Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management
The organizational behavior & human resources management curriculum emphasizes leadership, communication, interpersonal and team-building skills and the study of organization dynamics and labor relations. Organizational behavior & human resources management faculty members are available to consult with students wishing to pursue careers in any of the above-mentioned areas.
In addition to general education, pre-business, and business core courses, students intending to concentrate in organizational behavior & human resources management should complete the following course work:
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Credits: 3
Category: Required for Organization Behavior/Human Resource Management Concentration
Pre-requisites: BUS 181, BUS 211, prior or concurrent BUS 341, ECN 201, ECN 202, and their prerequisites
Offered: 1 section in Fall
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Organization, training, motivation, and direction of employees. Designed to be helpful to any student who may be called upon to supervise work of others.
Credits: 3
Category: Elective for Operations Management, Marketing, and Required Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management
Concentrations
Pre-requisites: COM/ENG 338; senior standing
Offered: 1 section in Fall
Instructional Format: In-class and online
Description: Experiential focus on developing skills necessary for effective management. Self-presentation, interpersonal influence, counseling, feedback and performance appraisal, process observation, bargaining and negotiating.
Credits: 3
Category: Required for Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management Concentration
Pre-requisites: BUS 341, BUS 344, and their prerequisites; senior standing
Offered: 1 section in Winter
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Approaches and practices to select, train and compensate employees to ensure organizational effectiveness and employee
satisfaction. Topics include recruitment methods and tools including measurement of validity and reliability, staffing tools such as the employment interview
and training systems (e.g. needs analysis, development, and evaluation) as well as compensation systems that attract, retain, and motivate good employees. Lecture, discussion, and project management format.
Credits: 3
Category: Required for Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management Concentrations
Pre-requisites: BUS 344, BUS 443, and their prerequisites; senior standing
Offered: 1 section in Winter
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Examination of contemporary developments and trends (hot topics) that affect organizational behavior and human resource management and the exploration of how to affect organization-wide change. Projects include in-depth interview with practicing human resource manager, in-basket exercise, challenge team building. Capstone course for the OB/HRM concentration.
Electives – choose one course from:
Credits: 3
Category: Elective for Organization Behavior/Human Resource Management Concentration
Pre-requisites: BUS 181, BUS 211, prior or concurrent BUS 341, ECN 201, ECN 202, and their prerequisites
Offered: 1 section in Winter
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Economic, social and legal problems in negotiating the collective bargaining agreement. Detailed consideration of issues
of collective bargaining and administration of the contract through grievance procedures and arbitration. Basis exploration of compensation planning and administration.
Credits: 3
Category: Elective for Organization Behavior/Human Resource Management and Operations Management Concentrations
Pre-requisites: BUS 181, BUS 341, and their prerequisites; at least junior standing
Offered: 1 section in Fall
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Examination of the creation, management, and impact of teams in the contemporary work world. Different types of teams are discussed with an emphasis on problem-solving teams (e.g. process involvement teams, re-engineering teams, special project teams). Addresses issues of selection, role assignment, team facilitation, group dynamics, conflict and empowerment. Project management issues such as planning and controlling large-scale projects are also addressed.
Credits: 3
Category: Elective for Organization Behavior/Human Resource Management and Operations Management Concentrations
Pre-requisites: BUS 250, ECN 201, ECN 202
Offered: 1 section in Winter
Instructional Format: In-class
Description: Business-related problems in such areas as ethics, social responsibilities, pollution, crime, urban crisis,
discrimination, education and politics.
Credits: 3
Category: Elective for all concentrations
Pre-requisites: At least junior standing
Offered: Every term
Instructional Format: Independent
Description: Business Internship Program job assignment, planned by student, supervisor, and coordinator. Duties will relate to student’s academic program. May be repeated once for credit.
