Programs in the Department of Management
Students may pursue a major in management with a concentration in Human Resource Management or Operations Management. A 24-credit minor is also available in management for non-business majors.
Our program prepares students for a variety of managerial careers in virtually all segments of the economy. Since management is an indispensable function in all organizations, career options are limited only by the student's interests, objectives and goals.
The management major introduces the student to the dynamics and challenges of getting things done through and with people in manufacturing, retailing and/or services; public or private, and small, medium or large organizations. Students learn about the concept and skills needed to direct and manage the activities of a business or organization in keeping with its mission and objectives.
Our graduates have achieved success in a variety of profit and nonprofit organizations consistently reaching upper and top management positions. From the executive director of a major United Way organization to the CEO of a national firm, our graduates are making significant contributions to the local, state and national economy. Recently a team of students received the top Small Business Institute award for Minnesota and the five state region and received honorable mention in the national competition conducted by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
SCSU students' success in graduate school also is noteworthy, with a significant number completing MBA degrees.
Concentrations
1) Operations Management
The Department of Management offers an operations concentration to those who aspire to obtain operations management positions in manufacturing, service, profit, and not-for-profit organizations. In today's globally competitive environment, employers seek employees with knowledge in areas such as reducing costs of operations, building partnerships with customers and suppliers, reducing cycle times, providing product/service variety at competitive prices, and making quick adoption of technologies, products and markets through innovation and flexibility. Therefore, the operations concentration offers a set of courses that will prepare students with competencies in modern techniques such as just-in-time, customer satisfaction, total quality management, benchmarking, process analysis, automation, productivity improvement, new product development, concurrent engineering, employee training and education, reengineering, cost reduction programs, etc.
2) Human Resource Management
Management is directly involved in all facets of employee relations: labor supply and demand analysis, recruitment, interviewing, testing, selection, orientation, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation and benefits administration, and employee safety and health. Human resource management also is directly involved in quality of work life, productivity, employee involvement, employee development, work environment, and implementation of changes.
In March 2009, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) confirmed that the HCoB's Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Human Resource Management degree program is fully aligned with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They are part of SHRM's Academic Initiative, created in 2006 to help the Society define HR education standards taught in university business schools across the nation and help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards. SHRM has also gained the support of AACSB International in an effort to bring a similar level of commonality to HR degree programs that is required of AACSB accredited Schools of Business.
