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COURSES

 

Industrial Relations (Ind R)

150. Administration of Personnel (3)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110. Composition of labor force; acquisition and utilization of human resources; recruitment; selection; performance apprais al; motivation; compensation; communications; social issues and government influence. Individual and group projects; written and oral reports.

152. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (3)
Prerequisite: HRM 150 or permission of instructor. Relations between employers and organized employee groups; organization, election, and certification procedures; techniques of collective bargaining; labor agreements; grievance handling; settlement of industrial disputes. Class discussion, student presentations.

153. Career Development (3)
Prerequisite; HAM 150, senior standing. Self-assessment, personal objectives and career planning; careers and factors relating to personal career choice; career stages; role of mentor, inter/intra-organizational mobility, staffing and organization. Oral presentations, case discussions.

154. Compensation Administration (3)
Prerequisite: HRM 150. Analysis of compensation programs for organizations. Special attention given to job evaluation programs, motivation-to-work theory, micro and macro forces influencing compensation decisions. Case analysis; individual and group reports.

159. Seminar in Personnel and Industrial Relations (3)
Prerequisites: Ind R 150, 152. Advanced problems in various areas on personnel and industrial relations. Case analysis and discussion; individual and group report.

189T. Topics in Industrial Relations
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)

Prerequisite: senior standing. Studies in personnel and labor relations, recruitment, selection, retention, compensation, employment law, and business ethics.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business.





Management (Mgt)

101. Basic Management Block (13)
Meets School of Business and Administrative Sciences requirements for POM 124; Mgt 104 and 106 or 110; Mktg 100. Not open to students with credit in Mgt 104 and 106, 110; Mktg 100. Prerequisites: first-semester junior, Econ 40, 50; Acct 4A; DS 73; application, and permission of instructor. Special integrative undergraduate seminar: 14 hours weekly; marketing, production, administration, organizational behavior. Small group projects; field trips and research; computer simulation; student planned and presented programs; business, government, academic guest presentations. Consult school or departmental office.

102A-B-C-D. Advanced Management Block (3-3-3-3)
Can be substituted for some option requirements. Concurrent enrollment in A-B-C-D. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Undergraduate seminar integrating business disciplines, decision applications, models of local businesses, business simulation by computer, case analysis, student planned programs, individual and group presentations with executives and academicians, field trips, negotiations, group projects.

108. Health Care Facility Management (3)
Prerequisite: Mgt 104 or 110. Operational and administrative demands of health care facilities including the processes of planning and decision-making, organizational structure and behavior, and important areas of managerial control.

110. Administration and Organizational Behavior (6)
Not open to students with credit in Mgt 104 or Mgt 106. Development of administrative, interpersonal, and organizational skills of management; with emphasis on planning, organizing, controlling, human learning, perception, communication networks, job design, leadership, group dynamics reward systems, managing conflict, change, ethics, and stress. Lecture: case analysis and written projects. Lab: small group exercises, behavioral lab studies, development of communication and interpersonal skills. (5 lecture, 2 lab hours)

110A-B. Administration and Organizational Behavior (3-3)
Prerequisite: Mgt 110A prerequisite to B. Organizational theory; structure and forms of organization, authority, leadership, group dynamics, policy formulation, conflict resolution, organizational control, theory of work and motivation, individual differences, communications, planning, development, evaluation, cross-cultural analyses of managerial processes, management of human resources. Lecture-discussion, individual and group projects and reports.

124. Operations Management (3)
Prerequisite: DS 173 (may betaken concurrently), Mgt 104 or 110. Operations systems and problems; facility location and design; materials handling; operation planning and control; inventory control; product development; quality control; methods analysis and job design; work measurement. Lecture discussion; application of quantitative methods in solution of national and multinational operations problems; computer simulation.

127. First-Line Supervision (3)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110. Emphasis on motivating, communicating, counseling, train ing, managing time, evaluating performance, and understanding the worker. Guest speakers, role -playing and incident reports.

128. Problems in Small Business Management (3)
Prerequisite: senior standing. Special problems of small businesses: initiation, financing, operations. Class projects: studying local business operations; preparing business plans and financial requests.

146. Transportation Management (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A-B. Major modes for movement of goods and people; comparison of alternatives; carrier organization and management; rate structures; government regulation; effect of transportation on plant location, pricing, and markets; urban and national transportation problems.

147. Physical Distribution Management (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Systems approach to physical distributions; traffic management; plant and warehouse location; inventory control; information flows and order processing; supply scheduling; total cost planning; organizational patterns.

148. Advanced Transportation Management (3)
Prerequisite: Mgt 146, 147. New tools and techniques in carrier management, physical distribution management, carrier-shipper cooperation; trends in intracarrler and intercarrier competition, pricing and regulatory philosophy; case problems; computer simulation; individual and group problem solving.

187. Seminar in Business Strategy (3)
Prerequisites: last-semester senior, completion of CSB core requirements and the upper-division writing skills requirement. Integration of various fields of knowledge through utilization of previ ously acquired academic and practical experience; emphasis upon decision making under conditions of uncertainty, and experience with international policy formulation and implementation.

189T. Topics in Management (1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: senior standing. Studies in management, organizational theory, organizational behavior, production, transportation, business administration, special management and organizational problems.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. .

200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business -- Graduate Program.


Marketing (Mktg)

100. Marketing Concepts (4)
Prerequisites: Econ 40, 50, and upper-division standing. Study/analysis of the challenges and problems faced by individuals, organizations (profit and nonprofit) who attempt to expedite and facilitate exchange in a dynamic environment. Emphasis on strategic marketing planning and the decision -making process in the marketplace.

101. Consumer Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg l00. Consumer motivation and behavior based on analysis of the findings of the behavioral sciences.

104. Proseminar in Marketing Research (4)
Prerequisites: D S 173, Econ 1A-B, Mktg 102. Fundamentals at market and marketing analysis, research procedure, methods of analysis; individual and group problem analysis and presentation of results; computer simulation. (3 lecture; 2 lab hours)

109. Marketing Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 104, and senior standing, Integration and application of marketing theory; decision making and decision models, class analysis; individual and small group research and presentations, computer simulation. Relationship of other business areas to marketing.

112. Product and Pricing Policies (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Policies and practices involved in developing and maintaining products, services, and prices.

117. Industrial Marketing (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Analysis of marketing systems serving business, industry, government, and other institutions; industrial procurement practices; individual and' group problem research, analysis and presentation of results.

127. Consumerism and Marketing (3)
Prerequisites; B A 18, Mktg 100. Consumerism impact on marketing strategy and decision-making. Examination and evaluation of consumerist movement; historical development and current state of consumerism; consideration of Consumerist groups, role of government, involvement of private enterprise and general public. Individual and group presentations; seminar instruction.

130. Retail Management (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Management operations and functions of retailing organizations; structure, personnel, impact on the community; buying, pricing and selling of merchandise.

140. Advertising Principles (3)
Analytical approach to advertising as a broad social influence; functions in our culture; application as a marketing and communication force; individual and group problem analysis and presentation of results; individual field project.

142. Advertising Problems (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 140. Advertising production and media problems; market research techniques; selection of campaign themes, copy preparation, art and layout. Field trips required.

150. Psychology of Personal Persuasion (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Behavioral science approach to personal selling. Emphasis on analysis of psychological aspects of consumer decision-making and consumer attitudes toward the salesman that affect success. Case analysis, individual and group presentations

155. Sales Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Techniques of personal persuasion; behavioral science methods; selection, training, and supervision of sales staff.

176. International Marketing (3)
Prerequisite: Mktg 100. Examination and evaluation of business policies and practices at firms engaged in world trade; the marketing area; organization, product, channels of distribution, marketing research, demand creation, and other management problems.

190. Independent Study
(1-3; max see reference)

See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

198. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Workstudy: Learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports.

199. Internship (3-6; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Workstudy: Student holds responsible position in business or government agency and reports on firm's operations and suggested improvements.

200 Series Courses
Graduate courses are listed under Business -- Graduate Program.

 

 

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