VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.- Home Science)

UG B.Sc. Programme

Structure under CBCS for B.Sc. Home Science Subjects

General Home Science, Food Science & Nutrition, Human Development (GFH)

Sem. Course Paper No. Hours/Week Credit Exam

Hours

Marks Total

Internal External

IV

Core-I G8- Introduction to

Ergonomics

2 2 2 20 50 70

G9- Family Clothing 2 2 2 20 50 70

G10- Entrepreneurship

Development

2 2 2 20 50 70

Core-I

(Pr)

G8- Introduction to

Ergonomics

2 1 2 10 20 30

G9- Family Clothing 2 1 2 10 20 30

G10- Entrepreneurship

Development

2 1 2 10 20 30

Core-II F 8-Food Preservation 2 2 2 20 50 70

F 9-Food Science 2 2 2 20 50 70

F 10-Community Nutrition 2 2 2 20 50 70

Core-II

(Pr)

F 8-Food Preservation 2 1 2 10 20 30

F 9-Food science 2 1 2 10 20 30

F 10-Community Nutrition 2 1 2 10 20 30

F.C.

(English)

(English)- As per VNSGU 2 2 2 20 50 70

E.C. (Id) Publicity Media

(Pr)/Introduction to Research Methodology and Computer Application (Pr)

4 2 4 20 50 70

NSS/NCC/Sports/Saptadhara

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

IV Semester

2019-20

G8- Introduction to Ergonomics (Th)

Objectives:

1. To enable the students to gain knowledge on importance of ergonomics in work

effectiveness.

2. To learn & understand Anthropometric dimension of workers at work & rest and work

station design.

3. To learn & understand the effect of environment on work outputs.

4. To understand the importance of ergonomics in furniture designing.

5. To understand the importance of ergonomics in designing work areas using ergonomic

principles.

Course Paper

no Hours/week Credit Exam

Hours Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G8 –

Introduction to

Ergonomics(Th)

1 2 2 2 20 50 70

Content

Block

No

Topic and Details No. of Lectures

assigned

1 Concept of ergonomics

Meaning, definition, scope and importance.

Factors involved – worker, work place, tools,

equipment and environment.

Classification of household work.

Fundamentals of work Physiology, Muscular efforts,

Body size, and Movement, principle of body

mechanics.

Posture & postural studies.

Factors affecting household work.

Inter relation between work, worker, work station and

work place design.

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2 Anthropometry& workstation design

Anthropometric dimension of workers at work and at

rest, normal and maximum vertical and horizontal

reaches, work heights when seated and standing,

worker in relationship with workspace and activities.

Functional designs of computer, Kitchen and other

storage areas.

7

3 Environmental attributes

Temperature, humidity, light, noise, and its impact on

work and worker.

Some remedial measures to overcome the problems

arising from environmental issues and to create right

environmental conditions for the workers to improve

efficiencies.

7

4 Furniture& ergonomics

Design of household furniture in relation to

physiological parameters.

Occupational stress & workplace design.

7

EVALUATION

1. One Internal test & Assignment (20 marks)

2. External –final exam (50 marks)

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

IV Semester

2019-20

G8 – Introduction to Ergonomics (Pr)

Objectives:

1. To learn & understand Anthropometric dimension of workers at work & rest and work

station design.

2. To learn & understand the effect of posture on energy consumption.

3. To learn & understand design of work station for stress management.

Course Paper no

Hours/week Credit Exam Hours

Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G8 –

Introduction

to

Ergonomics

(Pr)

1 2 1 2 10 20 30

Content

Block.

No

Topic and Details No. of Practical

assigned

1 Anthropometric dimension of workers at work and at

rest, normal and maximum vertical and horizontal reaches, work heights.

7

2

Visit to any professional units to study work station

design & to analyse the occupational hazards due to

long hours of work.

Report & presentation of survey.

8

EVALUATION

1. Internal –continuous evaluation (10 marks)

2. External –final exam (20 marks)

REFERENCES

1. M.A. Varghese, P.N. Saha & N. Atreya, “Ergonomics of Women At Work “, Allied

Publishers Ltd, Mumbai.

2. M.A. Varghese, P.N. Saha & Bhatnagar, “Applied Ergonomics’’, Ergonomics

laboratory, PG Department of FRM,SNDT, Mumbai.

3. R.S.Bridger (special Indian Edition) “Introduction to Ergonomics”3rd Edition

CRC press New York.

4. Gandotra Veena Prominent Publishers New Delhi “Essentials of Ergonomics”.

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

IV Semester

2019-20

G9 - Family Clothing (Th)

Objectives:

1. To enable students to understand importance of family clothing.

2. To understand physical and psychological changes at different stages of life.

3. To help in selection of appropriate clothing at various stages of life.

Course Paper

no Hours/week Credit Exam

Hours Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G9 - Family

Clothing (Th)

1 2 2 2 20 50 70

Content

Block.

No

Topic and Details No. of Lectures

assigned

1 Introduction to Clothing.

Socio-psychological aspect of clothing.

7

2 Clothing for Infants: Activities, types of garments

required, materials, design and colour, patterns, garment

construction features, etc.

Clothing for Creeping Age: Activities, essential

features required in garments, materials, design and colour, patterns, garment construction features, etc.

Safety and health features in relation to childrens

clothing.

8

3 Clothing for Pre- School age: Activities, essential

features required in garments, materials, design and

colour, patterns, garment construction features, etc.

Clothing for Adolescents: Physical changes

during adolescence, Clothing behavior of adolescence.

8

4 Clothing for Adults: Activities of adults and their

clothing requirements.

Clothing for Old Age: Physical changes during old

age, essential clothing features and clothing requirements of old age.

7

EVALUATION

1. One Internal test & Assignment (20 marks)

2. External –final exam(50 marks)

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

IV Semester

2019-20

G9 - Family Clothing (Pr)

Objectives:

1. Students learn to make drafting of garment. 2. Students understand the importance of placement of drafting in relation to design

and style of the garment.

3. Students learn to sew a simple garment for themselves.

Course Paper no Hours/week Credit Exam Hours

Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G9 -

Family

Clothing

(Pr)

1 2 1 2 10 20 30

Content

Block.

No

Topic and Details No. of Practical

assigned

1 Demonstration of layout of paper pattern on fabric in

relation to fabric design , texture, grain line etc

Importance of Drafting and paper pattern.

Drafting instructions : grain line, fold, seam allowances

etc. and how to mark them on the paper pattern

6

2 Drafting of the following garments:

i) Simple Kurti ii) Baby Frock

Preparing paper- envelope of the above draftings.

9

EVALUATION

1. Internal –continuous evaluation (10 marks)

2. External –final exam (20 marks)

REFERENCES

1. Clothing – A Study in Human Behaviour –Mary Shaw Ryan

2. Clothing For Children – Henrietta Mary Thompson, Lucille E. Rea; Chapman & Hall

ltd, New York.

3. Manual for clothing – Smt. Shaila Dave, Smt. Laxmi Rajgopalan , Editor – Smt.

Kumud Patwa . Published by – The Maharashtra University Book Production Board

,Nagpur 1987,1988

4. A Manual of Children’s Clothing – Savitri Pandit

5. Clothing Behaviour : Psychological Analysis –Usha Kulshrestra and Radha Kashyap -

Pointer Publishers (Jaipur /2007 Seventh Edition Prentice- Hall International)

6. Textile Fabrics and their Selection –Isabel B. Wingate

7. Children’s Wardrobe- Ann Ladbury; British Broadcasting Corporation

8. Readers Digest – Guide to Sewing.

9. Anna Jacob Thomas: The Art of Sewing; UBS publishers, New Delhi.

10. Zarapkar System of Cutting – Mumbai.

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

III Semester

2019-20

G10 - Entrepreneurship Development (Th)

Objectives:

1. To understand the concept and the process of entrepreneurship.

2. To acquire knowledge about the world of entrepreneurs.

3. To enable the students to develop entrepreneurial skills and competency.

4. To learn the process and skills for managing the entrepreneurial ventures.

5. To sow the seed & encourage entrepreneurship in young minds.

Course Paper

no Hours/week Credit Exam

Hours Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G10 -

Entrepreneurship

Development (Th)

1 2 2 2 20 50 70

Content

Block.

No

Topic and Details No. of Lectures

assigned

1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Development

Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship - meaning, need & their characteristics.

Types of Entrepreneur &Enterprise.

Qualities of a good entrepreneur.

Problems of entrepreneurs.

Factors influencing entrepreneurial development.

Stages of entrepreneurship development.

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2 Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Creativity and Idea Generation- Sources of Entrepreneurial Ideas.

Steps in identification of Entrepreneurial Ideas.

Practical use of SWOT analysis in business enterprise.

Entrepreneurial Motivation- Definition, Meaning

&Need for Achievement Motivation.

Market survey.

7

3 SSI & Assistance to entrepreneurs

Importance of SSI and Registration of SSI.

Meaning, Types and Sources of Finance.

7

Role of institutions providing assistance, manpower,

consultancy, financial marketing- SIDCO, DIC, EDI,

KVIC.

Institutional Finance to Entrepreneurs – IDBI, ICICI,

RBI, LIC, SIDBI,IFCI, NSIC.

4 Project plan

Meaning &definition of project.

Project formulation.

Project report- Preparation& steps of project report.

Techno economic feasibility of project.

7

EVALUATION

1. One Internal test& Assignment (20 marks)

2. External –final exam (50 marks)

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

IV Semester

2019-20

G10 - Entrepreneurship Development (Pr)

Objectives:

1. To identify one’s own strengths and weaknesses with respect to entrepreneurial

characteristics and competencies.

2. To develop appreciation for entrepreneurship as a career.

3. To develop skills in launching and managing an enterprise.

Course Paper no

Hours/week Credit Exam Hours

Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

G10 -

Entrepreneurship

Development(Pr)

1 2 1 2 10 20 30

Content

Block.

No

Topic and Details No. of Practical

assigned

1 SWOT analysis with respect to entrepreneurial

competencies.

Achievement Motivation -Entrepreneurial

competencies.

Case profile of successful entrepreneurs and

enterprises.

7

2 Visit to a small scale and cottage industry. Study of

one enterprise in detail.

Interaction with successful women entrepreneurs.

Preparation of project proposal /business plan.

8

EVALUATION

1. Internal –continuous evaluation (10 marks)

2. External –final exam (20 marks)

REFERENCES

1. Bolton, B. & Thompson, J (2001): “Entrepreneurs: Talent, Temperament and Technique”,

Replika Press Private Ltd, Delhi, 110 040, India.

2. Taneja, S. & Gupta, S.L. (1992) “Entrepreneurship Development, New Venture Creation”,

Galgotia Publishing Company, New Delhi

3. GhoshBiswanathan, “Entrepreneurship Development in India,”,National publishing

house,jaipur.

4. Desai, V.“ Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Development& management”,Himalaya

Publishing House.Mumbai.

5. Desai, V. (1991, 97, 99),“Entrepreneurship Development”(Vol I & II,), Himalaya

Publishing House.Mumbai

6. PatelR.D (2003),“Entrepreneurial Development”,Atulprakashan, Ahmedabad.

7. S. Anil kumar, Entrepreneurship Development, New age international limited.

8.Jain P,”Handbook of entrepreneurs”,Oxford university press,Ahemadabad.

S.Y. B.Sc. (Home Science)

2019-20

IV Semester

Elective- Publicity Media (Pr)

Objectives:

1. To make students aware of different publicity media.

2. To enable students to acquire the skills in preparing selected publicity media.

3. To help students to analyze the effect of publicity media on the society.

Course Paper no

Hours/week Credit Exam Hours

Marks- Internal

Marks- External

Total

Elective-

Publicity

Media

(Pr)

1 4 2 4 20 50 70

Content

Block

No.

Topic and Details

No. of Periods

assigned

1

To collect and display different publicity media.

To identify the topics / messages to be publicized In different publicity media.

7

2

To design any one format of print media which can be

used as publicity media?

8

3

To design any one format of electronic media which

can be used as publicity media?

8

4 To evaluate critically two print advertisementof

competing brands.

To prepare a questionnaire to conduct the survey to

know the influence of publicity media on the specific target group.

7

EVALUATION

1. Internal –continuous evaluation (20 marks)

2. External –final exam (50 marks)

REFERENCES

1. B.Balaswamy, Communications for Sustainable Development, Concept Publishing

Company, New Delhi.

2. C.S.Rayudu, Media and Communication Management, Himalaya Publishing House,

Mumbai.

3. Dahama, O.P,O.P.Bhatnagar (1995) Education and Communication for Development

Oxford and IBH Publications, New Delhi.

4. Kumar K.J. (2001), Mass Communication in India, Jaico Publishing House.

5. Mody Bella (1991), Designing Messages for Developmental Communication, New

Delhi, Sage Pub