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MANAGEMENT
Business
MGT B245 Management and Organizational Behavior 3 crs.
The course explores organizations as social units and the phenomena of individual and group behavior in organizations. Topics include evolution of research in organizational principles and practices; personality, perception, and attitude formation; motivation; behavior; performance; structure; groups; planning and decision making; communication; power and conflict; leadership; stress; and international issues.
Prerequisites: ENGL T122.
MGT B250 Management Information Systems 3 crs.
This course introduces the significant uses of information technology in the business world. The student will study steps necessary to design, implement, and operate a computer-based information system. More significantly, the student will study the complex issues involved in managing information technology, including the rapidly changing issues involving the telecommunications industry.
MGT B305 Labor Relations 3 crs.
This course is a study of the history and development of organized labor; the background and techniques of collective bargaining; union security and management rights; job rights and due process.
Prerequisites: ECON B201, MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B310 Human Resource Management 3 crs.
This course focuses on current issues in human resource management in both the private and public sectors. Topics include civil service systems, manpower, planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, training, appraisal, compensation, benefits, job evaluation, and personnel systems evaluation.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B315 International Management 3 crs.
This course explores the complexities arising from managing an international business with a framework for analyzing and successfully operating across nations. Students develop interpersonal and cross-cultural understanding and negotiation skills through in-class participatory exercises, case discussions, supplementary readings, and a group research project.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B320 Psychology in Management 3 crs.
The purpose of this course is to present the theories, experiments, and problem-solving efforts of the psychologist and the behavioral scientist in the area of administrative action. Topics include cognitive dissonance, reinforcement theory, need achievement, leadership, and attitude change.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B322 Retail and Value Chain Management 3 crs.
See cross-listing, MKT B322.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B325 Production and Operation Management 3 crs.
This course deals with the decision making involved in selecting, designing, operating, and controlling activities of the operations system for continuous improvement. Topics include total quality management, forecasting, product design and process selection, capacity planning and location, facility layout, project planning and control, production planning, and just-in-time production and inventory management.
Prerequisites: ECON B200, DECS B205; junior standing.
MGT B335 Advanced Business Communication 3 crs.
Advanced communication topics including meeting management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and cultural communication skills are the core of this course. Case studies are discussed and analyzed. A team project allows students to gain experience in conducting, analyzing, and writing a communication audit.
Prerequisite: ENGL T122, BA B101; junior standing.
MGT B360 Essentials of Total Quality Management 3 crs.
This course introduces the fundamentals of Total Quality Management (TQM) through lectures and hands-on teamwork. Cross-listed as MKT B360.
Prerequisites: DECS B205, MGT B245, MKT B280; junior standing.
MGT B370 Import/Export Operations 3 crs.
This course covers the basics of international trade, transaction sequencing, transportation and logistics, export pricing, freight forwarding, shipping and collection documents, payment terms and bank collections, tariffs and duties, packing and marking, marine cargo insurance, and import procedures. Cross-listed with MKT B370, INTB B370.
Prerequisites: LGST B205 or B200, MGT B245, MKT B280; junior standing.
MGT B375 Contemporary Managerial Decision Making 3 crs.
This course prepares students to be effective decision makers by providing them with the basic analytical, quantitative, and qualitative tools/skills to make effective decisions. A course project requires students to use (1) diagnostic skills to formulate problems, (2) data collection skills to obtain appropriate information, (3) data analysis skills to draw conclusions, and (4) presentation skills to explain why and how the problem can be solved. Decision implementation issues are also analyzed.
Prerequisites: DECS B205, ECON B201, MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B380 E-Business Models 3 crs.
This course focuses upon the firm’s performance within the context of electronic business. Concepts and tools are offered to help analyze and synthesize business models that are appropriate for today’s electronic business environment. Growth strategies and developmental issues are examined. Models examined include business-to-business, mail-order, online auction, direct marketing, digital products and delivery, and many others. Additional topics include privacy, taxation, and intellectual property protection on the web.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B385 E-Venturing for Global Competitiveness 3 crs.
This course focuses on the tremendous opportunities and challenges resulting from the rapid growth of E-Business and the Internet economy. It explores the factors entrepreneurs and existing firms take into account in the formulation and implementation of successful global strategies that integrate the online and offline business worlds. Readings, case discussions, guest speakers, and a team project are the methods of instruction.
Prerequisites: FIN B300, MGT B245, and at least one of the following: INTB B305, INTB B315, INTB B325, or INTB B330.
MGT B420 Leadership and Team Building 3 crs.
Leadership is a process of influencing others toward the achievement of goals. The process functions through complex interactions among the leader, relevant followers, and shared situations. This course introduces students to current research and methodology relating to each of the three components of leadership, in the role of developing effective teamwork.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B430 Small and New Venture Development 3 crs.
The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to go through the steps required to start a business and to experience some of the frustrations and achievements associated with the process. Experience gained in other business courses will be used extensively.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B460 E-Commerce 3 crs.
See cross-listing, MKT B460.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B465 Sports Marketing and Management 3 crs.
See cross-listing, MKT B465.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B493 Special Topics in Management 3 crs.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.
MGT B499 Independent Study in Management arr.
See description in College of Business section.
Prerequisite: MGT B245; junior standing.