This
programme consists of a series of short but comprehensive
course options designed to prepare students for postgraduate
study at their local, British, other European, Australian
and US Universities and Business Schools. The Foundation courses
build basic academic knowledge in and understanding of the
main business functions whilst introducing the participants
to a higher education level learning environment. Successful
completion of the programme should lead to enhanced study
opportunities at home and abroad.
Whilst
the courses are optional according to the needs of the students,
their employers and the learning centres, the programme as
a whole can normally be completed in one academic year.
Objectives
The
courses are designed to lead the student through the fundamental
principles with which to understand human behavior inside
public organisations. Each course examines and analyses relevant
theories to explain and create a solid understanding of the
underpinning concepts of a business organisation.
Learning
Outcomes
Each
course will help to develop the student's analytical thinking
capabilities by comparing and contrasting conflicting theories
of organizations.
The
student's literacy skills will be enhanced through recommended
texts, class discussions and workshops.
The
courses rely on up-to-date material whilst showing the
evolution of the discipline over the past decades.
By
considering the impact of various organizational management
and styles on individuals and society as a whole, the student
should develop a better understanding of human behavior.
The
courses should be useful in increasing the student's awareness
of the cultures and experiences of persons in a multi-cultural
society as the application of different management styles
and priorities exerts a substantial impact upon diverse
cultural groups.
This
course will prepare the student for more advanced studies
in business administration.
An
introduction to the concepts underlying the preparation and
use of accounting data by managers as they plan control and
make decisions within the organization. Topics covered include
financial
performance measures and transfer pricing, activity
based costing (ABC), Pricing
and product mix decisions, product
costing systems and general principles of job costing.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students will:
understand accounting techniques used by corporate management to aid
in planning, directing, controlling, and decision-making
activities.
use
accounting data to identify and analyze alternatives with
the purpose of making managerial choices to maximize economic
benefits to a firm.
familiarize
themselves with accounting related problem-solving techniques,
such as determining unit product costs, measuring production
process costs, budgeting, performance reporting, and efficient
allocation of a firm's resources.
gain
experience with computerized spreadsheets and other electronic
tools used in business problem-solving, budgeting, and financial
analysis.
obtain
a working knowledge of accounting tools as a foundation for
further study in management, accounting, and other business
disciplines
An
introduction to the statistical techniques of collecting,
classifying and analyzing data, the fundamentals of probability
theory, probability distributions, the central limit theorem
and estimation. The focus will be on methods that are central
in generating information for decision analysis. Topics include
hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and experimental
design.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students will:
understand
and be able to use the main to business research methods
recognise
the importance of research and its relationship to business
development and survival
be
able to analyse their research data and report professionally
on the outcomes
improve
their writing skills, especially those concerned with accurate
communication of information and rational arguments
Recommended
Texts
Business
Research Methods, 8/e Donald R Cooper, Florida Atlantic University
Pamela S Schindler, Wittenberg University
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This
course covers the essentials of marketing, including macro
and micro concepts that affect marketing management. The course
will introduce marketing terminology, definitions, theories,
concepts, and practices. The course will center around the
decision variables used by marketing managers, both at the
domestic and global level.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students will:
have
a working knowledge of the terms and definitions associated
with the marketing mix; product, place, promotion, and price.
A working knowledge of the terms and definitions associated
with the sub elements of each of these marketing mix elements
should also result.
be
able to identify and define the various strategies associated
with each element of the marketing mix and their sub-components.
be
able to define the terms, definitions, and procedures involved
with the process of identifying and selecting target markets,
and be able to explain how target market decisions affect
marketing strategy.
know
the terms, definitions, and graphic representation of the
product life cycle, and the significance of the product
life cycle on marketing strategy.
be
able to identify and understand the implications posed by
the various elements of the macro- and micro- environment,
including terms and definitions. They should also be able
to explain how the macro- and micro-environments effect
marketing decisions and strategies.
know
the terms, definitions, and steps involved in the organizational
and consumer decision-making process and be able to explain
how these processes affect marketing strategy
be
able to explain the steps involved in selecting, developing,
and implementing marketing strategies.
This
course is designed to acquaint you with the basic tools of
microeconomics. Economics is the study of how society allocates
its scarce resources, and microeconomics is the study of the
behavior of households and firms, whose collective decisions
determine how resources are allocated in a free market economy.
The goal of the course is to teach you to "think like
an economist," which I hope will help you to understand
the world around you, make better economic decisions in your
own life, and be a more informed citizen and voter. The course
focuses on economic theory and therefore will often rely on
abstract concepts. However, the course will emphasize the
application of these concepts to real world situations through
frequent in-class discussions of current events and interactive
learning exercises.
Learning
Objectives
Upon
successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
Describe
how price is determined in imperfect, monopoly, and perfect
competitive markets
Identify
drive-profit-maximizing production levels when given supply
and demand curves
Derive
the shutdown production level for the firm
Explain
the determinants and what causes change in Demand and Supply
for consumer goods
This
course is concerned with the construction of macroeconomic
theories that can explain and predict variations in aggregative
(economy-wide) variables, such as GNP, unemployment, the general
price level, interest rates, growth rates, and the exchange
rate. The course material and class organization stress the
development of the tools and background necessary for your
field courses.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students will:
have
acquired the ability to explain and manipulate the aggregate
demand-aggregate supply model;
have
gained an understanding of the various approaches to the
explanation of deviations of actual from trend national
income proposed by mainstream twentieth century schools
of macroeconomic thought;
understand
the policy-prescription implications of the various approaches
studied;
have
developed the skills required to
research these issues,
work collaboratively with their colleagues, and
express their views clearly and persuasively, orally
and in writing.
N.
Gregory Mankiw
Harvard University
Ronald D. Kneebone Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Kenneth J. McKenzie Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Nicholas Rowe
Carleton University
This
course in operations and productivity is intended to be a
survey of operating practices and models in both manufacturing
and service oriented firms. It is intended to provide managers
in all functional areas with sufficient knowledge to make
informed "total business decisions" and to introduce
standard terms and concepts for communications with operating
personnel. In such a course, it should be recognized that
breadth of subject matter, not depth of topic, will be the
goal. We will often use cases for classroom discussion. The
discussion will provide a forum for improving communications
skills and sharing personal experiences, which add to the
learning process.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students will:
build
an understanding of how Operations function and the Operations
Manager fit into the organization.
have
gained a knowledge base for conversing with operations personnel.
have
acquired both quantitative and qualitative analysis skills,
especially those needed for managing operating systems.
have
understood common-sense modeling concepts which can be used
to help managers evaluate various management problems.
expect
the similarities of operating problems in the Manufacturing
and Service Sectors.
have
developed an ability to gain insights from trade journals
and popular press articles.
A
study of the social, cultural, political, and legal environments
of organizations both profit and non-profit, and of their
impact on management at all levels. Emphasis is given to resultant
problems and their resolution to include ethical considerations
in the policy decision process.
Learning
Objectives
Upon
completion of this section, the student will be able to:
Use a systems approach to describe an organization’s
internal and external environments and how the pressures
within each affect all components of the system.
Discuss
the concepts of strategic and summative management principles
Define
organisational cultures and their significance to performance.
Discuss
the rationale of change and innovation
Discuss
how problems and opportunities are determined following
an analysis of an organization’s environments.
Recommended
Texts
Organization
21C
Someday All Organizations Will Lead This Way
Subir Chowdhury
0130603147 (Hardback) Dec 2002, 416 pages
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This
course explores issues related to the use of information systems
in increasingly digitalized economies by examining developments
in the Information Technology (IT) field and technology applications
used in managing contemporary organizations. Throughout the
course, case studies from the course text are provided to
illustrate how organizations use IT to manage their businesses.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students shall be able
to:
Evaluate
and interpret end user requirements when analyzing an information
system.
Analyze
and evaluate the issues of system design with emphasis on
facility design, workstation and office integration, and
peak employee productivity.
Investigate
the personnel issues related to information systems and
end users.
Suggest
and integrate strategies for introducing the end users to
new system through individual and group training, user documentation,
and help desk support.
Evaluate
the ethical, political, and legal issues on end user Internet
usage, email, copyrights, ownership, and privacy.
Create
end user policies and procedure manuals in concert with
Human Resource unit.
The
course focus is mainly on the international business environment
and the activities of multinational corporations. However,
many topics covered in the course are important to even the
smallest of companies, that operate in a purely domestic situations.
Among the topics covered during the semester are legal issues,
foreign direct investment, international trade, firm and country
competitiveness, regional trade associations, international
institutions, managerial functions, organizational and national
cultures, and global marketing and financial management. Teaching
style is based on in-class workshops combined with lectures,
discussion, student presentations, and interactive assignments
and group exercises.
Learning
Objectives
Upon
successful completion of this course, you should possess an
understanding of
the
foundations of international business operations and the
critical success factors involved in foreign trade,
the
global business environment, and
the
analytical and strategic thinking skills that reflect an
understanding of global business competition.
John J. Wild, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kenneth L. Wild, University of London, England
Jerry C.Y. Han, State University of New York, Buffalo;
University
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The
course focuses primarily on structural aspects of organizations
whilst reflecting on the relationship between structure and
behaviour. The student should come to an understanding of
the ways in which managers seek to promote organizational
effectiveness through internal structures and processes.
The
student will analyse how organizations are structured within
the context of the larger social, political, and economic
environment discussed in the Organisations and Their Environments
module; why systems of control and coordination vary across
organizations and change over time; and how organizational
theory may contribute towards improving the design and management
of organizations.
Learning
Objectives
After
successful completion of the course students shall:
understanding
the core concepts that form the basis of organisational
behaviour and structure.
be
able to apply key concepts for interpretation, diagnosis,
and providing recommendations for organisational development
synthesize
information from multiple sources and be able to explain
the connections between key issues.
actively
participate in the discussion of management issues and concepts
during class.
demonstrate
competence in written and oral skills.
Recommended
Texts
Classics
of Organization Theory
by Authors: Jay M. Shafritz , J. Steven Ott
Released: 05 July, 2000
ISBN: 0155068695
Paperback
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