Computers and information technology are the foundation of business today. This course provides an understanding of computer terminology, operating systems, and the most popular office software used in business. Students learn to use spreadsheets (e.g. Microsoft Excel, Google Spreadsheets), word processing applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Google Documents), and presentation and graphics programs (e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Presentations, Keynote). Students also get an introduction to cloud computing and enterprise collaboration tools. The course also provides an overview of social media, Web-based collaboration, and publishing and productivity tools (e.g. WordPress, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube).

COMM 1100 is designed to give students basic listening, writing and speaking skills that will allow them to prepare written and oral reports for BCIT courses and to proceed to more advanced communication courses.

This course investigates economic analysis, focusing on fundamentals of markets, supply and demand, consumer and producer behaviour, and monopoly and competition. Optional areas of business application may explore labour markets, government intervention and environmental regulation. Prepares students to identify and evaluate the economic considerations they will undoubtedly encounter in business.

This course is the first of two designed to introduce the theoretical and practical foundations in accounting. Topics include accounting concepts and principles; income measurement; business transactions; adjusting and closing entries; financial statement preparation; the accounting cycle; merchandising operations; and accounting systems. Financial Management students need to achieve 65% or better to proceed into FMGT 2105. Note: Fulltime General Insurance and Risk Management students need to achieve 50% or better to proceed into FMGT 2105.

Designed to provide the student with an overview of the marketing concept and how it can be applied to any type of organization or service. Includes the controllable and uncontrollable elements of marketing, strategic planning, market characteristics, marketing research techniques, market segmentation, and target market selection.

Reviews basic mathematics applicable to business and industry. Topics include consumer and commercial credit, simple and compound interest, financial instruments and discounting, annuities, mortgages, loans, sinking funds, leases, depreciation methods, capitalized costs, cash flow analysis, NPV and IRR. Emphasis is on maximum use of pre-programmed calculator and practical applications from the field of Financial Management.

Presents the study of factors that either influence or are influenced by people at work. The course will focus on macro factors such as organizational structure, technology and environment; group factors such as group dynamics, leadership, conflict, change and decision making; and micro or individual factors such as personality, attitudes, perception and motivation.

Presents a practical study of Canadian business law, including the legal and administrative systems, torts, contracts, sale of goods and consumer protection, secured transactions, employment, agency and business organizations. Participation in this course, taught by lawyers, prepares you to recognize and feel comfortable with the legal aspects of doing business.

Every enterprise requires business analytics and decision support systems (DSS) in order to develop a competitive advantage. This course uses MS Excel, the foundational data analysis tool, to build on the skills and concepts covered in introductory computer application courses. This course covers advanced Excel formulae, concepts, and applications using larger and more professional worksheets and focusses on the data modeling approach using Excel vs. the calculator approach. Topics include if-then modeling, built-in functions, charting, transferring data across applications, and using the built-in tools such as PivotTables, Sparklines, Slicers, PowerPivots, and macros. Prerequisites: BSYS 1000 or BSYS 1005

In an information-based society, understanding data management is vital. The backbone of the Internet, Cloud Computing, and Business Intelligence, relational database management systems provide the key to utilizing business information to create a competitive advantage. This course provides an introduction to relational database management systems, data modeling, and the use of computer software to meet reporting and decision support needs within an organization. The student will use a relational database management system to create data tables, build table relationships, develop and modify custom forms, generate reports, and perform queries, while taking measures to ensure data validity, efficiency, and integrity. Subject to time available, additional topics will be included. Prerequisites: BSYS 1000 or BSYS 1005

A study of the basic concepts of the management process: planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. Integrated with the concurrent first-term courses and using the case-study method, it creates opportunities for the students to develop analytical, problem-solving, teamwork and communications skills, by analysing and presenting solutions to typical business problems. Topics covered include: structuring organizations, decision making and an introduction to production, human resources, controlling and strategic and tactical planning. Prerequisites: ORGB 1100

This course provides further instruction and practice in the principles taught in COMM 1100. It concentrates on more sophisticated forms of written communication: the job application package, indirect correspondence, and reports. The course might also include modules on graphics, questionnaires, telephone techniques, and organizing and running meetings. Prerequisites: COMM 1100

Presents a challenging overview of the workings of an economy. Stresses measurement and determination of national economic activity, the role of monetary and fiscal policy, and the understanding of inflation, unemployment and growth in an international environment. Prepares students to weigh political and economic issues as they relate to their business ventures.

Continues from FMGT 1105. Topics include temporary investments; receivables, capital assets; liabilities; partnerships; corporations; bonds; statements of changes in financial position; financial statement analysis; manufacturing accounting; departmental accounting; cost-volume-profit analysis. Note: Fulltime Financial Management students who receive less than 65% in this course will need to complete FMGT 2100 with a grade of 70 or better before entering Level 3. Prerequisite: FMGT 1105 (or FMGT 1100 with 70 or better.). Note: Fulltime General Insurance and Risk Management students need a grade of 50% or better in FMGT 1105 or 60% or better in FMGT 1100 and at least 50% in FMGT 2105 or at least 60% in FMGT 2100 before entering Level 3.

Enables students to understand the relationships between current assets and current liabilities in different types of organizations, to appreciate the trade-offs inherent in a firm's working capital policy and to carry out a basic analysis of a firm's working capital management in comparison to others. Prerequisites: FMGT 1100 or FMGT 1105

Teaches the Simply Accounting for Windows integrated package to students with an introductory financial accounting background. Students should have elementary PC skills. Prerequisites: FMGT 1100 or FMGT 1105 or FMGT 1152

This course is designed to convey the nature and function of capital markets, the important features of the instruments which trade in these markets and the factors which contribute to the value of securities. A discussion of derivative instruments and mutual funds will conclude the course. Prerequisites: FMGT 1105

Includes descriptive statistics, including numerical and graphical presentation of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion, elementary probability, index numbers and time series. Introduction to inferential statistics through selected topics such as sampling, confidence limits of the mean, hypotheses testing and simple linear regression. Spreadsheets are used for calculations.

Financial Statement Analysis 1&2 evaluate the general principles of the financial reporting system, underscoring the critical role of the analysis of financial reports in the investment decision making process. FSA 1 introduces the range of information that an analyst may use in analyzing the financial performance of a company, including the principal financial statements (the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and statement of changes in owners' equity), notes to those statements, and management discussion and analysis of results. A general framework for addressing most financial statement analysis tasks is also presented. The presentation of financial information to the public by a company must conform to the governing set of financial reporting standards applying in the jurisdiction in which the information is released. FSA 1 explores the role of financial reporting standard-setting bodies worldwide and the International Financial Reporting Standards and the movement towards worldwide convergence of financial reporting standards is also introduced. Prerequisites: 65% in FMGT 2105 or 70% in FMGT 2100

This course emphasizes the following: role of the management accountant, cost concepts & terminology, job costing, cost-volume- profit- analysis, activity-based costing & activity-based management, budgeting and control, standard costs, variance analysis and income effects of alternative inventory costing methods. Cost and Managerial Accounting 1 will also demonstrate how to use financial information and various decision-making tools to make sound business decisions. Prerequisites: FMGT 2100 or FMGT 2105

The topical coverage is designed to follow the general structure of the Canadian Income Tax Act. Lecture, seminar and additional readings are utilized to help students locate, interpret and analyse the selected provisions. The course will examine the major income categories and applicable rules used to calculate net income for tax purposes. The course will also determine who is subject to tax in Canada and the basis on which Canada levies income tax. Prerequisites: FMGT 2100

The purpose of the course is to give the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course, students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their resources and how they can raise funds to pay for those resources on as favourable terms as possible. Prerequisites: FMGT 2100 or FMGT 2105

The Financial Management technology at BCIT has entered into a partnership with the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI). This course, a product of the partnership, is the CSI's Canadian Securities Course (CSC) Volume 1. Topics include the Canadian investment marketplace, the nature of marketable securities, factors which influence their price and a review of the various methods employed to evaluate their worth. In addition, the operation of stock exchanges and investment dealers and the regulatory environment in which these institutions operate is discussed. Finally, the methods by which governments and corporations have their securities listed on the exchanges so that investors can trade them is studied. Successful completion of this course and Security Analysis 2 (FMGT 4611) earns the student credit for the CSC and the Professional Financial Planning Course (PFPC) with the Canadian Securities Institute. Note: There is an extra fee of approximately $800 (plus textbooks and GST) to enroll with the CSI for the CSC and a fee of approximately $550 (plus textbooks and GST) to enroll in the PFPC. Prerequisites: FMGT 2100 or FMGT 2190 or FMGT 2105

Introduces students to the fundamental principles important to the discipline of personal Financial Planning. Students will acquire an understanding of the concepts and applications associated with financial planning, and the analysis of various financial situations. This course covers the basic issues to be considered in building a sound program to achieve long term financial goals. Topics include cash and debt management, insurance, investments and portfolio management, wills, estates, and tax planning. Prerequisite: FMGT 2105 or equivalent. FMGT 2105 (65%) or FMGT 2100 (70%).

Financial Statement Analysis 1&2 evaluate the general principles of the financial reporting system, underscoring the critical role of the analysis of financial reports in the investment decision making process. FSA 2 assesses how an analysis of a company's financial statements can reveal problems. In this course students learn to identify and evaluate red flags and warning signs contained in the financial statements and footnotes that would suggest that the financial reporting quality of a company has been compromised. FSA 2 covers the analysis of intercorporate investments and their different accounting treatments depending on the percentage ownership, amount of control, and other variables related to the relationship between the company making the investment and the investee. In FSA 2 students learn how to analyze the effects of mergers and acquisitions on a company's ongoing operating results. The presentation of financial information to the public by a company must conform to the governing set of financial reporting standards applying in the jurisdiction in which the information is released. FSA 2 examines, in depth, the role of financial reporting standard-setting bodies worldwide and the International Financial Reporting Standards and the movement towards worldwide convergence of financial reporting standards is also introduced. Prerequisites: FMGT 3130

The course will follow a conceptual framework based upon the structural elements of the Income Tax Act. Topics include the calculation of Net Income for Tax Purposes, Taxable Income, and Taxes Payable for individuals and corporations. The course also includes non-arm's length transactions, attribution, retirement savings, residency issues, and corporate integration issues. Basic tax planning strategies for individuals and corporations will also be explored. Prerequisites: FMGT 3410

Gives the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course, students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their resources and how they can raise funds to pay for those resources on as favourable terms as possible. Prerequisites: FMGT 3510

Familiarizes the student with the fundamentals of raising funds. Emphasis is placed on various sources of funds with particular focus on the types, their benefits and costs. Topics will include bank financing, government funding and venture capital. Prerequisites: FMGT 3510

Provides the financial planning student with the marketing and communications skills essential to success in the financial planning profession. The course covers the marketing of financial planning products and services and, in addition, it will introduce the student to the institutional environment in which many financial planners operate. Prerequisites: FMGT 3830

The objective of this course is to impart to the students the principles of investment management . This course is part two of BCIT's offering of the Canadian Securities Institute's (CSI) Canadian Securities Course (CSC). As such, the course is designed to convey to those who are enrolled in it the fundamentals of investing . It includes a study of the nature and function of the securities markets, the framework essential to the valuation of common shares and fixed income securities. In addition, portfolio management, taxation, asset allocation and economic forecasting are studied. Prerequisites: FMGT 3610

The aim of this course is to demonstrate how Excel spreadsheet skills may be applied in a financial modeling situation. Upon completion of this course, students should understand how to design spreadsheet-based computer models which are dynamic and interactive; and understand and be able to develop computer models for analyzing and thinking about a variety of financial and accounting problems. Prerequisites: BSYS 2050

This is the concluding course in the Diploma program in personal Financial Planning. It is designed to provide students with an applied understanding of the principles and applications related to financial planning. It draws on subjects learned in the prerequisite courses and covers advanced topics and case studies designed to equip the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to advise individuals. The primary topics include: taxation, insurance and risk management, retirement planning, investments, ethics and estate planning.

The ability to integrate information across all of the fundamental areas of financial planning in order to meet the needs of clients, combined with adherence to professional standards, distinguishes a CFP professional from other providers of personal financial advice. The CFP Capstone Course plays a critical role in the training and assessment of future CFP professionals. The required courses focus on the underlying competencies and knowledge required in the components of financial planning (i.e. asset management or retirement planning). However, this approach gives students only limited opportunities for the integration of the professional skills and financial planning competencies across all of the components of financial planning. The CFP Capstone Course addresses this issue. This course focuses on financial planning practices, professional skills and integration which are essential to the practice of professional financial planning. This is the course where all the components of financial planning are incorporated, and where students hone their analytical and presentation skills. Students demonstrate these abilities by developing and presenting a suitable financial plan. Prerequisites: FMGT 4810 or FMGT 4830