BA 3500

Business Administration 3500 (BA 3500) at the Trulaske College of Business offers students a dynamic opportunity to enhance their professional development through a leadership lens. This advanced professional development course emphasizes key competencies such as effective communication, ethical decision-making, and critical thinking. Students engage in experiential learning opportunities, including the Organizational Field Experience, where they apply classroom knowledge in real-world settings, and collaborate on impactful team projects like ethics case studies. Through assignments designed to further enhance their professional portfolios as they reflect on leadership principles, BA 3500 fosters self-awareness, adaptability, and the professional competencies needed to excel as future business leaders.

BA 3500 Syllabus

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BA 3500 Organizational Field Experience Overview

As part of the University of Missouri’s land-grant mission, the Trulaske College of Business aims to serve businesses within our state. The Organizational Field Experience (OFE) in BA 3500 connects students with real-world opportunities through the Office of Community Engaged Learning, immersing them in service-learning projects with local organizations. Each student is matched with a unique organization, offering insights into its operations while fostering hands-on experience in professional collaboration and ethical decision-making. Through this experiential learning component, students apply leadership principles in real-world contexts, enhancing their ability to think critically and adapt to organizational challenges. Service-learning courses like this are particularly valuable for business students, as they provide a deeper understanding of community impact, cultivate leadership skills, and strengthen professional networks—equipping students with the tools to lead and innovate in their future careers.