Syllabus
ST.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE FOR WOMEN ALAPPUZHA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
JULY 2020- OCTOBER2021
RESEARCH & REPORTING SKILLS
Course Code: Commerce Certificate Course-1 (CCC-1)
Outcome of CCC-1
• Equip students to undertake a research project skilfully and report it
objectively.
Course Details of CCC-1
1. Registration is restricted to B.Com students pursuing the Vth Semester
2. Course Duration extended to 30 Hours from July 2020 to October 2020
3. Classes will be offered through Google meet and Google Class room
4. It is a skill based Course, content delivery will be in the of 40 theory and 60 practical.
5. Assignment questions will be made available in Google class by Saturday 4pm and submission time will be next Saturday 4.pm
6. One assignment per week is insisted individually
7. Platform for discussion will be whatsapp conferencing or Google meet
8. Final exam will also be online of one hour duration
9. The marks weightage for assignment will be for 30 %and 70 % final assessment.
10. Pass marks for the entire assessment( internal + external) will be 50%
11. Exam dates will be declared two weeks ahead in discussion with DLMC
12. Examination fee will be Rs.25/-
CCC-1 Course Syllabus:
Module:1 Research-Research methods vs Methodology. Types of research – Descriptive vs. Analytical, Applied vs. Fundamental, Quantitative vs. Qualitative, Conceptual vs. Empirical, -Limitations of Social Science Research, Ethics in Social Science Research (5 hours)
Module:2 Steps in Research, Defining and formulating the research problem - Selecting the problem - Necessity of defining the problem - Importance of literature review in defining a problem – Literature review – Primary and secondary sources –Survey Method (5 hours)
Module:3 Sampling, Sampling Techniques or methods, Sample Design, Sample size- Sources of Data, Use of secondary data, Collection of Primary data, Construction of Questionnaire and interview schedule (Hard and Soft), Focus Group Discussion and Pilot Studies (7 hours)
Module:4 Processing the data, Coding and Classification, Tabulation, Constructing Frequency table, Graphs/charts/diagrams, Tools for Analysis, Hypothesis, Measures of Central Tendencies, Correlation using Microsoft Excel and SPSS. (7 hours)
Module: 5 Research Report, Types of reports, Report writing, format of report, writing the report-page set up, numbering the content and pages, Bibliography (APA style),Presenting the report with a PowerPoint. (6 hours)
Module 1- Meaning and definition of Marketing
Module 2- Consumer Behaviour
Module 3- Product
Module 4 -Pricing decisions
Module 5- Promotions
Module 1 - Introduction to financial services
Module2- Fund based financial services- Part 1
Module3- Fund based financial services - Part 2
Module 4- Fee based financial services
Module 5- Credit rating
The Course Financial Management is an Elective Course under the Finance Stream of B.Com CBCSS Programme of University of Kerala designed for III Semester Students. The very aim of the course is to provide conceptual and analytical insights to make Financial Decisions Skill fully. After completion of the course, the learners will equipped with the conceptual framework of Financial Management and its Practical applications.
The Course Principles of Management is an Open Course offered by Department of Commerce for the fifth semester UG students coming from other disciplines according to the syllabus framed by the University of Kerala for its affiliated Arts and Science Colleges conducting various UG Programme. The main purpose of the course is to provide knowledge on the fundamentals of management principles and functions .
Principles of Management is an Open Course (CC 1551.2)Proudly offered by the Department of Commerce to the Fifth Semester students from other disciplines. It enables the students to understand the fundamentals of Principles of Management. It will help the students to use their resources effectively in realising their dreams.
Fundamentals of Income Tax (FIT) is a 4 credit 90 hours Core Course designed by University of Kerala for the Fifth Semester B.COM CBCSS students in order to impart them basic knowledge and understanding of the concepts and practices of Income Tax Law in India. The Course consisted of 5 modules such as Income Tax Act, Income from Salaries , Income from House property , Other Heads of Income& Computation of Tax Liability of Individual Assessee. On successful completion of the course students will be able to :
- Understand the different concepts of Income Tax
- Analyse residential status of various categories of assessees
- Compute taxable income under various heads of Income
- Analyse and evaluate various deductions applicable to Individual assessee
- Compute the tax liability of Individual assessees.
Course Instructor : Dr. SULEENA V.S, Associate Professor & Head , Department of Commerce
