Academic year:
Units and Topics
| # | Unit/Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundations of Business | - |
| 2 | Finance and Trade | - |
| Total | - |
Syllabus
1 Foundations of Business
1.1 Business, Trade and Commerce
- Concept of Business
- Meaning and Features Business
- Business, Profession and Employment
- Meaning and Features of Business, Profession and Employment
- Difference of Business, Profession and Employment
- Objectives of Business - Economic and Social
- Role of Profit in Business
- Human and National
- Classification of Business Activities - Industry and Commerce
- Meaning of Industry
- Types of Industries - Primary
- Meaning of Primary Industries
- Subgroups of Primary Industries
- Types of Industries - Secondary
- Meaning of Secondary Industries
- Subgroups of Secondary Industries
- Types of Industries - Tertiary
- Meaning of Tertiary Industries
- Subgroups of Tertiary Industries
- Commerce - Trade
- Types of Trade
- Internal
- External
- Wholesale
- Retail
- Auxiliaries to Trade
- Banking
- Insurance
- Transportation
- Warehousing
- Communication
- Advertising
- Concept of Business Risk
- Meaning and Feature of Business Risk
- Meaning and Feature of Business Risk
- Nature and Causes of Business Risk
- Business -Concept
- Business, profession and employment-Concept
- Objectives of business
- Classification of business activities - Industry and Commerce
- Industry-types: primary, secondary, tertiary- Meaning and subgroups
- Commerce-trade: (types-internal, external; wholesale and retail) and auxiliaries to trade; (banking. insurance, transportation, warehousing, communication, and advertising) - meaning
- Business risk-Concept
1.2 Forms of Business Organizations
- Concept of Sole Proprietorship Or Sole Trader
- Meaning and Features of Sole Proprietorship Or Sole Trader
- Merits of Sole Proprietorship Or Sole Trader
- Limitations of Sole Proprietorship Or Sole Trader
- Concept of Partnership
- Registration of a Partnership Firm
- Types of Partners
- Active
- Sleeping
- Secret
- Nominal
- Partner by estoppel
- Hindu Undivided Family Business or Joint Hindu Family Business
- Introduction
- Meaning
- Definition
- Features
- Merits
- Demerits
- Concept of Cooperative Societies
- Meaning and Features of Cooperative Societies
- Types of Cooperative Societies
- Merits of Cooperative Societies
- Limitations of Cooperative Societies
- Concept of Company
- Meaning and Features of Company
- Types of Company - Public
- Types of Company - Private
- Merits of Company
- Limitations of Company
- Stages for Formation of Company
- Important Document to Be Used in Formation of a Company
- Choice of Form of Business Organization
- Concept of Partnership-deed
Meaning and Features of Partnership-deed
- Sole Proprietorship-Concept, merits and limitations
- Partnership-Concept, types, merits and limitations of partnership, registration of a partnership firm, partnership deed. Types of partners.
- Hindu Undivided Family Business: Concept
- Cooperative Societies-Concept, types, merits, and limitations.
- Company-Concept, merits and limitations; Types: Private and Public-Concept
- Formation of company-stages, important documents to be used information of a company.
- Choice of form of business organization
1.3 Public, Private and Global Enterprises
- Concept of Public Sector and Private Sector Enterprises
- Meaning and Features of Public Sector and Private Sector Enterprises
- Forms of Public Sector Enterprises Or Undertakings - Departmental Undertakings
- Forms of Public Sector Enterprises or Undertakings - Statutory or Public Corporations
- Forms of Public Sector Enterprises or Undertakings - Government Company
- Changing Role of Public Sector Enterprises
- Concept of Global Enterprises
- Meaning and Features of Global Enterprises
- Merits and Demerits of Global Enterprises
- Concept of Joint Ventures
- Meaning and Features of Joint Ventures
- Concept of Public Private Partnership
- Meaning and Features of Public private partnership
- Public sector and private sector enterprises - concept
- Forms of public sector enterprises: Departmental Undertakings, Statutory Corporations and Government Company.
- Changing role of public sector enterprises.
- Global enterprises, Joint ventures, Public private partnership - concept
1.4 Business Services
- Meaning of Business Services
- Types of Business Services
- Banking
- Insurance
- Transportation
- Warehousing
- Communication
- Types of Bank Accounts
- Savings
- Current
- Recurring
- Fixed Deposit
- Multiple option deposit account
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - Bank Draft
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - Banker's Cheque
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - Real Time Gross Settlement
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - National Electronic Fund Transfer
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - Bank Overdraft
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - Cash Credit
- Banking Services with Particular Reference - E-banking
- Concept of Insurance
Meaning of Insurance
Principles of Insurance :
- utmost good faith
- insurable interest
- indemnity
- contribution
- doctrine of subrogation
- causa proxima
- mitigation of loss
Types of Insurance - Fire
Types of Insurance - Life
Types of Insurance - Marine
- Types of Insurance - Health
- Meaning and Features of Health Insurance
- Concept of Postal Service
- Meaning of Mail
- Meaning of Registered Post
- Meaning of Parcel
- Meaning of Speed Post
- Meaning of Courier
- Concept of Telecom Services
- Meaning of Cellular Mobile services
- Meaning of Radio Paging services
- Meaning of Fixed line services
- Meaning of Castle services
- Meaning of VSAT Services
- Meaning of DTH Services
- Business services and its types-Meaning
- Banking-Types of Bank accounts-savings, current, recurring, fixed deposit and the multiple option deposit account.
- Banking services with particular reference to bank Draft, Banker's cheque, Real Time Gross Settlement, National Electronic Funds Transfer, Bank Overdraft, Cash Credit and e-banking meaning.
- Insurance- Principles, Types-life, health, fire and marine insurance-concept.
- Postal Services-Mail, Registered Post, Parcel, Speed Post, Courier-meaning.
- Telecom Services-Cellular Mobile services, Radio Paging services, Fixed line services, Castle services, VSAT services, DTH ServicesMeaning
1.5 Emerging Modes of Business
- Concept of E-business
- Meaning of E-Business
- Nature of E-Business
- Resources Required for Successful E-business Implementation
- Security and Safety of Business Transactions
- Concept of Outsourcing
- Meaning of Outsourcing
- Parties involved - the Outsourcer, the outsourced and the Service Provider
- Features of Outsourcing
- Concept of Business Process Outsourcing(BPO)
- Meaning and Features of Business Process Outsourcing(BPO)
- Needs of Business Process Outsourcing(BPO)
- Scope of Business Process Outsourcing(BPO)
- Knowledge Process Outsourcing (Kpo)
- Meaning and Features of Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
- Introduction
- Meaning
- Definition
- Advantages and Disadvantages of KPO
- Need of Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
- Scope of Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
- Meaning of Smart Cards and ATM’s
- Utility of Smart Cards and ATM’s
- Payment Mechanism
- Online Transaction
- Introduction
- Meaning
- Procedure of Online Transaction
- Buying Selling Process
- E-business-scope and benefits, resources required for successful e-business implementation, online transaction, payment mechanism, security and safety of business transactions
- Outsourcing-Concept: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)- Concept, need and scope.
- Smart cards and ATM's meaning and utility.
1.6 Social Responsibility of Business and Business Ethics
- Concept of Social Responsibility
- Introduction
- Definition
- Concept of Social Responsibility
- Need for Social responsibility
- Concept of Trusteeship
- Changing expectations of society
- Reputation
- Protection of Environment
- Optimum Utilisation of Resources
- Pressure of trade Union
- Growth of Consumer Movement
- Government Control
- Long term self-interest
- Complexities of Social Problems
- Globalisation
- Role of Media
- Case of Social Responsibility
- Responsibility Towards - Owners
- Responsibility Towards - Investors
- Responsibility Towards - Consumers
- Responsibility Towards - Employees
- Responsibility Towards - Government
- Responsibility Towards - Community
- Meaning of Environment Protection and Business
- Role of Environment Protection and Business
- Concept of Business Ethics
- Introduction
- Meaning
- Definition
- Features of Business Ethics
- Code of conduct
- Based on moral and social values
- Gives protection to social groups
- Provides basic framework
- Voluntary
- Requires education and guidance
- Relative term
- New concept
- Moral and social values
- Elements of Business Ethics
- Concept of social responsibility
- Case for social responsibility
- Responsibility towards owners, investors, consumers, employees, government and community.
- Environment protection and business-Meaning and role.
- Business Ethics-Concept and Elements
2 Finance and Trade
2.1 Formation of a Company
- Formation of a Company
- Promotion of a Company
- Functions of a Promoter
- Position of Promoters
- Incorporation
- Effect of the Certificate of Incorporation
- Capital Subscription
2.2 Sources of Business Finance
- Concept of Business Finance
- Equity Shares
- Meaning of equity shares
- Merits and limitations of Equity Shares
- Preferences Shares
- Meaning of Global Depository Receipt (GDR)
- Meaning of American Depository Receipt (ADR)
- Meaning of International Depository Receipt (IDR)
- Retained Earnings
- Meaning of retained earnings
- Merits and limitations of Retained Earnings
- Debentures and Bonds
- Loan from Financial Institution
- Loan from Commercial Banks
- Public Deposits
- Borrowed Funds - Trade Credit
- Inter Corporate Deposits(ICD)
- Concept of business finance
- owners' funds- equity shares, preferences, share, Global Depository Receipt (GDR). American Depository Receipt (ADR), International Depository Receipt (IDR) and retained earnings
- Equity shares, preference shares, retained earningsmeaning, merits and limitations Global Depository Receipts (GDR) American Depository Receipts (GDR), American Depository Receipts (ADR), International Depository Receipts(IDR)-Meaning.
- Borrowed funds: debentures and bonds, loan from financial institution, loans from commercial banks, public deposits, trade credit, Inter Corporate Deposits (ICD).
2.3 Small Business
- Small Scale Enterprise as Defined by MSMED Act 2006
- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act
- Role of Small Business in India with Special Reference to Rural Areas
- Government Schemes and Agencies for Small Scale Industries
- National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
- District Industrial Centre (DIC)
with special reference to rural, backward areas
- Small scale enterprise as defined by MSMED Act 2006 (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act)
- Role of small business in India.
- Government schemes and agencies for small scale industries National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and District Industrial Centre (DIC) with special reference to rural, backward areas
2.4 Internal Trade
- Meaning of Internal Trade
- Types of Internal Trade
- Services Rendered by a Wholesaler and a Retailer
- Types of Retail Trade - Itinerant and Small Scale Fixed Shops
- Large Scale Retailers
- Departmental stores Concept
- Chain stores Concept
- Mail order Business Concept
- Concept of Automatic Vending Machine
- Basic Function of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Roles of Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Main Documents Used in Internal Trade
- performa invoice
- invoice
- debit note
- credit note
- lorry receipt(LR)
- Railways receipt(RR)
- Terms of Trade - Cash on Delivery (COD)
- Terms of Trade - Free on Board (FOB)
- Terms of Trade - Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
- Terms of Trade - Errors and Omissions Excepted (E&OE)
- Internal trade - meaning and types services rendered by a wholesaler and a retailer
- Types of retail-trade-Itinerant and fixed shop retailers
- Large scale retailers-Departmental stores, chain stores, mail order business - concept
- Concept of automatic vending machine
- Chambers of Commerce and Industry: Basic functions
- Main documents used in internal trade: Proforma invoice, invoice, debit note, credit note. Lorry Receipt (LR) and Railways Receipt (RR).
- Terms of Trade: Cash on Delivery (COD), Free on Board (FOB), Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF), Errors and Omissions Excepted (E&OE).
2.5 Internattonal Trade
- Concept of International Trade
- Export Trade
- Import Trade
- Entrepot Trade
- Advantages of International Trade
- Disadvantages of International Trade
- Meaning of Export Trade
- Objectives of Export Trade
- Procedure of Export Trade
- Meaning of Import Trade
- Objectives of Import Trade
- Purpose of Import Trade
- Procedure of Import Trade
- Meaning of World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Objectives of World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Documents Involved in International Trade Or Export Trade - Indent, Letter of Credit, Shipping Order, Shipping Bills and Mate's Receipt(DA/DP)
- Specimen of the Document Involved in International Trade or Export Trade
- Importance of Documents Involved in International Trade
- International trade - concept
- International trade: Advantages and disadvantages of international trade
- Export trade- Meaning, objective and procedure of Export Trade
- Import Trade- Meaning, objective and procedure; Meaning and functions of import trade; purpose and procedure
- Documents involved in International Trade; documents involved in export trade, indent, letter of credit, shipping order, shipping bills, mate's receipt(DA/DP), specimen of the documents, importance.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) meaning and objectives
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