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Waljat College of Applied Sciences

Course Specification

This Course Specification provides a synopsis of the main characteristics of the Course andthe learning outcomes that a student is expected to achieve and demonstrate. The coursespecification is also intended to communicate information about the course to prospectivestudents, current students, employers and staff.

1. Course Title: Master of Business Administration

2. Awarding Institution: Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India

3. Teaching Institution: Waljat College of Applied Science, Muscat, Oman

4. Title of the Award: Master of Business Administration

5. Mode of Study: Full time

6. Language of Study: English

7. Date of this form written/revised: Sept 2015

8. Course Aims:

The aim of this Course is to educate future business leaders for the region through quality

teaching and research. The Course aims to impart high international quality education to

students; produce highly competent and talented management graduates in different domains

like marketing, finance and human resource management and finally make students socially

responsible so that they contribute positively in society.

9. Learning Outcomes:

The Course provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate managerial and

entrepreneurial skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas. By the end of the

course students will be able to:

Knowledge Orientation:

Management Concepts: Apply expert knowledge of management principles and

chosen business administration specializations.

Analytical Approach: Develop knowledge of different analytical techniques to

problem solving and decision making.

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Knowledge of business laws and practices: Apply in-depth knowledge of companies’

commercial law, labour law and other laws pertaining to business decision making.

Skills Orientation:

Communication skills: Demonstrate efficient and effective communication skills.

Analytical thinking: Apply knowledge to solve the increasingly complexity in

management and business.

Quantitative Skills: Apply knowledge of accounting, statistics, economics and

finance related knowledge to problem diagnosis and solving.

Leadership skills: Demonstrate the ability to encourage and motivate the teams or

individual to accomplish the common goals of the organization.

Decision making: Ability to take right kind of decision in a more pragmatic manner

after the overall assessment of the environment.

Attitude Orientation:

Initiative: Demonstrate initiative through self motivation

Conscientiousness: Demonstrate systematic and hard working approach towards work

Cultural sensitivity: Exhibit knowledge of diverse socio-cultural attributes of people

and dealing with them effectively.

10. Teaching and Learning Methods:

Theoretical knowledge and understanding of management will be achieved through

class room lectures, faculty seminars, guest lectures, and student presentations and

also by directed study of appropriate journal based articles.

Subject-specific and practical skills will be developed through formal teaching.

Key research skills such as research design, statistical analysis and research ethics

will be learnt through research projects.

Intellectual skills will be practiced and demonstrated through the project viva voce

and student presentations at seminars.

Transferable skills, such as oral and written communication skills, will be developed

through students’ participation in various conferences, symposiums for oral

presentations, poster presentation of their research work and also report writing.

11. Assessment methods:

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The student's theoretical knowledge will be assessed in:

Three quizzes are conducted and the best two is considered for

evaluation,

One end semester examination of 3 hours duration

Assignments relating to material covered in lectures

Projects & critical analysis of their research. The project will

also assess the student's ability to research, critically evaluate

and summarise the topic.

12. Course Structure:SEMESTER I

Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 1001 Management Principles & Practices 3.0

MBA 1003 Financial Management And Accounting 3.0

MBA 1005 Organizational Behavior 3.0

MBA 1007 Marketing Management 3.0

MBA 1009 Quantitative Techniques For Management 4.0

MBA 1011 E-Business 3.0

MBA 1013 Management Of Manufacturing Systems3.0

MBA 1016Manager Like Qualities (MLQ)

Non-Credit

SEMESTER II

Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 2003 Human Resource Management 3.0

MBA 2005 Business Research 3.0

MBA 2007 Managerial Economic 3.0

MBA 2009 Operations Research 4.0

MBA 2010 It For Managers 2.0

MBA 2011 Strategic Management 3.0

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MBA 2013 Cost Management 3.0

MBA 2014(SESSONAL)

Business Communication2.0

MSH1143/MSH 1145

Breadth Course(French-/German-I)3.0

SEMESTER IIIFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3002 Management Of Financial Services In Oman 3.0

MBA 3004 Investment And Portfolio Management In Oman 3.0

MBA 3005 Corporate Finance 3.0

MBA 3008 International Finance In Oman 3.0

MBA 3013 Corporate Accounting 3.0

MBA 3012 Management Of Financial Derivatives 3.0

MBA 3010 Corporate Taxation In Oman 3.0

MBA 3097 Strategic Cost Management 3.0

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3017 Consumer Behaviour 3.0

MBA 3020 Marketing Research In Oman 3.0

MBA 3021 International Marketing 3.0

MBA 3023 Industrial Marketing 3.0

MBA 3028 Retail Management In Oman 3.0

MBA 3031 Sales & Distribution Management 3.0

MBA 3033 Brand Management 3.0

MBA 3099 Advertising And Marketing Communication 3.0

MBA 3029 Services Marketing 3.0

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3035 Human Resource Planning 3.0

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MBA 3038 Industrial Relations & Labour Laws In Oman 3.0

MBA 3039 Recruitment Selection And Training 3.0

MBA 3041 Organizational Change And Development 3.0

MBA 3043 Organizational Theory And Design 3.0

MBA 3045 Compensation And Rewards 3.0

MBA 3047 Performance Management Systems 3.0

MBA 3049 Individual And Group Behaviour 3.0

MBA 3093 Strategic Human Resource Management 3.0

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTSubject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3051 R.D.B.M.S 3.0

MBA 3053 Business Data Processing 3.0

MBA 3055 Enterprise Resource Planning 3.0

MBA 3057 Programming Technology –I (C++) 3.0

MBA 3059 Programming Technology –II (Java Applications) 3.0

MBA 3061 Software Engineering 3.0

MBA 3063 Multimedia And Web Designing 3.0

MBA 3065 Systems Analysis And Design(SAD) 3.0

MBA 3095 Computer Aided Management 3.0

SECTORAL SPECILIZATION

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENTSubject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3067 Management of Healthcare Services-I 3.0

MBA 3069 Management of Healthcare Services-II 3.0

OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENTSubject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3071 Technology Management 3.0

MBA 3073 Supply Chain Management 3.0

INSURANCE AND BANK MANAGEMENT

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Subject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3076 Bank Management in Oman 3.0

MBA 3078 Insurance Management in Oman 3.0

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTSubject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3080 Hotel Management in Oman 3.0

MBA 3082 Tourism Management in Oman 3.0

SAFETY MANAGEMENTSubject Code Subject Name Credits

MBA 3087 Safety Management-I 3.0

MBA 3090 Safety Management in Oman 3.0

SEMESTER IV

SubjectCode Subject Name

Credits

MBA 4013 Business Law in Oman 3.0

MBA 4002 Business Ethics & Corporate Governance 3.0

MBA 4015Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessManagement in Oman

3.0

MBA 4002 Project 4.0

Functional Specialization: Students will be offered 6 subjects from any of the

specializations (as above) and 2 subjects from any other specialization courses (as

above) in Semester-III (Total: 8 subjects) and Semester IV (Total: 7 subjects).

Students can opt for specialization in any two functional areas. Students are required

to study 8 subjects in any 2 areas of specialization; Six electives from either of the

following groups of specialization courses and two electives from either of the

remaining groups for another specialization course.

Sectoral Specialization: In addition to functional specialization, students are required

to take 2 subjects from any of the sectoral specializations mentioned above.

In Semester IV, apart from functional /sectoral courses, students are required to take 3

subjects of core papers and a project.

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13. Admissions criteria:

Post graduate Programs:

Full Time Bachelor’s degree with minimum50% marks in aggregate.

The admission to MBA Courses will be confirmed only after the application is

approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman. They should submit

their original Bachelor’s Degree and Final Mark sheet along with photocopies for

approval from the Ministry of Higher Education.

Entrance examinations are conducted two times in a year. January February: for

admission to Foundation level 2 scheduled to commence from February June-August:

for admission to session commencing from the month of September.

Candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria and desiring to take admission in

Foundation programs need not appear in the entrance test.

The details regarding test can be noted from our website.

Candidates with valid CBSE-AIEEE or equivalent engineering entrance examination

scores may be exempted from the entrance test for Bachelor level programs.

The students who have completed the requirements of the Foundation Programme

successfully at WCAS are exempted from entrance test.

Candidates with valid GMAT/CAT/MAT or equivalent scores may be exempted from

the entrance test for MBA courses.

14. Key sources of information about the Course:

BIT Website

WCAS website

15. Curriculum Skills Map:

The Curriculum skills map helps in identifying the curriculum learning outcomes in each

subject. The assessment methods adopted to assess the achievement of these skills are mapped

against Teaching (T), Practical (P), and Assignment (A) and are shown in section 14a.

Assessment Mapping. The attributes achieved are mapped against Low (L), Intermediate (I)

and High (H) and are shown in section 14b. Attribute Mapping.

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The skills, attributes and attitudes that are essential to achieve the learning outcomes are

categorised under

1. Knowledge Orientation

K1: Management Concepts

K2: Analytical Approach

K3: Knowledge of business laws and practices

2. Skills Orientation

S1: Communication

S2: Analytical thinking

S3: Quantitative Skills

S4: Leadership Skills

S5: Decision making

3. Attitude Orientation

A1: Initiative

A2: Conscientiousness

A3: Cultural sensitivity

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15a. Curriculum Skills Map: Assessment Mapping

Course Learning Outcomes

ProgramLevel

Subjects studiedKnowledge Orientation Skills Orientation Attitude Orientation

K1 K2 K3 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 A1 A2 A3

Firs

t Yea

rI

Sem

este

r

Theory T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A T P A

1MBA1001

Management Principles & Practices

2

MBA1003

Financial Management andAccounting

3MBA1005

Organizational Behaviour

4MBA1007

Marketing Management

5

MBA1009

Quantitative Techniques forManagement

6

MBA1011

E-Business

7

MBA1013

Management of Manufacturing Systems

Firs

t Yea

rII

Sem

este

r

Theory

1

MBA2014

Business Communication

2

MBA2003

Human Resource Management

3

MBA2005

Business Research

4

MBA2007

Managerial Economics

5

MBA2009

Operations Research

6

MBA2011

Strategic Management

7

MBA2013

Cost Management

Laboratory

1MBA2010

IT for Managers√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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Second yearIII Semester

FINANCE SPECIALIZATION

1

MBA 3002 Management of Financial Services inOman

2MBA 3004 Investment and Portfolio Management

in Oman

3 MBA 3005 Corporate Finance

4 MBA 3008 International Finance in Oman

5 MBA 3010 Corporate Taxation in Oman

6

MBA 3012 Management of Financial Derivatives inOman

7 MBA 3013 Corporate Accounting

8

MBA 3097 Strategic Cost Management

MARKETING SPECIALIZATION

1 MBA 3017 Consumer Behaviour

2 MBA 3020 Marketing Research in Oman

3

MBA 3021 International Marketing

4

MBA 3023 Industrial Marketing

5MBA 3099 Advertising and Marketing

Communication

6MBA 3028 Retail Management in Oman

7 MBA 3029 Services Marketing

8MBA 3031 Sales and Distribution Management

9MBA 3033 Brand Management

HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIZATION

1 MBA3035 Human Resource Planning

2

MBA3038 Industrial Relations & Labor Laws inOman

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3 MBA3039 Recruitment, Selection and Training

4 MBA3041 Organizational Change and Development

5

MBA3043 Organizational Theory and Design

6 MBA3045 Compensation and Rewards

7 MBA3047 Performance Management Systems

8

MBA3049 Individual and Group Behavior

9 MBA 3039 Strategic Human Resource Management

SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION 1 MBA3051 R.D.B.M.S.√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2 MBA3053 Business Data Communication√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3 MBA 3055 Enterprise Resource Planning √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 4

MBA3057 Programming Technology – I (C++)√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5

MBA 3059 Programming Technology –II (JavaApplication) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6 MBA3061 Software Engineering√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7 MBA3063 Multimedia and Web Designing√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

8

MBA3065 System Analysis and Design

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 9 MBA3095 Computer Aided Management

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT

SPECIALIZATION 1 MBA3067 Management of Healthcare Services-I

2 MBA3069 Management of Healthcare Services-II

OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURING

MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION

1 MBA3071 Technology Management

2 MBA3073 Supply Chain Management

INSURANCE AND BANK MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1 MBA3076 Bank Management in Oman

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2 MBA 3078 Insurance Management in Oman

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION

1 MBA3080 Hotel Management in Oman

2 MBA3082 Tourism Management in Oman

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION

1 MBA 3087 Safety Management I

2 MBA 3090 Safety Management in Oman

Theory

Seco

nd Y

ear

IV S

emes

ter 1

MBA 4013 Business Law in Oman

2 MBA 4009 Business Ethics & Corporate Governance.

3MBA 4015 Entrepreneurship and small business

management in Oman

4 MBA 4002 Project

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15 b. Curriculum Skills Map: Attribute Mapping

Course Learning Outcomes

ProgramLevel

Subjects studied1. Knowledge Orientation 2. Skills Orientation 3. Attitude Orientation

K1 K2 K3 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 A1 A2 A3

Fir

st Y

ear

I Se

mes

ter

Theory L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H L I H

1

MBA 1001 ManagementPrinciples &Practices √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2

MBA 1003 FinancialManagement andAccounting √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3MBA 1005 Organizational

Behaviour √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4MBA 1007 Marketing

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5

MBA 1009 QuantitativeTechniques forManagement √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6 MBA 1011 E-Business√ √ √ √ √ √

7

MBA 1013 Management ofManufacturingSystems √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Fir

st Y

ear

II S

emes

ter

Theory

1MBA 2014 Business

Communication √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2

MBA 2003 HumanResourceManagement √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3MBA 2005 Business

Research √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4MBA 2007 Managerial

Economics √ √ √ √ √

5MBA 2009 Operations

Research √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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6MBA 2011 Strategic

Management √ √ √ √

7MBA 2013 Cost

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Laboratory

1 MBA 2010 IT for Managers√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Seco

nd y

ear

III

Sem

este

r

FINANCE SPECIALIZATION

1

MBA 3002 Management ofFinancialServices inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2

MBA 3004 Investment andPortfolioManagement inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3MBA 3005 Corporate

Finance √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4

MBA 3008 InternationalFinance inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5

MBA 3010 CorporateTaxation inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6

MBA 3012 Management ofFinancialDerivatives inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7MBA 3013 Corporate

Accounting √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

8MBA 3097 Strategic Cost

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √MARKETINGSPECIALIZATION

1MBA 3017 Consumer

Behavior √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA 3020 Marketing

Research inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3MBA 3021 International

Marketing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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4MBA 3023 Industrial

Marketing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5MBA 3099 Advertising and

MarketingCommunication √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6MBA 3028 Retail

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7MBA 3029 Services

Marketing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

8MBA 3031 Sales and

DistributionManagement √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

9MBA 3033 Brand

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √HUMAN RESOURCESPECIALIZATION

1MBA3035 Human

ResourcePlanning √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2

MBA3038 IndustrialRelations &Labor Laws inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3MBA3039 Recruitment,

Selection andTraining √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4MBA3041 Organizational

Change andDevelopment √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5MBA3043 Organizational

Theory andDesign √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6MBA3045 Compensation

and Rewards √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7MBA3047 Performance

ManagementSystems √ √ √ √ √ √ √

8MBA3049 Individual and

Group Behavior √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

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9

MBA 3039 StrategicHumanResourceManagement √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

SYSTEM MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1 MBA3051 R.D.B.M.S. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA3053 Business Data

Communication √ √ √ √

3MBA 3055 Enterprise

ResourcePlanning √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

4MBA3057 Programming

Technology – I(C++) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5

MBA 3059 ProgrammingTechnology –II(javaApplication) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

6MBA3061 Software

Engineering √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7MBA3063 Multimedia and

Web Designing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

8MBA3065 System

Analysis andDesign √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

9MBA3095 Computer

AidedManagement √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

HEALTH CAREMANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1MBA3067 Management of

HealthcareServices-I √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA3069 Management of

HealthcareServices-II √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

OPERATIONS ANDMANUFACTURINGMANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

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1MBA3071 Technology

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA3073 Supply Chain

Management √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √INSURANCE AND BANKMANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1MBA3076 Bank

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA 3078 Insurance

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

HOSPITALITYMANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1MBA3080 Hotel

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA3082 Tourism

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

SAFETY MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION

1MBA 3087 Safety

Management I √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA 3090 Safety

Management inOman √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Theory

Seco

nd Y

ear

IV S

emes

ter

1MBA 4013 Business Law in

Oman √ √ √ √ √ √ √

2MBA 4009 Business Ethics &

CorporateGovernance. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

3

MBA 4015 Entrepreneurshipand small businessmanagement inOman

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √4 MBA 4002 Project

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √