Graduate Program Information Session

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MBA / MHRM / M Admin (Leadership) Graduate
Certificates

• Graduate Program Information Session

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Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business
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New Facilities
Administrative offices, faculty offices and
teaching case rooms of the Faculty of Business
Administration are located on the 5th and 6th
floors of the Education Building
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Executive Technology Room
Executive Tech Room (back)
Executive Tech Room (front)
The Executive Technology Room located on the 5th
floor is a high-tech instruction space used for
executive education (MBA / MHRM / MAdmin and
business professionals)
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Teaching Lab and Case Room
Case Teaching Room
Accounting/Finance Teaching Lab
Located on the 5th floor, the Accounting and
Finance teaching lab is a 30 station computer lab
designed for computer supported instruction. The
picture on the right is one of the large case
teaching rooms located on the 6th floor
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Graduate Student Area
Graduate Student Study Area
Graduate Student Lounge
Located on the 5th floor, this space provides
meeting and study space for graduate students
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International Student Programs

• International Business Consulting course
• Mexico
• China

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Graduate Program Staff
Sylvain Charlebois, Ph.D. Director Associate Dean
Bonnie Dobson Graduate Advisor
Rhoda Ferner Administrative Support
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Faculty Team

• Outstanding team of experienced professors
• Balancing theory and practice
• Award winning teachers
• Accessible and approachable

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Faculty Team

• Covering marketing, finance, accounting,
  strategy, organizational behaviour, international
  business,, entrepreneurship, human resource
  management,, management accounting, industrial
  relations

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Faculty Team

• Faculty provides active management consultancies
  to the public and private sectors
• Case teaching with direct linkage to
  organizational practice
• Leading edge material

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Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business
programs are.

• Professional
• Career-Based
• Family friendly and flexible
• Part-time and full-time
• Weekend, block, and on-line course options

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The part-time challenge

• Requires excellent time-management skills
• Requires discipline and commitment
• Spreading it out over too long a period fragments
  the learning process
• Employer support is important
• Getting a graduate degree part-time is a great
  signal to current and future employers

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MBA General Management

• Traditionally the most well known graduate degree
  in management
• Currently one of the most popular credentials for
  those with senior management goals
• Seen to be a factor in salary increases
• 10 courses OR 8 courses project

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MHRM Human Resource Professionals

• Designed for those with proven HR experience who
  want to further a career in HR
• Part-time program (2 years)
• 4 web-based courses (Fall/Winter x 2)
• 4 face-to-face one-week courses (Spr/Sum x 2)
• Project (or 2 more face-to-face one-week courses)
• Covers all aspects of HR including staffing,
  compensation, training etc.

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M. Admin (Leadership)

• Designed for those who want to develop better
  skills for managing people
• Earn a degree in a part time program
• Completion in approximately 30 months (part-time)

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Project

• An optional project is available in the MHRM,
  MAdmin and MBA programs.
• The project allows the student to conduct a study
  under the supervision of a faculty member and a
  committee.
• Students following the project option must
  prepare and present a comprehensive paper on a
  suitable topic.

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Admission Requirements

• 70 average in an undergraduate degree
• Two letters of reference
• 2 years relevant working experience
• GMAT is required for MBA

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GMAT (Offered at SIAST)

• Graduate Management Admissions Test
• Quantitative Portion
• Verbal Portion
• Analytical Writing Assessment Portion
• The GMAT primarily tests four skills
• 1.Endurance and ability to focus
• 2.Basic knowledge of grammar/math/reasoning/argume
  nt formation
• 3.Test-taking skills ability to guess, work at
  an appropriate pace, and make decisions under
  pressure
• 4.Problem-solving abilities

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Advanced Standing

• We offer Advanced Standing of up to 3 courses to
  holders of these designations
• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Certified General Accountant (CGA)
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Direxion

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Mid-career entry option

• Experienced managers with 7 years of management
  experience may apply to MBA / MHRM program
  without an undergraduate degree
• Must complete qualifying courses before starting
  MBA / MHRM courses

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Qualifying Courses

• Students must complete the following courses (if
  have not already done so) before taking more than
  one graduate course

MBA BUS 210 Intro to Marketing BUS 260 Intro to
Org. Behaviour BUS 285 Intro Financial
Accounting BUS 288 Intro Managerial
Accounting BUS 290 Intro to Finance ECON 201 and
202 STAT 151, 100 or 160
MHRM (mid-career only) 8 undergraduate
university-level courses
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Fall Course Offerings

• Fall 2008
• GBUS 830 Social Issues in Business
• GBUS 838 Research Methods in Mgmt. (Web-based
  course)
• GBUS 860 Managing Change
• GBUS 863 Staffing Organizations
• GBUS 866 Managing Information Systems
• GBUS 891 International Financial Mgmt.

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Upcoming Course Offerings

• Winter 2009
• GBUS 815 Business Policy Strategy
• GBUS 816 Production Operations Mgt
• GBUS 841 International Marketing
• GBUS 843 Strategic Human Resource Management
• GBUS 848AA International Business Consulting
  (Travel study course)
• GBUS 865 Project Management

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Upcoming Course Offerings

• Spring/Summer 2009
• GBUS 817 Human Behaviour in Organizations
• GBUS 844 Labour Relations and Collective
  Bargaining (May)
• GBUS 846AC Conflict Resolution (June)
• GBUS 848AB Travel Study Course (TBA)
• GBUS 860 Managing Change (July)

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Cost

• Tuition fees are one of the best values in Canada
• Domestic cost is 1,900 per MHRM M Admin
  courses (2,000 for international)
• Domestic cost is 1,300 per MBA course (1,400
  for international)
• Additional incidental fees of 150 - 350 per
  semester (URSU, Health Dental, etc.)
• Most professional graduate programs in Canada are
  experiencing rapid cost increases.

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Comparison of Universities
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Masters Certificates

• Take 3 graduate level courses to receive a
  Masters certificate in
• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Business Fundamentals
• General Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Must take qualifying courses, if applicable
• Cost is 1,300 - 1,900 per course plus incidentals

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Did you know

• Full-time students can withdraw up to 10,000 per
  year from RRSP without being taxed
• Max. 20,000 over a 4-year period
• Repayable to the RRSP in equal instalments over a
  10-year period
• Check with your financial institution for details

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To Apply, submit these items

• Application Checklist
• Application Form
• Resume
• Personal Statement
• 2 Confidential recommendation forms (from
  professors or supervisors)
• Official transcript(s) in original sealed
  envelopes
• GMAT scores (official scores) for MBA only
• TOEFL score (if English wasnt the language of
  high school or undergraduate instruction)

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Questions