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): BUSI 1800, or enrolment in Statistics with Concentration in Actuarial Science B.Math Honours.
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): 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 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.
Foundations of Information Systems
This course helps student to understand the critical role of information systems in organizations and their impact on social and ethical issues. Covers fundamental tools and skills for the development and management of information systems and business analytics in organizations.
Lecture 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.
Business Foundations I
Introduction to competencies required for success in academic and professional business settings. Through experiential learning and self-reflective practices students will build competencies in collaboration, communication and critical thinking. Competencies will be explored through applications to the business environment and functional areas of business.
Employability Passport I
An introduction to the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students registered in B.Com. or B.I.B.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Employability Passport BIB Ia
An introduction to the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students registered in B.I.B.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Employability Passport BIB Ib
An introduction to the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students registered in 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 2501 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 in each).
Lecture three hours a week.
Intermediate Financial Reporting 1
Application and measurement of routine accounting transactions related primarily to asset valuation and revenue recognition.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1001 or BUSI 1004 (with a grade of C or better in either).
Cost Management and Decision Making
Application and measurement of accounting information for cost control and performance evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1002 or 1005, and BUSI 2501 or BUSI 2503 (with a grade of C- or better in each).
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 1001 and ECON 1002 (or ECON 1000), and one of BUSI 1701, PSYC 1002, SOCI 1005.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to Supply and Operations Management
Concepts, models, and managerial issues in planning, designing, operating and controlling systems across supply chains for the provision of goods and services. Emphasis on basic ideas and tools.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing. Restricted to selected Sprott programs.
Lecture three hours a week.
Introduction to Data Analytics
This course prepares students to gather, manipulate, and clean data from a variety of sources within a programming environment. Students will be introduced to visual data exploration and the deployment of data-driven visual storytelling. Topics include: APIs, Data Science Programming, SQL, Relational/NoSQL databases, data visualization.
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.
Business Finance
Basic issues and practices in finance. Survey of business firms' financing, investment, and payout decisions. Emphasis on understanding the principles, resources, and trade-offs in the financial area of business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1005, and ECON 1001 and ECON 1002 (or ECOR 3800). Restricted to selected Sprott programs.
Lecture three hours and optional tutorial.
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 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 2501 or BUSI 2504 with a grade of C or higher in each.
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. Introduces how culture can influence work and organizational life. Includes discussion of appropriate strategies and structures, processes in a multi-national and multi-cultural setting.
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.
Intercultural Communications
In our globalized world, effective communication is essential in our personal and professional lives. This course explores fundamental skills and principles for successful intercultural interactions, cross-cultural communication, and cultural competence. This course emphasizes diverse perspectives in a global context to enhance cultural intelligence.
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.
Sustainability Accounting and Social Finance
This course offers different avenues for in-depth explorations in sustainability accounting, impact measurement and social finance for undergraduate students. Each module covers a special topic within responsible business, such as impact measurement, responsible finance, impact investing, responsible and ESG investing, sustainability accounting.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Foundations II
An enquiry-based learning approach provides the framework for development of competencies in critical analysis, communication and collaboration. Current issues in business will guide the integration of business knowledge required to address, analyze, and recommend solutions. Students will lead the exploration and analysis of issues presented.
Employability Passport 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.
Employability Passport BIB IIa
An intermediate course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1996 and BUSI 1997.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Employability Passport BIB IIb
An intermediate course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1996 and BUSI 1997.
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.
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.
Intermediate Financial Reporting 2
Application and measurement of routine accounting transactions related primarily to investments, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2011, and BUSI 2501 or BUSI 2503 (with a grade of C or better in each).
Professionalism and Perspectives in Accounting
Theories of professions, professionalism, Indigenous views and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and application to accountancy.
Exploring Sustainability in Accounting
Exploration of the application of how sustainability (including Environmental, Social and Governance) plays a role in accounting.
Taxation Concepts
Application and measurement of routine taxation transactions.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, and BUSI 1001 or BUSI 1004 (with a grade of C- or better in each).
Tax Clinic 1
Hands on preparation of income tax returns through tax clinics.
Tax Clinic 2
Supervision, training, and/or organization of income tax clinics.
Data Analytics and Information Systems for Accounting
Data analysis in accounting, working with and making sense of big data using various data analysis tools. Specific topics include; data collection, cleaning, analyzing, visualization, and decision making in different areas of accounting.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 1401 or BUSI 2400, and BUSI 3007 with a grade of C- or higher in each.
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.
Business and Environmental Sustainability
Examining concepts of environmental sustainability within the business context. Exploring the complex interdependency between organizations, society and the natural environment.
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
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 in each), STAT 2601 or STAT 2606 (with a grade of C- or higher in each).
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
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 in each).
Lecture three hours a week.
Personal Selling
Provides an introduction to and application of the principles of personal selling for persons pursuing any vocation, as well as those aspiring to careers in Marketing. Introduces basic concepts of professional selling including: customer analysis, communication skills, effective openings and closings, and customer relations.
Global Supply Chain Management
Introduction to management of global supply chain. Topics include strategies for planning and coordinating of all activities involved in procurement, conversion, and logistics in the global environment.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing, and BUSI 2301 (with a grade of C or higher), and STAT 2601 or STAT 2606 (with a grade of C- or higher in each).
Lecture three hours a week.
Distribution Channels and Logistics
In-depth examination of distribution channels and logistics; roles and interrelations in the achievement of marketing mix objectives and in creating competitive advantage. Channels design and management, managing logistics, warehousing, packaging and material handling, new trends in channels and logistics.
Lecture three 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.
Database Design
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 1401 or BUSI 2400 (with a grade of C or higher in each).
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 1401, BUSI 2400, COMP 2404, SYSC 2004 (with a grade of C or higher in each).
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
Business Analytics Principles
Evolution of Decision Support Systems. Decision Making. Business Intelligence. Foundation of Business Analytics. Lifecycle & Best Practices. Strategy, platforms and Architecture. Data Sensemaking. Model Development.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2401 and STAT 2602.
Lecture 3 hours a week.
Data Visualization
Visual representation and presentation of data to facilitate understanding. This includes visual data exploration, perception, interpretation, and communication in exploratory and declarative situations. Practical skill development using current data visualization software.
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 2501 or BUSI 2505 (with a grade of C+ or higher in each), and STAT 2601 or STAT 2606 and ECON 1001 and ECON 1002 and MATH 1009 (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): 1) Enrolment in the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting, or BUSI 1001 and BUSI 1002, or equivalents. or 2) Enrolment in BIB, third-year standing, and BUSI 1004 and BUSI 1005, and permission of the School of Business.
Lecture three hours a week.
Practicum in International Business I
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.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 4719 and GINS 3930.
Prerequisite(s): Third-year standing in BIB and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Experiential Learning Activity
Practicum in International Business II
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.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 4719 and GINS 3931.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in BIB and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Experiential learning activity
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.
Applied Intercultural Commerce/Business/Networking (IB II)
Apply intercultural skills and international business strategies and/or practices through a business-focused experiential exercise.
Online course.
Sprott Student Consulting I
An introductory experiential work environment in which students interact with real clients on a project. Various types of client projects are possible depending on the company and their goals/needs. Companies may be internal (i.e. Carleton, Sprott), or external (i.e. not for profit, for profit, start-ups).
Prerequisite(s): 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): third-year standing, and BUSI 2800 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture three hours a week.
Employability Passport 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.
Accounting: Relevance and Influence
This course focuses on the evolution and impact of accounting theory on decision making and standard setting. Students will develop an ability to critically evaluate current and proposed accounting practices and their impact on decision making within a broad conceptual framework.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2002 and BUSI 2501 and STAT 2601 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.
Management Control Systems
Focuses on understanding control systems that can be used to implement firm strategies and oversee the firm. Integrates relevant issues from other functional areas: corporate governance, strategic uses of cost management, budgeting, internal controls, and performance evaluation systems in managerial planning and control.
Lecture three hours a week and 1 hour tutorial.
Advanced Financial Reporting
Application and measurement of non-routine accounting transactions.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3011 (with a grade of C+ or higher).
Advanced Taxation Concepts
Application and measurement of non-routine or complex taxation transactions.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3015 (with a grade of C+ or higher).
Advanced Auditing
Advanced application of audit methodology and assurance engagements.
Advanced Cost Management and Decision Making
Strategic uses of cost information, budgeting and performance evaluation systems in managerial planning and control.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2018 (with a grade of C+ or higher).
Accounting Capstone
Integration of a variety of accounting disciplines.
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
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 one of BUSI 2101, BUSI 2702, BUSI 3602, PSYC 2801 (with a grade of C- or higher in each).
Lecture and field work as needed.
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).
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3117B taken prior to 2020/21.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, and BUSI 2101 or BUSI 2702 (with a grade of C- or higher in each), and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Lecture three hours a week.
Environmental Sustainability Management
This course involves guest lectures, class discussions and group assignments evaluating the role of business in environmental problems. The course will delve into current conundrums of the role of business models to mitigate harm and adapt to change in search for solutions to environmental issues.
Lecture three hours a week.
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
This course takes a socio-cultural perspective towards consumption and consumers. A range of interpretive research methods are used throughout the course to allow students to better understand how various cultural, social, historical, and institutional forces both shape and are shaped by consumers and consumption.
Prerequisite(s): third year standing, and BUSI 2208 or BUSI 2204 (with a grade of C– or higher in either).
Lecture three hours a week.
Sustainability Marketing
An overview of the roles of marketing in a sustainable society: advancing organizations’ economic success while creating positive impacts on the environment and society; promoting consumers’ sustainable lifestyle; advocating institutional change to facilitate sustainable production and consumption.
Prerequisite(s): 3rd year standing. Restricted to BCom, BIB and students registered in any of Sprott's Minor in Business offerings.
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.
Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
Introduction to management of global operations and supply chain. Topics include strategies for planning and coordinating of all operations and supply chain activities involved in procurement, conversion, and logistics in the global environment.
Prerequisite(s): STAT 2601 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lectures three hours a week.
Artificial Intelligence and Business Decision Models
This course lays the foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for business decision models using two currently dominant frameworks: Machine Learning and Deep Learning. This course discusses how to profit from AI through business model innovation in business domains including accounting, finance, marketing and supply chain.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 2300, ECON 4005.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing, BUSI 2401, and STAT 2601.
Lecture three hours and lab one hour per week.
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.
Simulation Modeling and Analytics
Concepts of computer simulation for predictive and prescriptive analytics through case studies, worked examples and hands-on projects. Emphasizes static simulations with spreadsheets, discrete-event, and agent-based simulations with specialized software. Input modeling, model design, experimental design, analysis of outputs.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3308.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing; STAT 2601 or STAT 2606 with a grade of C- or higher.
Lecture two hours and tutorial two hours a week.
Industry 4.0 Technologies and Applications
This course shows how Industry 4.0 employs the IoT and Al technologies to achieve self-thinking supply chains. It demonstrates the use of Industry 4.0 in the transformation to smart industries. Lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises allow students to design, deploy and manage custom IoT solutions.
Prerequisite(s): third year standing, and BUSI 2301 (with a grade of C or higher).
Lecture three hours a week and lab one hour a week.
IS Management and Strategy
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 1401 or 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 Methods
Frameworks and quantitative methods used in predictive and prescriptive business analytics for decision-making with less risk and better outcomes. Practical applications with various analytical tools across a range of industries. Data integration; model formulation, implementation, solutions, and managerial insights.
Lecture two hours and lab two 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.
Lecture three hours a week.
Responsible Business Analytics
Values in Technology, Data Governance, Data Anonymization and its limits, Ethical issues in HR and Talent Analytics, Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News, Bias & Fairness, Privacy, consent, and surveillance, Algorithm Colonialism, Legal Frameworks, The Nerd revolution.
Capstone in Business Analytics
This is a capstone course for the Business Analytics concentration. The objective of this course is to be the concentration’s culminating course allowing students to undertake a major BA project, while refining their knowledge by examining a set of advanced/specialized topics.
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): fourth-year standing, BUSI 3500, BUSI 3502, BUSI 3512 (with a grade of C-or higher in each), and STAT 2602 or STAT 2607 (with a grade of C- or higher in each).
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 2501 or BUSI 2505 with a grade of C- or higher in each.
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.
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.
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): At the time of registration students must have fourth-year standing in B.Com., as well as successful completion of all 2000- and 3000- level courses in the Major requirement, normally completed within the last 10 years.
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 2101.
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, normally completed within the last 10 years.
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.
Lecture three hours a week.
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 1001 and ECON 1002 (or ECON 1000).
Lectures three hours a week.
Practicum in International Business
Students will engage in an approved international experience, abroad or within Canada (can include SSCG), 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.
Precludes additional credit for BUSI 3701, BUSI 3702.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in B.Com. International Business concentration and permission of the Sprott School of Business.
International Strategy
Provides theoretical insights and pragmatic tools that address strategic decisions concerning cross-border business activities. Examines how the multinational firm creates competitive advantage across countries and what principles and constraints guide strategic choices in various parts of the organization.
Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.
Organizational Intercultural Development (IB III)
This course applies principles of organizational development to intercultural and international work environments. Students will learn basic concepts and tools of individual and organizational intercultural development, including intercultural training, coaching and mentoring. Focus will be on the application of these tools.
Sprott Student Consulting II
An advanced experiential work environment in which students interact with real clients on a project. Various types of client projects are possible depending on the company and their goals/needs. Companies may be internal (i.e. Carleton, Sprott), or external (i.e. not for profit, for profit).
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Sprott School of Business.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as BUSI 5997, for which additional credit is precluded.
Significant industry/project/service consultancy exposure.
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.
Research Project for Business
Provides students with opportunity to conduct research in their area of interest and present the research in an undergraduate thesis format. Conducted under the supervision of a faculty advisor from Sprott, with the specific deliverable determined by Supervisor and student, and approved by Sprott School.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in B.Com. or B.I.B. and permission of the School of Business.
Employability Passport 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.
Employability Passport BIB IV
An advanced course in the knowledge and tools required for a career in Business.
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3700.
Participation in employability events and initiatives throughout the year.
Note: 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.
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