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Core Program
Course Descriptions
Comprehensive
Case Analysis Descriptions
NOTE: Courses listed as SERVICE COURSES may not be used to fulfil any
of the requirements of any of the programs of the Faculty of Business Administration,
including the minor, certificate, diploma and degrees.
2102. Introductory Accounting for Non-Business Students. This course
will provide full introductory coverage of both financial and managerial accounting.
The course focuses on the most widely used accounting theory and practice.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for Business 2102 and either of Business
1101 or Business 2101.
CORE PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
NOTES: 1) Any prerequisite listed may be waived by permission of the
instructor.
2) Enrolment in Business courses is limited and first priority will be given
to students registered in the Faculty of Business Administration programs
and secondarily to Business Minor Candidates who have obtained the approval
of the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration or delegate.
1000. Introduction to Business. An overview of business in the Canadian
environment is presented in the course with emphasis on the stakeholders involved
and the issues confronting managers. The course examines the functional areas
of the enterprise (finance, marketing, production, and human resources management)
in addition to providing an overview of the business system. An analysis
of actual business situations provides a framework of study.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 2001. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 2001 and Business 1000.
1101. Principles of Accounting. This course will emphasize the concepts
and issues of introductory financial accounting as they relate to the Canadian
conceptual framework, and will also address the strengths and weaknesses of
financial reporting at an introductory level. The student will be introduced
to the accounting process and analysis of the balance sheet, income statement,
and the statement of changes in financial position.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for Business 1101 and either of the
former Business 3100 and the former Business 2100.
1201. Principles of Marketing. This course provides an overview of
the marketing function, emphasizing customer satisfaction as the focal point
of an organization's activities. The course examines customer characteristics
and behaviours as a crucial element in the design of effective marketing strategies
and programs. The course also deals in detail with the elements of the marketing
mix: products and services; pricing; distribution channels; and promotion.
Prerequisite: Business 1000 or the former Business 2001.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 1201 and the former
Business 3200.
1600. Introduction to Entrepreneurship. This introductory course
is designed to give students a broad understanding of the field of entrepreneurship
and the role that entrepreneurship plays in society. Topics will include the
nature and theories of entrepreneurship, the characteristics and behaviours
of entrepreneurs, and the entrepreneurial process in small and large firms.
Students will get to think and act in a creative manner, obtain exposure to
local entrepreneurs, assess their potential for entrepreneurial careers and
develop attitudes and skills that will be useful in any organization. The
course is also useful for those who will be dealing with smaller firms in
the context of larger organizations and for those who will be working for
entrepreneurs.
Prerequisite: Business 1000.
2000. Business Communications. An emphasis on the understanding and
use of various forms of communication in the business organization. From an
examination of the communication process, study progresses to planning, and
developing skills in written and oral communications including business reports
and letter writing.
2101. Managerial Accounting. The course will provide an overview
of the use of financial data for managerial decision making. The student
will be introduced to basic budgeting and analysis techniques for both service-oriented
and manufacturing businesses.
Prerequisite: Business 1101.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 2101 and the former
Business 4100.
2201. Marketing Applications. This course applies the principles
learned in Business 1201 in a variety of contexts and organizations. Students
gain an appreciation for the application of marketing principles in specialist
application areas such as: marketing for services, not-for-profit and public
sector organizations, and in an international context. In addition, an overview
and appraisal of the marketing function and of marketing performance is addressed
through the marketing planning process.
Prerequisite: Business 1201.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 2201 and the former
Business 3200.
2301. Organizational Behaviour. This course focuses on the study
of individual and group processes in formal organizations. The student is
introduced to the nature of work, the systematic approach to the study of
behaviour, organizational roles and socialization, motivation, leadership,
communication, and group dynamics.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 4300. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 2301 and Business 4300.
2401. Quantitative Methods for Business. Topics will include series,
probability, linear algebra with applications, graphing (including two-variable
linear optimization), and business applications of differential calculus;
where applicable, spreadsheets will be used.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 1000 or 1081
NOTE: A knowledge of the basic operations of spreadsheets is required.
3320. Introduction to Labour Relations. This course provides an introduction
to the field of industrial and labour relations in Canada, with primary emphasis
on the labour-management relationship. Students will be introduced to the
basic elements of an industrial relations system, including the participants,
their roles and relationships, the social, economic, legal and political environment
in which the participants interact, and the process and outcomes of collective
bargaining. Students may be exposed to various role playing exercises that
are applicable to a career in industrial and labour relations.
3401. Operations Management. The objective of this course is to present
and discuss the fundamental concepts necessary to understand the nature and
management of the operations function in organizations. The course will focus
on forecasting for operations, inventory management; capacity, aggregate and
requirements planning; operations scheduling; quality management and continuous
improvement; just-in-time systems; product and service design. Case studies
will be used.
Prerequisites: Statistics 2500 and Business 2401.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 3401 and Business
5400.
3700. Information Systems. This course provides an introduction to
information systems to support operations and management. Topics include:
an overview of information systems technology; data management; systems development
approaches; and managing the information systems function.
Prerequisites: Computer Science 2801 (or equivalent computer literacy course)
and Term 3 standing.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 3700 and Business
6300.
399W. Work Term I. (See description in Work Term Descriptions and course title section below.)
4000. Business Law I. A course dealing with the
law relating to certain aspects of business activity; includes introductory
material on the nature of law and legal processes, together with a detailed
study of certain aspects of the law of contract, examination of the general
principles of the law of agency as they affect business operations; introduction
to selected topics in company and partnership law.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 3000. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 4000 and Business 3000.
4320. Introduction to Personnel and Human Resource Management. This
course introduces the student to the design, operation and management of P/HRM
processes, their evaluation, and their contribution to employee and organization
effectiveness. The principal processes considered are staffing, development,
employment relations, and compensation. Consideration of the influence of
relevant organizational and external conditions on P/HRM is included. The
course views the management of human resources as the joint responsibility
of line and P/HRM managers.
Prerequisite: Business 2301.
NOTE: Credit may be obtained for only one of Business 4320 and Psychology
3501, and Psychology 3501 may not be substituted for Business 4320.
4401. Management Science. In this course the student is introduced
to the analysis, structuring, and model formulation of quantitative business
problems, and to the methods for solving these models. Topics include the
management science paradigm, payoff matrices, sensitivity analysis of solutions,
decision trees, imperfect information, utility theory, Markov chains, formulation
of simple linear optimization models, and other topics at the discretion of
the instructor; where applicable, available software will be used.
Prerequisite: Business 2401.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 4401 and the former
Business 3400.
4500. Financial Management I. This course is designed to introduce
the student to the role of financial management in business, financial analysis
techniques, working capital management, and long-term and short-term financing.
Prerequisites: Business 1101, Statistics 2500, and Economics 2010.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 4500 and the former
Business 4110.
450W. Business Methods in Practice I. (See description in Comprehensive Case Analysis Descriptions and course title section below.)
499W. Work Term 2. (See description in Work Term Descriptions and course title section below.)
5301. Organizational Theory. The scope of interest in this course
is the organization, its environment, and its subsystems. From providing a
basic appreciation of the role and practice of research in organizations,
study extends to measures of organizational effectiveness, determinants of
structure and design, power and politics, intergroup conflicts and conflict
resolution, and organizational development and change.
Prerequisite: Business 2301.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 5300. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 5301 and Business 5300.
599W. Work Term 3. (See description in Work Term Descriptions and course title section below.)
7000. Organizational Strategy. Emphasis is placed on the concepts
of business and organizational strategy, and the formulation and implementation
of strategy. These will be discussed from a senior management perspective
and as the result of senior management decision-making. The student is expected
to develop a facility in the strategic analysis of business and other types
of organizations, and in strategy formulation and implementation. Theoretical
concepts will be discussed and will be explored through case analysis.
Prerequisite: Business 2101, 2201, 3320, 3401, 3700, 4000, 4320, 4500, and
5301.
750W. Business Methods in Practice II. (See description in Comprehensive Case Analysis Descriptions and course title section below).
BUSINESS ELECTIVES
3101. Accounting Applications. The course continues
the study of accounting on a more in-depth and detailed basis. Building on
the theory and concepts of Business 1101 and Business 2101, Business 3101
will emphasize the procedures and techniques required for the preparation
and presentation of accounting information and general purposes financial
statements.
Prerequisites: Business 1101.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 3101 and either the
former Business 3100 or the former Business 2100.
5000. Business Law II. This course is designed to show the student
how principles of Law are applied to four areas of Business. The areas dealt
with in this course are accounting/ finance, marketing, personnel and production.
Prerequisite: Business 4000.
5160. Cost Accounting. This course deals with the use of accounting
data for decision making. Topics covered include: cost estimation, pricing,
joint costs, advanced variance analysis, total quality management, just-in-time,
decentralization, transfer pricing, performance evaluations, activity based
accounting, and backflush costing.
Prerequisite: EITHER the former Business 3100 and Business 4100, OR Business
2101.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7100. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 7100 and Business 5160.
5200. Consumer Behaviour. This course deals with concepts related
to factors which influence the purchase and consumption behaviour of individuals
including culture, social class, reference groups, perception, learning, motivation,
personality and lifestyle. The unique aspects of groups and organizational
buyers will also be examined.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
5401. Linear Optimization and Extensions I: Applications. The ideas
of formulation begun in Business 4401 are extended to more complex linear
optimization models, and models which are extensions of this. Emphasis will
be on formulation and computer-based sensitivity analysis, applications to
other fields of business, cases in linear optimization and related fields.
Prerequisite: Business 4401.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 5401 and the former
Business 4400.
5402. Linear Optimization and Extensions II: Algorithms. Topics include
the simplex and revised simplex algorithms, sensitivity analysis and duality,
goal optimization, advanced formulation of 0/1 models, branch and bound algorithm,
network models: assignment, transportation, transshipment, shortest path,
critical path, minimal spanning tree, and maximal flow.
Prerequisite: Business 4401.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 5402 and the former
Business 4400.
5500. Financial Management II. Extension of Business 4500. Capital
investment decision-making using discounted cash flow methodology; investments
under certainty; financial structure and leverage; analysis of money and capital
markets; further examination of long-term external financing.
Prerequisite: Either the former Business 4110 or Business 4500.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7140 and Business 5140. Credit
may be obtained for only one of Business 5500, the former Business 7140, and
the former Business 5140.
5530. Public Finance. This course recognizes the large role played
by government in our society. Sources and uses of government funds at the
federal, provincial and local levels will be covered. Intergovernmental fiscal
problems will be examined with special emphasis on various incentive programs
available to business from the three levels of government.
Prerequisites: Economics 2010 and 2020.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 5100. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 5530 and Business 5100.
5600. New Venture Creation. This course covers the business creation
process from the idea conception stage to the launch stage. Students learn
how to search for, screen and evaluate opportunities, and to plan and assemble
the required resources, including the preparation of an actual business plan.
Alternatives to new venture creation, such as purchasing an existing business
and purchasing a franchise, are also explored. Extensive group work is required.
Prerequisites: Business 1101, Business 1600, and Business 2201.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 5030 and Business 7030. Credit
may be obtained for only one of Business 5600, the former Business 7030 and
the former Business 5030.
5700. Information Systems Analysis and Design. This course provides
students with the skills to identify business problems which may be solved
using information technology, determine requirements for information systems
(IS) solutions, and develop detailed designs which form the basis for implementing
systems. Topics may include: role of the user in systems development, systems
development life cycle, requirements analysis and conceptual modelling, structured
analysis and design, and trends in systems development methodologies. The
importance of CASE tools in modern systems development will be emphasized
through hands-on exercises.
Prerequisite: Business 3700.
5701. Information Systems Development. This course focuses on issues
related to the implementation of information systems. Particular attention
will be paid to the requirements of transaction processing and management
reporting systems. Topics may include: transition from design to implementation,
software construction, testing, documentation, training, conversion, and evaluation.
Prerequisites: Business 3700 and Computer Science 2710.
6000-6029 (excluding 6001, 6008, 6009, and 6010). Special Topics.
6010. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. This course
is designed to explore the strategic management of technology and innovation
for improving competitiveness and for business development. This will include
market-strategy-technology connections, and technical innovation/new product
development processes. Technology and technical innovation are viewed as fundamental
to strategic competitiveness and business development as important elements
of the management of strategic change in the business firm. In approaching
technical innovation as strategic implementation, business environmental,
organizational capability, human resources and management factors will be
discussed.
Prerequisite: Business 2101, 2201, 3320, 3401, 3700, 4320, 4500, and 5301.
6100. Intermediate Accounting I. This course continues the study
of financial accounting by focusing on specific topics such as current assets,
long-term investments, capital assets, intangibles, current liabilities, and
long-term liabilities. Emerging issues in accounting will also be covered.
Prerequisite: Either the former Business 3100 or Business 3101.
6110. Intermediate Accounting II. This course is designed to integrate
the principles, concepts and skills acquired in previous accounting courses
and to enhance the student's analytical and decision-making capabilities.
The course will focus on specific topics related to deferred taxes, pension
liabilities, shareholders' equity, and financial statement presentation. The
skills acquired in earlier courses will be integrated for purposes of interpreting
and analyzing financial information.
Prerequisite: Either the former Business 3100 or Business 3101.
6120. Taxation I. Determination of income tax liability of individuals
and corporations, and a survey of sales taxes.
Prerequisite: Business 1101 or the former Business 3100, and Business 4000.
6130. Auditing. The purpose of the course is to introduce the student
to the practice of auditing and to stress the auditor's decision-making process
when determining the nature and amount of evidence the auditor should accumulate.
Specific topics to be covered include the auditor's legal liability, materiality,
internal control, transaction cycles, and audit of information processed through
electronic data processing systems.
Prerequisites: Business 6100 and Computer Science 2801.
6200. Marketing Research. This course is designed to acquaint the
student with the use of marketing research as an aid to management. This is
a comprehensive survey of the scope and methods of marketing research.
Prerequisites: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200, and Statistics
2501 or equivalent.
6210. Advertising Management. The objectives of the course are to
provide a theoretical background on the nature, role and principles of advertising;
and to develop analytical and decision-making skills in planning, executing,
evaluating and controlling advertising campaigns. Areas to be examined include:
social, ethical, legal, and economic considerations; market and customer analysis;
advertising objectives; advertising budgets; creative strategy; media strategy;
sales promotion and advertising; campaign management and retail advertising.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
6220. Professional Selling and Sales Management. The professional
selling component of this course will focus on professional selling skills
and the selling process, as it is important to understand them to manage a
sales force effectively. The sales management component will focus on sales
forecasting; planning and budgeting; sales force organization; recruiting,
selecting, training, motivating, and compensating salespeople; and evaluating
and controlling the sales force and individual salespeople.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
6230. Services Marketing. This course is intended to examine the
marketing of services and the role of services in supporting the marketing
of tangible products. The distinction between the marketing of tangibles
and intangibles will be stressed. The course will identify and examine the
distinct issues which are encountered in the marketing of services and will
explore appropriate strategies for implementing services marketing programs,
primarily in services organizations, including health care, transportation,
telecommunications, education, etc. Specifically, the course will examine
in detail the role of people in delivering services, the importance of service
quality as a strategic differentiating tool, and the importance of collaboration
between marketing and human resources management in the delivery of services.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
6301. New Directions in Organizational Behaviour. This course provides
an opportunity for students to explore and to develop their interests in topics
in a dynamic field. Topics will be selected according to current emphases
in the organizational behaviour literature.
Prerequisites: Business 2301 and Business 5301.
6310. Advanced Personnel and Human Resource Management. The aim of
this course is to reinforce the applied aspects of theory covered in the introduction
to Human Resource Management (B4320) by examining approaches to (a) the avoidance
of lawsuits, arbitration and performance-related problems which could result
from the lack of both due process and effective policies and procedures,
and (b) processes for the management of contemporary issues in Human Resource
Management. Topics include problem solving in the areas of promotion policy,
performance appraisal, test validation, training and development, compensation,
job evaluation and pay equity, wrongful dismissal, occupational health and
safety, absenteeism, substance abuse and AIDS. Students will examine cases
and other material involving worker-management conflict in the above areas
and seek to relate these to the legal, ethical and behaviourial foundations
of Human Resource Management in both unionized and non-unionized settings.
Prerequisites: Business 4320.
6320. Advanced Labour Relations. This course provides advanced level
treatment of the field of industrial and labour relations in Canada, with
primary emphasis on the labour-management relationship. Emphasis is placed
on understanding recent problems/issues in industrial and labour relations
and the range of options available for resolving these same problems. Topics
examined may include: industrial relations theory; labour law reform; union
growth and structure; management strategy; the role of third parties; workplace
innovations; alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; union impact; public
sector labour relations; comparative industrial relations; etc. Students may
be exposed to various role playing exercises that are applicable to a career
in industrial and labour relations.
Prerequisite: Business 3320.
6510. Investments. A study of investment securities, risks, markets
and mechanics; an appraisal of the economy, the industry and the firm; and
portfolio management for personal and institutional investments.
Prerequisite: Either the former Business 4110 or Business 4500
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 6140. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 6510 and Business 6140.
6550. International Finance. This course examines the additional
risks and profitable opportunities that arise for the firm when it extends
its operations into international markets. Specific topics will include the
determination of exchange rates, the international monetary system, balance
of payments, the foreign exchange market, international money and capital
markets, the parity conditions, accounting exposure, economic exposure, transactions
exposure, political risk, and global financing. Knowledge of these topic
areas will give further understanding with respect to operating within the
constraints of the international marketplace.
Prerequisite: Either the former Business 4110 or Business 4500.
NOTE: This course has been offered as the special topics course Business
6008. Consequently, credit may not be obtained for both Business 6008 and
Business 6500.
6600. Managing Growth in the Small Firm. This course is designed
to introduce the student to the challenges and opportunities of managing
small growing businesses. The focus will be on functional issues and solutions
within the context of growth oriented small firms. In addition, the course
will explore strategic planning in the owner-managed business and strategies
for growth and expansion. Extensive use will be made of cases and examples
from Atlantic Canada.
Prerequisite: Business 5600.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 6030. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 6600 and Business 6030.
6610. Small Enterprise and Regional Development. This course explores
the potential and constraints on efforts to foster small enterprise formation
and expansion as a means to promote regional economic development. It critically
examines government initiatives to promote small business as the panacea for
depressed regional economies, and reviews changes in the global economy and
the organization of production which may enhance small business competitiveness.
Both Canadian and international cases are studied, with theoretical and empirical
findings related to the Newfoundland context.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7031 and Business 6009. Credit
may be obtained for only one of Business 6610, the former Business 6009 and
the former Business 7031.
6700. Data Management. This course is based on the premise that data
is a valuable resource which needs to be managed effectively to provide accurate,
complete, timely, relevant, and accessible information to support decision
making. Topics may include: enterprise data modelling, logical database design,
database management systems, query languages, transaction management and concurrent
access, and security.
Prerequisite: Business 3700 or Business 6300.
6701. Information Technology Management. This course examines issues
of managing information systems and technology. Topics may include: success
and failure in IS implementation, IS planning, economics of IS, telecommunications
and network management, and legal and ethical issues.
Prerequisite: Business 3700 or Business 6300.
7010. Business and Society. The course will examine the inter-relationships
among business, government, society and the environment. Topics include: the
social-economic business system, business ideologies, social responsibilities
of business, business ethics, stakehold and issues management, and selected
current issues in business.
Prerequisite: Term 7 standing.
7110. Accounting Theory. This course deals with the theoretical issues
of specific topics such as the accounting standard setting process, the Canadian
conceptual framework, assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, not-for-profit
organizations, related party transactions, and financial statement presentation
and disclosure. Considerable emphasis will be given to emerging issues.
Prerequisites: Business 6100, Business 6110, Business 6120, and Business
6130.
7120. Advanced Financial Accounting. The course will cover specific
topics such as long-term investments, consolidated financial statements, joint
ventures, segmented financial information, foreign exchange transactions,
and fund accounting.
Prerequisite: Business 6100 and Business 6110.
7150. Taxation II. This course is designed to provide a detailed
and comprehensive analysis of income taxation as well as sales taxation and
customs duties and excise taxes. Information relating to the use of trusts,
partnerships, and joint ventures will be included, as well as the use of
various tax shelters and international tax implications in business planning.
The concentration will be on how tax planning for both individuals and corporations
can be a significant element in the regular decision-making process, especially
for the private corporation.
Prerequisite: Business 6120.
7160. Advanced Topics in Managerial Accounting. This course will
introduce the student to an indepth study of advanced qualitative and quantitative
methodology available to the managerial accountant. The application of mathematical
models and behavioural theories to realistic challenges faced by various fiscal
entities will be stressed. Class instruction will include the use of cases
and rely heavily on a multidisciplinary approach towards solving the unstructured
problem.
Prerequisite: Business 5160.
7210. Retailing Management. This course provides an integrative examination
of the activities involved in marketing goods and services directly to the
ultimate consumer. Specifically, the following areas will be examined within
a managerial framework: the evolution of retailing; retailing within the marketing
channel; market analysis and planning; shopping behaviour; image and retail
advertising; trading area and site analysis; store layout; shelf space utilization;
merchandising; and the future prospects for retailing.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
7230. Marketing Management. This course is designed to integrate
the principles, concepts and skills acquired in previous marketing courses
and to enhance the student's analytical and decision-making capabilities
with regard to developing marketing strategies. The course will focus on:
market analysis, marketing planning, the strategic decisions to be made within
the framework of the marketing mix (product, price, promotion, and distribution);
and the control systems related to the marketing program. The use of market
research and knowledge from other functional areas of the organization (accounting,
finance, economics, etc.) will be considered throughout the course.
Prerequisites: Business 5200 and Business 6200.
7240. International Marketing. This course provides an understanding
of the effects that the international dimension has upon the strategies and
management of the marketing efforts of the firm. In particular, the student
is introduced to the analysis techniques of the various environments that
constitute a country analysis. Entry strategies are discussed with an emphasis
upon the export process. Finally, the standardization/adaptation question
is discussed in the context of each element of the marketing mix.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 7240 and the former
Business 6001.
7250. Business and Industrial Marketing. This course presents a comprehensive
view of business markets, including industrial, institutional, and government
markets. There is a balanced focus on strategy development and implementation.
Particular attention is given to organizational buying behaviour, relationship
management, global competitiveness, and the marketing of new high technology
products and services.
Prerequisite: Business 2201 or the former Business 3200.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 7250 and the former
Business 7220.
7302. International Business. The course is designed to introduce
students to the issues of international business: these are the processes
of cultural confrontation and compromise; the problems of competitive sovereignty
involving multinational corporations and the governments of host societies;
the organization, structure, operation and control of diverse international
businesses; and, finally, the role of multinational enterprise as a catalyst
in economic development and resource employment, in particular, the North-
South context. The relevance of international business as an area of study
to the Canadian economy is discussed. The course is both conceptual and empirical
in content.
7310. Seminar in Human Resource Management. This seminar course seeks
to integrate policies, procedures and methods covered in B6310 with other
functional areas which impact upon the management of Human Resource Systems.
Stakeholder assumptions about: work-force characteristics; management philosophy;
business strategy; labour markets; laws and society; task technology and unions
will be examined via a combination of cases, readings, research, peer discussion
and dialogue with guest speakers.
Prerequisite: Business 6310.
7320. Collective Agreement Administration and Arbitration. This course
provides advanced coverage of the substantive and procedural rights of employers,
unions and employees under collective agreements, and the means by which disputes
over these rights are resolved through the grievance arbitration process.
Topics examined include: the legal framework and place of grievance arbitration
in the industrial relations system; the nature and scope of the arbitrator's
role; preparation for and conduct of arbitration hearings; arbitral jurisprudence;
alternative dispute resolution processes; and the development of a sound
labour relations climate. Students will undertake extensive reviews of labour
arbitration cases and will examine the impact of jurisprudence on the philosophy
and practice of management in the private and public sectors. Students may
be exposed to various role playing exercises that are applicable to a career
in industrial and labour relations.
Prerequisite: Business 6320.
7321. Dispute Settlement in Labour Relations. This course provides
advanced level study of conflict in industrial relations, its determinants,
the various institutional procedures used to deal with it, and the effectiveness
of these same procedures. Topics examined include: theories of industrial
conflict; the legal framework; union and employer strategies; interest dispute
resolution; the right to strike and alternatives to same; the role and effectiveness
of alternative forms of voluntary and compulsory third party assistance; etc.
Students may be exposed to various role playing exercises that are applicable
to a career in industrial and labour relations.
Prerequisite: Business 6320.
7322. Labour Law. This course provides an overview of laws regulating
the employment relationship in Canada, including the common law, general employment
and collective bargaining laws, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Emphasis
is placed on the law of collective bargaining in the private sector, including
the acquisition and termination of bargaining rights, unfair labour practices,
the duty to bargain, industrial conflict and the administration of the collective
agreement.
Prerequisite: Business 6320.
7330. Organizational Development. This course is designed to familiarize
the student with the process of initiating, creating, and confronting needed
changes which would make it possible for organizations to become or remain
viable, to adapt to new conditions, to solve problems, and to learn from experiences
by optimal human resources management.
Prerequisite: Business 5301.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7020. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 7330 and Business 7020.
7500. Advanced Finance. This course examines advanced devel-opments
in finance. Several topics will be selected, researched and discussed. These
topics shall vary as financial practices change.
Prerequisites: Business 5500 or the former Business 5140, and Business 6510
or the former Business 6140.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7130. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 7500 and Business 7130.
7510. Options and Futures. This course is an extension of B6510 Investments
which will introduce the student to the workings of the options and futures
markets. Specific topics will include the institutional structure of the markets,
option pricing, strategies such as straddles and spreads, hedging, spot/forward/futures
markets, speculation, risk transference and market efficiency considerations.
Prerequisites: Business 6510 or the former Business 6140.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7170. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 7510 and Business 7170.
7600. Current Topics in Entrepreneurship. This course endeavours
to address recent research findings in various aspects of entrepreneurship.
Students will have the opportunity to pursue issues in entrepreneurship development
covering a wide range of topics using publications, journals and conference
proceedings.
Prerequisite: Business 5600.
NOTE: This course was formerly Business 7032. Credit may not be obtained
for both Business 7600 and Business 7032.
7610. Regulatory and Taxation Issues for Small Business. This course
is designed to provide students with a general knowledge base of the various
tax and other regulatory issues that should be considered in starting a business.
The role that tax plays in decision making will be examined as well as the
types of corporate funding to establish a new business through government
grants, conventional loans and tax credits as provided under the Income Tax
Act. Alternative corporate structures will be examined as well as aspects
of employee compensation and business valuations. Practical aspects of starting
your own business, such as registration requirements, will also be examined.
Prerequisite: Business 1101 or the former Business 3100.
7700. Strategic Information Systems. This course examines the growing
importance of information systems in helping organizations to achieve and
sustain a competitive advantage. Topics covered may include: frameworks for
identifying strategic applications, the role of information systems in redesigning
business processes, interorganizational systems, identifying and managing
risks associated with SIS, supporting globalization, and strategic implications
of emerging technologies.
Prerequisite: Business 6701.
7701. Current Topics in Information Systems. This course examines
new developments and trends in information systems. The scope of the course
includes: implications of emerging hardware and software technologies, emerging
systems applications, and the state-of-the-art in IS management practice.
Specific topics will change each year. Readings assigned from professional
and academic journals will form the basis of class discussion.
Prerequisites: Business 5700, Business 6700, and Business 6701.
WORK TERM DESCRIPTIONS
The following work terms are a requirement of the Bachelor of Commerce
Co-operative program only.
The objectives of the Work Term component of the Business Administration
Co-operative Program are embodied in the Work Term descriptions below. The
descriptions serve to guide the student and employer toward achieving these
objectives and to guide Business Co-operative Education and the Faculty of
Business Administration in monitoring and evaluating each student's progress.
399W. Work Term I. This Work Term follows the successful
completion of Academic Term 3. For most students, it represents their first
professional work experience in a business environment and as such represents
their first opportunity to evaluate their choice of pursuing a career in
business administration. Students are expected to learn, develop and practice
the high standards of behaviour and performance normally expected in the
work environment. (A detailed description of each job is normally posted
during the job competition.)
As one component of the work term, the student is required to complete a
work report. The work report, as a minimum requirement should
a) analyze an issue/problem related to the student's work
environment,
b) demonstrate an understanding of the structure of a
professional report, and
c) show reasonable competence in written communication
and presentation skills. (Students should consult the evaluation form provided
in the placement package.)
NOTE: Seminars on professional development, conducted by Business Co-operative
Education, are presented during Academic Term 3 to introduce and prepare the
student for participation in the subsequent work terms. Topics may include,
among others, work term evaluation, work report writing, career planning,
employment seeking skills, resume preparation, self-employment, ethics and
professional concepts, behavioural requirements in the work place, assertiveness
in the work place and industrial safety.
499W. Work Term 2. This Work Term follows the successful
completion of Academic Term 4. Students are expected to further develop and
expand their knowledge and work-related skills and should be able to accept
increased responsibility and challenge. In addition, students are expected
to demonstrate an ability to deal with increasingly complex work- related
concepts and problems. Students should conscientiously assess the various
business opportunities relative to their individual interests.
The Work Report, as a minimum requirement should
a) analyze an issue/problem related to the student's work
environment and demonstrate an understanding of business concepts relative
to the student's academic background,
b) demonstrate competence in creating a professional report,
and
c) show competence in written communication and presentation
skills.
599W. Work Term 3. This Work Term follows the successful
completion of Academic Term 5. Students should have sufficient academic grounding
and work experience to contribute in a positive manner to the management
and problem-solving processes needed and practiced in the work environment.
Students should become better acquainted with their discipline of study,
should observe and appreciate the attitudes, responsibilities, and ethics
normally expected of business managers and should exercise greater independence
and responsibility in their assigned work functions.
The Work Report should reflect the growing professional development of the
student and, as a minimum requirement, will
a) demonstrate an ability to analyze a significant business
issue/problem related to the student's experience in the work environment,
b) demonstrate a high level of competence in producing
a professional report, and
c) show a high level of competence in written communication
and presentation skills.
COMPREHENSIVE CASE ANALYSIS DESCRIPTIONS
The following courses of study are academic requirements of the Diploma in Business Administration and Bachelor of Commerce Programs only and do not carry academic credit.
Business 450W. Business Methods in Practice I. A non-credit
course in which each student will undertake an analysis of an assigned case.
A written report is mandatory. Evidence of the student's understanding of
various business methods and the ability to gather material relating to the
report, analyze it effectively, and present it in a clear, logical and concise
form, will be required in the report. (NO CREDIT AWARDED).
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean, or delegate.
Business 750W. Business Methods in Practice II. A non-credit
course in which each student will undertake an analysis of an assigned case
or complete a research project. A student wishing to undertake a research
project must have prior Faculty approval. A written report is mandatory. (NO
CREDIT AWARDED).
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean, or delegate.
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