The University of Toledo

Associate Degree in Business Management Technology Online

The Department of Appplied Organizational Technology offers an associate degree in Business Management Technology that is designed to give participants a solid foundation in the skills necessary to manage/own a service or manufacturing business. It covers all aspects of management including human resources, computer technology, marketing, accounting, and workplace diversity.

All courses for this degree can be taken either on-campus or via the Internet. Upon completion of this 2-year degree, students may choose to apply the earned credits toward a bachelor’s degree. An out-of-state scholarship is available for students enrolled in online-only programs. Please contact us by phone to apply for the scholarship, toll free at 866.886.5336, or by email at utdl@utoledo.edu.

 

Course	Title: Description	Hours
BMGT:1000	Business Technology College Orientation: Acquaints the new student with the services, policies, procedures and layout of the university, college and department. Establishes relationships among new students, full-time professors and peer mentors during this time of adjustment.	1
BMGT:1010	Business Principles: An introduction to the world of business focusing on an overview of business operations with special emphasis on management, marketing, computers, accounting and finance.	3
BMGT:1500	Workplace Communication and Presentations: Covers all aspects of communicating in the workplace including oral, written and group communications. Specific subjects covered include composing agendas, conducting interviews and organizing meetings. Students will learn a computer graphics program and prepare a presentation.	3
BMGT:1540	Organizational Behavior: This course will address the impact of individual and group behavior on organizations. Topics covered include downsizing, stakeholder management, network organizations, participative management approaches and the quality movement.	3
BMGT:2010	Workplace Management: Covers issues dealing with managing a company in a predominantly service-oriented marketplace. Topics include training employees to deal with customers/clients, creating a customer-friendly business environment, problem-solving and strategic planning.	3
BMGT:2020	Human Resource Development: Explores the functions of Human Resource Management including acquiring and developing human resources with special emphasis on improving the quality of work life.	3
BMGT:2110	Managing in a Global Environment: Students will examine one particular industry and learn the various economic factors associated with operating a business in an international setting.	3
BMGT:2310	Legal Environment of Business: Carefully documents treatment of the legal framework of business. Emphasis on the international aspect of business law. Topics covered include contracts, bailments, agency relationships, legal forms of ownership and negotiable instruments.	3
BMGT:2700	Managing Diversity in the Workplace: This course offers a conceptual framework for understanding diversity and its effects on organizational behavior. It will also provide action tools for effective management of diversity in organizations.	3
ACTG:1040	Principles of Financial Accounting: The course covers basic financial accounting principles for a business enterprise. Topics include transaction analysis, measurement, summarization, preparation, interpretation and use of financial reports.	3
ACTG:1050	Principles of Management Accounting: Principles of Management Accounting Management uses of accounting data for analysis, decision making, financial planning and control. Topics include understanding cost behavior, activity-based costing, cost-volume-profit analysis and budgeting	3
CMPT:1100	Computer Information Applications: Concepts and techniques on the application of computers to the solution of business computer information systems. Students will have hands-on experience in word processing, spreadsheet and database on microcomputers.	3
CMPT:1430	Microsoft Word: MS Word will teach students word processing concepts and applications using industry standard software. Students will prepare a variety of documents and master basic software functions in an effective and efficient manner.	2
MARS:1010	Marketing Principles: A theoretical and practical understanding of marketing issues from both a micro and macro perspective: environmental forces, ethical and social responsibility, consumer buying behavior, target market analysis, market segmentation, branding and packaging, promotion, advertising, personal selling and pricing decisions.	3
	Technical Electives (two 3-hour courses, pertaining to your interests)	6
ENGL:1100 or 1110	(Choose one) College Composition I: Explanatory and persuasive writing in both personal and public genres; instruction and practice in generating, focusing, developing, researching and presenting ideas in ways consistent with one's subject, purposes and intended audiences.	3
ENGL:1130, 1140, 1150, or 2960	(Choose one) College Composition II: Reading, analyzing, and writing on various topics for varied audiences including organizational report writing (ENGL2960).	3
MATH1010, 1180, or 1260	Applied Business Math, or Math for Liberal Arts, or Calculus-Business with Applications I	3
	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective (two 3-hour courses, pertaining to your interests)	6
	Social Science Electives (two 3-hour courses, pertaining to your interests)	6
Total		66
Program requirements are subject to change, review the University catalog or contact your academic adviser for up-to-date information.

Associate Degree Programs

To be admitted to an associate degree program in the College of Business Administration at The University of Toledo, students need a minimum 2.00 cumulative high school grade point average (GPA). Students who do not qualify for admission to the College of Business Administration will be admitted to the University of Toledo Learning Collaborative and may transfer to the College of Business Administration when the minimum requirements are met.

Additional Information

If you would like more information about this program, we encourage you to contact Learning Ventures
Student Services Staff
Email: utdl@utoledo.edu
Phone: 419.530.8835; 866.UTOLEDO toll free

The University of Toledo is regionally accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) and is authorized to offer degrees online.