BUS 215 BUSINESS LAW I
An analysis of the legal environment of business. Emphasis is on the basic structure of legal rights and obligations and their impact on business decisions. Prerequisites: Not open to Freshmen, preference to Junior and Senior business majors. Donnelly, Fitzpatrick, Kingsley/Three credits
MGT 230 DECISION ANALYTICS FOR MANAGERS
In an increasingly complex world, decision analysis has a major role to play helping produce insight and promote creativity to help decision-makers make better decisions. Business analytics are becoming a critical capability for enterprises of all types, for profit or non-profit, domestic or international. Solving organizational problems requires understanding of many functional areas, including marketing and sales, human resources, accounting, operations, engineering and others. In this course students will gain knowledge of theory and practical applications of decision analysis. Using cases, students will identify pertinent information, perform analysis using key tools including analytical software, and develop effective solutions supported by data. Concepts we will explore include, decision trees, probability, risk assessments, group decision-making, resource allocation and scenario planning. Prerequisites: MGT 100, ECO 115. Staff/Three credits
MGT 300 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
This course examines the relationship of an employee to the total organization. It investigates strategic human resources decisions, such as job evaluation and design, human resources planning, and recruiting/selecting. It also explores administrative decisions, such as training and development, performance appraisal, promotion and transfer, compensation, discipline, employee relations, and due process. The course focuses on new and changing responsibilities of the personnel manager, such as affirmative action, safety and health, demands for job satisfaction, and environmental protection. Prerequisites: MGT 100, and Junior/Senior standing. LeBlanc/Three credits
MGT 301 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY (FORMERLY THE ENVIRONMENTS OF BUSINESS)
Investigates selected components of the macro-environment which surround any organization, and which have a growing impact on managerial processes and decision-making. Specifically examines changing business values, the impact of rapidly changing technology, business ethics, government business relations, and rapidly shifting societal expectations. Also explores selected issues such as business responsibility with regard to pollution control, energy conservation, health and safety of employees, and employment of minorities. Prerequisites: MGT 100 and Junior/Senior standing. (Fall) Pastille/Three credits
MGT 303 PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the planning and controlling of the total flow of materials through an organization. Topics to be covered included purchasing, quality assurance, sources of supply, international buying, contracts and pricing practices, negotiation, make or buy decisions, institutional and governmental purchasing, legal considerations, computer-based systems, traffic, receiving, storage, and control of materials and final products so that usage of personnel, facilities, and capital is optimized. Case studies will enhance learning objectives. (Fall) Staff/Three Credits
BUS 304 BUSINESS RESEARCH
Students will learn how to scan the environment of changing conditions in order to identify specific business opportunities and problems. The course teaches the following techniques for collecting and analyzing data: research objectives, research design, data collection, sampling procedures, field work, statistical analysis, and reporting the research findings. Discussion focuses on how business research fits the decision-maker’s needs. Prerequisites: MKT 101, ECO 115, and Junior/Senior standing or permission of instructor. (Spring) Diodati, Drouart, Mohaghegh/Three credits
MGT 305 STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Leadership is the process of transforming organizations from what they are to what the leader would have them become. This course builds upon the basic knowledge of leadership theory and practice provided in an introduction to management and organizational behavior course, and prepares the student for a capstone course in business strategy by (1) expanding the scope and depth of the student’s knowledge of leadership theories in the context of creating strategy in a globalized world, (2) building the student’s capacity to apply leadership theory to situations arising from the economic, social and environmental conditions that are transforming our world in the early 21st century, and (3) developing the student’s self-knowledge of his or her actual as well as desired leadership style. Prerequisites: MGT 100. Morrison, Pastille /Three credits
INB 307 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
This course provides an in-depth examination of the managerial issues confronting managers as they plan, organize, staff, and control global/transnational operations. The basic premise is that management in a global environment differs in many ways from management of a firm doing business within national boundaries. Specific topics include the cultural context of international business, planning, implementation, personnel selection, labor relations, communication, motivation, control, and ethics/ social responsibility. The course includes readings, lectures, cases, experiential exercises, and discussions. Prerequisites: MGT 100, MKT 101, and Junior/Senior standing or permission of instructor. Diodati, Drouart/Three credits
MKT 309 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
Relying on real world cases, students will learn to apply marketing concepts. This course will develop the application of specific analytic techniques, the ability to distinguish opinion from fact, and the articulation of decisions that can be defended on economic and practical grounds. Cases will cover a wide range of marketing topics, including target market and segmentation, consumer behavior, product strategy and positioning, pricing, promotion, strategy formulation, and optimum use of the marketing mix. Prerequisites: MKT 101 and Junior/Senior standing. Blake, DeWitt, Diodati, Hoyle, LeBlanc/Three credits
MGT 311 DIVERSITY IN THE WORK FORCE
The purpose of this seminar is to explore the issues and the challenges of managing an increasingly diverse work force. The course focuses on preparing students to work and to manage in multicultural organizations. Special emphasis is placed on topics related to the impact of gender, race, and ethnicity, and other differences on interpersonal relations and group behavior within a managerial organizational context. Prerequisite: MGT100 or permission of instructor. LeBlanc/Three credits
MGT 315 SERVICES MANAGEMENT
This course provides students with the concepts and tools necessary to manage service operations effectively. The strategic focus should also provide entrepreneurially inclined students with the foundation to start their own service business. The course explores the dimensions of successful service firms, prepares students for enlightened management, and suggests creative entrepreneurial opportunities. Beginning with the service encounter, service managers must blend marketing, technology, people, and information to achieve a distinctive competitive advantage. This course looks at service management from an integrated viewpoint. The material integrates marketing, strategy, technology, and organizational issues. Prerequisites: MGT 100, MKT 101. Staff/Three credits
INB 318 ASIAN BUSINESS PRACTICES
This course examines the evolving business practices of Asian countries vis-à-vis a scrutiny of influences, such as history, geography, demography, religion, value systems, politics/legal structures, and language(s). This will provide the student with both a multicultural sensitivity and a basic set of skills for functioning in specific Asian markets. The course is grounded, but certainly not limited to, the major countries of the region: China (PRC/ROC), Japan, North and South Korea, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Prerequisite: MGT 100, MKT 101, or permission of instructor. Diodati, Drouart /Three credits
INB 320 EUROPEAN BUSINESS PRACTICES
The course examines the evolving business practices of European countries vis-à-vis a scrutiny of influences, such as history, geography, demography, religion, value systems, political/legal structures and languages(s). This will provide the student with both a multicultural sensitivity and a basic set of skills for functioning in specific European markets. This course is grounded, but certainly not limited to, the major countries of the region: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Prerequisite: MGT 100, MKT 101, or permission of instructor. Drouart, Diodati/Three credits
MGT 325 SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The course is designed to provide a comprehensive and integrated introduction to the challenges of starting and managing a small business. In this course, students will build on an interdisciplinary foundation of accounting, management, and marketing to address the problems and decisions of starting, growing, and managing a small business. Prerequisites: MGT 100, MKT 101, ACC 125, ACC 126. Foley, Hoyle, Skypeck /Three credits
ECO 325 CORPORATE FINANCE
Introduction to the principles and techniques utilized in the financial management of business. Topics to be covered include: interpretation of financial statements, time value of money, stock and bond valuation, ratio analysis, risk and return, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, and capital structure. Prerequisites: ECO 110–111, ACC 125. (Fall, Spring) Fahy, McGee, Volz, White/Three credits
MGT 330 ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
How do organizations become better innovators? How do managers foster a culture of innovation within teams and organizations? This course will help students understand the relationship between creativity and innovation, and how individuals, teams, and organizations can increase their capacity for innovative thinking and creativity. Using case studies, students will explore and analyze innovation of various organizations and industries. Students will be introduced to product, process, and business model innovation and experience using tools and approaches such as brainstorming, design thinking, how-why laddering, and various mapping techniques. Prerequisites: MGT 100, MGT 102, MKT 101. Staff/Three credits
ACC 331 FRAUD EXAMINATION
This course examines the subject of fraud from both management and accounting perspectives. Utilizing a variety of techniques including text, lecture, case studies, and occasional training videos, the course seeks to familiarize students with the conditions which facilitate fraud, the profile of the fraud perpetrator, common types of fraud, and methods of prevention, detection, and resolution. Numerous historical cases of fraud are examined. Prerequisites: ACC125–126, MGT100. Marino/Three credits
MGT 342 SPORT MANAGEMENT
Sport has become a multibillion dollar industry, and as such, requires increasingly sophisticated and innovative management. This course introduces students to the business of sport. Students will learn the concepts, principles, and practices of managing sport organizations and sporting events as well as gaining an overview of the sport industry. This course builds on the skills and knowledge from an introductory management and organization course as students learn to apply organizational, management, and leadership principles to sport organizations. Students will also study change and innovation in both sport organizations as well as the sport industry. Prerequisite: MGT 100 Lewis/Three Credits
BUS 399 INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS
This course is open to junior/senior students approved by the instructor who meet the college-wide internship standard of a minimum GPA of 2.8. It provides the interning student with a valuable experiential learning opportunity, and includes field-based training experience in either the private, industrial, not-for-profit, or governmental sectors. Students must attend weekly seminar meetings to complete regular academic assignments and process observations about the internship experience. Students complete a major paper that links theory in the field to the internship experience. Dewitt/Three credits
MGT 400 BUSINESS STRATEGY (CAPSTONE)
This course serves to integrate prior studies in management, marketing, human resources, organizational behavior, production, finance, and accounting. The primary objective is to develop the student’s ability to think strategically in analyzing industry and competitive situations facing a business in order to formulate strategic action plans. Prerequisites: Senior Management, Marketing and International Business majors and ECO 325. Capstone course: must be taken in the undergraduate college at Assumption. Drouart, Morrison, Pastille /Three credits
