Academic program

• Credits: 2(1-0-2-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course provides students with basic knowledge of doing business process, enterprise, understanding of strategic management and functions in enterprise, create foundation to study major courses relating to business, economics and management. After completing this subject, students will be able to: understand definition and the role of doing business; describe the main content of business management process; present advantages and disadvantages of types of enterprise; analyze internal and external factors influencing in business performance; present the main content of management aspects (strategy, marketing, production, human resource, information system, accounting, cost and finance management); know the analysis method and simple economic problems in enterprise. This course consists of: (1) overview of business management; (2) strategic management; (3) marketing management; (4) operation management; (5) human resource management; (6) management information system; (7) corporate accounting, cost management; (8) financial management. 

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of business administration
1.1. Business Administration concept
1.2. Role of business administration
1.3. Entrepreneurship and spirit
1.4. Business administration: opportunities and threats
Chapter 2: Business and some main theoretical keywords
2.1. Introduction of business
2.2. Business environments
2.3. Business functions
2.4. Some main theoretical keywords

Reading list

Textbook:
Vietnamese Language Book
1. Nguyen Tien Dung (2017), Introduction of Business Administration Lecture, School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
English Language Book
1. Kwendo E.S. & Siele E. (2016), Introduction to Business Management, Acrodile Publishing Ltd. ISBN-10: 9966007334. ISBN-13: 978-9966007339
Reference：
Vietnamese Language Materials
1. Dong T. T. P et al. (2005), Business Administration, Statistics Publishing House.
2. Nguyen Thanh Do and Nguyen Ngoc Huyen (2012), Business Administration, NEU Publishing House
English Language Materials:
1. Scarborough, Norman M. (2012), Effective Small Business Management: An Entrepreneurial Approach, 10th, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, USA.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class.
• Mid-term: 50%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 2(2-1-0-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course help students grasp basic issues of foreign trade and the shift of resources between countries, including the source and the gains from trade among nations, the tools and methods used in international trade, the problem of international investment, foreign currency market and exchange rate. After completing this subject, students will be able to:

• Understand the basis of forming and the mechanism for dividing the gains from international trade between countries.
• Assess the impact of international trade barriers on the interests of businesses, consumers and the whole market.
• Understand the formation and basic characteristics of the types of international economic links that lead to changes in the mode of economic activity of enterprises.
• Know the principles and motives that lead to the shift of international investment capital among enterprises across countries.

Know the principle of forming the exchange rate between currencies and financial instruments used to hedge exchange rate fluctuations in the foreign exchange market.

Contents of the course include: Theories of international trade: absolute advantage, relative advantage and competitive advantage. Trade policy instruments such as export-import tariffs, export-import quotas, technical barriers, dumping. International investment. Foreign exchange market and exchange rate.

Content

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1.1. Definition of international economics
1.2. Roles of international economics
1.3. Subjects and contents of international economics study
Chapter 2: INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEORY
2.1. Absolute advantage theory
2.2. Comparative advantage theory
2.3. Factor proportion theorem
2.4. Theory of competitive advantage
Chapter 3: MEASURES THAT REGULATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
3.1. Overview of international trade policy
3.2. Import and export tariffs
3.3. Import and export quotas
3.4. Dumping
3.5. Other measures regulating international trade
Chapter 4: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
4.1 Forms of international economic integration
4.2 Analyze the impact of international economic integration
4.3 International economic organizations in the world
Chapter 5: MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY AND INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES MOVEMENT
5.1. Business types of enterprise in a globalized environment
5.2. Multinational companies
5.3. International capital movement
5.4. International labor movement

Chapter 6: FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
6.1 Foreign exchange market
6.2 Exchange rates
6.3 International balance of payments

Reading list

Textbook:  
Paul R. Krugman (2017). International Economics: Theory and Policy. 11th edition. Addison-Wesley.
Reference：
[1] Hoang Vinh Long (2004). International economics. Ho Chi Minh City National University Press
[2] Dr. Tran Van Hoe and Dr. Nguyen Van Tuan (2007). International trade curriculum. National Economic University Press.
[3] John D. Daniels at al (2015). International Business: Environments and Operations. 15th edition. Pearson Education Ltd.
[4] Nguyen Tai Vuong, (2017), Lecture on International Economics, School of Economics and Management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination 

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 10%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 60%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1100 (Principles of Microeconomics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic concepts of marketing, the role of marketing to individuals and organization doing business in market mechanism and key decisions of marketing in the enterprise. After completing this subject, students will be able to: describe the marketing activities to be done and the role of marketing in a business organization, distinguish between marketing and sales, presenting the general process of marketing activities in the enterprise: macro environment analysis, market research, competitors analysis, market segmentation, target market selection, developing marketing-mix strategies and programs; name and describe criteria used to market segmentation, target market selection; explain advantages and disadvantages of target market selection strategies; present the content of marketing-mix policies: Product, Price, Place, Promotion; compare various types of marketing-mix strategies for different types of products and market conditions.

This module consists of: overview of marketing; (2) marketing information system and market research; (3) marketing environment; (4) purchasing behavior of customers; (5) segmentation, target market selection and positioning; (6) decisions about products; (7) pricing decisions; (8) distribution decisions; and (9) marketing communication decisions.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to marketing
1.1 Marketing as an Activity
1.2 Marketing as a Management Philosophy
1.3 Core Marketing Concepts
1.4 Roles of Marketing for Organizations and Individuals
Chapter 2: Marketing Information System and Market Research 
2.1 Marketing Information and Marketing Decisions
2.2 Collecting Internal Marketing Information
2.3 Collecting Marketing Intelligence
2.4 Market Research
Chapter 3: Marketing Environment for Enterprises 
3.1 Macro-marketing environment
3.2 Micro-marketing environment
Chapter 4: Customer Buying Behavior 
4.1 Importance of Studying Customer Buying Behavior
4.2 Buying Behavior of Consumers
4.3 Buying Behavior of Industrial Customers
4.4 Buying Behavior of Non-profit Organizations
Chapter 5: Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Segmentation
5.3 Target Market Selection
5.4 Positioning
5.5 Differentiation
Chapter 6: Product Decisions (P1) 
6.1 Introduction to P1
6.2 New Product Development
6.3 Product Brand Decisions
6.4 Package Decisions
6.5 Supportive Service Decisions
6.6 Product Portfolio Decisions
6.8 Product Life Cycle and Marketing Decision
Chapter 7: Price Decisions (P2) 
7.1 Introduction to P2
7.2 Pricing Methods
7.3 Types of Pricing Policies
7.4 Changing Prices and Adapting to Price Changes
Chapter 8: Place Decisions (P3) 
8.1 Introduction to P3
8.2 Channel Design Decisions
8.3 Channel Member Management Decisions
8.4 Retailing and Wholesaling
8.5 Logistics in Distribution
Chapter 9: Marketing Communication (P4) 
9.1 Introduction to P4
9.2 Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
9.3 Advertising
9.4 Sales Promotion
9.5 Public Relations (PR)
9.6 Direct Marketing
9.7 Personal Selling

Reading list

Textbook:
Vietnamese Language Book

1. Nguyen Tien Dzung (2012), Giao trinh Marketing can ban (Basic Marketing Textbook), Vietnam Education Publisher.

English Language Book

1. Philip Kotler & Gary Amstrong (2021), Principles of Marketing, 18th edition, Pearson Publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-292-34113-2

Reference：

1. William D. Perreault Jr., Joseph P. Cannon, E. Jerome McCarthy (2013), Basic Marketing: A Marketing Strategy Planning Approach, 19th edition, McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-0078028984.
2. Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, and Iwan Setiawan (2017), Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-119-34106-2.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination 

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments:  20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

1. Vu Quang (2012), Luật Kinh doanh, National Political Publishing House
2. Pham Duy Nghia (2011), Luật Kinh tế, Public Security Publishing House
3. HLU (2009), Luật Thương Mại, Public Security Publishing House.
4. Pham Duy Nghia (2006), Luật Doanh Nghiệp, Tình huống- Phân tích - Bình luận. Hanoi National University Publishing House
5. Le Minh Toan, Vu Quang (2004). Luật Kinh tế Việt Nam. National Political Publishing House.

References

1. Legal documents
2. Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2013
3. Enterprise Law 2014, Investment Law, Commercial Law, Civil Code 2013, Bankruptcy Law 2014, Cooperative Law 2012, Civil Procedure Code 2015, Competition Law 2004, Commercial Arbitration Law 2010…and other laws and regulations guiding documents (Decree, Circular, Decision, Directive...)
4. Monographs and scientific articles
5. Pham Duy Nghia (2004). Economic Law Monograph - Postgraduate monograph, National University Hanoi Publishing House
6. Nguyen Ngoc Bich - Nguyen Dinh Cung (2009). Company: capital, management & disputes under the Enterprise Law 2005, Hanoi Knowledge Publishing House.
7. Websites: http://www.viet-studies.info/
8. Other common pages on Economics - Economic Law on the Internet

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination 

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class.
• Mid-term: 40%
• Final exam: 60%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: MI2020 (Probability and Statistics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course equips students with basic knowledge of data collection, descriptive analysis, inferential statistical analysis, forecast based on statistics in economics and business. After completing this subject, students will be able to: understand characteristics of two main fields of statistics; know how to present, describe statistical data by frequency tables, graphs, and quantities such as mean, median, and standard deviation; calculate the confidence intervals of the mean and the population proportion; know how to state the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis; perform parametric test on one, two and more than two populations; perform univariate and multivariate regression and correlation analysis; know how to forecast based on time series; understand the scope of the application and know how to perform some common non-parametric tests.

This module consists of (1) overview of statistics; (2) statistical data collection; (3) descriptive analysis by frequency table and graphs; (4) descriptive analysis by numerical measures; (5) random variables and common probability distributions; (6) distribution of sample parameters; (7) estimation and confidence intervals; (8) one-sample and two-sample tests of hypothesis; (9) analysis of variance (ANOVA); (10) linear regression and correlation analysis; (11) multiple regression; (12) non-parametric tests; (13) forecast on time series data and (14) index.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics
1.1 Definitions and history of statistics
1.2 Methods of statistical research
1.3 Roles of statistics in economics and business
1.4 Some commonly used concepts in statistics
1.5 Overview of statistical research process
Chapter 2: Statistical data in economics and business
2.1 Definitions and classification of data
2.2 Basic statistical indicators in economics and business management
2.3 Collecting data methods
2.4 Sampling methods
2.5 Survey methods
2.6 Errors in statistical surveys
Chapter 3: Statistical data visualization by tabular and graph displays
3.1 Visualizing Data For A Categorical Variable
3.2 Visualizing Data For A Quantitative Variable
3.3 Summarizing Data For Two Variables
3.4 Data visualization practice with Excel/SPSS
Chapter 4: Summarizing data by numerical measures
4.1 Measures of central tendency
4.2 Measures of dispersion
4.3 Measures of distribution shape and detecting outliers
4.4 Five-number summaries and box plots
4.5 Measures of association between two variables
4.6 Descriptive data analysis practice with Excel/SPSS
Chapter 5: Interval Estimation and Hypothesis testing about population parameters
5.1 Sampling distributions
5.2 Theory about interval estimation and hypothesis testing
5.3 Interval estimation and hypothesis testing for one population
5.4 Interval estimation and hypothesis testing for two population
5.5 Determining sample size
5.5 Hypothesis testing and decision making
Chapter 6: Analysis of variance
6.1. An introduction to experimental design and analysis of variance
6.2 One-way ANOVA
6.3 Two-way ANOVA
6.4 ANOVA practice with Excel/SPSS
Chapter 7: Nonparametric test
7.1 Introduction to nonparametric test
7.2 Wilcoxon signed-rank test
7.3 Wilcoxon test for difference between two independent samples
7.4 Wilcoxon test for difference between two matched samples
7.5 Kruskal Wallis test for multiple independent samples
7.6 Chi-square test for the goodness of fit
7.7 Chi-square test for the independence
7.8 Non-parametric test practice with SPSS
Chapter 8: Regression and correlation
8.1 Introduction to correlation and regression
8.2 Simple linear regression
8.3 Linear correlation
8.4 Correlation between qualitative variables
8.5 Multiple linear regression
8.6 Regression with qualitative variables
8.7 Non-linear regression
8.8 Data Analysis with regression

Reading list

Textbook:
English Language Book

• Anderson, David R., Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran (2017), Statistics for Business and Economics 13th, South-Western Cengage Learning, USA.

Software:

• Microsoft Excel and tools support for statistical analysis (add-ins) Data Analysis and IBM SPSS.

Reference：

1. Daniel J. Denis (2019), SPSS Data Analysis for Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Statistics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, USA.
2. Douglas A. Lind, William G Marchal, Samuel A. Wathen (2012), Basic Statistics for Business and Economics 8th, McGraw-Hill Education, USA.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 2(2-1-0-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course equips students with basic knowledge of concepts, methods, and techniques that support the design, improvement, administration, configuration, enactment, and analysis of business processes, in order to minimize cost and maximize value creation through continuously assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of these processes. After completing this course, students will be able to: (1) model simple business processes in terms of people, and activity sequences involved, the data and materials flowing through those sequences; (2) assess the documented business processes using their key performance indicator such as efficiency, intended service quality, process flexibility and costs associated with occurred failures; (3) diagnose problems and formulate improvements as well as estimate the effects of these improvements in terms of the above process metrics; and (4) explain the concept of business process management and its relationships with other modern management solutions such as Total Quality Management, Lean and Six Sigma, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Business Process Reengineering.

This subject presents the following topics (1) Introduction to Business Process Management; (2) Business processes modeling; (3) Business process analysis; and (4) Business process improvement.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Process Management
1.1 Definition of Business Process
1.2 Typology of Business Process
1.3 Concepts and roles of Business Process Management
1.4 Principles of Business Process Management
1.5 Business Process Management System
1.6 Information Technology in Business Process Management
Chapter 2: Business Process Design, Modelling, and Simulation
2.1 Concepts and roles of Business Process Design
2.2 Business Process Models
2.3 Steps to design Business Process
2.4 UML language in Business Process Design
2.5 Definition and classification of Business Process Modeling
2.6 Steps to Business Process Modeling
2.7 Application of @Risk and SimQuick in Business Process Modeling
Chapter 3: Business Process Analysis
3.1 Definitions and content of Business Process Analysis
3.2 Criteria for measuring Business Process Performance
3.3 Business Process Analysis Models (Balance Scorecard, Cost of Quality, DEA)
3.4 Practice Business Process Analysis with Excel Add-ins
Chapter 4: Business Process Improvement
4.1 Definitions and Importance of Business Process Improvement
4.2 Tools for Business Process Improvement (7 QC tools, Lean, 6 Sigma)
4.3 Steps for Business Process Improvement Program
4.4 Change Management during Business Process Improvement

Reading list

Textbook:
English Language Book

1. Laguna, Manuel, & Marklund, Johan. (2013). Business process modeling, simulation and design. CRC Press.

Reference：

Vietnamese Language Materials

1. Brocke, Jan vom, and Michael Rosemann (2015). Handbook on Business Process Management 1: Introduction, Methods, and Information Systems. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated.
2. Brocke, Jan vom, and Michael Rosemann (2015). Handbook on Business Process Management 2: Strategic Alignment, Governance, People and Culture. Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
3. Boutros, T., & Purdie, T. (2014). The process improvement handbook: a blueprint for managing change and increasing organizational performance. McGraw-Hill Education

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 2(2-1-0-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course equips students with basic knowledge and tools for modelling and analyzing business systems to understand the behaviors of system variables, hence, to enhance the quality and effectiveness of business decisions. This course introduces and gives students chance to practice three types of simulation with the support of professional simulation software: (1) Monte Carlo simulation to model complex but static problems such as inventory control, forecasting and decision analysis; (2) Discrete Event Simulation to model the operational behavior of systems with complex queues such as hospitals, airports and supermarkets; and (3) System dynamics to model long-term, strategic problems such as the long-term effects of government policy decisions on the health care system.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction of Business Simulation
1.1. Definition and Role of Business Simulation
1.2. Business simulation models
1.3. Some core concepts and procedure of business simulation
1.4. Business simulation software
Chapter 2: Applying the statistics theory and random function in simulation
2.1 Decision tree theory
2.2 Sensitivity analysis
2.3 Expectation to perfect information
2.4 Business Simulation with RAND() function and optimization
Chapter 3: Business simulation with subjective probability distribution function
3.1 Two-point probability distribution
3.2 Three-point probability distribution
3.3 Five-point probability distribution
Chapter 4: Business simulation with empirical probability distribution function
4.1 Simulation problem with discrete input variable
4.2 Simulation problem with continuous input variable
Chapter 5: Business simulation with theoretical probability distribution function
5.1 Simulation problem with discrete random input variable (uniform distribution, binomial, Poisson)
5.2 Simulation problem with continuous random input variables (uniform, exponential, normal, binomial approximation and Poisson distribution using normal distribution)
Chapter 6: Business Simulation with SimQuick
6.1 Introduction of SimQuick
6.2 Waiting lines management simulation
6.3 Inventory and Supply Chains management simulation
6.4 Manufacturing management simulation
6.5 Project Risk Management simulation
Chapter 7: Crystal Ball business simulation
7.1 Introduction of Crystal Ball
7.2 Conducting and Using simunation models in Crystal Ball
7.3 Optimization simulation problems
7.4 Time-series simulation problems

Reading list

Textbook:
English Language Book

1. Pinder, J.P. (2017), Introduction to Business Analytics Using Simulation, Elsevier.
2. Guerrero, H. (2019), Excel Data Analysis: Modelling and Simulation, Springer.

Reference：
English Language Materials:

1. David Hartvigsen (2016), SimQuick: Process Simulation with Excel, 3rd Edition [Print Replica] Kindle Edition, 126 pp, Amazon Digital Services LLC Publisher.
2. EPM Information Development Team, Oracle (2012), Oracle® Crystal Ball User's Guide - Release 11.1.2, Oracle Corporation.
3. Rubinstein, R.Y. & Kroese, D.P (2017), Simulation and the Monte Carlo method, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Son Inc.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to provide students with basic and modern knowledge of operation management – managing all activities related to the process of creating products and services in the business. After completing this subject, students will be able to: apply equipped methods and quantitative models to solve the various problems of business management through the accompanying exercises and assignments. This module provides students with the important theoretical background in production system, main issues of operation management, and methods, quantitative and qualitative analytical tools to solve those problems

Content

Chapter 1. Overview Of Production And Production Management
1.1. Understand the production
1.2. Production classification
1.3. Contents and goals of production management
1.4. The relationship between production management and other management functions in the enterprise
1.5. Structure of production system
1.6. Productivity
1.7. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 2. Capacity Management
2.1. Definition of capacity
2.2. Capacity classification
2.3. Calculating capacity
2.4. The criteria for evaluating the use of capacity
2.5. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 3. Production Cycle
3.1. Definition of production cycle
3.2. Structure of the production cycle
3.3. Calculating production cycles for simple manufacturing processes
3.4. Calculating production cycles for complex manufacturing processes
3.5. Solutions to reduce production cycle
3.6. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 4. Production Planning
4.1. The concept and importance of planning in production management
4.2. General process of production planning
4.3. Aggregate plan (medium-term production plan)
4.4. Short-term production planning
4.5. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 5. Organization Of Line Manufacturing

5.1. Concept of production line
5.2. Classification of production lines
5.3. Organization of production line continuous
5.4. Organization of production line discontinuous
5.5. Solutions to ensure efficient operation of the production line
5.6. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 6. Short-Term Production Planning
6.1. Overview of short-term production planning
6.2. Manufacturing Operations Planning Systems
6.3. Method for Job-shop scheduling
6.4. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 7. Planning For Service System
7.1. The concept and characteristics of the service
7.2. Service classification
7.3. Short-term production planning for service system
7.4. Queuing theory
7.5. Chapter practice exercises
Chapter 8. Planning for A Project-Based Production
8.1. Project concept
8.2. Methods of planning for project-based production
8.3. Reduce project cycle time (PERT/COST)
8.4. Adjust plans when resources are limited
8.5. Chapter practice exercises

Reading list 

Textbook:  

1. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Truong Duc Luc & Nguyen Dinh Trung. (2018). Operational management Curriculum. Publishing House of the National Economics University.
2. Nguyen Van Nghien. (2009). Production and operation management. Vietnam Education publishing house.

Reference：

1. William J. Stevenson. 2021. Operation Management. McGraw-Hill Companies. ISBN13: 9781260238891. 14th Edition.
2. Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson. 2017. Operations Management: sustainability and supply chain management. Published by Pearson. ISBN: 13:0-13-413042-2. 12th Edition.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course provides students with basic concepts and issues of supply chain functions within the enterprise. The students will be perceived the importance of the supply chain in enhancing the competitiveness of the companies involving in the whole supply chain. The course provides in-depth knowledge of logistics and supply chain management, demand management; Searching, evaluating, and selecting suppliers, warehousing, and transportation; Information management and financial support for supply chain.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview on supply chain and supply chain management
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Supply chain concept
1.3. Supply chain targets
1.4. The importance of supply chain decision and levels
1.5. Supply chain management
Chapter 2: Strategic level and the relevance between competition and supply chain strategy
2.1 Competition strategy and Supply chain management
2.2 The relevance between Competition strategy and Supply chain management
2.3 Strategic level and adjustment
2.5 Threats to the balance of strategy
Chapter 3: Six factors of a supply chain and evaluation criteria
3.1 Infrastructure
3.2 Inventory
3.3 Transport
3.4 Information
3.5 Purchasing
3.6 Pricing
Chapter 4: Supply chain structure
4.1 Supply chain models
4.2 Role of online business and supply chain structure
4.3 Selecting a supply chain model
4.4 International factor in selecting supply chain
Chapter 5: Planning
5.1 General planning
5.2 Implementation planning and sales
Chapter 6: Supply chain collaboration and association
6.1. Bullwhip effect
6.2 Collaboration and association
6.3 Threats to supply chain association
Chapter 7: Supply chain contract
7.1 Double Marginalization effect
7.2 Supply chain contract
Chapter 8: Inventory management
8.1 Cycling inventory level
8.2 Insurance inventory level
8.3 Optimal inventory level
Chapter 9: Transportation management
9.1 Role of transportation
9.2 Transportation types
9.3 Transportation network models
Chapter 10: Input purchasing management
10.1 Role of purchasing
10.2 Self-manufacturing or purchasing?
10.3 Selecting a supplier
Chapter 11: Pricing
11.1 Role of Pricing
11.2 Context and methods
Chapter 12: Applying the information technology in a supply chain

Reading list

Textbook:
Cao To Linh (2021), Supply Chain Management, School of Economics and Management, HUST
Reference：
[1]. Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl (2016), Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation, Pearson, 6th edition
[2]. Shoshana Cohen and Joseph Roussel (2005) Strategic Supply Chain Management – The five disciplines for top performance, Mc Graw-Hill

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills relating to concept, principles and the major parts of accounting. After completing this subject, students will be able to: independently make and check the reasonableness and validity of different types of significant accounting vouchers; record the basic economic transactions in the relevant accounting books; keep track of the accounting and calculation cycle of accounting to determine the ordinary business performance of the enterprise; read and understand the main content presented on the financial statements of the enterprise. The main content of the course are: Overview of accounting; Determining the book value of accounting objects; Accounting account and double entry book; Accounting of major business processes; Accounting vouchers and books; The accounting report of the enterprise; Organization of accountancy.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of accounting 
1.1. Basic accounting concepts
1.2. Accounting objects
1.3. Introduction to financial statements
1.4. GAAP
1.5. Accounting environment
Chapter 2: Accounting vouchers 
2.1 Definition
2.2 Categorization
2.3 Voucher content
2.4 Regulation related to vouchers
2.5 Voucher process
Chapter 3: Account 
3.1 Definition and account structure
3.2 Rules to record accounts
3.4 Double entry
3.4 Recording business transactions into accounts
3.5 Vietnamese chart of accounts
Chapter 4: Accounting books 
4.1 Definition, roles and categories of accounting books
4.2 Recording accounting books
4.3 Types of accounting books
4.4 Accounting books in accounting software
Chapter 5: Accounting supply process 
5.1 Some concepts
5.2 User account
5.3 Method of accounting
Chapter 6: Accounting of production process 
6.1 Definition and classification of production costs
6.2. Calculation and determination of production factors
6.3 Calculating the cost of the finished product
6.4 Production process accounting
Chapter 7: Accounting of consumption process
7.1 Some concepts
7.2 User account
7.3 Method of accounting
Chapter 8: Financial statements 
8.1 Some general problems with the financial reporting system
8.2 Balance sheet
8.3 Report of business results
8.4 Cash flow statement
8.5 Notes to the financial statements
Chapter 9: Organization of accounting work 
9.1 Accounting apparatus
9.2 Organization model of the accounting apparatus
9.3 Build the voucher system
9.4 Organize the application of accounting account system
9.5 Organize the application of accounting forms
9.6 Identify other accounting policies
9.7 Preparation of specific reports

Reading list

Textbooks

1. Principles of Accounting, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, 2019, Finance Publisher

References

Vietnamese references

1.  Quốc hội nước CHXHCN Việt Nam (2015). Luật kế toán.
2. Bộ Tài chính (2014). Thông tư 200/2014/TT-BTC
3. Bộ Tài chinh (2000-2005). Chuẩn mực kế toán Việt nam.

English references

1. John J. Wild, Ken W. Shaw (2019). Fundamental of Accounting Principles 25th Edition. Mc Graw Hill Education.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class.
• LMS online quiz: 10%
• Group homework: 20%
• Individual assignment: 20%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 2(2-1-0-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1100 (Principles of Microeconomics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Equip students with basic concepts and knowledge on money, interest rate, supply and demand of money, monetary policies of central banks, operation of financial systems, financial market, financial intermediaries, public finance, foreign exchange market, international balance of payment, and international financial system. Upon completion of this course, students understand operation of financial system, financial market, international monetary and financial market, operation of central banks; apply, analyze and assess financial market, monetary market, interest rate, public finance, foreign exchange market, international balance of payment.

The course includes the following topics: Overview on finance and  money, financial market, public finance, central bank and international financial and monetary policies.

Content

Chapter 1: General overview of finance and money
1.1. Money and functions of money
1.2. Types of money and measuring the amount of money
1.3. Establishment and development of money
1.4. Establishment and development of finance
1.5. The nature and function of finance
1.6. Financial system
Chapter 2: Some basic problems on interest rate
2.1. Interest rate concept and classification
2.2. Types of interest rates and debt instruments
2.3. The value of money and conversion of money over time
2.4. Measure and compare interest rate and rate of return
2.5. Structure of interest rate
Chapter 3: Financial market and financial intermediaries
3.1. Financial market concept
3.2. Structure of the financial market
3.3. Economic analysis of financial structure
3.4. Financial market tools
Chapter 4: Financial intermediaries
4.1. Overview of financial intermediaries
4.2. Types of financial intermediaries
4.3. Commercial bank
4.4. Financial intermediaries and technology-based financial products (Fintech)
Chapter 5: Public finance
5.1 Overview of public finance
5.2. State budget
5.3. Financial policy
Chapter 6: Corporate and personal finance
6.1. Corporate finance
6.2 Personal Finance
Chapter 7: Central bank and monetary policy
7.1. Overview of the central bank
7.2 Money Supply Process
7.3. Objectives and tools of monetary policy
7.4. Theories of demand for money
7.5. Perspectives on monetary policy
Chapter 8: International Finance
8.1. Overview of international finance
8.2. Forex market and exchange rates
8.3. International balance of payments

Reading list

Textbook:  

1. Cao Thị Ý Nhi, Đặng Anh Tuấn (2016). Giáo trình lý thuyết tài chính tiền tệ. Nhà xuất bản Đại học KTQD

Reference：

1. Frederic S.Mishkin (2001). Tiền tệ, ngân hàng và thị trường tài chính. Nhà xuất bản Khoa học và kỹ thuật Hà Nội
2. Nguyễn Văn Ngọc (2012). Tiền tệ ngân hàng và thị trường tài chính. Nhà xuất bản Đại học KTQD
3. Nguyễn Văn Tiến (2010). Giáo trình Kinh tế tiền tệ ngân hàng. Nhà xuất bản Thống kê
4.  Frederic S.Mishkin (2010). Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Market. The Columbia University
5.  Jeff Madura (2010). Financial Markets and Institutions. 9th South-Western Cengage Learning

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

The final mark includes 3 components:

• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM3500 (Principles of Accounting)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with initial knowledge of corporate finance in order to create firm background for further study of the content of corporate finance management. After completing this subject, students will gain basic knowledge of corporate finance and  initial skills to make financial decisions in the enterprise including: Financial relationships of enterprises; Assets and capital of the enterprise; Cost management, cost accounting, profit determination; Mobilizing capital for production, business activities and long-term investment projects; Profit distribution and reinvestment; Financial planning of enterprises. This course consists of: Overview of corporate finance; Expenses, revenues and profits of enterprises; Assets and funding sources of enterprises; The cash flow in the business; Time value of money, rate of return and risk; Evaluation and selection of long-term investment projects of enterprises; The cost of capital and the capital structure of the enterprise; Analysis of corporate finance and financial planning.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of corporate finance
1.1. Concept, role and position of DNC
1.2. Enterprise operations and corporate governance content
1.3. The concept of “economic issues” and the approaches of corporate finance
1.4. Factors affecting the organization of the DNC
Chapter 2: Assets-Capital, Expenses-Revenue and profit of the business
2.1. Overview of assets and capital of the business
2.2. Business expenses of the enterprise
2.3. Revenue and income of the business
2.4. Profits of the business
Chapter 3: The Time Value of Money
3.1. The basic concepts
3.2. Present value and future value of a simple cash flow
3.3. Present value and future value of annuity
3.4. Extraordinary compounding of interest
3.5. Effective interest rate for the year
Chapter 4: Capital sources and tools for raising capital of enterprises
4.1. Overview of capital sources and tools for raising capital of enterprises
4.2. A general model for determining the value of a firm's capital raising tools
4.3. Model to determine the value of corporate bonds
4.4. Model to determine the value of preferred shares of the enterprise
4.5. Model to determine the value of public shares of the enterprise
Chapter 5: Analysis of corporate financial situation
5.1. Overview of the analysis of the financial position of the business
5.2. Overall analysis of financial position through financial statements
5.3. Analyze financial metrics
5.4. General analysis of financial situation
Chapter 6: Cost of capital and capital structure of the enterprise
6.1. Basic concept of the firm's cost of capital
6.2. The model determines the average cost of capital and the component cost of capital
6.3. Apply the average cost of capital model and construct the marginal cost of capital (MCC) curve.
Chapter 7: Making budget estimates, evaluating and selecting long-term investment projects of enterprises
7.1. Overview of long-term investment of enterprises
7.2. Evaluation and selection of investment projects
7.3. Determine the project's cash flow
Chapter 8: Business financial planning
8.1. Goals of financial planning
8.2. Contents of financial planning
8.3. Financial planning process
8.4. Financial planning illustration
8.5. Forecast of additional capital needs (AFN)

Reading list

Textbook:  

1. Tran Ngoc Tho, Modern Corporate Finance (2nd Edition, revised), Information and Communication Publishing House, 2018-2019
2. Vu Duy Hao, Tran Minh Tuan, Textbook of Corporate Finance, National Economics University Publishing House, 2019
3. Eugene F. Brigham , Joel F. Houston , Fundamentals of Financial Management, 14th edition , Cengage Learning, 2021
4. Slide of lecture on Corporate Finance compiled by BM QLTC teacher group, edited by Dao Thanh Binh.

Reference：

1. Nghiem Si Thuong, Basic Textbook of Financial Management, Education Publishing House, 2010
2. Corporate Finance, Ho Chi Minh City Economic Publishing House 2020
3. Aswath Damodaran, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice, John Wiley & Sons.
4. George E. Pinches, Foundations of Financial Management, McGraw

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM3417 (Operations Management)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic concepts relating to business analysis in order to managing and  supervising the implementation of strategic objectives of enterprises. After completing this subject, students will be able to: discern definitions and relation between economic indicators; understand and apply analysis methods; accurately analyze  production and business situation of the enterprise in relation to the relevant factors; propose measures to improve business performance .

This module consists of (1) overview of business analysis; (2) business analysis methods; (3) analysis of production capacity and business results; (4) cost analysis; (5) analysis of sales; (6) profit analysis; (7) analysis of business effectiveness; and (8) business analysis with the KPI.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of business analytics
1.1 Definitions and roles of business analytics
1.2 Business analytics methods
1.3 Business analytics resources
1.4 Business analytics contents
1.5 Modern evaluation tools for managers
Chapter 2: BSC, KPI and management based on targets
2.1 Concept of management based on targets
2.2 Value chain of business
2.3 BSC – Balanced scorecard
2.4 KPIs – Criteria matrix
2.5 Modern perspectives of using BSC and KPIs
Chapter 3: Customers and business partners
3.1 Customers and business partners
3.2 Concerns of customers and business partners
3.3 Criteria to evaluate the customers and business partners’ satisfactions
3.4 Models and methods to measure the satisfactions of customers and business partners (Rater, SERVQUAL, SERVPERF)
Chapter 4: Inner process
4.1 Overview
4.2 Value chain
4.3 Manufacturing system
Chapter 5: Business finance analyzing
5.1 Costs and production costs analyzing
5.2 Break-even point and manufacturing-stop point analyzing
5.3 Revenue, benefits, and financial critertia analyzing
5.4 Financial information and decision-making process in business
Chapter 6: Renovation, renew and development ability
6.1. Overview
6.2. Human resource
6.3 Infrastructure, technology, informatic system

Reading list

Textbook
English Language Book

1. Umit S. Bititci (2016), Managing Business Performance: The Science and the Art, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN:9781119025672
2. Paul Roetzer (2014), The Marketing Performance Blueprint: Strategies and Technologies to Build and Measure Business Success, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-118-88358-7

Reference：
Vietnamese reference books

1. Nguyen Van Cong (2015), Business Analytic, NEU Publishing House
2. Bui Van Truong (2007), Business Analytic, Labour and Society Publishing House

English reference books

1. Steven M. Bragg (2002), Business Ratios and Formulas 3rd Edi., A Comprehensive Guide
2. Business Analytics for Managers: Taking Business Intelligence beyond Reporting

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: IT1130 (Introduction to Computer Science)
• Co-requisite Courses : None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic concepts relating to building and administrating the management information system, methods to analyze factors and develop decision support system for enterprises. After completing this subject, students will be able to:  design and manage organizations with the help of information technology; identify and access the latest information technology; manage changes in the organization due to changes in information technology; identify and master market opportunities driven by information technology to develop existing organizations and create new ones.

This module consists of: (1) overview of the information system; (2) components of the information system: hardware, software, communication systems, and database; (3) building and developing information systems; (4) decision support system; (5) integrated information system; (6) e-commerce; and (7) management of information system applications in changing business environments.

Content

Chapter 1. Overview of the management information system
1.1. Data, Information, and Information Systems
1.2. Components of Management Information System
1.3. Types of Management Information Systems
1.4. Roles of Management Information System
1.5. Global Business and Information Systems
Chapter 2. Components of the information system: hardware, software, communication systems
2.1. Hardware Platforms
2.2. Software Platforms
2.3. Communication Systems
2.4. Emerging Technologies
Chapter 3. Components of the information system: database
3.1. Database Management Systems
3.2. Database Models
3.3. Data Warehouse
3.4. Tools and Technologies for Accessing Information from Database
3.5. Information Policies, Data Administration, and Data Quality Assurance
Chapter 4. Building and developing information systems
4.1. Management Information System Development Cycles
4.2. Methodologies for Modeling and Designing Systems
4.3. New Approaches for Developing Information Systems
4.4. Managing Information System Project
Chapter 5. Decision support system
5.1. Decision Support Systems
5.2. Expert Systems
5.3. Group Decision Support Systems
5.4. Geographic Information Systems
5.5. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
Chapter 6. Integrated information system
6.1. Enterprise Applications
6.2. Interorganizational Systems
6.3. ERP, SCM, and CRM
6.4. E-commerce
Chapter 7. Securing information system
7.1. Business Values of Security and Control
7.2. Risks to Information Systems
7.3. Controls
7.4. Security Measures
7.5. Securities and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 8. Management of information system applications in changing business environments
8.1. Managing Knowledge
8.2. Enhancing Decision Making
8.3. Managing Global Systems
8.4. Creating and Maintaining Strategic Information Systems

Reading list

Textbook:
Laudon, K.C. & J.P. Laudon (2020). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 16th edition, Prentice Hall: New Jersey, USA.
Reference books：
[1] Phạm Thị Thanh Hồng (2012). Giáo trình Hệ thống thông tin quản lý, NXB Bách khoa Hà Nội
[2] Trần Thị Song Minh (2012). Giáo trình Hệ thống thông tin quản lý, NXB Đại học Kinh tế quốc dân
[3] Haag, Stephen and Cummings, Maeven (2012). Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education;
[4] R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, and Hugh J. Watson (2015). Management Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Willey
[5] Luther M Maddy III (2017). Excel 2016: Database and Statistical Features, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
[6] Joseph Valacich and Christoph Schneider (2018). Information System Today, Managing in the Digital World, 8th Edition, Pearson

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1010 (Introduction to Management)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic knowledge of managing one of the most important resource of a company, that is human resource. Students will grasp the way to recruit, utilize employees and reward their contributions. After completing this subject, students will be able to: apply provided methods, models to solve different problems of human resource management in enterprises

This module provides students with the important theoretical background in human resource management systems in the enterprise, the major issues of human resource management and methods, quantitative and qualitative analytical tools to solve those problems.  The main content of this subject includes the basic concepts of human resource management; planning and recruiting; training and developing; remuneration policy; working environment and labor relations.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management
1.1 Concept, role and meaning of Human Resource Management
1.2 The formation and development process of human resource management
1.3 Main activities of Human Resource Management
1.4 The role of the functional division to Human Resource
1.5 Operation environment of Human Resource Management
Chapter 2: Human resource planning and arrangement
2.1. Job design and analysis
2.2. HR planning
2.3. HR recruitment and selection of the organization
Chapter 3: Training and Development
3.1. Career orientation and development for new person
3.2. Human resources training and development
Chapter 4: Work performance evaluation
4.1. The concept, purpose and importance of the work performance evaluation
4.2. Implementation content and process
4.3. Work performance evaluation methods
4.4. Evaluation activities development and implementation
Chapter 5: Remuneration system
5.1. Basis for building remuneration system
5.2. Setting up and Managing wages and salaries
5.3. Forms of payment
5.4. Financial incentives
5.5. The benefits for employee
Chapter 6: Labor relations
6.1. Concept, content of labor relations
6.2. Labor disputes and labor dispute resolution
6.3. Labor contract and collective labor agreement
6.4. Grievances of employees
6.5. Labor discipline
Chapter 7: Current issues and trends of Human Resource Management

Reading list 

Textbook:

1. Tran Thi Kim Dung (2018). Human Resource Management. Finance Publishing House

Reference：

Vietnamese references

1. Nguyen Van Diem – Nguyen Ngoc Quan (2012). Human Resource Management Curriculum. Publishing House of the National Economics University
2. Phạm Thị Kim Ngọc (2020). KPIs Công cụ hữu hiệu trong đánh giá thực hiện công việc tại các trường Đại học Kỹ thuật và Công nghệ, Bach Khoa Publishing House

English references

1. Dessler, Gary (2020). Fundamentals of human resource management. Pearson Higher, 15th Edition
2. Greer, C.R., 2021. Strategic human resource management. Pearson Custom Publishing.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination 

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to provide students with basic knowledge of models used to analyze business strategies, strategic planning procedures and the types of strategy which are often applied in business. After completing this subject, students will be able to: participate in planning business strategy in the company; analyze and evaluate business strategy options. This course aims to equip students with strategic analysis models types of company-level strategies; types of business unit-level strategy; issues in implementing strategies.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of strategy and strategic management  
1.1. Definition of strategy and characteristics of a strategy, roles of strategy  
1.2. Classification of strategy, requirements of a strategy and basic components of a strategy  
1.3. Definition of strategic management  
1.4. Strategic levels in a corporation  
1.5. Strategic management process  
1.6. Responsibilities of strategic management  
1.7. Challenges in strategic management  
Chapter 2: Strategic environment analysis 
2.1 External Environment Analysis 
2.2 Internal environment analysis 
Chapter 3: Corporate strategy 
3.1 Growth strategy  
3.2 International strategy  
3.3 Retrenchment strategy  
3.4. Going international strategy  
Chapter 4: Competitive strategy 
4.1. Cost leadership strategy  
4.2. Differentiation strategy  
4.3. Focus strategy 
4.4. Product life cycle strategy  
4.5. Ethics in competition  
Chapter 5: Strategy implementation 
5.1. Organizational design  
5.2. Functional strategies implementation  

Reading list 

Textbooks:  

1. Nguyễn Ngọc Điện (2017), Strategic management, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. (Vietnamese).

References:

1. Hill, Charles W.L., Gareth R. Jones (2016), Strategic Management Theory: An Integrated Approach, Cengage Learning, 12th edition
2. Thomas L. Wheelen; J. David Hunger (2013) Strategic Management and Business policy

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Mid-term: 40%
• Final exam: 60%

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: After completing this subject, students are required to understand the role of managerial accounting, skills to build managerial accounting reports, specially skills at analyzing and using reports to support decision making process. The knowledge of this module will be good background for students to work as a managerial accountant in enterprises or perform managerial accounting as supplement to financial accounting. In addition, this course support students who pursue CMA certificate to work as a managerial accountant at an international firm.

The module includes: overview of managerial accounting in corporate management; classification of costs and cost accounting; analysis of relation between cost, output and profit; analysis of divisions' reports; budgeting; Controlling cost through cost norms and cost analysis; Use managerial accounting information to make short-term decisions; Use managerial accounting information to make long-term decisions.

Content

Chapter 1. Introduction of management accounting
1.1. Definitions, roles, and functions of management accounting
1.2. Objects and methods of management accounting
1.3. Organization of management accounting
Chapter 2: Basic Cost Management Concepts 
2.1. Definitions of costs
2.2. Cost Classifications based on functions
2.3. Cost Classifications based on economic content
2.4. Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior
2.5. Cost Classifications based on business results
2.6 Other cost classifications
Chapter 3: Product Costing systems 
3.1. Job-Order Costing System
3.2. Process-Costing System
Chapter 4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 
4.1 Definitions
4.2 Cost structure and operating leverage
4.3 The Break-Even Point
4.4 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis for making decisions
Chapter 5: Master Budgets
5.1 Definitions and procedures of budgeting
5.2 Standard costs
5.3. Master budgets
Chapter 6: Standard costing and Variance analysis 
6.1 Standard costing and standard costs
6.2 Cost variances analysis
Chapter 7: Responsibility accounting and segment reporting 
7.1. Definitions and functions
7.2. Responsibility centers
7.3. Segment reporting
Chapter 8: Pricing calculations 
8.1. Objectives and roles of pricing products and services
8.2. Factors effecting pricing calculations
8.3. Methods of Pricing calculations
8.4. Pricing calculations for new products and services
Chapter 9. Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits 
9.1. Decision Making process
9.2. Relevant Information
9.3. Applying Relevant Information for Decision Making

Reading list

Textbook
[1] Management accounting 1 & 2. (2021). Department of Accounting, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House.
References
[1] Management Information textbook- ICAEW-CFAB
[2] Hilton, R.W. and Platt, D.E., (2017) Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Global Business Environment,11th edn (Global Edition), McGraw-Hill, New York.

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 20%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 50%

• Credits: 3(2-1-1-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: The course aims at examining Business Intelligence (BI) as a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, sharing and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better managerial decisions. You will learn the principles and best practices for how to use data in order to support fact-based decision making. Emphasis will be given to applications in marketing, where BI helps in, e.g., analyzing campaign returns, promotional yields, or tracking social media marketing; in sales, where BI helps performing for sales analysis; and in application domains such as Customer Relationship Management and e-Commerce. Practical experience will be gained by developing a BI project (case-study) with leading BI software. The students will be also provided some skills and techniques in using computer-based tools for practicing on sample data.

This course provides specialized knowledge of Big Data and Business Intelligence (BI) introducing Big Data concept, Data warehouse, BI and related topics.

Content

Chapter 1: Overview of big data storage and processing
1.1. Introduction to Big Data (concepts, applications that create and use big data, ...)
1.2. Big data storage problem (organization, storage and management)
1.3. Big data processing problem.
1.4. Current situation of big data storage and processing (technological challenges)
Chapter 2: Hadoop ecosystem
2.1. Introduction to Hadoop
2.2. Components of Hadoop ecosystem (architecture, resources allocation with YARN, MapReduce, job management in MapReduce, ...)
2.3. Introducing Hadoop on cloud services
Chapter 3: Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS)
3.1. Introduction to HDFS
3.2. HDFS architecture
3.3. Read, write files and organize files in HDFS
3.4. Key data type and value data type
3.5. The principle of parallel input / output
3.6. Popular data storage format with HDFS
Chapter 4: NoSQL relational database - part 1
4.1. The database revolution
4.2. Overview of non-relational data models
4.3. The CAP theorem
4.4. Eventual consistency model
4.5. Data models and storage
4.6. Data query language
4.7. Popular non-relational databases
Chapter 4: NoSQL relational database - part 2
4.8. Introducing Amazon DynamoDB (or Hbase, or Cassandra - optional).
4.9. Data distribution architecture of Amazon DynamoDB (or Hbase, or Cassandra, optional). (Environmental settings, shell, table creation, table management, ...).
Chapter 4: NoSQL relational database - part 3
4.10. Handling SQL queries for big data (Hive).
4.11. NewSQL storage technology and properties
Chapter 5: Distributed messaging system
5.1. Introduction and deployment of Apache Kafka
5.2. Distributed architecture of distributed messaging system
5.3. Publisher/consumer model
5.4. Publisher/subscriber model
Chapter 6: Mass data processing techniques - part 1
6.1. MapReduce
6.2. Several basic problems on MapReduce (Count, Sort, Pagerank)
Chapter 6: Mass data processing techniques - part 2
6.3. Apache Spark
6.4. Organizing data in resilient distributed dataset
6.5. DAG processing architecture (Directed Acyclic Graph)
6.6. Programming on Spark dataframe
Chapter 7: Large data flow processing techniques
7.1. Process streams with Spark streaming
7.2. Apache storm
Chapter 8: Big data architecture
8.1. Lambda big data architecture
8.2. Kappa big data architecture
Chapter 9: Big data analysis
9.1. Several basic data analysis algorithms on big data
9.2. Spark ML

Reading list

Study material
1. Lecture slides
Reference 
1. Tiwari, Shashank. Professional NoSQL. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
2. Lam, Chuck. Hadoop in action. Manning Publications Co., 2010.
3. Miner, Donald, and Adam Shook. MapReduce design patterns: building effective algorithms and analytics for Hadoop and other systems. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2012.
4. Karau, Holden. Fast Data Processing with Spark. Packt Publishing Ltd, 2013.
5. Penchikala, Srini. Big data processing with apache spark. Lulu. com, 2018.
6. White, Tom. Hadoop: The definitive guide. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2012.
7. Gandomi, Amir, and Murtaza Haider. "Beyond the hype: Big data concepts, methods, and analytics." International Journal of Information Management 35.2 (2015): 137-144.
8. Cattell, Rick. "Scalable SQL and NoSQL data stores." Acm Sigmod Record 39.4 (2011): 12-27.
9. Gessert, Felix, et al. "NoSQL database systems: a survey and decision guidance." Computer Science-Research and Development 32.3-4 (2017): 353-365.
10. George, Lars. HBase: the definitive guide: random access to your planet-size data. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2011.
11. Sivasubramanian, Swaminathan. "Amazon dynamoDB: a seamlessly scalable non-relational database service." Proceedings of the 2012 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data. ACM, 2012.
12. Chan, L. "Presto: Interacting with petabytes of data at Facebook." (2013).
13. Garg, Nishant. Apache Kafka. Packt Publishing Ltd, 2013.
14. Karau, Holden, et al. Learning spark: lightning-fast big data analysis. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.", 2015.
15. Iqbal, Muhammad Hussain, and Tariq Rahim Soomro. "Big data analysis: Apache storm perspective." International journal of computer trends and technology 19.1 (2015): 9-14.
16. Toshniwal, Ankit, et al. "Storm@ twitter." Proceedings of the 2014 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data. ACM, 2014.
17. Lin, Jimmy. "The lambda and the kappa." IEEE Internet Computing 21.5 (2017): 60-66.
Reference course:
1. https://www.coursera.org/learn/nosql-database-systems
2. https://who.rocq.inria.fr/Vassilis.Christophides/Big/index.htm
3. https://www.coursera.org/learn/big-data-introduction?specialization=big-data
4. https://www.coursera.org/learn/big-data-integration-processing?specialization=big-data
5. https://www.coursera.org/learn/big-data-management?specialization=big-data
6. https://www.coursera.org/learn/hadoop
7. https://www.coursera.org/learn/scala-spark-big-data

Study and examination requirements and forms of examination 

• After-school exercises should be completed by students independently after each class
• Class participation: 5%
• Assignments: 10%
• Mid-term: 25%
• Final exam: 60%