In this course, the student is introduced to the basic concepts of management
and organizations. Primary emphasis is given to three primary functions:
planning, organizing, and controlling. Additional topics include: organization
theory, the global environment, ethics, and decision-making.
HRMG 5000 Developing and Managing Human Resources (3)
This course is a comprehensive view of personnel policy development with
emphasis on the interdependence of personnel and operating functions. Students
analyze personnel functions of recruitment, development, training, compensation,
integration into the workforce, and maintenance of personnel for the purpose of
contributing to organizational, societal, and individual goals.
BUSN 5200 Basic Finance for Managers (3)
Managers and human resources management professionals must be able to
understand financial information contained in financial statements and reports.
Line managers must be able understand financial information contained in
financial statements and reports in order to evaluate their unit's financial
performance, to communicate clearly with other managers, and to apply financial
information when making decisions. Human resources management professionals must
understand financial statements and principles if they are to effectively assist
line managers and be strategic partners with other business functions. This
course will focus on the interpretation and use of basic financial information
by non-financial managers, not on the production of financial statements and
reports. (FINC 5000 cannot be substituted for BUSN 5200.)
MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior (3)
This course introduces students to many of the basic principles of human
behavior that effective managers use when managing individuals and groups in
organizations. These include theories relating to individual differences in
abilities and attitudes, attribution, motivation, group dynamics, power and
politics, leadership, conflict resolution, organizational culture, and
organizational structure and design.
MNGT 5650 Management and Strategy (3)
Strategic management refers to managerial decisions and actions that
influence the long-run direction and performance of an organization. This course
introduces the basic analytical concepts and processes underlying environmental
scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and
control of strategies. The course also addresses specific topics, including the
central role of the organization's purpose in formulating effective strategy,
the identification, development and leveraging of core competencies, the
increasing use of strategic alliances, globalization and strategy, and the
organization's ability to develop and sustain competitive advantages.
MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership (3)
Organizational leadership is the process of influencing other people to
achieve organizational goals. This leadership course reviews and builds upon the
basic knowledge of leadership provided in an introduction to organizational
behavior course by expanding the scope and depth of the student's knowledge of
leadership theories, by providing practice in basic leadership skills, and by
developing the student's self-knowledge of his or her preferred leadership
styles.
HRDV 5630 Organization Development and Managerial Change (3)
Organization development (OD) is the process of planning and implementing
interventions to create interpersonal, group, inter-group, or organization-wide
change. This course presents the theoretical foundations of organization
development as an applied behavioral science. Students will also be introduced
to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, inter-group, and organizational
interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting changes.
MNGT 5910 Ethical and Legal Issues in Management (3)
Students examine current topics in the areas of law, regulatory
controls, and ethical issues. Discussions focus on the implications of these
legal situations in management.
Capstone Course
MNGT 6000 Integrated Studies in Business and Management (3)
The student is expected to synthesize and integrate the learning experiences
acquired in management and to evaluate the research and current topics relative
to this major. Techniques used to accomplish these goals may vary.
Prerequisite: completion of all other required courses in this major.