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MGT-111 Organizations Theory
Conceptual and empirical understanding of the structure of organizations and the managerial principles that affect productivity and organizational effectiveness. The ambiguity and complexity of human organizations will be examined by systematizing and interrelating basic concepts of organization theory. An open systems approach recognizes the dynamic interaction of organizations with their environments.
MGT-155 Accounting for Management Decisions
Integration of financial and managerial accounting topics, emphasizing what accounting information is, why it is important, and how it is used. Topics such as understanding, interpreting and analyzing financial statements, coupled with cost behavior, decision making and budgeting, will form a solid accounting foundation for future managers.
MGT-235 Quantitative Thinking in Management
A development of quantitative thinking in Management introducing students to a blend of usage and college level mathematics for all facets of analysis of management issues. Topics include measurement for effectiveness, performance, and diversity, statistical methods, logic and decision making, and quantitative aids.
MGT-266 Management & Organization
Introduction to management ideas, processes and techniques used in both profit and not-for-profit organizations. Focus is on the challenge of managing different organizations in contemporary society. Prerequisites: Sophomore status or higher.
MGT-267 Finance
Emphasis is on financial planning, investment analysis, asset management, and sources and costs of capital. Prerequisite: Econ 101, one course from Econ 201 to 239, Econ 241 and MGT 153. Recommended: Econ 243 and 245. Cross Listed with MGT 267.
MGT-270 Organizational Behavior
Theory of behavioral science applied to the organization, with emphasis on the interaction of the individual and the organization. Topics range from individual attitudes and behavior to organizational change.
MGT-303 Systems Thinking
Feedback systems, causal loop diagrams, systems archetypes, and systems dynamic modeling for complex social and organizational issues. Emphasis is placed on the basic differences between mechanistic problem solving and systemic thinking and how systems thinking and modeling can be used to clarify complex issues and provide actionable leverage points for change. Prerequisite: Management 111 or permission of the instructor.
MGT-321 Process Management
An introduction to the models and theories of operations management used in manufacturing and service industries. The course focuses on analyzing and evaluating current process management issues currently challenging industry. Introduces quantitative and qualitative techniques for improving both manufacturing and service firms operations in terms of quality, cost and customer response.
MGT-331 Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Identification, Evaluation, and Communication
In-depth study for students of any major covering historical and current perspectives, theoretical underpinnings, and practical implications of entrepreneurship. Building on personal interests, participants develop analytical techniques to evaluate opportunities and determine resources necessary to convert opportunities to reality. Participants develop effective communication to convince important others and gain access to necessary resources. While learning about entrepreneurship, participants are encouraged to think as entrepreneurs. (First of a two-course sequence)
MGT-332 Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Enterprise
Exploration of the processes for implementing, managing and evaluating a new enterprise. Course provides students of any major with an overview and/or working knowledge of important topics (marketing, finance, operations, etc.) necessary in the development, growth, and survival of enterprises, or at least the ability to recognize when outside help may be necessary, where to find that help, and how to evaluate it. (Second in a two-course sequence.)
MGT-341 Decision Support Systems
An intermediate-level examination of the decision-making and computer based decision support systems used by managers of organizations in an increasingly quantitative, network based organizational environment. The course builds upon quantitative methods courses to build models for decision-making.
MGT-357 Not-for-Profit Accounting
Introduction to accounting, budgetary financial control, and evaluation procedures for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Emphasis is placed on the basic differences between commercial and not-for-profit accounting and on managerial uses of information generated by the accounting system. Prerequisite: Management 155 or permission of the instructor.
MGT-360 Organizational Ethics
Exploration of the relationship between law and ethics, of ethical factors and restraints, recognition of ethical dilemmas affecting managerial decision-making, and policy in private and public sector organizations; examination of a variety of ethical issues, such as those relevant to the environment, consumer protection, discrimination in the workplace, conflict of interest, global economy, social responsibility of organizations, and professionalism; emphasis on case study method.
MGT-361 Marketing Management
Study of the dynamic nature of contemporary marketing: the marketing concept, consumer buying behavior, marketing research, the promotional mix, and international marketing. Incorporates case studies, current problems, and ethics of marketing.
MGT-365 Human Resources Management
Principles of human resource management, from the perspectives of both organizational demands and individual interests. Basic theoretical and applied concepts are covered, including recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, labor relations, compensation, training, and productivity improvement. Focus is also on relevant issues of the decade, such as the work/ family interface, privacy, cultural diversity, workplace discrimination, and legal issues. Project work with organizations required.
MGT-367 Work, Family, and Life Balance
Examination of the work-family interface. The course focuses on how work and family interactions are defined in a bi-directional ways, and illustrates how the work-family interface is of concern for organizations. Specifically, students are able to identify the impact of the work domain onto family as well as the impact of the family domain onto the work domain, addressing issues surrounding the presence, lack thereof, and implementation of family-friendly policies, supervisor support for work-life balance, and family-supportive organizational culture.
MGT-368 Investment Management
Investment practices, risks of investment, and selection of appropriate investment media for individuals, firms, and institutions. Theories and techniques for maximizing investment portfolio performance are studied. Emphasis is on analysis and selection of securities, portfolio management, and operation of securities markets. Course will be offered on an irregular basis or may be phased out.
MGT-370 Workplace Motivation
The investigation of theories of motivation as they apply to workplace situations. Classic theories are critically reviewed, including needs-based and processed-based theories of work motivation, as well as theories of goal setting and the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Other issues might include the application of such theories to performance management, the distinction between control and facilitation, learning and mastery goals, the role of pay as a motivator, and the role of self- and group-efficacy.
MGT-381 Small Business Management
Study and critical analysis of principles and procedures for establishing, developing, and managing a small business. Relevant differences between large and small business management are examined.
MGT-385 International Management
Examination of problems and opportunities confronting business enterprises that operate across national borders, with emphasis on adaptation to different cultural, legal, political, and economic environments.
MGT-400 Policy & Strategy
Integrative capstone course concerned with the role of senior executives in business enterprises. Course focuses on problems of strategy formulation, organization design, and organization renewal. Required of all seniors. Completion of all core courses.
MGT-405 Organizational Ethics
Exploration of the relationship between law and ethics, of ethical factors and restraints, recognition of ethical dilemmas affecting managerial decision-making, and policy in private and public sector organizations; examination of a variety of ethical issues, such as those relevant to the environment, consumer protection, discrimination in the workplace, conflict of interest, global economy, social responsibility of organizations, and professionalism; emphasis on case study method.
MGT-406 Business, Ethics & Civic Life
A study of the historical influence of a business enterprise (e.g., agriculture, mining) on the private associations (e.g., family, church, neighborhood, union) that matter greatly for the human beings who belong to them in a particular region of North America.
MGT-407 Ethics and the Playing Fields of Competition
A study of competition as a human endeavor infused with ethical significance. The course focuses on the playing fields of competition as places where distinct human beings strive intensely in one another's company and search for proper arrangements for the conduct of their competition. Students consider case studies of competition in public discourse, science, diplomacy, politics, business and sports.
MGT-410 Senior Seminar
Investigation of contemporary problems and special topics of current importance in the field of management. Specific issues to be addressed are determined by instructor. Topics of senior seminars vary across the semesters. Possible topics include leadership and followership, communication, organizational structure, diversity in management, planning and information systems, human resources, and accounting. Seminars are integrative and build upon prior courses work. Most include significant writing, presentation, and/or research components.
MGT-411 Production & Quality Mgt
Intended to expose students to issues in modern production planning. Major areas to be discussed include inventory management, logistics, capacity planning, production scheduling, and resource allocation. Production issues are integrated with total quality management principles, combining managerial philosophy and statistical tools.
MGT-412 Seminar: Power and Change
Based on a conceptual schema of power and political behavior in organizations developed by Dr. Schein, the Power and Change seminar examines how things get done in organizations. It focuses on the role of power and influence in bringing about innovation and change, and covers topics such as organizational realities; the bases of power; power strategies, interdepartmental power, and the need for power.
MGT-413 Followershp,Leadershp&Teamwork
This seminar will explore the dynamic relationship between effective leaders and followers. Contemporary concepts of leadership will be examined as well as a new typology of followership. Students will have an opportunity to assess their own leadership and followership styles through the use of the Leadership Profile Questionnaire and the Performance and Relationship Questionnaire.
MGT-414 Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility
This seminar will examine some standards of professional conduct and cases in ethical decision-making. In the spirit of the liberal arts tradition, the exploration will be grounded in philosophy. Social responsibility issues and special topics such as oversight, environmental and green accounting, forensic accounting, and some of the developments toward a new U.S. financial reporting model will be looked at from a managerial perspective.
MGT-416 Sem: Small Bus & Expert Sys
MGT-417 Not For Profit Mkt Mgt
Focuses on what is required to market effectively in the public and non-profit sectors, using cases and a service learning group project for local community non-profit organizations. Pre-requisite: Senior status and Marketing Management (Mgt 361) or permission of instructor.
MGT-418 Adv Computer Applicatns in Mgt
Studies advanced computer applications in management including digital representation and transmission, advanced computer graphics, encryption and security, and integration of basic office applications. Each student will be required to present an advanced application related to his career interest. MIS, Interest in Management Computing and permission of Prof. Charles Walton are required for admisison to the class. Limited to 15 students.
MGT-419 Personnel Selection
Investigation and consideration of the role of personnel selection systems in organizations (public and private sector). One major focus is job analysis and the systematic search for important differences among jobs. Another major focus is analyzing test types and their psychometric properties - in order to explore fit between differences in people and differences in jobs. Other topics include workforce diversity and criterion measurement.
MGT-420 Sr Seminar: Novel Management
This seminar will explore a variety of management topics through fiction and film. The student will gain insights into aspects of management such as leadership, organizational design and dynamics, and the role of business in society. Countries and cultures in addition to the U.S. will be included. Films will require attendance outside scheduled class hours.
MGT-421 Sem: Mgt of Diversity
The purpose of this seminar is to examine "Diversity," including what is meant by the term and its impact in management. The course is framed around the management of "isms": racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ethnocentrism, etc. We will examine the traditional expectations of employees in work environments as well as the social pressures, controversies, and ethics of minority inclusion.
MGT-422 Business, Ethics & Civic Life
A study of the historical influence of a business enterprise (e.g., agriculture, mining) on the private associations (e.g., family, church, neighborhood, union) that matter greatly for the human beings who belong to them in a particular region of North America.
MGT-423 Asian Management Systems
This seminar surveys several systems of business organization and management in East Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. For this course, the term "management systems" is used as a general concept encompassing the organization and management of the firm, strategic management, and the nature of the relationships among firms, between firms, and government, and between firms and society The importance of sociocultural and historical factor s in the past and current evolution of management systems is emphasized.
MGT-424 Managing On-Line Enterprise
MGT-425 Seminar: Management of Information Systems
MGT-426 Seminar: The Personality of the Entrepreneur
MGT-427 Seminar: Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
MGT-428 Corporate Financial Reports
MGT-429 Training and Human Resource Development
Theories, techniques, and innovations of the human resource management functions of management and employee training and development. Training is viewed as a planned effort to address skill gaps between employees' actual and desired performance levels, and development addresses learning activities designed to facilitate employee growth. A system approach to HRD is employed with a focus on measuring job performance requirements in order to assess performance gaps and determine training needs, design training to meet these needs, and evaluate training effectiveness. After studying the systems approach to HRD, the course focuses specifically on the challenges of management development. Students will conduct an audit of an organization's HRD function, as well as develop their own managerial skills in facilitating employee development.
MGT-430 Ethics and the Playing Fields of Competition
A study of competition as a human endeavor infused with ethical significance. The course focuses on the playing fields of competition as places where distinct human beings strive intensely in one another's company and search for proper arrangements for the conduct of their competition. Students consider case studies of competition in public discourse, science, diplomacy, politics, business and sports.
MGT-431 Women and Work: Women at the Top and Women at the Bottom
Examination of the issues of women and work from the perspectives of the top and the bottom of the spectrum of work opportunities. The seminar will explore the micro and macro variables that enhance or inhibit women's opportunities for leadership positions in organizations. Other topics will include gender differences in leadership styles and behaviors, a look at women in corporate leadership today, and approaches to enhancing women's leadership role in organizations globally. The second part of the seminar will examine the work issues of poor women within the context of their life circumstances. Individual and organizational approaches to improving the quality of work life for poor women will be considered. Work issues of poor women in developing countries will also be discussed.
MGT-432 Organizational Leadership in the New Millennium
This course focuses on the universality concept of organizational leadership. Students will experience, through a variety of instructional formats, organizational leadership challenges for the 21st century. To achieve this end, students will study the work of both classical and contemporary authors on organizational leadership, with application emphasis to a broad spectrum of organizations. Specific emphasis will be on creating and maintaining the balance between the organization's purpose and societal responsibilities while basing leadership actions on a foundation of values and ethics. The course will culminate with a student led blue ribbon leadership panel discussion.
MGT-433 Building the Capacity to Lead
Building on the experiences and accomplishments of the students in their course work, extracurricular activities, and in paid and volunteer work, this seminar creates a deeper understanding of the requirements of leadership roles in a variety of settings and their readiness to become a leader. The emphasis will be on enhancing capacity to lead early in a person's career, whether the work context is in the private sector, as an entrepreneur, or in a non-profit or public sector organization.
MGT-434 Business Valuation
The purpose of the seminar is to examine the methodologies of valuation of non-public entities. The first part will explore different methodologies for valuation. The second portion will define the assignment of the correct methodology for different situations. The students will participate in simulated valuation situations. Students will perform a Business Valuation of a company.
MGT-435 The Entrepreneur-Success vs Failure
An exploration of the qualities, personality traits, styles, talents and values that have been exhibited by both successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs, within the context of the challenges and opportunities they faced. Students devise a set of traits defining the successful entrepreneur that can be used to characterize each of those studied and have the opportunity to measure themselves against these same traits. Students develop a sound understanding of why entrepreneurs have succeeded or failed in the fast and how each compares with the range of entrepreneurial profiles.
MGT-436 Issues in Taxation
An examination and discussion of current federal tax procedure and policy. Discussions encompass reading from the text, reading of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and various IRS rulings and procedures. Students become familiar with tax research methods and a broad survey of taxation. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to prepare a moderately complex individual tax return with the aid of tax reference material. The class stresses reliance upon reference materials and automated tax preparation tools. The course stresses that preparation of a tax return or giving tax advice should be based only upon research and reference materials, not the memory of the preparer.
MGT-437 System Analysis and Design
The seminar will primarily focus on analysis of business systems using systems approach. Yourdon based analysis techniques will be applied in an organizational setting. Although design concepts will be introduced, the course focus will be analysis. Communication tools will include data flow diagrams and structure charts. Systematic and logical thinking skills are highly recommended. Knowledge of computer languages is not required.
MGT-438 The Bandits of Wall Street: White Collar Crime in the 21st Century
A review of white collar crime from Enron, Worldcom and Adelphia; to Medicaid fraud by local doctors. Students engage in a case study-based look at the costs of corporate crime, from the legal structure set up to protect society from fraud, the concept of fiduciary duties, and the current regulatory systems that govern corporate America. Students prepare and present a project based on individual instances of white-collar crime, discussing not only the causes and costs of the crime, but also proposing solutions to prevent further similar crimes from occurring, or from occurring undetected. The solutions must address all of the management concerns of implementing or complying with the new law(s), as well as a cost-benefit analysis of the new law(s) versus the status quo. The goal is for the project to be of a quality to be submitted to the Senator and/or Representative of the student.
MGT-439 Leadership in Action
A conceptual and empirical understanding of leadership theory. The goal is to both simplify and complicate the picture of leadership—to simplify by systematizing and interrelating some basic leadership concepts and to complicate by unpacking the ongoing debates, controversies, and unknowns within the leadership literatures. Some of these deliberations include the leadership construct, arguments for and against innate leadership abilities, gender issues, and the role of followership in the leadership equation.
MGT-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-453 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-460 Individualized Study-Research
Topics of an advanced nature pursued by well qualified students through individual reading and research, under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to pursue independent study must present a proposal at least one month before the end of the semester preceding the semester in which the independent study is to be undertaken. Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty member. Please note that the department and College have a policy for students interested in credit for their internship experience. Students interested in this option should obtain a copy of the procedures and must discuss the internship with a faculty advisor prior to the internship experience.
MGT-461 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-462 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-463 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor graded S/U
MGT-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-471 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-472 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-473 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
MGT-475 Summer Internship
Intern Research Minimum of six weeks of on-site participation in management with a public or private enterprise. Student wishing to pursue an internship must submit an acceptable proposal to the department during spring semester of the sophomore or junior year. Prerequisites: Sophomore or junior management major, with a minimum 2.0 overall and departmental grade point average.
MGT-477 Summer Internship
MGT-111 Organizations Theory
Conceptual and empirical understanding of the structure of organizations and the managerial principles that affect productivity and organizational effectiveness. The ambiguity and complexity of human organizations will be examined by systematizing and interrelating basic concepts of organization theory. An open systems approach recognizes the dynamic interaction of organizations with their environments.
MGT-155 Accounting for Management Decisions
Integration of financial and managerial accounting topics, emphasizing what accounting information is, why it is important, and how it is used. Topics such as understanding, interpreting and analyzing financial statements, coupled with cost behavior, decision making and budgeting, will form a solid accounting foundation for future managers.
MGT-235 Quantitative Thinking in Management
A development of quantitative thinking in Management introducing students to a blend of usage and college level mathematics for all facets of analysis of management issues. Topics include measurement for effectiveness, performance, and diversity, statistical methods, logic and decision making, and quantitative aids.
MGT-266 Management & Organization
Introduction to management ideas, processes and techniques used in both profit and not-for-profit organizations. Focus is on the challenge of managing different organizations in contemporary society. Prerequisites: Sophomore status or higher.
MGT-267 Finance
Emphasis is on financial planning, investment analysis, asset management, and sources and costs of capital. Prerequisite: Econ 101, one course from Econ 201 to 239, Econ 241 and MGT 153. Recommended: Econ 243 and 245. Cross Listed with MGT 267.
MGT-270 Organizational Behavior
Theory of behavioral science applied to the organization, with emphasis on the interaction of the individual and the organization. Topics range from individual attitudes and behavior to organizational change.
MGT-303 Systems Thinking
Feedback systems, causal loop diagrams, systems archetypes, and systems dynamic modeling for complex social and organizational issues. Emphasis is placed on the basic differences between mechanistic problem solving and systemic thinking and how systems thinking and modeling can be used to clarify complex issues and provide actionable leverage points for change. Prerequisite: Management 111 or permission of the instructor.
MGT-321 Process Management
An introduction to the models and theories of operations management used in manufacturing and service industries. The course focuses on analyzing and evaluating current process management issues currently challenging industry. Introduces quantitative and qualitative techniques for improving both manufacturing and service firms operations in terms of quality, cost and customer response.
MGT-331 Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Identification, Evaluation, and Communication
In-depth study for students of any major covering historical and current perspectives, theoretical underpinnings, and practical implications of entrepreneurship. Building on personal interests, participants develop analytical techniques to evaluate opportunities and determine resources necessary to convert opportunities to reality. Participants develop effective communication to convince important others and gain access to necessary resources. While learning about entrepreneurship, participants are encouraged to think as entrepreneurs. (First of a two-course sequence)
MGT-332 Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Enterprise
Exploration of the processes for implementing, managing and evaluating a new enterprise. Course provides students of any major with an overview and/or working knowledge of important topics (marketing, finance, operations, etc.) necessary in the development, growth, and survival of enterprises, or at least the ability to recognize when outside help may be necessary, where to find that help, and how to evaluate it. (Second in a two-course sequence.)
MGT-341 Decision Support Systems
An intermediate-level examination of the decision-making and computer based decision support systems used by managers of organizations in an increasingly quantitative, network based organizational environment. The course builds upon quantitative methods courses to build models for decision-making.
MGT-357 Not-for-Profit Accounting
Introduction to accounting, budgetary financial control, and evaluation procedures for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Emphasis is placed on the basic differences between commercial and not-for-profit accounting and on managerial uses of information generated by the accounting system. Prerequisite: Management 155 or permission of the instructor.
MGT-360 Organizational Ethics
Exploration of the relationship between law and ethics, of ethical factors and restraints, recognition of ethical dilemmas affecting managerial decision-making, and policy in private and public sector organizations; examination of a variety of ethical issues, such as those relevant to the environment, consumer protection, discrimination in the workplace, conflict of interest, global economy, social responsibility of organizations, and professionalism; emphasis on case study method.
MGT-361 Marketing Management
Study of the dynamic nature of contemporary marketing: the marketing concept, consumer buying behavior, marketing research, the promotional mix, and international marketing. Incorporates case studies, current problems, and ethics of marketing.
MGT-365 Human Resources Management
Principles of human resource management, from the perspectives of both organizational demands and individual interests. Basic theoretical and applied concepts are covered, including recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, labor relations, compensation, training, and productivity improvement. Focus is also on relevant issues of the decade, such as the work/ family interface, privacy, cultural diversity, workplace discrimination, and legal issues. Project work with organizations required.
MGT-367 Work, Family, and Life Balance
Examination of the work-family interface. The course focuses on how work and family interactions are defined in a bi-directional ways, and illustrates how the work-family interface is of concern for organizations. Specifically, students are able to identify the impact of the work domain onto family as well as the impact of the family domain onto the work domain, addressing issues surrounding the presence, lack thereof, and implementation of family-friendly policies, supervisor support for work-life balance, and family-supportive organizational culture.
MGT-368 Investment Management
Investment practices, risks of investment, and selection of appropriate investment media for individuals, firms, and institutions. Theories and techniques for maximizing investment portfolio performance are studied. Emphasis is on analysis and selection of securities, portfolio management, and operation of securities markets. Course will be offered on an irregular basis or may be phased out.
MGT-370 Workplace Motivation
The investigation of theories of motivation as they apply to workplace situations. Classic theories are critically reviewed, including needs-based and processed-based theories of work motivation, as well as theories of goal setting and the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Other issues might include the application of such theories to performance management, the distinction between control and facilitation, learning and mastery goals, the role of pay as a motivator, and the role of self- and group-efficacy.
MGT-381 Small Business Management
Study and critical analysis of principles and procedures for establishing, developing, and managing a small business. Relevant differences between large and small business management are examined.
MGT-385 International Management
Examination of problems and opportunities confronting business enterprises that operate across national borders, with emphasis on adaptation to different cultural, legal, political, and economic environments.
MGT-400 Policy & Strategy
Integrative capstone course concerned with the role of senior executives in business enterprises. Course focuses on problems of strategy formulation, organization design, and organization renewal. Required of all seniors. Completion of all core courses.
MGT-405 Organizational Ethics
Exploration of the relationship between law and ethics, of ethical factors and restraints, recognition of ethical dilemmas affecting managerial decision-making, and policy in private and public sector organizations; examination of a variety of ethical issues, such as those relevant to the environment, consumer protection, discrimination in the workplace, conflict of interest, global economy, social responsibility of organizations, and professionalism; emphasis on case study method.
MGT-406 Business, Ethics & Civic Life
A study of the historical influence of a business enterprise (e.g., agriculture, mining) on the private associations (e.g., family, church, neighborhood, union) that matter greatly for the human beings who belong to them in a particular region of North America.
MGT-407 Ethics and the Playing Fields of Competition
A study of competition as a human endeavor infused with ethical significance. The course focuses on the playing fields of competition as places where distinct human beings strive intensely in one another's company and search for proper arrangements for the conduct of their competition. Students consider case studies of competition in public discourse, science, diplomacy, politics, business and sports.
MGT-410 Senior Seminar
Investigation of contemporary problems and special topics of current importance in the field of management. Specific issues to be addressed are determined by instructor. Topics of senior seminars vary across the semesters. Possible topics include leadership and followership, communication, organizational structure, diversity in management, planning and information systems, human resources, and accounting. Seminars are integrative and build upon prior courses work. Most include significant writing, presentation, and/or research components.
MGT-411 Production & Quality Mgt
Intended to expose students to issues in modern production planning. Major areas to be discussed include inventory management, logistics, capacity planning, production scheduling, and resource allocation. Production issues are integrated with total quality management principles, combining managerial philosophy and statistical tools.
MGT-412 Seminar: Power and Change
Based on a conceptual schema of power and political behavior in organizations developed by Dr. Schein, the Power and Change seminar examines how things get done in organizations. It focuses on the role of power and influence in bringing about innovation and change, and covers topics such as organizational realities; the bases of power; power strategies, interdepartmental power, and the need for power.
MGT-413 Followershp,Leadershp&Teamwork
This seminar will explore the dynamic relationship between effective leaders and followers. Contemporary concepts of leadership will be examined as well as a new typology of followership. Students will have an opportunity to assess their own leadership and followership styles through the use of the Leadership Profile Questionnaire and the Performance and Relationship Questionnaire.
MGT-414 Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility
This seminar will examine some standards of professional conduct and cases in ethical decision-making. In the spirit of the liberal arts tradition, the exploration will be grounded in philosophy. Social responsibility issues and special topics such as oversight, environmental and green accounting, forensic accounting, and some of the developments toward a new U.S. financial reporting model will be looked at from a managerial perspective.
MGT-416 Sem: Small Bus & Expert Sys
MGT-417 Not For Profit Mkt Mgt
Focuses on what is required to market effectively in the public and non-profit sectors, using cases and a service learning group project for local community non-profit organizations. Pre-requisite: Senior status and Marketing Management (Mgt 361) or permission of instructor.
MGT-418 Adv Computer Applicatns in Mgt
Studies advanced computer applications in management including digital representation and transmission, advanced computer graphics, encryption and security, and integration of basic office applications. Each student will be required to present an advanced application related to his career interest. MIS, Interest in Management Computing and permission of Prof. Charles Walton are required for admisison to the class. Limited to 15 students.
MGT-419 Personnel Selection
Investigation and consideration of the role of personnel selection systems in organizations (public and private sector). One major focus is job analysis and the systematic search for important differences among jobs. Another major focus is analyzing test types and their psychometric properties - in order to explore fit between differences in people and differences in jobs. Other topics include workforce diversity and criterion measurement.
MGT-420 Sr Seminar: Novel Management
This seminar will explore a variety of management topics through fiction and film. The student will gain insights into aspects of management such as leadership, organizational design and dynamics, and the role of business in society. Countries and cultures in addition to the U.S. will be included. Films will require attendance outside scheduled class hours.
MGT-421 Sem: Mgt of Diversity
The purpose of this seminar is to examine "Diversity," including what is meant by the term and its impact in management. The course is framed around the management of "isms": racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ethnocentrism, etc. We will examine the traditional expectations of employees in work environments as well as the social pressures, controversies, and ethics of minority inclusion.
MGT-422 Business, Ethics & Civic Life
A study of the historical influence of a business enterprise (e.g., agriculture, mining) on the private associations (e.g., family, church, neighborhood, union) that matter greatly for the human beings who belong to them in a particular region of North America.
MGT-423 Asian Management Systems
This seminar surveys several systems of business organization and management in East Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. For this course, the term "management systems" is used as a general concept encompassing the organization and management of the firm, strategic management, and the nature of the relationships among firms, between firms, and government, and between firms and society The importance of sociocultural and historical factor s in the past and current evolution of management systems is emphasized.
MGT-424 Managing On-Line Enterprise
MGT-425 Seminar: Management of Information Systems
MGT-426 Seminar: The Personality of the Entrepreneur
MGT-427 Seminar: Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
MGT-428 Corporate Financial Reports
MGT-429 Training and Human Resource Development
Theories, techniques, and innovations of the human resource management functions of management and employee training and development. Training is viewed as a planned effort to address skill gaps between employees' actual and desired performance levels, and development addresses learning activities designed to facilitate employee growth. A system approach to HRD is employed with a focus on measuring job performance requirements in order to assess performance gaps and determine training needs, design training to meet these needs, and evaluate training effectiveness. After studying the systems approach to HRD, the course focuses specifically on the challenges of management development. Students will conduct an audit of an organization's HRD function, as well as develop their own managerial skills in facilitating employee development.
MGT-430 Ethics and the Playing Fields of Competition
A study of competition as a human endeavor infused with ethical significance. The course focuses on the playing fields of competition as places where distinct human beings strive intensely in one another's company and search for proper arrangements for the conduct of their competition. Students consider case studies of competition in public discourse, science, diplomacy, politics, business and sports.
MGT-431 Women and Work: Women at the Top and Women at the Bottom
Examination of the issues of women and work from the perspectives of the top and the bottom of the spectrum of work opportunities. The seminar will explore the micro and macro variables that enhance or inhibit women's opportunities for leadership positions in organizations. Other topics will include gender differences in leadership styles and behaviors, a look at women in corporate leadership today, and approaches to enhancing women's leadership role in organizations globally. The second part of the seminar will examine the work issues of poor women within the context of their life circumstances. Individual and organizational approaches to improving the quality of work life for poor women will be considered. Work issues of poor women in developing countries will also be discussed.
MGT-432 Organizational Leadership in the New Millennium
This course focuses on the universality concept of organizational leadership. Students will experience, through a variety of instructional formats, organizational leadership challenges for the 21st century. To achieve this end, students will study the work of both classical and contemporary authors on organizational leadership, with application emphasis to a broad spectrum of organizations. Specific emphasis will be on creating and maintaining the balance between the organization's purpose and societal responsibilities while basing leadership actions on a foundation of values and ethics. The course will culminate with a student led blue ribbon leadership panel discussion.
MGT-433 Building the Capacity to Lead
Building on the experiences and accomplishments of the students in their course work, extracurricular activities, and in paid and volunteer work, this seminar creates a deeper understanding of the requirements of leadership roles in a variety of settings and their readiness to become a leader. The emphasis will be on enhancing capacity to lead early in a person's career, whether the work context is in the private sector, as an entrepreneur, or in a non-profit or public sector organization.
MGT-434 Business Valuation
The purpose of the seminar is to examine the methodologies of valuation of non-public entities. The first part will explore different methodologies for valuation. The second portion will define the assignment of the correct methodology for different situations. The students will participate in simulated valuation situations. Students will perform a Business Valuation of a company.
MGT-435 The Entrepreneur-Success vs Failure
An exploration of the qualities, personality traits, styles, talents and values that have been exhibited by both successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs, within the context of the challenges and opportunities they faced. Students devise a set of traits defining the successful entrepreneur that can be used to characterize each of those studied and have the opportunity to measure themselves against these same traits. Students develop a sound understanding of why entrepreneurs have succeeded or failed in the fast and how each compares with the range of entrepreneurial profiles.
MGT-436 Issues in Taxation
An examination and discussion of current federal tax procedure and policy. Discussions encompass reading from the text, reading of the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations and various IRS rulings and procedures. Students become familiar with tax research methods and a broad survey of taxation. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to prepare a moderately complex individual tax return with the aid of tax reference material. The class stresses reliance upon reference materials and automated tax preparation tools. The course stresses that preparation of a tax return or giving tax advice should be based only upon research and reference materials, not the memory of the preparer.
MGT-437 System Analysis and Design
The seminar will primarily focus on analysis of business systems using systems approach. Yourdon based analysis techniques will be applied in an organizational setting. Although design concepts will be introduced, the course focus will be analysis. Communication tools will include data flow diagrams and structure charts. Systematic and logical thinking skills are highly recommended. Knowledge of computer languages is not required.
MGT-438 The Bandits of Wall Street: White Collar Crime in the 21st Century
A review of white collar crime from Enron, Worldcom and Adelphia; to Medicaid fraud by local doctors. Students engage in a case study-based look at the costs of corporate crime, from the legal structure set up to protect society from fraud, the concept of fiduciary duties, and the current regulatory systems that govern corporate America. Students prepare and present a project based on individual instances of white-collar crime, discussing not only the causes and costs of the crime, but also proposing solutions to prevent further similar crimes from occurring, or from occurring undetected. The solutions must address all of the management concerns of implementing or complying with the new law(s), as well as a cost-benefit analysis of the new law(s) versus the status quo. The goal is for the project to be of a quality to be submitted to the Senator and/or Representative of the student.
MGT-439 Leadership in Action
A conceptual and empirical understanding of leadership theory. The goal is to both simplify and complicate the picture of leadership—to simplify by systematizing and interrelating some basic leadership concepts and to complicate by unpacking the ongoing debates, controversies, and unknowns within the leadership literatures. Some of these deliberations include the leadership construct, arguments for and against innate leadership abilities, gender issues, and the role of followership in the leadership equation.
MGT-450 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-452 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-453 Individualized Study-Tutorial
Individualized tutorial not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-460 Individualized Study-Research
Topics of an advanced nature pursued by well qualified students through individual reading and research, under the supervision of a faculty member. Students wishing to pursue independent study must present a proposal at least one month before the end of the semester preceding the semester in which the independent study is to be undertaken. Prerequisite: Permission of supervising faculty member. Please note that the department and College have a policy for students interested in credit for their internship experience. Students interested in this option should obtain a copy of the procedures and must discuss the internship with a faculty advisor prior to the internship experience.
MGT-461 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-462 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-463 Individualized Study-Research
Individualized research not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor graded S/U
MGT-470 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-471 Individualized Study-Internship
Internship counting toward the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-472 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded A-F
MGT-473 Individualized Study-Intern
Internship not counting in the minimum requirements in a major or minor, graded S/U
MGT-474 Summer Internship
Summer Internship graded A-F, counting in the mimimum requirements for a major or minor only with written permission filed in the Registrar's Office.
MGT-475 Summer Internship
Intern Research Minimum of six weeks of on-site participation in management with a public or private enterprise. Student wishing to pursue an internship must submit an acceptable proposal to the department during spring semester of the sophomore or junior year. Prerequisites: Sophomore or junior management major, with a minimum 2.0 overall and departmental grade point average.
MGT-477 Summer Internship
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