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Business and Integrative Leadership
Dr. Moran, director; Andrew Watkins, associate director
This degree is an accelerated online degree program for adults. The Business and Integrative Leadership major within the Bachelor of Arts degree program prepares adults with no or limited college credit for a professional career in business and organizational leadership. Students will develop key business skills as well as discover, understand, and learn to manage others as well as their own personal brand.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS
BUSINESS AND INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP MAJOR
• Content area (LEAD) requirements (39 hrs.) o 2300 – Social Problems and Their Impact on the Workplace (3 hrs.) o 3000 – Professional Development and Applied Ethics (3 hrs.) o 3100 – Introduction to Information Systems and Analysis of Data (3 hrs.) o 3200 – Issues in Management (3 hrs.) o 3260 – Conflict Resolution (3 hrs.) o 3280 – Project Management (3 hrs.) o 3300 – Managerial Accounting (3 hrs.) o 3500 – Managerial Marketing (3 hrs.) o 4000 – Group and Organizational Dynamics (3 hrs.) o 4100 – Communicating Within Organizations (3 hrs.) o 4300 – Strategic Planning (3 hrs.) o 4550 – Diversity and Intercultural Humility (3 hrs.) o 4900 – Seminar in Ethics and Leadership (3 hrs.) • Additional Liberal arts requirements (43 hrs.) • Additional Electives (38 hrs.) – may be applied toward a minor, a complementary major or a second major.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Certificates are offered to adult learners in a non-degree seeking format, and consist of for-credit coursework which may be applied towards a degree. Each certificate is earned upon the successful completion of four selected Business and Integrative Leadership (LEAD) courses totaling 12 credit hours. The four seven-week courses may be completed at a pace which best fits the adult learner’s schedule.
BUSINESS AND INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
• 12 hours selected from the following LEAD-captioned courses: o 3000 – Professional Development and Applied Ethics (3 hrs.) o 3100 – Introduction to Information Systems and Analysis of Data (3 hrs.) o 3200 – Issues in Management (3 hrs.) o 3260 – Conflict Resolution (3 hrs.) o 3300 – Managerial Accounting (3 hrs.) o 3350 – Managerial Finance (3 hrs.) o 3400 – Managerial Economics (3 hrs.) o 3500 – Managerial Marketing (3 hrs.) o 3550 – Legal Environments of Business (3 hrs.) o 4300 – Strategic Planning (3 hrs.) o 4550 – Diversity and Intercultural Humility (3 hrs.)
LEAD COURSES
1000 Personal and Professional Discovery 1 hr. (1, 0)
Designed to increase the student’s success in the professional arena by assisting the student in obtaining the emotional intelligence skills necessary to reach his/her potential. Topics include coping with stress, adapting to change, developing interpersonal relationships and intrapersonal skills, and recognizing how emotional intelligence affects personal and professional success and leadership skills.
1050 Accounting Fundamentals 2 hrs. (2, 0)
A prerequisite to Managerial Accounting (LEAD 3300) and Managerial Finance (LEAD 3350). Offers basic information on financial statements resulting from the accounting processes that are used by owners, investors, and employees. Effective accounting demands an understanding of accounting terms. Will help students become informed users of accounting information.
1100 Introduction to Business Environments 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Introduces functional areas of business, tracing the evolution of business forms, the role of government and society, relationships between administrators and employees, ethical issues, and globalization of world markets.
1200 Management Foundations 3 hrs. (3, 0)
A study of management as it pertains to the dynamics of leadership, strategic planning, and controlling of resources.
Focuses upon the primary functions of human resources management, increasing the effectiveness and contributions of employees in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Topics include strategic planning, organizational goals, job descriptions and evaluations, human resources selection techniques, and labor/employee relations.
Presents an analysis of major contemporary social problems, especially in the United States. Particular attention is given to the problems of poverty, racism, sexism, drug and alcohol abuse, and illiteracy, and their impact on contemporary workplace. Consideration is given to diverse sociological perspectives with regard to these problems and their causes, consequences, and solutions.
2400 Organization Ethics 3 hrs. (3, 0)
This study in business ethics provides instruction in systematically applying standard moral and ethical approaches in analyzing issues, problems, and cases.
2410 Global Issues 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Helps the adult learner acquire knowledge and become aware of the increasing interdependence of the world and the global nature of contemporary issues. Essentially seeks to help adult learners to think beyond their immediate surroundings and see themselves as part of a larger community.
Offers a discussion of selected topics of current issues in management. There will be a written and oral presentation of a management project involving the application of management concepts and principles. CONSENT: Departmental permission required.
Introduces students to personal and professional development through an on-going process by which an individual can begin to strategically identify their distinctive value to self and to others. Encompasses various theoretical, conceptual and emerging practical frameworks of ethical personal and professional development today, in an effort to develop confident, compassionate, and professional difference-making leaders. Students will discover, develop, define and communicate their unique purpose through their personal and professional brand.
LEAD (cont.)
Introduces students to information systems and the analysis of data. Contemporary information systems and how they add value at the individual level and at the global, organizational level. Students will focus on the key components of information systems: people, hardware, data, and network technologies. Students will develop a business application using database, spreadsheet, and web development tools. PREREQUISITE: Basic mathematics proficiency as determined by a placement examination or the completion of MATH 1000.
3200 Issues in Management 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Students examine management control functions, strategic planning, and organizational structure and design. Also examined are motivational theory and its application to individual and group functioning in work and home situations. Leadership styles related to particular circumstances are analyzed. Negotiation concepts and skills are covered through reading and class practice, with an analysis of the effect on productivity.
3220 Leadership in Non-Profits 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Designed to further the professional development of leaders in the non-profit sector. Students will gain a richer understanding of how to integrate organizational mission with economic strategy and the importance of developing a strong network with a diverse array of non-profit leaders. Learners will form a personal plan of action for leading a non-profit that addresses key organizational and strategic challenges.
3240 Culture and Gender in Leadership 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Intended to help learners better understand the challenges women face as they obtain and sustain leadership roles within society today. Learners will examine how women have gained access to powerful leadership positions; why men have more access than women; and how, as current and future leaders, both males and females can eliminate barriers within their own areas of influence that discourage access for women in leadership.
3260 Conflict Resolution 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Introduces students to conflict resolution through an ongoing process by which an individual can begin to understand the various types of conflict and comprehend how to attempt to resolve conflict. Encompasses various theoretical, conceptual and emerging practical frameworks of conflict resolution today. Designed to develop confident, compassionate, and professional difference-making leaders. Students will discover, develop, and confidently engage with critical issues related conflict resolution in the context of their own unique identity.
3280 Project Management 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Discusses the factors necessary for successful project management, including concepts, needs identification, project manager, teams, project communications, project planning and scheduling, control and cost performance. Project management software tools will also be utilized as part of the course.
3300 Managerial Accounting 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Presents the financial tools available to the manager in decision-making. It includes a study of income statements, balance sheets, cash flow budgets, changes in financial position, and ratio analysis. Emphasis is on reading and understanding accounting and financial documents rather than on their preparation.
3350 Managerial Finance 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Focuses on the areas of corporate finance needed by adult learners, even if they are not planning a finance career. The study of finance provides a number of tools and reports that aid in determining which long-term investments to make, where the financing will come from, and how to manage collecting from customers and paying suppliers. Capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management will be studied in detail.
3400 Managerial Economics 3 hrs. (3, 0)
An analysis of the principles of economics necessary to equip managers and supervisors for effective decision-making and leadership. Specific economic concepts will be applied to problem-solving in the manager’s workplace.
LEAD (cont.)
3500 Managerial Marketing 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Principles of marketing that need to be understood by managers in all areas in order to develop and utilize effective marketing practices are examined. Concepts of our global economy, including major social, psychological, and political influences, will be explored and their marketing implications considered from a manager’s perspective.
3510 Buyer Behavior 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Adult learners will be exposed to numerous theories from psychology, sociology, economics, education, and marketing to explain why and how consumers buy the products and services that they do. Buyer behavior will be integrated into the large discipline marketing to illustrate the marketing concept and marketing orientation of putting the customer first.
3550 Legal Environments of Business 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Prepares students to evaluate the legal risks associated with business activity. Students will study topics including the legal system, alternative dispute resolution, the trial process, contracts, tort law, real property, enterprise liability, product liability, international law, business risks, intellectual property, and legal forms of business.
3570 Developing a Mentoring Culture 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Attempts to help individuals within organizations of every type to build a framework that supports and sustains organizational mentoring. Peer mentoring, mentoring forums, and team mentoring are becoming commonplace in organizations and today’s leader needs to be knowledgeable of the process and reasoning behind it.
A study of group behavior and how group functioning impacts organization effectiveness, with emphasis on decision-making and conflict resolution. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group management and determine which tasks are best handled within a group setting.
Investigates the role of communication in creating a productive organizational environment. Aids students in developing and strengthening communication skills by focusing on interpersonal, group, and presentation skills.
4200 A Systems Approach to Organizational Change 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Students examine the formal and informal functions of organizations and analyze an agency or organization based on a systems model. Students will also analyze and solve organizational problems using a step-by-step method. This analysis will be applied to students’ work-related research projects.
4300 Strategic Planning 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Introduces students to various management planning models and techniques and applies these to business cases. Stresses the concepts of strategic planning and strategic management.
Several major ethical theories are reviewed in this course. Students examine personal values through reading and workplace analysis to formulate management accountability, human rights, and a reasonable lifestyle in the contemporary world.
4500 Service Leadership 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Helps learners implement concepts of Robert Greenleaf’s servant leadership as vital in the workplace. An understanding of service leadership empowers leaders as they implement concepts of being a leader who is servant first. Learners will become more competent, capable and compassionate leaders as they learn to help others while leading.
LEAD (cont.)
Helps students understand their own values and beliefs and those of others in the context of a larger, complex world. Encompasses various theoretical, conceptual and emerging practical frameworks of diversity and intercultural understanding. Designed to develop leaders who have the ability to understand, engage and integrate people of different backgrounds and worldviews – on many fronts – with a servant leader approach. Students will explore their ability to synthesize their leadership skills in building sustainable organizations that leverage diversity, promote inclusion, and enable productive collaboration in an increasingly cross-cultural context.
4900 Seminar in Ethics and Leadership 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Senior capstone course designed to encourage students to seriously consider their individual responsibilities to the organization and to society. Students will develop a better understanding for their natural leadership style and will be presented strategies to improve their leadership effectiveness. Students should take this class during their final semester.
4910 Professional Seminar 3 hrs. (3, 0)
Helps learners to be professionally ready, whether re-entering the job market or bettering a career. Includes the completion of a professional portfolio comprised of the learner’s professional picture, résumé, letters of recommendation, leadership philosophy, strengths testing results, personal mission statement, and final review of a service project.
4990 Action Research Project 3 hrs. (3, 0)
A major research effort designed to enhance knowledge in an area related to one’s work or community, to provide research skills, and to assist in effective decision-making. Statistical analysis concepts and methods assist the student in identifying a problem area, collecting data, proposing a solution and measuring results. Each student gives an oral report of project findings. Applies to both the liberal arts writing-intensive and speaking-intensive requirements.
