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Richard E. and Sandra J. Dauch College of Business and Economics

Dean
Derek Yonai

Associate Dean
Lance Kaltenbaugh, Associate Professor of Sport Management

Administrative Staff
Carrie Hartsel, Internship and Experiential Learning Coordinator, COBE Operations Manager
Tara Mowry, Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Tom Sudow, Director, Burton D. Morgan Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

Faculty by Department
Interim Co-Chairs: Joan Berry Kalamas, Lecturer of Management & Paul Holmes, Associate Professor of Economics
Sivakumar Venkataramany, Professor of International Business
Rebecca Schmeller, Associate Professor of Management
Robert Stoll, Associate Professor of Management
Daniel W. Sullivan, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Doug Hartshorn, Lecturer of Management
Willy Ugaz Sanchez, Visiting Professor of Industrial Engineering and Supply Chain Management

Description of Majors

Business Management

Business management majors are provided the knowledge and skills to be successful business managers, form effective teams, lead people, manage resources, understand the conceptual frameworks required to operate a business, and pursue graduate programs or management careers in a wide variety of business and non- business enterprises. Majors develop personal portfolios listing accomplishments and showing examples of their work to prepare for the interview process and to provide prospective employers information about their potential.

In addition to a focus on specialized knowledge, managerial thinking skills, and communication skills, the management program helps students develop the competencies of: setting and achieving high standards; teamwork and managing/facilitating group processes, and self- control.

Student Learning Outcomes for Business Management:

  1. Students will demonstrate acumen in HR recruiting, hiring, training, development, and employee data analysis.

  2. Students will demonstrate acumen in management level process control, problem-solving, and data-based decision making.

International Business

This major combines a solid core of business courses with classes in international business/culture, international marketing, global finance, global management, international economics, and foreign languages. This major prepares the student to work for a foreign corporation or serve as an international business specialist for an American company. 

Student Learning Outcomes for International Business:

  1. Communicate clearly and effectively in a non-native language (e.g., using Spanish if your native language is English) in a business environment for business interactions.

  2. Solve business problems related to doing business internationally (e.g., completing business forms, applying and complying with government regulations, and analyzing options for funding.)

  3. Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of environmental similarities and differences with other countries (e.g., culture, government, political and economic issues) that impact interaction with multinational companies, buyers, and clients.

  4. Analyze company operations for consistency with international business practices and requirements, e.g. monetary policy, capital markets, labor markets, transport of goods, tariffs, and international law.

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship program prepares students for administrative and leadership positions in business, government, and other institutions. Specialized training is directed at understanding the broader aspects of business as it functions within a national and international environment. The program focuses on the development of entrepreneurial and leadership capabilities, including recognizing viable business opportunities, and developing business concepts that allow firms to take advantage of unique competencies and capabilities. There is substantial emphasis on the acquisition and allocation of resources and on organizing, leading, and empowering people. In addition, the program familiarizes the student with small and family businesses, including the analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to launching an entrepreneurial career. The program provides considerable attention to elementary concepts of planning, financing, starting, and managing a new business.

Student Learning Outcomes for Entrepreneurship:

  1. Students will apply specialized business knowledge at an advanced level of expertise and proprietary essentials within the field of entrepreneurship.

  2. Students will formulate and identify a systematic approach in identifying relevant business issues and analyze their interrelationships in solving entrepreneurship problems and challenges.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial engineering is the application of math and science technologies to benefit people and improve society. Industrial engineering offers students a base of traditional engineering courses which emphasize areas such as simulation modeling, engineering database systems, quality assurance, logistics and supply chain management, operations research, and facilities planning. Students integrate the knowledge acquired in these courses in a capstone design project.

Industrial engineers work in manufacturing firms, hospitals, banks, public utilities, transportation, government agencies, insurance companies, and construction firms. Some of the projects they undertake are: development and implementation of a quality-control system; analyses to improve processes and make operational decisions; and improve efficiency, productivity, and development of computer systems for information control.

Student Learning Outcomes for Industrial and Systems Engineering:

  1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 

  2. Identify and analyze major models of the economy.

  3. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

  4. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

  5. Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

  6. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

  7. Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management (SCM) prepares students to become leaders in supply management, the emerging paradigm for world-class corporations. It is a total systems approach taken by companies, suppliers, and partners to deliver manufactured products and services to the end customer. Information technology is used to coordinate all elements of the supply chain from sourcing parts to coordination of retailers to achieve a level of integration that results in a competitive advantage not available in traditional logistics systems. SCM is a major for students who wish to be involved in the management of operations (value-adding) processes; i.e., manufacturing, service production and delivery, distribution, and supply.

SCM builds on other areas of functional expertise that are part of the business degree, including marketing, finance, accounting, and strategic planning. The major provides a framework for linking these functional areas with specific areas of skill development that are focused in SCM, i.e., total quality management, productivity enhancement, and time- based competition. The major also provides in-depth analysis of operations decisions such as new product development, supply chain capacity planning, process technology planning, factory automation, and production systems planning.

Student Learning Outcomes for Supply Chain Management:

  1. Integrate global procurement, distribution, storage and transportation principles as a foundation for adding value to an organization.

  2. Design a robust system for communicating changes in supply chain capabilities throughout the supply chain network.

  3. Design an assessment system for supply chain management based on principles of continuous improvement.

  4. Develop, implement and manage a supply chain plan composed of strategy and tactics that align with a corporate business plan.

  5. Apply a professional management philosophy to a supply chain management plan.

Manufacturing Management

The Manufacturing Management Major prepares the student for managerial roles occurring in business and industry.  This major equips the student with a traditional core business foundation enhanced by technical classes in manufacturing processes, applied mechanics/hydraulics, occupational health/safety, electrical circuits/devices, human resources, lean production, operations, and project management.

Student Learning Outcomes for Manufacturing Management:

  1. Provide the technical skills needed to succeed in a manufacturing environment.

  2. Learn improvement strategies that address trends in safety, quality, and efficiency.

  3. Apply best practice standards relevant to industry.

  4. Demonstrate effective communication through all levels of the organization.

Organizational Leadership and Development

The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Development prepares students to understand the philosophical, theoretical, and practical nature of a variety of social organizations with a view toward entry-level employment as key personnel who can lead, develop, plan, train others, and assess a range of professional tasks necessary for success in broadly diverse organizational contexts. The philosophy underlying this program is derived from adult learning theory that adults are uniquely motivated internally as they move through a range of life stages and phases and that their life experiences are unique resources to develop personal agency, critical thinking ability, and reflective practices suitable for leadership in a wide range of professional and vocational situations. The program seeks to harness the unique contributions of the university’s Liberal Arts core—and its long history of association with adult learning—and a minor in Ethics, drawn from the departments of Philosophy and Religion, to foster the development of leaders for a diverse organizational context.

Prerequisites

With adult learners, there are adult learning competencies that allow these learners to build the meaningful connections needed in their learning with a less prescriptive path. While most of the 300- and 400-level courses have a specific prerequisite course, the program is uniquely designed to account for and allow adult learners, at any level, to join the program and successfully progress through. Students have the opportunity to transfer in prior college or prior learning credit that may be applicable. It is also the expectation of the program that lower-level courses be taken in years one and two, 300-level courses would begin to be taken in years two and three, and 400-level courses could begin to be taken in years three and four. This could be adjusted upon the approval of the faculty advisor and the readiness of the learner.

Teaching Modality Information

The courses in the Organizational Leadership and Development program for the College of Business & Economics are intended to be taught entirely online in an asynchronous environment over eight weeks. The content is delivered in an accelerated format where students only have access to one week at a time, but each week then will remain open. The student is responsible for the weekly content and must ensure that assignments are submitted by the posted due dates. Regular and substantive interaction between students and instructor, students and content, students and other students (where applicable), and students and self will be carefully considered and developed into the course design for each course. If the degree programs are offered in the Correctional Educational Program, the course would be adjusted in the format(s) designed for the delivery platforms aligning with Correctional Educational Programming.

This course is delivered asynchronously online through Blackboard (or other platforms as necessary). To complete this course successfully, learners will be required to have:

  1. A personal computer that adheres to the minimum requirements outlined by the Student Learning Management System (LMS)

  2. An appropriate browser for the platform/LMS being used. (Google Chrome works best with Blackboard.)

  3. A webcam to record video (unless otherwise prohibited)

  4. A microphone to record audio (unless otherwise prohibited)

Degree Requirements

Assessment – The assessment of student learning outcomes for all business majors includes both internal and external assessments in selected courses, culminating in the MGT 489 Senior Seminar - Business Capstone course and the MGT 499 Senior Assessment course.