COLLEGE OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DE1,HI IMPORTANT NOTICE 'fhe newly admitted students of all the Honours courses in Semester-I and the existing students of Semester-111 are urgently required to exercise their option for Generic Elective Paper No. 1.4 and 3.4 respectively. It is to be noted that student admitted in one department's course has to study the Generic Elective paper being offered by other department. For example a student admitted in B.A. (Hons.) Economics has to study the Generic Elective Paper offered by other departments (e.g. Commerce, PoI.Sc., Math, History, English, Cornpt!1':r Sc. etc.) The list of papers offered by different departments are given oelu?~: I- Department of Commerce (Meant for students of B.A. (Hons.) Econoi-rlics. 8141. (Hons.) B.Sc. (Hons.) Computcr Science, B.A. (Hons.) History) Semester-I I'aper Name - (i) lnsurancc and Risk Management Semester-111 Anyone ofthe following two offered by the department: Paper Name - (i) Business Statistics (ii) Project Management Ii- Department of Economics (Meant for shdents of B.Com. (I ions.), R13r iIIons.) H.Sc. (Elons.) Computer Science, B.A. (Ilons.) Ilistory) Semester-l - Any one of the following offered by the departrnc17t Paper Name - (i) IntroducTory Microeconomics (ii) Economics History of India A" Semester-Ill- Any one of the follouing offered by the department I'apcr Namc - (i) Indian Economy - I (iii) Money and Ranking 111- Department of English (Meant for students of all Honours Courses) Semester-I -Any one of the following offered by the departme;1t Paper Name - ti) Media and Commlmication Skill (ii) Text and I'erfonnance Semester-111 - Any one of the following ofikred by the depar~nlent Paper Name - (i) Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment (ii) Language, 1,iterature and Culture f V- Department of Mathematics (Meant for students of all Honours Courses) Semestex-J Paper Name - (i) Calculus Semester-111 Paper Name - (i) DiFferential Equations V- Department of Hindi (Meant for students of all Honours Courses) Semester-] Paper Name - (i) Hindi Cinema Aur Uskaa Adhyayan Semester-11 I Paper Name - (i) Bhasha Aur Samaj Vl- Department of History (~eantfor students of all Honour.: Courses excpt History (I Ions.)) Semester-I I'aper Name - (i) Environmental lssucs in India Semester-I1 I I'aper Name - (i) Delhi- Medieval VII- Department of Computer Science (Meant for students of all I-lonours Courses except B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science) Semested Papcr Naine - (i) Introduction to Programming Semester-111 l'aper Na~nc- (i) Computer Networks and Internet Tcc!~nol~~~:ie~ VIII- Department of Political Science (Mcant for studcnts of' all I lonou, a iturscsi Semester-1 I'aper Name - (i) Nationalism in India Semesfer-I11 Papcr Name - (i) Gandhi in Contemporary World Please Note: For any option to be given, a minimurn of 20 students are required. If number of students opting for a particular option are below 20 then option will not be given. Option Form is available in College's Office1 College Website. Same is to be deposited in Office. s Dr. Surender Singh Convenor Allocation of the AECC and Generic Papers Committee -Encl. C'opics of the syllabus of different papers ofiered by various departments. 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(Iloe~..): Sernatcr - 111 Paper BCH-3.4(r): RlJSlNESS STATISTICS Duration: 3 hrs. LecturrsiPraefical Lab Objective: To fimilrarize students with the basic statistical tools used to summarize and analyze qi~antitat~veinfoimation for decision making. Unit I: Statistical Data and Descriptive Statistics i .I Measures of Central Tendency a) Mathematical averages including arilhmetic tilean, seometric mean and harmonic mean. Pmpenies and applications. b) Positional Averages: Mode and Median (and other parfition values including quartilcs, deciies, and percentiles) (including graphic determination) 1.2 Meacures of Varinion: absolute and relative. Ibnge. quartile deviation, mean deviation, standard deviation, and their coeffioients, Properties ofstandard deviationlvariance 1.3 Moments: Calculation and signifiwce, Skewness: Menning Measurement using Karl Pearson and Buwley's measures; Concept ofKurIosis Llnit I1 :Probability and Probability i)i*tributions 2.1 Iheury trl'i'mbabilily. Approaches it?ihciilc~.idilon ofprobab~lity 2.2 Calculalion of went ombabilitizs. ,\ddtrion and n~iilti~licaiionlaws ol' nlobabilitv (Proof not required) 2.3 Conditional probability and Bayes' Theorem (Proof not required) 2.4 Expectation and variance ofa random variable 2.5 Probability dinributions: (a) Binomial distribution: i'mbability distribution function, Constants, Shape, Fitting ol binomial distribution (b) Poisson distribution: Probability function. (including Poisson approxitnzuion to binomial distribution). Constants, Fitting of Poisson distributioii (c) Normal distribution: Probability distribudun function, Properties of normal curve. Calculation of probabilities. traillit 111: Simple Correlation and Regression Analysis 3.1 Correlation Analysis. Meaning ofCorrelation: simple, multiple and partial; linear and non-linear, Correlation and Causation. Scatter diagram, Pearson's co-cttcient of correlation: calculation and properties (proofs not rquired). Correlation and Probable error: Rmk Correlation 3.2 Recression Analysis. Priliciple of least squares and re~rcssionlines. ResrssiQn equations and ostimition; ~m&rties of n&rion coeffici~nts; Relationship &tween Conriation and Regression coefficients; Standard Error of Estiinatc Unit 1V: Index Numbers 4.1 Meaning and use5 of index numbers. Constrl~cr~onof index numbers. fixed and cham R.Com (lions.) CBCS Department of Commcra. Ulliversity or Delhi Delhi base: univnriote a~ldcomposite. Aggregzive and average of relatives - simple and weiglited 4.2 Tests of adequacy af index oumbers, Base shitting, splicing and deflating. Problems in the construction of index numbcis 4.3 Construclion of consunlcr vri'c. ~:l.lic:%. :nponiii~ soarc price ind ccs. including BSE SENSEX and NSE NIPI'Y Unit V: Time Series Analysis 5.1 Time Series Daw Comwnents of time series. Additive and niuliiplicalive models 5.2 Trend analysis. Finins of trend line using principle of least squares - linear, seco~id degree parabola and exponential. Conversion of annual linear trend equation to quarterlylmonthly basis and vice-\,ens; Moving averages 5.3 Seasonal variations- Calculation of Seasonal lndices using Simple averages, Ratio-to- trend, and Ratio-to-moving averages methods. Uses of Scasonal Indices UNIT V1:Sampling Concepts, Sampling Diihibutions and Estimation Populations and samples, Paramelen and Slaistics, Descriptive and inferential statistics. Sainpling methods including Simple Random sampling, Stratified samplin& Systematic sampling, Judgment sampling and Convenience sampling. Concept of Sampling distributions and Theory of Estimation: Point and Interval estimation of means (large samples) nnd proportions. Practical Lab Thc students will be familiarired with sofhvare (Snreadsheet andtor SPSSl and the Statist~calmd other functions contained therein'related to formation of frGuency distributions and calculation of averages, measures of Dispersion and variation, correlation and regression eo-efficient. Suggested Readings: 1. Levin, Richard, David S. Rubin. Rastogi. and Siddiqui. Srorirticsfor Mmuge~woa. Pearson Education. 2. Berenson and Levine. Basic Buriness Slalisrics: Concepts nnd Applicarions. Pearson Education. 5. Siegel, Andrew F. Prncricai Business Slalislics. McGmw Hill. 4. Volira. N. D. Business Slarisfics. McGraw Hill. 5. Spiegel, M.D. Theory and Problems of Slarisrics. Schnum's Outlines Series. McGraw Hill Publishing Co. 6. Gupta, S.P., and Gupta. Archana. Slorisricai Methods. Sultan Chand and Sons. Nebv Dclhi. 7. Gupta, S.C. Funrlamenrols ofSlorislics. Himalaya Publishing Hotise. 8. Andersonl Sweeney and Willianl. Slatistics .for Shrdenb of Economics and Ilusincss. Cengage Learning. 9. Thukral J. K. Busincss Stulisric.~.7'bxmonn Note. Latest edition of text books may be used. w Generic Elective in Economics I: Introductork Microeconomics Course Descrintio~~ This course-is designed to expose the studcnts to the basic principles of microeconomic theory. The emphasis will be on thinking like an economist and the course will illustrale how rnicroeconomic concepts can be applied to analye real-life situations. course Ootlinc. 1. Exploring the sub,ject matter of Economics Why study cconomics? Scope and mcthod of cconomics; thc ccono~nicproblcm: scarcity and choice; the question of what to produce, how lo p~~oduccand how to distribute outp~it: science of cconomics; the basic