32 courses with the subject MGMT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MGMT 1101Introduction to Business4
This survey course introduces students to business and management in the 21st century. Topics covered include: the role of business; macro and micro economics of business; the legal, social, and ethical environment of business; and stakeholders and stakeholder relationships. The functional areas of business are also covered: management, operations, finance, accounting, and marketing. The course emphasizes the remarkable dynamism and liveliness of business organizations, raises issues of ethics and social responsibility, and encourages students to engage in self- reflection around career issues in business and management. Fall and spring semesters.
This project-based course will facilitate an introduction to data analytics from a business perspective. Students will learn the basic concepts surrounding big data, then, through the application of various analysis techniques, students will learn how to derive insights from large sets of data. An emphasis will be placed on effective communication and ethics throughout. Spring semester.
Operations management is the discipline that focuses on how organizations produce goods and provide services. Students learn concepts and techniques related to the design, planning, production, delivery, control, and improvement of both manufacturing and service operations. They address problems and issues confronting operations managers such for as process improvement, forecasting, capacity planning, facility layout, location planning, inventory management, quality management, and project management. This course employs practical methods for analyzing and improving manufacturing and service operations, and considers the interface of operations to other management functions. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits MATH1118, and MATH1111 or MATH1121
Topics in this course include the search for financing and the management of funds already invested, economic value added (EVA) and wealth creating strategies, financial analysis and planning, valuation of stocks and bonds, the management of working capital, the cost of capital and capital budgeting analysis. Also reviewed are financial markets, institutions and interest rates. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits ACCT2201, MATH1118, MATH1111 or MATH1121 or concurrently with MATH1118, MATH1111 or MATH1121
A review of legislation, and cases relating to professional and amateur athletics and athletes, sports events, sports merchandising, contracts, broadcasting and sponsorships. Students will learn applicable law and analyze cases and situations using legal precedence, legal theory and ethical concepts as they may apply. Fall semester, odd years. 4 credits MGMT3496/MGMT3497 Management Internship I or II (Cross listed with ACCT3496, ECON3496, FINAN3496 and MKTG3496) The management internship involves experiential learning in a for-profit or not- for-profit firm related to the student’s major and prospective career. The course requires that students apply theoretical knowledge to a practical setting, and provides them with the opportunity to gain experience in their chosen career and make a contribution to the organization in which they complete their internship. In addition to working at their internship site, students attend seminar or individual sessions that will deal with theoretical, practical and ethical aspects of work. Together with the
The Business Research Seminar will allow Seniors majoring in Accounting, Computer Science, Finance, Management, Marketing and Sport Management to pursue an in- depth research project on a topic that links business concepts to sustainability, social justice and/or diversity, equity and inclusion. Using the UN’s 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRMEs), students will explore business topics that either pose risks to sustainability social justice or diversity and inclusion and/or identify opportunities to make a positive social impact. Throughout the course, students will engage in hypothesis development, literature review, methods selection, data collection, data analysis, peer review and preparation of a final thesis- style paper and presentation. This course seeks to provide structured support for students preparing to submit a Distinction in the Field project and/or those who would like to prepare a substantial research paper in preparation for application to graduate programs. Spring semester. 4 credits Management 2
This is the capstone course of the management curriculum. This course focuses on the formulation and implementation of strategy. Students use tools and knowledge from other courses to extract, develop, and make sense of technological, financial, economic, t marketing, operational, geographic, and human information. Emphasis is placed on the strategy process (assessing company performance, identifying problems and possibilities, developing strategies, putting strategies and plans into action) as well as the ethical issues and social responsibilities that should be addressed in the formulation and implementation of strategic decisions. Traditional and live cases and/or simulation exercises will be a pedagogical component of this course. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits MGMT3302, MGMT3305 and senior standing , 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 55
Students will develop an understanding of the role of finance in the business organization. Topics include ratio analysis, creation of pre forma financial statements, sources of funds for financial operations, managing the cash flow process, the cost of capital and capital budgeting. In addition, the financial impacts of international operations will be explored.
The technology development has created the opportunity for companies to store, organize andanalyze vast amounts of information. Marketing analytics is a systematic approach to harnessingthis data to drive effective marketing decision making. It involves identifying and collectingrelevant data, selecting key metrics, developing models that connect these metrics, and using quantitative tools to uncover customer insights and to monitor and maximize the effectiveness of marketing initiatives. This course introduces marketing analytic concepts, methods and toolswith concrete examples from industry applications. Using marketing cases and related exercisestied to Enginius Software, this course will ms introduce a variety of quantitative models to improvemarketing decision making in such areas as market response models, segmentation and targeting, positioning, customer value assessment, new product and service design, pricing, the marketing mix – resource allocation model etc. Students will
Law in Sport Management This course is a survey of the United States laws around public speech applicable to the g sports industry. Major topics include the First Amendment, defamation, harassment, and the rise of hate speech in public discourse. Students will learn fundamentals and best practices in managing and preventing legal issues for their organizations. Management of media and human resources training for athletics professionals in the use of inclusive language will be highlighted.
