The course is theoretical and practical; building on principles of research designs, this course aims to extend and deepen the understanding of different research approaches and methodologies in order to prepare students for their own research projects in their business discipline as important requirement of the course. The course will be carried out using the Research Manual of AUCA, as well as in-class lectures. The development of Business Research Methods attempts the change in some level of participants “from student to researcher”.
The Course is
theoretical and practical, it belongs to sub-area of Mathematics and Statistics,
the purpose is to provide to students the basis of univariate and bivariate statistical
analysis in order to prepare the students to present statistical information which
should be used to make decision that affect our daily lives. The course deals
with basic statistical principles; percentages, ratios, tables, chart, and
graph, measures of central tendency, dispersion and location. skewness and
kurtosis, probabilities, probability distributions, analysis of simple correlation
and regression. The development of the course will be using SPSS
The study and research methods’ content includes the whole content of the book: P O W E R —Learning and Your Life, Essentials of Student Success of Robert S. Feldman (University of Massachusetts, Amhert). Are included in the course content description, the academic writing, style, and computer formatting… the time management, the note-taking and the use of the library, the choice of a topic and the necessary forms to be used in the presentation of the topic request and the research proposal and approval. Hence, the definition of the research problem, the hypothesis variables, the phases of a research process, the sampling techniques, data collection techniques, results presentation and discussion techniques, and the styles for presenting the references will be discussed according to APA style.
As an initiation course. The course introduces students to good ways of studying and doing research in an academic institution like AUCA. In sum, the Course of Study and Research Methods introduces the student to academic studies by teaching the student the organization of the material to learn. The student is called to be as creative as possible basing his efforts of study methods on what the instructor will elaborate with the student during all the class sessions. Books that highlight different ways/methods on how to study, will be available for students to use in class and outside of the classroom.
This course introduces the student to the basic theory and practice of procurement. It will describe the evolution of procurement, different types of procurement, methods of procurement, factors affecting procurement management, procurement process including procurement plan, bidding procedures, contract management, ethics in procurement management and finally introduction to supply chain and inventory management. Field trip or public lectures will help students to understand the course in a practical manner.
In simple terms, financial management is the business function that deals with investing the available financial resources in a way that greater business success and return-on-investment (ROI) is achieved. Financial management professionals plan, organize and control all transactions in a business. They focus on sourcing the capital whether it is from the initial investment by the entrepreneur, debt financing, venture funding, public issue, or any other sources. Financial management professionals are also responsible for fund allocation in an optimized way to ensure greater financial stability and growth for the organization.