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Fall '99Section seat counts current as of: Sep 22 09:30BMGT Business and Management( The Robert H. Smith School of Business) BMGT110 Introduction to Business and Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Not open to BMGT students who have completed 56 or more credit hours. All others may take it anytime. A survey of the field of business, including its environment, organization, overall and functional management, and current issues and developments. BMGT110A Introduction to Business and Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Not open to BMGT students who have completed 56 or more credit hours. All others may take it anytime. Restricted to students in the Markets and Society Program. BMGT110B Introduction to Business and Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Not open to BMGT students who have completed 56 or more credit hours. All others may take it anytime. Restricted to College Park Scholars - Business, Society, and the Economy. BMGT190H Introduction to Design and Quality; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of College. Also offered as ENES 190. First course in a sequence of four Total Quality Program Courses. For total Quality Program participants only. BMGT201 Introduction to Business Computing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Sophomore standing. For BMGT majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 301 prior to Fall 1997. Basic literacy course using common business computer-based applications. Considers the role of information technology in the modern workplace, as well as the use of computing applications in problem solving. Sophmore Standing. BMGT220 Principles of Accounting I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Sophomore standing. Basic theory and techniques of contemporary financial accounting. Includes the accounting cycle and the preparation of financial statements for single owner and partnership forms of business organizations operating as service companies or merchandisers. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a make-up exam. BMGT221 Principles of Accounting II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 220. Basic theory and techniques of accounting for managerial decision making. Involves the introduction of the corporation and manufacturing operations. Includes cost-volume-profit analysis and capital budgeting. Introduces the topics of income taxation and international accounting. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam. BMGT230 Business Statistics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: MATH 220. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 231, ENEE 324, or STAT 400. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AREC 484, BIOM 301, BMGT 230, CNEC 400, ECON 321, EDMS 451, GEOG 305, GVPT 422, PSYC 200, SOCY 201, URSP 350, or TEXT 400. Introductory course in probabilistic and statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, set-theoretic development of probability, the properties of discrete and continuous random variables, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, decision theory and the application of these concepts to problem solving in business and management. This course does not meet requirements for management science and statistics majors. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a make-up exam. BMGT231 Statistical Models For Business; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: MATH 141 or permission of department Required for management science and statistics and decision and information sciences majors. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT 231, ENEE 324, or STAT 400. An introductory course in statistical concepts including probability from a naive set theory approach, random variables and their properties, and the probability distributions of selected discrete and continuous random variables. The concepts of sampling, sampling distributions, and the application of these concepts to estimation and hypothesis testing are included as are brief surveys of the regression and anova models. BMGT302 Business Computer Application Programming; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 201 or CMSC 102 or CMSC 103 or permission of department. Not open to computer science students. For BMGT majors only. Considers characteristics of business data programming and common software development processes and practices. Covers the designing, writing, documenting, and testing of an efficient, structured program in visual basic. This is a restricted course for BMGT majors and 08380 majors with 68 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT305 Survey of Business Information Systems and Technology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. For decision and information science majors only. Not open to computer science students. 53 semester hours. Introductory course for the decision and information science major. Covers the components of modern business information systems, as well as the consequences of information technology on society and the environment. BMGT310 Intermediate Accounting I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 221. Comprehensive analysis of financial accounting topics related to financial statement preparation and external reporting. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a make-up exam. This is a restricted course for accounting and Finance majors with 53 credit hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT311 Intermediate Accounting II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 310. Continuation of BMGT 310. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam. This is restricted to accounting majors with 65 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT321 Cost Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 221. A study of the basic concepts of product costing and cost analysis for management planning and control. Emphasis is placed on the role of the accountant in organizational management, analysis of cost behavior, standard cost, budgeting, responsibility accounting and relevant costs for decision making. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT323 Income Tax Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 221. Introduction to federal income taxation of individuals. Examination of tax laws by use of illustrative examples and problems. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 semester hours. All others must have authorization. BMGT326 Accounting Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 201 and BMGT 310. A study of accounting systems and computer and communications technology. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 74 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 74 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT332 Operations Research For Management Decisions; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 230. Surveys the philosophy, techniques, and applications of operations research to managerial decision making. The course is designed primarily for students not majoring in management science or statistics. Techniques covered include linear programming, transportation and assignment models, Markov processes, inventory and queueing models. Emphasis is placed on formulating and solving decision problems in the functional areas of management. Not for management science-statistics majors. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT340 Business Finance; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 221; and {BMGT 230 or BMGT 231}. The principles and practices involved in the organization, financing, and rehabilitation of business enterprises; the various types of securities and their use in raising funds, apportioning income, risk, and control; intercorporate relations; and new developments. Emphasis on solution of problems of financial policy faced by management. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 53 semester hours and major code 0111C. All others must have authorization. BMGT343 Investments; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 340. An introduction to financial investments. Topics include securities and securities markets; investment risks, returns, and constraints; portfolio policies; and institutional investment policies. This course is restricted to finance majors with 68 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT350 Marketing Principles and Organization; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 205. An introduction to the concepts and principles of marketing, including the marketing of service and nonprofit organizations. Provides an overview of all the concepts in marketing including relationship marketing, product development, pricing, promotion, marketing research, consumer behavior, international marketing, distribution, and internal marketing to employees. This course is restricted to marketing majors with 53 semester hours completed. Other BMGT majors and students with major codes 0803C, 08380, 1102B, 1103B, 1105B, 1106B, 1107B, 1108B, 1303A, 1303B, 1303C, 1303E, 1304A, 0601A, 0601F, 0602A, 0602F, or 0111C must have 70 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT350H (PermReq) Marketing Principles and Organization; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: ECON 200 or ECON 205. For BMGT honors students only. BMGT351 Direct Marketing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 350. For BMGT majors only. Planning, execution and evaluation of direct marketing strategy. Analysis of direct marketing programs in the consumer, business-to-business, and international markets. Advantages and disadvantages of direct mail, catalog, telephone, and Internet marketing will be discussed. The roles of marketing research, data base marketing, and financial management in direct marketing are examined. Examples are drawn from the marketing of for-profit and non-profit organizations. BMGT353 Retail Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 220; and BMGT 350. Application of marketing concepts in planning and implementing retail strategy. Analysis of retail institutions (store and nonstore). Evaluation of how trends in the environment - the consumer market, competition, the economy and technology - affect location, merchandise, pricing, communication, service, operations and financial strategies. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and students with major code 0803C, with 68 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT357 (PermReq) Retailing and Marketing Internship; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 350 and permission of department. For BMGT majors only. Supervised work experience with a firm engaged in marketing goods or services. Students apply concepts learned in marketing classes and analyze the firm's organizational structure, environment, and marketing strategy. BMGT360 Human Resource Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. The basic course in human resource management includes manpower planning, recruitment, selection, development, compensation, and appraisal of employees. Explores the impact of scientific management and unionism on these functions. This course is open to all students with 53 semester hours completed. BMGT362 Labor Relations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. A study of the development and methods of organized groups in industry with reference to the settlement of labor disputes. An economic and legal analysis of labor union and employer association activities, arbitration, mediation, and conciliation; collective bargaining, trade agreements, strikes, boycotts, lockouts, company unions, employee representation, and injunctions. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and students with major codes 0839A with 60 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT364 Management and Organization Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. The development of management and organization theory, nature of the management process and function and its future development. The role of the manager as an organizer and director, the communication process, goals and responsibilites. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and students with major codes 1303A, 1303B, 1303C, 1303E, 0111C, 1102B, 1103B, 1105B, 1106B, 1107B, 1108B, 01130, and 1307 with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT364H (PermReq) Management and Organization Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. For BMGT honors students. BMGT367 Career Search Strategies in Business; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Junior standing. For BMGT majors only. Essential aspects of gaining a competitive edge in the job market. Strategies for exploring career options, conducting a job search, and career management. Development of specific skills for effective career search marketing campaigns. Restricted to BMGT majors with 56 credits. BMGT370 Introduction to Transportation Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: ECON 200; or ECON 205. An overview of the transportation sector, including providers, users and government agencies. Examines contemporary public policy issues such as deregulation along with managerial strategies in transportation. This course is open to all students with 53 semester hours completed. BMGT372 Introduction to Logistics Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. The study of logistic functions of business involved in the movement and storage of supplies, work-in-progress and finished goods. The trade-offs between cost and service and the purchase and supply of raw materials; the warehousing and control of inventory; industrial packaging; materials handling within warehouses; and the distribution of finished goods to customers required to minimize costs, maximize profits or increase customer service levels. Open to BMGT majors and major codes 1102B, 1103B, 1105B, 1106B, 1107B, and 1108B with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT380 Business Law I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Legal aspects of business relationships. Examination of torts and business crimes, contracts and agency. The law of personal property and bailment relationships. Survey of public policy issues. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and students with major codes 0803C, 0803H, 0111C, 08380, 1102B, 1103B, 1105B, 1106B, 1107B, and 1108B with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT381 Business Law II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 380 or permission of department. The Uniform Commercial Code including sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, bulk sales and documents of title. The law of partnerships and corporations. Reorganization and liquidation under the bankruptcy laws. The law of real property, landlord and tenant relationships and decedents' estates. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 68 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT385 Production Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Studies the operation of a manufacturing enterprise, concentrating on the economies of production. Introduces analytical method so that the broad problem areas of system design, operation and control can be based upon the analytical method. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and major code 0839A with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT392 Introduction to International Business Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: ECON 200; or ECON 205. A study of the domestic and foreign environmental factors affecting the international operations of U.S. business firms. The course also covers the administrative aspects of international marketing, finance and management. This course is restricted to business majors and major codes 11020, 11030, 11050, 11060, 1102B, 1103B, 1105B, 1106B, 1107B, and 1108B with 53 semester hours completed. All others must have an authorization. BMGT398 (PermReq) Individual Study in Business and Management; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
BMGT398A
Individual Study in Business and Management:
Fast-Forward Introduction to Accounting;
(1-3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
BMGT398M (PermReq) Individual Study in Business and Management: Practicum in Team Management; (2 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. BMGT398T (PermReq) Individual Study in Business and Management: General Business Internship; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. BMGT402 Database Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 305 or equivalent. Introduction to basic concepts of database management systems. Relational databases, query languages and design will be covered. File-processing techniques are examined. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours. All others must have authorization. This course offered in fall semester only. BMGT403 Systems Analysis and Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 305 or equivalent. Techniques and tools applicable to the analysis and design of computer-based information systems. System life cycle, requirements analysis, logical design of data bases, performance evaluation. Emphasis on case studies. Project required that involves the design, analysis and implementation of an information system. Restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours completed. This course offered in fall semester only. BMGT405 Business Telecommunications; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 305 or equivalent. Concepts of business data communications and data processing. Application of these ideas in computer networks, including basic principles of telecommunications technology, computer network technology, data management in distributed database systems and management of the technical and functional components of telecommunications technology. BMGT407 Info Systems Projects; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: 12 hours of information systems. For decision and information sciences majors only. Senior standing. Senior capstone course for the decision and information sciences major. Collected knowledge from the DIS courses and application to significant problems of size and complexity. State-of-the-art research ideas and current business and industrial practices in information systems. BMGT411 Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 311. For accounting majors only. Senior standing. Analysis and discussion of issues relating to ethics and professionalism in accounting. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 86 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT417 Advanced Tax Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 311; and BMGT 323. Federal taxation of corporations, partnerships, fiduciaries, and gratuitous transfers. Tools and techniques of tax research for compliance and planning. This course is restricted to accounting majors with 84 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT422 Auditing Theory and Practice; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 311. A study of the independent accountant's attest function, generally accepted auditing standards, compliance and substantive tests, and report forms and opinions. This is a restricted course for accounting majors. All other majors must have authorization. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam. BMGT424 Advanced Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 311. Advanced accounting theory applied to specialized topics and current problems. Emphasis on consolidated statements and partnership accounting. This is a restricted course for accounting majors. All other majors must have authorization. Where a BMGT exam conflicts with another regularly scheduled class, the student will be provided a makeup exam. BMGT430 Linear Statistical Models in Business; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 230 or BMGT 231 or permission of department. Model building involving an intensive study of the general linear stochastic model and the applications of this model to business problems. The model is derived in matrix form and this form is used to analyze both the regression and ANOVA formulations of the general linear model. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT434 Introduction to Optimization Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: MATH 220; or permission of department. Primarily for students majoring in management science and statistics. Linear programming, postoptimality analysis, network algorithms, dynamic programming, nonlinear programming and single variable minimization. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours. All others must have authorization. This course offered in fall semester only. BMGT435 Introduction to Applied Probability Models; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 231 or permission of department. Statistical models in management. Review of probability theory, Monte Carlo methods, discrete event simulation, Markov chains, queueing analysis, other topics depending upon time. Guass, a higher-level computer language, will be introduced in the class and the students will carry out various exercises using this language. BMGT440 Financial Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 340. Analysis and discussion of cases and readings relating to financial decisions of the firm. The application of finance concepts to the solution of financial problems is emphasized. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 semester hours. All others must have authorization. BMGT443 Security Analysis and Valuation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 343. Study and application of the concepts, methods, models, and empirical findings to the analysis, valuation, and selection of securities, especially common stock. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 84 semester hours. All others must have authorization. BMGT444 Futures Contracts and Options; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 343. The institutional features and economic rationale underlying markets in futures and options. Hedging, speculation, structure of futures prices, interest rate futures, efficiency in futures markets, and stock and commodity options. This course is restricted to finance majors with 84 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT445 Commercial Bank Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 340; and ECON 430. Analysis and discussion of cases and readings in commercial bank management. The loan function is emphasized; also the management of liquidity reserves, investments for income, and source of funds. Bank objectives, functions, policies, organization, structure, services, and regulation are considered. This course is restricted to finance majors with 84 hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT446 International Finance; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 340. Financial management from the perspective of the multinational corporation. Topics covered include the organization and functions of foreign exchange and international capital markets, international capital budgeting, financing foreign trade and designing a global financing strategy. Emphasis of the course is on how to manage exchange and political risks while maximixing benefits from global opportunity sets faced by the firm. This course is restricted to finance majors and general business with 72 hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT451 Consumer Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 350. Recommended: PSYC 100; and PSYC 221. Not open to students who have completed CNEC 437. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: BMGT 451 or CNEC 437. Identifying buyer behavior concepts relevant to a specific marketing problem so that appropriate marketing decisions can be made. Conceptual frameworks are drawn from psychology, sociology, economics, and other social sciences to aid in understanding the behavior of ultimate and industrial buyers. This course is restricted to BMGT majors and students with major codes 0601A and 0601F with 68 hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT452 Marketing Research Methods; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 230; and BMGT 451. Formerly BMGT 450. Focuses on aiding marketing decision making through exploratory, descriptive, and casual research. Develops student skills in evaluating and writing market research proposals, interpreting and analyzing subsequent reports, and appraising their usefulness to managers; designing studies including selection of data collection method, development of data collection instrument, sample design, collection and analysis of data, and reporting the results. This course restricted to marketing majors with 72 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT454 International Marketing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 350 plus one other marketing course. Marketing functions from the international executive's viewpoint, including coverage of international marketing policies relating to product adaptation, data collection and analysis, channels of distribution, pricing, communications, and cost analysis. Consideration is given to the cultural, legal, financial, and organizational aspects of international marketing. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours completed. BMGT455 Sales Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 350. The roles of the sales executive as a planner, manager of resources and marketing functions, and recruiter, trainer, motivator, and leader of field sales personnel. Techniques and sequence of problem analysis for selling and sales management decisions and to the practical framework in which these decisions take place. Teaching vehicles feature strong classroom interactions, cases, journal articles, research findings, guest sales managers, debates, and modern company practices. BMGT457 Marketing Policies and Strategies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Prerequisite: BMGT 451. Corequisite: BMGT 452. This capstone course ties together concepts from all the various marketing courses using the fundamentals of strategic market planning as the framework. Application of these principles is accomplished by analyzing and discussing cases and by playing a marketing strategy computer simulation game. Analysis of current business articles to understand the link between theory and real-world problem solving. This course is restricted to marketing majors with 100 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT460 Human Resource Management: Analysis and Problems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 360. Recommended: BMGT 230. Research findings, special readings, case analysis, simulation, and field investigations are used to develop a better understanding of personnel problems, alternative solutions and their practical ramifications. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. Offered fall only. BMGT461 Entrepreneurship; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Process of creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and the financing requirements. Skills, concepts, mental attitudes and knowledge relevant for starting a new business. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 semester hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT462 Employment Law for Business; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Restricted to BMGT majors with 72 hours completed. Legal framework of industrial relations with special emphasis on employment discrimination, i.e., wrongful termination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability, etc. This course is restricted to BMGT majors with 72 credit hours completed. All others must have authorization. Offered fall only. BMGT470 Advanced Transportation Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 370; and BMGT 372. The study of the wide range of issues facing managers in each of the transportation modes. This includes decisions on market entry, pricing, competitive responses, service levels, marketing strategies, capital structure, and growth objectives. Specific management decisions and overall strategies pursued by management in each of the modes are compared and contrasted. The decisions of transportation managers in other countries are presented for international comparisons. BMGT472 Advanced Logistics Operations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 372. Analysis of the operational aspects of logistics management, including purchasing policies, transportation planning, and inventory control. Attention is directed toward total logistics cost minimization and the establishment of a sustainable competitive advantage based on logistical activities. BMGT473 Advanced Transportation Policies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 370. An analysis of the impact of government policies on carrier management in the various transportation modes. Specific attention is given to the impact of various deregulation measures on carriers and shippers; determination of appropriate funding levels for infrastructure improvements and suitable cost allocation schemes; determination of appropriate truck sizes and weights on interstate highways; and determination of effective policies for transportation safety and labor. The transportation policies and problems of other countries are presented for international comparisons. This course is open to all students with 72 semester hours completed. BMGT475 Advanced Logistics Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 370; and BMGT 372. Analysis of the strategic aspects of logistics management including policies, procedures and measurement as applied to all dimensions of logistics customer service. Attention is directed toward profit maximization through the establishment of appropriate customer service levels. BMGT476 Applied Computer Models in Logistics and Transportation Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 301 and BMGT 370 and BMGT 372. Introduction to the expanding base of computer software in the logistics and transportation fields. Applications include: inventory control, location decisions, and vehicle routing. Open to transportation majors. All others must have authorization. BMGT477 International Logistics and Transportation Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: BMGT 370; and BMGT 372. The study of the importance of total logistics costs for U.S. industries attempting to compete in a global economy. Coverage of the structure, service, pricing, and competitive relationships among U.S. international carriers and transport intermediaries, e.g. the flows of international freight (exports and imports) throughout the U.S. and the role of ports and critical gateways. Foreign trade practices and their impact on the logistics costs of U.S. importers and exporters. This course restricted to BMGT majors only. All others must have authorization. BMGT482 Business and Government; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: ECON 200; or ECON 205. Focus is on the complex interrelationships between business and government. Explores areas in which business and government are allies (cooperative research and financing program) and adversaries (regulation). Emphasizes a strategic management approach by business to government involvement in economic affairs. This is a restricted course. Non-BMGT majors must have authorization. BMGT490H The Total Quality Practicum; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 390 or ENES 390. Also offered as ENES 490. Fourth course in a sequence of four Total Quality Program Courses. For total Quality Program participants only. BMGT493 (PermReq) Honors Study; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: permission of department. First semester of the senior year. The course is designed for honors students who have elected to conduct intensive study (independent or group). The student will work under the direct guidance of a faculty advisor and the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies. They shall determine that the area of study is of a scope and intensity deserving of a candidate's attention. Formal written and/or oral reports on the study may be required by the faculty advisor. BMGT494 (PermReq) Honors Study; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: BMGT 493, and continued candidacy for honors in Business and Management; and permission of department. Second semester of the senior year. The student shall continue and complete the research initiated in BMGT 493, additional reports may be required at the discretion of the faculty advisor and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies. BMGT495 Business Policies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Prerequisites: BMGT 340; and BMGT 350; and BMGT 364. 100 semester hours. For BMGT majors only. A case study course where students apply what they have learned of general management principles and their specialized functional applications to the overall management function in the enterprise. Open only to graduating seniors in Business and Management. This is a restricted course for BMGT majors with 100 hours completed. All others must have authorization. BMGT496 Business Ethics and Society; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: one course in BMGT; or permission of department. A study of the standards of business conduct, moral, values, and the role of business in society, with consideration of the sometimes conflicting interests of and claims on the firm and its objectives. Emphasizes a strategic approach by business to the management of its external environment. BMGT498 Special Topics in Business and Management: Integrated Marketing Communications; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequistie: BMGT 350 Course restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. BMGT498M Special Topics in Business and Management: Electronic Marketing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequistie: BMGT 350 Course restricted to BMGT majors with 60 credit hours completed. For courses 600 and above, available seats will be available to the following groups of students: Students admitted/graduates of a UMCP masters or Ph.D program and students admitted/graduates of an AACSB-accredited masters program. Students outside the department should contact the Graduate Business School starting the first day of registration for specific instructions on how to request 600-700 level courses.
BMGT608A
(PermReq)
ELM: Special Topics:
Career Development;
(No credit)
Grade Method: S-F.
BMGT608B ELM: Special Topics: Career Development; (No credit) Grade Method: S-F. Majors only. Part-time students who ONLY register for courses at College Park should register for section 0501. All other part-time MBA students should register for GS01. BMGT608E ELM: Special Topics: ELM: Case Competition; (No credit) Grade Method: S-F. Majors only. Must be taken concurrently with BMGT 690. The student must register for a section of BMGT 690 if taking this course. Course will meet 12/6/99-12/10/99. BMGT610 Financial Reporting and Cost Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only. Overview of financial accounting, periodic financial statements and the financial reporting process. Introduction to cost accounting concepts that play a role in preparation of financial statements. Importance of financial statements as information source for creditors and investors and as a means by which managers can communicate information about their firms. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non-majors BMGT611 Managerial Accounting; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 610. Use of accounting data in corporate planning and control. Cost-volume- profit analysis, budgeting, pricing decisions and cost data, transfer pricing, activity-based management, performance measures, and standard costing. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT615 (PermReq) Business Communications; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only. Instruction and practical experience in written and oral business communications. Basics of structuring business documents and oral presentations. Fosters practice-based (rather than lecture-or case- discussion-based) learning. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT620 (PermReq) Strategic Information Systems; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only. Use of information technology to achieve competitive advantage, efficient operations, and effective decision making. Analysis of functions of information technology and its impact on competitive strategy and organizational operations. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT630 (PermReq) Managerial Statistics I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. Provides training in statistical reasoning and techniques in a business context. Topics include probability models, sampling, data presentation, estimation, hypothesis testing, multiple regression, analysis of designed data, and tools for data-based decision making in total quality management. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT632 Decision Modeling and Analysis; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 630. For BMGT majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 631. Provides an understanding of the role that quantitative methods have in the making of business decisions. Topics include problem formulation and modeling, linear and integer programming and their application to business and industry, network models and related applications, and project and machine scheduling. PC-based software is used to solve and analyze problems. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT640 Financial Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: BMGT 610; and BMGT 630. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. Analysis of major corporate financial decisions using a market-oriented framework. Introduction to value techniques, capital budgeting principles and problems, asset valuation, operation and efficiency of financial markets, financing decisions, dividend policy and international finance. Additional topics, such as mergers and acquisitions may be covered. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT650 Marketing Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. Analysis of marketing problems and evaluation of specific marketing efforts regarding the organization's products and services, pricing activities, channel selection, and promotion strategies in both domestic and international markets. BMGT662 Organizational Behavior and Human Resources; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 660. Key management issues from organizational behavior perspective. Organizational structure and design, work motivation and morale, problem solving and decision making, group dynamics and conflict resolution, organizational change, and cross-cultural differences in culture and values. Total quality management is stressed. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT663 Introduction to the Management of Human Resources; (1.5 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 662. For BMGT majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 661. Systematic approaches to human resources management in the context of organizational strategy, as constrained by legal and economic factors. Strategically aligned recruitment and screening systems, training and development, performance management, career management and reward systems. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT681 (PermReq) Managerial Economics and Public Policy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only. Not open to students who have completed BMGT 671 and BMGT 680. Basic microeconomic principles used by firms, including supply and demand, elasticities, costs, productivity, pricing, market structure and competitive implications of alternative market structures. Market failures and government intervention. Public policy processes affecting business operations. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT690 Strategic Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. Integrative strategic management focusing on strategy formulation and implementation in domestic and global settings. Industry and competitor analysis, industry and firm value chain, leadership, goal setting, organizational structure and culture. Case study approach to top management and organizational problems. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. Sections 0101-0105 or all Fall sections must be taken concurrently with BMGT 608E. The student must register for BMGT 608E 0101 if taking this course. BMGT698 MBA Field Project: Group Field Projects; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only or permission of department.
For courses 600 and above, available seats will be available to the following groups of students: Students admitted/graduates of a UMCP masters or Ph.D program and students admitted/graduates of an AACSB-accredited masters program. Students outside the department should contact the Graduate Business School starting the first day of registration for specific instructions on how to request 600-700 level courses.
BMGT702
Applied Security Analysis and Portfolio Management;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
BMGT713 The Impact of Taxation on Business Decisions; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 611. The impact of tax law and regulations on alternative strategies with particular emphasis on the large, multidivisional firm. Problems of acquisitions, mergers, spinoffs, and other divestitures from the viewpoint of profit planning, cash flow, and tax deferment. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT720 Information Technology and Corporate Transformation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 620. The impact and the enabling role of information technologies (IT) in transforming business and work group and individual processes. Topics include: gaining competitive advantage through IT applications; identifying high pay-off IT applications, and leading the process of IT-induced change process. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT721 Data Management Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. In this course we cover the fundamentals of database management (DBMS) technology and its application in the development of business information systems. In addition to mastering the technology, an important goal of this course is to understand management and system development issues, when information is a valuable corporate resource. We also explore new advances that build upon the coure DBMS technology. Finally, we develop an extensive database application using state-of-the-art DBMS software. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT725 Information Systems Analysis and Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 620; or BMGT 721. Introduction to practical techniques for information systems and design. Design requirements for information processing systems. Models and tools for requirement analysis. Case studies for actual systems and applications. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT726 Distributed Data Processing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 620; or BMGT 721. Introduction to distributed data processing concepts. The building blocks of distributed systems: computers, terminals, and communications; the interface and protocols that allow them to function as an integrated system. Major categories of distributed systems; resource-sharingnetworks, multiple-processor networks, and tightly coupled multiprocessors. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT734 Models for Operations Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: BMGT 630 and BMGT 631. Selected models for operations management. Topics covered include simple forecasting methods, workforce planning, inventory control, scheduling, performance evaluation, and quality control. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT735 Application of Management Science; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 631. Selected topics and case studies in the application of management science to decision making in various functional fields. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT740 New Venture Financing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 640 or permission of department. Development of skills for financing new ventures (both small and potentially large). Exploration of various funding sources. Criteria used in evaluation and decision process, including commercial banks, venture capital companies, small business investment companies, underwriters, private placement-financial consultants, mortgage bankers, and small business innovative research grants (U.S. Government). Topics will include: methods of financing, techniques for valuing new businesses, financial structure, and evaluation methods used by investors and lenders. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT741 Advanced Financial Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 640. Advanced theories and concepts underlying financial decision making in the firm. Case studies, model building and applications in financial theory and management. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT742 Financial Valuation and Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 640. Integration and extension of financial theory and principles to analyze financial, asset and ownership restructuring decisions. A valuation framework is used to study strategic decisions such as mergers and acquisitions, share repurchases, exchange offers, leveraged recapitalization, joint ventures, employee stock option plans, divestitures and spin-offs. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT743 Investment Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 640. Methods of security selection and portfolio management in the debt and equity markets. Investment alternatives, securities markets, bond and common stock valuation, options, portfolio theory, and behavior of stock prices. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT744 Futures Contracts and Options Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: BMGT 640. The institutional features and economic rationale underlying markets in futures and options. Hedging, speculation, structure of futures prices, interest rate futures, efficiency in futures markets, and stock and commodity options. Current journal literature. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT752 Marketing Research Methods; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: BMGT 630; and BMGT 650. The process of acquiring, classifying and interpreting primary and secondary marketing data needed for intelligent, profitable marketing decisions. Evaluation of the appropriateness of alternative methodologies such as the inductive, deductive, survey, observational, and experimental. Recent developments in the systematic recording and use of internal and external data needed for marketing decisions. BMGT753 International Marketing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 650. Environmental, organizational, and financial aspects of international marketing as well as problems of marketing research, pricing, channels of distribution, product policy, and communications which face U.S. firms trading with foreign firms or which face foreign firms in their operations. Majors only until first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT757 Marketing Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. A capstone marketing course. Marketing strategies designed to manage products in selected market segments. Topics covered include competitor analysis, buyer analysis, market segments, and product strengths and weaknesses; product related issues are identified and marketing strategies developed, assessed and implemented. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT760 Compensation and Performance Appraisal; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Development and implementation of compensation and performance appraisal systems. Particular emphasis is given to designing systems that support organizational strategies. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT764 Executive Power and Negotiation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Negotiations knowledge and skills through a series of readings (the use of power during bargaining exchanges, principles of effective listening, and bargaining strategies and tactics) and through the opportunity to practice negotiating. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT767 Implementing Strategy: Organizing to Compete; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: completion of the MBA core requirements or permission of department. Recommended: BMGT 690. Organizational dynamics of competitive advantage. Impact of alternative organizational structures, planning and control systems, human resource management practices, and executive leadership styles on the implementation of archetypically different strategies. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT770 Transportation Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 672. A study of the fundamental differences among the various transportation modes in terms of their basic cost structures, market competition, and service characteristics. The wide range of issues facing managers in each of the transportation modes including decisions on market entry, pricing, competitive responses, service levels, capital structure, and growth objectives in a deregulated environment. The decisions of transportation managers in other countries are presented for international comparisons. BMGT772 Logistics Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For BMGT majors only or permission of department. Theoretical and case material is used to analyze managerial decisions related to business logistics. The many trade-offs faced by a logistics manager are examined such as the trade-off between inventory levels and mode of transportation used, the trade-off between inventory levels and customer service, and the trade-offs that should be made if they reduce total logistics costs or increase company profits. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT780 New Venture Creation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: completion of MBA core requirements or permission of department. Creating new ventures, including evaluating the entrepreneurial team, the opportunity and financing requirements. Skills, concepts, attitudes and know-how relevant for creating and building a venture; and preparation of a business plan. These approaches are not limited to new or growing enterprises. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798A Special Topics in Business and Management: Fixed Income Securities; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798B Special Topics in Business and Management: Product Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798D Special Topics in Business and Management: Management of Telecommunications Networks; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798E Special Topics in Business and Management: Supply Chain Systems Modeling; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only until the first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798F Special Topics in Business and Management: Management of Information Systems Functions; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT798I Special Topics in Business and Management: Electronic Commerce - Business Models and Technology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT798M Special Topics in Business and Management: Marketing Analysis for Consulting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Majors only until first day of classes. Departmental approval required for non majors. BMGT798O Special Topics in Business and Management: Globalization of Knowledge Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. This course will meet Saturdays 8am-6:15pm on 9/18, 10/2, 10/16 & 11/6 at Shady Grove in Rm 2032. BMGT798S Special Topics in Business and Management: Marketing of Services; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT798T Special Topics in Business and Management: Management of Technology Fundamentals; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT798U Special Topics in Business and Management: Data Mining; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Majors only until the first day of classes. Restricted to graduate business majors.
BMGT808C
Doctoral Seminar:
Empirical Finance;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
BMGT808E Doctoral Seminar: Transportation Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT808F Doctoral Seminar: Seminar in Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT808G Doctoral Seminar: Marketing Strategy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT808I Doctoral Seminar: Information Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. BMGT811 Seminar in Financial Accounting; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 710 or equivalent. Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in financial accounting. BMGT828 Independent Study in Business and Management; (1-9 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. MBA students may register only with written permission of Masters Program Director.
BMGT830
Operations Research: Linear Programming;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
BMGT840 (PermReq) Seminar in Financial Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Seminar in selected classic and current theoretical and empirical research in the foundations of finance. BMGT862 Seminar in Compensation Administration; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or permission of department. Seminar in selected theoretical and empirical literature in the compensation of human resources. BMGT864 Seminar in Leadership; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 660 or equivalent. Review of theories and research on leadership, especially executive leadership. BMGT882 Applied Multivariate Analysis I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: BMGT 733 or equivalent. Topics include elementary properties of matrices, multivariate distributions, the multivariate linear model, path analysis. The examination of business data using existing computer programs is an integral part of the course. BMGT899 Doctoral Dissertation Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. |
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