MGNT 3600 Management Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or consent of department chair.
A study of the basic concepts and processes of management. The course includes the study of legal, social, political environment with specific emphasis on the behavioral perspectives in organizations.

MGNT 3602   Business Law    
Prerequisite: BUSA 2106 or approval of department chair
A course designed to expand the student's understanding of the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate, including a study of the law of sales, commercial paper, and secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code, debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy, real and personal property, insurance, selected types of business organizations, and professional liability.

MGNT 3605   Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600
The focus of this course is on individual, group and organizational behavioral factors and the managerial perspective on processes, techniques, and practices to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and work satisfaction.  

MGNT 3613   Public Relations
Prerequisite:  COMM 3301, or permission of instructor.
A survey of the role, social responsibilities and potential of modern public relations.  Includes development of basic skills and techniques needed for effective public relations programs.  Same as COMM 3313.

MGNT 3615   Production/Operations Management
Prerequisite: ECON 3402
A study of the fundamental process for production of goods and services in organizations with emphasis on understanding its relationship to other areas and use of quantitative tools in production/operations decision making.

MGNT 3616   Human Resource Information Systems
Prerequisite: CISM 2201
This course will teach students the architecture, applications, and benefits of Human Resource Information Systems. It will show how an HRIS with artificial intelligence decision/support capabilities can improve the HR processes by using shared databases of information about jobs, people, and the organization.

MGNT 3617   Business Presentations
Designed to help you create, conduct, and assess professional multimedia presentations with the use of computer software. The focus of this course is to enhance your oral presentation skills using overheads for team briefings, slides for sales meetings, and outlines and notes for audience participation.

MGNT 3618   Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600, MKTG 3803
Study to isolate and examine for solution the significant problems encountered by men and women who establish and manage small businesses.

MGNT 3625   Contemporary Issues in Management
Title and description of specific courses to be specified at time of offering. Course may be repeated with permission, up to a maximum of 10 hours.

MGNT 3627   Managing Cultural Differences        
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing
A course designed to enable students to become more competitive in their chosen career fields by developing in them an understanding of the importance of increasing global economic interdependence and the challenges of relating to people from other countries or cultures. Same as SOCI 3273.

MGNT 4610   Logistics        
Prerequisite: senior standing
Logistics represents the market-driven activities necessary to plan and control procurement, production and inventory, and distribution. The planning and control aspects of these activities and the interfaces among these activities are the subjects of this course. Logistics has four major parts: production and inventory control, procurement, distribution, and the relationships among and integration of these areas.

MGNT 4615    Manufacturing Processes         
Prerequisites: senior standing and MGNT 3615 as co-requisite
Manufacturing processes define the methods that companies use in designing, producing, and delivering goods and services required by customers. This course contains four major topics: industrial facilities management, process design and development, manufacturing, and their relationships.

MGNT 4620   Human Resource Management        
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600 or equivalent
A study of the planning, acquisition, and administration of human resources in organizations. Includes case studies and applications of problem solving techniques.  

MGNT 4621  Applications in Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: Completion of or currently enrolled in MGNT 4620
This course allows you to apply the concepts learned in the basic human resources (HR) course.  Through case analysis, role playing, and assighned projects you will gain an appreciation of an experiece with the types of situations that HR professionals face on a routine basis.  Additionally, you will become adept at using research tools used by HR professionals to address situations with which they may not be familiar.  Further, you will receive exposure to  the journals, websites, and professional organizations that HR practionioners use to stay abreast of changes in the field.

MGNT 4626   Women and Work
A course designed to familiarize students with the history of women and work, the present role of women in the workplace, and current issues affecting working women; and to develop in students skills and strategies for dealing with issues related to women and work. Same as SOCI 4103.

MGNT 4630   Dispute Resolution in Contemporary Organizations
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status or department chair approval.
Analysis of the causes and consequences of conflicts in and among organizations with strategies and processes for their effective resolution. The course will cover the sources of organizational conflicts, strategies for conflict avoidance, approaches for conflict resolution, and traditional and alternative dispute resolution methods.

MGNT 4640   Employment Law
Prerequisite: BUSA 2106
Development, current status, and implications of legislation, court rulings, and government agencies' decisions in equal employment opportunity, employee protection, employment contracts, individual employment rights, income and retirement security, and international employment, as well as emerging issues in human resource management, as related to the effective management of human resources.

MGNT 4660   Strategic Management       
Prerequisites: May be taken no earlier than one semester before graduation and provided completion of Core Area F business courses and ECON 3402, FINC 3511, MGNT 3600,  and MKTG 3803.  Must have senior standing.  
An integrative approach to the study of the total enterprise from the executive management's point of view–the environment in which it operates, the direction management intends to head, management's strategic plan and the task of implementing and executing the chosen strategy.

MGNT 4680    Human Resources Practicum
Prerequisite:  MGNT 3600 & MGNT 4620 & consent of instructor
This course allows management students nearing completion of their undergraduate program to work with local practitioners to complete a management consulting project.  Students will expand their knowledge of concepts and practices in the field by conducting research related to a particular HR problem.  Students will make written and oral reports on their findings and recommendations.

MGNT 4681   Compensation Management
Prerequisites:  MGNT 3600 and MGNT 4620 and consent of instructor.
This course will teach economic concepts and legislative requirements relating to compensation concepts and practices.  Students will learn the concepts and procedures for developing and administering a compensation program.

MGNT 5620   Seminar in Human Resource Management
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600 or equivalent
A study of the planning, acquisition, and administration of Human Resources in organizations.  Includes case studies and applications of problem-solving techniques.

MGNT 5625   International Management
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600 or equivalent
Tthis course examines international operations of American firms, impact of international competition in the domestic market, organization for international production, marketing, financing, international markets, resources, institutions, and managerial problems arising out of governmental relations.

MGNT 5626   Women and Work       
A course designed to familiarize students with the history of women and work, the present role of women in the workplace, and current issues affecting working women and to develop in students skills and strategies for dealing with issues related to women and work.  Same as SOCI 5103.

MGNT 5630   Dispute Resolution in Contemporary Organizations
Analysis of the causes and consequences of conflicts in and among organizations with strategies and processes for their effective resolution.  The course will cover the sources of organizational conflicts, strategies for conflict avoidance, approaches for conflict resolution, and traditional and alternative dispute resolution methods.

MGNT 5681   Compensation Management
Prerequisite:  Consent of MBA Coordinator
This course will teach economic concepts and legislative requirements relating to compensation concepts and practices.  Students will learn the concepts and procedures for developing and administering a compensation program.

MGNT 6604   Production/Operations Management Fundamentals with Quantitative Applications
Prerequisite: MATH 1413 or equivalent
An examination of the qualitative and quantitative fundamentals of production and operations management which provides a foundation for application of quantitative techniques.

MGNT 6611   Business and Society       
A study of the relationship between business and society, including the role of social responsibility and responsiveness in determining corporate objectives, analysis of business and societal issues in varying arenas, and development of managerial skills in dealing with these issues.

MGNT 6670   Organization Theory and Behavior: A Managerial Perspective
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600 or equivalent
A managerial examination of the behavior and structural factors affecting performance of organizations, including study of fundamentals, individual and group concerns, and organizational processes with emphasis on current issues.

MGNT 6672    Theory and Philosophy of Management
Prerequisite: MGNT 3600 or equivalent
An examination of the practice of management--past, present, and future--with emphasis on contemporary challenges.

MGNT 6681   Strategic, Ethical and Global Management
Prerequisite: MKTG 6815, FINC 6532, all preparation courses and within 15 hours of graduation
A study of total enterprise at the executive level, applying a set of decisions and actions which result in the formulation and implementation of strategies that  achieve the mission and goals of the enterprise with special consideration of the effects of globalization, ethics, and corporate accountability.

MGNT 6683 Research in Business
An overview of the research process--selecting and defining problems, building research designs, developing sources of information, date-gathering techniques, and writing various forms of reports.

MGNT 6685 Special Problems in Business
Prerequisite: Consent of department chair, the instructor, and  completion of MBA core.
In-depth, supervised, individual study of one or more current business problems in a business organization