The Department of Management and Business Administration organized study tours, on 18th, 19th and 23rd May, 2002 for the students of BUS 101: Introduction to Business course. The students were divided into groups of 17 and were assigned to visit four organizations (Central Hospital, IBCS -Primax, AB Bank, BRAC Dairy, BATA), so as to get an overview of the operations of those organizations and to determine their status in their respective industries. Each visit was for approximately three hours and during this period, the students not only made operational tours within each organization, but also initiated open discussions with the respective top management teams.