2007-2008 Academic Catalog

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Management and Organizational Leadership

MGOL 260 Personal and Professional Assessment
3 hours. The investigation and application of techniques used in personal, professional, and educational assessment. Development of lifelong learning principles. Preparation of prior-learning portfolio is a required outcome, whether or not the portfolio is to be officially evaluated for possible prior-learning assessed credits.

MGOL 420 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
4 hours. Course content focuses on leadership models and their application in work, group, and virtual teams. Emphasis is placed on group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness.

MGOL 421 Leadership Literature I
2 hours. The course will include a selection of readings from leadership literature. Included will be assigned articles from classical and contemporary leadership books. This course is designed for independent study, requiring journals and summaries of readings.

MGOL 422 Leadership Literature II
2 hours. The course will include a selection of readings from leadership literature. Included will be assigned articles from classical and contemporary leadership books. This course is designed for independent study, requiring journals and summaries of readings.

MGOL 423 Christian Faith and Thought
4 hours. The roots and origins of the Christian faith are investigated. Focus is placed on the history of Christianity, the influence of Christianity upon society, and how Christian values relate to managing people. The Quaker faith and its traditions will also be discussed.

MGOL 424 Organizational Theory and Management
4 hours. This course provides an overview of the fields of organizational and management theory. It gives the student an understanding of the roles of management in fulfilling the mission and goals of the organization. Students are expected to apply management theory as they make decisions to solve organizational problems.

MGOL 426 Organizational Communication
4 hours. The course focuses on the role communication plays in creating a productive work environment. Emphasis is placed on written, oral, and nonverbal communication. Communication models and their applications are discussed.

MGOL 428 Research for Decision Makers
4 hours. Methods for defining, researching, and analyzing problems are emphasized. Course content includes planning survey research, stating research problem, questionnaire construction, and conducting a review of literature.

MGOL 429 Financial Decision Making
4 hours. This course examines fiscal information for managerial purposes. It focuses on the relationship between fiscal and operational functions and their interrelationship within an organization. Course content includes control tools and techniques, as well as discussion and application of the manager's role in setting standards and controlling organizational outcomes.

MGOL 430 Managing Technology
3 hours. Introductory course designed to equip students with an understanding of the impact of technology in organizations. Content includes working with global and domestic virtual teams, understanding e-commerce, and developing strategies for incorporating technical changes.

MGOL 431 Operations Management
3 hours. This course introduces concepts and techniques for design, planning, and control of service and manufacturing operations. It provides basic definitions of operations management terms, tools and techniques for analyzing operations, and strategic context for making operational decisions.

MGOL 440 Human Resource Management
3 hours. In this course students examine policies and practices regarding employee planning, recruitment, selection, compensation, training, and development. Attention is given to current regulatory employment issues.

MGOL 485 Management Seminar
2 hours. Students will experience an introduction to programs of organizational management and leadership. Course content will focus on identifying strategies of time management, writing expectations, and learning outcomes.