simon fraser mba

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What are you capable o?The answer is here.

Were looking or a special group o people

chosen or their sharp minds and diverse

backgrounds. Our successul candidates will

make a dierence in the world and are not

araid to push themselves to their highest

potential, but also understand that no one

succeeds on their own. They recognize that

leveraging the various strengths o their team

is a crucial part o leadership. As part o this

cohort, you will pull your own weight while

bringing out the best in others.

We have purposeully compressed 18 months

o course work into a ast-paced, 12-month

program, so you can return to the workplace

as quickly as possible, a ull year ahead o

a traditional two-year MBA. It will require

passion, commitment and hard work on your

part. You invest a year and reap the rewards

or the rest o your lie.

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Tis pogam is ulik aytigls availabl. So ow muc is itgoig to cost you?Tuition is priced competitively at $27,000, a rare

value or an MBA today. While this is no small

expenditure, its one that will give you a timely

return on your investment by launching your

career sooner.

In addition, books and materials will be

approximately $2,000, and the optional eld

study trip is estimated to be about $3,000. Actual

trip costs will be conrmed as the location and

details are conrmed.

You were not bornto be a spectator.

A total coditioig pogam.This new kind o MBA, one designed or students whose rst degree is in a

discipline other than Business, provides a oundation in business management

balanced by an understanding o ethics, sustainability, and corporate

responsibility. This MBA was developed to satisy the needs o a changing world.

Its graduate business education or a new generation.

It quis a sious commitmt.The program immerses you in relevant, thought provoking subject matter. Youll

attend class 14 16 hours each week, ve days per week. Plan to commit doublethat time an additional 30 hours per week or reading, projects, assignments

and study. Even the semester break represents an opportunity to learn. Youll

start in September, nish classes in August, and then complete an internship o

two to eight months.

You have unique interests, and this is about your career, your lie, and doing

it your own way. Choose to apply what youve learned to specic industries or

regions through your assignments, projects and individual research. I you are not

sure what to ocus on, the course work is an excellent time to investigate several

options and determine what best suits your interests, skills and personality.


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Build a solid oudatio.The core curriculum immerses you in all aspects

o business management; students progress

through the program as a cohort. But this MBA

lets you customize your studies to your own

interests and goals, by ocusing on specic

areas, industries or regions in your individual

assignments.

Stat a jouy o xploatio.Discover the role your new skills play in business

and the world. An optional eld study trip

exposes you to the cultural dierences and

challenges o working in an era when businesses

span borders. Youll explore the entrepreneurial

mindset in a new ventures course, and

demonstrate your understanding by completing

a capstone strategic management course. Ater

12 months o academic classes, you will put yourskills to work in a two- to eight-month

paid internship.

Ppa o a tasomatio.Education is about more than what happens

in the classroom. Its about how your lectures,

readings, assignments and experiences are

melded into a changed perspective, a dierent

set o questions, and alternate methods

o coming up with answers. Its a new kind

o thinking o the world, and a new way o

preparing yoursel or your next step.

The Program

Small class sizs adclassooms quippd witmultimdia tcologyac t laigxpic.

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"The MBA was a challenging but rewarding

experience. The challenge resulted rom the

combination o the diverse range o subjects and

large amount o material covered in a short time.

However, I gained a valuable understanding o each

business unction and how they all work together to

implement the organization's overall strategy."

Adw, BEng(ME), BInTech, MBA Class o 2009Fall Smst

Marketing

Managerial Economics

Leadership & Teamwork

Accounting

Data & Decisions

Spig SmstEthical Decision MakingFinance

Managing Inormation

Emerging Markets

Negotiation & Confict Resolution

Cross-Cultural Management

International Field Study Trip

Summ SmstSustainability

New Ventures

Operations Management

Strategic Management

Fall SmstInternship

"The SFU MBA program was modern, 'hands on'

and fexible or an aspiring entrepreneur such asmysel. It gave me the business skillset to rene

my technology concept, as well as credibility and

condence to pursue it in the real world. I used to

think as an engineer and now I think as a

business person!"

Waiba, BSc, MBA Class o 2008

"My undergraduate degree is in Psych and Political

Science. I entered the MBA program with minimal

business experience, lacking the transerable

skills needed to accomplish my career goals. I now

have the knowledge and condence to leverage my

past experience with my new skill-set to make an

immediate impact in all uture career endeavors."

Lawc, BA, MBA Class o 2009

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Make a dierencein your career.

The InTernShIPExperience is essential, and an internship is a great way to demonstrate

your ability to think, act and implement. You apply classroom theory to

real situations, practicing the knowledge youve acquired and testing your

problem-solving abilities.

Students will have access to the Career Management Centre resources

to help secure an internship. Internships usually range rom two to eight

months and typically youll be compensated at market rates. Expect

about $2,500 to $4,000 per month on average.

Internships are at the end o the 12 month program, when course work

is nished. I you receive an oer o ull time employment, youll be in a

position to start immediately.

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Make a dierencein your life.

CAreer MAnAGeMenT CenTreMaag you ca.Whether you have a clear goal or a general idea about a career direction,

our dedicated career management proessionals can help you create

a plan. The MBA is a key that unlocks doors to business but it is not an

elevator that takes you straight to the executive suite. Youll have to earnyour way there but the MBA prepares you to climb higher, aster.

Career management is built into the ramework o this MBA, an integral

component o your training, not an aterthought. Youll meet with the

Career Management sta in your rst week, and throughout the year. Our

goal is to provide you with the research, resources and skills youll need

to prepare or your internship and your rst position.

Youll have access to extensive research data about industries,

businesses and positions along with sel-assessment tools to uncover

your strengths. In workshops, classes, and through personalized

coaching, well show you how to map out uture possibilities, tap into thehidden job market, build a proessional resume, improve your interview

skills and learn how to negotiate a better salary. What you learn in these

12 months will sustain you throughout your career, allowing you to

generate, assess and capitalize on new opportunities.

You have the passion to succeed. Well help you direct that passion toward

the career you deserve.

I studied my MBA at SFU in the mid-90s. My

undergraduate degree was in Biology and the History o

Medicine. The MBA program gave me core skills in all

areas o business.

Initially, I was interested in Management. But I

ound a job as a biotechnology equities analyst at

an investment bank, then a brie tenure at a venture

capital rm ocusing on the biotech industry. Later, I

became Vice President o Finance or a biotech rm

here in Vancouver and have been an executive at three

Biotechnology companies in total the second sold to

a billion dollar NASDAQ-listed rm.

I now serve as President and CEO o iCo Therapeutics

Inc., and as a director o Liponex, Inc., a TSE-listed

Biotechnology rm.

This is a path I could not have predicted. But its a path

that was enabled by the broad training I received in theSFU MBA program.

Adw ra

SFU MBA 1997

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Maktig

An introduction to the application o pricing,promotion, channel selection and product

planning to marketing decisions. The strategic

considerations o marketing management and

its impact on the rm will be discussed.

Maagial ecoomics

Applications o economic theory to business

problems. The importance o economic models

and quantitative applications will be explained.

Topics include demand, cost and productivity

analysis and rm strategy, and the analysis orisk, uncertainty and inormation.

Ladsip & Tamwok

Provides students with personalized eedback

and coaching on interpersonal skills. Skills

such as leadership, coaching, team building,

persuading, negotiating and managing confict

will be rened.

Accoutig

The analysis o nancial statements andtheir role in organizational lie. Concepts and

principles in nancial accounting rom a user

perspective. The use o accounting inormation

or managerial decisions.

Data & Dcisios

The use o quantitative or statistical techniques

in marketing research and managerial decision

making.

etical Dcisio Makig

An examination and review o contemporarythinking on the changing role o business

and business persons in the operations o

society. Explore the changing legal, ethical, and

regulatory environments o business.

Fiac

An overview o investment and nancing

decisions o the rm, including valuation,

capital expenditures, nancial markets,

dividend and nancial policy.

Maagig Iomatio

Introduces students to the theories and

practices concerning the management and

application o Inormation Technology (IT) in

organizations. Skills in analyzing complex

situations in a holistic manner will be

reinorced through the use o case studies.

Technical aspects o inormation technology

will be discussed.

emgig Makts

Focuses on managerial challenges acing rms

that operate, or intend to operate, in emerging

markets in China, India, Eastern Europe

and Brazil. It explores ways in which these

challenges reer to interaces between rms

and elements in their internal and external

environments.

ngotiatio & Coict rsolutio

Students will learn about interest-basednegotiation and confict resolution theory,

strategize and plan or various negotiations

and confict situations and be able to put into

practice a practical, ecient, and productive

process or negotiating agreements and

resolving confict.

Coss-Cultual Maagmt

Exposure to the dilemmas and opportunities

that arise within international and multi-

cultural work environments needed whendealing with a global business environment.

Emphasis will be placed on the management

o people and groups in international

organizations.

Sustaiability

Students will explore how businesses are

realigning or reinventing toward more

sustainable business models. Developments

that enable organizations to reduce their rms

negative environmental and social impactswhile increasing prots and competitive

advantage will be discussed. Students will

also learn about management systems and

initiatives or improving the environmental and

social perormance o organizations and the

business system as a whole.

The Curriculum

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nw Vtus

Teaches students the basic skills o venturinghow to translate an entrepreneurial vision into

action. The course also provides an opportunity

or participants to explore their personal

situation and assess the desirability o an

entrepreneurial career.

Opatios Maagmt

Students will examine the processes and

methods that enable organizations to

achieve better productivity, quality, time and

inormation perormance. Students will explorethe management o operating systems.

Statgic Maagmt

A capstone course that integrates material

learned in the program's more micro-ocused

courses. Strategic Management ocuses

on the development and implementation o

organizational-level strategies.

Its a very demanding

program, with a challenging

amount o work to be done. It

really taught me a lot about

how to prioritize, how to

manage whats on my to do

list and how important it is to

keep everything in balance.

Judy, MBA Class o 2008

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The aculty will challenge you while oering

support and stability. This world-class group

has won numerous teaching awards and is

recognized internationally or strengths in a

range o disciplines. They are top researchers

with extensive teaching experience, and many

consult to organizations around the world.

IAn P. MCCArThY, PD (Sfld)Associate Professor, Technology &

Operations Management

Dr. McCarthy is the Canada Research Chair

in Management o Technology at SFU. His

work considers technology and operations

management issues such as managing

operational complexity, mass customization,

modeling decision-making in new product

development, and classiying drug discovery

strategies. He teaches Operations

Management.

MIChAeL PArenT, PD (Qu's)Associate Professor, Management

Information Systems

Dr. Parent comes to academia rom more than10 years in the high technology industry. An

award-winning teacher, he has also received

several grant awards including a three-year

SSHRC Initiative on the New Economy

grant to examine the process rms use to

make decisions about adopting technology

inrastructure. He teaches Managing

Inormation and Strategic Management.

LeYLAnD PITT, PD (Ptoia)Professor, Marketing

Dr. Pitt is an internationally renowned

marketing expert, recipient o the TD Canada

Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. He has

taught on ve continents and has published

extensively in peer-reviewed journals. In 2002,

the Academy o Marketing Science, the worlds

largest academic marketing association,

named him Outstanding Marketing Teacher.

His research ocuses on the marketing-

technology interace, and the interaction

between marketing and inormation systems.He teaches Marketing.

IAn hAnD, MBA (SFU)Adjunct Professor, Entrepreneurship

Mr. Hand is President o Northwest Strategies,

a private consulting and investment rm

ocused on the IT, media, communications,

healthcare and industrial sectors. He has

extensive experience in venture capital,

business planning, development and corporate

nance. He teaches New Ventures.

DAVID hAnnAh, PD(Txas)Assistant Professor, Management and

Organization Studies

Dr. Hannahs research ocuses on employee

behaviour and leadership that goes against

organizational rules and policies. He has

published in numerous books and journals and

was the recipient o the 2005 TD Canada Trust

Distinguished Teaching Award. He teaches

Negotiation and Confict Resolution.

MArK n. WeXLer, PD (Yok)Professor, Business Ethics, Management and

Organization Studies, and Strategy

Dr. Wexler is President o the Perimeter

Group o Consultants and Trainers. His

work appears in over 110 reereed journals

and he is the author o our books. He

has been awarded eight teaching awards,

numerous grants and research unds and was

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2004 Leader in

Management Education. He teaches Ethical

Decision Making.

GerVASe r. BUShe, PD (Cas Wst rsv)Professor, Management and Organization Studies

Dr. Bushe is an internationally recognized

scholar in organizational development. His

research examines organizational change and

learning, leadership development, teams and

team building. He is an active consultant to

business and contributes to editorial boards

in his eld. He teaches Leadership and

Teamwork.

CrAIG eMBY, PD (Albta)Professor, Accounting

Proessor Embys research interests ocus on

audit judgment and audit decision making,

and he has authored or co-authored articles in

numerous accounting and auditing journals. He

teaches Financial and Managerial Accounting.

Award-Winning Faculty

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Be inspired by business' best minds and biggest thinkers.

BrenDA LAUTSCh, PD (M.I.T.)Associate Professor, Management and

Organization Studies

Dr. Lautschs research ocuses on the human

aspects o work, employment relationships,

alternative dispute resolution and the eects

o fexible work arrangements. In 2008,

she co-authored the book CEO of Me, and

has published in Industrial Relations and

Human Relations journals. Dr. Lautsch has

received teaching and research honour roll

acknowledgement or her work. She teaches

Negotiation and Confict Resolution.

neIL ABrAMSOn, PD (Wst)Associate Professor, Strategy

Dr. Abramsons research and specialization

interests include strategies or international

business; cross-cultural management and

decision making; doing business in China,

Southeast Asia and the US; and international

organizational theory. He teaches Emerging

Markets.

STePhAnIe BerTeLS, PD(haskay)Assistant Professor, Sustainability

Dr. Bertels research interests ocuses

on innovations related to sustainability,

institutional change, inter-organizational

collaboration, and resilience and reliability.

Her current research bridges organization

theory and the issues surrounding sustainable

development to explore how organizations can

develop and implement innovative strategies

or a more sustainable uture. She teaches

Sustainability.

MArK A. MOOre, PD (Columbia)Senior Lecturer, Economics

Dr. Moore has conducted research onmonetary policy, international portolios,

direct investment fows and options pricing

methods or the Bank o Canada. His current

research is on urther analysis o the sotwood

lumber dispute, and he is also investigating

the consequences o privatizing the Canadian

National Railway. He teaches Managerial

Economics.

DAVID GIBBOnS, MBA (SFU)

Sessional Instructor, Data & Decisions

Mr. Gibbons is the Director o Business

Development at The Renery Leadership

Parnters, a leadership development company.

He has extensive teaching experience in

nancial analysis and planning, operations,

business statistics and strategic decision-

making. He teaches Data and Decisions.

DAVID C. ThOMAS, PD (S. Caolia)Professor, International Management

Dr. Thomas serves as Academic Director o thePhD Program. He is the author o numerous

books and journal articles on cross-cultural

interactions in organizational settings. He is

currently the Associate Editor o the Journal

of Cross-Cultural Managementand serves on

the editorial boards o the Journal of World

Business, and the Journal of Management. He

teaches Cross-Cultural Management.

David C. Thomas, PhD

Mark Wexler, PhD

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More than just a desirable place to live and work, Vancouver is developing a reputation or its resh

perspective on business. The city is ast becoming a hot spot or innovative thinking, new technology

and sustainable systems.

Its Pacic Rim location ideally positions Vancouver to serve as the connection point to and rom the

worlds emerging economic powers. Playing host to the 2010 Winter Olympics revealed Vancouvers

beauty and prosperity to the world.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Cosisttly akd as t bst plac i t wold to liv.

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Segal Graduate School

easily Accssibl, Ctally Locatd, Dowtow Vacouv

Located in the heart o Vancouvers business district at the corner o Granville & Pender Streets,the Segal Graduate School is easily accessible rom all parts o the Lower Mainland: just two

blocks rom the SkyTrain, Seabus Terminal, and the WestCoast Express; buses stop right outside

the building; and Vancouvers new Canada Line is only a hal block away, providing rapid transit to

central and south Vancouver, Richmond and the Vancouver International Airport.

Coee shops and ood outlets in the surrounding ve-block radius are too numerous to count.

Access to Pacic Centre shopping is steps away, and ne dining, nightclubs and theatres are also

in the immediate neighbourhood.

The award-winning heritage building that is home to the Segal Graduate School was donated by

philanthropist Joseph Segal and his amily in 2005. Extensive renovations created a magnicent yet

contemporary learning environment within the walls o this 1923 heritage bank building, a ttinglocation or SFUs graduate business programs.

Wy SFU? One of Canadas leading universities

An international reputation for academic rigor, excellence in research, distinctive programs

and a heritage o innovation in progressive education

Accreditation by the two leading governing bodies for management education in North

America (AACSB) and Europe (EQUIS) places SFUs Beedie School o Business among the top

business schools in the world

SFU launched Canadas rst Executive MBA in 1968 and continues to lead the development of

distinctive graduate business programs today.

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This MBA program provides a oundation inbusiness theory and practice and adds relevant

courses in ethics, sustainability, negotiations,

and new ventures. Classroom learning is

complemented with experience in the workplace

by means o an internship at the end o the

academic program.

WoIndividuals with undergraduate degrees in areas

other than business and two or more years o

work experience.

WStart in September and enter an intensive

accelerated ull-time program. Course work

is completed by the ollowing August, at

which time youll do an internship or two to

eight months. Early application deadline or

priority consideration is February 15, and nal

application deadline is April 1, or September

start. We encourage you to apply early as thisyears program had a waiting list o candidates.

WAll classes take place at the Segal Graduate

School, located at 500 Granville Street in the

heart o Vancouvers business district.

Tuitio

Tuition is competitively priced at $27,000. Allowapproximately $2,000 additional or textbooks,

course materials and student ees. An optional

international eld study trip is estimated at

approximately $3,000.

ScolasipsEntrance scholarships are available and will

be awarded competitively to students with high

academic perormance.

Gaduat Diploma i BusissAdmiistatio (GDBA)I youre unsure about an MBA, or dont quite

meet the qualications, consider taking the

online GDBA program. It provides graduate level

courses in core business undamentals,

part-time, and can be completed in as little as

8 months. Students who successully complete

the GDBA and are accepted into the MBA

(subject to grades, experience and GMAT

qualications) may complete the MBA in twosemesters. Those with a GPA o 3.5 or better will

have their GMAT requirement waived.

The COMPAnY YOU'LL KeePDgs ld: Arts, Kinesiology, Economics,

Physics, Psychology,

Engineering, Mathematics,

Communication, Political

Science, Music, Sports

Management, English,

Archeology, Science

Avag GMAT: 620

Avag ag: 27

Wom: 50%

Avag wokxpic: 3.5 years

Coutis

pstd: Canada, USA, France, Sweden,

Germany, Greece, U.K., Turkey,

China, India, Australia, Malaysia,

Indonesia, Slovenia, Iran, SaudiArabia, Pakistan, Algeria, Russia,

Taiwan, Ecuador

MBA at a Glance

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reADY TO APPLY?ety Qualifcatios

Citia Miimum rquimts Comptitiv

AcadmicAcivmt

A Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent

in a non-business eld rom a recognized

University. A GPA o 3.0 (B) or better is required.

An undergraduate degree and the graduate

diploma in business administration (GDBA) with

a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average(CGPA) is acceptable.

B+ or 76% or 3.3 GPA

Possioalexpic

Two or more years o ull-time work experience.

(Exceptional candidates with ewer than two

years o experience may be considered when they

have demonstrated excellent community service

and leadership skills.)

3.5 years o work

experience

GMAT Minimum 550 600 GMAT or higher

eglisPocicy

Applicants whose primary language is not

English, or whose previous education was

conducted in another language, must complete a

standardized English test with a minimum o:

TOEFL 88 (minimum o 20 in each category)

IELTS with a 7.0 overall band score.

TOEFL 100

IELTS 8

Matuityad Fit

Applicants readiness to succeed in the program will be assessed by means

o a ace-to-ace interview, as well as a review o proessional and personal

experience, extracurricular and volunteer activities, and written submissions.

Applicatio rquimtsDetailed application guidelines are

available at: beedie.su.ca/mba/apply

In addition to applying online, you will be

required to submit the ollowing:

GMAT score report rom the Educational

Testing Service

ocial transcripts o credit courses

rom all post-secondary institutions

attended

three letters o reerence rom

proessors, supervisors or colleagues

a complete resume showing education,

employment, volunteer activities and

other relevant inormation

TOEFL or IELTS where applicable

sel-evaluation providing educational

objectives and personal goals

Want to know i your education andbackground are a t or the MBA you are

interested in? Fill in the orm at

beedie.su.ca/assessment and well get

back to you within 10 days with eedback.

how to ApplyApply online at:

beedie.su.ca/mba/apply

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Tel 778.782.3552

Fax 778.782.5153

E-mail [email protected]

bdi.su.ca/mba

Beedie School o Business

Simon Fraser University

Segal Graduate School

500 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada

V6C 1W6

For the most current program inormation, please check our website. MBA0311

MASTer OF BUSIneSS ADMInISTrATIOn

SFUs Beedie School o Business is accredited by bothAACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools oBusiness) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement

System). Only 50 business schools worldwide carryboth EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. Beedie School oBusiness is signatory to the Principles or ResponsibleManagement Education (PRME).

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