2009-2010 - Bowie State University

esources, and leadership are emphasized. A worldview perspective of transactional managerial challenges in terms of access to markets, new
markets, specialized resources, and new sources of information is provided.
MGMT 371 LABOR RELATIO & LAW (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course is a study of the history and the law pertaining to the operations of organized labor, the dynamics of
labor‐management relationships, and the effect of the labor‐management relationship on the workplace and the economy. This course also
includes collective bargaining, labor‐management cooperation, labor productivity, and global competition.
MGMT 401 APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS (Spring Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 351. This course is a survey and application of research methodology as a tool in decision‐making. It emphasizes theory,
design, data‐gathering, and evaluation.
MGMT 410 THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC 3 CREDITS
Workshop/seminar course, which considers issues, concepts and strategies for entry and participation in music and entertainment as a
business. Course examines the structure, dynamics, economics and relations among performers and artists, agents and representatives,
intermediaries and producers, venues, media and other industry participants. It also considers markets, revenue/royalty flows, distribution and
critical issues of law and public policy.
MGMT 430 INTERMEDIATE CONTRACT PRICING (Spring Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 330. This course reinforces both pricing skills taught in Fundamentals of Contract Pricing 1 credit and II. The course
develops skills in price analysis, advanced pre‐award pricing decisions, and general contract pricing. The course is primarily quantitative in
nature, focusing on statistical and economic analysis tools.
MGMT 440 BUSINESS STRATEGY & POL (Fall, Spring) 3 CREDITS
This course examines processes by which organizations, especially profit‐seeking businesses, scan and adapt to their environments. Issues to
be examined include the planning function, development of goals and objectives, assement of requisite organizational competences,
appropriate structure, and related issues of strategy, policy and competitive posture.
MGMT 441 ENTREP & NEW ENTERPRISES (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course focuses on the development and management of new enterprises. It concentrates on practice,
entrepreneurship and its Prerequisite(s), and skills‐building. It includes topics such as new venture financing, business planning, deal
structuring and negotiations, and the transformation from entrepreneur to business person.
MGMT 442 SMALL BUS OPER AND MGMT (Spring Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): FINA 320, MKTG 231, MGMT 241. Senior Standing. This course examines the problems, issues, and opportunities of operating
and managing small businesses. Functional topics as they relate to entrepreneurship are included. Issues of scale dis‐economics, insufficiency
of resources, market niche, venture financing, and business planning are addressed.
MGMT 446 MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (Offered Occasionally) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211, ECON 212; FINA 320; MGMT 241, MGMT 344. Senior Standing and 3 credits.0 Cumulative Average or Permission of
Instructor. A management course in which the topics covered center around a theme related to some significant issues in the management of
organizations. The theme is selected by the instructor. Course includes reading assignments, discussions, experiential activities, and other
appropriate learning techniques. Seminar participants produce a seminar research paper on a topic related to the theme.
MGMT 449 BUS STRATEGY AND POLICY 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): FINA 320, MGMT 241, ECON 211, ECON 212. Senior Standing. This course examines processes by which organizations,
especially profit‐seeking businesses, scan and adapt to their environments. Issues to be examined include the planning function, development
of goals and objectives, assessment of requisite organizational competences, appropriate structure, and related issues of strategy, policy, and
competitive posture. (This is a capstone course.)
MGMT 453 GOVERNMENT CONTRACT LAW 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 330. This course introduces basic legal principles and sources of contract law as they apply to the Government's
acquisition of supplies and services, as well as construction services. Government Contract Law provides an understanding of the impact of
Government Contract Law on daily decision‐making in acquisition. Court cases and administrative decisions (General Accounting office, Board
of Contract Appeals) are discussed with emphasis on how the law affects the Government Contractor interface and how to avoid legal disputes
and maintain business relationships.
MGMT 471 HUMAN RESOURCE MGMT (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 344. This course analyzes the selection, development, utilization, assessment, and reward of the work force to
accomplish employee and organizational goals. This course examines recruitment, selection, reduction in force, performance evaluation,
training and development, compensation, organizational change, and legal constraints.
MGMT 472 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (Fall Only) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 344. This course is a study of the underlying factors contributing to personal and organizational conflicts, with emphasis
on methods of preventing, managing, and resolving conflict at each level of the business environment. This course includes reading and
research assignments, case studies, class discussion, and experiential activities.
MGMT 480 PRODUCTION AND OPER MGMT (Fall, Spring) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241 and ECON 351. This course is an examination of the processes and techniques of decision‐making widely used in
the context of production and operations planning, analysis and control. Topics studied include design and development of products; resource
allocation; scheduling and utilization of people, materials and equipment; and quality and quantity control of processes, using techniques such
as linear programming, critical‐path analysis, time‐series analysis, and network scheduling.
MGMT 490 ISSUES IN BUAD ETHICS 3 CREDITS
Seniors Only. Current issues of ethics in the society as they affect business behavior will be discussed through panel presentation and class
participation. Social responsibility of business, environmental issues, human rights and technological progress, business ethics and the
evolution of social values exemplify the topics which will be presented from multi‐disciplinary perspectives by visiting experts, with the
instructor moderating the class discussion.
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