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3.00 Credits
This course surveys theories, concepts and techniques of management in organizations. There will be an emphasis on styles of management, organizational structure and environment, and managerial responsibilities and ethics. A recurring theme is the differences (real and perceived) between men and women managers.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the Financial Management function from the perspective of the budget manager or director. Topics presented will assist students in understanding, forecasting, and managing financial issues within an organization, and will combine theoretical and practical applications. Major topics to be covered include operating and capital budgets, financial reports, financial analysis, and fiscal controls. Prerequisite: Accounting. familiarity with electronic spread sheets required for completion of course project.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the emerging body of knowledge related to strategic management and organizational culture. Strategic management requires an understanding of organizations from the perspective of top management. It means dealing with complex and unstructured problems in dynamic and rapidly changing social and economic environments while simultaneously understanding cultures within organizations. Using the case analysis method, students examine the strategy of an organization, the process by which strategy is formulated, and the tools and techniques by which strategy is formulated, and the tools and techniques by which strategy can be evaluated. Students also explore the organizational and personal implications of strategy as implemented within the organization. The focus is on creating "fits" between strategy, structure, andorganizational culture, especially as they affect the roles of leaders and organizational members.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the wide-ranging impact of management decisions, policy making, and strategy on communities and society. Internal and external political and social environments, ethical dilemmas faced by managers and executives, and the impact of "whistle blowers" are also covered. Students will initially analyze these issues within the context of ethical philosophy, later exploring the conditions and norms, which motivate institutional behavior, working relationships, and moral choice
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1.00 Credits
As funding for the arts, humanities, and human service programs declines, the need for expertise in locating and procuring available funds becomes critical. This seminar provides an overview of the grants research and applications process. Topics include: project planning, research methods, proposal writing, public/private grant sources, budget development, funding out- comes, and network building. Small group activities allow participants to practice grant research and proposal writing methods. This seminar is especially valuable for those interested in management of non- profit organizations.
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3.00 Credits
This class covers terminology and basic accounting processes including balance sheets, income statements, funds statements, and basic record keeping and standard financial reports. Learning is acquired through discussion and lecture, in-class exercises, and workbook projects. The class is a prerequisite for MGT369A Budgets and Finance unless the student has an accounting course on transcript or documented prior learning in accounting or bookkeeping.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the dynamics of public policy formation. Through reading case studies, interviewing public officials and private sector representatives and observing community groups and government agencies in action, students learn to analyze local issues. Students gain an understanding of the political process on state and federal levels as well as the local arena. Areas of analysis may include: local and/or national policies on business, labor, human services, energy and environment.
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4.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to examine literary representations of business, management and the power dynamics of the workplace. We will read and discuss a range of texts, with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of the complex social relations and human emotions at play in the world of business. Students will use what they have learned from their reading to reflect on their own working lives and careers, past, present and future.
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3.00 Credits
Beginning with a review of essential concepts in economics, this course focuses on the international and cross-cultural nature of contemporary economic phenomena. Emphasis is on macroeconomics, rather than microeconomics. Theoretical concepts are applied to specific cases, such as economic relationships between the US and Japan, Mexico, and other countries.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on human behavior in the workplace. It applies theory and research from the fields of management, human relations, industrial and organizational psychology to increase students' understanding of how environmental and psychological influences affect human performance. Topics include motivation, leadership, power, communication, conflict, decision making, job design, and organizational structure and change.
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