School of Business
Dunton Tower 1209
Telephone: 788-2388
Fax: 788-4427
The Department
Director of the School: Nicolas Papadopoulos
Supervisor of Graduate Studies: Judith Marshall
The School of Business offers a program of study and research
leading to a Master of Management Studies degree.
The focus of the M.M.S. program is applied research directed toward
the management of technology, productivity, and innovation. The
program of studies will develop in students the conceptual and
methodological skills required to manage, plan, develop, and implement
technological capabilities for the purpose of attaining the strategic
and operational goals of organizations.
The main areas of specialization within the program are:
- Business Information Systems
- Finance
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Production and Operations
- Research and Development Administration
Graduate students in the School of Business are governed by the
General Regulations section of this calendar.
Master of Management Studies
Admission Requirements
Admission into the program is judged primarily on the applicant's
ability to undertake successfully advanced studies and research
in business, his/her prospects for completion of the program,
experience, and achievement.
Applicants are required to have the equivalent of an honours bachelor's
degree, with a minimum of high honours standing. Applicants are
expected to have had credits in mathematics and the following
core courses in functional areas of business described below or
their equivalents:
- Business 42.210*: Management and Organizational Behaviour
- Business 42.228*: Introduction to Marketing
- Business 42.230*: Introduction to Management Science
- Business 42.240*: Business Information Systems
- Business 42.250*: Introduction to Business Finance
- Economics 43.220: Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences
In addition, applicants are expected to have had an upper-level
course sequence in their proposed area of business specialization,
and to have an adequate grounding in at least one supporting fundamental
discipline such as economics, psychology, sociology, mathematics,
anthropology, or computer science.
The School requires that all applicants submit scores obtained
in the Graduate Management Admission Test offered by the Educational
Testing Services of Princeton, New Jersey. A superior GMAT score
will be required for admission. All applicants whose native tongue
is not English must take the TOEFL test and obtain a minimum score
of 550.
The School's admission policy is governed by the availability
of graduate student space. Possession of the minimum admission
requirements does not, in itself, guarantee acceptance. Advanced
standing may be granted for required courses only if previous
work is judged to be equivalent to courses required in the program.
Advanced standing and transfer of credit must be determined on
an individual basis in consultation with the supervisor of graduate
studies and must also be approved at the time of admission by
the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. In general,
a grade of B- or better is required in equivalent courses to obtain
advanced standing.
Program Requirements
The requirement for the Master of Management Studies degree is
the equivalent of five full courses of which at least four must
be at the 500 level or above. Students must complete one and one-half
full-course credits of required business courses, one full-course
credit from a selection of advanced seminars, one full-course
credit of approved options, and a thesis equivalent to one and
one-half full-course credits as indicated below.
All master's students are required to complete:
Required Business Courses
- Business 42.592: Business Research Methods
- Business 42.595: Directed Research in Business Studies
- Business 42.597: M.M.S. Thesis Tutorial
Advanced Seminars
One full-course credit from the following list of half courses:
- Business 42.510: Seminar in Management
- Business 42.520: Seminar in Marketing
- Business 42.530: Managing the Multinational Enterprise
- Business 42.540: Seminar in Information Systems Management
- Business 42.550: Seminar in Finance
- Business 42.560: Seminar in Production and Operations Management
- Business 42.570: Seminar in Management of Research and Development
Approved Options
The equivalent of one full-course credit of approved courses which
may be selected from among those offered by the School and in
related disciplines.
Thesis
- Business 42.599 M.M.S. Thesis
The M.M.S. thesis is equivalent to one and one-half full-course
credits. The thesis normally relates to issues that are relevant
to producers and users of technology.
The thesis must represent the result of the candidate's independent
research undertaken after being admitted to graduate studies at
Carleton University's School of Business. Previous work of the
candidate may be used only as introductory or background material
for the thesis.
A candidate may carry on research work related to the thesis off
campus provided that the work is approved in advance and arrangements
have been made for regular supervision of thesis research activities
with the school's supervisor of graduate studies.
All students require the school's approval for their proposed
thesis topic. Each candidate submitting a thesis will be required
to take an oral examination on the subject of the thesis.
Academic Standing
A grade of B- or better must normally be obtained in each course
counted towards the degree. A candidate may, with the recommendation
of the School and the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate
Studies and Research, be allowed a grade of C+ in one full course
or each of two half courses.
Graduate Courses*
Enrolment in graduate courses requires the permission of the School
through the supervisor of graduate studies.
- Business 42.510F1
Seminar in Management
An examination of research on management issues and practices
in modern organizations. The course will analyze and integrate
both the micro and macro aspects of organizational behaviour.
- Business 42.511W1
Current Topics in Organizational Design
A critical analysis of organizational design implications of high
rates of environmental and technological change. New management
structures, processes and technologies, with potential for enhancing
productivity and quality will be evaluated.
- Business 42.520F1
Seminar in Marketing
This course examines issues in productivity and innovation as
they relate to marketing. The course assumes the viewpoint of
product portfolio management, and addresses problems such as market
assessment, marketing audits and policy, new products, existing
product management, and product line profitability. Particular
emphasis is placed on marketing of technology-based products and
the effect of technological developments on marketing practices.
- Business 42.521W1
Contemporary Marketing Thought
This course examines the state of the art in marketing thought,
and prepares the student to cope with an ever changing environment.
Topics include the development of paradigms in marketing, recent
advances in consumer behaviour, the acquisition of data and information
from the external environment, the influence of societal and environmental
developments upon marketing, and new directions in marketing theory
and practice.
- Business 42.530F1
Managing the Multinational Enterprise
This course examines issues in the management of multinational
enterprises, e.g., optimizing productivity in multi-site environments,
the dispersion of innovative products and ideas across national
boundaries, international strategic planning, the selection of
markets and modes of expansion, and the management of cultural
differences and their impact on the basic managerial functions
of communication, planning, decision making, and integration.
The course will examine both Canadian-based multinational firms
and externally-based firms with interests in Canada.
- Business 42.531W1
Seminar in International Business Management
This course examines specific topics in the area of international
business management. Areas of interest include management in inter-cultural
environment, issues in international financing and marketing,
business negotiations, international inter-firm alliances including
joint ventures, and the role of free trade areas in international
business. Students will be expected to make significant contribution
to the discussion.
- Business 42.540F1
Seminar in Information Systems Management
This course is concerned with major issues in the management of
information technology. It covers the following major topics:
organization of information services; planning, management, and
administration of information resources; assimilation and diffusion
of information technology; integration of information services;
and current opportunities and concerns in information services.
- Business 42.541W1
Current Topics in Business Information Systems
This course examines trends and issues associated with business
information systems within organizations. It covers topics such
as analysis and design of information systems, end-user computing,
databases, distributed systems, teleprocessing, office automation,
data communications. Other topics may include modern technologies
such as knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence.
- Business 42.550F1
Seminar in Finance
An analysis of contemporary theory of finance. This analysis includes:
the examination of innovations in corporate financing; financial
planning; financing strategies; valuation of contingent claims;
implications of agency theory, etc. Particular emphasis is placed
on financial decision of technology-based firms.
- Business 42.551W1
Current Topics in Financial Research
This course examines research and empirical issues in investments,
portfolio management, corporate finance, and capital markets.
Particular emphasis will be placed on innovative research methods
and financial innovations.
- Business 42.560F1
Seminar in Production and Operations Management
This is an introduction to the philosophies, methods, and techniques
of modern production and operations management. It discusses long
run design issues involving products, plants, equipment, layout,
work organization, and their interrelations. It also looks into
medium and short term operational questions involving the planning
and control of production, inventories, and product quality. The
theoretical material will be grounded in problems, cases, and
project work.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing with 42.337 or equivalent.
- Business 42.561W1
Strategic Management of Manufacturing Technology and Productivity
This is a case-analysis course intended for students interested
in strategy, productivity, and technology in manufacturing operations.
The course focuses on articulating and executing the manufacturing
strategies related to structural kinds of changes in facilities,
locations, production technologies, and sourcing arrangements,
and the infrastructural kinds of changes in management policies
and practices. Other topics include adoption and implementation
of new technologies and interaction between research and development,
engineering and operations.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing with 42.337 or equivalent.
- Business 42.570F1
Seminar in Management of Research and Development
Examines the mission of research and development and the management
of research and development groups. The focus is on the creation
of technology and its deployment. Topics include specific managerial
problems around the management of design and development activities,
and the basic and applied research which support these activities.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing with 42.337 or equivalent.
- Business 42.571W1
Current Topics in Research and Development and Innovation Diffusion
The course deals with the concepts, theories, and methods of efficiently
managing the technological innovation cycle, the innovation monitoring
system incorporating the critical factors that signal the possible
success or failure of a developing project, quality in research
and development, theories of adoption of an innovation in a firm,
and the models of the diffusion of an innovation. Other topics
relevant to research and development and innovation diffusion
include the role technology monitoring and forecasting play in
long-range planning decisions and the methodologies to perform
these activities, transfer of technology, and the role of government
supporting the innovation.
- Business 42.590T1 or T2
Tutorials/Directed Studies in Business
Tutorials or directed readings in selected areas of business,
involving presentation of papers as the basis for discussion with
the tutor. A requirement for the course may be participation in
an advanced business course at the undergraduate level.
- Business 42.592F1
Business Research Methods
A consideration of the basic issues of scientific research as
applied to business problems. The course includes a discussion
of the logic of scientific research, proof and verification, hypothesis
testing, the logic of statistical inference, and research design.
- Business 42.595F1
Directed Research in Business Studies
This course focuses on the integration of technology and strategy,
the designing of a technological strategy, the development of
new products and new businesses, and the design and management
of innovative systems.
- Business 42.597W1, S1
M.M.S. Thesis Tutorial
A seminar designed to help the student formulate and evaluate
specific research topics. The successful submission of a thesis
proposal is necessary for the completion of the course.
- Business 42.599F3, W3, S3
M.M.S. Thesis Research
Prerequisite: Business 42.597.