3.5 Course Overviews: "M"
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (MGSC)
MGSC 301
Statistics for Business and Economics I
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home study; paced; ViTAL® or e-Class®. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: None.
Precluded course: MGSC 301 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for MATH 215.
Téluq Equivalency: STA 1001.
This course is the first in a sequence of two courses in business statistics. It
introduces the use of descriptive and inferential statistical tools to support
managerial decision making. The course provides an optional hands-on experience
in using a computerized statistical analysis software package.
MGSC 312
Statistics for Business and Economics II
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home study; paced or e-Class®. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: MGSC 301 or MATH 215.
This course follows MGSC 301. It covers a variety of statistical techniques and
illustrates how they can be applied to support business decision making. The
course provides an optional hands-on experience in using a computerized
statistical analysis software package.
MGSC 368
Introduction to Production and Operations Management
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: MGSC 301 or MATH 215. Students should be comfortable with basic
algebra.
Téluq Equivalency: ADM 1420.
This course provides an introduction to the functional area of production and
operations management as practised in manufacturing industries.
MGSC 369
Service Operations Management
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home study; paced; or ViTAL®.
Prerequisite: MGSC 301 or MATH 215.
MGSC 369 focuses on the behavioural and quantitative skills managers need to
operate service organizations. The course provides a variety of tools that can
be used, among other things, for decision making regarding service facility
location, internal layout, capacity planning, quality control, inventory
management, process planning, and forecasting demand.
MGSC 405
Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: MGSC 301 or MATH 215.
Precluded course: MGSC 405 may not be taken for credit if credit has already
been obtained for MGSC 395.
This is an introductory course in management science/operations research. It
focuses on the application of scientific methodologies and information
technologies to the managerial decision-making process. Special emphasis is
placed on analysis of the problem, the decision environment, the objectives of
the organization, and the use of the computer for decision making.
MGSC 499
Applied Projects in Management Science
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: Permission of the professor and completion of one of the following:
MGSC 312, MGSC 368, MGSC 369,
MGSC 395, MGSC 405 or equivalent.
This course is intended to allow students to pursue in depth a special topic of
interest in management science. The applied project can take the form of case
study, literature survey, field study of an existing organization, or
implementing one of the management science techniques at an existing
organization. Contact the course professor to discuss your areas of interest
before registering.
MARKETING (MKTG)
MKTG 396
Introduction to Marketing
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: None.
Precluded courses: MKTG 396 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already
been obtained for ADMN 256 or MKTG 398.
This course explores all aspects of marketing, with a particular emphasis on the consumer, the "people" component of
the definition.
MKTG 406
Consumer Behaviour
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in marketing.
Students will learn how consumers make purchase decisions and what strategies
marketers use to sell their products.
MKTG 414
International Marketing and Exporting
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: an introductory course in marketing.
This is a senior-level course that will familiarize students with the
complexities and challenges of marketing goods and services in a global context.
It focuses attention on the impact of culture on the development of an
international marketing strategy at the micro or firm level.
MKTG 440
Marketing Strategy
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in marketing.
Developing a marketing strategy involves a comprehensive analysis of a firm's
customers, products, competitors, markets, resources, and technology. Students
will examine the various components involved in developing marketing strategies
in times of rapid economic and technological change.
MATHEMATICS (MATH)
MATH 100
Developmental Mathematics
Zero credit—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: None.
This zero-credit course is designed to introduce students to the basic
mathematical skills needed to understand, analyse and solve mathematical
problems encountered in courses taken at the university level. Students are
expected to be able to perform basic arithmetic operations with ease—addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division—and have some familiarity with
fractions and algebraic operations. Students who have not taken any mathematics
for some time or who feel that their basic skills might be weak should consider
taking MATH 100. Students wanting a review for credit should take MATH 244. If
you feel uncertain which course to choose, consult the course coordinator.
MATH 209
Finite Mathematics
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home-study Online.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is designed to teach students the basics of mathematical concepts
such as linear algebra, statistics, and combinatorics. It is intended as a
prerequisite for MATH 309.
MATH 215
Introduction to Statistics
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study or paced.
Prerequisite: Students need fundamental mathematical skills, chiefly the ability
to do algebra.
Precluded course: MATH 215 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for MGSC 301.
This course gives students a working knowledge and understanding of descriptive
and inferential statistics and how statistics is applied in the sciences, social
sciences, and business.
MATH 216
Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study. Computer access required.
Prerequisite: Students should have a fundamental understanding of mathematics
and basic modern computer skills.
Precluded course: MATH 216 may not be taken for credit if credit has already
been obtained for MGSC 301 or MATH 215.
This course uses a modern statistics package to enhance the understanding of
introductory statistical analysis. In addition to knowledge of the basic
techniques used in statistics, students will learn how these techniques are
applied to real data and how to solve real problems using computers (access to a
Windows-based PC-compatible computer is required). This course will most benefit
those with a fundamental understanding of mathematics and basic modern computer
skills. The subject matter is very similar to that of MATH 215, which is a
course based only on print materials.
MATH 244
Business Mathematics
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: None.
This course is an introduction to the mathematics of business and finance. It
provides a basic knowledge of algebraic and statistical methods and focuses on
their application in day-to-day accounting and managerial problems. Students
without high school mathematics or its equivalent may experience difficulty with
the course. Topics covered include equations; graphical methods, progressions,
binomial theorem; set theory, probability; vectors; simple and compound interest;
and investment decision making (amortization, sinking funds and perpetuities).
MATH 265
Introduction to Calculus I
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: A senior high school math course or other pre-calculus course or
equivalent is recommended but not required. Students should have a deep
understanding of basic algebra.
Precluded course: MATH 265 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for MATH 212.
This is an introductory calculus course. Topics covered include real numbers,
functions, continuity and limits, derivatives, curve sketching, optimization and
extremals, applications of the derivative, anti-derivatives, integrals, and
areas.
MATH 266
Introduction to Calculus II
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: MATH 265.
Precluded course: MATH 266 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for MATH 212.
This course is a continuation of MATH 265. Topics covered include definite and
indefinite integrals, special functions (logrithmic and exponentials, as well as
trigonometric and hyperbolic), techniques of integration, area and volume
integrals, arc length, infinite series, convergence of series, power series, and
Taylor's formula.
MATH 270
Linear Algebra I
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: None.
MATH 270 is suggested for science and administrative studies programs. Topics
covered include systems of linear equations, matrices, vectors in two and three
dimensions, linear vector spaces, and applications of linear algebra.
MATH 271
Linear Algebra II
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: MATH 270.
This course continues the study of linear algebra from
MATH 270. Topics covered include applications of linear algebra; n-dimensional
vector spaces; the Gram-Schmidt process; orthogonal bases; change of basis;
linear transformations; geometry of linear transformations; nullity and kernal
of a linear transformation; similarity; eigen values and eigen vectors;
diagonalization; orthogonal diagonalization; and symmetric matrices.
MATH 309
Discrete Mathematics
3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: MATH 209 or MATH 270. (If MATH 270 is used as a prerequisite, MATH
271 is recommended but not required.)
This course provides an introduction to discrete mathematics. Topics covered
include set theory; counting; logic and formal reasoning (propositional and
predicate calculus); functions and relations, automata theory and formal
languages, graphs and trees, Boolean algebra; and aspects of combinatorial
analysis.
MATH 376
Ordinary Differential Equations
Reading—3—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: MATH 265 and MATH 266.
This course examines the theories, methods, and techniques of solving first and
second order differential equations and their applications in various fields.
MATH 495-496
Mathematics Projects
3 each—Science
Delivery Mode: Home Study.
Prerequisite: Permission of the professor and at least 12 credits (at least 3 at
senior level) in the topic area.
Mathematics Projects is based on a contracted study arrangement between the
student and an approved supervisor. Students improve their skills to choose and
define problems, obtain information from libraries or experiments, organize
facts and ideas, and report ideas and conclusions in written form. This course
is for students who wish to carry out projects in mathematics or to obtain
formal recognition of mathematics-related skills and training they have received
on the job. A student may do one 3-credit project (MATH 495) or two 3-credit
projects (MATH 495 and MATH 496). Registration may take place any time during
the year. Before registering, the student must submit an acceptable project
proposal (to obtain a project proposal form contact the professor). These
courses are excluded from the challenge for credit policy.
MUSIC (MUSI)
(See also HUMN 285, HUMN 286,
HUMN 421, and HUMN 423.)
MUSI 267
Sound and Sense: Listening to Music
3—Humanities
Delivery Mode: Home study with audio component.
Prerequisite: None.
Precluded course: MUSI 267 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for HUMN 269.
This is an introductory course in music appreciation for non-musicians. Its
general objective is to enhance the student's aesthetic perception of music by
examining music of all types. Specifically, it will help students to begin an
exploration of music of all cultures and historical periods; to become aware of
the common features of all music; to acquire a basic music vocabulary; to
identify a number of pieces aurally; and to write descriptively, analytically,
and comparatively about music.
MUSI 268
Classical Music: An Introduction
3—Humanities
Delivery Mode: Home study with audio and video components.
Prerequisite: MUSI 267 is recommended but not required.
Precluded course: MUSI 268 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been
obtained for HUMN 269.
This an introductory course for non-musicians. In contrast to MUSI 267, MUSI 268
adopts an historical approach to the study of music, and examines
chronologically the Western European tradition from the early Middle Ages to the
mid-twentieth century. The course includes units on Medieval and Renaissance
music, the Baroque era, the classical era, the romantic era, and music in the
early twentieth century.
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