Explore the Bachelor of Business degree

Assessment Title:

Explore Bachelor of Business Moodle Quiz

Instructions:

• You have one week to go through the content of the slides and complete the quiz.

• The quiz will be available from the 16th of October 2016 till the end of week 16.

• Please complete the quiz before the 5th of January 2017, as the quiz will not be available after that.

Overview

This presentation will give you an overview of the

Bachelor of Business programme at Bahrain

Polytechnic. It will help you in exploring this

programme and thus making informed decisions

before choosing your major. The slides’ headings

are written in the form of the most frequent

questions potential students ask or would like to know.

You might want to pay special attention to these, as

they do not only provide answers to your questions but

also help you in knowing what to focus on for the quiz.

In particular this presentation will cover, what will a

degree in Business enable you to do, how will you

be different than other Business graduates, what

are the entry requirements, what are the available

majors, what are the possible career options as well

as a number of other important information.

Build commercial awareness and get ready for success

Fostering future business leaders

No matter what your aspirations are Business

surely resides in them.

Graduates with a business degree can be found

in nearly every industry and sector of the economy;

engineering, ICT, hospitality, education, manufacturing,

government, transport and even as self-employed

entrepreneurs. The future opportunities for business

graduates are limitless!

What will a degree in Business give me?

The Bachelor of Business will enable you to have a

broad understanding of the business environment

as well as well as the necessary technical skills to

allow you to be successful in your chosen career

those skills include both the technical and

employability skills. You will be able to:

• Understand the business environment and how businesses work in society

• Have knowledge of different business strategies

• Be self starters

• Have the confidence and skills to be life-long learners

• Apply skills such as research and critical thinking to

any situation

• Understand real-life sociological and ethical issues

• Develop some of the life skills that are required for

sound decision making such as personal finance

and organizational skills

• Apply problem solving skills not only in a Business

context, but also to real life situations.

How will I be different from the others?

Although it is being said that the market is saturated

with Business graduates this is not completely true.

Our graduates have always had one of the top

employment rates compared to graduates from

other programmes in the Polytechnic.

For example the majority of our first batch of

Business graduates have obtained employment

within 6 months of completing their studies.

To learn about what makes our graduates different,

look at the next slide.

How is it delivered?

Producing work ready graduates resides at the

centre of our mission in Bahrain Polytechnic.

To obtain that; we use the following three methods:

problem based learning ( PBL) , work integrated learning

(WIL) and employability skills (ES). The programme is

delivered through a mixture of interactive classroom

lectures that involves case scenario analysis, problem-

solving tasks, research projects, computer lab workshops,

online forums and discussions, self-directed learning,

small business set-up experiences and group tasks.

It is the type of Business graduates that the market

need and lacked.

To join the Business programme you need to be

competent at English and Maths. You can show this by

either:

• Passing the English and Maths selection tests at the

required entry level; or

• Passing English and Maths in the foundation

programme [CAP].

What are the requirements?

You can choose one of these four majors:

Accounting, Management, Marketing or Banking

and Finance

OR

Take a double-major through combining any of the

two majors above.

What are the available majors?

What can I be in the future?

Career pathways include but are not limited to:

Marketing

• Market Analysis

• Marketing Coordination

• Brand Management

Management

• Management Consultancy

• Production and operations Management

• New Venture Development

Accounting & Finance

• Charted Accountancy

• Banking

• Islamic Finance

Human Resource (HR) Management

• HR Specialist Roles

• Organizational Development

• HR Business Partnership

Events Management

• Meeting International Conferences and Exhibitions

• Hospitality Operations

• Marketing and Communications

How long will it take?

If you are a full time student it will normally take

you 8 semesters (4 years) to earn your Bachelor of

Business degree. If you choose to go with a double

major then you are expected to complete your degree

in 4 ½ years.

• In the first two years of the programme, you will

be studying core business courses that are the

foundation to your major subjects.

• At the end of the second year, you will be invited to

apply for the major of your choice. By then, you are

expected to have reached a minimum of (210 credits).

( Please refer to “Choosing your Major” information for more

details via clicking here)

How it works?

An overview of all our courses can be found here.

How can I find more about each major?

Once you have completed all the required courses, it

will be time for you to show that you are ready to step

into the Business world! During your last semester of

study, you will need to undertake an industry project

which you need to pass in order to graduate.

To learn more about this industry project, click here to

watch one of the previous industry project conducted

by our students.

Is that all ?

How will I be assessed?

No matter what your preferred way of assessment was, we have got one for you. We are aware that students are different with regards to their preferences and method of learning and therefore our assessment comes in various ways to make sure that a sound judgment is made on each one of you. Those assessments can be in the form of :

• Practical business projects or research projects

• Written reports/projects/portfolios/essays/ reflective journals

• Presentations and case studies

• Tests and examinations

What other certificates can I obtain?

You can always go for higher studies (masters or

PHD) or go for professional certificates such as:

• Chartered Certified Accountant

• Chartered Financial analyst (CFA)

• Certified management accountant (CMA)

• Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD)

And many others ..

Did you know that the Polytechnic accounting programme

has obtained the ACCA accreditation?

And do not forget ..

Good luck in your journey ..

Where can I find this information?

• http://www.polytechnic.bh/academics/programmes/bachelor-of-business/

• http://moodle.polytechnic.bh/moodle/course/view.php?id=428

Where can I find this information?

• http://moodle.polytechnic.bh/moodle/pluginfile.php/83412/mod_resource/content/1/Majors%20Information.pdf

We hope to see you in our industry session where you will be able to learn more about each major, meet some senior students of Business and much more .. Our session is on the 22nd of November , in hall 12 at 12- 4.30 PM.

Regards, The Business faculty team