DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING — MANAGEMENT COURSES
MGT 130
Introduction to Business
Familiarizes students with the nature of business and its relationship to other institutions in society. The course examines business ownership, organization, management, marketing, human resources management, production, and finance. In addition, it explores issues in the relationships between law and business and government and business.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 303
Managing Organizations
Examines theory, research, and practice in the management of organizations. Students learn to make use of analytical tools for recognizing, diagnosing, and acting on managerial problems related to organizations to their objectives, and to the development of human resources. The course emphasizes topics at the macro level, such as organizational analysis and design, and at the micro level, such as managerial behavior, motivation, nd interpersonal relations.
: ACM 299 and 60 credits; for other UMass Boston students, successful completion of the writing proficiency exam and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 330
Business Environments and Public Policy
Examines the interaction of business and government in the contemporary public policy process in the United States. The course helps students become familiar with the private sector’s effect on the public sector as well as the public’s effect on the private. It also examines how government promotes, regulates, and competes with private enterprise.
: ACM 299 and 60 credits; for other UMass Boston students, successful completion of the writing proficiency exam and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 331
Managerial Ethics and Social Issues
Examines the kinds of ethical principles (e.g. justice, equality, rights and obligations, and the public interest) generally offered in justification of ethical judgments. Students learn to apply these principles to the social and economic issues that managers face, such as pollution, safety, discrimination, and fiduciary and product responsibilities. The course includes a research paper on an ethical problem in management.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 401
Introduction to Human Resources Management
Examines the role of the human resource manager in both public and private sector organizations. Topics include personnel planning, selection, appraisal, training and development, compensation, and international aspects.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 421
Skills in Leadership and Teamwork
Focuses on job-relevant skills that entry-level and middle-level managers need to acquire if they are to meet the challenges posed by problems in their work that involve dealing with people. The course focuses, for example, not on theories of group dynamics, but on how a manager can effectively chair a committee or lead a project team; not on theories of power but on short and long term strategies for acquiring and using power. The course focuses, therefore, on skill acquisition and practice rather than on understanding conceptual material. Required readings are used to further understanding of concepts introduced in MGT 303 and to facilitate skill practice.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 431
The Legal Environment of Business
Seeks to help students broaden their understanding of our legal and regulatory system and how it affects them as business managers. Businesses have become increasingly subject to law and regulations. Legal and regulatory provisions pervade such aspects of business as the sale of securities, marketing practices, product liability, and business relationships with employees, customers, and other interested parties. This course assists students in developing their ability to meet the legal and regulatory demands and responsibilities of business today.
: MGT 303, MGT 330, and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs 3 Credits
MGT 434
Managing in the Global Economy
This course is designed to familiarize students with the world of international business. It introduces students to the special problems and issues firms encounter by virtue of operations abroad. It focuses on such concerns as relationships with host governments, and the complexities of planning, communicating, and controlling in the international arena.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 450
Advanced Topics in Managing Organizations
Treats particular current issues and topics in the areas of human resource management, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, and/or international management. Important, current topics, such as re-engineering, innovation, downsizing, or globalization often overlap two or more of the above areas. These advanced topics build on earlier courses and explore topics in depth. The specific topics are announced prior to pre-registration.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 470
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organizations
Introduces students to entrepreneurship and small business management. This course focuses on writing business plans, analyzing financial data, and exploring legal issues in the creation of new enterprises. The course also provides students with an opportunity to evaluate their career interests and personal skills in the area of entrepreneurship and small business management.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 478
Special Topics in Management
Addresses a specific topic in management. Special topics courses are offered as one-time supplements to the department’s curriculum. Descriptions of special topics courses are available during advance registration.
: MGT 303 and 60 credits.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits
MGT 480
Management Internship
Provides students with opportunities for full- or part-time work experience in a management setting. On-site supervisors and faculty sponsors provide guidance and supervision for each intern.
: 75 credits, of which 21 must be in management core; one concentration course; and minimum 2.5 GPA.
3 Credits
MGT 488
Independent Study
A student-initiated research project on a management topic, supervised by a member of the management faculty. The course is open to a limited number of students each semester.
: Permission of instructor and 60 credits.
3 Credits, Hrs by arrangement
MGT 490
Strategic Management
Focuses on the organization as a whole from a perspective that takes into account both the role of top management and the future of the organization. The course is designed to be the capstone course in the student’s College of Management curriculum. It develops an approach for identifying the mission of the organization, exploring its external environment for opportunities and risks, and relating these to internal strengths and weaknesses. This course is required of all College of Management students.
or : MGT 331.
: AF 210, AF 211, AF 301, MGT 303, MGT 330, MKT 301 and MSIS 301.
3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits