NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

408 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS MGT 4000 Introduction to Business Strategy (3 credits) This course emphasizes strategic planning and strategy implementation in an organization. Business strategy is the ongoing process companies and organizations use to form a vision, analyze their external environment and their internal environment, and select one or more strategies to use to create value for customers and other stakeholders. Students learn how to perform internal and external audits, identify problems, and formulate visions, goals and objectives. Students will develop action plans, and evaluate the effectiveness of the outcome of the plan. Case studies are used to promote decision making abilities.Prerequisite: FIN 3000 and MKT 3050. MGT 4100 Business Ethics (3 credits) Examines the nature of morality and theories of normative ethics. Identifies a variety of ethical issues and moral challenges involving consumers, the environment, the professions, and the role of the corporation in our society. Prerequisite: Senior standing. MGT 4170 Organizational Behavior (3 credits) The class material will include both theory and practical application of Organizational Behavior in organizations. OB is the study of how individuals and groups impact the behavior within an organization. It is a field of systematic study that focuses on improving productivity, quality, and assisting practitioners to develop methods to empower people as well as to design and implement to change programs. We live in a world characterized by rapid change, globalization, and diversity. OB offers insights in these areas while providing guidance for managers in creating an ethically healthy work climate. Prerequisite: MGT 2050. MGT 4880 Business Strategy and Policy (3 credits) Business Strategy and Policy is an integrative senior course in strategic management building on functional area learning in management, accounting, finance, operations and marketing. The course focuses on the solution of specific business problems utilizing a corporate simulation which requires students to develop a strategy to lead their own company and implement the strategy through tactics for operations, management, marketing, and finance. Students are measured by a balanced scorecard estimating their performance in each area and their preparation for the future. MGT 4910 Advanced Special Topics (3 credits) Examines topics in management that are not included in regular course offerings. Specific content and possible prerequisites are announced in the course schedule for a given term. Students may reenroll for Special Topics covering different content. Prerequisites: MGT 2050 and MGT 4170. designed to help students successfully work in and lead groups and teams, they will develop a firsthand understanding of group and team dynamics that can be applied to their personal and professional lives. MGT 3110 Career Planning Strategies and Tactics (3 credits) Career Planning Strategies and Tactics is a course recommended for juniors or seniors designed to help students in interview preparation and the job search as they seek fulltime employment. The focus is on several key aspects of career preparation including self-assessment, goal-setting, and professional communication. This course is helpful to participants in their transition from an academic environment to a career setting. Transitions involve change and change brings on a flurry of questions about the unknown. The information collected during this course provides data for each student, enabling him/her to answer questions and ease the transition from an academic environment to a career setting. MGT 3150 Business Law II (3 credits) This course is a continuation of Business Law I. The course examines additional important business law subject matter areas, such as commercial paper and banking transactions, creditors and debtors rights and responsibilities, Internet law, intellectual property law, real property law, international business law, liability of accountants, wills and trusts, and personal property, gifts, and a bailment. Prerequisite: MGT 2150. MGT 3900 Management Internship (3-6 credits) The Huizenga Business School fosters learning through the application of classroom theory in the workplace. Undergraduate students have the option of participating in a university sponsored internship for academic credit. The minimum internship work requirement is 180 hours during one semester. Registration for internship is done through the HSBE Office of Academic Advising, not online, after conferral with the NSU Office of Career Development. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: good academic standing, GPA of 2.5 or higher, and completion of at least 36 credit hours. MGT 3901 Management Internship (0 credits) The Huizenga Business School fosters learning through the application of classroom theory in the workplace. Undergraduate students have the option of participating in a university sponsored noncredit internship. The minimum internship work requirement is 180 hours during one semester. Registration for internship is done through the HSBE Office of Academic Advising, not online, after conferral with the NSU’s Office of Career Development. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: good academic standing, GPA of 2.5 or higher, and completion of at least 36 credit hours. Grading is Pass/Fail.