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.

Covers the importance of customer service. In today's service-oriented economy, excellent service is more than a competitive edge, it is a survival skill. Customer relations is designed to have a broad application for people at all levels in business and industry who will deal directly with customers, both internal and external. Students will benefit from the strategies and practical hands-on approach of this course. Covers defining quality service; developing excellent customer relations skills; effective communication techniques; problem-solving; listening/questioning skills; developing excellent people skills.

Provides basic training for the sales aspirant or person with no formal sales training. Develop selling techniques through practical applications and role playing. Ideal for people in sales who require or desire to brush up on their sales skills. To be successful in this course, students must be able to communicate well in English.

This course builds on essential marketing concepts by focusing on the promotional element of the marketing mix. You will examine marketing communications strategy, and effective use of advertising, public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion and the media. To be successful in this course, you must be able to communicate well verbally and in writing, in English. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

Focuses on the differences between developing strategies for services rather than products. Covers the complete marketing management process from setting objectives, developing a plan of action, to reviewing the effectiveness of the marketing plan. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

Examines the basic approaches to market research. Discusses research techniques and tools and relates these tools to the decision-making process. Special applications of marketing research to simulated real-life situations are examined. Prerequisites: MKTG 2202 or MKTG 2203

Provides the opportunity to develop a complete communications plan from the situation analysis to creative solutions. Reviews the role of strategic planning as it applies to media, creative, sales promotion and research. Prerequisites: MKTG 2203 and COMM 1103

Presents a decision-making course. Students will be expected to apply the concepts of marketing and planning to real-world situations. The course will cover identifying markets, buying behaviour, product planning, pricing, distribution and communication strategies. The focus of the course will be on developing a marketing plan. Prerequisites: MKTG 2341 and MKTG 2203

Provides students with a multi-dimensional learning environment through lectures, reading, discussions and simulation exercises. The role and importance of planning and information for marketing decision-making is the underlying precept. Simulations are intended for application of knowledge and practical experience. This course demands that students draw heavily from marketing expertise gained in previous courses. Prerequisites: MKTG 4340 and MKTG 2203

A course designed to provide an overview of fundraising topics. The emphasis is on the grounding of fundraising in philanthropy; the principles and strategic issues of fundraising in nonprofit organizations; and the role of the development officer and fundraising. Students develop an understanding of annual fund and capital campaign methodologies, working with volunteer boards, and developing career planning strategies.

This 36-hour projects-based course is intended for fundraising and community development professionals who want to experience how to turn special events into events that build capacity and connect communities. You will experience how to build an event from conception to completion, while engaging community stakeholders in the process. This course is meant to compliment the MKTG 1120 – Event Planning course. Content includes: how to build volunteer-led events, sponsorship solicitation and the basics of community relationship building.

Search Marketing is an essential part of all marketing plans today. With 90% of consumers researching online prior to making a purchasing decision, knowing how to position a company within search engines has become a sought after and valuable skill-set. This course provides practical training on how to design and develop effective search engine campaigns using SEO (search engine optimization) and pay-per-click advertising. Learn key marketing definitions, principals and best practices for search marketing. Develop skills for developing, implementing, and tracking search campaigns within various business verticals.

Event Planning Professionals are more often than not, required to plan sustainable or "green" events as part of an organization's corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. This course will introduce you to the new international sustainable event standards, and how to measure the environmental impact of an event. The marketing and communication of sustainable strategies and green positioning as well as the measuring and reporting on sustainable outcomes to event stakeholders will also be explored.

Endless career opportunities available for the professional Inside Sales Representative, this course is designed for individuals focused on acquiring the tools and attributes to be successful in this profession. Using lectures, case studies, group discussions, and guest speakers, to teach and refine efficient and practical selling techniques, students and existing inside sales professionals will learn how to sell more in less time.

This course emphasizes the principles of effective oral communication and the development of public speaking skills. You will research, organize and deliver a variety of speeches for specific purposes.  Non-verbal communication, visual aids, and the effective use of supporting technology will be addressed.  Instructor and peer feedback, and video analysis will be used to improve speech design and delivery.  To be successful in this course, you must be able to communicate well in English.

Examines the planning stages involved in starting a new business including market, financial and legal responsibility requirements. Major emphasis is on the preparation of a business plan. This course will be helpful for anyone wishing to start their own business.

Examines how a trade/consumer show is an effective marketing opportunity for businesses of all sizes. Focuses on the application of marketing principles through the medium of trade or consumer shows. Also covers how to position a trade or consumer show as an active marketing tool within a business' overall marketing strategy. A key component of this course will be the development of a major project involving a strategic plan for a trade/consumer show.

The focus of this course will be to provide the student with e-Marketing techniques and strategies that can help any forward-thinking organization be competitive in today's business environment. Key areas that promise to leverage the power of Internet are: customer relationship management (CRM); 1:1 marketing; permission-based e-mail marketing; viral marketing; attributes of a good Website and Website marketing goals; Website promotion/search engine positioning/ranking, and key Internet technologies/terminologies/acronyms.

Facebook. Twitter. Blogs. YouTube. Flickr. Everyone is buzzing about how these free social networking sites can be powerful marketing tools for your small business. But where do you start? What's the right approach for you? In this course you will delve into the major Internet-based social media, the technology, interface and etiquette. The focus will be on learning to use social media as a marketing tool to establish and maintain your small business' online presence. At the end of the course you will have designed a social media marketing campaign, presented it and have it ready to implement for your small business.

Do you know how to use web analytic tools to measure the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives? Do you understand how metrics play a part in converting leads into sales online and how online tools can help you track the process? This course offers strategies for increasing revenue from analysis of online metrics as well as techniques for interpreting web traffic, extracting meaningful insights from data, and increasing profits. It also offers an introductory overview of how to analyze social media and email marketing reports to help drive profit.

In this course you will explore a broad range of Internet-based social media and integrating their use into overall strategic marketing efforts. The focus will be on using social media to establish and maintain an effective online presence. Among other topics, you will examine online advertising, website and search engine optimization, and analytics.

Provides an overview of what constitutes the area of customer service. Designed to cover customer service from a strategic perspective and will cover such things as corporate image, personal presentations, customer interaction, customer definition, service definition and industry trends. Focuses on the importance of selecting, training, and empowering employees to work on behalf of the customer. Prerequisites: MKTG 1112

Once your firm's strategic objectives have been identified, the target market selected, and the desired positioning for the company, product or brand has been determined, how do you best implement the chosen strategy? This intensive course provides you with practical experience applying the fundamentals of project management from a marketing frame of reference. At the conclusion of the course, you will be able to create a project life cycle, statement of work, work breakdown structure, schedule, budget and a risk management plan. You will apply project management fundamentals and work in groups to develop a project plan for a real marketing project.

Importing and exporting. Designed to equip business people and the individual with the right skills to successfully participate in this highly lucrative business. The student will be presented with the complexities, advantages, and disadvantages of international trade. Practical strategies are very prominent in this course.

Examines the concept of direct marketing, and studies the growing popularity of direct marketing as an advertising medium. As a growing function in organizations that is often not well understood or well managed, this course will look at both management and implementation of direct marketing. Direct marketing will be studied through lectures, videos, case studies, workshops, guest lecturers, group discussions, and industry-related projects. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

In the age of information, every organization must create and execute a coordinated communications strategy that enables it to build rapport with customers, voters, employees, stockholders, and competitors. This intensive course will use case studies, class discussions, and small group exercises to explore the art and science of creating cutting edge strategy driven public relations & communications plans that are successful over both 'old' and new media domains. Upon completion, you will be able to define, segment, and reach specific audiences with both traditional and new media, and respond to complex business situations.

The analytics of social media marketing and selling is the focus of this course. You will explore the principles of analytics and fine tune online social media strategies to extract better results for your brand and business. Discover how to manage multi-ad online campaigns for Google Adwords and other pay-per click programs in order to impact social media campaigns. Measure the impact of marketing on sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more. Define specific techniques for integrating tools that will deliver measurable results on social media campaigns.

This course is designed for the working marketing or brand professional. Covering social media from the perspective of medium and large business - typically those that have a dedicated marketing or brand manager - focus will be on measuring social media return on investment, loyalty and retention, social marketing risk management, effective social media communication, and community management . Topics will include those such as, Base camps and Outposts, Social Media Meltdowns, Trolls and Negative Commentary, Your Brand's Tools, Social Commerce, and Social Media on the Go.

Explore the use of sponsorship marketing as part of corporate or not-for-profit strategic marketing. You will focus on planning, execution and evaluation of sponsorship activities to promote an organization, brand, product or service through sport, social, community causes and special events. Prerequisites: MKTG 2203

Designed for anyone in business, government, associations and organizations, responsible for internal and external communication. Learn to fulfill your information and communication assignments with increased confidence and competence. Topics include planning and executing a public relations program; communication techniques, principles of news writing and preparation of news photographs; utilizing the media; press and community relations; external/internal communications and meetings. Prerequisites: MKTG 2202 or MKTG 2203

Inspiration, intuition and innovation. What is your brand culture? How is it represented and to whom? Innovation and Brand Development examines the critical steps and expertise involved in developing and presenting a successful market product, brand, service or experience from concept to delivery. Creative modelling will be used to explore how to excite a market with innovative new brands or the re-launching of existing products in competitive market segments. Prerequisites: MKTG 1102

Imagine the challenge. You are in charge of capturing your organization’s brand from the inside out…its innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, its dedication to authentic and transparent leadership and its passion to create new possibilities. Sound intimidating? In this course you will explore brand DNA and understand how it is responsible for driving your organization’s marketing and communications, cultural intelligence and business deliverables. Prerequisites: MKTG 3322

Learn radio station and broadcast industry operations, equipment, procedures, on-air operations, commercial production, and other basic elements of radio station life. Students simulate on-air operations, acting in a variety of positions as part of the on-air team. This is a hands-on course designed for those interested in a career in radio or in finding out more about how radio works. Recommended introductory course

Teaches basic television and video equipment operation and production techniques and how to apply these through practical work in television studios and control rooms. Designed to introduce students seeking a career in television broadcasting and video production to the attractive and diverse career opportunities available, and to provide a solid practical basis for further study. Recommended introductory course.

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.

Explore Office 2010. Appreciate the microcomputer as an aid to management. Introduction to basic business software which includes, MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, the Internet and the World Wide Web. Computer/Internet access outside class is recommended. Successful completion of this course would also meet the requirements for BUSA 1600, OPMT 1600 and BSYS 1000.

Explore MS Office Excel 2010 concepts covered in introductory computer application courses then explores advanced Excel commands commonly used in business applications and problems. Topics include: What-if modeling; Built-in functions; Charting and transferring data to and across applications. Prerequisite: A basic working knowledge of MS Excel 2003 or 2007.

Presents both traditional and contemporary perspectives of modern management examining management and management roles in teams, projects, departments and the organization as a whole. Strategic planning, operational planning, leading, organizing and controlling for performance will be addressed. Through actual business scenarios, cases and exercises, participants gain experience in decision-making and applying theory to real world organizations.

This fully revised course is designed to provide professionals and small business owners with the skills to successfully manage their own businesses. In our rapidly changing economy, many individuals now offer their services on a contract basis. Success in this "new economy" will be significantly improved through the acquisition of the entrepreneurial skills developed.

This communication course teaches practical business communication techniques for planning, organizing, selecting, writing, and presenting information in business or industry. It covers routine memos, letters, request and reply letters, and oral presentations. It is equivalent to most full-time diploma program level 1 COMM courses at BCIT. Prerequisite: Students must have one of the following: 1) English 12 "C+" or equivalent http://www.bcit.ca/admission/upgrading/englishproficiency.shtml ; or 2) COMM 0015/COMM 0045 score of 70 or better. Students who wish to confirm their English level are strongly advised to take COMM 0015. Students do not need to submit transcripts for entrance to this course. BUT, in the case of formal or informal grade appeals or reviews they will be asked to show proof of their English prerequisites. NOTE: COMM 1106 (equivalent to COMM 1103/COMM 1120) offers additional language support and is strongly recommended for any students scoring below "C+" on English 12; COMM 1106, with one additional hour per week, offers a slower pace and more English language review.

This communication course teaches business writing skills needed to write many types of business correspondence. It covers claim, bad-news and sales letters, job applications, and the writing of procedures and instructions. COMM 2202 (or COMM 2002) plus COMM 2203 (or COMM 2003) are equivalent to most full-time diploma program level 2 COMM courses at BCIT. Prerequisite: Students must have one of the following: 1) a grade of 70% or better in COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 or COMM 1120; or 2) a score of 70 or better in COMM 0015; or 3) a BCIT full-time diploma program level 1 or level 2 COMM course credit with a grade of 70% or better; or 4) an OFFICIAL transfer credit granted for BCIT level 1 or level 2 COMM course with a grade of 70% or better. For more information about how to apply for transfer credits, visit http://www.bcit.ca/admission/transfer/. If you have BCIT full-time diploma program COMM course credit, email cecomm@bcit.ca to apply for approval to register. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your final grade is less than 70% in level 1 COMM, please register in COMM 2002. COMM 2002 (equivalent to COMM 2202), with an additional half hour per week, offers a slower pace and more English language review.

This course teaches the business writing skills needed to produce effective business and technical reports: inspection, trip, incident, and progress reports, proposals, feasibility studies, formal reports, oral reports, summaries and graphics. COMM 2202 (or COMM 2002) plus COMM 2203 (or COMM 2003) are equivalent to most full-time diploma level 2 COMM courses at BCIT. Prerequisite: Students must have one of the following: 1) a final grade of 70% or better in COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 or COMM 1120; or 2) a score of 70 or better in COMM 0015; or 3) a BCIT full-time diploma program level 1 or level 2 COMM course credit with a grade of 70% or better; or 4) an OFFICIAL transfer credit granted for BCIT level 1 or level 2 COMM course with a grade of 70% or better. For more information about how to apply for transfer credits, visit http://www.bcit.ca/admission/transfer/. If you have BCIT full-time diploma program COMM course credit, email cecomm@bcit.ca to apply for approval to register. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your final grade is less than 70% in level 1 COMM, please register in COMM 2003. COMM 2003 (equivalent to COMM 2203), with an additional half hour per week, offers a slower pace and more English language review.

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.

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.

This course covers the full accounting cycle for individuals with little or no accounting background. Topics include accounting as an information system; introduction to accounting theory; income measure; traditional record keeping; the accounting cycle; special journals; cash and financial statements.

This course is the second of two designed to provide first year students with a general understanding of the nature, purpose and general procedures of accounting. The course examines notes and accounts receivables; capital assets; liabilities; partnerships; corporations and consolidations; international transactions; financial statement analysis; cash flow statements; manufacturing and job costing; and a review of the budget process and responsibility accounting. Prerequisites: FMGT 1100 or FMGT 1105

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 or FMGT 2190

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. As of September 2007, this course replaces OPMT 1102 for Part-Time Studies Certificates.

Presents a comprehensive study of elementary statistical methods as applied to objective decision-making in business and industry. You will be required to purchase a textbook and a pre-programmed statistical calculator. (Do not buy calculator until first class meeting). Prerequisite: Basic algebraic skills to at least the Grade 11 level. Students who do not have these skills should consider taking OPMT 0199. This course is deemed equivalent to OPMT 1130, OPMT 1121 and OPMT 1208.

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