St. Mira's College For Girls, Pune

The course, especially designed for English special students of the Third year, is entitled ‘An Introduction to the Study of the English Language’. Through regular lectures conducted over the span of roughly 8 months, the course aims to familiarize students with different aspects of communication and the distinctive nature of human language as a means of communication. In Semester VI, Students are not just introduced to basic concepts in Modern Linguistics (like Phonological, Morphological and Syntactic systems of the English language), but are also introduced to advanced areas of English language study. It will attempt to greatly enhance the existing grammatical competence of students along with gaining information regarding the situational, contextual, social and cultural appropriateness of English. These broad areas help provide a solid foundation in the subject. Besides these, the course shifts its traditional approach and acquires modern dimensions by equipping learners with skills in academic writing and editing. Consequently, it helps prepare, through a healthy mixture of the traditional and the modern, a well-rounded student of the English language and Linguistics.

This course provides an introduction to foundational concepts and topics within contemporary psychology. It focuses on historical traditions, perspectives and scientific methods in the discipline. Additionally, concepts pertaining to personality and human abilities like intelligence, problem solving and creative thinking are covered. This course provides a strong foundation to future learning in psychology.

This paper covers the important elements of Microeconomics covering areas of Demand, Supply Consumer Behaviour, Production and Cost

The Course would cover the Concepts in Public Finance and the Scope of Public Finance in detail.  

To begin with an introduction on Public Finance, differentiating it with Private Finance;

Clarity on the Concept of Private Goods and Public Goods, Merit Goods and Externalities;

Detailed discussion on Public Revenue, Public Expenditure, Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Budget and its Composition and Deficit Financing;

Finally, a discussion on concept of Gender Budget and Gender Budgeting in India

• concepts of digital electronics
• learning number systems and their representations
• understanding logic gates, Boolean algebra and K-Maps
• studying arithmetic circuits

The syllabus aims in equipping students with

• concepts of digital electronics
• studying combinational circuits and sequential circuits
• case study on different digital circuits

Objectives:

• To study the applications of logic gates.
• To use K-Maps for digital circuit design
• To study computer organization
• To study and understand basics of microprocessors.

Objectives:

• To study the basics of PIC micro-controller
• To study the programming and interfacing techniques of PIC 
• To apply knowledge of PIC to design different application circuits
• To introduce the basic concepts of Arduino, Raspberry Pi

This subject is as per new pattern implemented from academic year -2020

Banking and Finance is a specialization paper offered at the SYBCOM.  The SYBCOM is said to be Paper I.  Paper I covers the Indian Banking System right from the 17th century to the 21 century; drawing from the history of Banking in India, its evolution, developments before Independence and developments after Independence.  The Paper discusses the Structure of the Banking System in India and the developments in the structure with policy changes and reforms.  Paper I covers structure of banking system, discussions of the Reserve Bank, State Bank of India, Commercial Banks, nationalization and after, Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Banks.