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LDSP 4820 - Leadership Capstone - Investigative Emphasis 3 Credit Hours
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Description: Course ties together key ideas from the study of leadership. A major component of this course will be the investigation of leadership concepts and practice. Research-infused learning will be a primary teaching tool for the course.
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LDEV 2000 - Ethics in Leadership 1 Credit Hours
Description: From Plato to the present, it has been argued that good leaders are good persons/individuals of good character who are able to apply sound reasoning to issues of private and public morality. Topics included will be ethical issues confronted by great leaders, the principles used in their decision-making, and application of ethical principles to community situations.
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LDEV 3001 - Leadership Issues I 1 Credit Hours
Description: Students will choose a community mentor and meet with the mentor on a regular basis. Students will spend at least 20 hours with their mentor addressing practical application of leadership concepts. Readings related to the topic will be required.
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LDEV 3002 - Leadership Issues II 1 Credit Hours
Description: Continuation of LDSP 3001.
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LDEV 3200 - Community, Leadership, Strategy and Social Change 3 Credit Hours
Description: This course (open to all APSU students) explores basic concepts of strategic leadership in civic and social organizations. Topics include social and civic entrepreneurship, civil society, community visioning and grass roots strategic planning. Course participants will pursue strategies for building healthy and sustainable communities through asset building, collaboration, social capital development, fundraising, and grant writing.
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LDEV 4000 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Appropriate preparation courses and permission of the director.
Description: Students will complete 100 clock hours of supervised work in an approved setting and will be expected to meet at regular intervals with the Director to discuss work in the field. Application for internship should be made with the Director the semester prior to planned enrollment.
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LDEV 4001 - Great Leaders 1 Credit Hours
Description: Studies of biographies of models of greatness will help students discover the characteristics of individuals which contributed to their outstanding accomplishments. Students will draw implications from these studies about their own abilities and skills.
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LDSP 490A - Special Problems in Professional Studies 1 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 490A - Effective Spring 2017, this course has changed department.
Description: Specialized independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Junior standing and supervising faculty approval of research topics are required.
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LDSP 490B - Special Problems in Professional Studies 2 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 490B - Effective Spring 2017, this course has changed department.
Description: Specialized independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Junior standing and supervising faculty approval of research topics are required.
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LDSP 490C - Special Problems in Professional Studies 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 490C - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Specialized independent study under the direction of a faculty member. Junior standing and supervising faculty approval of research topic(s) are required.
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LDSP 2001 - Communication Skills 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: President’s Emerging Leaders Program (PELP) students only
Description: Methods of communication (verbal, non-verbal, and written), barriers to communication, perceptions, styles of communication, conflict prevention and resolution, and skills for leading an effective meeting. The course will include theory and application of ideas presented in a variety of didactic and experiential activities.
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LDSP 2010 - Introduction to Organizational Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 2010 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This is an introductory course covering the main elements of organizational business management. Topics will include basic terms and management concepts, accounting principles, marketing, general business, and production/logistics concepts. Topical assignments, discussion topics/interaction, case studies, and research projects will be implemented.
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LDSP 2120 - Integrated Software Applications 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 2121 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course introduces the student to integrated software concepts to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, and communications and experiences with appropriate applications.
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LDSP 3010 - Management in Organizations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3010 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This is a survey course of the field of management and its role within complex organizations. Key elements of management theory and practice to be covered include planning, organizing, controlling and leading in organizations.
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LDSP 3020 - Managing Information Technology 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3020 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Provides an awareness of the role of information technology in the work environment and organizations. Major concepts, developments, and managerial implications involved in computer hardware, software, communications, and the computer-based information technology will be explored.
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LDSP 3030 - Organizational Team Building 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3000 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed course number and department.
Description: Using theoretical principles of adult learning and group dynamics, this course introduces students to the skills required to effective manage team processes. Students learn how to use project teams, select team members, lead effective meetings, and work through team problems.
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LDSP 3040 - Global Logistics 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3100 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed course number and department.
Description: Case study analyses and exercises recognizing the interrelationship of logistics and supply chain management. Logistical operations using domestic and global logistics channels will be explored. In addition, content will address the discovery and impact of the demands placed on companies due to cultural differences, currencies, governmental, and environmental issues.
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LDSP 3050 - Cultural Diversity in Organizations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3050 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Theoretical and practical approaches to the complexities of issues of diversity will be examined by reviewing typical values, habits, interactions, and concerns of different cultural groups in the workplace. Students will identify and practice strategies to overcome barriers and conflict in the workplace.
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LDSP 3060 - Organizational Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3060 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Discussion of ethical issues, the development of a moral frame of reference and the need for an awareness of social justice in management practices and business activities. Review of ethical responsibilities and relationships between organizational departments, divisions, executive management and the public.
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LDSP 3070 - Professional Development 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3070 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Emphasis on career analysis and acquisition, time management, listening skills, oral and nonverbal communication competencies, participative management responsibilities, interpersonal skills, multicultural awareness, and leadership strategies. Participation in professional and community service organizations and professional development opportunities will be encouraged.
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LDSP 3080 - Intercultural Business Communication 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3120 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed course number and department.
Description: This course focuses on an understanding of cultural priorities with actual business practices. A combination of intercultural skills as well as culturally diverse workplace environments and communication processes will be explored.
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LDSP 3090 - Survey of the Legal Process 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3140 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed course number and department.
Description: Provides a basic background in the United States legal process for students who want only an overview of the process or who plan to take additional courses in the legal field. The course will survey the history of the common law, legal reasoning, basic terminology, legal research, and the legal profession, and provide an introduction to civil and criminal process.
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LDSP 3230 - Workforce Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3230 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This is a survey course of the field of human resource/personnel and its role within an organization. Key elements of managing the personnel function will be explored. Current issues including outsourcing, EEO, affirmative action, and ADA will be explored.
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LDSP 3240 - Financial Measurement, Analysis, and Reporting 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3240 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course develops the basic concepts and procedures underlying corporate financial statements and introduces tools for analyzing profitability and risk. Students will explore the impact of the alternatives available within generally accepted accounting principles on financial statements, especially in terms of management’s financial reporting strategy.
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LDSP 3400 - Total Quality Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3400 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course is designed to inspire students to increase their expertise in the practices and principles of quality. The course begins with a detailed study of quality philosophy and proceeds to the study of quality applications.
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LDSP 3450 - The Quality Manager 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3450 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course provides a thorough understanding of the principles, terms, and concepts of quality management to include quality standards, implementing organizational assessments, and building and maintaining customer satisfaction.
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LDSP 3460 - The Quality Auditor 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3460 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course provides a thorough understanding of the standards and principles of auditing and the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating, and reporting to determine a quality system’s adequacy and deficiencies. Students will learn how to analyze all elements of a quality system and judge its degree of adherence to the criteria of industrial management and quality evaluation and control systems.
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LDSP 3465 - Quality Process Control for Non-Satisfactions 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3465 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course teaches students how to translate organizational missions and strategies into comprehensive sets of performance measures using proactive indicators of performance such as financial, customer, internal process data and indicators of learning and innovation.
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LDSP 3500 - Methods of Performance and Productivity 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3500 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course is designed to expose students to fundamental theories of organizational performance measurement, such as Management by Objectives and Total Quality Management. In addition, the course will train managers in the use of these techniques for the purpose of improving the overall management and operation of organizations.
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LDSP 3505 - Report Writing and Interviewing Techniques 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3505 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Types and purposes of reports, initial report, opening statement, body, ending, progress report, final report, summary proof, substantiation, investigator’s conclusions, attachments, supplemental report, mechanics of report writing, using notes, key points, persons involved, evidence collected, facts, paragraphs, tense, the who-what-where-when-how-why elements, objectivity and directness; helping the reader critique and revise. Interview and interrogation compared, dealing with the uncooperative, the processes of interviewing and interrogating, obtaining facts, semantics, evaluating the situation, using psychology, perception, memory and stress, prejudice and reluctance, fear and resentment, gaining respect, using an observer, dealing with victims and witnesses, preparing for the interview, mental preparation for the interview, conducting the interview and knowing what to ask and when.
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LDSP 3510 - Organizational Fraud Conduct and Procedures 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3510 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Prerequisite: LDSP 3500
Description: Emphasis on the conduct of fraud examinations, including a discussion of specific procedures used in forensic examinations and the reasoning behind the use of these procedures. Coverage extends to detection, investigation, and prevention of specific types of fraud committed against organizations and individuals.
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LDSP 3520 - Industrial Fraud 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3520 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: The course provides an overview of the methodology of fraud examination which involves obtaining documentary evidence, interviewing witnesses and potential suspects, writing investigative strategies to determine why and how occupational fraud is committed. Students will analyze human behaviors that are difficult to identify and quantify such as greed, deception, and cheating can be deterred, investigated, and prosecuted.
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LDSP 3600 - Organizational Marketing 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3600 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This is a survey course of the field of marketing and its role within an organization. Examines marketing concepts, terms, and management. Includes the areas of product development, distribution, promotion and place.
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LDSP 3620 - Professional and Public Relations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3620 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course surveys the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics practiced in professional and public relations. Students learn how an organization’s core values are reflected and affected in building ethical, productive relationships with strategic constituencies. Real-world examples of both successful and unsuccessful PR approaches are critically examined. Readings, cases, examples, discussions and exercises help students relate theory to the actual practice of professional and public relations.
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LDSP 3650 - Global Marketing 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3650 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of marketing and business used in an international marketing environment. There will be special emphasis on cultural influences and the political, legal, and economic environments that make up the global economy. Students will learn how to conduct market research through the analysis of product planning, promotion, adaptability, foreign exchange and international finance, distribution channels and alternative methods of operating.
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LDSP 3760 - Research in Professional Studies 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3760 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: An introduction and application of research methods and theories appropriate to professional studies. The course will include a practical exposure to various processes of a research project such as Problem Statements, Literature Reviews, Research Proposals, and Organization of the Research report. Quantitative and Qualitative Research methodologies will be briefly covered.
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LDSP 3800 - Hospitality Administration Strategies 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3800 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course surveys the administrative strategies of the hospitality and tourism industry. Students will examine the operations of lodging and dining facilities. The course examines career opportunities, organizational structures, and history of the industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
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LDSP 3810 - Hospitality Administration Technology and Applications 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3810 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course prepares students to maintain, analyze and utilize business documents and data related to hospitality management organizations. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
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LDSP 3820 - Hospitality Buildings and Facilities 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3820 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course prepares students to administer and maintain a building or site. It introduces concepts of site operations and maintenance technology, management of people and the administration of real estate and construction projects.
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LDSP 3840 - Restaurant and Food Service Administration 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3840 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course provides students with insights into commercial and institutional food and beverage facilities management. Topics include menu development, effective cost control in purchasing, pricing, labor, and service technique.
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LDSP 3850 - Hospitality Promotion and Sales 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3850 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course prepares students to implement operational sales and marketing techniques in various hospitality administration settings, including tourism destinations. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students understand the unique concepts in promoting businesses operating in the hospitality industry.
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LDSP 3860 - Tourism Administration Strategies 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3860 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: In this course, students will view the tourism from a business perspective, examining the management, marketing and finance issues most important to industry members. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of tourism administration.
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LDSP 3990 - Contract Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 3990 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course presents students with an overview of the process of identifying opportunities (grants or RFPs, for example), responding, securing, and managing work in a contract environment. Students will gain insight into the legal, procedural, and policy environments relative to contract work.
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LDSP 4020 - Written Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4020 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 , 1020 ;
Description: Communication theory applied to the professions with emphasis on effective writing. Practices and mechanics of researching, writing, and editing reports, proposals, procedures/policies, and typical business-related correspondence will be included. Students will be exposed to information technology, ethics in writing an intercultural communications.
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LDSP 4100 - Economic Issues for Organizations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4100 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course frames economic issues from the perspective of organizations and how organizations respond. The content will cover both micro and macro economic perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to apply economic principles to a wide variety of cases presented and available to students, as content is made available.
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LDSP 4220 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4220 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: An examination of the nature and extent of white collar crime to include the concepts, trends, theoretical explanations, the methods and mechanics of social control used by society and the criminal justice system in this context.
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LDSP 4230 - Financial Measure, Analysis and Report 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4230 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course develops the basic concepts and procedures underlying corporate financial statements and introduces tools for analyzing profitability and risk. Students will explore the impact of the alternatives available within generally accepted accounting principles on financial statements, especially in terms of management’s financial reporting strategy.
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LDSP 4240 - Data Mining 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4240 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course is an introduction to the concepts, and systems of data of data warehousing and data mining, including (1) design and implementation of data warehouse and online analytical processing (OLAP); and (2) data mining concepts, methods, systems, implementations, and applications.
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LDSP 4400 - Strategic Planning for Organizations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4400 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course provides a pragmatic study of the design and development of strategic thinking and organizational alignment that can yield high-impact results and measurably add value to the organization, its clients, and society.
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LDSP 4500 - Management of Operations 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4500 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course consists of a managerial overview and analysis of business concepts and strategies. Emphasis is on the study of incorporating major functions of business enabling organizations to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the highly competitive global and local markets. Specific topics to be covered include planning, communication, material management, safety, marketing finance, government, and society.
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LDSP 4600 - Project Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4600 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course presents students with an overview of project management environments with an emphasis on the basic building blocks of selection, planning, managing, and closing out projects. The use of technology as a management tool will be explored in some detail as well. Students are encouraged to take this course toward the end of their program.
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LDSP 4640 - Emerging Issues in Leadership 3 Credit Hours
Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies. Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
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LDSP 4650 - Emerging Issues in Leadership 3 Credit Hours
Description: Advanced readings and research in a selected area of leadership studies. Topics to be chosen by the instructor.
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LDSP 4800 - Organizational Training and Development 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4800 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Investigates theories of learning and instructional development for the education and training of employees. Topics to include instructional design, implementation, evaluation, and management of training in organizational environments. Trends and careers in training and development and the role of training as a technology implementation strategy, and the trainer as a change agent are emphasized.
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LDSP 4830 - Hospitality Revenue Cycles 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4830 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This course surveys strategies and techniques used to maximize revenues in the hospitality and tourism industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
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LDSP 4880 - Internship in Hospitality Industry 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4880 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: This is a work/study course in which students work at a site in the hospitality industry. Students will gain valuable insights into the administrative operations of a restaurant, hotel, tourist attraction, sports facility, convention center, etc., by participating in practical on-the-job experiences in their field of interest. All students in the Hospitality Administration concentration will enroll in this course during their senior year.
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LDSP 4900 - Internship in Professional Studies 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4900 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Description: Professional unpaid work experience in preparation for employment in the chosen area of specialization with the Professional Studies major. A formal written report documenting experiences, a detailed daily log, and supervisory evaluation is required. Regularly scheduled meetings with supervising faculty member will be required.
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LDSP 4990 - Professional Studies Capstone 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed PTMA 4990 - Effective Spring 2017, this course changed department.
Prerequisite: Completion of 27 hours of upper division credit which has been accepted and applied to the degree requirements for the BSPS
Description: This course is the capstone learning experience for the Professional Studies major. It focuses on how organizations formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. The course is designed to integrate the student’s functional organizational knowledge in the service of completing a strategic analysis of an existing organization or through building a strategic plan for an entrepreneurial venture.
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LING 3030 - International Learning Community 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Students must be housed in the International Learning Community Residence Hall
Description: Students will engage in cross-cultural and linguistic activities with other students in the classroom. Activities are related to language learning, study abroad and other international experiences. Pass/Fail grading. May be repeated for credit.
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LING 4010 - History of the English Language 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2030
Description: Study of the origins and historical development of the English language, including internal (sounds, syntax, inflections, vocabulary, semantics) and external (political, social, cultural, intellectual, language contact) forces that helped shape the course of development at different periods.
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LING 4020 - History of American English 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2030
Description: Study of the history and development of American English from the early colonial period to the present day. Attention will also be given to geographical dialects, social and ethnic dialects, variation within individual speakers, and attitudes about varieties of American English.
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LING 4030 - Introduction to Historical Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: LING 4040
Description: Study of how and why languages change over time, particularly changes in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. Introduction to methods used to investigate these changes, particularly the comparative method and internal reconstruction. Additional topics: effects of language contact; genetic/genealogical and internal reconstruction. Additional topics: effects of language contact; genetic/genealogical classification of languages; insights historical linguistics brings to understanding prehistory.
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LING 4040 - How Language Works 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2030
Description: Introduction to how language works with emphasis on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, including consideration of their application to the teaching of English. Additional topics include phonemic transcription, word formation strategies, language and the brain, language acquisition, language variation, and language change.
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LING 4050 - English Grammar and Usage 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 , 1020 , 2030
Description: Study of the major syntactic structures of standard English, the function of syntactic structures, terminology, and the basic techniques of syntactic analysis. Attention is also given to usage issues associated with prescriptive contemporary grammar in both speech and writing.
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LING 4060 - Survey of Early Germanic Languages 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2030
Description: Introduction to characteristic linguistic features of Gothic, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Frisian, Old Low Franconian, Old High German; examination of relationships between members of the early Germanic language family; overview of cultural/historical backgrounds of speakers of these early languages.
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LING 4070 - Language, Culture and Identity 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: LING 4040
Description: Students will analyze language based on its social functions-how it lets us organize our society and ourselves. Students will focus on the construction of cultural identities and the way people use language to position themselves as members of various groups by enacting their ‘own’ identity and that of ‘others.’
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LING 4400 - Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary School 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 , 1020 , 2030
Description: Surveys research-based instructional strategies in secondary foreign language education including contextualizing language instruction, addressing and assessing standards-based language instruction, integrating culture and technology, developing oral and written interpersonal communication, and adapting instruction to diverse learners. This course requires 5 weeks in Residency I with specific performance assessment requirements.
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LING 4510 - Capstone Seminar in Foreign Languages 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: FREN 2020 or SPAN 2020 or GERM 2020 or LATN 2020 or GREK 2020
Description: The capstone course is needed for all foreign language majors, including those seeking licensure, so that they might polish their skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the target language. Students will review their studies, and select and edit written coursework for a portfolio.
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LING 4600 - Special Topics in Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
Description: Study of a selected topic in linguistics as determined by the instructor. May be taken twice for credit for maximum of six hours.
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MGT 490A,B,C - Special Problems 1,2,3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3010 , BB 1 and permission of Chair
Description: Application of the scientific method to business problems which are of interest to both faculty and students, and are academically relevant.
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MGT 1100 - Computers In Business 3 Credit Hours
Description: An introduction to the use of computers in business. Course highlights computer hardware, software, and concepts and stresses the use of computer systems to solve business problems. Course provides hands-on experience with microcomputer systems and business software.
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MGT 1110 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit Hours
Description: Business environment, economics and legal foundations of business, human resources, marketing operations, and financial functions of domestic and global business.
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MGT 1200 - Business Information Technology 3 Credit Hours
Description: Use of computers to solve business problems and hands-on experience with computer hardware and system and analytical software applications.
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MGT 2110 - Business and Economic Statistics I 3 Credit Hours
Description: An introduction to basic statistical concepts and techniques applied to business decision- making.
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MGT 3001 - Technology for Business 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: Introduces the business student to the technology required for success in business. Focus will be on the application of spreadsheets, databases, and other technologies used in business.
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MGT 3002 - Ethics and Diversity in Business 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: This course will emphasize the individual as decision-maker and focus upon ethical issues and dilemmas facing managers in business organizations. The specific objectives of the course are to raise students’ general awareness of ethical dilemmas at work, to place ethical issues within a management context subject to analysis and decision-making action, and to enhance and improve the ability of students to reason toward a satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma.
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MGT 3010 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: The basic concepts and principles of management and organizational behavior are considered. Within the framework of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, human aspects of management are explored. Some of these aspects are interpersonal relations, group dynamics, power and conflict, motivation, leadership, corporate culture and organizational change.
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MGT 3110 - Organization Behavior and Theory 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3010
Description: An analysis of individual, interpersonal, and group behavior within organizations, as well as the interplay of human, technological, structural, cultural, and environmental factors for the purpose of relating them to the practice of management.
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MGT 3200 - Global Business 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: Introduces the history of international business, economic theories of trade, an analysis of the international general environment, the global monetary system, and international organizations.
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MGT 3210 - Human Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3010 , BB 1
Description: The staffing function of the organization, including the processes and legal issues of recruitment, selection, training, development, compensation, safety, health, performance appraisal, and retention of personnel.
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MGT 3250 - Business Study Abroad 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 and permission of instructor
Description: This course will provide students in the College of Business with real world international experience in business. Students will study abroad under the supervision of qualified faculty and will experience the challenges, opportunities, and differences of businesses internationally.
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MGT 3300 - Social, Legal, and Political Environment of Business 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: Presentation of law of an expanding social, legal, and political institution, the development and nature of the legal system; business crimes; the law of torts, constitutional limitations of regulatory powers; legislative, judicial, and administrative control of business activity through tax laws, antitrust laws, laws of employment, labor laws, and consumer and debtor protection laws.
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MGT 3310 - Data Analytics and Statistics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: The acquisition, organization, and use of data in decision making in business.
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MGT 3320 - Business Law I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , Junior standing, CGPA 2.1
Description: A study of the legal right and potential liabilities of business people. Included is an introduction to the nature of the legal system, the basic law contracts, the uniform commercial code (sales, commercial paper, secured, transactions), bankruptcy, and agency.
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MGT 3330 - Business Law II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: A study of the legal rights and potential liabilities of business people. Included are the basic legal principles of agency, partnerships, corporations, securities, personal property and bailment, real property, environmental controls, and estates and trusts.
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MGT 3410 - Production Operations Management 3 Credit Hours
Cross Listed ENGT 3610
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3310
Description: Methods of efficient plant management including production scheduling, inventory control, forecasting, linear programming, transportation, statistical analysis, CPM, PERT, simulation, quality control, work management and maintenance.
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MGT 3610 - Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3010 , BB 1
Description: An in-depth study of the entrepreneurial process. Through the development of a business plan and financial projections, the student will gain an understanding of the entrepreneurial process which is critical to success in the small business sector. Emphasis will be placed upon the start-up and the knowledge required in management, finance, and marketing to insure success in a new venture. The impact of technology and the global and diverse workforce will be examined.
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MGT 3630 - Creativity and Ideation 3 Credit Hours
Description: This course will examine the role of creativity and innovation in business with a particular focus on the management of the creative and innovative process to solve problems and develop new ideas. Students will explore personal creativity, management practices that enhance or suppress creativity, the relationship between creativity and innovation, and the process of innovation in a business setting.
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MGT 3640 - Business Modeling 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3610
Description: Students are exposed to the process of business model design in this course. Activities will provide students with opportunities to examine business models enabling them to have a deeper understanding of the mechanics behind successful business ventures. Students will design business models for new ventures.
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MGT 3900 - Management Internship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , GPA of 3.0, and permission of Internship Coordinator
Description: Designed to provide academic credit for relevant and meaningful experience in preparation for management positions. Weekly updates, term paper, and satisfactory evaluation by employer/supervisor required for credit. Grading on a pass/fail basis.
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MGT 4000 - Issues in Free Enterprise 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3010
Description: Special topics in the area of free enterprise; topics may vary from time to time according to the specialty of the Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise.
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MGT 4001 - Professional Development Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: Professional development issues of the business student are addressed including written and oral communication skills, resume writing, networking, and interviewing skills.
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MGT 4010 - Evolution of Management Thought 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3010
Description: The development of management theories and practices during the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the primary management schools of thought and their impact upon the modern workplace. The influence of societal forces and world events on the evolution of management thought and principles will also be examined.
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MGT 4090 - Corporate Citizenship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3010
Description: Explores corporate citizenship and how organizations implement strategies to fulfill social responsibility and financial goals.
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MGT 4100 - Management Information System 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1
Description: Course focuses on the management and effective use of information resources by organizations and individuals in support of decision making. Topics include data communications, system specification and purchase, system development and documentation, and the effects of technological change on individuals and organizations.
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MGT 4110 - International Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 , MGT 3010
Description: A critical investigation of cultural aspects of living and engaging in business in non-U.S. locations. Major topics include individual and group behavior within the cultures, environments, and infrastructures of various countries in which the increasing globalization of business enterprise requires sensitivity and adaptation of Americans in business. Term paper required.
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MGT 4500 - Business and Economic Forecasting 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3410
Description: Factors contributing to business fluctuations and description of the features of U. S. cycles, alternative models of business cycles, basic economic indices and indicators, and economitrics models and forecasting techniques.
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MGT 4640 - Venturing 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MGT 3610 , 3630 , 3640
Description: The student will participate in a culminating event that brings together the knowledge and skills acquired during the course of entrepreneurship studies. Students will receive a hands-on experience through which they will develop and present a complete business plan. A juried business plan competition provides student teams a showcase for their business plans and exposure to potential backers.
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MGT 4810/481L - Strategic Management/Lab 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BB 1 Corequisite: MGT 481L
Description: Capstone course encompassing analysis of the dynamic interplay of threats and opportunities in corporations’ external environments with strengths and weaknesses in corporations’ internal environments that affect corporate decision making about long-term performance. Teamwork, written reports, and team presentation may be required. Analytical conclusions to be supported with approved sources.
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MT 1000 - Introduction to Business Environment 3 Credit Hours
Description: Complex set of interrelationship between the business organization and its environment. Dimensions of work-related experiences, behavioral problems encountered and issues involved in business/society relationships, and current assessment of the role that business plays within a changing society.
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