MGT (93) Management
Administered by Department of Management
Effective Fall 2006
93.244 Principles of Management (3) - Administrative organizational and behavioral
theories and functions of management, contributing to the effective and efficient
accomplishment of organizational objectives. Prerequisites: 24 credits earned.
93.343 Applied Managerial Statistics (3) - This course develops intermediate concepts of
probability and statistics necessary for business managers to fully comprehend, analyze
and interpret numerical data in uncertain environments. It enhances the basic
methodologies learned in the prerequisite course and develops students' abilities to take
content knowledge "out of the classroom" and into the workplace. Knowing how to
analyze data, when certain techniques or methodologies are appropriate, how to apply
them within constrained resource limitation, and how to transform the results into
managerial decision are key abilities that distinguish successful business manger. In
addition to emphasizing managerial applications of basic concepts such as hypothesis
testing, this course includes regression analyses, correlations analysis and analysis of
variance. Non-parametric tools and issues related to qualitative data are also addressed.
Throughout this course, key concepts of information systems (IS) are illustrated,
discussed and applied, giving students further experience in technology-driven
problems, issues and opportunities. Beyond the strategic IS perspective, topics such as
data storage, communications general purpose and application software, knowledgebased systems and expert systems are discussed. Prerequisites: 93.244 and 40.256
93.345 Human Resource Management (3) - Equips students with tools and procedures
to address human resource issues and problems. Prerequisite: 93.244.
93.346 Labor and Industrial Relations (3) - Describes administration of the relationship
between management and the labor force, both where that relationship is governed by a
collective bargaining agreement and where it is not. Includes development of the social
and legal status of trade unions organizing, negotiations, strikes, grievance procedure
and union security. Prerequisite: 93.244.
93.347 Management Science (3) -Covers quantitative models such as linear
programming, goal programming, inventory models, forecasting models, PERT/CPM in
dealing with the dynamics of manufacturing/service operations in an organization.
Prerequisites: 93.244 and 93.343
93.348 Operations Management (3) - Educates and trains students to deal with the
operational issues and problems in manufacturing and services. Prerequisites: 93.244
and 93.343. Specific sections of this course are designated for non-majors with the
following prerequisites: 93.244 and any statistics course.
93.350 Quality Management (3) - Introduces students to the major concepts and
techniques used in quality management and control. Prerequisites: 93.244, 93.343,
93.348
93.355 Managing Multicultural Organizations (3) - Studies the impact of increasing
diversity in terms of gender, race, ethnicity and nationality on management practice of
multicultural organizations through enhanced decision making. Examines ways in which
diversity can be used to strengthen organizations through enhanced decision making,
creativity, innovation, and expanding international and ethnic markets. Examines
strategies for building and maintaining functional multicultural organizations by reducing
turnover, interpersonal and conflict and communication barriers. The course emphasizes
workplace equity. Prerequisite: 93.244.
93.362 Organizational Design (3) - Discusses the differences between micro and macro
perspectives in the study of organization and provides a macro view in which the
organization, as opposed to individual members, is the unit of analysis. Provides
students with an in-depth understanding of how organizations are formed and how
external as well as internal factors influence the structure and design of the
organizations. Also explores variables for designing and managing organizations.
Prerequisite: 93.244.
93.391 Small Business Management (3) - Introduces environment of small business in
the United States. Describes types of small business and problems associated with each
type. Covers ownership, start up, franchising, finance, accounting, personnel, risk
management, inventory, advertising and marketing and production processes. Special
emphasis is given to incentives and legal requirements of Pennsylvania with regard to
small businesses. Prerequisites: 60 credits, 98.331, 97.310, 96.313, 91.223, 91.220,
93.244.
93.400 Entrepreneurship (3) - This course focuses on three major issues: 1) how to
launch new ventures: creating and assessing opportunities and the associated risks in
their right perspectives; 2) managing innovation and entrepreneurship in an ongoing
business; and 3) attracting venture capital to new business opportunities. Prerequisites:
93.244 and 96.300 OR 96.313.
93.432 Internship in Management (3-6) - Integrates classroom experience and practical
work experience in industrial, business or government work situations. Allows students
to translate academic theories and principles into action, to test career interests and to
develop skills and abilities through carefully planned and supervised problems related to
the field of management. Prerequisites: 93.244 or approval of internship supervisor,
GPA of 2.50, 75 semester hours and major or minor in business administration.
93.440 Small Business Internship and Seminar (1-3) - Teams of students work with local
businesses in a consultancy capacity to aid small businesses while applying business
principles. Work includes analysis of a problem, determination of alternative solutions,
recommendation of the optimum course of action by means of an oral presentation to
business owners. Prerequisite: GPA of 2.5, 93.244, 97.310 and 98.331.
93.445 Managerial Communications (3) - Prepares students for effective managerial
communication by providing preparation in the process and structure of communication
in a professional setting. Prerequisites: 20.201, 25.103, 93.244 and junior standing.
93.449 Organizational Behavior (3) - Provides the tools and theories regarding personal,
interpersonal and group processes within the organization at the micro level.
Prerequisite: 93.244, junior standing.
93.456 International Management (3) - Develops an understanding of the issues related
to international business environment, refines this knowledge by the analysis of current
economical, social and political issues that can influence international and global
companies and prepares students to analyze international business issues as a
manager of a multinational/global company. Prerequisite: 93.244 and junior standing.
Diversity course.
93.457 Business and Society (3) - Prepares students to manage social responsibility and
ethics issues related to business operations and the interests of multiple stakeholders.
Prerequisites: 96 semester hours earned, 20.201, 25.103, 93.244, 96.313, 97.310 and
98.331.
93.463 Employee Staffing (3) - Examines the procedures used by companies to recruit
and hire employees. Students learn how organizations seek to improve effectiveness by
ensuring each job is legally staffed by a fully capable individual. Topics covered include
job analysis, employee recruitment, selection techniques, validation procedures and
legal restraints on employee selection practices. Prerequisite: 93.345 and junior
standing.
93.464 Compensation Management (3) - Examines how the development of a firm's
compensation system. Students learn how companies design their compensation
systems in an effort to enhance their recruiting, motivation and retention of employees.
Topics covered include job evaluation, salary surveys, pay-for-performance programs,
legal issues, and the design and evaluation of employee benefits packages.
Prerequisite: 93.345
93.481 Business Policies and Strategies (3) - Prepares students in the area of strategic
decision-making for the total organization through strategic formulation and
administration using integrative analysis and strategic planning and process.
Prerequisites: 90 semester hours earned, 93.244, 96.313, 97.310, 98.331 and senior
standing.
93.483 Leadership (3) - This course examines theories of leadership and sources and
uses of power in the organization. Assumptions, beliefs and styles of leadership in the
context of organizational culture, productivity, performance and effectiveness will be
examined through case studies. Employee compliance, control as well as satisfaction;
stakeholders' support, commitment as well as satisfaction issues will be addressed
through in-depth studies of effective leaders of select private, public and human services
organizations. Organizational vision, mission and social and ethical responsibilities, and
workforce diversity will be discussed in the context of transformational leadership.
Prerequisites: 93.244 and Junior standing.
93.498 Special Topics - Management (3) - Examines current or advanced issues in the
field of management not normally examined in depth in other courses. Prerequisite:
approval of the department chairperson.
93.500 Managerial Principles (3) - Focuses on the fundamentals of the practice of
management, including administrative, organizational and behavioral theories. Explores
the functions of management and the aspects of the organizational environment.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Available as a distance learning course.
93.511 Statistical Analysis (3) - Covers statistical inference and its application to the
commonly used methods of estimation, hypotheses testing, prediction and decision
making relevant to business and managerial problems. Prerequisites: Graduate
standing. Available as a distance learning course.
93.520 Business Research Methods (3) - Assists students in developing knowledge of
business research methods, suitable for workplace application, to enable solutions and
recommendations founded on legitimate and efficient data and information. Content
includes research process, research design, sources, collection and analysis of data,
and presentation of results and recommendations. Prerequisites: foundation courses,
93.511 or permission of instructor. Available as a distance learning course.
93.532 Professional Development Skills (3) - This course will help students examine
themselves and discover strengths and weaknesses, develop a personal mission
statement and career goals, and develop skills and self-knowledge essential to effective
management. Bulk of class time will focus on self-assessment or skill development and
provide a foundation for enhanced success in the MBA program and continued
development in future careers.
93.545 Graduate Human Resource Management (3) - Equips students with tools and
procedures to address human resource issues and problems.
93.547 Decision Models I (3) - This course facilitates translating business problems into
the appropriate mathematical formulations, applying the correct quantitative models and
interpreting the results, using sensitivity analysis to responde to "what if" managerial
challenges. Prerequisites: Foundation courses; 93.511 or permission of instructor
93.548 Decision Models II (3) - This course explores decision analysis theory and
multiple criteria decision making models. It facilitates translating business problems into
appropriate decision models, taking into account individual and oraganizational
preference structures and environmental uncertainty. Prerequisites: Foundation courses;
93.511 or permission of instructor; 93.547.
93.550 Quality Management (3) - This course introduces students to quality
management philosophies that have developed over the past 20 years, including those
of Deming, Juran and Crosby. It provides students with opportunities to learn and apply
various problem-solving tools, to recognize strengths and weaknesses of various
management programs, activities and paradigms, and to understand and apply
statistics-based process evaluation and improvement. The course includes opportunities
to work on applied problems from the student's own workplace and prepare results
suitable for management presentations. Prerequisites: Foundation courses, 93.511 or
permission of instructor.
93.556 International Management (3) - Focuses on dynamic changes in international
business environment and increased foreign competition that challenge managers.
Addresses international issues and understanding of their impact on markets, products
and services. Develops understanding of international business environment and issues
that have the potential for enhancing an enterprise's survival and success. Prerequisite:
Foundation courses.
93.558 Social Responsibility and Business Ethics (3) - Focuses on theories, concepts
and tools for managing social responsibility and ethics in different organizational
settings. Prerequisites: Foundation courses; 91.524, 97.551, 96.535
93.560 Operations Management (3) - Analyzes manufacturing and service systems and
application of managerial decision-making in resolving operational policy problems.
Prerequisites: Foundation courses.
93.562 Organizational Theory (3) - Provides a macro level understanding of
organizational structure, processes and management of external organizational
relationships. Prerequisites: 93.500 or equivalent.
93.566 Organizational Behavior (3) - Focuses on human aspects of an organization,
groups and individuals. Addresses behavioral concepts and theories in leadership,
motivation, performance appraisal, stress, job satisfaction and inter- and intra-group
processes.
93.567 People Management Skills (3) - This is an experiential, skill-building course that
focuses on the development of interpersonal management skills. Students enhance their
skills in areas of supportive communication, managing conflict, motivating employees,
delegating responsibilities, developing and managing work teams, managing problem
employees and facilitating change.
93.581 Strategic Management (3) - Examines complex industrial situations to determine
better strategies to ensure a firm’s long-run survival and growth in competitive markets.
Emphasizes problem solving skills and implementation of optimal decisions. Examines
the factors that can result in performance differentials by understanding how a firm
attains a superior performance. Analyzes and investigates strategic problem-solving
processes that can enhance control of the firm over the market and competition.
Prerequisites: Capstone course, to be taken in graduating semester; 91.524; 96.535;
97.551; 93.560.
93.582 HR Skills for Managers (3) - This course covers the skills needed by managers to
effectively implement practices to help an organization deal effectively with its people
during various phases of the employment process. Through experiential methods, such
as case studies and role-plays, students learn how to perform such HR tasks as
interview job applicants, provide and communicate job performance ratings and carry out
disciplinary procedures, all within the context of prevailing legal and ethical standards.
93.583 Human Resources Development (3) - Focuses on current research and theories
related to management and development of human resources in organizational settings.
Emphasizes theories related to motivation, training and development, leadership,
behavior and performance in an organization.
93.584 Seminar on Leadership (3) - This course examines theories of leadership and
sources and uses of power in the organization. Assumptions, beliefs and styles of
leadership in the context of organizational culture, productivity, performance and
effectiveness will be examined through case studies. Employee compliance, control as
well as satisfaction; stakeholders' support, commitment as well as satisfaction issues will
be addressed through in-depth studies of effective leaders of select private, public and
human services organizations. Organizational vision, mission and social and ethical
responsibilities, and workforce diversity will be discussed in the context of
transformational leadership. Prerequisites: 93.500 (or equivalent)
93.599 Special Topics (3) - Addresses a variety of advanced topics in management at
the graduate level and permits the instructor to focus on issues of particular importance
and interest to the discipline. Prerequisites: Approval of the department curriculum
committee and the chair. Prerequisite: Foundation courses.