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: Graduates should be able to identify company issues (noting timing, magnitude, strategic relevance of the issue from view of target stakeholder), perform and describe analysis with relevant facts/support, provide alternatives (examining the pros/cons of each potential solution), and recommend a solution for the identified issue
  • 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.