Schulich School of Business
York University
Course Outline
<CRSE 4680 3.0>: <Course Title>
<Class day[s]>, <Time>
<Lab day>, <Time> (if applicable)
<Term [Fall/Winter/Summer> <year>
Instructor
<Jane Doe>
(416)927-1111 <please use Schulich number of supporting staff>
#### Seymour Schulich Building
jdoe@schulich.yorku.ca
Office hours: <Day[s], Time[s]>, <whether an appointment is required>
Brief Description
<verbatim from Student Handbook>
Prerequisite[s] / Co-requisite[s] <if any>
list ...
-------------------------------------------------------------Course objectives
<Insert an expanded statement of the purposes of the course..>
Organization of the Course
<Provide an overview statement on class (and where applicable, lab/tutorial) format and on your general
expectations for student preparation for and participation in class sessions.>
Assigned Reading
Required reading for this course includes the following book[s]. It is (They are) available for purchase
from the York University bookstore.
<author[s]>, <title>, <publisher>, <edition / copyright year>
[where a course kit is provided…] A package of additional reading materials has been prepared to
supplement the required text[s]. The materials have been assembled into a course kit. These kits are
available for purchase at the University bookstore.
Each section of a Schulich-based course has a Course Materials Database (‘CMD’) created within Lotus
Notes. Every CMD includes some important general information for Schulich students.
Evaluation of Student Performance
The course grading scheme for Master’s level courses at Schulich uses a 9-value grade-point system.
The possible course letter grades for a course (and the corresponding grade points awarded for each
grade are:
A+
9 grade points
A
8
A7
B+
6
B
5
B4
C+
3
C
2
C1
F
0
(Students are reminded that they must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 4.2 to remain in good
standing and continue in the program, and a minimum of 4.4 to qualify for their degree. Schulich grading
guidelines mandate a section grade point average [‘GPA’] of between 4.7 and 6.1 for core courses and a
section GPA of between 5.2 and 6.2 for electives.)
Where instructors use numerical or percentage grades, Schulich grading policy does not require a preset
translation of percentages into specific letter grades. In this class, final letter grades will be determined
by the following process: <Spell out how course grades will be computed through the combination of
results for assignments, tests and so forth. Include your treatment of late submissions (e.g., not
accepted, a certain penalty for each day late, or … ).>
<Provide a detailed statement of grading system, assignments (format, description, due date, length,
etc.), tests, and examinations. The example provided just below indicates the minimum level of detail
that is appropriate. The clearer the expectations, the better the results and the less likely the disputes
over grading. If there is sufficient detail required, you may wish to prepare a separate document to guide
a particular assignment, and simply make reference to that document in the course outline.>
The final grade for the course will be based on the following items weighted as indicated:
Assignment #1:
Assignment #2:
Tutorial Presentation:
Tutorial Participation:
Final Examination:
20%
30%
10%
10%
30%
Assignment #1 is a short essay. A list of suggested topics will be handed out in class on <Date>. You may also,
following distribution of the list, select a different topic, which must be approved by your instructor. The suggested
topics will ask you to evaluate critically a policy, research, or program dealing with a major resource issue. The essay
should be 2000 words in length, must list all references citied in an appropriate scholarly format, and be typed or word-
processed, double-spaced. The essay will be due at the beginning of class on <Date>.
Assignment #2 is a case study essay. You will submit a one-page proposal for an essay which examines a particular
case study of resource development by <Date>; the TA will return the proposal to you by <Date> either approving it or
suggesting revisions with a subsequent deadline of no longer than one week. The essay should be 3000 words in
length, must list all references citied in an appropriate scholarly format, and be typed or word-processed, doublespaced. The essay will be due at the beginning of class on <Date>.
The Presentation will be based on your case study essay. In the presentation, you will report to your tutorial group on
the conclusions reached in your essay. Presentations will take place during <class sessions # and #), with the specific
time for your presentation to be announced in the last week by (class session #>.
Your Participation Grade will be based on your attendance, contributions to in-class discussions, and awareness of
issues in required readings. Your participation grade will be assigned by the instructor based on these factors.
The Final Examination will consist of responding to three essay questions which you will select from a set of four.
The examination will last three hours. The exam will take place during the regularly scheduled examination period
following the end of the term. <next sentence for undergrads, only> The University’s Registrar’s office sets specific
examination dates after the term begins and enrolment patterns are identified. Students should not make plans to be
away from Toronto during any portion of the announced examination period until the dates for their specific
examinations have been announced.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is fundamental to the integrity of university education and degree programs. The
Schulich School will investigate and will act to enforce academic honesty policies where apparent
violations occur. Students should familiarize themselves with York University’s policy on academic
honesty. It is printed in full in your student handbook and can also viewed on-line on the Schulich
website, clicking through as indicated:
MBA/IMBA.
Schulich website  ‘Programs’  ‘Master’s Degree  ‘Learn More’  ‘Academic Policy’
While academic dishonesty can take many forms, there are several forms of which students should be
highly aware because they are the ones that are most likely to occur in the context of a specific course.
[1] Plagiarism. Plagiarism is the presentation of information, ideas, or analysis generated by
other people as being your own. It includes direct quotations as well a substantive paraphrases
where the course of that information or idea is not clearly identified to the reader. Students
should be careful to present their written work in a way that makes it completely clear in each
and every cases where a quotation, a paraphrase, or an analysis is based on the work of other
people. (This includes information from all sources, including websites.)
[2] Cheating. Cheating is an attempt to gain an unfair advantage in an evaluation. Examples of
such violations include (but are not limited to) consulting prohibited materials during an
examination or copying from another student.
[3] Failure to follow limitations on collaborative work with other students in preparing academic
assignments. Each class differs in the mix of assignments and group-versus-individual
preparation that is allowed. The instructor will make clear the extent of collaboration among
students that is acceptable among students on various pieces of assigned work. Students should
abide by those limitations and, if they are unsure about whether a certain level or form of
collaboration would be acceptable, to clarify that question with the instructor in advance.
[4] Aiding and abetting. A student is guilty of violating academic honesty expectations if he/she
acts in a way that enables another student to engage in academic dishonesty. If a student knows
(or should reasonably expect) that an action would enable another student to cheat or plagiarize,
that student’s action constitutes an academic honesty violation. Illustrative examples include
making your exam paper easily visible to others in the same exam or providing your own working
or finished documents for an ‘individual assignment’ to another student (even if that other
student said that he/she just wanted to ‘get an idea of how to approach the assignment’ or ‘to
check whether they had done theirs correctly’).
[5] Use of academic work in more than one course. Generally, academic work done for every
course is ‘new’ work, done for that course only. If a student wishes to use some or all of the
academic work done for an assigned task in one course in another course, the student must get
explicit, prior permission from both instructors so that they agree that the scope and nature of
the overlapping use of that work is such that it can fairly be counted toward both courses.
Schedule of Topics and Readings
The following list of lecture topics and readings indicate the material to be read, reviewed and/or
prepared for the various class sessions. If any changes in this schedule become necessary, notifications
will be posted in the course CMD, and where such changes need to be announced between class
sessions, an email will be sent to students’ Lotus Notes email accounts, notifying them of the change.
Date
etc.
Class
session
Topic
Assigned
Readings, Cases,
etc.
Assigned work due