Human Resource 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.

​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.

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.

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.
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; Materials Management, 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

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

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.

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.

Designed for persons interested in management and/or supervision. It develops an understanding of significant human resource management processes and systems utilized in today's business and government organizations. Employment-related legislation and current human resource management issues are surveyed. Topics cover human resource management processes with some emphasis on practical application of the techniques studied.
Prerequisite(s):

• BUSA 2100 and ORGB 1100 or BUSA 2150

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.

​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, and the chi-squared test for independence.​
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 an overview of business law subjects normally studied by those seeking a career in business with emphasis on specific topics associated with the practice of human resources management. Subjects introduced include contracts, torts, the Canadian legal system, employment, human rights, Charter of Rights, and wrongful dismissal. Students will have some opportunity to study additional specific HRM topics such as freedom of information, harassment and privacy.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Allows those with little or no knowledge of financial management to study the various methods of optimizing the economic position of a firm. Middle management people in business finance will learn to make the best decisions on the financing of a firm. Topics include control and financial management of the business firm, profit and cash-planning, the cost of capital and working capital management.
Prerequisite(s):

• FMGT 1152 or FMGT 2100 or FMGT 2152

Develops knowledge and skills at defining and describing workplace competencies, tasks and requirements and their links to other human resource management processes. Methods of job analysis, redesign/reengineering and position analysis are explored. Practical techniques for creating effective work assignment/descriptions and specifications are introduced.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Introduces systems and procedures associated with human resource information collection, storage with emphasis on use for strategic and organizational human resource planning purposes. Course presents an overview of management functions, H.R. information systems, and applied H.R. research techniques. Two hours a week of microcomputer laboratory time are included for preparation of course assignments that use computer applications.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in BSYS 1000 and (50% in ORGB 1100 or 50% in ORGB 1105) or 50% in BUSA 2150

This course will introduce students to the concepts of Industrial/labour relations in the current environment, with emphasis on the legal and practical framework in British Columbia. The fundamental facts and issues of labour-management relations will be explored. The legal framework of industrial relations will be examined in addition to the topics of collective bargaining, collective agreement administration, and grievance and arbitration processes. Additional topics will include labour-management collaboration and the nonunion workplace. Emphasis will be placed on how employers and trade unions can effectively manage their legal duties and obligations and their workplace relationships with one another.
Prerequisite(s):

• (ORGB 1100 and HRMG 2150 and BUSA 2100) or (HRMG 2150 and BUSA 2150)

This course examines the role of training and development within an organization and focuses on the contribution it makes to the success of the organization. Using a training and development model, students will explore the design, delivery and evaluation of training. The course examines the principles of adult learning and builds an awareness of the budgeting processes necessary to support the training and development function as well as the return on investment provided by a strong training and development program.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 2150

HRMG 4200 Employment Relationships and Conflict Management focuses on understanding employment relationships and the nature, sources and management of workplace conflict – the friction, disagreement, or discord arising from a perception of incompatible interests between workplace participants. The course provides frameworks for thinking about employment, conflict at work and introduces structures, processes and best practices to manage that conflict Through the examination of theory and practice the course builds on conflict management principles introduced in Organizational Behaviour and Introduction to Labour Relations.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 2150

Presents the techniques for utilizing people potential within organizations. Topics include human resource demand and supply, analysis, future projections, sources of supply, identifying training needs, related strategic management objectives, budgeting and costing.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 2150

This course emphasizes the use of decision-making models in business. It educates students in the use of quantitative methods in the choice of alternatives in the decision-making process. Computers will be used to solve problems. 
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.

Analyses business strategy formulation to give the student practical experience and confidence in handling complex business situations. Comprehensive business cases will be selected in fields such as finance, control, personnel, production, marketing, and general management. Acquaints the student with management decision-making and effective verbal and written business analysis. Teamwork and organizational change are addressed as elements of strategy implementation.
Prerequisite(s):

• 50% in BUSA 2005 or 50% in BUSA 2100
• Departmental approval needed to register in this course. Course registration is restricted to students that have completed a minimum of 30 credits of coursework in business programs and completed BUSA 2005 or 50% in BUSA 2100 or 50% in BUSA 2150. To be considered for registration approval, please email the Business Administration Part Studies Program Assistant at Kim_Petkov@bcit.ca **Full-time day school students in the School of Business may not enroll in this course without the express consent of their day school Program Head.**

Builds on the concepts and techniques learned in FMGT 3560. Topics include capital budgeting, capital markets, capital structure and dividend policy.
Prerequisite(s):

• FMGT 3560

HRMG 3170 Human Resource Dynamics and the Management of Workplace Change focuses on the people side of change management — the alignment of the organization's culture, values, people, and behaviors — to encourage the desired results. The employment aspects of change are examined and the processes and methodologies used for developing successful change management initiatives are introduced. Students will explore capacity-building and strategic alignment tools that drive measurable objectives within the context of change management and its influence and impact on organization culture. In preparation for the HRMG 4900 Human Resource Business Consulting Project, students will review best practices for the development of project terms of reference and project consulting skills.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 2150 and ORGB 1100 or BUSA 2150

This is an advance course for students specializing in human resource management. The learning outcomes address both the knowledge and skills to design and implement effective recruitment and selection processes and/or to critique and improve existing processes. The outcomes also address the specific skills to conduct selection interviewing. The course materials are designed to be relevant for a human resource professional in either an organizational or consulting capacity.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 3130

An introductory course on employee benefits planning and administration from a total compensation perspective. A review of various benefit plans including health, disability, insurance, retirement, paid time off and work schedule benefits. An exploration of new developments in the field of employee benefits, specifically emerging benefit plans, and contemporary issues such as flexible benefits plans, demographic changes, part-time workers and legislative initiatives.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 4400

The purpose of this course is to develop skills in the utilization of HR data to support evidence based decision-making at an organizational, departmental and initiative level. Methods for data gathering, analysis and reporting will be explored, to measure HR effectiveness and to assess the financial and strategic impact of HR initiatives. Practical methods in the use of workforce analytics, to help focus future investments in human capital, will be introduced.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 3150

This is an advanced course in the specialized field of managing the performance of individuals, teams and organizations. Major topic areas include: organizational performance, strategic performance leadership, multi-source assessment, and self development plans. A key focus throughout the course is the identification of relevant performance criteria and appropriate assessment methods.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 3500

Introduces wage and salary administration techniques including job analysis, job evaluation, compensation surveys, pay plan design and pay-for-performance systems. Contemporary issues such as pay compression, pay equity and confidentiality are addressed.
Prerequisite(s):

• HRMG 3130

Designed to give students practical experience in completing a special human resource assignment in an organizational setting.
Prerequisite(s):

• Successful completion of Level 1 and Level 2 courses; successful completion of HRMG3170 (HR Dynamics Workshop), but may be short two Level 3 courses (for Level 3 only; subject to Program Head's discretion).

Introduces the field of occupational health and safety for Human Resource Professionals. Examines a broad range of safety topics and provides opportunity to participate in the application of several safety functions such as an inspection, accident investigation and safety committee meeting. Discusses the requirements for a successful safety program integrated into the company business plan; at the same time, explores the legal, economic and humanistic reasons for doing so. Covers additional topics including WHMIS, claims management, workers' compensation, fire protection and due diligence.
Prerequisite(s):

• No prerequisites are required for this course.