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At the heart of our economic system, business influences and organizes our lives in multiple ways, providing both opportunities and challenges. Students gain an overview of business and management concepts that will help them better understand our world. These include economic systems and the...

Entrepreneurs transform their dreams into business reality. Students learn how to use the basic business concepts required to successfully plan and set up a small business or develop a new venture. Through a cross-disciplinary lens, they explore marketing, accounting, operations, human resources...

This course explores the roles of managers at various organizational levels and examines how they help organizations achieve their goals. Course topics are organized around the four major functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. There will be a special emphasis on...

This course introduces the basic legal principles of contracts, torts, agency, employment, negotiable instruments, debt collection, business ownership, and consumer protection in Canada. Actual case decisions are used to demonstrate and explain judicial reasoning.Students will receive credit for...

This course will develop the communication skills to prepare students to act effectively in a range of practical business situations. It will include skill development in managing meetings, public speaking and interpersonal communications in a business setting. Students will be required to develop...

Many graduates of creative arts programs will operate their own businesses. In this course, students examine the creative industries from the perspective of an entrepreneur wishing to start a business upon graduation. From developing a new audience and building a business plan to building and...

In this capstone course, students create business plans for their own creative industries businesses. Working within provincial and municipal regulations and applying principles of project management, each student writes a comprehensive plan covering all major areas of the business including...

Successful leaders in organizations need a strong foundation in attracting and engaging talent. Students explore current Canadian Human Resource Management (HRM) concepts and applications in all types of organizations. They discuss and apply foundational HRM concepts to workplace scenarios...

Organizational Behaviour combines business acumen with behavioural sciences to help predict how individuals and groups can create more effective organizations. Students examine the impact of individuals, teams, and structures on organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward...

Business planning is a critical process in preparing to launch a business or venture. Students focus on “how to” techniques in the development of business plans. They learn what investors and lenders look for in a business plan, how to analyze and improve a business plan, how to assess the...