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Management and Organizational Studies
| Management and Organizational Studies (MOS) courses are equivalent to the former Administrative and Commercial Studies (ACS) courses with the same number. |
| Management and Organizational Studies 020a/b, Introduction to Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: A multidisciplinary introduction to commercial studies within the Faculty of Social Science. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 033a/b, Information Technology in the Commercial Environment | |
| | Description: This course covers the skills and information used by business managers to become literate in the Information Technology environment without becoming an expert. Students will understand what current options and issues exist in I.T., the terminology, project management and will develop specific software skills useful to an efficient manager. | | Antirequisite(s): Computer Science 031a/b, Computer Science 032a/b, the former Computer Science 119a/b, and all Computer Science courses numbered 200 or higher. | | 3 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 155a/b, Human Relations in the Organization | |
| | Description: An examination of the theories and applications of managing human relations and the dynamics of interaction within organizations. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in BMOS. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 180, Organizational Behavior | |
| | Description: A multidisciplinary approach to the study of human behavior in organizations from the individual, group and organizational levels of explanation. | | Antirequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 380E. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in BMOS. | | 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 190a/b-192a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Administrative and Commercial Studies. Topics and course outlines available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the BMOS program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 198a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topic and course outline available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 220F/G, Cross-Cultural Commercial Relationships | |
| | Description: An introduction to intercultural relations for future managers and trade negotiators in a global work environment. Participants will learn the differences in thinking, communicating and behaving in different cultures, particularly as related to commercial enterprise. The course offers opportunities for students to develop their communication skills in cross-cultural situations. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Administrative and Commercial Studies 140a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 020 plus one of Sociology 169, 020, 021E, Psychology 020, 164, Management and Organizational Studies 180, or permission of the Department. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 242a/b, Statistics for Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to quantitative decision-making skills, with an emphasis on analysis, probability, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, correlation and regression, time series forecasting, and survey techniques. | | Antirequisite(s): All other University level statistics courses at the 100 level or higher. | | Prerequisite(s): One full-course or equivalent from Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b; Linear Algebra 040a/b; Mathematics 028a/b, 030, 031 and enrolment in a BMOS Major. | | 3 lecture hours, half course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King’s) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 275a/b, Business Law I | |
| | Description: An introduction to the field of business (commercial) law with emphasis on the principal features of Canada’s legal system, the law of torts, the law of contract, and four special contractual relationships: the employment relationship, labor law, the sale of goods, and consumer protection. | | Antirequisite(s): Business Administration 450a/b, Law 402a/b, 403a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in BMOS or Honors Specialization in Urban Development or Technical Entrepreneurship Certificate (TEC). | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 276a/b, Business Law II | |
| | Description: The study of business law topics including business relationships, special contractual relationships continued (law of bailment, restrictive trade practices, insurance law, law of negotiable instruments), real property law, creditor-debtor relationship, and special legal rights. | | Antirequisite(s): Business Administration 450a/b, Law 402a/b, 403a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 275a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 290a/b-292a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topics and course outlines available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the BMOS program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 295a/b-297a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organisational Studies. Topic and course outline available at the beginning of each term. Prerequisite: Enrolment in BMOS or permission of the instructor. | | 3 lecture hours. 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 298a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studiesies. Topic and course outline available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 310a/b, Finance for Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: An introduction to the role of financial management including financial markets and analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting and long-term financing. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 257 and enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 4 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 312a/b, Derivative Securities Markets | |
| | Description: This course studies derivative securities such as Forwards, Futures, Options, and SWAPs. Topics include an introduction to the institutions and pricing of derivative securities in commodity, interest rate, and foreign exchange markets, the use of derivative securities for hedging, speculation, and arbitrage, and their role as a stabilizing mechanism in the economy. | | Prerequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 310a/b, or any university level course in business finance. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 315F/G, Special Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topics and course outlines are available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 3 of the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King’s) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 320a/b, Marketing for Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: An introduction to the role of marketing in the organization including information systems, corporate strategy, opportunities assessment, product differentiation, pricing strategies, distribution, communication and advertising. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 257 and enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 325a/b, E-Commerce Strategy | |
| | Description: The digital economy and its impact on commerce is examined. Content includes theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to manage in the E-Commerce world; a survey of current trends in the digital economy; and a framework and methodology for analyzing commercial opportunities and threats in a rapidly changing digital world. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 020 or permission of the Department. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 330a/b, Operations Management for Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: An analysis of the principles, theories and practices critical to managing an organization. Overview of analytical models and approaches to improving operating systems. Attention is paid to both service and manufacturing operations. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 257 and enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 355F/G, Women in the Canadian Workplace | |
| | Description: This course examines the distribution of women in the occupational structure; effects of class and ethnic differentiation on women's paid and unpaid work experience; and the social organization of work, including the legislative and social policy framework, management ideology and structures, and labor relations structures and processes. | | Antirequisite(s): Womens Studies 251F/G. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd or 4th year of BMOS or permission of the instructor. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 356F/G, Contemporary Perspectives on Women in the Workplace | |
| | Description: This course examines the present status and experience of women in the workplace in Canada through comparative and critical analyses of several influential interpretative frameworks. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd or 4th year of BMOS or permission of the instructor. | | 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 360a/b, Intermediate Accounting I | |
| | Description: Theory and concepts of financial accounting with particular emphasis on financial statements, revenue recognition, and current and long-term assets. | | Antirequisite(s): Business Administration 417a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment BMOS Program and Business Administration 257. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 361a/b, Intermediate Accounting II | |
| | Description: Theory and concepts of financial accounting particularly in the areas of current and long-term liabilities, shareholders' equity, employee benefits, and statement of cash flows. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in BMOS program, Management and Organizational Studies 360a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 372, Management Accounting | |
| | Description: Management and cost accounting to support the decision-making process in both profit and non-profit organizations. Topics covered include cost behavior, cost allocation, variance analysis, relevant costs for short-term decisions, long-term investment decisions, budgeting, management control systems, financial statement analysis and choice of accounting policies. | | Antirequisite(s): Business Administration 307, Business Administration 407q, the former Administrative Studies 366a/b, 367a/b, 372. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 257 and enrolment in third or fourth year of BMOS, or Honors Specialization in Urban Development. | | 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 385a/b, Essentials of Human Resources for Non HR Students. | |
| | Description: An introduction to human resources management (HRM) processes in organizations. Topics include: history of HRM, role of HRM departments in organizations, basics in job design, staffing analysis, recruitment and selection. | | Antirequisite(s): ACS 485F/G, ACS 382E, the former ACS 260. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd or 4th year of the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Huron) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 390a/b-392a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topics and course outlines available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd or 4th year of the BMOS program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 398a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topic and course outline available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 3rd, or 4th year of Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 399, Internship | |
| | Description: Preparatory workshops and an 8-16 month industry placement to acquire practical professional learning experience. The course will be taught as a series of workshops throughout the year. Following the industry placement, interns must complete a written report and oral presentation on work undertaken during the internship. | | Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 257, completion of second year of BACS/BMOS Program with a minimum average of 70%, and participation in Preparation and Training Workshops. | | Non-credit, 3.0 course.
Pass/Fail | | Note: (1) Since Internships are not currently available to international students, they are not permitted to register in this course (2) This credit cannot be included in the number of courses counted toward any degree or program (3) Successful completion of Administrative and Commercial Studies 399 will be recognized at the head of a student’s degree transcript through the addition of the words “With Internship”. | | (Brescia) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 400F/G, Special Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topics and course outlines are available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 4 of the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King’s) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 404a/b, International Enterprise | |
| | Description: An investigation into the challenges and practices of global enterprise, including alternative market entry strategies, long-term strategies for growth in foreign markets, foreign district investment, the role of trade organizations and international trade policies and standards, and the participation of the Canadian government. | | Prerequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 320a/b and economics 153a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 410a/b, Strategic Management for Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Identification and analysis of problems and strengths in the organizational environment, using models from the social sciences. Strategies designed to deal with organizational challenges will be explored. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 4th year of the BMOS Program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 421a/b, Entrepreneurship | |
| | Description: The study of entrepreneurship addresses approaches to, and reasons for individual success when starting a new business. An understanding of the theory of entrepreneurial success is the cornerstone of the course. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in year 4 of the BMOS program, Business 257, Management and Organizational Studies 310a/b, 320a/b, and 330a/b. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King’s) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 460a/b, Advanced Accounting I | |
| | Description: Advanced financial accounting topics including international accounting and Canadian accounting treatment of intercorporate investments, business combinations, foreign currency transactions and translation, and entities in financial difficulties. | | Antirequisite(s): Business Administration 427a/b, the former Administrative Studies 362a/b, 460a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 361a/b and enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 461a/b, Advanced Accounting II | |
| | Description: Advanced financial accounting topics including Canadian accounting for partnerships, not-for-profit organizations and financial statement analysis. | | Antirequisite(s): The former Administrative Studies 363a/b, 461a/b. | | Prerequisite(s): Management and Organizational Studies 460a/b and enrolment in the BMOS program. | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 470a/b, Organization and Management Theory | |
| | Description: Seminar course reviewing the main theories of management. Readings will focus on the main ideas of each theory. Students will therefore be exposed to the breadth of the field as opposed to depth in one area, in general preparation for graduate management research. | | Prerequisite(s): Registration in the fourth year of a specialization in Management and Organizational Studies. | | 3 hours, 0.5 course. | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 490a/b-492a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topics and course outlines available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the 4th year of the BMOS program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (King's) | | back to top |
| Management and Organizational Studies 498a/b, Selected Topics in Management and Organizational Studies | |
| | Description: Examination of selected topics in Management and Organizational Studies. Topic and course outline available at the beginning of each term. | | Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in 4th year of Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies program | | 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course | | (Brescia, Huron, King's) | | back to top |
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