Business Administration

Courses 25

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1. 1Skills for Success20 hrs

   Students develop learning strategies by identifying their learning style, setting appropriate goals for academic success and developing strategies to manage stress, while overcoming obstacles so that they succeed in reaching their academic and career goals.

2. 2Career Strategies20 hrs

   Students explore the importance of job search materials including resume, cover letter, cold call scripts, and elevator speeches. Students increase their ability to find employment as job search knowledge and understanding of the current labor market grows through both group workshops and individual coaching sessions.

3. 3Microsoft Word60 hrs

   Students create and format business documents such as letters, forms, and newsletters using a variety of basic and intermediate features.

4. 4Microsoft Excel Core40 hrs

   Students create and edit spreadsheets for a variety of business applications and situations as they learn a variety of core and intermediate features.

5. 5Microsoft PowerPoint Core20 hrs

   Students create and manage professional presentations using PowerPoint's core and intermediate features.

6. 6Business Relations20 hrs

   Students discuss business development strategies in the context of a customer-driven business organization. Topics include customer service and professional ethics, the process of developing, expanding and sustaining business relations.

7. 7Business Writing40 hrs

   Students organize ideas in an audience-centered approach and develop business documents clearly and concisely. Specific topics include writing research papers, documenting with APA style and preparing for public speaking.

8. 8Business Math40 hrs

   Students practice mathematical calculations and concepts required for solving problems in the business world. This includes basic arithmetic, algebra, simple interest, compound interest and cost-volume-profit analysis.

9. 9Introduction to Accounting40 hrs

   Students explore introductory accounting procedures and practice preparation, learn all the accounting cycle steps and develop financial statements, use and interpret financial statements including Income Statement, satement of Owner’s Equity, and Balance Sheets.

10. 10Introduction to Business40 hrs

    Students are introduced to business terminology, concepts and current business practices, including business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), trade, entrepreneurship, customer mentality, marketing strategy, human resources, operation management, and IT. Students refine their business decision-making skills.

11. 11Introduction to Personal Finance40 hrs

    Students develop a broad understanding of financial management, while acquiring knowledge of the personal financial planning process, statements, taxation, banking, borrowing and investing through discussion and activities. They solve Time Value of Money questions (TVM) for saving, investing, financing and retirement funding.

12. 12Business Law40 hrs

    Students explore how specific laws impact today’s business environment while analyzing business situations from a general legal perspective. Topics include dispute resolution, contracts and employment law.

13. 13Fundamentals of Management40 hrs

    Students explore the evolution of the management principles, while learning about contemporary management principles, organizational culture, setting organizational goals and strategy, decision making, entrepreneurship, organizational structure, employee motivation, and organizational change and innovation. They examine the role of a manager, and the skills and techniques required to manage people, money and time in order to achieve organizational outcomes.

14. 14Economics40 hrs

    Students examine microeconomics and macroeconomics issues in today’s business world. They discuss supply and demand, efficiency and equity and economic stability. They also explore GDP, unemployment, inflation short-run and long-run growth, monetary history, monetary and fiscal policy.

15. 15Organizational Behaviour40 hrs

    Students discover the nature and structure of work organizations. Topics include balancing tasks and addressing the needs of the organization and the individual.

16. 16Project Management40 hrs

    Modern organizations rely on project management in all areas. Students learn the core set of technical and managerial skills to manage a project. They apply the fundamental principles and concepts of project management. They learn about the project manager duties, project life cycle, project elements, project screening and selection, project portfolio management, control cycles, and project termination. This hands-on class allows students to practice with real project scenarios.

17. 17Strategic Management60 hrs

    Students learn how to create a competitive advantage by developing strategic management skills and perspectives. They learn how to analyze business situations and the internal and external environment. Students also learn how to assess a firm’s intellectual assets, create value through diversification and in global markets. Students are introduced to organizational designs, corporate governance, industry change, innovation, and creating learning, ethical, socially responsible organizations.

18. 18Inter-Cultural Leadership60 hrs

    Students discuss the importance of inter-cultural leadership and management in the business environment. They learn fundamental leadership skills and traits, and the difference between leaders and managers. Students study how leaders develop vision, goals, teams, and make decisions. They explore how leaders initiate, implement, manage change and resolve conflict at the corporate, team, and individual levels. Through real-life scenarios, students examine important issues such as diversity and inclusion in the workplace, in addition to group dynamics and teamwork.

19. 19Business Values and Ethics40 hrs

    Students explore the impact of business decisions on social and environmental issues in the business environment. They demonstrate moral reasoning and analytical skills required to resolve ethical dilemmas.

20. 20Human Resources Management40 hrs

    Students are introduced to the strategic role of HRM in success of the business and legal environment in Canada while balancing employee and employer rights. Students explore HR planning, design and analysis of job tasks, duties and responsibilities. They acquire progressive HRM understanding including onboarding & training, performance management, employee value proposition (EVP), employee benefits and services, and occupational health and safety. They identify effective and legal practices to recruit, select and hire employees.

21. 21Professional Development40 hrs

    Students explore training and development in human resources management. They examine the training needs of an organization and development of employees while appreciating the value of training employees in relation to the perspective of the organization.

22. 22Change Management40 hrs

    Students are introduced to managing motivation, behaviours, business controls and work environment in order to introduce, stabilize and normalize changes necessary to implement new strategies. Topics include types of change, change planning, organizational readiness, pacing, prioritizing objectives, monitoring progress and business controls, leading change and change execution. This course includes case study scenarios for students to practice change management and organization behaviour.

23. 23Marketing Management40 hrs

    Students are introduced to contemporary marketing fundamentals while learning to develop marketing strategies that fulfill the corporate strategy. Students are introduced to the marketing mix (4 P’s: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion), market segmentation & targeting, positioning, brand management, and consumer behavior. Students apply marketing concepts and theory to real life marketing problems by developing and presenting a marketing strategy for a product, service, or company of their choice.

24. 24Selling Principles40 hrs

    Students are introduced to sales management functions and their essential role as part of the company's strategy. Students learn communication models and selling methods while gaining applied selling skills that focuses on the attitudes and ethical behaviours of successful salespeople. Topics include sales training, team and individuals’ motivation, sales forecasting, and sales analysis. Students practice selling through role plays and have the opportunity to expand their network through interviews with sales professionals.

25. 25Practicum Placement120 hrs

    Students practice knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom during a four-week practicum in a corporate and/or business setting. Through this exposure, students gain greater awareness of the specific responsibilities and daily experience of professionals in the field.