Program Learning Goals and Objectives

  • Goal 1: Be Effective Communicators
    • Objective 1.1: Convey ideas in a clear, coherent manner in written communication.
    • Objective 1.2: Present verbally thoughts and ideas in a way that can be clearly understood by a target audience.
  • Goal 2: Be Ethically and Socially Responsible
    • Objective 2.1: Be competent in analyzing social and ethical decision-making issues in organizations.
  • Goal 3: Be Critical Thinkers
    • Objective 3.1: Be able to think and identify multiple dimensions of company issues and performances and make an assessment of company performances in achieving financial and strategic objectives, tracking their achievements, and giving management of companies a more complete and balanced view of how organization is performing.
  • Goal 4: Have Competence in their Discipline
    • Objective 4.1: Demonstrate knowledge of the history and current practices in their major and recognize, recommend, and implement best practices in their areas of specialization.
    • D. Management Program: The management major provides a general overview of key management competencies including effective leadership, team building, organizational development, as well as understanding and effectively employing negotiation skills.

Leadership and Team Building

  • MGMT 1.1: Demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to become effective leaders in organizations, including leadership styles, styles of influence, persuasion, and negotiation.
  • MGMT 1.2: Demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to work effectively with others in team settings, including team building techniques, team performance management, and conflict management.

Organizational Development

  • MGMT 2.1: Recognize and describe the methodologies for systematically implementing organizational change.
  • MGMT 2.2: Demonstrate the skills and knowledge to increase the degree of integration and fit among structures, processes, strategies, people, and culture within an organization.

Negotiation & Conflict Management

  • MGMT 3.1: Recognize and describe the critical concepts in negotiation and conflict management.
  • MGMT 3.2: Use the concepts in negotiation and conflict management to develop the ability to negotiate effectively.