Barrie Campus - Course Descriptions Fall10 and Winter11

ADMN1016 Foundations of Management (3 Credits)

This is an introductory survey course that presents core business and management terminology, structure, concepts and theory.  Basic management principles will be considered for profit and not-for-profit small, medium and large organizations in the context of both domestic and global situations. The role and function of the main business areas of finance, accounting, operations, marketing and human resources will be introduced.  Successful completion of the course will provide students with the basic knowledge and understanding of business organizations and operations and the forces that impact and influence them.  Note:  Students may not retain credit for both ADMN1016 and ADMN2006.

ADMN1017 Management Decision-Making (3 Credits)

This course examines the role of the manager in the contemporary organization and the issues which influence management and administration decision making in both the public and private sectors. Coverage of topics includes environmental analysis, planning, decision making, implementation and performance measurement. Decision processes are studied in detail using the transfer pricing, introduction to financial statement analysis, statement of changes in financial position and introduction to deferred taxes. Prerequisite:  ADMN1126.

ADMN1107 Principles of Accounting (3 Credits)

This course covers the following topics: partnership accounting, shareholders’ equity accounts, accounting for short-term and long-term liabilities, segment reporting, accounting for manufacturing concerns, budgets and standards.

ADMN1126 Understanding and Using Financial Information (3 Credits)

This course introduces the application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and ethical considerations in the preparation of Financial Statements.  Students will learn the process of accounting for a corporation by completing a variety of practical exercises including a simulated business activity. In addition to learning the procedural aspects of accounting, emphasis is placed on the interpretation of accounting information for decision making purposes. The theory introduced in the course will be complemented by a variety of real world examples, using both annual reports and selected financial statements from Canadian and US manufacturing and service companies to illustrate the concepts presented in class.

ADMN1206 Business Communications (3 Credits)

Designed not only to help students in their writing, but also to give them the skills they will need after graduation. This course covers areas such as letters, memoranda, proposals, effective presentations, and collaborative writing.

ADMN2106 Intermediate Accounting I (3 Credits)

This course takes the basic concepts learned in Introductory Financial Accounting courses and expands on them.  Students are introduced to some of the theoretical concepts of accounting through the use of case studies.  Topics to be discussed include Cash Flows, Inventory, Investments Amortization, Property, Plant and Equipment.  Most of these topics are familiar to the student from Introductory Accounting.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1107.

ADMN2107 Intermediate Accounting II (3 Credits)

This course will cover in detail the following topics: shareholders’ equity accounts and transactions affecting these accounts, pension plans, deferred tax accounting, inter-corporate investments, CICA recommendations regarding changes in accounting policy, statement of changes in financial position, and the impact of inflation on the financial statements. Prerequisite:  ADMN2106.

ADMN2306 Commercial Law (3 Credits)

This course will introduce students to the basics of the Canadian legal system and examine some of the key areas of law that are relevant to the formation and operation of a commercial business. Topics which will be covered will include: the legal rights and duties of buyers and sellers in commercial transactions, the legal relationship between employers and employees, fundamentals of tort, contract and property law, business formation, and relationships between creditors and lenders.

ADMN2607 Introduction to Management Science (3 Credits)

This course includes basic quantitative techniques supporting decision-making for management. Decisions under uncertainty, linear and non-linear optimization, project scheduling (PERT and CPM) and forecasting are the general topics covered. The linear optimization section introduces linear programming, sensitivity analysis and an overview of its extensions. Prerequisite:  STAS2606.

ADMN3106 Management Accounting & Control I (3 Credits)

Management Accounting and Control has the ultimate objective of helping the student to develop managerial decision making skills using financial data provided by the accounting system. The starting point is a thorough analysis of how the financial accounting system collects, measures and allocates costs.  This understanding is essential in developing cost control and performance measurement systems and in identifying the relevant costs for internal management decision making purposes. Students will have the opportunity to build on the course theory with a variety of managerial decision cases to supplement the concepts presented in class.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1107 or ADMN1126.

ADMN3107 Management Accounting & Control II (3 Credits)

This course follows from the previous course and focuses on decision making tools and methods to plan and control the organization.  Students will have the opportunity to build on the course theory with a variety of managerial decision cases to supplement the concepts presented in class. Students will obtain an understanding of management accounting concepts of cost behaviour and its measurement, relevant costs, capital budgeting, budgeting, responsibility accounting, and transfer pricing.  The course will analyze issues of the organization and apply management accounting concepts appropriately.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3106.

ADMN3116 Financial Management I (3 Credits)

This course provides students with the basic theoretical framework for decision-making in financial management. Emphasis in this course is on Financial Planning, Control, Working Capital Management, Short and Intermediate Term Financing.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1107 or ADMN1126.

ADMN3117 Financial Management II (3 Credits)

This course covers the mathematics of capital budgeting analysis, the capital structure of the firm, the Cost of Capital, Long Term Financing, Valuation of the Firm and Business Failure.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3116.

ADMN3126 Marketing Concepts (3 Credits)

This course serves to introduce Business students to the concepts and techniques employed by Marketing Management. The course evolves around a close examination of the Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Place, and Promotion – in a Management Setting and a competitive Business Environment.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1017.

ADMN3127 Marketing for Managers (3 Credits)

This application of concepts and techniques in marketing, Marketing Policies, Consumer Behaviour, Product Planning and Elements of Marketing Research will integrate the Marketing elements in an overall Business approach.  A significant objective of this course is the development of skills in decision-making in Marketing.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3126.

ADMN3136 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (3 Credits)

An introductory course which provides fundamental social science theory and practices as applied to the business environment.  It provides rich insights into how people, in all types of organizations,  behave, interact with others and may be motivated to work together for increased productively and ultimately organizational success.  OB will provide students with the tools needed to evaluate individual, group and organizational processes with the goal of being able to understand, predict and influence behaviour towards the achievement of organizational goals and objectives.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1017.

ADMN3137 Management of Human Resources (3 Credits)

This course exams the purpose and domain of the human resource function in organizations.  It stresses the skills and techniques used in the various activities within the human resource function, and relates them to the overall management of the organization.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3136.

ADMN4046 Operations Management (3 Credits)

This course is an analysis of the nature and problems of production management. This course provides students with an introduction to the organization and administration of manufacturing activities and formal organization structure of factories. The fundamentals of the production process: the continuity of manufacturing process, the production cycle, time and capacity utilization, plant layout organizational and economic aspects of the technical preparation of production: product design; manufacturing methods; time standards; production planning and control. Topics included are: administration of service activities, inventory control, quality control, preventive maintenance, production budget, cost and investment analysis.  Prerequisite: ADMN2607.

ADMN4076 International Business Management (3 Credits)

This course deals with the challenges, opportunities, and problems that face corporations operating outside of their domestic environment. It is designed to grasp the growing interdependence of the world of economies which has rendered an understanding of international economic forces an essential task for the business community. The objective of this course is to examine the different aspects of engaging in foreign trade and investment and particularly the competitive thrusts of international players. The focus would be on appreciation of those managerial issues for the unique competitive, socio-cultural, and political environments in which international business takes place and the skills required to deal with these challenges. The students will be required to work on a project dealing with one of the aspects of international business management.

ADMN4176 Electronic Data Processing – Auditing (3 Credits)

This course emphasizes auditing in an EDP environment. Topics covered include the review, evaluation and verification of controls within complex computer systems; audit procedures for complex computer systems conversions; and the selection, development and implementation of complex computer-assisted techniques.  Prerequisite:  ADMN4827.

ADMN4177 External Auditing 2 (3 Credits)

This course applies to the concepts and techniques of auditing to specific components of the financial statements. Students will be exposed to the basics of performing an audit. Other topics such as operational and comprehensive auditing will be discussed.  Prerequisite:  ADMN4827.

ADMN4336 Marketing Communications (3 Credits)

Examines the communication process in marketing and concentrates on the promotional goals and strategy of an enterprise. The course is practically oriented and students examine advertising, personal selling, promotion, sales management and other communication areas. The main objective is to enable students to design and implement a complete promotional campaign for an organization.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3127.

ADMN4367 Advanced Marketing Planning (3 Credits)

This course is designed to provide students with the tools to fully assess a company’s competitive situation (including internal and external analysis) and to develop commensurate business plans to achieve the corporation’s long-term objectives.  It will train the student to properly link corporate financial goals to market forecasting and planning.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3127.

ADMN4376 International Marketing (3 Credits)

This course is designed to give students a general exposure to the nature and practice of international marketing management. It assumes prior general knowledge of marketing management. Course material involves marketing analyses within foreign countries and marketing through the complete array of foreign involvement from exporting to full-scale presence abroad. The course is examining three aspects: 1) an introduction to the international environment; 2) international and global marketing principles and practices and 3) integrating and coordinating international marketing activities.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3127.

ADMN4606 Business Strategy & Policy I (3 Credits)

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues related to the strategic management of organizations. Strategic management advances an understanding of how the various functions such as marketing, finance, accounting, human resource management and operations are coordinated to produce a system that “fits” both the external environment and internal structure of the organization. The focus will be on the general manager and the decisions that he or she will have to make to bring about this “fit” in the most efficient and effective manner over the long term.  Prerequisite:  ADMN3107, ADMN3127, ADMN3137.

ADMN4607 Business Strategy & Policy II (3 Credits)

In this course we build upon the concepts presented in ADMN4606 Strategic Management Formulation. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues related to the implementation aspects of strategy in organizations. Once again the focus will be on the general manager as he or she steers the organization through the difficult course of achieving the strategic objectives. The emphasis will focus on designing organization structure, processes, culture, and governance procedures to successfully implement the strategy. In this regard we will go beyond business level strategy to consider issues such as international strategy, cooperative strategies, and corporate level strategies.  Prerequisite:  ADMN4606.

ADMN4816 Personal Taxation:  An Accounting Perspective (3 Credits)

This course examines the taxation of individuals from an accounting perspective. The course is structured to enable accounting students to apply the tax provisions to realistic situations. The primary teaching approach will be a modified lecture format with the presentation of example taxation problems with solutions which demonstrate the application of various methods. The course starts with liability for income tax and discusses employment, business and property income, and ends with the computation of tax for individuals.  Prerequisite:  ADMN1126 or ADMN1107.

ADMN4817 Corporate Taxation:  An Accounting Perspective (3 Credits)

This course examines the taxation of corporations from an accounting perspective. The course is structured to enable accounting students to apply the tax provisions to realistic situations. The primary teaching approach is the presentation of example taxation problems with solutions which demonstrate the application of various methods. The course starts with the computation of taxable income for corporations, goes on to deal with the taxation of private corporations, corporate distribution and capital gains deferrals. The course ends with the taxation of trusts and partnerships.  Prerequisite:  ADMN4816.

ADMN4827 External Auditing I (3 Credits)

External Auditing encompasses the study of the attestation of financial information and the auditing of financial statements of business entities by independent, third party accountants. Users of these entities' financial information, such as investors, government agencies, and the general public, rely on the external auditor to present an unbiased and independent evaluation on such entities. The primary role of external auditors is to express an opinion on whether an entity's financial statements are free of material misstatements. The course covers the auditing concepts and procedures of external auditing. Topics include professional standards, ethics, and legal liabilities; audit objectives, evidence, procedures, and documentation; planning, materiality, and risk; internal control; audit sampling; and computer auditing. The objective of the course is to give students an understanding of the Public Accounting profession and the nature of attestation engagements.  Prerequisite:  ADMN2107.

ADMN4836 Advanced Accounting Topics I (3 Credits)

This course deals with the concepts and procedures associated with “advanced accounting” topics. The overall goal is to help you understand, prepare and use financial information by using a combination of readings, technical questions, case questions, assignments and testing. This course strives to achieve a balanced discussion of conceptual and procedural presentation so that these elements are mutually reinforcing. For most topics, we will focus on the rationale and procedures behind the transactions before discussing the accounting and reporting issues.  Prerequisite:  ADMN2107.

ADMN4837 Advanced Accounting Topics II (3 Credits)

This course deals with the concepts and procedures associated with “advanced accounting” topics. The overall goal is to help you understand, prepare and use financial information by using a combination of readings, technical questions, case questions, assignments and testing. This course strives to achieve a balanced discussion of conceptual and procedural presentation so that these elements are mutually reinforcing. Focus will be on the rationale and procedures behind the transactions before discussing the accounting and reporting issues.  Prerequisite:  ADMN2107.

ADMN4856 Information Systems (3 Credits)

This course covers the relationship of the management process to information needs, and the effective application of computer-based information systems in meeting these needs. Topics covered include: Computer Systems; Transaction Processing; Decision Support Systems; File Structures and Database; Systems Flowcharting; Systems Analysis and Design; Management of Information Systems. Prerequisites:  An introductory course in Computer Science or data processing and ADMN 3106 /3107.

ADMN4866 Advanced Cost Accounting Topics I (3 Credits)

This course is designed to integrate quantitative techniques, such as linear programming, regression analysis, probability theory, decision tree with selected cost and management accounting topics, such as cost-volume-profit analysis, capital budgeting, variance analysis.   This course is aimed at decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and emphasizes the use of quantitative analysis extensively.  Prerequisite: ADMN3107 and ADMN2607.

ADMN4936 Marketing Research I (3 Credits)

This course gives an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of Market Research in the context of business problem-solving. Methods and techniques in Market Research are considered in some detail with emphasis on problem formulation, application of sampling methods and statistical design of experiments. These approaches are examined primarily from a standpoint of problems encountered using statistical techniques and designing experiments suitable to the research problem.  Prerequisite: ADMN3127 and ADMN2607.

ADMN4937 Marketing on the Internet (3 Credits)

This course is focused on showing how the Internet has created real value for customers and profits for companies, and how the numerous Internet marketing techniques have evolved from traditional brand management to leading edge, social marketing within networks. Starting with a historical perspective of the Internet and the World Wide Web, we then move on to an overview of the three foundations of Internet Marketing - Being Digital, Networks, and Individualization. The course will be brought right up-to-date, by adding many real world current case studies, weekly Internet News reviews, and Internet marketing campaign examples.  The course will critique and analyze why Internet Marketing has developed in such a way, and which strategies and tactics a business manager should know.  Prerequisite: ADMN3127.

ADMN4946 Consumer Behaviour (3 Credits)

This course will provide the student with the theoretical knowledge to help make sense of consumer behaviour, including pre-purchase and post-purchase variables that affect buying decisions.  In learning about consumer behaviour, the student will draw valuable insight from their own experiences as consumers and, in some cases, as marketers.  Students will also learn theories and practices developed in various fields, including marketing and psychology.  Prerequisite: ADMN3127.

STAT2606 Business Statistics (3 Credits)

This course provides an introduction to basic statistical concepts and techniques that are common to all disciplines. The principal topics include data collection and description, the characteristics and features of the normal probability distribution, the formulation and testing of hypotheses, linear correlation and regression analysis.

case study method. Prerequisite:  ADMN1016.

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