This module introduces to the students about the role and significance of accounting information and the fundamentals and basic accounting procedures, accounting principles, accounting concepts, assumptions and conventions, accounting cycle, which are involved in the production of a business entity’s financial statements and enabling the students to understand the basic language of the business, accounting as a science in addition to gain knowledge of recording of business transactions, measurement of business performance and the assessment of financial position of the organizations.
Principles of management is an introductory course that provides an overview of management functions and its role in organization and society. The course aims to provide students with the basic managerial knowledge necessary for business students.
The course provides an overview of local and international business topics, meaning of management, functions of management, concept of management, the environment of management, the principles of management, as well as enhance their managerial capabilities and decision making of operations in the practical field. The course provides a comprehensive knowledge to students about organization and help them understand the major functions, principles, and techniques of management.
Facilators;
1. Mr. Karuhanga Nathan
karuhanga1900@gmail.com
+250 788 854 466
3. Ms. Mucyo Annet
mucy.annet@gmail.com
+250 785 248 868
5. Mrs Nyakusinga Fausta
fnyakusinga@gmail.com
+250 788 867 013
6. Mrs. Murungi Pelly
murungi_2000@gmail.com
+250 788 444 742
7.Mbabazi Olivia
elonkava2013@gmail.com
+250787375189
Bicakungeri Claude
biclaude10@yahoo.fr
+250788466473
This module will offer to students with an opportunity to gain an enhanced understanding of the basic mathematical concepts and methods in calculus of one and several variables. It will also provide an insight on limits, derivatives, arithmetic and geometric, simple and compound interests, integration as well as their business applications. It is an essential pre-requisite for any mathematically or quantitative orientated business options and for any further BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) modules.
The module aims:
- To provide an essential, simple, useable body of economic theory, which will both provide the basis for further study and equip students with a real understanding of the role of economics in business, public and private decision making.
- To help students to understand the foundational concepts of economic principles
Learning Outcomes
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On successful completion of the module students will understand how markets coordinate economic activity and produce equilibrium prices and quantities; how to evaluate market outcomes for policy purposes; and the mutual benefit from trade between individuals and between countries.
Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
- Apply the economic way of thinking to enable them to understand microeconomic problems such as why markets allocate resources where they are most wanted; why prices and wages rise and fall; how consumers allocate their budgets, and how firms arrive at production decisions.
- Understand the concept of market failure and what effect governments can have on the provision and pricing of goods and services.
- Have an understanding of labor and capital markets
- Understand the macroeconomic issues that are given priority by modern governments.
- This module will develop the following personal skills:
- Students will develop independent study skills
- Use of Website will develop IT skills
- Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:
- to write economics essays and answers to short economics questions
- be prepared to study economics at Stage 2
- to work in a group on economics seminar problems