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
BP-1403
Understanding Social Policy
Breadth
4
8 hours
2 hours
None
None

Aims/ Objectives/ Rationale:


This module aims to inform students about the nature and scope of social policies and how these are related to the process of national development in general and Brunei in particular. Students will be able to apply key concepts drawn from a range of social policy areas and do a comparative study to highlight significant trends in policy responses. On completion, students will have a deeper understanding of the roles of the state, the market, social enterprise, household and sustainable livelihoods, participation and community development.

Module Content:

  • Introduction
  • Values and Perspectives in Social Policy
  • Social Needs, Social Problems and Social Welfare
  • Social Policy and Particular Groups: Youth, Aged, Disabled People and Lone Parents
  • Social Policy and Service-based Issues: Social Security, Education, Employment and Health
  • Issues in Social policy: Poverty and Exclusion, Environment, Food Security, Community Development
  • Social Policy and Globalization
  • Review and Conclusion

 

Assessment

Examination:
Coursework:

Presentation
Test
Group Project

          
 
50%
50%

20 %
10%
20%