Bachelor of Business Administration:
Tiffin University’s Degree Completion Program is specifically designed to help students complete their degree without missing a single day of work. Adult students with approximately two years or more of prior college credit can complete a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Organizational Management in less than two years by going to class one day or evening a week or completely online. Our faculty brings real-world expertise into the classroom, so it’s all relevant to your career success. Our students are working professionals, so you’ll make real connections. We don’t make “ivory tower promises” – we deliver the goods for your real-world success!
Degree Completion Program Features:
- Courses run consecutively, allowing students to focus on one subject at a time.
- Class sizes are small, usually with less than 20 students.
- Dedicated faculty who appreciate the experience adult students bring to the classroom.
- Students progress through the program as a group, starting and ending together.
- Students are enrolled as “full-time” which allows for maximum financial aid awards.
- The program emphasis is on writing and presentation skills versus a test-based curriculum.
- Tiffin University is accredited by The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Tiffin University’s School of Business is accredited by The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and The European Council for Business Education (ECBE).
Please note that students typically have approximately 2 years prior college credit and at least 5 years professional work experience in order to qualify for Degree Completion admission.
Organizational Management Course Descriptions
Term One
*PSY301 Adult Development and Life Assessment (3 hours)
Course closely examines the nature of transitions in adult life and explores the skills needed to successfully navigate those transitions by “mastering the art of self-renewal”. Through a process of self-discovery, adult learners come to a new understanding of themselves and others.
Offered as part of the Degree Completion Program only.
ENG365 Issues in Literature (w) (3 hours)
This course is conducted as a forum wherein students read, analyze, and discuss different works of fiction and poetry. Special attention is given to those literary works that focus on the challenges of being responsible adults. Students will be asked to make personal connections with the material, using their own lives and work experiences as a means to focus on literary technique in the established literary canon. They will be challenged to make the transition from superficial reading of a text to a deeper interpretation and appreciation for literary theories and concepts. This is a writing intensive course.
Prerequisite: Six hours of writing or composition. (5 weeks) Offered as part of the Degree Completion Program only
COM441 Organizational Communication (3 hours)
An advanced course designed to examine interpersonal relationships and patterns of managerial communication within the organizational structure. Focus is on organizational channels of communication, examinations of problems encountered in various leadership styles, coping with complementary relationships in the organization,
and effective use of intervention. (5 weeks)
Prerequisite: COM 130
*MGT301 Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
A study of the interface between the individual, the formal and the informal groups in organizational settings. Focus will be on individual growth, developing interpersonal skills, and understanding group dynamics.
Prerequisite: MGT201 (5 weeks)
Excel Self Study On-Line Tutorial (no credit)
*MGT361 Managerial Research Design and Analysis (3 hours)
This course is an introduction to research and its tools for the adult learner as both a consumer and producer of statistics and research. Specific emphasis is placed upon helping the student complete the Action Research Project and on understanding managerial decision-making. (5 weeks)
Offered as part of the Organizational Management major only.
Prerequisite: MAT174
Term Two
MKT355 Marketing Management (w) (3 hours)
This course will cover marketing theory and terminology. Students will be given the opportunity to apply these principles and concepts to real-world, domestic and international situations. This exploration provides students with an appreciation of the role of marketing in organizational strategic planning; an awareness of how customer
behavior and decision data are collected and analyzed in the marketing planning process; and the confidence to participate with other organizational members to “connect with customers” in a variety of effective and meaningful ways. (5 weeks)
Offered as part of the Organizational Management Degree Completion Program only
*MGT321 Operations Management (3 hours)
This course deals with the managerial functions directly related to the production and delivery of goods and services. Topics covered include manufacturing and service organizations, facility location and layout, MRP, forecasting, scheduling, quality assurance and project management. (5 weeks)
Offered as part of the Organizational Management major only.
CIT312 Information Systems for Managers (3 hours) (w)
Introduces the foundations of information systems and their expanding role in the business environment. The technology of information systems will be discussed as it relates to supporting the day-to-day operations of an organization, with a strong emphasis on the use of it in managerial decision-making. This is a writing-intensive course. Prerequisite: CIT105 and MGT201
LAW302 Business Law for Managers (3 hours)
This course studies the history, background, sources and influences of our modern day law as it pertains to the business activities of individuals, corporations and other legal entities. Special emphas is placed upon business litigation, legal liabilities, and the laws governing contracts, creditors' rights, secured transactions, bankruptcy, agency, partnerships, and corporations. (5 weeks) Offered as part of the Organizational Management major only.
*ACC305 Accounting for Decision-Making (3 hours)
The course will build on the fundamentals covered in earlier, introductory accounting courses. Students will develop relevant accounting-related skills and integrate accounting knowledge with broader management issues. External, financial accounting topics will be explored by moving through the sequence of balance sheet accounts and the related revenue and expense accounts. Cost accounting issues will be addressed. The course will explore the relationship of these two accounting environments and integrate the two fields. (5 weeks) Offered as part of the Degree Completion Program only. Prerequisite: ACC201
Term Three
*FIN301 Business Finance (3 hours)
This course shall focus attention on the tools and concepts for financial decision making in five broad areas: fincial management, valuation of financial assets, capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. The study includes the time value of money, capital budgeting, sources of long-term capital and short-term financial management. Other topics will address financial ration analysis, organization of financial markets, and international (global) finance. (5 weeks) Prerequisites: ACC201
MGT404 Organization Theory (3 hours)
An overview of organizations drawing upon the concepts of social and cultural anthropology, political science, strategic management, and organizational behavior. Topics covered will include organizational types, structure and design, culture, power and conflict, and environmental relationships. (5 weeks)
Prerequisite: MGT301 and six hours of writing or composition.
MGT411 International Business Management (3 hours)
This course focuses on business across national boundaries. Topics covered include functional areas of management in MNES, impact of policy, society, economy, and geography on the international business environment and global strategic management. (5 weeks)
Prerequisite: MGT301
MGT317 Human Resource Management (3 hours)
A study of the human resource functions in business. Major areas of study will include staffing, recruitment, training and development, wage and salary administration, job analysis and evaluation, and labor relations.(5 weeks) Prerequisite: MGT301
Term Four
MGT495 Organizational Strategy (3 hours) (w)
An advanced course designed to integrate the functional concepts and techniques from the foundation courses in the curriculum. It provides the student with a thorough appreciation of the role of the general manager, with emphasis on strategy formulation and implementation. This is a writing intensive course.
Prerequisite: 96 credit hours completed, including six hours of writing or composition.
MGT468 Action Research Project (6 hours) (w)
This is a major research effort designed to enhance the student's knowledge in a field related to work or community to develop research skills that mangers need for effective decision-makng. This is a writing intensive course. (10 weeks) Offered as part of the Degree Completion Program only. Prerequisite: Six hours of writing or composition.
PHI306 Business Ethics (3 hours)
Several major ethical theories are reviewed. Adult learners are asked to examine personal values through readings and workplace analyses to formulate a management philosophy incorporating business ethics, government accountability, human rights, and a responsible lifestyle in the contemporary world. (5 weeks)
Prerequisite: Six hours of writing or composition
* Major Course
(w) Writing Intensive Course
Degree Completion Program majors fulfill their academic requirements for graduation by completing courses in the following:
- Students will transfer 66 semester hours.
- One semester hour is waived for freshman studies.
- Students will complete 54 semester hours in the Degree Completion Program.
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Completion Program Courses and Sequencing
| Course Designation | Course Title | Weeks |
Credits |
| Term 1 | |||
| PSY 301 | Adult Development/Life Assessment | 5 | 3 |
| ENG 365 (w) | Issues in Literature | 5 | 3 |
| COM 441 | Organizational Communication | 5 | 3 |
| *MGT 301 | Organizational Behavior | 5 | 3 |
| *MGT 361 | Managerial Research Design and Analysis | 5 | 3 |
| Total |
15 crs. |
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| Term 2 |
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| MKT 355 | Marketing Management | 5 | 3 |
| *MGT 321 | Operations Management | 5 | 3 |
| CIT 312 (w) | Information Systems for Managers | 5 | 3 |
| LAW 302 | Business Law for Managers | 5 | 3 |
| *ACC 305 | Accounting for Decision Making | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 15 crs. | ||
| Term 3 | |||
| FIN 301 | Business Finance | 5 | 3 |
| MGT 404 |
Organization Theory |
5 | 3 |
| *MGT 411 | International Management | 5 | 3 |
| *MGT 317 | Human Resource Management | 5 | 3 |
| Total |
12 crs. |
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| Term 4 | |||
| *MGT 495 (w) | Organizational Strategy | 5 | 3 |
| *MGT 468 (w) | Action Research Project | 10 | 6 |
| PHI 306 | Business Ethics | 5 | 3 |
| Total |
12 crs. |
||
| 17 courses |
90 weeks |
54 crs. |
* Indicates Major Course
(w) Indicates Writing Intensive Course
Degree Completion Program majors fulfill their academic requirements for graduation by completing courses in the following:
- Students will transfer 66 semester hours.
- One semester hour is waived for freshman studies.
- Students will complete 54 semester hours in the Degree Completion Program.
Total Semester hours for the Degree - 54 hours
Career Opportunities:
Accounting
Additional study leading to a CPA/CMA/CFA
Advertising and public relations
Bank Manager
Benefit compensation
Brand and product managers
Controller
Cost or Public Accountant
Distribution and service industries
Financial Consultant
Financial Manager
Financial Planner, and ChFP
Government agencies
Government or Corporate Finance Director
Graduate school
Human Resource
Internal or State Auditor
Labor negotiation
Local municipalities
Management
Manufacturing
Non-profit organizations
Personnel offices of both small and large companies
Professional sales management
Retail
Stockbroker
Tax Preparer
Wage salary administration
