ORG 103 Critical and Practical Reasoning
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to the meaning of deductive and inductive reasoning, the various forms of fallacy and an application of reasoning to a variety of areas in social, political and economic life and world view are presented in this course.
ORG 110 Introduction to Business: Inside and Out
3 Semester Hours
This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in the understanding of personal, professional, and corporate business. The course will provide opportunity to explore investment opportunities and risks, ethical problems of both consumers and producers, marketing and advertising, management principles, career opportunities, legal constraints in the business world, and personnel issues.
ORG 150 Principles of Sport and Event Management
3 Semester Hours
This course is an overview of management principles as they apply to the sport and/or event industries. Areas emphasized include program evaluation, competencies, ethics, historical foundation, current industry trends, and career opportunities.
ORG 205 Business Communications
3 Semester Hours
This course focuses on the power and politics of effective communication, both verbal and nonverbal, within organizations. Each student will participate as a member of a hypothetical management group and will study techniques of communicating both good news and bad news through written memoranda, reports, executive summaries, email, resumes, letters; and oral presentation. Understanding of audience sensitivity, group communication and active listening will be demonstrated through simulations and direct experiences.
ORG 210 Organizational Behavior
3 Semester Hours
This course will explore the concepts, theories, and research in organizational behavior in order to develop a comprehensive framework for understanding the importance of effective leadership in promoting an organization’s mission. An understanding of the complexities of person-situation interaction in formal organizations will be addressed through discussions, case materials, simulations and direct experiences.
ORG 240 Statistics for Business and Social Sciences
3 Semester Hours
Introduction to basic statistical concepts and data analysis as applied to problems in business and economic statistics. An emphasis will be given to making business decisions and fostering statistical analysis merged with managerial planning for decision-making under uncertainty. Prerequisites: MAT 101, MAT 111, or MAT 121 (with grade of C or higher), or placement, and IT competency. MAT 141 is highly recommended.
ORG 250 Facility and Event Management
3 Semester Hours
Planning, design, financing, administration, and risk management functions associated with managing assembly sporting facilities are examined. Prerequisites: EXSC/ORG 150 or permission of instructor.
ORG 301 Principles of Finance
3 Semester Hours
A study of the principles and practices involved in the organization and administration of the financial resources of business is the basis of this course. Emphasis will be placed on cash flow, capital budgeting, and capital structure relating to a variety of business settings. Prerequisite: ACC 202.
ORG 302 Principles of Marketing
3 Semester Hours
ORG 302 provides a background in the principles and practices involved in the organization and implementation of marketing. Students learn to define and reach markets, plan and implement strategies relevant in a variety of business settings. Prerequisite: junior status, or permission of instructor.
ORG 303 Principles of Management
3 Semester Hours
In ORG 303 students learn about the coordination of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals. The focus is on effective management practices that can be applied to business, government, health care, service, and social organizations. Prerequisite: ORG 103, or ORG 110, junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 304 The Legal Environment of Business
3 Semester Hours
An overview of the legal system for those in business, this course introduces students to courts and litigation, administrative agencies, labor/management relationships, antitrust law, consumer protection, laws regulating employment, and environmental law. Prerequisite: ORG 103, or ORG 110, junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 305 Business Ethics
3 Semester Hours
This course emphasizes theory of ethics from different philosophical schools of thought. Ethical dilemmas, values, and traditions are examined through questioning and determination of solutions. Case studies are emphasized and individual research is expected. Prerequisite: ORG 103, or ORG 110, junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 306 Investment and Personal Financial Planning
3 Semester Hours
This course introduces the theory and application of basic financial planning concepts with focus on long-term investment strategies designed to accumulate and protect wealth, with the goal of achieving financial independence. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds and real estate investments will be discussed as well as the importance of diversification, asset allocation, risk tolerance and age in the development of an optimum portfolio. Other topics examined include personal financial statements, budgets, taxes, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance, opportunity costs and the time value of money. Prerequisite: ORG 301 or permission of instructor.
ORG 320 International Business
3 Semester Hours
This course focuses on the global economy, the dynamics of cultural and social interactions in the international arena, and the legal, financial, and cultural aspects of international trade. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 330 Entrepreneurship
3 Semester Hours
This course examines the financial, marketing, and physical resources of a new venture and the approach of successful entrepreneurs. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 340 Statistical Process Control
3 Semester Hours
This course explores the role of data in management: the collection, analysis and interpretation of data in business and industrial contexts, operational definitions, the construction of control charts, and the meaning of tampering with a system. Students will be expected to develop tools for the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 350 Public Relations and Marketing in Sport and Event Management
3 Semester Hours
This course emphasizes the building and management of positive relationships with the community and the media. Examines public opinion and research, management of public relation tools and resources, and ethics. Prerequisite: EXSC/ORG 250 or permission of instructor.
ORG 351 Human Resource Management
3 Semester Hours
Introduces the role of the human resource function as a strategic partner in achieving an organization’s goals. The course considers the importance of labor markets, recruitment, selection, training, compensation, labor relations, and performance management. The evolving nature of work, discrimination in employment work performance and its reward, effects of changing technology. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 352 Managing Diversity
3 Semester Hours
We begin by developing a definition of diversity and then proceed to try to understand why diversity matters. Based on this understanding we consider a variety of ways to empower diversity and to insure that both employee and organizations perform at their highest potential. Prerequisite: ORG 351, junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 360 Selected Topics in Management
3 Semester Hours
Through discussion and reading, students will explore major issues in management as they apply to principles of organizational development and process. The “changing-topic” course will help students develop their own philosophies of management based on theory, research, critical thinking, and practical application in areas of interest. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 390/490 Special Topics Seminars
Variable Credit (1-3)
These seminars provide the perspectives of invited corporate and small business leaders. The students engage in in-depth discussions with the leaders both in and out of class.
ORG 410 Organizational Theory
3 Semester Hours
This course introduces students to the system theory of economic entities; the study of different kinds of businesses; and an examination of how organizations interact with the environment. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 420 Transformational Leadership
Semester Hours
This course helps students understand the characteristics of effective leaders, how leaders create vision, and how they move their operations forward. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 430 Quality, Productivity and Management
3 Semester Hours
This course addresses both macro- and micro-systems and processes and examine inputs to planning, outcomes, process design, and feedback mechanisms. Students will examine communication systems and delegation of roles and responsibilities. Prerequisite: junior status or permission of instructor.
ORG 450 Senior Capstone Seminar: Strategic Planning and Policy Making
3 Semester Hours
A capstone course for seniors, in which the students will investigate the establishment of organizational aims and strategic planning for improvement in leadership. This course builds on the concepts contained in Major courses and provides an opportunity to bring together all prior learning in organizational leadership, business, and related coursework as well as professional and personal experiences. It enables students to expand their thinking outside present concepts and to explore the arena of strategic planning as it will impact and apply in the future to an individual, group, organization, and industry. Learners complete a comprehensive project that will include a final written paper and a formal oral presentation summarizing the paper. Prerequisites: Business and Organizational Leadership major with senior status.
ORG 470 Colloquium
3 Semester Hours
Special seminars give students the opportunity to share leadership philosophies with selected Brevard College faculty in focused areas such as art, music, environmental and wilderness studies, exercise sciences, and religion. |