FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW FACULTY BRIEFING 31 JANUARY 2009 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 1. INTRODUCTION Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) is one of the seven faculties in Multimedia University. Located at the Melaka campus, FBL offers eight bachelor degree programmes in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Knowledge Management and Law. With the support of well qualified and dedicated academic staff as well as state-of-the-art facilities, FBL provides its students abundant opportunities for intellectual, personal and professional growth. Unarguably, FBL graduates have been highly sought after by employers in Malaysia and abroad. They are graduates who possess the mind-set, skill-set and tool-set in meeting challenges of a highly competitive global environment. FBL offers degree programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The following programmes are offered in the undergraduate level: 1. Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) 2. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Banking and Finance 3. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Entrepreneurship 4. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) International Business 5. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Marketing Management 6. Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Human Resource Management 7. 8. Bachelor of Business and Knowledge Management (Honours) 8. Bachelor of Laws (Honours) In line with continuous improvement, FBL staff and students are actively engaged in research activities. Their research areas include management, accounting, finance, law, economics, entrepreneurship, marketing, etc. All research activities are attached and supported by various research centres in the university. The centres that are attached to FBL are Centre for E-Services Entrepreneurship & Marketing (CESEM) and Centre for Technology & Legal Research (CTLR). FBL Building is located on the left of the main entrance to MMU, Melaka campus. Academic staff rooms are located at 1st, 2nd and 5th floors of FBL Building (Block A). On the other hand, academic staff rooms of Law School are located at the 4th and 5th floor of Block B. FBL administrative office is located at the 5th floor of FBL building, while computer labs are located at the 3rd floor of the same building. * Disclaimer: All information provided in this handbook is correct at the time of print. Faculty of Business and Law 1 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 2. FACULTY STAFF Academic Staff Position Specialization E-mail Room No. 1. No Dr. Hishamuddin Bin Ismail Dean Marketing 2523624 hisham@mmu.edu.my Admin office 2. Dr. Khong Wye Leong Roy Deputy Dean/Lecturer Economics 2523346 wlkhong@mmu.edu.my 2015 3. Dr. Ong Puay Tee Deputy Dean/Lecturer Manageemnt 2523962 ptong@mmu.edu.my 5009 4. Mr. Abdullah Sallehuddin Deputy Dean/Lecturer Accounting 2523629 abdullah.sallehudin@mmu.edu.my 5018 5. Prof. R.N. Anantharaman Professor Management 2523877 r.n.anantharaman@mmu.edu.my 1032 6. Dr. Myint Zan Principal Lecturer Law 2524102 myint.zan@mmu.edu.my 5014 7. Dr Paul Yeow Heng Ping Senior Lecturer Management 2523630 hpyeow@mmu.edu.my 5012 8. Dr. Nehaluddin Ahmad Senior Lecturer Law 2523168 nehaluddin.ahmad@mmu.edu.my FSEL5009 9. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Molla Specialist Economics 2523092 rafiqul.islam@mmu.edu.my 1020 10. Dr. Ahmed Masum Lecturer Law 2524101 ahmad.masum@mmu.edu.my FSEL 5019 11. Dr. El-Sadig Musa Ahmed Lecturer Economics 2523807 elsadig.musa@mmu.edu.my 2003 12. Dr. Goh Pek Chen Lecurer Economics 2523512 pcgoh@mmu.edu.my 2011 13. Dr. John Bumani Raja Lecturer Accounting&Finance 2523227 john.raja@mmu.edu.my 2008 14. Dr. Tong Yoon Kin @ David Lecturer Management 2523686 yktong@mmu.edu.my 1005 15. Dr. Uchenna Cyril Eze Lecturer Management/KM 2523615 uchenna.eze@mmu.edu.my 2004 16. Mr. Abd Halim b Abd Hamid Lecturer Finance/ Mgt 2523579 ahalim@mmu.edu.my 5013 17. Mr. Ahmad Aqeil Mohammad Lecturer Law 2523651 ahmad.alyousef@mmu.edu.my FSEL5004 18. Ms. Ajitha Angusamy Lecturer Management/QA 2523271 ajitha.angusamy@mmu.edu.my 2023 19. Ms. Asmida bt Ahmad Lecturer Law 2523753 asmida.ahmad@mmu.edu.my FSEL5005 20. Ms. Azleen Shabrina bt Mohd Nor Lecturer Accounting 2523617 azleen.mohdnor@mmu.edu.my 1021 21. Mr. Chan Tze Haw Lecturer Economics 2523858 thchan@mmu.edu.my 2016 22. Ms. Chin Tee Suan @ Susan Lecturer Management/BG 2523197 tschin@mmu.edu.my 1030 23. Mr. C. J Gletus Matthews s/o C.N. Jacobs Lecturer Law 2523754 cjjacobs@mmu.edu.my FSEL5006 24. Ms. Chong Sin Woon @ Venny Lecturer Finance 2523617 swchong@mmu.edu.my 1021 25. Ms. Darina bt Johari Lecturer Law 2523613 darina.johari@mmu.edu.my FSEL5015 26. Ms. Flora Teichner Lecturer Law 2523050 flora@mmu.edu.my FSER5012 27. Ms. Gan Chin Yee Specialist Accouting 2523768 ganchinyee@mmu.edu.my 5002 28. Mr. Gary Ng Kit Min Lecturer Law 2523771 kmng@mmu.edu.my FSEL5007 29. Ms. Geeta d/o Krishnasamy Lecturer Economics 2523310 geeta.krishnasamy@mmu.edu.my 1025 30. Mr. Gerald Goh Guan Gan Lecturer IT/KM 2523686 gggoh@mmu.edu.my 1005 31. Ms. Gita Radhakrishna Lecturer Law 2523555 gita@mmu.edu.my FSER4009 Faculty of Business and Law 2 Telephone Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Academic Staff Position Specialization E-mail Room No. 32. No Mr. Goh Choon Yih Lecturer IT/KM 2523723 cygoh@mmu.edu.my 1023 33. Ms. Goh Mei Ling Lecturer Management/QA 2523617 mlgoh@mmu.edu.my 1021 34. Ms. Hafiza bt Abdul Razak Lecturer Law 2523137 hafiza.razak@mmu.edu.my FSEL5008 35. Ms. Hasmida bt Jamaluddin Lecturer IT/KM 2523227 hasmida.jamaluddin@mmu.edu.my 1027 36. Mr. Idrissa Felix Bigirimana Lecturer Law 2523130 idrissa.bigirimana@mmu.edu.my FSEL4010 37. Ms. Jayanty Kuppusamy Lecturer Management 2523269 jayanty.kuppusamy@mmu.edu.my 2022 38. Ms. Jaya Ganesan Lecturer Management 2523086 jaya.ganesan@mmu.edu.my 5015 39. Mr. Jeong Chun Phuoc Lecturer Law 2523130 cpjeong@mmu.edu.my FSEL4010 40. Ms. Kavitha d/o Raman Lecturer Management 2523103 kavitha.raman@mmu.edu.my 1026 41. Ms. Kogilah d/o Narayanasamy Lecturer Knowledgment Mgt 2523104 kogilah@mmu.edu.my 2018 42. Mr. Lai Kim Piew Lecturer Management 2523517 kplai@mmu.edu.my 1031 43. Ms. Lee Huay Huay Lecturer Economics 2523031 hhlee@mmu.edu.my 2019 44. Ms. Lim Kwee Pheng Lecturer Accounting 2523302 kplim@mmu.edu.my 2012 45. Ms. Lim Ying San Lecturer Management 2523528 lim.ying.san@mmu.edu.my 1028 46. Ms. Mageswari d/o Ramasamy Lecturer Management - 47. Ms. Mageswary d/o Siva Subramaniam Lecturer Law 2523436 mageswary@mmu.edu.my FSEL5013 48. Ms. Maimun bt Simun Lecturer Finance 2523029 maimun@mmu.edu.my 5003 49. Ms. Manique A.E. Cooray Lecturer Law 2523024 manique.cooray@mmu.edu.my 4009 50. Mr. Manivannan Senthil Velmurugan Lecturer IT/KM 2523740 velmurugan@mmu.edu.my 2021 51. Ms. Mazni bt Alias Lecturer Management 2523813 mazni.alias@mmu.edu.my 1007 52. Mr. Md Abdur Raquib Lecturer Accounting/Finance 2523440 mabdur.raquib@mmu.edu.my 2007 53. Mr. Md. Shukor b Masuod Lecturer Finance 2524101 shukor.masuod@mmu.edu.my 1004 54. Mr. Mohamed Nazri b Fadzly (Leave) Lecturer Accounting 55. Mr. Mohd Rizal b Abdul Razak Lecturer Finance 2523102 mrizal@mmu.edu.my 5017 56. Mr. Ng Tuan Hock Lecturer Finance 2523633 thng@mmu.edu.my 1018 57. Ms. Ng Sin Pei Lecturer Finance 2524124 ng.sin.pei@mmu.edu.my 1013 58. Mr. Noor Effandi b Ahmad Lecturer Finance 2523391 effandi.ahmad@mmu.edu.my 1017 59. Ms. Norhaiza bt. Ishak Lecturer Management 2523335 norhaiza.ishak@mmu.edu.my 2009 60. Ms. Norizaton Azmin bt Mohd Nordin Lecturer Finance/Mgt 2523027 azmin@mmu.edu.my 5004 61. Ms. Nurazlin bt Mohd Fauzi Lecturer Marketing 2523813 nurazlin.fauzi@mmu.edu.my 1007 62. Ms. Nurhayati bt Ismail Lecturer Law 2523408 nurhayati.ismail@mmu.edu.my FSEL5016 63. Mr. Ong Jeen Wei Lecturer Management/Entrep. 2523768 jwong@mmu.edu.my 5002 64. Ms. Ooi Bee Chen @ Crystal Lecturer Economics 2524124 bcooi@mmu.edu.my 1013 Faculty of Business and Law 3 Telephone n.a mageswari.ramasamy@mmu.edu.my nazri.fadzly@mmu.edu.my Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Academic Staff Position Specialization E-mail Room No. 65. No Mr. Paul Tiong Nyit Chiong Lecturer Accounting 2523705 nctiong@mmu.edu.my 1006 66. Ms. Rahayu bt Tasnim Lecturer Entrepreneurship 2523270 rahayu.tasnim@mmu.edu.my 1019 67. Mr. Ramaiyer Subramaniam Lecturer Accounting 2523968 ramaiyer.subramaniam@mmu.edu.my 2005 68. Mr. Ravindran s/o Kunjan Lecturer Law 2523412 ravindran.kunjan@mmu.edu.my FSER4001 69. Mr. Robert Jayakumar s/o Plamel Nathan Lecturer Marketing/IT 2523049 robert.jeyakumar@mmu.edu.my 1031 70. Mr. Sia Bik Kai Lecturer Quantitative Tech 2524101 bksia@mmu.edu.my 1004 71. Ms. Sik Cheng Peng Lecturer Law 2523800 cpsik@mmu.edu.my FSER5003 72. Mr. Siti Zakiah bt Melatu Samsi Lecturer IT/KM 2523270 zakiah.melatu@mmu.edu.my 1019 73. Mr. S.Varatharajah s/o Sinnathamby Lecturer Accounting 2523498 s.varatharajah@mmu.edu.my 2010 74. Mr. Sim Kian Dey Contract Specialist Accounting 2523225 kdsim@mmu.edu.my 1029 75. Ms. Suganthi d/o Ramasamy Lecturer Finance 2523855 suganthi.ramasamy@mmu.edu.my 1015 76. Mr. Tan Khong Sin Lecturer IT/KM 2523210 kstan@mmu.edu.my 1022 77. Ms. Tan Nya Ling Lecturer IT 2523642 nltan@mmu.edu.my 1016 78. Mr. Tan Pei Kian Lecturer Management/Qt 2524271 pktan@mmu.edu.my 1031 79. Mr. Tan Seng Huat Lecturer Economics/OT 2523049 tan.seng.huat@mmu.edu.my 2017 80. Mr. Tay Eng Siang Lecturer Law 2523057 estay@mmu.edu.my FSER5017 81. Ms. Teo Siew Chein Lecturer Mathematics/Qt 2523797 scteo@mmu.edu.my 2020 82. Mr. Wong Saw Bin Lecturer Operations Mgt. 2523686 sbwong@mmu.edu.my 1005 83. Ms. Wong Wai Wai Lecturer Law 2523050 wwwong@mmu.edu.my FSER5001 84. Ms. Yip Yen Yen Lecturer Accounting 2523606 yyyip@mmu.edu.my 2024 85. Ms. Zaharah bt Bakar Lecturer Marketing 2523054 zaharah@mmu.edu.my 5008 86. Ms. Zauwiyah bt Ahmad Lecturer Accounting 2523030 zau@mmu.edu.my 5005 87. Ms. Lee Pei Ling Tutor Bank & Fin. 2523768 pllee@mmu.edu.my 5002 88. Mr. Lim Poh Wing Tutor Management 2523633 pwlim@mmu.edu.my 1018 89. Mr. Musthafa b Mohamad Tutor Finance 2523391 musthafa.mohamad@mmu.edu.my 1017 90. Ms. Ong Shuk Wern Tutor Bank & Fin. 2523768 swong@mmu.edu.my 5002 91. Ms. Wendy Teoh Ming Yen Tutor Management/HR 2523768 myteoh@mmu.edu.my 5002 92. Ms. Yee Chin Nee Tutor Economics 2523642 cnyee@mmu.edu.my 1016 Faculty of Business and Law 4 Telephone Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session No Administration Staff Position Telephone E-mail Room No. 1. Mr. Mazni b Mohamed Manager 2523619 mazni@mmu.edu.my Admin office 2. Ms. Siti Rusnida bt Mohd Jalaluddin Asst. Manager 2523158 rusnida.jalaluddin@mmu.edu.my Admin office 3. Ms. Norazah bt Abdul Aziz Asst. Manager 2523231 norazah@mmu.edu.my Admin office 4. Ms. Nurmazwati bt Abd Wahab Secretary 2523510 nurmazwati.wahab@mmu.edu.my Admin office 5. Ms. Azizan Asma bt Abd Aziz Senior Clerk 2523625 azizan.asma@mmu.edu.my Admin office 6. Ms. Rushayati bt Zainal Abidin Senior Clerk 2523995 rushayati.zainal.abidin@mmu.edu.my Law Admin Office (FSER5020) 7. Mr. Mohd Bakhtiar b Jais Clerk 2523625 bakhtiar.jais@mmu.edu.my Admin office 8. Mr. Mohd Ghazali b Mohd. Shariff Senior Technician 2523223 ghazali@mmu.edu.my Cumputer lab 3001 9. Ms. Norhayati bt Burham Technician 2523223 norhayati.burham@mmu.edu.my Computer lab 3003 10. Ms. Lim Suat Yee Technician 2523285 sylim@mmu.edu.my Computer lab 3004 Faculty of Business and Law 5 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 3. FACULTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE SERVICES In general, administration office services support teaching, research and other academic activities of students and staff in the faculty. For the students, the administration office ensures that a comprehensive set of administrative procedures that meets their needs are in place. The services provided include a coherent set of procedures in relation to, and assistance with, the following: a) Course administration: timetable, registration, add-drop, withdrawal, examination, academic evaluation, credit transfer and leave of absence. b) Student Administration: change of programme/ major, campus transfer, student records. c) Student grievance procedures: the office is responsible for the administration of the student grievance procedures. Advice is available from the Faculty Assistant Managers. d) Secretariat of Services: the office provides the secretariat support to the Faculty Board including the production of agendas and minutes of the meeting, servicing the faculty committees and preparation of official documents. The office is also responsible in providing computing facilities to students. This includes usage of Internet accessed computers, printers and other devices. 4. ACADEMIC ADVISORY PROGRAMME This programme aims to provide students an environment of continuous academic advisory support with up-to- date academic information on the subjects and other academic matters. Each student will be assigned an academic advisor during Trimester 1 of Beta level. Academic advisors are the lecturers or tutors of the faculty. Under normal circumstances, an academic advisor will be assigned to a student throughout the students’ period of candidature. d) Students may check the name of their academic advisors from online Student Information Centre. e) The academic advisor will provide necessary advisory support, and monitor students’ performance. f) Students who scored CGPA of 2.50 and below are required to meet their Academic g) Advisor for assessment evaluation, i.e.: Every early trimester – students see their academic advisor to discuss the subjects registered and other workload, as well as reporting their previous examination results, and/or Before the end of a trimester – to discuss subjects to be taken next trimester as well as their study loads. h) Students may see their respective academic advisors during the consultation hours of the academic advisor. i) After meeting the academic advisor, a report will be submitted by the academic advisor. Students may see the report online. j) Without the academic advisor’s report, the student will not be able to register for subjects in the following trimester. k) Students are reminded that they are responsible for any problems faced in the course registration for a new trimester if they fail to meet the academic advisor in the current trimester. l) The academic advisor will refer the students to student counsellor if deemed necessary. a) b) c) Faculty of Business and Law 6 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 5. CREDIT TRANSFER POLICY 1. Students who have been awarded credit transfer are not required to take the subject again in the faculty. 2. Only certain selected subjects as approved by the faculty can be considered for credit transfer. (Refer to Appendix 1.) 3. Award of credit transfer will be based on the academic and faculty requirements and shall be at the full discretion of the Dean. 4. The award of credit transfer will be administered on a case to case basis. 5. Students are required to fill up the credit transfer form available at http://online. (Refer to “Online events” and click Credit Transfer.) If you are outside the campus, log onto http://online.mmu.edu.my 6. Students are advised to apply for subjects that are ONLY qualified for credit transfer. 7. The students’ application for credit transfer will only be considered when they have submitted their applications online, and also print and submit the printed online form together with the following documents to the faculty (in hard copies) before the closing date: a) b) c) d) A copy of FOSEE/SPM/STPM/MUET/diploma exam certificate and/or An official transcript of examination results issued by the college/ institution attended by the student, giving the complete list of subjects taken and grades obtained, and/or A complete syllabus of the subject/s, which the applicant is applying for credit transfer. (Except for SPM/STPM/MUET exams and all MMU courses) and/or A copy of the Diploma A. For all students: The subjects and conditions required for application for credit transfers are as follows: 1. BAE1010 Preparatory Management English Credit transfer for this subject is allowed for students who have obtained: a) a minimum Band 3 in MUET or b) a minimum grade C in all MMU Foundation English subjects: PEN0015 / LEN 0011 (English 1), PEN0025 / LEN 0021 (English 2) and PEN0035 / LEN 0031 (English 3) (without supplementary examination) or c) other qualifications such as: Faculty of Business and Law a minimum TOEFL Paper Based Test Score of 520 or TOEFL Computer Based Test Score of 190 or TOEFL Internet Based Test Score of 68; or a minimum IELTS overall band score of 5.5; or a minimum Credit of C6 and above in 1119 English Examination; or a minimum raw score of 134 in MMU IEPT; or any other qualification which is of equivalent level as decided by the Dean of the Faculty. 7 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 2. MPW2113 Bahasa Kebangsaan A Credit transfer for this subject is allowed for students who have obtained: a) At least a grade ‘C’ or 50 marks for this subject at another institution/ college if the syllabus is approved by National Accreditation Board (LAN); or b) At least a grade ‘C’ in Bahasa Melayu at SPM; or c) At least a grade ‘C’” in Bahasa Malaysia at STPM. Note: Malaysians who have fulfilled the above requirement shall be required take a 3 credit hour foreign language subject. They shall only take a foreign language course which is not their native language and they have no formal education in. International students are to choose a foreign language which is not their native language and which they have no formal education in but they are highly encouraged to take up MPW2123 - Bahasa Kebangsaan B. 3. MPW2143 Islamic Studies OR MPW2153 Moral and Ethics Credit transfer for this subject is allowed for students who have obtained: At least a grade ‘C’ or 50 marks if the student has attended and passes this subject at another institution (including MMU) and the syllabus is approved by the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (MQA). 4. MPW2133 Malaysian Studies Credit transfer for this subject is allowed for students who have obtained: At least a grade ‘C’ or 50 marks if the student has attended and passes this subject at another institution (including MMU) and the syllabus is approved by the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (MQA). B. For students with diploma qualification 1. The diploma must be of at least 2 years (full time) in duration after SPM, and students must have already been awarded the Diploma. The syllabus of the subjects must cover a minimum of 70% of MMU syllabus. Subjects for credit transfer must have a minimum grade of B (as per the Faculty's standard). Any subject in the diploma course can only be used once for the purpose of credit transfer to one MMU subject. The Faculty may interview the applicant, if deemed necessary. Students will be informed about the interview on the Bulletin Board. A maximum of 40 credit hours may be granted through credit transfer into MMU's academic programmes. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Closing date for application for credit transfer: Thu, 5 Feb 2009, 4.30pm. Late application and submission of necessary documents will not be considered for credit transfer unless with the dean’s approval. Note: Delay in the application for credit transfer results in delay of course registration in the future trimester. Students are therefore reminded to be fully responsible for such possible consequence. Faculty of Business and Law 8 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 6. LEAVE OF ABSENCE (LOA) 1. There are certain reasons of why students would have to take leave of absence. Some of the reasons would be due to: 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 7. genuine personal problem financial problem medical problem, and also, the possibility of, no subjects to register Student, who finds herself/himself in the situations stated above, may apply for leave of absence and they may apply for it through on-line. (Refer to No. 9). Maximum period of leave of absence is one year. The approval for LOA is at the discretion of the Dean. An interview with the student may be required to ascertain the reason for LOA. Once the application for LOA is approved, a letter will be sent to the student from ERU. (Note: It is a norm that the ERU will also give briefings to the new intake of students on this matter during registration week. However, students may visit the FBL Admin office if they require further information). Those students, who do not apply for leave of absence and yet, do not register for any subjects for a particular trimester, would be sent a letter of ‘confirmation status’ by the ERU asking them to justify for their absence. (Please take serious note that ALL STUDENTS must register AT LEAST ONE SUBJECT per trimester if they are not applying for Leave of Absence). Next, the students will then need to reply the letter within 14 days. Failing to do so would result in ‘Discontinuation of Study’ of which the letter will be sent o the student as ‘quitting from studying’ at the University. However, the students may appeal to the Head of ERU to continue their studies, if the absence involve one to two trimesters. The student may make an appeal to the President to continue their study should it involves three trimesters. However, please take NOTE that all decisions will be at the discretion of the University. RULES AND REGULATIONS IN COMPUTER LABS (FBL computer labs are located at 3rd Floor, FBL Building.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. University computing facilities are provided solely for the University’s educational, research and administrative activities unless otherwise authorized. Users are allowed to access into the computer labs only with MMU ID. Access is restricted to MMU’s faculty, students, and staff. Others may access with written authorization from the Deans, Directors or authorized representatives. Proper attire must be observed in the computer labs. Users are not allowed to wear shorts, mini skirts, sleeveless shirts or slippers while in the computer labs. The Lab Assistants are authorized to prohibit users from accessing the lab if the users do not adhere to these rules. Users should refrain from using any vulgar, distasteful or derogatory language in messages transmitted by electronic mail or interactive sessions. Disruptive talking is also not allowed. The Lab Assistants are authorized to ask users to leave the lab if the users do not comply with the rules. Food, drinks and tobaccos are strictly prohibited throughout the computer labs. Faculty of Business and Law 9 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Users must follow normal standards of computer utilization policies in the use of the computing resources. Recreational use such as internet and email are not supported or accommodated but may be tolerated so long as it does not interfere with the management, operation or availability of the resource for its intended educational purposes. No person shall deliberately or recklessly impair or undermine the usability or performance of computing facilities, the network, system programs, software or other stored information or data. Typical deliberate and reckless actions includes but not restricted to: Boot-up the PC from a floppy diskette Adding computer peripherals Changing the PC configuration of the CPU, monitor, operating system and etc. Removing or relocating computing facilities Printing personal items Infecting the computing facilities with computer virus Run password cracking and network snooping programme Attempt to crash a system or exploit the weaknesses in security at any critical systems (server & networking control systems) Deleting or modifying any file/files or directory/directories installed Adding new files into a directory which are not related to the directory Providing any form of information to any person outside Multimedia University with or without the intention to undermine the integrity of the facilities. Lab software that is copyrighted may not be copied. Students may not install, alter or delete any software programme or utility on any computer lab. In the event of the problems with the software or equipment, the Lab Assistant should be notified immediately. Users should not tamper with the computer hardware in any way. Users are responsible for the use and security of their usernames and passwords. Computer accounts are for individual use and should be used only for the purposes for which they were intended. Users must respect the privacy of others by refraining from accessing their files and/or electronic mail. Computers are available on first come first served basis. Computers may not be reserved in advance for individual use. The Lab Assistant is authorized to make any computer unattended for more than fifteen minutes available to another user and remove all materials left in the lab. The University reserves the right to inspect the content of all the diskette and/or any other storage media, at any time. Files may be saved to the hard drives on the Lab computers at the user’s own risk. Saved files will be periodically deleted without notice. Files should always be backed up to floppy disks. The computers have virus protection software and will give an alert if an infected disk is inserted into the floppy drive. If this problem happens, please refer it to the Lab Assistance as soon as possible. Users must comply with the provisions of current Malaysia law relating to pornography and pornographic materials in any form. Actions including but not restricted to accessing local or international sites to obtain obscene and/or pornographic files, pictures, movies, captions or others are considered INTENTIONAL" are subject to disciplinary actions by the University and other enforcement agencies. Users are not allowed to play any form of any COMPUTER GAMES from any source, either hard disk, floppy, INTERNET, etc at any time. Faculty of Business and Law 10 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 17. The Faculty will not responsible for any losses, damages or misplacement of users’ belongings in the computer labs. Users must comply with any additional restrictions relating to the use of particular computing facilities. User may not use computing resources for any illegal or unauthorized act. Violation or abuse of any policies, rules and regulations, equipment, or labs, users will be reported to the Dean of FBL or the respective authorization and may result in suspension or revocation of lab privileges. The University decision regarding the rules and regulations shall be final. 18. 19. Note: Pursuant to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1987 (the Act) no individual student, organization, body or group of students of the University shall for any unauthorized purpose copy / reproduce or cause to copy / reproduce or permit the copying / reproducing or the sharing and / or downloading of any copyrighted material or an attempt to do so whether by use of the University’s facilities or outside networks or facilities whether in hard copy or soft copy format, to the extent that it shall prejudice the rights of a copyright owner of any material protected under the provisions of sections 3 and 7 of the Act whether for profit or otherwise save as specifically provided for therein. This shall include but not be limited to any lecture notes, course packs, thesis, text books, exam questions, and any works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression whether provided by the University or otherwise. Any infringement of this rule shall be a strict liability offence. 8. PROGRAMME COORDINATOR: Degree Programme 1. Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) Programme Coordinator Ms. Zauwiyah bt Ahmad 2. Bachelor of Business Administration Mr. Mohd Rizal b Razak Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (Banking and Finance) Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (Entrepreneurship) Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Human Resource Management Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) International Business Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Marketing Management 3. Bachelor of Business and Knowledge Management (Honours) 4. Bachelor of Economics (Honours) (International Economics) 5. Bachelor of Law (Honours) Mr. Md Shukor b Masuod (Unit Head) Ms. Rahayu bt Tasnim (Unit Head) Dr. David Tong Yoon Kin (Unit Head) Mr. Abdul Halim b Abdul Hamid (Unit Head) Ms. Zaharah bt Bakar (Unit Head) Mr. Gerald Goh Guan Gan Faculty of Business and Law 11 Dr. Goh Pek Chen Mdm. Flora Teichner Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 9. IMPORTANT LINKS FOR ALL STUDENTS 1. 2. Only MMU students have access to all the links listed below. Username and password can be found on the reverse side of the student’s temporary ID card. Password may be changed by the student but not the username. A. Log onto http://online if you are in the campus, log onto http://online.mmu.edu.my if you are outside the campus for the following information/applications/registration: A1. Student Information: Refer to “Student”. Click “Student Information Center”. A2. Course registration and timetable: Refer to “Online events”. Click “Course registration”. Students may view and print out individual timetable after course registration. A3. Credit Transfer: Refer to “Online events”. Click “Credit Transfer/ Exemption”. A4. Leave of Absence (LOA): Refer to “Student”. Click “Leave of Absence”. A5. Bulletin Board: Refer to “Hot links”. Click “Bulletin Board”. This site allows students to view all types of announcement made by all faculties/departments/units in the university. Students are reminded to log onto the Bulletin Board for the latest information at least once in every week. A6. Intranet: Refer to “Hot links”. Click “Intranet” for more information on MMU including examination rules and regulations. B. FBL Homepage: http://fbl.mmu.edu.my/ Students may obtain more information on the faculty. C. MMLS : https://mmlsmelaka.mmu.edu.my/ Students may download lecture notes, tutorial questions, reading materials, assignment topics, announcements etc of the particular subject registered. Faculty of Business and Law 12 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 10. COURSE STRUCTURE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) (BANKING AND FINANCE) Jan Intake Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 BETA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 GAMMA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS DELTA YEAR Jun Intake Trimester 3 UNIVERSITY SUBJECTS FOUNDATION Trimester 1 *Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B or 3 Foreign Language Financial Accounting I 3 Fundamentals of Business 3 Principles of Marketing 3 Statistics for Managers 3 Management 3 CORE Trimester 2 Preparatory Management English 3 Malaysian Studies 3 Information Systems and Multimedia Mathematics for Managers Macroeconomics Islamic Studies or Moral & Ethics Trimester 3 3 Managerial Communication 3 Management Accounting I Trimester 1 3 6 3 Psychology 3 Microeconomics Co-Curriculum Trimester 3 Trimester 1 15 3 12 12 Advanced Management English 9 3 3 3 Organizational Behaviour 3 Research Methodology Business Ethics 3 Malaysian Economy 3 Business Law 3 3 Financial Management II 3 3 21 7 9 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Management Information Systems Quality and Operations Management 3 Financial Statement Analysis 3 3 Strategic Management 3 Industrial Training 6 Electronic Commerce 3 24 15 3 Bank Management 3 BF Research Project II 4 Credit Management 3 12 International Finance 3 Investment 3 Financial Derivatives 3 9 Islamic Banking and Finance 3 Mergers and Acquisition 3 6 Offshore Banking and Finance 3 3 6 BF Research Project I 2 4 21 16 6 10 1 19 Elective subjects may be taken from any major subjects offered by other programs in the faculty. *Malaysians who have fulfilled the Bahasa Malaysia requirement (either having passed Bahasa Malaysia with a credit at SPM level; or having passed the MPW2113 Bahasa Kebangsaan A during FOSEE/Diploma or other previous studies) Shall be required take a 3CH foreign language subject. They shall only take a foreign language course which is not their naïve language and they have no formal education in. International students are to choose a foreign language which is not their native language and which they have no formal education in but they are highly encouraged to take up Bahasa Kebangsaan B. Faculty of Business and Law Trimester 2 2 3 Financial Management I 3 3 7 18 Trimester 2 1 3 MAJOR TOTAL SUBJECTS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS Introduction to Cyberpreneurship 13 3 6 43 9 129 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) (MARKETING MANAGEMENT) Jan Intake Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 BETA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 GAMMA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS DELTA YEAR Jun Intake Trimester 3 UNIVERSITY SUBJECTS FOUNDATION Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B or Foreign Language Trimester 1 3 Preparatory Management English Malaysian Studies Financial Accounting I 3 Fundamentals of Business 3 Principles of Marketing 3 Statistics for Managers 3 Management 3 Information Systems and Multimedia Mathematics for Managers Macroeconomics Trimester 2 3 Islamic Studies or Moral & Ethics Trimester 3 3 Managerial Communication Introduction to Cyberpreneurship Trimester 2 1 Co-Curriculum Trimester 3 15 3 3 Psychology 3 3 12 3 Microeconomics 3 Foundation of Finance 3 12 Advanced Management English 3 9 3 3 3 Research Methods for Marketing 3 Business Law 3 Business Ethics Organizational Behaviour Human Resource Management 3 3 Management 3 Information Systems Quality and Operations 3 Management Strategic Management 3 Malaysian Economy 3 3 Sales Management 3 Marketing Management* 3 Retail Management 3 Marketing Channel Management* 3 7 3 21 6 9 Electronic Commerce 2 MM Research Project 2 4 Strategic Marketing 3 6 3 6 Marketing Communication Marketing and Information Technology Business to Business Marketing 4 16 Services Marketing* 1 19 Elective II 3 6 Elective III 3 3 12 129 4 6 For Major subjects, students are required to complete 9 subjects (27 credit hours). Out of these, 5 subjects in Italics, i.e. Marketing management, Consumer Behaviour and Strategic Marketing, MM Research Project I and MM Research Project II are compulsory. The other 4 subjects may be selected from the other six subjects in the list. 14 15 3 6 10 3 3 International students are to choose a foreign language which is not their native language and which they have no formal education in but they are highly encouraged to take up Bahasa Kebangsaan B. Faculty of Business and Law 21 3 *Malaysians who have fulfilled the Bahasa Malaysia requirement (either having passed Bahasa Malaysia with a credit at SPM level; or having passed the MPW2113 Bahasa Kebangsaan A during FOSEE/Diploma or other previous studies) Shall be required take a 3CH foreign language subject. They shall only take a foreign language course which is not their naïve language and they have no formal education in. Elective subjects may be taken from any major subjects offered by other programs in the faculty. 3 12 3 7 18 6 3 MM Research Project 1 Global Marketing 18 Industrial Training 3 Consumer Behaviour Elective I 6 Trimester 2 Management Accounting I ELECTIVE TOTAL SUBJECTS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS Trimester 1 2 3 CORE MAJOR Trimester 1 3 43 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS) Jan 2009 Intake Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 BETA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 GAMMA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS DELTA YEAR Jun Intake Trimester 3 UNIVERSITY SUBJECTS FOUNDATION *Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B or 3 Foreign Language Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 Trimester 1 Preparatory Management English Islamic Studies or Moral & Ethics 3 Managerial Communication Introduction to Cyberpreneurship Management Accounting I 3 12 Foundation of Finance 3 12 Advanced Management English 3 9 Malaysian Studies Financial Accounting I 3 Fundamentals of Business 3 Principles of Marketing 3 Statistics for Managers 3 Management 3 CORE Information Systems and Multimedia Mathematics for Managers Macroeconomics 3 3 Trimester 2 1 Co-Curriculum Trimester 3 2 15 3 3 Psychology 3 3 Microeconomics 3 3 3 3 Human Resource Management 3 Research Methodology 3 Organizational Behaviour 3 Business Law 3 Business Ethics 3 International Business 3 Management Information Systems Quality and Operations Management IB Research Project 1 3 Strategic Management 3 Malaysian Economy 3 IB Research Project 2 4 Global Marketing 3 12 3 Global Operations Management 3 9 2 International Trade and Policy Legal Environment of International Business Innovation Management 3 ELECTIVE Elective I Elective II 7 18 3 21 6 9 6 Electronic Commerce 3 3 3 International Economics 3 3 Elective III 4 6 10 1 19 4 6 International students are to choose a foreign language which is not their native language and which they have no formal education in but they are highly encouraged to take up Bahasa Kebangsaan B. For Major subjects, students are required to complete 9 subjects (27 credit hours). Out of these, 5 subjects in Italics, i.e. International Business, International Trade and Policy, Legal Environment of International Business, IB Research Project I and IB Research Project II are compulsory. The other 4 subjects may be selected from the other six subjects in the list. 15 3 6 3 *Malaysians who have fulfilled the Bahasa Malaysia requirement (either having passed Bahasa Malaysia with a credit at SPM level; or having passed the MPW2113 Bahasa Kebangsaan A during FOSEE/Diploma or other previous studies) Shall be required take a 3CH foreign language subject. They shall only take a foreign language course which is not their naïve language and they have no formal education in. Faculty of Business and Law 21 3 3 1 6 Elective subjects may be taken from any major subjects offered by other programs in the faculty. 3 15 3 6 18 3 Industrial Training International Management Global Finance 6 Trimester 2 3 MAJOR TOTAL SUBJECTS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS Trimester 1 43 12 129 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (HONOURS) (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) Jan 2009 Intake Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 BETA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 GAMMA YEAR Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS DELTA YEAR Jun Intake Trimester 3 UNIVERSITY SUBJECTS FOUNDATION Trimester 1 *Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B or 3 Foreign Language Preparatory Management English 3 Malaysian Studies 3 Financial Accounting I 3 Information Systems and Multimedia Fundamentals of Business 3 Mathematics for Managers Principles of Marketing 3 Statistics for Managers 3 Management 3 CORE Trimester 2 Macroeconomics Islamic Studies or Moral & Ethics Trimester 3 3 Managerial Communication Trimester 1 3 Introduction to Cyberpreneurship Trimester 2 2 15 3 3 Psychology 3 3 12 3 Microeconomics 3 Foundation of Finance 3 12 Advanced Management English 3 9 3 3 3 Research Methodology 3 3 Business Law 3 Business Ethics ELECTIVE 3 Labour Laws 3 Elective I 7 3 21 6 9 3 Industrial Relations Labour Economics 18 Co-Curriculum Trimester 1 3 Human Resource Management Organizational Behaviour 6 1 Trimester 3 Management Accounting I MAJOR TOTAL SUBJECTS TOTAL CREDIT HOURS Trimester 2 Management Information Systems Quality and Operations Management HRM Research Project 1 3 Strategic Management 3 3 Malaysian Economy 3 2 HRM Research Project 2 4 Compensation and Benefits 3 Performance Management Human Resource Information Systems Organisation Development 3 6 4 16 Training & Development 3 Recruitment and Selection 12 9 3 1 19 Elective III 3 Elective II 3 4 6 For Major subjects, students are required to complete 9 subjects (27 credit hours). Out of these, 5 subjects in Italics, i.e. Compensation and Benefits, Recruitment and Selection and Training and Development, HRM Project I and HRM Project II are compulsory. The other 2 subjects may be selected from the other six subjects in the list 16 3 3 International students are to choose a foreign language which is not their native language and which they have no formal education in but they are highly encouraged to take up Bahasa Kebangsaan B. Faculty of Business and Law 24 6 *Malaysians who have fulfilled the Bahasa Malaysia requirement (either having passed Bahasa Malaysia with a credit at SPM level; or having passed the MPW2113 Bahasa Kebangsaan A during FOSEE/Diploma or other previous studies) Shall be required take a 3CH foreign language subject. They shall only take a foreign language course which is not their naïve language and they have no formal education in. Elective subjects may be taken from any major subjects offered by other programs in the faculty. 3 3 6 10 Electronic Commerce 12 3 6 18 Industrial Training 6 3 43 12 129 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 11. PRE-REQUISITE TABLE Course 1 B1 BMG1024 Management Faculty of Business and Law Course 2 G1 BOB2024 G1 BET2014 G1 BKP2014 D3 BSM3104 G1 BIR2084 G3 BDS2024 G3 BBM2044 G2 BOM2014 D3 BOS3014 D2 BGM3024 G2 BOM2064 G1 BHR2034 Organisational Behaviour Business Ethics Managing Know. Personnel Strategic Management Industrial Relations Decision Support Sys for K-Mgt Service Business Management Operations Mgt for K-Economy Org. Behaviour for KManagement Global Mgt in the K-Economy Quality and Operations Mgt Human Resource Management Course 3 G3 BCB2044 G3 BPM2084 G3 BRS2104 G3 BLL2124 D3 BTD3114 D3 BRI3114 D3 BOD3134 Course 4 Compensation and Benefits Performance Management Recruitment and Selection Labour Laws Training and Development Human Resource Info. Systems Organisational Development 17 Course 5 Ledger: The first alphabet refers to year of study. The second digit refers to Trimester. For eg. B1 refers to Beta Trimester 1, indicating when B1 the subject is offered. The code that appears before another code/s indicates that it is a pre-requisite subject. It must be passed before the next subject is registered Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Course 1 B3 BST1034 Statistics for Managers Course 2 G3 BRM2034 Research Methodology D2 BHP3044 D2 BIP3044 D2 BFP3044 D2 BEP3044 D2 BKR3064 G3 BMR2034 Research Methods for Marketing D2 BMP3044 B3 BAE1024 B1 BAE1010 Preparatory Management English B2 B3 BMC1024 Managerial Communication G1 G2 BEN2010 Introduction to Cyberpreneurship G3 BEN2024 Advanced Cyberpreneurship B1 BMT1014 Mathematics for Managers B3 BMT2024 Advanced Maths for Managers B2 BEC1034 Microeconomics G3 BKE2014 Knowledge Economy G1 BEC1044 Macroeconomics G3 BME2054 G3 BEI2084 G1 BLE2074 Faculty of Business and Law Course 3 Course 4 Human Resource Management RP1 International Business RP1 Banking and Finance RP1 Entrepreneurship RP1 Knowledge Management RP I Marketing Management RP1 D3 BHP3054 D3 BIP3054 D3 BFP3054 D3 BEP3054 D3 BKR3074 D3 BHP3054 Course 5 Human Resource Management RP2 International Business RP2 Banking and Finance RP2 Entrepreneurship RP2 Knowledge Management RP II Marketing Management RP2 Advanced Management English Ledger: The first alphabet refers to year of study. The second digit refers to Trimester. For eg. B1 refers to Beta Trimester 1, indicating when B1 the subject is offered. The code that appears before another code/s indicates that it is a pre-requisite subject. It must be passed before the next subject is registered Malaysian Economy International Economics Labour Economics 18 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Course 1 B1 BAC1014 Financial Accounting I Course 2 B3 B3 B3 BMK1014 Principles of Marketing Faculty of Business and Law BBF1014 BFF1014 G1 BMK2024 G1 BMK2104 G3 BMK2044 G3 BMK2054 D3 BMK3094 G3 BMK2114 G3 BMK2124 D3 BMK3074 Financial Management I Foundation of Finance Consumer Behaviour Marketing Management Marketing Communication Marketing and Info Technology Service Marketing Sales Management Retail Management Global Marketing Course 3 G1 BBF2124 G1 BBF2044 Course 4 Financial Management II Bank Management Islamic Banking and Finance Financial Markets and Institutions Mergers and Acquisition International Finance G3 BBF2064 G1 BBF2134 D2 BFN3044 D3 BBF3284 G3 BBF3084 Global Finance G3 BTM2024 Treasury Management D3 BMR3134 Strategic Marketing 19 G3 BBF3114 D2 BBF3094 D3 BBF3104 G3 BBF2154 Course 5 Financial State. Analysis Credit Management Offshore Banking and Finance Investment D3 BBF3124 Financial Derivatives Ledger: The first alphabet refers to year of study. The second digit refers to Trimester. For eg. B1 refers to Beta Trimester 1, indicating when B1 the subject is offered. The code that appears before another code/s indicates that it is a pre-requisite subject. It must be passed before the next subject is registered Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Course 1 B1 BIS1014 Information Sys. and Multimedia Course 2 G2 BIS2024 Management Information Sys. B3 BPB2034 Programming for Bus Application G1 BDS2014 Database & Systems Analysis B1 BKM1014 Knowledge Management D3 BSM3024 Strategic Knowledge Mgt B1 BFB1014 Fundamentals of Business G1 BIB2074 International Business B3 BMK1014 B1 BIS1014 B2 BEC1034 Principles of Marketing Information Sys. and Multimedia G1 BIE2014 G1 BIN2024 G3 BRB2054 G3 BBT2034 D3 BSB3064 D3 BEL3014 Course 3 D2 BWP3024 D3 BIM2094 G3 BIT2104 G3 BLE2114 D3 BGO3124 Course 4 Internet and World Wide Web Prog. International Management International Trade and Policy Legal Environment of Inter Business Global Operations Management Entrepreneurship Innovation Management Retail Business Management Business Taxation Small Business Management Ledger: The first alphabet refers to year of study. The second digit refers to Trimester. For eg. B1 refers to Beta Trimester 1, indicating when B1 the subject is offered. The code that appears before another code/s indicates that it is a pre-requisite subject. It must be passed before the next subject is registered Electronic Commerce Microeconomics Faculty of Business and Law Course 5 20 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 12. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2 Feb - 8 Feb 9 Feb - 15 Feb 16 Feb - 22 Feb 23 Feb - 1 Mar 2 Mar - 8 Mar 9 Mar - 15 Mar 16 Mar - 22 Mar 23 Mar - 29 Mar 30 Mar - 5 Apr 6 Apr - 12 Apr 13 Apr - 19 Apr 20 Apr - 26 Apr 27 Apr - 3 May 4 May – 10 May 11 May - 17 May 18 May - 24 May 25 May - 31 May 2008/2009 Academic Session Trimester 3 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Mid Trimester Break Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Examination Week (Week 1) Examination Week (Week 2) 1 June – 7 June Trimester Break (Week 1) 8 June - 14 June Trimester Break (Week 2) The Academic Session 2009/10 begins on 15th June 2009 Faculty of Business and Law 21 1 May - Labour Day 9 May - Wesak Day 6 & 7 June - Registration Day for new students Orientation Week for New Students Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 2009/2010 Academic Session Diploma and Degree (LSL to LLS) FOSEE Trimester 1 15 June - 21 June Week 1 Week 1 (Class Begins) Week 1 (Class Begins) 22 June – 28 June Week 2 Week 2 Week 2 29 June - 5 July Week 3 Week 3 Week 3 6 July - 12 July Week 4 Week 4 Week 4 13 July - 19 July Week 5 Week 5 Week 5 20 July - 26 July Week 6 Week 6 Week 6 27 July – 2 Aug Week 7 Week 7 Week 7 3 Aug – 9 Aug Week 8 Mid Trimester Break Mid Trimester Break 10 Aug - 16 Aug Week 9 Week 8 Week 8 17 Aug - 23 Aug Week 10 Week 9 Week 9 24 Aug - 30 Aug Week 11 Week 10 Week 10 31 Aug - 6 Sept Week 12 Week 11 Week 11 7 Sept - 13 Sept Week 13 Week 12 Week 12 14 Sept - 20 Sept Week 14 Week 13 Week 13 21 Sept - 27 Sept Week 15 Week 14 Week 14 28 Sept - 4 Oct Week 16 Exam Week (Week 1) Exam Week (Week 1) Week 17 Trimester Break (Week 1) Exam Week (Week 2) 5 Oct - 11 Oct 31 August - National Day Raya is on 20 Sept (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday holiday) Trimester 2 12 Oct - 18 Oct Week 18 Week 1 19 Oct - 25 Oct Week 19 Week 2 26 Oct - 1 Nov Week 20 Week 3 Week 1 2 Nov - 8 Nov Week 21 Week 4 Week 2 9 Nov - 15 Nov Week 22 Week 5 Week 3 16 Nov - 22 Nov Week 23 Week 6 Week 4 23 Nov – 29 Nov Week 24 Week 7 Week 5 30 Nov - 6 Dec Week 25 Week 8 Week 6 7 Dec - 13 Dec Week 26 Week 9 Week 7 14 Dec - 20 Dec Week 27 Week 10 Week 8 21 Dec - 27 Dec Week 28 Week 11 Exam Week (Week 1) 28 Dec - 3 Jan 2010 Week 29 Week 12 Trimester Break (Week 1) 4 Jan - 10 Jan Week 30 Week 13 Trimester Break (Week 2) 11 Jan - 17 Jan Week 31 Week 14 18 Jan - 24 Jan Week 32 Exam Week (Week 1) 25 Jan - 31 Jan Week 33 Trimester Break 1 Trimester 3 Trimester Break (Week 1) Trimester Break (Week 2) Trimester 2 Oct Intake Degree Trimester Break (Week 3) Trimester 3 Week 1 Jan Intake Degree Week 2 1 Feb - 7 Feb Week 34 Week 1 Week 3 8 Feb - 14 Feb Week 35 Week 2 Week 4 15 Feb - 21 Feb Week 36 Week 3 Week 5 22 Feb - 28 Feb Week 37 Week 4 Week 6 Faculty of Business and Law Oct Intake FOSEE 22 Feb Intake FOSEE CNY is on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Holiday Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session 2009/2010 Academic Session Diploma and Degree (LSL to LLS) FOSEE 1 Mar - 7 Mar Week 38 Week 5 Week 7 8 Mar - 14 Mar Week 39 Week 6 Mid Trimester Break 15 Mar - 21 Mar Week 40 Week 7 Week 8 22 Mar - 28 Mar Week 41 Trimester Break 1 Week 9 29 Mar - 4 Apr Week 42 Week 8 Week 10 5 Apr - 11 Apr Week 43 Week 9 Week 11 12 Apr - 18 Apr Week 44 Week 10 Week 12 19 Apr - 25 Apr Week 45 Week 11 Week 13 26 Apr - 2 May Week 46 Week 12 Week 14 3 May – 9 May Week 47 Week 13 Exam Week (Week 1) 10 May - 16 May Week 48 Week 14 Exam Week (Week 2) 17 May - 23 May Week 49 Exam Week (Week 1) Trimester Break 1 24 May - 30 May Week 50 Trimester Break 1 Trimester Break 2 31 May - 6 June Week 51 Trimester Break 2 Trimester Break 3 The Academic Session 2009/10 begins on 7th June 2010 Faculty of Business and Law 23 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Appendix 1: Subject title Financial Accounting I Management Accounting I Management Fundamentals of Business Mathematics for Managers Statistics for Managers Microeconomics Macroeconomics Foundation of Finance Financial Management I Advanced Mathematics for Managers Malaysian Economy Management Information Systems Information Systems and Multimedia Quality and Operations Management Electronic Commerce Quantitative Analysis Business Law Organizational Behaviour Human Resource Management Principles of Marketing Principles of Finance Business Ethics Faculty of Business and Law Code 24 BAC1014 BAC1024 BMG1024 BFB1014 BMT1014 BST1034 BEC1034 BEC1044 BFF1014 BBF1014 BMT1024 BME2054 BIS2024 BIM1014 BOM2064 BEL1012 BQT1614 BBL2014 BOB2024 BHR2032 BMK1014 BAC1157 BET2014 Faculty Briefing: Jan 2009 Intake, 2008/09 Academic Session Appendix 2: New program in MMU: eSILK What is eSILK? eSILK is an abbreviation for Entrepreneurship, Soft Skills, Innovation, Leadership & Knowledge program. It is an activity-oriented certification system to recognise the entrepreneurial and leadership achievements of MMU undergraduates made outside of their classroom environment, by participating in activities both within and outside MMU. eSILK program aims to harvest: • innovative entrepreneurs • daring risk-takers • future leaders • holistic individuals Program outcomes: • Communication and soft skills: Cultivate the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and coherently in a style appropriate for the purpose, situation and audience • Innovative & critical thinking and problem-solving abilities: Assess, evaluate and process complex information appropriate to an area of discipline. Solve problems relevant to a variety of disciplinary applications • Leadership skills: Elevate leadership skills through participation in student organisations and other professional activities. • Group processes: Demonstrate effective behaviors and skills within a group working towards a common goal or purpose. • Entrepreneurial skills: Apply entrepreneurial skills in business development Five core components of eSILK: • 1. General (min 60 points): • Undertake general interest courses • Participate actively in clubs • 2. Innovation (min 60 points): • Participate in competitions • Generate IPs • 3. Entrepreneurship (min 60 points): • Start business venture • Apply for grants/funds • 4. Leadership (min 60 points): • Manage team (club/society/community service/event), • Give presentations • Provide consultancy 5. Professional and short courses (min 60 points): • Undertake professional courses • Attend professional conferences Students need to obtain a minimum total of 300 points to complete the program. • Pass: 300 - 319 points • Bronze: 320 - 339 points • Silver: 340 - 359 points • Gold: 360 and above • Special: Platinum Award 360 points and above (+ win a national/ international competition/establish a profitable start-up/organize a major event.) Faculty of Business and Law 25