MGT 308 Principles in Healthcare Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management
A systematic study of the management challenges and responsibilities in the healthcare industry.  The student will gain an understanding of the evolution of healthcare and healthcare management including issues concerning the structure of healthcare in the United States, the interrelationship of the various healthcare-related industries, and the ethical issues facing management in the healthcare industry.

MGT 320 Labor-Management Relations - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management and BUS 340 Organizational Theory
A study of employer-union-management relationships, including behavioral, economic, social, political, and legal issues.  Collective bargaining tactics and dispute settlement are included.  The future of the labor movement is also analyzed.

MGT 330 Compensation Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management
A study of financial and nonfinancial benefits to employees, including job evaluation systems, and legislation affecting pay and fringe benefit packages.  Emphasis is placed on linking pay structure to company goals and objectives.  A variety of compensation plans are explored.

MGT 340 Advanced Financial Institutions Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 240 Introduction to Financial Institutions Management
Study and application of management systems in financial institutions.  Students will gain an understanding of the complexities of executive decision-making in the financial institutions management sector.

MGT 345 Small Business Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management
A study of the management and operations of small business.  The role of small businesses in the economy, characteristics of small businesses and owner-managers, marketing and producing a product or service, maintaining financial health, and the future of small businesses.

MGT 350 Human Resource Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management and PSY 140 Introduction to Psychology or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
This course examines the theories and applications of the management of human resources in organizations.  The student will study the areas of human resource planning, recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, union-management relations, and compensation.  Practical application of these theories will be applied by students working in teams.

MGT 360 Operations Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  CIS 114 Computer Usage and Software Applications and BUS 232 Business Statistics
Introduction to operations management techniques including their application to functional areas of the business enterprise and operations control.  Topic coverage includes product and production planning, facilities layout and location planning, project evaluation and control, linear programming, waiting line and inventory modeling, production control, and quality planning and control. 

MGT 370 Quality Management - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  MGT 360 Operations Management
A study in the theory, history, and management of quality management programs in the United States and in foreign countries; how quality control is designed, implemented, and measured in manufacturing and service organizations.  Many TQM improvements implemented in the last few decades are also covered.

MGT 375 Leadership and Motivation - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  BUS 204 Principles of Management and PSY 140 Introduction to Psychology or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
This course examines major leadership theories, leadership styles, characteristics of leaders and delegation, motivational methods, and techniques useful to successful leadership.  Students will develop and analyze profiles of successful leadership traits and test these profiles in field research.

MGT 380 Entrepreneurship - 4 Hrs.
This course presents elements of entrepreneurship highlighting successful characteristics.  The functions of the entrepreneur will be explained and illustrated.  Students will examine personal and commercial strategies that can be used in establishing new business ventures.

MGT 388 Healthcare Policies - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite:  ECO 144 Introduction to Macroeconomics
This course examines the role of public policy and the influence of the private and public sectors on the evolution of healthcare in the United States.  Through a series of readings, the students will evaluate the foundation of healthcare policy in the United States, analyze the factors influencing today’s healthcare policies, develop an understanding of future trends in healthcare policies, and how these policies will affect the healthcare industry.

MGT 400 Project Management in Business - 4 Hrs.
Prerequisite: All core courses completed or permission of Program Director
This course examines the various techniques used to plan, execute, and manage complex projects.  Topics include workflow analysis, project life cycles, and assessment.  Project management software used to make project management decisions will be integrated into the course.

MGT 405 Managing Change in the Modern Workplace - 4 Hrs.
The principles and techniques to manage and create change in both the service and manufacturing sector are developed in this course.  Topics include managing diversity; the political-legal, economic, and technological environments; innovation process; and promotion of entrepreneurship.  The student will examine both the techniques used to handle resistance to change and techniques used to grow with change.

MGT 420 Principles of E-Business - 4 Hrs.
The student will differentiate between effective e-business strategies and effective “brick and mortar” business strategies.  Topics include satisfying needs online, fundamental models of e-business, customer relations, analyzing markets, operations management, and financial planning.  Students will examine techniques that have failed and study techniques that have been successful in the e-business environment.