SEM 430 - Introduction to Small Business Management

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

Focus is specifically on issues related to the establishment of small business enterprises and particular issues related to managing them. This course employs the knowledge already acquired in the Undergraduate Program disciplines (SEM, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, etc.) and applies it to case analysis and to the study of existing small businesses in Alberta. Students should be prepared to visit small business sites and to prepare case analyses of their management systems. Prerequisites: SEM 201, 301 or 310. Open to third- and fourth-year students.

SEM 431 - New Venture Creation and Organization

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

This course explores how small businesses are created and operated. Topics include the entrepreneurial process, opportunity recognition, business planning, mobilizing resources and organization creation. Prerequisite: FIN 301, and SEM 201, 301 or 310.

SEM 631 - New Venture Creation and Organization

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

This course concentrates on the development of a new enterprise and the management of an existing small business. Casework and projects enable students to assess the opportunities, risks, and capabilities necessary for entrepreneurial success. The course emphasizes managerial and strategic problems during the early years of business formation and growth, including business planning. The course emphasizes the interface between theory and practice.

SEM 656 - High Technology Business Development

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

This course introduces students to the skills and components involved in the development of a high technology based business. Emphasis will be on business development at the interface of science and technology product development, including challenges facing new start-ups. Key business development topics include product development, market creation, building a management team, intellectual property, financing, ownership and exit strategy. Students will experience business development through case studies, presentations and class discussions.

SEM 860 - Management of Technology/Innovation

3 units (fi 32)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Understanding basic science and technology; integrating new technology into operations; managing research and development. Restricted to Executive MBA students only.

SEM 210 - Introduction to Management, Organization and Entrepreneurship

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

Introduces students to the fundamentals of human resource management, strategy and organizational theory, and entrepreneurship/innovation. Topics include: motivating employees, designing jobs, staffing, ethics and decision making, leadership and managing teams; developing and implementing an organization's strategy, structure, control systems, and change initiatives; and identifying and evaluating opportunities, launching and growing a business, establishing networks and legitimacy. Pre- or co-requisite 3 units junior level English. Open only to students in the Faculty of Business. Not to be taken by students with credit in SEM 200 or 301. Students may not receive credit for both SEM 210 and SEM 310.

SEM 659 - Technology Strategy and Innovation

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

Technology Strategy and Innovation is an introductory MBA course that is suitable for graduate students from a wide variety of backgrounds. The overall aim of this course is to develop a high-level understanding of the dynamics of technological change, the sources and distribution of innovation and how companies and society benefit from highly-innovative organizations.