12 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 1200Business & Society4
Goals: This course is an introductory business course, familiarizing students with business models, the various objectives in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and the connections between business and society. Students will analyze how businesses can best respond to demographic, technological, economic, and competitive changes. Students will learn critical business skills including memo writing, creating visual presentations, and analytical thinking. Content: This course will examine the perspectives and experiences of various stakeholders both involved IN business decision making and affected BY business decision making. Using several case studies, students will better understand the various roles and interests represented in the business setting as well as the complex interactions between business and the broader society.
Goals: To understand basic concepts, theories, and research in management and to apply them to practical management problems. To relate the liberal arts to work, using a common theme of ethics. Content: The principal functional areas of management (planning, organizing, controlling, and leading) are examined in the context of organizations and groups. Ethical issues and the different views of work from various fields are examined.
Goals: To provide an overview of the law as it relates to the formation, operation, and completion of business transactions. The course is not only intended to assist the student who plans a career in management, but also the student interested in a legal career. Content: Contracts, sales, secured transactions, commercial paper, and bankruptcy.
MGMT 3100, grade of C- or higher, and junior or senior standing Credits: 4
MGMT 3600Organizational Behavior4
This course provides a conceptual framework for understanding behavior within the organization. Students explore behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Units of analysis include personality, leadership, conflict, motivation, and organizational culture. Goals of the course are: (1) To learn terminology, concepts, and theories of organizational behavior. (2) To develop awareness of individual differences and their impact on individual and organizational outcomes. (3) To develop an understanding of individual and group behavior and their impact on individual and organizational outcomes. (4) To be able to analyze an organization and assess its effectiveness at fostering a productive work environment.
Crosslisted: Also listed as MKTG 3610 Goals: This course provides a comprehensive overview of strategic brand management – the design and implementation of marketing programs and activities to build strong brands and brand equity. The curriculum will be highly interactive, informative and fun with shared emphasis on individual and group work. Content: The content and examples will feature brands from a wide variety of industries and consumer segments. By working through various activities, projects and discussions, coupled with hearing from external industry leaders, students will have the opportunity to apply key concepts and experience the real-life challenges, opportunities and decisions marketers face in building brands. Taught: Spring
Goals: For students to learn methods for attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that ensures an organization can achieve its mission and goals in a manner such that both the organization and the employees can flourish. Content: This course takes a strategic approach to Human Resource Management. Topics explored with a dual eye towards both legal requirements and best practices in a competitive labor environment include: recruiting and selection, training and development, compensation and rewards, and retention and wellness programs.
Goals: To introduce students to concepts, techniques, and tools related to the design, planning, quality assessment and control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Content: Topics including process analysis, improvement, and productivity, quality management, supply management, and inventory management, and how these topics are integrated with high-level financial objectives. Class sessions involve explaining concepts, working examples, discussing cases and performing team projects.
Goals: To provide an overview of the international business environment including key international institutions. In this course, students will explore the meaning and nature of culture as well as its influence on management functions and international business throughout the world. The course will examine dominant cultural norms in key world regions and effective cross-cultural communication and management methodologies designed to enhance international business success. Content: The nature and role of culture in international business and management, regional cultural norms throughout the world, international negotiating and resolution styles, cross-cultural synergy, international business ethics, international human resources management issues, and international organizations that influence business.
ECON 1100 and MGMT 3100 with grades of C- or higher, and junior or senior standing
MGMT 3730Project Management4
Goals: To guide students through fundamental project competencies and behavioral skills needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Content: This course aids students in understanding interpersonal issues that drive successful project outcomes. Topics covered include project integration, project scope, time and cost management, project team management, risk management and procurement management. The approach is a practical, hands-on application through case studies and class exercises.
Goals: To guide students through critical self-analysis and exploration of organizational dynamics to enhance their abilities to be effective leaders in work settings. Content: Students will explore personal predispositions in communication, conflict management, decision making, team behaviors, and cultural intelligence through assessment tools and in-depth discussion. The course will examine how cognitive and behavioral patterns impact efforts in team, organization and sector settings.
MGMT 3100 or LEAD 1000, grade of C- or higher, and sophomore standing Credits: 4
MGMT 3960Internship with Seminar2
Goals: To provide an opportunity to apply students’ skills and knowledge in a working/learning context. To complement internships by providing discussion groups for sharing and crosschecking students’ experiences. Content: Students must hold an internship and will also meet once a week as a group to articulate and assess their experiences.
Junior or senior standing, or consent of the instructor. Primarily intended for economics and business majors, but other majors with administrative internships are welcome. Credits: 2
MGMT 5860Strategic Management4
Goals: To learn to think strategically. To learn to work effectively on a policy setting management team. To develop knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and resolve formulation and implementation issues. Content: The formulation and implementation of management strategy, utilizing learning from other business courses and insights from business experiences.
