Certain courses in the evening program are not offered in the day, and are designated as "E" (evening only) courses. Credits from these courses may be applied to the Associate and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, but not to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees.

Any specific course prerequisites are stated in the course description. The credit value of each course, expressed in semester hours, is printed in parentheses.

MGMT-201. Management Principles (4)
Detailed analysis, study, application of management fundamentals, functions, and skills; effects of external/internal environments, impact on management decision making.  Strategies for supply/demand and products/services, in global context.  Analysis, study, application of management planning and control systems, budgeting process, accounting statements, break-even analysis, P.E.R.T./critical path analysis. Study of profit/non-profit, product/service organizations; production/productivity; line/staff responsibility; authority, power, motivation, morale, procedural relationships, two-way communication.  Extensive reading of current articles.

MGMT-203e. Operations Management (4)
Course provides students with a practical understanding of the factors that make operations a discipline, including both production and service operation.  Strong emphasis on the need for cross-functional communication between operations and other business function area such as marketing, finance, and materials management.  Students view the business enterprise as a "System" with operations being a part of the system.  Study of factors that support operations success or failure; relationships and balance of cost, deliverables; importance of quality explored as a customer perception, functional performance, design specification, and employee commitment.  Case studies from a variety of resources are assigned for individual exploration, resolution, and class discussion.

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MGMT-215. Business Law (4)
Essential elements of contracts and other legal issues and topics relevant to business settings.  Insight through readings, case studies, problem-solving, and research using print and electronic resources.  
Note:  This course contains material on the CPA exam, and is recommended as an elective choice for students planning to sit for the exam.

MGMT-250e. Leadership in Action (4)
Leadership is a process, and skills associated with leadership can be learned and applied. The subject is best studied by action and involvement. Students will lead each other in small groups, analyzing and developing understanding of the capabilities of well-known leaders. Theories are studied and research is done as a basis for understanding the principles of leadership. Course emphasizes how power and influence are won (or lost), why followers follow, results, and possible alternatives that leaders might have chosen.

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MGMT-303e. Technology and the Management of Information (4)
Course designed to present knowledge about the fundamentals underlying the design, implementation, control, evaluation, and strategic use of computer based information for business data processing, office automation, information reporting, and decision making.  Major emphasis on the managerial and strategic aspects of the proliferation of information.
Prerequisites:MGMT-201 and user knowledge of Word and Excel.

MGMT-407e. International Management (4)
Addresses the complex issues of managing business with international locations, markets and sources. Studies the cultural, political, legal and economic relationships to business management in foreign countries, and examines such specific issues as foreign exchange, foreign investment opportunities, employment rules and regulations, tariffs and trade barriers and restrictions, international product distribution and channel availability, and import/export procedures.
Prerequisite:  MGMT201 and MKTG207

MGMT-420We. Seminar in Business (4)
The Seminar in Business  is the capstone, integrative course for graduation students with a Management or Marketing major. The course focuses on how the General Manager (G.M.) acts as an organizational integrator, coordinating the work of disparate specialists into a coherent network of directed activity leading to the achievement of desired goals.  While the activities of various business functions in the organization are considered, the emphasis is on the synthesis within the function rather than concentrating on the specialized analysis of individual business areas.  The General Manager is viewed as a generalist, not an expert functional manager in any specific business area.  As such the student learns the art and science of cross-functional business analysis and decision-making while applying the critical measures and factors needed for success in each major business function.
Prerequisites: All required courses in the major.

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