MGT 465: Entrepreneurship. A study of small-business management, entrepreneurship and problems of organizing and operating a small business. Prerequisite: MGT 301 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 480: Management Internship. Off-campus, on-the-job employment related to the discipline of management. Prerequisite: MGT 301 and junior or senior status and consent of chairperson. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 490: Business Capstone. Capstone seminar. Course format provides students with experience in student integration of their specialization – specific and general business content knowledge to think creatively to generate new ideas and model novel problems. Prerequisite: Final semester senior standing and consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 497: Contemporary Topics in Management. An exploration of contemporary topics in business management. May be repeated for credit for different topics (maximum of nine credit hours). Examples of topics include lean, green, and sigma, global competitiveness, sustainable business practice, team management, leadership or other current issues. Prerequisites: MGT 301. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 499: Independent Study in Management. Research and in-depth study of a particular management concept or problem under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Senior classification and consent of the chairperson. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 533: Strategic Human Resource Management. Examines the design and alignment of HR architecture with the firm's business-model. Topics include: operational competencies, human capital development, employment relationships, employee mobility, compensation, work groups, knowledge workers, and inter-firm learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 555: Operations Management. Study of management decision making in production and operations. Quantitative techniques are utilized to promote an organization's competitive advantage. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 560: Human Behavior in Organizations. An analysis of the behavior of persons in organizational settings, including personality, values, motivation, leadership, authority and performance in groups, and informal groups. This course explores how the alignment of these variables with strategic goals promotes an organization's competitive advantage. Credit: 3 semester hours. MGT 565: Entrepreneurship. A study of the strategic role of the entrepreneurial process and resulting innovations, based on challenges and opportunities. This course examines how an entrepreneur achieves competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Credit: 3 semester hours.

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MGT 565 Entrepreneurship. A study of the strategic role of the entrepreneurial process and resulting innovations, based on challenges and opportunities. This course examines how an entrepreneur achieves competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 590: Strategic Management. Study of long-term management tasks of strategy formulation and implementation for an organization's competitive advantage. Topics include environmental analysis, strategy development, implementation, evaluation, and organization governance. Should be taken in the final semester of the MBA program. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MGT 601: Contemporary Topics in Management. An exploration of contemporary topics in business management. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Examples of topics include e-commerce, lean manufacturing, service operations, global competitiveness, leadership, culture, or other current issues. Should be taken in the final semester of the MBA program. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MIS 300: Management Information Systems. This course covers fundamental concepts of information systems and how they support management and operations of business organization in an increasingly competitive business world. Prerequisites: ACC 201, BUA 204 and ECO 201, all with grades of C or better. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MIS 301: Business Application Development and Programming. This course provides a structured approach to business application development and programming. Problem solving techniques, program design, and logic, are emphasized. Students will engage in hands-on exercises to reinforce learning how to design and develop business applications. Prerequisites: BUA 101 or COS 100 and BUA 102 or consent of the instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MIS 303: Business Database Systems. An introduction to the business use of various data models. Topics include the theory and design of data management in the context of business information needs. Prerequisite: MIS 300. Credit: 3 semester hours.

MIS 320: Introduction to ERP and Business Processes. This course explains and demonstrates how business processes are supported in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems software. The course will focus on how ERP systems integrate business processes across functional areas and support business management and performance analysis. Students will gain an understanding of the integrative nature of ERP systems by completing exercises using