Management and Business Administration Department

Below is the list of Graduate Courses Offered

Graduate Courses -all of the following courses are 3 credits

Specialization courses:

Please note that students specializing in Management may only use the courses listed as MNG to satisfy their major requirements, and that students specializing in Human Resource Management may only use the courses listed as HRM to satisfy their major requirements.

HRM 615 - Human Resource Management
This course focuses on the new and expanded role of the human resource professional. Topical areas include the changing nature of the work force and work, recruitment, selection, training and development, the legal environment of the HRM, human resource information systems, diversity management, compensation management, and global/international HRM, which are the building blocks for the HR professional. An understanding of these functions is also important for line managers who have substantial responsibility for managing people.
Prerequisite: MBA 570.

HRM 630 - Self Assessment and Career Management
This course is designed to develop concrete skills in the process of managing one's own career or directing those of subordinates. Emphasis is placed on self assessment (one's values, interests and abilities) and on the identification of employment opportunities and career development, both short and long term. Students are required to prepare a report which reflects what their self assessment implies in terms of a career path strategy.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

HRM 640 - Compensation Management
This course will present a comprehensive analysis of current compensation practices. It will provide the student with an understanding of the theories followed in developing, implementing and administering these programs. An in-depth review of the future direction of compensation programs resulting from environmental requirements will be studied. Case studies will be unitized to apply theory to current situations.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

HRM 650 - Training and Development
This course is conducted as a participatory seminar devoted to the examination of the organization, administration, design, implementation, and evaluation of training continuing education and staff development programs.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

HRM 675 - International Human Resource Management
This course explains the theory and practice of Human Resource Management (HRM) in global firms. It discusses the HRM functions of employment planning and forecasting, staffing, compensation and benefits, training and management development, union and employee relations and health and safety for multinational corporations. Particular attention is paid to functions which vary from country to country and how Human Resource departments handle them, e.g., employment regulations, benefits and wage taxation, expatriation and repatriation, discrimination, overseas compensation, and labor relations. The emphasis is on case study.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

HRM 695 - Human Resource Management MBA Internship
MBA students are placed in a private organization or public agency to 1) carry out an assigned human resource management project, 2) engage in day-today functioning of the establishment, and 3) learn how a modern corporation is organized and operates under the direct supervision of an executive of the organization and a department faculty. Students engaged in the internship will meet with the faculty supervisor periodically to report the progress and discuss any issues relating the internship.
Prerequisite: MBA core plus HRM 615, one other HRM course, and permission of the department chair. MNG 625 is recommended.

HRM 990 - 995 Special Topics

HRM 990 - Work and Family
This internet-based course examines the work-family interface from the individual, family, and corporate perspectives in light of demographic and cultural shifts in the workforce, family structures, current emphasis on work-family balance, corporate programs, child care, family leave, and legislative initiatives. The course is project-based and is available on a global (world-wide) basis. Learners participate via asynchronous discussion forums, "live" chat sessions, e-mail and related technologies. Open to current Hagan School MBA students, Post Master's Certificate, MBA Plus, and visiting graduate students from other institutions.
Prerequisites: MBA 570,  MBA 550, MBA 560

HRM 994 - Web-based Human Resources

This internet-based course examines the impact of web-based technologies on human resource management.The web provides a platform for integrating and improving the effectiveness of HR functions.

In addition to web-based self-service systems, the course examines web-based recruiting and staffing, benefits (indirect compensation), compensation planning, performance management, training and career development, and knowledge management.

The overall effectiveness of current practices and future opportunities will be covered.

HRM 995 - Unions and Collective Bargaining
A comprehensive introduction to unions and collective bargaining in the United States focusing on their organization and their representational, economic, and political activities. Includes coverage of historical development, labor law basics, and contemporary issues.  This course will examine the legal framework in which collective bargaining takes place, including union organizational campaigns, negotiations for and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, and the use of economic pressure.

MNG 615 - International Business Management
This course focuses on the globalization of business and its impact on the management of the dominant organization in this area. An in-depth study of the strategy, organization and management of company operations that cross national boundaries will be conducted. The challenges presented will be addressed employing the case method and completing selected readings.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

MNG 622 - Cases in Business Crisis Leadership
Designed to promote “learning by doing,” this course enables students to design their own responses to a number of actual organizational crises, and then to compare their reactions to those actually employed by the organizations that experienced them. Students will be able to work individually or in teams.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite required. BUS 696 or MNG 623 is recommended.

MNG 623 - Business Crisis Leadership
Organizations’ ability to provide products and services are challenged by a variety of potential disruptions, product failures, environmental disasters, key employee separations, crimes against property and employees, terrorism, and competitor’s actions, to name but a few. This foundation course is designed for those who must lead organizations’ efforts to continue to function effectively in the face of these crises. Key topics addressed in the course include forecasting and planning for crises, managing crises and achieving crisis resolution.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite required. BUS 696 is recommended.

MNG 625 - Organization Theory and Design
A course designed to explore the theoretical foundations of organizations, as well as the pragmatic consequences of various theories. The course deals primarily with individual and group research followed by regular student presentations as an approach to experiencing the implications and consequences of a number of fundamental types of organizations. Special focus is placed upon the relationship between individuals and organizations.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

MNG 631 - E-commerce Strategy
Driven by the Internet, consumers are redefining buying patterns, and businesses are analyzing new strategies to leverage the power of the next generation of information technologies. This ecommerce course helps students learn how to develop new relationships with customers, distributors, resellers/retailers, suppliers, logistics providers, and business partners through electronic commerce. Students will discover how e-commerce can impact a corporation and improve business performance, and learn what can inhibit the growth of e-commerce. E-Commerce strategies will be examined for such industries as consumer products, entertainment, media, communications, financial services, the public sector, petroleum and utilities.
Prerequisite: MBA 570 or equivalent.

MNG 640 - The Management of Innovation and Change
This course will examine the paradox of stability and change for which all organizations appear to strive. Implications of this paradox for decision making and risk-taking will be examined. In addition, principles and procedures which have proven to be effective methods for innovation in organizations will be explored.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

MNG 645 - Power and Influence
This course addresses the following topics: the basic dynamics of power in organizations, with particular attention to sources of power, causes of political instability and the effective management of conflict; the effective use of influence tactics in the context of situational and personal factors; and understanding of the range of behaviors that comprise people’s influence styles, as well as identifying one’s own influence style profile; and the effective development of competencies, influence skills, and sources of power in one’s career.
Prerequisite: MBA 570

MNG 650 - Entrepreneurship
This course explores the entrepreneurial process and the qualities of the entrepreneurial manager. Topics include opportunity analysis and resource management, developing the business plan, venture capital sourcing and start-up mechanics. Through cases, readings and lectures, the course helps students acquire the tools and know-how needed to achieve entrepreneurial aspirations.
Prerequisites: MBA 550, MBA 560 and MBA 570

MNG 655 - Management and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
This course offers an introduction to the management and leadership of nonprofit organizations. Organizations that make up the nonprofit sector are involved with education, research, health care, art, culture, religion, social services, international assistance, legal services, foundations, and trade associations. This course will focus on the nonprofit management issues that are relevant for management and leadership across the many different types of organizations within this sector. Management techniques and leadership skills will be examined that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. Specific topics will include board governance, board development and use, fundraising and organizational development, human resource management, volunteer management, strategic planning and implementation, community and corporate partnerships, advocacy, ethics, and the future of the nonprofit sector.
Prerequisites: No prerequisite required.

MNG 695 - Management MBA Internship
MBA students are placed in a private organization or public agency to 1) carry out an assigned management project, 2) engage in day-to-day functioning of the establishment, and 3) learn how a modern corporation is organized and operates under the direct supervision of an executive of the organization and a department faculty. Students engaged in the internship will meet with the faculty supervisor periodically to report the progress and discuss any issues relating the internship.
Prerequisites: MBA core plus MNG 625, one other management course and permission of the department chair. HRM 615 is recommended.

MNG 698 - Managing Sport Organizations
This course offers an introduction to the dynamic field of sport management. Organizational theory concepts and perspectives are examined in relation to sport organizations in the public, nonprofit/voluntary, and commercial sector to help students understand and analyze the complexity of managing sport organizations effectively. Topics will include management issues and principles, history of sport management, varieties of sport organizations, legal issues, human resource issues, branding, and strategic analysis. Students will examine the sport industry and identify the substantial role that business plays in professional, collegiate, and amateur sports. Emerging trends in the sport management field will also be considered.
Prerequisite: MBA 570. MNG 625 is recommended.

MNG 990-997- Special Topics
These new courses explore current Special Topics.

MNG 992 - Competitive Benchmarking.
Competitive benchmarking is a powerful tool for identifying and adapting best practices from competing organizations. This distance learning course is taught via the Internet using chat rooms (synchronous), discussion groups (asynchronous), online research, projects, and E-mail communication. Students will learn how benchmarking was developed, how it is used in business today, and how to conduct a competitive benchmarking project using the Internet as a research tool.

MNG 993 - Knowledge Management.
Knowledge management is a process through which organizations generate value from their intellectual and knowledge-based assets and focuses on how committed professionals persistently share their wealth of knowledge in virtual learning communities, and is not primarily an information technology topic. In this course, students will learn how to plan, design, develop, deploy and manage a state-of-the-art enterprise knowledge management system using practical techniques.  Topics learned will include calculation of return on investment on knowledge management systems, identifying crucial knowledge, aligning business strategy, transitioning from managing data to managing knowledge, focusing on process and on tacit -- not just explicit -- knowledge, and implementing leadership and reward structures that make knowledge management work.

MNG 994 - Doing Business in Asia
The purpose of this course is to analyze the environmental, managerial and functional aspects of conducting multinational corporate business in Asia. The Asian region is here defined to include the three distinct geographic areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The scope of the course encompasses economic and business issues as well as socio-cultural factors that affect corporate strategies for conducting business in Asia. The course also examines the business implications of Asian regional subgroups -- namely, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Open to current Hagan School MBA students, Post Master's Certificate, MBA Plus, and visiting graduate students from other institutions.
Prerequisites: MBA 570, MBA 550, MBA 560

MNG 995 - Applied Decision Making
This class will shed light on cutting-edge concepts and technologies to teach students how to architect and build business decision processes that could add great value to organizations. The course will be very hands-on (50% discussion and lecture, 50% project/computer lab work) culminating in a decision process designed and built by students and approved for implementation by cohorts and subject matter experts.  In addition to developing the decision process, we will also focus on making it functional by effectively communicating the needed inputs along with the process benefits to users and senior management who must approve implementation and operate the new system.

MNG 996 - Applied Business Decision Making
This class will use cutting-edge concepts and technologies to teach you how to architect and build a business decision process that could add great value to your organization. The course will be very hands-on, culminating in a decision process designed and built by students and approved for implementation by your cohorts.  In addition to developing the decision process, we will also focus on effectively communicating the needed inputs along with the process benefits to users and senior management who must approve implementation and operate the new system.

MNG 997 - Competitive Business Intelligence
Now more than ever, in today’s competitive business world, intelligence is power. This course helps you learn about systematic, legal, and ethical means to gather intelligence on customers, competitors, personnel, technologies, and the total business environment. In addition, learn to protect your company’s intellectual assets and combat cyber espionage.

BUS 691 - Special Topics in E-commerce: Mastering Virtual Teams
Global business demands and new technologies have created a virtual workplace for many companies, with employees and teams routinely collaborating from distant geographical locations, from home, at client sites, or anywhere on the planet. This course examines how to select technology that matches virtual teams' tasks, attitudes, and experience, and demonstrate ways to deal with the impact of culture on team performance, trust, and dynamics. Students will learn how to facilitate virtual team meetings, how to track team results, and how to intervene to solve typical team problems.

BUS 692 - Special Topics: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating E-Learning Programs
As the need for rapid learning has increased, so has the need for organizations to establish plans that create e-learning programs for support, improvement and revenue-generation. Such plans have helped many stay competitive while addressing issues such as high training costs, employee turnover, recruitment difficulties, inconsistent training, out-of-date or obsolete materials, and even new service development for customers. Students in this course will discover how e-learning leaders implement their programs; integrate e-learning into their corporate culture; and evaluate their e-learning initiatives by assessing cost, quality, service, and speed.

BUS 694 - Special Topics: Managing Complexity in Business
This course will examine organizations as complex systems, the application of complexity theory to organizations, and the use of ICAS (the Intelligent Complex Adaptive System).  Students will develop an understanding of select systems models and the implications of complexity theory for management processes. The models will be applied as tools for assessment, management and design of organizational systems. Modules will include: the essentials of complexity theory for organizations, the ICAS in practice, knowledge solutions, and the probable future of complex systems’ impact on organizations. Students will be required to develop visual representations of system mappings, and expand their thinking of organizational complexity through written reports, discussions, and research.

BUS 699 - Independent Research
This course provides selected students with an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in areas of specific interest as determined by the student. Independent research may be undertaken with the approval of a faculty advisor selected by the student, the Dean of the Hagan School, and the appropriate chairperson. Available as independent study as necessary.
Prerequisite: 36 graduate credit hours & permission of department chair and associate dean.