MGT 1000-3 Introduction to Business (3 + 0)

This course presents an introduction to business concepts that are further developed in the business core and in other courses pursued by business and economics majors. Also discussed are contemporary issues facing business. This course allows business students to develop a context for their studies and gives non-business students insights into the world of business.

MGT 2210-3 Legal Environment of Business I (3 + 0)

This course is designed to present the legal system as it applies to business. The course includes a discussion of fundamental concepts related to the nature and sources of law and to the resolution of disputes. Statutes, regulations and related government agencies that regulate employment, securities, trade and workplace decisions are analyzed, as well as the law of agency, contracts, organizations and torts. Ethical and international aspects of law are treated where appropriate.

MGT 2500-3 Small Business Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: for non-business majors and business minors only

This course covers the principles of small business management and is designed for non-business majors only. Areas addressed include the positives and negatives of starting a small business, and particularly profiling the target customer, the competition, promotion, location, accounting, legal concerns, franchising and planning.

MGT 3000-3 Organizational Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: junior standing or permission of instructor

This course examines applications of managerial functions and processes as applied to business and other organizations. Human and organizational behavior are discussed within the organizational environment; production techniques and systems in manufacturing and service, which are relevant to organizational management are covered. Ethical concepts and international implications are interwoven throughout. 

MGT 3020-3 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship identifies the management skills necessary for starting, buying, or working for a business with high growth potential. Areas addressed include the positives and negatives of starting a business, researching and developing a business concept; investigating market factors; and planning financial strategies. Students will evaluate business ideas and develop a written feasibility plan.

MGT 3210-3 Commercial and Corporate Law (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 2210

This course includes a study of the fundamental legal concepts of property and a study of the Uniform Commercial Code as it applies to secured transactions, commercial paper and sales. Also examined are business organizations with major emphasis on partnerships and corporations, as well as bankruptcy and estates.

MGT 3220-3 Legal Environment of Business II (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 2210

This course provides the student with an understanding of the contemporary legal environment in which business must function. It focuses on the power of government to regulate business and the exercise of that power. Covered are ethics and laws relating to corporations and partnerships; securities, antitrust, employment discrimination, affirmative action, bankruptcy and administrative agencies.

MGT 3530-3 Human Resources Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

This course provides the student with a broad overview of the contemporary issues, theories and principles used to effectively manage human resources in organizations. The psychological, social, legal and economic bases underlying the practices of human resource management are studied. Topics such as recruitment, selection, performance appraisal and compensation are analyzed.

MGT 3550-3 Manufacturing and Service Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course is an introduction to the activities required to manufacture a product or create a service. Topics include work-force issues, bottlenecks, scheduling, quality assurance, materials control, and dealing with capacity and technological change. Manufacturing and service management in the international arena is contrasted with such management in contemporary American organizations.

MGT 3820-3 International Business (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor

This is an overview course to enhance understanding of the international environment faced by businesses. The course is designed to assist students in becoming aware of the variety of international aspects and current events influencing management in today's global environment.

MGT 4000-3 Management Decision Analysis (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

This course focuses on understanding and improving managerial decision making in formally structured organizations. Emphasis is placed on qualitative aspects of decision making in the context of individual, group, and organizational dynamics.

MGT 4020-3 Entrepreneurial Creativity (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

The course will focus on techniques for improving entrepreneurial creativity. Topics include techniques to enhance intuitive creative thinking within the business environment. The emphasis is on the development and implementation of innovative approaches to management and eliciting creative traits from the student to assist in the improvement of business venture planning and development.

MGT 4050-3 Purchasing and Contract Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course covers contemporary issues, concepts and techniques related to the location, analysis and monitoring of sources of goods, materials and services.

MGT 4420-3 Entrepreneurial Business Planning (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3020

This course requires the student to prepare a definitive, comprehensive business plan involving all aspects of a proposed new venture. To attract seed money and growth capital, the student plan must address probable start-up issues involving market analysis, competition, workforce and capacity planning. Emphasis is on financial viability and business plan packaging to secure financial seed money.

MGT 4530-3 Organizational Behavior (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course examines the behavior of individuals and small groups in organizational settings. The emphasis is on how organizations influence behavior in their quest for operating efficiency and effectiveness.

MGT 4550-3 Project Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

This course investigates the concepts and applicability of matrix organizations and project management. The unique nature of the project management structure is also examined, including its emphasis on integrative decision making throughout a product's life cycle.

MGT 4610-3 Labor/Employee Relations (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course provides the student with an understanding of the development of labor law and its application to the management of employer/employee relations. Cases and illustrations are used to demonstrate collective bargaining and methods of securing industrial peace.

MGT 4620-3 Appraisal and Compensation (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: MGT 3000

This course investigates methods of (1) identifying, measuring and evaluating performance; (2) using performance data as a basis for human resource management decisions; and, (3) designing compensation systems to attract, retain and motivate employees.

MGT 4640-3 Employee Training Development (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course focuses on the design, implementation and uses of training and development as a necessary part of increasing the value of employee and manager skills. Rapid organizational change precipitated by global competition, multicultural and multinational workers, and technology implementation require organizations to develop the human potential and careers of their employees at all levels.

MGT 4650-3 Managing Productivity (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: MGT 3000

This course investigates methods and approaches that are used to improve productivity in organizations. The course focuses on the descriptions and evaluation of these various productivity improvement techniques, including the study of critical situational factors that are important in a manager's attempt to become efficient in resource usage.

MGT 4830-3 Workforce Diversity (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: satisfaction of Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements and senior standing

This course provides an integrated perspective on the management practices and systems that influence the development and contributions of individuals within a culturally diverse work force. The focus is on those practices that enhance an organization's effectiveness in the increasingly competitive domestic and global marketplace. (Multicultural; Senior Experience)

MGT 4950-3 Strategic Management (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: completion of all other business core courses and senior standing

This course presents the concepts and techniques of strategic management that allow the management of organizations of varying sizes to prosper in a competitive environment. Students are given the opportunity to apply both strategic management's analytical tools and knowledge gained from their business core courses to the domestic and global problems of organizations. (Senior Experience)