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Bachelor of Business Management(Hons)

Programme Highlights
  • Eligibility: 12th pass with Arts/Commerce/Science (Co-ed)
  • Medium of Instruction: English
  • Tutorial Classes: Monday to Saturday, 3 hrs a day
  • Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, Semester 1 starts in July)
  • Programme Fee: Rs.2425 per semester (inclusive of study material)
Career Options
  • Sales Executive
  • Bank Officer
  • Investment Advisor
  • Office Executive
  • Accountant
  • Financial Advisor
  • Office Manager
  • Business
  • Statistian
  • Office Assistant
  • Insurance Officer
  • Export House Executive
  • Higher studies / Research / Teaching

 

Management is a discipline that falls within the ambit of real life.  Management education has become more important in a contemporary and interdisciplinary world. In keeping with this fundamental fact, the Bachelor in Business Management Course aims to provide the student with a knowledge base that equips one to make a profitable and judicious decision within the limited resources of men, money, material and machines.

A prerequisite of knowledge economy is an education system that encourages innovation. Innovative thinking needs curricula that enable learning based on experimentation. Such technology transfer of innovative solutions is facilitated by this course through sustained engagement with industry.  Keeping in mind that an industry-academia interface is pivotal to nurture mutual faith and to achieve synergy in this regard, a need for convergence of learning hard science with creative endeavours is deeply felt. This innovative blend in education will enable Total Quality in Management and help to evolve “a complete man”.

To carry out the above directive, the basic principles of Business Management common to all sectors i.e., finance, marketing, human resources, etc. are taught at the foundation level, to provide exposure to the nuances and intricacies of management functions.  In order to be in sync with the new paradigm shift in business management techniques,  this course helps to develop state-of-art communication skills, and also provides an update in management ethics, personality and leadership enhancement, structured short internship  in companies,  as well as the addition of courses in sustainability and environment issues. Case studies and group discussions are included in this programme.

With a view to offer employment generation oriented courses, the Bachelor of Business Management ( Hons ) programme , which started in DEI in 1993 began to be offered in the distance mode from July 2009.

Education in the Study Centre is imparted through the blended mode: It is a multidisciplinary programme.  A team of experts in different disciplines is appointed at each Study Centre as mentors and facilitators having Post Graduate qualifications in Management, Commerce, Economics, English, Computer Sciences and Mathematics. Printed self learning material and DVDs/CDs containing supplementary and supporting material with a lot of visuals are prepared and displayed during each class by the facilitators.

Six semesters have major courses with uniform credits. Over the six semesters, IT based courses are introduced which are relevant for the jobs in the industry today.Practical training is imparted in the IInd semester. The objective is to familiarize the students in different functional areas and different departments in the Corporate /Organizations. Students of BBM IVth semester undergo summer training for four to six weeks in any of the functional areas in a reputed organization. 

Bachelor of Business Management (B.B.M. (hons)) DISTANCE EDUCATION programme

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

Continuous  Evaluation

End Semester

Total

SEMESTER I

BBW101

INT.TO COMPUTERS & OPERATING SYSTEMS

2

 

 

200

BBM101

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3

150

50

200

BBM102

BUSINESS ORGANISATION

3

150

50

200

BBM103

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION I

3

150

50

200

BBM104

BASIC MATHEMATICS

3

150

50

200

BBM105

MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND PHILOSPHOY

3

150

50

200

BBM106

SEMINAR & GROUP DISCUSSION

2

150

50

200

SEMESTER II

BBC201

PRACTICAL TRAINING

2

 

 

200

BBW201

MICROSOFT OFFICE

2

 

 

200

BBM201

COST ANALYSIS & CONTROL

3

150

50

200

BBM202

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

3

150

50

200

BBM203

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION II

3

150

50

200

BBM204

BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

3

150

50

200

BBM205

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

150

50

200

BBM206

SEMINAR AND GROUP DISCUSSION

2

150

50

200

SEMESTER III

BBW301

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

2

 

 

200

BBM301

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

3

150

50

200

BBM302

BUSINESS LAW

3

150

50

200

BBM303

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION III

3

150

50

200

BBM304

MACRO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

3

150

50

200

BBM305

PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING I

3

150

50

200

BBM306

RURAL MANAGEMENT

3

150

50

200

BBM307

SEMINAR & GROUP DISCUSSION

2

150

50

200

 

SEMESTER IV

BBW401

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2

 

 

200

BBM401

PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING II

3

150

50

200

BBM402

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MNGT.

3

150

50

200

BBM403

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION IV

3

150

50

200

BBM404

QUANT. TECHN. FOR DECISION MAKING I

3

150

50

200

BBM405

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

3

150

50

200

BBM406

SEMINAR & GROUP DISCUSSION

2

150

50

200

SEMESTER V

BBC501

PRACTICAL TRAINING

2

 

 

200

BBW501

THE INTERNET & E-COMMERCE

2

 

 

200

BBM501

OPERATIONS RESEARCH

4

150

50

200

BBM502

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

4

150

50

200

BBM503

INDUSTRIAL LAW

4

150

50

200

BBM504

QUANT.TECHN.FOR DECISION MAKING II

4

150

50

200

BBM505

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

4

150

50

200

BBM506

SEMINAR & GROUP DISCUSSION

2

150

50

200

SEMESTER VI

BBW601

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

2

 

 

200

BBM601

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

4

150

50

200

BBM602

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

4

150

50

200

BBM603

MODERN BANKING SYSTEMS

4

150

50

200

BBM604

ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR

4

150

50

200

BBM605

PROJECT

8

150

50

200

# One credit is equivalent to 30 hrs. of study and/or doing practical work per semester which includes attending the academic counselling sessions, studying the lesson notes with comprehension, going through other course related documents, listening to/ viewing the transmitted lectures, working on class and home assignments, self-learning etc. Thus, a 3 credit course will mean a minimum of 90 hours study / practical work time per semester.

Notes:

• Weightage for attendance in each theory course will be as per D.E.I. system (95% & Above -10 marks, 90-94%- 8 marks, 85-89% 6 marks, 75-84% 4 marks, 65-74% 2  marks, below 65% -0 mark.)
• Weightage for attendance in each practical course will be as per D.E.I. system (95%  & above -20 marks, 90-94%- 16 marks, 85-89% 12 marks, 75-84% 8 marks, 65-74%  4 marks, below 65% -0 marks.)

In addition to the professional courses, core courses of DEI form an integral part of the curriculum and include cultural education, comparative study of religion, general knowledge, current affairs, etc.

The performance of the students is judged through the continuation evaluation system followed by the University for on-campus students.