Entrepreneurship . Ethics . Discipline

• Program Mission

The mission of the Accounting Program is to offer high-quality education in accounting that meets the latest trends in the profession. The program is delivered, by renowned scholars, in a creative environment that enables our students to learn the latest innovative techniques in accounting, build their knowledge through theory, applied, and research in accounting.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The Accounting Degree at IUK provides students with a solid foundation that will enable them to effectively perform key tasks and roles in accounting, audit and business industry.

The primary program educational objective of the B.BA in Accounting is to provide the financial industry with proficient and well-rounded individuals who will demonstrate they are:

• Knowledgeable and skillful
• Entrepreneurial
• Innovative and creative thinkers
• Effective collaborators
• Responsible citizens

Within 3 to 5 years of graduation, these students will:

1. Possess extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of applied accounting, and be practicing general business analytical skills to inform strategic decision making.
2. Be Chartered Members of one or more Accounting Professional Bodies and conform to the association’s requirements for professional development and best practice.
3. Effectively perform in the common business domains such as finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
4. Possess the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in business including effective communication, efficient teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
5. Demonstrate ethics in business and responsibility to their society and profession. 

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes have been developed through a consultative process that has involved the teaching team, students, industry feedback and international benchmarks along with close alignment with professional association standards.

1. Apply accounting concepts and techniques in business environments.
2. Utilize financial information, accounting tools and techniques and standards; to prepare financial statements according to international standards.
3. Use accounting principles, concepts, tools and techniques for budgeting, business planning, decision-making, and financial performance evaluation.
4. Apply analytical and computational knowledge and skills in accounting to determine major trends in business.
5. Select financial management principles, tools, and techniques to analyze different issues related to financial performance, investment, and financing.

• Program’s Mission

The mission of the Information Systems program at IUK is to offer high-quality education that meets the latest advancement in the IS domain, based on internationally recognized accreditation standards. The Information Systems equips the local and regional market with competent professionals who can implement IT solutions and technologies in different business environments; provides graduates with lifelong learning skills and research.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) are based on the program mandate and identify what a graduate is expected to be able to do a few years after graduating from the program. To fulfill the program’s mission, the following specific educational objectives are set for the program.

Within a few years of graduation from the B.A.Sc. in Information Systems program graduates will be able to:

1. Manage Information Technology environments.
2. Develop policies and procedures for approval by executive officials to ensure adherence to best practice in information technology and data protection.
3. Evaluate current and emerging safeguards to ensure the safety and authenticity of organizational data.
4. Provide added value to the organization through management, development, and implementation of innovative business solutions.
5. Engage in lifelong learning, professional development, and ethical practices.

The Program Education Objectives (PEOs) are developed based on ABET standards and using the revised version of Bloom taxonomy by Anderson and Krathwohl (2001

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Student learning outcomes have been developed based on Kuwait’s market needs, and international benchmarks along with close alignment with professional association and accreditation body standards (ABET, 2021).

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor in Information Systems degree program, graduates will be able to:

1. Analyze a complex business-related computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
2. Develop, implement, and evaluate computing-based solutions to meet requirements in the context of different business fields.
3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
4. Demonstrate professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
6. Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of information systems.

• Program's Mission and Objectives

The mission of the Finance and FinTech program is to provide an innovative educational environment to prepare our students to be key players in the information industry and well-equipped with tools, knowledge, and skills that are needed in the industry.

The Program aims to prepare graduates to meet the challenges of the contemporary labor market and prepare them to be future leaders in the sector, focusing on achieving the following objectives:

• To provide modern curricula in the specialization of finance and FinTech in an effective educational framework.
• To provide bachelor's students in finance and FinTech with the necessary knowledge regarding financial institutions and the challenges they face and address them.
• To provide bachelor's students in finance and FinTech with the necessary skills for the requirements of the workforce, as well as decision-making skills.
• To strengthen students' abilities and connect them to the labor market through practical applications and relevant professional certificates.
• To provide a high-quality learning environment and invest in educational technology.

• Program Educational Objectives

The Finance and FinTech Degree provides students with a solid foundation that will enable them to effectively perform key tasks and roles in the Finance and Fintech industry. The primary program educational objective is to provide the Finance and FinTech industry with proficient and well-rounded individuals who will demonstrate they are:

• Knowledgeable and skillful
• Entrepreneurial
• Innovative and creative thinkers
• Effective collaborators
• Responsible citizens

Within 5 to 7 years of graduation, the students from the Finance and FinTech Degree program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate expertise in dealing with contemporary Finance and FinTech operations, systems, and issues
2. Function effectively with colleagues, industry professionals, and government entities to creatively, ethically, and competently influence the Finance and FinTech landscape.
3. Recommend strategic solutions to Finance and FinTech concerns and act as a member of the leadership team to implement these solutions.
4. Choose to engage with continuous professional development and lifelong learning to remain current both in the Finance and FinTech field as well as in the business and social environment.
5. Function as a mid-level manager in the Banking industry or as an entrepreneur contributing to the development of strategies and policies.
6. Rule on FinTech and ethical matters in consultation with the national regulatory bodies.

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Immediately upon Graduation, Graduates will be able to:

1. Contrast the functions, roles, and products of Finance and financial intermediaries, both within Kuwait and internationally.
2. Analyze the value of high-yielding functions, products, and services along the delivery value chain of performance and profitability.
3. Demonstrate fluency in Data Science programs/models and be able to recommend technological solutions to such problems as imperfect or asymmetric data.
4. Interpret data to predict manage, and influence the behaviors of customers, and to identify trends and opportunities in financial services.
5. Interpret the rights, duties and compliance requirements of financial intermediaries and their customers, and apply ethical principles in unregulated areas.
6. Model high levels of customer service, communication, etiquette, initiative, and creativity.

• BA. Supply Chain Management and Logistics

The Supply Chain Management and Logistics (SCML) program prepares the students to be key players in determining the most effective ways to advance SCML in different organizations. The program encompasses the planning and management of all the activities and resources organizations use to produce goods and services that satisfy customer demands. Five core processes are common to all supply chains: planning how to satisfy customer demand, sourcing supply chains for raw materials and services, producing the product or service, delivering the product or service to the customer, and managing returned goods for recycling in repair or reuse. These core processes occur in both manufacturing enterprises and service organizations and apply to government agencies, NGOs, and human support agencies and institutions. Thus, the challenges in making all those operations most efficient and effective are the keys to success for an organization.

IUK program provides the students with all the skills and tools to make all these operations the most efficient and effective are the keys to the success of any organization.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The program objectives of the Supply Chain Management and Logistics degree, are that within 5 to 7 years of graduation, students will:

1. Possess extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
2. Demonstrate the capability to apply analytical skills in effective decision making and generating logistical solutions to problems in different environments.
3. Function effectively in the common business domains of finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
4. Model the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in the Supply Chain Management and Logistics industry including communication, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
5. Demonstrate the application of ethics in business and a responsibility to society and their profession.

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes have been developed in an alignment with professional association standards. Upon graduation, program’s graduates will have the skills to:

• Apply business principles, tools, and analytical skills to the context of Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
• Analyze best practices in Supply Chain Management and Logistics contexts to provide sustainable and efficient solutions to business challenges.
• Prioritize courses of action and resource utilization to efficiently solve operational problems in the Supply Chain Management and Logistics domain.
• Supply Chain Management and Logistics Evaluate ethical principles within the domain of Supply Chain Management and Logistics and be able to apply these to different situations.
• Interpret the governance, political, and legislative environment, within which SCML managers operate including international treaties and shipping protocols.

• Program's Mission

The mission of the Banking and Investment Management program is to develop professionals who will support the "New Kuwait" vision and the growth of business enterprises within Kuwait and the region.  The program emphasizes developing discipline-specific skills and competencies, making graduates highly competitive practitioners well-positioned in the healthcare domain.

Graduates of the program are expected to:

1. Apply extensive knowledge and skills focused on the development of the Banking and investment sectors.
2. Build both theoretical and practical 'banking and investment' related skills and competencies required in this domain, such as retail, corporate, investment management, financial planning, and risk management.
3. Foster effective critical thinking, analytical, research, and communication skills and generate solutions to problems in the financial environment.
4. Function effectively in the business-related domains of the financial ecosystem such as governance, strategic planning, finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The Banking and Investment Management Degree provides students with a solid foundation that will enable them to effectively perform key tasks and roles in the Banking and investment industry. The primary program educational objective of the program is to provide the banking and investment industry with proficient and well-rounded individuals who will demonstrate they are:

• Knowledgeable and skillful
• Entrepreneurial
• Innovative and creative thinkers
• Effective collaborators
• Responsible citizens

This will ensure that in a period of five years, IUK graduates with the breadth of their robust and practical education will be middle management decision-makers. They will consistently be able to contribute analytical input into their organization’s strategic process.

Within 5 to 7 years of graduation, program’s graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate expertise in dealing with contemporary Banking and investment operations, systems, and issues
2. Function effectively with colleagues in private and public entities to creatively, ethically, and competently influence the Banking and investment sector.
3. Recommend strategic solutions to Banking and investment concerns and act as a member of the leadership team to implement these solutions.
4. Choose to engage with continuous professional development and lifelong learning to remain current both in the Banking and investment domain.
5. Function as a mid-level manager in the Banking industry or as an entrepreneur contributing to the development of strategies and policies.
6. Rule on banking and ethical matters in consultation with the national regulatory bodies of banking and investment.

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) describe the knowledge, skills, and competencies graduates possess upon graduation. Immediately upon graduation, program’s graduates will be able to:

1. Contrast the functions, roles, and products of banks and financial intermediaries, both within Kuwait, regionally and internationally.
2. Analyze the value of high-yielding functions, products, and services along the delivery value chain of performance and profitability.
3. Demonstrate fluency in banking and investment-related problem solving techniques to develop alternative solutions.
4. Interpret data to predict manage, and influence the behaviors of customers, and to identify trends and opportunities in banking and investment services.
5. Interpret the rights, duties and compliance requirements of financial intermediaries and their customers, and apply ethical principles in unregulated areas.
6. Model high levels of customer service, communication, etiquette, initiative, and creativity.

• Program's Mission

The mission of the Healthcare management program is to develop healthcare management and administration professionals who will support the growth of business enterprises within Kuwait and the region.  The program emphasizes developing discipline-specific skills and competencies, making graduates highly competitive practitioners well positioned in the healthcare domain.

Graduates of the program are expected to:

1. Apply extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of healthcare management.
2. Demonstrate the use of analytical skills in effective decision making and generating solutions to problems in healthcare environments.
3. Function effectively in the business-related domains of the healthcare ecosystem such as governance, strategic planning, finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The educational objectives of the Healthcare Management program are that after five years of graduation, these students will:

1. Contrast leadership and strategic roles, and operational roles, in Kuwait’s healthcare system.
2. Apply extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of healthcare management.
3. Demonstrate the use of analytical skills in effective decision making and generating solutions to problems in healthcare environments.
4. Function effectively in the business-related domains of the healthcare ecosystem such as governance, strategic planning, finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
5. Model the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in the healthcare system including effective communication, efficient teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
6. Demonstrate the application of ethics in business and responsibility to society and the profession.

• Program-Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes of the Healthcare Management program reflect the skills, knowledge, and competencies that students are expected to attain once they complete the program. Upon graduation, students will be able to:

1. Compare the theoretical and practical aspects of the different business functions related to the healthcare system in Kuwait.
2. Apply different business skills, tools, and techniques to the healthcare sector, including financial management, ethics and policies, quality and performance management, and information systems and technologies.
3. Analyze best practices in healthcare contexts, to provide sustainable and efficient solutions to business challenges.
4. Influence decision-making through effective communications across culturally diverse healthcare systems using different communication methods and formats.
5. Evaluate ethical principles within the domain of Healthcare Management and be able to apply these to different situations.

• Program's Mission

The mission of the Marketing program is to provide our students with a unique learning opportunity that develops their knowledge in the field and upgrade their skills to function with excellence in new trends and knowledge in marketing roles and entrepreneurship initiatives.

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The primary program educational objective of the Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing is to provide the regional and international industry with proficient and well-rounded individuals who will demonstrate they are:

• Knowledgeable and skillful
• Entrepreneurial
• Innovative and creative thinkers
• Effective collaborators
• Responsible citizens

This will ensure that in a period of five to ten years, the University graduates with the breadth of their robust and applied education, plus industry experience, will be middle management decision-makers. They will consistently be able to contribute analytical input into their organization’s strategic process.

Program Educational Objectives are normally defined as what a Graduate from the program will be able to contribute to the workplace after five to seven years of employment.  Our graduates will be able to:

1. Develop the graduates' skills in effectively formulating and implementing marketing strategies in different business domains.
2. Make use of comprehensive knowledge and competence in the specific occupation of digital marketing, and in general business administration.
3. Choose membership of one or more Marketing Professional Associations and conform with its requirements for professional development.
4. Function in common business activities such as finance, management, leadership, strategy, marketing and digital systems.
5. Make use of personal and cognitive skills to be effective communicators, team workers, entrepreneurs, and leaders.
6. Demonstrate ethics in business and responsibility to their society and profession. 

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of the B.BA in Marketing program, graduates will be prepared to:

1. Apply emerging marketing concepts and techniques in business environments.
2. Utilize digital marketing tactics including search engine optimization, social media, videos, email, blogging, websites, influencers etc.  to develop the organizations brand, market reach and resulting revenues.
3. Use business principles to develop effective budgets, business plans, make decisions, and evaluate performance.
4. Apply marketing analytical knowledge and skills to determine major trends in consumerism or within specific markets.
5. Apply extensive occupational knowledge relating to specific commercial areas to contribute to the development of strategic and marketing plans.
6. Assess ethical principles within the marketing domain.