Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business offers various programs and courses for students.

Academic Success

The school provides resources for students to achieve academic success, including:

• Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)
• Presentation Coaching
• Research Support
• Communication Development Programs
• Math & Econ Coaching

Student Life

The school offers various student life activities, including:

• Orientations (Imagine UBC & The Spark)
• Student Experience Grants
• Indigenous Student Support
• Commerce Undergraduate Society
• Case Competitions
• Activate
• Health & Wellness
• Sauder Gives Back
• Student Engagement Hub (SEHUB)

Global Reach

The school has a global reach, with programs such as:

• International Exchange
• Coming to UBC Sauder on Exchange

Career & Experience

The school provides career and experience opportunities, including:

• Career & Personal Exploration
• Gain Experience
• Networking & Events
• Resumes & Cover Letters
• Job Interviews
• COOL Career Platform
• Career Coaching & Advising
• Co-op Program

Courses, Money & Enrolment

The school offers various courses and programs, including:

• Academic Concession
• Dates and Deadlines
• Program Requirements
• Course Planning and Registration
• Options
• Elective Requirements
• Exams and Grades
• Specialized Academic Opportunities
• Minors and Concentrations
• Scholarships and Funding
• Graduation

Program Requirements

The school has various program requirements, including:

• Combined Major in Business and Computer Science
• UBC Sauder – HKU Dual Degree Program
• General Program Requirements
• Transfer students

Course Planning and Registration

The school offers course planning and registration resources, including:

• Course Search
• Registering for Courses
• Summer Courses
• Registration Assistance
• Taking Courses Outside of UBC
• Requesting Documentation
• Academic Progress Report (APR)
• BCom Course Planning Worksheets

Options

The school offers various options, including:

• Accounting
• Business Technology Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Early Start to the Finance Option
• General Business Management
• Global Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• Marketing
• Operations and Logistics
• Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
• Real Estate
• Double Options

Specialized Academic Opportunities

The school offers specialized academic opportunities, including:

• UBC SWIFT: UBC Sauder Women in Finance Training
• Commerce Scholars Program
• UBC Sauder Public Speaking Competition
• UBCO Cross Campus Mobility

Minors and Concentrations

The school offers minors and concentrations, including:

• Minor in Arts or Science
• Minor in Commerce
• Business Analytics Concentration
• Business Law Concentration
• International Business Concentration
• Sustainability and Social Impact Concentration

COMM_V 203 - Managing the Employment Relationship

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the essential elements of the relationship between employers and employees. The course engages students in making decisions regarding forming, developing and managing a workforce and then evaluating feedback regarding the impact of their decisions on business results.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand how strategic HRM practices can affect a business organization’s competitiveness.
• Explain the importance that HRM planning plays in the success of an organization.
• Understand the core HR functions: HR planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, compensation and benefits, and health and safety.
• Explain the connection between adopting “strategic” human resource practices, and their relationship to improving business outcomes for organizations.
• Understand the impact of the legal environment on decisions regarding basic HR functions.
• Develop the skills necessary for recruiting, selecting, training, developing, evaluating, and retaining employees in business organizations.
• Identify and evaluate HRM problems and develop strategic solutions to problems in business organizations using critical thinking skills.

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: COMM 192 (formerly numbered as COMM 292) and either (a) all of ECON 101, ECON 102 or (b) ECON 100.

Course Credits

Course credits: 3