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Course details

Designed for new supervisors or those seeking a higher level of leadership responsibility. The purpose of this course is provide students the opportunity to gain a level of self-understanding of the field that will assist them in correctly identifying their own strengths and areas for improvement with respect to leadership, team, conflict-management and communication skills. Study will include the performance side of supervision as the areas of performance appraisal, training and development and motivation are explored. Through the use of interactive cases and structured experiences, students will increase their self-confidence and leadership abilities and establish a foundation for further training in supervision and management.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

3.0

Cost

$488.07 - $526.18 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.

Course offerings

Spring/Summer 2023

Below are three offerings of BUSA 1305 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.

CRN 65287

Duration

Tue Apr 11 - Fri Jun 30 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 65287
  • $488.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Apr 11 - Jun 30 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Olivia McIvor

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$488.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. Students must submit email 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. Frequent contributions to asynchronous (not real time) online discussions is required to achieve a passing final grade. Is online learning for you? Please take a look at our FAQ pages www.bcit.ca/distance/faq.shtml and www.bcit.ca/distance/foryou.shtml
Status

In Progress and Full

This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 29788

Duration

Tue Apr 18 - Sat Jul 08 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 29788
  • $488.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Apr 18 - Jul 08 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Leila Rahemtulla

Course outline

View

Cost

$488.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. Students must submit email 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. Frequent contributions to asynchronous (not real time) online discussions is required to achieve a passing final grade. Is online learning for you? Please take a look at our FAQ pages www.bcit.ca/distance/faq.shtml and www.bcit.ca/distance/foryou.shtml
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.

CRN 67344

Duration

Tue Apr 18 - Sat Jul 08 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 67344
  • $488.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Apr 18 - Jul 08 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Adrienne Petersohn

Course outline

View

Cost

$488.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. Students must submit email 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. Frequent contributions to asynchronous (not real time) online discussions is required to achieve a passing final grade. Is online learning for you? Please take a look at our FAQ pages www.bcit.ca/distance/faq.shtml and www.bcit.ca/distance/foryou.shtml
Status

In Progress and Full

This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.

Fall 2023

Below are seven offerings of BUSA 1305 for the Fall 2023 term.

CRN 32310

Duration

Tue Sep 12 - Sat Dec 02 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 32310
  • $499.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 12 - Dec 02 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Leila Rahemtulla

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$499.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. 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.
Status

CRN 46241

Duration

Tue Sep 12 - Sat Dec 02 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 46241
  • $499.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 12 - Dec 02 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Olivia McIvor

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$499.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. 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.
Status

CRN 47034

Duration

Tue Sep 12 - Sat Dec 02 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 47034
  • $499.07
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 12 - Dec 02 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

Teresa Comey

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$499.07

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. 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.
Status

CRN 48101

Duration

Thu Sep 14 - Thu Nov 30 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 48101
  • $526.18
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 14 - Nov 30 Thu 17:30 - 20:30 Downtown DTC Rm. 820
Instructor

Olga Smeeth

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$526.18

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. HYBRID: This course will be offered 50% in person - on campus and 50% synchronously online. The instructor will provide class details in the course outline
Status

CRN 47396

Duration

Sat Sep 16 - Sat Oct 28 (5 weeks)

  • 5 weeks
  • CRN 47396
  • $526.18
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 16 - Oct 28 Sat 09:00 - 16:15 Downtown DTC Rm. 795
Instructor

Olivia McIvor

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$526.18

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. HYBRID: This course will be offered 50% in person - on campus and 50% synchronously online. The instructor will provide class details in the course outline. No classes on September 30 and October 7
Status

CRN 33482

Duration

Sun Sep 17 - Sun Oct 29 (5 weeks)

  • 5 weeks
  • CRN 33482
  • $526.18
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 17 - Oct 29 Sun 09:00 - 16:15 Downtown DTC Rm. 795
Instructor

Olivia McIvor

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$526.18

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. Due the intensive nature of this course it is recommended that students have completed at least English 12 or COMM 1103 to be successful. HYBRID: This course will be offered 50% in person - on campus and 50% synchronously online. The instructor will provide details in the course outline. No classes on October 1 and October 8
Status

CRN 32289

Duration

Sat Oct 14 - Sat Nov 25 (6 weeks)

  • 6 weeks
  • CRN 32289
  • $526.18
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Oct 14 - Nov 25 Sat 09:00 - 15:00 Downtown DTC Rm. 830
Instructor

Teresa Comey

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$526.18

Important information
  1. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  2. Due the intensive nature of this course it is recommended that students have completed at least English 12 or COMM 1103 to be successful. No class on November 11
Status

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

  • Understand the nature of supervision including the role of a supervisor and the competencies they are expected to possess and use.
  • Learn the relationship between planning and controlling in organization, including the necessity to establish goals, set standards of performance and develop systematic methods to make certain organizational objectives are being accomplished as planned.
  • Problem solving and decision making models will be examined and students will learn what tools are available to assist in the models, as well as what decision making styles are used, including their own.
  • Appreciate (by experience) various management functions: planning, communications and change management.
  • Understand their own motivation profile and leadership style as measured by commonly used testing instruments.
  • Understand and appreciate group dynamics.
  • Conduct marginal performance interviews.
  • Communicate better, both orally and in report form.
  • Understand the fundamentals of the case-study method.
  • Be familiar with Provincial legislation as it relates to supervision in the workplace.

Effective as of Fall 2003

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