ADMN 4606 Business Strategy and Policy I
Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the 3rd and 4th year of the BBA and students in the BComm.
Offered: Offered every year.

Hours: Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits: 3

Description:
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the areas of business policy and strategic planning. Through the use of cases, readings and lectures the course aims to provide an awareness of overall organizational goals, company capabilities and strategic environmental opportunities.

 

ADMN 4607 Business Strategy and Policy II
Prerequisite: ADMN 4606
Offered: Offered every year.

Hours: Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits: 3

Description:
This course emphasizes strategy implementation as opposed to strategy formulation. Using techniques introduced in Business Strategy and Policy I, company wide objectives are established leading to the planning and implementation of departmental policies and activities. The challenges associated with implementing and consolidating firm-wide changes in direction and changes in departmental activities are explored from a variety of perspectives. Classes and assignments will feature group discussion, case studies and the submission of a major report. This course may be team-taught by faculty members in the School of Business and Economics.4006 Management of Innovation and Technology
 

TMGT4006 Management of innovation and Technology

Prerequisite: ADMN 3046, ADMN 3116 AND ADMN 3837
Antirequisite: ADMN 3657
Offered: Offered in 2008-2009.

Hours: Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits: 3

Description:
This course introduces future managers of innovation and technology to the unique issues that they will face. This course discusses the process of turning ideas into innovation, the strategic issues of technological leadership and followership and those all too common corporate practices that prevent ideas from becoming innovations. Among others, specific issues to be discussed will include knowledge management practices, project management theories, life cycle costing and lead user programs. Students will also be exposed to practical management tools that they can use to manage specific innovation and technological changes.