School:
College of Business
Department:
Undergraduate Business
Student Type:
Undergraduate and Adult Accelerated Undergraduate
Program:
Management and Organizational Behavior
Faculty:
Jane Crabtree, Ph.D.
David A. Dibblee, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Charles L. Gahala, M.B.A., Ed.D., C.C.E.
Donald Henschel. M.B.A., C.P.A.
Nona Jones, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Madura, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Objectives:
This program and courses are designed to:
1. Evaluate the role of economics and business in the social environment of our culture;
2. Articulate how the functional areas of business interrelate within organizations;
3. Improve skills in communication, analytical thinking and appreciating the human element in organizations; and
4. Develop specific skills applicable to the various aspects of of the functional areas of business.
This program and major are designed to:
1. Prepare you for entry level positions;
2. Enable you to perform effectively in professional and career positions in management; and
3. Prepare you for graduate and professional study in business or management.
All students in this program will receive a thorough grounding in:
1. Economics (the theoretical basis for the discipline);
2. Mathematics and statistics (the tool subjects);
3. The principles pertinent to all of the functional areas of business, accounting, finance, management, and marketing, in an integrated manner and with adequate focus on their international aspects; and
4. The important functional areas of management; including human resources, operations management, organizational behavior and the management process of planning, implementation and control.
The management and organizational behavior major is designed so that the entire degree is available through day classes for the traditional undergraduate students. The management and organizational behavior major is also offered in time periods and formats that are designed for the needs of adult learners, offered through evening and weekend classes.
Requirements - Major:
Management and organizational behavior majors must complete the University core requirements, which are partially satisfied by one philosophy course in ethics, MATH-S105(3) or MATH-S110 (3), and MATH-C115(3). All business majors must complete CMSC-180 and either CMSC-181 or 183, depending on the student's background. CMSC-181 should be taken by students who believe they already have a background in the Office Suite. CMSC-183 is recommended for those students who need to develop skills using the Office Suite.
Majors must complete each of the business core courses with a "C" or better: ACCT-111(3), 112(3); ECON-C101(3), C102(3); FINA-300(3); MKTG-300(3); MGT-150(3), 251(3), C300(3), and 380(3).
Majors must complete with a "C" or better: MGT-330(3), 333(3), 320(3), two courses from among 301(3), 302(3), 303(3), MGT-235(3), MGT-332(3), MGT-347(3), ACCT-311(3) or an international elective at the 300 level.
Students in the Second Major Program that is housed outside of the department must complete the ethics, mathematics and computer science requirements of the first paragraph above and all of the requirements of the second and third paragraphs above.
CLEP, life experience, work experience, internships, advanced placement and other external credit do not substitute for upper level (300) courses.
Management and Organizational Behavior majors who elect to earn a second major in the Undergraduate Business Department must complete "specialization courses" for the second business major. Specialization courses may only be used to satisfy the requirement for one business major.
Requirements - Minor:
Only courses in which a student has received a "C" or better may be applied to the minor. Students are limited to one minor in the accounting, business and economics, economics, finance, international business and economics, management and organizational behavior, and marketing programs. Students seeking a minor in management and organizational behavior must complete with a grade of "C" or better 21 semester hours which must include ECON-C101(3), C102(3); ACCT-111(3); MGT-C300(3); and at least three unique 300-level courses in management. A student who majors in management and organizational behavior may not earn a minor in the undergraduate business department.
The information contained on this page is from the 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2007.
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