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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BSMG 3121 (Environmental Economics)
This course covers introductory economic theory with application
to the utilization and valuation of natural resources and
environmental projects.
Introduction to Economics; Basic Economic Methods and Tools;
Economic Systems and Their Roles in Society; The Organization
of Business in Canada; Market Forces and Price Determination;
Market Forces and Elasticity; Consumer Behaviour; Economic
Indicators; Environmental Economics; The Economy and
the Environment; Analytical Tools in Benefits and Costs;
Environmental Analysis; Benefit-Cost Analysis
Prerequisite - None
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours
BSMG 3200 (Introduction to Business)
This course is designed to give participants an understanding of
current business practices.
Business in a Changing World; Starting and Growing a Business;
Managing for Quality and Competitiveness; Creating the Human
Resource Advantage; Marketing: Developing Relationships;
Financing the Enterprise
Duration - 3 hours/ week = 39 hours total
BSMG 3204 (Ship Management)
This is an advanced level course in shipboard management
practices. It follows, and is an addition to, BSMG 3116. It builds
on previous knowledge and addresses such advanced topics as
Port State Control and Management Practices in the Multi-ethnic
Environment commonly found aboard ships at sea.
The course is designed to give students advanced materials
leading to an understanding of ship control and inspection under
port state principles, ship management in today’s personnel
environment, crisis management and managing in other adverse
situations such as those found in ice navigation operations.
Port State Control; Managing in the Multi-Ethnic Environment;
Managing Under Adverse Conditions and the Provision of Care;
Women at Sea; The Seafarer and Occupational Health and
Safety; and Accident/Incident Investigation Practices at Sea
Prerequisites - BSMG 3116 (Ship Management); WKTM 2102
(Sea Phase II - Nautical Science)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
BSMG 3300 (General Ship Knowledge Refresher)
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with
knowledge and opportunities for practical use of various IMO and
Transport Canada conventions and regulations.
Pollution-Prevention Requirements; International Convention
on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers, 1995 (STCW ‘95); Canada Shipping Act, 2001(CSA
2001); Canadian Regulations and Vessel Documentation;
Knowledge of Personnel Management; Canada Labour Code
Prerequisite - BSMG 3104 (Ship Management); BSMG 3116
(Ship Management)
Duration - 20 hours over 7 weeks
Lectures -15 hours over 7 weeks
Laboratories - 5 hours over 7 weeks
BSMG 4100 (Management Principles)
This course is designed to give participants of the current
management principles and practices applicable to the industry.
This course will concentrate on teaching participants how to
develop organizational and planning skills and how to function as
a team player.
The Evolution of Management Thought; Contemporary
anagement Issues; Management Practices; Practicing
Interpersonal Skills; Leadership Skills; Problem Solving;
Improving Productivity; Making Decisions and Taking Action;
Adapting to Change; Total Quality Management
Duration - 39 hours total
BSMG 4102 (Marketing Aquaculture Products)
This course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of
marketing. Emphasis is on the components of marketing as they
relate to the fishing industry.
Marketing Concepts; The Marketing System and the
Environment; Markets and Buyer Behaviour; Market Research
Process; Target Markets and Market Segmentation; Product
Planning; Product Strategy; New Product Development; Brands,
Packaging and Labelling; Price Determination; Fish Farms and
Distribution; Promotion
Duration (DU) - 13 weeks
Lectures (LC) - 3 hours per week = 39 hours total
BSMG 4103 (Fundamentals of Food Law)
Knowledge of food legislation is essential in order to control the
safety and quality of foods. This course is designed to address
the issues and facts that are important for understanding the
system of food 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
Duration - 39 hours total
BSMG 4104 (Business Management)
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the current
management principles and practices applicable to industry. The
course will include the development of a business plan.
Types of Business Organization; Business Description;
Management Principles; Productivity and Quality Control;
Starting a Business; Sources and Applications of Funding;
Financial Reporting; Internal Control and Cash; Financial
Statements; Comparative Analysis of Financial Statements;
Financial Planning and Budgeting; Business Plan Development;
Government Regulation, Taxation and Assistance;
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