Approved Elective Courses - Fall 08

(Please refer to the Graduate Bulletin online at www.uncg.edu/grs or check with the academic department for a description of the course: Permission of the Graduate Program Director may be required)

APPROVED ELECTIVES OUTSIDE THE MBA PROGRAM

ACC 600 Level Courses

These courses are available to MBA students who meet the prerequisite requirements. Please contact Dr. Venkat Iyer at vmiyer@uncg.edu to see if you are eligible to take a course. Brief descriptions of these courses are available in the Graduate Bulletin.

ISM 600 Level Courses

These courses are available to MBA students who meet the prerequisite requirements. Please contact Dr. Nemati at nemati@uncg.edu to see if you are eligible to take a course. Brief descriptions of these courses are available in the Graduate Bulletin.

MLS 600 Level Courses

These courses are available to MBA students who meet the prerequisite requirements. Please contact Ms. Kathleen Forbes at keforbes@uncg.edu to see if you are eligible to take a course. Brief descriptions of these courses are available in the Graduate Bulletin.

SCM 600 Level Courses

These courses are available to MBA students who meet the prerequisite requirements. Please contact Dr. Kwasi at k_amoako@uncg.edu to see if you are eligible to take a course. Brief descriptions of these courses are available in the Graduate Bulletin.

Conflict Resolution

CNR 655-01D Dispute System Design (3 credit hours)

Kathleen M. Harmon
Designing conflict management systems for groups and organizations; supplemental field research time required.

Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies

CRS 684-01 Problems in Retail Marketing (1 credit hour)

TBA

Gerontology

GRO 611B-01 The Boomer Demographic Phenomena (1.5 credit hours)

Janice I. Wassel
Comprehensive overview of the current and future societal and demographic trends as a consequence of the Boomer Demographic Phenomena with implications for government, community and business markets.

GRO 622-01 Financing Longevity: Topics in Insurance (3 credit hours)

TBA
Overview of concepts and products of insurance related to financing longevity in the United States. Topics include Medicare, Medicaid, long term care insurance and related products.

GRO 632-01 Communities Responding to an Aging Society (3 credit hours)

Sandra C. Leak
Addresses community responses to an aging society and how those responses may be enhanced through civic engagement, infrastructure development, and public/private initiatives. Additionally, emphasizes developing and sustaining innovative programs.

Political Science

PSC 510K-01 Ethics in Public Policy (3 credit hours)

Susan J. Buck
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive analysis of a major area of public policy. Examination of the sources of policy making, the policy-making process and the impact of policy.

PSC 511C-01 Problems in Public Mgt.: Computer Skills (1 credit hour)

Stephen Sherman
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive examination of important current problems related to the management of public institutions. Contact instructor for more information.

PSC 511G-01 Problems in Public Mgt.: Grant Writing (1 credit hour)

Fred D. Newman
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive examination of important current problems related to the management of public institutions. Contact instructor for more information.

PSC 511J-01 Problems in Public Mgt.: Legal Issues in Public Administration (1 credit hour)

Marshall R. Hurley
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive examination of important current problems related to the management of public institutions. Contact instructor for more information.

PSC 511N-01 Problems in Public Mgt.: Nonprofit Law (1 credit hour)

Robert W. Saunders
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive examination of important current problems related to the management of public institutions. Contact instructor for more information.

PSC 511S-01 Problems in Public Mgt.: Social Entrepreneur (1 credit hour)

Ruth H. DeHoog
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
Intensive examination of important current problems related to the management of public institutions. Contact instructor for more information.

PSC 520-01 Urban Political System (3 credit hours)

Takashi Tsukamoto
Examination of major topics in the study of urban government and politics, including citizen participation, interest groups, parties, types of elections, forms of government, community power, and racial politics.

PSC 540-01 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 credit hours)

Darlene X. Rodriguez
Prereq: Senior or graduate standing
Overview of major concepts and concerns of nonprofit organizations, including tax-exempt status, incorporation, nonprofit-government relations, board-director-staff relation, volunteers, service and program planning, implementation, resource development.

PSC 600-01 Public Administration and Management (3 credit hours)

Ruth H. DeHoog
Prereq: Admission to the M.P.A. program or permission of the instructor
Political environment, structure and process of public bureaucracies; organizational theory; professional ethics; and administrative functions including management, budgeting, and personnel.

PSC 604-01 Public Personnel Management (3 credit hours)

Kenneth A. Klase
Prereq: 600 or permission of the instructor
Employment practices as applied in the public sector; merit and merit systems, position management, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, unionization, employee rights, and representative bureaucracy.

Recreation and Parks Management

RPM 611-01 Foundations of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (3 credit hours)

James R. Sellers
Understand and apply various theories and concepts, as well as current research, which influence the study of leisure behavior and the delivery of recreation services.

RPM 614-01 Organizational Behavior in Recreation, Parks and Tourism (3 credit hours)

Nancy J. Gladwell
Prereq: 613 or permission of instructor
Organizational behavior within recreation, parks, and tourism organizations. Management and organizational behavior, perception, motivation, diversity, power and politics, leadership, group dynamics, communications, conflict, and organizational design, culture and change.