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MGT Commerce CoursesFor
Distribution Requirement purposes, all MGT courses
(except COM 110H and MGT 120H, which have NO degree requirement status) are
classified as SOCIAL SCIENCE courses. Y = Full Course; H = Half-Course. For information on calculating “Course Load” and on “Dropping Courses,” see Section 4.
COM110H Introduction to study of Economics and Management, and their sub-disciplines, that comprises Commerce. Enrolment in COM 110H is restricted to first year students admitted to the Commerce admission category. (A joint course offered by the Rotman School of Management and the Department of Economics.)
MGT120H1
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.
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 on implications for valuation
analysis.
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.
Expands the
analysis of financial accounting beyond MGT220H. Technical topics include
accounting for leases, capital assets, revenue recognition, intangibles and
contongencies. Emphasis on implication for valuation and analysis.
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. The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer in Jerusalem, Hong Kong and Siena)
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) Prerequisite: ECO200Y/206Y, ECO220Y/227Y/STA(250H, 255H)/(257H, 261H)
A study of the concepts and theory underlying
audit practice. Cases are used to develop professional judgement and skills
useful in practice.
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.
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.
Security analysis and portfolio management.
Emphasis is placed on an analysis of bonds and common stocks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The course
focuses on the reasoning and evidence theory underlying audit decision making.
Coverage includes professional judgement, statistical auditing, assurance
engagements, and public sector auditing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Application and
development of the ideas in MGT 337Y to corporate finance problems such as
initial public offerings and project evaluation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Focuses on
developing an understanding of the fundamentals of doing business in an
international environment. Based on the application of management theory
(trade theory, modes of entry, foreign direct investment, theory of the
multinational) to the strategic management problems of organizing business in
the international arena.
Focuses on
industry analysis and different models of the firm.The key questions addressed
are: "why do some firms succeed where others fail?" and "what strategy should
a firm employ to reach its goals?"
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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