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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BSMG 3113 (Personnel Resource Management)
This course will provide students with business and organization
management knowledge as it pertains to the marine sector.
Seafaring; Marine Terminology; Human Resources; Marine
Engineering Diploma Program Requirements; Personnel
Resource Management; Employee Relations; National and
International Regulations; Quality and Safety Management
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 3114 (Business of Shipping)
This is an advanced level course designed to build on previous
knowledge regarding ships and the business of shipping obtained
in earlier introductory courses. It is meant to give the student an indepth
knowledge of the organization of shipping, shipping operations,
and the cargo market. Its focus is the business of shipping.
The course is designed to help the ship’s officer understand the
evolution of the shipping industry; the production of shipping
services; the types and organization of shipping operations; the
cargo market and its organization; and port operations.
An Overview of International Trade and Transport ; The Freight
Market; Supply, Demand, and Shipping Market Cycles; Shipping
Costs and Revenue; and The International Environment of Trade
and Transport
Prerequisites - NASC 3102 (Cargo Operations); WKTM 2102
(Sea Phase II - Nautical Science)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 3115 (Law and Environment)
This is the second advanced level course 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 Carriage of Goods by Sea; The Environment and the Law;
and The Ship’s Master and the Law
Prerequisite - BSMG 2110 (Law & Environment)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 3116 (Ship Management)
This is an advanced level course in shipboard management
practices designed for future practicing ship’s officers and will
lead to an understanding of management practices at sea. It
builds on previous knowledge derived from other courses and
exposure to actual practice at sea. It is meant to give the student
insight into global shipboard management practices and the role
they will play as shipboard managers.
Management Issues in Marine Transportation; Basic Principles of
Management; The International Safety Management Code (ISM);
The International Labour Organization (ILO); The International
Transport Federation (ITF); Ship Management and the Master;
and Code of Professional Conduct; The International Convention
on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers, 1995 (STCW ’95) with 2010 Amendments
Prerequisites - WKTM 1102 (Sea Phase I - Nautical Science);
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 3117 (Food Law)
An introductory course designed to provide an overview of the
provincial and federal food agencies and regulations that exists in
Canada.
Introduction to Food Law; Canadian Legal System; Canadian
Food Inspection Agency; Health Canada; Food and Drugs Act;
Food Labelling Regulations; Food Recalls; Provincial Legislation;
International Food Organizations
Lecture - 39 hours
BSMG 3118 (Technical Problem Solving)
This course is designed to provide participants with the methods
and techniques to analyze and solve technical problems that
arise in the food industry. It will foster a creative and critical
thinking approach in solving day-to-day problems that occur in
management, employee, materials, and processing aspects of
the food industry.
Creative Thinking; Critical Thinking; Problem Solving
Duration - 13 weeks
BSMG 3119 (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. This course will
teach participants to develop organizational decision-making and
planning skills and assist them to function as a team player in the
modern workplace.
Business and Economic Systems; The Canadian Business
System; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; The Business
Functions; Improving Productivity; Practicing Interpersonal Skills;
Leadership Skills; Problem-Solving; Making Decisions and
TakingAction; Contemporary Management Issues
Duration - 39 hours total
BSMG 3120 (Product Development)
This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills
necessary to conduct the development of an new product and
focuses on the steps needed to develop, process and package a
food product.
Introduction to Marketing Concepts; Product Planning; The
Conceptual Process of Product Development; Product Mix;
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
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