2024-2025 Catalog

 

500

MGT-510 Theory and Practice of Leadership

In this course students will survey the current literature on the topic of leadership. A solid foundation of research and theory will be laid to form the context for more specific topical study throughout the Master of Science in Management program. Special emphasis will be placed on the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values involved in "servant leadership."

3

MGT-513 Managerial Economics

An overview of basic economic theory necessary for establishing, revising, and interpreting business policy. Emphasis will be given to the identification and interpretation of macro-and micro-economic phenomena necessary for sound management decision-making.

3

MGT-517 Managerial Finance

The application of contemporary finance theory to the solution of management problems as defined by selected cases and the working experience of course participants.

3

MGT-518 Communication in Organizational Settings

This course will explore the major management issues related to communication patterns in an organizational setting. Strategies for diagnosing and dealing with communication problems will be discussed. Students will be called upon to critically evaluate the possibilities and dilemmas of current and future communication technologies.

3

MGT-524 Finance for Managers

This course will provide an overview of the objectives and methods of finance for managers. The course will provide managers with an understanding of financial reports of a company with the main focus on assisting developing managers in becoming more comfortable dealing with financial issues and in understanding and avoiding potential accounting abuses.

3

MGT-525 Managerial Ethics

An analysis of the major ethical theories as they relate to contemporary management situations. The course emphasizes the ethical responsibilities of management as well as the practical application to managerial decision-making.

3

MGT-530 Strategy Formulation

Students will enhance their skills in developing mission and vision for a business, setting objectives, and formulating strategies to meet those objectives. Consideration will be given to analysis of external and internal environments and to the formulation of a business plan.

3

MGT-532 Human Relations and Organizational Behavior

An examination of personnel management and human relations theory in relationship to the design and evaluation of organizational structures in contemporary businesses and public agencies.

3

MGT-535 Legal Issues for Managers

This course will provide an overview of legal issues for managers. It will introduce the student to the legal system and the legal environment of business. Topics include civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, agency, administrative law, torts, contracts, sales, product liability, employment law, labor law, and forms of doing business.

3

MGT-540 Motivation, Development, and Change

Students will examine the problems and dynamics of organizational change. Various leadership strategies and resources, which may facilitate change and on-going personal development, will be studied. Students will be asked to investigate principles in a specific organizational context through the use of qualitative research methods.

3

MGT-541 Applied Marketing Management

A study of marketing management with emphasis on product, price, promotion, and distribution problem solving. The legal and social environment within which marketing problems occur will receive special emphasis.

3

MGT-544 Analysis and Decision-Making

Using case analysis as the basic tool, this course will aid the student in identifying the root causes of problems in business, identifying and analyzing options, and proposing solutions. Methods of research and creative problem solving will be explored.

3

MGT-550 Seminar on Quality

Through reading works of primary theorists, students will gain understanding of the different philosophies and perspectives impacting contemporary thinking in quality management. Given this context, students will research, present, and discuss issues and current practice related to quality in their own particular industry or field of endeavor.

3

MGT-557 Applied Management Project

The management project is designed to demonstrate that the student has developed the ability to integrate a diverse management education and several years of practical management experience for the purpose of solving a case study management problem of special significance to the student. (Note: any MSM student who has not satisfactorily completed all prior courses ("C" or better) may not register for MGT-557.)

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