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Bachelor of Public Administration BSPA (4Years) Scheme of Studies
(Session 2018-2022)
Semester 1
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
ENG-321 English-I/English Comprehension 3(3-0)
MTH-321 Fundamentals of Mathematics 3(3-0)
BPA- 301 Politics and Administration 3(3-0)
PSY- 305
ECO-301
Introduction to Psychology
Principles of Microeconomics
3(3-0)
3(3-0)
ISL- 408 Islamic Studies/Ethics 2(2-0)
Total 17(17-0)
Semester 2
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
ENG- 322 English-II (Academic Reading and Writing) 3(3-0)
SOC- 305 Introduction to Sociology 3(3-0)
ICT- 322 Introduction to Computer Applications 3(2-1)
ECO- 302 Principles of Macroeconomics 3(3-0)
CHM-300 Environmental Sciences 1(1-0)
PST- 321 Pakistan Studies 2(2-0)
Total 15(14-1)
Semester 3
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
STA- 320 Introduction to Statistical Theory 3(3-0)
ENG-421 English-III (Communication Skills) 3(3-0)
BPA-405 Introduction to Primary Health Care Administration 3(3-0)
BPA-401 Principles of Public Finance 3(3-0)
BPA-403 Administrative Responsibility and Ethics 3(3-0)
Total 15(15-0)
Semester 4
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA-410 International Relations 3(3-0)
BPA-404 World Civilization 3(3-0)
BPA-402 Organizational Design & Behavior 3(3-0)
BPA-406 Decentralization And Governance 3(3-0)
BPA-408 Political and Constitutional Development In Pakistan 3(3-0)
Total 15(15-0)
Semester 5
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA – 501 Public Administration and Society 3(3-0)
BPA – 503 Quantitative Techniques for Management 3(3-0)
BPA – 505 Principles of Management 3(3-0)
ICT – 324 Management Information System 3(3-0)
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BPA –509 Financial Accounting 3(3-0)
BPA- 507 Economic Analysis for Decision Making 3(3-0)
Total 18(18-0)
Semester 6
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA – 502 Human Resource Management 3(3-0)
BPA – 504 Financial Administration 3(3-0)
BPA – 506 Public Administration in Pakistan 3(3-0)
BPA – 508 Research Methods and Techniques 3(3-0)
BPA – 510 Leadership and Team Management 3(3-0)
BPA – 512 Principles of Marketing 3(3-0)
Total 18(18-0)
Semester 7
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA – 601 Entrepreneurship 3(3-0)
BPA – 603 Comparative Public Administration 3(3-0)
BPA – 613 Specialization I 3(3-0)
BPA – 615 Specialization II 3(3-0)
BPA – 609 Project Management 3(3-0)
BPA- 629 Seminars 1(1-0)
BPA- 630 Special Problems 1(1-0)
Total 17(17-0)
Semester 8
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA – 602 Public Policy Analysis 3(3-0)
BPA – 604 Total Quality Management 3(3-0)
BPA- 616 Specialization III 3(3-0)
BPA – 620 Specialization IV 3(3-0)
BPA – 606 Strategic Management 3(3-0)
BPA –608 Industrial Relation and Labour Laws 3(3-0)
Total 18(18-0)
Field of Specialization Course Human Resource Management
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA – 605 Human Resource Development 3(30)
BPA – 614 Human Resource Information System 3(3-0)
BPA- 612 Human Resources Management for Public and Non-
Profit Organizations
3(3-0)
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BPA- 610 International Human Resource Management 3(3-0)
BPA - 607 Performance and Compensation Management 3(3-0)
Field of Specialization Course Public Policy
Course codes Course Title Credit Hours
BPA-613 Media, Politics and Public Administration 3(3-0)
BPA-615 Latest Trends in New Public Management 3(3-0)
BPA-620 Government and Politics 3(3-0)
BPA-616 Public Policy and Program Evaluation 3(3-0)
BPA-622
BPA-611
BPA-618
Public Policy and Planning
Local Government in Pakistan
Public Sector Governance and Administrative Reforms
3(3-0)
3(3-0)
3(3-0)
BPA – 632 Internship 3(0-3)
Students can avail internship of 6-8 weeks in summer after the completion of course
work and will submit internship report to the department and department will take
Viva for grading. Internship of students for summer should be enrolled on subject for
grading purpose. After enrolment, department will allocate them concern department
of the organization.
Grand Total Credit Hours 136(132-4)
Note: The department has the authority to add or remove or change sequence of any
proposed course dependent upon the needs, resources and the best interest of the department.
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Course Contents of Bachelor of Public Administration
BSPA (4Years) Scheme of Studies Session 2018-2022
Semester 1st Course Contents and Recommended Books
ENG-321 English-I/English Comprehension Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: English-I/English Comprehension
Learning Objectives:
Objectives of the course are to enhance language skills for effective communication and
develop critical thinking while writing. Further develop their skills in reading, writing,
speaking and thinking. Develop their understanding and appreciation of English language and
its use in effective communication and literature.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The content of the course includes:
Basics of Grammar
Parts of speech and use of articles
Sentence structure, active and passive voice
Practice in unified sentence
Analysis of phrase, clause and sentence structure
Transitive and intransitive verbs
Punctuation and spelling
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Grammar
A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet. Exercises 1.Practical English
Grammar 3rd edition Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 0194313492.
A.J Thomson and A.V.Martinet. Exercises 2.Practical English
Grammar Third edition Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 0194313506
Writing
Marie-Christine Boutin, Suzanne Brinand and Francoise Grellet.
Writing. Intermediate. Oxford Supplementary Skills fourth Impression 1993. ISBN
019435405 7 Pages 20-27 and 35-41.
Reading/Comprehension
Brain Tomlinson and Rod Ellis. Reading. Upper Intermediate. Oxford Supplementary
Skills. Third Impression 1992. ISBN 0 19 453402 2.
MTH-321 Fundamentals of Mathematics Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Fundamentals of Mathematics
Learning Objectives:
The course aims at preparing the students, not majoring in mathematics, with the essential
tools of algebra to apply the concepts and the techniques in their respective disciplines.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Preliminaries: Real-number system, complex numbers, introduction to sets, set
operations, functions, types of functions. Matrices: Introduction to matrices, types,
matrix inverse, determinants, system of linear
equations, Cramer’s rule.
Quadratic Equations: Solution of quadratic equations, qualitative analysis of roots of a
quadratic equations, equations reducible to quadratic equations, cube roots of unity,
relation between roots and coefficients of quadratic equations.
Sequences and Series: Arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic
progression. Binomial Theorem: Introduction to mathematical induction, binomial
theorem with rational and irrational indices. Trigonometry: Fundamentals of
trigonometry, trigonometric identities.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
“The FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS” by James Van Dyke, James Rogers,
Holi Adams. 10th Edition
“Essentials of College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and
Social Sciences” by Raymond Barnett, Michael Ziegler. 3rd Edition or Later.
“Algebra: Introductory and Intermediate: An Applied Approach” by Richard Aufmann
and Joanne S. Lockwood. 6th Edition or Later.
Dolciani MP, Wooton W, Beckenback EF, Sharron S, Algebra 2 and
Trigonometry, 1978, Houghton & Mifflin.
Boston (suggested text)
Kaufmann JE, College Algebra and Trigonometry, 1987, PWS-Kent Company, Boston.
Swokowski EW, Fundamentals of Algebra and Trigonometry (6th edition), 1986, PWS-
Kent Company, Boston.
Title: Politics & Administration
Learning Objectives:
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the normative and empirical questions
in politics and administration and to enable them to apply logic and empirical analysis to the
political questions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes: Introduction: Politics and Political Science;
Nations and States; Government; Politics and society; Individual and Constitutions;
Democracy; The Basic Structure of Government; The Basic Structures of government;
Political Parties; Public Policy.
BPA-301 Politics and Administration Credit Hours 3(3-0)
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Almond, G. and Bingham, Powell G. (2002), Comparative Politics Today: A World
View, Harper Collins: New York.
Roskin, Michael, (1997), Political Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall Inc.:New
Jersey.
Hague, Rod & F-Harrop. Martin (2004), Comparative Government and
Politics,Palgrave Macmillan: New York.
Godwin, R. Kenneth (1997), Introduction to Political Science, Harcourt Brace
Co:Orlando.
Rosen Bloom, David H. (2000), Public Administration: Understanding
Management,Politics, and Law in the Public sector, New York: Random
6. Rehman, Jamil-ur (ed.) (199), Government and Administration in Pakistan,Public
Administration Research centre, (Mgt. services Division, Islamabad.
Sabharwal, M. (2013) Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh and
Pakistan, http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439869116
PSY- 305 Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Introduction to Psychology
Learning Objectives:
This course will provide participants an opportunity to know about the field of psychology.
This introductory course encompasses basic concepts of psychology such as; learning,
memorizing, retention, emotions and process of thinking will be discussed. Issues like what is
normal and what is abnormal behavior, the interventions used for treating psychological
problems, along with an overview of main and popular areas of psychology will also be
tackled. The main focus of the course will be on introducing essential terminology, theories,
themes, concepts and trends relevant to modern day psychology. Practical application of
knowledge, besides know-how of theoretical constructs, will be encouraged. How to relate
learned psychological concepts to everyday life is an essential component of this course.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Introduction to Psychology
Historical Roots of Modern Psychology
Schools of Thought, Perspective/Model/Approach
Psychodynamic Approach/ Model, Behavioral Approach
The Humanistic Approach and the Cognitive Approach
Research Methods in Psychology
Physical Development and Nature Nurture
Cognitive Development, Nervous System, Endocrine System
Sensation, Hearing (Audition) and Balance
Perception, Learning, Operant Conditioning
Cognitive Approach, Memory
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Secondary/ learnt/Psychological motives, Emotions, Cognition and Thinking
Reasoning, Problem- Solving and Creativity
Personality, Intelligence, Psychopathology
Abnormal Behavior, Psychotherapy
Popular Areas of Psychology, Health Psychology
Consumer Psychology, Sport Psychology etc.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Feldman, R. S. (2012). Understanding Psychology, 11th Edition, McGraw- Hill,
Boston.
Morris, C. and Maisto A. (2002), Psychology: an Introduction, 11th Edition, Prentice
Hall.
Zimbardo, P.G., & Gerrig, R.J. (2009), Psychology and Life, 19th Edition, Harper
Collins College Publishers.
ECO-301 Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Principles of Microeconomics
Learning Objectives:
This course provides the conceptual basis and core principles of microeconomics. It covers
the fundamental aspects of microeconomic theory that are required to the understanding of
contemporary economic studies. Moreover it offers comprehension of microeconomics to the
modeling of behavior of individuals, households, firms, and markets.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the
firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly.
Moreover it offers applications to problems of current economic policy, theory of
utility maximization and demand, production, cost, firm behavior, and supply
Price in product and factor markets
Efficiency and welfare.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Frank. R.H & Bernanke. B.S. (2007) Principles of Microeconomics. McGraw-Hill,
Irwin. (450 s). ISBN 0-07-110657-X
Frank Cowell., 2006: “Microeconomics: Principles and Analysis”. Oxford University
Press.
Vaseer, U.H. : Fundamentals of Economics part 1, Farhan publishers Lahore
Dewett K.K. Modern Economics theory.
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ISL-408 Islamic Studies/Ethics Credit Hours 2(2-0)
Title: Islamic Studies/Ethics
Learning Objectives:
This course is aimed at providing basic information about Islamic Studies. Enhancing
understanding of the students regarding Islamic civilization. Improving student’s skill to
perform prayers and other worships. Enhancing the skill of the students for understanding of
issues related to faith and religious life.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The content of the course includes:
Introduction to Quranic Studies
Basic Concepts of Quran,
History of Quran,
Uloom-ul-Quran.
Study of Selected Text of Holy Quran
Verses of Surah Al-Baqra Related to Faith(Verse No-284-286)
Verses of Surah Al-Hujrat Related to Adab Al-Nabi (Verse No-1 -18)
Verses of Surah Al-Mumanoon Related to Characteristics of faithful (Verse No-1 -
11).
Verses of Surah al-Furqan Related to Social Ethics (Verse No.63 -77).
Verses of Surah Al-Inam Related to Ihkama (Verse No-152-154).
Study of Selected Text of Holy Quran
Verses of Surah Al-Ihzab Related to Adab al-Nabi (Verse No.6, 21, 40, 56, 57, 58).
Verses of Surah Al-Hashar (18,19,20) Related to thinking, Day of Judgment
Verses of Surah Al-Saf Related to Tafakar, Tadabar (Verse No-1, 14).
Seerat of Holy Prophet (PBUH) I
Life of Muhammad Bin Abdullah ( Before Prophet Hood)
2. Life of Holy Prophet (S.A.W) in Makkah
Important Lessons Derived from the life of Holy Prophet in Makkah
Seerat of Holy Prophet (PBUH) II
Life of Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Madina
Important Events of Life Holy Prophet in Madina
Important Lessons Derived from the life of Holy Prophet in Madina
Introduction ToSunnah
Basic Concepts of Hadith
History of Hadith
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Kinds of Hadith
Uloom –ul-Hadith
Sunnah& Hadith
Legal Position of Sunnah 13
Selected Study from Text of Hadith
Introduction To Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Basic Concepts of Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
History & Importance of Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Sources of Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Nature of Differences in Islamic Law 5. Islam and Sectarianism
Islamic Culture & Civilization
Basic Concepts of Islamic Culture & Civilization
Historical Development of Islamic Culture & Civilization
Characteristics of Islamic Culture & Civilization
Islamic Culture & Civilization and Contemporary Issues
Islam & Science
Basic Concepts of Islam & Science
Contributions of Muslims in the Development of Science
Quranic & Science
Islamic Economic System
Basic Concepts of Islamic Economic System
Means of Distribution of wealth in Islamic Economics
Islamic Concept of Riba
Islamic Ways of Trade & Commerce
Political System of Islam
Basic Concepts of Islamic Political System
Islamic Concept of Sovereignty
Basic Institutions of Govt. in Islam
Islamic History
Period of Khlaft-E-Rashida
Period of Ummayyads
Period of Abbasids
Social System of Islam
Basic Concepts Of Social System Of Islam
Elements Of Family
Ethical Values Of Islam
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Hameedullah Muhammad, “Emergence of Islam” , IRI, Islamabad
Hameedullah Muhammad, “Muslim Conduct of State”
Hameedullah Muhammad, ‘Introduction to Islam Mulana Muhammad Yousaf
Islahi,”
Hussain Hamid Hassan, “An Introduction to the Study of Islamic Law” leaf
Publication Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ahmad Hasan, (1993) “Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence” Islamic Research
Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad
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Semester 2nd Course Contents and Recommended Books
ENG-322 English-II (Academic Reading and Writing) Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: English-II (Academic Reading and Writing)
Learning Objectives:
Evaluate the theoretical context of a given writing situation and write accordingly. Included
in this evaluation are adapting to the communication situation by analyzing the audience, the
writer's role, and the appropriate ethical dimensions. Apply concepts of information design.
These concepts include effective ways to design documents for print, web, and other
electronic means of communication in order to construct documents meaningful to the
audience. Effectively create standard formats used to construct meaningful documents. These
formats include genres such as various kinds of reports, sets of instructions, letters and
memos, and various electronic genres. Use visual items in effectively constructing meaning
in communication situations. These items include, but are not limited to, tables and graphs,
photographs, drawings and schematics, and various electronic creations such as screen
captures. Effectively negotiate the process of completing technical documents. These
processes include planning, drafting, editing and revising to quality standards, and, where
appropriate, usability testing, research methods and appropriate citation of sources.
Recognize and accommodate global concepts. These concepts include localization,
translation, and globalization. Create clear, concise technical documents that effectively use
style and grammar and information structure in ways that create meaning with the reader.
Collaborate effectively in various writing situations, including planning, creating, and
managing, evaluating, editing, and revising document production.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Presentation skills,
Essay writing,
Descriptive, narrative, discursive, argumentative, Academic writing,
Technical Report writing
Progress report writing
Note: Extensive reading is required for vocabulary building
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Essay Writing and Academic Writing
Writing. Advanced by Ron White. Oxford Supplementary Skills. Third Impression
1992. ISBN 0 19 4354073(particularly suitable for discursive, descriptive,
argumentative and report writing).
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College Writing Skills by John Langan. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. 2004.
Patterns of College Writing (4th edition) by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R.
Mandell. St. Martin’s Press.
Herta A. Murphy and Herbert W. Hildebrandt. Effective Business
Communication. Mary Elen Guffy Essentials of Business Communication
Presentation Skills
The Mercury Reader. A Custom Publication. Compiled by norther Illinois University.
General Editiors: Janice Neulib; Kathleen Shine Cain; Stephen Ruffus and Maurice
Scharton.
SOC-305 Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Introduction to Sociology
Learning Objectives:
This course will introduce students to the discipline of Sociology, its perspective, basic
concepts and principles, methods of analysis and major sub-fields. Through this introduction
it is expected that students will begin to think in ways that take into account the social realm
of thought, including the impact of social forces, social constraints, and social structure on an
individual's thoughts and behaviors. The goals of the course are to encourage students to
begin to think critically about the social world, to examine various life issues with a
sociological lens, to scrutinize social issues, and to spark the sociological imagination.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The Origins of Sociology
The Sociological Perspective
Steps in Sociological Investigation
Social Interaction
Social Groups
Formal Organizations
Culture, Socialization and Human Development,
Agents of Socialization,
Social Control and Deviance
Social Stratification
Theories of Class and Stratification
Social Class as Subculture
Social Mobility
Formal and Informal Groups
Group Dynamics
Global Variety
Functions of Family
Family and Marriage in Transition
Gender, Socialization and Gender Inequality
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Functions of Schooling
Issues in Education
Population Study and Its Significance
Population Profile of Pakistan
Implications of Population Growth, Environment and Society
Social Change, Modernity and Post Modernity etc.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Margaret Andersen and Howard Taylor, Sociology: Understanding a Diverse
Society. http://www.newtexts.com/newtexts/book.cfm?book_id=31
Jeanne H. Ballantine and Keith A. Roberts. Our Social World: Introduction to
Sociology. 2006. Pine Forge Press. http://www.pineforge.com/
Dalton Conley. 2009. You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a
Sociologist. New York: W.W.
Norton. http://www.wwnorton.com/COLLEGE/titles/soc/conley/
Susan J. Ferguson, Mapping the Social Landscape. (A reader – Many of the
textbooks also have associated
readers.) http://web.grinnell.edu/sociology/faculty/mapsocland.html
ICT-322 Introduction to Computer Applications Credit Hours 3(2-1)
Title: Introduction to Computer Applications
Learning Objectives:
Knowing the importance of information technology, this course is designed to let the students
know about working and applications of computer in biological sciences. In this course,
students will understand the basic principles on which computer works and will familiarize
themselves with some of the important software components found on a PC. Another main
objective of this course is to familiarize the students with word processing, spreadsheet
analysis and use of computer to retrieve and communicate information.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Introduction to computer software
Hardware and MS Windows.
Word processing (Microsoft word)
Spreadsheet analysis (Microsoft excel)
And other related software package (at least two)
Internet access and different databases available on the Internet.
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
“Fundamental Concepts of Computer System” by Asiy Sultan Ali, AmenaNurat, and
Nain Kanwal. 6th edition or later.
“Basic Computers for Beginners” by Michael Douglas, and Stephen Pelton, Published
by Web Wise Seniors, Inc, (Latest Edition)
“Peter Norton’s Introduction to Computers” by Peter Norton 4th Edition or Later.
“Introduction to Computers” by Garry B. Shelly, Steven M. Freund, Misty E.
Vermaat.
Latest Edition.
ECO-302 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Principles of Macroeconomics
Learning Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to develop students’ economic perspectives and deeper
understanding of key economic processes through the study of a range of economic and
social political systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the examination of domestic and
global economic policy options related to matters of poverty, use of resources, consumption
of energy, unemployment, and trade. Through intensive reading, graphical analysis, and
evaluation of economic systems, students should be able to distinguish between economics as
a field of inquiry and the economy.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
National Income concepts
Aggregate demand by household, business, government, and foreign sectors
Determination of national income, interest rate, price, output. employment levels
equilibrium analysis, inflation theory, dynamic analysis, and growth models
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Wickens Michael., (2008). Macroeconomic Theory: A Dynamic General Equilibrium
Approach. Princeton University Press; 1 st edition.
Mankiw, G.N.: (2006) Micro economics 4th Ed. South Western Educational
Publishing
Dornbusch R, and Fischer S.: Macroeconomics
Vaseer, U.H.: Fundamentals of Economics part 1, Farhan publishers Lahore
Dewett K.K.: (2004) Modern Economics theory, Shyamlal Charitable Trust,
2004.
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CMH-300 Environmental Sciences Credit Hours 1(1-0)
Title: Environmental Sciences
Learning Objectives:
Aim of the subject is to understand environment issues over community and society. To
understand the processes involved in environmental management, to learn the basic concepts
of environmental audit, risk management and Environment Management System. The big
picture of challenges facing environmental management and sustainability, and ways of
seeing these challenges.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Environment and Environmental Issues
Country Profile, Concepts of Sustainable Development
Basic Environmental Economics
Environmental Organizations
Environmental Legislations NEQs
Pollution Charges, Cleaner Production, Components for Environmental Assessment
Screening, Scoping, Baseline Study
Mitigation, Monitoring
Environmental Impact Methodology, Environmental Management Plan
Environmental Impact Statements, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental
Auditing
Risk Analysis, EMS and ISO-14001
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Environmental Impact Assessments by Canter McGraw-Hill (latest edition)
PEPA Guidelines by PEPA M. O. E. Government of Pakistan (latest edition).
Environmental Management in Practice Vol. I, II, III by NatheEtal. 1998 Rouledge
Publisher, London
Environmental Sciences: Towards a Sustainable Future, Wright Boorse, 2011, 11th
Ed. Pears.
PST-321 Pakistan Studies Credit Hours 2(2-0)
Title: Pakistan Studies
Learning Objectives:
Develop vision of historical perspective, government, politics, contemporary Pakistan,
ideological background of Pakistan. Study the process of governance, national development,
issues arising in the modern age and posing challenges to Pakistan.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
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Historical Perspective of Pakistan
Government and Politics in Pakistan
Contemporary Pakistan
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Burki, ShahidJaved. (1980): State & Society in Pakistan, the Macmillan Press Ltd.
Akbar, S. Zaidi. (2000): Issue in Pakistan’s Economy. Karachi: Oxford University
Press.
S.M. Burke and Lawrence Ziring. (1993): Pakistan’s Foreign policy: A Historical
analysis. Karachi: Oxford University Press.
Mehmood, Safdar.: (1994) Pakistan Political Roots & Development. Lahore.
Wilcox, Wayne.: (1972) the Emergence of Banglades., Washington: American
Enterprise, Institute of Public Policy Research.
Mehmood, Safdar. Pakistan KayyunToota, Lahore: Idara-e-Saqafat-e-Islamia, Club
Road.
Amin, Tahir. Ethno - National Movement in Pakistan, Islamabad: Institute of Policy
Studies, Islamabad.
Ziring, Lawrence. (1980): Enigma of Political Development. Kent England:
WmDawson& sons Ltd.
Zahid, Ansar.( 1980) : History & Culture of Sindh. Karachi: Royal Book Company,
1980.
Afzal, M. Rafique.( 1998): Political Parties in Pakistan, Vol. I, II & III. Islamabad:
National Institute of Historical and cultural Research.
Sayeed, Khalid Bin. (1967): The Political System of Pakistan. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin.
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Semester 3rd Course Contents and Recommended Books
STA-320 Introduction to Statistical Theory Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Introduction to Statistical Theory
Learning Objectives:
The main objectives of the course are to enhance student’s competency in application of
statistics to solve business management problems and to improve their level of quantitative
sophistication for further advanced business analysis.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes:
What is Statistics, Presentation of Data
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Dispersion
Probability and Probability Distributions. Sampling and Sampling Distributions
Hypothesis Testing, Testing of Hypothesis- Single Population, Testing of
Hypotheses-Two or more Populations, Testing of Hypothesis-Independence of
Attributes
Regression and Correlation etc.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Walpole, R. E. 1982. “Introduction to Statistics”, 3rd Ed., Macmillan Publishing Co.,
Inc. New York.
Muhammad, F. 2005. “Statistical Methods and Data Analysis”, Kitab Markaz,
Bhawana Bazar Faisalabad.
Geraled Keller & Brain Warrack. :Statistics for management and economics 7th
edition
Andrew F. Seigel,: Practical Business statistics 4th edition
Berenson Basic Business statistics – Concepts and applications 8th edition
SPSS (Latest Version) / End Note / E Views.
ENG-421 English-III (Communication Skills) Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: English-III (Communication Skills)
Learning Objectives:
This course is intended to provide participants with advanced understanding of the concepts
and principles of professional business communication and to support the development of
their skills in interpersonal, spoken and business related. Communications through practice
and feedback. Course participants will be encouraged to participate actively in the course
through their group presentations, reflections and academic writing.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes: Paragraph writing, Essay writing, CV and job
application, Study skills, Academic skills, Presentation skills etc.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Grammar
Practical English Grammar by A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet. Exercises 2. Third edition.
Oxford University Press 1986. ISBN 0 194313 50 6.
Writing
Writing. Intermediate by Marie-Chrisitine Boutin, Suzanne Brinand and Francoise Grellet.
Oxford Supplementary Skills. Fourth Impression 1993. ISBN 019 435405 7 Pages 45-53
(note taking).
Writing. Upper-Intermediate by Rob Nolasco. Oxford Supplementary Skills. Fourth
Impression 1992. ISBN 0 19 435406 5 (particularly good for writing memos, introduction to
presentations, descriptive and argumentative writing).
Reading
Reading. Advanced. Brian Tomlinson and Rod Ellis. Oxford Supplementary Skills. Third
Impression 1991. ISBN 0 19 4534030.
Reading and Study Skills by John Langan
Study Skills by Riachard Yorky.
BPA-405 Introduction to Primary Health Care
Administration
Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Introduction to Primary Health Care Administration
Learning Objectives:
In this course students are introduced to philosophies and models of primary health care. Capacity
building and community development are presented in relation to the socio-political environment in
which care is delivered. Community nursing and midwifery are profiled as examples of primary
health care initiatives. The individual, their family and their community are conceptualized as partners
in care provision. Cultural safety, with a particular focus on the health and history of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples is examined as an integral dimension of professional practice.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and understanding integral to professional practice and primary
health care.
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and understanding integral to professional practice and cultural
safety
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and understanding integral to provision and coordination of
care
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Demonstrated knowledge, skills and understanding integral to collaborative and therapeutic
practice Content This course comprises four integrated themes. Each has a defined set of learning outcomes as
listed below:
Theme 1: Professional practice and primary health care
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
identify examples of social, environmental, biomedical and economic determinants of
health from a local, national and global perspective
describe concepts of health, including understandings of illness and death / dying
describe how knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors influence health
debate issues related to equity of access for individuals from marginalized or
geographically isolated communities
articulate the principles of primary health care as defined by the World Health
Organization and the Declaration of Alma-Ata
identify local, national and global examples of primary health care initiatives
examine community engagement as an example of a primary health care strategy
participate in one primary health care experience
discuss the role of nurses and midwives in health promotion and illness prevention
examine the role and impact of nurses and midwives who work in the community
examine health promotion as a primary health care strategy
examine brief intervention as an example of health promotion
discuss and critique how the media is used for population based health promotion.
Theme 2: Professional practice and cultural safety
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
examine the various meanings of the term culture
discuss the nature, extent and implications of the cultural diversity that characterizes
contemporary Australia, and its impact on the health system and the practice of health
professionals
assess the impact of values and culture across the life-span with particular attention to beliefs and
practices related to illness and dying
discuss cultural safety as an integral dimension of professional practice
discuss issues related to racism, stereotypes, labeling and stigma
debate how the media perpetuates racism, stereotypes and stigma
discuss the impact of history and culture on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' health and well-being
identify and discuss examples of culturally appropriate primary health care for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities
Theme 3: Collaborative and Therapeutic practice
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
discuss the meaning of community for different cultural groups
discuss the importance of acknowledging and respecting the rights of individuals and
communities to be involved as active partners in care, including the right to make informed decisions and to be self-determining
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examine the role of consumer input in shaping health policy and practice discuss the concepts of social justice, equity, inequality, advocacy and power relations
discuss the impact of gender, race and social policies on health care provision
Theme 4: Provision and coordination of care
Successful completion of this module will enable you to:
outline the history of the Australian health care system
outline the state, federal and regional structures that comprise the Australian health care system
Outline how health care is funded in Australia in both the public and private sectors.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Primary Health Care, Now More Than Ever
Pediatric Primary Care by Catherine E Burns
Pocket Primary Care Dr. Meghan M Kiefer, MD
BPA-401 Principles of Public Finance Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Principles of Public Finance
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives of this course are to understand the theory and practice of how
government finances itself from both positive and normative points of view and to understand
the role of the public sector in the economy using microeconomics to understand public
expenditure analysis and methods of financing government expenditures. Aim of study is the
underlying theory of welfare economics as well as the economic Effects of public policy.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes rationales for government intervention in the market
place, methods of resolving conflicts over the size of the public sector budget, the rationales
and issues of various sources of public revenue, and reviews the effects of public sector
spending and taxes on the aggregate economy, the consequences of government policies on
resource allocation and income distribution affecting welfare of the people, fiscal federalism
and issues therein.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Jonathan Gruber, Public Finance and Public Policy. Worth Publishers, 2005.
Richard Abel Musgrave, Peggy B. Musgrave., Public Finance in Theory and
Practice, McGraw-Hill International Book Company.
Stephen J. Bailey, Public Sector Economics. Palgrave, 2002.
Rosen, Harvey S., and Ted Gayer, Public Finance, 9th edition, New York, N.Y.: Mc
Graw Hill/Irwin, 2010.
Stiglitz, Joseph E., Economics of the Public Sector, 3rd edition, New York: W.W.
Norton & Company Inc., 2000.
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Boadway, Robin W., and David E. Wildasin, Public Sector Economics, 2nd edition,
Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1984.
BPA-403 Administrative Responsibility and Ethics Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Administrative Responsibility and Ethics
Learning Objectives:
Administrative ethics studies all moral aspects of public administration employee and senior
management activities. Three basic components of this course are: Values: Individual, group
and social statements, opinions and attitudes towards concept like freedom, justice, neutrality
and responsibility. Standard and Norms: The principles that guide the action of people and
employee and help lead and control their behavior, law, codes and rules Behavior: Different
forms of employee activity limited by certain standards and norms with social values. The
purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the tradition of moral philosophy and the
use of moral philosophy in the study of ethical behavior in public service. This course will be
a survey of contemporary perspectives on ethics and ethical behavior in government.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Ethics Introduction
Understanding Ethics
Ethics as a sub-discipline of philosophy
What are Moral Principles
What are Ethics in contract to Morals
Administrative Ethics in Judaism, Christianity, and 18 Islam
Ethics and Responsibility
Justice and Administrative Ethics, Professional Values and Ethics
The Significance of Morality and Ethics for Public Managers
Ethical Decision Making and the Public Managers
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Ethics, Theory and Practice by Jacques P.Thiroux, Macmillan Publishing Company,
New York.
Wallace, Marc, Fay, Charles. Compensation Theory and Practice. Boston, MA.:
PWS-Kent.
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Semester 4th Course Contents and Recommended Books
BPA-410 International Relations Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: International Relations
Learning Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to analyze the basic factors, concepts and issues in the field of
international relations, to identify the key actors in international relations including states,
intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, transnational corporations,
global civil society, and individuals and understand how these actors interact to give
substance to international relations.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Section-A: Introduction to Basic factors and concepts
Introduction to International Relations, Modern Sovereign state-system, The phenomenon of
power, Definition and nature, Elements of national power, Critical Evaluation, Patterns of
Power Politics, National interest, Nationalism
Section-B: Global Issues in International Relations
Population Human Rights Environment, proliferation of Weapons.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Bull, H.N., the Expansion of International Relations. (London: Oxford University
Press, 1984).
Columbus, Theodore, Introduction to International Relations; Power and Justice,
(New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 1878).
Cox, Richard H. Ed., the State in International Relations. (New York: Prentice Hall,
1978).
Deutsch, K.W., the Analysis of International Relations. (Eaglewood Cliff: N.J.
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Hartman, Frederick H., the Relations of Nations. 6th edition (New York: MacMillan,
1983)
Hoffman, Stanley H. Contemporary Theory in International Relations. (Eaglewood
Cliff, N.J. Prentice Hall, 1960)
Holsti, K.J. International Politics: A Framework for Analysis. (Eaglewood Cliff: N.J.
Prentice Hall 1983)
Hursch, James A., Theories of International Relations. (Washington D.C. National
Defense University, 1990) .
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BPA-404 World Civilization Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: World Civilization
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this course is to analyze the World Civilization, concepts and issues in the
world, to identify the key actors in international relations including states, intergovernmental
organizations, nongovernmental organizations, transnational corporations, global civil
society, and individuals and understand how these actors interact to give substance to
international relations.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Introduction
Middle Ages – Medieval
Gradual recovery from Rome’s collapse
Growing interaction with other societies
Spread of religious beliefs
Most polytheistic converted from Christianity
Some continued to believe in magic/supernatural spirits
Knowledge from trade/invaders
Tools for new crops
European paper factory
Arabs – math, science, philosophy
Took more from other nations than contributed – one-sided trade
Two Images
Prejudice toward Europe – big, smelly, hairy lugs
Newer to civilization
Economy less advanced
Manners less polished
Flashes of brilliance
Thomas Aquinas – sum up knowledge of man, God, nature
Stages of Postclassical Development
Italy fragmented
Rome’s decline affected
commerce shrinking
Spain in hands of Muslims
Frequent invasions – Viking raids
Weak rulers
Subsistence agriculture
Literacy restricted to hierarchy/monasteries
No additions, merely copied old manuscripts
Couldn’t understand a lot of the philosophy they copied
The Manorial System: Obligations and Allegiances
Manorialism – economic/political relation between lord and peasants
Serfs
lived on self-sufficient manors
received protection/justice from lords
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Military force
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Arnold Toynbee | A Study of History
Bruce Mazlish and Ralph Buultjens, eds. | Conceptualizing Global History
David Christian | Maps of Time
H.G. Wells | The Outline of History
J.R. McNeill and William H. McNeil | The Human Web
BPA-402 Organizational Design &Behavior Credit hours 3(3-0)
Title: Organizational Design & Behavior
Learning Objectives:
Organizational behavior (OB) is an interdisciplinary field drawing from numerous disciplines
including psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, organization theory, statistics,
and many others. Effective management of human resources within organizations requires an
understanding of various behavior and processes. Managers need to know why people behave
as they do in relation to their jobs, their work groups and their organizations. This knowledge
of individuals' perceptions, motivational attitudes and behavior will enable managers to not
only understand themselves better, but also to adopt appropriate managerial policies and
leadership styles to increase their effectiveness. The focus of instruction will move
progressively through the individual, group and organizational level so behavior and will
examine the interrelationships o behavioral phenomena among these levels. Additionally,
concepts such as motivation, communication and leadership and the irrelevance to
organizational behavior will be examined in detail. The course is also designed to help the
students in understanding that whether Western Organizational Behavioral theories and
practices have any relevance to the local settings or not. The course will also discuss the
Islamic perspective of understanding and directing human behavior in a specific direction.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Organization and its environment
Organizational Design
Factors affecting Organizational Design
Forms of Organizational modification
Organizational Culture
Leadership
Innovation and Creativity
Conflict Management
Organizations of Future
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Greenburg. J & Baron,R.A, Behavior in Organizations, 6th Edition, 1997
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Newstron,J.W & Davis,K, Organizational Behaviour,10th Edition,1997
ScherMerBom, J.r & Hunt,J.G, Managing Organizational Behavior, 5th Edition,1994
Robbons,S.P, Organizational Behavior, Edition,1998
BPA-406 Decentralization and Governance Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Decentralization and Governance
Learning Objectives:
The local government arena has emerged as a critical impetus to the quest for citizen
participation in democratic governance. Coupled with this has been the accelerated
transformation which this sector has been experiencing as part of the wider Public Sector
Reform driven in no small part by the wider issues of democratic governance, transparency
and efficiency. Many developing countries are currently implementing decentralization
strategies as a way of bring government services closer to the citizenry. However, these
attempts at decentralization of central government functions to sub-national levels have
fashioned new challenges for sub-national structures requiring improved efficiency and
effectiveness in the discharge of their functions. Furthermore, the sub-national levels are also
confronted with the challenges of strengthening and empowering local communities as a way
of deepening democracy at the local level.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Business, Government, and Society:
The Fundamentals and The Dynamic Environment;
Business Power, Stakeholders relations theory,
Critics of Business, Business crisis situations;
Corporate Social Responsibility:
Theory and Practice; Business Ethics and Decision Making;
Business in Politics; Regulation of Business;
Multinational Corporations; Globalization; Industrial Pollution and Environmental
Policy;
Managing Environmental Quality; Consumerism;
The Changing Workplace; Civil Rights in the Workplace;
Corporate Governance; Role of government in society: the main elements of the
government public policy process, and business and government interaction.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
David P. Baron. Business and Its Environment 5th Edition. Pearson Prentice Hall.
2006.
James A. Brander. Government Policy towards Business 4th edition. John
Wiley and Sons, 2006.
George A. Steiner and John F. Steiner. Business, Government and Society. 11th
edition. McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2005
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Murray L. Weidenbaum. Business and Government in the Global Marketplace.
Pearson Education Canada, 2004.
Robert J. Jackson, Gregory S. Mahler, Holly Teeters-Reynolds, and Carl C.
Hodge. North American Politics. Canada, USA and Mexico in a Comparative
Perspective. Pearson Education Canada 2004.
BPA-408 Political and Constitutional Development in
Pakistan
Credit Hours
3(3-0)
Title: Political and Constitutional Development in Pakistan
Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is to learn about Pakistan Political and Constitutional
Development.
COURSE CONTENT:
A brief survey of the constitutional reforms the Government of India Acts 1909, 1919 and
1935.
1935 Act adopted as Provisional Constitution of Pakistan 1947.
Search for constitution 1947-1956.
Objectives Resolution.
Basic Principles Committee.
The 22 points of Ulama.
Muhammad Ali Formula.
The 1956 Constitution: Salient Features.
The background and characteristics of 1962 Constitution.
The Legal Framework Order 1970.
The Provisional Constitution 1972.
The 1973 Constitution pre-Eighth Amendment.
The 1973 Constitution Post Eighth Amendment.
The 1973 Constitution Post the 17th
Amendment.
Various Amendments introduced in the 1973 Constitution.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Choudhry, G. W. Constitutional Development in Pakistan, London: Longmans, 1987.
Government of Pakistan, Constituent Assembly Debates 1947-56.
Haq, A. H. Constitution Making in Pakistan, Islamabad: National Assembly Secretariat, 1973.
Haq, Mazharul. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, Lahore: Bookland
Publisher, 1988.
Khan, Makhdoom Ali. The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, Karachi:
Pakistan Law House, 1986.
Khan, Muhammad Ayub. Friends Not Masters, Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1967.
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INTERNET SOURCES:
www.coss.sdnpk.org/c-book/ch16_teaching.htm
www.coss.sdnpk/org/c-book/ch16_research.htm
www.Ic.web2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pakistan/pk.bibl.html
www.Ic.web2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pktoc/html
www.vedamsbooks.com/no10644.htm
www.workmell.com/wib2001/Pakistan_history_constitutional
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Semester 5th Course Contents and Recommended Books
BPA – 501 Public Administration and Society Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Administration and Society
Learning Objectives:
This course will provide students with conceptual and practical tools that they can use to
examine the role of business in society, to explore the ways in which public policy shapes
and constrains business decision-making and to understand the social and ethical
responsibilities of business. The course will also introduce students to the political, social,
regulatory, environmental and technological challenges facing businesses and the impact of
the institutional diversity of organizations.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The Discipline of Public Administration
The issues of Public Administration
E-Commerce: Concept and theories
Model of Good Governance
Public Policy Making
Public Administration and Law
Functional Expertise of Public Administration
Bureaucracy and Governance
Local Government
Ecology of Public Administration
Financial Administration
Public Administration and Good Governance
International Public Administration
RECOMEMENDED BOOKS:
Caiden, Gerald. E, Public Administration, 1982
Caro, R,The Power Broerk, New York: Knopf, 1975
David H. Rosenbloom, Public Administration-Understanding
Management, Politics and Law in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition
Denhardt, R.,Public Administration, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1995
Denhardt, R.,The Pursuit of Significance, Belmont,
CA:Wadsworth,1993
Dilulio, J., Garvery, G., & Kettl. D., Improving Government
Performance, Washington, D.C.: The Booking Institution, 1993
BPA – 503 Quantitative Techniques for Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Quantitative Techniques for Management
Learning Objectives:
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Introduction to basic mathematical and statistical methods and models as well as their
software applications for solving business problems and/or in making decisions. Includes
such topics as probability and probability distributions, decision analysis, forecasting and
linear regression, linear programming and waiting line models. To provide a basic
understanding of the value and use of quantitative methods in administrative and operational
problem solving and decision-making. To develop an understanding of a variety of statistical
and quantitative techniques applicable to a wide range of business situations. To recognize
particular techniques and their applications so as to be able to apply these techniques in
problem solving for management decision making.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The course is structured upon theoretical corpus of inferential statistics. The Main objective
of the course is to provide students with clear understanding of Application of statistical
inference in business management situations. The use of appropriate software is part of the
course. The courses prepare students for further work in quantitative business analysis.
PROBABILITY
Basic concepts.
Types and Rules.
Conditional Probabilities.
MATHEMATICAL EXPECTATION
Expected value.
Expected monetary value.
Decision criterion utility & Expected Utility.
PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
Basic concept.
Types of Probability Distribution.
Random variables
The Binomial Distribution.
The Poisson distribution.
The Normal Distribution.
Distribution of Continuous Random Variable.
Sample Regression and Correlation.
SAMPLING
Sampling and its various types.
The Sampling Distribution of the Mean.
Population and Sampling Distribution of the Mean.
Population and Sampling Standard Deviation.
Relationship between Sample Size & Standard Error.
ESTIMATION
Basic concepts: Point Estimates & Interval Estimates.
Confidence Interval and Interval Estimates.
Interval Estimated of the Population Mean from Large
Samples.
Interval Estimated using Distribution.
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Determination of the Sample Size in Estimation.
TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS
Statement of Hypothesis.
Type I and Type II Errors.
The level of Significance.
Hypothesis testing procedure.
Mean-Large Sample with Population-Standard
Deviation Known.
Proportions-Large Samples.
Means under different conditions.
For differences between Means and Proportions.
CHI-SQUARE TEST
Chi-square as a test of Independence.
Chi-square as a test of Goodness of fit.
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
Function of analysis of Variance.
Basic concepts of analysis of Variance.
Calculus of the Variance among the sample Means.
Calculus of the Variance within the Samples.
The F Distribution and the F Hypothesis test.
Inference about a population Variances.
Inference about two population Variances.
Two Way Analysis of Variance: The Two Way ANOVA Model
The Hypothesis Tests in Two Way ANOVA.
MULTI - VARIATE ANALYSIS
Introduction: The Multivariate Normal Distribution.
Evaluating Probabilities.
Sample Estimates.
The Sample Distribution of the Sample Cancroids.
Hypothesis tests about the population Cancroids.
The Shape and the Orientation of variety Normal Density.
Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA).
Discriminate Analysis.
RECOMEMNDEDBOOKS:
Levin I. Richard., Statistics for Management, 4th edition, Englewood Cliffs,
New Jersey, Prentice Hall International, 1987.
Starr K. Martian & Sobal Gross Marion, Statistics for Business and
Economics, 1st Ed. New York, McGraw Hill, International, 1983.
Off Lyman & Hildebrad K. David, Statistical thinking for Managers
Boston, Massachusetts, Duxbury Press, 1982.
4. Les Oakshott, Essential Quantitative Methods for Business and
Finance, Macmillan
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BPA – 505 Principles of Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Principles of Management
Learning Objectives:
The specific objectives for this course include: Study of the basic functions of management
(planning, organizing, leading/activating, and controlling), their component activities, and
their interrelationships. Comprehending and critically evaluating the alternative schools of
thought, or philosophies about the field of management. Expanding knowledge and
understanding of major theories and concepts in the field of Management. Knowing and
correctly using the key management terms and concepts. Learning to apply major
Management concepts and theories to actual problems and cases. Getting knowledge of some
of the contemporary developments in the field.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The course is designed to develop an understanding of the basic concept and nature
management. The major emphasis is on explanation of management process. The course
develops an insight in the managerial functions in modern organizations. The course to
prepare the students to meet the challenges created by the globalization of management
AN OVERVIEW
Management: Definitions, concepts and process.
Managerial levels, roles and skills.
The evolution of management thought.
The changing environment of management.
Management’s ethical and social responsibilities.
ORGANIZATION GOALS
The natures of organizational goals.
Effective goal setting.
Barriers to effective goal setting.
Management by objectives.
PLANNING
The nature, purpose and process.
The hierarchy and types of organization’s plans.
Strategic planning: Environment analysis, SWOT analysis, corporate,
Business and functional strategies.
Operational planning tools: Flow charts, the grant charts, the load charts,
The PERT and the logical framework.
Effective planning: Barriers and overcoming them.
DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
The nature of decision-making.
The rational decision making model.
Alternative to rational decision making model.
Decision making styles.
Committee and group aided decision making.
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LEADERSHIP
The nature of leadership.
Leadership theories.
Leadership styles.
Leadership skills.
MOTIVATION
Meaning and concept.
Primary and secondary motives.
Motivation theories.
ELEMENTS OF CONTROLLING
An overview of control.
The basic control process.
The critical control points and standards.
The control system.
Effective control system requirements.
Resistance to control.
Control strategy choice.
Direct versus preventive control.
Methods of control.
RECOMMENDEDBOOKS:
Ricky W. Griffin, Management, Houghton Mifflin Company.
Harold Knootz & HeinsWeihrich, Management, McGraw Hill.
Morehead, Organization Behavior (Theory & Practice), Houghton
Mifflin.
Principle & Practice of Management: Terry.
Drucker, P.F, the Practice of Management.
Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coultar, Management, Prentice Hall.
ICT– 324 Management Information System Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Management Information System
Learning Objectives
Aim of this subject is to explain to students why information systems are so important today
for business and management. Evaluate the role of the major types of information systems in
a business environment and their relationship to each other; assess the impact of the Internet
and Internet technology on business-electronic commerce and electronic business. : Identify
the major management challenges to building and using information systems and learn how
to find appropriate solutions to those challenges. Define an IT infrastructure and describe its
components. Learn the core activities in the systems development process. Cultivate skills
and experience in the development and implementation of information systems projects
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COURSE CONTENTS:
System Analysis and Design.
Data Based Management systems.
GIS (Geographical Information Systems )
E-Governance
Telecommunication and Networks
Decision support and artificial intelligence
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Ricky W. Griffin, Management, Houghton Mifflin Company.
Harold Knootz & Heins Weihrich, Management, McGraw Hill
BPA – 509 Financial Accounting Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Financial Accounting
Learning Objectives
A business or an organization needs a tool to communicate its results and position to stake
holders, a tool that is commonly understood by all. For that purpose, accounting serves as the
‘language of business”. Stakeholders, in return, use this information make sound decisions.
Bearing these in mind, this course aims to convey sufficient knowledge for an adequate
interpretation, analysis and use the information provided by financial accounting. Following
an investigation of the accounting information system and accounting cycle, the course will
deepen knowledge on all the components of the balance sheet, using a double entry
bookkeeping perspective. By the end of the course, students are expected be able to analyze a
company’s financial statements and come to a reasoned conclusion about the financial
situation of the company.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Concept, importance, nature and purpose of
Accounting, some basic terms,
Accounting systems,
The accounting process (recording, posting, adjusting, closing entries)
Preparation of financial statements,
Control over cash transactions,
Voucher system, bank reconciliation,
Accounting for trading organization,
Accounting systems,
Accounting for debtors and stock,
Accounting for property,
Plant and equipment.
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Williams, Haka, Bettner: Financial & Managerial Accounting, Latest Edition,
Prentice Hall.
Professor Muhammad Ammanullah Khan: Financial Accounting, Latest Edition.
FrankWood‟s: Business Accounting1, Eleventh Edition.
Meigs and Meigs, Accounting for Business Decision, 9th Edition/Latest Edition.
BPA-507 Economic Analysis for Decision Making Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Economic Analysis for Decision Making
Learning Objectives
It introduces analytical techniques employed by economists in understanding and explaining
the behavior of markets, consumers and firms at the micro level; and employment, inflation,
interest rates and the balance of payments and growth at the macro level. Emphasis is given
to applications of these ideas in the main to the Pakistan economy and where appropriate to
the economies of the Third World. Identify the analytical techniques used by economists and
compare their relative merits. Show how the behavior of the markets, consumers and firms at
the microeconomic level can be explained through analytical techniques. Assess how analysis
is used to illustrate employment, inflation, interest rates and the balance of payments and
growth at the macroeconomic level.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Economic Decision Making or Concept of Managerial Economics;
Economic Optimization or Optimization techniques;
Demand Analysis;
Forecasting; Production Analysis;
Cost Analysis;
Linear Programming;
Pricing Practices.
RECOMMENDEDBOOKS:
Mankiw, N. G. (2007). Principles of economics 4th edition. Thomson Learning.
Mark Hirschey Managerial Economics Revised Edition.
Managerial Economics by Dominick Salvatore, 2nd Edition.
Ballinger, William K. The Economic Analysis of Public Policy, Rout ledge
Publishers, 2007.
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Semester 6th Course Contents and Recommended Books
BPA – 502 Human Resource Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Human Resource Management
Learning Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to prepare students for management of people at work. There is
a great demand of the modern business and not-for-profit organizations for high caliber of
human resource. Theorists and planners equipped with sound knowledge for HR policies and
procedures are required to motivate the workforce for higher efficiency and maximum
productivity. In considering the demand, this course is designed to provide learners an
overview of current ideas and issues in Human Resource Management. The core objective of
the course is to provide students with clear thinking and understanding of how to plan,
recruit, train, develop, appraise, compensate, retain and lead human resource in organizations
for better performance.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include: Conceptual overview of HRM;
Overview of Strategic HRM;
Strategic HR planning;
Strategic Job Analysis;
Employee Recruitment strategies;
Selection Strategies;
Strategic Training & Development;
Strategies for Managing Performance;
Reward Strategy;
Strategies for developing the Employee Relationship
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Nankervis, Alan R. et. Al. (1999). Strategic Human Resource Management (3rd
edition), Nelson Thomson Learning. Australia.
Anthony, William P. et.al. (1999). Human Resource Management: A Strategic
Approach, (3rd Edition), the Dryden Press, New York.
Strategic Human Resource Management by Michael Armstrong, 2nd Edition
Holbeche, Linda (2001) Aligning Human Resources and Business Strategy,
Butterworth- Heinemann. Oxford.
BPA-504 Financial Administration Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Financial Administration
Learning Objectives:
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The module aims at building competence in corporate finance further by extending the
coverage in Business Finance module to include three more of the finance functions–financial
planning and control, working capital management and financing sources. It continues to
emphasize on strategic decision making techniques that best serve the interests of
shareholders, which is to maximize the value of the company.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes: Meaning and Scope of Financial 40 Management., The
Finance manager and the financial environment, “Time Value of Money’’, “Bond and Their
Valuation ’,“Share and Their Valuation’’, “Risk and Return’’, investment appraisals, “The
Investment Setting’’, “The Cost of Capital “The Basics of Capital Budgeting’’, “Cash Flow
Estimation and Other Topics in Capital Budgeting’’, “Risk Analysis and the Optimal Capital
Budget’’ , Financial forecasting , Managing Cure net Assets, Financing current Assets
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Ross, S.A., Wester field, R. W. & Jordan, B. D. (2006) Fundamentals of
corporate finance. 7th edition. New York: McGraw Hill
Eugene F. Brigham: Fundamentals of Financial Management
Jones, Financial Management
White, Sondhi and Fried, Analysis of Financial Statements.
BPA – 506 Public Administration in Pakistan Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Administration in Pakistan
Learning Objectives:
This course aims to introduce students to the academic literature on public administration.
Impart basic knowledge of working in/with public organizations. Discuss the complex and
(often) confounding values that distinguish work in the public sector. Define public sector.
Understand the role of the public sector in contemporary societies. Distinguish b/w public
sector and private sector. Introduce the latest approaches to management in the public sector
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Conceptual Framework of Public Administration,
Historical Background of Public Administration in Pakistan;
Administrative Development and Change;
Administrative Reforms (A brief summery);
Administrative Accountability; Administrative Responsibility;
Corruption: Types, Causes and Remedies;
Efficiency & Effectiveness; Good Governance
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
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Lane, F.S. (Ed.) Current Issues in Public Administration. St. Martin Press: New York,
1986.
Sabharwal, M. (2013) Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh and
Pakistan, http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781439869116
4. Khan, Sultan: Public Administration with reference to Pakistan. Famous Books:
Lahore, 2000.
Shaikh, M. H., Public Administration with reference to Local Government Plan
and Devolution of Power Plan 2000.
BPA – 508 Research Methods and Techniques Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Research Methods and Techniques
Learning Objectives:
This course is aimed at explaining the value and importance of research to public
management with a broad focus on research capabilities, including qualitative as well as
quantitative approaches to knowledge acquisition. The purpose of this course is to help
students gain an understanding of the conduct of inquiry in the social sciences and the forms,
potential and limitations of research. Keeping learners abreast of different methods of
conducting research in public and nonprofits organizations, issues of measurement in social
science research, review of descriptive statistics and introduction to statistical software
package(s), time series concepts and applications, sampling, inferential statistics and
statistical significance, multivariate analysis, and communication of findings is intent of this
course.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The course emphasizes the definition,
Importance and types (basic and applied) of social research
Problems in social research, topic selection and formulation
Sampling techniques (probability and non-probability
Data collection techniques (questionnaire, interview, observation
Data analysis techniques (descriptive and inferential)
Data presentation (drafting, revising, editing and composing)
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Colton, D., & Covert, R. W. (2007). Designing and constructing instruments for
social research and evaluation. US: John Wiley & Sons.
Somekh, B. & Lewin, C. (2005). Research methods in the social sciences. New Delhi,
India: Sage Publications.
Thomas A. B. (2004). Research skills for management studies. London, UK:
Routledge.
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Sekeran, U. (2004). Research Methods for Business. New York: John Wiley & Sons,
Inc. Neuman, W.L. Social Research Methods. Boston: Allyn and Bacon
BPA-510 Leadership and Team Management Credit Hour 3(3-0)
Title: Leadership and Team Management
Learning Objectives:
Understand the skills required to supervise and manage a team.
Manage your team's performance effectively by giving appropriate, constructive
feedback.
Adapt your natural leadership style to achieve results from each team member.
Communicate effectively, whatever the situation.
Improve performance via coaching and delegation. COURSE CONTENTS
Reflect on the difference between management and leadership.
Define the characteristics of successful leaders.
Determine your role in achieving team success.
Identify where your team members' strengths and weaknesses lie.
Understanding your preferred leadership style.
Learn techniques to adapt your style according to the situation.
Follow a structure to ensure effective delegation.
Understand motivational theory.
Use your company's appraisal system to best effect.
Appraise your team members using objective feedback.
Determine strategies to ease difficult conversations and address contentious issues
without damaging relationships.
Appreciate the value of goal setting, getting your team on the path of continuous
improvement.
Learn how to keep control when having difficult conversations.
Use a communication tool to recognize different preferences.
Define strategies for effective communication with different people.
Build trust and rapport so that your team can be open and honest.
Leverage questioning and listening techniques to aid operational effectiveness.
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
The One Minute Manager Author: Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson,
What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham and Curt
Coffman.
Start With Why Subtitle How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon
Sinek
BPA-512 Principles of Marketing Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Principles of Marketing
Learning Objectives:
Introduction to the principles of modern-day marketing covering key topics as consumer
behavior and demographics, marketing research, product development and pricing, marketing
of business services, designing a marketing plan, mass advertising, sales promotion
techniques and public relations, product distribution channels, international marketing, and
current marketing issues.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The Scope and Challenge of International Marketing
The Dynamic Environment of International Trade
History and Geography:
Cultural Dynamics in Assessing Global Markets
Culture, Management Style, and Business Systems
The Political Environment:
The International Legal Environment: PLAYING BY THE RULES
Developing a Global Vision through Marketing Research
Economic Development and the Americas
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
The Asia Pacific Region
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Cateora, Philip R. International marketing ⁄ Philip R. Cateora, Mary C. Gilly, John L.
Graham. — 15th ed.
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Semester 7th Course Contents and Recommended Books
BPA-601 Entrepreneurship Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Entrepreneurship
Learning Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to explore the many dimensions of new venture creation and
growth and to foster innovation and new business formations in independent and corporate
settings. Questions that will be addressed include: How to effectively screen venture ideas?
How to formulate the venture's business strategy? How to assess the potential viability of a
new venture? How, when, how much, and what type of financing to rise? The main
objectives of this course are
To acquire the knowledge and spirit for venturing, and to become familiar with the
institutional aspects of the venturing process
To sharpen your ability to spot and evaluate opportunities
To facilitate innovation and new business formations in independent and corporate settings
To think creatively and solve problems in completely unstructured situations
COURSE CONTENTS:
Entrepreneurship: an evolving concept
Understanding strategic issues in business plan development
Understanding strategic issues in business plan development
Understanding the entrepreneurial perspective in individuals
Entrepreneurial perspective in organizations – corporate entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship and the ethical challenges of entrepreneurship
Innovation: the creative pursuit of ideas
Pathways to entrepreneurial ventures
Legal challenges for entrepreneurial ventures
Sources of capital for entrepreneurial ventures
Assessment of entrepreneurial plan
Marketing challenges for entrepreneurial ventures
Financial preparation for entrepreneurial ventures
Developing an effective business plan
Strategic entrepreneurial growth
Valuation of entrepreneurial ventures
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Entrepreneurship – Theory Process Practice, Donald F. Koratko 8th Edition (South
Western - Cengage Learning)
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BPA –603 Comparative Public Administration Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Comparative Public Administration
Learning Objectives:
This course will exclusively focus on Pakistan’s system of governance and public
management. The course topics will include Political and Legal context of publics
administration, intergovernmental relations, management of public such organization,
Agencification with special focus on public policy process.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Comparative Public Administration; Evolution, Significance and Scope.
Approaches to the study of comparative Public Administration Weber, F.W. Riggs
and Crosier.
Administrative system: Developed administrative systems (USA & UK), Developing
administrative systems (Pakistan and India).
Development Administration: Basic Concepts (Weidner).
Nation Building and Institution Building in Developing Countries.
Bureaucracy and Development: An over-view.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
William Siffins, Toward a Comparative Study of Public Administration.
Forrel Heady, Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective
Frank Marini, News Public Administration.
BPA – 609 Project Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Project Management
Learning Objectives:
This course provides a comprehensive view of Project Management with a special focus on
project management tools and techniques. Project Management has become an effective
Instrument of management in managing a variety tasks. The students would be familiarizing
themselves with different stages of project management and will also learn different tools and
technique used in managing projects.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
Introduction to the course and Project Management
Project Selection and its strategic relevance
Project Management Phases
Project Initiation / Definition
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The project planning phase 1
The work break down structures
The project planning phase 2
Human Recourse Issues costing Risk analysis project partnering and outsourcing
The project planning phase 3
Scheduling project activities
Project Implementation including Project Leadership, Communication and Teams
Project evaluation, monitoring and Control
Project Closure / Termination etc.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Project Management the managerial Process, 3rd edition by Ray, Clifford.Larson,Erik.
Information Systems Project Management by David Olson.
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Semester 8th Course Contents and Recommended Books
BPA – 602 Public Policy Analysis Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Policy Analysis
Learning Objectives:
Analytical approaches to public policy. To develop the skills required to define and critically
analyze policy problems, articulate relevant decision making criteria for policy analysis, and
evaluate alternative policy options. Identify policy problem and apply relevant policy analysis
tools. Construct and choose between alternative policy actions. Write effective policy
document (policy memorandum).
COURSE CONTENTS:
Nature and scope, Policy Analysis: Basic Concepts
Models of Public Policy Analysis: System theory, Elite theory
Group theory. Institutional theory, Incremental theory.
Policy Formation: Structure and Process of Public Policy
making.
The impact of external influences on policy making.
Public Policy and Pressure Groups.
Development Planning and Policy makers.
Implementation and evaluation of public policies: Theoretical
framework.
Role of foreign aid in economic development.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
William-N-Dunn, Public Policy Analysis.
Hassan Habib & Wajid Ali, Public Policy.
Thomas-R-Dye, Understanding Public Policy
Rogene-A-Buchhalz. Essential Public Policy for Management.
Peter well, Public Policy.
BPA – 604 Total Quality Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Total Quality Management
Learning Objectives:
The overall aim is for students to develop an understanding of total quality management
principles, frameworks, tools and techniques for effective real life applications in both
manufacturing and services. Develop an understanding on quality management philosophies
and frame works. Develop in-depth knowledge on various tools and techniques of quality
management. Learn the applications of quality tools and techniques in both manufacturing
and service industry. Clear understanding of principles of Six Sigma.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
Introduction to TQM
Information Analysis & IT
Strategic Quality Planning
HRD & Management
Management of Process Quality
Customer Focus & Satisfaction
Benchmarking
Organizing For TQM (Structure & teams)
Productivity , Quality & Reengineering
The Cost of Quality
Universal standards of quality
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Total Quality Management by Joel E.Ros
Total Quality Management by Dale H. Bester Field 4TH Edition.
BPA – 606 Strategic Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Strategic Management
Learning Objectives:
To provide an integrative framework that will allow students to synthesize knowledge from
other business courses into a comprehensive understanding of competitive advantage. To
provide a basic understanding of the nature and dynamics of the strategy formulation and
implementation processes as they occur in complex organizations. To encourage students to
think critically and strategically and to develop in them the ability to identify strategic issues
and design appropriate courses of action.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course includes: Course Introduction, Strategic Management, Concepts;
External Environment & Competition; Internal Environment & Resources; Business-Level
Strategy; Competitive Dynamics; Strategy in High-Tech Industries; Corporate Strategy;
Cooperative Strategy & Alliances; International Strategy
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Strategic Management, Competitiveness and Globalization: Competitiveness and
Globalization Concepts, 2nd Canadian edition, by Hitt, Ireland, Hoskisson, Rowe, &
Sheppard.
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BPA –608 Industrial Relation and Labour Laws Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Industrial Relation and Labour Laws
Learning Objectives:
Areas covered will include the constitutional and institutional framework of Labor law, rule-
making, judicial review (standing, grounds of review, remedies and so on) and non-judicial
review. The emphasis will be on theories and concepts rather than on the detail of the law of
the various jurisdictions.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The contents of the course include:
An overview of Industrial Relations, Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002
The Industrial & Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968
The Factories Act, 1934, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
The employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965
The Shops & Establishments Ordinance, 1969
The Employees Old -Age benefits Act, 1976
The Employees Cost of Living Act, 1973
Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961
Case Study on ICI Pakistan Limited, Case Study on Glaxo Laboratories Pakistan
Limited,
Case Study on Ammar Textiles.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Complete set of Labor Laws
Langah, S. (2011). Labour Management Relations in Islam, HEC Publication,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Field of Specialization Courses Human
Resource Management
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Course Contents of Field Of Specialization of Human Resource
Management BSPA (4Years)
BPA – 605 Human Resource Development Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Human Resource Development
Learning Objectives:
The HRD aims to develop institutional synergies for an integrated Human Resource
Development Strategy which will stimulate a culture of training and lifelong learning at
individual, organizational and national levels of employability. Our goals also include
increasing productivity and the human resource development needed to successfully
transform ours into a knowledge economy. Human resource development professionals
provide programs to orient, train and develop personnel by improving skills, knowledge,
capabilities and competencies required to perform well on the job. By offering programs
designed to promote personal and professional career growth, they enable organizations to
improve efficiency, productivity and profitability.
COURSE CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
Concepts of human resource management
Human Resource Challenges
Human Resource Functions
Philosophical approaches to Human Resource Management
JOB DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
An overview of Job design
Techniques of job design
Job analysis
Collection of job information
Applications of job analysis information
HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING & RECRUITMENT
Significance of Human Resource Planning
The planning process
The implementation of program
Recruitment & selection policy issues
Source of recruitment
Selection process & procedure
Evaluation of Human resource Planning & Recruitment
CAREER PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Promotion
Anachronism
Demotion
Separation
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Significance of training & development
Principles of training & development
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Training & development methods
Evaluation of training & development
MOTIVATION AND REWARD SYSTEM
Concept of motivation
Reward systems
Motivation through job design
Motivation through employee participation
Other motivation techniques
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
Appraisal: Definition and applications
Basic consideration in appraisal
Appraisal methods
Legal issues for appraisal
Appraisal challenges
COMPENSATION AND SERVICES
Objectives/Rationale of Financial compensation
Challenges affecting compensation
Wage criteria
Policy and principles
Job evaluation and its system
Compensation for administrators & professionals
Financial benefits and other services
DISCIPLINE
Concepts of discipline
Preventive & corrective discipline
Negative & positive approach
Administration of disciplinary action
Grievance handling.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
William B. Werther & Keith Davis Human Resource & Personnel, Mc Graw Hill.
Bernardin & Russell, Human Resource Management 2nd Edition. Mc Graw Hill.
Fred Luthans, Organizational Behavior. 8th Edition, McGraw Hill.
Robert Kreitner & Angelokinicki, Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition, IRWIN.
BPA-614 Human Resource Information System Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Human Resource Information System
Learning Objectives:
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the use of technology in the
administration of human resources, and how new technologies can contribute significantly to
the efficiencies in the management of a company’s human capital. Thoroughly review and
understand the basic concepts and principles of training HRIS and to demonstrate the ability
to apply learned knowledge to the real world. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the
strategic value of HRIS and how it contributes to organizational success. Demonstrate an
understanding of role for HRIS.
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COURSE CONTENTS:
Database Concepts and Applications in HRIS
Change Management and Data Validation
HRIS Design and Implementation Considerations
Project Management
International HRM
HR Administration and HRIS; Job Analysis
Performance Management and Rewards
Training and Development
Security and Privacy Issues; Emerging Trends in HRIS
Recruitment and Selection
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Michael J Kavanagh, Dr.Mohan Thite Sage Publications (2012)
Ceriello, V.R. & Freeman, M.C. (1991) Human Resource Management System: Strategies,
Tactics, and Techniques New York: Lexington Books.
Haag, S., Cummings, M. & Dawkins, J.P. (2007) Management Information Systems for the
Information Age U.S.A.: The McGraw-Hill Companies
BPA-612 Human Resources Management for Public and
Non-Profit Organizations
Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Human Resource Management for Public & Non-Profit Organizations
Learning Objectives:
In this course in financial management, students will learn the fundamentals of budgeting and
accounting for public, health, and not-for-profit organizations. Through readings, lectures,
real-world case studies, and assignments, students will gain an understanding of how to use
financial information in organizational planning, implementation, control, reporting, and
analysis. In addition, students will have the chance to develop their spreadsheet skills by
using Excel to perform financial calculations and create financial documents.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Introduction to Human Resources Management in the Public and Non-profit t Sectors.
Strategic Human Resources Management and Planning
The Legal Environment of Human Resources Management
Managing a Diverse Workforce
Volunteers in the Public and Non-profit Sectors
Job Analysis
Recruitment and Selection in the Public and Non-profit Sectors
Performance Management
Compensation
Benefits
Training and Development
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Labour-Management Relations: Collective Bargaining in the Public and Non-profit Sectors
Strategic Human Resource Management and Technology
Challenges for Public and Non-profit Organizations
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Human resources Management for public and non-profit organizations by Joan.EPynes, 4th
edition.
Human Resources in non-profit organizations by Alina Mc candles balouch
Practical Human Resources for Public Managers: A Case Study Approach by Nicolas A.
Valcik, Teodoro J. Benavides.
BPA –610 International Human Resource Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: International Human Resource Management
Learning Objectives:
The primary goal of International Human Resource management is to create a productive,
engaged workforce and to eliminate the perception that organized labor and management
have a perpetually adversarial relationship. A number of industrial relations objectives can
help both labor unions and employers attain those goals. Fundamental to labor-management
goals is a clear understanding of the National Labor Relations Act.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The course content is divided in three parts:
The first part introduces the topic of IHRM and links it up to the general business
trend of globalization.
The second part analysis the cultural and organizational context of IHRM. In
particular, the impact of National Culture on IHRM, Internationalization strategy and
the tension between standardization and localization of IHRM practices, as well as
IHRM in cross border mergers and acquisitions are investigated.
The third Part introduces the most common IHRM practices, such as Sourcing human
resources for global companies; International Performance Management; International
training, development and careers; International compensation; and International
Industrial Relations and Ethics
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Course Compendium: Chiang, F. 2005. “A critical examination of Hofstede’s thesis
and its application to international reward management”. International Journal of
Human Resource Management, 16(9): 1545-1563
Economist.2008.” A bigger world – special report on globalization”, The Economist,
20. September.
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BPA –607 Performance and Compensation Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Performance and Compensation Management
Learning Objectives:
This course aims to clarify the principles and basic concepts of compensation management in
organizations, including the role of human resources management in dealing with employees, and
methods used to provide compensation. It also highlights the importance of maintaining the capable
education qualification, the value of developing their skills, and the significance of providing the
appropriate atmosphere for them. Several important topics will be addressed in the class such as:
Compensation professionals’ goals within a human resource department. Ways to strengthen the pay-
for-performance link. Ways to strengthen the pay-for-performance link. Health insurance concepts.
The art and science of compensation practice.
Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach illustrates the art and science of
compensation practice and its role in promoting a company’s competitive advantage
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
To learn basic compensation concepts and the context of compensation practice
To illustrate different ways to strengthen the pay-for-performance link.
To learn the concepts of Payment and employee benefits issues for contingent workers.
To understand the legally required employee benefits.
To learn some of the implications for strategic compensation and possible employer approaches
to managing legally required benefits
COURSE CONTENTS:
Part I: Setting the Stage for Strategic Compensation
Chapter 1: Strategic Compensation: A Component of Human Resource Systems
Part II: Bases for Pay
Chapter 3: Traditional Bases for Pay: Seniority and Merit
Chapter 4: Incentive Pay
Chapter 5: Person-Focused Pay
Part III: Designing Compensation Systems
Chapter 6: Building Internally Consistent Compensation Systems
Chapter 8: Building Pay Structures That Recognize Employee Contributions
Chapter 9: Discretionary Benefits
Chapter 10: Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans and Health Insurance Programs
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Part IV: Employee Benefits
Chapter 13: Compensating the Flexible Workforce: Contingent Employees and Flexible
Work Schedules
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Business-Driven Compensation Policies:Integrating Compensation Systems With
Corporate Strategies, by Robert L. Heneman. AMACOM.
The Complete Guide to Employee Stock Options: Everything the Executive and
Employee Need to Know About Equity Compensation Plans
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FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION OF
PUBLIC POLICY
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Course Contents of Field Of Specialization of Public Policy BSPA (4Years)
BPA – 613 Media, Politics and Public Administration Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Media, Politics and Public Administration
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives of this course are To understand the competing paradigms about mass
media, politics and public opinion To understand the patterns of bias in the media To
comprehend how mass media organizations influence the political process To evaluate
manipulation of news contents by governments and media To construct an informed, critical
appraisal of the role of the media in democratic societies.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Traditional press and the emergence of digital media,
objectivity in news reporting and ethics,
social media (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube etc),
watchdog reporting and investigative journalism,
media as an agent of change,
new roles of media, (mediator, philanthropic etc),
Fourth pillar of State,
Yellow Journalism, censorship in war and peace,
media and political elections,
the Arab Spring,
new media and ‘citizen journalism’,
interest groups in the news,
news agenda setting,
The news media and public policy agendas.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Rosenstein, Tom, and Bill Kovach. The Elements of Journalism: What News people
Should Know and the Public Should Expect, Completely Updated and Revised. Three
Rivers Press, 2007.
Jones, Alex. Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy: The
Future of the News that Feeds Democracy. Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.
Kennamer, David J., and J. David Kennamer. Public Opinion, the Press & Public
Policy. Praeger Publishers, 1994.
Akhtar, RaiShakil, and Shakil Akhtar. Media, religion and politics in Pakistan.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
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BPA-615 Latest Trends in New Public Management Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Latest Trends in New Public Management
Learning Objectives
Aim and objective of new public management in organizational culture. Investigating the
impact of rational, hierarchical group and developmental culture on job satisfaction. And to
explore the service delivery towards citizen satisfaction. To explore the key elements for
incorporating change in culture.
COURSE CONTENTS:
This course is focused on public management with an emphasis on its place in and
relationship to the political setting. While the subject is treated in the Pakistani’s context,
coverage is not exclusively directed to any one level of government; international, national,
state, and local management are included. A basic theme of this course is that the informed
and skill ful practice of public managements enhanced by an understanding of the political
context of public management, and how that setting influences the possibilities and
constraints with which administration must work. The course thus also provides material that
may be useful in assessing the concepts and perspectives available regarding such
administrative subjects as public budgeting and finance, the administration of public
personnel systems, and the organization and management of public agencies.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
New public Management, Jan-ERIK-Lane.
New public management in Europe, Micheal Barzelay.
Public Management as Art and science, Laurence Lynn,jr.
BPA – 620 Government and Politics Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Government and Politics
Learning Objectives:
The course is designed to deal with the ideology of Pakistan and its significance in the
political and constitutional development since 1947, impact of bureaucracy, military, pressure groups
(Ulema, Students, Trade Unions) on the political processes, role of political parties, press etc. The
course would also discuss economic growth and social change, and the problems of national
integration. The 1973 constitution and its working should be studied in detail with a focus on
the problems of federalism.
COURSE CONTENTS:
The ideology of Pakistan and its significance in the political and constitutional development
since 1947.
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Impact of bureaucracy, military, pressure groups (Ulema, Students, Trade Unions) on the
political processes.
Role of political parties.
Role of press and media in Politics.
Economic growth and social change.
The problems of national integration.
The 1973 constitution and its working.
The problems of federalism.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Ahmed, Mushtaq. Government and Politics in Pakistan, Karachi: Royal Book Company, 1970.
Ahmed, Mushtaq. Politics of Crises, Karachi: Royal Book Company, 1987.
BPA – 616 Public Policy and Program Evaluation Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Policy and Program Evaluation
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate a solid understanding of the core concepts and tools of economics. Relate basic
economic theory and principles to current microeconomic and macroeconomic issues and
evaluate related public economic policies. Apply economic principles and reasoning to
solving business problems. Interpret charts, graphs, and tables and use the information to
make informed judgments. Communicate their knowledge and understanding of economic
issues using written, verbal and visual expression. Critically reflect on the broader social
consequences of economic decision making.
COURSE CONTENTS:
An analytic treatment of the economics of the public sector with an emphasis on equity
and efficiency as criteria for public decision making ,
the theory of public good,
externalities,
public provision of private goods (education, health),
role and nature of Government sector in the economy,
expenditure theory,
debt burden,
the institutions and theory of taxation,
inter-government relations in the context fiscal federalism,
political economy,
social security,
public choice theory,
Public provision of private goods: education, public health, economic policy issues in
Pakistan.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
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William K Bellinger, the Economic Analysis of Public Policy, Routledge Publishers,
2007.
J. Stiglitz, Economics of the Public Sector, 3rd Ed. W. W. Norton & Company.
Gruber, Jonathan. Public Finance and Public Policy. 3rd ed. Worth Publishers, 2009.
Musgrave R.A. and B.P., Musgrave Public Finance in Theory and Practice, McGraw
Hill. (Latest Edition.).
B. Salanie, The Economics of Taxation, MIT Press.
Zaidi, S.A. Issues in Pakistan’s Economy. 2nd Edition. OUP, 2005.
BPA – 622 Public Policy and Planning Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Policy and planning
Learning Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to introduce students to Public policy and Planning as a systematic
way of thinking about public policies .To understand the crucial components of public policy, as well
as analytical approaches to public policy. To develop the skills required to define and critically
analyze policy problems, articulate relevant decision making criteria for policy analysis, and evaluate
alternative policy options. Identify policy problem and apply relevant policy analysis tools. Construct
and choose between alternative policy actions. Write effective policy document (policy
memorandum).
COURSE CONTENTS:
Classical Liberalism (Hobbes, Locke),
Utilitarian’s (Bentham, James Mill),
Sociological Conceptions of the State (Comte, Durkheim),
System Analysis (Talcott Parsons),
Max Weber and the Modern State,
Classical Elite Theory (Pareto, Mosca),
Contemporary Elite Theory (C.Wright Mill),
Pluralism (Bentley, Merriam),
Modern Pluralism (Robert Dahl),
Classical Marxism,
Neo-Marxist Theories,
Anarchist Critique,
Feminist Theory.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
Murray Knuttila & WendeeKubik, State Theories, Publisher: Zed Books, 2000.
Colin Hay, Michael Lister and David Marsh (eds), The State: Theories and Issues.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Andrew Vincent, Theories of the State,http://www.amazon.com/Theories-State-
Andrew-Vincent/dp/0631147292 Wiley-Blackwell, 1991.
Clyde Barrow, Critical Theories of the State, University of Wisconsin Press, 1993.
Dunleavy, P. and O'Leary, B. Theories of the State: the politics of liberal democracy.
New Amsterdam Books, 1998.
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Mills, C. Wright. The Power Elite. Oxford University Press, USA, 2000.
BPA – 611 Local Government in Pakistan Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Local Government in Pakistan
Learning Objectives:
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students about the basic concepts of local
government system and the essentials required for its successful functioning. It would deal
with the historical development of local government in Pakistan.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Local Government Systems.
Evolution of Local Government System in Pakistan.
Organizational Structure and Performance of Local Government in Different Era: Ayub
Khan, Zia-ul Haq and Pervez Musharraf.
Planning and Functional Structures of Local Governments
Sustainability Problem of Local Governments
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Abedin, N. (1973) Local Administration and Politics in Modernizing Societies
Bangladesh and Pakistan, Dacca: National Institute of Public Administration.
Alderfer, Harold F. (1964), Local Government in Developing Countries, New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Chandler, J.A. (1992), Local Government in Liberal Democracies: An Introductory
Survey (Ed), London: Routledge.
Government of the Punjab, (2001) Local Governments Ordinance, Lahore: Govt.
Publication.
Hasan, Masudul, (1985) History of Local Government in Pakistan, Islamabad: Ministry of
Local government and Rural Development, Government of Pakistan.
Hasan, Masudul. (1968) Text Book of Basic Democracy & Local Government in
Pakistan, Lahore: All Pakistan Legal Decisions.
Inaytullah, (1964) Basic Democracies, District Administration, and Development,
Peshawar: PARD.
Quddos, Syed Abdul (1982) Local Self Government in Pakistan, Lahore: Progressive
Publisher
Rizvi, Shahid Ali, (1980) Local Government in Pakistan: A Study in Clash of Ideas,
Karachi: Centre for the Research on Local Governments.
Siddiqui, K (1992) Local Government in Asia: A Comparative Study, (ed) Dhaka:
University Press.
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BPA – 618 Public Sector Governance and Administrative
Reforms
Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Title: Public Sector Reforms: Development and Social Changes
Learning Objectives:
This course exposes students to contemporary thinking about institutions, governance and the
reinvention of the public sector. We focus on specific reforms intended to improve
government performance and promote good governance as rapid economic, political and
social changes-both global and local-- evolve in different countries at various stages of
development. Major topics include establishing and enhancing rule of law, property rights,
and regulatory regimes; developing more effective organizational structures, civil service
systems and anti-corruption mechanisms; and creating and enhancing frameworks and
policies for public sector fiscal management, decentralization, public-private partnership and
citizen engagement.
COURSE CONTENTS:
Conceptions and dimensions of development
• Economic growth
• Increased welfare and human development
• Modernization
• Elimination of dependency
• Participatory development
• Sustainable development
• Development as history
• Development as freedom
Social Change and development theories
• Structural-Functionalism
• Rostow’s Modernization Theory
• Dependency theory
• Dialectical and historical materialism
• Neoliberalism
Multi-disciplinary perspectives on and approaches to social development
• Basic needs approach
• Human development
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• Feminism
• Gender and development
• Right based approach
Social movements and their impacts on the re- conceptualization of development
• Sectoral movements: children, labor, urban poor, overseas, people with disabilities,
indigenous peoples
• Feminist movements
• Faith-based movements
• Peace and justice
• Liberation movement
• Fair trade
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform Edited by Brian E. Dollery,
Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Local Government, University of New
England, Armidale, New South Wales.