MGMT100

Description

This course is designed to encourage students to consider how business is embedded into the larger society and how managers solve problems. It will introduce students to basic management skills and the context in which they are applied. For students interested in business, this required course provides an introduction to management and other topics they will study in greater depth in their future course work, such as marketing. For students not majoring in a business-related discipline, it provides an opportunity to learn basic managerial skills that will be helpful in their current and future activities in organizations. The course structure includes readings, lectures, experiential learning, teamwork, case analyses, and writing assignments. The course involves considerable interaction between the professor and students, and among students and other community members, because the practice of management is about working, communicating, and collaborating effectively with people who have different backgrounds, views, and experiences. Students will develop their critical thinking and analysis skills, and better understand the implications of using technological tools, such as artificial intelligence, in the workplace.