Management (Applied) Associate of Science

This Management (Applied) Associate of Science degree program leverages the existing knowledge, skills, and abilities each student brings into the program as it prepares students to progress in their careers and educational paths. The pre-planned sequencing of coursework and competencies builds on prior learning so that students are best prepared to succeed as they move through the coursework. For students with work experience, this program will provide them with the knowledge and skills to move up the career ladder to a manager role or to progress further along a supervisor/manager career path.

Courses required for this degree build and upgrade skills in leading and managing people while enhancing individual and organizational effectiveness within the workplace. Several communications-related courses are required in this program given that communication is a key managerial skill. Courses focus on the traditional managerial framework of leading, organizing, planning, communicating, training, and controlling. Coursework emphasizes embracing diversity within organizations and creating inclusive organizational cultures. Potential careers include General and Operations Managers, Administrative Services Managers, and Industrial Production Managers. Management positions are required in many industries and in businesses of many sizes.

The existing degree has a history of 114 completions annually. Because this new direct-assessment, CBE modality provides access to a population for whom a traditional online or in-person classroom setting does not meet their needs, we expect that a different population of learners will enroll in this degree program.  Our first-year estimate of enrollment is 45 students.

A degree in Management signals to employers that recipients have obtained knowledge, have practiced skills, and demonstrated competency in leadership, communication, operational accounting, initiative management, process improvement, problem-solving, and working with the organization at large.

Ten (10) different “Manager” job titles are listed in the Orange County Centers of Excellence “Resilient Jobs and Jobs for Recovery” report dated March 2023. These jobs are categorized by the report as Great Recession-Resilient, COVID-19 Pandemic Recession-Resilient, or Recession-Resilient. All are middle-skill jobs in Orange County offering a living wage, growth in demand, and a high number of job openings. Employers consistently face difficulties in filling positions with skilled and educated workers to hold leadership positions.

This program builds on the learner’s pre-existing skills, knowledge, abilities, and competencies. For those who are currently working, this program will provide them with the knowledge and skills to move up the career ladder to a manager role or to progress further along a supervisor/manager career path.

The college has licensed the Polaris(R) Leadership Model from Organization Systems International. A subset (17) of the 41 competencies in this model was selected as the basis for this direct assessment (DA), competency-based education (CBE) degree as the degree supports entry-level managers.  As the competencies were mapped to courses, a multi-disciplinary degree was developed. The program contains three courses from the Communication Studies (CMST) discipline, three from the Computer Information Systems (CIS) discipline, and eight from the Business (BUS) and Management (MGMT) disciplines. Specific general education courses were selected to complement the leadership studies.

	Freshman Composition	4	Y1
MATH C101	Applied Math	3	Y1
CMST C100	Interpersonal Communication	3	Y1
ETHS C233	Racial and Ethnic Rels in America	3	Y1
CIS C105	Introduction to Office Technology	3	Y1
BUS C120	Personal Finance	3	Y1
KIN C101	Personal Fitness and Wellness	1	Y1
BUS C281	Work Experience Education	1	Y1
BUS C101	Intro to Project Management	3	Y1
BUS C139	Business Communication	3	Y1
MGMT C115	Human Relations in Business	3	Y1
BUS C100	Intro to Business	3	Y2
PHIL C140	Business and Organizational Ethics	3	Y2
CMST C140	Small Group Communication	3	Y2
CMST C110	Public Speaking	3	Y2
ACCT C116	ACCT for Non-Fin Mgrs, Entrp, Bus Owners	3	Y2
MGMT C100	Principles of Management	3	Y2
GEOL C162	Environmental Geology	3	Y2
CIS C205	Principles of Information Systems	3	Y2
CIS C280	Data Visualization	3	Y2
MGMT C144	Intro to Leadership	3	Y2

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a) Do any active inventory records need to be made inactive or changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program? If yes, please specify. No. b) Does the program replace any existing program(s) on the college’s inventory? Provide relevant details if this program is related to the termination or scaling down of another program(s). No. c) What related programs are offered by the college? Business pathways in the areas of general business, human resources, and marketing exist at the college. A Supply Chain Management pathway also exists at the college, but this degree is separate from these programs with different target jobs.

All other colleges in the county provide some form of management degree. Within the region, demand for middle-skill managers remains high as this broad degree supports a wide variety of management positions across many industries. However, Coastline College will be the only college in the region offering this Management (Applied) degree in a direct-assessment, CBE modality, therefore not competing with the online, hybrid, and in-person offerings of the degrees below: College Degree Available Cypress College Business Management AS Fullerton College Business Management AS Golden West College Management AA Irvine Valley College Business Management AS Orange Coast College Management and Leadership AS Saddleback College Business Management AS Santa Ana College Management AS Santiago Canyon College General Management AS

Enrollment will start low as this is a pilot: 45 learners to start.