This subject provides students with an introduction to business accounting, an essential component of every successful business. They consider the role of accounting within the global business context and develop an understanding of the key fundamental accounting frameworks used.

Students are introduced to the accounting cycle and acquire key accounting skills and knowledge to enable them to examine the three key financial and accounting statements for all businesses: the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. In addition, they are introduced to the principles of budgeting, cost-volume analysis, and the concepts and theories of capital investment.

Furthermore, students will investigate the concept and role of ethical and corporate governance specifically in the area of financial business management. They will also be introduced to contemporary technological developments including distributed ledger systems such as Bitchain.

Assessment
Tutorial Quizzes, Mid-trimester examination, Final examination.

The subject provides students with an introduction and broad overview of the application of information technology (IT) to the management of information in organisations, and the role of the IT professional in developing and implementing IT-based solutions to information problems across a range of areas related to general business activities and specific functions, such as supply chain management, e-commerce, customer relationship management and security.

Consideration of the organisational framework for IT and IT professional practice will be set within the broader business context. The opportunities, problems and risks associated with IT will be examined, together with their implications for organisational strategy and operations.

Assessment
Tutorial participation, Case studies, Quizzes, Examination

This subject is designed to introduce students to the issues involved in undertaking business in the global marketplace.

It examines why businesses engage in international trade and business and considers the role that economics, politics, culture and ethics play in the decision to operate internationally. In addition to reviewing the arguments for and against globalisation, the unit looks at how organisations evaluate, plan, and undertake international engagement and expansion in a global context.

Particular attention is given to the appropriate means for engaging in international trade and expansion given the nature of and circumstances facing the organisation.

Students are introduced to concepts of international financing, marketing and human resource management.

Assessment
Tutorial participation, Case study, Essay, Group project

This subject provides students with an introduction to statistics. The ability to accurately collect, analyse, and interpret data, is an essential skill in businesses today.

In this unit, students are introduced to basic statistical methods and practice and their role in business and organisational decision making. The unit explores various data types and methods of sampling and collection.

It examines graphical and numerical statistical methods and introduces concepts such as probability, inference, distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

Assessment
Tutorial quizzes, Practical exercises, Examination

This subject provides students with an introduction to data analytics. In this unit, students will lay the groundwork necessary for today’s data analysis practices including data process chain, data warehousing, descriptive and predictive analyses, Business Intelligence process flow, and Data Mining.

In addition, students will build a solid foundation in various Business Intelligence frameworks, architectures, applications, tools, and management practices.

Students will further develop the essential knowledge to elaborate on the trends and implications of traditional, modern and next-generation data analytics solutions.

Through real-world case studies, students will apply critical thinking skills to develop data analytics solutions that map out business metrics, employing a data-driven approach and business intelligence tools and platforms used in international business and cybersecurity contexts.

Assessment
Quizzes, Case study, Mid-trimester Exam, Examination

This subject broadens students’ knowledge and skills relating to business research methods that could be employed to assist managers in making important business decisions.

Students are introduced to the process of business research necessary to address different types of business problems. Students gain understanding on quantitative and qualitative research methods, identify business problems, design, and apply suitable research methodology to provide relevant information for management decisions.

The subject will discuss sampling, measurement, data collection methods, collation, analysis, and reporting. Finally, the presentation of research findings will be discussed.

This subject provides students with an overview of Strategic Management in an international context.

It covers the key concepts and theories in the field and how they can be used to interpret and evaluate business situations in domestic and international settings.

The aim of the unit is to show how management strategy can help companies create and capture value.

The central objective will be to understand differences in profitability across firms in the global economy, placing special attention on the factors that explain why some firms achieve above-average performance.

The focus of the unit is on understanding the drivers of sustainable competitive advantage, in particular in a global context, and an understanding of the relationship between internal and external factors.

Assessment
Case study, Scenario analysis and report, Examination