We have information on the new 4th Semester MBM Syllabus and list of subjects. There are five subjects in MBM 4th Semester on the new syllabus.
New 4th Semester MBM Syllabus and list of subjects
Following are the 4th Semester MBM Syllabus.
S.N | Name of the Subject | Subject Code | Credit | Subject Hours |
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1 | Public Policy Analysis. | MBME 589 | 2 | 32 |
2 | Cost Management. | MBME 595 | 3 | 48 |
3 | Project Management and Sustainable Development. | MBME 590 | 2 | 32 |
4 | Business Simulation Practicum. | MBM 518 | 1 | 16 |
5 | Practicum on Doing Business in Nepal. | MBM 520 | 1 | 16 |
6 | Economic Diplomacy and Global Economy | MBM 517 | 2 | 32 |
7 | Management Control Systems | MBME 594 | 3 | 48 |
MBME 589: Public Policy Analysis
Course Contents
Units | Title | Contents | Lecture Hours |
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1 | Understanding Public Policy. | Fundamentals of public policy: concepts and process, forms of public policy, multidisciplinary policy analysis, practice of policy analysis and critical thinking and public policy; Theory of public choice, Theoretical approaches to public policy: elite theory, group theory, political systems theory and institutionalism, policy output analysis, incremental theory, and rational-choice theory. | 8 |
2 | Emerging Trends in Public Policy. | Role of government: government response to market failure, price regulation, and regulation of environment pollution; Policymaking in the liberal democratic states; privatization, globalization, and public policy; and multilateralism and public policy-making. | 7 |
3 | Perspectives of Public Policy. | Political power; Pluralism; Corporatism; Marxism; and Professionalism; Positivism and post- positivism; Reframing public policy; and Constraints on public policy: economic, institutional, and socio-cultural. | 7 |
4 | Seminar on Contemporary Public Policies in National and International Context. | Economic liberalization, privatization, and globalization; approaches and practices of public-private partnership and fiscal federalism; sustainable development goals; global environmental issues: drivers of climate change, key issues, and barriers to growth of the green economy; digital transformation and e-governance practices in Nepal; public policy planning and implementation practices in Nepal. | 10 |
MBME 595: Cost Management
Units | Chapters | Contents | LH |
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1 | Introduction | Concept, importance, characteristics, and limitations of cost management. Strategic role of cost management; Cost management and Strategic decision making. Formulation of strategic action plans. Evaluation of plans and outcomes: benefit-cost analysis and benefit & cost variance. | 3 |
2 | Product Costing System. | Concept and types of cost. Cost reported in a financial statement: service, retail, and manufacturing company. | 3 |
3 | Activity-Based Costing. | Concept, advantages, and limitations of activity-based costing system. Procedures of absorption of overhead cost under ABC, Estimation of costs of new products using ABC, Cost, and benefit of using ABC Concept, importance and process of activity-based budgeting (ABB). Meaning of capacity, capacity utilization, and managing capacity. | 8 |
4 | Target Costing and Kaizen Costing. | Concept, importance, and process of Target costing, Key principles of target costing, Implementation of target costing, Target costing, and ABC Concept and Kaizen costing. | 6 |
5 | Life Cycle Costing. | Concept and importance of life cycle costing, Product life cycle; Pricing products using the product life cycle, Product life cycle and ABC; Benefits of life cycle costing, Life cycle budgeting. | 6 |
6 | Just in Time (JIT) Inventory Management. | Concept and importance of inventory management; Inventory-related performance evaluation in traditional. Concept, objectives, importance, and limitations of Just in Time. JIT manufacturing, Implementing JIT in manufacturing and non-manufacturing situations. | 5 |
7 | Theory of Constraints (TOC). | Concept, importance, and limitations of TOC; Steps in TOC for improving performance; Internal and external constraints; Accounting issues in TOC. | 3 |
8 | Total Quality Management (TQM). | Concept, features, importance, and types of (TQM). Traditional approach to quality vs. TQM; Critical success factors for TQM; Measuring and reporting quality costs. | 6 |
9 | Process Costing and Cost Allocation. | Concept, importance, and characteristics of process costing system, Assignment, and estimating costs to the product in each process. | 8 |
MBME 590: Project Management and Sustainable Development
Units | Chapters | Contents | LH |
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1 | Project Management and Planning. | Project management: concepts, elements, and project cycle; and Project planning: project identification, feasibility study, and preparation of project report. | 5 |
2 | Project Appraisal and Implementation | Cash flow analysis; Discounting and non-discounting techniques; Economic and social cost-benefit analysis; Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis; Environmental analysis; Network analysis: PERT, CPM; and Project implementation system | 9 |
3 | Project Monitoring and Evaluation | Need for monitoring and evaluation; Logical framework approach; and UNIDO approach. | 3 |
4 | Sustainable Development and Goals | Sustainable development: concepts, dimensions, determinants and principles; Sustainable development growth cycles; and Concept of green growth. | 6 |
5 | Sustainable Development and Business Models | Sustainable business models: concepts and innovation; 5’Cs of sustainability; and Modern business models for sustainable development. | 5 |
6 | Workshop on Writing Project Proposal and Project Report | 4 |
MBM 517: Economic Diplomacy and Global Economy
Units | Chapters | Contents | LH |
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1 | Foreign Policy and Diplomacy | Concepts of foreign policy, diplomacy, and economic diplomacy; Difference between traditional and modern economic diplomacy; Foreign policy as a promoter of national interest; Objectives of foreign policy, Actors of foreign policy implementation; Concepts and evolution of diplomacy; and Concept and importance of Track 1 and Track 2 diplomacy, Case studies. | 6 |
2 | Fundamentals of Global Economy | Global economy: concepts and drivers; Interdependence of the World Economies, multilateralism, regionalism, and bilateral relation; Relevance of economic diplomacy in contemporary global economic integration; Global economic outlook, WTO and the World economic integration; Role of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank and Regional Institutions (SAARC, SAFTA, BIMCTEC) for economic integration and development; and Belt and Road Initiatives(BRI); Case studies. | 12 |
3 | Economic Diplomacy and Nepal’s Integration into the Global Economy | Economic diplomacy in key economic sub-sectors, institution, and mechanism of economic diplomacy; Appraisal of Nepal’s economic diplomacy; Opportunities and challenges of economic diplomacy in Nepal; Economic diplomacy in multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade; Importance of economic diplomacy for the developing and the low-income countries with special focus on Nepalese economic diplomacy; Spillovers of international policy coordination; and Case studies. | 10 |
4 | Globalization and National Economy | Impact of private international financial flows on the economic growth of developing countries; Sub-regional economic cooperation in South Asia: problems and prospects; Trade and investment agreements and policies and their implications on private sector business growth in Nepal; and Case Studies. |
MBME 594: Management Control Systems
S.N | Name of the Chapter | Contents | LH |
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1 | Introduction to Management Control System. | Meaning and concept of the management control system; Importance, characteristics, nature and scope of the management control system; Boundaries of management control; Concept of management audit as a control tool. | 4 |
2 | The Environment of Management Control System. | Management control environment, Goal congruence, Factors affecting goal congruence, Role of management control system in goal congruence Organization structure and management control system; Behavioral considerations of management control system. | 4 |
3 | Responsibility Centers | Concept and nature of responsibility center; Criteria for measuring the performance of responsibility centre. | 6 |
4 | Transfer Pricing. | Concept, objectives, significance and methods of transfer pricing. | 6 |
5 | Management Control Process. | Strategic Planning, Budgeting, and Financial Performance Reports Analysis. | 19 |
6 | Modifications in Management Control. | Modern Control Methods and Management Control in Different Organizations. | 9 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
a. List of subjects of MBM 4th semester?
= Following is the list of subjects of MBM 4th Semester:
- Public Policy Analysis.
- Cost Management.Project Management and Sustainable Development.
- Business Simulation Practicum.
- Practicum on Doing Business in Nepal.
- Economic Diplomacy and Global Economy.
- Management Control Systems