Business Administration / Human Resources Management Specialty

Business plays a main role in the structure and functioning of the contemporary world. Rapid changes in technology, structural shifts in the economy, resource allocation, changes in consumer preferences, and global rivalry all require a better understanding of the role and nature of business in today’s world. This program provides well-rounded business education with a focus on business operations. In addition, students develop an understanding of the functions of human resources management. The program will help students develop specific knowledge and skills required by business professionals with an emphasis on key people processes that include recruiting, training, performance management, rewards, labour, and employee relations.

“This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training.”

General Admission Requirements

• High School graduation or equivalent OR
• Mature Student status (19 years old before starting classes and passing English Language Proficiency Admissions Requirements)

English Language Proficiency Admission Requirements

• English 12 (or equivalent) with Grade C or higher from Canadian High School
• Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) 7 or higher
• IELTS minimum 6 overall or higher
• TOEFL 550 score or higher
• TOEFL (iBT) 70 or higher
• Cambridge English 160 or higher
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) 59 or higher
• Duolingo English Test 95 or higher
• Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) 7 or higher

Upon completion of this program, the successful student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the theory and practice of recording financial events for service and merchandising to prepare financial statements while becoming familiar with account cycles, cash and receivables, inventory valuation and special journal and subsidiary ledger use.
• Understand the fundamentals of Canadian managerial principles, methods and skills: organizational structure, strategy and ops, controlling and leading, and managerial decision-making.
• Demonstrate knowledge of spreadsheet and database software applications including the design and management of spreadsheets and workbooks, managing and analyzing data, macros, queries, reports, relational databases, and Pivots.
• Demonstrate fundamental understanding of the micro and macro economic frameworks of the Canadian economy including supply and demand, economic goals, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and market structure with current economic interests incorporated into analysis.
• Demonstrate the concepts involved in marketing functions in a firm or business community while exploring tools and techniques used in developing a marketing strategy.
• Recognize and apply basic financial management principles relating to financial management goals, functions and decisions by calculating, preparing, analyzing, and projecting economic health, financial leverage, and working capital of a company.
• Demonstrate and understand the fundamentals of accounting abilities regarding acquisitions, depreciations, intangible assets, natural resources, goodwill, liabilities and methods appropriate to mitigate, corporate transactions, and net income calculation amongst various partners while accounting for applicable sales taxes.
• Demonstrate and understand the various functions of human resource management including compensation and benefits, staffing, recruitment and selection, research, labor relations, training and development, health and safety, mediation, influence of government legislation, and human rights and employment equity.
• Work in a variety of human resource positions and be able to assume greater levels of responsibility as they grow in their human resource capability.
• Understand and comply with the employer’s legislative and legal obligations including workplace health and safety regulation, the Worker’s Compensation Act, payroll compliance legislation, and employment standards.
• Conduct organizational needs assessments, analyze and modify organizational staff development plans and develop effective recruitment strategies to attract talent that satisfies the organizational objectives.
• Foster a work environment that promotes productivity and employee satisfaction.
• Evaluate performance and communicate performance issues in a manner that encourages responsible and corrective action and manage disciplinary action proactively and thoroughly.
• Understand the elements of a total compensation package that align with an organizational recruitment and retention strategy, develop compensation policies and procedures, procure benefits, and analyze employee and organizational pension requirements.
• Evaluate core processes in human resources practices associated with strategic planning, acquisition and development, utilization of human resources, establishment and improvement of labour and employee relations, and compensation and administration issues.
• Promote the best human resources practices in an organization.
• Contribute to the monitoring of health and safety in the workplace.
• Analyze diverse forms of adaptation to a changing environment and implement change in a logical and planned way.
• Define implementation strategies for job redesign and work re-organization.
• Encourage an approach to the practice of human resource management that is proactive and thoughtful rather than reactive.

Method(s) of Evaluation*

Refer to the course outlines.

Completion Requirements*

In order to successfully graduate, students are required to:

• Complete each course/module in the program with a 70% or higher marks;
• Have paid all dues (money owed) in full to the College;

Program Duration

1360 hours.

Homework Hours

4-6 hours per course.

Delivery Method(s)

• In-class instruction
•  Combined delivery (both in-class and distance)

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• Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition, 10th Edition, Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston, ISBN10: 1337902578, ISBN-13: 9781337902571, 704 Pages | Hardcover, COPYRIGHT: 2020 Published.
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• Fundamentals of Management, 8th Edition, Ricky Griffin, ISBN-10: 1285849043, ISBN-13: 9781285849041, COPYRIGHT: 2016 Published.
• Essentials of Business Communication, 9th Edition, Mary Ellen Guffey, Dana Loewy, Richard Almonte, ISBN-10: 017672124X, ISBN-13: 9780176721244, COPYRIGHT: 2019 Published.
• Foundations of Marketing, 7th Edition, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, ISBN-10: 1305405765, ISBN-13: 9781305405769, COPYRIGHT: 2017 Published.
• Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations, 13th Edition, Ricky W. Griffin, Jean M. Phillips, Stanley M. Gully, ISBN-10: 0357042506, ISBN-13: 9780357042502, COPYRIGHT: 2020 Published.
• Electronic Commerce, 12th Edition, Gary Schneider, ISBN10: 1305867815, ISBN-13: 9781305867819, COPYRIGHT: 2017 Published.
• Canadian Business and the Law, 7th Edition, Dorothy Duplessis, Shannon O’Byrne, Philip King, Lorrie Adams, Steve Enman, ISBN-10: 0176795081, ISBN-13: 9780176795085, COPYRIGHT: 2020 Published.
• Employment Law For Business And Human Resources Professionals: Alberta And British Columbia. Kelly Williams-Whitt, Michael Begg, Terence Harris, Kathryn J. Filsinger. COPYRIGHT: 2016 Published
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• Human Resource Development, 6th Edition, Jon M. Werner, Randy L. DeSimone, ISBN-10: 0538480998, ISBN13: 9780538480994, COPYRIGHT: 2012 Published.
• International Human Resource Management, 7th Edition, Peter Dowling, Marion Festing PhD, Allen D. Engle, Sr. D.B.A, ISBN-10: 147371902X, ISBN-13: 9781473719026, COPYRIGHT: 2017 Published.
• Essentials of Managing Human Resources, 5th Edition, Eileen B. Stewart, Monica Belcourt, Catherine Fitzgerald, George Bohlander, Scott Snell, ISBN-10: 0176506926, ISBN-13: 9780176506926, COPYRIGHT: 2014 Published.

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