Management, business and ethics

Management, business and ethics

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Technology & Information Management (MGT 259)

Unit 1: Introduction to Technology Management

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of management, business and ethics.
• Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

• Role and significance of technology management
• Effects on society and business
• ICT in business
• Ethics in information technology use

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Management significance

   1. Explain how technology management supports operations and strategy.
   2. Assess business and societal effects.
   3. Identify organizational change requirements.

2. ICT in business

   1. Compare information, communication and coordination uses.
   2. Relate ICT to customer and internal processes.
   3. Assess costs and capabilities alongside benefits.

3. Ethics

   1. Discuss privacy, access, accuracy and responsible use.
   2. Identify accountability for technology decisions.
   3. Analyze a case without assuming technical capability justifies every use.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 126–128.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.