Course Plan

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Department of Marketing, University of Barishal
Effective for Academic Session: 2023-2024
Year Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
MKT-111 Introduction to Business 3.00
1st Year 1st
Semester

MKT-112 History of the Emergence of Bangladesh 4.00

MKT-113 Business Mathematics-I 3.00
MKT-114 Basic English for Business 3.00
MKT-115 Principles of Management 3.00
Viva-Voce: 25 Marks 0.75
MKT-121 Introduction to Sociology and Psychology 3.00
1st Year 2nd
Semester

MKT-122 Business Mathematics-II 3.00

MKT-123 Business Communication 3.00
MKT-124 Information and Communications Technology 3.00
MKT-125 Principles of Accounting 3.00
Viva-Voce: 25 Marks 0.75

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 Examination Rules and Regulations for Bachelor’s Degree (At a glance)
1. PREAMBLE: This rule is applicable for four (4) years bachelor's degree program
divided into eight (8) semesters. Unless otherwise described in this rule, a semester means
academic curriculum and activities conducted for 6 (six) months.
2. PROGRAMME AND DEGREE

Faculty Degree Awarded Degree to be written

on the certificate
Faculty of Business Studies Bachelor of Business Administration BBA (Hons) in.....

3. MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION: The medium of instruction of the program of different

academic faculties shall be English and/or Bangla.
4. DURATION OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME: An academic semester is
comprised of 26 weeks (six months) and shall be distributed as follows:
I. Class teaching (actual class) = 14 weeks
II. Preparation time for semester-final examination = 03 weeks
III. Holding semester-final examination = 04 weeks
IV. Result preparation = 05 weeks
Total = 26 weeks
5. EXAMINATION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a) A student will be allowed to take part in the semester final examination if s/he fulfills
the following conditions:
I. If the student is promoted to the concerned semester in due time.
II. If the student has the required attendance percentage.
III. If the student has paid all dues (registration fees/tuition fees/other charges)
applicable to the university administration/residential hall administration/
discipline administration.
IV. If the student has not been instructed by the disciplinary board/examination
disciplinary committee to refrain from taking part in the examination.
b) To be a valid exam candidate, a student needs to be collegiate by earning at least 75%
attendance on average. A student having an attendance percentage in the range of
60% to less than 75% will be regarded as non-collegiate and will be allowed to sit for
the final examination on condition of paying a fine of 750 taka. A student having the
attendance below 60% will be regarded as dis collegiate and shall not be allowed to
sit for the final examination. However, students who have at least 50% attendance
shall be allowed to sit for the examination on payment of a fine of taka 2500. In this
case, the compulsion of attendance shall be relaxed up to 5% (maximum) for female
students.
6. EXAMINATION PROCEDURES
a) Examination schedule: Gap between examinations of two courses: For three/four
credit-hour courses-Not less than 3 days and for two/below credit-hour course-Not
less than 2 days.
b) Conduct of examinations:
I. If a candidate is sick and is certified by the university medical officer, in favor of a
sick bed then s/he will be provided with a sick bed in the medical center or at a
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 convenient place within the campus (other than the hall of residence) as decided by
the chairman of the examination committee. In such cases, the examinee should
inform the chairman of the examination committee well ahead of the examination date
so that the controller of examinations or the chairman of the examination committee
may have enough time to arrange sick beds and appoint a separate invigilator (if
necessary).
II. If anybody is absent from the viva-voce on the scheduled date, any valid ground
for a separate viva-voce may be arranged for him/her on condition that s/he will bear
all expenses of the viva. In such a case, s/he has to apply to the chairman of the
department within 15 days after the scheduled viva-voce.
c) Duration of the final examination: The duration of examination for one-or-two-
credit-hour theoretical courses shall be two hours and that of three-or-four-credit-hour
theoretical courses shall be three hours.
d) Penalty for the adoption of unfair means: The Penalty for the adoption of unfair
means shall be determined according to the examination (Discipline and Punishments)
By-Rules, 2018.
e) Tabulation: The examination committee concerned shall arrange tabulation works
under the following principles.
I. The arithmetic mean of the marks given by two examiners (1st and 2nd) shall
be taken as final marks.
II. Total marks (internal assessment marks and semester final marks) for each
course shall be rounded up to the next integer in case of fractions.
III. The grade point average (GPA) / cumulative grade point average (CGPA) will
be calculated up to the second decimal point in the final examination.
IV. The final CGPA will be calculated based on the earned grade points (EGP) of
all the courses.
f) Third Examination: If the marks given by 1st and 2nd examiners differ by more than
20%, the respective answer script(s) will be evaluated by a 3rd examiner. In such
cases, the arithmetic mean of the closer two marks shall be taken as final. If the
differences between the three are equal the average of the higher two marks will be
counted. The 3rd examiner shall be recommended by the respective examination
committee. Any teacher of ‘panel of examiner’ valid to be an examiner can be
appointed as third examiner but he must not be from among the members of the
concerned examination committee or any examiner of that particular course.
7. EVALUATION SYSTEM
a) Theoretical Course: Each theoretical course offered should be composed of
either 50 or 100 marks. The proportion of the total marks of a particular course
shall be distributed as follows-
I. Internal assessment 40%
II. Semester final 60%
Total= 100%
Marks allocated for internal assessment shall be distributed as follows (40%)
I. Class attendance 12.5 % (05 out of 40)
II. Assignment and/ or term paper with presentation. 25 % (10 out of 40)
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 III. Mid-term/In-course exam (Preferably 2 mid-terms). 50 % (20 out of 40)
IV. Tutorial and/or class test and/or quiz test and/or class performance. 12.5 %
(05 out of 40)
N.B. Department may be allowed a choice in respect of distributing marks of
evaluation provided it is in commensurate with the spirit of the semester system and
approved by the academic council.
The weightage schedule for 12.5% marks allocated for class attendance

Attendance Range (in percentage) Marks

90% and above 5.0
85% to less than 90% 4.5
80% to less than 85% 4.0
75% to less than 80% 3.5
70% to less than 75% 3.0
65% to less than 70% 2.5
60% to less than 65% 2.0
b) Internal Assessment: The answer scripts of the mid-term examinations might be
shown to the students if the course teacher considers it valuable for their learning
process.

c) Letter Grade and Grade Point: Total marks obtained in each course, oral (viva-
voce) examination, and practical course shall be converted into LG (Letter Grade)
and GP (Grade Point) as follows:

Numerical Grade Letter Grade Grade point

80% and above A+ (A Plus) 4.00
75% to less than 80% A (A regular) 3.75
70% to less than 75% A- (A minus) 3.50
65% to less than 70% B+ (B Plus) 3.25
60% to less than 65% B (B regular) 3.00
55% to less than 60% B- (B minus) 2.75
50% to less than 55% C+ (C Plus) 2.50
45% to less than 50% C (C regular) 2.25
40% to less than 45% D (D regular) 2.00
Less than 40% F - 0.00 (Fail)
Absent from the final exam I - Incomplete
of any course (To be treated as ‘F’ )
N.B: In the transcript/grade sheet, only the letter grade, the corresponding grade points, and
the final GPA or CGPA (in the8th Semester), not the numerical marks, will be shown.

8. CORRECTION IN EXAMINERS MARKSHEET: No complaint shall be accepted

on final marking, grading, and related issues. Corrections in the detailed mark sheets
are possible only in the matters of arithmetic calculation and these corrections shall be
made and duly signed by the tabulators concerned.

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9. PROMOTION
a) Promoted will be declared either semester-wise or year-wise. For promotion from
one semester to the next the minimum GPA shall be 2.00. In addition, a student is
also required to pass the viva voce (if any) for promotion from the semester to the
next.
b) If any student is absent from any course of the examinations, he will secure I
(incomplete) Grade in the result and I grade will be treated as ‘F’.
10. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
a) Credit requirement: The final results of those who have failed in any course will
be published on clearance of the courses with ‘F’ grade(s) and fulfillment of
necessary course-credit requirement.
b) For a bachelor (Honours) degree a student is required to
I. Earn the required number of total credit points successfully;
II. Earn a minimum CGPA of 2.25; and
III. Complete the program within six academic years from her/his 1st admission to
the program.
c) Award of bachelor (Pass) degree: A student who fails to secure a minimum
CGPA of 2.25 after completing 8th semesters/4th year of final examination but
succeeds in securing a CGPA of 2.00 and above but below 2.25 will be eligible
for a pass degree.
11. IMPROVEMENT OF GRADES
a) A student securing a grade lower than ‘B’ will be allowed to improve the grade
only once with the next available batch. If the student fails to improve the grade
the previous grade will remain valid. In a semester the number of courses for an
improvement and ‘F’ removal in combination cannot be more than three. The
maximum grade for an improvement examination will be capped at ‘A’ or a GPA
of 3.75.
b) The improvement examination of the student shall be taken on the syllabus of
his/her academic session.
c) No improvement shall be possible for the courses of the 7th and 8th semester/4th
year.
12. REMOVAL OF ‘F’ (FAIL) GRADE: The removal of an ‘F’ (Fail) grade in any
course shall be allowed and only for two (2) times and the ‘F’ removal examination
shall be taken on the syllabus of his/her academic session.
13. RE-ADMISSION
a) A student failing to earn the requisite credit points for promotion from one
semester to the next may seek readmission with the next available batch.
b) For readmission a student shall have to apply within seven working days after the
announcement of the result of the concerned semester.
14. DROP OUT
a) If a student re-admitted twice in any semester and fails to earn the minimum
required credits for promotion shall be dropped out from the program.

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 b) If a student fails to earn the required total credit points within six academic years
since the admission to the 1st year, s/he will be dropped out from the program and
will no longer be allowed to continue his/her studentship in the program.
15. FINAL RESULTS AND CERTIFICATE
a) Final Results: At the end of the 8th semester, the results of successful regular
students of that semester and the overall final results for graduation shall be
published separately. The overall final results covering all semester results of
regular successful students will be declared with CGPA.
b) Certificate: The controller of examinations may issue the provisional certificate
to a successful candidate on demand after submitting clearance certificates of all
the fees and dues of the university. The original certificate of the degree shall
normally be issued in/after the Convocation of the University or with special
permission of the authority.
16. RULES FOR INTERNSHIP/ PROJECT/ RESEARCH MONOGRAPH/
FIELDWORK/ OTHERS: The rules and regulations regarding internship/ project/
research monograph/ fieldwork/ others (if any) will be decided by the concerned
faculty.

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