KHULNA UNIVERSITY

MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISCIPLINE
ORDINANCE FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
(Session: 2012-13, Effective from MBA-2012 Batch)

Globalization of business has enhanced the importance of business education tremendously in the world
vis--vis in Bangladesh. As such, both developed and developing countries are giving continued serious
attention towards the introduction and further development of this type of education. Khulna University in
particular in Bangladesh has employed its best efforts towards this end since the inception of its academic
programs in 1991. Business Administration Discipline has started its BBA program in 1991 (first in
Bangladesh). Thenceforward, almost 11 years have been over. Now the Business Administration
Discipline has gained a foothold to introduce highly demanded MBA (Master of Business
Administration) program. On this background the ordinance for MBA program has been prepared.

1: DEGREE OFFERED:

Master of Business Administration degree will be conferred by Khulna University to a candidate subject
to the fulfillment of the rules and regulations as described hereunder and other relevant rules and
regulations formulated by the competent authorities of this University. Business Administration
Discipline will offer MBA program, which will lead to the degree of Master of Business Administration.

2: ADMISSION:

2.1.1. For admission to the MBA program, a candidate must have:

(i) a BBA degree from this university
OR
(i) a four/five years bachelor degree from any university, and
(ii) at least 8 (eight) points calculated on the basis outlined in section 2.1.3
OR
(i) a bachelor degree and a master degree which altogether are equivalent to 4/5 years
bachelor degree, and
(ii) at least 8 (eight) points calculated on the basis outlined in section 2.1.3

2.1.2. A candidate must not have a third division or a GPA less than 2.00 in more than one occasion.

2.1.3. The points for eligibility to seek admission into the MBA program will be calculated on the
following basis:
Certificate/Examination Division/Class and Points
1st Division/Class 2nd Division/Class 3rd Division/Class
S.S.C. or Equivalent GPA* 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 3 2 1
G.C.E. O Level GPA 3.00 and above 2.00 to below 3.00 1.00 to below 2.00
3 2 1
H.S.C. or Equivalent GPA* 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 3 2 1
G.C.E. E Level GPA 2.50 and above 1.50 to below 2.50 1.00 to below 1.50
Point 3 2 1
Bachelor Degree (2 years) CGPA 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 3 2 1
Bachelor Degree (3 years) CGPA 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 4 3 2
Bachelor Degree (4/5years) CGPA 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 6 5 3
Master Degree CGPA 3.50 and above 2.00 to below 3.50 1.00 to below 2.00
Point 2 2 1
* GPAs for S.S.C. or equivalent and H.S.C. or equivalent are calculated on a 5-point scale. Other GPAs
are calculated on 4-point scale.

2.1.4. If a candidate is provided with both original and converted results of any certificate/degree
examination, the original results will be considered for the minimum points calculation.

2.1.5. An in-service candidate, if selected for admission, must obtain necessary clearance and, if
needed, certificate of leave of absence or deputation from the office of the candidates employer.

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2.2 The Eligibility Committee shall assess the eligibility of the candidates. This committee will be
consisted of five members including the Dean of the School, the Head of the Discipline, three senior most
teachers of the Discipline except the Dean and the Head. In case, same individual holds both the position
of the Dean and the Head, another teacher (in order of seniority) of the Discipline will be the fifth
member of this committee. The Dean will act as the Chair of the Committee.
2.3 The Postgraduate Admission Committee will be consisted of five (05) members including the Dean of
the School, the Head of the Discipline and two Professors by rotation in order of seniority (having
postgraduate degree and no dependent applicant) and in the absence of professors-two associate
professors of the Discipline except the Dean and the Head by rotation in order of seniority (having
postgraduate degree and no dependent applicant). In case, same individual holds both the position of the
Dean and the Head, another teacher (in order of seniority) of the Discipline will be member of this
committee. The BOAS will nominate the fifth member. The Head of the Discipline will act as the
Chairman of the Postgraduate Admission Committee.

2.4 The maximum number of candidates to be admitted into the MBA program in a particular academic
year shall be decided by the MBA Admission Committee on the basis of the availability of teaching and
infrastructure facilities in the Discipline and shall be approved by the Academic Council.

2.5 The Postgraduate Admission Committee will frame the rules and procedures of admission subject to
the approval of the Academic Council.

2.6 The Vice Chancellor/Pro Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the Postgraduate Admission
Committee shall approve the candidates for admission to MBA program.

3. DURATION:

3.1The normal duration of the MBA program will be two academic years. But there will be provision for
exemption for the candidates having required background mentioned in section 5.1. The Eligibility
Committee shall decide about exemption before registration process of first term starts.

3.2 Number and Schedule of term in an academic year:

There will be two Terms (Term I and Term II) in an Academic year. The schedule of a Term will be
as follows:
Classes 13 weeks
Mid-term test (Within 6TH and 8TH week) 01 week
Preparatory Leave 02 weeks
Term Final Exam. 03 weeks
Preparation of Results 02 weeks

4. COURSE PATTERN AND CREDIT STRUCTURE:

The MBA Program will consist of a set of theoretical courses and Sessional/laboratory/field
work/tutorial/thesis/project/internship etc.

4.1 Course designation and numbering system:

Each course is designated by two to four letter words identifying the Discipline that offers it, followed by
a four-digit number with the following criteria:
a) The first digit will indicate the year in which the students normally take the course.
b) The second digit will indicate the term in which the students normally take the course.
c) The third digit will be reserved for the use of Discipline for such things as to identify different
areas within a Discipline.
d) The last digit will usually be odd for theoretical courses and even for Sessional/laboratory/
tutorial/field work etc.

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4.2 Assignment of credits:

a. For theoretical courses: One lecture hour per week per term will be equivalent to one credit
b. For laboratory work/field work/tutorial/seminar/project report/review paper (commonly
designated as sessional). One class/contact hour per week per term will be equivalent to half
credit.

5. TYPES OF COURSES:

There will be three types of courses in the MBA curriculum:

5.1 Foundation courses: These are core and basic courses that help developing a foundation for enhancing
business knowledge. If not subject to exemption, every student will have to take all foundation
courses.
The criteria for granting exemption for a particular foundation course are as follows:
(a) Students having Bachelor degree in Business Administration or in other related subjects can apply for
exemption at the beginning of the 1ST semester in the following courses: BA-5101; Business
Communication, BA-5103: Management And Organization, BA-5105: Accounting for Business, BA-
5107: Business Economics and BA-5201: Marketing Management.
(b) Students must have at least B+ (grade point 3.25) in the grading system of Khulna University or
equivalent grade in the related subjects in their bachelor degree program.
(c) Students seeking exemption must apply to the Eligibility Committee who will take final decision
about granting exemption. The head of the discipline will be the Chairman and four other teachers of the
discipline in order of their seniority will be the members of the committee.
(d) A student can be exempted up to maximum 5 (Five) courses.

5.2 Required courses: A number of courses will be designated as required courses, which will build upon
the foundation courses. These courses are mandatory for the degree and a student has to complete all
the designated required courses.

A student will not be allowed to register any required course unless he/she completes the foundation
course of that required course (as indicated by Pre in the list of required courses) or gets exemption for
that foundation course.

5.3 Optional Courses: Apart from the foundation and required courses, students will have to complete a
number of courses to satisfy the minimum credits requirement mentioned in Section 14. These are
optional in that students will have some choice to choose the required number of optional courses
from the optional courses offered. Optional courses will be distributed under different major areas and
the Discipline will develop the details of major areas and concerned courses under each area.

A student taking at least four optional courses (equivalent to 12 credit hours) from a particular major
area will be given the recognition of major area of study in his/her transcript.

6 COURSE OFFERING AND INSTRUCTION:

The courses to be offered in a particular term will be decided and announced by the respective Discipline
and published in the Course Catalog along with a tentative Term Schedule before the end of the previous
term. One teacher known as Course Teacher will usually conduct a course. The Course Teacher is
responsible for maintaining the expected standard of the course and assessing students performance.

7. ADVISING STUDENTS:

The concerned Head of the discipline will appoint student advisor for each batch. He/she will guide the
students for their all sorts of academic related affairs.

8. COURSE REGISTRATION:

Students must register for each course in which they will participate before the commencement of each
term. Each student will fill up Course Registration Form and it has to be submitted to the Registrars
Office after completing proper formalities.

The credit limit for a student is from a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 21 credit hours per term. This
rule can be relaxed up to 3 credits as lower limit if it is the last term for that student or he/she is exempted
for any course in that term. However, the lower limit can also be relaxed up to 3 if the number of courses
required by a student is not available in that term.

8.1 Late Registration: Late registration, subject to a penalty of Tk.100 per course, will be accepted within
the first two weeks of classes. Late registration after this date will not be accepted.

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8.2 Course Adjustment: A student will have limited options to add or drop courses from his/her
registration list within the first two weeks of classes. This can be done with the consent of concerned
course teacher(s) and student advisor with the approval of the Head of the Discipline.

8.3 Withdrawal from a Course: If a student is unable to continue a course, he/she may withdraw from that
course latest by the end of the fourth week of classes, provided that minimum credit hours require is
maintained. This withdrawal has to be done by duly completing the course Adjustment Form and
submitted to the Registrars office through the Head of the concerned Discipline.

8.4 Withdrawal from a Term: If any student is unable to complete the Term Final Examination due to
serious illness or serious accident, he/she may apply to the Head of the concerned Discipline for total
withdrawal from the term within a week after the end of the Term Final Examination. However, he/she
may choose not to withdraw any sessional course if the grade obtained in such a course is D or above. A
medical certificate from the Chief Medical Officer of the University must support the application. The
Academic Council will take the decision about such an application.

9. THESIS:

Students will have to undertake and pass 4 credit hour thesis for achieving MBA degree. Students will
choose the area of study in consultation with his/her supervisor who will be appointed by the Head of the
Discipline. Thesis report of a student will be evaluated by the concerned supervisor and another external
member appointed by the Head of Discipline. To obtain passing grade thesis, a student has to satisfy
his/her defense board. The defense board will consist of the concerned supervisor, the external member
and the Head of Discipline/any other Faculty appointed by the Head of the discipline as chairman of the
defense board.

10. GRADING SYSTEM:

The total performance of a student in a theory course is based on a scheme of continuous assessment
made through (attendance, a set of quizzes, class tests, class participation, homework/assignments) a
mind-term examination and a Term Final Examination. A letter grade with a specified number of grade
points is awarded in each course completed by a student. The completed courses and credits therewith and
obtained GPA in courses are the measurements of a students academic performance.
10.1 Grading Scale: The letter grades that a student may earn depending on the percentage of marks
obtained in a course and their corresponding meaning and grade points are shown in the table below:

Grade
Mark Obtained Letter Point
Credit
80% and above A+ 4.00
75% to below 80% A 3.75
70% to below 75% A- 3.50
65% to below 70% B+ 3.25
60% to below 65% B 3.00
55% to below 60% B- 2.75
50% to below 55% C+ 2.50
45% to below 50% C 2.25
40% to below 45% D 2.00
Less than 40% F 0.00
Exemption Ex

10.2 Evaluation of MBA students:

The evaluation scheme aims to assess knowledge and skills of the students in analyzing business
situations (cases, incidents, features, articles etc.), presenting the analyses in written and oral forms,
making contribution in class-room discussions, working together in groups and precisely producing
written answers in a given time frame. Thus the performance of MBA students in a course will be
evaluated as under:

One Mid-term Test 20%

Continuous Assessment
(Class tests/Assignments/Quiz/Case analysis/etc.) 30%
Class Attendance 10%
Term Final Exam. 40%
Total 100%

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There will be four weeks for Examinations - one is for mid-term and the other three are for final
Examination. The Head of discipline will announce these weeks. The course teacher will evaluate all
tests, examinations, term papers and class performance of a student. The teacher is required to submit all
continuous evaluation (with base scripts, papers, documents) to the Head of the respective Discipline.
Duration of a course final examination will be two (2) to three (3) hours and a single examiner (the
concerned course teacher) will evaluate it. The controller of exam will organize and conduct the final
exam. MBA Examination Committee (consisted of four teachers and concerned Discipline Head as chair)
shall prepare and send the results of term final exam to the Controller (provisional) within two weeks of
the last examination subject to the approval of the Academic Committee of which all teachers of the
Discipline are members. The Controller of Examination will take necessary steps to publish the results.

11. EARNING CREDITS:

The courses in which a student has obtained D or a higher grade will be counted as credits earned by
him/her. Obtained F grade in any course will not be counted towards earned credits and, consequently,
will not be counted for GPA calculation, but it will stay on the Grade Sheet. Obtaining an F grade in any
foundation (if not exempted) or required or optional course(s) in any term will require students to repeat
the course(s) as a fresh course(s). Students will not be allowed to repeat the course(s) more than once.
However, in case of optional course(s) student may choose to take a substitute course from the same area
(if available).

12. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

To obtain the MBA degree, a student of the program will be required to:
(i) Complete/Earn 58 credits including exemption, if any
(ii) Complete all required foundation courses (if he/she is not exempted)
(iii) Complete/pass all compulsory , optional courses and Master Thesis
(iv) Obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.50
(v) Complete MBA program in a maximum of five consecutive academic years, including the year of
first admission into the program.

13. APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF DEGREE:

A student who has fulfilled all the academic requirements for MBA Degree will have to apply to the
Controller of Examinations through his/her Head of the Discipline for graduation. Provisional Degree will
be awarded on completion of Degree requirements. The Syndicate will confirm such provisional degrees
on the recommendation of the Academic Council.

MBA Course Curriculum

1: MBA COURSE STRUCTURE:

A student has to complete 58 credits to obtain MBA degree that includes 14 core courses (foundation and
required) and 4 courses from some major areas such as Finance, Marketing, HRM, International Business,
Business Information Systems and Development Management (details are mentioned below). A student
will obtain major in any of the above-mentioned major areas by doing 4 courses (equivalent to 12 credit
hours) from one of those areas. To obtain the degree a student must also complete thesis program of 4
credit hours.

2. COURSE SUMMARY:

Course Category & Internship Number of Contact Credit Hours

Courses Hours
Foundation 07 21 21
Core
Required 07 21 21
Major 04 12 12
Thesis 04
Total 58

3. LIST OF FOUNDATION COURSES:

Serial Course Credit

No Code Course Title Hours
01 BA - 5101 Business Communication 03

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 02 BA - 5103 Management and Organization 03
03 BA - 5105 Accounting for Business 03
04 BA - 5107 Business Economics 03
05 BA - 5109 Applied Business Statistics 03
06 BA - 5201 Marketing Management 03
07 BA - 5203 Financial Management 03

4. LIST OF REQUIRED COURSES:

Serial Course Credit

No Code Course Title Hours
01 BA - 5205 Human Resource Management 03
02 BA - 5207 Quantitative Business Analysis 03
03 BA - 5209 Production and Operations Management 03
04 BA - 5301 Business Information System 03
05 BA - 5303 International Business 03
06 BA - 5305 Business Research Methodology 03
07 BA - 5401 Strategic Management 03

5. AREA OF CONCENTRATION (MAJOR AREAS):

5.1 Finance (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

FIN 5401 Public Finance and Strategy
FIN 5403 Capital Budgeting
FIN 5405 International Finance
FIN 5407 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN 5409 Investment and Portfolio Management
FIN 5411 Corporate Finance
FIN 5413 Materials Management
FIN 5415 Project Planning and Management
FIN 5417 Working Capital Management
FIN 5419 Financial Analysis and Control

5.2 Marketing (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

MKT 5401 Marketing Research
MKT 5403 Database Marketing
MKT 5405 International Marketing
MKT 5407 Services Marketing
MKT 5409 Tourism and Hotel Management
MKT 5411 Social Marketing
MKT 5413 Advertising and Sales Promotion
MKT 5415 Marketing Strategy and Planning
MKT 5417 Consumer Behavior
MKT 5419 Selling and Salesmanship
MKT 5421 Pricing Strategy
MKT 5423 Relationship Marketing

5.3 Human Resource Management (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

HRM 5401 Manpower Planning and Human Resource Policy
HRM 5403 Total Quality Management
HRM 5405 Industrial Relations
HRM 5407 Legal Issues in Business
HRM 5409 Leadership and Executive Behavior
HRM 5411 Industrial Sociology
HRM 5413 Administrative Planning and Control
HRM 5415 Organizational Development
HRM 5417 Management Training and Development

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 HRM 5419 Performance Appraisal and Compensation Management
HRM 5421 Organization and Conflict Management

5.4 International Business (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

IB 5401 Fundamentals of International Business Management
IB 5403 Management of Technology
IB 5405 International Technology Transfer
IB 5407 Management of Innovation
IB 5409 International Joint Venture and Negotiations
IB 5411 Cross Cultural Management
IB 5413 Technology Strategy
IB 5415 International Supply Chain Management

5.5 Business Information Systems (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

BIS 5401 Operations Research for Management
BIS 5403 Data Base Management
BIS 5405 E-Commerce
BIS 5407 Systems Analysis and Design
BIS 5409 Managerial Information System
BIS 5411 Computer Programming
BIS 5413 Computerized Procurement, Inventory and Strategic Control
BIS 5415 Strategic Supply Management
BIS 5417 IT Strategy
BIS 5419 Business Process Re-engineering
BIS 5421 Information System Application

5.6 Development Management (All the courses are of 03 credit hours):

Course Code Course Name

DM 5401 Development Planning
DM 5403 Socioeconomic Study of Bangladesh
DM 5405 Industrial Development Planning
DM 5407 Real Estate and Public Utility Management
DM 5409 Project Management and Implementation
DM 5411 Management of Micro Credit Organizations
DM 5413 Micro Credit and Micro Insurance Programs in Bangladesh
DM 5415 Development and Policy Economics
DM 5417 Governance and Markets
DM 5419 Small Business Management
DM 5421 Entrepreneurship Development
DM 5423 Entrepreneurship Process and Principles

5.7 COURSE SEQUENCE:

Year 1 Term 1
Course No Name of Course Contact Hour Credit Hour
BA - 5101 Business Communication 03 03
BA - 5103 Management and Organization 03 03
BA - 5105 Accounting for Business 03 03
BA - 5107 Business Economics 03 03
BA - 5109 Applied Business Statistics 03 03
Total 15 15

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 Year 1 Term II
Course No Name of Course Contact Hour Credit Hour
BA - 5201 Marketing Management 03 03
BA - 5203 Financial Management 03 03
BA - 5205 Human Resource Management 03 03
BA - 5207 Quantitative Business Analysis 03 03
BA - 5209 Production and Operations Management 03 03
Total 15 15

Year 2 Term I
Course No Name of Course Contact Hour Credit Hour
BA - 5301 Business Information System 03 03
BA - 5303 International Business 03 03
BA - 5305 Business Research Methodology 03 03
Optional 1 03 03
Optional 2 03 03
Total 15 15

Year 2 Term II
Course No Name of Course Contact Hour Credit Hour
BA 5401 Strategic Management 03 03
BA 5403 Optional 3 03 03
BA 5405 Optional 4 03 03
BA - 5407 Masters Thesis (Pre BA 5305) 04 04
Total 13 13

6. MASTERS THESIS:

Students will complete their Masters Thesis in the last term along with three other courses. However,
students who got exemptions and completed all the courses (54 credit hours) except the Thesis program
will be allowed to carry out the Masters Thesis (4 credit hours) in a separate term.

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