The Applied Accounting program focuses on the necessary skills for a career providing entry-level accounting support. While this program focuses on fundamental accounting skills, students build skills in mathematics, general business practices, professional communication and business software. Students acquire an understanding of various accounting principles by focusing on solving real-world problems and industry challenges.

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The Business Administration – General Studies graduate will be able to:

1. Demonstrates professionalism as a team member by making ethical decisions that will contribute to the team’s overall success
2. Develops communication, time management, and organizational strategies that will be implemented to complete tasks, meet deadlines, and demonstrate teamwork skills
3. Applies human resource principles to help support, guide, and train others within an organization
4. Develops and reviews career plans, measure and assess strengths, and identify areas for growth
5. Fosters and maintains excellence in relationships with internal and external stakeholders by managing conflict, building trust, valuing diversity, demonstrating adaptability, and nurturing respect
6. Contributes to the planning and implementation of a project to meet unique and measurable goals
7. Manages risk and contributes to effective decision making using math, accounting, and statistics as well as an understanding of relevant legislation and regulations
8. Uses a variety of interpersonal styles, media, and tools to communicate effectively with various audiences
9. Use communication skills for persuasion, negotiation, consensus building, and providing exceptional client service
10. Use creative problem solving to provide relevant and innovative solutions for clients
11. Use professional skills to integrate ethical practices and standards, maintain privacy and confidentiality, and to provide exceptional client service
12. Applies critical thinking skills to help management implement decisions and resolve problems

The Business Administration – Accounting graduate will be able to:

1. Advise on financial corporate structure using best practices, standards, and core internal controls
2. Advise on organizational corporate structure to identify liability risk (general, WCB) and risk areas (ERM, maps)
3. Apply knowledge of tax laws and regulations to process personal and corporate returns, develop tax minimization strategies, manage consolidations, and mitigate tax risks
4. Utilize non-financial reporting skills to prepare, analyze, interpret and present non-financial reports
5. Develop audit plan to advise on corporate assurance
6. Perform transactional accounting to reconcile accounts, manage cash flow, and process transactions and investments
7. Produce financial reports to prepare a financial forecast, provide recommendations and analyze financial statements
8. Lead budget/planning process to integrate strategic plan, monitor progress, summarize significant assumptions, and facilitate corrective action
9. Use communication skills for persuasion, negotiation, consensus building, and providing exceptional client service
10. Use creative problem solving to provide relevant and innovative solutions for clients
11. Use professional skills to integrate ethical practices and standards, maintain privacy and confidentiality, and to provide exceptional client service

The Business Administration – Financial Services graduate will be able to:

1. Interview clients using appropriate questioning techniques to determine financial position, client experience and risk tolerance.
2. Assist the client in prioritizing financial goals.
3. Match benefits of products and services to the clients needs and make recommendations to provide client-specific solutions.
4. Explain and comply with industry regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
5. Explain and apply  tax laws and regulations
6. Explain and apply relevant concepts of law and fiduciary principles as required.
7. Manage the loan application process, analyzing client situation and managing risk as appropriate
8. Manage and build client relationships through appropriate contact  and sales management
9. Develop and execute a marketing/sales plan, determining key profit indicators
10. Define, and differentiate between, key insurance terms
11. Manage the insurance application process.
12. Demonstrate a confident and culturally appropriate communication style.
13. Demonstrate strong ethical grounding, as well as a commitment to life long learning.

The Business Administration – Human Resource Management graduate will be able to:

1. Participate in HR planning and organizational strategy to achieve organizational objectives and priorities
2. Implement a total compensation structure using job evaluation systems and market comparisons
3. Promote a collaborative work environment through clear and open communication to achieve a respectful, productive, and engaged workforce
4. Lead recruitment by sourcing, selecting, hiring, and on-boarding people to address organizational needs aligned with the strategic objectives
5. Facilitate learning & development programs to build employee competency and ensure relevance and effectiveness
6. Participate in labour relations to build productive relationships and balance the interests of all parties
7. Synthesize information from a variety of sources using credible sources to incorporate appropriate technologies and ideas into the practice of human resources
8. Promote the health and safety of employees through awareness and compliance of legislation, regulations, and standards
9. Manage human resources information in compliance with legal requirements using appropriate tools and procedures in order to support decision-making and inform leaders about progress toward organizational objectives
10. Promote engagement by participating in the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative strategies to enhance organizational productivity, morale, and culture
11. Make informed business decisions using financial and operating information to align human resources with business strategy

The Business Administration – Logistics/Supply Chain Management graduate will be able to:

1. Manage the supply chain to ensure product quality and delivery
2. Align supply chain planning with key performance objectives to improve overall operational efficiency of the flow of products, services, and information
3. Plan operations for the transformation of goods or services to add value for a customer or to a product or service
4. Manage supply chain risks and ensure that the required contingency plans and corrective actions are in place
5. Optimize operations using analysis techniques to benchmark improvement opportunities
6. Identify procurement needs to deliver high levels of value to the organization through the purchase of materials, services and expertise
7. Manage vendor relationships and customer expectations
8. Identify and select modal choices to ensure optimal results for the company and the customer.
9. Coordinate movement of goods from source to consumption to ensure customer satisfaction within the limitation of the regulatory and company policies.
10. Coordinate inventory control and warehouse distribution to improve efficiency and accelerate responses to changing customer demand.
11. Monitor KPIs to track adherence to business rules and policies, and legal and regulatory legislation
12. Utilize a network model for the quantification of costs, service, constraints and other performance metrics
13. Identify operational improvements  that can be applied for the  optimization of the company’s supply chain
14. Implement and manage predictive analytics

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The Commerce Industry Sales and Marketing graduate:

1. Contributes to the development and implementation of the marketing strategy through customer and industry interactions.
2. Participates in strategic sales planning to continuously identify and support the organization’s positioning within the marketplace.
3. Manages a territory by using the sales funnel to allocate time and resources to build and maintain long term customer relationships.
4. Applies the consultative selling process to meet both the buyer and seller organization objectives.
5. Develops and manages internal and external customer relationships through ongoing interactions that involve trust, empathy, collaboration, and support.
6. Incorporates technology to acquire, organize, and communicate information for efficient and effective customer relationship management.
7. Identifies, evaluates, and interprets internal business functions and external environmental factors to develop and implement appropriate marketing strategies.
8. Employs professional business language and behaviours through appropriate communication channels to develop a complete understanding and meet the informational needs of all parties involved in the exchange.
9. Demonstrates personal and professional effectiveness through integrity, strategic thinking, self-awareness, and growth for personal, team, and organizational success.

Business Information Technology grads are well positioned to work across various industries, from entry-level positions to senior leadership roles.  Our grads are known for their ability to adapt and innovate in the ever-evolving world of IT and enhance their technical abilities with business and communication skills.

A Business Information Technology graduate will be able to:

Web and Application Development

• Proficiency in application development for business systems using Java and .NET using C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and optionally a full-stack development framework.
• Opportunities exist for students to dive deeper into .NET, mobile application development, Python, exploring data structures, internet and/or network security fundamentals, and server-side technologies.

Database Management

• Learner gain experience with database operations and design by first exploring relational databases with a focus on PL/SQL. 
• Students also explore other databases such as MySQL and optionally: PostGres to support web applications, code-first databases within a .NET environment, and no-SQL database interactions via JSON and/or Firebase.

Network Management

• All students learn develop the skills needed for setting up and configure network devices, covering content for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) level 1. 
• All students cover server administration topics within a Windows Server environment using Active Directory.
• Electively, students may specialize further in Network Administration by gaining their CCNA levels 2 and 3, and optionally learning topics in security and disaster recovery, network security, and/or advanced Linux topics.

Business Skills

Students continuously work on their business skills via professional development courses each term and courses covering the following topics:  communication skills, interpersonal professional skills, accounting, business mathematics, project management basics, and understanding business systems.

The Business Technology Management (BTM) program is a two-year, work-integrated, education diploma program. Successful students receive the knowledge and skill set required to analyze, design and manage projects and businesses in the area of information technology. Students in this program are exposed to a variety of case studies and practical skills to be effective in advising or managing teams in the IT field. The following specific knowledge areas are explored:

Business Analysis

Students develop their analysis skills by studying: business requirements gathering, analyzing business and client needs, problem solving, acting as a liaison between the company and clients, and communicating processes and requirements to information technology professionals.

The program teaches tools such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) for designing business processes.

Project Management

Fundamentals of working in a team environment to develop a solution to a business problem using information technology are explored as students learn project management.

Students develop their skills in determining feasibility, identifying alternate solutions, performing cost-benefit analyses, writing project charters, determining project scope, creating work breakdown structures, analyzing risk, and providing change management.

Business Development

A well founded understanding of business fundamentals from both a management and a company perspective are covered in business development. A strong foundation of business is explored in accounting, finance, economics, management, organizational behaviour, business law, and ethics.

Information Technology

Technical skills covered in the BTM program include: Python, relational databases via SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Information technology provides hands-on development of business applications, business systems, web based applications and network architecture. Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of applications are taught.

The Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML) program is a 20-month, work-integrated learning, diploma program with a hands-on focus.

Recent advancements in computer hardware and machine learning algorithms have driven a rapid growth in the use of data science and machine learning across all economic sectors, with applications in robotics and automation, healthcare, finance, and government to name just a few. Because of this, there is now a huge demand for developers and data analysts with skills and experience in these fields.

Graduates of this program will be well prepared to immediately enter a career in this exciting, important and rapidly growing field. They will be able to:

• Use technical and data communication skills
• Understand fundamental concepts in mathematics and statistics
• Apply the most current machine learning algorithms
• Use software to gather, parse, analyze, summarize, and manage data
• Develop software using industry standard languages and libraries

After successfully completing the Full-Stack Web Development diploma program, graduates should be able to:

1. Develop front end website architecture
2. Design user interactions on web pages
3. Develop back end website applications
4. Create servers and databases for functionality
5. Develop adaptive content for multiple devices (cell phone, tablets, etc.)Ensure cross-platform optimization for mobile phones
6. Ensure responsiveness of applications
7. Work alongside graphic designers for web design features
8. Manage a project from conception to finished product
9. Design and develop Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
10. Meet both technical and consumer needs for a web development project
11. Learn to research new methods of development in web applications and programming languages
12. Prepare mock-ups and storyboards for a web development project
13. Consult with clients to develop and document web site requirements
14. Demonstrate communication skills, service management skills, and presentation skills
15. Complete job preparation tasks including writing resumes and cover letters, conducting job interviews, and developing an ePortfolio 

The Information Security (InfoSec) program is a two-year, work-integrated learning, post-graduation diploma program. Successful students receive the knowledge and skill set required to analyze, evaluate, manage, and respond to today’s most complex information security issues.

They will be able to:

• Design and analyze robust personal, enterprise, and web-based IT security systems. 
• Define and mitigate security risks
• use information security technology, training, policies, standards and business requirements, procedures and processes.
• Perform security program and project management
• Identify which business assets require protection, risk mitigation strategies, business continuity, disaster recover and metrics to measure performance.
• Familiar with various security technologies, web-based application protection, security architecture, analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of security technologies.

Information technology operations professionals are service-minded experts who put customer experience and the needs of the business first. 

Through the IT Operations program, students develop the communication, customer service and technical support skills needed to assist various businesses and organizations across industries.

Students learn how manage software, hardware and cloud services and provide network administration, storage, information security, device management, cloud management and help desk services. They also develop the fundamental IT knowledge, and communication strategies.