Business Fundamentals Help You Choose Your Career
If you know that your interest lies in business but you're not sure
in which direction you want to go, it is imperative that you obtain business fundamentals
instead of in diving headfirst without any knowledge of the field.
Centennial College offers a general Business program that provides
students with an overview of the different areas of business so that by
the time they graduate, they are confident and have discovered their
niche.
Taking two years to complete, the undertaking is
intended to provide individuals with education and training in the
broad areas of business as preparation for the various entry-level jobs
as customer service representatives, procurement assistants, human
resources generalists, marketing assistants, service supervisors,
junior business analysts, operations coordinators and insurance claims
representatives. To graduate, students must have a minimum C grade
average and an overall GPA of 2.0. If eligible, students may
participate in articulated programs with selected universities,
institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow
students to apply credits earned at Centennial College towards further
study at other institutions. The Business program's partners are: Royal
Roads University, Griffith University, Davenport University and
University of New Brunswick.
Emphasis in the business
fundamentals training is on the development of mathematical, computing,
analytical and communication skills. Further focus is on a solid
grounding in the contemporary concepts, theories and business
practices, related to all the functional areas of the business
enterprise. Students participate in teamwork, undertake case analyses
and pursue directed research on an individual basis. This ensures that
they graduate with a combination of academic knowledge and hands-on
experience that they can apply to either the field or further study.
A team of professors with strong academic backgrounds and extensive
business and management experience delivers all of the courses in the
business fundamentals program. The first two semesters provide general
study in courses such as Strategies for Business Success, Fundamentals
of Business, Microcomputer Applications Software, Mathematics of
Finance and more. Meanwhile, the last two semesters touch on many
different areas of business. These areas include: International business concepts
(gives students a broad overview of international trade, the
macro-environment within which international business takes place, and
the major strategic decisions facing international business managers);
Principles of Marketing (provides an overview of contemporary
marketing, emphasizing the management of the product/service, price,
promotion and distribution areas of an organization within a changing
environment); Retailing (provides a hands on study of the retail
business and environment in Canada and abroad); and more.
In
order to apply to this business fundamentals program, applicants must
present at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent or
be 19 years of age or older. In addition, they must also possess a
compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent and
Math 11C, M or U, or 12C or U or skills assessment, or equivalent.
Please note that possession of minimum admission requirements does not
guarantee entry to this business fundamentals program.
