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Department of Commerce (COM) courses at UVic:

COM 100 - Introduction to Business Decision Making

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Overview course designed to introduce fundamentals of business in Canada. Topics covered will include business principles such as accounting, finance and marketing as well as a discussion of the political ... Course reviews: 0

COM 204 - Co-op Preparation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Preparation and training to undertake Commerce co-op work terms. Includes preparation of cover letters and resumés, skills assessment and analysis, networking and interview skill development and career planning. Course reviews: 0

COM 205 - Professional Skills Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Designed to ensure all Commerce students develop foundation, communication, personal and professional skills. The foundation skills include those necessary to complete the program of studies in the Faculty of Business. ... Course reviews: 0

COM 206A - Business English and Communications - Level I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Development and enhancement of skills in written business communication, oral business communication, and non-verbal communication. Students will learn how to develop efficient use of verbal and non-verbal skills in business ... Course reviews: 0

COM 206B - Business English and Communications - Level II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Development and enhancement of skills in written business communication, oral business communication, and non-verbal communication. Students will learn how to develop efficient use of verbal and non-verbal skills in business ... Course reviews: 0

COM 206C - Business English and Communications - Level III

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Development and enhancement of skills in written business communication, oral business communication, and non-verbal communication. Students will learn how to develop efficient use of verbal and non-verbal skills in business ... Course reviews: 0

COM 220 - Organizational Behaviour

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Introduction to behavioural concepts and tools that will assist the manager in both understanding behaviour in organizations and improving organizational effectiveness. Topics include individual motivation, perception and communication, managerial roles, ... Course reviews: 0

COM 240 - Management Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An introduction to corporate financial management. Provides a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions. Main topics include discounted cash flow techniques, financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, valuation of ... Course reviews: 0

COM 250 - Fundamentals of Marketing

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Product design and management, distribution channels, and marketing communications are examined as key elements of the marketing mix. Consumer buyer behaviour, sales force management, and marketing research are other topics ... Course reviews: 0

COM 270 - Financial and Management Accounting For Specialists

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Introduction to the construction and interpretation of financial statements and the development and use of accounting information for management planning and control, including the development of cost information. Course reviews: 0

COM 290 - Introduction to Canadian Business

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An overview of the Canadian business system. An examination of the economic, geographical, historical, legal, and political factors. Examples may include the business functions of production, marketing, finance and human ... Course reviews: 0

COM 295 - Canadian Business Studies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Provides an overview for international students of the Canadian business environment, examining the economic, geopolitical, and historic context. Intended to be experiential, bringing the student into contact with Canadian businesses ... Course reviews: 0

COM 302 - Business Law

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Examines a number of legal principles that affect businesses and other organizations (e.g. non-profit organizations) in our society. Topics include the law of tort, contract, business organizations and property. Focuses ... Course reviews: 0

COM 315 - Financial Accounting

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Introduces financial accounting concepts in a manner that prepares managers to use information presented in Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow statements for making relevant financial decisions in a ... Course reviews: 0

COM 316 - Management Accounting

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Presents an introduction to the managerial accounting tools and models available to managers for use in their planning, controlling, and global decision-making functions. Topics include the behaviour of costs, the ... Course reviews: 0

COM 321 - Organizational Behaviour and Design

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines individual behaviours, group processes, and structural characteristics that influence organization effectiveness. Topics include: personality, perception, individual values and work attitudes, decision making, work motivation, intra- and inter-group dynamics, leadership, ... Course reviews: 0

COM 322 - Management of Employment Relations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Examines issues faced by managers when recruiting, hiring, training, appraising and compensating employees, along with the techniques required to perform these human resource functions. Particular attention will also be given ... Course reviews: 0

COM 331 - Introduction to Management Information Systems

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 The use of computer-based information systems in achieving the information objectives of the organization. Fundamentals of hardware, software, networks, electronic commerce and business applications. Focus is on the responsible use ... Course reviews: 0

COM 341 - Operations Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Introduction to both the broad strategic and tactical decisions of operations management. Topics covered include project planning/management, process choice, process flow analysis, location and layout of facilities, capacity and resource ... Course reviews: 0

COM 351 - Marketing Principles and Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Students will learn and apply basic marketing theory, concepts, and tools to make and defend key marketing decisions relating to: market segmentation, positioning, product development and management, pricing, distribution management, ... Course reviews: 0

COM 361 - International Business

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Focuses on key aspects of doing business globally, including: the forces of globalization; how business conditions and practices differ from country to country; free trade and protectionism; exporting, licensing, and ... Course reviews: 0

COM 362 - Business and Sustainability

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Introduces the changing role of business as managers face many social, political, economic, and ecological forces. Examines how these forces pressure businesses to question existing traditional operating approaches. Introduces key ... Course reviews: 0

COM 371 - Management Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Serves as an introduction to corporate financial management. The primary objective is to provide a framework, concepts, and tools for analyzing financial decisions. Main topics include discounted cash flow techniques, ... Course reviews: 0

COM 390 - Canadian Business Environment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of the cultural, economic, geographical, historical, legal, and political factors influencing the environment of doing business in Canada. Course reviews: 0

COM 400 - Strategic Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A series of integrative management case studies that illustrate the application and integration of management functions. Focuses on organizational strategy and strategic management including the process of choosing and defining ... Course reviews: 0

COM 402 - Legal Issues in Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An examination of several aspects of commercial law that are particularly relevant to those who own, manage, or are employed by a business enterprise. Subjects that will be addressed include ... Course reviews: 0

COM 403 - Employment and Labour Law

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the constitutional, legislative and common law rules that govern the employment relationship in both unionized and nonunion workplaces. Examines the entire employment relationship including pre-hire issues, employer/ee rights and ... Course reviews: 0

COM 405 - Career Preparation

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Designed to ensure that all Commerce students develop career preparation skills, including portfolio presentation, career planning and preparation skills. Intended to complement each student's career goals as identified in COM ... Course reviews: 0

COM 410 - Leadership Strategies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An examination of leadership in a variety of environments: corporate, the military, and the public sector. Identifies the characteristics of a leader and instills an interest in and awareness of ... Course reviews: 0

COM 415 - Business and the Internet

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Business is going global, and traditional markets are rapidly giving way to the electronic marketplace. Combines hands-on experience creating an Internet presence for an existing organization with seminar style classes ... Course reviews: 0

COM 420 - Industrial Relations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 An overview of the employment relationship and the labour relations process in unionized settings. The development of the Canadian Labour Movement, functions of trade unions, labour legislation, interests and rights ... Course reviews: 0

COM 425 - Taxation for Managers

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Taxation has a major influence on business decisions. Often the form of organization, the expansion process, the raising of capital or the methods of acquiring and selling a business are ... Course reviews: 0

COM 430 - Marketing Strategy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Analysis of marketing problems and opportunities and the determination and implementation of marketing plans. Core concepts will be reinforced by such methods as case studies, field projects, and/or a computer ... Course reviews: 0

COM 435 - Corporate Relations and Responsibilities

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Examines the relations of a corporation to its stakeholders - customers, stockholders, government, unions and society at large. Especially important are a firm's code of ethics and conduct, written and ... Course reviews: 0

COM 440 - Business and Government Relations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Management of the interface between business and government is examined through an analysis of decision-making processes of government and business. The impact of government measures on business will be discussed ... Course reviews: 0

COM 445 - Corporate Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 Serves as a continuation of the introductory finance course to more advanced applications of the techniques, concepts, and tools of corporate finance. Main topics include short- and long-term financial management, ... Course reviews: 0

COM 446 - Investments

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 Covers the fundamental principles that are crucial to understanding the securities traded in international financial markets. The main topics include market structure, information efficiency, asset pricing models, valuation and trading ... Course reviews: 0

COM 450 - Selected Topics in Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 The course content will reflect the interests of the faculty members and current issues in business and industry. Topics may include non-traditional forms of work organizations, leadership, organizational development, and ... Course reviews: 0

COM 455 - Conflict and Negotiations in Organizations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup negotiations in business. Exercises, videos, lectures, and discussions will be used to address a broad spectrum of conflict situations with an emphasis on negotiation ... Course reviews: 0

COM 460 - Managing in Diverse Environments

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Fall
 Conducted overseas as part of INTEP. An examination in an overseas setting of the development and trends in various business practices. Course reviews: 0

COM 470 - Business Research

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Business research project for students participating in INTEP. While overseas on exchange, students will conduct a research project on a specific business and management topic related to the country they ... Course reviews: 0

COM 480 - International Study

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Conducted overseas as part of INTEP. An overseas immersion in cultural orientation, cultural sensitivity, on-site company visits with intensive foreign language training. Course reviews: 0

COM 490 - Directed Studies in Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A specialized course which is a guided study under the supervision of a faculty member. Students interested in completing a directed studies course are responsible for selecting their topic and ... Course reviews: 0

COM 495 - Marketing Communications

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 Analysis of approaches to advertising, personal selling and sales management. Based on relevant concepts of communication theory and current business practice. The course will alternate periodically in its emphasis on ... Course reviews: 0

COM 499 - International Management and Environment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Conducted overseas as part of INTEP. Provides students with an opportunity to understand how a country's unique cultural, economic, geographical, historical, legal and political environments affect the way business is ... Course reviews: 0

COM 426 - MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
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