This course covers three main topics areas. The first topic, basics of insurance, will cover the concept of risk, the insurance industry, insurance contracts and group insurance. The second topic will cover retirement planning and management. Basics of estate planning, the final topic, will include intestacy, wills and power of attorney, probate and forms of property ownership, and family law.

This course offers an overview of the products involved in the financial marketplace. Securities, financial markets, market efficiency, margin accounts, stock valuation, and bond valuation are examined. A review of mutual funds is also done, focusing on the different types of funds, their fees and services, and how to select a fund.

This course covers financial statement preparation and analysis from a personal perspective, and the cash and debt management that flows from these statements. The course explores the structure of personal taxation including the calculations of income deductions and credits. This course also reviews the time value of money and economic concepts applicable to the principal subject areas of financial planning.

This course will examine how information systems are utilized by decision makers to achieve organizational goals. Governance and ethical issues related to IT are explored as well.

This course provides an overview of the human resource function in contemporary business. Specifically, the topics covered include: the legal aspects of HR, HR planning, job analysis and design, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and health and safety.

This course is designed to familiarize the student with current marketing trends and the use of analytical tools to solve real-world problems. A "hands-on" approach will be taken so that the student is able to research, formulate and apply contemporary marketing strategies in order to meet the client's needs.

The solution to marketing problems rests in sound analysis of consumer behavior. Using the case method, you will find a practical outlet for quantitative and qualitative consumer analysis tools. Cases will explore both goods and services marketing in both industrial and consumer environments.

This course is the second of a two part, in-depth course examining the concepts of cost and managerial accounting initiated in BA2130. Topics include the following: cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costing and short-term decision making.

This is the first of a two part, in-depth course examining the concepts of cost and managerial accounting. Major topics include the following: cost-volume profit-analysis, relevant costs and short-term decision making, responsibility accounting, standard costing and variance analysis, and product costing and cost flow.

This course continues the in-depth examination of financial accounting introduced in BA2110. Issues in accounting valuation and income determination and the related disclosure practices and reporting procedures, as recommended by professional accounting associations and applied in business today, are emphasized. The focus is on the capitalization of Canadian corporations and the individual reporting problems associated with corporate income taxes, pensions, leases and the Statement of Cash Flow. The application of accounting concepts to these special areas is discussed.