MWCC College Catalog 2008-2009 — Management
MGT110 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
3 credits
Small business entrepreneurs fail most frequently because of the inability
to plan and to master business operations after recognizing a business opportunity.
This course, then, will deal with business planning and operations as they
relate to the small business entrepreneur. Business operations are discussed
with attention to business functions and to management functions as they
relate to small business. Prerequisites: RDG100 or placement. Fall and spring.
MGT115 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
3 credits
This course develops skills in planning, budgeting, administering, controlling,
and evaluating the financial aspects of small businesses. The course presents
a logical sequence of steps necessary to plan a new venture or strengthen
an existing one: how the decision is made to start, buy, or franchise will
be closely analyzed. Forms of business organization, financial statements,
accounting systems, financial planning, and financial services and procedures
will also be covered. Prerequisites: ACC101; MGT110.
MGT132 PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION (evening only)
3 credits
This course covers the problems confronting the production manager. Topics
include product design, work simplification and measurement, inventory, production,
quality, and cost control. Prerequisites: RDG100 or placement.
MGT201 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
3 credits
This course introduces the principles of company-wide quality management including
the theories of Deming, Ishidawa, Juran, Crosby, and others. Quality tools
such as the integrated flow charts, fishbone diagrams, and Pareto charts
will be introduced. Prerequisites: MAT100, RDG100, or placement.
MGT210 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
3 credits
This course is a survey of traditional and contemporary principles of management
and of the application of behavioral science and quantitative concepts to
the solution of actual business organization problems. It is an introductory
course dealing with the structure of business, its environment, its relationship
to society, and to the individual members of the class. It examines the operation
of business, how a firm’s structure and management are determined,
the methods by which companies produce products and services, the way they
manage human and physical resources, market their goods and services, finance
operations, and the techniques they use to control operations and meet their
responsibilities. ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
MGT250 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
3 credits
This capstone course prepares the student to integrate important current issues
in strategic management with key learning from MWCC Business curriculum courses.
It concentrates on in-class presentations and work team approach to learning
with a focus on critical thinking. It is designed with an applied perspective
and highlights significant emerging trends in strategic management. It
is intended to provide students with the business skills and knowledge transfer
that prepares them for further baccalaureate learning and on-the-job implementation
of corporate, business, and functional strategies. This is a business capstone
class and registration is restricted to business degree graduating sophomores
only. Prerequisites: ACC101, CIS127, ENG102, and 45 credits earned toward
a BA or BAC degree.
MGT235 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
3 credits
This course focuses on the development and retention of an efficient work force,
including such topics as the construction and use of occupational descriptions,
sources of labor, application forms, interviews, testing, training, job analysis,
and wage plans and policies. Prerequisite: RDG100 or placement.