Mauricio Vizconde Gama, MBA, B.Sc. Eng., CEA
Contact
ATS Assistant Lecturer, Alberta School of Business - Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
- vizconde@ualberta.ca
Overview
Teaching
SEM603 Managing Innovation
SEM651 Project Management for Consulting Professionals
BUS505 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
SEM445/645 Social Entrepreneurship
SEM427/627 Advising Family Business
Courses
BUS 505 - Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
This course explores the ethical challenges facing business leaders today, and how individuals and firms can address those challenges. The course aims to enhance the skills and expertise of students through combining examination of ethical and managerial theory with discussion of common ethical problems in context. Contemporary ethical and social issues will be examined through the use of case studies, class discussions and debates. Course material includes individual ethical theory, the development of ethical organizational culture, the development of ethical management systems designed to respond to ethical challenges, and wide-ranging discussion regarding major trends, challenges, and opportunities in the field of ethical business.
SEM 651 - Project Management for Consulting Professionals
This course is an introduction to project management for the management consulting industry. This course is designed for management consulting professionals, current and prospective, and will explore the dynamics of project management fundamentals. The focus will be on managing the constraints faced by a project manager in any project: budgets, human resources, time frames, changing specifications, and quality. This course will examine techniques for establishing project objectives, developing deliverables, managing scope, developing work plans, managing and mitigating risks, issues and challenges as well as explore client management, profitability, and project close-out techniques.