Management

Management - Undergraduate Courses 

MG 115 Fundamentals of Management (back to previous page)
A course in introductory management that explores the basics of both theory and practice. Topics include and are related to the five functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. Enrollment limited to nonbusiness majors and/or AS Business Administration students only. 3 credit hours.

MG 120 Development of American Sports (back to previous page)
A survey of the American sports industry and how it relates to society: issues and problems in national and international sport activities. An analysis of current sports issues and trends. 3 credit hours.

MG 210 Management and Organization (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. A study of management systems as they apply to all organizations. Managerial functions, principles of management, and other aspects of the management process are examined. 3 credit hours.

MG 230 Management of Sports Industries (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 120 and sophomore-level standing. A survey of the principles of management applicable to the administration of aspects of sports enterprises: planning, controlling, organizing, staffing, and directing of the various activities necessary for effective functioning. 3 credit hours.

MG 235 Marketing and Public Relations in Sports (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 120 and sophomore-level standing. This course introduces students to marketing and public relations skills crucial to success in every sport business and examines the unique features of sport marketing and public relations that set sport apart from other industries. Students develop a strategic sports marketing plan that includes an emphasis on public relations. 3 credit hours.

MG 240 Business Ethics and Diversity (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: E 110 and sophomore standing.  This course introduces the student to the complexities of ethical behavior within the business environment and examines the impact of different demographic groups on various types of organizations.  3 credit hours.

MG 317 Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 210. Covers the entrepreneurial process from conception to operation of a new business. Concentrates on the characteristics of entrepreneurs and the process by which they turn ideas into new business. Students will also learn about the process of new business development in the large corporation and study the effect of corporate culture on the success of new ventures. 3 credit hours.

MG 320 Sports Industries and the Law (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 120. Legal aspects as they relate to professional and amateur sport institutions. An analysis of legal problems and issues confronting the sports manager: suits against the organizational structure, safety, collective bargaining and arbitration, and antitrust violations. 3 credit hours.

MG 325 Sports Facility Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 120, MG 210. An examination of how sports facilities like coliseums, municipal and college stadiums, and multi-purpose civic centers are managed. Among the topics included are financial management of sports facilities, booking and scheduling events, box office management, staging and event production, personnel management, concessions and merchandising management. 3 credit hours.

MG 327 Business Planning (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 317. Covers the elements of planning for a new business. Identifies the goals, objectives and strategies that an entrepreneur must articulate for the fulfillment of that entrepreneurial dream. The main focus of the course is to highlight the milestones toward the success of the new venture. 3 credit hours.

MG 331 Management of Human Resources (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 210. A survey of the industrial relations and the personnel management system of an organization.Manpower planning/forecasting, labor markets, selection and placement, training and development, compensation, government/employer and labor/management relations. 3 credit hours.

MG 350 Management of Workforce Diversity (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 210. This course explores issues of social identity, social and cultural diversity, and societal manifestations of oppression as they relate to the workplace. Workforce demographics are rapidly evolving due to changes in birthrates, immigration, legal systems, social attitudes, and economic expansion. Managing businesses and other organizations will require not just contemporary knowledge and technology but the expertise to manage increasing workforce diversity. 3 credit hours.

MG 415 Multinational Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 210. An analysis and examination of management and organizational behavior against a background of diversified cultural systems. 3 credit hours.

MG 417 Managing an Entrepreneurial Venture (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: FI 213, MG 317. Covers the principles of managing a growing entrepreneurial business. Students will learn how to anticipate and deal with problems peculiar to a growing business. The emphasis will be on innovation, creativity, and managing opportunities, in contrast to management of ongoing business that is based on efficiency and effectiveness. 3 credit hours.

MG 430 Financial Management for Sports Administration (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: FI 213, MG 210. Methods and procedures as they apply to sports administration, taxation, purchasing, cost analysis, budgeting, and the financial problems dealing with mass media. 3 credit hours.

MG 450-454 Special Topics in Business (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 210; junior-level standing required unless otherwise specified in course schedule description. Special studies in business and public administration. Work may include study and analysis of specific problems within units of business or government and application of theory to those problems, programs of research related to a student s discipline, or special projects. Several sessions may run concurrently. 3 credit hours.

MG 457 Family Business Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 210. Provides a fundamental understanding of family business management, including historical and theoretical rudiments; transition stages, conflict resolution; family systems; and succession. Case studies of classic family businesses will be used for discussion and analysis. 3 credit hours.

MG 467 Franchising (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: FI 213, MG 210. Covers the franchising operation from both the franchiser s and franchisee s perspectives. Provides the student the framework to evaluate the feasibility of extending a new business into a franchise and the potential profitability of engaging in a franchise operation. 3 credit hours.

MG 475 Sport Event Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 120, junior standing. This course will help students develop the skills necessary to manage virtually any aspect of a sporting event, including contingency planning, logistics, working with vendors, financing, ticketing and admissions, seating design and controls, sponsor and supplier agreements, risk management and insurance, marketing events and licensed merchandise, finding sponsorship, working with governmental agencies, and scheduling tournaments and matches. Focus on events ranging from cycling and running races to the Super Bowl and the World Series. A requirement will be that students be directly involved with organizing a sports event during the semester. 3 credit hours.

MG 512 Contemporary Issues in Business and Society (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 210 and senior standing. A rigorous examination of competing concepts of the role of business in society. A capstone, integrative course relating the firm to its environment, including issues arising from aggregate social, political, legal, and economic factors. 3 credit hours.

MG 520 Current Issues in Human Resource Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 210, MG 331. Examines research findings and current literature relevant to issues affecting personnel functions in the organization. 3 credit hours.

MG 550 Business Policy (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: FI 213, MG 210, MK 200. An examination of organizational policies from the viewpoint of top-level executives; development of analytic frameworks for achieving the goals of the total organization. Discussion of cases and development of oral and written skills. 3 credit hours.

MG 597 Practicum (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. A course of study designed especially for the supervised practical application of previously studied theory in a group setting. Done under the supervision of a faculty sponsor and coordinated with a business organization. 3 credit hours.

MG 598 Internship (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 320 or MG 210. On-the-job experience in selected organizations in management. 3 credit hours.

MG 599 Independent Study (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 210. Independent study on a project of interest to the student under the direction of a faculty member designated by the department chair. 3 credit hours.

Management - Graduate Courses 

MG 610 The Sports Industry (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637. Focuses on management concepts and business skills as they relate to the sports industry. An in-depth look at the organizational structure and method of operation of major sectors of the sport enterprise; examination of important contemporary issues in the sports industry.

MG 611 Sport Industry Marketing, Promotion and Public Relations (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MK 609 or permission of instructor. A study of marketing, promotion, and public relations strategies utilized in various aspects of the sport industry. Marketing sport as a product and marketing of nonsport products using sport as a promotional tool are examined.

MG 612 Sports Law (back to previous page)
An analysis of contract law, tort law, antitrust law, labor law, collective bargaining, and administrative law as they apply to sport. Provides sport managers with the fundamental legal knowledge necessary to operate in the increasingly complex sport environment.

MG 613 Sports Facility Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637 or permission of instructor. An examination of how sports facilities such as coliseums, municipal and college stadiums, and multipurpose civic centers are managed. Among the topics included: booking and scheduling of events, box office management, staging and event production, personnel management, concessions and merchandising management.

MG 617 Applied Fiscal Management for Sports and Facility Managers (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: A 620 or permission of the instructor. An examination of legal, managerial, accounting and financial issues confronting sports, fitness and recreation industry managers. Issues covered include tax law, bankruptcy, inventory management, capital instruments, accounting principles, financial statements, industry ratios, securing funds and related concepts that help determine the viability and strength of businesses in the sports industries. The focus of the material is on how to apply basic financial management concepts to managerial decision making.

MG 618 College Sports Administration (back to previous page)
The major objective of this course is to provide students with knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a collegiate athletic department. Through case studies, class projects, guest lectures and on-site visits, students will acquire the practical skills needed to manage a staff of coaches, administrators, student athletes and other staff. The activities of facility operations, travel, compliance, eligibility, financial aid, personnel, ticket operations, sports camps and institutional control will be examined.

MG 626 Design and Implementation of Benefit Systems (back to previous page)
This course provides an overview of the issues, processes, successful practices, and policies involving benefit administration. The focus will be on managing benefit administration and its relation to strategic business planning. Topics include innovative welfare plan design, defined benefit systems, ERISA law, HRIS and other related automated processes. Students will acquire a basic working knowledge of welfare benefit plans, defined benefit systems, retirement plans, and recent innovations in consumer-driven healthcare and associated laws. Emphasis will be placed on determining the impact of benefit policies on business profitability.

MG 627 Human Resource and Financial Decision Making (back to previous page)
This survey course focuses on basic financial concerns that impact HR and how an HR manager can become a more active participant in the boardroom through having a strong grasp of concepts such as payroll, taxes, budgeting, benefits, compensation, and deferred compensation administration.

MG 628 Building a Consulting Business (back to previous page)
How to establish, manage and maintain a consulting practice. Topics include: financing, marketing, client contacts, legal and accounting issues and networking.

MG 630 Management Information Systems in Health Care (back to previous page)
The use of computers in the health care field. Review of the history of information systems and their application in health care settings. Survey of problems and issues inherent to health care information management.

MG 637 Management Process (back to previous page)
A study of the traditional functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, controlling and coordinating, along with an analysis of human behavior in organizations and the exploration of new paradigms in business and management systems.

MG 640 Management of Health Care Organizations (back to previous page)
Identification of the characteristics of health care organizations and the dimensions of management in such organizations. Examination and application of the principles of management necessary for the successful operation of health care organizations.

MG 645 Management of Human Resources (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637 or P 619 or PA 601. A study of organizational practices in the management of human resources. Manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, compensation and contemporary problems of the field.

MG 650 Entrepreneurship (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: FI 601, MG 637, MK 609. Deals with the establishment of a new business venture, covering such topics as site development, market analysis, staffing, inventory control, personnel relations, and funding.

MG 655 Corporate Governance and Business Strategy (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637. The primary participants who determine the direction and performance (i.e., governance) of corporations are the shareholders, the management and the board of directors. The rights, obligations and impacts of these direct participants in corporate governance are explored along with the roles that various corporate constituents can, do, and should play in determining corporate direction, strategy and performance.

MG 656 Integrating the Enterprise (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: MG 637, FI 601, and MK 609. This course will focus on developing a systemic understanding of an enterprise, integration of its functional parts as a cornerstone of its sustained competitive advantage, and creation of its unique business model to achieve it.

MG 662 Organization Theory (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637. A survey of the literature on theories of organization with emphasis on contemporary theories. Application of the theories to management and organizational problems will be attempted. Difficulties arising between theory and practice will be examined.

MG 663 Leadership and Team Building (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637 or P 619 or PA 625. Examination of the impact of theories and research findings that are relevant to leadership and team building in organizations. The role of the leader and teams in organizations; the knowledge and skills required for successful leadership and team building. Assessment of one's own leadership and team-building capabilities.

MG 664 Organizational Effectiveness (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637 or P 619 or PA 625. Identification of the criteria necessary for developing and maintaining effective organizations. A study of the concepts that may be utilized in the management of these criteria. Approaches that may be examined and applied to problem situations through cases and role playing.

MG 665 HR Rewards and Recognition (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: EC 625; MG 645 or P 620. A study of the compensation function in organizations. Establishing wages and salaries, fringe benefits and incentives.

MG 667 Multicultural Issues in the Workplace (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 637 or P 619. Overview of theory and practice of diversity in the workplace; examination of the impact of changing workforce demographics on current and future productivity and competitiveness of organizations. Various forms of bias; methods for overcoming negative impact. Implementation of diversity programs; self-awareness of attitudes and behavior toward diverse groups. Issues addressed include gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, veteran status.

MG 669 Strategic Management (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: Completion of all core and at least four of the advanced courses in the MBA curriculum. This course examines management policies and strategies for the complex organization operating in a dynamic environment, from the viewpoint of top-level executives of the organization. It also develops analytic and systemic frameworks for the management of numerous elements involved in assuring the fulfillment of the goals of the total organization and integrates the student's general business knowledge with knowledge acquired in the MBA curriculum. Emphasis on development of oral and written skills by examination and discussion of cases and by other appropriate instructional methods. Completion of a significant project is required as part of this course.

MG 670 Selected Topics (back to previous page)
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. May be taken more than once.

MG 671 Employment Law (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: MG 645. This course is designed to provide the student with a general understanding of the nature and intent of the various state and federal statutes governing the employment relationship. Topics like race and gender discrimination in the workplace, disability issues, the investigation of sexual harassment claims, workplace safety and health compliance, employee privacy issues, employee discharge and discipline procedures, the employment of aliens, and the nature of employee rights will be analyzed in detail.

MG 678 Personnel Management Seminar (back to previous page)
Prerequisites: EC 625 , MG 637 or P 619, MG 645 or P 620. A seminar in the personnel and manpower management function of the modern work organization. The use of an integrated behavioral, quantitative and systems approach permits an applied multidisciplinary synthesis of the various aggregate manpower management subsystems required in the modern work organization.

MG 680 Current Topics in Business Administration (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours or permission of the instructor. An integrative course examining the role of business in society and relating the business firm to its social, political, legal and economic environments. While the exact content of this seminar is expected to vary from trimester to trimester in accordance with the varied academic interests and professional backgrounds of different faculty handling the course, the basic theme is the role of the business firm as the "keeper" of the market mechanism and the means for organizing resources in the economy.

MG 686 Global Business Simulation (back to previous page)
The course is a business strategy simulation where teams of students run a company in a head-to-head competition against companies run by other class members. The company operations parallel those of actual companies operating globally in the same industry.

MG 690 Research Project (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours or permission of the instructor. Independent study under the supervision of an adviser.

MG 694 Internship (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: 24 credits of graduate work. An on-the-job learning experience with a selected organization, arranged for course credit and under the supervision of a faculty adviser. 3 or 6 credit hours.

MG 695 Independent Study I (back to previous page)
A planned program of individual study under the supervision of a member of the faculty.

MG 696 Independent Study II (back to previous page)
A continuation of Independent Study I.

MG 698 Thesis I (back to previous page)
Prerequisite: 15 graduate hours. Periodic meetings and discussion of the individual student's progress in the preparation of a thesis.

MG 699 Thesis II (back to previous page)
A continuation of Thesis I.