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DAFFODIL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DIIT)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
First Year, First Semester
Introduction to Business
Course Code: 510101 Credits Hours: 3 Full Marks: 100
Google Classroom Code: aexy55n
Course Teacher: Md. Jahidul Islam Rony
Senior Lecturer & Coordinator
Bachelor of Business Administration
Email: rony_nu@diit.info
Cell: 01719678798
Google Sites: https://sites.google.com/diit.info/rony/home
Academic Integrity: Daffodil Institute of IT is committed to the highest standards of academic excellence, integrity, and honesty under the National University of Bangladesh. Students are expected to abide by these standards regarding intellectual honesty and uphold the policies of the Institute in this respect and avoid any behavior that could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts, and participation in an offense. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense and can result in suspension or expulsion from the Institute.
Objectives:
Introduction to Business provides an overview of business concepts in modern world. Students will students will learn new business concepts, business organization, development of joint-stock companies in Bangladesh, state enterprise, co-operative societies in Bangladesh, institute for promotion of business, franchising, start-up and trade practices in Bangladesh. Throughout the course you will lean to exploration of career options and development of business problem-solving skills.
Course Details & Lecture Plan
Chapter 01: Concepts in Business
Class 01: Meaning and Definition of Business-Functions, Characteristics
Class 02: Nature of Business, Components of Business
Class 03: Pre-Requisites of Business-Owner of a business, The Payoff of Business ownership, The Winning hand of Ownership,
Class 04: Characteristics of successful Business Owner, Form of Business Ownership in Bangladesh.
Chapter 02: Sole Proprietorship
Class 05: Meaning and Definition-Characteristics of Sole Proprietorship
Class 06: Advantages and Disadvantages
Class 07: Formation of Sole Proprietorship.
Chapter 03: Partnership
Class 08: Meaning and Definition-Characteristics of Partnership
Class 09: Advantages and Disadvantages-Kinds of Partners and Partnership
Class 10: Partnership Agreement-Provision of Partnership Deed-Rights and Duties of Partners
Class 11: Liabilities of Partners-Formation of partnership FirmDissolution of Partnership Firm.
Chapter 04: Joint Stock Companies (JSC)
Class 12: Meaning and Definition-Features of JSC, Advantages and Disadvantages of JSC
Class 13: Public vs. Private Limited Company, Formation of a JSC in Bangladesh
Class 14: Legal Documents Issued by a Company: Memorandum, Articles, Prospectus
Class 15: Company Meeting: Shareholders’ Meetings, Directors’ Meeting
Class 16: Share Capital-Winding up of Company.
Chapter 05: Cooperative Society
Class 17: Meaning and Definition-Department of Cooperative in Bangladesh
Class 18: Principles and Characteristics of Cooperative-Advantages
Class 19: Disadvantages of Cooperative, Types of Cooperative Society.
Chapter 06: State Enterprises
Class 20: Meaning and Definition-Historical Background of State Enterprises
Class 21: Advantages, Disadvantages, Classification of State Enterprise
Class 22: State Enterprise in Bangladesh.
Chapter 07: Franchising
Class 23: Meaning and Definition, Franchising options and the structure of the industry
Class 24: Process for evaluating a franchise opportunity, Reasons for buying an existing business
Class 25: Process of evaluating a business, Pros and cons of franchising.
Chapter 08: Business Start-Up
Class 26: Identifying Startup Ideas, Creating a New Business from Search
Class 27: Finding Startup Ideas, Using Internal and External Analysis to evaluate and opportunity
Class 28: Selecting Strategies that capture opportunities.
Recommended Books:
1. Ivancevich, M. John, and Skinner, J. Steven,(1992).Business for the 21st Century, Irwin
2. A Guide to Opportunity-Investment guide of Bangladesh (2018), BIDA, Bangladesh
Reference Book:
3. Shell S.K. and Syeduzzaman M. (2019). Inrtoduction to Business, Renaissance Book Depot.
Instructions
The quiz will be held after completing every chapter.
You have to submit assignments on the selected topic.
There will be a presentation on the selected topic.
One mid-term and one internal final examination will be taken centrally by the Institute.
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