MWCC College Catalog — Management

MGT110 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

3 credits
Small business entrepreneurs fail most frequently because of the inability to plan and to master business operations after recognizing a business opportunity. This course, then, will deal with business planning and operations as they relate to the small business entrepreneur. Business operations are discussed with attention to business functions and to management functions as they relate to small business. Prerequisites: RDG100 or placement. Fall and spring.

MGT115 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

3 credits
This course develops skills in planning, budgeting, administering, controlling, and evaluating the financial aspects of small businesses. The course presents a logical sequence of steps necessary to plan a new venture or strengthen an existing one; how the decision is made to start, buy, or franchise will be closely analyzed. Forms of business organization, financial statements, accounting systems, financial planning, and financial services and procedures will also be covered. Prerequisites: ACC101, MGT110.

MGT132 PRINCIPLES OF PRODUCTION (evening only)

3 credits
This course covers the problems confronting the production manager. Topics include product design, work simplification and measurement, inventory, production, quality, and cost control. Prerequisites: RDG100 or placement.

MGT201 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

3 credits
This course introduces the principles of company-wide quality management including the theories of Deming, Ishidawa, Juran, Crosby, and others. Quality tools such as the integrated flow charts, fishbone diagrams, and Pareto charts will be introduced. Prerequisites: MAT092, RDG100, or placement.

MGT210 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3 credits
This course is a survey of traditional and contemporary principles of management and of the application of behavioral science and quantitative concepts to the solution of actual business organization problems. It is an introductory course dealing with the structure of business, its environment, its relationship to society, and to the individual members of the class. It examines the operation of business, how a firm’s structure and management are determined, the methods by which companies produce products and services, the way they manage human and physical resources, market their goods and services, finance operations, and the techniques they use to control operations and meet their responsibilities. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.

MGT250 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

3 credits
This capstone course prepares the student to integrate important current issues in strategic management with key learning from MWCC Business curriculum courses. It concentrates on in-class presentations and work team approach to learning with a focus on critical thinking. It is designed with an applied perspective and highlights significant emerging trends in strategic management. It is intended to provide students with the business skills and knowledge transfer that prepares them for further baccalaureate learning and on-the-job implementation of corporate, business, and functional strategies. This is a business capstone class and registration is restricted to business degree graduating sophomores only. Prerequisites: ACC101, CIS127, ENG102, and 45 credits earned toward a BA or BAC degree.

MGT235 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

3 credits
This course focuses on the development and retention of an efficient work force, including such topics as the construction and use of occupational descriptions, sources of labor, application forms, interviews, testing, training, job analysis, and wage plans and policies. Prerequisite: RDG100 or placement.