Business & Management

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Below is a list of our Areas of Study program maps that will prepare you to earn a degree or certificate.

Learning outcomes

Communications

  • Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively utilizing the language, tools, concepts, and models applicable to business and/or management disciplines.
  • Exhibit an ability to communicate business and/or management concepts to diverse audiences through visual presentation.
  • Display professional written and oral communication skills as a team member.
  • Apply effective written and oral communication skills as a team leader.

Information

  • Identify relevant information to develop, evaluate options, and implement solutions.
  • Recognize the relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
  • Research and demonstrate proficiency in assessing and selecting information technology.
  • Demonstrate proper citations from reference information.
  • Evaluate the credibility and authenticity of research information. 

Critical Thinking

  • Identify complex problems and review relevant information.
  • Exhibit critical thinking using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Demonstrate judgment and decision making skills to assess the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to select the appropriate solution.
  • Analyze key legal principles that apply in organizational transactions.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of legal risk management.

Quantitative Reasoning

  • Develop and evaluate options to problems using quantitative analysis and decision making skills.
  • Devise solutions based on the outcomes of the quantitative data analyses.

Personal & Interpersonal

  • Interact collaboratively and engage respectfully with team members to successfully achieve team goals.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of management and/or team member roles.
  • Exhibit effective interpersonal skills.
  • Formulate and articulate a code for ethical behavior.