Courses in the Department of Management

Courses in the UALR College of Business Department of Management are divided into 3 categories: UALR Core Curriculum, Pre-Business and Professional Business Studies Core Curriculum, and Elective Courses in Management. Specific required courses may vary depending on the degree plan of a particular major.

UALR Core Curriculum Studies

44 Hours total

• Rhetoric 1311, 1312
• History 1311, 1312
• Mathematics 1302
• Speech Communication 1300
• History 2311, 2312, or Political Science 1310
• English 2337, 2338, or Philosophy 2320
• Fine Arts 2300, 2301; or Art 2200, Music 2200, Theater 2200


• Science core courses: 8 hours
  Two courses of three credit hours from individuals, cultures, and societies core courses

Pre-business Courses

27 hours total

• Mathematics 1342
• Accounting 2310, 2330
• Economics 2310, 2312
• Economics 2322, 2323
• Management 1310
• Marketing 2380

Professional Business Studies Courses

21 hours total

• Finance 3310
• Management 3300
• Management 3304
• Management 3305
• Management 3380
• Management 4380
• Marketing 3350

Courses in Management

1300. Introduction to Business

A survey of business organization and operation, the various fields of business, basic business problems and procedures, the vocabulary of business, and the opportunities open to college graduates in business. Three credit hours.

1310. Fundamentals of Information Technology

An introduction to computer information system concepts and the components and capabilities of a computer system. Emphasis on the development of spreadsheet and word processing competencies. Three credit hours.

1350. Beginning Keyboarding Applications

Techniques of touch typewriting, skill building, and the production of letters, tables, and manuscripts. For beginning typists and typists with speeds of less than 30 words per minute. Three credit hours.

1351. Advanced Keyboarding Applications

Prerequisite Management 1350 or one year of high school typewriting. The development of typewriting skill, accuracy, and speed in producing mailable business letters, reports, forms, memoranda, and manuscripts. Three credit hours.

2300. Supervisory Management

The supervisor and his or her relations with subordinates, superiors, colleagues, unions, and society. Emphasis on managerial aspects common to all supervisory positions, regardless of the technical specialty involved or the nature of the organization. Three credit hours.

2320. Business Communication Skills

Basic principles of effective language usage in written business communication. Three credit hours.

2335. Principles of Word Processing

Prerequisite Management 1350 or one year of high school typewriting. Introduction to word and information processing concepts. Includes the fundamental of word processor/microcomputer operations, hand-on experience with electronic keyboards and use of number pad for data entry, and a study of word processing applications in business. Three credit hours.

3300. Organizational Behavior and Management

Organizational theory, concepts, principles, behavior, and practices in operating an organization. Internal and external forces, planning, decision and control processes, motivation, formal and informal structure, productivity, and leadership. Three credit hours.

3302. Organizational Theory

Prerequisite: Management 3300. Study of organizations including system and subsystem designs and their interaction with the external environment. Emphasis on contingency views of organization and management. Three credit hours.

3304. Production/Operations Management

Prerequisites: Economics 2312. Factors and variables that influence production/operations decisions. Topics will be selected from quantitative techniques such as PERT/CPM, forecasting, linear programming, transportation and assignment, quality control, learning curves, scheduling and planning, inventory control, and modeling. Three credit hours.

3305. Management Information Systems

Prerequisites: Management 1310, or equivalent. An introduction to the impact of computer-based automation systems on the management of organizations with emphasis on information-processing systems as a tool for management of organizations. This course requires that students learn to use software and hardware to facilitate managerial decision making, planning, and control. Three credit hours.

3306. Quality Assurance and Improvement

Prerequisite: Economics 2312. Quality control techniques, standards, and policies for production and operations environments; role of purchasing agent and engineer in specifying and insuring standards for purchased components; design and development of quality control and quality assurance systems throughout the organization. Three credit hours.

3307. Systems Development Methodologies

Prerequisite: Management 1310. Methods and tools of systems development. The system development life cycle will be studied using traditional and nontraditional techniques (e.g., CASE tools, 4GLs, and expert systems). Also addressed will be data structure, data definition, data normalization, and data modeling. Three credit hours.

3310. Business Applications in COBOL

Prerequisites: Management 1310 or equivalent. A beginning business computer problem-solving and programming course using the COBOL language. Three credit hours.

3312. Object-Oriented Programming

Prerequisite: Management 1310 or equivalent. Beginning object-oriented programming course. Focuses on business problem solving and solution development. Three credit hours.

3315. Operations Research

Prerequisite: Economics 2312. An introductory course in basic mathematical techniques used to define and understand related variables in business and organizational problems. Includes techniques such as simulation, model building, queuing, and decision theory. Three credit hours.

3320. Human Resource Management

The principles of planning, directing, and controlling the personnel function. Emphasis on the effective implementation of a comprehensive personnel program, including the recruitment, development, evaluation, and motivation of employees. Three credit hours.

3340. Applied Organizational Behavior

Prerequisites: Management 3300 or equivalent. A study and integration of basic managerial concepts and behavioral sciences as they affect people in organizations. Emphasis on environmental and interorganizational forces that influence membership behavior. Three credit hours.

3352. Advanced Personal Computer Applications

Prerequisites: Management 1310 or Computer Science 1370. Software applications integrating the use of spreadsheet, word processing, graphics, and e-mail software and front-end design tools. Emphasis on installation, customization, and documentation of personal computer systems. Three credit hours.

3362. Small Business Management

Co-requisites: Management 3300 or consent of instructor. The operation of a successful small business including feasibility studies for expansion/growth, business plans, strategic management, marketing, financing, and human resource considerations. Three credit hours.

3364. Family Business Management

Prerequisite: Management 3300. Management of family firm issues such as the interaction of family members, business objectives versus family objectives, succession planning, management development, motivation, and estate planning. Emphasis on transition from personal management practices to professional management practices.

3380. Business Communication

Theories of communication applied to internal and external business communication, including composition of letters, memos, and reports. Emphasis on interpersonal communication theory and oral communication skills for business. Three credit hours.

3392. Cooperative Education I

Prerequisite: consent of faculty sponsor and department chair prior to enrolling in the course. Provides experience in an organizational setting designed to integrate theory and practice. Course is offered on a credit/no credit basis only, with credit being equivalent to C or higher performance. Three credit hours.

4100, 4300. Independent Study

Prerequisites: senior standing, management major with a minimum GPA of 3.00, consent of instructor. Individual study in the application of sound management principles to the solution of business problems. One or three credit hours.

4301. Administrative Office Management

Managerial aspects of office systems, incorporating the management of office technologies and facilities; the impact of automation and technology on the worker; human resource management--staffing, job analysis and design, salary administration, and performance appraisal; control of office resources; and current issues in office systems management. Three credit hours.

4302. Office Personnel Development

Learning theories and the application of those theories by office managers in their training of subordinates for the performance of specific tasks--particularly tasks involving the use of office technology. Three credit hours.

4304. Production/Operations Management II

Prerequisite: Management 3304. A continuation of topics similar to those presented in Management 3304. Topics chosen from simulation, waiting lines, scheduling, inventory systems, facility layout, motion and time studies, aggregate planning and modeling, as they relate to production/service organizations. Three credit hours.

4309. Seminar: Special Topics in CIS/MIS

Prerequisite: Management 3305. Topics which are especially relevant to computer information systems professionals will be offered on an elective basis. Such topics include, but are not limited to: data communication, expert systems, and decision support systems. Three credit hours.

4310/5310. Network Technologies

Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. A study of the role of telecommunications in information resource management, with emphasis on business applications in a network environment. Principles of network design and installation, system component selection, administration, security, and control. Three credit hours.

4311. Security Issues and Advanced Topics in Network Technologies

Prerequisite: Management 4310 or consent of instructor. Advanced study of the role of telecommunications and computer networks in information resource management, with emphasis on security in network environments. Develops technical and critical thinking skills in a hands-on environment. Three credit hours.

4330. Inventory and Logistics Management

Prerequisite: Economics 2312. The fundamentals of inventory planning and control, including forecasting, economic lot size, materials control, aggregate inventory, the control process, and material requirements planning. This course is suitable as preparation for the inventory module of the CPIM examination and the logistics module of the CIRM exam. Three credit hours.

4331. Management of Information Resources

Prerequisite: Management 3305 or consent of instructor. Addresses the role of information and of the chief information officer--decisional, interpersonal, and informational roles; issues regarding organizational strategy and information management addressed within three frameworks: centralized information system, decentralized, combination; and issues concerning the operational activities within the information system. Three credit hours.

4341. Labor and Industrial Relations

The industrial relations system and environment, including legal and economic constraints on participants in the bargaining process. Emphasis on collective bargaining as a power relationship in a conflict situation. Three credit hours.

4342. Negotiation and Administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements

Lecture and extensive use of case studies to develop the strategy and tactics of contract negotiation, application, and interpretation. Emphasis on the grievance process and arbitration. Three credit hours.

4350/5350. Business Database Management Systems

Addresses the concepts and principles underlying the design and application of relational database management systems. The course provides an in-depth study of data semantics, graphics-based data modeling, relational algebra, the database language SQL, database design, and normalization theory. Projects, which typically are implemented using a current commercial database management system software, are used to reinforce most of the concepts. Three credit hours.

4355. Information Systems Development Project

Prerequisite: Management 3352 and 4350. Emphasis on development of an information system project through the use of the life cycle methodology and tools developed in previous MIS courses. The class forms project teams; accepts developmental assignments; and follows the life cycle process to produce specifications for a current system, to devise a logical design for a new system, and to develop a physical design for a new system. Three credit hours.

4360. Compensation Management

Prerequisite: Management 3320. Administration of the total compensation program as a tool of management, including the use of job descriptions, job analysis and evaluation, and other necessary considerations in initiating and executing wage and salary administration. Three credit hours.

4361/5361. New Venture Creation

Prerequisite: Management 3362 or consent of instructor. The role of the entrepreneur in new venture development. Identifying, assessing, and developing entrepreneurial opportunities. Three credit hours.

4363. Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures

Prerequisites: Finance 3310 and Management 3300. Financing alternatives for new and growing ventures; debt financing from investment banks and SBICs and equity financing from angel investors, private placement, venture capitalists, and public equity markets. Students use firm valuation methods and calculate return to investors to create a capital plan for a growing enterprise.

4365. Business Consulting

Prerequisite: Management 4361/5361. Teams of students consult with local small businesses recommended by the Small Business Development Center. Students work on problems in accounting, production, marketing, personnel, finance, insurance, law, and information systems. Student teams write reports outlining problems and recommended solutions.

4370. Government and Business

Prerequisite: Economics 2322 or 2323. The philosophy and historical background of governmental intervention in the private sector of the economy. Principles of competition and monopoly; federal and state regulation; and business ethics. Three credit hours.

4372. Construction Business Management

Surveys organizational and management topics from the perspectives of the construction industry. Missions, goals and objectives, strategies, and organizational structures are reviewed. Business plans are developed along with practice in using decision models. Total quality management is reviewed along with training plans. Also covered are external relations to regulation, unions, communities, suppliers, and customers. Three credit hours.

4377. International Business Management

Prerequisite: Management 3300 or consent of the instructor. Key objectives are to define and evaluate the field of international business, to analyze the international operating context, and to discuss the management of key functional activities in firms operating in global markets. Major topics include the nature of international business; economic theory and international business operations; international systems and institutions and the analysis of key dimensions of the overseas operating environment. The management of the primary functional activities in international firms will also be emphasized, with the focus on strategies, tactics and structures for dealing with the special problems and challenges arising in global markets. Three credit hours.

4378. Global Operations Management

Prerequisites: Management 3304 or senior standing and consent of the instructor. Focuses on managing manufacturing and service operations across national boundaries to provide an organization with a competitive advantage. Emphasis on strategic benefits of globalization through coordinated operations located in different countries and mastering both technological and social/cultural obstacles. Students will analyze a series of cases that address the unique issues of global operations management. Three credit hours.

4380. Business Strategy and Policy

Prerequisites: Management 1310, 3300, Rhetoric 3316, Economics 2312, Finance 3310, Marketing 3350. Integration of business concepts and techniques and their application to the development of corporate strategy and strategic planning by senior corporate executives. Includes setting objectives, developing business purposes, determining opportunities and threats, and implementing decision and control systems across functional areas. Three credit hours.

4383. Issues in Entrepreneurship

A significant exposure to the entrepreneurial process. Interaction with real-world entrepreneurs will enhance the entrepreneurial decision-making abilities of the students. Three credit hours.

4385. Special Topics in Management

Topics of current relevance to management professionals. Three credit hours.

4391. Employment Law

An examination of legal problems involving employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age. Will examine the impact of developing principles of employment law on pre-employment inquiries and testing, seniority and promotions, and other personnel policies, practices, and procedures; affirmative action requirements; state and federal law used to resolve employment discrimination claims; the procedural framework for raising and adjudicating such claims before administrative agencies and the courts; requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, ERISA, Worker's Compensation, and OSHA; and current issues such as sexual harassment and employee dismissal. Three credit hours.

4393. Cooperative Education II

Prerequisites: Management 3392 and consent of instructor and department chair prior to enrolling in the course. Provides experience in an organizational setting designed to integrate theory and practice. Course is offered on a credit/no credit basis only, with credit being equivalent to C or higher performance. Three credit hours.

4394. Internship

Prerequisites: at least 90 semester hours earned with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 or department approval; a minimum of 12 semester hours of upper-level management courses completed; consent of instructor and department chair. Practical experience in an organizational setting designed to integrate management theory and applications. A written report is required. Course is offered on a credit/no credit basis only, with credit being equivalent to C or higher performance. Three credit hours.