Course Overview
The course provides an overview of the basic skills of a manager and applies these skills through a series of projects and case studies. It examines the evolution of management and the organizational culture and environment. It also teaches the decision-making skills and the skills involved in planning, organizing, leading and controlling, including planning and facilitating change, teamwork, applying motivational techniques and effective communication.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$755.64
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand the continuing evolution of management concepts, roles, and philosophies.
- Identify some major advantages and challenges faced by the 21st century manager.
- Apply Ethical behaviour in the workplace.
- Identify responsibilities that organizations have to society.
- Maximize individual and organizational effectiveness within the organizational culture and environment.
- Lead organizations to create value for society.
- Understand the essentials of global management and cultural diversity.
- Identify the characteristics of entrepreneurship.
- Use planning and controlling skills to make informed decisions, solve problems and explore potential opportunities.
- Understand and apply essential planning processes and techniques.
- Apply control processes and systems.
- Implement strategic management skills.
- Maximize organizational and individual performance through the structuring of organizational, departments, and jobs.
- Describe how structural contingencies affect individual and group behavior.
- Identify and understand the impact of organizational culture.
- Plan and facilitate change proactively.
- Identify alternative change strategies and types of resistance to change found in organizations.
- Explain how the strategic management of human resources can lead to optimum individual performance.
- Develop skills to reach full leadership potential.
- Identify how situational contingencies impact leadership effectiveness.
- Understand individual differences in perceptions, personalities, attitudes and emotions.
- Explain how individual needs motivate behaviour.
- Understand the motivational implications of job designs and work schedules.
- Apply group behaviour concepts to achieve team outcomes.
- Identify ways of improving collaboration through communication.
Effective as of Fall 2022
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Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below are two offerings of BUSA 7250 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 43370
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 05 Loading
- CRN 43370
- $755.64 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Dec 05 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Duration
13 weeks
Instructor
Christopher Gadsby
Course outline
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information. Students must submit e-mail address when registering. To be successful in our online courses, plan to spend 7-10 hours per course each week on your studies, starting Week 1. Our courses are paced and highly interactive with participation requirements weekly. This online course is NOT self-paced. You must have an e-mail address and access to a computer capable of downloading basic documents. You are not required to be online at a specific time of the day; however you are required to submit all assignments on their due dates.
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Status
CRN 31657
Dates
Sep 08 - Dec 05 Loading
- CRN 31657
- $755.64 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Dec 05 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Duration
13 weeks
Instructor
Leila Rahemtulla
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- Students must submit e-mail address when registering. To be successful in our online courses, plan to spend 7-10 hours per course each week on your studies, starting Week 1. Our courses are paced and highly interactive with participation requirements weekly. This online course is NOT self-paced. You must have an e-mail address and access to a computer capable of downloading basic documents. You are not required to be online at a specific time of the day; however you are required to submit all assignments on their due dates.
Confirmation
Required
To proceed with registration and add this course to the cart, please confirm:
Status
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