ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
b b
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
b b b b
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT b b
A CURRICULUM FOR
b b
BACHELOR OF ARTS
b b b
DEGREE
IN MANAGEMENT
b
April 12, 2021
b b
1
,EXECUTIVE SUMMARY b
Name of the Degree Program:
b b b b Management
Name of the Degree to be awarded: Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Management
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Degree to be awarded by: Addis Ababa University, Subjected to the Approval of the Sen
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ate
Standard/Regular Period of Study: 4 Academic Years with 8 Semesters
b b b b b b b b b
Commencement of the Program: b b b 2013 E.C. / 2020/21
b b b
Fees / Charges for Regular Students:
b b b b b Cost-sharing
2
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
b b
Contents PagebNo
1. Introduction… ...................................................................................................................... 4
2. Rationalebofbthebprogram ..................................................................................................... 6
3. Objectivesbofbthebprogram.................................................................................................... 7
4. ProfilebofbGraduates .............................................................................................................. 7
5. Professionalbandbprogrambprofile ......................................................................................... 8
➢ ProfessionalbProfile ................................................................................................... 8
➢ ProgrambProfile ............................................................................................................. 9
6. Admissionbrequirement ......................................................................................................... 10
7. Durationbofbthebstudy ................................................................................................................. 11
8. Modebofbdelivery ................................................................................................................... 11
9. Degreebnomenclature ...........................................................................................................11
10. Graduationbrequirement .......................................................................................................11
11. Coursebstructure....................................................................................................................11
12. Coursebcoding...................................................................................................................... 12
13. Listbofbcoursesbinbthebprogram ............................................................................................. 13
➢ Corebcourses ................................................................................................................... 13
➢ SupportivebCourses ........................................................................................................ 14
➢ GeneralbFoundationbCourses ......................................................................................... 14
14. Coursebbreakdown ................................................................................................................ 15
15. Teachingbandblearningbmethodsbandbtechniques ........................................................................ 19
16. Assessmentbpolicybandbtechniques ........................................................................................ 20
17. Gradingbsystem ...................................................................................................................... 21
18. Resourcebrequirement ........................................................................................................... 21
19. Qualitybassurance................................................................................................................... 21
20. Classbsize ............................................................................................................................... 22
21. Coursebdescriptionbandboutline ............................................................................................ 23
3
, 1. INTRODUCTION
ThebDepartmentbofbManagementbhasbrecentlybcompletedbabmajorbcurriculumbrevisionbprocessbonbg
eneralbmanagement.bSeveralbcircumstancesbimpelledbanbintensebreviewbofbthebexistingbdegreeboffer
ings,bandbresultedbinbchangesbtobthebcurriculumbthatbhadbbeenbessentiallybunchangedbforb somebyears
.
Revisingbonbdevelopingbthisbcurriculumbwasbdrivenbbybthebfollowingbkeybobjectives.bThebforemostb
ofbthesebwasbanbinterestbinbprovidingbabcurriculumbthatbwouldbmeetbstakeholders‟bneeds.bAnbadditio
nalbfactorbwasbanbexpressedbinterestbonbthebpartbofbUniversitiesbandbgovernmentbtobmaintainborbincr
easebenrollmentbonbanbaggregatebbasis.bThisbnaturallybtrickledbdownbthroughbthebvariousbuniversitie
s‟borgansbandbwasbreflectedbinbthisbresponse.
WithbthebimplementationbofbthebnewbEducationalbRoadbMapbofbthebcountry,bstartingbinbtheb2020baca
demicbyear,bfourbyearsbcurriculumbhasbbeenbdevelopedbandbitbisbbeingbofferedbtobstudentsbthatbhaveb
beenbadmittedbfrombpreparatorybprograms.bInbthebpreparationbofbthebcurriculum,basbperbthebinstructi
onbofbthebUniversitiesbandbMinistrybofbSciencebandbHigherbEducation,babdiscussionbwasbmadebwithb
universitiesbthatbofferbeducationbonbmanagementbfield.
Whenbthebcurrentbmanagementbcurriculumbwasbdesigned,battemptbwasbmadebtobintegratebsuggestio
nsbfrombvariousbstakeholders.bSuggestionbfrombthesebsourcesbindicatedbthatbnewbcommunicationban
dbleadershipbskillsbwouldbbebdesirable.
Amongbtheblessonsbacquiredbthroughbbenchmarkingbisbthebdevelopmentbofbcurriculumbbybusingbthe
BalancedbScorecardb(BSC)bModelbdevelopedbbybKaplanbandbNortonb(1996).
b
BSCbaddressesbfourbvaluebdriversbofborganizationalbperformancebwhichbgraduatesbarebexpectedbtob
managebinbthebfuture,bnamely:
1. Financialbperspective
2. Customer/Stakeholdersbperspective
3. Internalbprocessbperspective
4. LearningbandbGrowthb(future)bperspective
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b b
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
b b b b
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT b b
A CURRICULUM FOR
b b
BACHELOR OF ARTS
b b b
DEGREE
IN MANAGEMENT
b
April 12, 2021
b b
1
,EXECUTIVE SUMMARY b
Name of the Degree Program:
b b b b Management
Name of the Degree to be awarded: Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Management
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
Degree to be awarded by: Addis Ababa University, Subjected to the Approval of the Sen
b b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ate
Standard/Regular Period of Study: 4 Academic Years with 8 Semesters
b b b b b b b b b
Commencement of the Program: b b b 2013 E.C. / 2020/21
b b b
Fees / Charges for Regular Students:
b b b b b Cost-sharing
2
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
b b
Contents PagebNo
1. Introduction… ...................................................................................................................... 4
2. Rationalebofbthebprogram ..................................................................................................... 6
3. Objectivesbofbthebprogram.................................................................................................... 7
4. ProfilebofbGraduates .............................................................................................................. 7
5. Professionalbandbprogrambprofile ......................................................................................... 8
➢ ProfessionalbProfile ................................................................................................... 8
➢ ProgrambProfile ............................................................................................................. 9
6. Admissionbrequirement ......................................................................................................... 10
7. Durationbofbthebstudy ................................................................................................................. 11
8. Modebofbdelivery ................................................................................................................... 11
9. Degreebnomenclature ...........................................................................................................11
10. Graduationbrequirement .......................................................................................................11
11. Coursebstructure....................................................................................................................11
12. Coursebcoding...................................................................................................................... 12
13. Listbofbcoursesbinbthebprogram ............................................................................................. 13
➢ Corebcourses ................................................................................................................... 13
➢ SupportivebCourses ........................................................................................................ 14
➢ GeneralbFoundationbCourses ......................................................................................... 14
14. Coursebbreakdown ................................................................................................................ 15
15. Teachingbandblearningbmethodsbandbtechniques ........................................................................ 19
16. Assessmentbpolicybandbtechniques ........................................................................................ 20
17. Gradingbsystem ...................................................................................................................... 21
18. Resourcebrequirement ........................................................................................................... 21
19. Qualitybassurance................................................................................................................... 21
20. Classbsize ............................................................................................................................... 22
21. Coursebdescriptionbandboutline ............................................................................................ 23
3
, 1. INTRODUCTION
ThebDepartmentbofbManagementbhasbrecentlybcompletedbabmajorbcurriculumbrevisionbprocessbonbg
eneralbmanagement.bSeveralbcircumstancesbimpelledbanbintensebreviewbofbthebexistingbdegreeboffer
ings,bandbresultedbinbchangesbtobthebcurriculumbthatbhadbbeenbessentiallybunchangedbforb somebyears
.
Revisingbonbdevelopingbthisbcurriculumbwasbdrivenbbybthebfollowingbkeybobjectives.bThebforemostb
ofbthesebwasbanbinterestbinbprovidingbabcurriculumbthatbwouldbmeetbstakeholders‟bneeds.bAnbadditio
nalbfactorbwasbanbexpressedbinterestbonbthebpartbofbUniversitiesbandbgovernmentbtobmaintainborbincr
easebenrollmentbonbanbaggregatebbasis.bThisbnaturallybtrickledbdownbthroughbthebvariousbuniversitie
s‟borgansbandbwasbreflectedbinbthisbresponse.
WithbthebimplementationbofbthebnewbEducationalbRoadbMapbofbthebcountry,bstartingbinbtheb2020baca
demicbyear,bfourbyearsbcurriculumbhasbbeenbdevelopedbandbitbisbbeingbofferedbtobstudentsbthatbhaveb
beenbadmittedbfrombpreparatorybprograms.bInbthebpreparationbofbthebcurriculum,basbperbthebinstructi
onbofbthebUniversitiesbandbMinistrybofbSciencebandbHigherbEducation,babdiscussionbwasbmadebwithb
universitiesbthatbofferbeducationbonbmanagementbfield.
Whenbthebcurrentbmanagementbcurriculumbwasbdesigned,battemptbwasbmadebtobintegratebsuggestio
nsbfrombvariousbstakeholders.bSuggestionbfrombthesebsourcesbindicatedbthatbnewbcommunicationban
dbleadershipbskillsbwouldbbebdesirable.
Amongbtheblessonsbacquiredbthroughbbenchmarkingbisbthebdevelopmentbofbcurriculumbbybusingbthe
BalancedbScorecardb(BSC)bModelbdevelopedbbybKaplanbandbNortonb(1996).
b
BSCbaddressesbfourbvaluebdriversbofborganizationalbperformancebwhichbgraduatesbarebexpectedbtob
managebinbthebfuture,bnamely:
1. Financialbperspective
2. Customer/Stakeholdersbperspective
3. Internalbprocessbperspective
4. LearningbandbGrowthb(future)bperspective
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