Business Management (Advanced Placement – Degree/Diploma entry)

This course is a practical study of Canadian business law, including the legal system, civil litigation, torts, fiduciary relationships, contracts, including digital contracts, negotiable instruments, sale of goods and consumer protection, business organizations, protection of personal information, agency, employment and inclusivity, real and personal property, intellectual property, including protection of confidential information and trade secrets, secured transactions, bankruptcy and creditors protection. Participation in this course, taught by lawyers, prepares you to recognize and address both the legal aspects of doing business and complying with related digital ethics.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course will continue the development of the skills and tools that are the basis to database applications and data analytics. Students will be using a mix of software, including MS Access and MS Excel, in order to build knowledge through practical hands-on development, and apply this knowledge by analyzing information in order to make business decisions.
Prerequisite(s):

• BSYS 2060

This course emphasizes intrapreneurial management with an emphasis on innovative decision-making in medium to large sized firms. The major project will be the development of a business plan focusing on strategic concepts, industry analysis, leadership applications and operational controls for a new business concept. The course provides a practical opportunity for students to realistically assess the potential of a new corporate idea and develop a detailed plan for innovation and implementation that will resonate with a company’s senior management. The course covers a range of topics that will increase your understanding of what it takes to innovate and implement an intrapreneurial concept within an organization.
Prerequisite(s):

• BUSA 2100

This is an introductory course to critically review the socio-cultural environment in which business operates. Every day, we make ethical decisions in our personal lives that affect our lives; working in the industry, we make ethical decisions that affect the business-society and business-environment relationships. Much of the time, we are unaware of our choices' consequences and unconsciously make them. But our choices matter. The course begins by looking at business ethics and why it is everyone’s business. This course takes an introductory, pluralistic approach to ethics and combines it with practical case studies. Students will be reflecting on their moral development as they encounter different topics related to social and environmental sustainability. This course equips business professionals with key capabilities for managing and leading organizations with an ethical and a sustainability mindset.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course provides an introduction for managers to management accounting's role in planning, directing, and controlling operations in manufacturing and service organizations. The emphasis of the topic coverage is on methods for budgeting, product costing, and performance measurement, as well as on analytical techniques that can be applied to financial and operating data to support management decisions.
Prerequisite(s):

• FMGT 2100

Examines the basic approaches to market research. Discusses research techniques and tools and relates these tools to the decision-making process. Special applications of marketing research to simulated real-life situations are examined.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in MKTG 2202 or 50% in MKTG 2203

Provides a clear understanding of the role of a leader at a personal, team and organizational level. An understanding of the traditional and recently developed leadership theories provides a foundation from which to examine personal approaches to leadership. The student is encouraged to explore opportunities for personal development and growth as a leader, recognizing the importance of integrity and values based decision-making in challenging and complex situations.
Prerequisite(s):

• ORGB 1100 or ORGB 1105

This course emphasizes the use of decision-making models in business. It educates students in the use of quantitative methods in the choice of alternatives in the decision-making process. Computers will be used to solve problems. 
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Strengthens the understanding of the role of the Internet in a business setting. Continues the development of web building skills and looks at the benefits and limitations of the Internet and its supporting software. A major component of the course is the planning and development of a small business web site.
Prerequisite(s):

• BSYS 3100

What you measure is what you get: the measures you use strongly affect the behaviour of the managers and employees of an organization. This course will introduce an approach to performance measurement which includes the Balanced Scorecard and Triple Bottom Line models. A strategy-based balanced scorecard system aligned with principles of the triple bottom line offers a way to accomplish social and environmental goals while integrating them with financial and operational performance to achieve competitive advantage
Prerequisite(s):

• BUSA 2100 and BUSA 3500

Analyses business strategy formulation to give the student practical experience and confidence in handling complex business situations. Comprehensive business cases will be selected in fields such as finance, control, personnel, production, marketing, and general management. Acquaints the student with management decision-making and effective verbal and written business analysis. Teamwork and organizational change are addressed as elements of strategy implementation.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in BUSA 2005 or 50% in BUSA 2100
• Departmental approval needed to register in this course. Course registration is restricted to students that have completed a minimum of 30 credits of coursework in business programs and completed BUSA 2005. To be considered for registration approval, please email the Business Administration Part Studies Program Assistant at BUSAPTS@bcit.ca **Full-time day school students in the School of Business may not enroll in this course without the express consent of their day school Program Head.**

Designed to give students practical application of concepts learned in major program areas by engaging in problem solving projects in business or government.
Prerequisite(s):

• Successful completion of Level 1 and 2 courses but may be short one Level 3 course.

This course allows those with little or no knowledge of financial management to study the various methods of optimizing the economic position of a firm. It provides students with a conceptual understanding of the financial decision-making process in a business context and an appreciation of the impact that financial decisions have on value creation by focussing on the management and allocation of financial resources within the firm.
Prerequisite(s):

• FMGT 3221

A necessary skill set in today's world - designed for those involved in, or associated with labour relations as management or union. Covers the collective bargaining process and day-to-day contract administration. Related laws, typical contract clauses, grievance procedures, responsibilities of the supervisor and the shop steward, and current activities in the labour relations field. Students will learn to approach their responsibilities for matters covered by collective agreements with more confidence and expertise. This course may be eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant. Students register themselves into the course, then apply for the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant to cover payment, if eligible.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Introduces additional project management techniques to analyze, design, and improve workplace processes. Projects are unique and uncertain environments, managing this uncertainty and tailoring the project approach is critical to a successful project. The course focuses on application of the techniques to realistic case materials and the student Business Consulting Projects. The course covers the full project lifecycle and provides an opportunity to use a range of management methods necessary to deliver value. The course reinforces the systematic design, problem solving approaches and teamwork skills introduced in first year core courses. Project Management methodologies and approaches presented are consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Standard for Project Management.​
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in OPMT 1100

This course looks at planned organizational change, defined as a set of activities and processes designed to change individuals, groups, and organizational processes, systems and structures. A number of models, frameworks and tools are used to identify the need for change and to understand the elements required for implementing an effective change strategy. The course addresses change as non-linear, complex and often messy undertaking, where multiple perspectives and approaches are required.
Prerequisite(s):

• ORGB 1100 or ORGB 1105