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Program Requirements
The Diploma in Management with an Entrepreneurship Concentration is open to those who have completed an undergraduate degree other than a Bachelor of Commerce (or equivalent) and wish to obtain a solid understanding of the entrepreneurial skills required to launch a sustainable venture. The course selections are designed to provide a broad range of theory along with fundamentals, soft skills and practical issues presented by experienced entrepreneurs. Students who complete the Entrepreneurship Concentration will acquire the tools necessary to considerably increase their odds of successfully launching and maintaining a new business venture.
Note: Corequisite courses are not included in the total credit requirement for the program.
Corequisites
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CEC2 532 Business Economics (3 credits) *
Overview
Economics (CCE) : Introductory micro and macro economic theory and practice in profit and non-profit organizations from a managerial perspective. Topics include: demand and supply analysis, production costs, firms' pricing and output determination, aggregate demand and supply, national income, output and employment determination, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate determination, fiscal and monetary policies.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Matziorinis, Ken (Fall) Matziorinis, Ken (Winter) Matziorinis, Ken (Summer)
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CMS2 500 Mathematics for Management (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : Basic mathematics needed for business applications, including graphs of functions, series summation, mathematics of finance, annuity, discounted cash flow, internal rate of return, permutations, combinations, maxima and minima of functions with business applications in optimization, introductory statistics and probability
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Golovina, Galina; Nunes, Maria Eduarda (Fall) Golovina, Galina; Graham, Jim Norman (Winter) Brown, Grant (Summer)
Prerequisite: CMSC 000
Note: "Mathematics for Management" must be completed in the first semester of the Diploma in Management program.
* or the Exemption by Examination Test
Required Courses (27 credits)
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CACC 520 Accounting for Management (3 credits)
Overview
Accountancy : This course covers financial and managerial accounting. The course provides an understanding of the various financial statements as well as cost behaviour, cost/volume/profit relationships, budgets, responsibility accounting and relevant costing.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Cohen, Thierry; Lapointe, Deirdre (Fall) Lapointe, Deirdre; Cohen, Thierry (Winter) Parent, Kevin Paul; Cohen, Thierry (Summer)
Corequisite: CMS2 500
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CEN2 500 Principles of Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
Overview
Entrepreneurship : Essential principals and tools of entrepreneurship dealing with idea generation, valuation techniques, funding, data sources, intellectual property, legalities and business plan development.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: McCully, Philip (Fall) McCully, Philip (Winter)
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CEN2 505 Product Commercialization (3 credits)
Overview
Entrepreneurship : Sales preparation, techniques, approaches and management will be presented as well as product or service validation through prospecting, initial meetings with clients, closing and follow up. Customer satisfaction will be emphasized.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Garneau, Charles (Winter)
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CEN2 510 Practical Entrepreneurship Management (3 credits)
Overview
Entrepreneurship : Practical aspects of leadership, funding, exporting, off-shoring and globalization, corporate responsibility, managing in difficult times, communication, green benefits, intellectual property, succession planning and current business issues.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: McCully, Philip (Winter)
Prerequisite: CEN2 500
Note: The course includes live case studies by the 'Dobson Fellows' (Presidents, CEOs and industry leaders).
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CFIN 512 Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : Fundamental finance theory as applied to the firm's short and long-term financing and investment decisions and the sources of funds available to it (stocks, bonds, derivatives). Exposure to critical concepts of "firm value maximization" emphasizing capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, derivatives, dividend policy, risk and return.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Jassim, Raad; Slater-Santini, Julie (Fall) Gregoriou, Greg; Slater-Santini, Julie (Winter) Jassim, Raad (Summer)
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CMR2 542 Marketing Principles and Applications (3 credits)
Overview
Marketing : Covers the different aspects of marketing operations: the marketing concept, the analysis and research of market opportunities, the planning, implementation, and control of the marketing program (Product, Promotion, Distribution, and Pricing). The course focuses on Canadian market environment and Canadian marketing institutions. Lectures and case studies on an individual basis and/or involving team work will be used.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Moscovitz, David Lewis (Fall) Dracopoulos, George (Winter) Royce, Charles (Summer)
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CMS2 521 Applied Management Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : Statistical methods used in a variety of business situations, emphasizing application and providing a working knowledge of the most widely-used techniques. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability distributions; sampling procedures and distributions; inferential statistics including estimation; hypothesis testing and Anova; simple linear, multiple regression and correlation; time series and forecasting.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Gravel, Claude; Brown, Grant (Fall) Gravel, Claude; Graham, Jim Norman (Winter) Gravel, Claude; MacKenzie, Kenneth (Summer)
Prerequisite: CMS2 500 or the Exemption by Examination Test
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CORG 551 Behaviour in Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : The implications for management and the essential concepts of social psychology such as motivation, perception, attitude change and organization. Group and organizational dynamics will be the major emphasis of the course. Classroom discussion and student participation is encouraged.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Fall) Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Winter) Fraser, Linda (Summer)
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CPL2 553 Small Business Management (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : This course will focus on the concepts and activities of entrepreneurship in the small business environment. Through the analysis of small business situations and the study of related case material, students will learn the fundamental actions required in practice to start and manage a small business. Skill acquisition will be oriented toward learning to prepare a business plan.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Whittaker, Gary (Fall) Horowitz, David (Winter)
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
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CCLW 511 Law 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Law (CCE) : Sources and administration of law; the Canadian Constitution and the division of powers; the Quebec Civil Code, comprising the law of persons, the law of property, obligations, contracts, sale, lease and hire, mandate, suretyship, hypothecs and prescription.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Sepinwall, Bernard (Fall) Cox, Robert (Winter) Sepinwall, Bernard (Summer)
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CGM2 510 Project Management: Tools & Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Management : Focus on main concepts and theories of project management from initiation to close-out. Topics include: project life cycle, planning, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, controlling, close-out and ethics. The concepts presented apply to projects of various sizes, types and degrees of complexity.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi; Chasse, Andrew (Fall) Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Winter) Champenois, Christian; Gauthier, Sylvain (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.
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CMR2 543 Marketing of Services (3 credits)
Overview
Marketing : Concepts of service marketing. Current trends. Strategic marketing plans for services. Customer satisfaction issues in services marketing: timing, communication, quality, loyalty. Service marketing for private and public sectors.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Moscovitz, David Lewis (Winter)
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CMR2 556 Buyer Behaviour (3 credits)
Overview
Marketing : This course focuses on the behaviour of the consumer in the marketplace and the research approaches used to gain an understanding of that behaviour. Once sensitized to issues of human behaviour in this context, students develop a deeper understanding of the basic processes specific to consumer behaviour.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Royce, Charles (Winter)
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CMR2 566 Global Marketing Management (3 credits)
Overview
Marketing : Marketing management considerations of a company seeking to extend beyond the confines of its domestic market. A review of product, pricing, channels of distribution and communications policies to develop an optimum strategy (between adapting completely to each local environment and standardizing across them) for arriving at an integrated and profitable operation. Particular attention to international marketing and exporting in the Canadian context.
Terms: Fall 2013, Summer 2014
Instructors: Etemad, Hamid (Fall) Desrosiers, Lee (Summer)
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CPL2 510 Communication and Networking Skills (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : This course will provide students with leadership skills pertaining to communication and networking in the workplace. Topics covered include influencing, appraising situations, business networking, teamwork and delivering effective presentations.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Summer 2014
Instructors: Walsh, Brendan (Fall) Walsh, Brendan (Winter) Pitts, Charles (Summer)
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CPL2 524 Introduction: International Business (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : This course deals with fundamental international business issues: the international business environment, foreign exchange risk, multinational corporations, international organizations, international sources of financing, international marketing policies, essential factors to be considered when entering foreign markets (licensing and exporting) and international management.
Terms: Fall 2013, Winter 2014
Instructors: Horowitz, David (Fall) Whittaker, Gary (Winter)
Core Program
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CPL2 533 Developing Leadership Skills (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Role of leadership training and development in personal and organizational effectiveness. Assessing and developing personal leadership skills; developing leaders in organizational settings.
Terms: Winter 2014
Instructors: Saggers, Robert E (Winter)
Or any other 500-level course offered and approved by Career and Professional Development.
School of Continuing Studies—2013-2014 (last updated Jul. 3, 2013) (disclaimer)