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COURSES

 

Human Resource Management (HRM)

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. The Staffing of Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: HRM 150 or permission of instructor. In-depth study of major staffing issues such as recruitment and selection of employees. Emphasis on practical application of issues for future managers and HRM professionals. Group projects, class discussion, guest lecturers, and experimental exercises.

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.

157. Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management (3)
Prerequisite: HRM 150 or permission of instructor. Survey of law related to employment, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, safety and health requirements, and other government regula tions. Attention given to prevention and resolution of legal complaints and to emerging public policy issues. Oral presentations, discussion.

159. Seminar in Human Resource Management (3)
Prerequisites: last-semester senior, HRM 152, 153, 154 (may be taken concurrent ly), 157 and completion of upper-division writing skills requirement. Integration of human resource management knowledge through utilization of previously acquired academic and practical experience; emphasis upon advanced problems in human resource management. Case analysis and discussion; individual and group report.

189T. Topics in Human Resource Management
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: senior standing. Studies in personnel and labor relations, recruit ment, selection, retention, compensation, employment law, and business ethics.

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

193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports. CR/NC grading only.

195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: student holds responsible position in business or government agency and reports on firm's operations and sug gested improvements. CR/NC grading only.

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



Management (Mgt)

101. Basic Management Block (13)
Meets CSB requirements for IS 105W; Mgt 104, 106, 110; Mktg 100. Not open to students with credit in IS 105W; Mgt 104, 106, 110; Mktg 100. Prerequisites: first-semester junior standing, Econ 40, 50; Acct 4A; DS 73; application, and permission of instructor. Special integrative undergraduate seminar: 13 hours weekly; marketing, business communication, administration, organizational behavior. Small group projects; case studies; 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.

104. Administrative Principles of Management (3)
Not open to students with credit in Mgt 110. Focus on planning techniques, organization theory, and ethical control processes in domestic and international business. Case analysis, management simulations, and written projects.

106. Behavioral Principles of Management (3)
Not open to students with credit in Mgt 110. Focus upon the human dimensions and interpersonal skills of management, including motivation, job design, leadership, conflict, communication networks, and organizational change. Case analysis, written projects, small group exercises, development of communication and interpersonal skills.

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, learning, perception, communication networks, job design, leadership, group dynamics reward systems, managing conflict, change, ethics, and stress. Case analysis, written projects, small group exercises.

124. Production/Operations Management (4)
Prerequisites: DS 173 (may be taken concurrently), Mgt 104 or 110. Production/operations systems and problems in manufacturing and service organizations, including product development and process selection; facility location and design; operations planning and control; materials handling; inventory control; quality control; project management; just-in-time philosophy. Lecture discussion; computer simulation. (Formerly LOM 124; POM 124; PLM 124)

126. Total Quality Management (3)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110, or permission of instructor. Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy; examination and analysis of the process and content issues involved in implementing TQM in organizations; general systems theory; managing change; quality improvement teams; problem solving processes. Lecture, discussion, case analysis, guest speakers, field trips.

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.

129. Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
An introduction to the entrepreneurship process. Covers all phases from conception of the venture to its birth. The focus is on searching for and recognizing oppor tunities, networking, gathering resources and converting opportunities into new businesses.

130. Venture Lab (3)
The main objective is to provide students with the opportunity to apply their previously acquired knowledge to real venture situations. Through "lab-style" formats featuring real entrepreneurs and cases, students will get a chance to take an interactive and creative role in analyzing ventures.

131. International Management (3)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110; or permission of instructor. A review of the unique issues, problems, and challenges of managing enterprises in an international environment. Comparative analysis of management styles and cultures, managerial processes and strategy form ulation. Focuses on American, European, and Japanese enterprises. Seminar discussion and cases.

133. Managing Nonprofit Organizations (3)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110, or permission of instructor. Examination and analysis of the critical features of nonprofit organizations. Topics include board selection, needs assessment, grant writing, issues analysis, managing volunteers, service delivery systems, liaison functions, fund raising, and strategic planning. Lecture, case studies, field experience, and research.

160. Manufacturing Planning and Control (4)
Prerequisite: Mgt 124. Material requirements planning; capacity management; production activity control; just-in-time philosophy; master planning; inventory management; distribution requirements planning; computer applications of manufacturing planning and control; database development and maintenance. (Formerly LOM 160; POM 160; PLM 160)

180. Seminar in Management Theory and Organization Design (4)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110. Organizations as open systems functioning in the external environment; organization development as a planned intervention emphasizing effective implementation of system changes, integrating mechanisms in response to perceived contingencies; and strategic issues of organizational life cycles.

182. Seminar in Applied Management Techniques (4)
Prerequisites: Mgt 104 and 106 or 110. Implementation of management strategy in the human context of organizations; the organizational context which shapes behavior; climate and culture as an organization-wide process; and change, power, and conflict in the organization as a systematic entity.

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. Satisfies the senior major requirement for the B.S. in Business Administration.

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. Approved for SP grading.

193. Supervised Work Experience (1)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: learning through on-the-job experience in a business. Written reports. CR/NC grading only.

195. Internship (3; max total 6)
Open only to business majors. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Work-study: student holds responsible position in business or a government agency and reports on firm's operations and suggested improvements. CR/NC grading only.

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

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