Registration Information for Fall 2021

MBA Financial Services Program

Registration Information for Fall 2021

Please take the time to read the registration instructions outlined in this guide. If after reading this information you still have questions, please contact Sarah at S.Hayes-Brown@dal.ca.

How to Register

A full, step-by-step registration guide is posted and maintained by the Registrar’s Office:

https://www.dal.ca/campus_life/academic-support/register-for-courses/register.html

We have also sent with this email, the Orientation package which provides helpful information for new and current students on Dalonline, Registration, Student Accounts (tuition, etc.)

Registration Deadline: July 23, 2021

Attention:   NEW online registration process

Using the CRNs below, for each class they wish to take, students must register for both:

1-    Lecture (Lec)The online/blended portion (Section 98)

                                      AND                                                                                                                         

2-  Lab The intensive portion (please note the dates and timezone) 

·         Though section 98 is assigned the full 3 credit hours for the course (intensive is 0 credit hours), you must register for and complete the intensive portion to earn the full 3 credit hours. 

·         All intensives will be offered virtually for the Fall 2021 term.   Intensives are mandatory and attendance/access for the full session is required.

·         Registration is required by the deadline in order to finalize class sizes, intensives, and Brightspace preparation.

·         Students may not add, drop or "switch" the online/blended portion section of a course after the Registration Deadline without consulting the CEGE office.  Changes made after the deadline without doing so may result in removal from a course and additional fees being charged to your account.

·         To confirm if registration went through, pleaser verify your schedule in DalOnline. 

·         Drop dates will be provided when released by the university.

·         Sample syllabi can be reviewed on the Course Selection Guide page, below the schedule.   These are subject to change.  https://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/cege/current-students/mbafs/course-selection.html

Account holds?  Tuition / Financial Account Questions?         

Student.Accounts@dal.ca       902-494-3998                                                           

Students are responsible for ensuring their account is up to date.  Holds will prevent you from registering.  CEGE staff do not have access to these details.   

Textbooks                                                                                                                                                           Students are responsible for ordering and purchasing their own textbooks.  If a book is required for a course, the name, ISBN and link to the publisher’s site (McGraw-Hill, Pearson etc.) is located below the course details.  The textbook may be available on retail sites, such as Indigo, Chapters, Amazon, Dalhousie Bookstore, or other bookstores.  You may also wish to check out the buy/sell page on the Online Community - MBA FSL Brightspace site.  Questions regarding textbooks must be directed to instructor

FALL 2021     Start date: September 1, 2021

BUSI 5103         Business Accounting (option for all students)                           Professor:  J. Davison Atkinson

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN:  14403

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Dec 1-4, 2021

CRN: 14404

Western

Section B02

Dec 9-12, 2021

CRN: 14405

 Required Textbooks:

Easton, Halsey, McAnally (2021).  Financial & Managerial Accounting for MBAs, 6e”, Cambridge Business Publishers

ISBN: 9781618533593

https://cambridgepub.com/book/finman6e  (5th edition is acceptable)

 

BUSI 5503              Quantitative Decision Making  (option for all students)                   Professor: L. MacLean

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN: 13258

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Jan 9 -12, 2022

CRN: 14406

Western

Section B02

Jan 4 -7, 2022

CRN: 14407

Required Textbooks:

Anderson, D., Sweeney, D.,  Williams, T., Camm, J., Cochran, J., Fry, M., and Ohlmann, J.  (2020).   “The Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics”, 9th Edition, Cengage Learning Inc.

ISBN- 13: 9780357045435

http://www.nelson.com/catalogue/productOverview.do;jsessionid=87463E5CEDFA806461EC2526CA522089?N=197+48&Ntk=P_Isbn13&Ntt=9780357045435&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial

 

BUSI 5511 Section 98      Management Information Systems (option for all students)      Professor: K. Lee

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN:  14408

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Dec 9-12, 2021

CRN: 14409

Western

Section B02

Dec 1-4, 2021

CRN: 14410

Required Textbooks:

E.Turban, C.Pollard, G. Wood (2018) Information Technology for Management, 11th edition , Wiley   

ISBN: 9781118890790 (ebook) 

ISBN: 9781118890790 (hardcopy book)

https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/Information+Technology+for+Management%3A+On+Demand+Strategies+for+Performance%2C+Growth+and+Sustainability%2C+11th+Edition-p-9781118890790

 
BUSI 6326        Management Skills Development (option for all students)                   Professor: J. Barker

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN:  13269

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Dec 13-16, 2021

CRN: 14411

Western

Section B02

Dec 5-8, 2021

CRN: 14412

Required Textbooks:

1.

Edition. Clampitt, P. G. (2016). Communicating for Managerial Effectiveness 6th , Los Angeles:  Sage Publications, Inc.  

ISBN: 9781483358512

Clampitt Text Student Support Web Site:  http://mycme6.com/

Clampett Text Supplemental Support Web Site (“Dr. So-What?”): 

http://drsowhat.com/

https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/communicating-for-managerial-effectiveness/book243805

2.

Mintzberg, H. (2009).  “Managing.”  San Francisco ,Berrett-Koehler, Inc.

ISBN:  9781605098746

https://www.amazon.ca/Managing-Henry-Mintzberg/dp/1605098744

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575699/managing-by-henry-mintzberg/

 

BUSI 6230    Investment and Money Management (option for all students)

Professor:  I. Fooladi

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN: 14416

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Jan 4-7, 2022

CRN: 14417

Required Textbooks:

Z. Bodie, et al.,(2019).  Investments, 9th Canadian edition, McGraw-Hill Ryerson  

ISBN: 9781259271939

https://www.mheducation.ca/investments-9781259271939-can-group

 

BUSI 6994     Leading in Complexity (option for all students)                                  Professor: Rick Nason

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN:  14413

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

Dec 5-8, 2021

CRN: 14414

Western

Section B02

Dec 13-16, 2021

CRN: 14415

Required Textbooks:

1.

Lewis, L. K. (2019). Organizational Change: Creating Change through Strategic Communication2nd Edition. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. 

ISBN:  978-1-119-43124-4 (hardcopy)

ISBN:  9781119431312 (eBook)

https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/Organizational+Change%3A+Creating+Change+Through+Strategic+Communication%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781119431244

2.

Clampitt, P. G. & DeKoch, R. J. (2011). Transforming Leaders into Progress Makers. Los Angeles: Sage.

ISBN: 9781452275246

http://www.progressmakers.net/index.php

 

BUSI 6997       Leading Change (option for all students) **Formerly Leading with Responsibility**                                                                                                           Professor: Nicholous M. Deal

Online/Blended Portion

Section 98

Sept 1-Dec 7, 2021

CRN:  14418

 

 

 

 

Intensive Portion (choose one)

 

 

 

Eastern/Atlantic

Section B01

December 17-20, 2021

CRN: 14419

Required Textbooks:

Clampitt, P. G. & DeKoch, R. J. (2011). Transforming Leaders into Progress Makers. Los Angeles: Sage.

ISBN: 9781452275246

http://www.progressmakers.net/index.php

Fees:

Effective May 2020 (Spring/Summer term), the Resource Fee, which covered all course materials, has been renamed the Auxiliary Fee. The Auxiliary Fee will be a reduced amount that will cover all course materials except textbooks. It includes the preparation of learning materials, copyright and licensing fees for cases, articles, and other materials associated with the delivery of the course. These course materials will be made available to you either in Brightspace or via distribution as hard copies at the intensives. Lesson notes will continue to be available electronically in Brightspace.

FEE STRUCTURE PER COURSE*

Tuition  $2215  + Auxiliary  $200 = Total  $2415

If your employer will be paying your tuition, please have them fill out the Third Party Billing form. This is necessary each semester if their assistance applies.  http://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/admissions/ThirdPartyBilling.pdf

Last day for registration

For any changes to your registration after this date, please contact the CEGE office.

July 23, 2021

Tuition fees due

September 17, 2021

Last day to add/drop course(s) Student will receive full tuition.  Dropped courses will not appear on your academic record. 

September 15, 2021

Last day to withdraw from a course without a “W” (Withdrawn) on your transcript. Student will receive partial tuition refund.

October 2, 2021

Last day to withdraw from a course and receive a “W” (Withdrawn) on your transcript.  Student will receive partial tuition refund. 

November 4, 2021

***Please Note:  Non-completion of assignments or non-attendance at intensive sessions does NOT constitute withdrawal.  The University must receive written notification of withdrawal.

Student ID Card: 

Order your card today in order to access to important library resources

New students must go to the Dal Card office website and request an ID card.  https://www.dal.ca/campus_life/Dalcard.html

Important Notes:

1.         Passwords

o    If you do not remember your Dal Online PIN code, enter your Dal ID on the login page and click on “Forgot PIN”

o    If your NetID password expired or you have forgotten your password; to reactivate it, please visit:

https://password.dal.ca

2.         New Students:  If you do not have your Student ID number (this is your B00#), please contact cege@dal.ca  Your Student ID is included on your official acceptance letter provided via email by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

3.         Change of Address: If there are any updates to your contact information, please email cege@dal.ca. You will also need to make the changes to your academic record via Dal Online

4.         The Faculty of Graduate Studies permits all students to have one semester off per school year (September – August). If you wish to take any terms off, please contact Sarah to request a Program Continuance or Leave of Absence. (s.hayes-brown@dal.ca)

5.         Library Access/Writing Centre:  Our library is a great resource for all distance students. We highly recommend you visit the website. Some links that you may find interesting are:

Ø  Library Main Page:  https://libraries.dal.ca/

Ø  Libraries Distance Services:  https://libraries.dal.ca/services/distance-services.html  

Ø  Writing Guide http://dal.ca.libguides.com/writingcentre

6.         Advanced Placement/Transfer Credit:  must be requested in your first term of study.  https://www.dal.ca/faculty/gradstudies/currentstudents/forms.html

7.         Approval of Program of Study:  All students must approve the program of study requirements within the first term of study; please check Dal Online, Web for Student, Graduate Studies Information System (GSIS) to ensure this is completed.