& Student Handbook - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Master Degree Programs 223
GM655
Human Resource Management (2 cr.)
This course examines core areas of staffing, training, motivation,
compensation and benefits, and employee relations in both service
and product-driven organizations. It emphasizes the understanding of
and the application of effective human resource management
principles to the issues faced by the human resource manager in
today's world.
GM670
Strategic Management (2 cr.)
This course examines both the theory and application of strategic
management tasks. Among the tasks considered are developing a
mission/vision statement, setting objectives, developing and
implementing a strategy, and evaluating performance.
GM675
Managerial Ethics and Issues (2 cr.)
This course examines various theories and methods that can be used to
resolve organizational dilemmas involving ethical behavior. Application of
philosophical principles and managerial techniques to the ambiguous
and ethical issues facing today's organizations domestically and
internationally is emphasized. Students will develop skills necessary to
identify, analyze, and develop strategies to engage in ethical decisionmaking.
Required Capstone Course
PSA690
Public Safety Capstone (3 cr.)
Prerequisite: All other required coursework
In this course students integrate public safety knowledge, skills and tools
developed in previous public safety and management courses. It
emphasizes critical analysis of current topics and trends. It includes a
major research paper and presentation on a public safety topic of the
student’s choice.
Elective Courses
GM599
Management Development (2 cr.)
Prerequisite: Students with less than five years of experience are
required to take GM599.
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply management
theory to the everyday practice of management. Self-assessments,
including management style assessments, are used to help students
understand more clearly their leadership style, as well as the
implications for various management responsibilities. The approach to
this applied course includes group activities and projects to assist
students in skill building.
GM605
Creative Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking (2 cr.)
This course gives students the opportunity to learn and practice higher
level thinking skills such as curiosity and imagination, divergent thinking,
idea generation, creative problem-solving, evaluation, synthesis, critical
thinking and analysis. Students develop strategies to search for
challenges, identify problems, produce creative ideas, research solutions,
design innovative applications and build a case for the solution.
GM610
Information and Research: Resources, Strategies, and Issues (1 cr.)
This course introduces electronic databases, the internet, and print
materials relevant to the research process and how to use them. It
examines how to evaluate information retrieved from those resources
and how to integrate that information into various research projects. How
information is created and transformed through social, political,
economic, and cultural forces is discussed. This course also explores the
legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of information in personal,
professional, and academic life
GM629
Project Management (2 cr.)
This course facilitates learning and applying the principles and tools of
successful project management in organizations. It examines how a
successful project manager controls company resources within the limits
of time, cost and performance.
GM630
Quantitative Methods (3 cr.)
This course focuses on statistical analysis of data for professional
applications or research with an emphasis on quantitative
methodologies. The course covers populations, sample selection, and
descriptive and inferential statistics. Significance, Chi Square,
correlations, analysis of variance and simple regression, and concepts of
reliability, validity and levels of measurement are addressed.
GM635
Social Economics (2 cr.)
This course examines economics and its effect on business and social
environments. The course uses micro and macro theory and
environmental scanning techniques to look at a variety of domestic and
global social problems.
GM640
Legal Issues for Managers (2 cr.)
This course is an overview of the American legal system and its impact
on organizational decision-making in this country and around the world.
It emphasizes legal issue spotting in management primarily in the areas
of torts, contracts, employment and discrimination law. In addition, this
course surveys current trends and issues in business law and the impact
they have on today’s society
GM660
Financial Management (3 cr.)
This course introduces, discusses and analyzes financial issues facing
profit, not-for-profit and governmental organizations in today's domestic
and global business environment. The course provides the general
manager with an ethical financial manager's perspective by way of
examination of various financial areas including: types of organizations,
sources of capital, investment in the US and in foreign countries, asset
management, time value of money, international payments and foreign
exchange rates, trade theory and policy, and financial statement analysis.
GM667
Information Technology (2 cr.)
This course provides an overview of planning and managing technology
and information flow in organizations. It addresses present and future
issues regarding computer systems and their impact on management and
operations.