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Faculty of Management
Bachelor of Business Studies Program (BBS)
Curriculum
Office of the Dean Faculty of Management Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal
2013
Bachelor of Business Studies Programme
(4 -Year BBS)
Office of the Dean Faculty of Management Tribhuvan University www.fomecd.edu.np
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Faculty of Management
The Faculty of Management (FOM), Tribhuvan University has its ultimate objective of educating students for professional pursuits in business, industry and government. It is further dedicated to contributing to an increase in the knowledge and understanding of business and public administration. FOM aims to develop a networking with management institutes in the country and abroad to exchange new knowledge, technology, and methods of achieving higher level efficiency in management of business and public entities. It also aims to continuously innovate and promote cost-effective, socially relevant, modern technology based educational programs in Nepal.
The FOM offers instructions leading to Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS-4years annual system) , Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM), Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM), Bachelor of Information Management (BIM), Bachelor of Business Management (BBM), Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA), Post Graduate Diploma in Police Sciences (PGDPS), Master of Business Management (MBM), Master of Business Studies (MBS), Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM), Master of Hospitality Management (MHM), Master of Finance and Control, Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Business Administration in Global Leadership and Management (MBA-GLM). The FOM also offers Master of Philosophy in Management (M Phil) and doctoral program in management leading to a Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D).
FOM’s GOALS
Prepare professional managers capable of handling business in a dynamic global environment. Produce socially responsible and creative entrepreneurs capable of promoting business and industry for the socio-economic development of Nepal. Conduct research and management development programs for updating the knowledge and skill base of academics and practicing managers. Innovate and promote management programs catering to the various social and economic sectors of Nepal. Establish linkages with leading universities and management institutes abroad and collaborate with them in program development and implementation.
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Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS)
Programme Objective The objective of the BBS programme at the FOM is to develop students into competent managers for any sector of organized activity. The programme is based on the principle that graduates will spend a major portion of their life in a constantly changing environment. Therefore, the student should have an opportunity to obtain a broad knowledge of the concepts and reality- based skills underlying the operation and management of organizations. Upon graduation, students should be equipped to function as a manager in business, industry and government. The graduate should also have a variety of career opportunities in different sectors of business including entrepreneurship and create much needed jobs for others.
The BBS programme specially attempts to: 1. Equip the students with the required conceptual knowledge of business and administration to develop a general management perspective in them. 2. Develop required attitudes, abilities and practical skill in students, which constitute a foundation for their growth into competent and responsible business managers. 3. Encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese society. 4. Develop necessary foundation for higher studies in management and thereafter take up careers in teaching, research and consultancy.
Curricular Structure
The FOM recognizes the need for both breadth and depth in the total academic pattern. Therefore, the curriculum for BBS degree comprises four separate and distinct course components: 1. A strong foundation allied areas of business such as language, economic analysis, legal environment and quantitative method to prepare graduates to understand, analyze and comprehend the management concepts, theories and practices. 2. Core business studies encompassing and integrating all functional areas to provide graduates with and appreciation of the diversity and inter-relationship of business and management issues. 3. The opportunity to concentrate in one area of specialization such as accounting, finance, human resources management and marketing in order to provide graduates with some degree of functional expertise.
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Course Composition
Compulsory Courses MGT 201: Business English MGT 202: Business Statistics MGT 203: Microeconomics MGT 204: Business Law MGT 205: Business Communication MGT 206: Macroeconomics
Core Courses MGT 211: Accounting for Financial Analysis MGT 212: Cost and Management Accounting MGT 213: Principles of Management MGT 214: Fundamentals of Marketing MGT 215: Fundamentals of Financial Management MGT 216: Foundations of Human Resource Management MGT 217: Business Environment and Strategy MGT 218: Taxation and auditing MGT 219: Organizational Behavior MGT 220: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development MGT 221: Business Research Methods
Concentration Area (Three courses from any one of the following five functional areas)
Accounting ACC 250: Accounting for Banking ACC 251: Accounting for Business ACC 252: Advanced Financial Accounting ACC 253: Advance Auditing ACC 254: Budgeting and Controlling of Profit
Finance FIN 250: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance FIN 251: Commercial Bank Management FIN 252: Foundations of Financial Institutions and Markets FIN 253: Fundamentals of Investment FIN 254: Insurance and Risk Management
Marketing MKT 250: Fundamentals of Selling MKT 251: Customer Relationship Management MKT 252: Foreign Trade and Export Management in Nepal MKT 253: Fundamentals of Advertising MKT 254: Fundamentals of Services Marketing
Management MGT 250: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management MGT 251: International Business MGT 252: Management of Industrial Relations MGT 253: Productivity Management MGT 254: Quality Management
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The First Year Programme The purpose of the first year programme is to build a strong foundation in students to prepare them to comprehend the business concepts, theories and practices. The first year programme is organized into the following compulsory and core courses:
First Year (500) MGT 201: Business English 100 MGT 202: Business Statistics 100 MGT 203: Microeconomics 100 MGT 211: Accounting for Financial Analysis 100 MGT 213: Principles of Management 100
The Second Year Programme The purpose of the second year programme is to provide basic concepts, tools and understanding of the foundation and core courses. The foundations courses are required to develop understand business practices. The core courses provide essentials of learning which are basic in the broad area of business studies. The second-year programme is therefore organized into the following core and compulsory courses:
Second Year (500) MGT 205: Business Communication 100 MGT 206: Macroeconomics 100 MGT 212: Cost and Management Accounting 100 MGT 214: Fundamentals of Marketing 100 MGT 216: Foundations of Human Resource Management 100
The Third Year programme The purpose of the third year programme is to provide basic concepts, tools and understanding of the fundamentals of business studies. The core courses provide essentials of learning which are basic to understand broader area of business studies. The third programme is therefore organized into the following core and compulsory courses:
Third Year (500) MGT 204: Business Law 100 MGT 215: Fundamentals of Financial Management 100 MGT 217: Business Environment and Strategy 100 MGT 218: Taxation and Auditing 100 MGT 219: Organizational Behavior 100
The Fourth Year Programme In fourth year, the students are encouraged to focus on a particular functional and concentration area of business studies. Building on the foundation laid in the first, second and third years, the principal mission of the fourth year twofold: 1) To enable the students to concentrate in one functional areas of business. FOM offers four stream of concentration courses: a) Accounting b) Finance c) Management d) Marketing 2) To provide opportunity to students to engage in research and final project prsentation.
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Fourth Year (500) MGT 220: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development 100 Concentration I 100 Concentration II 100 Concentration III 100 MGT 221: Business Research Methods 50 MGT 401: Final Project 50
Eligibility Conditions for Admission The candidate applying for admission to the BBS programme: 1. Must have successfully completed the 10+2 in business/ commerce or an equivalent course from a Higher Secondary School Board or from Tribhuvan University or from other University/ Board recognized by T.U or must have studies mathematics or economics as a full paper at the 10+2 programme. 2. Must have studied English as a full paper at the 10+2 or equivalent programme. 3. Must have secured the minimum marks at the 10+2 or equivalent programme as prescribed by the Faculty Board or campus concerned. 4. Must satisfy any other entry requirements or criteria as prescribed by the Faculty Board or the campus.
Final Project Work The education of future manager will be incomplete without exposure to organizational reality. Therefore, the final project work is made an essential academic requirement for the fourth year students in all concentration courses. To write a project work students will undergo a field work and spend four weeks studying and learning from the organization during the time fixed by the campus/college. After the field work, the student will write a project report on the format prescribed by the FOM and submit it to the college/campus for evaluation. The student may also be asked to present the report to the general class and/ or faculty members. The evaluation of the report will be made by a team of external and internal examiners appointed by the by the Research department of the respective campus/ college. The project work should relate to the student's specialization. The student must complete the prescribed number of hours of practical work in all courses requiring such work to the satisfaction of the concerned department. The final practical examination will be conducted jointly by team of external and internal examiners appointed by the office of controller of examinations.
A student will have to pass the theoretical, practical and project work examinations separately in all the courses having theoretical, project work and or practical components.
Minimum General Requirements The minimum general requirement for the 4-years BBS programme are as follows: 1. An academic year will consist of a minimum of 150 teaching days excluding the days taken for admission and annual examinations. 2. The total instructional hours in an academic year will be 615 (150 day *4:10hours a day). For courses requiring field and practical works, additional hours of study will be required. 3. A paper of 100 marks will have 150 lectures each of 50 minutes. However for practical works, extra class hours will be required as fixed by the Faculty Board. 4. There will be a minimum of five periods (i.e class hours) each teaching day. The campuses running morning or evening shifts will also be required to meet this minimum class requirement.