MST 111: INTRODUCTIONS TO BUSINESS
Course Objective:
This course is designed to give ideas about different forms of businesses, industries and services, business environment, capital markets, government policies regulating and various institutions for furtherance of trade and commerce.
1. Introduction
Business and its evolution- Business and its ramifications - Industry- Commerce and Direct Services. Industries: Types-Extractive- Manufacturing-Animal husbandry-Service industry. Commerce and its ramifications: Trade-Banking- Insurance-Transpiration-Warehousing. Trade-Meaning and importance-Wholesale Trade-Retail Trade-Hankering-Store-Departmental Store-Chain Store-Super Market-Commodity Market-Future-Barter System. Banking-Types-History-Importance-Central Banking-Commercial Banking-Branch banking-Unit Banking-Specialized Banking-Investment Banking-Merchant Banking-Off Shore Banking-Grumman Bank-BRAC. Insurance-Important & Management-Risk Financing houses-Life Insurance - General Insurance-Re-Insurance-Actuarial Valuation.Transportation-types-principles of rate fixation, Warehousing: Field Warehousing –Public Warehousing-Silo.
2. Business Ownerships
Ownership forms-Sole Proprietorships-Partnerships-Corporations-Trust, Cartel-Co-Operatives-Joint Venture-Multinational Corporations –Holding Companies- State Enterprises – Factors influencing the forms of ownership.
3. Financial Market
Money Markets-Capital Markets-Short-Term Financial instruments- Institutions and methods of capital Market operations: Long term Capital Instruments-Intuitions-Stock Market-Securities & Exchange Commission-Capital Market Indices and Agencies.
4. Competition
Co-Operator and Expansion of Business: Business Liquidation –Merger and combinations- Business House Conglomerates. International Business: Basic Economy of international Trade-Scope, Concepts & Barriers of International Trade-Multination Corporations.
Terms used in international Trade: - Invoice-L/C, Back to back L/C, FoB, CoD etc. Clearing & Forwarding. Regional Trade Groups: SAFTA, ASEAN, EEC, Asia& Pacific Rim NAFTA.
5. Institutions for Furtherance of Business, Trade and commerce
Chambers of Commerce & Industry – Federation of Commerce and Industry-Trade Associations-Trade fairs Exhibition Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Trading corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)-Board of investment (BOL)-Privatization Board (EPB)-Secretaries & Exchange Commission (SEC)-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)-Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Industrial promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh (PDCB)- Industrial Development & Leasing Company (DLC)-United Leasing Company (ULC) Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)-Shilpa Bank-Ship Rin Sangstha-Ecport Processing Zone.
6.Case study
7.Report on field work
To enrich the students’ theoretical knowledge, related industry / Company / Factory / Entity will be visited practically and reports are to be prepared group-wise on respective field assigned by the course teacher. The prepared reports are to be presented in sessional examinations that weigh 20% of the total marks of the course.
Books recommended
1. Koontz & Fulmer: A Practical Introduction to Business.
2. F.T. Haner, Stephen K. Keiger : A Practical Introduction to Business –Concepts & Careers
3. Business Organization and Management: M. C. Shukla and S. Chand
Reference books
1. Strraub &Attner : Introduction to Business.
2. F.T Haner etal: An Introduction to Business.
3. Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan: Introduction to Business.
Class Lecture Slides:
Course Objective:
This course is designed to give ideas about different forms of businesses, industries and services, business environment, capital markets, government policies regulating and various institutions for furtherance of trade and commerce.
1. Introduction
Business and its evolution- Business and its ramifications - Industry- Commerce and Direct Services. Industries: Types-Extractive- Manufacturing-Animal husbandry-Service industry. Commerce and its ramifications: Trade-Banking- Insurance-Transpiration-Warehousing. Trade-Meaning and importance-Wholesale Trade-Retail Trade-Hankering-Store-Departmental Store-Chain Store-Super Market-Commodity Market-Future-Barter System. Banking-Types-History-Importance-Central Banking-Commercial Banking-Branch banking-Unit Banking-Specialized Banking-Investment Banking-Merchant Banking-Off Shore Banking-Grumman Bank-BRAC. Insurance-Important & Management-Risk Financing houses-Life Insurance - General Insurance-Re-Insurance-Actuarial Valuation.Transportation-types-principles of rate fixation, Warehousing: Field Warehousing –Public Warehousing-Silo.
2. Business Ownerships
Ownership forms-Sole Proprietorships-Partnerships-Corporations-Trust, Cartel-Co-Operatives-Joint Venture-Multinational Corporations –Holding Companies- State Enterprises – Factors influencing the forms of ownership.
3. Financial Market
Money Markets-Capital Markets-Short-Term Financial instruments- Institutions and methods of capital Market operations: Long term Capital Instruments-Intuitions-Stock Market-Securities & Exchange Commission-Capital Market Indices and Agencies.
4. Competition
Co-Operator and Expansion of Business: Business Liquidation –Merger and combinations- Business House Conglomerates. International Business: Basic Economy of international Trade-Scope, Concepts & Barriers of International Trade-Multination Corporations.
Terms used in international Trade: - Invoice-L/C, Back to back L/C, FoB, CoD etc. Clearing & Forwarding. Regional Trade Groups: SAFTA, ASEAN, EEC, Asia& Pacific Rim NAFTA.
5. Institutions for Furtherance of Business, Trade and commerce
Chambers of Commerce & Industry – Federation of Commerce and Industry-Trade Associations-Trade fairs Exhibition Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Trading corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)-Board of investment (BOL)-Privatization Board (EPB)-Secretaries & Exchange Commission (SEC)-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)-Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Industrial promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh (PDCB)- Industrial Development & Leasing Company (DLC)-United Leasing Company (ULC) Bangladesh Small & Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)-Shilpa Bank-Ship Rin Sangstha-Ecport Processing Zone.
6.Case study
7.Report on field work
To enrich the students’ theoretical knowledge, related industry / Company / Factory / Entity will be visited practically and reports are to be prepared group-wise on respective field assigned by the course teacher. The prepared reports are to be presented in sessional examinations that weigh 20% of the total marks of the course.
Books recommended
1. Koontz & Fulmer: A Practical Introduction to Business.
2. F.T. Haner, Stephen K. Keiger : A Practical Introduction to Business –Concepts & Careers
3. Business Organization and Management: M. C. Shukla and S. Chand
Reference books
1. Strraub &Attner : Introduction to Business.
2. F.T Haner etal: An Introduction to Business.
3. Nazim Uddin Bhuiyan: Introduction to Business.
Class Lecture Slides:
chap-01-introduction.ppt | |
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chap-02-organizational_boundaries_and_environments.ppt | |
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chap-03-forms_of_business_organization.ppt | |
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chap-04-concept_of_entrepreneurship.ppt | |
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chap-05-foreign_trade_and_foreign_business.ppt | |
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chap-06-_basic_management.ppt | |
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chap-07-human_resource_management.ppt | |
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chap-08-_terms_used_in_international_trade.ppt | |
File Size: | 269 kb |
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