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Students learn how to hire the best talent available using sound professional methods. Students design and present legally defensible recruiting and screening techniques for jobs they have analyzed.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 340

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Human Resource Mgmt Minor | International Business (BS) | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

The focus of this course is operating an effective, efficient, legal and responsible system for compensating one's employees. Includes the workings of labor markets, analyzing jobs, finding the market value for jobs, designing a pay structure, appraising performance, setting individual pay, determining benefits, occupations requiring special pay programs.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 340

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Human Resource Mgmt Minor | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

This course focuses on startup and post-startup venture activities. Students who have achieved proof of concept with a venture idea will find this course helpful. Students will learn to evolve a business model concept into a sustainable, scalable venture in a variety of business sectors. Topics discussed include business operations, analysis, entrepreneurial finance, growth, and exit strategies. Students will also learn to present their venture ideas to interested stakeholders. The course will allow students to have the opportunity to engage with business professionals and entrepreneurs.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation Minor | Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CERT) | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor | International Business (BS) | Management (BS) Business Management

Students design and deliver training by assessing client needs, defining learning outcomes, choosing effective methods, training, and evaluating results.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 340

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Ethnic Studies (BS) Business/Corporate | Human Resource Mgmt Minor | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

Special topics as requested by students.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 230

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Business Management

This course covers essential topics in modern quality management within manufacturing and service organizations from a managerial perspective, including quality planning, culture, customer focus, leadership, vendor relations, the use of statistical quality control tools and software as well as behavioral issues in the improvement of process and product/service quality. Prereq: ECON 207 or equivalent

Prerequisites:

ECON 207 or equivalent

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Business Management

This course focuses on connecting students to real-world entrepreneurs so that students can analyze current entrepreneurial issues.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CERT)

This course is designed to prepare students to design and develop personal computer based information systems for management control and decision making using end-user software including spreadsheets and data base management systems. Students will design and develop several information systems as group projects.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 230, MGMT 300

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation (BS) | International Business (BS) | Management (BS) Business Management

Students will develop skills needed to initiate, plan, execute, control and close projects. The course will cover theories, techniques, group activities, and use of computer tools like Microsoft Project for managing projects.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Aviation Management | Business Administration (BBA) | Management (BS) Business Management

This course covers ERP software in general and how it helps integrate information used by an organization's many different functions and departments into a unified computing system. How to use an ERP system to improve the business functions of an organization by streamlining its operations will also be covered. Students will learn how to document business processes using different tools including EPC charts. In addition, the course also covers managerial issues associated with an ERP project and how to manage those issues.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 300

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Business Management

MGMT 481 is an integrative course for COB majors. Its emphasis is on understanding the role of a general manager, which should include an operations and international component.

Prerequisites:

FINA 362, MRKT 210, MGMT 230, MGMT 346

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Business Administration (BBA) | Management (BS) | Management (BS) Business Management | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

Students learn how to apply moral principles to analyze ethical dilemmas in business. Students also learn how to argue for or against government regulation of business. Topics covered include bribery, anti-competitive business practices, pollution, product safety, marketing ethics, employee rights, sexual harassment, discrimination and affirmative action, conflicts of interest, and insider trading.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Business Management

The course provides a foundation for leadership development by offering theoretical background, practical information, and an opportunity for self-assessment that permits students to begin or continue the development of their leadership talent. The underlying theme upon which the course is based is that the ability to lead begins with reflection and self-awareness.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Business Administration (BBA) | Management (BS) Business Management | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

This capstone course examines how the strategic management of the human resources of an organization can enhance organizational success. The course investigates how to achieve strategic congruence between an organizations strategy and HR management. Topics covered include the interrelationships among the HR disciplines, ethics, sustainability, social responsibility, the role of the HR professional, managing workforce changes, achieving competitive advantage through HR, HR performance metrics, and organizational effectiveness.

Prerequisites:

MGMT 340

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Human Resource Mgmt Minor | Management (BS) Human Resource Management

Professionalism is a key factor for career success. Skills such as critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making are all essential to projecting a professional image. Key competencies contribute to desirable workplace behavior. Active-listening, communicating clearly, working well in teams, taking initiative, are examples to projecting a professional image.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Business Administration (BBA)

The student will demonstrate and apply knowledge for this capstone course (MGMT 492) and overall BBA program into the real-world project experience. Business skills and professional development will be challenged for the student to integrate relevant knowledge through the project-based learning experience. The final written and oral presentation of the project results will demonstrate the problem-solving and critical thinking context beyond the classroom.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Business Administration (BBA)

Supervised experience in agribusiness or food related organizations, industry, state, or federal institutions.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation Minor

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions. P/N only.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Business Management

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions. Grade only.

Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

Programs:

Management (BS) Human Resource Management

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Areas of Interest:

Business, Management, and Administration

This course is designed to provide students new to the major an opportunity to explore issues relevant to the university, department, and career field. The goal is to provide an open forum for discussion about transitioning to college life, and to promote greater self-awareness, growth, and understanding as a scholar, individual, and global citizen. Over the course of the semester, the student will investigate college and department experiences holistically, which will allow them the ability to make informed decisions paving the way for a richer, fuller college career.

Areas of Interest:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Programs:

Manufacturing Engineering Minor

The course covers a process of developing and analyzing solid parametric models for mechanical applications. Course includes solving technical design problems based on real-world applications as well as creating technical documentation: working and assembly drawings.

Areas of Interest:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Programs:

Manufacturing Engineering Minor

Fundamentals of machine technology. Basics of welding and machining are discussed. Students learn to perform machining on a lathe, mill, and drill press along with MIG welding. Extra lab time is required.

Prerequisites:

MFE 142. Select One Course: CHEM 191, CHEM 201

Areas of Interest:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Programs:

Manufacturing Engineering Minor

This course covers principles of statics, resultants of coplanar force systems, equilibrium of coplanar force systems, analysis of structures, friction, centroids and centers of gravity, and area moments of inertia. Each topic is covered with specific emphasis on systems common to automotive and manufacturing environments.

Prerequisites:

MATH 121, PHYS 221

Areas of Interest:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

This course covers stress and strain, torsion, bending of beams, shearing stresses in beams, compound stresses, principal stresses, deflections of beams, columns, connections, and pressure vessels. Topics also include kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, work, energy, power and vibrations. Each topic is covered with specific emphasis on systems common to automotive and manufacturing environments.

Prerequisites:

MFE 323

Areas of Interest:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics