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 Bachelor   The course examines the   apply project management skills and   as cost concepts and classifications,   FIN 303-  Risk Management and   MGT 314 - Entrepreneurship
                                      Insurance
 concepts acquired.
        cost accounting cycle, accounting
 development of HRM as a discipline
                                                                     Management
 of Business   and from a theoretical basis.   Concentration   for materials, labor and overhead,   Credit hours: 3  Credit hours: 3
 The constituent parts of HRM
        process cost accounting, budgeting,
                                                                     Prerequisite: MGT 255
                                      Prerequisite: FIN 200
 Administration  are covered including a strategic   Electives  standard costs, cost reports, direct   This course will present risk   This course is designed to give
 overview, HR ethical, legal and
        costing and differential cost analysis,
 social considerations, staffing,   costing of products and services,   exposures with regard to the   students the opportunity to
 human resource development,   cost allocation among the business   individual and the firm. A wide variety   investigate the context and nature
 Concentration  compensation and benefits, safety   ACC 302 - Intermediate   departments, activity-based costing,   of techniques for reducing risk   of entrepreneurship.  It exposes
 Accounting I
  Requirements  and health, employee labour   Credit hours: 3  and income effects of absorption   exposure will be studied including   students to detailed descriptions
                                      life, property and casualty insurance.
                                                                     and analytical study of the
        and variable costing. In addition, the
 relations, global considerations for
 HRM.  Prerequisites: ACC 200 (C Grade)  course will focus on ways the cost   In addition, the course will examine   internal and external business
                                                                     environment.  Actual case studies
                                      the problems faced by insurers,
 FIN 301 - Managerial Finance  MKT 301 - Consumer Behavior  Financial accounting and reporting   accounting helps managers make   such as re-insurance and investment   and entrepreneurial profiles
        better decisions. Cost accounting
 Credit Hours: 3  Credit hours: 3  is the primary medium by which   is increasingly becoming integral   policy.  are utilized to help illustrate the
 Prerequisites: FIN 200 + ECO 201  organizations provide information   member of decision making teams   elements of successful and not-so-
 Prerequisites: MKT 200 + FWS 305  to their external stakeholders   MGT 321 - Change Management  successful ventures. This subject
 This course will focus on a study of   (e.g., shareholders, creditors,   instead of just data providers.   Credit hours: 3  offers the rules, the roadmap, and
 the techniques used by the financial   This course will explore the nature   governmental agencies, customers   By focusing on a basic concepts,   Prerequisite: MGT 255  the reasoning how to bring creative
 manager in planning and controlling   of consumer behavior that helps   and alike). The information provided   analyses, uses, and procedures,   business ideas out of mind into
 the acquisition and use of funds to   in comprehend different factors   would be used for a variety of   we recognize cost accounting as   This course provides students with   being.
 maximize the value of the firm. Topics   influencing consumer decision   decisions making purposes by   a management tool for business   a conceptual understanding of
 covered will include cash budgeting,   making, and marketing strategy.  interested parties. This is the first   strategy and implementation. This   a framework for change using a   HRM 404 - Employee Relations
 ratio analysis, capital budgeting,   Attention will be given to study and   of a two part course. Intermediate   course prepares students for the   series of contemporary Case Studies   Credit hours: 3
 forecasting techniques, project   analyze external influences (culture,   accounting I provides an in depth   rewards and challenges facing them   and Readings. The basis of such a   Prerequisites: HRM 313
 evaluation, financial leverage, risk and   subculture, cross cultural variations in   study of the process of preparing   in the professional cost accounting   framework is related to the three
 the cost and the cost of capital.  consumer behavior, group influence,   and presenting financial information   world both today and tomorrow.  primary forces for change namely   This course introduces the student
 families and households, and social   about an entity for outside users.   technology, customers and the forces   to the nature of Employment
 HRM 313 - Human Resources   class), internal influences (perception,   Topics vary but typically include the   FIN 302 - Financial Statements   of globalization. The course considers   Relations with particular reference
 Management  learning, memory, product   process of accounting standard   Analysis    a need to articulate a vision in order   to the practice of ER in sustaining
 Credit hours: 3   positioning, motivation, personality,   setting, the accounting cycle   Credit hours: 3  to respond to the opportunities   human capital in the UAE. The course
        Prerequisite: FIN 200
 Prerequisite: MGT255   emotions, attitudes, and self-concept   including data accumulation,   and constraints that are associated   provides a rationale for the need to
 and lifestyle), consume decision     with change in contemporary    establish a harmonious relationship
 This course provides students with   process and other marketing stimuli   adjustments, and preparation of   The aim of the course is to introduce   organizations. Students are provided   between employer and employee
 financial statements. There is a focus
        students to the basic approaches
 an understanding of the many   affects consumer purchasing   with a diverse range of tools and   in terms of being efficient, effective
 different perspectives that are   behavior.  on the recognition, measurement,   to financial statement analysis.   techniques to implement a change   and providing both parties with a
        The course covers the analysis,
 and disclosure of revenue, valuation
 needed to make HR management         strategy including an ability to   voice for mutual communication. ER
 decisions. No longer can we rely   MGT 411-  Project Management  of inventory and cost of sales,   interpretation, and evaluation of   help people cope with change   is examined in a contemporary and
 upon a single vision and culture of   Credit hours: 3  and plant assets. This course will   financial statements. Financial   successfully. The role of a change   pluralist context including a review of
 have “preparer orientation” and in
        statement analysis (FSA) is an applied
 an organizationwhen we consider   Co-requisite: BUS 306  agent is considered in terms of   anti-discrimination, a legal and policy
 human resource issues. The   This course is an examination   that context assists the students   tool, one must be able to apply as   the competences and capabilities   framework, equal opportunities,
        well as understand it. FSA involves a
 as to understand the process of
 student is presented with a view     required to manage the change   diverse labor market and the position
 of organizations as fragmented,   of the knowledge sets, skills,   generating accounting information   comparison of a firm’s performance   process. The course addresses   of female workers Consideration is
 individual focused, with decentralized   tools and techniques of project   and its reporting.  With the   with that of others in the same line   change as a continuous process   given to how employer/employee
 management, with an emphasis
 knowledge of such limitations, users
        of business. The analysis is used to
 power and responsibility which       with the associated uncertainties,   needs can be aligned to business
 contributes to a more flexible   on how project management   would be in a position to attach   determine the financial position in   ambiguities and challenges that such   policies with opportunities provided
 contributes to the strategic goals
        order to identify current strengths
 appropriate level of confidence to the
 yet more complex whole. The          a situation presents. Relying on case   to influence workplace and
 course considers HRM as a key to   of the organization. The course   accounting and financial reporting in   and weaknesses, the projected   study material and selected readings   organization decision making. An
 organizational change and presents   focuses on four of the knowledge   their decision making.  profile and to suggest actions that   the course provides students with a   ER Project is used to allow students
        might enable the enterprise to take
 areas of project management (Scope
 the student with a range of effective   ACC 306 - Cost Accounting  comprehensive picture of how and   to explore alternative approaches
 HRM practices that derive from the   management, time management,   Credit hours: 3  advantages of its strengths and to   why organizations change.  to ER and consider a variety of ways
        put remedies in place to attend to its
 cost management, risk management
 organization strategic plans so that                                to resolve labor conflicts to create
 as managers they can operate with   and marketing feasibility). Tools for   Prerequisite: ACC 201  problems.  sustainability.
 flexibility and opportunity to initiate   resources estimation and scheduling   This course is designed to provide
 will be applied in this course.
 and sustain change using the people   a practical knowledge of cost
 of the organization as change agents.  MS Project software will be used   accounting systems and procedures.
 extensively during this course to
 The course will focus on topics such
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