Management
MGT 175 MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND COMMUNICATION
This course surveys management as a universal function including planning, organizing, motivation, leadership, and control. Special attention will be given to ethical, socially responsible management practices needed in today’s globally networked organizations. Using business technology resources, students will develop the professional skills necessary to effectively analyze and present data and other information through networked media. They will demonstrate their competencies via presentations.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 110 or ENG 200. Offered Fall semester.
MGT 220 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
This is an introductory course which shows the importance of marketing to all organizations as well as the role marketing plays in our lives. The course covers the traditional market mix components of product, distribution, promotion and price all in the context of the marketing concept. Target marketing, market research and marketing ethics are also discussed. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ENG 150 or ENG 175.
MGT 299 BUSINESS LAW I
This course is intended to acquaint the student with the development of the law and legal reasoning. Students become familiar with legal terminology and concepts and the impact existing law has on business decision making. Topics covered in the course include: an overview of the American legal system, Federal and State courts, constitutional law, business torts, crimes, contracts and the law of sales. Three credit hours.
MGT 298 SPECIAL TOPIC IN MANAGEMENT
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered).
MGT 301 MANAGERIAL ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING
This course gives an in-depth look at various quantitative analytical techniques encountered in analyzing managerial problems and making effective decisions. Topics include linear programming, sensitivity analysis, Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) models, Reorder Point (ROP) analysis, production lot-sizing, Material Requirement Planning (MRP), the just-in-time system, decision criteria, and creative problem solving techniques. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ECO 260. Offered Spring semester.
MGT 302 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
This course provides a basic overview of the operational and managerial issues encountered in the production of goods and services. Topics include production and inventory control, investment decision making, capacity planning, logistics and transportation systems, facilities selection and layout, design, work methods, quality control, and Japanese and other contemporary methods of manufacturing. Students will be introduced to the use of quantitative techniques as decision tools for operations managers. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ECO 260 and Junior standing. Offered Fall semester.
MGT 304 BUSINESS LAW II
This course continues the introduction of the business student to the various forms of business organizations and also emphasizes the laws of commercial paper and banking. Debtor/creditor rights and responsibilities are explored along with the rights of landlord and tenants. Topics covered include: franchises, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, checks and the banking system, secured transactions, creditor’s rights and real property. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
MGT 305 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
This course gives an in-depth look at various quantitative analytical techniques encountered in analyzing managerial problems and making effective decisions. The major topics include: linear programming, transportation, assignment, network models, project management, and decision analysis. Application of these techniques in functional areas such as production, marketing, finance, and accounting are covered. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ECO 260 and Junior standing. Offered as needed.
MGT 320 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
This course introduces students to various ideas about what leadership is, how it is practiced and how it impacts organizational performance. This will be accomplished through a comprehensive coverage of the important advances in theory, research and applications within the realm of leadership. Furthermore, the course will provide numerous managerial examples and examine leadership in the context of typical problems that confront managers. To the management student, this course offers an opportunity to examine barriers to and opportunities for improving managerial effectiveness. It is intended to serve as a catalyst for students to think and dialogue about leaders and the leadership process, and offers the student an opportunity to examine their own leadership characteristics and styles. Incidents, case studies, and exercises will help students apply their understanding of the leadership literature and to work on the development of analytical and problem solving skills. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offered as needed.
MGT 330 NEW VENTURE CREATION
This course studies the role of the entrepreneur and the small business. It concentrates on the considerations and tasks involved in starting and running a new business. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: ACC 102, MGT 175 and MGT 220. Offered Fall semester in even numbered years.
MGT 335 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
This course is designed to enrich student’s understanding of behavior in
organizations. Course study draws on the behavioral and social sciences to
explore organizational phenomena in terms of individuals, groups, and total
organizational systems. The course stresses the role leadership plays in creating
effective organizations, meeting employee needs, managing power
relationships, and revealing meaning in contemporary organizations.
Three credit hours. Prerequisite: HRS 140 or MGT 175. Offered Fall semester.
MGT 340 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This course seeks to develop the theoretical and practical uses of financial management principles including the concepts of risk, return and value. Coverage includes financial statement analysis, forecasting, working capital management, capital budgeting and long-term financing strategies. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ACC 102. Offered Spring semester.
MGT 377 FIELD EXPERIENCE I
This course provides the student with both observational and “hands-on” learning experience through participation in an internship, ideally in the field in which the student will be seeking employment. Students who are already on an established career path may enhance their visibility in the organization by completion of a special project related to their careers, subject to prior instructor approval. Prerequisites: MGT 175, MGT 220, MGT 335, MGT 340, Junior Standing and a 2.0 Cumulative GPA
MGT 398 SPECIAL TOPIC IN MANAGEMENT
(Topic to be specified each semester course offered).
MGT 400 FINANCIAL PLANNING
This course provides an overview of the financial planning process. It introduces the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues affecting financial planners, as well as the following topics in financial planning: analyzing a client's financial situation, capital accumulation methods, risk management, tax management, and investment management. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: ACC 102. Offered Fall semester.
MGT 410 ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
This course explores the technologies of organization development primarily for the manager, secondarily for the leader, consultant and/or administrator. It is directed at understanding organizational intervention technologies and how to decide which of them might be most appropriate to a particular goal or need. It relates enhanced capability, improved performance, increased integration or heightened adaptability of an organization. This course is designed for prospective general managers who are likely to be participants in steering developmental change projects, for those managers who might work with OD specialists as clients and collaborators, and for those who wish to take a first step toward obtaining professional expertise in the practice of OD consultation. Three credit hours. Prerequisites: MGT 320 and Junior standing. Offered as needed.
MGT 415 WOMEN AND MEN IN MANAGEMENT
Management success in the 21 st century requires an increased ability to lead people in diverse organizations and greater sensitivity to gender issues in the workplace. This course attempts to build awareness of the developing issues relating to women and men in management and to enable students to develop skills needed for success in the work environment. This course will address gender and diversity issues relevant to both men and women in their roles as employees, managers, and policy makers. Topics include leadership and communication styles, stereotyping, equal employment opportunity, harassment, glass ceiling, sex roles, career development, company policies and recent trends. The course draws upon research and practice from various disciplines including psychology, leadership, human resource management, law, and sociology. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Offered Fall semester in odd numbered years.
MGT 420 POLICY AND STRATEGY: CASE STUDIES
In the first half of this course, the concept of strategy will be thoroughly presented. Students will study the strategic management process so that in the second half of the course they will be able to fully analyze actual cases in strategic management. These cases will be drawn from all types of business and organizational situations. Three credit hours. Prerequisite: 21 credits of business core. Offered Spring semester in odd numbered years.
MGT 477 FIELD EXPERIENCE II
This is a continuation of the business exposure completed in the Field Experience I. A minimum of 120 work hours is required, but the performance level of the assignment is expected to be higher than the level I assignment. Students may again elect to complete a project related to their careers, but it must be demonstrative of a higher level competence and difficulty, and approved by the program chairperson. Prerequisites: MGT 377, Senior Standing, and 2.0 Cumulative GPA.
MGT 498 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MANAGEMENT
