The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to meet the challenge of full-filling the needs of the society under resource constraints by providing new dimensions in the body of knowledge needed for managerial development. Environmental, social, ecological, and economic forces are affecting every sector of business enterprise and every area of business, governmental and industrial administration. The MBA program will prepare students for assuming responsibility of management in their career path in business and other organizations. The program also prepares students having career interest in teaching or research and also for higher studies.
 

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the MBA program are to develop the student's

(a) technical and functional skill in such areas as accounting, finance, marketing, production-operations, human resource, etc.,

(b) analytical-decision making skill so that s/he can identify and diagnose problems, formulate alternative solutions and make a decision,

(c) ability to successfully communicate and interact with diverse individuals, to promote the ability to provide leadership and to function as an entity in a competitive atmosphere, and

(d) inclination to innovate appropriate indigenous system and practice of management effective in the socio-economic and cultural context of a developing country, particularly Bangladesh.

MBA STUDENTS

The MBA program provides a strong general background in management theory and practice that can be integrated with technical and professional skills. The program meets the needs of a diverse group of students from business, commerce, social science, agriculture, engineering, health, arts, humanities, science and other fields. The College welcomes the students of Bangladesh, South Asian countries and other countries of the world.

 Preparatory Courses || Foundation courses ||  The Required Core ||  Areas of Major Concentration
 

The overall design of the MBA program consists of two preparatory courses, five foundation courses, twelve core courses, three concentration/elective courses and one practicum course as shown below :

Program area                 Number of           Number of
                                       courses               Credit hours
Preparatory course               2                          5
Foundation                           5                        15
Required core                     12                        36
Concentration/                      3                         9
electives
Practicu                               1                         9
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 Total                                  23                       74

 Titles of the courses are mentioned below and numbering of the courses is shown in the section entitled Course offernings. Descriptions of courses have been provided in a later section.

The preparatory courses are given to make the student proficient in the language and to acquire abilities to develop a well thought out career path. The courses are :

 1. Advanced English Composition
 2. Career Planning and Development

Those students having difficulty in following the Advanced English Composition course, may be required to build up competence in English through 1 or 2 additional preparatory course(s) in English.

The diversity of academic background of students makes it imperative that each student possess a core of knowledge as a foundation on which to build a graduate management program in business administration. The MBA program is based on the assumption that all students pursuing the managerial core of the program have sufficiently similar knowledge to meet successfully the requirements for advanced study. The foundation courses are :

 Business Communication
 Financial Accounting
 Mathematics
 Micro-Economics
 Computer Fundamentals

THE REQUIRED CORE

Every MBA candidate must complete a core of twelve required courses (36 credits) designed to meet a major objective of the program-the development of professional managers educated in environment and functional areas of business administration. The level of learning is graduate-professional and is based upon knowledge of MBA subject matter.

 The core courses are as follows :

 01.  Human and Organizational Behavior
 02.  Managerial Accounting
 03.  Computer Programming and Applications
 04.  Business Condition Analysis
 05.  Managerial Finance
 06.  Business, Government and Society
 07.  Quantitative Business Analysis & Research
 08.  Management of Organizations
 09.  Human Resource Management
 10.  Marketing Management
 11.  Production-Operations Management
 12.  Strategic Management

Experience has shown that job preparation and placement are best served when a business student specializes in a major area. This is true even though the student may later leave the chosen functional area of specialization to move in other directions. One or more of the following concentration areas will be offered depending upon availability of interested students and faculty. However, a student may decide not to choose an area of concentration. S/he may select any three courses from one or more areas to complete course requirements. The majors are organized into departments as follows :

Marketing Management

The marketing major concentration concerns with the means by which business firms and nonprofit institutions facilitate exchange with consumers or client groups. Strategic and tactical issues in the areas of promotion, pricing, product policy, sales management, and physical distribution are emphasized. In addition, specialized course work is offered in such areas as consumer behavior, quantitative analysis, retailing, industrial marketing, international marketing, and marketing research.
The marketing concentration is particularly well suited for those interested in the areas of sales, advertising, marketing research, product management, retailing, and public relations.
Courses required are :

 1.  Marketing Research
 2.  Marketing Communication
 3.  Physical Distribution Management

Production-Operations Management

The major in Production-Operations Management aims at developing a student's ability to successfully manage this critical function, to provide quality goods and services for customer satisfaction. Courses required for concentration are :

1.  Production-Operations Strategy
2.   Operations Research
3. Strategy, Technology and Management of Innovation

Financial Management

The cornerstone of the finance major is the study of business financial management, an area that may be defined as planning the availability and controlling the allocation and expenditure of financial resources. Course work deals with corporate financial management, investments, the management of major financial institutions, financial theory, and the financial market system.
Concentrated study in finance at the post graduate level prepares students for careers in private industry or public administration. Since most students, however, seek careers in the private sector, many finance courses are directed toward students who will be employed in commercial banking, insurance, industrial finance, and the securities industry. Courses required for concentration are :

 1.  Capital Investment Decisions
 2.  Financial Management
 3.  Banking and Financial Institutions
 

Management

The survival of human organizations depends upon managers, their knowledge of managerial skills, and the highest value is placed on men and women trained to manage both human and technological resources.

Courses on interpersonal behavior-individual, group and organizational-present the fundamental tools and techniques necessary to manage complex organizations. Additional managerial skill courses focus on specific functions such as personnel and industrial relations. Finally, courses are offered that examine the nature of the interrelationship between organizations and their environment. In a general sense, skills taught in the management concentration focus on organization's allocation and use of human and material resources. More specifically, courses are designed to prepare graduates for business and organizational decision making.

Courses required for concentration are :

 1.  Organization Theory
 2.  Administrative Behavior
 3.  Management Information & Control        System

Management Science

Modern business includes high-speed computer, distributed data processing systems, modern word-processing systems, computer-aided design, and computer-aided manufacturing of products. Present day managers must be prepared to evaluate and determine the  appropriate allocation of resources for such equipments. Furthermore, they must be able to make optimal use of the productive resources available to them.

The curriculum in management science attempts to prepare students for the modern business environment of the 1990s and beyond by exposing them to the most advanced concepts, methods, and approaches to systems analysis and problem solving.

Courses required are :

 1.  Systems Analysis & Design
 2.  Data Base Management System
 3.  Corporate Information System

The College places great emphasis on the value of practical work experience in all professional degree programs. In the second year of study, the College will place MBA students as interns with commercial or industrial houses, financial institutions or other organizations of national or international repute. It may also be possible to organize some internship in other countries of the world. The first group of MBAs had internship with the Provincial Government of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada on an assignment on Canadian Wood Product Market in South Asia.

Special features of the practium program are as follows:

a. Students get themselves acclimatized with working environment and are required to produce a written report.
b. A staff member is posted to ensure supervision of the program.
c. Oral defense is organised to evaluate and grade the report. Interviews are held to assess knowledge of the internee and to gather feedback from the organization.

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

The comprehensive examination is conducted for students who have satisfactorily completed all the courses of the program. The objective of the comprehensive examination is to test the student’s capability to comprehend the entire program. it consists of a written test of three hourse and an oral examination which is c onducted by a board consisting of academics and practitioners. The students must take this examination to fulfill the requirement of the program. The examination is a pre-requisite to practicum.

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The following courses are offered in the MBA program :

BUS 201 Business Communication [3]
BUS 501 Business, Government and Society [3]
BUS 502 Human and Organizational Behavior [3]
ACC 101 Financial Accounting [3]
ACC 504 Managerial Accounting [3]

MGT 501 Management of Organizations [3]
MGT 504 Strategic Management [3]
FIN 501 Managerial Finance [3]

ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics [3]
ECO 501 Business Condition Analysis [3]

CSC 101 Fundamentals of Computation [3]
CSC 221 Principles of Programming [3]

HRM 502 Human Resource Management [3]
MKT 501 Marketing Management [3]

POP 501 Production-Operations Management [3]

ENG 203 Advanced English Composition [4]
ENG 101 Basic English Composition [4]
ENG 102 English Comprehension and Speaking [3]
ART 201 Career Planning and Development [1]

MAT 101  Mathematics [4]
MAT 160  Applied Mathematics [3]
STA 505 Quantitative Business Analysis and Research [3]
BUS 590 Practicum [9]

ENG 101 and ENG 102 are offered for those who needs additional preparatory courses in English.

DEPARTMENTAL MAJOR COURSES

Students shall choose any three of the following courses as per his/her major area of concentration in keeping with departmental requirements  and in consultation  with the Faculty Advisor:

CSC 501 Data Base Management System [3]
CSC 505 Corporate Information System [3]
CSC 502 Operations Research [3]
CSC 503 Systems Analysis and Design [3]
CIS 504 Management Information & Control System [3]
MKT 502 Market Research [3]
MKT 503 Marketing Communication [3]
MKT 504 Physical Distribution Management [3]
POP 503 Production-Operations Strategy [3]
POP 601 Strategy, Technology and Management of Innovation [3]
FIN 502 Banking and Financial Institutions [3]
FIN 503 Capital Investment Decisions [3]
FIN 504 Financial Management [3]
MGT 503 Administrative Behavior [3]
MGT 502 Organization Theory [3]

REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION

The MBA degree will be conferred only  to the student who has fully complied with the graduation requirements and has applied for it. The requirements are that the student has:

1.  completed all the prescribed courses with a minimum of 74 credit hours
2.  earned at least `C' grades in each of the required and elective courses for specialization and English.
3. earned at least passing grade (D) in each of the remaining courses
4. earned a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5
5. completed the practicum with at least a passing  grade
6. earned at least a passing grade in the comprehensive examination
7. satisfactory behavior and discipline

8. library and financial clearance from the college and the university.

DURATION AND SCHEDULE

The academic year is divided into 3 semesters of 16 weeks. Daily classes for MBA students are scheduled between 3:30 to 8:30 pm, five days a week and also on Saturdays in the morning.  sessions are also scheduled for full time students. In addition, make up classes are scheduled on the remaining day. The program management is fully committed to strict maintenance of schedule to avoid any delay in program completion.

A student  who registers in 12 credit hours in every semester is a full-time student. If the student takes an optimum load of 15 credit hours in each semester and successfully completes each course and practicum, it  will take 5 semesters to complete the program. Students who elect to register in less than 15 credit hours will naturally take longer time to complete. The program allows participation of working individuals as part-time students. The course duration for full time students is 2 years.

MBA WITH Additional COURSE WORK

Masters program at IUBAT requires the applicant to have a bachelor degree with 16 years of formal education in keeping with North American and European standards. In Bangladesh and many countries in Asia, students receive a bachelor degree after 14 years of formal education and a

masters degree after 16 years of study. The educational requirement for entry in MBA program is 16 years of education with bachelor or master degree. But to accommodate the needs of 14/15 years bachelor degree holders and to admit them to the MBA program, additional course work is required.

Through additional coursework, students overcome background deficiencies by undergoing 60 credit hours of course work in the College of Business Administration. However, the extent of additional MBA coursework will vary on the prior coursework of the applicant and demonstrated evidence of proficiency in required subjects. The additional coursework requirement of 60 credit hours will have to be met through exemption or coursework at IUBAT.

The additional course work is full time and should be completed in the initial 4-6 semesters after admission. The academic regulations of the university apply to additional coursework as any other courses. On completion of additional  coursework, students continue the regular coursework - for the MBA program.

The curriculum calls for 60 credit hours requirements through course work at IUBAT, transfer credit or exemption. The courses are to be selected from the following with concurrence of faculty advisor.
Additional options may also be available :

ENG 101 Basic English Composition [4]
ENG 102 English Comprehension and Speaking [3]
ENG 203 Advanced English Composition [3]
PHI 114 Introduction to Philosophy [3]
PSY 105 General Psychology [3]
MAT 101 Mathematics [4]
MAT 160 Applied Mathematics [3]
STA  240 Statistics [3]
PHY 103 General Physics [3]
CHM 104 General Chemistry [3]
BUS 101 Introduction to Business [3]
HRM 101 Behavioral Science [3]
MGT 103 Industrial Law [3]
BUS 201 Business Communication [3]
BUS 202 Business Environment [3]
BUS 301 Business Research [3]
BUS 306 Advanced Business Communication [3]
ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics [3]
ECO 102 Principles of Macroeconomics [3]
ACC 101 Financial Accounting [3]
ACC 201 Cost Accounting [3]
ACC 301 Auditing and Taxation [3]
ACC 302 Management Accounting [3]

MGT 102 Commercial Law [3]
MGT 201 Management Process [3]
MGT 401 Entrepreneurship [3]

MKT 301 Marketing Management [3]
POP 301 Production-Operations Management [3]
FIN 301 Business Finance [3]
HRM 301 Human Resource Management [3]

CSC 101 Fundamentals of Computation [3]

For Further Information
Please contact:
The Dean
College of Business Administration (CBA)
IUBAT - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
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