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Department of Master's of Business Administration (MBA) courses at UVic:

MBA 500 - Essentials of Business and Leadership

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 An intensive (full-time) module that constitutes the first month of the MBA program for all Daytime and Evening students. Content includes accounting, writing and research skills; decision-making and case analysis; ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 501A - Integrative Management Exercise (IME)

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 The first of two client-based business practice exercises (Daytime or Evening program), taking place during the Foundation module. The MBA 501A IME will integrate core subject material, usually in the ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 501B - International Integrative Management Exercise (IIME)

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 The second of two client-based business practice exercises (Daytime or Evening program), taking place during the Foundation module. The MBA 501B IIME will integrate core subject material, usually in the ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 502 - Professional Development

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A course of sessions/activities, delivered throughout the Foundation of the MBA program, providing practical knowledge and practice in areas vital for professional success in the business world. Content includes: skills ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 510 - Marketing Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Controllable and uncontrollable marketing variables that managers face in today's business environment. Topics include factors affecting consumer demand and methods of satisfying it, market structure, and product selection, distribution, promotion, ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 511 - Services Marketing

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Intended for those students who are interested in working in service industries and addresses the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the area of marketing. Topics include: the ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 512 - Quality Management and Service Operations

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Intended for those students who are interested in working in service industries and addresses the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the area of operations and quality management. ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 513 - Issues in Service Technology and HR Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Intended for those students who are interested in working in service industries and will address the distinct needs and problems of service organizations in the areas of human resource management ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 514 - Business and Sustainability

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An introduction to the business challenges and opportunities arising from the world’s growing social and ecological issues, including climate change, poverty and corporate corruption. Students are exposed to how companies ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 515 - Applied Managerial Economics

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Applies economic principles to the analysis of corporate problems. Topics include product, risk and business opportunity analysis, production costs and profit maximization, the determination of prices and output under different ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 520 - Financial and Managerial Accounting

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 The external analysis of corporate financial reports, focusing on the reconstruction of financial events from published accounting statements. Topics also include short term financial decisions, and discussion of the nature, ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 521 - Leadership Strategies

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An examination of leadership in a variety of environments: corporations, the military, and the public sector. The objective of the course is to identify the characteristics of a leader and ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 522 - Business and the Internet

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 A combination of hands-on experience creating an Internet presence for an existing organization with seminar style classes and invited panels. Topics include: competitive advantages of electronic communications technologies; fundamentals of ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 524 - Corporate Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Summer
 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, cost of ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 525 - 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

MBA 529 - International Logistics and Supply Chain Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the issues involved in managing global supply chains and logistic flows. Topics are developed around the risks and opportunities of global sourcing. They include designing and implementing global supply ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 530 - Managerial Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 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, the valuation ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 531 - Taxation for Managers

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 A review of the fundamentals of the income tax system for all taxpayers; tax planning techniques that maximize cash flow and return on investment. Emphasis is on business decisions, but ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 535 - Operations Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An introduction to the concepts for managing the systems organizations use for producing goods and services. Topics include operations strategy, capacity and technology planning, purchasing and materials management, workflow planning, ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 540 - Applied Data Analysis and Decision Analysis

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 A decision-oriented course that focuses on the frameworks, concepts, theories and principles needed to organize and use information to make informed business decisions. Cases, exercises, discussion questions and other pedagogical ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 544 - Information Technology in the Organization

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 An introduction to the capabilities and utilization of information technology (IT), information systems (IS), and networks. Different approaches using IT and IS will be covered to provide an understanding of ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 550 - Strategic Analysis and Action

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 Introduces the integrative nature of management. Explores the overall general management of the organization, and the formulation, development and implementation of the strategic direction of the firm. Intended to develop ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 553 - Managing People and Organizations I

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Examines the behaviour of individuals, groups and organizations from an organizational design perspective. Topics include: the analysis of goals, environment and growth; organizational culture, power, politics and conflict management; decision ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 555 - Managing People and Organizations II

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
 Examines the issues in managing employees in organizations. Topics include recruitment and hiring, retention practices, performance review, compensation design, layoffs and selected employment and human rights legislation. Course reviews: 0

MBA 557 - Business, Government, and Globalization

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines the significant policy shifts in the world's approach to international trade and finance flows and their impact on Canada. Focuses on the coalescing of international trading blocs and the ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 558 - 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. Covers the entire employment relationship including pre-hire issues, employer/ee rights and ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 560 - Managing Legal Risks

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Examines various legal risks (whether arising from the common law or through legislation) that must be identified and effectively managed within contemporary organizations (including for-profit businesses, not-for-profit firms and governmental ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 561 - Entrepreneurial Planning and Finance

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Part of the integrated MBA Entrepreneurship module, focuses on differences between ideas and opportunities, identifying necessary information to screen and analyze the risks attached to shaping opportunities into viable businesses; ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 562 - New Venture Marketing

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Part of the integrated MBA Entrepreneurship program, develops the thinking skills required to: develop valued products, understand customers and markets, and gain market acceptance with limited resources. Course reviews: 0

MBA 563 - Entrepreneurial Strategy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 Part of the integrated MBA Entrepreneurship program, develops skills necessary to plan a venture's strategy, business model and competitive position, to assess a strategy's viability, and to develop implementation plans ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 570 - International Business Environment

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
 An introduction to the international business environment. Topics include the evaluation of economic platforms, the determinates of foreign currency values, problems of adaption to different cultural, political, social, legal and ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 571 - International Financial Management

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of international financial markets and the financial decision making of multinational firms. Topics include international monetary systems, exchange rate determination, foreign currency derivatives, risk management techniques, and investments, ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 572 - International Marketing and Global Strategy

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
 An examination of the strategic challenges facing businesses in an international context, with a focus on marketing issues. Topics include the problems associated with controlling and coordinating activities in multiple ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 573 - Managing People and Relationships in a Global Context

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 An examination of the issues involved in managing subordinates and partners in an international context. Particular attention will be paid to how internationalization poses additional challenges to the development of ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 575 - Cross-Cultural Management in Malaysia

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 Examines the cross-cultural issues involved in international management. In addition to 20 hours of classroom instruction in Canada, this course includes a 6-week field study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 585 - Consulting Methods

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Designed to provide an overview of management consulting. The main objective is to help students gain an understanding of management consulting skills and competencies. These consulting skills can be used ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 588 - Study Abroad

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Summer
 Students register in this course while participating in a formal academic exchange with a university outside of Canada. Course reviews: 0

MBA 590 - Directed Study

2011/2012 academic year:
  • not scheduled, yet
 The content, credit value, and method of evaluation must be approved by the Director as well as the instructor offering the area of individual study prior to registration. Course reviews: 0

MBA 595 - Special Topics in Business Administration

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Spring
  • Summer
 Course content will reflect the interests of the faculty members and current issues in business and industry. Topics will vary annually. Course reviews: 0

MBA 596 - Management Consulting Report

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 An individual or group consulting report. Participating students work individually or are placed into small teams and under faculty supervision, maintain a consulting/client relationship with a corporate sponsor. The students ... Course reviews: 0

MBA 598 - Research Report

2011/2012 academic year:
  • Fall
  • Spring
  • Summer
 A substantial analysis of a significant management problem or policy issue, prepared individually in consultation with a faculty adviser. Course reviews: 0

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