The McGill Desautels’ MBA program integrates sustainability into our core courses, from accounting to operations. We strive to provide an outstanding learning experience for the next generation of changemakers through interactive lectures and case studies which form the basis of our foundational courses:
*Click on the course name to access the description.
Specializations allow students to tailor their studies to their specific career goals and interests. Students may choose from over 50 management electives courses, they also have the option of pursuing an independent research project in collaboration with a faculty member.
Finance
Emphasizes on how firms raise capital and on the optimal allocation of capital for investments. Students gain expertise in three subfields of finance - banking, corporate finance and investments. They gain an understanding of the functions related to corporate fund management and investment decision-making. This specialization prepares students for multiple careers, including investment banking, corporate finance, corporate treasury, asset management or risk management, among others.
To complete a specialization, students must complete 15 credits from the list of courses below.
FINE 620
Corporate Mergers
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: This course deals with the rationale, structuring, shareholder value creation, financial implications and management of corporate joint ventures, alliances, mergers and acquisitions, including discussion of the external and internal reasons for these alliances and combinations and the steps taken to create structure and value and then to manage their implementation.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: FINE-622.
- Restriction: MBA students only.
- Note: This course requires advance preparation based on each new case study presented each week.
FINE 622
Modern Corporate Finance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Foundations of modern corporate finance theory. Key topics: Capital structure in a perfect market as well as imperfections arising from debt and taxes, and bankruptcy costs. Dividend and payout policy. Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage. Corporate governance. Corporate risk management.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: MGCR-651 Managing Resources.
FINE 630
Fixed Income Markets
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Fixed income securities and their uses for financial engineering as well as risk management at both the trading desk and the aggregate firm level. This will involve a treatment of basic fixed income mathematics, risk management concepts, term structure modelling, derivatives valuation theory and credit risk analysis.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
FINE 632
Global Environ&Econmc Policies
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Survey of the frameworks and tools that managers use to analyze the macro-economic environment in which organizations operate. Emphasizes macro-economic
theories to show the links between the domestic economic environment and changes in the global economy. Includes theories of trade, fiscal and monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rates, balance of payments, trading blocs and currency unions, growth, economic development, and financial integration.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: Open only to students in the Desautels Faculty of Management
FINE 639
Derivatives & Risk Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: This course studies the field of investments related to options and futures. The course will concentrate on trading strategies and analytical models for valuing options and futures contacts.
Offered by: Management
FINE 541N1
Applied Investments
1.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Students are exposed to practical aspects of managing investment portfolios. A principal activity of students is participation in the management of a substantial investment fund.
Offered by: Management
- Corequisite (Undergraduate): FINE 441. Limited enrolment.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
- Students must also register for FINE 541N2
- No credit will be given for this course unless both FINE 541N1 and FINE 541N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period
- Restriction: Open to U2 students. Open to U3 students returning for an additional Fall term, who must register by emailing the BCom Office.
FINE 541N2
Applied Investments
1.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: See FINE 541N1 for course description.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: FINE 541N1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both FINE 541N1 and FINE 541N2 are successfully completed in a twelve month period
- Restriction: Open to U2 students. Open to U3 students returning for an additional Fall term, who must register by emailing the BCom Office.
FINE 645
Money and Capital Markets
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Demand for and supply of money and other financial instruments by and to banks and near banks. Simple analytical models integrating the Canadian Institutional aspects. The role of the banking sector in the money creation process. International aspects of monetary policy.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
FINE 646
Investments & Portfolio Mgmt
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: The prime objective is to provide the student with a rational framework for investment. The portfolio and capital market theory of FINE 650 is extended and the empirical evidence supporting these and competing hypotheses is investigated for both individual securities and portfolios.
Offered by: Management
FINE 648
Applied Corporate Finance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Concepts and techniques developed in earlier courses are extended and/or applied to problems faced by managers in Corporate Finance. Such problems include: working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital and mergers and acquisitions. Stresses the application of theory and techniques and extensive use is made of case studies.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: FINE-622 Modern Corporate Finance.
FINE 664
Mng Pension & Retirement Funds
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: The management of pension and retirement funds, including the essentials of liability-hedging strategies, long-term portfolio strategies across multiple asset classes, and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards in the investment process. The differences in retirement systems around the world and how to design a sustainable retirement system.
Offered by: Management
FINE 665
Invest. Strat. & Beh. Finance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: To gain understanding of the interrelation between fundamental and behavioural approaches in exploring financial market dynamics, investment strategies and performance.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: FINE 646 - Investments and Portfolio Management.
- Restriction: M.B.A. students only.
- Note: This course requires usage of various financial databases.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
FINE 691
Advanced Topics in Finance 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Current topics in finance.
Offered by: Management
FINE 693
Global Capital Markets
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: The international financial environment as it affects the multinational manager. In-depth study of the various balance of payments concepts, adjustment of the external balance, and the international monetary system will be followed by a review of theory and institutional aspects of the foreign exchange and the international (Eurodollar) markets.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: MGCR-651 Managing Resources.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
FINE 694
International Corp. Finance
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: Focus on the operational problems of financial management in the multinational enterprise: financing of international trade, determining the firm's exposure to foreign exchange rate changes, protection against exchange losses, international capital budgeting, multinational cost of capital, working capital management and international portfolio diversification.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
ACCT 618
Financial Rep: Structure&Ana
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Accounting: An in-depth analysis of corporate financial reporting principles and practices, with emphasis on developing the abilities of the student to discriminate between the form and substance of corporate financial reports. Analysis of all components of the financial statements with the effect of reference to alternative practices on financial reports.
Offered by: Management
BUSA 692
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the first lecture day and withdrawal is the second lecture day.
Only Topic: Merger and Acquisition Strategy
INSY 642
Tech. and Tools for Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: The methods and tools needed to analyze business data and to improve business decision making, including data manipulation, analysis, visualization and interpretation of real-world data.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction(s): NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN INSY 690 WHEN TOPIC WAS “INSIGHTS IN BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS”
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 690
Advanced Topics in Mgmt IS 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Current ropics in management information systems.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Only Topic: Big Data and Business Intelligence
BUSA 620
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Research reading or field projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a Faculty member. Projects to be arranged individually with instructors.
Offered by: Management
- A detailed student proposal must be submitted to the instructor and approved by the Academic Director during the first week of term.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
* Independent studies courses in finance must be approved by the area coordinator
This list is tentative and subject to revision
Marketing
This specialization focuses on the development of skills in understanding customers and markets, creating value through products and services, evaluating the effectiveness of marketing programs, and managing customer relationships. It emphasizes understanding the market and stresses the formulation of successful marketing strategies in all types of environments. Just as consumer product companies market their goods, government agencies, non-profit institutions and other public organizations provide services which have to be marketed. Marketers must carefully define the product, inform consumers about it, present it in the best manner and decide on a price. The manner in which these activities are carried out is at the heart of an organization’s strategy. This concentration prepares students for multiple careers, including brand and product management, advertising, market research, project management or marketing and general consulting.
To complete a specialization, students must complete 15 credits from the list of courses below.
MRKT 645
Winning at Brands
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: This course is designed to convey the structures, frameworks and evolving best practices of effective brand management. Core brand management techniques examined include launching new brands, rehabilitating damaged brands and various brand extension options. The valuation of brands and the development and optimization of brand equity profiles are also covered.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MRKT 690 (when topic was Winning at Brands)
- The course is delivered using a mixture of concept briefings, case simulations and class debates.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 652
Competitive Marketing Strategy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Analyzing marketing actions from a competitive perspective and designing marketing strategies following a customer-centric philosophy. It combines case study methodology with competitive simulations to deliver a high-impact experience that demonstrate the results of marketing actions in different competitive scenarios.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 655
Marketing Planning
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: The design and implementation of marketing plans. Emphasis on management decision- making; approaches and techniques for formulating marketing objectives; identifying alternate strategies; preparing the marketing plan; implementing and controlling the plan.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 657
Customer Insights
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Frameworks, concepts, and tools for gaining insights into customers, and using these insights to develop effective marketing programs.
Offered by: Management
- Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the first lecture day and withdrawal is the second lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 658
Marketing Intelligence
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Marketing intelligence is essential for maximizing returns on marketing investments. This course covers the cutting edge techniques and tools available for generating marketing intelligence and provides practice on how to leverage this knowledge to make effective marketing decisions. Lectures and case study format is followed.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 690
Advanced Topics in Marketing 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Current topics in marketing.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
MRKT 691
Advanced Topics in Marketing 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Current topics in marketing.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 690
Advanced Topics in Mgmt IS 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Current ropics in management information systems.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Only Topic: Big Data and Business Intelligence
ORGB 633
Managerial Negotiations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Negotiating is a critical managerial skill. The purpose of this course is to allow students to learn to be more effective negotiators. The class environment used to accomplish this goal includes many exercises, personality inventories, and cases. The focus of the course will be on the processes of bargaining and the emphasis is "hands on" learning, although theories of negotiation and research examining negotiation will also be covered. Each student will have a great deal of control over how much he or she will develop into a better negotiator as a result of participating in this course.
Offered by: Management
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday/Thursday lecture pattern, there will be one class held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
ORGB 690
Advanced Topics in OB 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Review of topics in organizational behaviour.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Only Topic: Creativity, Curiosity and Guts
BUSA 620
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Research reading or field projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a Faculty member. Projects to be arranged individually with instructors.
Offered by: Management
- A detailed student proposal must be submitted to the instructor and approved by the Academic Director during the first week of term.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
* Independent studies courses in marketing must be approved by the area coordinator.
This list is tentative and subject to revision
Global Strategy and Leadership
Drawing on a variety of cross-disciplinary courses, including strategy, organizational behaviour, entrepreneurship and international business, this concentration provides students with an integrated perspective on leading and shaping strategy to address today’s global business issues. Students develop the skills valued by employers in consulting, strategic planning, business development, project management, and related fields. Among the issues covered are how to take a firm international, how to lead and manage talent, how to manage a multicultural workforce, how to launch a new venture, how to negotiate effectively, and how to promote sustainable development.
To complete a specialization, students must complete 15 credits from the list of courses below.
BUSA 614
Govnce of Corp: Contemp Issues
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Contemporary issues of governance of corporations from both management and law perspectives. The role of managers, investors and other stakeholders as well as the law and markets in governance of firm behaviour are explored.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: MBA Core [MGCR 629; MGCR 650; MGCR 651; MGCR 652; MGCR 653]; Law year I & II
- Note: This course has 39 contact hours; is required for students in the joint Law-MBA degree programs; and is open to other students in the regular Law and MBA programs who have performed well academically and obtained permission to enroll from the instructors.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 640
Launching New Ventures
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Application of the knowledge acquired in graduate business education to the launching of a new product or service through venture capital funding.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 660
CEO Insights
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Interaction with CEOs of global MNEs, SMEs and family businesses. We hear the narrative of the CEO's life and times and then, using academic literature as a base, discuss issues faced by CEOs.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUSA 692 (when topic was CEO Insights)
BUSA 664
Creating the Small Business
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Focusing on the strategies and operating policies of small business enterprises, the course is designed for individuals who are considering entrepreneurial careers either as owners or managers. Provides a practical approach to the many problems likely to be encountered in the evolving life cycle of the small business.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 665
Managing the Small Enterprise
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: The course is designed to teach students the concepts of entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of managing small businesses. It will explore, within the context of small entrepreneurial companies, the various interactions between financing, accounting, marketing, strategic planning, operations and human resources.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 690
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
BUSA 691
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Samer A Faraj
- Donald Melville
BUSA 692
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the first lecture day and withdrawal is the second lecture day.
INDR 633
Creating Wealth & Prosperity
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Industrial Relations: The objective of the course is to show the similarities and differences between the ways governments can create prosperity, and the ways companies can create wealth. The first part of the course covers topics in economic policy (what makes some countries, regions prosper and others fall behind), the second part covers financial, managerial and strategic topics companies face (what makes their market value increase and what makes this value diminish).
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 615
Consulting for Change
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Consultation in the area of assisting firms to introduce strategic change including approaches that are used to assess, understand and advise firms whose status quo is no longer considered satisfactory.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite: M.B.A. One.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 630
Managing Strategy & Innovation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Activities from company start-ups and turnarounds to implementing mergers and acquisitions. Examination of how strategic change works in practice and how the strategic transitions faced by organizations of all types can be addressed.
Offered by: Management
MGPO 637
Cases in Competitive Strategy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: The course applies the techniques for analyzing industries to a number of industries (electronics, photocopy, bicycles, chain saws, securities, fibre optics) through the use of specific company cases. The objective is to develop skills and techniques in a competitive environment and define competitive strategies through practical application.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 640
Strategies for Sustainable Dev
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: This course aims to produce new knowledge about the multidimensional nature of sustainable development; develop skills required to formulate and implement policies that integrate economic progress with quality of life and the preservation of the biosphere.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 645
Strategy in Context
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Exploring how different environments enable some competitive modes and maneuvers while constraining others. Students will learn to analyze industry structure and competitive dynamics and how they evolve; the strategic positioning of firms; how opportunities get constructed and how firm capabilities get linked to them; how competitive advantage is developed and sustained. Theories and frameworks will be introduced but also critiqued in light of empirical evidence and practitioner experience.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUSA 690 (when topic was Strategy in Context)
MGPO 651
Strategic Mgmt:Dev Countries
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: The course examines strategic management challenges in developing countries using lectures and discussion of readings and cases. Topics include economic policy management (national development strategies, structural adjustment, privatization), economic cost/benefit analysis, technology choice and transfer, negotiations between multinational firms and host governments, and strategic management for public enterprise, family-owned firms, economic groups, and developmental organizations.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 669
Managing Globalization
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: M.B.A.s need to understand international competitive issues, such as: forces for industry globalization, a firm's international expansion process, and international competitive strategies. Many types of firms will be analyzed, from small U.S. and Canadian firms beginning to explore internationally to large multinationals that are managing investments around the world.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 683
International Business Policy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Development and application of conceptual approaches to general management policy and strategy formulation in multinational enterprises. Alternative forms of international business involvement (licenses, contractual arrangements, turnkey projects, joint ventures, full direct investment); formulation and implementation of international, multinational and transnational competitive strategies; technology transfer; ownership strategy; international collaborative arrangements. A combination of conceptual readings and applied case analyses.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGPO 690
Adv. Topics Strategic Mgmt 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Survey of advanced topics in strategic management.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
ORGB 633
Managerial Negotiations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Negotiating is a critical managerial skill. The purpose of this course is to allow students to learn to be more effective negotiators. The class environment used to accomplish this goal includes many exercises, personality inventories, and cases. The focus of the course will be on the processes of bargaining and the emphasis is "hands on" learning, although theories of negotiation and research examining negotiation will also be covered. Each student will have a great deal of control over how much he or she will develop into a better negotiator as a result of participating in this course.
Offered by: Management
- **Although this course follows a Tuesday/Thursday lecture pattern, there will be one class held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
ORGB 640
The Art of Leadership
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Influence of personality, situational and cultural factors on strategic decision making. The role of power and political behaviour in organizational life. Topics include: managerial style, superior-subordinate relationships, organizational stress, entrepreneurial behaviour patterns, power and politics in decision making.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
ORGB 680
Talent Mgmt in a Global World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Effectively managing talent in the context of increasing globalization.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken BUSA 690 when topic was "Global Talent Management", "Talent Management", or “Managing Talent in a Global World”.
ORGB 685
Cross Cultural Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Cross-cultural awareness and communication skills necessary to manage in multicultural organizations. The focus of the course is on the relationship between cultural values and communication styles as they affect inter-and-intra cultural communication of managers, personnel and clients of multinational and multicultural corporations and organizations.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
ORGB 690
Advanced Topics in OB 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Review of topics in organizational behaviour.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
ACCT 618
Financial Rep: Structure&Ana
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Accounting: An in-depth analysis of corporate financial reporting principles and practices, with emphasis on developing the abilities of the student to discriminate between the form and substance of corporate financial reports. Analysis of all components of the financial statements with the effect of reference to alternative practices on financial reports.
Offered by: Management
MRKT 652
Competitive Marketing Strategy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Analyzing marketing actions from a competitive perspective and designing marketing strategies following a customer-centric philosophy. It combines case study methodology with competitive simulations to deliver a high-impact experience that demonstrate the results of marketing actions in different competitive scenarios.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGSC 602
Strategic Mgmt of Operations
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Tools, conceptual frameworks, and technological understanding necessary to manage operations in today's increasingly competitive marketplace.
Offered by: Management
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- **This course will be held on May 24, 25, 26, 31, June 1 & 2, and there will be a take-home exam due on June 15, 2019.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 620
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Research reading or field projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a Faculty member. Projects to be arranged individually with instructors.
Offered by: Management
- A detailed student proposal must be submitted to the instructor and approved by the Academic Director during the first week of term.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
* Independent studies courses in global strategy and leadership must be approved by the area coordinator
This list is tentative and subject to revision
Business Analytics
The Business Analytics concentration equips students with the ability to apply data analytic techniques and tools to make better managerial decisions and drive superior business performance. Students will gain the ability to transform data into a powerful strategic asset. Students completing this concentration will have training in various methods and tools for analytics, and gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic use of analytics for businesses.
To complete a specialization, students must complete 15 credits from the list of courses below.
INSY 642
Tech. and Tools for Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: The methods and tools needed to analyze business data and to improve business decision making, including data manipulation, analysis, visualization and interpretation of real-world data.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction(s): NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN INSY 690 WHEN TOPIC WAS “INSIGHTS IN BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS”
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGSC 640
Fund. of Decision Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Business applications of quantitative methods used in data analysis and decision making. Topics include: optimization models, probability, decision trees, statistical inference and sampling, simulation, and computer simulation.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 609
Technology Project Management
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Managing a technology consultation practice.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 652
Predictive Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Practical methods for predictive analytics using statistical tools for handson learning, building upon regression and classification concepts covered in prior
courses. Topics covered will include analytic thinking, supervised segmentation, model performance, and text mining, with the objective of understanding how to
increase predictive performance.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 653
Analytics for Dig Bus Models
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Conceptual background coupled with hands-on experience with methods and tools needed to enable digital business models to strategically leverage analytics, with the goal of improving firm performance and decision-making, and attaining a competitive advantage. Topics include understanding online word-of-mouth through analysis of structured and unstructured data, distinguishing between homophily and influence in online social networks, mobile commerce, and more.
Offered by: Management
- Prerequisite(s): INSY 642 Minimum Grade or Test Scores : B-
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 691
Advanced Topics in Mgmt IS 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Current topics in management information systems.
Offered by: Management
MGSC 650
Operations and Risk Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Business applications of decision making tools and frameworks under uncertainty in the context of internal and external operations. Topics include: operational metrics, demand forecasting, sales and operations planning, purchasing and supplier management, logistics and distribution management, capacity, and inventory management, and global operations.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGSC 656
Analytics Consulting
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Hands-on experience with analytics consulting projects in a variety of industries. The course will be a mixture of lecture, project milestone presentations, and project-specific guest speakers.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MGSC 690
Selected Topics in Mgmt Sci 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Science: Advanced topics that will be selected from current issues in the management science area.
Offered by: Management
- Only open to students in the Master of Management in Manufacturing Management; Non-Thesis program.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Juan Camilo Serpa
- Sanjith Gopalakrishnan
MRKT 658
Marketing Intelligence
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Marketing intelligence is essential for maximizing returns on marketing investments. This course covers the cutting edge techniques and tools available for generating marketing intelligence and provides practice on how to leverage this knowledge to make effective marketing decisions. Lectures and case study format is followed.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
MRKT 690
Advanced Topics in Marketing 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Current topics in marketing.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
Only topics: Internet Marketing Analytics and Strategies &
Decision Making For Convergence Insights, Analytics, and Innovation
FINE 646
Investments & Portfolio Mgmt
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Finance: The prime objective is to provide the student with a rational framework for investment. The portfolio and capital market theory of FINE 650 is extended and the empirical evidence supporting these and competing hypotheses is investigated for both individual securities and portfolios.
Offered by: Management
ORGB 690
Advanced Topics in OB 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Review of topics in organizational behaviour.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
Only topic: People Analytics
BUSA 620
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Research reading or field projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a Faculty member. Projects to be arranged individually with instructors.
Offered by: Management
- A detailed student proposal must be submitted to the instructor and approved by the Academic Director during the first week of term.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
* Independent studies courses in business analytics must be approved by the area coordinator
This list is tentative and subject to revision
Entrepreneurship
The new inter-disciplinary specialization in entrepreneurship draws from strategy, marketing and analytics.
This program appeals to students who:
- Have a concept, process, or product idea and are looking to explore the commercialization process
- Have a general interest in entrepreneurship
- Wish to pursue a career in a small or medium-sized growth company or non-profit
- Are interested in bringing the entrepreneurial spirit to a large corporation as an “intrapreneur”
- Are looking to strengthen their soft skills in team building, communication, and leadership
To complete a specialization, students must complete 15 credits from the list of courses below.
MRKT 652
Competitive Marketing Strategy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Marketing: Analyzing marketing actions from a competitive perspective and designing marketing strategies following a customer-centric philosophy. It combines case study methodology with competitive simulations to deliver a high-impact experience that demonstrate the results of marketing actions in different competitive scenarios.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 664
Creating the Small Business
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Focusing on the strategies and operating policies of small business enterprises, the course is designed for individuals who are considering entrepreneurial careers either as owners or managers. Provides a practical approach to the many problems likely to be encountered in the evolving life cycle of the small business.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 665
Managing the Small Enterprise
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: The course is designed to teach students the concepts of entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of managing small businesses. It will explore, within the context of small entrepreneurial companies, the various interactions between financing, accounting, marketing, strategic planning, operations and human resources.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 690
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
BUSA 691
Advanced Topics in Mgmt 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Current topics in management.
Offered by: Management
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Samer A Faraj
- Donald Melville
Topic: Technological Entrepreneurship
MGPO 645
Strategy in Context
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Management Policy: Exploring how different environments enable some competitive modes and maneuvers while constraining others. Students will learn to analyze industry structure and competitive dynamics and how they evolve; the strategic positioning of firms; how opportunities get constructed and how firm capabilities get linked to them; how competitive advantage is developed and sustained. Theories and frameworks will be introduced but also critiqued in light of empirical evidence and practitioner experience.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUSA 690 (when topic was Strategy in Context)
ORGB 680
Talent Mgmt in a Global World
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Effectively managing talent in the context of increasing globalization.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken BUSA 690 when topic was "Global Talent Management", "Talent Management", or “Managing Talent in a Global World”.
INSY 642
Tech. and Tools for Analytics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: The methods and tools needed to analyze business data and to improve business decision making, including data manipulation, analysis, visualization and interpretation of real-world data.
Offered by: Management
- Restriction(s): NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN INSY 690 WHEN TOPIC WAS “INSIGHTS IN BIG DATA AND DATA ANALYTICS”
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
INSY 691
Advanced Topics in Mgmt IS 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Information Systems: Current topics in management information systems.
Offered by: Management
Exceptionally in Winter 2023 as a substitute for INSY 642
ORGB 690
Advanced Topics in OB 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Organizational Behaviour: Review of topics in organizational behaviour.
Offered by: Management
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
BUSA 620
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Business Admin: Research reading or field projects, permitting independent study under the guidance of a Faculty member. Projects to be arranged individually with instructors.
Offered by: Management
- A detailed student proposal must be submitted to the instructor and approved by the Academic Director during the first week of term.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023 academic year
* Independent studies courses in entrepreneurship must be approved by the area coordinator
This list is tentative and subject to revision
