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BUSN 5010 Managerial Statistics (3,0,0)BUSN 5010 Managerial Statistics (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the statistical methods and tools required for decision making in today's business environment. Topics include descriptive statistics and numerical measures, statistical inferences with two populations, hypothesis tests and nonparametric methods, analysis of variance, simple regression models, multiple regression models, regression and the model building process, regression models with categorical dependent variables and applied models with categorical dependent variables.
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BUSN 5020 Financial Accounting (3,0,0)BUSN 5020 Financial Accounting (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand financial statements. They analyze the many accounting policy choices available to companies, and the consequences of these choices for users. Topics include recording basic financial transactions, financial statement preparation, adjusting entries, accounting for receivables and inventories, depreciation and sale of capital assets, bonds and long-term debt, equity transactions, the cash flow statement, revenue and expense recognition, and leases and pensions.
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BUSN 5030 Management Accounting (3,0,0)BUSN 5030 Management Accounting (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students explore the three functions managers must perform within their organizations: planning operations, controlling activities and making decisions. To perform these functions efficiently, managers must collect and interpret appropriate information based on the firm Ìs long-term strategy and annual objectives. Topics include an introduction to management accounting; costs and cost behaviours; job or project costing; activity-based costing; cost behaviour and the contribution margin; cost, volume, profit analysis; budgeting; budget variances and performance evaluation; performance measures and the balance scorecard; and short-term decision analysis.
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BUSN 5040 Economics for Managers (3,0,0)BUSN 5040 Economics for Managers (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits
Student develop an understanding of the fundamental tools of economic analysis that are essential for understanding managerial decision-making. Microeconomic topics include demand and supply, elasticities, production and cost analysis in the short-run and long-run, market structures and pricing strategies. Macroeconomic topics include an examination of indicators, such as GDP, economic growth, interest rates, unemployment rates, and inflation, and an overview of fiscal and monetary policies.
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BUSN 5050 Marketing Management (3,0,0)BUSN 5050 Marketing Management (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students examine the key principles and concepts of marketing in a variety of contexts including nonprofit, international, services, and environmental issues. Topics include marketing strategy, marketing research, customer relationship management, market segmentation, branding, pricing strategies, channels of distribution, integrated marketing communications, and international marketing.
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BUSN 5060 Human Resource Management (3,0,0)BUSN 5060 Human Resource Management (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to effectively design and manage a human resource management system. Human resource management systems that are aligned with strategic objectives and more capable of attracting, deploying, developing and retaining human capital are key contributors to organizational competitiveness and success. Topics include the strategic role of human resource management; the legal environment; designing and analyzing jobs; planning and recruitment; selection; orientation and training; performance appraisal; compensation; employee benefits and services; occupational health and safety; effective employee relations; and labour relations, collective bargaining, and contract administration.
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BUSN 5011 Managerial StatisticsBUSN 5011 Managerial StatisticsCredits: 3 credits Students examine the statistical methods and tools required for decision making in today's business environment. Topics include descriptive statistics and numerical measures, statistical inferences with two populations, hypothesis tests and nonparametric methods, analysis of variance, simple regression models, multiple regression models, regression and the model building process, regression models with categorical dependent variables and applied models with categorical dependent variables.
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BUSN 5021 Financial AccountingBUSN 5021 Financial AccountingCredits: 3 credits Students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand financial statements. They analyze the many accounting policy choices available to companies, and the consequences of these choices for users. Topics include recording basic financial transactions, financial statement preparation, adjusting entries, accounting for receivables and inventories, depreciation and sale of capital assets, bonds and long-term debt, equity transactions, the cash flow statement, revenue and expense recognition, and leases and pensions.
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BUSN 5031 Management AccountingBUSN 5031 Management AccountingCredits: 3 credits Students explore the three functions managers must perform within their organizations: planning operations, controlling activities and making decisions. To perform these functions efficiently, managers must collect and interpret appropriate information based on the firm´s long-term strategy and annual objectives. Topics include an introduction to management accounting; costs and cost behaviours; job or project costing; activity-based costing; cost behaviour and the contribution margin; cost, volume, profit analysis; budgeting; budget variances and performance evaluation; performance measures and the balance scorecard; and short-term decision analysis.
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BUSN 5041 Economics for ManagersBUSN 5041 Economics for ManagersCredits: 3 credits Student develop an understanding of the fundamental tools of economic analysis that are essential for understanding managerial decision-making. Microeconomic topics include demand and supply, elasticities, production and cost analysis in the short-run and long-run, market structures and pricing strategies. Macroeconomic topics include an examination of indicators, such as GDP, economic growth, interest rates, unemployment rates, and inflation, and an overview of fiscal and monetary policies.
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BUSN 5051 Marketing ManagementBUSN 5051 Marketing ManagementCredits: 3 credits Students examine the key principles and concepts of marketing, and are introduced to marketing in a variety of contexts including not-for-profit, international, services, and environmental issues. Topics covered include marketing strategy, marketing research, customer relationship management, market segmentation, branding, products and services, pricing strategies, channels of distribution, integrated marketing communications, and international marketing.
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BUSN 5061 Human Resource ManagementBUSN 5061 Human Resource ManagementCredits: 3 credits Students acquire the knowledge and skills required to effectively design and manage a human resource management system. Human resource management systems that are aligned with strategic objectives and capable of attracting, deploying, developing, and retaining human capital are key contributors to organizational competitiveness and success. Topics include the strategic role of human resource management; the legal environment; designing and analyzing jobs; planning and recruitment; selection; orientation and training; performance appraisal; compensation; employee benefits and services; occupational health and safety; effective employee relations; and labour relations, collective bargaining, and contract administration.
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Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded a GDBA, subject to the program residency requirement of nine (9) 5000 level credits completed at TRU. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to graduate.
Waiver policy
Students may receive a waiver for GDBA courses if the Selection Committee determines they have adequate recent undergraduate or graduate course work in the area from an acceptable institution. All students must receive a grade of B (GPA 3.0) or higher in the corresponding undergraduate or graduate course(s) to receive a waiver.
