Sprott School of Business
Business (BUSI) Courses
Notes:
1. Some business courses are open to students in select programs only. Please refer to the current BUSI Course Priority List found at: sprott.carleton.ca/registration
2. B.Com. and B.I.B. students should use Business (BUSI) prefix for registering in courses that are cross-listed.
3. Not all courses listed are offered in a given year, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca for a list of current course offerings.
Principles of Financial Accounting
Discussion of the concepts of asset valuation and income measurement underlying the preparations and interpretation of financial statements.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing, or permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Lecture three hours a week.
Management Accounting
An introduction to the use of accounting data for the purposes of planning and control of operations.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing and BUSI 1001, or permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Lecture three hours a week.
Survey of Accounting
Introduction to accounting information, the basic accounting cycle, and consideration of selected financial statement topics. Analysis of cost behavior and the uses and limitations of accounting information in planning, controlling and decision-making processes.
Lecture three hours a week.
Financial Accounting for Business Students
Introduction to accounting for business organizations. The student will be introduced to the accounting process and the preparation and analysis of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1701 or BUSI 1800. Restricted to B.Com. and B.I.B. students.
Lectures three hours a week.
Managerial Accounting for Business Students
Introduction to the development and use of accounting information within a business organization for effective management including: planning, directing, motivating, and controlling activities and behaviours.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1004. Restricted to B.Com. and B.I.B. students.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Business Information and Communication Technologies
Introduction to ICT in organizations. Topics may include spreadsheets, databases, statistical software, website design and implementation, collaboration software including wikis, blogs and social networking, GPS, m-Commerce.
Introduction to International Business
Introduction to the principles and practices of international business. Topics include the impact of culture and the political, economic, and legal systems on global strategy, international institutions, theories of cross-border trade, and the characteristics and effects of regional trade blocs.
Prerequisite(s): restricted to B.I.B. students.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Introduction to Business
Introduction to contemporary businesses in a complex economy, their role in the society, their history. The various functions that come together to define a business will be examined. All forms of business communications emphasized.
Lectures three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Business Career Preparation I
An introduction to the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students registered in B.Com. and B.I.B.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Intermediate Accounting I
An examination of accounting and reporting issues related primarily to asset valuation and revenue recognition.
Lecture three hours a week.
Intermediate Accounting II
An examination of accounting and reporting issues related primarily to liabilities and equities.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2001, and BUSI 2504 or BUSI 2503 with a grade of C or higher in each.
Lecture three hours a week.
Income Tax Fundamentals
A foundation course that aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of income tax laws and regulations as significant elements in the planning and decision making process of taxpayers and managers. Problems, issues and planning associated with the Income Tax Act are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1001 or BUSI 1004 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Organizational Behaviour
Models of individual and small group behaviour in organizations. Topics include motivation, communication, job design, leadership and group dynamics to provide systematic explanations of employee and managerial behaviour in organizations.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing. Restricted to B.Com. students.
Lectures three hours, and tutorial one and a half hours a week.
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Individual and small group behaviors in organizations and management of the same.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Basic Marketing
Basic problems and practices in marketing. Marketing planning tools and strategies of firms.
Introduction to Marketing
Overview of the marketing function within the firm. Introduction to key marketing concepts and principles; business environment analysis, strategic decision making (segmentation, targeting, positioning), marketing mix planning (product, price, place promotion). Analysis of marketing problems using cases and major project.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 2204.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1004, ECON 1000 and one of BUSI 1701, PSYC 1002, SOCI 1005. Restricted to B.Com. or B.I.B. students.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to Operations Management
Concepts, models, and managerial issues in planning, designing, operating and controlling systems of manufacturing goods or providing services. Emphasis on basic ideas and tools.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing and STAT 2606. Restricted to selected Sprott programs.
Lecture three hours a week.
Foundations of Information Systems
Management issues associated with information systems in organizations. Definition, description, fundamental technologies impacts and development of information systems, and associated ethical issues.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Applications Development
Introduction to programming. Fundamentals of structured and object-oriented programming using an OO programming language. Treatment of objects, abstraction and inheritance, event-driven programming, iteration, sequence and selection. Consideration of algorithms for searching, sorting, string processing and numerical analysis. Emphasis on the development of business applications.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Introduction to Finance
Basic issues and practices in finance. Survey of business firms' financing, investment, and payout decisions. Emphasis on understanding the principals, resources and trade-offs in the financial area of a business.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Finance I
Business firms' financing, capital investment, and dividend policy decisions, cost of capital and short-term asset management problems.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1000 or ECOR 3800, BUSI 1005. Restricted to selected Sprott programs.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Business Finance II
Capital investment and financing decisions in the context of risk and return tradeoffs. Primary and derivative securities, and their role in risk management. Mergers, corporate restructuring, the theory of principal-agent relationships, and financial planning, forecasting, and control.
Lecture three hours a week.
Financial Statement Analysis
Analysis and interpretation of an entity's financial statements and annual report from a user perspective. Ratio analysis is used to analyze firm performance and make forecasts of future performance.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2504 with a grade of C or higher.
Lectures three hours a week.
Business Law
The legal system and legal ordering as they affect those engaged in business activities. Emphasis on the law of tort, law of contract, agency and bailment, business associations (partnerships/proprietorships/corporations) and real estate.
Fundamentals of International Business
Introduction to the context and operation of international business. Topics include international trade theory, trade agreements and blocs, international finance, global marketing, international human resource management and global strategy.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1800.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to International Management
Applies principles of organizational behavior and organizational theory to the operations of international businesses. Includes discussion of appropriate strategies and structures. Introduces concepts of cross-cultural communication.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing in B.I.B. and BUSI 1701.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to International Business
Introduction to contemporary businesses in a complex economy, their role in society and their history. Examination of the various functions that come together to define a business with an emphasis on all forms of business communications.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing. No credit for students in B.Com. or BIB.
Lectures three hours per week.
Entrepreneurship
Overview of the basics of entrepreneurship, with emphasis on idea generation and identification, team building, business models, initial strategies and feasibility. A number of organization types will be studied.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Career Preparation II
An intermediate course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1995.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Accounting for Business Combinations
Accounting problems associated with business combinations, with attention to the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Discussion may extend to financial reporting and diversified companies, reorganizations, etc. Selection of topics may vary from year to year.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Taxation I
Federal income tax laws and regulations and their impact on an individual's financial and business decisions. Problems, issues and planning associated with the Income Tax Act and concerned with the computation of taxable income and taxes payable by an individual are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2001 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Auditing I
Auditing theory, methodology and application.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2001.
Lecture three hours a week.
Intermediate Management Accounting and Control
The use of accounting information for cost control and performance evaluation. Emphasis is on cost accumulation systems, performance evaluation, control models and analytical tools.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to Human Resources Management
Human Resource Management function in large formal organizations. Topics include human resources planning, recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, career development and training, compensation and benefits and the role of the professional personnel manager.
Lectures three hours a week.
Introduction to Organization Theory
Macro-organization theory. Structuring of organizations in a complex global economy. Effects of the external environment, technology, culture and organizational goals on the structure, processes and effectiveness of the organization.
Lectures three hours a week.
Managing Individual Performance
Managing the performance of self and others. Topics include self awareness, motivation, leadership, communication, diversity, and creativity. Extensive use is made of self-assessments and experiential learning.
Lecture three hours a week.
Managing and Motivating Teams
Principles of working in and managing teams. Topics include self-awareness, team formation, team development, team dynamics, team leadership and team motivation.
Lecture three hours a week.
Managing Conflict and Negotiation
Analysis of the sources and forms of conflict and effective approaches to managing conflict. Exploration of the effectiveness of various strategies of negotiations.
Lecture three hours a week.
Developing Creative Thinking
Increases student skills in areas beyond technical expertise, with a focus on the importance of fluidity, risk taking, and idea generation. Emphasis on creativity as a process, with exposure to various techniques and concepts including Design Thinking at multiple levels (individual, group, organization).
Lecture three hours a week.
Sustainability and the Role of Business
Concepts of sustainability within business and management contexts. Complex relationships among business, society and the environment and explores the nature of business in today's world where addressing environmental and social issues is becoming increasingly important.
Lecture three hours a week.
Digital Marketing
Introduction and assessment of key new marketing tools and approaches, including internet marketing, relationship marketing, direct marketing; effective adoption and implementation of these tools and approaches across industries and organizations.
Marketing Communications
Promotion as communication process and marketing tool. Integrating advertising, direct/digital marketing, interactive media, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling through strategic planning (research, budgeting, organizing, creative and media strategy), execution, and campaign evaluation. Regulatory, ethical, social issues considerations.
Marketing Research
Concepts essential for understanding and conducting applied marketing research. Methods for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data relevant to marketing decision-making. Experience in research techniques through case studies, exercises and project.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3100.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2204 or BUSI 2208 with a grade of C or higher; STAT 2607 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business-to-Business Marketing
Theories and practice of marketing in business-to-business markets with emphasis on high technology businesses, including strategic marketing management, buyer behaviour and competitive analysis, sales management, new product management, and international issues.
Consumer Behaviour
Introduction to the application of psychological theories and methodologies to consumer behaviour. How consumer behaviour is shaped by internal influences. Topics include perception, learning,memory, motivation, affect, personality, the self, attitudes and decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, and BUSI 2204 or BUSI 2208 with a grade of C or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Supply Chain Fundamentals
Managing networks of organizations from suppliers to end-users. Planning and coordination of all activities involved in procurement, conversion, and logistics in the global environment.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing; BUSI 2301 with a grade of C or higher each and STAT 2606 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Logistics and Transportation
Overview of logistics and transportation concepts, their roles in creating overall supply chain value. Strategic management and integration on the global basis of core activities, functions, and processes; network design and planning, performance metrics, recent trends in logistics and transportation.
Lecture three hours a week.
Simulation Methods in Business
Concepts of computer simulation through case studies, worked examples and hands-on project experience. Generation of random variables, input modeling, model design, analysis of output, and experimental design. Emphasizes static simulations with spreadsheets and discrete-event simulations with specialized software.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing; BUSI 2301 with a grade of C or higher and one of ECON 2202 or STAT 2607 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours and tutorial two hours a week.
Project Management
Identification, selection, initiation, and organization of projects; risk assessment; project scheduling, performance monitoring and control, and termination. Emphases on foundations, principles and supporting techniques.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, BUSI 2301 and STAT 2606.
Lecture three hours a week.
Data and Information Management
Information management, database administration, Entity-Relationship Model, database development life cycle: planning, analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of database management systems. Construction of a database. Introduction to SQL, distributed databases, object-oriented databases, and data warehousing.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2400 with a grade of C or higher.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Applications Development for Online Environments
Analysis, design and implementation of electronic business systems. Topics include advanced object-oriented programming, advanced SQL programming, XML, using ASP.NET, MTS and SQL Server.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2402 and BUSI 3400, or COMP 3005 (with a grade of C- or higher in each).
Lecture three hours a week.
Systems Analysis and Design
Methods of analysis of computer-based information systems. The systems development life cycle, planning, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. Structured and object-oriented methods will be used. Use of a CASE tool.
Prerequisite(s): one of BUSI 2400, or COMP 2404, or SYSC 2004 (with a grade of C or higher).
Lecture three hours and tutorials one hour a week.
Enterprise Architecture
Exploration of the significance of cross-functional business processes in the context of e-business transformation. Includes process analysis and modeling techniques. Also considers the application of enterprise resource planning systems, workflow technologies, intranets, and extranets to facilitate process flows inside and outside the organization.
Applied Corporate Finance
An examination of the major issues in corporate finance and applied financial management. Topics include: introduction to portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model, cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy, lease financing, capital budgeting under uncertainty, mergers and consolidations.
Lecture three hours a week.
Investments
Procedures and methods of investment analysis. Stock and bond markets. Government regulation of securities markets. Valuation of common stocks and fixed income securities. Options, warrants, convertibles and commodities.
Lecture three hours a week.
Derivatives
Derivative instruments and their use for speculation and hedging. Analysis of different markets where instruments trade, and their characteristics. Pricing models highlighted to determine how individuals and corporations can better manage risk; exotics and newer innovations.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2505 with a grade of C+ or higher, STAT 2606 and ECON 2009 with a grade of C- or higher in each.
Lecture three hours a week.
Entrepreneurial Strategies
Within the changing environment, an examination of entrepreneurial strategies related to different functional areas for new ventures and small businesses.
Designing Organizational Systems: An Overview
Key models and theories of organizational strategy, structure, processes, effectiveness, and individual and group behavior in organizations. Organizational structure, goals, and effectiveness; leadership, motivation and job design.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in the B.P.A.P.M. program.
Lecture three hours a week.
Managing the Family Enterprise
How family businesses are different, what makes them different and how to effectively manage these differences. Challenges arising from the tension between family and business pressures from governance, management and succession planning perspectives.
Lecture three hours a week.
Corporate Governance and Strategy
The role of governance in organizations. Mission and vision statements, values and objectives. Shaping, implementation and evaluation of corporate strategy. Management of risk and environmental analysis.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting, or BUSI 1001 and BUSI 1002, or equivalents. No credit in B.Com. or B.I.B.
Lecture three hours a week.
Cross-cultural Communication
Principles of communication across cultural boundaries are applied to both interpersonal and commercial interactions. Critical incidents and commentary are analyzed. Students submit periodic reports, evaluated by the instructor at Carleton.
Online course.
International and Comparative Management
The management of large organizations spanning national boundaries, including domestic firms with international markets, and multinational corporations. Difficulties of maintaining communication and control in international operations in disparate cultural settings.
Lecture three hours a week.
The Environment of International Business
Theories linking environmental factors and business strategy as a basis for study of some major factors and institutions shaping international business strategy. International trade patterns, regionalization, shifts in international finance, research and development and transnational data flows.
Lecture three hours a week.
International Buyer Behaviour
Behaviour of end-consumers, business and government buyers, and investors in the international context. National, cross-national, and subnational segments and behaviour differences. Adaptation vs. standardisation strategies in the context of socio-psychological, legal, technological, international procurement rules, and other constraints and opportunities.
Lecture three hours a week.
International Business Negotiations
Introduction to theory and practice of negotiation in the international business context. Analysis of techniques of conflict resolution and improving ways to reach agreements.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Case Analysis
Analysis, solution and presentation of complex business issues through cases.
Prerequisite(s): minimum 7.0 Major CGPA in B.Com. or B.I.B. and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour a week.
Business Development
Business development, growth and expansion through financing activities and new customer acquisition.
Practicum in Business Design
Students will apply entrepreneurial concepts and engage in designing an entrepreneurial project. Students will prepare in groups a business plan, including in-depth analysis and recommendations.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2800 with a grade of C- or higher, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Career Preparation III
An advanced course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2995.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Co-operative Work Term
This course covers the deliverables associated with the co-op work term such as the site visit, work term report submission and employer evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): This course is for students on a university approved co-op work term.
Advanced Accounting Problems
Discussion, analysis, and integration of accounting, auditing, and income tax issues and problems encountered in professional practice. This course builds upon and integrates the knowledge and skills developed in preceding courses.
Lecture three hours a week.
Accounting Theory
Evolution of accounting theory with emphasis on concepts of income and current issues.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2002, BUSI 2504, and one of ECON 2202 or STAT 2607 with a grade of C- or higher in each.
Lectures three hours a week.
Taxation II
An intensive review of federal income tax laws and regulations as significant elements in the planning and decision making process of taxable Canadian corporations. Emphasis on the tax planning function of corporate management and the associated accounting and reporting aspects.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3005 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Advanced Management Accounting and Control
Builds on concepts covered in management and cost accounting courses. Integrates relevant issues from other functional areas: strategic uses of cost management, budgeting, and performance evaluation systems in managerial planning and control.
Strategic Human Resources Management
Systems, strategies and practices used to effectively leverage human capital in organizations. How to think strategically about managing human assets, and what must be done to successfully implement these systems, strategies and practices.
Lecture three hours per week.
Managing Change
An overview of current thinking about change management. Topics covered include understanding the forces for and barriers to change, diagnosing the environment around change and implementing change.
Lectures three hours a week.
Organizational Learning
Contemporary training and development challenges facing individuals, organizations, and communities and the role of information technology in enhancing individual and collective skills development, capabilities, core competencies, intellectual capital and competitiveness.
Training and Development
Emphasizes contingency approach to training and development; relevant to organizations of all sizes and resource capacities. Effective training and development is conceptualized as a process that integrates extensive front and back-end planning, implementation, and evaluation activities.
Lecture three hours and tutorial one hour per week.
Organizational Leadership
Critical examination of theories of leadership and trends in contemporary research; discussion of practical methods for building leadership capacity.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing and BUSI 2101 or BUSI 2702 or BUSI 3602 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture and field work as needed.
Managing the Arts
Challenges of managing arts organizations with emphasis on the changing environment of arts consumption and funding. Tensions arising from blending artistic and aesthetic dimensions with functional considerations when judging organizational and personal issues form a continuing theme.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MGMT 5129, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lecture three hours a week.
Marketing Metrics
An overview of essential marketing metrics used for enhancing marketing decisions. The course consists of seven core modules: share metrics, margins and profits, pricing, product and portfolio management, sales force management, promotion profitability, and customer profitability.
Marketing In Not-for-Profit Organizations
Theories and practices of marketing in not-for-profit organizations including government. Similarities and differences between marketing in not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, and the key issues faced by marketers in developing marketing strategies in not-for-profit organizations.
Lecture three hours a week.
International Marketing Strategy
The marketing function in international markets from a strategic and managerial perspective. Environments of foreign markets in relation to marketing research, international branding and positioning, and product, price, distribution, and communication strategies. International expansion methods and foreign market evaluation and selection.
Lecture three hours a week.
Marketing Management
In depth analysis and applications of the managerial aspects of marketing. Marketing strategy development and implementation theory and practice.
Lecture three hours a week.
Consumer Culture Theory
Consumer behaviour from a macro and interpretive approach, as a social and cultural phenomenon; the relationships between consumers, the marketplace and cultural meaning.
Prerequisite(s): third year standing and BUSI 3209 with a grade of C or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Marketing in the Arts and Culture Sectors
Advanced study of marketing within the arts and culture sectors. Facilitates sophisticated understanding of the knowledge and skills required for marketing managers to respond to changing market environments in order to bring arts and culture offerings to their target audiences.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MKTG 5229, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lecture three hours a week.
Decision Models for Managers
Management science concepts for decision-making with less risk and better outcomes. Emphasis on practical applications in the context of SCM. Model formulation and solving, solutions interpretation and managerial insights. Role of management science in achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing and BUSI 2301 with a grade of C or higher, and one of ECON 2202 or STAT 2607 with a grade of C- or higher.
Management of Quality
Quality concepts and methods surrounding the definition, mapping, implementation, improvement of business processes in organizations and global supply chains.
Lecture three hours a week.
Procurement and Contracting
Core supply chain procurement processes in the private and public sectors involved in the acquisition of goods and services, including sourcing, purchasing, contracting, supplier collaboration and relationship development and management. Emphasis on concepts, principles, practices, and techniques.
Lecture three hours a week.
E-Supply Chain Technology and Management
The strategic and operational issues of SCM driven by information and communication technologies (ICT). Internet-enabled technology to support the SCM processes both within the firm and across the supply chain in sourcing, producing and delivering.
Prerequisite(s): third year standing and BUSI 2301 and BUSI 2400 with a grade of C or higher in each.
Lecture three hours a week.
IS Strategy, Management and Acquisition
Comprehensive treatment of current trends and management issues associated with information systems within organizations of local, national and international scope. Issues and techniques of information systems planning, administration, resource management and new technology adoption. Case studies are used.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing, BUSI 2400 and BUSI 3103 (or BUSI 3602) with a grade of C- or higher in each.
Lecture three hours a week.
IT Infrastructure
Challenges and issues managers face in assembling the infrastructure for IT service delivery. IT Service levels, data communications, networks (LAN, MAN, WAN, wireless), internetworking, SOA, web services, SaaS, server and storage virtualization, network security, business continuity and disaster recovery.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Analytics
Evolution of decision support systems. Business intelligence. Data mining and warehousing. Web analytics. Mobile apps for business analytics. Strategic use of information systems for competitive advantage.
Lecture three hours a week.
Social Analytics
Covers the process, tool and techniques necessary to acquire, clean and analyze text that has been generated on social platforms. Social network analysis, sentiment analysis, topic extraction, co-occurrence analysis.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ITIS 5408, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lecture three hours a week.
Advanced Corporate Finance
An in-depth examination of some of the major theoretical issues in corporate finance. This course requires analyses and presentations of both articles from the finance literature and case studies.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3500, BUSI 3502, BUSI 3512 with a grade of C-or higher in each and STAT 2607 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Portfolio Management
Analysis of investment requirements for individuals and institutional investors: liquidity, risk and return; portfolio design, construction, management and control; performance measurement; capital market theory.
Lecture three hours a week.
Applied Portfolio Management
Participants of the Sprott Student Investment Fund will be exposed to equity research, analysis, valuation, and portfolio composition. The course allows fund members to fully understand stock selection and fund management, and expose them to the methods and techniques used by industry.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3502 and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Workshops three hours a week.
International Finance
Management of corporate finance as it is affected by the requirements of international business. Issues related to international acquisitions, global investments, volatile exchange rates and hedging techniques. Role of international markets in financing corporate activity.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2505 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Global Financial Markets and Institutions
Comprehensive view of the world's financial markets and institutions. The primary focus will be on the purpose and practice of financial institutions, and the specifics of the financial instruments available to the firm and investor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Mergers and Acquisitions
The theory and practice of mergers and acquisitions; the best ways to analyze, design and implement mergers and acquisitions transactions. A highly practical planning-based approach to managing the acquisition process will be employed.
Lecture three hours per week.
Fixed Income Analysis
Valuation of fixed income securities and interest rate derivatives including bonds, mortgage- and asset-based securities. Analytic tools used in bond portfolio and interest rate risk management including yield curve construction, duration and convexity, and term structure models.
Lecture three hours a week.
Micro Finance
Theory and practice of microfinance, its achievements and current challenges; basic skills needed to manage microfinance institutions. The future of microfinance and of financing for development in general. A mix of cases and lectures will be used.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2505 with a grade of C+ or higher, STAT 2606 and ECON 2009 with a grade of C- or higher in each, fourth year standing and enrollment in the Global Financial Management and Systems concentration in the BIB.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as FINA 5515, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Ethics
Use of ethical reasoning to analyze business decisions. The ethical content of these decisions. The role of ethics in business situations. Practice in ethical reasoning. Major ethical systems.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing B.Com. Note that B.Com. concentration in International Business students require BUSI 4705.
Lectures three hours a week.
Women in Management
Organizational and personal challenges arising from changing gender roles and the increased participation of women in management and professional organizational roles.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, BUSI 3103, and one of: BUSI 2101 or BUSI 2702 with a grade of C- or higher in each; or WGST 1808 [1.0] with a grade of C- or higher.
Lectures three hours a week.
Management of Technology and Innovation
Integration of technology and strategy; design of technological strategy; development of new business around new technology; and management of corporate research and development, including pre-competitive consortia.
Lecture three hours a week.
Canadian Business History
The place of business in Canadian society, economics and politics. The internal dynamics of Canadian business (organization, strategy, the rise of the manager), and its external implications (competition, foreign investment, business- government relations).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.Com. or B.I.B.
Lectures three hours a week.
Strategic Management
Analysis and evaluation of the organization's corporate and business strategies; integration and synthesis of knowledge acquired in the program by application of acquired functional skills to strategic decision making.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in all B.Com. and successful completion of all 2000- and 3000- level courses in the Major requirement. Note that B.Com. concentration in International Business students require BUSI 4709.
Lectures three hours a week.
The Business Environment in Europe
The economic, political, legal, and cultural environment for doing business in the European Union and other regions in Europe. Patterns of foreign trade and investment, market characteristics, science and technology, regulation and European integration, and business culture.
Precludes additional credit for EURR 4006 (no longer offered), BUSI 4604 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Seminar three hours a week.
Ethics and Cross-cultural Interaction
Perceptions and behaviors that characterize interactions among individuals from various cultural backgrounds, with emphasis on ethical issues that may arise when business crosses cultural boundaries. Various systems, both organizational and individual, for dealing with contrasting expectations are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B. Com. (International Business Concentration) or B.I.B., and BUSI 2702 or BUSI 3703.
Lecture three hours a week.
International Human Resource Management
Theoretical and process issues in the recruitment, selection, training, evaluation and repatriation of personnel in multi-country organizations. Issues are examined from the perspective of organizations, expatriates and local employees of multinational firms.
Lecture three hours a week.
Regionalism and Globalization
Trends in globalization versus supra- and sub-national regionalism. Role of international institutions (e.g. OECD, WTO). Strategy adaptation and integration within and across trade blocs (e.g. NAFTA, EU, Mercosur, ASEAN). Strategies for sub-national markets with similarities across different countries.
Lectures three hours a week.
International Expansion and Operations
Internationalization process. Methods of international expansion including exporting, greenfield investment, acquisition, joint venture, and licensing. Theories of international market selection, investment location, and market service.
Strategic Management for International Business
Development and implementation of strategies within and across international markets. Emphasis on developing strategic perspectives that incorporate the environment, the state of the industry,and the capabilities of the firm. Integrates skills, concepts and theories learned in functional areas.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.Com. (International Business Concentration) or B.I.B., and successful completion of all 2000- and 3000-level courses in the Major requirement.
Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.
International New Ventures
Challenges facing entrepreneurs in the creation and growth of competitive knowledge-based new international ventures or ‘born globals’. Identification of opportunities abroad, strategies and logistics, sourcing, international deal making and business models.
Managing Globalization in Emerging Economies
Critical examination of the managerial and institutional issues of globalization from the perspectives of emerging economies. Indigenous and international institutions' role in the evolution of a competitive and inclusive global economy and society. Discerning lessons of experience for newly globalizing societies.
Prerequisite(s): fourth year standing in B.Com, BIB, or Minor in Business, ECON 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Practicum in International Business
Students will engage in an approved international experience, abroad or within Canada, that fosters the development of a global mindset. This experience will allow students to integrate and apply the material learned in previous International Business courses.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in B.Com. International Business concentration and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Practicum in Business Creation
Students apply concepts and engage in groups to implement the design of an entrepreneurship project per their business plan developed in BUSI 3820. The projects provide opportunities for experiential learning.
Topics in Business I
A selected topics course may be offered. Topics may vary. Consult the School’s website for available topics and prerequisite information. Eligibility for this course to serve as an option for specific concentrations is to be established by the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Topics in Business II
A selected topics course may be offered. Topics may vary. Consult the School’s website for available topics and prerequisite information. Eligibility for this course to serve as an option for specific concentrations is to be established by the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Directed Studies I
Reading course on select topics. Students interested in pursuing this course need to contact a faculty member to discuss a proposed directed study.
Directed Studies II
Reading course on select topics. Students interested in pursuing this course need to contact a faculty member to discuss a proposed directed study.
Business Career Preparation IV
An advanced course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3995.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca