DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
The Department of Management of the College of Business and Public Administration, Grand Gedeh County Community College, has designed courses in Management to provide professional skills in the field of Management to enable students succeed in the variety jobs in such as the industrial sector, banking institutions, the government, the related international organizations.
Candidates majoring in Management for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in management must complete of 136 credit hours within the following areas:
A candidate is expected to complete 134 credit hours and attain not less than “C” in all courses to be eligible for graduation.
Required Courses for Management Major: Core Courses for Management Major:
Physical Science 101 Management 201
Physical Science 102 Management 202
Computer Science 101 Management 301
Computer Science 102 Management 303
English 101 Management 304
English 102 Management 314
English 201 Management 311
English 202 Management 312
French 101 Management 318
French 102 Management 408
Mathematics 107 Management 403
Mathematics 108 Management 423
Mathematics 203 Management 431
Economics 203 Management 436
Economics 204
Economics 315
Economics 316 Minor courses required:
Accounting 201 Five( 5) courses( 15 credit hours)
Accounting 202
Social Science 102 Elective courses required:
Social Science 201 Three (3) courses( 9 Credit hours )
Military Science 101
Military Science 102
Freshman Year – First Semester.
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Computer Science | 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| English | 101 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| French | 101 | Introduction to French | 3 |
| Mathematics | 107 | Pre-calculus | 4 |
| Physical Science | 101 | Introduction to Physics I | 3 |
| Military Science ( ROTC) | 101 | Introduction to Military Science | 1 |
| Total | 17 Credit Hours |
Freshman Year– Second Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Computer Science | 102 | Computer Application | 3 |
| English | 102 | Freshman English II | 3 |
| French | 102 | Introduction to French II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 108 | Mathematics for Decision Making | 4 |
| Physical Science | 102 | Introduction to Physics II | 3 |
| ROTC | 102 | Introduction to Military Science II | 1 |
| Social Science | 102 | Introduction to Social Science | 3 |
| Total | 20 Credit hours |
Sophomore Year– First Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Accounting | 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| English | 201 | Sophomore English I | 3 |
| Social Science | 201 | Liberian Society | 3 |
| Management | 201 | Principles of Management I | 3 |
| Economics | 203 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Mathematics | 203 | Calculus for non-Math Major | 4 |
| Total | 20 Credit hours |
Sophomore Year –Second Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Accounting | 202 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| English | 202 | Sophomore English II | 3 |
| Economics | 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Management | 202 | Principles of management II | 3 |
| Total | 12 Credit Hours |
Junior Year – First Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Management | 301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Management | 303 | Strategic Management I | 3 |
| Economics | 315 | Business and Economics Statistics | 3 |
| Management | 311 | Business Law | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 Credit hours |
Junior Year –Second Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit hours |
| Management | 310 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Management | 312 | Principles of Business Law II | 3 |
| Management | 304 | Strategic Management II | 3 |
| Management | 314 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| Economics | 316 | Business and Economics Statistics | 3 |
| Management | 318 | Financial Management | 3 |
| Total | 18Credit hours |
Senior Year
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Management | 407 | Production and Operations management | 3 |
| Management | 423 | Quantitative Method of Management | 3 |
| Management | 403 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| Minor | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 18 Credit Hours |
Senior Year – Second Semester
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Management | 431 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| Management | 436 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 Credit hours |
Management Major and Accounting Minor
Students minoring in Accounting are required to selectively complete the following courses: .
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit |
| Accounting | 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| Accounting | 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| Accounting | 311 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| Accounting | 312 | Cost Accounting II | 3 |
| Accounting | 414 | Accounting System and Control | 3 |
| Total | 15 Credit Hours |
Majoring Management and Minoring Economics
Students minoring in Economics are required to selectively complete the following courses:
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Economics | 307 | Intermediate Microeconomics I | 3 |
| Economics | 308 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | 3 |
| Economics | 317 | Intermediate Macroeconomics I | 3 |
| Economics | 318 | Intermediate Macroeconomics II | 3 |
| Economics | 424 | Labor Economics or Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Total | 15 Credit Hours |
Minoring in Public Administration
Students minoring in Public Administration are required to selectively complete the following courses: . .
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit Hour |
| Public Administration | 307 | Administration Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Public Administration | 308 | Public Organization Structure and Behavior | 3 |
| Public Administration | 311 | Government Budgetary Process | 3 |
| Public Administration | 317 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| Public Administration | 403 | Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
| Total | 15 Credit hours |
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Description of Courses
Accounting 201 (Principles of Accounting I
Control Accounts; Accounts for non- profit organizations; records; Bank reconciliation Statement; Payroll account; Declaration of fixed assets; Partnership account; Manufacturing accounts; Introduction to Intermediate Accounting; Share capital; Share issue and dividend .
Accounting 202 Principles of Accounting II 3 Credit Hours
( Pre-requisite Accounting 201
Principles of Accounting II- Pre= requisite Accounting 201
Accounting 202 is designed to teach the principles of correction, supreme account, capital and revenue expenditure, allocation and income expenditure, assets, capital and liabilities, preparation of Income Statement
Computer Science 101 3credit hours (Introduction to Computer Technology )
This course is designed to teach computer introduction, the components of computers and their functions, significance and indispensability of computer, practical applicability in real time solution, Microsoft word processing and data manipulation.
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Computer 102 – 3 Credit hours ( Computer Applications ) –
Prerequisite- Computer science 101
This course is focused on data processing, which provides students hand – on training in electronic spreadsheet, the general concepts and processing of management information system payroll system, petty cash flow, data query, depiction of data, data integrity interpretation and Power Point.
Computer Science 101- 3credit hours s( Introduction to Computer Technology )
This course is designed to teach computer introduction, the components of computers and their functions, significance and indispensability of computer, practical applicability in real time solution, Microsoft word processing and data manipulation.
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Computer 102 – 3 Credit hours ( Computer Applications ) –
Prerequisite- Computer science 101
This course is focused on data processing, which provides students hand – on training in electronic spreadsheet , the general concepts and processing of management information system payroll system, petty cash flow, data query , depiction of data, data integrity interpretation and Power Point
Physical Science 101 – Introduction to Physical Science I – 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the basic principles of Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy..
Physical Science 102 Introduction to Physical Science II – 3 Credit Hours(Pre-requisite- physical Science 101)
This course is designed to collect, experiment, and analyze scientific data, property of matter, electricity and magnetisms, energy and waves.
English 101 – 3Credit Hours
Basic communication course emphasizing listening, constructive or clear thinking, basic writing and speaking abilities. Includes reading and discussion of short prose selections intended to develop both the reading and writing skills of the students with emphasis on organization and development.
English 102 (English) –
3Credit Hours (Pre-requisite: ENGL 101)
Instruction in writing original composition, short essays, short stories, and poetry; to enhance basic written and oral communication skills.
English 201 (English) – 3Credit Hours (Pre-requisite: ENGL 102
Integrated program which places emphasis on the effective development of basic communication skills such as reading comprehensive and writing. It is a study of styles as manifested through some selected narratives, expository, descriptive and argumentative prose and poetic works in English. Summary (précis) and narrative
English 202 College English II – (Pre-requisite English 201)
An advanced course in the use of grammar for communication skills such as reading literature, poetry, prose, covering selected and more sophisticated writing in modern English , covering the following areas: comparison and contrast, argument, exposition, and critical analysis
Writing skills are fostered, and students are ultimately exposed to the methods and techniques of writing short research papers.
Economics 203 Microeconomics– 3Credit Hours (Pre-requisite English 102)
This course considers the nature and scope of microeconomics, micro dynamics and comparative statistics, transition from microeconomics to macroeconomics, and economics and Principles of effective demands and supply theory of consumption behavior, theory of production, theory of production, and theory of firms.
Economics 204 Macroeconomics – 3 Credit Hours(Pre-requisite Economics 203)
The description of the course considers the role of investment, theory of consumption, income hypotheses, marginal efficiency of capital versus marginal efficiency of investment, concepts of multiplier, monetary theory, theory of interest rates, and theory of inflation.
French 101 –3 Credit Hours
This is a course taught by an audio-visual teaching method. Pronunciation and syntax are improved through written drills and exercises.
French 102– 3 Credit Hours(Pre- requisite French 101)
Emphasis is on grammatical construct of the French Language. Pronunciation and syntax are improved through written drills and exercises.
Mathematics 107- Pre- calculus – 4Credits
With the fundamentals of pre-calculus. It deals with the review of the real number system and set operation review of algebraic expression, equalities and inequalities including polynomials, rational expressions, radical expressions, radicals, absolute values.
Mathematics 108 (Math for Decision Making) – 4Credit Hours(Pre-requisite: MATH 107)
The course covers topics in trigonometry and their graphs, trigonometric identities, solving trigonometric equation, inverse trigonometric function, and analytical geometry, providing students with the fundamentals of pre-calculus for those who will eventually take calculus.
Mathematics203 4 Credits (Pre – requisite Math 108)
Mathematics is a tool for understanding our world and trying to solve its problems. Mathematical models are used in such diverse areas as determining the shape of aircraft’s wings for maximum lift, analyzing disease spread and control, and simulating network flows for efficient transportation systems. Mathematics also requires imagination, necessitating abstract and formalized thought on the one hand and creativity and intuition. This course is highly focuses on the derivatives and limits.
Military Science 101 (ROTC) I – 1Credit Hour
Provides basic and fundamental knowledge of the Liberian Military,
Military Science 102–1 Credit(Pre – requisite ROTC 101)
Advanced knowledge of the Liberian Military, Structure, types of uniforms, dress code, ranks, insignia, when and where to salute superior officers, military chain of command, general orders, the eleven general orders, the importance of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
Social Science 102– 3 Credit Hours
This course focuses or seeks to investigate to investigate in Africa from pre – colonial rule to modern times and analyze selected in their relationship to social problems and social issues.
SOSC 201 Advanced Social Science – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite: English 102; Social science 102)
An interdisciplinary course which investigates in details the History, Sociology, Geography, Economics, Politics, and Demography from the pre- colonial to modern times in Liberia and society in general.
Management 201 Principles of Management – 3 Credit Hours (Prerequisite English 102)
The course description focuses on planning, organizing, organizing, leading, and controlling; identification of managerial element, variety of situations in management, managerial skills and roles, general analysis of organizational behavior
Management 202 Principles of Management II – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Management 201).
The course main focuses are on motivation, incentives, leadership, communication, interpersonal relations, review methods of organizations, quality control methods in industries and industrial relations.
Management 301 organization Behavior (Pre- requisite Management 202)
This course concerns decisions in organizations, policy formulation and implementations in organization, policy design at a senior level management, ethics in organizations, organization structure.
Management 303 Strategic Management I 3credit Hours Pre-requisite Management 202
The strategic Management course is designed to explore an organization’s vision, examines principles, techniques, models of organizational environmental analysis.
Management 304 Strategic Management II – Prerequisite Management 303
This course is designed to give an essential overview of all essential aspects of business policy, provides students with strategic vision, insights, reflects strategic dilemmas and strategic tools.
Management 311 Principles of Business Law I – 3Credit Hours (Pre- requisite English 201) The course concerns the study of laws as relates to business operations , law and its sources, the judicial system, Litigation and the nature of torts and crimes , methods of resolving conflict and the Principles of Laws, and Contracts .
Management 312 Principles of Business Law II –
Credit Hours (Pre- requisite Management 307)
The fundamentals of the rules that apply to the business transactions; Contracts, the nature and scope of commercial paper, secured transactions, and agencies as apply to business operations, types of business organizations, corporate laws.
Management 310 Human Resource Management – 3Credit Hours (Pre- requisite Management 301). Survey of the personnel functions, recruitment, selection, training, wage and salary administration, job evaluation and employees appraisal personnel functions and its relationship to effective functioning of an organization, Labor laws, grievance handling and contract negotiations .
Management 314 Marketing Management – 3 Credit Hours (Pre–requisite Management 202)
This course provides an analysis of the marketing problem, study of decision making and managerial aspect using case study approach; development of organization and procedures for control marketing activities, pricing, selection of Channel government controls, organizations and directions of Sales Campaigns.
Management 318 Financial Management – 3 Credit Hours(Pre-requisite Accounting 202)The course introduces the word of Finance , especially in the financial operations of business , basic financial and Physical techniques , the concept of time value of money, analyses, planning and control, sources and uses of funds, capital management , inventory and portfolio management, long term investment decisions, timing of financial policy.
Management 403 Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hours ( Prerequisite Management 318
This course is designed as an accounting study and concepts of reporting, applying techniques in management decision making context, analyzing accounting data from real-word case analysis, conclusions and recommendations.
Management 408 Production and Operations Management – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Management318)
This Course focuses on the management system Production of goods and services, production economics and design of system of efficient production, purchasing, and inventory control.
Management 423 Quantitative Methods in Management – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Management 318)
This course focuses on Statistical and Mathematical model for decision making, linear programming, work processes , Queuing theory, Game theory, simulation, interpretation of linear programming, Simplex methods, Sensitivity Analysis and Evaluation of Techniques.
Management 415 Insurance and Risk Management – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Management 318) The course focuses on the nature of risk and methods of risk assumptions within organization, the basic elements designed to reduce existing uncertainties, can be analyzed by and managed by survey of property casualty, life health and surety, the structure of the Insurance industry, policy and regulations.
Management 416 Management Planning and Development (Pre-requisite Management 310) This course focuses on planning the manpower needs of the organization, involving assessing manpower needs at the national and cooperate levels sources and methods and methods of recruitment, building training programs, the effectiveness of training program, the activities of employees and the activities and development of managerial capacity.
Management 420 – Purchasing and Material Management 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite management (408)This course focuses on the overview of purchasing and material management, sources of funding and selection, pricing and negotiating, quality control, material receipts, control and disposal.
Management 425 – managerial Psychology – 3Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Management 310)The Application of the Science of the Science of Psychology to the study of individual, human behavior in business situation as supervision, decision making, problem solving, group dynamic and leadership.
Economics 315 Economics Statistics I – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Mathematics 203) This course concerns the organization of data, descriptive distributions, ranks of percentiles, joint distribution of data, data standardization, theorem of multiplication and addition, discrete probability distribution, continuous probability distribution.
Economics 316 Economics Statistics II – 3 Credit Hours (Pre-requisite Economics 313)The course is intended to provide information into the general survey of elementary statistics, techniques of regression analysis, non- parametric inferences, index numbers time series, decision analysis.
Electives
Students majoring in Management are required to selectively complete the following courses as electives:
| Course | Code | Course Title | Credit |
| Management | 415 | Insurance and Risk Management | 3 |
| Management | 416 | Management Planning and Development | 3 |
| Management | 424 | Managerial Psychology | 3 |
| Total | 9 Credit Hours |