- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This integrative course is designed to dramatically improve the quality of student decision-making in a time and risk sensitive global environment. Enables students to utilize the principles of strategic management enhanced by contemporary new analytical concepts and ethical constructs. Simulates real-world decisions via team case studies and the application of management decision support systems while drawing upon relevant current business issues to help students understand the real world challenges that business executives confront in managing sustainable businesses.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance into the Bachelor of Business Administration program.
Credits
4.0
Domestic fees
$926.01
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze business problems using a structured decision model.
- Assess the competitive global economy and relate the conclusions to various business situations.
- Identify and analyze government impacts on business situations.
- Evaluate and apply ethical principles, including utilitarian, rights, justice, and care approaches to ethics, stakeholder management, and corporate social responsibility to modern business problems.
- Evaluate and assess the role of government in society, the main elements of government structure and the government public policy process, and the main ways business and government interact with one another.
- Apply strategic management techniques to specific public and private sector organizations, thus effecting desired changes within a comprehensive, responsive management assessment system.
- Adapt various decision tools and academic theories to case studies and projects (including: external environment analysis, value chain analysis, standard financial statement analysis, ethical and risk management analysis).
- Recommend and critically defend solutions to business problems.
- Identify implementation issues when developing a solution to a business problem.
- Apply the principles of Sustainable Competitive Advantage to business situations.
Effective as of Fall 2021
Related Programs
Applied Strategic Management - Design, Risks and Ethics (BUSA 7900) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
Below are two offerings of BUSA 7900 for the Fall 2025 term.
CRN 48462
Dates
Sep 02 - Dec 09 Loading
- CRN 48462
- $926.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 02 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Sep 09 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Sep 16 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Sep 23 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Oct 07 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Oct 14 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 21 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Oct 28 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 04 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 18 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Nov 25 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Dec 02 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 09 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 207 |
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Steve Yallouz
Course outline
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time) BBA Degree Program. Registration approval is automatically given upon full acceptance into the program. This is a hybrid course. Classes will alternate between in-person at the Burnaby campus and online via MS Teams. See the above schedule for exact dates. Please note there are no classes on September 30th and November 11th due to the stat holidays.
Status
CRN 48463
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 15 Loading
- CRN 48463
- $926.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Sep 15 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Sep 22 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Sep 29 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 06 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 20 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 27 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 03 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 10 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 17 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 24 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 01 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Dec 08 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 15 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Adrienne Petersohn
Course outline
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time) BBA Degree Program. Registration approval is automatically given upon full acceptance into the program. This is a hybrid course. Classes will alternate between in-person at the Burnaby campus and online via MS Teams. Class on October 13th will be delivered asynchronously due to the stat holiday.
Status
Winter 2026
Below is one offering of BUSA 7900 for the Winter 2026 term.
CRN 89529
Dates
Jan 08 - Apr 16 Loading
- CRN 89529
- $926.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 08 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Jan 15 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Jan 22 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Jan 29 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Feb 05 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Feb 12 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Feb 19 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Feb 26 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Mar 05 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Mar 12 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Mar 19 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Mar 26 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Apr 02 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
| Apr 09 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Apr 16 | Thu | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 209 |
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Vince Laxton
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Flexible Learning (formerly Part-Time) BBA Degree Program. Registration approval is automatically given upon full acceptance into the program. This is a hybrid course. Classes will alternate weekly between in-person at the Burnaby campus, and online via MS Teams.
Status
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.