Applied Science in Business Management

Online Management Courses

The online business management courses for the online management program at Bryan College Online can give students the foundation they’ve been looking for to start their career in entry-level positions. Topics in our online management classes cover several critical areas, including organizational behavior, ethics, and leadership. These online courses in business management can help you develop professionally and personally. Read more about the following courses that we offer, and then contact Bryan College Online to learn more!

BM200 - Principles of Management
6 Credit Hours
This course concisely surveys current management theories and research. Through a variety of real-world examples from small, medium and large companies, you will learn how those ideas are used by practicing managers. The presentation of this course follows the mainstream functional approach of planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

BM201 - Human Resource Management
6 Credit Hours
The recruitment and selection of employees, labor relations, training programs, service records, efficiency ratings, compensation and employee development programs, labor turnover, and employee morale are all covered in this course. The course examines the personnel practices of several companies that have developed outstanding personnel programs.

BM202 - Organizational Behavior
6 Credit Hours
This course presents a broad overview of the principles and fundamental aspects of organizational behavior. The course emphasizes the topics of basic human processes, individual behavior in the organization, group and team dynamics, and organizational culture.

BM203 - Business Law and Ethics
6 Credit Hours
This course combines the understanding of legal theory with an acquaintance of the various forms of contracts. You will learn the essentials of the legal environment of business, tort law, contracts, commercial transactions, government regulations and property.

BM204 - Employment Law
6 Credit Hours
This course addresses law and employment decisions from a managerial perspective. You will be instructed on how to manage effectively and efficiently with full comprehension of the legal ramifications of your decisions. You will be shown how to analyze employment law facts using concrete examples of management-related dilemmas that do not present clear-cut solutions. The methods of arriving at resolutions are emphasized, so that when the facts of the workplace problem are not quite the same, the student can still reach a good decision on the legal considerations required by law, which remain relevant.

BM205 - Leadership
6 Credit Hours
This course introduces basic leadership concepts within the framework of leader behaviors; defines leadership in terms of behaviors perceived by followers and through real-life examples; and engages in analysis of cases representing classic leadership problems and opportunities. The course focuses on the art of leadership and exposes the student to tools and techniques to assist in the development of leadership skills necessary in all facets of life.

BM206 - Project Management
6 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the essentials of effective project management and the activities required to achieve project success. Three phases of project management will be studied:

1. Identification of the need for project management
2. Development of the proposed solution
3. Implementation of the solution

The text is developed around a philosophy of a project-driven organization committed to continual improvement and organizational learning.

BM207 - Entrepreneurship
6 Credit Hours
In this course, students will learn the process of getting a new venture started, growing the venture and successfully harvesting it. Through text, case studies and hands-on exercises, this course guides students in discovering the concepts of entrepreneurship and the competencies, skills, tools and experience needed to equip students to launch a new venture and recognize entrepreneurial opportunities.

Enroll now in our online courses in management, and take your first step to earning a degree from Bryan College Online.

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