Project Management and Entrepreneurship syllabus, CSE, MAKAUT/WBUT

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. Introduction

   • Meaning and Concept of Entrepreneurship
   • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
   • Contributions of Entrepreneurs to Society
   • Risk-Opportunities Perspective and Mitigation of Risks

2. Entrepreneurship – An Innovation

   • Challenges of Innovation
   • Steps of Innovation Management
   • Idea Management System
   • Divergent vs. Convergent Thinking
   • Qualities of a Prospective Entrepreneur

3. Idea Incubation

   • Factors Determining Competitive Advantage
   • Market Segment
   • Blue Ocean Strategy
   • Industry and Competitor Analysis (Market Structure, Market Size, Growth Potential)
   • Demand-Supply Analysis

4. Entrepreneurial Motivation

   • Design Thinking-Driven Innovation
   • TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)
   • Achievement Motivation Theory of Entrepreneurship–Theory of McClelland
   • Harvesting Strategies

5. Information (Entrepreneurship Support & Funding)

   • Government Incentives for Entrepreneurship
   • Incubation, Acceleration
   • Funding New Ventures: Bootstrapping, Crowd Sourcing, Angel Investors
   • Government of India’s Efforts: SISI, KVIC, DGFT, SIDBI, Defense and Railways

6. Closing the Window

   • Sustaining Competitiveness
   • Maintaining Competitive Advantage
   • Changing Role of the Entrepreneur

7. Applications and Project Reports Preparation

   • Applications of Entrepreneurship
   • Preparation of Project Reports

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1. Project Management Introduction

   • Definition of Project and Project Management
   • Issues and Problems in Project Management
   • Project Life Cycle (Initiation/Conceptualization, Planning, Implementation/Execution, Closure/Termination)

2. Project Feasibility Studies

   • Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies
   • Preparation of Detailed Project Report
   • Technical Appraisal
   • Economic/Commercial/Financial Appraisal (including Capital Budgeting Process)
   • Social Cost-Benefit Analysis

3. Project Planning

   • Importance of Project Planning
   • Steps of Project Planning
   • Project Scope
   • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
   • Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS)
   • Phased Project Planning

4. Project Scheduling and Costing

   • Gantt Chart
   • CPM and PERT Analysis
   • Identification of Critical Path
   • Calculation of Floats and Slacks
   • Crashing
   • Time-Cost Trade-off Analysis
   • Project Cost Reduction Methods

5. Project Monitoring and Control

   • Role of Project Manager
   • MIS in Project Monitoring
   • Project Audit

6. Case Studies and Hands-on Training (MS-Project)

   • Case Studies in Project Management
   • Training on MS-Project Tools

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