Dean’s Open Letter

Dear learners,
It is my sheer delight to welcome you to 191 semester of the BBA Program. To make
your journey with the program comfortable, we are committed to ensure the best service
to all the students. For any query, information and suggestion regarding the
Program/Tutorial Services/Result/ Admission etc., feel free to contact with the Dean,
School of Business, Bangladesh Open University by following any of the steps below:

1. Send an e-mail to [Link]@[Link]

and wait for the instant reply. Then fill out the
INFORMATION FORM and submit online.
Or
2. You can directly call us at 9291106. Or PABX:
+8809666730730, Ext. 662

Prof. Mostafa Azad Kamal

Dean, School of Business

For any information, suggestion or query (regarding examination and course registration,
semester calendar, assignment, study materials, TV/Audio Programs etc.) You can
directly contact with the Coordinator and Joint-Coordinators of the BBA Program.

Dr. Shaheen Ahmed Md. Tarikul Islam Ms. Romana Kader

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Lecturer
& & &
Coordinator Joint Coordinator Joint Coordinator
BBA Program BBA Program BBA Program
School of Business School of Business School of Business
Phone: 9291106 Phone: 9291106 Phone: 9291106
PABX:+8809666730730, Ext 792 PABX:+8809666730730, Ext 670 PABX:+8809666730730, Ext 135
E-mail: [Link]@[Link] E-mail:tarikuldu05@[Link] E-mail: [Link]@[Link]

Program Officer
Ms. Shereena Akther
Phone:01924568803, 02-9291106-(Dean office)
PABX: +8809666730730, Ext. 137
E-mail: sshereen489@[Link]
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Semester Calendar
191 Semester (1st, 3rd, 5th & 7th Levels)
BBA Program

School of Business
Bangladesh Open University
Important Dates
(Not changeable if no unavoidable circumstances occurs)
Jan. 17, 2020 FIRST day of the tutorial sessions
Feb. 28, 2020 Deadline for submission of Assignment # 1
Assignment
April 10, 2020 Deadline for submission of Assignment # 2 Submission

Feb. 28, 2020 Deadline for Re-registration and payment of re-exam fees
(to be paid as per BOU Rules).
Don’t pay fee if courses are registered in 191 semester.
Feb. 28, 2020 Deadline for submission of exam registration forms (both).
Feb. 28, 2020 Deadline for collecting the admit card (compulsory)
April 10, 2020 LAST day of the tutorial sessions
April 24, 2020 FIRST day of examination of 191 Semester
June 04, 2020 Deadline for registration into courses of 192 Semester
June 26, 2020 Tentative date for starting the classes of 192 Semester

Fee Structure
(May be changed by the University Authority)
If students have any quarry about fee structure please conduct your adjacent Regional Center.
Course Registration fee Fees must be paid as per Important note
Semester Registration fee the current BOU financial
Applicable for fresh students from
Academic Calendar fee rules. Please scan the 191 semester and onwards:
Exam Fee per Semester following QR Code for
detailed fee structure.  After successful completion of 12
Re-registration fee (after passing th
courses at the end of 4 semester, a
3 times of course registration) student has to appear in a viva-voce
Re-Examination fee/Redo of 50 marks.
Testimonial fee  A second viva-voce examination of
another 50 marks will be arranged
Level mark sheet fee for the learners who have
Provisional Certificate successfully completed a minimum
of 30 courses at the end of 8th
Final Transcript/Marksheet semester.
Original Certificate  Students must collect and fill up
Digital ID Card Fee their assigned registration form for
viva-voce from their concerned
ID Card issuing (if lost) QR Code Regional Centre.
Correction fee
Late course registration fee
Improvement fee As per BOU Rules
(After completion of 8 levels) (Maximum 6 courses in next two consecutive semesters having
CGPA B-, C+, C, or C-.)
Late Re-examination/Redo fee As per BOU Rules
N. B: If any learner fails to register or re-register into any course(s) within the deadline, s/he can
register or re-register the course(s) by paying as per BOU Rules (Per course) plus late fee
for each course(s) as per BOU Rules, within 10 working days after the deadline expires.
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Bangladesh Open University

Semester Calendar – 191 (1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Levels)
BBA Program
Schedule of the Tutorial Sessions
Tutorial session plays crucial role in open and distance learning system. Although attending tutorial sessions is not
mandatory, the learners should attend the tutorial sessions regularly for optimizing their learning outcomes. The tutorial
sessions will begin on January 17, 2020 and will continue up to April 10, 2020 at our specified study centers. You are
supposed to go through the textbook referred by the School of Business and then come to the Study Center to discuss the
unclear/difficult parts of the lessons with the tutor as well as the fellow learners in groups. The tutorial sessions will be
conducted on the Fridays specified as below:

January February March April April 24, 2020 June 26, 2020
17 24 31 07 14 28 06 13 20 27 03 10
            FINAL EXAM 192 semester
Dates

Assignment # 2
Assignment #1
STARTS starts

Time Slots 08:00 – 09:00am 09:05 – 10:00am 10:05 – 11:00am 11:05am – 12:00noon 12:05 – 01:00pm

Tutorial sessions on the following courses of BBA program will be offered in 191 Semester subject to the required number of learners registered
into the course. The learners are requested to collect the class schedule from the Study Center Coordinator on the first day of the tutorial session.
BBA 1301: Introduction to BBA 1302: Financial BBA 1303: Business English BBA 1304: Business
1st Business Accounting-I Mathematics
BBA 3310: Business Law BBA 3311: Macroeconomics BBA 3312: Fundamentals of BBA 3313: Law and Practice BBA 3314: Fundamentals of
3rd Statistics of Banking Business Finance
5th BBA 5320: Industrial and BBA 5321: Financial BBA 5322: Entrepreneurship BBA 5323: Socio-Economic BBA 5324: Business
Company Law Management and Policy Development and Small Profile of Bangladesh Statistics for Decision
Business Management Making
7th BBA 7330: Operations BBA 7331: Project Appraisal BBA 7332: Business Ethics BBA 7333: Portfolio BBA 7334: Retailing
Management and Management Management Management
Assignment Submission
You must follow the instructions written on the Assignment question papers while submitting the Assignments. For breaching
any of the instructions, you may face complexities with getting your Assignments evaluated. The school will not bear any
responsibility for these complexities.

Where and How to submit?

Assignment
Submission

Assignments must be submitted to the respective Course Tutor of the concerned Study Center
Assignment#1:
Deadlines

only on or before the due date. Every Assignment must contain the prescribed cover page (see
February 28, 2020
page#20 of the Student Handbook). You must take signature of the coordinator and Tutor on both
Assignment#2: parts (Learner’s Copy and Dean’s Copy) of Assignment Acknowledgement (AA) Form (see
April 10, 2020 Page#4 of this Calendar) while submitting the Assignments. You must preserve the ‘Learner’s
Copy’ (signed by the tutor and coordinator) and shall have to enclose the same with application if
you want to claim marks for missing assignment(s).
‫٭٭‬If a learner fails to submit her/ his course Assignments in the registered semester, s/he has to re-register into the concerned course
by paying as per BOU Rules to submit her/ his Assignments next after availing the redo examination facility (See Handbook).

Semester-End Final Examination

All Learners are required to submit the Exam Registration Form to appear at the semester-end final examination. Please
see Page#23 of the Student Handbook for Exam Registration Form and Admit Card.

Exam Form Submission: January 24 – February 28, 2020 Where to submit the exam
Submission Deadline

registration form?
Re-Registration and Re-exam fee payment: January Submit the exam registration form to the
Exam form

Program officer at the concerned RRC

24 – February 28, 2020 (All learners must pay fees as per BOU Rules per and collect the Admit Card. You are
course for sitting the exams on previously registered courses by the deadline to be required to attach the money receipt
given by the Controller of Exams; otherwise, they will have to pay late re-exam while submitting the Exam Registration
fee according to the rules set by authority.) Form if you are supposed to pay re-exam
Admit Card Collection: January 24 – February 28, 2020 fee.
(Without Admit Card no learner will be allowed to sit the examination)
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Tentative Schedule for 191 Exam (This schedule will remain unchanged if no unavoidable circumstances occurs):
Date Time (9:00 am – 12:00 noon) Time (02:30 pm – 5:30 pm)

Exams will be held at the respective

the exam center, mention it on the

Study Center. If you want to change
st th rd th
(1 & 5 Level courses) (3 & 7 Level courses)
April 24, 2020 BBA 1301: Introduction to Business BBA 3310: Business Law
Friday BBA 5320: Industrial and Company Law BBA 7330: Operations Management

EXAM CENTER
May 08, 2020 BBA 1302: Financial Accounting-I BBA 3311: Macroeconomics

Exam Registration Form.

Friday BBA 5321: Financial Management and Policy BBA 7331: Project Appraisal and Management
May 15, 2020 BBA 1303: Business English BBA 3312: Fundamentals of Statistics
Friday BBA 5322: Entrepreneurship Development and Small BBA 7332: Business Ethics
Business Management

If you have any problem in your result sheet, you must apply with necessary documents within one month of result publication.
June 05, 2020 BBA 1304: Business Mathematics BBA 3313: Law and Practice of Banking
Friday BBA 5323: Socio-Economic Profile of Bangladesh BBA 7333: Portfolio Management
June 12, 2020 BBA 5324: Business Statistics for Decision Making BBA 3314: Fundamentals of Business Finance
Friday BBA 7334: Retailing Management

Registration into the Courses of 192 Semester

You are required to register into the courses to be offered in the next semester (192 Semester) on or before the
specified date. Failure to register or delayed payment of the registration fees will automatically SUSPEND
your attendance in 192 courses. You will be transferred to the next available semester (202 Semester) when
the same courses will be offered again.

Deadline: March 01, 2020 to April 09, 2020 How many courses you may take at a time?
(Learners must pay the fees in cash at the specified branch of bank You have to take at least 2 (two) courses and maximum
to be directed by the RRC. Please be sure about the fee structure 6 (six) courses in a semester; however, if a learner has
from the RRC before going to pay the fees. Keep the money only one course left to complete the program, s/he can
receipt carefully and submit a copy to the RRC office take one course in that case. If you don’t take any
immediately) course in four consecutive semesters, your
registration into the whole program will be cancelled.
Please read the Student Handbook carefully before choosing
courses for registration.
COURSES TO BE OFFERED IN 192 SEMESTER
2ND LEVEL 4TH LEVEL 6TH LEVEL
BBA 2305: Fundamentals of Management BBA 4315: Auditing BBA 6325: Financial Market and Institutions
BBA 2306: Principles of Marketing BBA 4316: Financial Accounting-II BBA 6326: Human Resources Management
BBA 2307: Microeconomics BBA 4317: Organizational Behavior BBA 6327: Marketing Promotion
BBA 2308: Business Communication BBA 4318: Insurance and Risk Management BBA 6328: Cost and Management Accounting
BBA 2309: Computer Application in Business BBA 4319: Marketing Management BBA 6329: Taxation and Public Finance

8TH LEVEL [Major Courses]

Major in Accounting & Information Major in Finance Major in HRM Major in Marketing
Systems
BBA 8335: Advanced Accounting BBA 8338: Financial Statements Analysis BBA 8342: Strategic Management BBA 8346: Service Marketing
BBA 8336: Advanced Management BBA 8339: Bank Management BBA 8343: Organization Development BBA 8347: Strategic
Accounting Marketing
BBA 8337: Corporate Financial Reporting BBA 8340: International Financial BBA 8344: Industrial Relations BBA 8348: International
Management Marketing
BBA 8338: Financial Statements Analysis BBA 8341: International Economics BBA 8345: Total Quality Management BBA 8349: Brand
Management
BBA 8350: Business Research Methods BBA 8350: Business Research Methods BBA 8350: Business Research Methods BBA 8350: Business Research
Methods
BBA 8351: Viva-Voce BBA 8351: Viva-Voce BBA 8351: Viva-Voce BBA 8351: Viva-Voce

How to know the information regarding the program if required?

Coordinator of your Study Center or the Most preferred way of communication
Contact

Program Officer of your RRC. You must have an Email ID and let us know it soon
Points

by sending a message to
Or ([Link]@[Link]) with a subject
Email: [Link]@[Link] ‘add me’. Don’t forget to mention your RRC, ID
Number, Address, Cell Phone Number. Please try to
Phone: 9291106 (Dean, School of Business, BOU) check your email everyday.

** Learners who successfully complete our BBA program with at least CGPA 2.75 (out of 4.00)
shall be able to admit themselves into the third level of our regular MBA program.
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Learner’s Copy DEAN’S COPY

----------------- Cut here ----------- ---------

(Learner’s must preserve it carefully. If any Assignment is lost, (Please tear this portion off while submitting Assignment#2.
learners ‘s claim will not be accepted without this slip.) Coordinator must send this portion to the Dean, School of Business,
BOU, with the package of Assignments.)

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Bangladesh Open University Bangladesh Open University

BBA Program BBA Program

Assignment Acknowledgement Assignment Acknowledgement
Form (AA Form) Form (AA Form)

----
Name: Name:

ID: 3 2 ID: 3 2
Instructions for Tutors:
(a) Put signature for every course separately.
(b) Don’t put signature if the learner
 submits the Assignment after the deadline; -------
 does not write his/her name and ID number correctly on this
form and also on the Assignment Cover Page; and
 makes copy/photocopy from another learner’s Assignment.

To be Filled up by the Respective Course Tutor To be Filled up by the Respective Course Tutor
Cut here --------- -------- ----------------------------------------------------- Cut here ----------

Assignment # 1 Assignment # 2 Assignment # 1 Assignment # 2

Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA

Profession: ____________________
Received on or before Feb. 28, 2020 Received on or before April 10, 2020 Received on or before Feb. Received on or before April
28, 2020 10, 2020

Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of TUTOR

To be Filled up by the Respective Learner

Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA
Received on or before Feb. 28, 2020 Received on or before April 10, 2020 Received on or before Feb. Received on or before April
28, 2020 10, 2020

Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of TUTOR
Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA
Received on or before Feb. 28, 2020 Received on or before April 10, 2020 Received on or before Feb. Received on or before April
28, 2020 10, 2020
Address:
Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of TUTOR
Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA
Received on or before Feb. 28, 2020 Received on or before April 10, 2020 Received on or before Feb. Received on or before April
28, 2020 10, 2020

Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of TUTOR
Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA Course Code: BBA
Received on or before Feb. 28, 2020 Received on or before April 10, 2020 Received on or before Feb. Received on or before April
Mobile Phone:

28, 2020 10, 2020

E-mail:

Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of the TUTOR Signature & Date of TUTOR

No. of Total Assignments Received: _______ In words: ( ) No. of Total Assignments Received: ______ In words: ( )
VERIFIED VERIFIED

Office Assistant Signature of the Coordinator Office Assistant Signature of the Coordinator
_____________________Study Center ____________________________Study Center
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BBA Program Received by BOU Office:

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Signature Date
Bangladesh Open University

Learner Complaint Form

(For assignment or theory related complaint/problem, learners may use the photocopy of this form)

Put a tick (√) mark and fill in where applicable

1. Complaint related to :  Assignment  Theory  Others_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Type of complaint/problem: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Course wise Complaint
Course Complaint on Decision on Remarks
(Put tick (√) mark only) (To be filled-up by (To be filled-
Code Course Title School of Business) up by School
Theory Assignment Theory Assignment of Business)
#1 #2 #1 #2
BBA
BBA
BBA
BBA
BBA

Complained By:

Learner’s Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Signature & Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ID Number:
3 2
Contact Number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
E-mail Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Exam Semester:

Enclosures:

 Photocopy of ID Card.
 Learner’s copy (Original) of Assignment Acknowledgement Form (see page#3 of Semester Calendar)
 Level Mark sheet.
 Attendance Sheet (attested by the Study Center Coordinator).
 Other Documents (specify) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Signature of the Solver

School of Business, BOU, Gazipur-1705

Learners are asked to fill-up this form duly and send it to the Dean, School of Business, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur-1705
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