COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MGT 118 Portfolio Development

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Principles and practices of prior learning and its assessment will be surveyed. Student learning obtained through personal and professional experience will be reflected upon and analyzed. Students will prepare a portfolio documenting this learning. This course is designed for adult students in the Evening Degree program. 1 credit

MGT 350 Management and Leadership Special Topics

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

1 to 4 credits

MGT 361 Principles of Self-Management

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Students examine current adult learning theory and stages of adulthood. They identify their own learning styles, personality types, personal values, and problem solving strategies. Through this process students become more self-aware and more sensitive to the diversity of various personalities. Emphasis is on discovering one's own personality profile and learning how this profile affects others. Liberal Education: Orientation for evening degree  majors only. 3 credits

MGT 363 Regional Culture, History, and Economics

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Students examine the history of regional natural resource use. Topics include Native American seasonal economics, the fur trade, logging, mining, farming, industrial development, and tourism. Students see how local ethnic groups have influenced regional development and study how the concept of sustainability can influence future development. Liberal Education: Cultural Diversity for evening degree majors only. 3 credits

MGT 364 Group and Organizational Behavior

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

This course is a study of group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on the facilitation of decision-making and resolving conflict in groups. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management and determine which tasks are best handled by a group or by individuals. Liberal Education: Psychology for evening degree majors only.
3 credits

MGT 366 Financial Planning and Analysis

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

This course is an introduction to the preparation, analysis, and interpretation of the three primary financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. The focus is on reading and understanding financial statements. Students also learn to use financial information in budget preparation and decision making, and they learn cost/benefit and ratio analysis. 3 credits

MGT 367 Personal and Organizational Ethics

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

In this class, students examine seminal ethical theories and their interpretation by contemporary ethicists. By employing a case study approach - with cases taken from such fields as business, health care, and the environment - the class discussion will provide each student the opportunity to examine his/her ethical position on issues relevant to the home and workplace. The insights gained from such an examination will allow the student to clarify the components of the ethical decision-making process and thereby enable him/her to make more cogent ethical choices. Liberal Education: Religion and Philosophy for evening degree majors only. 3 credits

MGT 368 Marketing Planning and Strategy

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Marketing is the process of identifying the needs and wants of targeted consumers and fulfilling those needs by creating pricing, promoting, and distributing a product, service, or idea that satisfies them. An understanding of marketing is essential to an understanding of any successful organization exists and continues to exist. Students will become involved in the process of learning about various aspects of marketing through preparing assigned problems, through video and written cases and their analysis, through a marketing plan they will develop, and through their preparation for active involvement in classroom discussions. 3 credits

MGT 369 Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

A review of basic algebra, and an introduction to problem solving strategies, with emphasis on different approaches to manipulating data most likely to be encountered by managers. Content will include descriptive statistics, probability, and graphical techniques. Also, students will deal with problem solving qualitatively. These topics will use computer assistance to aid in analysis. Class process will be done individually and in groups. Liberal Education: Quantitative Reasoning for evening degree majors only. 3 credits

MGT 370 Research Methods

Prerequisites: MTH 099 or MTH 107 and Evening degree major

A study of the collection and analysis of information applied to organizational decision-making. Specific attention to the planning of research and proper gathering, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. 4 credits

MGT 438 Management and Leadership Capstone

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

This course presents the functions of the management process including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and evaluation. Students examine various leadership and motivational theories as they relate to managing people, and they are introduced to the theory and application of Quality and Team Management. Liberal Education: Business for evening degree majors only. 3 credits

MGT 461 Global Economic Issues

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

In this class, students explore the possibilities and limits for human development on this planet. The earth is considered as both the source or and the waste receptacle for our economic activities. Such issues as the GNP, the balance of trade, the GATT, population, technological changes, global environmental threats, energy supplies and residues, and distribution of wealth are discussed. The impact of global trends on our region is studied. Liberal Education: Environmental Perspectives for evening degree  majors only. 3 credits

MGT 476 Strategic Planning: Senior Capstone

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Study of how organizations form and implement policy to plan the direction they will pursue in their chosen environment and guide their allocation of resources and effort. Topics include business definition, situation and competitive analysis, competitive advantage, strategy generation and selection. Planning topics include budget-based and financial plans, long-range planning, strategic and functional plans. Organization wide focus on the internal and external constraints faced in policy decision-making, implementation, and control. 3 credits

MGT 477 Management and Leadership Issues Seminar

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Guided discussion and analysis of collected literature on a current topic in management and leadership. Possible future topics may include organizational changes for the future, customer service, economic sustainability. Student may repeat course for up to 12 credits but may not repeat same topic. 3 credits

MGT 488 Independent Project I

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Students prepare a formal written proposal for their research project. It will include the general concept under consideration, the problem, the literature review, and the methods an analysis to be used. They also present their proposal orally to the class. Students then prepare written critiques of fellow students' proposals. 3 credits

MGT 489 Independent Project II

Prerequisite: Evening degree major

Students turn in the final written form of the research project. They also present the project orally and critique each other's presentations. 3 credits

REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP MAJORS

All of the following:

Total Major Requirements 36-37 credits
Total Junior Standing Requirements 58 credits
Additional Liberal Education, Elective, or Prior Learning Assessment Requirements 29-30 credits
Total Requirements Needed to Graduate 124 credits

Contact Information

Clare  Hintz    
Evening Degree Program Coordinator
Email: adultlearning@northland.edu
Phone: (715) 682-1492