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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: GSM 411, GSM 412, GSM 415, GSM 420, GSM 421, GSM 425, GSM 426, GSM 430, GSM 441 (co-requisite is ok), GSM 435, GSM 455, GSM 460, GSM 465, GSM 470) Strategy and Leadership, the capstone course of the MBA program, explores the role of strategy, decision making, and implementation at all levels in the organization. Drawing on previous course work, students develop an integrated view of the organization and its industrial and social/political environment. They progress from examination of single-business firms to consideration of larger, diversified global corporations, and from strategic positioning to administration of strategic change in complex organizations. The role of the leader is critical to effective strategic management, therefore, leadership is discussed in the context of strategy development and implementation. (3 credits)
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: GSM 411, GSM 412, GSM 415, GSM 420, GSM 421, GSM 425, GSM 426, GSM 430, GSM 435, GSM 455, GSM 460, GSM 465; and, pre or co-requisites GSM 450 and GSM 470) This course examines the essential concepts of and current challenges in organizational governance as well as the legal and ethical responsibilities of both managers and directors. Using the case format, the course employs concepts and techniques from the core MBA curriculum to analyze business and stakeholder issues and recommend action steps. (2 credits)
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1.00 Credits
Career Strategies presents a systematic approach to career exploration useful to students at every stage of their career growth, whether they are ready to change careers, move up to the next step in their current organization, or find a new job. Students start with a rigorous exploration of their skills, interests, and values through a series of diagnostics to clarify their career goals. Subsequently, skills in all facets of job hunting or positioning for promotion are covered, including resume and cover letter writing, industry research, networking, increasing one's visibility, interviewing, and salary negotiation. (1 credit)
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3.00 Credits
Leading Individuals and Groups focuses on the function, role, and responsibility of the manager in an organizational context. Emphasis is placed on understanding the organizational culture and on developing skills needed for the manager in middle- and senior-level management positions; the transition that must be taken into account in moving from supervisory positions to middle management and from middle management to senior management; the management of relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors; managing change and conflict; leading a group; and valuing and managing a diverse workforce. The course also explores the more intangible management issues that may confront women in higher level management positions and examines the increasingly strategic need to identify and negotiate both formal and informal sources of support for implementing decisions within the organization. (3 credits)
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1.00 Credits
Communication Strategies focuses on using oral and written communication skills to advance ideas, agendas, and careers in an organization. Students learn how to 'read' their audiences and shape their message accordingly. Through case analysis, written assignments, and personal inventories, they learn to identify and adapt to an organizations overt and covert communication protocol, and to observe the 'hidden dimensions' of communicating with a culturally and gender diverse workforce. Videotaped presentations help students hone their public speaking skills. (1 credit)
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: GSM 455) Leaders design their organizations to meet the competitive challenges they face in their local and global environments. This course explores the major elements of organizational dynamics from multiple perspectives, including formal structural arrangements, work practices and cultural norms, and relations of power and influence. The focus is on how existing organizational designs and cultures serve strategic ends and what possibilities exist to add value to the organization by changing these arrangements. During the course, students continually evaluate different approaches to conceptualizing and implementing organizational change. (2 credits)
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: GSM 455) While negotiation has traditionally been associated with dealings over resources, it is now clear that the skills are more broadly applicable to getting work done in teams, in complex organizations, and in partnerships and alliances. Like more traditional negotiation courses, this gives students the theory, analytic tools, and specific skills that enable them to deal with conflict issues in both win/lose and mutual gain situations. What distinguishes this course is its focus on gender and how it comes into play in negotiations. To effectively negotiate, women need to master the dual skills of empowering themselves, psychologically and organizationally, to advocate for their interests and needs--and connecting, working to foster collaborative problem solving. (2 credits)
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Faculty Advisor or Concentration Advisor approval Organizations in a variety of industries may offer formal or informal internship programs in a variety of functional areas. Internships are a great way to develop/enhance your skill sets while providing exposure to an industry or function that you are interested in from a career standpoint. Choose your internship strategically ? answer the question: is it going to make you more marketable to target employers upon graduation? -tInterns will meet with a faculty advisor regularly over the semester. -tInterns will be expected to work 225 hours over 16 weeks for 3 credits. -tInternships should be paid but may be unpaid. Hourly rates can span from $12 - $20/hour on average, and some organizations pay students in a lump sum. -tInternships are graded on a pass/fail system. Internship credit is determined based on hours worked over the course of the semester. -tInternational students on an F or J visas should inquire about additional requirements.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Faculty Advisor approval Independent studies are research projects done under the direction of a faculty member. Faculty have active research agendas and are not obligated to sponsor independent studies. Successful independent studies typically are mutually beneficial to both the student and the faculty member. The student should submit a plan outlining the hypothesis and areas of research to be explored and which faculty member will be her advisor. No registrations for an independent study will be processed until this is submitted. Students must identify a faculty advisor prior to registration for any independent study. A comprehensive 30-page research paper or another major piece of student output is required as the deliverable.
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