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Program Requirements
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.
Corequisite
This CEU course must be taken at the beginning of the program.
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CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics (12 CE units) *
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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Chouha, Paul; Golovina, Galina (Fall) Brown, Grant; Chouha, Paul (Winter) Lau, Hang (Summer)
$300.00
* OR the Exemption by Examination Test.
Required Courses
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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: Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Cohen, Thierry (Winter) Lapointe, Deirdre; Giaccari, Domenic (Summer)
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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 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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CCOM 205 Communication in Management 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Communication (CCE) : Written and oral communication in Management (in English): emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing, and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work based on academic and professional communication in management.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: Menon, Nirmala Ann; Laver, Susan Patricia (Fall) Andrews, Richard; Laver, Susan Patricia (Winter)
Because this course uses a workshop format, attendance at first class is desirable.
Continuing Studies: requirement for the EA, AAC, and the Canadian Institute of Management.
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CENT 305 Sales and Negotiations (3 credits)
Overview
Entrepreneurship : Skills necessary to sell your business vision and its products and services in a competitive marketplace. Focus on specific strategies and techniques to convince all stakeholders of your company鈥檚 value proposition. In addition, skills needed to negotiate win-win business arrangements are developed and practiced.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Sacksner, Jeffrey; Delorme, Bruno (Winter)
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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 2016
Instructors: Hamaoui Chemtob, Rachel; McCully, Philip (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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Farha, Shadi (Fall) Chasse, Andrew; Lapointe, Deirdre (Winter) Chasse, Andrew (Summer)
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 third lecture day.
**Although this course follows a Saturday lecture pattern, there will be a final exam on Friday, July 21, 2017.
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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 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017
Instructors: Mirshak, Paul (Fall) Dracopoulos, George (Winter) Mirshak, Paul; Dracopoulos, George (Summer)
This course is required by students fulfilling the C.I.M requirements.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the third lecture day and withdrawal is the sixth lecture day.
**Although this course follows a Friday/Saturday lecture pattern, there will be NO class on Saturday, June 10, and then there will a final exam on Friday, June 16, 2017.
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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: Winter 2017
Instructors: Lim, Amanda (Winter)
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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 2016
Instructors: Dracopoulos, George (Fall)
Early opening registration date for CS courses only CS course CORG 225 **In addition to Wednesday classes, there will be one Saturday class held on Saturday, July 16.
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CORG 420 Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : This course provides a comprehensive overview of human resources management (HRM) and an understanding of the strategic role HRM plays in the work environment. It introduces students to current HRM concepts, skills and practices, focusing on both theory and its practical application. Topics include: human resources planning, job analysis and design, recruitment selection and retention, training, performance management, organizational development and change, compensation and benefits, labour relations, legal issues, and strategic issues and challenges in HRM.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Dracopoulos, George (Fall)
Prerequisites: CORG 225
School of Continuing Studies—2016-2017 (last updated Aug. 26, 2016) (disclaimer)