Courses

MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior

Behavioral science concepts and their application to analysis of individual and group behavior in an organizational setting. Conceptual areas include organizational culture, personality, motivation, learning, perception, communications, attitudes, and small groups.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 331 Personnel/Human Resource Management

Human resources decisions made by managers in general, and personnel managers in particular. Steps in employment relationship including job design, human resources requirements, staffing, training, goal setting, performance assessment, rewards, and human resource planning and development.

Prerequisite(s): Management 330 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 333 International Management

Introduction to management challenges businesses face in international environment. Includes overview of cultural factors and their impact on issues such as motivation, communication, recruitment, selection, and training.

Prerequisite(s): Management 330.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 339 Directed Independent Study

Independent research on a management topic conducted under the direct supervision of an instructor.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Unit(s): .5-1

MGMT 340 Operations Management

Introduces a variety of common operations issues that frequently are dealt with both in manufacturing and services industries and that affect other functions of the business. Specific topics include inventory systems, process design and control, quality, and forecasting.

Prerequisite(s): Business Administration 201 or equivalent.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations

Multi-disciplinary study of concepts related to bargaining and negotiations. Situations involving interpersonal behavior and group conflict will be examined, using research findings from several academic disciplines including psychology, communications, and organizational behavior. A primary objective is to have students discover and improve their own bargaining styles through participation in role-plays and simulations based on real-life scenarios.

Prerequisite(s): Management 330.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 345 Management Science

Application of quantitative methods. Typical business problem areas: scheduling, inventories, queues, allocation of resources, and market strategies.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 346 Systems Analysis and Design

Focuses on issues related to developing information systems using modern desktop tools. Will help students learn specific data and process modeling techniques and experience design process, which will increase their chances of a quality end-user solution when they are in a real business situation.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 347 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Provides an overview of new venture formation process with the objective of providing students with the skills they will need to recognize opportunities and develop them into value-producing initiatives. Emphasis on identifying ideas that provide business opportunities and conducting feasibility analysis to determine their business potential.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 348 Environmental Management

Study of various challenges being faced by today's organizations created by heightened concern for the protection of our natural environment. Topics studied include such issues as air and water pollution, waste management, and global warming.

Unit(s): 1

MGMT 349 Selected Topics in Management

Intended primarily as elective for students in business administration or to provide introductions to branches of management not covered in other courses.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

Unit(s): .5-1

MGMT 350 Creating a Business Plan

Development of a plan for a new business venture.

Unit(s): 1