School of Civil Engineering

Course Name : Engineering Geology

Course Instructor: Dr. E. Saranathan SAP / SOCE
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5.15 p.m to 6.30p.m.

Objectives: In the recent years, Geology is found to have wide spread application in the
field of Engineering. Earth Science data is more important to understand the processes of
the earth’s work and its applications in the design and execution of various works
keeping in mind, the economy and stability of the projects. Earth Science (Geology) is
classified in to various branches, which are used as core in different fields of
Engineering. The engineer proceeds with his work and the geologist helps him in solving
the unforeseen problems.

Course Name : Green Technology

Course Instructor Dr. Ashutosh Das Professor / SOCE
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5.15 p.m to 6.30p.m.

Objectives: The course objectives of ‘Green technology’ is two-fold – (a) exploration of

viable substitutes for the modern technologies, especially in areas of construction, with
marginal compromise on comforts and (b) qualitative approach to bring out true-
greenness (eco-sustainability) with regard to modification of lifestyles, based on
indigenous knowledge-base.

Course Name : Water Management

Course Instructor : Dr. T.R. Neelakantan Professor / SOCE
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5.15 p.m to 6.30p.m.

Objectives: Before completion of this course each student should be able to understand
necessity, components and traditional and modern methods of water management; solve
some simple problems using simple tools; understand the problems and mitigating
measures of flood and drought; understand the water laws and disputes at different levels
in water sharing; debate the causes of disputes and the possible solutions.
School of Computing

Course Name: Management Information System

Course Instructor: D.Manivannan AP III /CSE/SOC
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5.00p.m to 6.30p.m.

Objectives: This course covers functional role of Information system in management

strategies. Analysis of system development models is dealt with. The various phases in
design of computer based information system with effective decisions are discussed. At
the end of this course a student will be able to design an effective Management
Information system.

Course Name: Web Technology

Course Instructor: S.Ramakrishnan APII/ICT/SOC
Course Schedule: Monday & Tuesday. 5.00p.m. to 6.30p.m.

Course Objective: The course enables the students to design web pages and also makes
them understand about the working of Internet. Students will gain knowledge of Markup
Languages, Scripting languages and Server side programming. After completing this
course they will be competent enough to design and host a web site in the real time
scenario. They will also gain technical know-how of web programming tools.

School of Management

Course Name: Project Management

Course instructor: Mr. Raj Rao, Owner-consultant, Xtraplus, Chennai
Course Schedule: Thursday & Friday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Course Objective: Basic understanding of project management processes and global

practices and trends in project management. The student at the end of the course will be
able to define the scope of a project, understand project needs, plan, execute, monitor,
control and close a project

Course Name: Economic Concepts of Business

Course Instructor: Dr.R.Renganathan, Prof/School of Mgmt
Course Schedule: Monday & Tuesday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Course Objective: This course aims at imparting knowledge on economic theory for
analyzing the problems of firms, other organizations and helps in managerial decisions
under competitive environment with proper understanding of the economic policies of
nations. Students will at the end of the course have knowledge on macro & micro
economics, market dynamics, Production, Cost analysis and Market structure
Name of Course: User-friendly Marketing Research
Course instructor: Prof.S.Vaidhyasubramanaim, Dean/P&D
Course Schedule: Friday. 5:15p.m. to 7.45p.m.

Course Objective: The course shall provide insights to novel marketing research methods
adopted by organizations for product decisions making. At the end of the course the
students will be able to understand various concepts on data collection procedures,
questionnaire design, understanding consumer mind, sales, distribution, pricing,
advertising & branding strategies.

Name of Course: Business Analysis for Engineers

Course Instructor: Dr.N.Kamakodi, Executive Director, City Union Bank Ltd.
Course Schedule: Friday. 5:15p.m. to 7.45p.m.

Objectives: Business Analysis for Engineers provides an opportunity for the learners to
understand the language of business both in financial and strategic dimensions. At the
end of the course, a student will be able to gain knowledge on basic concepts on
accounting & costing, introductory economics, various corporate strategy tools and
organizational behavior.

Name of Course: Indian Business Models

Course Instructor: Dr.R.Srinivasan/APII/School of Mgmt.
Course Schedule: Thursday & Friday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Objectives: To give an exposure to different business models for engineering students

and to kindle interest in Entrepreneurship and facilitate students understand the relevance
of Indian business models in the making of New world order.

School of EEE

Course Name: Medical Electronics

Course Instructor: Dr.Harnarayan Upadhyay, P/SEEE
Course Schedule: Wednesday & Friday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Course Objective: To create an awareness and conceive the engineering behind

electronics system used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The student will have
basic knowledge on Physiology and anatomy of human body, Diagnostic tools, working
principle, operation and failure analysis, Therapeutic electronics operation, working
condition / safety ranges and side effects, Optical based sensors, chemical, thermal
sensors for body fluid analysis, Imaging tools / systems, thermal, sonic and high energy
rays, Principle and working / limitations, Recording and transmission, Radio pills and
Telemedicine.
Course Name: Introduction to MEMS & NEMS (Prerequisite: Thin Film
Fundamentals)
Course Instructor: Dr.M.Sridharan SAP/SEEE
Course Schedule: Tuesday. 5:15p.m. to 7.45p.m.

Course Objective: The aim of this course is to make students familiar with recent
developments and process technology of the Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
(MEMS), Micro-sensors, Smart Devices, Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (NEMS) and
their applications. The student will gain knowledge on basic materials used in MEMS &
NEMS, process involved in fabrication and various applications.

Course Name: Information Hiding

Course Instructor: Shri R.Amirtharajan, APIII/SEEE
Course Schedule: Monday & Thursday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Course Objective: Internet has shrunk the world into a global village. The amount of
information being communicated via internet has increased manifold times. Information
hiding techniques have become indispensable for secured sharing between peer to peer
communication and among network users. The course shall provide the students an
opportunity to understand steganography, its principles, techniques and applications.

Course Name: Thin Film Fundamentals

Course Instructor: Dr.M.Sridharan SAP/SEEE
Course Schedule: Monday. 5:15p.m. to 7.45p.m.

Course Objective: The course provides fundamental knowledge on current coating

techniques with emphasis on those used in high technology applications, including
microelectronics, optics, magnetic, hard and corrosion resistant coatings, coatings for
clean energy, biocompatible coatings, etc. This course equips the students with
knowledge in processing both elementary pure materials and compounds that can be
prepared in their crystalline, polycrystalline, nanocrystalline or amorphous forms which
will provide guidance on the deposition of thin films used in industry and science

Course Name: Fundamentals of Nanoelectroncis

Course Instructor: Dr.John Bosco Balaguru, P/SEEE
Course Schedule: Monday & Tuesday. 5:15p.m. to 6.45p.m.

Course Objective: As nanotechnology has revolutionized the electronic industry, the

present course aims to provide knowledge on nanoscale and how engineering at atomic
and molecular scale modernize the electronic world through miniaturization. The course
will provide insights on preparation and characterization of nanomaterials, their
applications in electronics field along with an overview on quantum physics.
School of C&BT

Course Name: Space Biology

Course Instructor: Dr.R.S.Santhosh
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5:00p.m. to 6.30p.m.

Course Objective: The effects of space flight on bacteria, unicellular organisms and
animals. This will become more relevant when humans make deep space explorations or
long stay in space. This course will provide knowledge on origin and evolution of human
life, plant biology & microbiology.

School of Mechancial

Course Name: Organisational Behaviour

Course Instructor: Dr.K.Thiyagarajan, Dean/SoMe
Course Schedule: Monday & Tuesday. 5:00p.m. to 6.15p.m.

Course Objective: To educate students on good human behavior and share best
performance in organizations using various organizational behavioral theories and
concepts with corporate examples.

Course Name: Quality Management

Course Instructor: Dr.S.Raghuraman, P/SoMe
Course Schedule: Monday & Turesday. 5:00p.m. to 6.15p.m.

Course Objective: To educate on the importance in ensuring quality of products

&services and the methods of ensuring quality. At the end of the course, the student will
be able to understand the defintion of Quality, Statistical tools, Quality circles, Control
charts for Variables & Attributes, usage of appropriate charts, Sampling Techniques,
Single ,Double &Multiple Sampling, OC curves, ISO, 5S, Principles of Deming, Jurang,
Taguchi, Kaizen Strategy & JIT.

School of Humanities & Sciences

Course Name: Vedic Mathematics

Course Instructor: Dr.N.Kannan, P/SoH&S
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday. 5:00p.m. to 6.30p.m.

Course Objective: To teach the students about the ancient system of Indian Mathematics
which was rediscovered from the Vedas between 1911 and 1918 by Sri Bharati Krsna
Tirthaji (1884-1960). The students will be introduced to the concepts in the 16 word
formulae that describe the way the mind naturally works and are therefore a great help in
directing the student to the appropriate method of solution.