Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings
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05 - Business, management and public administration

52. - Business, management, marketing and related support services

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to perform managerial, technical support, and applied research functions related to the operation of commercial and non-profit enterprises and the buying and selling of goods and services.

52.13 - Management sciences and quantitative methods

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 52.1301 to 52.1399.

52.1301 - Management science

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the application of statistical modelling, data warehousing, data mining, programming, forecasting and operations research techniques to the analysis of problems of business organization and performance. These programs include courses in optimization theory and mathematical techniques, data mining, data warehousing, stochastic and dynamic modelling, operations analysis, and the design and testing of prototype systems and evaluation models.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • business intelligence
    • competitive intelligence
    • management science

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • business administration(52.0201)
    • business statistics(52.1302)
    • law enforcement intelligence analysis(43.0408)
    • operations research(14.3701)
    • science and technology management(52.0216)
52.1302 - Business statistics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of mathematical statistics to the description, analysis, and forecasting of business data. These programs include courses in statistical theory and methods, computer applications, data analysis and display, long- and short-term forecasting methods, and market performance analysis.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • business statistics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • actuarial mathematics(52.1304)
    • business analytics(30.7102)
    • mathematical statistics(27.0502)
    • statistics(27.0501)
52.1304 - Actuarial science

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the mathematical and statistical analysis of risk, and their application to insurance and other business management problems. These programs include courses in forecasting theory, quantitative and non-quantitative risk measurement methodologies, development of risk tables, secondary data analysis, and computer-assisted research methods.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • actuarial mathematics
    • actuarial science

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • business finance(52.0801)
    • business statistics(52.1302)
    • investments and securities(52.0807)
52.1399 - Management sciences and quantitative methods, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Management sciences and quantitative methods.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • other management sciences and quantitative methods

    All examples

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