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Management

Department Chair: Jane Kathman

Faculty: Virginia Arthur, Mark Azuzu, Ronald Bosrock, John Hasselberg, Jane Kathman, Wendy Klepetar, Paul Marsnik, Vicky McIntyre, Robert Nelson, Karleen Nordquist, Jamie Partridge, Michael Rouse, Rick Saucier

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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