Business Management

A Management major provides an excellent foundation for a career in a variety of management fields and for graduate study. Management focuses on developing systems and skills for planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and evaluating organizational performance. This program emphasizes knowledge that contributes to analytical capacity, judgment, breadth, and flexibility of mind; the ability to accept responsibility and to make decisions; skills in interpersonal relations, communication, information management, and project management; and the ability to cope with technological innovations, social problems, economic barriers, and rapidly changing political and international situations. Students are involved with case studies for problem solving and with guest lectures and on-site visits to businesses that bring practicality and experience into the classroom.

Program Learning Outcomes

In addition to the Core Business Program Outcomes, the following Program Learning Outcomes have been established by Evangel faculty to define the areas of knowledge and skills that students graduating from this major degree program should have developed:

Explain historical and contemporary theories of management and formulate a personal perspective on managerial leadership.
Explain and compare the four functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling)
Compare and contrast management roles and responsibilities within entrepreneurial, service, operational and nonprofit organizations.
Formulate a business strategy and policy.
Analyze and explain the legal and regulatory environment of business.
Explain the history of and defend total quality management principles and tools.

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

MGMT 235 : Organizational Design and Management

Integrates the functions of management with appropriate quantitative and behavioral concepts. Provides students with a contingency view of management theory and practice. Discusses skills used by managers such as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling.

Credits

MGMT 299/499 : Directed Research

Available as needed.

Credits

1 - 2

MGMT 315 : Information Systems and Business Intelligence

Examines the development and use of management and computer information systems supporting the vision and operation of organizations. Emphasizes general knowledge of various information systems, with specific focus on information knowledge management, system development and evaluation, emerging trends, organizational communication, and the ethical use of information systems.

Credits

MGMT 331 : Business Law

Explains the principles of law applicable to business and the individual. Topics include legal background contracts, agency, negotiable instruments, suretyship, and sale of personal property, real property, bailment, partnerships, corporations, deeds, mortgages, torts, and bankruptcy.

Credits

Prerequisites

Junior standing.

MGMT 341 : Supply Chain Management

Explores quantitative techniques using mathematical models of decision-making. Topics include probability and statistical decision, linear programming such as inventory control, PERT, critical path method, matrix theory, game theory, Markov processes, and the queuing theory.

Credits

Prerequisites

MGMT 235.

MGMT 343 : Human Resource Management

Explains principles and practices of managing human resources. Topics include labor sources, selection and placement of personnel, workers' environment, compensation, training, promotion, health and safety, benefit plans, and relations between management and employees.

Credits

Prerequisites

Junior standing or MGMT 349.

MGMT 349 : Human Behavior in Organizations

Blends together research and insights from 3 fields: personality psychology, positive psychology, and human relations. Students will: (1) gain a deeper understanding of human behavior in general, (2) learn about their own personality by taking the Big Five assessment, (3) assess their current level of emotional intelligence through the EQ-i 2.0 assessment, and (4) learn practical actions to further develop their personal and professional relationships. This course is beneficial for students pursuing any major.

Credits

Prerequisites

PSYC 138 or 112 and junior or senior standing.

MGMT 434 : Workforce Selection & Development

Explores theories and techniques for selecting employees and developing effective orientation and training programs.

Credits

Prerequisites

MGMT 343 and MGMT 349 or permission of the professor.

MGMT 435 : Business Ethics

Discusses ethical problems in business. This course is available as needed.

Credits

Prerequisites

Junior or senior standing.

MGMT 440 : Organizational Leadership

Surveys theories and research on leadership in formal organizations, with a focus on leadership effectiveness. Pertinent to all disciplines of study.

Credits

Prerequisites

Junior standing.

MGMT 446 : Strategic Management

Teaches critical analysis through case study, top management problems and determine influences in business policymaking. Discusses the executive's role in high decision-making.