FPRM: Promoting Scholarship in Rural Management

Annexure 1
Fellow Programme in Rural Management 2012 Curriculum & Schedule Year 1 Remedial: June 04, 2012 - June 09, 2012 Induction Programme: June 11 - June 23, 2012 Classroom Term I (6 Credits) June 25 - Sept 08, 2012 1. 2. Economic Analysis for Rural Management I (1.0 Credit) 3. 4. Financial Accounting (1.0 Credit) Quantitative Analysis for Rural Management (1.0 Credit) Managerial Analysis & Communication (0.5 Credit) Rural Research Methods (0.5 Credit) Rural Livelihood Systems (0.5 Credit) Rural Society and Polity (0.5 Credit) Individual and Group Behaviour (1.0 Credit) Fieldwork Segment (4 credits) Oct. 01 Dec. 01, 2012 Fieldwork Oct. 01 Nov. 24, 2012 Presentations & Submissions at IRMA Nov. 26 Dec. 01, 2012 Vacation Sept 15 - Sept 28, 2012 Classroom Term II (6 credits) Dec. 03, 2012 Feb. 23, 2013 1. 2. Economic Analysis for Rural Management II (1.0 Credit) 3. 4. 3. 4. Collective Action and Cooperation (1.0 Credit) Classroom Term III (6 credits) Feb. 25 - May 11, 2013 1. 2. Managing Cooperatives (1.0 Credit) Marketing Management (1.0 Credit) Management Information Systems (1.0 Credit) Costing and Management Planning (1.0 Credit) Human Resources Management (1.0 Credit) Development Theories and Practices (1.0 Credit)

Understanding Organisations (1.0 Credit) Production and Operations Management (1.0 Credit) Computer Applications for Rural Management (0.5 Credit) Gender and Development (0.5 Credit)

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Fieldwork Preparations Sept 10-14, 2012

Vacation May 13 - May 25, 2013

Financial Management (1.0 Credit)

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Annexure 1 Contd Year 2

Organisation Traineeship Segment (4 credits) May 27 Aug. 03, 2013 1. Case Study of an Organisation & its environment Organisation Action Component (leading up to writing a Management Case) OTS Presentations & Final Submission July 29 Aug. 03, 2013 1. Classroom Term IV (6 credits) Aug. 05 Oct. 19, 2013 Strategic Management (1 credit) Project Management (1 credit) Classroom Term V: Thesis Proposal Preparatory Term (4 credits) Oct. 28 Dec. 28, 2013 1. Research Methodology (1 credit) Course of Independent Study(2 credits) Classroom Term VI: Additional Courses (2 credits Max) if and as determined by the TAC/Comprehensive Qualifying Examinations Dec. 30, 2013 -March 29, 2014 Thesis Proposal Finalisation - Seminar Presentation (April - May 2014) 1. Addition Courses / Readings, if any (as determined by TAC) Comprehensive Qualifying Examinations (Area and General)

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Philosophy of Science (1 credit)

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Reading/Research Seminar - (including preparation & presentation of thesis proposals) (1 credit) Participate in MTS presentations of PRM (Dec 16-21, 2013)

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Optional Courses including Course of Independent Study (3 credits)

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Year 3 : 2 PRM CR Terms equivalent of Teaching/Research/ Editorial Assistantship; Thesis Research Year 4 : Thesis Research and Completion Year 5 & 6 : Extension (if required) for Thesis Completion General Notes: 1. Individual participants could seek exemptions from PRM level core courses of the 1 st year subject to the following conditions; (a) they must present evidence of having done equivalent courses earlier, and (b) they must have earned equivalent of a B minus grade. 2. If the above conditions are met, on the recommendation of the Course Advisor (for the 1st year courses) or the TAC (for 2 nd year courses), the FPRM Executive Committee could grant the exemptions following the procedure and norms prescribed in the FPRM Handbook. 3. From 3rd year onwards, the FPRM would reckon 2 terms per year, i.e.; July-December and January-June. 4. Teaching/Research/Editorial Assistantship: Every participant would have the opportunity of Teaching Assistantship/ Research Assistantship/ Editorial Assistantship, for 2 classroom terms or equivalent time (6 months). During this period, depending upon mutual interest, a participant could choose to act in any of these or combination of ways; TA for 2 PRM courses, TA for 8 one week MDPs, RA for research/ consulting projects (6 months), Editorial Assistantship (6 months) for IJRM/ CORPAS. 5. Institute may consider payment of honorariums for such TA/ RA/ EA at rates to be determined. 6. The re-configuration of the course structure would not affect the fees schedule currently adopted, unless otherwise explicitly decided.

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Vacation May - June 2014