Topics from the area of Management and Administration. The course may be repeated for credit. Study of the role of the contemporary manager with emphasis upon the behavioral and administrative process fundamental to the successful operation of various types of enterprise. Situational approaches to management are explored with the manager viewed as a decision maker interacting with the firm's economic, technological, social, political, and ethical environment. Examination of research and theory in organizational behavior, organization theory, and interpersonal communication.
Case analysis is used to simulate actual problems encountered in organizations.
The nature and problems of individual, interpersonal and organizational communication in business. Various verbal techniques such as presentations, graphics, public speaking and writing will be developed and practiced for effective organizational and individual performance. Business Interviewing Strategies. Case studies and simulations are used to analyze and address interviewing problems. Includes all aspects of starting, operating, and selling a small firm.