ITAB is an introductory course, which provides the fundamental, intermediate and advanced Microsoft Excel competencies to provide students with the skills necessary to obtain user certification. Topics include spreadsheet creation, financial statements, forecast, schedules, and advanced features such as macros, using charts, importing and exporting data, formulas, built‐in functions. In addition the student will be introduced to databases and to the basics of Microsoft Access. This will help you to realize that computers are no longer merely tools, but increasingly becoming the means by which we acquire information.
A firm understanding of Computerised Accounting is essential for every student who is interested in choosing accounting as his career. This module will introduce the ways in which computers can be used in the areas of finance and accounting. This module is intended to introduce students to a popular computerised accounting software package widely used.
A firm understanding of Computerised Accounting is essential for every student who is interested in choosing accounting as his career. This module will introduce the ways in which computers can be used in the areas of finance and accounting. This module is intended to introduce students to a popular computerised accounting software package widely used.
By studying this module students will be able to develop the legal and professional awareness which will in turn help them in their professional career. This module exposes students to the basic legal framework within which business is operated, both locally and internationally.
Business Law module will give a basic understanding of the legal aspects which governs the businesses. It will equip the learner with the basic skills in facing the legal challenges occurring in everyday life and business activities. A basic exposure to the Omani business law concepts will give familiarize the students on the legal concepts and application.
This module is designed to enable students to gain an understanding of the basic aspects of finance as it is an essential pre-requisite for the successful conduct of any business. Understanding the basic aspects of finance is an essential pre-requisite for a finance graduate. This is an introductory step towards understanding the different dimensions of finance, financial markets and the different basic computations involved in arriving at rate of interest, annuity and other associated concepts.
Every organization needs to achieve certain goals to be successful. Performance management helps in monitoring the progress towards achieving these goals and highlight the work and activities that were most important in achieving or not achieving them. The knowledge that is gained by learning this module is very useful for making recommendations to redefine individual and organisational goals or to set new ones, and to keep building on the successes achieved.
Maintaining accurate accounts is the biggest challenge for managers to achieve the desire objectives of the organisation and effective use of the resources. The skills involved in summarising, analysing and interpretation of financial information for decision making is the need of the industry and this module primarily aims at imparting such skills to you.
This module aims to develop the knowledge about main financial reporting standards which are very likely to be used in workplace. It is intended to be more critical in approach towards financial accounting and reporting problems under the guide lines of IAS / IFRS. It emphasises international harmonisation among different accounting standards of various countries.
The tourism industry is characterized by intensified competition and also by the intangible nature of the various services offered by multiple players in this industry. A well-targeted marketing strategy is therefore highly essential for any business operating in the industry. This module helps students understand these aspects of the tourism industry and also highlights how the marketing concepts can be used to gain a competitive advantage in this industry.
Your class will take place once in a week in Room No: B-210 from 5.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
In this module you will be able to gain knowledge on how you can promote and develop visitor attractions. This is designed to enable you to explain the structure of the travel and tourism industry in the Sultanate of Oman.
This module is geared to create awareness among students of the diversity of visitor attractions and their role within the tourism industry. The difficulties arising in their management, the extent of their economic contribution to the industry as a whole, and finally the opportunities available to develop or expand within this sector will be discussed
This module highlights the forensic accountant's role in today's economy. Which includes fraud detection and fraud investigation techniques, valuation of closely held businesses, lost profits analyses, and various types of litigation support services. Fundamental legal concepts governing expert witness testimony are also examined. By the end of the course students are able to understand both the pervasiveness and the causes of fraud and white-collar crime in our society, examine the types of fraud and fraud schemes that affect business enterprises, explore methods of fraud detection and prevention, and increase their ability to recognize potential fraudulent situations.
This module focuses on the contemporary issues will enable the students to reflect and evaluate its relevance to the present economic situation. It helps in analyzing the contemporary issues faced by workplaces in managing people. You will gain both a theoretical and a practical perspective of the issues involved in Organizations and their environment; Innovative and Creative Approach in the Organization; High Performance Organization; Cross Cultural Management; Globalization and its Impact on HRM and a lot more.
‘Employee Relations’ is a term that has become commonly used only in relatively recent years to indicate a particular area of subject matter. Prior to this it is likely that you would have found the term ‘industrial relations’ in more common use. The question of whether there are genuine differences attached to the meanings and uses of these two terms forms part of the discussion in this module. Also the issues of the nature of the employment relationship, whether it is characterized by conflict or consensus, the significance of perspective and the relevance of expectations, interests is briefly discussed. The module introduces you to what constitutes good industrial or employee relations.
Tourism industry is one of the developing industries in Oman. The role of regulatory framework in governing the smooth functioning of this industry gets significance. In this context, this module intends to impart the relevant skills required for the students to face the regulatory framework of the tourism industry.
This module is structured to enable students understand Integration of internet technology in business has immense impact on the markets, organisational value chains and the industry structures. The Organisations will be able to leverage the internet technology if their managers understand the scale and the scope of this impact.
The tourism industry is characterized by intensified competition and also by the intangible nature of the various services offered by multiple players in this industry. A well-targeted marketing strategy is therefore highly essential for any business operating in the industry. This module helps students understand these aspects of the tourism industry and how related concepts can be used to gain a competitive advantage in this industry. The module also prepares students for the third level of this programme.
In this module you will learn different aspects of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management and hence gain idea of Stock Market. The module is designed to enable students to understand practical implications of investments in stock market. You will find this module both interesting and academically challenging.
Financial Engineering has assumed a lot of significance in the recent years. The primary purpose of financial engineering is
i) the introduction of innovative financial products in tune with the expectations of the investors and
ii) reduction of risk that might arise in various speculative transactions.
This module familiarises students with the practical uses of derivatives in speculation, hedging and arbitrage; students will also analyse the various techniques used in financial engineering. The module also aims to demonstrate the various methods used to evaluate the changing market and credit risk of global financial institutions.