The Management Department offers concentrations in Management Consulting or Management Entrepreneurship. Additionally, a concentration in Business Analytics is available through the Management Department and may be combined with any Robins School major or concentration.

(1) Management Entrepreneurship

MGMT 347 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

MGMT 350 New Venture Creation

MGMT 351 Managing Innovation

One class, chosen from:

MGMT 331 Personnel/Human Resource Management

MGMT 332 Managing Groups and Teams

MGMT 333 Cross-Cultural Management

MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations

MGMT 348 Environmental Management

(2) Management Consulting

Two classes, chosen from:

MGMT 375 Business Analytics* or INFO 201 Data Analysis Software

MGMT 450 Consulting Process and Practicum

Two classes, chosen from:

MGMT 332 Managing Groups and Teams

MGMT 333 Cross-Cultural Management

MGMT 341 Global Supply Chain Management

MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations

MGMT 348 Environmental Management

MGMT 351 Managing Innovation

One class, chosen from:

INFO 301 Advanced Applied Statistics

INFO 302 Business Process Optimization

INFO 303 Machine Learning for the Business Analyst

(3) Business Analytics

All four courses required, however INFO 201 is a prerequisite course for the other INFO course offerings:

INFO 201 Data Analysis Software

INFO 301 Advanced Applied Statistics

INFO 302 Business Process Optimization

INFO 303 Machine Learning for the Business Analyst

*Note: MGMT 375 will be phased out spring of 2020.

Courses

MGMT 320 Business Information Systems

Units: .5

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Pre-business or ACCT, BUAD, ECON B.

MGMT 325 IT and Data Analytics

Units: 1

Description

Develops the skills to prepare raw data for analysis of business problems and development of evidence-based recommendations. Work with relational databases to import, structure, cleanse, and transform data. Apply data analysis tools and techniques, data visualization platforms, simulation strategies, and data mining to raw data to develop insights and business recommendations.

Prerequisites

Pre-business, ACCT, BUAD, ECON-B major, or HCST major. ECON 101, Math 211, BUAD 202 (may be taken concurrently).

MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major. Business School minor.

MGMT 331 Personnel/Human Resource Management

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Management 330 or permission of instructor. Business School major.

MGMT 332 Managing Groups and Teams

Units: 1

Description

Overview of how to effectively manage groups and teams in organizations. Topics focus on internal and external dynamics of groups and teams. Emphasis is on developing a theoretical grasp of issues and problems as well as an understanding of the practical implications concerning covered topics.

Prerequisites

MGMT 330

MGMT 333 Cross-Cultural Management

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Management 330. Business School major.

MGMT 339 Directed Independent Study

Units: .5-1

Description

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

Prerequisites

Permission of instructor.

MGMT 340 Operations Management

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major. Business School minor.

MGMT 341 Global Supply Chain Management

Units: 1

Description

Supply chain from a managerial perspective. Topics include supply chain network, inventory and distribution systems, globalization and outsourcing. Analytical tools and models to evaluate and improve supply chains¿ performance will be introduced.

Prerequisites

MGMT 340

MGMT 342 Managing Projects and Processes

Units: 1

Description

The study of systems for the purpose of project management, process management, and consulting. Topics include: systems analysis process, measurement of goals and performance within organizations, decision analysis, project management, and the integration of modern analytics software. Of interest to students preparing to work on the analysis of complex systems, such as business consulting, finance, policy, health care, and others.

Prerequisites

BUAD 202

MGMT 344 Bargaining and Negotiations in Organizations

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Management 330. Business School major.

MGMT 347 Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Units: 1

Description

An overview of new venture formation processes with the objective of providing students with the skills needed to recognize business opportunities and develop them into value-creating initiatives (i.e., starting businesses). Emphasis is on developing plans related to new venture exploration, as well as effectively communicating (i.e., pitching) ideas to stakeholders who can provide necessary resources for firm formation and growth.

Prerequisites

ACCT 201, BUAD 202, ECON 101, ECON 102.

MGMT 348 Environmental Management

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

Accounting 201, Business Administration 202, Economics 101-102. Business School major.

MGMT 349 Selected Topics in Management

Units: .5-1

Description

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

Prerequisites

Permission of instructor.

MGMT 350 New Venture Creation

Units: 1

Description

An experiential course requiring every student to participate as the sole founder or as a member on a small founding team under real-world conditions of risk and limited resources. Students will start the new venture planned in MGMT 347. Evaluation based on the viability of the business they start. Examines critical issues such as new venture strategy in local, domestic, and international contexts by synthesizing knowledge from many disciplines building on students' foundation in a variety of core and elective business topics (e.g., managing innovation and entrepreneurship, international business, accounting, marketing, finance, operations, strategy).

Prerequisites

MGMT 347 or MGMT 351 and MKT 320.

MGMT 351 Managing Innovation

Units: 1

Description

Explores paths to growth through innovation in existing companies (rather than in a startup environment) with a focus on organizational effectiveness. The theory and practice of promoting and managing innovation are considered in the context of case studies and the most recent academic thinking on topics like organizational design, resource allocation, culture development, and "managing clever people." The goal of the course is to prepare students to participate in, lead, and advise innovation teams to increase the likelihood of a desired corporate outcome.

Prerequisites

ACCT 201

MGMT 353 Sustainability and Accountability in Business

Units: 1

Description

Discussion and analysis of sustainability and accountability challenges in business. Current sustainable business cases are used to highlight those challenges and potential solutions and to examine how organizations can measure their environmental and societal impact and report on their sustainability activities.

Prerequisites

ECON 101

MGMT 355 Health Sector Analysis

Units: 1

Description

Overview and technical analysis of major sectors within the U.S. healthcare industry. Sectors such as pharmaceuticals, inpatient care, biotechnology, and health information technology will be analyzed in the context of Medicare, commercial insurance, and regulatory trends. Includes the development of spreadsheet and database models.

Prerequisites

BUAD major or minor or HCS major or minor, HCS 100, MGMT 320, and (BUAD 202 or MATH 209 or BIOL 320).

MGMT 375 Business Analytics

Units: 1

Description

Data analysis and presentation skills needed to evaluate complex business problems. Includes extensive use of common data analysis and visualization software packages. Analysis of large data sets to identify opportunities to improve business processes and effectively communicate proposals.

Prerequisites

(MGMT 320 or MGMT 325 or CMSC 325) and (BUAD 202 or BIOL 320 or CHEM 300 or MATH 209 or PHYS 308).

MGMT 450 Consulting Process and Practicum

Units: 1

Description

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.

Prerequisites

MGMT 375, senior standing.