{"id":7241,"date":"2022-08-10T12:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/?page_id=7241"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:21:11","slug":"course-description-of-mphil-bec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/postgraduate-degree\/master-of-philosophy-mphil-in-business-economics\/course-description-of-mphil-bec\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Description of MPhil (BEc)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mphil-course-wrapper\">\n\n<style>\n.mphil-course-wrapper {\n  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: #222;\n}\n\n.mphil-course-wrapper h2 {\n  color: #4E0205;\n  margin-bottom: 18px;\n}\n\n.mphil-section {\n  background: #fff;\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n.mphil-section-title {\n  padding: 16px 20px;\n  background: #fafafa;\n  color: #4E0205;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  font-size: 18px;\n  border-left: 4px solid #8A0007;\n}\n\n.mphil-section-content {\n  padding: 20px;\n}\n\n.mphil-course-card {\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  border-left: 4px solid #8A0007;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  padding: 14px;\n  background: #fafafa;\n  margin-bottom: 14px;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  color: #444;\n}\n\n.mphil-course-head {\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  gap: 12px;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n.mphil-course-code {\n  font-weight: bold;\n  color: #4E0205;\n  margin-right: 8px;\n}\n\n.mphil-course-title {\n  font-weight: bold;\n  color: #222;\n}\n\n.mphil-tag {\n  display: inline-block;\n  background: #fff;\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  color: #4E0205;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  padding: 2px 10px;\n  font-size: 12px;\n  font-weight: bold;\n}\n\n.mphil-desc-toggle {\n  margin-top: 10px;\n  background: #4E0205;\n  color: #fff;\n  border: none;\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  padding: 7px 12px;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  font-size: 14px;\n}\n\n.mphil-desc-toggle:hover {\n  background: #8A0007;\n}\n\n.mphil-description {\n  display: none;\n  margin-top: 12px;\n  padding: 14px;\n  background: #fff;\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  text-align: justify;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  color: #444;\n}\n\n.mphil-table {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  margin-top: 12px;\n  font-size: 14px;\n}\n\n.mphil-table th,\n.mphil-table td {\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  padding: 10px;\n  text-align: left;\n  vertical-align: top;\n}\n\n.mphil-table th {\n  background: #fafafa;\n  color: #4E0205;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Course Descriptions of the Master of Philosophy in Business Economics (MPhil (BEc))<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"mphil-section\">\n<div class=\"mphil-section-title\">Course Descriptions<\/div>\n<div class=\"mphil-section-content\">\n\n<!-- Research Methods -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-code\">MBE 5104<\/span><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Research Methods<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Core<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View course description<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\nThe purpose of this graduate level course in research methods is to prepare students for performing and executing effective research studies in their specialization areas. The course is designed to provide an extensive knowledge on designing scientific inquiries, identifying interesting research problems, selecting research methods, and techniques used in social sciences, in general, and in Business Economics, in particular. Both quantitative research designs and qualitative research designs will be discussed and detailed explanation of various research methods, i.e., surveys, case studies, and experiments, in relation to social sciences will be provided. In addition, a thorough training in academic writing and referencing style will be provided towards the end of the course. At the end, the students should be able to develop a research proposal of their prospective study.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Applied Econometrics -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-code\">MBE 5105<\/span><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Applied Econometrics<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Core<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View course description<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\nThe course intends to provide an intermediate knowledge and skills in econometrics that enables students to understand the modern empirical economics and business management literature.  The course begins with basic methods for analysis of economic data and simple regression formulation and will progress gradually towards more specific techniques used for time-series and cross-sectional data. The areas covered under this course include estimation of simple regression models, estimation of multiple regression models, remedial measures for multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation problems, qualitative response regression models, time-series econometrics and panel data regression models. The main feature of the course is the use of computer-based exercises, which will enable students to gain practical experience in analysing a wide variety of econometric applications and apply them to their own research works.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Graduate Seminar I -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-code\">MBE 6001<\/span><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Graduate Seminar in Business Economics I<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Seminar<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View course description<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\nGraduate Seminars are supplementary progress seminar series offered for MPhil. students where their research progress would be assessed on a monthly basis. For the entire course each student should present their research progress at four graduate seminars. This is a supplementary lecture series offered for the students of the MPhil. programme. Students are expected to present their research progress at the graduate seminar and the supervisors of the presenting students will chair the session. The MPhil coordinator may invite other supervisors or experts to provide comments at this seminar. Thus, the seminar will assist graduate students by providing critical reviews, inputs, and feedbacks for their research works from the peer graduate students and their supervisors. This graduate seminar meets once a month in the second semester of the Year One and five seminars will be held in this semester.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Graduate Seminar II -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-code\">MBE 6002<\/span><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Graduate Seminar in Business Economics II<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Seminar<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View course description<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\nThis is a continuation of the Graduate Seminar in Business Economics I. Students are expected to present their analytical findings at the graduate seminar and the supervisors of the presenting students will chair the session. This graduate seminar meets once a month in the second semester of the Year Two and five seminars will be held in this semester.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Evaluation Criteria -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Graduate Seminar Evaluation Criteria<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Assessment<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View details<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\n\nPlease note that the principal and co-supervisor of the student need to participate in these progress meetings. If required contents are not covered during the Graduate Seminar II the final result would be \u201cFail and Incomplete\u201d.\n\n<table class=\"mphil-table\">\n<tr>\n<th>Method<\/th>\n<th>Breakdown of Marks<\/th>\n<th>Marks (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Live Presentation<\/td>\n<td>Progress of the Research (30), Active Engagement in Q\/A (20)<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Participation<\/td>\n<td>Attendance (30), Active Engagement in Q\/A (20)<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n<br>\nFinal Result:<br>\nMarks &gt;50: Pass<br>\nMarks &lt;50: Fail\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Dissertation -->\n<div class=\"mphil-course-card\">\n<div class=\"mphil-course-head\">\n<div><span class=\"mphil-course-code\">MBE 6003<\/span><span class=\"mphil-course-title\">Dissertation<\/span><\/div>\n<span class=\"mphil-tag\">Research<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<button class=\"mphil-desc-toggle\" type=\"button\">View course description<\/button>\n<div class=\"mphil-description\">\nThis is an independent research developed by the student under the supervision of an academic member\/s appointed by the university under the recommendation of the Board of Study BOS. 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