Curriculum for Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership
Program Requirements (120 credits)
General Education Requirements (42 credits)
(See 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog)
Program Requirements (9 credits)
ORG 204 Fiscal Accountability for Organizational Leadership
ORG 205 Selected Statistical Procedures
POR 300 Adult Development and Life Assessment
Major Requirements (39 credits)
ORG 305 Socio-economic Resources for Organizational Leadership
ORG 311 Organizational Fiscal Resource Administration
ORG 320 Organizational Law
ORG 323 Staffing and Employee Development
ORG 327 Organizational Behavior
ORG 332 Organizational Promotion
ORG 490 Strategic Policy and Planning
PSY 450 Psychology of Work
ORG 499A Action Research Project A
ORG 499B Action Research Project B
PHI 369C Business Ethics
SOC 460D Conflict and Conflict Resolution
General Electives (30-45 credits)
Organizational Leadership Course Descriptions
(All courses are 3 credits)
ORG 204 Fiscal Accountability for Organizational Leadership
An introductory course in organizational stewardship. The emphasis is on uses of stewardship information by managers in directing an organization. Topics include: expenditure behavior; direct and indirect expenditures; budgeting expenditures and planning; control of decentralized operations of an organization; determining charges for organization output; analysis of cash charges and expenditures; and analysis of stewardship results and position. The course is a prerequisite for ORG 311.
ORG 205 Selected Statistical Procedures
This course is designed for students in the Organizational Leadership degree program. Topics include: central tendency and variation, normal distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, chi-square and F distributions.
POR 300 Adult Development and Life Assessment
Adult learners examine motivational theory and its application to individuals and groups functioning in work and home situations. Leadership styles related to particular circumstances are analyzed. Negotiation is covered through readings and class practice with an analysis of the effect on productivity.
ORG 305 Socio-economic Resources for Organizational Leadership
Study of the socio-economic resources for organizations, including competition, charging for output, effects of scarce resources, and global exchange; as well as consideration of the government’s role in respect to socio-economic resources.
ORG 311 Organizational Fiscal Resource Administration
Goals and functions of organizational fiscal accountability analysis of stewardship statements for operations and cash flow; pro-forma statements; leverage; working capital management; short-term financing; time value of money; leasing; and applications in the form of case-problem solving.
ORG 320 Organizational Law
An introduction to law and legal procedures from the perspective of organizations, including advertising; antitrust; bankruptcy; consumer rights; contracts; corporations; credit; employment; environment; health and safety; labor; products liability; property; securities; technology; trade; transportation; and other forms of government regulation of organizations.
ORG 323 Staffing and Employee Development
Adult learners explore the values and perceptions of selected groups affecting social and economic life through an analysis of policies and practices of recruitment, selection, training, development and compensation of employees. Special attention is given to Equal Opportunity and Office of Safety and Health Administration legislation through a series of case studies and simulations.
ORG 327 Organizational Behavior
A survey course covering theory, research and practical application in analyzing and understanding human beings in organizational situations including learning, perception, personality, attitudes and motivation; groups and inter-group dynamics; leadership, communication, goal setting and rewards; job design, organizational climate, change and development; and international aspects of organizations.
ORG 332 Organizational Promotion
Principles of promotion that need to be understood by organizational leaders to develop and utilize effective promotional practices are examined. Concepts of our global economy, including major social, psychological and political influences, will be explored and their promotional implications considered from an organizational leadership perspective.
ORG 490 Strategic Policy and Planning
This course introduces adult learners to various organizational planning models and techniques and applies these to hypothetical cases. It stresses the concepts of strategic planning and strategic administration.
ORG 499 Action Research Project A (1 to 3 credits)
The research project is a major research effort designed to enhance knowledge in an area related to one’s work or community, improve writing skills, improve presentation skills and provide research skills to assist effective decision-making. The student will define the topic, locate the sources, begin the research and writing, and make his/her first oral presentation.
ORG 499 B Action Research Project B (1 to 3 credits)
The research project culminates with a final reporting by the student to include learning in: 1) new knowledge gained from the research and synthesis on the chosen topic; 2) higher-level skills in presentation on findings and conclusions; 3) writing skills as evidenced by the written report due at this time; and 4) improved research skills by which the student can gather data and synthesize that data toward usable conclusions.
PHI 369C Business Ethics
The case study method is used to analyze problems in distributive justice, personal rights,
labor and capital, employment and wages and government intervention in economic life.
This course meets the requirements of the State of Florida “Gordon Rule.”
Prerequisite: English 102
SOC 460D Conflict and Conflict Resolution
An examination of the conduct, causes, and consequences of conflicts between individuals,
groups, organizations, communities, and total societies. This exploration of the organization
and function of conflicts includes as analysis of resolution, techniques which utilize
violence, mediation, and arbitration.
Prerequisite: SOC 201D or Permission of Instructor
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