Curriculum

The Business Administration: Organizational Management curriculum is composed of 10 courses. All courses are required for the program; no substitutes or exemptions are permitted.

MODULE 1: GROUP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

Study of group and organizational behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on decision-making and resolving conflict among groups. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive organizational management and determine which tasks should be handled by groups and which by individuals.

MODULE 2: PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

A survey of the comprehensive worldviews that are present in humanity. The emphasis is upon the universal nature of a worldview and the types of beliefs which are the result of worldviews, including ethical practices.

MODULE 3: ORGANIZATIONAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH-5 CREDITS/9 WEEKS

Students will study issues of problem definition in doing organizational research and will complete the Introduction/Problem Definition, Literature Review, and Design portions of the research project prior to Part II of the project.

MODULE 4: MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

An examination of management concepts, resulting in an understanding of the role of professional management, the function of managing, and the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of people in supervisory and managerial positions. Students will utilize case studies and essays to provide insights into the issues, problems, and opportunities affecting management.

MODULE 5: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

An introductory course in macroeconomics as it relates to managerial decision-making. It focuses on national income accounting, the determination of national output and employment levels, stabilization policy, the banking system, and monetary theory. Inflation, unemployment, lagging productivity, economic growth, and the public debt are considered. This course also allows the student to begin to integrate Scriptural principles concerning economics and money into personal experience.

MODULE 6: BUSINESS ETHICS-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

Ethical theories and personal values are examined through readings and discussion, especially as they relate to cultural organizations. Emphasis is given to the development of a personal ethic for decision-making in the workplace.

MODULE 7: LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MANAGERS-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

A practical study of business law as it relates to the organization and managers. The American court system, legal rules applying to business transactions (contracts, agency, corporations, and partnerships), and regulations relating to employment are emphasized.

MODULE 8: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

Students explore the values and perceptions of selected groups affecting social and economic life through an analysis of policies and procedures relating to recruitment, selection, training, development, and compensation of employees. Special attention is given to Equal Opportunity Employment and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations through a series of case studies and simulations.

MODULE 9: BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

Students will develop skills in business communications by giving formal and informal speeches, concentrating on basic principles of writing and organization of ideas and structuring memos and reports.

MODULE 10: STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION-MAKING-3 CREDITS/5 WEEKS

This is the capstone course of the organizational management program, developing a comprehensive management perspective, emphasizing a strategic organizational decision-making approach to handling multifunctional business problems, and integrating this discipline with a Christian business ethic.

BIBLE:
INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE
JESUS AND THE GOSPELS

ELECTIVES for Business Administration: Business Management major:
MANAGERIAL MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
STATISTICS FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
MANAGERIAL FINANCE