FINAL EXAM (TAKE HOME)
Prepared for:
Mr. Sheikh Morshed Jahan
Course Instructor: Bangladesh Studies
BBA Program
Prepared by:
Institute of Business Administration
University of Dhaka
July 3, 2013
Knowing one’s motherland is the most responsible and patriotic thing that can be and should be done by every citizen of that country. Bangladesh studies help students know Bangladesh from different angles, different dimensions. So, Bangladesh Studies is a course which should be included in all type of academic syllabus of this country.
Topics covered in the course
Live and Livelihood realities’ evolvement in rural Bangladesh: This course was first started with a micro or individual level of focus. Students were required to go to their own village and observe the changes in different aspects of rural people’s life and livelihood that were brought about by various factors. Mainly, Changes in education, health, social, political, cultural and economic perspectives were the main focus and the factors that brought about and are still bringing about this change.
Success story on agriculture: a success story of any agricultural product in Bangladesh was the next individual focus of the course. Any recent success story of any products in agriculture, the factors that made the success possible, the factors which are hindering the success, what the demand of that particular product to stay successful and what are the future prospects of that product were the focus or purpose of the study.
Market failure scenario: another individual study was an incident of any market failure scenario in Bangladesh. The reasons behind the market failure incident, what should have been done to avoid it, what should be done to avoid a repetition of the same problem in the future, what are the different stakeholders thinking about the failure and how are they coping with it etc. were the focus of the study.
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