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S.90-15

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To: ?

Senate

From:

L. Salter

Chair, SOAP

Subject: ?

Faculty of Business Administration -

Date:

November 16, 1989

Day Master of Business Administration

Program

SOAP 89-63

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Academic Planning/Senate Graduate

Studies Committee gives rise to the following motion:

Motion:

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors

as set forth in S.

90-15

the change to the structure of the Day Master of

Business Administration Program including

New courses

BUS 507 - 4 Managerial Economics

BUS 512 - 4 Introduction to Business Finance

BUS 528 - 5 Accounting

BUS 536 - 4 Quantitative Methods in Management

BUS 543 - 4 Introductory Graduate Marketing

BUS 572.

4 Organizations and Human Resource Management"

Pronosed Revisions to Calendar Entry

Admission: Students with Undergraduate Degrees Other

than Business Administration

Students with Bachelors degrees in disciplines other than Business

Administration may be admitted to the program provided they have

previously, successfully completed courses in probability and

statistics, an introduction to computer programming, differential and

integral calculus. At Simon Fraser University appropriate courses are

BUEC 232, BUEC 333, CMPT 100 or CMPT 101, MATH

157

and MATH

158.

Students with a Bachelors degree in disciplines other than Business

Administration, upon admittance, will be required to complete the

following six courses prior to proceeding to the 800-level MBA

528-5

507-4

536-4

Quantitative Methods in Management

BUS

543-4

Introductory Graduate Marketing

BUS

512-4

Introduction to Business Finance

BUS

572-4

Organizations and Human Resource Mgmt.

In ?

addition, ?

such

students will be required to complete two honours

The specific courses will be selected by the

MBA

Program Director

and

the Area Coordinator in consultation with the

student.

Students entering the program with an equivalent course to any of

those specified above will be granted exemption.

All other requirements for admission are the same as for students

with degrees in Business Administration.

Rationale for the changes

There is a growing demand for students whose undergraduate

degree is not Business Administration to pursue an MBA degree. For

good students, it is an inappropriate path, to suggest that they should

go back to being undergraduate students again. We can do a better

job pedagogically, by providing graduate level preparation in the

required subject areas. This will have the additional benefit of

developing a stand-alone MBA cohort.

Requiring that students rejoin the

at a decided disadvantage relative

of good students.

undergraduate roles also puts us

to other schools in the recruiting

Other groups on Campus are anxious to see us proceed with such a

proposal.

- The Department of Biological Sciences have developed a Master's of

Aquaculture in which they have asked us to put on a graduate course

in Marketing (Bus

542).

If this present proposal is approved Bus.

542

will be replaced in the M. Aquaculture program with Bus. 543.

The Department of Biological Sciences is aware of this potential

change and fully approve of it.

- Masters of Natural Resourse (MRM) are currently developing a

proposal for a joint MRM/MBA degree. They initially proposed this

utilizing EMBA courses on the Business side. The have agreed that

utilizing our 500-level courses makes much more sense.

I1tLI1flIVfljl1TT

Please refer to attached pages 249 to 251 of the University Calendar

Graduate Business Administration 249

Faculty of Business Administration

Graduate Programs

291-4920 Fax ?

The Faculty of Business Administration oilers two programs loading to the

M.B.A. degree; the Executive M.B.A. program and the M.B.A.

Program.

The

Dean:

Stanley J. Shapiro. A.B. (Harv.). M.B.A., Ph.D. (Penn.)

Associate

Executive M.B.A. is an evening program for mid-career managers or Oxecu.

lives; ibis a generalized course of studies which exposes the student to broad

Programs:

GraduateDean:Director

Faculty and Areas of Research

For a complete list of

faculty.

see

Business Admlnislraiion

undergraduate

section.

Moustafa F. Abdet Magid

Organizationaidevelopment;strategichugnan

Pao Lun Chong'

resource management

Finance; money and banking; quantitative

Not forprotilmanagement; managerial skills'

international business policy

Finance: managerIal economics

Richard A. Holmes'

Quantitative methods

George C. Hoyt

Organization theory; business policy

ganizational behavior

Lindsay N. Meredith

Marketing; Industrial relations; personnel

Mobohiro Mortshtmo

Organizalionalbenaviour; Industrial relations

Drew C. Parker

Decision support systems

Lawrence T. Pinfiotd

Organization behavior; organization policy

Zeima Rebmann-Huber

Acoouniing

John Richards

Business, government and society

society; quantitative methods

Richard Schwindr

Industrial organization; international trade;

business, government and society

Ernest M. Scott'

Finance; organization policy

Stanley J. Shapiro

Marketing

Carolyne F. Smart

Business policy; organizational behavior

Marvin N. Stark

Commercial law

Bean Tjosvotd

Organization behavior

international business; operations manage-

organizational behavior and theory

Robert G. Wyckhem

Marketing

Judith L. Zatchkoweky

Marketing

*Joint appointment with Department of Economics

Graduate Degree Offered

Master of Business Administration

M.B.A. Program

The M.B.A. program has a subject specialization focus and Is designed for

incoming students with a Bachelor's degree (usually in Business Administra-

tion). The program oilers study in the following fields

Management Science/Information Systems

Marketing

Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management

Additional fields of concentration are available with the approval

the

student's Supervisory Committee. In particular, candidates are encouraged to

develop joint programs with such areas as Resource Management, Econom.

tcs. Computing Science. Criminology, and Engineering Science.

Admission: Students with Undergraduate Business

Administration Degrees

For clear admission to the program a student must have a Bachelor's degree

from a recognized university with a concentration in Business Administration

(or its equivalent). The student should have successfully completed course

work in differential calculus', statistics, managerial economics (or micro

economics), accounting, management science (or operations research),

tinauce, marketing, organizational behavior, and business policy (ortxisi:ieszr

and society). Students admitted without allot these courses may

rc'qiiirud

to make up the deficiency without graduate credit.

Exceptionaltywetlquaiitied applicants with degrees from other iiakjs of study

may be asked to satisfactorily complete up to ben undergraduate courses as

specified by the Admissions Committee, prior to being granted dear admis-

sion. Thp courses will be drawn from the areas specified above.

The maximum number of students admitted in any one year Is expected

be thirty. Admission is dearlycompeb live. The minimum undergraduate grade

point average considered is 3.0 (or equivalent). Criteria for admission, in

addition to undergraduate grades, include acceptable scores

Ili" GMAT

test (see

Applicat i on Process),

strong letters 01 reference, balance in the

Instructional areas 01 the program, and for students whose native language Is

not English. acceptable TOEFL scores (570 minimum) and a scoro of 5 or

above on the Test of Written English.

The program is designed tor students to enter in the Fall semester. Courses

are sequenced through the three semesters: Fall. Spring and Summer. The

normal course load is three courses per semester. In this manner, ibis possible

bo complete the program inone year; although a typical studeniwili require tour

semesters to finalize the project. Students granted entrance 10 the thesis

option may expect to lake one additional semester in order to take BUS 900.

Students hoisting beaching assistantships will take two courses per semester

as a normal workload. Thus. the completion time for a student holding a

teaching assistantship over their whole program Is typically live or six semes-

ters. In certain cases, students may be admitted to the program in other

semesters.

'Integral calculus lsalso required for specializations in Finance. Manarjmncnt

Sdence and Information Systems, and Marketing. it Is r.commended for

specialization

Accounting.

Admission: Students with Undergraduate Degrees Other

than Businesa,Administration

Students with Bachelors degrees

disciplines other than Business Admini.

stratton may be considered Ion admission to the program as qualifying

students provided

they

have successfully completed courses in probability

and statistics, an Introduction to computer programming, differential and

250 Graduate Business Administration

integral calculus, and introductory financial accounting. At Simon Fraser

University, appropriate courses are BUEC 232. BUEC 333,' CMPT 100 or

CMPT 101, MATH 157, MATH 158 and BUS 251.

Qualifying students will normally be required to complete the, following

undergraduate courses (with grades of B or better). The bulk of these courses

will normally be taken in the Summer semester prior to admission.

- Economics . , , ?

. , BUS 307-3 or ECON 301-5

- Organization Behavior ?

. BUS 372-3

Management Science'

BUS 336-4 ' ......

Students whose intended field of concentration is Marketing will be required

to take Buyer Behavior (BUS 347-3) instead.

In some cases, students may be required to remove deficiencies in their area

of specialization by enrolling in one or two undergraduate courses concur-

rently with graduate courses.

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All other requirements for admission are the same as for students with

degrees in Business Administration. Students admitted as qualifying students

should be able to complete the program in four semesters provided thAt they

are not holding teaching assistantships.

Application Process

Upon request, appilcatior materials Will be mailed. The following submis-

sions are required....... ?

- Simon Fraser University graduate application form

Faculty of Business Administration Supplementary application form

—official transcript of undergraduate grades (mailed directly from the granting

institution)

—three confidential leers of reference (malted directly' by the referees), at

least two of which come from faculty members at universities. Forms are

supplied for references-

- score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

- For students whose first language is not English and whose undergraduate

degrees have not been obtained at an Institution in Canada, the United

States, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand where English has

been the language of instruction, scores on the Test of English as a Foreign

Language (TOE FL) and the Test of Written English.

Financial Asslstanóe

The Faculty of Business Administration is able to offer to qualified graduate

students Teaching Assistantships in Business Administration. Annual remu-

neration is normally

$3,100 per semester. For students holding a teaching

assistantship, it is expected two courses will constitute a full load. In addition

to teaching asslstaritships, members of faculty, from time totime, have funding

available to hire Research Assistants.

Information on other university scholarships and awards available

to gradu-

ate students is Included ifl the

Financial Aid, and Awards

section of this

Calendar.

Degree Requirements

... .

To qualify for the M.B.A. degree under this program, the candidate must

complete the requirements under one of two available options: the Project

Option (Option I) or the Thesis Option (Option II). in addition, the student rflust

choose a Field of Concentration, l.eq one of Accounting; Policy Analysis;

Finance; Management Science and information Systems; Marketing; or

Organizational Behavior. The student's academic advisor, taking into consid-

eration the student's background, program and desires,' will specify the

supporting courses......' ,

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The requirements for course work and written research are as follows

Credit Requirements for Options'

Project Option:

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8 courses PLUS a research project

Thesis Option: ?

6 courses PLUS thesis

Course Work Requirements

For the project option the student must complete a minimum 013 courses in

a field of concentration and a minimum of at least one course in a supporting

field and one course in research techniques. A total of eight courses are

required for the project option. Of these, four must be taken as supporting or

research courses. In addition, the student must complete a written research

project equivalent to one course.

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For the thesis option, the student must complete a minimum of three courses

'in a field of concentration as well as taking at least one course In research

techniques and BUS 900, Research Methodology. A total of six

required in the thesis option. in addition, the student must complete a

research project equivalent to four courses.

The requirements and options for each of the component areas are detailed

Wow.

Fields of Concentration: 3 course minimum

Management Science/Information Systems

Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management

The academic supervisor will select supporting courses in consultation with

the student. The selections may be either from Business Administration or

from other fields of study (e.g. Economics, Resource Management, Comput-

ing Science, Psychology).

Research Courses

Project option students must take at least one course in research techniques

(BUS 801 or equivalent). Thesis option students are required to take BUS 900

In addition to a minimum one course in research techniques.

The academic supervisor will select the research courses in consultatiob

with the student. Students' taking BUS 900 should complete their other

research courses first.

Written Research Requirements

—Project Option: The student must complete a major research project (4

credits)

—Thesis Option: The student must complete an original thesis (16 credits)

Itis anticipated that most students will follow the project option. Students who

are particularly research oriented and expect to pursue a Ph.D. may prefer the

thesis option.

A project will generally represent successful original research with regard to

some practical problem. While the student Is expected to conduct a literature

search with respect to the problem, it will generally be less exhaustive

comparison with that of the thesis. The scope of a project is regarded as

equivalent to one graduate course.

In general, a thesis represents a major research effort in which the student,

working closely with his or her supervisory committee, demonstrates a

comprehensive knowledge of the literature on some aspect of a discipline and

successfully completes original research which represents a contribution to

knowledge in the area. It is lobe regarded as the equivalent of three graduate

courses.

M.B.A. Program Courses

BUS ?

801.4 Research Techniques

The design, conduct, and analysis of business research Including both field

and laboratory research methods.

Prerequisite: BUEC 333.

BUEC 815-4

Portfolio Theory

A study of optimum portfolio selections and diversification of financial assets

including cash vis-a-vis different classes of utility functions of final wealth.

Also, an examination of the behavior of speculative prices and rates of return.

Prerequisite: ECON 331. 

BUEC 817-4 Theory of Capital Markets

A study of capital market equilibrium theories, risk allocation, valuation models

under perfect and imperfect markets and their empirical testing.

Prerequisites:

ECON 331, 835. 

BtJEC 818-4 ?

Advanced Topics in Business Finance

Extension of advanced topics beyond those covered in BUEC 815, Portfolio

Theory, and BUEC 817, Capital Market Theory.

Prerequisites:

BUEC 815, 

817. 

BUEC 819-4 Mathematical Programming for Economics and

Business

Topics include dynamic programming, linear and non-linear programming,

stochastic programming, optimization techniques, game theory.

Prerequisite

Consent of 

instructor.

BUEC 820-4 Analysis of Dynamic Processes

Analysis of the operation of dynamic (time-varying) economic/business sys-

tems with emphasis on model formulation and optimization procedures..

BUS ?

8214

Analysis of inventory and Queueing Systems

The design and control of inventory and queueing systems. Approaches

include analytical and numerical models, algorithms for optimizing such

systems and simulation for large, complex systems.

Prerequisite:

BUEC 333 

equivalent. 

BUS ?

822-4 Decision Theory

An examination of prescriptive (Bayesian) theory of decision making under

uncertainty and critical investigation of the theory.

Prerequisite:

BUEC 333, 

MATH 157. 

BUEC 823-4 Business and Economic Forecasting

Concepts of forecasting including trend fitting, time series, regression, econ-

ometric survey data, leading indicators. Application to business, economics,

population, technology.

Prerequisite:

BUEC 333. 

BUS

831-4 ?

industrial Relations

Negotiation, arbitration, collective agreements, work stoppages, labour-

management co-operation.

BUS ?

836-4 Human Resources Management

Management of human resources In work organizations. Topics generally

include assessment of the work environment, performance evaluation and

compensation, recruiting and training.

Prerequisites:

BUS 481, 482. 

BUS ?

839-4 Organizational Assessment and Planned Change

Current theory, research and practice in organizational diagnosis and planned

change. Prerequisite:

Advanced undergraduate 

course work in

Micro 

and

Graduate Business Administration '251

BUS ?

862-4 ' Contemporary Topics in

international Business

The analysis of specific issues in International business/multinational firms,

Canada's regulations, international financial management, international

marketing, international operations, foreign investment, the international

environment.

BUS ?

871-4 '

'Seminar in FinancIal Accounting

An in-depth analysis of current literature in financial accounting theory and

practice. Emphasis will be placed on recent empirical research.

Prerequisite:

Permission

of

the instructor.

BUS ?

872-4

Seminar in Managerial Accounting

An integrative course intended to develop an appreciation of the interrelationship

of managerial accounting and analytical, behavioral and technological consid-

erations in analysis and design of control systems. Emphasis will be placed on

empirical research. Prerequisite: Permission

of

the instructor.

BUS ?

873-4 History of Accounting Thought

An advanced course that traces the evolution of accounting and relates the

historical development to present accounting theory and practice.

Prerequi-

site: Undergraduate accounting theory.

BUS

874-4 Advanced Topics in Accounting

Selected advanced .topics in accounting. A continuation of 871 and 872 with

emphasis on the Interrelation between financial and managerial accounting.

Particular attention will be devoted to present and developing problem areas

and the research related to those problems.

Prerequisites:

BUS87I and872, 

or permission

of

the instructor.

BUS ?

875-4 international Accounting

Comparative systems of accounting. Evolution of multinational business and

accounting implications.

Prerequisites:BLJS87I arsd346, 

orpermission

of

the

instructor.

BUS

876-4 Decision Support Systems

Design and application of computer based information systems to support

managerial decision making in organizations.

BUS

895-4 Selected Topics In Business I

BUS ?

896-4

Selected Topics In Business ii

BUS

897-4 Directed Readings

Supervised reading and report preparation in a particular field of specialization.

BUS

898

MBA Thesis

BUS

900-4 Methodology Seminar/Research Workshop

This course, which will meet twice weekly, will devote one-half to an examina-

tion of methodological approaches including selection, planning and conduct

of research and philosophy of science and one-half to attendance at faculty

and graduate student workshop presentations. The methodology section of

the course is Intended to place students' research methodology in a broader

context for critical evaluation. The workshop section will require students to

present their own research finding for critical evaluation.

Prerequisite: Com-

pletion

of

prior required research courses, or permission

of

the instructor.

Macro Organizational Behavior. 

BUS ?

845-4 ?

Marketing Measurement

Executive M.B.A. Program

The generation and analysis of non-accounting Information from sources both

internal and external to the firm, with the purpose of understanding the use of

The Executive M.B.A. program Is one of evening study, designed primarily

such measurements in marketing segmentation. Prerequisite:

ECON 835. 

for persons in regular employment in private or public corporations who have

had several years experience in a managerial capacity. CommencingFaJl

BUS ?

846-4 ?

Marketing Theory and Models

1989,

classes will be conducted at Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre.

The construction, analysis and application 01 models of marketing phenomena.

Details of this Executive program are given below.

Prerequisite:

ECON 835. 

BUS ?

847-4 ?

Consumer Behavior

Admission

A study of the results of consumer interactions with the forces affecting

AppllcantswillbeconsideredforadmlssionoflthebaSlSOflflformatiofldra wrl

purchase decisions. The influence of environmental, corporate, and govern-

from some or all of the following.

mental factors on consumer behavior and the processes of consumer deci-

sion-making will be examined.

Prerequisite:

ECON 835. 

-extended application forms

BUS ?

852-4 ?

Researching the Corporation in Canadian Society

- undergraduate grades

-letters of recommendation

Research in contemporary theory and methods of investigating and conduct-

- Graduate Management Admission Test

ing scientific research in Canadian corporations.

Normally, candidates admitted will be expected to possess a Bachelor's

BUS ?

854-4 ?

Business and Government Regulation

degree (in any discipline) with at least a good second class (B) standing.

The theory and practice of public policy in the area of industrial organization.

However, considerable weight will be attached to the other criteria of admis-

Topics include anti-combines, utility regulation, patent policy, and other

slon and a few candidates may be admitted who do not possess a university

policies directed at market failure.

Prerequisite:

ECON 

200.

degree provided their relevant qualities in other respects are considered

BUS ?

858-4 ?

Business and the Public Interest

outstanding.

Society requires business to act in the public interest

by means both of

explicit (legislated) rules and implicit social contracts. This courSe deals with

Requirements

these social contracts and will include discussions of employment policies,

To qualify for the Executive M.B.A. degree, a candidate must successfully

investment policies, charitable donations, environmen4i concerns and corn-

complete twelve courses and a research projeet. Nine of the twelve courses

unity service,

are required and three are electives. In place of the 600 level M.B.A. course

US ?

860-4 ?

Administration of Public Enterprises

offerings listed below, students may substitute, with the prior consent of the

History, models of organizations of public corporations and their divergence

Program Committee, equivalent graduate course-work from any department

from private counterparts. Public accountability decision-making, cost-benefit

in Simon Fraser University. Prior approval is not required for students to

theories,

submit 800 level BUS or BUEC courses as electives.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

CALENDAR INFORMATION:

Department: ?

Faculty cf 

iiici 

n ?

Description:

The course combines economic theory and

uantitative methods techniques

to develop models and rules for managing rPsourcis

ff 1 

ri rif 1 y

Credit Hours: 4

Vector: 4-0-0

Prerequisite(s if any:

_Introductory ?

Statistics/Computing/Math.

OR Permission of 

the Instructor 

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment: _

When will the course first be offered: 1990

How often will the course be offered:

_once_per

year 

JUSTIFICATION:

To

expose the student to microeconcinic principles in the context of management

rn -making- The 

asic t oo lsanalysis

t2h

i r'h

will

bQ studies and applied

are microeconcinic theory

and qnnH -M--i 

Fehn-

qiic

in]ding the statistieal

estimation of economic relationships.

RESOURCES: ?

1. John Richards 2. John Herzog

Which Faculty

member will normally teach the course:

_3. Richard Schwindt

S.Globerman

What are the budgetary implications of mounting the courseThe

introduction of

6-500 level 

courses requires 1.5 FM's hence we are budgeting .25 F'PE's for this course. In addition,

each area will arrange two special topics courses either by directed studies or two 400

Library

resources

appena

two axe

uetalls):

not been included in our FPE requirement.

Appended:

Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.

Library resources

Approve

d(Departmental Graduate Studies

/ Faculty Graduate Studies Comi

Faculty:

Senate Graduate Studies

Senate:

Business 507 

Managerial Economics 

COURSE OUTLINE 

Purpose of Course 

The purpose of this course is to expose the student to 

microeconomic principles in the context of management decision-- 

making.. The basic tools of analysis which will be studied and 

applied are microec.onomic theory and quantitative techniques 

including the statistical estimation of economic relationships.. 

The course should provide the student with an appreciation and 

understanding of how insights and ? 

techniques drawn from 

managerial ? 

economics can assist managers to improve the 

?

efficiency of their organizations. 

Requirements 

The students will be expected to participate in all seminais 

and tutorials by preparing answers to homework questions assigned 

the preceding week. There will be a midterm and a final exam. 

The grading will be based upon the final exam (50%); the midterm 

(30%) and class participation (20%). 

Readings 

The textbook is James L. Pappas and Mark Hirschey, 

Fundamentals of Managerial Economics, The Dryden Press. 

Selected articles will also be distributed at the beginning 

of the semester. 

Topics and Readings 

1. Introduction and Basic Economic Relations 

?

Chapters 1 and 

2

2.. Demand Analysis and Forecasting -- Chapters 3 and 4 

3.

Production and Cost Analysis -- Chapters 5 - 

7

4.

Pricing Under Different Market Conditions - Chapters B -. 10 

5.

Decision-Making Under Uncertainty- Chapter 11 

6.

Capital Budgeting - Chapter 12 

7.

Competitive Strategy - Chapter 13 

.

Appendix B

All of the faculty members mentioned teach in both the DMBA and

EMBA programs so hence are fully qualified.

Appendix C.

Since this is the same type of material used in both the EMBA and

DMBA courses, no additional library resources are required.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

CALENDAR

Department: ?

INFORMATION:

Faculty nf Busi 

?

Mmi

f1-ir'n

Course Number:

BUS 512 

Title:

Introduction

to Busin ? 

ess

Finanre 

Description:

An

overview of the investment

and

financing

deci si nns nf 

f

rtn -

to be covered include valuation, the capital expenditure decision, financial markets,

Credit

Hours:

BUS 507 

arid

BUS 528 OR Permission of the Instructor 

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment:

20

?

When will the course first be offered: 1990

How often will the course be offered:

once per year

JUSTIFICATION:

To

provide business core preparation for students - _etering: the MBA program

without prior preparation in Finance and

provide a servi

ce

murse

fr

1-her

graduate programs at SF(J which require

RESOURCES:

member will normally teach

the course:-1 finance faculty are qualified to teach

this course.

What are the budgetary implications

of mounting

the coursehe introduction of

-flfl level 

mi-e 

courses requires

1.5

ETE's

hence we are budgeting

.25

FM's

for this course. In addition,

each area will arrange two special topics courses either by directed studies or two 400

level underQrduae courses. These two have not been included in our FE requirement.

Are

there sufficient Library

resources

appen etai s):

Appended: a) Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.

Library

resources

Approved!'TepaIt1flefltal

Graduate Studies Committee

Date:____________

Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:

Date:

Faculty:

Senate Graduate Studies

Date:

I

Senate: ?

Date:

Simon Fraser 

University? 

Faculty of Business 

Administration? 

Business 512 

Suggested Text: Brealey, Myers, Sick, and Whaley, 

Principles of Corporate 

Finance, 

McGraw-Hill Publishers, 1986. 

Course Objective: The purpose of this course is to Introduce students to 

financial management and decision making, essentially from the perspective 

of the business firm. To accomplish this objective, some basic concepts on 

financial markets and institutions are also developed. 

Provisional Course 

Outline 

Week 1: Introduction, Objective of the Firm, Tax Environment 

BM 1 & 2 

Week 2: Principles of Valuation 

BM 3 & 

4

Week 3: Capital Expenditure 

BM 5, 6, & 11 

Week 4 & 5: Risk, Return and Asset Pricing 

BM 7, 8&9 

Week 6: Capital Market Efficiency and Financing 

BM 13, 14, 15 

Week 7: Debt Markets 

Bl'i 

21,22 

Week 8: Dividend Policy 

BM 16 

Week 9: Financial Structure, Asset Interactions, and Leasing 

BM 17, 18, 19&24 

Week 10: An Introduction to Options and Assets with Option Features 

BM

20, 23 

Week 11: Mergers and Acquisitions 

BM 31 

Week 12: 

International Financial Management 

BM 32 

Week 13: Pensions or Corporate Risk Hedging 

BM 33 & Supplementary Reading for Hedging 

Appendix B

All of the faculty members mentioned teach in both the DMBA and

EMBA programs so hence are fully qualified.

Appendix C.

Since this is the same type of material used in both the EMBA and

DMBA courses, no additional library resources are required.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

CALENDAR INFORMATION:

This course will provide students with the tools and techniques of both

firnri1 and

gri1 acrnunfing ndd for 1-h

ns of rmnrit-'ing infr -mM--ion in

Prerequisiteçs) if any:

5 ?

Statistics,Canputing/Math

OR Permission 

of the Instructor 

ENROLLMENT AND-SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment-

_20

_When will the course first be offered: 1990

How often will the course be offered: _once

_per_year

JUSTIFICATION:

see attached

RESOURCES:

Which Faculty member will normally teach the course: Clarkson, Cheung,Ernby,Etherington,Gordon,

Magid, Mcnald . and Rebmann-Huber.

What arc the budgetary implications of mounting the courseThe_introduction_

of_(- 

Ofl_1cv1_

mrc

courses requires 1.5FrE' shencewearebudgeting.25

FI'E's 

forthiscourse.Inaddition,

each area will arrange two special topics courses either by directed studie

Yes. 

included

_ndix_C. 

?

in our FrE requirement.

Appended: a) Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.

Library resources

Approved-rFaculty:

eparimental

Graduate Studies Committee:._

Date:

____________

aculty Graduate Studies Committee:

U5r

-6=

Senate Graduate Studies Commi

Accounting is "the language of business" and as such provides the

primary information system of the business organization. Financial

accounting is concerned with how business entities report the results

of their operations to external parties and the evaluation of the

results by decision-makers both inside and outside the business

entity. Students will gain a thorough understanding of financial

statements and their strengths and limitations in the evaluation of

business entities from an external user perspective. Managerial

accounting is concerned with the use of accounting-based

information to facilitate internal decision-making by managers. The

emphasis will be on the use and interpretation of financial

information for internal planning, control, performance evaluation,

and economic decision-making. It will also provide students with the

technical expertise to understand the strengths and limitations of the

data generated by the managerial accounting system.

^-1

Course Objectives

Accounting information is "the language of business", the two pillars

of which are financial and managerial accounting. Financial

accounting is concerned with how business entities report the results

of their operations to outsiders such as investors, analysts, creditors

and regulatory agencies. An appreciation of the role of financial

reporting in our economic system and insights of how financial

accounting information is used by decision-makers both inside and

outside the business entity are essential for the professional

manager. From the knowledge gained in this course students will be

able to read, interpret and analyze published financial statements.

They will be able to create balance sheets, incomes statements and

funds flows statements from underlying economic transactions.

Students will learn accounting terminology and the limitations

inherent in the conventional accounting model. By examining the

essentially political process by which accounting standards evolve,

students will gain insights into the intense controversies surrounding

the promulgation of accounting standards.

Management accounting is the provision and use of accounting based

information to facilitate internal decision-making by managers. The

purpose of this course is to provide the student with tools,

techniques, and approaches to identify, acquire and use accounting-

based information to make business decisions. The emphasis will be

on understanding the use and interpretation of this information in

managerial decision-making. The course will also provide the

students with technical expertise necessary to understand the

strengths and limitations of the data being generated by the

managerial accounting system.

Appendix A page 2.

Topical Coverage

Financial Accounting:

- ?

Introduction and Background

The Balance Sheet and Income Statement

- ?

The Accounting Cycle

Funds Flow Statement

Current Assets and Inventory Valuation

- ?

Long-Term and Other Assets

Time Value of Money

Current and Long-Term Liabilities

Leases, Pensions and Deferred Taxes

- ?

Shareholders Equity and Intercorporate

Investments

Financial Statement Analysis

Managerial Accounting:

- ?

Cost Accumulation Systems/Overhead Application

Cost Behavior/C-U-P Analysis (including use of

statistical estimation techniques)

Relevant Costing/Responsibility Accounting

- ?

Control and Performance Evaluation of

Decentralized Operations

IL'

As well as lectures, the course will employ cases to illustrate and

reinforce the topics listed above. The cases will be assigned

throughout the course to be completed/presented in class. As much

as possible in an intrductory course, students will go beyond simply,

learning and applying rules to a deeper understanding of the art of

creating and interpreting accounting information.

Texts:

Deakin, E.B. and M.W. Maher,

Cost Accounting

(2nd. edition),

Homewood, Illinios, Irwin, 1987.

Garrison, R.H.,

Managerial Accounting: Concepts for Planning Control,

Decision Making,

(5th edition), Piano, Texas: BPI, 1988

Homgren, C.T. and G. Foster,

Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis

(6th edition), Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, 1987.

Anthony, R.A. and J.S. Reece,

Accounting: Text and Cases,

(7th

edition), Homewood, Ill. Irwin, 1983.

Davidson, S., C.L.Mitchell, C.P. Stickney and R.L. Weil,

Financial

Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods, and Uses,

(4th Canadian Edition), Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989.

Hawkins, D.F.,

Corporate Financial Reporting. and Analysis: Text and

Cases,

(3rd edition), Irwin, 1986.

Appendix B.

The eight Faculty members are all terminally qualified, full-time

tenure track members', each of whom has prior experience teaching

a course

this nature at the graduate level.

Appendix c)

Library Resources:

Relevant Journals:

Accounting Review

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Journal of Accounting Research

Journal of Accountancy

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

CA Magazine

CMA Magazine

CGA Magazine

fl'/fl

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

CALENDAR INFORMATION:

Department: ?

Facult-y of Business Mmi ni ri1-ign 

?

Course Number:

BUS536

Tide: Quantitative Methods in Management

Description: see 1st paragraph

o

ou

-

i

Credit Hours: 4

Vector:

4-0-0 ? 

prerequisite(s) if

anyifltrodUqIy. 

Statistics/Caputing/Math

OR Permission 

of the Instructor. 

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment: _

When will the

course first be offered: 1990

How often will the course

be offered:

_once _per_year

JUSTIFICATION:

To supply prospectjymanaqe with. _the_skills

_necess 

ry_1-ri_mik _ff,-'1-i _ 

lice 

_of_1ga1

-

quantitative analyses. The course is intended for students with diffusc

- _inthrests_

nd

-

diverse backgrounds who nevertheless_

have_rrnn_rihj 

r'Fjy _

_J-jncj_

thi

abilities to confront ccinplex nunagement decisions in a practical fashion.

RESOURCES:

Eng Choo, Ernie Love, Art Warburton

Which Faculty member will normally teach the course:

Bill 

_Wedi ey 

What are the budgetary implications of mounting the course!the

introduction

of s-coo 1 

ev1

courses requires

1.5 FTE's hence we are budgeting .25

='s for this course. In addition,

each area will arrange two special topics courses either by directed studies or two 400

not been included in our

F'I'E

requirement.

Appended: a) Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member

to give the course.

Library resources

Approve

(Departmental Graduate Studies Committee:

Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:

"-,Faculty:

Senate Graduate Studies Committee:_______

Senate:

2o.

is

QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN MANAGEMENT' 

BUS 536 

The objective of this course is to supply prospective managers 

with the skills necessary to make effective use of formal 

quantitative analyses, whether those analyses are performed by 

themselves or by a technical specialist. The course is intended 

for students with diffuse interests and diverse backgrounds who 

nevertheless have a common objective of enhancing their abilities 

to confront complex management decisions in a practical fashion. 

The aim is not to achieve a complete mastery of the formal 

details of mathematical techniques, but rather the development of 

formal analytical processes that contribute to an individual's 

decision making skills. The focus is upon the development of 

alternative strategies, the explicit consideration of 

uncertainty, the identification of relevant criteria, and the 

effective use of historical data and limited information. 

Although in each of these areas the basic relevant quantitative 

techniques will be developed, we will use case studies to 

emphasize the crucial skills of effective problem definition and 

description before analysis, and interpretation and 

implementation after analysis has been performed. 

The course will contain five major sections: 

I.

DEVELOPING THE ELEMENTS OF A FORMAL ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK 

A framework for analyzing decisions under uncertainty (2 weeks): 

An introduction to decision analysis; 

The evaluation of monetary consequences; 

The development of decision diagrams; 

Risk profiles; 

Assessment of preferences via certainty equivalents. 

Judgmental assessment and limited information (2 weeks): 

Assessment and use of continuous probability distributions; 

Updating probability assessments with additional 

information. 

II. RISK REDUCTION THROUGH BETTER FORECASTS 

Using historical data to develop probabilities 

(2

weeks): 

Elementary forecasting; 

Developing forecasts with 

decomposition; 

Developing forecasts with 

the aid of time series 

the aid of regression 

analysis. 

III. 

ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX UNCERTAINTY SITUATIONS: SIMULATION (2 

weeks) 

Simulation as a decision aid; 

Deterministic simulation models; 

Probabilistic simulation models; 

Simulation and decision diagrams. 

IV.

DETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS WITH MANY ALTERNATIVES (4 weeks) 

An introduction to linear programming, including 

a

geometrical overview, finding the optimal solution, shadow 

prices, objective function ranging, and sensitivity 

analysis; 

An overview of other optimization models. 

V.

ACCOUNTING FOR COMPETITIVE REACTION (1 week) 

Elements shared by all competitive situations; 

Introduction to zero-sum and nonzero-sum games. 

MODEL TEXT AND CASES 

Mekp& 

P. Vatter, 

.

jn

S.

..jgemet 

Bradley, 

?

S Frey Jr., and B. 

Richard 

Jackson, 

D

Irwin, 

Qititative 

Inc., 

Homewood, Illinois, 1978. 

1. This course description closely follows presentations in the 

suggested model text and Instructor's Manual for the course. 

Appendix B

All of the faculty members mentioned teach in both the DMBA and

EMBA programs so hence are fully qualified.

Appendix C.

Since this is the same type of material used in both the EMBA and

DMBA courses, no additional library resources are required.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

SCALENDAR INFORMATION:

Department:

Faculty of Bicin c 

mini--l-ration 

?

Course Number:

BUS543

Title:

Introductory GraduateMarketing 

reMtod_srvics_ 

t-r_ 

busi 

ness 

and other non-qnumer sector

Credit Hours

. _4 ?

_Vector:

4-0-0 ? 

Prerequisite(s) if

any:

Introductory?

Statistics/Caiputing/Math

OR permission 

of the Instructor 

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment: _

When will the course first be

1990

How often will the course be offered: _once

_per _year

JUSTIFICATION:

This course is designed asan introductory course for _graduate 

students 

RESOURCES:

Which Faculty member will normally teach the course: _Lindsa

_Meredith

What are the budgetary implications of mounting the courscThe_introduct ion

s hence we are budgeting

.25 FrE

's for this course. In addition,

each area will arrange two special topics courses either

_by directed studies or two 400

level underV4duatq courses. These two bave not been included in our

requirement.

Are there sufficient Library resources (append details):

Appended:

Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.

Library resources

Approved

Departmental Graduate Studies C

• ?

Faculty Graduate Studies Commi

Senate Graduate Studies Committee: " _'-

k_k23.-_ 

iiace:"_'_-"'_'

o_(

Senate: _Date:

'21f.

Proposed BUS' 543 - Course Outline 

Introductory Graduate Marketing 

This course is designed as an introductory course for graduate students without 

formal undergraduate work in marketing. 

It is a self contained unit, suitable for graduate students in disciplines other. 

than Business Administration who wish to obtain an appreciation for how 

the

marketing system works, as well as for qualifying graduate students in Business 

Administration. The course perspective is managerial. 

Topics: 

The marketing environment 

Analyzing consumer markets 

Analyzing business and government markets 

Analyzing international markets 

Demand estimation and forecasting 

Market segmentation and target marketing 

Marketing planning 

Product-mix 

New product development and product life-cycle 

Price and channel strategies 

PratDtiOfl strategies 

Salesforce strategies 

An introduction to marketing research 

MARKETING MANPGEMENT:ANALYSIS PLANNING AND CtT1L 

Philip Kotler and Ronald E. Turner. Prentice-Hall, Canadian 5th Edition 1985. 

Each student will be required to write a paper on an appropriate topic. The paper should 

have relevance to the graduate program in which the student is enrolled. 

Appendix B

All

the faculty members mentioned teach in both the DMBA and

EMBA programs so -

hence

are fully qualified.

Appendix C.

Since this is the same type of material used in both the EMBA and

DMBA courses, no additional library resources are required.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

NEW GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL

•

CALENDAR INFORMATION:

Department: ?

BUS

Organizations and Human

Resource Managem?nt

Description: see attached

Credit Hours: 4

_Vector: 4-0-0

Prerequisite(s) if any: Introductory

Statistics/Computing/Math OR

permission of the Instructor

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:

Estimated Enrollment:_

When will the course first be offered: 1990

How often will the course be offered: _

once

_Der _year

JUSTIFICATION:

This isan introductory course onmanaging people and organizations.

-mi

ja necessary courseinanyMBAcurriculum. _It also introduces

•students_to material necessary for advanced

HPM courses

in the 

MBA program.

RESOURCES:

most

members of the O.B. group are?

Which Faculty member will normally teach

the

course: _

qualified to teach _this _course -

What arc the budgetary implications of mounting the courscThe introduction of 6-00 level

courses

requires 1.5 

FrE's

hence we 

are

budgeting .25 VIE's for this course. In addition, 

each area will arrange

two special topics courses either by directed studies or 

two

400

level

q4duat courses.

under

Thes€ t&o have not been included in our

FPE

requirement.

Are there sufficient Library resources appcnc1 uctalls):

Appended: a) Outline of the Course

An indication of the competence of the Faculty member to give the course.

Library resources

17J

Approve Departmental Graduate Studies Coma

) Faculty Graduate Studies Committee:

Faculty:

Senate Graduate Studies Committee:__.-3^-

Senate: ?

_Date:_

Description of course BUS 572. 

This course introduces students to theories of organizational behaviour and 

organization theory. The student will be expected to develop an understanding 

of issues in the management of people and work and the design and functioning 

of organizations. The course will cover concepts of motivation, leadership, 

decision-making, power and politics, structure, environments and organizational 

effectiveness. The course will also introduce students to the major professional 

fields in organizational behaviour; industrial relations, personnel, and 

organizational develont. 

.

PROPOSED BUS 572 - COURSE OUTLINE 

1.

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR 

AND

THEORY 

2. MOTIVATION 

AND

WORK BEHAVIOUR 

- motivational theories 

- job design 

3.

MANAGING PEOPLE 

- superior - subordinate relations 

- leadership in small groups 

4. DECISION-MAKING 

- models of decision-making in organizations 

- contingencies in decision flows 

5. POWER AND POLITICS IN ORGANIZATIONS 

- processes of influence and compliance 

- organizations as political entities 

6. CONFLICT 

AND

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 

- sources of conflict in organizations 

- management of conflict 

7. ORGANIZATION 

AND

ENVIRONMENT 

- environmental determinants Of organizational structures 

and processes 

- managing the environment 

8. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 

- division and coordination of labour 

- organizational forms 

9.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP 

- processes of institutional leadership 

- organizational culture 

10. ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS 

- life cycles in organizational growth and decline 

- the assessment of organizational effectiveness 

,.^q 

11.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 

- facets of industrial relations in contemporary 

organizations 

- the roles of industrial relations specialists 

12.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 

- facets of personnel management in contemporary 

organizations 

- the roles of personnel specialists 

13.

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE 

- processes of organizational change and development 

- the roles of organization development specialists 

RECOMMENDED TEXTS 

Texts for this course will continually change to keep pace with 

the latest developments in the field. Current texts likely to be 

adopted include: 

Hall, R.H. (1987) Organizations: Structures. Processes & Outcomes. 

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 

Heliriegel, D., Slocum, J.W. & Woodman, R.W. (1989) Organizational 

Behavior. St. Paul, MN: West. 

Supplementary readings are likely to be assigned to cover material 

in the last three sections of the course. 

Appendix B

All of the faculty members mentioned teach in both the DMBA and

EMBA programs so hence are fully qualified.

Appendix C.

Since this is the same type of material used in both the EMBA and

DMBA courses, no additional library resources are required.