Online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Management and Leadership

An introduction to the principles underlying accounting information. The course will focus on the role that accounting information plays in planning, evaluating, and recording operating activities of businesses. An introduction to financial statements is also included. In this course students will summarize financial data and construct basic financial statements using various software tools such as Excel and QuickBooks.

An application of concepts from the field of marketing of consumer demand in relation to marketing procedures, functions, methods, policies, including issues of marketers from a marketing perspective.

This course provides practical information covering five main topics: money management (budget, credit cards, income taxes, and mortgage payments), insurance, investments, retirement and estate planning. Students are expected to integrate various personal finance instruments and construct a personal finance plan based on their personal assessment. Prerequisite: Any college level math course

An investigation of management concepts with an emphasis on the four basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, including the application of decision making, group dynamics, communication, and the business environment.

This course will build on prior management and behavioral concept and theory to explore individual and group processes involved in management/employee relationship, group dynamics, conflicts management, change management, motivation, moral, job design, organizational culture and development. The course will provide a strong understanding for productive organizational results focusing on the interactions of employees, employers, and the organization.

Various tools will be discussed that are available to the Human Resources professional such as job analysis and job design. Students will analyze administrative and legal issues that pertain to the functions of a Human Resources department and demonstrate their comprehension by applying the principles they have learned to solve these non-routine issues.

This course introduces students to a variety of leadership concepts and serves as a foundational course for more advanced study in leadership. Topics include but are not limited to motivating others, management communication, training and development, team building and improving leadership qualities within each person.

In this course, students will develop their ability to lead in complex, dynamic and often fast-changing environments. Students will analyze leadership as it is practiced and evaluate the personal dangers leaders often face when they practice leadership. This course is based on the research of Ronald Heifetz, Dean Williams and Marty Linsky.

An advanced level study that challenges students to investigate and analyze the attributes of effective global leadership. The United Nation’s (UN) Global Compact and its ten principles will be studied and used to measure globally responsible leadership and how good leadership impacts the issues facing global leaders today. Case studies will be used to illustrate each on the ten principles in actual contextual situations. The case studies allow the student the opportunity for thinking through the issues and seeing how leaders facing the same problems actually addressed them.

This course is designed to introduce students to the challenges of leading an organization during change. Students will investigate theories and best practices of change leadership/leading at the organizational and personal level. Topics include but are not limited to leading and facilitating communication during change, decision-making during crisis, managing resistance to change and creating appropriate environments to facilitate change. Prerequisite: LDR 201

This course investigates the important role ethics plays in leading. In this course, students will develop an understanding of their own character development and its impact on followers as well as gaining insights into leading the self. Students will explore, analyze and investigate topics such as normative ethics’ role in leadership, servant and steward leadership, as well as sense making, satisficing and decision-making from an ethical leader perspective. Prerequisite: LDR201

This course introduces student to leadership theory at an advanced level. Through the exploration, analysis and critique of such theories, students will develop a deeper understanding of leadership and leading. Topics covered in this course include but are not limited to historical perspectives of leadership, transformational and transactional leadership, charismatic leadership, dysfunctional leadership, power and political leadership. Prerequisite: LDR201

This is the culminating course in the Management and Leadership program. As such, students will integrate the knowledge gained throughout their major program of study. This will be accomplished with case study analysis and the completion of a research project focused on leadership in organizations. Prerequisite: BUS 351, BUS 421, LDR 220, LDR 450 and LDR 475

Students will learn basic skills involving the applications of word processing, database, spreadsheet, presentations, and e-mail using the Office 2013 suite. Students will be exposed to employment considerations and new administrative features. Several of the specific components will include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.