Courses
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- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Offered: Contact department for information
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: MA 109 and CIS 222.
Survey of problems that production-operations managers face and the quantitative tools that are helpful in solving these problems. Spreadsheets and other software will be used to solve certain types of problems.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: Junior standing or departmental permission.
In-depth examination of laws dealing with computers and the Internet, including: U.S. and international jurisdiction, computer security, intellectual property, electronic commerce, e-discovery, information privacy, freedom of expression, and cyber-crime. Detailed analyses of significant legal case studies plus review of applicable federal and state statutes such as HIPPA, Sarbanes Oxley, CFAA and the Patriot Act.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: MGT 240, junior standing or instructor permission.
The principles and practices of productive employee relations with emphasis upon the selection, development and motivation of employees.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
Focus on developing cognitive and behavioral skills central to becoming a competent communicator in organizational settings. The role of communication in upholding such social values as mutual understanding, cooperation, and respect for diversity within the organizational community will be examined. The course is based on developing knowledge, sensitivity, skills, and ethical competencies.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MGT 221; Recommended MGT 343.
This course gives students an overview of employment and labor laws with concentration on those affecting business operations. Students will acquire foundational knowledge of state and federal employment and labor laws; will understand legalities of recruitment, development, compensation, evaluation and termination of employees; will examine employee engagement; and learn to assess how organizational culture and leadership styles affect employee performance. Students will refine writing and presentation skills appropriate for upper level course work.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: Junior standing.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MKT 230, MGT 240, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Businesses and non-profit organizations are confronted with a variety of controversial issues (involving ethical and social responsibility issues), making both strategic and day-to-day decision-making difficult. The course examines contemporary and emerging critical issues facing businesses and non-profit organizations, focusing on recent developments and a review of some “best practices” of organizations who have taken leadership roles. Cross-cultural differences in analyzing ethical and social responsibility issues will also be explored.
Notes:Cross listed with MKT 360.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MGT 343, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Study of the administration and design of the wage and salary function of organizations, including the determinants of wages, job evaluation, compensation plans, employee evaluation and the administration of fringe benefits.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MGT 240, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
The nature of management in the small business environment including the exploration of the strengths and weaknesses of small businesses. Students study the components of a small business plan. The accounting, finance, management and marketing aspects of small business management are analyzed. Each student develops and presents a plan for operating a small business.
- Offered: Every third semester
- Prerequisites: MGT 343, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Discussion of industrial and manpower management and research in advanced problems. Individual research by students.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MGT 240, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
The causes and consequences of organizational conflict will be examined, and students will learn strategies for managing interpersonal conflict. Negotiation theory and practice will be discussed, including interpersonal, small group, and collective bargaining practices.
- Offered: Fall Winter
Development of an appreciation for the role of research in problem solving and decision making. Topics covered include science and the scientific method, techniques of defining problems, the nature of hypothesis testing and inferential statistics, research design, measurement and validity, data collection (secondary and primary), surveys, interviews, observation, types of sampling, sample size and statistical calculations.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: College of Business core or instructor’s permission.
A comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the strategic management process. Topics include mission and goals, external and internal environmental analysis, business and corporate level strategies, international strategies, corporate leadership, governance, and corporate entrepreneurship. Application of theory and practice is accomplished through written and oral case analysis.
- Offered: Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Introduction to challenges in international business; managerial focus on the various aspects of global business, including accounting, finance, logistics, information systems, human resources, marketing, law and ethics. Focus is on building an awareness of the cultural, country, political and geographical variables in international business.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Junior standing and College of Business permission.
- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: Limited to students with a superior grade point average, junior standing and College of Business permission.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Applies the basic tools of marketing to entrepreneurial settings. Focus includes the principles and applications of marketing applied to entrepreneurial opportunities in the marketplace. Students study the success characteristics and creative processes of entrepreneurs. The steps and phases of the entrepreneurial marketing planning process are analyzed. Each student develops and presents an entrepreneurial marketing plan.
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: MKT 230, junior standing.
The study of how retailing goods and services to the ultimate consumer is accomplished. Particular focus is given to technology and the role of both store-based and non-store based retailing operations and strategy.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MKT 230, junior standing.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: MKT 230, MGT 240, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Businesses and non-profit organizations are confronted with a variety of controversial issues (involving ethical and social responsibility issues), making both strategic and day-to-day decision-making difficult. The course examines contemporary and emerging critical issues facing businesses and non-profit organizations, focusing on recent developments and a review of some “best practices” of organizations who have taken leadership roles. Cross-cultural differences in analyzing ethical and social responsibility issues will also be explored.
Notes:Cross listed with MGT 360.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: MKT 230, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
Theory and practice of the role of professional selling and sales management in organizations to develop long-term relationships with customers. Includes developing and qualifying prospects, creating a sales presentation, closing techniques, and servicing the sale. Also includes an overview of activities of sales management such as training and recruitment, performance evaluation, sales force compensation, budgeting, time and territory management.