B.Sc. Degree in Business Administration Curriculum PDF

(b) Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Business Administration 100 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre-requisite Units Status ACC 101 Introduction to Accounting - 3 C MSS 101 Mathematics for...

(b) Curriculum for B.Sc. Degree in Business Administration 100 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre-requisite Units Status ACC 101 Introduction to Accounting - 3 C MSS 101 Mathematics for Management and - 3 C Social Sciences I MSS 103 Statistics for Management and Social - 3 C Sciences I ECO 101 Introduction to Economics I - 3 C BUS 101 Introduction to Business I - 3 C BFN 101 Introduction to Finance I - 2 C CIT 111 Introduction to Information & - 2 R Communication Technology GNS 101 Use of English I - 2 R LIB 101 Use of Library - 1 R Total 22 100 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre-requisite Units Status ACC 102 Introduction to Accounting II - 3 C MSS 102 Mathematics for Management and - 3 C Social Sciences II MSS 104 Statistics for Management and Social - 3 C Sciences II ECO 102 Introduction to Economics II - 3 C BUS 102 Introduction to Business II - 3 C BFN 102 Introduction to Finance II - 2 C CIT 112 Introduction to Computer - 2 R Programming GNS 102 Use of English II - 2 R Total 21  200 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite ACC 201 Financial Accounting I - 3 C ACC 205 Business Law I - 3 C ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics I ECO 101 3 C BUS 201 Principles of Management I - 3 C MSS 201 Statistical Methods and MSS 103 3 C Applications I GNS 201 Nigerian Peoples and culture - 2 R FRN 221 Basic French - 2 R Total 19 200 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite ACC 202 Financial Accounting II ACC 102 3 C ACC 206 Business Law II - 3 C ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics II ECO 102 3 C BUS 202 Principles of Management II BUS 102 3 C MSS 202 Statistical Methods and MSS 104 3 C Applications II GNS 202 Osun Peoples and culture - 2 R FRN 222 French for Specific Purposes - 2 R Total 19  300 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite BUS 301 Management Theory I - 3 C ECO 319 Operations Research I MSS 101 or 2 C MSS 102 BUS 305 Organisational Behaviour I - 3 C BUS 307 Elements of Industrial Relations - 3 C BUS 309 Nigerian Business Environment - 2 C ACC 307 Corporate Law I - 3 C GNS 301 Entrepreneurial Skills - 2 R Development and Practice TOTAL 18 300 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite BUS 302 Management Theory II - 3 C BUS 306 Organisational Behaviour II - 3 C ECO 322 Operations Research II MSS 103 or 3 C MSS 104 BUS 308 Distribution and Sales - 2 C Management BUS 312 Research Methodology in - 3 C Business Administration GNS 302 Introduction to Man and Science - 2 R Electives: One of the following ACC 308 Corporate Law II - 3 E OR Any other 300 level 3-unit course - 3 E Total 19 400 Level Harmattan Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite BUS 401 Business Policy and Strategy I - 3 C BUS 403 Marketing Management - 3 C BUS 405 Consumer Behaviour - 3 C BUS 407 Multinational Business - 3 C BUS 409 Human Resource Management I - 3 C BUS 499 Research Project I - 3 C Total 18 400 Level Rain Semester Course Code Course Title Pre- Units Status requisite BUS 402 Business Policy and Strategy II - 3 C BUS 404 Marketing Research - 3 C BUS 406 Corporate Planning - 3 C BUS 408 International Marketing - 3 C BUS 410 Human Resource Management II - 3 C BUS 499 Research Project II - 3 C Total 18 COURSE DESCRIPTION BUS 101 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS I (3 UNITS) The scope of business; the character of business from social, legal and economic perspectives. Forms of ownership, organization and management. The social responsibility of business; International business; Ethical issues in business administration; Problems of Nigerian business enterprises; the business environment; Government and business. BUS 102 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS II (3 UNITS) The business management process; Business management techniques; Organisation for business practice; The organic business functions: Production function; Marketing function; Finance function; Personnel function. BUS 201 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT I (3 UNITS) Basic concepts in management; Management principles; Environmental context of management; Functions of the Manager. Planning; Nature and purpose of Organising function; Departmentation; Staffing and Directing; Communication; Performance Appraisal; Motivation; Leadership; Controlling. BUS 202 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT II (3 UNITS) Authority and Delegation; Comparative management; Managing productivity; Employee motivation and performance; Management Information Systems; Strategic management; Elements of International management; Elements of International management; Total quality management; Basic elements of control in organization; Management system concept & Interpersonal relations and communication. BUS 301 MANAGEMENT THEORY I (3 UNITS) Concept of theory in the physical and social sciences; Levels of theory; The features of theory in management; Existing difficulty of developing useful management theories in Nigeria and other developing countries; Theories of management: Classical Management theory; Scientific Management theory, Quantitative Management Theory, Administrative Management Theory; Behavioural Management Theory; The Human Relations theory; The Behavioural Science Approach; Institutional Management Theory: The Systems Theory; The Contemporary Theory and Theory Z; The Learning Organization Theory. BUS 302 MANAGEMENT THEORY II (3 UNITS) The concept of organization and environment interactions; Overview of Systems approach and methodology; Data processing system and design; management information system; Organisation design method; Concept of feedback and feedforward control system; Decision making process; Cybernetics and organizations cyberfilter. BUS 305 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR I (3 UNITS) Concepts of behavior, organization, managers, administrators and performance; Managing work Groups in Organization; Group Norms and Deviance in Organization; Discipline and Disciplinary Procedures in Organization; Organization Process – Decision Making; Communication; Managing Strike in Organizations; Role of Leadership in Organization; Managing Change and Innovation. BUS 306 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR II (3 UNITS) Exercises in simple models of behavior observable in Nigerian organizations; Making changes in individuals and groups; Theories of behavioural change. The limitations of policies, laws, regulations, and the general rules of Civil Service procedures in controlling human behavior. Designing effective organizations in Nigeria; Motivation/Employee Welfare; Determinants of Individual Performance; Managing Conflicts and Negotiations. BUS 307 ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (3 UNITS) General Introduction to Industrial Relations; Definition and Scope of Industrial Relations; Theories in Industrial Relations; Principal Actors on the Industrial Relations System of Nigeria; The Role of the state in industrial relations; Industrial Conflict and Conflicts Resolution Methods; Collective bargaining: Theoretical and Applied Approaches; The Environmental Context of Collective Bargaining; Collective Bargaining Structures; Other Processes for Resolving Industrial Conflicts; Historical Development of Industrial Relations in Nigeria; Contemporary Issues in Industrial Relations Systems. BUS 308 DISTRIBUTION AND SALES MANAGEMENT (3 UNITS) Sales Management and Control: Setting Personal-Selling Objectives, Determining Sales Policies, Formulating Personal-Selling Strategy. Organising the Sales Effort: The sales executive jobs. The sales organization, Distributive Network Relations. Sales forecasting. Sales Force Management: Personnel Management in selling, Planning and Conducting Sales Training Programme, Sales Techniques, Motivating the individual sales person, sales meeting and sales contests, Compensating sales personnel, Assigning sales personnel to sales territories, Evaluating and supervising sales personnel. Controlling sales efforts: The sales budget, Quotas, Sales control. BUS 309 NIGERIAN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (2 UNITS) The Concept and Definition of Business in Nigeria; Forms of Business organizations noticeable in Nigeria; Conceptual Framework of Nigeria Business Environment; Characteristics of the Environment; Environmental Analysis and management; Business Organisations and its Environment Interdependence Business Organic Functions; Nigerian New Business Policies; The Challenges of Managing Business in Nigeria. BUS 312 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (3 UNITS) Skills of scientific Investigation; Information gathering, analysis and interpretation in dealing with business and organizational behavior problems in Nigeria; The art of problem identification and analysis, data gathering, analysis and report writing, the problems and prospects of business research in a seller’s market like Nigeria. BUS 401 BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY I (3 UNITS) Nature and classification of business policy; Introduction to business policy: characteristics & principles; Vision, Mission, Objectives & Goals in business policy analysis; The concept of strategy management; Strategic management; Issues and structure of strategic management; Analysing a firm’s opportunity and threats, strengths and weakness. BUS 402 BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY II (3 UNITS) Organic business function of marketing, production, finance, and personnel in Nigeria; Management process of corporate planning, budgeting and control; Business performance appraisal; Relating an organization to the changes taking place in its environment; Impact of environmental changes on strategies; Analysis of the role of employee and managerial behavior in success or failure of strategy implementation; Recent developments affecting the strategy formulation and implementation processes of firms in Nigeria. BUS 403 MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3 UNITS) Meaning and Essence of Marketing; The Role of Marketing in Business; Demand States and Marketing Management Tasks; Marketing as an Integrated Management Concept; Marketing and Marketing management; Marketing Programmes and the responsibilities in Marketing Department; Consumer Maintenance Programmes in Marketing; Strategic Marketing Planning and Control; The meaning, significance, and process of marketing management. Interface between marketing planning and corporate planning. Why some Marketing Plans fail; Importance of Strategic Marketing Planning and Characteristics; Strategic Marketing Planning Process and the BCG Matrix; Control Process of Marketing Plan; Marketing Strategies: Firms’ Market Status and Strategies Adoptable. Marketing Information System; Decision-making in Marketing; Relationship Marketing BUS 404 MARKETING RESEARCH (3 UNITS) Overview of Marketing Research. Customer Research, Sales Research, Distribution Research. Advertising Research, Product Research, Media Research, Packing and Design Research, Price Audit, Motivational Research, and Financial Institution research’ Marketing Research Design and Planning; Questionnaire Design, Data Collection Strategies; Population and Sampling Techniques in M. R.; Analysis and Presentation of Marketing Research Data; Test of Hypothesis and Significance in Marketing; Forms of External Research; Overseas Research Agencies, Distinction of Trade and Consumer Research; Market Measurement and Forecasting; Marketing Information System; Marketing Research Report Writing. BUS 405 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR (3 UNITS) Introduction to Consumer Behaviour; An overview of Buying Decision Process; Determinants of Consumer Behaviour. Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Consumer Behaviour. Consumer Behaviour Model; Purpose and Type of Consumer Model. Economic and Behavioural models of Consumer Choice. Major Influences on Consumer Behaviour. Cultural Influences – Subculture and Social Class. Social Influences - Roles and Statuses, Groups, Family, etc. Personal Influences – Age and Life-Cycle stage, Occupation, Self Concept, etc. Psychological Determinates of Consumer Behaviour. Motives and Motivations; Perceptions and Attitude. Learning and Cognition. Personality. BUS 406 CORPORATE PLANNING (3 UNITS) The concept & theory of corporate planning; Behavioural aspects of planning; Organizing for corporate planning; The corporate planning process; Strategic planning process; Implementation & evaluation of corporate planning; Pitfalls in planning; Essentials for corporate planning; Failure of corporate planning and other faults for corporate planning inefficiency; Essentials for planning effectiveness; Management by objectives. BUS 407 MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS (3 UNITS) Definitions of Multinational Business; Investment Analysis; Issues in multinational and Third World economic development; The new economic order and the multinationals; national and International control of multinational, Sources of financing multinational enterprises. BUS 408 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (3 UNITS) Meaning of national and international marketing;; Participants in international marketing. Issues and strategies in international marketing. Product development in international marketing. Product processing in international marketing. Channel of distribution and conflict resolution process in international marketing channel. Organisation for international marketing legislation’s governing international trade, patents and trade mark. BUS 409 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT I (3 UNITS) Overview of Human Resources Management. The Scope of Human Resource Management Function. Corporate Survival Strategies and Human Resource Implications. Human Resource Planning. The Staffing Process. Employee Socialization Process. Work Ethics. Employee Training and Executive Development. Compensation Management.. BUS 410 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT II (3 UNITS) Supply and demand characteristics of Labour—by type; Organisation of the personnel functions; Manpower planning, motivation, leadership styles, training and development, performance appraisal, disciplinary procedure, employee welfare. BUS 499 RESEARCH PROJECT I (3 UNITS) Developing students skill in analyzing and writing reports based on an empirical or library study of a specific subject matter or topic in relevant area of business administration and management. BUS 499 RESEARCH PROJECT II (3 UNITS) An independent empirical study of an approved topic within the business management. Students would present a research based report of not less than 10,000 words at the end of the session.