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MGT Commerce Programs CoursesMGT120H1 Introduction to the theory and concepts of financial accounting. Students learn how to construct and interpret financial statements. Topics include an introductory understanding of accounting and the context within which accounting occurs. MGT 120H is a course aimed at students who wish to apply for enrolment in the Program in Commerce and Finance. Enrolment in MGT 120H is restricted. Priority is given to students entering the University with an expressed interest in studying Commerce and Economics. MGT 120H does not count as a distribution requirement course MGT123H1 Basic understanding of cost accounting as used in manufacturing, merchandising, and
service industries. Topics include the purposes of cost accounting, cost classification
and behaviour, costing systems, estimation of costs, and the use of costs in
Cost-volume-profit analysis. Computer applications are used when appropriate. MGT123H does not count as a distribution requirement course MGT220H1 Expands the analysis of financial accounting beyond MGT120H.
Technical topics include accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, capital assets,
depreciation, depletion, and earnings per share. Emphasis also on applied decision-making
and professional judgement in accounting. MGT224H1 Examines the framework within which financial reporting decisions are made in Canada.
Accounting policy issues dealing with measurement and disclosure of information in
financial statements are analyzed with the focus on developing professional judgement. MGT252H1 An introduction to the basic concepts of market definition, consumer behaviour, and the
principal marketing functions: product line development, pricing, distribution, promotion,
salesforce management, advertising, research, and planning. MGT262H1 Theoretical ideas and practical applications concerning the behaviour of individuals
and groups in organizations. We explore relevant problems confronting management:
motivation, influence, communication, supervision, decision-making, work force diversity. MGT295Y0 The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer in Jerusalem, Hong Kong and Siena) MGT310Y1 Micro-economic tools relevant to management. Fall term focus is the firm in the market.
Topics include static and dynamic price competition, entry games, product differentiation,
and vertical contracts between firms. Spring term focus is organizational incentives with
the firm. Topics include internal labour markets, compensation, recruitment, promotion and
turnover. In the B.Com. Program this course qualifies as either a Commerce or an Economics
course. (Given by the Department of Economics) MGT321H1 A study of the concepts and theory underlying audit practice. Cases are used to develop
professional judgement and skills useful in practice. MGT322H1 Examines several current measurement and disclosure issues in financial reporting.
Topics include: measurement models, measuring and reporting pensions, financial reporting
of corporate income taxes, etc. The emphasis is on developing both professional judgement
in decision making and a defensible approach to using the authoritative and other relevant
literature. MGT323H1 Introduction to the different contexts in which costs need to be determined for goods
sold internally, externally, domestically, and internationally. Other topics include
appropriate cost structures for centralized, decentralized, and matrix forms of
organizations and costs for long term capital projects. MGT330H1 Security analysis and portfolio management. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of bonds
and common stocks. MGT331Y1 The financial decision-making process including the financing, investment, and dividend
decisions of the firm. Institutional aspects of finance, with emphasis on the
characteristics of various debt and equity instruments available in Canadian capital
markets. MGT337Y1 Valuation models, cost of capital, capital budgeting, investment under uncertainty, the
use of leverage, dividend policy, and the financial environment within which Canadian
companies operate. The characteristics of various debt and equity instruments available in
the Canadian capital market. MGT353H1 An applications-oriented course intended to develop the analytic skills required of
marketing managers. The course is designed to improve skills in analyzing marketing
situations, identifying market opportunities, developing marketing strategies, making
concise recommendations, and defending these recommendations. MGT363H1 The course covers the relationship between design and effectiveness; the impact and
determinants (environment, technology, competitiveness, size, life-cycle, communication
needs) of an organization’s form as well as the difficulties of re-framing
organizations. MGT371H1 This course helps students use, develop, and manage computer-based systems. The first
half covers the basic features of hardware, software, communications, and databases. The
second half examines how users, businesses, the economy, and society are affected by the
development of this technology. No previous background in computing is assumed. MGT374H1 Operations management is concerned with the facilities and their operation to deliver
the goods and services of the organization. The course develops this theme and gives a
theoretical framework for managing operations. Some of the major themes include aggregate
planning, materials management, and inventory control. This course introduces students to
modern quantitative and computing tools necessary for in-depth operational analysis and
planning. MGT393H1 An introduction for commerce students to the Canadian legal system focusing on business entities, the structure of the Canadian court system, the various elements of contract law and the law of negligence. MGT394H1 This course builds on the legal principles developed in Legal I and canvasses other
areas of law that impact on a business entity. Topics dealt with are the Sales of Goods
Act and relevant consumer protection legislation, employment law, environmental law, the
Personal Property Security Act and the rights of the secured creditor. MGT401H1/402H1 Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the
approval of the Director of Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. MGT403Y1/404Y1 Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the
approval of the Director of Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. MGT411H1/412H1/413H1/414H1/415H1/416H1/417H1/418H1/419H1 Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Commerce website for course description and prerequisites MGT421H1 The course focuses on the reasoning and evidence theory underlying audit decision
making. Coverage includes professional judgement, statistical auditing, assurance
engagement, and public sector auditing. MGT422H1 This course investigates strategies and procedures used to audit computerized
accounting systems based upon their special control characteristics. Special attention is
devoted to computerized statistical procedures. MGT423H1 This is the first of two courses in federal income tax law. It is designed to give the
student a basic understanding of the Income Tax Act and its administration. This is
achieved by applying the law to practical problems and case settings. Topics covered
include: residence, employment income, property income, business income, capital gains,
computation of taxable income and tax for individuals, and trusts. MGT426H1 The emphasis in this course is on accounting issues and practices relating to long-term
investments, consolidations, foreign transactions and foreign investments. International
accounting issues are also introduced. MGT428H1 Management control includes all the processes and systems, many accounting-based, by
which key managers allegedly ensure that resources are acquired and used effectively and
efficiently in the accomplishment of an organization’s goals. The case method is used
to provide an understanding of the issues and environment of management control. MGT429H1 This is the second of two courses in federal income tax law. It is designed to give the
student an understanding of the more complex issues of Canadian Income Tax Law and tax
planning. This is achieved through a combination of lectures and the application of the
law to practical problems and case settings. Topics include computation of corporate
taxes, integration, corporate reorganizations, surplus distributions, partnerships and
trusts. MGT431H1 Application and development of the ideas in MGT 337Y
to corporate finance problems such as initial public offerings and project evaluation. MGT438H1 Analysis of derivative instruments such as futures contracts, put and call options and
swaps. Emphasis is placed on the valuation of these instruments as a foundation for
valuing complex securities. MGT439H1 International Financial markets, exchange rates, forward markets, interest rate parity.
International dimensions of investment, including both portfolio and foreign direct
investment. International dimensions of corporate finance, including valuation and the
cost of capital of foreign investments. MGT452H1 The emphasis in this course is on marketing decision making in a dynamic environment.
Building on the concepts and skills developed in MGT353H,
the course focuses on the major decisions facing marketing managers in the attempt to
harmonize the resources of the organization with the opportunities in the market. MGT453H1 Marketing research is studied from the perspective of the marketing manager. The course
focuses on the initiation, design, and interpretation of research as an aid to marketing
decision making. Case studies and projects are used to provide students with some
practical research experiences. MGT454H1 This course focuses on a specific theoretical or functional area of marketing. The area
of concentration depends on the instructor. Examples of areas that may be covered include
current issues in consumer behaviour, advertising, industrial marketing, or retailing. MGT460H1 Human resource management is studied from the perspective of the manager/practitioner.
The course focuses on current theory and practices in the major functions of human
resource management. Class exercises and projects are used to provide students with some
practical HR experience. MGT491H1 Focuses on developing an understanding of the fundamentals of doing business in an
international environment. Based on the application of management theory (trade theory,
foreign exchange, foreign direct investment, theory of the multinational) to the strategic
management problems of organizing business in the international arena. MGT492H1 Models of firms and industries are used to study the content and development of
strategy. The course covers the analysis of competitive challenges, the deployment of key
resources and the choice of goals. It provides a managerial perspective on the crafting of
successful strategic initiatives. MGT493H1 Skills needed to set up and run a small business. Development of a business plan.
Securing financing. Finding and keeping customers. Operations management. Aspects of
legal, financial and taxation concerns of smaller businesses. |
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