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 2012 and Winter 2013:

• DSR2010 Corporate Social Responsibility (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives: The objective of this course is to enable the student to develop an integrated understanding of the notion of corporate social responsibility, regarding challenges related to (a) the role of the enterprise in society and (b) the nature of its links with stakeholders. It also aims at familiarizing the student with key debates related to this notion and the relationship among social responsibility, sustainable development, ethics and strategic decisions.
    Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:
    − understand, situate and apply several concepts that are likely to confront the firm in terms of the relationship with its environment, such as those concerning corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, ethical decision-making, and corporate governance;
    − understand and apply models explaining the links between the firm and its social, economical and environmental settings at the local, national and international levels;
    − develop skills to make discerning decisions concerning the types of relationships to be established with the firm’s different stakeholders;
    − develop analytical skills and critical judgement concerning contemporary phenomena and issues such as the triple bottom line andcertification movements, and offer solid reflection about the appropriate view of the firm regarding these issues.
    
    
• DSR4700 International Management and Cultures (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : The purpose of this course is to provide a systematic review of the theoretical frameworks and best practices in international business and cross-cultural management. The completion of this course will enable participants to understand and analyze the global environment and the cross-cultural management processes implemented by multinational enterprises. In addition, students will be able to propose practical solutions to complex international business problems. 
    More specifically, upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
    − understand regulations that enhance and those that constrain business activity, and assess and compare business environments among countries, using several indicators proposed by the World Bank: starting a business, hiring and firing workers, enforcing contracts, getting credit, paying taxes, trading across borders, closing a business, etc.;
    − analyze the globalization dimensions, the industry globalization drivers and the global strategy levers that apply to a specific business situation and/or international firm;
    − identify and analyze the conflicting forces for global integration and coordination, and for local differentiation and responsiveness, and their impact on the competitive advantage of MNEs competing in cross-cultural and multi-cultural work environments;
    − understand the three types of Headquarters Orientation toward subsidiaries in an international enterprise (its EPG profile) and their implications for its international marketing mix, and perform a critical analysis of the fit between an MNE’s EPG profile and its international strategy; 
    − understand how culture influences management practices and decisions, and apply various techniques of managing in different cultures to a real business situation;
    − understand the challenges that expatriates face with implementing strategy, structure and systems in cross-cultural and multicultural management, and make recommendations relevant to a particular situation;
    − understand Hofstede’s dimensions of culture and other alternative cultural models and apply these theories to practical business situations;
    − perform a Country Analysis and design a foreign market entry strategy for a specific foreign country.
    
    
• ECO3550 International Economic Relations (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives  : The objective of this course is to improve students’ understanding of the theoretical, institutional and political aspects of markets for goods, services and capital. Course content: Origins and destinations of international flows of goods and services. Main explanatory theories of the structure of world trade. Impacts of international trade on countries’ growth, welfare, level of development and income distribution. Instruments and conduct of trade policy: tariff and non-tariff policies restricting trade between countries. The role of international institutions in the development of export markets. Progressive elimination of barriers to international exchanges: multilateralism and regional agreements. Two experiences: the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. International mobility of capital and labour: multinational enterprises and brain drain. International trade, labour standards and environmental protection. Balance of payments, exchange rate regimes and the international monetary system. 
  • Prerequisite : ECO1300 Microeconomic Analysis. 

• ECO5550 Currencies and International Financial Markets (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This course aims to familiarize the student with the theoretical, institutional and political aspects of economic analysis as applied to international monetary and financial relations. 
  • Course content :   The environment of international financial markets: equities, bonds and foreign exchange markets. Balances of payments and the evolution of the international monetary system. Foreign exchange markets: systems of fixed and flexible exchange rates. Impacts on currencies of inflation and interest rates changes. Firm strategies for dealing with exchange risk: instruments for hedging and hedging strategies, cash management and operations financing. Macroeconomic policies in the open economy: monetary crises and speculative attacks, coordination of national economic policies. Nations indebtedness and its consequences.
  • Prerequisite : ECO2400 Macroeconomic Analysis. 

• EUT1072 Sustainable Development in Management (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This course aims at developingthe 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 become familiar 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.)
  • Course objectives : 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 of the firm.
  • Prerequisite : SCO1200 Introduction to accounting. 

• MET4261 Operations Management (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This course aims at providing a current and thorough introduction to managing operations in manufacturing and services settings. Thus, the student will have the opportunity (i) to become familiar with the operational challenges that managers meet in their daily work, (ii) to understand the extent to which operations management is a core function in any organization, and (iii) to be introduced to operations management concepts, methods, principles and techniques which aim at supporting managers in their quest for operational excellence. Accordingly, the learning is focused on the following main themes: supply chain management, operations planning and control, operational excellence and information systems used in operations management.
  • Course content : Productivity, supply chain performance, capacity management processes, mapping, improvement tools, production planning and control, inventory management, scheduling and schedule planning, performance measurement.
  • Prerequisite : MET2080 Statistical Methods. 

• MKG3300 Marketing (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This marketing management course is designed to help students better understand the role marketing plays in business decisions. Such a course needs to provide students with a strong conceptual understanding of the field. Students will also develop greater insight into the complex area of marketing decision making and what marketing managers need to do in order to be effective. The course presents numerous concepts and decision making tools relevant to marketing strategy planning. In particular, students will become more proficient at understanding buyer behaviour and segmentation analysis, pricing, and market distribution. Moreover, students will acquire skills that will enable them to prepare marketing plans. As the vast majority of students taking this introductory course will not have marketing as their career choice,an additional pedagogical component provides students with a broader view of marketing. Marketing is much more than just a management discipline serving the needs of business organizations. It is a major social force shaping society; and as a social process, it is partly responsible for our standard of living. Marketing affects and is affected by changes in the economy and in society. Marketing is a social science serving all of mankind. The broader dimensions of marketing, referred to as macromarketing, study the externalities or spillover effects of marketing over time. Marketing existed long before the Industrial Revolution and was a major force in the development of a market economy. Some historical developments of marketing are presented to make sure students realize that what we have achievedtoday is not necessarily new, cutting-edge business/marketing knowledge. 

• MKG5305 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
  • Course content : Models of consumer behaviour.Group and environmental psychological variables. Interactions: learning, information processing and perception.Predispositions: motivation, personality and attitudes. Changing attitudes: regulatory theories: involvement and attribution. Group variables: reference groups, peers and family. Environmental variables: milieu, social class, lifestyle; situations.Consumer behaviour and marketing communications.
  • Prerequisite : MKG3300 Marketing. 

• MKG5321 International Marketing (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This course proposes an analysis of the marketing organisation, functions, and operations of a firm working in foreign markets. It aims, first of all, to develop or reinforce within the student a positive attitude vis-à-vis the international dimension of marketing. Secondly, it aims to familiarize him or her with the principal decisions and responsibilities that a marketing manager faces when having to operate in a foreign market, namely, the search for and selection of foreign markets, segmentation and positioning decisions within these markets, and decisions related to product adaptation, pricing, promotion and distribution within the chosen markets. Finally, the course provides the student with the skills necessary to enable him or her to develop an international marketing plan for a product or service.
  • Course content : Origins, development and specific characteristics of international marketing; international marketing and culture; sources of information on international markets.The internationalization decision of 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 SMEs; emerging markets.
  • Prerequisite : MKG3300 Marketing. 

• ORH1163 Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : 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 develop a diagnostic and critical approach to the following topics: a historical perspective of organizational behaviour as a management science, the individual’s perceptions, values, attitudes, learning mode and motivation to work, relational processes and the influence of groups, including the effects of cultural diversity and the impact of organizational structure and technology on employee conduct, performance and satisfaction. 

• ORH1600 Introduction to the Management of Human Resources (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of the management of human resources in organizations and to familiarize them with the roles, responsibilities and major activities of human resource management, including recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, compensation, work organization, health/safety, labour relations and planning. It promotes a systems approach that encorages students to consider the factors of the local, and in some cases international, environment, in choosing human resource management activities. 

• SCO2000 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
  • Course objectives : 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 improve organizational performance and assist in decision making.
    The different concepts are presented from a decision making perspective rather than an accounting entry perspective. Accounting journal entries are not covered; and all the course subjects are presented so as to help future managers understand the fundamentals of Management Accounting without becoming experts.
  • Course content :  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 overview of 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.
  • Prerequisite : SCO1200 Introduction to accounting.
    

Notes:
− These courses are offered in BOTH the fall and winter semesters.
– Course weight: 3 North American credits (6 ECTS credits)
– Contact hours: 45 hours including exams

Undergraduate Programs | Courses Given in Spanish

The following undergraduate course will be offered in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013:

• 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.