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Organizational and Project Management Concentrations

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The Organizational Management and Project Management concentrations are available online at this time.  Organizational Management coursework emphasizes dealing effectively with people, problem solving, management theory and motivation, critical and creative thinking, and ethics.  Project Management coursework provides the knowledge and skills necessary to manage technical teams and projects.
 
Online Organizational Management Concentration
Courses are five weeks with a week in between.  Additional weeks off may be included in the online course calendar particularly around major holidays.  The online  Management Program is 14 months.
  
First Trimester 12 Credit Hours
MCMP 201
    Group and Organizational Behavior-(3 cr.)
*MCMP 303
    Organizational Theory and Design-(3 cr.)
*MCMP 304
    Principles of Management and Supervision-(3 cr.)
*MCMP 406
    Human Resource/Personnel Management-(3 cr.)
MCMP 441L                 Introduction to the Independent Research Project
*Courses MCMP303, MCMP304, and MCMP406 of the Organizational  Management concentration will be replaced by MCMP403, MCMP404, and MCMP405 for the Project Management concentration.  All other courses will remain the same.

Second Trimester 12 Credit Hours
MCMP 305
Research and Statistical Methods-(3 cr.)
MCMP 203
Business Communications-(3 cr.)
MCMP 441
Independent Research Project-Part I-(3 cr.)
MCMP 407
Faith and World Views-(3 cr.)

Third Trimester 12 Credit Hours
MCMP 308
Management Control Systems-(3 cr.)
MCMP 410
Capstone in Liberal Arts-(4 cr.)
MCMP 442
Independent Research Project-Part II-(2 cr.)
MCMP 409
Personal Values and Business Ethics-(3 cr.)
 
Project Management Concentration
*Courses MCMP303, MCMP304, and MCMP406 of the Organizational Track will be replaced by MCMP403, MCMP404, and MCMP405 for the Project Management Track. All other courses will remain the same.
*MCMP 403 Technical Teams Satisfying Clients' Needs (TQM)-(3 cr.)
*MCMP 404 Project Management-(3 cr)
*MCMP 405 Corporate Strategy and Information Technology-(3 cr.)
 
Course Descriptions MCMP Online

MCMP 201 Group and Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
A study of group behavior and how group functioning affects organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on group decision-making, conflict resolving, efficient and productive group management and determining which tasks are best handled by groups or individuals.
 
MCMP 203 Business Communications (3 cr.)
An introduction to the business communication process with special attention given to skill building in public speaking, listening, small and large group presentations and a review of electronic mail, writing business letters, memos and brief reports.  Students are required to give two presentations.  The presentations must be video taped while being delivered in front of an audience with a minimum of at least 10 people in attendance.  Students are responsible for securing their own video camera and organizing their own audience.  If there is enough student interest, students may also have the option of delivering their presentations live at Malone College's Canton campus on a date determined by the instructor. 

MCMP 303 Organizational Theory and Design (3 cr.)
An examination of the formal and informal functions of organizations and problem solving within an organization using a systems model.

MCMP 304 Principles of Management and Supervision (3 cr.)
Students examine motivational theory and its application to individual and group functioning in work situations. Leadership styles related to particular circumstances are analyzed.

MCMP 305 Research and Statistical Methods (3 cr.)
Investigation methods, experiment design and results evaluation techniques are presented. Application of statistical methods for the research project are covered with two experiment design options: hypothesis testing and measurement of objectives. Specific statistical information covered includes data display, central tendency and dispersion measures, probability, significance testing and linear data correlation.

MCMP 308 Management Control Systems (3 cr.)
A review of the basics of financial accounting, financial statement ratio analysis, budgeting and computer applications, for use in information analysis and decision-making.

MCMP 403 Technical Teams Satisfying Clients’ Needs (TQM) (3 cr.)
A study of the theory of Total Quality Management (TQM) and application of the theory to case studies. Students will apply TQM to their technical group at work in a written and oral presentation covering a description of the technical group’s current approach, an analysis of that approach and recommendations for improvement.

MCMP 404 Project Management (3 cr.)
Students will study the theory of project management as it is presented in the readings and apply that theory to a project. A written analysis of the project, based on the assigned readings, will be required each week of the course.

MCMP 405 Corporate Strategy and Information Technology (3 cr.)
Students will study the theory of information technology and corporate strategy and apply that theory in the form of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (S.W.O.T.) analysis of three cases.

MCMP 406 Human Resource/Personnel Management (3 cr.)
An exploration of policies and practices regarding recruitment, selection, training, development, and compensation of employees including EEO and OSHA legislation.

MCMP 407 Faith and World Views (3 cr.)
An exploration of the major worldviews and a review of the rich resources of the Bible for creative personal faith and human life in the modern world. An opportunity to integrate faith, learning, and living is the goal.

MCMP 409 Personal Values and Business Ethics (3 cr.)
A course designed to explore the intricacies of business and personal ethics through the study of the basic philosophical theories of ethics and application of these theories to current case studies of business and personal ethics problems.

MCMP 410 Capstone in Liberal Arts (4 cr.)
This course presents and considers various works in art, literature and music. The curriculum is organized thematically and historically to show how different people in different times have approached some major issues of humanity: Love, War, Death, Nature, Religion, and the Human Situation.

MCMP 441 Independent Research Project - Part I (3 cr.)
Each student completes a written and oral presentation of the first half of their research project.
Students are required to present Part One of their project.  The presentation may be taped while delivered before an audience of their choosing or presented live at Malone College's Canton campus on a date determined by the instructor.
 
MCMP 441L Introduction to the Independent Research Project
Each student combines his/her research with practical implementation of theories and concepts and develops an individual project.  The project examines a problem in a student's occupation or avocation.  Library research methods and resources are introduced to assist students in the development of this project.
 
MCMP 442 Independent Research Project - Part II (2 cr.)
Each student completes a written and oral presentation of the second half of their research project.
Students are required to present their completed project.  The presentation may be taped while delivered before an audience of their choosing or presented live at Malone College's Canton campus on a date determined by the instructor.
 
 

 
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