Accelerated Organizational Management Bachelor's Courses

Management Coursework

OMP-4000: Group and Organizational Dynamics (3 hours)

Small group communication, dealing with positive feedback, principles of small discussions. Project planning, managing people, small group participation, re-engineering organizations. Understanding interpersonal communications, brainstorming process, decision-making and conflict resolution, and diagnosing group effectiveness.

OMP-4020: Systems Approach to Organizational Change (3 hours)

Nature and meaning of systems, boundaries and environments, mission statements, organizational structures, relationships, rewards, power and procedures. Diagnosing problems in organizations. Preparing for, implementing and managing change.

LDR-4000: The Emerging Leader (3 hours)

Students will learn about leadership in today’s global business environment. The course asks students to evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses as leaders and to apply leadership skills that transcend the disciplines using a conceptual framework. The course examines leadership as a discipline that uses practices and processes that can be taught and learned. Students will practice leadership skills and processes, creating a vision for the future, leadership development and teams, leadership values and ethics, and implementing change within the organization. Students will consider leadership principles as they are practiced in today’s fast paced, interconnected global organizations. Replaces: ADP-4050.

MGT-2022: Business Information Technology for the 21st Century (3 hours)

This course is an introduction to systems theory, development methods, management information systems, and using application software, the Internet, and peer-review journal databases for research and problem solving. Concepts of technology in organizations, information systems growth, and process improvement are introduced. Students will examine professional societies’ codes of conduct, and career opportunities. Replaces: OMP-4060 and MGT-2020.

OMP-4236: Research Design and Methodology (3 hours)

This course provides an overview of research methodology. Students will identify a well-researched problem or solution. Students will develop a research proposal.

OMP-4240: Organizational Communication (3 hours)

Importance of communication in organizations. Effective communication in organizations. Developing and delivering effective interpersonal communication. Team-building, conflict resolution and problem solving, communication and organizational culture, communication to and within groups.

MGT-2041: Leading Teams and Groups in a Global Environment (3 hours)

This course presents leadership as an influence relationship that involves the organization’s mission, vision and purpose. Business leaders need soft and hard skills used with integrity to shape culture and values, create change, and inspire and motivate teams particularly in a virtual environment. Principled team and group leadership qualities are developed intentionally to empower followers using human skills, communication [including communication using technology] skills, and teamwork. The course examines leadership theory applied to teams, and applies strategies, processes, and techniques to enable optimal interdependent and collaborative performance in a virtual and face-to-face environment. Replaces:OMP-4431.

MGT-4030: Human Resource Management (3 hours)

Management’s responsibilities regarding the recruitment, selection, hiring, development, promotion and separation of employees. Replaces: OMP-4440. Prerequisite: C or higher in MGT-2001.

ACC-2101: Business Accounting for Leaders (3 hours)

Business Accounting for Leaders is a sequel course to financial accounting. It explores the managerial aspects of accounting and the critical role of accounting in managing a business. The course introduces managerial accounting and internal reporting. Topics include the statement of cash flows, financial statement analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, job costing for the service sector and cost analysis for decision-making, debt financing, and the reporting of assets. The course emphasizes the identification and assignment of product costs, operation budgeting and planning, costs control, and management decision-making. Prerequisite: C or higher in ACC-2001.

MKT-2101: 21st Century Concepts of Marketing (3 hours)

This course provides students with foundational knowledge of the marketing activities of organizations. It explores the core concepts of marketing including the marketing mix, consumer behavior, segmenting and targeting markets, marketing research, and the development of marketing plans to assist in managerial decision-making. The course examines the internal and external environment affecting marketing activities, the role of intermediaries, the effect of government regulations, sales and advertising, and new digital strategies. Students focus attention on the vital role of marketing and effective marketing plans in today’s global economy. Replaces: MKT-2100 , HCMP-3000, and OMP-4605.

MGT-3031: Business Ethics in a Global Society (3 hours)

Unethical behavior and decisions impacts individuals, organizations, and society. In this course, students will focus upon the application of ethical theory to complex business situations, analysis of ethical and unethical business practices, evaluation of divergent views and their ethical impact on business and society, practicing ethical decision-making models, and building ethical sensitivity, and character to promote moral action in individuals and organizations. Replaces: MGT-3030 and OMP-4610. Prerequisite: C or better in MGT-2001.

Senior Project

OMP-4700: Senior Project (3 hours)

The Senior Project is the Accelerated Degree Program capstone. This course is an intensive, process-oriented, active learning project through which students apply learning acquired through all major coursework. Designing and developing the Senior Project requires students to follow a problem from recognition to providing a well-researched solution or from the development of an opportunity to a well-researched action plan. Students are required to complete a comprehensive document and present their findings. Prerequisite: C or higher in OMP-4236. Cross-listed with HCMP-4700.