Online Organizational Management Courses

The following individual classes in Human Resourses Management, Project Management, and Organizational Management are offered by University of Phoenix Online. Each class takes between five and six weeks to complete, and all material is presented over the Internet, making it easy to schedule your time to take each class.

Originally designed as part of the University's MBA curriculum, these courses are ideal for professional development, or to earn credit towards a degree you may be taking at another college or university.

Management: Theory, Practice, & Application

This course explores the rich field of management in theory and practice, and as both a science and an art. The course also addresses the role of managers in the current world of rapid change, increased competitive forces, and increased expectations for the successful performance of employees and organizations. The focus is on some of the ways and means of achieving desired goals. The student will leave this course with a solid background in the nature and work of management and managers. Applications of concepts to current workplace issues will be stressed. Learn More...

Strategy Formulation and Implementation

This course introduces the principles and tools for managerial use in the development, implementation, and review of strategy for organizations. Topics include internal and external environmental analysis; value, competition, and strategic choice; strategic positioning; and implementation and control issues. Learn More...

Global Business Strategies

The manager's perspective in the fields of international payments, international trade, and investment are analyzed. Emphasis is given to the materials and concepts that illuminate the strategies, structure, practices, and effects of multinational enterprises. Learn More...

Organizational Behavior

This course in organizational behavior encompasses the study of individual and group behavior in organizational settings. Managing organizational behavior challenges individuals to understand and embrace workforce diversity, elements of change, effective communication, and performance systems. A comprehensive review of these processes, as well as others, will allow students to examine their role in organizations in the new millennium. Learn More...

Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

This course provides students opportunities for analysis, synthesis, prescription, and application of critical thinking and decision making within the organization. Emphasis is placed on preparing managers who can deal clearly, rationally, and creatively with a diverse workforce and dynamic workplace. This course equips students with concrete skills in critical thinking and decision making that will allow them to identify and solve organizational problems, as well as provide strategic direction. Learn More...

Contemporary Issues in American Business

This course is a study of the social issues that affect today's workplace. Historically, organizations and management have evolved to meet technical and social changes. Today's organizations and managers face very different issues in the workplace and must continue to adapt. This course examines the various elements that affect the adaptability and requirements faced by modern organizations. Learn More...

Human Resources Management

This course focuses on the strategic role of human resource management, personnel planning and job analysis, personnel selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, and development from the vantage point of the manager. Learn More...

Employment Law

This course provides an overview of federal statutes and state-regulated areas that impact the personnel function. Among topics addressed are EEO and affirmative action, OSHA, ERISA, FMLA, and ADA; employee privacy issues (polygraph testing, drug and alcohol testing, employer searching and monitoring); and wrongful discharge. Learn More...

Project Management

This course examines project management roles and environments, the project life cycle, and various techniques of work planning, control, and evaluation for project success. Learn More...

Project Management in the Business Environment

This course develops the principles and techniques to plan, execute, and manage complex projects. Topics include workflow analysis, quality control, and performance evaluation. Learn More...

Quality Management & Productivity

This course examines the concepts of continuous improvement and quality management, viewing quality as a systematic process that improves customer satisfaction. The course covers methodologies that will aid managers in assuring that the organization's quality system is effectively meeting the organization's continuous improvement goals. Learn More...

Operations Management

This course examines the design and management of internal capacity as it applies to all organizations. It examines the principles and techniques for designing, analyzing, and managing operations processes. It addresses how all operations and behavior components fit together and how to identify and resolve the right problem. Topics include statistical process control, supply chain management, and total quality management. Learn More...

Organizational Research and Process Consultation

This course is based on the application by the student of organizational research and process consultation and is intended to re-emphasize to the student the challenges faced by leaders who must balance the needs of organizational stakeholders. The course requires the student to synthesize and integrate the theory and practice learned from all of the courses in the MAOM curriculum and apply them toward the development of recommended solutions for specific managerial situations found within the organizational environment. Learn More...