Managerial Functions

Knowledge and skills here involve a variety of functionally-oriented tasks, including human capital management, negotiations, benchmarking, and business process improvements.

Through the courses in the Management major, you can potentially develop knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) that will prepare you to effectively manage organizations and the people in them, as well as develop and implement strategies that will lead to success.

Through the Managerial Functions KSA Category, you will gain...

Knowledge and skills here involve a variety of functionally-oriented tasks, including human capital management, negotiations, benchmarking, and business process improvements.

Visit our Management Major Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) Webpage to learn more about the KSA's.

Prescribed MGMT Courses:

Course No.	Knowledge	Skills & Abilities
MGMT 326
MGMT 451W
MGMT 481		Data collection techniques Benchmarking Business process improvement Business case development

Additional MGMT Courses: (Choose any three courses from the following list based on your interests.)

Course No.	Knowledge	Skills & Abilities
MGMT 341	Human resources management strategies	Applying employment law Designing human resources strategy mapping Applying SHRM best practices
MGMT 355
MGMT 420	Negotiation Fundamentals	Negotiating tactics in both competitive and collaborative contexts
MGMT 441	Employment law for talent acquisition Employer branding Talent sourcing and selection strategies	Analyzing organizational staffing needs Planning and implementing talent sourcing strategies Developing and conducting structured selection interviews Applying SHRM best practices
MGMT 443	Performance diagnosis and improvement	Analysis of individual performance of job objectives
MGMT 445	Organizational approaches to managing diverse cultures	Diversity management practices evaluation
MGMT 480	Consulting methodologies and mindsets Consulting engagement management	Proposal development Data collection techniques Benchmarking Business process improvement Business case development
BA 441

Knowledge

Human resources management strategies (MGMT 341)
Employment law for talent acquisition; employer branding; and talent sourcing and selection strategies (MGMT 441)
Performance diagnosis and improvement (MGMT 443)
Organizational approaches to managing diversity (MGMT 445)
Negotiation Fundamentals (MGMT 420)
Consulting methodologies and mindsets; consulting engagement management (MGMT 480)

Skills & Abilities

Applying employment law; SHRM best practices (MGMT 341; MGMT 441)
Analyzing organizational staffing needs (MGMT 441)
Planning and implementing talent sourcing strategies (MGMT 441)
Developing and conducting structured selection interviews (MGMT 441)
Analysis of individual performance to job objectives (MGMT 443)
Diversity management practices evaluation (MGMT 445)
Negotiation tactics in both competitive and collaborative contexts (MGMT 420)
Consulting: proposal development; data collection techniques; benchmarking; business process improvement; business case development (MGMT 480)