ORG-502 Leadership and Management in the 21st Century

In this course, students explore, expand, and improve their personal and practical approach to leadership and management. The course is designed to allow students to analyze major theories and models of leadership, evaluate the effectiveness of these theories in a practical context, and apply various leadership approaches through a case study format. Students also examine, model, and adapt their own personal style and ethics for real-world practical applications.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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HRM-530 Human Resources Management

This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today's organizations. Key functions such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labor relations are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised and current issues such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs are analyzed. Best practices of employers of choice are considered.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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EIO-520 Economic Issues in Organizations

This course explores the complex relationship of strategic economic issues within an organization and the organization's interaction with other firms in the industry. The course begins with a brief overview of the basic economics of the firm and uses those principles to drive an analysis of the firm's activities and interactions with other firms. The course examines different market structures to see how overall economic structure affects decision making and interactions; this basic structure will be used to analyze competition with other firms in obtaining resources, setting prices to maximize profits, and reacting to decisions of competitors. The course also examines methodologies for evaluating results and explores ways to use that analysis in making future decisions.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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FAM-540 Finance and Accounting for Managers

This course is designed to provide the non-accountant and non-financial manager with the knowledge necessary to interact with professionals from those disciplines. The majority of the material draws from the theory and practice of financial management. Sufficient accounting background is provided to enable the student to understand and work with information provided by accounting and finance professionals. Emphasis is placed on understanding terms, concepts, and uses of information provided by these functions rather than on the actual performance of the calculations.

Advisory: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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ORR-510 Organizational Research

This course acquaints students with important research concepts so they can develop a sound research study. Students apply the research design process to develop a proposal that incorporates appropriate methods of developing a plan and gathering information. This course is specifically designed to prepare students for their Capstone course, in which the research plan moves to the implementation stage, culminating with a Capstone paper.

Note: This course must be taken one to two terms prior to Capstone. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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MKM-560 Marketing Management

This course is an advanced review of the marketing function within businesses and organizations. Emphasis is placed on understanding how organizations communicate the value proposition of goods and services, differences between marketing environments, the role of competition, and factors associated with marketing success as part of a firm's overall strategy. Specific attention is given to issues related to the marketing process, trends changing the marketing landscape, growth of marketing information, building and managing brands, and marketing strategy and the ongoing role of ethics. Skills are developed to understand the growth of marketing analytics to inform important decisions as it relates to pricing, promotion, branding and value creation.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Jan 2024

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PJM-510 Project Management

This course introduces project management from the standpoint of a manager who must organize, plan, implement, and control tasks to achieve an organization's schedule, budget, and performance objectives. Tools and concepts such as project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project estimating, and scheduling methodologies are studied. Students will practice with Microsoft Project software to be able to manage a project from start to deployment. What is a project? How is it managed? What is the best approach? This is an opportunity to learn the project management fundamentals that can guide a project through a maze of challenges to successful completion. Successful projects do not occur by luck or by chance. In fact, many projects do not achieve their organization's goals.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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MSM-620 Leading Strategic Change

Managing organizational change is challenging at the best of times. In today's dynamic fast-paced global environment, change is a constant component of organizational life. Whether the change is simple or complex, organizations must constantly change or die. Leaders need to act as change agents to envision necessary change and effectively lead an organization through a change initiative. This course prepares participants to lead change within a variety of organizational settings. Models for the creation and communication of change plans are examined to develop an understanding of the specific challenges associated with change. The theory and methods for effective implementation of change plans are used to examine the practical realities of change implementation in modern organizations.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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MAN-630 Management Capstone

Candidates for completion of the Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MSHCM), or the Master of Human Resources Management (MSHRM) degree will complete an independent project demonstrating their conceptual, analytical, research, and practical management skills achieved through the courses in either program. The project, called a Capstone because it represents a crowning achievement much as a capstone does in architecture, is a 3-credit, one-term requirement that is completed at the end of the program. It is a closely supervised experience resulting in a paper that demonstrates the student's ability to synthesize and utilize the skills and knowledge students have gained in previous courses in the MSHRM, MSHCM, or MSM programs.

Prerequisites: This course requires completion of ORR-510: Organizational Research. Students may not take ORR-510 and the Management Capstone during the same term.

Note: This is the last course taken to complete the degree program. Prior to registering for this course students are required to schedule an academic advising appointment for approval. Instructions on how to schedule an appointment are located on our website https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/make-advising-appointment.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

Offered in Jan 2023, May 2023, Jul 2023, Sep 2023, Nov 2023, Jan 2024, Mar 2024, May 2024

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