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Organizational Management
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Information Meetings
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management
- Monday, December 15, 2008 Chesbro Center Room 129
- Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Chesbro Center Room 18
- Thursday, February 19, 2009 Chesbro Center Room 127
- Monday, March 16, 2009 Chesbro Center Room 129
- Tuesday, May 05, 2009 Chesbro Center Room 129
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Course Descriptions
The course work for Roberts Wesleyan College’s Organizational Management program consists of modules focusing on organizational behavior, leadership, interpersonal skills, and management opportunities and challenges.
Semester One
PSY 441 OM
Adult Development and Lifelong Learning
(3 semester hours)
The module introduces adult learners to both classical and contemporary adult learning theory. As students analyze adult learning theories, they will reflect on their own life experiences and review their strengths and motivations as adult learners. Adult learners will review the physical, psychological, and mental stages of learning development. Students will have an opportunity to reflect, think critically, and prepare written responses to readings in the field of adult development.
PSY 442 OM
Group and Organizational Dynamics
(3 semester hours)
This module is a study of group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on decision making and resolving conflict in groups. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management, and determine which tasks are best handled by groups or individuals.
PSY 331 OM
Effective Interpersonal Relations
(3 semester hours)
This module investigates communication and relationships in creating a productive work environment. Effectiveness in personal and social relationships is also covered through readings and exercises concerning nonverbal communication, constructive feedback, dealing with anger, and resolving conflict. Students develop a model for effective relationships.
PHL 403 OM
Personal Values and Organizational Ethics
(3 semester hours)
This module enables students to formulate a personal philosophy of life; understand, analyze, and resolve ethical issues and dilemmas in business, nonprofit organizations, and government. Through readings, case studies, group discussion, examination of personal values and various ethical theories, students develop the intellectual ability for ethical analysis. A unique feature of the module is the integration of religious values and business to enable students to see how religious-based thinking can contribute to ethical decision-making in organizations. To demonstrate their skills in ethical decision-making, students write a final paper on a specific management related ethical dilemma they have experienced and present a proposed solution in class at the end of the module.
Semester Two
BUS 454 OM
Systems Approach to Management
(3 semester hours)
This module introduces adult learners to a strategic perspective of management and organizational theory. Adult learners analyze their workplace organization using various systems analysis tools and consider the interdependence of the organization and its environment as well as the interdependencies within the organization itself.
BUS 435 OM
Operational Budgeting
(3 semester hours)
This course is intended to give those who seek to develop and manage organizational finances the basic budgeting foundation they need to assure that their organizations fiscally and responsibly manage money. It focuses on basic budgeting concepts and their managerial implications. In this course, we will first examine what a budget is, why they are important, and the parts of a budget. Second, we will examine the budgeting system and their use in planning, control, and performance evaluation. We begin the course with a discussion of the basic vocabulary and mechanics of budgeting. For the remainder of the course, we will focus on how to identify and extract relevant information from budgets as an input to decision making and performance evaluation. The course objectives are reinforced through the lecture notes and supplemental readings, discussion cases, assigned case write-ups, class and group discussions, and numerical problems.
BUS 460 OM
Contemporary Issues in Organizations
(3 semester hours)
Constant changes in economic and business conditions present new and daunting challenges to modern organizations. This module is an in-depth study and discussion of selected contemporary and emerging issues that are not covered in existing or regular modules. Issues of study and discussion vary from year to year.
BUS 402 OM
Analysis and Application of Management Theories
(3 semester hours)
This module investigates the complexity of leading and motivating others in today’s changing and diverse workplace. It includes the study of leadership models and motivation theories, as well as approaches to planning and executing change and measuring outcomes (control). Concepts are applied to real world issues and challenges in adult learners’ workplace
Semester Three
GED 300 OM
Humanities: A Wholistic Approach
(3 semester hours)
This module introduces the adult learner to a serious study of literature. Over the next five weeks, the students and professor will ask questions about what literature is, how it is made, and what its impact is on the reader. In large part, these goals will b achieved through reading, discussing, and writing about fiction, poetry, an drama. These activities, in addition to proving enjoyable, provide students the opportunity to re-examine and clarify their own values and beliefs.
BUS 391 OM
Applied Research Project - Part 1
(1 semester hour)
This module introduces the adult learner to the applied research method and other research approaches. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, the adult learner explores research possibilities, selects a manageable work-related research topic and critically reviews literature related to the selected topic.
MTH 350 OM
Statistical Methods and Research
(4 semester hours)
Student will use Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. Problem analysis and evaluation techniques are presented. Students are shown methods for defining, researching, analyzing, and evaluating a problem they would solve in their work or a vocational environment. Specific statistical information covered in the course included identifying and measuring objectives, collecting data, working with significance levels, analyzing variance, and constructing questionnaires.
BUS 392 OM
Applied Research Project – Part 2
(4 semester hours)
A continuation of BUS 391, this research block focuses on questionnaire construction, data collection, analysis and interpretation. The module requires the adult learner to prepare a final research report demonstrating knowledge acquired across the curriculum and the desired workforce skills of written communication, critical thinking and problem solving. Adult learners also present the results of their research orally to their cohort group at the end of the module.