TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MGT 6625, 6626
Specialized Study
Prerequisites
Graduate standing. Total credit for any combination of enrollments in 6625, 6626, or 6627
courses is not to exceed six semester hours. A specialized study, with prior approval, may be
substituted for only one required course in a student’s program.
Description
Study of a problem or problems using research techniques. Selection of the problem must be
approved by the student’s adviser, the instructor under whom the study is to be made, and the
appropriate branch director. The study should contribute to the student’s program. Preparation of
a scholarly paper is required and may involve an oral defense. Total credit for any combination
of enrollments in these courses may not exceed six semester hours. No more than three semester
hours credit of this course may be transferred in from another institution.
Objectives
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Present findings from study of a selected topic in depth in the area of management.
2. Demonstrate conversance in the selected topic through appropriate application.
3. Discuss how the selected topic may inform strategies to support business objectives.
Purpose
To select and focus on a management topic of special interest to the student, in accordance with
the specific parameters of study to which the instructor has assented. MSM unspecified elective.
Approved Texts
American Psychological Association. (2001 or current). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
Supplements
As deemed appropriate.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 August 2005