Management

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Name	Title	Credits	School
MGMT 501	Principles of Management	1.5	School of Management
A study of organizations and of the activities of a manager in an organization. The course follows a functional approach, analyzing such management concepts as organizing decentralization, use of staff, human relations, conflict, decision making, planning, supervision, communication, and financial and production control systems such as budgeting and PERT.
MGMT 510	Business Policy and Strategy	1.5	School of Management
This course integrates knowledge and skills in the various functional areas of business for corporate and business strategy development. Student teams will develop a corporate mission, goals and objectives, and implement business policy by managing a complete value chain for a company; deploying marketing, operational and financial strategies and policies in a simulated competitive environment so as to achieve sustainable growth and productivity. Case studies and a computer-based management game will be employed.
MGMT 605	Organizational Development and Behavioral Factors	3	School of Management
The classical substance of organization and management is linked with the analysis of organizational elements and dimensions of human behavior in the work environment.
MGMT 611	Human Capital & Risk Management	3	School of Management
This graduate level course will enable students to identify and assess the impact of external and internal factors affecting the level of behavioral risk in business organizations that operate in diverse global markets. Students will be asked to synthetize and utilize various theoretical paradigms to design an original research project, formulate new hypotheses, utilize available technology to empirically test such hypotheses, and then extrapolate the project’s findings to provide specific recommendations of process or policy improvements that could reduce the negative impact of behavioral risk on firm performance, external markets, and society as a whole.
MGMT 620	International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior	1.5	School of Management
This course is an inter-disciplinary examination of the international dimensions of organizational behavior. Course content includes topics such as cross-cultural management, cross-cultural communication, and global spects of leadership, motivation, team management, and decision-making. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or a waiver
MGMT 630	Business Enterprise Environment	1.5	School of Management
A managerial analysis of the complex enterprise interrelationships arising between legal and governmental regulation, ethical, economic, political, societal, technological, and physical issues characterizing a highly dynamic global business environment. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or a waiver
MGMT 640	Business Continuity Management	3	School of Management
This course explores the area of Business Continuity and Risk Management in a comprehensive manner to provide for organizational resilience. Particular emphasis is placed on assessing threats which may lead to disastrous events, evaluating control alternatives and implementing strategies. Practical solutions to enable an organization to mitigate risk, manage crisis and recover from disaster are discussed Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: MGMT 501 or a waiver
MGMT 650	Strategic Leadership Capstone	3	School of Management
An examination of the operational aspects of high level leadership, including its role in framing the organization's 20 year strategic plan, the making of consequential decisions in an uncertain, complex, and rapidly changing environment, and maintaining excellence in the corporate world.
MGMT 706	Cyber Law, Policy and Ethics	3	School of Management
The Internet raises a multitude of legal issues in many areas. Among the issues covered are privacy, electronic contracts, trademarks and domain names, content protection, jurisdiction, regulation, civil and criminal liability, and cyber crime.
MGMT 708	Organizational Development & Change Management	3	School of Management
This course is designed to prepare students to become effective change agents at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The course addresses such topics as leading and influencing, organizational development techniques, change methodologies, individual, group, and organizational change processes. This course focuses on the planned and systematic process in which organizational theory and behavioral science principles are employed to manage change and increase individual and organizational effectiveness. The students will learn to apply best practices through case studies and simulations.
MGMT 709	Strategic Human Resource Management	3	School of Management
This course provides a comprehensive overview of strategic human resources management. Students will learn how HR practices add value and help organizations succeed. All major functional areas of HRM are covered including planning, staffing, compensation, benefits, employee relations, training, career development, performance management and employee relations. The role of technology in managing human resources is also examined. .
MGMT 712	Organizational Behavior	3	School of Management

MGMT 716	Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery	3	School of Management
This course discusses the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans and their essential components. Emphasis is on the identification, and implementation of an appropriate recovery organization, technology, goals, objectives, strategies, and organizational environment. It includes exercises in the development of business continuity plans, case studies of successful plans, and coordination of plans with local government response organizations. Software resources will be considered to plan and manage the continuity process.
MGMT 725	Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation	3	School of Management
An exploration of the entrepreneurship function, and the formation and operation of new business ventures. Inst Cnst
MGMT 735	Multinational Business Management	3	School of Management
Aimed at development of a framework and methodology for identification and management of the key factors leading to competitive advantage in the global business arena. Contemporary trends shaping the external environment of multinational business enterprises are discussed. Major emphasis is placed on strategic and operational planning in key functional areas. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: ECON 610 and MGMT 620 Inst Cnst
MGMT 740	Knowledge Mgmt	3	School of Management
An exploration of knowledge management techniques and principles in contemporary organizations. Focus is paid to the four pillars of knowledge management with an emphasis on multinational organizations and the environments in which they operate. Inst Cnst
MGMT 744	Managing the Global Workforce	3	School of Management
This course will examine critical contemporary issues of managing people in the context of the global marketplace. Students will examine how multinational corporations (MNCs) select, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, and reward international assignees and local workforces in foreign subsidiaries. In addition, issues related to health and safety, employee/union relations, and business ethics will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how differences in economic development, political and legal institutions, public policy, and national culture and values shape and constrain human resource management decisions in MNCs.
MGMT 755	Security Risk Analysis	3	School of Management
In this course we present a set of analytical tools for quantifying risk and the costs and benefits of mitigation methods. The feasibility of technical solutions as applied to various cases will also be present.
MGMT 765	Project Management	3	School of Management
This course introduces the knowledge and skills required to manage a project with the help of a dominant industry software in the field. This course covers the skills required to define, plan, schedule, control, and deliver the project. Students will gain theoretical knowledge aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and practical skills using a state-of-the-art project management software by executing real-life project management examples with various applications. Students learn how to deliver the project on time within budget and scope to achieve project. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisites: QANT 510 or a waiver.
MGMT 785	Decision Support System	3	School of Management
Decision Support Systems (DSS) focuses on the application of information systems to assist a manager in evaluating alternatives and making optimal decisions in a business environment. Topics to be covered will include discussion of off-the-shelf decision support tools, storing and accessing data (data warehousing), defining requirements and modeling (front end), decision making (inference engine)and report generation. Students are expected to work with a range of software tools for strategy and policy development. A comprehensive term project will be required. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: QANT 510 (or QANT 510 waiver) and MIST 610
MGMT 887	Human Resources Management Seminar	3	School of Management
An advanced seminar on contemporary human resources management practices. Topics will vary from semester to semester. A project will be required of all students.