Management
4 Credit Hours
Examines operational theories of management under the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. Emphasizes the manager’s role in creating and maintaining an internal environment for performance. Students discuss cases in detail.
Prerequisite: BUS100 or prior approval
4 Credit Hours
Provides an overview of customer relations from an integrated viewpoint with a focus on customer satisfaction. Includes the functional operations needed to optimize the total internal and external customer satisfaction experience.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Examines organizational theory and development, corporate culture, factors facilitating or inhibiting organizational change, power, and politics. Students develop an understanding of how these components of organizational behavior may be directed in order to maximize organizational effectiveness.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Introduction to the strategic planning and implementation of human resources management. Topics include staffing, development, appraisal, and rewards.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the theory and practice of management within various nonprofit organizations. Students will consider best practices in managing various components of nonprofit organizations. They examine the varying perspectives of nonprofit managers, volunteers, board members, policymakers, donors, and clients/customers.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Explores various principles and practices in sports management. Emphases are on career opportunities and strategies for general success for specific sports and in the field. Each student will research in depth at least one professional sport played in the United States or internationally.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Focuses on the theory and practice of philanthropy. Students are exposed to various methods of resource acquisition through ethical fundraising practices and innovative income-producing approaches.
Prerequisite: MGT250
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the role that business organizations play in the discourse surrounding the natural environment. Students learn about the various environmental concerns that are increasing from several directions and how corporations are being pressured to respond.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Analyzes the processes used by individuals, groups, and organizations to make effective and efficient business decisions. Includes the development of quantitative and qualitative skills to enhance managerial problem-solving approaches.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Examines the various influential theories of organizations, such as Weber’s theory of bureaucracy, open-systems theory, resource dependence, institutional theory, transaction-cost economics, and organizational ecology. Focuses on how contemporary managers structure and operate organizations to be effective in today’s global environment.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Integrates the concepts and practice of using the various functional areas of business to build and consolidate sustainable competitive advantage in the global arena, while minimizing harmful social and environmental impact. Focuses on enterprise planning for promoting social responsibility and ecological sustainability.
Prerequisite: MGT260
4 Credit Hours
Focuses on the impact of the regulatory environment on the business response to environmental issues. The response of the legal system to consumer and business attitudes and behavior is also investigated.
Prerequisite: MGT260
4 Credit Hours
Examines the philosophical study of humans, businesses, and governments and their interactions with both other humans and the natural environment. Explores a global perspective on environmental ethical issues. Examines the fundamental questions related to the responsibility and accountability of businesses as stewards of the planet.
Prerequisite: MGT260
4 Credit Hours
Focuses on financial management practices relevant to the nonprofit sector including budgeting, financial analysis, financial controls, and managing risk. Governance issues including relations with governmental and private funding sources are examined.
Prerequisite: MGT250
4 Credit Hours
Examines various legal and regulatory issues that nonprofit organizations must manage. Topics such as legal formation, governance, reporting requirements, disclosure requirements, and fundraising are discussed.
Prerequisite: MGT250
4 Credit Hours
Explores the production and operations management system from the perspective of its ability to enhance value. Topics include the issues of performance, cost, competition, and customer expectations.
Prerequisites: MAT215, MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Explores and discusses the nature of information systems and how managers can access and utilize company information systems. Students will learn the principles behind information and decision support systems and will examine individual, group, and executive-decision support systems.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of managing. Stresses a hands-on approach to improving a student’s ability to manage people.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the methods and practices related to recruitment, selection, and retention of employees. Explores the strategic role of staffing in modern business organizations. Students will learn various techniques for attracting and retaining human talent in an organization.
Prerequisite: MGT249
4 Credit Hours
Examines the various legal aspects related to maintaining effective employee and employer relations. Students will explore the implications of various employment laws on employee and employer conduct and gain an understanding of labor-management relations through collective bargaining arrangements.
Prerequisite: MGT249
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to the role of compensation and benefits management in attracting and retaining talent in business organizations. Examines the theoretical and practical implications of various compensation models. Students will explore the rationale behind offering various benefit programs to employees.
Prerequisite: MGT249
4 Credit Hours
Provides the information necessary to set up, operate, and control a small business. Examines the process of starting a new business venture or successfully maintaining an existing one. Students learn the essential skills and conceptual perspectives needed to bring ideas into fruition as successful enterprises.
Prerequisites: FIN301, MGT220, MKT220
4 Credit Hours
Provides an overview of key factors entrepreneurs must consider in assessing a business opportunity, developing a plan, and preparing for start-up. Topics include feasibility analysis, concept testing, strategy development, and implementation. Students will be required to identify and assess business opportunities.
Prerequisites: FIN301, MGT220, MKT220
4 Credit Hours
Focuses on key management issues that frequently arise in family-run businesses. Topics include legal issues related to ownership, planning and organizational structure, insurance, liability, and financial management.
Prerequisites: FIN301, MGT220, MKT220
4 Credit Hours
An introduction to financial management for the small business. Topics include the assessment of capital requirements, financing sources, forecasting and cash flow, credit and collections, and record keeping and accounting.
Prerequisites: FIN301, MGT220, MKT220
4 Credit Hours
A comprehensive, step-by-step approach to developing training programs based on a needs-centered model of training and performance improvement. Provides students with a background in learning theory and instructional design required to develop training programs.
Prerequisite: MGT249
4 Credit Hours
Integrates the concepts and techniques involved in implementing and managing a planned change process. Includes discussions and case studies on changing the way work is done, changing communication and influence patterns, and changing managerial strategy.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
These simulation exercises place students, often working in teams, in the position of managing a company. By analyzing a company’s history, financial reports, and other information provided, students make decisions on hiring, forecasting, suppliers to use, costs, and marketing.
Prerequisites: FIN300, MGT220, MKT220
4 Credit Hours
Examines the leadership variables that affect the achievement of organizational goals. Topics include theories of leadership, power, and influence as they affect organizational behavior, team building, motivation, group dynamics, organizational communication processes, and change management. While this course is theory-based, it is also practice driven.
Prerequisite: MGT220
4 Credit Hours
Involves readings and discussions organized around a selected topic, which varies from quarter to quarter.
