Management (MGMT) Course Descriptions

• MGMT 3302 Principles of Management

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This course provides background in the theory and practice of management principles centered around leading, controlling, planning and organizing for a more effective workplace. Students will learn the historical underpinnings of current management practice in the areas of organization design, theory, strategy and planning, team building, motivation, leadership and decision-making, among others. Heavy emphasis is placed upon application in the modern organization.

• MGMT 3305 Organization Behavior and Management

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  An introduction to problems and decision making processes of organizations from a behavioral theory viewpoint. The level of analysis of the material is that of the individual manager and groups within the organizations. Topics include personality, motivation and attitude effects on organizational effectiveness, decision making models, leadership traits and behaviors, stress management, and group and team behavior. The integration of these concepts occurs within the organizational structures and processes. Emphasis is on effective management leading to effective organizations.

• MGMT 3308 Business Stewardship

  Prerequisite(s): PHIL 3320.

  This course introduces students to the notion of corporate social responsibility and theories of business stakeholder relations. The application of these ideas requires businesses to consider their pursuit of profit within the context of the impact of their business activities on a diverse set of organizational stakeholders. This course will explore issues surrounding the obligations of business to society, and the interests of corporations and their stakeholders in order to provide students with the ability to recognize potential conflicts of interest and act as effective business stewards to address them.

• MGMT 3316 Innovation and New Offering Development

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  This course deals with the critical issues in the management of highly innovative enterprises and the way they create value through innovation. Innovation can be applied at all levels of the value chain and in the areas of research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and new offering development and support. The concept of innovation in the area of new offering development will be examined in great detail and the students will become familiar with how some of the best-in-class companies create products and services much more quickly and effectively than the rest of the industry.

• MGMT 3322 Human Resources Management

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  Study of all phases of the human resources management (HRM) function from recruitment to retirement of the employee. Included are employment strategic planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, compensation, discipline, and the various laws under which employers must operate. Emphasis is on improving organizational effectiveness through the HRM function.

• MGMT 3336 Organizational Theory

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  This course provides the student with a foundation in the area of organizational theory. The focus of the course is on the structure of organizations and the interrelationship of organizations and their environments. Emphasis will be given to theoretical development, comparison of theoretical foundations, the assessment of empirical support for the theories, current perspectives of management, and current frontiers in organizational research. Applications of the theoretical perspectives to management and to current organizational events will be discussed.

• MGMT 4315 Power and Negotiation

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302 or MGMT 3305.

  This course examines the art and science of management negotiation. The use of power to affect outcomes is explored. Students are exposed to cooperation theory, as well as multiple perspectives and analytical skills, in power management with a firm and between firms. Labor relations negotiations are also discussed. The course heavily depends upon cases that stimulate decision-making in the real business setting.

• MGMT 4323 Transformational Leadership and Change

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  In-depth overview of the behaviors and characteristics of an effective leader conducted through current readings from experts on management, leadership, and business and through the study of the habits of visionary companies. Emphasizes the importance of innovation while studying various ways of leading people and organizations to become innovative. Examines common misconceptions about leadership and provides a practical understanding of leadership by analyzing great leaders and their organizations.

• MGMT 4335 Managing the Global Enterprise

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 3302.

  Focuses on general management and integration of functional area skills needed to compete in a complex international business environment. Case material addresses strategic issues, operational practices, and governmental relations of multinational companies. Key topics include identifying, developing, and defending an international competitive advantage; evaluating the international environment; and, organizing to become a successful global competitor.

• MGMT 4396 Global Business Strategy

  Prerequisite(s): FINA 3320 and MGMT 3302 and MKTG 3301 and completion of 90 credit hours.

  Global Business Strategy is a capstone course in business designed to integrate concepts and knowledge from a broad range of core business courses. The course considers the increasingly global context in which firms operate and develops a strategic view of the firm through a variety of management tools, models, and current debates. The capstone experience encourages significant group-based work through use of case studies and a computer simulation with global participants.

• MGMT 5260 Decision Making Techniques for Managers

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This course will provide a sound knowledge of many quantitative methods used by managers in the decision making process – linear programming, multi-objective decision making, analytic hierarchy process, decision making under uncertainty, decision trees and simulations. The course will integrate modeling into many functional areas of business, including Finance, Management, Marketing and Economics. Students will get hands-on modeling experience in the Microsoft Excel environment. Basic principles of probability and statistics are also explored. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 5261 Management Principles

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This course provides background in the theory and practice of management principles centered around leading, controlling, planning and organizing for a more effective workplace. Students will learn the fundamental and historical underpinnings of current management practice in the areas of human resources management, motivation, leadership operations, and decision-making, among others. Graduate Business Program Only.

• MGMT 5340 Internship: MBA

  Prerequisite(s): Current enrollment in MBA Program and completion of 12 credit hours in the MBA Program and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

  An opportunity or experience by which students learn by undertaking responsible roles in organizations where the business practices of the enterprise will be studied. The students will have the opportunity to develop interpersonal skills while acquiring practical knowledge in their disciplines. The students will be exposed to various work roles and career choices.

• MGMT 5345 HRM Internship

  Prerequisites: current enrollment in the HRM Program, completion of 12 hours in the HRM Program, good academic standing, and approval by the College of Business Internship Committee.

  An opportunity or experience for students to learn by undertaking responsible roles in organizations where the business practices of the enterprise will be studied. Students will have the opportunity to develop interpersonal skills while acquiring practical knowledge in their disciplines. Students will be exposed to various work roles and career choices. HRM Program only.

• MGMT 5361 Staffing and Performance Management

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  Examines strategic approaches for determining staffing requirements. Focuses on the overall staffing process including identifying non-traditional innovative recruiting sources, labor and supply and demand impacts, candidate evaluation/selection methods, legal framework, interviewing techniques and marketing strategies for attracting the best candidates. Development of knowledge and skills in contemporary performance management processes, and coaching methods. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 5362 Human Resources Information Technology

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  Examines the application of technology to human resource administrative processes and management information requirements. Applications include resume management, training, interviewing and selection, performance management, compensation administration, governmental reporting, payroll and benefits administration. The theory is reinforced through a series of real-world exercises using current software technologies. Topics also include defining technology needs based on business requirements, selecting technology vendors, outsourcing and preparing cost/benefit analyses for proposed projects. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6131 Spirituality at Work I

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This seminar intends to introduce students to the field of Spirituality at Work. Students will explore the history of Spirituality at Work in America, focus on spiritualty’s natural applications in leadership, religious faith in the workplace, Protestant Christian beliefs about faith and work, organizational approaches to religion in the workplace. The course resolves by providing a tool for integrating a person’s faith or spirituality in the workplace.

• MGMT 6132 Spirituality at Work II

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 6131.

  This seminar focuses on implementation of the personal faith/spirituality integration plan developed by students in MGMT 6131. In this seminar, students will set weekly goals or activities at the beginning of the seminar and then maintain an online journal concerning their successes and growth. Students will be guided by reflective readings which emphasize integration dynamics on the personal, organizational, and societal levels. Students will also explore a case study.

• MGMT 6133 Spirituality at Work III

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 6132.

  MGMT 6133 combines elements of MGMT 6131 and MGMT 6132 by bringing content, experiences, and practical insights together to demonstrate personal learning In this seminar, students will develop a personal spiritual leadership profile as a means to influence organizational change with goals for future personal development and corresponding “others directed” mentoring.

• MGMT 6331 Compensation and Benefits

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This course provides an in-depth understanding of total rewards including compensation and benefits. The content of the course considers the role of total rewards within the larger context of human resources management and business strategy with an emphasis on the theories, principles, design, implementation and administration of total rewards programs. Topics include internal and external pay relationships, job analysis, job evaluation, compensation models, performance appraisals, salary structures, short and long-term incentives, benefit designs and cost management. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6334 Legal Challenges in HR Management

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  This course explores the legal aspects of the employee/employer relationship from a functional standpoint- beginning with the recruiting and selecting of employees, through their development and growth in the organization and ultimately, in some cases, their departure. Emphasis is on limiting employer liability though effective and sound interviewing processes, documentation of employee performance, execution and the ultimate handling of employee/employer conflict, including but not limited to labor relations and discrimination issues such as harassment, disability, etc. Graduate Business Programs only.

• MGMT 6337 Organizational Development and Change

  Prerequisite(s): None.
  Corequisite(s): None.

  This course examines the issues of organizational development and designing and implementing organizational change. Organizational learning, value creation, and strategic change theory are addressed. External and internal change events are explored as to the impact of strategies used. Global organizational strategy and structure are heavily emphasized. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6339 Business Stewardship

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  Business Stewardship introduces students to the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR), theories of business stakeholder relations and the role Prosocial leadership plays in the CSR process. The application of these ideas requires businesses to consider their pursuit of profit within the context of the impact of their business activities on a diverse set of organizational stakeholders. This course will explore issues surrounding the obligations of business to society, and the interests of corporations and their stakeholders, to provide students with the ability to recognize potential conflicts of interest and act as effective business stewards to address them. This course contains a service learning component.

• MGMT 6352 Organizational Behavior

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 5261.

  This course deals with the basic concepts of management from a behavioral viewpoint. The behavior of individuals and groups in an organizational setting as well as the dynamics of the organization as the aggregate of individual behaviors are emphasized. Organizational theory and human resource management are discussed. Production operations management will be introduced. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6357 Project Management

  Prerequisite(s): None.
  Corequisite(s): None.

  This course will introduce students to project management by providing an overview of project management activities. The focus of the course is to execute a standardized body of knowledge that can be used to handle projects in various industries and institutions, such as engineering, construction, business, and education. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6364 Training and Development

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  Focuses on creating learning designs and delivery approaches to meet employee development needs and business priorities. Topics include training needs analysis, methods of instruction, consulting skills to determine performance issues and potential training solutions, audio-visual hardware, educational software, validation and evaluation. Students are exposed to new learning technologies and authoring tools and the broader issues of employee development, including career planning and succession management. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6376 Business Strategy and Policy

  Prerequisite(s): BUSA 5300 and 21 completed or in progress graduate business hours.
  Restriction(s): Graduate Business programs only.

  This course focuses on strategic management from a value-based perspective. The corporate level of decision-making is emphasized. Various models of the strategic process from formulation to implementation to evaluation are discussed. How resources, including such intangible assets as knowledge, are used to implement strategic decisions is evaluated.

• MGMT 6378 Management of Global Human Resources

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  Examines the human resources issues facing multi-national organizations and joint venture. Areas covered include the process of expanding internationally, the process of understanding culture and applying human resource management concepts in a multinational environment. Provides an understanding of organizational design in multinational corporations. The course will develop skills in gathering information on the business, economic, legal and cultural environment in various regions and countries around the world. Graduate Business programs only.

• MGMT 6390 Managing Innovation Strategically

  Prerequisite(s): ECON 5363 and MGMT 5260 and MGMT 5261.

  This course focuses on the role of innovation in the 21st-century organization. It addresses the need for a systematic approach to building innovation capabilities and the challenges of integrating the many facets of innovation management. Concepts of innovative leadership and building innovative organizations are covered from a theoretical and applied approach. Topics addressed include fundamental theories of innovation, developing innovation strategy, innovation as a business process, and the role of the innovation context including leadership and organization, culture and values, people and skills, processes and tools, and assessing and improving innovation performance.

• MGMT 6392 Transformational Leadership and Ethics in Business

  Prerequisite(s): MGMT 5261.

  This course focuses on integrating leadership theory, ethical frameworks, current events, and experiential practice to help students become leaders who are grounded in ethical foundations. While a breadth of Leadership models will be explored and discussed, special attention will be given to the transformational leadership that becomes necessary in the midst of organizational change. The course will further emphasize the importance of ethical behavior in leadership, strategic thinking, leading transformational change, and shaping organizational culture to nurture leadership development. Graduate Business Programs only.

• MGMT 6399 People Analytics and Digital HR Strategies

  Prerequisite(s): None.

  In the rapidly evolving field of human resources, organizations are increasingly utilizing data and technology to create smarter and more strategic HR practices. This course investigates the intersection of People Analytics and Digital HR Strategies, equipping students with the skills needed to leverage data and digital tools for HR transformation. The course will cover the fundamentals of People Analytics, teaching students how to collect, analyze, and interpret workforce data to make informed decisions regarding talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance management, and retention. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, students will learn to apply analytics to real-world HR scenarios, such as measuring employee satisfaction, predicting turnover, and assessing leadership effectiveness. Additionally, the course will emphasize emerging digital HR strategies, including the use of artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud-based HR platforms. Students will explore how digital tools are changing recruitment, onboarding, training, and employee experience, and will gain insights into effectively integrating these technologies within HR departments to enhance organizational agility. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to leverage both people data and digital innovations to design forward-thinking HR strategies, optimize workforce management, and foster a data-driven organizational culture. This course is ideal for HR professionals, business leaders, and data enthusiasts who are eager to understand the latest trends in HR technology and analytics, and how these can be applied to shape the future of work.

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