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This course is designed to help students understand the structure of the private equity market in general and of venture capital in particular. The course reviews the types of businesses that are attractive to investors of risk capital. The components of the private equity market (investments from friends and family, business angels, “classic” venture capital, buyouts, and mezzanine financing) are examined. It investigate how early-stage risk capital is assembled and invested, how venture capital firms operate, how they evaluate investments, how they manage their portfolios, and the non-financial forms of value added that venture capital funds provide. Co-requisite: MBA 5350 Corporate Finance

The course will provide an overview of valuation principles and a review of applicable finance theory because both the cash flows and the discount rate depend on the firm’s capital structure and expected growth. The course will proceed from the theoretical to the application of theory in practical, focusing on a detailed examination of the inputs to the valuation calculation. Theory is presented at a relatively non-technical level, but there is still a need to use formal models with algebraic expressions. Besides theory, there are heuristic approaches to dealing with the practical aspects of valuing more complicated situations. The final segment of the course will focus on applications of the principles of valuation to situations that include valuation of private companies and mergers and acquisitions. Prerequisite: MBA 5350Corporate Finance

Applications in MS Excel in corporate finance and investments. Using spreadsheets and functions, problem-solving in MS excel; Time value of money, NPV analysis, Valuation, Cost of capital, Corporate Financial Planning, Risk and Return, CAPM, Optimization, Option pricing.

Comprehensive overview of the risks associated with financing greenfield/brownfield projects. Allocation of risk between the main project participants: construction, operation, market, financial and legal/documentation risk. Extensive use of case studies and exercises from the following sectors: (i) Public Private Partnerships (PPP) (hospital), (ii) Infrastructure (transport), (ii) Power, including renewable energy, (iv) Natural resources (oil and gas, and mining).

This first course provides students with an overview of project management. The strategic role of project management is discussed. Then project management methods based on standards such as the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) of the Project Management Institute (PMI)® are presented. Students will learn how to manage a project throughout its life cycle. In this first course emphasis is given on projects having well defined and relatively stable requirements such as construction projects. Students will be exposed to project management software including hands-on experience with MS Project. Topics covered include: defining project success and managing stakeholders expectations; project charter; project identification and selection; project design; project planning, monitoring and control; project realization; and project close-out.

PMBOK and PMI are registered trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

This second project management course deals with designing projects for success. Students will learn how to identify and analyze solutions / options to meet stakeholders’ expectations and to keep risk at an acceptable level for the organization. The course also discusses means to deliver high quality end products in short period of time and with limited budget. Topics covered include: project portfolio management; project risk management; feasibility studies; quality management (Quality Function Deployment, Value Analysis); communication management; fast tracking and concurrent methods of project management.(Having completed ADM 6260 prior to this course is strongly recommended)

Every year the University of Ottawa competes in several national and international MBA Case Competitions. This course prepares students for participation in these competitions. Entry into this course is limited and students will compete for placements. Only students who participate in the mini-case competition scheduled in early September (date to be determined) and are selected by the judges will be able to register to the course. The mini-case competition is the only point of entry to the course! Consult the Telfer Graduate Office for further information.

Introduction to management of customer relations, special issues in a technology-driven global context. Building long-term relationships from pre-sales to repeat business. Gathering and analyzing information about the customer. Converting information to value-added product and service. Measuring the effect on corporate sales and profits. Demonstration and workshop with a software decision support tool.

Creating, growing, and sustaining or exiting a new firm in a technology-intensive industry. Issues important to the technology (the scope and nature of technological knowledge and intellectual property protection), financing (seed capital, venture capital, and initial public offerings), and inter-firm relationships (spin-offs, alliances and equity alliances, and acquisitions). The course is practically oriented and will draw upon local expertise to enhance its pertinence and appeal. Customer Relationship International Trip Social Media Strategies Business Law

Introduction to management of customer relations, special issues in a technology-driven global context. Building long-term relationships from pre-sales to repeat business. Gathering and analyzing information about the customer. Converting information to value-added product and service. Measuring the effect on corporate sales and profits. Demonstration and workshop with a software decision support tool.

History of European integration, European institutions, innovation and European competitiveness, corporate strategy and European integration, corporate governance and performance management – a European perspective. Prerequisite: MBA 5265

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to effectively explore the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of social media channels and platforms in organizations. As firms and individuals embrace social media at an ever-increasing pace, this course hopes to elucidate principles and tactics that can be applied to the management of social media towards ensuring enriched business communication, competent marketing strategies, and enhanced customer service.

This course is about business law. Legal knowledge is highly regarded as a business asset that builds competitive advantage for the individuals and the organization alike. This course will demonstrate how the law can protect persons and their property as well as resolve and avoid disputes. The course will also show that the law facilitates personal and commercial interactions. Finally, we will study the legal considerations inherent in the emergence of new technologies (knowledge economy), internationalization and globalization of the economy and businesses.

This course is a basic program designed to provide you with a comprehensive foundation to help you better understand and use competitive intelligence. The seminar introduces participants to all elements of the Competitive Intelligence process and provides an understanding of the basic requirements of competitive intelligence.

Business Intelligence (BI) as a concept; review of major BI tools and methods; identification of the right types of BI for different types of decision making environments; Introduction to Big Data; Business applications of Big Data; review of the supporting technologies such as data bases and data warehouses and Big Data Platforms for integrating structured and unstructured data including Hadoop, sandbox analytics; Streaming Analytics, and advances in data warehousing appliances that accelerate analytics. Prerequisite: MBA5270 (for EMP, MBA and MHA students).

Introduction to management of customer relations, special issues in a technology-driven global context. Building long-term relationships from pre-sales to repeat business. Gathering and analyzing information about the customer. Converting information to value-added product and service. Measuring the effect on corporate sales and profits. Demonstration and workshop with a software decision support tool.

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to effectively explore the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of social media channels and platforms in organizations. As firms and individuals embrace social media at an ever-increasing pace, this course hopes to elucidate principles and tactics that can be applied to the management of social media towards ensuring enriched business communication, competent marketing strategies, and enhanced customer service.