Business Courses
Note: Prerequisites are in place to help students succeed in their Business classes. If prerequisites are not met, special permission will very rarely be granted to take a Business course.
BUSN 1111 Small Business Management (3 credits)
This course provides students in the Habitat Restoration Program with an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the start-up and management of a new venture. Topics include business plan development, financing a business, marketing, financial management and systems, personnel management, customer relations, leadership and communications. Emphasis will be placed on the start-up of a small business consulting practice.
Prerequisite: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 4
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 1198 Business Explorations I (3 credits)
This course provides an introductory overview of the Canadian business system in context with the contemporary business world - how it functions, and how it relates to specific areas such as marketing, production and finance. The course provides a specific insight into actual business operations and some of the major areas of concern regarding the role of business in society. Attention is paid to enhancing business vocabulary and strategies in studying business.
Foundation Program students who successfully complete this course will gain equivalent credit to BUSN 1200.
Prerequisites: DVST 0310 and DVST 0355, DVST Assessment or Instructor permission.
BUSN 1200 Fundamentals of Business (3 credits)
This course provides a broad overview of the Canadian business system, how it functions and how it relates to specific areas such as marketing, production and finance. The course provides a specific insight into actual business operations and some of the major areas of concern regarding the role of business in society.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Fall, Winter and Summer
BUSN 1210 Management Essentials (3 credits)
This course will introduce the student to managerial principles, methods and skills: understanding organizational structure, planning strategy and operations, and controlling and leading. Particular attention will be given to managerial decision-making in a complex society.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall and winter
BUSN 1250 Exploring Business Ownership (3 credits)
This is an introductory course for people who want to investigate entrepreneurship as a career option and their suitability as potential business owners. A variety of business areas are covered, including the development of a specific business plan.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: One BUSN course recommended and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 1; Seminar 3
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 1315 Supervisory Management HIM (3 credits)
This course will provide Health Information Management students with key skills related to and knowledge of first-line (supervisory) management. Participants will experience the supervisory role as a special case of leadership - the only level of management that interfaces directly with non-management personnel. Communication, leadership and motivational skills will be given special emphasis. An experiential approach will be used to facilitate the learning of basic supervisory skills such as interviewing, appraisal, training and leadership.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Classroom: (11 weeks); Seminar: 5
Not offered: 2007/2008
BUSN 1320 Business Law I (3 credits)
This course will provide a general review of the meaning, sources and administration of business law and a more detailed examination of the law of contracts with particular reference to business situations. The course is designed to give the student an understanding of business law including consumer protection, legislation and potential changes in the legal climate of Canada.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Fall, Winter and Summer
BUSN 1330 Business Mathematics (3 credits)
This course will cover the mathematical interpretation of fundamental business economic concepts with applications to managerial decision-making. Topics covered will include linear and non-linear equations, time value of money, marginal and break-even analysis and introduction to statistics.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 with a minimum grade of "P" or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 1335 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
This course, restricted to Health Information Management students, is an introduction to biostatistics - statistical methods applied to data derived from biological sciences and medicine. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability concepts, probability distributions such as the binomial, Poisson and normal distributions, sampling distribution and linear estimation.
Prerequisite: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall 2010
BUSN 2201 Career Management (3 credits)
This course provides an opportunity to explore career possibilities and strategies in business. Professional business people from a variety of industries and functions will be brought face-to-face with students in a series of weekly meetings to discuss professional problems, goals, culture and career strategies. Students will assess their values, abilities, interests and needs in order to clarify job and life goals. Job search, networking, resume writing and interviewing skills will be addressed.
Prerequisite: CMNS 1111 or CMNS 1115 or ENGL 1100 level (except ENGL 1124)
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 2251 Enterprise Development and Management (3 credits)
This course provides students within the Dispensing Optician Program an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the start-up and management of a small business within the optical dispensing industry. Topics include: business plan development, purchasing a business, location analysis and leasing, evaluating a business opportunity, financing a business, marketing, financial management and systems, personnel management, customer relations, leadership, managing conflict and communications. The main emphasis will be on small business management.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment, CSIS 1110 (recommended) and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 2252 New Venture Development and Management (3 credits)
This course provides students with an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the start-up and management of a new venture. Topics include: business plan development, purchasing a business, location analysis and leasing, evaluating a business opportunity, financing a business, marketing, financial management and systems, personnel management, customer relations, leadership, managing conflict and communications. The main emphasis will be on new venture management.
Prerequisite: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 3; Seminar 1
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 2253 Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
This course provides students with analytical frameworks for entrepreneurship self-assessment and developing a business strategy. Special attention is given to the practices followed and problems encountered in the challenging process of establishing a business from two mainstream perspectives: store-front and home-based business operations. Topics include: entrepreneurship self-assessment and career preparation, product-market strategies, the evaluation of business opportunities that are relevant to start-up and growth, franchising and acquisitions.
Prerequisites: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 2254 Business Planning for New Ventures (3 credits) (under review)
This course provides students with a practical approach in preparing and presenting a comprehensive business plan. Topics include: identifying key business plan components, business plan development, developing key worksheets and support documents, packaging and presentation techniques and examining common misconceptions in business planning.
Prerequisites: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 2275 Business Strategy and Simulation (3 credits)
This course will provide students with an introduction to strategic management, which students will practice using a computerized business simulation. Topics covered include company missions, external environment, internal analysis and company profile, objective and strategies in the long and short term, strategic analysis and implementation. To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: (ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 or ACCT 1235) and BUSN 1210 and BUSN 1330 or FINC 1231 and CSIS 1110 and (CMNS 1111 or CMNS 1115 or ENGL 1100-level except ENGL 1124) and minimum 30 credits in the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration.
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Fall, Winter
BUSN 2337 Research Applications I (3 credits)
This course, restricted to Health Information Management students, is an introduction to statistics in health record information systems with applied computer analysis using SPSS. Topics covered include: preparing data for analysis, describing data, probability distributions, sampling, testing hypotheses and examining relationships between variables.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: Second semester standing or permission of instructor, and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 2; Lecture/Practice: 2
Offered: Not currently offered
BUSN 2403 Legal Aspects in a Global Economy (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of basic legal principles in international trade. Trade practices between small businesses will be examined, along with basic statutory trading requirements.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: PHIL 1122 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 2420 Business Law II (3 credits)
This course will cover a wide range of items such as general employment contracts, contracts of insurance, guarantee, bailment and agency, negotiable instruments, forms of business organization, devices for securing credit, bankruptcy, labour relations, taxation, financial institutions and relevant provincial and federal legislation.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: BUSN 1320 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall, winter and summer
BUSN 2429 Business Statistics (3 credits)
This course will provide students with an introduction to forecasting and statistics. Students will learn to solve problems using computer spreadsheets. Topics include: forecasting, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, normal and binomial distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Students who have taken BUSN 430 will not receive credit for BUSN 2429.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: CSIS 1110 and BUSN 1330 or FINC 1231 or Principles of Math 12 or Survey Math 12 or MATH 1115 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall, Winter and Summer
BUSN 2495 Applied Project (3 credits) (under review)
This course enables students in the Administrative Management Program to acquire practical experience in the functions of management by participating in the day-to-day operation of an organization. Each student will negotiate an agreement for the project work. Project topics may vary from in-depth research to proposals for solutions to management problems.
Prerequisite: 45 Administrative Management Program credits or permission of instructor and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Seminar: 16; Field Experience: 56
Not currently offered
BUSN 3310 Organizational Management Skills (3 credits)
This course enables a student to develop necessary skills in preparation for a career in organizational management. By learning and practicing personal skills, interpersonal skills and group skills, students can acquire critical management skills, including communications, motivation, delegation, managing conflict, gaining power and influence, problem solving, stress management and team building.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: BUSN 1210 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 1; Seminar: 3
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 3350 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the major human resource activities and current issues, including: human resource planning and job analysis, recruiting, selection, orientation, training and development, career planning, performance appraisal, compensation, health and safety and labour relations.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 3380 Operations Management (3 credits)
This course will provide students with a generalized approach to designing, operating and improving the activities of service and manufacturing businesses. Students will compare theory with actual operating businesses and develop solutions to real-world problems. Topics include flowcharting, processes, quality, forecasting, capacity planning, layout and job design, inventory systems, scheduling, logistics and process re-engineering.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: BUSN 1210 and BUSN 1330 or FINC 1231 and CSIS 1110 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 3400 International Business (3 credits)
This course is a survey of the international business environment. The focus is on the nature of the international business environment, financial, cultural, social, political and legal, and the manner in which this environment has changed and continues to change. The focus of this course will be from the perspective of a small- to medium-sized business operations and will be case-based.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: ECON 3300 and FINC 3305 and FINC 2340 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 3401 Principles of International Business (3 credits)
This course provides an introduction to international business and its environment. Focus will be on international business issues such as comparative environmental frameworks, trade and investment, foreign exchange market, business-government relationships and managing global business functions.
Course Prerequisites: Completion of 60 credits or BUSN 2275 OR Instructor permission
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Winter 2008
BUSN 3404 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the start-up and management of a new venture. Topics include: entrepreneurship, opportunities evaluation, business plan development and small business management practices. Special emphasis will be placed on practical guidelines for small business importing and exporting.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: BUSN 1330 or FINC 1231 and ECON 3300 and FINC 3305 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 3431 Business Statistics II (3 credits)
This course covers advanced topics in quantitative analysis including; analysis of variance, forecasting, trend analysis using linear and multiple regression, probability, decision analysis and linear programming. Spreadsheets will be utilized in problem-solving.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: BUSN 2429 or BUSN 430 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 3437 Research Applications II (3 credits)
This course, restricted to Health Information Management Program students, is an introduction to research in the health record profession. Topics covered include: the nature and types of research, identifying the research problem and reviewing and evaluating the research literature. The role of the health record administrator in health sciences research will be discussed.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: BUSN 2337 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 4
Not currently offered
BUSN 3451 Industrial Relations (3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the Canadian industrial relations system, including: the historical development of trade unions; the structure, organization and operation of unions; public policy covering labour and employment relations; union certification; collective bargaining; contract administration; dispute resolution; and contemporary issues in labour relations.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: Principles of Math 11 or successful completion of the Business Readiness Assessment and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 4275 Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis (3 credits)
This course integrates the knowledge and applied skills gained in other courses with comprehensive case reviews and shows how the various business functional units work together in formulating and applying strategies in a globe setting. It demonstrates why the different parts of a business need to subscribe to predefined and formulated corporate strategies to succeed and harmonize with the various stakeholders. The course uses a comprehensive business case review method.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: BUSN 2275
Lecture: 2; Discussion: 2
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 4305 Cross-Cultural Labour Relations and Practices (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of issues related to cross-cultural labour relations and practices, standard business protocols in foreign countries, management and employee relations and key labour statutory requirements in different selected countries. The focus will be on small-to medium-sized businesses trying to enter Latin American, European and Pacific Rim countries.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 4401 International Logistics and Transportation (3 credits)
This course presents an overview of logistics, as applied to international trade. Topics include: purchasing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, distribution and integrated planning. The emphasis will be on small-to medium-sized businesses involved in finished-goods shipping.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: BUSN 4305 and BUSN 3400 and BUSN 2403 and BUSN 3404 and FINC 2340 and FINC 4405 and MARK 3300 and MARK 3315 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 4405 Graduating Applied Research Project (3 credits)
This course is a capstone course for the International Business Studies Program (IBS). The focus is on the nature of the international business environment - financial, cultural, social, political and legal - and the manner in which this environment has changed and continues to change. A combination of lecture, videos and supplementary materials will follow the order of the chapters in the text. Cases will be assigned to and presented in class by students. Opportunity prevailing, students will be placed in actual practicum sites, working on international projects. Some of the projects will be used in case analysis and class presentations.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: BUSN 4305 and BUSN 3400 and BUSN 2403 and BUSN 3404 and ECON 3300 and FINC 3305 and FINC 4405
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Not currently offered
BUSN 4410 Organizational Business Decision Making (3 credits)
This course builds on the skills attained in Organizational Management Skills and continues with the application of the functions of management. Specific areas of decision-making will include financial management, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing management, and production and operations management.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisite: BUSN 3310 and English 12 with a minimum grade of "C" or approved substitution.
Lecture 1; Seminar 3
Offered: Winter
BUSN 4420 Commercial Law (3 credits)
This demanding, accelerated course (equivalent to BUSN 1320 and BUSN 2420) provides an introduction to the Canadian legal system, tort law, professional liability, contract law, sale of goods law, negotiable instruments, creditor rights, security interests, bankruptcy, business organizations, publicly traded securities and labour law. Students learn to avoid potential legal problems, recognize those situations calling for legal expertise and to communicate more effectively with legal counsel. Work load is heavy and pace rapid in this course.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: (ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 or ACCT 1235) and BUSN 1210 and (BUSN 1330 or FINC 1231) and (CMNS 1115 or ENGL 1100-level with a minimum of a B- grade)
Lecture: 3; Seminar: 1
Offered: Fall
BUSN 4460 Leadership: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
This seminar based course will provide students with an introduction to the theory and practice of leadership through an examination of significant literary, historical, management, psychological and philosophical sources for insights into the nature and character of leadership. The course lectures, readings and discussions will focus on a several questions, beginning with the most fundamental: “What is Leadership?” and “What is good Leadership?” The relationship and roles of leaders and followers, the moral responsibility of leaders, the consequences of ineffective or bad leadership will be examined and discussed. One of the major tasks of the course will be to give students insights into the practice of leadership, by considering leadership as a “service to society” through the public, private and nonprofit organizations in which they choose to make their contributions.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: A minimum of 90 credits (ENGL 1130 with a minimum grade of B-)
Lecture: 1; Seminar: 3
Offered: Winter
BUSN 4490 Applied Legal and Ethical Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives (3 credits)
This course is intended for senior students in the applied business degree programs. It is an application-driven course that will focus on real-world cases and examine both the theory and practice of legal, moral and social decision making in the 21st century. The emphasis, however, will be on practice as opposed to theory. The course will begin with a brief introduction to the various leading theories of business issues in this business area, and then focus on the process of how managerial decisions are made or not made. The students will be introduced to several models to apply and hopefully emulate in their personal careers, followed by an intensive look at numerous real-world cases that will challenge and compel students to examine their own values, morals and choices in life. Cases will be drawn from the private, public and non-profit sectors of our society and economy. The last quarter of the course will focus on the role of leadership in the successful implementation of management decision making and practice.
To find out where this course transfers, check the BC Transfer Guide.
Prerequisites: 90 credits and [BUSN 4420 or (BUSN 1320 and BUSN 2420)] and (PHIL 1102 or PHIL 1122)
Lecture: 2; Seminar: 2
Offered: Fall and Winter
BUSN 4500 Career and Portfolio Development (1.5 credits)
This course will enable students to complete their work experience required for the Bachelor of Business Administration. Students will demonstrate how classroom learning experiences are reflected in the workplace. Students will demonstrate the connection between classroom and practical experience through the completion of a learning portfolio produced to reflect knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom as well as in the workplace. Students will also prepare and present an oral report that will demonstrate the type of experience acquired/practised on the job, a full description of all tasks completed, and the organizational and interpersonal skills utilized in the workplace.
Prerequisites: None
Supervised Work Experience
Offered: Fall and winter