Organizations, Management and Leadership: Introduction to foundational topics associated with leading people and managing successful organizational processes 

Communication I: Strategies and Tactics for Effective Communication: Exploration of effective communication strategies and practices in contemporary organizations

Communication II: Applied Research and Writing: Essential logic and presentation of research, development of research questions, understanding data sources and data acquisition, reaching sound conclusions, and building strong fact-based conclusions

Critical Analysis and Reasoning: Development of purposeful, unbiased analysis of evidence to arrive at logical and reasonable conclusions

Christian Faith for Business Leaders: Overview of core Christian values and perspectives with application to the daily life of the practicing manager/leader

Diversity in Organizations: Application of theoretical constructs (e.e., Hofstede cultural dimensions) to understand the many forms of diversity in contemporary organizations

Team Processes and Coalition Building: Experiential approach to understand team dynamics and processes with focus on building healthy, sustainable, goal-focused teams

Current Economic Issues: Survey of contemporary economic concepts that are critical to customer satisfaction, effective strategies and organizational success

Creating Value for Customers and Stakeholders: Understanding the process of creating and articulating value propositions relating to external customers and stakeholders, and then aligning the organization to fulfill those commitment

Creating Value for Organization Members: Strategic focus on creating sustainable organizations and effective change while developing and caring for people in healthy and meaningful ways

Entrepreneurial Spirit: Exploration of entrepreneurship in the context of business startups and larger organizations

Organizational Ethics and Values: Study of organizational ethics and values, and how they are developed and promulgated, and their significance to organizational mission and performance

Contemporary Metrics and Organizational Performance: Survey of financial, operational and other metrics with focus on using information to drive desired performance outcomes

Designing and Executing Competitive Strategies: Integrative study of competitive analysis, strategic design and implementation and execution of strategies that lead to mission fulfillment