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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The increasing diversity of the American workforce and expanding economic interdependence among nations requires that managers deal creatively with the cultural dimensions of management. The course will employ readings and experiential learning to explore and articulate perceptions of difference in order to increase management effectiveness.
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3.00 Credits
Students will integrate their knowledge developed so far, and extend that learning, through a business simulation; writing an essay on a major issue, such as whether globalization presents more opportunities than problems, or vice versa, and explaining either how the opportunities may become problems or how the problems may be mitigated; writing and presenting a piece of business fiction or a business play that is designed to highlight issues and practices in business; and working on developing their personal learning portfolio (to be further refined in senior seminar). Pre-requisites: ACCT1002, ECON2001, MGMT2200, MKTG2104, and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the purposes of budgeting, forecasts, revenues, expenses, cash, capital investments, budget policies, reports, and controls. Students will also identify and avoid common pitfalls when developing and managing a budget.
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3.00 Credits
This course teaches students skills and techniques for conducting, writing, and evaluating research projects. Coursework focuses on problem definitions, research planning, instrument design, data collections, and sampling techniques.
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3.00 Credits
This is designed to be a capstone course in which students are encouraged to develop their managerial skills through the analysis of problems in various-sized businesses. This course integrates major management functions of marketing, finance, accounting, production, etc. In each situation, the student identifies the problem and formulates a course of action of business strategy. This course is only open to seniors who have completed all major courses.
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4.00 Credits
All organizations can benefit by focusing their efforts on improving customer satisfaction and expense control. The Project Management: Tools and Techniques course will help you develop these skills. The course covers: Defining Needs and Opportunities; The Project Management Process and its Benefits; Scheduling Work Activities; Project Management Software; Time/Cost Trade-Offs; Resource Planning; Cost Forecasting and Control; and Team Development and Effectiveness.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides an overview of basic data analysis and descriptive statistical methods useful in making business and organizational decisions. Presents statistical techniques to help students better understand research reports, business plans, and financial and marketing data.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to enable individuals working in diverse cultures, situations, industries, and business disciplines to identify, share, and apply the most effective communications strategies within a business or other organization. Internal communication includes (1) communication of corporate vision, strategies, and plans, as well as corporate culture, shared values and guiding principles, (2) messages designed to direct, guide and motivate employees, (3) thoughts that stimulate the cross-pollination of ideas and the effective engagement of team members, (4) negotiation and disagreement resolution, etc. In particular, this course will enable the student to develop an keen awareness of the complexity of the communication process within a business; effective writing skills that enable you to write clear, concise, and audience-centered business documents; effective oral communication skills that enable you to speak interpersonally and in large groups within a business; effective listening skills that enable you to comprehend instructions and become a critical listener; and communication skills that enable you to work with people of different cultures, particularly in small group (team) settings. The course will reflect the following realities. Communication is a two-way process in which people send and receive information about each others' beliefs, knowledge, new ideas, opinions, values, and emotions. These must be interpreted and reacted on, normally through feedback before the communication process is completed. In business, the aim should be to develop communication patterns, between individuals and groups, that understandable, accurate, meaningful, direct, open, and honest. To be effective, the communicator must understand and appropriately target his/her audience, select and create appropriate message, deliver that message via an effective medium, and pay attention to the receiver's response. The recipient must listen carefully and well, and then provide useful and understandable feedback. Modalities to be studied include Web-based communication, e-mail, text-messaging, personal written correspondence, written reports, stand-up presentation, telephone conversation, forum boards, and face-to-face communications. Prerequisites: ACCT1002, ENGL1500, ENGL2500, INFO2003, MGMT2200, MGMT3350, and MKTG2104.
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3.00 Credits
A systematic approach to training and development. Topics will include needs assessment and design of the learning environment, training methods, the link between training and development, and a company's strategic direction. Current development issues include cross- culture preparation, managing workforce diversity and succession planning. Prerequisite: MGMT3400 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the decisions that go into paying employees; the concepts and research underlying those decisions; the alternative techniques used to help make decisions; and the objectives obtained. Topics include job evaluation, pay determination, employee benefits, government regulations, and current trends. Prerequisite: MGMT3400 or permission of the instructor.
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