International Bachelor of Business Administration

Year 1

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• INTL 1200 3.00 MICROECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS
  This core course provides students with analytical tools useful for dealing with microeconomics from a manager's perspective. The course focuses explicitly on the application of economic concepts and theories, including market behaviour, price determination, and theories of competition. Note: Not open to BBA students for credit. Not available to exchange students visiting Schulich. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 1000 3.0 (Formerly: AK/AS/ECON 1000 3.0)
• INTL 1210 3.00 MACROECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS
  This core course provides students with an overview of the aggregative performance of the economy with emphasis on policy application and implications for business. Topics discussed include the determination of key macroeconomic variables such as real GDP, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, interest rates, and the effect of governments' monetary and fiscal policies. Note: Not open to BBA students for credit. Not available to exchange students visiting Schulich. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 1010 3.00 (Formerly: AK/AS/ECON 1010 3.00)
• MGMT 1000 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

  Using lectures, team-based exercises, interactive discussions and field research, this course will introduce students to the key management
  concepts and theories about how businesses operate, compete, provide value to customers and make money. It will provide a solid foundation to help students develop the general management skills (e.g., problem-solving, teamwork, critical thinking, networking and decision-making) required to be successful in their chosen career path.

• ACTG 2010 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I
  This two core course sequence develops students' understanding of financial accounting information so that they can be informed and effective users of the information. The courses focus on uses of accounting information for different decisions and from different stakeholder perspectives, and consider the economic and behavioural effects that accounting treatments have on users and preparers. Readings from current publications are used to demonstrate practical applications of the issues discussed in class. Classroom techniques such as case studies, classroom discussions, student presentations and group and individual research projects (intended to develop students' critical skills) are employed. Note: SB/ACTG 2011 3.00 is not available to exchange students visiting Schulich unless it is a full year exchange and SB/ACTG 2010 3.00 is taken in the fall. Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2710.030, AP/ECON 3580.030, AP/ECON 4200 3.0, AK/ECON 3580 3.00 (prior to Fall 2009)
• ACTG 2011 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

  This two-course sequence develops students' understanding of financial accounting information so that they can be informed and effective users of the information. The courses focus on uses of accounting information for different decisions and from different stakeholder perspectives, and consider the economic and behavioural effects that accounting treatments have on users and preparers. Readings from current publications are used to demonstrate practical applications of the issues discussed in class. Classroom techniques such as case studies, classroom discussions, student presentations and group and individual research projects (intended to develop students' critical skills) are employed.

  Prerequisite: SB/ ACTG 2010 3.00.

  Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2710 3.00.

• MKTG 1030 3.00 MARKETING MANAGEMENT

  This core course examines the managerial problems involved in formulating and implementing marketing plans in business and nonprofit enterprises. Emphasis is placed on the importance of buying behaviour in influencing marketing decisions. Each element of market responsibility (product development, pricing policy, promotional planning and relationships with marketing channels) is examined. The course develops an understanding of the importance of an integrated marketing program and of the need to relate marketing to other departments within the enterprise.

  Previously offered as: SB/MKTG 2030 3.00.

• INTL 1400 3.00 RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

  Students will be challenged to think critically about the role of business in a sustainable world by considering some of the positive and negative impacts international business can have on society. Students will also be exposed to international companies that take a more integrated approach to responsible business and represent leaders in developing solutions to society's most difficult problems.

  Prerequisites/Corequisites/Course Exclusions: This course is not open to BBA students for credit, nor is it available to exchange students visiting Schulich.

• OMIS 1050 3.00 MANAGING DATA FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS

  Informed business decisions rely on data and technological support. This course introduces students to concepts of data, information, and technology to support business decisions. Topics discussed include data collection process; infrastructure of information systems; data understanding, summarization, and representation; hardware and software used to store and analyze data and to deploy data-driven solutions for modern business applications; and social and ethical issues surrounding data and IT security.

Plus 6.00 credits of Language Study*

Year 2

• FINE 2000 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
  Students learn about investment and financing in this core ourse. The investment decision allocates scarce resources to projects in the organization, and involves asset valuation, capital budgeting, risk management, working capital management and performance assessment. The financing decision chooses sources of cash to finance the investment decisions and involves capital structure, financial instruments, the risk-return trade-off, financial planning and the cost of capital. Ethical considerations and management in the global context are integrated into these topics. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 3.00 (AS/ECON 4400 3.00 or AK/ECON 4082 3.00)
• ACTG 2020 3.00 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS
  This core course stresses the understanding of basic accounting concepts which underlie management decisions for performance appraisal, pricing, output, financing, investment and other purposes encountered in various organizational settings. Emphasis is placed on applying these concepts in case situations, rather than on technical aspects of management accounting. Note: This course cannot be completed via the MBA program as a Guided Study course. Corequisite: SB/ACTG 2011 3.00 Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2720 3.00, AS/ECON 3590 3.00, AS/ECON 3590 3.00 (prior to Fall 2009)
• INTL 2300 3.00 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ACROSS CULTURES

  The purpose of this core course is to introduce students to organizational behaviour - a discipline that studies organizations and the individuals and groups within them. Furthermore, the course stresses the importance of developing an international perspective and cross-cultural sensitivity to organizational behaviour issues. Interpersonal and group skills and new ways of dealing with issues ranging from ethical use of organizationally based power to technological change to work-force diversity are introduced. Through cases, exercises, and experiential activities, skills in stress management ,conflict, leadership, motivation, and other work-related issues will be introduced. The central objective of the course is to create a knowledge base from which students can develop organizational competence. The course is grounded in an assessment that the changing demands on managers imply a need for intellectual flexibility and an increasingly broad range of managerial skills.

  Note: Not open to BBA students for credit. Not available to exchange students visiting Schulich.
  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/ORGS 1000 3.00 and SB/ORGS 2010 3.00 (or equivalent)

• INTL 2200 3.00 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

  This core course examines international economics from the viewpoint of the firm and the nation. International trade, foreign investment, tariffs and other trade barriers, economic integration, the balance of payments, the foreign exchange market, and the international monetary system are among the topics studied.

  Note: Not open to BBA students for credit. Not available to exchange students visiting Schulich.
  Prerequisites: SB/INTL 1200 3.0 and SB/INTL 1210 3.00
  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/ECON 3510 3.00

• MGMT 2050 3.00 BUSINESS ANALYTICS II

  Managers use data to make critical decisions. Business analytics begins with data and transforms it into insights to aid organizational decision making and problem solving. This course builds on MGMT 1050 3.00, equipping students with the skills to select relevant information, to use analytics tools, to apply appropriate quantitative techniques and to critically evaluate results leading to better and faster fact-based decisions.

  Pre-requisite: MGMT 1050 3.00

• OMIS 2010 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

  This course introduces concepts, principles, and techniques that can be leveraged to analyze, control, and improve critical processes responsible for efficiently making and delivering goods and services. These critical processes reside in manufacturing and service, for-profit and non-profit organizations. Operational and supply chain challenges, as well as various conceptual aids and quantitative techniques to cope with these challenges, are discussed.

Plus 6.00 credits of Language Study* and 6.00 credits of Regionally-Focused Elective(s)**

Year 3 & 4

Fall Term

• INTL 3000 3.00 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

  This core course focuses on the fundamental concepts of strategy and strategic management and explores the task of developing, implementing, executing and monitoring an organization's strategy, with particular focus on firms operating in international markets. The emphasis is on the problems and issues that affect the success of an entire organization. Examples are drawn from all sizes and types of
  organizations, although the majority of content and cases deal with profit-oriented enterprises operating in the competitive global business environment. The course uses readings, lectures, case discussions and role playing to expose students to a wide range of concepts and to the many type of situations that face managers and bear directly on an organization's ultimate success.

  Note: Not open to BBA students for credit. This course cannot be completed on Exchange.
  Prerequisites: Successful completion of all Year 1 and 2 core courses.

Winter Term

• INTL 4300 3.00 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SIMULATION

  Student teams use a sophisticated business simulation program to manage a firm through multiple years of operation in a competitive industry. All teams must integrate their knowledge of functional areas of business and ethics to develop a mission and strategy for their firm and implement the strategy in a dynamic market and consistently revise their strategy in response to the strategic moves of competing firms. At the same time, students must analyze and reflect upon the dynamics of expanding their operations to successfully compete in an international market.

  Prerequisites: SB/SGMT 3000 3.00 or INTL 3000 3.00 (previously offered as SB/INTL 4400 3.00) Not open to exchange students.

Plus 24.00 credits of Schulich Electives
6.00 credits of Language Study*
6.00 credits of Regionally-Focused Electives
18.00 credits of Non-Business or Schulich Electives

*Students have 18.00 credits to satisfy advanced level competency in a preferred language. If a student satisfies advanced language prior to completing 18.00 credits in a language, they may use the remaining credits toward learning a second language, or additional regionally-focused electives.

**Students must complete 12.00 credits of regionally-focused study in addition to the 18.00 credits used for language study to be eligible for graduation. Year level requirement does not apply to language or regionally-focused courses.

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