Regulations effective September 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
NOTE: This program was previously called Bachelor of Commerce: e-Commerce Major.
Building on the Bachelor of Commerce program is Athabasca University’s Business Technology Management major. This program will use online enhancements to emulate the business technology management business environment.
For more information about this program, contact Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business at 800.468.6531, or email.
Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.
Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, Mapping Your Future. Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.
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, Business Technology Management Major program.
To gain entrance to the Business Technology Management major, students must complete two courses or their equivalent, ACCT 253 Introductory Financial Accounting and ADMN 232 Introduction to Management, each with a grade of 1.7 (60 per cent) or greater. Provisional program entrance will be allowed until these requirements are met.
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.
Students must have a weighted average of at least 1.7 (60 per cent) across all courses taken at Athabasca University towards a Bachelor of Commerce degree in order to graduate.
Program Structure | |
|---|---|
| Total credits in the program | 120 |
| Required courses (Years 1 and 2) | 39 |
| Options | 21 |
| Required courses (Years 3 and 4) | 21 |
| Business Technology Management major core (Years 3 and 4) | 21 |
| Business Technology Management electives |
9 |
| Options |
9 |
| Residency requirement: A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University, including ADMN 404, 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 |
| Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered. | 24 |
| Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition credits |
21 |
Years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Commerce Program regulations also apply to the Business Technology Management Major.
| ACCT 356 | Strategic and Competitive Analysis | (3) |
| CMIS 351 | Management Information Systems | (3) |
| FNCE 370 | Overview of Corporate Finance | (3) |
| MGSC 368 | Introduction to Production and Operations Management or |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 | Service Operations Management | |
| MKTG 396 | Introduction to Marketing | (3) |
| ORGB 364 | Organizational Behaviour | (3) |
| ADMN 404 | Capstone I: Strategic Management* | (3) |
| *ADMN 404 must be taken with AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course in the program. |
| ADMN 415 | Strategy and Technology Innovation | (3) |
| CMIS 431 | Information Technology Leadership | (3) |
| ECOM 320 | Overview of e-Commerce | (3) |
| MGSC 405 | Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making | (3) |
| MGSC 419 | Information Technology Project Management | (3) |
| MKTG 410 | e-Marketing | (3) |
| COMP 361 | Systems Analysis and Design | (3) |
| CMIS 214 | Custom Applications with Visual Basic | (3) |
| COMP 266 | Introduction to Web Programming or |
(3) |
| COMP 268 | Introduction to Computer Programming (Java) | |
| MGSC 418 | Supply Chain Management | (3) |
| BTMA | Any senior (300/400) level BTMA course | |
| CMIS | Any senior (300/400) level CMIS course | |
| COMP | Any senior (300/400) level COMP course | |
| ECOM | Any senior (300/400) level ECOM course |
Senior (300/400) level Business and Administrative Studies credits |
(3) |
| Senior (300/400) level Non "Business and Administrative Studies" credits | (6) |
Information effective Sept. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018.
Updated January 17 2020 by laurab
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