The Objectives of the B. Com. (Honours) Degree Programme

  are to;

  1. Produce graduates equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to meet the challenges of the modern business organizations in the face of stiff competition and turbulent global and local economic environment;
  2. Introduce and offer high quality study programes in broad area of commerce;
  3. Enhance commerce graduates’ knowledge and competencies in relation to research, analysis, communication, teamwork and decision making that encourage graduates’ personal, professional and social lives;
  4. Encourage creative, responsive and innovative teaching methods and learning atmosphere within the department that enhance students’ interaction and cooperativeness with the department;
  5. Support graduates to identify and develop their future career interests and potentials through developing their knowledge and competencies in the fields of commerce and management, whilst developing their interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary knowledge that useful to compete in the job market;
  6. Encouraging the academic staff of the Department of Commerce to develop their academic career through engaging in research and development; and Encourage the use of modern teaching methods such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) that enhances the quality and effectiveness of dissemination of knowledge

The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the B. Com. (Honours) Degree Programme

PLO 1: Understand general knowledge and the main aspects in the broad area of Commerce and Management.

PLO 2: Demonstrate capacity to comprehend the role of the Commerce and Management in the national economy and influence on economic development of changes in the broad field of Commerce and Management

PLO 3: Apply technical knowledge and skills at benchmark level to identify and collect relevant information or data, and to analyses and interpret the outcome to capture the issue and make necessary recommendations to either to overcome detrimental effects or improve the favourable effects.

PLO 4: Analyse any task within the scope of the degree program independently and extrapolate within reasonable horizon.

PLO 5: Demonstrate talent to search for new knowledge and achieve academic excellence through research.

PLO 6: Develop soft skills and other transferable skills such as interpersonal skills, leadership qualities, oral and writing skills, presentation skill, computer literacy etc, essential for effective communication and productive team work.

PLO 7: Demonstrate self-confidence sufficient to be independent, a self-starter for an innovative career preferably as an entrepreneur by conquering potential challenges and risk.

PLO 8: Engage in postgraduate studies inspired by the thirst for further knowledge and love for life-long learning.

PLO 9: Demonstrate capacity to be a quick learner, competent to achieve career progress through enhanced performance and display of high level professionalism.