ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
A CURRICULUM FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS
DEGREE
IN MANAGEMENT
April 12, 2021
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Name of the Degree Program: Management
Name of the Degree to be awarded: Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Management
Degree to be awarded by: Addis Ababa University, Subjected to the Approval of the
Senate
Standard/Regular Period of Study: 4 Academic Years with 8 Semesters
Commencement of the Program: 2013 E.C. / 2020/21
Fees / Charges for Regular Students: Cost-sharing
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Page No
1. ...................................................................................................................... 4
2. Rationale of the program..................................................................................................... 6
3. Objectives of the program ................................................................................................... 7
4. Profile of Graduates ............................................................................................................ 7
5. Professional and program profile ........................................................................................ 8
Professional Profile ................................................................................................... 8
Program Profile ............................................................................................................. 9
6. Admission requirement ........................................................................................................ 10
7. Duration of the study................................................................................................................. 11
8. Mode of delivery ................................................................................................................... 11
9. Degree nomenclature ......................................................................................................... 11
10. Graduation requirement ..................................................................................................... 11
11. Course structure .................................................................................................................. 11
12. Course coding ..................................................................................................................... 12
13. List of courses in the program............................................................................................. 13
Core courses ................................................................................................................... 13
Supportive Courses ........................................................................................................14
General Foundation Courses ......................................................................................... 14
14. Course breakdown ............................................................................................................... 15
15. Teaching and learning methods and techniques ....................................................................... 19
16. Assessment policy and techniques ....................................................................................... 20
17. Grading system ..................................................................................................................... 21
18. Resource requirement .......................................................................................................... 21
19. Quality assurance ..................................................................................................................21
20. Class size............................................................................................................................... 22
21. Course description and outline ............................................................................................ 23
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Department of Management has recently completed a major curriculum revision process on
general management. Several circumstances impelled an intense review of the existing degree
offerings, and resulted in changes to the curriculum that had been essentially unchanged for
some years.
Revising on developing this curriculum was driven by the following key objectives. The
An additional factor was an expressed interest on the part of Universities and government to
maintain or increase enrollment on an aggregate basis. This naturally trickled down through the
response.
With the implementation of the new Educational Road Map of the country, starting in the 2020
academic year, four years curriculum has been developed and it is being offered to students that
have been admitted from preparatory programs. In the preparation of the curriculum, as per the
instruction of the Universities and Ministry of Science and Higher Education, a discussion was
made with universities that offer education on management field.
When the current management curriculum was designed, attempt was made to integrate
suggestions from various stakeholders. Suggestion from these sources indicated that new
communication and leadership skills would be desirable.
Among the lessons acquired through benchmarking is the development of curriculum by using
the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Model developed by Kaplan and Norton (1996).
BSC addresses four value drivers of organizational performance which graduates are expected to
manage in the future, namely:
1. Financial perspective
2. Customer/Stakeholders perspective
3. Internal process perspective
4. Learning and Growth (future) perspective
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THE BALANCED SCORECARD AND ITS FOUR PERSPECTIVES
The Balanced Scorecard Framework
(Pats)
(Pats)
How
How do we
do we look
look to
to our
our
owners/shareholders?
owners/shareholders?
Customer:
(Outside) (Inside)
How do our Balanced At what
Customers scorecard business
see us? processes must
we excel?
Learning & Growth:
(Future)
Can we continue to
improve & create value?
(Adapted from Kaplan & Norton, 1992.p.72)
The Business Core
The Business Core is typically a set of courses in the curriculum of many business schools which
provides the student with a breadth of knowledge across all business disciplines. This business
core achieves the desired objective of breadth of coverage. BSC is used as a model due to:
In curricula setting BSC provides a flexible, integrative, and unifying theme upon which
the business core can be built.
- and long-term objectives, between financial and
non-financial measures, between lagging and leading indicators, and between external
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Based on BSC model the following business core course areas have been identified.
Accounting and Internal Learning and
Customer/Stakeholders
finance Operations Growth/Future
Marketing Accounting Organization in Information
Sustainability principles perspectives Literacy
Environmental Principle of Management Learning
impact finance theories Organizations
Diversity Finance Operations Intellectual/human
Social Justice Reporting Management Capital
Customer Behavior Quantitative Organizational
Ethical Marketing analysis Capital
Legal
environment,
Ethical Issues
2. RATIONALE OF THE PROGRAM
The rationale behind developing nationally standardized and harmonized Management
curriculum was thoroughly explained as follows.
Firstly, Management is a crucial element in economic growth of a country. It brings together the
factors of production: money, machinery, men, methods, markets and material to enable the
country to experience economic development. A country with enough capital, manpower and
other natural resources can still be poor if it does not have competent managers to combine and
esources of
because of many reasons. Of which these are some:
Our society depends on specialize institutions or organizations to provide us with goods
and services.
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Organizations are guided by managers who allocate resources and have responsibility and
authority to manufacture safe, to declare war or peace, to build cities, to keep the
environment clean and so on.
Second, Managers create jobs on one hand and products and services on the other hand.
In light of the rationales stated above, contents of this curriculum have been determined on the
basis of previously done curricula, based on survey, benchmarking and information inputs gained
from resources provided by the Ministry of Education on curriculum development.
3. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
Through its programs the department has the objectives of producing:
Professionals who are capable of planning, organizing, directing and controlling activities
of private, non-government and government organizations.
Professionals who can competently manage marketing, finance operations, human
resource, materials, information resources etc.
Professionals who are responsive and effective in working with and through others as
well as capable of making and implementing decisions.
Professionals capable of searching and developing opportunities as well as tackling
problems
highly
complex and competitive environment.
4. PROFILE
The program is aimed at producing graduates that can have adequate knowledge, skills and
attitude towards application of management concepts. Specifically:
Capable of making rational decisions to solve organizational problems and manage conflicts.
Capable to competently manage human resources of an organization by understanding
individual differences, group behavior and organization level behavior.
Motivated for creativity, innovation and management of projects.
Design appropriate and robust strategies to shape or cope up with changing organizational
environment.
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Capable of planning, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of all types of
organizations
Responsive and effective in working with and through others by developing an understanding
of common goal
Manage material resources and operations of an organization
Conduct research and consultancy service in management and related areas and offer training
for those who are in need of it
manage financial resources of the organization by applying financial principles
Capable of using decision making models in organizational decision making.
Capable of understanding the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with the
management of all types of organization
Capable of using information communication technology in utilizing and managing
organizational resources
Analyze transaction, summarize, record and interpret accounting data for managerial decision
making
Apply fundamental economic concepts and models in organizational and managerial
decisions
Apply fundamental marketing concepts and marketing management approaches in domestic
as well as international marketing issues and practices.
Capable of collecting, analyzing and interpreting statistical data using various statistical tools
for managerial decisions.
Analyze and manage costs of different organizational activities
5. PROFESSIONAL AND PROGRAM PROFILE
Professional Profile
The management program should enable the graduate to acquire both theoretical knowledge and
practical know-how pertinent to management profession so that will be competent nationally and
internationally. It should transfer employability skill in an ethical manner that can be mirrored
through the cognitive ability, interpersonal skill, numeric skill and research working skill of the
graduate.
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Program Profile
The program prepares students to become professional managers capable of executing Human
Resources Management, Information System Management, Marketing Management, Operations
Management, Materials Management and Financial Management and other managerial
functional areas. The program will.
Equip students with a realistic overview of major principles and techniques of human
resources management systems.
Develop the ability and skills to identify their information needs source, and
how to utilize the information obtained efficiently.
Introduce students with the development and operation of markets-local, national and
international-for resources, goods and services.
Provide students of management with a sound understanding of the concepts techniques,
and applications of production and operations management.
Equip students with entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and ethical concepts,
Equip students with the methods and techniques of acquiring, utilizing, and issuing of
material resources.
6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
After a successful completion of preparatory program:
As per the regulations of Ministry of Science and Higher Education,
As per the senate legislation of the university, or
A pass in entrance examination set by the department.
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7. DURATION OF THE STUDY
The duration of the study for BA in Management is four years.
8. MODE OF DELIVERY
The delivery system of the program is mixed mode of delivery.
9. DEGREE NOMENCLATURE
The degree offered after successful completion of its program is called:
In English
In Amharic
10. GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
the following requirements:
A minimum credit hour of 147/251 ECTS
A minimum Cumulative Grade point Average of 2.00
No Fx, F, NG, I, in any course and
Compliance with the regulation of the University
[Link] STRUCTURE
The national harmonization committee has observed that the framework provided by various
higher institutions is worthwhile to consider as a framework. Thus we have agreed that our
courses can be structured as:
General Foundation Courses courses offered to management department as basic
know-how for core courses.
Core Courses Major area courses that reflect the core objective of the program.
Supportive Course Courses that will provide support for core courses.
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12. COURSE CODING
Course code, used in alpha numerical
MGMT represents core courses.
The first digit represents the year in which the course is offered.
The second two digits represent the module number in which the course is included.
The fourth digit represents the alphabetic sequence of the core course offered among
other course in that module.
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13. LIST OF COURSES
Core courses
Course Title Course code Credit Hour Remark
Entrepreneurship MGMT 1012 3
Introduction to Management MGMT 2062 3
Organization Theory MGMT 2063 3
Computer Applications in MGMT 2091 2
Management
Administrative & BusinessCommunication MGMT 2061 3
Statistics for Management I MGMT 2072 3
Mathematics for Management MGMT 2131 4
Principle of Marketing MGMT 2121 3
Statistics for Management II MGMT 2073 3
Organizational Behavior MGMT 2083 3
Materials Management MGMT 3151 3
Human Resource Management MGMT 3081 3
International Marketing MGMT 3122 3
Management Information System MGMT 3092 3
Econometrics for Management MGMT 3071 3
Leadership & Change MGMT 3082 3
Management
Business Research Methods MGMT 3211 3
System Analysis and Design MGMT 3093 3
Business Law MGMT 3101 3
Managerial Economics MGMT 3171 3
Internship in Management MGMT4221 2
Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility MGMT4231 3
Operations Research MGMT4132 4
Financial Management MGMT 4181 3
Risk Management and Insurance MGMT4192 3
Research in Management I MGMT4212 1
Operations Management MGMT4152 4
Management of Financial Institutions MGMT 4182 3
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MGMT 4161 3
Project Management MGMT4191 3
Strategic Management MGMT 4201 3
Research in Management II MGMT4213 2
Total 94
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Supportive Courses
Course Title Course code Credit Hour Remark
Fundamentals of Accounting I AcFn 2011 3
Fundamentals of Accounting II AcFn 2012 3
Cost and Management AcFn 3031 3
Accounting I
Cost and Management Accounting II ACFN 3032 3
Economics Econ 1011 3
Microeconomics Econ 2021 3
Macroeconomics Econ 2031 3
Total 21
General Foundation Courses
Course Title Course code Credit Hour Remark
Communicative English Language Skills I FLEn 1011 3
Global Trends GlTr 1012 2
Social Anthropology Anth1012 2
Introduction to Emerging Technologies EmTe 1012 3
Moral and Civics Education MCiE 1012 2
Communicative English Language Skills II FLEn 1012 3
Critical Thinking LoCT 1011 3
General Psychology Psyc 1011 3
Mathematics for Social Sciences Math 1012 3
Inclusiveness SNIE-1012 2
Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn GeES 1011 3
Physical Fitness SpSc 1011 P/F
Basic Writing Skills EnLa 2011 3
Total 32
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[Link] BREAK DOWN
Year I Semester I
# Course Title Course Code [Link] ECT Prerequisite Remark
S
1. Communicative English Language FLEn 1011 3 5
Skills I
2. Economics Econ 1011 3 5
3. Introduction to Emerging EmTe 1012 3 5
Technologies
4. Mathematics for Social Sciences Math 1012 3 5
5. Geography of Ethiopia and the GeES 1011 3 5
Horn
6. General Psychology Psyc 1011 3 5
7. Physical Fitness SpSc 1011 P/F 2
contac
t Hrs.
Total 18 32
Year I Semester II
# Course Title Course Cr.h ECT Prerequisite Remark
Code r S
1. Communicative English Language FLEn 1012 3 5 Communicative English Language
Skills II Skills I
2. Critical Thinking LoCT 3 5
1011
3. Social Anthropology Anth1012 2 4
4. Entrepreneurship MGMT 3 5
1012
5. Inclusiveness SNIE-1012 2 4
6. Global Trends GlTr 1012 2 4
7. Moral and Civics Education MCiE 2 4
1012
Total 18 31
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Year II Semester I
[Link]. Course Title Course Code [Link]. ECTS Pre-
request
1. Computer Applications in MGMT 2091 2 3 None
Management
2. Basic Writing Skills EnLa 2011 3 5 Communicative English II
3. Microeconomics Econ 2021 3 5 Economics
4. Introduction to Management MGMT 2062 3 5 None
5. Organization Theory MGMT 2063 3 5 None
6. Administrative & MGMT 2061 3 5 None
Business
Communication
7. Statistics for Management I MGMT 2072 3 5 None
Total Semester Load: 20 33
Year II Semester II
S.N Course Title Course Code Cr.H ECT Pre-Requite
o. rs. S
1. Mathematics for Management MGMT 2131 4 6 None
2. Principle of Marketing MGMT 2121 3 5 None
3. Fundamentals of Accounting I AcFn 2011 3 5 None
4. Statistics for Management II MGMT 2073 3 5 Statistics for Management I
5. Macroeconomics Econ 2031 3 5 Microeconomics
6. Organizational Behavior MGMT 2083 3 5
Total 19 31
Semester
Load:
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[Link]. Course title Course Code [Link] ECTS Prerequisite
.
1. Materials Management MGMT 3151 3 5 None
2. Human Resource Management MGMT 3081 3 5
3. International Marketing MGMT 3122 3 5 Principle of Marketing
4. Fundamentals of Accounting II AcFn 2012 3 5 Fundamentals of Accounting I
5. Management Information MGMT 3092 3 5 Computer
System application in
management
6. Econometrics for Management MGMT 3071 3 5 Statistics for Management II
Total Semester Load: 18 30
Year III Semester II
[Link]. Course title Course Code [Link] ECTS Pre-Request
.
1. Leadership & Change MGMT 3082 3 5
Management
2. Cost and Management AcFn 3031 3 5 Fundamentals of Accounting
Accounting I II
3. Business Research Methods MGMT 3211 3 5 Statistics for Management II
4. System Analysis and Design MGMT 3093 3 5 None
5. Business Law MGMT 3101 3 5 None
6. Managerial Economics MGMT 3171 3 5 None
Total Semester Load: 18 30
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YEAR IV Semester I
[Link] course
Course Title code [Link] ECTS Pre-Requisite
1 Internship in Management MGMT4221 2 3 None
2 Business Ethics & Corporate Social MGMT4231 3 5 None
Responsibility
3 Cost and Management Accounting II ACFN 3032 3 5 Cost and Management
Accounting I
4 Operations Research MGMT4132 4 6 Mathematics for
Management
5 Financial Management MGMT 4181 3 5 None
6 Risk Management and Insurance MGMT4192 3 5 None
7 Research in Management I MGMT4212 1 2 Business Research
Methods
Total 19 33
YEAR IV Semester II
[Link] course
Course Title code [Link] ECTS Pre-Requisite
s
1 Operations Management MGMT4152 4 6
2 Management of Financial Institutions MGMT 3 5 None
4182
3 Innovation Management and MGMT 3 5 Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship 4161
4 Project Management MGMT4191 3 5 None
5 Strategic Management MGMT 3 5 None
4201
6 Research in Management II MGMT4213 2 3 Research in Management I
Total 18 33
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