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ENTR 4950 3.00 R: Managing the Family Enterprise (Wednesdays, 8:30am – 11:30am)
Family businesses comprise three interacting systems: the business, the family and the ownership systems. This course helps students understand how these systems must be managed through the development stages of a family enterprise. The course pays particular attention to issues of conflict management, succession and governance. It prepares students to advise family business and to understand how advising can help firms avoid pitfalls and reap benefits common to family enterprises.
FINE 3100 3.00 R or S: Financial Management
(Section R: Thursdays, 8:30am – 11:30am; Section S: Thursdays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
In this course, students develop their knowledge and skills as financial managers. The course includes both the study of financial management theories and the analysis of business cases. Building on the basics of financial management introduced in SB/FINE 2000 3.0, the course covers capital structure decisions, dividend policy, working capital management, capital budgeting, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions and risk management. Prerequisite: SB/FINE 2000. 3.00. Course credit exclusions: AP/ECON 4400 3.00, AP/ECON 4220 3.00, and AP/ECON 4410 3.00.
FINE 4050 3.00 U: Personal Finance (Fridays, 8:30am – 11:30am)
Students learn personal financial management both for professional work in the financial services industry and for their own families. Topics include goal-setting, budgeting, taxation, debt management, risk management, insurance, investment principles and practice and retirement planning. Much of the course is based upon realistic problems and cases. Prerequisite: SB/FINE 2000 3.00
FINE 4150 3.00 S: Advanced Corporate Finance (Mondays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
Building on the concepts, models and decision situations presented in SB/FINE 2000 3.00 and SB/FINE 3100 3.00, the course exposes students to more advanced, complex and specialized decision situations in the areas of corporate investment, financing, financial planning and financial management. Applications and case analyses are important aspects of the course. Prerequisite: SB/FINE 3100 3.00. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 4420 3.00.
MGMT 3200 3.00 R or S: Management Issues in the Non-Profit Sector
(Section R: Tuesdays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm; Section S: Thursdays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
This course serves as a general introduction to the nonprofit organization. It explores the historic roots and social, political and economic function of the non-profit sector in Canada. It examines both the legal and policy environments in which nonprofit organizations operate, and the unique organizational structures and governance practices that are characteristic of this sector. Additionally, this course will examine the accounting, marketing, staffing and fundraising issues of the sector. This course will appeal both to students who intend to pursue careers in the non-profit sector, as well as to students who will be involved with non-profit organizations over the course of their careers (either as board members and volunteers, or because their work in government or in the private sector brings them into contact and partnership with non-profit organizations).
MKTG 3100 3.00 R: Marketing Research (Mondays, 2:30pm – 5:30pm)
This course develops a managerial appreciation of marketing research. The steps of the research project are delineated, from problem definition through research design, sample selection, data collection, analysis and presentation. The concepts discussed are integrated into the broader requirements of a marketing information system. A major term project is required. Prerequisite: SB/MKTG 1030 3.00 (Previously offered as SB/MKTG 2030 3.00).
MKTG 4100 3.00 R: Strategic Market Communications (Thursdays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
Offers a focused approach to the formulation and implementation of an integrated communications strategy to meet particular marketing objectives. Topics of interest include advertising, sales, promotion, public relations, and social media communications, and their integration both online and offline. The approach to communications is cutting edge, multidisciplinary, integrative, practical, and applied. Teaching approaches are varied and include case analysis, discussion, and guest participants. Prerequisite: SB/MKTG 1030 3.00 (Previously offered as SB/MKTG 2030 3.00).
SGMT 4300 3.00 R: Strategic Thinking Skills (Thursdays, 11:30am – 2:30pm)
This course combines the necessary strategic and analytical thinking skills for effective management. This course is about identifying, analyzing and articulating the key issues that impact organizations and applying the appropriate frameworks that can assist managers in reaching better decisions. Students use the frameworks and strategic analysis tools developed in SB/SGMT 3000 3.00 and systematically apply them to real-life business situations. Previously offered as: SB/SGMT 3300 3.00. Prerequisite: SB/INTL 3000 3.00 (Previously offered as SB/INTL 4400 3.00).
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