Courses in Management
MGT 295: Introductory Toics in Management (1.00)
Prerequisite: to be determined by the Division of Business and Management. An introductory study of a specific topic within management. Intended for freshmen and sophomores, or for students with little or no background in management. The student may repeat the course, but not the topic. (Offered as needed.)(1-3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 345: Organizational Behavior (3.00)
Prerequisites: HRM 208, BUS 101. Logical and rational design of organizations; emergent behavior in the individual and the group, including interaction and effect on the organization. (Offered every fall semester.) (LA) (3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 350: Small Business Seminar (1.00)
Prerequisites: A 2.5 GPA and permission of the instructor. Analysis of issues related to small business, including accounting, data processing, marketing, management, legal matters, and funding. (Offered as needed.)(1)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 351: Small Business Management (3.00)
Prerequisite: BUS 101. An analysis of the management concerns associated with small business. This course examines the means of ownership and characteristics of small business, as well as the benefits derived from and problems associated with managing small retail stores, service-oriented organizations, franchises, and manufacturing firms. Problems in marketing, finance, production, accounting, personnel, and insurance associated with the management of a small business are studied and analyzed. Development of a business plan is included. (Offered every even-year spring semester.)(3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 353: Business and Government Relations (3.00)
Prerequisites: ECO 210, ECO 211, BUS 101; POL 120 or POL 130. Analysis of governmental impact on business decisions; statutory requirements, regulation, and promotion of domestic and foreign business activities. Analysis of corporate political activity and current issues in business-government relations. (Offered as needed.)(3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 399: Independent Study (1.00)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (Offered every semester.)(1-3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 430: Management Seminar (3.00)
Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor. Analytical, ethical, and conceptual role of the manager in an organizational structure emphasizing the interrelationships of various managerial styles. (Offered as needed.)(3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 445: Services Management and Marketing (3.00)
Several businesses dominate the economics of most developed nations of the world. In the United States, the service sector employs over 75 percent of the workers and contributes over 70 percent of the GDP. Business courses have traditionally focused on manufacturing. This course introduces the student to the unique challenges faced by service organizations and by the growing number of manufacturing firms that use service as a competitive strategy. (Offered as needed.)(3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 450: Management Internship (1.00)
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. One-semester internship with a public or private organization provides opportunities for practical experience in management and observation of the concepts and the actual practice of managerial procedure. (Offered every semester.)(1-12)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 495: Advanced Topics in Management (1.00)
Prerequisite: to be determined by the Division of Business and Management. An advanced study of a specific topic within management. Intended for juniors and seniors, or for students with an appropriate background in management. The student may repeat the course, but not the topic. (Offered as needed.)(1-3)
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 510: Leadership (4.00)
This course will engage students in a critical examination of the changing nature of work and organizational conditions that create new challenges relating to the skills of business leaders. In addition to skills, development in the areas of goal setting, problem solving, and communications, this course will include assessment of personal leadership styles, decision-making and the capacity to function as an organizational change-agent. The ability to lead others through change will be the central theme of the course.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 515: Business Ethics (3.00)
This course deals with morality in the business environment. It will deal with the centrality of ethical values to the individual and the organization, scope of the moral responsibilities of corporations, and ethical choices pervasive in management in the 21st century.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 520: Managerial Accounting and Finance (3.00)
This course is designed to provide applied competence in accounting and finance in the management of business organizations. The focus in on both how accounting measures can be used to promote efficient allocation of resources, and the ability to evaluate the business financing decisions in relation to their objectives. A case study approach will be taken.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 530: Managerial Economics (4.00)
This course emphasizes the principles of economic theory which are essential to effective management decision-making. It reviews the fundamental principles of micro-economic and macro-economic theory. The focus is on: consumer demand; the nature and behavior of costs; the operation of markets; monetary theory and policy; financial institutions; employment and unemployment; capital formulation; and economic growth. A case study approach will be taken.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 540: Decision-Making for Managers (3.00)
This course is designed to enable students to use various decision making models and techniques for more effective decision-making. Adult learners will be exposed to STAAR, statistical analysis, preferential analysis, decision trees, analytic hierarchy process, and conjoint analysis. Emphasis will be placed on group and team decision making. A case study approach will be taken.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 550: Marketing for Managers (3.00)
This course will focus on providing students with the wherewithal to conceptualize and develop an organization-wide marketing plan. The case-studies approach is designed to develop the necessary skills essential in making tactical and strategic marketing decisions.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 560: Business Law (3.00)
This course provides non-lawyer managers an overview of state and federal government regulatory agencies and regulations, intellectual property rights, contracts and tort laws, as it applies to businesses. Emphasis on liabilities issues.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 570: Business Strategy and Industry Analysis (4.00)
This course focuses on understanding what elements go into building a successful enterrise and creating a winning business strategy. Conversely, industrial analysis answers the question: what makes one industry more attractive than another for investment and employment? The focus is on developing the ability to formulate innovative strategies to create and sustain competitive advantages in a dynamic business environment. Tools for industry analysis will be introduced such as benchmarking. A case study approach will be taken.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 580: Introduction to Action Research (3.00)
An introduction to the rationale and procedures of action research. Topics inlcude: nature and purposes of reseach, planning and conductin research, critique and evaluation of research, sampling, experimental and quasi-experimental design, and action research. Content from this course will be integrated into all courses throughout the program.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 581: Statistics for Action Research (3.00)
A continuation of MGT 580. Students will become familiar with tools for statistical analysis. Students will design statistical measures that apply to their action research project.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 582: Action Research Project (2.00)
This is the culmination of a three-part comprehensive course running over the life of the program. This course provides instruction and support to students as they integrate the action research information gained in previous course work and conduct and refine their projects. Students will share ideas, concerns and drafts of their final projects for peer review. Students will implement and complete their research and report their findings to a faculty review board.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 600: International Management (3.00)
The study of the legal impact of the various social institutions on international managers. The study of the role of culture, education, and politics in shaping attitutes toward work and leisure. The study of the role of discipline and motivation in different cultures.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 610: International Marketing (3.00)
A study of the opportunities, distinctive characteristcs, and emerging trends in foreign markets. This course includes an exploration of alternative methods and control; impact of social, culturial, economic, and political strategies; organizational planning differences; and the challenges of adapting American marketing concepts and methods to foreign markets.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 620: International Finance (3.00)
A study o ffinancial issues related to multinational business; the international financial environment; long term capital committmet to international ventures; and financial techniques for business operation.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 622: Case Study in Financial Management (3.00)
Using the case approach, this course examines financial issues including capital budgeting and long-term financing decisions. Topics include interaction of strategic investment (long-term assets) and financial decisions, projected cash flow, and risk analysis, required returns, alternative evaluation methods, capital structure consideration, and various financing methods.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 630: International Accounting (3.00)
A study of accounting concepts, standards, and procedures for the international business environment. International and national accounting pronouncements affecting international business with be emphasized.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 633: Accounting Reporting and Analysis (3.00)
A study of accounting measurements for general purpose financial reports. The course is to provide a working knowledge and a clear understanding of the contents of published financial statements.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 634: Federal Taxes (3.00)
This course is an introduction to federal taxation in general, and income tax in particular. It will concentrate on the provisions that apply to all taxpayers, with particular concern for the taxation of individuals. The course is intended to provide grounding in such fundamental areas as the concept of income, income exclusions and exemptions, non-business deductions, deductions for business expenses, basic tax accounting, assignment of income and capital gains and losses.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 635: Auditing (3.00)
An overview of the public accounting profession and its socioeconomic role; auditing techniques with an emphasis on EDP environment; audit procedures, practice and programs; working paper preparation; unqualified and qualified report writing.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 641: Career Management and Development (3.00)
This is a comprehensive course, where students first learn about themselves and how that knowledge contributes to career success. They use various career resources to investigate careers and discover how goal setting and decision maketing are integral to career planning. They will learn how to use this knowledge in a managerial context to assist organizations in managing their workforce for maximum individual and organizational success.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 642: HRM for International Business (3.00)
Consideration of the nature and significance of human relations as they affect the performance of the international business organization. Topics include group and inter-group relations, leadership, motivation, and communication systems. Relevant readings from psychology and social sciences are incorporated.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 643: Employee Training and Development (3.00)
Increasing employees' capability to perform more efficiently, effectively and with greater productivity can often differentiate one company from another. The employee training and development course teaches students about the process of improving individual performance in organizations. Students will adopt the perspective of a training and development department that is responsible for the optimum contribution of all employees. Students will be challenged to apply their understanding of competency-based development strategies. Students can expect to learn the fundamentals of how to: conduct job analysis; assess trainees; develop competency-based training and evaluate training effectiveness.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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MGT 699: Graduate Project (3.00)
Introduction to the sequence of steps followed during the identification and delineation of a research project that leads to the successful development of a study of international business. The complete research project includes introduction, review of literature, research methodology, analysis and findings, and conclusion and recommendations.
Gen. Ed. Attributes: None.
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