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UNIT HANDBOOK
ACADEMIC YEAR - 2021
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UNIT HANDBOOK
ACADEMIC YEAR - 2021
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Contents
S. No Particulars Page No.
1 IBSU - Vision, Mission and Value Statements 3
2 Academic Calendar 4
3 Overview 6
4 Guidelines for Academic Matters 8
5 Units Offerings 12
6 School of Accounting and Finance - Unit Description 16
7 School of Business and Management - Unit Description 25
8 School of Information Technology - Unit Description 34
9 School of Economics and Development Studies – Unit Description
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Vision
To enrich lives through world class education, training and research
Mission
We are passionately committed to educating and training people by
providing responsive and value driven programmes that stimulate
personal development, organizational growth and building of our
young nation.
Values
Integrity Collaboration
Respect Accountability
Innovative Responsive
Service Excellence
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2. ACADEMIC CALENDAR – 2021
Month Date Events February 22-02-2021
23-02-2021 Session – 1 – Orientation Days
24-02-2021 Commencement of Session - 1
March 05-03-2021 Enrollment Close
22-03-2021 Census
April 09-04-2021 Good Friday
10-04-2021 Easter Saturday
11-04-2021 Easter Sunday
12-04-2021 Easter Monday
May 28-05-2021 Commencement of Final Examinations
June 07-06-2021 Queen’s Birthday
18-06-2021 Final Exam Mark Due
21-06-2021 Grade Publication
22-06-2021 23-06-2021
Session – 2 – Orientation Days
24-06-2021 Commencement of Session - 2
July 09-07-2021 Enrollment Close
19-07-2021 Census
23-07-2021 National Remembrance Day
August 26-08-2021 The National Repentance Day
September 16-09-2021 Independence Day
October 01-10-2021 Session 2 - Commencement of Final Examinations
22-10-2021 Final Exam Mark Due
26-10-2021 Grade Publication
27-10-2021 Session – 3 – Orientation and Commencement Day
November 05-11-2021 Enrollment Close
22-11-2021 Census
December 25-12-2021 Christmas Day
26-12-2021 Boxing Day
January 28-01-2022 Session – 3 – Commencement of Final Examinations
February 18-02-2022 Final Exam Mark Due
21-02-2022 Grade Publication
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3. OVERVIEW
Institute of Business Studies (IBS) is a private Tertiary Education Institution passionate to enrich
lives through world class education, training and research for the last thirty-two (32) years in
Papua New Guinea.
IBS was established on the 16th February 1989 with the primary objective to provide revision
classes for the professional examinations conducted by the Papua New Guinea Institute of
Accountants (PNGIA), now Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA PNG) since there was none
available for the Accounting graduates to become Professional Accountants. IBS continues this
valuable service through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on the 15th July 2011 with
CPA PNG.
Since 19th November 1994, IBS expanded its mission to give opportunity to school leavers who
were rejected by the formal education system by providing certificate courses. IBS became a
study centre of University of Papua New Guinea in 1995 to offer their Diploma in Commerce
until 2016.
IBS achieved another milestone in 1999 by offering internationally recognized Australian Degree
programmes, first in Accounting and Information Technology and later Marketing and Human
Resource Development, face-to-face, in partnership with Southern Cross University, Australia.
This partnership has grown from strength to strength over the last twenty-two (22) years.
IBS was the first education Institution to offer MBA programme, face-to-face, in PNG, in
partnership with Deakin University of Australia in 2003. This collaboration lasted for only five (5)
years due to not meeting the high enrolment requirements set by the Deakin University.
IBS was recognized as an Institution of Higher Education by the Commissioner for the Higher
Education on 25th July, 2007.
Our quest and the persistence to become a university eventually became a reality on 1st
December, 2016 with the approval from National Executive Council (NEC), which was gazetted
on 25th January, 2017.
IBSUNIVERSITY
IBSUniversity (IBSU) introduced its own degree programmes in February 2017 as follows:
- Accounting and Finance - Economics and Development Studies - Business and Management - Information Technology
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Both Southern Cross University (SCU) and IBSU programmes are offered at our Mt. Eriama
Campus, 11 Mile, along Sogeri Road.
Since the establishment of IBSUniversity, the original IBS changed its name to IBS College of
TVET under the PNG National Qualification Framework (PNGNQF) offering Certificates 3 & 4 in
the following disciplines at our Saraga Campus, Magila Street, 6 Mile:
- Accounting - Business - Marketing - Human Resource Management - Information Technology
IBSUniversity has stronger partnerships and network with the industry and the business sector
to provide practical exposure in terms of applying theory to practice. IBSU also provides
employability training, recruitment, support and campus placement. IBSU continues to invest
time in training and development of students through its Career Development Centre (CDC) that
spends ample time in running skills development and practical training programmes.
The Institution has also collaborated and formed partnerships with Southern Cross University,
Australia and many other international and local professional institutions such as Australian
Computer Society, Certified Practicing Accountants - Australia, Certified Practicing Accountants
- PNG, Prometric, Pearson VUE Australia and recently established a CISCO Academy. It also acts
as a nodal examination centre in PNG for other universities and professional bodies around the
world.
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
VICE CHANCELLOR
Dr. Ramachandran Arunachalam
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR (ACADEMIC)
Dr. Chenniappan Murugesan
HEAD OF SCHOOLS
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Dr. Rengalwar Srinivasan
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Dr. Emmanuel Aquino
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SCHOOL OF INFORMATON TECHNOLOGY
Mr. Jobin M Scaria
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Dr. Pious Thomas
4. GUIDELINES FOR ACADEMIC MATTERS
4.1 Teaching Methods
The lecturers deliver the key course material in a concise and consistent format. The classes will
be handled with the aid of power point presentation and the same will be uploaded in the
Moodle site on the day of delivery for reference by students. Tutorial activities will include case
analysis, practical activities, solving problems, individual and/or group discussions. This unit
requires student’s participation in work groups and class discussions. It also requires students to
participate in industry visit and attending online conferences/sessions wherever applicable. For
the successful completion of this unit, the student is required to undertake exercise and general
studies in addition to the class room learning. In addition to that the students are expected to
attend all lecture sessions. 75 % attendance is expected from the student’s side for all lecture
hours. Attendance records will be taken at all times.
The students are expected to upload their assignments through Moodle within the stipulated
time period. The late submission will not be entertained unless there should be a reasonable
ground and approval from the concerned unit lecturer. Such late submission will lead to fix
penalty by reduction of assignment marks. The TURNITIN software will help to identify the
percentage of plagiarism before uploading the documents. If it shows more than 30% of
plagiarism on the uploaded assignments, then that will be decided by the concerned unit lecturer.
Under such circumstances, the decision of the quality assurance cell is the final. Hence, original
contribution will enhance the quality of learning and avoid unnecessary delay.
4.2 Final Examination
a) The scheduled examination shall be administered at the end of each semester. b) Timetables shall be prepared and placed on the notice board four weeks prior to the
proper scheduled examination. c) It is a requirement that scheduled examination question papers shall be collected back
from the students by the exam invigilators after the examination along with answer scripts.
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d) A pass mark shall be the only grade awarded to students who pass their re-sit/supplementary examination
e) On completion of Board of Assessor’s Approval, the results will be uploaded in the Student Management System Result Platform.
4.3 Grade of Achievement (1) Subject to the IBSU By-Laws a candidate shall be recorded as having attained in each unit
for which he/she has enrolled a level of achievement, which shall be graded as follows:
HD - High Distinction. This grade will be awarded to students with an exceptional understanding of all aspects of the course, with competence in application, a high ability to present material and arguments logically, and a high degree of theoretical and practical understanding.
D - Distinction. This grade will be awarded to a student with strong ability to apply concepts to realistic situations, as for the HD-grade but lacking exceptional performance in each area.
C - Credit. This grade will be awarded to a student with a better than average ability to apply fundamentals, with a satisfactory degree of theoretical and practical understanding and is able to integrate information into a logical argument.
P - Pass. This grade will be awarded to a student with a satisfactory understanding and is able to complete basic tasks and apply material to problem solving in many situations.
Cp Conceded Pass - This grade will be awarded to a student with some understanding and is able to complete some basic tasks but has some difficulties applying concepts to problem solving
F - Fail. This grade will be awarded to a student who has failed to grasp the basic and most important concepts after attending all academic activities.
ABF - Absent Fail – Non-fulfillment of any assessments
DF - Deferred grade. This category may be entered when the assessment is not yet complete. Students those who have acquired this grade need to complete the unit requirement as per IBSU assessment policy.
WI- Withdrawal- This category of withdraws from a course(s) without a failure being recorded in his/her record.
IC - Incomplete - Non-fulfillment of partial assessments will be termed as confirmed grade in due course.
All non-credit units are entered as S for satisfactory or NS for unsatisfactory.
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(i) The letter grade, grade points, status of description and class description shall be computed from the range of marks as given below:
Range of Marks Class Abbreviation Equivalence Grade
Points Class Description
85 - 100 HD 5 High Distinction
75 – 84.99 D 4 Distinction
65 – 74.99 C 3 Credit
50 – 64.99 P 2 Pass
45 – 49.99 Cp 1 Conceded Pass
<45 F 0 Fail
ABF 0 Absent Fail
WF 0 Withdrawn Fail
DF 0 Deferred Fail
IC 0 Incomplete
(ii) On graduation a Grade Point Average (GPA) will be entered on the candidate’s transcript. The grade point average will be computed as the average of all units taken by him or her.
4.4 Query of Final Assessment Grade
a. A student may query the grade awarded for any unit. A query of an assessment grade shall be made in writing to the Head of the School responsible for the unit within 14 working days of the date of formal notification of the grade to the student. If, as a result of such query it is deemed appropriate to vary the grade, the Head of the School responsible for the unit may make such variation in accordance with policy.
b. The Head of the School responsible for the unit shall formally notify the student in writing of the outcome of the query of an assessment grade.
4.5 Appeal against a Final Assessment Grade
(a) A student who is not satisfied with the decision of the final assessment grade, may appeal
to the Pro Vice- Chancellor (Academic) on one or more of the following grounds:
i. improper action in the conduct of an assessment task; ii. irregularity in the conduct of an assessment task; iii. negligence on the part of any person involved in the conduct of the assessment task; iv. unlawful discrimination against the student; v. prejudice or bias on the part of the assessor or any other person involved in determining
the grade to be awarded; vi. the assessment process as detailed in the unit statement, and any subsequent
amendment made in accordance with rule not being followed;
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vii. Where additional evidence for special consideration can be provided, or where procedures for consideration of an application for special consideration were not properly followed.
(b) An appeal can be lodged with the Personal Assistant – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) within
fourteen days of the date of formal notification of assessment grade.
(c) An appeal cannot be made on the basis of the absence of one or more items specified in Rule
2(b) from a unit statement.
4.6 Academic Misconduct
Students must conduct their studies at the IBSUniversity honestly, ethically and in accordance
with accepted standards of academic conduct. Any form of academic conduct that is contrary to
these standards is academic misconduct and is unacceptable. Some students engage deliberately
in academic misconduct, with intent to deceive. This conscious, premeditated form of cheating
is one of the worst forms of fraudulent academic behavior, for which the IBSUniversity has zero
tolerance and for which penalties, including exclusion from the IBSU, will be applied. However,
the IBSU recognizes many students commit academic misconduct without intent to deceive.
These students may be required to undertake additional educational activities to remediate their
behavior. Specifically, it is academic misconduct for a student to:
4.7 Plagiarism
Plagiarize by representing the work of another as their own original work, without appropriate
acknowledgement of the author or the source. This category of cheating includes the following:
collusion, where a piece of work prepared by a group is represented as if it were the student's own;
acquiring or commissioning a piece of work, which is not his/her own and representing it as if it were, by
o purchasing a paper from a commercial service, including internet sites, whether pre-written or specially prepared for the student concerned
o submitting a paper written by another person, either by a fellow student or a person who is not a member of the IBSU;
duplication of the same or almost identical work for more than one assessment item;
copying ideas, concepts, research data, images, sounds or text;
paraphrasing a paper from a source text, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, without appropriate acknowledgement;
cutting or pasting statements from multiple sources or piecing together work of others and representing them as original work;
submitting, as one own work, all or part of another student's work, even with the student's knowledge or consent.
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A student who willingly assists another student to plagiaries (for example by willingly giving them
their own work to copy from) is also breaching academic integrity, and may be subject to
disciplinary action.
4.8 Penalties:
For an act of plagiarism, any one or more of the following penalties may be imposed:
i. a mark of zero for the item of assessment in which the plagiarism occurred; ii. failure or cancellation or refusal of credit for the unit in which the plagiarism occurred; iii. suspension from the University for a specified period; iv. expulsion from the University.
4.9 Cheat in examinations and tests by communicating, or attempting to communicate, with a
fellow individual who is neither an invigilator or member of staff; by copying, or attempting to
copy from a fellow student; attempting to introduce or consult during the examination, any
unauthorized (not explicitly allowed by the course instructor) printed or written material, or
electronic calculating or information storage device; and/or other communication device, or
impersonates another.
4.10 Fabricate results by claiming to have carried out tests, experiments or observations that
have not taken place or by presenting results not supported by the evidence with the object of
obtaining an unfair advantage.
4.11 Misrepresent themselves by presenting an untrue statement or not disclosing where there
is a duty to disclose in order to create a false appearance or identity.
Units Offerings in Semester 1:
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 BM0101 Personality Development 15
2 Year 1 BM0102 Principles of Management 15
3 Year 1 BM0103 Business and Academic English 15
4 Year 1 IT0101 Fundamentals of Information Technology 15
5 Year 2 AF0201 Financial Accounting 15
6 Year 2 AF0202 Auditing 15
7 Year 2 BM0201 Business Ethics 15
8 Year 2 BM0202 Principles of Marketing 15
9 Year 2 BM0203 Principles of Human Resource Management 15
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10 Year 2 IT0201 Introduction to Information Systems 15
11 Year 2 IT0202 Programming Fundamentals 15
12 Year 2 IT0203 Web Systems 15
13 Year 2 IT0204 Database Management Systems 15
14 Year 2 IT0210 Introduction to Calculus 15
15 Year 2 ED0201 Principles of Microeconomics 15
16 Year 2 ED0202 Financial Markets and Organization 15
17 Year 3 AF0301 Advanced Financial Accounting 15
18 Year 3 AF0302 Advanced Taxation 15
19 Year 3 AF0303 Company Law 15
20 Year 3 BM0301 Global & Asian Marketing 15
21 Year 3 BM0302 Strategic Management 15
22 Year 3 BM0303 Business Research 15
23 Year 3 IT0301 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 15
24 Year 3 IT0302 Info. Tech. Security Management 15
25 Year 3 IT0303 Object Oriented Programming and Design 15
26 Year 3 IT0304 Business Process and IT Strategy 15
27 Year 3 ED0301 Advanced Micro-Economics 15
27 Year 3 ED0302 Global Economics 15
29 Year 3 ED0303 Advanced Econometrics 15
30 Year 4 AF0401 Business Finance 15
31 Year 4 AF0402 Corporate Financial Management 15
32 Year 4 AF0403 Contemporary Issues in Accounting 15
33 Year 4 AF0404 Internship - Industry Practice 15
34 Year 4 BM0401 Business Economics 15
35 Year 4 BM0402 Operations Management 15
36 Year 4 BM0403 Project Management 15
37 Year 4 BM0404 Internship - Industry Practice 15
38 Year 4 IT0401 Info. Technology Project Management 15
39 Year 4 IT0402 Server Administration and Maintenance 15
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40 Year 4 IT0403 Software Project Development – I 15
41 Year 4 IT0404 Internship – Industrial Practice 15
42 Year 4 ED0401 Industrial Economics 15
43 Year 4 ED0402 Natural Resource Economics 15
44 Year 4 ED0403 Internship – Industry Practice 15
Units Offerings in Semester 2:
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 AF0101 Principles of Accounting 15
2 Year 1 BM0104 Fundamentals of Business Practices 15
3 Year 1 IT0102 Business Mathematics 15
4 Year 1 ED0101 Introduction to Economics 15
5 Year 2 AF0203 Cost Accounting 15
6 Year 2 AF0204 Taxation 15
7 Year 2 AF0206 Fundamentals of Business Finance 15
8 Year 2 AF0205 Internship – Internal Practice 15
9 Year 2 BM0204 Business Law 15
10 Year 2 BM0205 Entrepreneurship and Small Business 15
11 Year 2 BM0206 Internship – Internal Practices 15
12 Year 2 IT0205 Networks and Data Communication 15
13 Year 2 IT0206 Advanced Computer Programming 15
14 Year 2 IT0207 Operating Systems and Machine Principles
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15 Year 2 IT0208 Industry Study on IT 15
16 Year 2 ED0203 Principles of Macroeconomics 15
17 Year 2 ED0204 Introductory Econometrics 15
18 Year 2 ED0205 Internship – Internal Practice 15
19 Year 3 AF0304 Advanced Cost Accounting 15
20 Year 3 AF0305 Advanced Auditing and Assurance 15
21 Year 3 AF0307 Accounting Information System 15
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22 Year 3 AF0306 Management Accounting 15
23 Year 3 BM0304 Business Information System 15
24 Year 3 BM0305 Introduction to Industrial Relations 15
25 Year 3 BM0306 Consumer Behaviour 15
26 Year 3 BM0307 Quantitative Business Analysis 15
27 Year 3 IT0209 Business Statistics 15
28 Year 3 IT0305 Graphics and Multimedia 15
29 Year 3 IT0306 IT Infrastructure Management 15
30 Year 3 IT0307 Wireless Technologies and Networks 15
31 Year 4 AF0405 Financial Risk Management 15
32 Year 4 AF0406 Financial Reporting 15
33 Year 4 BM0405 International Business Management 15
34 Year 4 BM0406 Essential of Managerial Accounting 15
35 Year 4 BM0407 Global Operation and Supply Chain Management
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36 Year 4 IT0405 Software Project Development – II 15
37 Year 4 IT0406 Mobile Application Design and Development
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38 Year 4 IT0407 Advanced Database Systems 15
39 Year 4 IT0408 Social Network Computing 15
40 Year 4 IT0409 Customer Service Management 15
41 Year 4 IT0410 Web Design and Programming 15
42 Year 3 ED0304 Advanced Macroeconomics 15
43 Year 3 ED0305 Cost Benefit Analysis 15
44 Year 3 ED0306 Economic Policy and Market Design 15
45 Year 3 ED0307 Economic Information Systems 15
46 Year 4 ED0404 Environmental Economics 15
47 Year 4 ED0405 Agricultural Economics 15
48 Year 4 ED0406 Economic Development 15
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Semester 1
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 2 AF0201 Financial Accounting 15
2 Year 2 AF0202 Auditing 15
3 Year 3 AF0301 Advanced Financial Accounting 15
4 Year 3 AF0302 Advanced Taxation 15
5 Year 3 AF0303 Company Law 15
6 Year 4 AF0401 Business Finance 15
7 Year 4 AF0402 Corporate Financial Management 15
8 Year 4 AF0403 Contemporary Issues in Accounting 15
9 Year 4 AF0404 Internship - Industry Practice 15
Semester 2
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 AF0101 Principles of Accounting 15
2 Year 2 AF0203 Cost Accounting 15
3 Year 2 AF0204 Taxation 15
4 Year 2 AF0206 Fundamentals of Business Finance 15
5 Year 2 AF0205 Internship – Internal Practice 15
6 Year 3 AF0304 Advanced Cost Accounting 15
7 Year 3 AF0305 Advanced Auditing and Assurance 15
8 Year 3 AF0307 Accounting Information System 15
9 Year 3 AF0306 Management Accounting 15
10 Year 4 AF0405 Financial Risk Management 15
11 Year 4 AF0406 Financial Reporting 15
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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE PROGRAMME – UNITS DESCRIPTION
AF0201 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the principles of financial accounting and to
develop the practical skill and professional competence of an Accounting Technician. The unit is
envisioned to understand how the financial statements are useful for the stakeholders of the
business. Topic covers accounting standards, cash accounting, receivables determining the cost
of inventories, concepts of assets and liabilities, current and non-current assets, current and non-
current liabilities, debenture and share capital and accounting for debenture.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0101 – Principles of Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Hoggett, et. al, Financial Accounting, 8th edn, (2014) John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Milton, Queensland, Australia
Reference:
1. Financial Accounting by Joe Ben Hoyle & CJ Skender, Dec 2009, ISBN 978-1-45332712-8
AF0202 - AUDITING
This unit is designed to provide knowledge and skills in auditing by obtaining acumen in concepts and theory of audit. This will empower the students to gain knowledge in applying accounting information in auditing process. Important matters are considered on audit engagement, planning, strategy and issuance of opinion. The topic includes audit overview, ethics, legal liability, client acceptance, audit planning, audit evidence, sampling, the test of controls, substantiate tests, report preparation and reporting on an audit. Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0101 – Principles of Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Rick Hayes, Principles of Auditing: An Introduction to International Standards on Auditing (3e), Pearson, Australia. ISBN 9780273768173.
Reference:
1. Moreney, Campbell, Hamilton (2014), Auditing, A Practical Approach, 2nd edn, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Milton, Queensland, Australia.
AF0301 - ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
The aim of this unit is to develop the candidates with conceptual and practical skills regarding
financial accounting in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive
business. The topics covered are Financial Statements, Accounting for partnerships, Operation,
Change in Ownership and Dissolution, Accounting for Companies, Formation and Operation of
Company, Accounting for Branches, Accounting for Department, Accounting for Extractive
Industries and Accounting for Plantations.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
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Pre-requisite: Financial Accounting (AF0201)
Prescribed Text:
1. Deegan, C 2016, Australia Financial Accounting, 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd., Level 2, 82 Waterloo Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113. ISBN: 9781743764022.
Reference:
1. Shirley Carlon, Rosina Mcalpine-Mladenovic, Chrisann Palm, Lorena Mitrione, Ngaire Kirk, Lily Wong 2016, Financial Accounting Reporting, Analysis and Decision making, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd., 42 Mc Dougali Street, Milton, QLD 4064. ISBN: 9780730313748 (Paperback) & 9780730324881 (e-text).
AF0302 – ADVANCED TAXATION
The unit has emerged as a distinct profession across the globe. This unit prepares the candidates
with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the field of taxation in the competitive
business environment as well as the needs of the business in PNG. This unit introduces students
to understand the concepts in Taxation, application of Tax Principles making. The content of this
course includes Goods and Services Taxation, Mining and Petroleum Taxation, Taxation for
Entities and Tax Administration
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Taxation – AF0204
Prescribed Text:
1. Joseph Palimi 2020, PNG Taxation, 1st Edition, IBSUniversity (PNG), Mt. Eriama Campus, Port Moresby. ISBN: 978-9980-909-37-4.
2. Papua New Guinea Income Tax 1959 as Amended.
Reference Book:
1. A Guide to PNG Taxation, By Edgar O’Neill 2. Taxation Study Guide, IBS
AF0303 – COMPANY LAW
This unit introduces students to the underlying themes and issues in Partnership and company
Law, corporate regulation, legal and non- legal issues in agency, joint venture and partnership
law, constitution of companies, insolvency, business and land groups. The unit has emerged as a
distinct profession across the globe. This unit prepares the candidates with conceptual and
practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive business
environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
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Pre-requisite: BM0204
Prescribed Text:
1. Papua New Guinea Company Law Act, CCH, Australia.Company Law 3rd edition, 2. Chris Taylor, Aug 2014. ISBN13: 9781292012926, New Edition ISBN: 9781292086941,
Previous Edition ISBN: 9781408271711, Published: August 2014.Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd,
Reference Book:
1. John Lowry, Arad Reisberg, 4th Edition, April 2012
AF0401 - BUSINESS FINANCE
Business finance units aim is to develop the students with the knowledge of importance and
source of business finance. The following topics are covered in this unit, i.e. the Introduction of
business finance, Objectives and Functions of business finance, Sources of Business Finance,
Capital Structure, Hire Purchase and Lease, Institutional Investors, Accounting for short term and
Long -term Investments, Dividend, Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statements and PNG
Financial system.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Management Accounting (AF0306)
Prescribed Text:
1. Berk, Demarzo, Harford, Ford, Mollica and Finch “Fundamentals of Corporate Finance” 2 (2015) Edition, Pearson, Australia ISBN 9781442564060.
Reference:
1. Financial Management; Theory &Practice, Eugene F. Brigham. Michael c. Ehrhardt (2013) ISBN 9780030335617
AF0402 - CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Corporate Financial Management course prepare candidates with practical skills in wealth maximization and profit maximization of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as international business development in PNG. It covers role of financial manager, financial planning, capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, working capital management, payment of dividend and latest financing models. Important matters are considered on explaining time value of money concepts and providing students with capital decision making and to empower them to gain the different uses of financial Management techniques. Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0301 Advanced Financial Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Berk, Demarzo, Harford, Ford, Mollica and Finch “Fundamentals of Corporate Finance” 2 Edition, Pearson, Australia.
Reference Book:
1. Financial Management; Theory &Practice, Eugene F. Brigham. Michael C. Ehrhardt.
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AF0403 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING
This unit prepares the candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs
of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human resource
needs of the business in PNG. This course introduces various accounting theories for and against
regulation of financial accounting. Students can obtain the knowledge of reason why and how an
organization should disclose particular items of financial information. This course also providing
knowledge about the role of a number of factors in explaining both international differences in
accounting and the recent efforts towards, and the obstacles to, the globalization of international
financial reporting standards. The course content reflects the current Government of PNG
emphasis on an accounting regulation.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0301 Advanced Financial Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Craig Deegan, Financial Accounting Theory (4th edition), 2013, McGrawhill Australia ISBN:
9780071013147
Reference Book:
1. Contemporary Issues in Accounting, Michaelda Tankin, Patricia Stanton, Susan Mc Gowan,
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Kimberly Ferlauto March 2012.
AF0404 - INTERNSHIP – INDUSTRY PRACTICE
This unit intended to deliver the applied knowledge and competence in accounting and finance
needed in the business and public sector to acquire applied knowledge in the areas relating to
accounting and finance. It also provides practical skills and a sound understanding of theories
and their application over business units. The unit is intended to connect students to the
community in which they are learning and to engage in experiences that allow students to
incorporate classroom ideas beyond the traditional academic setting. The training module
contains a continuous assessment by the guide, project presentation, comprehensive report on
training and viva voce.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Report and Viva Voce 50%
Pre-requisite: Associate Degree in Accounting and Finance
Prescribed Text:
1. Quinlan, C, Babin, BJ, Carr, JC, Griffin, M & Zikmund, WG 2015, Business Research Methods, 1st edn, Cengage, Hampshire. ISBN: 9781473704855.
Reference:
1. VBS-Report-Writing-Guide-2017 AF0101 - PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING
Principles of Accounting units aim is to develop an understanding of the principles of Accounting
and to develop the practical skill and professional competence of an Accounting Technician. It
has the following topics; Role of Accounting, Books of Prime Entry, The Ledger, The Ledger,
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Capital, Revenue Expenditure and Receipts, Accounting for Depreciation, Adjustments in Ledger
Accounts, Cash Book, Accounting for Errors and Financial Statement.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: There is no pre-requisite unit for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Carlon, S, Mladenovic-Mac-Alphine, R, Palm, C, Mitrione, L, Kirk, N & Wong, L, Financial Accounting, Reporting Analysis and Decision Making, 5th edn, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd, Milton, Qld, Australia. ISBN: 9780730313748.
Reference:
1. Atrill, P, McLaney, E, Harvey, D & Jenner, M 2012, Accounting: An introduction, 6th edn, Pearson, Sydney. ISBN: 9781486008797.
AF0203 - COST ACCOUNTING
This unit is developed with a purpose to offer an understanding on the concepts in cost
accounting, application of cost accounting principles and managerial decision making. The core
objective of the unit revolves around cost control and productivity. The unit content includes basic
cost accounting concepts, elements of cost, pricing and issues of material, levels of materials,
inventory management, labour cost and preparation of pay roll, overhead costing, cost concepts,
strategy, balanced scorecard and strategic profitability analysis.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0201 – Financial Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles Horngren, Srikant Datar, Madhav Rajan, (Oct. 2012), Cost Accounting; Global edition, Pearson New International. 14th edition, ISBN – 13 978013209178.
Reference:
1. David Russell, G.J Wilkinson – Riddle, Ashok Patel (Nov 2010), Cost Accounting, Pearson New Publication, November 2002, ISBN – 13 9780273651673
AF0204 - TAXATION
This unit prepares the candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG. This unit introduces students to understand the concepts in Taxation, application of tax principles into the practice. The content of this course takes care of overview of PNG Income tax, statutory income and exempt income, deductions, mining tax etc. The course content reflects the current Government of PNG emphasis on strategic planning integration and control.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0101 Principles of Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Papua New Guinea Income Tax 1959 as Amended.
Reference Book:
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1. A Guide to PNG Taxation, By Edgar O’Neill 2. Taxation Study Guide, IBS
AF0206 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS FINANCE
The aim of Fundamentals of Business Finance is to develop the candidates with the knowledge
of importance and source of business finance. The following are topic covered in this units to
fulfil the objective of the unit, introduction, Objectives and Functions, Sources of Business
Finance, Capital Structure, Hire Purchase and Lease, Institutional Investors, Accounting for short
term and Long-term Investments, Dividend, Analysis and Interpretation of Financial Statement
and PNG Financial System.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Accounting (AF0101)
Prescribed Text:
1. Berk, J, DeMarzo, P, Harford, J, Ford, G, Mollica, V & Finch, N 2014, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 2nd edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW. ISBN: 9781486042197.
Reference Book:
1. Eugene F, Brigham, Michael C, Ehrhardt 2013, Financial Management: Theory and Practice, ISBN 9789966462565
AF0205 - INTERNSHIP - INTERNAL PRACTICE
This unit requires students to explore and understand the organizations that affecting accounting
profession and participate in industry visit and study the functionality and operations of the
Company. For the successful completion of this unit, the student is required to prepare report,
interview relevant personnel, and observed the company operation, understand the functions
and get maintain a log book with signature of the Head of the functions, and learn the practical
operations. Weekly submission will of report is a must. Students are required to meet their guide
weekly once and get the guidance in preparing the report.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IBSU Diploma first year is the prerequisite for this course.
Prescribed Text:
1. The Internship Course Handbook 8th Edition, Revised Effective Fall Term 2018, Internships and Prior Learning University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, Illinois
Reference Book:
1. Training Guidelines prescribed by the School.
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AF0304 - ADVANCED COST ACCOUNTING
This unit prepares the candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs
of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human resource
needs of the business in PNG. This unit introduces students to the advanced cost accounting
concepts and applications necessary for successful business careers. Topics will include costing
systems, job costing, process costing, Inventory Management, techniques of costing, standard
costing, managerial decision making and its practices.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0203 Cost Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles Horngren, Srikant Datar, Madhav Rajan, , Cost Accounting; 15th edition, Pearson Inc. 2017
References:
1. David Russell, G.J Wilkinson – Riddle, Ashok Patel (Nov 2011), Cost Accounting, Pearson New Publication.
AF0305 – ADVANCED AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES
This unit prepares the candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs
of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human resource
needs of the business in PNG. Advanced Audit and Assurance provides knowledge with assurance
services, with progressive approached in audit practice. It includes assurance procedures,
methods and approaches. It also includes current and future developments in assurance practice.
Internal audit, review engagement, performance assurance and other related assurances are also
discussed.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0202 Auditing
Prescribed Text: 1. Arens, Best, Shailer, Fielder, Elder, Beasley: Auditing, Assurance Services and Ethics in
Australia: An Integrated Approach, (9e), Pearson Australia Reference:
1. IAASB-Handbook-Volume-1, 2 & 3
AF0307 - ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM
Nowadays, the demand for business process computerization to adapt and compete with the
current business setting is widespread. Integrating computer systems to business organizations
would be difficult or impossible without the process owner's cooperation with IS personnel.
Hence, this unit prepares students to co-operate with the IS department or whichever
department responsible for system development, implementation, and or maintenance. This unit
elucidates the concepts of Information systems and its components, the major business process,
internal control, and participation of end-user in the potential system development or system
implementation and or even maintenance. Topics include accounting information systems and
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business, systems documentation techniques, the revenue and expenditure cycle, systems
development, and systems analysis processes.
Assessment: Continuous, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No pre-requisite for this course.
Prescribed Text:
1. Accounting Information system, global Edition, 13th edition, Marshall Romney, Paul Steinbart, Aug.2014.
Reference:
1. Business Information system for accounting students, 01 edition, Gerhard Kristandl, Martin Quinn, Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc., April 2014
AF0306 - MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Aim of the Management Accounting is to develop the candidates with conceptual and practical
skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive business
environment. Various topics are covered in this unit i.e., role, Historical Perspective and Direction
of Management Accounting, Foundation of Management Accounting, Interpreting and Analysing
Financial Statements, Management Accounting Techniques for Planning and Control, Functional
and Activity-Based Budgeting, Types of Budgetary Systems, Decision Making, Relevant Costs and
Benefits, Capital Budgeting Decisions, Balanced Scorecard and Advanced Analysis, Appraisal of
Performance, Financial and Related Information
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Advanced Financial Accounting (AF0301)
Prescribed Text:
1. Horngren, CT, Datar, SM, Rajan, MV, Wynder, M, Maguire, W & Tan, R 2014, Cost Accounting – A Managerial Emphasis, 2nd edn, Pearson Australia, Australia. ISBN: 9781442563377.
Reference:
1. Management Accounting for Decision Makers 8th Edition, Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney, Feb.2015.
AF0405 – FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
This course is designed to assess the different risk sources generally prevalent in the financial
institutions and to quantify the same on the basis of defined parameters. The prominent areas
relating to risk like operational risk, financial risk, model risk, spot risk, forward risk, options risk,
credit risk and counterparty credit risk are the key contents. Suitable weightage also given to
cover financial disasters. Moreover, this course covers smaller case studies that help to
understand the current financial crisis.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0305 – Advanced Auditing and Assurance
Prescribed Text:
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1. John C. Hull, Risk Management and Financial Institutions, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 4th edn. ISBN 9781118955949
Reference Book:
1. Jonathan Mun, Modelling Risk: Applying Monte Carlo Simulation, Real Options Analysis, Forecasting and Optimization Techniques, Wiley. ISBN 9780470009772
AF0406 - FINANCIAL REPORTING
This unit introduces students to get acumen in the concept of financial reporting and its
applications necessary for successful professional careers. It prepares candidates with practical
skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive business
environment. The topic covers IASB structure and process, conceptual framework, accounting for
lease agreement, long-term contract, foreign currency transactions, financial instruments and
hedging transactions, accounting for income taxes, preparation of financial statements,
investment accounting and balance combination and consolidation process.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: AF0301 – Advanced Financial Accounting
Prescribed Text:
1. Deegan, C 2012, Australia Financial Accounting, 8th edn, McGraw-Hill, Australia. ISBN: 9781743764022.
Reference:
1. Hoggett, et. al, Financial Accounting, 8th edn, 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Milton, Queensland, Australia.
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Semester 1
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 BM0101 Personality Development 15
2 Year 1 BM0102 Principles of Management 15
3 Year 1 BM0103 Business and Academic English 15
4 Year 2 BM0201 Business Ethics 15
5 Year 2 BM0202 Principles of Marketing 15
6 Year 2 BM0203 Principles of Human Resource Management
15
7 Year 3 BM0301 Global & Asian Marketing 15
8 Year 3 BM0302 Strategic Management 15
9 Year 3 BM0303 Business Research 15
10 Year 4 BM0401 Business Economics 15
11 Year 4 BM0402 Operations Management 15
12 Year 4 BM0403 Project Management 15
13 Year 4 BM0404 Internship - Industry Practice 15
Semester 2
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 BM0104 Fundamentals of Business Practices 15
2 Year 2 BM0204 Business Law 15
3 Year 2 BM0205 Entrepreneurship and Small Business 15
4 Year 2 BM0206 Internship – Internal Practices 15
5 Year 3 BM0304 Business Information System 15
6 Year 3 BM0305 Introduction to Industrial Relations 15
7 Year 3 BM0306 Consumer Behaviour 15
8 Year 3 BM0307 Quantitative Business Analysis 15
9 Year 4 BM0405 International Business Management 15
School of Business and Management
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10 Year 4 BM0406 Essential of Managerial Accounting 15
11 Year 4 BM0407 Global Operation and Supply Chain Management
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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME – UNITS DESCRIPTION
BM0101 - PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
This unit introduces students to understand the basics of personality and leadership
development, soft skills for today’s workplace, concepts of resume writing and job interviews,
body language and communication in professional interactions as well as the modern methods
of learning in the contemporary business world.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Urmila Rai & S.M. Rai, Personality Development and Communication Skills, Himalaya Publishing House, India. First Edition 2011, ISBN 9789350514375
Reference Book:
1. Sharma, P C 2014, Communication Skills and Development, Nirali Prakashan, India. ISBN 9380064179, 9789380064178.
BM0102 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
This unit introduces students to understand the basics of management functions. This unit will
focus on the theory and fundamental concepts of management including planning, organization,
motivation, leadership, conflict management and control. This unit will also review the evolution
of management thought, functions and practices which will lead to stress current approaches
and the recent emerging concepts in the management.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles W.L. Hill & Steven L. Mc Shane, Principles of Management, 1st Ed., 11th Reprint 2015, Mc Graw Hill, ISBN: 9780070667693
Reference Book:
1. Meenakshi (2007), “Principles of Management”, PHI Learning Publications, New Delhi.
BM0103 - BUSINESS AND ACADEMIC ENGLISH
The Unit should improve students’ communication & interpersonal skills in academia as well as
in the business. This unit prepare candidates to communication theories and concepts which
should enable students to learn and apply practically in order to meet the needs of business
organizations in the competitive environment.
Assessment: Continuous 100%, No Final Exam
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
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Prescribed Text:
1. Witsel, M (ed.) 2009, Communication in Organisations, 5th edn, McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9780070278271.
Reference Book:
1. Summers.J, 2006 Communication Skills Handbook, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.
BM0201 - BUSINESS ETHICS
This course provides students with knowledge and skills to be competent in corporate ethical
skills needed in the business and public sector. It helps the students to utilize critical reasoning
skills to identify solutions to ethical problems, examine sustainability policy and practice at
multiple levels, evaluate the social, environmental and economic impact of business on
stakeholders, explain the importance of diverse cultural influences to ethics and sustainability,
analyses contemporary global ethical and sustainability issues.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Preston, N 2007, Understanding Ethics, 3rd edn, The Federation Press, Sydney. 2. Mandal, S K 2010, Ethics in Business and Corporate Governance, Tata McGraw Hill
Education Pvt. Ltd., Sydney Reference Book:
1. Fritzsche, D J 2005, Business Ethics: A Global & Managerial Perspective, Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd., Sydney.
BM0202 - PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
This unit introduces students to understand the Principles and key concepts used in marketing,
knowledge and skills in Marketing. Further it explains the concept of consumer behavior,
sustainable marketing concept, Market segmentation, Marketing research and 4 P’s in marketing.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Lamb, C, Hair, J & McDaniel, C 2014, MKTG8: Principles of Marketing, 8th edition, Cengage Learning, Mason, Ohio, USA. ISBN: 978-1-285-43262-5.
Reference Book:
1. Kotler, P, Adam, S, Denize, S & Armstrong, G 2009, Principles of Marketing, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, Sydney.
BM0203 - PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
This unit introduces students to understand the Principles of Human Resource Management,
human resource planning, Recruitment, selection, training, Appraisal and audit, Employee
information system and new horizons in human resource management. This unit introduces
students to understand the Principles of Human Resource Management, human resource
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planning, Recruitment, selection, training, Appraisal and audit, Employee information system and
new horizons in human resource management.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Laura, portolese Dias. 2011, Human Resource Management, Flat world Knowledge Publication, United States. ISBN-10: 1453329129 ISBN-13: 978-1453329122
Reference Book:
1. Michael Armstrong. 2006, A hand book of Human Resource Management Practice, Kogan Page publisher, London.
BM0301 - GLOBAL & ASIAN MARKETING
This course provides students with knowledge, skills and practical exposure in the field of
Business and Management. Students will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge on Global
and Asian Marketing of a country as well as economic development issues to enhance their
professional productivity. In also provide practical skills and sound understanding on underlying
theories in Business and Management. It discusses the global marketing environment, how global
markets are identified and evaluated, and global product planning, pricing, promotion and
distribution strategies. Global marketing skills are of increasing importance to marketing
practitioners as the pace of globalization quickens and more and more firms choose to compete
in offshore markets.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: BM0202
Prescribed Text:
1. Fletcher and Brown (2008) International Marketing, an Asia-Pacific Perspective, 4th Ed. Pearson Australia (ISBN 9781488611162)
2. Johansson, J.K. (2009) Global Marketing, 5th Ed. McGrawhill Irwin, USA. Reference Book:
1. Subhash c. Jain (Dec. 1995), International Marketing Management, South-western College Pub. 5th edn,
BM0302 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
The unit has emerged as a distinct profession across the globe. This unit prepares the candidates
with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the
competitive business environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG. This
unit introduces students to understand the strategic analysis both internal and external, strategic
management and International Business Strategy
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: BM0102
Prescribed Text:
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1. Johnson, G, Whittington, R, Scholes, K, Angwin, D, & Regner, P 2015, Fundamentals of Strategy, 3rd, Pearson Education, Harlow (UK). ISBN: 9781292017211
Reference Book:
1. Hill, C WL & Jones, G R 2001, Strategic Management – An Integrated Approach, Means Business, Inc., Sydney.
BM0303 - BUSINESS RESEARCH
This course provides students with theoretical and practical base for a straightforward research
project such as honors. It consists of six modules which cover the fundamentals of the research
proposal, literature review, and qualitative and quantitative methods. The course first
emphasizes the research process and the importance of the literature review. It then focuses
upon the appropriateness of specific research methods. Students are encouraged to critically
evaluate different strategies and methods by identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of
qualitative and quantitative methods. Overall, this course equips students with the skills and
expertise to develop and implement a research dissertation.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Cooper, Donald R. & Schindler, Pamela S. 2014, Business research methods 12th ed., Irwin/McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Reference Book:
1. Bryman, Alan & Bell, Emma 2015, Business research methods 4th ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.
BM0401 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge, skills and practical exposure in the
field of economics. Students will have the opportunity to acquire economic performance of a
country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional productivity. It
also provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories and concepts in
economics. It provides and quantitative methods/techniques to solve real business problems.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Management (BM0102) is the pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. M.L. Trivedi – “Managerial Economics – Theory and Applications “Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2002.
7.
Reference Book:
1. Ahuja.H.L. – “Business Economics”, S. Chand & Co, New Delhi, 2004. 2. Ferguson - "Microeconomic Theory", Cambridge University Press
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BM0402 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, problems, and practices of operations
management. Emphasis is on managerial processes for effective operations in both goods-
producing and service-rendering organization. Topics include operations strategy, process
design, capacity planning, facilities location and design, forecasting, production scheduling,
inventory control, quality assurance, and project management. The topics are integrated using a
systems model of the operations of an organization.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Management (BM0102) is the pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Richard B. Chase, Ravi Shankar, F. Robert Jacobs, Nicholas J. Aquilano,(2010) “Operations and Supply Management”, Tata McGraw Hill, 12th Edition, 2010.
Reference Book:
1. B. Mahadevan (2007) “Operations Management-Theory and Practices”, 2nd Pearson Publication, New Delhi
BM0403 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
This course introduces students to the Business and Management concepts/applications
necessary for successful business careers. Students to understand the concept and importance
of Project Management and its applications at work place practically and theoretically,
approaches of project management process, procedure, tools and problems.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Jr.S.J.M , Meredith .J.R, (2004), ‘Project Management A managerial Approach Fifth Edition”, John Wiley & Sons, India, ISBN: 9812531602
Reference Book:
1. Larson.E.W, (2011) “Project Management: The managerial Process”5TH ed. McGraw-Hill,USA ISBN: 9780073403342; 0073403342; 9780077426927; 0077426924; 9780071289290; 0071289291.
BM0404 - INTERNSHIP INDUSTRY
This course aims to provide students with applied knowledge and competence in business and
management needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to
acquire applied knowledge in the areas relating to business and management. It also provides
practical skills and sound understanding on theories and its application over business units.
Assessment: Continuous 100%, No Final Exam
Pre-requisite: Year 4
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BM0104 - FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS PRACTICES
This unit introduces students to understand the evolution of business, changing forms of business
organization, the role of entrepreneurs, managers and employees, environment of business,
business ethics, culture of business organization, E commence, marketing and product
development, accounting, capital investment as well as capital financing for modern business.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Jones, Gareth R. (2007) Introduction to Business, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi. ISBN: 0070615934
Reference Book:
1. Ponnusamy Manohar 2014 (Reprint) Fundamentals of Business and Management for Papua New Guinea, Universal Business Academy, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. ISBN 9980-84-839-1
BM0204 - BUSINESS LAW
This course prepares candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs
of business organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human resource
needs of the business in PNG. Aim of the course to provide students with knowledge, skills and
practical exposure about the structure of the Papua New Guinean business. Students will have
the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the legal system of business in the country.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Business Law in Papua New Guinea, 3rd edition, by Vergil Los Narokobi LLB(PNG), LLM(Cambridge), IBS, 2008, Revised 2013.
Reference Book:
1. Gibson, A. & Fraser, D., Business Law, 8th ed, Pearson, French’s Forest, 2014
BM0205 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in order to be competent
in entrepreneurial activities. Topics will include Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Assessment
and Commercialization of Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Business Plan, Entrepreneurial
Succession Strategy, Developing Entrepreneurial Ventures, Market and Financial Analysis,
Entrepreneurial Strategy, Entrepreneurs and their Global Opportunities, Legal and Regulatory
challenges in Global Entrepreneurship
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: BM0104
Prescribed Text:
1. Frederick, HH, O’Connor, A & Kuratko, DF 2012, Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice, Cengage Learning Australia
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Reference Book:
1. Cunningham, JB & Lischeron, J 1991, ‘Defining entrepreneurship’, Journal of small business management, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 45–61.
BM0206 - INTERNSHIP – INTERNAL PRACTICES
This course aims to provide students with applied basic knowledge and competence in business
and management needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity
to acquire applied knowledge in the areas relating to business and management It also provide
practical skills and sound understanding on theories and its application over business units
Assessment: Continuous 100%, No Final Exam Pre-requisite: Year 1
BM0304 - BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEM
The unit has emerged as a distinct profession across the globe. This unit prepares the candidates
with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the
competitive business environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG. This
course introduces students to the necessary for successful business careers. Topics are included
accounting information systems and business, systems documentation techniques, the revenue
and expenditure cycle, systems development and systems analysis processes.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-Requisite for this course
Prescribed Text:
1. Romney, MB & Steinbart, PJ, 2015, Accounting Information Systems 13th edn, Pearson Education Limited, Essex, England. ISBN: 978-1-292-06052-1.
Reference Book: 1. Hoggett, J, Medlin, J, Edwards, L, Tilling, M, & Hogg, E 2015, Financial Accounting 9th edn,
Wiley, Brisbane. ISBN: 978-0-7303-1961-0
BM0305 - INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
This unit is a discipline that studies the employment relationship in an industry or in a country or
worldwide. It is applicable with multidisciplinary approach. It is sometimes the synonymous with
employee relation or human resource management. The meaning of industrial relation is
approached in different perspective. It is the law and governance that regulate and ensure
discipline in a workplace. Workers, employer, and government and society are the important
components in an industry needs to interact to regulate the workplace. Today the concept of
globalization stressed the importance of addressing various issues connected with industrial
relations.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-Requisite for this course
Prescribed Text:
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1. Bray M, Waring P, Cooper R and MacNeil J 2014, Employment Relations: Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, McGraw Hill, North Ryde
Reference Book: 1. Solomon M, 2013, Industrial Relations: Theory and Practices, 4th Edition, Financial
Times, Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0273646464
BM0306 - CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
The unit has emerged as a distinct profession across the globe. This unit prepares the candidates
with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the
competitive business environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG. This
course provides students with the understanding of consumer behavior, how and why consumers
make purchase decisions, how they think, feel and act before, during and after the purchase.
Also, we will examine important concepts underlying consumer behavior and apply principles,
and theories from the various social sciences (i.e., marketing, psychology, sociology and
anthropology) to marketing problems such as product development, pricing, and positioning.
Overall, understanding consumers enables marketers to more effectively meet the needs of
buyers in the market, and be more successful in the market
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: BM0202
Prescribed Text:
1. Quester, P, Pettigrew, S, Kopanidis, F, Rao Hil, S & Hawkins, DI 2014, Consumer Behaviour: implications for marketing, 7th edn, McGraw Hill, Australia. ISBN: 9781743076811
Reference Book:
1. Michael R Solomon, Consumer Behavior: Buying, Having and Being, Paper Back, 11th Edition, 2015. ISBN-10: 0133451151
BM0307 - QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS
This course develops an understanding of quantitative applications in business and analysis
thereof. It focuses attention to algebraic expressions, linear equalities and inequalities,
logarithmic functions, mathematics functions, linear programming, probability and basic
statistics
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0102
Prescribed Text:
1. Margaret L. Lial, Thomas W. Hungerford, John P. Holcomb, Bernadette Mullins, 2015, Mathematics with Applications In the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences 11 Edition, Boston, ISBN 9780321931078, MA: Pearson.
Reference Book: 1. Samuel E.Bodily, Robert L. Carraway, Sherwood C, Frey and Phillip E.Pfeifer, Quantitative
Business Analysis: Text and Cases, ISBN-13: 978-0256147131.
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BM0405 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
This course introduces students to the international business concepts and applications
necessary for successful business strategies. Topics will include Overview of International
Business, International Trade and Investment Theory, Organization Design for International
Structure, Cultural Influences, International Strategic Management, International Marketing
Management, International Financial Management, International Accounting and Taxation,
International Human Resource Management, International Operations Management.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Mahoney, D. J., 2001, “International Business”, Tata McGraw-Hills, New Delhi Reference Book:
1. Hill, C.W.L, 2005, “International business: competing in the global market place”, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Boston.
BM0406 - ESSENTIALS OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
This course introduces Management Accounting within the context of service, trading and
manufacturing business. Students obtain knowledge of concepts and theory of Management
accounting. Important matters are considering on explaining internal controls in accounting, cost
behavior and cost volume profit analysis, process costing and job costing, budgeting and standard
costing and financial statement analysis.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Horngren, CT, Datar, SM, Rajan, MV, Wynder, M, Maguire, W & Tan, R 2014, Cost Accounting – A Managerial Emphasis, 2nd edn, Pearson Australia, Australia. ISBN: 9781442563377.
Reference Book:
1. Management Accounting for Decision Makers 8th Edition, Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney, Feb.2015
BM0407 - GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
This subject builds on the business knowledge taught in the core subject integrating Business
perspectives and provides students studying in the management, Human resource Management
and International Business majors with an opportunity to develop their understanding of
sustainability business operations and global supply chain management from a system
perspective. Through a blended process of experiential, engaging and reflective learning this
subject further assures problem-based learning skills, added with the ability to manage the
development of higher order capabilities for addressing complex operational issues in a real
business context.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No pre-requisite required for this Unit
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Prescribed Text:
1. Anipundi,R., Chopra,s.,Deshmikh,S.d.,Mieghem,J.A.V and Zemel, E.(2006) “Managing Business flows: Principles of operations” Mangemnet, 2nd ed.,upper saddle river: pearson
Reference Book:
1. Boyer,k. and Verma, R, “Operations and supply chain Management” for 21st century 2010 with printed Access card, 1st Edition; Cengage learning textbook ISBN-10; 0-618-74933-0; Textbook ISBN – 13; 978-0-618-74933-1.
Semester 1
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 IT0101 Fundamentals of Information Technology 15
2 Year 2 IT0201 Introduction to Information Systems 15
3 Year 2 IT0202 Programming Fundamentals 15
4 Year 2 IT0203 Web Systems 15
5 Year 2 IT0204 Database Management Systems 15
6 Year 2 IT0210 Introduction to Calculus 15
7 Year 3 IT0301 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 15
8 Year 3 IT0302 Info. Tech. Security Management 15
9 Year 3 IT0303 Object Oriented Programming and Design 15
10 Year 3 IT0304 Business Process and IT Strategy 15
11 Year 4 IT0401 Info. Technology Project Management 15
12 Year 4 IT0402 Server Administration and Maintenance 15
13 Year 4 IT0403 Software Project Development – I 15
14 Year 4 IT0404 Internship – Industrial Practice 15
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Semester 2
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 IT0102 Business Mathematics 15
2 Year 2 IT0205 Networks and Data Communication 15
3 Year 2 IT0206 Advanced Computer Programming 15
4 Year 2 IT0207 Operating Systems and Machine Principles 15
5 Year 2 IT0208 Industry Study on IT 15
6 Year 3 IT0209 Business Statistics 15
7 Year 3 IT0305 Graphics and Multimedia 15
8 Year 3 IT0306 IT Infrastructure Management 15
9 Year 3 IT0307 Wireless Technologies and Networks 15
10 Year 4 IT0405 Software Project Development – II 15
11 Year 4 IT0406 Mobile Application Design and Development
15
12 Year 4 IT0407 Advanced Database Systems 15
13 Year 4 IT0408 Social Network Computing 15
14 Year 4 IT0409 Customer Service Management 15
15 Year 4 IT0410 Web Design and Programming 15
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – UNITS DESCRIPTION
IT0101 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
This unit introduces students to understand the basics of computing concepts, terminologies and
its peripherals. These include computer organization, processor and memory, input and output
devices, computer software and software development, operating systems and business data
processing, file management and DBMS, data communication and communication networks,
Internet and Multimedia. By familiarizing these, students would be in better position to take
subsequent learning in the advance units. Moreover, this unit allows students to acquire skills to
interact with general computing peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, monitor and many others.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Sinha, K. S. et. al, Computer Fundamentals, 6th Edition. BPB Publications, ISBN: 9788176567527
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Reference Book:
1. Leon, A. and Leon, M. (2014), Fundamentals of Information Technology. Leon TCHWORL
IT0201 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS
In this unit, students will look into roles played by computers in business organization. The unit
will elaborate the components of information systems including hardware, software, users,
networks and procedures used. Moreover, this unit discusses the applications of different
hardware and software in various business areas.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0101
Prescribed Text:
1. James O'Brien, Marakas & Behl (2012). Management Information System. 10th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill
Reference Book:
1. Laudon, K., & Laudon, J. (2014). Management information systems. (13 ed., p. 648). Saddle River: Prentice Hall.
IT0202 - PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
Programming Fundamentals is a primer unit about computer programming that will lead
students to understand the advanced computer programming and software development
concepts. This unit provides students with basic construct of Java programming language and
basic of processes software development.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0101
Prescribed Text:
1. Schildt. H., Java The Complete Reference, 9th Edition, 2014, ISBN 0071808558, McGraw-hill.
Reference:
1. John Dean & Raymond Dean (2013). Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach. 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ISBN-10: 007337606X ISBN-13: 978-0073376066
IT0203 - WEB SYSTEMS
This unit introduces students the basic concepts and elements of website development. The
building blocks of website development including its structure, formatting and control are
presented. At the completion of the unit students would be able to build static web pages ideal
for personal web or web for small to medium enterprises. The learnings from this unit can be
used to progress in a more advanced concepts of web development.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0101
Prescribed Text:
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1. Felke-Morris, T (2013). Web Development & Design Foundations with HTML5, 6th edn, Pearson, Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-13-278339-2.
Reference Book:
1. Sebesta, R (2014). Programming the World Wide Web (8th Edition) 8th Edition. Pearson
IT0204 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
This unit aims to expose student with the various concepts of databases and database design,
with a major focus on the relational model and SQL (Structured Query language). It provides a
solid technical overview on database management systems. In addition to technical concerns,
more general issues are emphasized. These include data independence, integrity, security,
recovery, performance, database design principles, and database administration. These concepts
are necessary in planning, designing and maintaining a sound operational database in an
organization. Students are prepared to take roles of data and database administrator.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0101
Prescribed Text:
1. Coronel, C. & Morris S. (2014). Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management. 11th Edition. Cengage Learning: ISBN: 1285196147
Reference Book:
1. Catherine R, Jones and Bartlett. (2012). Databases Illuminated 2nd Ed., (ISBN 978-1-4496-0600-8)
IT0210 - INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS
This unit introduces the basic concepts of differential Calculus. Learn different kinds of functions
and graph drawing. Topics will include Limits and derivatives, related rates, higher order
derivatives, Optimization, functions with several variables and multivariate optimization.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Carl P. Simon and Lawrence Blume 2010, Mathematics for Economists, W.W. Norton and Company.
Reference Book:
1. Jacques 2015, Mathematics for Economics and Business, eighth edition, Pearson Publication.
IT0301 - CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
This unit presents a structured approach for tackling problems, opportunities and decisions that
will ultimately help the students to get better results—whether he/she is innovating, managing
crises or planning for the future. The unit addresses the various types of critical thinking needed
in business environments: strategic thinking, tactical thinking, analytical thinking, innovative
thinking and implicative thinking. It also teaches a proven five-step process for responding to
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business problems and opportunities. Through exercises, students will practice using these
different thinking approaches to achieve maximum results. They will also have the opportunity
to apply these concepts to a specific problem or opportunity from business environment.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Butterword, J. and Thwaites G. (2013). Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Second edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9781107606302.
Reference Book:
1. Watanabe, Ken. (2009). Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People. ISBN: 9781591842422.
IT0302 - INFO. TECH. SECURITY MANAGEMENT
This unit introduces students to understand the security issues in information technology and
manage them. Students are able to identify critical information asset and classify them. They
learn to find the associated vulnerabilities and possible threats. They gain the knowledge of
recommending suitable controls to manage the risk. They assess vulnerabilities, threats and their
impacts. They learn various authentication methods and database security concepts. This unit
helps the student to develop security plans and in organising training programmes for creating
awareness on information security.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0205
Prescribed Text:
1. William Stallings (2012), Computer Security Principles and Practice, Second Edition, Pearson Education & Publication, Sydney, ISBN-13-277506-9
Reference:
1. Dieter Gollmann (2011), Computer Security, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. United Kingdom, ISBN-9780470241153
IT0303 - OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN
Object oriented Programming and Design is a unit that presents an introduction to the analysis
and design of software systems using techniques that view a system as a set of objects that work
together to realize the system’s functionality. This perspective stands in contrast to more
traditional “procedural” or “structured” design techniques that viewed systems as a set of
procedures that manipulate shared data structures. Proponents of object-oriented techniques
point to the flexibility and extensibility of object-oriented systems along with other benefits such
as increased modularity, abstraction, and encapsulation. The unit takes the students to various
Object-Oriented analysis and design concept including various UML diagrams and OO Analysis,
OO Design and OO implementation. In addition, in this unit testing strategies are also discussed.
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Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0206
Prescribed Text: 1. Craig Larman. Applying UML and Patters an Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and
Design & Interactive Development 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall PTR ISBN 0131489062 Reference Book:
1. McLaughlin, B., Pollice G. & West, D. (2013). Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design, Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-596-00867-8.
IT0304 - BUSINESS PROCESS AND IT STRATEGY
This unit aims to provide student with skills and knowledge on the theories and methods of
business process transformation and strategic information planning. It also allows student in this
unit to study some of the problems that many organizations have encountered in their business
process related to Information Technology. Students will learn and discuss business and strategy
processes that lead to learning organizations that can achieve sustainable competitive
advantage.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Harmon, Paul (2007). Business process change: A guide for business managers and bpm and six sigma professionals. 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco, USA, ISBN-13: 978-0123741523.
Reference Book:
1. Evans, James and William M. Lindsay (2005). An introduction to six sigma & process improvement. Thomson-Southwestern, USA, ISBN-13: 978-1133604587
IT0401- INFO. TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
This unit introduces the basic processes and techniques for managing IT projects, systems and
services, throughout the IT lifecycle. It addresses both the technical and behavioural aspects of
IT management at the enterprise level. It aims to provide a foundation to prepare students, as
future IT project managers, IT engineers, or system architects, to play leading roles in the
application and management of e-business system construction.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Schwalbe, K. (2014), Information Technology Project Management, (7th Edition). Cengage, 2014. 1285847091.
Reference:
1. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) 5th Edition. Project Management Institute
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IT0402 - SERVER ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE
This unit introduces students to understand the principles and concepts applied in server
administration and maintenance.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0307
Prescribed Text:
1. Palmer, Michael (2011). Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Server Administration. Course Technology, Cengage Learning, ISBN-13: 978-4239-0238-6
Reference Book:
1. Burgess, Mark (2007). Principles of Network and System Administration. 2nd ed. Melbourne: John Wiley & Sons.
IT0403 - SOFTWARE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - I
This Unit is the first part of the major software development project. Work started in this unit is
continued and completed in the linked course IT0405. This unit and its linked unit cover the
practical application of a project management methodology in the development and delivery of
a major software project. In this unit, students will be working in teams to produce a project
proposal, and define the system architecture and modelling. A major milestone of this unit is
delivery of software requirement and design specification before proceeding with the project
implementation in IT0405.
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: IT0303
Prescribed Text:
1. Pressman, Roger, Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill
Reference Book:
1. Modern Systems Analysis and Design by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Joey F. George and Joseph S. Valacich, Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley ISBN: 0-13-145461-7
IT0404 - INTERNSHIP – INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE
This unit provides an opportunity to integrate academic rigor with real world experience; to apply
theory to solve real world problems, to make the learning experiential, to facilitate project-based
learning, and to integrate scholarship with practice.
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: Nil
No reference for this unit.
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IT0102 - BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
This unit introduces students to the mathematical concepts and applications necessary for
successful business careers. Topics will include finance charges, cash discounts, commissions,
depreciation, book value, compound interest, net present value, descriptive statistics and graphs.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles D. Miller, Stanley A. Salzman, Gary Clendenen, 2014, Business Mathematics, 13/E, ISBN 978-0321955050, Pearson.
Reference Book:
1. Walter E Williams and James H. Reed “Fundamentals of Business Mathematics” ISBN: 0-918091-23-3, Hawkes Learning.
IT0205 - NETWORKS AND DATA COMMUNICATION
This unit introduces the student the concepts and terminology of data communications and
networking. It includes topics on communication models, network protocols, standards, LANs,
WANS, the Internet, intranet and networking applications. The emphasis will be to develop an
understanding of the underlying principles of data communications and networking. This unit will
allow students to have a good working knowledge on communication technology (network
components, transmission links, link control, protocols, network topologies, error detection and
correction), network management and security, privacy, legal and ethical issues, and local area
networks.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Texts:
1. Stallings(2016). Data and Computer Communications, 10th Edition. Pearson Education Limited. ISBN: 978-0-13-350648-8
2. CCNA Learning Material. CCNA 1 Routing and Switching: Introduction to Networks. Reference:
1. Behrouz (2007). Data Communications and Networking. 5th Edition. Boston Burr Ridge Publication, London
IT0206 - ADVANCED COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
This unit expose student to the depth and breadth of modern programming practice, with the
goal of making students better programmers. It is, however, an advanced level course in which
some advanced programming concepts are taught. It covers the major concepts of computer
science and the process of computer programming problems to meet the organization
requirements of current businesses locally and around the world. Students will also have the
opportunity to acquire the programming skills as well as system development issues to enhance
their professional productivity. In addition to practical skills, this will provide students sound
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understanding on underlying theories in advanced computer programming. It aims to discuss
the following major topics: object-oriented programming, procedural abstraction, data
abstraction and program modularity and state information.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0202
Prescribed Text: 1. Schildt. H., Java The Complete Reference, 9th Edition, 2014, ISBN 0071808558, McGraw-
hill. Reference:
1. Oracle Java Tutorials, http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial
IT0207 - OPERATING SYSTEMS AND MACHINE PRINCIPLES
This unit introduces students to understand the basics of operating systems. It helps the students
to know how the resources are shared and managed between various processes. Different types
of CPU scheduling methods are discussed. Memory management techniques, avoiding deadlock,
disk scheduling algorithms enable the student to have deeper understanding of the internal
execution process. Understanding virtual memory management helps them to execute larger
sized process with limited main memory. Also, it discusses security issues and solutions.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0201
Prescribed Text:
1. Silberschatz, P, et al. (2012) “Operating Systems Concepts (Essentials),” 9th ed, John Wiley & Sons
Reference Book:
1. Tanenbaum, A.S, (2015) Modern Operating Systems, 4th ed, Pearson.
IT0208 - INDUSTRY STUDY ON IT
The aim of this unit is to provide an excellent way to train students with actual working
experience assisted by an Information Technology professional. This is a supervised work
experience with an approved office designed to combine classroom theories and skills with job-
related experiences. Students work cooperatively with the ICT practicum coordinator and
business agency representative to identify the appropriate work site and job responsibilities. A
journal of experiences, periodic written reports and final written report are the expected
deliverables of this unit. Students are also required to attend at least seminar and training as
additional activity of this unit.
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: Nil
No reference for this unit.
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IT0209 - BUSINESS STATISTICS
Business Statistics is designed to help you to focus on, and cope effectively with, key statistical
concepts and skills that you will need, not only in your studies, but also in your future career. Also
understanding of some of the main ideas of statistics and its uses in various fields and in everyday
life, as well as providing you with useful skills for working with data and statistical ideas. In
particular, it is intended to provide you with a sufficient background in probability and statistics
so that you can understand how statistical methods are used in problem solving and decision
making.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Berenson, M.., Levine, D., Szabat, K., O’Breien, M., Watson. J., and Jayne. N., Basic Business Statistics: Concepts and Applications, 4th Edition, 2015, ISBN 9781486018956, Pearson Australia.
Reference Book:
1. D. M. Levine. Statistics for Six Sigma Green Belts with Minitab and JMP. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Financial Times – Prentice Hall, 2006.
IT0305 - GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA
This unit offers industrial preparation for careers in the digital design and multimedia business
environment. Students will learn wide range of skill sets ranging from graphic design, image
editing, web design, logo design, advertising materials, animation, and video effects/editing, also
includes audio editing. Students will experience hands-on exercises to utilize those skills using
appropriate Graphics and Multimedia software.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Ze-Nian Li and Mark S. Drew, Fundamentals of Multimedia, Pearson Education International, ISBN 0-13-127256-X, 2014.
Reference Book:
1. Graphics and Multimedia, http://tv.adobe.com/
IT0306 - IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
This unit aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to assist in the management of
enterprise information technology (IT) infrastructure systems. It also aims to equip students with
the skills to manage systems in enterprise level data centres and networking centres. It provides
students with an understanding of the current issues in the management of Information
Technology infrastructure and IT service provision. The alignment of IT infrastructure
management and IT service provision with organisational business and strategic goals is a key
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theme of the unit. Students are expected to become familiar with current IT governance
frameworks and their implications for effective IT infrastructure management.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0302
Prescribed Text:
1. Choudhary, S(2014). Information Technology Infrastructure and Its Management. First Edition. Khanna Book Publishing Company. ISBN-10: 9789380016399
Reference Book:
1. Sengar, A(2012). IT Infrastructure Management. Kataria and Sons
IT0307 - WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES AND NETWORKS
This unit provides an overview for the fundamentals of data communications for wired and
wireless networking. Unit includes overview of wireless Technologies Wireless
telecommunications channel and propagation models, Wireless Transmission, Radio
paging/messaging service, Wireless office telecommunications systems (WOTS), Wireless
communication Technology, Mobile Networks Cellular concept, wireless LANs, Pervasive
Networking & Computing. It will also expose students to the different wireless technologies used
in data communications and networking.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text: 1. Mathew.S, “Wireless 802.11 Network: The Definitive Guide”, Second Edition, O’ Reilly
Media Inc, Sebastopol. Reference:
1. Clint Smith et al (2014) “Wireless Network Design and Integration for LTE EVDO, HSPA, and WiMax”, Third Edition, McGraw Hill Education Publication, United States, ISBN 9780071819831.
IT0405 - SOFTWARE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - II
This unit is the final step in completing major software development project. Work started in
IT0403 will be completed in IT0405. This unit, and its linked subject IT0403, cover the practical
application of a project management methodology in the development and delivery of a major
project. In particular, the focus of these course will be the application of the project lifecycle and
process framework. In this unit, students will be working in teams to produce a beta and release
of their project, including user and programmer’s manuals. They will then be expected to review
the project outcomes, artefacts and collaborative work.
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: IT0403
Prescribed Text:
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1. Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Joey F. George and Joseph S. Valacich, Modern Systems Analysis and Design, Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley ISBN: 0-13-145461-7.
IT0406 - MOBILE APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
The first part of this unit covers various topics of mobile computing, networking, and systems,
including but not limited to: applications of smartphones, cellular networks, embedded sensor
systems, localization systems, energy efficiency of mobile devices, wearable mobile systems and
mobile security. The second part introduces the growing field of mobile computing and its
applications with focus on the Android platform as a prototyping platform. It includes the
theoretical and aims to provide the learners the skills in mobile application development,
programming, graphic design and interaction design. Primarily, the unit covers mobile application
development frameworks; Architecture, design, techniques, methodologies for mobile
application development.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0305
Prescribed Text:
1. Phillips, B. et. al(2017). Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Big Nerd Ranch LLC, 3rd edition
Reference:
1. Sengar, A(2012). IT Infrastructure Management. Kataria and Sons
IT0407 - ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS
This unit examines, in depth, database management systems and database administration tasks.
Topics covered will include database management system architecture, building complex
database objects such as indexes, functions, procedures, sequences, triggers and views, It also
practically discusses installation of Oracle and database administration tasks in setting up user
accounts, security concerns, backup and recovery process. It also deals with development of
database applications using forms and reports and tuning databases for optimum performance.
Oracle 11g (or later version) and the related tools are used as the implementation vehicles for
providing hands-on experience.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: IT0204
Prescribed Text:
1. Fernandex (2009). Beginning Oracle Database 11g Admn. – 9th edition. Apress
Publishing: ISBN13: 978-1590599686
IT0408 - SOCIAL NETWORK COMPUTING
This unit introduces students to understand the basics of Social Network Computing. It focuses
on the gap between social requirements and social computing, computer mediated
communication, regulating behavior in online communities, overloading of information in chat
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media, understanding social media like Twitter, face book and Instagram, social media modelling
and social network analysis. It also explains about behavioural data analysis and labelling. It helps
the students to know the techniques of filtering and tagging and how to respond to social
network problems.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Wang, F-Y., Zeng, D., Carley, K. M., & Mao, W. (2007). Social computing: From social informatics to social intelligence. IEEE Intelligent Systems
Reference:
1. ICWSM- AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media http://www.aaai.org/Library/ICWSM/
IT0409 - CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGEMENT
This unit is designed to help students develop outstanding customer service skills in a dealership
setting, serving clients/customers. Students will learn how to interact with customers
(communicating in person), resolve conflicts, maintain records, understand the importance of
customer satisfaction/ retention, actively participate as a member of a team and develop time
management skills.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Gerson, Richard (1996). Great Customer Service For Your Small Business. Crisp Publication, USA.
Reference Book:
1. Baran, R, Galka R., and Strunk D. (2007). Principles of Customer Relationship Management. 1st Edition, South-Western College Pub; ISBN-10: 0324322380
IT0410 - WEB DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING
PHP and MySQL as open source and top choice of web developers not only locally but worldwide
deserve a good position to be discussed. Web Programming is best fit for the topics. This unit is
imparted to not only teach software code but bring web developers prepared to face real world
challenges in the world of web development. This prepares students to be world class web
developer.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Nil
Prescribed Text:
1. Sebesta, RW (2013). Programming the World Wide Web, 7th edn, Pearson, Sydney. ISBN: 978-0-13-266581-0.
References:
1. PHP Programming Tutorials, http://php.net 2. Murach’s PHP and MySQL, 2nd Edition, 2014, by Joel Murach.
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Semester 1
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 2 ED0201 Principles of Microeconomics 15
2 Year 2 ED0202 Financial Markets and Organization 15
3 Year 3 ED0301 Advanced Micro-Economics 15
4 Year 3 ED0302 Global Economics 15
5 Year 3 ED0303 Advanced Econometrics 15
6 Year 4 ED0401 Industrial Economics 15
7 Year 4 ED0402 Natural Resource Economics 15
8 Year 4 ED0403 Internship – Industry Practice 15
Semester 2
S. No. Year Unit Code Unit Credit Point
1 Year 1 ED0101 Introduction to Economics 15
2 Year 2 ED0203 Principles of Macroeconomics 15
3 Year 2 ED0204 Introductory Econometrics 15
4 Year 2 ED0205 Internship – Internal Practice 15
5 Year 3 ED0304 Advanced Macroeconomics 15
6 Year 3 ED0305 Cost Benefit Analysis 15
7 Year 3 ED0306 Economic Policy and Market Design 15
8 Year 3 ED0307 Economic Information Systems 15
9 Year 4 ED0404 Environmental Economics 15
10 Year 4 ED0405 Agricultural Economics 15
11 Year 4 ED0406 Economic Development 15
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ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES – UNITS DESCRIPTION
ED0101 - INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
Introduction to Economics is a core unit of Foundation Year One in Economics and Development
Studies. The aim of this unit for the students is to understand economic concepts and they will
learn the type of economic systems and organizations in Papua New Guinea.This unit prepares
candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs of economic
organizations and systems of economy as well as how it functions in a country like Papua New
Guinea
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text :
1. Sloman, J, Norris, K & Garrett, D (2014), Principles of Economics, 4th edn, Pearson Australia, Frenchs Forest, NSW. ISBN: 9781486005581 (paperback).
Reference Book:
1. Edgmand, MR, Moomaw, RL & Olsen, KW (2011), Economics and Contemporary Issues, 8th edn,
ED0202 - FINANCIAL MARKETS AND ORGANIZATION
Financial Markets and Organization is a core unit of Diploma in Economics and Development
studies. The aim of this unit is to have knowledge on Financial Markets in PNG and to know how
markets work in a mixed economic system. This unit prepares candidates with conceptual and
practical skills in order to meet the needs of business organizations in the competitive business
environment as well as human resource needs of the business in PNG.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Frederic S. Mishkin, The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 11th Edition, Pearson Higher Education, 2010, ISBN 9780132770248.
Reference:
1. Anthony M. Santomero, David F. Babbel, Financial Markets, Instruments, and Institutions, 2nd Edition McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780072358681
ED0203 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
Principles of Macro Economics is a core unit of Diploma in Economics and Development studies.
This course prepares candidates with conceptual and practical skills in order to meet the needs
of Macro Economic organizations in the competitive business environment as well as human
resource needs of the business in PNG.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Micro Economics (ED0201) is the prerequisite for this course.
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Prescribed Text:
1. N. Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, 6th Edition, South-Western, 2012. Reference:
1. Olivier Blanchard, Macroeconomics, 6th Edition, Pearson International Edition, 2012.
ED0204 - INTRODUCTORY ECONOMETRICS
This unit introduces the mathematical and statistical application in Economics. Introductory
Econometrics is a core unit of Diploma in Economics and Development Studies. Students from
other division of any school can enroll this course as an elective/core/ option at the School of
Economics and Development. Economic and Econometric models are taught in this unit.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Texts:
1. Wooldrige J.M Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. South- Western College Publishing.
2. Angrist, J and Prischke, J. Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricists Companion. Prineton Univ Press.
Reference Book:
1. Johnston J. and DiNardo, J Econometric Methods 4th ED. Mcgraw-Hill.
ED0205 - INTERNSHIP – INTERNAL PRACTICE
Internship Internal Practice is a core unit in Diploma in Economics and Development Studies. This
unit aims to develop the applied knowledge of all the theoretical background gained by the
students in the previous units. The practical exposure is done through exposing the students to
actual application of the courses taught in the industry set up.
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Stewart R Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Walter R Nord; Handbook of Organizational Studies, 1st edition, Sage Publication.
Reference Book:
1. Aaron C.T. Smith, James Skinner, Daniel Read, Philosophies of Organizational change, 2nd edition.
ED0301 - ADVANCED MICRO-ECONOMICS
Aim of the unit is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Micro-Economics
needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to acquire economic
performance of a country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional
productivity. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories in
Micro Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: ED0201 Principles of Micro-Economics is a pre-requisite for this unit
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Prescribed Text:
1. Geoffrey A. Jehle and Philip J Reny, Advanced Microeconomic theory third Edition, Pearson Publications.
ED0302 - GLOBAL ECONOMICS
Aim of the unit is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Global-Economics
needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to acquire economic
performance of a country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional
productivity. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories in
Global Business and Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Macro Economics (ED0203) is the pre-requisite for this course.
Prescribed Text:
1. Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld, and Marc Melitz, International Economics: Theory and Policy, Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education Indian Edition), 9th edition, 2012. ISBN 9780273754091
Reference:
1. Dominick Salvatore, International Economics: Trade and Finance, John Wiley, International Student Edition, 10th edition, 2011. ISBN 9780471794684
ED0303 - ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS
Aim of the unit is to provide students with knowledge and competence in econometrics needed
in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to understand the economic
performance of the country as well as economic development issues to enhance their
professional skill. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories
in econometrics and making econometric models.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: ED0204 Introductory Econometrics is a prerequisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Davidson R & MacKinnon, J. D (2013), Econometric theory and Methods, Oxford University Press. Greene, W. (2010), Econometric Analysis, 6th ed, Prentice Hall
Reference:
1. Hayashi, F. (2010), An Introduction to Classical Econometric Theory, Oxford University Press.
ED0304 - ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS
Aim of the unit is to provide knowledge to the students in Advanced Macro Economics basically
needed for business and public sector. Students can equip themselves on macro-economic
activities of the country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional
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skill. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on the underlying theories in Macro
Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Macroeconomics (ED0203) is the pre-requisite for this course.
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles Kolstad, Intermediate Advanced Macroeconomics, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2010.
Reference Book:
1. Roger Perman, Yue Ma, James McGilvray and Michael Common, Natural Resource and Advanced Macroeconomics, Pearson Education/Addison Wesley, 3rd edition, 2003.
ED0305 - COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Cost Benefit Analysis is a core unit of Bachelor in Economics and Development Studies. Students
will have the opportunity to acquire economic performance of a country as well as economic
development issues to enhance their professional productivity. It also provides practical skills and
sound understanding on underlying Cost and Benefit Analysis. This course introduces students to
the Cost-benefit analysis for successful development of economic conditions of the country and
business.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Preferred Text:
1. A.E. Boardman, D.H. Greenberg, A.R. Vining and D.L. Weimer, Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.
Reference:
1. Henry M. Levin, Cost Effectiveness Analysis: Methods and Applications, Sage Publications, 2010.
ED0306 - ECONOMIC POLICY AND MARKET DESIGN
Aim of the unit is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Micro-Economics
needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to acquire economic
performance of a country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional
productivity. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories in
Micro Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisites: ED0201 Principles of Micro-Economics
Prescribed Text:
1. Embedding Global Markets: An Enduring Challenge, John G. Ruggie, 2012.
Reference:
1. Market-Based Governance, John D. Donahue and Joseph Nye Melbourne Journal of Politics - Volume 34 (2009 - 2010) Publisher: Melbourne University Political Science,
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Society, ISSN: 0085-3224 Publication Type: Journal Subjects: Social Sciences; Political Science Coverage: Volume 33 (2008) - onwards (Comprehensive)
ED0307 - ECONOMIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
This unit introduces students to the Information system concepts/applications necessary for
successful careers. Students to understand the concept and importance of Economic Information
system and its applications at public and private sector firms practically and theoretically,
approaches of economic development process, procedure, tools and problems.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Schneider, Gary (2013). Electronic commerce. Course Technology, Cengage Learning, US Reference:
1. Kamalesh, K Bajaj & Debjani Nag (2014). E-commerce: The Cutting edge of business. TATA McGraw Hill Publishing Limited Co.: New Delhi.
ED0401 - INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Economics
needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to acquire
knowledge in economic performance of industries as well as economic development issues to
excel in their field. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on the underlying
theories in Industrial Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Church, J. and R. Ware, Industrial Organization: A Strategic Approach, International Editions: McGraw-Hill, 2012.
Reference Book:
1. Jean Tirole, Theory of industrial Organization, Hamilton Printing, USA, 2010.
ED0402 - NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Natural Resource
Economics needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to
understand the economic performance of the country as well as economic development issues
to enhance their professional skill. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on
underlying theories in Natural Resource Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
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Prescribed Text:
1. Jon M. Conrad, Resource economics, Cambridge university press, Second Edition. Reference Book:
1. Howe, C.W. (1979), Natural resource Economics, New York.
ED0403 - INTERNSHIP – INDUSTRY PRACTICE
Aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence needed in the business
and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to understand the economic performance
of organizations as economic development issues to enhance their professional skill. It also
provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories in Economics
Assessment: Continuous 100%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Stewart R Clegg, Cynthia Hardy, Walter R Nord; Handbook of Organizational Studies, 1st edition, Sage Publication.
Reference Book:
1. Aaron C.T. Smith, James Skinner, Daniel Read, Philosophies of Organizational change, 2nd edition
ED0404 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Environmental
Economics needed in the business and public sector. Students will have the opportunity to
understand the economic performance of the country as well as economic development issues
to enhance their professional skill. It also provides practical skills and sound understanding on
underlying theories in Environmental Economics.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Text:
1. Charles Kolstad, Intermediate Environmental Economics, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2010.
Reference Book:
1. Roger Perman, Yue Ma, James McGilvray and Michael Common, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Pearson Education/Addison Wesley, 3rd edition, 2003.
ED0405 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence in Agricultural farming
in economics. Students will have the opportunity to understand the economic performance of
the country as well as economic development issues to enhance their professional skill. It also
provides practical skills and sound understanding on underlying theories in Agricultural
Economics.
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Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: No Pre-requisite for this unit.
Prescribed Texts:
1. Charles Kolstad, Intermediate Agricultural economics, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 2010.
2. Robert N. Stavins (ed.), Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings, W.W.Norton, 5th edition, 2005.
Reference Book:
1. Agricultural Economics, Prentice Hall, Drummond and Goodwin, 2011.
ED0406 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This unit introduces students to the Economic Development concepts/applications necessary for
successful careers. Students to understand the concept and importance of Economic
Development and its applications at rural and urban areas practically and theoretically,
approaches of economic development process, procedure, tools and problems.
Assessment: Continuous 50%, Final Exam 50%
Pre-requisite: Principles of Macroeconomics (ED0203) is a pre-requisite for this unit
Prescribed Text:
1. Ray, Debraj, Development Economics, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2012. Reference Book:
1. Galor, Oded, Unified Growth Theory, Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 2011.