Marksheets Available!

Marksheets (except project marks for FIN courses - will upload the updated marksheets with project marks as soon as all projects have been checked) have been made available in the respective course folders. Inform all your classmates about this. Check your marks carefully. If you see any problem in recording your marks, please inform me immediately through both of my email addresses. You may check your scripts tomorrow and day after tomorrow from 12 pm to 1 pm. Those of you who live far away from the campus but still want to check the scripts, inform me through email. I may go for alternative arrangements for you.

Grades would be assessed after necessary curving based on these marks on Saturday, 3rd of January, 2015. I will notify you through a blog post once grades have been posted. You may email me to know your grades after that.

Thanks.

Final Exam Schedule!

Please beware of the following final exam schedule for my courses.

FIN254.18 => 18th December, 2014 (Thursday) at 12 pm in NAC201

FIN440.7 => 22nd December, 2014 (Monday) at 10 am in NAC405

BUS172.20.21.22 => 21st December, 2014 (Sunday) at 10 am in NAC311

Thanks.

Seminar with KPMG Partner!

The Department of Accounting and Finance is hosting a seminar where Mr. Ali Ashfaq - Partner of KPMG Bangladesh will be the keynote speaker. It will be a great pleasure if you can join the event.

The purpose of the event is to inform our students about the career opportunities in the field of Chartered Accountancy and get them interested in becoming a CA. If you have friends who you believe may benefit from this then please let them know about the event and encourage them to join.

The event will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, 10th of December) at OAT601 from 10 AM to 11.30 AM.

FIN440 Project!

Many of you made inquiries about the risk free rate to be used in the project work. Visit the following link and take the cut off rate of one year (364 days) t-bill.

http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/monetaryactivity/treasury.php

FIN254 and FIN440!

Dear students:

I have been informed today that the first phase of SLO assessment will need to be carried out tomorrow. So, please be ready. For FIN254 students: the test will cover financial statement analysis. For FIN440 students: the test will cover financial statement analysis and time value of money including security valuation.

Best of luck.

FIN Project Template File Uploaded!

An excel project template file for FIN254 and FIN440 has been uploaded in the respective project folders. If you have any queries, please email me or raise the issue in class for a discussion.

Thank you.

Room Change Notice!

Dear students:

Please note that my office has been relocated to NAC764 in the Department of Accounting & Finance.

Thank you.

Project: FIN254 & FIN440!

I have made group details (DSE listed companies assigned to group members) along with project instruction (guideline) file available in the respective course folders. Collect last five years of annual reports of the assigned companies from DSE library (or nearby footpath if reports are not available in digital format at DSE) as soon as possible. Do remember to carry your NSU ID card for student discount at DSE library. If you are lucky you may be able to download some annual reports from company website or other sites.

I will upload some more files soon for you to use later on. First collect the annual reports as soon as possible. Inform all your classmates about this. It would be to your advantage if you can start working on your project during these hartal days.

If you have any question or confusion, please email me. Thanks.

Personal Makeup Class for BUS172!

There will be makeup classes for BUS172 on the 8th of November, 2014 (Saturday) in two sessions: one at 11:20 am (for section 20) and another at 2:40 pm (for sections 21 and 22) in NAC411. If you have time clash with pre-scheduled Thursday (R classes) makeup class, you may attend the other class with another section.

Please note that quiz 5 will be held on chapter 5 that day followed by regular class covering chapter 6. So, don't miss this class and inform all your classmates about it.

Thanks.

Make-up Classes!

Due to unavoidable circumstances the UG classes of Thursday 30 October, Sunday and Monday 02 and 03 November 2014 will be made up as per the schedule below:

Classes of	will be made up on
Thursday, 30 October 2014	Saturday, 8 November 2014 [R classes]
Sunday, 02 November 2014	Saturday, 15 November 2014  [ST Classes]
Monday, 03 November 2014	Saturday, 22 November 2014  [MW Classes]

By order of the Authority,

Registrar
29 October 2014

In addition to the above, there will be ST classes on coming Thursday (6^th November, 2014) as per following schedule in NAC603.

FIN254.18 => 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

FIN440.7   => 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Makeup Classes for ST!

As per the decision of the Registrar's Office, classes missed on 26th of October, 2014 (Sunday) due to country-wide hartal, will be made up on 1st of November, 2014 (Saturday) according to ST class schedule.

Eid Greetings!

Wishing all of you a very happy, prosperous, and joyous Eid. May the blessings of the Almighty Allah be with you forever.

BUS172 Makeup Class!

As discussed in the class there will be two makeup class sessions today as follows:

1. From 11:10 to 12:50 pm
2. From 2:40 to 4:10 pm

For now I am hoping to have the classes at NAC412 or any other nearby rooms depending on availability!

Make-up Notice!

Registrar's Office has announced make-up classes for the classes missed due to hartal. As such, we will have classes on Saturday, 27th September for the classes we are missing today (Sunday, 21st September).

As we might miss tomorrow's classes due to extension of hartal, I am planning to make that up on this Thursday (25th September). Details will be given in Wednesday class.

Welcome to Fall 2014!

Today is the first class day of Fall 2014. I would like to welcome all of you to this new semester. Please feel free to browse through this blog. Please visit this blog from time to time for important course updates and notification of general academic/extra-curricular events.

As you already have noticed, there are three folder links above to access resources of respective courses. You may get hold of course outlines, assignments, power-point slides, and other resources using the course folder links shown under the heading "Fall 2014 Course Folder Links" above. You may also visit the old blog posts to get ideas about the types of posts, resources shared, announcements, grading statistics etc.

You may leave a comment, ask me a question, or share any academic or non-academic issues using the 'comments' link found toward the end of each post. If it is unique/personal in nature, please provide your email address so that I may give you a feedback to your email. Otherwise, you may leave an anonymous comment.

Hope you would have a wonderful time. Get hold of the text books as soon as possible and start reading! Best of luck for the semester. Thanks.

Photography Exhibition!

North South University Photography Club (NSUPC) is going to have its most prestigious event of the year International Inter- University Photography Exhibition (IIUPE). This time the club received 7054 photographs from 832 photographers, belonging to 197 universities.

Works of 150 photographers from 101 universities have been selected to be exhibited in IIUPE 2014. The honorable jury board members were- Abir Abdullah, Ashraful Awal Misuk, Saud Al Faisal and Shafiqul Alam Kiron.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be held in the National Art Gallery at 11 am on the 29th of August, 2014. Eminent artist Mr. Mustafa Monowar and honorable Vice Chancellor of North South University Prof. Dr. Amin Sarker will grace the position of chief guest and guest of honor accordingly. The chief guest and the guest of honor will declare names of the winners and hand over the crests.

The honorable Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) Mr. Benajir Ahmed will close the exhibition on the 5th of September and will distributed the certificates among the winners.

The exhibition will remain open for all every day from 29th August to 5th September at the National Art Gallery, Shilpakala Academy from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Your gracious presence will encourage all the participants. Thank you.

Grades Posted!

Grades have been assessed and submitted into the system. Following is the summary of grades posted this semester (Summer 2014) for my courses. 

Unfortunately nobody could show outstanding results on a consistent basis this semester as well to be placed in the Hall of Fame section. If you are interested to know your grade, you may email me (imran.edu@gmail.com). Alternatively, you may wait until your advising session starts for next semester to check your grade in the system.

Thanks.

Marksheets Uploaded!

Markseets have been uploaded for all courses taught this semester. However, some assessments for FIN courses (Final problem section for FIN440 and project marks for both FIN254 and FIN440) are yet to be done and recorded. Will upload the updated marksheets once they are done.

Please notify all your classmates about this. These are original marks you obtained. As such, curving is yet to be done. Please go through your marks carefully. If you find any problem in your marks, you must report that to me immediately through email. Otherwise grades would be assessed based on these marks after necessary curving.

Thanks.

BUS172 Student Learning Assessment!

All my students (sections 11 & 12) of BUS172 must take a student learning assessment test. It is a very short (5 MCQs) assessment test which has been made mandatory by the school of business. You are asked to come by my office on the 24th of August, 2014 (Sunday) between 8 am and 11 am to take the test. Your grades will be withheld if you don't take the test. So, please be serious about it and inform all your classmates about this.

Thank you.

Script Check!

Final exam (or other assessment) scripts may be checked on the 24th of August, 2014 (Sunday) between 8 am and 11 am. I will try to upload the marksheets during the weekend if possible. So, keep checking my blog for further updates.

Thanks.

Academic Calendar for Fall 2014!

4-Sep-14	Thursday	Advising and Registration for Fall 2014 starts
13-Sep-14	Saturday	Orientation and Advising for New UG Students (143)
14-Sep-14	Sunday	Advising and Registration for Fall 2014 ends
15-Sep-14	Monday	Classes begin [Fall 2014]
21-Sep-14	Sunday	Last day of Withdraw with 50% refund
22-Sep-14	Monday	Last day of Registration without Late Fee (UG programs)
25-Sep-14	Thursday	Last day of Registration without Late Fee (Graduate programs)
**29-Sep-14	Monday	Last day of Registration with Late Fee Tk.2,000/- for UG programs (not applicable for financial aid recipients)
**2-Oct-14	Thursday	Last day of Registration with Late Fee Tk.2,000/- for Graduate Programs (not applicable for financial aid recipients)
4-Oct-14	Saturday	Holiday: Durga Puja
5-Oct-14 To 7-Oct-14	Sunday to Tuesday	Holiday: Eid Ul Azha
8-Oct-14	Wednesday	NO CLASSES
4-Nov-14	Tuesday	Holiday: Ashura
6-Nov-14	Thursday	Last day to withdraw with 'W'
30-Nov-14	Sunday	Teaching Evaluation Starts
4-Dec-14	Thursday	Last day of Thursday (R) Classes
10-Dec-14	Wednesday	Last day of MW Classes
11-Dec-14	Thursday	Regular ST Classes
13-Dec-14	Saturday	UG Admission Test - Spring 2015
14-Dec-14	Sunday	Last day of ST Classes, Teaching Evaluation Ends
15-Dec-14	Monday	NO CLASSES - STUDY DAY
16-Dec-14	Tuesday	Holiday: Victory Day
17-Dec-14	Wednesday	Final Exam starts
25-Dec-14	Thursday	Holiday: Christmas Day
30-Dec-14	Tuesday	Final Exam ends
1-Jan-15	Thursday	Last day of Grade Submission
4-Jan-15	Sunday	University Recess Starts
8-Jan-15	Thursday	University Recess Ends

FIN254 Final Exam Time Changed!

To resolve the time conflict between FIN254 and FIN440 exams as mentioned in an earlier post, following new schedule has been fixed for FIN254 final exam.

FIN254=> 19th Aug, 2014 @ 10 am in NAC310.

Thanks.

Final Exam Schedule for Summer 2014!

Registrar's Office has published the final exam schedule for the semester. Following dates and timings are for my courses:

BUS172=> 16-Aug @ 8 am in NAC415
FIN254=> 19-Aug @ 12 pm in NAC405
FIN440=> 19-Aug @ 12 pm in NAC501

As you can see FIN254 and FIN440 exams have been scheduled at the same time, I am trying to change timing of FIN254. It seems that the person who does this has not come to the office today. I will try to change the time, but not the date. In case, no other time is available on that date I might change the date, and I would prefer an earlier date. I will let you know the decision once I confirm with the Registrar's Office, may be by tomorrow, Inshallah.

Don't forget we have quizzes on the last day of classes. Following would be the quiz syllabus.

BUS172=> Chapters 8 & 9.
FIN254=> Chapters 8, 9, & 10.
FIN440=> Chapters 8, 9, 10, & 15.

Thank you.

FIN Project Submission Deadline Extended!

Project submission deadline has been extended for both FIN254 and FIN440. You must submit all softcopy and hardcopy data sources along with the printed copy of the report. New submission deadline is Thursday, 14th of August, 2014 either from 9 am to 10:30 am in the morning or 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm in the afternoon.

Thanks.

Seminar: Say 'NO' to Extreme Attitudes!

The Institute of Modern Languages is going to present a discourse on attitude and
communication on Sunday, August 10.

Discourse Title:
Say 'NO' to Extreme Attitudes

Presenter:
Prof Naz Karim
Psychologist and Student Counselor, NSU

The discourse will focus on attitude toward drugs, relationships, politics etc in
which students often find themselves involved.

Date: August 10
Time: 10 am -11 am
Venue: NAC303 

I would request all my students to try to attend with their friends. Thanks.

Eid Greetings and More!

I wish all my students happy Eid-Ul-Fitr Mubarak. May Allah accept all our good deeds, forgive all our sins, and grant us Jannatul Ferdous. I seek your prayers on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of my daughter Rubaat's birthday (29th July, 2011) today as well.

My Office Hours in Ramadan!

My office hours will remain as follows only in Ramadan. After Ramadan my office hours will be the same as declared earlier.

ST: 9:30 am to 11:00 am  and 1 pm to 2 pm
MW: 11:30 am to 2 pm

Thank you.

Library Hours in Ramadan!

NSU library will maintain the following hours during the holy month of Ramadan:

Sunday to Thursday: 8:30AM to 7:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Friday: Closed.

Thank you.

Class Timing in Ramadan!

Following is the revised class timing only for the month of Ramadan effective from the 1st day of Ramadan.

Thanks.

Seminar on 'Environmental Education & Its Prospect'!

Department of Environmental Science and Management (DESM) is going to arrange a seminar on 'Environmental Education & its Prospect' on 26 June 2014 (Thursday) at OAT 801 from 11:30 a.m.
 
Professor David Collins, Professor of Physical Geography, Associate Head International Salford University, Manchester, will be the keynote speaker.
 
Prof. Sirajul Islam Khan, Dean, School of Health & Life Sciences would be the chief guest. Prof. Mizan R. Khan, Professor, DESM, will Chair the session. 

Few other  special guests and speakers will speak in the seminar as designated discussants. Your kind attendance and cooperation would make this seminar a success.

BUS172: Quiz-I and Mid-I

As discussed in the class, first quiz and midterm would be held on 23-June (Monday) and 25-June (Wednesday) respectively during class hours. As such, we will start chapter 5 from tomorrow. However, syllabus for quiz and midterm will still be chapters 1 through 4.

Thanks.

Blood Donation Drive!

NSU Social Services Club has organized a 4-day blood donation drive at NSU Recreation Center from 1st to 4th of June, 2014. Quantum Foundation will be collecting blood and providing free major blood tests including blood grouping for each donor. Donors are also given free ice cream/drink and souvenirs.

Please encourage your friends to come or at least visit the center to at least encourage the donors, and maybe donate and help save a life. Thanks.