Management (6500)
Management (6500)
| 222 | QUANT BUSINESS ANALYSIS II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 221. Two sample hypothesis testing; ANOVA; Chi-square tests; simple and multiple linear regression; nonparametric procedures; forecasting. Case analysis with written individual and team reports will be used. | ||
| 301 | MGMT: PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 48 completed credit hours. An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the basic principles of general management theory and practice. | ||
| 302 | ORGANIZ BEHAVR & LDRSHP SKILLS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 301. Investigation of applications of behavioral and social sciences as they relate to individual, group behavior in organizations. | ||
| 304 | BUSINESS STATISTICS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 3450:145 and 6200:250. Introduces statistical methods to support quantitative decision analysis for solving business problems. Includes probability, sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and linear regression. | ||
| 305 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 304. Studies core statistical techniques; data retrieval, analysis and mining; and decision modeling to effectively persuade in the project-oriented world of data-driven decisions. | ||
| 310 | BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 48 completed credit hours and 6200:250 or equivalent. Provides a technical and organizational foundation for understanding the use and importance of information systems and information technology in today's business environment. | ||
| 315 | APPL DEVLPMT FOR BUS PROCESSES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 6200:250 and 48 completed hours. Analysis and automation of business operations and processes. Development of applications based on a simulated enterprise-wide database. | ||
| 324 | DATABASE MGMT FOR INFO SYSTEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 6200:250 and 48 completed hours. An introduction to database design and management, including data modeling, relational theory, Structured Query Lamguage, and database applications, development, using database management systems. | ||
| 325 | ANALYSIS,DESIGN,DEVL -INFO SYS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 324. An introduction to the techniques of business modeling, systems design, and implementation, including the application of software engineering tools in support of modeling and code generation. | ||
| 330 | PRIN OF SPLY CHAIN & OPER MGMT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit hours. An overview of the terminology, fundamental concepts and scope of responsibility encountered in the fields of supply chain and operations management. | ||
| 333 | SUPPLY CHAIN & OPER ANALYSIS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 222 or 304; and 330. Application of quantitative models in the analysis and design of systems in the supply chain and in manufacturing and service operations environments. | ||
| 334 | SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 330. An overview of the fundamental terminology, principles, concepts and problem solving methods encountered in the contemporary field of service operations management. | ||
| 341 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: one course in psychology or sociology and corequisite 301. Principles, policies, and practices in administering functions of recruiting, selecting, training, compensating, and appraising human resources of organizations. | ||
| 342 | LABOR RELATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 64 completed credit hours. Corequisite: 6500:341 if not previously completed. Analysis of management, union and employee objectives, attitudes and strategy, as they affect conduct of business and economy. Stress placed on group assigned readings and reports. | ||
| 350 | FUND ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLAN | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 6200: 250 Computer Applications for Business and 48 completed credit hours. The enterprise wide process of decreasing operating costs, rationalizing the supply chain, improving management control, and decreasing cycle time by implementing ERP based solutions | ||
| 390 | SUPPLY CHN MODELNG & DECIS MAK | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 6200:250, 6500:304 or 6500:221 and 6200:250. Spreadsheet based, example-driven approach to develop models and methodologies for supply chain analysis and decision making. | ||
| 410 | SEL T: ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college or graduate standing and 301 or 600 or equivalent. Facilitates comparative international study of entrepreneurship, introduction of entrepreneurship to large organizations, or application of student's entrepreneurial skills. Six hour limit. | ||
| 420 | MANAGEMENT OF DATA NETWORKS | 3 credits |
| Pre-requisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 310 and 64 completed hours. Principles of the design and management of data networks for business communications. | ||
| 421 | OPERATIONS RESEARCH | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 330. Examines the use of operations research techniques in managerial decision-making processes; constrained linear optimization, non-linear optimization, network analysis, queuing theory, simulation. | ||
| 425 | DECIS SUPP W DATA WRHS/MINING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 324 and 305 or (221 and 222). Examines managerial and technical aspects of business decision-making based on the use of data warehouses, on-line analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining. | ||
| 426 | E-BUS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 6200:250 and 64 completed credit hours. Students will gain an understanding of issues and skills related to web application design and development. | ||
| 427 | SYSTEMS INTEGRATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 6500:315. The course provides an understanding of issues and underlying application integration. Topics include coverage of middleware technologies, B2B standards and XML. | ||
| 433 | SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTIC PLANNING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 64 completed credit hours and 330. Emphasizes the importance of planning in the development of the domestic and global supply chain logistics system that includes transportation, inventory, warehousing and procurement. | ||
| 434 | PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 64 completed credit hours and 333. Coverage of materials management, production planning, scheduling and control. Integrates material from previous courses, provides overall framework including use of computer and quantitative methods. | ||
| 435 | QUALITY MANAGEMENT & CONTROL | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 64 completed credit hours and 330. Emphasis on statistical techniques essential to controlling product quality for both measurement and attribute data. Includes control chart methods and acceptance sampling plans. | ||
| 442 | COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 64 completed credit hours and 341. Focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of employee compensation and benefits programs. | ||
| 443 | HUMAN RESOURCE SELECT & STAFF | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 64 completed credit hours and 341. Advanced study of selection and staffing within business organizations. Emphasis on current research and practice. Activities include projects, case studies, interaction with human resource professionals. | ||
| 457 | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college standing and 301 or equivalent. Management practices and techniques of international business organizations. Focus on structure and processes of resource allocation, design and technology, and the impact of culture. | ||
| 458 | ST: MANAG ARBIT, MED, & CONCIL | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college or graduate standing and 301 or 600 or equivalent. Study of the various methods and mechanisms by which management can understand and deal with internal and external conflict. Six hour limit. | ||
| 459 | SEL T: INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMNT | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college standing; 301 or equivalent; and 457; or permission of instructor. Selected topics in international management focus on historical or contemporary managerial, production and organizational issues. Includes international simulation game. Six hour limit. | ||
| 460 | ST: MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college. Exploration of advanced topics of interest both to the student and professor. Many special applications, case studies, outside speakers, projects in conjunction with local industries. | ||
| 471 | MANAGEMENT PROJECT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Admission to College of Business Administration, Human Resource Management option: 342, 442, 443*; Supply Chain/Operations Management option: 333, 390, 433; Information Systems Management option; 325, 420, 425, 427 and one from 333, 341, 426, 6200:454**; e-Business Technologies option: 324, 420, 426, 6100:201 and two from 341, 390, 425, 6600:425, 6200:454*. Students develop skills in field-based management problem solving, project management, and requirements analysis under conditions of uncertainty in a collaborative interdisciplinary team environment. | ||
| 476 | SUPPLY CHAIN SOURCING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to 4-year degree granting college; 330. Introduces the student to fundamental sourcing concepts as well as the scope of responsibility and critical roles of the sourcing function within the principal organization in a supply chain network. | ||
| 477 | MANAGEMENT SIMULATION | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: 301. Simulation of management practices through computerized game or experiential exercise. | ||
| 478 | HUMAN RESOURCE SIMULATION | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: 341. Simulation of human resource practices through computerized or experiential exercises. | ||
| 479 | OPERATIONS SIMULATION | 1 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; 333. Simulation of operations management practices through computerized or experiential exercises. | ||
| 480 | INTRO: HEALTH-CARE MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college or graduate standing (Students who are required to take 301 or 600 or have completed 301 or 600 or equivalent are ineligible to take this course for credit). Introductory course for health professionals covering principles and concepts of management applied to health services organizations. For those registered for graduate credit, a major paper is required. | ||
| 482 | HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONS MGT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; upper-college standing and 301 or 480 or equivalents, or graduate standing and 580 or 600 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. (Students who have completed 330 are ineligible to take this course for credit). Application of production and operations management concepts and techniques in health services organizations. | ||
| 485 | ST: HEALTH SERVICES ADMINSTRTN | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college; permission of instructor. Special topics in health services administration (e.g., management) focusing on historical and/or contemporary managerial organizational and/or policy/strategy issues as related to health-care organizations and health-care systems. Separate topics may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. For those registered for graduate credit, a major research paper is required. | ||
| 490 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Admission to College of Bus Admin, 97 credits in which 15 crd hrs, or half of major crsework must be completed, along with the CORE; and 6200:202, 250; 6400:301 or 310, 220 or (321 and 322); 6500:305 or 222, 330 and 301; 6600:300; 6800:305. Capstone course. Integrates the core business disciplines (accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing) through the use of case analysis. Objective and strategy formulation from an administrative viewpoint and international dimension. Emphasis on oral and written communications. | ||
| 491 | W: MANAGEMENT | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Must be admitted to a 4-year degree granting college. (May be repeated with permission of instructor or department) Group studies of special topics in management. May not be used to meet undergraduate major requirements in management. May be used for elective credits only. | ||
| 510 | SEL T: ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: upper-college or graduate standing and 301 or 600 or equivalent. Facilitates comparative international study of entrepreneurship, introduction of entrepreneurship to large organizations, or application of student's entrepreneurial skills. Six hour limit. | ||
| 520 | MANAGEMENT OF DATA NETWORKS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Principles of the design and management of data networks for business communications. | ||
| 533 | SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTIC PLANNING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 675. Emphasizes the importance of planning in the development of the domestic and global supply chain logistics system that includes transportation, inventory, warehousing and procurement. | ||
| 571 | MANAGEMENT PROJECT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 670. Students develop skills in field-based management problem solving, project management, and requirements analysis under conditions of uncertainty in a collaborative interdisciplinary team environment. | ||
| 580 | INTRO: HEALTH-CARE MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate standing. Introductory course for health professionals covering principles and concepts of management applied to health services organizations. | ||
| 582 | HEALTH SERVICES OPERATIONS MGT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 580 or 600 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Application of operations and systems analysis to health services organizations. | ||
| 585 | ST: HEALTH SERVICES ADMINSTRTN | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Special topics in health services administration (e.g., management) focusing on historical and/or contemporary managerial organizational and/or policy/strategy issues as related to health-care organizations and health-care systems. Separate topics may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. For those registered for graduate credit, a major research paper is required. | ||
| 600 | MANAGEMENT & ORGANZTNL BEHAVR | 3 credits |
| Course examines management principles, concepts, functions and process, as well as human behavior in organizations. | ||
| 601 | BUS ANALYTICS & INFO STRATEGY | 3 credits |
| Covers information systems foundations, strategic use of core analytical techniques including statistics and data mining to enable firms to better compete. | ||
| 602 | COMPUTER TECHNIQUES FOR MGMT | 3 credits |
| Introduction to the use of integrated spreadsheet software, database management software and the analysis and design of management information systems. | ||
| 605 | BUSINESS APPLICATIONS DEVLPMNT | 3 credits |
| The analysis and automation of standard business processes with examples from diverse business functions. Students will integrate these applications for business decision making. | ||
| 608 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Students develop new products and work with entrepreneurial businesses in the development of business plans that are presented to investors and entrepreneurs in local and international business plan competitions. | ||
| 620 | E-BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS | 3 credits |
| Provides an understanding of the foundation of Electronic Business focusing on business and application issues. | ||
| 622 | E-BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 620 or 602. This course provides a foundation in internet related technologies for successfully managing an e-business. Students will be required to design and implement a functional e-business prototype. | ||
| 640 | INFO SYSTEMS AND IT GOVERNANCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Covers issues, strategies, tactics for managing organizational use of information technology and systems. Includes strategic alignment, project management, offshoring, security, application systems, and emerging technologies | ||
| 641 | BUSINESS DATABASE SYSTEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Introduction to issues underlying the analysis, design, implementation, and management of business databases. | ||
| 643 | ANALY & DESIGN OF BUS SYSTEMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. A hands-on treatment of the methods used to develop different types of business information systems. | ||
| 644 | KNOWLEDGE MGT & BUS INTELLIGNC | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Explores the technologies of Business Intelligence (data warehouses, data mining, portals) and how organizations successfully manage the creation, sharing, transfer, and exploitation of knowledge. | ||
| 645 | SOFTWARE DEVL & QUAL ASSURANCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Introduction to business software development and quality assurance. Students teams will work on projects with an emphasis on implementation of business systems. | ||
| 646 | ENTERPRISE SYS IMPLEMENTATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 602. The configuration and implementation of Enterprise Systems to support the cross functional integration of business processes. | ||
| 648 | MGMT OF TELECOMMUNICATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 602 or 6200:603. An introduction to the use and management of telecommunications resources to support the activities of the organization. | ||
| 650 | HUMAN RESOURCE SYS FOR MANAGER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 652. A broad survey of the fundamental principles, research findings and practices related to the acquisition, development, maintenance and effective utilization of a business firm's human resources. | ||
| 651 | ORGANIZTNL TRANSFORMATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 652. A comprehensive study of innovations in organizations designed to increase human satisfaction and productivity through changes in human management. | ||
| 652 | MANAGING PEOPLE IN ORGANIZATNS | 3 credits |
| Introduction to the employee issues that managers face in organizations. The aspects of organizational behavior that influence performance, and issues related to managing human resources will be examined. | ||
| 653 | ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600. Examines the structure, design and overall effectiveness of a business organization from a macro-perspective. | ||
| 654 | MGT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. Course emphasizes ensuring that the organization benefits from inevitable conflicts that occur, and provides skills in diagnosis, negotiation, and building trust and cooperative working relationships in organizations. | ||
| 655 | COMPENSATION & PERFORMANCE MGT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. The development and analysis of systems of payments and rewards in business organizations with special attention placed on performance evaluation methods and productivity enhancement. | ||
| 656 | MGT OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHN & OPR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 6500:600 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Study and explore the elements and issues related to globalization of supply chain, production and service operations. | ||
| 657 | LEADRSHP ROLE IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600. Analysis and development of leadership theory and thought. Identification of leaders in both formal and informal organizations. Training and development methods of leaders evaluated. Individual and small group field study assignments. | ||
| 658 | MANAGING A GLOBAL WORKFORCE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 652. The formulation, design, and implementation of human resource practices designed to generate competitive cost advantages for business firms operating in domestic and/or international markets. | ||
| 659 | INTERNL HUMAN RESOURCE MGMT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600. A survey course focused on the identification, analysis, and resolutions of human resource problems in business firms with global operations. | ||
| 660 | STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT REGULATN | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600 or equivalent. Design and implementation of staffing practices and systems for businesses with an emphasis on the implications of federal regulations on the staffing function. | ||
| 661 | COMPARTV SYST EMPLOYEE & LABOR | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 600. A survey course examining how industrial relations systems and employment practices across national boundaries impact upon the employment relationship of business firms with global operations. | ||
| 662 | SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 675. Application of quantitative models in the analysis and design of systems in the supply chain and in manufacturing and service operations environments. | ||
| 663 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601 or equivalent. Design, evaluation and interpretation of research in business and organizations. Integrates quantitative and behavioral concepts and processes encountered in conducting such research, including ethical issues. | ||
| 665 | MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY | 3 credits |
| Survey of the principles and management practices of technology driven organizations are discussed with concepts, models and case studies for managers of technology intensive operations. | ||
| 669 | POLYMER MANAGEMENT DECISIONS | 3 credits |
| Introduces major polymer concepts, production processes, and uses of polymeric materials in an easy-to-comprehend interdisciplinary instructional way. Industrial case studies will help integrate enterprise-wide innovation and technology management related decisions. | ||
| 670 | MGMT OF SUPPLY CHAINS & OPER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 601. An overview of the issues directly related to the management of supply chains and operations at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels of the organization. | ||
| 673 | QUAL & PRODUCTIVITY TECHNIQUES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 601. Introduction to techniques for improving productivity and quality, including statistical process control (SPC), material requirements planning (MRP), just-in-time (JIT) inventory control and management of the program. | ||
| 675 | GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Focuses on the integration of activities and information/material flows across multiple organizations that comprise the supply chain, and the relationships among those organizations. | ||
| 677 | SUPPLY CHAIN SOURCING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 670 or 675. Introduces the student to fundamental sourcing concepts as well as the scope of responsibility and critical roles of the sourcing function within the principal organization in a supply chain network. | ||
| 678 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Provides working knowledge of tools and methods available to project managers including computerized analysis of network models to aid in the planning and control functions. | ||
| 680 | SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS MGT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 670 or 675. Emphasizes the importance of planning and operation of supply chain logistics systems that includes transportation, inventory and warehousing, with particular emphasis on international logistics, regulations and documentation. | ||
| 683 | HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS MGMT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. Study of health services organizations, comparative delivery systems, the roles of third-party payors and government policy in health care. Seminar format: major research paper required. | ||
| 685 | BIOINNOVATION AND DESIGN | 3 credits |
| Bring together students with different academic backgrounds to work in teams and identify and develop new medical technologies and solutions to health care problems. | ||
| 686 | HEALTH SERVICES RSCH PROJECT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 683 or permission of instructor. In-depth field study in health services administration with applications of research and analysis skills. Course requires review of literature and a major research paper. | ||
| 688 | INDP STUDY: HEALTH SERV ADMN | 1-3 credits |
| (May not be repeated for more than three credits) Prerequisites: 580 or 600 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Independent study and research of a special topic of interest in health services administration (e.g., management), chosen by the student in consultation with and under the supervision of the instructor. | ||
| 690 | SEL T: MANAGEMENT | 3 credits |
| (May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisite: 652. Selected topics in historical, contemporary and/or operational and functional areas of management. | ||
| 695 | ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Complete four classes: 6500:670, 6400:674, 6600:620, 6800:605 or Permission of Instructor. A case-oriented course which focuses on integration of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in core business courses. Students analyze, evaluate, and formulate organization objectives and strategies within domestic and international environmental contexts. | ||
| 697 | INDP STUDY: MANAGEMENT | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated for a total of six credits) Focus on special topics of study and research in management on an independent basis. | ||
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