Syllabus for

Academic Year  (2020)

The examination pattern is as follows:

The Department of Commerce and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa is under the School Of Business And Management for its B.B.A-Business Analytics programme and School of Finance, Accounting and Taxation for its B.COM-Financial Analytics programme. The Department endeavors to develop and foster students who excel in academics as well as holistic individuals anchored to a strong value system. Analytics being the thrust area of the Department, it offers two programme viz; Bachelor in Commerce ? Financial Analytics and Bachelor in Business Administration- Business Analytics. The focus of student training involves imparting knowledge in Finance, Accounting and Analytics as a core area. In addition to knowledge based activities students are exposed to Industrial visits, guest lectures by Corporates, Inter- Collegiate meet. The students gain industry exposure through internships and which are phased out in the first 2 years culminating in a live-project towards the end of the third year of the programme. Inter-disciplinary open electives, skill enhancement certificate programmes and capstone projects are some of the other highlights of the programmes offered.

Vision & Mission of School of Business & Management Vision: Our vision is to be an institute of excellence developing leaders serving enterprises & society globally Mission: Our mission is to develop socially responsible business leaders with the spirit of inquiry through academic and industry engagement

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)- Business Analytics offered by the CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa equips young minds with a positive attitude for excellent performance and committed service. It provides the right nurturing ground to enable students to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions as well as perform managerial roles as a Business Consultant and Analyst in a wide range of industries. The curriculum for the three-year program has been designed to enable students to get an overview of various aspects related to launching and managing a business effectively . With the specialization in Business Analytics, it also provide them skill sets to analyze large amount of data and gauge meaningful insights for decision making. Students will acquire the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges of a changing business environment, develop the ability to critically analyse emerging business issues, and develop insights from huge amount of business data. The degree comprises core courses like Entrepreneurial Development, Organization Behaviour embedded with courses like Introduction to Business Analytics, Data Visualisation softwares, Basics of R programming. The discipline specific mandatory courses include Applied Excel, Business Intelligence, Data Mining are geared towards analysis of business data. Inter-disciplinary open electives, skill enhancement certificate programs certified by Moody?s Analytics, projects and internships are certain other unique aspects of this program. The program aims to develop the student?s independent thinking, decision-making capability and research aptitude.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PLO 1.1: Show sensitivity to sustainability issues RBTL3

PLO 1.2: Formulate alternatives for sustainability issues RBT L6

PLO 1.3: Recognize Social and Ethical issues in business RBTL3

PLO 1.4: Develop value based leadership for appropriate managerial actions RBTL6

PLG 2: Functional Knowledge and Application

PLO 2.1: Understand the context of business problem and suggest solutions RBT L2

PLO 2.2: Apply Management theories and Evaluate outcomes in cross functional setting RBT L4

PLO 2.3: Appraise business environment and scan for opportunities RBT5

PLO 2.4: Design innovative and integrative solutions RBT L6

PLG 3: Communication Oral Communication

PLO 3.1: Articulate presentation with clear goals and objectives RBT L3

PLO 3.2: Collaborate with teams for effective contribution RBT L5

PLO 3.3: Design appropriate flow of presentation RBT L6 Written Communication

PLO 3.4: Express and report using appropriate language RBTL2

PLO 3.5: Develop clarity, composition and coherence in writing RBTL4

PLG 4: Critical Thinking

PLO 4.1: Apply data based decision making to address business problems RBT L3

PLO 4.2: Establish empirical evidence to support analysis RBT L3

PLO 4.3: Develop ability to interpret and infer from analysis RBT L5

PLO 4.4: Appraise with business implications RBT L5

PLO 4.5: Relate issues from other business aspects

PLG 5: Analytical acumen

PLO 5.1: Demonstrate an understanding of various sources of credible data (RBTL2)

PLO 5.2: Identify discrepancies/inconsistencies in the data (RBTL3)

PLO 5.3: Analyze trends, patterns or connections in the data (RBTL4)

PLO 5.4: Interpret results of data analysis to aid business decision making (RBTL5)