Elective paper · Year 3 · Sem 6

Principles of Resource Management

3 credits5 units · 19 topicsInternal 25Exam 75

Prep tip

Most answers follow a list or a process: learn each as a numbered chain (the management process, the decision-making steps, the time-plan steps, Mundel's classes of change) and add one home-life example to every point.

Suggested order: Unit I, then II, then III, then IV, and V last.

Units

Unit I0 of 4 read

Introduction to management

4 sheets · about 25 min reading

Management: definition, concept and environment6 min Principles and process of management7 min Qualities of a good manager5 min Motivational factors: values, goals and standards7 min

Unit II0 of 4 read

Resources in management and decision making

4 sheets · about 24 min reading

Resources: definition, characteristics and classification6 min Using family resources well, and factors affecting their use6 min Decision making: types and process7 min Methods of resolving conflicts5 min

Unit III0 of 3 read

Time and energy management

3 sheets · about 21 min reading

Tools of time management: time norms, peak loads, work curves and rest periods6 min Making, controlling and evaluating a time plan9 min Energy management in home-making6 min

Unit IV0 of 4 read

Work simplification, body mechanics and fatigue

4 sheets · about 28 min reading

Work simplification and Mundel's classes of change8 min Planning efficient kitchen work areas7 min Body mechanics6 min Fatigue: types and management7 min

Unit V0 of 4 read

Money management

4 sheets · about 27 min reading

Family income: types, sources and ways to increase it6 min Family budget: types, planning and advantages9 min Engel's law of consumption4 min Handling money, financial records and savings8 min

How the 100 marks split

Internal · Tests (best 2 of 3)10

Internal · Attendance5

Internal · Seminar5

Internal · Assignment5

End-semester exam75

Total100

The usual internal split. Your college may differ.Practise a model paper