Business – General

Admission Requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (C, U)
Grade 12 Math (C, U)
Or equivalent.
Or mature student status (an applicant who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent, and will have reached the age of 19 years on or before the start of the program). Mature students must undergo academic testing prior to admission into a program. Call the Admissions Office at 705-235-7222 for more details. Note: Academic prerequisites for this program may be obtained free of charge through Academic Upgrading.

Application Process
Fall intake – Apply to this program on OCAS. When studies commence, you are automatically registered in the first year Business Fundamentals which is a common first year business program for Northern College’s two* and three year business programs in accounting, human resources management, marketing, and business general studies.

The two year Office Administration – Executive program has a unique first year Office Administration-General.

January intake – Apply directly to the January intake program codes for the common first year Business Fundamentals program and upon completing this first year, you can register for the fall into the second year of the 2- or 3-year business program of your choice.

Semester 1
Same as Business Fundamentals.
AC1004 Accounting I
BU1073 Introduction to Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
CM1903 Communications I – Model A
GN1033 Health and Safety (PC)
IN1093 Computer Applications for Business and Technology
MA1004 Mathematics of Finance I
MR1033 Introduction to Marketing I
EV7003 Issues in Environmental Sustainability (CK/KL/HL)
Semester 2
Same as Business Fundamentals.
AC2004 Accounting II
CM2903 Communications II – Model A
IN2013 Computer Applications II
MA2033 Mathematics of Finance II
MR2014 Introduction to Marketing II
BU1074 Principles of Human Resource Management
BU4013 Microeconomics
IN2042 E-Business and Web Research (CK/KL/HL)

Semester 3
BU3013 Macroeconomics
IN4143 Database
EL1113 Business Elective I
EL1123 Business Elective II
GN2133 Law and Ethics
PH2103 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (CK/KL/HL)
EL1103 General Education Elective I (PC)

Semester 4
AC4053 Financial Management I
BU6074 Management of Non Profit Organizations
AC6023 Taxation I
EL1113 Business Elective I
General Education Elective

Semester 1
AC1004 Accounting l
This course gives hands-on training in fundamental accounting concepts as applied in service and merchandising firms. Students will be taken through a complete cycle and will record and report financial transactions. At every point in the course, students will examine the accounting decisions based on financial transactions taken from real work situations.

BU1073 Introduction to Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
This course consists of an examination of the Canadian business environment and the management decision making process as an integral component of organizational behaviour.

CM1903 Communications I – Model A
Communications I is a practical course designed to help strengthen both oral and written skills. Students will be exposed to a variety of learning methods and communication formats. Emphasis will be placed on the use of appropriate structure, writing conventions and style. Students will also develop discipline-specific documents as well as learn the basics of portfolio assembly and presentation.

GN1033 Health and Safety (PC)
This course is an introduction to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. Topics include the Act and several related regulations. The student will also complete a valid WHMIS certification course during the semester.

MA1004 Mathematics I
This course is divided into several building blocks. The primary focus is to start with fundamental arithmetic and algebra and apply the learned techniques to common business problem solving. In tandem, students will also learn several business mathematics techniques and their application.

IN1093 Computer Applications for Business and Technology
Students are introduced to commonly used features of the most widely used microcomputer applications – MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. Basic computer skills are required as prerequisites. A series of lectures, projects, and exercises will take advantage of Microsoft Office features. Word’s extensive menu, toolbar, and template features will be used to create various business documents. Project material is developed so that students will apply their software skills to course material throughout their program of studies.

MR1033 Introduction to Marketing I
Modern marketing involves much more than selling and promoting – marketing is the process of determining and satisfying the needs of customers. This means that students’ everyday lives are touched by one or more aspects of marketing. Students will learn how to be better consumers and then apply their understanding of marketing to analyze different marketing approaches used by actual businesses.

EV7003 Issues in Environmental Sustainability (CK/KL/HL)
Our human society is at a crossroads in terms of our management of the environment. Population growth, and the demands it continues to place on our available resources, has resulted in a situation in which the judicious management of those resources is no longer an option. This multidisciplinary, general education course is of interest to students of all walks of life and all intended professions, as a guide to how they can learn to live more sustainably in their personal and professional lives, and, in so doing, preserve the environment for the needs and enjoyment of future generations.

Semester 2

AC2004 Accounting II
This fundamental accounting concepts course deals with the basics of analysis and recording of transactions involving assets and liabilities. Because efficient management of cash flow is essential for the survival of any business, students will focus on this asset first. Consequently, the course begins with an introduction to cash management and control procedures used by different types of businesses. In the remainder of the course, students learn the fundamental/basic accounting concepts and techniques for recording other assets and liabilities. Students will apply these fundamental accounting concepts by completing a project for a “virtual business.”

BU1074 Principles of Human Resources Management
This course will teach students how to forecast the human resource needs of an organization within ambient socio-political situations.

CM2903 Communications II – Model A
Communications II is a continuation of Communications I and is designed to strengthen practical written and oral presentation skills. Students will apply the appropriate principles and formats to job-related documents and will continue to review grammatical structures and apply editing strategies.

IN2013 Computer Applications II
This course covers advanced computer applications including advanced Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint and introduction to Microsoft Access. Topics include creating a web page from a Word document, form letters, merging to form letters, labels and envelopes, financial functions, amortization schedules, data tables, creating and querying a worksheet database, spreadsheet templates, linking worksheets, advanced animation, transitions and sound files for slide show presentations, and structuring databases. The lectures will be supplemented with in-class assignments and tests. This course is common in many programs therefore students should expect minor variations from the description presented here.

MA2033 Mathematics of Finance II
This course begins with an introduction to common arithmetical techniques used in the world of finance. As the course progresses, students will progress to the more advanced techniques followed in financial problem solving. Students will also become proficient in the use of various financial calculators. Prerequisite: MA1004 Math of Finance I

MR2014 Introduction to Marketing II
This practical, student-oriented course follows the accepted concepts of marketing, current marketing principles/practices, and their applications as functional decision-making management tools.
Topics will include all aspects of product development, marketing and management, price determination and pricing strategies, distribution-related strategies, marketing communications strategies (including advertising, personal selling, sales promotions, event marketing and sponsorship, public relations and direct marketing) and non-profit marketing and global marketing. Prerequisite: MR1033 Introduction to Marketing I

BU1074 Principles of Human Resource Management
This course addresses the most important asset in Canadian organizations – people – from a personal employee perspective and then from a manager’s view. Students will investigate the skills necessary to find and hold long-term employment. These “soft” skills include establishing effective interpersonal relationships that enable employees to use their technical skills. The students will also be introduced to human resource management techniques within a company. Drawing on students’ work experience, discussions will focus on ways of dealing with organizational problems they have encountered.

BU4013 Microeconomics
Microeconomics focuses on individual products and their prices. By studying the laws of supply and demand, students can see how prices are determined and be able to make wiser business decisions. The Canadian economy and individual commodities form the backdrop for the teaching of the laws of supply and demand, cost curve analysis, production and pricing. Students will track actual product prices and determine reasons for fluctuations.

Semester 3

BU3013 Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics presents an overview of the Canadian economy focusing on national trends such as unemployment, inflation and monetary/fiscal policies. The course will provide students with a basis to analyze current activities for predicting future trends as a basis for business decision-making. Discussions will focus on helping students apply theory about macroeconomics to current events.

CM3103 Report Writing I
This course is an extension of Communications I and II, and concentrates on the writing of business reports. The course introduces students to the methodology of researching, organizing, compiling, analyzing and interpreting information to solve business problems. Students learn the theory and apply it to writing short, informal reports, proposals and a long formal report. Prerequisite: CM2173 Communications II or CM2113 Communications II.

IN4143 Database
This course will introduce the student to the many features and applications of Access. Access terminology and characteristics of a database will be covered. Students will learn to create,worksheet to an Access table and merging a Word form letter with an Access database. Prerequisite: IN1013 Computer Applications I, or IN1313 Software Applications I, or OF1136 Word Processing/Keyboarding Iquery, maintain, and present a database. Instructions will be provided on converting an Excel.

EL1113 Business Elective I
EL1123 Business Elective II

GN2133 Law and Ethics
This course provides a basis for legal and ethical issues of importance to graduates and specifically covers torts, professional liability and contract law. Its goal is to begin preparing the student for professional designations and/or examinations.

PH2103 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (CK/KL/HL)
Critical Thinking/Problem solving will enable the learner to assess the arguments of others by equipping them with the skills to asses the truth claims put forward in support of a conclusion and to assess the structure and consistency of the argument itself. The learner will discover how to effectively construct arguments to advocate for their own positions. As a result, the learner will hone their ability to critique the claims of others, to understand and articulate their own opinions, and to make the best decision in a given set of circumstances.

Semester 4

AC4053 Financial Management I
This course introduces the main concept of financial management and its increasing importance in a business organization. Areas examined include, working capital management, capital structuring, capital budgeting, financial analysis and planning, business securities and taxes, financial markets, interest rates and project evaluation. Prerequisites: MA2033 Math of Finance II, AC2004 Accounting II.

BU6074 Management of Non Profit Organizations
The sole purpose for the existence of every non-profit is its mission. The carrying out of every mission, no matter how charitable, requires money. Good management raises money, organizes human and other resources and uses them masterfully in achieving the organization’s goals. It is by effectively applying the 4 M’s – Mission, Marketing, Management and Money – that this course will be based on.

EL1113 Business Elective I

General Education Elective

AC6023 Taxation I
This course develops the concept of a business-decision approach to taxation from a management prospective. It outlines the fundamentals of tax planning by stating the techniques and skills required to apply tax knowledge. It provides an overview of the fundamentals of income determination for Individuals.

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Articulation Agreements – Universities
Program	Degree at Receiving University
	Algoma (Ontario)
Business	Bachelor of Arts (Community Development)
Business Administration
	Athabasca (Alberta)
Business-Accounting	Bachelor of Management
Business-Marketing	or Honours Bachelor of Management
Business Administration-Accounting	or Honours Bachelor of Management with Major
Business Administration-Information Systems	or Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce with Major
	or Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour
	Griffith (Australia)
Business	Bachelor of Business
Business-Accounting	Bachelor of Commerce
Business-Marketing	Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Business Administration
Business Administration-Accounting
	Guelph (Ontario)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)
	Fredericton (New Brunswick)
Business	Bachelor of Science (Business Administration)
Business-Accounting
Business Administration
Business Administration-Accounting
Business Administration-Information Systems
Business Marketing
Community Economic and Social Development
Public Administration
	Husson (Maine, USA)
Business	Bachelor of Science (Business Administration)
Business-Accounting
Business Administration
Business Administration-Accounting
Business Administration-Information Systems
Business Marketing
Community Economic and Social Development
Public Administration
	IOTI (Ireland)
Business	Bachelor of Business (Mulitple Majors)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Arts
Business Administration-Accounting
Business Administration-Human Resources
Business-Marketing
	Lakehead (Ontario)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Administration
Business Administration-Accounting	Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
Business Administration-Human Resources
Business Administration-Information Systems
Business Administration
	Nipissing (Ontario)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Business Administration
	University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario)
Business-Accounting	Bachelor of Commerce (Multiple Majors)
Business Administration-Accounting
Business Administration-Human Resources
Business-Marketing
	Ryerson (Ontario)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Commerce (Business Technology Management)
	or Bachelor of Commerce (Business Management)
	Bachelor of Business Management
	Windsor (Ontario)
Business	Bachelor of Arts (General Labour Studies)
Business Administration	Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Business Administration)
	Algoma (Ontario)
Community Economic and Social Development Worker	Bachelor of Arts (Community Economic and Social Development)
Community Economic and Social Development Administration
Law Clerk	Laurentian (Ontario)
	Bachelor of Arts in Law and Justice (Honours)
	University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario)
	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Legal Studies
	Athabasca (Alberta)
Office Administration-Executive	Bachelor of Professional Arts-Communications
Note 1: The information above is subject to change without notice at the institution’s discretion.
Note 2: Ryerson University may ask applicants to complete two or three university level liberal studies courses prior to admission.
Articulation Agreements – Colleges
Program	Credential from Receiving College
	Cambrian (Ontario)
All one and two year Business programs	All one and two year Business programs
All three year Business Administration programs	All three year Business Administration programs
	Conestoga (Ontario)
All two and three year Businss programs	Bachelor of Administration
	Confederation (Ontario)
All one and two year Business programs	All one and two year Business programs
All three year Business Administration programs	All three year Business Administration programs
	Humber (Ontario)
Business	Business Administration-Professional Golf Management
	Humber (Ontario)
Business	Bachelor of Commerce (Multiple Majors)
Business-Accounting
Business-Marketing
Business Administration
Business Administration-Accounting
	Seneca (Ontario)
All two and three year Business programs	Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources Strategy & Technology
Note: The information above is subject to change without notice at the institution’s discretion.