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For more information about the Faculty offering these courses, see the Haskayne School of Business: .
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Business and Environment
395
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Business Law for Strategic Decision-Makers
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Business law topics may include: regulatory compliance and environment management, tort and contractual liability, legal issues affecting the strategic management of sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and joint ventures, personal liability of corporate directors and officers, intellectual property, advertising and promotion law, consumer protection legislation, legal issues affecting employees and independent contractors, the strategic management of international business, securities law and other current business law issues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
24 units.
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Business and Environment
401
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Business in Canada
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A comparative analysis of Canada's competitive position in the global economy utilizing case studies analyzing strategies employed by Canadian corporations to be successful in world markets.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201.
Notes:
Fourth-year standing is highly recommended. Not available for credit toward the Bachelor of Commerce degree. Preference in enrolment is given to students who have declared a Management and Society Minor.
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Business and Environment
449
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Haskayne Wilderness Retreat
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A wilderness intensive retreat combining experiential outdoor activities and personal growth challenges with cross-cultural teachings and ceremonies guided by Indigenous Knowledge Keepers. Delivers core leadership skills for corporate social responsibility in sustainable development.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 449 and Management Studies 559.04 will not be allowed.
Notes:
This course occurs in rugged field conditions and varying weather, for which participants must be prepared and equipped. A supplementary fee will be assessed to cover additional costs associated with this course.
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Business and Environment
517
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Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development
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An introduction to indigenous peoples and sustainable development, framed within business ethics relevant to energy and extractive industries. Treaties, government policy and land-use address the duty to consult and accommodate indigenous peoples, emphasizing reconciliation with intercultural competence for indigenous corporate relations and professional capacity building.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 517 and Management Studies 597.17 will not be allowed.
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Business and Environment
533
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Dilemmas and Decisions in Business
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Managers must balance ethical, social, legal and economic issues while making complex decisions that affect both internal and external stakeholders. Using legal and business case methods as the primary teaching tools, students will, individually and in groups, gain an understanding of how to balance ethical, social and legal decision-making principles, process complex facts and obtain well-reasoned results in order to make decisions in turbulent times.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
60 units including Business and Environment 395, and either admission to the Haskayne School of Business or enrolment in the Management and Society Minor.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 533 and Management Studies 559.24 will not be allowed.
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Business and Environment
551
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Social Issues, Strategies and Shareholders
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An examination of the management of social and environmental issues. A focus on the pressing global issue of climate change and the economic impacts, both threats and opportunities, of greenhouse gas emissions mitigation on energy production and consumption throughout the economy.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 551 and Management Studies 559.12 will not be allowed.
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Business and Environment
555
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Strategies for Sustainable Development
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Make better business decisions in light of our society, the environment and the economy. Solve social and environmental problems while generating a shareholder return. Practical frameworks for decision making.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 54 units.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 555 and 559.04 will not be allowed.
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Business and Environment
559
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Selected Topics in Business and Environment
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Investigation of selected topics related to business and environment issues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business. For certain topics, consent of the Haskayne School of Business will also be required.
Notes:
For more information on topics and prerequisite requirements, see Class Notes in the Course Search. Third-year standing is highly recommended.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Business and Environment
561
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Ethical Issues and the Professional Manager
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Major ethical principles are evaluated from different perspectives to provide tools for making sound ethical decisions in various business situations and in the face of moral dilemmas.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 30 units.
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Business and Environment
595
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Advanced Business Law
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Various advanced topics that are of current interest in business law. These topics may probe deeper into several of the topics covered in the introductory business law course or may introduce new legal topics of current interest to business managers.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and Business and Environment 395.
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Business and Environment
672
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Business Communications
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Understanding of clear and concise written and verbal communications, development and presentation of a business case, and managing stakeholder expectations through digital and face-to-face techniques.
Course Hours:
1.5 units; (3-IT)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Master of Management Program.
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Business and Environment
674
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Business Law
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Principal substantive subjects include: the administrative and regulatory process, business contracts, employment and labour, business organizations and negligence.
Course Hours:
1.5 units; (3-IT)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to the Master of Management Program.
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Business and Environment
691
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Fundamentals of Project Management
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Application of management principles to the project environment; planning, control, scope, time and cost processes; project organization and human resource issues. Students review a current major capital project and submit and defend a project report.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Business and Environment 691 and Civil Engineering 691 will not be allowed.
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Business and Environment
719
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Project External Issues
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Projects will focus on the effects of external factors on business. External factors may include: corporate influences; financial interfaces; sources of funds; lending environment, owner's and lender's risks; government involvement; regulatory requirements; public interfaces; public information; compensation; project commissioning.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Business and Environment 691.
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Business and Environment
749
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Rediscovering Leadership: The Haskayne Wilderness Retreat
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One-week intensive wilderness retreat combines experiential outdoor activities and personal growth challenges with cross-cultural First Nations teachings and ceremonies to deliver core leadership skills for social responsibility and sustainable development.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Business and Environment
751
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Strategies for Sustainable Development
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The strategic context for making business decisions with respect to sustainable development issues. The role of sustainability in economic development, international trade relations and emerging technologies. Stakeholder perspectives and the effect of environmental and social issues on industrial performance.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Business and Environment
753
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Managing Social and Environmental Issues in the Global Market Place
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Canadian companies operating in the international arena find themselves faced with an increasingly complex array of social and environmental risks that threaten their strategic objectives. This course examines this new class of strategic corporate risks through a review of changes in international sustainable development policy initiatives, changes in communications, the emergence of an environmental and social activist sector, and the interaction of these factors resulting in new international business risk challenges. The course uses lectures, cases, simulations and class discussion of theories and concepts.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Business and Environment
761
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Ethics and the Professional Manager
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The role of values in business decision making; alternative moral codes and their principles; moral principles as decision tools, and reasoning through moral dilemmas; role of business in society; specific issues in business ethics; application through cases and exercises.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Business and Environment
777
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Global Environment of Business
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Economic, political, social and legal factors affecting management decisions. Topics may include Canada in the world economy, business and government relations, business ethics and legal environment for business. Develops knowledge and ability to analyze and deal with complexities of the business environment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Business and Environment
789
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Seminar in Business and Environment
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Study and discussion of current research literature and contemporary issues on topics related to Business and Environment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Business and Environment
797
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Advanced Seminar in Business and Environment
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Course Hours:
3 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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