Introduction to Economics (2214)

Course Aim: Allow students to develop basic understanding of economic principles. Students will learn about basic tools of microeconomics and macroeconomic analysis and will understand the behavior of households, firms and government.
Main Topics: An overview of economics - The difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics, positive and normative statements and the factors of production - An introduction to (PPF), the graphical representation of the main economic problem scarcity - Introducing the difference between demand and supply, and the factors that affect both of them - An introduction to the concept of elasticity and the four different types of elasticity - Introducing the concept Utility and the difference between Marginal Utility and Total Utility - Introducing the concept of budget line and consumption bundles - Possibility, preferences and choices - Output and Costs: Production - Output and Costs: Cost - Illustrating the differences between various market structures.

Technical Writing (2213)

Course Aim: Introduce students to technical and professional writing through various readings and assignments.

Technical Writing (2192)

Course Aim: Introduce students to technical and professional writing through various readings and assignments
Main Topics: Types of technical writing - audience analysis - and persuasion -definition of writing and analysis of material – description of mechanisms and processes - library resources - research techniques - and proposal writing - collecting notes - writing outlines - and writing rough drafts - elements of the formal research report - graphic aids in technical reports - grammar - technical writing style - and paper revision - job application procedure - including application letters and resumes - plagiarism and professional ethics.

Entrepreneurship (1204)

Course Aim: This course is designed to give undergraduate students the principles of social value creation to help them build and grow social ventures. Topics will include introducing the field of social entrepreneurship and the status of social entrepreneurship in Egypt. Also, opportunity discovery and assessment, feasibility analysis, and social venture business modeling will be discussed. Students will also gain exposure to funding sources and fintech applications through this course.
Main Topics: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship- The Status of Social Entrepreneurship in Egypt- Ethics & Mentality Social Entrepreneurs - Scanning the Social Ventures Environment- Finding and Assessing Opportunities for Social Ventures- Developing a Business Model- Assessing the Viability of a Social Venture- Writing A Business Plan- Fintech Concept, Applications, and Opportunities- Issues in Managing the Social Ventures

English Fundamentals (1200)

Course Aim: Provides students with the essential language skills through an intensive English programme.
Main Topics: The course puts students on a guided path to English proficiency, providing training to improve their reading and writing skills in addition to practising grammar, improving their pronunciation and gaining more vocabulary.

English (1199)

Course Aim: Introduction students to the key principles of effective and efficient academic writing. This course will provide key techniques, guidelines and suggestions to improve the students’ academic written communication. It will give hands-on experience in the process of writing: forming strategies for inventing, focusing, drafting, conferencing, revising and editing academic texts. It’s designed for students who study English as a Second Language (ESL) where a course book will be used for this purpose.
Main Topics: An introduction to writing - The Writing Process - Subjects and verbs - Fragments - Essay Writing- Four Bases for revising Essays- Regular and Irregular verbs - Subject-verb Agreement - Developing an Essay- Pronoun agreement and reference - Pronoun types - Cause and/ or Effect - Adjectives and Adverbs - Misplaces Modifiers - Dangling Modifiers - Comparison and /or Contrast - Numbers and Abbreviations- Information Literacy - Summarising and Paraphrasing - Writing a Source-Based Essay -- A Model Research Essay

Selected Topics in Humanities -2 (1198)

Course Aim: Introduce students to novel topics in humanities that need to be identified in a responsive manner as new social topics and problems evolve and develop.