Canadian Business and Society BUSA 0600

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Describe Canadian cultural, business, political and legal structures.
• Use Canadian cultural norms in their interactions with other students, faculty and business community.
• Contrast Canadian business legal requirements, such as taxation, union rights and employment standards, with those in their country of origin.
• Describe the general features of the Canadian political system.
• Describe the basic economic features of the Canadian economy.
• Interact with business managers in business settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate ethical behaviour in Canadian society and in studying at BCIT.
• Describe appropriate behaviour around plagiarism, cheating and the facilitation of those behaviours in studying at BCIT.
• Explain how Canadian business practice differs from business practices in other countries in regard to copyright and patent infringement, unfair business practices, warranty and certification requirements.
• Adapt their basic study and research skills for studying at BCIT.
• Reflect on their own learning skills and how they differ from what is expected here at BCIT.
• Use basic group and presentation skills in the class.
• Understand the norms of studying in BCIT's intensive set system.
• Develop appropriate research skills for finding information, including an understanding of how to annotate other peoples work.
• Use stress and management techniques in their daily work at BCIT

Effective as of Fall 2006