CACI Learning Programs

M.S. in Acquisition and Contract Management

The Master of Science in Acquisition Management enables members of the federal acquisition community and its contracting partners to enhance their managerial knowledge. Additional emphasis is placed on the understanding of the acquisition processes, as well as statutory and regulatory requirements.

Students learn to apply various legal and ethical considerations in the acquisition management field, analyze inventory management functions, identify and investigate behavioral and organizational challenges, and much more.

The first accredited university to be selected as a learning partner by the Federal Acquisition Institute, Bellevue University developed this degree through consultation with contract management and government acquisition organizations. Earned online, it offers real learning that applies to the real world of work.

M.S. in Organizational Management

Mission: The Master of Science in Organizational Management degree prepares students for the changing roles and demands of management and prepares them to become effective managers, leaders, and facilitators of individual performance improvements, organizational development, and change.

Program Goals: Students who complete the Master of Science in Organizational Management should be able to:

1. Analyze the relationships between individual, team, and organizational goals as they relate to organizational performance.
2. Evaluate performance measurement tools to determine their effectiveness in improving organizational productivity.
3. Assess the relationship between effective coaching and mentoring in relation to financial and non-financial performance.
4. Implement and lead innovative processes within an organization.
5. Integrate methods for increasing creativity and productivity throughout an organization.
6. Manage their personal performance and development as well as that of others in an organizational setting.
7. Implement organizational planning concepts to address current organizational issues

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B.S. in Business

Prepares students with communication, analytical, and leadership skills and knowledge to perform successfully in a wide variety of management positions in both public and private organizations. The program is designed to allow seamless entry into Bellevue University’s MBA.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Evaluate and improve management styles by reflecting on personality characteristics, time/stress management, conflict resolution, teamwork, communication, and decision-making approaches.
• Engage in the processes of strategic planning and organizational positioning
• Develop effective marketing plans based on economic and demographic analysis to provide the organization a competitive edge
• Integrate key financial measures with other assessment tools

B.S. in Business Information Systems

The knowledge gained from the program gives students a solid foundation of program management skill sets that can be expanded and refined from within the IT field and in support of IT within business. Students share their experiences to enhance their expertise in a range of areas, including the program management in the IT field, software/website development, account management, or executive and network administration. The program format provides both individual and team environments for students to expand their knowledge of IT, promote critical thinking, and directly apply concepts within the workplace.

Students in this program can expect to learn how to:

• Evaluate and improve management style by learning skills in time management, conflict resolution, teamwork, and communication skills
• Understand methods Information Technology managers use to manage technology resources, serving both internal and external customers
• Effectively analyze Information Technology problems and correctly implement programmatic decisions
• Conduct scholarly research using library and Internet sources to support findings presented in papers and case studies

B.S. in Computer Information Systems-Business

This program emphasizes technology disciplines as they apply to business situations, preparing students to take an information systems leadership role in non-technical companies. The curriculum covers important business technology fields including business telecommunications, e-Commerce, web design, and project management. Students also will find this program to be a solid basis for graduate studies in information systems or business.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Create, post, and maintain internet web pages, using scripting techniques and multimedia and web authoring software
• Understand how programs and programming languages work, and the purpose and practices of structured programming
• Design, code, document, and debug programs using elementary data structures, input/output statements, selection, and iteration
• Complete a variety of analysis design specifications and a project implementation plan for a simulated business system
• Install, configure, operate, and optimize networks that use Ethernet, TCP/IP, other Wide Area Network protocols, and Cisco network hardware

B.S. in Internet Systems and Software Technology

Gives students a foundation of knowledge and skill sets that include website development, network management, programming, system analysis, project management, e-commerce, and most other areas within the Information Technology field.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Evaluate website development in terms of user-centered design and technological and business applicability
• Apply practical knowledge of operating systems to a work environment
• Interact with corporate clients on the web, including methods associated with establishing privacy and collecting, recording, and distributing information
• Design and administer small, medium, and enterprise networks
• Apply structured analysis and design concepts to changing business requirements for and information system
• Apply financial management principles as they apply to Information Technology issues, including budgeting, costing, control and performance evaluation

B.A. in Leadership

Provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to distinguish themselves as leaders by examining leadership in a variety of contexts – historical, ethical, political, professional, psychological, emotional, personal, and organizational. In all contexts, students are exposed to relevant theories about leadership and are asked to reflect upon their own leadership experience.

Some of what studens will learn includes how to:

• Lead team members by using legitimate methods of influence
• Think critically about all topics, especially about topics related to the nature, role, and requirements of leadership
• Solve problems and make decisions ethically
• Communicate ideas and emotions useful in writing and speech
• Provide vision and motivate change when necessary

B.S. in Logistics Management

One of the first college degree programs to offer leading-edge thinking about logistics and supply chain management, this program provides students with the background they need to take the lead in this dynamic field, including learning more about Global Logistics Management, Current Issues in Transportation Logistics, and Supply Chain and Inventory Management. It also includes general management courses designed to give logistics managers insight and input into corporate leadership decision.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Identify the determinants of customer satisfaction – and how they are measured
• Relate how supply chain management can play a key role in achieving corporate success
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various modes of transportation
• Identify the basic concepts of inventory management and find ways to improve inventory management
• Identify the major laws that impact logistics management

B.S. in Management

Prepares students to assume a leadership role in managing organizations in the private and public sectors. In addition to foundational marketing concepts and tools, students gain the communication, analytical, and leadership skills and knowledge needed to succeed in management.

The program format provides an environment for students to expand their knowledge of management by building on their own and others' experiences, enabling direct application of course material. Real Mastery projects enhance this knowledge by allowing students to develop a training analysis and plan for a company or nonprofit and to generate a marketing plan for an existing organization.

Students in this program can expect to learn how to:

• Evaluate and improve their own management styles by reflecting on time management, conflict resolution, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Perform an in-depth analysis of an existing business and its problems and opportunities for the Capstone Project.

B.S. in Management Information Systems

Gives students a foundation of management skill sets that include project management, teamwork, leadership and management strategies, and communications. Students share their experiences with other students to enhance their expertise in a range of areas, including project management, MIS management, MIS consultation, and team leadership in virtually any corporate setting.

The MIS program integrates essential direct experience through Real Mastery projects. Students have the chance to analyze a publicly-held company to determine investment risk and return and to sample the use of project management software to accomplish a real-world project on a step-by-step basis.

Students in this program can expect to learn how to:

• Evaluate and improve management styles by learning skills in time management, conflict resolution, teamwork, and communication,
• Understand the process where technical managers oversee technical projects involving analysis of business requirements, system performance and evaluation, end-user requirements, as well as project team assembly and performance feedback
• Effectively analyze project requirements to make critical decisions about system development, user requirements, and project activities
• Analyze and critique project team development through review of team dynamics and performance evaluation
• Conduct scholarly research using library and internet sources to support findings presented in papers and case studies
• Perform basic financial calculations to assess a company’s financial performance and to determine appropriate budget levels for writing proposals and ongoing projects
• Develop and analyze the ethical behavior within technical environments and provide guidance to increasing awareness of cyber-ethics
• Students who successfully complete the Management Information Systems major will be prepared for the Professional Project Management (PMP) certification exam

Prerequisite Coursework

Students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree in MIS must have a minimum of 9 semester credit hours of computer programing and three years of work experience in a related career field or equivalent in Information Systems certifications.

B.S. in Management of Human Resources

Provides students a strong foundation of management knowledge and skill sets to pursue a career as a human resource professional, including competency in the common body of knowledge for human resource professionals as approved by the Society for Human Resource Management. Many graduates of this program successfully sit for the Professional in Human Resources Certificate Examination.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Apply practices and techniques for recruitment and selection of human resources
• Understand how the legal environment shapes human resource practices
• Develop compensation strategies
• Apply various approaches to benefit administration
• Manage labor relations
• Integrate training and development into a business strategy

B.S. in Marketing Management

Prepares students with the foundational marketing concepts and tools needed to succeed in marketing management. Students gain communication, analytical, and leadership skills as well.

Some of what students will learn includes how to:

• Effectively analyze market conditions to make decisions about product development, distribution, and promotional activities
• Analyze and critique web-based marketing strategies through research and review of existing e-marketing formats
• Conduct relevant and reliable market research using a variety of techniques such as focus groups, mail/phone surveys, and interviews