This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of financial accounting. The primary focus of the course is to provide a basic understanding on various business transactions and how these transactions are accounted for by business entities. The main areas discussed in the course are: business environment and regulatory framework, maintaining financial records and adjustments to accounting records, accounting for joint ventures, investments, construction contracts, hire purchase and leasing.


This course attempts to provide knowledge on application of management accounting concepts in an organizational context. The main topics included in this course are: evolution of management accounting practices, management accounting process and basic use of management accounting information in decision making techniques.


The aim of this course is to provide knowledge to operate computers and to impart skills to use popular office applications which are essential to carry out day-to-day business activities. The areas covered in this course are an introduction to computers and computer packages in Microsoft Office.


The aim of this course unit is to ensure that students acquire, understand and apply selected mathematical and quantitative techniques that are used in decision-making in business. Students should develop the ability to interpret the information gathered and present them in a manner appropriate to a business environment. This will cover topics such as, algebraic functions, break even analysis, basic principles of calculus and integration, time value of money, depreciation and capital budgeting.


This course unit intends to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles, concepts and techniques of microeconomics theory towards analyzing economic issues and decision making. The main areas covered are: an overview of economics and its core concepts, demand and supply theory, theory of consumer behavior, theory of production and costs, market structures and factor markets.


The main objective of this course is to develop the reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities of students and to make them fluent in business language. This will help the students to enhance their Business communication skills while gaining academic success. Consequently the course outline has been designed for both academic and professional purposes under English for Specific Purposes (ESP) focusing on all four skills. The emphasis on language skills for academic purposes entails the development of thinking skills as well as promoting autonomous learning.