EDU544: Business Management for Learning Organizations

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
15

Overview

This course establishes a working knowledge of business planning to achieve organizational objectives by introducing considerations related to:

  • Finance
  • Principles of management
  • Applications of information technology and systems
  • Human resource management
  • Operational management

In the course project, Business Proposal: Integrating Business Decision Making into Educational Organizations, students develop either a business case or a grant proposal for a real-world organization of their choosing. The purpose of the proposal is to convince a person (or persons) in authority to commit money, people, and/or resources (existing assets) to the proposal.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe the organization or educational institution in terms of its mission, vision, goals, culture, constituents/stakeholders/customers, and decision-making structures.
  • Analyze the organization or educational institution to determine an unmet need (that can be met through an education/training-related innovation).
  • Propose an innovation/program/project that will enable the organization to fulfill the unmet need.
  • Assess the setup and operational costs of the proposed innovation, and potential sources for the revenue needed.
  • Assess the human resource requirements for the proposed innovation.
  • Develop an implementation and operational plan for the proposed innovation.
  • Determine how success of the innovation will be measured.
  • Demonstrate how the proposed innovation benefits the organization or educational institution and aligns with its strategic goals.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Special Requirements

Microsoft Excel
PowerPoint

Required Texts
EDU544 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore