explores the potential and constraints on efforts to foster small enterprise formation and expansion as a means to promote regional economic development. It critically examines government initiatives to promote small business as the panacea for depressed regional economies, and reviews changes in the global economy and the organization of production which may enhance small business competitiveness. Both Canadian and international cases are studied, with theoretical and empirical findings related to the Newfoundland and Labrador context.
EQ: the former BUSI 6610
 
BUSI 4700 Information Systems Analysis and Design
provides students with the skills to identify business problems which may be solved using information technology, determine requirements for information systems solutions, and develop detailed designs which form the basis for implementing systems. Topics may include role of the user in systems development, systems development life cycle, requirements analysis and conceptual modelling, structured analysis and design, and trends in systems development methodologies. The importance of CASE tools in modern systems development is emphasized through hands-on exercises.
EQ: the former BUSI 5700
PR: BUSI 3700
 
BUSI 4710 Business Models and Strategy of Electronic Commerce
examines business concepts, social issues, and technology issues related to e-commerce, as well as providing an introduction to current practices, opportunities and challenges in implementing e-commerce solutions. Topics include business models associated with web-based commerce; security, privacy, and intellectual property issues; payment and distribution systems; internet marketing; and strategic and planning issues.
EQ: the former BUSI 5702
PR: BUSI 3700
 
BUSI 4720 Business Analytics
introduces concepts and techniques to select, evaluate, prepare and process data for decision making in organizations. Students learn to select and apply descriptive, predictive and prescriptive techniques, including deep learning, sequence analysis and text mining, to solve business problems, and learn to interpret and communicate results. The course also examines ethical and legal issues in the use of business analytics and discusses appropriate governance and oversight. Students analyze real-life data using modern software.
PR: BUSI 2720, Mathematics 1000 or Mathematics 1005, Statistics 2500
 
BUSI 5001 Strategic Management
develops student’s skills to create and implement organizational strategy aimed at achieving superior performance and sustaining it over the long run. Primarily based on case studies and experiential learning, students apply theories of strategy and integrate concepts of the various functional areas of business, learning how successful strategy simultaneously satisfies internal and external circumstances of an organization.
CR: Business 4010
EQ: the former BUSI 7000
PR: BUSI 2012, BUSI 2112 or the former BUSI 2101, BUSI 2205 or the former BUSI 2210, BUSI 2600 or the former BUSI 1600, BUSI 3310, BUSI 3325 or the former BUSI 4320, BUSI 3335 or the former BUSI 4330, BUSI 3401, BUSI 3550 or the former BUSI 4500, BUSI 3700, BUSI 4306 or the former BUSI 5302, BUSI 4720
 
BUSI 5002 Strategic Management in the Music Industry