BUEC 479, A1 - University of Alberta

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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

School of Business

Department of Marketing, Business Economics and Law

BUEC 479, A1 – Government and Business Fall 2001

Instructor: Allan A Warrack Course Outline

Class: T R 0800-0920

Location: Room BUS 3-10 Office: 3-20E Business Bldg

Office Phone: 492-3998 (Office) (Answering Machine)

Office Hours: T @ 10:00 - 12:00 Or: Arrange Individually in Advance Fax: 492-3325

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website:

http://courses.bus.ualberta.ca/buec479-warrack

Course Description:

Analyzes public attitudes and institutional arrangements which affect the interfaces between society and business; examines the interaction of private management/public planning in Canada at each level of government.

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the role, scope and rationale of Government(s) in Canada's mixed economy;

2. To examine the role of private sector business contributing to Canadian economic and social objectives;

3. To evaluate how the business sector can formulate and implement successful strategies to deal with Government sector(s);

4. To evaluate how modern Government can work effectively with Canadian business on behalf of society, including the opportunities and constraints of government involvement; and 5. To identify and assess key Canadian structural features (eg Crown Corporations) and

current issues (eg fiscal choices, privatization, environment, economic growth, ethics).

Course Approach:

Combines current data/events/issues, lectures, cases, and class participation; the focus will be proactive and strategic, with emphasis on integration and synthesis of business and government policy goals. Students are expected to be attentive to the social and economic environment around them. Course attendance and punctuality (a la career success!) is expected.

Grading: Midterm Exam (1 hour) 20 %

Quizzes (3 @ 3% each) -- dates to be announced 9 % Paper: Policy, or Case, or Project -- due last day of class 20 %

Final Exam (2 hours) -- centrally scheduled 50 %

Participation 1%

= 100 % TEXT and DATA:

TEXT -- Taylor, D Wayne, Allan A Warrack & Mark C Baetz Business and Government in Canada: Partners for the Future. Scarborough Ontario: Prentice Hall Canada (1999) DATA/Business News/Reports -- Globe & Mail; National/Financial Post; Edmonton Journal;

Economist; CWF PocketFinder 2001 [HO]; Industry Sources; Internet; Other Sources

Unemployment data (monthly): [www.gov.ab.ca/hre/lfstats.html] (labour force statistics)

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BUEC 479, A1 - GOV’T & BUSINESS READING LIST (2001) REQUIRED READING (there may be additions):

NOTE:

No library copies if on

Web [www]or handout [HO]

1. Bartha, Peter "Preventing a High-Cost Crisis", Business Quarterly (Winter 1995)

2. Berdahl, Loleen Looking West: A Survey of Western Canadians. Canada West Foundation (CWF), Calgary Alberta (June 2001) [www.cwf.ca]]

3. Chambers, Edward J & Allan A Warrack The Alberta Economy: 1997 Outlook and Strategic Options. Western Centre for Economic Research Bulletin #44, University of Alberta (Feb 1997) 4. Economist A Survey of Canada (24 July 1999) [HO]

5. Economist Business Ethics: Doing well by doing good (22 April 2000) [HO]

6. Mintzberg, Henry “The Myth of Society Inc”., Report on Business Magazine (G & M, Oct 1996) 7. Ostry, Sylvia “Dissent.Com: How NGO’s Are Re-Making the WTO”, Policy Options (June 2001) 8. Slater, David W “Setting the Scene: The Post-WWII Canadian Economy”, Canadian Business

Economics (Winter/Spring 1997)

9. Thain, David "Managing The Strategic Agenda", Business Quarterly (Spring 1993)

10. Warrack, Allan A “Freeze in the Dark? Us? How could this be? “ Folio, University of Alberta (Nov 1998) [www.ualberta.ca/~publicas/folio/9899/11.13/opinion.html]

11. Warrack, Allan & Russell R Keddie Alberta Heritage Fund vs Alaska Permanent Fund: A Comparative Analysis (2001) [www.apfc.org]

BUEC 479 -- TEXT

: Taylor/Warrack/Baetz Business and Government in Canada: Partners for the Future (1999) STUDENT:

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BUEC 479, A1 -- STUDENT PROFILE SHEET

Allan A Warrack Fall Session 2001

NAME: _____________________________________ YEAR: ____________

FACULTY: __________________________________ MAJOR: _______________

HOMETOWN: _________________________________ COUNTRY: _____________

PHONE: (w)*____________; (r)*______________; E:_______________________________________

*optional

COURSES TAKEN

A. Economics Courses Instructor Year

1. Microeconomics Principles __________________ _____

2. Microeconomics Intermediate __________________ _____

3. Macroeconomics Principles __________________ _____

4. Macroeconomics Intermediate ? __________________ _____

5. Other ____________________ ? __________________ _____

B. Courses Allied to BUEC (eg Agriculture Econ, Forest Econ, Econ Geog, Business Economics)

1. _____________________________ __________________ _____

2. _____________________________ ___________________ _____

3. _____________________________ ___________________ _____

4. Other ________________________? ____________________ _____

C. Work Experience (what?, when?, where?)

1. _________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________

D. Primary Objective in this Course

E. Other Background Info (eg student status, interests etc.)