Management
Department Chair: Jamie Partridge
Faculty: Virginia Arthur, Mark Azuzu, Ronald Bosrock, Jean Didier,
James Froh, John Hasselberg, Jane Kathman, Wendy Klepetar, Paul
Marsnik, Michael Miller, Robert Nelson, Jamie Partridge, Michael
Rouse, Rick Saucier, Richard Sexton
The management curriculum prepares students
for entry-level positions in all types of organizations, as well as
providing a foundation for graduate study in fields such as business,
industrial relations and law. Course offerings introduce students to
management principles and concepts while also emphasizing the
application of those principles and concepts in a variety of
organizational settings. Courses in management are beneficial to
students regardless of major.
The management major is interdisciplinary and
integrates material from courses taken in other departments during all
four years of study. Required courses in the major focus on the human
and financial dimensions of managing organizations in a turbulent and
global environment. Courses within the management sequence stress
continual development of oral and written communication skills as well
as analytical and computer skills.
The management department curriculum helps
students develop methods of inquiry. Students are active participants
in the learning process. They engage in problem-solving and
decision-making individually and as members of groups. Emphasis is
placed on making decisions under conditions of uncertainty and
developing the capacity to adapt to a continually changing
environment. Cooperative learning methods enable students to learn
from and build upon the perspectives of others.
The curriculum prepares students for life-long
learning. Students learn how and where to find information, how to
distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information as well as
methods for analyzing and evaluating information. Oral presentations
and group work are the norm in the management classroom.
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