Full-time Programs
BUSI - Business Administration
BUHR - Business Administration - Human Resource Management
BUMM - Business Administration - Materials Management
Program Entry
SEPTEMBER AND JANUARY
Program Length
Two-Year Ontario College Diploma
Three-Year Ontario College Advanced Diploma
| Contact: | E-mail: |
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| Terry Hickey, Coordinator | thickey@loyalistc.on.ca |
| Bob Millard, Coordinator | millard@loyalistc.on.ca |
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Highlights
Two-year program
- Explore a range of business career options during a common first year.
- Develop critical business skills to enhance your portfolio
and résumé. - Gain real-world experience completing major projects for local businesses.
Three-year program
- Participate in small classes working with faculty who listen and who are responsive to you.
- Gain a competitive advantage by specializing in Human Resources, Materials and Operations Management or a combination of both.
- Guided by faculty, demonstrate your business skills by completing an applied capstone project.
- Gain real-world experience by participating in a one-month internship during the final semester.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the two-year program gain skills suitable for entry level positions within business, industry, not-for profit and retail sectors.
Graduates of the three-year program come away with specialized skills in either human resources or materials and operations management, and qualify for advanced standing in their respective professional organizations. Additionally, students can select university completion options from a wide range of articulation agreements with our university partners.
If you specialize in Materials and Operational Management you could work in purchasing, production or distribution for a large or small organization. Potential opportunities include inventory analyst, production planner, purchaser/buyer, or production supervisor. Graduates qualify for advanced standing toward a Purchasing Certificate or accreditation as a Certified Professional Purchaser through the Purchasing Management Association of Canada.
If you are interested in the people side of business, the Human Resources option can prepare you for a career in human resource administration, training and development, staff planning, industrial relations, and job analysis and performance management. Graduates gain advanced standing for the Certified Human Resources Professional designation which is recognized across Canada.
Program Description
At Loyalist Business Administration is an interactive experience. You’ll explore a broad mix of business options and then specialize in your third year in either materials and operations management or human resources.
Communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, interpersonal and organizational skills are developed in all years of the program. Through community partnerships you will apply your newly acquired skills to real-world projects. Examples include conference co-ordination, training program design, recruitment strategy development, market analysis, marketing plan creation, or conducting an operational productivity audit. These individual and team projects give you demonstrated experience, and provide you with valuable connections to potential employers.
A four-week internship helps to build a network of business contacts and can assist you in securing unlimited career opportunities.
Approximate Cost
Tuition/Fees: $2,953 (two semesters)
Books and Supplies: $1,040
Consumables Fee: $25
Admission Requirements
(a) Required academic preparation –
- OSSD/OSSGD or equivalent with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U), (M) or (O) level
OR
(b) Transfer to another program – With the completion of bridging courses students can explore the opportunity to transfer to other business programs – Accounting, Business Sales and Marketing or Retail Management.
Loyalist / University Transfer
Turn your diploma into a degree. Credit transfer agreements are in place with the following institutions as of September 2008:
- Algoma University College
- Athabasca University
- Australian Catholic University
- Davenport University
- Griffith University
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- Nipissing University
- Royal Roads University
- Trent University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Western Sydney
- University of Canada West
Click here for details and minimum requirements. Graduates may contact the university of their choice to make individual arrangements. Informal agreements are in place with other institutions and new transfer agreements are added annually.
Curriculum
First Year - Semester One
SOMS 1000 Step into Business
This course provides an overview of business in the Canadian environment using an integrated model. Topics include: the environment of business (Social, Technological, Economic and Political) as well as functional areas of business (marketing, accounting, finance, production and human resources) and legal and corporate governance information. A semester long group project, will provide students with the opportunity to explore the world of business, create work habits related to researching a company and staying current with what is going on in the business world. Additionally, students are required to complete a review of a business-related biography or company history.
SOMS 1002 Business Communications/Computer Applications 1
This course develops writing and presentation skills for the workplace with a range of computer skills to facilitate the design, creation and delivery of these business communications. Through a progressive series of writing and presentation tasks, learners use email, memoranda, short reports, individual and group presentations to create focused messages, with appropriately-sourced facts, for a variety of business audiences. Internet and data-base research, basic word-processing, spreadsheeting and presentation software skills support the process.
SOMS 1003 Financial Foundations
Prepare for personal financial success. Discover the world of numbers as they relate to you - credit card debt, financing major purchases, saving and investing, estate planning and taxation. Learn to create and use a budget and prepare a Personal Net Worth statement.
SOMS 1005 Professional Development 101
PD 101 provides the “Right Start” to a College education and the rest of your life. Through a highly interactive, four day workshop/seminar learners are provided with a variety of experiences that will connect them to their program and its related careers, paint a clear picture of their educational journey, outline and strengthen the skills necessary for success at college and in the workplace, provide supportive student resources, and allow them to build relationships with their faculty and fellow students.
SOMS 1008 Business Unravelled
The business world is full of complex challenges that require leaders capable of providing solutions. Participating in a collaborative learning space that provides both the theory and practice of solving problems.
First Year - Semester Two
SOMS 1010 Business Communications/Computer Applications 2
Using the skills from SOMS 1002 as a base, this course continues to engage the learner in both individual and group-based writing and presentation tasks to further develop focused communications skills for the workplace, expanding the learner’s repertoire of Internet research, word-processing, presentation software and, particularly, spreadsheet skills to support more in-depth and formal business writing and presentations, using a range of strategies and tools, to larger audiences. Self- and peer-editing, as well as self- and peer-evaluation are an important part of the learning process.
Prerequisite: SOMS 1002
SOMS 1013 Business Now
Moving forward from STEP into Business (SOMS 1000) this course will focus on the analysis business in the Canadian environment using an integrated model. Using a variety of news media and popular culture, the students will gain an appreciation of what is happening in the business world and how it effects business and the market place. Students will work individually and in teams to review, analyze and report current events and trends. Analysis will focus on the environment (Social, Technological, Economic, and Political), strengths and weaknesses of individual firms as well as the competitive forces impacting business today.
SOMS 1012 Teamwork and Leadership
This course examines how people work in groups, develop leadership skills, make choices and decisions in business given ethical dilemmas, work collaboratively on project teams, provide others with feedback, and handle interpersonal conflicts in an assertive way. Students will develop a portfolio of skills upon completion of the course.
SOMS 1016 Business Challenge
Students are challenged with a team-based project from a manufacturing, service, retail or government organization. Students learn how to methodically work through the project implementation process. Completion of the project-related tasks teaches students essential organizational, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills. A primary focus of the project is to teach students how to collaborate effectively with their team members.
SOMS 1025 Introduction to Marketing
Welcome to Marketing! Learn how businesses reach and influence their customers. It's far more than advertising. Discover how to create a marketing plan that can sell products or get you a job.
Second Year - Semester Three
BUSI 2000 Business Management 1
This course provides the important issues managers face and how management theory, research, and practice can help managers and their orgnaizations to be effective. This course is delivered from the perspective of current or future managers. Hands-on tecjniques are used to help students experience the problems and opportunities managers face and how they effectively meet these challenges. Prerequisite; SOMS 1013
BUSI 2001 Human Resources Management
In order to remain competitive all oraganizations need to manage their human resources. This course gives students an overview of the functional areas of human resource management including strategy, recruiting, compensation, performance management, health and safety, industrial relations, planning, and training.
BUSI 2002 Production/ Operation Management ERP 1
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the concepts and functions of operations management. Topics covered will include the nature of operating systems, forecasting, capacity management, quality, inventory management and scheduling. Prerequisite: SOMS 1013
BUSI 2009 Accounting for Decision Making
This course transforms financial and accounting language and concepts into decision-making tools the non-financial manager can use successfully every day. Students learn to apply the fundamentals of accounting to improve budget management, increase potential profits, sell new ideas and assess the financial viability of projects. Prerequisite: SOMS 1003
ECON 2002 Economics
"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."Aesop Use economic fundamentals to interpret today's headlines and discover tomorrow's opportunities. This course will provide the learner with a "macro" view of Supply & Demand and Market Competition leading to a "macro" view of our economy and the Canadian Financial System.
MRKT 2000 Marketing Strategy
Take your marketing skills to the next level by focusing on strategies to achieve profitable customer relationships. Gain knowledge of the marketing mix to create strategic marketing plans and then help local business with their exciting projects. "The right product, in the right place, at the right time, and at the right price." Adcock et al Prerequisite: SOMS 1009 or SOMS 1025
Second Year - Semester Four
BUSI 2003 Business Management 2
Using the skills acquired in Business Management 1 students are challenged with a productivity improvement assignment that has them working with a manufacturing service or retail organization. Prerequisite: BUSI 2000
BUSI 2004 Production/ Operation Management ERP 2
This course is designed to acquaint the student with concepts, techniques and procedures utilized in the Materials Management Operation. Major topics include Master Planning, Materials Requirements Planning, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Production Control, Cycle Counting Systems, Demand Management, Distribution Management, Just in Time. Prerequisite: BUSI 2002
MATH 2009 Statistics
Students are introduced to statistics; the course teaches quantitative methods used in data analysis and business decision-making with a focus on the use and application of contemporary statistical software. Prerequisite: SOMS 1003
BUSI 1005 Entrepreneurship
In this course students will learn about the skills, competencies and challenges of self employment. By the end of the course, students will have researched and written a comprehensive business plan.
BUSI 2010 Occupational Health and Safety
Employers are required by law to ensure that workers have a safe work environment. This course examines the related federal and provincial legislation required to ensure compliance. In addition the course explores the technical aspects of health and safety as well as trends, and best practices used in the field today. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2001)
MRKT 2002 Marketing Tactics
Description to come.
Third Year - Semester Five (Materials Management Option)
BUSI 3002 Master Plan and Procurement
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the concepts of master scheduling, master planning, procurement planning, capacity planning, and the business relationship of the above with sales and operations planning and the ERP system. The course will focus on the relationship of the business planning process through to and including developing successful inventory and procurement policy to support best practice and strong customer service. Prerequisite: BUSI 2004
BUSI 3004 Business Management 3
Using the Capstone Business Simulation software students simulate all aspects of management. Students make decisions in: Strategy & Tactics, Policy, Production, Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Quality control, Human resources, Leadership and Teamwork. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2003)
BUSI 3011 Project Management
This course is designed to teach the students the concepts, techniques and procedures utilized in Project Management. Major topics will include project cycles, establishing project teams, data collection procedures, Critical Path Method, PERT, bar and flow charting methods as well as the development of work and planning schedules, layouts, costing, control cycles and the development of formal status and summary presentations.
COUN 3000 Career Preparation
Students develop key strategies to market their skills for entry into the workplace.
BUSI 3024 Principles of Buying
This course provides a critical view into the purchasing elements of world of Supply Chain Management. Topical focus will relate to supply organizations, quality, supplier relations, sourcing, price and cost management and the role of transportation. The scope of this course will include the private and public business sectors. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2004)
Third Year - Semester Five Electives (Materials Management Option)
BUSI 3007 Organizational Behaviour
The behavioral dynamics of the workplace is complex. Technology us impacting the way we work, the way we interact, and the way we manage people. This course examines the factors that influences human behavior and performance in the workplace including, emotional intelligence, personality, motivation, team behavior, leadership, organizational change and cultural characteristics. Prerequisite: BUSI 2001
BUSI 3021 Recruitment and Selection
Finding the right employee with the right skills in order to do the right job is essential in today's organizations. This course focuses on developing recruitment strategies in order to find appropriate candidates and then explores methods to ensure effective employee selection through testing, interviewing, assessment centers, and background checks. Prerequisite: BUSI 2001
BUSI 3023 Human Resources Planning
Planning to ensure the availability of the right people with the right skills at the right time has become an essential human resource competence for all organizations. This course focuses on strategic human resource planning, forecasting supply and demand, succession management strategies, development retention strategies and evaluation of human resources polices and programs. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2001)
Third Year - Semester Six (Materials Management Option)
BUSI 3005 Supply Chain and Logistic Management (EDI)
This course encompassess activities and techniques utilized in supply chain and logistics management including customer service, distribution planning, transportation planning, transportation forecasting, logistics documentation, purchasing and third party chain management. Prerequisite: BUSI 3002
BUSI 3020 Strategic Planning of Resources
This course is designed to expose the student to the detailed process of strategic planning, the linkage to business and operational planning, detailed resource identification and planning. The relationship of strategic planning and design management, cost management, operational management, change management and measurement management will all be explored.The simulation game will be augmented by lecture and case study opportunities to practice and experiment with options and their business impacts. Prerequisite: BUSI 3002
BUSI 3022 Capstone Project
The capstone project allows students to pursue, in depth, an independent project of the student's own choosing. Students work closely with their faculty advisors throughout the entire project. Prerequiasite: COUN 3000
PLAC 3004 Placement
Students finalize their learning by completing a one-month work placement with a manufacturing, service, or retail organization of their choice. The work placement provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experiences working within the various business functions they have been learning about over their 3-year education period at Loyalist College. Prerequisite: BUSI 3004
BUSI 3025 International Business
The geography of business continues to expand. This course provides an introduction to the global marketplace. Students will examine the impact of cultural issues upon marketing, logistics, and human resource strategies. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2004)
Third Year - Semester Six Electives (Materials Management Option)
BUSI 3009 Training and Development
Workplace performance and ongoing skill development through training is a requirement of today's learning organizations. This course deals with the processes and theories required to build effective employees. Emphasis is placed on assessing learning and performance challenges, designing appropriate interventions, delivering solutions and assessing for organizational effectiveness. Prerequisite: Human Resources Management. This course may also be used as an equivalent to FAL: Group Learning & Team Development.
BUSI 3010 Industrial Relations
Union-management relations are important to a smooth running organization. This course examines the theory, practices, and prinicples of Industrial Relations in Canada. Students learn by simulation to negotiate and administer collective agreements, handle grievances, mediate disputes, and prepare for arbitrations. Prerequisite: Human Resources Management.
BUSI 3026 Compensation
Organizations are looking at new ways of paying people. Most successful firms have now adopted the notion of “total rewards” as a concept of compensation. This course examines the linkage of corporate strategy to compensation as a competitive tool. Specially, pay and performance approaches, motivation, market conditions and others key variables are explored to create and design a strategic compensation program. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2001)
Third Year - Semester Five (Human Resource Option)
BUSI 3007 Organizational Behaviour
The behavioral dynamics of the workplace is complex. Technology us impacting the way we work, the way we interact, and the way we manage people. This course examines the factors that influences human behavior and performance in the workplace including, emotional intelligence, personality, motivation, team behavior, leadership, organizational change and cultural characteristics. Prerequisite: BUSI 2001
BUSI 3011 Project Management
This course is designed to teach the students the concepts, techniques and procedures utilized in Project Management. Major topics will include project cycles, establishing project teams, data collection procedures, Critical Path Method, PERT, bar and flow charting methods as well as the development of work and planning schedules, layouts, costing, control cycles and the development of formal status and summary presentations.
BUSI 3021 Recruitment and Selection
Finding the right employee with the right skills in order to do the right job is essential in today's organizations. This course focuses on developing recruitment strategies in order to find appropriate candidates and then explores methods to ensure effective employee selection through testing, interviewing, assessment centers, and background checks. Prerequisite: BUSI 2001
COUN 3000 Career Preparation
Students develop key strategies to market their skills for entry into the workplace.
BUSI 3023 Human Resources Planning
Planning to ensure the availability of the right people with the right skills at the right time has become an essential human resource competence for all organizations. This course focuses on strategic human resource planning, forecasting supply and demand, succession management strategies, development retention strategies and evaluation of human resources polices and programs. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2001)
Third Year - Semester Five Electives (Human Resource Option)
BUSI 3002 Master Plan and Procurement
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the concepts of master scheduling, master planning, procurement planning, capacity planning, and the business relationship of the above with sales and operations planning and the ERP system. The course will focus on the relationship of the business planning process through to and including developing successful inventory and procurement policy to support best practice and strong customer service. Prerequisite: BUSI 2004
BUSI 3004 Business Management 3
Using the Capstone Business Simulation software students simulate all aspects of management. Students make decisions in: Strategy & Tactics, Policy, Production, Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Quality control, Human resources, Leadership and Teamwork. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2003)
BUSI 3024 Principles of Buying
This course provides a critical view into the purchasing elements of world of Supply Chain Management. Topical focus will relate to supply organizations, quality, supplier relations, sourcing, price and cost management and the role of transportation. The scope of this course will include the private and public business sectors. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2004)
Third Year - Semester Six (Human Resource Option)
BUSI 3009 Training and Development
Workplace performance and ongoing skill development through training is a requirement of today's learning organizations. This course deals with the processes and theories required to build effective employees. Emphasis is placed on assessing learning and performance challenges, designing appropriate interventions, delivering solutions and assessing for organizational effectiveness. Prerequisite: Human Resources Management. This course may also be used as an equivalent to FAL: Group Learning & Team Development.
BUSI 3010 Industrial Relations
Union-management relations are important to a smooth running organization. This course examines the theory, practices, and prinicples of Industrial Relations in Canada. Students learn by simulation to negotiate and administer collective agreements, handle grievances, mediate disputes, and prepare for arbitrations. Prerequisite: Human Resources Management.
BUSI 3022 Capstone Project
The capstone project allows students to pursue, in depth, an independent project of the student's own choosing. Students work closely with their faculty advisors throughout the entire project. Prerequiasite: COUN 3000
PLAC 3004 Placement
Students finalize their learning by completing a one-month work placement with a manufacturing, service, or retail organization of their choice. The work placement provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experiences working within the various business functions they have been learning about over their 3-year education period at Loyalist College. Prerequisite: BUSI 3004
BUSI 3026 Compensation
Organizations are looking at new ways of paying people. Most successful firms have now adopted the notion of “total rewards” as a concept of compensation. This course examines the linkage of corporate strategy to compensation as a competitive tool. Specially, pay and performance approaches, motivation, market conditions and others key variables are explored to create and design a strategic compensation program. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2001)
Third Year - Semester Six Electives (Human Resource Option)
BUSI 3005 Supply Chain and Logistic Management (EDI)
This course encompassess activities and techniques utilized in supply chain and logistics management including customer service, distribution planning, transportation planning, transportation forecasting, logistics documentation, purchasing and third party chain management. Prerequisite: BUSI 3002
BUSI 3020 Strategic Planning of Resources
This course is designed to expose the student to the detailed process of strategic planning, the linkage to business and operational planning, detailed resource identification and planning. The relationship of strategic planning and design management, cost management, operational management, change management and measurement management will all be explored.The simulation game will be augmented by lecture and case study opportunities to practice and experiment with options and their business impacts. Prerequisite: BUSI 3002
BUSI 3025 International Business
The geography of business continues to expand. This course provides an introduction to the global marketplace. Students will examine the impact of cultural issues upon marketing, logistics, and human resource strategies. (Prerequisite - BUSI 2004)
