Business Administration

It is critical that stakeholders understand the financial story of a business.

As a continuation of BUS 343, this course further develops the ability to provide financial statements that faithfully represent the financial story of a business.

Introduces the Canadian system of income taxation for individuals.

As a continuation of BUS 345, this course focuses on corporate taxable income and corporate tax payable.

Many businesses require their financial statements to be audited by an independent third party.

Good business decisions rely on the preparation of accurate and relevant information.

Advanced financial accounting examines such issues as long-term investments, business combinations and consolidations, intercorporate investments, foreign currency translation and transactions, and accounting for the not-for-profit sector.

An overview of the role of management accounting in creating and evaluating corporate strategy, outlining the decision-making matrix within a framework of how managers make decisions.

It is critical that stakeholders understand the financial story of a business.

As a continuation of BUS 343, this course further develops the ability to provide financial statements that faithfully represent the financial story of a business.

Advanced financial accounting examines such issues as long-term investments, business combinations and consolidations, intercorporate investments, foreign currency translation and transactions, and accounting for the not-for-profit sector.

Examines macroeconomic phenomena with a focus on the economic function of financial markets.

Organizations have a life cycle: they are born, mature, and die.

An introduction to labour-management relations in the workplace: their institutional and legal framework, the organization and objectives of unions and management, and workplace processes such as collective bargaining and grievance arbitration.

Students will learn about employment law, how to construct accurate job descriptions, identify and attract qualified candidates, and apply fair, evidence-based selection methods.

Strategic compensation design plays an important role in attracting qualified talent to an organization.

Training and development are essential to the success of organizations and the growth of employees.

Human resources practitioners take a leadership role in the integration of safe practices into an organization’s operations.

Everyone has unique talents, but guided self-discovery and critical reflection can be essential for transforming those talents into workplace strengths.

The specific emphasis of this course will vary depending on faculty expertise and relevant issues in organizational behavior.

The specific emphasis of this course will vary depending on faculty expertise and relevant issues in human resources.

Students acquire essential Human Resource Management data analytics skills for informed decision-making, incorporating the advancement of Indigenous and diverse populations.

Discover how to develop personal strengths, design motivating jobs, create positive connections with others, and experience meaningfulness in the workplace.

This course reviews why organizational culture matters; provides tools for assessing and understanding it; describes the cultures of various organizations; and develops strategies for leading and managing culture change.

Students will analyze the behavior of people in cross-cultural organizations and work teams, with multi-cultural customers and inter-cultural stakeholders.

Explores how businesses are embedded within social and ecological systems.

This course examines how gender and diversity interact to affect individuals’ experiences within organizations.

Teams are essential to organizations.

Succeeding in today’s economy requires businesses to be more innovative.

The history and practices of fair trade and ethical consumption movements differ from traditional practices of trade.

People experience and interact with built environmental places and workspaces.

Students design and teach lessons to diverse audiences in three domains (psychomotor, affective, cognitive) using a variety of media and strategies.

This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to interact and communicate within a day-to-day workplace environment and build on the potential of a cross-generational workplace.

Students will develop and apply approaches to facilitation for diverse group situations and workplace learning communities.

Students will analyze the behavior of people in cross-cultural organizations and work teams, with multi-cultural customers and inter-cultural stakeholders.

Explores how businesses are embedded within social and ecological systems.

In today’s globalized economy, all businesses need to understand the international business environment.

Students explore the challenges of navigating and integrating foreign countries’ ethnic diversity, customs, values, policies, and institutions when implementing the marketing mix principles in a global marketplace.

The principles of effective corporate financial management are essential in running any business organization.

Succeeding in today’s economy requires businesses to be more innovative.

Explores the dynamics of international financial markets and institutions, focusing on the management of assets and liabilities within a global and multinational context.

The history and practices of fair trade and ethical consumption movements differ from traditional practices of trade.

Explores trade theory and policy within a general equilibrium framework, alongside empirical tests and extensions of trade models.

Students use economic theory to study international financial flows and their implications for regional and national economies including consideration of global financial imbalances, currency unions, international financial architecture, and the causes and impacts of currency attacks and financial crises.

The dollar volume of transactions made by industrial and business buyers is significantly greater than the ultimate consumer market.

Customer relationship management (CRM) is integral for a successful business in today's competitive environment.

Learn how to leverage the power of the internet to make strategic and tactical marketing decisions.

Students explore the attitudes, desires, and motivations of shoppers to explain choice and create comprehensive buyer personas by applying theories developed in psychology, sociology, and social psychology, and using the latest tools and techniques in consumer research.

Students will integrate all the marketing skills they have acquired to create a client-driven strategic marketing plan, including developing product positioning, a communication strategy, profitability forecasts, an implementation schedule, and a comprehensive set of marketing metrics to track an organization’s success.

This advanced-level sales course gives students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the selling process and to hone their selling skills through participation in a community service-learning project.

Students explore the marketing and design technical skills required to design effective advertising.

Focuses on marketing accountability and how to measure it.

From the perspective of a new retail store, students explore the complex world of retail and e-tail channel management strategies.

Students apply current academic research and industry standard graphic design technology to create a new brand for a class client.

Focuses on the strategy and business processes necessary to develop, implement, and maintain an organization’s digital content

Students explore the challenges of navigating and integrating foreign countries’ ethnic diversity, customs, values, policies, and institutions when implementing the marketing mix principles in a global marketplace.

For many businesses the sales force is the chief generator of revenue as well as one of the biggest costs.

An in-depth exploration of service marketing principles, addressing the distinctive challenges of managing and marketing services across various industries.

To be competitive, marketing executives need to make their decisions based on data.

Students apply the marketing promotion mix elements to design and implement client-driven corporate events for both customer and community stakeholders.

Students will engage in independent in-depth study of an issue or problem faced by an organization, industry sector, or region proposed and defined by the student.