General Education Department

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the essential components of Information Technology (IT) covering hardware, software, networking and databases. The course also provides an introduction to cloud computing, security and future developments in IT. Students will also be given hands on training using MS office suite.

Pre-requisite: None

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of applications of information technologies and provide an overview on emerging trends such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) that are critical to modern business operations. The course helps students to learn the value of information technologies towards connecting people and processes with the technology.

Pre-requisite: CIS1001

This course helps students to have a good understanding of English reading and writing skills. It hones their reading and writing skills and communicate their thoughts in an articulated manner to the readers. It also facilitates the students to prepare documents presentations and deliver effectively

Pre-requisite: None

The course offers a basic understanding of, and practical engagement with, some of the typical models used in different types of written and oral communication. Outcomes for the course include developed skills pertaining to: proper business attitudes reflected in writing; creative thinking; cross-cultural communication; document-design and formatting; oral presentation; and job hunting and interviews. Emphasis will also be placed on the self-editing of writing and language usage. The course lays the foundations for successful and skillful business communication.
Pre-requisite: ENG1001

This course introduces the students to understand concepts of core life skills and happiness that enables them to cope up with attitudes and values in the life situations. This course also provides students with an understanding of managing self and coping up with the contemporary life style in personal, professional and societal context.
Pre-requisite: None

The course provides an understanding of UAE Society in terms of its geography, culture and history as well as social, economic, and environmental development. The course focuses on introducing students to the main social features of Emirati community, its core values and heritage. It also elaborates the importance of future plans of the country.
Pre-requisite: None

This course is designed to help students develop their skills in reasoning, analysis, and the use of logical arguments. This will help in improving their scientific temperament in identifying problems, collecting adequate information and analyzing data to solve problems. This course develops student attitude towards developing sound critical reasoning and logic while presenting the inferences and communicating to the audience in an articulated manner.
Pre-requisite: None

The course provides an insight into scientific way of thinking and develops scientific temperament in analyzing social and business problems. The course provides opportunities for students to understand scientific processes and its application in the fields of humanities and business. The course provides an overview on basic elements of Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy and earth sciences and their applications to the society.
Pre-requisite: None

The course offers an introduction to understanding of and practical engagement of written and oral Arabic communication for non-native speakers. The contents of the course cover alphabets, basic reading, writing and speaking skills related to daily life. By the end of the course students should be able to hold simple conversation in Arabic and read and write basic sentences.
Pre-requisite: None

The course is designed to teach detailed topics in Arabic Language for Arabic speakers and improve student’s Arabic language skills in reading, writing and grammar. Reading texts, understanding context and idea of text in detail and answering related questions, learning new vocabulary of the reading text, practicing writing short paragraphs about general topics following grammar rules are the highlights of the course.
Pre-requisite: None

Islam is a code of behavior and a way of life. This course introduces the history of Islamic culture. Students will be able to get an insight into issues of gender, marriage, law, economics, business, art and architecture. The course explains the relationship between the Islamic concepts with society, business and issues of globalization.
Pre-requisite: None

This course introduce the concepts and mathematical methods used in business management. It will focus on theories and models of functions, interest, annuity, derivatives and integration. The specific aim of the course include construction and analysis of simple mathematical models, applying mathematical functions and carrying out computations regarding marginal analysis, interest and annuities (using excel software).
Pre-requisite: None

This course emphasize the importance of basic statistical concepts, its applications and the use of analytical tools for solving business problems. The course also prepares students about the methods of data collection, application of analytical tools, analysis and interpretation data and reporting of results. The course helps students to develop skills in using statistical software.

Pre-requisite: MAT1001

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the essential components of Information Technology (IT) covering hardware, software, networking and databases. The course also provides an introduction to cloud computing, security and future developments in IT. Students will also be given hands on training using MS office suite.

Pre-requisite: None

This course introduces to the students the main mathematical skills used in Information Technology applications. The focus of attention is on developing the basic concepts of algebra and calculus such as set theory, relations and functions, graphs, trees fundamental counting principles, logic and Boolean algebra, limit of a function, derivatives, and integrals and its applications to solve problems.

Pre-requisite: None

This course focuses on the usage of appropriate concepts in quantitative techniques for decision-making. The course offers basic understanding of probability distribution and quantitative techniques for decision in inventory, forecasting and network analysis.

Pre-requisite: MAT1004

This course on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability provides a contemporary view of the growing importance of innovation, entrepreneurial and sustainable businesses to improve, venture and understand sustainable development. Students will be enable to analyze, how sustainable businesses provide competitive advantage and practices that firms adopt to grow revenues, cut costs, improve market share, enhance brands, and redesign products and processes.
Pre Requisite: None