Southeast Missouri State University

Undergraduate Bulletin 2006-2007, Chapter Eight: Course Listings

MANAGEMENT (MG)

MG 252. Business Communication. Strategies and skills for effective writing and speaking in business organizations. Strongly recommend completion of AD 101. Prerequisite: EN 140 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 301. Principles of Management. This course will focus on the process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling the use of resources to accomplish performance goals. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (3)

MG 354. Topics in Management Communication. Readings/skill development course designed to develop interpersonal communication skills required in leadership positions. Prerequisites: MG 301; SC 105. (3)

MG 356. Human Resource Management I. Principles and problems of personnel administration, including recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, legislation, safety and health, and compensation management. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 362. Management Skills. Effective leadership and team performance in organizations. Attention given to personal, interpersonal, and team skills in current management practices. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 446. Human Resource Management II. Covers principles of human resource management in organizations. Emphasis is placed on practice, applications, and exercises. Prerequisites: MG 356 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 456. Topics in Human Resource Management. Seminar in contemporary personnel problems and issues, stressing the technical, analytical, legal and pragmatic approaches to personnel administration. Prerequisite: MG 356 with a minimum grade of 'C". (3)

MG 457. Topics in Organizational Behavior. Readings/case analyses/seminar course providing in depth study of contemporary topics in organizational behavior and implications for managerial action. Prerequisites: MG 301; MG 362 (or corequisite) with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 462. Organization Theory and Design. Organizational purpose, design, structure, bureaucracy, power and politics; impact of external environmental and internal organizational factors on structure and design. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 470. Leadership in Management. An investigation of leadership in management and the behavior associated with various leadership styles. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 471-473. Internship in Management. Planned work/study designed to integrate cooperative practical real-world experience with academic preparation in the field of management. Prerequisites: 75 hours completed; 9 hours of MG prefix courses; overall GPA of 2.5; 2.75 GPA in management major courses; approval of internship agreement. Credit/no credit. (1-3)

MG 481-483. Problems in Management. Directed study of special problems in management through seminars, workshops, forums, etc. (1-3)

MG 491-493. Independent Study in Management. A study of an approved specific problem in management preferably one growing out of previous coursework or from business experience. (1-3)

MG 548. Project Management. Project organization structure and staffing; conflict management; project planning and control; pricing and estimating; earned value analysis, proposal preparation; project information systems; international project management. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 550. Improving Team Performance. The course will investigate team performance and the skills and techniques required to improve team performance. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

MG 560. International Management. Economic, cultural, political, and environmental variables of international management. Includes trends, organization for international operations, international management of human resources. Prerequisite: MG 301 with a minimum grade of 'C'. (3)

See University Studies (UI) listings for description of:

UI 301. Managerial Communication Process. (3)