Management Course Study Guide

Hi – I see you recently enrolled in one of my courses (BBUS 3251) and I wanted to welcome you.  

This course was new in May 2013.  It uses a custom publication from Pearson based on the 6th Canadian Edition, “Cost Accounting” by Horngren, Datar, Foster, Rajjan, Ittner, Gowing  and Janz.   If you have any questions about materials for the course including registering for MyAccounting Lab please contact OLMaterials@tru.ca

Solutions provided in this course and on your marked assignments are from the Publisher.

As of April 2014 this course now uses the new Blackboard 9 (Learn) System.

Please read this document all the way through as it contains important information that will facilitate our working together through the course.

A couple of key takeaways

1. Log into Blackboard 9 learn at https://blearn.tru.ca/

The first time you log into Blackboard 9 you need to set up your profile which will ask you for an email which you want to use.  YOU ALSO NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING

Go to the upper right “Open Global Navigation Menu” and click on it

Go to Settings,   Go to Personal Information, Go to Edit Personal Information and set the email address to where you want information to be sent to you.

Unless you change these settings email from within Blackboard will go to your .tru email account so you will need to either check it or set it so your messages are auto-forwarded.   Be sure to check you TRU email account to see if you have missed any messages.

If you need assistance with this please contact the TRU IS HELP DESK at

Email: ITServiceDesk@tru.ca
Phone: 250-852-6800 (Kamloops)
Phone: 1-888-852-8533 (toll-free in Canada)

1. To Send me email Messages - please email me from within Blackboard.   Emailing me from within Blackboard means the Blackboard System provides me with additional information that identifies you to me including which course and which version of the course you are in.   From the home page of the course, select the Email link on the left hand side, highlight “Whitmore, Keith”, click on the > arrow, fill in the Subject Line (please provide details as to what your email is about) and then click “Submit” at the bottom right.  Contact the TRU IS HELP DESK for assistance if needed.
2. BBUS 3251 Course Specific Info

• 4 Assignments worth 30% in total - 6%, 8%, 8% and 8%
• Case worth 10%
• Final Exam 60%

• You need to contact the TRU-OL Examinations department early to schedule your final exam. For detailed information about how to schedule your final exam within the application deadlines, go to https://www.tru.ca/distance/services/resources/exams.html#schedule.

• 2 Practice Exams with solutions for your own study

1. ASSIGNMENTS – as noted, this course has 4 Assignments and a Case Study.

Assignments are accessed through the course page in Blackboard.

• Name your assignment files as follows:

BBUS 3251_Your Student #_Your Name_Assignment#.docx