2006-07 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

 

Department of Management

 

Chairperson:

Prashanth N. Bharadwaj

Faculty:

Ali, Anderson, Ashamalla, Falcone, Gibbs, Mohamed, Orife, Osborne, Slack, Soni, Wisnieski

Professor emeritus: Stevenson

 

Website: www.iup.edu/management

 


 

Bachelor of ScienceManagement
General Management Track

Operations Management Track
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Track

Bachelor of ScienceHuman Resources Management

Bachelor of ScienceInternational Business

MinorManagement

Minor–Entrepreneurship

 


Graduates holding the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Management may find employment opportunities in both the public and private sectors. Opportunities are expected to be especially plentiful in the services sector (e.g., retailing, health care, information technology, finance, and transportation), where these degrees will be valuable.

 

The department offers three separate degree programs: Management, Human Resources Management, and International Business.

 

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Management offers three tracks in which students can choose to concentrate: General Management, Operations Management, and Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management.

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Human Resource Management prepares individuals in both the theoretical and applied aspects of managing the human resources function in organizations as a generalist or specialist. Students will gain expertise in areas such as job design, staffing, training, compensation, and performance appraisal.

 

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in International Business offers students an opportunity to acquire a thorough understanding of managing global operations in the contemporary business environment. In addition, students develop skills in a traditional functional area (finance, human resources, marketing). The combination of these two objectives enables students to successfully perform in today’s competitive global economy.

 


Bachelor of Science–Management/General Management Track

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,
no courses with MGMT prefix

55

 
College: Business Administration Core 33
Required Courses:

ACCT 201

Accounting Principles I

3cr

 

ACCT 202

Accounting Principles II

3cr

 

BLAW 235

Legal Environment of Business

3cr

 

BTST 321

Business and Interpersonal Communications

3cr

 

FIN 310

Fundamentals of Finance

3cr

 

IFMG 300

Information Systems: Theory and Practice

3cr

 

MGMT 310

Principles of Management

3cr

 

MGMT 330

Production and Operations Management 

3cr

 

MGMT495

Business Policy

3cr

 

MKTG 320

Principles of Marketing

3cr

 

QBUS 215

Business Statistics

3cr  
   

Major:

21
Required Courses:

ECON XXX

Any advanced 300-400-level ECON course

3cr

 

MGMT 300

Human Resource Management

3cr

 

MGMT 311

Human Behavior in Organizations

3cr

 

MGMT 428

Seminar in Management

3cr

 

MGMT/MKTG 432

Business and Society

3cr

 

MGMT/ACCT or

   ACCT 300

Any one MGMT course or
Managerial Accounting

3cr

 

MGMT 451

International Management 

3cr

 
Controlled Electives: (1)  6
Students must select two advanced Business electives from 300-level courses or above. No more than 3cr of MGMT 493 may be used to meet this requirement.  6cr  
 
Free Electives: (2) 5
 
Total Degree Requirements:  120
   

(1)   MGMT 275 will be considered an advanced business elective.

(2)   General Management track majors are required to take a minimum of 50 percent of their degree requirements–i.e., a minimum of 60cr–in nonbusiness coursework. The first 9cr of Economics (ECON 121, 122, and the advanced elective, ECON 330 or 334) will be considered "nonbusiness" for purposes of this calculation. Given the foregoing, a minimum of 5cr of free electives must be taken in nonbusiness coursework by most Management Department majors.

 

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Bachelor of Science–Management/Operations Management Track

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,
no courses with MGMT prefix

55

 
College: Business Administration Core 33
Required Courses:

ACCT 201

Accounting Principles I

3cr

 

ACCT 202

Accounting Principles II

3cr

 

BLAW 235

Legal Environment of Business

3cr

 

BTST 321

Business and Interpersonal Communications

3cr

 

FIN 310

Fundamentals of Finance

3cr

 

IFMG 300

Information Systems: Theory and Practice

3cr

 

MGMT 310

Principles of Management

3cr

 

MGMT 330

Production and Operations Management

3cr

 

MGMT495

Business Policy

3cr

 

MKTG 320

Principles of Marketing

3cr

 

QBUS 215

Business Statistics

3cr  
  

Major:

27
Required Courses:
ACCT 300 Managerial Accounting 3cr  

MGMT 300

Human Resource Management

3cr

 

MGMT 434

Quality Management

3cr

 

MGMT 437

Operations Management System

3cr

 

MGMT 438

Seminar in Operations Management

3cr

 
Controlled Electives: 
One course from the following: ECON 330, 334 3cr  

Three courses from the following: ACCT 311, BTST 342, IFMG 251, 350,
MGMT 311, 400, 401, 481, 493, MGMT/MKTG 350, MGMT/MKTG 432,
MKTG 420, 434, QBUS 380, 401, SAFE 101

9cr  
 
Free Electives: (1)  5
 
Total Degree Requirements:  120
 

(1)   Operations Management track majors are required to take a minimum of 50 percent of their degree requirements–i.e., a minimum of 60cr–in nonbusiness coursework. The first 9cr of Economics  (ECON 121, 122, and the elective, ECON 330 or 334) will be considered "nonbusiness" for purposes of this calculation. Given the foregoing, a minimum of 5cr of free electives must be taken in nonbusiness coursework by most Management Department majors.

 

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Bachelor of Science–Management/Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Track

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,
no courses with MGMT prefix

55

 
College: Business Administration Core 33
Required Courses:

ACCT 201

Accounting Principles I

3cr

 

ACCT 202

Accounting Principles II

3cr

 

BLAW 235

Legal Environment of Business

3cr

 

BTST 321

Business and Interpersonal Communications

3cr

 

FIN 310

Fundamentals of Finance

3cr

 

IFMG 300

Information Systems: Theory and Practice

3cr

 

MGMT 310

Principles of Management

3cr

 

MGMT 330

Production and Operations Management

3cr

 

MGMT495

Business Policy

3cr

 

MKTG 320

Principles of Marketing

3cr

 

QBUS 215

Business Statistics

3cr  
  

Major:

27
Required Courses:
ACCT 300 Managerial Accounting 3cr  

MGMT 275

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3cr

 

MGMT 325

Small Business Management  

3cr

 

MGMT 403 

Small Business Planning

3cr

 
MGMT 492  Small Business/Entrepreneurship Internship 6cr  
Major Area Restricted Electives 9cr  
 
Free Electives: (1)  5
 
Total Degree Requirements:  120
   

(1)   Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management track majors are required to take a minimum of 50 percent of their degree requirements–i.e., a minimum of 60cr–in nonbusiness coursework. The first 9cr of Economics (ECON 121, 122, and the elective, ECON 330 or 334) will be considered "nonbusiness" for purposes of this calculation. Given the foregoing, a minimum of 5cr of free electives must be taken in nonbusiness coursework by most Management Department majors.

 

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Bachelor of Science–Human Resources Management

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,
no courses with MGMT prefix

55

 
College: Business Administration Core 33
Required Courses:

ACCT 201

Accounting Principles I

3cr

 

ACCT 202

Accounting Principles II

3cr

 

BLAW 235

Legal Environment of Business

3cr

 

BTST 321

Business and Interpersonal Communications

3cr

 

FIN 310

Fundamentals of Finance

3cr

 

IFMG 300

Information Systems: Theory and Practice

3cr

 

MGMT 310

Principles of Management

3cr

 

MGMT 330

Production and Operations Management

3cr

 

MGMT495

Business Policy

3cr

 

MKTG 320

Principles of Marketing

3cr

 

QBUS 215

Business Statistics

3cr  
 
Major: Human Resource Management

Required Courses:

18
ECON 330 Labor Economics 3cr  
MGMT 300

Human Resource Management

3cr  

MGMT 400

Compensation Management  

3cr

 
MGMT 401 Management Development and Training 3cr  

MGMT 402 or

   MGMT 428

Seminar in Human Resource Management or

Seminar in Management

3cr

 

MGMT 405

Organizational Staffing

3cr

 
Controlled Electives: Select three courses from the following: 9

ACCT 300, BTST 342, ILR 480, MGMT/MKTG 432, MGMT 311, 406, 434,

451, 452, 493, PSYC 390, 411, SAFE 101, SOC 340, 348, 362 

9cr

 

 
Free Electives: (1) 5
 
Total Degree Requirements: 120
 

(1)   Human Resources Management majors are required to take a minimum of 50 percent of their degree requirements–i.e., a minimum of 60cr–in nonbusiness coursework. The first 9cr of Economics (ECON 121, 122, and 330) will be considered "nonbusiness" for purposes of this calculation. Given the foregoing, a minimum of 5cr of free electives must be taken in nonbusiness coursework by most Management department majors.

 

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Bachelor of Science–International Business

 

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section with the following specifications:

Humanities: PHIL 222

Mathematics: MATH 115

Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101, ANTH 110/ANTH 211/GEOG 104/PLSC 101

Liberal Studies Electives: 9cr, BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214,

no courses with MGMT prefix

55

 
College: Business Administration Core 33
Required Courses:

ACCT 201

Accounting Principles I

3cr

 

ACCT 202

Accounting Principles II

3cr

 

BLAW 235

Legal Environment of Business

3cr

 

BTST 321

Business and Interpersonal Communications

3cr

 

FIN 310

Fundamentals of Finance

3cr

 

IFMG 300

Information Systems: Theory and Practice

3cr

 

MGMT 310

Principles of Management

3cr

 

MGMT 330

Production and Operations Management

3cr

 

MGMT495

Business Policy

3cr

 

MKTG 320

Principles of Marketing

3cr

 

QBUS 215

Business Statistics

3cr  
 
Foreign Language Requirement (1) 0-9
 
Foreign Residency Requirement (2) 
  

Major: International Business

12
Required Courses:
ECON 345 International Trade 3cr  

MGMT/MKTG 350

International Business

3cr

 

MGMT 454

International Competitiveness

3cr

 

MGMT 459

Seminar in International Management 

3cr

 

Concentration area courses: (select one concentration;
choose three of the four courses in the chosen area)

9
Finance Concentration:
FIN 320 Corporate Finance 3cr  
FIN 324 Principles of Investments 3cr  
FIN 410 Financial Institutions and Markets 3cr  
FIN 424 International Financial Management 3cr  
Human Resources Management Concentration:
MGMT 300 Human Resource Management 3cr  
MGMT 400 Compensation Management 3cr  
MGMT 402 Seminar in Human Resource Management 3cr  
MGMT 452 Comparative Management 3cr  
Marketing Concentration:
MKTG 321 Consumer Behavior 3cr  
MKTG 420 Marketing Management 3cr  
MKTG 421 Marketing Research 3cr  
MKTG 430 International Marketing 3cr  
 
Free Electives: 2-11
 
Total Degree Requirements:  120
   

(1)   Candidates must demonstrate a conversational proficiency in a foreign language. This requirement may be met by: (a) successful completion of 9 intermediate-level credits in a specific language, or (b) successful completion of an exemption or credit examination in lieu of the above. A foreign student, registered as such at IUP, whose acquired native language is other than English and who demonstrates an acceptable proficiency in English, can meet the foreign language requirement by successful completion of an exemption examination in the acquired native language.

(2)   Candidates must document one semester of foreign residence (minimum of three months). Normally, the foreign residency requirement will be met in conjunction with a work experience, internship, or student exchange. A substitute cross-cultural experience may be permitted with the academic advisor’s recommendation. The foreign language requirement is a prerequisite to the foreign residency requirement.

 

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Minor–Management
(for Business Majors in the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology only)
15
   

Required Courses:

 

9

ILR 480

Principles and Practices of Collective Bargaining

3cr

 

MGMT 300

Human Resource Management

 3cr

 

MGMT 401

Management Development and Training

 3cr

 

Two courses from the following:

 

6

ECON 330

Labor Economics

3cr

 

MGMT 402

Seminar in Human Resource Management

 3cr

 

SAFE 101

Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health

 3cr

 

 

(1)   Minor course requirements must be completed with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

 

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Minor in Entrepreneurship (for Fine Arts Students)

The minor in Entrepreneurship for nonbusiness majors program assumes no prior knowledge of business. Fine arts students are usually involved in starting and running their own business, developing and starting small performing groups, and developing and running nonprofit community theaters. Students would develop the skills necessary to evaluate opportunities within their industry. They would learn, among other things, to 1) analyze their competition, 2) develop marketing and financial plans, 3) explain intellectual property rights, 4) negotiate contracts, and 5) write a business plan that could be used to obtain financing from banks, investors, or other sources of funding. These skills are all central to the creation and development of new ventures. This is a joint effort of four departments and represents an 18-credit minor for fine arts majors. The program is designed to give nonbusiness majors a general background in starting and running a small business.

 

Minor–Entrepreneurship
(for Fine Arts Majors)
18
   

Required Courses:

 

18

ACCT 200 Foundations of Accounting

3cr

 

BTST 321 Business and Interpersonal Communications 3cr  
MGMT 275 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

 3cr

 

MGMT 325

Small Business Management  

3cr

 
MGMT 450 Case Studies in Arts Management

 3cr

 

MKTG 311 Arts Marketing

3cr

 

 

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