Management Major

Technology and organizational restructuring have led the administrative office professional to assume responsibilities once reserved for managerial and professional staff. While the core responsibilities for the administrative office professional have remained the same, this position is now handling more managerial/supervisory duties, such as higher level decision making, project coordination, payroll, conflict management, Internet research and information management. The administrative office technologies department utilizes alternative delivery methods. Many courses are Web-enhanced or Web-delivered. Day, evening, Saturday and once-a-week sessions are offered.

The goal is that graduates will be able to organize work areas, use resources, make decisions and exhibit proficiency in the use of administrative procedures and information systems used in automated office environments; apply practical knowledge and utilize technical skills such as keyboarding, voice recognition, proofreading, document production, integrated computer applications, records management, payroll, and Internet usage; demonstrate employability skills and professionalism through sound work habits, ethics and responsibility, and work in individual, team and group settings; communicate ideas and information verbally and in written form; have computational skills for solving business problems and for making analytical judgments; acquire, organize and evaluate information for making decisions and solving problems in business environments.