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Organizational Management & Communication Courses

OMC 311 Group Dynamics (3 credits)
Students study group behavior and development, especially focusing on relationships of groups within organizations. Students examine organizational complexity, learn to analyze group and individual decision-making techniques, determine various roles within organizational groups, and identify decision-making skills and effective collaborative styles for efficient group management.

OMC 315 Personal Resources: Assessment and Application (3 credits)
Students critically examine their personal history, evaluating strengths and weaknesses in order to understand how best to create and develop a personal and strategic personal learning plan and goals for their future.

OMC 321 Systems Management (3 credits)
This course provides an overview of systems management and systems thinking in organizations. Emphasis is on developing the ability to identify patterns and relationships within the whole system. Students will diagnose organizational problems using standard systems dynamics.

OMC 326 Research Methodologies (4 credits)
Basic research methodologies are explored in the context of organizational management. Professional research articles are evaluated and analyzed with an emphasis on reading and understanding research. Basic statistical terms and concepts are taught and analyzed. Students also focus on the writing tasks of the research process. Many assignments dovetail with the synthesis project.

OMC 330 Effective Interpersonal and Organizational Relationships (2 credits)
Students examine communications and other interpersonal relationship skills that are essential for creating a productive work environment. Effective personal and social relationships are studied through readings and exercises that explore non-verbal communication, constructive feedback, and conflict resolution. Students research and develop a model for effective relationships.

OMC 340 Applied Synthesis Project I (3 credits)
Students learn professional presentation skills and then combine research and theory to develop individualized synthesis projects which examine research problems and answer a particular research question that has specific application in their occupation or avocation. This project is completed more independently than the other courses, synthesizing information from the rest of the program. Students learn significant skills in research and writing, project management, written and oral presentations, and demonstrate skills in applying theoretical constructs to concrete applications. This mid-program course expects that chapters 1-3 of the written project will be turned in for a grade and an oral presentation will provide the instructor and other classmates with a summary and overview of the project and the work completed up to that time.

OMC 360 Personal and Organizational Finance (3 credits)
In this course, students explore some of the major elements of personal finances as a foundation for understanding the major principles of organizational finance management. Topics focus on assets and liabilities, credit, value, budgeting, capital spending, and evaluating financial strengths and weaknesses.

OMC 410 Organizational Behavior (4 credits)
Organizational Behavior is an interdisciplinary field of study and practice that investigates the impact of individuals, groups, structure, and environment on work organizations. Students examine motivation, decision making, organizational structure, and processes that shape organizational analysis and change management. Case studies are a primary element of learning.

OMC 415 Biblical Christianity for Thoughtful People (4 credits)
The question, "What is religious thought?" will be explored in the light of American culture. Students wrestle with basic questions of life, such as "What is the meaning of life?" World religions are discussed from the perspective of a Christian belief system. This course satisfies a general education requirement.

OMC 420 Dimensions of Diversity (3 credits)
Students use literature and interviews to explore the values, beliefs, customs, and perceptions represented in various kinds of diversity that affect social and economic life. The obligations and implications of equal opportunity are explored. Concepts of culture, social class, and power are developed through role-playing, videos, simulations, and case studies.

OMC 425 Principles of Management and Supervision (3 credits)
Students examine management and leadership theories and their application to individual and group functioning in work/home situations. The key elements of Management explored are: Planning, Organizing, Leadership, and Controlling (Accountability). Management and supervision styles and techniques are analyzed to understand the potential solutions to current organizational problems.

OMC 430 Innovative Marketing (3 credits)
The five Ps of marketing — place, price, product, promotion, and people — are at the center of this course. Students will examine the building blocks of the five Ps within the context of understanding and researching the customer’s needs and wants.

OMC 435 Philosophy of Values and Ethics (3 credits)
Students examine issues of accountability in government and business regarding human rights and ethics through readings, classroom discussion, and debates. Students develop a system for making ethical decisions in their personal lives as well as in public and employment situations. Both ethical theory and personal values are explored.

OMC 440 Applied Synthesis Project II (3 credits)
This course is the culmination of the synthesis project that has been developed throughout the program (see OMC 340). Students submit their complete written Synthesis Project and give a formal presentation of the Project’s content to the instructor and the learning group.

OMC 450 Organizational Policy and Strategy (4 credits)
Organizational Policy and Strategy is the capstone course in this curriculum. This course explores how leaders make effective decisions that shape organizational policy and strategy. Students will synthesize the material from most of their other modules in this class. The class depends heavily upon a variety of simulations and analysis papers.