Students complete a minimum of 26 to 28 units, including 5 core courses, one of the TWO specializations, and an experiential component, as below. The number of units will differ based on the BTM specialization selected by student (BTM-MIS=28, BTM-Financial Services=26)
Core Courses
Students must complete all of
BUS 361 - Project Management (3)
BUS 362 - Business Process Analysis (4)
BUS 462 - Business Analytics (3)
BUS 464 - Business Data Management (3)
BUS 468 - Managing Information Technology for Business Value (3)
Students must complete the courses associated with one of the two following specializations for the certificate:
Management Information Systems Specialization
BUS 465 - Business Systems Development (3)
and any two of
BUS 440 - Simulation in Management Decision-making (4)
BUS 466 - Web-Enabled Business (3)
BUS 486 - Leadership (3)
BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) *
BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) *
BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) *
BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) *
BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) *
BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) *
and one of
CMPT 120 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)
CMPT 272 - Web I - Client-side Development (3)
IAT 201 - Human-Computer Interaction and Cognition (3)
*When offered as a selected topics course in management information systems.
Financial Services Specialization
All of
BUS 410 - Financial Institutions (3)
BUS 413 - Corporate Finance (3)
BUS 418 - International Financial Management (3)
Both the financial services and management information systems specializations also require the completion of one of the following approved experiential or service learning components:
Experience in a volunteer, internship, research assistantship or other non co-op work role within a student group, social enterprise, charitable organization, or non-profit organization related to business and technology.* Prior approval is required before the commencement of this experience by submitting a detailed outline describing activities that will be undertaken. Upon completion of these activities, students must submit a detailed outline and description of activities.
Successful completion of at least one Co-operative Education (Co-op) work term with a focus related to business and technology.* A description (written by either the student or the organization and signed and validated by the employer/supervisor) of the organization and the student's role and activities with that organization must be submitted.
*Experience which will be considered relevant includes those that require a significant amount of work activities such as: (i) planning, managing and/or leading a business technology project; (ii) analyzing a business need and presenting a technology based solution or plan to address need; (iii) designing and presenting a technology enabled solution to a business problem; (iv) analyzing a business process and developing a plan to implement a technology enabled solution; and/or (v) developing a technology based solution to a business problem.
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