Bachelor
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Regulations
effective September 1, 2009 |
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Building
on the Bachelor of Commerce program is Athabasca University's
e-Commerce major. This program will use online enhancements to emulate
the e-commerce business environment.
For more information about this program, contact Athabasca
University School of Business at 800.468.6531, or e-mail.
Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you.
Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, "Mapping
Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time
of their enrolment.
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Enrolment Restriction
Students holding a degree in administration,
business, commerce or management; or a degree with a major, concentration,
or any equivalency programs from Athabasca University or another
university will not be accepted
into the Bachelor of Commerce, e-Commerce Major program.
Enrolment Requirement
To gain entrance to the e-Commerce major, students must complete
two courses or their equivalent, ACCT
253 Introductory Financial Accounting and ADMN
232 Administrative Principles, each with a grade of 1.7 (60
percent) or greater. Provisional program entrance will be allowed
until these requirements are met.
Students are recommended to take ADMN
233 early in their program.
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Program Structure |
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Total credits in the program |
120 |
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Required courses (Years 1 and 2) |
36
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Required courses (Options) |
24
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Core courses (Years 3 and 4) |
21 |
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e-Commerce major core
(Years 3 and 4)
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21 |
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e-Commerce electives
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9 |
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Options
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9 |
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Residency requirement: A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in
Years 3 and 4. These 30 credits must include ADMN 404, plus 9 credits from the list of core courses for Years 3 and 4. |
30 |
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Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered. |
24 |
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Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition credits
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21
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Years 1 and 2
(60 credits) |
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Years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Commerce Program regulations also apply to the Financial Services Major.
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e-Commerce Major
Years 3 and 4
(60 credits) |
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Core Courses
(21 credits) |
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ACCT 356 |
Strategic
and Competitive Analysis |
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ADMN 404 |
Strategic Management* |
(3) |
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ADMN 404 must be taken at AU. Transfer credit will
not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course in the
program. |
(3) |
CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems
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(3) |
FNCE 370 |
Overview
of Corporate Finance |
(3) |
MGSC 368 |
Introduction
to Production and Operations Management
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MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
(3) |
MKTG 396 |
Introduction
to Marketing |
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ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
(3) |
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e-Commerce Major Core
Courses (21 credits)
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ADMN 415 |
Strategy and Technology Innovation
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COMP 361 |
Systems
Analysis and Design |
(3) |
ECOM 320 |
Overview
of e-Commerce |
(3) |
ECOM 420 |
Project
in e-Commerce |
(3) |
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MGSC 405 |
Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making |
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MGSC 418 |
Supply Chain Management |
(3) |
MKTG 410 |
e-Marketing
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(3) |
ORGB 430 |
Information Systems and Organizational
Design
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(3) |
ECOM 425 |
e-Commerce Security, Legal Issues and Ethics (in development) |
(3) |
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e-Commerce Major Electives
(select 9 credits from the following)
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CMIS 214 |
Custom Application with Visual Basic |
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COMM 431 |
Leadership in Technology |
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COMP 266 |
Introduction to Web Programming |
(3) |
COMP 268 |
Introduction
to Computer Programming (Java) |
(3) |
FNCE 408 |
e-Commerce and Risk Management
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CMIS |
Any senior (300/400) level CMIS course
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COMP |
Any senior (300/400) level COMP course
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ECOM |
Any senior (300/400) level ECOM course
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Options (9 credits) |
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Any non-Business and Administrative
Studies option at the senior
(300 or 400) level |
(6) |
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2. |
Business and Administrative Studies at
senior (300 or 400) level |
(3) |
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