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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BSMG 1102 (Management Principles)
This course is designed to give participants an understanding
of the current business management principles and practices
applicable to Canadian industry in general and the food
production field in particular. This course will teach participants
to develop organizational and planning skills and assist them to
function as a team player in food manufacturing operation.
Business and Economic Systems; The Canadian Business
System; Forms of Business Ownership; Management Practices;
Improving Productivity; Practicing Interpersonal Skills; Leadership
Skills; Problem-Solving; Making Decisions; Contemporary
Management Issues
Duration - 39 hours total
BSMG 2104 (Policy and Law)
This is an introductory course that looks at various aspects
of marine environmental law at the regional, national and
international level. It gives the students an overview of various
location, the regulatory bodies that deals with them and the
interaction between these various bodies.
The Policy Making Process and the Development of Laws and
Regulations; International Environmental Initiatives; International
Environmental Conventions; National Environmental Acts,
Laws and Regulations; Provincial Laws, Acts and Regulations;
Municipal Regulations; Environmental Legal Issues
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 2110 (Law and Environment)
This is the first of two advanced level courses designed to
bring together the major elements of marine law and the
marine environment such that the student might understand the
importance of both in their lives as professional seafarers and the
intimate connection between the two.
The Law and its Purposes; Marine Insurance; Salvage
Prerequisites - WKTM 1102 (Sea Phase I - Nautical Science)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 2209 (Product Development)
This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills
necessary to conduct the development of a new product. It
focuses on the steps required to develop, process and package a
food product.
Introduction to Marketing Concepts; Product Planning; Product
Development for the Food Industry; Phases in Product
Development; Food Science and Technology; Packaging in the
Food Industry
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 hours
BSMG 3101 (Engineering Economics)
This course covers the basic principles of engineering economy
with application to engineering economic decision making.
The various methods for economic analysis of alternatives are
investigated as well as depreciation methods and income tax
consequences.
Basic Concepts of Engineering Economy; Economic Decision
Making; Analysis of Multiple Alternatives; Depreciation and
Income Tax Calculations
Prerequisite - MATH 1100 (Pre-Calculus)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 2 hours/week
BSMG 3105 (Shipyard Management)
This is an advanced level course designed to introduce students
in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Systems
Design programs to the framework and structure of Canadian
shipbuilding.
Introduction to the Shipyard; Framework of the Company;
The Basic Work Pattern; Tendering; Design Check and Cost
Estimating; Government Agencies and Ships; Specification
Writing; Ship Contracts; Liability; Shipyard Planning Department;
Quality Control; Union Contracts Sub Contractor Agreement
Prerequisite - ENSY 3301 (Ship Engineering Project) or NARC
3102 (Ship Design)
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 6 hours per week = 30 hours total
BSMG 3109 (Marine Law/Ethics & Environmental
Stewardship)
This course involves complex environmental issues, marine law
and professional ethics as related to the responsibilities of the
Marine Engineer employed in Canada’s Merchant Marine Industry.
Human Relations; Contemporary Issues; Marine Environment;
Marine Environmental Science; Marine Environmental Issues;
Pollutants; Preventative Remedies; Response Remedies; Industrial
Safety; Ship Management; Canada Shipping Act; Regulations
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 8 hours/week = 40 hours total
BSMG 3111 (Environmental Assessment
& Auditing)
This is an advanced level course which deals with the
assessment and auditing processes as they pertain to the
environmental sector.
Environmental Assessment; Project Analysis; Environmental
Auditing; and Environmental Auditing Projects
Prerequisite - BSMG 2104 (Policy & Law)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
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