BComm Business Analytics & Economics 3rd Year
FALL 2021
Economics 303 Intermediate Economic Theory - Macroeconomics I
Determination of national output, unemployment, interest rates, inflation, and exchange rates. Analysis of short-term economic fluctuations, the role of expectations and stabilization policies.
Economics 321 The Global Trading System
Introduction to the theory of international trade provides a basis for examining Canadian trade policy and regional and world trade institutions such as the WTO and NAFTA. Topics include tariffs, non-tariff barriers and enhancements, countervail and anti-dumping action, multinational enterprises and international joint ventures.
Management Studies 451 Corporate Governance and Ethical Decision-Making
Develop an increased awareness of the importance of corporate governance systems and strong financial decision-making systems in developing effective business enterprises. Specific emphasis on the resolution of agency problems, the role of the board of directors, compensation systems and financial modelling.
Marketing 317 Foundations of Marketing
An introductory marketing course designed for management students to introduce the principles and practices of marketing. Topics will cover basic marketing concepts, societal issues, and the decision-making process of marketers in developing marketing strategies and plans. The course will focus on the implementation of specific products, pricing, distribution, and communication strategies for specific market situations.
WINTER 2022
Business Technology Management 331 Data Management and Business Analytics
In today's world, businesses, consumers, and societies create massive amounts of data by design and as a by-product of their activities. Businesses in every industry are harnessing the power of data to support operations, decision-making, planning, and risk management. Students will focus on organizing, storing, and managing the available data using relational database technologies and generating insights through business analytics techniques.
Economics 349 The Economics of Social ProblemsThe contribution that economic analysis can make to the understanding of selected current social issues such as poverty, aging, crime, drug abuse and discrimination.
Management Studies 359 Selected Topics in Management
Examination of selected topics in management.
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources 317 Organizational Behaviour
Examines individual, interpersonal and group processes to explain behaviour in organizations to better predict employee behaviour and to interpret how context influences such behaviour. Topics may include motivation, groups and teams, decision-making, personality, power and influence, negotiation, leadership and stress.
Operations Management 415 Prescriptive Models in Business Analytics
Identification of data requirements for analytical decision-making. Case studies are used throughout to develop insight for decision-making while dealing with incomplete and ambiguous data. Introduction to VBA-enabled spreadsheet modelling to design and implement optimization models without/with uncertainty, as well as advanced Monte Carlo simulation.
Economics 349 The Economics of Social Problems
The contribution that economic analysis can make to the understanding of selected current social issues such as poverty, aging, crime, drug abuse and discrimination.