BEC 3344 Project Management (June 2020)

This course provides the students with advanced knowledge and skills on Project Management in business organizations or entirely project based organizations. This course covers the theoretical foundation of Project Management techniques, software training and practical elements of a real world projects undertaken by the students. At depth, this is the study of nine Project Management knowledge areas: project integration management, scope management, schedule management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, risk management, communication management and procurement management. In addition, the students undergo a thorough training of MS Project software (usually the latest accessible version) to be competent in meeting the challenges in the real business setup under project management.

BEC 3345 Economic Thought (June 2020)

The primary goal of this course is to provide an insight into economic thought in order to understand the evolution of Economics. The subject concentrates on different thinkers and, at the same time traces the development of economic theories and ideas from the earliest times to the present while examining major contributions made to the field of Economics during the main periods in the history of Economics namely Pre-classical, Classical, Marginal Revolution, Neoclassical, Keynesian Revolution and Formalist economist. By the end of this course, students should be able to develop an overview of the main approaches which contribute to the historical development of economic thought and also analyse, synthesize and make a critique on economic principles and theories.

BEC 3346 Financial Economics (June 2020)

This course provides the students with an understanding of the principles and applications of financial markets.  Further, it aims to provide comprehensive knowledge of financial markets and it is useful in business decision-making. It takes into analysis the financial system, behaviour of interest rates, risk and term structure, theories of term structures, foreign exchange market, monetary policy, interest rate risk, and exchange rate risk with an emphasis on financial institutions.

BEC 3347 Labour Economics (June 2020)

Labour Economics is a combination of both theoretical and empirical analysis of labour market dynamics, wage setting and employment determination. The specific topics to be analysed include labour force trends, education and training, wage and employment setting at the company level, unions, discrimination, labour productivity and real wages, government policy and technological change.

BEC 3348 Asian Economics (June 2020)

Asia, especially in political and economic aspects, has been one of the most important parts of the world today that makes a considerable contribution to the world economy. Therefore, this subject emphasizes the social contributions of Asian economies to world development process. The teaching and learning process include lectures, discussions, video sessions and examinations. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the practice and trends of the development of Asia.

BEC 3002 English for Business Economics Part IV (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 3002: English for Business Economics Part IV

This course is a further extension of the skills based learning series of BEC 3001 and formulated according to UTEL Benchmark Band 9. This is designed with the intention of improving students’ English proficiency in core areas such as reading, writing, listening and speaking, while reviewing key areas of Business Economics. This course focuses more on advanced professional writing and speaking skills which will allow them to face the English-speaking business world with confidence and in an assertive manner. Sharpening the reading and listening skills are also focused in this series of lectures through advanced materials from real business world. These aims will be achieved through a series of lectures conducted through the semester in a gradual and incremental manner.

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.