Administrative Studies, Bachelor of Science

Admission

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Department Faculty

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Courses

Human Relations Area: 12 Credits

6 Credits from the following courses:

And 6 Credits from any of the following courses:

Technology Courses: 15 Credits

15 Credits, chosen from:

Additional 3 Credits from the above or the following:

Business Area: 12 Credits from any ACC, BLW, MGT, MKT course

Other Liberal Arts Requirements: 18 Credits

12 Credits from:

And 6 Credits in Social Science Elective, chosen from any:

Free Electives: 18 Credits

Core Requirements: 42 Credits

 36 Credits from the following courses:

Modern Foreign Language/Cultural Studies: 6 Credits from:

Opportunities

The program in Administrative Studies prepares students for entry-level positions in the world of business, with special emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills, analytic problem-solving skills, interpersonal communication skills, and the technical skills to perform their jobs in today’s high performance workplace.

The Administrative Studies program will prepare graduates to:

Understand of the nature of business.

• Describe the basic principles of business including: marketplace, supply and demand, profit and loss, the business cycle, etc.
• Explain the principles of capitalism including its goals, its dynamics and its positive and negative aspects.
• Explain the various social and business perspectives as they pertain to present conditions, e.g. Taylorism, Post Industrialism, etc.
• Explain the critical perspectives related to the field of business such as: Marxist-socialist perspectives, structural-functionalism, and post-modernism.

Understand administration and its role in business.

• Summarize the basic principles of business and their application in creating an efficient workplace.
• Evaluate various schools of thought in administration and predict possible outcomes of each.
• Identify examples of bureaucracy, matrix management, proprietorships and other management structures.
• Define and explain “Scientific Management,” the human relations school, and transience in the work place.
• Compare and contrast Scientific Management and human relations approaches to administrative management.

Understand the principles of human resource management and their application to the workplace.

• Demonstrate knowledge of human resource management principles.
• Use those principles to explain and resolve problems in the workplace.
• Analyze and resolve work performance dilemmas.
• Demonstrate knowledge of several theories of motivation in the workplace.
• Identify the issues involved in performance management.
• Identify elements of workplace climate and culture.
• Collaborate in teams to resolve work performance dilemmas.

Work effectively with people both individually and in groups/teams.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of individual and group communication.
• Use knowledge of group dynamics to solve interpersonal problems.
• Construct group dynamics exercises that are applicable to human synergy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the various styles of communication and identify your own communication style, including its advantages and disadvantages.

Demonstrate knowledge of the dynamics of multiculturalism in the workplace.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the social science concepts and theories associated with race and ethnicity including: racism, prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, ethnocentrism, ethnogenesis, pluralism, etc.
• Describe and apply the techniques for establishing and maintaining a racially, ethnically and sexually sensitive workplace.

Demonstrate the skills to use the technology in the current and future workplace.

• Use computer applications commonly used in the workplace.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate ongoing needs for technology solutions with Information Technology staff

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

• Write clear and effective information for business applications (letters, memos, e-mail, etc.).
• Read and interpret theoretical and business material.
• Demonstrate and apply the principles of negotiation.
• Present material orally in a clear and concise manner.

Demonstrate the ability to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations.

• Articulate the importance of organizational measurement.
• Identify the applications of various organizational measurements.
• Evaluate several organizational metrics, using spread sheets, graphs and cross-tabulations to interpret results.