Course Schedule

HyFlex: The class will be delivered on campus, but will also be live-streamed synchronously for anyone who wishes
to join the class remotely.

RLDS: Remote delivery.

Web: Online delivery. See the course outline for more information.

GBUS Courses Timetable

Section	Day	Start	Time	Exam Date	Delivery
2024 Fall 2025 Winter 2025 Spring/Summer
GBUS 815 - Strategic Management
The course focuses on the identification, evaluation and formulation of organizational strategy in an international context. Special emphasis is placed on inherent tensions faced by global organizations in developing and implementing strategy through the use of lectures, discussion, student analysis, and case studies of various kinds of organizations. *Prerequisite: Must complete any two courses from the Levene MBA with Specializations program*
001	M	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-17	HYFLX
GBUS 817 - Managing People in Organizations
This course is designed to develop students’ management skills through an exploration of the theory and practice involved in managing people. The emphasis is on understanding individual, team, and organizational factors and the processes through which they influence behaviour and performance, with a view to improving managerial effectiveness.
001	R	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-12	HYFLX
GBUS 838 - Research Methods in Management
This course is designed to assist students in conducting research projects in the areas of marketing and management. It introduces a variety of research designs, including survey and experimental designs, quantitative methods as well as data analysis and interpretation. Several multivariate techniques will be covered.
001	W	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm		HYFLX
002	F	2024-SEP-04	3:00pm - 5:45pm		HYFLX
GBUS 844 - Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining
This course examines the history of union development in Canada, and business reaction to this development. Current structures in the labour movement are assessed, as well as the impact of legislation on the nature of collective bargaining. The course focuses on the character and procedures of arbitration, fact-finding, mediation, and conciliation.
001		2024-SEP-27	-		HYFLX
001	FS	2024-OCT-25	08:30am - 4:20pm		HYFLX
001	R	2024-OCT-31	08:30am - 4:20pm		HYFLX
001	FS	2024-NOV-01	08:30am - 4:20pm		HYFLX
GBUS 850AM - Advanced Standing for Previous Relevant Master's Degree
Advanced standing for up to 9 credit hours may be granted in the M.B.A., M.H.R.M., or M. Admin. Program for prior completion of an approved Master's degree.
001		2024-SEP-04	-
GBUS 860 - Managing Change
This course seeks to bring about an awareness and understanding of how organizations are managing change. The course will provide perspectives of the change strategists, the change implementors, and the change recipients. The objectives of the course is to develop sensitive and effective change-agent skills in management ranks.
001	TR	2024-SEP-04	5:30pm - 6:45pm	2024-DEC-10	HYFLX
GBUS 867 - Management Consulting
Introduction to management consulting. The class introduces consulting concepts and the five-phase consulting process and provides practical experience on consulting projects. The focus is both internal and external consultants, roles that provide timely counsel and / or service to organizations with specific issues that require a consulting perspective.
001	MW	2024-SEP-04	5:30pm - 6:45pm	2024-DEC-19	HYFLX
GBUS 868 - Occupational Health and Safety
This course focuses on the effective management of occupational health and safety (OHS). Beginning with a survey of the history of OHS and the current legal environment, the course turns to contemporary issues in OHS (e.g., psychological harassment in the workplace). Approaches to developing and improving organizational OHS systems which enhance employee safety and well being are also discussed.
001		2024-OCT-15	-		HYFLX
001	TWRFS	2024-NOV-12	08:30am - 4:20pm		HYFLX
GBUS 870 - Leadership: Theory & Practice
This course covers key leadership/management skills such as clarifying personal vision, coaching, goal setting, conflict management, stress management, emotional intelligence crisis management, process and system design and communication skills. Major competency models of leadership and management are covered to familiarize students with the research and practice of leadership development.
001	M	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-16	HYFLX
GBUS 873 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of negotiation and conflict resolution, including alternative dispute resolution.
001	T	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-13	RMTE
GBUS 875 - Women in Leadership
This course is designed to enhance understanding of issues relevant to women in leadership and the implications for organizations (e.g., opportunities, exclusion). Topics include leadership styles, women on boards, strategies for change, learning to become a leader, media representation, intra-gender relations between women, cross-cultural considerations, and entrepreneurship. The course will combine both scholarly and practitioner-based considerations and challenge students to surface and unsettle taken for granted assumptions about women in leadership. Guest speakers from industry and academia will be invited to share their views on specific topics to enhance the learning experience.
001	TWRFS	2024-OCT-15	08:30am - 4:30pm		HYFLX
GBUS 876 - Managing Diversity
This course examines the increasing diversity of the work force and the resulting issues faced by organizations such as maintaining fairness and justice, making effective management decisions, allowing flexibility, and managing in a global environment. The course also examines legal frameworks that protect employee and employer rights related to dimensions of diversity.
001	W	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-18	HYFLX
GBUS 900 - Research Project in Business Administration
Under the guidance of a supervisor, a student analyzes a significant organizational problem with a view to recommending a feasible solution. Problems may be either specific or general, requiring either a particular disciplinary background or a multidisciplinary approach. Students are required to register in a minimum of 6 credit hours of project research. The course will be graded on a credit/no credit (C/N) basis.
001		2024-SEP-04	-
GBUS 901 - Thesis Research
Thesis research.
001		2024-SEP-04	-

MBA Courses Timetable

Section	Day	Start	Time	Exam Date	Delivery
2024 Fall 2025 Winter 2025 Spring/Summer
MBA 701 - Foundations of Organizational Behaviour
This course examines the individual and group behaviour and their impact on organizational effectiveness and organizations in general. Relevant concepts from the behavioural sciences include personality, motivation, attitudes, group processes, power and leadership. Students will develop a basic understanding of antecedents and consequences of individual and group action.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-09	ONLNE
MBA 702 - Foundations of Accounting
This course is designed to facilitate the understanding of accounting information with an emphasis on making decisions. Students will be provided an opportunity to enhance their communication and decision making skills.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-11	ONLNE
MBA 703 - Financial Statement Analysis
This course introduces students to the analysis, interpretation and evaluation of an organization's financial statements and related information. It also covers the recognition and measurement of accounting events and the preparation of financial statements.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-13	ONLNE
MBA 704 - Foundations of Marketing
This course will assist the students in developing foundational knowledge of marketing concepts and theory. Tactical applications of the marketing mix are also addressed – product, price, place and promotion. Ethical and legal issues are also discussed.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-14	ONLNE
MBA 705 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship
This course explores the foundations of entrepreneurship including entrepreneurial motivations, start-up process, idea generation, venture capital, gender considerations, and various forms of entrepreneurship, such as accelerators, corporate venturing and social enterprise. The course also explores entrepreneurs’ alignment with other disciplines, including agile testing, lean analysis and business modeling.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-17	ONLNE
MBA 706 - Foundations of Indigenous Business
This course covers theories, motivations, forms and objectives of Indigenous venturing and its role in the decolonization process. It will help students identify and understand the various and complex aspects of Indigenous business that are relevant to both Indigenous and non-indigenous organizations.
001		2024-SEP-04	-	2024-DEC-19	ONLNE
MBA 815 - Strategic Management
The course focuses on the identification, evaluation and formulation of organizational strategy in an international context. Special emphasis is placed on inherent tensions faced by global organizations in developing and implementing strategy, such as the effects of cultural, economic and political differences on standardization versus adaptation and the identification of global niches, through the use of lectures, discussion, student analysis, and case studies of various kinds of organizations. *Prerequisite: Must complete any two courses from the Levene MBA with specializations program*
001	M	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm	2024-DEC-17	HYFLX
MBA 838 - Research Methods in Management
This course is designed to assist the student in conducting research projects in the areas of marketing and management. It introduces the student to a variety of research designs, including survey and experimental designs, and qualitative methods. The latter part of the course is concerned with data analysis and interpretation. Several multivariate techniques commonly used in management will be covered.
001	W	2024-SEP-04	7:00pm - 9:45pm
MBA 860 - Managing Change
This course provides students with an awareness and understanding of how organizations assess situations and plan, implement, communicate and maintain change. The course also provides an understanding of how cultural differences, including attitudes toward employee empowerment and employee-initiated change, affect the development and implementation of change processes. The objective of the course is to develop change-agent skills in the management ranks.
001	TR	2024-SEP-04	5:30pm - 6:45pm	2024-DEC-10	HYFLX