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 University of Calgary Calendar 2016-2017 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions M Management Studies MGST
Management Studies MGST
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Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.
 
Junior Course
 
Management Studies 217       Introduction to Business Analytics

Introduction to data representation and analysis. Students will think critically about business problems, gather, evaluate, analyze and synthesize relevant data, and create insightful models to improve the quality of decisions. Communicating and presenting quantitative analysis to lead managerial decision making will be emphasized while continuing to advance both individual and group leadership skills.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business Bachelor of Commerce program.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 217 and Business and Environment 291 will not be allowed.
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Senior Courses
 
Management Studies 391       Business Analytics

Business Analytics uses data, information technology, statistical analysis, and quantitative methods to build models that help managers gain improved insight about their business processes and make better, fact-based decisions. Students will analyze complex business problems and apply higher-level modelling techniques including optimization, simulation, decision analysis, queuing theory and forecasting.


Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-3T)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, Mathematics 249 or 251 or 265 or 281, Statistics 217, Management Studies 217 and Strategy and Global Management 217.
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Management Studies 451       Corporate Governance and Ethical Decision-Making
Develop an increased awareness of the importance of corporate governance systems and strong financial decision making systems in developing effective business enterprises.  Specific emphasis on the resolution of agency problems, the role of the board of directors, compensation systems and financial modelling.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business Bachelor of Commerce program and 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) including Finance 317.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 451 and any of Business and Environment 291, Management Studies 491, 493 or 495 will not be allowed.
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Management Studies 453       Ethical Leadership
Students will develop skill in applying a variety of different ethics frameworks to problems and an understanding of when various frameworks are most applicable. Critical thinking skills will be honed using cases, readings, class discussions and written opinion. Leadership theories, including gender and cultural influences, will be covered. Students will be able to identify components of their leadership styles in self and others. Tools to operationalize ethical choices will be provided. Students will witness and experience leadership as it progresses from individual to team to organizational to community levels.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business Bachelor of Commerce program and 54 units (9.0 full-course equivalents) including Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics 317.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 453 and any of Business and Environment 291, Management Studies 491, 493 or 495 will not be allowed.
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Management Studies 493       Corporate Governance and Control
Develop an improved awareness of the importance of corporate governance systems in developing effective business enterprises. Specific emphasis on agency problems, the role of the board of directors, and compensation systems.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 84 units (14.0 full-course equivalents) including Finance 317.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 493 and any of 217, 491 or Strategy and Global Management 217 will not be allowed.
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Management Studies 495       Working with People
Development of interpersonal, team, and leadership skills through enhanced self-awareness, and skill application. Topics include teamwork, learning styles, values and personal needs, behavioural styles, individual and group conflict, supportive communications, and other issues. Personal assessment and skill application receive emphasis in this course.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 84 units (14.0 full-course equivalents) including Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics 317.
Corequisite(s): Management Studies 493.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 495 and 217, 491 or Strategy and Global Management 217 will not be allowed.
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Management Studies 511       Leadership Skills: Student Business Start-up
Provides general management skills through hands-on facilitation of a new business start-up. Teaching business basics to elementary school students and guiding them through the start-up, running and shut-down phases of a fundraising business.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business, consent of the Haskayne School of Business and 90 units (15.0 full-course equivalents).
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Management Studies 559       Selected Topics in Management
Examination of selected topics in management.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents).
Notes: For certain topics, consent of the Haskayne School of Business will be required.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Management Studies 571       Management of International Trade
Concepts and skills required to conduct international transactions in goods and services, including contracts, transportation, financing, insurance, customs clearance, compliance with import/export regulations and dispute resolution.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents).
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Management Studies 597       Directed Study in Management Studies
In-depth study in one of the functional areas of business.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to and consent of the Haskayne School of Business and 60 units (10.0 full-course equivalents).
Notes: May be repeated once for credit.
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Graduate Courses
 
Management Studies 601       Skills Development
Introduction to basic MBA Skills required for effective learning throughout the MBA Program.  Specific topics may include business communications and writing, report writing, oral presentations, team roles and responsibilities, critical thinking and case analysis.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 601 and 790.01 will not be allowed.
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Management Studies 611       Managerial Economics
Introduction to economic models for business decision making. Models from microeconomics are applied to provide insight in understanding costs, pricing, industry structure, and competitive interaction. Information economics is used to illustrate principal-agent problems that commonly arise in a business context. Macroeconomic models of supply and demand are applied to illustrate how government policy affects inflation and exchange rates.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
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Management Studies 613       Managerial Decision Modelling
The transformation of raw data into useful information for decision-making. Quantitative models are implemented with spreadsheets to develop skills in generating managerial insight from data and in dealing with uncertainty. Topics covered include basic probability and statistics, decision trees, regression analysis, optimization, and simulation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
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Management Studies 715       Strategic Business Analysis
Introduction to strategic analysis. Integration of learning from various management disciplines through a "field experience" study of a business firm.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Strategy and Global Management 601.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 715 and 615 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Management Studies 615)
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Management Studies 741       Business Process Improvement and Creative Problem Solving
Business process improvement and creative problem solving as critical components of competitiveness. The adjective "business" is used to indicate that the course emphasizes improvements in non-manufacturing processes (of relevance to all organizations) in such areas as development, distribution, financial accounting/planning, order entry, personnel, and purchasing. Topics covered include the relationship to Total Quality Management and Time-Based Competition, incremental versus radical improvement, selection of key processes for study (including bench-marking and the role of capacity constraints), process flow diagramming, Pareto analysis, cause-and-effect analysis, statistical control charts, affinity diagrams, and steps in creative problem solving. Team exercises and projects make up a substantial portion of the course.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Operations Management 601.
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Management Studies 743       International Logistics
The topic of logistics is concerned with managing the activities along a supply chain, from procuring materials to delivering goods that satisfy customers. In today's global economy, both suppliers and customers can be dispersed around the world. In this course students learn the processes required to manage the flow of materials and products from suppliers to customers in order to achieve a competitive advantage. They will study theoretical concepts and evaluate through practical cases how physical distribution, procurement and production can become effective key business supporters.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Operations Management 601.
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Management Studies 751       Global Energy Finance and Accounting
Problems related to evaluating and financing energy enterprises. Financial and accounting principles applied to valuing and financing energy projects. Financial reporting, managerial control systems, theory of financing, valuation, and deal structuring. Focus on private sector energy enterprises.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 603 and Finance 601.
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Management Studies 770       Topics in Leadership
Students near graduation must prepare for the transition from individual contributor to team and organization leader. This course is a comprehensive assessment of leadership from the dimensions of creating a leadership mindset and managing relationships (subordinates, peers, superiors and stakeholders). The topics may be addressed through theory development, simulation, case and experiential methods to provide to a full awareness and appreciation of the corporate responsibility, ethical dilemmas, and societal impacts of decision-making within business, not-for-profit, and institutional leadership environments.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Management Studies 601.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Management Studies 770 and 790.02 will not be allowed.
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PhD Courses
 
Management Studies 773       Multivariate Analysis in Management
Multivariate Analysis in Management is concerned with the study of association among sets of measurements. This multivariate statistics course is intended primarily for PhD students in Management although MBA (Thesis) students pursuing an empirical-based thesis can also benefit. The objective of this course is to introduce graduate students to a variety of multivariate statistical techniques and methods to enable them to effectively carry out an empirical research study in management including the business, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Topics include: introduction to research design and multivariate methods, linear regression, logistic regression, analysis of variance and covariance, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, principal components analysis, common factor analysis, and additional multivariate topics if time permits. The technical level of treatment would require basic understanding of matrix and linear algebra and at least one first level course in statistics. Such preliminary technical understanding will be helpful to appreciate the theory and intuition behind the multivariate techniques. A good blend of technical, conceptual, and practical aspects (using SPSS software) of the course will be maintained.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Management Studies 781       Philosophy of Science in Management Studies
Historical and critical perspectives of classical issues in philosophy of science, nature of scientific explanation, confirmation of scientific theories, theories of truth, distinctions between science and non-science.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Management Studies 783       Advanced Research Methodology and Methods
Research methodology relevant to examination and testing of theoretical and applied issues in management. The development and testing of research concepts; research operations, designs and analysis.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Management Studies 789       Seminar in Management Studies
Intensive study and discussion of current literature and research with respect to selected topics in Management Studies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Management Studies 790       Seminar in Management Studies
Intensive study and discussion of current literature and research with respect to selected topics in Management Studies.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Management Studies 791       Management Education Seminar
Curricular and course design, instructional techniques, instructional tools, teaching styles, career planning and professional ethics. Nature, role and function of universities, and business schools, business school relations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
Notes: Doctoral students whose supervisors are members of the Haskayne School of Business are required to register in this seminar in the second year of doctoral studies.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Management Studies 792       Research Development
Development of research skills through participation in a well defined project under the direct supervision of an experienced researcher.
Course Hours: 6 units; F(1-0)
Prerequisite(s): Management Studies 781 or 783.
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Management Studies 793       Conceptual Frameworks of the Enterprise
Advanced, comparative institutional analysis to explain the choice of the firm's boundaries, the governance mechanisms to manage the interface with the external environment and the internal organizational design, so as to reduce transaction costs and facilitate value creation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Management Studies 794       Theory Development
Processes of building, testing, and disseminating business management theories. Focus on the elements that constitute a theory, requirements for theory validation, and the role of theory in business management research. Analysis of mainstream theories in business management research. Readings include philosophy of science and management research materials on theory development and dissemination.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Management Studies 797       Directed Graduate Study in Management
Coverage of various topics on the basis of student and faculty interest.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Management Studies 799       Topics in Management Studies
Coverage of various topics on the basis of student and faculty interests.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Haskayne School of Business
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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