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Management (MN)
202. BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 3 cr. Prerequisite: one
year of English composition with a 2.0 average or better. Communication
theory, business communication issues, word processing applications; training
in research, writing, and oral aspects of business communication. Not
open to business minors.
325. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites:
PS 101, and MT 122 or EC 205. Introduction to organizational behavior
and to the role of the manager. Basic concepts in the behavioral sciences,
behavioral principles of management, and the application of this information
to organizational life. Typical topics may include contributions of the
classic theorists, management functions, motivation, leadership, attitudes,
group dynamics, comparative management behavior, and organizational change.
352. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisite: MN
325. Introduction to the theories and practices of corporate personnel
management. Topics include planning, staffing, training and development,
reward systems, labor relations, personnel law, and international human-resources
management.
353. LABOR RELATIONS 3 cr. Prerequisites: EC 201, and
MN 325 or PS 359; or permission of chair. Study of the relationship between
the corporation, its labor force, and the government. Topics include labor
history, law, and economics; institutional aspects of collective bargaining
and contract administration; and theoretical and experiential perspectives
on negotiation.
361. GLOBAL MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites: AC 202 or
211, EC 201-202; corequisite or prerequisite: MN 325. Aspects of global
management, with particular emphasis on the role of the multinational
company (MNC), whether headquartered in the United States or in another
country. At the macro level, attention to the cultural, socio political,
and economic forces that influence international business operations.
Overview of management functions, policies, and concerns of the individual
MNC.
364. ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 cr. Prerequisites: EC 201-202,
AC 201; corequisite: AC 202 or 211; MN 325, or permission of instructor.
Study of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process. Seeks to broaden
basic understanding obtained in the functional areas as they apply to
new venture creation and growth. Specifically, develops an understanding
of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial process, and the integration
of business functions as they apply to new venture creation and growth.
Students will develop an understanding of the role of entrepreneurship
and new venture creation in economic development, as well as the role
and activities of an entrepreneur. Provides an opportunity to evaluate
the students’ own entrepreneurial tendencies and future venture
creation.
365. FAMILY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites:
EC 201-202, AC 201; corequisite: AC 202 or 211; MN 325, or permission
of instructor. Explores the challenges and opportunities facing individuals
and families involved in business relationships. Topics include family
business culture, entrepreneurial influences, key issues and conflicts,
career planning, succession and strategic planning, counseling and consulting,
professional support relationships and survival skills as a son or daughter
in the family business. Parents or other significant family members are
invited to audit this course with their son or daughter.
366. NEW VENTURE MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites: EC 201-202,
AC 20l; corequisite: AC 202 or 211; MN 325, or permission of instructor.
Focuses on the functional skills and knowledge necessary in the early
phases of developing a privately held business. Helps student develop
an understanding and awareness of the way the critical areas of law, management,
finance, accounting, and marketing need to be integrated and applied for
successful small and medium enterprise management. Emphasizes differences
between public and privately held businesses. The student will develop
a full business plan in this course.
370. STAFFING 3 cr. Prerequisite: MN 325 or PS 359, or
permission of chair. Study of issues and practices related to corporate
acquisition of human resources. Topics include human resources planning,
job analysis, recruitment, and selection strategies and practices. Emphasis
on designing and analyzing practices which maximize utility and government
regulation compliance.
373. TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT 3 cr. Prerequisite:
MN 325 or PS 359, or permission of chair. Study of the issues and practices
related to the development of skills and knowledge needed for job performance
and improved productivity. Topics include identification of needs, approaches
to learning, evaluation of training, on site and off site training techniques,
theoretical concepts of management, techniques for managerial skill development,
and evaluation.
376. COMPENSATION 3 cr. Prerequisite: MN 325 or PS 359,
or permission of chair. Study of issues and practices related to corporate
reward practices. Topics include job analysis, job evaluation, and performance
appraisal theory and techniques, incentive and fringe benefit systems,
and the legal issues related to compensation management.
395. MANAGEMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 3 cr. Co or prerequisite:
MN 325. Skills developed in this experiential course reflect the planning,
leadership, and control roles of managers. Among the skills developed
are goal setting, delegation, personal productivity and motivation, planning,
analysis, information overload reduction, critical thinking, subordinate
development, team building, conflict management, managing change, and
negotiation.
405. SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites: MN 325
and BI 326, and/or as announced. Study of contemporary issues in management
not covered in depth in other departmental courses. Specific topic, method
of presentation, and student requirement will be designated by the seminar
leader.
411. APPLIED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (ENTREPRENEURSHIP) 3 cr.
Prerequisites: normally junior or senior standing, completion of MN 325
or equivalent, and a 2.5 GPA. Permission of entrepreneurial internship
director required. Combines supervised and directed entrepreneurial experiential
learning in a position relevant to a major sequence of study with a seminar.
Non-credit option is available by audit. No more than 3 credits may be
applied toward completion of the major.
412. APPLIED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 3 cr. Prerequisites:
normally junior or senior standing, completion of MN 325 or equivalent,
and a 2.5 GPA. Permission of instructor required. Combines supervised
and directed experiential learning in a position relevant to a major sequence
of study with a seminar. Non-credit option is available by audit. No more
than 3 credits may be applied toward completion of the major.
425. EXECUTIVE DECISION MAKING 3 cr. Prerequisites: AC
201-202 or 201-211; EC 205; MN 325; suggested co or prerequisite: FN 312.
Qualitative and quantitative decision techniques applied to contemporary
issues confronting top management. Examination of empirical research and
current business literature. Development of analytical skills and exploration
of decision making techniques such as decision trees, simulation, and
project scheduling.
461. LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS 3 cr. Prerequisite:
senior standing. Study of the American legal environment within its social,
political, economic, and ethical contexts. Topics include legal ethics,
antitrust law, administrative law, labor law, product liability, the civil
and criminal process, torts, business and the Constitution, sources of
law (political and institutional), consumer law, and law in international
business.
463. BUSINESS LAW I 3 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing.
Nature, purpose, and functions of law; special emphasis on its relation
to business. Topics include the legal system, fundamentals of the law
of contracts, agency, partnerships, corporations, wills, and investment
securities.
464. BUSINESS LAW II 3 cr. Prerequisite: MN 463. Study
of law within its social, political, economic, and ethical contexts. Topics
include sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, bankruptcy, property,
documents of title, employment law, product liability, antitrust law,
and ethics.
471. LEADERSHIP AND POWER IN ORGANIZATIONS 3 cr. Prerequisite:
MN 325 or PS 359. In depth study of leadership, power, and influence in
organizations. Topics include sources of personal and positional power,
leadership traits and skills, dimensions of leadership, transformational
leadership, and other contemporary approaches to leadership and power.
474. ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr. Prerequisite:
MN 325 or PS 359. Study of theories and perspectives on organizations
as well as approaches to organizational development. Topics include levels
and units of analysis, microlevel and macrolevel action plans, the social/environmental
context, the institutional and organizational structure, control of organizations,
organizational needs identification, organizational change, development
techniques, and evaluation.
495. MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY 3 cr. Prerequisites: MN 325
and senior standing. Exploration of modern and classical management philosophies.
Emphasis on student development of a personal management philosophy based
on an in depth analysis of both classical and contemporary writings in
the field of management. Application of management philosophy to organizational
change issues.
496. SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS ANALYSIS 3 cr. Prerequisites:
FN 312, MK 301, MN 325, and BI 326 or MN 326. Students, as members of
a consulting team, visit and analyze a Cleveland business and complete
a total field analysis of the business. This provides the student with
an opportunity to integrate the content of prior course work into a cohesive
body of knowledge. Promotes understanding of both theoretical and applied
concepts; in-depth analysis of integrative cases and actual business enterprises.
Develops an appreciation of the free enterprise system, and how business
interacts with other sub-systems within our economy. Familiarizes students
with the importance of teamwork and the reality of trying to develop a
cohesive group product from individual inputs.
498. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 3 cr. Prerequisites: 3.0 average
in Management, consent of chair and faculty member. Designed for the student
who wants to undertake a research project supervised by a faculty member.
Student selects an aspect of management, establishes goals, develops a
plan of study, and seeks out a full time faculty member of the department
willing to act as advisor. Plan of study must be approved by the chair
and filed with the dean’s office. The department has established
guidelines for such study. Consult the chair for full details.
499. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 3 cr. Prerequisites: FN 312,
MK 301, MN 325,and BI 326, and senior standing. Presentation of strategic
management theory and practice. Strategic and operating problems are assessed
and competitive solutions recommended. The course requires general management
perspective, global business view, knowledge of functional business disciplines,
computer-based analysis, and management presentations.
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