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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The courses offered by the College cover a w ide range of fields. These courses are especially designed to provide students w ith a complete understanding of the subject matter. The contents of the courses not only have an international perspective but are also discussed w ith respect to Pakistans environment.
Supply Chain & Logistics Management Social Science Statistics Tourist Services Managem ent
Please note that this list is subject to change. Details of courses, including inform ation about the course activities and scheduling are distributed by the faculty at the time of registration.
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Accounting
ACC 101/402 Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to accounting, processing of accounting information, income measurement and adjusting entries, completion of the accounting cycle, accounting/reporting for merchandising operations computerized accounting system, cash and short term investments, receivables, property, plant and equipment natural resources and intangibles acquisition, depreciation, amortization and disposals, current liabilities and payroll and international accounting standards 1 (revised), 2 and 16.
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This course covers the use of accounting data for managerial decision, control and planning purposes. Performs in-depth analysis of the various techniques and methods used by managers. Pre-requisite: ACC 401/403/410
ADVERTISING
ADV 401 Principles of Advertising
To provide w orking know ledge of advertising w hile understanding various tools used for advertising to sell goods and services. Analysis of current issues facing the business of advertising and the environment in w hich advertising operates, strategy development, media, creative development, w riting an advertising plan and integration of other communications.
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and evaluating advertising strategy. Pre-requisite: ADV401/402/405, MKT401/509
A study of the theoretical foundations and the process of developing advertising and promotional strategy; methods of utilizing research data for developing
COMMUNICATIONS
COM 101 General English
This course is designed to improve students understanding and use of English language and to inculcate a maturity of thought appropriate to students in their pre-university year.
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An examination of the theories and principles of business w riting. Students learn strategies and techniques for effective business messages such as memos and letters. Moreover, it emphasizes both informational and analytical w riting. Pre-requisite: COM 201
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSC 102/400 Introduction to Computer Science
Introduction to computers, types, generation, units, methods of computing, algorithm development and number systems, flow of control, basic number codes, overview of computer systems, using computer softw are.
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organization w ith cache virtual memory. Pre-requisite: CSC201, CSC202
Study of information set architecture, processor performance and design, data path, control (hardw are, micro programmed), pipelining, I/O memory
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Pre-requisite: MTH305
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This course provides an introduction to data w arehouse design. Topics in data modeling, database design and database access are review ed. Issues in data w arehouse planning, design, implementation, and administration are discussed in a seminar format. The role of data w arehouse in supporting Decision Support Systems (DSS) is also review ed. Pre-requisite: CSC204
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(OLAP). By the end of the course, students should be able to learn any commercial DM tools easily and apply DM techniques to a variety of research and application projects
ECONOMICS
ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics
An introduction to consumer behavior and the theory of the firm. Topics include the production possibility frontier, the demand behavior of households, the supply behavior of business firms, the theory of costs, and an introduction to market structure and w elfare economics.
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The objective of this course is tw ofold. First is to extend the students understanding of microeconomic theory and to introduce the use of mathematical and graphic models of microeconomic process. These models deal w ith economic behavior of individuals such as consumers, firms and markets, then it turns to the study of how equilibrium prices are determined under condition of both perfect competition and monopoly. Secondly it introduces students to the concept of national income, national income accounts, components of national income, demand for and supply of money, and IS-LM framew ork.
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EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
EDM 401 Introduction to Education Management
This is an introductory course focusing upon major issues in educational sector management. Topics discussed w ill include educational policy in Pakistan, the education regulatory regime at the secondary and higher education level, curriculum management, the education mangers relations w ith stake holders, financing and marketing educational institutions and services and career planning in the education sector.
ENGINEERING
ENG 101 Workshop Practice
It is focused on practical learning experiences. Students w ill develop their skills w ith materials/components, tools, machines/equipment and related technology. The course w ill also include w orkshop safety, project planning and design, reading w orking draw ings and surface finishing.
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processes. Fundamental know ledge of stoichiometry and chemical equilibrium is applied to simple combustion and separation processes. Single and multiphase systems are also introduced. This course emphasizes material balances, single-phase and multiphase systems, energy balances, multi-component system, chemically reacting systems, computer aided calculations.
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02/01/2012 causality, co-integration w ith and w ithout structural break. Course Description | Institute of Busines Granger
Pre-requisite: FIN 404, FIN 501
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General Sciences
GSC 101 Physics
Vector review , Coulombs law , electric fields, Gausss law , electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, d.c. circuits, Kirchoff law , RC and RL Circuits, magnetic fields, Amperes and Faradys law s, energy stored in electric and magnetic fields, Biot and Savart law , electromagnetic oscillations, a.c in resistive, inductive and capacitive, elements.
Health Management
MHM 401 Introduction to Health Planning and Management
This course provides students w ith an overview of the health system in Pakistan and introduces them to the concepts of public health and the basis of public health programs in the country. Study of planning methodologies and role of health planners w ithin the health care sector. Concepts and techniques of health planning as applied to community and institutional health systems are analyzed.
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applicable to problems in public health. Topics such as regression analysis, anova, chi-square are discussed.
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Pre-requisite: MKT 401
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Pre-requisite: HRM 301/401/402
Languages
LAN 101 Introduction to Arabic
This is an introductory course in Arabic. It is structured for those w ho have no prior know ledge of Arabic language. It starts from basics and brings the students to a level at w hich they can develop phrases and understand spoken Arabic.
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This is an introductory course in German language. It is structured for those w ho have no prior know ledge of German language. It starts from basics and brings students to a level at w hich they can develop phrases and understand spoken German.
LAW
LAW 201 Corporate Law
The aim of the course is to provide know ledge about the practical aspects in respect of areas of the companies ordinance 1984 e.g. incorporating/registering different types of companies & joint ventures, raising finances from different modes like issuance of different types of shares, debentures (TFCs) and other
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capital maintenance issues. Practical aspects of holding and managing company meetings and decision making. Pow ers, duties & responsibilities of Directors
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capital maintenance issues. Practical aspects of holding and managing company meetings and decision making. Pow ers, duties & responsibilities of Directors and other company officers in light w ith corporate law s & governance. Practical aspects of mergers & acquisitions. Reasons and consequences of liquidations.
Management
MAN 101/301/401 Principles of Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to be managers. The course coverage includes a w ealth of conventional w isdom related to traditional management challenges of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. In addition, contemporary management challenges related to such issues as people, quality, diversity, ethics and the global environment are included. Overall, the course is carefully crafted to present traditional management concepts, important contemporary management issues and insights regarding w ays that students should handle both to ensure organizational success. The pedagogical objective of the course is to impart specific actionable skills to the student.
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02/01/2012403 Entrepreneurship & SmallCourse Description | Institute of Busines MAN Business Mgmt.
To provide an understanding of the person and the process of creating and grow ing a new venture, this course introduces the entrepreneurial perspective and focuses on all the elements in the entrepreneurial process that are part of creating a new venture. It introduces a student to aspects of financing a new venture through alternative sources of capital. Particular emphasis is laid on managing a new venture during grow th, early operations and expansion. Pre-requisite: MAN 101/301/401, MKT 302/402, FIN 202
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data security and data integrity etc. Pre-requisite: MIS 103, MIS 201, MIS 401
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This course examines Enterprise Systems from the perspectives of Information Systems and Operations Management. It examines cross-functional integrated computer-based information systems, commonly referred to as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, designed to support an organizations information needs and operations. Common business processes, re-engineering/change management, and enterprise reference models are introduced from a holistic perspective. The course considers issues associated w ith the selection, analysis, design, implementation, and configuration of such enterprise systems. It investigates how such systems implement transaction processing, management information, and decision support across an organizations various business processes. Strategic issues relating to success/failure and human aspects w ill be introduced. The course w ill provide a broad overview of concepts as w ell as in-depth coverage of various issues. Pre-requisite: MIS501
Marketing
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This course discusses w hy people make different choices from a cultural perspective and elaborates various other influences on buying behavior.
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light of Conjoint portfolio analysis.
MATHEMATICS
MTH 101 College Algebra
Review of exponents, equations and inequalities, function notation, composition and inverse, linear, quadric, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions and their graphs.
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martingale theory w ill be discussed including the optimal stopping problem applied to American options. The second part show s how to go from discrete to
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martingale theory w ill be discussed including the optimal stopping problem applied to American options. The second part show s how to go from discrete to continuous models. We w ill study the celebrated brow nian motion and the associated Itos stochastic calculus. In the third part the course w ill show s how to use these tools for pricing various types of derivatives (European, American, Asian, etc.) in the context of continuous models such as Black-Scholes. The relation w ith PDEs w ill be explained and numerical issues w ill be discussed. Models for interest rates and associated pricing problems w ill be presented. In the last part of the course generalizations to stochastic volatility models and calibration issues w ill be discussed. Pre-requisite: STA 301
POLICY STUDIES
PLY 101 Policy Making in a Globalized World
Theory of policy liberal, socialist and nationalist approaches. The state, the market and the individual in capitalist order; global policy makers multinational, financiers, multilateral agencies and private sector raters. The surveillance standardization regime. The system pegemon and global policy. Policy making in Pakistan, state policy makers federal provincial, local. The State Bank. The impact of de-regulation and privatization. Private sector policy makers associations NGOs, the media. The influence of global policy on national policy making in Pakistan.
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the various leaders and their contributions to the development process. The course discusses how different messengers of Allah came to spread His w ord. It further discusses the need for Islam. The five pillars of Islam, the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) w ho played an important role in spreading Islam, and the several Suras, Ahadiths, and Ayats are studied.
POLITICAL SCIENCES
PSC 301 Pakistan Studies
The course on Pakistan Studies is an in-depth course covering various movements w hich led to the creation of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The history of Pakistan is discussed w ith an analysis of various leaders and their contributions to the process of national development. It also discusses tw o nation theory in detail.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
REL 101 Islamic Studies
The course begins w ith a discussion of how different messengers of Allah came to spread His w ord. It discusses the need for Islam. The five pillars of Islam, the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) w ho played an important role in spreading Islam, Several Suras, Ahadiths, and Ayats are studied.
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and navy are discussed. Transport chains using freight-villages, intermodal transports, combined transport-chains as location planning, design and organization of dispatch departments, supply- chain- management tracking- and- tracing are investigated using case studies approach.
Social Sciences
SSC 101 Introduction to Psychology
Subject matter includes human development, memory cognition, perception and psychopathology. Explores the field of psychology, teaches to learn about oneself, the mind and the science of psychology.
STATISTICS
STA 203 Probability Theory and Statistics
Basic concepts of statistics, sample space, events, classical and axiomatic definition of probability, conditional probability and Bayes theorem, binomial, poisson and normal distribution, moment generating functions, etc.
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CERTIFICATE COURSES
External students are allow ed to register for 15-w eek Certificate Courses of their areas of interest. The follow ing are some of the Certificate Courses being offered during 2008-2009:
ACCOUNTING
Accounting Information Systems Advanced Financial Accounting
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