Brad Geddes, BA, MSc, MBA, PMP
Pronouns: He/HIm
Contact
Assistant Lecturer, Management, Augustana - Social Sciences
- brgeddes@ualberta.ca
- Availability
- Please reach me by email: brgeddes@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Program: Management and Business Economics
About
Brad Geddes is an Assistant Lecturer in Management at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus, where he teaches in the Bachelor of Management program and helps students learn how to lead people and manage projects in real-world settings. His teaching focuses on areas such as marketing and strategic management, including courses like AUMGT 330 (Introduction to Marketing) and AUMGT 490 (Business Policy and Strategy). Drawing on experience in leadership, governance, and program development, Brad contributes to the design of Augustana’s Bachelor of Management curriculum, including emerging co‑operative education and work‑integrated learning pathways. He works closely with colleagues, advisors, and community partners to connect classroom learning with the needs of organizations and communities in Alberta and beyond, with particular attention to regional, rural, and Indigenous contexts.
Courses
AUECO 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Economic analysis, problems, and policies, with emphasis on the Canadian economy; roles of consumers and firms in competitive and monopolistic markets; foreign ownership in the Canadian economy; distribution of income, inequality, and poverty; use of the environment; government economic policies.
AUECO 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
Economic analysis, problems, and policies, with emphasis on the Canadian economy; national income and monetary theory; problems of unemployment and inflation; government monetary and fiscal policies; international trade theory, problems, and government policies. Prerequisite: AUECO 101.
AUIDS 101 - First Year Seminar
Selected topics that highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This seminar-style class is the first course in Augustana's Core. The focus and content of each course are determined by faculty interests, and vary from year to year.
AUMGT 200 - Introduction to Management
Introduction to the basic concepts of management. Topics include the origins of management, functional areas of management, levels of management structure, relationship between structure and function of the organization. Prerequisite: AUMGT 100.
AUMGT 330 - Introduction to Marketing
Introduction to the theory of marketing and its practice. The role of marketing within the business environment is discussed. Topics include the product design and management, national and international marketing strategies, consumer behaviour, product distribution and pricing, and market research. Prerequisites: AUMGT 200.
AUMGT 345 - Organizational Theory
This course provides students with a basis for understanding and critically examining complex organizations in contemporary society. Interrelationships among the social, cultural and formal properties of organizations are examined and linked to contextual forces in the external environment. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of organizational systems for the purpose of improving the integration, adaptation, survival and effectiveness of modern organizations. Prerequisites: AUMGT 200.
AUMGT 370 - Organizational Research Methods
This course introduces students to the importance of valuable information, since information - for decisionmakers in organizations - is often the most pertinent element in achieving and maintaining competitive advantage. In addition to decisionmaking, this course will also focus on how scientific knowledge can be generated from an organizational context to help scientists understand the changing dynamics of modern organizations. Prerequisites: AUMGT 200, AUSTA 153 or consent of the instructor.
AUMGT 399A - Management Internship
Students will combine work experience with academic study through the development and completion of an internship program related to management. As part of the internship, students are required to complete a major project related to their work. Prerequisites: AUMGT 200, third year standing and consent of the instructor.
AUMGT 399B - Management Internship
Students will combine work experience with academic study through the development and completion of an internship program related to management. As part of the internship, students are required to complete a major project related to their work. Prerequisites: AUMGT 200, third year standing and consent of the instructor.
AUMGT 490 - Business Policy and Strategy
Capstone course for the Bachelor of Management program. The course helps the student develop overall directions of an organization and mobilize human and other resources to accomplish strategic goals. The skills, concepts, and tools learned in various courses form the framework for making strategic decision. Prerequisite: Completion of all other courses in the Management Foundations, or consent of program adviser. Notes: Open only to a student in the Bachelor of Management Program.