BADM - Business Administration

"Advanced Effective Organizational Leadership" (AEOL) is designed to take the organization leader and future leader beyond the theory of managing resources. AEOL will examine the practical application of: (1) the characteristics of effective leaders, (2) the process involved in moving from manager to leader, and (3) leadership tools to help insure success in leading organizations.

Practicum completion is taken during the student’s final academic semester (the completion of 36 hours or concentration requirements) in the MBA program. Students work on-on-one and in small ad-hoc classroom settings to complete their practicum research project, culminating in the presentation of the final research to their practicum committee.

This course provides students with a broad overview of the global sustainability challenges facing organizations. The course will focus on the business rationale for sustainability as well as the utilization of practical models and indicators for strategically managing sustainable business growth and value chains.     

The International Business Competition Capstone assembles teas of various disciplines to complete in the annual Free Trade Alliance International Business Competition. Students travel to the conference to present their business plan. This course is taken during the student’s final spring semester.

This course surveys the current literature in information systems. It serves as an introduction to research methods, design and proposal writing.

Develops communication skills crucial to successful management. Focuses on identifying a range of communication styles and recognizing how to use them; dealing successfully with challenging or hostile audiences; understanding cross-cultural and global communication issues and differences; and leading and communicating in a crisis situation.

A study of management functions, human behavior in organizations, theories of leadership, and the change process.  Ethical issues of business decisions and actions will be examined from a Christian perspective.

Develops skills to establish productive relationships with your internal or external clients and customers. Focuses on building mutual goals, planning for results collaboratively, providing ongoing support and assessing client relationships.

This course presents the entrepreneurial process of establishing a new enterprise, including idea generation, identifying opportunities, and converting concepts into successful businesses. Issues with developing profit and non-profit organizations will be addressed.

A study of the design of an organization’s structure and business processes with a primary focus on applying the concepts and techniques of business process analysis.  Students will learn and apply the techniques of lean and six-sigma to improve the business processes of an organization.  Workflow management, process management and modeling notation will be covered.  Methods of introducing and implementing information technologies to enable process management and organizational change are examined.  Appropriate software will be used to aid students in business process analysis. Prerequisite: BADM 6305.

This course focuses on leadership and management theories and practices within non-profit, missional, and social enterprises, examining the unique working environment which consists of both professional staff and volunteers.  This course addresses issues related to motivation, leadership, conflict, and change, particularly as they apply to mission-driven organizations.

A review of critical issues in global economies. Topics include the unique problems and opportunities facing multi-national firms, the various environments of international business, and the management of international operations. This course is offered as an International Trip each summer.

This course surveys various topics in international business as well as recent events and relevant changes in the international business environment.

This course addresses the theories, concepts, and practices of social entrepreneurship, focusing on the issues involved in developing innovative, mission-based organiztions (or programs within an existing organization), in order to meet the needs of a particular social group or geographic area, both in the United States and around the world.  Students develop skills and competencies for creating, developing, and implementing social entrepreneurship ideas, and learn how to measure the success of a social entrepreneurial activity.

This course focuses on understanding and applying appropriate economic and financial strategies within organizations, from a global perspective. Topics include the decision to invest abroad, forecasting exchange rates and managing exchange risk, and international portfolio diversification. Prerequisites: BECO 2311, BECO 2312, BFIN 3311.

Organized classes to explore specialized problems in an area of business administration. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May be offered for 1, 2, or 3 semester hours of credit ("V").