Modules Offered in Semester II, 2009/2010

Faculty of Business , Economics & Policy Studies

Module Code

Module Name

Business Statistics
Information System Concepts
Corporate Communication
Challenging Leadership
Creativity and Innovation in Business
Proactive Leadership
Operation and Production Management
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Small Economies and Globalisation
Applied Environment Economics
Financial Economics
Issues in Economic Development
International Trade and Finance
Islamic Economics and Finance
Brunei and the World
Understanding Social Policy
Study of Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis
Advanced Research Methods
Financial Economics
Financial Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
Issues in Economic Development
Financial Management
Leadership

Type of Module

Degree Core
Degree Core
Faculty Compulsory Breadth
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Major Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option

Modular Credits

4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3

 

Module Code
Module Title

Type of Module

Modular Credits
Student Workload
Contact hours for timetabling
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
BB-5107
Financial Management
Core
4
8 hrs
3 hours
None
None

Aims/ Objectives/ Rationale:


Modern business systems hardly exist without computer-based information systems. Effective management of information systems is crucial to turn them as a competitive advantage. This module equips students with knowledge and skills of information systems to prepare them a basic competency in dealing with management of information systems in modern organizations.

Module Content:

  • Concepts of Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Competitive Advantage
  • Information Technology hardware and software
  • Communication and networks
  • Database Management
  • Electronic Business Systems
  • Electronic Commerce Systems
  • Decision Support and Expert Systems
  • Information Security
  • Information Ethics

 

Assessment

Examination:
Coursework:

Case Solutions(2)
Project
Term paper/Essay
Participation

          
 
40%
60%

15 %
15%
20%
10 %