Global Trade and Transportation Management

​​Computers and information technology are the foundation of business today. This course provides an understanding of computer terminology, operating systems, and the most popular office software used in business. Students learn to use spreadsheets (e.g. Microsoft Excel), word processing applications (e.g. Microsoft Word), and presentation and graphics programs (e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint). Students also get an introduction to cloud computing and enterprise collaboration tools. The course also provides an overview of digital literacy, Web-based collaboration, and publishing and productivity tools.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

COMM 1100 is designed to give students basic listening, writing and speaking skills that will allow them to prepare written and oral reports for BCIT courses and to proceed to more advanced communication courses.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course investigates economic analysis, focusing on fundamentals of markets, supply and demand, consumer and producer behaviour, and monopoly and competition. Optional areas of business application may explore labour markets, government intervention and environmental regulation. Prepares students to identify and evaluate the economic considerations they will undoubtedly encounter in business.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Marketing 1102 is an introduction to the fundamentals of marketing. In addition to the "four Ps" of marketing—product, price, place, and promotion—students will be introduced to how marketers create customer-driven marketing strategies based on their research and understanding of the marketing environment and customers. Students will plan a strategy for and compete in an online marketing simulation. After the simulation, students will evaluate their performance and deliver a marketing plan for their simulation company, which will be assessed on students' application of marketing terminology and processes and in the professionalism of their work. Additionally, students will complete assignments, quizzes, and exams.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Operations management may be defined as the design, operation and improvement of the systems that create the firm's products or services. Demand for quality, time-based competition and international production has demonstrated the importance of operations management to the survival of the firm. This course will develop an appreciation for the nature and role of operations in a firm, and the strategic importance of operations to provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace. More specifically, the course will examine operations strategy; quality management; product and service design; process and facilities planning, analysis and reengineering; human resources in operations management; materials management, lean and Theory of Constraints strategies, and supply chain management.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Reviews basic mathematics applicable to business and industry. Topics include consumer and commercial credit, simple and compound interest, financial instruments and discounting, annuities, mortgages, loans, sinking funds, leases, depreciation methods, capitalized costs, cash flow analysis, NPV and IRR. Emphasis is on maximum use of pre-programmed calculator and practical applications from the field of Financial Management.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

​In an information-based society, every enterprise requires business analytics and decision support systems to enable a competitive advantage. As a result, knowledge workers across all industries increasingly require an understanding of data modelling and advanced data management and analytical techniques. Building off the foundational skills learned in BSYS-1000, this course leverages the Microsoft ecosystem, including Access, Excel and Power Query, Microsoft's data transformation and data preparation engine, to perform complex data management tasks. Advanced formulae, concepts, and data modelling theory will enable students to connect to various types of data to enable the analysis and presentation of data to enable business insight.​
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in BSYS 1000

​Organizational behaviour and management principles study the factors necessary to build high performing teams and organizations. In this course students develop an understanding of how individual and team behaviours impact the effective operation of organizations. The concepts and frameworks discussed in this course form the building blocks of successful organizational development, leadership, and management. Key areas of learning include organizational culture, individual factors including personality, attitudes, perception, motivation, communication, and team dynamics. The course also includes organizational structure and design, decision making, an introduction to leadership development, and management functions including systems, controlling, planning, power and politics. Learning modalities include individual and group assignments, case studies, and an industry-based research project. Critical thinking is an outcome of the applied learning modalities.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course provides further instruction and practice in the principles taught in COMM 1100. It concentrates on more sophisticated forms of written communication: the job application package, indirect correspondence, and reports. The course might also include modules on graphics, questionnaires, telephone techniques, and organizing and running meetings.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in COMM 1100

Presents a challenging overview of the workings of an economy. Stresses measurement and determination of national economic activity, the role of monetary and fiscal policy, and the understanding of inflation, unemployment and growth in an international environment. Prepares students to weigh political and economic issues as they relate to their business ventures.
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• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course focuses on the context of accounting and the use of accounting information for decision making, planning, and control. It will examine how managers can utilize the tools of economics, forecasting, accounting/finance, and decision theory to aid in these critical decisions. The course will consider how differences and changes in the internal operating conditions and in the external political-economic environment can affect a manager's resource allocation decisions. Topics include incremental analysis, short- and long-run decision-making and financial analysis.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Formerly Distribution 1. This course provides an overview of Canadian transportation modes (water, rail, road, air and pipelines), intermediate transportation agencies (including small transport and transportation brokering), domestic and international intermodal movements and warehousing and materials handling (including the use of unitization devices). Course fee includes the CITT exam.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Introduces an understanding of the international operating environment. This course will scan the current global trading environment and provide base skills required by international firms to identify risk and analyze opportunities.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Includes descriptive statistics, including numerical and graphical presentation of data, measures of central tendency, dispersion and elementary probabilities. Introduction to several discrete and continuous probability distributions . Introduction to inferential statistics through selected topics such as sampling, confidence limits of the mean, hypotheses testing, simple linear regression and the chi-squared test for independence.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Operations management may be defined as the design, operation and improvement of productive systems that create the organization's products or services. The demand for quality, time-based competition and international production has demonstrated the importance of operations management to the survival of the organization. The students will be introduced to the fields of Problem Solving, Process Improvement, and Design Based Development. A special emphasis will be placed on the development of teamwork skills and team problem solving and approaches to business improvement opportunities. Within the general educational philosophy of Collaborative Learning, the student, working in learning teams, will learn and apply various process improvement techniques within the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle, such as Pareto's Law, Activity Sampling, Process Mapping, Multi-column Charts, Check Sheets, Histograms, Ishikawa diagrams, Critical Examination, Brainstorming, Nominal Group Technique, Multi-voting and the Multiple Criteria Evaluation Matrix.
Prerequisite(s):

• OPMT 1100

The purpose of the course is to give the student an understanding of the role finance plays in business and industry. Corporate finance is a tool that helps managers maximize the financial performance of a company for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. In this course students learn how firms can efficiently allocate their resources and how they can raise funds to pay for those resources on as favourable terms as possible.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in FMGT 2100 or 50% in FMGT 2190

The course provides an understanding of the major economic issues involved in the provision of transportation services. The course will analyze the factors which determine the supply and demand for these services. Both practical and theoretical aspects of transportation economics, including both the domestic and international scenes, will be undertaken. Emphasis will be placed on applying these economic concepts to transportation problems.
Prerequisite(s):

• ECON 2100

Provides an overview of physical distribution, contracts and bills of lading, damage prevention and claims, dangerous goods transportation, marine cargo insurance, Canadian Customs, INCOTERMS and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), transportation computer applications, Canadian transportation regulations, and an introduction to the field of logistics. A CITT fee is included to cover the cost of the CITT exam.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 1150

Business Logistics is a set of activities involved in the flow of materials and products through an organization to the market, and is therefore vital to the economy and to the individual firm. Logistics 1 presents an overview of the total supply chain management concept. The course examines the integrated logistics management concept, the role of logistics in a market-oriented society, the use of distribution channels respective of a firm's customer service objectives, purchasing within the materials management functions, the financial impact of inventory and the importance of order processing and information systems on logistical performance.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course further develops an understanding of the international business landscape and the business issues critical to any organization becoming globally active (building on the international trade basics introduced in GTTM 1353) and then introduces students to specific unique characteristics of doing business globally, followed by a review of the various global business strategies. Emphasis will be place on the activities of markets analysis, entry and the development of business strategies for a firm with international objectives.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 1351

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of the project management process: planning, organizing, leading and controlling in preparation for their fourth term projects (GTTM 4411). Students are required to conduct a management consulting project. Students must demonstrate learned skills within set Terms of Reference that are mutually developed between the students, faculty advisors and the host organization.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

​This course introduces the fundamentals of project management including development approaches and activities and tools used at various stages of a project. The course covers the full project lifecycle and provides an opportunity to apply a range of management methods necessary to deliver value. Projects are unique and uncertain environments. Managing this uncertainty and tailoring the project approach is critical to a successful project. The course is consistent with the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Standard for Project Management.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course provides students with an introduction to an area of management science that is sometimes called quantitative methods or operations research. The objective of this course is to have students develop an appreciation of the management science approach to problem formulation and solution that is now so important in today’s business and industrial sectors. The course focuses on quantitative approaches to decision making and introduces a variety of management sciences models, methods, and procedures. The major areas of study are linear programming (LP), simulation modeling, and forecasting. ​
Prerequisite(s):

• OPMT 1197 or an equivalent college level Business Stats course. Accessibility to and basic knowledge of personal computers.

A practical study of Canadian business law. Topics include: the Canadian legal system, dispute resolution, torts including product liability, contracts, sale of goods, agency, employment, business structures, personal and intellectual property, E-commerce and international trade.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

A practical study of International business law. Topics include: International organizations and law, the WTO and NAFTA, import/export rules, international sale of goods, product liability, financing, transportation and insurance, international aspects of intellectual property, market entry strategies, international dispute settlement.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course enables professionals and managers involved in importing or exporting to deal with international payment methods, payment terms, and transaction risk management associated with international trade.
Prerequisite(s):

• FMGT 2152

Introduces the student to the international Harmonized System of classification of commercial goods. Develop students’ ability to complete all types of documentation required for importations and exportations. Familiarize students with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) regulations and Rules of Origin and all current trade agreements coming into effect.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

This course examines the relationship between the natural environment and externalities, trade compliance, customer drivers, and sustainability both environmentally and as a company. Develops an understanding of how regulatory constraints and changes within the natural environment will affect the supply chain and the risks associated with business practices. Examines customer, government and market forces which effect regulations and purchasing decisions. This course will examine proactive methods of handling each driver and sustainable frameworks to build a sustainable company within a sustainable industry.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Adding to information from GTTM3301, the course examines warehouse and distribution decisions, including third party outsourcing as an option to traditional systems. With heavy emphasis on the trade-offs between customer service and profitability, the course prepares the student to conduct transportation and warehouse audits, identify controllable and uncontrollable factors that impact international logistics, be aware of issues of compliance with environmental law and understand the financial and strategic aspects of logistics functions of Supply Chain Management.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 3301

This course introduces global supply chain management concepts & evolutions over times; clarifies the key relationships of SCM with other functions in business. Course develops an understanding of relationship management within the global supply chain sectors. Topics are delivered based on international influences, value creation, aligning incentives, creating partnerships, sharing resources and finding mutual benefits within the supply chain. An emphasis will be based on building flexible and strategic partnerships and managing changes and shifts in strategies and tactics aimed at driving supply chain profitability and competitive advantage This course develops an understanding of how design process, lean thinking, flow throughput, and metrics can be applied to a company’s strategic, tactical, and operational decisions related to global supply chain management. This course introduces the latest best practices in global supply chain management & why important to applied businesses; This course develops sustainable business practices through the accurate measurement, analysis and application of metrics and data to business decisions. Students will do team based case studies & one project relating to Supply Chain Management and formal presentations are required.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 3301

Through lectures, discussion, group projects and individual research, students will gain an understanding of: 1.How new products, services and product-service systems (PSSs) are developed from initial market research through to market launch (hereafter referred to as ‘P/S offerings’). 2.The core principles and practices of product management (aka product planning). 3.The issues that must be addressed in creating or modifying P/S offerings for diverse global markets, and common strategies employed by multinational firms to address these issues. This will help prepare students for management roles in preparing a company and its P/S offerings to enter diverse and challenging global markets.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 3305

This course enables professionals and managers involved in importing or exporting to protect the company from many risks associated with international deals, shipment acceptance, non-payment, and political interference with revenue repatriation. The course familiarizes students with the risk management tools such as importer financing and insurance offerings available from a variety of public and private sources.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 3305

Through lectures, discussion, group projects and individual research, students will gain the ability to apply the insights, knowledge, skills and aptitudes learned in previous management courses. This will help prepare students for management roles in preparing a company and its people to enter the arena of international business.
Prerequisite(s):

• (GTTM 1353 and GTTM 3305)

The students must demonstrate they have mastered the practical applications of the program by performing a major industry project in their final term. Industry sponsors provide the real-life environment and allow the students to demonstrate the skills developed through a mix of general business and industry specific courses such as marketing, international trade, logistics, transportation, computer application, customs, management and business communications. The projects require the students to identify opportunities and utilize critical analysis and problem solving techniques toward the recommendation of cost effective solutions.
Prerequisite(s):

• GTTM 3403

Building on previous course learnings in negotiation skills, this course enables students to plan and prepare for cross-cultural negotiations. The course will combine lectures, case studies, role-playing, and team and individual projects, to enable students to develop their preparation skills for negotiating with international counterparts.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Examines the principles and practices of procurement for both manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include procurement objectives, information systems, specification determination, supplier selection, pricing, negotiation, and disposal. Current practices such as vendor-managed inventories and supplier partnerships will be presented.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.