EC 6000. Managerial
Economic Decision-making and Competitive Strategy
(3 credit hours)
Helps students assess
a market and its stakeholders before attempting
to make decisions. They learn strategic
decision-making, effective decision-making,
and how to implement decisions. Through
simulations, live case studies, and media analysis,
the course explores competitive management
strategies in a continually changing health
care environment. Students learn to temper
aggressive competitive strategies with respect
for the dignity of all of the firm's stakeholders.
BUS 6020. Effective
Communication for Leaders (3 credit hours)
Course explores the various techniques,
instruments, processes and styles employed
by leaders to communicate effectively within
organizations. Students write, give
oral presentations, and learn to employ electronic
media effectively. Exercises employ
numerous real or simulated business situations
that require communication in different styles,
using a variety of forms and methods. This
course is purposely linked to other MBA program
elements to form the linchpin in a Rockhurst
MBA "effective communication" experience that
begins in the Orientation and ends with a capstone
assignment in Business Policy.
MG 6100. Leadership
and Organizational Behavior (3 credit hours)
Course increases students' awareness
of organizational processes and practices,
including leadership, management, motivation,
morale, group dynamics, interpersonal communications,
conflict, and group problem solving. The
course provides conceptual insights and behavioral
skills needed for successful leadership of
continuous improvement in individual, team
and organizational performance. The
course also highlights the unique ethical,
technological, regulatory and practical considerations
for leadership within a range of contemporary
organizations.
MG 6200. Human
Resources Management (3 credit hours)
Course focuses on the emerging
role of the human resources function in enabling
higher levels of organizational performance. Traditional
HR functions such as recruitment, selection,
training performance management, employee relations,
career development, succession planning, equal
employment, benefits and compensation are covered. Students
will also discuss organizational structure
and explore state-of-the-art employee participation
and organizational design trends.
Course explores human resource
and design issues for small practices, non-profit
organizations, and large for-profit health
care systems. Through labor/management simulations,
cases, and examples, students plan and negotiate
hiring, retention, and retiring policies. The
development of effective negotiation skills
is stressed. Students will also explore how
government regulation influences human resource
management within health care organizations. Prerequisite: MG
6100.
MG 6225. Law
and Social Responsibility (3 credit hours)
Course explores basic business
law and regulatory compliance, with a focus
on key laws and regulations impacting health
care. This course also introduces students
to contracting and contracting law pertaining
to real estate, IT vendor decisions, medical
malpractice, property & casualty insurance,
and managed care. Students examine how health
care leaders integrate regulatory compliance
and social responsibility into the formulation
of organizational strategy.
MG 6260. Quality
Improvement Processes for Management (3 credit
hours)
Performance measurement and quality improvement
have become integral to management. "Report
cards" are widely available, evaluating
the care and service offered by companies and,
increasingly, by individual employees. It is
paramount that managers understand the meaning
and importance of performance measures, as
well as how to implement quality improvement
programs to enhance service and outcomes. This
topic area will help learners to define meaningful
quality parameters, describe quality from the
perspectives of customers, purchasers, regulators
and other stakeholders; and apply basic tools
and techniques of quality improvement.
MG 6360. Leadership, Ethics and Teams (3 credit hours)
This course explores theoretical and practical concepts of leadership, ethics and teamwork. Students consider the leadership competencies, behavioral styles, attitudes and values that contribute to or impair individual, team and organizational effectiveness in the context of various settings and stages of team formation; identify methods used by leaders to create an environment conducive for lifelong growth and development. Students explore ethical challenges often faced by leaders; identifying frameworks used by leaders to guide organizations in fulfillment of their responsibilities to serve various stakeholders. Students reflect on the impact of personal vision and values on job satisfaction and effectiveness at the individual, team and organizational levels; identifying methods used by leaders to build team cohesiveness while respecting individual diversity.
MG 6500. International
Business (3 credit hours)
Course introduces the student
to the experiences of firms of all sizes ,
from many countries, to the issues of an increasingly
complex and competitive global environment. Through
case studies, current topical articles and
lecture, the student is immersed in the internationalization
process and multinational management from a
manger's perspective. The student is
expected to analyze and provide solutions to
global issues confronting corporations. Prerequisites: MG
6100 and MK 5025
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