General Education Courses

Students who have not met general education requirements for an undergraduate degree from Rivendell College prior to admission to the B.A. in Leadership and Organizational Behavior, are encouraged to explore multiple options, including on-campus and online courses at approved institutions, to discover the best fit for them. Prior to enrolling in non-Rivendell general education courses, students are advised to submit institutional information and course syllabi to the Registrar's office of Rivendell College.

Core Courses

Students in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior major must complete the following:

CSCI 1000-1 Introduction to Online Learning Program
A course designed to prepare a student to learn in the online e-learning environment. This course will explore the various technologies used in the online delivery system, discuss proven methods for doing successful online work, review all the college policies related to online courses, and demonstrate various research techniques using the college library and other resources available to online students. Students will demonstrate their ability to do online work by completing all assignments successfully.

PSYCH 3000-4 Adult & Professional Development
A course introducing the student to adult development theory to form a cognitive basis for personal analysis and understanding. The student will further be introduced to adult learning theory to equip them to be lifelong learners. Students will be instructed in Prior Learning Assessment and Portfolio Development.

LEAD 3000-4 Principles of Leadership
A course to help participants build a theological, theoretical, and practical foundation for becoming effective leaders within an organization. Motivational theory and its application to individual and group productivity is explored. The course will enable the student to evaluate and develop a leadership style.

COMM 4000-4 Business & Professional Communication A course teaching practical and theoretical components of effective professional communications. Students will learn foundational skills in effective oral and written communication for the workplace, including development of proposals and presentations. Elements of cross-cultural communications will be included. The course uses Microsoft Word and PowerPoint in various business and professional applications.

BADM 4000-4 Business Finance
A course emphasizing financial analysis, budgeting, working capital, short-term and long-term corporate financing, the cost of capital, and the time value of money. Elementary accounting principles will be reviewed. This course includes the Biblical concept of stewardship as it relates to wise and ethical finance procedures.

BADM 4000-4 Legal, Ethical & Regulatory Environment of Business
A course designed to consider the legal and regulatory environment of business. The common law system, governmental regulations, and rules for non-profit corporations will be explored. Application of moral principles to business with the boundaries of the legal and regulatory environment will be emphasized.

LEAD 4000-4 Group & Organizational Behavior
A course designed to study group behavior and how group functioning affects organization effectiveness. Students develop strategies for efficient and productive group and task management. Implications for organization design, job design, and leadership are considered.

LEAD 4000-4 Strategic Leadership & Management
A course designed to explore strategic leadership through discussion of vision, mission, and values. The course examines how a clear, compelling vision can move individuals and organizations toward desired goals and evaluates strategies that translate vision and mission into action. It further examines the relationship in organizations between planning strategies and their impact on performance and goal attainment.

BADM 4000-4 Business Ethics
A course integrating personal, social, and professional ethics theories, virtues, and values as a basis for decision making, institutional administration, and professional relationships. This course develops conceptual models for improving the clarity and consistency of ethical judgment in business settings. The impact of cultural diversity and international business settings is considered.

LEAD 4000-4 Managing Change and Conflict
A course examining the skills required for effectively leading and managing change within the organization both individually and in groups. The course prepares the student to identify, avoid, or manage common types of conflicts within organizations and presents the communication styles and strategies for working through conflict.

LEAD 4000-4 Capstone Project
A capstone project designed to provide the student with the opportunity to show an immediate and direct application of principles learned in the Organizational Leadership major to the student's work setting. In addition, the project will demonstrate an application of sound biblical/theological principles to a leadership model. In order to facilitate this, the student will be registered for the project at the beginning of the third Organizational Leadership course.