Information for business students

|  Types of course delivery  |  Registration tips  |  Recommended minimum technology  | Textbooks and Learning Resources |  Additional resources  | 

In keeping with Memorial University’s directives regarding the ongoing pandemic response to COVID-19, all of our courses are currently being offered remotely for Spring 2021 semester. There is no in-class delivery.

We are working hard to ensure that your experience with remote learning will be dynamic and engaging. Our instructors are well prepared and well supported to help you achieve your learning goals. Although we are not able to be together in a classroom, all of our students and instructors are part of the close-knit MUNBusiness community. We will be here for our students every step of the way.

Types of course delivery

Your classes will be remote in one of three ways:

1. Online

• Appears as “World Wide Web” on Memorial Self-Service.
• Designated with 081, 082 or 083 section number.
• These courses have been developed with the intention for fully online delivery. All class activities will take place in an online environment.

2. Synchronous (remote)

• Appears as “Lecture” on Memorial Self-Service.
• Regularly scheduled lecture times as indicated on Memorial Self-Service.
• Lecture times to follow Newfoundland Standard Time (NST), unless otherwise noted by course instructor.

3. Asynchronous (remote)

• Appears as “Lecture” on Memorial Self-Service.
• Designated with “R” in the section number.
• A blended learning option with some scheduled lecture times as indicated by course instructor and some coursework that requires student-led or independent study. Lecture times follow Newfoundland Standard Time (NST), unless otherwise noted by course instructor.

Registration tips

• Look carefully at every course for specific instructions. Our courses have a unique “R” designation for some of our courses.
• Keep your schedule in mind. Do not register for courses if there is a timetable clash or if you have other commitments during an assigned remote class time.
• Choose courses and schedules that will work best for you and meet your program requirements.

Online courses

Online course delivery is fully online and has no real-time scheduled lectures. Students will be presented all relevant information by the instructor and the students will be able to view this information at their own liberty.

There are three distinct factors that indicate fully online delivery.

1. Campus is listed as online.
2. The time will be listed as 12-12:01 a.m.
3. Under “Sec,” courses are denoted as 081, 082 or 083.

Synchronous courses

Synchronous courses are real-time lectures presented remotely by the course instructor. Students need to be available during the assigned class time for the duration of the term. For example, for the class indicated in the above image, students need to be available from 9-10:15 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays for the duration of the academic term.

Three factors signify synchronous course delivery:

1. Campus is listed as St. John’s.
2. Under “Sec,” courses are denoted as 001-056.
3. Under “Comments,” it states “Delivered remotely.”

Asynchronous courses

Asynchronous courses offer a blended learning option that combines real-time learning with other course materials presented as necessary by the instructor. For example, students may need to be available periodically during the assigned class time but not each lecture date throughout the term. The above image indicates that students will need to be periodically available from 10:30-11:45 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Students will be informed as soon as possible about schedule obligations by their instructors. Typically this will be done through course outlines or posts in the course BrightSpace shell.

Three factors signify asynchronous course delivery:

1. Campus is listed as St. John’s.
2. Under “Sec,” the course is denoted with “R.”
3. Under “Comments,” it states, “Class will not meet at all scheduled meeting times – instructor to provide details. Delivered remotely.”

Recommended minimum technology

Experience with computers

• Basic level of comfort using a personal computer (file management, word processing, and printing)
• Experience using modern web browsers such as Edge, Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome

Computer
It is recommended that you have access to a desktop computer or laptop with the following specifications:

• PC or Mac or Chromebook with a recent and actively supported operating system (e.g.: Windows 10, macOS 10.13+, ChromeOS) able to run modern web tools.
• 4 GB RAM
• Free hard drive space to adequately run software and work on course files
• Speakers or headset for listening to audio/video or participating in synchronous sessions
• Microphone and webcam (headset with microphone preferred) for participating in synchronous sessions

Display

• Full color monitor

Web browser

• Latest version of Edge, Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome
• Javascript and Cookies support
• Complete the Browser Check to see if you support the minimum requirements for Brightspace
• Complete the Cisco Network Test to see if your computing environment supports the minimum requirements for Webex.

Internet connection

• Regular access to high speed internet access (e.g. DSL, Cable, Fibre) with an upload and download speed of at least 3Mbps

If you need assistance, please email buslab@mun.ca.

Textbooks and Learning Resources

Undergraduate courses: Winter 2021

Course	Section	Textbook	ISBN
1000	081	Ebert’s Business Essentials	9780135255797
1101	081	Financial Accounting	9781119614197
1101	082	Financial Accounting	9781119614197
1210	081-082	Principles of Marketing	9780176854805
2010	081-084	Business Communication NOW	9781259269240
2101	081	Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting	9780176721237
2101	082	Managerial Accounting	97801354435583
2101	083	Cornerstones of Managerial Accounting	9780176721237
2710	001-002	Fundamentals of Business	9783662565087
3210	001	Influence	9780061241895
3310	081-082	Understanding & Managing Life at Work	9780135258996
3401	081	Operations Management	9781259270154
3700	081-082	Experiencing MIS	9780136534907
4000	081	Canadian Business and the Law	9780176908089
4000	082	Canadian Business and the Law	9780176908089
4050	081	(1) Strategic Management: A Dynamic Perspective  (2) Canadian Business and Society	(1) 9781269929769 (2) 9781259946219
4320	081-082	Human Resource Management in Canada	978-0-13-4791326
4330	081	Industrial Relations in Canada	9780176892074
4330	R01	Industrial Relations in Canada (tophat version)	9781774123249
4500	081	Fundamentals of Corporate Finance	9781259654756
4500	082	Fundamentals of Corporate Finance	9781259654756
5160	081	Cost Accouting: A Managerial Emphasis (8th Canadian book or looseleaf version)	9780134824680 or 9780134897153
5217	R01	SELL- Mindtap Platform	9780176916077
5301	081	Organization Design & Theory	9780176694562
5302	R01	International Business	9781260262582
5500	081	Fundamentals of Corporate Finance	9781259654756
6100	081	Intermediate Accounting	9781119496540
6110	081	Intermediate Accounting II or Kieso Intermediate Accounting	9781119497363 9781119497172
6120	081	Canadian Income Taxation Planning & Decision Making 2020/2021Connect with e-book orconnect + print text	98781260339567 or 9781260339802
6130	081	Auditing – 4th Canadian Edition or Auditing – 4th Loose leaf	9781119497172 9781119709534
6410	081	Contemporary Logistics	9780134519258
6510	R56	Investments	9781259271939
7000	082	Strategic Analysis & Action	9780134321370
7005	R01	Transnational Management	9781108422437
7120	R01	Modern Advanced Accounting (9th edition with connect access or Modern Advanced Accounting (9th edition with e-book)	9781260305814 or 9781260305289
7160	056	Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis – 8th Canadian Edition	9780134824680
7310	081	Canadian Human Resource Management	1259654923
7315	R57	Managing Performance through Training and Development	9781774123003
7320	081	Labour Arbitration in Canada & Labour Arbitrations and all that	978-0-920450-66-6 & 978-0-88804-669-7
7322	081	Labour and Employment Law (9th edition – Cases Material & Commentary)	9781552214862
7410	081	Project Management: The Management Process	9781260238860
7500	R01	Advanced Finance either or BUSI 4500 or 5500 textbook required.

Additional resources

The Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) provides a Semester Startup Guide and Technical Resources Guide to help students prepare for remote coursework. CITL staff are available to assist you through the Support Centre during select office hours, seven days a week.

MUNUp is an online tools and resources hub to help students succeed while learning remotely.