Master of Business Administration

MBA 1 (first half – 30.00 credits)

• 27.00 credits of core courses (outlined below)
• 3.00 credits of elective(s)

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• ACTG 5100 3.00 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
  This course examines the assumptions and decision usefulness of financial statements that are prepared for creditors and shareholders. Emphasis is placed on interpretation of financial statements, using examples from several companies.
• ACTG 5210 1.50 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
  This course provides an introduction to management accounting techniques that are useful in management decision-making situations such as cost management, pricing special orders, determining service levels and performance appraisal. The non-applicability of external reporting figures for most management decisions is reviewed. Note that SB/ACTG 5210 1.50 or SB/ACTG 5220 3.00, but not both courses, may be taken for credit. Prerequisite: ACTG 5100 3.00
• ECON 5100 3.00 THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
  This course provides managers with an overview of the economic environment within which business must operate, and an understanding of some of the analytical tools which economists use to solve business and economic problems. The focus is to enable students to identify, understand and evaluate the domestic and global forces causing economic change. Key concepts and ideas from microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics are introduced. Topics relevant to real-world issues and problems provide the focus for in-class discussion. Upon completion, students are expected to be familiar with the fundamental concepts of economics, and to be able to analyze how changes in the economic environment affect business performance and future strategic options.
• FINE 5200 3.00 MANAGERIAL FINANCE

  This course provides an opportunity to learn about investment and financing. 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.

• MGMT 5150 3.00 SKILLS FOR LEADERSHIP

  This course develops the thinking and reflective skills required for leadership in a turbulent world. Drawing on complexity science, the course applies a multiple perspectives framework to challenge embedded assumptions and advance students' ability to think creatively, analytically and strategically. Students learn to identify and reframe complex problems more effectively, and to develop and communicate actionable solutions compellingly.

• MKTG 5200 3.00 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
  This course familiarizes students with the major marketing concepts (buyer behaviour, segmentation, targeting, positioning, product/service development and management, pricing, distribution, communication). It stresses the application of these concepts to profit, not-for-profit, large, small, new, mature, service, product-based, domestic and international organizations. It also develops specific skills such as problem-solving, verbal presentation, business writing and group work.
• OMIS 5110 1.50 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  The aim of this course is to create an understanding of key management issues with respect to the use of computer and information systems in modern business applications.
• OMIS 5120 1.50 QUANTITATIVE METHODS
  This course is an introduction to the use of quantitative methods for business research, analysis, forecasting and optimization. The aim is to convey not only an understanding of methods, but also to give an appreciation of their use in addressing actual business problems, and to acquaint students with computer software necessary for implementing these methods.
• OMIS 5210 1.50 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
  Operations management in both manufacturing and service organizations involves the coordination of complex and dynamic systems of people, technology and materials to achieve competitive objectives. The impact of alternative strategies for delivering quality products in a cost-effective manner is examined. This includes currently popular inventory management philosophies such as `Total Quality Management' and `Just-In-Time' inventory management.
• ORGS 5100 3.00 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
  The purpose of this course is to create a knowledge base from which students can develop organizational competence. It examines the relationships between organizational performance and the behaviour of individuals, groups and overall organizations. In the process, emphasis is given to the importance of interpersonal issues and to issues arising from technological change, workforce diversity, ethical challenges and internationalization.
• SGMT 5800 3.00 ECONOMIC AND POLICY FOUNDATIONS FOR STRATGIC ANALYSIS

  This course provides the analytic tools and foundations that managers need for strategic analysis. It focuses on the development and application of economic and policy knowledge that inform strategy-making. Strategic analysis is the first phase of the strategic management process and focuses on understanding a firm’s environment and stakeholders in order to formulate and implement strategy.
  Prerequisites: All 5100-series required core courses (SB/ACTG 5100 3.0, SB/ECON 5100 3.0, SB/MGMT 5150 3.0, SB/OMIS 5110 1.5, SB/OMIS 5120 1.5 and SB/ORGS 5100 3.0)
  Corequisites: All 5200-series required core courses (SB/ACTG 5210 1.5, SB/FINE 5200 3.0, SB/ MKTG 5200 3.0 and SB/OMIS 5210 1.5)

MBA 2 (second half – 30.00 credits)

• 6.00 credits of core courses (outlined below)
• 24.00 credits of electives

• MGMT 6090 0.00 STRATEGY FIELD STUDY FORMATION

  The Strategy Field Study represents the culmination of a student's work in the MBA program. Through a two-term study of an actual organization, students working together as a team attempt to integrate, apply, and test all the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout their studies. Students must form and register their groups for this Strategy Field Study in the term that they begin the process and must register in MGMT 6090 to formalize the start of the study. Students must also register for MGMT 6100.30 in either the first or second term they are working on the Strategy Field Study.

  NOTE: Students undertake their Strategy Field Study during the last two semesters of their program.
  Prerequisites: Students are required to complete all 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses before enrolling in this course.
  Prerequisite or Corequisite: SGMT 6000.30 and registration in MGMT 6100.00 in the first or second term of the Field Study.

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• MGMT 6100 3.00 STRATEGY FIELD STUDY

  The Strategy Field Study represents the culmination of a student's work in the MBA program. Through a two-term study of an actual organization, students working together as a team attempt to integrate, apply, and test all the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout their studies. They are required to undertake an extensive and in-depth analysis of the external and internal environments and an evaluation of an organization's activities; on that basis they develop actionable recommendations and an implementation plan that contribute to the organization's future success.
  NOTE: Students undertake their Strategy Field Study during the last two semesters of their program.

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• SGMT 6000 3.00 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
  This course examines business and corporate strategy. The focus is on strategic management, the process of choosing and defining purposes and objectives, formulating and implementing a viable strategy and monitoring strategic performance. It deals with the organization in its totality and demonstrates how and why the various functions of business are interdependent and need to be coordinated if the organization is to perform effectively. The course elaborates on the applicability of the strategic management discipline to a variety of sizes and types of organizations. Course Credit Exclusions: SB/INTL 6000.030, SB/PUBL 6000.030 Prerequisites: Students are required to complete all 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses before enrolling in this course.