Course

 Title:  Introduction  to  Business  

Code:  BUS  100  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  introduces  students  to  the  modern  world  of  business.  It  
provides  an  overview  of  environmental  factors  that  affect  business  and  the  
economic  systems  in  which  business  has  survived  and  thrived.  It  then  focusses  on  
the  various  functional  areas  that  comprise  the  modern  organisation  of  today.  The  
ultimate  goal  is  to  help  students  understand  where  their  interests  and  talents  fit  
in  today’s  job  market  and  what  skills  they  need  to  develop  to  get  the  positions  
they  seek.  
   
Course  Title:  Mathematics  for  Management  I  
Code:  BUS  101  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  prepares  students  for  the  application  of  mathematical  
tools,  techniques,  and  principles  to  the  real-­‐world.  Topics  include  linear  and  
quadratic  functions,  polynomial,  exponential  and  logarithmic  function,  
mathematics  of  finance,  systems  of  linear  equations,  and  matrices.  
   
Course  Title:  Mathematics  for  Management  II  
Code:  BUS  102  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  101  
Description:  This  course  prepares  students  for  the  application  of  mathematics  in  a  
business  context.  Topics  include  anti-­‐derivatives,  probability,  partial  derivatives,  
optimization,  economic  interpretation,  geometric  series,  and  their  application  to  
finance,  business  and  economic  models.  
   
Course  Title:  Business  Communication  
Code:  BUS  116  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  written  and  oral  communication  in  
management,  with  an  emphasis  on  strategies  for  identifying,  analyzing,  and  
solving  written  and  verbal  communication  problems.  Course  work  is  based  on  
academic  and  professional  communication  in  management.  
   
Course  Title:  Management  Information  Systems  
Code:  BUS  122  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  demonstrates  how  organisations  can  use  information  
systems  to  maintain  a  competitive  advantage  by  improving  the  efficiency  of  
business  processes,  reducing  costs,  and  having  timely  information  for  business  
decision-­‐making.  Topics  such  as  systems  development,  databases,  technology  
trends,  and  the  management  of  technology  are  covered.  
+Courses  and  their  descriptions  are  subjected  to  change.  
   
Course  Title:  Microeconomics  
Code:  BUS  133  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  introduces  micro-­‐economic  principles,  such  as  consumer  
demand,  producer  supply,  market  structure,  and  labour  market  behaviour.  
Students  end  the  course  with  a  basic  understanding  of  how  markets  and  
individual  behaviour  interact  to  change  prices  and  supply.  
   
Course  Title:  Macroeconomics  
Code:  BUS  136  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  133  
Description:  This  course  introduces  applied  macroeconomics,  focusing  on  
recurring  issues  in  the  environment  in  which  firms  make  their  decisions.  Topics  
include  national  accounts,  national  income  determination,  economic  growth  and  
fluctuations,  monetary  policy  and  financial  markets,  international  trade,  and  
finance.  
   
Course  Title:  Principles  of  Marketing  
Code:  BUS  205  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  marketing  as  a  customer-­‐centered  activity  in  
which  organisations  create  mutually  beneficial  exchanges  between  the  
organisation  and  customers.  It  provides  a  solid  overview  of  factors  to  be  
considered  in  developing  products  and  services  for  a  market,  in  making  products  
and  services  available  to  customers,  in  selecting  tools  to  promote  products  and  
services,  and  in  pricing  products  and  services  to  sell.  
   
Course  Title:  Statistics  I  
Code:  BUS  211  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  102  
Description:  The  first  course  in  Statistics  introduces  the  student  to  the  basic  
concepts  of  inferential  and  official  statistics.  Concepts  are  developed  through  
studying  statistical  methods  that  can  be  used  in  business  decision-­‐making.  The  
course  emphasizes  applications,  spreadsheet  modeling,  and  the  artof  decision-­‐
making  in  a  managerial  setting.  
   
Course  Title:  Statistics  II  
Code:  BUS  212  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  211  
Description:  The  second  course  in  Statistics  introduces  the  student  to  more  of  the  
basic  concepts  of  inferential  and  official  statistics.  These  concepts  are  developed  
by  studying  statistical  methods  that  can  be  applied  in  business  decision-­‐
making.  The  course  emphasizes  applications,  spreadsheet  modeling,  and  the  art  
of  decision-­‐making  in  a  managerial  setting.  
   
Course  Title:  Financial  Accounting  I  
Code:  BUS  215  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  offers  the  fundamentals  of  accounting.  It  introduces  
fundamental  accounting  principles,  the  rules  of  debit  and  credit,  and  the  
preparation  of  financial  statements.  It  also  examines  the  Generally  Accepted  
Accounting  Principles,  financial  transaction  recording,  financial  statement  
preparation,  and  financial  returns  analysis.  
   
Course  Title:  Financial  Accounting  II  
Code:  BUS  216  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  215  
Description:  This  course  offers  a  more  detailed  look  at  financial  statement  
accounts  and  the  interpretation  of  these  accounts.  It  explores  international  
presentation  and  measurement  and  the  movement  towards  a  common  reporting  
method.  The  course  also  takes  a  brief  look  at  current  issues  in  publicly  traded  
companies.  
   
Course  Title:  Introduction  to  Finance  
Code:  BUS  221  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  215  
Description:  This  course  provides  an  in  depth  coverage  for  the  fundamental  topics  
of  Financial  Management  which  includes  Financial  Management  Goals,  
Investment  Appraisal  (including  discussion  of  Cost  of  Capital),  Sources  of  Finance,  
Working  Capital  Management  and  Cash  Management.  
   
Course  Title:  Organisational  Behaviour  
Code:  BUS  225  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  discusses  organisational  behaviour  by  identifying  
individual  motivation  and  communication  and  group  dynamics  in  problem  solving,  
decision-­‐making,  and  work  structuring.  It  also  examines  organisational  structure.  
   
Course  Title:  Managing  Human  Resource  
Code:  BUS  226  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  human  resource  management  and  its  role  as  
an  essential  factor  in  an  organisation's  success.  It  introduces  the  student  to  
human  resource  management  practices  and  the  roles  and  responsibilities  that  
human  resource  professionals  have  in  the  organisation.  The  goal  of  the  course  is  
to  provide  practical  experience  for  the  student  in  addressing  issues  and  solving  
problems  that  arise  in  a  human  resource  department.  
   
Course  Title:  Research  Methods  
Code:  BUS  300  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  212  
Description:  This  course  aims  at  providing  students  with  broad  knowledge  and  
understanding  of  the  principles  and  practices  in  conducting  research.  It  focuses  
on  the  use  of  a  range  of  different  research  methods  in  order  to  successfully  
undertake  a  dissertation  or  a  research  project.  This  encompasses  the  
understanding  and  application  of  appropriate  research  designs,  research  
statistics,  and  the  use  of  the  computer  for  data  analyses,  and  report  writing  and  
presentation.  
   
Course  Title:  Entrepreneurship  
Code:  BUS  302  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  100,  BUS  205,  BUS  221  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  the  period  ranging  from  the  conception  of  a  
business  idea  to  its  first  two  years  of  operation.  It  explores  idea  generation  and  
validation  in  the  marketplace,  methods  of  financing,  corporate  structure,  
strategy,  and  survival.  
   
Course  Title:  Fundamentals  of  Business  Strategy  
Code:  BUS  305  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  136  
Description:  This  course  introduces  students  to  strategy  and  its  importance  in  
achieving  competitive  advantage  in  the  market  place.  It  offers  analytical  tools  and  
models  to  use  in  determining  strategy  and  emphasizes  the  importance  of  
matching  strategy  to  organsiational  resources.  
   
Course  Titles:  International  Business  
Code:  BUS  310  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  100,  BUS  136  
Description:  This  course  analyzes  the  economic  and  political  aspects  of  the  global  
business  environment  and  how  they  impact  firms.  The  course  studies  
international  trade  theory,  trade  policies  and  investment,  diverse  organisational  
structures,  international  monetary  and  financial  systems,  and  environmental  
issues  that  affect  global  business.      
    
Course  Title:  Management  Accounting  
Code:  BUS  315  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  216  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  understanding  accounting  information  that  is  
used  by  management  as  a  planning  and  decision-­‐making  tool.  The  fit  between  
accounting  information  and  strategy  is  highlighted,  with  a  focus  on  costing,  cost  
related  behaviour,  and  break-­‐even  analysis.  
   
Course  Title:  Islamic  Business  Studies  
Code:  BUS  320  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  examines  specific  Islamic  business  issues  as  well  as  
Islamic  practices  and  the  underlying  beliefs  that  help  to  define  these  
practices.  The  course  emphasizes  key  principles  of  management  from  an  Islamic  
point  of  view  and  includes  Islamic  ethics  as  it  applies  to  daily  business  events.  
   
Course  Title:  Operations  Management  
Code:  BUS  325  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  211  
Description:  This  course  provides  an  introduction  to  decisions  and  trade-­‐offs  
associated  with  the  production  of  goods  and  services.  Topics  include  technology  
planning,  control  issues,  manufacturing  design,  and  management  of  new  
technology  and  service  operations.  
   
Course  Title:  Commercial  Law  
Code:  BUS  330  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  None  
Description:  This  course  provides  students  with  a  clearer  understanding  of  how  
the  legal  world  around  them  operates.  It  introduces  legal  reasoning  and  provides  
a  basic  understanding  of  the  judicial  process  and  how  the  law  affects  society  and  
the  business  world.  Students  learn  to  recognize  potential  legal  problems  and  how  
to  avoid  or  resolve  them.  
   
Course  Title:  Cross  Cultural  Management  
Code:  INB  340  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  310  
Description:  This  course  studies  cross-­‐cultural  awareness  and  communication  
skills  necessary  to  manage  in  multicultural  organisations.  Focus  is  placed  on  the  
relationship  between  cultural  values  and  communication  style  as  they  affect  inter-­‐  
and  intra-­‐cultural  communication  between  managers,  personnel,  and  clients  of  
multinational  and  multicultural  organizations.  
    
Course  Title:  Managing  Change  
Code:  HUR  381  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  examines  organisational  change  theory  and  techniques.  It  
focusses  on  initiatives  in  organisational  change  and  redesign  in  contemporary  
business  organisations.  A  simulation  module  provides  hands-­‐on  experience  in  the  
outcomes  of  redesign.  
   
Course  Title:  Negotiation  and  Conflict  Resolution  
Code:  HUR  382  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  provides  frameworks  to  effectively  negotiate  and  solve  
conflicts  in  business  and  interpersonal  relationships.  
   
Course  Title:  Internship  
Code:  BUS  499  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  3rd  or  4th  year  Status  
Description:  This  course  provides  students  with  the  opportunity  to  apply  
theoretical  principles  learned  in  class  to  “real  life”  professional  situations  and  to  
understand  the  transition  from  academic  to  professional  life.  The  internship  is  
approximately  120  to  180  hours  in  duration.  
   
Course  Title:  Senior  Business  Project  
Code:  HUR  400  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):4th  year  Status,  BUS  300  
Description:  This  course  requires  that  a  student  apply  core  knowledge  learned  
thus  far  to  a  real-­‐world  topic.  The  topic  is  selected  by  the  student  and  is  subject  to  
faculty  approval.  The  work  uses  a  student’s  analytical  and  communication  skills  
and  cross-­‐discipline  expertise.  Learning  occurs  through  professor  coaching  and  
feedback  and  preparation  and  presentation  of  a  final  paper.    
   
Course  Title:  Strategic  Management  
Code:  BUS  401  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  302,  BUS  305  
Description:  This  course  explores  managing  strategy.  It  focusses  on  how  to  
experiment,  probe,  and  learn  from  experience  to  generate  knowledge  and  
expertise  to  serve  company  purposes.  
   
Course  Title:  Labour  Law  and  Policies  
Code:  HUR  420  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226,  BUS  330  
Description:  Labour  law  governs  all  aspects  of  relationships  between  employer  
and  employee.  In  the  Gulf  region,  as  in  other  jurisdictions,  labour  law  follows  
certain  international  standards  as  defined  by  the  International  Labour  
Organisation  (ILO)  and  relevant  regional  labour  organisations  and  institutions.  
The  course  focusses  on  the  application  of  the  laws  in  service  contracts,  children  
and  women’s  rights,  wages  and  other  entitlements,  working  hours  and  vacations,  
end-­‐of-­‐service  benefits,  accidents  and  workers  compensation,  and  dispute  
settlement.  
   
Course  Title:  Leadership  
Code:  HUR  421  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):BUS  225,  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  one  aspect  of  management,  leadership  and  
modern  leadership  theory.  Topics  include  assessing  leadership  skills,  developing  
the  ability  to  formulate  a  vision,  having  the  courage  to  lead,  and  developing  
effective  leadership  skills.    
   
Course  Title:  Organisational  Design  
Code:  HUR  422  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  designing  an  organisation  to  match  the  firm’s  
overall  business  strategy.  It  also  covers  redesigning  the  organisation  and  its  
processes  as  business  strategy  and  market  needs  change.  
   
Course  Title:  Compensation  Management  
Code:  HUR  423  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  discusses  compensation  policies  and  practices  consistent  
with  motivational  theories  within  a  multinational  corporate  environment.  Topics  
include  designing  job  evaluation  systems,  evaluating  salary  structures  and  
performance-­‐based  pay,  and  understanding  legal  issues  concerning  pay  equity.    
   
Course  Title:  Personnel  Recruitment  and  Retention  
Code:  HUR  424  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  focusses  on  hiring  and  de-­‐hiring  employees  to  get  the  
right  match  for  jobs  and  company  culture  within  a  multinational  corporate  
environment.  It  includes  manpower  planning,  recruiting,  selection,  placement,  
orientation,  layoffs,  firing,  and  retirement.    
   
Course  Title:  Training  and  Development  
Code:  HUR  425  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  A  fundamental  responsibility  of  a  human  resource  department  is  staff  
development.  This  course  provides  a  systematic  view  of  the  training  and  
development  function  of  HR  within  a  multinational  corporate  environment.  It  
includes  the  conceptualization,  planning,  design,  implementation,  and  evaluation  
of  training  and  career  development  programmes.    
   
Course  Title:  Coaching  and  Mentoring  
Code:  HUR  426  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  offers  individuals  the  opportunity  to  develop  their  critical  
thinking  as  well  as  abilities  to  establish  rapport,  develop  listening  skills  and  the  
ability  to  respond  to  issues  raised  by  customers,  peers  and  others.  The  course  
aims  at  enabling  students  to  impact  on  their  own  skills  as  individuals,  as  well  as  in  
teams  leading  on  cultural  and  organizational  change.  In  addition,  the  course  
offers  the  students  the  opportunity  to  maximize  their  potential  with  their  
professional  life  or  even  achieve  greater  balance  with  their  work  and  lives.  
   
Course  Title:  Managing  Teams  
Code:  HUR  427  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  presents  the  principles  of  team  processes  and  
effectiveness  in  organisational  settings.  It  focusses  on  the  theoretical  
development  of  group  dynamics  and  team  effectiveness  and  the  practical  
strategies  for  successful  management  of  these  teams.  
   
Course  Title:  Contemporary  Topics  in  Human  Resource  Development  
Code:  HUR  428  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  226  
Description:  This  course  covers  modern  trends  and  topics  in  the  development  of  
human  capital.  It  uses  the  latest  business  books  and  research  articles  as  a  basis  for  
discussion.  
   
Course  Title:  Labour  Economics  
Code:  HUR  448  
Credits:  3  
Pre-­‐requisite(s):  BUS  136  
Description:  Manpower  is  a  key  resource  and  an  important  factor  in  production  of  
goods  and  services.  Skilled  manpower  is  an  asset  for  a  country  while  unskilled  
manpower  creates  a  burden  and  contributes  very  little  to  GDP.  This  course  
focusses  on  transforming  unskilled  manpower  into  skilled  manpower  to  create  
gainful  employment  opportunities  at  home  and  abroad.  The  course  explores  
increasing  labour  productivity  through  training,  need-­‐oriented  skill  development,  
and  capital  goods  per  person  expenditures.  This  win-­‐win  situation  rewards  both  
employees  and  the  employers.