SEU (BSBA)

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE:

 

• reinforce the value of team work and the ability of reaching collective

A.  PROGRAM IDENTIFICATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

 

1.Program title: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Major in Accounting

2.     Total credit hours needed for completion of the program:

130.0 Credit Hours

3.     Award granted on completion of the program:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Major in Accounting

4.     Professional occupations

The program of Accounting Qualifies graduates who are capable of operating in various accounting functions in the public and private sectors including but not limited to:

• Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Junior Staff Accountants
• Controllers, and Cost Accountants
• Zakat, taxation, payroll, and pension Accountants and Related Clerks
• Accounts
• Auditor an Assistant Auditor,
• Chartered Accountant
• Auditor
• Budget Researcher, budget Researcher Assistant, budget
• Pension auditor, pensions investigator
• Further career opportunities exist in Senior Management positions for those graduates obtaining professional accounting certificates, such as CPA, CMA, CIA…etc.

5.   Name of program coordinator or chair:

Dr Khaled F. Alfahad- Head of the Accounting Department E-mail: kalfahad@seu.edu.sa

B.     PROGRAM CONTEXT:

1.   Rationales of the program:

The rationales for the proposed Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Major in Accounting are the following:

1. Importance of the accounting functions in business
2. The constant need for accountants in the labor
3. The country’s need for qualified nationals in
4. The ever increasing need for legal reviews and adjust the accounting
5. Growing responsibilities of the accounting function in business
6. The interest of large segments among University students in the Kingdom in accounting programs.

2.   Relevance of the program to the mission and goals of the institution:

This program will highly contribute with the rest of the programs at the college, to provide qualified human resources needed to promote and gear the national economy to be among the world’s leading economies using the online teaching, which is the main purpose of the Saudi Electronic University.

3.   Relationship to other programs:

1. Courses required from other programs
   • English Skills
   • Computer skills
   • Communication Skills
   • Introduction to Mathematics
   • Islamic Courses

b.   Courses provided to other programs

• Principles of Management

4.   Specific enrolment requirements: (IT skills, Language…):

• Fluent level of English language

C. MISSION, GOALS & OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1.   Program Mission:

To graduate highly qualified and competent accountants for successful careers in the private and public sectors by offering self-centered learning supported by high quality online interactive teaching and encouraging entrepreneurship spirit and participation in engagement opportunities.

2.   Program goals and objectives:

The program Bachelor of Sciences in Accounting, aims to prepare graduates and develop their skills and abilities to keep pace with the needs of the labor market in both public and private organizations. The main goals of the program are:

1. Contribute in the development of the accountant profession;
2. An effective use of the learning technologies to achieve the learning outcomes of the program;
3. Satisfy the needs of market labor to qualified human resources in the field of accounting and legal auditors;
4. A high involvement of practitioners and experts from different business and non- business organizations in the process of learning;
5. Contribute in the development of best-in-class methods of teaching and learning in the field of accounting;
6. Assure a high compliance of the targeted learning outcomes to the market labor required skills;
7. Promote the sense of ethics and social responsibility within Saudi business and governmental
8. Fulfill the   requirements    of    accreditation   bodies    nationally    (NCAAA) and internationally.

3 – Program learning outcomes

 Up on completion of the program, students will be able to:

1	Knowledge
1.1	Describe refined financial accounting topics such as business combinations, governmental accounting, partnership accounting and other advanced financial accounting topics (e.g., accounting for: leases, deferred income taxes, pensions, investments, long-term liabilities and earnings per share).
1.2	Explore of International Accounting standards and the impact of global issues.
1.3	Acquire the knowledge of auditing principles and its techniques.
1.4	Identify the role of the accounting profession in society, experience in community service and participation in the accounting society.
2	Cognitive Skills
2.1	Analyze accounting case studies to gain an understanding of the opportunities and challenges brought by large financial and non-financial data set.
2.2	Use and evaluate analytics techniques to interpret accounting data, analyze business environments, and develop solutions for authentic (real world) problems in accounting processes.
2.3	Identify and synthesize useful sources of financial and non-financial data that help accountants’ decision-making.
2.4	Develop and hone the students’ talents for selecting appropriate accounting procedures when faced with a variety of accounting challenges both virtual and real.
3	Interpersonal Skills & Responsibility

3.1	Develop the students’ abilities in quantitative methods in order for them to make appropriate and well thought out accounting decisions.
3.2	Demonstrate the group activities which are most effective as they helps the student in explaining, discussing and defending their own ideas.
3.3	Describe on ethical behavior while working on activity sheets, Individual counseling on subject matter when they find difficulties in the subject
3.4	Facilitate to work as a team member and recognizing the benefits of collaborative behaviors in the accomplishment of group tasks.
4	Communication, Information Technology, Numerical
4.1	Interpret and effectively communicate the findings of accounting analytics to both specialists and non-specialists.
4.2	Develop communication skills through presentations, using tools such as PowerPoint and spreadsheets.
4.3	Achieve    effective   communication    through    the   management    of    panel discussions.
5.3	Achieve    effective   communication    through    the   management    of    panel discussions.

D. PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

 

1.     Program Structure by kind of requirements: University requirements: 34 Credit Hours

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
ENG001	English Skills	16
ENG001	English Skills (Continued)
CS001	Computer Essentials	3
COMM001	Communication Skills	2
CI001	Academic Skills	2
MATH001	Fundamentals of Math	3
ISLM101	Intro to Islamic culture	2

 

ISLM102	Professional Conduct & Ethics in Islam	2
ISLM103	Islamic Economic System	2	ISLM101
ISLM104	Social System and Human Rights	2	ISLM102
Total		34

 College Requirements: 57 credits:

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
ACCT101	Principles of Accounting	3	First year
MGT101	Principles of Management	3
STAT101	Statistics	3
ECON101	Microeconomics	3
LAW101	Legal Environment of Business	3
E-COM201	Introduction to e-Management	3	MGT101
ACCT301	Cost accounting	3	ACCT101
MGT322	Logistics Management	3	MGT101
FIN101	Principles of Finance	3	ACCT101
MGT311	Intro to Operations Management	3	MGT101 +STAT101
MGT321	Intro to International Business	3
MGT201	Marketing Management	3	MGT101
MGT301	Organizational Behaviour	3	MGT211
MGT 401	Strategic Management	3	MGT201+ FIN101
STAT201	Quantitative Methods	3	STAT101

 

ECON201	Macroeconomics	3
MGT211	H.R Management	3	MGT101
E-COM101	e-Commerce	3
MIS201	Management of Information systems	3	MGT101
Total		57

Department Requirements: 30 credits

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
ACCT201	Financial Accounting	3	ACCT101
ACCT302	Advanced Financial Accounting	3	ACCT201
ACCT422	Tax and zakat Accounting	3	ACCT201
ACCT402	Introduction to Accounting Information Systems	3	ACCT101+ MIS201
ACCT401	Auditing Principles & Procedures	3	ACCT302
ACCT403	Accounting Research and Practice	3
ACCT322	Managerial accounting	3	ACCT301
LAW401	Companies law	3	LAW101
ACCT430	Internship	6	Complete 90 Credit hours
Total		30

 Concentrations:

To satisfy the different preferences of student and comply with accreditation requirements, the accounting program gives students the opportunity to choose the micro field of specialization. So, the student chooses one concentration among the following:

Accounting Concentration: 

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
ACCT405	Accounting of financial institutions	3	ACCT201
ACCT321	Government and Non-Profit Accounting	3	ACCT 201
ACCT424	Insurance accounting	3	ACCT201
Total		9

Finance Concentration:

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
FIN201	Corporate Finance	3	FIN101
FIN402	Financial Institutions and Markets	3	FIN101
FIN401	Banks Management	3	FIN101
Total		9

E-Commerce Concentration

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
IT404	Web Design	3
E-COM421	e-Business Strategies and business models	3	MGT 401
E-COM301	E- Marketing	3	MGT 201
Total		9

Business Administration Concentration

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisites
MGT312	Decision Making and Problems Solving	3	MGT101
MGT323	Project Management	3	MGT311
MGT402	Entrepreneurship and small business	3	MGT101
Total		9

 These concentrations could be changed after maybe four semesters according to the market labor requirements and trends.

2 – Program Structure by years

 Year 1

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 1	ENG001	English Skills	8
	CS001	Computer Essentials	3
	COMM001	Communication Skills	2
Total			13

 

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 2	ENG001	English Skills (Continued)	8
	MATH001	Fundamentals of Math	3
	CI001	Academic Skills	2
Total			13

Year 2

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 3	ECON101	Micro economics	3	First year
	MGT101	Principles of Management	3
	STAT101	Statistics	3
	LAW101	Legal Environment of Business	3
	ACCT101	Principles of Accounting	3
	ISLM101	Intro to Islamic culture	2
Total			17

 

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 4	FIN101	Principles of Finance	3	ACCT101
	MGT201	Marketing Management	3	MGT101
	STAT201	Quantitative Methods	3	STAT101
	MGT211	H.R Management	3	MGT101
	E-COM101	E-Commerce	3
	ISLM102	Professional Conduct & Ethics in Islam	2
Total			17

Year 3

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre- requisites
Semester 5	ECON201	Macroeconomics	3
	MIS201	Management of Information systems	3	MGT101
	E-COM201	Introduction to e-Management	3	MGT101
	MGT301	Organizational Behaviour	3	MGT211
	MGT311	Intro to Operations Management	3	MGT101 + STAT101
	ACCT201	Financial Accounting	3	ACCT101
Total			18

 

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre- requisites
Semester 6	ACCT301	Cost accounting	3	ACCT101
	MGT321	Intro to International Business	3
	MGT322	Logistics Management	3	MGT101
	ACCT302	Advanced Financial Accounting	3	ACCT201
		Concentration	3
	ISLM103	Islamic Economic System	2	ISLM101
Total			17

Year 4

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 7	ACCT401	Auditing Principles & Procedures	3	ACCT302
	MGT 401	Strategic management	3	MGT201+ Fin101
	ACCT402	Introduction to Accounting Information Systems	3	ACCT101+ MIS201
		Concentration	3
	ACCT403	Accounting Research and Practice	3
	ISLM104	Social System and Human Rights	2	ISLM102
Total			17

 

Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisites
Semester 8	LAW401	Companies law	3	LAW101
	ACCT422	Tax and zakat Accounting	3	ACCT201
		Concentration	3
	ACCT430	Internship	6	Complete 90 Credit hours
	ACCT322	Managerial accounting	3	ACCT301
Total			18

 

3. Field Experience (internship, cooperative program….):

1. Brief description

The internship provides students with an opportunity to receive academic credit for supervised professional training and experience in an actual work environment. This Internship is an ongoing seminar between the student, the faculty member and the employment supervisor. It involves an Internship Application and Learning Agreement, periodic meetings with the faculty representative, professional experience at a level equivalent to other senior-level courses and submission of material as established in the Internship Application and Learning Agreement. Participation cannot be guaranteed for all applicants.

b.   Semester:

Semester 8 (10 weeks)

c.   Time allocation and scheduling arrangement

One semester after completing 95 credit hours of the study plan

d.   Number of credit hours

06 credit Hours

e.   Intended learning outcomes

1. Apply academic learning to workplace
2. Practice and develop professional skills, such as oral, written, and interpersonal communications,
3. Use the technology and analytical tools and work in teams that will improve performance in subsequent courses and in future work assignments .
4. Examine one’s own attitudes toward work and toward the field of Accounting and to consider which aspects of accounting best match one’s own.

f.  Assessment procedures:

At the end of the internship period, the student will be evaluated as follows:

• 40 % for internship activities (assigned by the on-training supervisor)
• 30 % for the apprehension and the assiduity of the student (assigned by the academic supervisor)
• 30 % for the substance and the style of the training report (assigned by the department)

5.     Admission Requirements for the program:

• Meet the university admission requirements
• To pass the requirement of the First year

6.   Attendance and Completion Requirements:

To be graduated from the program and got the bachelor of sciences certificate students should accomplish all the 130 credit hours including the internship course.