MGT. 351 Principles of Management I
(Prerequisite: Junior standing) Survey course examines key aspects of organizations and their effects, organization design and structure, roles/functions of managers, managing technology and change, global management, and alternative types of organizations. This course examines the expanding role of the manager from the traditional areas of planning, organizing, controlling and directing.

MGT. 352 Principles of Management II
(Prerequisite: Mgt. 351) Survey course examines the individual in the work setting working with a variety of people inside and outside the organization. This course deals with such issues as motivation, leadership, communication diversity at the work place, and with individual effectiveness, interpersonal relations and group skills.

MGT. 455 Business Policy and Strategy
(Prerequisites: Seniors only, Fin. 351, OIM 352, Mgt. 352, Mkt. 351) This is the capstone course for all business majors. Concepts and skills developed in the prerequisite courses are integrated and applied to the overall management of an organization. Topics will include setting objectives, designing strategic plans, allocating resources, organizational structuring and controlling performance.

MGT. 460 Organization Theory
(Prerequisites: Mgt. 351) Study of the forces both within and outside the organization that determine the structure and processes of an organization. Topics to be covered will include technology and size influences, conflict, boundary roles, matrix structure, political factors and sociotechnical systems.

MGT. 462 Project Management in Organizations
(Prerequisites: Mgt. 351) This course will examine advanced project management concepts from all phases of the project life cycle (from requirements specification through post-project assessment). Special emphasis will be placed on understanding projects within the context of complex organizational settings by utilizing an open systems perspective. Linkages with more permanent administration structures within the organization will be reviewed. Finally, the effect of current management trends (such as total quality management) on project management will be discussed.

MGT. 490 Select Topics in Management: Decision Making
(Prerequisites: Senior Standing) This is a management seminar, primarily for senior management majors. The course examines
decision making processes from two perspective, a macro (or organizational) perspective and a micro (or individual psychological) perspective. Decision making during the Cuban Missile Crisis will be examined in order to help students integrate and apply these two perspectives.

MGT. 490 Select Topics in Management: Recent Management Trends
(Prerequisites: Senior Standing) This course will survey recent management trends including corporate restructuring, total quality management, managing for global competition, and management of processes of technological development/innovation (including R&D). This course will also provide an in-depth examination of the connections between these trends and traditional management thought.

MGT. 509 Business Policy & Strategy
(Prerequisite, all other core courses) This course introduces the student to methodologies for examining strategic policy issues within organizations, primarily business organizations. In providing the student with opportunities to devise policy solutions, the course draws on all of the functional areas in the MBA curriculum. The course also provides the student with the opportunity to present and defend policy solutions.