Program Requirements
** This is a restricted program. **
This tailored program is intended for Indigenous students as a result of the need expressed by the Indigenous community leaders. The twenty first century demands multidisciplinary individuals, teams, communities and organizations. This program introduces the knowledge and competencies essential to starting, promoting, and managing a socially relevant business or organization. It focuses on numerical and financial literacy, as well as fundamental communication and management skills. It will help develop the skills needed to create a business or effectively work in an established organization, create a business plan, develop projects, communicate with confidence, effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, understand the fundamentals of how organizations operate within a social, political, and legal framework, and negotiate and manage conflict.
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Corequisite (3 Credits)
This course must be taken at the beginning of the program.
Note: Corequisite courses are not included in the total credit requirement for the program.
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CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : First-degree equations and applied word problems, polynomials, factoring, fractions, exponents, roots and radicals, inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, composite and inverse functions, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Chouha, Paul (Fall) Chouha, Paul; Kamali, Vahid (Winter)
The passing grade for this course is B-
* or the Exemption by Examination Test.
Required Courses (30 Credits)
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CACC 220 Accounting Concepts for Managers (3 credits)
Overview
Accountancy : This course covers concepts in managerial and financial accounting, develops an understanding of cost behaviour, budgeting and financial statements, and provides practice in financial decision-making skills.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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CCLW 300 Public Administration and Law for Indigenous Peoples (3 credits)
Overview
Law (CCE) : This course focuses on the development, implementation and administration of government policies and its role in enhancing community economic development. The course will focus on approaches, practices and multi-disciplinary skills needed for efficient and ethical administration, the laws and regulations governing these practices, and ways to develop effective relationships with industry and government.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day
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CENT 307 Creating a Business Plan (3 credits)
Overview
Entrepreneurship : The importance of creating a business plan for entrepreneurs is discussed. The elements of a solid plan and components that should be included are explained. The foundations of preparing a tailored business plan and the key to making an effective presentation are also covered.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Carriere-Acco, David (Fall)
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CGMG 210 Fundamentals of Project Management (3 credits)
Overview
General Management : Fundamental principles and best practices of project management essential to the successful development of projects or other complex undertakings within an organization; includes methods for defining, planning, and scheduling activities and resources.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Chasse, Andrew; Gauthier, Louis-Charles (Fall)
Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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CGMG 282 Introduction to Business (3 credits)
Overview
General Management : A broad introduction to business based on the functional areas: accounting, finance, human resources management, industrial relations, marketing, production, and general management. For each area lectures introduce basic concepts, which students apply to cases that depict the complexity of decision-making in the business world.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Ricard, Julie (Fall)
This course is required by students fulfilling the C.I.M requirements.
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CGMG 305 Managing in Public and Non-Profit Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
General Management : This course provides learners with the knowledge, competencies and aptitudes necessary for managing and leading both private businesses and organizations in the not-for-profit sector. Topics include governance, community services, community systems, management vs leadership style, and understanding the differences between strategic and operational planning, with an emphasis on financial and human resource management.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Kennedy, John (Fall)
Corequisite: CORG 225
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CGMG 318 Selling Models and Business Negotiation (3 credits)
Overview
General Management : Application of selling models to effectively harness digital media to convert online prospects into customers and retain them using Internet resources. Strategies to build long-term partnerships with online and traditional customers and promote new ventures through search engine optimisation (SEO) to achieve business and marketing objectives. Application and practice of the business negotiation process and strategies for traditional and online stakeholders.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Sacksner, Jeffrey (Fall)
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CMRK 235 Digital Media Marketing (3 credits)
Overview
CMRK : Electronic marketplaces and their evolving role in Internet business. New channels of marketing, including social media, advertising and communication. Planning, executing, and managing e-commerce. Web analytics, customer analysis, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and issues of permission and privacy.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Gardner Gregory, Kevin (Fall)
Corequisite: CMRK 200
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CORG 225 Foundation of Organizational Behaviour and Administration (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : This course covers diverse theories and applications such as perception, motivation, decision-making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organizational culture. Levels of analysis are on the individual, team and organizational level.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Di Maulo, Sonia (Fall)
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CPRL 221 Professional Communication and Networking (3 credits)
Overview
Public Relations : Fundamental theories and practices of communication and networking (internal and external) in the workplace. Writing, speaking, presentation and team interaction skills.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Walsh, Brendan; Coburn, Veldon (Fall)
