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Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAEN 507 Technology Entrepreneurship II Prerequisite BAEN 506 This course teaches high technology entrepreneurship, using an experienced-based interdisciplinary approach. The objective is to provide students with an introduction into the challenges of starting technology based ventures. The course is cross-listed between the Sauder School of Business and the Faculty of Applied Science. The course focuses on a team-based project of developing a business plan about the commercialization of a business opportunity involving some high technology product or service. The course includes exercises, team presentations, guest speakers, lectures, and case-based class discussions. Note: If you sign up

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAEN 500 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation Prerequisite MBA Core This course covers the characteristics and motivation of entrepreneurs; opportunity recognition; feasibility analysis; financing new venture and strategy for new ventures

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

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia COMM 486T Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship This is an introductory course intended to provide students with an understanding of the characteristics of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial opportunities and the entrepreneurial process. It seeks to give students an experiential, in-depth overview of the challenges involved in identifying and developing an opportunity for an entrepreneurial venture. Entrepreneurial refers to ventures that are opportunity-focused, whether their setting is a start-up, a small early stage firm, a social enterprise or a larger well-established company. This is NOT a course in writing a business plan although we will examine business plans.

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

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia COMM 456 Information Technology Risks, Protection and Audit Business and society are increasingly dependent upon information technology to manage resources and to function effectively. This becomes especially evident when systems break down or are misused. This course concentrates on what can go, (and has gone), wrong with computer systems: computer crime, error and security violations. These vulnerabilities of computer systems are used to discuss what all managers and auditors need to know about controlling and protecting corporate information assets and equipment. Techniques for reviewing and auditing computerized systems and controls are discussed and

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia COMM 391 Introduction to Management Information Systems Information Technology (IT) has become vital to the products, management, organization, and operation of organizations of every size and in every industry. Those that successfully deploy IT can achieve a significant advantage over their competitors. The ability to use information technology effectively is also a key factor in achieving personal success as a manager. This course is not primarily about technology. Rather, it addresses several inter-related questions about the use of information technology in organizations: How can information systems be used by an organization to achieve an advantage

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAIT 510 Managing Business Information Technology Projects Prerequisites MBA Core Today, project management is essential for achieving desirable business results. The objective of this course is to acquaint students with generally recognized good practices in project management. Good project management practices are exemplified in the context of Information Technology (IT) in this course. However, these practices are general and applicable to all projects in many contexts. Therefore, the course is not specific to those who will manage information technology projects. The course is useful to those who will manage projects in any context. This course takes

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAMA 506 Consumer Behaviour Prerequisite MBA Core In this module we explore how people make buying decisions and how those decisions can be influenced. We also explore how consumers think about money and spending, and the role of culture in consumer behaviour. We examine how advertising and branding works, how to make technology products more understandable and attractive to consumers, and how to convince and persuade people about the value of a product or service. The content of this module goes beyond the marketing function in that everyone in business needs to convince and persuade

Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University Technology & Entrepreneurship Choose Computer as An Analysis Tool, and one of the following: IT & the Law Experiences in Small Business Consulting Entrepreneurship & Business Creation Intelligent Organizations Theory & Practice of Effective Change Management in SMEs Globalization and Business Process Outsourcing Creating and Managing Knowledge in Organization Software Engineering Data Management Entrepreneurial Finance IS Software Foundations Globalization and Business Process Outsourcing Development of the Video Game & Entertainment Industries

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BASD 502 Global Environmental Issues Prerequisite MBA Core This module addresses some of the key issues in the current debate over sustainability. In particular, the focus is on economic, policy and ecological issues of particular concern to the business sector

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAMA 508 Marketing Research Prerequisite MBA Core The objective of this course is to help you recognize the role of systematic information gathering and analysis in making better business decisions. The course is designed primarily for the users of marketing research rather than producers of marketing research. Thus the emphasis is on the interpretation and the use of the results rather than mathematical derivations.

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAMA 508 Marketing Research Prerequisite MBA Core The objective of this course is to help you recognize the role of systematic information gathering and analysis in making better business decisions. The course is designed primarily for the users of marketing research rather than producers of marketing research. Thus the emphasis is on the interpretation and the use of the results rather than mathematical derivations.

Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University International Entrepreneurship Managing Technology and Intellectual Property Rapid advances in globalization and technology have changed the context for both entrepreneurial and technology-related issues at national and international levels. The PhD Program offers opportunities for specialization in interdisciplinary topics in both International Entrepreneurship and Managing Technology and Intellectual Property. The International Entrepreneurship specialization focuses on theory and practice associated with the rapidly expanding field of entrepreneurship set within a global context. Managing Technology and Intellectual Property is an emerging field that combines the issues of intellectual property rights and technology policy at the organizational, national and

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia COMM 437 Database Technology Databases are the workhorse of any business nowadays. We are no longer talking about whether one needs a database or not. Your neighbourhood grocery store probably already has one (or two!). Today the issues relate more to integration and at the same time distribution of mission critical information (not data!) than to the design and creation of databases. Therefore this course deals with the principles of database management and their application in organizations. The material is dealt with from the point of view of the user and the database

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAHR 502 Business Ethics Prerequisite MBA Core This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of business ethics. Most of the sessions will be built around discussion of both theoretical articles and case studies. The aim of the course is to help students to understand the potential ethical issues that arise in business, and to sharpen their skills for avoiding or resolving ethical dilemmas and for justifying these solutions to appropriate stakeholders.

Department of Business Management : College of Management at National Sun Yat-Sen University M4010032 Entrepreneurship Management (3 crs): The courses will include a brief introduction to entrepreneurship model, innovation and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial vision and enterprisers’ inner sight, characteristics of enterpriser, KSF of succeed in entrepreneurship and so on

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BASD 580A (BASD 505) Environmental Economics, Management and Technology Prerequisite MBA Core This MBA module is about formulating business strategy with respect to managing environmental objectives. This course rigorously explores the foundations of corporate environmental strategy: the economic principles underlying environmental policy and environmental law, the managerial practices that respond to policy interventions, and the environmental technologies that facilitate pollution prevention and pollution abatement. Theory and practical applications are explored equally. Students taking this course will gain an appreciation of the complexity of designing corporate environmental strategy in the presence of diverse

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAIT 506 Business Modelling for Information Technology Applications Prerequisites MBA Core A good understanding how a business operates is necessary in order to define the requirements for IT applications, to plan their introduction reengineer business processes. Business modeling deals with ways to map the structure and operations of the business into a common language, usually in a graphic form that both stakeholders and business analysts can understand. The importance of business modelling has recently increased with the need to fulfill regulatory requirements such as the Serbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), with the introduction of Enterprise (ERP) Systems,

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAMA 513 Internet Marketing Prerequisite MBA Core Both traditional enterprises and e-enterprises face the challenging tasks of connecting with customers and serving their interests. The broad set of e-Marketing tools that are being developed provide innovative new ways of achieving these tasks. The purpose of the e-Marketing module is to understand and integrate these new e-Marketing tools into a marketing strategy that will lead to marketplace success.

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 BAFI 521 Financial Modelling Prerequisite BAFI 520 In this course we will apply financial models to address practical problems in the investments and corporate finance fields. Topics may include: Mean-variance optimization; Investment performance evaluation; Derivative pricing

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAHR 505 Leadership Prerequisite MBA Core In this course we examine what effective leadership means and how it can be practiced. We will find, if we did not know it already, that leadership does not reside in one single individual but can be found in the actions of many different people in organizations. As present and future leaders you need to know about effective leadership and it makes sense to do so by exploring and assessing your own strengths, weaknesses, hopes and aspirations as leaders. This course is designed to address both these levels: learning

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BAPA 500 Managerial Economics Prerequisite MBA Core This course studies the economic foundations of managerial decision-making. Topics covered will include demand and cost theory and price determination in competitive and monopoly markets; advanced pricing strategies; market structure and competitive strategy; the internal organization of the firm; and the welfare-economic foundations of business regulation.

Sauder School of Business > University of British Columbia BABS 500 Applied Business Statistics I Prerequisite MBA Core This course is an introduction to regression analysis. Topics covered include the general linear model and its many ramifications including analysis of variance, covariance analysis, indicator variables, experimental design, applying the linear model, econometric issues, and elementary time series analysis.