General Catalog 2024-2025

Management and Organizational Innovation (BBA)

The Management and Organizational Innovation study program is designed to provide the student with the principles, concepts, and applications of this discipline. The Program’s objective aspires the development of managerial competencies, aimed at organizational transformation.

The student must pass the required core and major courses with a minimum grade of C.

The Ponce Campus is authorized to offer this Program through online education.

Competencies Profile of Graduates

The Bachelor Program in Business Administration in Management and Organizational Innovation is designed to develop the competencies which allow the student to:

Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

  1. the functions and management theories of an administrator.
  2. the main organizational designs, ranging from the traditional to contemporary ones.
  3. the advantages of innovations and organizational changes.
  4. the technological advances that influence contemporary organizations.

Skills

  1. Develop innovative strategies in achieving organizational objectives.
  2. Express capability in using innovative and creative approaches to problem solving.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships inside and outside the company.
  4. Use technology to generate necessary reports for the planning, financial control and decision-making processes.

Attitudes

  1. Exhibit a high degree of ethics, responsibility, and commitment as a leader.
  2. Recognize continuous learning as a determining factor in the understanding and transformation of work environments.
  3. Recognize entrepreneurship as a work alternative.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Management and Organizational Innovation

General Education Requirements 48 credits
Core Course Requirements 38 credits
Major Requirements 35 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 124 credits

General Education Requirements - 48 credits

Forty-eight (48) credits are required as explained in the section “General Education Requirements for Bachelors’ Degrees.” Students in this Program will take GEMA 1200 in the Basic Mathematical Skills category.

Core Course Requirements - 38 credits

ACCT 1161Introduction to Financial Accounting

4

ACCT 1162Introduction to Managerial Accounting

4

BADM 1900Fundamentals of Business Management

3

BADM 3900Information Systems in Organizations

3

BADM 4300Managerial Economics

3

FINA 2101Corporate Finance I

3

MAEC 2140Fundamentals of Quantitative Methods

3

MAEC 2211Principles of Microeconomics

3

MAEC 2212Principles of Macroeconomics

3

MAEC 2221Basic Statistics

3

MAEC 2222Managerial Statistics

3

MKTG 1210Introduction to Marketing

3

Major Requirements - 35 credits

HRMA 3000Organization Behavior

3

BADM 3313The Law and The Businesses

3

HRMA 2100Human Resource Administration

3

OPMS 3820Management Sciences

3

ENTR 2200Foundations of Entrepreneurship

3

ENTR 3900Entrepreneurial and Managerial Strategies

3

MGOI 2100Organizational Design

3

MGOI 3240Ethics and Social Responsibility

3

MGOI 3300Leadership and Organizational Change

3

MGOI 3400Organizational Communication

3

MGOI 4245Innovation and Creativity

3

MGOI 4900Management Simulation

2