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advertising and environmental protection.
Attention is given to some ethical theories
and basic normative concepts. Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing. (U)(6). Fall and spring.
LE263, Legal Environment of Business: The
legal environment and governmental regulation
of business. Management’s responsibility to
operate within the constraints imposed by the
legal system and governmental controls are
emphasized. Scope includes social responsibility
and ethical considerations of business. Prerequisite:
Sophomore standing. (U)(3). Spring only.
LE365, Business Law I: Business law subjects
covering the law of torts, contracts, sale of
goods and of property (personal and real).
Prerequisite: Junior standing, AC203 and
(MG262 or 263). (U)(3). Fall and spring.
Management Courses
MG101, Freshman Business Experience:
Introduces freshman students to the global
business environment. Exposes students to the
basic business disciplines while emphasizing
self-awareness, critical thinking, problem
solving, teamwork and business ethics. Provides
students with a variety of integrated, experiential
learning opportunities including: simulations,
case studies, field trips, guest speakers and
career counseling. Prerequisite: Freshmen only.
(U)(4). Fall and spring.
MG201, Real Business Experience I: This
class will teach students how to develop a real
business plan. The course will contain a simulation,
a business plan report, a major end of
semester presentation and potentially, funding
for a (follow-up class) real business start-up.
Prerequisites: MG101, COB major, and
sophomore level only, or permission of
instructor. (U)(3). Fall and spring.
MG202, Real Business Experience II: A
continuation of MG201 (formerly MG297).
Students will launch a start-up business and
operate it throughout the semester. Prerequisites:
MG201, COB major, and sophomore
level only, or permission of instructor. (U)(3).
Fall and spring.
MG303, Leadership London: This course
is a seminar-style, site-based course taught in
London, England that uses London’s resources,
institutions, and history to explore the cultural,
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international, historical and ethical issues
relevant to leadership. (U)(3).
MG311, Departmental Honors: This course
will fulfill the departmental honors requirement
for COB students in the university honors
program. It is designed to prepare students to
complete the honors thesis by teaching them
the fundamentals of conducting academic research.
Topics addressed will include developing
a hypothesis, research design and methods for
collecting data. It will also familiarize students
with research topics, methods and library
resources that are unique to the different areas
of business. Prerequisites: Junior status and
enrolled in Honors Program. (U)(2). Fall only.
MG360, Organizational Behavior: Develops
an understanding of individual and group
behavior in organizations by examining both
the theories that explain human behavior and
their application in business and other settings.
Topics covered include personality, values,
motivation, leadership, communication, work
teams and decision making. Experiential
learning will be emphasized. Prerequisite:
junior standing. (U)(3). Fall and spring.
MG401, 402, 403, Independent Study:
(U)(1, 2 or 3).
MG490, Administrative Policy: The tasks of
the manager in formulating short- and longrun
corporate strategy. Using the case method,
a framework is developed for integrating skills
learned in other required business courses.
Prerequisites: Senior standing, COB401,
MG350, MG360, MG365, MK380 and
FN340. (U)(3). Fall and spring.
MG495, Special Topics in Management:
Seminar in selected management topics. Course
content will vary from semester to semester. (U).
MG499, Honors Thesis: (U)(3).
Management Science Courses
MS100, Basic Excel Skills for Business
Applications: Students learn how to develop
Excel spreadsheets to identify, define and solve
business problems. They develop analytical
skills by considering a problem and its solution
through spreadsheet applications (functions,
IF statements, formatting, charting, database
functions, etc.). The final examination is based