MGMT 1100 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course develops skills and behaviors necessary for successful supervision of people and their job
responsibilities. Emphasis will be placed on real life concepts, personal skill development, applied
knowledge and managing human resources. Course content is intended to help managers and supervisors
deal with a dramatically changing workplace being affected by technology changes, a more competitive
and global market place, corporate restructuring and the changing nature of work and the workforce.
Topics include: Understanding the Managers Job and Work Environment; Building an Effective
Organizational Culture; Leading, Directing, and the Application of Authority; Planning, Decision-Making,
and Problem-Solving; Human Resource Management, Administrative Management, Organizing, and Controlling.
MGMT 1105 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course provides a general knowledge of the human relations aspects of the senior-subordinate
workplace environment. Topics include employee relations principles, problem solving and decision
making, leadership techniques to develop employee morale, human values and attitudes, organizational
communications, interpersonal communications, and employee conflict.
MGMT 1110 EMPLOYMENT LAW (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course develops a working knowledge of the laws of employment necessary for managers. Topics
include: Employment Law, the Courts, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Discrimination Law,
Selecting Applicants Under the Law, OSHA and Safety, Affirmative Action, At-Will Doctrine, Right to
Privacy, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Workers Compensation,
Unemployment Compensation, and National Labor Relations Act.
MGMT 1115 LEADERSHIP (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course familiarizes the student with the principles and techniques of sound leadership
practices. Topics include: Characteristics of Effective Leadership Styles, History of Leadership,
Leadership Models, The Relationship of Power and Leadership, Team Leadership, The Role of Leadership
in Effecting Change.
MGMT 1120 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the functions of business in the
market system. The student will gain an understanding of the numerous decisions that must be made
by managers and owners of businesses. Topics include: the market system, the role of supply and
demand, financial management, legal issues in business, employee relations, ethics, and marketing.
MGMT 1125 BUSINESS ETHICS (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course provides students with an overview of business ethics and ethical management practices
with emphasis on the process of ethical decision-making and working through contemporary ethical
dilemmas faced by business organizations, managers and employees. The course is intended to
demonstrate to the students how ethics can be integrated into strategic business decisions and
can be applied to their own careers. The course uses a case study approach to encourage the
student in developing analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Topics include: An overview of business ethics; moral development and moral reasoning; personal
values, rights, and responsibilities; frameworks for ethical decision-making in business; justice
and economic distribution; corporations and social responsibility; corporate codes of ethics and
effective ethics programs; business and society: consumers and the environment; ethical issues in
the workplace; business ethics in a global and multicultural environment; business ethics in
cyberspace; and business ethics and the rule of law.
MGMT 1135
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Program Admission
The focus of this course is to acquire the skills and concepts necessary to use accounting
information in managerial decision making. Course is designed for those who will use, not
necessarily prepare, accounting information. Those applications include the use of information
for short and long term planning, operational control, investment decisions, cost and pricing
products and services. An overview of financial accounting and basic concepts of finance
provides an overview of financial statement analysis.
MGMT 2115 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course is designed as an overview of the Human Resource Management (HRM) function and of
the manager and supervisors role in managing the career cycle from organizational entry to exit.
It acquaints the student with the authority, responsibility, functions, and problems of the human
resource manager, with an emphasis on developing familiarity with the real world applications
required of employers and managers who increasingly are in partnership with HRM generalists and
specialists in their organizations. Topics include: strategic human resource management,
contemporary issues in HRM: ethics, diversity and globalization; the human resource/supervisor
partnership; human resource planning and productivity; job description analysis, development,
and design: recruiting, interviewing, and selecting employees; performance management and
appraisal systems; employee training and development: disciplinary action and employee rights;
employee compensation and benefits; labor relations and employment law; and technology
applications in HRM.
MGMT 2120 LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course provides a student with an overview of the relationship of rank and file employees
to management in business organizations. The nature of the workplace, the economic foundations
of work organizations, and the history of the relationship between management and labor is
examined. The course acquaints the student with the principles of developing positive
relationships between management and labor within the context of the legal environment governing
labor relations. Topics include: the nature of the American workplace; the economic history of
business organizations, the historical roots of labor-management relations; adversarial and
cooperative approaches to labor relations; the legal framework of labor relations;
employee-employer rights; collective bargaining and union organizing processes; union and
nonunion grievance procedures; international labor relations; and the future of labor-management
relations in a changing economy. Case studies, readings, and role-plays are used to simulate
workplace applications in labor relations.
MGMT 2125
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
Develops an understanding of how fostering employer/employee relationships in the work setting
improves work performance. Develops legal counseling and disciplinary techniques to use in
various workplace situations. Topics include: the definitions of coaching, counseling, and
discipline; importance of the coaching relationship; implementation of an effective counseling
strategy; techniques of effective discipline; and performance evaluation techniques.
MGMT 2130
EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course addresses the challenges of improving the performance and career potential of
employees, while benefiting the student in their own preparation for success in the workplace.
The focus is on both training and career and personal development. Shows the student how to
recognize when training and development is needed and how to plan, design, and deliver an
effective program of training for employees. Opportunities are provided for the student to
develop their own career plans, assess their work-related skills, and practice a variety of
skills desired by employers. Topics include: developing a philosophy of training; having
systems approach to training and development; the context of training; conducting a needs
analysis; critical success factors for employees: learning principles; designing and
implementing training plans; conducting and evaluating training; human resource development
and careers; personal career development planning; and applications in interpersonal
relationships and communication.
MGMT 2135
MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
Co-requisite: COMP 1000
Emphasizes developing the full range of communication strategies required to become a
successful manager and prepares managers for the skills required to communicate effectively
in business today. Topics include: Organizational/Strategic Communication, Interpersonal
Communication, Presentation Techniques, Presentation Technology & Applications, Team/Group
Communication, Intercultural Communication, External Stakeholder Communication and Using
Spreadsheet Applications for Business Problem Solving.
MGMT 2140 RETAIL MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course develops a working knowledge of managing a retail business from a variety of
perspectives with an emphasis on store management. The emphasis is on contemporary issues in
retailing, particularly the process of supervising customer service and dealing with the
changing demographics of retailing. An application focus on the use of information technologies,
the internet, and electronic retailing is intended to give the student hands-on experience in
retail management. Topics include: strategic retail management; store, non-store, and
nontraditional retailing; retail human resource management; developing a customer-focused
service strategy; managing customer service; retail operations and financial management;
merchandise management; buying and inventory management; global, cataloging, and electronic
retail management, information technology applications in retailing.
MGMT 2145 BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
Provides students with knowledge and skills necessary for a manager or entrepreneur to develop
and implement a business plan. Topics include: business/community compatibility, introduction to
cash flow and break even analysis, development of product/service idea, determination of market
feasibility, determination of financial feasibility, development of marketing strategy,
development of operations outline, and application of financial concepts.
MGMT 2150 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course introduces the essentials of starting, managing, and growing a small business. Topics
include: the role of the entrepreneur, pricing, advertising, financing, and layout of facilities,
inventory control, staffing, purchasing, vendor selection, and relevant laws affecting small business.
MGMT 2200 PRODUCTION/OPERATION MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
This course provides the student with an intensive study of the overall field of production/operations
management. Topics include role of production management/production managers, operational design,
capacity planning, aggregate planning, inventory management, project management, and quality control/assurance.
MGMT 2205 SERVICE SECTOR MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on supervision in the service sector with special emphasis on team building,
quality management, and developing a customer focus. The challenge of providing world-class customer
service is addressed through sections on principles of service industry supervision, career
development, problem solving, stress management, and conflict resolution. Topics include:
principles of service industry supervision, team building, customer service operations, TQM in
a service environment, business software applications, communication in the service sector,
introduction to information systems, selling principles and sales management, retail management,
and legal issues in the service sector.
MGMT 2210 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
Provides a basic understanding of project management functions and processes. Topics include:
team selection and management; project planning, definition and scheduling of tasks; resource
negotiation, allocation, and leveling; project control, monitoring, and reporting; computer tools
for project planning and scheduling; managing complex relationships between project team and
other organizations; critical path methodology; and total quality management.
MGMT 2215 TEAM PROJECT (45-0-3)
Prerequisite: Program Admission
This course utilizes team methodologies to study the field of management. It encourages students
to discuss their perception of management practices which have been studied during the management
program. Topics include: current issues and problems in management and supervision and
state-of-the-art management and leadership techniques. Students will be put into teams, will work
on team projects to demonstrate their understanding of the competencies of this course, and will
do peer evaluation. Potential team projects could include authoring a management book covering
the competencies, videos, web sites, bulletin boards, and slide presentations amongst others.
MGMT 2220 MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
OCCUPATION-BASED INSTRUCTION (0-135-3)
Prerequisite: Provisional Admission
Reinforcement of management, supervision, and employability principles in an actual job placement
or through a practicum experience. Students are acquainted with occupational responsibilities
through realistic work situations and are provided with insights into management and supervisory
applications on the job. Topics include: problem solving, adaptability to the job setting, use of
proper interpersonal skills, application of management and supervisory techniques, and professional
development. The occupation-based instruction is implemented through the use of a practicum or
internship and all of the following: written individualized training plans, written performance
evaluation, and a required weekly seminar.