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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Applications in Economics I Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Computer Applications in Economics - I

Vocational skill course · Economics · Semester 4 · SY BA · 2 credits · 50 marks · 30 hours

The University sets this paper under Scheme III only, so your college may not run it.

Module 1: Basic Statistics with Excel ( 15 hours)

  • Measures of Central tendency: mean (arithmetic, geometric, and harmonic), Median (odd and even number of observations), and Mode (only Unimodal)
  • Measure of Dispersion: Range (Maximum and Minimum), Variance, Standard Deviation, and Quartile Deviation.
  • Case Study: Refer to the “Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy” available from the RBI Website for macroeconomics indicators, employment, price index, money and foreign exchange OR
  • Install RBI DATA App from Google Play Store) -then select “Database on Indian Economy” and choose dataset(s) from the below-mentioned sectors: Real Sector, Financial Sector, Public Finance, External sector

Module 2: Application through MS Office and Google Drive in Economics ( 15 Hours)

  • Introduction to Microsoft Word: text formatting, insert tab, create table and list, create and manage references
  • Introduction to PowerPoint presentation: creating layouts, inserting objects, shapes, tables, and pictures, inserting charts and graphs from Excel,
  • Google tools: Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Docs and Google Collaboratory

Reference Books

  • 1 Sharma J.K.: Business Statistics, 5/e Vikas Publishing
  • 2 Ross Sheldon M. . : Introductory Statistics. 4th Edition, Academic Press.
  • 3 Levine M David. , Kathryn A. Szabat, David F. Stephan: “Business Statistics: A First Course” 7th edition, Pearson Education.
  • 4 Guerrero Hector: “Excel Data Analysis: Modeling and Simulation” –Springer
  • 5 “Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy” – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Online Resource) B. Related to 2 nd Module.
  • 1 Kumar Bittu:“Mastering Microsoft Office”, V&S Publisher Kindle edition
  • 2 Alexander Michael, Richard Kusleika: “Microsoft Excel 365 Bible”, Wiley ,(Digital and paperback)
  • 3 Gabet Serge: “Google Apps Script for Beginners”, Packel Publishing
  • 4 Joan Lambert: “Microsoft PowerPoint Step by Step”, MicrosoftPress
  • 5 “Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes” – Ian Lamont
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