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Office of the Vice-President Academic
MEMORANDUM
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Senate
From: ?
D. Gagan, Chair
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Senate Committee on Academic Planning
Subject: ?
Faculty of Business Administration -
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
(SGSC Reference: GS.97.23'Nov 17, 1997 Mtg)
(SCAP Reference: SCAP 97-55)
Date: ?
January 14, 1998
Action taken by the Senate Graduate Studies Committee and the Senate Committee
on Academic Planning gives rise to the following motion
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Governors,
"that Senate approve
the proposed
and recommend
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Business
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Administration, as set forth in S.98-18 , including the following new
courses:
BUS 550-3
Financial Accounting
BUS 551-3
Managerial Accounting
BUS 552-3
Managerial Economics
BUS 553-3
Quantitative Business Methods
BUS 554-3
Management Information Systems
BUS 555-4
Managerial Finance
BUS 556-4
Marketing Management
BUS 557-4
Human ?
Relations ?
Management/Organization
Behaviour
BUS 558-3
Special Topics
BUS 559-4
Special Topics"
Any Senator wishing to consult the full report of curriculum revisions should contact
Bobbie Grant, Senate Assistant, at 291-3168 or e-mail bgrant@sfu.ca
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Graduate Diploma Program in Business Administration
General
Rationale
Although there are a number of MBA programs offered within the province of British
Columbia, as well as short non-credit courses available in Vancouver and Victoria, an
educational void exists for a particularly important segment of the population. There is no
graduate credit business program, short of an MBA, offered by any of the existing
provincial institutions. Yet for many the MBA is not an option. The small business
proprietor in Kamloops or Prince George, the working single parent, or the scientist who
finds that (s)he is now responsible for managing people and budgets all may share a
particular problem. Circumstances do not allow them to attend a traditional MBA
program, or they may not require a full MBA program, yet they do require some of the
ski l ls provided in such programs.
The Faculty of Business Administration hopes to offer a diploma program that stops short
of the full MBA, but provides the core business skills acquired in MBA programs.
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Content
The GDBA is designed to provide a useful bundle of business skills for students who do
not have a Bachelors degree in Business Administration or Commerce. Although various
combinations of courses are possible, our initial venture will include the eight courses
listed below.
All these courses are related to existing 500 level courses, modified to
reflect the different audience and requirements
Delivery
The design of the program is sufficiently flexible to be offered at particular sites in the
province, at one of the lower mainland campuses, or by electronic delivery.
The program is intended to be self-supporting, without university subsidy.
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Objectives and Principles
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1.
Develop a series of courses (adapted from existing MBA courses) which cover most of
the first year of a standard MBA. Entrance to the program would normally require an
undergraduate degree in any discipline (other than Business Administration or the
equivalent) from a recognized institution. Under exceptional circumstances, applicants
with significant experience plus a recognized post-secondary certification may be accepted
into the program.
2.
Organize material so that course modules can be assembled in different combinations
for delivery to different audiences in different diplomas programs in different diploma
programs offered by the the faculty. Thus modules could subsequently be reassembled for
such things as an online program, overseas or national delivery, support of on-campus
courses, or for other diploma programs (e.g., Management of Technology,
Entrepreneurship).
3. A
GDBA program could be suitable for students studying on their own, or for cohort
groups of students in common locations (firms, community colleges, etc.).
4.
Students who do well in the program can apply to the MBA. The normal application
process of the DMBA will apply.- At the discretion of that program, equivalent 500 level
courses may be waived for students with the
GDBA.
Resources required
No library material beyond that already in place for existing courses are required. We
expect to be working with the Centre for Distance Education in course delivery.
Diploma
Recognition of successful completion of the program will be via a diploma issued by
Simon Fraser University.
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• Calendar Entry (Insert following the paragraph on the Joint Masters in
Business Administration and Natural Resource Management)
Graduate Diploma
A Graduate Diploma program in Business Administration is available for students who
have already completed a Bachelor degree from a recognized university in an area other
than Business Administration or Commerce. Under exceptional circumstances, applicants
with significant experience plus a recognized post-secondary certification may be accepted
into the program.
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The program will consist of eight courses totaling7 credit hours from the courses below.
The courses will generally be offered to cohort groups on site or
through
electronic
delivery, and students will be expected to proceed through a specified set of courses with
their cohort group.
Students who do well in the program may consider applying to the MBA. The normal
application procedure of that program will apply. At the discretion of the MBA program,
equivalent 500 level, courses may be waived for students with the
GDBA.
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Courses
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BUS
550
Financial Accounting (3 credits).
Concepts and principles in financial accounting from the user perspective.
BUS 551 Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
The use of accounting information for managerial decisions. Prerequisite: BUS
550
or
equivalent.
BUS
552
Managerial Economics (3 credits)
Applications of economic theory to business problems.
BUS
553
Quantitative Business Methods (3 credits)
The use of quantitative or statistical techniques in managerial decision making.
BUS
554
Management Information Systems (3 credits).
The design and implementation of information systems to provide appropriate and timely
information to management.
BUS
555
Managerial Finance
(4
credits).
An overview of investment and financing decisions of the firm, including valuation, capital
expenditures, financial markets, dividend and financial policy. Prerequisites: BUS 550 and
BUS
553
or equivalent.
BUS
556
Marketing Management (4 credits).
An introduction to the application of pricing, promotion, channel selection and product
planning to marketing decisions.
BUS
557
Human Relations Management/ Organization Behaviour (4 credits).
Issues in the behaviour of people in organizations, and human resource
management practices that influence employee behaviour."
BUS
558
Special Topics (3 credits)
BUS
559
Special topics (4 credits)
