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Rotman Commerce

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Rotman Commerce at the University of Toronto offers an innovative curriculum combining studies in management, economics, and the liberal arts for an enriched professional undergraduate experience. The program explores the role of commerce in modern society while developing skill and confidence in analysis, effective communications and decision making.

The Bachelor of Commerce degree builds on a common foundation of business and liberal arts courses.  Rotman Commerce students go on to specialize in one of three programs: Accounting, Finance and Economics or Management.  Each program combines courses in management and applied economics with a variety of advanced courses in the liberal arts and sciences.  The balance assures graduates of a solid understanding of business and modern society along with a command of critical skills in decision-making and organizational leadership.

Rotman Commerce graduates frequently become economists, accountants, actuaries, financial analysts, marketing analysts, managers of firms and government, or proprietors of small businesses. Some commerce students elect to undertake post-graduate studies in the form of further university education: law schools and MBA programs have been particularly favoured destinations of recent graduates.

General Enquiries: Rotman Commerce Academic Program Services; Rotman Commerce, 125 St. George Street; email: rotmancommerce.info@utoronto.ca; telephone: 416.978.3339; www.rotmancommerce.utoronto.ca

Faculty from the Rotman School of Management who teach in Rotman Commerce are listed above.

This is a four-year Honours program.

To qualify for a Bachelor of Commerce degree, a student must:

    (a) Complete twenty full-course equivalents, including no more than six 100-series courses;
    (b) Complete one of the Specialist programs – Accounting, Finance and Economics, or Management, (see below);
    (c) For students who began September 2010 or after: complete the Breadth Requirement for BCom students (see below)

    OR

    For students who began degree studies prior to September 2010: complete the Distribution Requirement for BCom students (see below).

    (d) Obtain standing (i.e., complete with a grade of 50% or more or CR) in at least six 300- or 400-series courses, including at least one 400-series course. No more than one 300+ series transfer credit may be counted towards these six. (Students participating in an approved exchange program may count ALL 300+ transfer credits from the exchange towards the required six.)
    (e) Achieve a cumulative GPA of 1.85 or more by the time of graduation.

Graduation

Students who expect to graduate at the end of a given session must use the Student Web Service or notify their College Registrar in writing to make their degree requests by the dates specified in the Calendar. Prospective graduands should receive the following documents from the University:

1. a Program of Study Assessment form (mid-May/late September) from the program sponsor;
2. an email from the Office of Convocation providing details of the convocation ceremony (late March/mid-October);
3. a letter from the Office of the Faculty Registrar confirming degree eligibility (end of May/late October).

Faculty Breadth Requirement for BCom Students

Students beginning degree studies in September 2010 or after are required to complete the following Breadth Requirement as part of their Degree Requirements. Courses in the Faculty of Arts & Science are classified into five Breadth categories by subject content. (Note that some courses are not designated and do not count toward this requirement.). The purpose of the Breadth Requirement is to ensure all students graduating with an Honours degree from the Faculty of Arts & Science have chosen courses across a broad range of subject areas in the Faculty as part of their undergraduate education.

    1. Creative and Cultural Representations
    2. Thought, Belief, and Behaviour
    3. Society and Its Institutions
    4. Living Things and Their Environment
    5. The Physical and Mathematical Universes

Students must take at least 4 full-course equivalents (FCEs) that have been designated as satisfying the Breadth Requirement. To satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, Rotman Commerce students must a) complete at least 1 FCE from Category 1 (Creative and Cultural Representations) AND b) complete at least 1 FCE in each of any 4 of the 5 categories above, OR, at least 1 FCE in each of any 3 of the 5 categories, and at least 0.5 FCE in each of the other 2 categories.

Note that there is no Breadth Requirement status for MGT120H1/MGT201H1, COM110H1, RSM100Y1, and that MAT133Y1 and ECO220Y1 (and courses deemed equivalent in the program requirements in the calendar) cannot be used to satisfy the Breadth Requirement.

A course’s Breadth designation can be found following the course description in the Calendar for the year in which the course is taken.

Courses marked "BR=None" do not count toward any breadth category.

Courses count toward the Breadth Requirement as they have been classified in the Calendar of the year in which they were taken.

Students may count towards the Breadth Requirement any course which has a Breadth designation, and in which they have achieved standing, whether or not the course is used to satisfy a Subject POSt requirement, and whether or not the course was taken as CR/NCR.

Students who transfer from the University of Toronto Mississauga or Scarborough must meet the Rotman Commerce BCom Breadth Requirement.

Faculty Distribution Requirement for BCom Students

Students who began degree studies PRIOR to September 2010 must complete the Faculty Distribution Requirement for BCom students.

As part of the degree requirements for the BCom, students must complete 1 full-course equivalent (FCE) in EACH OF the HUMANITIES, the SOCIAL SCIENCES and the SCIENCES AREAS as defined below:

1. one FCE must be from the Humanities.

2. one FCE must be from the Social Sciences (MGT/RSM courses may be used to meet this requirement with the exception of MGT120H1/MGT201H1, COM110H1, and RSM100Y1 which have NO Distribution Requirement status).

3. one FCE must be from the Sciences, with the following exceptions: ALL 100-series courses in CSC, MAT, STA; STA250H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, STA352Y1.

4. NOTE: transfer students from University of Toronto Mississauga or Scarborough must meet the St. George BCom Distribution Requirement.

• Enrolment in Rotman Commerce programs is limited. Formal program enrolment takes place before entry into second year. The majority of spaces each year will be reserved for students admitted to First Year Rotman Commerce with a guaranteed place in their offer of admission.  A limited number of places may be available for other Arts & Science students not admitted to First Year Rotman Commerce with the guarantee (see below).
• First Year Rotman Commerce Students Admitted with the Rotman Commerce Guarantee:  These students will be offered a space in Rotman Commerce programs after their first year provided they attain a minimum grade in the three required courses (ECO100Y1 and RSM100Y1 each with at least 67% and MAT133Y1 or equivalent with at least 50%) and accumulate a minimum of 4.0 credits. These requirements must be met within one calendar year of their first enrolment in Arts & Science.  (For students beginning in September, the requirements must be completed no later than the end of the following Summer session)
  • Note: students may repeat any of the required courses once, in order to attain the requisite mark. The repeated course(s) must be completed within the calendar year (as per the terms of the guarantee); as such, the repeated course(s) must be taken during the summer session of first-year (i.e. a student may not extend the terms of her/his guarantee in order to attain the minimum marks). Failure to meet any of the above, or failure to finish all the required courses by the end of the summer after first year will result in losing the admission guarantee. None of these courses may be completed using the CR/NCR option).
• Part-Time Students:  Students holding the Rotman Commerce Guarantee, who have applied for and been admitted to Part-Time study, will be assessed for entry into Rotman Commerce programs at the point when they have completed 4.0 credits including the required courses (see above for Rotman Commerce Guarantee).  To qualify under the Part-Time provision, students must have been enrolled in a part-time course load from the beginning of each session. They may repeat each of the required courses once in order to attain the minimum marks.
• Other Students:  Each year, a limited number of spaces in Rotman Commerce will be available to Arts & Science students who were not admitted to the First Year Rotman Commerce category, but who have completed the first-year requirements.
  
  Applications are submitted in late-April/May of each year and admission decisions are made and communicated in late-June. All admission requirements must be completed by May in order to be eligible for admission. Students who have not completed the necessary requirements (see below for specifics) by May must apply for admission the following year.
  • Admission Requirements:
    • Complete RSM100Y1 and ECO100Y1, each with a mark of at least 67%
    • Complete one of MAT133Y1/(135H1, 136H1)/137Y1/(123H1, 124H1)/(125H1, 126H1), with a mark of at least 50% 
    • Attain an average of at least 73% across the 3 qualifying courses (RSM100Y1, ECO100Y1 and MAT133Y1). Note: in the case of repeated attempts, the highest mark attained will be considered when calculating this average
    • Accumulate a minimum of 4.0 credits 
    • Submit an online Personal Statement
    • Admission will be based on marks and the Personal Statement and in some cases, a personal interview
      Note: admission to second-year of the Rotman Commerce program is extremely competitive; meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
• Tuition Fees:   Students enrolling in Rotman Commerce programs pay fees that are higher than other Arts & Science programs.  
• Mathematics Note:  MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1, MAT124H1) are courses that satisfy the minimum Program requirements. Students who are likely to enroll in 200+ series MAT or CSC courses are advised to take MAT137Y1 instead, noting that MAT137Y1 is a theoretically-oriented course for mathematically-based disciplines such as Mathematics, Computer Science, and Actuarial Science.  
• Maximum Course Load:  Rotman Commerce students are limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits in any Fall/Winter session of their program.

Rotman Commerce Programs

(15 full courses or their equivalent out of 20 courses, for a BCom)

First Year:
1.    ECO100Y1, RSM100Y1
2.    MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1, MAT124H1)/(MAT135H1,MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
3.    Students are encouraged to take at least one course towards the Breadth Requirement in First Year
Second Year:
4.    ECO204Y1/ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
5.    RSM219H1, RSM220H1, RSM221H1, RSM222H1, RSM225H1
6.    0.5 from: RSM230H1, RSM250H1, RSM260H1, RSM270H1, RSM392H1.
Third Year:
7.    RSM320H1, RSM321H1, RSM322H1, RSM323H1, RSM324H1, RSM332H1, RSM333H1
8.    Any 1.0 300+ ECO
Fourth Year:
9.    RSM422H1, RSM423H1, RSM424H1, RSM426H1, RSM427H1

Note:  Students must take a minimum of 10.0 RSM and 10.0 non-RSM courses

(13.5 full courses or their equivalent out of 20 courses, for a BCom)

First Year:
1.    ECO100Y1, RSM100Y1
2.    MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1, MAT124H1)/(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
3.    Students are encouraged to take at least one course towards the Breadth Requirement in First Year
Second Year:
4.    ECO204Y1/ECO206Y1; ECO208Y1/ECO209Y1; ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
5.    RSM219H1, RSM222H1, RSM230H1
6.    0.5  from: RSM250H1, RSM260H1, RSM270H1, RSM392H1
Third Year:
7.     RSM330H1, RSM332H1, RSM333H1
8.     2.5 300+ ECO
Fourth Year:
9.    1.0 from RSM430H1, RSM432H1, RSM433H1, RSM434H1, RSM435H1, RSM437H1
10.   0.5 from: RSM295Y0/RSM296Y0/RSM395Y0, RSM437H1 (note: RSM437H1 may be counted towards requirement 9 OR 10 – not both), RSM462H1, RSM480H1, RSM490H1, RSM491H1

Note:  Students must take a minimum of 10.0 RSM and 10.0 non-RSM courses

(12 full courses or their equivalent out of 20 courses, for a BCom)

First Year:
1.     ECO100Y1, RSM100Y1
2.     MAT133Y1/(MAT123H1, MAT124H1)/(MAT135H1, MAT136H1)/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1
3.     Students are encouraged to take at least one course towards the Breadth Requirement in First Year
Second Year:
4.    ECO204Y1/ECO206Y1; ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
5.    RSM219H1, RSM222H1, RSM250H1, RSM260H1, RSM270H1
Third Year:
6.    RSM332H1, RSM333H1, RSM392H1
7.    Any 1.0 300+ ECO
Fourth Year:
8.    1.0 from: ECO324Y1*, ECO357H1, ECO364H1, ECO365H1, ECO419H1, ECO435H1, ECO451H1, ECO457Y1*, ECO459H1, RSM295Y0/RSM296Y0/RSM395Y0*, RSM437H1, RSM462H1, RSM480H1, RSM490H1, RSM491H1 (excluding any courses that have already been used to satisfy requirement 7, as outlined above)  *NOTE: Y courses may count only as 0.50 FCEs towards this requirement.
9.    1.0 400-level RSM, in addition to any courses taken in requirement 8 above.

Note:  Students must take a minimum of 10.0 RSM and 10.0 non-RSM courses

Rotman Commerce Courses

Introduction to financial reporting and analysis that is used by companies to organize and evaluate data in light of their organization’s goal. Emphasis is on decision-making and interpretation of financial statements and how they can be used to plan a firm’s overall business activities through the use of real-world companies. Not open to Rotman Commerce students.

Introduction to management and its various subdisciplines-accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behaviour, operations management, and strategy. Enrolment priority is given to students entering the University with an expressed interest in studying Commerce. Other Arts & Science students will be allowed to enrol, space permitting. Non-Arts & Science students are ineligible to enrol in this course.

Basic introduction to financial reporting and analysis. Emphasis is on decision-making and interpretation of financial statements and how they can be used to plan a firm’s overall business activities through the use of real-world companies. Coverage includes the use of accounting information to prepare a basic set of financial statements

Prerequisite: RSM100Y1
Exclusion: RSM220H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM220H1    Financial Accounting (formerly MGT220H1)[24L/24T]

This course introduces Rotman Commerce students to financial accounting including both conceptual and technical aspects.

Covers topics such as income statement and balance sheet topics with an emphasis on quality of earnings.

Covers the conceptual and analytical foundations of management accounting and the applications of cost accounting information. Costing and control concepts are analyzed to equip students with tools for establishing costing systems, making business decisions, and evaluating management performance. Materials are designed to help students understand strategic cost management principles.

Introduces 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.

Introduction to Canadian and international financial markets. It provides an overview of the major financial institutions, their roles and some problems they face, the major types of financial securities and the mechanisms under which they are traded. It is a helpful preparation for students thinking of taking the Canadian Securities Course.

Students receive an introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary marketing. The course offers a comprehensive framework to develop successful marketing efforts and allows students to create a marketing plan. Specific topics examined: market research, consumer behaviour, segmentation, product policy, pricing, distribution, communications, sales, and direct marketing.

This course employs the case method of instruction to develop the skills required of marketing managers. Students will learn to diagnose marketing problems and develop, present, and defend their recommendations. They will also gain experience analyzing marketing situations, identifying market opportunities, developing marketing strategies, and designing the marketing mix.

Theoretical ideas and practical applications concerning the behaviour of individuals and groups in organizations. We explore relevant topics for management: motivation, personality, perception, decision-making, groups, and negotiation.

Introduction to the management of business processes that convert inputs (labor, material, equipment) into outputs (goods and services) for internal and external markets. Topics include aggregate planning, inventory processes, supply chain management and service operations management. Presents modern quantitative and computing tools necessary for in-depth operational design and analysis.

The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer session through the Summer Abroad Program)

The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer session through the Summer Abroad Program)

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal  for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Prerequisite: RSM100Y1
D istribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM311H1    Special Topics in Management: Supply Chain Management

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Prerequisite: ECO204Y1/ECO206Y1, ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM314H1    Special Topics in Management[TBA]

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and Issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Covers broader areas in financial reporting, drawing upon regulatory documents and corporate communications. Topics include corporate reporting quality, employee future benefits, employee compensation disclosure and analysis, income tax accounting, narrative reporting. Emphasis on the context of financial reporting including an organization’s ‘tone at the top’ and the adoption of international standards.

This course covers accounting issues and practices relating to long-term investments, consolidations, foreign transactions and foreign investments. International accounting issues are also introduced.

The course focuses on making managerial decisions based on cost information. The relationship between strategy and costing systems is explored as are the economic characteristics which form the context for business decisions.

This course introduces students to the concepts and theory underlying audit practice. Practical examples are used to help students develop skills in exercising professional judgment.

This course gives a basic understanding of the Income Tax Act and its administration. This is achieved by applying the law to practical problems and cases. Topics covered include administration of the tax system, residence, employment income, business and property income, capital gains, other income and deductions, computation of taxable income and taxes payable for individuals.

This course canvasses 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.

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.

This course explores the reasons for financial distress and introduces options for managers, creditors, lenders, and directors of firms in financial distress. The use of financial ratios to predict solvency problems is covered as well as strategies both for restructuring companies having financial difficulties and for negotiation with creditors.

This course provides an introduction to financial theories and analytical tools for making investment decisions and for understanding how prices are determined for stocks and bonds. The course covers a broad range of topics including asset allocation, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, anomalies, and bond portfolio management.

An introduction to capital market theory explaining how financial securities are priced. Topics covered include the time and risk value of money, the use of discounted cash flow techniques, efficient set theory, asset pricing and market efficiency.

Application and development of the ideas in RSM332H1 to corporate finance problems such as determining the weighted average cost of capital, project evaluation, corporate financing decisions, working capital management and initial public offerings.

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.

Formulating successful marketing strategies requires an understanding of consumers’ cultures, motivations, cognitions, and emotions. Students will learn how to use theoretical perspectives from psychology, economics, anthropology, and other disciplines to generate predictions about consumers, interpret consumer reactions to marketing stimuli, and develop rigorous skills in marketing analysis.

Human resource management is studied from the perspective of the manager/practitioner. The course focuses on decisions about when and whom to hire, how much to pay, what training to offer, and how to evaluate employees.  Class exercises and projects are used to provide students with some practical experience with these topics.

Real estate assets account for about one-third of the value of all capital assets in the world. This course provides an understanding of real estate investment, valuation and liabilities along with the public policy associated with home ownership, using modern finance and economic tools.

Introduces core ideas, concepts and models in the area of Strategic Management. Addresses the following questions: Why does firm performance vary across industries, and across firms within a given industry? What types of competitive strategies can managers pursue? When are different types of strategies more or less likely to be successful?  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd or 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

The areas of concentration depend on the instructor teaching the course. (Offered only during the summer through the Woodsworth Summer Abroad Program)

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details.

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details.

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details.

Open when a faculty member is willing and able to supervise. Students must obtain the approval of the Director of Rotman Commerce and the supervising faculty member before enrolling. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Consult the Rotman Commerce Office for details.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Prerequisite: ECO220Y1/ECO227Y1/(STA250H1, STA255H1)/(STA257H1, STA261H1)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM412H1    Special Topics in Management: Business Design.

The course will meet every week for 3 hours, consisting of a class/lecture from 12-2 PM and an optional “tutorial” from 2-3 PM.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

RSM413H1    Special Topics in Management: Integrated Marketing Communications

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students. Not offered in 2012-2013 – please see RSM414H1    Special Topics in Management: Strategic Marketing Communications below.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1, RSM251H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM414H1 (F Term)    Special Topics in Management: Strategic Brand Communications

RSM414H1 (S Term)   Special Topics in Management: Strategic Marketing Communications *

* Course change from RSM 413H1S. As of Oct 29, 2012, RSM 413H1S has been renumbered to RSM 414H1S. As such, this course has the same course content as RSM 414H1F but an updated title: Strategic Marketing Communications.  Anyone who has completed RSM 414H1F (as Strategic Brand Communications) is unable to take RSM 414H1S in 20131 or the future.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Prerequisite: RSM250H1
Co-requisite: RSM251H1 (Note: RSM251H1 has been waived for RSM414H1S for the 2013 Winter Term)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: None

RSM415H1    Special Topics in Management[TBA]

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Topics and issues in Management. Content in any given year will depend on the instructor. Consult the Rotman Commerce Portal for course description and prerequisites. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

This course considers 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 course focuses on the reasoning and evidence theory underlying audit decision making. Coverage includes professional judgment, statistical auditing, framework for assurance engagements, and responsibilities to detect fraud.

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of more complex issues of Canadian income tax law and tax planning. Topics include computation of corporate taxes, integration, corporate reorganizations, business acquisitions and divestitures, partnerships and trusts.

This is a capstone case course stressing the pervasive competencies and critical thinking skills required from Rotman Commerce graduates, professional accountants and advisors. The course integrates the technical and practical knowledge obtained in previous courses by applying this knowledge to case type situations. Aimed at students seeking an accounting designation. Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

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.

Covers financial analysis of firms in the financial services industries: accounting and disclosure rules for financial instruments. Gives an in-depth understanding of how financial reports provide fairly accurate information about the risks and performance of banks and other financial services firms.

Describes important fixed income securities and markets. The course emphasizes traditional bond and term structure concepts crucial to understand the securities traded in these markets. Students are required to work in the Rotman Financial Research & Trading Lab to solve the assigned problems using real time data.

This course examines the ways in which risks are quantified and managed by financial institutions. The principal risks considered include market risk, credit risk and operational risk. The course also covers the evolution of bank regulation and the regulatory limits on risk taking.

Applying fundamental finance ideas developed in RSM332H1 and RSM333H1 to real-life problems. The course will focus on business valuation and financial decisions in practical situations, on the assumption that students are already familiar with basic concepts from previous finance courses.

This course will use finance theory applied with Excel applications to understand potential returns and risks inherent in particular investment/trading strategies. Learning-by-doing will be facilitated by simulation-based Rotman Interactive Trader cases focused on particular risks. This training will be analogous to using a flight simulator for learning to fly.

This course covers the analysis of derivative instruments such as forwards, futures, swaps and options. By the end of the course, students will have good knowledge of how these contracts work, how they are used and how they are priced.

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.

What motivates consumers, investors, employees, and managers? In this highly interdisciplinary course, we will examine topics such as the role of emotions in decision-making, “irrational” patterns of how people think about products, money, or investments, and how expectations shape perceptions. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Approaches pricing decision as an intersection of economics and psychology. Using product categories as diverse as financial services, healthcare, industrial products and consumer packaged goods, students study dynamic pricing, value pricing, price customization, price bundling and multi-part tariffs, menu costs and price stickiness, sales promotions, and pricing in two-sided markets.  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Students will assume the role of senior marketing managers responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation of branding strategies. Brands represent valuable assets that must be created, sustained, leveraged, and defended. This course will use case analysis and a group project to reinforce successful decision making and communication skills. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Students learn to recognize, understand, analyze, and practice essential concepts in negotiations required for understanding more complex relations within and between organizations. The main objective is to learn how to analyze the critical factors of a negotiation situation and then to be able to prescribe a course of action.  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

This course introduces students to the impact of globalization on managing people. Understanding how organizational behaviour and human resource management processes work in the international context is essential for business success. This course helps students to develop a better understanding of how effective people management can create a competitive advantage in the international context. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

One of the most critical skills in leadership is the ability to manage social relationships.  The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the science of social intelligence so that you are knowledgeable and confident about how to handle interpersonal issues when you enter the business world.  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

The course looks at how organizations function as collective social systems, trying to succeed in their environment. An extensive body of research and theory about organizations has developed. Discussion of the theories with a focus on practical applications about managing organizations. Topics include strategy, structure, environment, technology, culture, change and global management. Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of incentives and motivation, which are essential tools for managers.  The course takes an interdisciplinary approach and you will be exposed to theories on these topics from a variety of different disciplines – behavioral decision-making, economics, organizational behavior, and psychology.  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

The course presents quantitative methods of modeling business and other systems in order to objectively evaluate available alternatives and select the ‘best’ one with respect to pre-defined criteria. Topics include: Decision Analysis, Linear Programming, Integer Programming, Network Methods, Simulation and Waiting Line Models.  Enrolment is restricted to 3rd and 4th year Rotman Commerce students.

Application of the analytic framework of international trade, foreign investment and exchange rate economics to management of business. Special topics include the industrial effects of trade liberalization, the role of the World Trade Organization, foreign exchange risk management, competition policy and international taxation.

Explores the issue of outsourcing, broadly defined: which activities should a firm do “in house” and which should it take outside? Using a combination of cases and economic analysis, it develops a framework for determining the “best” organizational structure.

Applies game-theoretic reasoning to analyze business strategy problems, focusing specifically on pricing, advertising, product positioning, product introduction, and relationships with upstream and downstream firms.

This course uses economic methods to analyze real estate markets. Topics covered include the determinants of real estate values, the location decisions of households and firms, land use, urban growth and agglomeration, behavioural real estate economics and real options.

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.

This course exposes students to the intersection of global political economy and investment strategies, with particular emphasis on current global economic trends. The last 15 years have seen a dramatic expansion in the geographic scope for private equity investments, and in the risk involved in such investments. RSM491H1 will teach students to think through the issues facing executives, investors and policy makers considering investments.

This course is intended to improve your ability to determine whether, how and with whom to execute cooperative strategies. The last 25 years have seen an explosion in strategic alliances; yet managers often report being disappointed with the results of their alliances. This course will teach students how to think through the issues facing managers considering or implementing cooperative ventures.

Introduces essentials of starting a new business: how to evaluate new opportunities, craft strategy, obtain resources, manage growth, and distribute ownership. Applies concepts from strategic management to challenges facing new/small businesses. Examines the role of entrepreneurs in spurring technological innovation and economic growth, and the effect of government policy on entrepreneurial activity.

Teaches about technological evolution and how evolutionary stages impact firms’ strategic choices. Important issues in technological evolution are technological discontinuities, standards wars, dominant designs and patenting. Important strategic decisions concern innovation management, product versus process focus and intellectual property strategies. Project oriented coursework based on patent and business data bases.

Students act as the senior officers of a fictitious public company in this experiential business simulation. Combining computer simulation with live interactions, student teams guide their company to success, report to boards of directors composed of outside business executives, negotiate collective agreements with real union negotiators, and much more.  Enrolment is restricted to 4th year Rotman Commerce students.