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Our Goals

The Management Department at Southern is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers in modern organizations. We integrate management theory and practice so our students have a solid foundation of practical leadership skills and abilities needed to meet the challenges of rapidly changing technological and global environments. We offer superior value in management education at competitive prices.

Specific objectives include:

  • To develop students' leadership skills, so they can learn how to effectively network and influence others, build productive teams, and understand how the social side of business helps shape organizational dynamics.
  • To develop students' interpersonal and communication skills, so they can appreciate diversity, work well in teams, and present themselves professionally, whether in oral, written or electronic formats.
  • To develop students' analytical skills - the quantitative and systems side of business - so they can adapt to industry trends and effectively diagnose, trouble-shoot and resolve complex managerial challenges as internal change agents in their organizations.
  • To develop students' technologic skills, so they can take full advantage of the computer world, including management information systems, business software and hardware applications, and electronic business opportunities.
  • To provide opportunities in the classroom where students can explore how these skills interact in real-world management cases and simulations to develop higher-level "systems thinking" and professional integrity, including a capstone strategy course experience.
  • To provide world-class teaching by highly qualified faculty.
  • To pursue state-of-the-art research in managerial science in a variety of formats (from empirical to case), and share those findings with our students to enrich the teaching and classroom experience.
  • To develop and continuously improve academic programs and business centers to better serve our major stakeholders - our state, our community, our university, our faculty, and our students.