MLA-Management

A study of the fundamental concepts and techniques in the management of human resources, including job analysis, employee staffing, training, performance evaluation, compensation administration, and health/safety programs. The legal environment and ethical treatment of employees will be fundamental to each topic. Students will study current news and legislation in HR such as sexual harassment, expatriate (overseas) assignments, and alternative dispute resolution as topics arise in the press. (formerly Personnel Management)

This course introduces students to theories and practice of leadership, with foci in business organizations and the role of leadership in developing ethical organizations. Students study the history of leadership theories, the role of leadership in organizational success, ethical leadership, and profiles of great leaders. [Cross list with MGMT 5340]

A study of the fundamental concepts and techniques in the management of human resources, including job analysis, employee staffing, training, performance evaluation, compensation administration, and health/safety programs. The legal environment and ethical treatment of employees will be fundamental to each topic. Students will study current news and legislation in HR such as sexual harassment, expatriate (overseas) assignments, and alternative dispute resolution as topics arise in the press. (formerly Personnel Management)

This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts and vocabulary of Management for the students required to take the proficiency course in Management. Emphasis is placed on the applications of management theories and concepts to practical problems in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management. This course is conducted primarily in a lecture and group-discussion format. Prerequisites: None.

Management of Human Service Organizations

This course will introduce students to nonprofit organizations, their governance, organizational structure, leadership and management in a rapidly changing funding environment. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the organization’s mission and the delivery of services, to increase the management skills of students. This interactive course will provide students with real-life learning opportunities through readings, lectures, and class discussions.

This course introduces students to the process of starting and growing a new business. In this course, students learn how to recognize business opportunities, develop feasibility analyses and business plans, seek financing and funding for the new business, and develop the main functions of the new business (i.e., marketing/sales, finance, cash flow management, human resources). The course also covers business growth strategies and a focus on sustainability of the enterprise, including family-owned businesses. The course content is augmented with real-world case studies and interactions with successful entrepreneurs.

This course is designed to introduce the concept of sustainability and the role of business in fostering the common good grounded in catholic values and inline with the mission of UST. It examines globalization and the interconnectedness of our modern business world. The course explores the role of business in promoting sustainability stewardship and international cooperative developments.

Focusing on strategy and leadership, this course addresses the challenges of management in human services organizations (for-profit, non-profit, and public entity). The course takes an entrepreneurial perspective and provides students with the conceptual and analytic base needed to build and lead a new or established organization. The course exposes students to several analytic tools and processes (e.g., mission and vision, change management, strategic planning, organizational life-cycles and scaling, and partnerships and alliances). (Cross list with MGMT 4377).

This course is designed to provide an overview of different types of program evaluation, including needs assessment, process evaluation, and an analysis of program impact and outcomes. The course will also provide a review of ethical issues in outcomes evaluations, and how to report findings to stakeholders and the larger public. Students in this course will prepare a written proposal for the evaluation of an existing program, including selecting the appropriate measurement tools, study design, and simple statistical analyses. [Cross list with MGMT 4379]

The course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of data-driven decision-making in organizations. Starting with an introduction to business intelligence (BI) concepts, the course will explore how business problems can be solved effectively by using operational data to create data warehouses, and then applying data mining tools and analytics to gain new insights into organizational operations. The course is organized around the following general themes: the business value of data, planning and business requirements, data management, benchmarking, and business analytics. The emphasis is on interpreting and translating business data into information for the benefit of internal and external consumers. Practical examples and case studies are presented throughout the course.

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.

Practicum or on–the–job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair. [Cross list with MGMT 4391]

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. [Cross list with MGMT 4392]

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.