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Master of Business Administration in Finance & Banking

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Faculty: Faculty of Business Studies (FBS)

Department: Department of Business Administration in Finance & Banking

Program: Master of Business Administration in Finance & Banking

Applied only for students, completed undergraduation from BUP.

1st Semester

Objectives

  • • Teach concepts to address specific management needs at the individual, team, division and/or organizational level • Practical applications of project management to formulate strategies allowing organizations to achieve strategic goals • A perspective of leadership effectiveness in organizations • Team-building skills required to support successful performance • Critical-thinking and analytical decision-making capabilities to investigate complex business problems to propose project-based solutions • Skills to manage creative teams and project processes effectively and efficiently

Outcomes

  • Discuss the project management processes and knowledge areas covered by the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
  • Apply the project management knowledge areas, concepts, tools & techniques to initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects
  • Assess real-life project management issues & project risks by means of quantitative & qualitative techniques
  • Develop solutions to project management issues leading to successful project management outcomes
  • Define the specialized project management skills and the role of the project manager
  • Utilize specified project management software to efficiently manage projects

References

  • Project Management: A Managerial Approach. J.R. Meredith and S.J. Mantel John Wiley and Sons Latest
  • Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling Harold R. Kerzner John Wiley and Sons Latest
  • Project Management with Case Studies Parameshwar P. Iyer Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Latest

Objectives

  • • To give a clear view to the students about recent states of banking system around the world, currents force to change banking business. • To establish understanding of the effect of changes in the banking sector to the money and capital markets. • To explore the impact of current changes on bank asset-liability structure, banks services, portfolio of investment, pricing of deposits and advances, risk management, profitability approach, customer services.

Outcomes

  • Analyzing the Multifaceted Roles of Banks: Learn the diverse roles banks play in modern economies, their profit generation mechanisms, and interpret their financial statements to assess their health and performance.
  • Dissecting Banking Trends & Financial Landscape of Bangladesh: Investigate the historical data to draw trends in the banking industry to and develop thorough understanding of the financial structure of Bangladesh.
  • Quantifying Risk and Capitalizing for Stability: Identify and assess various risk exposures faced by banks, master risk management techniques, analyze the significance of bank capital and explore international regulatory frameworks like Basel III that ensure prudent capital practices. to mitigate potential losses and ensure financial stability.
  • Financial Innovation & Recent Banking News: Explore innovative practices transforming the banking landscape, understand their impact on efficiency and customer service, and cultivate awareness of current events to navigate the ever-changing world of banking with agility and foresight.
  • Loan Products and Policies for Diverse Borrowers: Investigate various types of loans offered by banks, analyze borrower profiling and risk assessment models, and design loan policies that cater to the specific needs and risk profiles of diverse businesses and individuals.

References

  • 1. Bank Management and Financial Services by Peter S Rose and Sylvia C Hudgins, Latest edition.
  • 2. Bangladesh Marches Towards Islamic Banking by M. Azizul Huq.
  • 3. Commercial Bank Management by Peter S Rose, Latest edition.
  • 4. Contemporary Issues in Banking - Regulation, Governance and Performance by Myriam García-Olalla, Latest edition.
  • 5. Understanding Islamic Corporate Finance Theory and Application by Prof. D.M.A. Mannan.
  • 6. Banking Of Tomorrow by Md. Abdul Kader.
  • 7. Banking Developed World's Perspective by Nironjon Roy.
  • 8. Amir, K. B., Amir, Z. B., & Islam, M. A. (2022). International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 11(4). https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i4

Objectives

  • To describe the strategic motives of corporate governance from both theoretical as well as practical aspects.
  • To apply a variety of strategic management techniques and models to analyze how corporate control events will influence shareholder value and the value to other stakeholders.
  • To reinforce the fundamental principles of key duties of key people and groups within the legislative dimensions of corporate governance.
  • To combine the applied theoretical approach with the case study method through detailed analysis of domestic and global restructuring deals.
  • To explain the merger and acquisition process, including planning, valuation, deal structuring, and takeover tactics; and how they should be employed.
  • To describe and evaluate alternative corporate restructuring strategies.

Outcomes

  • To describe the strategic motives of corporate governance from both theoretical as well as practical aspects.
  • To apply a variety of strategic management techniques and models to analyze how corporate control events will influence shareholder value and the value to other stakeholders.
  • To reinforce the fundamental principles of key duties of key people and groups within the legislative dimensions of corporate governance.
  • To combine the applied theoretical approach with the case study method through detailed analysis of domestic and global restructuring deals.
  • To explain the merger and acquisition process, including planning, valuation, deal structuring, and takeover tactics; and how they should be employed.
  • To describe and evaluate alternative corporate restructuring strategies.

References

  • Corporate Governance (Principles, Policies and Practices) A.C. Fernando Pearson Latest
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring Patrick. A. Gaughan Wiley Latest

Objectives

  • • Apply an advanced understanding of business research design options, methodologies and analysis methods (qualitative and quantitative), including respective terms, definitions and applications, to design, implement and evaluate a research project. • Distil an identified business problem into a succinct research problem (or problems) and articulate this into a comprehensive research brief for investigation by a research team locally or internationally. • Make a research proposal for implementation at either a local or international level. • This will include (but not be restricted to) a literature summary at the necessary level of depth to ensure a thorough understanding of what is already known about the problem to be addressed, the proposed research design, data collection, sampling, analysis methods to be employed along with an indicative time frame for each stage of the research proposed and budget. • Apply a broad understanding of issues specific to undertaking business research across international boundaries, including cultural, geographical, language and cost-related challenges and respective strategies and approaches that may be employed to solve them to the design, implement and evaluate a research project. • Recognize and consider the importance of ethical conduct in undertaking research, including potential implications for business relationships, effects on potential respondents, sensitivity to cultural differences and honesty and integrity in analysis and reporting in the design, implementation and evaluation of a research project. • The course will cover econometric analysis: regression, factor, bivariate, partial and multiple correlation, structural model, OLS model etc. and implication of statistical tools such as EViews, SPSS, Stata etc..

Outcomes

  • Research Fundamentals and Ethics: Understand the fundamentals of business research, including ethics, research design, and the research process.
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques: Master both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including measurement scales and sampling methods.
  • Data Analysis and Hypothesis Testing: Develop skills in data analysis, including hypothesis testing, measures of association, and multivariate analysis.
  • Advanced Research Methods: Gain proficiency in advanced research methodologies, focusing on multivariate analysis and time series analysis.
  • Application and Critical Thinking in Research: Apply research skills in business contexts, emphasizing critical thinking and the ability to conduct comprehensive research studies.

References

  • 1. Business Research Methods by Donald R. Cooper & Pamela S. Schindler; published by McGraw-Hill Education; Latest edition.
  • 2. Basic Econometrics by Damodar Gujarati, Dawn Porter, and Sangeetha Gunasekar; published by McGraw-Hill Education; Latest edition.
  • 3. Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach; by Jeffrey M. Wooldridge; published by Cengage Learning; Latest edition.

Objectives

  • • To apply the advanced framework for making corporate investment and financial decisions. • To attach theory with practice by recognizing what should be done to increase company value and shareholder wealth. • To apply the concept of options at the time of appraising real projects and valuing executive stock options and a start-up. • To evaluate the results of advanced financial analysis and communicate the findings with relevant stakeholders in the real world.

Outcomes

  • Capital Investment Decisions: Explain how investment decisions are taken considering risk analysis and real options.
  • Financing Decision Applications: Understand and apply how corporate decisions related to capital structure are made after integrating tax effects and financial distress costs.
  • Options and Corporate Finance: Apply the concept of options at the time of appraising real projects and valuing a start-up.
  • Financial Analysis and Application: Develop advanced computational skills and master financial analysis to apply financial knowledge to practical situations.

References

  • 1. Corporate Finance by Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield and Jeffrey Jaffe; Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Latest edition.
  • 2. Principles of Corporate Finance by Richard A. Brealey; Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen; Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Latest edition.
  • 3. Lessons in Corporate Finance by Paul Asquith and Lawrence A. Weiss; Published by Wiley; Latest edition.

2nd Semester

Objectives

  • • To provide an unbiased technique to critically think about quantitative methods employed in finance.
  • • To understand the basics of probability theories along with their implications in solving business problems.
  • • To learn the methods of program evaluation, cost minimization and profit maximization techniques through the concepts as well as their practical implications.
  • • To understand the applications of quantitative methods in Microsoft Excel and other statistical software.
  • • To interpret and evaluate the results from various analyses employed in quantitative techniques for making informed decisions and communicating them to stakeholders in the practical world.

Outcomes

  • Strategic Financial Planning: Demonstrate the ability to understand and analyse advanced financial concepts and apply them strategically to make informed decisions in financial planning and management.
  • Analytical and Critical thinking skills: Develop proficiency in analytical techniques to critically evaluate financial data for making insightful financial and economic forecasts.
  • Global Perspective on Financial Decision Making: Acquire a global outlook on the applications of various quantitative methods in making financial decisions in a professional setup.
  • Professionalism and Ethical Behaviour: Apply and exhibit ethical behaviour emphasizing responsible financial practices in the real world.
  • Synthesis of Financial Concepts and Applications: Understand the fundamental concepts of quantitative methods and apply this knowledge to strategic financial planning and management.

References

  • 1. Data, Models, and Decisions: The Fundamentals of Management Science by Dimitris Bertsimas & Robert M. Freund; Published by Dynamic Ideas.; Latest edition.
  • 2. Quantitative Approaches to Management by Richard I. Levin, David S. Rubin Joel P. Stinson & Everette S. Gardener; Published by McGraw-Hill; Latest edition.
  • 3. Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics by Douglas A. Lind, William G. Marchal & Samuel A. Wathen; Published by McGraw-Hill; Latest edition.

Objectives

  • • To equip students with the background on and current knowledge of international banking.
  • • To understand how foreign exchange market operates in an economy and also cross boundary.
  • • To know how international banking facilitates the foreign exchange dealings and create a stable global market by reducing currency exchange risk and country risk.
  • • To know about international banking environment, keeping pace with international banking legal regulatory and managerial issues.

Outcomes

  • International Banking Activities: Understand the basic functions of international banks.
  • International Flow of Funds: Learn about how different factors affect international trade flows; and how various agencies facilitate international lending and capital flow of funds.
  • Foreign Exchange Market Structure and Trading Activities: Know about functions and structure of the foreign exchange market; and how different factors influence exchange rates.
  • International Parity Relationships: Analyze international parity relationships and forecast foreign exchange rates.
  • Exchange Rate Fluctuations Measurement: Measure exchange rate risk and manage transaction, economic, and translation exposure.
  • International Capital Structure Decision: Evaluate MNC’s components of capital and take capital structure decision.

References

  • 1. International Financial Management by Cheol S. Eun and Bruce G. Resnick; Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Latest Edition.
  • 2. International Financial Management by Jeff Madura; Published by CENGAGE; Latest Edition.

Objectives

  • This is an intermediate course in investment and asset pricing theory at the graduate level. This course will primarily focus on how we should determine ‘fair’ prices of financial assets which generate risky cash flows in future. We will start with learning static portfolio theory and discuss the concept of ‘systematic risk’ in financial assets. Then we will derive an equilibrium relationship between systematic risk and expected return of financial assets. Based on the static portfolio theory, we will learn several major asset pricing models such as CAPM and APT. Next, we will consider dynamic consumption-savings decisions and derive the Consumption-CAPM. In the later part of the course, we will focus on derivative securities and learn several methods to price those assets.

Outcomes

  • Understanding of Fixed Income and Derivative Securities: Develop a thorough understanding of fixed income securities, including their valuation, and an introduction to derivative securities.
  • Portfolio Management Techniques: Master portfolio selection techniques, including mean-variance analysis and single-period asset pricing, to effectively manage and optimize investment portfolios.
  • Advanced Investment Strategies: Gain proficiency in advanced asset management strategies, encompassing factor models, consumption dynamics, and asset allocation & portfolio construction.
  • Options Pricing and Analysis: Acquire skills in option pricing both in discrete and continuous time, understanding the fundamental principles and applications of these financial instruments.
  • Global Investment Perspectives: Understand international asset pricing, focusing on the challenges and strategies in managing assets in a global context.

References

  • 1. Asset Pricing and Portfolio Choice Theory by Back, K.; Published by Oxford University Press; Latest edition.
  • 2. Corporate Finance by Ross, S., R., Westerfield, J. Jaffe and B. Jordan; Published by McGraw-Hill International, latest edition.

Objectives

  • • To review the conceptual framework for analyzing the role of financial systems.
  • • To compare financial systems among the channels of intermediation: Islamic banking, investment and financing vs Conventional banking, investment, and financing respectively.
  • • To give a macro view by signifying about Islamic concept vs contemporary concept on macro-economic factors (Money, Growth, and Inflation, Interest rate, foreign exchange, and Risk etc.).
  • • To solve practical banking problems using the theoretical understanding provided by this course.

Outcomes

  • Fundamentals of Financial System & Intermediaries: Identify and discuss the fundamental concepts of financial system and the intermediaries.
  • Problem Identification & Trend Analysis: Critically interpret relevant stylized facts related to main trends in banking and investigate pertinent problems that financial intermediaries face when operating in different economic and historical conditions.
  • Comparative Analysis of Financial Systems: Compare financial systems and institutions across jurisdictions and explain why structural characteristics differ among institutions, countries and over time.
  • Development of Defense Mechanism for Financial Crises: Illustrate some of the financial crises and how they could be defended, considering micro and macroeconomic conditions.
  • Deepened Understanding of Islamic Finance: Understand the core principles, instruments, and ethical implications of Islamic Finance.

References

  • 1. Comparing Financial System by Franklin Allen and Douglas Gale.; Latest edition.
  • 2. The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets by Mishkin.; Latest edition.
  • 3. Islamic Banking: Theory, Practice and Challenges by Al-Omar, Fuad A; Haq, Mohammed Abdel.; Latest edition.
  • 4. Comparative Financial Systems by Paul F. Smith.; Latest edition.
  • 5. Islamic Economics: Theory and Practice by Prof. Dr. M A Mannan.
  • 6. Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance by Brian Kettell.; Latest edition.
  • 7. Comparative Banking System: Comparison of Banking by Dr. Wake Wealth.; Latest edition.
  • 8. Handbook of Islamic banking By Md Kabir Hossain.
  • 9. M. G. Bhide, A. Prasad, & Saibal Ghosh. (2002). Banking Sector Reforms: A Critical Overview. Economic and Political Weekly, 37(5), 399–408.
  • 10. Allen, Franklin & Qian, Jun. (2014). How can China’s financial system help to transform its economy?

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Objectives

  • • To develop and apply the tools of economic theory, mathematics, and statistics to economic phenomena.
  • • To investigate the specification, estimation, and interpretation of empirical economic relationships using least squares techniques.
  • • To extend the student's expertise beyond the foundations of finance.

Outcomes

  • Financial Concepts and Techniques: Develop the ability to understand and apply the concepts and techniques related to finance.
  • Regression Model Applications: Build and apply regression models for estimation and prediction.
  • Economic Forecasting: Utilize statistical software to analyze macroeconomic data with the help of smoothing techniques and regression.
  • Volatility Model Applications: Estimate volatility models and make forecasts based on them.
  • Financial Analysis and Application: Develop advanced computational skills and master financial analysis to apply financial knowledge in practical situations.

References

  • 1. Introductory Econometrics for Finance by Chris Brooks; Published by Cambridge University Press; Latest edition.
  • 2. Stata Guide to Accompany Introductory Econometrics for Finance by Lisa Schopohl; Latest edition.
  • 3. Statistical Techniques in Business & Economics by Douglas A. Lind, William G. Marchal and Samuel A. Wathen; Published by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Latest edition.
  • 4. Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach by Jeffrey M. Wooldridge; Published by South-Western Cengage Learning; Latest edition.