Business Administration - Materials Management and Distribution
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| Location: | Peterborough |
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| Program Status: | Accepting applications |
| Program Code: | BAJ |
| Co-ordinator: | Lloyd Clive |
| Credential: | Ontario College Advanced Diploma |
| Classes Start: | January 10, 2011 |
| Tuition/ Fees: |
$1,645.25 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change. |
Providing the products that people want in a timely, efficient manner is the key to success for today's leading companies. As a Materials Management and Distribution graduate, you'll maintain your employer's competitive edge by ensuring efficient production and delivery of your company's products or services - whether it's from halfway around the world or next door.
Program Highlights
You will be trained to plan for and arrange the movement of goods from suppliers through producers to the marketplace. Learn the skills you'll need to manage operations in almost any service or manufacturing industry.
Word from the Workplace
"Fleming College's excellent faculty provided support beyond our expectations to help us find permanent employment in the field. Through their close relationships with world class organizations, an integrated support structure has developed that benefits the school, students and industry. This ensures students are taught up- to-date theories and given practical experiences." Program Graduates:
Theresa Long, Product Support
Erica Joore-Brooks, Buyer/Planner
Lori Arcand, Product Data Management
and Jason Balcombe, Supply Chain/Production Scheduler
Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc., Peterborough
Why Choose Fleming?
Fleming College's program is special in that students have more choice in course selection. You can select courses that will fit your career goals, and if you're interested in a specific industry, choose courses focusing on that field.
This program will prepare you for a career in today's ever-changing world. The EDGE focus within the School of Business, Computing and Hospitality is founded on 4 principles:
Environmental Responsibility: Learn how to contribute to a sustainable future. Ensure your career leaves a green footprint.
Diversity: Work with a variety of people from faculty, administration, students and members of the community. Learn how to be creative and innovative.
Global Perspective: Learn to compete on a level playing field in the global market.
Experience: Gain real experience in your field through case studies, simulations, placements and applied projects.
Develop your EDGE at the School of Business, Computing and Hospitality.
Work Experience
As part of your studies, you will complete a minimum of 140 hours of field placement. This experience in a business will provide you with an opportunity to practice what you've learned, develop contacts and a network for employment opportunities. You will arrange your own Field Placements in consultation with your program co-ordinator.
What it Takes to Succeed
- Excellent time management skills
- Problem-solving ability
- Computing skills
- Experience working with people
Career Opportunities
When you graduate, look for positions like these:
- Buyer
- Export operations analyst
- Inventory management specialist
- Supply chain specialist
- Operations/production planner
- Materials manager
- Master scheduler
- Forecasting and inventory planner
- Materials administrator
Materials Management and Distribution specialists are in great demand -- in light of the current trend toward globalization. Due to our excellent industry ties, there are many requests for graduates from the program for employment opportunities. The average starting wage for a graduate is $39,000.00, and many report making considerably more as they become more experienced.
Minimum Admission Requirements
OSSD with the majority of credits at the College (C) and Open (O) level, including:
- 2 College (C) English courses (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
- 1 College (C) Math course (Grade 11)
When (C) is the minimum course level for admission, (U) or (U/C) courses are also accepted.
Recommended (but not required for admission):
- Grade 12 College (C) Math
Mature Students If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission. Additional testing or academic upgrading may be neccessary to meet specific course requirements for this program.
* Students starting in January are required to attend classes over the summer semester.
Related Programs
You might want to consider other Business programs, such as International Trade, Accounting, Human Resources Management or Marketing.
Additional Costs
Approximately $950 per year for books and supplies.
University Transfer Agreements
Semester 1
College Communication Skills for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM155
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM155 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success. This course is equivalent to COMM78, with the exception that students receive an additional two hour support seminar to ensure foundational skills are in place.Units: 67.00
Hours: 67.00
College Communications for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM078
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM78 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success.Units: 37.00
Hours: 37.00
Business Essentials - A Survival Course
Course Number: BUSN002
This course will explore the nature of business and the role of the individual within the business context. The course will help to prepare the student for the world of business by developing an understanding of the major functional aspects of a successful business. The course will also focus on a number of important business trends that will continue to affect business into the future. These include the growth and influence of international business, the role of ethics and social responsibility in business decisions, the significance of small business, the growth of the service sector, and the influence of technology on business activities. This is an approved general education course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Financial Statements and the Finance Environment
Course Number: ACCT071
This course offers business students a basic understanding of how the activities of an organization are reflected in the financial statements as well as offering an understanding of the basic terms and content of financial statements. The student is then required to apply that basic understanding of concepts along with analytical techniques to reach financial decisions in business organizations. Practical applications of financial concepts to the operation of the business are emphasized. Specific topics include understanding of the Balance sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings and Statement of Cash flows. Other topics include financial planning, working capital management, the capital budgeting process, financial statement analysis and break even analysis. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a half credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introductory Computing
Course Number: COMP345
Working in the Windows XP environment, this computer course introduces the student to computer basics (computer terminology, e-mail, file management) and the application and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Office 2007. Through the extensive use of hands-on activities, students will gain sufficient knowledge and experience to make productive use of computers as a tool in both college and workplace environments. Students will have the opportunity to attain the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Start Certification if they attain 75% or more on each of the four ICDL Start Certification tests.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Marketing
Course Number: MKTG014
This is an introductory course in Marketing designed to provide an awareness and understanding of the role and function of marketing within an individual firm and throughout the total economy. The student is introduced to the principles and techniques of marketing and its various functional areas. The various marketing strategies utilized in product or service planning and development, pricing, distribution and promotion in response to the needs and wants identified in various markets are explored.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
College Math Skills
Course Number: MATH099
This course is a one-semester study of the mathematics applicable to the business and financial community. College Math Skills places the significance of mathematics as a problem solving and decision making tool. Topics covered: manipulation of business formulae, break-even analysis, monetary conversion, mathematics of buying and selling, simple, compound interest and annuities. An additional hour is designed to provide foundational math development skills.Units: 60.00
Hours: 60.00
Math Fundamentals for Business Studies
Course Number: MATH011
The Math Fundamentals for Business Studies course was designed to be an integral portion of all programs offered by the School of Business at Sir Sandford Fleming College. This course is a one-semester study of the mathematics applicable to the business and financial community. Math Fundamentals for Business Studies places the significance of mathematics as a problem solving and decision making tool. Topics covered: manipulation of business formulae, break-even analysis, monetary conversion, mathematics of buying and selling, simple, compound interest and annuities.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 2
Business Teams
Course Number: SOCI125
Learn about the movement towards getting work done through teams in organizations, and develop the knowledge and skills to thrive in this area. This course meets the General Education requirements primarily in the areas of Work and the Economy and Social Understanding, as well as touching Civic Life, Personal Development, and Cultural Understanding.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Business and Contract Law
Course Number: LAWS004
Business people and consumers in Ontario are affected by a broad spectrum of federal, provincial and municipal laws and a variety of court-created legal principles. This course serves as an introduction to business and consumer law.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Communicating at Work for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM148
In this course you will continue to develop your communication skills with a focus on how communication and the written word works in business and hospitality professions. This course is designed to help you better understand the communication demands of your eventual career employment. You will continue to reinforce speaking, writing, reading, and listening techniques common to the expectations demanded by the work place of your career choice by applying, at a more sophisticated level, principles of style, structure, mechanics and techniques (for orals).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Human Resources Administration
Course Number: MGMT007
This course is designed to provide an overview of key human resources activities and the related legislation affecting today's workplaces. Topics of study include the strategic role of HRM, legal compliance and valuing diversity, designing and analyzing jobs, human resources planning, recruitment, selection, orientation and training, performance appraisal, compensation, employee benefits & services, labour relations, and occupational health & safety. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss legal compliance in the areas of human rights, pay/employment equity, employment standards, labour relations, and health & safety. Applied learning opportunities include case study analyses, identification of Human Rights Code violations on an employment application form, development of a job description/specification and a recruitment ad, critique of managerial performance on videotape, web-based research pertaining to employment practices, and completion of a journal article summary and explanation of its relationship to the course material. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Prior to enrollment in this course, it is recommended that learners have attained the learning outcomes of Communications for Business (COMM78).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Trade
Course Number: MTRL008
This course provides students with an overview and understanding of international trade, its history, process, and current applications.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Operations Management
Course Number: BUSN020
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the functions of business operations. Students develop an understanding of the important factors and some of the analytical tools that can be used to improve productivity and customer service. Emphasis is placed on the cost benefit relationship.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 3
Macroeconomics
Course Number: BUSN013
Macroeconomics is the study of the overall performance of the economy. Fluctuations in the level of national output, incomes, prices and employment are analyzed along with government policies to control these fluctuations.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Basics of Importing
Course Number: MTRL002
This course is designed to familiarize students with the basic principles of importing goods and services into Canada. Since importing is a two-way process that involves an exporter in a foreign land, some basic export principles will also be covered. Note: It is strongly suggested that students have completed or also be enrolled in Customs for Trade (MTRL 3).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Business
Course Number: BUSN011
This is a survey course in international business. It provides students with the understanding of the functions, responsibilities, advantages, problems, and operations of international corporations in a global marketplace.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introduction to Materials Management
Course Number: MTRL011
This course gives the student an understanding of the problems associated with materials flow in a business enterprise and an understanding of the organizational and analytical tools available for their solution. Methods used include Forecasting, Master Scheduling, Materials Requirements Planning and Dynamic Lot Sizing.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Management Accounting I
Course Number: ACCT022
This is a survey course that relates to the uses of accounting information for decision-making purposes. Students will begin with an understanding of fundamental cost concepts as they relate to a manufacturing environment, as well as an understanding of cost behaviour. Then they will apply various techniques to analyze and interpret information as it relates to different decision situations faced by managers. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a half credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Note: It is recommended that students have completed Math Fundamentals for Business Studies (MATH 11) and Financial Statements and the Finance Environment (ACCT71).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Occupational Health and Safety
Course Number: MGMT015
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the broad and dynamic field of occupational health and safety and to develop an awareness of and appreciation for the value of these areas in terms of their contribution to effective cost control and improved productivity. The multiple dimensions of the technical, managerial, legislative, political, and personal aspects of safety are examined in detail. Occupational health cannot be separated from these issues because of the many overlapping requirements and because an employee's well-being must be the first consideration. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Note: It is recommended that students have attained the learning outcomes of Communications for Business (COMM78), Communicating at Work (COMM2) and Human Resources Administration (MGMT 7) before enrolling in this course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 4
Business Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Course Number: MATH046
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Field Placement I (BAJ)
Course Number: FLPL140
In order to graduate, students in the Business Administration - Materials Management and Distribution program must complete 2 Field Placements of 70 hours each (minimum) or a single placement of 140 hours. These hours may be completed over the semester as the student's timetable permits or at the end of the semester. Students must work in an environment that applies and contributes to their formal learning in Materials Management and Distribution. It is recommended that students have completed at least two semesters of their program for the first placement.Units: 70.00
Hours: 70.00
Intermediate Computer Applications
Course Number: COMP103
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Quality Management
Course Number: MTRL015
Through lectures and laboratories, students will apply problem-solving techniques as applied to productive processes. They will be introduced to statistical techniques and their use in identifying variables in a process.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Transportation
Course Number: MTRL016
This course is an intensive introductory examination of logistics, transportation, and documentation of the domestic and international movement of goods. Students will gain an understanding of various domestic and international methods of the physical distribution of goods by rail, road, water, air, and especially intermodal channels. Students will also become proficient at determining the chargeable weights, costs and liabilities for the foregoing modes and be able to document the movement of goods. Regulations controlling and guiding global transportation will also be covered in the course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Market Assessment and Export Management
Course Number: MKTG108
This course is designed to teach the learner how to research and plan the export of existing products to foreign markets all over the world. This course focuses on the research, decision and planning stages, while International Marketing focuses on the process of executing the tactical components of the international marketing plan. In Market Assessment and Export Management the student will learn how to find information regarding foreign markets, create country and market profiles, plan market entry, find financing, understand how to ready a product for exporting, and complete the appropriate documentation.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Speaking Effectively to Groups
Course Number: COMM031
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Training and Development
Course Number: MGMT018
This course is based on the premise that people are the most valuable resource of the organization. One of the mandates of the Human Resources Department is to develop and administer policies, practices and procedures will provide for the effective training and development of employees to ensure that the organization achieves its goals and objectives and that employees fulfill their maximum career potential. This course will provide participants with skills in the areas of assessing staff training needs, designing and administering staff training and development programs, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of such programs. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Note: Prior to enrolment in this course, it is recommended that participants have attained the learning outcomes of Human Resources Administration (MGMT 7) and Communications - Report Writing (COMM 6).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 5
Communications - Report Writing
Course Number: COMM006
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Career Search
Course Number: BUSN027
Set yourself apart from the crowd. This course builds on students' existing knowledge of job search techniques. It focuses on the preparation of a personal resume, cover letter and career portfolio relevant to their field of study. Emphasis will be placed on interview and presentation skills appropriate for the workplace. Participants will complete this course confident in their ability to match their skills to the demands of the workplace.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Logistics Management
Course Number: MTRL012
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Manufacturing Planning and Control
Course Number: MTRL014
This advanced-level course deals with various methods of planning and control in any productive operation. Techniques studied include: sequencing orders through single and multiple workstations, calculating capacity, and Just-In-Time. Note: It is strongly recommended that students have successfully completed Operations Management (BUSN20) and Introduction to Materials Management (MTRL11).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Negotiating Skills
Course Number: MGMT014
Students will learn practical negotiation skills and process theories that can be successfully applied to life and workplace situations such as getting a job, getting a raise, buying and selling a car and resolving disputes.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 6
Corporate Social Responsiblity: Ethical Conduct of Business
Course Number: MGMT066
We live in the age of globalization. Due to many recent events, corporate business is under fire to manage their activities in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner. Moreover, many corporations are learning that it is good business to do good. In this case-based course we will examine various specific ethical dilemmas in the conduct of domestic and international business. We will discuss the structure of the corporation and the various contemporary ethical issues it presents. Finally we shall discuss the best practices of many leading companies to conduct their business in a socially responsible way.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Enterprise Resource Planning
Course Number: MGMT139
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Field Placement II (BAJ)
Course Number: FLPL141
In order to graduate, students in the Business Administration - Materials Management and Distribution program must complete 2 Field Placements of 70 hours each (minimum) or a single placement of 140 hours. These hours may be completed over the semester as the student's timetable permits or at the end of the semester. Students must work in an environment that applies and contributes to their formal learning in Materials Management and Distribution. It is recommended that students have completed at least two semesters of their program for the first placement.Units: 70.00
Hours: 70.00
Microeconomics
Course Number: BUSN018
This course provides an introduction to the economic behaviour of consumers and firms in the marketplace. Microeconomics studies the way that individual markets work and how regulations and taxes affect trade, consumers, and producers.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Principles of Buying
Course Number: MKTG022
This course is an introduction to the purchasing function and how it forms a necessary segment of any modern organization. Many aspects of purchasing will be covered including objectives and organization, quality description, price determination, evaluating suppliers, contracts and the legal aspects of purchasing. Note: There are no pre-requisite courses, however, students should have a general knowledge of sound business practice. Operations Management BUSN 20 and Intro to Materials Management MTRL 11 are recommended.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Case Studies
Course Number: MGMT133
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Speaking Effectively to Groups
Course Number: COMM031
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Strategic Business Simulation
Course Number: MGMT132
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00