Overview

The Associate of Arts in Business Administration is a 2-year program that introduces students to the basic tenets of the field of business administration. The emphasis is put on the development of the student’s communication skills and business decision-making capabilities with ethical reasoning.

Objective

To provide students with the education they need to launch their own business or join an established business in an entry-level position; to help students develop the strategies, plans, procedures, and policies that guide a business on both a day-to-day and long-term basis.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Use basic business principles to analyze information, solve problems, and make informed decisions.
2. Use language, communication, research, and technological skills to support business concepts effectively.
3. Discuss the effects of culture and ethics in current global and domestic business environments.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of economic and financial markets and the business economy.

Program Structure

Summary of the program requirements

Program Requirements

Courses Description

Year 1 - Semester 1

English Communication Skills

COM-1143 English Communication Skills (3-0-3):- This course is designed to improve the basic communication skills of students necessary for effective and efficient communication. The subject aims to equip the students with the appropriate communication skills required in conversations, group discussions, meetings, interviews and presentations, as well as to explore topics on verbal and non-verbal communication.

Pre-requisite(s): EMSAT or its equivalent

Islamic Studies

HUM-1613 Islamic Studies (3-0-3):- مفهوم الثقافة الاسلامية، مقومات ومميزات الثقافة الاسلامية، نشأت ومفهوم الدين , موقف الاسلام من العلم , بيان مفهوم العقيدة الالسلامية , موقف الاسلام من الفرق الضالة , الشريعة الاسلامية ومصادر التشريع في الاسلام , اركان الايمان , موقف الالسلام من الفرق الضالة , التشريعة الاسلامية ومصادر التشريع في الاسلام , خصائص التشريع الاسلامي، رد شبهات حو لبعض التشريعات كتعدد الزوجات وحقوق المرأة والحدود في الاقتصاد : العملوالكسب , المال والملكية , خصائص الاقتصاد , العبادات في الالسلام , أنواعها وأهميتها وآثاؤها في النفس والمجتمع , الاخلاق في الاسلام , فائدتها وأهميتها وآثارها في النفس والمجتمع , الاخلاق في الالسلام فائدتها وأهميتها , تحديات الثقافة الاسلامية , الغزو الفكري , العلمانية , العوملة وكيف نجابه أخطارها في المجالات المحتلفة اقتصاديا وسياسيا واجتماعيا وثقافيا

Introduction to Business Administration

BBA-1153  Introduction to Business Administration (3-0-3):- This course deals with understanding of the contemporary business environment, in which topics covered include an understanding of the business system; conducting business ethically and responsibly; entrepreneurship and small businesses; managing the business enterprise; organizing the business enterprise; marketing and human resources

Year 1 - Semester 2

Arabic Communication Skills

COM-1123 Arabic Communication Skills (3-0-3)

يهدف المقرر إلى إكساب الطالب المقدرات الكتابية والشفوية التي تعينه على استخدام اللغة استعمالا صحيحا؛ ليُحقق عن طريقها ما لديه من مقاصد وارتباطات مع الآخرين. وليّصبح في مقدوره تحليل جميع النصوص واستخراج ما فيها من أفكار تُعينه على المعرفة واستنباط الحقائق في جميع مناحي حياته.
المتطلب السابق: لا يوجد

UAE Society

HUM-1633 UAE Society (3-0-3)

يتناول هذا المساق دراسة المجتمعات الإنسانية عموماً ويتناول على وجه الخصوص السمات العامة والمقومات الرئيسة لمجتمع دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، والموقع الجغرافي، والسكان ونموهم والتركيب النوعي والعمومي، وكذلك يتطرق إلى الجانب الاقتصادي والجغرافي للسكان. ويتناول الجوانب الأسرية، والنظام الأسري والقبلي، كما أن المساق يتناول طبيعة الخدمات المقدمة للمجتمع قبل مرحلة النفط وبعدها، إضافة إلى دراسة دور المؤسسات الثقافية والتربوية والإعلامية وما تقدمه من خدمات للمجتمع الإماراتي، والرؤى المستقبلية االداخلية والخارجية لدولة الإمارات.

المتطلب السابق: لا يوجد

Year 1 - Summer

Introduction to Business Statistics 

BBA-1113 Introduction to Business Statistics (3-0-3)

This course provides an overview of a statistics addressing: discrete populations, samples, organization of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, estimations, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression analysis.

Pre-Requisite(s): None

Business Communication

BBA-1123 Business Communication (3-0-3)

This course emphasizes the importance of effective written and spoken communication within a business setting.  This course will equip students with the skills to produce clear and concise business documents and to deliver engaging messages in various business contexts.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1153 Introduction to Business Administration

Year 2 - Semester 3

Management Information Systems Science

BNS-1413 Management Information Systems (1-2-3)

This course provides an overview of management information systems (MIS) and discusses how such MIS applications can improve business workflows, enhance strategic decision-making, and otherwise provide a competitive advantage within the business environment. The course discusses the function of the main types of MIS applications

Pre-Requisite(s): None

Principles of Financial Accounting

BBA-2343 Principles of Financial Accounting (2-1-3)

An introduction to accounting principles including: measurement, evaluation and accumulation of accounting data. Financial accounting is concerned with providing information to the different users (External and Internal). The course covers the accounting cycle, adjustments, merchandising operations, and preparation of financial statements.

Pre-Requisite(s): None

Business Law

BBA-2253 Business Law (3-0-3)

Effective managers and employees must develop knowledge of both law and business because people involved in business also are involved in, and greatly affected by, the law concerning business. In the present business environment, the link between law and business is growing day by day to prevent and protect stakeholders’ business interests.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1153 Introduction to Business Administration, BBA-1123 Business Communications

Year 2 - Semester 4

Organizational Behavior

BBA-2213 Organizational Behavior (3-0-3)

This course provides an introduction of the concepts and theories of human behavior at the individual, group or organizational level which exert great influence on the operation of an organization. The application of these behavioral management concepts is aimed on improving organizational effectiveness.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1253 Principles of Management

Business Mathematics

BBA-2223 Business Mathematics(2-1-3)

This course aims at introducing learners to basic mathematics skills they require to understand, analyze, and solve mathematical problems prevalent in business and finance, and in investment decision making. Learners are required to have ability to perform the basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1113 Introduction to Business Statistics

Macroeconomics

BBA-2733 Research Methodology (2-1-3)

The course provides an introduction to research methods in social sciences in general and business administration in particular. The primary aim of the course is to equip the students with essential research techniques they would use in advanced specialized courses. The course will cover a range of topics, including in particular, research design, sampling theory & data collection.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1113 Introduction to Business Statistics

Quantitative Analysis for Business

BBA-2743 Quantitative Analysis for Business (2-1-3)

This course reviews the basic quantitative methods used in business decision-making.  The major focus of the course will be on decision-making under certainty and uncertainty such as linear programming.  Some of the specific topics to be covered will include problem formulation, graphic solutions, different forms of linear programming such as transportation and models.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1253 Principles of Management; BBA-1113 Introduction to Business Statistics

Principles of Marketing

BBA-2353 Principles of Financial Accounting II(2-1-3)

This course complements Principles of Financial Accounting I.  It provides details on the preparation of financial statements with more emphasis on the components of the balance sheet items such as plant assets, intangible assets, natural resources, short and long term investments, current and long term liabilities and stock holder’s equity.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2343 Principles of Financial Accounting I

Year 2 - Summer

Organizational Behavior

BBA-2113 International Business (3-0-3)

This overview course explores key international business dimensions in terms of their core concepts, and highlights the business and social implications of these core concepts from the perspective of managers and public-policy makers. It provides the students with the knowledge and skills of the theories and the key concepts of International Business

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1253 Principles of Management

Organizational Theory

BBA-2123 Organizational Theory (3-0-3)

The aim of this course is to expose the students to the evolution of organizational theory, and the contribution of different schools of thought to the development of classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives.  The topics of bureaucracy, power and politics, organizational structures and technology, and emerging design options will be extensively examined.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1253 Principles of Management

Year 3 - Semester 5

Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership

BBA-3713 Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (1-2-3)

This is an interactive course that will make students understand the concepts of innovation, innovation based entrepreneurship, the growth of businesses, managerial & leadership skills.  This course will cover both entrepreneurial and innovation part. In an entrepreneurial part, this will focus on business while innovation part will focus on design thinking skills.
Pre-Requisite(s): LSS2-483 Innovation and Entrepreneurship, BBA-2743 Quantitative Analysis for Business, BBA-2733 Research Methodology

Macroeconomics

BBA-3423 Microeconomics(3-0-3)

This course will focus on contemporary microeconomics and provide a conceptual foundation for analysis of policy.  Whether it is explaining the behavior of consumers, producers or government, microeconomics lies at the heart of decision making.  The course considers the operation of a market economy and the problem of how best to allocate society’s scarce resources.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-1113 Introduction to Business Statistic

Operations Management

BBA-3733 Operations Management (1-1-3)

The aims of the course are providing an in introduction to the field of operations management as one of the major fields in the study of business administration. The course will furnish students with the aspects of business operations.
Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2743 Quantitative Analysis for Business

Managerial Accounting

BBA-3343 Managerial Accounting (2-1-3)

An introduction to the principles of management accounting, cost concepts and behavior useful for decision-making. The use of accounting data for cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, pricing and evaluation of performance

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2353 Principles of Financial Accounting II

Year 3 - Semester 6