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Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Business Policy and Strategy
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1102
Course Title : Management
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate their understanding of the basic management concepts
by defining, describing and applying management related concepts.
2. Explain the principles, functions and managerial processes of an
organization.
3. Analyze the differences of management decision making in the internal
and external environment.
4. Illustrate their positive attitude (e.g. responsible, hardworking,
cooperative, etc) towards managerial excellence.
5. Practice the significance and necessity of managing stakeholders and
apply management techniques that are more efficient and effective
Synopsis of Course Contents : In general, this course will cover the four major principles of management,
i.e. planning, organizing, leading and controlling. These four principles
make up the management process. Description of management process
will be explained in terms of the changes in the environment, particularly
the way globalization affect management. In this course, students will
also be exposed to other important aspects of management such as ethics
and social responsibility, making decisions, organization’s culture etc.
Assessment: Continuous Assessment : 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Marketing and Information Systems
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1106
Course Title : Principles of Marketing
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify the major concepts and terminologies in marketing.
2. Describe the major forces influencing marketing strategies.
3. Explain how consumers made purchase decisions.
4. Explain the major components of the 4 P’s of marketing.
5. Apply the various concepts and theories in marketing in the real world.
Synopsis of Course Contents : Students will learn amongst others: the basic concepts and theories in
marketing, the marketing process, forces outside marketing that might
influence marketing strategies, marketing research, consumer buyer
behaviour, the 4 P’s of marketing (product, price, promotion, and place).
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Finance and Banking
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1107
Course Title : Managerial Economics 1
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify the discipline of microeconomics, use an approach combining
theory, graphs and practical applications in analyzing business related
issues.
2. Explain how economic units (such as consumers and producers) make
decisions and interact in the market and the current microeconomic
conditions in Malaysia.
3. Compare and contrast the different types of market structures and
economic systems.
4. Apply price theory based on demand and supply models, elasticity,
consumer behavior and the demand curve, firm behavior and the
supply curve to the real world situation.
5. Determine the factors that affect the allocation and distribution of
scarce resources and the market equilibrium price.
6. Analyze the production and pricing decisions of business firms, and
consumption decision of households, hiring and investment decisions
of the firms, income distribution and poverty.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This course will expose students to basic principles of economics such
as limited resources and choice and how price theory, production theory
and distribution theory was developed based on these basic principles.
Discussion on price theory covers demand and supply models, elasticity,
consumer behavior and the demand curve, firm behavior and the supply
curve. Production theory will cover theory of the firm within various market
structures, while distribution theory will discuss factors of price
determination such as labour and capital.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment : 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Finance and Banking
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1108
Course Title : Managerial Economics 2
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify the discipline of macroeconomics and, using an approach
combining theory, graphs and practical applications.
2. Identify the basic principles of macroeconomics such as the
relationship between economic sectors and the workings of the overall
economy using Malaysian examples.
3. Explain how the government uses various policies such fiscal or
monetary in solving economic problems of the nation.
4. Apply basic models of income determination for an open and closed
economy, and theories explaining the relationship between government
expenditure and taxes.
5. Analyze macroeconomics concepts such as growth, unemployment,
inflation, and be able to explain the ways in which the federal
government and the central bank can influence the economy and the
markets through fiscal and monetary policies.
6. Determine the factors that affect government’s fiscal and monetary
policies as well as the differences between Classical and Keynesian
approaches.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This course will expose students to macroeconomic issues and problems
and concepts of basic measurements and calculation of a country’s
economic progress. Students will also be exposed to basic models of
income determination for an open and closed economy, and theories
explaining the relationship between government expenditure and taxes.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Finance and Banking
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB1109
Course Title : Business Statistics
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Relate basic concepts, approaches and statistical techniques relevant
to business, accounting, economics and management.
2. Acquire skills in presenting, evaluating and interpreting daily problems
in statistical form and proceed to solve these problems using the
approaches taught in the course.
3. Employ various statistical methods used in business and appreciate
the presence of variability in business decision making.
4. Demonstrate awareness and depth of understanding of statistical
reasoning in the context of business environment.
5. Select the appropriate statistical techniques covered will include, Ztests,
T-tests, F-tests, correlation and simple regression. One-sample
and two-sample tests will be covered in dealing with complex
problems.
6. Use the computer (e.g. MS Excel, SPSS & EVIEWS) for data analysis
work.
Synopsis of Course Contents : Topics that will be discussed include definition and uses of statistics,
presentation of descriptive data, concept of probability, discrete and
continuous random variables. Other topics that will be covered include
statistical inference mainly in sampling and hypothesis testing. Common
techniques such as chi-squared test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear
regression and correlation will also be discussed.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment : 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Business Policy and Strategy
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB3103
Course Title : Strategic Management
Credit Hours : 3
Course Prerequisite(s) / None
Minimum Requirement(s) :
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Recommend organizational direction of an organization.
2. Analyse external and internal environment of an organization.
3. Formulate strategies for an organization.
4. Implement strategies for an organization.
5. Evaluate and control strategies implemented in an organization.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This is a capstone course, which integrates materials and knowledge
acquired from prior courses conducted earlier in the program. This course
emphasizes on strategic management process to chart the future strategies
of organizations. This course demonstrates how other areas of study, for
instance: management marketing, accounting, law, production/ operations,
research and development and information system can be integrated with
the latest strategic management tools to achieve organizational success.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment : 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Finance and Banking
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB3302
Course Title : Investment
Credit Hours : 3
Course Pre-requisite(s) /
Minimum Requirement(s) : None
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to :
1. Identify, recognize and distinguish the various types of financial
investments as mirrored in the financial world, as well as how, where
and when they can be bought and sold through traditional, electronic,
and emerging technology.
2. Illustrate the practical application of investment theory to convey
insights of practical value for portfolio analysis.
3. Analyze and discuss sector, industry and firm opportunities using risk
and reward strategies and its implications.
4. Compare and contrast the technical and fundamental analysis.
5. Explain investment management strategies with the ability to integrate
new technologies, trading instruments and real time via the Internet.
6. Appraise different financial asset valuation models with emphasis on
CAPM, APT and Black & Scholes Option Pricing Model.
Synopsis of Course Contents : In this course, students are exposed to various topics related to portfolio
investment. Some of those topics are portfolio management techniques,
security valuation and asset pricing models such as CAPM, APT and Option
Pricing Model.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment : 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Management Accounting and Taxation
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CTEA3432
Course Title : Advanced Taxation
Credit Hours : 3
Course Pre-requisite(s) /
Minimum Requirement(s) : Pass CTEA2220 Business & Corporate Taxation
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Compute advanced aspects of RPGT in relation to individual and
corporate entities, tax incentives on pioneer status, ITA and
infrastructure allowance.
2. Design tax planning strategies for individuals and companies.
3. Compare and contrast tax audit and tax investigation and to compute
unreported income.
4. Compute tax liability for deceased person’s estate and its executor,
trust, REITS and its profit repatriation to shareholders.
5. Identify tax implications of Islamic financing on muamalat transactions
and the implications of Labuan IOFC in relation to international
business.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This course covers advanced aspects of real property gain tax, tax
incentives, tax planning, tax audit and investigation and Islamic financing
on muamalat transaction.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Business Policy and Strategy
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB2322
Course Title : Legal Aspects of Banking
Credit Hours : 3
Course Pre-requisite(s) /
Minimum Requirement(s) : None
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Discuss the fundamental principles relating to the legal relationship,
the duties and liabilities of the banker and customer.
2. Explain the legal principles of lending and the concept of letter of
credit.
3. Differentiate the conventional and Islamic banking in Malaysia.
4. Discuss recent legal developments relating to the banking industry in
Malaysia.
5. Analyse and suggest alternative solutions to a given banking problem.
Synopsis of Course Contents : This course will cover the history and development of the banking system
in Malaysia and the role of the Bank Negara Malaysia, the relationship
between banker and customer, the types of account holder, negotiable
instruments and cheques. This course will also discuss the principles
and products of Islamic banking, banker’s securities and letters of credit.
Last but not least, there will be discussion on the recent legal developments
relating to the banking industry.
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination : 50%

Faculty of Business and Accountancy University of Malaya

Faculty : Business and Accountancy
Department : Marketing and Information Systems
Programme of Study : Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Accounting
Course Code : CBEB2103
Course Title : Production Management
Credit Hours : 3
Course Pre-requisite(s) /
Minimum Requirement(s) : None
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the basic understanding of production and operation
management.
2. Differentiate the different frameworks of production systems.
3. Apply the concepts of production functions in factory and service
management.
4. Identify current trends in production management.
5. Analyse techniques and models of decision making.
Synopsis of Course Contents : The course is divided into two parts. First part consists of the nature of
operation management, forecasting, product, process, and service design,
facility capacity, location and layout and operation technologies.The
second part consists of quality management, strategic allocation of
resources, project management, Just in Time and lean manufacturing,
production planning, inventory management, resource requirements
Planning: MRP, and employee productivity
Assessment : Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination : 50%