The Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (UTECH) is a four year programme offered by Knox Community College in association with UTECH. The first two years of the programme are done at the Community College while the final two years are completed at UTECH. The course includes subjects such as Financial Accounting, Marketing, Micro Economics and Taxation.
Course Descriptions
COMM1101 Fundamentals of Communication (3 credits)
This course covers advanced skills in Reading Comprehension, paragraph development, exposition and summary writing. Topics include the Communication Process, Grammar and Mechanics, Reading Comprehension, Summary Writing, The Writing Process, Exposition, Information Gather and Referencing
COMM1201 Oral Communication: Listening and Speaking (3 credits)
This course is designed to assist the student in improving your listening and speaking skills and developing the ability to effectively deliver oral presentation in a variety of situations. The course is divided into four units, namely the communication process, listening, the speech process and speaking in a variety of situations.
COMM2120 Business Communication (3 credits)
In this course students will learn to select, compose and produce a variety of business documents. These include memos, letters, reports, proposals, minutes and resumes
ACTT2301 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits)
This is the second of two business core courses in financial accounting. All business students are required to take this course. Students who wish to major in Accounts will be able to progress to more advanced courses in accounting, while non accounting majors will be insufficiently able to function in any business environment.
MRKT1201 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
This course introduces students to a basic understanding of how the marketing functions help the organization to achieve its objectives. It also sensitizes students to the fact that the marketing function does not only deal with the production and distribution of products and services, but is also concerned with the ethical and social issues found in the domestic and global environment.
MRKT3301 Consumer Behaviour (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the dynamics of consumer buying behaviour and the consumer market. Students will also gain an understanding of how the buyer characteristics are affected by socio-cultural, personal, and psychological factors; and how these factors influence consumers’ buying decisions. Students will also become aware that in order for companies to be successful, marketers must be marketing-oriented and customer-driven.
MRKT3401 International Marketing (3 credits)
This course gives students an appreciation for the dynamics and the challenges of the global marketplace. It will also help them to understand the need for companies to develop a systematic approach to international marketing decisions in order to deal with potential risks, and to capitalize on opportunities.
MRKT2301 Marketing Strategies (3 credits)
This course provides an understanding of how companies design strategies to deal with the dynamics of their marketing environment in order to meet competition and ensure long-term survival and growth.
PSYC1101 Psychology (3 credits)
This course is designed primarily to provide students with a general understanding and appreciation of human behaviour and its impact on social and business relationship.
ECON1101 Microeconomics (3 credits)
Economics affects every aspect of our daily life. It is important that each person has at least a basic understanding of the subject and how it affects his/her life. The course will provide students with a sound knowledge of economics and will enable them to apply this knowledge in their daily lives. It will also provide students with an understanding of the current and emerging patterns of business organization and foster appreciation of the practical problems of firms and industries in the context of the rapidly changing economic environment.
ECON1201 Macroeconomics (3 credits)
Economics affects every aspect of our daily life. It is important that each person has at least a basic understanding of the subject and how it affects his/her life. The course is therefore designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of economics. It provide an understanding of the current and emerging patterns of business organization and foster appreciation of the practical and rapidly changing economics environment. It will also encourage critical reading to gain information in our ever-changing world as well as to encourage critical analysis of economic information.
MATH1201 Pre-Calculus (3 credits)
This course enables students to apply the principles and concepts of pre-calculus to the solution of business problems and to develop their decision-making skills.
MATH3401 Business Statistics (3 credits)
This course enables students to apply principles of statistics to the solution of business problems and to develop their decision-making skills. It also includes the use of statistical software
MATH1301 Calculus (3 credits)
This course enables students to connect the principles and concepts to pre-calculus and to apply these to the solution of business problems and to further develop their decision-making skills.
ACCT1101 Fundamentals of Accounting (3 credits)
This course is designed to help students to appreciate the importance of financial accounting in the workplace. The course involves the posting of transactions to the ledger and the preparation of final accounts with adjustments for accruals, prepayment, depreciation and provision for bad debts.
ACCT1201 Financial Accounts 1 (3 credits)
To provide students with the skills required to prepare final accounts for the different organization such as sole trader, partnership, company, non-trading entities and manufacturing concerns. Students will also develop skills in computerized accounting.
ACCT2301 Financial Accounting 2 (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the framework of financial accounting. Within this course students are exposed to various methods of stock valuation, the preparation of partnership accounts, published accounts for company as well as cash flow statements. It also involves the analysis of financial statements using ratios.
ACCT3301 Audit Practice and Procedure (3 credits)
This course aims to provide a theoretical background for students to understand the role and function of the auditor in the business environment. After completing this course the student should have a basic understanding of the audit process and the techniques used in the conduct of internal and external audits.
ACCT3401 Taxation (3 credits)
This course aims to provide a theoretical background for students to understand the basic principles of taxation in the Jamaican environment. After completing this course the student should have an understanding of the tax law and practice as it relates to individuals and businesses, employees and employers resident in Jamaica.
SOC12301 Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the problems, issues, themes and main ideas of sociology. It is intended to introduce students to the basic sociological prospectives and concepts, and enable them to adopt a scientific approach to the problems and issues that are relevant to the Caribbean. The course is designed to enable the student to utilize basic fundamental concepts of sociology to analyze social issues and problems in the changing Caribbean culture and some of the most important institutions.
BLAW2401 Business Law (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide Business education students with an understanding of the general/fundamental legal principles in operating within the business environment
MGMT2401 Entrepreneurship & Business Practice (3 credits)
This course will focus on developing an awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship to the success of organizations. This course was also designed to enable participants to acquire the necessary skills required to prepare a business plan as well as to start and operate an organization.
MGMT2402 Contribution to Management of Costs and the Enhancement of Value (3 credits)
This is a one semester course and involves the collection and analysis of cost information to assist in highlighting trends in costs and making suggestions for the reduction of cost and adding value. Students will be required to obtain information from a variety of internal and external sources and monitor performance indicators and movements in prices over an appropriate time scale. Students will also be required to use the information to prepare and present management report.
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