Online Master of Science in Management

In this course, students examine human behavior theories and organization development theories, including concepts and processes related to management of self, teams, and the organization. Topics include personality, emotions, ethics, learning, motivation, conflict, negotiation, leadership, and followership. These topics are supported through expectations of scholarly writing requirements including library resources and APA Guidelines.

Credits: 3

This course applies and examines classical economic knowledge of international trade and finance to inform decision making in the areas of business, management, and policy. Topics such as classical trade theory, barriers to trade, regulatory policies, gross domestic product, and international banking are explored.

Credits: 3

This course introduces the tasks and challenges fundamental to project management. Topics include how to manage teams, schedules, risks, and resources to effectively achieve project objectives from time, cost, and quality perspectives. Case studies are incorporated into the course, allowing students to apply knowledge and skills associated with negotiating, selecting, initiating, planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, controlling, and terminating a project. The implications of managing projects in an international setting are also assessed and ethical principles in managing projects are evaluated in this course. Recommended Prior Course: ORG502 and OPS510.

Credits: 3

The course studies the process of business analysis and valuation through the evaluation of financial statements. Topics include analysis of financial statements and ratio, strategic, prospective, equity and credit analysis. Recommended Prior Course: FIN500

Credits: 3

This course includes the strategic planning process; conducting research, applying strategic planning tools, developing market opportunity analysis, strategy selection, and establishing organizational goals with consideration of internal and external resources, market opportunities, and return on investment. Topics include environmental scanning, industry analysis, market opportunity analysis, and tactics for achieving sustainable success.

Credits: 3

This course explores systems in relation to business, management, and research. Rather than a reductionist view, systems design focuses on entire webs of relationships viewed in the larger context to determine patterns that are dependent on time and context. Course topics include classic systems theory; new science systems theory including chaos, complexity, and self-organizing systems theories; research philosophy and methods; social systems including project teams, virtual teams, contractual and contingent workforces, and organizational structure; innovation and disruption; systems operations; and systems performance.

Credits: 3

This course examines systematic critical thinking through related topics of qualitative analyses, quantitative analyses, and decision making. Students apply quantitative and qualitative research methods focused on strategic decision models with potential topics including ethics, innovation, change management, organization behavior, e-business and technology, collaboration, diversity, or operations management. Students may also select a specific topic based on their own area of interest related to the field of management.

Credits: 3

The course covers topics relevant to managing dynamic and diverse workforces and organizations. Students analyze case studies to enhance student's critical thinking abilities needed for effective decision-making using quantitative and qualitative data. A focus on sustainable business practices frames the course content. The course activities assist students in demonstrating competencies in managing organizations through complex changes in a global society.

Credits: 3