Management Courses

MGMT 1P51
Understanding Canadian Business
Basic functional areas of: operations, marketing, human resources, information technology and accounting.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 1P92 and 1P93.

MGMT 1P52
Business and its Environment
Impact on business of political, economic, social and technological forces including legal and ethical considerations. Focus on finance and entrepreneurship with international business.
Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite: MGMT 1P51 (1P92) or permission of instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 1P91 and 1P93.

MGMT 1P93
Introduction to Business in Canada
Issues relating to managing businesses in Canada. The definition and interaction of the core functional areas of business, the legal environment and ethical issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 1P51, 1P52, 1P91 and 1P92.

MGMT 1P96
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.
Restriction: open to BBA, BCB and combined Business majors until the date specified in the BIRT guide. After that date open to BAcc, BBA, BCB and combined Business majors.

MGMT 2P82
Business Ethics
(also offered as PHIL 2P82)
Evaluation of the contribution of business practices, institutions and actions to the general human good. Topics include false or misleading advertising, product safety, monopolistic price schemes, effects of pollution, discriminatory hiring policies, the role of shareholders, management, government and the public in determining corporate policy and economic justice.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to BAcc and BBA majors.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 3P82.

MGMT 3P80
Business Strategy I: Concepts and Theory
Competitive strategy formulation based on industry analysis, internal integration and external differentiation.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BBA and combined Business majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: FNCE 2P91, MKTG 2P91, OBHR 2P91 and OPER 2P91 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 3P81 and 4P89.

MGMT 3P81
Strategic Management
Identification, development and implementation of organizational strategy.
Seminar, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: not open to BAcc, BBA and combined Business majors.
Prerequisite: one credit from FNCE 2P51, MKTG 2P51, OBHR 2P51, OPER 2P51.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 3P80 and 4P89.

MGMT 3P82
Ethics in Business
Philosophical ideas and ethical issues pertaining to business behaviour, business organizations and economic systems. Topics may include basic concepts of ethics; the social purpose of business; rights and responsibilities of employees and employers; product and workplace safety; the roles of shareholders and shareholder environment issues; the morality of capitalism and other systems; cases in marketing, finance, operations, employee relations and international business.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc and BBA students.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT (PHIL) 2P82.

MGMT 3P98
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.
Restriction: open to BAcc and BBA students with a minimum of 8.5 overall credits.
Prerequisites: ACTG 1P11, or ACTG 2P12, MGMT 1P93 and 1P96 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

MGMT 3V90-3V99
Topics in Management I
Courses in specialized areas within the discipline.

MGMT 4F90
Research Topic
Directed intensive study and research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence.
Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty member.
Note: to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.

MGMT 4P80
Business Strategy II: Analysis and Implementation
The development of coherent strategies and implementation plans based on competitive analysis.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BBA and combined Business majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits. In Spring Session open to BBA and combined Business majors with a minimum of 19.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: FNCE 3P93, MKTG 3P24, OBHR 3P42, MGMT 3P80 and 3P98 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 3P81 and 4P89.

MGMT 4P82
Global Quality Management
The role of quality in global business strategies. Topics include ISO 9000, quality improvement methods, writings of Deming, Juran and Crosby and quality techniques practised by countries such as Germany and Japan.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: MKTG 3P24 and OBHR 3P42.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

MGMT 4P89
Business Strategy for Accounting Majors
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.
Restriction: open to BAcc majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: FNCE 3P93, OPER 2P91, MKTG 2P91 and OBHR 2P91 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 3P80, 3P81 and 4P80.

MGMT 4P91
Research Topic
Directed study or research under the supervision of a faculty member in an area in which the student has shown particular competence.
Restriction: open to BBA, BBE and combined Business majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and permission of the Chair and supervising faculty.
Note: to be chosen in consultation with the supervising faculty member.

MGMT 4P93
eBusiness Strategy
Business models for the web. Business webs: partner networks of producers, service providers, suppliers, infrastructure companies, and customers, all linked via digital channels. Mapping, analysis and critique of emerging models.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc, BBA, BBE, CSBC, BCB and combined Business majors with a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 4V93.

MGMT 4P95
Canadian Business History
Development of modern Canadian corporations and management practices emphasizing certain industries, companies and entrepreneurs. Analyses of the implications of changing economic, political and social forces on the strategic decisions made by managers.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.

MGMT 4P97
Advanced Topics in Business and Society
Selected topics in business ethics/business and society. Topics may include neoclassical economics and the social role of business, environmentalism and the "greening" of business, social issues relating to downsizing, automation and the future of work, corporate philanthropy, employment equity and pay equity as social issues, the relation of business and government as a set of social issues.
Seminar, case discussion, student presentations, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: MGMT 2P82, 3P82 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 4V97.

MGMT 4P98
Family Business
Theories, research and current practices relating to family business management. Topics will include the importance of family businesses, the role of the founder and the entrepreneur, intergenerational succession, going outside the family, managing conflict, strategic management of the family business.
Lectures, case discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to BAcc and BBA majors with a minimum of 10.0 credits.
Prerequisite: OBHR 2P91 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 40 students per section.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MGMT 4V98.

MGMT 4V90-4V99
Topics in Management II
A course structured by a faculty member having specialized interest in an area within the discipline.
Restriction: open to BBA, BBE, BCB and combined Business majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.