Management & Organizational Minor
The management and organization minor is designed to provide
students
with
an
understanding
of
management
theory,
practices and principles within a liberal arts curriculum.
Objectives: Upon completion
of the
management
and
organization
minor
a student will be able to:
- Comprehend
the
fundamental
concepts
and
principles
of
financial
accounting.
- Identify
the
key
relationships
and
concepts
associated
with
various
theories
of
management.
- Identify
the
central
role
of
marketing
as
an
economic
activity
linking
physical
production
to
the
ultimate
consumption
of
goods
and
services.
- Comprehend
within
an
economic
context
the
strategic
role
and
relationships
involving
marketing
institutions,
final
consumers,
marketing
functions
and
marketing
policies.
- Apply
the
theories,
concepts
and
techniques
of
finance
to
real-world
business
decision-making.
- Comprehend
the
application
of
management
and
organization
theory
to
actual
work
situations.
- Develop
the
student’s
decision-making
capacity
and
confidence
from
the
vantage
point
of
actual
work
situations.
- Develop
the
skills
and
capabilities
required
to
succeed
in
the
world
of
work
and
to
successfully
pursue
graduate
study
in
business.
Requirements: For the minor,
a student is required to take 28 semester hours in the following
courses: Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 241); Principles
of Microeconomics (ECON 242); Basic Statistics; Principles
of Accounting (MGT 261); Principles of Management (MGT 300);
Principles of Marketing (MGT 305); Principles of Finance
(MGT 320). Economics majors must take an additional 4 hours
of Economics or 4 hours of Management and Organization electives.
For further information, contact the program coordinator
in the Economics Department.
MGT 261. PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING (4)
An
introduction
to accounting
principles
and practices
used
in the
preparation
of financial
statements.
Emphasis
on the
theoretical
aspects
of financial
reporting
and the
mechanics
of providing
such
information
to those
outside
of the
organization
as well
as management.
The course
provides
the foundation
for study
in other
business
disciplines.
MGT 300. PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (4)
A
survey
of basic
management
theory
and practice
in both
for-profit
and not-for-profit
organizations.
The managerial
functions
plus
organization
theory.
Short
cases
to provide
applications
in a
real-world
context.
MGT 301. ETHICS IN ORGANIZATIONS (4)
This
course
is an
introduction
to business
ethics
as it
relates
to the
public
and private
sectors
of the
economy.
It is
designed
to increase
student
understanding
of moral
organizational
issues,
and to
provide
the necessary
skills
required
for addressing
ethical
dilemmas
nationally
and internationally.
Using
the case
study
approach,
the course
will
review
ethical
systems
in management,
will
explore
some
of the
real
world
challenges
confronting
managers
in business,
and offer
suggestions
on how
to deal
with
these
problems.
Emphasis
will
be placed
on topics
such
as balancing
society's
expectations
and maximizing
resources
for the
organizations.
The course
will
also
address
some
of the
internal
(personal)
and external
conflicts
managers
face
when
dealing
with
the norms
and values
of society
in an
organizational
setting.
MGT 305. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (4)
A
focus
on that
phase
of economic
activity
that
lies
between
physical
production
and ultimate
consumption
of goods.
Emphasis
on marketing
institutions,
function,
and policies.
The importance
of marketing
functions
from
a social
viewpoint.
MGT 320. PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (4)
An
investigation
of theories,
concepts,
and techniques
that
will
help
student
make
reasonable
real-world
financial
decisions.
Financial
analysis
and planning,
acquisition
of funds,
current
asset
management,
capital
budgeting,
and cost
of capital. Prerequisite: MGT
261
MGT 390. FIRMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET (4)
This
course
is an
introduction
to international
business
and multinational
corporations
as they
relate
to global
interdependency
of the
world
economy.
The course
explores
some
of the
challenges
confronting
managers
in multinational
corporations
in the
formation
of pricing
and international
marketing
policies.
Topics
such
as the
increase
in the
number
of multinational
corporations
are addressed. Prerequisites: ECON
241 and
ECON
242
MGT 401. WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS
(4)
A
seminar
that
uses
cases
about
women
in business
to illustrate
the application
of management
and organization
theory
in actual
work
situations.
Students
are put
in the
decision
maker’s
place
to explain
what
action
they
would
take
and why.
Designed
to develop
students’ awareness
of their
personal
value
systems
and managerial
styles
and gain
confidence
in their
competence
as decision
makers. Prerequisite: MGT
300
MGT 410. MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (4)
An
integration
of knowledge
derived
from
corporate
work
done
in the
Management
and Organization
Minor
and from
management
professionals;
a focus
on translating
the academic
knowledge
of management
and organization
into
practice
by way
of lectures,
research,
cases
and articles
pertaining
to management
issues.
Seniors
only. Prerequisites: MGT
300 and
MGT 320
or their
equivalents.
