MBA Evening Program
Introduction
Considering the need to prepare talented, skilled and qualified managers for the various business houses and not-for-profit organizations of the country the Academic Council of the University of Dhaka in its meeting on the 2nd May, 1999 accepted the proposal (Vide Resolution # 102) for starting an “MBA (Evening) Program” by the Faculty of Business Studies.
The Academic Council has decided that the MBA (Evening) Program will be of 63 credit hours and exemptions of maximum 15 credit hours may be given to B. Com. (Hons.) students. The council has agreed that this program will run on a self-financing basis and also asked the Sub-Committee of the Faculty of Business Studies to suggest the Rules of the Program and also develop the fee structure. As suggested by the council the Faculty Sub-Committee after taking opinions and suggestions of the departmental academic committees of the existing four departments of the Faculty in a meeting on the 28th September, 2000 has developed the following rules and regulations for administering the program. The rules and regulations are grouped under the following heads:
i) Title of the Program and that of the Degree
This program will be known as MBA (Evening) Program and the students after completing all the requirements of the program will get a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA).
ii) Admission Requirements
Bachelor Degree in any discipline with at least two years works experience in reputable organizations. Years of schooling & job experience will carry weight.
iii) Admission Process
The Admission Process of MBA (Evening) Program should be conducted by the Faculty Dean; but the process should be simple like that of BBA program. Thus, huge number of inter-department transfer cases can be avoided.
iv) Degree Requirements
The EMBA Program will be 63 credit hour for course work and 3 credit hours for writing project paper. There will be grading system of project paper.
v) Seat Capacity
There are 65 seats in each department. The department where there groups, the department will allocate students to different groups of the department as per decision of the departmental academic committee.
vii) Size of Class
Size of class shall he minimum of 20 and maximum of 40.
viii) Course Selection and Designing of Courses
It will be the responsibility of the Departmental Academic Committees to design courses and get it approved by the Faculty and Academic Council. Make-up courses be designed by the department and offered in such a way that the students will not face any problem in taking specialized and functional courses in subsequent semesters.
ix) Duration of the Program
A student must complete the degree within 5 years and one must take at least 2 courses in a semester in normal cases. However, in special circumstances maximum period for completion of the program may be extended up to 8 years.
x) Academic Year and Semester
English calendar year will be the academic year for this program and this year will be divided into three semesters as stated below:
Winter Semester : January to April
Summer Semester: May to August
Fall Semester : September to December
For each course there will be two classes of 1.5 hours duration in a week. This means that there will be 30 classes including class test hours and presentations in a semester for one course.
xi) Grading System
Course teachers will be responsible for developing course outlines, setting questions and marking scripts and grading students. Course teachers will be required to submit final letter grades to the Program Director as explained below:
| Numerical Marks | Letter Grade | Grade Point |
| 80 and above | A+ | 4.00 |
| 75 to less than 80 | A | 3.75 |
| 70 to less than 75 | A- | 3.50 |
| 65 to less than 70 | B+ | 3.25 |
| 60 to less than 65 | B | 3.00 |
| 55 to less than 60 | B- | 2.75 |
| 50 to less than 55 | C+ | 2.50 |
| 45 to less than 50 | C | 2.25 |
| 40 to less than 45 | D | 2.00 |
| less than 40 | F | 0.00 |
| I | Incomplete | |
| W | Withdrawn | |
xii) Evaluation
Students’ performance in a course will be evaluated as stated below:
| Particulars | Percentage |
| Class Attendance | 10% |
| Mid-term Test (Two) | 30% |
| Case Analysis & Presentation | 10% |
| Term Paper Evaluation | 10% |
| Final Examination | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
xiii) Waiver & Make-up
Students with M.Corn, and 4-year B. B. A (Hons.) BBA degrees will get an exemption of 24 credit hours. But B. Com. (Pass) & other graduates may be required to take maximum of 10 make-up courses to meet the deficiency. Departmental Program Committee will decide course-exemption and make-up courses on case to case basis.
xvi) Award of Degrees
The University of Dhaka will award degrees on the recommendation of the Departmental Academic Committee. Students completing the required courses with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 will be eligible for a diploma. But none will get a degree with an ‘F’ grade in any course.
xv) Administration of the MBA (Evening) Program
In each department, there will be a 5-member MBA (Evening) Program Committee including the Chairperson of the Department and the Program Director. The Program Director will preside over all the meetings of MBA (Evening) Program. In the absence of the Program Director, the senior most member of the committee will act as Program Director. The departmental academic committee in a manner deemed appropriate will form the EMBA Program Committee. The term for the EMBA Program Committee will be for a period of two years. The Committee will be known as MBA (Evening) Program Committee. The departmental Academic Committee will be responsible for:
a) Admission of students.
b) Allocation of courses to be offered in each semester.
c) Ensuring logistic support
The EMBA Program Committee will act under the set guidelines of the Departmental Academic Committee. The EMBA Committee will generally perform the following functions:
a) Overall coordination of the program;
b) Assignment of duties and responsibilities to each member of the Committee;
c) Conduct of examinations;
d) Provisional publication of results;
e) Checking course outlines;
f) Administration of the evaluation of forms for teachers as designed by the department;
g) Any other task assigned by the departmental academic committee;
h) Preparation of budgets and maintenance of accounts;
i) Making arrangement for the audit of accounts;
j) Submission of periodical reports to the Departmental Academic Committee.
xvi) Retake (R)
A student earning F grade in a course shall be required to improve the grade by retaking the course on payment of requisite fees offered in the subsequent available semester. A student earning a grade of A- or worse may also elect to improve the grade by retaking the course when available in the next semester on payment of retaking course fees. However, a candidate can not retake any course after graduation. In this case the concerned student shall have to apply to withhold his/her graduation to the Program Committee.
In the above situations the transcripts will show credit, grade and R (Retake) against the retaking course. Students will be allowed to retake a course only once. In order to retake a course the student must apply to the Program Committee at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the semester. Any application for retaking a course will automatically lead to cancellation of his/her earlier grade.
xvii) Withdrawal
Withdrawal from the program for a definite period of time may be considered if permission is sought from the Program Committee keeping his/her earlier semester grades intact. A student may withdraw from course(s) within two weeks of commencement of classes.
xviii) Refund
A student may withdraw from the course within two weeks of commencement of classes with refund of 80% of course fee. Semester fee will not be refunded. No refund will be made for the for the withdrawal of applications received after two weeks
Fee Structure
As the University has decided to offer this course on a self-finance basis, the entire cost of administering the program must be contributed by students. Moreover, under the prevailing circumstances in the country tuition fees cannot be changed frequently. Therefore, it is necessary to create a fund for meeting expenses during exceptional situations. Thus it agreed to collect fees at the following rates:
| Registration fees | :Tk. | 10,000.00 once |
| Semester fees | :Tk. | 3,000.00 each semester |
| Course fees | :Tk. | 2,500.00 per credit hour |
| Computer fees | :Tk | 5,000.00 once |
MBA (Evening) Program Offers the Following Courses
| Prerequisite Courses | ||||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Course No. | Course Title | |||
| 501 | Introduction to Business | 507 | Business Mathematics | |||
| 502 | Principles of Marketing | 508 | Business Statistics | |||
| 503 | Economics | 509 | Business Communication | |||
| 504 | Principles of Management | 510 | Business Environment | |||
| 505 | Principles of Accounting | 511 | Organizational Behavior | |||
| 506 | Financial Management | 512 | Human Resource Management | |||
| Compulsory Courses | ||||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Course No. | Course Title | |||
| 520 | International Economics | 524 | Consumer Behavior | |||
| 521 | Marketing Management | 525 | Integrated Marketing Communication | |||
| 522 | Strategic Marketing Management | 526 | Global Marketing | |||
| 523 | Marketing Research | |||||
| Specialized Courses (any four) * | ||||||
| Course No. | Course Title | Course No. | Course Title | |||
| 527 | Business Marketing | 534 | E-Marketing | |||
| 528 | Service Marketing | 535 | Selling and Sales Management | |||
| 529 | Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations | 536 | Agricultural Marketing | |||
| 530 | Supply Chain Management | 537 | Retail Management | |||
| 531 | Customer Relationship Management | 538 | Tourism and Hospitality Marketing | |||
| 532 | Product Planning and Development | 539 | Bank Marketing | |||
| 533 | Brand Management | 540 | Entrepreneurship Development | |||