NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Fourth Year Syllabus

Department of Management

Four Year B.B.A. (Hounors) Course

Effective from the Session : 2013–2014

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 National University

Subject: Management
Syllabus for Four Year BBA Honours Course
Effective from the Session: 2013-2014
Year wise Papers and marks distribution.

Fourth Year

Paper Code Paper Title Marks Credits

242601 Bank Management 100 4
242603 Financial Management (In English) 100 4
242605 Supply Chain Management 100 4
242607 Industrial Relations 100 4
242609 Project Management 100 4
242611 International Trade 100 4
242613 Investment Management 100 4
242615 Bangladesh Economy 100 4
242617 Entrepreneurship 100 4
242618 Viva-voce 100 4
Total = 1000 40

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 Detailed Syllabus
Paper Code: 242601 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.
Paper Title BANK MANAGEMENT

1. Structure of commercial banking system.

2. Role of commercial banks in the economic development.
3. Banking system in Bangladesh.
4. Organization and management of commercial banks.
5. Deposits of commercial banks.
6. Commercial bank’s lending and investment portfolio.
7. Earnings, expenses and profitability of commercial banks.
8. Capital structure and safety of commercial banks.
9. Reserves and liquidity requirements of commercial banks.
10. General accounting system in commercial banks.
11. Bankers and customers relationships.
12. Central banking.
13. Specialized Bank: Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd.(BDBL)-Bangladesh
Krishi Bank (BKB)-Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RKUB)-Investment
Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB)-Organization and management –Functions-
Objectives and policies.
14. Training on Bank Management: Organization-Programs and objectives-
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)-Other bank institutes and
centers.

Books Recommended:
1. S. A. Shakoor, A Handbook of Bank Management: with Particular Reference to
Bangladesh, Monograph
2. The Bangladesh Banks (Nationalisation) Order, 1972.
3. Edward. Reed and EdwardK. Gill Commercial Banking Prentice Hall,New
Jersy.
4. A.R. Khan : Bank Management
(Further references may be given by the Paper teacher)

Paper Code: 242603 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (in English)

1. Goals and Functions of Finance: Meaning of Financial Management; Financial

Goal: Maximize Shareholder Wealth; Maximization of EPS; Corporate
decisions, Importance of Financial Management, Factors influencing financial
decisions. Agency Problems, Dealing with Agency Problems; Principle of
Financial Management; Social Responsibility; Corporate governance.

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2. Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis: Risk Evaluation Approaches-Certainty
Equivalents (CE), Risk-adjusted Discounted Rates (RADR), CE vs RADR.,
Probability Distribution Approach, Decision Tree Approach, Behavioral
Approach for Dealing with Risk-Sensitivity Analysis, Simulation.
3. Theory of Capital Structure: Introduction to the Theory; Assumptions and
Definitions; NI Approach, NOI Approach and Traditional Approach; Modigliani-
Miller (MM) Position; Arbitrage process; Taxes and Capital Structure; Corporate
plus Personal Taxes; Merton Miller’s Equilibrium; Effects of Bankruptcy Costs,
Tradeoff model, Pecking order theory.
4. Dividend Policy: Procedural Aspects of Paying Dividends; Types of Dividend
Policies; Factors Affecting Dividend Policy; Dividend Payout Irrelevance;
Arguments for Dividend Payout Mattering; Impact of Other Imperfections;
Financial Signaling; Share Repurchase; Method of Repurchase; Repurchasing as
Part of a Dividend Decision; Stock Dividends; Stock Splits.
5. Capital Market Financing: Public Offering of Securities; Traditional
Underwriting, Best Efforts Offering, Making a Market, Shelf Registrations,
Flotation Costs, Government Regulations for Issuing Securities, SEC Review,
SEC Regulations in the Secondary Market, Selling Common Stock Through a
Rights Issue, Value of Rights, Success of the Offering, Standby Underwriting,
Oversubscriptions, Rights Issue vs. Public Offering, Green Shoe Provision,
Financing a Fledgling, Initial Public Offerings, Information Effects of
Announcing a Security Issue; Types of Long-term Debt Instruments; Retirement
of Bonds; Preferred Stock and its Features; Common Stock and its Features;
Bond Refunding.
6. Lease Financing: Definition of Lease, Types of Leases, Leasing Arrangements,
Advantages and Disadvantages of Lease, Lease versus Purchase Decision,
Leasing in Bangladesh-Problems and Prospects.
7. Working Capital Management: Importance, Determinants of Working capital,
Policies for Financing Current Assets, Operating Cycle and Cash Conversion
Cycle, Estimating Working Capital Requirement.

Books Recommended:
1. James C. Van Horne. Financial Management and Policy (Latest Edition). Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
2. James Van Horne and John M Wachowicz. Fundamentals of Financial
Management (Latest Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Paper Code: 242605 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

1. Understanding the Supply Chain: What is a Supply Chain?-Historical

Perspective-The objective of a Supply Chain-The Importance of a Supply Chain-
Decision Phases in a Supply Chain-Process Views of a Supply Chain.

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2. Supply Chain Performance- Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope: Competitive and
Supply Chain Strategies-Achieving Strategic Fit-Expanding Strategic Scope-
Obstacles to Achieving Strategic Fit.
3. Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics: Impellers of Supply Chain-Drivers of Supply
Chain Performance-Framework for Structuring Drives-Facilities-Inventory-
Transporation-Information-Sourcing-Pricing-Obstacles to Achieving Strategic
Fit.
4. Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-Business: The Role of
Distribution in the Supply Chain-Factors Influencing Distribution Network
Design-Design Options for a Distribution Network-e-Business and the
Distribution Network. Distributions Channels of Agricultural Product, FMCG
Sector and Commodities in Bangladesh-Distribution Networks in Practice.
5. Network Design in the Supply Chain: The Role of Network Design in the
Supply Chain- Factors influencing Network Design Decisions- Framework for
Network Design Decisions- Models for Facility Location Design Decisions-
Models for Facility Location and Capacity Allocation- The Role of IT in
Network Design-Networking Tradition with Modernity- Making Network
Design Decisions in Practice- The Impact of Uncertainty on Network Design
6. Designing Global Supply Chain Networks: The Impact of Globalization on
supply Chain Networks- The Off shoring Decision: Total Cost- Risk
Management in Global Supply Chains- The Basic Aspects of Evaluating Global
Supply Chain Design- Evaluating Network Design Decision Using Decision
Trees- AM Tires; Evaluation of Global Supply Chain design Decisions Under
Uncertainty- Making Global Supply Chain Design Decisions Under Uncertainty
in Practice- Uncertainty in Global Supply Chain Operations.
7. Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain: The Role of Forecasting in a Supply
Chain- Characteristics of Forecasts- Components of a Forecast and Forecasting
Methods- Basic Approach to Demand Forecasting- Time-Series Forecasting
Methods- Measures of Forecast Error- Forecasting Demand. The Role of IT in
Forecasting- Risk Management in Forecasting- Forecasting in Practice.

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8. Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain: The Role of Aggregate Planning in a
supply Chain- The Aggregate Planning Problem- Aggregate Planning Strategies-
Aggregate Planning in Excel- The Role of IT in Aggregate Planning- Inventory
Planning and Economic Theory Aberrations- Implementing Aggregate Planning
in Practice.
9. Sales and Operations Planning-Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain:
Responding to Predictable Variability in the Supply Chain- Managing Supply-
Managing Demand- Implementing Sales and Operations Planning in Practice-
Tacking Predictable Variability in Practice.
10. Planning and Managing Inventories in a Supply Chain: Managing Economics of
Scale in a supply Chain- Cycle Inventory, Managing uncertainty in a Supply
Chain- Safety Inventory, Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability.
11. Logistics In Supply Chain: Movement within a Facility-Incoming and Outgoing
Shipments- Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)- Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI).
12. Supplier Management: Choosing Suppliers- Supplier Audit- Supplier
Certification, Supplier Relationships- Supplier Partnership, Evaluations
Supplying Alternatives.

Books Recommended:
Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl & D. V. Kalra, Supply Chain Management: Strategy,
Planning and Operation, 4th Edition, Pearson Education

Paper Code: 242607 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

1. An Overview of Industrial Relations: Definition-Objectives-Nature of

Industrial Relations Model-Factors affecting the patterns of industrial relations-
actors in industrial relations.
2. Trade Union Movement: Historical analysis-Type of trade union management
and leadership in Bangladesh.

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3. Employers and Their Organization: Employers' styles in dealing with workers-
a profile of Bangladeshi employers, Objectives and functions of Chambers of
Commerce and Industries and Industries Bangladesh Employers' Association.
4. Collective Bargaining: Purpose-Process-Pre-requisite of effective bargaining
Successful collective barraging -Collective bargaining agent-Determination of
CBA.
5. Role of Government: Government role in different areas of industrial relations-
Formulation of labour politics- Labour legislation -Interventions in wages
issues- Service regulations- Dispute resolution.

6. Conciliation Service: Organization and operation subjective and objective

conditions of conciliation in Bangladesh. Adjudication Machinery:
Organization and operation of labour courts - Problems encountered.
7. Participative Management and Industrial Democracy's: Determinants- German
and Yugoslavian experiences, Experience in Bangladesh.
8. Bangladesh and ILO: Objectives, structure and finance of ILO - Impact of ILO
on the labour scene of Bangladesh.

Books Recommended:
1. Sloyed G. Reynold : Labour Economics and Industrial Relation
2. J.H. Richardson : An Introduction to the Study of Industrial
Relation
3. R. Hyman : Industrial Relations

Paper Code: 242609 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1. Nature of project management – Definition – Features and types of project –

Project life cycle – Elements and functions of project management – Project
organization – Traditional management and project management – Qualities,
functions and responsibilities of a project manager.
2. Project formulation and appraisal – Meaning of project formulation and appraisal –
Steps in project formulation – Economic, social, financial, technical and
managerial appraisal of project – Cost benefit analysis (SCBA – OECD) approach
– UNIDO approach – Capital budgeting.

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3. Market and Demand Analysis: Concept of forecast – Elements of a good forecast –
Determinants of Demand – Demand forecasting Steps in market and demand
analysis.
4. Project Risk Analysis: Definition of risk – Types of project risk – Techniques of
measuring risk – Risk management process.
5. Planning and scheduling of projects: Steps in project planning and scheduling –
Gantt chart – PERT – CPM time – Cost trade off – Planning at the national level.
6. Resource mobilization: Procedures for release of funds – Financing projects under
ADP.
7. Project implementation: Steps in project implementation – Impediments of project
implementation – Guidelines to effective implementation.
8. Monitoring valuation and termination of projects: Techniques of monitoring –
Precondition of effective monitoring – Methods of evaluation – Deferent status of
project termination.
9. Project management in Bangladesh: Procedures of preparation and approval of
development projects in Bangladesh – Organization and functions of planning
commissions – ECNEC and IMED – Problems of project implementation in
Bangladesh – An evaluation of JK project – JMP, and Modhopara Hard Rock
Project.

Books Recommended:

1. M. Serajudding : Project Management

2. B.B. Goel : Project Management
3. Jack R. Meredith; and : Project Management
Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
4. Sky lark Chandha : Managing Project in Bangladesh
5. Prasanna : Projects Planning, Selection and Implementation
(Further references may be given by the Paper teacher)

Paper Code: 242611 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title INTERNATIONAL TRADE

1. Definition of international trade – Importance of international trade in the world

economy – Trend of international trade with reference to Bangladesh.
2. International Trade and the Theory of Comparative Advantage: Economic basis for
international trade – The source of international trade – The principle of
comparative advantage, Economic gain from trade, Effects of trade quotas –
Heckscher Ohlion Theorem.\
3. Protectionism and Free Trade: Arguments / economics of protectionism –
Instruments of protectionism – Multilateral trade negotiation – Removing barriers
to free trade – GATT as an initiative for liberalizing trade.
4. The economics of foreign exchange: Balance of international trade – International
financial system.

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5. International Trade Transactions: International transfer of bank deposits resulting
from international transactions – How foreign trade is carried out – Export and
import transactions.
6. Foreign exchange markets – Equilibrium exchange rates – Determinants of foreign
exchange rates – Nominal and real exchange rates – Appreciation and depreciation
of currencies – International balance of payments – Current accounts, capital
accounts.
7. Issues of International Economics: The Bretton Woods System – The International
Monetary Fund (IMF) – The World Bank (WB) – World Trade Organization
(WTC).
8. Bangladesh and International Trade: Bangladesh position in the community of
developing countries – Trade intensity and terms of trade of Bangladesh with the
SAARC countries – trends and composition of exports and imports of Bangladesh
– Major trade partners of Bangladesh.
9. Export Processing Zones in Bangladesh: Bangladesh Export Processing Zone
Authority (BEPZA) – Reason for setting EPZs in Bangladesh – Performance of the
EPZ in Bangladesh.

Books Recommended:
1. G. Jepma and A. : International Trade, A Business Perspective
Rhoen
2. Paul Krugmam : International Economics
3. Steven Husted : International Economics
4. P.H. Lindert : International Economics
5. K.K. Dewett : Modern Economic Theory
6. Ricky W. Griffin : International Business: A Managerial
Perspective
(Further references may be given by the Paper teacher)

Paper Code: 242613 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

1. Introduction: Overview of financial management fundamentals.

2. Intermediate Term Financing: Lease financing – Debt financing.
3. Obtaining Investment information: Individual investor – Financial analysis –
Institutional investor – Brokerage houses – The financial press – Market indexes –
The investment advisory services.
4. Valuation: Concepts in valuation – Valuation of bond, preferred stock and
common stock.
5. Portfolio management: Basic portfolio theory – Protfolio risk and diversification –
Capital market line and security market line – CAPM – Risk and return in the
securities market – Arbitrage Pricing model.
6. Theory of capital structure and decisions.
7. Dividend policies and retained earnings.

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8. Long – Term Financing: Issuing securities, cash offer, rights, warrants,
convertibles and options.
9. Financing Institutions in Bangladesh: Forms, Functions & Problems.

Books Recommended:
1. J.C. Van Horne : Financial Management and Policy
2. E.F. Brigham : Financial Management: Theory and Practice
3. I.M. Pandey : Financial Management
4. M.Y. Khan and P.K. : Financial Management: Text and Problems
Jain
5. Jerome B. Cohea and : Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Others
6. G. Foster : Financial Statement Analysis
7. S. Kevin : Portfolio Management
(Further references may be given by the Paper teacher)

Paper Code: 242615 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title BANGLADESH ECONOMY

1. Introduction: Characteristics of underdeveloped economy – Obstacles to economic

growth (political, international, financial) – Vicious circle.
2. Economic History of Bangladesh: Economy of Bangladesh during Mughols,
British and Pakistan regimes – Present structure of Bangladesh’s economy.
3. Economic development: Concepts of development and underdevelopment –
Economic growth and economic development causes of economic backwardness –
Methods and processes and determinants of development of Bangladesh.
4. Resources for development: Internal and external resources – Private and public
resource – Methods for mobilization of domestic resources – Role of foreign aid –
Foreign capital in economic development.
5. Agricultural development of Bangladesh: Modernization – Problems and solutions.
6. Industrial development of Bangladesh: Processes of industrialization –
Nationalization of industries – Problems and prospects of nationalized, de-
nationalized and private industries – Small and medium industries – Importance of
small and cottage industry in the economy.
7. Economic planning in Bangladesh – Short and long – range plans – Population
policy and manpower training.
8. Foreign trade of Bangladesh – Export promotion and banking system.

Books Recommended:
1. Khan Azizur Rahman : The Economy of Bangladesh
2. J. Farland and J.R. : Bangladesh Test Case of Development
Parkinson
3. A. Abdullah : Land Reform and Agrarian Change in Bangladesh
4. M.R. Khan : a) Bangladesh Population during the PEY Plan

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Population Growth for Bangladesh
5. Nurul Islam : Development Planning in Bangladesh
6. Rehman Sobhan : Foreign Aid Dependence to Self-Reliance
7. Journals : a) Bangladesh Economic Review
b) Political Economy
c) BIDS Reports and Publications
8. First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Five Year Plans Bangladesh
9. Report of the Task Forces on Bangladesh Development Strategies for the 1990s
Vol. 1 & 2.
(Further references may be given by the Paper teacher)

Paper Code: 242617 Marks: 100 Credits: 4 Class Hours: 60 hrs.

Paper Title: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Meaning of entrepreneurship, entrepreneur and

intrapreneurship-historical background of the concept of entrepreneurship-entrepreneurial
process-causes for interest in intrapreneurship, climate for intrapreneurship-establishing
intrapreneurship in the organization-types of entrepreneurship-classification of entrepreneurs-
entrepreneur background and characteristics-common qualities of an entrepreneur-role of
entrepreneurs in developing countries like Bangladesh-entrepreneurial careers and education-
ethics and social responsibility of entrepreneurs-need for the study of entrepreneurship-methods
of assessing self entrepreneurial qualities-Theories of Entrepreneurship: Psychological theories,
socio-psychological theories and cultural theories, other theories and models of entrepreneurship.
2. Entrepreneurial Environment and Business Opportunity Identification: Analysis of business
environment-political, economic, legal and technical aspects of environment, environmental
scanning procedure, SWOT analysis, techniques of environmental analysis.
3. Entrepreneurial and Small Business: Definition of small business, its comparison with large
business, features of small business, stages of small business development, role of small business,
reasons for success and failure of small business.
4. Planning of Small Business: Definition, importance, uses and features of a business plan, steps
to develop a business plan, pitfalls to avoid in making business plan.
5. Financing Small Enterprise: Planning financial needs, using capital in small business, sources
of finances for small firms, working capital and request for institutional loan.
6. Creativity and Marketing Idea: Sources of new ideas-innovation and new product development
process, production process, production elements and plan, production control process, marketing
process and Marketing Plan.
7. Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development in Bangladesh: Entrepreneurship
development potentiality, need for training and development, problems of organizing
entrepreneurship development training, role of SME Foundation, BSCIC and other organization
under the entrepreneurship and small business development in Bangladesh- Entrepreneurship
Case Analysis. Women Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh.
8. Business Documents Collection Procedure and Maintenance: Issuing trade License, collecting
TIN Number, VAT registration, Opening Business account with bank and other non-banking
financial institutions, collecting association membership, partnership agreement, registration of
joint stock companies, registration of cooperative society, registration of foundation, registration
of NGO-IRC, ERC, Opening a L/C, Export Documentations-Import documentations-Insurance-

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 fire-environment-Intellectual Property- Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights and Trade Secrets, and
other relevant business documents collection procedure and maintenance.
9. Writing a Business Plan: Assignment for Internal Evaluation (Marks: 20)

Books Recommended:
1. Dr. AHM Habibur Rahman : Entrepreneurship (Latest Edition)
2. Robert D. Hisrich & Others, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill

Paper Code: 242618 Marks: 100 Credits: 4

Paper Title Viva-voce

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