Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) is designed for students seeking to acquire knowledge and skills necessary for positions in human resource department leadership. The program prepares graduates to become expert business professionals equipped with the ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex human resource and management issues.

Objectives

The aim of the program is to prepare the students to gain knowledge and skills required for HR professionals to enable them to contribute to the organizations, to the economy and the society.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate skills in analyzing the role of Human Resources in organizational settings
2. Design and utilize HR tools and techniques for attracting, selecting and training employees.
3. Formulate HR policies, procedures and strategies for managing HR as competitive resource of the organization.
4. Evaluate HR systems to continuously improve and update HR practices.

Program Structure

Summary of BBA Program Structure

Program Course Structure Summary of BBA

Program Requirments

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

Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

LSS-2483 Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3-0-3)

 إن المقرر عبارة عن تقديم تفاعلي لمفاهيم الابتكار والمفاهيم القائمة على الابتكار ونمو ريادة الأعمال والقيادة في الأعمال التجارية. لذلك، يقوم بتسليط الضوء
على ثلاث وحدات عن التفكير التصميمي، وريادة الأعمال، والنمو، والقيادة اللازمة لإعداد كفاءة الطلاب في مجال الابتكار والمشاريع الريادية، مع أمثلة تقع في سياق الإمارات العربية المتحدة.المتطلب السابق: لا يوجد

Principles of Management

BBA-1253 Principles of Management(3-0-3)

This course presents the modern management practices as they apply in the today’s business world. The course discusses the five functions of management: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Leading, and Controlling. It addresses the functions of management from classical, behavioral, contingency and system perspectives.

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

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): ICT-1313

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

Academic Writing II

BBA-3213 Business Ethics (3-0-3)

The purpose of the course is to communicate theoretical and practical insights and developments in the field of business ethics. The course will help students better understand how businesses interact with the societies in which they operate. Using cases and discussion points, the course will examine the ethical problems involved in real-life business situations. Some of the major topics to be covered include:

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

Strategic Management

BBA-3723 Strategic Management (3-0-3)

This course is designed to provide an understanding of critical business skills of strategic planning and decision-making and it gives students an opportunity to apply these skills to real business situations in the UAE/GCC environments.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2733 Research Methodology; BBA-2743 Quantitative Analysis for Business, BBA-3123 Organizational Theory

Human Resource Management

BBA-3643 Human Resource Management (3-0-3)

The course provides students with the recent developments and comprehensive theories in Human Resource Management (HRM). It aims to develop knowledge and skill in the functional areas of the profession particularly staffing, human resource development, performance management, compensation, safety and health, and employee and labor relation.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2253 Business Law

Principles of Marketing

BA-3113 Principles of Marketing (3-0-3)

This course examines an introduction to the key principles, processes and practices involved in marketing and its interaction with the local and global business environment. These topics are focused on: analyzing the market and consumers with due emphasis on marketing research; understanding the marketing mix: highlighting product development, pricing & distribution.

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

Year 3 - Summer

Macroeconomics

BBA-3433 Macroeconomics (3-0-3) 

This course is an introduction to macroeconomic theory and policy implications.  The course provides an overview of the determination of output, interest rates, unemployment, and inflation.  The effectiveness of different macroeconomic stabilization policies to promote growth is also discussed.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-3423 Microeconomics

Year 4 - Semester 7

Human Resource Planning

BBA-4613 Human Resource Planning (3-0-3)

The course provides a detailed understanding of staffing function as a critical component of high performance work systems. This course is designed to acquaint students with a more in-depth understanding of staffing issues, its role in human resource management and the various factors impacting the effectiveness of staffing function.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-3643 Human Resource Management

Work Placement

BBA-4813 Work Placement (0-30-3)

Work placement is an approach of learning through relevant practical work experience mixed with mentorship by the college mentor. The course is designed to grow develop students’ personal and professional competencies to complement the academic capabilities gained through traditional classes.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-4723 Innovations and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Training and Development

BBA-4623 Training and Development (3-0-3)

This course focuses on the relationship between employer and employee particularly the application of commercial law in companies and workplace situations Students recognize competing and conflicting legal interests, rights and obligations in various commercial context; understand methods of legal dispute settlement; analyze factual situations; and apply the appropriate law.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-3643 Human Resource Management, BBA-2253 Business Law

UAE Labor Law and Employee Relations

BBA-4633 UAE Labor Law and Employee Relations (3-0-3)

This course focuses on the relationship between employer and employee particularly the application of commercial law in companies and workplace situations Students recognize competing and conflicting legal interests, rights and obligations in a various commercial contexts; understand methods of legal dispute settlement; analyze factual situations; and apply the appropriate law.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-4623 Human Resource Management, BBA-2253 Business Law

Performance and Compensation Management

BBA-4653 Performance and Compensation Management (3-0-3)

The course provides a systematic guideline for designing performance and compensation systems that add value to organizations. Students will explore the theory, concepts, and methods used to design performance and compensation systems that contribute to achieving the goals of the organization and its individual members.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2253 Business Law

Year 4 - Semester 8

Introduction to Humanities

BBA-4913 Capstone Project (1-2-3)

Capstone project is designed to enable students to apply theoretical knowledge acquired over the years of study at the College of Business to writing an empirical project on real world business and management issues. Students will work through the entire process of planning a study, collecting data, analyzing the data, writing and presenting a report of the assigned project.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-3723 Strategic Management Complete, BBA-3713 Innovations and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Strategic Management

BBA-4623 Human Resource Management ((3-0-3)

The course provides students with the recent developments and comprehensive theories in Human Resource Management (HRM). It aims to develop the knowledge and skill in the functional areas of the profession particularly staffing, human resource development, performance management, compensation, safety and health, and employee and labor relations.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2253 Business Law

Health and Safety Management

BBA-4653 Health and Safety Management, (3-0-3)

This course places the theory and practice of occupational health and safety firmly within a strategic business context by making health & safety an equal partner to other strategic business risks.  The essential principles of business risk management are applied to the management of health & safety in order to develop best practice approaches.

Pre-Requisite(s): BBA-2253 Business Law

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