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Accounting

Accounting as a profession had emerged following the ever-increasing needs of humankind in the social, economic and business environment. The accounting profession has shown a continuous and tremendous growth in the business world. This evolution of the accounting practice ranges from the ancient civilization periods of the Babylonians and Egyptians when payments for daily workers were used to be calculated on clay, as today’s practice where Computerized Accounting Information Systems that are used for generation of financial information which is very useful for making reliable business decisions. The significance as well as momentum of growth of the accounting discipline has increased after the 18th century Industrial Revolution of the Great Britain, which has brought a series of radical changes in the Content, Concept and Context of many of the professional fields, particularly those under the shadow of Business and Economics.

In the existing organizational dynamics and global integrations, the importance of vibrant Accounting and Finance professionals is indisputable. The central role of accountancy and finance in society make them interesting disciplines in their own right, especially for those who are interested in how economic or financial activities of any economic players, both at the micro and macro level, influences and structures our lives.

Over the past periods, the program has long been working on the conventional knowledge based course based delivery system with its many drawbacks including lack of academic coherence, poor assessment and evaluation, fragmented knowledge, poor quality and relevance of the curriculum as a whole which could not produce highly qualified and competitive graduates at the job markets.

In response to the MOE national harmonized curriculum and Financial Reporting Proclamation Number 847/2014, the college made content revision for accounting courses in line with International Financial Reporting Standards /IFRS/, International Public Sector Accounting Standard /IPSAS/ and International Audit Standards /IAS/ to have both local and national relevance.

Accounting and Finance as a profession had emerged in response to the social, economic and business environment needs. The Accounting and Finance profession has shown a continuous and tremendous growth in the business world. Accounting and Finance, in the modern context of business, is a Financial Information and Communication System that provides various groups of decision makers with valuable and reliable information that makes a difference in their day-to-day business decisions.

The basic rationale of the program is attributed to the observed continuously flourishing of different organizations in Ethiopia, along with the rapid pace of development of Ethiopian economy over the past periods. Different countries in general, and Ethiopia, in particular host various organizations: private, governmental, profit making, non-profit making, service, manufacturing organizations, etc. The business world is becoming increasingly complex and is facing new and greater challenges continually. The Accounting and Finance profession, a key profession in modern business society, will have to meet these challenges. Given the volatility of events, the Accounting and Finance education program needs to provide new skills and knowledge to Accounting and Finance graduates who enter the profession.

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in Accounting and Finance in all economic sectors such as business, not-for-profit, and government organizations. The areas of Accounting and Finance study are financial Accounting, cost and managerial Accounting, tax Accounting, Accounting information systems, Government and non-profit Accounting, Finance, and auditing. In addition to the above-mentioned input of the program, it combines and applies several supporting subject fields including law, information technology, quantitative techniques and economics pertinent to the accounting and finance agenda.

General Objective of the Program

The program of Accounting and Finance plans to meet the college’s mission of instilling into present and future-leaders knowledge of current and future accounting, auditing and finance practices and relevant skills through student–centered high quality, viable programs which are fully recognized internationally and by both the private and public institutions in Ethiopia. Hence, the Department seeks to sustain its growth and relevance through:
  • A highly educated and motivated faculty Viable programs which have local relevance and fully recognized internationally.
  • An International reporting and auditing standards based curriculum that meets the needs of the nation and international business.
  • Relevant curriculum leading to an exceptional learning environment with full access to new technologies and computer-mediated learning
  • An abundant level of intellectual capital created through scholarly activities
  • Research that meets the needs of the local and international business and academic communities;
  • A fully integrated international perspective
  • A full understanding of employer needs obtained through constant monitoring of the business environment through linkage program

    • Specific Objectives of the program

    The program of Accounting and Finance has the following specific objectives:
  • To produce graduates in degree program to satisfy a portion of the demand for accounting and finance graduates.
  • To enhance the relevance and timeliness of instruction, as well as the technical competency of the staff, by conducting applied research and developing innovative educational materials and techniques.
  • To provide students with sufficient academic, technical, logical, analytical, and professional base from which to pursue a career in accounting and finance and to advance to further study and a potential academic career in accounting and finance
  • To be a major provider of consultancy services to the public
  • To engage third year complete students into internship programs in which students gain practical experience
  • To establish linkage programs with different stakeholders from which the program will be able to tap resources and share experiences

    • Graduate Profile

    Upon graduate from the program, the graduate from BA degree in Accounting and Finance should have accounting and finance knowledge and understanding that enable them to:
  • Account transactions and events, and prepare financial statements as per International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
  • Analyze and interpret IFRS-based financial statements;
  • Audit financial statements and the underlying accounting systems, controls and records, and express an independent professional opinion about them as per International Standards for Auditing (ISA);
  • Identify, measure, gather, analyze, interpret and communicate cost and other types of information to the management;
  • Identify, anticipate and control risks both in manual and computerized accounting systems;
  • Analyze and design accounting information systems, and use computer applications in business transaction cycles
  • Develop the specific skills, modes of analysis and institutional background useful to work in finance areas for profit-making businesses or not-for-profit enterprises
  • Establish and manage their own business;
  • Account transactions and events, and prepare financial statements for not-for-profit organizations as per International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)
  • Conduct accounting and finance related research and form linkage with various accounting and finance research based institutions;
  • Work clerical activities like, keeping general accounts, records and reports; payroll processing and billings.
  • Prepare tax return and perform tax plan
  • Internalize an appreciation for the role of ethics in both the profession and the business world
  • Ready for furthers studies, professional certification and advanced trainings in accounting, auditing, finance, and management.

    • Professional Profile

    With additional training and work experience, the graduates of the program can pursue careers and render professional services in the areas of accounting and finance in various forms of organizations ranging from private, governmental and non-profit entities. After successful compilation of the four years undergraduate program of accounting and finance, students will be able to be:-
  • Accounting clerks: Keeping general accounts, records and reports; payroll processing and billings; Perform cost and managerial accounting and control, Preparing and communicating financial and nonfinancial information and supervisions; Disbursement voucher process and control; and bank reconciliation and banking activities;
  • Cost Accountant & Analysts: keep accounts of product costing and provide other relevant cost information
  • Auditor both internal and external: Work as an assistance auditor (both internal and external ); Pre-audit inspection and investigation; Operational audit, partial financial audit, cash audit, compliance audit, branch audit, interim reports audit, advance clearance;
  • Tax specialists: prepare tax return, work as internal revenue agents and tax administrator.
  • Information system designer and manipulator:Generating information which is of financial and non-financial in nature necessary for management; and analyzing, designing and implementing accounting systems (manual or computerized).
  • Financial management:running revenue and expenditure management capital investment decisions; risk and insurance management and budgeting
  • Financial analyst & consultants: financial planner, investment advisor, project coordinator; rendering financial consultancy services.
  • Investment Bankers: Run brokerage & dealer firms and investment banks;
  • Researches: Conduct scientific researches in the area of accounting and finance.
  • Educators: participate being as assistant lecturers in degree programs and teach diploma program students.

    • Courses can be structured as:
    Foundation Courses – courses offered to management department as basic know-how for core courses.
    Major/Core Courses – Major area courses that reflect the core objective of the program.
    Supportive Course – Courses that will provide support for core courses.

    Summary of Courses
    No. Course Type Total Credit Hours
    1 Major Courses 86
    2 Supportive Courses 29
    3 Foundation Courses 34
    4 Total 149

    Admission Requirements

    Anyone who wishes to join the BA in Accounting and Finance program shall satisfy the following requirements. Accordingly,
  • Applicants with, 12+2, 10+3, level 4 and level 5 certificates and COC certified
  • For those who had “completed preparatory” program, as per the standard set by Ministry of Education /MOE/.
  • Those applicants who have had the first degree in related fields of study from accredited higher learning institutions with a minimum of CGPA 2.00.
  • For those who transfer from other college/university, have to be accepted as per the approval of department and college.

    • Graduation Requirements

    To graduate in Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting & Finance a student must:
    1. Take all courses included in this curriculum
    2. Successfully complete the term papers and senior project as required by the respective courses in this curriculum
    3. Remove any “F”, “NG”, “I” grades;
    4. Have a minimum of CGPA of 2.00 points.

    Degree Nomenclature

    The degree offered after successful completion of this program is called:
    • In English: BA Degree in Accounting and Finance.
    • In Amharic: የአርት ባችለር ዲግሪ በአካውንቲንግና ፋይናንስ

    Duration of the study

    The completion of the program would require
  • Four years of study or eight semesters for regular students.
  • Four years of study or 12 terms for extension students.


    • Management

    As the college strives to meet the human resource need of the country for overall development, in the field of Management, the department will produce professionals who acquire the required knowledge and skills with high degree of commitment and competency. The department prepares students to fill positions where management knowledge and skills are necessary. Through creating conducive environment, the department encourages its students to conduct research in the field of business.
    In general the rationale behind developing this curriculum was thoroughly explained as follows:
    Firstly, Management is a crucial element in economic growth of a country. It brings together the factors of production: money, machinery, men, methods, markets and material to enable the country to experience economic development. A country with enough capital, manpower and other natural resources can still be poor if it does not have competent managers to combine and coordinate the resources. In the words of Peter Drucker; “without management country’s resources of production remain resources and never become products”. Management is important for learners because of many reasons. Of which these are some:
  • Our society depends on specialize institutions or organizations to provide us with goods and services.
  • Organizations are guided by managers who allocate resources and have responsibility and authority to manufacture safe, to declare war or peace, to build cities, to keep the environment clean and so on.

    • Second, Managers create jobs on one hand and products and services on the other hand.
    Moreover, developing this curriculum gives opportunity for students who cannot get the chance to study in public universities due to various reasons and also it gives opportunity to students who are interested to attend degree program without living their regular job and workplace.
    In light of the rationales stated above, contents of this curriculum have been determined on the basis of previously done curricula, based on survey, benchmarking and information inputs gained from resources collected from different institutions on curriculum development.

    The objectives of the program can be described in general and specific terms as follows.

    General Objective of the Program

    This program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills management in various governmental and non-governmental organizations. The program also aims at producing all – rounded and flexible Management with good understanding of the various business functions to discharge his/her knowledge logically and rationally for the success of business development. It also aims at enriching the competence and creativity of students in grappling with the complexities of modern education. Moreover, the program will stimulate Student’s intellectual curiosity and prepare them for advanced studies.

    Specific Objectives

    Specifically this program has an objectives of producing professional who
  • Are capable of planning, organizing, directing and controlling activities of private, non-government and government organizations.
  • Can competently manage marketing, finance operations, human resource, materials, information resources etc.
  • Are responsive and effective in working with and through others as well as capable of making and implementing decisions.
  • Professionals capable of searching and developing opportunities as well as tackling problems.
  • Are capable to carry out research works in business
  • Are able to face the challenges of todays and tomorrow’s highly Complex and competitive environment.

    • The program is aimed at producing graduates that can have adequate knowledge, skills and attitude towards application of management concepts. Specifically:
  • Capable of making rational decisions to solve organizational problems and manage conflicts.
  • Capable to competently manage human resources of an organization by understanding individual differences, group behavior and organization level behavior.
  • Motivated for creativity, innovation and management of projects.
  • Design appropriate and robust strategies to shape or cope up with changing organizational environment
  • Capable of planning, organizing, directing and controlling the activities of all types of organizations
  • Responsive and effective in working with and through others by developing an understanding of common goal
  • Manage material resources and operations of an organization
  • Conduct research and consultancy service in management and related areas and offer training for those who are in need of it
  • Manage financial resources of the organization by applying financial principles
  • Capable of using decision making models in organizational decision making.
  • Capable of understanding the legal, social and ethical responsibilities associated with the management of all types of organization.
  • Capable of using information communication technology in utilizing and managing organizational resources.
  • Analyze transaction, summarize, record and interpret accounting data for managerial decision making.
  • Apply fundamental economic concepts and models in organizational and managerial decisions
  • Apply fundamental marketing concepts and marketing management approaches in domestic as well as international marketing issues and practices.
  • Capable of collecting, analyzing and interpreting statistical data using various statistical tools for managerial decisions.
  • Analyze and manage costs of different organizational activities

    • Professional Profile

    The management program should enable the graduate to acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical know-how pertinent to management profession so that will be competent nationally and internationally. It should transfer employability skill in an ethical manner that can be mirrored through the cognitive ability, interpersonal skill, numeric skill and research working skill of the graduate.

    Program Profile

    The program prepares students to become professional managers capable of executing Human Resources Management, Information System Management, Marketing Management, Operations Management, Materials Management and Financial Management and other managerial functional areas. The program will.
  • Equip students with a realistic overview of major principles and techniques of human resources management systems.
  • Develop the students’ ability and skills to identify their information needs source, and how to utilize the information obtained efficiently.
  • Introduce students with the development and operation of markets-local, national and international-for resources, goods and services.
  • Provide students of management with a sound understanding of the concepts techniques, and applications of production and operations management.
  • Equip students with entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and ethical concepts,
  • Equip students with the methods and techniques of acquiring, utilizing, and issuing of material resources.

    • Courses can be structured as:
    Foundation Courses – courses offered to management department as basic know-how for core courses.
    Major/Core Courses – Major area courses that reflect the core objective of the program.
    Supportive Course – Courses that will provide support for core courses.

    Summary of Courses
    No. Course Type Total Credit Hours
    1 Major Courses 94
    2 Supportive Courses 21
    3 Foundation Courses 32
    4 Total 147

    Admission Requirements

    The newly entries of the college shall satisfy the following requirements. Accordingly,
  • For those who had completed the training in related fields of study in ‘Level Four and for Old TVET-Program (10+3) Graduates have to pass the National COC level IV–exam.
  • For those who had “completed preparatory” program, as per the standard set by Ministry of Science and Higher Education /MOSHE/.
  • Those applicants who have had the first degree or Level V COC from accredited higher learning institutions
  • Those who completed 12+2 or 12+3 Diploma in the old curriculum.
  • For those who transfer from other college/university, have to be accepted as per the approval of department and college.

    • Graduation Requirements

    To graduate in Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management a student must:
    1. Take all the required courses including senior essay to complete 147 credit hours.
    2. No “F”,NG,”I” grades in any course
    3. Have a minimum of CGPA 2.00

    Degree Nomenclature

    The degree offered after successful completion of this program is called:
    • In English: "Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management."
    • In Amharic: "የአርት ባችለር ዲግሪ በማኔጅመንት"

    Duration of the study

    The completion of the program would require
  • Four years of study or eight semesters for regular students.
  • Four years of study or 12 terms for extension students.

    • The duration of the study for BA in Management is four years with eight semesters.


    Computer Science

    Computers play a major role in shaping the information or the knowledge age. They are also becoming essential in almost all activities of human life. Furthermore, with the decline in the price of computer hardware, nations, organizations and individuals that couldn't afford to have computers some years back can now afford to acquire them. However, the acquisition of the hardware is just one step towards computerization. The most important step is to be able to use them properly.
    This necessitates for a high number of skilled computer scientists who will develop the necessary applications for the computers, who will administer the computer systems and who will decide on computer system acquisitions of the organizations and all automation processes in general.
    Institutions, enterprises, organizations and companies in all sectors, public and private, are directly or indirectly being affected by the overwhelming information flow around the world. The effect goes down to small businesses and even to individuals. Every such unit should be equipped with tools that enable it to survive in such a dynamic world. Ethiopia is no exception and we must get ready to cope up with the influence of the knowledge age in our day to day life.
    A curriculum in Computer Science must be designed in such a way that it addresses the current needs of the country. Currently, the country has no sufficient number of competent computer professionals in the various fields of Computer Science. Various Governmental and other organizations have the desire to use modern information technology. However, there is an acute shortage of technical staff.

    Computer Science is an exciting, challenging and dynamic discipline. Computers form an integral part of every aspect of society and modern life. New computing technologies are introduced at an enormous rate and the Computer Science field develops and changes continually and rapidly. Consequently Computer Science has evolved into a dynamic and challenging field of study.
    Students in the course of their degree are exposed to the theoretical foundations in all areas of the field, gain an understanding of the principles that underlie development of systems, apply their knowledge on real life projects and acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to cope with the astonishing rate of change of the specific discipline.
    The curriculum is in compliance with the already established standards proposed by international Computer Societies. Graduates are well equipped to successfully follow fulfilling career paths in many diverse areas of business and academia.

    The primary objective of the program is to produce a high quality graduate with an entrepreneurial and problem-solving mind-set. The specific objectives of the program are:
  • Provide an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of Computer Science.
  • Develop Computer Science concepts and definitions, and to extend and generalize them to new situations.
  • Educating and training students for the very dynamic and rapidly changing science and technology market.
  • Educating and training students to become life-long learners by providing them with a sound base in computer science, basic sciences as well as general education.
  • Make students understand the connections between Computer Science and other disciplines, and being able to recognize Computer Science ideas embedded in other contexts.
  • Develop the fundamental concepts of Computer Science modelling and how to apply Computer Science to real-world situations.
  • Motivating students to become innovators who can respond very positively to the challenges and opportunities presented by new ideas and technologies.
  • Laying a strong foundation for, and instilling confidence in students who may want to pursue post-graduate studies later in life.

    • Through document analysis on different research organization websites in the field of computer science and based on other higher education institutions’ computer science programs, it has been found professionals in the field of computer science do have knowledge and skills in software design and implementation, devising new ways of to use computers, developing effective ways to solve computing problems, generating new knowledge through research as in bioinformatics and intelligent systems, presenting findings clearly ,and using computers for the betterment of society.
    Computer science professional must have
    Areas of competence Professional Profile
    Cognitive Knowledge Skill Analyze and demonstrate a high-level understanding of theory and principles of Computing systems as a whole
    Conduct research in computing to generate new knowledge
    Apply knowledge and innovative skills to plan, set up and run businesses.
    Practical Skills Demonstrate, deploy, design and implement computing systems
    Exercise management and administration of computing systems
    Attitude
    (Transferable Skills)    		 Prepare, present and reporting research findings orally and in writing.
    Apply managerial skills

    The graduate will have the following knowledge, skill and attitude at the end of the program.

    Cognitive Knowledge Skill

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to computer science.
  • Use such knowledge and understanding in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices.
  • Identify and analyze criteria and specifications appropriate to specific problems, and plan strategies for their solution.
  • Analyze the extent to which a computer-based system meets the criteria defined for its current use and future development.
  • Deploy appropriate theory, practices, and tools for the specification, design, implementation, and evaluation of computer-based systems.
  • Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development and the knowledge and skills to act as research assistants or lecturers in higher education institutions.

    • Practical Skills

  • Specify, design, and implement computer-based systems.
  • Evaluate systems in terms of general quality attributes and possible tradeoffs presented within the given problem.
  • Apply the principles of human-computer interaction to the evaluation and construction of a wide range of materials including user interfaces, web pages, and multimedia systems.
  • Identify any risks or safety aspects that may be involved in the operation of computing equipment within a given context.
  • Deploy effectively the tools used for the construction and documentation of software, with particular emphasis on understanding the whole process involved in using computers to solve practical problems.
  • Use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary to maintain and administer computer based systems.
  • Apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory in the modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the tradeoffs involved in design choices;

    • Attitude (Transferable Skills)

  • Make succinct presentations to a range of audiences about technical problems and their solutions.
  • Be able to work effectively as a member of a development team.
  • Understand and explain the quantitative dimensions of a problem.
  • Manage one’s own learning and development, including time management and organizational skills
  • Keep abreast of current developments in the discipline to continue one’s own professional development.
  • Recognize and be guided by the social, professional, and ethical issues involved in the use of computer technology.

    • Admission Requirements

    Anyone who wishes to join the BA in Computer Science program shall satisfy the following requirements.
    1. Applicants with, 12+2, 10+3, a minimum of level 4 COC certified
    2. Diploma certificate who had completed a diploma in education in related fields.
    3. For those who had “completed preparatory” program, as per the standard set by Ministry of Education /MOE/.
    4. Those applicants who have had the first degree in related fields of study from accredited higher learning institutions with a minimum of CGPA 2.00.
    5. For those who transfer from other college/university, have to be accepted as per the approval of department and college.

    Duration of Study

    The duration of the study for the regular B.Sc. program in Computer Science is 4 years.

    Mode of Delivery

    All courses should be delivered on a semester basis and face-to-face teaching.

    Method of Teaching

    The teaching learning process in this program mainly follows the principle of active learning. The students are engaged in assignments, quizzes, tutorials, laboratories, project demonstrations, lectures and filed trip/ industrial visit.

    Grading System

    The grading system of the B.Sc. program in Computer Science is fixed scale and indicated in table below.
    Scale Letter Grade Number Grade Status
    [90-100] A + 4 Excellent
    [85-90) A 4 Excellent
    [80-85) A- 3.75 Excellent
    [75-80) B+ 3.5 Very Good
    [70-75) B 3 Very Good
    [65-70) B - 2.75 Good
    [60-65) C+ 2.5 Good
    [50-60) C 2 Satisfactory
    [45-50) C - 1.75 Unsatisfactory
    [40-45) D 1 Poor
    [0-40) F 0 Fail

    Grade Requirements

    To graduate in a B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science a candidate must fulfill the following requirements:
    1. Minimum cumulative Grade Point of 2.00.
    2. The required compulsory, elective, supportive and common courses with their respective total ECTS, Cr. Hrs, and number of courses for graduation with the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is indicated below in Table below.
      3. Table 2: Total Required Courses
      No. Course Category Number of Courses Credit Hours ECTS
      1 Compulsory 29 86 143
      2 Elective 2 6 10
      3 Supportive 7 21 35
      4 Common 14 35 59
      Total 52 148 247
    3. Educational visit: educational tours will help inspire the next generation of computer scientists by showing them the practical application of the subject in an exciting and informative way. Each batch of students are expected to visit a minimum of 2 popular companies/organizations in the field.

    Degree Nomenclature

    English: Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
    Amharic: የሳይንስ ባችለር ዲግሪ በኮምፒውተር ሳይንስ
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