BUS 222 - Professionalism and Responsible Impact

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 1.5-1.5S-0)

Professionalism shows up in how you interact with people and communities, and how you represent yourself and your organization. This course will delve into several aspects of professional skills including business communication, managing projects, conducting research, understanding the importance of data literacy, working with personal technologies, giving presentations, leadership, respectful interactions with communities, and presenting oneself as a valuable job candidate. Team-building and collaboration will be honed through case analysis and project-based work. Topics such as responsible and ethical decision making, equity, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) across different aspects of business will be introduced. Students will gain a foundational understanding of the history and current context of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and be introduced to Indigenous business approaches. Prerequisite: BUS 101 (this prerequisite can be waived for transfer students).

FIN 430 - Corporate Financial Planning

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Advanced discussion of valuation and financial policies. Prerequisites: FIN 412. Restricted to 4th year students.

FIN 460 - Private Market Finance

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Private Market Finance applies the material learnt in FIN 301 to practical problems, primarily from the standpoint of private corporations and their investors. Topics covered include the valuation and financing of private companies, with a special focus on the private equity (PE) industry from both the target firm's and the PE funds' perspective. Prerequisite: FIN 312.

FIN 501 - Managerial Finance

3 units (fi 6)(VAR, 3-0-0)

Fundamental concepts in asset valuation are discussed within the context of simple asset pricing models and efficient financial markets. This course introduces the valuation of financial assets such as bonds and stocks. Further topics include the issuing of financial securities, leverage, dividend policy, cash management, and derivative securities. Credit will not be given for FIN 501 when FIN 503 has been completed. Prerequisites: ACCTG 501, BUEC 503, and MGTSC 501.

FIN 888 - Strategic Financial Management

6 units (fi 12)(VAR, 3-0-0)

Combination of comprehensive global financial management cases from the CFO perspective and presentations and discussions on current financial management topics including lectures from CFOs and others with significant expertise in global financial market and institutions. Prerequisites: FIN 806 and FIN 808. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.