Sam Houston State University Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2008
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING

Management Major | Management Minor | Human Resource Management Major | Course Descriptions

Chair: Roger D. Abshire (936) 294-1256

Faculty: Irfan Ahmed, Gary Baker, Charles Capps, Jo Ann Duffy, Ronald Earl, Joseph Kavanaugh, Gerald Kohers, Dean Lewis, Juliana Lilly, Sanjay Mehta, John Newbold, Victor Sower, David Taylor, David Van Over, Victor Wayhan, Pamela Zelbst

Mission

The mission of the Department of Management and Marketing is to advance the mission of the College of Business Administration. The Department’s mission is to furnish students the requisite knowledge and skills to be successful in management, human resource management, management information systems, and marketing, or related careers and to pursue graduate studies. The department is committed to excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions, and service.

Academic Programs

  • BBA in Human Resource Management
  • BBA in Management
  • BBA in Management Information Systems
  • BBA in Marketing

Career Opportunities

The Management program is designed to prepare students for positions and careers requiring leadership and managerial skills. The Marketing program is designed to prepare students to make marketing decisions that facilitate the organization in achieving its objectives. The Human Resource Management program is intended to prepare students to manage an organization’s human resources in an effective and efficient manner. The Management Information Systems curriculum is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to function in entry level information systems positions with a basis for continued career growth. All programs will prepare students for graduate studies.

Student Organizations

  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Society for Human Resource Management

Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for upper-classmen. Applications are accepted between January 2 and February 15. The specific scholarships available vary from year to year and may include:

  • James and Ludie Earl Scholarship
  • Helen Cochran Gilliland Scholarship
  • K.K Lovell, Jr. Scholarships
  • J.E. “Bo” Crews Scholarship
  • Ed and Daphne Sower Memorial Scholarship *

Please see the College of Business Administration section for information on college and university- level scholarships.

* Available to freshmen majoring in Management with a concentration in Operations Management.

Curriculum
Major in Management1
Bachelor of Business Administration

First Year Credit Second Year Credit
ENG 164, 165 6 ECO 233, 234 6
HIS 163, 164 6 POL 261, 200-level Political Science 6
MTH 199 3 ACC 231, 232 6
Laboratory Science2 8 ENG 265, 266, or 267; PHL 261, 263 3
CS 133, 143, GBA 180 3 SCM 282 3
Visual and Performing Arts Elective3 3 BAN 232 3
KIN 215 1 GBA 281 3
PSY 131 or SOC 261 3 Cultural Studies Electives4 3
  33   33
       
Third Year Credit Fourth Year Credit
MGT 380, 381, 374 9 MGT 476, 471, 480 9
FIN 367, MKT 371 6 MGT 434, 466, 472, 477, 478,479, or 481 6
GBA 389, BAN 363 6 ECO 367, 467 6
ACC 331 3 MGT 475 3
MIS 388 3 Electives 8
Electives 3   32
  30    

Emphasis in Operations Management: Students interested in the field of Operations Management are advised to select this area of study. Additional course requirements are: MGT 477, MGT 481, and BAN 364. This emphasis reduces the hours of electives available in the fourth year from eight to five.

Minor in Management

A minor in Management (21 hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor. The minor in Management requires MGT 380, 381; and 15 additional advanced hours in MGT courses; or MIS 388 and 12 additional advanced hours of MGT courses with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in these courses. Furthermore, degree candidates for a minor in management must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average for all hours attempted in business courses, including residence and transfer hours whether required for the management minor or not.

Major in Human Resource Management1
Bachelor of Business Administration

The first and second years are the same as stated above for a major in Management.

Third Year Credit Fourth Year Credit
MGT 380, 381, 374, 480 12 MGT 472, 478, 479 9
FIN 367, MKT 371 6 MGT 475, 476 6
BAN 363 3 ECO 361, 367 6
MIS 388 3 ACC 331 3
GBA 363, 389 6 Electives 8
  30   32

1 Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the B.B.A. degree in residence at Sam Houston State University.

2 Two four-hour laboratory science courses must be taken: Biology (including ESC 147), Chemistry, Geography/Geology (the only geography course that satisfies a laboratory science requirement is GEO 131/111), or Physics.

3 Select from AGR 299**, ART 160, 161, 163, 260, DNC 172, 176, MUS 161, 264, 265, THR 160, 164, 166, 230, 231. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of Component Area 4 of the Core Curriculum (see pages 52-53 of this catalog).

4Select from BSL 236, Foreign Languages 263, 264, GEO 265, 266, HIS 265, 266, or SOC 168. Satisfies the Cultural Studies requirement of Component Area 4 of the Core Curriculum (see pages 52-53 of this catalog).

Management Course Descriptions

MGT 374 Human Resource Management. Personnel policies and administration, job classification and analysis, wage plans and employment procedure, employment interviewing and testing, employee training and evaluation, labor turnover, and legislation affecting labor problems are studied. Prerequisites: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 380 Principles Of Management. This course is concerned with the principles and methods used in managing and operating organizations, both domestically and abroad. Course coverage includes analysis of the organization’s environment and the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, motivating, and controlling. Credit 3.

MGT 381 Organizational Behavior. Advanced study of individual and group behavior in organizations and how it affects the achievement of organizational objectives. Prerequisite: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 430 Problems In Management. The credit in this course varies according to the work performed. The student may pursue special studies for which a special course is not organized. Prerequisites: 30 hours in Business and Economics and consent of the instructor. This course may be taken for the Academic Distinction Program. Credit 1, 2, or 3.

MGT 434 Small Business Development. A comprehensive study of all areas of operations and management of the small business enterprise. Topics covered include: ownership form, site analysis, planning, organizing, staffing, financial control, inventory control, and marketing tactics. Prerequisite: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 466 Services Marketing Management. This course examines the characteristics of the service domain. The planning, organization, production, and marketing of quality services will be the focus of the course. Prerequisites: MGT 380 and MKT 371. Credit 3.

MGT 471 International Management And Marketing. A study of the decisions that managers must make in the planning, organizing, and operating of companies in cross-cultural environments. Prerequisite: MGT 380, MKT 371. Credit 3.

MGT 472 Compensation. A study of the design and functioning of the entire compensation system with emphasis on wage and salary determination, individual and group incentives, employee benefits, and non-economic rewards. Prerequisite: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 475 Operations Management. This course addresses issues pertaining to the operations function within manufacturing and service firms competing in a global environment. The relationship of operations to other organizational functions will be investigated. Topics include decision making, project management, forecasting, capacity planning, facilities design and location, process and product design, inventory management, and quality assurance. Prerequisites: MGT 380, BAN 363. Credit 3.

MGT 476 Strategic Management And Policy. The evaluation of external environmental factors and internal organizational strengths and weaknesses for the purpose of formulating organization strategies. Prerequisites: MGT 380, MKT 371, FIN 367, and senior standing. Credit 3.

MGT 477 Supply Chain Management. A study of the marketing channels of distribution and the management of the integrated supply chain for products and services. The course addresses both upstream (suppliers) and downstream (channels of distribution) organizational members. Topics include purchasing, supplier selection/development, inter-organizational information systems, risk management, physical distribution, logistics, warehousing, channel relationships, and inventory management. Prerequisites: MGT 380, MKT 371. Credit 3.

MGT 478 Management And Labor Relations. A study of the legal perimeter of management labor relations, the collective bargaining process, and problems of union contract compliance. Prerequisites: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 479 Human Resource Development. Provides an overview of the training discipline, identifies current issues for researchers and practitioners, and highlights coming changes in the work place and their impact on training and development in organizations. Prerequisite: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 480 Social Responsibility Of Management. A study of the role business plays in our society and the obligations and responsibility it has to society. The course examines the ethical, environmental, and cultural implications of industrial/technological societies and their history. Prerequisites: MGT 380. Credit 3.

MGT 481 Quality Management. A study of current topics in quality assurance management to include total quality control, statistical quality control, statistical process control, quality circles, and Deming’s methods. Emphasis will be placed on the systems approach to quality assurance. Prerequisites: MGT 475 (or IT 478), and BAN 363. Credit 3.