Bachelor of Business Studies
(BBS)
Programme Objective
The objective of the BBS programme at the FOM is to develop students
into competent managers for any sector of organized activity. The programme is
based on the principle that graduates will spend a major portion of their life
in a constantly changing environment. Therefore, the student should have an
opportunity to obtain a broad knowledge of the concepts and reality- based
skills underlying the operation and management of organizations.
Upon graduation, students should be equipped to function as a manager in
business, industry and government. The graduate should also have a variety of
career opportunities in different sectors of business including entrepreneurship
and create much needed jobs for others.
The BBS programme specially attempts to:
1.
Equip the students with the
required conceptual knowledge of business and administration to develop a
general management perspective in them.
2.
Develop required attitudes,
abilities and practical skill in students, which constitute a foundation for
their growth into competent and responsible business managers.
3.
Encourage entrepreneurial
capabilities in students to make them effective change agents in the Nepalese
society.
4.
Develop necessary foundation for
higher studies in management and thereafter take up careers in teaching,
research and consultancy.
Curricular Structure
The FOM recognizes the need for both breadth and depth in the total
academic pattern. Therefore, the curriculum for BBS degree comprises four
separate and distinct course components:
1.
A strong foundation allied areas
of business such as language, economic analysis, legal environment and
quantitative method to prepare graduates to understand, analyze and comprehend
the management concepts, theories and practices.
2.
Core business studies
encompassing and integrating all functional areas to provide graduates with and
appreciation of the diversity and inter-relationship of business and management
issues.
3.
The opportunity to concentrate in
one area of specialization such as accounting, finance, human resources
management and marketing in order to provide graduates with some degree of
functional expertise.
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Compulsory Courses
MGT 201:
Business English
MGT 202: Business Statistics
MGT 203: Microeconomics
MGT 204: Business Law
MGT 205: Business Communication
MGT 206:
Macroeconomics
Core Courses
MGT 211: Accounting for Financial
Analysis
MGT 212: Cost and Management
Accounting
MGT 213:
Principles of Management
MGT 214: Fundamentals of
Marketing
MGT 215: Fundamentals of
Financial Management
MGT 216: Foundations of Human
Resource Management
MGT 217: Business Environment and
Strategy
MGT 218:
Taxation and auditing
MGT 219: Organizational Behavior
MGT 220: Entrepreneurship and
Enterprise Development
MGT 221: Business Research
Methods
Concentration Area
(Three courses from any one of
the following five functional areas)
Accounting
ACC 250:
Accounting for Banking
ACC 251: Accounting for Business
ACC 252: Advanced Financial
Accounting
ACC 253:
Advance Auditing
ACC 254: Budgeting and
Controlling of Profit
Finance
FIN 250:
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
FIN 251: Commercial Bank
Management
FIN 252: Foundations of Financial
Institutions and Markets
FIN 253: Fundamentals of
Investment
FIN 254: Insurance and Risk
Management
Marketing
MKT 250:
Fundamentals of Selling
MKT 251: Customer Relationship
Management
MKT 252: Foreign Trade and Export
Management in Nepal
MKT 253: Fundamentals of
Advertising
MKT 254: Fundamentals of Services
Marketing
Management
MGT 250: Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Management
MGT 251: International Business
MGT 252: Management of Industrial
Relations
MGT 253: Productivity Management
MGT 254: Quality Management
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The purpose of the first year programme is to build a strong foundation
in students to prepare them to comprehend the business concepts, theories and
practices. The first year programme is organized into the following compulsory
and core courses:
|
First Year (500) |
|
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
The Second Year Programme
The purpose of the second year programme is to provide basic concepts,
tools and understanding of the foundation and core courses. The foundations
courses are required to develop understand business practices. The core courses
provide essentials of learning which are basic in the broad area of business
studies. The second-year programme is therefore organized into the following
core and compulsory courses:
|
Second Year (500) |
|
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
The Third Year programme |
|
|
The purpose |
basic |
fundamentals of business studies. The core courses provide essentials of
learning which are basic to understand broader area of business studies. The
third programme is therefore organized into the following core and compulsory
courses:
|
Third Year (500) |
|
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
|
MGT |
100 |
The Fourth Year Programme
In fourth year, the students are encouraged to focus on a particular
functional and concentration area of business studies. Building on the
foundation laid in the first, second and third years, the principal mission of
the fourth year twofold:
1)
To enable the students to
concentrate in one functional areas of business. FOM offers four stream of
concentration courses:
a)
Accounting
b) Finance
c) Management
d) Marketing
2) To
provide opportunity to students to engage in research and final project
prsentation.
4
|
|
|
|
MGT |
100 |
|
Concentration |
100 |
|
Concentration |
100 |
|
Concentration |
100 |
|
MGT |
50 |
|
MGT |
50 |
Eligibility Conditions for Admission
The candidate applying for
admission to the BBS programme:
1. Must have
successfully completed the 10+2 in business/ commerce or an equivalent course
from a Higher Secondary School Board or from Tribhuvan University or from other
University/ Board recognized by T.U or must have studies mathematics or
economics as a full paper at the 10+2 programme.
2. Must have
studied English as a full paper at
the 10+2 or equivalent programme.
3.
Must have secured the minimum
marks at the 10+2 or equivalent programme as prescribed by the Faculty Board or
campus concerned.
4. Must
satisfy any other entry requirements or criteria as prescribed by the Faculty
Board or the campus.
Final Project Work
The education of future manager will be incomplete without exposure to
organizational reality. Therefore, the final project work is made an essential
academic requirement for the fourth year students in all concentration courses.
To write a project work students will undergo a field work and spend four weeks
studying and learning from the organization during the time fixed by the
campus/college. After the field work, the student will write a project report
on the format prescribed by the FOM and submit it to the college/campus for
evaluation. The student may also be asked to present the report to the general
class and/ or faculty members. The evaluation of the report will be made by a
team of external and internal examiners appointed by the by the Research
department of the respective campus/ college. The project work should relate to
the student’s specialization.
The student must complete the prescribed number of hours of practical
work in all courses requiring such work to the satisfaction of the concerned
department. The final practical examination will be conducted jointly by team
of external and internal examiners appointed by the office of controller of
examinations.
A student will have to pass the theoretical, practical and project work
examinations separately in all the courses having theoretical, project work and
or practical components.
Minimum General Requirements
The minimum general requirement
for the 4-years BBS programme are as follows:
1.
An academic year will consist of
a minimum of 150 teaching days excluding the days taken for admission and
annual examinations.
2.
The total instructional hours in
an academic year will be 615 (150 day *4:10hours a day). For courses requiring
field and practical works, additional hours of study will be required.
3.
A paper of 100 marks will have
150 lectures each of 50 minutes. However for practical works, extra class hours
will be required as fixed by the Faculty Board.
4.
There will be a minimum of five
periods (i.e class hours) each teaching day. The campuses running morning or
evening shifts will also be required to meet this minimum class requirement.
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Attendance, Evaluation and Grading System
The final evaluation of students is done through the annual examination
conducted by the office of the Controller of Examinations, Tribhuvan
University. However for qualifying to aapear in the annual examinations,
students must meet the following requirements:
a) The
student must have a minimum of 70 percent attendance of the classes actually
held.
b)
No student will be allowed to
appear in the second year final examinations without first appearing in the
first year final examinations.
The
grading system in the annual examinations is as follows:
Third Division 35
percent
Second Division 45
percent
First Division 60
percent
Distinction
Division75 percent
Methods of Instruction
The campuses offering the BBS programme should use the methods of
instruction which help prepare the student for the realities of Nepalese
business, industry and government in which he/she has to work. A combination of
lecture, group discussions, problem- solving exercises, guest lectures,
practical work, and project work will be used as approaches to learning. The
campuses are also encouraged to use the case method of instruction whenever
required and wherever possible.
Graduation Requirements
The BBS programme extends over four academic years and the BBS degree is
awarded on its successful completion. All candidates for BBS degree must
fulfill the following requirements:
1.
The successful completion of 19
courses of 1950 marks and submit a final project report of 50 marks as
prescribed with passing grades in all the courses.
2. The
passing scores obtained in all theory and practical components of the courses
separately.
Completion
of courses for the fulfillment of BBS programme must occur within the time
limit as prescribe by Tribhuvan University.
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