Courses not offered this academic year (fall/winter terms) are indicated by the words "NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR" below the course description. Nevertheless, students should refer to the Timetable as a final check.
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Business
1311
Introduction to Administrative Studies
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Description:
Examines the performance of planning, organizing, leadership and control in the context of private and public sector organizations in Canada. The impacts of economic technological, social and political forces upon managers within the Canadian and global environments are considered. Topical coverage includes legal, ethical,and social responsibility issues.
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Business
1312
Introduction to Financial Accounting
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Description:
Students are introduced to the purposes, objectives, concepts and processes of financial accounting. The course focus is on the preparation and reporting of economic information about the organization to external users. The uses and limitations of this information for external users are also considered.
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Business
2317
Introduction to Business Environment
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An introduction to measurement of aggregate economic activity, national income accounting, money, banking, government monetary and fiscal policy, international trade, employment, inflation and interest rates.
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Business
2336
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
This course focuses on techniques for the collection, analysis, and presentation of information. An introduction to measurement of the dispersion and central tendencies of data probability theory and hypothesis testing. Bivariate and multivariate relationships will be examined.
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Business
3312
Managerial Accounting
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Emphasizes the need for managers to understand the major concepts of accounting for managerial decision-making in private and public sector organizations. The preparation and use of management accounting information for planning and control proposes is examined. Students consider the behavioural and ethical inplications of decisions using case studies.
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Business
3314
Marketing I
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An introduction to the nature and scope of marketing in North America and globally. The principles, concepts, and techniques of performing marketing opportunity analysis including an examination of buyer behaviour, market segmentation, demand analysis, competitor evaluations, legal and ethical considerations and environmental scanning are addressed. Learning through team projects, including case studies and presentations is a major requirement of this course.
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Business
3316
Introduction to Operations Management
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Operations management concerns the creation of goods and services by an organization. Topics include product and service design, process selection, scheduling, plant layout, work study methods, inventory management. Project management techniques (P.E.R.T. and C.P.M.) and basic operations research models are applied in decision-making.
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Business
3317
Managerial Economics
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An introduction to the application of economic theory and the tools of analysis of decision science to examine how a firm can make optimal managerial decisions in an uncertain and constrained environment. Topics include: demand analysis, production and cost analysis, market structure and pricing practices, risk analysis and capital budgeting.
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Business
3318
Introduction to Organization Behaviour
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
A comprehensive introduction to the study of human behaviour in organizational settings. The course emphasizes the perspective of individuals within organizations. The roles of individuals within organizations and the complex factors affecting behaviour are considered in regards to motivation and communication.
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Business
3319
Financial Management I
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An introduction to basic concepts in corporate finance. The course develops tools and concepts for understanding problems facing financial managers. Topics include objectives of financial management, long-term and short-term financial planning, time value of money, valuation of bonds and stocks, and capital budgeting.
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Business
3333
Introduction to Management Information Systems
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An overview of management information systems and their application to business decision-making. Emphasis is placed on understanding managers' information needs, information reporting systems, underlying technologies and the functional and strategic issues to be considered in the design of management information systems.
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Business
3334
Marketing II
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
The concepts and techniques of managerial marketing are examined in this overview of the design and implementation fo the firm's marketing strategy. The focus of the course is on decision-making necessary to build long term profitable marketing plans for product/service organizations. The case study approach is a major element of this course.
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Business
3339
Financial Management II
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Building on the knowledge acquired in Business 3319, this course covers concepts of financial planning, working capital, theory of corporate capital and dividend policy, options. futures and swaps, pension plans, international finance, and mergers and acquisitions.
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Business
3358
Introduction to Human Resources Management
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An introduction to human resources management in the context of organizational strategy. Major topics include employee recruitment and selection, training and development, and employee evaluation. Employee retention through compensation systems, labour relations and quality of work life initiatives are also considered. These issues are examined in the context of evolving workplace demands, labour supply considerations, and regulatory developments.
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Business
4311
Managing in a Global Environment
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An examination of international business and trade concepts, and the cultural economic legal and political environments that impact international business. Forms of international agreements and organizational arrangements are addressed.
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Business
4315
Entrepreneurial Management
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Addresses topics in entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The processes of innovation and transformation of ideas into commercial opportunities are emphasized. Students are required to prepare a feasibility study and business plan.
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Business
4316
Advanced Operations Management
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Credit Weight:
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Description:
An exploration of analytical issues regarding various operations and manufacturing challenges. Topics include quality management and productivity, optimization techiques, developments in manufacturing technologies and control, and the performance of project management. The course will include cases from major manufacturing industries.
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Business
4317
Business and Society
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Credit Weight:
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Description:
The historical development of the Canadian and global economies as well as their current and future performance are examined. The objectives, roles and relationships of key stakeholders and their ability to influence business performance are considered. Topics include social responsibility of business and the ethics of business managers.
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Business
4318
Advanced Organizational Behaviour
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Development of a theoretical understanding of organizational behaviour, group dynamics and leadership as applied to the accomplishment of organization objectives. Topics also include organizational culture, negotiations, cross cultural behaviour power and politics within organizations.
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Business
4331
Selected Topics in Management
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Designed to provide in-depth coverage of current issues in management. The overall aim of the course is to expose students to recent developments in management practices and techniques which are changing in response to new legislation and current business practices.
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Business
4333
Electronic Business Strategies
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a general overview of Internet-based technologies, and the usage of these technologies by organizations, from a strategic perspective. Specifically, the course emphasizes the organizational fit between technologies and strategies, business models, current trends, legal aspects,and social issues. Students will also learn how to successfully launch and manage electronic business initiatives in both public and private organizations.
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Business
4351
Business Law
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
A study of the Canadian legal system to assist the administrator in understanding topics such as: commercial tansactions, civil litigation, alternative dispute resolution, employment law, negligence, professional liability, consumer protection, competition law.
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Business
4371
Strategic Management
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
An examination of corporate strategy theory and practice including internal and external environments with a view to establishing corporate objectives and formulating corporate strategy. Examines the interactions of environment systems with top management's personal goals and objectives. Focuses on inplementation of corporate strategy within a framework of changing corporate values, resources, and accelerating change. Interactive analytical and conceptual.
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Business
4391
Strategic Management Project
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Credit Weight:
0.5
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Description:
Provides the opportunity to apply the concepts of strategic management to real-life organizational situations. Students are required to analyze an existing organization and to submit a detailed report of their findings, analyses, and recommendations for the future.
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