2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

MGMT 5363 Decision-Making Tools for HRM
This is a survey course on basic quantitative methods. The course will provide sound knowledge of basic business
statistics and quantitative tools used by management in decision-making process. Topics include measures of central
tendency and variation, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, regression analysis and forecasting, single and multi
objective decision-making techniques, decision-making under uncertainties, simulations. Students will get extensive
hands-on modeling and decision-making experience in the Microsoft Excel environment. MS-HRM program only.
MGMT 5364 Foundations of Management
This is a combined course on the fundamentals of Principles of Operations Management (POM), Human Resources
Management (HR) and Strategic Management (SM) for graduate students. POM is taught with an emphasis on
Customer Relationship Management and Service. HR emphasizes the strategic role of HR during these times of
Knowledge-Based Management. SM deals with the fundamental concepts of strategy formulations, implementation,
and renewal. Graduate Business programs only.
MGMT 5366 Foundations of Management Decision-Making
This course will provide a sound knowledge of many quantitative methods used by managers in the decision making
process—linear programming, multi-objective decision-making, analytic hierarchy process, decision-making under
uncertainty and decision trees. Topics include simplex method, sensitivity analysis, transportation and scheduling
models, inventory models and other widely used quantitative methods. This course will integrate modeling into many
functional areas of business, including Finance, Marketing and Operations Management. Students will get hands-on
modeling experience in a Microsoft Excel environment. Basic principles of probability and statistics are also explored.
Graduate Business programs only.
MGMT 6181, 6281, 6381 Special Topics
Directed study of a minimum of 30 clock hours for each hour of credit. Provides the opportunity to conduct a detailed
investigation of selected problems. Dean‘s approval required.
MGMT 6307 International Law
As global corporations span national boundaries, they must interact with a large number of national legal systems,
international agreements, and international organizations. This course deals with a wide variety of international legal
issues which affect the conduct of business, including, but not limited to, the following: the evolution of international
law; laws and regulations that concern international trade; organizations that regulate and promote international trade,
such as the WTO, NAFTA, and the EU; employment law; criminal law for business fraud; laws for the protection of
IP—patents, copyrights, and trade secrets; environmental laws and organizations; issues of personal privacy and
confidentiality; and laws that govern property rights and the resolution of ownership. Graduate Business programs
only.
MGMT 6309 Entrepreneurship
Examines the formation of a new enterprise. Emphasizes the characteristics for the successful entrepreneur, the stages
of business development, and the forms of business organization. Consideration is given to activities including
acquiring seed capital, obtaining venture capital for growth or for purchase of an existing business. Graduate Business
programs only.
MGMT 6310 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
This course is a functional study of the legal environment of business, examining the role of law in the business
environment. Emphasis is given to the legal process and substantive legal areas of torts, strict liability, product liability;
business related crimes, contracts, agency and employment law. Graduate Business programs only.
MGMT 6319 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business for HRM
This course is a functional study of the legal environment of business, examining the role of law in the business
environment. Emphasis is given to the legal process and substantive legal areas of torts, strict liability, product
liability, business-related crimes, contracts, agency and employment law. Ethical considerations are addressed
throughout. MS-HRM program only.
MGMT 6331 Compensation and Benefits
This course provides an in-depth understanding of total rewards including compensation and benefits. The content of
the course considers the role of total rewards within the larger context of human resources management and business
strategy with an emphasis on the theories, principles, design, implementation, and administration of total rewards
programs. Topics include internal and external pay relationships, job analysis, job evaluation, compensation models,
performance appraisals, salary structures, short and long-term incentives, benefit designs and cost management.
Graduate Business programs only.
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