Courses

This course explores advanced topics such as business combinations, foreign currency transactions, translation of foreign financial statements and the move toward international accounting standards. Students acquire skills and knowledge to analyze information from a consolidated Canadian public company with foreign currency transactions. Accounting for non-profit organizations, segmented reporting and interim financial accounting are also considered.

This course follows the risk based audit approach and discusses quality assurance, professional ethics, auditor responsibilities, legal liability, and corporate governance issues. Topics include: strategic systems approach to auditing; preparing audit procedures that focus on the identified key areas of risk; the internal control system and audit reports; fraud awareness auditing, internal auditing and public sector auditing; and the movement toward international auditing standards.

An initial examination of Canadian income tax legislation. Historical, legal, and theoretical background concerning taxation in Canada are presented. Current legislation is covered with emphasis on tax-planning opportunities for individuals and corporations.

The course covers the role of research in the decision-making process. Objectives: first, to give some familiarity with the tools of research that are available; second, to learn by doing, i.e. to design and execute a research project; third, to provide some practice in the handling and interpretation of research results.

This course covers the concepts and problems associated with the management of the marketing function. The development of problem-solving, teamwork, and effective communication skills are undertaken in the course primarily through the use of the case study method.

A study of advertising and promotional strategy, promotional planning, the various media, the mechanics of advertising, ethics, and advertising's role in modern society.

This course takes an in-depth look into advanced topics in managerial finance including capital budgeting, financing, risk management, and working capital management. Students are expected to apply the theory to real cases, and to integrate the functional components of managerial finance with not only the other functional areas of business but also within the context of their personal world view.

This course, the capstone for the financial planning track, takes an in-depth look into advanced personal finance topics. Topics include family law, risk management, retirement planning, estate planning, and practice management. Case studies are used to communicate these principles.

This course covers the principles of successful retirement and estate planning, and, therefore, targets various aspects of how to develop, monitor, and maintain a retirement plan and strategy. As a result, the focus of the course is on the theory and application of that theory to major issues surrounding Retirement and Estate Planning. The course is taught from a Christian worldview and, therefore, emphasizes the importance of humanity's responsibilities/stewardship of what it is responsible for, and to who it is ultimately accountable.