St.

PETER’S UNIVERSITY
St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research
(Declared Under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
AVADI, CHENNAI – 600 054
TAMIL NADU

M.B.A.
Code No. – 411 & 412
(Effective From 2009 – 2010)
(Distance Education)

Regulations and Syllabi

(I & II Year)

St. PETER’S INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Recognized by Distance Education Council and
Joint Committee of UGC – AICTE - DEC, New Delhi
(Ref. F. No. DEC/SPU/CHN/TN/Recog/09/14 dated 02.04.2009 and
Ref.F.No.DEC/Recog/2009/3169 dated 09.09.2009)
 St. Peter’s University
St. Peter’s Institute of Distance Education
Chennai – 600 054.

Code No. – 411 & 412

M.B.A. PROGRAMME
(Distance Education)

Regulations and Syllabi

(Effective from 2009 – 2010)

1. Eligibility:

(a) Candidates who passed Three Year Undergraduate

Programme or Four year Undergraduate Programme of the

University or any other examination recognized as equivalent

thereto are eligible for admission to Two Year M.B.A.

Programme.

(b) Candidates who passed One Year P.G. Diploma in Business

Administration or any other examination recognized as

equivalent thereto are eligible for admission in Second Year

(III & IV Semesters) of Two Year M.B.A. Programme.

2. Duration: Two Years comprising 4 Semesters.

3. Medium: English is the medium of instruction and examination.

4. Methodology: The methodology of distance education includes supply

of self-instructional study materials in print format and in CD, face-toface

instruction for theory and practicals for a limited period during

week ends and on holidays, provision of virtual class in phased

manner, dissemination of information over e-mail, Student – Support

 Service at various Centres of the University, Continuous Assessment

and End Assessment conducted by the University at various parts of

India.

5. Weightage for Continuous and End Assessment: There is no

weightage for Continuous Assessment (CA) unless the ratio is

specifically mentioned in the scheme of Examinations. The End

Assessment (EA) has 100% weightage.

6. Credit System: Credit system be followed with 18 credits for each

semester and each credit is equivalent to 25-30 hours of effective

study provided in the Time Table.

7. Scheme of Examinations

I Semester

Code Course Title Credit Marks

No.
Theory EA Total
109MBT11 Management Principles & 3 100 100
Organizational Behaviour

109MBT12 Economic Analysis for Business 3 100 100

Decisions
109MBT13 Statistics for Management 3 100 100
109MBT14 Applied Operation Research for 3 100 100
Management
109MBT15 Financial and Management Accounting 3 100 100
109MBT16 Legal Environment of Business 3 100 100
109MBT17 Executive Communication 3 100 100
Total 18 700 700
 II Semester
Code No. Course Title Credit Marks
Theory EA Total
209MBT21 Production & Operation Management 3 100 100
209MBT22 Financial Management Decisions 3 100 100
209MBT23 Marketing for Managers 2 100 100

209MBT24 Human Resource Management 2 100 100

209MBT25 Computer Applications and Management 2 100 100

Information System
209MBT26 Total Quality Management 2 100 100

209MBT27 Applied Research Methods in 3 100 100

Management
209MBP01 Computer Lab for Business 1 90 100
Administration
Record 10
Total 18 800 800

Summer Project: The Summer Project will be carried out by the students at the end of the
Second Semester End Assessment for a period of 30 days as part of III Semester Assessment
with the weightage of 25:75 for IA and EA respectively.
 III Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit Marks

Theory EA Total
309MBT01 International Business Management 3 100 100
309MBT02 Strategic Management 3 100 100
E1*** Electives I 2 100 100

E2*** Electives II 2 100 100

E3*** Electives III 2 100 100

E4*** Elective IV 2 100 100

E5*** Elective V 2 100 100

E6*** Elective VI 2 100 100

Total 18 800 800

IV Semester

Code No. Course Title Credit Marks

Theory EA Total
409MBT01 Marketing Research and Consumer 6 100 100
Behaviour

409MBT02 Entrepreneurship Development 6 100 100

409MBP01 Project and Vivavoce 6 200 200

Total 18 400 400

 LIST OF ELECTIVES

MARKETING – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit Marks

Theory EA Total
309MBT03 Retail Management 2 100 100
309MBT04 Services Marketing 2 100 100
309MBT05 Advertising and Sales Promotion 2 100 100
309MBT06 International Marketing 2 100 100
309MBT07 Brand Management 2 100 100
309MBT08 Rural and Social Marketing 2 100 100

Total 12 600 600

FINANCE – ELECTIVES
Code Course Title Credit Marks
No.

Theory EA Total
309MBT09 Security Analysis and Portfolio 2 100 100
Management
309MBT10 Merchant Banking and Financial 2 100 100
Services

309MBT11 International Trade Finance 2 100 100

309MBT12 Strategic Financial Management 2 100 100

309MBT13 Corporate Finance 2 100 100

309MBT14 Derivatives Management 2 100 100

Total 12 600 600

 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – ELECTIVES

Code No. Course Title Credit Marks

Theory EA Total
309MBT15 Managerial Behaviour and Effectiveness 2 100 100

309MBT16 Organisational Change & 2 100 100

Intervention Strategy

309MBT17 Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare 2 100 100

309MBT18 Labour Legislations 2 100 100

309MBT19 Strategic Human Management and 2 100 100

Development

309MBT20 Corporate governance & Corporate 2 100 100

Social Responsibility

Total 12 600 600

SYSTEM – ELECTIVES

Code Course Title Credit Marks

No.
Theory EA Total
309MBT21 Software Development 2 100 100
309MBT22 Database Management Systems 2 100 100
309MBT23 E-Commerce Technology and 2 100 100
Management
309MBT24 Enterprise Resource Planning for 2 100 100
Management
309MBT25 Software Project and Quality 2 100 100
Management
309MBT26 Decision Support System 2 100 100
309MBT27 Information Technology for 2 100 100
Management
Total 14 700 700

8. Passing Requirements: The minimum pass mark (raw score) be 50%

in End Assessment (EA).

9. Grading System: Grading System on a 10 Point Scale be followed with

1 mark = 0.1 Grade point to successful candidates as given below.
 Overall Grade Point = Sum of Weighted Grade Points
Average (OGPA) Total Credits

= Σ (EA)C
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The Overall Grade: The Overall Grade and Classification of all successful
candidates be arrived at from the Overall Grade Point Average as stipulated
in the following conversion Table.

Over all Grade Over all

Grade Point weighted Classification
Average(OGPA Average marks
)
0 9.00 to 10.00 90.00 to 100 First Class
A 8.00 to 8.99 80.00 to 89.99 First Class
B 7.00 to 7.99 70.00 to 79.99 First Class
C 6.00 to 6.99 60.00 to 69.99 First Class
D 5.00 to 5.99 50.00 to 59.99 Second Class
0. F 0.00 to 4.99 00 to 49.99 Fail
 The Grade Sheets of successful candidates provide particulars such
as (1) Overall weighted Average Marks, (2) Overall Grade Point
Average, (3) Overall Grade and (4) the Overall classification.

10. Pattern of the Question Paper: The question paper for End
Assessment will be set for three hours and for the maximum of 100
marks with following divisions and details.

Part A: 10 questions (with equal distribution to all units in the

syllabus). Each question carries 2 marks.

Part B: 5 questions with either or type (with equal distribution

to all units in the syllabus). Each question carries 16 marks.

The total marks scored by the candidates will be reduced to the

maximum prescribed in the Regulations.
 St. PETER'S UNIVERSITY
St. PETER'S INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
(Recognized by Distance Education Council (IGNOU), New Delhi Ref.F.No. DEC/SPU/CHN/TN/Recog/09/14 dated 02.04.2009)

Revised Tuition Fee Structure COURSES OFFERED UNDER

GRADUATION

Code Programme Branch Duration Semester/ Eligibility

No. Non-Semester
309 B.B.A. Business 3 Years Non-sem + 2(HSCE)
Administration
327 B.C.A. Computer 3 Years Non-sem + 2(HSCE)
Applications with Maths

POST GRADUATION

Code Programme Branch Duration Semester/ Eligibility

No. Non-Semester
411 M.B.A Business 2 Years 4Semesters Any Degree
Administration

412z M.B.A (Lateral Business 1 Year 2 Any Degree with P.G

Entry to 3 rd
Administration Semesters Diploma
Semester)
413 M.C.A. Computer 3 Years 6 Any Degree With
Applications Semesters Mathematics/ + 2/
BCA/B.Sc Computer
Science

414 M.C.A. (Lateral Computer 2 Years 4 PGDCA/DOEACC

entry to 3r" Applications Semesters Level" A"/BCA/B.Sc
Sem) (IT)/B.E

415 M.C.A(Lateral Computer 1 Year 2 M.Sc Computer

entry to 5th Applications Semesters Science/IT
Sem)