INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS-I
- Course
- BUSN101 - INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS-I
- Department
- Business Administration - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Japheth Ahmed NUHU
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course is designed to teach introductory business students fundamental knowledge about a business. For this purpose, understanding the contemporary business environment is a starting point. After briefly covering the business of managing, all functional areas of a business are discussed. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of business concepts as a foundation for studying other business subjects. The students will be able to identify potential marketing opportunities, relate how business institutions are operated nowadays, and describe business ownership forms. The course is also designed to expose students to the multitude of career fields in the area of business and it will also help them to obtain information about starting their own businesses, identifying basic long and short term planning techniques.
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS-I
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Assignment | 30 |
| Midterm | Midterm | 30 |
| Final | Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 To explain the basic dynamics of business economics
- 02 To summarize business ethics and social responsibility
- 03 To classify small business, entrepreneurship and franchising
- 04 To summarize the nature of management
- 05 To describe organization, teamwork and communication
- 06 To categorize options for organizing businesses
- 07 To identify basics for managing for quality and competitiveness
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Dynamics of Business Economics |
| Week 2 | Dynamics of Business Economics |
| Week 3 | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility |
| Week 4 | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility |
| Week 5 | Business in a Borderless World |
| Week 6 | Business in a Borderless World |
| Week 7 | Options for Organizing Businesses |
| Week 8 | Midterm Week |
| Week 9 | Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Franchising |
| Week 10 | The Nature of Management |
| Week 11 | The Nature of Management |
| Week 12 | Organization, Teamwork and Communication |
| Week 13 | Organization, Teamwork and Communication |
| Week 14 | Managing for Quality and Competitiveness |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAM |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Business: A Changing World, 12th Edition By Ferrell, Hirt, and Ferrell. McGraw-Hill, 2020.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 On successful completion of this course, students will have developed (5) knowledge and understanding of the nature of business and its environment. SOLO 5
- L02 To explain the basic dynamics of business economics SOLO 3
- L03 To summarize business ethics and social responsibility SOLO 4
- L04 To classify small business, entrepreneurship and franchising SOLO 3
- L05 To summarize the nature of management SOLO 4
- L06 To describe organization, teamwork and communication SOLO 3
- L07 To categorize options for organizing businesses SOLO 4
- L08 To identify basics for managing for quality and competitiveness SOLO 2
Program Outcomes
- P01 1. Recognized and applied all the learning tools and techniques learnt which they will implement throughout their lives and future careers.
- P02 2. Become confident in their knowledge and skills so that they can successfully study and work on their own.
- P03 3. Attained a high level of professionalism through the fundamental knowledge and skills gained in both marketing and digital fields.
- P04 4. Demonstrated a solid understanding of core business principles in the primary areas of digital marketing, web technologies, new media and management, as well as the interconnectedness of these disciplines in the running of an organization.
- P05 5. Been able to critically implement their knowledge and skills in both written, oral and digital forms to an intended audience, based on creative and analytical approaches.
- P06 6.Demonstrated their understanding of the ethical and protected use of various new media such as social media, mobile technology, web analytics, search engine optimization, and viral advertising in both their studies and careers.
- P07 7. Implemented best practices in business for planning, decision-making, and problem-solving based on collaborative work and studies.
- P08 8. Demonstrated effective communication skills in addition to in-depth of analysis and synthesis which are essential in multicultural educational and work contexts.
- P09 9. Demonstrated critical thinking characterized by the ability to define business problems with the evidence available, discern fact from opinion, determine underlying causes, formulate and evaluate potential solutions.
- P10 10. Been able to implement ideas and concepts through the development and creation of digital content for effective social media marketing strategies, and designing and evaluating the effectiveness of interactive web sites to increase web traffic flows, visibility, consumer satisfaction and response rates.
- P11 11. Embodied integrity in their work and actions, honor confidentiality, followed generally accepted codes of conduct in the digital marketing industry.
- P12 12. Devoted themselves to follow the codes of ethics, improve privacy issues with social media, conflict, and citizenship in order to frame a better understanding of digital marketing.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | P11 | P12 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| L02 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L03 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2.67 |
| L04 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| L05 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.58 |
| L06 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.92 |
| L07 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 |
| L08 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.67 |