Environmental scanning and SWOT

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Principles of Management

11 units

1 The Nature of Organizations
2 Introduction to Management
3 Management: History and Current Thinking
4 Environmental Context of Management
5 Planning and Making Decisions
6 Fundamentals of Organizing
7 Leadership and Motivation
8 Fundamental of Influencing and Communication
9 Control and Quality Management
10 Managing in the Global Arena
11 Management Trends and Scenario in Nepal

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What the syllabus expects

Meaning and methods of scanning
SWOT analysis

Environmental scanning and SWOT

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Principles of Management (MGT 213)

Unit 4: Environmental Context of Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

To develop an understanding of environmental scanning and swot and explain the managerial concepts and assess their application in organizational situations.

Curriculum Scope

Meaning and methods of scanning
SWOT analysis

Detailed Microsyllabus

Environmental scanning
1. Purpose and scope of systematic information gathering.
2. Observation, reports, stakeholder feedback and trend analysis.
3. Assessing relevance, reliability and emerging changes.
SWOT analysis
1. Internal strengths and weaknesses.
2. External opportunities and threats.
3. Connecting evidence-based SWOT findings to managerial priorities.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 9-10.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.