Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONS (MGMT)  Department Info

MGMT 276 -- Statistical Inference in Management  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MIS 111; MATH 115A; MATH 115B.
Identical to:  ECON 276.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 299 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 310A -- Organization Behavior and Management  (3 units)
Description:  Integration of management and organization behavior concepts as applied to the administration of private and public organizations in various cultures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 310D -- Leadership and Management Skills Development  (3 units)
Description:  Learn skills to deal with conflict, working with others, motivating and leading, and make effective decisions in leadership and managerial positions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT310A
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 394 -- Practicum  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 402 -- Integrating Business Fundamentals with Ethics and Law in Management  (3 units)
Description:  An interdisciplinary analysis of how fundamentals of economics, finance, accounting, marketing, management and information technology each raise ethical and legal considerations in the business environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  BNAD 314R, MKTG 361, FIN 311, MIS 304; advance standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 403 -- Human Resources Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide you with an understanding of human resource (HR) management. In addition to providing you with knowledge of HR management issues addressed by most managers, we will examine these issues from a broader organizational perspective.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 407 -- Business Environment in the Middle East and North Africa  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to provide the tools to function comfortably in the Middle East and North Africa business environment. It will provide a basic understanding of the history, geography, politics, economics and culture of these areas.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 407; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 408 -- Compensation  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to provide an in-depth understanding of compensation policies. It will examine theoretical and practical aspects to compensation policies in organizations
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 403.
May be convened with:  MGMT 508.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 414 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENTR 414; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 514.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 420 -- Business Law  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management, admission to Eller College of Management graduate programs.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit and grade.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 430 -- Human Resources Policies  (3 units)
Description:  An integrative, case-oriented course focusing on problems and policies in the procurement, development, compensation, and motivation of personnel.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 403.
May be convened with:  MGMT 530.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 431 -- Human Resources Management in Services  (3 units)
Description:  Human resources issues when their employees and customers interact in a services environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent; MGMT 431; advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
May be convened with:  MGMT 531.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 432A -- Applied Topics in Bargaining & Negotiations  (3 units)
Description:  To understand the theory and processes of negotiation to negotiate successfully in a variety of settings comfortable and adept in future negotiations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  BPA Professional Admission.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 432B -- Bargaining and Negotiation in Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, MGMT 432A; advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 433 -- Strategic Human Resource Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become more effective managers of people in organizations. Students will learn effective people management practices, explore how these practices fit with an organization’s strategy and structure, and equip students with some basic skills for applying these practices. Increasingly, the task of managing and developing people is shared between human resources and general managers. Therefore, whether a student’s functional concentration is marketing, finance, information technology, operations management, or human resources, understanding how to manage people, and how an organization’s context affects the effectiveness of people management practices, is critical for a manager’s and their organization’s performance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 435 -- International Management  (3 units)
Description:  Broaden perspectives on globalizing business and international integration. Enhance analytical and communication skills in approaching and resolving international issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  BNAD 449.
Identical to:  ENTR 435, PA 435.
May be convened with:  MGMT 535.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 437 -- Organizational Staffing  (3 units)
Description:  The primary purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the processes by which organizations staff positions from a pool of applicants.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A, MGMT 403.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 444 -- Group-Process Methods in Management  (3 units)
Description:  Application of behavioral science knowledge to group functioning in organizations with emphasis on perspectives from organizational behavior, social psychology and sociology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  SOC 444.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 445 -- Interactive Behavior In Small Groups  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  MGMT 545.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 450 -- Training and Development  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  MGMT 550.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 458 -- Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  MGMT 558.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 460 -- Human Resource Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  This course will examine the strategic role of Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in the effective management of organizations. The focus of the course will be the determination of the organizational need for HRIS, the factors that assist in the selection and evaluation of an appropriate HRIS as well as an introduction to software application packages that produce reports for management decision-making. Student classroom experiences with specific software tools will be linked to critical needs in functional Human Resource Management (HRM) activities such as Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, Labor Relations and Human Resource Planning as well as enterprise computing needs. The role of HRIS in current Information Management topics such as the Internet, Convergence, Privacy, Security, System Integration and Expert Systems will be explored.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  MIS 460.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 465 -- Managing for Quality Improvement  (3 units)
Description:  Operational aspect of quality improvement. Topics include statistical process control, quality management programs..
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Identical to:  MIS 465; MIS is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 565.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 471 -- Management Policies  (3 units)
Description:  A strategic management course that presents core concepts and theories of strategic management, and provides practical experience in applying methods of strategic management to actual business situations.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); satisfaction of the upper-division writing proficiency requirement, MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, FIN 311, MKTG 361, advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 473A -- Production and Operations Management  (3 units)
Description:  Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling, and updating systems. Forecasting, aggregate planning, MRP, inventory models under uncertainty, scheduling.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Identical to:  MIS 473A; MIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 473B -- Production and Operations Management  (3 units)
Description:  Productive systems, including service type industries; activities entailed in selecting, designing, operating, controlling and updating systems. Topics include strategy and competition, supply chain management, project management, facilities layout and location, quality and assurance, and reliability and maintainability
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MIS 373, advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Identical to:  MIS 473B; MIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 475 -- Topics in Management  (3 units)
Description:  Critical examination of various research activities taking place in the field of management and organizational behavior.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 477 -- The Supply Chain and Logistics  (3 units)
Description:  Organization, management and control of material flow processes; logistical strategies and relationships of procurement, handling, warehousing, transportation, and inventory control.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  MIS 373.
Identical to:  MIS 477; MIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 478 -- Building a High Performance Company  (1 unit)
Description:  Understanding the career opportunities available in pursuit of technical degrees and the need for managerial leadership skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  MGMT 578.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 480 -- Gender, Leadership and Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  W S 480.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 483 -- Marketing Planning and Operational Decision-Making  (4 units)
Description:  New product development; marketing programming and strategy; bargaining technique; individual and group decision-making processes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 330, FIN 311, MKTG 361; advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management. Open only to entrepreneurship program students.
Identical to:  MKTG 483.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 484 -- Development of New Venture Plans  (4 units)
Description:  Preparation and presentation of a comprehensive business plan. Integration of financial, operational, and marketing elements.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 330, FIN 311, MKTG 361; advanced standing as specified in tthe Eller College of Management. Open only to entrepreneurship program students.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 485 -- Decision Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Basic tools to become a better decision maker in personal life and professional work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 486 -- Managerial Judgment and Decision  (3 units)
Description:  Development of a working understanding of decision analysis (DA) and its use in decision making. Emphasis on practical applications in professional and personal decisions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  advanced standing as specified in the Eller College of Management.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 487 -- New Venture Development and Industry Analysis  (4 units)
Description:  Integration of marketing, production and management functions. Pro forma statements. Development of venture capital.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  FIN 311, ECON 330, MKTG 361. Open to entrepreneurship students only.
Identical to:  ECON 487; ECON is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 488 -- Social Entrepreneurship  (3 units)
Description:  Focusing your business and entrepreneurial skills on social and/or environmental problem solving.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  MGMT 588.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 489 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  ENTR 489; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 493 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 496F -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations. This is a writing emphasis course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 290A or PSYC 290B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PSYC 496F; PSYC is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 596F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 496H -- Honors Seminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 496Z -- University Management  (1-3 units)
Description:  This is an applied consulting class. This course will be provided to give students an insight into the inner-workings of the university, while demonstrating methods of improvement applicable to individual colleges. Course may count as a Business Management Major Elective. Please see the Business Management Advisor for substitution.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  BNAD 496Z; BNAD is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 501 -- Leadership & Social Responsibility  (1 unit)
Description:  One goal of this course is to focus on the skills you will need to effectively lead and manage work teams. Another goal is to explore the topic of leadership in a corporation that is socially responsible. We will take a decidedly experiential and applied approach to examining this topic. We will be examining and evaluating techniques for leading individuals, groups, and teams as well as exploring the concept of corporate social responsibility. At the end of this course, participants should be able to translate theories into more specific competencies that will improve your ability to lead and manage in a corporation that is socially responsible.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 502 -- Organizational Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  The interactions, effects, and interrelationships of managers, employees, and organizational structures and systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open only to students admitted to an Eller College of Management graduate program.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 503 -- Human Resource Management  (3 units)
Description:  Principles, methods, research relevant to management of an organization's human resources, with emphasis on employment psychology, training, development, compensation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, or MGMT 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 508 -- Compensation  (3 units)
Description:  Designed to provide an in-depth understanding of compensation policies. It will examine theoretical and practical aspects to compensation policies in organizations Graduate-level requirements include an extra project which requires more experience with corporate strategy with compensation policy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 408.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 509 -- Management Communication  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of methods, processes, and functions necessary for effective communication in today's high tech, global marketplace. Develop an understanding of the need for and the requisite skills of competent communication i both the physical and electronic environments, and master appropriate communication formats and analytical tools necessary to solve communication problems within traditional and team-based organizational structures.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 509E -- Business Communication for Nonnative Speakers  (2 units)
Description:  MBA students with communication strategies and skills needed to succeed in interacting, managing, and leading in today’s English-based global business environment. Students will be offered the opportunity to raise their level of English-language/culture proficiency through cultural/linguistic discussions; multiple interrelated oral, written, and interpersonal deliverables and individualized feedback.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 510 -- Communication for Managers and Professional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Today’s M.B.A. candidates face an exciting and challenging job market with a need to focus their professional energies as soon as they enter graduate school. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article (9/22/04), the top four attributes desired by recruiters are (1) communication and interpersonal skills, (2) the ability to work well within a team, (3) personal ethics and integrity, and (4) analytical and problem-solving skills. Regardless of a student’s “dream job” after graduation the strategies for enhancing these skills, especially the soft “people skills,” are critical additions to the Eller M.B.A.’s portfolio of knowledge.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 512A -- Management of Technology I  (3 units)
Description:  To provide practical experience and perspective in the challenging and complex world of technology management. The course content will include lectures, seminars, case analysis, shared personal experience from senior managers of technology-based enterprises, course specific academic literature, and guest speakers. Graduate-level requirements include two papers to be graded where indicated in the syllabus.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour individual studies, 1 hour lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  ENGR 512A; ENGR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 512B -- Management of Technology II  (3 units)
Description:  To provide and practical and in depth understanding of management at the first and second levels, the integration of product to market requirements and synchronization of organizations in the challenging and complex world of technology management. The course will include team role playing, in depth (deep dive) analysis of product and organizational process which have insured the sustained and successful performance of technology companies. The content will include lectures, seminars, shared personal experience from senior managers of technology-based enterprises, course specific academic literature, and guest speakers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour individual studies, 1 hour lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  ENGR 512B; ENGR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 513 -- Advanced Leadership, Facilitation, and Coaching Skills  (1-2 units)
Description:  Advanced hands-on training in leadership, group facilitation and coaching skills.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 4 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 514 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication. Graduate-level requirements include an additional 10-15 pages mid-term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  ENTR 514; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 414.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 515 -- Leadership and Managerial Skills  (3 units)
Description:  Course focuses on the skills you will need to effectively lead and manage work teams. We will be examining and evaluating techniques for managing teams. Our goal in this course is to learn how to translate the theories into more specific competencies that will improve your ability to lead and manage groups.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 521 -- Business Law and the Search for Non-Obvious Liablilties  (3 units)
Description:  General study of the law as it relates to business, specifically focusing on the types of situations where the wary entrepreneur, accountant or manager can identify potential liabilities
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 524 -- Team Work and Group Process  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the design, management, and leadership of task-performing teams in formal organizational settings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 525 -- Organizational Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Survey course in the origins, development, and maturation of organizational analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SOC 525; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 530 -- Human Resources Policies  (3 units)
Description:  An integrative, case-oriented course focusing on problems and policies in the procurement, development, compensation, and motivation of personnel. Graduate-level requirements include sexual harassment grievance procedure project and presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 430.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 531 -- Human Resources Management in Services  (3 units)
Description:  Human resources issues when their employees and customers interact in a services environment. Graduate-level requirements include two group projects plus an individual project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 431.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 534 -- Industrial Analysis and New Venture Development  (3 units)
Description:  Value maximization; simulation of value distribution; sources of venture capital; timing of initial public offering; new venture ownership structuring.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 500, FIN 511, MKTG 500. Open to entrepreneurship program students only.
Identical to:  ECON 534; ECON is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 535 -- International Management  (3 units)
Description:  Broaden perspectives on globalizing business and international integration. Enhance analytical and communication skills in approaching and resolving international issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENTR 535, PA 535.
May be convened with:  MGMT 435.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 539 -- Planning of New Ventures  (3 units)
Description:  New venture development, financial projections, resource assessment, and long-range planning. Open only to students in the entrepreneurship program.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  FIN 511, MKTG 500.
Identical to:  FIN 539.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 543 -- White Collar and Organizational Crime  (3 units)
Description:  The nature and distribution of white collar and organizational crime. Sociological and economic explanations for crime in organizational settings. Societal response and control mechanisms.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 543; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 545 -- Interactive Behavior In Small Groups  (3 units)
Description:  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. Graduate-level requirements include working independently on class assignments, mid-term paper, and class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 445.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 547 -- Corporate Strategy  (3 units)
Description:  Provides a perspective into the generation of Corporate Strategies and the Executive Decision Processes that facilitate the strategy's implementation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 550 -- Training and Development  (3 units)
Description:  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. Graduate-level requirements include use their own experience with theory and research to develop a plan to meet organizational goals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 450.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 552 -- Statistical Decision Making  (3 units)
Description:  Probability and statistical analysis; random variables, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, Bayesian analysis, time series, statistical investigation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 113. Open only to students admitted to a BPA graduate program.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 554 -- Research Methodology  (3 units)
Description:  Behavioral research techniques; bias, validity, reliability, and applicable statistical techniques; critiques of research articles and reports.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 556 -- Leadership and Teams  (2 units)
Description:  This course takes a decidedly experiential and applied approach to examining and evaluating techniques for managing teams.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 558 -- Conflict and Cooperation in the Dyad  (3 units)
Description:  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. Graduate-level requirements include working independently on class assignments, a mid-term paper and class presentation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 458.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 560 -- Trends in Management Theory  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, or MGMT 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 561 -- Leading Organizational Change  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to introduce you to the frameworks, competencies and skills required to lead change efforts within organizations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 562 -- Applied Business Statistics  (2 units)
Description:  Probability and statistical analysis; More advance random variables, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, Bayesian analysis, time series, statistical investigation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Open only to students admitted to the Eller College of Management graduate programs
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 564 -- Negotiation  (3 units)
Description:  Explore the major concepts and theories of psychology of bargaining and negotiation, and the dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup conflict and its resolution.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 565 -- Managing for Quality Improvement  (3 units)
Description:  Operational aspect of quality improvement. Topics include statistical process control, quality management programs.. Graduate-level requirements includes a report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MIS 565; MIS is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 465.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 571 -- Business Strategy and Policy Making  (3 units)
Description:  Case method approach to problems and policies facing top management in making and effecting a strategic plan.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT502, FIN 511, MKTG 500.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 573 -- Integrating Business Principles  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide you with the opportunity to integrate your learning from the spectrum of courses taken in the MBA program and relate them to a real world business environment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 578 -- Building a High Performance Company  (1 unit)
Description:  Understanding the career opportunities available in pursuit of technical degrees and the need for managerial leadership skills. Graduate-level requirements include using your own experience with theory and research to develop a plan to move an organization to a high performing organization on the company's strategic direction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 478.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 580A -- Management & Organization Theory: Analysis of Behavior in Organizational Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of behavior in organizational systems; review of classical, behavioral, and contingency theories of management with a focus on internal systems phenomena.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent, or MGMT502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 580B -- Management & Organization Theory: Organizations in Their Environments  (3 units)
Description:  Organizations in their environments; analysis of organizations in the context of their environmental interfaces.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 310A and BNAD 314R or equivalent; or MGMT 502 or PA 501
Identical to:  PA 580B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 582C -- Univariate Analysis in Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on analyzing data from experimental and empirical research. The techniques taught will be suitable for analyzing data with one (or few) dependent variables (and many independent), with a special emphasis on analysis of variance (ANOVA). The course will be a combination of theory and hands-on practice. Students are assumed to be familiar with undergraduate-level statistics, and statistical software (SPSS or SAS).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 552.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 582D -- Multivariate Analysis in Management  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of variance and covariance, principal components, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MGMT 552. MGMT 582C is not prerequisite to MGMT 582D.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 586 -- Decision Management  (3 units)
Description:  Course material will include discussion of decision making processes in two forms: 1) descriptive: how decisions are actually made and the errors that sometimes occur, and 2) normative: how decisions should be made to optimize outcomes. Theoretical and applied concepts will be drawn from several fields: business, psychology, economics, statistics, etc. Examples will focus on managerial and personal decisions in order to gain a better understanding of our decision processes in the workplace and in our lives.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 588 -- Social Entrepreneurship  (3 units)
Description:  Focusing your business and entrepreneurial skills on social and/or environmental problem solving. Graduate-level requirements include the experience to pitch the social entrepreneruship venture they have developed. Also the graduate students will have the experience to facilitate classes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  MGMT 488.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 589 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models. Graduate-level requirements include a mid-term exam and/or a presentation in class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENTR 589; ENTR is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 593 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 596F -- Cognitive Psychology  (3 units)
Description:  Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations. This is a writing emphasis course. Investigation of research and ideas on a specialized topic within cognitive psychology, including the psychology of language, visual perception and cognitive memory, decision, and learning. The discussion and exchange of scholarly information in a small group setting, papers and student presentations.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PSYC 596F; PSYC is home department.
May be convened with:  MGMT 496F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 599 -- Independent Study  (1-9 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 600 -- Behavioral Science Theory and Method in Management  (3 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 694 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 696A -- Academic and Professional Development Seminar (Research)  (1 unit)
Description:  The research field of management is broad, as represented by the varieties of methodologies employed and topic areas investigated by our department faculty. In this first part of the Academic and Professional Development seminar, MAP department faculty members will present a summary of his/her research program to the first and second year MAP doctoral students. The intent is to expose our students to the research of all MAP faculty members which will aide these newer students in selecting their own research areas.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 696B -- Academic and Professional Development Seminar (KSA's)  (1 unit)
Description:  Success in academics requires a solid background in one’s discipline. However, a wide range of “survival skills” are also needed, including the ability to communicate effectively, to present oneself professionally, to find and keep a job, etc. This seminar series is designed to aid students in the development of these critical academic KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities). To get the most out of this series, attend each seminar and arrive ready to discuss the topic of the day.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 696D -- Judgement and Decision Making  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

MGMT 696F -- Ph.D. Seminar in Public Management  (3 units)
Description:  Course focuses on a review and discussion of major works and streams of thought that have guided the evolution of the study of public administration and management. Introductory seminar for all new doctoral students entering the department's Ph.D. program.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open only to Ph.D. students or consent of department.
Identical to:  PA 696F; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MGMT 696J -- Research in Organizational Justice  (3 units)
Description:  Emphasize on historical trends and examing current research.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 696M -- Gender Issues in Organizational Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  In this course, we will focus on several topics that have to do with gender and organizations.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 696R -- Field Research Methodology  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the conduct of empirical research in field settings.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 696S -- Research in the Sociology of Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  Doctoral seminar focusing on a current research topic in the sociology of organizations.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MGMT 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 799 -- Independent Study  (2-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 900 -- Research  (2-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 909 -- Master's Report  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MGMT 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.