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5.00 Credits
This course fosters the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to start a new venture. The student is required to assess his or her own entrepreneurial orientation and to formulate a realistic business plan for a new venture. Topic areas include self-assessment, identifying and evaluating new venture opportunities, obtaining capital, writing and presenting the business plan, and managing the emerging firm.
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5.00 Credits
This course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to manage an on going small business. The focus is on owner/manager decision-making. Topics covered include ownership, personal selling, advertising, sales promotion, financial analysis, record keeping, personnel management, and the like.
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5.00 Credits
Core management concepts and theories applied to agribusiness. Topics include individual dynamics (motivation, values); planning (demand, forecasts, budgets); organizing (strategy, structure, change); leadership (power, influence, negotiation, human resources); and control (product/inventory, financial management).
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5.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary issues related to managerial training, political structure, foreign receptivity to United States business, cultural factors, organizing, and controlling the international firm.
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5.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical and theoretical understanding of compensation and benefits from the perspectives of managers (who make reward decisions), employees (who receive the rewards and are the "customers" of the reward system), and human resource practitioners (who assist in the design and maintenance of reward systems). Topics include pay strategies, job evaluation, salary surveys, pay structures, pay banding, merit pay, skill-based pay, team-based pay, gainsharing, profit sharing, legally required benefits, health insurance, and retirement plans. Prerequisite: MGMT 310.
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5.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical and theoretical understanding of workforce planning, specifically the staffing and selection process and workforce development. Topics include current legal issues, interviewing methods, assessment centers, integrity testing, personality testing, psychological tests, validation methods, planning, and cost evaluation, as well as workforce training and development needs. Prerequisite: MGMT 310.
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5.00 Credits
This course will develop the information systems knowledge and skills necessary to the HR professional. Topics that will be examined will include the use of computers as tools to analyze and assist in human resource decision-making. More specifically, the course will focus on the structure and capabilities of a Human Resources Information System (HRIS); Identification of Human Resource information needs; the HRIS implementation process; and HRIS support roles. The unique relationship between HR, HRIS, and corporate information systems will be also examined. The student will ideally - but not necessarily - have some experience with email, personal productivity software, and database software. Prerequisite: MGMT 310.
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5.00 Credits
This course is about leading edge topics in Human Resource Management. As the organization's requirements change, so must the skill set of the HR professional supporting that organization. Topics may include top management roles, change management methodologies, strategic HR planning, international HRM, benchmarking HR processes, reengineering human resources, the role of training, and consultant roles. This course will rely on case studies and research to develop these skills. Prerequisite: MGMT 310.
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5.00 Credits
Comprehensive survey of current trends in the theory and practice of negotiation as a means of transacting business, including the resolution of conflict and reaching agreement. Principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) will be introduced as a tool for resolving disputes by non-litigious approaches, such as third party intervention, mediation, arbitration, etc. Topics include: integrative and distributive methods; internal team management and pre-negotiation analysis; tactics and strategies; context and dynamics; diversity impact of culture, gender, and personality types; implementation, monitoring, and follow-up; and multilateral negotiation. Recommended: MGMT 300.
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5.00 Credits
This is an introductory survey course of the history, current issues, and basic principles of logistics. It will examine the basic activities of logistics operations, the role of information technology, benefits of strategic partnerships, procurement, customer service, warehousing, transportation, and regulation. All will be discussed within the context of globalization. Course prerequisites: MGMT 302 and MKTG 300.
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