Courses

This course examines current conventional accounting standards with respect to asset and liability measurement and income determination with a particular emphasis on the asset side of the balance sheet. Specific topics include case, receivables, inventories, short and long-term investments, intangible assets and capital assets.

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis is placed on practical application and students will learn to analyze and interpret basic statistical research. They will also learn to use computer software (SPSS) to analyze data. Lecture and laboratory components.

A continuation of the supervised practical experience placement within a community or social agency related to the student's interest and/or future plans. Seminars will focus on the relationship between ethical issues and practical issues and models of ethical decision-making as related to the behavioural sciences.

This course examines the principles of cellular structure and function, molecular organization, regulation of cellular functions, as well as the interaction of cells with neighbouring cells and their environment.

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics. Emphasis is placed on practical application and students will learn to analyze and interpret basic statistical research. Topics include collection and presentation of data, descriptive statistics, introduction to probability theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Students will also learn how to use computer software to analyze data.

This course focuses on communications in a business setting. Students will develop and strengthen their written and oral communication skills in preparation for their ongoing studies and careers. Students will also gain an understanding of the importance of communication skills in a business career. This is an experiential course where students will develop solid skills in writing, listening, problem solving and presenting individually and within groups, both through digital and traditional media.

This course provides a multi-disciplinary overview of domestic community development. It will address theories and strategies of domestic community development in a variety of domestic contexts, as well as the causes and consequences of poverty and lack of development in a Canadian context such as low-income employment; lack of community engagement; inequitable access to financial services and resources; poor health and education; and hopelessness, among others. In particular, issues such as not addressing poverty and its impact on local economies, collective impact strategies, as well as engaging with non-traditional partners such as businesses and social enterprises will also be explored. Opportunities will also be provided to interact and collaborate with local community development organizations.

This course is innovatively designed to be experiential and theory-based. The diverse delivery approach includes: online, readings, written assignments, journaling, lectures, retreats and leadership practice. The core areas of exploration include: leadership theory, functions of leadership, leadership practice, organizational approach to leadership, leadership assessment, and teamwork.

This course familiarizes students with the role of individual lifestyle and personality, and cultural and social influences, in consumer decision-making. These topics are examined with the goal of enabling marketers to better understand customers and meet their needs. The course also provides a uniquely Canadian perspective on how products, services, and consumption activities shape people's social experiences.

This is a hands-on, new venture development course. Students learn entrepreneurial planning by developing an actual business plan for a new venture using Business PlanPro Premier software. Students learn and execute tasks such as developing an initial business model using the business model canvas design template; performing thorough customer and market analysis; producing finance and operation plans and projections; creating strategies for sustainability and triple bottom line results; and effectively presenting their business plans in written and oral presentation formats. Business plans will be entered into various business plan competitions and/or presented for financing to BDC, Futurepreneur Canada, or similar organizations.

This course aims to provide a comprehensive, multi-industry overview of project management, familiarizing the student with the concepts and basic functions of project management. Topics addressed will include scope, risk, resource allocation, team management and leadership, time and scheduling, cost and budgeting, and evaluation and control. Leveraging the latest project management software, the course provides a balance of hands-on practice, contemporary real-world examples and cases, and the latest theory.

This course provides students the opportunity to reflect on how business and Christianity interact. Topics include business ethics and Christian values, the value of business activities as vocational provision, and the compatibility between the market economic system and Christian perspective. These issues are explored using business cases, guest speakers, and readings.