THE AIT BUSINESS SCHOOL (ABS) PROGRAM: Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Administration

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1 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline THE AIT BUSINESS SCHOOL (ABS) PROGRAM: Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Administration Program Schedule BSc Business Administration (Semester 1) Credits IT101 Information Technology Foundation I MATH101 Intermediate Algebra ECON101 Microeconomics ACCT101 Principles of Accounting I MGT101 Principles of Management ENGL101 English Composition and Writing Skills 2 TOTAL 17 Descriptions IT101 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION I The course introduces students to the various fields of computing and the role of computers in society and provides an introduction to the historical and social context of computing and an overview of information technology as a discipline. Students are introduced to a number of basic and fundamental concepts of the computer system including: the technological evolution of the computer, the hardware and software components and underlying technologies that are the basis of the modern digital computer; the key functions of the computer: input, processing, storage and output; an the use of computers in organizations including a review of key application areas and how they are developed and implemented; issues relating to the impact of the use of computers on organizational processes, functions, operations, productivity and resources including human and physical resources Students will also be introduced to data communications and computer network concepts and systems. On completion of this course students will have an in-depth knowledge and appreciation of the information technology field, systems, principles, concepts and applications Prerequisite: None 1

2 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline Syllabus 1.0: Introduction to Information Technology 1.1 What is Information Technology? 1.2 Information Technology Application Areas 1. Information Technology in Business and Management 1.4 Information Technology and Society 2.0: The Computer and its Technological Evolutions 2.1 Analog and Digital Computers 2.2 Information Representation in Digital Computers: The Computer Number System 2. Key Functions of the Digital Computers 2.4 Examining the Digital Computer into Details 2.5 The Technological Evolution of Digital Computers 2.6 Characteristics of Digital Computers- A Summary.0: Key Functions of the Digital Computer System.1 The Input Function.2 The Processing Function. The Output Function.4 The Storage Function 4.0: Classification of General-Purpose Digital Computers 4.1 Types of Digital Computers 4.2 Processing speed 4. Processor type 4.4 Clock speed 4.5 Memory capacity 4.6 Secondary storage capacity 4.7 Number of Users 4.8 Expandability and Upgradability 5.0: Components of the Computer System 5.1 The Hardware Sub-System: Inside the Computer - The CPU/MPU and Memory 5.2 The Hardware Sub-System: The Input/Output Sub-System 5. Types of Input/Output Devices and Media 5.4 The Software Sub-System: Systems Software 5.5 The Software Sub-System: Applications Software 5.6 The Software Sub-System: Computer-Based Information Systems 6.0: The Basic Architecture of the Computer System 6.1 The Internal Components of the Computer System: The CPU Revisited 6.2 How the Computer Works Processing Inside the CPU 6. The Microcomputer System- Key Concepts 6.4 Classification of Microprocessors 6.4 Components of the PC Motherboard: How the Motherboard Works 7.0 Data Communications and Computer Networks Concepts 7.1 Computer Networks and Data Communications Fundamentals 7.2 Configuration of Data Communications Systems 2

3 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline 7. Data Transmissions: Basic Concepts and Principles 7.4 Exploring Data Communication Applications 7.5 Data Communications and Computer Networks: Some Advanced Concepts 7.6 Data Communication Channels 7.7 Network and Communication Devices 8.0: Introduction to Computer Ethics 8.1 Some Historical Milestones 8.2 Defining the Field of Computer Ethics 8. Example Topics in Computer Ethics Computers in the Workplace Computer Crime Privacy and Anonymity Intellectual Property Professional Responsibility Globalization The Metaethics of Computer Ethics ACCT101 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I The course provides a general introduction to the basic concepts and principles of accounting and finance including an introduction to the basic theory and techniques of accounting and contemporary financial accounting. Topics include: the accounting cycle, ledgers, receivables, inventory, operating assets, introduction to corporate finance, financial analysis, and the preparation of financial statements among others Prerequisite: None Syllabus 1.0: Introducing Accounting 2.0: Analyzing and Recording Transactions.0: Adjustments and Financial Statements 4.0: Completion of the Accounting Cycle 5.0: Accounting for a Merchandising Company 6.0: Subsidiary Ledgers and Special Journals 7.0: Cash 8.0: Receivables 9.0: Inventory 10.0: Operating Assets 11.0: Introduction to Corporate Finance 12.0: Financial Analysis 1.0: Financial Planning and Forecasting 14.0: Financial Markets 15.0: The Time Value of Money

4 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline MGT101 PRINCIPLES OF MANANGEMENT The course provides a general survey of the fields of business and management and examined broad issues, concepts and principles. The course also touched on a number of issues relating to: the nature of management and evolution of management thought; business and management practice; planning; technology in business; ethical behavior in business and management; the managerial environment, global and economic forces, managing change and innovation; organization, quality, products and services; functional management, and current issues and developments in the business world. Prerequisites: None Syllabus 1.0: The Nature of Management 2.0: The Evolution of Management Thought.0: Managerial Environments 4.0: Decision Making and Problem Solving 5.0: Organizational Planning 6.0: Creating Organizational Structure 7.0: Organizational Design and Structure 8.0: Managing Change and Innovation 10.0: Understanding Groups and Teams 11.0: Motivating and Rewarding Employees 12.0: Leadership and Management 1.0: Communication and Interpersonal Skills 14.0: Control: The Linking Function 15.0: Productivity and Total Quality Management 16.0: Management in a Global Environment 17.0: Operations and Value Chain Management ECON101 MICROECONOMICS This course introduces students to the economic decision-making of individuals and firms. Topics include scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, consumer choice, elasticity, market structure, profit maximization, resource markets, and international trade and mathematical concepts in economics. The course also provides a study of optimizing behavior and market processes. Emphasis is also laid on proficiency in numerous microeconomic tools of analysis. Encourages thought about these tools and the real world they are designed to illuminate Prerequisite: None Syllabus 1.0 Basic Concepts of Economics I 1.1 Introduction to Economics 1.2 Economic Choice 1. Introduction to Demand and Supply 1.4 The Market System 1.5 Basic Mathematics for Economists I 4

5 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline 2.0 Basics Concepts of Economics II 2.1 The Theory of the Consumer 2.2 The Theory of the Firm 2. The Public Sector 2.4 Intro to Mathematics for Economists II.0 Demand and Supply Analysis.1 Elasticity of Supply and Demand.2 Cost and Production Functions. Market Structure and Environment.4 Basic Mathematics for Economists III 4.0 Competition and Monopoly 4.1 Perfect Competition 4.2 Monopoly 4. Monopolistic Competition 4.4 Market Failure and Externalities 5.0 Taxation and Government Intervention ENGL101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION, WRITING & COMMUNICATION SKILLS I 2 The course provides an introduction to English grammar, composition basic skills in technical writing and in communications skills. It provides a short review of English basics laying emphasis on comprehension and the writing of coherent paragraphs and short essays, basic rhetorical strategies and techniques of rewriting and editing. Students on this course learn about paragraph form and basic sentence skills: parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization and sentence formation. By writing paragraphs, students will demonstrate their ability to plan organize and express ideas effectively and in grammatically correct sentences. The course takes students from paragraph writing and revising through an introduction to rhetorical models. The focus is on sentence writing, including topic sentences, grammar review, idiomatic expression, and usage. Students on completion of this course should be able to comprehend English grammar and write well-organized English compositions and as well as acquire basic skills in technical writing and communications skills. Prerequisite: None Syllabus English Grammar and Composition 1.0 Nouns, Verbs and Pronouns 2.0 Modifiers, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections.0 English Grammar Practice (EGP) Session Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences 5.0 Common Sentence Errors 6.0 English Grammar Practice (EGP) Session Periods, Question Marks, Exclamation Points 8.0 Commas, Semicolons, and Colons 9.0 English Grammar Practice (EGP) Session Dashes, Parentheses, and Quotation Marks 11.0 Idioms, Clichés, Jargon, and Euphemisms 12.0 Compound Words and Wordiness 1.0 English Grammar Practice (EGP) Session -4 5

6 Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business Admin: Program Outline Writing Skills 14.0 How to Begin a Writing Assignment 15.0 Prewriting: How to Research and Organize 17.0 English Vocabulary Practice (EVP) Session The Writing Process 19.0 Revising and Editing 20.0 Technical and Scientific Writing 21.0 English Vocabulary Practice (EVP) Session -2 Communications and Presentation Skills 22.0 Verbal (Oral) and Non-Verbal Communication Skills 2.0 Presentation Skills 24.0 English Vocabulary Practice (EVP) Session English Vocabulary Practice (EVP) Session -4 6

7 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline The AIT Business School (ABS) Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Administration Semester-based Layout of the Program PROGRAM Business Administration QUALIFICATION BSc (Honours) (Accounting & Finance) YEAR 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 IT101 Information Technology I - IT102 Information Technology II IT101 MATH101 Intermediate Algebra - MATH107 Business Mathematics - Microeconomics MGT201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGT101 ECON101 ACCT101 Principles of Accounting I ECON102 Macroeconomics ECON101 MGT101 ENGL101 Principles of Management - English Composition and Writing and Communication Skills I - ACCT201 ENGL102 Principles of Accounting II English Composition and Writing and Communication Skills II ACCT101 ENGL101 Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 YEAR 2 Semester Semester 4 FRN101 French I - FRN102 French II FRN101 MATH20 Business Statistics MATH107 FIN101 Principles of Finance - 7

8 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline MGT01 Introduction to Public - MGT20 Business Law MGT101 Administration MKT201 Principles of Marketing - HRM201 Introduction to Human Resource Management MGT101 MS101 Management Science - CS208 Data Communications & IT102 Computer Networks I MGT204 Business, Government and Society - BNT201 Business and Professional Ethics - Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 YEAR Semester 5 Semester 6 FIN201 Business Finance FIN101 ACCT502 Intermediate Accounting II ACCT501 ACCT501 Intermediate Accounting I ACCT201 ACCT50 Cost Accounting ACCT501 MGT02 Company Law BAFN501 Investment Management FIN201 MATH20 MGT0 Production and Operations MS101 MGT05 International Business Management - Management MGT04 Organizational Behavior MGT101 MGT06 Research Methods BNT01 Business Problem Solving - 2 BNT02 Exploring the Future of Business - 2 Sub-Total 17 Sub-Total 17 YEAR 4 Semester 7 Semester 8 BAFN50 Money and Capital Markets FIN201 ACCT506 Principles of Taxation ACCT201 ACCT505 BAFN506 Auditing Principles and Practice Risk Management & Insurance ACCT201 BAFN510 Management of Financial Institutions BAFN50 ACC201 MATH20 ACCT51 Computerized Accounting Systems ACCT201 MATH20 IT206 8

9 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline BAFN508 Fundamentals of Building Wealth FIN201 MGT404 Business Policy - MGT40 Project Management MGT202 MGT407 Procurement Management MGT202 MGT405 Capstone Project I - MGT406 Capstone Project II MGT405 Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 142 9

10 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline PROGRAM Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Administration Semester-based Layout of the Program Business Administration (Electronic Commerce) QUALIFICATION YEAR 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 BSc (Honours) IT101 Information Technology I - IT102 Information Technology II IT101 MATH101 Intermediate Algebra - MATH107 Business Mathematics - ECON101 Microeconomics MGT201 Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGT101 ACCT101 Principles of Accounting I ECON102 Macroeconomics ECON101 MGT101 Principles of Management - ACCT201 Principles of Accounting II ACCT101 English Composition and - English Composition and Writing and ENGL101 ENGL101 Writing and Com Skills I ENGL102 Communication Skills II Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 YEAR 2 Semester Semester 4 FRN101 French I - FRN102 French II FRN101 MATH20 Business Statistics MATH107 FIN101 Principles of Finance - IT204 Web Authoring and - MGT20 Business Law MGT101 Content Management MKT201 Principles of Marketing - ECOM205 Web Applications Development: JavaScript Programming IT204 10

11 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline HRM201 Introduction to Human Resource Management MGT101 CS208 Data Communications & Computer Networks I IT102 MS101 Management Science - BNT201 Business and Professional Ethics - Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 YEAR Semester 5 Semester 6 ECOM205 ECOM502 IT Infrastructure of E-Commerce ECOM501 ECOM01 Database Concepts and Technology ECOM501 Electronic Commerce IT102 ECOM50 E-Commerce Technologies IT102 Systems MIS502 Management Information IT102 ECOM504 Managing E-Commerce in Organizations ECOM501 Systems MGT0 Production and Operations MS101 MGT05 International Business Management - Management MGT04 Organizational Behavior MGT101 MGT06 Research Methods BNT01 Business Problem Solving - 2 BNT02 Exploring the Future of Business - 2 Sub-Total 17 Sub-Total 17 YEAR 4 Semester 7 Semester 8 ECOM50 7 E-Commerce Accounting ECOM501, ACCT201, MATH20 ECOM510 E-Commerce Entrepreneurship and Venture MKT504 Marketing Channels MKT201 ECOM511 Topics in E-Commerce and Development ECOM501, Advanced Electronic Commerce ECOM50 5 Knowledge Management ECOM502 ECOM512 Management ECOM50 Secure E-Commerce ECOM501, 9 ECOM502 MGT201 ECOM501, EOM502 ECOM501, ECOM502 ECOM509 MKT510 Web Marketing MKT201, MKT502 11

12 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration: Program Outline CS208 MGT40 Project Management MGT202 MGT407 Procurement Management MGT202 MGT405 Capstone Project I - MGT406 Capstone Project II MGT405 Sub-Total 18 Sub-Total 18 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS