Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2004-2005
MGMT 708 - STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS MODELS
Long Title:
Department: Management
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
MBA
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 595 OR STAT 310 OR STAT 410 OR (PSYC 502 AND PSYC 503) OR (POLI 502 AND POLI 503) OR (ECON 510 AND ECON 511)
Description: STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS MODELS
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Explores issues related to measurement and hypothesis testing interpretation in management research and the behavioral sciences. Structural equations methodology will also be used as the primary means of analysis, but also considers reliability, validity, explanation, prediction, control, and understanding of individual, group, and organizational phenomena. Examples drawn from management, the social sciences, and psychology used to illustrate the approaches and concepts examined. An introductory background in probability and statistics, preferable including multiple regression, will be assumed.
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Prerequisite(s): MGMT 595 and instructor's permission, or STAT 310 or equivalent, STAT 410 or equivalent recommended, or PSYC 502 and PSYC 503, or POLI 502 and POLI 503, or ECON 510 and ECON 511, and graduate standing.