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A BCom curriculum will vary depending on your area of concentration. Below are the typical business core and elective courses and a general time line for a four-year direct-entry bachelor's business degree program with a concentration in Marketing, and for a 2 + 2 entry bachelor's program with a concentration in International Business.
Note that these are examples, and the specific types and sequences of courses, while following the basic structures shown below, will differ depending on the business school and area of concentration chosen.
Direct Entry Undergraduate Business Program
Year 1
Introduction to Financial Accounting - Fundamental concepts of financial accounting as related to the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow. Problems of income determination, asset and equity measurements and analysis of financial statements.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Principles of Microeconomics - Topics include nature of economics, price system, demand, production and cost, markets and pricing, factor pricing and distribution of income.
Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.
Principles of Macroeconomics - Topics include nature of economics, determination and control of national income, money, banking and monetary policy, macroeconomic policy and balance of payments.
Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.
Data Analysis and Business Modeling - Process of transforming input data into useful information for effective business decision making. The use of data and information to better understand the customers and the markets. Hands-on experience with computer software tools in data analysis, model development and solution analysis.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Introduction to Business in the US - Issues relating to managing businesses in the US. The definition and interaction of the core functional areas of business, the legal environment and ethical issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Business Analysis and Reporting - Skill-based introduction to business problem solving. Structured case study analysis to develop critical thinking, teamwork, professionalism, report writing and business presentations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Differential and Integral Methods - Elementary functions, particularly the power function, the logarithm and the exponential; the derivative and its application; integration; approximation to the area under a curve; the definite integral; partial differentiation; simple differential equations; numerical methods; and the use of computer algebra systems.
Lectures, 4 hours per week.
Basic Statistical Methods - Descriptive statistics; probability distributions, estimation; hypothesis testing; normal, chi-squared, t- and F-distributions; mean and variance tests; regression and correlation; and the use of statistical computer software.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
One Humanities or Science credit
Year 2
Introduction to Management Accounting - Accounting for managerial decision-making, including identifying relevant data, understanding various cost accounting systems and breakeven analysis.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Managerial Economics - Application of microeconomic concepts to business decision making. Topics include sales taxes and subsidies, consumer theory, production theory and various market structures such as discriminating monopoly, oligopoly and dominant firms.
Lectures, tutorial, 4 hours per week.
Decision Analysis - Linear programming, decision trees using Bayes theoreom, expected value under uncertainty. Multiple regression analysis with applications to forecasting and business decisions. Dynamic programming simulation.
Lectures, lab, 4.5 hours per week.
Corporate Finance - Finance function in the private and public sectors. Techniques of financial analysis. Investment in current assets, capital budgeting, valuation, risk and return.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Management of Information Systems and Technology - Value and uses of information systems for business operation and management decision making for strategic advantage. Applications to business including intranet, extranet and e-commerce. Analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of information systems and the management challenges of information technology.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Introduction to Marketing - Characteristics of the marketing function in Canada, basic marketing concepts and the marketing function in organizations.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Organizational Behavior - Micro aspects of formal organizations from a behavioural science perspective. Theories, research and current practices in the management of human resources. Topics include motivation, leadership, group dynamics, interpersonal communication, conflict and stress management.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Operations Management - Improving efficiency and quality in organizations. Service and product design, process design, managing technology, capacity planning, facility location and design, resource planning, inventory management, scheduling, improving productivity, managing quality and various tools for decision-making.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Year 3 (At the end of year two, students apply for admission to an area of concentration)
Commercial Law - Basic legal considerations for the business organization.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Entrepreneurial Management - Theories of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, entrepreneurial attributes, new venture creation processes and feasibility plan preparation.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Ethics in Business - Philosophical ideas and ethical issues pertaining to business behavior, business organizations and economic systems. Topics may include basic concepts of ethics; social purpose of business; rights and responsibilities of employees and employers; product and workplace safety; roles of shareholders and other stakeholders; environmental issues; morality of capitalism and other systems; cases in marketing, finance, operations, employee relations and international business.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Corporate Finance - Cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy. Analysis of long and short term financing decisions. Introduction to options and futures, mergers and acquisitions.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
International Business - Global business environment; development, implementation and evaluation of international business strategies; international opportunities and constraints facing Canadian businesses.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Marketing Management - Marketing concepts in decision-making and the role of the marketing manager.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Marketing Research - Market research as a managerial tool including scientific method, research and questionnaire design, experimentation, sample selection, data collection and research procedure.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Organization Theory and Design - Macro aspects of formal organizations from a behavioural perspective. Theories, research and current practices in organizational design and redesign. Topics include the development of management thought, organizational goals, organizational effectiveness and efficiency; environment, technology, structural alternatives, power and politics in organizations and organizational culture.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
One Elective Credit
Year 4
Business Strategy - Industry analysis and competitive strategy emphasizing integration of functional area strategies and positioning with regard to market opportunities.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Marketing Strategy - Topics include analysis of industry, customer, market and competitive environments, sources of competitive advantage and methods of allocating resources to new and established products. The strategic role of market evolution and cost dynamics.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Consumer Behavior - Application of behavioral science concepts to marketing; the interactions of consumers, sellers, public policy makers and researchers.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
3 ½ Business and Non- Business Elective Credits
2 + 2 Entry Undergraduate Business Program
Years 1 and 2
Completion of 30 units (normally 2 years) of non-business course work.
Year 3 (Commerce Core)
Career Skills and Management - This course is designed to ensure all Commerce students develop foundation, communication, personal and professional skills. The foundation skills include those necessary to complete the program of studies in the Faculty of Business. Other topics will include presentations, public speaking, teamwork, time management, networking, business etiquette and community involvement. Students also develop methods to help establish a career mission. This is a non-credit but mandatory course for all Bachelor of Commerce students. Units: 0,
Hours: 3
Financial Accounting - This course introduces financial accounting concepts in a manner that prepares managers to use information presented in Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow statements for making relevant financial decisions in a global environment. In addition to a review of the above financial statements, topics include understanding financial statement analysis.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Organizational Behavior and Design - This course examines individual behaviours, group processes, and structural characteristics that influence organization effectiveness. Topics include: personality, perception, individual values and work attitudes, decision making, work motivation, intra- and inter-group dynamics, leadership, power and politics, and organizational structure and culture.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Marketing Principles and Management - Students will learn and apply basic marketing theory, concepts, and tools to make and defend key marketing decisions relating to: market segmentation, positioning, product development and management, pricing, distribution management, and marketing communications. Emphasis will be placed on both the fundamental principles of marketing and their application in a variety of industry and international contexts.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
International Business - This course focuses on key aspects of doing business globally, including: the forces of globalization; how business conditions and practices differ from country to country; free trade and protectionism; exporting, licensing, and foreign direct investment; exchange rates and the complications that arise when dealing with multiple currencies; and strategic and organizational issues for firms operating in international markets.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Decision Making for Responsible and Sustainable Global Business - Managers face new demands from the complex, rapidly changing business environment. With the important relationship between business and society, managers must be prepared to deal innovatively and effectively with the changing global business environment's challenges. Using various media and methods, the course explores how business and societies interact; the interactions' social, economic, political, technological, ethical and ecological dimensions; and the role of innovation and rational and creative decision making in dealing with these managerial and organizational challenges.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Career Skills and Management
Units: 0 units, Hours: 3
Management Accounting - This course presents an introduction to the managerial accounting tools and models available to managers for use in their planning, controlling, and global decision-making functions. Topics include the behaviour of costs, the differential concept, short-run choice decisions, cost-volume-profit relationships, variance analysis, and the management control process.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Management of Employee Relations - This course examines issues faced by managers when recruiting, hiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, along with the techniques required to perform these human resource functions. Particular attention will also be given to how human rights legislation and labour unions affect the management of human resources.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Management of Information Systems - The use of computer-based information systems in achieving the information objectives of the organization. Fundamentals of hardware, software, networks, electronic commerce and business applications. Focus is on the responsible use of information systems and technology to support business strategy, operations and decision making. Includes use of, but does not include instruction in, computer-based productivity tools.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Operations Management - Introduction to both the broad strategic and tactical decisions of operations management. Topics covered include project planning/management, process choice, process flow analysis, location and layout of facilities, capacity and resource planning, job design, inventory control, scheduling, supply chain managemnt, quality management and quality control. The link between operations management and other functional areas of business are evaluated.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Management Finance- This course serves as an introduction to corporate financial management. The primary objective is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions. Main topics include discounted cash flow techniques, the valuation of financial assets, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting decisions, risk and return tradeoffs, diversification, capital market efficiency, and the cost of capital to the firm.
1.5, Hours: 3
Year 4 (International Business Specialization)
Strategic Management - A series of integrative management case studies to illustrate the application and integration of management functions. The focus will be on organizational strategy and strategic management including the process of choosing and defining goals, formulating and implementing strategies, and monitoring strategic performance. Normally students are required to take this course in their final academic term.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
Cross-National Management - An analysis of the influence of national culture on managerial practices, including the issues surrounding the transferability of such managerial practices.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
International Marketing - Opportunities, characteristics, and trends in foreign markets as well as strategies and problems of adapting marketing concepts and methods in international settings Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
International Finance - Financial problems of multinational business; international financial environment; long term capital commitment to an international venture; financial techniques for firm operation.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
International Work-Study or Exchange Term - This course is a project-based work study carried out for organizations located outside Canada. Students will conduct research and complete projects assigned by the host organization. Offered only in conjunction with the International Business concentration module.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0
Legal Issues in Management - This course examines several aspects of commercial law that are particularly relevant to those who own, manage, or are employed by a business enterprise. Subjects that will be addressed include common law doctrines (such as contract and negligence), legislation (such as the Employment Standards Act and the Company Act) and other legal principles that affect business decision making in a global environment.
Units: 1.5, Hours: 3
6.0 units of Commerce Electives
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