Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship
Department of Real Estate
Level: Undergraduate, Program: BRE

Course Information:

Course Name: ICT in business
Course Code: 0611-116
Course Credit: 03
Core Course, Marks Assigned: 100

Instructor Information:

Tonmoy Malaker

Lecturer,

Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Faculty of Business and Entrepreneurship

Email No: tonmoy.thm0021.c@diu.edu.bd

Contact No: +8801303081678

MBA & BBA, Department of Management Information Systems (MIS)

University of Dhaka

Students are required to follow these guidelines strictly:

• All the students registered for this course have to enroll in BLC.

• Students can find all the course materials from BLC.

• All the students have to submit the soft copy of their "Assignment" in BLC under the assignment section created here and for this, they will be graded here.

• One discussion or feedback forum is created under this course named discussion forum. Students have to give their feedback on any lecture and/or answer the questions asked for.

• Any announcement regarding the class will be posted on BLC. So they have to keep themselves always active on BLC.

• All the quizzes and presentation will be held online using BLC or any other online tools and it will be announced before the class.

• The question pattern and the syllabus for the quizzes, midterm, and final exam is given in this platform under each of the section (quizzes, midterm, and final).

• There is a forum under each module where students can discuss with each other about their learning progress, midterm, and final exam-related issue or any other problem regarding this course etc.

• Students are advised to attend the class on time, the class schedule may be changed due to unavoidable circumstances.

• The classes will be highly interactive. Students should actively participate in the class.

• Students must come to the class reading the chapter/subject that will be taught in the Class or watching the video that will be uploaded on this platform. The chapter/subject that will be taught in the next class would be mentioned in the previous class. In the live class, there will be discussion based on the course topic from the lecture module and students' interactivity to complete any assigned task.

• No Quiz or assignment will be retaken except for unavoidable circumstances. Students are advised not to bother the teachers in this regard.

• Plagiarism (copying or stealing from others) in any case will not be compromised.

• Don’t hesitate to ask any questions when you face any difficulty.

• Last but not least, try to enjoy the course; don’t take it as a course itself.

                                                           

RATIONALE OF THE COURSE

Today information and communication technology (ICT) can be regarded as a fundamental needs for running the business smoothly. That‘s why businesses invest in ICT widely and app  it for increased productivity and employee morale. ICT is required for producing valuable information overtime that is needed in virtually every field of human thought and action. ICT is useful for not only in the business world but also in individual level. At a personal level, if one possesses high quality information he/she can take advantage of his/her future career opportunities and can be better equipped to make other personal decisions. That‘s why the smartest person is one who acquires more knowledge than others. As we are moving through fourth industrial revolution, people in all walks of lives need to know about computers. If businesses want to function effectively in an information rich-society, it is necessary to use ICT.

Course Assessment Plan

ASSESSMENT	MARKS
Attendance	7
Quiz: 1	5
Quiz: 2	5
Quiz: 3	5
Mid Term Exam	25
Presentation	8
Assignment	5
Final Exam.	40
Total	100

• Reference/Practice Books