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4 | Faculty of Business and Economics 2017 / 2018 Annual Report | 5 The University of Winnipeg prides itself on the excellence of its teaching— Master in Management (MiM) and the Faculty of Business and Economics is no exception. The Faculty PROGRAMS Graduate Programs The MiM degree has a unique format, designed to enable individuals offers a range of undergraduate programs in the Department of Business to pursue a graduate degree while continuing to work on a full-time & Administration and the Department of Economics, as well as two basis. It combines intensive, two-week courses in August with online distinctive graduate programs. courses offered during the Fall, Winter and Spring terms. The curriculum focuses on the management of technology, innovation, and operations. Business & Administration Economics MA in Environmental, Resource and Development Economics (ERDE) BBA three-year degree BA three-year degree Our 2017-18 ERDE class was smaller than usual but the students There were two additions to our BBA four-year degree BA four-year degree performed very well academically. Two of the six students won academic programs this year with concentrations in: BA Honours prestigious scholarships: Joy Frederick (Manitoba Graduate Scholarship, in the Department of Business $15,000) and Eashita Dabas (Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee › Accounting & Administration: Economics and Finance Scholarship, $25,000). Eashita also presented two papers at the › Human Resource BBA EFin International Economic Modelling (EcoMod18) conference, ›The Master in Management Management and BA EFin hosted by the Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari at the University (MiM) program was launched Organizational Behaviour of Venice. Another student, Chukwudi Ezeani, was awarded the top in August 2017 with an › International Business prize in the graduate category for his paper “ The Effect of Deregulation initial intake of 13 students. › Co-operative Enterprises on Price per Kilowatt Hour (kwh) of Electricity in the United States” › Marketing ›The four-year concentration in the 2018 Progressive Economics Forum (PEF) essay contest. in the Management of Chukwudi was accepted to the University Scholars Leadership Co-operative Enterprises Symposium at the United Nations in Bangkok, Thailand. was added to complement All six have secured employment or enrolled in further study the work of the Chair in upon graduation. Co-operative Enterprises 8 | Faculty of Business and Economics 2017 / 2018 Annual Report | 9 The Faculty accounts for roughly 16% of majors in the University and 1. BUSINESS & ADMIN—1,159 2. ECONOMICS—62 10% of course registrations. The difference re ects our emphasis on Declared Majors Course Registrations › Bachelor of Arts › Bachelor of Arts teaching business and economics in a liberal arts setting, such that › Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) › Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) 2017–2018 students are required to take many of their courses in the Faculty of Arts. › Bachelor of Business & Admin › Bachelor of Arts Honours 1 2 3 BUSINESS ECONOMICS 4 3. ECONOMICS & FINANCE—89 4. JOINT PROGRAM WITH RRC—72 › Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) › Bachelor of Business & › Bachelor of Business & Administration Administration (4 Year) › Bachelor of Business & 1582 1405 1695 Administration (4 Year) 1605 1771 1520 4-Yr BBA by Concentration 4768 4856 4856 4219 4451 4472 81 243 241 71 44 116 2 EFIN ACCOUNTING GENERAL HR INTL BUS. MARKETING CO-OP 2012 / 2013 2013 / 2014 2014 / 2015 2015 / 2016 2016 / 2017 2017 / 2018 1,379 +46% 63% 16% COURSE 3,121.5 +8% 10% TOTAL DECLARED OVER THE LAST CONSISTS OF OF THE UWINNIPEG REGISTRATIONS FCE OVER 5 YEARS OF UWINNIPEG TOTAL MAJORS FIVE YEARS 4-YEAR DEGREES STUDENT BODY 12 | Faculty of Business and Economics 2017 / 2018 Annual Report | 13 › Algeria › India › Philippines › Argentina › Indonesia › Poland STUDENTS AND › Australia › Iran, Islamic Republic of › Russian Federation EXPERIENTIAL › Austria › Israel › Rwanda › Bahamas › Jamaica › Saudi Arabia LEARNING › Bangladesh › Japan › Senegal › Barbados › Jordan › Seychelles › Belgium › Kazakhstan › Sierra Leone › Brazil › Kenya › Singapore We take pride in the high › Burundi › Korea, Democratic › Somalia quality of our students and › Cameroon People’s Rep › Sri Lanka in their rich and diverse › China › Korea, Republic of › Suriname ba ckgrounds. In 2017/ 18, › Colombia › Lebanon › Sweden we had 297 international › Congo › Lithuania › Switzerland students from 48 di er ent › Congo, The Democratic › Malawi › Taiwan, countries take courses Republic › Malaysia Province of China in the Fa culty of › Cote D’Ivoire › Mexico › Tanzania, Business & Economics. › Dominican Republic › Moldova, Republic United Republic › Ecuador › Mongolia › Trinidad and Tobago › Egypt › Morocco › Turkey › El Salvador › Nepal › Uganda › Ethiopia › Niger › Ukraine › France › Nigeria › United Kingdom › Gambia › Norway › United States › Germany › Pakistan › Uzbekistan › Ghana › Palestinian Territory, › Viet Nam › Haiti Occ. › Zambia › Hong Kong › Peru › Zimbabwe FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 47% 6% 17% DECLARED MAJORS WOMEN INDIGENOUS INTERNATIONAL 14 | Faculty of Business and Economics 2017 / 2018 Annual Report | 15 Always up for an intellectual challenge but seeking solutions to real world At the end of the 2018 Winter term, 423 students completed a problems, studying economics was a natural t for Kiernan Gange. questionnaire designed to elicit their opinions on various aspects Student Survey of their educational experience. The large majority expressed a high Kiernan was drawn to the Department of Economics in part because of level of satisfaction with their overall experience in the Faculty, an appreciation for his professors’ abilities to explain dif cult concepts— and particularly with the academic experience particularly when it came to his second-year microeconomics class. “ (It) was the hardest course I had ever taken,” he said. “Having such Academic Experience in the FBE (Overall quality of instruction) a great and supportive prof in a class that I found so dif cult made it possible for me to do well in the class and made me feel proud of myself in a way that I had never experienced.” Other key ndings were: Kiernan pushed himself to improve his writing and mathematical abilities. Kiernan Gange › Students desired a greater 51% “ I am forever thankful for the faculty at (UWinnipeg) who encouraged BA Honours ‘18 variety and availability of me to challenge myself and take dif cult courses instead of settling for courses, particularly in light of mediocrity or doing the bare minimum to get by.” the waitlists often encountered His experience in the economics department helped him to get a because of courses being summer job with Western Economic Diversi cation and has inspired oversubscribed. him to pursue graduate work in economics. He is entering the MA › 81% of respondents indicated 22% class at UBC in Fall 2018. 21% an interest in participating One of Kiernan’s goals is to contribute to research on economic in a work experience or co-op conditions in Indigenous communities in Canada, particularly in regards education program. to poverty and economic outcome gaps. “I want to play my part in the › 85% of respondents indicated reconciliation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities,” he said. 5% that given their experience to date, they would re-select the 1% Faculty if they were to start their post-secondary education again. › 93% of respondents said that they would recommend studying Very Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Very in the Faculty to a friend. Dissatis ed Dissatis ed Satis ed Satis ed 20 | Faculty of Business and Economics 2017 / 2018 Annual Report | 21 The 2017-18 JDC West Team included 50 students with assistance from Co-operative education combines in-class learning with faculty, alumni, and community mentors. The students met throughout the opportunity for students in the Departments of Business & Competitions Co-op Education the Fall term to prepare for the annual January competition that brings Administration, Economics, and Applied Computer Science to gain together 12 western-Canadian business programs. Over the course Program valuable, paid employment in their chosen eld. Students complete of a weekend, teams compete across 10 academic disciplines as well a non-credit course in pre-employment skills and are assisted in nding as in debate, athletics, team spirit, and community involvement. At this a co-op work term from positions posted by prospective employers. year’s event, held in Calgary, the debate team earned the UWinnipeg This year, we had ~50 students enrolled in the co-op program team its rst, rst-place nish since we began competing in JDC and of those, 23 completed a work term with one of our co-op West ve years ago. education partners. 2017-18 CFA Research Competition: The Faculty also had a team of four students compete in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Research competition, an annual, global event that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in nancial analysis. Students work in teams to research and analyze a publicly traded company and The Faculty has a Student Experiential Learning and Travel Fund then write and present their research report and recommendations. Student Travel to which any declared major in the Faculty is able to apply. This year, the fund offered nancial support to students unable to afford the & Experiential delegate fee for JDC West; assisted a group of 14 students travelling Learning Fund to China on a tour where they learned