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Program Requirements
Currently under review. Admissions will not be accepted for the 2012-2013 academic year.
If you are now working in this challenging area or plan to move in this direction, this specialization will provide you with an in-depth understanding of corporate finance and treasury management as well as such areas as investment analysis and international finance.
Note: Corequisite courses are not included in the total credit requirement for the program.
Corequisites
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CEC2 532 Business Economics (3 credits) *
Overview
Economics (CCE) : Introductory micro and macro economic theory and practice in profit and non-profit organizations from a managerial perspective. Topics include: demand and supply analysis, production costs, firms' pricing and output determination, aggregate demand and supply, national income, output and employment determination, inflation, interest rate, exchange rate determination, fiscal and monetary policies.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Matziorinis, Ken (Fall) Matziorinis, Ken (Winter) Matziorinis, Ken (Summer)
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CMS2 500 Mathematics for Management (3 credits) *
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : Basic mathematics needed for business applications, including graphs of functions, series summation, mathematics of finance, annuity, discounted cash flow, internal rate of return, permutations, combinations, maxima and minima of functions with business applications in optimization, introductory statistics and probability
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Golovina, Galina; Nunes, Maria Eduarda (Fall) Golovina, Galina; Nunes, Maria Eduarda (Winter) Reich, Edwina (Summer)
Prerequisite: CMSC 000
Note: "Mathematics for Management" must be completed in the first semester of the Diploma in Management program.
* or the Exemption by Examination Test
Required Courses (27 credits)
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CACC 520 Accounting for Management (3 credits)
Overview
Accountancy : This course covers financial and managerial accounting. The course provides an understanding of the various financial statements as well as cost behaviour, cost/volume/profit relationships, budgets, responsibility accounting and relevant costing.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Cohen, Thierry; Lapointe, Deirdre (Fall) Cohen, Thierry; Lapointe, Deirdre (Winter) Parent, Kevin Paul; Cohen, Thierry (Summer)
Corequisite: CMS2 500
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CFIN 512 Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : Fundamental finance theory as applied to the firm's short and long-term financing and investment decisions and the sources of funds available to it (stocks, bonds, derivatives). Exposure to critical concepts of "firm value maximization" emphasizing capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, derivatives, dividend policy, risk and return.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Jassim, Raad; Slater-Santini, Julie (Fall) Gregoriou, Greg; Slater-Santini, Julie (Winter) Jassim, Raad (Summer)
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CFIN 522 Applied Topics: Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : Concepts and techniques developed in earlier courses are extended and/or applied to problems faced by managers in Corporate Finance. Such problems include: working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital and mergers and acquisitions. Stresses the application of theory and techniques; and makes extensive use of case studies.
Terms: Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Fazal, Zeeshanali (Winter) Aboulamer, Anas (Summer)
Prerequisite: CFIN 512
CGA Requirement
CMA Requirement
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CFIN 525 Treasury Management (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : This course deals with the key aspects of short-term financial management. Describes a framework for decision making followed by a brief introduction to the Canadian banking and payments system from the perspective of the corporate treasurer. Corporate cash planning and forecasting will also be studied, followed by description of collection and disbursement systems in Canada. Strategies for the management of short-term investment and borrowing portfolios are described, including the available instruments for management of interest rate and foreign exchange risk.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Slater-Santini, Julie (Fall) Slater-Santini, Julie (Winter)
Prerequisite: CACC 521
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CFIN 530 Investment Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : Deals with security analysis and investment techniques covering the different types and classes of securities. The sources of information, methods of compiling statistics, and assessment of comparative values are discussed, together with portfolio objectives and differing philosophies of investment management. Broad economic trends and international political climates affecting security values are analyzed.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Jassim, Raad (Fall) Jassim, Raad (Winter)
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CFIN 540 Introduction to International Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : The international financial environment as it affects the multinational manager. In-depth study of the various balance of payments concepts, adjustment of the external balance, and the international monetary systems, will be followed by a review of theory and institutional aspects of the foreign exchange and the international markets.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Aboulamer, Anas (Fall) Jassim, Raad (Winter)
Prerequisite: CFIN 512
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CMR2 542 Marketing Principles and Applications (3 credits)
Overview
Marketing : Covers the different aspects of marketing operations: the marketing concept, the analysis and research of market opportunities, the planning, implementation, and control of the marketing program (Product, Promotion, Distribution, and Pricing). The course focuses on Canadian market environment and Canadian marketing institutions. Lectures and case studies on an individual basis and/or involving team work will be used.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Moscovitz, David Lewis; Keller, Wendy Ilse (Fall) Moscovitz, David Lewis; Dracopoulos, George (Winter) Moscovitz, David Lewis (Summer)
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CMS2 521 Applied Management Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Science (CCE) : Statistical methods used in a variety of business situations, emphasizing application and providing a working knowledge of the most widely-used techniques. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability distributions; sampling procedures and distributions; inferential statistics including estimation; hypothesis testing and Anova; simple linear, multiple regression and correlation; time series and forecasting.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: MacKenzie, Kenneth; Brown, Grant (Fall) Golovina, Galina; Graham, Jim Norman (Winter) Sabih, Amar (Summer)
Prerequisite: CMS2 500 or the Exemption by Examination Test
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CORG 551 Behaviour in Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : The implications for management and the essential concepts of social psychology such as motivation, perception, attitude change and organization. Group and organizational dynamics will be the major emphasis of the course. Classroom discussion and student participation is encouraged.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Fraser, Linda (Fall) Callender, Shauna; Fraser, Linda (Winter) Fraser, Linda (Summer)
Complementary Course (3 credits)
3 credits from:
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CCLW 511 Law 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Law (CCE) : Sources and administration of law; the Canadian Constitution and the division of powers; the Quebec Civil Code, comprising the law of persons, the law of property, obligations, contracts, sale, lease and hire, mandate, suretyship, hypothecs and prescription.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Cox, Robert (Fall) Cox, Robert (Winter) Sepinwall, Bernard (Summer)
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CFIN 590 Topics in Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance (CCE) : Specialized course covering an advanced topic in the finance area selected from current issues or themes in literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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CGM2 510 Project Management: Tools & Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Management : Focus on main concepts and theories of project management from initiation to close-out. Topics include: project life cycle, planning, scheduling, implementing, monitoring, controlling, close-out and ethics. The concepts presented apply to projects of various sizes, types and degrees of complexity.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2013
Instructors: Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Fall) Kamel, Michael Ezzat; Farha, Shadi (Winter) Champenois, Christian; Gauthier, Sylvain (Summer)
Restrictions: Open to students currently in a program. Not open to Special Students.
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CMIS 541 Information Systems for Managers (3 credits)
Overview
Management Information Systems : Introduces the importance of Information Systems (IS) in organizations and issues associated with managing these. Provides a strategic view of IS and Information Technology (IT). Students will be presented with managerial, informational and technological issues related to the management of IT, and with a framework to better manage them. Class discussions, case analysis, presentations.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Soliman, Moataz (Winter)
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CPL2 552 Strategic Management (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : Includes analysis of major forces driving organizations, explores mission development, goal selection, corporate strategy, policy formulation for the benefit of all stakeholders. Discusses situations confronting senior managers in the competitive environment, includes topics such as the identification and evaluation of strategic alternatives, the management of control processes for increased productivity, etc.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Hollingworth, Mark (Fall)
Prerequisite: Advanced student
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CPL2 553 Small Business Management (3 credits)
Overview
Policy : This course will focus on the concepts and activities of entrepreneurship in the small business environment. Through the analysis of small business situations and the study of related case material, students will learn the fundamental actions required in practice to start and manage a small business. Skill acquisition will be oriented toward learning to prepare a business plan.
Terms: Fall 2012, Winter 2013
Instructors: Horowitz, David (Fall) Horowitz, David (Winter)
Or any other 500- or 600-level course offered and approved by Career and Professional Development.
School of Continuing Studies—2012-2013 (last updated Apr. 29, 2013) (disclaimer)