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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (MGSC)

MGSC 301
Statistics for Business and Economics I
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study, grouped study, or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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 of two courses in business statistics. The objective behind MGSC 301 is to familiarize you with fundamental concepts and techniques in statistics. It introduces descriptive and inferential statistical tools to test hypotheses and support managerial decision-making. The course discusses concepts such as mean, standard deviation, variance, statistical inference, probabilities, and confidence intervals. The concepts you learn in this course are not only useful for many business and non-business applications, but they also provide the background for studies in MGSC 312. Credits earned in MGSC 301 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society diploma.


MGSC 312
Statistics for Business and Economics II
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study, grouped study, or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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 covers topics such as test of independence, ANOVA, regression analysis, price indices, forecasting, and quality control, and provides hands-on experience in using MS Excel to perform these statistical techniques. Credits earned in MGSC 312 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society diploma.


MGSC 368
Introduction to Production and Operations Management
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study, grouped study, or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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 (POM), as practised in manufacturing and services industries. It covers fundamental concepts in POM including, but not limited to, capacity planning, product design, facilities layout, aggregate planning, forecasting, and line balancing. Credits earned in MGSC 368 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society diploma.


MGSC 369
Service Operations Management
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study or grouped study.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
Prerequisite: MGSC 301 or MATH 215.

MGSC 369 takes the knowledge you have learned in MGSC 368 one step further and applies it to the services sector. The course focuses on the behavioural, qualitative, and quantitative skills managers need to operate service organizations. The course covers topics such as characteristics of services, forecasting demand for services, design of services, process planning, and facilities layout.


MGSC 405
Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study or grouped study.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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. The course focuses on the application of quantitative techniques to enhance the managerial decision-making process. Special emphasis is placed on topics such as linear programming, transportation, assignment and transshipment problems, network models, waiting line models, and decision analysis. Credits earned in MGSC 405 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society diploma.


MGSC 499
Applied Projects in Management Science
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized 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. Credits earned in MGSC 499 may be applied toward the Canadian Operational Research Society diploma.




MARKETING (MKTG)

MKTG 396
Introduction to Marketing
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study, grouped study, or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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, breaking it down into the nature of the product (and services), pricing, place (distribution), and promotion. The course also explores the larger marketing environment and competitive forces at work, and the role of customers in all marketing activities.


MKTG 406
Consumer Behaviour
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: Individualized study; grouped study; or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in marketing.

Consumers are bombarded with advertisements and messages encouraging them to buy products. How do people process all these messages? What makes one person buy a red sports car while another prefers a blue bicycle? This course delves into how consumers process information and make decisions in an increasingly complex world.


MKTG 414
International Marketing and Exporting
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study or grouped study.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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: *Individualized study, grouped study, or e-Class®.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
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. This course encourages students to apply and extend the concepts and theories from MKTG 396 and is an excellent course for people in marketing careers.


MKTG 466
Marketing Research
3—Applied Studies
Delivery Mode: *Individualized study or grouped study.
*Note: This course may be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.
Prerequisite: An introductory course in marketing, such as MKTG 396.

In today's rapidly changing world, high quality information about the marketing environment can make the difference between business success and failure. This course explores a variety of methods used by marketers to collect information about their customers and environment that can be used to make effective decisions about what features to include in new or existing products, how to price them, where to sell, who to market them to, and how.




MATHEMATICS (MATH)

MATH 100
Developmental Mathematics
Zero credit—Science
Delivery Mode: Individualized 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: Individualized-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: Individualized study or grouped study.
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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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: Individualized 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 three-credit project (MATH 495) or two three-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: Individualized 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 students' 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.



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