Gannon University Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014

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MANAGEMENT 105

MGMT 285: Management Independent Study Selected students will spend a period of time working on a project of independent study. Prerequisite: Permission of the program director, the cooperating organization, and Senior status. 1-3 credits MGMT 310: International Management This course explores the management discipline in an international context. Specific topics include international strategy, international human resource management, cross cultural management and international organization structure and managing business and government relations in an international context. Prerequisite: BCOR 306 3 credits MGMT 311: Organizational Innovation This course examines how individuals and organizations innovate. This is accomplished by studying organizations of all sizes, from garage start-ups to global corporations, to see what can be learned about the creative process of innovation specifically around idea generation, evaluation and implementation. By the end of the semester, students will have identified and evaluated several product, service and non-profit ideas of their own. Prerequisite: BCOR 241 3 credits MGMT 316: Organizational Behavior This course examines individual and group behavior in relationships and organizations. Students learn about their own behaviors, to what these are attributed and how to adapt behaviors to meet group needs. Several tools are introduced which can be used to accommodate individual differences with relationships and organizations. This course is approved as a Social Science course for the Liberal Studies Core. Prerequisite: Junior status. 3 credits MGMT 317: Operations Management A basic overview of the total production process. Topics include production and inventory control, investment decision making, capacity planning, logistics and transportation systems, facilities selection and layout, design, work methods, quality control, Japanese and other contemporary methods of manufacturing. Prerequisites: BCOR 311, BCOR 221, CIS 150, BCOR 251 3 credits MGMT 320: Application of Management Information Proper analysis of data assists managers in the decision making process. This class will provide for students the opportunity to interpret data, judge its validity, assess its relevance and evaluate its reliability. Prerequisite: BCOR 311 3 credits MGMT 325: Quantitative Business Analysis This course examines business problems from a quantitative model building point of view, using selected models from management science, including linear and nonlinear programming and simulation. Prerequisite: BCOR 221, BCOR 251 3 credits MGMT 330: Project Management This course is an introduction to the modern techniques for planning, scheduling, reporting, controlling and managing projects. Particular emphasis is given to the project planning process including the project life cycle, requirements and scope. Team roles and responsibilities, risk and contingency, budgeting, resource allocation and scheduling are also introduced. Prerequisite: MATH 114 or equivalent 3 credits MGMT 350: Quality Management This course is designed to familiarize students with the concepts and practice of quality management (QM). QM is a systems approach to management that aims to always increase


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