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Advanced Business Management and E-Commerce Co-op Program

The Advanced Business Management and E-Commerce program gives the student the necessary skills to be competitive in the business and information technology world today. The future job prospects for this group remain at “above average” with projected new jobs and openings due to retirements (between 2010 and 2015) remaining high. Employment growth projections vary considerably between occupations. These variations will depend mainly on the prospects for economic growth in each industrial sector, but will also depend on each industry’s business structure and on the impact technology has on middle management functions in large organizations.

Managers are found throughout all industries and government. There is a great variation not only in the work settings but also in the working conditions among these managerial groups. Managers plan, organize, direct and control the activities of the branch or department for which they are responsible or the business they operate. They also develop and implement policies and systems for their branch or department.

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Entrance Requirements: Grade 12/GED or mature student status. Applicants must successfully complete the admissions interview and entrance assessments.

Total Program Hours: 1960 Hours
Full-time Program Length: 98 Weeks (22.8 Months).
Co-op Work Term: 980 Hours (49 Weeks) – Work Placement Overview.

Career Opportunities: Marketing Coordinator; Entrepreneur; Advertising Coordinator; Regional Sales Coordinator; Technical Sales, Administrative Officer, Payroll Support. Progression to senior and managerial positions is possible with experience.

Credits may be applicable to Sprott-Shaw Degree Program.

Program may not be available at all campuses. Program content is subject to change.

Courses

AC111 – 40 hours
Computerized Accounting Principles

  • Theory & practice of double-entry bookkeeping (manual)
  • Intro to QuickBooks Pro

AC210 – 40 hours
Small Business Reporting

  • Bookkeeping tasks using QuickBooks Pro
  • Inventory, GL, AP, AR, Year End, business reports, statements

AC211 – 40 hours
Business Accounting

  • Simply computer application of journals & ledgers
  • Prerequisite: AC111

AC212 – 40 hours
Payroll and Inventory Control

  • Payroll, inventory (done manually & in Simply)
  • Bank reconciliation

AD001 – 10 hours
Foundations of Technologies

  • Computer basics/file management
  • Internet/email/keyboarding

AD111 – 40 hours
Word Processing Applications

  • MS Word editing, layout, templates, styles and sections, mail merge, tables, charts, desktop publishing

AD121 – 40 hours
Spreadsheet Applications

  • MS Excel worksheets (formulas/functions)
  • Organize & analyze worksheet data

AD131 – 40 hours
Database Applications

  • Enter & maintain MS Access database
  • Reports, design queries, macros

GE001 – 10 hours
Foundations for Success

  • Goal setting, note taking, problem solving, team work
  • Overview of policies & procedures

GE111 – 40 hours
Critical Skills in Communication

  • Research, prepare, deliver presentations

GE112 – 40 hours
College Writing

  • English grammar review
  • Memos, email, letters
  • Critical thinking

GE121 – 40 hours
Career Planning and Management

  • Interview techniques
  • Create an employment package

GE122 – 40 hours
Dynamics of Customer Service

  • Effective customer service & support
  • Problem solving – theory & applications

GE131 – 40 hours
Powerful Presentations

  • Effective presentation using MS PowerPoint

HR111 – 40 hours
Operational Human Resources

  • Analysis of job descriptions
  • Recruitment, orientation, training
  • Current HR trends and issues

HR112 – 40 hours
Employer and Employee Relations

  • Occupational health and safety
  • Labour relations

MG111 – 40 hours
Administrative Management Principles

  • Strategic workplace management
  • Ethics, planning, job design, organization structure

MG112 – 40 hours
Management Leadership

  • Effective problem solving and decision making
  • Managerial roles and skills

MG121 – 40 hours
Negotiation and Conflict Management Strategies

  • Defining negotiation
  • Conflict diagnosis-systems approach

MK111 – 40 hours
Contemporary Marketing

  • Current marketing terminology
  • Strategic planning
  • Market research, sales, promotion
  • Group dynamics

MK112 – 40 hours
Marketing Research and Planning

  • Marketing strategies / plans
  • Case studies

MK121 – 40 hours
Sales Strategies

  • Sales presentations
  • Client relationships
  • Professionalism

MK131 – 40 hours
E-Commerce Analysis

  • Business model design
  • E-commerce websites
  • Case studies

MK132 – 40 hours
Internet Business Strategies

  • Create, maintain Web presence

COOP49 – 980 hours
Co-Op Work Term (49 weeks) (Comp/Inc)

  • Mandatory schedule of alternating class sessions and work terms.
  • Adherence to the program scheduling format is mandatory and is designed to provide the prospective candidate with valuable exposure to language usage in a work setting.
  • The alternating classroom sessions allow the student to maximize the lessons taught within the curriculum.