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ECO 201 - Principles of applications. The objective of this understanding of the discipline
Microeconomics course is to provide an introduction of organizational behavior (OB)
Credit Hour: 3 to theories and methodologies of within a management perspective.
Prerequisite: ENG 200 + (MTG 100 or macroeconomics with the primary OB is considered at an individual,
focus being the application of
group and organization level. Job
MTT 101 or MTT 102) principles and practices of this field to Attitude, perception, values and
Principles of Microeconomics business and managerial economics. personality attributes are viewed
are an introductory course in The first part of the course is from a management viewpoint
microeconomics theory and centered on building and developing with a consideration of motivation
applications. The course is designed the foundations of economics, theories, decision making and the
to introduce undergraduate students including the notion of scarcity, notion of ethics as applied to the
to the fundamental concepts and demand and supply, price setting and workplace. Issues of trust, leadership
theories of microeconomics with the economic efficiency. The discussion and the conflict management
primary focus being the application will include the concepts of marginal process are reviewed. Organizations
of principles and practices of analysis, opportunity cost, production are examined as hierarchies
microeconomics to business, finance possibilities frontier, and consumer and matrix structures and the
and managerial economics. and producer surplus. concept of organizational culture
The first part of the course will The second part of the course is is reviewed in terms of its impact
upon performance. OB and the
involve discussing the problem of devoted to examining the national contribution it has made to HRM is
scarcity, demand, supply, equilibrium economy, economic fluctuations, examined. The course concludes with
prices, and the use of prices as guide inflation, unemployment, aggregate a consideration of organizational
for production and consumption. demand and supply, productivity and change and how best to optimize the
Concepts including; marginal growth, and the impact of technology change process.
analysis, opportunity cost, production on the economy.
possibilities frontier and elasticity. MGT 308 - Operational
The final segment of the course Management
In the second part of the course, the involves discussing aggregate
discussion will center on consumer demand and supply, fiscal and Credit Hours: 3
choice; the behavioral and firm’s monetary theories and policies. Prerequisite: BUS 204
production decisions and on the This course introduces the principles
short-run and long-run costs and Throughout the course, particular of Operations Management (OM) as
output decisions. The theory of firm emphasis is placed on the use of they relate to both manufacturing
in perfect competition, monopolistic macroeconomic analysis to explain and service operations. It assists
competition, monopoly, and oligopoly contemporary economic issues students in integrating the other
markets are fully examined in the and subjects influencing individual, business specializations with the
third part. In each of these market business, and government decision OM function. The course covers
models, equilibrium price, output and making behaviors. the nature and the dynamics of
profits are reviewed.
FIN 200 - Principles of Finance traditional and contemporary
Throughout the course, particular Credit Hour: 3 OM issues in today’s business
emphasis is placed on the use of Prerequisite: ACC 200 environment. Both qualitative and
microeconomic analysis to explain quantitative issues are addressed.
contemporary economic issues This course is an introduction to the The Topics related to big data ,
and subjects influencing individual, principles, issues, and institutions of selection facility layout , planning
business and government decisions. finance. Topics include valuation, risk, and inventory management and daily
capital investment, financial structure, operational decisions are covered.
ECO 202 - Principles of cost of capital, working capital
Macroeconomics management, financial markets, and MGT 402 - International
Credit Hours: 3 securities. Business Management
Prerequisites: ENG 200 + (MTG 100 MGT 255 - Management and Credit Hours: 3
or Prerequisites: MGT 255 + ECO 202
MTT 101 or MTT 102) + BUS 102 Organizational Behavior
Credit Hour: 3 This course will provide an in-
Principles of Macroeconomics Prerequisite: ENG 200 + FWS 211 depth perspective of managing
is an introductory course to international business. Since
macroeconomic theory and This course provides an business is becoming increasingly

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