Business Administration Courses
Business Administration 1013 Introduction to Business
This course provides an introduction to the field of business. Topics covered include the nature of business and the environment in which it occurs in a Canadian context. Attention is also given to the fields of management, marketing, accounting, and finance.
Business Administration 1023 Business Math
This course is designed to equip students with a fundamental understanding of mathematics as it is applied to management, accounting, finance, and economics. Particular attention will be given to break-even analysis, depreciation, interest, annuities, and loan amortization.
Business Administration 1043 Business Communications
This course provides the business student with a foundation in key professional practices including business writing skills, public speaking and presentation skills, and behavioural expectations. Students work individually and in groups to achieve course outcomes.
Business Administration 1243 Business Statistics
This course introduces the student to statistics in business. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probabilities, normal distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 1023.
Business Administration 2003 Co-op Work Term I
This is the first work term for credit toward the BBA Co-op option. Qualifying students complete a minimum 13-week employment term with an approved employer during which time they are expected to learn and develop marketable business skills.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 1013 and permission of the Director of BBA Co-operative Education.
Business Administration 2113 Introductory Accounting I
This course explores the accounting cycle and foundational concepts in financial accounting. Particular attention is given to principal balance sheet and income statement components (accounting for assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, revenues, and expenses).
Prerequisite: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 2123 Introductory Accounting II
This course is a continuation of Business Administration 2113. Topics covered include the cash flow statement, partnership accounting, corporate accounting and related transations. Prerequisite: Business Administration 2113 or Permission of the Professor.
Business Administration 2223 Business Ethics
This course provides an introduction to moral philosophy as pertaining to the field of business. Emphasis is placed upon the extent to which business objectives conflict with moral objectives. The question of whether a business can successfully operate from a Christian worldview is explored.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 3003 Co-op Work Term II
This is the second work term for credit toward the BBA Co-op option. Qualifying students complete a minimum 13-week employment term with an approved employer during which time they are expected to learn and develop marketable business skills.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 2003 and permission of the Director of BBA Co-operative Education.
Business Administration 3113 Intermediate Accounting I
This course explores the balance sheet and alternative approaches to asset and liability valuation and disclosure in accordance with the requirements of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook and International Financial Reporting Standards.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 2123.
Business Administration 3123 Intermediate Accounting II
This course is a continuation of Business Administration 3113. Topics covered include accounting for publicly traded enterprises, income taxes, and other advanced topics.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3113.
Business Administration 3213 Managerial Accounting I
This course is designed to introduce the student to the main concepts and practices of accounting within the organization. Topics covered include traditional product costing, activity based management, cost-volume-profit relationships, budgeting, and other forms of management control.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 2113.
Business Administration 3223 Managerial Accounting II
This course explores more thoroughly the concepts from Business Administration 3213. Topics covered include pricing decisions, cost and inventory management, cost allocation and the use of statistics in assisting management in the decision making process.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3213.
Business Administration 3313 Business Finance I
This course is designed to introduce the student to decision-making techniques employed by financial executives. Topics covered include the time value of money and investment valuation.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 2123.
Business Administration 3323 Business Finance II
This course is a continuation of Business Administration 3313 and includes such topics as working capital management, investment environment, and risk management.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3313.
Business Administration 3413 Management Information Systems
This is a preparatory course on the nature and use of computer based information systems. Topics covered include system requirements for the provision of management information, decision support systems, and asset control procedures.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3213.
Business Administration 3433* Visual Communications
This course introduces key issues and concepts in Visual Communications. The language of the visual is arguably humanity’s earliest form of communicative language. This course explores this form of communication through a rigorous examination of the fundamental building blocks, structure, and organization of the language of the visual through a mixture of lectures, seminars, and workshops.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 3443* New Media Technologies and Society
This course explores the nature and influences of technology on the art of communication and technology’s relationship to society. It focuses on new media technologies such as the Internet, Virtual Worlds, Distributed Workplace, Chat, the Virtual Reality, and their influence on how information is disseminated and received. Media lab fee required for this course.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 3453* Introduction to Graphic Communication
This is a studio-based course designed to introduce students to the intricate world of graphic communications. Students will be introduced to history and theories of graphic design and typography focusing on how these may be used to communicate ideas and messages. Specific topics of study will include fundamental design principles, colour theory, the roles of symbols and icons, and visual story telling. Students will be tested through a series of design exercises and projects. Media lab fee required for this course.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3813.
Business Administration 3513, 3523 Directed Studies in Business Administration
These courses are available for students when the their interests and the professor’s expertise allow for a more in-depth tutorial approach. The student must be highly capable and must have completed upper level prerequisite courses in the area of the directed study.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Registrar.
Business Administration 3603 Business Research Methods
This course introduces students to research design and a variety of methods, for performing research in business. Particular attention is given to survey design, sampling, hypothesis testing, and quantitative techniques.
Prerequsites: Business Administration 1243.
Business Administration 3623 Human Resource Management
This course explores the management of an organization’s most important asset - its people. With an emphasis upon current developments in the field, topics discussed include trends in human resource planning, recruitment and selection, compensation, and employee development.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3713.
Business Administration 3633 Industrial Relations
This course examines the complex relationships between organizational management and organized labour, i.e. unions. Current issues are explored, with an emphasis upon collective bargaining and negotiation.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3623.
Business Administration 3713 Principles of Management
This course examines the manager and the management process. With respect to the functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, students will be encouraged to think critically about the problems managers face and conduct analyses toward the development of recommendations relevant to such problems.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 3733 Organizational Behaviour
This course examines the theories that explain human behaviour in organizational settings, as well as the structures and processes of contemporary organizations. Topics covered include personality and perception, team and small group processes, and motivation and emotions.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3713. (Students cannot receive credit for both BU3733 and PS3953.)
Business Administration 3753* Leadership
This course explores classic and contemporary issues in leadership theory and practice. Topics covered include leadership behaviours and substitutes, the role of the follower in the leadership process, and transformational leadership.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 3713.
Business Administration 3813 Marketing
This is an introductory course to the field of marketing in which the concepts of marketing strategy and the marketing environment are examined. Topics covered include target market definition, the concept of the marketing mix, and the influence of supply and demand forces on consumption.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 1013.
Business Administration 3823 International Marketing
This course is designed to provide an introduction to marketing in the global business environment. Major topics include social, political, and cultural influences on the sale of products and services internationally, and the development of international market profiles.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3813.
Business Administration 3833* Public Relations
This course explores issues faced by organizations as they seek to communicate effectively with their publics (e.g. shareholders, employees, community groups, etc.). Emphasis is placed upon the development of communication plans and crisis communication management.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3813.
Business Administration 3863 Consumer Behaviour
This course examines how marketers identify and work with sources of influence (i.e. media) and how consumers make decisions in response to persuasion.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3813
Business Administration 3913 Business Law
This is an introductory course designed to examine laws governing the practice of business and the legislative framework in which trade occurs.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 1013 plus six additional credit hours in Business Administration.
Business Administration 3923 Entrepreneurship
This course involves working through the process of starting up a new business with a specific concentration upon business plan preparation. The concept of entrepreneurship is considered and the pros and cons of business ownership are examined.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 2113, 3713, 3813.
Business Administration 4003 Co-op Work Term III
This is the third and final work term for credit toward the BBA Co-op option. Qualifying students complete a minimum 13-week employment term with an approved employer during which time they are expected to learn and develop marketable business skills.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3003 and permission of the Director of BBA Co-operative Education.
Business Administration 4053 Christianity and Business
This course explores the relationship between Christianity and Business and seeks to answer important questions that confront the business practitioner. Can a person achieve success in business and still be true to his or her faith? Are Christianity and Business mutually exclusive? What is God’s perspective on business? Is there such a thing as “Christian Business”? Can the Bible be used as a guide for business practice? Can God be glorified in business? Readings and discussions will include the Bible and secular and faith based authors. Capitalism, profit, leadership, human resource management, etc. will be explored in light of Christianity.
Prerequisites: 36 credit hours in Business Administration plus Religious Studies 1003, 1033. Admission is limited to students in their final year of study in the BBA.
Business Administration 4113 Advanced Accounting I
This course explores the more advanced topics of accounting and examines the alternatives discussed in the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook, including the requirements of consolidations and accounting for non-profit organizations.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 3123.
Business Administration 4123 Advanced Accounting II
This course examines in greater depth the concept of consolidations, including foreign transactions, and income tax allocations.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 4113.
Business Administration 4433 Personal Taxation
This course introduces the principles of taxation, basic elements of tax law, and the reasoning behind the specific provisions of tax policy in a Canadian context. By examining personal and business elements of taxation, students are encouraged to consider the effects upon investment and decision making.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 2123.
Business Administration 4443 Corporate Taxation
This course builds on the principles introduced in BU4413 by examining corporate taxation in a Canadian context. In addition, tax planning is expanded to examine the interaction of the personal needs of sharesholders and the corporate tax structure. Students are encouraged to consider the effects upon investment, financing, and decision-making.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 4433.
Business Administration 4453 Accounting Theory
This course helps students develop an understanding of the economic impact of accounting choices from both theoretical and practical viewpoints. Beginning with an examination of the historical development of accounting thought, students are encouraged to develop an understanding of the limitations of the current accounting model through examination of various accounting elements and analysis of current accounting research.
Corequisite: Business Administration 3113.
Business Administration 4493* Conflict Management
This course investigates the nature of conflict, why it happens, and how it can be managed. Drawing on interpersonal-small group theories and skills, the course seeks to understand various types of mediation strategies and approaches to crisis management.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 3713.
Business Administration 4513, 4523 Advanced Directed Studies in Business Administration
These courses are available for students when their interests and the professor’s expertise allow for a more in-depth tutorial approach. The student must be highly capable and have completed upper level prerequisite courses in the area of the directed study.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Registrar.
Business Administration 4633 Recruitment, Selection and Training
This is a senior level course in Human Resource Management that focuses on the theoretical and practical considerations involved in staffing an organization. Topics of study include labour supply/demand forecasting, job analysis, internal and external recruitment, selection strategies, and training and development for performance and retention.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3623.
Business Administration 4643 Compensation Management
This course examines the human resource implications of direct and indirect compensation. Students will explore the various means of employee remuneration and the ways in which compensation decisions are made, the balance between profitability and payroll, and the role of ethics and equity in the reward process.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3623
Business Administration 4713 Strategic Management
This course represents a culmination of business study, in that it draws upon all business disciplines (management, accounting, marketing, finance, etc.) in an effort to identify, analyze, and make recommendations concerning actual business problems. Emphasis is placed upon the development of analytical skills in the application of contemporary models of strategic analysis to business case studies. Admission is limited to students in their final year of study in the BBA.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 3313, 3713, 3813.
Business Administration 4723 Advanced Strategy
This course builds on concepts explored in BU4713 and is intended for students interested in developing a deeper understanding of evaluative frameworks that are key to corporate performance. The course has a particular focus on the case method of analysis.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 4713
Business Administration 4733 Organizational Theory
This course builds upon the foundation established in Business Administration 3733 with a particular focus on the issues faced by more complex forms of organization (teams, corporations, multinationals, etc.). Topics covered include team dynamics, organizational power and politics, conflict and negotiation, organizational structure and design, and corporate culture.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3733.
Business Administration 4743 Organizational Culture
This course studies organizational culture – the idea that collectives have their own unique cognitive, sociopolitical, and material culture. The historical development of organizational culture theory will be examined, in addition to contemporary perspectives. These perspectives will then be applied to seek to explain the impact of organizational culture as a determinant of structure, human resource practices, leadership, decision-making processes, etc.
Prerequisites: Business Administration 3713 plus three credit hours in Management or Permission of the Professor.
Business Administration 4823 Export Marketing
This course examines the intricacies of marketing products and services outside of Canada and matches students with organizations outside of the university environment that are seeking to establish extra-domestic trade relationships for the first time. Students are required to plan and implement export strategies and more specifically prepare a market entry plan for their client organization that will then be used as the underpinning of a trade mission that will take place during the semester.
Prerequisite: Business Administration 3823 and Permission of the Professor.
Business Administration 4853 Internship in Business Administration
This course is designed for students in the final year of their BBA to give practical experience in the application of Business knowledge gained in the program. The course requires a full day of work per week (or the equivalent) for the entire semester in an approved placement. Field Supervisors, in conjunction with the professor of record, will assist students in assessing their own strengths and identifying areas for future professional growth.
Prerequisites: Admission to the course is contingent on the availability of placements and the permission of the Professor.
Business Administration 4996 Thesis
Certain exceptional students, upon request prior to the completion of their third year, may be granted permission to write a thesis as an element of their Honours Degree requirements.
Specific requirements are explained in the Honours Distinction description at the beginning of this section.
