School of Business and Professional Studies
Each program area within Brandman University's School of Business and Professional Studies is evaluated regularly based on learning outcomes specific to that degree.
BA in Organizational Leadership
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Diversity: Demonstrate the value of diversity competence in a global society.
- Communication: Apply effective communication skills for interacting collaboratively.
- Critical Inquiry: Research, analyze and evaluate data, information and situations to draw reasonable conclusions.
- Leadership: Apply leadership theories and models to the practice of leadership.
- Ethics: Assess ethical behavior and decision making.
- Application: Identify and complete a research project to address an organizational leadership issue.
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BS in Information Technology
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in collaborative environment
- Problem Solving: Apply current IT tools and techniques to solve multifaceted technological issues.
- Professionalism and Ethics: Engage in IT professional, ethical, legal, and social responsibilities and practices.
- IT Integration: Apply IT best practices and standards to integrate systems to address a business need.
- Information Assurance: Employ current information assurance principles to manage risk.
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Communication: Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in organizational and professional settings.
- Ethics: Identify and evaluate ethical issues and formulate a defensible resolution in business environments.
- Global: Apply cultural differences, diversity issues, and business functions and processes, in domestic and global settings.
- Technology: Apply technology to support decision making in businesses; leadership.
- Business Functions/Processes: Interpret and implement business functions and processes.
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BS in Computing Technology
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Communication: Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in organizational and professional settings.
- Mathematics: Determine probability and analyze data for decision making.
- Logic: Apply logical reasoning to analyze IT problems to meet organizational needs.
- Implementation: Create a complete set of systems analysis, design and implementation based on emphasis area.
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MA in Organizational Leadership
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Leadership: Articulate a personal philosophy of leadership that reflects a sense of self as leader.
- Critical Analysis: Analyze organizational leadership issues using a theory based approach.
- Systems: Evaluate personal and organizational effectiveness using systems thinking principles.
- Ethics: Create a personal ethical decision making model.
- Collaboration: Apply collaboration and team skills.
- Change: Apply change management strategies to practical situations in organizations.
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Master of Business Administration
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Business Functions/Processes: Analyze and evaluate business functions and processes.
- Strategic Planning: Evaluate and formulate effective domestic and global business strategies.
- Sustainability/Ethics: Integrate ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability in decision-making.
- Leadership: Identify, evaluate, communicate and implement effective leadership of a diverse workforce.
- Innovation: Research, design and apply the innovation process from creativity to solution design and implementation.
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Master of Public Administration
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Administration: Apply principles of public administration to a community activity.
- Public Policy: Analyze a situation using public policy as a guide.
- Political Strategy: Develop a political strategy for problem solving.
- Finance: Apply principles of finance to decision making.
- Ethics: Apply ethical reasoning strategy to public administration case study.
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MS in Human Resources
- Program Learning Outcomes
- Critical Thinking: Evaluate employment legislation and its impact on the employer and employees.
- Diversity: Demonstrate how multiculturalism impacts organizational policy and society.
- Theory: Design an integrated and systems oriented model of Human Resources, including workforce planning, staffing, training, compensation and benefits.
- Application: Design and evaluate human resource strategies, policies and practices that will align with organizational strategy.
- Methods: Interpret and utilize research, feedback instruments and other tools to enhance interventions.
- Legal/Ethical: Integrate legal and ethical considerations into decision making.
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