Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems

Dr. Sean Walker, Interim Chair

9 Business Administration Building
731- 881-7304
fax 731-881-7231

Faculty

Patrick Bishop, Christian Bushardt, Tommy A. Cates, Hui-Chuan (Christie) Chen, Dexter J. Davis, Lajuan V. Davis, Derek Ezell, Samuel C. Faught, C. Bryan Foltz, Kevin L. Hammond, Cooper Johnson, Taeuk (Will) Kang, Ashley J. Kilburn, Brandon R. Kilburn, John E. Knight, Jamye Long, P. Michael McCullough, Hyung-Jin (Michael) Park, Clint Taylor, Sean C. Walker, Denise P. Williams

Mission

The mission for Management and Marketing disciplines supports the missions of The University of Tennessee at Martin and of the College of Business and Global Affairs. With a primary focus on teaching, our mission is to provide outstanding teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The educational programs of the department are to be delivered in an academic environment that promotes the development of professional skills and an understanding of global, social, political, technological and economic forces affecting society. The faculty are to perform research and service consistent with the teaching emphasis of the disciplines and the mission of the College of Business and Global Affairs.

The Information Systems mission is to prepare students for employment or graduate study in information systems. With a primary focus on teaching, the department emphasizes quality undergraduate and graduate instruction. The educational programs are delivered in an environment that promotes the development of technical skills and encourages a broad understanding of the forces shaping global, social, political and economic change. The faculty performs scholarly activities and services consistent with the teaching emphasis of the disciplines and the mission of the College of Business and Global Affairs.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of the Business Administration program, the learners shall be able to demonstrate the following:

ethical decision-making in business
analytical and critical thinking skills
effective oral and written communication skills
basic knowledge of business