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LBRS 306 : Organized Labor and the Urban
Crisis
The critical role played by organized labor in the urban community is studied through a historical and topical approach.
Pressures placed on organized labor by modern society and
labor’s reactions to those pressures are also assessed.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies
courses or consent of program director. Offered as needed.
LBRS 307: Minority Workers and Organized
Labor
The historic and current relationship of minority workers and
the American labor movement are explored. Included is an
examination of governmental and union policies and philosophies with regard to minority workers.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of labor studies
courses or consent of program director. Offered as needed.
Latin (LATN)
LATN 101: Elementary Latin I
The spirit and culture of the classical Roman world is introduced through study of the grammar and syntax of classical
Latin and readings from Latin authors. This course also examines the Roman world’s contribution to Western civilization.
4 credit hours. Offered fall (odd years).
LATN 102: Elementary Latin II
This is a continuation of Latin 101.
4 credit hours. Prerequisite: LATN 101 or equivalent. Offered
spring (even years).
Latin American Studies (LAS)
LAS 363: Seminar: Topics in Latin American
Studies
This is a culminating experience in Latin American studies.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: consent of chair of Department of
Modern Languages. Offered alternate years.
Liberal
(LIB)
Studies
463
LIBS 461: Liberal Studies Seminar
This is a culminating experience for liberal studies majors.
Students prepare
and present a project, bringing
together materials and methods from several disciplines.
4 credit hours. Prerequisite: consent of department chair. Offered annually.
Management
(MGT)
MGT 100 : Introduction to Business
Business concepts are introduced and the practices of management in both the business sector and nonprofit organizations.
Topics focus on all of the management disciplines.
3 credit hours. Offered fall and spring.
MGT 203: Computer-Aided Design and
Drafting (CADD) I
AutoCad software is used as a strategic drafting tool for
productivity improvement through graphic communication.
3 credit hours. Offered as needed.
MGT 249 : Business Statistics II
A continuation of MATH 248, emphasis is on applied statistics,
both parametric and nonparametric. Students cannot receive
credit for both MGT 249 and MATH 445.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MATH 240 or 248 or consent of
instructor. Offered fall, spring, summer.
MGT 301: Foundations of Management
Management concepts are explained, including planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling. Students develop managerial communication skills by working with groups.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: completion of at least 45 college
credits. Offered fall, spring, summer.
MGT 306 : Management of a Diverse
Workforce
Topics include contemporary paradigms, cultural issues, and
rationales for managing a diverse workplace. Individual approaches, conflicts, and organizational responses are examined. (Formerly Women in Management.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered spring.
LIBS 100 : Introduction to Liberal Studies
MGT 310 : Small Business Management
Students examine the principles underlying liberal arts education and explore the scope and methods of the disciplines
that comprise the liberal arts, showing how each approaches
human problems.
4 credit hours. Offered annually.
Management concepts are applied to small businesses and a
business plan is developed. (Formerly MGT 303.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered fall.
464
Management
MGT 311: Entrepreneurship and New
Ventures
Venture initiation, development, and capital are discussed.
Emphasis is on decision making in an environment of market
and venture uncertainty.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered spring.
MGT 320 : Human Resource Management
This is an overview of the role of the general manager and
human resource specialist. (Formerly Personnel Management.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered fall and spring.
MGT 322: Organizational Behavior
Students investigate how and why certain events and behavioral processes occur in organizations. They also explore
the ways in which a manager can influence those processes.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered fall and spring.
MGT 329 : Organizational Theory and Design
Discussion focuses on why organizations behave the way they
do (theory) and the elements managers use to build them
(design). (Formerly Organization Management: A Macro
Perspective.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 or consent of department
chair. Offered fall and spring.
MGT 331: Occupational and Environmental
Safety Management
Occupational safety and health and environmental problems
are discussed from technical, social, managerial, and legal
perspectives.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered fall.
MGT 333: Negotiations and Conflict
Resolution
Bargaining and conflict resolution concepts are supplemented
and reinforced.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301, 320, 322. Offered
fall.
MGT 335: Process Analysis
The effectiveness and efficiency of business process design,
implementation, and management are analyzed in manufacturing and service firms.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 249 and 301. Offered spring.
MGT 341: Business, Government, and Society
Focus is on dynamic social, legal, political, economic, and
ecological issues that require socially responsible behavior on
the part of individuals and organizations.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: completion of at least 60 college
credits. Offered fall, spring, summer.
MGT 342: Comparative Management
This is a cross-cultural study of management systems.
The unique business management systems practiced in
other countries are examined, including Japanese
management and codetermination in Germany.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 or consent of instructor.
Offered fall.
MGT 345: International Business
Focus is on the institutions and processes that constitute
the international environment of business. Topics include
international trade, balance of payments, and multinational
companies. (Formerly International Environment of Business.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and MKT 301. Offered
spring.
MGT 347: Supply Chain Management
Emphasis is on the design and management of activities along
the supply chain, from purchasing and materials management
to distribution and transportation systems. Students cannot
receive credit for both MGT 347 and MKT 347.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and MKT 301. Offered
as needed.
MGT 348 : Operations Management
Techniques for the effective management of operations at
both the strategic and operating levels are introduced.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and MATH 248. Offered
fall, spring, summer.
MGT 349 : Service Operations Management
Students develop, analyze, and implement strategies for a wide
range of service organizations. Emphasis is on the particular
challenges for managers in service organizations.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered fall.
MGT 355: Quality Assurance
The means and advantages of establishing an effective quality system in manufacturing and service firms are discussed.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and MATH 248. Offered spring.
MGT 359 : Current Topics in Service
Operations Management
Current trends in the management of service organizations
are explored. Focus is on the design, implementation,
and management of strategies specific to services, such
as
e- commerce,
entrepreneurship, and technology
management.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301. Offered as needed.
Management/Marketing
MGT 423: Compensation and Benefits
Administration
The process of designing and managing a cost-effective,
equitable, and legally acceptable total compensation package is examined. Topics include economic, social, and legal
determinants of base pay; and incentives and benefits.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 320. Offered fall.
MGT 424: Employee Relations and
Performance Appraisal
Employee relations in union and nonunion organizations are
examined. Topics include performance appraisal systems for
nonunion environments, and laws, elections, and contract
administration for union environments.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 320. Offered spring.
MGT 425: Recruitment and Selection
Concepts and methods involved in designing and managing
the recruitment and selection functions of management are
examined. (Formerly Selection, Training, and Development.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 320. Offered fall.
MGT 428 : Human Resource Development
The concepts, programs, and practices that organizations use
to train and develop its members are examined. Topics include
learning, needs assessment, program design and implementation, evaluation, skills training, and coaching.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 320. Offered spring.
MGT 455: Strategic Operations Management
Emphasis is on the strategic integration of operations across
functional areas to achieve sustainable competitive advantage
in manufacturing and service organizations.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and 348. Offered
as needed.
MGT 461: Seminar in Strategic Management
Focus is on the formulation and implementation of organizational strategies and policies. The case method is used in
integrating material from other management and economics
courses. (Formerly Seminar in Managerial Policy.)
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: ACCT 201, 202; CIS 251,
352; ECON 214, 215; FIN 301; MATH 177, 238, 248; MGT
249,
301, 341, 348; MKT 301; and completion of at least 102
col- lege credits. Offered fall and spring.
465
MGT 467: Directed Internship
Students are assigned to a business or nonprofit organization
and earn three credits for topical course work, a two-hour
biweekly seminar, and 120 hours of organization work, supervised by a mentor. Graded S, U.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MGT 301, completion of at least
60 college credits, a major or minor in a School of Management
program, and consent of internship director and appropriate
faculty member. Offered fall, spring, summer.
MGT 490 : Directed Study
The student selects a topic and undertakes concentrated
research under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: consent of department chair. Offered as needed.
MGT 520: Enterprise Excellence through HighPerformance Teams
This course examines skills necessary to manage
organizational relationships. Particular attention is given to
relationship management issues, such as team building,
negotiation and conflict and development of emotional
intelligence skills.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Program admission or consent of
instructor.
Marketing
(MKT)
MKT 301: Introduction to Marketing
This is an examination of the role of marketing in
society, consumer behavior, product management, pricing,
distribu- tion, and promotion.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: completion of at least 45 college
credits. Offered fall, spring, summer.
MKT 310 : Product Design and Development
The development process of new products, from idea generation to launch, is explored.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MKT 301. Offered as needed.
MKT 315: Marketing Creativity
Focus is on the creative marketing of new products, along
with services, promotions, and distribution. Students develop
a novel prototype in at least one of the areas listed above.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MKT 301. Offered fall and spring.
MKT 320 : Business Marketing
This is an integrated study of the theory and practice of
industrial marketing. Similarities between consumer-goods
marketing and industrial-goods marketing are highlighted and
analysis is made of decisions involving industrial marketing.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MKT 301. Offered spring.
MKT 322: Services Marketing
Focus is on the difference between service industries
and
manufacturing industries. Topics include the
development of marketing strategies in service industries.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: MKT 301. Offered fall.