MGT 100 - Understanding and Working in Organizations

3 Credit(s)

This introductory course is for freshman business students and those who want to explore a potential business major. The objective of the course is to develop students’ understanding of the fundamentals of how firms work, succeed, and compete in the business landscape. Using the value chain framework, this course exposes students to the general functions of business, how different business activities fit together to make an organization and what it means to work and manage in different functional areas. Students develop an understanding of how industry dynamics and business activities affect operations and outcomes. The course has a strong career development component. Students participate in activities generated from Widener’s Career Services, which include completing a personal assessment of interests and begin professional preparation. This course also provides opportunities for student to become more actively engaged in the work of business by learning about local industries. This course plays a key role in establishing a foundation for subsequent courses in the SBA curriculum. Open to freshman or sophomores.