Syllabus Lecturer in Computer Applications and Business Management - Ted - Cat No. 369-12

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MAIN TOPICS OF PROGRAMME NO. 06/2013 (Item No. 13)
LECTURER IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION (POLYTECHNICS)  (CATEGORY NO. 369/2012)
Part.I. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
1.Programming
C – Statements – functions – files, structures, pointers
C++ and Java – class, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, constructors,
exception handling, files.
Java – packages and interfaces, multi threading, applets
2. (a)Data Structures
Stack, array, queue, dequeue, linked lists, tree, graph, sorting, searching,
file structures, algorithms and time complexity
 (b) Digital Systems and Computer Organization
Number Systems, conversion from one number system to another, BCD,
floating point number, binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, design of
combinatorial circuits, shift registers. Functional units of digital computer,
addressing modes, virtual memory – cache memory, processing unit, control
unit.
3.Operating System
File System, directory structure, CPU scheduling, process states, threads,
semaphores, memory management, device management.
4. Database Management System
Database users, comparison with file system, ER diagram, attributes, keys,
relational database, relational algebra, SQL, triggers, integrity constraints,
normalization, indexing, hashing, transaction, concurrency control, database
recovery. 5. Internet and Web Applications
Computer Network, IP address, internet, world wide web, HTML, XML,
HTTP, multimedia, streaming, videoconferencing, voice, video over IP, data
compression, cryptography, network security
6.Software Engineering
Software Engineering Processes, methods and tools, software process
models, phases in software development, design phases,risk management,
testing, maintenance, dependability.
Part.II. MANAGEMENT
1.Financial Management
Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet
2.Operations Management
Productivity, Lay out planning and types of lay out, Inventory Control –
EOQ Model, Selection Inventory Control, Work Measurement
3. (a) Human Resources Management :-
Recruitment and Selection, Job Analysis, Job Rating, Performance Rating,
Communication
 (b) Marketing Management:-
Internal and External Environment of Business –Marketing Mix –Market
Segmentisation – Product Life Cycle – Promotion Mix
4. Quantitative Techniques:-
Mean, Median, Mode, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Normal
Distribution.
5. Operations Research:-
Linear Programming – Graphical and Simplex methods - Transportation
Problem, Assignment Problem, Game Theory, CPM/PERT Part.III. Facts about India
Geography of India- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc
Demography- Economic and Social Development-Poverty Alleviation-Economy
and Planning-Etc
History of India- Period from 1857 to 1947- National Movement- Etc.
Part.IV. Facts about Kerala
Geographical Facts- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc
Renaissance of Kerala
Important Events/ Movements/Leaders
Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru,
Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara
Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan,
V.T.Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc