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AC 23/5/2016 Item No. – 4.15
University of Mumbai
Revised Syllabus and Question Paper
Pattern of Courses
of
B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme
at
Third Year Semester
V and VI
Under Credit, Grading and Semester System
With Effect from Acad emic Year 2016-2017
Board of Studies‐in‐Transport Management, University of Mumbai
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THIRD SEMESTER
Revised Syllabus and Question Paper Pattern of Courses of
Revised Syllabus
of Courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at
Semester V
Course
No. Title of the Course
3.5.1 Community Development Project
3.5.2 Law and Insurance in Transport and Logistics
3.5.3 Survey in Transport
3.5.4 Maritime Economics and Policy
3.5.5 Fleet Operation and Management
3.5.6 Port Operations and Management
3.5.7 Transport Costing and Pricing
With effect from Academic Year 2016‐2017
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.1 Community Development Project
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 10
2 Basics of Urban Community Development 15
3 Administrative and Policy Arrangements for Urban Development 15
4 Concept of Region:‐ Rural and Urban Community 10
5 Problems and Prospects of Urban Life 10
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• Community development ‐concept, definition, meaning, need, history, principles,
objectives and scope. Rural development ‐concept, definition, meaning, need,
objectives and scope.
• Understanding urbanization and urban growth in India ‐ definition and
characteristics of urban areas, town, city, metropolis, suburbs, satellite towns, the
relevance of urban ecology, urban sociology and environmental psychology for
urban community development practice. The demographic and land use pattern
in urban areas‐ social area analysis
2 Basics of Urban Community Development
• Urban community development ‐meaning and scope. Urban development
programs in India.
• Review of Indian experience in urban development with reference to town
planning, slum clearance and improvement. IDSMD (integrated development of
Small and Medium Towns etc).
3 Administrative and Policy Arrangements for Urban Development
• Administrative and policy arrangements for urban development with reference to
municipalities, corporations, metropolitan development authorities, housing and
slum clearance boards.
• Constitution ‐73rd amendment and its relevance to urban community
development.
4 Concept of Region:‐ Rural and Urban Community
• Concept of Region. Types of Regions ‐functional and formal region. Techniques of
regions delimitation. Regionalisation in India. Physiographic, Economic, Linguistic.
Classification and Hierarchy of regions. The Concept of Rural ‐ Urban Continuum
5 Problems and prospects of Urban Life
• Problems and prospects of urban life with reference to crowding and density,
noise, air ,solid, and liquid pollution, urban housing, drinking water supply,
transport, urban public health, urban non‐formal sector, etc
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.2 Law and Insurance in Transport and Logistics
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 12
2 Various Types of Insurance 13
3 Losses and Claim Handling 15
4 International Commercial Arbitration 20
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• Importance of insurance, Meaning, definition, Features, Parties to insurance,
Evolution & Importance of insurance, Types of Insurance.
• General Insurance ‐ Type, Need, Scope, Principles, Functions, Organization &
Administration of general insurance in India.
2 Various Types of Insurance
• Types of Insurance cover, Insurance products, Transport Insurance, legal liabilities
insurance, Third party legal liability insurance, property insurance, Hull &
Machinery insurance, Rights & Obligations of party and particulars obligations,
Insurance contract ‐ Cost, Risk, Coinsurance, Retention, deductible
3 Losses and Claim Handling
• Kinds of losses – perils and causa proxima –Actual Total Loss(ALT) ‐ Constructive
Total Loss (CTL) – Collisions and salvage – Average Clause – general average –
coverage and institute clauses – transit clauses – Disbursement – premiums –
liability – mutual protection & indemnity clubs (P&L clubs)
• Claims Handling – Insurance claims – Risks – Reinsurance – Demurrage – claim
producers and Documentation – right of subrogation.
4 International Commercial Arbitration
• International Commercial Arbitration ‐Define, Advantage, traits, principles, basics,
hulls, procedure.
• International regulation ‐ Regulations for vessel, Regulation relating to cargos,
dangerous and hazardous cargos and packaging of cargos.
• Conventions ‐ Air Transport ‐ Montreal Conventions, International inland waterway
Transportation ‐ CMNI/ BUDPEST convention.
• Introduction into the Logistics law.
• Efforts of United Nations and World Trade Organization (WTO) in unifying the
basis of the International Trade Law – General principles in the International trade
contracts/ negotiations, formulation and impact of the international trade
contracts
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.3 Survey in Transport
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction to Business Research Methods 15
2 Data Collection and Processing 15
3 Data Analysis and Interpretation 15
4 Advanced Techniques in Report Writing 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction to Business Research Methods
• Meaning and objectives of research
• Types of research
Pure, Basic and Fundamental
Applied
Empirical
Scientific & Social
Historical
Exploratory
Descriptive
Causal
• Concepts in Research: Variables, Qualitative and Quantitative Research
• Stages in research process.
• Characteristics of Good Research
• Hypothesis ‐ Meaning, Nature, Significance, Types of Hypothesis, Sources.
• Research design‐ Meaning, Definition, Need and Importance, Steps in research
design, Essentials of a good research design, Areas / Scope of research design and
Types‐ Descriptive, Exploratory and causal.
• Sampling:
Meaning of sample and sampling
Methods of sampling
2 Data Collection and Processing
• Types of data and sources –Primary and Secondary data sources
• Methods of collection of primary data
Observation ‐
i)Structured and unstructured, ii)disguised and undisguised,
iii)Mechanical observations (use of gadgets)
Experimental
i) Field ii) Laboratory
Interview –
i) Personal Interview ii) Focused group iii) In‐depth interviews ‐Method,
Survey – Telephonic survey, Mail, E‐mail, Internet survey, Social media, and
Media listening.
Survey instrument –
1) Questionnaire designing.
2) Types of questions ‐
a) Structured/ close ended b) Unstructured/ open ended,
c) Dicotomous d) Multiple Choice Questions.
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Scaling techniques
3 Data Analysis and Interpretation
• a) Processing of data –
i) Editing – field and office editing,
ii) coding – meaning and essentials,
iii) tabulation – note
• Analysis of data‐ Meaning, Purpose, types.
• Interpretation of data‐ Essentials, importance and Significance of processing data
• Multivariate analysis – concept only
• Testing of hypothesis – concept and problems
i) chi square test,
ii) Z and t‐test (for large and small sample)
4 Advanced Techniques in Report Writing
• Report writing – Meaning , importance, functions of reports, essential of a good
report, content of report , steps in writing a report, types of reports, Footnotes
and Bibliography
• Ethics and research
• Objectivity, Confidentiality and anonymity in Research
• Plagiarism
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.4 Maritime Economics and Policy
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction of Maritime Economics 15
2 Financing Ships and Shipping Companies 15
3 Bulk Cargo and the Economics of Bulk Shipping 15
4 The Regulatory Frame Work of Maritime Economics 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction of Maritime Economics
• The economic organization of the shipping market: economic role of the shipping
industry, World merchant fleet, Shipping cycles and shipping risk, Characteristics
of shipping market cycles, The frequency of shipping cycles, Freight market, The
return on investment in shipping, Determinants of maritime transport cost.
• Supply, demand & freight rates: The shipping market model, The demand for sea
transport, the supply of sea transport, the freight rate mechanism. Costs, Revenue
and financial performance: Cash flow and the art of survival, The cost of running
ships, The capital cost and financial performance, the revenue calculating
computing the cash flow, price of vessel, Monopoly environment, Role of
competition.
2 Financing Ships and Shipping Companies
• Financing Ships and shipping companies: Ship finance and shipping economics,
How ships have been financed in the past, The world financial system and types of
finance, Financing ships with equity, Financing ships with debt, finance for new
building, Leasing ships.
• The economic principles of maritime trade, The decisions facing ship owners, The
freight market, The sale and purchase market, The new building market, The
demolition (recycling) market.
3 Bulk Cargo and the Economics of Bulk Shipping
• Bulk cargo and the economics of bulk shipping: The commercial origins of bulk
shipping, The bulk trades, The ‘transport system’ concept, Handling bulk cargoes,
Liquid bulk cargoes, The five major dry bulks, The minor bulk trades, Refrigerated
cargo, The vehicle trade
• The general cargo and the economics of liner shipping: Introduction, The origins
of the liner services, Economic principle of liner operation, Liner conference and
their regulation, The components of liner service costs, The liner service cash flow
model, Liner price, The demand for liner services, The liner shipping routes, The
liner fleet, The economics of ships and ship designs.
• Containerization and the economics of container shipping
4 The regulatory Frame Work of Maritime Economics
• The regulatory frame work of maritime economics: How maritime regulation
affects maritime economics, The institution that regulate shipping, self‐regulation
and the classification societies, The law of the sea, The regulatory role of the flag
state.
• The economics of shipbuilding and scrapping : Role of the merchant shipbuilding
and scrapping industries, Regional structure of the world shipbuilding,
shipbuilding market cycles, The economic principles, The shipbuilding production
process, shipbuilding costs and competitiveness, The ship breaking industry, The
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international labour maritime market, The Indian legislation in maritime
transport.
Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.5 Fleet Operation and Management
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 15
2 Budgeting & Costing of Fleets 15
3 Fleet Operations and Functions 15
4 Fleet Management 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• Introduction to fleet management ‐Meaning, define, functions, Types of fleet
management, In house, outsourced, Advantages, Disadvantage & Role, Institutes,
Regulatory bodies and related organization in fleet management, parties for fleet
management, Rules applicable for fleet management.
2 Budgeting & Costing of Fleets
• Budgeting and cost – cost factors in fleets, causes, magnitude & variabilities, key
cost variables, Whole life cost.
• Vehicle selection &acquisition, Methods of supply, Strength & weaknesses.
• Operational options – Purchase, Leasing, Contract hire for vehicles, vehicle
financing
• Fuel – Choice, cost, control [Alternative fuel types], Safety, Reliability, Durability.
• Managing HR in fleets – Staffing issues, Important of Managing total crew,
Fulfilling future requirement
3 Fleet Operations and Functions
• Functions – vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics, vehicle tracking, Driver
management, speed management, fuel management, Health & Safety
Management
• Fleet administration, monitoring and report, Maintenance & repairs relationship
to time & mileage, Maintenance expenditure, Maintenance planning, Controlling
maintenance expenditure, Warranty optimization, unplanned repair
Maintenance, Organize emergency work, Vehicle maintenance system, cost of
service.
• Insurance & Accident – Risk Management, Insurance cover, Types of cover, Driver
training
• Disposals – Methods, Advantages, Disadvantages, optimization, depreciation cost,
predicting residual value, Replacement cycle.
4 Fleet Management
• Fleet legislations
• Introduction to computer (IT) in fleet management
• Environment – Green fleet issue, Minimising the effects of fleet on environment,
fuel types & technology, Travel places & alternative working methods.
• Grey fleet operations & management,
• Current issue & sources of Information, Identifying the need of business &
ensuring the fleet matches those needs.
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.6 Port Operations and Management
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 15
2 Port Security and Safety, Port Competition & Marketing 15
3 Port Management 15
4 Port Facilities Management 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• What is port, Features of port, Function of port, Role of port operator/manager,
Types of port Authorities – Functions & role of port Authorities, port users &
stakeholders, Port Administration & organization, Structure, Recent trends in port
development
• Interfacing between water air and land transportation, Transportation and
Delivery of goods.
• Role of port in International Trade & Transport, Effects of Globalisation on port
choice, Change in Logistic & distribution pattern on influencing development or
decline in port.
2 Port Security and Safety, Port Competition & Marketing
• Port Security and Safety:
Importance of safety Management, Safety Regulation & Procedure,
Prevention of terrorism, Illegal Immigration, Theft & Smuggling, Handing of
Dangerous goods.
Regulatory Framework for port Security
• Port Competition & Marketing.
Nature of national & international port competition,
Analysis of port market
Techniques of port promotion
Forms of port competition
Tools of port marketing ‐ Market information, Trade growth, Vessel
development, Commercial needs, Financial viability, Location , Vessel transit
times & port location
3 Port Management
• Structure, Relationship between Infrastructure & delivery of services, Marine
operations – conservancy, dredging, navigation aids etc., Avoidance of congestion,
• Role of trade union, Labour organization and ITF, Statutory bodies, Customs,
Immigration, port health, Marine safety, Needs of port users, Owners, Operators,
Agents, Forwarders, Information flow between port, statutory bodies & port
values.
4 Port Facilities Management
• General layout of port & harbor, Types of Terminals, Vessel traffic system(VTS),
Basic & Ancillary port services, Imports/Exports procedure & custom formalities,
Types of cargo, equipment used in cargo and ship handling – conventional,
present and future, port facilities, infrastructures and its optimal utility, Cargo
clearance formalities
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester V
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.5.7 Transport Costing and Pricing
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction of Costing & Pricing 10
2 Transport Costing Techniques 10
3 Contract & Process Costing 15
4 Decision Making Techniques 10
5 Budgetary Techniques 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction of Costing & Pricing
• Introduction ‐ Meaning, define, objectives & advantages, difference & relationship
between cost, finance & management, accounting, essential of a good cost
accounting system.
• Cost concept & classification, Role of a cost accountant in an organization,
Material cost, Labour cost, Overhead cost.
• Preparation of cost sheet, Reconciliation of cost sheet
2 Transport Costing Techniques
• Job costing, Batch costing, Unit costing, Operating costing (transport).
3 Contract & Process Costing
• Contract costing, Process costing, ABC Analysis
4 Decision Making Techniques
• Marginal costing and Decision Making
5 Budgetary Techniques
• Standard costing, Budget & Budgetary control.
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Revised Syllabus
of Courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme
at Semester VI
Course
No. Title of the Course
3.6.1 Public Transport, Network Planning and Operation
3.6.2 Quantitative Methods in Transport
3.6.3 Taxation and Transport
3.6.4 Maritime Transport
3.6.5 Human Resource Management and Industrial Relation
3.6.6 Transport Project Management
3.6.7 Research Project
With effect from Academic Year 2016‐2017
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.1 Public Transport, Network Planning and
Operation
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction of Public Transport 15
2 Public Transport Planning Process 15
3 Policies and Regulations of Public Transport 15
4 Networking Planning & Operations in Public Transport 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction of Public Transport
• Public Transport – Meaning , Advantages, Disadvantages, Need , Types‐ Airline,
Bus, Train, Personal rapid transit, Cabel propelled transit, Ferry, Auto rickshaws
and other, problems and challenges of public transport, factors and properties
determining quality public transport,
• Privatization of India’s public transport sector, public transport and private
transport – relationship and comparison, Integrated transport infrastructure
approach in public transport, comparative analysis of different public transport
modes
• Status of public transport in India, Public transport in India and developing
countries
• Current perception of public transport, Issues in public transport, Travel demand
issues, Fundamentals of demand & supply sides of transportation, societal issues
constraining mobility of people goods & its implementation on public transport
system
2 Public Transport Planning Process
• Planning process: Steps in planning process‐plans, levels, objectives, content and
data requirement ‐ regional plan, master plan, detail development plan,
development control regulation, zoning regulation.
• Public transport planning in rural areas‐ Planning strategy, Network planning,
Travel demand estimation, Stakeholder consultation and preferences, Public
transport mode options
• Public Transport Planning In Urban Areas‐ Urban transport planning, Travel
demand estimation, Efficient use of existing/proposed infrastructure, Routing and
scheduling of public transport, Intermodal coordination, Stakeholder consultation
and preferences, Feasibility for higher‐order modes like BRT and Metro rail
3 Policies and Regulations of Public Transport
• Policies & regulations –Public transport policy of India, Regulators Role
(Regulation of Competition) ‐ role of federal , regional and local transport
agencies, Role of operators, private transport providers, & passengers of
transportation , and other Stakeholders. Role of International Transport
authorities in developing public transport.
• Current transportation policy issues
• Operations – Infrastructure, interchanges, Timetable, scheduling , routing ,
managing delays
• Planning Approaches: Demand studies: Origin – Destination matrices, minimum
paths (distance, time and cost), Route planning, special service [schools, offices,
rural, disable, senior citizen etc], application of optimization Techniques to
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operations headways, route, length, stops, etc
SN Modules/ Units
4 Networking Planning & Operations in Public Transport
• Managing network infrastructure ‐Terminal, stops, information systems, ticketing
systems
• Customer satisfaction and marketing of public transport, Customers care‐ Safety,
Security, Lost Luggage, Complaints & Investigations etc
• Funding of public transport system , Financing of public transport ‐ fare and
ticketing, Revenue, profit and subsidies
• Rules and Regulations in public transport – food and drink , smoking , noise,
banned items, other regulations
• Recent Developments in public transport in India and World, Emerging
technologies ‐ to improve mobility, economic and environmental concerns of
public transport
• Sustainable Transportation ‐ Principles, indicators and its implications.
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Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.2 Quantitative Methods in Transport
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion 10
2 Probability and Probability Distribution 15
3 Regression and Correlation 15
4 Multivariate Data Analysis 10
5 Tests of Significance and Confidence Interval 10
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of Dispersion
• Introduction to Sampling Techniques and Statistical Distributions: Frequency
distribution; Mean; Standard deviation; Standard error, Skewness; Kurtosis;
Definitions and Applications; Simple random sampling; Stratified sampling;
Systematic sampling; Sample Size determination; Applications in Traffic
Engineering ; Statistical Distributions: Binomial, Poisson, Exponential and Normal
distributions; Fitting of distributions; Mean and variance; Chi‐square test of
goodness ‐of‐fit; Chi‐square distribution; Students T‐distribution; Snedectors, F‐
Distribution
2 Probability and Probability Distribution
• Probability and Probability distribution
3 Regression and Correlation
• Regression and Correlation
4 Multivariate Data Analysis
• Multivariate data analysis: Types of data; Basic vectors and matrices, Dispersion,
Variance and covariance, Analysis of Variance; Correlation matrices; Principal
component analysis, Time series analysis
5 Tests of Significance and Confidence Interval
• Large sample and small sample tests; Tests for single mean, Means of two
samples, Proportions, two variances, two observed correlation coefficients,
Applications. Intervals for mean, variance and regression coefficients
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Revised Syllabus of courses of B.Com. (Transport Management)
Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.3 Taxation and Transport
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Direct Tax 15
2 Deductions 15
3 Transport Related Acts 15
4 Indirect Tax 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Direct Tax
• Definition: Assesse, Assessment Year, assessment, annual value, business, capital
asset, income, person, previous year, transfer.
• Basis of Charge: Previous Year, Residential Status, Scope of total income, deemed
income, income deemed to accrue or arise in India.
• Income from Salaries
• Computation of Capital Gain
2 Deductions
• TDS (194 C, 194J, 192, 194 H)
• Profit and Gains from Business and Profession (Special preferences to taxation
and provision related to transportation)
• Deduction from gross total income (80 C, 80 G, 80 TTA, 80 D, 80 E)
• Computation of total income (slab rate of individual, company, HUF, Advance
Tax,)
• Indirect Tax
3 Transport Related Acts
• Customs Act
• Excise Act
4 Indirect Tax
• Vat, Service Tax, LBT.
• Road Tax, Vehicle Tax, Toll Tax.
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Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.4 Maritime Transport
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Basics of Maritime Transport 15
2 Maritime Contracts and Shipping 15
3 Flagging Policy and Decisions 15
4 International Conventions and National Regulations 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Basics of Maritime Transport
• Introduction to marine transport, Principles of marine transport, Development of
maritime transport, Outlook of marine transport Market, Organizations & other
stake holders in maritime Industry, Documentation, Elements of maritime
geography & port – shipping Routes & ports, Role & Functions of seaports,
container transport by sea. Major components of maritime transport
2 Maritime Contracts and Shipping
• Shipping market, Shipping costs & pricing mechanism in maritime, Transport cost
of marine transport & freight, Maritime Expeditious, operational aspect –
Maritime contracts – Types & Provision, Management of Maritime contracts – on
board administration, documentation & procedures [time sheet, bill of lading]
3 Flagging Policy and Decisions
• Flagging policy and decisions: flag state and ship registration practices, shipping
management practices and uses of BIMCO Shipman and CREWMAN. Design and
development of safety management systems in maritime organisations using ISM
code. Legislation: Hague Visby Rules. The Hamburg Rules
4 International Conventions and National Regulations
• The role and function of UNO and other international organizations (IMO, ILO,
UNCTAD, WHO) in the maritime context. International conventions and national
regulations responsibility of ship owners and crews: report, declaration and
certificate requirement. History of IMO, membership in IMO, legal instruments ‐
SOLAS, COLREG, PSC. Governing bodies in IMO, Technical Committee, Marine
Safety Committee, standards and recommendations for safety. Investigation in
Marine casualty. Safety of navigation, radio communications, search and rescue,
standards of training and watch keeping, ship design and equipment, fire
protection, stability ,load lines and shipping vessel safety, flag state
implementation, dangerous goods, solid cargoes and containers, bulk liquid and
gases
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Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.5 Human Resource Management and
Industrial Relation
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 15
2 Recruitment and Selection Process 15
3 Performance Appraisal 15
4 Participative Management and Industrial Relations 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• Definition, features, scope / functions of HRM, definition of personnel
management
• Evolution of HRM / trends in HRM, Difference between HRM and PM, Challenges
before the HR manager, Role of HR manager, Traits / characteristics of the
workforce, Personnel philosophy
• Personnel Manual.
• HRP‐ Definition, Process of HRP along with brief coverage of personnel demand
and supply forecasting techniques, Factors affecting HRP
• Human Resource Information System – HRIS
• VRS, Outsourcing, pink slip/termination / retrenchment / downsizing / separation,
Contracting and sub‐contracting, Promotions and transfers
2 Recruitment and Selection Process
• Job analysis – definition, methods of collecting job data, merits and demerits /
limitations
• Job design – definition, factors affecting job design, approaches to job design
• Job evaluation – definition, methods of job evaluation, process of job evaluation.
• Recruitment – definition, sources of recruitment, merit and demerits
• Selection – definition, process of selection, types of selection tests, types of
interviews
• Induction / orientation – definition, methods, process
• Placement
• Training and Development ‐ Definition of training and development, Methods of
training managers
• Process / procedure of conducting training program , How to evaluate
effectiveness of training programs
• Advantages of T and D
3 Performance Appraisal
• Performance Appraisal ‐Definition of performance appraisal, Methods of
appraisal for managers – traditional and modern, Process / procedure of
conducting performance appraisal, Advantages of performance appraisal,
Limitations of appraisal
• Compensation Management ‐ Definition of compensation, Components of salary /
salary slip
• Fringe benefits – definition and types, Performance linked incentives / incentives
– definition, advantages and disadvantages
• Career Planning and Development ‐ Definition of career planning and career
development, Process / procedure of career planning, Career stages / career life
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cycle and how to handle personnel at each stage
SN Modules/ Units
• Essentials to make career planning successful
• Career counseling
• Employee retention techniques
• Succession planning
4 Participative Management and Industrial Relations
• Participative Management ‐Definition of Participative Management, Levels of
participation, Trends in Participative Management, Factors essential for successful
participative management, Forms of participation, Participation through Quality
circles, Empowered Teams.
• Industrial Relations: Definition of industrial relations, Features of industrial
relations, Importance of industrial relations, Approaches to industrial relations,
Parties to industrial relations
• Dynamics of Industrial Relation in India‐ Significance of IR, Conflicts and Disputes,
Trade unions, Employers Federations,
Industrial Disputes: causes, types, trends, Dispute Settlements Machinery,
Wages and IR, collective Bargaining,
Labour welfare and social security‐ Labour welfare and FR: Concept, Purpose,
Statutory and non‐statutory provisions, ILO Conventions
Employee Discipline and Domestic Enquiry
Employee Grievances
Globalisation and FR
• Trade Unions ‐ Definition of trade union, Features of trade unions, Trade union
movement in India
• Trends in the trade union.
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Programme at Semester VI
with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
3.6.6 Transport Project Management
Modules at a Glance
SN Modules No. of
Lectures
1 Introduction 15
2 Project Identification and Selection Planning 15
3 Project Management 15
4 Project Performance Measurement and Evaluation 15
Total 60
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SN Modules/ Units
1 Introduction
• Introduction, Need for Project Management, Project Management Knowledge
Areas and Processes, The Project Life Cycle, The Project Manager (PM), Phases of
Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management Processes, Impact of Delays
in Project Completions, Essentials of Project Management Philosophy, Project
Management Principles
2 Project Identification and Selection Planning
• Project Identification and Selection: Pre‐Feasibility Study, Feasibility Studies
• Project Planning: Introduction, Project Planning, Need of Project Planning, Roles,
Responsibility and Team Work
• Organizational Structure and Organizational Issues: Relationship between Project
Manager and Line Manager, Conflict Resolution, Change management
• PERT and CPM
3 Project Management
• Resources Considerations in Projects: Introduction, Resource Allocation,
Scheduling, Project Cost Estimate and Budgets, Cost Forecasts
• Project Risk Management Steps in Risk Management, Risk Identification, Risk
Analysis, Reducing Risks
• Project Quality Management and Value Engineering
• Project Management Information System
• Purchasing and Contracting for Projects: Introduction, Purchase Cycle, Contract
Management, Procurement Process
4 Project Performance Measurement and Evaluation
• Project Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Introduction, Performance
Measurement, Productivity, Project Performance Evaluation, Benefits and
Challenges of Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Controlling the Projects
• Project Execution and Control
• Project Close‐out, Termination and Follow‐up
• Reference
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with effect from the Academic Year 2016‐2017
Reference Books
Reference Books
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5. Urbainization and Governance in India by Hust, Evelin & Mann, Michael(Eds), Place of Pubilication,
New Delhi, 2005
6. Pillai P Gopinadhan , Rural Development in India, Pointer Publishers, New Delhi
7. Behera, M. C, Globalising Rural Development, Sage Pubns
8. Singh Katar Rural Development, sage pubns pvt ltd
9. Lea, D.A.M. and Srivastava, R.K., Rural Development and the state: Contradiction and Dilemmas in
Development countries, Methun: London, 1983
10. Roy, Ramasahray and Srivastava, R.K. Dialogues on Development, Sage Publication London, 1986
11. Singh, K., Rural Development: Principles, Policies and Management, New Delhi, Sage Publication,
1986
12. Desai, Vasant, Rural Development (Vol 1 & 4), Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1988
13. Misra, R.P., Rural Development (Vol 1&5), Concept Pubilshing Company, New Delhi, 1985
14. Chandra, Subhash, Social Participation in Urban Neighbourhoods, National Publishing House, New
Delhi, 1977
15. Kasambi Meera, Urbanisation and Urban Development in India I CSSR, New Delhi, 1994
16. Chandrashekhara, C.S. and Deva Raj (eds.) Urban Perspectives ‐2000, Nation Institute of Urban
Affairs, New Delhi, 1978
Law and Insurance in Transport and Logistics
1. Dr. Talib H Musa, Almujaz in the International Trade Law, Altaqafeh publishers, 2001.
2. Rosa Greaves, EC Transport Law, Pearson Education, maritime & Transport law area
3. Hamzah Haddad, The International Trade Law
4. Legal principles in shipping Business 2010‐2011 by institute of chartered shipbrokers[written by
seamanship international Ltd.]
5. Shipping law by simon baughen [Routledge ‐Cavendish]
6. Marine cargo claims [International shipping laws] by William Tetley
7. General Insurance Guide – Dr. L.P.Gupta, 2016
8. The business for insurance ‐ Ronald Perm Company
9. The International Law of the sea by R Rothwell
10. Shipping and Environmental Law (2nd Edition) by Charles
11. Marine Insurance: its principles and practice by Tempelman (Qureshi press)
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Reference Books
Survey in Transport
1. Research for Marketing Decisions paul E. Green, Donald S. Tull
2. Marketing Research – text and cases Harper W. Boyd jr. , Ralph Westfall
3. Research methodology in social science, O.R.Krishnaswamy, Himalaya Publication
4. Bussiness Research Methods, Donald R Cooper, Pamela Schindler, Tata McGraw Hill
5. Marketing research and applied orientation, Naresh K Malhotra, pearson
6. Statistics for management, Levin and Reuben, Prentice hall.
7. Research methods for Management :S Shajahan, Jaico publishing
8. Survey Method for Transport Planning Anthony J. richandson, Elizabeth S. Ampf, Arnim H. Meyburg
Maritime Economics and Policy
1. International Economics (2nd edition)
2. Principle of Economics (3rd edition) – N. Gregory Mantiw
3. Miltiades Chachdrads, International Economics – Mc. Graw Hill International edition
4. Maritime Economics – Martin Stopford
5. Maritime Economics – Alan Branch
6. The hand book of maritime economics and business – Taylor and Francis
Fleet Operation and Management
1. Analytical fleet maintenance management – 3rd edition – John. E. Dolce
2. Fleet Management ‐ John. E. Dolce
3. Dynamic fleet Management – Zeimpekis
4. Fleet managers guide to vehicle specification and procedures ‐ John. E. Dolce
5. John Duke – Fleet management , Mc. Graw Hill
Port Operations and Management
1. Port Management and operations –Patrick Alderton , 2nd edition
2. Port security handbook , 2004‐ Lloyds Register
3. Port infrastructure and economic development – Pradeepta Kumar Samanta and Ashok Kumar
Monthay, Gyan publication, 2005.
4. Port State control – Dr Z. Ozcayir, 2nd edition
5. Port development – a handbook for planners in developing countries‐ UNCTAD
6. Port management textbook series, vol 1, General aspects of port management; vol3 port marketing
; vol 4 port and transport logistics, Bremen: Institute of Shipping economics and logistics
7. Thomas B.J. 1989, Management of port maintenance; A review of current problems and practices,
London : HMSO
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Reference Books
Transport Costing and Pricing
1. Khanna Pandey & Ahuja: Practical costing , Sultan Chand
2. K.S.Thakur: Cost Accounting , New century book house pvt. Ltd.
3. Jain and Narang: Cost Accountong , Kalyani Publishers
4. S. N Maheshwari: Cost accounting , Mahaveer Publishers
5. Horngreen : Cost accounting – A Managerial emphasis, Prentice Hall
6. LLectures on Costing by Swaminathan: S. Chand and Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi
7. Cost Accounting by C.S. Rayudu, Tata Mc. Graw Hill and Co. Ltd., Mumbai
8. Cost Accounting by Jawahar Lal and Seema Srivastava, Tata Mc. Graw Hill and Co. Ltd.Mumbai
9. Cost Accounting by Ravi M. Kishore, Taxmann Ltd., New Delhi
10. Principles and Practices of Cost Accounting by N.K. Prasad, Book Syndicate Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta
11. Cost Accounting Theory and Practice by B.K. Bhar, Tata Mc. Graw Hill and Co. Ltd., Mumbai
12. Cost Accounting Principles and Practice by M.N. Arora, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
13. Advanced Cost and Management Accounting: Problems and Solutions by V.K. Saxena and C.D.
Vashist, S. Chand and Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi
14. Cost Accounting by S.P. Jain and K.L. Narang, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana
15. Modern Cost and Management Accounting by M. Hanif, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi
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Reference Books
Reference Books
Public Transport, Network Planning and Operation
1. Vuchic, V.R., Urban Transit: Operations, Planning, and Economics, John Wiley and Sons (2005).
2. Transportation Research Board, Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, Transit Cooperative
Research Program (TCRP) Report 100, 2nd Edition, 2001.
3. Vuchic, V.R., Urban Transit: Systems and Technology, John Wiley and Sons (2007).
4. Ceder, A., Public Transit Planning and Operation: Theory, Modeling, and Practice,
ButterworthHeinemann (2007)
Quantitative Methods in Transport
1. Basic Statistics ‐ Simpson and Kafks; Oxford and IBH Calcutta, 1969.
2. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics – Gupta, S.C and Kapoor, K.V.Sultancha
Taxation and Transport
1. Direct tax manual – Taxmann
2. Direct tax law –Bangar
3. Indirect tax law‐ Taxmann
4. Indirect tax manual – Bangar
5. Singhania VK & Singhania K, Direct Taxes – Laws and practices, Taxmann
6. Ahuja – direct taxes
Maritime Transport
1. Caraiani G., Serescu, M, Maritime transport, Luxima Lex Publishing House, Bucharest.
2. Popa C, Maritime Economics, Course notes, Mircea cel batran, Naval academy Publishing house,
Constanta, 2007
3. Popa C, Maritime Economics, Course notes, Mircea cel batran, Naval academy Publishing house,
Constanta, 2008
4. Maritime Transportation ‐ Safety , Management and Risk Analysis – Svein Kristiansen
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relation
1. Human Resources and Personnel management – text and cases – 4th edition – K. Aswathappa
2. A strategic approach to Human Resources Management – Jayashree Sadri, Sorabh Sadri
3. Personnel management – Mamoria
4. Principles of Personnel Management – Edwin B. Flippo
5. Excellence through HRD – M. Nair and T.V. Rao
6. Handbook of Human Resource management Practice – Michael Armstrong
7. Human Resource management – Gary Dessler
8. Human resource management – Saiyadain
9. Planning and Managing Human Resources ‐ William J Rothwell and H.C. Kazanas
Transport Project Management
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