East Stroudsburg University
420 Normal St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3329
(570) 422-3190 (Fax)
Department Chair
Business Management
Constantinos Christofides
(570)422-3329
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
EMGT 200 Principles of Management (3:3:0)
This course is a survey of basic management theory and practice. The basic management processes of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are presented. Systems theory is used to understand
the challenges of managing organizations in environments that are subject to rapid and unpredictable
change. Aptitudes and skills essential to managerial effectiveness are also considered. Concepts and skills are applied in case studies of real and fictitious organizations.
EMGT 201 Decision Science I (3:3:0)
This course introduces students to the ways in which decision tools are used in business, economics,
and management. Emphasis is placed on application areas and analyzing results. Numerous examples of practical decision-making techniques (in business and economic models) will be presented. Prerequisite: MATH 130.
EMGT 204 Principles of Marketing (3:3:0)
Marketing is studied as the management process of identifying and satisfying individual and organizational product wants and needs. The traditional marketing problems of product planning, pricing, promotion and distribution are considered. Problems and cases are utilized to illustrate and reinforce basic concepts. Prerequisite: EMGT 200.
EMGT 211 Financial Accounting Fundamentals (3:3:0)
Financial accounting provides information about a firm's economic performance (revenues, expenses, income, cash flow) and condition (assets, liabilities, equity) to external constituencies such as creditors and investors. The fundamentals of how to measure, communicate, and utilize financial accounting information are covered.
EMGT 212 Managerial & Cost Accounting Fundamentals (3:3:0)
Managerial and Cost accounting provide decision-relevant information to internal managers of a firm which is useful in planning and controlling operations. Basic techniques and issues of cost measurement, cost behavior, budgeting, quality conformity, segment analysis, and information relevancy are covered in the context of evaluating, and improving the firm's efficiency and effectiveness. Prerequisites: EMGT 200 and 211.
EMGT 225 Business Law (3:3:0)
An introductory, yet comprehensive, survey of the fundamental topics in business law is presented to provide an understanding of the law and the ways in which it and the courts affect business activity.
EMGT 250 Quantitative Business Analysis I (3:3:0)
This is an introduction to business data analysis and applications. Students will be exposed to economic data sources and techniques used for managerial decision-making. Managerial applications will include market research, sampling theory and quality control. Prerequisites: EMGT 201 or MATH 110.
EMGT 306 Financial Management I (3:3:0)
This course is a survey of the foundational concepts and issues of financial management. Specific course content includes financial statement analysis, financial markets and institutions, interest rates, risk, return, stock and bond valuation, the cost of capital, and an introduction to capital budgeting.
Prerequisites: MGT 211, MATH 130.
EMGT 307: Financial Management II (3:3:0)
This course completes the basic survey of financial management begun in MGT 306 (Financial Management I). The primary topics are cash flow and risk analysis for long-term (capital) investing decisions, capital structure, dividend policy, working capital, and an introduction to the advanced topics of planning / forecasting, derivatives, multinational operations, preferred stock, leasing, warrants, convertible securities, and mergers / acquisitions. Prerequisites: MGT 200 and 306.
EMGT 323 Organizational Theory (3:3:0)
A detailed, comprehensive analysis of organizations is presented at an intermediate level. Organizational linkage systems provide the framework in which the internal environment and organizational dynamics are studied. Topics covered include organizational goals, structure, design, size, complexity, culture, conflict, change, control, power, technology, and strategic planning. Emphasis is placed on understanding why organizations function as they do and how they should be designed and managed to achieve maximum effectiveness. Prerequisite: EMGT 200.
EMGT 331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3:3:0)
In-depth study of Financial Accounting Standards Board body of principles of accounting recognition
and measurement used to prepare financial statements for external reporting. Topics include: FASB conceptual framework, financial statement structure and content, time-value of money, current assets, non-current assets, and current liabilities. Prerequisites: EMGT 211 and 212.
EMGT 332 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3:3:0)
A continuation of the in-depth study of the Financial Accounting Standards Board body of principles
of recognition and measurement for external reporting begun in EMGT 331. Topics include: long-term liabilities, stockholders' equity, earnings-per-share, investments, income taxes, pensions,
leases, cash flows, financial statement analysis, and disclosure requirements. Prerequisites: EMGT 211, 212, and 331.
EMGT 333 Intermediate Managerial & Cost Accounting (3:3:0)
An in-depth study of the analytical perspectives and tools of managerial/cost accounting with the objective of equipping the accountant to assist managers to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Topics include: cost accounting systems, tools for planning and control, cost information
for decision making, cost allocation, quality and JIT, capital budgeting and management control systems. Prerequisites: EMGT 211, 212.
EMGT 335 Tax Accounting I (3:3:0)
This course presents a comprehensive examination of the federal income tax regulations that apply to individuals. Topics include: tax research, planning, compliance, deductions, property sales, non-taxable exchanges, shelters, credits, and computations. Prerequisites: EMGT 200, 211 and 212.
EMGT 336 Tax Accounting II (3:3:0)
This course presents a comprehensive examination of the federal tax regulations that apply to corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts. Topics include: acquisitions, reorganizations, consolidations, closely-held corporations, S-Corporations, liquidating and non-liquidating distributions, retirement plans, social security taxes, and gift taxes. Prerequisites: EMGT 211, 212, 335.
EMGT 342 Investment Analysis (3:3:0)
A detailed analysis of investment instruments is presented in the context of portfolio theory. Risk and return analyses, a security markets operation, and valuation models are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on asset pricing and investment strategies. Topics covered include equity and fixed-income securities, financial commodities futures, stock and index options, institutional operations, and international investment opportunities. Prerequisite: EMGT 200 or 306.
EMGT 350 Quantitative Business Analysis II (3:3:0)
This is an intermediate course in business and economic data analysis. It is a formal introduction to research methods and techniques used in managerial and financial forecasting. Students will be introduced to basic time series analysis, decision analysis and regression. Prerequisite: EMGT 250.
EMGT 351 Operations Management (3:3:0)
The primary focus of this course is to introduce how operations are carried out in real business today. The focus will be on the production/operations processes, the value chain, total quality management, resource planning and inventory control systems, facility planning and supply chain management. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of concepts, tools and applications that help them prepare for a career in business. Prerequisite: EMGT 200; EMGT 201 or MATH 130.
EMGT 352 Human Resource Management (3:3:0)
The course is a survey of basic human resource management theory and practice. The processes of human resource recruitment, training, development, motivation, performance evaluation, and compensation are studied in contexts of the applicable theories and concepts of human behavior, ethics and fairness, and legal requirements. Prerequisite: EMGT 200.
EMGT 353 Small Business Management (3:3:0)
A comprehensive survey of the challenges that confront the managers of small businesses is presented on an introductory level. Topics covered include the characteristics of small business, starting a small business, organizing the enterprise, marketing; production and operations management, and administrative and financial controls. Problem areas-e.g., financial planning, product strategies, pricing, credit policies, inventory control and capital budgeting-are emphasized via a case study approach. Prerequisites: EMGT 200 and 204.
EMGT 354 Retail Management (3:3:0)
The structure, strategy, and changing environment of retail management are presented in a comprehensive survey. The topics analyzed include retail institutions, site location, merchandise planning, customer communications, and retail pricing. Emphasis is placed on case studies. Prerequisites: EMGT 200 and 204.
EMGT 355 Business Ethics (3:3:0)
Managers will confront ethical issues in their organizational careers. This course seeks to prepare managers to incorporate an ethical dimension into their decision-making by recognizing and accommodating the legitimate claims of multiple organizational stakeholders (owners, employees, customers, suppliers, competitors, regulators, the ecological environment, and society). Concepts and models of ethical decision-making will be covered. Typical ethical issues encountered in organizational life and case examples of ethical and unethical behavior will be examined. Prerequisite: MGT 200.
EMGT 359 Labor History and Industrial Relations (3A0:3:0)
This course examines the roles of labor and management in industrial relations with special references to labor history, wage rate determination, collective bargaining and government intervention into labor relations. The implications of the changing structure of the American economy are analyzed. Prerequisites: ECON 111 or 112 and any one of HIST 141, 142, 143, 144.
EMGT 362 Globalization and International Management (3:3:0)
Economic, political, and technological forces are acting together to create a new system called globalization. This course will examine the forces of globalization and the new system they have created. After a brief survey of the economics of international trade and finance, the course will focus on the challenges of global management including understanding political, economic and cultural differences and adapting the organizational systems and strategies of research, product development, supply, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and human resource management to a global business environment. Prerequisites: MGT 200 and ECON 112
EMGT 370 Consumer Behavior (3:3:0)
This course examines how individual and group behavior impact consumer choices in the marketplace. The individual processes of perception, learning, personality, attitudes, motivation, and decision-making are examined. The group influences of family, social class, culture, and subculture are also examined for their impact on consumer behavior. Prerequisites: EMGT 200, 204, ECON 112 and PSY 100.
EMGT 371 Advertising Management (3:3:0)
A comprehensive survey of the principles of advertising is combined with advertising practices to introduce students to the functions that advertising performs in selling activities. Advertisers, advertising agencies, consumer behavior, and market research are analyzed in terms of their relationships to advertising media, market segmentation, and advertising strategies. While emphasis is placed on creative advertising and advertising testing, special types of advertising are also covered. Prerequisites: EMGT 200 and 204.
EMGT 430 Internal/Operational Auditing (3:3:0)
Internal auditors act as agents of continuous organizational improvement through their analysis of information system integrity and reliability, resource security and productivity, policy compliance, and operational efficiency and effectiveness. This course is a comprehensive survey of Institute of Internal Auditor standards, procedures and practices for this important value-added activity. Prerequisites: EMGT 200, 211 and 212.
EMGT 431 External/Financial Auditing (3:3:0)
Independent external auditors (CPA's) examine evidence regarding a firm's transactions and condition and report their conclusions about the fairness of the firm's financial reporting. This course is a comprehensive survey of American Institute of CPA auditing standards, procedures, and reports.
Prerequisites: EMGT 211, 212, 331, 332. May be taken concurrently with EMGT 332.
EMGT 451 Management Science I (3:3:0)
This is an intermediate course in Management Science. It is a survey of analytical techniques used by modern management to formulate and solve problems. Some of the topics covered are Linear and Integer Programming, Transportation Models, Inventory Theory, and Game Theory. Prerequisites:
EMGT 200 or MATH 110, 130.
EMGT 452 Organizational Strategy (3:3:0)
This course presents the tools and techniques of organizational strategic planning, including internal
organizational analysis of strengths and weaknesses and external scanning of the stakeholders and trends in the environment that the organization inhabits. Students will practice strategic analysis
and the formulation of appropriate strategies through comprehensive real organization and/or simulation cases in this capstone course that integrates all the functional areas of management. The course concludes with a consideration of strategy implementation issues and techniques. Prerequisites: EMGT 200, 204, 211, 225 and 306.
EMGT 453 Organizational Leadership (3:3:0)
This course presents traditional (trait and behavioral theories) and contemporary models (contingency, participative, charismatic, transformational) of leadership. The course considers the sources and uses of power and influence as well as the phenomenon of leader emergence. The course includes leadership skills assessment and training exercises. Cases of effective and ineffective leadership will be utilized extensively throughout the course. Prerequisite: EMGT 200 and PSY 100.
EMGT 454 Organizational Behavior (3:3:0)
This course examines the individual and group behaviors that impact organizational performance. Individual processes and attributes such as perception, learning, personality, emotional intelligence,
ethics, motivation, and stress are examined in organizational settings. Team processes such as communications, decision-making, power, conflict, and negotiation are also considered. The course concludes with a consideration of the organization-wide processes of learning, change, and structural design. Prerequisite: EMGT 200 and PSY 100.
EMGT 470 Marketing Research (3:3:0)
The marketing research alternatives of reliance upon existing secondary data sources (publications,
data bases) versus development of primary sources (surveys, observations, and experiments) is considered. Data analysis techniques including hypothesis testing, association testing, correlation
and regression, discriminant, canonical, factor, and cluster analysis are presented. The course concludes with the traditional, contemporary, and emerging applications of marketing research. Prerequisites: EMGT 204, 370, and MATH 110.
EMGT 471 Marketing Management and Strategy (3:3:0)
This is a capstone course in Marketing that examines the role of the Marketing Manager. The development of an appropriate marketing strategy is given extensive consideration. The implementation of a marketing strategy and the general and specific management issues involved in the marketing function are covered. Exercises, problems, and cases will be used extensively in this integrative course where all the important aspects of marketing come together. Prerequisites: EMGT 204 and 370.
EMGT 485 Independent Study (Hours to be arranged)
Independent study is an in-depth directed research into subject matter which is not covered in courses listed in the current catalog. It is open to an advanced student (90 credits) who discusses the research topic with an adviser before contacting the professor who will serve as the instructor. At least five (5) hours of student-professor conference time are required for each credit undertaken. Prerequisites: 90 credits and approval of the adviser, instructor, department chair and dean.
EMGT 486 Field Experience and Internship (Semester hours arranged)
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