SECTION 2: ASSOCIATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
NO.
UNIT
SUBJECT
CODE
MAJOR TOPICS
No more than one Unit from Nos. 10 – 13 10
11
12
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 1
Physics
Physics
Management of Business
PY 1.1
Mechanics • SI Units • Motion • Effects of Forces • Conservation of Energy
PY 1.2
Oscillation and Waves • Properties of Waves • Water Waves • Electromagnetic Waves • Sound Waves • Mechanical Waves
PY 1.3
Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Matter • Design and Use of Thermometers • Thermal Properties • Heat Transfer • The Kinetic Theory of Gases • First Law of Thermodynamics
PY 2.1
Electromagnetism • Electrostatic Phenomena • Electrical Quantities • Electrical Circuits • Electric Fields • Capacitors
PY 2.2
Electronics • The p-n Junction Diode • Alternating Currents • Transducers • Operational Amplifiers • Logic Gates
PY 2.3
Atomic and Nuclear Physics • Particulate Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation • Atomic Structure • The Mass-Energy Relationship • Radioactivity
MB 1.1
Business and its Environment • Types of Business Activity • Business and Economic Systems • Caribbean Business Environment • Impact of Trade Liberalisation and Globalisation • Decision Making
MB 1.2
The Management of People • The Applications of the Functions of Management • Characteristics of the Formal Organisational Structure • Team Management and Conflict • Strategies for Managing Conflict • Human Resource Management
MB 1.3
Business Finance and Accounting • Use of Accounting Information • Accounting Procedures and Methods • Financial Statements and Analysis • Budgetary Accounting • Major Accounting Concepts
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