PrintBusiness Administration - Management: Course Descriptions
Core Courses
Business Foundations
The course will examine material related to the development of one’s understanding of key factors, and functional areas, typically found in a business. These functional areas include finance, personnel, marketing, operations and general management. The environment in which most Canadian businesses operate will also be examined including, the economic, legislative, technological and social contexts. The integration of the topics and concepts provide a framework that aids the students’ understanding of the relationships between the functional factors of a business, with an emphasis placed the application of this understanding to current situations and case studies. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-825 (In-class) or 570-424 (Instructor-led online)
Introduction to Marketing
Marketing impacts every aspect of our lives. Where we shop, what we buy, how we eat, what we drive and even where we live. Marketing 570-819/419 is a survey course that introduces learners to the basic concepts of marketing, viewed within a corporate framework. Topics include the development of new products, identifying market segments and targeting consumer groups, pricing strategies, brand equity, distribution channel and promotional activities. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-819 (In-class) or 570-419 (Instructor-led online)
Business Finance & Accounting
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the concepts, language and uses of financial and management accounting in business. The course will cover: business financial statements, including basic accounting concepts, financial statements, financial statement analysis, and sources of finance; and business control emphasizing elementary financial management, cost and budgetary control systems, capital budgeting, profit planning and current developments in accounting. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-817 (In-class) or 570-440 (Instructor-led online)
Organizational Behaviour
The objective of this course is to provide a conceptual and empirical understanding of the structure and function of human behaviour in organizations. Students will study the behavioural influences which affect productivity, organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Topics to be discussed include perception, job and organizational design, decision-making and leadership. Individual and group exercises and the analysis of case material will be used to enhance a practical understanding of theoretical concepts. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-821 (In-class) or 570-421 (Instructor-led online)
Business Communications
The course focuses on the knowledge and skills associated with clearly receiving, transmitting and communicating information within the business environment. Using communication theory and practical application, students will develop effective writing, speaking, and presentation skills required to convey a business’ communication strategy. Issues such as diversity, ethics and technology will be discussed within the context of business communication. Independent and group work activities will be incorporated to the learning environment in order to apply the students’ communication skills and knowledge to topics of teamwork, customer relations and leadership. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-850 (In-class) or 570-450 (Instructor-led online)
Management Electives
Operations Management Techniques
This course introduces the students to operations management concepts, models and techniques that have broad areas of application. The course covers forecasting, capacity planning, inventory control, project management, transportation cost analysis, quality control, and problem solving techniques. Emphasis is on the quality of products and services as the primary competitive strategy in the global marketplace. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-816 (In-class)
Economics
This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of economics. Through a combination of lectures, discussions and short presentations, students will learn the basic principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics. There is no Prerequisite for this course however some knowledge of graphs and equations is required. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-818 (In-class)
Business Statistics
This course will provide students with a general understanding of statistical techniques commonly used in solving business problems and undertaking market research. Topics include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, sampling distributions, estimations of means and proportions, simple regression and correlation, time series and index numbers. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-855 (In-class)
Principles & Practices of Supervision
The objective of this course is to acquaint students with an understanding of the behaviours that lead to effective supervision. This will include a combination of lectures and discussions which will convey supervisory and leadership concepts in the context of everyday work experiences. The focus of study will be related to the concept of Situational Leadership. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-847 (In-class)
Management Information Systems
This course will introduce students to the concepts of system analysis, design and implementations, with reference to the relationship between system management and organizational development. Topics to be covered include: the technology, analysis, systems evaluation and applications of an accounting information system (AIS), AIS and organizational decision-making, systems design and monitoring, control types of an AIS and marketing/purchasing applications. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-932 (In-class) or 570-432 (Self-directed distance)
Business Law
This course highlights legal topics that accountants and general business managers might encounter. Contract law, agency and the law of torts are examined in order to recognize where legal problems exist and what avenues are open to resolve them. (3 units)
Course Number: 570-436 (Self-directed distance)
Business Strategy (formerly Business Administration II)
Through extensive use of case analysis and discussions this course provides practical training in establishing goals and objectives for organizations and in formulating business strategies and plans. Particular emphasis will be placed on the process for developing business strategies, including the identification of various stakeholders and the need for congruency among such functions as human resources, labour relations, marketing, production, finance, sales, and research and development. Students will be encouraged to use and develop their creativity through experiential learning and case analysis. (3 units)
Course Number: 610-852 (In-class) or 610-452 (Instructor-led online)
Human Resources Management
The Human Resources Management course provides an overview of the fundamentals of human resource management and the importance and impact of human resource management on an organization. The course will focus primarily on seven major areas: strategic human resources management, planning human resources, attracting and selecting human resources, placing, developing and evaluating human resources, rewarding human resources, maintaining high performance and evaluating human resources strategies. (3 units)
Course Number: 974-901 (In-class) or 974-401 (Self-directed distance)