Program Content

WHAT'S DIFFERENT?

The main difference between undergraduate and Master of Management courses is the pace. Because MM courses are offered in a condensed format, the speed of delivery often catches students off guard. The feelings you might experience are not unusual - embrace this difference and, by Summer Period 2, you will start feel the rhythm.

FACTS ABOUT MM COURSES:

• All students progress through the program within a set, standard curriculum.
• Each MM 1.5 credit course falls within a "Period".
• A Period is equal to about half a Term with 5 weeks of concurrent instruction followed immediately by 1 week of evaluation (total 6 weeks).
• There are 4-5 courses per Period - a lot to pack into a short time-frame, so dig in and be prepared!

NOTES:

• Due to the set curriculum, successful completion of every course is mandatory.

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Unique Elements:

The following three courses run across several periods and are taken in addition to regular courses:

BA 520: Career Development Programming (CDP)

Working with the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre and dedicated career coaches, MM students gain valuable career and professional development skills through a curriculum that includes: self- assessment, research techniques, resume and cover-letter writing, interviewing and networking. CDP is a crucial component of the MM degree and will aid in finding employment prior to or after degree completion. CDP will provide the necessary tools for continuous professional development.

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BA 511: Community Business Project

The Community Business Project (CBP) combines community service with academic learning. During the project period, the CBP engages MM students in collaborative project work that enables application of classroom knowledge to real-world consulting projects with companies in the greater Vancouver community that operate within the following categories:

• Non-profits
• Corporations with CSR initiatives or affiliations to social ventures
• Charities
• Environmentally-focused businesses
• Social enterprises
• Start-ups with community initiatives/impacts

The CBP builds community partnerships with organizations and community-based initiatives with strong social impacts. Through the CBP, students give back to their local communities by providing free business consulting services to organizations and projects that make a positive contribution to our local and global communities, citizens and environment.

The CBP provides a high level of added value to the MM degree given that it involves relevant real-world experience that both employers and graduate schools value.

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BA 551: Capstone Course

The Capstone course is the finale of the MM experience. Working in teams, students will complete an intensive simulation that will test their ability to make business and managerial decisions. Capstone will apply the different concepts and skills learned throughout the program in a simulated environment.

• The MM Dual Degree program in a snapshot (Posted August 23, 2021)

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

• MM DD Class of 2022 Summer 2021 Program Schedule - updated June 23, 2021
• MM DD Class of 2022 Winter 2021 Program Schedule - updated October 22, 2021

EXAM SCHEDULE

• Summer Period 1 Exam Schedule - posted May 19, 2021
• Summer Period 2 Exam Schedule - posted August 3, 2021
• Winter Period 1 Exam Schedule - posted September 24, 2021
• Winter Period 2 Exam Schedule - posted November 17, 2021

NOTES:

• Students are required to attend all classes and mandatory career professional development sessions during each Period.
• Dates for workshops, info sessions, make-up classes, and exams can change with limited notice. Because of this, it's expected that students will not book any travel or appointments to occur:
  • Until after the Saturday of each Period's exam week.
  • In Winter Period 2 travel is not to be booked until after Capstone.
• Exam schedules are subject to change due to emergency modifications, and students are expected not to book any appointments, interviews, travel, etc. during exam week in case such changes occur.

*Dates & courses offered may vary slightly from year to year.

Course Outlines

Course outlines give an overview of course content, readings, activities, and evaluation methods. We try to have outlines up at least 3 weeks prior to the start of each Period and they will be linked to the course number below when they are ready. Course outlines for each course will also be posted on their respective Canvas Course Sites.

NOTE: Students are expected to do any per-readings and/or preparation as noted on outlines and come prepared to the first lecture of each course.

*Course topics are subject to change based upon scheduling and professor availability.

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Courses that span several Periods:

• BA 520: Career Development (SP1, SP2, WP1 & WP2) (posted May 4, 2021)
• BA 511: Community Business Project (WP1 & WP2) (posted Aug 17, 2021)

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Course

Instructor

Summer Period 1 (June 7 - July 17, 2021)

BABS 550: Application of Statistics in Management (posted April 30, 2021)	Jonathan Berkowitz
BAHR 505: Leadership (posted May 7, 2021)	Wayne Rawcliffe
BAIT 510: Project Management in Delivering Business Solutions (posted April 30, 2021)	Zorana Svedic
BAPA 550: Managerial Economics I (posted May 5, 2021)	Isaac Holloway

Summer Period 2 (July 26 - September 7, 2021)

BA 560: Ethics & Sustainability (posted June 14, 2021)	Justin Bull
BAAC 551: Foundations in Accounting II (updated June 15, 2021)	Kyla Gunderson
BAMA 508: Marketing Research (posted June 11, 2021)	Cluny South
BASM 550: Strategic Management (posted May 7, 2021)	Adam Pankratz

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Winter Period 1 (September 13 - October 23, 2021)

BA 515:Fundamentals of Analytics and Tech (posted Sep 10, 2021)	Gene Lee
BAEN 550: Fundamentals in Entrepreneurship (posted Sep 10, 2021)	Fraser Pogue
BAFI 511: Investment Theory and Asset Pricing (posted Sep 10, 2021)	Glen Donaldson
BASC 550: Operations (posted Sep 10, 2021)	Michael Kim
BA 562: Creativity (posted Sep 10, 2021)	Kari Marken

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Winter Period 2 (November 1 - December 11, 2021)

BAMA 505: Business Development  (posted Oct 15, 2021)	Nathan Arney
BAHR 507: Two-Party Negotiations (posted Oct 15, 2021)	Perry Atwal
BALA 503: Commercial Law (posted Oct 15, 2021)	Elicia Salzberg
BASC 523: Supply Chain Management (updated Oct 25, 2021)	Chris Ryan

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Capstone

• BA 551: Capstone (December 14-15, 2021) - subject to change

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PEER ASSISTED STUDY SESSIONS (PASS)

The RHL Graduate School is pleased to offer Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) for some of your foundational courses. Peer Assisted Study Sessions are highly interactive, 60-90 minute, small group sessions (3-12 people) that help students develop deeper knowledge of course content and practice effective, discipline-specific study strategies.

Sessions are led by year-two MBA students and are planned in consultation with course instructors and TA’s.  Content is typically based on the previous week’s lecture material, but is flexible based on attendees’ needs.

Additional information will be provided in-class for those courses offering this option.

As they become available, check each Canvas course site to see if PASS is offered for that particular course. If it is, session times/topics, and information on registration for upcoming sessions will be provided.

Registration

Sit back and relax - the Robert H. Lee Graduate School will take care of registration for all MM students!

The MM program is a set, standard curriculum. Students will be divided into two cohorts and registration will be done by the RHL Graduate School for each student. Each cohort will be attending classes at exactly the same time each day (one will be taking one course, the other the 2^nd course, then they will switch) so, it does not matter which you are registered in, you will be in classes concurrently.

NOTES:

• Students are not permitted to switch sections nor attend a section they are not registered in.
• Disregard any notices from UBC Central regarding registration for the Summer and/or Winter session. The MM program is on a different schedule than the rest of the university so the messages about registration do not apply.

Textbooks, Packages & supplies

The cost of of textbooks, course packages, course fees and/or supplies is not included in the price of tuition. The estimated amount for these items is approximately $2,000 for the 6-month program.

Course Materials

Each course outline will let you know if you need to purchase any materials prior to the start of the class. While most courses will try and have these items accessible via their Canvas site, you may have to buy some items from other sources. For example:

• • • • Course Fees
        

Some courses may have a fee instead of a textbook. If this is the case the instructor should let students know via the course outline or in class. Payment can be made on the Sauder Store website.

NOTE: Course fees must be paid in order to receive credit for the course. Grades will be withheld from any student who does not pay the course fee.

• • • • Course Packages and Textbooks
        

As in your undergrad, packages & textbooks will generally be available online via the UBC Bookstore. Instructors should specify on the course outline what is needed and where to obtain them.

Any materials posted on Canvas course sites will be available for you to access and download for four weeks after the final exam. As you will be using the intellectual property of external authors and/or UBC professors in your own studies, please be aware of the following rules around the handling and distribution of those materials:

• Cases and readings are protected under copyright law and therefore you must not share these documents with anyone. Any official publications that are posted on a Canvas course site have copyright clearance for students enrolled this specific course only.
• Class slides are the instructor’s property and most instructors do not want their slides to be distributed. If you have questions about this, please approach your instructor directly.
• Exams/assignments/feedback must not be shared with students who may subsequently take the same course.

It is your responsibility to avoid copyright infringements and the distribution of materials that are intended for your use only.

RHL students should use the designation "MMDD in progress” on resume, LinkedIn, email signature, business signature, etc. As a student in a Professional Master program, the term "candidate" should not be used because candidacy is not an officially recognized degree program status at the Master's level (it is intended for the doctoral level), based on UBC policy.