UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

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MGMT 444 (INBU 444) International Management:
The international dimensions of management. Topics include the environment of international
management, strategic planning, managing political risk, organizing international operations,
decision making, control, human resource management, communication, and motivation.
Gives special treatment to the problems of intercultural management. Prerequisites: MGMT
225, ECON/INBU 250. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
MGMT 446 (PSYN 446) Human Resource Management: (Computer Component)
Introduction to the theory and practice of personnel management including manpower planning,
recruitment and selection, training and development, wage and salary administration, employee
benefits, employee relations, and EEO compliance. Emphasis is placed upon the proper utilization
of each human resource function as a means for motivating employees to achieve organizational
objectives. Prerequisites: MGMT 225; PSYN 101. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
All Business majors must complete one of the following three capstone courses
(MGMT 455, 460 or 465):
MGMT 455 Software Solutions for Business Problems: (Computer Component)
This senior level course will serve to supplement the problem solving techniques learned
in previous business courses. Business software packages will integrate the theory, the
practice and the application needed in today’s solution oriented environment. Prerequisites: ENGL
112; ECON/MATH 122; ECON 220-221; FINC 320; MGMT 225; MKTG 220. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
MGMT 460 Management: Issues, Policies, and Procedures:
A senior level capstone course designed to unify the mosaic of previous course work
and, building on the base of previous knowledge, to develop analytical and decisionmaking
ability; review and synthesis of past material as the base for case discussion and
problem solving. Use of analytical and logical skills. Various facets of the firm and their
interrelationship in decision-making. Course should be taken in the senior year. Prerequisites:
ENGL 112; ECON/MATH 122; ECON 220-221; FINC 320; MGMT 225; MKTG 220. 3 sem.
hrs. 3 crs.
MGMT 465 Entrepreneurship:
A senior level course in which students will learn the technique of developing and evaluating
new business ventures. Actual projects will be examined. The world of venture capital will be
studied. Entrepreneurial abilities of the students will be developed. Prerequisites: ENGL 112;
ECON 220, ECON 221, ECON 122; FINC 320; MGMT 225; MKTG 220. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
MGMT 490 Integrative Project - Part I:
This project, which is carried out under the guidance of a faculty mentor, is a paper in which
the student integrates the knowledge acquire in the program and applies it to a real world
situation, In Part I the students selects and researches a topic, then presents a detailed outline
with the sources of information used. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
MGMT 495 Integrative Project - Part II:
This project, which is carried out under the guidance of a faculty mentor, is a paper in which
the student integrates the knowledge acquired in the program and applies it to a real world
situation. In Part II the student writes the paper that was researched and outlined in Part I.
3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MGMT 440 Seminar for Office Information Systems and Technology:
A capstone course for those specializing in Office Information Systems and Technology;
project, under direction of the faculty, includes current readings and experience in the analysis,
design, and implementation of office information systems. Corequisite: MGMT/PSYN 345. 3
sem. hrs. 3 crs.