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CIX 1002 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 Credits
Synopsis :
This course will expose students to macroeconomic issues and problems and concepts of basic measurements
and calculation of a country’s economic progress. Students will also be exposed to basic models of income
determination for an open and closed economy, and theories explaining the relationship between government
expenditure and taxes. The impact of government’s fiscal and monetary policies on business activities namely
production on capital and consumer goods are extensively covered in this course.

Course Pre-requisite(s) : None
Assessment Methods : Continuous Assessment : 50%, Final Examination : 50%

CIX1003 BUSINESS STATISTICS 3 Credits
Synopsis:
Topics that will be discussed include terminology and uses of statistics, presentation of descriptive data,
concept of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, statistical inference mainly in sampling and
hypothesis testing. Techniques such as t-test, chi-squared test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), linear regression
and correlation will also be discussed.

Course Pre-requisite(s) : None
Assessment Methods : Continuous Assessment : 50%, Final Examination : 50%

PROGRAMME CORE COURSES

CIA2007 COMMERCIAL LAW 3 Credits
Synopsis :
This course is designed to give a general overview of commercial law in Malaysia. First, it will introduce the
Malaysian legal system. This will include the sources of laws, separation of powers, administration of justice,
application of English law, and the position of Shari’ah law.

Secondly, this course will inculcate the basic understanding of the law of contracts as the governing principles
in all commercial transactions. Among the topics discussed are elements of a contract, types of discharges and
the remedies where there is a breach.

Thirdly, this course will expose students to the relevant laws pertaining to commercial activities, namely,
agency, sale of goods, hire purchase, insurance, negotiable instruments and banking.
Course Pre-requisite(s) : None
Assessment Methods : Continuous Assessment : 40%, Final Examination : 60%

CIC 2001 BASIC CORPORATE FINANCE 4 Credits
Synopsis :
This course enables the students to understand and deepen their knowledge of corporate finance theories. In
addition, in will enable them to understand various advance techniques related to risk and return, capital
structure, dividend policy, long-term financing instruments such as bonds and equities, risk management and
mergers and acquisitions.
Course Pre-requisite(s) : None
Assessment Methods : Continuous Assessment : 50%, Final Examination : 50%

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