
Management courses
MGMT 203 Business Law I
Introduction to torts and criminal law. Law of contracts, agency, employment,
negotiable instruments, fraud, product liability and security devices, illustrative
court cases. Prerequisite: sophomore status.
MGMT 204 Business Law II
Real property, bailments, agency, creditors rights, bankruptcy,
business organizations and government regulations. Prerequisite: 203.
MGMT 305 Marketing in a Global Economy
Managing the organizational function of marketing, including theoretical
and practical concerns. Focus on international marketing, social responsibility,
ethics, and consumer issues. Prerequisite: Economics 151.
MGMT 308 Personal Financial Management
Basic principles of personal financial management including cash management,
debt management, insurance, investing, retirement planning and estate
planning. Prerequisite: 202 or permission of the instructor.
MGMT 314 Sales Management
Basic principles of sales management, including personal selling, planning,
budgeting, forecasting, and international sales management. Sales force
issues, such as organization, development, leadership, training, compensation,
and evaluation. Prerequisites: Economics 151; Management 305 or permission
of instructor.
MGMT 320 Issues in International Management
Topical and regional international management issues, addressing contemporary
concerns in such areas as the European Union, the Middle East, China and
the Pacific Rim, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Cross-cultural analyses
from the perspective of the American business organization. Prerequisite:
Economics 151. Pre- or corequisites: Management 305 and 345, or permission.
MGMT 343 Investments
Principles of investment analysis; study of securities market and various
types of investment; selection and management of portfolios. Prerequisite:
Accounting 202 or permission.
MGMT 345 Management Theory and Practice
Study of contemporary management theory and practice, including traditional
principles, functions of management, organizational behavior, and international
management. Prerequisite: sophomore status.
MGMT 352X Advanced Statistics for Economics and Business (Economics 352)
MGMT 360 Management Information Systems
Survey of information systems concepts and the design of commercial software
systems from a management perspective.
MGMT 399 Organizational Leadership
Advanced study in leadership concepts and principles focusing on transformational,
situational, and servant leadership theories. Emphasis on the nature and
importance of leadership, including the following topics: power, influence,
teamwork, motivation, problem-solving, communication, and conflict resolution.
Strategic, developmental, and international leadership issues. Prerequisite:
junior status. The course is open to students from all disciplines.
MGMT 441 Production and Operations Management
Introduction to the basic concepts of operations management on an international
scale within the context of both manufacturing and service organizations.
Emphasis on Total Quality Management (TQM) and on understanding the decision-making
tools that aid the operations function. Case studies of actual companies,
addressing both domestic and international operations issues. Prerequisite:
Statistics 161; corequisite: Economics 352 or Mathematics 151; or permission.
MGMT 445 Corporation Finance
Legal, financial, and economic aspects of the corporation, including promotion
and organization, sale and regulation of securities, corporate expansion,
and reorganization. Prerequisites: Economics 152 and Accounting 202, or
permission of instructor.
MGMT 449 Management Policy and Strategy
Comprehensive capstone course in management that addresses
business policy-making and strategic management within the context of
international competition. Focus on the general management function, with
particular emphasis on environmental analysis, strategy formulation, and
policy implementation from a macro-organization perspective. Case studies
and business simulations that address both domestic and international
issues. Must be taken during the senior year, preferably in the final
semester.
MGMT 450 Seminar
Open to junior and senior majors with permission of department.
MGMT 460 Independent Study
Supervised independent study in area of individual interest in management.
Prerequisites: junior or senior status and approval of department. One
to four semester hours.
MGMT 470 and 471 Internship I and II
Work experience related to field in students major, jointly supervised
by department and a professional in the field. Minimum 120 hours field
work along with on-campus assignments. Prerequisites: junior or senior
status, approval of the department, and completion of two courses selected
from Economics 152 and Accounting 201 and 202. Pass-Fail only. Three semester
hours credit each for 470 and 471 as separate internships; variable credit
from one to three semester hours for 471 when part of a combined 470-471
internship at a single site (minimum field work of 40 hours per semester
hour credit).
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