Undergraduate Courses

Courses are offered during the day and evenings. BMGT 2501 is a prerequisite for all management courses except BMGT 1535.

BMGT 1535 (BSPM 1535) Introduction to the Sport Industry

An introduction to the sport industry, growth trends in the industry, and careers in the industry, including an overview of management in the professional sport franchise; intercollegiate athletics, sport marketing and promotions; athlete representation;sport law; facilities management; the health club, spa, resort industry; and sport tourism. Offered: Fall, Spring. Limited to students with less than 60 credits. May be taken as a general elective only. 3 credits

BMGT 2501 Principles of Management

Fundamentals of management: planning; organizing; coordinating and controlling organizational activities. Study of the evolution of management  thought, careers in management, international management, production/operations management and social  responsibility. Prerequisite: 45 credits and ECON 1403. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 2503 Organizational Behavior

Behavioral science approaches to understanding and effectively managing and leading organizations. Emphasis on developing students’ theoretical understanding and behavioral capability to deal with issues at the individual, work group and organizational levels. The course focuses on developing leaders who know how to make decisions, build teams, communicate effectively, design work and organizations, manage conflict, change and diversity and recognize and reward this workforce in a global environment. Prerequisite: BMGT 2501 and 60 credits. Must be taken no earlier than junior year. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 3511 Human Resource Management

Theories, practices and problems in human resource management (HRM). The administration and behavioral aspects of effective human resource systems. The roles of the personnel and human resource manager, selection and staffing, training and development, job performance, productivity and compensation, unions, international/global human resource management and EEO/AA. The legal and ethical issues in HRM. 3 credits

BMGT 3513 Industrial Relations

While this course covers the traditional content of industrial relations, theoretical, legal and practical aspects of labor, it predominantly focuses on the topics of alternative dispute resolution and conflict management. 3 credits

BMGT 3515 Production/Operations Management

An introduction to the management of operations in manufacturing, service industries and project management. Further, the topics include physical plant layout, job design and the integration of activities across departments. 3 credits

BMGT 4520 Managing Your Job Choices

You are the product. Learn methods for a successful job search, develop interview skills, negotiate compensation, assemble powerful recommendations, develop your skills, and prepare for the worst case scenario, job termination. Offered: Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 4523 Principles of Supervision and Executive Control

Your workforce is the source of sustained competitive advantage. Supervisory strategies for effective management of people provide the organization with a competitive edge. 3 credits

BMGT 4525 Compensation Management

Principles and design of compensation systems. Prerequisite: BMGT 3511. 3 credits

BMGT 4526 Managing Diversity

The course explores how contemporary attitudes toward gender, race, and ethnicity influence work and business. Examines a full range of issues, including: the social-legal-political context of diversity, behaviors and perceptions associated with diversity, and personal and management strategies for addressing diversity. A lecture-discussion format with extensive use of experiential exercises and videos. Offered: every other year. (Next offered: Fall 2005). Prerequisite: BMGT 2503. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 4529 Organization Theory and Practice

Systematic analysis of organization theory as evolved by the various schools of thought and managerial behavior in complex organizations. Unification and integration of theory, research and prevailing practice. Offered: Spring. Prerequisite: BMGT 2503. 3 credits

BMGT 4531 Business and Society

Critical evaluation of the role of business in society, its influences on and responsibility for meeting the challenges of changing social, cultural (diversity), political, legal, ethical and technological needs. Offered: Summer. Prerequisite: BMGT 2503. 3 credits

BMGT 4533 Human Relations Workshop

Provides students with a deeper understanding of their own behavior and that of others in group and organizational situations. Participants experience selected problems through simulations and other exercises. Alternate ways of behaving in problem situations, particularly negotiation skills, are explored. Prerequisite: BMGT 2503. Suspended. 3 credits

BMGT 4535 (BSPM 4535) The Management of Sport Organizations

This course examines the application of general principles of management to the sport industry and to the management of sport organizations in particular. The course provides the student with an overview of the sport industry, as well as the issues encountered by managers of sport organizations and how management techniques can be applied to effectively address these issues. Students will also consider the ethical and moral dilemmas facing sport managers and the sport industry as a whole. Offered: Fall, Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 4537 (BSPM 4537) Global Sport Facilities Management

This course examines the real-time history and operations of sport facilities in the U.S. and throughout the world, largely through the use of the World Wide Web. Course content includes the study of: planning and design, services management, marketing and public relations, concessions, event and operations management, maintenance, funding, administration and franchise interaction. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 4538 (BSPM 4538) International Sport Management

This course examines the management of sport in the emerging global village. Examination of sport as a cultural phenomenon and a management challenge in differing political, social and economic systems will be undertaken. Offered: Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 4545 Leadership Seminar

Explores organizations’ need for leadership and how members can take on leadership responsibilities. Defines leadership and how it works. Explores the full range of leadership models and issues. Offered: Spring. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 4547 Developing Management Skills

Students learn theoretical concepts and experience, test and evaluate their managerial skills. Skills include communication, managing conflict and stress, managing creativity and technology, leadership and emotional intelligence, projecting power, and managerial best practices. Offered: Fall, Spring. Required for all management concentrations. 3 credits

BMGT 4548 Managing Knowledge Organizations

The emergence of organizations that thrive on knowledge and human creativity has initiated organization-specific practices that are suitable to managing employees who possess special cutting-edge knowledge and the ability to transform it into marketable goods and services. The course will identify and design knowledge organizations and appropriate policies and procedures. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 4552 China in the Global Economy

An introduction to doing business in China and Asia. Taught in China. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 4562 Negotiation

Managers spend much of their time negotiating yet generally devote little time to thinking about how to negotiate. This course explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of negotiations. Students will study the negotiating process, reviewing the negotiation literature and engaging in negotiations in a variety of settings. Experimental. Offered: Fall. 3 credits

BMGT 4566 Starting a Business

Essential considerations for beginning a business. Focus on business planning, including: assessing the environment, developing goals, planning operations, seeking financing and gaining a competitive edge. 3 credits

BMGT 4594, 4595, 4596 Management Co-op I, II, III

See Co-op Adviser. Cooperative Education courses are counted as general electives. Prerequisite: Departmental approval prior to registration. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 3 credits each

BMGT 4597, 4598, 4599 Directed Research

Independent research in the area of management. Project is developed in consultation with faculty and must be approved by chair prior to registration. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 1/2/3 credits

BMGT 4925 Managing the Environment

Business must respond to the popular and governmental focus on the degradation of the environment, overuse and the disappearance of resources, increases in pollution, related health and safety issues and change in the natural environment. The course analyzes business environmental strategies. Suspended. 3 credits

BMGT 4951 (ECON 4441) Labor Economics

Labor markets in their sectoral and national settings. Labor force analyzed by use of the human resource/capital approach. Labor compensation determination and structure. Labor costs, productivity and their impact on the price level and employment. Prerequisites: ECON 1402, 1403. Offered every third semester. 3 credits

BMGT 4993 Foreign Business Operations

Circumstances under which American firms operate abroad: social customs, political environment, and linguistic and cultural problems. Economic, financial, legal and management issues peculiar to foreign operations. Problems in foreign exchange, international finance and marketing, and human resources management. Management of foreign investment, joint ventures and foreign subsidiaries. Technology transfer, foreign trade operations and the protection of intellectual property abroad. International economic policy and international corporate financial management. 3 credits

BMGT 5535 Senior Seminar in Management

This senior seminar emphasizes the relationship between student knowledge and skills and the emergent needs of business. The course uses outside speakers, class visitations, internships, diagnostics and experiential exercises to prepare students for management careers. Suspended. 3 credits

Graduate Courses

(Includes Human Resource Management)

Unless otherwise noted, BMGT 6503 or BMBA 9104 is a prerequisite for all other BMGT/BHRM courses.

BMGT 7517 Management and Social Responsibility

Examination of the interrelationships between the business sector and other societal institutions with the view of clarifying to whom and for what the corporation is responsible. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BMGT 7523 Reengineering Organizational Design and Corporate Cultures

Redesigning organizations to radically alter methods of operation and the corporate culture. How organization design affects corporate functions and the culture. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BMGT 7527 International Management in Developing Countries

Examines characteristics of less-developed countries. Problems arising when multinational corporations make direct investments in manufacturing and other facilities in the Third World. The affect of government policies on foreign investors. Interpreting government regulations. Entry strategies and negotiations, joint ventures, licensing, technology transfer and appropriate technology. Includes extensive discussion of cases on business in developing countries. Offered: Fall. 3 credits

BMGT 7529 Doing Business with China

An introduction to contemporary China for those who want to do business there, expect to be assigned there, or support a Chinese operation from the United States. Includes lectures, discussions, experiential exercises, films and cultural experiences. Faculty and guest lecturers have had extensive hands-on experience in China. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 7535 (BSPM 7535) The Management of Sport Organizations

The application of management concepts and theories to sport organizations and the sport industry. Includes issues of organizational design, public policy, human resources, labor relations and collective bargaining, ethical issues in sport and the globalization of the sport industry. Offered: Fall. 3 credits

BMGT 7539 Consultancy Management

Consulting continues to expand as more businesses turn to both external and internal consultants. The course addresses necessary skills and resources, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Students are required to develop and present a business plan. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 7540 Entrepreneurship

This course focuses on the many variables involved in starting and growing a business and the development of the skills and talents essential to be a successful entrepreneur. Students will be taught how to recognize a business opportunity, determine new venture’s financing and other needs, and obtain the required resources. The course will cover how to apply innovative entrepreneurial skills in a corporate setting. Students will have the opportunity to listen to entrepreneur guest lecturers and do case studies. The course aims to give students a taste of the unique environment of an entrepreneur. Offered: Fall 2005. 3 credits

BMGT 7541 Technology and Innovation Management

The strategic role of technology for today’s firms requires specialized management and knowledge. Addresses range of issues for strategic management of technology and innovation. Experimental course. 3 credits

BMGT 7542 (BHRM 7540) Strategic Management of Human Resources

Human resources managers are being asked to think strategically. How can human resources add to the firm’s capacity to relate to, respond to, and influence the diverse and conflicting challenges in the environment? 3 credits

BMGT 7545 Strategic Management

Strategic management aligns the organization with its environment. Beginning with a mission formulation that recognizes that the organization exists within an environment that provides resources and makes demands for outputs (products and decisions), the strategist determines the most effective and efficient process to transform inputs into outputs that meet external demands and enables the organization to thrive. 3 credits

BMGT 7550 (BHRM 7550) Cultural Dimensions of International Business

Focuses on the way local business and business negotiations are conducted. The way different cultures interface as they do business. 3 credits

BMGT 7552 China in the Global Economy

Learning through seeing and experiencing. This course is designed for graduate students to learn the economic and business environment in China by traveling to China. In addition to readings and class discussion, students will be asked to talk to people, to investigate the Chinese market and business conditions and conducts, and to observe foreign business operations there. Business and career opportunities will also be explored. Students will be asked to develop a related business plan or trade mission. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 7565 Doing Business in the Caribbean Basin

Focus on business opportunities, culture and challenges. Taught on-site in the Dominican Republic. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 7597, 7598, 7599 Directed Research in Management

Directed and supervised research. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. 1/2/3 credits

BMGT 7917 (ECON 7915) The Economics of Labor

Analytical approach to the labor force. Emphasis on labor productivity, its sources, effects and trends; labor markets; comparative wages; criteria and labor deployment evaluated by means of contemporary models and trends. Impact of labor on the national and international economies. 3 credits

BMGT 7930 International Business Management

Introduces international aspects of business: trade, foreign exchange, international finance and banking, evaluating foreign environments, cross-cultural interactions, relations between multinational corporations and host governments, negotiations, human resource management and management problems in multinational corporations. Includes discussion of international business cases. 3 credits

BMGT 7931 International Management

As business becomes increasingly global, the need for managers with solid international knowledge and skills continues to grow at a rapid pace! This course is designed to prepare students to operate and manage effectively in today’s international business environment. It prepares students for management positions in which they will be expected to: (1) perform strategic tasks in settings where more than one perspective influences attitudes and behavior, (2) make informed executive decisions taking into account the various technological, regulatory as well as ethical issues arising in connection with the conduct of business in a multi-cultural, interdependent world, and (3) assume a leadership role challenging and motivating a diverse group of organizational stakeholders to meet and exceed organizational goals within this complex context. Offered: Fall. 3 credits

BMGT 7945 Seminar on Leadership

An exploration of leadership models and theories. Experimental. 3 credits

BMGT 7950 (BHRM 7950) Seminar in the Management of Change

Exploration of the literature on organizational development. Through the use of experiential simulations, opportunity to gain insight into the consequences of behavior in a situational context. Theory, experience and application of concepts integrated through change analysis. Offered: Fall, Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 7960 Special Topics in Management

A co-disciplinary supervised career-oriented self-exploration. Note: Registration list is maintained by department. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 7962 Managerial Negotiating

An exploration of the conceptual literature on negotiating. Through the use of experimental learning modules, students negotiate in a variety of settings and groups. Offered: Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 7965 Total Quality Management

Total quality management applicable to service, production, education, government and nonprofit organizations. Starting with the old quality assurance practices, the course covers organizing for quality, quality systems and procedures, procurement quality control, standards, inspections, audits and the economics of quality. Quality management systems and technical systems. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BMGT 7970 (BMBA 9313) Internet Strategy

The Internet has had a phenomenal impact on the competitive advantage of industries and individual firms, and just about everyone has to work in businesses with Internet content. This issue-oriented seminar course is designed to offer students the concepts and tools to analyze and formulate new business models and to develop competitive strategies in the Internet economy. No prerequisites required. Offered: Summer. 3 credits

BMGT 7991 Management of Foreign Operations

The special circumstances under which an American firm operates abroad, including social customs, political environment, language and cultural problems, international relations. Economic and management problems peculiar to foreign operations. Offered: Spring. 3 credits

BMGT 9320 (BMBA 9319) Managing Knowledge Workers

This course covers the emergence and management of a new powerful breed of organizations - knowledge organizations that thrive on knowledge and human creativity. The course will provide an in-depth understanding of these organizations and will adapt and update available management principles and techniques. It will expose students to new and organizationspecific practices that are suitable to managing employees who possess special cutting-edge knowledge and the ability to transform it into contemporary marketable goods and services. Managing Knowledge Workers will also cover psychological and sociological needs of these employees, in particular those belonging to Generations X and Y. With the help of assessment instruments, students will learn how to identify and design knowledge organizations for their efficient operation, as they cannot be managed in traditional ways. No prerequisites required. Offered: Fall, Summer. 3 credits

Human Resource Management

BHRM 7521 Human Resource Management

Case study of supervisory decisions relating to motivation of employees; use of authority and the work environment. Examines problems of performance and reward systems. Analysis of individual and group relations.. Offered: Alternate Fall semesters. 3 credits

BHRM 7526 Gender and Diversity

Explores how contemporary attitudes toward gender, race and ethnicity influence work and business. Examines the full range of issues, including the social-legal-political context of diversity, behaviors and perceptions associated with diversity, and personal and management strategies for addressing diversity. Uses lecture discussion format and makes extensive use of experiential exercises and videos. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BHRM 7535 International Human Resource Management

Explores human resource issues raised by globalization and internationalization of the firm. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BHRM 7550 (BMGT 7550) Cultural Dimensions of International Business

Focuses on the way local business and business negotiations are conducted. The way different cultures interface as they do business. Offered: Irregularly. 3 credits

BHRM 7950 (BMGT 7950) Seminar in the Management of Change

Exploration of the literature on organizational development. Through the use of experiential simulations, opportunity to gain insight into the consequences of behavior in a situational context. Theory, experience and application of concepts integrated through change analysis. Offered: Fall, Spring. 3 credits