Part I

• ORG 101:Managing Organizations (3 credits): This course provides an introduction to the management of organizations. Students will learn about organizational structures, the history of management, and the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of managers. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the management process will also be discussed. Critical and ethical thinking will be emphasized throughout this course.
• ORG 302: Behaviors in Organizations (3 credits): The field of organizational behavior explores the operations, human resources, and communication styles within business, community, and other types of organizations. This course provides a foundation for understanding organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational level. Students will examine current research, various theories, models, and contemporary issues in the field to understand better the way that organizations work or don’t work. Collaborative learning through the application of theory to real-life organizations will be emphasized in this course.
• ORG 321: Issues in Leadership (Prerequisite: ORG 302; 3 credits): This course examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of leadership focusing on the role of the leader within business and community organizations. Leadership will be examined from historical, cultural, ethical and psychological perspectives with an emphasis on the changing nature of effective leadership in a global business environment. Students will have an opportunity to examine and develop their own personal leadership styles and potentials through collaborative and experiential learning experiences.

Part II 

(Prerequisite: Organizational Leadership Career Skills Module Part I)

• ORG 301: Managing Human Resources (3 credits): This course gives the student an overview of the broad subject of human resources management and an in-depth exposure to the key areas of this critical function. The most successful organizations know that human resources must operate at the strategic level, along with finance and law, the other core staff functions. The meaning of a strategic approach is explored in depth, providing a solid grounding in what management of human resources requires in today’s diverse, litigious, downsizing-prone, tough, often controversial world of organizational life.
• ORG 322: Leadership in the Global Workplace(Prerequisite: ORG 100 or ORG 101 or ORG 301 or ORG 302; 3 credits): A leader’s ability to approach diversity from a perspective that can use individual differences to empower followers is becoming increasingly important in the global workplace. This course introduces students to the changing role of leadership within multicultural and multinational organizations while identifying the leadership skills necessary for preparing organizations for success in globally diverse environments.
• ORG 421: Strategic Leadership & Innovation(Prerequisite: ORG 321 or ORG 322; 3 credits): Understanding where to look for new ideas, how to nurture them, and how they can be used to maintain a strategic advantage, is vital to the success of an organization. This course examines the need for strategic leadership as well as the relationship between creativity and innovation in the context of modern organizations. Students will learn how to initiate creativity in their organizations and how to recognize and overcome obstacles to the creative process.

Part I 

• COM 102: Introduction to Communication (3 credits): This course surveys the theories of communication relevant to all contexts – from conversations between friends and family to presidential town halls on the Internet. It introduces students to essential concepts and fundamental theories that describe the process, function, natures, and effects of communication.
• COM 203: Interpersonal Communication (3 credits): An examination of the ways in which people communicate through verbal and nonverbal symbols, the processes by which the receiver interprets messages, the effects of communication upon relationships, and the environmental and cultural conditions that affect communication. Intrapersonal and interpersonal communication are studied to help the student improve his or her own skills and to provide a foundation in basic communication theory.
• COM 270: Organizational Communication (Prerequisite: COM 102; 3 credits): This course is concerned with communication processes within an organization. It focuses on the sending, the receiving and the interpreting of messages. Principles of downward, upward and lateral systems are investigated. Case studies are employed to illustrate typical problems that arise and the methodologies devised for successful resolutions to achieve effective communication.

Part II

(Prerequisite: Organizational Communications Career Skills Module: Part I)

• COM 211: Introduction to Public Relations: This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of public relations from a theoretical and a strategic management perspective. Specifically, the course will help students trace the history and development of the field; critically assess the role of public relations in modern societies; develop an understanding of theoretical concepts and practical techniques of public relations in interpersonal and organizational communication; and evaluate the relationships between public relations, journalism, advertising, marketing, and other communication disciplines in modern societies.
• COM 302: Persuasion (3 credits): A study of contemporary theories of persuasive message design in mediated and interpersonal contexts. The course examines the roles played by language, culture, message content, and media in persuasion. Students analyze a variety of persuasive artifacts, learn how to detect deception, and learn how to construct effective persuasive messages.
• COM 301: Small Group Communication (Prerequisite: COM 203; 3 credits): An investigation of the theories and processes of communication within small groups. Students work in small groups to integrate theory with experience.

Part I

• ORG 101: Managing Organizations (3 credits): This course provides an introduction to the management of organizations. Students will learn about organizational structures, the history of management, and the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of managers. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the management process will also be discussed. Critical and ethical thinking will be emphasized throughout this course.
• CMPT 130: Information Technology and Systems Concepts (3 credits): This course establishes a foundation for the understanding of information systems in organizations. Applications and technologies are studied in relation to organization objectives. The student studies different types of systems such as MIS, DSS, EIS and basic applications such as Manufacturing, Finance, and Marketing. The student studies an overview of technology including hardware, software, Internet, World Wide Web, e-Commerce, database, and objects.
• CMPT 309: Project Management (3 credits): A fundamental comprehension of managing technical projects being necessary for today’s modern IT professionals, this course examines the project management discipline with a focus on technical, information based, and computer programming related project topics. Students will learn project management techniques and how to create usable project documentation. They will practice oral presentation skills used for providing stakeholders with status updates, collaboration skills for use in team settings, and perform project management tasks with a model project. Topics will also include the study of risk identification, management, and mitigation, critical thinking and problem solving. Students who complete the class will understand project management tools and their use, project management certifications that are available to be attained, and comprehend the role project management plays in the IT/IS industry.

Part II

(Prerequisite: Information Technology Management Career Skills Module: Part I)

• CMPT 300: Management Information Systems (3 credits): This course establishes a foundation for the understanding of information systems in organizations. An identification and basic explanation of the systems point of view, the organization of a system, information flows, and the nature of information systems in organizations. The relationship between systems and information to organizational objectives is examined. Applications and technologies are studied in relation to organization objectives. The student studies different types of systems such as Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Executive Information Systems, and Artificial Intelligence. Basic applications such as Manufacturing, Finance, and Marketing are also studied. Electronic Commerce, Internet business models, e-business, and the management of organizational transformations, driving the move toward digital firms, is examined. Team exercises and multiple case problems are used.
• ORG 301: Managing Human Resources (3 credits): This course gives the student an overview of the broad subject of human resources management and an in-depth exposure to the key areas of this critical function. The most successful organizations know that human resources must operate at the strategic level, along with finance and law, the other core staff functions. The meaning of a strategic approach is explored in depth, providing a solid grounding in what management of human resources requires in today’s diverse, litigious, downsizing-prone, tough, often controversial world of organizational life.
• ORG 322: Leadership in the Global Workplace (Prerequisite: ORG 100 or ORG 101 or ORG 301 or ORG 302; 3 credits): A leader’s ability to approach diversity from a perspective that can use individual differences to empower followers is becoming increasingly important in the global workplace. This course introduces students to the changing role of leadership within multicultural and multinational organizations while identifying the leadership skills necessary for preparing organizations for success in globally diverse environments.

Part I

• MGMT205: Topics in Accounting (3 credits): This course will provide students with the accounting toolkit and analytical skills that guide managers in making complicated decisions. This course is organized into two modules. The first module focuses on the interpretation of financial accounting reports and the evaluation of a firm’s financial performance. The focus of the second module is on information used for internal decision-making purposes. Topics include costing, cost behavior and decision making, budgets and performance analysis, activity and differential analysis, and the Balanced Scorecard.
• MGMT 206: Topics in Economics (3 credits): Students will be introduced to key concepts in microeconomics, such as productivity, costs, returns to scale, and market structures. These concepts will be applied in more depth via contemporary industry examples. Macroeconomics concepts will include GDP, employment, and inflation/deflation. The range of macroeconomic policies available for economic stabilization and growth by countries will be discussed, including monetary and fiscal policy, with specific country applications in international context. There will also be consideration of contemporary issues regarding various policy approaches. 
• MATH 130: Introductory Statistics I (Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics or satisfactory performance on the Mathematics Placement Test; 3 credits): This course introduces the basic ideas and techniques of statistics including: descriptions of sample data; simple probability; the binomial and normal distributions; estimation; hypothesis testing; correlation and regression; and the chi-squared distribution. Appropriate technology will be selected by the instructor.

Part II - UNDER DEVELOPMENT

(Prerequisite: Financial Management Digital Badge Part I)

Part I

• ORG 340: Foundations of Marketing (3 credits): This course introduces students to the role of marketing in organizations. Students will study all facets of the marketing process including: environmental analysis, marketing-information management, market research, consumer and business behavior, segmentation, and positioning. Students will also explore marketing from a global view (examining global market forces and globally competitive environments). Legal and ethical impacts of marketing will be explored through case studies.
• COM 102: Introduction to Communication (3 credits): This course surveys the theories of communication relevant to all contexts – from conversations between friends and family to presidential town halls on the Internet. It introduces students to essential concepts and fundamental theories that describe the process, function, natures, and effects of communication.
• COM 211: Introduction to Public Relations: This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of public relations from a theoretical and a strategic management perspective. Specifically, the course will help students trace the history and development of the field; critically assess the role of public relations in modern societies; develop an understanding of theoretical concepts and practical techniques of public relations in interpersonal and organizational communication; and evaluate the relationships between public relations, journalism, advertising, marketing, and other communication disciplines in modern societies.

Part II

(Prerequisite: Marketing Communication Career Skills Model: Part I)

• COM 302: Persuasion (3 credits): A study of contemporary theories of persuasive message design in mediated and interpersonal contexts. The course examines the roles played by language, culture, message content, and media in persuasion. Students analyze a variety of persuasive artifacts, learn how to detect deception, and learn how to construct effective persuasive messages.
• COM 347: Reputation and Relationship Management (Prerequisite: COM 211; 3 credits): This seminar course introduces students to a growing and increasingly important practice area within the public relations profession. Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical perspectives related to environmental scanning/surveillance and the strategic management of events, trends and issues as well as their impact on an organization’s relationships with key stakeholder groups. In addition, students will apply theory to practice by learning how to make, justify and assess the impact of organizational decisions on corporate image, reputation and trust.
• ORG 322: Leadership in the Global Workplace (3 credits): A leader’s ability to approach diversity from a perspective that can use individual differences to empower followers is becoming increasingly important in the global workplace. This course introduces students to the changing role of leadership within multicultural and multinational organizations while identifying the leadership skills necessary for preparing organizations for success in globally diverse environments.

Part I 

• ORG 101: Managing Organizations (3 credits): This course provides an introduction to the management of organizations. Students will learn about organizational structures, the history of management, and the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of managers. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the management process will also be discussed. Critical and ethical thinking will be emphasized throughout this course.
• CMPT 309: Project Management (3 credits): A fundamental comprehension of managing technical projects being necessary for today’s modern IT professionals, this course examines the project management discipline with a focus on technical, information based, and computer programming related project topics. Students will learn project management techniques and how to create usable project documentation. They will practice oral presentation skills used for providing stakeholders with status updates, collaboration skills for use in team settings, and perform project management tasks with a model project. Topics will also include the study of risk identification, management, and mitigation, critical thinking and problem solving. Students who complete the class will understand project management tools and their use, project management certifications that are available to be attained, and comprehend the role project management plays in the IT/IS industry.
• ORG 302: Behaviors in Organizations (3 credits): The field of organizational behavior explores the operations, human resources, and communication styles within business, community, and other types of organizations. This course provides a foundation for understanding organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational level. Students will examine current research, various theories, models, and contemporary issues in the field to understand better the way that organizations work or don’t work. Collaborative learning through the application of theory to real-life organizations will be emphasized in this course.

Part II – UNDER DEVELOPMENT

(Prerequisite: Project Management Career Skills Module: Part I)

Part I

• ORG 101: Managing Organizations (3 credits): This course provides an introduction to the management of organizations. Students will learn about organizational structures, the history of management, and the tasks, roles, and responsibilities of managers. Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the management process will also be discussed. Critical and ethical thinking will be emphasized throughout this course.
• ORG 302: Behaviors in Organizations (3 credits): The field of organizational behavior explores the operations, human resources, and communication styles within business, community, and other types of organizations. This course provides a foundation for understanding organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational level. Students will examine current research, various theories, models, and contemporary issues in the field to understand better the way that organizations work or don’t work. Collaborative learning through the application of theory to real-life organizations will be emphasized in this course.
• ORG 301: Managing Human Resources (3 credits): This course gives the student an overview of the broad subject of human resources management and an in-depth exposure to the key areas of this critical function. The most successful organizations know that human resources must operate at the strategic level, along with finance and law, the other core staff functions. The meaning of a strategic approach is explored in depth, providing a solid grounding in what management of human resources requires in today’s diverse, litigious, downsizing-prone, tough, often controversial world of organizational life.

Part II– UNDER DEVELOPMENT

(Prerequisite: Human Resources Management Career Skills Module: Part I)