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MGMT-500 Applied Management Theory3 Hours
- This course focuses on the functions of management, along with a conceptual framework and the practical skills necessary for managing effectively in the global business environment. Particular emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills and enhanced cultural awareness to analyze and develop creative solutions to challenging management dilemmas.
MGMT-512 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Management3 Hours
- In this course students will examine business ethics and social responsibility as deliberate organizational development strategies in a competitive global environment. Students will engage in decision-making exercises that take into account biblical standards, ethical theories, business law, and regulatory compliance as the bases of professional conduct.
COMM-515 Decision Making and Essential Business Communication3 Hours
- In this course students will learn how to analyze management problems and opportunities that occur across multiple functional areas in business. Drawing on their assessment of underlying assumptions, cognitive bias, and organizational barriers, students will increase their collaborative problem solving and ethical decision making capacities. They will also demonstrate effective communication practices regarding problem and/or opportunity identification and the proposed courses of action to various constituent groups.
HRMT-535 Human Resources Management3 Hours
- This course will vest students with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage the myriad challenges associated with human resources (HR) practice in organizations. Students will learn how, through effective HR planning and implementation, managers can assist in strategically influencing the quality of life, productivity, and performance of employees. Additional topics will include recruiting and selecting staff to match organizational needs; counseling and engaging staff for personal and professional development; negotiating internal conflict; and practicing effective communication.
ECON-510 Economic Analysis for Managers3 Hours
- This course is a survey of microeconomic and macroeconomic theories applied in the context of organizational management. Students will learn foundational concepts and acquire essential tools for making informed business decisions based on a broad range of economic factors. They will examine the implications of monetary, fiscal, and/or international economic policy on organizations and perform quantitative analyses fundamental to managerial economics.
FINC-525 Accounting and Finance for Managers3 Hours
- This course entails the application of accounting concepts, financial information, and analytical tools for managerial decision making. Students will acquire a basic understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, use financial ratios and other methods to analyze financial statements, project cash flows, and perform time value of money calculations. They will gain knowledge for managing business budgets and use risk adjusted techniques to evaluate international market prices of stocks and bonds.
MKTG-530 Marketing Management3 Hours
- This course provides an overview of key marketing concepts that impact managers and organizations. Students will gain knowledge of the marketing process and its essential functions with an emphasis on the importance of technology in promoting goods and services locally and on a global scale. Topics include: the marketing mix, marketing research and planning, sales and customer relationship management, and integrated marketing communications in light of the free flow of information through emerging media and internet campaigns.
MGMT-520 Organizational Behavior3 Hours
- This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the roles of leaders in affecting people behaviors in a diverse global environment. Students will apply a biblical worldview to concepts of organizational behavior on topics that include employee characteristics, technological influences, diversity, and cross-cultural competency.
MGMT-528 Global Management3 Hours
- This course focuses on technological, social, political, ethical, and organizational issues and opportunities resulting from globalization. Students will develop the global management competencies that are required for organizations to achieve strategic success and sustainable growth. By participating in a cross-cultural service learning project, students will increase multi-cultural competence and develop skills in cross-cultural negotiation and communication.
MGMT-532 Leadership and Organizational Change3 Hours
- This course examines the roles managers play in implementing change, the challenges associated with managing planned and unplanned organizational change, and approaches to the implementation and anchoring of change. Students will study change interventions that drive organizational renewal while paying careful attention to ethical communication and communication management, employee care, positive work culture, and strategic alliances.
MGMT-522 Business Strategy and Policy3 Hours
- This course contextualizes the functions of business within a framework of strategic management that considers the direction and goals of an enterprise; social, political, technological, economic, and global factors; industry and market structures; and organizational strengths and weaknesses. Emphasis is placed on the critical analysis of businesses from a general management perspective and the development and evaluation of biblically based business policies and ethical business strategies tailored for specific industry and organization situations. Additionally, students will consider the role of social responsibility in creating value and ensuring sustainable organizational success.
MGMT-590 Applied Management Capstone3 Hours
- This course presents opportunities for students to demonstrate an integrated understanding of sound business principles, biblical and ethical standards, and best practices in management. Students will complete a previously approved project that involves a product, service, or organizational unit as the focus for development of an idea or resolution of a business problem. Working in close consultation with the course instructor, students will formulate and defend a plan of action for the identified opportunity or problem and prepare a formal presentation of the completed project.

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