Graduate Course Descriptions

Management (MGT)

MGT 5305 Organization Theory and Behavior 3(3-0)

This course covers: organizational theory, research and applications important to managerial and organizational effectiveness; design of organizational structure; control systems for enhancing organization effectiveness. It also emphasizes managing and building inter-organizational relationships; authority, influence and leadership relationships; organizational culture; organization-environment relations; international considerations; inter-group power and conflict; and organizational change and development.

This is a Core Course for the MBA program
This is a Concentration in Management Science for the MSSEMS

MGT 5306 Strategic Management in Global Markets 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: Core courses or consent of the Graduate Advisor

This course provides an in-depth study of the strategic issues faced by managers in a global environment. Emphasis is on creation of competitive advantage in a global context. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: competitive positioning, techniques for analyzing how firms can develop and sustain competitive advantage, dynamic economic policies and conditions, emerging markets, deregulation, and challenges facing multinational corporations.

This is a Core Course for the MBA program

MGT 5307 Managing Organization Resources - Human, Capital, and Technical 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MGT 5305

This course focuses on managing a firm's primary resources - human, capital, and technical. The HRM portion will focus on attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining the workforce; the CM portion will focus on best practices for managing capital; and the TM portion will focus on how to acquire and best utilize technology. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: recruitment and selection, diversity, labor relations, capital investments, technology needs analysis, technology assessment, and technology implementation.

This is a Concentration Course in Management for the MBA program

MGT 5308 Management of Operations and Information Systems 3(3-0)
Pre-requisites: GBU 5306 and MGT 5305

This course focuses on improving performance of the firm through coordination and integration of production, functional areas, and information. Potential managers will develop skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: process analysis, cross-functional integration, product development, aggregate and operational planning, and technology and operations strategy.

This is a Concentration Course in Management for the MBA program

MGT 5309 Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: GBU 5306 and MGT 5305

This course examines logistics systems that provide the physical supply of raw materials and parts to a firm and the distribution of products to its customers. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: facility location and distribution, tactical and strategic uses of freight consolidation, warehousing operations, and international shipping.

This is a Concentration Course in Management, International Business & Marketing for the MBA program
This is a Concentration in Management Science for the MSSEMS

MGT 5310 Risk and Crisis Management 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: GBU 5306

This course examines techniques and policies used by organizations and individuals for managing risk. The emphasis of the course will be on pure risks (corresponding to situations where there are only the possibilities of loss or no loss) as contrasted with speculative risks (in which both gain and loss are possible as financial risk). Besides addressing how to identify, evaluate and manage pure risks, the course will also focus attention upon the analysis of insurance markets and the incentives they convey for managing risk.

This is a Concentration Course in Management for the MBA program

MGT 5311 Diversification and Merger Strategies 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MGT 5305

This course explores the determinants of successful diversification strategy and a special case, acquisitions, to sustain growth and profitability. The course develops current frameworks of diversification based around the notion of synergy and/or, capabilities transfer at the business strategy level. Using the fundamentals of competitive strategy, the course addresses type of entered markets (related or unrelated) and the mode of entry (direct, joint venture, acquisitions, etc.). The course also develops advanced frameworks of diversification built around the concept of strategic intent, core competencies, leveraging of resources and dominant logic. Finally, the course develops the concepts that are useful in acquisitions. These concepts will address individual acquisitions as well as acquisition programs.

This is a Concentration Course in Management for the MBA program

MGT 5312 Power, Politics, and Leadership for Global Managers 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: MGT 5305

This course provides an in-depth study of the impact of power, politics, and leadership on a multinational corporation. Focus is on political processes affecting decision-making. At a minimum, the following subjects will be discussed: power bases, networks, coalitions, power sharing and stakeholder analysis, multicultural environments, strategic alliances, negotiations, and cultural consequences.

This is a Concentration Course in Management & International Business for the MBA program

MGT 5313 Management of Change 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: 20 MBA SCH or special permission

This course is designed to give the student a feel of an organization system in a competitive environment. It aims to provide the student an experiential feel of changes that need to be planned within an organization and why. During the course students realize that, leading such changes are challenging as the change agent meets with resistance. Designing change interventions for the improvement of organizational performance provides the opportunity for students to wear the hat of a management consultant in this course.

MGT 5315 Project Management  (3)

This course provides an overview of the discipline of project management.  It is done from both a technical perspective (use of CPM,  PERT, work breakdown structure, advanced use of Microsoft Project) and from the perspective of the practice of project management (project planning, estimating costs and activities length, human resource planning and on site management, practical role of an effective project manager, project management vs. quantity surveying, project knowledge management, etc.).  This class will also explore the different types of project organizations (IT, for innovation, for change, construction, etc.) and associated concepts such as program management, project finance, etc.”