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AJ Ogilvie

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication

Andrew (AJ) Ogilvie teaches courses in business writing and communication. Dr. Ogilvie has designed and taught university writing and communication courses at the undergraduate and MBA level for nearly a decade.His primary research interests are writing development, knowledge transfer, and communication curriculum in higher education. His publications include articles on contemporary liberal arts education as well as writing curriculum in general education courses. Prior to academia, Dr. Ogilvie worked in strategic communications at Booz Allen Hamilton where he developed stakeholder outreach initiatives for the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

AJ Ogilvie
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Areas of Expertise

Business Communication

Departments

Business Communication

NEWS + EVENTS

RESEARCH + PUBLICATIONS

COURSES

Spring 2024
  • BUAD-252
    Choosing and Planning a Future Career in Business
    Explore and plan for future career choices and options in business. Learn theoretical principles, best practices and strategies, and contemporary workplace issues/trends. Graded CR/NC.
  • BUAD-105
    The Marshall Difference: Human-Centric Problem Solving
    Develop problem-solving and thinking skills across disciplines at Marshall by analyzing business problems through the lens of each Marshall emphasis.
  • BUCO-499
    Special Topics
    Current developments in the field of business communication. Topics vary from semester to semester.
  • BUCO-593
    Independent Research in Management Communication
    Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required. Graded CR/NC.
  • GSBA-552
    Problem Solving and Decision Making: An Integrative Approach
    An integrative, multi-disciplined and immersion-based approach to addressing unstructured business situations and imperfect data using a variety of analytical tools and critical thought processes.
  • GSBA-584
    International Business Consulting Project
    IBEAR team consulting projects addressing international business problems. Projects culminate in written and oral presentations to corporate clients.
Fall 2023
  • BUAD-252
    Choosing and Planning a Future Career in Business
    Explore and plan for future career choices and options in business. Learn theoretical principles, best practices and strategies, and contemporary workplace issues/trends. Graded CR/NC.
  • BUAD-302
    Communication Strategy in Business
    Theory, practices, and techniques of business communication strategy essential to external and organizational communication; group and interpersonal communication; development of skill in oral and written communication.
  • GSBA-523
    Communication for Management
    Internal and external communication, research methods; reports for decision making; oral presentations and briefings; strategies to assure communication; field studies. Duplicates credit in GSBA-502, GSBA-542, and the former GSBA-502ab.
  • GSBA-597
    Consulting Project in Business
    Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to master and doctoral students.
  • WRIT-340
    Advanced Writing
    Instruction in writing for various audiences on topics related to a student's professional or disciplinary interests, with some emphasis on issues of broad public concern. Prerequisite: WRIT 130 or WRIT 150.