Course Descriptions
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MBA 6103 |
Professional Development I |
3.0 ch |
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Provides practical knowledge and practice in skills development. Includes intensive workshops, experiential exercises, field trips, and guest speakers.
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MBA 6104 |
Professional Development II |
3.0 ch |
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Emphasizes issues relevant to career preparation. Includes intensive workshops, experiential exercises, field trips, and guest speakers.
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MBA 6106 |
Information Technology and E-Business |
3.0 ch |
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Introduces the use of Information Technology in business with a particular emphasis on E-Business. Covers the acquisition and implementation of technology, strategic uses of computing, resistance, security, risk, and issues associated with the rise of E-Business. Prerequisite: None.
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MBA 6107 |
Strategic Management |
3.0 ch |
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Examines the role of the strategic management process in the performance of the modern business enterprise. Topics include: business and mission definition, dynamics of industrial rivalry, development of competitive advantages, and determinants of success or failure for alternate types of competitive strategies. Prerequisites: All required first year courses must be completed.
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MBA 6112 |
Student Consulting Group |
3.0 ch |
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Students, under the supervision of a faculty member, will provide consulting services to a local organization or organizations. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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MBA 6113 |
Database Management |
3.0 ch |
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Introduces database management systems. Additional Topics include data modeling, query languages, database administration, data administration, security, concurrency, control and distributed databases. Prerequisite: MBA 6106.
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MBA 6117 |
Research Methods |
3.0 ch |
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Presents a balanced approach to the theory and applications of business research. It develops skills among students to evaluate and interpret business research studies and proposals from the point of view of their design and practical importance to the organization. This course teaches students skills to plan and execute business research projects. Prerequisites: MBA 6606.
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MBA 6119 |
New Venture Development |
3.0 ch |
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Covers recognition of opportunities, resource requirements, and venture financing. Provides an introduction to mature and emerging technologies and the entrepreneurial opportunities arising from those technologies. Examines evolution of technology-intensive industry sectors, assessment of technological risk from an entrepreneurial perspective and the economic and social impacts of technology on society. Prerequisites: All first year required courses.
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MBA 6122 |
International Business Strategy |
3.0 ch |
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Introduces strategic decisions, which need to be undertaken by a firm that transcends national boundaries. Topics include appraisal of foreign markets, organization of international activities, and management of functional activities. Prerequisite: MBA 6107.
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MBA 6133 |
Management of Innovation and Technology |
3.0 ch |
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Examines the strategic management of high technology and other organizations. Emphasizes innovation and the development or commercialization of intangible assets. Introduces tools and techniques for the implementation of appropriate strategies. Prerequisites: MBA 6303, MBA 6503.
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MBA 6165 |
Corporate Communications |
3.0 ch |
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This course explores how an organization communicates with its various internal and external stakeholders. it introduces principles, theories and practices used to generate and maintain positive relationships with non-consumer audiences and to handle the diverse communication challenges found in the workplace.
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MBA 6153 |
Corporate Governance and Law |
3.0 ch |
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Examines contemporary issues with respect to the control and oversight of the modern corporation. Topics include the legal and institutional dimensions of business organizations, the significance of ethics in company management, the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors, disclosure of corporate affairs. Prerequisites: MBA 6203 and MBA 6503.
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MBA 6177 |
New Product Development |
3.0 ch |
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Examines concepts related to the management of new product development (NPD) and the role of NDP in the strategy of contemporary companies. Reviews concepts for development of winning solutions, approaches useful in the organization of design process, and methods for selection/evaluation of projects. Considers concepts related to the development of new services, as well as the refinement of innovative ideas and their implementation. Pre-requisite: MBA 6303.
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MBA 6193 |
Topics in Administration |
3.0 ch |
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Permits the offering of special courses from time to time, therefore, no description and prerequisite can be provided. Prerequisite: None
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MBA 6203 |
Accounting for Managers |
3.0 ch |
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Provides a basic understanding of published external financial statements and the use of accounting data for planning, control, and decision making within the organization. Explores the principles, concepts, and alternatives underlying external financial reports, as well as the processes involved in their preparation. Emphasizes the generation and use of accounting information for internal purposes, with a focus on the information needs of managers. Major areas include product costing, cost behaviour and estimation, profit planning, budgeting, and performance evaluation. The behavioural implications of accounting-based decisions also considered. Prerequisite: None.
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MBA 6215 |
Accounting & Decision Making |
3.0 ch |
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Provides a synthesis in the use of accounting information for decision-making. The prime function of a manager is to make decisions and one of the prime functions of accounting is to provide information for decision-making. Using accounting information effectively is an acquired skill, which this course approaches through case study. Emphasis given to identifying what information is required and how to use this information in the decision process and for follow-up evaluation. Prerequisite: MBA 6203.
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MBA 6218 |
Financial Statement Analysis |
3.0 ch |
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Designed to enhance understanding of the usefulness of financial reporting in operating, financing, and investing decisions. Appropriate Skills in the area of financial statement analysis developed. Begins with a review and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and elsewhere. Progresses through financial statement analysis of Canadian and International companies in different industries and in different geographical areas. Prerequisites: MBA 6203 and MBA 6403.
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MBA 6303 |
Marketing Theories and Strategies |
3.0 ch |
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Introduces the role of the marketing function in managerial decision-making. Emphasizes the application of marketing theories and concepts for the analysis and solution of competitive issues. Prerequisites: None.
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MBA 6313 |
Marketing Research |
3.0 ch |
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Identifies and explores marketing problems and the implementation of research designed to aid marketing managers. Includes problem formation, study design, data collection, advanced analytic techniques, and the presentation of findings. Prerequisites: MBA 6303, MBA 6606.
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MBA 6314 |
New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurship |
3.0 ch |
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Covers the process of generating ideas, recognizing opportunities, and shaping them into venture plans. Teams of approximately three students generate venture ideas, evaluate the feasibility, pitch the merits, and create a business plan that they defend in a contest. Aimed at students who aspire to launch their own start-up, those who would like to investigate start-up as a career option, or those who wish to familiarize themselves with the concepts, issues, and techniques of new venture creation and entrepreneurship. Prerequisite: All required first year courses must be completed or taken concurrently.
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MBA 6315 |
Market Opportunity Analysis |
3.0 ch |
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Designed to enable students to develop and implement a market opportunity analysis for an entrepreneurial venture. Analysis normally performed by a small team who consult with the instructor, identified experts, and other participants. Course deliverables include a research proposal and the completed research report that must be philosophically sound and practically oriented. Prerequisites: MBA 6303 or equivalent and permission of the instructor. MBA 6313 preferred but not required. Students do not need to be involved in the ActivatorTM program.
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MBA 6320 |
Export Market Entry |
6.0 ch |
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Examines how to plan and implement export strategy and tactics. In addition to the study of global marketing concepts, theories, and analytic tools, students will be expected to prepare a market entry plan. Atlantic based organizations will participate in the course as case studies. On a competitive basis, students will be selected to attend a trade mission. Prerequisites: MBA 6303, MBA 6313. Note: Students are not permitted to obtain credit in MBA 6623 (or equivalent) and MBA 6320.
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MBA 6321 |
Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty |
3.0 ch |
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Examines issues relevant to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Topics covered include the marketing concept, continuous improvement, quality, complaining behaviour, expectations, measurement, and relationship marketing. Prerequisites: MBA 6303.
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MBA 6322 |
Buyer Behaviour |
3.0 ch |
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Examines variables, which influence buying decisions in consumer and in industrial markets. It elaborates on how these variables account for variations in purchase, consumption and/or usage behaviour among groups and individuals. Specific emphasis is placed on showing the relevance of these variations for designing marketing strategies and plans. Particular attention is placed on information-processing models for explaining buyer behaviour. Prerequisites: MBA 6303.
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MBA 6323 |
International Marketing Management |
3.0 ch |
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Identifies and analyses marketing tools that are appropriate for undertaking foreign market expansion and sourcing by small and medium-sized manufacturing and service sector businesses. It explores the application of these tools to international marketing decision-making. Emphasis is placed on the use of such foreign market entry and expansion modes as importing, exporting, franchising, licensing and joint ventures. Particular attention is given to managing foreign channel relationships, especially with foreign agents, trading houses and foreign distributors. Prerequisites: MBA 6303.
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MBA 6324 |
Strategic Services Marketing |
3.0 ch |
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Provides an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive aspects of services marketing. Specific emphasis is placed on the distinctive approaches necessary to plan and implement marketing strategy for services. Prerequisites: MBA 6303, or the consent of the instructor.
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MBA 6339 |
Marketing Communications |
3.0 ch |
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Examines forms of marketing communication, emphasizing their role in the Canadian environment. Includes basic communications theory related to consumer behaviour theory, media availability and selection, promotion channels, personal selling, industry self-regulation, role of government regulation. Prerequisites: MBA 6303.
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MBA 6403 |
Financial Management |
3.0 ch |
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Covers both short-term and long-term corporate decisions. Introduces basic tools of corporate financial analysis and illustrates their application to problems faced by a corporate financial manager. Focuses on topics such as time value of money, term structure of interest rates, valuation of financial securities, working capital management, short-term and long-term sources of financing, fundamental concepts of risk and return, the firm's decision on capital expenditure, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy and external expansion. Prerequisite: MBA 6203, 6606.
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MBA 6414 |
Applications of Financial Management Techniques |
3.0 ch |
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Case-study based course in which students apply the knowledge acquired in the Financial Management course. Some advanced topics in finance are reviewed and students prepare case reports and present them in class. Prerequisite: MBA 6203, 6403.
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MBA 6421 |
Mergers and Acquisitions |
3.0 ch |
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Covers the theory and practice of mergers and acquisitions. Topics to be discussed include: valuation techniques and its application to mergers; economic forces and timing of merger activity (merger waves); motives for mergers and acquisitions; market for corporate control, valuing synergies; valuing (target) firms for takeover; accounting for mergers; practical issues in mergers and acquisitions; hostile takeovers; forms of payment; M & A strategies (offensive strategies used by bidders and defensive strategies used by target firms); governance issues relating to the role of the board of directors in takeovers; best practices in mergers and acquisitions; empirical tests and stock market evidence of the benefits of mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6425 |
Investments |
3.0 ch |
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Covers the investment environment, basic investment concepts, analysis and strategy; considers investors' attitudes towards risk, the Markowitz portfolio theory, capital market theory and its application, the efficient market hypothesis, expected inflation and yields on securities, options markets, securities markets, technical and fundamental analyses. Students do simulated trading through the Internet. Prerequisite: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6426 |
Financial Institutions and Markets |
3.0 ch |
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Covers the flow of funds in an economy and interest rate determination. Financial intermediaries are examined with particular attention to their regulations, the composition of their assets and liabilities, and their changing relative importance. Investment funds and pension funds are included among the intermediaries. May also cover the monetary policy process in Canada. Attention is given to current developments in financial markets. Prerequisite: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6427 |
International Financial Management |
3.0 ch |
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Examines international financial management from the viewpoint of the individual firm. After explaining the concept of the balance of payments, consideration is given to foreign exchange markets and exchange rate systems (including Eurocurrency systems), exchange rate risk and the economics of currency exposure, and the arbitrage process. The subjects of international portfolio management, capital flows including direct investment, the financing of multinational enterprises, taxation and transfer pricing, capital budgeting and the cost of capital in an international setting are dealt with. Each student is required to submit a research paper. Prerequisite: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6429 |
Fixed Income |
3.0 ch |
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Covers concepts and tools useful for investors, traders, issuers, and hedgers in bonds and other contracts sensitive to changes in interest rates. Types, features, and uses of fixed-income securities are also included. Reviews primary and secondary bond markets, bond sectors and, instruments; discusses valuation of dept securities. Mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and bonds with embedded options analyzed and valued. Prerequisites: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6445 |
Introduction to Financial Derivatives: Concepts, Valuation & Some Applications |
3.0 ch |
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Covers forward contracts, futures, options and swaps. It introduces the market of each of these financial derivatives and explains their market valuations. Illustrates the application of market valuations of derivative products through numerical problems. The use of financial derivatives in hedging risk is also covered. Prerequisites: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6450 |
Student Investment Fund |
6.0 ch |
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Presents experiential learning of the actual financial investment process and portfolio management. Students, under the guidance of faculty advisors, manage over a $2,000,000 portion of the pension assets of the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation (NBIMC), within the investment policies and procedures of that enterprise. Requires detailed analysis of macroeconomic, industry, and company fundamentals. Entails preparation, on a regular basis, of up-to-date reports and presentations of portfolio analysis, selection, and management. Eligible candidates are required to complete an application form and go through an interview. Prerequisites: MBA 6203, MBA 6403, MBA 6425.
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MBA 6503 |
Organizational Studies |
3.0 ch |
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Presents theories and applications of Organizational Behaviour and Organizational Theory and Design. Individual and small group behaviour within organizational contexts will be discussed, along with the structural features of organizations, the determinants of structure and the effects of structure on organizational performance. Prerequisites: None.
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MBA 6521 |
Managerial Leadership |
3.0 ch |
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Examines theories of leadership and their importance in management. It begins with an in-depth analysis of the conceptualization of leadership, recent models of leadership and the dimensions of managerial leadership behaviour. Attention paid to the influence of leaders and the relationship between the concepts of power and leadership. Consideration is next directed to issues such as organizational leadership, the contingency paradigm and social and cultural contexts of effective leadership. Leadership and related issues will be linked to effective management. Prerequisite: MBA 6503.
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MBA 6522 |
Motivation and Job Design |
3.0 ch |
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Examines, in-depth theories of motivation and job design and considers how these might be applied in an organizational setting. Beginning with an examination of the motivation theories of management, the course then turns to job design theories and their application. Attention is given to practical constraints, such as technology, unions and organizational practices, on the application of these theories. Ways and means of coping with such constraints in any job redesign program in order to achieve effective individual and organizational performance are considered. Prerequisite: MBA 6503.
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MBA 6606 |
Business Data Analysis |
3.0 ch |
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This course is designed to introduce students to basic statistical concepts and techniques and their applications. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability theory, probability distributions, discrete and continuous random variables, data collection and sampling methods, estimation theory, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, non-parametric methods simple and multiple regression and correlation analysis, time series analysis. Prerequisite: None.
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MBA 6607 |
Production and Operations Management |
3.0 ch |
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Designed to provide fundamental knowledge of production & operations management. Topics include, linear programming: modeling and algorithm, integer programming, network optimization problems, optimization in a stochastic environment, computer simulation, forecasting, capacity planning, facility location and layout, production scheduling, just-in-time and supply-chain management, inventory management, quality control and quality management, project management. Prerequisite: MBA 6606.
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MBA 6614 |
Total Quality Management |
3.0 ch |
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Topics include business quality management, the total quality system, management strategies for quality, engineering technology of quality, statistical technology of quality, implementing total quality management in the Manufacturing and service sector. A comparative analysis of five of the world's most influential theorists on the subject of total quality management: W. Edwards Deming, Philip Crosby, J.M. Juran, Armand Feigenbaum and Taguchi. The objective is to demonstrate, apply and integrate the knowledge gained in the MBA program. This course will be theme based, and focus on field studies, addressing issues of ongoing businesses and organizations. Prerequisite: MBA 6607 or permission from the instructor.
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MBA 6623 |
Advanced Production & Operations Management |
3.0 ch |
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This course is aimed at examining some of the important practical concepts related to Production and Operations Management (POM). Chapter topics are: Forecasting for Operations, Aggregate Production Planning, Inventory Control Subject to Known Demand, Inventory Control Subject to Uncertain Demand, MRP and JIT, Operation Scheduling, Project Scheduling, Quality and Assurance, and Reliability and Maintainability. Prerequisite: MBA 6607.
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MBA 6802 |
Human Resources Management |
3.0 ch |
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Examines the management of human resources in organizations. Particular attention is directed at human resource planning and selection, training and development, appraisal, and compensation. Concludes with an assessment of the links between industrial relations, human resource management, and global competitiveness. Prerequisite: MBA 6503.
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MBA 6803 |
Compensation Management |
3.0 ch |
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Introduces the strategic role played by pay and benefits in achieving organizational goals. Topics include: forms of financial and non-financial compensation; job analysis and evaluation; pay policy and external competitiveness; pay for performance; performance appraisal; and administration of the pay system. Prerequisite: MBA 6802.
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MBA 6807 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
3.0 ch |
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Examines issues pertaining to the theory and practice of financing of entrepreneurial firms. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas: organizing and financing of new ventures; financial planning; firm valuation at different stages of development such as seed, start up, expansion, buyout or turnaround; characteristics of entrepreneurial ventures, including associated agency problems, at different stages of development; financial contracting with asymmetric information; fundraising from venture capital organizations such as labour-sponsored corporations; limited partnerships and corporate venture capital entities; other financing alternatives such as angel investing and government financing programs; planning exits through public offerings, divestitures, buybacks, or write-offs. Prerequisite: MBA 6403.
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MBA 6808 |
Business Negotiation & Alternative Dispute Resolution |
3.0 ch |
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Appraises conflict, negotiation and dispute resolution principles. Focuses on the formulation and implementation of negotiation and dispute resolution. Considers the causes and consequences of conflict, and applies contrasting approaches to negotiations and dispute resolution. Note: Students in the MBA/LLB program will not be permitted to obtain credit for MBA 6808 and LAW 4103. Prerequisites: MBA 6503, 6802.
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MBA 6825 |
Contemporary Human Resource Management |
3.0 ch |
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Undertakes an in-depth analysis of contemporary human resource management. Issues examined include human resource planning, staffing, employee ownership, gain sharing and pay equity, and management of career transitions. Teaching methods include lectures, discussion and case analysis. Prerequisites: MBA 6801, MBA 6802.
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MBA 6836 |
International Human Resource Management |
3.0 ch |
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Provides an in-depth analysis of contemporary human resource management practices in selected countries. In particular, it examines and analyzes similarities and differences of human resource management systems. Topics include recruitment and selection, performance evaluation, human development and compensation. Prerequisites: MBA 6801, MBA 6802. |
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MBA 6990 |
Practicum |
6.0 ch |
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This course is part of the MBA in Engineering Management program and only available for those students enrolled in that specific program. The Practicum component (6 credit hours) is designed to be an applied learning experience in which students integrate and expand the theoretical knowledge learned in the program by working on a special assignment in the workplace. The Practicum provides an opportunity for students to be involved in problems in the work environment that are outside the normal scope of their current job responsibilities and to enhance their individual research skills.
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MBA 6903 |
Applied Integrative Studies |
3.0 ch |
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The objective endeavors to demonstrate, apply and integrate the knowledge gained in the MBA program. This course will be theme based, and focused on field studies, addressing issues of ongoing businesses and organizations. Prerequisites: All first year courses must be completed or taken concurrently.
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MBA 6994 |
Independent Study In Administration |
3.0 ch |
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A directed reading course is available to students who have completed first-year requirements. Independent studies generally commence in September, January and May of each academic year and must be completed within one term. The usual extensions applied in other courses apply to independent studies as well. Students wishing more detailed information are advised to contact the office of the Associate Dean (Programs) in the Faculty of Business Administration. It is the responsibility of the student to complete an "Independent Study Course Form" available from the MBA Office (SH270), prior to the beginning of their Independent Study. The student is not permitted to register "on-line" for this course. Once the proper forms are completed at the MBA office and approved by the Associate Dean - Programs, the registration will be completed by the Registrar's Office. Only one Independent Study can be done. Prerequisite: All first year courses must be completed.
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MBA 6995 |
Internship |
3.0 ch |
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Students benefit greatly through the internship program which affords an opportunity for exposure to the business world that cannot be duplicated in other courses. Both domestic and international internships are available and are generally completed during the summer months following the successful completion of first year required courses. Students choosing to complete an internship are advised to obtain an "Internship Guide" from the MBA Office (SH270A). It is the responsibility of the student to complete the "Internship Registration Form" prior to the beginning of their internship. This form is available in the MBA Office (SH270A). The student is not permitted to register "on-line" for this course. Once the proper form is completed at the MBA office and approved by the Associate Dean - Programs, the registration will be completed by the Registrar's Office. Prerequisite: All first year courses must be completed.
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MBA 6996 |
Project Report |
6.0 ch |
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With
the approval of the Graduate Committee, candidates for the MBA degree
may opt to present a project report instead of completing the degree by
course work or thesis. Students choosing to complete a project report
may select a topic including any of the following:
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MBA 6997 |
Thesis |
12.0 ch |
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With the approval of the Graduate Committee, candidates for the MBA degree may opt to present a thesis instead of completing the degree by course work or Project Report. In choosing to complete a thesis, students are given an opportunity to analyze a problem in greater depth and detail. A Master's Thesis must demonstrate a student's competence in undertaking independent research. Students who intend to complete a MBA 6997 Thesis must obtain a copy of "Thesis: Course Outline and Student Guidelines" from the MBA Office (SH270A) in the Faculty of Administration. This detailed guide assists students in determining the nature and scope of such a thesis, lists prerequisites, evaluation methods, required deadlines, proposed timetable, required documentation and further information on confidentiality considerations and permissible extensions. One or
more members of the Faculty of Business Administration will supervise
the thesis. The student may choose a thesis supervisor or a member of
the supervisory team from outside of the Faculty of Administration. The
Graduate Committee of the Faculty of Business Administration must
approve the subject of the thesis. The thesis examination must conform
in all respects to the regulations governing the presentation of
Master's theses as outlined in the Graduate Calendar. The prerequisites
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