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Management (MGT)

MGT 1064 - Entrepreneurs Residence Experience (3 credits) 
Introduces students in the Innovate Living Learning Community to the various aspects of the entrepreneurial ecosytem at Virginia Tech and familiarizes them with common business terminology in the field. Discover the difference between ideas and entrepreneurial opportunities and relate current business events to topics in the course, including specific entrepreneurial opportunities. Provides weekly opportunities to interact with and learn from visiting entrepreneurs through various methods (i.e. fireside chats, dinners, and speaking events) to enhance learning outside of the classroom and build confidence in engaging with seasoned professionals. Discusses entrepreneurial ideas and current opportunities and applies learning to create and deliver an effective, individual startup concept pitch.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 1104 - Foundations of Business (3 credits) 
Introduces students to the free enterprise system and the various business functions, such as management, human resources, marketing, operations, accounting and finance, technology as well as to the different types of business such as manufacturing and service. Analyzes the various business functions to help improve understanding of career interests and opportunities, as well as to provide a basic understanding of how a company operates. Applies learning through a group project in which a micro-business is created and managed.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 1935 - Fundamentals of Cadet Professional Leadership (2 credits) 
1935: Foundational course of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Citizen-Leader Program. Explores basic business etiquette and introduces the cadet to concepts of online professional identity, basic career preparation, resume writing, basic interviewing techniques and ways to create a healthy nutrition and physical fitness program. Includes a comprehensive physical fitness laboratory. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required. 1936: Introduces methodologies for efficient and effective leadership, explores options for multiple career paths, basic business etiquette, opportunity to attend leadership conferences and field trips to local businesses. Prepares cadets for leadership positions in their sophomore year. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 1936 - Fundamentals of Cadet Professional Leadership (2 credits) 
1935: Foundational course of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Citizen-Leader Program. Explores basic business etiquette and introduces the cadet to concepts of online professional identity, basic career preparation, resume writing, basic interviewing techniques and ways to create a healthy nutrition and physical fitness program. Includes a comprehensive physical fitness laboratory. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required. 1936: Introduces methodologies for efficient and effective leadership, explores options for multiple career paths, basic business etiquette, opportunity to attend leadership conferences and field trips to local businesses. Prepares cadets for leadership positions in their sophomore year. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 1945 - Fundamentals of Cadet Leadership (2 credits) 
Foundational course of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadet Leader Development Program. Explores self-understanding, personality types, active and passive followership, leadership and ethical theories. A laboratory introduces freshmen cadets to academic success strategies. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 1946 - Fundamentals of Cadet Leadership (2 credits) 
Continued emphasis on self-understanding and followership. Introduces adversarial and positive leadership models, hazing statutes and leadership case studies. Prepares cadets for leadership positions in their sophomore year. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 1984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 2064 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3 credits) 
Introduction to the study and practice of entrepreneurship in a human-centered context. Examination of the influence of different cultures, institutions, and global factors and the role of human values, beliefs and behaviors on modes of entrepreneurial action. Application of theories and methods of entrepreneurial opportunity identification within the contexts of human behavior, social institutions and/or patterns of culture to generate ideas for new ventures and application of design-thinking theories and concepts in a field-based, experiential learning project to design, iterate and validate a value proposition and business model for a new venture.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2104 - Careers in Management (1 credit) 
Career opportunities associated with the Management major’s three options: Human Resource Management (HRM), Management Consulting and Analytics (MCA), and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology (EIT). Analyzes the current job markets and opportunities for these career paths. Creating effective resumes and cover letters and researching and networking with targeted firms. Experience scenarios of informational, behavioral, case interviews, and elevator pitch presentations. Incorporate real life perspective through guest speakers who are industry experts and local field visits. Pre: Sophomore and Junior Management majors and business undecided only. Pass/Fail only.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 2114 - Principles of Project Management (3 credits) 
Broad and comprehensive overview of project management (PM) with emphasis on its application in organizations. Tools, techniques, and evaluative frameworks that are intended to solve problems and execute organizational strategy. Emphasizes project lifecycle and introduces multiple PM approaches and technologies. Change management evaluation and project manager role in implementing related strategies. Assessment of project financial performance, impact, and risk.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 1064 or MGT 1104 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2204 - Global Business of Pop Culture (3 credits) 
Analyze the global business of pop culture through a semester-long case study of a selected pop culture industry. Investigate how social, historical, political, and economic forces shape, and are shaped by, business-decision making at local and global scales. Emphasis on business-decision making by pop culture entities reflecting how they have (or have not) responded over time to changing power dynamics and inequity in the macroenvironment (e.g., reimagined social identities and expectations, accelerated globalization and market access, political unrest, etc.). Use project-based learning to assess past strategic decisions from multiple, intersecting perspectives (e.g., social, historical, political, economic, etc.) and make recommendations about market-based decisions.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2314 - Introduction to International Business (3 credits) 
Fundamental concepts of international business. International business environment and how it affects decisions, the creation of competitive advantage in the multinational firm, and complexities of managing it. Why international businesses exist, drivers of international expansion, differences among countries in terms of political, legal, economic, technological and cultural dimensions, and the complexity of international business decisions. Causes and consequences of globalization, international trade, and analyzing the challenges of managing international business, with a focus on a number of industries, including hospitality and tourism. Operational, strategic, and ethical issues which are unique to multinational corporations.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: HTM 2314 
MGT 2354 - Teams, Leadership, and Business: Cultivating Excellence (3 credits) 
Explores a broad range of concepts and theories important for a basic understanding of team leadership, including organizational behavior, motivation, conflict management, business engagement and stakeholders. Semester-long, service-learning assignment and case analyses to evaluate practical applications of exceptional leadership practices and team skills. Examines different cultures and values found within a team and business and challenges of diversity and inclusion in team settings. Pre: Sophomore standing.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2504 - Sustainable Business Management (3 credits) 
Foundational study and practice of sustainability and social issues in a business management context. Uses the emerging environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework to explore the historical context of sustainability in business, influential ESG stakeholders, business commitments towards “net zero” status, business’ role in creating and mitigating environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s), profitability of sustainable businesses, relevant government policy and regulation, ESG measurement and reporting, innovation and competitive advantage, sustainable supply chain management, sustainable business models, embedding sustainability into strategy, and how managers conceptualize and initiate ESG programming.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2614 - Foundations of Management Consulting and Data Analytics (3 credits) 
Provides students with a fundamental understanding of management consulting as an industry, the consulting process, and success-factors for providing value-adding consulting services. Examines financial and other key concepts that successful management consultants need to master to provide insight and value to their customers. Provides a comprehensive overview of new and emerging technologies impacting the consulting industry and consulting skills in data analytics, data sense-making and data visualization.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 1104 or MGT 1064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 2935 - Career Planning for Cadets (2 credits) 
2935: Cadets in this class learn the basic of business networking, developing presentations, professional mentorship, personal finance, and investments, advanced nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle. A physical fitness laboratory complements the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 2936 - Career Planning for Cadets (2 credits) 
2936: Cadets in the class learn about careers in public service, leadership through service learning, personal investment strategies, ethical business leadership, explore opportunities for public service, and participate in leadership conference. A physical fitness laboratory complements the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 2945 - Small Unit Leadership for Cadets (1 credit) 
Prepares cadets for responsibilities as small unit leaders. Builds on the previous years knowledge to focus on skills and knowledge necessary to lead small units. Introduces cadets to the importance of communication, includes basic counseling techniques, disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, cadet regulations and leadership case studies. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 2946 - Small Unit Leadership for Cadets (1 credit) 
Prepares cadets for organizational leadership. Teaches skills and knowledge necessary to effectively lead a mid- level organization. Includes practical counseling techniques using the cadet counseling form, the leaders toolbox, the cadet disciplinary system, mentor program, and conflict resolution. Includes instruction on the Senior Sergeant Selection Process. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 2954 - Business Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
This course provides students with an international business experience. It is only offered as part of a program outside of the United States. Students will learn from the structured educational experience developed by the faculty leader. This course is intended for students who want to take management-related free electives. Pre: Instructors consent and the completion of 24 semester hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or departmental consent.
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 2964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 2984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 2984G - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Pathway Concept Area(s): 7 Identity & Equity in U.S. 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 2984O - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Pathway Concept Area(s): 5F Quant & Comp Thnk Found. 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 3064 - Cornerstones of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits) 
Provides a cornerstone foundation for the understanding of entrepreneurship and the business innovation process exposing students to fundamental business concepts applied and integrated in these arenas. An examination of value creation through entrepreneurship and the rudiments of new ventures are provided helping students develop an entrepreneurial frame of mind and perspective. Pre: Completion of 45 credit hours and two CLE Area 5 courses.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3074 - Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits) 
Provides a foundation for how social entrepreneurs use and combine resources to pursue opportunities that lead to social change and/or address social needs. An examination of the nature of social entrepreneurship and its various practices is provided, helping students develop an entrepreneurial frame of mind and prepare them to act as effective leaders of social change.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3084 - Digital Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Product Development (3 credits) 
Technology-based and digital entrepreneurship in startups, corporate, and public-sector organizations. Course activities in commercialization and resource mobilization strategies for the development of new digital technologies. Data-driven assessment and pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities in digital environments, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, biotechnology, and other emerging new technologies.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3094 - Global Entrepreneurship (3 credits) 
Global entrepreneurship and venture creation strategies in intercultural global perspectives. Identifies the global entrepreneurial core competencies, applies formal global thinking concepts, and uses integrative problem-solving tools in global entrepreneurial opportunity contexts. Analyze the value proposition of a new venture model across national boundaries. Builds framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process in global contexts. Blends theory with practical experiences in global business contexts to explore and research global entrepreneurial process and environment.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2064 
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3304 - Management Theory and Leadership Practice (3 credits) 
Introduces the student to a broad range of concepts, theories and practices important for a basic understanding of management. Includes the functions of management, roles of managers in organizations, and tools and techniques for managing organizational performance. Focus on the global environment in which today's managers must effectively and ethically lead organizations. Pre: Sophomore standing.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3324 - Organization Behavior (3 credits) 
This course examines the determinants and consequences of human behavior in formal organizations. Specific focus is on the individual, interpersonal, and group processes which underlie all the human dynamics.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3334 - Managing Human Resources (3 credits) 
Examines the strategies, policies, and practices associated with effectively managing human resources. Designed to provide future managers with tools and techniques to acquire, develop, reward, and retain employees within the legal and social context of todays organizations. Emphasizes how managing human resources can contribute to organizational effectiveness in a variety of industrial and organizational settings.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3344 - Employee & Labor Relations Law, Bargaining, and Dispute Resolution (3 credits) 
Historical, legal, social, and economic forces that shape employment relationships in the U.S. Labor and employment laws and how they apply in specific cases. Anticipate and respond to a union organizing campaign. Employment contract bargaining and dispute resolution in union and nonunion settings. Compare U.S. private sector, public sector, and international employee and labor relations laws and institutions. Debate contemporary employee relations’ events and issues using critical thinking and ethical reasoning.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3404 - Principles of Management (3 credits) 
Management concepts, theories, and practices for the effective and successful operation of modern organizations. Four functions of management and the activities involved in each function. Importance of ethical management practices in the effective operation of global business organizations, including entrepreneurial ventures. Individuals and group behaviors in the workplace, as well as methods to improve workplace performance.Duplicates some material in MGT 3304. Course credit will not be awarded for both MGT 3304 and MGT 3404.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3414 - Talent and Organizational Development (3 credits) 
Talent development systems and their strategic support of organizational learning, performance management process, a high-performing workforce, and organizational success. Foundational elements of talent development, including performance management process equity in evaluation and interviews. Emerging talent and organizational development trends and technologies. Talent development and performance management analytics to identify organizational talent capacity to meet current and future workplace needs. Organizational and talent development learning plans within talent-centered cultures in diverse organizational contexts. Emerging issues in learning, performance management, and talent development. Client projects, guest speakers from the field, and contemporary case studies.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3424 - Strategic Talent Planning, Acquisition, and Analytics (3 credits) 
Strategic talent planning, acquisition, and analytics within organizations. Alignment of talent planning and acquisition strategies with legal and social contexts, organizational goals, equity, and firm performance. Identification and analysis of key human capital data to inform talent acquisition decisions. Impact of talent planning decisions on acquisition and selection decisions, job design, internal workforce mobility, retention and succession planning for immediate and long-term outcomes. Emerging trends impacting field of human resources and specific to these topics.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3444 - Multicultural Diversity in Organizations (3 credits) 
Evaluates the impact of multicultural diversity on the employees work experience and on organizational processes/ performance. Students analyze and discuss theories and practices related to the business case for diversity, exploring the processes through which multicultural diversity (both domestic and international) affects the organization and its stakeholders. Topics include multicultural diversity theories, legislation, interpersonal and international differences, cultural intelligence, and organizational practices. Pre: Junior Standing. (3H,3C)
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3604 - Managerial Analytics (3 credits) 
Digital tools to analyze managerial data ranging from productivity data to large scale, organizational databases. Three themes: (1) analyzing and improving productivity using digital tools; (2) applying exploratory data tools; (3) improving organizational collaboration, analysis, and knowledge sharing using relational databases.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3614 - Strategy and Competition Analytics (3 credits) 
Develops concepts and techniques for analyzing and formulating strategy in a variety of business environments. Focuses on research, data, and analysis related to the key players in the environment from both a competitive and cooperative perspective. Basic frameworks for analysis include mapping the objectives and constraints of the players, and modeling the pattern of interaction among the players. Provides an in-depth exposure to the theory and tools of strategy analysis and practice in their management consulting application.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3754 - Management Internships and Career Development (3 credits) 
Guided experience in work environments and job search. Through unpaid internships, students have the opportunity to view the inner workings of businesses first hand while working on organizationally meaningful assignments. Class activities prepare students for conducting effective job searches.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 6 Lab, 3 Crd) 
MGT 3804 - Topics for Cadet Global Leadership Studies (3 credits) 
Analyzes historic and current leadership challenges using specific military campaigns for context. Covers national and military objectives and various instruments of national power in relation to national security. Travel to relevant country and battlefields for experiential learning. May be repeated with different content for a maximum of six (6) credit hours.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours 
MGT 3844 - DCTC 301 – Fundamentals of Civilian Service in the DoD (2 credits) 
Introduce students to the Defense Civilian Training Corps program, including the Department of Defense (DoD) use of innovation, critical technology, and successful teamwork to provide solutions to future national security challenges. Topics include DoD organization, authorities, and relationships with the executive and legislative branches; introduction to DoD policies and the policy development process; overview of federal personnel management and training; analysis of innovation and acquisition ecosystems to develop operational capability; application of critical technologies to further the DoD strategic mission; demonstration of how diverse, multidisciplinary teams provide solutions to future national security challenges. Pre: Students must be a part of the DCTC program to enroll.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 3854 - DCTC 302 – Exploration of the DOD Acquisition Environment (2 credits) 
Introduce students to the basic acquisition processes of the Department of Defense. Topics include: overview of federal purchasing principles, project management, and risk management; employment of systems engineering in the acquisition process; use of science and technology to support military operations; responsibilities to hold a DoD security clearance; and understanding the importance of ethical decision-making by government employees. Pre: Students must be a part of the DCTC program to enroll.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3844 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 3874 - The European Business Environment (3 credits) 
Political, legal, economic, socio-cultural, technological and environmental issues and policies affecting the operation and strategies of foreign companies in Europe. Business operations inside and outside the European Union. Impact of EU policies and the EU legal framework on business strategies and policies of non-EU companies. Business strategy for the European market, marketing and human resources management in Europe, and corporate governance and control in Europe. Pre: Junior Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: IS 3874, PSCI 3874 
MGT 3935 - Advanced Professional Development for Cadets (2 credits) 
3935: Cadets in this learn about the mentor-protege relationship; resolving team conflicts; diversity in the workplace; standards of business conduct, dining etiquette; and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. A physical fitness laboratory compliments the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 3936 - Advanced Professional Development for Cadets (2 credits) 
3936: Cadets in the class learn about business challenges from panels of experts in various career fields, business problem solving, speaking before a business audience, business writing, preparing for an internship and participation in a leadership conference. A physical fitness laboratory complements the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 3945 - Cadet Organizational Leadership (1 credit) 
Prepares junior class cadets for responsibilities as senior sergeants. Builds on the previous years knowledge of small unit leadership. Introduces cadets to decision making, writing decision papers/executive summaries, project management, public speaking, and refinement of their personal leadership philosophy. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 3946 - Cadet Organizational Leadership (1 credit) 
Prepares junior calss cadets for the role of responsibility they will assume as senior leaders in the Corps. Continues focus on organizational leadership and introduces cadets to command and a commanders responsibilities. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 3954 - Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 3964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 3974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 3984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4064 - Developing Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 credits) 
Takes a cross-functional perspective on identifying and evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities, developing new ventures, and pursuing new venture strategies to compete in the marketplace. Explores business potentials of new venture ideas, examines new ventures feasibility, and develops business planning tools for the venture. Pre: Senior Standing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4084 - Management Consulting (3 credits) 
Hands-on application of accounting, finance, marketing, management, information technology, and project management to actual business clients through on-site consultation with start-up and existing businesses and non-profits. Through classroom instruction, instructor coaching, and experiential studies, students will use the skills they have learned over several semesters to explore the field of management consulting. For the Management major with senior standing in the Management Consulting Option.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 and MGT 3614 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4094 - Startup: Commercialization of Innovation (3 credits) 
Work in interdisciplinary teams in an experiential environment replicating modern innovation environments. Engage in real world innovation commercialization opportunities. Individual experiences and projects involving actual inventions, innovations, technologies, intellectual property (e.g. patents) and market opportunities. Integrate design thinking, scientists, entrepreneurs, advisors and other potential collaborators. Create a representation of a plan for a minimum viable product for an innovative product or service based on customer and market feedback.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: ENGE 4094, IDS 4094 
MGT 4314 - International Management (3 credits) 
The course is designed to provide the student with familiarity concerning the unique problems, characteristics, and demands that face multinational managers and the international business community. Junior standing required.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2314 or HTM 2314 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4334 - Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits) 
Focus on the leadership role of managers in promoting ethics and corporate social responsibility in business today. Consideration of the overall role of business in society and specific business-society issues such as equity and identity at work, environmental pollution, consumer and employee concerns, corporate-community relations, and the activities of multinational corporations. Issues examined through conceptual frameworks of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and leadership (especially servant leadership). Emphasis placed on students articulating analysis of such issues through written and oral communication.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4344 - Productivity and Quality Leadership (3 credits) 
This course provides an introduction to leadership in the context of productivity and quality improvement. It focuses on understanding the concepts and skills associated with contemporary management strategies and systems. This course requires active student involvement and emphasizes participative leadership skills, data collection, qualitative problem solving, and communication processes. For Management majors only. Senior standing required.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 and MGT 3324 and MGT 3604 and BIT 3414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4354 - Leadership: Advances in Skills and Concepts (3 credits) 
This cornerstone course provides cutting-edge experiences, skills, and knowledge in leadership for students in the leadership minor. Within an historical context that balances military, political, and business perspectives, four types of leadership will be examined: self-leadership, dyadic leadership, team leadership, and enterprise leadership. Special emphasis will be placed on the specific skills, such as computer literacy and project management, required for leaders to succeed in modern, technologically oriented organizations. Pre: Senior standing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 2354 or MGT 3304 or MGT 3404 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4394 - Strategic Management (3 credits) 
Senior-level capstone course to formulate and implement strategies to create and sustain competitive advantage. Emphasis on developing pragmatic and action-oriented general management skills that integrate across functional areas of the organization. Utilize various tools, concepts, and analytical framework to define and analyze strategic problems. Revisits business principles and practices covered in basic business courses. Pre: Senior standing.
Prerequisite(s): (MGT 3304 or MGT 3404) and (MKTG 3104 or MKTG 3104H) and FIN 3104 and BIT 3414 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4414 - Strategic Compensation, Benefits, and Rewards (3 credits) 
Strategic perspective on how decisions about employee compensation, benefits, and rewards help firms to implement business strategy and achieve competitive advantage. Basic compensation tools and analytic techniques used to design an internally aligned and externally competitive pay system in organizations. Individual and group level performance-based rewards that drive performance and achieve business objectives. Strategic choice of employee benefits aligned with organizational goals. Compensation-related laws and analysis of compensation data to ensure equity and legal compliance.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3334 or MGT 3344 or MGT 3424 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 4854 - Analytics in Action (3 credits) 
Problem-solving framework and analytic techniques for solving messy, unstructured, high-impact, real-world organizational/societal problems within an interdisciplinary, intercultural, experiential learning context. Definition of problem scope, objectives, need for change, ethical concerns, and diversity and inclusion issues; identification of stakeholders and their values; evaluation of decision tradeoffs; problem decomposition and hypothesis formulation; project planning and administration; data versus user requirements, ethical and inclusive decision making, data collection, preparation, and analysis; team roles and management; professional communication of insights, policy and action recommendations.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: BIT 4854 
MGT 4935 - Cadet Citizen Leader Practicum (2 credits) 
4935:Students in the class learn practical strategies for leading teams to plan execute a project; project writing; applied dining etiquette; being a mentor to others, leadership through service learning and living a healthy lifestyle. A physical fitness laboratory compliments the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 4936 - Cadet Citizen Leader Practicum (2 credits) 
4936: Students in the class begin the process of transition from college to their intended career. Topics include conduct of effective meetings, salary and benefits negotiation, obtaining post-graduation professional development, serving as a mentor, and developing a plan for the first six months in a new job. A physical fitness laboratory compliments the lecture. Membership in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 2 Lab, 2 Crd) 
MGT 4945 - Executive Leadership for Cadets (1 credit) 
Examines executive level leadership. It explores executive decision making, constraint theory and problem solving in both the military and civilian career fields. Senior standing in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 4946 - Executive Leadership for Cadets (1 credit) 
Prepares senior class cadets for the transition from college to career professional. Explores life planning, personal finance, taking charge in a new organization, cross- generational communication, and developing subordinate relationships. Senior standing in the Corps of Cadets is required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 4954 - Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 4994H - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits) 
Honors section
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 5124 - Business Research Methods (3 credits) 
Foundations of research methodology in business. Integrates research design, basic measurement and data analytic skills. Develops an understanding of quasi-experimental designs as a foundation for higher coursework in research design, measurement, and statistical analysis for business research. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5314 - Dynamics of Organization Behavior (3 credits) 
This course examines the determinants and consequences of human behavior in formal organizations. The specific graduate focus is on understanding the individual, interpersonal, and group processes which underlie all human dynamics.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5324 - Interpersonal Leadership for Managers (3 credits) 
Develop a better understanding of leadership and the processes that underlie leadership effectiveness in complex organizational settings. Emphasis on utilizing and developing a personal approach to leadership. Interpersonal skills and communication; influence; leadership styles; leading teams; critical thinking skills; conflict management; crucial conversations; and empowering creativity.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5314 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5384 - Ethical Dimensions of Leadership (3 credits) 
This course examines conduct in business within the context of moral philosophy. Emphasis is placed on the relevance of philosophical theories of morality to leadership and decision making in organizations.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5424 - Business Negotiation: Strategies, Tactics and Skills (3 credits) 
Examines negotiating as a process where two or more parties seek to build upon their common interests and manage their divergent ones. Both the context of negotiations and the skills of the parties in rational analysis and interpersonal relationships determine whether an agreement can be reached and the quality of the outcomes for the participants. Extensive use is made of simulated negotiation exercises followed by analysis of outcomes to enable students to practice applying concepts and theories developed by economists and social psychologists to concrete business cases. Pre-requisite: Graduate standing in the MBA program
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5594 - Technology and Innovation Management (2 credits) 
This course takes a general managers perspective to examine the challenges of managing technology and innovation and their impacts on organizations. It provides students with a solid understanding of key concepts, tools, and frameworks useful in managing technology and innovation. Cases will also be used as a device for developing analytical and decision-making skills and for highlighting the reality of organizational and environmental complexities in managing technology and innovation. Pre-requisite: Enrollment in the Exec. or Prof. MBA program.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5614 - Designing & Managing Orgs (2 credits) 
This course focuses on the implications of globalization and the resulting cross-cultural relationships for leaders and managers of business organizations. The ways in which culture affects characteristics of individuals, interpersonal relationships, negotiation styles, and leadership practices are examined. Cases and exercises develop skills in applying theories and concepts to concrete situation. Executive MBA students only.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5634 - Strategic Business Environment (1 credit) 
Course focuses on tools and techniques for industry and competitive analysis and describes methods used by organizations to develop and sustain a competitive advantage. Examples and cases from current business, single- and multi-business corporations in a variety of industries will be studied. Executive or Professional MBA program required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
MGT 5654 - Strategic Human Resource Management (2 credits) 
Examines current issues critical to the management of an organizations human capital assets. Critically examines how systems of human resource policies and practices can be used to enhance a firms competitive strategy and achieve competitive advantage in the marketplace. Examines development and deployment of systems of human resource practices appropriate to specific organizational objectives and their impact on organizational effectiveness. Pre-requisite: Enrollment in the Professional MBA or the Executive MBA program.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5674 - Leadership for Change Management (2 credits) 
Study methods for changing organizations and individuals within those organizations using organizational transformation techniques, information technologies, and different leadership/personality styles. Executive MBA students only.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5684 - Global Management and Strategy (2 credits) 
Management challenges associated with global competition and the ways in which firms can create and sustain superior returns be formulating and implementing effective strategies. Develops an integrated, multi-functional, general management perspective of the organization. Comprehensive case studies of large firms will be used to develop students skills in strategic thinking, analysis, and execution. Strong emphasis is placed on the global environment. Pre-requisite: Enrollment in the Executive MBA program.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5784 - International Management (3 credits) 
This course focuses on the management challenges associated with the development of strategies and the management of organizations in business enterprises whose operations stretch across national boundaries. It will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and sensitivities that will help them manage more effectively in an international environment.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5314 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5794 - Strategic Management (3 credits) 
Examines business policy through a study of general managements task of strategy formulation and implementation. Comprehensive case studies concerning a variety of organizations serve as a basis for analysis. Pre: Final term M.B.A. standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5804 - Strategic Leadership in Technology-based Organizations (3 credits) 
This course focuses on the role of the leader in crafting corporate and business strategies where technology provides the basis for the firms competitive advantage.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5814 - Entrepreneurial Leadership (3 credits) 
Concepts and techniques for providing leadership in the entrepreneurial venture. Provides the theoretical understanding of the entrepreneurial process in the economy as well as the practical leadership, marketing, financial and production considerations for entrepreneurial initiatives for new ventures and established firms.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5824 - Technology-based Entrepreneurship (3 credits) 
Entrepreneurship in technology-based startups, corporate, and public-sector organizations operating in digital environments. Experiential activities in commercialization and resource mobilization strategies. Design and validation of digital business models for launching technology-based ventures. Assessment and pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities in cybersecurity, automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Master of Information Technology (MIT) students only.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5804 or ECE 5484 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5844 - Business & Corporate Strategy (2 credits) 
Focus on strategic decisions of the firm and use of tools and techniques for external and internal analysis to develop and sustain a competitive advantage. Examples and cases of single and multi-business corporations in a variety of industries, both domestic and international. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Executive MBA program.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5854 - Ethics and Leadership in a Global Environment (2 credits) 
Ethical issues in business and management using both a theoretical and a case study approach. Relevance of philosophical theories of morality and alternative views of corporate social responsibility to leadership and decision making in organizations. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5864 - Creativity and Design Thinking for Executives (2 credits) 
Application of creative and design-thinking processes to generate novel solutions to complex social and economic problems. Deep user understanding, iterative experimentation, and opportunity identification as a way to enhance value creation for customers across the technology adoption lifecycle in corporate, academic, public, and non-profit organizations. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
MGT 5894 - Final Examination (3 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5905 - Business Analytics Capstone (3 credits) 
Management and execution of business analytics projects. Problem and scope definition, identifying objectives, data requirements and preparation, selection of software tools, project planning and administration, leadership and team building, and assessment of project value and effectiveness. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5906 - Business Analytics Capstone (3 credits) 
Management and execution of business analytics projects. Integrated application of analytics knowlege, techniques, and tools resultinig in the development and delivery of insights, recommendations, and expected outcomes to corporate stakeholders in professional communications, presentations, and reports. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5905 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 5954 - Study Abroad (1-6 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-6 Lec, 1-6 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours 
MGT 5964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 5974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 5984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 5994 - Research and Thesis (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 6024 - Foundations of Management Theory (3 credits) 
Theory development in management research. Theoretical models and perspectives as an intellectual foundation for management research. Individual-, team-, and firm-level management theories applied to the evaluation, testing, and advancement of management research. Pre: Graduate standing
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6224 - Applied Measurement in Business Research (3 credits) 
Design and analysis of measures for use in business research. Measurement validity and reliability concepts to contexts such as personnel selection, market research, and employee/customer attitudes. Selective, intensive discussion of measurement topics in business research, including observed vs. unobserved variables in measurement; biases stemming from the use of particular methods; exploratory vs. confirmatory approaches to measurement; appropriate application of control variables.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5124 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6234 - Empirical Methods for Strategy and Entrepreneurship Research (3 credits) 
This course is designed to provide doctoral students with advanced methods training for conducting macro-level management research. The course will focus on a range of advanced research design and statistical modeling strategies to address the range of problems faced by macro-level researchers in management research. Selected topics will include limited dependent variable models, marginal analysis of interactions in LDV models, content analysis, mixed method approaches to research design, experimental design, conjoint analysis, nonparametric distributions, among other advanced topics. After completing the course, students will be able to (a) resolve major research design and statistical modeling challenges that are common to advanced macro-level research; (b) utilize both structured (archival) and unstructured data sources to conduct macro-level research Pre: Graduate standing.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 5124 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6704 - Strategic Management and Organiation Theory Seminar (3 credits) 
Current and classical theories in strategic management and organization theory will be examined. Students will identify and assess basic assumptions, fundamental research questions and opportunities, and limitations of these theories.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6714 - Organizational Behavior Theory Seminar (3 credits) 
Foundational and contemporary paradigms and theories supporting organizational behavior and research are examined. How these paradigms and theories shape, constrain, and foster the development of research is explored. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6734 - Review of Research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management (3 credits) 
Current research in organizational behavior and human resource management will be examined. Students will assess fundamental research questions, opportunities, and limitations of this research. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6744 - Management Research Practicum (3 credits) 
Review of the scholarly research process and standards for top-tier journals. Writing and revising research papers using the standards. Development of research questions and theory, match of theory and research design, data analysis and presentation of results, articulation of contributions, and revision of manuscripts. Critique research papers and practice writing reviews. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
MGT 6944 - Graduate Seminar in Management Research (1 credit) 
Presentation and critical discussion of current literature and major topics in management research. The seminar provides a forum for the discussion of research and research problems in management and the presentation of research by graduate students. Provides students an opportunity to prepare and present current work related to their dissertation, and to engage in other activities related to the promotion of their professional development. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 4 credit hours 
MGT 6974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 6984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
MGT 7994 - Research and Dissertation (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course