This course introduces the fundamental principles of decision theory, combining theoretical knowledge with practical application. The course covers various evidence-based decision-making models, techniques and Excel-based problem solving applied to business settings.

This course focuses on the design of compelling visual narratives for data-driven decision-making. In this course, students will learn to understand and create dashboards, interpret complex datasets, and communicate insights via short debriefings.

This course is a foundational study of procedures and techniques of business systems. Learners will gain a better understanding of the environment of business, business ownership and entrepreneurship, organization and management, human resources, marketing, managing information, business accounting, and business finance.

This course is designed to provide a general foundation of leadership theory and skills for students to understand their leadership behaviors and leadership in organizations. Students will be exposed to leadership research, engage in self-assessment of leadership, and study the ethics of leadership in organizational decision-making.

Self-awareness is one of the hallmarks of a great leader. During this course, students will gain systematic feedback from others who have a stake in your leadership development. The 360 Leadership Circle Profile assessment simultaneously provides leadership competency feedback while also revealing the underlying assumptions that determine a leaders pattern of strengths and limitations. This course will help students further develop strengths and create a roadmap for the future.

This course provides an overview of several business research methodologies useful to organizational leaders in decision making. An application-oriented approach focusing on the systematic analysis of data will be used to inform decision making. Through a gained understanding of qualitative, quantitative, and practical business approaches, learners will be exposed to a variety of methodologies and approaches for data collection and analysis.

In todays business environment, it is important to be able to understand various philosophies related to organizational system analysis, data analysis, development, and change. During this course, students will examine the critical components of successful organizational change efforts, including critical and creative thinking processes, and change theory.

This course is focused on Compression Planning, a planning process developed by McNellis Company and based on the storyboarding model originally conceived by the Disney Company. Students will learn how Compression Planning can transform the concepts of creative brainstorming and storyboarding into a simple, easily understood process and will leave students with actionable items with which to move forward.

This course examines legal and ethical issues affecting health care institutions and the management of risk within the organization. The content of the course will include an overview of the legal and regulatory constraints of the health care industry along with practical application of the laws that affect operational decisions within healthcare. Topics include demand, supply, redistribution and the role of the government, risk management, and the ethical implications of current financial practices and economic imperatives. Restricted to online MBA program students.

This course focuses on identifying, measuring, and seeking to improve health care quality, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee engagement. Various models of process/quality improvement will be analyzed to equip the learner to be proactive as a change agent while using strong interprofessional communication skills. Restricted to online MBA program students.