WMBA Program: Spring 2024
Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU)
Jahangirnagar University
Savar, Dhaka-1342
Bangladesh
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WMBA Class Routine: Spring 2024
WMBA Program
Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU)
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342
9:45 AM - 12:45 PM 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM 5:20 PM - 8:20 PM
DAY
(F1) (F2) (F3)
BUS 501 (Section 1): SD BUS 502 (Section 1): JJ BUS 503 (Section 1): AH
Room# 384 Room# 381 Room# 384
BUS 504 (Section 1): BA BUS 506 (Section 2): MA BUS 505 (Section 1): MA
Room# 407 Room# 406 Room# 406
BUS 506 (Section 1): PS BUS 511 (Section 1): RS BUS 507 (Section 1): PS
Room# 321 Room# 407 Room# 382
BUS 509 (Section 1): MBR BUS 514: SFR BUS 508 (Section 1): TA
FRIDAY
Room# 381 Room# 383 Room# 381
BUS 510 (Section 1): MNI FIN 506: SHC BUS 512 (Section 1): RS
Room# 382 Room# 321 Room# 407
FIN 517: RKS HRM 509: SD BUS 513 (Section 1): SFR
Room# 406 Room# 384 Room# 321
MKT 507: AH QBA 506: MNI MKT 508: SK
Room# 383 Room# 382 Room# 383
9:45 AM - 12:45 PM 1:45 PM - 4:45 PM 4:50 PM - 7:50 PM
(S1) (S2) (S3)
BUS 502 (Section 2): MMH BUS 501 (Section 2): MBR BUS 509 (Section 2): MBR
Room# 383 Room# 383 Room# 382
BUS 503 (Section 2): CGK BUS 504 (Section 2): ZI BUS 511 (Section 2): RKS
Room# 406 Room# 384 Room# 406
BUS 506 (Section 3): MNI BUS 505 (Section 2): CGK BUS 512 (Section 2): MMH
SATURDAY
Room# 407 Room# 321 Room# 381
BUS 507 (Section 2): KA BUS 507 (Section 3): KA BUS 513 (Section 2): BA
Room# 382 Room# 381 Room# 407
BUS 510 (Section 2): ZI BUS 508 (Section 2): TA FIN 502: AH
Room# 384 Room# 406 Room# 383
HRM 507: IA FIN 513/ MKT 512: SK
Room# 381 Room# 407
MKT 521: RH QBA 502: RH
Room# 321 Room# 382
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Faculty List: Spring 2024
WMBA Program
Course Title Course Teacher’s Initial Slot
SI
1 BUS 501 Managerial Communication Ms. Saptarshi Dhar F1
2 BUS 501 Managerial Communication Professor Mohammad Baktiar Rana, PhD S2
3 BUS 502 Mathematics for Decision Making Professor Jasmine Jaim, PhD F2
4 BUS 502 Mathematics for Decision Making Professor Md. Motaher Hossain, PhD S1
5 BUS 503 Statistics for Managers Mr. Alamgir Hossain F3
6 BUS 503 Statistics for Managers Professor Chowdhury Golam Kibria S1
7 BUS 504 Managerial Economics Mr. Badrul Alam F1
8 BUS 504 Managerial Economics Professor K.M. Zahidul Islam, PhD S2
9 BUS 505 Macro Economic Analysis Mr. Moudud Ahmed F3
10 BUS 505 Macro Economic Analysis Professor Chowdhury Golam Kibria S2
11 BUS 506 Accounting for Decision Making Mr. Palash Saha F1
12 BUS 506 Accounting for Decision Making Mr. Moudud Ahmed F2
13 BUS 506 Accounting for Decision Making Professor Mohammad Nazmul Islam S1
14 BUS 507 Organization and Management Mr. Palash Saha F3
15 BUS 507 Organization and Management Professor Kamrul Arefin S1
16 BUS 507 Organization and Management Professor Kamrul Arefin S2
17 BUS 508 Peoples Management Ms. Tasnima Aziza F3
18 BUS 508 Peoples Management Ms. Tasnima Aziza S2
19 BUS 509 Marketing Management Professor Mohammad Baktiar Rana, PhD F1
20 BUS 509 Marketing Management Professor Mohammad Baktiar Rana, PhD S3
21 BUS 510 Financial Management Professor Mohammad Nazmul Islam F1
22 BUS 510 Financial Management Professor K.M. Zahidul Islam, PhD S1
23 BUS 511 Management Information System Mr. Raihan Sharif F2
24 BUS 511 Management Information System Mr. Ratul Kumar Saha S3
25 BUS 512 Operations Management Mr. Raihan Sharif F3
26 BUS 512 Operations Management Professor Md. Motaher Hossain, PhD S3
27 BUS 513 Entrepreneurship Development Mr. Sheikh Feroze Rehan, PhD F3
28 BUS 513 Entrepreneurship Development Mr. Badrul Alam S3
29 BUS 514: Strategic Management Mr. Sheikh Feroze Rehan, PhD F2
FIN 502: Investment Analysis and Portfolio
S3
30 Management Mr. Alamgir Hossain
31 FIN 506: Financial Institutions and Markets Mr. Shish Haider Chowdhury F2
FIN 513/ MKT 512: Financial Product
S2
32 Marketing Mr. Shahriar Kabir
33 FIN 517: Working Capital Management Mr. Ratul Kumar Saha F1
34 HRM 507: Industrial Relations Professor Ireen Akhter, PhD S1
35 HRM 509: Leadership Ms. Saptarshi Dhar F2
36 MKT 507: Marketing Research Mr. Alamgir Hossain F1
37 MKT 508: International Marketing Mr. Shahriar Kabir F3
MKT 521: Integrated Marketing
S1
38 Communication Professor Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Huque, PhD
39 QBA 502 Quality Management Professor Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Huque, PhD S2
40 QBA 506 Management Science Professor Mohammad Nazmul Islam F2
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WMBA Program
Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU)
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342
Trimester Class Plan: Spring 2024 (Tentative)
Week Friday Class Saturday Class
Week 1 February 9* February 10
Week 2 February 16 February 17
Week 3 February 23 February 24
Week 4 March 1 March 2
Week 5 March 8 March 9
Week 6 March 15 March 16
Week 7 March 22 March 23
Week 8 March 29 March 30
Week 9 April 5 April 6**
Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
Week 10 April 19 April 20
Week 11 April 26 April 27
Week 12 May 3 May 4
May 10 May 11
Week 13 Make-up class Make-up class
May 17 May 18
Week 14
Final Examination (F2) Final Examination (S1 & S3)
May 24 May 25
Week 15
Final Examination (F1 & F3) Final Examination (S2)
*Note: Classes of February 9, 2024 have been suspended due to Shab-e-Meraj. The online
makeup classes for the slots of F1, F2, and F3 will be from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm on February
18, 19, and 20 respectively.
**Note: Classes of April 6, 2024 can be suspended subject to the appearance of the moon on
Laylat-ul-Qadr; make-up schedule will be declared later.
***Note: A revised schedule for the classes during the undergraduate admission test at
Jahangirnagar University and Ramadan will be announced later.
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ORDINANCE FOR WMBA PROGRAM
INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (IBA-JU)
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY
1.0 Program:
The Master of Business Administration (Weekend) Program consists of 60 credit hours which can be
completed within two to six years on trimester basis. Each trimester will be of thirteen weeks of duration.
The course-end examination of the courses offered in a trimester will be held at the end of the each trimester.
1.1 Program Objective
This nonresidential MBA Program (weekend) aims at developing up-to-date global entrepreneurs and
managers. Through the delivery of state of art teaching and practical insights this program will ultimately
endeavor to create the business leaders of the future.
2.0 Academic Program:
The MBA Program requires each student to complete a maximum of 20 courses and each of the courses will
carry 3 credit hours. Students with related background may get waiver up to maximum 15 credits hours
depending upon previous academic records. Students may be allowed to take minimum 2 courses (i.e. 6
credit hours) from all the courses offered in a trimester. It is to be noted here that all the courses may not be
offered at every trimester. Minimum number of students should be 10 to have a course offered to them.
Degree requirements:
i) The degree will be awarded after the successful completion of a maximum of 20 courses (60
credit hours). Maximum 5 courses can be waived based on the previous academic records of
the student.
ii) Passing of all the courses individually by getting at least “D” grade and maintaining a
minimum CGPA of 2.5.
3.0 Admission Requirements for MBA Program:
3.1 Eligibility of a candidate:
In order to qualify as a candidate for the MBA program (weekend), the applicant must satisfy the following
requirements:
4-Year Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (3-Year Bachelor’s Degree + 1-Year/2-Year Master’s Degree) in
any discipline with at least CGPA of 2.50 on 4.00 Scale (or 2nd Class/Division).
With at least GPA 3.00 on 5.00 Scale (or 2nd Division) in both SSC and HSC Exams.
Applicants who have taken the O Level examination must have passed at least five subjects, with a minimum
grade “D” in each of these subjects.
Applicants who have taken the A level examination must have passed at least two subjects, with a minimum grade
of “D” in each of these subjects.
Letter grades of O level and A level subjects are converted to grade points (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1). Grade Point
Average (GPA) is calculated by averaging the grade points of the five best grades of O level and the two best
grades of A level.
For all other certificates, equivalence will be determined by the Equivalence Committee of the IBA-JU.
Applicants with a score of 550 or more in GMAT (with minimum 30 percentile in verbal and 50 percentile in
quantitative) may be exempted from the Written Test. However, they will be required to appear for a viva-voce
examination.
3.2 Admission test:
The admission test will comprise of a written test followed by a viva-voce examination, A successful candidate
must pass both tests individually. Final merit list will be based on the scores of both written and viva-voce.
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4.0 Assessment:
4.1 For the purpose of assessment, 100 marks shall be assigned to each of the three credit hours course.
4.2 Assessment of a student in a course shall be based on marks obtained in the course end examination
(written) and course work. Marks allotted for course work shall be 60% of the total marks of each course
while marks allocated for the course end examination (written) shall be 40% of the total marks.
4.3 Course work:
Coursework shall consist of written tests, viva-voce, quizzes, participation in class, project visit, presentation, case
studies, discussion, assignments, term papers, etc.
4.4. Course-end examination:
I) Each course-end examination to be held at the end of each trimester and the duration of the course -end
examinations shall be 2 to 2.5 hours for each course.
4.5. Grading system:
The total numerical marks obtained by a student will be converted into letter grades. The UGC grading system
will be followed to evaluate the course performance.
Table 4: Grading Structure
Conversion Point Letter Grade Grade Point
80-100 A+ 4.00
75-less than 80 A 3.75
70-less than 75 A- 3.50
65- less than 70 B+ 3.25
60- less than 65 B 3.00
55- less than 60 B- 2.75
50- less than 55 C+ 2.50
45- less than 50 C 2.25
40- less than 45 D 2.00
below 40 F 00
5.0 Qualifying Marks:
If any candidate obtains less than “D” grade in the combined evaluation of course-end examination and
assessment of class work or s/he remains absent in course-end examination, her/his course shall be treated as
incomplete and s/he will get a chance to participate in the next available examination on that course.
6.0 Withdrawal:
6.1: Withdrawal from course:
Withdrawal from a course may be allowed to a student after approval from the authority during a trimester. S/he
needs to apply for a withdrawal within three weeks from the beginning of a trimester. As far as course fee is
concerned, if the student applies for a withdrawal within (a) 3 week s/he will get full refund, (b) 5 weeks s/he will
get 50% refund. There would be no refund for withdrawal from the course after 5 weeks.
6.2: Withdrawal from program:
The academic committee may allow withdrawal on valid occasions but a student must complete the program
within a period of 6 academic years from the date of initial registration. Student can get withdrawal from the
program for a period no more than 2 years. Upon re-entry, the student must complete the required courses of the
program remaining in force. The student can only be accommodated within the course offered for the regular
students.
7.0 Repeater:
(i) A student at any trimester who fails to appear in more than one course-end examinations for some valid reasons
may, on recommendation of the director of the Institute be allowed by the Vice-Chancellor to continue for one-
more trimester and repeat all the courses of that trimester.
ii) If any student fails in more than one course in any trimester.
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Syllabus for the WMBA Program
Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU)
Jahangirnagar University
OVERVIEW OF WMBA Program
Class Time: Friday and Saturday
Duration of each trimester: 4 Months
Structure of WMBA Program: 13 Basic Courses + 1 Capstone Course + 4 Major Courses + 2 Minor
Courses = 20 Courses
Total Credit Hours: 20x3 = 60 Credit Hours
BASIC AND CAPSTONE COURSES
Courses
BUS 501 Managerial Communication
BUS 502 Mathematics for Decision Making
BUS 503 Statistics for Managers
BUS 504 Managerial Economics
BUS 505 Macro Economic Analysis
BUS 506 Accounting for Decision Making
BUS 507 Organization and Management
BUS 508 Peoples Management
BUS 509 Marketing Management
BUS 510 Financial Management
BUS 511 Management Information System
BUS 512 Operations Management
BUS 513 Entrepreneurship Development
Capstone Course
BUS 514: Strategic Management
Major & Minor Courses
FINANCE AND BANKING
Courses
FIN 501: Central Bank and Banking Supervision
FIN 502: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 503: International Financial Management
FIN 504: Corporate Financial Management
FIN 505: Financial Econometrics
FIN 506: Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN 507: Strategic Banking
FIN 508: Financial Engineering
FIN 509: Insurance Fund Management
FIN 510: Bank Management
FIN 511: E-banking
FIN 512: Project Management
FIN 513: Financial Product Marketing
FIN 514: Fund Management
FIN 515: Real Estate Finance and Investment
FIN 516: Financial Statement Analysis
FIN 517: Working Capital Management
FIN 518: Non Bank Financial Institution
FIN 519: Behavioral Finance
FIN 520: Theory of Finance
FIN 521: Selected Issues in Finance
FIN 522: Seminar on Contemporary issues in Finance and Banking
FIN 523: Research in Banking and Finance
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MARKETING
Courses
MKT 501: Product Design and Pricing Policy
MKT 502: Services Marketing
MKT 503: Industrial Marketing
MKT 504: Promotions Management
MKT 505: Strategic Marketing
MKT 506: Consumer Behavior
MKT 507: Marketing Research
MKT 508: International Marketing
MKT 509: Social Products Marketing
MKT 510: Real Time Marketing
MKT 511: Relationship Marketing
MKT 512: Financial Product Marketing
MKT 513: Marketing Game
MKT 514: Advertising & Sales Promotion
MKT 515: Theories of Marketing
MKT 516: Marketing Channel Management
MKT 517: Sales Management
MKT 518: Product Portfolio Management
MKT 519: Retail Management
MKT 520: Customer Relationship Management
MKT 521: Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT 522: Agro Product Marketing
MKT 523: Rural Marketing
MKT 524: Tourism and Hospitality Management
MKT 525: Agricultural Product Marketing
MKT 526: Global Marketing
MKT 527: Fundamentals of E-Marketing
MKT 528:Brand Management
529: Selected Issues in Marketing
MKT 530: Seminar on Contemporary issues in Marketing
MKT 531: Research in Marketing
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Courses
HRM 501: Human Resource Planning and Policy
502: Strategic
HRM 503: Human
Job Analysis and Resource Management
Performance Management
HRM 504: Training and Development
HRM 505: Career Planning and Development
HRM 506: Compensation Management
HRM 507: Industrial Relations
HRM 508: Employment laws in Bangladesh
HRM 509: Leadership
HRM 510: Conflict Management
HRM 511: Human Resource Information system
HRM 512: Labor Economics
HRM 513: Gender in Management
HRM 514: Managing Workforce Diversity
HRM 515: Selected Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM 516: Global Human Resource Management
HRM 517: Management of Human Resources in Bangladesh
HRM 518: Seminar on Contemporary issues in Human Resource Management
HRM 519: Research in Human Resource Management.
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QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Course
QBA 501: Innovation Management
QBA 502: Quality Management
QBA 503: Modern Manufacturing Systems
QBA 504: Materials Management
QBA 505: Production Economics
QBA 506: Management Science
QBA 507: Project Management
QBA 508: Inventory Management
QBA 509: Supply Chain Management
QBA 510: Production Planning and Control
QBA 511: Seminar on Contemporary issues in Operations Management
QBA 512: Research in Operations Management
