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Program Requirements
This BCom.; Major Information Technology Management focuses on a blend of theoretical concepts, hands-on tools, and actual case studies to identify business problems and opportunities, analyze business processes, and develop and implement information systems to support them. The Program covers a variety of topics including strategic planning and investment in information technologies, analysis, design, and deployment of information systems, understanding the opportunities and challenges of web-based businesses, and managing resistance to IT-initiated changes in organization.
Required Courses (57 credits)
Management Core
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ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : This applied macroeconomics course focuses on current and recurrent macroeconomic issues important in understanding the public policy environment in which firms make their decisions. Topics include national accounts; national income determination; economic growth and fluctuations; money, monetary policy and financial markets; international trade and finance.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: El-Attar Vilalta, Mayssun (Fall) El-Attar Vilalta, Mayssun (Winter)
Corequisite: MGCR 293
Restriction: For B.Com. students
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 209, ECON 330D1/D2 or ECON 352D1/D2.
Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, I.C.B., the EA of AACI, and the CRA
Continuing Studies: not open to full-time day students
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MGCR 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : The role of financial accounting in the reporting of the financial performance of a business. The principles, components and uses of financial accounting and reporting from a user's perspective, including the recording of accounting transactions and events, the examination of the elements of financial statements, the preparation of financial statements and the analysis of financial results.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Roh, Yongoh; Zhang, Jingjing; Marginson, Melissa (Fall) Cecere, Ralph; Levy, Philippe (Winter) Matarasso, Robert (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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MGCR 222 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Individual motivation and communication style; group dynamics as related to problem solving and decision making, leadership style, work structuring and the larger environment. Interdependence of individual, group and organization task and structure.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Jaeger, Alfred M; Ody, Amandine; Blanchette, Simon; Gordon, Sarah (Fall) Dakhlallah, Diana; Galperin, Roman; Mackey, Jeraul (Winter) Broomes, Anna-Maria (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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MGCR 250 Expressive Analysis for Management.
(3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Focusing on skills with respect to analysis, writing and presentation in management.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Allaster, John; Farmer, Emily; Hards, Ashley (Fall) Holmgren, Lindsay; Hards, Ashley; Farmer, Emily; Allaster, John (Winter)
Open to U0 and U1 B.Com. students. Not open to students who have taken BUSA 250.
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MGCR 271 Business Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Statistical concepts and methodology, their application to managerial decision-making, real-life data, problem-solving and spreadsheet modeling. Topics include: descriptive statistics; normal distributions, sampling distributions and estimation, hypothesis testing for one and two populations, goodness of fit, analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Glew, Rob; Talla, Malleswara; Lima, Eduardo (Fall) Frieden, Gabriel; Talla, Malleswara (Winter) Bandi, Nymisha (Summer)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 227D1/D2, ECON 257D1/D2, MATH 203 at McGill, MATH 204, MATH 324, PSYC 204; students with an exemption from High School or CEGEP for MATH 203 will NOT be exempt from MCGR 271.
You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.
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MGCR 293 Managerial Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : The course focuses on the application of economic theory to management problems and the economic foundations of marketing, finance, and production. Attention is given to the following topics: price and cost analysis; demand and supply analysis, conditions of competition.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Sidthidet, Taweewan; NIZAMI, TARIQ (Fall) Sidthidet, Taweewan (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 208, ECON 230D1/D2, or ECON 250D1/D2.
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MGCR 331 Information Technology Management
(3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Introduction to principles and concepts of information systems in organizations. Topics include information technology, transaction processing systems, decision support systems, database and systems development. Students are required to have background preparation on basic micro computer skills including spreadsheet and word-processing.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Havakhor, Taha; Tanguay, Sol; Park, Sejun (Fall) Tanguay, Sol; Havakhor, Taha (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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MGCR 341 Introduction to Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the principles, issues, and institutions of Finance. Topics include valuation, risk, capital investment, financial structure, cost of capital, working capital management, financial markets, and securities.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: De Motta, Adolfo (Fall) Madan, Sujata; di Pietro, Vadim (Winter) di Pietro, Vadim (Summer)
Corequisite: MGCR 271 or equivalent
Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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MGCR 352 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Introduction to marketing principles, focusing on problem solving and decision making. Topics include: the marketing concept; marketing strategies; buyer behaviour; Canadian demographics; internal and external constraints; product; promotion; distribution; price. Lectures, text material and case studies.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Sarigollu, Emine; Han, DaHee; Haruvy, Ernan (Fall) Doré, Bruce; Etemad, Hamid; Zhao, Clarice (Winter) Cyrius, Fabienne (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to U1, U2, U3 students.
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MGCR 372 Operations
Management.
(3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Design, planning, establishment, control, and improvement of the activities/processes that create a firm's final products and/or services. The interaction of operations with other business areas will also be discussed. Topics include forecasting, product and process design, waiting lines, capacity planning, inventory management and total quality management.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Ding, Yichuan Daniel; Glew, Rob (Fall) Hariss, Rim; Glew, Rob; Bai, Bing (Winter) Zhou, Quan (Summer)
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MGCR 382 International Business (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the world of international business. Economic foundations of international trade and investment. The international trade, finance, and regulatory frameworks. Relations between international companies and nation-states, including costs and benefits of foreign investment and alternative controls and responses. Effects of local environmental characteristics on the operations of multi-national enterprises.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Melville, Donald; Taherizadeh, Amir (Fall) Melville, Donald; Taherizadeh, Amir (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to U0 students.
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MGCR 423 Strategic Management (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An integrative and interdisciplinary introduction to strategy formation and execution. Concepts, tools, and practical application to understand how firms leverage resources and capabilities to gain competitive advantage in dynamic, contemporary industries. Strategic positioning, organizational design, and managerial action for the long-term success of businesses and positive social and ecological outcomes.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Zavosh, Ghahhar; Lyubman, Liliya; Banerjee, Mitali (Fall) An, Kwangjun; Zavosh, Ghahhar; Moore, Karl (Winter) Zavosh, Ghahhar (Summer)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGCR 460 Social Context of Business.
(3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : Examination of how business interacts with the larger society. Exploration of the development of modern capitalist society, and the dilemmas that organizations face in acting in a socially responsible manner. Examination of these issues with reference to sustainable development, business ethics, globalization and developing countries, and political activity.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024
Instructors: Holmgren, Lindsay; Horner, Hervé Robert; Fangwa Nantcho, Anicet (Fall) Mantere, Saku; Holmgren, Lindsay; Horner, Hervé Robert; Allaster, John (Winter) Horner, Hervé Robert (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to U2 and U3 students. Not open to students who have taken MGCR 360.
Major
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INSY 331 Managing and Organizing
Digital Technology (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Tools and concepts necessary to manage information systems in an organization: hardware/software/telecom administration, knowledge discovery/management, web-technologies, and computer security. Focuses on both mechanical aspects of IT and conceptual understanding with regard to impact on business organizations.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Vaast, Emmanuelle (Fall)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 333 Systems Analysis and Modeling (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : First two phases of the software development life cycle. Techniques used to conduct system requirement analysis, practical application of the analyst role in identifying operational problems, defining information system requirements, working with technical and non-technical staff, and making recommendations for system improvement.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Han, Kunsoo (Fall)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 341 Developing Business Applications (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Fundamental programming techniques, concepts, and data structures. Discusses modularization and maintainability. Emphasis on facilitating communication and understanding between systems analysts and programmers to support decision-making.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Goodman, Matthew (Fall) Animesh, Animesh (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 431 IT Implementation Management (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Exposure to a variety of real-life strategic and operational issues that arise when implementing IT. It may involve the selection process of an information technology, its introduction, implementation, management and/or improvement.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Lapointe, Liette (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 437 Managing Data and Databases (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Management of organizational data, implementation of database management systems, and the roles and responsibilities of data management personnel. Explores different models of data representation with an emphasis on the relational model; simple and complex SQL queries.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Animesh, Animesh (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
Management: students are encouraged to take this course as early as possible in their program.
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INSY 450 Information Systems Project Management (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Practical principles of project management essential to successful IS development projects or other complex undertakings within an organization; includes methods for defining, planning, and scheduling activities and resources. Discusses managerial and behavioural issues.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Borwankar, Sameer (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331 or permission of Instructor and approval of the BCom Office
Restrictions: Restricted to U2 and U3 students.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
3-12 credits selected from:
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INSY 339 IT Consulting (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Examination of the full "life-cycle" from initial contact to project termination. How an IT consultant manages their practice.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Tanguay, Sol (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 432 Digital Business Models (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Discusses the role of the information systems in enabling new digital business models within and across organizations. Focuses on platforms and models of the sharing economy in different industries as well as new forms of business activities enabled by technologies. Discusses economic, strategic and organizational issues of these models.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
Restricted to U2 and U3 students.
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INSY 434 Topics in Information Systems 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Current topics in the area of information systems.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Goodman, Matthew (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 440 E-Business (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Build the knowledge base and skills needed to face today's electronic business challenges, opportunities, and issues. Explore important concepts, models, tools and applications related to e-business.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Tanguay, Sol (Fall)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 442 Data Analysis and Visualization (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Overview of methods and tools for analyzing business data to improve business decision-making, focusing on data visualization using hands-on learning.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Bassellier, Genevieve (Winter)
Prerequisites: MGCR 331 or permission of the instructor and approval of the BCom ProgramOffice.
Restriction(s): Open to U2 and U3 students.
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INSY 444 Online Communities and Open Innovation (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : This course is intended to help students learn about and analyze the phenomena of online communities and open innovation. The potential of OI to revolutionize markets and businesses will be a core part of the course.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
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INSY 455 Technology and Innovation for Sustainability (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : The role of information and other technologies in the size and nature of an organization’s environmental ‘footprint’. Achieving sustainability through strategic innovation, such as digitization, recycling, reuse of materials, sustainable design, LEED certifications, smart grids and energy metrics. Analyzing the environmental benefits and hidden costs of novel technologies.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Tayyab, Syed Muhammad Usman (Winter)
Restriction: Open only to U2 and U3 students.
0-9 credits selected from:
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INSY 336 Data Handling and Coding for Analytics (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Preparation and analysis of data for business analytics. Topics include: data acquisition, data manipulation and computer programming for statistical analysis.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Lee, Kyunghee (Fall) Li, Tiange (Winter)
Prerequisite: MGCR 331
Restrictions: Open to U2 and U3 students.
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INSY 446 Data Mining for Business Analytics (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Practical methods and techniques for data mining and predictive analytics to solve business problems. Use of statistical tools for hands-on learning. Topics covered include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and text mining.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Han, Elizabeth (Fall) Escobar-Vargas, David (Winter)
Corequisite: INSY 336
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INSY 448 Text and Social Media Analytics (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : The unlimited opportunities that exist today to leverage the power of user generated content analytics, focusing on questions ranging from strategic to operational matters pertaining to a firm’s social media initiatives, metrics to capture relevant outcomes, and predictive analysis to link social media chatter to business performance.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Yoo, Chang (Fall)
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INSY 463 Deep Learning for Business Analytics (3 credits)
Overview
Information Systems : Theory of Neural Networks and its applications for business analytics, including how to build and train Neural Networks to derive insights from unstructured text and image data in business contexts. Introduction to the ecosystem of software packages needed in Python, including: NumPy, Pandas, Sklearn. The theory and implementation of Neural Networks and Deep Learning. How to apply various deep learning models to real-world problems and demonstration of their power in the new data-abundant business world.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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