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
Registration requirements
Departmental approval is required to register for this course. You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Domestic fees
$945.03
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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 2026
Below are two offerings of BUSA 7900 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 48462
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 15 Loading
- CRN 48462
- $945.03 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Sep 15 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Sep 22 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Sep 29 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 06 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Oct 13 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 20 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 27 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Nov 03 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 10 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Nov 17 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 24 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Dec 01 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 208 |
| Dec 08 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 15 | Tue | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 207 |
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Steve Yallouz
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- 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.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
CRN 48463
Dates
Sep 14 - Dec 21 Loading
- CRN 48463
- $945.03 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Sep 21 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Sep 28 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 05 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Oct 19 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Oct 26 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 02 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 09 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 16 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Nov 23 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Nov 30 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 07 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
| Dec 14 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Online |
| Dec 21 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:30 | Burnaby SE06 Rm. 108 |
Duration
15 weeks
Instructor
Adrienne Petersohn
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- 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 12th will be delivered asynchronously due to the stat holiday.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
If you have any questions about this course, please contact us.
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