Bachelor of Business Management (External) Degree Programme

DURATION

The duration of the degree programme is three years.

MEDIUM

Tamil Medium

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Degree programme is delivered by CODL and conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna from 2009. It has been rigorously designed to build the fundamental business and management knowledge to be creative and innovative in the contemporary business world. The programme makes a platform to accelerate high levels of professionalism that employers look for, identify the problems, deducing solutions, and exchange ideas into action. The degree aimed at students who aspire to become business managers and leaders, and have a keen interest in finding a career in the terrain of business and management. The BBM programme offers a variety of business and management knowledge that are prodigious demanded by the contemporary business organizations. It intends to equip students with knowledge, skills, and abilities in the sphere of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource and Operations techniques.

OBJECTIVES

• To provide opportunities to prospective learners who are not fortunate enough to gain university admissions,
• To provide opportunities for studying at their own space and availability of time.
• To provide business management education which is a fast developing field today, to the students irrespective of the stream they followed.
• To provide general proficiency in the application of information technology

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Ability to apply business management theoretical knowledge in organisations.
• Ability to demonstrate the qualities and attributes to get employment or promotion in the field of business management.
• Ability to identify, analyse, and solve business problems.
• Ability to establish strong career and life goals for themselves.
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage their career in this fast growing digital world.
• Ability to perform efficiently and effectively as both member and leader in a team.
• Ability to adopt ethical standards and norms in workplace and society.
• Ability to build strong rapport with individuals and groups.
• Ability to possess self-learning over their lifelong.
• Ability to utilize resources effectively in terms of money, time, information, and human.
• Ability to make effective decision in the dynamic environment.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Selection and Admission criteria for Bachelor of Business Management degree program (New Curriculum)

An applicant may be considered for Admission to the ODL BBM degree programme, if he/she has:

• Three passes in the G.C.E. (A/L) examination in any stream in one sitting and 30% or above scored for the common general paper.
  OR
• Any other academic / professional qualification which is equivalent to SLQF Level 2 in the relevant field of study.

SELECTION

• Level I selection will be made by conducting an aptitude examination.
• Level II selection will be made on the marks they scored for the above examination and by certificate verification based on the following criteria,
  • Aptitude Exam Score: 60% weight
    60% of the weight will be given to the aptitude score the candidate received.
  • A/L Results: 40% weight
    Marks for A/L grades will be allocated as follows : A=13.3,B=10,C=8,S=6

Note: The total number of candidates will be decided time to time at the BoS-BBM and the faculty board with the approval of the Senate of the University.