BUSINESS IN THE CANADIAN CONTEXT—ADMS 1010
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
We will look at key issues and companies in Canadian business. How has Canada achieved prosperity? How might
we maintain it in a globalized economy? We will examine how our geography, our people and our legal and
political institutions have shaped business and business has shaped government. We will use business case studies
to look at political, economic and legal issues in the Canadian context.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: THE FINE PRINT
Prerequisite: AP/ADMS 1000 3.00. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Prerequisite: AK/ADMS
1000 3.00. Course credit exclusions: AK/ADMS 1010 3.00, AK/ADMS 2410 3.00 (prior to Summer 1999), AK/ADMS
2420 3.00 (prior to Summer 1997), AK/ADMS 2430 3.00 (prior to Summer 2005).
Additional Requirements: AK/ADMS1000 3.0 or previously completed AK/ADMS2000.03 Note: Not open to
students who have taken AK/ADMS 2410 3.0 or AK/ADMS 2420 3.0 or AK/ADMS 2430 3.0 Students are personally
responsible to ensure that they have the required prerequisites as stated in the course outline or in the course
calendar.
ALERTS:
Please BE AWARE: Students CANNOT write exams or submit any work for sections that they are not registered in.
Students must confirm the correct section within the first two weeks of class. The instructor/course director has
NO AUTHORITY to enroll students into the course. Please direct all registration questions to the main office of the
Administrative Studies (http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sas/index.asp ). DO NOT contact the instructor/course director
in these matters. Students who do not have the prerequisites are at risk of being dropped from the course at any
time during the course. The School will not be responsible for refunds resulting from students being dropped from
a course due to a lack of the appropriate prerequisites.
T HIS SECTION IS GOING TO BE MANAGED THROUGH M OODLE AND T URNITIN . COM
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
You will know how Canada’s business culture and laws have evolved, how Canadian business has failed and
succeeded, and you will know better where business in Canada is going.
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REQUIRED COURSE TEXT / READINGS
Joe Martin. Relentless Change: A History of Canadian Business. University of Toronto Press, 2010
CIVICS CANADA ONLINE TEXTBOOK. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
HTTP:// WWW.CIVICSCHANNEL .COM / CIVICS/ INDEX.PHP/WELCOME _TO_CIVICS_CANADA _ONLINE
Students will be expected to read and discuss current Canadian business issues and events. These can be found in
sources such as The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, the Toronto Star, the National Post, CBC.ca, CTV.ca and
Canadian Business magazine.
Links to good sources for global business and economic news can be found in the Business Section of Google News.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp
ASSIGNMENTS:
Mid-term Assignment 35%
Two in-class Quizzes 10% + 15% = 25%
Final Examination 40%
COURSE INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION
Alison Kemper
205 Atkinson
kemper@yorku.ca
@ProfAlisonK on Twitter
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EXPANDED COURSE DESCRIPTION
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
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WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR 12 WEEKS ?
WHAT IS CANADA?
WHAT IS BUSINESS?
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp
http://www.prenhall.com/divisions/hss/worldreference/CA/introduction.html
http://www.canadianstudies.ca/NewJapan/institutions.html
Civics Canada Online Textbook
Relentless Change, pp. 1-14
EXERCISES – Why are you in Canada? Why are you going into the business world?
WEEK 2: DEFINING CANADA — CURRENCY AND BANKS
THE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION AND CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS, CURRENCY AND BANKS
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
Civics Canada Online Textbook
James Powell. A History of the Canadian Dollar. “Currency Reforms 1841-1871” http://www.bank-banquecanada.ca/en/dollar_book/1841-71.pdf
Case: Relentless Change, Bank Act of 1871, pp. 20-37
EXERCISES –Rules for banks
WEEK 3: THE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION—LAND, FURS AND RAILROADS
HOW DO YOU BUILD A COUNTRY TO DO BUSINESS ?
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT SUPPORT A STRONG BUSINESS SECTOR ?
RAILROADS, INFRASTRUCTURE , TRADE AND RESOURCES
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002750
http://www.osler.com/newsresources/Details.aspx?id=1199
The Hudson’s Bay Company
Civics Canada Online Textbook
Case: Relentless Change, Hudson’s Bay Company, pp. 39-57
EXERCISES –
WEEK 4: CANADA EXPANDS —AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURING
PROTECTIONISM AND THE NATIONAL POLICY
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
The Massey Harris Company
Civics Canada Online Textbook
Case: Relentless Change, Massey Harris Company, pp. 60-76
EXERCISES –
WEEK 4: THE GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY
THE RAILROADS
KEYNESIANISM
THE DEPRESSION
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
Civics Canada Online Textbook
The CNR
Case: Relentless Change, Massey Harris Company, pp. 60-76
EXERCISES –
WEEK 5: AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
How did the Canadian government first support this dominant industry? What were the costs and benefits? What
can it tell us about business and government today?
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
Civics Canada Online Textbook
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The Auto Industry—Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000412
Case: The Canadian Automobile Industry, pp. 120-136
WEEK 6: THE RISE OF THE CANADIAN CONSUMER AND CANADIAN RETAIL
I NCREASING PROSPERITY
THE ROLE OF RETAIL AS CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN
C ANADA .
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
Eaton’s: A Canadian Institution http://archives.cbc.ca/economy_business/business/topics/377/
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Eaton%27s
http://www2.hbc.com/hbcheritage/history/
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/catalog/cat2208e.shtml#1221553
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/catalog/cat2403e.shtml
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/catalog/cat2407e.shtml
Case: Eaton’s and Simpson’s-Sears, pp. 140-157
WEEK 7: CANADIAN MINING—THE CASE OF INCO
N ATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
C ANADIAN OWNERSHIP AND GLOBAL COMPANIES
R EADINGS ( TO BE DONE PRIOR TO CLASS ) :
Canadian Suppliers of Mining Goods and Services, pp. xiii-xv. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms-smm/busiindu/pdf/minegs-eng.pdf
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heirloom_series/volume4/268-271.htm
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heirloom_series/volume3/chapter11/chapter11.htm
Case: A New World at Inco, pp. 200-220
WEEKS 8-12 TO FOLLOW
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Deferred standing may be granted to students who are unable to write their final examination at the scheduled
time or to submit their outstanding course work on the last day of classes. In order to apply for deferred standing,
students must complete a Deferred Standing Agreement (DSA) form and submit their request no later than five (5)
business days from the date of the exam. The request must be properly submitted with supporting documentation
directly to the main office of the School of Administrative Studies (282 Atkinson), NOT to the Course Director.
These requests will be considered on their merit and decisions will be communicated to the students by the main
office. Students with approved DSA will be able to write their deferred examination during the School's deferred
examination period,which for Winter term courses will be administered during the period Friday May 13 through
Sunday May 15. No further extensions of deferred exams shall be granted. The format and covered content of the
deferred examination may be different from that of the originally scheduled examination. The deferred exam may
be closed book, cumulative and comprehensive and may include all subjects/topics of the textbook whether they
have been covered in class or not. Any request for deferred standing on medical grounds must include an
Attending Physician's Statement form; a “Doctor’s Note” will not be accepted.
DSA Form: http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/pdf/deferred_standing_agreement.pdf
Attending Physician's Statement form: http://www.yorku.ca/laps/council/students/documents/APS.pdf
IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION
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includes:
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York's Academic Honesty Policy and Procedures / Academic Integrity Web site
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Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
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Alternate Exam and Test Scheduling
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Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy
The Senate Grading Scheme and Feedback Policy stipulates that (a) the grading scheme (i.e. kinds and weights of
assignments, essays, exams, etc.) be announced, and be available in writing, within the first two weeks of class,
and that, (b) under normal circumstances, graded feedback worth at least 15% of the final grade for Fall, Winter or
Summer Term, and 30% for ‘full year’ courses offered in the Fall/Winter Term be received by students in all
courses prior to the final withdrawal date from a course without receiving a grade.
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No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the
final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday
evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms.
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