DEPARTMENT
OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Course Description
Major
Minor
Marketing
CHAIR: ROGER
D. ABSHIRE
FACULTY: Capps,
Duffy, Earl,
Gentry, Kilbourne, Kohers,
Lewis, Lovell,
Kline, Mehta,
Reed, Sower,
Thornton, Walker
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, marketing,
or related careers and to pursue graduate studies. The department is committed
to excellence in teaching, intellectual contributions, and service.
The Management program is
designed to prepare students for positions and careers requiring leadership
and managerial skills.
A minor in Management (21
hours) is available to all bachelor degree programs that permit a minor.
The minor in Management requires MGT 334, 380, 381; and 12 additional advanced
hours in MGT courses; or MIS 388 and 9 additional advanced hours of MGT
courses.
1 No more than 50% (excluding
nine hours of ECO and six hours of statistics, BAN 232, 363, and 364) of
the required curriculum may come from the College of Business Administration.
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 from two different departments: Biology
(including ESC 147), Chemistry, Geography/Geology (only GEO 131/111 is
acceptable from the Department of Geography), or Physics.
3 Taking POL 335, 361, 368,
370, or 387 will also satisfy the Criterion VI, Cluster 1 requirement.
If one of the other POL courses is taken, an additional three hours from
Criterion VI, Cluster 1 will be required (see General Information section
of this catalogue).
4 This elective must come
from Criterion VI, Cluster 3 of the Baccalaureate Core. If one of the POL
courses listed in footnote 3 is not taken to satisfy the requirement of
Criterion VI, Cluster 1, an additional course from Criterion VI, Cluster
1 of the Baccalaureate Core must be taken (see General Information section
of this catalogue).
5 Management majors electing
to follow the Human Resource Management emphasis must take ECO 361 in place
of ECO 467.
MANAGEMENT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
nts for graduate studies.
Curriculum: Major
In Management1
| First Year |
Credit |
|
Second Year |
Credit |
| ENG 164, 165 |
6 |
|
ECO 233, 234 |
6 |
| HIS 163, 164 |
6 |
|
POL 261, 3 hrs.3 |
6 |
| MTH 199 |
3 |
|
ACC 231, 232 |
6 |
| Laboratory Science2 |
8 |
|
ENG 265, 275, or 295 |
3 |
| CS 143 |
4 |
|
SCM 282 |
3 |
| ART, DNC, MUS or THR |
3 |
|
BAN 232 |
3 |
| KIN 215 |
1 |
|
PSY 131, 232 or SOC 261 |
3 |
| KIN or accepted substitute |
1 |
|
Electives4 |
3 |
|
32 |
|
|
33 |
| Third Year |
Credit |
|
Fourth Year |
Credit |
| MGT 380, 381, 474 |
9 |
|
MGT 476, 480 |
6 |
| FIN 367, MKT 371 |
6 |
|
MGT 334, 466, 471, 472,
477, 478,
GBA 281, 389, BAN 363 9 479,
or 481 |
6 |
| ACC 369 |
3 |
|
ECO 367, 4675 |
6 |
| MIS 388 |
3 |
|
MGT 475 |
3 |
| Electives |
3 |
|
Electives |
9 |
|
33 |
|
|
30 |
EMPHASIS IN HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT: Students interested in the field of Human Resource Management
are advised to select this area of study. Additional course requirements
are: MGT 472, MGT 478, MGT 479, and GBA 363. ECO 361 must be taken in place
of ECO 467. This emphasis reduces the hours of electives available in the
fourth year from nine to three.
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 nine to six.
Curriculum: Minor
In Management
MGT 334 SMALL BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT. 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. 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 BEHAVIOR DYNAMICS
IN MANAGEMENT. 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 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.A study of the decisions that managers must make in the
planning, organizing, and operating of companies in cross-cultural environments.
Prerequisite: MGT 380. 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 474 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 475 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT.
A study of the management of such functions as methods analysis, work
measurement, wage incentives, production planning and control, inventory
control, plant layout and materials handling, and engineering economics.
Prerequisites: MGT 380, BAN 232. 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 PURCHASING AND
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. A study of the management of material flow from
the supplier through the production system and through the marketing system
to the consumer. Prerequisites: MGT 380 and 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 RESOURCES
TRAINING AND 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 ASSURANCE
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
380, BAN 232, MGT 475 (or IT 478). Credit 3.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS COURSE DESCRIPTION
MIS 388 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
SYSTEMS. This course is designed to be an introduction to the management
and use of information systems in organizations. Material presented is
selected to increase the student’s literacy in this rapidly changing field,
including emerging technologies. Organizational applications of information
systems will be discussed for all functional areas of the firm. Prerequisites:
CS 143, MGT 380. Credit 3.
*MIS 430 PROBLEMS IN
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. The credit in this course varies according
to the work performed. The student may pursue studies for which a special
course is not organized. Credit 1, 2, or 3.
*MIS 438 ADVANCES IN
INFORMATION SYSTEMS. A study of emerging information technologies.
Class participants will learn about the technical fundamentals and business
applications associated with information technologies. An understanding
of fundamental computer skills is required. Prerequisites: MIS 388.
*Subject to action by
the Board of Regents, The Texas State University System and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.
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