SEMESTER IV SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT-I: Software projects and metrics Software Project Management Concepts and 3 Ps (People,

e, problem and process) Metrics in the process and project domains, Software measurement size-oriented metrics, functionoriented metrics and extended function point metrics, Integrating metrics within the software process. UNIT-II: Software project planning Software Project planning objectives, scoping, Resources human resources, reusable software resources and environmental resources Software project estimation Popular decomposition techniques problem-based, process-based and empirical estimation (COCOMO model). UNIT-III: Software outsourcing and project scheduling The Make-Buy decision creating a decision tree, Software outsourcing issues involved Project Scheduling and tracking relationship between people and effort defining a task set for the software project. UNIT-IV: Software risk management and configuration management Risk Management Reactive and Proactive risk strategies, Risk identification, projection, mitigation and monitoring RMMM Plan Software configuration management process and standards UNIT-V: Object-oriented software projects and CASE tools Management of Object-oriented software projects process framework, metrics, estimation and scheduling approach, Computer-aided Software Engineering (CASE) CASE tools their building blocks and taxonomy.
TEXT BOOKS:

1. Pressman: Software Engineering: A Practitioners approach (McGraw-Hill) 2. Glib: Principles of software engineering management (Addison-Wesley)
REFERENCES:

1. Lecky- Thompson: Corporate Software Engineering (Wiley-DreamTech) 2. Prasad: Software Engineering An industry-oriented approach to software development methodologies, quality management and project management (WileyDreamTech)

SEMESTER IV TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT I: Training - Objective and concepts of Training, Scope of Training, Training and HRD, How Training Benefits the Organisation, Current and Future Trends in Training Analysis of Training Needs - Organisational Analysis: Task, Person. Requirement Analysis, Methods and Techniques of Training Need Assessment, Training needs Analysis and Process, Operational Analysis/ Job analysis UNIT II: Training Design Prime Considerations while designing a Training Programme, Factors affecting Training Design, Budgeting for Training, Identification of Evaluation objectives & Needs, Establishing and identifying Training Objectives Learning - Definition, Principles, Components and elements of Learning Process UNIT III: Training Process and Methods Designing the Training Programme, Training Implementation, Training Policy and Plan, Types of Training, Training Method UNIT IV: Implementation and Evaluation Training Logistical and Physical Arrangements, Tips for Trainer for Effective Implementation, Evaluation-Definition & need, Types of Evaluation Instruments, Evaluation Design & Techniques, Training Audit - Suggestions for Making Training Effective. UNIT V: Management Development The need & importance of management development, Approach to management development, Sources of knowledge and skills, Special needs of Technical Managers, Strategies to develop Technical Managers, Training for Executive Level Management

SEMESTER IV PAPER 1 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT I: The Entrepreneurial Development Perspective Concepts of Entrepreneurship Development - Evolution of the concept of Entrepreneur Entrepreneur Vs. Intrapreneur, Entrepreneur Vs. Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Vs. Manager Attributes and Characteristics of a successful Entrepreneur Role of Entrepreneur in Indian economy and developing economies with reference to Self-Employment Development Entrepreneurial Culture UNIT II: Creating Entrepreneurial Venture Business Planning Process Environmental Analysis - Search and Scanning Identifying problems and opportunities Defining Business Idea Basic Government Procedures to be complied with UNIT III: Project Management Technical, Financial, Marketing, Personnel and Management Feasibility Estimating and Financing funds requirement - Schemes offered by various commercial banks and financial institutions like IDBI, ICICI, SIDBI, SFCs Venture Capital Funding UNIT IV: Entrepreneurship Development and Government Role of Central Government and State Government in promoting Entrepreneurship - Introduction to various incentives, subsidies and grants - Export Oriented Units - Fiscal and Tax concessions available Role of following agencies in the Entrepreneurship Development - District Industries Centers (DIC), Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), National Institute of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD), National Entrepreneurship Development Board (NEDB) UNIT V: Women Entrepreneurs Women Entrepreneurs Reasons for Low / No Women Entrepreneurs Role, Problems and Prospects

SEMESTER IV HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT UNIT I: HRD A conceptual analysis, HRM and HRD, HRD Climate & Culture, Professional characteristic & competencies for HRD professionals, Emerging issues facing HRD Professionals, Influences on Employee behavior, External influences, Internal factors that influence employer behavior. UNIT II: Learning and HRD Learning principles, maximizing learning, Individual differences in learning process, Learning strategies and styles, Recent developments in instructional and cognitive psychology Analysis of the role of development Developing the person in the role/ Career planning , Career, Development & Career Strategy, Performance review and counseling, Potential appraisal / Employee Empowerment, Assessment centre-career and succession planning/ QWL UNIT III: Training and development Meaning and importance, Training process model emerging developments, Identification of training needs, Organizational analysis, Task analysis- person analysis, Priotizing HRD needs, Transfer of training, Issues-transfer process, Theories &strategies-Organization and work environmental factors that influence transfer of training. UNIT - IV: HRD Audit and Hr Accounting HRD Audit: Interview, observation, Questionnariers, HRD Score Card, Writing the HRD Audit Report, Designing & Using HRD Audit for Business Improvement UNIT V: Strategic HRD Concept of SHRD, SHRD system, process, HRD benefit forecasting model, Managing HRD function effectively, HRD Scenario in Indian Organisation: its problems and prospects