AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-BANGLADESH (AIUB)

Department of Operations Management

Faculty of Business Administration
BBA 2106: Basics in Natural Science (Credit: 3)
Course Teacher: Dr. S. Mosaddeq Ahmed

LECTURE PLAN
(Summer 2014-2015)

Week Course Outlines Hours

Introduction to Basics in Natural Science- physics, chemistry and
2
biology etc.; why study natural science?
Introduction to Chemistry: Atoms, molecules & ions 2
Matter & study of change; Organic compounds 3
Elementary Physics: Measurements & Mechanics 3
1 -5
st th Force, Energy, Work, Power, Density, Pressure, Heat and
3
Temperature
Cells: Different parts of cells, energy and cell, photosynthesis and
2
respiration
Food and Diet: Diet and nutrients, malnutrition, sources and
3
functions of nutrients, balanced diet
Solving Problems & Review 2
6th MID-TERM EXAM
Wave, Light, Reflection, Refraction and lens 2
Electricity: Electrical force, electrical charge, electrical current,
3
electrical resistance, conductor, semi-conductor & insulator
Acids and Bases, pH concept, Oxidation- Reduction reactions 3
Metal and Alloys; Chemical bonding 2
7 -11
th th Environmental pollution, Types of pollution, natural and manmade
2
disasters, acid rain, greenhouse effect, ozone hole
Virus & Bacteria 2
Ecology and Ecosystems: The Balance of Nature 2
Variation, Heredity and Genetics 2
Solving problems & Review 2
12th FINAL-TERM EXAM

Course Requirements
1. Must appear at least one/two quizzes and submit assignment before the midterm
examination and also before the final term examination.
2. Must appear at the Midterm and the Final term examination.
3. Students must have 75% attendance to pass the course.

Evaluation Methods
 Final-term Exam 40
Total 100
Grand Total 40% of Midterm + 60% of Final Term

Textbook/ Reference Materials:

1. Abbott, A. F “Physics”, 5th ed, 2002, Heinemann Educational.
2. Raymond Chang, “General Chemistry”, 3rd ed, 2003, McGraw-Hill Companies, New
York.
3. Eidon D. Enger, Andrew H. Gibson, J. Richard Kormelink, Frederick C. Ross and
Rodney J. Smith, “Concept in Biology”, 5 th ed, 1988, Wm. C. Brown Publishers,
Dubuque, lowa.
4. A. K. de, “Environmental Chemistry”, 5 th ed, 2003, New Age Int’l Publishers, New
Delhi
5. Lecture notes will be provided online at the course website weekly.

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