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كاديميالوطني للتقويم واالعتماد األ المركز

National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation

PROGRAM SPECIFICATION

OF

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

For guidance on the completion of this template, please refer to Chapter 2, of Part 2 of Handbook 2 Internal

Quality Assurance Arrangement.

Program Specifications, Ramadan 1438H, June 2017.

Program Specifications

Institution: Jouf University Date: 16/9/1439

College/Department: College of Business / Business Administration

Dean : Dr. Mohammed Bin Nayif Al Otaibi

Department Head: Dr. Emad Abdelkhalek El Tahan


Insert program and college administrative flowchart:


Organizational Structure of the Business Administration Department:

Review and

Measurment

Committee

Head of Department

Secretary of the Council

Program

Coordinator

Academic Advising Committee

E-Learning Committee

Academic Affairs committee

Scholarship Committee

Media Committee

Scientific Committee

Committee of Activities and Events

Committee for Student Affairs and Equivalence

Quality and Accreditation Committee

Program

Review

Committee

Self-Study

Committee

Scientific

research

database and

alumni

Examinations Committee


List all branches offering this program:

1- Main Campus in Sakaka 2- Girls’ Branch in Sakaka

A. Program Identification and General Information

1. Program title and code: Business Administration (ADR)

2. Total credit hours needed for completion of the program: 134 credit hours

3. Award granted on completion of the program: Bachelor of Business Administration

4. Major tracks/pathways or specializations within the program (eg. transportation or

structural engineering within a civil engineering program or counseling or school

psychology within a psychology program):

Financial Management Track and Marketing Track

5. Intermediate Exit Points and Awards (if any) (eg. associate degree within a bachelor

degree program): Not Applicable

6. Professional occupations (licensed occupations, if any) for which graduates are

prepared. (If there is an early exit point from the program (eg. diploma or associate

degree) include professions or occupations at each exit point):

Marketing Track:

• Sales Representative

• Bank counter employee

• Human Resources Manager at the bank or insurance company

• Sales man

• Human Resources Officer

Financial Track:

• Financial Analyst

• Financial Manager

• Treasury Officer

• Risk Management Officer

7. (a) New Program Planned starting date

(b) Continuing Program Year of most recent major program review

List recent major review or accreditation contracts.

1. Department's committee for curriculum development.

2. Colleges' committee for curriculums

8. Name of program chair or coordinator. If a program chair or coordinator has been

appointed for the female section as well as the male section, include names of both:

Dr. Emad. A. Saber El Tahan (Male Section), Dr. Suha Ahmed Arbab (Female Section)

NO

YES

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9. Date of approval by the authorized body (MOE).

Campus Location Approval By Date

Main Campus: Ministry of Education 27/8/1428

Girls Branch Ministry of Education 27/8/1428

2. Relationship (if any) to other programs offered by the institution/college/department.

a. Does this program offer courses that students in other programs are required to take? Yes

No

If yes, what has been done to make sure those courses meet the needs of students

in the other programs?

Communicate and consult with the relevant departments and follow up the evaluation of

their students.

b. Does the program require students to take courses taught by other departments? Yes

No

If yes, what has been done to make sure those courses in other departments meet

the needs of students in this program?

• Review the courses regularly to ensure that they are relevant to the needs of the students in the

programs presented, through the curriculum's Committee in the department, which is reviewed

in light of the mission and objectives of the department.

• Review the assessment of the course (s) by students' questionnaires to provide feedback.

• External audit by independent experts.

• Consult academic departments that offer other programs.

• Communicate and consult with the relevant scientific colleges and follow up the evaluation of

their students.

3. Do students who are likely to be enrolled in the program have any special needs or

characteristics? (eg. Part time evening students, physical and academic disabilities,

limited IT or language skills).

Yes No

4. What modifications or services are you providing for special needs applicants?

Prepare equipment to students who have physical disability

X

X

X


D. Program Structure and Organization

1. Program Description: List the core and elective program courses offered each semester from

Prep Year to graduation using the below Curriculum Study Plan Table (A separate table is required

for each branch IF a given branch offers a different study plan).

A program or department manual should be available for students or other stakeholders and a copy

of the information relating to this program should be attached to the program specification. This

information should include required and elective courses, credit hour requirements and

department/college and institution requirements, and details of courses to be taken in each year or

semester.

Curriculum Study Plan Table

* Prerequisite – list course code numbers that are required prior to taking this course.

Level Course Code Course Title Compulsory

or Elective

Pre-

requisite

Courses

Credit

Hours

University,

College or

Department

Pre

p Y

ear

No

t A

pp

lica

ble

N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A

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el

1

BUS111 Principles of Business

Administration Compulsory N/A 3 College

ACCT111

Principles of

Accounting and

Financial Reporting

Compulsory N/A 3 College

ISL101 Fundamentals of Islamic Culture

Compulsory N/A 2 University

ENGL103 English Language 1 Compulsory N/A 3 University

ARB100 Arabic Language Skills Compulsory N/A 2 University

EDU101 University life Skills Compulsory N/A 2 University

ISL111 The Holy Quran Compulsory N/A 3 College

Lev

el

2

MTH 181 Business Mathematics Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS 122 Principles of

Microeconomic Compulsory N/A 3 College


ISL110 The Moderation &

Sobriety Compulsory N/A 2 University

ENGL104 English Language 2 Compulsory ENGL 103 3 University

ARB102 Writing Skills Compulsory N/A 2 University

CIS101 Computer Skills Compulsory N/A 3 University

Lev

el

3

BUS 221 Principles of

Macroeconomic Compulsory BUS 122 3 College

MTH 282 Business Statistics 1 Compulsory N/A 3 Department

ACCT 221 Principles of Cost and

Managerial Accounting Compulsory ACCT 111 3 College

BUS 211 Human Resources

Management Compulsory BUS 111 3 Department

ISL 105 ISL 108

ISL 109

Human Rights

Contemporary Issues

The Role of woman in Development

Elective N/A 2+2 University

ISL100 Biography of the

Prophet Muhammad Compulsory N/A 3 College

Marketing Track

Level Course Code Course Title Compulsory

or Elective

Pre-

requisite

Courses

Credit

Hours

University,

College or

Department

Lev

el 4

MTH 283 Business Statistics 2 Compulsory MTH 282 3 Department

LAWS 271 Principles Of

Commercial Law Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS241 Principles of Financial


BUS231 Principles of

Marketing Compulsory BUS 111 3 Department

BUS212 Business

Communication Compulsory ENGL 104 3 Department

ISL 107 Profession Ethics Compulsory N/A 2 College

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el

5

BUS331 Product and brand

management Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS332 Integrated Marketing

Communications Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS333 Distribution and

Marketing Institutions

Management

Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS 311 Production and

operations Compulsory BUS 111 3 Department


management

BUS 334 Computer Usage in

marketing Compulsory BUS 231 3 Department

ACCT 321

Management

Accounting and Decision Making

Compulsory ACCT221 3 Department

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el

6

BUS335 Consumer Behavior Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS336 Electronic Marketing Compulsory BUS 231 3 Department

BUS337 Services Marketing Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS337 Marketing


BUS321 Feasibility Studies Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

EDU 102 BUS 101

Voluntary Work Entrepreneurship

Elective N/A 2 University

Lev

el

7

BUS431 International

Marketing Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS432 Sales Management Compulsory BUS 332 3 Department

BUS433 Marketing Strategies Compulsory BUS 338 3 Department

BUS411 Research methods in

Business Compulsory MTH 283 3 Department

BUS 434 BUS 435

Tourism Marketing Agricultural Marketing

Elective N/A 3 Department

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el

8

BUS436 Marketing researches Compulsory BUS 411 3 Department

BUS437 Contemporary issues

in Marketing Compulsory BUS 338 3 Department

BUS412 Corporate Strategy Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

BUS438 BUS439

BUS 413

Banking Marketing

Or Retailing

Or supply chain management


BUS430 Practical Training Compulsory

Passing

105 credit hours

3 Department

Financial Management Track

Level Course Code

Course Title Compulsory or Elective

Pre-requisite Courses

Credit Hours

University, College or

Department

Lev

el 4

MTH 283 Business Statistics 2 Compulsory MTH 282 3 Department

LAWS 271 Principles Of Commercial

Law Compulsory

N/A 3 Department

BUS241 Principles of Financial

Management Compulsory

BUS 111 3 Department

BUS231 Principles of Marketing Compulsory BUS 111 3 Department


BUS222 Money and Banking Compulsory BUS221 3 Department

ISL 107 Profession Ethics Compulsory N/A 2 College

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el

5

BUS341 Financial Markets Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

BUS342 Corporate Finance1 Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS343 International Financial

Management


BUS344 Financial

Information Systems


BUS313 Operations Research Compulsory MTH 283 3 Department

ACCT322 Financial Reports Analysis Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

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el

6

BUS345 Portfolio Management Compulsory BUS 341 3 Department

BUS346 Fundamentals of Risk and

Insurance Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS347 Behavioral Finance Compulsory BUS 341 3 Department

BUS348 Corporate Finance 2 Compulsory BUS 342 3 Department

EDU 102

BUS 101

Voluntary Work or

Entrepreneurship Elective N/A 2 University

BUS321 Feasibility Studies Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

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el

7

BUS441 Financial Derivatives Compulsory BUS 341 3 Department

BUS442 Bank Risk Management Compulsory N/A 3 Department

BUS411 Research Methods in

Business Compulsory MTH 283 3 Department

BUS421 Introduction to Econometrics Compulsory MTH 283 3 Department

BUS443

BUS422

Financial Modeling or

Quantitative Methods Elective

BUS345 (MTH 181 +

BUS 313) 3 Department

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el

8

BUS444 Topics in Finance (E) Compulsory ENGL 104 + BUS 341

3 Department

BUS445 Corporate Governance Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

BUS412 Corporate Strategy Compulsory BUS 241 3 Department

BUS446, BUS447

Real Estate Finance or Islamic Finance


BUS448 Practical Training Compulsory Passing 105 credit hours

3 Department


4. Learning Outcomes in Domains of Learning, Assessment Methods and Teaching Strategy

Program Learning Outcomes, Assessment Methods, and Teaching Strategy work together and are

aligned. They are joined together as one, coherent, unity that collectively articulate a consistent

agreement between student learning and teaching.

The National Qualification Framework (NQF) provides five learning domains. Learning

outcomes are required in the first four domains and some programs may also require the

Psychomotor Domain.

On the table below are the five NQF Learning Domains, numbered in the left column.

First, insert the suitable and measurable learning outcomes required in each of the learning

domains. Second, insert supporting teaching strategies that fit and align with the assessment

methods and intended learning outcomes. Third, insert appropriate assessment methods that

accurately measure and evaluate the learning outcome. Each program learning outcomes,

assessment method, and teaching strategy ought to reasonably fit and flow together as an integrated

learning and teaching process.

5. Admission Requirements for the program

Attach handbook or bulletin description of admission requirements including any course or

experience prerequisites.

Accepting new students:

(1) The University Council determines based on the proposal of Colleges Councils and its related

bodies the number of students admissible in the next academic year.

(2) The Deanship of Admissions and Registration, in coordination with the Deanship of Colleges,

prepares a memorandum of presentation and submit it to the University Council with the number of

students, which can be accepted in the next academic year.

(3) The admission of the new student at the university shall be as follows:

(A) Have a high school certificate or equivalent within the Kingdom or outside.

(B) Should he not have passed the secondary school or equivalent for more than five years, and the

University Council may exempt from this condition if there are convincing reasons.

(C) To have good conduct.

(D) Successfully pass any test or personal interview deemed by the University Council.

(E) To be medically fit;

(F) To obtain the approval of his / her reference to the study if he / she works in any governmental or

private body.

(G) To fulfill any other conditions determined by the University Council.

(4) The trade-off between applicants who meet all the requirements shall be in accordance with their

grades in the general secondary certificate examination, the personal interview and the admission

tests, if any.

(5) Students who apply for study are selected according to their achievement in the secondary

certificate and their rates in any other tests required.


E. Regulations for Student Assessment and Verification of Standards

What processes will be used for verifying standards of achievement (eg., verify grading samples

of tests or assignments Independent assessment by faculty from another institution) (Processes

may vary for different courses or domains of learning.)

Regulations for Student Assessment: 1. The description of each course includes a timetable for evaluating students in the course during the

semester, including: written tests (periodic, final, verbal), exercises, duties, participation in the

classroom, projects, research and articles (individual or collective) The course is divided into two

categories:

A- Degrees of the semester work (40) degree B. Final test scores (60) degree

(1) The College Council, which is followed by the Rapporteur on the proposal of the Department

Council, shall determine a grade for the semester work not less than (30%) of the final grade of the

course.

(2) The degree of quarterly work shall not exceed 60% of the final grade of the course.

(3) The degree of quarterly work is calculated in one of the following two ways:

Oral, practical, research or class activity tests

Or at least one editorial test.

(B) At least two editorial tests;

(4) The College Council, following the recommendation of the Board of the Department, may

guarantee the final test in any course of practical or oral tests, and determine the grades to be allocated

for the final test grades.

(5) The department council, which teaches the course on the recommendation of the teacher of the

course, may allow the student to complete the requirements of any course in the following semester.

The student shall be assessed in the academic record an incomplete assessment (IC) Completion of the

requirements of that course. If one semester has passed and an incomplete assessment (IC) has not

been changed in the student's record for failure to complete it, it will be replaced with a F (F) And

cumulative.

(6) The department council or its representative may, on the recommendation of the teacher of the

course, allow the student to complete the requirements of the course in which he received an

incomplete assessment and amend the grade before the end of the next semester.

(7) If the study of research courses requires more than one semester, the student will receive a

continuous assessment (IP). After the student completes the course, he / she will be awarded the

grade. If the course is not completed in time The Board of the Department is authorized to approve the

monitoring of an incomplete assessment (IC) in the student register.

Verification of Standards 3 - Describe the processes used to verify the academic achievement standards of students:

Such as: Reviewing a sample of tests or assignments or an independent assessment by a faculty

member in another institution (the processes used may vary according to courses or areas of learning):

1. Presenting the results of a random sample in each course on the faculty member from within the

department.

2. Re-correcting a random sample of assignments or tests in each course by a faculty member from

outside the department


3. The professor of each course periodically exchanges a correction of a sample of assignments or

tests with a faculty member in another educational institution.

4. Analysis of the results of students who completed the study of each course according to the

percentages of success and repetition.

5. Examining the criteria for evaluating students' performance of the course and measuring their

learning outcomes in the course.

6. Holding panel discussions with a group of students (distinguished and dissenting) to learn their

views and perspectives in each course.

7. Hosting expert visiting professors to evaluate each course and present their views.

- Student's grade obtained in each course are calculated as follows:

Percentage Grade Grade

code

Grade weight

Out (5)

Grade weight

Out (4)

95-100 Exceptional A + 5.00 4.00

90 to less than 95 Excellent A 4.75 3.75

85 to less than 90 Superior B + 4.50 3.50

80 to less than 85 Very Good B 4.00 3.00

75 to less than 80 Above Average C + 3.50 2.50

70 to less than 75 Good C 3.0 2.0

65 to less than 70 High Pass D + 2.50 1.50

60 to less than 65 Pass D 2.00 1.00

Less than 60 Fail F 1.00 0

Authorized Signatures

Dean/Chair Name Title Signature Date

Program Dean

Dr. Mohammed Bin Nayif Al Otaibi Dean

Program Chair

Main Campus Dr. Emad Abdelkhalek El Tahan

Department

Coordinator

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