Penguin Books.

4. Charnantimath, P. (2006). Entrepreneurship development and small business enterprises. New Delhi: Pearson Education

5. Khanka, S. S. (2000). Entrepreneurial Development. New Delhi: S Chand

2.     Khanna, T. (2017). Billions of entrepreneurs: how China and India are reshaping their futures and yours. Boston: Harvard Business School 

3.  Kuratko, D. and Hodgetts, R. (2017). Entrepreneurship in the new millennium. New Delhi: Cengage Learning

4. Hisrich, R. D. (2014). Entrepreneurship (9th ed.). New Delhi: McGraw Hill Education.

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

The objective of the course is to make the students familiar with the various techniques of Financial Management and digital aspects which are being applied in the industry.

Meaning and Significance of Financial Management, Functions of Financial Management, Objectives of Financial Management - Profit Maximization and Wealth Maximization, Interface of Financial Management with other functional areas, Decisions of Finance, Organization of the Finance Function, Emerging Role of the Financial Manager in India, Overview of Indian Financial System.

Concept of Time value of Money, Concepts of capital budgeting, Basic principles in estimating costs and benefits of investments, Appraisal criteria for capital budgeting decisions - Payback period, Average rate of return, Net present value, Profitability Index, and Internal rate of return, Conflicts in appraisal. Computation of Present value, future value and Net Present Value using MS Excel, Practical application of Present value techniques

Cost of equity and retained earnings, cost of debt, cost of preferred stock, weighted average cost of capital, Factors affecting cost of capital

Introduction, Factors affecting capital structure, Features of an optimal capital structure, EBIT -EPS Analysis, Introduction to Capital structure theories, Concept of Business and Financial Risk, Operating Leverage, Financial Leverage, Combined Leverage-suitability of Leverages for different business situations, Concept of Trading on Equity.

Concept of Working Capital, Types of Working Capital, Operating Cycle, Importance of Working Capital, Dangers of Inadequate and Excessive Working Capital, Management of Working Capital, Factors determining Working capital, Estimation of Working Capital Requirements.

Dividend Policy: Introduction, Dividend decisions and valuation of firms, Determinants of dividend policy, Bonus issues, stock split, Buy back of shares, Legal, Procedural and Tax aspect of dividend.

Core Technology- Foundation Study in Machine Learning, Data Analysis & Visualization, Adoption of Technology in Business Use Cases - Advent of Financial Technology (FINTECH),   Digital Transformation.

2. M.Y. Khan &P. K Jain: Financial Management 2019 -Tata McGraw-Hill publishing company

3. James C. van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Prentice- Hall India.

4. Ravi.M.Kishore: Financial Management2011-Taxman Publications

5. Parag Y Arjunwadkar: FinTech: The Technology Driving Disruption in the Financial Services Industry 2018,  Auerbach Publications.

6. Sanjay Phadke, “Fintech Future: The Digital DNA of Finance”, Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd, February 2020

7. Susanne Chishti and Janos Barberis, “The FINTECH Book: The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries”, Wiley Publication, ISBN: 978-1-119-21887-6, May 2016

2. Financial Management Carlos Correia, David K. Flynn, Enrico Uliana Michael Wormald Juta and Company Ltd.

3. Financial Management M. Y. Khan Tata McGraw-Hill Education.

4. Volker Liermann, Claus Stegmann, “The Impact of Digital Transformation and FinTech on the Finance Professional”, First Edition, Palgrave Macmillan Publisher, ISBN-13: 978-3030237189, 2019

5. Clayton M. Christensen, “The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)”, Illustrated edition, Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press, December 2015

6. Eric Jorgenson, “The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness”, ISBN-10: ‎ 1544514220;  ISBN-13: 978-1544514222, Publisher: ‎Magrathea Publishing, August 2020

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper.

The course is designed to cover various facets of an audit assignment.  It covers various legal requirements under the extant corporate laws and other techniques to gain understanding of the subject.

The concept of audit and assurance engagements – concepts of accountability, stewardship and agency – elements of assurance agreement – statutory audits – Corporate Governance – Audit Committees – Professional Ethics and Quality Control Procedures – Internal Audit – Differences between the external audit and the internal audit function.

Assessing the risks of material misstatement – understanding the entity and its environment – materiality, fraud, laws and regulations – Test of Control – Substantive Testing – Audit Strategy – Audit Plan – Audit Documentation.

Internal control systems, Internal control and management, The use and evaluation of internal control system by auditors, Test of control and communication on internal control.

The use of assertions by auditors – audit procedures – the audit of specific items – receivables, inventory, payables, accruals, provisions and contingencies, bank and cash, tangible NCA, share capital, reserves and directors’ emoluments – audit sampling and other means of testing – computer assisted audit techniques – not-for-profit organization - Audit sampling and other means of testing

Subsequent events – going concern – written representations –audit finalization and the final review. Audit reports – reports to management – internal audit reports, reports to shareholders, type of audit reports, CARO 2003 report.

2. Auditing by B N Tandon published by S Chandra & Co. Ltd, Delhi

3. Auditing and Assurance by Aruna Jha Published by Taxmann Publications Pvt. Ltd

4. Principles and Practice of Auditing – Dinkar Pagare Published by Sultan Chand and Sons

2. A Handbook of Practical Auditing – Dr. B.N. Tandon, Dr. S. Sudharsanam, S. Sundharabahu

3. Auditing – Dr. T.R. Sharma, Sahitya Bhawan Publications

4. Auditing – K. Geetha

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper.

Designed to familiarize students with basic concepts of marketing and the need & techniques of marketing, insights into digital marketing content and marketing analytics.

Nature and scope of marketing, Genesis & evolution of Marketing concepts, 7 Ps of marketing, Concept of market segmentation and its Importance, Bases for market segmentation. Target marketing and positioning, Types of positioning, Digital Marketing Vs Traditional Marketing, POEM framework.

Concept of product, New product planning and development, Packaging, role and functions, Brand name and Trademark, Product Life Cycle concept, Product differentiation. Pricing Strategies, Factors affecting the price of a product/service. Distribution Channels, Concept and role, Types, Factors affecting the choice of a distribution channel, Retail Marketing, Types.

Promotion: Methods of promotion, Advertising, Meaning, Importance, Advertising media, Ethics of good advertising. Publicity, Meaning, Types and Techniques, Consumer Vs Customer,  Consumer Behaviour, Factors affecting Consumer behavior, customer loyalty and Retention,  Basics of CRM

Types of Digital Marketing, Inbound Vs Outbound Marketing, Mobile Marketing, SMS Marketing, Viral Marketing, Social Media Marketing, PPC, Video Marketing, Email Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and AdSense, Content Marketing and Influencer Marketing, Blog Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO),  Best practices in SEO, Keyword Research.

Marketing Information System (MIS), Need, Importance, Elements and Components of MIS.

Marketing Research, Steps and Areas involved in marketing research.

Marketing Analytics, Market Basket Analysis, RFM Analysis, Customer Life Time Value, Big Data Analytics, Text Mining and Sentiment Analytics, Multi-Dimensional Scaling for Brand Positioning (MDS).

2. C B Gupta & N Rajan Nair: Marketing Management (14th Edition), Sultan Chand & Sons, New Delhi

3. Puneet Singh Bhatia : Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, Pearson Education, Second Edition, 2019

4. Moutusy Maity &  Pavankumar Gurazada : Marketing Analytics for Strategic Decision Making, Oxford University Press, First Edition, 2021

2. Maurice & Mondell & Larry Rosenberg - Marketing Prentice Hall of India Ltd. New Delhi.

3. J Andrew Petersen and Frank Germann and Robert W Palmatier: Marketing Analytics Based on First Principles, Bloomsbury India, 2022.

4. Kailash Chandra Upadhyay: Digital Marketing: Complete Digital Marketing Tutorial, 2021

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

This course is the first of the two-part inter-disciplinary course in economics, sociology, and the Indian constitution, grounded in intersecting debates of contemporary significance.  The course is designed to broaden learners’ awareness and critical engagement with the political economy of India as a function of its sociological and ideological underpinnings.

Social identity, otherness, discourse, human agency - Karl Marx: Base and superstructure, surplus value, alienation, false consciousness - Louis Althusser: Ideology, repressive/ ideological state apparatuses - Antonio Gramsci: Cultural hegemony, subaltern - Guy Debord: Society of the Spectacle (in brief)

Imagining India: Preamble to the Constitution; fundamental rights; constitutional democracy, federalism, and majoritarianism. Social stratification and social mobility: endogamy, sanskritisation and westernisation, caste and class in Indian society. Crisis of wealth and income inequality in India. Structural inequality and intersectionality: various systemic and overlapping forms of socio-economic inequality, psychological costs of marginalisation. 

Untouchability, physical violence, and Prevention of Atrocities Act - Other forms of exclusion: access to occupations/ jobs, education, justice, public spaces/ utilities, worship, media, culture, sport. Historical perspectives on caste: Ambedkar vs. Gandhi. Caste-based reservations: need for affirmative action, ‘meritocracy’ vs. privilege, social backwardness vs. economic backwardness, Mandal commission, ‘creamy layer’, private sector participation. Recent debates and movements based on caste identity

Gendered workplaces: participation of women and sexual minorities - Forms of discrimination: pink-collar jobs, pay gap, sticky floor/ glass ceiling/ glass escalator, pregnancy discrimination, boys’ club culture - Benevolent sexism and unpaid work: domestic labour, child care, etc. Maternity and menstrual leave: legal position and key debates. Sexual harassment at the workplace: nature of consent, key provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, #MeToo movement. Visual text: Philadelphia (1993); homophobia, relevant provisions of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act

Consumerism/ conspicuous consumption and the role of advertising - Environmental crises in India: air/ water/ soil contamination, urban planning and encroachment, depletion of green cover and biodiversity. Visual text: Erin Brockovich (2000). Case studies: Coca Cola in Palakkad, Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi, endosulfan poisoning, Chennai floods, killing of tigress Avni, illegal mining. Anthropocentrism and cruelty: animal testing, dairy industry. Eco-industrial development/ sustainability: green tax, green banking, carbon credits, green bonds; waste disposal and urban minimalism

Beyond GDP and stock markets: indices of social development, Gross National Happiness Index. Criticisms of free market economics/ market fundamentalism - Forms of state interventionism: socialism and communism in India - Social entrepreneurship and cooperative societies in India - Globalisation vs. internationalism: excerpts from K Satchidanandan’s Future of Our Past: Towards a Critique of Globalisation and Culture Industry - Visual text: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

2. The Wire (thewire.in)

3. The Caravan (caravanmagazine.in)

4. Scroll.in

5. NewsClick (newsclick.in)

6. The Quint (thequint.com)

7. Article 14 (article-14.com)

8. The Leaflet (theleaflet.in)

9. Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy (indconlawphil.wordpress.com)

10. The Telegraph (telegraphindia.com)

term and end-term exams, individual/group project work, presentations etc.   This paper carries maximum of 100 marks. It is a submission and non-semester

paper and is evaluated as follows:

CIA 1 – Group presentations 20 marks

CIA 2 - Individual Presentation 25 marks

CIA Project Submission + viva 50 marks

Attendance 5 marks

Total 100 marks

In CIA 3, the project will be evaluated for 30 marks and viva will be evaluated for 20 marks.

Course Description:      This course introduces students to the prominent theories of personality in psychology. Students will review various theoretical models, the historical context in which they were developed, how these theories have informed empirical research, and methodologies for assessing personality. The course also introduces students to indigenous understandings of personality, and aims to establish an understanding of why people behave the way they do.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

CO1: Compare and contrast the biological, psychodynamic, trait, humanistic, behavioural, and cognitive approaches to personality.

CO2: Analyze a person's behaviour, thought processes, and emotional responses using theories of personality.

CO3: Critically examine the scholarly literature and popular discourse around theories of personality.

CO4: Apply theories of personality to the analysis of behaviour across situations in the personal and professional domains.

Introduction to personality; Definition and concepts;

Early theories- Hippocrates, Sheldon,

Factors influencing personality- Nature-nurture debate;

Assessment and methods of research in personality.

Classical psychoanalysis: Freud;

Neo-Freudians: Jung, Adler, Erickson and Horney

Practicum: Neo - Five Factor Inventory

Practicum: HEXACO

 Behaviorism: Skinner;

Social Learning: Bandura

Trait theories:Allport and Cattell;

Practicum: 16 personality Factor

Humanistic theories: Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers;

Existential theories: Rollo May and Victor Frankl.

Rotter: Locus of Control;

Seligman: Learned helplessness, explanatory style;

Zukerman: Sensation-seeking

Schultz, D.P. & Schultz, S.E. (2013). Theories of Personality (10 Ed.). New Delhi: Cengage Learning.

Hall, C.S., Lindzey, G. & Camobell, J.B. (2002). Theory of personality(4th ed.).New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Cornelissen, R. M. M., Misra, G & Varma, S (2014). Foundations and Applications of Indian Psychology. New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley Pvt Ltd. India.

Friedman, H., & Schustack, M. (2004). Personality (2nd ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.

Hergenhann, B. &. (1999). An Introduction to Theories of Personality (5th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

CIA 1: Individual Assignments (Reflective essays, Scrapbooks, Report Writings, etc.)

CIA 2: Mid-Semester Examination (Written Examination)

Pattern:     Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

                Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

                Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

                Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory) 

CIA 3: Group Assignments (Research proposals, Surveys, Field Studies, Interventions, Exhibitions, etc.)

ESE: End Semester Examination (Written Examination)

Pattern:     Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

                Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

                Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

                Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory)

Physiological psychology is the scientific study of the structure and function of the nervous system, the deve1opment and evo1ution of neura1 and behaviora1 systems, and interactions among behavior, environment, physiology. Inthis coursestudentswillunderstandthebiologicalunderpinningsofbehavior andexplorewhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthebiologicalbasisofvariouspsychologicaland cognitive functions.

Definition and Nature; Biological Explanations of Human Behaviour. The mind-brain Relationship. Relation with other branches: Biopsychology, Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychology, Psychophysiology and Comparative psychology. Ethical Issues in Physiological Psychology research.

Subdivisions of the Vertebrate Nervous System - hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain, ventricles; The cerebral cortex - occipital lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, frontal lobe; Development of the brain.

Cells of the nervous system; the blood-brain barrier; the nerve impulse - resting potential, action potential; Propagation of nerve impluse, synaptic transmission,Types of neurotransmitters and their receptors. Drugs and behaviour.

Neural basis of visual perception; physiology of audition; the mechanical senses; taste and olfaction; Physiology of muscle movements and the neural control.

Hormones and Behaviour- mechanism of action; Sex hormones: organizing and activating effects; Puberty. Temperature regulation; Physiological mechanisms of thirst, types of thirst; Physiological mechanisms of hunger and satiety.

Kalat, J. (2014). Biological Psychology. Boston: Cengage Learning.

Pinel, J.P. (2019). Biopsychology. New Delhi: Pearson India.

CIA 1: Individual Assignments (Reflective essays, Scrap books, Report Writings, etc.)

CIA 2: Mid-Semester Examination(Written Examination)

Pattern:  Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

              Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

              Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

              Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory)

CIA 3: Group Assignments (Research proposals,Surveys, Field Studies, Interventions,Exhibitions, etc.)

ESE: End Semester Examination (Written Examination)

Pattern:  Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

              Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

              Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

              Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory)

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to statistics in psychology. Statistics are essential in allowing us to assess whether or not an observed phenomenon might have occurred by chance alone. Additionally, we will read psychological journal articles that utilize the statistics we are learning so that we can see how psychologists use and write about statistics. Students will learn how to manually calculate, interpret and present data.

Statistics: definition, functions, and uses in research; Basic concepts: variables; levels of measurement, hypotheses; The Normal Curve: characteristics, applications, Skewness, Kurtosis; population, and sampling.

Frequency distributions; Graphical representation – Bar graph, Pie chart, Line graphs, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Frequency curve, Ogive; Measures of Central Tendency: mean, median, mode – calculation, interpretation, uses; Measures of Variability: Range, Quartile Deviation, Average Deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation - calculation, interpretation, use.

Hypothesis/Significance Testing; Errors in Significance Testing; Measuring Statistical Significance: Variance, Standard Deviation, Standard Error, Z-scores; t-test – One-sample t-test, Independent samples t-test, Paired samples t-test; One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Correlation and correlation coefficient; Scatter plot; Correlation methods: Pearson’s correlation, and Spearman’s rank correlation – Assumptions and Calculation; Overview of Regression analysis: Simple Linear Regression – calculation, interpretation, uses, Multiple Linear Regression, Logistic Regression.

Difference between parametric and non-parametric statistics; Assumptions for non-parametric techniques; Types of Non-parametric tests: Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman’s test.

Aron, A., Coups, E. J., & Aron, E. N. (2014). Statistics for Psychology (6th ed.). Pearson.

This course provides an introduction to quantitative research methods and its application in psychology. It gives a comprehensive overview of the sampling techniques, methods of data collection, and different types of research designs. The process of quantitative research with special emphasis on experimental designs and developmental research designs will be covered in this course.

Definition of scientific research; Research Questions – types; Methods of Inquiry; Sources of research ideas; Philosophical roots of research; Ontology and epistemology; Research types: Fundamental, Action, Experimental, Exploratory, and Descriptive research.

Causality and experimentation; Definition and nature of variables; Operationally defining variables; Independent variables; Dependent variables; Extraneous variables; Formulation of research problems and hypothesis ; Different types of hypothesis: null and directional; Experimental manipulation and control of variables; Steps in quantitative research; Sampling techniques: probability and non-probability sampling; Methods of data collection: observational methods, surveys, questionnaires, and psychometric tests.

Experimental research designs; Types of experimental design based on subjects and factors; Within subjects, between subjects, single subject, single factor, and factorial design; Sources of error variance and its management in the various types of experimental designs; Quasi-experimental design; Mixed design; Case-control design; Developmental research designs; How to write a research proposal.

Reliability and validity of psychological measurements: Types and threats; Ethical issues in psychological research: evolution; human participants; animal research; APA guidelines. Institutional Human and Animal Ethical Committees and the process of review; Report writing. 

Singh, A.K. (2019). Test, measurements and research methods in behavioural sciences. Patna: Bharathi Bhavan Publishers and Distributors.

Kerlinger, N. (1996). Foundations of behavioural research. India: Prentice Hall

This course explores the knowledge representation, learning and problem solving of intelligent agents viz human and artificial intelligence. Students will appreciate the difference between human and machine cognition and acquire the skills to process psychological data using Machine learning techniques.    

Basic concepts; Intelligent Agents: Agents and environments, Good behavior, nature of environments; Structure of agents; Problem solving: problem solving agents, example of problems

Knowledge representation & manipulation: types; formats: matrices, diagrams, concept formation

Logic & reasoning: syllogistic, conditional, probabilistic/Bayesian; logic – syntax and semantics for first order logic, using first order logic, inference, propositional logic, searching techniques

Problem-solving in human agents and artificial agents

Application in Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Modelling; Tool-Python

Dalmaijer, E. (2016). Python for experimental psychologists. Routledge.

Students have to undertake internship in any of their interested sectors during the fourth semester vacation of the course. Students will be attached to various agencies where they will be trained and supervised in acquiring skills competencies. They will be mentored by a supervisor at the department also. Students have to periodically meet their supervisors and submit a report at the end of their practicum period. The format of the report and the type of cases to be presented will be decided by the Department Council.

Working in various organizational setups for a period of 30 days (one month)

Course Description: The course aims at equipping the students to acquire knowledge acquisition skills by focusing on inculcating data interpretation, critical thinking, continuous learning and social awareness that are aligned with graduate attributes and echo our university motto (excellence and service).

Course Objectives:

• The course provides scope to improve knowledge acquisition skills in students.

• It equips the students with skills to critically think about an idea or information

• It helps the students understand the need to continuous learning

• It equips the students with skills to be socially aware

Quantitative & Qualitative Data, Analytical Packages: Excel, SPSS

Critical Thinking

As a continuation of Self-learning, beyond curriculum

News Paper Reading, Field Observations, Domain Specific Current Affairs.

Evaluation rubric/s:

Internship provides students an opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts in practical work environments. The internship is to enable students to gain work experience in relevant domain of Accountancy, Public Accounting, Financial Services, and areas relevant to the BBA FA Programme.

The Internship would help students enhance the softer aspects of work requirements namely teamwork, camaraderie, cooperation, and collaboration in the work environment. The internship will enable students get prepared for the industry and ventures they would take up post completion of BBA FA Programme.

Submit internship report based on the internship experience

The internship would be during the 4th semester and should be approved by Programme Coordinator and Head of Department.

Students would need to submit a report and make a presentation on the internship assignments undertaken.

Students are required to initially provide a proposal document stating the following:

      I.         Organisation

    II.         Area of work

  III.         Timings , Start date and Finish Date.

  IV.         Point of Contact details (Supervisor / HR Manager)

    V.         Weekly report of internship programs duly attested by Supervisor / Manager clearly stating the work done details.

Basis the above proposal, HoD and Program Coordinator would approve the assignment.

Department would assign Faculty mentors to students, who would provide a weekly report on the progression at interning organisation.

At the end of the internship, student would make a presentation. The presentation would be to a panel of judges comprising of members not restricted to faculty members but may also include industry experts, alumni and parents.

The evaluation panel will evaluate student’s performance based on rubrics such as

(i)             nature of work / assignment

(ii)           Supervisors feedback

(iii)         Weekly report

(iv)          Presentation

(v)           Viva

Note: the onus on finding internships is wholly on the students themselves. Department’s role would be to assist and encourage. 

The course provides framework on Indian Direct and Indirect Taxation system. The course is designed to provide understanding on the structure of Income Tax law and Goods and Service Tax Law to acquire knowledge for computations.     

Function and purpose of taxation in a modern economy – types of taxes – principal sources of revenue law and practice – tax avoidance and tax evasion. Residential status and scope of taxability based on Residential status.

Scope of income tax – income from employment – income form self-employment- property and investment income – computation of taxable income and income tax liability – exemptions and reliefs

Scope of corporation tax – taxable total profits – the comprehensive computation of corporation tax liability – effect of a group corporate structure for corporation tax purposes – use of exemptions and reliefs in deferring and minimizing income tax liabilities

Scope of taxation of capital gains – computation of gains and losses – gains and losses on disposal of movable property, immovable property, shares and securities – use of exemptions and reliefs in deferring and minimizing tax liabilities arising on disposal of capital assets.

Scope of inheritance tax – basic principle of computing transfers of value – liabilities arising on chargeable lifetime transfers and on the death of an individual – use of exemptions in deferring and minimizing inheritance tax liabilities.

Clubbing, Deductions and Tax Liabilities Scope of other person’s income to be clubbed, Deductions – basic deductions applicable to Individuals, Tax liabilities – General rates & special rates, Tax Payments – Advance tax and Self-Assessment Tax, Returns filing.

Scope of NIC – Class 1 and Class 1A contributions for employed persons – Class 2 and Class 4 contributions for self-employed persons, Social Security Contributions Scope of Basics of Provident Fund Contributions and Employee. State Insurance Schemes – Applicability, Rate of contributions, Employer and employee Contributions, Benefits.

Scope of GST, Types of GST, Basics of - Valuation, Time of supply, Input Tax with restrictions, Computing GST Liability.

Systems for self-assessment and the making of returns – time limits for submission of information, claims, and payment of tax – procedures relating to enquiries, appeals, and disputes, and penalties for non-compliance.

2. Students hand book on Income Tax – T N Manoharan, Snowwhite Application

3. Principles of Income Tax Law and Practice – Naveen Mittal

2. Income Tax – Dr. Girish Ahuja, Dr. Ravi Gupta

3. Income Tax Law and Practice – V.P Gaur, Puja Gaur, D.B Narang and Rajeev Puri

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

Research provides direction for solving business, government, and social problems. Business research helps replace intuitive business decisions with more logical and scientific ones. The course intends to provide comprehensive knowledge & skills about the research methods employed to investigate business problems.

Overview: Meaning, Objectives, Types of research, significance of research, research process, criteria of good research, Ethics in research. Research Problem: Identification, selection and Defining research problem. Review of Literature; Research Hypothesis; Research Variables

Research Design Meaning, need for research design, features of a good design, Different Research Designs.

Sampling Design: Census and sample survey, steps in sampling design, criteria of selecting a sampling procedure, characteristics of a good sample design, different types of sampling designs- Probability and Non-Probability Sampling Design, Sampling v/s Non-Sampling Error; Determination of Sample Size.

Data Collection: Sources of data collection, quantitative vs qualitative data collection, qualitative methods of data collection

Measurement and Scales: Meaning, types of measurement, classification of scales, measurement errors, criteria for good measurement,

Questionnaire: Meaning, questionnaire design procedure 

Steps in data processing; univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis of data; Descriptive analysis- Measures of central tendency, dispersion, shapes, and relationship; Inferential analysis- stages in hypothesis testing, type I and type II error, Parametric and non-parametric tests; Data analysis using SPSS.

Types of research report; Report structure, Citation, bibliography and referencing; Guidelines for effective report writing. 

2. Krishnswamy, K.N., Shivkumar, Appa Iyer and Mathiranjan M. (2006) Management Research Methodology; Integration of Principles, Methods and Techniques (Pearson Education, New Delhi)

3. Krishnaswami, O. R., Rangantham, M., & Harikumar, P. N. (2019). Research Methodology. Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing

4. Sinha S. C., & Dhiman, A. K. (2002). Research Methodology. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications

5. Kothari C R Garg, G. (2014). Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques (3rd ed.). New Delhi: New Age International(P)Ltd Publisher.

2. Business Research Methods, William Zikmund, Barry Babin, Jon Carr, Mitch Griffin, Cengage

3. Business Research Methods, Naval Bajpai, Pearson Education

4. Donald R Cooper and Pamela S Schindler, Business Research Methods, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper.

To introduce students to concepts and principles underlining the preparation of Financial Information. The course is designed to provide framework on accounting policies, principles and accounting standards in financial reporting. The course provides guidelines for preparation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements.

The need for a conceptual framework – Understandability, relevance, reliability and comparability – recognition and measurement – legal versus the commercial view of accounting – alternative models and practices – the concept of faithful representation

Reasons for the existence of a regulatory framework – the standard setting process – specialized, not-for-profit, and public sector entities

IAS 1, IAS 2, IAS 7, IAS 8, IAS 10, IAS 12, IAS 16, IAS 20, IAS 23, IAS 36, IAS 37, IAS 38, IAS 40, IAS 41, IFRS 3 (Goodwill), IFRS 15 (Basics of revenue recognition, 5 step model), IFRS 16 (Lessee accounting only)

Statement of cash flows – Accounting for inventory – Financial assets and financial liabilities – Leases – Provisions – contingent assets and contingent liabilities – statement of changes in equity - Basics of preparing financial statements & group accounting. IAS 33 EPS.

Regulatory requirements relating to the preparation of financial statements – taxation - structure and contents of financial statements presented under IFRS –identifying and reporting the results of discontinued operations – Earnings per share.

Limitations of financial statements – Computation of financial ratios – analysis and interpretation of an entity’s financial statements – limitations of interpretation techniques – specialized, not-for-profit and public sector entities.

2. Financial Reporting and Analysis (3rd edition) Daniel.W. Collins, W.Bruce Johnson

3. Tulsian,P.C. (2013). Tulsians Financial reporting. New Delhi: S Chand & Company Ltd.

4. Hussey, R., & Ong, Audra. (2017). Corporate Financial Reporting. United Kingdom: Macmillan Education Palgrave.

5. Miriyala, R. K. (2018). Accounting Standards: Made Easy for CA Final Inter (8th Edt.). New Delhi: Bharat Law House Pvt.Ltd

2. Study material by Kaplan learning

3. Arora R. K. (2017). Financial Accounting: Fundamentals, Analysis and Reporting. New Delhi: Wiley.

4. Vijay Kumar, M.P. (2017). Financial reporting (8th ed.). Mumbai: Snow white publication pvt ltd.

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

The course is designed to gain understanding on various aspects of advanced concepts like advanced investment appraisal techniques and mergers/acquisition tools.    The course provides comprehensive analysis of financial management by introducing concepts short-term and long-term financing, mergers, business failures, and reorganizations. To apply the learning at a senior financial executive or advisor level relating to the financial management of an organization.

The role and responsibility of senior financial executive/advisor, financial strategy formulation, Conflicting stakeholder interests, Ethical issues in financial management, Environmental issues and integrated reporting

Management of international trade and finance, Strategic business and financial planning for multinational organizations

Discounted cash flow techniques, Application of option pricing theory in investment decisions; Impact of financing on investment decisions and adjusted present values, Valuation and the use of free cash flows, International investment and financing decisions.

Acquisitions and mergers versus other growth strategies, Valuation for acquisitions and mergers, Regulatory framework and processes, Financing acquisitions and mergers.

Financial reconstruction, Business re-organization

The role of the treasury function in multinationals, the use of financial derivatives to hedge against forex risk, the use of financial derivatives to hedge against interest rate risk, Dividend policy in multinationals and transfer pricing.

Developments in world financial markets, Developments in international trade and finance, Developments in Islamic financing.

2. M.Y. Khan &P.K Jain: Financial Management 2012-Tata McGraw-Hill publishing company

3. James C.Van Horne: Fundamentals of Financial Management2001, Prentice- Hall   India.

4. Ravi.M.Kishore: Financial Management2011-Taxman Publications

2. Satyaprasad, B. G., & Raghu, G. H. (2009). Advanced Financial Management. Bangalore: Himalaya Publishing Houses

3. Acharya Shruthi. (2016). Advanced Financial Management. Chamrajpet: Skyward Publishers

4. ICAI. (2020). Financial Management. The Institute of Chartered accountants of India, ICAI Bhavan, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

The course is designed to provide understanding on application of various strategic cost management methods and performance management tools for making students familiar with modern costing technique adopted in industry. 

Activity Based Costing (ABC) – ABC vs traditional methods of overhead absorption –target costing – life cycle costing in manufacturing and service industries – throughput accounting – throughput accounting ratio (TPAR) – environmental accounting. 

Relevant cost analysis – concept of opportunity costs – Cost Volume Profit (CVP) analysis – breakeven point – margin of safety – contribution to sales ratio – limiting factors – pricing decisions -price strategies – make or buy and other short-term decisions –dealing with risk and uncertainty in decision making – simulation, expected values and sensitivity

Objectives – budgetary systems – types of budgets – Quantitative analysis in budgeting – behavioural aspects of budgeting 

Budgeting and standard costing – flexed budgeting – basic variances and operating statements – material mix and yield variances – sales mix and quantity variances – planning and operational variances - behavioural aspects of standard costing

The scope of performance measurement – divisional performance and transfer pricing – Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income (RI) - Performance analysis in not for profit organizations and the public sector – external considerations and behavioural aspects

2. Performance Management: Concepts, Skills and Exercises (Second Edition), Robert L Cardy, Brian Leonard

3. Eldenburg, L. G., & Blocher, E. (2005). Cost management: Measuring, Monitoring and Motivating Performance. New Delhi: Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.

4. Adkins, T. C., & Adkins, T. (2006). Case studies in performance management: A guide from the experts. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley.

5. Program evaluation and Performance Measurement, James. C. David, Laura.R.C. Hawthron

2. Hope, J., & Player, S. (2012). Beyond Performance Management: Why, When, and How to Use 40 Tools and Best Practices for Superior Business Performance. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business Review Press

3. Jenkins, D. 1. F. 2. (2012). Measuring Performance: A Toolkit of Traditional and Alternative Methods. Farnham, Surrey [England]: Gower Pub.

4. ICAI. Strategic Cost Management and Performance Evaluation. The Institute of Chartered accountants of India, ICAI Bhavan, Indraprasth Marg, New Delhi

·       Written Examinations consists of:

§  Mid Semester Exam – 50 marks   (2 hours duration)

§  End Semester Exam – 100 marks (3 hours duration)

·       A student should have secured minimum 40% marks in the ESE to pass in that paper.

·       In aggregate for each paper, for internal and end semester put together, at least 40 marks out of 100 must be secured to pass in that paper. 

This course is the second of the two-part inter-disciplinary course in economics, sociology, and the Indian constitution, grounded in intersecting debates of contemporary significance.  The course is designed to broaden learners’ awareness and critical engagement with the political economy of India as a function of its sociological and ideological underpinnings.

Rationale for land reforms in India, redistribution in Kerala/ Bengal - Land Acquisition Act: rehabilitation and resettlement - Case study: Narmada Bachao Andolan - Agrarian distress: Swaminathan Commission, minimum support price, crop insurance, right to work, debate on farm loan waivers. Visual text: Nero’s Guests (2009). Forest lands and tribal rights: constitutional protection, Naxalbari movement, Forest Rights Act. Biopiracy and protection of traditional knowledge

Constitutional labour rights, framework of labour laws in India. Politics of migrant labourers, debates on universal/ minimum basic income, gig economy and circumvention of labour laws. Case studies: cab aggregators, e-commerce ‘delivery boys’, collective bargaining in the software industry. Critiquing careerism and performative workaholism; right to disconnect; corporate India’s mental health epidemic. Artificial intelligence, automation, and the future of work.

Democratic function of the fourth estate; speaking truth to power. Corporatisation, new media, and evolving funding models. Noam Chomsky: Manufacturing consent (in brief). Press freedom in India: paid news, criminal defamation/ SLAPP, hate campaigns, political intimidation, state propaganda, killings (examples). P Sainath’s lecture: Freedom of the Press/ Purse: How corporatisation of the media harms Indian democracy (2018)

Internet penetration, data discrimination, and net neutrality. Case study:  India’s rejection of Facebook Free Basics. Evolution of Aadhaar: right to privacy; concerns of identity theft, data security, surveillance, and profiling; exclusions under welfare schemes. Personal data: commercial exploitation, need for protection laws. Big data and the dangers of algorithmic bias

Misinformation/ falsehoods on social media: virality, social costs

Lobbying, cronyism, public corruption; Introduction to Josy Joseph’s A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India. Visual text: Thank You for Smoking (2005). Case study: Public sector banking frauds. Political funding: electoral bonds and transparency, recommendations of the Election Commission of India. Black money ecosystem (in brief): gold, benami properties, offshore bank accounts, participatory notes, round-tripping, over-invoicing. International tax reforms: tax havens, treaty shopping, transfer pricing. Domestic direct tax reforms: progressive rates; wealth tax; taxing gifts/ transfers to relatives, inheritances, agricultural income of rich farmers

Security vs. fear psychosis: arms race and military exhibitionism. Military-industrial complex, procurement scams, conflict profiteering. India as a nuclear power and imposition of economic sanctions. Pacifism and disarmament; Arundhati Roy’s The End of Imagination. State terrorism vs. fundamentalism/ self-determination/ insurgencies. Violence and local economies: ghettoisation, displacement, migration

Benedict Anderson: Imagined communities (in brief). Nation, state, and nation-state; patriotism, nationalism, and jingoism. Diversity: India as a land of immigrants; politics of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic nationalism; role of corporate India. Case studies: select advertising campaigns. Democracy and dissent: people’s movements and forms of protest, ‘reasonable’ restrictions on free speech, sedition, McCarthyism. 

2. The Wire (thewire.in)

3. The Caravan (caravanmagazine.in)

4. Scroll.in

5. NewsClick (newsclick.in)

6. The Quint (thequint.com)

7. Article 14 (article-14.com)

8. The Leaflet (theleaflet.in)

9. Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy (indconlawphil.wordpress.com)

10. The Telegraph (telegraphindia.com)

term and end-term exams, individual/group project work, presentations etc.   This paper carries maximum of 100 marks. It is a submission and non-semester

paper and is evaluated as follows:

CIA 1 – Group presentations 20 marks

CIA 2 - Individual Presentation 25 marks

CIA Project Submission + viva 50 marks

Attendance 5 marks

Total 100 marks

In CIA 3, the project will be evaluated for 30 marks and viva will be evaluated for 20 marks.

This course is an introduction to the field of Clinical Psychology. The course will provide students an understanding of the nature and scope of the field and assist students in getting a clear idea about the different mental health professions. The course will include an overview of assessment, psycho-diagnosis and research in clinical settings and would also enable students to become sensitive towards ethical, legal and socio-cultural issues in the practice of Clinical Psychology.

Mental health law in India: Historical & Philosophical background; Nature of discipline: Theory and research; Towards a Clinical Identity: Education & training, professional activities and employment settings, differences/similarities with other mental health professions; Diagnosis and Classification: evolution of classification systems: Overview to DSM and ICD, classification issues; Statistical versus clinical significance.

One dimensional versus multidimensional models: Biological: genetic contributions and neuroscience; Psychological: psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive and humanistic approaches; cultural, social and interpersonal factors; lifespan development. The role of an integrative approach. 4P model & Bio-psycho-social models of diagnostic formulation.

Assessing psychological disorders: key concepts in assessment, severity assessment, risk assessment, clinical interview: case history taking, mental status examination; behavioural assessment, psychological testing, physical examination, neuropsychological testing, neuroimaging, psychophysiological assessment.

Professional Regulation and Ethics-legal issues, Cultural issues, Current scenario and future prospect: Problems and promise.

Pomerantz, A.M. (2008). Clinical Psychology: Science, practice, and culture. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Trull,T.J., & Phares,E.J. (2001). Clinical psychology: Concepts, methods, and profession

(6th ed.). Belmont,CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Barlow, D. H. & Durand, V. M. (2015). Abnormal Psychology: An Integrated Approach (7th ed.). Stanford, CT: Cengage Learning. 

Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S.(1997). Psychological Testing. (7thed.). Delhi: Pearson Education.

Fernandes-Ballesteros, R. (ed.). (2003). Encyclopedia of psychological assessment. Vol. I & II. New Delhi: Sage.

Freeman,F.S.(1965).Theory and practice in psychological testing. (3rded.). New Delhi:  Oxford and IBH.

Gregory, R.J. (2000). Psychological testing: History, principles, and applications. (3rd    Ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Hersen, M., Kazdin, A.E., &Bellack, A.S. (eds.). (1991). The clinical psychology handbook (2nd ed.). New York: Pergamon Press.

Holt, R.R. (ed.). (1984). Diagnostic psychological testing. New York: International Universities Press.

Kaplan, R.M., Saccuzzo, D.P. (2001). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues (5thed.). New Delhi: Asian Books Pvt. Ltd. 

World Health Organization. (1993). The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders: diagnostic criteria for research (Vol. 2). World Health Organization.

Course Description: This course is an introduction to basic concepts of cognitive psychology. Course will cover basic concepts and major theories of Cognitive Psychology. The course will also provide a good understanding of research done on various cognitive variables. By studying this course, students will be encouraged to appreciate diverse approaches and models in the field of cognitive psychology. Relevant experiments will also be discussed.

 Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

CO1: Demonstrate theoretical understanding of various cognitive processes

CO2: Understand cognitive theories, models, and perspectives

CO3: Understand cognitive phenomena in day-to-day life from a research perspective

CO4: Analyse the design and importance of experimental studies in cognitive psychology

Philosophical concepts: nature vs. nurture; free will vs. determinism; mind-brain-body; idealism and materialism; dualism and monism. History of cognitive psychology – Emergence, school of thought (emergentism vs. reductionism; types of behaviourism; embodied and situated cognition;) and current issues. Consciousness 

Attention (kind of attention processes, neuroscience research on attention) Perceptual processes: Visual and auditory recognition (object recognition, processing and object recognition, face perception, speech perception). 

Processes of memory; Models of Memory; Working Memory; Long term memory, Semantic and episodic memory, Autobiographical memory, Flashbulb memory, Eyewitness Testimony; Memory Enhancing Strategies

Mental Imagery (characteristic of mental image, imagery debate; research on visual imagery); Cognitive Maps (Background information on CM, Cognitive map in relation to Distance, Shape and relative position) 

Introduction to Language; Language Comprehension (reading processes, understanding discourse); Language Production (speaking and writing); Bilingualism

Matlin, M.W. (2003). Cognition. London: Wiley Publication.

Goldstein B.E. (2008). Cognitive Psychology. London: Wadsworth.

Sternberg R. J. & Sternberg, K. (2012). Cognitive Psychology.Belmont, California: Cengage Learning.

This course aims to introduce basic concepts and historical perspectives on psychological disorders. It will provide an overview of major psychological disorders, etiology, and clinical descriptions of various disorders.

Introduction to psychopathology; Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior: the supernatural tradition, biological tradition, psychological tradition

Anxiety Disorders: specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania. Somatic symptom and related disorders: somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorders, conversion disorder. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders; adjustment disorder, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder. Dissociative disorders: depersonalization- derealization disorder, dissociative amnesia, dissociative identity disorder.

Overview of mania and depression: depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, and other depressive disorders; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Major types of eating disorders: bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, obesity; Substance-related, addictive, and impulse control disorders: Depressants, stimulants, opioids, cannabis-related disorders, hallucinogen-related disorders, other drugs of abuse, gambling disorder, impulse control disorders

Cluster A, B, C personality disorders; Overview of sexual variants, abuse, and dysfunctions: paraphilic disorder; Gender dysphoria; Sexual abuse; and Sexual dysfunctions.

Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J. M. (2017). Abnormal psychology. Pearson Education India.

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan and Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (12th ed).

CIA 1: Individual Assignments (Reflective essays, Scrap books, Report Writings, etc.)

CIA 2: Mid-Semester Examination(Written Examination)

Pattern:  Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

                Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

                Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

                Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory)

CIA 3: Group Assignments (Research proposals,Surveys, Field Studies, Interventions,Exhibitions, etc.)

ESE: End Semester Examination (Written Examination)

Pattern:  Section A    5 x 02 = 10 marks (out of 6)

                Section B    4 x 05 = 20 marks (out of 5)

                Section C   1 x 10 = 10 marks (out of 2)

                Section D   1 x 10 = 10 marks (Compulsory)

This course aims to introduce the traditions of qualitative research to the students of psychology highlighting the approaches, pragmatics, analyses, and validation strategies. This would enable the student to appreciate the significance of qualitative methods for psychological research.

Defining qualitative research; Historical development of qualitative research: interpretivism, post-modernism, feminism, critical theory; Key philosophical and design issues in qualitative research: ontological and epistemological stances, developing research questions, time framing, participatory action research; Research Paradigms; Combining methods

Different traditions of qualitative research: Grounded theory, Phenomenological approach, Narrative approach, Discourse analysis, and Ethnography 

Designing samples: Theoretical sampling, Purposive Sampling, Types, Creating Sample frame, Sample matrix; Various methods of collecting qualitative data: participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, life history and oral history, documents, diaries, photographs, films and videos, conversation, texts and case studies.

Different models of qualitative data analysis: Data Analysis Spiral, Thematic analysis, Narrative analysis, Discourse analysis, Content analysis; Issues of Credibility and trustworthiness: validation strategies; Reporting Qualitative data

Creswell, J.W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Sage.

Frost, N. (2011). Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology: Combining core approaches. McGrawHill.

Hesse-Biber, S. N., & Leavy, P. (2010). The practice of qualitative research. Sage.

Willig, C. (2013). Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology. McGrawHill.

This lab is designed to offer students an opportunity to develop an academic and professional ‘toolbox’. To accomplish this objective, the students will be given insights, experiences, and challenges to cultivate their research prowess in quantitative research methods.

Preparing the data file; Creating a data file and entering data; Screening and cleaning the data. Tests of Normality

Descriptive statistics; Correlation, Partial correlation,Regression; t-tests, independent, paired; ANOVA, one way, two way, Factorial ANOVA; Non-parametric statistics. (JAMOVI or R Studio).

Aron, A., Coups, E. J., & Aron, E. N. (2014). Statistics for Psychology (6^th ed.). Pearson.

This course is about the science of inheritance of traits, the disorder and alteration pertaining to it, thus helping in genetic counselling. Bioinformatics uses the techniques from biology and information technology and mathematical modelling for understanding.

Nucleus and chromosomes; Structure and functions of nuclear membrane, nuclear pore complex, Chromosomal organization, cell cycle- An overview of cell cycle; Components of cell cycle control system, haploid, diploid, mitosis, meiosis (stages). Genetic material-DNA and RNA (types) Central Dogma-Replication, transcription, translation and modification., Introduction to the concept of Epigenetics. Demonstration of mitosis / Meiosis / related experiments in lab.

Mendel’s work on transmission of traits - Genetic Variation - Molecular basis of Genetic Information. Principles of Inheritance, Chromosome theory of inheritance, Laws of Probability, Pedigree analysis - Inheritance patterns of traits: autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, X-linked recessive, X-linked dominant and Y-linked. Allelic interaction - Incomplete dominance, Codominance and Multiple allelism. 

Genetic Alterations - Deletion, Duplication, Inversion and Translocation. Aneuploidy and Polyploidy. Genetic Disorders - Down Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Turner Syndrome, Phenylketonuria, Cri du chat, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Progeria, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Hemophilia

Molecular Biology techniques for identification of genetic disorders: Agarose gel electrophoresis and PAGE electrophoresis, PCR, ELISA, Fingerprinting; Chromosomal tests - Karyotyping, FISH, Genetic tests with reference to newborn screening, diagnostic testing, Carrier testing, prenatal testing, Pre-implantation testing etc. Genetic Counseling - significance and procedure.

DNA repair mechanisms, DNA repair defects and their relationship to cancer. Cell cycle control and check points of cell cycle control. Apoptosis and Necrosis. p53 tumor suppressor, angiogenesis, Cellular senescence, Telomeres, cellular immortalization, and tumorigenesis. RAS signalling in cancer. What is bioinformatics? Relation with molecular biology. Biological Database and its types. General Introduction of Biological Databases - Nucleic acid databases; Protein databases Structure databases.

E. J. Gardner, M. J. Simmons and D. P. Snustad. (2006). Principles of Genetics: 8th edn, USA:Wiley and sons Inc.

K. Wilson and J. Walker. (2010). Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 7 Ed. Cambridge University Press.

E.L. Winnacker (2003). From Genes to Clones Introduction to Gene Technology. New Delhi, India: Panima Publishing Corporation.

B. A. Pierce (2012). Genetics: a conceptual approach. Macmillan

Course Description:

The course aims at equipping the students to acquire knowledge application skills by focusing on inculcating Problem Solving Creative Thinking and Action Research Innovativeness that are aligned with graduate attributes and echo our university motto (excellence and service)

Course Objectives

• The course provides scope to improve knowledge application skills in students.

• It equips the students with skills to Solve problems

• It helps the students understand the need to think creatively

• It equips the students with skills to engage in action research