Organizational Management Concentration Courses Online

Coursework in the Organizational Management concentration trains you in the latest tools and strategies for the effective management of employees to improve organizational performance. Coursework in the concentration equals 12 credit hours.

"The Organizational Management concentration offers a broad perspective on people-focused leadership, so students can apply the skills and tools they learn today in a variety of jobs and fields throughout their careers."—Dr. Richard Walsh, Director of the Graduate Program in Organizational Leadership Studies at Lewis University

LL-527 Building Teams (3)

The course concentrates on practices and combines the theory and application of team development. As a member of a group you will develop a work product and have the opportunity to improve your skills in observing and analyzing group behavior, determining the role and impact of leadership, and to improve your skills as a member and leader of a group. You will gain a theoretical understanding of group development within organizations, how teams differ from workgroups and how and when to develop high performance teams.

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LL-558 Planning Strategically (3)

This course will review traditional management planning processes and then examine the planning process from a strategic perspective. Students will learn how to apply a variety of management tools and techniques for decision making and will develop strategic approaches to management decisions. This course is designed to encourage students to think strategically and operationally about organizations in an increasingly diverse management environment. Students develop a strategic plan in this course following the Bryson model.

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LL-561 Organizational Cultures and Systems (3)

This course focuses on how to research and understand the elements contributing to an organization's unique culture, including basic philosophy, value system, communication patterns and styles, and social roles. Students will learn how to assess the development of organizational structures and behavior factors within organizations of different types and sizes.

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LL-565 Finance as Organizational Text (3)

This course will prepare learners to read, develop, and write financial text for organizational leadership. Organizational leadership involves the allocation and distribution of resources as well as an ongoing knowledge of the financial impact of the local, regional and national economies. Offering an overview of inter-relations of money and markets, investment, and financial management, the course proceeds to develop concrete skills in regard to fiscal leadership. Designed as a graduate level focus on financial analysis, design and reporting from a leadership perspective, the course will provide students an opportunity to focus on organizational issues which have a financial impact on the entity.

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Learn more about coursework in the Organizational Management concentration of the Master's in Organizational Leadership program: call us at 1.866.967.7046 or request more information.