BEC 2343 Mathematical Methods for Economics (June 2020)

Mathematical Methods for Economics, apply mathematical methods to investigate economic theories and scrutinize issues in Economics. The course permits formulation and derivation of key relationships in a theory with clarity, generality, rigor, and simplicity. This course covers economic models, linear and nonlinear models, differential calculus, integration, differential equations, matrix algebra, and continuous time models.

BEC 2344 Advanced Economic Theory (June 2020)

This course covers advanced theories in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. The section of the course on Microeconomics includes topics in demand and supply, theory of consumer behaviour, theory of factor pricing, asymmetric information and general equilibrium analysis. The section on Macroeconomics covers tools for building and solving macroeconomic models, with applications to growth, fiscal policy, inflation and business cycles. By the end of the course students should have enhanced their ability to understand and critically assess contemporary advanced economic theory across a broad spectrum of microeconomic and macroeconomic topics.

BEC 2002 English for Business Economics Part II (June 2020)

SPECIAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME (SELP) (Non-Credit)

This is a Special English Language Programme introduced by the Department for the improvement of English language competence of the students, in addition to the credit courses in the degree programme. The programme has specially been designed for the students who require further English language competence at an advanced level for communicative, academic, reference and research purposes parallel to the objectives of the Department. This is a five-semester programme which offers the course units; BEC 2001 English for Business Economics Part I, BEC 2002 English for Business Economics Part II, BEC 3001 English for Business Economics Part III, BEC 3002 English for Business Economics Part IV and BEC 4001 Academic Writing for Business Economics. Evaluation criteria of these non-credit courses are discussed in a note below*

BEC 2002: English for Business Economics Part II

The BEC 2002 course on English for Business Economics is an extension of the skills based learning series formulated for the first year. By the end of the respective course, the students will be expected to have been equipped with the competency of reaching UTEL band of 8. In BEC 2002 the course will concentrate on more advanced proficiency of the four skills of writing, speaking, listening and reading. In addition to the proficiency of the four skills, their presentation skills and confidence would also be boosted accordingly. This course will cover a more advanced level of grammar, reading comprehension, business correspondences etc. 

Evaluation Criteria for the Non-Credit Courses

* Students belonging to the batches 2014/15 onwards will be given either a Pass or a Fail for each of the non-credit courses. Since these are soft skills enhancing courses, evaluation and assessments would be done in numerous ways including; role plays, creative work pieces, presentations, workshops, attendance, oral tests, paper based tests etc. Furthermore, results of these non-credit courses will not have any impact on the pass or fail of the semester of the students.


BEC 2045 Career Development Training (June 2020)

CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (Non-Credit)

This is a course which provides the students with soft skills that need to be acquired by a professional. The main objective of this course is to develop an individual well-equipped with professional skills and positive attitudes. It also aims to develop a balance personality with higher social and career prospects. Methods of instruction are mainly interactive sessions, guest lectures, discussions, lectures and workshops covering areas of personal grooming, etiquette, planning self-presentation at different occasions and effective interpersonal skills. Two day Outward Bound Training Programme is one of the main events organized under this course. This career development training would be offered in two semesters as Part I, BEC 2041: Career Development Training in the year II, semester I and Part II, BEC 2045: Career Development Training in the year II, semester II. Evaluation criteria of these non-credit courses are discussed in a note below*

Evaluation Criteria for the Non - Credit Courses

* Students belonging to the batches 2014/15 onwards will be given either a Pass or a Fail for each of the non-credit courses. Since these are soft skills enhancing courses, evaluation and assessments would be done in numerous ways including; role plays, creative work pieces, presentations, workshops, attendance, oral tests, paper based tests etc. Furthermore, results of these non-credit courses will not have any impact on the pass or fail of the semester of the students.