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SHRI GURU BUDDHISWAMI SHIKSHAN PRASARAK SANSTHA’S SHRI GURU BUDDHISWAMI MAHAVIDYALAYA, PURNA (Jn.)

Parbhani (M.S.) India ____________________________________________________________________________

Department of Economics

B. A. First Year Semester – I

Paper-I Micro Economics (Compulsory

Course Outline: A Course in the Micro Economics has been selected as Economics subject for first year

of first semester. Basic concepts in Economics, Demand and supply analysis as well as consumers’ behaviour have been included in this course. In this course initially consumption, production, exchange and distribution shall be studied. In addition to this, mainly the study of consumption has been the dominant concern in this course. Students will be able to study further on the basis of this knowledge in Economics. Course Objectives:

i) To study the basic definitions and concepts of Economics. ii) To study the nature and scope of Economics. iii) To study the demand and supply analysis. iv) To make the comparative analysis of cardinal and ordinal utility approach.

Course Utility: i) Meaning, nature and scope will be studied in this course. ii) Student’s ability will be utilized to tackle the current economic problems. iii) Students will adept more knowledge in the field of modern economics by studying

this course. iv) This course will increase the utility and application to acquire more satisfaction in

life.

Paper-II

Statistical methods (Optional) Course Outline:

This is a course on statistical methods. It begins with some basic concepts and terminology which are fundamental for statistical analysis and inference which then develops collection, processing, and analyzing the data with basic statistical tools. The course introduces measurement of central tendency in the first semester and dispersion, correlation and index number in the second semester.

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Course Objectives: 1. To study the scope and function of Statistics. 2. To understand the importance and limitations of Statistics. 3. To Study the Collection of Primary data and Secondary data. 4. To make the Classification and Tabulation of data. 5. To Study the measurement of Central Tendency.

Course Utility: 1. Students will prepare themselves to understand the statistical methods. 2. Interest among the students to learn technical papers like Statistics, Quantitative

Technique, Mathematical Economics and Econometrics will be created. 3. Understanding of the basic concepts of data interpretation with the help of Statistics will

be generated. 4. Students will able to understand basic statistical tools of data analysis. 5. This course is useful for the students to get job where the data analysis is

comprehensively used. Semester – II

ECONOMICS Paper-III

Micro Economics (Compulsory) Course Outline:

The course includes the study of theory of production, theory of cost, and theory of revenue. The course also emphasizes on the study of market structure, such as, perfect competition, monopoly and monopolistic competition. The course also delve the theory of distribution. Rent, Wages, Interest and Profit theories are incorporated in the distribution. This course creates a new approach towards the study of Economics. Course Objectives:

i) To study the Concept and theories of Production. ii) To understand the concepts of Cost and Revenue. iii) To study the concepts of exchange through market structure. iv) To analyze the theory of distribution into various factors of production, such as: Land

owner, labour, organizer, and Capital owner. Course Utility:

i) Student will get the knowledge about Production, Cost and Revenue. ii) Students will be acquainted with the various markets from the point of view of

competition. iii) This course will be helpful to realize the actual market through competitive point of

view. iv) The acquisition of knowledge about providing share of different factors of

production.

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Paper-IV Economy of Maharashtra (Optional)

Course outline: This course introduces as well as acquaints the students with various issues and sectors in

Economy of Maharashtra with emphasis on cooperation, co-operative credit, railway, road, water, air transport and infrastructure. The student will also be able to understand the problems related to Co-operative sector, Infrastructure and Regional Imbalance in Maharashtra. Course Objectives:

1. To instill the students in terms of Co-operative Movement in Maharashtra. 2. To study the Transport and Infrastructure in Maharashtra. 3. To distinguish the regional imbalance in Maharashtra. 4. To Study the role of Marathwada Development Board (MDB) in the development of

Economy in Marathwada. 5. To Study the role of District Planning and Development Council (DPDC) in the

development of Economy in Maharashtra. Course Utility:

1. Awareness about development in economy of Maharashtra will be created. 2. Students will understand the various challenges of Economy in Maharashtra. 3. Students will be study the problems of economy in Maharashtra . 4. Students will be enriched with the different concept of economy in Maharashtra. 5. This study suggests remedies for different Problems in economy of Maharashtra.

Paper-IV

Statistical Methods (Optional) Course Outline:

This is a course on statistical methods which begins with some basic concepts and terminology. These are fundamental to statistical analysis and inference which then develops collection, processing, and analyzing the data with basic statistical tools. The course introduces dispersion, correlation and index number in the second semester. Course Objectives:

1. To instill the basic ideas of Statistics among the students. 2. To study the measurement of Dispersion. 3. To explain the significance of Correlation. 4. To Study the significance of Index Number. 5. To teach the methods of constructing Index Number.

Course Utility: 1. The students understand the statistical methods. 2. Interest among the students to learn technical papers like Statistics, Quantitative

Technique, Mathematical Economics and Econometrics will be generated.

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3. Understanding of the basic concepts of data interpretation with the help of statistics will be facilitated.

4. Students will be able to understand the basic statistical tools of data analysis. 5. This course is useful for the students to get job where the data analysis is widely used.

B.A. Second Year SEMESTER - III

Macro Economics (Paper-V) Course Rationale:

The present paper discusses national income and elaborates its meaning, importance and features. It also introduces the concepts like GNP, NNP, GDP, Personal Income, Disposable Income and Per Capita Income. Further, it numerates the measuring methods of national income and difficulties in it. It studies theory of money, illustrating its definitions, functions and importance as well as value and measurement. Not only it focuses on quantitative theories of money of Fisher and Cambridge approach but also covers business cycle, its meaning, characters and phases; including Keynesian theory. The paper includes the classical theories of employment of Say’s Law of market and Keynesian theory of income and employment. It is extended to the concept of consumption and other elements.

Statistical Methods-I (Paper-VI) Course Rationale:

The present paper is designed to expose the students to the basic statistical methods of economics. The emphasis is on definition, function, importance andlimitations. The paper illustrates the role of Data collection and frequency distribution. It will clarify the difference between primary and secondary data. The course also looks at the measures of central tendency.

Economics of Development(Paper-VI) Course Rationale:

This paper deals with the concepts of Economic Development and Economic Growth explaining the differences between them. It also throws light on the indicators of Economic Growth and measurements of Economic Developments. This paper enables students to acquaint not only with classical theories but also introduces them with other theories of Economic Development. Furthermore, it highlights the factors in Economic Development process such as, Natural Resources, Population, Saving, Capital formation and so on.

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Skill Enhancement Course Cashless Transaction (SEC-I)

Course Outline: An introduction to Money and Banking and the role of banks in the economy, not only

the students learn about traditional modes of payments but they are also able to know about the modern modes of payments which help in making cashless economy. Aims and objectives of course: The specific aims of this course are :

1. To enable the students to understand various aspects of Cashless Transactions. 2. To provide basic knowledge of Money and Banking systems. 3. To identify key issues and problems in cash economy. 4. To introduce the key economic concepts, required to analyse cashless transactions. 5. To illustrate how the new modes of payments (cashless) can be made easy in cashless

transaction. Learning outcomes of course: Completed the essential reading and activities students should:

1. Discuss Banking systems in existence and how they are structured 2. Explain the relative importance of new modes of payments (cashless) in transactions. 3. Discuss the main types of cashless instruments and the main techniques employed by

banks. SEMESTER - IV

Banking (Paper-VII) Course Rationale:

This paper aims to illustrate the concept of Bank in detail emphasizing meaning, function and evolution of banking system in India. It throws light on commercial banking and credit creation and their progress after nationalization of banking.

This paper also encompasses the definition, function and development of central bank. Further, the paper explores the pivotal financial institutions such as IDBI, NABARD, ICICI, EXIM etc. and their function and development. The paper also intends to make students aware of the current trends and reformations in banking services, for example E-banking, ATMs, Debit Cards, Educational Loan, Core Banking and other electronic services.

Statistical Methods-II(Paper-VIII)

Course Rationale: This paper is the second part of statistical methods for economics. The paper examines

the measures of dispersion in terms of range, quartile deviation and coefficient. It then studies correlation and time series, interpreting meaning, types and importance, applying Karl Pearson’s method. This is followed by an introduction of index number illustrating the importance of Laspeyer, Passche and Fisher's methods.

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SEMESTER - IV Skill Enhancement Course Data Collection (SEC-II)

Course outline: The course will be given in the form of lectures and practical work. Lectures will focus

on research, especially with regard to sampling methods, data collection and data preparation. The course will focus on the practical implementation of diverse sample techniques. Students are expected to collect and classify the data. Aims and objectives of course:

1. To develop the understanding of the basic concept of research. 2. To develop the understanding of the basic framework of sampling and data collection.. 3. To develop the understanding of various sampling methods and techniques. 4. To identify various sources of information for data collection. 5. To develop the understanding of the conducting survey on various issues.

Learning outcomes of course:s On completion of the course, the student shall be able to

1. Demonstrate his/her understanding of sampling methods and the ability to use collection of data

2. Identify the appropriate sample techniques for different kinds of research questions 3. Identify the appropriate source of data in relation to the collection of research data. 4. Able to classify and present the collected data in the form of graph, bar diagram, chart

etc.

B.A. Third Year

SEMESTER – V QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES -I (Optional)

DSE – ECO –I Course outline:

Quantitative Techniques is the main stream of the Economics. Every student of economics is must study the Quantitative Techniques. So the main objectives of this course are to train the students to use statistical techniques in economic analysis. Variation, correlation and regression are main content of the course. The emphasis of this course is on understanding economic concepts with the help of statistical method. Course Objectives:

1. To apply quantitative skill to real economic problems. 2. To study the rank correlation coefficient and apply practically. 3. To study the various techniques in statistics. 4. To study the mathematical techniques in the competitive exams.

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5. To study for the increase of the numerical efficiency among the student. 6. To study the use of correlation in the research.

Course Utility: 1. Student will study the course as a guideline in the general economic affair. 2. Student will use techniques easily in the research of humanities. 3. The course will be useful to the student since the course is best on the techniques of

statistics.

INDIAN ECONOMY- GE - ECO –I (Compulsory) Course Outline :

This course is not only highly relevant to students and scholars interested in expanding their knowledge of Indian Economy, but also policymakers wanting to know more about opportunities offered by Indian Economy. This paper introduces types and challenges of Indian Economy like increasing population, Unemployment, Poverty, Inflation, Crises in Agricultural Sectors, etc. The present paper also introduces the role of different sectors in Indian Economy. This paper includes economic planning and NITI Commission. The paper illustrates the impact of new economic reforms on Indian Economy. This paper also deals with the concept of foreign direct & Indirect Investment policy of India. Course Objectives : The specific objectives of the course are -

1. To expand student’s knowledge about Indian Economy. 2. To let students know more about opportunities offered by Indian Economy. 3. The let students know more about challenges of Indian Economy. 4. To develop assessing capacity of students of economic policies. 5. To develop economic problem solving capacity of students.

Course Utility :

1. Student will acquire the knowledge of Indian Economy. 2. Student will understand various challenges of Indian Economy. 3. Student will be able to suggest various measures to policy makers for solution of

economic problem.

SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE

FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND FINANCIAL LITERACY - SEC-III Course Outline:

The course will be given in the form of lectures and practical work. Financial inclusion and financial literacy is the base of Cashless Transactions. As the majority of population is still not included in the inclusive growth. The Growth of financial inclusion becomes a challenge for the Indian Economy. Financial literacy is considered as important adjunct for promoting

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financial inclusion, consumer protection and ultimately financial stability. The aims of the Skill Enhancement Course are to focus on financial inclusion and financial literacy for the Indian formal sector. Course Objectives: The Specific Objectives of this course are :

1. To develop the understanding of the basic concept of financial inclusion and financial literacy.

2. To develop the awareness of saving and investment. 3. To develop the financial activities of students. 4. To develop the financial literacy of students 5. To include each and every citizens in process of financial inclusion.

Course Utility : Completed the essential reading and activities students Should able to :

1. Student will be able to create their own financial plan. 2. Student will be able to create their own budget. 3. Student will propose a personal saving and Investment plan. 4. Student will be examining how their choice of carrier and lifestyles will affect their

financial plan. 5. Student will be aware about financial inclusion and financial literacy. 6. Student face a challenging economical future.

QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES -II ( Optional )

DSE – ECO – II Course outline:

The course has been framed by considering the importance of statistics in the present days. The student will get more knowledge about the techniques of statistics. This course is very beneficial for the research. The course provides practicability and is very important to stand firmly in the world level competition. The course provides main ideas like Time series analysis, Index Numbers, Skewness, Kurtosis and moments. Course Objectives:

1. To study the index of cost of living. 2. To study the Price Index Number. 3. To create the awareness about coefficient of skewness among the students.

Course Utility: 1. Students will get knowledge about how the value of money is decided. 2. Students will study price differentiation between base year and current year. 3. Students will study the change in economic factors in course of times. 4. Students will study the economic & social trend with the help of moving average method.

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PUBLIC FINANCE -GE – ECO - II (Compulsory) Course Outline :

This course discusses the financial aspect of Indian Economy hence this Paper is Next part of Indian Economy paper. The course covers different concepts of public finance i.e. Public finance, Fiscal Policy, Budget & Deficits. The paper includes explanation of Public Revenue & Public Expenditure, Hence students will understand the imbalance between Public Revenue & Public Expenditure. It will clarify the concept of deficit. This Paper also discusses Centre & State financial relations in India. It has been extended to the overview of recent finance commission. Course Objectives : The specific objectives of the course are -

1. To introduce financial aspect of Indian Economy. 2. To discuss various concepts of public finance. 3. To analyze tax system of Indian Economy. 4. To know more about imbalance between public revenue and public expenditure. 5. To discuss centre and state financial relations in India.

Course Utility : 1. Student will able to analyze different concept of public finance. 2. The student will understand the imbalance between public revenue and public

expenditure. 3. The students will suggest various measures to decrease deficit. 4. The student will be able to evaluate working of recent finance commission.

SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT- SEC-IV Course outline:

The course is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and attitudes in entrepreneurship development that will meet the needs of a developing economy. On completion of this syllabus the students will gain knowledge and comprehension for the development and application of ideas for entrepreneurship. Course Objectives: The Specific objective of the course is:

1. Acquiring entrepreneurship spirit and resourcefulness. 2. Familiarization with various uses of human resource for earning dignified means of

living. 3. Understanding the concept and process of entrepreneurship- its contribution and role in

the growth and development of individuals and the nation. 4. Acquiring entrepreneurial quality, competency and motivation. 5. Learning the process and skills of creation and management of entrepreneurial venture.