Courses Given in English and Spanish

In the undergraduate (BA) programs, the language of instruction is predominantly French. Several courses are offered in English and one course is offered in Spanish. In the graduate (Master’s) programs, the language of instruction is French exclusively.

Undergraduate Programs | Courses Given in English

The following undergraduate courses will be offered in Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 :

• DSR2010 Corporate Social Responsibility (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• DSR4700 International Management and Cultures (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• ECO3550 International Economic Relations (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• ECO5550 Currencies and International Financial Markets (3 cr.) (Winter 2012)
  • Description : To be completed.
• EUT1072 Sustainable Development in Management (3 cr.)
  • Description : This course aims at developing students' knowledge and skills required for the integration of the principles of sustainable development in the management of organizations. More specifically, this course will enable students to understand the links between economic development and major contemporary environmental issues, to deepen their knowledge of the principles of sustainable development and their applications in the context of public policies leading to sustainable economic development, and finally, to be introduced with different strategies and practices of green management.
  • Course content : environmental issues, externalities, main approaches and principles of intervention, main economic indicators, local implications, urban planning and land management, green profitability and practices of sustainable management, the environmental industry and business opportunities related to sustainable development.
• FIN3500 Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • Description : This course aims at introducing students to financial analysis and forecasting, corporate financing and financial resources allocation within the firm.
  • Course content : technical analysis and forecasting, mathematics of finance, choice of investments and cost of capital, mergers and acquisitions, management of cash and receivable accounts, sources of funding for short, medium and long term projects, optimal financial structure and dividend policy.
  • Prerequisite : SCO1200 Introduction to accounting.
• MET4261 Operations Management (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• MKG3300 Marketing (3 cr.)
  • Description : This course aims at enabling students to acquire a basic knowledge of marketing (concepts, methodology, etc.), to become aware of the social issues raised by the discipline and to evaluate it critically. Upon completing the course, students will have acquired a theoretical and practical knowledge of the main topics of marketing, among which are the theories of consumer behavior, marketing research, the « marketing mix », etc.
  • Course content: concept of marketing, consumerism, consumer behavior, market segmentation, planning and information systems, research and forecasting, product, service, price and distribution, communication, advertising, promotion and sales.
• MKG5305 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• MKG5321 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • Learning targets :
    • Development of global abilities : the course aims to enable students to develop international marketing strategies for firms.
    • Development of specific abilities :
      • to identify current international issues, including ethical issues, and their impact on international marketing strategies;
      • to search for information on international markets;
      • to present the main steps of decision processes in international marketing;
      • to use diagnostic tools to evaluate opportunities and challenges of internationalization in one or many markets depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the organization;
      • to propose a global strategy for selecting external markets and modes of entry to benefit from internationalization while accounting for the diversity of environments;
      • to identify cultural differences affecting international marketing strategies while accounting for the decision maker’s cultural biases;
      • to set up product, price, promotion and distribution strategies targeted to specific geographical segmented markets;
      • to use new technologies for the implementation of marketing strategies;
      • to adapt marketing strategies to the characteristics of the management and organization of SMEs;
      • to identify opportunities and challenges specific to emerging markets;
      • to communicate efficiently international marketing strategies.
  • Course content : Origins, development and specific characteristics of international marketing; international marketing and culture; sources of information on international markets. The internationalization decision of the firms (external and internal diagnostic tools); strategic planning (market selection and entry modes); marketing mix (product, distribution, price, promotion). New technologies; international entrepreneurship and international marketing of SME; emerging markets.
• ORH1163 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
  • Description : This course aims at introducing students to the adaptive processes of the employee in the workplace under the combined influence of variables specific to individuals, groups and the organization itself and its socioeconomic environment.  Under this perspective, students will be led to develop a diagnostic and critical approach to the following topics: a historical perspective of organizational behavior as a management science, the person's perceptions, values, attitudes, its learning mode and motivation to work, the relational processes and the influence of groups, including the effects of cultural diversity and the impact of organizational structure and technology on the conduct, the performance and the employees’ satisfaction.
• ORH1600 Introduction to the Management of Human Resources (3 cr.)
  • Description : To be completed.
• SCO2000 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • Description : The course presents three management accounting methods: basic methods to calculate costs, methods to help evaluate projects, and an overview of current management accounting methods to help organizational performance and decision making. The different concepts are presented in a decision making perspective and not an accounting entry perspective. Accounting journal entries are not covered; and all the course subjects are presented in a way to help future managers understand the fundamentals of Management Accounting without becoming experts.
  • The course deals with fundamental Management Accounting concepts and introduces current themes such as just-in time (JIT), total quality management (TQM), balanced scorecards, theory of constraints and activity based costing (ABC). In addition, practical applications in various organizations are observed to give students an overall view of the Managing Accounting practice. Practical applications in industries such as retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, service providers, etc. are presented. Questions related to ethics and international affairs are studied to contribute to the openness of future managers towards international management.

Undergraduate Programs | Courses Given in Spanish

The following undergraduate course will be offered in Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 :

• ORH1163-66 Comportamiento organizacional (3 cr.)
  • Descripción : El objetivo del curso es el de introducir al estudiante a los procesos adaptativos del empleado en su medio laboral bajo la influencia conjunta de variables propias a los individuos, los grupos y la organización misma, así como a su entorno socioeconómico. Siguiendo esta perspectiva, el estudiante desarrollará un acercamiento diagnóstico y crítico en cuanto al contenido de los siguientes temas: una perspectiva histórica del comportamiento organizacional como ciencia de la administración, la persona, sus percepciones, sus valores, sus actitudes, sus aprendizajes, su motivación en el trabajo, los procesos de relaciones y de influencia de los grupos, el desempeño y la satisfacción de los empleados. Este curso implica el uso intensivo de tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación. El estudiante deberá prever el acceso a un ordenador personal (computadora personal) y a Internet.