Purpose
* Emphasizes the development of problem-solving,
planning, and interpersonal skills.
* Provides an opportunity to develop skills and
knowledge related to leadership in the new economy, managing innovation and
change, and international and cross-cultural issues in business.
Audience
* Attracts the student who is interested in the
dynamics of managing people and resources to create a winning
organization.
* Graduates may seek positions in consulting,
supervision, and program management, or the pursuit of graduate education in
management or law.
* The students who will most benefit from this
curriculum are those who possess a generalist orientation.
Program
of Study
(Updated and Revised)
(effective September 2004):
a) 2 Required
Mgt Option Courses:
·
ADMN 614 Organizational Leadership and
Structure
·
ADMN 701 Business, Government, and
Society
b.) Students may choose: a total of 2 (two) Mgt 600 or 700 level
courses:
·
Mgt 647 Business Law (Also--Required
for Accounting Option)
·
Mgt 713 Leadership Assessment and
Development
·
Mgt 755 International Management
(Also--Elective for International Option)
·
Mgt 732 Entrepreneurship
(Also--Required for EVC Option)
·
Mgt 798 Applied Management Seminar
(Only open to Honors Students in Mgt Option with GPA > 3.2)
·
Mgt 798 Topics
Students
will learn how structural characteristics in an organization (e.g., the design
of roles, reporting relationships, coordinating mechanisms, communication
systems and processes, etc.) affect whether leader actions and choices enable
or prevent high performance. An open systems framework will be used to
assess how reactions to change occurring inside and outside of an organization
determine whether individuals, groups, and organizations position themselves to
adapt, grow and develop, or to decline. In addition, this course challenges all
of us to examine our unique individual roles as shapers of the vision, mission,
goals, culture, and achievements in the organizations to which we belong. (Prerequisite:
Organizational Behavior)
Law of contracts, agency, sales, negotiable instruments, real and
personal property, partnership and corporations, with application of the Uniform
Commercial Code. (Prerequisite:
at least junior standing)
Managerial problem solving and decision making relative to
economic, ethical, legal, political, social, and technological aspects of an organization’s
environment. Case discussion,
stakeholder analysis, managerial values and ethics, and social issues
management are important course components.
The course will use activities and
exercises to help students determine their ideal job upon graduation as well as
their career goals for the next 3-5 years.
Students will also learn a matrix of key leadership behaviors and skills
that have been proven to distinguish high-performing managers and executives. Each student’s behaviors will be assessed
using this model so that students can determine the leadership behaviors and
skills they most need to develop to meet their early career goals. Finally, faculty will assist students in
developing a personal “Leadership Development Plan” that will focus their
professional energy, efforts, and achievements over the next 3-5 years.
Develops an understanding of international ventures and
partnerships from the viewpoint of management, leadership, human resource
management, and organizational structure and strategy. Emphasis on the impact of culture on business
practices and on interpersonal skills and global perspectives needed for
personal effectiveness in international and multi cultural environments. (Prerequisite: junior or senior standing)
Special
topics [e.g., business communication, organizational design and change, group
dynamics, career development, etc.]; may be repeated. (Prerequisite: permission)