Career and Professional Development will be offering some new and exciting programs and courses.
New Programs
Certificate in Finance
The Certificate in Finance is designed to provide students with a solid knowledge base in finance and prepare them for a variety of careers in finance. Courses will emphasize practical applications of financial concepts in preparation for a wide range of entry level jobs in finance.
Certificate in Supply Chain Management
The Certificate in Supply Chain Management and Logistics is comprised of 2 core courses and 2 streams of courses. The Production and Inventory Control stream will provide students with a strong background in manufacturing supply chain environments and will lead them towards a CPIM designation offered by APICS, provided that the students pass the APICS examinations. The Logistics stream will provide students with a strong background in companies’ supply chain, distribution and logistics functions and will lead them towards a CITT designation provided that CITT’s other requirements are satisfied.
Diploma in Finance
The Diploma in Finance is designed to provide students with the necessary tools to embark on careers in Finance. Students choose one specialization from the five streams offered that will provide them with advanced knowledge of finance, with an emphasis on practical applications of financial concepts. The streams allow students the option to learn about traditional finance areas, such as corporate finance, investment banking and portfolio management; specialized areas, such as risk management, financial planning or treasury finance; and emerging fields, such as sustainable investments and sustainable financial management. Graduates may embark on careers as bank analysts, corporate finance analysts, budget analysts, loan officers, research associates, sales and trading associates.
Diploma in Supply Chain Management
The core program offers high level tools of analysis for acquiring an in-depth understanding of supply chain operations. It offers students opportunities to specialize in areas such as quality management, lean manufacturing, service operations and project management. The program contents are included in the body of knowledge of a Green Belt and Project Management Institute.
Financial Planning Services (one of five streams within the Diploma in Finance)
The business community is constantly being challenged by a changing marketplace, government legislation and the demands of the global economy. To respond to these challenges, businesses need competent, trained, professional financial planners. This program will provide the academic knowledge, skills and training needed to work in the financial services sector. It will help develop the ability to analyze and assess a client’s financial situation, develop an action plan and recommend financial services which comply with provincial guidelines. This program meets the personal financial program requirements of the Institut Québécois de planification financière (IQPF) and will help prepare students to qualify for membership in the IQPF thus enabling qualified applicants to pursue a career as a financial planner.
Hot and trendy courses
Project Management
This course focuses on the main concepts and theories of project management from initiation to close-out. Topics include: project life cycle, planning, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, controlling, close-out and ethics. The concepts presented apply to projects of various sizes, types and degrees of complexity.
Lean Operations Systems (CMS2 532)
The course focuses on the objectives and ways of the Lean Operations System and provides descriptions of the customer-oriented lean techniques, such as, just-in-time, total quality management, problem solving, materials management and load leveling. Lean management patterns like the Deming’s Plan Do Check Act wheel are highlighted.
Six-Sigma Quality Management (CMS2 540)
The course includes a coherent and integrated description of the Six-Sigma methodology, from the problem definition phase to the control phase that demonstrates the stability of the solution. In addition, the course clarifies the relation of Six-Sigma to LEAN and summarizes the patterns to deploy Six Sigma in an organization.
Sustainable Investments (CFIN 561)
The course addresses the nuances of sustainable investments, how they affect the performance of the respective investment, and how sustainable investments measure up from a risk-return analytical framework. It will take the perspective of investors for optimally allocating capital across various asset classes including classes of sustainable investments.
Finance and Sustainable Enterprise (CFIN 562)
The course will assess the impact of environmental regulations on corporate financial policies, such as capital budgeting and capital structure, their input variables and considerations, corporate governance and Real Options from a binomial decision tree perspective. Time will also be devoted to studying cases of sustainable corporate financial policies.