ORG-5020 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

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HRM-5300 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

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EIO-5200 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

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FAM-5400 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

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ORR-5100 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.

Credits: 3

Delivery Methods: Online

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MKM-5600 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

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PJM-5100 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

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GLM-5500 Global Management

This course examines the issues and challenges facing managers in a global business context. Specifically, the course explores and analyzes international aspects of organizational behavior, human resource management, labor relations, corporate strategy, and political risk. In doing so, the course covers both micro-level topics (for example, cross-cultural communication) and macro-level considerations (for example, formulation of international strategy).

Credits: 3

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LCO-6100 Leading Change in Complex Organizations

This course focuses on organizational change and examines the importance of change, how change agents can work with others to affect meaningful change in organizations, and why change will become increasingly significant to organizations in the future. Students will examine and apply a change process that provides them with an opportunity to think about change, to reflect on stories of individuals who have changed their organizations, and to put learning into practice in current organizational settings.

Credits: 3

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OML-6100 Organizational Management and Leadership I

This course presents a comprehensive, integrative, and practical focus on leadership and management. It is based upon a framework that analyzes leadership and management at different levels: individual leadership, team leadership, and organizational leadership. The course presents leadership and management theories/concepts that have emerged over the past several decades. In addition, students will survey contemporary perspectives on ethics, networking, coaching, organizational culture, diversity, learning organizations, strategic leadership, and crisis leadership. Special attention will be paid on examining the role that leaders play in identifying and implementing change in organizations."Note: This course builds upon ORG-5020: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century, although that course is not a prerequisite to OML-6100. While there is some overlap in content between the two, OML-6100 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than ORG-5020. "

Credits: 3

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OML-6200 Organizational Management and Leadership II

This course focuses on how skills and abilities in leadership and management can be developed and applied by individuals in order to make a difference in organizations, communities, or societies. The course looks first at exemplary leaders, both those who are well known and national or international in their scope (e.g., Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Mohandas Gandhi) and those who are not well known (e.g., everyday people who have exercised moral leadership or community leadership), all with special consideration of the moral aspects of effective leadership in several different contexts. It then looks at how individuals can develop leadership and act with authenticity, integrity, and creativity, all with special consideration of exercising leadership as a 'whole person' who must balance responsibilities to home, work, and community. Ultimately, the course is intended to help students become more effective leaders in contexts where they currently serve or in contexts to which they aspire. The course is based in the belief that leadership involves moral/ethical dimensions and that effective leadership equals good leadership; that is, that it includes service to others and to contexts beyond the self as well as qualities such as authenticity and integrity.

Note: This course builds upon ORG-5020: Leadership and Management in the 21st Century, although that course is not a prerequisite to OML-6200. While there is some overlap in content between the two, OML-6200 has a far greater emphasis on application and skill development than ORG-5020.

Credits: 3

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OML-6300 Contemporary Issues in Leadership

This course focuses on compelling issues in leadership theory and practice. It is intended to present students with some of the latest and most innovative thinking about leadership and to promote practical insights for leadership within work and community settings. The course encourages students to look beyond embedded leadership ideas and practices and to consider leadership more broadly. Students cover the topics of leaders and followers (toxic leadership), men and women (gender in leadership), and individuals and teams (team leadership). Students are invited to rethink their orientation to leadership and human interaction and to apply their learning to a real-world setting.

Note: This course follows naturally from the foundations laid in OML-6100: Organizational Management and Leadership I and in OML-6200: Organizational Management and Leadership II. The three courses together form a logical sequence that moves from a general exploration of theory and practice in OML-6100, to a focus on leading and managing self in OML-6200 and, finally, to a focus on contemporary leadership issues in OML-6300: Contemporary Issues in Leadership. While these courses present a comprehensive look at management, OML-6100 and OML-6200 are not prerequisites for OML-6300, which can be taken as an individual course that provides exploration and focus on contemporary leadership issues and practices.

Credits: 3

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MSM-6200 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

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MAN-6300 Management Capstone

This master's-level Capstone course is an opportunity for students to showcase the intellectual and professional skills that they have cultivated during their degree programs. Students will produce a Capstone paper that advances scholarly and professional knowledge in their chosen fields through structured activities including primary and secondary data collection. Throughout the course, students will communicate closely with their mentors and classmates, creating a supportive community of learning professionals. The completed Capstone project provides substantial evidence of students' conceptual, analytical, research, application, writing, and presentation skills; with these abilities, graduates will be empowered to accelerate their careers and pursue unique leadership opportunities in their evolving fields and communities.

Note: Candidates for completion of the Master of Science (MS) degree in Management, Master of Science (MS) degree in Healthcare Management, Master of Human Resources Management (MSHRM) will complete this Capstone course at the end of their programs and following the successful completion of ORR-5100: Organizational Research.

Credits: 3

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