BS Business Administration (Vancouver)

ACCT2021 An introduction to the concepts underlying an accounting information system. Transactions are analyzed, recorded, and summarized into a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Additional topics include fixed asset acquisitions and disposals, patents, franchises, goodwill, bond amortization, bond premiums and discounts, common and preferred stock issuance, dividends, and treasury stock issuance and retirement.

ACCT2022 An introduction to the concepts of managerial accounting, including fixed/variable product cost analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, make vs. buy and other variable cost analysis, transfer pricing, budgeting and variance analysis.

DSCI1234 This course provides mathematical concepts and skills for business decisions, including linear and nonlinear functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions. Elements of calculus such as limits and derivatives are introduced. Business applications include supply, demand, and equilibrium, breakeven analysis, and financial mathematics. Prerequisite: Placement test.

DSCI2029 An introduction to basic statistical methods to collect, summarize and analyze numerical data. Topics include descriptive statistics, basics of probability, binomial and normal distributions, and sampling and sampling distributions. Excel spreadsheets are frequently employed to both graphically illustrate a topic and provide computational capabilities.

DSCI2130 Second semester of a two-semester sequence in business statistics. Topics include confidence interval, hypothesis testing, simple and multiple regression, and analysis of variance. Business data is analyzed using Excel spread sheets. Emphasis is on understanding, interpreting statistical information and explaining statistical ideas to non-specialists.

DSCI3152 This course provides necessary concepts and skills on how firms design, produce and deliver goods and services to their customers in a cost-effective way. Management science techniques are utilized in all aspects of operations management including forecasting, capacity, inventory, supply chair, quality, and project management. Case studies and computer software are utilized.

ECON2001 Problems of consumer behavior and demand, the allocation of resources of production, factor pricing and market conduct under pure competition, imperfect competition, oligopoly and monopoly.

ECON2102 A comprehensive introduction to macroeconomics. The concept of national income analysis, the theory of determination of income and employment, problems of fiscal and monetary policy and aspects of international economic activity.

ECON4208 Theoretical and practical aspects of world trade, studies of comparative cost advantages, tariff policies, balance of payments, foreign exchange market, foreign investments, foreign trade promo- tion and trade agreements.

ENTR3101 This course focuses on the special problems and the nature inherent in the management of a small entrepreneurial firm. This broad principles course will lay the foundation for the entrepreneurial approach and perspective of managing a business. This course is taught in a lecture format with a substantial amount of time devoted to class discussions, guest lecturers and speakers, and case studies.

ENTR3160 This course focuses on the venture planning process and uses lean launch fundamentals to create a business model. Students will learn how to use the lean launch methodology to plan a new venture and make intelligent "go/no go" decisions based on customer feedback and validation of hypotheses during the design and purposes of a business plan, will create a business model as a group project and present their projects at the end of the semester.

ENTR3300 This course examines the development of the Internet and World Wide Web and how digital technology is affecting the world of the entrepreneur or small business owner. In particular, the course is concerned with exploring what opportunities and challenges the Internet offer to start-ups as well as existing small-and medium-sized companies. The primary aim of the course is to understand how e-commerce affects the strategic options available to entrepreneurs and how to evaluate whether an idea for an e-business can be transformed into a viable opportunity. Discussions and assignments will focus on the competitive challenges and opportunities raised by the internet in the areas of channel structures, pricing, distribution and product marketing. Unfolding and future trends relating to the use of digital technologies will be considered. This course is organized in terms of four axes: technology, management, consumer and social and legal implications.

FIN3250 This is an introductory Business Core course in the fundamental principles and techniques of finance. Topics include: financial management and shareholder wealth creation, understanding and analysis of financial statements, time value of money, fixed income and common equity valuation, capital budgeting, working capital management and multinational financial management.

FIN3330 The course is designed to identify and approach financial decisions faced by individual consumers and their families at various points throughout their lifetimes. In addition to providing financial planning techniques useful to students in their own lives, the course provides a foundation upon which interested students can build to prepare for a range of career opportunities in the financial services industry. While there are no formal course prerequisites, students should be familiar with EXCEL spreadsheets. Prior course work in accounting, finance or economics is necessary.

IBUS3201 Provides an awareness of the environmental and managerial aspects of international business. Explores the complexities and implications of exposure to international competition and technology

LAW2276 The background and evolution of the American legal system. Special problems of the law and litigation that apply to busi- ness. Ethical constraints on business. Basic contract and tort law.

MGMT2600 Being able to motivate employees, lead teams, handle conflict and effectively communicate are essential skills for all careers, especially for supervisors in the business world. This course emphasizes applying theories and developing interpersonal and managerial skills, such as understanding individual differences, effectively working in teams, motivating and influencing others, leadership techniques, and managing organizational change. You will learn how highly effective supervisors and companies manage employees through in-class lectures, readings, and group exercises, as well as through assessing personal strengths and practicing employee-oriented management techniques. This course truly applies ' real world' scenarios and teaches to how best to apply various organizational methods to create healthy and productive companies.

MGMT3371 In a globalized world, conducting business internationally has become the norm. In this course, you will learn the importance of national culture and how it impacts business decision making across nations. This course will teach you differences in negotiation strategies, why business dinners differ in Latin America from China, and how best to train expatriates for their assignments abroad. You are in the process of becoming a global citizen. By applying management concepts and strategies to global business, you will learn how to become a multicultural expert in international management.

MGMT3620 Have you ever managed other people? If so, you know it can be very challenging. If you progress in your career, its highly likely you will soon be expected to be a good manager and leader, regardless of your functional specialty. So this course is for you. It focuses on developing the skill set and self-awareness that is essential to effective leadership. Self-assessments and guided exercises will provide students with greater insight into their leadership styles. In fact, this course will prepare students to exercise authentic, responsible leadership in all facets of their lives.

MGMT3700 Are you interested in learning how companies hire, develop, and evaluate and pay their employees? Knowing how these processes work is essential for anyone who supervises others, and can help prepare you for a career in HR. it gives you a leg up in understanding what employers look for in job candidates and how they make their decisions. In this course, you will learn important aspects of analyzing jobs, as well as recruiting, selecting and training employees in order to find the right candidate for the right job. You will lean the importance of providing feedback and how compensation, employee retention and organizational success are interrelated. This class uses lecture, discussion, hands-on learning, and exposure to HR professionals, so that you will learn the basics of various HR functions and understand how HR plays a vital role business.

MGMT4160 Have you ever wanted to know how a company can gain and sustain a competitive advantage in today's global environment? Have you ever wondered how all of the different pieces of business puzzle can be brought together to form a coherent high-performing whole? Those are precisely the questions this capstone course will answer. The course integrates functional knowledge and approaches to business problem solving from the entire curriculum. You will learn how to asses an organization's current situation and capabilities, and design implementable strategies to enhance its competitive access.

MIS1045 This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to solve analytical business problems using computer based spreadsheet and other software tools. The goals of this course include the development of software and analytical competency, exploring applications in various areas of business, and providing students with an overview of IT/IS concepts and terminology.

MIS2001 This course provides an overview of information systems with a focus on the current information technologies and the role of information systems in achieving the operational and strategic goals of business organizations. The students also learn to utilize information technology tools to support business operations and enhance business decision making.

MIS4303 This course covers intermediate and advanced topics in Excel, including a focus on features and capabilities, functions and applications for business. Designed to enhance and increase the level of Excel skills and knowledge for business students. This course include case studies of spreadsheet solutions to management problems.

MIS4307 This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic field of e-business. Topics include relevant technologies, models, systems, applications of B2B and B2C, and other forms of e-business. E-business applications and implementation and their impact on different industries and sectors are covered, along with key topics related to e-business design and development. Course includes case studies and hands-on experience with e-business technologies.

MKTG2120 Principles of Marketing is an introductory course that is designed to enable the student to understand the basic concepts and tools of modern marketing practice and appreciate the importance of marketing decisions dealing with product, price, distribution and promotion. The course will emphasize the interplay between these marketing decisions and environmental forces (competitive, economic, technological, socio-cultural, and legal-regulatory). The course will also provide the student with an understanding of consumer behavior, market research, market segmentation and positioning. Students taking this course need to have a Sophomore standing, having completed 32 credits.

MKTG3360 This course deals with the internet as a marketing medium and explores how marketers may use it to engage and interact with their customers. Students will develop website(s), understand Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and use several databases to analyze trends and identify opportunities. The course will also address fundamentals of email marketing, web analytics, and will apply marketing principles to the use of new technology.

MKTG3371 Students are introduced to marketing considerations in international markets. Some of the topics include: cultural differences, social patterns, economic and legal environment, and channels of distribution. Product attributes, pricing policies and promotional strategies are all examined with respect to international considerations.

MKTG3383 This course will examine the strategic uses of social media tools along with examples of successful social media marketing campaigns on dominant platforms. Students will learn through the active use of select tools and platforms, culminating in the construction of a framework for creating, monitoring, and measuring the effectiveness of social media campaigns.

MKTG4272 Course will provide students with a conceptual understanding of the fundamentals of buyer behavior and its role in the development of mar- keting strategy. This course will examine the psychological, sociological and economic founda- tions of the field and consumer behavior and the relationship of these theories to managerial decisions. The course will be taught from the perspective of the marketing manager who needs knowledge of buyer behavior to develop, evaluate and implement effective marketing strategies.

MKTG4365 This course is designed to provide an overview of marketing communication, including the management, strategy and creative development of advertising, publicity, sales promotion and other forms of marketing communication. Topics include research, segmentation, branding, positioning creativity and media selection.

ORGS1100 How do you act with integrity and make good ethical decisions in the workplace? How do organizations effectively manage ethics and legal compliance? How can you assess the commitment to ethics and corporate social responsibility in an organization where you may want to work? We address these challenging questions through lectures, discussion and case studies in order to help you develop moral reasoning skills, recognize the impact of managers as ethical role models, and assess the culture and ethics programs of organizations.