Academics

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” –John F. Kennedy

The Crummer curriculum, taught by nationally recognized faculty provides practical and theoretical foundations and leadership essentials. Teaching methodology is based on business case analyses to foster critical thinking and problem solving.  The following courses have been identified as key components in the development of leadership at Crummer.

MGT 501- Organizational Behavior (3.0 credits)
The topics in this course provide the foundation for understanding individual and group behavior and its application to problems faced by managers. Extensive use is made of experiential learning and cases in addressing the topics of leadership, motivation, communication, performance, stress, group dynamics, organizational structure, and organizational change.

MGT 502- Introduction to Strategy (3.0 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamental concepts and issues of strategy. Since so much of organizational success is tied to changing the future – through strategic analysis and applications and resulting decisions made today – it becomes crucial for the student of business to be well-grounded in strategy. In this course, we will distinguish between the organization’s overall business strategy and the constituent function-specific strategies through which the overall business strategy is implemented.

MBA 503- Ethics & Legal Social Responsibility (1.0 credit)
Commitment to a moral business philosophy is indispensable for a business career. Modern social issues facing business management are examined with particular emphasis upon the interaction of business and government and upon the formulation of corporate social policy.

MBA 505-Leadership and Communication (1.5 credits for class, 0.5 credits for leadership experiences)
Effective leadership demands effective communication skills. Many of the problems in an organization are a direct result of the failure to communicate. As a leader you must take on many communications-based roles from navigator to provocateur. A leader must be able to synthesize many points of view (sometimes conflicting) while exercising sound judgment and defining a clear vision. Leadership communication is about relationship building. Effective leadership communication is the most powerful tool for managing change and transition in an organization. This course will help you learn how to develop the communications skills that you need to be a leader in the 21st century.

MBA 611 Domestic Consulting Project
Real management opportunities and problems in leading U.S.-based companies are assigned to teams of students working under faculty supervision. Working on-site with company managers, teams define
the problem, perform a comprehensive analysis using methods developed in their MBA courses, and present a professional-quality final report to senior management.

MGT 610- Leadership (3.0 credits) (elective)
Students learn to understand the leadership process and techniques used to train leaders through a threefold approach: reading literature that describes experimental research and theory; analyzing cases of corporate leadership; and participation in experiential exercises used by leadership training professionals. The course also reinforces the leadership skills of interpersonal interaction, written analysis, and oral presentation.

MGT 615- Management Policy (1.5 credits)
The management policy course serves to teach strategic management and to integrate the disciplines of the various areas covered by the core courses. Taught primarily by the case method, it requires students to deal with complex situations as the top executive decision-maker.

INTL 604 Global Consulting Project
These projects give students hands-on experience dealing with a real business issue in a company or not-for-profit organization. Student teams are assigned to a specific management project with a domestic or foreign corporation under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Student teams define the issues, identify the salient facts, and analyze the situation. In a series of classroom meetings, students present an overview of the country in which the project is located, including a cultural profile of that country. Student teams then travel overseas during the school’s project weeks in Fall and Spring terms, gathering information through on-site visits and data-based research, after which student teams prepare and present their final report to the company.