Accounting is an integral part of the management process in any business, public enterprise, or not-for-profit entity. It acts as an evaluation and control aid when looking at the effectiveness and efficiency of the operations of an enterprise as well as employee performance. Our Bachelor of Business in Accounting program in Dubai provides information to assist users in making decisions for a variety of purposes, including the acquisition or sale of shares, lending of money, and provision of goods on credit.
You’ll also learn to interpret accounting and auditing standards as you gain new skills in financial statement analysis, forecasting and budgeting, negotiation, ethical decision-making, and problem-solving.
Accounting is essential to every industry – from your favourite products and platforms to your favourite sports teams and causes. This degree will give you the professional and creative skills you need to shape business interactions in a creative, well-informed and ethical way.
You’ll learn to identify business opportunities, analyse problems and put solutions in place. You’ll explore how to make decisions related to buying and selling shares, lending or borrowing money, and providing goods for cash or on credit.
You’ll also learn to interpret accounting standards, auditing standards and taxation acts, as you gain new skills in financial statement analysis, forecasting and budgeting, negotiation, ethical decision-making and problem-solving.
The reasons to opt for our Bachelor of Business in Accounting program are plentiful. For now, here are the highlights:
Benefit from ACCA exemptions for up to nine subjects with the completion of certain units during your Bachelor of Business (Accounting) with us, saving you time and money if you choose to pursue your ACCA accountancy qualifications.
All first-year students are required to take a Transition unit and a Career Learning Spine unit in Year 1. This is designed to provide you with academic skills and skills on how to manage your career.
To take a double major with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), students simply take the core units from another major in place of their general electives units. In most cases, a double major can be completed without additional time or cost. Please speak to our admissions counsellors for more information on double major possibilities.
International students must be able to demonstrate English language proficiency before being admitted to this course.
Ms. Vidhi Agarwal holds a Masters in Commerce; Masters in Law, a Diploma in Business Management from India, PGCertHE Middlesex University, Dubai and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration from S.P.Jain School of Global Management, Dubai. She is a member of Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (UK).
Ms. Agarwal teaches undergraduate Units at various Universities in Dubai, and covers mainly subjects related to Law, Economics and Business Management. This includes – Ethics; Business/ Corporate/ Commercial and Company Law; Trade Secrets and Technology Transfer; and CSR and Sustainability.
Ayesha holds a Bachelor’s and B.ED degree from the University of Karachi. She completed her Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Karachi securing first position in her class. She also secured CELTA qualifications from University of Cambridge.
She holds over ten years of teaching experience in Banking and Finance. Ayesha’s teaching and learning interest cover economic theory, international economics, Islamic banking, and Islamic economics.
Qualifications:
CELTA from University of Cambridge
B.ED from University of Karachi
Masters in Economics from University of Karachi
Bachelor’s of Art from University of Karachi.
Research output:
Ayesha Imran, & E, Badran.(2016). Cloud computing in the banking sector. A study on the future of cloud computing in the Banking sector. International Journal of Research in Banking and Finance.
Research Interests:
Behavioral economics, monetary theory, and industrial economics, consumer behaviour and environmental economics.
Dr. Heena Sunil Bulchandani holds a Masters of Social Work and a Doctor of Philosophy (Social Work) from Faculty of Social Work, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (India). She is a certified EFQM Assessor, Senior Certified Professional (SCP - SHRM) and Certified Coach from EMCC.
With over 22 years of experience, Dr. Heena is a confident, passionate and result oriented HR Practitioner, trainer, educator and assessor with proven leadership skills and business acumen.
Qualifications:
PhD (Social Work), Faculty of Social Work, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Masters of Social Work, Faculty of Social Work, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Development, Faculty of Education & Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Certified Lecturer, University Grant Commissions of India
Book Written:
Organizational Effectiveness & Job Satisfaction (ISBN 93-84901-58-X)
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Participation in Awards Assessments:
Participated as a Team leader / Assessor in various prestigious awards such as The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award, Dubai Human Development Award, Dubai Quality Award, UAE Innovation Award and Taqdeer Award. speaker in various International HR Conferences.
Awards & Recognition
Young HR Professional of the Year, World HRD Congress.
With close to 40 years of experience in the Finance & Accounting sector in highly reputed companies across India, Oman and UAE, Mr. Amit Kapoor is a seasoned professional in the Finance & Management field. His last job was with a leading multinational IT company where he held the position of a CFO covering the MEA region.
Mr. Kapoor is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and have spent the past 30 years here in Dubai – his growth is linked to the extraordinary growth that UAE and especially the city of Dubai has witnessed.
Mr. Kapoor is currently on the panel of all the reputed Universities in UAE and is taking classes both at the Undergraduate and Post Graduate level.
In addition to his interest in academia, he dabbles in Radio and has been a News reader on the popular Channel 4 Radio network that is based in Ajman. On a regular basis, he does voice overs for advertisements.
His knowledge coupled with practical work experience and strong inter -personal and communication skills make him a professional to reckon with.
Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University Dubai
Education and Membership of Professional Association
Professional & Industry Experience
Her research is in the area of cross-cultural dimensions of financial planning. She has been teaching at both Undergraduate and Post Graduate levels and is passionate about maximizing student outcomes.
Delivered a talk at WiKi FX on “The evolution of teaching finance in the global classroom”
Involved in Corporate Trainings. Regularly delivered the Finance module – ‘Effective financial decision making – corporate & personal’ to multi-national and regional companies. During 2019-21, have delivered 4 such sessions with very high satisfaction scores.
Master class Series on a continuous basis, Murdoch University, Dubai, 2013-2019. Topics include “Retaining Talent in a Booming Economy”, “Finance for Non-Finance Managers” and “Skills Reboot”
Dr Chirag Buch holds an MBA in Marketing from Gujarat University, a PhD in Marketing from University of Pune and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), India
Dr Chirag teaches Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Research for International Markets, Marketing Research & Analysis and Mixed Methods Research for Business at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
He is also an insights and consulting professional with 20+ years of expertise in brand and communication management, holistic brand guidance and positioning along with advanced analytics to drive business insights for clients.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
PUBLICATIONS
With over 30 years’ experience in the advertising & communication industry in both India and UAE, Amit has been involved in strategic planning on a range of multinational clients including Unilever, Kraft, PepsiCo and Clorox.
He has worked in major global agencies including, DDB, JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi and Lowe and has been in Dubai for over 20 years. In his last corporate stint, Amit lead strategic & communication planning at DDB across the MENA region for several key clients, helping develop Effie-winning work for Lipton, Quaker & Clorox
Since Jan 2020, Amit has been working as an Adjunct Lecturer with Murdoch, teaching units in Marketing to undergraduate students.
Amit holds a Masters in Business Administration with specialisation in Marketing.
Ashok Mitra is a postgraduate in Business Administration, with specialisation in Marketing Management. He was the batch topper from the Institute of Business Management of Jadavpur University (JU), Calcutta. Ashok has done his graduation in Engineering with Honours, also from JU.
Ashok is a member of IRSSM MEA and works closely with Dr Jay Kandampully, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Service Management
With over 3 decades of intimate involvement in Marketing Research, Marketing and General Management of Consultancy Business Organisations and also being the founder of a Marketing Research Agency since Jan 2011, Ashok has a plethora of Industry Experience coupled with Management & Entrepreneurial Skills to leverage that makes the academic learnings for the students interesting and business relevant.
Apart from Murdoch University, Ashok also teaches in some other Business Schools at both undergraduate and postgraduate level as Adjunct Lecturer. The topics that Ashok covers are Market Research and Analysis, Business Analytics, Strategic Marketing & Brand Management, Consumer Behaviour & Marketing Channels, International Marketing Management, Strategic Human Resource Management & Leadership, Business & Sustainability etc.
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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
AWARD OF MERIT / SCHOLARSHIP
Sulaksha Nayak holds a Masters's in Business Administration with dual specialization in Human Resource Management and Marketing and is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. She is an experienced lecturer with more than 20 years of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in UAE and India. She has been teaching, as Full time and Part time faculty in private international universities in Dubai and Sharjah since 2010.
She has worked as the Academic Coordinator for the Bachelor of Business Administration program in India for 8 years and has hands-on experience in curriculum development and handling teaching and administration responsibilities.
During her career, she has published research papers in the areas of organizational behavior and human resource management in journals and conferences. Her research areas lie in the interests of employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and higher education. She has taught courses such as organizational behavior, organizational development, change management, human resource development, consumer behavior, services marketing, international business, research methods, and general management.
She joined Murdoch University Dubai in 2015 and has been teaching undergraduate students in the Business program and the Foundation program