BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

• Learn how to manage a company's most important assets - its people.
• Become equipped with skills needed to start and manage your own business.
• Improve your analytical, communication and problem solving skills.
• Prepare for the exciting fields of management information systems (MIS), entrepreneurship, or E-Commerce.
• Receive an excellent foundation for graduate studies in international law, an MBA, and industrial psychology, to name a few.
• Learn how to develop and implement superior strategies that enable companies to succeed.
• Succeed at motivating yourself and others for better performance-whether it's the people you work with, or your team members on a school project, or your friends on an athletic team.
• Develop skills, concepts and theories with global applications.
• The management major is great for those who enjoy meeting and working with other people.
  

SOME GOOD WEBSITES FOR MANAGEMENT TYPES:

• CEO Express is a great source for current news from business newspapers and magazines, as well as specific information about particular companies or industries;
• The Wall Street Journal provides wonderful resources—even if you don’t subscribe to The Wall Street Journal. Students can click on 'Other Journal Sites' at the left of the homepage and view items such as 'Career Journal,' which can take you to 'European Careers,' 'Asian Careers,' 'Starting a Business,' etc.;
• The Briefings Publishing Group is another good source for info on what it’s like to be a manager, as well as tips on getting a job—and moving up the ladder. Click on “Working with People” or “Advice for Managers” at the top of the page
• More Business is a must if you’re interested in starting your own business, or working in a small business;
• Dilbert is for when you need to lighten-up. Here, you’ll find Dilbert’s more humorous view of managers and the business world. Be sure to click on “Site Map” at the top of the page, and then click on “Scott Adam’s Bio.” Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, is a great example of a successful entrepreneur and small business manager! Also, click on “Dilbert Archives” for a whole month of Dilbert cartoons.