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What the syllabus expects

  • Data-base approach to data management
  • Data-base management and business performance
  • Managing data resources
  • Mastering big data and searching opportunities

Databases, resources and big data opportunities

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Technology & Information Management (MGT 259)

Unit 7: Foundations of Business Intelligence

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of databases, resources and big data opportunities.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Data-base approach to data management
  • Data-base management and business performance
  • Managing data resources
  • Mastering big data and searching opportunities

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Database approach

    1. Explain structured data organization and relationships.
    2. Compare database management with isolated files.
    3. Assess consistency and controlled access.

  2. Performance and resources

    1. Relate database quality to reliable operations and decisions.
    2. Define data ownership, maintenance and governance responsibilities.
    3. Consider backup, access and retention needs conceptually.

  3. Big data opportunities

    1. Identify business questions and relevant data sources.
    2. Assess feasibility before choosing analytical methods.
    3. Evaluate benefits, costs and evidence limitations.

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.