Management
Management Courses
MGMT
320 Business Information Systems
An integrated perspective of the information architecture, organization structure, and systems infrastructure of large firms. The study of the applications and processes firms use to gather, store, analyze, and exchange data to both generate knowledge and support business decisions.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major or minor.
Unit(s): .5
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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.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major. Business School minor.
Unit(s): 1
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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. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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333 Cross-Cultural Management
Introduction to challenges and opportunities associated with organizational management in the international context. Focuses on key cultural dimensions and differences across countries, and how management principles and concepts (e.g., motivation, leadership, communication, teams) can be applied and adapted to an international, cross-cultural environment.
Prerequisite(s): Management 330. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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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
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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): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major. Business School minor.
Unit(s): 1
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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. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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345 Management Science
Application of quantitative methods. Typical business problem areas: scheduling, inventories, queues, allocation of resources, and market strategies.
Unit(s): 1
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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
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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.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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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.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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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
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350 Creating a Business Plan
Development of a plan for a new business venture.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major.
Unit(s): 1
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355 Healthcare Administration and Management
Overview of the major aspects of managing healthcare services. May include technological, financial, regulatory, and strategic challenges facing health care firms. Emphasis is on the fundamental challenge of improving quality and accessibility while managing costs.
Unit(s): 1
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365 Financial Information Systems
Intended for first-semester juniors who will interview for an investment banking internship during the spring semester. Complements domain knowledge from finance courses with knowledge of finance technologies and applications. Certification in Bloomberg Professional and Morningstar Direct with mulltiple assignments using the technologies.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, 202, Economics 101, 102, Business Administration 201 or 202, Mathematics 211
Unit(s): .5
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375 Business Analytics
Data analysis and presentation skills needed to evaluate complex business problems. Includes extensive use of common data analysis and visualization software packages. Analyzation of large data sets to identify opportunities to improve business processes and effectively communicate proposals.
Prerequisite(s): Accounting 201, 202, Economics 101, 102, Business Administration 201 or 202, Mathematics 211
Unit(s): 1
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450 Consulting Process and Practicum
Intended to aid top senior students with the knowledge and experience to achieve successful full-time positions with leading consulting firms. Taught collaboratively and includes accounting, operations and strategy faculty. Consulting-related topics in class with team project to perform an actual consulting project for a local organization.
Prerequisite(s): Management 375
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