Business Administration I Certificate
Program Overview
This program includes courses designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of business practices and principles. The program provides fundamental business knowledge and skills that are recognized as essential starting points.
Courses
(click item to view course description)This course examines the concepts of contract law and how they are influenced by various legislative acts and common law. The focus is on tort law, contract law, labour law, real property law and the debtor-creditor law relationship.
Contact Hours: 90
This course develops an understanding of the communication process and its application in business. Basic writing skills are reviewed and applied to a number of common business writing situations. Common inter-cultural communication issues are also examined.
Contact Hours: 90
This course develops an understanding of the communication process and its application to business. Report writing and oral presentation are emphasized and applied to a number of common business situations.
Contact Hours: 90
This course is designed to assist students in developing accounting skills in both service and merchandising organizations. Areas covered include recording transactions, adjusting accounts, preparing financial statements, completing worksheets and the closing process. Interpretation of financial statements is also emphasized.
Contact Hours: 120
A continuation of Financial Accounting I, the course includes instruction in capital assets, current and long term liabilities, payroll liabilities, partnerships and corporations. Interpretation of financial statements is emphasized.
Contact Hours: 120
This introductory course for novice users includes an overview of computer theory and development of practical skills using software designed for IBM compatible computers. Students gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the computer industry, as well as a working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Power Point.
Contact Hours: 90
This course provides students with an opportunity to design and develop practical applications for computers using software packages. It also covers the information systems theory behind the use of computers. Applications used include Microsoft Excel and Access and HTML and web page design.
Contact Hours: 90
An introduction to macroeconomics that deals with national income, employment and fiscal policy as well as money, banking institutions and monetary policy. Recent controversies in the Canadian and world economies are addressed through a global approach.
Contact Hours: 90
This introduction to the management of organizations includes the four management functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Topics are explored in the context of local public and private sector institutions. The cultural aspects unique to each are also discussed, and lectures are supplemented with case and class discussions.
Contact Hours: 90
The course covers many topics, concentrating on the Fundamentals of Marketing. These topics include how to plan, price, promote and distribute goods, services, ideas, people and places.
Contact Hours: 90
This course begins with a review of arithmetic and algebraic concepts and principles. It covers a variety of business-related issues involving simple and compound interests, trade discounts, annuities, amortization and sinking funds. The course emphasizes practical business applications wherever possible.
Contact Hours: 90
An introduction to the fundamentals of microeconomic theory. Topics include the principles necessary to understand fundamental economic problems and the policies that can be implemented to deal with them.
Contact Hours: 90
