Management (MGMT) Courses

MGMT2001 Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management (HRM) is the strategic approach to the management of people in an organization. Organizational Behavior (OB) is the way people think, work and behave in an organization. The field of HRM is reliant on OB; it considers the behavior of individuals and groups within organizations and explores how to effectively lead employees to achieve the organization’s goals. This course provides students with knowledge, skills and understanding of HRM and OB to prepare them for using organizational behavior knowledge to practice effective management of human resources (employees). Topics in HRM include job design, recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, compliance with employment regulations and laws, labor relations, and strategic human resource management. Topics in OB include motivation, learning, and organizational culture.
Prerequisite(s): BUS1001 or EVNT1001 or FSM1001 or HOSP1001 or SEE1001 or SPM1001.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT2020 Organizational Behavior

This course prepares students for changing workplace dynamics and individual and group behaviors in organizations. The course also provides a foundation for business students to understand the strength in diversity and how to respect individuality while encouraging belonging. In this course, students explore diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, as well as countering bias. Students also explore teams, decision-making, providing/receiving feedback, negotiating, communication, leadership, and personality/dispositions.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT2030 Operations and Supply Chain Management I

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of operations and supply chain management in the manufacturing and service sectors. The course reflects the changing face of operations from an internally focused supportive function to a strategic part of the enterprise value chain. Topics include the supply chain model, product and process design, project management, process analysis, total quality management, and sustainability.
Prerequisite(s): BUS1001.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT3030 Managerial Technology

This course surveys the relationship of technology with the managerial process, strategic competitiveness, operational effectiveness and the business enterprise. The course explores technologies typically available to business managers, and how those technologies can be leveraged to increase organizational and professional success. Students are also exposed to approaches and managerial practices through demonstrations, case studies, simulations and experience-based exercises.
Prerequisite(s): FIT1040, MGMT2030.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT3035 Operations and Supply Chain Management II

This course expands on students' knowledge of operations and the supply chain by introducing students to qualitative and quantitative methodologies used by operations and supply chain professionals. The course covers key concepts in the areas of forecasting, capacity, utilization, scheduling, inventory management, and planning including MRP and ERP. Students apply these concepts and their associated methodologies to common problems faced by organizations.
Prerequisite(s): MATH2001, MGMT2030.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT3050 Compensation, Benefits and Total Rewards

This course explores the dynamic profession of compensation, benefits and total rewards management. Topics are explored through the perspective of the human resources professional, which provides a view of the ever-changing world of employee reward development, government and regulatory changes, and expectations of both the employer and employee in a competitive business arena.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT2001.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT3060 Training and Development

This course explores training and development in a competitive global business environment. The course reviews research findings that support training and development as an essential component of effective business performance. Students explore the relationship between business strategy and strategic training and development, as well as the relationship between learning theory and effective training and development. Students design and deliver training in the classroom setting.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT2001.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT4020 Strategic Management

This course provides students with the fundamentals of business strategy. The first part of the course addresses environmental analyses and the tools used to assess these environments. The second part of the course addresses the different strategies a firm may choose at both the firm- and business-unit level, and how the chosen strategic position is strengthened through internal alignment. The third part addresses the theories behind developing sustainable competitive advantage. Leadership and corporate ethics are also discussed.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits

MGMT4030 Senior Business Capstone

This capstone course requires students to synthesize knowledge gained from previous coursework in business strategy, operations, finance, production, marketing, information technology, human resource management and corporate social responsibility to make decisions in a simulated business environment.
Prerequisite(s): MGMT4020, senior status.
Offered at Charlotte, Online, Providence
3 Semester Credits