Modern Office Practice Department

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In the modern high tech corporate world, office has come to occupy the central & an important place in every organization. For efficient administration of modern office, services of trained office personnel are in great demand.

Taking this fact in view, a 3 year diploma program in Modern Office Practice (MOP) was introduced in the institute in June 1999. This is a non engineering diploma program. Admission to this course is done on the basis of 10+2 (HSSC) marks of the admission seekers.

During this course of study, the students are taught various management, business & commerce subjects like Accountancy, Business Laws, Banking, Communication skills etc. They are also given intensive training in shorthand & typing, computers, handling of modern office equipments, Office management techniques etc. so as to enable them to handle various office jobs. To enforce these theoretical fundamentals, the students are sent to varied industries & offices for practical training.

The focus of the Modern Office Practice department is towards developing students with efficient typing and stenography skills to make them more employable. The Typing Lab was established with 25 manual typewriters to give the students a sound base for developing speed and accuracy in stenography, typing, short hand and transcription. The Computer Lab was established with 15 computer systems to give the students sound computer skills, thus these skills prepares them for working in an modern office environment.

 

The Modern Office Practice Department has a course  MOP Project in the Vth Semester where the 3rd year students have to complete the research project of 150 marks.

 2023-24

For the year 2023-24 the topic selected by the research student was “A case study analysis on why preference for international tourism over local tourism in residents of Marcel Goa.”

The research was conducted through a closed questionnaire by taking a sample size of 48 people from Marcel area.

The study was taken up by the researcher to gain insight on understanding of International tourism and local tourism among respondents.

2022-23

The topic selected by the research students was “ The effect of E- banking on customer satisfaction on citizens of Ribandar & Saligao area in North Goa”..”

The purpose of the research was to know the effect of E- banking on customer satisfaction.

2021-22

Topics selected by the research students:

  1. Consumer awareness & preference towards online food ordering apps in teenage Goan youth.
  2. Awareness about mobile banking a & internet banking in higher secondary students.
  3. Management of Govt. and Private Nurseries in Goa – Case study Analysis.

 

MOP Project is an important course element in MOP programme which enables the students to apply the theoretical knowledge gained to the practical aspect in society.

 

Mrs. Cheryl B. Araujo
I/C HOD, Dept. of Modern Office Practice
Lecturer, Garment Technology (Sl. Gr.)
M.Sc. (Textile & Clothing)
Mophodgpp@gmail.com
09822982972
Area of Interest: Textile & Clothing, Department Administration & Development, Computer Application & Office Automation.

Papers Published:
1.     Study on non durable flame retardant with stiffness on cotton colourage Aug 97

Mrs. Sukanya Sawant
Lecturer, Modern Office Practice (Contract)
M.Com (Accounting & Finance)
sukanya24sawant@gmail.com
Area of interest: Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship.

Mrs. Asma Shaikh
Lecturer, Modern Office Practice (Contract)
MBA (Human Resources & Marketing)
asma1701@gmail.com
Area of interest: Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Travel & Tourism studies and Entrepreneurship.

Mrs. Shireen Sheikh
Lecturer, Modern Office Practice (Contract)
M.Com (Accounting & Finance), B.Ed.
shireensakina@gmail.com
Area of interest: Accounting, Finance, Management, Costing and Economics.

Mrs. Vitha Borkar alias Aashita A. Fadte
Instructor  Modern Office Practice
M.A, B.com, Diploma in Shorthand, Typing & Computer.
vithaborkar@gmail.com

Mrs. Binita B. Chodankar
Laboratory Assistant
Modern Office Practice
B.Sc Chemistry

The Diploma Programme is spread over 6 semesters, each comprising of the following Marks weightage:

SR.NO. SEMESTER TOTAL MARKS
1 First 500
2 Second 700
3 Third 750
4 Fourth 750
5 Fifth 400
6 Sixth 725
  DEPARTMENT OF MODERN OFFICE PRACTICE
  Old Programme Structure
Sem. Code Subjects L T P Hrs TH TM PR TW TOTAL
FIRST GC101 Comm. Skills 0 0 2 2 0 0 25 25 50
MO101 Eco. for Business 5 0 0 5 75 25 0 25 125
MO102 Principles of Management 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO103 Computer  Applications and Typewriting I 0 0 5 5 0 0 50 25 75
MO104 Administrative Mgt.-I 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
13 0 7 20 225 75 75 125 500
SECOND MO201 Managerial &Administrative Comm. 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO202 Acc& Finance-I 5 1 0 6 75 25 0 25 125
MO203 Comp. Aided Off. Mgt-I 0 0 4 4 0 0 25 25 50
MO204 Administrative Mgt-II 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO205 Computer  Applications and Typewriting II 0 0 4 4 0 0 50 25 75
MO206 Fundamentals of Stenography- I 0 0 4 4 0 0 50 50 100
GC203 Environmental Studies 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 0 100
17 1 12 30 300 100 125 175 700
THIRD MO301 Advanced Economics for

Business -I

4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO302 Accounting & Finance-II 4 1 0 5 75 25 0 25 125
MO303 Computer Aided Office Mgt.-II 0 0 4 4 0 0 25 25 50
MO304 Business Organisation 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO305 Retail & Service Mgt. 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO306 Fundamentals of Stenography- II 0 0 4 4 0 0 50 25 75
MO307 Company Secretarialship Practice 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
20 01 8 29 375 125 75 175 750
FOURTH MO401 Accounting   Information Systems 0 0 4 4 0 0 50 25 75
MO402 Human Behaviour in office 5 0 0 5 75 25 0 25 125
MO403 Financial Accounting 5 1 0 6 75 25 0 25 125
MO404 Banking 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO405 Stenography 0 0 2 2 0 0 25 25 50
MO406 Marketing Management 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO407  Cost Accounting 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
22 1 6 29 375 125 75 175 750
FIFTH TR501 MOP Training 4 0 0 4 0 0 30 70 Grade
CC501 Entrepreneurship Development 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 25 25
MO501 Advanced Accounting 4 1 0 5 75 25 0 25 125
MO502 Travel and Tourism Management 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
MO503 Advertising Management 4 0 0 4 75 25 0 25 125
AC101 Essence of Indian Knowledge and Tradition

(Audit Course)

2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 1 2 21 225 75 30 170 400
SIXTH MO601 MOP Project 0 0 5 5 0 0 50 100 150
MO602 Financial Management 5 1 0 6 75 25 0 25 125
MO603 Advanced Stenography 0 0 4 4 0 0 25 25 50
MO604 Human Resource Management 5 0 0 5 75 25 0 0 100
AC601 Indian Constitution (Audit Course) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Elective I 5 0 0 5 75 25 0 50 150
Elective II 5 0 0 5 75 25 0 50 150
22 1 9 32 300 100 75 250 725

 

Elective Subjects for VI Semester

Course code Elective I
MO611 Hotel Management
MO612 Auditing
MO613 Insurance
MO614 Co-operative management

 

Course code Elective II
MO615 Business Law
MO616 Techniques of Costing
MO617 Advanced Banking
MO618 Taxation