Computer and information processing; Strategic information system; Software and hardware; Telecommunication; System building methods; Transaction processing system; Office automation; DSS, ESS, AI; Computer security and disaster planning; Current issues and trends in information technology; Ethical, social and global issues in information technology; E-commerce: concepts, technologies, and tools; Current literature on e-commerce: networking basics, infrastructure architectures, security, front end/ back end integration, business models, online investing; Designing interactive web-sites; Electronic money; Creating and marketing products on internet; Use of internet for creating management information system.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: BUS 304
Course Name:
Management Information System and e-Commerce
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: BUS 305
Course Name:
Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Theories on entrepreneurship; Impact of environmental factors on entrepreneurship; SWOT analysis; New business start-up strategies; Business plan; Business launch; Cases on entrepreneurship.
Course Code: BUS 306
Course Name:
International Business
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
International business environment; International trade theories; International communication; International finance, economics, and marketing; International organizations and regulatory bodies; Mergers and acquisitions; National and sub regional trade; Bilateral and multilateral trade; Global business strategy; International law.
Course Code: BUS 307
Course Name:
Strategic Management
Prerequisite:
All major core courses
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Concepts on strategy; Strategic thinking and planning; Organizational SWOT analysis; Conception and evaluation of alternatives; Strategic decision making: organizational, departmental, and business unit level; Strategic monitoring and control.
Course Code: BUS 308
Course Name:
Research Methodology
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Types of research; Scientific thinking; Research process and design; Sample size and sampling technique; Data collecting, measurement, and scaling; Data coding and analysis; Research proposal writing; Research report writing and presentation; SPSS, C+.
Course Code: BUS 3104
Course Name:
Managerial Accounting
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course aims to introduce various accounting concepts and techniques used in managerial decision-making. Topics of the course include Introduction to Management Accounting; Cost Classification, Flow and Concepts; Cost Statements; Introduction to Cost Behaviour, Cost Volume Relationship, Break-even Analysis; Absorption and Variable Costing; Relevant Costs in Decision Making; Master Budget and Budgetary Control; and Flexible Budget and Variance Analysis.
Course Code: BUS 314
Course Name:
Marketing Management
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Marketing management: concepts, tools, and techniques; Types of products; Product attributes; Product life cycle, New product development; Packaging; Branding; Pricing strategies; Promotional mix; Advertising budget; Media planning; Sales force allocation; Distribution strategies and channels; Marketing requirements of different organizations; Service marketing; Ethical and social issues of marketing; Export marketing; Modern trends in promotion.
Course Code: BUS 4131
Course Name:
Corporate Finance
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the IFRS - a set of globally accepted accounting standards. Topics of the course include Introduction to IFRS; the Financial Reporting Framework; Presentation of financial statements; Inventories; Statement of cash flow and preparation of cash flow statement; Preparing Financial Statements following the procedures of IFRS; Accounting policies; Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors after the Reporting Period; Property, plant and equipment, leases, revenue; and Impairment of assets and intangible assets.
Course Code: BUS 4142
Course Name:
Project Finance
Prerequisite:
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the financing of major projects such as motorways, bridges, power plants and mobile telephony networks. Topics of the course include Resources of Project finance - The value of project management, The triple constraints, Success factors; Key issues in evaluating and structuring a financial transaction - The project management frameworks. Project Life Cycle, The Initiating Process Group, Valuation Methods and hedging financial risk, Waterfall vs. Agile; and Debt financing - Acquisition Finance, Leveraged Buyout Market, Different layers of debt, and Syndicated loan structures.
Course Code: CHEM 101
Course Name:
Chemistry (Inorganic and Organic Chemistry)
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Atomic Structure, quantum numbers, electronic configuration, periodic table. Properties and uses of noble gases. Different types of chemical bonds and their properties. Molecular structures of compounds. Selective organic reactions. Different types of solutions and their compositions. Phase rule, phase diagram of mono component system. Properties of dilute solutions. Thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria. Ionization of water and pH concept. Electrical properties of solution.