Organizations regularly engage management consultants in an effort to maintain their competitive edge and improve performance. Students who complete the Management Consulting Concentration are prepared to contribute to performance improvement initiatives inside many types of organizations, including corporations, professional services firms, and governmental and non-profit organizations. Students who complete this concentration develop proficiency to:

Measure and interpret an organization's performance
Diagnose an organization's threats and opportunities
Recommend activities for the organization to address threats or opportunities
Carry out those activities as a member of a project team
Communicate clearly the purpose, scope, and benefits of their work

In addition to satisfying the B.S.B.A. degree requirements, students in the Management Consulting concentration are required to take five units of courses as noted below.

Two classes, chosen from:

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 SQL and Process Optimization for the Business Analyst

INFO 303 Machine Learning for the Business Analyst

Management Entrepreneurship Concentration

Management Entrepreneurship

Management Entrepreneurship Concentration

Innovation and Entrepreneurship has become a driving force in economic and societal change. The proliferation of new ventures and small businesses stimulates many new career and professional opportunities. Even large, established organizations today recognize the value creation potential of innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities. The Entrepreneurship Concentration provides students with the skills and mindset needed to succeed in fast-moving environments. Students will engage in new concept creation from idea generation, to validation, and execution. Students will also acquire knowledge and training in applied creativity through innovation for organizations of all types and sizes.

In addition to satisfying the B.S.B.A. degree requirements, students in the Entrepreneurship concentration are required to take four units of MGMT courses as noted below.

MGMT 247 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

MGMT 351 Managing Innovation

MGMT 352 New Venture Creation

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

Courses

MGMT 225 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

ECON 101 and either Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 (Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 may be taken concurrently).

MGMT 247 Introduction to 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 and ECON 101.

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 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, either Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 (Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 may be taken concurrently), Economics 101-102. Pre-business major. 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, either Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 (Economics 170 or Business Administration 202 may be taken concurrently), 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 or ECON 170

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 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

Economics 101.

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 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 and ECON 101

MGMT 352 New Venture Creation

Units: 1

Description

Designed to provide students with theoretical and practical understanding of new ventures. Examines the start-up-, operational-, and growth-related issues that the aforementioned entrepreneurial ventures typically encounter. Teaches how a new venture opportunity is developed through hands-on problem solving and organizational development. Students are required to participate in an immersive new venture experience, subject to approval.

Prerequisites

MGMT 247, MGMT 351

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 HS major or minor, HS 100, MGMT 225, and (BUAD 202 or ECON 170 or DSST 189 or BIOL 320).

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

INFO 201, senior standing.