Management
D. Neil Ashworth, Chair
Professors Ashworth, Eynan, Haddock, New, Tallman
Associate Professors Coughlan, Deans, Eylon, Litteral
Assistant Professors Altay, Bosse, Thompson, Whitaker
The Management Concentration
Students may meet the requirements of the management concentration by completing four units chosen from management courses (track 1) or by completing the requirements of the innovation and entrepreneurship track (track 2). A maximum of six units may be taken in any area of concentration.
Management Concentration Program Tracks (suggested courses)
(1) General Management Track (select four courses)
MGMT 331 Personnel/Human Resource Management
MGMT 333 International Management
MGMT 339 Directed Independent Study
MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations
MGMT 345 Management Science
MGMT 346 Systems Analysis and Design
MGMT 347 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MGMT 348 Environmental Management
MGMT 349 Selected Topics in Management
MGMT 350 Creating a Business Plan
(2) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track (three required courses plus two electives)
Required Course:
- MGMT 347 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Select at least two of the following three courses:
- MGMT 350 Creating a Business Plan
- FIN 369 ST: Entrepreneurial Finance
- MKT 329 ST: Entrepreneurial Marketing Management
Plus two electives, chosen from the following list (the third course from above list can serve as one of the electives):
- ECON 220 History of Economic Thought
- ENGL 216 Literature, Technology and Society
- LAW 641 Intellectual Property
- LDST 101 Leadership and the Humanities
- LDST 102 Leadership and the Social Sciences
- MGMT 331 Personnel/Human Resource Management
- MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiation in Organizations
- MGMT 348 Environmental Management
- MGMT 349 ST: Leadership
- MKT 324 Sales Management
- MKT 326 Marketing Research and Analysis
- MKT 327 Consumer Behavior
- MUS 345 Philanthropy in the Arts
- RHCS 102 Interpersonal Communication
- THTR 212 Basics of Acting
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
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