Academic Learning Compact - Management

The management major provides you with computing, quantitative and application skills to be used in a business problem-solving setting. You will learn a set of focused management, communication and critical thinking skills that will enable you to be an effective decision maker.

Additional information is available from your major's website.

Before Graduating You Must

• Take the Educational Testing Service’s Business Field Test. The score for this test will be incorporated into MAN 4504 taken in the final term.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Skills You Will Acquire in the Major (SLOs)

1. Understand the application of methods of scientific inquiry used in the social sciences, arts and humanities as applied to the business discipline.
2. Understand each individual business discipline.
3. Management Skills
   1. Understand computer technology and develop ability to search for information.
   2. Understand the methods of recruiting.
   3. Understand the basic concepts of evaluation and management of employees.
   4. Understand basic principles of equal employment law.
   5. Understand basic concepts of leadership.
   6. Understand the principles of teams and groups.
   7. Understand basics of organizational structure.
   8. Understand principles of strategic analysis.
   9. Understand the impact of corporate governance on firm performance.
   10. Understand causes of organizational change.
   11. Understand fundamentals of the operation of business enterprises.
   12. Understand legal and ethical considerations in corporate governance.
4. Apply mathematical concepts to analyze, understand and communicate quantitative data.
5. Analyze and interpret economic and financial events for internal decision-making purposes.
6. Analyze problems and learn to distinguish factual scenarios.
7. Effectively produce, interpret and analyze written text and oral messages.