Welcome to our BOH4M online course, dedicated to nurturing leadership skills essential for thriving in business management. Throughout BOH4M, students will dissect the pivotal role of leaders in business, delving into decision-making, managing group dynamics, addressing workplace stress and conflict, fostering employee motivation, and strategic planning. Emphasis is placed on honing effective business communication, ethical practices, and social responsibility. Join us to embark on a journey of leadership excellence with BOH4M!
Course curriculum
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The business credit with no prerequisite
A university/college-preparation credit open to any Grade 12 student, and a natural fit for applicants to commerce, BBA and management programs that look for senior business courses.
The four functions of management
Planning, organizing, leading and controlling, each studied through management theory and applied to a Canadian organization, a performance appraisal you design and a leader you analyse.
Ethics and social responsibility, from day one
Unit 1 opens with management roles and theories, then ethics and corporate codes of conduct, including a letter to government advocating for an issue raised in the documentary The Corporation.
Create your own company
The culminating project brings the whole course together: you design a company and apply the planning, structure, leadership and communication concepts you have studied.
BOH4M Course outline
Full unit-by-unit breakdown.
Identify and describe management roles, responsibilities, competencies and skills, and describe, analyse and evaluate the major management theories. Close the unit by investigating ethical issues, social responsibility and organizational codes of ethics, including the social, ethical and environmental implications of financial decisions.
Key topics
Management roles and skills · major management theories · ethics and social responsibility · codes of ethics · how for-profit business operates
Assessed by
Ethics letter to government · unit test
Analyse the importance of planning across economic and financial scenarios, apply planning theories and strategies, and connect strategic planning to organizational success. Understand how evaluation techniques relate to the managerial process, the factors affecting individual and group performance, and how managers manage human resources.
Key topics
Strategic planning · problem solving and decision making · planning theories · controlling and evaluation · managing human resources
Assessed by
Scenario report on a Canadian organization · unit test
Understand the organizational structures used to manage a workforce, how they have changed with the changing nature of work, and staffing issues. Explain performance appraisal and compare appraisal methods, and investigate compensation, benefits, discipline and the link between high performance and job satisfaction.
Key topics
Organizational structures · the changing nature of work · staffing · performance appraisal · compensation, benefits and discipline
Assessed by
Performance appraisal assignment · unit test
Apply theories of human behaviour to understand how individuals and groups function in the workplace, connect them to the motivational techniques managers use, and apply teamwork and group dynamics to projects and problem solving. Demonstrate leadership techniques in a variety of situations.
Key topics
Theories of human behaviour · motivation in the workplace · teamwork and group dynamics · leadership techniques
Assessed by
Leadership assignment · unit test
Analyse what brings about change, attitudes toward it and the major challenges facing organizations, and evaluate strategies for implementing change. Use business communication techniques, evaluate strategies for managing stress and conflict, compare theories of motivation, and research a career in management.
Key topics
Managing change · business communication · stress and conflict management · motivation theories · careers in management
Assessed by
Conflict management styles slideshow · unit test
The summative project brings the main topics and concepts of the course together in one assignment: create your own company.
Key topics
Culminating project: create your own company
Assessed by
Culminating task (15%)
