Business Administration - Management
A Business Administration Management diploma is a versatile and valuable commodity in today's job market. CDI College's Business Administration - Management program is designed to train you in the fundamental elements of business management and administration while providing you with the insights and hands-on training you need to thrive.
Courses in this program cover business writing, manual and computerized bookkeeping, and project management. Students are kept up-to-date on the latest trends, forecasts, and news in the business industry and are encouraged to apply their knowledge by solving problems and making decisions in various case studies. Graduates may find work in countless business settings such as marketing, banking, accounting, hospitality.
“The training I got at CDI has really changed my life. I’m actually starting a career and I’m really excited about it!” - Sabrina D., CDI College Graduate
Program Courses
The program outline below is for Alberta.
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- Business Essentials provides an overview of business management today, including forms of ownership and the ways managers carry out their basic management functions in a skillful and inventive way.
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- Emphasis is placed on analyzing and recording business transactions using the rules of double-entry bookkeeping. In addition, adjusting journal entries and everyday transactions for both service and retail businesses are recorded coupled with the preparation of basic financial statements.
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- The use of special journals and subsidiary ledgers in an accounting system coupled with methods of recording and managing retail inventories are examined. Journalizing of payroll entries is included along with recording the purchase and amortization (depreciation) of fixed assets, as well as intangible assets.
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- An introduction to Canadian business law is provided by using the case study approach that leads to a grasp of the key elements. The emphasis is on the application of the law to practical business situations.
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- An introduction to students of descriptive and inferential statistics. Uses of statistics, methods of sampling, collecting and presenting data, measures of average and variability, analysis of variance, analysis of cross tabulated data, and various topics which reinforce the use of business statistics.
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- This course looks at the planning, preparation, execution, and follow-up stages of an interview.
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- This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning Microsoft Access. Students explore basic and more advanced features of this powerful database management system.
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- Major economic variables affecting a business including interest rates, GDP growth, and forces of supply and demand are examined.
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- The workplace of the twenty-first century demands excellent communications skills. The focus of this course is on learning writing techniques that ensure effective business communication.
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- A business plan is critical to a new business venture. Students will examine the step-by-step process of logical analysis of every aspect of the proposed business, and develop strategies to combat the principal risks that will face the business owner-manager.
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- Employees are the most valuable asset of a business and all aspects from hiring to performance appraisal are examined utilizing the case study approach.
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- This course covers working with the Windows operating system to manage files and folders and customize the desktop, creating documents, and using the Internet for communication and research.
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- The main focus for this course is the development of leadership ability. A basic understanding of leadership and group dynamics theory is presented. Developing a personal philosophy of leadership and an awareness of moral and ethical responsibilities, as well as recognizing one’s own ability and style of leadership.
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- Marketing and sales are the key elements in the success of a business. This course provides an overview of the many elements of marketing, including developing, pricing, promoting, selling, and distributing various types of goods and services nationally and internationally.
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- An introduction to the significance of organizations, and the influence of the manager on the organization and how things work within that organization. Managing individual differences for increased productivity and job satisfaction is stressed. The basics are presented on how to understand different behaviour within the workplace. Rational decision-making is emphasized.
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- A more in-depth look is presented on group behaviour in organizations. Methods for managing groups to achieve productivity and satisfaction are explored. Again problem-solving and rational decision-making is emphasized.
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- This course is designed to equip students with the skills necessary for dealing effectively with both customers and colleagues in the business world. Using a variety of instructional methods including role-plays, case studies, group exercises, simulated situations, and discussion, students learn and practice the customer service and interpersonal skills necessary for success in today’s business environment.
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- This program includes a practicum component consisting of a specified number of weeks of work at a job site. This practicum work experience is a mandatory diploma requirement and the business organization does not pay for the services of the student during the practicum. The number of practicum hours varies between programs. To learn more about the specific practicum hours for a specific program, speak with an Admissions Representative.
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- Students will work with a variety of slide presentations to practice skills with Microsoft PowerPoint. Students will learn to prepare and deliver professional presentations.
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- Employees are the most valuable assets of a business and all aspects from hiring to performance appraisal are examined utilizing the case study approach.
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- Accounting procedures in a computerized environment are examined using the General, Payables, Receivables, Payroll, Inventory and Project modules of Simply Accounting.
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- This course will introduce students to skills and concepts that will help them achieve personal, academic, and career success.
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