Indigenous Business Management (Cert.) (30 credits)
Offered by: Management and Entrepreneurship
Program credit weight: 30
Program Description
This tailored program is intended for Indigenous students as a result of the need expressed by the Indigenous community leaders. The twenty first century demands multidisciplinary individuals, teams, communities and organizations. This program introduces the knowledge and competencies essential to starting, promoting, and managing a socially relevant business or organization. It focuses on numerical and financial literacy, as well as fundamental communication and management skills. It will help develop the skills needed to create a business or effectively work in an established organization, create a business plan, develop projects, communicate with confidence, effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, understand the fundamentals of how organizations operate within a social, political, and legal framework, and negotiate and manage conflict.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Corequisite (0 Credits)
This course must be taken at the beginning of the program.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMSC 000 | Foundations of Mathematics 1 | 3 |
Foundations of Mathematics Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. First-degree equations and applied word problems, polynomials, factoring, fractions, exponents, roots and radicals, inequalities, quadratic equations and functions, composite and inverse functions, arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. | ||
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OR the Exemption by Examination Test.
Required Courses (30 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CACC 220 | Accounting Concepts for Managers. | 3 |
Accounting Concepts for Managers. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course covers concepts in managerial and financial accounting, develops an understanding of cost behaviour, budgeting and financial statements, and provides practice in financial decision-making skills. | ||
| CCLW 300 | Public Administration and Law for Indigenous Peoples. | 3 |
Public Administration and Law for Indigenous Peoples. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course focuses on the development, implementation and administration of government policies and its role in enhancing community economic development. The course will focus on approaches, practices and multi-disciplinary skills needed for efficient and ethical administration, the laws and regulations governing these practices, and ways to develop effective relationships with industry and government. | ||
| CENT 307 | Creating a Business Plan. | 3 |
Creating a Business Plan. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The importance of creating a business plan for entrepreneurs is discussed. The elements of a solid plan and components that should be included are explained. The foundations of preparing a tailored business plan and the key to making an effective presentation are also covered. | ||
| CGMG 210 | Fundamentals of Project Management. | 3 |
Fundamentals of Project Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Fundamental principles and best practices of project management essential to the successful development of projects or other complex undertakings within an organization; includes methods for defining, planning, and scheduling activities and resources. | ||
| CGMG 282 | Introduction to Business. | 3 |
Introduction to Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A broad introduction to business based on the functional areas: accounting, finance, human resources management, industrial relations, marketing, production, and general management. For each area lectures introduce basic concepts, which students apply to cases that depict the complexity of decision-making in the business world. | ||
| CGMG 305 | Managing in Public and Non-Profit Organizations. | 3 |
Managing in Public and Non-Profit Organizations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course provides learners with the knowledge, competencies and aptitudes necessary for managing and leading both private businesses and organizations in the not-for-profit sector. Topics include governance, community services, community systems, management vs leadership style, and understanding the differences between strategic and operational planning, with an emphasis on financial and human resource management. | ||
| CGMG 318 | Selling Models and Business Negotiation. | 3 |
Selling Models and Business Negotiation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Application of selling models to effectively harness digital media to convert online prospects into customers and retain them using Internet resources. Strategies to build long-term partnerships with online and traditional customers and promote new ventures through search engine optimisation (SEO) to achieve business and marketing objectives. Application and practice of the business negotiation process and strategies for traditional and online stakeholders. | ||
| CMRK 235 | Digital Media Marketing. | 3 |
Digital Media Marketing. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Electronic marketplaces and their evolving role in Internet business. New channels of marketing, including social media, advertising and communication. Planning, executing, and managing e-commerce. Web analytics, customer analysis, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and issues of permission and privacy. | ||
| CORG 225 | Foundation of Organizational Behaviour and Administration. | 3 |
Foundation of Organizational Behaviour and Administration. Terms offered: Summer 2025 This course covers diverse theories and applications such as perception, motivation, decision-making, team dynamics, negotiation, conflict management, leadership, and organizational culture. Levels of analysis are on the individual, team and organizational level. | ||
| CPRL 221 | Professional Communication and Networking. | 3 |
Professional Communication and Networking. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Fundamental theories and practices of communication and networking (internal and external) in the workplace. Writing, speaking, presentation and team interaction skills. | ||