Buea, Cameroon

GIBMAS Faculty Handbook

For students of the Global Institute of Business and Management Science — programmes, assessment, research expectations and graduation.

Contents Faculty page Student Handbook

Part I

Dean’s Welcome

Hoffman Betika Ayuk

Director · GIBMAS

Business leadership requires vision, integrity, innovation, and strategic thinking. The Global Institute of Business and Management Science prepares graduates to lead organisations, create enterprises, and contribute to sustainable economic development.

Our programmes integrate management theory with practical business experience and entrepreneurial thinking.

Part II

About the Faculty

The Global Institute of Business and Management Science (GIBMAS) teaches business, management, accounting and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on preparing students for leadership rather than for entry-level administration.

The institute trains top-level management and entrepreneurs, and its programmes are designed around the realities of doing business in African and global markets.

In preparation

Faculty history and academic calendar

A faculty handbook normally opens with the faculty's own history and the year's dates. Neither has been supplied.

When the faculty was founded, and by whom
Milestones a student would want to know
Semester dates, registration windows and examination periods for this faculty

Part III

Programmes

The faculty awards 2 programmes across 2 levels.

Bachelor

Business Management
Core management disciplines — Business Management, Non-Profit Management, Banking and Finance, Accountancy, Insurance and Secretarial Studies — with an entrepreneurial edge.

Master

Project Management
Professional project delivery: planning, budgeting, risk and stakeholder management aligned to international standards.

Study load

Certificate. Minimum 10 and maximum 12 subjects per year.
Ordinary Diploma. Minimum 10 and maximum 12 subjects per year.
Bachelor’s Degree (distance learning). Minimum 10 and maximum 12 subjects per year.
Bachelor’s Honours Degree (distance learning). One full academic year, to a maximum of eight subjects.
Master’s Degree. Coursework and dissertation combined; a small number of degrees may be taken by thesis only.
Doctorate and Ph.D.. Mostly by dissertation, with the exception of a few doctorates in the business sciences.

Part IV

Course Descriptions

No course list with codes has been supplied for this faculty’s programmes yet.

Course catalogue (8)

BUS-MGT	Business Management	Bachelor
PRJ-MGT	Project Management	Master
NPM	Non-Profit Management	Bachelor
BNF	Banking and Finance	Bachelor
ACC	Accountancy	Bachelor
INS	Insurance Policy	Diploma
SEC-EX	Executive Secretarial Duties	Diploma
SEC-BI	Bilingual Secretarial Duties	Diploma

Part V

Assessment and Grading

The pass mark is 65%, and grades run from A at 94–100% to F. The full scale with grade points is in the Academic Regulations.

Diploma and undergraduate courses

Participation — engagement in class discussion and activities	20%
Assignments — written assignments and projects	30%
Examinations — midterm and final	30%
Presentations — preparation and delivery of oral presentations	20%

Master’s courses

Participation — class discussion and online forums	20%
Research paper — 5,000 words	30%
Presentations	20%
Final examination — comprehensive, covering all modules	30%

Part VI

Research Expectations

Research in this faculty concentrates on 11 areas. Students are encouraged to pursue research contributing both to academic scholarship and to practical service.

Research degree candidates should read the Graduate School Handbook, which sets out admission, comprehensive examinations, research methodologies and the dissertation.

Part VII

Graduation Requirements

A graduating student with outstanding fees will have a hold placed on transcripts, diplomas and degrees until those fees are paid in full.

Doctoral candidates complete all required coursework, pass comprehensive examinations, and defend the dissertation before a faculty committee.

In preparation

Credit totals, GPA minimum and classification

The requirements to graduate from each award in this faculty have not been adopted.

Credit total required for each award
Minimum cumulative GPA to graduate
Residency requirement — how much must be taken at ICOF
Degree classification bands and their names

Part VIII

Contact

Global Institute of Business and Management Science
Buea, Cameroon · Director: Hoffman Betika Ayuk
Opposite Bulu Blind Junction, Buea-Cameroon
+237 675 133 426 · info@iguc.net

ICOF Global University · Global Institute of Business and Management Science Handbook · Sections marked “In preparation” are pending adoption.