Business Administration

Learn the principles, concepts, and practices used in marketing and how to apply them in practice. Using case studies and research, this course examines contemporary marketing methodologies and systems that help businesses achieve a competitive advantage. Explore topics such as market segmentation, consumer behaviour, branding, pricing strategies, advertising, public relations, multichannel marketing, and the continuing impact of social media on marketing practices.

Learn human resource recruitment, compensation, performance analysis, environmental and safety practices. Analyze contemporary issues that have an impact on the way businesses manage their organizations and employees.

Learn the fundamentals of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles used to record, organize, and report financial information for business. Develop practical skills in journal entries, posting to the general ledger, preparing financial statements, and managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, and cash flow.

Learn to apply bookkeeping and accounting principles using Sage 50 Accounting software. Build practical skills in setting up computerized accounting systems, recording and analyzing financial transactions, processing vendor purchases and payments, and generating accurate financial information for business.

Expand your Sage 50 Accounting skills by applying advanced bookkeeping and accounting principles in a computerized environment. Learn advanced reporting and period-end procedures, payroll, budgeting, project and inventory management, software customization, security settings, and accounting for foreign currency transactions.

Build on computerized accounting skills by applying bookkeeping and accounting principles using QuickBooks. Learn to set up a computerized accounting system for a small business, record and analyze financial transactions, process sales and vendor payments, manage accounts and credit card transactions, and generate accurate financial information.

Explore how to plan, organize, and control supply chain operations. Develop an understanding of the role of effective supply chain management in business operations including all the activities related to suppliers and procurement and delivering products and services to customers in both local and global markets. Through case studies, examine the strategies and processes that support efficient supply chain operations.

Study the essential concepts, skills, and tools of project management to effectively achieve business objectives. Learn to initiate, plan, execute, manage, control, and close projects while defining project scope, schedules, risks, and team requirements.

Explore contemporary management principles and practices as they are applied in a highly competitive social media-driven modern business environment. Learn how to use business strategy, data, logic, and software tools to make informed management decisions, solve business problems, and apply the core functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

Learn how to build and manage partnering relationships with customers and suppliers. Explore the principles of relationship management and relationship marketing, including strategies to attract, retain, and grow customer relationships.

Apply problem solving and critical thinking skills in addressing customer relationship management challenges.

Study how the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services meet the needs of society. Explore economic language, theories, concepts, principles, and how tools and technologies influence the choices made by consumers, businesses, and governments in local and global environments.

Explore the responsibilities of businesses through an examination of laws, ethics, contemporary industry practices and case study analysis. Learn to effectively identify, evaluate and resolve legal issues and liabilities with respect to applicable national, provincial and municipal laws and bylaws in the context of business, health, and liquor licensing and compliance, privacy, labor, human rights, safety, and employment law.

Learn the key tools and strategies for creating and delivering confident business presentations.

Learn presentation structuring, delivery techniques, and how to utilize tools to design unified visuals, and polish spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Develop business mathematics skills used in commerce and industry to solve practical financial and mathematical problems. Apply basic functions and equations to real-world business situations involving merchandising calculations, including discounts, markups, and markdowns, as well as simple and compound interest, annuities, investments, and business decision-making.

Effective and efficient business, organization, and office communication is fundamental to the success of any business. Explore the practice of business and professional communication in the workplace and across all media platforms.

Learn how to apply key tools and features of Microsoft Word while building keyboarding skills. Explore the fundamentals of keyboarding techniques and practice. Improve accuracy and skill to keyboard accurately at 40 words per minute.

Learn the key features and basic functions of Excel, including creating and managing workbooks and worksheets. Learn to organize, analyze, manage, and share information, create and use formulas and functions and fundamental data analysis techniques.

Effective and efficient administrative office procedures are essential to the success of any organization. Learn the basic requirements and workflow of a professionally organized and managed office.

Get interview and job search training, including online profile management, to help you stand out as you start your new career.

Learn student-centric learning strategies and techniques that include goal setting, planning, and time management. Alongside writing and problem-solving skills, learn computer skills and the effective use of information technologies.