Course overview

• On this course, students’ll develop a range of business management skills relevant to their life, university study or the world of work.
• They’ll learn how to use and apply useful business concepts, tools and terminology whilst exploring four key aspects of business management: managing money, managing people, managing information, and - most importantly – managing and understanding themselves.
• They’ll learn to communicate professionally in common business situations. They’ll reflect on their own management and leadership style and consider the concepts of success, sustainability, and social responsibility.

What does this course cover?

• Managing yourself: introduction to management and leadership styles.
• Managing money and key financial concepts, including the implications of various sources of finance and the relative importance of cash flow and profit.
• Managing people, stakeholder management and professional communication.
• Managing Information: different information types and key information management issues.
• The roles businesses play in the lives of people and communities, and social responsibility.
• Aspects of growth and the effects of success.

What will students achieve?

• Apply a range of business concepts, tools and terminology to common business situations
• Explain the importance of business management for them and their community
• Identify their own skills, interests and ideas, and how they can continue to develop them
• Explore opportunities and challenges of working with others: including collaboration, listening to others, feedback, negotiation
• Explain the important aspects of a business idea to potential customers and investors
• Reflect on what they’ve learnt and how they will apply this now

List of Business Economics Specialisation Modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Hours
ACC 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3    Credits
ACC 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3    Credits
ACC 301	Management Accounting 1	2    Credits
COM 101	Speaking & Presenting (in Vietnamese)	2    Credits
COM 102	Writing (in Vietnamese)	2    Credits
COM 384	Negotiation	2    Credits
CS 201	Applied Informatics	3    Credits
DTE 201	Ethics in Work	2    Credits
DTE-BA 102	Vocational Training 1	1    Credit
DTE-BA 152	Vocational Training 2	1    Credit
ECO 151	Microeconomics	3    Credits
ECO 152	Macroeconomics	3    Credits
ECO 302	Economics in Management	2    Credits
ENG 116	Reading - Level 1	1    Credit
ENG 117	Writing - Level 1	1    Credit
ENG 118	Listening - Level 1	1    Credit
ENG 119	Speaking - Level 1	1    Credit
ENG 166	Reading - Level 2	1    Credit
ENG 167	Writing - Level 2	1    Credit
ENG 168	Listening - Level 2	1    Credit
ENG 169	Speaking - Level 2	1    Credit
ENG 216	Reading - Level 3	1    Credit
ENG 217	Writing - Level 3	1    Credit
ENG 218	Listening - Level 3	1    Credit
ENG 219	Speaking - Level 3	1    Credit
FIN 301	Financial Management 1	3    Credits
FIN 302	Financial Management 2	3    Credits
FIN 403	Stock Finance	3    Credits
HIS 221	History of World Civilization 1	2    Credits
HIS 222	History of World Civilization 2	2    Credits
HIS 362	History of the Communist Party of Vietnam	2    Credits
HRM 301	Human Resource Management	3    Credits
IB 404	Import and Export	2    Credits
IS 251	Management Information Systems	3    Credits
LAW 403	Economic Law Overview	3    Credits
MGO 301	Operations & Production Management	3    Credits
MGO 403	Decision Models	3    Credits
MGT 201	Principles of Management	2    Credits
MGT 296	Problem-based Learning	1    Credit
MGT 374	Office Management	2    Credits
MGT 396	Problem-based Learning	1    Credit
MGT 402	Investment Projects Management	3    Credits
MGT 403	Strategic Management	3    Credits
MGT 406	Entrepreneurship	3    Credits
MGT 496	Problem-based Learning	1    Credit
MKT 251	Principles of Marketing	3    Credits
MTH 101	Advanced Math C1	3    Credits
MTH 102	Advanced Math C2	2    Credits
OB 251	Organizational Behavior	3    Credits
OB 403	Leadership	2    Credits
POS 151	Political Economy Marx - Lenin	2    Credits
POS 351	Science socialism	2     Credits
POS 361	Ho Chi Minh Thought	2    Credits
PSY 151	Overview of Psychology	3    Credits
PHI 100	Methodology (including Scientific Research)	2    Credits
PHI 150	Philosophy Marx - Lenin	3    Credits
SCM 400	Distribution Channel Management	3    Credits
STA 151	Probability Theory & Math Statistics	3    Credits
STA 271	Principles of Economic Statistics (with SPSS)	2    Credits