The Curriculum includes the following courses:
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Year 1
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Semester I
- MNG 111 - Business Mathematics
Credits : 4
To provide an introduction to the basic mathematical concepts required by students in Accounting, Management, Marketing, and Banking and Finance. To understand the related issues in the business world.
- MNG 210 – Computer Studies I
Credits : 4
To acquaint students with a general understanding of computers and their use in the processing of data; To acquaint students with the advantage of dealing with any electronic form of data manipulation.
- MNG 310 – Commercial Law I
Credits : 4
To promote knowledge and understanding of contract law from a local Perspective; To provide students with basic tools that would enable them to relate the principles of commercial law to relevant situations.
- ACT 110 – Introduction to Accounting
Credits : 4
To expose students to the mechanics of financial accounting.
To introduce to the students the history and development of accounting, accounting concepts, principles and practices.
- ENG 115 – Introduction to the Use of English
Credits : 4
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Semester II
- ECN 123 - Business Statistics
Credits : 3
This course provides basic statistical concepts, tools and principles to allow students to solve statistical problems and to construct simple statistical models as applied to Social Sciences.
Data and Data Presentation; Frequency Distribution; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Dispersion; Movements, Skewness and Kurtosis; Probability Theory: Marginal Joint and Conditional Probability. Random Variable, Probably Density Functions, Distribution Functions, Expected Value; The Central Limit Theorem; Probability Distribution, Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Approximations. Sampling Procedures and Data Collection Methods; Basic Estimation Theory; Tests of Hypothesis and Significance; Small Simple Theory; Correlation and regression Analysis, theory; Time Series; Index Numbers.
- MNG 220 - Computer Studies II
Credits : 4
To introduce students to the components of a computer system (hardware, software, data and storage devices.
The students should be able to make intelligent choices about aspects that affect his/her information technology needs – what type of computer, application and system software needed, participate intelligently and knowledgeably in systems development in the organization. To understand the capabilities of different types of information systems. To understand the importance of telecommunications – be aware of the need for security and understand the problem of ethics and invasion of privacy in the computer environment.
- MNG 320 – Commercial Law II
Credits : 4
This course is geared to enable students to understand how company law functions through its agents and servants.
- ACT 120 – Business Finance
Credits : 4
To equip students with knowledge of basic concepts in Business Finance. To provide students with an understanding of the working of the financial system. To enable students to use theoretical knowledge to make appropriate financial decisions. To help students to understand fundamental problems facing business firms and, to select suitable tools and techniques for solving them.
- ENG 125 – Use of English
Credits : 4
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Year 2
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Semester I
- ACT 210 – Financial Accounting
Credits : 4
To provide students wit a broad understanding of the role of the accounting function in measuring the performance of business entities.
- ACT 211 – Principles of Business Administration
Credits : 4
Have a knowledge and understanding of the general principles and techniques of management/business administration. Acquire an understanding of the different approaches to management/business administration. Identify the important environmental variables which impact upon managerial decision-making.
Appreciate the different business activities and their relationship to the management function. Develop a planned, organized and systematic approach to business administration. Utilise analytical and decision making skills in solving technical and human resource problems in business administration.
- ACT 311 – Public Sector Accounting
Credits : 4
To provide information which enables managers to report on the discharge of their responsibilities and on the use and custody of resources placed under their direction.
To provide the information necessary for efficient, effective and economical management of an operation and of resources entrusted to it.
- ECN110 – Introductory Microeconomics
Credits : 4
The principal aim of this course is to equip each student with a conceptual foundation in micro-economic theory and policy.
Developing basic tools; Market Allocation of Resources; Price System; Consumer Theory; Production Market Structures; Income Distribution; General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics.
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Semester II
- ACT 220 – Financial Accounting II
Credits : 4
This course objective is to develop the depth of work covered in Financial Accounting I applying accounting concepts to specific circumstances.
- ACT 221 – Cost Accounting
Credits : 4
Generally to enable students to understand and apply the principles and techniques of Cost Accounting in real life situations. Specifically to widen student’s knowledge base in several cost areas including:- the nature and behaviour of cost. The determination of cost relative to products, processes, operations and services. Cost relative to decision-making in the short run.
- ACT 321 – Principles of Taxation
Credits : 4
This course is designed to enable students to have a working knowledge of the TAX ACT Chapter 81:01 of the Laws of Guyana and to apply specific sections of this Act to everyday business activities.
- ACT 322 – Principles of Auditing
Credits : 4
To provide students with an understanding of the essence and objectives of an audit. To familiarize students with general auditing practice in relation to the requirements of commercial, central and local government organizations.
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