Online MBA Degree

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia
BAIT 511 Managing Information Technology

Prerequisites
MBA Core

The course is designed to familiarize the students with problems, challenges, and approaches in managing information technology (IT). This course takes an analytical view by critically discussing IT management principles, approaches, frameworks, models, and practices. Topics addressed in this course include: (1) how appropriately is the information technology strategy linked to the business operational needs and internal structures, its external situation and relationships, and strategy?; (2) How effectively are the firm’s IT internal and external resources being integrated into and utilized by the firm?; and (3) How does the firm control and evaluate the impact of IT on its employees and customers and on its relationships with partners?

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia

BAMS 517 Decision Analysis

Prerequisite
MBA Core

The module will address some basic ideas of decision analysis and how they can be extended into a more general Markov Decision Process (MDP) model. These methods will be applied to a wide range of disciplines including management science, economics, telecommunications, and computer science. The objectives of the course are to teach students to formulate and solve MDP models under several optimality criteria.

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia
BAIT 511 Managing Information Technology

Prerequisites
MBA Core

The course is designed to familiarize the students with problems, challenges, and approaches in managing information technology (IT). This course takes an analytical view by critically discussing IT management principles, approaches, frameworks, models, and practices. Topics addressed in this course include: (1) how appropriately is the information technology strategy linked to the business operational needs and internal structures, its external situation and relationships, and strategy?; (2) How effectively are the firm’s IT internal and external resources being integrated into and utilized by the firm?; and (3) How does the firm control and evaluate the impact of IT on its employees and customers and on its relationships with partners?

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto

MGT 3055 Econometric Methods in Marketing
The advent of electronic scanners in retail stores has made possible large marketing databases. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to analyze such data using econometric techniques. The focus is on models of consumer choice, and the interaction between firms’ marketing strategies and consumers’ responses.

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

Operations Management

MGSC 601 Management of Tech in Manufac
MGSC 602 Strategic Mgmt of Operations
MGSC 603 Logistics Management
MGSC 605 Total Quality Management
MGSC 608 Data Decisions and Models
MGSC 615 Procurement and Distribution
MGSC 631 Analysis:Production Operations
MGSC 678 Simulation of Mgmt Systems
MGSC 679 Appl Deterministic Optimizatn
MGSC 690 Topics in Management Science

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

MGSC 631
3 credits
Analysis: Production Operations

Management Science: This course presents a framework for design and control of modern production and inventory systems, and bridges the gap between theory and practice of production and inventory management. The course develops analytical concepts in the area and highlights their applications in manufacturing industry. The course is divided into three segments. The first segment looks at the production planning process and discusses in detail the resource allocation issues. The second segment deals with analysis and operation of inventory systems. The third segment integrates production planning and inventory control and looks at various integrated models for determining replenishment quantities and production lots.

Offered by: Management
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MGCR 472
Terms
This course is not scheduled for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Instructors
There are no professors associated with this course for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

INSY 638
3 credits
Data & Database Management

Information Systems: Focus on the management of organizational data and database management systems. Practice in database design. Examination of different models of representing data with emphasis on the relational model.

Offered by: Management

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

INSY 645
3 credits
Managing Electronic Commerce

Information Systems: This course will provide students with an understanding of e-commerce. The most important concepts, models, tools and applications related to e-commerce will be studied. The primary objective of the course is to explore the knowledge and the skills that an IS professional should develop to face this new reality in business organizations.

Offered by: Management

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

FINE 645
3 credits
Money and Capital Markets

Finance: Demand for and supply of money and other financial instruments by and to banks and near banks. Simple analytical models integrating the Canadian Institutional aspects. The role of the banking sector in the money creation process. International aspects of monetary policy.

Offered by: Management

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

FINE 639
3 credits
Derivatives and Risk Management

Finance: This course studies the field of investments related to options and futures. The course will concentrate on trading strategies and analytical models for valuing options and futures contacts.

Offered by: Management
Prerequisite: MGCR-651.
Terms
Fall 2008
Winter 2009
Instructors
Mohammed M Chaudhury
Benjamin Croitoru, Peter Frederik Christoffersen