Management, MS

This course will provide an overview of how organizations work. Theory, research, and application will be utilized to provide students with a deeper understanding of organizational structure, culture, communication, and strategic planning processes. Students will engage in exercises and activities that will assist with the development of a mature, Christian perspective and analysis of their organization.

Leadership can be developed. This course will focus on the development of Christian leadership skills including authenticity, inspiration, motivation, and development of trust within an organization. This course will assist students in developing a solid understanding of the differences between leadership and management. Major theories and models of leadership will be reviewed through a series of case studies and activities. Prerequisite: BUSN510.

This course assists students with understanding the effective components of human resource use within their organizations from a Christian perspective. Specific topics include alignment of human resource systems with organizational strategy; evaluation of effective employee motivation programs; staffing systems, rewards and compensation; employee development and performance management systems.

More than ever, organizational leaders find themselves needing a deeper understanding of how teams develop, operate, and accomplish their goals. This course focuses on how teams develop, behave and function, and the ways in which a team impacts, influences, and are influenced by organizational behavior. Emphasis will be placed on making sense of the inexplicable events and behaviors in organizations, including cascading problems, organizational miscommunication, covert behaviors, and counter-productive organizational attitudes and behaviors, as well as investigating conditions that support high performance teams. Prerequisite: BUSN510.

This course deals with fundamental issues and phenomena currently existing in organizations. The purpose of this course is to survey the major areas important to information technology such as: information technology management, HRIS, security, networking, Web, Media Literacy, database, programming, intellectual property, and outsourcing. Additionally, this course acts as a foundation toward a proper understanding of technology and media. In this course, students will engage critically with technology in the workplace and in their personal lives. Students will negotiate theory and practice, pulling in their own experiences from their everyday lives. Finally, students will develop a critical approach to business ethics and Christianity. Prerequisite: BUSN510