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MAP 276 Statistical Inference in Management (3) I II This is a first course in business statistics, with an emphasis on techniques for data analysis and inference in management. Students are assumed to be familiar with basic descriptive statistics, probability theory, and probability distributions. Presentation of technical material is combined with hands-on analysis of data to aid managerial decision making. Meeting will be a mix of lecture and problem-solving. There are two objectives for the course. First, to develop a conceptual understanding of statistics and the role of data analysis in management. Second, to master the mechanics of applied statistics. P, MIS 111, MATH 113, MATH 114.

MAP 299 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

MAP 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I

MAP 305 Management and Organizational Behavior (3) I II GRD Integration of classical and organizational behavior approaches to management in private and public organizations in various cultures. Special sections of this course are offered for participants in the University Honors Program. P, ECON 201B, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MAP 320 Legal, Social and Political Environment of Business (3) I II Introduction to the social, legal and political environment of business. The relationship between business and government; regulation and interest groups, the legal process. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MAP 330 Human Resources Management (3) I II GRD Policies and current practices in utilizing human resources effectively at all organizational levels. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MAP 376 Statistical Inference in Management (3) Further topics in statistical analysis and inference applied to managerial decision making. Not available to student who have completed or are enrolled in AREC 339 or ECON 339. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Adminiatration. (Identical with ECON 376, MKTG 376).

MAP 382 Labor and Public Policy (3) II P, ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A- ECON 201B. Open only to students who meet the requirements for Advanced Standing in the College of Business and Public Administration. (Identical with ECON 382, which is home).

MAP 383 Labor Arbitration (3) I P, ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A-ECON 201B. Open only to students who meet the requirements for Advanced Standing in the College of Business and Public Administration. (Identical with ECON 383, which is home).

MAP 386 Collective Bargaining (3) II P, ECON 200 or ECON 210 or ECON 201A-ECON 201B. Open only to students who meet the requirements for Advanced Standing in the College of Business and Public Administration. (Identical with ECON 386, which is home).

MAP 394 Practicum (3) [Rpt./]

MAP 399 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

MAP 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

MAP 407 Business Environment of Middle East and North Africa (3) I (Identical with NES 407, which is home).

MAP 419A Media Arts and Business: Film (3) I (Identical with M AR 419A, which is home).

MAP 420 Business Law (3) I II GRD Law of Contracts; Principal-Agency (Employer-Employee) relationships; Unincorporated Business Associations-Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Companies; Corporations; Property Rights and other subjects such as negotiable instruments; Wills and Probate of Estate. P, or CR, MAP 320, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration, admission to BPA graduate programs.

MAP 430 Human Resources Policies (3) II An integrative, case-oriented course focusing on problems and policies in the procurement, development, compensation, and motivation of personnel. P, MAP 330, 6 units in human resource management. May be convened with MAP 530.

MAP 432 Bargaining and Negotiation in Organizations (3) I II Examination of the state of the art of bargaining and negotiation, and the development of bargaining skills in a wide variety of business and interpersonal settings. P, MAP 305.

MAP 434 Media Industries (3) I P, M AR advanced standing. (Identical with M AR 434, which is home).

MAP 435 International Management (3) Analysis of management opportunities and challenges; evaluation and formulation of strategies of firms expanding internationally. (Identical with PA 435).

MAP 444 Group-Process Methods in Management (3) II Application of behavioral science knowledge to group functioning in organizations with emphasis on perspectives from organizational behavior, social psychology and sociology. P, MAP 305. (Identical with SOC 444).

MAP 445 Interactive Behavior In Small Groups (3) II Introduction and a critical survey of some of the essential ideas and concepts of n-person game theory and the experimental findings on strategic interaction in small groups. Attempts to combine theoretical, experimental, and applied perspectives. May be convened with MAP 545.

MAP 450 Training and Development (3) II Examines employee training and development as a systematic planned strategy for continuous expansion of employee competence, broadly defined, in order to meet organizational and individual goals.

MAP 458 Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad (3) I Designed to provide an introduction and a general survey of the major concepts and ideas of two-person game theory and the major findings of experimental research. Focuses on the interaction of theoretical concepts and experimental research. May be convened with MAP 558.

MAP 471 Management Policies (3) I II Analysis plus case studies of management in business enterprises. An honors section of this course will be available for entrepreneurship program students. Writing Emphasis Course. P, MAP 305, FIN 311, MKTG 361, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. Credit allowed for only one of: ACCT 471, FIN 471, MAP 471, MIS 471, or MKTG 471.

MAP 475 Topics in Management (3) [Rpt./ 1] I Critical examination of various research activities taking place in the field of management and organizational behavior. P, MAP 305.

MAP 480 Men, Women and Work (3) I II Survey of research on topics that have to do with gender and organizations. Topics include social determinants of career choice, perceptions and performance of men and women as managers, occupational sex segregation, work and family issues, implications of technological change for women's employment, affirmative action and comparable worth. P, MAP 305. (Identical with W S 480).

MAP 481 Finance and New Venture Development (4) I P, FIN 311, ECON 330, MKTG 361. Open only to entrepreneurship program students. (Identical with FIN 481, which is home).

MAP 483 Marketing Planning and Operational Decision-Making (4) II New product development; marketing programming and strategy; bargaining technique; individual and group decision-making processes. P, ECON 330, FIN 311, MKTG 361, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. Open only to entrepreneurship program students.

MAP 484 Development of New Venture Plans (4) II Preparation and presentation of a comprehensive business plan. Integration of financial, operational, and marketing elements. P, ECON 330, FIN 311, MKTG 361, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration. Open only to entrepreneurship program students. (Identical with FIN 484).

MAP 486 Managerial Judgement and Decision (3) II Development of a working understanding of decision analysis (DA) and its use in decision making. Emphasis on practical applications in professional and personal decisions. P, advanced standing as specified in the College of Business and Public Administration.

MAP 487 New Venture Development and Industry Analysis (4) I P, FIN 311, ECON 330, MKTG 361. Open to entrepreneurship students only. (Identical with ECON 487, which is home).

MAP 491 Preceptorship (1-4) I II

MAP 493 Internship (1-6) I II

MAP 493L Legislative Internship (1-12) [Rpt./] II

MAP 496H Honors Seminar (3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

MAP 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

MAP 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

MAP 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

MAP 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

MAP 500 Management Case Analysis and Presentation (3) I II Written analysis of cases and other reports; development of skills in analysis, decision making, and written and oral presentation, with emphasis on the total situation of each case considered.

MAP 502 Organization Theory and Behavioral Relations (3) I II The interactions, effects, and interrelationships of managers, employees, and organizational structures and systems. P, open only to students admitted to a B.P.A. graduate program.

MAP 503 Human Resource Management (3) I Principles, methods, research relevant to management of an organization's human resources, with emphasis on employment psychology, training, development, compensation. P, MAP 305 or MAP 502.

MAP 506 Business Communication in Management (1) I One unit of a three-course module designed to improve the oral and written communication skills of MBA students preparing for business leadership careers. In this module, students learn to prepare and deliver oral presentations and written documents which focus on effective communication in the business discipline of management. P, MBA students only; CR, MAP 502.

MAP 525 Organizational Theory (3) I II (Identical with SOC 525, which is home).

MAP 530 Human Resources Policies (3) II For a description of course topics see MAP 430. Graduate-level requirements include sexual harassment grievance procedure project and presentation. May be convened with MAP 430.

MAP 532 Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad (3) I Critical exposition of the essential ideas of two-person game theory and the findings of experimental research on strategic interactions in the dyad.

MAP 534 Industrial Analysis and New Venture Development (3) I P, ECON 500, FIN 511, MKTG 500. Open to entrepreneurship program students only. (Identical with ECON 534, which is home).

MAP 537 Finance for New Ventures (3) I P, FIN 511, MKTG 500. (Identical with FIN 537, which is home).

MAP 538 Marketing, Negotiation and Decision Tactics (3) II Development of bargaining and decision-making skills through simulated negotiations and role playing. Open only to students in the entrepreneurship program. P, ECON 500A, ECON 500B, FIN 511, MKTG 500. (Identical with MKTG 538).

MAP 539 Planning of New Ventures (3) II New venture development, financial projections, resource assessment, and long-range planning. Open only to students in the entrepreneurship program. P, ECON 500A, ECON 500B, FIN 511, MKTG 500. (Identical with FIN 539).

MAP 543 White Collar and Organizational Crime (3) I (Identical with PA 543, which is home).

MAP 545 Interactive Behavior In Small Groups (3) II For a description of course topics see MAP 445. The undergraduate students will have one class project to do under the approval of the instructor while the graduate students will work indepedently on class assignments, mid-term paper and class presentation. May be convened with MAP 445.

MAP 554 Research Methodology (3) I Behavioral research techniques; bias, validity, reliability, and applicable statistical techniques; critiques of research articles and reports.

MAP 556 Gender Issues in Organizational Behavior (3) I II Reviews the research on several topics having to do with gender and organizations, including: social determinants of career choice; occupational sex segregation; perceptions of men and women as managers; gender issues in motivation, leadership, and job satisfaction; work and family issues; implications of technological change for women's employment; organizational change including affirmative action and comparable worth. (Identical with SOC 556).

MAP 558 Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad (3) I For a description of course topics see MAP 458. Graduate-level requirements include working independently on class assignments, a mid-term paper and class presentation. May be convened with MAP 458.

MAP 560 Management of Technology (3) I Issues in formulating and implementing technology strategy as organizations and industries grow, mature and stagnate. Topics include patterns of diffusion, role of licensing and joint ventures, and the divergence between leading edge and profitable science. P, MAP 305 or MAP 502.

MAP 568 Environmental Scanning and Business Strategy (3) I II P, MKTG 500, ECON 500, FIN 511. Open to BPA graduate students only. (Identical with MKTG 568, which is home).

MAP 571 Business Strategy and Policy Making (3) II Case method approach to problems and policies facing top management in making and effecting a strategic plan. P, MAP 500, MAP 502, FIN 511, MKTG 500.

MAP 579 Issues in Rural Health (3) II (Identical with NURS 579, which is home).

MAP 580A Theory of Management and Organization: Analysis of Behavior in Organizational S (3) I Analysis of behavior in organizational systems; review of classical, behavioral, and contingency theories of management with a focus on internal systems phenomena. P, MAP 305 or MAP 502. MAP 580A is not prerequisite to MAP 580B.

MAP 580B Theory of Management and Organization: Organizations in Their Environments (3) II Organizations in their environments; analysis of organizations in the context of their environmental interfaces. P, MAP 305 or MAP 502. MAP 580A is not prerequisite to MAP 580B. (Identical with PA 580B).

MAP 586 Behavioral Research in Judgement and Decision Making (3) I Theory and research on the strategies and abilities of human judges and decision makers. Focus is upon behavioral, as contrasted with normative, investigation, and upon methods of improving judgment and decision performance. P, statistics.

MAP 593 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

MAP 596E Social Organizations (3) [Rpt./ 1] I P, completion of 1st year graduate program curriculum in sociology. (Identical with SOC 596E, which is home).

MAP 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

MAP 600 Behavioral Science Theory and Method in Management (3) [Rpt./ 1] I Conceptual and theoretical frameworks for the analysis of management problems from a behavioral science perspective. Emphasis on formulation of research questions and alternative research strategies for answering them.

MAP 694 Practicum (1-6) [Rpt./]

MAP 696D Judgement and Decision Making (3) [Rpt./ 2] II

MAP 696F Ph.D. Seminar in Public Management (3) I (Identical with PA 696F, which is home).

MAP 696L Organizational Behavior (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II

MAP 696M Professional Issues (2-3) II This course is designed for Ph.D. students in business who anticipate having an academic career. The course focuses on professional issues and will be driven, in part by the interests of the students.

MAP 696N Research Design: Statistical Methods (2-4) I II

MAP 699 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

MAP 799 Independent Study (2-4) [Rpt./]

MAP 900 Research (2-4) [Rpt./]

MAP 909 Master's Report (1-6) [Rpt./]

MAP 910 Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]

MAP 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

MAP 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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