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BMGT 1191   Special Topics In Business Administration and Management, General (1)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. (1 Lec.)

BMGT 1301   Supervision (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 1374.
Prerequisite: None.
A study of the role of the supervisor. Managerial functions as applied to leadership, counseling, motivation, and human skills are examined. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 1303   Principles Of Management (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 1370.
Prerequisite: None.
Concepts, terminology, principles, theory, and issues that are the substance of the practice of management. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 1305   Communications in Management (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Internet Development Technologies core curricula, and concurrent enrollment in specialization track, or demonstrated competence approved by program director.
Basic theory and processes of communication skills necessary for the management of an organization's workforce. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 1313   Principles Of Purchasing (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number CMGT 2370 or MGMT 1373.
Prerequisite: None.
The purchasing process as it relates to such topics as inventory control, price determination, vendor selection, negotiation techniques, and ethical issues. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 1348   Marketing Research and Strategies (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Internet Development Technologies core curricula, and concurrent enrollment in specialization track, or demonstrated competence approved by program director.
Designed to enhance student understanding of the marketing environment and the dynamic interrelationships of the functions of marketing price, channels of distribution, promotion, and product responsibility. Provides a simulated marketing environment for experience in marketing decision-making and provides practical experiences in analyzing market cases for the students. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 1382   Cooperative Education - Business Administration And Management, General (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 7371.
Prerequisite: None.
The student should have previous credit in or concurrent enrollment in BMGT 1301 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. An intermediate or advanced course with lecture and work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. Indirect supervision is provided by the work supervisor while the lecture is provided by the college faculty or by other individuals under the supervision of the educational institution. Cooperative education may be a paid or unpaid learning experience. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)

BMGT 1383   Cooperative Education - Business Administration And Management, General (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 7372.
Prerequisite: None.
The student should have previous credit in or concurrent enrollment in HRPO 2301 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. An intermediate or advanced course with lecture and work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. Indirect supervision is provided by the work supervisor while the lecture is provided by the college faculty or by other individuals under the supervision of the educational institution. Cooperative education may be a paid or unpaid learning experience. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)

BMGT 1391   Special Topics In Business Administration And Management, General (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 2372.
Prerequisite: None.
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2303   Problem Solving And Decision Making (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 2375.
Prerequisite: None.
Decision making and problem solving processes in organizations, utilizing logical and creative problem solving techniques. Application of theory is provided by experiential activities such as small group discussions, case studies, and the use of other managerial decision aids. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2311   Management of Change (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Internet Development Technologies core curricula, and concurrent enrollment in specialization track, or demonstrated competence approved by program director.
Knowledge, skills, and tools that enable a leader/organization to facilitate change in a pro-active participative style. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2331   Total Quality Management (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 1371.
Prerequisite: None.
Quality of productivity in organizations. Includes planning for quality throughout the organization, analysis of costs of quality, and employee empowerment. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2341   Strategic Management (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: None.
Strategic management process involving analysis of how organizations develop and implement a strategy for achieving organizational objectives in a changing environment. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2347   Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (3)
This is a WECM course number.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Internet Development Technologies core curricula, and concurrent enrollment in specialization track, or demonstrated competence approved by program director.
Instruction in interpreting data for effective problem solving and recommending corrective action with emphasis on a structured approach to critical thinking and problem solving in a term environment. (3 Lec.)

BMGT 2382   Cooperative Education - Business Administration And Management, General (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 8381.
Prerequisite: None.
The student should have previous credit in or concurrent enrollment in HRPO 2307 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. An intermediate or advanced course with lecture and work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. Indirect supervision is provided by the work supervisor while the lecture is provided by the college faculty or by other individuals under the supervision of the educational institution. Cooperative education may be a paid or unpaid learning experience. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)

BMGT 2383   Cooperative Education - Business Administration And Management, General (3)
This is a WECM course number. Former course prefix/number MGMT 8382.
Prerequisite: None.
The student should have previous credit in or concurrent enrollment in BMGT 2303 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor. An intermediate or advanced course with lecture and work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. Indirect supervision is provided by the work supervisor while the lecture is provided by the college faculty or by other individuals under the supervision of the educational institution. Cooperative education may be a paid or unpaid learning experience. (1 Lec., 14 Ext.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.